112 PARES | rhe pa ara--t YEAR 83 - NO. 40 BIG VICTORY OVER TURKS In the Capture of Erzerum By : Assault FIVE DAYS OF BATTLE FURIOUS ATTACKS SEALED FATE OF 160.000 DEFENDERS ign Unparalle léd-Muscovites Wade Through Saow Fifteen Feet Deep in Aretic: Cold -- Results dd to Fame of Nickolas as Stra- tegist, Lordon, F 17 Led by ( ike N the Russian ar the Caucas bas capl bred the v ms a pr grea A ---- LL ------------ i sp ' | | Turkish fortress of Rrzevrunt, in East orn Asia Minor, Phe following statement on aut last afght in Petrogr and Duke Nicholas h graphed to the Emperor a has anted the army of ancas help that Erzerum after five days of w Ziv God troops of the ( such great heen taken cedeonted assautts I am inexpres nounce this vietory Majesty Thousands of prisoners when the fortre great stores munitions plies fell into the hands of torious troops, it is believed The hlow the most serious Struck at Turkey Early i A AA as At Turks then indy sup vie of ve relief of ee a mt GEN. VOX AVha Was ge the Turk BeAr the lrbish forces operating ir potamia, including the garrison of Kut-E-Am 'od DER "por ted forces in Kr i si May Threaten Constantinople The fall of Erzeru expected to open ihe way for a re idvance by stern Ar-| rime) THE Wes CONTENTS, eels; Reeder Keder gston \ An. im Mili- tl Record nl Manus: Oda «menia in the spring Constanti- uople itself might be imperilled. By this contemplated drive the Russians, it is said, hope to bring Turkey to her knees More than 180,000 Turkish troops were locked in Erzerwm with the in- vestment of the fortress, according to all dispa'ches Two noted Ger- | man leaders, Field Marshalls von der Golfz and Limon von Sanders, have red®ntly been reported at Erzerum It is pot yet known whether they caped , The Russian campaign was unpar- alleled military history. The ad- vance pressed across a bleak and ET country, over mountains and through narrow defiles in Aretic cold Russian official reports state that at places the soldiers fought their advance through snow feet deep. The Grand Duke's message was re- ceived shortly after a report from his £8 15 headquarters that nine of the defend-| ing forts of Ezerum had been taken by the bavonet fy ian sol- diers swept up the mountain sides 1d swarmed through gaps made by the heavy guns. Grand Duke a Strategist. Grand Duke Nicholas took com mand on the Russian southern front | less than five months ago Imme- diately the Russian forces, which had been inactive, began to develbpi the »offensive which has resulted n/ the fall of Erzerum The Grand Duke military experts to greatest strategi war From the ties until early is considered wv, he of the developed by the outbreak of hostili- in September last he | was commander-in-chief the Rus armies He directed the re treat of the harassed Russians during the Austro-German offensive last | ymmer, twice saving his armies from ! what threatened to We fatal traps f first he succeeded in defeating the German campaign to encircle and cut | off the bulk of the Russian forces! near Warsaw The city was lost but the troops were successfully | withdrawn Again, at Brest-Lit ovsk, the Grand Duke succeeded in| leading his men out of the'snare Early in September Grand Duke | Nicholas was removed from command | by his imperial cousin, Czar Nicho las, and appointed. viceroy the | Cauéasns and commander the! troops in that district | Erzerum, a city of 40,000, is about sixty miles west of the Russian fron tien It is surrounded hy a stone' wall huilt by 'the Tarks three centu ries ago On the eastern side a high mountain ridge outside the wall pro- tects the city from attack from the Russian Caucasus Along this ridge were located most of the stronger forts The vity for four one Ol sian of of has belonged to the Turks centuries ! Captures By Russians, { Wh g Between rkish troog i $s were captured when Big it Feb A000 T of gu Sp Londan vos and 100 large numbers by the Grand Duke they entered the Turkish fortress i Erzeru according unofficial Ports re ved trograd afternoon." I'he War Office had received no ad- ditional despatches from the Russian' commander and, was unable to verify these reports It was gstin wl about 100,000 Turks omprise the garrison of the captured fortres anda that mere than 1,000 guns were mounted on various forts . There is nothing indicate, ever, how many of Turk in making their escape The fact that the city fell within five days af ter the Russians hepan storming forts makes it appear possible thes captures. both in: men were larg | nd | 4 forces to from Pe this] i that 81 how. | succeeded to the that and gun The terms of a bill fer the forma- tion of a joint Essex Utilities' Commis- sion to control the sewer, water and light systems in the municipalitie: [ Windsor, Walkerville, Sandwich, Ford City and Ojibway were approv- ed by representatives of those places. Emperor Nicholas of Russia thank- ed France for succoring the Serbs Since the beginning of the war the average advance of British food Prices was 47 per cent. (Special to the Whig. Ottawa, Feb. ,17.-- Once } { Caandian troops have beenrin actioh at Ypres. = Word to that effect has just been received by the Militia De. | partment here, According to the | report, the Canfdianatroops repelled with great success that part of the German offensive which was directed against their trenches, leaving piles of German dead on "No-man's land" in front. $ The casualties among the Canadi | ams, it is stated, were®small and com | paratively insignificant, Report states that the German attack was preceded by a heavy artillery bom- bardment, which caused the dian troops temporarily to retire frout their first to their second -line trenches, When the enemy did charge, how- ever, the. Canadian tFoops were thor-) sels without warning. oughly organiys od and met the ad- vancing masses with withering and sustained volley of rifle #nd 'machine gun fire. The effect of this fire was deadly in the extreme. "There are many Germans trenches, he report says, of t platoons of them in fact, but they gre all dedd Germans Our losses 'fifteen {SoTsD 'Britain | land's lo y cruisers { from Kingsto n A A Pe NNN i NAA THE CANADIANS REPELLED = THE GERMANS AT YPRES were again | Cana- i 1 twenty-minute KINGSTON, ONTA RIO, THURSDAY, SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF - --PETER S. HAIRSTON, the {the fire which gutted the American Club, my | Klondyke and Cobalt. For the past he ! his wife, formerly Mrs. Turner, have president of the American Club and ed in the fire. W. O. ZOELLNER, dow n a rope. E AR dian Pacifi thinks some tures the taxation require . cidation, and should h¥wmmended If Britain Is To Be Supreme "iors, wa om Over Germany. CLUB FIR well-known rs of age. carried on Wo years American m left to He was ten resided for paymaster of London, Ont. to years the past the NEEDS ELUCIDATION, So Said Shaughnessy Regarding New Taxation, Whig.) Lord Thomas nb esident of the Cana fea elu he waliway of new , added, and will tinue add, im- burdens to those been already car of drastic for some to portant pn the cout Finance i meth ind AERONAUTIC EXPERTS the tuat mea House would most feasible additional, strikes me requiring amas Mister to purpose of on now before he about the providing the required but it it has some features elucidation and that Sir While would be inelined to amend before the bill becomes law. It may ount paid up on its some of onr Canadian companies; al- though making large profits just now, have of water between revenue and the proposed while others, for tance, have outstapd I stock less in amount than actualy patd-for x! with- to appropriations fron apital expendit citizen and reas stand back of ti in the adoption ¢ of taxation that may final idered in the cireym- im return the pegpple of country wil] demand, probably emphatically than ever expenditur n connection with I be ut wastefulness or agant that the Minister with his coileagues, shall » country's money is neith- squandered ure appea to be \ WARNING TO PRESENT DANGER. 8 of Must Battle Is To From Build Mighty the Air If She To Enjoy Isolation Fleeis For Continue Europe, (8neci Londen, Fe German supremacy within t the supremacy avail in rep sounded by several pérts to-day in commen agay's Zeppelin deba ! Commons: Jand awak gins buildin she can ho from Europe ity, of the ill oceans r net reference E venue for and be 1" E battle fleet lon be ister dreadng Noche 'Wa m Ti i . nee a, Ne y bots = more mes s little i! keeping the ever he can from th | KINGSTON. "BATTERIES ARRIVE IN ENGLAND 88. Metagama Reached Eng- land. 8afely With Cana- dian Troops. witihe and al Rasy ance, not Seitesdratedriteob dodo dodo dodefede FLIHU ROOT TURNED DOWN. te oe + New York, Feb. 17% {oot yesterday #+ .dénied the endorsement of + York State Republicans for Presidential nomination, in + report of the resolutions + mittee to the State Elihu alternoon New the the com convention . ; Whig was Feb 17 -- Official an nouticément was made to-day of the safe arrival in England of the troop ship Metagama which sailed on Feb- ru th with 79 officérs and 1,59 n men, including the Sth and 9th ar tillery brigades fourteen naval flight lieutenants and Army Services Corps detachments Ottawa, dole duesteodeodiododuode do sfesdeod ode sfeofeode de dete dodo LET BERLIN SAY SO: This Is the Request of U, Lansing. a 8. Seeretary Metagama we the d, {6th (Que rs) Bat Ammunition Column On the $3rd, 45th teries and anl the t Feb dis » (German with Secretary advisability of postponing date of the new subma I'he German ambassa said Germany did not plan to liners inthe new policy Sed tary Lansing asked for such a state- from Bethin Washington ambassador Lansing the the effective rine policy dor Sink EFFICIENT AIR SERVICES Have Years Ago, Should Been Adopted Said Balfour. very slight The trenches attacked, ed, extended over. the leng 4,000 yards Those temporarily evacuated were soon terwards re'aken, Special t he Wig London, eh: 17 Hon, A. J four created a sensation in the of Commons yesterday afternoon by saving he was sorry Britain did fot adopt a policy of the construction of 'COUNTER-PROP * AL effifignt wir servicesy for. defence FROM GERMANY. |. \ 1." Which Asks That Great Britain Shall Give Certain Pledges Bal af House deeded Bobededoleoel HUNS' SUBS SUNK. {Special to the Whig.) New York, Feb. 17 Am despateh from Paris tliree Teutonic submarines were sunk in the Adriatic by French eruis ors : + ® al to the Whig) Washingtony Feb. 17 Great j Bri italn must give pledges that pas- senger liners will not fire on submar- ines Before Germany will instruct its commanders not to fire on such ves > This in elec! napa htt b bts st id btt boy constitutes the counter proposal - err from Germany to the United States' Holland | objection to the, plan to sink: all secial to (he Whi j armed ships afte¥ March Ist, This; The Hage, Feb. A violent became known to-day; -following a "cri vest stoi is tG-dy ling ap buge wires against Ho land's Dikes informal discussion of the new submarine issue by Sec- Several breaks lave occurred Ambassador | many towns in the vidinity of Am- retary lansing and Bernstoten, bet rd.m are threatene. Ws KAYE Towas In Danger: FEBRUARY IN ining He participated in the business as a broker in Toronto, Oakville. ( Legion Overseas who escaped from the 17. TORONTO broker, who met his death in wining rush to He and MINARD, was injur- by sliding APTAIN AH, Battalion, who club premises burning MUST NOT be pointed out that, if 'the am- | capital stock' like the Canadian" lang and jmand, 0 700 FAR Minister of Militia Warns Ca-" nada's Aliens. SPEAKS IN COMMONS ABOUT THE DISTURBANCES BERLIN, ONT. the Troops Enemies IN He Also «Warns Riots-- Alien Véry L Against Have Been iently Treated. Ottawa, Feb. 17. General Sir Sam Hughes read the Riot Act to obstrep- | erous alien enemies in the House yes- terday afternoon ~ will be he declared, alien enemies been treat- Canadiah Government in most tolerant and lenient utterances vid conduet Indirect] neotirage. sedition, disloy will not be tol- observed," have h But even treasor erated." Mas nection ister of ally by in or alt statement was. made with the reading by 4-memo the in Tue in con the Min- conveyed to him or- officer commanding at connection with the riots day night The memo hefore, M some tine and law-abiding ish and German Waterloo tie have. heen ated by the feelings of loyal citizens of both Brit- extraction "in Berlin and adjoining locali- more or lesy exasper- language and action.of a Lutheran clergyman, an American <itizen. named Tappert, and by a German-born Canadian subject nam- ed"Asmusse, who, 'whether with good or bad intent, have been semi-apolo- gists for German spies and Kaiser- ism. It was asserted that ome of these men has recently stated that 'the conduct of the British in the war has been about as bad as the con- duct of the Germans.' It has not been ecifically - charged tha}. these utterances have been made with dis- loyal intent, but merely as seeking not to justify German. brutality as much as to condone it These utter- ances, coupled with the general ten- gion of mind throughout the country over the war, gradually wrought up a number of people high piteh of feeling." to a Soldiers Told to "Be Good," Minister of Mili- has requested the adjutant-gen- eral to issue the following order to each officer commanding a distriet, who in turn will be directed to trans- mit to every officer under his com- whether of the militia or over- Sir tia, Sam Hughes, Seas "Neither wanton rowgdyism nor irufianly misconduct is discipline, nor does either become a soldier. actions find mo. place service The! donning a sdldier's uni- form. does not exempt any man from his bounden duties and responsibil- ily as a reputable citizen. On the contrary, Being in uniform should be, 'and in properly constituted. corps is, guarantee of manly behavior. "History records that the ruffian rarely proves himself the bravest in the presence of the enemy It is the self-controlled man who provex him- elf a true soldier . 'There must be no frenzy on either hand, This war re- quires. cool heads, firm minds and controlled actions, Backed up with the best armament." It understood that man who is referred to Hughes ag denouncing Berlin. is Lieut. Stanley N. Dancey, who was for 3 time ia Toronto report- er after returning from Belgium and lecturing before the Empire and oth- er clubs fieres be sso Brimi sit Severe storms in. Holland eauscd big floods and much datnage has been done. Such of yielding to the by young Sir Sam Germans in » in thesCanadian® in EATON LIKELY TO STAY, Names 1 Conditions From Pulpit-- Must Preach His Beliefs, New York, Feb. 17.-Rev. Df. Charles A. Eaton told a large con- regation in the Madison Avenue Baptist Chureh Sunday morning that. he would remain as pastor if ceriaig conditions were met, A week age he announced that he hadaresizgned and would leave the church, to take up other work on Feb. 28th. The conditions in brief are Dr. Eaton shall be relieved of the routine work of looking after ais parish, and be permitied to prea from 'the pulpit such beliefs as hel holds concerning the Christian reli: gion; and the destiny of Ameri ea; fr the present world erisis, "1 shall not," he said passionately, "consent for a moment to be bound down by the grave clothes which nave Deen wrapped about-our chureh and other churches I. would rather be dead." that AFRICAN KING. Ruler Of Barotseland Wa! Kings Coronation. "London, Feb, 17 stone, Rhodesia, nounced of Lewanika, seland, powerful friendly to the British. Barots 1s in the north-fvest of Rhode Lewani ka had reigndd since 1885. He was 22nd in a line of rulers: Dur ing the "early years of his reign he was engaged continuously in native In 1880 he, concluded a treaty with the Britis} South Africa Company, acknowledglrig its supre DEAD Guest At Living- Is an- King of Barot a native ruler, 3 one fn. of at of the most the coronation i who received him Buck ngham Palace Velo bed bo SRA odode MUST GIVE WARNING. * + (Special to Washington, United States will demand German submarines armed vessels before them, before accepting ment in the Lu the Whig.) Feb. 17 The that warn allacking a settle sitania cage oe oe oboe 4 jillian, iad 200 BULGARS TAKEN, Hellenic Governme mt Expresses Indi- gnation At Seizure, London, Feb. 17.A despatch Reuter's Telegram Company Athens =a "Another | diploma tween the Greeks and the Euntente Allies has arisen over the arrest by the Allies of the Greek steamer Mav rakratousa, carrying 200 Bulgars, whom the ANies considered helliger ents The Greeks contend that they Hellenic subjects from newly ar nexed provinces and are-consequent I¥ 'neutral The steamer was hound Crete," clash be are for EXPLOSION OF MINES. Loss Of Trench Germans, Cared a" To The to the Whig.) 17 It is ofi¥ially announced that the loss of a front trench to, the Germans was due to the explosion of five nines, making the tremch untenable. The-attack was over a four-thousand-yard front. The enemy was repulsed at all other pojnts Heavy fighting continues BODY OF STUDENT FOUND IN WOODS. He Was Studying Alone Hut Near Bucking- ham, Que. (Specia London, Feb in a Que, Feb, 17. Cummings brought into town yesterday afternoon the body of Dowler Freeman, a young theolo- gical student who has been for the past three or four weeks in the neigh borhood of Glen Almond. Young Freeman Ted his classmates at college, and overwork is supposed to have deranged him mentally, and he left the university and vanished. He was finally located in the woods back of Glen Almond, and in spite of the entreaties of his family refus- ed to go home, choosing rather to pursue his studies uninterrupted in the little hut hidden away in the WOOUR It was -discovered that the hut had caught fire, and it is suppos- ed he rushed out of the burning building, and owing to the bitterly, cold weather soon sinecumbed. Freeman w twenty-four years of age, and his parents are well-to-do farmers near Ottawa, Buckingham, tective J. J De- Wolter de dodo ddd dod dodelodded * WAR BULLETINS, + Returning: Americans from + Vienna da Austria-Hungary is + near "financial breakdown and +4: cannot last over three months longer, ~ . Allied airmen bombarded a Bulgarian camp and returned safely, Much damage wus done. A Petrograd despatch the Turkish army. is in westward {rom Erzerug. The Russians are following close, The retreat is believed to be a route. says flight The final struggle for Alban- ia has begun between Austro- Bulgars and Albanians, Men- tenegring and Serbs, (EXEL PEER L PERE FL eb Ebr t ETE EI RT EEE EER EEE | : a land , to! from | VERY ovals A Great Demonstration in the Russian an Capital OVER ERZERUM'S FALL GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS AGAIN A NATIONAL HERO. The Russian Victory Has Stirred the People to Great Depths of Patrio- tisin--A Prelude to Great Tris umphs By the Czar's Armies. . (Special to the Whik. Petrograd, Feb, 17.--The greatest demonstration since the caprufa of Przemysl occurred in Petrogrid to day, following the confirmation of reports of the capture of Erzerum Great €rowds marched "through the stréets waving ha Russian colors and chanting | hymns, Tounsands attended the Te Demm in the great Kzahan Cathedral while other thous- ands, standing outside In the spow, offered up prayers for Grand Puke Nicholas § n the national hero, The conguest of Erzerum, the first important Russian victory since the retre fron the Carpathians began. nearly a year ago, has stirred the Russian people to great depths of patriotism The newspapers to-day declared the Grand Duke's triumphs only the prelude to great victories that will carry the Czar's" armies sweeping back through Poland and Galicia be- fore the summer, The capture of Erzerum means the collapse of all the Turkish plang of conquest in Persia military men here believe, and possibly will 'foree the I Mrks to abandon their plavs to in a British army soon to be Ep, fighting only 110 from Bagdad, and the Grand Duke's forces- moving westward through Armenia in a spring drive, it is not believed here that Essad Pasha will risk sending large forces to the Suez. Gives Sa win Woy to Kea 8 to the Wiig) Paris, Feb. 17. The capture of thé great Turkish stronghold of Erzerum by the Russians is declar- the best {tem of news for the s in many months, The military experts dwell upon the importace of the capturé, decliring that it gives Russia the key to Asia Minor, and is a victory which will inevitably have far-reaching consequences. Gen. Berthaut says it is not only a deadly blow to Turkey, but an event which cannot fail to have its effect in pth- er theatres of the war Causes Slump In German Mark, (Special to the Whig.) London, Feb. 17. --The capture of irzerum by the Russians hag caus- ed a record-breaking slump in the price of the German mark, accord ing to despatches from Amsterdam to-day ef as Ai a Ex-Mayor Frederick = Harrison, Saskatoon, lias been appointed fair wage officer for thé Labor A Depart ment in Western Canada. A DAIL Y MEMORANDUM it Palace Rink to-night the Covered Rink to-night. op OL; page 3, right hand corner r nrubhbiiten Ae gt At THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Rollowiag City, - Stores: inell's New Depot « & Co look Store { onirer 8 Grodery Cullen's Grocery, C Prontenac. Hotel tor 3 King 8t, rocery, Portsmouth Book Store ,...9% Princess Cigar Store, Cor, Prin, & King | Grocery .+81 Union Bt. W, Drug Store 50 Universit P: 808 Monjrea) TED, -1n Kingston, an Feb 17th Hubert Ashley, aged olahteen vears, son ot Mr. and Mrs x G Ashiey, 24 York street, Fune will be held~from the family residence, 24: York street, ta St Mary's Cathedral, Saturday morn- ing arsy wok, wheré a solemn retuiom mass will be sung for the epoge of his soul Frie he And acquaintances are respect fully invited to attend the mass. RICITATTDSON-+In Kingston, on Febru- ary 17th, 1916, Richard Richardson, 251 Victoria strest, aged seventys Rix Years + eral notice ASTILEY $16 Fur later, ROBERT J. REID The Leading Undertaker. Phone 17 573. - FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS | chOSEN BY PAMOUS MEN fi A AND WOMEN OF THB DAY. pay the price of victory, mean to get oa Lioyd PEARSON if we -~ = = g 4 85 85