§ ~ great Intensity yesterday evening and last night in the Woevre district. ---- War Tidings. Three arniy corps have been con- 5 centrated by the Roumanian general staf along the Danube opposite the Bulgar fortress of Vidin and in west- ern Roumania. # Official reports to the French Min- istry of Marine increased - to. nine hundred the total survivors of the French cruiser La Provence, sunk in the Med! nean. The inquest over the victims of the Maloja disaster proved that the ves- sel struck a mine in the channel, and NIGHT EXPRESS LEAVES AILS NEAR KINGSTON MILLS Montreal Git Had Hor Arm Broken--Eight Other Passen- : gers Were Shaken Up---Three Coaches in the TE 4 i Mrs. Elizabeth Confray, aged 36, Montreal, badly cut about the face anda hands, Suffering severely from Snock, 2 . §'Ellen Confray, aged 11 years, left arm fractured. > Edith Confray, aged 6 years, suf- shock, Confray, 9 weeks old, uninjured. s ; Miss Josephine McCaffrey, 500 Guy street, Montreal, suffering from seri. ous shaking up. . Miss Eva McCaftrey, 500 Guy Steast, Montreal, suffering from Samue} Frankel, 29, Mont real, suffering from shock. y Miss Ellen Adams, London, Ont., badly shaken up. Eight people were injured when the fast train coming from Montreal, known as No. 13, was derailed near Kingston Mills, about 3 o'clock oy Friday morning. " The injured were all brought to the city, and are now patients at the Hotel Dieu where they are doing nicely, Little Ellen Confray, the Montreal girl, who was travelling with her mother and two other members of the family, received the most serious injuries. It was stated that her left ' arm had been fractured. 2 The train was travelling at a fast rate of speed, and the fact that there was not a heavy death list, is noth- ing more than a miracle, Mrs. Confray and her children were on their way to Hamilton. ------ Sproading Rail Caused Accident, A Whig representative said a visit fo' the soéne of the accident on Fri- day morning. From information received from men wlio were aboard the ill-fated train and men who are engaged in clearing up the wreck age, there appears to be no doubt that the accident was caused by the spreading of a rail, The scene of the accident is about ong.and one half miles east of Ri- 'station. To ; ; # ; from Rideau station. When the Whig man arrived on the teene he found about one hundred men employed by the Grand Trunk Railroad Company engaged in clear- ing up the wreckage and also laying 4 a new line of track as the right hand ee a tt KINGSTON LAD Kidnapped when she was three years of age, not knowing who her parents were, or having the least idea as to how to trace them, finding them after a yeh which lasted twenty-three y , and just 'within the past few days to learn that she Ditch---Traffic Wes Blocked. i i | A St att at. Y FALLS HER T0 TWO AND HALF MILLION Mrs. Lawrence - Kenny, 114 Ordnance Street, Hears Great ~~ News---She Was Kidnapped When a Child---Discov- ered Her Parents in England Three Years Ago. had fallen heir to an estate believed | to be valued at about two and a half million«dollars, as the result of the death of her grandfather, jis the story of Mrs, Lawrenee Kenny, of 114 Ordnance street, and which reads just like a story book. 'Mrs. Kenny and her husband in- tend to go overseas to her old home, ihe end of March, or the first of "April, to have a settlement made of | the property and money which has been Teft her. | | 1 ! Mrs. Kenny, whose maiden name | was Jones, was the daughter of Capt. Edward Jones, a prominent sea cap: tain. One day while she was just a tot of three years, she was at the seaside, near her home in Wales, when she was: bed by parties unknown. She wasibrought out to America, adopted by different people, ~~ and when she & young wo- tan, did not know her parents ng that her fa- ther was a seaman, Mrs. Kenny had * her. husband, three years ago put an advertisement in the Liverpool Cour- . iér. + This little advertisement was the means of bringing father, mo, | i i Id track was completely ripped by the train leaving it. s The thin which left the {rack is known «s the fast train, No, 13 which is due to arrive at the Grand Trunk outer station at 3 o'clock. It Was composed of ten cars made up as follows: Two baggage cars, one second-class car, one first-class car and six pullmans. Two baggage cars rolled over into the ditch, while the second-class car, which was right behind the baggage cars, was thrown | on its side and was lying crossways of the tracks. The first-class car andthe pullmans were thrown from the "rails but fortunately did not Dle over. The tender of the train left the rails but no damage was one. Passengers Surprised. On account of the train being a few, minutes late the engineer in charge was evidently endeavoring to make up for lost time. He made 43 miles, with one stop 'at Ganan. oque . Junction, in fitfy minutes, that the train was going at the rate of over fifty miles an hour. As the accident occurred so uy: denly, it was almost impossible for any of the people who were aboard the train to state what happened. The first thing they felt was a severe bang as though there was a coMisv lon. Getting from the beds in the pullman they were surprised to find that the train was a wreck. Upon getting from their beds they were informed by the porter that two of the leading cars had gone into the ditch and the pullmans had received a very bad shaking up but were still standing up-right. After dressing the passengers got off the train. Upon going up the front they found that the two baggage cars were in the ditch but were standing right up. The second-class car, which ' was third from. the locomotive, received the worst breaking up, being thrown on its side and dragged for a con- siderable distance before thé train was brought to 'a standstill, The fourth car, whi¢h was the first-class ear, remained upright, but was thrown from the taille; owing to the front 'car being off the track 'and tearing them up. The train was going at such a reté of speed that the place where the baggage and mail ears lighted was about twenty or-thirty yards to the right of the (Continved on Page 8.) i ther,.and the long-lost daughter to- | gether. The father answered the advertisement, with the result that Mrs. Kenny, three years ago last Oc- tober went over to her old home and there was a happy reunion with her parénis and other members of the family. The father tried hard to locate his daughter, and on one occasion he came all the way to Montreal, believ- ing that he was on the right track, only to find that the girl he had lo- cated was not his daughter. At that time, his daughter was living in Kingston. Mrs. Kenny has resided in Kingston many years, and is wel and favorably Known. A representative of the ' Whig heard of the circumstances of the case on Friday morning and called to tee Mrs, Kepny, at hef home. Al- though Very modest about her ex- periences, Mrs. Kenny related some of the particulars. She is looking 5 forward with much pleasure to an~| other visit to her old home. Before her marfiage, Mrs. Kenny went under the name of Minnie Jones and algo several other names. The fact that she was married made the task of her father who was en- deavoring to trace her, all the more difficult. Mr. Kenny is an insurance agent, and is also well known in the eity. He was instrumental in the locating of his wife's parents. i Train Ran Verdun; Rheims. 3=To Teach Of; Fight May Attack Allens; Hockey > Countryyside: Funeral at Lansdowne. . d=wEditorlil: Random Reels; es hit Mason's Rhymes. 1 Aes L@at-Arms; Cases no: ourt" B----Kastern Ontario News. sements: - Timely Aa- ¢ bBouncements. The Forum. = B-~Military Matters; Theatrical. 5 British Hold Big Force: Brite ] to Sacrifice yiime Tales: Menus; sh 1 P cen Losses at Fro: M--dlensral Information for Busy : Sporting. o People. I--Military Matters ! Scat For Hon. Mr. Fielding ? Ottawa, March 3.--It is rumored | in political circles at Ottawa that Hon. W. 8. Fielding, Minister of Fi- nance in the Laurier Government, who was defeated in Queen's and Shelturne i 1911, may be nat- ed by the at Yarmouth, N. 8., for the seate vacated by the late |. B. B. Law, M. P,, who lost his life in the fire in the House of Commons. Rowthdnian Quesn Mother Dead. London, March 3.-+«A Bucharest despatch received by Reuters by way of Amsterd#m says that the Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roumania (Car men Sylva) died yesterday. 1177 -------------------- At Oswégo, N. Y., work "will. be id early in the spring on the Chureh. 4 -) Canada. of the othef viduals; that it should be retroactive to August 4th, 1914; that it be ex- will be regarded as only the y, and watered stock will be dealt with from it the labiliti taxation. not pay on from any Minister Scale in Miles 2.52 % 3 eo "The arrows indicate the attack from the where the THE NEW GERMAN ATTACKS ON VERDUN. east of Verdun; also toward Ponti i ae preparing another drive. direction of the new German imbusson, ND GRAFT SAYS HUGHES Who Defended Himself in House of Co Commons. LIBERALS WERE FAIR IN THEIR DEALINGS TO HIM, HE DECLARED. War Taxation Changes Made--Pow- er Given Finance Minister to Fix Assessment. of Mining Companies. Ottawa, March 3.--Major-Geperal Sir 8am Hughes presented his own budget speech to Parliament yester- day. He gave an acocunt of his stewardship, and answered his crit- ics. It was not an oratorical effort, but a plain statement of facts as Gen- eral Hughes sees them, presented in a conciliatory manner, and, as the General said, 'quite frankly," to the House. His explanation of the work of his department, which oaecu- pied an hoyr and a half, was Jistened to attentively, with but few inter- ruptions either for 'applause or for censure. There was no graft, was one of his statements. : Sir Sum sald that he bothered only with the big things, depending upon his officers, and did not have time to see whether small contracts for gro- ceries, lumber, etc, were peddled about in various localities. He declared that because he had refused to play politics in the ad- ministration of his department many Conservative members had found fault with him, and had Yhreatened to get his scalp. But with all and sundry he had but one pelicy--fair prices and éfficiént service: "The Liberals," he declared, "have been more than fair to me. There are very few who have not "been straight and square in their eriti- cisms." War Taxation Changes Made. Changes In the new war taxation Wwerganounnced ih the Commons yes- terday by Sir Thomas White. These changes have been considered neces- sary as the result of difficulties dis- closed after discussi on with repre- sentatives of busin ess interests in The main principles of the business tax were: 25 per cent; of the profits above 7 per cent. of in. corporated companies; 25 per pent. profits above 10 per cent. of firms, partnerships and indi- tended over a three-year period, and that capitalization up to $50,000 be exempted. The changes are: That the retro- active period begins January 1st, 1915, which enables the payment dates to be separated into the years 1916, 1917 and 1918. To obviate the difficulty over reserves, capital actual unimpaired reserves of a company, by taking the cash va lue of the stock on Jan. 1st, 1915, and deducting es of the com- pany, thus arriwing at the basis of Holding companies will profits from other compa- nies which pay under the act and payments of war taxes to Great Brit- ain and her Allies' will be deducted payment required by the Government. is given to the Finance to fix the assessment of min- ing companies, as the profits come from the impairmerit of the assets of the companies. . Canadian Power Prize Fund derived fronf the sale of contraband goods seized by the British Navy and con. demned by Prize Courts now amounts to over $30,000,000. This fund will be. distributed among all men of the navy r the war. ' The canonading at Verdun was so heavy that it was heard at Marburg and Ziegenhain, a' distance of 188 miles away, according to a state. ment Ned a Berlin by the Over- seas Agency. gi tert Spats Sf Je al nix, found gui o ing from three French-Canadian The Naval they | leased 1 SAYS WILSON IS WISE. ; Chronicle Sces Germany's Hand in t Congress Revolt. London, March 3.--Commenting| on the new German submarine cam- paigh, the Daily Chronicle remarks that it is certain to create fresh com- plications between Germany and the United States. "Germany," says the Chronicle, "is moving heaven and earth to bluff or cajole President Wilson into changing his ground. What Ger- many hopes to gain by its propa- ganda in the United States is not the disarming of allied ships, but the disarming of American opinion, whenever an allied ship with Ameri- cans aboard is sunk. "In Cohgress pro-Germans ~ are lobbying hard, trying to put their contention in the most favorable light. Bo far as can be judged, their supporters in Congress are few, but so long as division is known to exist, and the numerical proportions of the two camps is unascertained, the Administration cannot conduct its negotiations with unimpaired au- thority. Hence the letter of Presi- dent Wilson to Mr. Pou. President Wilson has acted wisely in insisting that he must known where he and the country stand." EE ------ TIMES' GENTLE REBUKE. Is Satircal At Expense Of '"'Econ- omic + -Movemen t Ploneers." London, March 8.--Commenting this morning on the Guildhall meet ing, at which Earl Kitchener and Others yesterday urged nat'onal eco. nomy, particularly in regard to autg- mobiles. and petrol the Times says: "The meeting could hardly be des- cribed as inspiring, and it was un- fortunate that the last impressions left on the minds of those 'present was the stream of private automo- 'biles and taxicabs, driven mostly by men of military age, being marshall- ed by policemen' up to the steps of the Guildhall to convey away those whom Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, had deseribed as pioneers in the great economic move: ment." GERMANY OFFERS MODERATE TERMS But Insists Upon Separate Ar- rangement With Each of Allies. London, March 3.--Dr. E. J. Dil- lon, in an artiele in the current Fort- nightly Review, says he has personal knowledge that Germany has thrown out furtive feelers after a settlement. He writes: "I learn that seemingly moderate but really insidious peace proposals have emanated from Berlin without finding any spokesman in these is- lands who would venture to lay them before any Allied Cabinet. "As I am cognizant of the térms offered, I write with first-hand know- ledge, and I regard this offer as one of the most hopeful circumstances that has come to my knowledge since the outbreak of the war, *It.would serve no useful purpose to unfold these proposals here, but 1 may say that one condition insisted upon is a separate arrangement be tween Germany and each of the Al- plies. It is needless to add that this condition would suffice to rule every peace proposal out of court." FEW MERCHANT SHIPS ARMED, ASSERTS GREY, Germany's Olaim of Right to Sink at Sight Manifestly Absurd. London, March 3.--Sir. Edward Grey authorizes for publication the following statement: "The assumption apparently made by the German Government that all British merchant ships are armed is entirely incorrect. Practically all ritish merchant ships employed in trade between the United States and the United Kingdom hive hitherto been unarmed. "The .claim, therefore, made by the German Government to sink all British merchant ships at sight be- cause of their armament is one which cannot. possibly be justified. This is clearly proved by the state ment issued giving a list of British ud aeutrsd Auarmed merchant ps which have 0 torpedoed by German submarines - without warn. | i ---------------------------------- Mrs. M. Landon, Lyndhurst {Verdun is to be the real point of the JOFFRE HAS NOT YET UPON OR MOVED HIS MAIN FORCES. Used Just Enough Reserves to Maintain Conflict at Verdun---- , French Thought Dead German! Column Was New Army. London, March 3.--The Times' military correspondent, analyzing the situation around Verdun, de- clares his belief that the long-ex- pected big German offensive has be- gun, although he doubts whether great attack. He further declares emphatically that no front is impentarable in the face of a modern artillery attack, but he believes that the Allies' cue is to "keep cool, to be avaricious in depleting the main reserves and to keep increasing those reserves for action when the Germans have ex- hausted themselves." The writer's belief that the Ger- mans are preparing to launch their main attack at some er point .oth- er than Verdun is shpported as fol- lows: "Any great success by the Ger- mans further to the, north-west than Champagne may, undey the present conditions, bring about'an enforced retirement from the Meuse. What the Germans hope for is to attack the bulk' of 'the Allies' reserves east of the Meuse, making an immense clat- ter there, and the next German flow from the north-west probably awaits the fulfilment of this desire. The French appear to have met the Ver- dun attack with reserves just suffi- cient to maintain the conflict. There is no sign that General Joffre has yet drawn upon or even moved his main forees." Thought Dead New Army. New York, March 3.--A special Paris cable to the Tribune says: A wounded officer recounts how the German dead lay on the battlefield so thickly that in the faint light of early morning they seemed a new army advancing to the attack.. The officer was in the trenches on Hill 288, before Vacherauville. Just before daybreak, in a little valley between two hills, the French saw at a distance of about §00 yards a dark line, which slowly took the form of human figures silhouetted against the snow. It was all a confused mass, but there could be no doubt that the Germans were preparing a new assault. The artillery was telephoned to, and the "75s" fired on the German battalions. Thé sol- diers in the trenches could see the wide gaps the shells made in the en- emy- lines, 'but still the Germans did not give way. Under a hail of shells they stood firm, and neither advanced nor retreated. Only when the full day came did the French see the truth. The dark mass of men they had been firing on was a great pile of bodies. Sur- prised by the French fire the even- ing before, when attempting an at- tack, the German column had been annihilated, and in the little ravine the men were so closely packed to- gether that many bodies had re- mained upright. v dl I Fighting On Again, (Special to the Whig.) Paris, March 3.--Renewal of se- vere fighting around Verdun is re- ported in official despatches to-day, has convinced the French military experts that the present German of- fensive is the '"reaj thing." The German dead are now strewn about Verdun woods and hills until the fields, from a distance, seam to be covered with a. strafge, gray gréen growth. Not alene because the Teutons have suffered enormous losses, but for other reasons. Paris critics do not believe that thé Ver- dun attack.is a feint. " The situation on the Verdun sec- tor was described by a competent authority to-day as satisfactory, though no secret was made of the fact that it is still serious. "It is considered certain that Germans have not laundhed such a vast under: taking with the intention of giving up dfter only a partial check. The French commanders arg ready to receive the remewed German at- tacks in @ way the enemy will never forget it is stated to-day, but des. pits the heavy losses the Kaiser must strike now with his maximum strength, it is held, or German pres- tige and German army morale will suffer. In the presence of such an immense possibility, Paris waits, con- fident and calm. Ferocious Fighting Continues. (Special to the ) Paris. March 3.--Bo ts and attacks on the part of the Ger- man troops continued all yesterday evening north of Verdun, says the War report this afternoon. Fighting was conducted with redoub- led violence. Near Douaumont sev- i t w! repulsed with cruel Toghes Zor t! Nevertheless the 1 succeeded in reaching Douaumont | street, Athens. was not noon denied that any utterance be made which might be interpreted as indfcating he was unfavorable war with Germany. 62 Per Cent. Will Be Left After 500, 28 to the number of men of military age in Canada was furnished in the House of Commons to-day to Mr. J. A. Ethier, Mountains member that pulatian of the Dominion was 7,-! 588,214. age would remain in the co 8) strike of bakers in that city on ac- count of the, high price of flour has developed in a general strike and brought trade to a standstill. have occurred and several persons !m have been Injured in conflicts with ithe police. has resigned as a conquence of the from Innsbruck say that -thirtee persons were killed by an avalanche in Stelvio Pass, on the borders of Tyrol and Italy. # trenches they lost near Ypres # on Feb. 14th, together with a # numbér of German prisoners. * . ee + Berlin crying for peace. " " -- %' The German attacks % dun continue * : % - From any sources the Ger # man raider Moewe is reported # captured. + * 3 % too many exemptions in ; ription bill. eral fruitless endeavors of the enemy 2 Sansers ----- + The Russians Jave # two more big towns in "14 or, with the Turks in village where fighting continues with * 3 ferocity. - oed. President Wilson Thursday atfter- to Se -- . MILITARY ELIGIBLES. 000 Are Sceured. Ottawa, March 3.--Information TT STAFF ------------. The Germans Have To Figure On a British Flank If Offensive Is Be- Gun Between Somme And Aisne Rivers. : London, March 3,--Germany's next big: drive against the allied feont in~-- 'Sir George Foster told the Two the census 206,643; male population 3,821,995; ! male population from 10 to 19 years inclusive 706,155; male population from 20 to 29 years inclusive, 756,- 349; from 30 to 39 years inclusive, According to these statics, "sald Sir George; 62 per cent. of the male population from 19 to 40 ter the recruiting of 500,000 men of that category. » » * + ~German # | SEIZED SHIPS, (Special to the Whig.) Bombay, March 3 #% ships interned at Mormugao, in + 4 the Portuguese colony of Goa, # # have been seized by the Portu- % guese authorities, - decked #+ with Portuguese flags, and their # % crews taken to an internment # % camp at Panjim. . * * | FFPPRIR IERIE PREP E EP EPRY TWO ZEPPELINS out ¢ FELL IN BELGIUM. | Town---Eighteen Chil- dren Hurt. (Special to the Whig. London, March 3.~Two Zoppelins were wrecked in Belgium on Feb. 22nd, according to a despatch from Amsterdam to-day. Zeppelins, evidently was hit b It fell at Ezhezce, and injuring eightéen children. An-, other fell at Maisnult. was loaded on a train be One of returning from the front, y enemy artillery, damaging a house the i » The debris ound for Co- ogne. ------------------ Big Customs Revenue. Ottawa, March 3.--For the fiscal | year which ends with March, a Cus- toms revenue increase of twenty- four millions eleven months just ended the total Increase was $21,039,976 on collections of $91,946,386 ruar col o . 135 540 ections amounted to 310. | Cltisgns, of any helligsrant soun- the corresponding month of last Ing any public gatherings in Sweden year. is in sight. In the total In Feb- Women And Gis . Watertown, N. Y., March 3.--The | force of 200 girls and women em- | ployed at the New York Air Brake! ompany's plant in this city in con- nection with the munition contracts is being increased daily, owing to the scarcity of male _ labor. women have been put at 'work in The the nspection of shells and shell cases. ------ -- General Strike in Madrid. London, March 3.--A Reuter de-. patch from Madrid says that 4! i i Riots | The mayor of Madrid rpuble. © _Aal nche Kills Thi ; Berlin, March, 3.--D years of | and are trying to hinder untry af- | | +; | Gibs France will take place between Rheims and Solssons according. to the belief of many English and French military experts. The Ger- man lnes are nearer Paris at that point than at any other place on the west front. The violent bombardment of the German positions east of Soissons by the 'French yesterday ds considered in many quarters as an indication that the French general staff senses an imminent offensive in this region its prepara- * tions with big guns. A similar bombardment by the French preceded the German offen sive at Verdun. It is known that the Germans have been making elaborate preparations for strong attacks all along the front from the Somme Riv- jor to the Aisne. The Germans have to figure upon a British flank attack in West Fland- ers if they figure upon a serious of- fensive between the Somme ' and Alsne Rivers, In any case they can- not hope to surprise the French for air scouts keep Gen. Joffre constant- ly notified of movements behind the German front, At every point where it is possible for the Germans to make a strong drive the French have massed great forces of reserve to- gether with reserve supplies of guns and ammunition. One Came Down in a Small, THE SENATE UPHOLDS PRESIDENT WILSON. By Vote of 68 to 14 It Tables Sensor Gorey Reso- dan Washinggon, ns ee. Sen- ate to-day formally gave notice to the world that it stands behind President Wilson, .. By a vote of 68 to 14 the Senate voted down nator Gore's resolution to warn Americans to keep off armed ships, Amid dra- matic scenes unparalleled since the United States declared war against Spain, the Senate tabled Gore's reso- lution as requested by President Wil- son. . The House of Representatives will also go on record as favoring the President, possibly to-morrow, but probably by a smaller vote, Citizens of any belligerent coun- uring the continuance of the war. DAILY MEMORANDUM Band at Palace Rink to-night. "Hear Miss Robbins, St. George's Hall, 8 p.m, . Soo top page 4,. right hand corner, tor probabilities. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ' Is on Sale = the Following City $ Ni Depot .. Kin Ww. & Co. 3 3: Bucknell's Clarke, J Co! 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