FHIN HIS LINE BECAUSE OF THREATENED DANGER British Want a Fight And Are Wait- Ang And Watching For Ang Sign ' bat Foe Seeks Battle Anywhere Kise Than At Verdun, Londen, March 2.--The Chronicle has the following from PMilip Gibbs, at British General Head- quarters, dated February 28th While French are fighting at Vérdun in a battle upon which the Germans seem to have staked all their chances of victory or fin- al defeat, the situbtion along the British front is normal and unexcit- ing. T impatiénce which frets us all seems lo suggest that now is the ucceptable hour for a great British offensive to deliver a smashing blow at the enemy on a part of the Me while his big battaliong are so 'heav-) ily engaged to the east of the Meuse. Amateur critics are probably dis- couraged because bf the dry brevity of our official eommuniques, which indicate a complete lull in our lines after a series of minor attacks which seemed to threaten a general action on the salient. TERRE. emy be tempted to try shorter way to Amiens and Paris # -- Germans Stay Quiet 1t is improbable that the German Headquarters Staff has dared to dis- e many units, if any, from the positions which we confront. Series of miner attacks which they hazarded against us during recent weeks were sufficient fo ve that We are more formidable than ever in men and munitions, whatever the failure or success at Verdun, and know their losses will be staggening to the national morale of Germany. Posed to us or lose most es- sential {o their safety and pride, How long it will remain a army de- pends upon the battle in which they are sacrificing their youth with utter disregard of human life flung into the fires. If that is a vain sacrifice they will be unable to maintain their strength along the whole length of their battle line and then we have our chance for a great blow which should end the war. / The Daily Wastage. them down by daily wastage which must reach dreadful figures. Our artillery has been active of certain parts of the line during recent days Ypres-Comins Canal. it is here that on' February 15th the enemy explod- ed five mines and took some of our trenches by g surprise attack. Since then they have paid dearly for this venture. Day after day our artillery, heavy and light 'has bombarded them here #0 intensely that all their attempts to consolidate the position have cost them a heavy toll in. life and their working parties are con- tinually swept by our fire. In an of- ficial despatch these incidents seem trivial, but they mean 'casualty lists to the enemy which mount up day by day into big totals, r and They must still keep & big army op- and especfally in the direction of the Al In the meantime we are thinning} KINGSTON, ONTARIO, RRA oF ho D ARRIVING IN FIGHT WITH Big Jess Willard (right), on With him are Tex Richard (left), and Tom Jones (centre), Willard's manager. I I I his arrival in New York. the promoter of the fight, Willard is con- RIDAY, MARCH 8, HELPING THE WIDOW, Wohld Add Millions To Pension Ex- Washington, March, 3.--Pensions of not jess than $20 a month for all Union' Civil "War veterans seventy years old or more and eligible for the pension roll are proposed in a bill favorably reported to the House yesterday, . The measure also would increase from $12 ¢0 $20 the pension of every widow who was the lawful wife of a soldier during his service fn the Clvil War; restore to their former pension able status widows of Civil\War sol- diers, dropped from the rolls be- cause of thelr marriage®o other per- Sons, and who are again widows or divorced on their own application, and émend by making the date 1905 the act of 1890 providing that wom- en who married Civit War veterans after that date should not be entitl- ed to pensions upon becoming wid- ows. 8 No official estimate of the amount 'the bill would add to pension appro- priations had been made, but the to- { tal would be some millions of dol- lars. WILLIAM CASEY. Manager Of The Canadian Locomo- tive Co., Limited. William Casey, who has been ap- pointed general manager of the Can- adian Locomotive Company, was born in Kingston on October 13th, 1887, and is therefore only twenty. eight years of age. He was educat- ed at St. Mary's School and Regiopo- lis College. He entered the employ of the Canadian Locomotive Com- pany in 1901 as an office boy, and started in the shops sh ly after- wards, After the compiétion of his machine shop apprenticeship he en- tered the drawing office. In 1907 he was appointed foreman of 'the machine shop. In 1912 he returned + Dational thrift, said that will soon have tax burdens heavier A Waring Given To the Bil- FOR ECONOMIC EXHAUSTION Country Fares a Problem ~-- Must ed tax burden as a result -of '| war. and navy is to divert army and navy," tish People.. SAYS LORD KITCHENER Choose Between Hardships For Civilians Or Men In Trenches -- All Called Upon To Save. London, March 2.--England must be prepared to meet an unprecedent- the Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, in a speech yesterday afternoon in Guild Hall to promote England than thoge already in force. "If the consumption continues in the ordinary course there is not en- ough goods in the world to meet the immense destructin of the war," said Mr. McKenna. "The only way to satisty the demands of the army capital and labor from their present employ- ment and devote the goods to the Mr. McKenna said there were not many nations able to lend Great Britain either money or goods, Everyone, he said, ought to take labor directly concerned ' woman and child in the nation. brought Rogers and the brewers had raised a fund of half a million dollars to defeat the Scott Government on the floor-of the house. He said he had been offered $25,000 of that sum for his influence. He told of an inter view with a short, stocky man, in a local hotel room, to which he had been directed by Brunner, So far the matter: had told him the money was not for bribery but for compaign funds. '| armies "Lastly, less consumption sets fr : and capital, whic make voat every IN PACT, SAYS PIEROE. Acoused Member of Saskatches wan Legislature Cited an Alleged Interview. Regina, Sask., Mareh 2H. 8. Pierce, M.P.P. for Wadena, accused of accepting a bribe of $500 for his vote against the Liquor Act of 1918, gave evidence that Frank Bru treasurer of the Licensed Victuallers, had told him in 1915, before the te islation abolishing the bars down, that Hon. Robart he knew, nothing _had come of The ni : us man High Life On $24 Weekly New York, March 2. Broadway night life is alleged to have caused fident as to the outcome of the fight. A AA A A AAA AAAs A COMMENDABLE ACT. j tillery, vice Lieut.-Col, B. W. Rath. bun, of Deseronto, who left Mont- real last year in command of the 21st Battery, 6th Field Brigade, and who stock of his daily habits and see what he could give up, What was needed was to teach the people to postpone their expenditures. : The chancellor concluded his ad- 'dress by saying that the only way ------ _ Hold Big Foe Army. The truth is we are waiting and watching for any sign if the enemy intends to take an offensive else: to the offices in charge of piece work and estimating. In 1914 he was ap- pointed assistant to vice-president and' general manager and now has crowned his career by being appoint: ed general manager in succession to the undoing of Wildam D. Marwan of No. 1960 Washington avenue. was arrested yesterday, chérged with the embezzlement of $25,000, Martens was employed a8 boo) $7,500,000 In Pensions. London, March, 2.--The military pensions the Government is now pay- ing amount te £1,500,000 annually. This announcement was made in the United States Firm to Assist Men in Military Training. where than at Verdun when all at- tention is directed to that point, and that meanwhile we are hold'ng great German forces in & line which can- not be thinned because of our strength, By this means, that is to say, by standing on guard in Fland- ers and on the Somme, we arg help- ing our allies more effectively than if our troops were being used on the actual battlefield of Verdun. The Presence of our third army, which took over last summer & big stretch of ground formerly held by the h, has enabled them to Fon- centrate a greater strength in men and guns round the "fortress oity 'which is now attacked, and they know that SUF troops along the Som- 'me relieve them largely of any anx- fety in their region, should the en- House or Lords by Baron Newton who said it was calculated that the amount could easily rise to £7,500,- 000 if the war lasted until the 'end of March, 1917. About one-third of the men dis charged were not pensioned, Baron Newton continued, but if all of them were pensioned 'the anmaual charge would now be £2,500,000 and proba- bly would rise to over £11,000,000 by the end of March, 1917. Following several explosions in the air south of Jutlafd, Sunday, a great burning mass, believed to have been a Zeppelin, was seen to fall. Fire, which broke out in the -hag- room of the G.T,R. station at Orillia completely destroyed - the structure. A Certified Cure of Bilious Headache Chronic Liver Trouble Was Entirely Cured by the Use of Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Justice of Many people are habitually bilious. Mode of life tends to make chronic & torpid condition of the liver. The result is spells of biliousness with sick headache, stomach derange- ments and much irritability and de- pression of spirits. Too many Reglect to take active means of curing biliousness. The bad spell passes over and for a time they are all ' right, But an unusually hearty menu upsets the Tiver and con- sequently the usual discomfort and suffering. The writer of this letter has broken up this habit of biliousness and is now. enjoying the best of health. Her experience should prove of value to many who, like her, have suffered for Years from bilious spells and sick headaches. Miss Cora Cochran, Salisbury, N. B., writes:--"l was nearly always troubled with headaches, and every twb or three weeks would have to Pilis---Endorsement by the Peace lose a day or two from -school with bilious, sick headache. I have taken doctor's medicine and other prepar- ations, which did little good. "When I had the sick headache I would vomit a lot and could keep nothing on my stomach, My mother got Dr. Chase's Kidney<Liver Pills and I was soon improved, and con tinued the treatment until entirely cured." My condition generally was greatly benefited, and I am now in the best of health." Mt. J. J. Keohan, J.P., writes: -- "This is certify that I am person- ally acquainted with Miss Cora Coch- ran and believe her statement in re- gard to Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills to be true and correct." Keep the liver active by the use of Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills ang you will prevent a multitude of petty ills. Dr, Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, one pill a dose, 26 cents a box, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Cont- pany, Limited, Toronto. The:S.P.C.A.IOught to get Jeff R. T. Conley, a former Kings- tonian,' who is local manager of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, New York, sends the Whig a clip ping, showing 4. very commendable act on the part of the Board of Di- rectors of the company, in which they agree to pay their men who de- sire to enter any of the" military camps of the United States or the na- val reserves, and in addition to, give them a vacation of two weeks on full pay. Mr. Conley says he has a pay Toll of about four hundred in New York, aiid anticipates. that about twenty-five per cent. will gp into the various military camps during the summer mouths. WANTS FALLIS TO REPAY. Government Urged to Ask Return' of His Commission. Ottawa, March 2.-=Thére wus an écho of the Peel bye-election in the Commons. George McCraney of Saskatoon thought the -Government should claim the sum of $1,800 which Mr. Fallis the Conservative randidate turned over to a patriotic organization as his profit from horse sales to the Militia Department. He said that the Government was en- titled to it or the farmers of Peel County were entitled to it. It the Government secured the money it could ¥eturn it to the patriotic fund. It should, however, make the de- mand or every grafter in the coun- try would think he could set himself right by a gift to the patriotic fund. Johnston Te Defend Roblin. Winnipeg, March 2--E-F. B. Johnston, Toronto, who defended Sjr Rodmond {Roblin at the preliminary hearing last fall on a charge of con- spiracy to defraud, is coming to take charge of the defence of Sir Rod- mond, - George R. Coldwell, and James H. Howden at the present As- sizes. The Grand Jury has made no pronouncement on the indict- ments. Lieyt.-Col, Mills Commands Reserves London, March, 2.--Lieut.-Col, J. E. Mills, late of the 1st Divisional Artillery, has taken command of the has now been transferred to the de- partment of supply and transport. David Henderson, M. P. for Hal ton, and Andrew Broder, M. P. for Dundas, have been sworn in as mem- bers of his Majesty's Canadian Privy Coudeil. Baron Reading, Lord Chief Jus- tice of Great Britain, was attacked in court by an eccéntric woman, Nm, rr The Power To Accomplish 1 largely within one's own control - keeping fit by right living and eating. The pure -food== urape-Nuts (Made in Canada) made of whole wheat and malted barley, supplies ' all the nutriment of the giains, including their vital mineral salts--phosphate of potash, ete These mineral = ele- ments, lacking in the usual diet of many persons, are imperative for keeping body and brain healthy and vigor- ous, Grape-Nuts and crisp -- comes fresh ready to eat direct from the . package with cream or good milk, As a daily ration along with other food, Grape-Nuts' has worked wonders for thou- sands, "There's "z Reason"' Canadian Postum Cereal Co . ' SUCCEEDS MR. COULSON. W. G. Gooderham New Bank Of Tor- onto Head. Toronto, March, 3.--At the regul- ar meeting of the board of directors of the Bank of Toronto, William George Gooderham, president of Gooderham & Worts, president of the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpor- ation, president of the Manufacturers Lite Insurance Company, the Gener- al Distilling Company and the Tor- onto Hotel Company, and head of a number of other entemprises is being elected president of the bank, to sue» ceed the late Duncan Coulson. Joseph Henderson will be elected first vice president. v ------------ Not Fully Recovered. Lid., Windsor, Ont. reserve brigade Caradian Field Ar- Meee eee) AA rere a -- Ottawa, March 3.---Although the | great fire tdok place a month ago to- { morrow, Hon. Martin Burrell, who | was severely burned, is still ungble | to leave the house. The buris on { bis face have healed, and there is | no scar. His hands, however, are | stilF in bandages, and he has not re- | covered yet from the shock to hig sys- | tem, { A New Steamer. The steel steamer, George L. Eat- | on, which is being built at Detroit for the George Hall Coal Company of this city, will be launched on March 11th. Capt. W. A. Russell will have command of the new boat which will carry coal from Charlotte to Ogdens- burg. -------- Firct Holiday In Thirty Years. Stratford, March 3.--For thirty years Polica Sergeant William O'Donnell has been on the local force, but he had never had a ay off until yesterday, when the n rule of the Police Commission came into effect, and the veteran policeman en- Jjoyed a holiday. - | | Pr -------------- King Haakon Broke Wrist, * Christiana, Norway, March 3.-- King Haakon injured his left hand while ski-ing. An X-ray p ph Showed the fracture of a bone iit the wrist. ture will be healed in three weeks. Mr. Wheatley, { i | gestion 'at our docks, It is expected that the frac- |- end. agriculture and commerce. to avoid heavy tavation was for the nation to save. He moved a resolu- tion to the effect that the meeting recognized that no sacrifice was too great to ensure victory and that it biedged itself to use all means to that Lord Kitchener seconded the resolution, a Kitchener Describes Situation Lord Kitchener in his speech said: "We want just as many men na We can get as soldiers. We are bound to take all the men that can possibly be spared from industry, "We. cannot produce al. .our or- dinaty peace requirements. Rither the population must go short of many things or the army must short of munition and other indispensable things. ! "Are civilians pfepared to let their brothers in the trenches en- dure hardehips while they gre not ready to make small sacrifices of harder work, increased effort and in- creased economy? 'Every 'war problem teaches the same lesson, "Firstly, if we employ less labor, meeting the wants of the -clvilian population, we rélease more men for fighting. | "Secondly, if we import less for consumption we lessen the difficult- ies of pea ti Te. "Thirdly, we relieve -serious con- "Fourthly, we relieve the conges- tion of our railways. p Reduce Cost of Living. "Fifthly, the general reduction of -, high priced motor car, much money along Broadway, the police say. travellers are imprisoned of St. Bernard by twelve feet of which is banked up to the dows of the monastery. the snow that the famous ard dogs are not able to way through it. James C. Dowd & Co, ivory ers. maintained two homes in Despite this salary Martens Manhattan, country estate at Baldwin, L L's and' spent Siegel Rearvested. Rochester, N.Y., March 2 Siegel, New York banker and n penitentiary exp rearrested by the sheriff on a rant jsstiod yesterday by With his attorney bail, ent store merchant, whose onths' sentence 3 in Monroe yesterday, Justice Benton to arrange' for i p------ Breaks Wheel In Heshor, Ogdensburg, N.Y. Mareh -¥. trying to force her way through ice in the harbor to the regular terminal, the Miss Vandenberg her wheel. All eff terminal will now be abandomed til the river ig open. The steamer will dock at the New York Central pier where the big car ferry boat iss kept a course open. ort to reach Imprisoner In Snow. Geneva, March .2~~Thé monks tower So i I DON'T Jey ow ANNTHING ABOUT YESTERDAY IT ASLeep unDER A <€ AND LDREAMED WHAT are 'You SQUAWK(NG ABUTE THAT'S Some DREAM 'T WAS THE GIRL WELL, NATURAL T BECAME AFFECTIONATE AND WHEN TL WAS HALF Awake T KISSED "The cpu THINKING AND WHAT DO You "THINK HAPPENED