§ " ren - -------- YEAR 83-0. 5 BALFOUR 1S THE HERO FIRST LORD CONGRATULATED BY PREMIER ASQUITH. Who Is Given a Great Ovation -- Government Held Bulk of Liberal And Conservative Vote, London, Jan. 7.--Amid scenes of wild enthusiasm rhe House of Com- mons last night passed the reading of the Government bill for compulsory military service by the decisive vote of 403 to 105. I'he vote came shortly before mid- night, with the galleries again pack- ed, every seat on thé floor of the] House occupied, the Ministerial benches filled, and an air jof eager expectancy prevailing, The events of | the day had increased the tension | to a 'high pitch, notably the action] of the Labor Congress and the quick! sequel of the retirement of three La-| hor members of the Ministry. Throughout these developments) outside of Parliament the debate in| the House had forged 'steadily ahead, ut had been left largely to lesser | figures. It was reserved for A. J.| Balfour, First Lord of the Admiral- ty, to close the debate in behalf of | the Government, and he did it in a| persuasive appéal of half an hour,| whidli, roused the lagging spirits of | the advocates of the bill and turned! the tide of adversity which had been! running steadily against the meas- | ure through the debate and the out-| &ide events of the day. | "Let this vote to-night show that| we are a united people," was his Closing appeal. "Do not let us give @ false impression to the world that | in the moment of the country's grav- est emergency we are divided one #gainst another. Abandon your ab- stract theories and remember we are | dealing | with stern realities which . call for great sacrifices, Tremendous Outburst, | «hen came the vote, which was| taken amid edger interest as the members filed | the tellers, and | ord of the figur Was recely. | ed with a tremendous ou cheering, whith TREE through the 'chauiber and wits echoed to the wait- | ing crowds outside," Scores of members | their handkerchiefs, and the air was| rent with white papets flung in tri-| umph at the Government's success, | Amid the demonstration, Premier Asquith, his face, usually pale, now glowing, with satisfaction, walked down the floor of the House to pre-| sent the bill formally to the Cham-| ber. His appearance was the signal for a rapturous ovation, members of all sides standing and cheering, while | the galleries cold with difficulty be restrained from joining in the en-| thusiasm: : An analysis of the vote showed that the Government had held the| great bulk of the Liberal and Con- servative vote, The Irish National- ists had voted against the bill, but the Irish Unionists supported the " measure, and the O'Brienitos took no part in the division. . The minority shdwed a sprinkling| of Libera] members; the most not- able being John Burns, the former Cabinet member. bor memb opposition. | { ADVISE WITHDRAWAL OF MISSIONARIES. From Interior of Province of Sze-Chuen Owing to Rebellion. -- (Special to the Whig.) " Shanghai, Jah, T.--The authorit-| fes of the Province of Sze-Chuen have advised the withdrawal of -------- first | urst of |. in khaki waved jand women out of work. A number of La-| ers algo voted with the| legislation for prohibition of the li- : 'Tquor traffic, but whether for the dur- | MOUNTED, RIFLES FORM ~ BRIGADE OF INFANTRY. Reorganization of Canadian | Units Made to Assist Com- rades in Trenches. mg Vina Ottawa, Jan. 7.-~The following statement was issued by the Militia: Department: "As there has been con- siderable comment based éntirely on misunderstanding on the reorgani- zation of the Canadian Mounted Ri- fles brigades, it is best that the true perly understood. The explanation is that it was found that the organi- zation of the first and second Cana- dian mounted brigades, (sisting of three regiments of three | Squadrons, was suitable fof the re- {lief of infantry brigades in the i trenches, and application was made {early in November . to reorganize | these units-nto a brigade on an in- fantry- basis. This wise and ex. | tremely necessary, recommendation {has now been sanctioned by thé Ca- nadian Government. The Capa- dian mounted rifle brigades which will continue their clature are composed of a magnifi-| cent body of men, and much credit] is due to the spirit in which they have accepted the change in their} anxiety to render service to their} comrades in the infantry and for the! Canadian corps. They will form a brigade of which any commander may be justly proud." TRAMPS 600 MILES IN ORDER TO ENLIST. Then Slight Defect in Eye Caused Him To Be Turned Down. Toronto, Jan. 7.--To walk 600 miles, all tile way from the Aretie regions, to enlist for overseas ser- vice, is the record journey by R. Leo Pettigrew, an Ontario man, who was born near Galt. He was found hardly up to the requirements for active service owing .to a slight de- fect in one eye, but to show that his efforts to serve his country are appreciated he has been taken Hn the strength of the Queen's Own Rifles, and given a post at military lheud- quarters, Exhibition Camp' When the war broke out Peiti- grew was working for the Hudson Bay Company, nearly 1,000 miles north of Edmonton. He did not hear that there was a war until five months after it had- been in pro- gress, the news being brought io him by some prospectors. GERMANY BEGINNING TO FEEL THE PINCH of Textile Mates rials, Says Despatch From 7 Berlin | {Special to the Whig) New York, Jan. 7.--The first evi- ence that Germany is beginning to feel the pinch of the shortage of tex-| tile materials in contained in néws from Berlin that military authorities have prohibited "white sales' -in the department stores. Reduced prices, in woven and knit goods and clothing made of them are made illegal, and bargain must wait unti] the close of the war. The closing of textile mills must throw hundreds of thousands of men If they they will of discon- also | hunters are allowed to remain idle become dangerous centres ¢ tent PROHIBITION IN XN, 1. The Government Likely to Introduce a Measure, St. John, N. B., Jan. 7.---~The Standard, a Government newspaper, announces that the New Brunswick Government, at the approaching ses- sion 'of the Legislature, will present ation of the war or longer, is not announced. It is believed the bill will provide for a vote by the people of the Province. NO DECISION REACHED. By Wilson And His Cabiney Over the Persia, {Special 'to the Whig) Washington, Jan. 7---J.ong tod- sideration by the President and his { Cabinet to-day of the situation creat- yed by the sinking of the British lin- WILL UR reason for this step should be pro- each. con-' While waiting for or present nomen-| MEN Practice at sword fizhting. and pads Li PROHIBITION Parliament To Be Asked To ss a La. FOR WHOLE DOMINION LEAGUE TO MAKE AN AGGRES- SIVE CAMPAIGN At the Coming Sessions of ment -- Legislation Asked Will Be Dominion-Wide. to the W} . Ottawa, Jan. 7.--#*Domin on-wide prohibition movement, which has been launched from Ottawa a Parlia- That (Special by number of individuals, and which is' said' to be substantially staked, is to be carried aggressively ParHa- ment during the coming s is the intention of the move project to address circular letters the (Prime Minister, to members o the i to tha leader the of Op. tion and to the two leaders of th Ha Sh fh Sue beat, once taken to en 2 Dominion- | wide prohibition law. In additign, every member of Par- liament will receive a letier urging that- in. voice 'and vete we back up the proposal in Parliament It probable that the League will induce some one in the House to place olution Tn the Order Paper hy proposals may he brought up bate and edwnsideration There is ut present Prohibition Act. is which for de- a Dominion The Scott Act is in on the statute books at present time, | but that is not the sort « contemplated by the new What it desires is Federal legislation without submission to the people A MUTINY OCCURRED ON THESSALONICA. Because Captain Would Not Wireless For Aid, Passen- gers Say. (Special to. the Whig) New York, Jan. 7.--Whed 177 passengers of the abandoned Greek liner Thesgalonica, together with two of the crew, landed here to-day from the steamship Patris, they told 'a vivid story of their sufferings at sea and of a mutiny aboard the Thessal-. onica, in which all but three of the vessel's complement, turned against Captain Gaulandis because he would not wireless for aid, although the vessel was breaking to pieces THE LUSITANIA CASE, May Be Segtled At Any Hour, ington Says. * (dpecial to the, Whig.) Washington, Jan. 7.--The Wash. Lusi- = Christian missionaries from the in-|er Persia left the matter standing tania case may be settled 'any hour. terior owing to a rebellion. . Chuen is one of the western provin: | information from Austria for a solu- tween this eountry and Germany: ves of China 'bordering on Thibet and about fifty Canadian mission: aries are resident, It adjoins Yun- nan, where 50.000 men are in re- volt, - a Charles W. Knapp. the New York Times, and formerly editor and publisher of the St. Louis Republic; died suddenly on Thurs: day in the office of the Times. Re 3 ¥ THE WHIG'S CONTENTS. -- s Page : I--Dominian Wide Prohibition: Smith's Address. of Prayer Meeting: Children's Shelter Needed. --Demand of Regsevelt: Joffre Bees Victory. x 4--Editoria Random' Reels; Walt Mason's Rhymes. Local S~IMilitary News: ters. :. astern Ontaria News. Timely An- 3 Mat- of late Wright; Theatrieal, L-Survivers of Persia; § 5 Record Year in Dairying. W-Former Consol in German Plots; Sleepytime Tales; 3 Menus. , treasurer of ~N ition. Absolute lack of Knowledge on which to reach a conclusion wags re- sponsible. OFFICIAL INQUIRY ABOUT DARDANELLES. \OMcer Criticised by Gen.Ham- ilton Demands an Inves- tigation. Spec ial to the Whig) | London, Jan. 7.--Thé whole Dar- | danelles failure may be subjected 'to an official inquiry, it was report {ed to-day, as the result of Gen, Ham- | ilten's report. Gen. Stopford, men- i tioned 'by Gen. Hamilton, has de-: {manded that the War Office make jan immediate investigation of the Su- via Bay failure,the Pall Mall Gagette! {announced. General Stopford, who | {won honors in Egypt and in the | Boer war, was severely criticised by! {Gen. Hamilton in his report on the | British defeat at Suvla Bay." He | was relieved of command {sion and returned to London, A---- A -------------- "Call To a Clergymay, Winnipeg, Jan: T.--Kngy Bes 9 wy i From Coun 12-Warching rh Napoleon. of - terian Church, of this city, & call to Rev. RS Sze- | where it had been dependent upon The only ottistanding difference he- in the matter it became known. to-day is a question of phrasing. iba of his divi-| JS a res- | i lies' posftion in Greece is quite would submit to the Congregational lers to start against the German lines, ( 'anadian cavalry- The horses are protected as well as tl \ ; 1¢ men with hoods against sword cats and other injuries. . yn As re A an FIRST READING THE GERMANS COMPLAIN OF HARDSHIPS SUFFERED Major Moraht Admits the Huns Have Lost Much of Their Excellent Morale. Berlin, via Amsterdam, Jan. 7. | An exceptionally frank admission of tae terrific conditions faced by the! German troops going through the second winter campaign is contained In an article by Major Moraht, mili- tary expert of the serliner Tage- blatt. Major Moraht, who is the hest known German military critic, * de- scribed the unparalled hardships and sufferings endured hy the Kaiser's men and calls the winter campaign the most terrific in the world's his-. OF tory "Many greetings," writes Major Aloralit, "reached we during the holi-' He Declares That the Present Sys- days from both western and eastern tem Is As Obsolete As Bows and theaters, there is one to which ex- Arrows. pression is given _ over. and over (Special to the Whig) again. 'Our privationmg at the front London, Jan. 7.--The compulsory should not be underestimated at! service bill carried on the first read- home' | ing in the Commons, The vote was 'Let no one be misled Dy pretty 403 to 103. pictures which now and then reach | the German papers from some alleg-i" . London, Jan. 7.--The debate on ed point at the front. After the ter-| the Compulsory Military.Service bill. rible change in the weather condi- which Premier Asquith placed before tions which Decefiiber brought, our the House of Commons on Wednes- Trenches by no means resembled up- | day, was continued at yesterday's holstered caverns, mcr are the dug-| session. Heary E. Dyke, = Unionist outs like comfortaiie ne Pat manber from Exeter, acterized M h MAS, RE a 0 Bg i Ie v {any emergency. The baitle against ¢ 18nts the w form 'of be fought day and ul nd {E116 PITEd by 'man in ly allows the cave dwellers to ex- Y | ist," . {+ William O"Bffen, leader of the In i dependent Nationalists, opposed the stand 'tgken by John Redmond, speak- Arthur Henderson, president of: In8Ing for the Nationalists, and gave {the Board of Education; Under Sec: | the bill his hearty support. © retary William Brace and Treasury i would not consent to strike a blow at Commissioner Roberts, all Labar this SY F Fanee, hi Russia, he leadghs, have resigned from the Brit- sald, y Jong iything Be Sot a would wreck the hill." Ish Ministry on the conscription is." yr gepeio, considered 'Ireland Fene ' Y as had a claim for exemption, 'because It js officially announced that the she is a distinet, although necessari- Russians have captured several im- ly allied, ation." He . wondered { portant positions west of the River what principle of democracy would | Styr. ' . be gacrificed hy asking young men There were several demonstrations to place their services at the dispo- against the Turks in Sofia, Bulgaria, sal of the country in whatever capa- on Thursday i city they might be best utilized. The The text of the seeond Austrian most amazing to- him, he said, was note, made public on the Ancona at- the fact that England had clung 'so | fair, says that indemnity will be paid [long to a system of national defence | for American dives lost. ag obsolete as bows and arrows. The summary of General Ian Ham- 2 ilton's report indicates that 'the Dar- danelles' failure.is due to insufficien- | cy of men. Sir Edward Grey The Conscription Bil Vote Was 403 to 105. W. DBRIEN IN FAVOR CONSCRIPTION AND POSES REDMOND, or. char: War Tidings. Must Keep Workers at Home, Herbert Samuel, Postmaster-Gen- | eral, said he was driven to support the policy represented by the bill by the hard, cold logic of facts, . declares the Al- sat i i isfactory. | BOUCK WHITE TO END WORLD WAR. Plans a Revolution of Eighty Millions of .Toilers the the common cause, she maintained the World Over. great fleet which commanded New York, Jan. 7.--Bouck White, Seas. It was necessary to keep in pastor of the Church of the Social|this tountry an adequate number of Revolution, and formerly of Clayton, Ten Sor Lalalmen of these essen- iannounced - that at its request e The -président of. thé Bord. of Ministers' Club next Monday a plan Trade had concluded that-1,000,000 for an -international revolution to Men could be properly spared from end the world war. i the population to take part in the His idea is for a strike of 20,000, Military action, Mr. Samuel contin- 000 workers in America and 60,000,- "ed. That was the maximum fig 000 in the countries at conflict. ure, but, in Mis view, also the mini- "I am going to ask the aid of all Mum figure, and if the men could he clergymen in the country to further Spared they ought to be sent., The 'my project," he said. "My plea for War, would not be Won in the way revolution 'will be to the effect that|!hey were determined it should be | Christianity has broken down and | Won, he said, without very hard fight- !that it is being rapidly destroyed|ing. For that purpose, in addition through bloodshed. The gospel of 10 an overwhelming mass of artillery i social revolution is becoming recog- | and munitions, there was a need of inized the world over. I am going: £reat armies of men, : ito all cities in the United States and | {ask the ministers to use their pulpits | {for the strike." Ramsay i Mr. White said he had agents; her of the House of Commons, oppos- {throughout the country already and'eq anything in the nature of support {they had reported progress. ; i for the compulsory service bill. President Bellamy, of the r ilway 'men's union, in moving the passage of tire amendment recommending that the labor members of Parlia- ment oppose the compulsion. bill, Off to War. | said he believed that what was afm. Edmonton, Alta, Jan. 7.--Frank|ed at was to put a chain around the { Walker, senior Liberal whip in the neck of -the working classes of the 1A'ertd Legislature, where he repre- | country, which' would prevent them sents Victoria Riding, has enlisted from exercising their rights as free with the 151st Battalion as a private. men. . Putting such a bill on He now possesses the distinction of statute books, he said, being thé first member of a Legisla- would ture or Parliament to enter the ranks the Ki for active service as a private. 1 99,000 Against Union. >. (Special to the Whig. Toronto, Jan, 7Over ! tions. All were agreed, he contin- ued, that this country ou its whole strength into the war, but it would not be doing this if it puts the whole stréfgth into the trenches. Great Britain was the chief muni. tion factory of the alliance, and its financia] strength. -- On behalf' of a Chain on Workmen's Neck. ENLISTS AS A RRIWATE. {Taber Whip in Alberta Legislature arouse such passion that even ng's Government might not be + able to stand against it. i Lahor leaders who left the Cabinet will appeal to their constituents on the conscription issue, : 74 ot ninety against ght te General Assembly will not recom- | facts of the Persia affair it is tho end union with such a large minor- [at Washington that United fy . may not protest. IS CARRIED whichy al- though it was against all his predilec- | ght to put! Macdonald, a labor mem-! the ultimately Owing to diffcuity iw getting the} CHINESE REVOLT, (Special to, the Whig.) Lege Peking, Jan. 7..-- Practically >» the entire provinee of Yunan is # now in revolt. Communication {% has been' entirely interrupted "% for two days. The rebels ate {# reported to number 50,000. The + + Government troops are expected + : % 10 come in contact with the reb- &! # el forces within two days. + * * +! TEES TRIED TO RECRUIT | GEO. | . TORONTO'S MAYOR. | A Little Joke Put Over on gyi . * Thomas Church by Sergeant. EPIL L EH i | i It 2 Crit on Gorman Busi ww fie SHIH. onc N AT THE RECENT COMMER. CIAL TRAVELLERS BANQUET. aides Sidi * wee | Canada to Lay Down the Terms' By WkEick Fritz Will Deal With Us Again--Beaten in War Germany is Toronto, Jan. 7.--There is no room j for resentment now over being tack-| iled by a Tecruiting sergeant. Mayor t : { Church, himself, has had that. ex- Bouin in Truge, | perience. Sergi. Henry Cunningham | ts ie recent Sinner fhe Knights {and Sergt. Broad, of the recruiting Dao op en Ee oa h hid | staff, saw his . worship in front oft 'Adress in reply to the toast to "The the .city. hall, and the idea struck Commercial Travellers." The Whi { them, but they doubted the wisdom Si Persuasion, sevared a opY rd of odutiue it up to him. : (Mr. Smith's remarks. Among oth- 3 ly not, I'l] bet you 50 cents er things he said: you won't," said Sergt. Broad. "There is an old saying, 'A good | yorergt. = Cunningham. promptlyi "UC, S 2 bush.' The Montreal | walked up to his worship, tapped his| Association needs no eulogy from shoulder, and said: 'How about) 0 To the commercial travellers I JOURE man® Wouldn't .¥oui,s both associations 1-have a word !1ike to start the New Year right?" 'to say. Three years ago to-night I The mayor with a little staggered. told you of the power you controlled. But he said: "Don't you know Who} said at that time you could create I am? +' replied Sergt Cun-|, sentiment far stronger than any ningham. = "Does that matter? newspaper, and 1 asked you to tell "Um Mr. Church," said his wor-ia) and évery one you met from sun- iship. : ..i rise to sundown, that imperjalism "Oh, Mr, Ghurch, the mayor," said | was no longer a dream. hen | Sergt. Cunningham. "Well, you've! Jack Canuck threw his hat in the { done quite a lot for the city. Would-| ring, the firm stood John Bull & Co. {n't you like to do something for your! Now 1 have another request to make eauntry ?" of commercial travellers, and it is: { Mr. Church here saw a friend, and * When this war is brought to a left Sergt. Cunningham. itis only | satisfactory conclusion, you, one and {fair to ysay that the mayor has a all, lay down the term by which | physical disability him enlisting. which prevents! Fritz will deal with us again, and if you think the proposition gets be- HUN STOCK DOWN WITH GREEKS NOW. yond you 'call up your parliamentary Losing Respect They May Have representatives 40 enact such laws as will ensure satisfaction in this Had--Qreeks Pre to Fight Bulgars. | respect. Remember you have the power of all Canada behind you--- | this land that raised products on one- terith of three provinces amounting to one billion dollars, the amount extracted from suffering France by | | Germany at the close of the Franco- {< London, Jan. 7.--~A déspatch to|Prussian war, when Germany | the Daily Mail from Athens says: thought she-had France crippled for [ "Phe last ten days have seen the | all time. What will those three | biggest drop in German prestigel prairie provinces raise when they since the war began, and this, de- Produce their full capacity? this spité the entemte Allies' evacuation |land that raised a hundred million of a portion of the Gallipoli peniu-|d0lars in two days; this land that hh A i a A "The causes of the German slump {have been external. and internal, | hamely, the failure of the Teutonic! : forces to advance in Macedonia, to-| a Is | gether with General Castlenau's con- | RUSSIA AND JAPAN { idence in the strength of the en-| a : j tente Allies' position at Salonika, and | Reject German Overtnres Fop Separ- | the impatience of the Greek troops ate Peace, y | to resist any attempt of a Bulgarian (Special to the Whig.) in Greek territory, which, London, Jan. 7.--Count 'Okuma uipeled the government to give! Japanese Premier, told 'intefviewers [the commanders on the border the| that Germany has made overtures bn, | necessary orders to be prepared for| both Japan and Russia for separate \- { action against the Bulgars, if neces-| peace, but. that they have been re- | sary. jected. k { "Moreover, through the aneen,| Count Okuma attributed Ger- | who has hall depressing letters from | many's desire for peace with Japan | her sister, the Princess Charlotte ofl and Russia to' acute financial dif- | Saxe-Meiningen, King Constantine is) ¢yties, h jlearning the true staté of AfAIrs IN| nmin | Germany." : | - DAILY MEMORANDUM ; Band at Palacé "Rink to-night, GERMANY WILL NOT |, See top of page 3, right hand corner, SEND ARMY TO SUEZ. for probabilities, | "Week of prayer" Street Church 5 by 4% fessor Band Dall. at morning, | Marning | advance | has co meeting, Brock Speaker, Pro- {Gnly Turkish Forces Will In- ; vade Egypt. Berlin Reports: (Special to the Whig.) | . Berlin, Jan. 7.--Germany will send | no armies to the Suez Canal, it is | generally believed here. Turkish | | | Buckne forces officered to some extent by | Clarke, LN. & Co. Germans and supplied with muni-|Coliege Book Store Ftions he ui tu the [Soulters Grocery force that will invade Egypt. | It ie | Gulems Grocery, 0 force at w nvade Egypt. £ | Frontenac o 1 Jerm: Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Squa So¥ bossible for the Germans to send {iba s Ling Store. liark | war supplies to Constantinople ARG | poauley's Book Store ....98 Sess | thence to Damascus within a short |McGails Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. 10g | time, 51 Union Bt Leod's Grocery . . pi - {Modler's r x University Within a few days --a"new time | pa i's Cigar Store table will go into effect, showing fast | Prouse's Drag Store { trains running from Berlin to Con-|Valleau's Grocery stantinople in thirty-nine hours. Be-| BORN. eae | fore the war the trip took fifty-nine |p poppin Tweed, on Jan, Sef. to | hours, Improvements on the Ser Mr. and Mrs. re Barnett; a son. | bian portion of the road by German LUFFMAN--In Tweed, on Jan, ith, to | engineers has made it possible to re-|- Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Luffmah, & son. {duce the time QUINN ila Tweed. on Jan. 2nd, tb Mr. $ : { and Mrs. MJ. Quinn, a daughter. i TRUDEAU--In Hungerford, of Dec. } 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. 'M., Truflean, | DECLARES THE FOE pe h WILL NOT ATTACK. -- MARRIED, | Report Says the Allies at Sal- OPTEN-POLLITT -- in' Kingston; Jan. 6th, 19186, by Rev, & 1. Camp- onika Will Be Unmo- lested. © , Mabel, youngest 'da EY ~~ ROBERT J. REID Paris, Jan. 7.--*It seems more and The Leading Ui rr J b' ". Pollitt, to Horace tten., both of Kingdton, $ more probable that, for the present | 7 230 Princess Stre ot a4 least, the Germans and Bulgarians | ™ . J will undertake no movement against | The Old Firm of U the Allies at Salonika" telegraphs] the Athens correspondent of the a- | vas Agency, "It haw been observed | D4 Pre 47 fo Aa yd that the Germans and Bulgarians are | x 5 fortifying tlie line they now hold, ap-| ' ! parently with the intention df re-| 5 E maining on the defensive. 4 : "The Germans prefer to direct] FAMILIAR their efforts toward Albania. They| CHOSEN BY FAMO AND WOMEN OW desire to capture Aviona and Dur-| 4220 and fortify themselves there." H i if 7 Covered afternoon reserved for Rink Saturday and evening, children, AAACN AA} A | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: W's News Depot ing St J W. & .v +296 +353 noess tario on Carthage Doctor Dies at Dance. 'Carthage, N.Y. Jan. 7.--In the midst of a one-step at the Leap Year dance given in the ballroom of the woe to