¢ Many Conservatives Demand the Resignation of Major- 'General Hughes---The Transaction Analogous to the Time Lots Were Drawn For Our Saviour's Garments. "(Special to the Whig) Ottawa, March 30.--The Govern- ment is stl] seeking a solution of the situation that has been created by the ve charges preferred by George W. Kyte in connection with | the fuse contracts, on Tuesday night. | Members of the cabinet convened at & late hour last night, and the Prime; Minister came from his office after it was over with a heavy frown on his; brow and with nothing but trouble tn) his eyes. { There is a visible mitigation of a strong undercurrent of discontent and resentment which has been evi- dent anfong the members since the! charges were preferred, and wunless something fs done in the meantime, disaster would follow any vote taken on the Laurier resolution, as far as the Government is concerned. Indignant At the Spoilers. "This 18 no ordinary caucus," re- marked a Conservative member this morning. "Think of ft! = Here are three men sitting down together and | making an agreement to divide the Sir Wilfrid Laurier is coftent to ive the Government time to. think tself out of the dilemma in which it finds itself. He consented the er night to the adjournment of the debate, though he had everything to gain from a political standpoint by ipsistipg at that time upon a vote taken. An Investigation Likely." (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, March 30.--It is under stood that at a meeting of the Cab- inet held this morning it was decid- ed to grant an investigation into the fuse contracts let in the United States. Sir Robert Borden is ex- pected to thake announcement to that effect this afternoon, He will also communicate to the House a | statement from Gen. Hughes. Deny Dealings. (Special to the Whig.) New York, March 30.--E. B. Cad- well, one of the backers of the Amer- fcan Ammunition Company, the Ca- nadian dealings with which has re- . spoils before .the contract was let.| gyited in charges against General Sir And what were these spolls divided gam Hu ghes, Minister of Militia and from? From the letting of contracts Defence, to-day through an office at- for fuses which the companies Who iache denied any dealings with rela- secured them were not in a position | he of el E to provide. And that at a time] BF Yoakum, President of the when our boys at the front were ery-| Frisco Lines, could not be seen. His ing out for shells, and shedding their | secretary would net admit that Yoa- blood because of the lack of them.|yxym was interested in the ammuni- There is only one analogy for such; a trangaction, and that is the time] that lots were drawn for our Sa-| viour's garments." 3) No Word From Sir Sam. From Gen. Hughes no word has et been received so far as known.! ound his name to-day the contro-, Versy rages. Only his immediate resignation will satisty a large body of the Government party. Looks Very tue - Much Like (Special to the Whig.) { Washington, Marchw#§.-- Any ex- pectation . that the Administration would recede from its determination to break off diplomatic relations with Germany, if it proved a German sub- marine attacked the Sussex, was re- moved by thé news of the attack on the steamer Eagle Foint. Only prompt and compete settlement of the whole submarine issue can pre- vent the threatened rupture, and there are officials who believe such a settlement is more likely after rela- tions have been broken off than be- fore, . IN --_-- Conciliation Wins in Reichstag. (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, March 30.-- The submar- ine "crisis" in the German Reich-' tion company. "There is no reply to be made," he said. "The American Ammunition Com- pany," «said the spokesman at Cad- well's office, "is a concern with as- sets approaching a million "dollars. 1 do not know Allison." In the Ottawa despatches, Col. Al- lison wa¥ mentioned as agent through whom the shell contracts were let at | exorbitant prices. a Break Between The U. S. And Germany stag has completely passed, with a victory for Chanceller Von Beth. mann-Holweg, who urged a concilia- tory po'icy toward neutrals, What Wilson Would Do. Washington, March 30.--If future developments should cause the Presi- dent to determine that the breaking oft of diplomatic relaticns with Ger- many is necessary he would go be- fore Congress, announce his decision and explain the acts leading up to it. While the President has full author ity to break off relations, he realizes that such an act almost inevitably would lead to war, and therefore would fee! himsekl obligated to fully inform Congress, the war-making body of the Government, before tak- ing such a step. ! DUKE OF WESTMINSTER WINS HONOR BY FEAT. Dashing Armoured Car Exploit, Against Turks Gains Him D. 8.0. London, Mareh 30.--The Duke of | Westminister has been awarded the distinguished service order for "gal- | lant and uished service in the field," in connection with an engage- | ment at Sollum, in the operations against the Turks 'on the western Egyptian frontier, March 14th to] 17th. 3 To | The Duke of Westminister is a ma- | jor in the ire Yeomanry terri-| torials. He was in command of an | armed car section, which dashed in-| to the Senussi.tribesmen's camp, 25 miles west of Sollum, shooting down the gun servers, scattering the hos- tile force and rescuing ninety ship- wrecked sailors, who had landed on the Cyrennica 08st and had been seized by the tribesmen. THE CLYDE STRIKE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. And Men Ordered By Their Council To Return To Work. - (Special to the Whig.) _ London, March 30.~--After an in- vestigation into the grevances of the men whe have quit work in the Glas- gow district, the Council of the Amal- gamated §ociety of Engineers decid- ed to-day that the strike in six Clyde shops wad unconstitutional, and eall- ed upon the men to return to work. The Council points out that the strike is in contravention of the Munitions of War Act, and warns the men that they are liable to fines which may be deducted from their earnings. Lloyd George Returns. {Special to the Whig.) London, Merch 30.--David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, re- Around HY cial to the Whig.) Parle March 30.-- Several German t KINGSTON, ONTARIO, An exciting moment while a torpedo boat destroyer ™ of the destroyer is shown in the background. = The course a th tent y ON BEHALF OF MERCIER. 0 MN 3 AKE Pope Accepts hing Alfonso's Me- \ dition Offer. . The Germans Fail To Force: The Pope has accepted the offer: the French Back. NO FURTHER ADVANCES AGAINST . MALANCOURT TEMPTED BY ENEMY. Rome, March 30.--The King of Spain has offered to the Pope the use of hig influence with thie Kaiser {in | cardinal Mercier's behalf in reife | that the Kaiser personally guarantge | the Cardinal's safety. \ War Tidings. Italian troops recaptured from the| Austrians four hundred yards of| trenches in a brilliant attack on the| heights north-east of Goritz. Many| prisoners were taken. Ten Allied warships blocked the north-western coast of the Island of Crete, despite Greek protests. Al landing party discovered a German} submarine base. A. submarine fired two torpedoes at a British destroyer picking up sur- vivors of the Sussex disaster, but] both shots missed. AT- Attack Made on French Lines South- east of Peronne Repulsed---Berlin Makes No Claims of Farther Gains Malancourt. omg HUN NAVY PREPARES. London, March 30.--A Cen- tral News despatch from Gen- eva says German naval officers holding temporary commands in the land forces are said to have been recalled to their ships. This is taken as an indica- tion of naval activity to come. infan attacks upon Avocourt wood in an endeavor to re-take positions were made last night. The War Office report of this afternoon says these assaults failed. No further advances against Malancourt wer, attempted by the Germans. East 0 the Meuge there was heavy artillery fighting. ; Under cover of a violent bombard- ment the Germans launched a heavy attack against the French front south of the Somme, about eighty miles from Paris. The enemy penetrated the French advanced lines west of Vermandoviller, ten miles south-west | of Peronne, and north of Chautnes, but were driven out, by an immediate counter-attack. GP heb bb bb badd Sabb bb bet Employees Laid Off, Watertown, N.Y., March 30.--The embargo on freight shipments which | has been in operation 'on the rail- | roads during the last week, produced | its effect here when several hundred! men employed at the munition plant | of the New York Air Brake Company Says French Were Repulsed. Vere Jaid off. The lay-off tiesulted wading a submarine. The wake don. Andrew Broder So Tell: THURSDAY, MARCH 30. 1916 TORPEDO BOAT EVADING A SUBMARINE. aken is a zig-zag one. a INSISTS UPON AN ENQUIRY thé Premier. i, S---- HONEST OLD ANDREW WILL VOTE AGAINST HIS PARTY OTHERWISE. He Says He Warned Sir Sam Hugh When the War Began--And ' Knows J. Wesley Allison Ton Well Ottawa March 30.--The following sensational interview in connection with the charges made by George Kyte in the House of Commons, ap pears in the Ottawa Jourbal last evening: ! Hon. Andrew Broder was ver) frank in discussing his point of view He is one of the oldest and ablest in the House . He is also ne of the most respected. He was recently (made a Privy Councillor, and the so- briquet "Homnest Andrew' is often applied to him. "I am getting too near the end of my life," he said, "to be expected to object to holding an investigation in to the work of the Shell Committee. Went To The Premier. "I went to the Premier and told him that if investigation were de- cided against, I would have to vote against him. He said that If 1 {Special to the Whig.) Berlin, March 30.--The German War Office this afternoon claimed no | further important gains in tie fight-{ ing around Malancourt, but announc- ed the repulse of all French attacks in the Avocourt wood, to the south. from a shortage in certain parts used in the manufacturing work. While | an exceptionally large number of] men are affected, it is not expected | that the lay-off will last more than a| few days. Theatre Tax Effective May 15th. Toronto, March 30.--The. theatre tax of one cent on five and ten-cent | tickets andtwo cents on higher pric-| ed tickets becomes effective May | 15th. The revenue is estimated] at $600,000. PEEPS IPE I EERE PIPPI French Airships Make Raids, (Special to the Whig.) «Paris, March 30.--French air squadrons have made three success- ful raids on railway stations through which the Crown Prince draws sup~ plies for his Verdun armies, the War Office announced this afternoon. A French squadror dropped fifteen bombs of large calibre on the Sablons station at Metz and five on the Pagny station. "Two aeroplanes last night bombarded the Mezieres station at Mets. RUSH MACKENSEN TO SAVE TREBIZOND, Said That Germans Will Be Sent to Caucasus--Russ TO 'REORGANIZE TURKISH ARMY. + + + > + + (Special to the Whig.) London, March 30.--Rome de- spatches say Gen. Mackensen has been relieved of the Macedo- nian command and will reorgan- ize the Turkish army in an en- deavor to end the possibility of the Turks seeking a separdte peace. a! Ld <> + > * | to go straight to the end. | people. know { | | . What He Told Him. { "I'told the Premier it was no use *| # Canadian Government for an investi voted against him it would do him more ham than if almost any other member of the party did so. I re plied that I could not alter my view at my time of life, that I would have I would have to vote for inquiry. 2 "I don't know whether any other members of the party would, vote against the Government or not. I have spoken. to none of them about it "I don't believe the Premier quite realizes what is going on. He does. n't seem to know the situation. The what is going on. These are not the days of the Marl borough war. The people of Can ada are on trial for their honesty. suggesting to the Imperial Govern. ment that they should ask for an in- | vestigation. They can't ask the | gation. We are the people to deal { with this." Mr. Broder made this possible il- { luminating statement: "I warned '| them, under the new Act it will only be peace, says the New York Times. INCREASED TO $5. Contracting Parties Must Live Three Weeks in the . Province. Toronto, March 30.--Hon. W. J. Hauna introduced in the Legislature Fe ; resarasy iter, an smencment Gor, (Dr.) R. 0. 6. Stewart it is necessary that both contracting Took Pneumonia in Jail - an parties reside in the province for at Re ----..S » least three weeks before a regular ma license can be issued to AT BATTLE OF ST. JULIEN AND necessary for one of them to be a resident of that duration. Mr. Hanna explained that in some cases where a resident of Ontario wished to get a license to marry some one outside the province it was ne- cessary to get a special license, and 2 good deal of uawarranted and un- necessary inconvenience resulted. This will now be obviated. If, however, both parties are non residents a special license will be ne- cessary, as heretofore. The fee for marriage licenses in Ontario has been lower than elsewhere. The amendment provides for an increase in the license feet from $2 to $6. Of this amount, $3.20 will DN Toronto, March 30. -- Corporal' (Dr.) Robert Duncan Caldwell Stew- ah of the 1 5b Battalion, a C.EF., at General Hospital yester- oy of pneumonia. Before enlist- ing Corporal Stewart practised as a go to the Government and $1.80 to| physician outside of n and the issuer of the license. gave up a practice ed in Mr. Hanna explained that at pres-| fourteen years $0 do his bit for his ent the Government only gets twenty! country. According to reports from cents out of the $2 fee, and this does| officers who saw him work he should not pay for the expenses of the regis-| have received the Victoria Cross for trar. his services om a number of occa- re sions. He was shot through the PREPARE TO FIGHT head at the battle of St. Julien, the FOR ANOTHER WINTER. bujiet passing from behind the right ear to the inside corner of the left Although Optimistic Persons 'He had been living at St. John's since being invalided home, when some Toronto ladies took an interest in the case and had him brought here to be operated upon by Col. Dr. Perry Goldsmith. He got through the operation very well indeed, Last week he left the Convalescent Home to go down street at about 7.30, and at 9 o"clock a telephone mesage was received that he had been arrested and ta"en to No. 2 Police Station as a drunk, He stated that he did not have anything to drink on that oc- casion, and that the bright Might af- fected his head so that he could not cross Yonge street quickly. Developed Preumdnial. The police, it is stated, refused to "turn him over, acting, it is claimed, on instructionsafrom the military au- thorities. He endeavored to have his case brought to the attention of General Logle, claiming that he caught'the ®old which developed into ppeumon- ia in the Police Station, but did not succeed. . " 2 apd He has a sister residing at fifty- seven Helena avenue this city, and the funeral which will be a military one takes place from bis brother's residence, 138 Arundel avenue. Capt. Lee, in charge of the Conva~ lescent-Home, stated that Dr. Stew- art was arrested by the military po- lice, not by the civil police. He was kept in the cells at No. 2 Sta- tion over night despite the attempt of one member of the military staff to secure his release, He was not drunk, and it was due to the lateness of the hour the news reached Capt. Lee that he was not re- leased. He remained in the cells all night, but Capt. Lee did not believe he contracted pneumonia or that con- finement caused his death. A complaint as to Dr. Stewart's- treatment was to have been lodged, but the grim reaper prevented. He was totally blind in one. eye and al- most so in the other. It is thought that the am 801 dier was with the C. N. R. comstruc- tion camp near Perth Road some years ago. Believe War Will End by October. New York, March 30.--Among fi- nancial and business, men in Eng- land, according to a passenger who arrived here yesterday from London, there is a strong feeling that Ger- many hope# to capture Verdun and then notify the neutral nations that ghe is ready to consider terms of Some optimistic persons believe the war will have ended by October, but | military officials think it is certain to last into 1917, and preparations are being made for another winter | campaign. Some officials at the Admiralty are of the opinion that the German fleet wilk come out into the North Sea, but advices from Berlin seem to indicate 'that the Kaiser's policy is to wait for developments favorable to Germany before trying this. § i -- GOVERNMENT ORDERS HUGHES' RETURN? (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, March 30.--Sir Sam # Hughes has been #abled for a % » statement in reply to the Kyte # # charges. It is reported that & # the Government has ordered % # him to return at once, + TO HUNT FOR VILLA. Veteran Indian Warriors To Be Put on the Outlaw's : Trail. Washington, March 30.--A dozen {ndian chiefs from Arizona are to be snlisted as guides and scouts for the American columns in Mexico. Major-general Funston has asked for the service of the warriors and | Major-General Scott, chief of staff,' yesterday authorized their employ- | ment. The Indian scouts are men of ad- vanced years and who fought with Jeronimo, the Apache chief, whose flight into Mexico led to the last ex- Jedition across the Surder by Ame | tia and eight officers captured. General - Scott is per ily ac-| quainted with many of them and be- Meves it will be possible to find a few who are physically capable of] taking the trail despite their years. for proba i Rod Cross tea and sale, Grant Hall com m=} | Saturday, to § pm IF HE CAN'T EXPLAIN HE MUST RESIGN. en DAVIS For Sir Sam Gave Allison a 4 Certificate of Char~ acter. -- Austrian Aeroplanes Shot (Special to. the Whig.) Rome, P March 30.--An official statement reports that four Austrian aeroplanes were shot down over Ven- Down. DAILY MEMORANDUM BORN. the Kingston General March ith, 1916, to Davis, of 200 - At Hospital on Wr. and Mrs. R. OL Stuart St; a son. ' Seé™ top oy right hand corper,' bilities. 1 SPP PPP Perr eres Advance Continues. March 30. -- Field Mar- Von Mackensen turned from France to-day on ag- | count of the serious labor troubles STEWART-PYKE~On: 27th, 1918, at St Ottawa, by the don; Eva Toronto, March 30.--The Toronto News Ottawa correspondent says: Government members insist on a {| Sam Hughes when the war n> SLEPIPEPPEPIIRE | ' | The possible significance of it is that ------ Rome, ; . shall i linia Sa Se WTR SER EER » CABLE CUT BETWEEN i HOLLAND AND ENGLAND. + Londén; * March 30.--Com- 3 lete suspension of telegraphic # munieation between Holland + . BE idl is reported. tis & rs the cable has been cut ¢ 'the Germans. ¢ * Ax 8.75 ~ CEILI e PHY 23383 - THE WHIG CONTENTS. | : y toaGoveriment in Dilemma; Eh- try Demanded: A Soldier's : to Speak Ylere; Bugler Med o tL 5 5 TC, Can- 3 . tor Reels; aiong the Clyde munition workers. GREECE LODGES PROTEST WITH GENTRAL POWERS. Consuls of United States, Spain and Roumania Wish to . Leave. a... Ke profably will assume supreme command of the Turkish army and make an attempt to check the Russian ad- vance iff the west and to relieve the garrison at Trebizond. This garrison exceeds 90,000 men, and is short of food and ammunition, Supplies cannot be brought by sea because vessels approaching the port oud easily be sunk by Russian war- shi ; Lond March 30.---A cable from Athens says the Greek Government has protested to the central powers against the air bombardment of Sal- onika last Monday. The despatch "Le Patris says that the consuls of the United States, Spain and Rou- mania have asked their governments for authority to leave Salonika with their respective nationals owing to the insecurity of 'Ontario News. nts; Simely a . orul : bi Military News; for Efficiency; 1 Raids; To the place, ¢ mayor of Sklonika has tele- graphed King Constantine asking that the population of the city be inst f) raids. The attack were marked by shouts of "Down with the barbarians and erim- s of the bombs fell in front of of Moschopouius, of the Greek forces in Unless a desperate dash is made to save the garrison its surrender is feared to be inevitable, 3 Basilica at Perugia Robbed. Paris, March 30.--A despatch to Havas Agency from Perugia, sAys thieves entered the sae- risty of St. Peter's Basilica last night and stole nine pictures of great value. Au Javestigation of the theft is being ture _on Weduiesday GW. KYTE, Ko, MP. cent. of auto tees te municipali-|. who at"ihe. Sd. oF charged Col. J. Wo Hes 8 Tout. : » A _ fo eh ler-General Garnet Hughes ; rofit. of Augen a) in London on to a and at. aa rp 'to. spend a few days with his|larities in with : '{ Gen. Dubail Has Been Transferred To | he hails from Morrisburg, where J, Wesley Allison also has his® home. He knows AHison. Tories Do Not Defend Allison . Ottawa, March 30.--The rank and file of the Conservative party are not inclined to defend Col. Alison, and they find his failure to to the summons and the absence of the Minister of Militia at this time em- barrassing, to say the least. 4 It is reported that before the su®- ject comes up again, the Conserva- tive members w'll hold a caucus and consult as to the situation with the Government. According to ments made by some of the Conser vitive members, a vote 'Tuesday night might have seen them away from the chamber. MADE MILITARY GOVERNOR, (Special to : the Whig.) Paris, March 30.---General Dubai Seed +H "of . and 'Wolfe lgland, Stewart, only son of late and Mrs. Samuel Stewart, of rowsmith. clear explanation from the Minister of Militia as to the actions of Colonel Allison and his connection with him, for the General went out his way to give him a certificate of character in the House the day before he left Ottawa for the Old Land. trust that he can give a satisfactory explanation, but if he cannot then be will have to resign. The party will stand for nothing less. hE * . WAR BULLETINS. 3 The British forces now hold % one-fourth of the entire length # Monday' ka, in which four German air- + ips were destroyed, has cans- | a general demand in Greece & against Germany. that Germany Subiarine Wate y : sight without ¢ 22 : : * & i: |