Only 20 of Arabic PRE RR Ry 12 PAGES ¢ Daily B tish W YEAR 8% NO 194 KINGSTON, ONTARIO. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1915 GERMANS SUFFERED IN TH In Unsuccessful Attacks Made on the French Positions Near St. E ARGONNE Hubert .and Maria Therese. ep The Enemy Also Lost Heavily at Two Other Points---Artil- fry on Both Sides Active Alone the Oise and Aisne And in" the Champagne Region ri, (Bpecial tothe Whig.) Paris, Aug. 20. (Official). ~The! Germans suffered heavy losses in un-| successful attacks on the French po- sitions near St. Hubert and Maria. Therese in the Argonne last might. The Germans also suffered heavily in recent fighting on the crests of] linge and Schratzmaenle. We found many cadavera in the captur- ed trenches. . Both German and French artillery were active last night along the { Oise and Aisme, and in. the Cham-/| pagne region. Mine and grenade fighting wccurred at several points in the Argonne. British Submarine Grounds. (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20.---The British submarine E-13, enroute to the Bal- tic Sea, grounded yesterday morning on Saltohrim Island. The Admir- alty statement this afternoon said fifteen of her crew were saved and that fifteen are missing. Germans Take Fortress of Novo Georgievsk (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20---News agency despatches to-day announce the cap- ture of Novo (eorgevsk, the Rus- sian fortress north-west of Warsaw, b; Ns tn ¥ | ARO. of evacuating Novo Georgievsk, the "Russian Grand Duke decided to leave within the fortress a garrison of 50,000 to 76,000 men to block the German advance. Standing at the junction of the Vistula and Bug, upon a high pla- teau that enab! its guns to sweep the surrounding plain, Novo Geor- glevsk was considered one of the strongest fortresses in Russia. The Germans 'first invested the city when the Warsaw garrison re- tired, drew the ring tighter, and then began systematically battering in the Novo Seorgiovak | forts. Four of he strongest posi 8 were captur early in te week, and with them about two thousand prisoners. VON TIRPITZ DECORATED ; -- By the Kaiser For His Submarine Successes, (Special to the Whig.) Amsterdam, Aug. 20.--Grand Ad- miral Von Tirpitz of the German Navy has been decorated with the or- der"Pour Lé Merite" by the Kaiser, as the result of "Germany's increas- ing submarine successés." Russia May Make Moscow New Capital (Special 8s the Whig) London, Aug. 20.--The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post to-day that the Russians reported are seriously considering moving sudd Petrograd the capital from to Mos cow, not because of the fear of a German advance on Pi but because it is general ed that Moscow 18 more deal situated for a it seal - Sul at Shorneliffe. PI'H OF NEWS. Despatches From Near And Distant Places, Representative airmen from Rus- sia and Italy reached Toronto to in- spect the aeroplane station at the Is- land? 3 Lieut. A. J. Herder, 8th Canad- ian Infantry, has been dismissed from the service, by sentence . of court-martial. Rev. Father Quinn had a-very-suc- cessful pignic at Tweed. There was ideal -weather, a great rr and fine o 1 by the Pr me! Mines concern A ed gold strike. in. Munro township. . The Board of Control of Hamilton adopted a resolution strongly oppos- ing the proposal for a merger of the Royal Bank and the Bank of Hamil- ton. \ Horace MeDgugall, last survivor of a noted U. E. yalist family, and a pioneer of telegraphy in Manitoba, died "at' Petroléa, fn his seventiéth ear. : The hailstorm which swept the dis- trict about Tuxford was the most dis- astrous experienced for several years, and a total of 4,826 acres of crop were completely hailed out. The engagement is announced of Lieut. C. Heathercote Graham, of the. Second Canadian = Divisional Train. at Ottawa, and Dorothy, |daugher of the Rev. Mr. Buckwell, Folkestone, Eng. Capt. D. A. White relinquishes his temporary rank of Major in the Can- adian Artillery, and Capt. L. E. Hu- don is gazetted temporary major. Lieut. H. Chasse is gazetted a tem- porary captain in the 22nd Canadian Battalion, i Grand Trunk gross for the second week of August is $1,004.41 being the first time gross has ed the milion-dollar mark for seven-day period this year. The loss from last year is $64,298, or 6 je: cent., against a decline of 1.2 pes cent. last week. Almost Collided in River. A collision - between two motor craft was narrowly on Thursday night in the vicinity of Mil- ton Jaland, 3 ¥hire a a Nichols' new cruiser, lo a an down ® large boat filled with local pleasure seekers. . It is alleged that the latter boat kept to thy ag esses s0ek . TT big { LAST EDITION | | SUBMARINE VICTIMS, British and Spanish Steamers Torpe- do. Victims. (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20.--The British steamer New York City was sunk by a German submarine to-day . Her captain and crew have landed. Spanish Steamer Sunk. (Spec to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20. The. Spanish steamer Pena Castillo was sunk to- day by a German submarine. | Only threo! the crew were rescued. To Be Sent To Mother's Home, Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 20.--Mrs. Mary Miller of this city has received a telegram from First Lieutenan: Lewis of Company JK, Twenty-third United States Infantry, at Texas City, Tex., confirming the despatch pud- lished amnouncing the death of her 1 iller; of that he crs aay lor, of thas y coast. telegram sent by Lteutenant Lewis said that Miller was killed by the collapse of the wall of a building in which the soldiers were during the storm. He expressed tue regret of himself and the men of the company. Duke's Trip to West. J ' (Special to the Whig. ' Ottawa, Aug. .20.--That the Duke of Connaught proposes to take a trip to the Pacific coast about the mid- dle of September was admitted at Ri- deau Hall, Stops, it is expected, will be made at all the large centres be- tween Fort William and the coast. Has Bulgaria Joined With the Allies? Washington, Aug. 20. -- Though not officially advised of it, the Bulga- rian Legation here did not discredit the unconfirmed Jebort current in Washington to-day that Bulgaria had joined the Allies. " "It is not im ble," said First Secretary Pilteff, of the Legation, "that my country has done 80." GERMAN NOBLES ARRESTED. Accused of Plotting "Accidents" in Russian Factories. Paris, Aug. 20.--A special des- from Petrograd | 1 Hg 1 FROSTBITES IN JULY COMMON TO ITALIANS Outposts at Altitude of Twelve Thousand Feet; No Picnic For Men. Reme, Aug. 20--Even at this season of the year there are many of the Italian soldiers suffering from frost bites, and the gangerene which follows. These cases are among the the men serving as outposts on meuntain summits, Some of them 12,000 feet above sea level, where they 'stand practically métionless for hours a time. The dapger of freezing wil increase with the ap- proaching winter, and appeals have been made to all classes, besides fac- tories, to hasten the preparation tion for thesé exposed sentries. By priv Initiative, 5,000 warm gar- ments are being made daily. War Tidings. Near the Baltic Sea the Germans are retreating, but in good order. They has lost 6,000 men in one small sector. David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, announced on; Thursday that his department hadiaken over 190 more establishments for the pro- duction of war munitions. The to- tal number of these plants now un- py the control of the Ministry is dQ The Russians, who won a great victory at Viodova, kiiled 32,000 Germans in three days of fighting, captured 5.000 men and several guns. Recruiting in Australia: has doub- led within the past few weeks. Near- ly 100,000 men have gone or are ready to go to the front. Reports given out Thursday after- noon by the White Star Line office are that the SS. Arabic was torpe- doed without warning and that 375 passengers were saved. This leaves 48 unaccounted for. It is though: the steamer Dundsley, torpe- doed but not sunk near the same spot, saved many from the water the Arabie sank, 3 id receipt of the news of the loss o immediately called a conference: to deal with the matter, which will be serious if Americans were aboard.' The Norwegian steamer Magda ine attack "on 'Thursday. The crew was saved. | vd Recent Russian successes on the {left bank of the River Bug, where n | Germans have been pushed back to Yiotava, have allayed fears for Ko- of | army With such prudence, 1 General "Litsmann, whose arrange- - 88. Arabic, President Wilson' was sixth victim of German submar-! | U. 8. BATTLESHIP LOADS SUPPLIES FOR MEXICO, | ~The U, S. battleship New Hampshire, which received orders to go to Mexico, loading supplies Prior to leaving her dock in New York. WA pin, PRAISED BY KAfRER, Von Hindenburg And His Generals Congratulated, London, Aug. 20.--A despatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Berlin asserts that on the occasion of the storming of Kovno, Emperor William sent telegrams of congratu- lations to Field-Marshal von' Hinden- burg and Generals von Eichhorn and Litsmann, Tht' to von Hindenburg, said: "Kovno the first. and strongest bulwark of the inner line of the Rus- sian defenses has fallen into German hands: For this brilliant feat of arms the fatherland is indebted, as well as for the incomparable brav- ery of its sons and your conspicuous initiative. I express to your excel lency my warmest appreciation. "Upon Col.-Gen. von Eichhorn, who guided the movements he confer the Order Pour ) ment alone the attacking front se- cured a victory, the Oak Leaves of Merit." : S'milar despatches were sent to Generals von Eihehorn and Lits- mann. ---- : PROTEST TO GERMANY, Demands Prompt Return to Norway of Malls Seized. Christiania, Norway, 'Aug. + 20.-- The halting yesterday of the Norwe- gian mail steamer Haakon VII. and the seizure of mails rd by a German submarine hdve been follow- ed by a protest to Berlin and a de- mand for the return'of the mails to Norway. The Haakon VII was bound from Bergen to land. Terrible 'Bomb Made Ready . by British - Cleveland, O.; Aug. .20.--"The most hellish thing ever invented." the way Charles J. P. Lucas, mem= ber of the American Red Criss, de- scribes a "land torpedo" the Allies are preparing to use in a drive through Luxemburg within the next few weeks. : Mr. Lucas is here, just returned from France. New York, Aug. 20.--The White Star officials that the re- persons missing Arabije, two of whom xe Americans, The list of saved is Wilson and Secretary Lansing are re- ceiving full Seiile regarding the sinking 'of tho ic. It is thought (Special to the Whig) Queenstown, Aug. 20.--No survi- vor of the Arabic disaster, who was interviewed here today, saw the Ger- man submarine that sent the big liner to the bottom, though several Saw the U-boat that a few minutes before torpedoed the British steamer Dunsley and believed it was the same Submarine, They agree that the Arabic was sent to the bottom with- out warning. 2 From the moment the heavy blow Was struck by the torpedo, which rocked the steamer, with violent ex- plosions until she sank beneath the waves, there was little confusion ther pa rs re asters, said to-day that noth impressed them so much as the al orderly manner in which the passen- gers got over the sides within eleven minutes after the vessel was struck. Two Boats Capsized. The drowned were in two boats, which capsized almost immediately after they struck the water. One of them was caught by the liner as she reeled over in her death plunge. Some of the occupants struggled to rafts and clung fast until they were picked up by other boats. Those who could not swim went down be- neath the waves rolled up by the sinking Arabic. Several of the crew, it is believed, were blown to pieces when the torpedo plunged into the vessel's side, . Some of the survivors landed here were suffering from severe bruises. They had been thrown about violent- ly when the explosion shook the Ara- bie, . Probably & score of women, who escaped in their night clothes, were still under the care of phy- sclans to-day, suffering from expos- ure. None of the injured, it was believed, will die. manne Montreal Lawyer's Story. "Most of the passengers were. on deck or at breakfast when we were struck," said Joseph G. Delorinimer, lawyer, Montreal. Possibly fifty of the passengers. were still in their berths. It was about nine o'clock or a little after when some of us eal. While we were watch- caught the faint i and took _it for sound of an been tor d through sea| Warning. Two Lifeboats Capsized-.- The Passengers Maintained Good Ordet---Two United States Passengers Are the Browned--. Washington is Recaiving eats Im Passengers Are Among tremely unlikely that any large am- ount would bé sent on a liner of the Arabic's speed." v Description Of Arabic. The Arabic, a steel twin screw steamer of 15.801 tons, was built at Belfast in 1903 by Harland & Wolff. her beam, She carried wireless and was modermy bui.t and equipped throughout. ¥ The Arabic sailed from: Liverpool for New York at six o'clock Wed- nesday evening. ' She 'was a 'ten-day York on August 28th, Captain W. Finch, a Heuterant in the Royal Naval Reserve, wie command of the Arabic. He is a vet- ern skipper, having | the Paci- fic for years out of San Franeisco. A report reached London late in March that 'a submarine had pur- sued the Arabic on her trip New York, but that she her safe arrival, the Bi bustibles of New Y. sticks of dynamite had been discov- ered on board the liner on July 27th, the night she sailed from New York for Liverpool. ' (Continuéd on Page 8.) The Admiralty has reported the 'decoration of Lieutenant-Commander Leonard Stanley Holbrook with the Victoria Cross, DAILY MEMORANDUM. Lake Ontario Park, vaudeville, 8.15, See top of page 3, right hand corner, for 'probabilities, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City : Stores: Ary t Book Store: LANE] sighted what he thought Was a sub- marine quite a distance to star board the steamer. We : found ous 1% 'Was the Dunsley B | Pacis | She is 600 feet long and 66.5 feet at boat, and was due.to arrive in New s Passengers Were Lost mi NEARLY ALL SAVED ~ FROM THE ARABIC 315 Passengers Have Been Accounted For-- The German Torpedo Hit the Liner With-