Pp is Home KNGSTON, ONTARIO, wg | PAGES 6-12 5 ALL Re Fight And Not to Resign---He "Gui, Philosopher And Friend. New York, April 15.--Before leav- ing 'tor Ottawa, General Sir Sam Hughes was asked this question: "Do you feel that Col. J. Wesley has misused your confidence, or would you still consider him 'your guide, philosopher and friend?' " "1 do not feel that Allison has either abused my confidence or mis- 'used my friendship in the fuse .con- tracts," he answered, and he was firm in the statement that Allison was in no sense other than an honorable man; that Allison may have made several fat commissions he was not + concerned about. General Hughes has told his friends that he was aware that Allison was entitled to commis- sions, but these he had nothing to do with, as he received no commissions Or fees by connivance or through the aid of the General. Not Back to Resign. "Do you expect that the present charges will make a difference in the nnel of the Cabinet of Premier would have been obtained in the matter of providifig Britain with mu- nitions?" A Coalition Government. "That is merely a hypothetical question Perhaps it might, perhaps it could not under the stress of cir- cumstances. The wonder was that Canada was able to do so much on such short notice for the cause of the Empire.' "In view of the present situation, would you be in favor of a coalition government for Canada, similar to that now in England?" Sir Sam said he would not take a position other than that in the de- fence of the empire; he was not con- cerned about the politics of the Do- minion, and had always seen to it that politics had nothing to do with the management or administration of his department. "Is there anything in the charge that competition. was eliminated in the awarding of contracts to permit friends of the Government to get in 'on the ground floor?' * "In the awarding of contracts Can- en?" wag another question hurl- ed at the Minister of Defence. Bir 8am smiled and intimated that 'At would not affect him personally, because he was not back to resign, but to fight the charges and to com- ada has done everything that fore- sight could foresee to secure as many bids for war munitions as wag pos- sible," he answered. "And the comn- tracts were awarded only after the "Have you been in communication | fairest of competition. No friends with Col. Allison since the exposure ©f the Government were permitted in Parliament with reference to the | Privileges differing from those who fuse contracts, Sir Sam?" might be opposed to the Government General Hughes replied that he ' Politically, as the political factor was had not seen Allison or Yoakum | il in the Defence Department." since the charges were filed. ! Did Not Run Away. Britain Is Satisfied. | "How lotig had you contemplated "Have you any reason to believe | your last trip to England before you that the British authorities are or actually sailed? Were you at all in- are not satisfied with the provision | fluenced by the belief that Carvell or made by the Canadian Government Kyte would make accusations should for the supply of the materials of | you have remained in Canada?" Wart'te wed the interviewer. Sir Sam laughed. "Well, T am "So far as the British Government | back here," he retorted, "not of my 38 conoer 6d, there have been no com- own wish, because graver things ph the amount of war | beckon my a'tention,but I am back to munitions Canadian from answer to the Royal Commission for _ Sources," Bir Sam sald, "and in fact | my every act while Minister of De- 'there could be no complaints, be-| fence," he said. 'cause the Dominion has stood up So far as the Kyte charges have 'Wonderfully under the strain, and has | been explained to Sir Sam, he said | done more than Bugland herself, | there is nothing in them that seems to considering Mhpreparedness o 'Canada to " d pel the fullest publicity for the inves- n. indicate that.he is attacked except cope With such a grave by innuendo. They have not laid a a oy &8 was placed before her." | finger upon anything that connects Do you agree or disagree with the | him with their charges, and all critics of the Canadian Government charges or themselves are pure fabri- when they say that if its buying or-| cations ag most political charges are, _ Eanization were more efficient and and, these are purely political charges, run along better lines, greater results Sir Sam holds, | PEACE AGITATION IN AUSTRIA GROWS. Imperial Family Pray For the End of War--Anxiety Over New Loan. enna, April 15.--Anxiety is felt _ In Aust¥ian financial circles over the | fourth Austrian war lean. i one-third of each Aus. - Germa said by Cardinal Piffi to implore a Speedy termination of the war. ---- WAR BULLETINS, The British raided and cap- tured some German trenches near Lens, Russians beat the Turks in a six-day battle in Galicia, The Turks are falling back every- where pursued by the 'victors. loan has been subscribed in ny but the emissaties of Count . Pisza, the Hungarian premier, who Were sent to appeal to the German | financial institutions for the usual ; ions were told that Austria- must now try to work out ncial salvation by herself, Germany had subscribed about £400,000,000 of the previous £1, 250,000,000 Austrian-Hungarian war Peace lon is becoming more active among the higher classes of Austria, In the recent great pilgrim- to the Shrine of our Lady of Zell; 8 Higaina, Inditded 16 members of 1 amily, Germany 4s preparing to launch another attack against # Verdun. Several new divisions # have been 'brought tio the Ver- # dun front, L J # The Halians captured Leb- % bla AMa summit by 'a daring # climb of ten thousand feet. * AA Aaasansasssd sass ans SE "A FEW" KILLED AT PARRAL. Lansing Prepared to "Treat" With Carranza. Washington, April 15.--Secretary of State Langing announced yester- day afternoon that he is prepared to "treat" with the Mexican Ambassa- dor over the withdrawal vf Ameri- can troops, as Carranza 'requested, but he said he did not know what line this would take. Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City telegraphed to-day that "a few people" were killed on both sides in the fighting Wednesday at Parral He mentioned no numbers. CEPR V RPP Bee PEEP TH POR I PR BPH among them the i Maria Teresa and her two dau- Ardhduks L Salva IE onan Blanche che' esting King- Pat t aot ures. < Cr BR ar IR WI Settled; Germans : ¥ i A Matrl- XE ity Whig Praised; 1 n orial; ihdom Reels; 'Rhymes. $--Board of Health; Marine | SEPP EP Pop OY A a STOP TRADE WITH ENEMY Lord Robert Cecil Settles With Meat Packers. THE AMERICAN FIRMS ACCEPT $15,000,000 FOR GOES SEIZED, CAR- "Ana WIN BSI No More to GEFAnY | Till the War Is Over--The Money Has Been Paid Over. London, April 15.--The entire liti- gation over the seizure of meat car- goes valued at more than $15,000,- 000, and owned by Chicago packers, has 'heen settled satisfactorily to the packers, Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade,announced yesterday af- ternoon. The packers have agreed in return not to trade with the enemy in the future. The cases involved the seizures of cargoes from 34 ships, the estimated value of which was between $15,000,- 000 and $17,000,000. The Armour, Swift, Hammond, Morris, and Sch- warzschild and Sulsberger companies of Chicago, were owners of cargoes. Protests were first filed 'at Wash- ington; and-atterneys representing the packers came to London to argue the cases before a prize court. The Cheque Paid Over. London, April 15.--Final settle ment was reached in the Chicago meat packers' cases yesterday when a cheque was handed to Chandler P. Anderson, representing the Armour, Bwitt, Hammond and Morris compa- nies, and B. Lloyd Griscomb, repre- senting the Schwarzschild & Sulzher- gor Company, for the amount agreed upon. The ®¥um was not disclosed. FIGHT FILMS CONDEMNED. Appr "Presence" in U. 8. a Violation of. the Importation Law. Washington, April 15.--Customs 4 | Collector Malone at New York was in- structed to-day by the Treasury Des partment to seize "the Johnson-Wil- lard fight films recently made in this country by photographing the origi- nal films at a point on the boundary line between the United States and Canada. Officials regard the presence in this country of films showing the fight a violation of the law forbidding their importation, PLUUKY NELSON ACCEPTED. , Brockville Boy Enlists in 199th Bat. talion at Montreal. Montreal, April 15.--C. J. Nelson, a young man from Brockville, Ont., is one of the happiest men in Montreal. His ardent desire to see service over- seas has at last been gratified, after many fruitlesp interviews with re- cruiting officers in his own section of the country. Nelson, after trying sinee the outbreak of war, to become attached to an overseas unit, has now been accepted for service with the 199th Battalion, Irish Canadian Ran- gers, and is corporal bugler in the le band. elson's eyesight hasgbeen against him in his previous endeavors to get overseas. He first tried to join the Field Artillery unit of the First Ca- nadian Division, which was raised in his home town and was in training at Valcartier before being discharged as medically unfit. Since then he ¥ tried repeated! units which have been formed Brockville, eich time being turned down. Finally he was accepted for the band of the 199th. At the front he will be a stretcher bearer. In peace Nelson was in the band of the 41st Rifles in 3 LE Es TT) |; 3 1 ROOSEVELT THE MAN. No One Else Will Do, Says New York Tribune. New York, April 15.--The Tribune (Republican) editorially names Theo- dore Roosevelt as its choice for the next President of the United States. It says in part: "We are for Col. Roosevelt . be- cause we believe the country needs him. No one else will quicken the pulse of the nation as he will quicken Photo shows the King and Queen on the ocacsion of their visit to the Irish Guards at Warley Barracks, where they presented shamrocks to the offi cers. tall hat is John Redmond, M.P., and Lord Kitchener is on the Queen' Borers nme ty er On the left wearing a s right. Ta NOT- AWFUL Hon. 6. H. Ferguson on Bi- REGULATION it. No one else will stir the con- | science of the people as he will stir| t pirengfitriotism lingual Situation. LOOKS FOR SOLUTION WHEN INFLUENCE TORS 18 ¥ x "No one else will ins; as he will inspire it." RUSSIA FINANCIALLY STRONG. OF War Expenses, However, Have Been Million Dollars, in Excess of 800 i AGITA. Tan ee Duties That Upon It. Toronto, April 15.--Continuing his reply to Mr. Rowell on the bilingual question, Hon, G. Howard Ferguson said in the Legislature yesterday af- ternoon that in 1911 Dr. Merchant made his report. It was a very long and exhaustive review of the situa- | tion, and as a result regulation 17 | was framed. "It is not the awful regulation that | some people say it is," said Mr. Fer- | guson. "It extends a privilege which the leaders of the French peo- ple themselves admit does not exist as a matter of law." Senator Belcourt has said that he had no shadow of doubt that the French language had no legal stdtus | in.the.province. of Ontario. The.de- | partment had long held that that was | so. But we recognized that we had {un exceptional condition here, and | the regulation to-day instead of be- | ing something that would restrict the| | French language in the province, or | something that is interfering with the i legal rights of the French people, is > | really extending a privilege to them Premier Borden Tells Delegation | which their leading counsel says does That Recruits Are Coming In At' not exist in law. the Rate of 1,000 5 Day. | -- ale desirous ot sxtending the iq 15 3 | utmos eniency, an we wish te eat ADL 15. Natiowmi reeks work out this vexed problem so that conscription was urged a i er | DUE French brothers may have the Robert: Borde snd eli Thy ni | Same opportunities to educate their Cabinet by a large delegation wopre-1 Shildfen as the English-speaking senting Ontario, the Maritime Prov-|™ yp. Ferguson recalled that Regu- inces, and the West, at a gathering | tation 17 w : ale | as passed in June, 1912. in the Premier's office yesterday af-! jt provided that the French language ternoon. It was tiged in SUDPOTL of the sub. could be used one hour a day. stitution of the vompulsory for the present voluntary system that, first, the latter was not getting the men; and, secondly, that those whic were % ay, Pi 4 the Russian Finance Minister, "Despite war expenses amounting to 13,000,000,000 rubles (over $6,000,- 000,000) and thanks to the abolition of the alcohol monopoly, the financial strength of the country is growing. The savings of the nation since the beginning of the war have been in- creased by 2,000,000 000 rubles." ------------ EDITOR IMPRISONED, Newspaper Man Published That Verdun Had Fallen. Athens, April 15.--The manager | and editor of the newspaper Angyra, | published in Salonika, have been put | in prison for printing a report that | Verdun had fallen. They were sen-| tenced to spend a fortnight behind | the bars. . DECLINES 10 COMMIT HIMSELF ON THE QUESTION OF CONSORIPTION - Ready to Listen. citizens whom Canada could least! tions, to remove difficulties, no mat- spare. There Was too large a pro- | ter where those representations come portion of married men when it was! from." considered that every married sold-| 'But when we are asked to dele- ier cost the country $37 more per | &ate to somebody else the duties that month than a single man. | devolve upon this Government and The reply of Sir Robert Borden UPon the Department. of Education, did not ,of course, commit the Gov-' We must decline to accede to such a ernnient to any expression of views | Fequest. This Government has to as to the merits of compulsion or the | t2ke the responsibility for the admin- voluntary systeni: The Premier, istration of the law. = We have the however, reminded the delegation MOTe serious responsibility of seeing that there has so far been no lack | that a strong citizenship is built up ol recruits since men were | Im this province, and that the proper forward at the rate.of 1,000 a day. liethoas are adopied 0 Dring about He also pointed out that even when | that des end anc get ald of the men had: been enlisted. for six months | trouble and friction that exists to- day. to a year's training was necessary to fit them for service. | However, the Prender admitted] that there were loopholes for econo- mic waste in the system of volum "The department intends to go on assumicg that responsibility," con- tinued Mr. Ferguson, "and we have not the slightest doubt that, when the influence of the demagogues, agl- tary enlistment. In an informal! h 4 way, however, the Government had intors and Zanatics, has hot remov ted---a been coping with this and had been boy solution, one that will be a endeavoring to IXaREe au far | orodit to the, departmen bring possible that men be drawn as far as | y5vantage and benefit to the 'people possible from the industries which | who are to-day suffering." SUSSEX conld afford to spare them and title as possible from those that! MSThe Premier: alto told the delegs he Pre Tal e ' tion that it would be the future poi- | Turned Over To Secretary Lansing at Be i. -- til a bo the 'Wihig.) few new u u to k ent ones are all brought up to! Washington, April 15.--Sussex af- strength, - As for conscription ftselt, fidavits brought on the St. Paul were he could not commit himself before turned over to Secretary Lansing to- conferring with his ministers day. Eight pouches of mail brought FFIDAVITS In the "We are prepared to-day, as we have always been prepared, to listen! coming forward were precisely those, tO representations to improve condi | London, April 15.--Al accounts that have reached here of the recent fighting when the Canadians were strenuously engaged with the enemy agree that the German artillery was responsible for almost the whole of" the casualties. The Canadians moved forward to consolidate positions which the springing of mines by cer- | tain English forces had rendered va- cant and for over forty-eight hours nel. There was little hand-to-hand fighting, the battle consisting of the artillery of one side roaring away in response to the artillery of the other. This was proceeding on a length of about 1,000 yards, so that the en- gagament was really of a local ma- ture, although it is many months since this part of the field witnessed an artillery duel of such a ferocious character. There is a desire on the part of these Canadians, who took which | formed. the Gemman artillery per. German Prisoners Afraid. A number of German prisoners were taken. They were found for the most part in the wreck of the ground which the mines had demol- | ished and declared to Canadians that | many other comrades would have re- mained to be captured if they had not been frightened of the treatment which they were told was in store for them at the hands of the British. One Gernian told the Canadians he was terrified at the thought of being nailed to a farm door. It seems, therefore, that Germans are in fear of the same fate overtaking them as was undoubtedly suffered by a Can- adian sergeant many months ago. Pes _---- INFANTRY FIGHTING QUIET AT VERDUN. The Germans Made No At- tempt to Follow Up Bom- bardment. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, April 15.--Heavy artillery actions occurred on the west bank of | the Meuse last night, but the lull in| infantry fighting on the Verdun] front continued, the War Office re- ported to-day. The Germans directed a rather violent canvonade against French works between Malancourt wood and Hill 304, but made no attempt to fol- low up the bombardment with infan- try charges. | French guns were active through- out the night, particularly in the re- A the crossing of Fonges Brook. Bast of the Meuse and in the Woevre, only intermittent bombard- ments occurred. French troops repulsed German reconnaissances in the region of Par- St, Marie mines in the Vosges. CANADIANS FOUGHT MAGNIFICENTLY Recent Mine Orater Actions At St. Eloi. i Hn (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, April 15.--The official eye withess in his report to-day on re- cent actions in which Canadians were concerned at St. Eloi, says the Canadians behaved magnificently throughout. They fought with coolness of veterans in mud and rocks that surrounded the mine crat- ers. ' Such trenches dg existed were kneep deep in water. The Sixth Canadian Infantry Brigade, compos- ed entirely of western battalions, and especially the Twenty-seventh, Winnipeg and Thirty-first Battalions, distinguivhed themselves British Steamer Mined. (Special to the Whig.) London, April 15.--The British steamer Shenandoah, 4,000 tons, struck a mine and 'sdink. Two of the crew are missing. i MERCIER DEFIES GERMAN GOVERNOR. (Special to the Whig.) Amsterdam, April 15.--Car- threatened fie. SPP P P2004 40440 P2400 000000000 BEING: NAILED Tell Canadians They Were informed This is Fats of These Captured---French Heavy Artillery Reserves Not AN Being Used At Veron. were under a perfect storm of shrap- | part, to minimize the deadly work | gion west of Corbeaux woods and at | Clanke villiers, north of Raye, and south of x | REYWNOLDS-AIn Kin; FEAR T0 DOORS sible to say much about the French formations at this stage of the mighty conflict, but I am authorized to em- phasize the two following points: | First, General Petain has not yet | brought forward all his reserves of | artillery, of which the monster | 400-millimetre (15%-inch) shells | standing in the entrance of the lobby of the ministry of munitions afford to Parisians so striking an example; secondly, every French counter-at- tack undertaken on either bank of the Meuse since April 1st has been begun at the moment chosen by and best suited to the purposes of the French commander-in-chief. { Furthermore, every such counter- 'attack has been entirely successtul, ; hotably that in the Cailette woods a | week ago, which drove the Germans into a trench line weaker than any {they have occupied in this sector |since the Branderburgers got into Fort Douaumont. There has been few of these coun- 'ter-attacks, and little has been said. about them in print, but in not one |case have the Germans succeeded in {driving the French troops into a cor- | ner so tight they were obliged to |strike back at a time better suited to the Germans than themselves. | } Batteries Not Needed. When I was at Verdun two weeks ago, I saw scores upon scores of big calibre batteries standing on the roads just beyond range of the Ger- man long-distance guns. There was no reason these cannon should not be moved to the front at a moment's hotice--except that in General Pe- tain's opinion they weren't needed-- because each was attached to a giant tractor, and hence quite independent of the rajlroad transport. | SRL RE ee 5 AN AMERICAN SUFFERS Very Severely From Exposure--On Torpedoed Steamer. (Special to. th Whig.) Queenstown, April 15. ~--William Ross, of Lake City, Virginia, an American who was among the crew of the torpedoed steamer - Inverly-ons landed here, is in. hospital, having suffered severely from exposure, though his condition is not serious. ee ---------- DAILY MEMORANDUM "The Only Girl" Grind, 8.15 Utilities Commission, 4 p.m., See top page 3, right nd for probabilities: Acero r= THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: Bucknell's News 1 ¥ & Ct Monday. corner, ig Bt. a WW. . Solisse, Bln k Store . 88 oulter's Grocery .......s Cullen's @rocery, Cor. Pritoess 4 Frontenac Hotel tar n Prouse's Drug Store . Southcott's Grocery .. u's Grocery . Vallea: » ASHCROFT--In Kingston, on April fl4th, 1916, to Dr. and Mrs. Ashcroft, 140 Wellington street, a son. ton, April 14th, 1916, to Mr, and Mrs. Charles Rey- nolds, Frontenac street, a daughter. SHEPHERD--At the General Hospital on April 13th, £0 Mr, and Mrs. Fred 'Shepherd, of Glenburnie, a daugh- ter. DIED, BEWS---in Kingston, on fl 16th, 1916, Helen Graham, beloved wife of James Bews. Funeral from her late residence, 215 Colborne street, Monday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock, to Cataraqui ceme- tery. Friends and acquaintances are ree wpectfully invited to attend.