19 PACES | i YEAR 8% NO 248 + KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCroBER 26, 1915 be Baily British Wh ' 19 FEEL aera tethered PAGES 1-8 LAST EDITION Allies RELIEF IS COMIN FOR TH Who Can Hold Out Til Aid Reaches Them-- The Allies Promise « fective Aidin Five Days. London, Oct. 26.-- The Allies have asked the Serbian headquarters to resist the Teutons and Bulgarians for only five days more, by which time effec've aid from the Allies will be forthcoming, says the Daily Telegraph's Nish correspondent un der date of Sunday The corre spondent adds that, judging by the fine spirit the Serbian troops are dis- playing, 'th y can hold out double that time. Bulgariens In Peril. London, Oct. 26. --Bulgarian for- des which invaded South Serbia, penetrated to Istip, Veles and Uskub, | have been placed in great peril by a sharp advance of the French, who are now reported 40 miles north of the Greek border The French, after effecting a junce- tion with the Serbian army of the south, fell upon the Bulgarians at Krivolak, and inflicted upon them so severe a defeat that there is no ques- tion of their ability to take the in- vaders on the flank. Some reports say the Bulgarians already are in flight towards Strumitza, with the Serbian cavalry®n pursuit "Die With Country." Rome, Oct, 26.-- Telegrams from Consider It An Offense Against U.S. Washington, Oct. 26.--1f the State Department determines that Robert Fay is telling the truth in his story to the New York police of how he, a lieutenant in the German army, was sent to this country by the Ger- man secret service for the purpose of disabling by explosives steamships leaving American ports for Europe, the matter probably will the subject of vigorous represeata- tions to the German Government? State Department officials much interested in press accounts of the confession said to Wave been made to Police Commissioner Woods, | and it was said that a report on the case was expected from agents of the | secret service who Wssisted in arrest- ing Fay and his alleged accomplices. | The American Government, the of- | ficials say, would regard such an ac-, tion as Fay attributed to the German secret service as an offence against | the United States of grave charac- ter. « ENEMY'S LOSSES 50,000 & Germans Suffer Terribly In Attacks On Dvinsk. Petrograd, Oct. 26.---The Novoe Vremya to-day estimates recent Ger- man losses before Dvinsk at 50,000] killed and wounded. Ail civilians have been ordered to leave Dvinsk. A ---- Australian High Commissioner. (Special to the Whig.) __ Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 26.-- Andrew Fisher, Premier, has accept- ed the High Commissionership for Australia in Londoh, and recom- mended for his successor as Prem- ier, Willlam Morris Hughes, Attor- ney-General, who started life as an umbrella mender. Special to the Whig) Washington, t. 26.--The death at Constantinople yesterday of Baron Wangenbeim, German Ambassador to | Turkey, was reported to-day to the State Department by American Am- | bassador Morganthau. Grand Trunk gross earnings for the third week of October were $1. 043,088, an increase of $73,605, or 7.6 per cent, over the corresponding period a year ago. THE WHIG'S CONTENTS. » Page 1-4Aid For Utilities -dletters Germans. 3-Napanee News: Telegraphic Tidings 4--Editorfal. Sleepytime Tales: Menus: Wal: Mason's Rhymes War Camp N Five Engine.' §-Kastern Ontario News. T--~Amusements; Announce- ments: The People's Forum. SeiPairiotic Fund: C. E Raily. -Ambecile Militia Department: Refused to Oust ¥ neer; Hear Canada's Onll 18--Sir Gilbert Parker's Letter: City Counell * 1i--8ir M. Bowell: Compulsery Serblans. Vite on From Front; Shot ews: Neo Motor be made | were | | AE-------- Will ; E SERBIAN ' MAY HAVE OPPOSITION. This Is What the London Post Sug. gests. (Special to the Whig.) London, Oct. 26.--An editorial in | ernment with the formation of a new | opposition party. The editorial {comments on the delay in "'jettison- ing" the Declaration of London, '| which provides that thec haracter of a vessel is determined by the flag she is entitled to fly, and the Government fallure to adopt suggestions for a | smaller and. less unwieldy cabinet 80 las to get away from the present al- leged tendency towamds conscrip- | tion. Demand Made That Greece Enter War (Special to the Whig.) the Brave Serbs Ef- a German source state that the King of Serbia has issued the following proclamation: "Age has taken my arms from me I, who was elected your King, have | no longer the force to guide my ar- | mies to the way and the defence of | Athens, Oct. 26.--Diplomats of the fatherland. . the great powers to-day handed a "I am but a feeble old man, who i | noth So A, vera on but the | can do nothing but bless Serbia's ¥ : contents or purport is not yet pub- | soldiers, citizens, women and chil- | lished. It is believed in some quar- | dren, but I swear to you that if a ters that the Allies demand the im- new invasion shall bring upon us the mediate participation of Greece in | shame of being conquered I shall not the war in the defence of Serbia, or | survive the ruin, but I, too, shall | the cessation of diplomatic relations die with the country.' with the Allies. A large French-British fleet is manoeuvring along the Greek coast and Greek captains report the Ital- ian fleet close to the harbor of Ath- ens. Greek Cabinet Reported to Have Resigned i | i What The Germans Say. (Spec Whig.) Berlin, wia London, Oct. 26 We have captured from the Serbians the northern slopes of Raca valley, south of Palanka, also Morcorae, Laole and Kucovo," announced the War Office to-day ial to the THE SERBIAN CAMPAIGN. BESIEGED The positions reported taken are near the centre of the Teuton line in Northern Serbia, about thirty miles south of Danube; and their capture signifies continued advance, but not any particular acceleration Lof the Austro-German movement southward Ive | Sere R ERIE REPRE ERR ALLIES OFFER LAPSED ). Gn Map shows the situation in Serbia. A French army has checked the) Bulgarian advance on Monastir. From the Greek border to Krivolak the railway is still in the Allies' hands. --- --e-- Ny ARY AND THE POLE ~~ | As. WERE MILES APART 9| Hungry Bruins Outwitted On .! Floe By Wireless Men. HI | Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 36.----A thrilling 3 fap | Story of-a fight with Polar bears on) At Least, Capt. Bernier, Canadian 5.517. i. St" month nt vragen plo Inclines i | Bay was brought to Ottawa last week : . : hal to This |by a Government Ron, which | Rome. Dot. 26 -- That the Zaimis Theory. {has been erecting Stations| .,pinet at Athens has resigned was {inthe far North. | rumored here to-day. If true, it Ottawa, Oct. 26.--Captain Bernier | Ireless expert,| yw. taken as meaning the Greek war who recently returned from an Are- | ition, reports |. rtv's triumph, and that Greece will + #| tic exploration trip and is in Ottawa | that While the party of six were en-! joi, the Allies immediately, as Veni- + : a'! to-day, is a supporter of the theory, | 98aVOring to locate a site for a wire-| 30105 had a conference with his fol- 3 special to the Whig.) + which he says is entertained by many | 188 station at the 'entrance to Hud-| |owers yesterday. The Greek lega- 3 Rahs) to 26. The Allied #| men who know the Arctic, that Peary | son Bay they found themselves adrift | tion had no information, hogever. |# offer of Cyprus to Greece has | did not really reach the North Pole. | 3 luge ice floc in a Winding : : | lapsed because Greece had not #| While he does not definitely hold |SPORSISRE. with.| ~~ BULGARIANS REPULSED | # seen its way to help Serbia, #| that Peary did not accomplish what | he IlowIAE day Shey were with. i | & Foreign Minister Sir Edward clatmed, Bernier states: that vari-| 20t [000. 00d on le | bo. | In Strummitza Reglon--F#ench | & Grey told the House of Com- # ations in the north on April 6th, the | MIB! scovered that they were be-| Tarown. Back. le ay to-day #| date of the Polar discovery, are so | Ing surrounded by twa dozen Polar % I to the Wh ? & Breat that only the most unsatistac. | Pears. Then meén took refuge on the| Pari « pein 36 2% In I ae Near * SPP PEPE E4024 408 | LOT observation could be made, and | tOP Of the giant, berg, while the| Paris, Oct. : "th Frddd Dnibibginth | that Peary might have been any- | Dears gathered around and laid siege. | Bast, said fe communique, he SIR WILFRID NOT RETIRING | where from one to thirty miles off | During the night the bears made an| Bulgatizns ave a nr (in his calculations. Capt. Bernier | effort to reach the men, when one of | Akg to ot on. French back on | From the Leadership of the Liberdl | also cites the failure of the MacMil- | them was killed by a well directed that they thréw the n { Party. { lan expedition to find land at a point | Shot. ee i ha Whis.> where Peary reported discovering. it.| In the morning the unwelcome vis- | false. % Otiav sO. Aa the hig atement } 4 etm itors 'beat a retreat, and the men. a GAIIDE i the mornipE press to | . Mayor Church will ask the Toronto | hal starved and badly Jrostintton. | War st Sundays a foct that Sir Wiltiid Laurier | Police Board to have a census taken | succeeded in reaching camp. Rome, Oct. 26.--All the bekiger- offered to resign the Liberal leader- | Of men eligible for active service. -- ient powers have granted the re- | ship is absolutely without founda- emier Borden rescued a woman, Important progress has been made | quest of Pope Benedict that Sunday tion : { from under a moving train at Monc-! by the Italians all along the Carso { he made a day of absolute repose h for prisoners of war. There is not the slightest basis of | ton, N.B.. front. fact for the assertion. Sir Wilfrid's | health is much improved since his recent operation. 38th Men Give $600. Ottawa, Oct. 26.--Last night May- or Porter received a cablegram from | Col. C. M, Edwards, 38th Battalion, | Bermuda, announcing that a contri-| bution of $600 from the members of ! the battalion for the Trafalgar Day: fund was on its way to Ottawa. = Name Hospital After Princess Mary. London, Oct. .20¢~-Uppér Lodge, which' has been presented by the! King to_the Canadian Red. Cross for a convalescent home, will be known as Princess Mary's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Home, and will | be equipped with 300 beds. : nimi fmm { Detroit Doctor Accused. | Detroit, Oct. 26.--Dr. _Friteh, a. Detroit physician, is held for the! death of three women. He is ac-| tu of performing illegal opera-| | tions. + He figured in a sensational {case five years ago when the body {of a woman was found in a creek. | / ' ALIENS MUST REPORT (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, Oct. 26. -- Chief Commissioner of Dominion Po- lice has given notice to aliens in all communities . that they must report to al postmast- ers and the pos ters. shall in turn report to the hear- est Chief of Police every + month. r . $80,000,000 Shell Order For Canada (Special to the Whig.) - Ottawa, Oct. 26. eral Bert- ram, chairman of the shell commit- | tee, intimated this morning that con- | 5 tracts for shells to the value of eighty million dollars will be let in | tr Canada in the course of a couple of! days. All tenders are now in and | jane being examined by the Commis- | IPE reba by COs sss edit oo ~The British Whig Has Engaged Popular Teacher A cookery course Suite lewers' win take up the subject of UNDERSTANDS CHILDREN'S Domestic Science in a manner which NHEEDS, . 'This has been ~ hob- by with this food expert since long before took up the question of 3%. i i 5: 13 | i : 12--Countryside News: Finan- cial; rt " : + hes 'Lionel Hickens, British shell TEACHERS DOMESTIC expert, mm to Canada from New in 'of Better York. BOE To Tate Mrs. i i cooked. ay every afternoon ES Definite action will be taken | © it City Hall Auditorium. 12 i . {the Post to-day threatens the Gov- | | the right bank of the river Vardar is | 1 ¥ | Relieve The Serbians 4 a ---- COUNCIL TO CONSULT THE PEOPLE AGAIN As to Whether They Wish to Retain the Utili- ties Commission---High Power Rates Cause Dissatisfaction---Vote at January In view of the agitation against {the new power rates installed here by the Utilities Commission on the | recommendation of the Hydro-Elec | tric Commission, the City Council on | Monday night decided to again ask | the people at the January elections {to vote on a by-law as to whether {they wish to retain the Confiission or not. The question was raised at Council meeting as to {not the city would be any better off | i the | ties, when it appears that the Hydro- Electric Commission is the boss, and can tell a municipality what rates it must charge for power. . The motion to put the question to a vote of the people for a second time within a year was matle by Alds. Graham and Couper, who told of the dis | had caused | same. tisfaction the new rates nd the injustice of the Citizens using power were being most unfairly treated, and the business of the city was likely to suf- | fer if they were continued. "As I understand it, the Utilities Commission is not responsible," said | | Ald. Hughes. "The rates were fix- {ed by the Hydro-Electric Commis- | sion." { Ald. Nickle--""Whit will be gain- {ed, Mr. Mayor, by Council control of | the Utilities? Will the Council be {able to give any better rates than the of Conspiracy Being Sought (Special to tha ig.) New York, Oct. 26.-- With four men already under arrest in the wid- (ening plot to prevent ammunition | from reaching Germany's enemies by blowing up trans-Atlantic . vessels | from the United States and Canadian | ports, the police and the secret ser- | vice activity to-day centred on the | search for Max Breitung, a fifth | member of the alleged conspiracy. The three men in Weehawken, {N.J., jail, Robert Fay, whom the po- i lice say is the "brains" of the plot; | Walter Scholz, his brother-in-law, {and Paul Daeche, will, be arraigned | before Justice Ranhder to-day for i pleas on conspiracy charges. The fourth, Dr. Herbert Keinzle, inventor | and engineer, is held in the Tombs in {default of $25,000 bail. ' 'The Problem " of Feeding - the Germans (Special to the Whig.) Copenhagen, Oct. 26.--The diffi- { cult problem of feeding Germany will + be discussed Wednesday at a confer- ence called by Chancellor Von Beth- of representatives of all parties in the Reichstag, accord- ing to confidential information re- ceived here to-day from Berlin. Taken in connection with the re- ports from Allied countries of a seri- | ous German food shortage, and with Berlin's own admission that the Fed- eral Government has assumed the 'task of food distribution and price | regulation, the latest news was be- | Heved here to imply.a serious situa- i i i { ! | « tion. French Hold La Courtine Against Huns » {Special to t Paris, . 25.--Stubbornly gesist- ing desperate German counter-at- | tacks, the French remain in possess- {fon of La Courtine, a fighly import- {ant defence in front of the Kaiser's ' second position in Champagne, the | War Office reported to-day. The i was still in progress when | the statement was issued, with but slight fluctuations, the Gallic troops were blocking all Germa: whether or | under Council control of the Utili- | Elections. present Commission, when the Hy- dro-Electric is really in control? Ac- cording to the statutes the Hydro has full power to step in and say just | what a municipality should charge | for power." Mayor Sutherland replied that he {was hardly in a position to say { whether the city would be better off | or not, | "There's no harm in al," said Ald. Couper. | Ald. Nickle was of opinion that {according to the statutes the Hydro Commission had such power that the { members of the Utilities Commission { had no more to say than clerks or | even printers' devils ¢ { It was shown, in response to infor- | mation asked from the Utilities Com- | mission by the Council, that Kings- {ton during the past three years had | paid the Hydro-Electric Commission {for engineering services the sum of 191,593.48. | '"There.yvou are," said Ald. Nickle. "The so-called free service of the | Hydro Commission doesn't work out. | We are paying for all we are get- | ting." Finally the Council decided to put |the question to the people. A yea [ and nay vote resulted 14 to 1, Ald. Hughes being the only one who cast |a dissenting vote. on the ground that he did not see that any good would {be accomplished it the Hydro Com- | mission controlled the situation. | making a tri TO AVENGE NURSE'S DEATH. Raise London, Oct. 26 It was stated on excellent authority here to-day that five wealthy American women had made an offer to the War Office, to raise, equip and maintain in the field, a fighting force of 20,000 men to avenge the death of Miss Edith Cavell. If the plan is accepted the majority of recruits are expected to be Americans. DAILY MEMORANDUM "Under Orders" Grand, 8.15 p.m See top 'of page 3, right hand corner, tor probabilities. Baptist choir concert; Bt Hall, Thursday evening THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: Bucknell's' News Depot Clarke J. W. h College Book, Coulter's Grocery Cullen's Grocery, Cor. Prin Frontenac Hotel Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Square C.V.F. Southicott's Grocery, Portsmouth McAuley's Book Store ....93 Princer" McGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & Xing McLeod's Grocery ....51 Union St W. Medley's Drug Store, 1560 University Paul's Cigar Store "a Princess Prouse"s Drug Store 312 Prinoess Valleau's Grooéry 08 Montreal = DIED, Kingston, i Luke's ..298 King St. $3 Princess CURRELL~In on October ° 26th, 1915, Florence Loulssea Cur- rell, aged 25 years Funeral (private) from her mother's residence, 49 John street, on Wed- nesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, to Cataragui cemetery. DUNLOP--8uddenly, at her late resi. dence, Monday, October X Catherine Tracy, widow of the late James M iunlop, aged 83 years ' Funerals notice later. DUFF---At the Hotel Dieu Hospital, on October 35th, 1915, Wilton Duff, aged 44 years Funeral from. the residence of his bro- ther, Joseph Duff, Inverdry, at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Friends and Acqiaintaneas Are respect fully invited to attend. ROBERT J. The Leading U Phone B77. Large Buffet rush-bottom C for $65. Turk' bu aasive Table, ol ht re eont over 8, phone A After all, there is nothing to equal our own blend of Java & Mocha Coffee