PAGES 8-12 The Jail Ir YEAR 82, NO, 256 LAVERGNE DECLINES _ TO RAISE REGIMENT Quebec Nationalist Tells Minister of Militia He Has Always Opposed Canada's Partici- pation In Empire's Wars, And Still Holds That View. will never have, any control whatso- vergne, M.I.A. has confirmed the | ever. I am opposed to, and I will op- news that Sir Sam Hughes, minister! pose with all my force and with what of militia, had offered him a commis- | little talent Providence\has given me, sion to recruit at Montmagny a bat-| the contribution by our country of a talion for foreign service, of which | man, of a ship or a dollar, until Eng- he would be the commander. | land thinks it a duty to allow us to Mr. Lavergne yesterday addressed | participate not only in the dangers, the following answer to the Minis-| but also in the control and responsi- ter: | bilities of the affairs of the Empire. | "1 acknowledge receipt of your] It is not for us to defend England; it telegram offering me the recruiting is for England to defend us. Our sole / Quebec, Nov. 3.---Armand La- and command of a regiment for over-| seas at Montmagny. In response, | permit me to say to you that I ap- | preciate the honor and the confidence | which you show in this offer. "As you know I am, and was al-| ways, opposed to the participation| of Canada in the wars of the Empire. | This principle, which is not for me to discuss now, is my absolute convie- | tion, and, consequently, I. cannot as-| sume the responsibility of asking Canadians to take part in a war | which is not solely for the defenc of Canada. But, as the Government | thinks that Canada should partici-| pate in it, it is for it which partici-/ pates to recruit troops. If the num-| ber of volunteers is insufficient, the military law furnishes the means of filling the ranks. "Let me say to you that, if I was of opinion that Canada should take part in the war, I would not hesitate to favor conscription "But 1 have _always opposed, in the press and on the hustings of' the province of Quebec and in thos: of Ontario, any participation of Caradza in foreign wars, except those for the defence of our country "During my public life that has gl- ways been the well-known policy of the Nationalist party to which 1 he- long, and I have seen the same prin- ciples shared in and defended with force, talent and conviction by 1 number of people, past and present, among them Hon. Mr. Monk, who re mained faithful to them to his death, and Messrs. L. P. Pelletier, B. Nan- tel, Louis Coderre, and the new min ister of inland revenue, Mr. E. Pat enaude -~ "To accept your flattering offer! and induce my compatriots to enroll for the present war would be for me to disavow myself, for which you yourself, sir, recognizing vour high sense of honor, would blame me. England Should Defend "Let me repeat here that I consid er it little wise and most criminal to put Canada in danger for a war in which we have never had, and we ! ALLIES ARE FIGHTING AMERICA'S BATTLE, SAYS THE | ATLANTA JOURNAL. Which Answers Hoke Smith And Des | _ fends Great Britain's Recourse in | Regard to Cotton, | Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 4.--In an edito- ! rial headed 'The South and the Al lies," the Atlanta Journal defends Great Britain's course in regard to | cotton. The Journal says in part: | "The rank and file of the southern | people are fot troubled . over the | British order declaring cotton con- traband. They know that since this order became operative the price of cotton, instead of falling, as some | pessimists predicted, has risen. "But the-southern people, like all | thoughtful and patriotic Americans, | views thé developments of this war | from an infinitely broader and high- | er outlook than that of monetary concern. They realize that the prin- | ciples and ideals at stake in this vast struggle are as important to them | and their republic «8 to any of the | nations than a re-bleeding in the | crash of battle. They know that | the triumph of Prussian tyranny and | hate would the death of demo- | cracy in Europe and a speedy chal- | lenge to the liberty of America. It | is from this standpoint of human | freedom and progress rather than that of dollars and cents of legal technicalities that our people judge the measures adopted by Great Brit- ain and her Allies to resist and de- | feat the world's common foe. It Germany wins she will turn inevi- tably to the western world for new conquest and spoils. The triumph of Prussian militarism will whet still keener the ambition of German im- perialism. If the mailed fist crushes Europe it will never be content until it has crushed America too. © "We might as well recognize it now that the Allies are fighting for our interests as well as their. own, and upon their suceess depends our 'security in the years ahead. war we have ever generally believed the edito- rial is in reply to attacks which us Senator Hoke Smith is making on Great Britain because of the cotton 'embargo. the Journal obligation is the defence for her of our country, Canada. And recall, sir, that this principle has not been ad- vanced to us, but by Great Britain herself, which has always recognized it up to now as the policy and con- stitution of our country. "I remain faithful to this policy which has made the greatness of Canada and the Empire, and I am ready to submit to the consequences of my conduct. I shall go further You will reply to me that these con- iderations should be put to one side in the present crisis, seeing that the battle in Europe is for liberty and justice. That induces me to give you a further reason. am conse- crated entirely to the defence of these principles in Canada My com- patriots of French origin in Ontario, Canadians as you are, sir, are now existing in a regime like that impos- ed by the Prussians in Alsace-Lor raine, because they do not want tc abandon the language of their mo ther. Until the time they are com- pletely liberated from this persecu- tion, I could not consider for an in stant the idea of deserting their cause for an adventure, so little in- teresting, in a foreign land. I want to see the reign of liberty, of 'justice well established and maintained in our own country before offering my- self to impose it on other nations. "It 43 for this I regret to have to decline the honor of the offer that You have made me to recruit at Montmegny a battalion for overseas | service, As far as' I am concerned, sir, as a soldier, I do not need to tell you that I will obey your orders, | whether for here or for foreign ser-{ vice, in the gréatest possible meas- ure, but this responsibility should he! taken by the Government, but not by me. 1 cannot aid voluntarily a po-| licy that my conscience reproves, and | that I think prejudicial to the inter- | ests of Canada, which you and 1} sir, notwithstading 'by differeat! means, have at heart. "I have the honor to be, sir, "Your humble servant, "ARMAND LAVERGNE." { ey Britain has been so marked that | some of the Gegrgian editors have alluded to him 45 "our German sena- | tor." { SUFFERED 30 YEARS. Zam-Buk Cured the Ulcer In a Few Months, If Mrs. Jeffrey, of 31 French St. Methuen, had known about Zam- Buk thirty-three years ago, she would have saved herself just thir- ty-two years and some months of pain! Think of it! She says: "Thir- ty-three years ago 'an ulcer appear- ed on my ankle, which, in spite of treatment, continued to spread al- most to my knee. [I tried remedy after remedy, and was treated by various doctors for over 26 years, but only got temporary relief! l "The pain I suffered day and night! was terrible; in fact, as I recill those! days, I do not see how I was able to stand it! For years I could hardly walk, and was unable to leave the house. The ulcer extended from my ankle to my knee and was an open sore. i + "One day I saw an account of a very! bad ulcer having been cured by Zam- Buk. While I had become sceptical © of all so-called remedies, I determin- ed to give Zam-Buk a trial. I ap- plied Zam:Buk freely every day, and the sore soon showed signs of heal ing. The inflammation went away, the pain was eased, and I was soon convinced that after thirty years of ery. 1 realized that a complete cure could not be effected in a day, and! persevered with Zam-Buk. Finally the terrible sore was quite .healed | 1 have waited over a year before! Writing you, but there has been no: of the uleer returning." i For ulcers, a eczema, scalp sores, piles, cold sores, chap- ped places, baby's sores, eruptions, cuts, burns, bruises, and all skin in- juries and diseases Zam-Buk is with- | out equal. Sold everywhere, 50¢c. a 'box or postpaid from Zam-Buk Co., | Toronto, upon receipt of price. Re! fuse imitations, ! ---------- } i Britain Recognizes Carranza. | London, Nov. 4.-~Foreign Seere- | tary Grey informed the House of Commons to-day that Great Britain intends to Jollqw the course already taken by the ted States in regard | to recognition of the Carranza Gav-| ernment i exico. He said the, has strongly Smith. Sena- tor Smith's 'to Great ¢ Govern Was in consultation on the subject with its Allies. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915 BALKAN DEVELOPMENTS. Closely Watched By Al Petrograd grad. Noy Balkans losest ihe the Classes In Development being watched by all there js M. Saz of for with lasse reason in onoff, Russ eign affairs, that greets he is un able, like his colleagues in England and France, to explain to the repre sentatives of the nation the causes of German diplomatic successes, and it expresses belief that there are pro spects of a change for the better. It considers that much can yet be done Passing over Greece, which, it says, is under the observation of the An glo-French navy, the Rech regards the « Req the ian minister Roumania as a fruitful field for Rus-, sian diplomatic efforts. The diploma- tic struggle has reached a stage of great intensity, it says, and a deeis- ion one way or the other is possiblc at any moment "We unde newspaper continues," th we cannot expect a declaration regarding the steps th Russia is now taking, but the R sian public, pained by the surprise and disillusionments of the past months, is rightfully interested to know whether anything whatever is being done or whether our diplomat- ists consider that their sole obliga tion is to register events after they have occurred, without their particis pation, even without their knowled ge." The Rech welcomes Japanese ad- hesion to the agreement not to con clude a separate peace, and it indi- cates. that it expects a more active participation by Japan -in It recalls that Italy, as it not yet given adherence agreement the the war has the says, its to In the Sea of Marmora, up to Oct. | 26th, British submarines had sunk or damaged two battleships, five gun- boats, one torpedo boat, eight trans- ports and 197 supply ships. a PTE. HENRY LOTT. PTE. BERT LOTT. "My only four sons have volun- teered for overseas' service. One is on the firing line in France, one at Shorncliffe; England, waiting to cross Suffering I was on the road to recov- | the English Channel. one in training | ¥as Pte. Donald Lott, who went over at Port Arthur, and the other is at Barrieted cebiy So Mrs. John Copeland, mworth, infermed a Whig representative last week. Mrs. Copeland was twice married. Her first husband was Abraham Lott, and her four sons were from that union. When the Whig man called upon her she told the story of her sons volunteering for the de- | ¢i&ht years, enlisted in fence of their King and country. Pte. Henry was the first to enlist in Canadas' army, having gone over- seas with the first Canadian contin- gent, which was recruited during August, 1914. When the recruit. ing officer paid a visit to Tamworth shortly after war was declared, Henry Lott realized that his services were required, so up without an with the late Lieut. Herchimer Stew- art and Capt. Mouck, When the Canadian contingent went to France, Capt. Mouck left the Canadians and to the Dardanelles with a t. While fighting in proceeded Pi pe Vaile fighting in heel. but he is fully recovered, snd' A er tt ett ttt LOTT BROTHERS ~~ ON OVERSEAS' SERVICE | ter's squad will be added to by sev- | eral promising players from Ottawa, delay. He went to Valcartier | ST LAP THAT WINS King George Points Way to Final Victory. KEEP GOAL IN SIGHT HIS MAJESTY TELLS THE BRIT. ISH SOLDIERS, Dogged Determination Evinced By All Ranks Will Win--The Whole Army Is Hlustrious, the King De- claves, London, Nov. 3.--A despatch from Reuter's correspondent at Brit- ish headquarters in France contains a special order of the day to the Brif- ish army issued by King George be- fore his departure for England. The 'order says: 'I am happy to have found myself more with my armies. It is especially grateful to me to have been able to see some of those that have been newly created, for I have watch- | ed with interest the growth of these | troops from the first days of recruit drill through the different stages of training until their final inspection on the eve of their departure for the | front as organized divisions. Al- ready they have justified the general | opinion then formed of their splen- | did fighting worth. "Since I was last among you, you have fought many strenuous battles. | In all you have reaped renown and | I proved yourselves at least equal to! once | rm pm | i | 4 { { i 8 H-! | | i | | | | | | { | PTE. WILLIAM LOTT. ( PTE. DON. torr, is now fighting in the trenches in { France. He is unmarried. » {| The second son to cross the ocean | With a draft from the 59th Battal {fon. In a letter to his wife, whe re- {sides in Tamworth, he states that he {Is anxiously waiting for word to {come for the battalion to which he {ig attached to leave for the front. His | wife and four children are living in | Tamworth. Pte. Bert. Lott, aged about forty- Port Arthur with the 52nd Battalion. He had {been away from home for about ten years, but when the call came for {men he was "right there." ' He isa | single man. -Pte. William Lott, the fourth and last son to enlist, is a member of {the 50th Battalion, now at Barrie field Camp. His wife and one {child reside in Tamworth. The mother of the boys said that she was proud of her sons. An offi- { cer who has been in'close touch with {the four of them stated to the Whig i that they had proven to be good sol- | diers, * bs There ars. ale two sisters, Mrs. {John Mouck, mworth, and Mrs, {John Thompson, Deseronto. "Ythe highest traditions of the British | tion at your patient and cheerful en- army. "In company with our noble al- ties you have battled the infamous conspiracy against the law and lib- erty of Europe so long and insidi- ously prepared. These achievements have involved vast sacrifices, but your countrymen, who watch your campaign with sympathetic admira- tion, will, I am well assured, spare no effortto fill your ranks and afford veu all supplies. "I have decorated many of you, but had I decorated all who deserve recognition for conspicuous valor there would be no limit, for the whole army is illustrious. ; "It is a matter of sincere regret to me that my accidént should ' have prevented me from seeing all the troops I had intended to see, but dur- ing my stay amoung you I have seen enough to fill my heart with admira- durance of life in the trenches--a life either of weary monotony or ter-| rible tumult, r "It is the dogged determination evinced by all ranks which will at last bring you to victory, Keep the goal in sight and remember it is the final lap that wins." ---------------- London, Nov. 4.--Premier As- guith's unshakable confidence and optimism, while they have not dis- armed criticism on the part of the Sections of the press and the public which have been foremost in the at- ASQUITH'S SPEECH CAPTURED 00D WILL Of Large Parliamentary Majority--Redmond's Declaration Considered Strong Card For the Government---Strong Feeling For An Inner Council of 5. Lm SECOND SECTION expression of approval or disapproval of the Government's policy. The most important feature of the debate was Sir Edward Carson's speech, which, however, failed of the effect it might otherwise have had when Sir Edward Grey secretary for tack + | foreign affairs, in reply, showed that 3 the Government in Yetenti Greece had asked for help from the weeks; his chivalrous assumption | service. the province. | deens. | Some of the salutory reforms intro-! original competition for the place. | THE SPORT REVIEW Albert Cadotte, the well-known Montreal athlete, who was a mem- ber of the National lacrosse team during the past season and an ex- Wanderer hockey goal keeper, has enlisted with the 69th, and is going into active training immediately. Allies for the express purpose of en- of full responsibility for the Dar- abling Greece to fulfil her treaty ob- danelles expedition, which has prac- tically obviated the necessity of any explanation from Winston Spencer Churchill, and in a measure has spik- ed the guns of MF. Churchill's op- ponents, together with his vigorous assertion of his position as head of] the Government, appear to have cap- tured the good will of the large ma- Jority of the members of the House of Commons, and seem desthhed to have the effect he desired. on the <ountry of inducing the people to take large views and restoring con- fidence in the eventual outcome of the gigantic struggle in which the country is engaged. | The fact that the Premier expressed willingness to resort to some kind of fompuision should the voluntary sys- tem of recruiting prove a failure has also. given the nation satisfaction. There will be no Parliamentary discussion of the Government's me- thods of carrying on the war in the sensé demanded by a considerable section of the press. The debate in the House came automatically to an| end last night without William S. ("Bill") Hancock, pos- sibly one of the best-known referees of hockey and lacrosse in the Pro- vince of Ontario, is in training with the Owen Sound quota for overseas "Bill" Hancock was for about fifteen years connected with lacrosse in Toronto, and earned an enviable reputation as a referee of both hockey and lacrosse all over -- The MeGill Athletic Association has decided to retain their franchige in the Montreal City League and will play again this season at the Arena for local honors. Th'e mem- bers remaining ovef from last win- two of whom played with the Aber- examination by those who pl Wheelers. This was overlooked | ayed for the Winged | The Boston Journal says the only way to settle the baseball war and to al League to organized baseball as the third major league; to adopt Hamilton Spectator -- 'Shaugh- | nessy in his attempt to introduce new plays into Canadian .football has also introduced interference, and al- though the officials have noticed it Sgveral times, the Ottawas get away with a heap of it that escapes unno- ticed. In the game at Toronto with Argos, the Senators gained yard af- ter yard by interference, but were not called for it. The same thing i happened at Ottawa on Saturday. Shaughnessy has no doubt taught his men some good ground-gaining stunts, but strict officialus would | S00n put a crimp in them. Toronto Star: Colonel W. A. Logie | has given his consent foréthe Toron- to division of soldiers to partake in a rugby game here against the Kingston Battery, "Jack" May- nard will be in charge of the Toron- to soldiers, while Lindsay Wright, last year's captain at St. Andrew's College, is captain of the Kingston Battery, The latter this season have cleaned up in all their games at Kingston, and have such well-known players on their team as "Gamey" Stratton, last year quarter-back for Varsity; "Jack" Williams, the form- er Ottawa half-back; "Bob" Dib- ble, and others. I duced by the so-called "out-laws' and then to divide up the territory" 50 as to have two clubs and contin- | uous baseball in all the big baseball cities. The deadlock which has Since Satifrday wifl™ tie for the senior O. R. F. UNeham pionship between Torontos and Ham- ilton Rowing Club was settled yes- terday. Hamilton Rowing Club agreed to play home-and:home games with their opponents, total points to Count. The Torontos got the best of it, inasmuch! as they have secured their desire with regard to the scene of the first game. Quintin Roosevelt, youngest of Col. Roosevelt, has been appoint. ed one of the three managers of the Harvard freshmen football team. More than sixty men started in the son Most of the N, H. 4. hockey play- ers have declined thgoffers from the coast and will remain' in the east Patricks may get one or two, but it will take a lot of money to coax the stars away this winter. Hamilton; expects no less than four championships this season in| football circles, for at the present | time Hamilton bas four teams in the | running, and their chances of cop- | ping leading honors look really good. | In the Interprovincial it is all over | but the shouting, the Tigers having | this cinched. On the O, R, F. U.| According to a recently-adopted rule of thg New York State Boxing Commission, boxers must appear un- der their own names, instead of un- der the alias which practically all of them assume. Varsity: Those stars who consti- tute the remnant of Varsity's last jligations towands Serbia and that when the Greek Government chang- ed its policy the British Government had proceeded in the steps after full consideration with the French Gov- ernment. The declaration of John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, of confi- dence in the Prime Minister was also regarded in the lobby as a strong point for the Government, One note of criticism heard in the lobbies 'was that Premier Asquith was carrying loyalty to his colleagues to an extreme; that instead of stand- ing up for them he should throw them over. There was also a strong feeling in favor of Sir Edward Car- son's view of what the cabinet should be. In this connection there was strong feeling that there should be five members of the inner coun- cil so as to include Sir Edward Grey and Lloyd George. Premier Asquith's refernce as to the pressing need of national economy is believed to in- dicate his intention to impose still more drastic taxation as the only any formal | method enforcing such economy. the Rowing .Club are tied for first with Toronto. Hamilton, has two i re uit 2 3 | intermediate teams who are out in settle it right, is to admit the Feder- { front of their respective leagues. The Tigers gained the lead in the Interprovincial by downing Argon- auts on Saturday, and the interme- diate Rowing Clb won their group by holding the Guelph Agricultural College to a tie. * A movement has been started to form an amateur hockey league of senior Salihgsamons the soldiers en- camped in Ontario cities this winter. It is proposed by the Sportsmen's As- sociation to put teams on the ice in Toronto, Hamilton and Loudon at this end, and at Kingston and Otta- | wa, and possibly another eity in the east. The two sections would play off a schedule, "and the winners meet in the finals. The hockey teams in these centres would be taken care of by the association branches in each city. The association is asking permis- sion of the O. H. A. to play ugder its auspices as a separate senior sec- tion. to keep he foidiers by themselves is that the men may be sent to Eng- land before the hockey season is over, and if they were, grouped with the regular O. H. A. clubs it would disarrange the schedules. k To Have Volunteers Needed. Wellington, N. Z., Nov. 4.--Speak- ing at a recruiting meeting' to-day, William. Ferguson Massey, Premier uf New Zealand said that he did not want conscription, but that if there was a shortage of volunteers he woyld not hesitate to invoke com- pulsion for securing men. year hockey teams are advised not to dicker with city clubs, a meet- ing will be held next week Yo decide on the possibility of the Blue and -- and the Worst is Yet to Come. White playing hockey this winter. Toronto Globe: Wonders have been accomplished by the O.R.F.U this season in whipping preparatory schools and collegiate institutes in Wesjern Ontario into line. The On- tario Union promises to become to football what the O. H. A. is to hoek- ey. More "organized" football has been played in the province this sea- son than ever before, For the Big Four rugby games on Saturday, Frank Robbins of Hamil ton, and "Tommy" Riddell of Mon- treal will be the officials in the Argo game at Ottawa, while in the Tiger M:A. A. A game, "Pud" Kent and "Billy" Foulds of Toronto will be the officials. _.The New York State Boxing Com- mission yesterday declined to recog- "Johnny" Ertle as bantam- weight champion of the world. A Brooklyn boxing club before which Ertle will appear in a contest this week applied for formal recognition of him as champion by virtue of his recent victory over "Kid"" Willlams on a foul. Montreal Gazette: ous rugby at MeGill The numer- players who are students and have played with Mon- treal this ve been suspénd- ed for Intercollegiate sports for the season, for playing team without securing from There the Me@ill Athlétic Association. is a rule at MeGill, under which a student cannot play tor agy other club without first securing per- - mission and also passing a medical The reason for the request 9