ny KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDRESUAY. JANUARY 5. 1916 WITZ ~ EVACUATED By The Austrians After Hard : : Fighting. THE WOSSIAN DRIVE THE ENEMY our oF TRENCHES THERE! ------ Adlvamce Progresses THEIR Russian Favor. 'ably in Yolhynia and Eastern Gal. | ica~--Hepnvy Enempy Losses in Ficrce Fighting, London, Jan. 5 Everywhere tie Strypa and Volhynian districts Russia anid in East Calica the Rus #lans are gn the offensive, the official communications from both Petro grad and Vienna showing this. Czer nowitz, capital of Bukowina, is now the position around which the important fighting is in progress The Russian' War Office reports thal the Russians have occupied a line « trenches northeast of Czernowitz and have repulsed strong counter-at{s A Reuter despatch from Petrofra gives a report of the evacuation Czernowitz, and the capture « large number of prisoners, including Germans, by the Russians There has been a strong advanee by the Russians on this front though Vienna says that the Russian attacks have been unsuclessful, an that their losses have been appalling. In one sector six miless in width 2, 349 Ruggian dead having been count ed, ol most of On Two-Hundred-Mile Front. Pressing their attacks all. .along the two-hundred-mile front in. East ern Galica, the Rugsians are fighting in some places hand-to-hand en counters with the enemy jn the trenches, These fierce engagements point ito artillery bombardments, lowed by bayonet charges right the Austrian trenches Berlin and Aus that all the Russ attacks prove unsuceegsful, but tHe official report from Petrograd states that the Rus- sians are carrying out their plans with great energy 4nd deterniination In Volhynta and Bukowina the er emy losses are [very great Ereatest fol into an reports state | teen miles from their Fighting and entrenching, the Rus sians are holding on to every vard of territory captured, and there no sign of any halt to the offensive op- erations. is PPR PREP E PRE I EI PPR R EPR * J -* - hs » 4 * i * + SAYS WILSON LIED, New York, [Jar Under the eaption of "The Lie," the Tribune editorinlly says: "When Woodrow Vitam, on February twelfth, told the German Gov- rrnnfent that the United States would hold it to 'strict account- ability" for any infraction of in- ternationl law resulting in the loss of Amépitan life he said what held npt mean and d it to a Government which knew he did not dean it Mr. Wil son listened to the politicians, who told tim that the American people ware 'selfish, that they desired peave at any price, that - they would be satisfied with empty oo and that" to LJ FPP REPEL PEO RP EES R ee rePe + keep them out of war would be 10 win an eapy re-election 4 ee BULGARIAN PILLAGE, Pu u the ._ fireece. (Special to_the Whig.) Paris, Jan) 5H--The following ullicial statement was given out last night: Certain Bulgarian - detach- mepts have pillaged villages on the Greek frontier Upon our front nothing notewprthy has taken place In the Dardanglles, artillery fire has been less aetiye during the days bf January 2nd and 8rd. There have Deen ro event of importance. Ea Some Villages Frontier Of LORD NORIFHCLIFFE WARNS States Of Ts Perilous Position. (Special to the Whig.) London, Jan. §.--In a long inter- view, Lord Northeliffe calls attegtion The Unjted of 'the United States to its perilous |. position and, says a hostile army of Huns_or Oriéntals could be brought across the ocean and landed on Unit- ed States shores rapidly. A leader. of Czechs is being tried Vienna on a charge of treason. - - ifi THE WHIG'S CONTENTS, Page L-=Brirish Russian Conscription Bill: Advance i. Wright Dead et Twi rat The activity i4 along the Sir he ALLIES PERFECT dan hc Here the : y Hus been forced back seven: | positions | Military Power | +! Britain, {TOTAL ENROLMENT OF _ OF CANADIANS : In 1915 Was 223,070--Kings- ton Division Shows Up Well. "Ottawa, Jan, 5.-The decision to| Micrease the Canadian forces to half million men gives peculiar inter- { est' to the recruiting up to date for the various contingents and the en- THstment of the | areas, i different divisional Including 12.500 men doing guard: duty on public works and the per- manent \{oTces of 2,460, the total en- rolix os end of the year was 070. overseas service the aggreg- ate 212,000, but while this is the [known total all the detailed returns {are not in The slightly incomplete record hy divisions gives a total of 1208,026, The total enlistments by and distric as follows: No. 1 headquarters at London, SOK py divisions Kare ) 15, No headqiarters at Toronto, { headquarters al Kingston, 21, 419 2 Na. 4, | 20.484. eadquarters at Montreal, headquarters at 4,237 No. 6, Maritime Provinces 20,- No. +1 38.955 Ni No . 'Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, 21,703. British Columbia, FORD PUI 20.136 FOC " DOWN, On Paying For. owns For the Peace Ladies Copenhagen will not pay for néw tain the women who desired t showing at next Hague York and now in « to bring the es, Jun. 7 Ford! cer- Henry gowns for peace delegates make a brilliant week's conference Gaston Plantift, | manager for Ford | of the enterprise boys out of the trench- informed several women who put the qhest on to him to-day. They must the gowns they brought along on-the Oscar 11 stay fn their hotels Plantifi p This other suggestion delegates wanted* for a while know Ford home any time New auto barge wear, or foot d to-day wn on an- Several in Europe wanted to would pay their way they wigted to go. Plantifi lared that delegates who fail with the main party on. the Rotterdam: January 12th, their "own fares home. fo stay longer and if der to sail liner will pay THEIR MACHINE: ero almost i and will shortly Being Reor=| ganized For An Irresistible Spring Campaigh. Paris, Jan the Allies' military will "have marked grea campaign that spring Radical reforms effected It not present to tell the forms, but it is\upon these that lead- | ers in the Entente ecountriés base their predictions that the 'veat 1916 will witness the final defeat of Ger many ~ Fhe Vast changes ini establishment effect on -the | will open in the! are already veing | bermitted at! nature of the re- military power "of France, Russia and Italy being welded into an irresistible maching, every part of which will work in| unity, The révent was only is War Countil in Paris to) outline the necessary changes and establish a unity af pur pose, The actual work of affecting the reforms began s00n the War Council ended ¥ as as mal nites itn "BLOOD-SOA KED PR( ERITY." What U, S. Rep ward , Busi "tative Calls: Up. (Special to eo Washington, Jan. 5 the nrese nt upward swing of business a "blood-soaked' p rosperity" coming as a piece of political good fortune to help the Democratic party, Repre- sentative Humplirey of Washington in a speech to-day predicted.a.. panic unequalled in the history of the coun- try at the end of the European war! unless the tariff rates are raised. "Who il boast of prosperity here | that is measured by blood and tears shed across the seas?" ke said. "*We would look upon such a person much as, we would look upon a man who boasts df having rifled the clothes of dead soldiers on the battlefield. p CASUALTIES AT LOOS ' . NEARLY 60,000. Official Fiowes 7 Are Announc- ed in the British House, (Special to the London, Jan: 5 in the battle of Whig British astaitio Loos lope during i the Allied offensive in September to- | talled nearly 60.000 Under See retary Tennant annoineed this afternoon. They are divided as follows: Offi- cers, 2,378; men, §7288, This indicates that the battle of { Loos was one of the bloodiest in his 'tory. . No_acourate estimate of the | German losses have been obtained. Quebec, | Ta PETER REDE RR ep Hamilton, East Grey, PN i SERBS REABY T0 COME BACK 100,000 in Abania Eqdipped By the Halians. THE KING OF SERBIA ! WILL PRESIDE ( OVE R HIS ARMY REORGANIZATION. Serbs Reach Sulonik in Small Regi. 156,000 Bulgarians and*Teutons on Greek Frontive, * Paris, Jan. 5. According to a Ha vas despatch from Athens, under date of January 3rd, the officers of King Peter's suite at Salonika declare that the Serbian forces concentrat ed in Albania, not including the ments=--Only Ser- bian detachments co-operating with i the Montenegrin army, number 100, These forces," adds the Ea bate completely ¢ be amp? pa with uniforms, artillery and RES. | No decision has y¥t been reached as | to how these forces will be utilized." | t8Ke a dozen men from Sacket: Har! who Is stop- | King Peter of Serbia, { ping at the Serbian Consulate in Sa- | lonika, is expected to preside over the reorganization of the srhign army, according to a Salonika despatch to the Havas News Agency filed Janu- ary 2nd The army gradually being assembled at Salonika accord- ing to the despatch, 200 to 400 time to time. According to reports of Allied air men, the Bulgarian-Cerman forces on the-Greek frontier aggregate only 156,000 men OF these 120,000 are Bulgarians on the Doiran-Guevgholi front, aud the balance are Germans is men each arriving from {on the Uskub-Monastir line. : i iees-------- feed detodoleode lode ER fe debe ofoo oe 3 Baansassasoresserses] = DERBY? ¥ RECRUITING, * * Married ad Single men enrol L6T7T9.263 men enreiled L150.000 'Total Married and rejectohl 2.829.263 sSingie « e 128.863 Total. enrolled available for vice in army Married, available but failed to enrol Single, available hut failed to enrol anal ser 2400,410 ) 687,000 651,160 PEEPEP ERE be sled NINE VACANT SPATS In Parliament Ww ith, Death _Or KE; A. Tancaster. (Special to the Whig) Ottawa, Jan. 5.--With the death of BE. A." Lancaster, member for Lin- coln, there will be nine vacant seats when Parliament meets on Wednes- day next. They are: Lincoln, East London, Carle- | ton, Brandon, Lisgar, Kings, gouche and Prince fand t groups of from | { United States: 1 Canada should ou : A Sunday service on board a Hanspor bound for Salonika. on a cushion covered withithe Union . Jac k, behind which stands the he 'padre.' , » free A AA AA ANA. a | | RECRUITING MEN ; IN New YORK STATE. For Canadian Army, In Viola=- tion of United States Laws. Watertown, ternational controversy from the detivities in the pasl few days of Jack' Leamon, formerly of Watertown, but now a 'sergeant in the Canadian army. Lea- {mon came to this city from Pres- { cott, where he is stationed, a few days 'ago, making his headquarters at the! | Crowner. House, started recruiting Americans for the Canadian forces To friends here he said that he was forming 'an American Legion which was to become a part of the Cana- dian Oversea forces At the Crowner House yesterday it; was stated' that keamon publicly made the statement that he was af ter recruits for the Canadian army. It was also stated th#t many young men from this city visited Leamon when) he was at the Crowner House, ¢The former Watertown man fe statement that he had se- cured "line recruits from this city, and that they would go back with him to Canada. : is reported, too, that Leamon 5 acket Harbor, where | N.Y., Jan. An in- may aris this city tor | 5. mac AL8 i ; tue Lhe 1 ve! made the statement, that "he would | bor back>to Canada with him for service on the firing line in Fraifce. There seems to be little guestion bul that Leamon is violatifig :- the United ates law in rec ruiting men | for a belligerent nation in this country. A similar case of several Engfigh efficers which occurred in tiie west Mong ago was considered! a violation of the neutrality of the i" if FRANCE TO ESTABLISH. . GREAT FAIR AT LYONS. Institution Wil Rival That of Leipzig, Where Merchants Will -Meet.- Ottawa, Jan. H.~--The trade and commerce department has been noti- fied that the French are planning to establish at Lyons a great fair sims ilar to that which has been held at! Liepzig, Germany, where sales of 'ov- er. $50,000,000 were made each year. The fair, which! is funder the | patrenage of the French President! and the Minister of Commerce and' Iidustry, will be held from the 1st) to 15th of March next, and will be open to all manufacturers save those of enemy countries. , The intention is| mainly to bring actual manufactur- | turers and buyers together, Those | who took part in the fair at Liep- | zig returned home having often re- | ¢eived sufficiont orders to keep their) ®orks going the whole year. | Bir George Foster believes that| be 'represented in} this movement, which will not only | express sympathy with France, but| which may dé&Velop interests of: most importaut character... The power of Germany is_based upon her indus- try and export, and the defence of civilization 'will = be ou individual lines after tlie war is over, he says. J. D. Flavelle, "Chairman of the; Ontario License Board, fell on ice a Resti-| {indsay Monday night while curling, and fractured a rib' A rs Inc "London, Jan. 3 hill for conscription. military age. i BRITISH CON SCRIPTION BILL INTRODUCED | (Special to the Whig.) : --Premier noon Hitroduced An the Commons the Government In offering the billi-the Prime Minister declared that the Government plan to draft into the service at this time all men of The results of the Derby recruiting - Asauith-this after- does: not decided 'a number i Poulton spoke of the ignorince . science SUNDAY SERVICE ON BRITISH TRANSPORT. The * Bible rests THE NEGLECT ~ OF SCIENCE The Cause of the Mistakes of | England." T00 MANY LAWYERS IN GOVERNMENT for GOOD OF | COUNTRY, Opinion Of Prof, Or Is The KE. B, Oxford -- Germany Puts | Science To Every Possible Use, London, Jan. 4. ence "is responsible for England's mistakes, according to Prof. KE. B Poulton of Oxford University 15 speaking of 'science and the great | 8 he said Nearly all our failures in the pre- sent conflict have been due to the national neglect of scleng oh '| Eo i Neglect of sci- PXCeRs] [ve 3 1 Spirit that is the most stie¢ to science-«the spirit of the advocate.' The. great danger of the lawyer: politician in time of crisis, according | to the speaker, is that lie has been | aceustomed to Jive in an atmosphere | of gomproniise, of action based. on finding a meaning between conflict ing. interests and of scrupulous re gard for precedent In war, the ad | vocate makes the worst possible guide. The British Government ha: | of vital = issues without scientific evidence and even then, for the sake of appearance has clung to its mistakes. As the re ult, thousands of lives have been sac- rificed. As an instance in point, Professor ol ministry iven into declaring fats, oils, and colton as contraband One-third of thie. German ammuni- tion for heavy guns consists of nitro- glycerine, and fats are the only source of glycerine: The speaker pronounced it danger ous for a country whose prosperity depended on science to 'ruled by politicians amd Utterly ignorant of 8 a rons are n sei ence. Great Britain is a manufactur: ing country. -~ While Britain has taken a4 greater lead in The development of science than Germany, science still stands apart in the - general educational scheme, In Germany, science is put to every possible use by the Govern: ment. German suecess in trench war- fare has been entirely due to science. The British Government, on the oth- er hand, long delayed asking for and | accepting advice on scientific aspects | of war from men quslided to speak: | A American Steamer Saw Its Finish In| * Magellan Straits. (Special to the Whig.) Santiago, Chile, Jan. & ~--American {steamer Santa Clara, from New! on the part of the that had to be WRECKED IN STORM. + York for Valpraiso, has been wreck- | ted in a severe storm in the Magellan Straits. No other details have been receiv ed hers. KING OF SAXONY. MAY Qui. Because of Growing Discontent Of The Population. Paris, Jan. 5.--"A report Is eur rent that King Frederick August of | | Saxony is considering the idea of ab- | dicating in favor of his eldest so | Prined George," says the Journal, Poul. | for ' pit is said, {.who, | Mrs ! matter i like this. | in Canada something on | lines as in RAILWAYS WAR | FOR BUSINESS. | 'C. N. R. and C. P. R. in Keen' Fight Over Freight Rates 'To Coast. _ Vancouver, Jan. 5 A fight be-. tween the Canadian Northern and C, PR. for business between the Prai-| ries and the Pacific coast appears to: {have been precipitated by the recent' entry of the new transcontinental in- {to the field of freight traffic. {i C. N. R. officials said' that when! their line started business, a few | | weeks ago, reduction in rates to and; from Edmonton and many other, points came into effect. They say that immediately following this the {C. P. R. retaliated by clapping' on a rate top high for switching cars at terminals in Vancouver and New Westicinster. The C. P. R. owns practically all local switches and | side tracks to industrials and ware- houses. / { A few days ago the C. N. R. threat- ened to appeal to the railway com- mission against a charge of $20 for: switching a car when it believed the! {C. P. R. should Have charged only $5. The answer of the C. PR. iw | that the C. N." R. cannot appeal to | the railway in British Columbia is oncerned, because Mackenzie and | Mann agreed some years ago to give the provincial government at Vie-| oria absolute control of rates, This! | brings a poetical as well as. a rail J way question into the dispute. jog KAISER SERIOUSLY ILL. Report Reaches Amsterdam That He! Has Blood Poisoning. Amsterdam, Jan. 5 Emperor William is suffering from blood pois- oning and his condition is daily be- coming worse, according to reparis ! that have reached here from Ger-' ! { many These state that the ! been operated upon twice withont any improvement being nqted and that Crown Prince Frederick. Wil- liam will be temporarily entrusted with the Imperial power unless. his father's condition chaages 'in the near future The Kaiser had planued to for Constantinople on January but this plan orders of his Kaiser has leave 15th, aban- ans, was doned- by phys | who peripit only Imperial. Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg tos Emperor v isit the HOCKEY IS PLACED UNDER WOMEN'S BAN.' 9 Salaries Paid Professionals | 4 Bi Sak Ottawa, Jan. 5.--Laurentian chap- | ter, Daughters. of the Empire, at a | meeting presided aver by Lady Egan, discussed the subject of the hugesat- fendance at hockey matches and the Intgé sule--paid to able-bodied men it was felt, might be at the front. The money could be spent to { much better advantage The matter was brought up by Sladen. The feeling of the meet- ing was that many 'people attend these matches without giving the! much thought - and that the attention of the public' should be drawn to "the disgrace of patroniz- ing anything of the kind at a time This does not dpply to jun- ion or school sports, which, of course, must be' encouraged." It was alsogproposed that the at- tention of the national chapter be called to the question of the-advis- ability of agitating for the establish- ment of universal military training the same Australia and New Zea- land. : CANADA BETTER OFF. Over 38 "Miiljons to, the as Compared With Year Ago. Ottawa; Jan. ~The revenue of Canada for the nine months ended | December 31st was $122,000,000, as against $99,600,000 in the period | corresponding, an.'increase of $22, 400,000. * 'Payments on ordinary expenditure for the nine months were! 74 millions as against 85 . millions during the same nine months a year ago, a deéréase of eleven millions, Capital expenditure was 28 millions, as compared with 33 millions a year ago, a decrease of five millions. Apart from the war outlays, there is a bel- terment of $38,400, 00 in the finan-' cial situation now and a year ago. due to increased revenues and de- creased 'expenditures, -- ------ BRITAIN ANXIOUS TO PLEASE NEUTRALS. Prospective Unionist M.P, Con=| tends Sea Power is Not | Fully Exerted. : London, Jan. 5.~--Thomas Gibson | Bowles, who changed his political *oat and subsequently reverted to | his original faith, will be the Union- | ist candidate for the parliamentary! seat of St. George's, made vacant by the recent elevation of Sir Aléxander| Good, : a despatch from Basle, "'owing to 'the! Henderson 10 the peerage. any ! Canadian { the Kmpiré is' one and indi EXPECT 1s DEFEAT AS CENTRAL POWERS ARK ABLE TO CONCENTRATE. Hungarian. Leaders Do Not Expect An: Early Peace, Contrary to the General Upinion In Rerlin (Special to the Whig.) Budapest, Jan. 1. (delayed) A great offensive movement by the Al- fies on all fronts is expected by Hun- i garian officials in the spring. They are certain it will meet with defeat. "The Allies fail to take into ac- count our military positions," Count Julinug Andrassy, Hungarian Parlia- mentary leader, declared to-day. "We are so situated now that we can help each other. We can send men and resources to any front at time," We can copcentrate -- something the enemy naot do. This, 1 believe, makes cur victory _ certain and it over-balances the re- sources of our opponents. The situ- atioh cannot be changed by an En- A. offensive ¢his spring." Contrary to the general opinion in Berlin, Hungarian officials believe there will be no early peace. LOOK INTO- LUMBER TRADE. Ottawa Government, However, Does Not Believe Famine Likely. Oitawa, * Jan.' 5.--The Govern- ment does not expect a lumber fa- mine with soaring prices, . At the present moment stocks are large and prices low, In official circles stories to the effect that the demands from Great Britain are likely to inflate prices are believed to be exaggerated, but the Government is taking steps to inform itself as to the present gondition of the British market C ANAD. A'S GREAT FEAT, Yorkshire Observer Regards Raising Of Big Army As Wonderful. London, Jam. 5.---The Yorkshire Observer tLiberal), d ing Bord en's New, says: 'None 'could 'have bolfeved Tt pos- sible a little over @ yeéur ago that Canada would undertake to provide any army eof 500,000. Sugh-an un flinching resolve on the part of the Dominions is not only an inspiration to us-in dark days, but a pledge phat luble the exertions prepared. and put to achieve final victor DAILY MEMO See top of page 8, right hand corner, for probabilities. Installation of "sfficers Court Catara- qui to-night, § pm KC.L-Frontenae Hookey poned until Tuesday night, Aa SANA, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: Bucknel's News Depot J. 1 Clarke, J. W. & 53 College Book ore. Coulter's Grocery Cullen's Grocery, Cor. Frontenac Hotel tario Bt Gibson's Drug Stpre .. Market Square VF. Southcott's Grocery, Portsmooth Ne Auley's Book Store ... McGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Mol. 's Grocery ....v 81 . WW, card Store 250 35 versity 4 Medley's Drug Panl's Cigar Store ...... Prouse's' Drug Store RTH Prins Valleau's Grocery 308 Montreal in forth Game posts King Vai Prince Princess Princess "& Alfred MABDEN-TAt Brewers Mills, on 6th, 1816, Patrick Madden. eighty-eight years. r uneral hurkday morning At 2 o'clock 0 £1. Barnaby s Chirc Ii ry and a spectfully invited "fo att PETIORS:: i Kitigeton, on Jan bth, 1818, 'Iva, eldest daughter oft Fred- erick Peters, aged Aevan years and five months, Funeral feom her late residence, '91 Elm street, Thursday afternoon, at 2.30. o'clock, to Cataragul cemetery RANDALL Kin , Oh Jan. bth, 1916. Marg erie Ann Farley, re- lict 'of the late Heajagiiny Randall Funeral from the. resi Of her sun- in-law, Gep. Hee street East, Friday o'clock, to Pobpal IN MiMofisy. In loving memory of Pr ; # m Hast- lugs. who died a: ¥: ho street, th, 1815. Jan aged { FI aie Fu ehd. Kingston, Ontario. Jan. All is dark Within wid dw Jing. uonely is our For the one who, oi) i] heer ua. Has for ever tied < Hig cheery smile and "Are J ssant to Tee He had a friendly wor And died belo Phone ad Ships. tor Grain; : For the army of men killed, wounded | 4 and made prisoners the British con-! i quered seven square miles of: téreic! { tory between La Basyoe Canali and} j lens. The British $yshed the 'Gor- | { man trenches on a five-mile trort! (for a depth of 4,000 yards in some | places, but in 'frhting later in the! week they lost some of the newly- | | captured ground. They geeupied { Hill No. 70, one ile (rom Lens. ---- i i : . Of the 847 Manicipalitie Onta- tio, 553 will be "gry near, (growing disconteut of the popula-! Mr. Bowles' role in the House of} ition, which on al occasions has | Commons, to which, in view of the i taken the forny of hj tile demonstra. | present' systeni" of uiicontested elec- from the prov isions of the hill, Premier Asquith an- Ltious agalust the Ki tions; »he is sure of being Tetursod.d * i s av will be agitation for the sterner use! nounced. The Government took this step to avoid | "Por s man ta 7BITE WHA IW evi OF eat Damian's sea. poweL 1a the] opppsition from the Trish party leaders, {dent to bm as his hanifest duty prosecution of the war. He con-| The bill calls for compulsory enlistment of all 'and through selfishness refuse to en- tends that the navy's grappling irons! single men between the ages of 18 and 41. who are . | list is undoubtedly a sin," declared] are hampered by fear in some of ba Reiter Simpe eligible for military "serviee, It also provides for the Rev. J.J. O'Gorman, P.E.. {a a! Government departments of offend- the enlistment of widowers ithout dependents. campaign show that the case for general compulsion has not been proven, he said. Ireland is excluded Random Reels: i's Rhy mes News; Kingston -f Badly Tremted In Hoe- ~Faditorial; Walt Mas Military oT LE Haul ton "EasternsOntirio. News; Key Obituary. museme ints; Thuely HOASMENLSE The, Fora eatrienll Milliary. S-~Hun Contempt of 1. 8 ort We tehit Ré of Wome i 11--~Countryside News: Markets. = 13-Siony of & Stanza. 3 Ani= | sermon ari the Biessed Sacgament| ing neutrals. and he wants to see gi {Nor {Chiron . | more complete stoppage of supplies s renunciation of vodka is | reaching Germany brows ; asutmal,: Rn I to ns countries.