i y i ; Nn } 0 <a | 12 Paces » MAY PASS 0 ---- YEAR 88 NO. 5¢ ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MA PROABITION dd ON PRACTICAL PROPOSAL OF H. H. STEVENS. It Is Reported That a Far-reaching | Prohibitory Amendment Will Have Government Support. Ottawa, March 6.--It looks 'as # Parliament; wilt pass.some strongly prohibitive measure at its present session, That seemed to be the feel- ing at midnight when the House rose after an all-day debate on the reso- lution of H. H. Stevens and Hon. Charles Marceil calling for the Do- mninion-wide total prohibition of the importation, manufacture and sale of all intoxicating beverages until the end of the war. The temper of the huge majority of the members was made manifest time and again. | Backed by strong sentiment from all | the Provinces, the Parliamentary benches -- back benches and front benches--have the bit in their mouth und appear to-night determined to carry through the proposal in its en- tirety, The Cabinet, like the membership, is evidently 'divided. Sir George Foster frequently led the applause which time and again greeted the pleadings of Messrs. Stevens and Marcil im their telling speeches. 1 Saskatchewan COMPLETE INVESTIGATING 'Government Agrees To Facilitate Probe, Regina, Sask., March 7.--When the House met yesterday, Acting Premier Calder, replying to Brad- shaw charges of Friday, sald that everything would be referred to. a Royal Commission, and fullest in. vestigation invited. = All the facili- ties of the Government would be placed at the disposal of the judic- fary in the matter. istry, he entered a complete denial of wrongdoing. The Royal Com- "mission on this phase will probably start Wednesday, and the Bribery Commission by Friday. _A GRAND MINISTER, Death Has Called The Rev. E. B. Ryckman, Hqually pronounced was the manner in which Hon. T. W. Crothers re-| peatedly encouraged .and applauded | W. G. Weichel, who stingingly at- tacked the proposal, But the vest majority of the membership on both sides left room for no doubt as to its position. The cheers which greeted advicacy of war-time prohibition | overwhelmed the moderate applause | which was accorded its opponent, Parliament adjourned at mid- night, on the understanding secured by Chief Liberal Whip Pardee that the debate should be resumed and brought to a vote on a day to be fixed, probably mext Monday. An Amendment Probable. In the meantime it is probable that R." B. Bennett will submit an amendment embodying the view of | the majority of the Cabinet, amendment, it 18 understood, will have Government backing, and make a bid for support to those members | who to-night seem strongly inclined | to support the full text of the sweep- ing Stevens-Mareil measure. It willl provide that where ally Province has adopted prohibition to the full extent of its constitutional power and asks that it be supplemented by the Fed- eral - authority, the Dominion shall take such steps as are necessary to make 'that prohibition absolute. In| other words, the Dominion will, in| such case, prohibit the importation | ing and possibly the manufacture in { the Province, ey Its Support Probmatical. Whether the Government will be able to muster sufficient support to carry this amendment, is to-night problematical. Nevertheless, al- though the issue is not a party one, | party lines are tightly drawn, and the party whip is very effective. Considerable opposit'on was ex-| pressed during the day by men on] both sides to the idea of avoiding the | issue by referring it to the Prov'nees;' on the ground that they would be handicapped the manufacture and importation was permitted, and objection will] probably be taken to the proposed amendment, on the ground that it will leave open the importation from Provipce to Province, and also pos- | sibly the whole question of manufac. ture. AUSTRALIANS AT VERDUN And Did Great Execution With Their Heavy Guns. (Special to the Whig.) London, March 7.--A Neibourne despatch says the Australian siege brigade was: fighting at Verdun. Thif is the first intimation that Brit- ish troops were co-operating with the French there. It had been re- ported that British artillery moved to Verdun had done great execution, but it was not known that the trans- ferred guns were manned by British gunners. | dent, 7 The British Brewers' Society has- | hardy decided to curtail the manufacture of beer in compliance with the inti- mation of the Government that com- sumption by the trade of mait, sugar and hops should be reduced ones Ui - 5 1 THE WHIG CONTENTS. Page . I=Federal Prohibition; Germans Advance; Lucas' Big Salary. 2---The Band Concert; "On-Gwa. Wa-Da" Taken Seed © ~ 'ross' Donations for a , onth. 4--Editorial; Random Reels; 3 Wan Masons Rnymes. 4 "ity roperty istimates; © "YMCA. Needs; Ontario Li- nse Board. §---Eastern Ontario News. T--Amusements; Timely An- ~ nouncements; The Forum. S-- Presbytery Meeting; Military mutters; Theatrical $---The Verdun Hero: Spending Government Money; Major e Decorated. eeting of Utilities; Menus; . ime Tales. espyt ; 1i~LCountryside News; Financial Matters 10 This | * | | Meeting at eleven o'clock, the House in enforcement while | { blow by an overwhelming majority. LATE REV. DR. RYCKMAN. Rev. Edward Bradshaw Ryckman, who had been.in Toronto during the past two months on a visit to his son, E. B. Ryckman, K. C., died on Mon- day at the home of the latter, 50 Elm avenue. The late Rev. Mr. Ryekman, who was in his 86th year, had attended the Metropolitan Meth- odist Church durigg his stay in To- ronto. Deceased spent many Kingston and wds most highly re. garded. Last spring he removed to "Toronto after his daughter's death. Sa pyren---- Bp tdd ddr Phe ESP PPR Ebb bbdd DREADNOUGHTS MOVE. years in (Speefal to the Whig.) Rome, Mar¢h 7.--Twenty dreadaoughts have left , according to information ived here to-day. The foregoing despatch was theld up by the British censor # for two days. * » - + + * + * + * % + + SELF LIL EIS PP PLES ELLIE CYCLONIC DEBATE IN U. 8. CONGRESS. But the House, It is Felt, Will Stand Behind the Presi- dent's Course. (Special to the Whig.) Washington, March 7.--President Wilson is awaiting the completion by the Houge of the congress' verdict on the armed merchantm®n question. was prepared to vote before adjourn- ment on the administration's request to table Representative McLemore's resolution to warn Americans off armed ships. A day of cyclonic de- bate, seldom equalled except when the nation has been on the verge of war, was expected. The final vote to-day was not due until nightfall. With all other business swept aside, the House pre- pared to write its history in a tumul- tuous all-day session. A change in votes of a dozen mem- bers, it is admitted even®by the ad- ministration forces, would swing the pendulum for or against the Presi- Both sides say the McLemore resolution will be given its death Tamultous Session. (Special to the Whig.) Washington, March 7--The House to-day in tumultous session went on record in the armed merchantmen issue with the President. The first test vote in the House resulted 256 to 180 in favor of the administration. y this vote the house refused to permit amendment of the McLemore warning resolu- tion. Representative Fitzgerald said: "I do not believe we should jeopar- dize the nation because a few fool- | armed ships." . i Representative Farr, Pennsylvah- ia, Republican, said he would vote to table the resolution. "This will| prevent war with Germany," he] said. : : | 2 SHOT AND KILLED | | Niagara Falls, N.Y., Young Woman | in Doorway of Home. (Special to the Whig.) Niagara Falls, N.Y., March 11 The police are searching for two un-| | identified men who shot and instant- | ly killed Mrs. Rosamina Benn, aged, \ twenty-eight, in the doorway of her FRESNES CAPTURED | By The Germans, Berlin War Office (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, March 7.--German troops | have captured the town of Fresnes,| twelve miles southeast of Verdun, it was officially announced this after- noon. They captured 300 prison- ors, FIFTY YEARS For the Min-| persons. take passage on f | | brother-in-law's home last night. |} i { RCH 17, 1916 THE EASIEST MONEY. IN MINISTRY Four Members of the King: Soa Presioteny- HAVE SERVED CHURCH FOR THAT PERIOD AND ARE RE- | MEMBERED. N i Principal Gordon, Principal Ross, | Rev. Dr. Henry Gracey and Rev. | W. T. Wilkins received Warm Con- | gratulations of Their Fellow Mem- | bers of Presbytery. ! At the meeting of the Kingston] | Presbytery in Convocation Hall on | Tuesday, reference was made to the | fact that Principal Gordon of Queen's! University would on Aug. 6th next] complete fifty years in the ministry. It was also stated that the veteran clerk of the Presbytery,' Rev. W. T. Wilkins, of Trenton, would on No- vember 7th next complete half a cen- tury the ministry. | Rev. Dr. Donald Ross, principal of Queens Theological College, has com pleted fifty years in the ministry, also | Dr. Henry Gracey, of Gananoque, | both' of whom are members of the| Kingston Presbytery, The moderator, Rev. A. 8. Kerr, of Belleville, took occasion to congratu- late the four members oi the Presby- tery who have given such long and faithful service to the church, and following his remarks hearty ap- plause 'was given by the members. The four vetéran ministers were pres- ent. GOVERNMENT FULLY ALIVE TO POSITION. Canada Does Nothing Without Entire Endorsation of Kit- chener and War Office. Toronto, Ont, March 7.--At a crowded recruiting meeting in Mas- sey Hall, Hon. Robert Rogers said: "l want to say to*you that the Gov- ernment are fully alive to the neces- sities of the sitWation and the Can- adian people can rest assured that we are in the closest possible touch with Lord Kitchener and the War Office. No step has been taken and no*policy has been adopted which does. not carry with it the entire ap- proval and endofsation of Lord Kit- chener and of the War Office. In other words, the Government have felt that the best service which can be rendered by us is "that service which we perform upon. the _ advice and counsel of those who are re- sponsible for the carrying on of this great struggle. And, as that has been our policy in the past, so will it be in the future, and if occasionally you do mot seem to be able to under- stand just what is being done, let mg assure you that we are being guided by the wisdom of those whe are re- sponsible for the work for the time being." 5 NS SS A \¥ wn Foacsray Association . Father Bull: "We'll have to sto this" war." forests from. burning down 2 Newspaper Note of forest fires, the timber saved TO RESTORE CANADA TO PEACE CONDITIONS. Hon. Robert Rogers Urges Manufacturers to Take Up Lines Formerly Imported. Toronto, March 7.--Hon. Robert Rogers, Minister of Public Works honor at a luncheon tendered by the mayor and City Council of Toronto urged the establishment of industrial museums in various parts of Canada, with a view to the production by Can- adians of articles for domestic and | industrial use that are now import- | ed from other countries. ] unpreparedness for war and it was| up to Canadians to prepare now for | peace; The Canadian Government | was responsible for diverting industrial machinery of the country, from the arts of peace to the works to be made to swing back the mach finery when peace was declared, He thought Toronto would be a convenient place for the establish- ment of an industrial museum for Eastern Canada, where all classes of the community might see what pro- ducts are imported. The speaker ad- ded that "our Canadian people are just as capable of manufacturing the things they need as are the peo- ple of other countries, and this is the problem: the future holds 'in store for us. But, of course, we must recog- nize that the present business is war first." LIFE IMPRISONMENT : GIVEN TO RESPA. For Dynamiting the Peabody Overall Factory in Walk- erville. (Special to the Whig.) Sandwich, March 7. Lite impris- onment is the penalty that Charles Respa, of Detroit, must pay for dy- namiting the Peabody overall factory in Walkerville last June and for at- tempting to destroy the Windsor ar- mouries. Respa was convicted in' the Ontario High Court at noon to- day after the case had been suddenly given to the jury only a few minutes previously. = Life sentence was im- mediately, imposed. -> SEA BATTLE + 1S THOUGHT NEAR. 3 NORTH (Special to the Whig.) Londen, -March 8.--It is be- lieved thiitia great North Sea battle is near. Several 'Ger- man warships were sighted on Monday. + Addebbobdeb deb bib dob ddedediob dvi ddd + + + * * + * + * * * + + +> + + U. B. Secretary of War. + Washington, March 7.--Newton D. Baker, former Mayor of Cleveland, has béen selected by President Wil- son for secretary of war. Sir John Gibson's Offe | Hamilton, March 7.--Brigadier- | General Sir John M. Gibson has of- Peoria, Ill, March 7.--Fire de- | fered his services to the Minister of stroyed the Iowa elevater, contain-| Militia, Sir Sam Hughes, in any ca- ing 760,000 bushels of- wheat, caus-| pacity whatever without pay, and ing a $1,000,000 loss. | has been promised an appointment. Million Dollar Grain Fire, for Canada, who was the guest of | of war, and preparations would have | I p every financial leak if we want to win Jack Canuck: "Leave it to me. I'll put another million acres under wheat." Father Bull: "That is mere patchwork, my boy. Why not stop your These acres of splendid timber at your door represent the easiest money you can ever lay your hands on." "The Canadian Forestry Assbeciation makes the state- ment that if Canada would take simple measures to stop the plague would pay the annual interest on the last Dominion loan of $100,000,000." » LUCAS: DRAW JUST $11,000 From the Ontario Legislature 1 Cash Box. THE WAR TAX YIELDS Canada had suffered on account of | 8 THE SUM OF $1,980,000 FROM MUNICIPALITIES. the | A Motion to Create a Non-Partisan Civil Service. Commission and + Make All Appointments and Pro- | motions By Merit. | Toronte, March 7.--When orders | of the day were called yesterday af- ternoon, Hon. T. W. McGarry, Pro- vincial Treasurer, in answer to a question on the order paper, told the House that approximately $1,080, 000 would be collected from the war tax of one mill assessed upon pro- perty by the province last year. Of this sum, $1,920,000 had already been collected. To the question put by William Me- Donald, of Bruce, as to-the combined salaries of the Attorney-General as a member of the Legislature, a Cabi- net Minister, and a member of the Hydro Commission, Mr. McGarry cit- «2d the statutes governing the salaries of a legislator and a Cabinet Minis- ter. The Hydro Commission were | alowed an aggregate of $25,000 as { remuneration for their services, of which $12,000 went to the chairman, one-half being paid by the munie palities and one-half by the province. The other members were allowed $4,000 each. Mr. McGarry did not give the total in figures, but, acegrd- ing to the statutes quoted, the total salary of Hon. I. B. Lucas is §11,- 000. i N. W. Rowell, in the absence of N. Parliament, of Prince Edward, moved the first reading of the bill to extend the provincial franchise to women. Samuel Carter, of South Welling- | ton, addressed the House on his mo- tion to create 'a non-partisan Civil Service Commission, make all ap- pointments and promotions on merit, and purchase all supplies by open t ders. > --- A CALL FOR SOCKS 1S AGAIN MADE At the request of the mother of ene of the officers of the 21st Battalion, now serving in the trenches in Bel- ium, the Whig is asking the residents of the gity of lingston and County of Frontenac to donate socks for the Kingston men serving in that unit. The need is very greal, as one pair of socks lasts only about four days. The idea is to receive contributions of socks or money and send each Kingstonian. an Easter gift of a pair of ' socks. These socks will be sent direct to one of the Kingston officers for distribution, arrangements having been made to this effect by the Whig. : Contributions will be received at the business office of the British Whig. Be sure and leave your name with the gill, as the recipients will likely send you a card of thanks. 5 The list of contributors will be published at-a later A Notice of Motion. Mr, Marshall gives notice that he 'will on Wednesday next introduce the following resolution: : "That in the opinion of this House docal électric railways within the Province of Ontario should not re- ceive charters or extensions of char- | ters save by and through the action {of the Legislature of this Province; oj and this House would respectfully | memorialize the Government and | Parliament of Canada not to grant {the renewal of any charters which | will interfere with the development of the Hydro Radial Railway System {in this province; and that the honor- able 'Speaker of this House be re- | quested to transmit by wire to the {Government of Canada a copy of the | foregoing resolution." Dynamiter Confesses. | (Special to the Whig.) Windsor, Mare) 7.--Charles Res- | pa, dynamiter, has confessed to blow- | ing up munition plants, asd impli- cates others. ! -------- Blair Robertson, manager of the i dale. J Bank of Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, died rday wight. w-- PAGES 1-9 ernment. ago, defeated of the last day of the campaign was the publication in the Times Satur- Charles. Hibbert Tupper. guage was even more striking than that contained in speech. vatives to drive from power this Gov- ernment which has disgraced and venturers. I ask Conservatives to defeat every minister of Mr. Bow- ser who shows his head. The rela- tive state of party representation in the Legislature in this province is nothing short of disgraceful. ; "An opposition--His Majesty's loy- al opposition--is essential where British parliamentary government prevails, > "There are mile posts on the trail of this corrupt combination. An opposition, had it existed on the floor of the House, would long ago have exposed their iniquities. "What about Sir Richard Me- Bride and the Judas Iscariot who sold him? "Who is his little Kaiser who at- tempts to read out of the party Con: servatives who dared to have opin- ions of their, own?" "KINGDOM COME OR TEN DAYS' LEAVE" Fate in Store For. Sailors, Whose Singing Makes Or- ™- ders Inaudible. London, March 8.--An' order for silence on board British warships during battle is expected to be given, even if already it has not been given, by the Admiralty, Filson Young, the novelist, who has been attached to the staff of Sir David Beatty, abroad the battleship Lion, since the beginning of the war, revealed the cause of the departure in a lecture at His Majesty's Theatre to-day. Young said that after the Heligo- land action, in which the armored cruiser Blucher was sunk, and after the Lion had been safely towed to port, the chief stoker went, to the Engineer-Lieutenant to lodge a complaint, 'Il want you to issue an order for absolute silence among the stokers during the action. During yester- day's fight my men were singing so loud all the time that it was impps- sible for me to give orders." Young also recalled the remark of a young lieutenant, half who with. a shell bursting below the water-line, casually: remarked to a comrade: "This means either 'King- dom come' or ten days' leave." FPRREE REPRE | > +» +e (Special to the Whig.) + London, March 7.--The latest # news from Rome reports a re- # volution in Turkey. Mobs haved set fires in. the capital. Most + of the Turkish officers sympa- + thizé with the move. * * Abdel dob dd db bdo bb bbb deb ddd bbb bbed CAUSE OF GREAT WAR. Rejection of Christianity, Says Car- dinal Bourne. cis Bourne, Archbishop of Westmin- ster, in a Lenten pastoral letter, de- clares: outcome, not of the failure but of the rejection of Christianity." There is, he says, no nation guiltless in this respect.. "England, indeed," the Cardinal states, "will be preserved from such forgetfulness of the teacn- ings of Christ as to proclaim as part of public policy that moral evil is non-existent where the interests of the state are concerned, and that all 'means, right or wrong, honorable or dishonorable, may be employed when the needs of the country demand them. But England has had her part, and a great and leading part, in the revolt against the fundamental tenets of Christianity in the sixteenth century, and the subsequent logical rationalization of religion which in 80 many nations has destroyed Chris- tianity altogether." HUGO RECEIVED DRAFT. It Was For $800 And For "State " Conscience Fund." Albany, N.Y., March 7.--A draft for $800 was received by Secretary of State Hugo with the request that it be added to the state's "conscience fund." This is believed to be the largest contribution of this nature ever received by state officials. No one here had any idea of the identity 'of the sender. The draft was drawn by a Utica bank upon a New York bank. The letter accompanying it, written on stationery of a Utica ho- tel, was signed "A Citizen." FPP PPE FREER RRR R ERIN WILL NOT HANG. : -- * Ottawa, March 7.--The sen- % + tence of death passed upon + # Lieut. Ooderre of the Canadian + |# overseas forces in England, has + # been commuted. Instead of & % hanging Lieut. Coderra will ¢ + spend the remainder of his days # in a British prison, He was con- 4 victed to killing a sergeant + a means of settling an + A plea of insanity failed # move a British judge and jury. * * e of the sentence wa {% yesterday. * g CEILI RIGS _ Vietoria/ B.C., March 7.-- Unlike . C. BE. Tisdall was . personalities figured in lu- rid language in Victoria. A feature day eveming of & message from Sir His lan- his Vancouver He wrote: "I ask Conser- which has been the servile tool of ad- 4 stunned | a | REVOLUTION IN TURKEY. + London, March 7.--Cardinal Fran-| "The world-wide war is the direct" CAPTURED HILL 265 The Germans Made Advance Unie Kv Bombariment. THE ins ADMISSION OF THE I'RENCH WAR OFFICE. The Fortress at Metz and the man Ammunition Trains En route To the Verdun Front Have Been Attacked by the French Air Squadrons. FREER RRR bE * % German troops occupy For- : : % ges, a village on the Meuse sev- + # en miles from Verdun. Furi- #+ ous fighting continues in the # % Champagne district. + * § hb bib bbb bbb Captured Hill 265. --~ (Special to the Whigy h pa Gontinuing Paris, arc <. their smash against Verdun from the north-west, the Germans have captured Hill 265, near Regnesville, {the War Office admijted this after- noon, "The Teutons advanced 'un- der cover of an intense bombard- ment, the War Office stated. The Germans took Hill 266 in the face of a terrific artillery fire and without regard for losses, east of the Meuse on the northern front of Ver-: dun. Lively 'artillery fighting oc- curred in the region: of ey near Haudremont, in Woevre region, around Fresnes and elsawhere near the villages of the Meuse foothills, east and south-east of Verdun. The hill was stormed and taken by the right wing of the German force that yesterday occupied the vil- lage of Forges, on the west bank of | the Meuse, eight miles north-west of | Verdun. The Germans are bom- barding the French positions o1 , Goose Hill, a mile south of the new- {ly won ground, preparatory to re- !newed infantry assaults. The Ger mans are attacking with the great-. est violence, but the French still hold the summit of Goose Hill, the village of Bellancourt, and the wood- (ed regions in the eastern part of Corbeaux forest and also Comieres wood, it was officially announced. _ edn. Attacked by Air Machines. | 'The Hague, March 7.--French-air | squadrons have bombarded the Mets | forts and German ammunition trains ! en route to tW® Verdun front. * a War Tidings. Bugarian newspapers at MXthens report Roumania fortifying the Hun- garian frontier and withdrawing all troops from the Russian border 'ex- | cept a patrol to guard its neutrality. The Washington Stat® Department on Monday received from Berlin copies and photos of the alleged British Admiralty secret orders to merchantmen to sink German subma- rines. The American Consulate at Trebi- | zond was struck by a shell during the recent bombardment of the town | by Russian destroyers. 1 DAILY MEMORANDUM Board of Works, 4 p.m., Wednesday. Queen's Battery Concert, Grant Hall, 8.15 pm. _ See top page 4, for probabilities. AN i MARRIED, | WILGAR-LOW--On Monday, March Sth, | 1916, at St. Andrew's Church, Otta- wa, by the Rev. Dr. Herrldge, Gert. rude Ross Low, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Low, to Major A. P, of the .Canadian En- gineers. . " right 'hand corner, i | { DIED, | ALWEN--In Toronto, on March 6th, { 1916, Margaret Jane Darley, relict {, of the late Louis Allen, aged 7% 3 years. Muneral on arrival of GTR. train | > Thursday noon at Kingston Junc- tion to Cataraqui cemetery. . ANT-4In Kingston, on March Tth, BRY i 11816, Annie Jolinson, beloved wife | of Robert Bryant, aged $5 Kuneral (private) from the residence of 'her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Turn- bull, 93 Johnson street, Wedn y afternoon at 230, to Cataraqul cefitery. Please Sut Nowsra, leash Rochester, N.Y. 'papers p! copy. RICHMOND---In Kingston, E Raren 6th, 1916, at the residence of his father-in-law; Abraham Shaw, 190 University Ave, David Wellington Richmond, of Ottawa. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at»3.30; i service at the house at 3 o'clock. Ottawa papers please copy. IN MEMORIAM, In loving memory of our dear mo. ther, Mrs. Alice 'White, who passed away at the home of her daughter, 'Mrs. H. M. Hawley, on March 7th, 1915. Oft we think of you, dear mother, | - And our hearts are sad with pa'n; ! Oh, this earth would be a heaven Could we but hear your voice again. Just one year ago you left us, #ow we miss your lo PN you fen th ror an : lace... 'ane oh earth can your pi : --iDaughters. ROBERT J. REID Phone 577. Princess Street. JAMES REID The Old Firm of 1 254 and 266 ; | Phone 147 for Ambulance. 5 Ri | He ean who thinks Ne ean.