« Ted States Cabinet CONSENT 0F CIARA IS GIVEN TO TROOPS TO CROSS THE BORDER, General Funston Commands the For- 'ces, To Capture Villa's Bandits Who Attacked Columbus, nu 3 (Special to the Whig Washington, March 10. he Cab- inet 10-day decided to authorize Sec- retary of War Baker to order a puni- tive expedition into Mexico to cap- ture the Mexican bandits who at- tacked Columbus, N. M. Secretary Baker left the Cabinet meeting hur- riedly at 12.10 o'clock and went di- rectly to the War Office before the other Cabinet Ministers left. He is eald to have followed his instruc- tions, And it is understood that a | peninsula. | three Royal Commissions to investi- | gate | against Liberal members of the Sas- ent MSL , BRIG. -GEN. FUNSTON. In command of United States Punitive Expedition against Mexican bandits. on in message wal'sent to Gen. Funston to | order troops over the border. Senate Postpones Action. a to the Whig.) Washington: March 10.--Tense with surprised or pity the Sen- | ate this afternoon pospined action | on the Columbus, N. M. outrages, despite the resolutions of war by Sen- | atorMe'cumber of North Dakota and | Senator Fall of New Mexico, and a bitter speech by Senator Ashurst of | Arizona. General Funston's ad-| vance guard is already in Mexicon | with full consent of President Car-| Anza, THE BRITISH LOSE TWO SMALL VESSELS. A Destroyer and a Torpedo Boat Are Sunk by Mines. ¥ Special to the Whig.) London, March 10. --The British destroyer Coquette and the torpedo boat No. 11 have been sunk, the Ad- miraity announced this afternoon. There were forty-five casualties, Both vessels were sunk by mines. The Coquette was an old destroyer built in 1897. She displaced 336 tons, was 210 feet long and carried a crew of about 60 under normal conditions. The torpedo boat, No. 11 was built in 1906, displaced 263 tons - was 172 feet long. She carried a crew of about 356 men. FRENCH LINER TORPEDOED. The Loulsang Plied Botween Amer: ica And France. « jakito the Whig.) Paris, 10.--The trans-At- jantic steamer Louisane has been tor- The crew was saved. Tha Louisahe was one of a great fleet of liners owned hy the French General Trans-Atlantic Company and regis tered at Havre. She had been in service between French and Ameri- "can ports. A postcard from Hon. Dr. Beland! @ prisoner of war in Germany, dated at the end of January, simply stated that he is well, a rs = . THE WHIG CONTENTS. Pa States to Enter Mex- foo; No Change at Vendun; Crush Villa; Shipping of din Shorting Circlés; Whig's B. ck Appeal $=iVe e Meet; rs %0 Editor. 4--Fditorial: Random a 'Walt Mason's Rhym: rd 'of Education Ung: ern Ontario News. i AMUsEMments; - moutfoements; The Foram, Changes Made; Mili- tary 'Matters: Theatrical. th 8 Better Wor Arvells Charges; "Theatri of ucation Coa 2 a! Biceps ime 1 Tales: Men 5 -ber of witnesses are present. Sepaithcs Fram Tour Sad Detaath Places. A total of 661 British prisoners is now held by the Turks. Colors, the gift of Mayor Church, Toronto, were presented to the 75th Battalion, The' libel action between George »! Moore of Detroit and a London firm "| of publishers was withdrawn. Speakers of the Ontario Legisla- ture favored wiping out the bars without a referendum. = Rabbi Jacobs, speaking before the Empire Club, Toronto, said 17,000 Jews are in the trenches. Rev. James Walker, a Methodist pastor for more than fifty-three years in Ontario, died at Guelph; aged eighty. Thomas D. Gray, Shedden For warding Co.'s agent in London for forty years, died suddenly in his sev- enty-ninth year. The United States Steel Corpora- tion announces that it will sho spend fifty million dollars on a Canadian plant. reported. Brig.-Gen. Logie; in orders, de- clares that commanding officers who cannot maintain discipline in battal- ions are not fit men to take them Overseas. The British Embassy at Washjng- ton issued a statement challenging every contention of Germany in her lates notes to U. S. on submarine warfare. The Canadian Produce Association will memorialize the Governmeént to make the buying and selling of bad eggs a criminal offence with a pen alty attached. John Aris, a lineman, was electro- cuted while at work in Belleville, smoke from a passing engine prob- ably obscuring the wires so that he touchedione carrying 2,200 volts, In the Commons, Hon. Dr. Reid, Acting Minister of Railways, report- ed a surplus of over a million dol- lars for the Intercolonial. Operat- ing expenses have been cut. Better connections gave increased trafic, The Victoria Government has sent a request to the American Ambassa- dor to Turkey that he arrange for the care of the graves of Australian soldiers who are buried on Gallipoli The location is not The appointment and personnel of J. E. Bradshaw's charges katchewan Legislature, were an- | founced by Acting Premier Calder. Lord Shaughnessy wants a delay in Canadian 'reerniting. . He dis-|that agrees with the Government plan tb raise 500,000 men, considering that | this would unduly disturb the agri- cultural, industrial and financial af- fairs 'of the Dominion. 263,000 ENLIST UP TO MARCH 18T. | Ontario Has Raised 111,000, 'Quebec 28,000, and West 100,000. Ottawa, March 10.--Two hundred and sixty-three thousand recruits had been enlisted in Canada up to the first of March. 'These figures comprise the total from the time of the original enlistment at the out. break of the war, Fifty-two thousand have been re- eruited from the east of the Ottawa River, and the remaindér from west of that boundary. Ontario has raised 111,000; Quebec, 28,000. The Maritime Provinces, 24,000; and the Western Provinces, 00,000. The enrollment by divisions is as follows: : No. 1, London, 23,000; No. 2, To- ronto, 60,000; No. 3, Kingston and Ottawa, 28,0007 No. 4, Montreal, 23,- 000; No. 6, Quebec, 6,000; No. 6, Maritime Provinces, 24,000; No. 10, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 50,000; No. 11, British Columbia, 25,000; No. 13, Alberta, 24,000. GAULT DIVORCE CASE 1s Being Heard---Mrs. Gault Makes Vigorous Fight. (Special to the Whig. Ottawa, - March committee of the Senate and Com- nions on divorce this morning com: menced the hearing of the famous Gault divorce case. A large num- Mrs. Gaul. is making a vigorous fight against the application of her hus- band, M Hamilton Gault of the Princess Patrica's for divorce. The hearing is private as usual. military authorities in yarious On- tario centres to story of Toe Rouwry™ bys Motte con: -- purposes. play will be produced in orem first during the week of March 20th, and afterwards at Hamilton, Kings: ton and Ottawa. Ei .. 'VOLUNTEER AT 92. 'Ottawa, March 10.--One of # first recruits that Col. Mc- # 1 got for his Forestry & lion, which is being re- | Carvel at Ottawa, was Sir Mac- & w a former Prime # i k ly 92, put says he'd like to be & He is an old ¢ ty 10. he joint | AT VERDUN The Gemans Were Drives out of Vaux. TWO ENEMY AIRPLANES WERE DESTROYED. AND THIR- TEEN OTHERS DAMAGED. French Artillery Wreck German Trenches East of Thann--~Artillery Actions Continue on Both Banks Of Meuse, Paris, March 10.--The situation cn both banks of the Meuse as the result of last night's fighting around Verdun, is unchanged, the War Of- fice stated this afternoon. Despatches from the Verdun front Pot the Germans who entered the village of Vaux were driven out and denied the German claim that Fort Dévaux and adjoining positions were cap- tured, Violent artillery actions continued on both banks of the Meuse through- out the night, but there were no im- portant infantry engagements, In the Woevre region intermittent artillery firing continued last night, sald the official statement, In Alsace, east of Thann, our bat- teries- on Hill 426 wrecked énemy trenches. In the Argonne we ean nonaded enemy convoys on the Monit- faucon Avacourt road. Two German war planes, includ- ing a Fokker, were destroyed and thirteen others dropped behind the German Hnes as if damaged in a ser- ies of air battles around Verdun and in the Champagne. A VIGOROUS APPEAL. S#&¥For a More Progressive Ontario Agricultural Policy. Toronto, March 10.--A vigorous appeal for a More 'progressive agri- cultural policy was made in the Leg- islature yesterday afternoon by Hugh Munro of Glengarry, who contended that Ontario was no developing her resources in a manner that would make for steady progress. The Gov- ernment ought to take steps to in- creases the popnlation of the rural sections of the Province, The farm- ers should be given more encour- agement in the shape of better facili. ties. Farm life should be made more attractive to the young people and to farm laborers, so that they would not flock to the cities as they had been doing in the past North- ern Ontario should be advertised more than it had been advertised in other countries in order that a good class of settlers might be attracted to that part of the Province. Sam Carter introduced a bill to enable the city of Guelph to increase the tax rate by four mills in order to-'provide for grants amounting to $36,000 for patriotic purposes, "We want to pay as we go instead of issue ing debentures; that is the reason for the introduction of this hill, "ex. plained Mr. Carter. Races at Cape Vincent, N. Y. Cape Vincent, N. Y., March. 10.-- In the 2.35 race, purse $100 on Thursday, Maggie Brad, owned by A. Haynes, Napanee, Ont,, won. Peddy Mack, Frank J. Wiley, Cape Vincent, won named race. Purse $100. SIR SAM SHOULD HAVE MET CHARGES. About the Shell Committee's Contracts, And Not Left So Hastily. Ottawa, March 10.--F. B, Carvell (Carleton, N.B.) claims that General 'Sir Bam Hughes departed from the Canadian capital too soon. The Minister of Militia, the vigorous New Brunswicker told Parliament yester- day, should have waited to meet the serious charges made against the conduct and operation of the Shell Committee, and do his responsible part ih endeavoring to "clean up the mess and deal with the offenders." Canada's Minister of Militia, Mr. Carvell alleges, is the victim of Col. J. Wesley Allison. "Every dirty trail-Teads to Allison," he declared, "the man who is playing sick in New nights, including last night, has taken his sleeping berth, climbed on the night train, and each night, Just as the train has been leaving, has slip) stealthily off and disappear- sd the depot. Allison thinks is watching him. He is auite pg To-morrow evening he expects to be closeted with a gentle man we know, the man who is pri- marily responsible for much that has taken, place, the man who had not the manhood to stay and meet the hare made in this House." Mr. charged that "the consorts, with more of their ilk, plan to pro ceed to the balmy atmosphere ou leave the thankless job of A them to those who may at 1 Information itary Matters; Sporting. TIES *® ae ; and became colonel of # Regiment. red Father Stanton, famous former +! Ottawa Univers'ty coach, may enlist | with the Athletes Battalion, going as chaplain tor the 207th, to-day repeated the statement that] York, but who for the past three! ATED Owing tot that inventive fi latest creation. THE SLOGAN the United A THREAT BY VIIA TO LAY WASTE THE OOLUMBUS. TOWN OF And Burn All the, Inhabitants--12,- 000 United States Troops Under Gen. Funston Await Orders From Washington, (8pecial to the Whig Washington, March 10, 2) «Crush Villa" was the American slogan to- day, and a completé clean-up cam- paign against the Mexican 'border bandits, especially Villa and his out- laws, promises indefinite fighting for the American border army. With or Without the ce-eperation of Carranz forces, the troops of Gen. Frederick. Funston, about 12,- 000 in round Aumbers are waiting formal word for a campaign in Mexis co. The War Department has infor: mation that Villa is planning a fresh attack upon American border troops and possibly another invasion of United States territory, a few miles west of Columbus. Reinforcements are being pressed from al parts of the Mexican boundary to the Colum- bus district. Gen, Funston himself probably will take Personal com- mand. Mr. Wright, a guest at Col. Sloc- um's headquarters, to-day reiterated that Villa told his men just before the Columbus raid : | "We will lay the town in waste and make torches of every man, woman and child to be found." While she was a prison- er Mrs, Wright said the Villastas told her Villa expected to lay the whole United States in waste with the help of Japan and Germany. carn. sn Denmark Keeps Her Word. Copenhagen, March 10.--A finé of $60,000 each has been imposed upon a coffee roasting firm and a merch- ant of Copenhagen by the arbitration court of the Merchants' Guild for having re-exported 900 bags.of cof- fes without stating the country to which they were destined. 26 Bila A $25,000,000 Plant. New York, March 10.--A - new tube plant to cost $25,000,000 wil! be erected at. Gray, Indiana, by the United States Steel Corporation, ac cording to official announcemeat "made by Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the Corporation. js GERMANS AT VERDUN 'BEING CRUMPLED UP. (8pecial to o the Whig.) 'London, March 10.--Latest ¥ * * > + INGENUITY. dawn breaking sooner than he anticipated, y Pte. Jones, has a trying time with his BRITAIN WELCOMES DAUGHTERS TO COUNCILS A. Bonar Law, Colonial Secre- tary, Sounds Note of United Empire. London, March 10.--An invitation to the British colonies to share'in the councils of the Empire was extended by A. Bouar Law, Colonial Secretary, at a luncheon given in honor. mier Hughes of Australia. Mf Taw referred to the Premier's presence at a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day, and said there were no secrets to be held from the Australian Prime Min- ister. He declared that both the Government and the people were ready to welcome the colonies to their councils, and that he hoped and believedsathat this war would result in an Empire one in spirit and action. . YE ------------------ THEY WANT PEACE. Forty Per Cent. of German Socialists Openly Declare Position. New York, March 10.--At least forty per cent. of German Socialists openly declare themselves for fmme- diate peace, Morris Hilquit, chair- man of the Socialist party of Amer- ica, told a big audience at Cooper Union. The same condition obtains in Austria, Bulgaria, Italy and the other warring nations. The sentiment of the working classes of Europe against war is strong and growing stronger, he de- clared. CANADIAN CAVALRY TRAIN FOR FRONT. Strathcona's Horse and Royal Canadian Dragoons Under= going Exercise. London, March 10.--~As if casting a shadow of coming events, Strath- cona's Horse and the Royal Canad- ian Dragoons have lately lgft the fir- ing line for a4 spot on the French coast where they are undergoing a spell of cavalry exercise. In this place their stéeds arg reserved for them, and the man are looking for- ward to the day when they will be able to enter into action as mounted forces, ONLY SIXTEEN ARMENIANS Were Left Alive When Russians 3 Took Erzerum. London, March 10.--The Russians found only sixteen Armenians alive in Erzerum out of the usual Arme- nian population of 40,000, accordin, to information received in Petrograd and forwarded by Reuter's correspon- dent in the Russian capital. "The Turkish inhabitants of = Erserum," the corresp adds, "stated that a few days before the capture of the fortress by the Russians all the Ar- menians in the town were driven out by the police in a westerly direction, where the Kurds, who had beén forewarned, massacred all of them." To Remove German Mine Field, Special to the Whi tockhotm, March 10. The Swed- Government has decided to re- move the Gérman mine field off Fal- sterbo, which caused the loss of the Lsteamer Martha. Russian Drive on Sesssssssiee 2 eee (Special to the WI Petrograd, March 10 The drive ts the southern- MAY MAKE DONATIONS. But Amendment in in Bill at Que~ bec Cuts Out Munici- palities. Quebes, March 10.--A far change was made by iad Conmittee of the Lagisiative Council in the Galipeault bill. The bill as it left the lower House alowed mu- Bicipalities in the Province, and also schoo] commissions, to vote sums of money (0, patriotic, national and educational purposes, the object of latter being to allow mauni- cipalities and school commissions to vote sums for the cause of the French-Canadians in Ontario. The amendment strikes out municipali + ties altogether, and allows only school commissions to make such donations, The argument used in making this' amendment was that in municipal councils there were Aldermen of various races and religions, and that discord would bescreated, and in cases where majorities were French it would mean that the money of the minorities would be used for @ pur pose which they perhaps would not approve. As regards school com- missions, it was claimed that these are either Catholic or Protestant al- together, and that all would there- forge be in accord. BRITISH DEFEAT TURKS. (Special to o the Whig.) London, March 10-----British + + forces in Mesopotamia defeat- # # ed the Turkish troops which & + were barring the war to Kut-Bl- ¢ + Amare, driving them back sev- # % en miles. +* Hs + bh hihi db EXPEOT ANOTHER ANOTHER DASH YASH FOR YPRES. Canadian Officer Says Huns Will Make Another Bull headed Attempt. London, March 10.--That the Germans, having failed before Ver- dun, will make another bull-headed attempt to capture Ypres and the road to Calais, is the opinion of a Canadian officer who has arrived from France yesterday. The last two days' artillery fire 'has been 0 extremely severe. Al- 80 the trenches that had been almost abandoned by the enemy are now filed with men, and our guns have eer making excellent practice on m. NEOURT Of the Wheat Taken Has Bos Shipped. THE. ONLY ARGUMENT "TO JUSTIFY OOMMANDEERING BY GOVERNMENT. Ottawa, March 10.--Of the 13, 621,806 bushels of wheat comman- deered by the Government at the ter- mina) elevators last November, only 8,314,569 bushels have so far been shipped overseas. This is the main fact shown in a return dealing with the command- eered wheat tabled in the Commons by Sir George Foster. The' return states that the British Government the Colonies, cabled on November 23rd asking the Government here to purchase "'a large quantity of wheat, delivery to begin in December." Nothing was said in the instructions from the British authorities about commandeering, and this method of securing the wheat was ado; sole- ly on the responsibility of the Cane adian authorities. After the wheat # | bad been commandéered, loans from the commandeered stock were made to shippers, aggregating about 17, 500,000 bushels, in order to them to fulfil pending contracts. further amount of 1,736,313 bushels was loaned to the millers, in order to keep their mills running. All of this wheat thus loaned has been re- turned to the Government. In view of the delay in sending wheat overseas, it is evident that the policy of commandeering * did 'mot tiave to be resorted. to.with a view to quick action in obtaining y and the only argument that is ad- vanced in justification of the com- mandeering policy is that it enabled the Government to buy at market + U. S. TROOPS PURSUR - THE VELLA BANDITS. A prisoner who was captured a few days ago thought he was fighting on | the Verdun front. He had been brought from the Russian front for | that purpose, but evidently had been diverted. There have been very few casual- ties among the Canadians. The weather during the last few days has been bright, though the snow still lasts. War Tidings. Berlin reports that the Austrians have made no further advances in Galicia, following the capture on Wednesday of one thousand yards of Russian trenches. Bad weather stops operations .on the Italian front: Russians are completing two su- per-dreadnoughts at a Black Sea port, and plan to convoy a great army from Odessa to Trebizond for Armenia. Oross With Safety, London, March 10.--"Many Irish mechanics are afraid that Mf they cross the channel they will place themselves within the scope of the Military Service Act," is the reason given by trade union officials for the failure of the efforts to obtain skilled labor from Iréland for factories in England and Scotland, whera it is urgently needed. In order to overcome this objec- tion one trades union has obtained the legal opinion that Irishénen em- ployed temporarily on jobs in Eng- land would not be liable to military service, Kentucky Women Vote. Frankfort, Ky., March 10.--By a vote of 26 to 6, more than the neces- sary three-fifths to ensure its pass- age, the Combs equal suffrage bill passed the Senate after a half-heart- ed fight was made against it. pnt BLOW OF A STARVING NATION. + Ce s, March 10.--1 learn # rife 4 # z Ta aan SHIRL EPRREEIIRI IEE * (Special to the Whig.) Washington, March 10, -- | % United States troops continue # to pursue the Villa bandits into + Mexico. In a pitched battle 4 last night seven American sol- # diers were killed and seven + wound CEFF EPP 0000 0 i Col. Theodore Roosevelt will not be a candidate, for the Republican Presidential nomination in any State primaries. The Government has fixed April 9th the date for the election of to the Spanish Congress. a -- depu Br Up DAILY MEMORANDUM Band Bi Palace Rink to-nlg See fo 4, right ha for Drobabilit THE DAILY BRITISH Wild TISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: ts News Depo Clare Ww. & © . 8 Grocery." Cor. Princess & Frontenac Hotel ...... 4:04 Gibson's oboe Srbosiy ol C.V.. ar South Bairy Siar De toy Sor jsod's Grocery ... ie .. Med Powe ar avy. ug Store ... Valea 8 Grocery sehsens DIED, DOYLE--At Sik_ibie. Sicha) on, HR gy es ig Funeral EL ) from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Louis Leplaunt, 404 Johnson street, on iSat turd ing, st 95.30 o'cloc] Bt. Cathedral, where a oto maze wili be be sung for tl of his soul. Friends are invited to "the mass. IBES--In Hotel Dien, 3 tal, Ki March 1918, Minnla ston, on Josephine, ny ye Samuel J. aged 2 Nohess "ane i! F ral will 1 rother-in- €