EAR 83 NO. 57 KINGSTON, ONTAR , A WAR TAX ON ALL O 0, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 196 I . mn | Panesi-8 \ me-- . LAST EDITION | SHELL COMMITTEE'S WORK NOT TO BE INVESTIGATED Government Held Responsible By Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Whe Arraigns Committee Bacause of Time Lost, Which Was Paid in Blood---Mr. Carvell's Warning. Ottawa, March 8.--There will be, ough to clean up the unsavory mess. no investigation of the conduct and| Sir Wilfrid Laurier was compara- | tively brief but earnestly eloquent in operations of the Shells Committee. | , plea for tho most searching in- Sir Wilfrid Laurier moveéd in Parlia-| vestigation. "It is not, after all, ment yesterday for thorough inquiry | the money lost," said he. "It is into the serious circumstances sur- | the time lost. The time was ten rounding its handling of public mo- times more criminal. Money loss ney and its failure to secure the mu-| must be paid in cash. Tinie loss nitions required in adequate time.| was paid in blood. It is because Sir Robert Borden appealed to his|of the time lost, because heroic lives applauding followers to vote down|were sacrificed, because victories the resolution. . could not be followed up, that I ar- +» "The Premier's call to his loyal |raigh from my seat in Parliament the and docile followers," declared F. B.| Shell Committee, for whom I hold Carvell, in summing up the situation, | the Government responsible, and I "is: 'Jump on the lid and keep it fas- | ask for the most thorough investiga- téned down." The Premier has made] tion." a terrible mistake. He is out of] NA touch with Canadian spirit. 1| Premier's Reasons For Refusal. take one instance alone. A few| premier Borden spoke for some He opposed the grant- weeks ago I directed attention to 4 four hours. ing of an investigation on the ground specific case in which a contractor | with the Shells Committee supplied | that it was not the practice to order useless shells which had already | inquiries during the progress of war; been rejected. The Premier knew | that an investigation had already of that case. It was brought direct-| heen made to the extent desired by ly to his attention. Yet the con-| the British Government through D, tractor who did that act was allowed | A, Thomas, and that he was. not to go on and manufacture shells in ready to have departmental work IAKELY TO OPPOSE IT. * ----t . The Government May Bring In An Amendment, (Special to the .) nto, March pl er. A (Wed- nesday) is making history in Ontario public affairs. Not only is it the day of the prohibition deputation but it is also the occasion of the important debate on Thomas Marshall tion. This calls upon the Federal Government to safeguard the provin- clal rights by refusing charters to. rallways which would interfere with the development of the Hydro Radial system. Mr. Powell has already stat- ed that he will strongly support Mr. Marshall's resolution and all the Lib- erals will line up with them on the issue. » Samuel Carter, Liberal member for South Wellington is particular- ly interested. Ever since the incep- tion of the Hydro he has worked valiantly in its behalf in association with Sir Adam Beck. The record of Mr. 'Marshall himself, who is a Lib eral member for Lincoln in the Nia: gart peninsula, is also strong for the Hydro, Ever since he came into the House in 1911 he has taken the lead in advocatin, Hydro development and expansion. In"1912 he urged the extension df Hydro ght and power to the farms of the province and in 1913 he was first to lay the question of Hydro Radials before the house in a resolution which the Government at that time voted down, Mr. Marshall again brought the question before the house in 1914 and much credit is due to him and his colleagues for the constant press- ure they have brought to bear on the Government in favor of . Sir Adam Beck and his plans. . There is much speculation as to a -------- WAR Photo shows a Canada, while the people are refused investigation, The Unsavory Mess. "This is most serious. Remember that the lives of gallant soldiers and the decision of a battle may rest on misconduct like that, Supporters in this House may cheer the Premier when he refuses an investigation. They little realize the mistake they make. Let them go to their consti- tuencies and consult the people. They will find that thespeople of Canada are intensely in 'efirnest about this thing.' They will find that, outside of the actual prosecution of the war, the biggest of all concerns in the Ca- nadian mind to-day is whether the stopped, as he alleged it had been | stopped during last session, by hav- { ing "the staff doing nothing but at- {tending sittings of the investigating | Public Accounts Committee." | If the British Government thought {an inquiry was advisable or neces | sary, concluded Sir Robert Borden, concerning the conduct of either the Shells Committee or the Imperial Munitions Board, the Government of | Canada would co-operate to the full extent of its péwer. And if a direct charge was made against a member of the Government in connection | with the Shells Committee or any- thing else it would be investigated. "The Shells Committee is one thing,' declared the Premier, 'while Govern- Premier is big enough and man en- | ment responsibility is another." ip the German shells many scenes such many an attack. MILES OF MEN. IN RESERVE Seen By L liffe At the F what the Government's attitude to- wards Mr. Marshall's motion will be. It seems to be the general opin- ion that they will negative it by way of an amendment. this in this bea | ABANDON ATTEMPT TO TAKE PEPPER HILL. (Special to the Whig.) London, March 8.--~The Ger- mans have not resumed their offensive during the last forty- eight hours. The Crown Prince has abandoned the attempt to take Pepper Hill, and is now trying to advance on the left bank of the Meuse. PEELS Pree bbe PERE B ERE R IED | SNOWBALLED ~~ HEAVY CANNONADING ALONG THE MEUSE. BY ALLIES LIMITLESS SUPPLY WAS MUCH IMPRESSED + TEMPERANCE FOLKS (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, March 8.--Serious distur- bances broke out when the giant pro- hibition parade reached the Armor- ies, this afternoon, enroute to the Parliament Buildings. snowballed the paraders and down the banners. Several were de- stroyed. Many spectators were, in- jured when the police attempted to quell the disturbances by riding in- to the soldiers. Big Prohibition Parade, (Special to the Whig.) a Toronto, Mareh 8 -- One of th greatest features in the history of temperance reform was the huge parade 'held this afternoon in the city which conveyed the giant peti- tion for Prohibition to the Ontario Parliament buildings. Representa- tives from al] parts of the province constituted half of the parade which | Throne, thousand. | would, he promiséd, receive the full- numbered about twenty There were one thousand automo-|est consideration | ment, biles with twenty bands and banners Soldiers | tore | galore. One banner half a mile long required 200 men to carry it, while many other "no booze' .pen- nants and a water wagon driven by Old Man Ontario were symbolic of Ontario's determination.' The pro- cession was headed by the chairman of the county organizations carry- ing petitions. A big motor lorry car- ried the roll representing the size of the petition. The procession arrived at the Par- liament buildings in Queen's Park at 2 o'clock after an hour's * parade through the city. The address was read to the Premier by E, P. Clem- ent, K.C,, of Berlin, Chairman of the Committee of Ont Hundred and the petition presented. Premier Hearst in his reply to the prohibition appeal pointéd out that the Government was already fram- ing a bill for temperance reform as outlined in the Speech from the The petition presented of the Govern- PITH OF NEWS. Despatches From Near And Distant "Ongario" is suggested as Berlin's w name, Earl Curzon of Kedleston frac- tured his left elbow in an accident. The 168th Regiment, "Oxford's Own," is now within 150 men of full strength. The total number of deaths from Sunday night's Zeppelin raid in Eng- land was thirteen. The Presbytery of Toronto by a vote of 52 to 30, affirmed itself in favor of the proposed basis of Chureh Union, Major-Gen. Von Lotterer, com- manding the German artillery divis- jon at Verdun, is reported: to have been killed in 'action.' John G. Riordon, a large share. THE WHIG CONTENTS. Page 1--No Shel Recall Fisher. 2--May Reduce the Lights; Gave Fine Concert; 3--Case at Assizes Social Events 4---FEditorial; Random Reels; t Mason's Rhymes. ston = Presbytery Votes *hurch Union. 1 French Hold On: Eastern + Ontario District News, Tv ments; Timely An- nouncements; The Forum. moert at Grant Hall; Mili- tary Matters; Theatrical. End of W ne investigation; Tales. men ; Bleady time trysi Ss; 11--Loun Latest holder in St. Catharines Mills, and vice-president of the. Toronto Mail {and Empire, is dead. > | In Massey Hall, Toronto, Tugsday | night, Sir George E. Foster declared | | that liquor was "the greatest waster | of efficiency in the world." | . Cola, 26 miles west of Kerman- | shah, Persia, and about one hundred {and twenty miles east of Bagdad, has | been occupied by the Russians, | A marriage is being arranged be- | tween Prince Boris, eldest son of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and heir to the throne and a princess of the house of Hapsburg. has given notice of a resolution for the establishment of a court of ap- peal of four judges in Saskatchewan, in addition to the present Supreme Court of six judges. z i i ds : Sg « NOT TUPPER'S AMBITION. . Selsie Sir Charles Has No Intention of . Heading New Party. Vancouver, B. C., March 8.--Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper stated yes- terday he had no ambition to lead a new independent Co ative party in British Columbia, and would not consider it. When he retired from politics some years ago he intended to do so for good. he ever changed that decision it would be to re-enter the Federal arena, he said. (Special = ry al to the hig.) Berlin, Ont., March + 8.----In - the case of Blood and Schoefer, the sol diers who admitted responsibility for leading an assault on Rev. Mr. Tappert, sentence wag to-day sus ! rkets. ye 12--QMilitary Matters; Sporting. pended, and will Sot likely ever be imposed. The soldiers are at iib- In Parliament Hon. C. J. Doherty |[ OF MUNITIONS, Where the Germans Are Pre-! paring To Capture Two Hills. Paris, March 8.---Heavy artillery! fighting 'continued throughout last lies, night on both banks of the Meuse, | i the War Office reported this after-| Faris, March 8.--Lord Northcliffe, noon. = The situation the Verdun owner cf the London Times and oth- northern front remains unchanged. er newspapers, who has been inspect- The cannonade was especially vio- | ing the Held of battle at Verdun has lent northwest of Verdun, on the &lven some of his impressions to the west bank of the Meusé, where the | Temps. Germans are preparing for an at-| "I have been to the front six tempt to capture Goose Hill and | times," said Lord Northcliffe, "and Deadman Hill, { that which. has invariably always Battle--Convinced 'German Fifet Will Make Big Ef. fort Before Long As Result Of The | Implacable Blockade Of The Al- | | Foresees Naval J | | { | BULGARS CEASE WORK | excellent equipment and. absolute { confidence of the French soldier. I On Entrenchmonts In Neutral Zone have also been impressed by the im- Near Greek Border mense number of men in reserve -- ' : . They cover miles and miles of ground Barr March, pit Bulawtiana; --and by the quantity so to speak, BUD OR ror hos RY La without limit, of munitions deposit- tral zone along the Greco-Bulgarian "1 sverywhere, n " i . frontier, as the result of Our correspondents in Germany, a protest who find means to dend to London from the Greek Government. | each week particularly precise and Mangled By Wood-sawing hine, | 2X2Ct reports, inform us that Ger- many is now obliged to fight against : Brockville, Ont., March 8.--Work- time and duration. The initiative of id at a wood-sawing machine at Mal-' the Battle of Verdun, engaged during orytown, G. Surplis, a Lansdowne | the bad season, proves that the Ger- farmer, was suddenly seized with a! y i - dizzy spell and fell. ._ His | mans, who have no idea of the un arm came, preakable tenacity of the French sol- in contact with the rapidly-revolving ! djer, think they will be able td end saw, and was so badly mangled as to the war by the capture of some un- zeadire amputation at a local hos-| classed . fortifications at. Verdun. » Moveover, Douaumont has not after all, great importante. In brief, ac- cording to impressions gathered on the spot, it is only a simple incident in the great battle, "In view of the fact that the Ger- man stomach is beginning to cry famine as a result of the implacable "blackadg of the Allies, I am waiging 'a SOCKS IS AGAIN MADE At the request of the mother of one of the officers of the 21st Battalion, now serving in the trenches in Bel- ium, the Whig is asking the residents of the city of ingston and County of Frontenac to donate socks for the Kingston men serving in that unit: The need is very great, 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 a will be sent direct 40 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 ir as the recipients will likely. send you a card of Senator Davis took occasion in the Senate Tuesday afternoon to indig- nantly deny charges made. by Hon. J. A. Calder in the Saskatchewan Legislature with regard to the Sen- | ators connection with Hom. Robert | Rogers and the brewers. bat, A CALL FOR date. The list of contributors will be published at a later | struck me is the splendid health, the |: 1 # agara Electro-Chemical RS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF NIEUPORT. in the fine residential district of Nieuport, where '® devastated all the fine old resi dences. There gre utiful city, which has been open to violent explosions of German anguish on land and on sea during the hext six months. I am convinced that the German fleet will before long gake a big effort. The British marine knows it and awaits the great day with impatience and anxiety. "Not having been invaded, Eng- land has been long in awakening to the reality -of the war, but an old Orient proverb says : "Beware of the man who is slow to wrath.' "The great majority of the Brit- ish people to-day, especially the wo- men--the people of England, Soot- land, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa----fin- ally realize fully that to their own liberty and that of the world, thy teeth 'and' claws: of the Prussian tiger must be torn out, "John Bull and his allies are mas- ters of the sea and will not permit a single ship te leave the ports of Hamburg and Bremen until Gepmany has paid the entire price. I believe I know Germany well, and I 'have not the slightest doubt as to the fin. al issue of 'ths war" Chr RR » + NEW WAR TAXES FOR ONTARIO. (Special .to the Whig.) Toronto, March §.--New War taxes to be levied in Ontario call for 3 tax of one cent on every admission to an amuse- ment hall, skating rink, base- ball, rugby or hockey game or similar entertainment. A race track is taxed $1,250 a day in- stead of $500, The mill on the dollar war tax is continued this year. PR Pr bree rb re rsd SHEP PE PEPE eer te | WAS LIKELY DAMAGED. Pieces of Broken Zeppelin Propeller Picked Up. (Special to the Whig.) Lendon, March 8.---Broken pieces of a Zeppelin propeller were picked up in the County of Kent to-day. It is believed here that one of the di- rigibles that bombarded Kent and other counties, Sunday night, was struck and damaged by a shell from an anti-air-craft" gun. TURKISH WAR LEADER DEAD, Persistent Rumor Says Enver Pasha Is No More. (Special to the Whig.) Athens, March 8.---Although no confirmation is obtainable from Con- | stantinople, it is persistently rum- ored here that Enver Pasha, Turkish war leader, is dead. An attempt was made on his life at Jerusalem recently. : g NIAGARA, N. Y., ELECTR} A PLANT IS WRECKED. (Special to the Whig.) Niagara Falls, N. Y., March # 8.--The main plant of the Ni- Com- | % pany here was wrecked by a | % dynamite explosion last night. | # One man is dead and a score {% are missing. | % Shortly after nine this morn- | % ing & series of eight explosions + again reeked the plant of the 4 company and developed a new # fire which is eating its way to- # wards the storage house. If it 4 reaches this, tremendous : ex- % plosions will result which will + # wreck the -entire plant and # + perhaps seriously damage all + a -- 1 i adjoining portions of the city, + CHURCHILL SAYS FISHER SHOULD BE RECALLED As Sea Fist Lord of Admiralty In Order to Rectfy the Ad- miralty's Weakness---It Was Churchill Whe Drove Fisher Out of Office. London, March 8.--Charging that | tions the British Admiralty now lacks | peria driving force," Col. Winston Ohureh- | ill, former First Lord of the Admir- | August, 1914, They had done all alty, launched his expected criticism | and more than they had professed to of the Government's naval policies | do, and in a manenr reflecting great- in the mons this afternoon. | est praise on all concerned. Commenting on rumors that the| Mr. Balfour said the work of the German fleet is preparing for a dash | ~~ rms > into the North Sea, Churchill wars- | ed the House that German dread- | noughts might attempt a raid on | England at any moment. { "We must not assume that Ger- | many will be content to aflow her | fleet to remain impotent," said | Churchill, who left his regiment in| Flanders to participate in to-day's | débate. He caused great surprise by admitting 'that his opinion of Sir John Fisher, former First Sea Lord (of the Admiralty, has undergone a great change. His differences of opinion with Fisher led to the lat- ter's retirement, he said, but he now | believes Fisher's recall to his former | post is necessary td recitfy the Ad- miralty's weakness. a de by the committee for im- defence and the Admiralty for such a sudden emergency &s arose in Balfour Spoke Earlier, In the House .yestérday af- ternoon, after expldiging that it was impossible to give details and that he could deal only in a general man- ner with the way in which the Ad- miralty is disgharging its respomsi- bilities, Mr. Bilfour said the British fleet: had e an internatiomal | fleet, carring on international work | and serving many nations. There was mo truth he continued, in the | suggestion that the present Admir-| alty Board had halted "he shipbuild- | ing activities of its predecessors, | whose policy, in a general way, was still being pursued. Mr, Baifour emphasized the mag- | nitude of the task Great Britain had | taken upon herself since the opera- | tions in the Mediterranean began, in | transporting, feeding and supplying the forces there. loreover, the ap- ADMIRAL SIR JOHN FISHER. war had beén splen- did. He remarked incidentally that his predecessor, Colonel Winston Spenecr Churchill, was completely justified when, reviewing circum- stances at the outbreak of the war, he claimed that the fleet he had pre- pared was gdequate for the great task of maintaining command of the navy during seas, ---------- ; Has Expanded Enormously. The navy has expanded enormous- ly since the outbreak of the w Balfour said. A fils a growth was the fact" that ta person- pearance of German submarines not {nel had more than doubled within only in home waters but in the Med- | that 'period, and its tonnage, includ- iterranean had added to the responsi- | jp, auxiliary crufsers and ships un- SERB RP HIF 2 BPH BS OH 4S * FHP bilities already undertaken. He said | about 1,000,000 combatants, 1,000,-| 000 horses, 2,500,000 tons ©f stores | and 27,000,000 gallans of oil for the | British and their allies had been | transported. This task, in the pr ence of hostile submarines, hdd thrown an enormous amount of work | upon the Admiralty which could not have been foreseen at the outbreak | of the war. New Dangers Are Met. | The dangers experienced were new | dangers, and he felt the nation could ! look. with satisfaction at the manner in which the Admiralty had carried out its vast work. | Justice had not been done, Mr. | Balfour continued, to the prepara- WAS CREATED BY HERK LIEB- KNBUHT, SOUIALIST. Tréason Charges Hurled -- Says | - Some Germans Placed Copper Ac| Disposal of .Russians--Criminals | Tn Army And What It Means To | Germany. London, March 7.--A Reuter de- | spatcn from Amsterdam, says: { "Stormy scenes occurred in the| Prussian Diet during the debate on the Budget. The Socialist, Herr | JLiebkunecht, said that the Govern-| ment had not allowed The Vorwae- rts (the Socialist organ) to publish | anything likely to cause excitement.' Dr. Liebknecht went on to say, ac- | cording to this despatch, thit a new | department had been sét up at Ber- lin police headquarters te deal with | peace propagandists. He particularly | criticized the great numbers of con- | demnations before military tribunals | asserting one person had been sen- | tenced to death for a'poem, and that one of his Austrian colleagues had | been condemned to death for a speech made in December of 1914. The correspondent says there was great disorder during the speech, which was finally cut off peremptor- ily, the Budget being passed. Sell Munitions To Enemies. "He ¢tharged German capitalists with selling war material to the en- emy through neutral countries. " 'German soldiers have been kill- ed by guns supplied by Krupps,' said Herr Liebknecht, Maus: 'You all know how capitalists dre interna- tionally related to each other, espe- cially as regards the armament in- dustry. "'One member of the Luebeck Senate. is in prison for having placed his copper mines at the disposal of the Russians.' ? again on his feet warning the Gov- ernment against the danger of open- ing the prison doors and turning criminals into the army, PRUSSUN DIET SCENE 5 "The President called Liebknecht || to order, but later Liebknecht was |i der the White ensign, had increased by 1,000,000. Warm praise was given by the speaker to Col. Churchill in connec- tion with the establishment of the naval air service. The growth of this branch of the service, he asserted; was even more remarkable than the increase in ships, the aerial service having expanded tenfold during the war. : Mr; Balfour sald the Admiralty had procured a large and especially suitable tract of land for the pur- pose of training aerial pilots for the navy.. This work was to be under command of Commodore Payne, who had rendered invaluable service. He said the navy always must have an aerial service of its own. re -------- a, lobked,' he said. "There are in the army hundreds of men of criminal tendencies. Our great responsibility towards the defenceless populations of the occupied territories ought to make us very cautious, * "The 'degeneration of the young is the natural consequence of the de- generation of mankind, and this war threatens the degeneration of our whole country." AN AAA NANNY DAILY MEMORANDUM Band at Palace Rink to-night See top page 4, right hand corner, for probabilities, BORN. PATTBRSON---To Mr/ and Mrs. T. B. Patterson, at Bruho, S8ssk., on Mar. 2nd, 1916, a daughter. . SAUNDERS--In Kingston, on March 7th, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Saun-. ders, 17 Division street, a daughter. STRACHAN--On March 8, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce trachan, Ely, Minn, a son. MARRIED, O'RILLEY-LUA FLEUR--On March 7th, 1916, in the Sacred Heart Church, Bedford, by the Rev. Father O'Han- len, Kathrine La Fleur, Chicago, Ill, to Stephen O'Rilley, of God- frey DIED, ALLEN--In. Toronto, 1916, Marga of the late o on Maren Sth, ret Jan riey, r Louis Rites; a years. : Funeral on arrival of G.T.R. train Thursday moon at Kingston Junce tion to Cataraqui eemetery. , DOYLE--At Quyom Quebec, §th, 1916, Michael Doyle, ngston. Funeral notice later. "ROBERT J. REID Phone 577. #80 Princess Brest on March formerly FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS should be incident : The "*"The danger must not be over.