Daily British Whig (1850), 2 Oct 1915, p. 1

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! 16 PAGES | YEAR 82 - NO 228 The KiNGSTON, OPTIMISM GENERAL Another Smash By The Allies Is Coming AMONG THE ALLIES -- Over Result of First Week Of Drive---Germans Have Lost 150,000 Men---Allies Took 30.000 German Prisoners And 200 Guns. (Special to the Whig.) Although there are some misgivings regarding Bul- is general optimism throughout Britain-and France first week of the Allies' which, when sum- med up in net results from reports of British, French and German state- indicates that the and French have made a permanent and substantial advance in the of what may be the world's greatest battle. In Flanders, the British hold all the ground gained in last Saturday's smash, including the town of Loos and the heights of Lens, with the ex- ception of a few trenches regained -by the Germans in_counter-attacks. The, French have made continued progress in the Vimy and Souchez dis- London, Oct. 2 gagia's attitude, there over the result of the offensive, ments, British first stage ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1915 Daily British Whig [= E AST EDITION INTERIOR OF WARSAW FORT AFTER BOMBARDMENT, ~~ ALLIES IMPROVING THEIR POSITIONS By Sharp Sudden Strokes---Another Big Drive, is Anticipated---The Losses of the Allied Armies Have Been Sur- prisingly Light. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Oct. 2. - Sharp, sudden strokes by which the Allies are stea- dily improving their positions both in the Artois and Champagne regions, have temporarily replaced the batter- ing ram tactics of the first two days marking the beginning of the great offensive movement. But despatches received here to- day indicated that another heavy | smash against the German lines will | not be long postponed. All along the Anglo-French front the artillery is becoming inc 'reasingly active, From all sides come stories show- ing that the Allies' losses have been surprisingly/ light, considering the nature of the fighting Officers fully expected to lose about thirty-three per cent. of their men in killed, wounded and missing. As a matter of fact, the casualties aver- aged only about eleven per cent. This was due largely to the magnificent artillery prepartions, though count- less ordinary slight woundsgin the head wer prevented by the new steel helmets worn by the French sol- diers. A party of German officers inspecting the interior of the fortress of Warsaw! tricts, and practically command the railway which supplies the Crown Prince's army in the Argonne The Crown Prince's army was definitely defeated in counter-attacks on French positions It is estimated to-day that the Germans have lost 150,000 men. Thirty thousand prisoners and two hundred German guns are in the hands of the French and British. Berlin claims to have taken twelve thousand Allies' prisoners, but makes no estimate of the Allies' other casualties. At least a million men are engaged in this great battle, and before another week they will likely be for next week. reinforced by another million. Military experts here express high confidence in the Allies' prospects ALLIES PUSH FORWARD IN | ARTOIS AND CHAMPAGNE wh Tr (Rpecial to the Whig, ) Paris, ond f.~The" Allies pushed their lines forward both in the | Artols and Champagne regions in renewed assaults throughout last night and early nique. South-east of Souchez, to-day, heavy the War Office announced in this afternoon's commu- | v French attacks have carried the Fremch | made to contribute. after the capture of the city. like pebbles. » rT ------------------ AN APPALLING HURRICANE, Causes Over 300 Deaths At New Or- leans, (Special te the Whig.) New Orleans, La., Oct. 2.--Many. deaths are reported in the hurricane which slashed its way through an eighty-mile strip. Some reports from reliable sources placed the known dead .at more than 500, and 271 are reported missing. More than 150 schooners are re-| ported ashore between the gulf port] and this city, many of them total wrecks. La. To Surtax Shipowners. London, Oct. 2.--Shipowners as a | class have been making large war| | profits, which the new a wilt Surtax "The ers | say that they would be Bhanciphd if the | | shipping of neutral countries, which | ate sharing in the profits, could be | It is suggested | here that an Imperial port charge be levied by the state; otherwise it ix] | claimed that British shipowners will] closer to the Heights of Vimy, the immediate objective in the Artois battle. | be unable to increase their mere an-|{ On both left and centre, Champagne regions, grange. North of Mesnil, in the French centre, French troops captured a Ger- man salient position. thet French overcoming desperate troops pressed forward cast of Navarin farm and. near. Lepine de Vede-+ have made progress enemy resistance, in the | French "In the Artois region thé enemy's artillery violently bombarded our positions east of Souches," said the communique, "but the French pro- gressed. in trench-to-trench fighting toward the Heights of La Folie. "The Germans cannonaded the new. positions taken by the French in Champagne "Two German posts near Mencel and Sommeville calm on the entire front. "French aeroplanes have 'dropped many bombs on depots and rail- ways behind the Germah front, notably at the junction of the line ran, ning from Guignicourt to Amifontaine, bombarded the German lines during the night." reconnaisances jn were repulsed," "German troops were chased back to their lines. Lorraine and attacks on French the War Office stated. Elsewhere there was | where an aeroplane carrying guns' The Great Battle | Likely to Last For Two Weeks Paris, Oct. 2.--The military critic of the Temps estimates that the bat- tle in Qhampagne is likely to last a fortnigl "It cannot continue without in- cidental checks," he continues; "but the Allies upon the whole front to- day are in a good situation. The soldiers are filled with ardor. The supply of munitions is abundant. Artilléerymen are obtaining extraor- linary results. Fine weather enab- A the aviators to observe accurately thé effects of the fire." The critic states that the official communication from the War Min- istry underestimates, rather than otherwise, the results attained. War Tidings. Serie A general order for Roumanian mobilization is expected at Buchar- est. According to Bertin despatthes, Bulgaria has promised she will not on any account attack Greece, Capt. Prince Henry of Polighac, a French infantry officer, was killed - the advance in the Champagne. More than'73 German submarines have been destroyed or captured by the British, according to an Ameri- can just back to New York. The German Government has apo- logited to Sweden for the submarin- ing of the Swedish steamer Malm- land, and will compensate the own- ers, Advices from The Hague say that the Cologne Gazette declares the | Germans on the Western front are opposed by forces between four and five times as strong as their own. Ten thousand Cambridgé Univer- sity men are fighting or in training to fight for the defence of their coun- 8 try. Already 470 have been killed, 700 have been wounded, and more than 300 have won distinction on the! field. The French losses Tn the recent of-! fensive, so costly to the 'Germans,| were relatively very light, according | to statements made by persons in a position to know. The soldiers ex- plain this by the speed with which' the charges were carried out. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS y/ al R d Were Felt Along the the Semeh-English| t ly ea y Border... (Special ta the Wiles London, Oct. 2.--An earthquake i i .occurred in the Solway district this morning. No damage is reported early this afternoon, but the tremors | caused panics throughout a wide atea, many people believing that Zep-| pelins were bombarding their towns) and villages. "The Solway" district comprises the counties of England ¥ and Scotland lying along the Scotch- Per! English border, bordering the Sol- | way Forth, Dominion Revenue Increase, Ottawa, Oct. 2.--An increase of over three million dollars is record- ed in the Dominion revenue figures Tor September as compared with the! figures for September of last year. | OR the increase about two millions | is due, to, customs, $176,000 to ex-| cise ahd $200, 000 to post office re-| ceipts. | ' { APPLY IN _POMINIONS, | 2.--The Chan- hequer stated n 4 -- of Commons that iE scale of duties on im. goods wotlld also apply ie overseas dominions. He 4 pet soe his way to estab- a preferential tariff for "goods. Vesessssss reo -------- | friend," read the telgram. | not engage in a fratricidal war. ! ! daily. Detachment of Russian gun- tile tonnage at rates, the present high Are Opposed to Bulgaria . | Joining Hu 'Special to the. to the Whig.) Paris, Oct. 2.--The Bulgarian col | | ony in Paris and vicinity to-day sent] a telégham to Czar Ferdinand de-| | daring themselves ready to die for| Bulgaria, but expressing the hope | thatthe Czar wou!d take no aggress- | ive action towards the Allies "Russia is our liberator, Britain| our protector and France our good | "Let us| i No ue Income Tax. | London, --Reginald McKen- na, ARlior op the exchequer, made the statement in the House of | Commons that English holders of the! Anglo-French loan floated "in the United States will be subject to the income-tax wherever they hoid the bonds, either here or in the United! | States, | To Send 200,000 Men to "Serbin) Special 10 the. to the. Whig.) i Geneva, Oct. 2.--Ttaly ny preparing Bo send 200,000 troops to the Bal hug to aid of Serbia when the ex- ed Austro-GermanBulgaria offen- sive begins, according 'to Rome ad- vices to-day. French and British artiflerymen are arriving at Belgrade almost ners reported to Serbian front more! than Mepth ago. gt t Blenheim, Ont.. O¢t. 2.--Two han- | dred bushels of choice been contributed by growers of this! distriet for Canadian soldiers at the! battlefront. These have been pre- | served by women of the on rane [and as a result five thousand cans of | peaches will go forward to the Cana- fighting in France. Sixteen hun-: pounds of sugar, also furnished Lis, were required in the "doing; »" phan, s Pla : ig sil Note how the 'high explosives a rt a CROWN PRINCE scattered the masonry { EN IS FACED BY A BIG DISASTER ---- Line Before Vouseirs, Being Attacked, Alone Stands Be- tween Them Ad General Retreat--French Ir- resistible Like ¥ Paris, Oct. 1. -- Tornadoes of shells | Continue ceaslessly to'sweep the Ger- | man second lipe of defense in Cham- | pagne. | feeling for weak spots at which tc | throw the blue-Mned waves of his le- gions. . Alréady French detachments have taken firm footing in some ad- { vanced trenches in this second line, which, like the first, consists of. a Series 3t entrenchments forming un- dergrfund foots. ; Sometimes the French waves - are swept back, but they are as irresis tible as an oncoming tide. save Germany from ul affecting. particularly Crown Prince's army in ithe Argon | he and Von Heeringen's, north of { Rheims. A glance at the map, in | fact, will reveal clearly that once the | German lines have been crumpled up ALIAES OFPENSIVE CONTINUES. The lull in the battles around Lens and in' the Ch ne daes not i mis fy that ®ve offensive has ended. man: counter attheks east of Sonches | and Neuville have been repulsed Mme. Melba arrived in Toronto on | Friday, and is a guest at Government | House, Gen. Joffre 1s all the time Military critics say that once this line is car! red here is no third position which! a great the! At Oncoming Tide. towards Vouseirs the Crown Prince's troops around Verdun and Von Heer- | ingen, at Laon, will be 1 } fanvergent fire and he aft ry to re. | reat. Extending Gains North. Already the French have made ex- tended gains north of Mgssiges and Mesnil and along the road from Vilte- | Sur-Tourbe to Cernay-En-Dormois. | They hold the commanding height | known as Hill Na. 190. The Champagne battlefield imme- | diately after the great advance of the | | eye-witness, was a spectacle of such the worst horrors of this war. To- day, however, owing to tremendous | improvement in the organization in| (Continued on Page 8,) x | BRIBED TO HIDE SHORTAGE Dean Bread Company Gave Him Six- ty Dollars. ~ | London, Ont., | officers, presided over by Lieut-Col. | J. E. Cohée, conducted a couirt-mar- tial at Wolseley Barracks to-day in| | connection with recént ' wholesale | + thefts from the quarter- -master's | | Stores of the 33rd Battalion. Quartermaster-Sergt, Ralp! oug- | { heed, of the 33rd, who has been un- ! der arrest on a charge of theft in the Sase, was acquitted, and Private E.| . Manzie was remanded for a week | a similar charge. Lanee.Corpl. | Pére, in giving evidence stated that! he had been paid $60 in cash by the Dedn Bread Company of this eity, | which supplies the big concentration | camp with bread, for a promise from him not to report shortages in the | bread supplies. a 2: The British Commons assed the | proposed 'import _duties on. motors, | but Mr. McKenna announced that | the proposed duties on ass | and hats would not go intp Special guards for bn Falls | duty are being sought, especially {men who have volunteered but Nave| | bee jes ted for ht physical de- a) * a service to the community, concerted effort. aptly. right action for others to e Let us bring the d most good. and fly away to other fields lost to perous city and a happy. Sm Sharp-Shooting Required - keep the dollars at home, where they will perform The Community Movement page nine to-day, illustrates this truth very forcibly ahd To check the stampede of money out of the home town requires clever sharp-shooting on the part of the banker, the merchant and the farmer. resenting three distinet and important classes in every community, do their duty by the city, they provide the Every dollar that is allowed to take wing Kingston and district. We cannot build up a pros- every citizen is a loyal citizen-- oeeasion, spending porte il loci on enterprises. requires sternal vigilance and cartoon, as shown on If these men, rep ulate. down where they will do. the represents just so much value contented community' 'unless ----boosting his nafive place bia dollars at home and sup. week-end, I am told by responsible slaughter, destruction and desolation | as to strike cold the hearts evén of | { men who have heretofore witnessed ! Oet. 2.--A board of HOT CRITICISM. WHI: CONTENTS. Of the Administration of the Ontario Government. 1--Allies Improve Positions; (Special to the Whig.) | Crown Prince Beaten; Optim. Toronto, Oct. 2.--""In the defect . A aro ants being wolind, small, short-sighted --Odessa Fair; Social News. and extravagant and in the vice of -Kditorial; Sleepy time Tales; failure to be as big as its opportun- Mehus Mason's ities, the provincial administration 5--Church of Ontario has proved a bigger fail- Burglar. {sure than the civic government of To- o ret Wopisodes; ronto." 7--Announcements; This is about the last straw ofl . merits; Want Ads 3 criticism for the Ontario Govern- Co a War's ment and it comes not from a Liber- Aspect; Gadsby's Views. al, wko would almost be afraid of 10--Found a Lover; being sued for libel if he said that Ins Brain, ae. anything anywhere was half as bad! 2--Agricultural Page; Markets. as the civie government of Toronto. 3--Coluitryside News: Financial | but it comes from a Conservative' 1 "ST lameen Poetess; Fell In | paper, the Toronto Telegram. Just ite look at the adectives employed. "Blind, small, short-sighted and ex: travagant." Notices: Was Not a Telegra- Amuse- Social; In i 15--Last of the Petun Nation; Big Ships Gone. 16--Plays and Players; AL Engine RY ot --h nen | REFEREE PPPRREP PEE Sdb PIP A Sy IE J * | WAR BULLETINS. + > -- 3 It is fully expected now that & % Bulgaria has joined the Ger- | manic Allies. * wee German counter-attacks British and French positions are weakening. All new ground is firmly held by the Al- lies. The French have taken more territory and prisoners at Givenchy wood. The Russians are Germans back on the Vilna line. : ' Nearly all the Aliied loan is already subscribed in New York, LITTLE TALKS TO OUR READERS. Don't forget the free column on Page J. Any article can be advertised free of charge "Found? found there | | Have complete You noticed the very Market Reports the Whig is now publishing? Glance, at Page 12 on now ..ap- Wednes- 80 Daily: 1 every day Women's pearing regularly days and S Menus on Page The Pages are TERI TI ITI Whig's © ommunity Build cartoons and editorlals on are the talk of the » you foHowing them? forcing Dvinsk- The sécond of our bi Ing pages appeared on ast General Sam. can't afford to advertise in Grit papers, 80 we do It for nothing Recruit- Vednesday The Prince of Wales' auto- mobile and chauffeur<were de- stroyed 'during the battle of | % Loos but the Prines escaped. [® < Travellers at A Amsterdam re- {% port that the Allies successes |% have alarmed Berlin immense- | ly. Read Pages $ to 16 replete with live, ute news, trations, They are up-to-the-min- special articles, illus- éte . Remember the Tobacco Fund, The boys are fighting a glorious fight and need some encourage ment. 'Every cent collected by the Whig goes to the purchase of Canadian mgautactured to- bacco and cigarettes of the best quality. ~-- TT DAILY MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM See t of 3, right bh r, to ra age rig and gurher, October 8th and $th, LEX 1) PPR Rete b Er IER S eet % | | PEPPER EP PL EFPLL PEP PPP { FORD IS ON-MOTOR TRIP, | Somebody POT Tied a Tin Can| Fat | : Rummage sale, | Ott: Oct. 2.--N ly hi t mone Sra atintult Factory ¢ awa, Oc ~--<NO reply has ye ¥ i [been received to the telegram sent! The ay Oragiving ted, 10 be held on by General Sir Sam Hughes to Heary | ~~~ { Ford, of the Ford Motor Company, | Detroit. General Hughes desired to| BAKPR---In { know whether Mr. Ford was correct-| Wikia Bak ly represented as having declared | iKathicen Patticic: Tei+ 8; daughter, that he would tie a tin can to the prow N--At | Anglo- -French loan commission and 20th, to Mr. and Mrs J Alfred | pack"them back to Europe. rown, a daughter. { Its understood that Mr. Ford has! | SHERMAN. On Septemebr 28th, at Hay been motoring in Vermont. Cay 32 Mr._and Mrs. Frank Sher- a] MARRIED. | DAVEY -CLARK--On September 28th, iss Lena P._ Clark ta Perey RR, Davey, both of North Fredericks- burgh, . has inns DIED, SMITH --Af Kingston, 29th, Stephén Smith, eight years. IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of Mrs. Jane Ry- BORN Kingston, on Monday, A tember 27th, 18515, to Mr. and Moscow, on Beptember Kelly Arrested if Chicago. (Special to the Whig.) Chicago, Oct. 2. Thomas Kelly. | contractor in the famous Winnipeg | parliament buildings scandal, | been arrested here. on September N I. P. Stanton a former Kenora! aged seventy- Y! barrister, died at Dryden, where he) Jad b been practising law for several | months. 'Grain rates went to six cents, the wife of Gunner E. Ryder, of RC. | highest -for a Mghemforp decade. =. + "Who departed this life on the | ma of October, 1814 One year has passed, my heart still ~ BOTY, -~ [As time goes on 1 mise her more. {Her cheerful voice, her Weleoms face he one can ever take her plac Her memocy is as dear to day dt aad at the four she passed away. days are dark and friends are { sty Tate how I long for you. i ~L. Ryder, daughter. er ------d | Cole | ROBERT J. REID Will bs demonstrated in our store Phone 577. gry i t THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. i M : }

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