TA Gr BT - WERE CUT TO PIECES By the French Arillery Fire on Deadman' Hill---The Caie- fully Planned Teutonic Offensive West of the , Meuse Has Been Halted. (Special to the Whig.) London, March 16.--A murderous fire from the French artillery on Deadman Hill cub to pieces two Ger- man regiments which attempted to encircle Bethincourt, and halted the Teutonic offensive west of the Meuse, according to Paris despatches to-day. \ The Gerpans lost more than two thousand fn an engagement lasting only a few hours, French bayonet _ attacks drove the remnants of the attacking forces back to their trenches. The German assault west of the Meuse was planned with great care. The Germans first bombarded vio- lently, concentrating their fire on a narrow sector between Bethincourt| and Deadman Hill. They then at- tacked, first on the northern slopes of Goose Hill, and having been re- ' pulsed, made a furious charge against the French front between Bethincourt and Deadman Hill, ap- proaching on three different routes. than & hundred yards separated the successive waves of grey-clad sol- diers that beat against the French positions. While the Frénch centre was being heavily battered, one Ger- man brigade tried to overwhelm the French at Bethincourt village. On the right and left the attacking forces were caught under a cross fire from Melancourt, from Deadman Hill and Hill No. 265, and the north- west Meuse forts. Scores of French 76's played on them. No troops in the world could have stood up under such an infernal bombardment. They fell in rows, and were trampled on by 'their oncoming comrades. French Capture More Trenches. Special to the Whig.) Paris, {arch 16. Ffench troops stormed German trenches east of Apremont forest, south-east of Ver- dun, last night, capturing a number of prisoners, the War Office announe- ed this afternoon. No 'infantry attacks occurred on the front north of Verdun last night, the War Office stated." Heavy bom- bardment continued on both banks of the Meuse, particularly west of Dou- aumont, where the French violently cannonaded the German trenches. French artillery smashed German trenches at Laplage, near Nieuport, Belgium, killing a large number of enemy troops. | In the Vosges the Germans made an unsuccessful attack on French po- sitions near Burhaupt. Berlin's Sorry Report. (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, March 16 -- The French rave made heavy attacks against German positions on Deadman Hill northwest of Verdun, but the asspults have been repulsed, the War Office | announced this afternoon. The situ- |ation on the west of the Verdun { front is unchanged, | South of Niederaspach German { patrols penetrated French trenches {capturing prisoners and booty. { French attacks in the Champagne {scuth of St. Couplet and west of {Somme Py Souain road were also un- | successful. The Germans took 125 | prisoners and two machine guns. Liquor May Be Shut "\ 5 ™ (Special to liquor shall be prohibited into p ~ Out of "Dry" Provinces Ottawa, March 16.--The Conservative party caucused this. morning: «At the close of the caucus Sir Robert was uncom- municative, #nd beyond stating (Lat several matters were discussed and that some legislation might be expected in connection with the prohibition question, hé would say nothing further. It Is understood that while the caucus was by nb means unani-, mous, it will result in a compromise whereby the importation of tory legislation against the sale of liquor within their borders. --- the Whig.) again rovinces which enact the prohibi- J TE ee ---- ------ U. S. TROOPS BEGIN PURSUIT OF VILLA'S BANDIT FORCE San Antonio, Tex.,, March 16.--Brigadier-General John J. Pershing, with more than 4,000 troops, began the -pursuit in Mexico yesterday of Francisco Villa, whose raid across the border last week caused President Wilson and his Cabinet to decide to use the United States army to run him down. * General Peishing's report that he and: his command had crbssed the international boundary line just south of Columbus reached General Fred- erick Funeton, in charge of general operations, late yesterday. His report gerved to dispel to a great extent fears that had been en- tertained in some quarters that resistance would. be offered by the troops of the de facto government. Colonel Bertani, the commanding officer of the Carranza garrison at} Palomas, on the south side of the dividing line, promptly joined General Pershing. His force was only some have displayed willingness and, even As a body the Mexican troops 400 men, but they were reported to eagerness to join in the chase. * will. remain under their commander, but a number of them are being employed as scouts by General Pershing. NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS GINK! A Genuine Pro-German in Guelph ~ Police Court. .. - Guelph, March 17,--William Col- : ombo in Police Court yes- fined $10 and costs, to $19, Jor) Jic-Serman ames Palmer in court Colombe hat been in his stable, \ siariyg bout the war, in which Colombo 1¥ alleged to have said: "I would iike to see the British flag torn to ribbons, and I would like 10 Walk knee deep in Brit- , and shake hands with the Kaiser." Palmer seized him by the but Colombo got away. In- m was laid against him, and urt case followed. A Turk found dead in a gas- filled room at Toronto. : y WHIG CONTENTS. Page =Kjorman Regiments Cut * to 3 U. 8 Forees; Control of Black Sea. - Are Armed: Want for Farmers. X Meal News; An Extra nary Note. { CENT-A-MILE RATE. Railways to Eucourage American Farm Labor. . Montreal, March 16.--It is under- sted in transportation circles - here that the Canadian railways have agreed to the request of the Cana- dian Government to grant the rate of a cent a mile in Canada for Amer- ican farm laborers, who are expected to come to Canada in large numbers bwing to the active campaign now being carried on in the United States by the Department of the Interior. DOWN ON DASTOR RUSSELL. Who Is Prevented From Speaking In Hamilton. pur Siktou, March 38. Discussing on preventi Pastor Rue- sell speaking at the ie Theatre here next Sunday & yor stated that Pastor ll or no KiNGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MA KEEPING GERMAN SPIRITS UP--"BOMBARDING ENGLAND." The above picture is being piblish@d in Germany and among American Ger- mans, with the following description: '"A ®enarkable photograph, showing a torpedo being discharged from a torpedo tube duking their recent raid on the English coast." JUST A DROP IN. BUCKE' United Statés Troops on the Mexican, Border. ARE NOT SUFFICIENT COULD HOLD MILE AND HALF OF TRENCHES On the European Front For Ome Battle--Must, be Strongly Rein- forced For a Mountain Fight in Mexico. By J. W. Mason. New York, March 16.--The eight thousand American troops it has taken five days to concentrate along the Mexican 'border before starting after Villa could hold about a mile and a half of trenches in European war, for one battle. If they were defending New York they could APPOINTED MATRON HOSPITAL. Who Attended London, »Mareh 16.--Mifss V. A. Tremayne, nursipg sister in charge of the 1st Canadian casualty clear- ing station, who fursed King George after his accidemt in France, has been appointed matron of the new Canadian officess' hospital near Hyde Park. Gen. Lessard, before , leaving France, visited the French lines, and was greatly struck with the splendid physique of the men of that army. He had thought that the generality of Frenchmen were short in stature, but that impression was a great mistake. He saw three battalions of the class of 1916, men of twenty years of age, who were all keen to go on active service, but the officers assured General Lessard that they were not needed yet. The class of 1917 was not yet called up, and there .wege. $lso. | i s railway chauffeurs, mechanies and employees available if necessary. Against this condition General Les- sard learned that the German pris- oners included men of the class of 1917. General Lessard will return to Canada soon. A his health was quite UNITED STATES ARMY A PATHETIC THING. atisfactory. declared that | i + | CONTROL OF ~~ BLACK SEA 'Was Won for Russia By Is 1 Aeroplanes. GZAR'S AERIAL FLEET [18 SPLENDID, AND ITS WORK I8 i AMAZING. [ It Destroys Turkish Ships and Depots And Does Great Scouting Work-- © Great Triumph For the Aero- lane. New York, March 16.--Aunthony Jannus, who returned. Saterday ¥ on the American liner, St. Pa "after a long stay in Russia, said that one of {the greatest triumphs the aeroplane { had achieved during the war was the | complete control of the Black Sea, | | which it had given to Russia. { "It is the first time in history," he | said, "'that complete physical control |of a large body of water has been | maintained by the air. Russia now | possesses a magnificent equipment of aeroplanes, both of the scouting and { the battle plane type. The Russian Would Take It Five Years To | Davy line done sue work in the Black 3 | Sea, but the grea eet of aeroplanes Establish Stable Mexican | Which Russia has there has made it Government. | almost impossible for a Turkish ship | to make a few miles alpug the colist New York, March 16.--"The Am- | from one Russian town to another.! erican army is the 'mast pathetic | Practically every Turkish ship that thing in history and- other natioms { attempts to move in the sea in good know it." | weather is observed by an aeroplane. This statement, made by Col. | "If the ship is not'destroyed "or Glynn, U. 8. A., Chief of Staff of the | driven back to its harbor by bombs, Eastern Department, was a subject | the aeroplane within a short time hi of controversy yesterday among 1, | 2averal Russian warships in pursuit Sohi a {0 ; 000 members of the Sphinx Club and Mir. Jannos, whe if a, represmite: PRESIDENT CARRANZA, { An unconfirmed report says he has| been assassinated. i make Fifth avenue reasonably se-| cure from Fourteénth street to Forty-Second street during a single engagement. After the first battle, if the eight] thousand bore the brunt of the fight- ing about tventy per cent. would probably be killed, wounded or cap- tured and would have to be: replaced by.&resh troops. If there was any delay in jumping reinforcements to the front and if the enemy delivered .& counter attack there would be no- thing for it but a nasty defeat and possible extermination of-the rem- nants of the eight thousand. With eight thousand men on the offensive, the lessons of the Euro- pean war indicate, less than 3,000 of the enemy could successfully check them. / An offensive force has to be three times as strong as the defenders of the trans-Atlantic entrenchments if there is to be any hope of success. This applies to straight fighting on tomparatively level battle areas. The conditions of warfare in Northern Mexico, however, are dif- ferent from those prevailing along the European fronts, exeept in the Vosges and along the Austro-Italian frontier. : The mountainous region of Mexico suggests problems in offensive stra- tegy similar to those which the Eur. opean combatants in the Vosges mountains and the Austro-ltalian Alps have not yet solved. The Orange Grand Preceptory, in session at Brockville, pledged sup- port to the Dominion and Provincial Governments in temperance reform measures to conserve man-power dur- rue tr oc sae is in army men who heard him make it. | "If the United Stateg is to inter- vene and establish a stable Govern- ment in Mexico it will take five years and require from 400,000 to 500,000 trained soldiers," 'Col, Glynn said. PITH OF NEWS, Despatches From Near And Distant Places. The Nova Scotia Legislature has | voted Halifax dry, Munition orders to the amount of one hundred million dollars have now been arranged for Canala. Dr, W, G. Miller, Ontario's geo- logist, is in London, England, tending the Nickle Commission. s The Kaiser has ordered the sale of several of his castles in order to contribute the proceeds to .the new German war loan. There i every expectation in Brit- ish Parliamentary circles that Sir Robert Borden will be in England within @ month from now, also that the Allies' Economic Conference in Paris is not likely to be held until he afrives. It he cannot go," Sir George Perley will probably. go to Paris. ~~ Supreme Court Justice Tompkins, at White Plains, NX. op Wednes- day dismissed the indictment charg- ing perjury against Thomas Mott Osborne, former Warden of Sing Sing Prison. af ---- CODERE'S PARENTS SAIL Prisoner Under Observation In Penal Establishment. London, March 1 of ex-Lieut. Georges Codere sailed for Canada by.the Philadelphia on Saturday. His wife is still in the hospital, but will sail when fit to stand the . . Codere has been removed from Winchester jail to a penal al_ssipblishment, whete he will be er observation h view to determining whether to send him to a penitentiary or to an asylum for minal lunatics." Al his vorsonal 5 have been sent to the Quebec meester at- | §--The parents | tive of the Curtiss Aeroplane Com- pany, said that he was present on a Russian ship when the Turkish Black Sea port of San Godac, an important coal depot, was bombarded and com- pletely destroyed by explosives. and inflammatory bombs dropped from aeroplanes. He said that a Turkish submarine had crept. up unobserved by a Russian seaplane which was | resting on the surface, and launched a torpedo, which grazed one of the, planes of the air-boat,/but did not explode. Before the submarine] could dive he said thatythe air-boati{ rose and destroyed it with bombs, RUMOR OF A CRISIS. London Daily Sketch Talks of Earl Derby as Leader. London, March 16,--The Daily | 8ketch, discussing the Cabinet situa- tion to=day, says: "Are we in sight of another niinis- terial crisis and another recomstruc- tion? It is not unlikely. If a eri- sis should come the natural resort would be to the Earl of Derby as the new leader." Holds Asquith Responsible. London, March = 16.--S8ir : Arthur Markham made a violent adtack on Premier Asquith in the Commons yesterday afternoon, declaring him "'a -professional politician and re- sponsibile for the present position in the war." "DRY" MAJORITY PI HIGHER IN MANITOBA. Later Returns Show Lead ,of Nearly Twenty-five Thou- - sand Votes. Winnipeg, March 16.--Later re- turns of the prohibition vote have brought the dry majority to 24,678; for 49,183, against 24,505. In its comment the Tribune says: "The sword cleft to the marrow in this province. It struck a blow for emancipation from an evil that has wrecked its tens of thousands of lives in our own city and province." i The Telegram this afternoon says: "Politicies had nothing to do with the result, The decision, therefore, is untrammeled by external consider- ations. ate judgment of the province that the liquor traffic, as it has been con- ducted, is an evil to be curtailed as much as possible until the time ar- rives for its extinetion." The Telegram emphasizes the nec- essity of the appointment of "'thor- oughly trustworthy men to see to en- forcement of the law." CANADIAN COMPANY EXTENDING OIL PLANTS. Imperial Firm at Sarnia Has Decided on Important Im- provements. Sarnia, March 16.--The Imperial Oil Company has announced that a big addition to their motor spirit plant in this city will be built this spring, and already the company has started at work. Besides this, the refinery at Vancouver larged, a new plant put up at Mont- real. All the steel for these plants will be constructed at a local plant, and already six thousand tons of steel have arrived here to be manufactured into stills, tanks, cars and other apparatus. ? The additions here will cost sev- eral hundred thousand dollars, and will double the capacity, of the gaso- line department. KANSAS EX-GOVERNOR IN ALBERTAN POLITICS. He Hopes to Get Seat in Legis=~ lature As a Lib- eral. i Ottawa, March 18.--J, Ww, Leedy, former governor of Kansas, and now residing at Whitecourt, on the Me- Leod River, north of Edmonton, will be a candidate for the Legislature of Alberta at the next election, which "will probably take place next year. He was a Republican in the United States, but favors the Liberal poli- cies In this country, He is anxious to introduce a better banking system, | which he declares can be obtained by following the scheme of Kansas, He is a good public speaker. - ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ, Who has resigned Command of Ger- | man naval forces." Fake Oats To Kill Horses. London, March 16.--The War Of- fice. has issued an order directing cavalry officers to have examined carefully every bushel of oatsl used for the Peeding of their horses/ This order 'Is explained by the newspapers as being due to the dis- covery that several consignments of oats from the United States con- tained little pleces of steel-shaped and colored-like oats, and which, if a horse swallowed them, would be almost certain to kill the animal, British Steamer Sunk. ¢ cial to the Whig,) Paris are 16, -- The British steamer Mansouda has been sunk. A crew of thirty-three, according to despatches passed by the censor, have It expresses the dispassion-' will be en- DUTCH LI STRIKES MINE in North Sea had is Report 8 Sinking. NR WIRELESS CALLS f FOR HELP RECEIVED BY SEVER- AL DUTCH VESSELS Which Are Hurryfhg To Her Assist « cial to the Whig.) Amsterdam March 16.--The big Dutch liner Turbastia has struck a mine in the North Sea and is report- ed to be sinking off the North Hind- er lightship. Her wireless calls for nclp were received by several Dutch vessels, which are hurrying to har assistance, It is believed the liner struck one of mines the Uermans are reported to have been sowing recent. 17 in North Sea. The Turbantia displaced 13,911 tons and is owned by the North Hol- land Lloyd. She was completed less than a yeat ago and has been in ser- vice only a few months. She carried a large number of passengers. A later despatch sald that the Tu- bantia has gone to the bottom. The passengers and crew were saved, War Tidings. An Athens despatch says that French troops have occupied the Greek island of Mourto, Food riots are occurring in Bul- garian cities. The former Portuguese Minister to Germany just recalled says the desire for peace is rapidly spreading in Germany. The spirits of the people have dropped rapidly. Speaking on recruiting Kitchener in the Lord's on Wednesday made an appeal to married men to come for- ward as "the position is an anxious one." . . "Now I know where I stand. I am certain of final success," sald Gen. Petain, who is in charge of the French operations at: Verdun, Chancellor, von Bethmann-Holl- weg, assured Reichstag leaders at Tuesday's conferemice that he would undertake no discussion of peace terms at the present session of the Reichstag, gto Berlip a patches to-day. : Gault Divorce Application Refused | (Special to Whig.) Tor Ottawa, March 1¢ Najor 'Ham- ilton Gault's application for divorce was unanimously refused by the joint Senate and Commons committee. Major Gault, who raised the Princess Patricias regiment, charged his wife with infidelity in England and nam- ed a British officer as co-respondent. WAR. BULLETINS, The British continue To score # successes in German East Af- rica, driving the enemy ahead of them and occupying all towns | # evacuated. | ® EE. # There is a continued demand | # throughout many parts of Ger- # many for immediate peace. > # 'The German drive west of # the Meuse has again been # Checked with heavy losses. : + PEERS P PFE REIN Several more Canadian officers and men have been decorated for gallant ! services. : ~N DAILY MEMORANDUM Band at Palace Rink tonight. See top page 4, right hand corumer, for probabilities. | an MARRIED. : WRIGHT -McCARTHY--At Princess Bt. thodist Church, on March 15th, 1616, by Rev. Mr. Curry, Miss Ar- lene A. BicCartily to Bomb. James Wright. both gston. ; Kin, Montreal papers please copy. £ DIED. HUTCHINSON -- In Bsterborous on March 14th, 1918, Harrfet T. Muck ler, dearly H H been landed at an "unnamed place." . bOI § J) . Ou : Admiral Von egotiations will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs, Alec Dr. Cartwright. Count ol oy Se dr wi ee | Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz | Resigns His German Command \ f (Spécial to the Whig.) - The Hague, March 16.--The resignation of Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz from command of the German naval forces means an end of the attempt to force a ruthless submarine programme, reliable advices received here to-day. : The news has created great rejoicing in those quarters in Berlin anxious to preserve good relations with America. resignation is. considered a& personal trisimph for Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg, advocate of a conciliatory policy toward America. | 3 Tirpitz will be awarded a pension © accordingeto Yon Tirpitz's beloved wife of Walter ~