PAGES YEAR SERBIAN GIRLS AND WOMEN FACE FAMINE AND DEATH Bol prt One Million of Serbia's Womankind Are Suffering Horgors -Many Will be the Prey of Roving Bands of Balkan Guerillas. 82 v 1] for Salonika, Deg. 16 bilan girls and women suffering and through lack of food an: a worse fate the hand bands of Comitadjis Well-clothed, well-f the Allies suffered the cold in southern § is happening to the girls left by the retreating Se 1 f WO 1 army world cath only rbia Lia The dothing all the men and boys the « ( 1e winter lages and join the army through the Albanian identally the FRENCH RESIGNS COMMAND; RETIRES OF OWN ACCORD cet Official It the | prowess women said told them heroines men and then o come to them outrages fled yuntaing is help manless g food and are at the mer Lacking protec villages and country may become the prey guerillas tense pogsi death good-t rh fuges wl to Albé 1 It the 1g most nd girls in kin behind the Serbian the Government orde to leave in retre Tittle istr they mountain i Balkan ie women al military he has al politica him that against War raged attack dealared, having John's loyal wanting the John Britain as a 6 night Ihe not dis gave London, Ded 4 Press Bureau dast tollowing I'he General appointed John in Wf Sir d ir out to say WAYS rauke that General I was around been the red campaig! Minister Kitehe } he War Sir Office announces Douglas Haig to succeed Field French in command of arm France and Flanders Since the commencement and during over sixteen of and incessant strain Marshal Sir John French has ably commanded our armies France and Flanders, and at his own instance, relinquished that fel All the command publ 'His Majesty's Government, with appreciation of and gratitude for the conspicuous services which Sir John French has rendered country at the front, have, with King's approval, recommended to accept the appointment Marshal and Commander-in-chief the troops stationed in the United Kingdom Sir John French has cepted that appointment 'His. Majesty the King pleased to eonfer upon French the dignity of a the United Kingdom." has Marshal the ner the Sir # been Insp friends rtain hinted of the months Ce Field | deed most campaign ag in fact directed 1 headquarters Lond wspapers in time that the Lord Kitchener personally by Sir in the now be Gen war severe at ihe ainsi has now facts the adherents lack marked British expeditionary due Lord Kitchener's keep the troops adequately with ammunition Lord Kitchener's themselves in restraint and no counter-charges were made I'here was no disguise of the fact however, that there was lack of sym- pathy between Kitchener and French. | The outcome then was a re-formation of the Cabinet and the designation of David Lloyd George as head of the Munitions Department, Sir John French's army record is gpotiess and includes the dashing re- lief of Kimberley at the head of a cavalry division during the Boer war. | He had the confidence of the late Lord Roberts, and has ranked with Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener Al the regard of the British people. i A ti | SPREE EER db bbb ebb may made On part of Frend it was urged the eral that the ns success of forces was failure to supplied of full his to the him Field of held time, forces at the of ac has bheeu Sir John Viscount of Caused No Surprise. London, Dee. 16 The resigna- tion of Field Marshal Sir John French will occasion no surprise to those who have closely followed the political news during the past months A AA A AAA AAA NAAN ITALIAN ARMY CARRIED WITHOUT READY FOR WAR. ALBANIA ANY LOSS Dex Farthing, Montreal, addressing tic meeting at St. Lambert pro mised to be ready to go to the front if ever the Government called for men of his age tribe tdPheb iat hihi hd CANADA NOW FACES A FINANCIAL PROBLEM corted by warships are said to nave | She Must Practically Finance the reached without hindrance the ports] Present and Future War where landings had been ordered. It Orders. 16 Bi a Right of patrio Montreal 183} ACROSS TO tev hop A Bul- of That Pursuit softs Despatches Indicate gariuns May Continue the Allies Into Greece. (Special to the Whig.) Rome, via Paris, Dec. 16 Opera tions for the transportation of a large Italian army to Albania, re quiring an important traffic with large ships, have beep carried out successfully, notwithstanding the traps set by Italy's opponents, is stated, eb r rede it is known that the expedition landed in Albania without suffering any loss in crossing the Adriatic, which ts considered by naval experts as a brilliant achievement for the Italian fleet. (1 Whig Dec The greatest problem facirg Canada to- as an outcome of the war is the of some form Can adian credit which will reileve Great Britain of the necessity of shipping gold to this country in pay ment for war supplies and the question as to whether or not Can- ada can give assistance.to the Em pire, will have a direct bearing up-, on the placing of further war or- ! ders with Canadian manufacturers. mn ® Such was the message delivered Lots of Employment. to-day to the members of the Board (Special i the Whig) of Trade by Hon. W. T. White Minis- Ottawa, 16, --There is ter of Finance, who declared as well paratively a small number of unem- | that the time has now come for Can- ployed in Canada at the present ada partially to finance present and time, and there are no strikes of any | future war orders consequence, The Labor Depart- ar mo------ ment official report says that NO EL ECTIONS THIS YEAR. throughout November employment maintained practically the same high level as in October. ' Pan the 16 lorguto financial day establishment May Continue Pursuit. (Special to the Whig) " Berlin, Dec. 16.-- Via wireless) That Bulgarian troops may continue the pursuit of the Allies into Greece is indicated in an official statement from Sofia to-day declaring that Bul garfian troops have temporarily" stopped the pursuit of the enemy at the Greek frontier. com Premier McBride Quit On Forty Fifth Birthday. Victoria, B.C Dec 16. -- There | will be bye-electious at an early date in Victoria for Flummerfeit, in Van- | eouver for Tisdale, and in Rossland | | for Campbell. There will be anoth- {er session of the Legislature before | an election. The latter is expected | about April Yesterday happened to be the | forty- -fifth birthday of Sir Richard | MeBride, Last night Sir Richard and male lelp at eotton mil | Dr. Young were the guests of honor Eastern Oniarfo News {at a banquet given by the Lieutenant- | OPIts Fan {Sovermor, Several members of the ¢ jew Cabinet were present ~-- --- mm THE WIGS CONTENTS, and to famine commands Serbilang face death: British ang. iad news --Prizes given tary College Editorial: Pr Comment Walt Mason's 'Rhymes -Military News, hard schedules, al at Royal Mili ess s; t to get Military News: Theatrical Obituaries. ~A'lergyman MvBride, docunrents Sleepytime Tales; Awarded damages killed General information busy people 12~Courtryside Pr ih rebukes Finding Nor emier Pole Guelph's surplus of rTeceipls over operating expenses for the dial Railway [or sthis year is more than $10,000, Sir Frederick E. Barker, worsen] Chief Justice of ck, and and ex-Commeoner and Semator, is 10 Menus; for mare 11 tor Tidings | The { what aily Sud) Whig KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FOUR NEW BRIGADIER GE NE DECEMBER 16, 1915 BY CANADIAN 13.04 W ison, Hon. - James. Mason; EW Mont (ol Shpblprtd foie fe erie pbb bd bb brd UE HUNG TO LEAD nts gy 10 SUH One. Hundred Thousand Men Encamped in Jerusalem. ARE TO INVADE EGYPT BOTH 4 PRAISES CANADIAN TROOPS LR RE EEE EE EEE Sule fo feof oe fo fe Ea Settleme \ BRITISH ARE As th BANKS OF ( Look For a FORTIFYING ANAL Geneva, De 6 A ust will vod believe the reply American Washington her ex Ancona clals the tory furt the ote salista HH tlement be That Fre of Hears Strong Are the Cologne Paper to Ww result } Fortresses Being ted -- in Anges ol WARSHIPS DID DAMAGE TO GERMAN DEFENCES. rs Controversy Change In Route Steam- ships Da 51004 Milan, De ondon mis that preparat German expedition usa Ostend and Zeebrugge Are Heavily 8helled--Germans Made No Reply. RImad 4 London, De he legraph correspondent at Boulogne that Friday British ships bombarded the German a! defences and seaports in the inity of Ostend and Zeebrugge I'he Germans have given up the. idea el swbmarine building at Zeebrugge, and the port is now transformed in- to a base for stores. The bombard- ment smashed the wire entangle- nies erected along the coast as a proteciion against an attempt by the 'Allies to land. A German aviator attempted to fly over the British ships, but was forced to return to Ostend before he got half way As soon as the ma chine had been placed in the shed shells from the ships completely de stroyed the 'building and its con tents. A number of small anti-air craft guns were destroyed by the British shell fire and some of the large guns were put out of action Germang made no attempt to re the fire of the British iinst Egypt ormed FY en transi into an ontain ts have em has 1 AD 106,000 men conven ng been ospitais 16 Dally ' being of Egypt 16 Te LHL wires he invasion last war { 1 y ommand ol tl German coast ' 1 general, 'Trussemer vit v Fortifying Canal. Hotterdam, Dec 16 --iLondon Daily Telegraph despatch The Volka Zeitung of Cologne publishes the following telegram from its cor- respondent at Cairo who has just re. turned from the Suez Canal. \ 'On both banks of the canal hun: dreds of thousands of English and natives are busy dugging trenches six and seven feet deep. Especial at- tention is being paid to the western bank, which being more strong ly fortified In many places strong er sses are being erected eastern 'bank prepara made to inundate A British offi troops concen 240,000, Troops daily Alex 18 the being territory the at d tions are exiensive estimates in Egypt ng lands cer trated he al turn vessel ars andria In Ono the India fuirther significant been made here owning the Dutch mail boats notice the boats will juez (Canal route, but round the Cape of Good th connection a PLAYED GAME THE ement has companies liners and in by Kast Until not will Hope Ihe terest U-Boats Baltic Operations, London, Dec 16 rines, which have havoc in the Baltic man U-boats operated Crew the German patrol boats hav ing failed to discover the real iden tity of these craft when they passed through the Sound In this connec- tion, Mr. Mouuntsier says: "The Brit- ish public little realizes part in the sudden reversal of the submarine situation has been played by the brilliant coup of they British Admiralty in capturing and making use of a valuable flotilla of U-boats, once the pride of von Tir- pitz and the Kaiser." Using Enemy in ise the British played include by subima much ex-Ger British 80 voyage created intense in here and has given 'rise to speculation as to the reason official explanation is that the change is due 'to the increasing un certainty of being able to obtain the necessary coal at the appoint ment of the stations.' news has much The depo pote droledelrdr ded bbb bbb bbb > AT THE U. 5, + * A SLAP + ® (Special to the Whig.) + Vienna, Dec 16 Austria- + Hungary upholds her submarine *% ¢ commander's action in sinking - # the Ancona, claiming the + + engers brought disaster + # themselves by insolent remarks. + * . Sopdet tid bd dl bdbb bbb brid SIE JOHN ENTERS Takes Possession Of Palatial Resi. dence Overlooking Don Valley. Toronto, Dec. 16.-- John Hen drie, Lieutemant-Governor of Ontar io, and his household are now at home." Since he accepted office Sir John Hendrie and his family have been living in temporary quarters, but yesterday they took possession of the massive million-dollar residence in Rosedale that the Ontario Govern ment has provided for the King's re presentative DONDON POLICE HOME. pass- on Sir SEIZE, Pufilishing Plant of the Suffragettes On Thursday. {Special to the Whig London, Dec. 18.---Police to-day seized the plant of the suffragette. publishing house her It 'is appar- ent that hostilities Petween the Gov- ernment and Mrs. | Pankhurst. sus. pended since the war began, are get- ting serious again. igs Kaiser's Offer To Pope. London, Dec. 16.--The Evening, Star says that the German Humanity League has anfrounced that the Kai ser has categorically promised the Pope that his temporal power shall be restored. The promise includes the creation of a political! state in Palestine. The proposed state would consist | of Jerusalem and the Holy places with the territorial area, including nd| Jaffa as a seaport, which is Eo! tario killed by a shell on Nov. to suppert the dignity of a cardinal while going to the' rescue "of viceroy. | wounded wachine gun men. LIEUT. GEORGE WILGRIENS, 28th T' I'otid "Greek | handle Som of the King's Printer of On-| MM. Gibson: eee FRENCH RELIEVED; HAIG SUCCEEDS. COT Ra France | command SI Doug ry Che tioned Lnited hingdom i SALONIKA FORTIFIED CAN STAND LONG Greek Laborers Are Working Along: side Soldiers of the Allies. 16 1 e Whig Salonika is into an almost im by the Allies in wnticipation of an Austro-German or Bulgarian attack ~Great gangs of laborers are working side by the soldiers of the Allies, row after row of Engineers ara busy mapping the gun Athens, De be transformed pregnable ing fortress side with and are digging earthworks day and night ranges The Anglo-French artillery is be- | ing stationed on all the heights com manding the approaches to the city, | and the railway line leading north from Salonika is heavily mined HOW MISSIONARY DIED. Trinidad When Bicycle Ate tachment Balked. Simcoe, Dec 16 Word « has reached towm that the death of the well-known Canadian missionary Dr. Jamie occurred on first trial of achment bicy cle, by It made a motor The auxiliary contrivance! was purchased in Toronto and fitted to the wheel at the manse in Prince's l'own It appears that the doctor on coming to a down grade applied the brake without turning off the power and he was thrown over the bars, and striking his head on the pavement never regained con sclousnes Killed In on the an att to his which was bicycle Ottawa-Prescott Foronto, Dec. 16 tation from the city of Ottawa wait- ed upon Premier Hearst and em- bers of his cabinet on Wednesday to urge that commissioners to push coustruction of the Ottawa-Prescott highway be appointed at once, and that the Government jmplement its conditional promise to ald the muni ipalities to the usual extent in their great project After hearing a careful argument the premier promised that the ques tion of provincial aid in the defray- ment of the cost would be taken up immediately by the Government Highway. A strong depu- 630,000 Turks In bield, 16 Replying to an House of Commons, Harold J Tennant, parhamentary under-secretary of war, said that it was calculated that Turkey had 650, #00 men in the field, and that this force, under certain circumstances might be increased to a million Dec the London, question "dn Disowns Ford Peace Expedition (Special 0 the Whig) London, Dec. 16. -----American Leg- ations at Christiania, Stockholm and Copenhagen have issued statements formally declaring that the Ameri- can Government has ao connection with the Ford Peace expedition. of men amd India has millions | tons of geld still to sacrifice om the altar of her duty and gratitude to the | Empire, said Kustom Rystomjee, ad- dressing the Canadiab Club, at Tor- onto Capt. Smith, of the Roya! Flying { Corps, while making a flight in an 'aeroplane was burned to death, the machine bursting. Boys in Great Britain are so eager to go io war that they commit per- jury as to their age 1 An ltalian destroyer and a trans | port were sunk in the Adriatic Sea by drifting mines. The British Admiralty is shortly] two! to test washed nut coal from Nova vancing Bulgarian i Scotia. | living inhabitant, 1$697.75 PES D PEI PPE | the French brought up a lot of mur -8 BAAR | | | LAST T0 MAKE OTHER CHANGES IN BRITISH COMMANDS Sir Douglas Haig, Who Succeeds Sir Joha French in Com- mand of British in France and Belgium, is Hero of Mons. Wg the Sir 1 EDITION British 1glas was commander ad the p Porces in with dashing be fol wnder-in-Cl street be expe tre 16 mnt by London De Haig's appointment in-chief the Briti France and Belginm hy other radical chan er commands the hinted to-day here will be no might affect the army affairs, but a grad of field commander expected spring offensiv I'he appointment of Mons' to me as of h will lowed 'm high Was ges in the the of army, it mas violent that admi of the supre WO MILLION CIVILIANS Of Russie Have Been Murder MeBRIDE RESIGNS Germans reddit berridirr bret bbb trib el PREPAID TO G0 Minister Hy Ww Ho We Says nld Yim Service rk barhar erman soldier Refugees who and others wh America JUrg was lal provinces his ghort. In vided the co levied In doing that fully, and that hungry or enougl intr all th this nhabit on gave no or nn want food for a uumber &v oil tr \g feels sofa se fe Jesfeofe fried Straightway the retaliate. It is said that of the inhabitants town of Pillviski, lation of 13,000, been utterly destroyed, habitants killed or caped, one nan tells the for sixty miles west of Mitau, over which he travelled, he =zaw not i and that the un SINK ENEMY VESHH#: + 3 + BRITISH > massacre! followed The which had a popu is reported to have and the in the few e: story that Germans began a general Whig.) A German in ih wal An wa Sea (Special to the London, Dec. 16 submarine was destroyed Black Sea aud a Turkish ship was badly damaged other Turkish trepedo hoat sunk by the British in the of Marmora * + - + + - +> > + try was a scene of desolat weeded felled wv hl ea------ SENT TO PRISON McDonald Convicted Check Work At Toronto. Toronto, 16 E. MeDonald ! a plundering career received its eighth temporary halt when Was sented ced to three years in penitentiary passing a worthless check With two women he wenl to lers-Gough store and picked worth of furs. He manager he had been left by his father, and tha he $40,000 bushels wheat West He was just as 1} was preparing to leave the city with the two women He was found have served se ven different sentences in Manitoba penitentiary for the same kind of fence, hig time totaling 19 years, the longest being a seven-year term He had been out only a few months, The women were discharged E. Of Bogue DAIL ¥ 'ME MORAN mM Dec Palace he old the $150,000 owned of the 1e arrested to of "ROBERT J REID _ The leading Undertaker. Phone 577. 230 Princess Street -------------------- JAMES REID fhe Old Firm of Undertakers. 34 and 256 PRINCESS STREEX Phone 147 for Ambulance. a i ee Bde pd p bb bbb bbb bbb birds - CUT DOWN JUDGES Ottawa, Dec 16 are are upwards of ges in Ontario ed in some offic that with a ber the work isfactorily and A proposal consequently likely be submitted tario. l.egislature providing for "a two Or more ountie one judge ere 1 Jud on=ider al quarters here much smaller nom could be done Bat expeditionally will to the On this winter granting PEE EE EEE REE EEE + PE rhb MOWED DOWN BULGARS JUST LIKE A SCYTHE Bloody Slaughter of King Ferdinand's Troops by the French Big . Gums. {Spec.al 10 ihe Balonika, Dec. 16.- The bloodiest struggles of France and Flanders did | not eclipse the slaughter in south ern Serbia when the Bulgarians de livered their attacks on the Allied front, the first British officers reach- img here from the front, declared to- * * * + + * > DONT Lola THERE ARE ONLY day. v "The Bulgars attacked in seven dense waves on a r90-metre front on a sector where I was located," said ---- one officer "Ou the first day they swept us back On the second day or ---------------- A ---- The Ontario Hydro-eleefric = Com- nission may pa tan division of the T derous75-guns. and cut down the ad-| Radial Railway ai a result of lines like a} ference HA el scythe."