Washington, April 20.--A spirit akin to war pervades Washington following the President's message to Congress. In the corridors of the Capitol, on the street, in the different departments and among officials gen- efally, the common expression is: "Germany will not yield." But the Président and his official family continue hopeful that Ger- many may concede the United States' afmands, Berustorfl Nervous, Washington, April 20.---For the first time in German-American diffi culties, Ambadsador Bernstorff left the State Department yesterday un- smiling. He was plainly nervous. I have not been given my pass- ports. 1 know nothing of your Gov- ernment"s intentions. 1 did not dis- cuss the note with Secretary Lan- sing." he replied to questions, Bernstorfl's attitude was striking- ly different from that he has affected with reporters heretofore. He was far from the optimistic diplomat who has laughed off questions, *"It isn't done that way," said Sec- retary Lansing when asked whether Bernstorft had been or would be handed his passports at the State De- partment. Mr, Taft's Opinion. ! Cambridge, Mass., April 20.--"If | a diplomatic break with Germany follows delivery of President { son's néw note to Berlin, war is in- | evitable," declared William Howard Tati hete yesterday afternoon. The | former President refused to comment | directly upon the message to Con-| gress. 1 No Comment From Roosevelt. New York, April 20.--Col, Roose: velit came to his New York office but refiised to. comment on President Wilson's statement to Congress, He sald his time had been so taken up with vigitors that he had been unable to read the complete statement. Think Germany May Crawl, Washington, April 20.--Broad in- timation was given by responsible | | ROWELL SEES SOME DEFECTS In the Seymour Power Com- pon Purchase Bil HE. RAISES OBJECTION . OVER THE BELATED INTRODUC. TION OF THE MEASURE. Under the Bill Mr. Rowell Claims That the Interests of Eastern Onta- rio Are Not Safeguarded. . Toronto, April 20. --Another fight developed in the Legislature yester- day afternoon when Hon, G. Howard Ferguson introduced his bill to ratify the purchase of the Seymour electri- cal interests in the Trent Valley. N, W. Rowell immediately protest- ed against the late introduction of the measure. In explaining the de- lay, Mr. Ferguson said that he had only got the draft of the bill on Fri- day last. : - | "Then; knowing that the Hydro deputation was coming to see the roment yesterday, I thought it to delay the introduction of the I until we had heard what the tion had to say about the Sey- in the east," the Min + "1 would have thought it would ve been best to introduce the bill before the deputation came so that py would know just what the bill - 1-War Spirit in United States: Kingstonians Killed! Rowell Sees Def. 8 2-Roll of Honor of St. Mary's £4 Cathedral. © News From Napanee; Fireat 3 denham, SE 3 Rantem M n's mes, S--HBoard of Works Meeting: Lo ooo eal Brent b- or in Bunk; Bastern On- tario News. T=--Amusements ¢ Forum. Action; Military Ne German i 1n R Cah Solon ; Spivi 5 mn 1 WY "War Came to Chipe- { most | Britain. | lieved that Germany cannot afford to | Certain concessions to obtain provided," commented Mr. Rowell. | the clause in the bill which will per- £10 a. m, to 1 p. m. and from 2.30 i ------ KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1016 German officials that Germany will find it possible to meet the demands in President Wilson's note, as out- lined by the letter in his message to Congress. . The note was interpreted by the German officials to mean not a re- quest for abandonment of submarine warfare, but a request for guaran- tees similar to those given by Ger- many for operations in the Mediter- ranean, A Break Unavoidable, (Special to the Whig). Washington, April 0, -- Official opinion here is that a break with Germany cannot now be avoided. It is stated that some of the attaches are already preparing to leave the country, E. H. Sothern, one-of Aiie farewell four in Canada, mad sand people in Toronto reé¢en lowe, his wife, and Miss Carli Germany Will Not Likely Yield. (Special to the Whig). London, April 20.--Well-informed persons here do not believe that Ger- many wilkyield to the United States. The génerah opinion in London is that a diplomatic break is certain and that war is a strong possibility This view is based upon the fact that Germany has emphasized the statement that the submarine is her effective wedpon in fighting For this reason it is be- T0 UNFURL THE COLORS On Every Flagstaff Through- out the Country. TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO FELL AT ST. JULIEN. concede any essential points, though it is thought possible she will offer some delay. United States' action, it is believed here, will have a salutory effect, in favor of the Allies, on neutral na-' tions like Greece, Holland, Romania, Spain and Sweden: U. 8, Vitimatam Reaches Berlin (Special to the Whig). Berlin, April, 20,~President Wil- son's note to Germany reached the American Embassy at eleven o'clock this morning. Ambassador Gerard expects to deliver the note to Foreign Secrétary Von Jagow this afternoon. Early to-day an important .con- fidential message reached the em- bassy from Washington. It enjoined absolute silence on Ambassador Ger- ard. A Resolution ' To That Effect Was Passed in the House of Commons =~Laurier's Eloquent Tribute. Ottawa, April 20.--On the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of this month the flag for which the Canadians fought at St. Julien will fly from every . flagstaff throtighout the length and breadth of Canada to commemorate the anni- versary of the great battle in which Canadian soldiers saved the day for civilisation. A Tesolution to that effect moved by Sir Robert Borden, and seconded Mr. Rowell also complained over amid applause in the House yester-| day afternoon. Sir Robert spoke eloquently of the splendid stand of the Canadians on those momentous days. Sir Wilfrid Laurier said: "History records that where we might have expected our hoys to behave like raw recruits they showed themselves the equals of the British and French reg ulars. "They not only saved the honor of the British and French armies, but they saved the day for the cause of civilization." (Cheers.) "On these days of battle when the French line had given way under the poisonous gases, it was the Canadians who established a line and snatched victory from thg very jaws of death." (Cheers. ) 3 "In what manner?" asked Sir Wil- frid, "shbuld we express our testi- mony of the valor of these men? The proposal of my right honorable friend commends itsélf to all. There can be nothing better than to unfurl the colors under which they fought on the sofl of France for the cause of freedom. Let it float at the top of every building and every steeple so that Canadians may gaze on it with pride, knowing that it is the banner mit the Government to dispose of the power plants to any person or com- pany they may see fit. He pointed out that the people. in the east had been promised that the interests would be purchased for them. Now under. the bill as introduced, the Gov- ernment need not even turn it over to the Hydro Commission. Departing From Policy. "You are departing from a well- recognized policy," declared Mr. Row- iL The bill provides for the purchase of the system for $8,350,000. Mr. Ferguson said that it included 22 subsidiary companies, including the Peterboro Street Railway. The bill provides for the purchase as of March 1st, although the Government will not be ready to take it over un- til May 1st, pending the completion of details. > THE FUSE ENQUIRY FORMALLY OPENED. The Commission Will Sit Daily Beginning Next Wed- nesday. ance. (Cheers.) ond rica's leading aetdes by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who passed EP e a recruitin tly, assisted sle, h f rode y Miss Julia Mar- is leading } ) ee AA AA At A Al att \NEW SERBIAN ARMY | CAMPS AT SALONIKA. ! Recovered From Hardships, Is In Fine Condition For Fighting. A Salonika, April 20,-~Where hard- ly 'more than a few days ago were | fields of fresh green cern just sprout- | ing, there is to-day "almost small {towns of huts, sh&d¥ and houses where the Serblan troops are. Stout | fellows are these Sérbians; soldiers, big-boued, solidly buift; sunburned men, most of them appearing to be in the prime of life, Great as their | sufferings were during their winter retreat through harsh and hostile Albania, there is no sign of their past privations apparent #Smong them now. The men look as fit 'a8 simple living, hard-working peasants can, and everything about them, from their mess tins te thelr undercloths ing, is new. Good: , Yest and the healthy climate of Corfu, said one of their officers, have brought them on wonderfully, and men who were starved wrecks a couple of months ago are now in-the best of condition. | } { { i RUSSIANS CAPTURE ARMENIAN HILLS. (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, April 20. -- The Armenian chain of hills west of Erzerum has been captured by The Russians with heavy loss as to the Turks. A Russian submarine sunk a Turkish steamer in the Bos-% phorus, FEET LIER etree 3 : : : 3 | ; | BUY MORE HORSES, | Sir Adam Beck To Resume Purchases | For Army. | Ottawa, April 20.--It was learned { that Sir Adam Beck, héad of the Ca- nadian remount commission, has re- | barren instructions to purchase more | horses for war purposes, and will act | personally as buyer at London, Ont. | - | Turks Massacre Greeks, | (Spegial to the Whig). | London, April 20. -- Wholesale | massacres of Greeks by Turks at | Adrianople and Constantinople, is re- | ported in a Salonika despatch. At, Pittsburgh, Pa., on Wednesday, was granted a di- { Harry K. Thaw of freedom, of liberty, and of toler-| vorce from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the | cause of his downfall, ~~ ------ A Ottawa, April 20.--The preliminy ary sitting of the Meredith-Duc jn- quiry into the Kyte charges was held yesterday afternoon in the Railway Commission board room. There was a large gathering of interested parties, including Sir Sam Hughes, Generdl Bertram, George W. Kyte, and F. B, Carvell, - General Hughes and Mr, Kyte met for the first time since the return of the general to Canada. They shook hands, and both smiled grimly. Counsel on hand inclided I. F.|¥ Hellmuth for the Government; E, F.| * B. Johnston for the Opposition; Hon: | ¥* Wallace Nbsbitt and J. 8. Ewart for! * the Minister of Militia, and G. F.|% Henderson, representing Col. J. Wes- | ley Allison, and M. K. Laflamme rep- | resenting the Shell Committee. | It was finally agreed to sit from | to 5 p. m, daily, beginning Wednes- | day morning next, be, - 3 The casualty 1fst issued ty the Mi- Making Peace in China. | litia Denastment during the past phi mis- | couple of days show without a doubt tO A eer mit that the 21st Battalion was in action nese) rebels and President Yuan Shi- on April 9th and 10th. Kal and peace negotiations are in| Great sorrow was cast over the progress, the State Department has| city on Thursday morning when it been officially informed. Prominent | was officially announced that four leaders of both factions are endeavor- | more Kingstonians had given up ing to re-unite the provinces. | their lives on the battlefields of Ex-Belleville Man Dead Bo [WO KILLED IN KILLED IN ACTION. Pte. Ulderique Loisean, Pte. Cecil Parker Burke, DIED OF WOUNDS, Pte. Stanley Guild. Pte, Thomas Ralph Poffley, trp etd *ee ed Pte. Loiseau and Pte. Burke are Belleville, All 20.--John Henry officially fenorted killed in action Simpson, police magistrate of Nan-| while Pte. Guild and Pte. Poffley { | $ ounteyside News: Latest * rket Repart ~Military tt amo for the past five years, is dead. | died of wounds. - Deceased | Sporting. was a native of Belleville, RE t and was seventy-seven years old, The following telegrams were re- 3 ACTION; TWO IED OF WOUNDS eaived in the city on Thursday morn-| ing: Mrs. Annie Loiseau, 80 Quebec street--Regret to inform you that 59,600, Pte, Ulderique Loiseau, 21st Infantry, officially reported killed in action on April 9th. Sergt, William T. Burke, 146th Battalion--Regret to inform you that 59,115, Cecil Parker Burke, of- fielally reported as killed in action on April Sth. ~ J. Guild, 29 Charles street---Re- gret to inform you 59,401, Pte. Stan- ley Guild, officially reported as died of wounds April 9th, T. Poffley, 94 Barrack street--Re- gret to inform you 59,804, Pte. Thomas Ralph Poffley, reported died of wounds 10th Casualty Station, April 10th. trating both shoulders, - - Pte. Burke, who is sor of Sergt. William T. Burke of 146th Battalion, enlisted, was one of the first men to enlist with the 21st Battalion. He was very keen on soldiering, baving soldiered with the 14th Regiment. He was twenty years of age. ( on page 8.) SEYMOUR BILL Passes Legislature on Straight *| three o'clock this morning, business I hc, fe i Gun shot wounds pene- | IS A POSS 'GOES THROUGH ay ot TRE LIBERALS OBJECTED TO RUSHING IT THROUGH AT ELEVENTH HOUR The Legislature Sat 'Til 3 a.m, Phwrsday--Prorogation Is To Take Place Next Thursday. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, April 20.--The largest single proposition that the province of Ontario has gone into at one time, Bamely the acquisition of the Sey- mour Power Company's business, Was rushed through at the closing of the session. The sitting lasted until | baving commenced fourteen and a { half hours earlier. The house ad- Journed with the singing of the Na- tional Anthem te meet again on Thursday next when the Legislature will be prorogned. The acquisition of the Trent Val- ley system involves an expenditure of $8,350,000 and takes in twenty- | two concerns in Eastern Ontario, in- | eluding the Napanee Water and Elec- { tric Company, the Peterboro Light | and Power Company Limited, the | Peterboro Radial Railway Company, { the Seymour Power and Electric | Company Limited, the Sidney Elec- tric Power Cempany, Limited, the Trenton Eleotric and Water. -Com- pany, Limited, aiid the Tweed Blec- tric Light and Power Company. . The bill was not allowed to go through without strenuous. ,opposi- tion from the Liberals, who not on- ly protested against the most fim- portant legislation 6f session being left to the last minute but algo ob- jected to the fact that the bill did not provide for the management of the system by the Hydro Commiss- jon but by a nominee of the Liet- ftenant;Governor-in-Couneil. Two amendments introduced by Leader Rowell were voted down by a straight party vote of 54 to 18, Allan Studholme, Labor member voting with the Liberals In addition to this bill' the Me- Garry bill and the four bills respect- ing power and radials introduced by ithe Attorney General were given their final readings, The division on the McGarry. bill gave Mr. Rowell another opportunity | to disown Gustay Evanturel, mem- ber for Prescott LIQUOR IN HIS BUNK SOLDIER STANDS BY FIRST STORY HE TOLD MAGISTRATE. | Charged With Being 'Under the Ine fluence When a Member of the "Prohibited List"--Given a Month, Subject to Disclosure. William Keyes, a soldier who was found drunk while a member of the "prohibited list," still sticks to the story he told Magistrate Farrell when he was first arraigned, which was to the effect that he had found a flask of whiskey in his bunk in bar: The Magistrate remanded { him to jail to give him time to brush {up his memory, as he did not think | that he had told him the truth. How- | ever, the stay in the jail did not | make Keyes change his mind in re- {gard to the matter, and when he | came up again on Thursday morning {he told exactly the same story. { "Is it customary to find whiskey | in the bunks like this?" queried Ma- | gistrate Farrell, *No, sir," replied the accused, "it is not." "Have you any suspicion as | who put the liquor in your bunk?" "No, I have not," said the tippler. Magistrate Farrell then announced | that he would give the accused one | month in jail, sulkject to his disclo- | sure as to where he had secured his to DOCTOR ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE. Alleged To Have | Treated Late Hon. J. R. : 8 (Special to the Whig). Hot Springs, Ark,, April 20.--The physician who attended Hon. J. R. Stratton before death has been ar Hsted. Improper treatment 1s al eged, And Will Fight Germans on te oso Fro LAND AT MARSEILLES BY GEN, JOFFRE. Paris Is Electrified At the News The Russians Will Aid the Allies Where Big Offensive Is To Be Made. Mr. Stratton, for some time owned and published the Peterboro Examin- er, was M.P.P. for West Peterboro, 1886-1904, and sat in the Commons 1908-11. While Ontario's Provin- cial Secretary under the Ross regime he was the target of R. R. Gamey's ciiarges (1903), which 'vere investi- gated by Royal Commission. The late Mr. Stratton was born at Millbrook, Ont., on May 3rd, 1857, | the son of the late James S. Stratton, | a4 north of Ireland man. He was | educated at Peterboro. He was well known in the financial world! (Special to the Whig.) and a director in numerous compan-, Paris, April 20.--Russian troops fes. | Were landed at the French port of | Marseilles to-day to join the Allied ITALY INCREASES { troops in operations against the Ger- | mans on the west front. RATE ON LETTERS. This sensational announcement = i ab made simultaneous with the pub- ication of an army order of the day | Surplus From Service Will Be issued by Gen. Joffre sending best Employed As War Revenue. wishes to the first detachment. of sol- diers of the Czar to fight on French | soil since the beginning of the war. Rome, Italy, April 20.--As the re-| the Rh Jewspapers assume aa. sult of a recent increase in the do-| force and also that they will Tse mestic letter rate from three to four| rysned into action ther at Verdun cents, and the withdrawal from the|,. on some other sector of the west- general public of the privilege of |ory front where the Allies contem- sending. newspapers as' second class | plate a great offensive matter, the net income of the Italian | By what route the Russians reached postal service Ia being inerensed from | Marseilles is known only to officials rty to thirty-one million dollars a | of th, ice year, according to the Minister of | re, ar Office and the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs, Vincenzo Ric-| No news in many weeks has 80 elec- cio. The surplus is being used as a | trified the French capital as the brief War revenue. 'bulletins passed by the censor this af- The sending of newspapers as sec- | ternoon. ond class matter by private persons was discontinued to prevent the prae- tice of the Italian population of smuggling letters inside of newspap- ers, --------i BASEBALL ON WEDNESDAY. American League. New York, 2: Philadelphia, 1. St. Louis, 6; Chicago, 2. Washington, 3; Boston, 2. Boston, 2; Washington, 0, CRISIS IS AVERTED | IN BRITISH CABINET. Conscription Likely To Be Postponed For Two Months. National League. Philadelphia, 6; Boston, 5. Brooklyn, 7; New York, 3. Vicar<General Swift Dead. Gost] Whigs N Ya General Swift died in Troy, Special to the Whig.) . Y. ursday morning. He was 1unddh, Apr) 20 The crisis ina brother 'of James Swite, of this € British Cabinet has been avert-| city, who has gone to attend ed and all differences have been set-| ral, 8 the fupe- tled, it was "announced this after-| noon. An official statement js being | prepared, covering the SEvesmen | on conscription. The compromise, it MoGuire, a evi i soporiat proviats ony" tot ins NoGuire, a Brockville boy Wounded postponment of general conscription] yy... canadian Contingent 'and "in- for a period of not more than two valided home, has recovered and months to give the voluntarily ays- | been granted permission to re-emlist rom be Wore chance to produce the | yyy the Leeds and Grenville Battal- number of men demanded by the ar] ," "Ganane action on the fed fa my heads. { rescuing a wounded comrade he is -- | the possessor of the Distinguished NEW HARNESS CIROUIT | Conduct Medal. hist A rn AAA A -------------- First Meeting Will Be Held At Corn- DAILY MEMORANDUM wall. Civie Finance, § pm, ' No W i 'riday. Cornwall, April 20.-A meeting of Serre Hunter To il bell Bros representatives of the various racing as associations of Eastern Ontario was War Hero Re-onlists, Brockville, April 20.--Pte. Terry CANADIAN CASUALTIES, 24 Move Killed, 10 Died of Wounds; 80 Wounded. (Special to the Whig). Ottawa, Apri] 20.--A further list of twenty-four killed, ten died of} wounds and eighty wounded among | the Canadian troops was given out by the Militia Department this morning. | Most of the killedand died of wounds had next of kin with English, Irish or Scotch addresses, I+"was the Campbell Bros'. store open to-nignt. held here, when the Eastern On- See 100 page 3, right hand corner, tario Racing Circuit was launched. | enamine THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG bership in the Canadian Association. -- The dates selected for the various|Jg on Sale at the Following City Cornwall, July 14th and 15th. Stores: Crysler, July 19th and 20th. Clarke J. W. & CO. ....360 ncess College Book Store ....188 noese Winchester, August 2nd and 3rd. Sullen's @ ng 209 3] Brockville, August 7th, Frontenac Hotel . . tari sr p---------- arke! MoAuley's Book Store ....93 Princess McLeod's Grocery ....51 Union St Medley's Dru tore, 260 University Prouse's rug Store Southcott's Grocery for probabilities. It was decided ,to = secure mem- meets are as follows: Buckuell's News Depot ..208 Kine at Chesterville, July 26th and 27th. Pri Coulter's Grocery «,:...« ncess Prid bson's Drug Sto McQall's Cigar Store, Cor, Prin. & hg 3 . Paul's Cigar Sore Vallean's Grocery .. MARRIED GRAVES-GATES in Kingston, on April 18th, 1916, by Rev. Canon Forneri, Arthur Rogers Graves to Bertha Emily Gates, both of this eity. ROSE-WOOD--At St. Seorges Cathe- ral, Kingston, V on ednesday, | liauor, in the meantime. | { | SAPPER WILLMAM COOKE | ------ i | Thinks the War Will End This Com- i ing Summer, | Sapper William Cooke, brother of | { Mrs. F. J. Murton, of Harrowsmith, | Who is serving with No. 6 Company, Canadian Engineers in France, writ | ing home, says in part: | "I saw about 150 Huns the other, day, who were part of the lot of pris-| oners taken. They seemed to be| quite happy to be taken, as they | don't get well treated over ths line. I have every hope that this summer will finish the war. The weather is! {ideal here just now. This means {that there will be severe fighting." Sapper William Cooke is son of Mr.) and Mrs. Thomas Cooke, 190 Ord-| nance street, Kingston, eset Pte. J. 0, Lloyd Killed. i i Gananoque, April 20, -- Richard | i Lloyd Taylor received official notice that his son, Pte. James Oscar Lloyd, who went to the front with one of the infantry battalions of western Canada, had been killed in action on April 7th. The young man was pre- paring himself for the Methodist ministry, : | same with the majority of the wounded. There were also ten giv- en as missing. CAPTURE GBRMAN POST April 18th, 19168, By the Dean of Ontario, Susan, daughter J and Mrs. William Wood, to George Lansing Rose, both of Kingston. ROBERT J REID The Undertaker. Phone 577. 230 Princess Street, > The French Successful Northwest of Vaux. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, April 20-~French troops captured a well-fortified German post in violent attack . last night northwest of Vaux, she War Office announced, taking 200 prisoners and much booty. Germans Claim Capture (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, April 20.--The capture of 600 yards of British trenches be- tween Ypres and Langemarcke was claimed by the German War Office this afternoon. The Germans took 109 prisoners and two machine guns. - Announced. Brighton, April 20.--The engage- ment is announced of Marjorie Ail- een Macklam, daughter of Mrs. Mack- lam-Pelletier, Brighton, Ontario, and the late H. Macklam, to Fregarick( Houston Wehrley, Guelph, sou , and Mrs, R, D. Wehrley, Toronto. The wedding will take place quietly .in Whitby this month. 2 paths --8. W. Foss. Soren anes: onthe' menp--yoy will again.