ATTACHED TO THE COMING OF THE RUSSIANS. 1¢ Looks As If the War Is To Be De- cided On the Western Front--gSec- recy Of Car's Troops . Arrival Amazes France, Marseilles, April 21. -- France's ; rineipal seaport was gay with bunt- Aug yesterday in honer of the arrival of a force of Russian troops-- the first public manifestation of the Breater co-growing out of the resolu- tions of the Paris Conference, Associated Press correspond- who witnessed the disembarka- tion of the troops, was informed ina high quarter that the arrival of the ussians was chiefly a demonstra- tion of Russia's friendship. The pub- le attached special significance to the event, It knows that the French army is not short of effectives; fur- ther, it believes that the European War must be decided on the western front, and feels, therefore, that the Russians have come so that all ele- ments of the Allied hosts may be represented when that decision Is ; « ~ Hence the Russians are looked upon as the heralds of hap- penings of great moment, : Lochwescy In Command, General Lochwescy commanded the Russian forces. He was recelv- ed with military honors. by General Menassier, Governor of Marseilles, and General Guerin, representing General Joffre. A notable gathering of Russian, and French officials Joined in an exchange of salutations, and the Russian and French soldiers let loose salvos of cheers while the Cannon roared in an exchange of sa- lutes, The Russians were given a tre- mendous ovation as they marched from the quay. to the Boulevard Maritime, where flags were flying and vast crowds had assembled. They Presented a sturdy appearance as hey Swung. along, waving their d in answer to the enthustistic ng Dpulace. The men ent, : red for thel A fon, and sh contains every _ tonveniénce for the camp life. Of Supreme Importance. The arrival of the Russians is viewed as a Tesult of the recent Al- lied War Council in Paris, and also @s an ihdication that the war is to be decided on the western front. From both political and military points of view it is regarded as an event of supreme importance. That these reinforcements from eastern Europe should have been able to come so secretly---that they should have been able to come at all-- has - amaged the nation. The only tenable inference seems to be that the trans. ports came from Archangel. Recent mews from the north of Europe indi- | cated that the ice would be broken up earlier than usual this year and ~ that the Russian White Sea port would be temporarily closed to com- merce by the Government. No mention is permitted yet as to the number of Russians arriving in France but it is expected fully a quarter of a million will be sent this spring . PLANS FRUSTRATED. ~The Germans Had Planned To Invade Y Canada. (Special to the Whig). London, April 22.--The Govern- . ment has given out a sworn state- \ Ment of a German secret agent, now under arrest in New York, that an live scheme was under way, after war was declared, for nvasion of Canada by German 'reservists in the United States but the plans were frustrated. ian. Charles J. Anderson, manager of the Dominion eronto, passed « Wellosios Hos. id away al esley Hos- 1 nto, on Apri 1430, He year. Deceased n with heart trouble for some ~N THE WHIG CONTENTS, 1--The War lllustrated. (3-4 rench Boulptors Working; Prominent Men. S--The 53rd Depot Battery, 11+ ustrated. the Grea Kingston. gt "# in Greet Russiansican't Down; Baster Message: F g Liquid Fire, urch Services: Local Hap- Ph Twilight; Napanee dbtorial: | | -- , Washington, April 22.--The Lake Carriers' Association yesterday noti- fied the department of commerce it has information that the Canadian Government intends in the future to examine all ships on the Great Lakes touching Canadian ports and remove sailors of belligerent nations. The Association protested that ex- ercise of such authority would tie-up navigation on the Inkes, The protest was Shed over to the State Depart- men Villa Is Yet Alive, Chihuahua, Mex., April 22.--The body reported by Mexicans to be that of Francisco Villa and exhumed from a lonely mountain grave is not that of the bandit leader. General Luis Gutierrez, military commander here, made this positive announcement. U.S. PREPARES FOR ATTACKS By Huns on Navy Yard And Wireless Stations. NAVY YARD IS CLOSED AND WATERSHEDS AND WIRE- LESS CLOSELY GUARDED. Navy Secretary Makes Statement-- German Situation Not Alone Re- sponsible, He Says--Rumors of Plots. New York, April 22.--Federal, state and city authorities are all tak- ing precautions to guard points that might be attacked by German sympa- thizers in the event of the outbreak of hostilities between the two coun- tries. i The usual stream of visityrs to the | Breokiyn Navy Yard was not admit- ted yesterday. Sightseers found marines on guard at the gates, and a notice posted up at each entrance: "Due to the press of official busi- ness, visitors who have not made pre- vious arrangement will not be per- "authority uld comment én this, but it was understood that the order was issued from the office of the commandant, Rear-Admiral Usher, and not from the Navy Department at Washington. The order was strictly enforced and visitors were turned away by the guards. It was intimated that inasmuch as the Buper-dreadnoughts Arizona, New Mexico and California, as well as a| number of smaller craft, are now in various stages of construction in and | about the yard, the plant is more than usually full of workmen, and visitors would be in the way. No- body would admit that there was any fear of the entrance of possible spies Or persons bent oun mischief. | | I -- Guards At Vital Points, Meanwhile, marines were sent from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the League Island Yard at Philadelphia to the wireless station at Tuckerton, N.J., and Sayville, L.I., 5% which the Germans in the United States maln- tain communication with the Mother Country. Sergt. Joseph Reardon, with one corporal and ten privates, | left the Brooklyn yard of Tuckerton at noon, and Sergt. C. A. Smith, with two corporals and fifteen men, start- ed for Sayville halt an hour later. Both parties carried full equipment, including rifles and side arms and | fifty rounds of cartridges. - The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Daniels, said in Washington that the marines were sent to. the wireless plants to reinforce the small guards already there and ensure adequate protection. The German situation, he said, was not alone résponsible, as the decision had been made some | time ago, and no change in the pres-| ent policy of wireless supervision was contemplated, All Leave Stopped. Boston, April 22.--Seven thousand bluejackets at the Charlestown navy yards were put in overalls for the purpose of making the thirty war ves- sels in the harbor ready for sea at the earliest possible hour. It was authoritatively stated that virtually | every ship would be at the top-notch | of efficiency in fifteen days. | The enlisted men are being util-! ized because of the difficulty in secur- ing a sufficient force of civilians for the work. Half of the seven thou- sand men were recalled from fur- loughs and shore leaves. ees Dr. B. E. McKensle, Toronto, died following an operation. ci SATURDAY, APRIL QERMANY UNLIKELY TO YIELD TO U. 8. The German Admiralty Staff Chief Makes a State- ment. (Special to the Whig). Washington, April 22. -- Little hope that Germany would meet fully the American submarine demands Was apparent here to-day. The state- ments of Admiral Von Hbltzendorft, German Admiralty staff chief, given to the United Press in Berlin, fur- nished the State Department the first definite line on the German official attitude. The conclusion was drawn by some officials that perhaps a mo- dification of the sterness of the Ame- can demands offered the only chance of avoiding a diplomatic break. Such a modification is out of the question, they said. The authorities feel that the Ger- man Admiral's- statement is indica- tive of a firm position on Germany's part of an unwillingness to make her practices square with American de- mands. At the same time he apparently de- sires to shift the burden of responsi- bility to the United States should there be a break. CANT AFFORD T0 BACK DOWN This-is the View of the Ber- lin Press. IF GERMANY GAVE IN THERE WOULD BE TROUBLE WITHIN COUNTRY. And Germany Prefers That It Come From Without--sSilly Roproaches, Says The Berlin Post. Ansterdam, via Londen, April 22. --The Berlin Post, commenting on the crisis between Germany and Am- erica, says: "We have heard en- ough of silly reproaches levelled at us by America's sea-going citizens. "IT 'Washington gentlemen believe we have nothing more important to do than to investigate whether any cat- tle driver had a lock of his precious hair ruffled while crossing to Europe, then the people in the White House | terribly mistaken. - """'Why do Americans choose ships in which they can be hurt? Does the American Government deny there are rascals among America's sons? If THE EASTER MESSAGE. such rascals are paid with British gold to make dangerous ocean trips, why should Wilson make us respon- sible for their lives? "If Germany should climb down, "I am the Resurrection and the Life." These words have come ringing down the centuries, and will continue to rever- berate until the great seroll of the earth is They epitomize all the faith and hope of mankind ! man's hope for future justice and reward. sail the weaker soul on every hand, fade Eternal justice, marked some time ago that the ited suffering. It is not such things should be. could pierce the veil beatity; out of sordidness, purity; fied on the Cross. Holding fast to the faith of how petty appear all the of this wonderful truth. be wrote: "And from his ashes may be made The violets of his native land." That which will be resurrected from our ashes--from the life we now lead--wiil depend altogether upon our faith and our nobility of purpose and a steadfast adherence to our ever-conscious sense of duty to our fellow-man and allegiance to our Ci last Easter Morn, message: "I am the Resurrection and the Life.' There all things shall be revealed. things that are now not understandable. hardest thing in the world was the alone on the field of battle fronted by seme facts, which many must face, we are How can the finite judge and visualize the ultimate purpose, we would understand, To such, Easter brings a message of hope and assurance. eternal, unalterable principle of Divine merey and justice. ed life; out of despair, hope; out of fear, faith; out of failure, success; out of ugliness, out of sorrow, 2 "I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus. He died that 'we might live more abundantly and live Then away with our fears and our prejudices ! let us'come up smiling, undaunted and unafraid ! a greater and richer life hereafter,may we and sickness and calumnities as merely the stepping stones to higher things. After death--Ilife, and life everlasting. misfortunes of this world ! In God's great scheme. nothing good or They may-vanish only to re-appear in another and more glorified form. Tennyson aptly expressed it in those memorable lines on the death of his friend, Arthur Hallam, when when it shall declare to the dead on earth and sea the last' Easter serious trouble is bound to come from within. Germany's leaders prefer that the trouble should come from with- out." ------------ rolled up and put away forever. Upont them are builded The despair, fear and self-pity, which as- into nothingness when viewed in the light of . There we shall understand the One who had passed through great trials re- knowledge of unmer- that one must be brave. €on- speechless with wonder as to. why the infinife ¢ If our poor vision | WAR BULLETINS. Dutch newspapers say Hol- land may be at war with Ger- many within eight days. 3p The German War Office ad- mits French gains near Verdun. There will be no weakening Germany's submarine pol- ,» a Berlin despatch says. 25 All Austria is praying for the H-bespeaks the | 3 a of the war. Out of death we are promis- Germany is enrolling all her # 5 boys of seventeen into the # » ~ B - joy. Po PEEP EPP Pap Php Pee British prisoners in German 3 * Africa were found in a shocking # # state when rescued by British + 4+ forces. % * * Yet the Nazarene was erucie eternal. Though bruised in the battle of life, Let us retain the Faster spirit, regard adversities Recovered Trenches. hg 5 , igh (Special to the Whig.) Viewed in the light of this great fact,| Bertin, April 22 DAthD t aster . 0 Are 1 : have recaptured one-third of the six aster morn we ax 3 ) DP! ith On E Tl are reminded re renaptuled « td worthy can perish. | ken by the Germans, on Wednes- day, in the fighting near Ypres and Langemarcke, it was officially admit- ted this afternoon. \ In the Caurettes Wood, the French were successful in their attacks | gaining a foothold in German tren- | ches. , { Mexican Gravity. Washington,, April 22, -- There were renewed indications about the State Department to-day that a whol- ly different aspect of the Mexican problem was causing growing con- cern. That is the movement sup- posedly headed by Felix Dias, ne- phew of the former Mexican presi- 4 . |dent, against the de facto govern- . : ment. principles. If we play the game, with true reator, then shall we welcome the trumpet on the EE Ng ---- # | Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Sq & | MoAuley' # | Paul's Cigar haab ac ads anna sacs sass ns IY Germans: Fail To Hold Dead war's 0 To, LIQUID FIRE WAS USED BUT FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED THE FOB The French Have Lots of Artillery And Co-operated With British Near Ypres In Recent Fighting, (Special to the Whig.) Paris, April 22-- Using Hiquid fire, the Germans-last night hurled heavy forces against the Fremch front northwest of Verdun. They succeed- ed in occupying trenches i Dot dman's. tH, but were comp! wn out by a French counter-attack, the War Office an- nounced The flame projectors were brought into play in the attack against the French front north of ~ Caurettes Wood. The Germans were complete- ly repulsed. Violent fighting also developed on the west bank of the Meuse, north and northeast of Verdun, where the Germans attempted preparations for another assault on Fort Veux Fol- lowing an intense bom of the whole front from the Meuse east- ward to Fort Vaux, the Germans at- tempted to fill in the trenches before the fort prior to an assault on the fort itself, which occupies a position on a stony height with precipitous sides. A violent fire from French guns stationed in Fort Vaux and from connecting works prevented the Germans from emerging from their trenches. The artillery fire was usu. Aly effective, the Germans losing heavily. The fact that there is no shortage in French artillery despite the large number of guns massed at Verdum, was demonstrated by to-day's official communique. The War Office . re- ported that French artillery had co- operated with the British in the re- cent fighting on the British , front near Ypres and Pillicken. SOFIA BOMBARDED BY ALLIES' AVIATORS. {Special to the Whig.) Amsterdam, April 22.---An enemy aeroplane bombarded Sofia yesterday for the first time since the beginning of the war, according to an official despatch. A school and cottage were damag- ed, but there were no casualties. The raiding aviator probably flew {from the Anglo-French front in northern Greece, a distance of about 110 miles and return. DAILY MEMORANDUM "Within the Law," Grand, 8.15. Bee top page 3, right hand corner, for probabilities. Aer rea ---- THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the F ollowing City g Bt : Bucknell's News Depot ..206 ¥ Clarke J. Ww, & Co. 353 College Book Store ....18 Coulter's Grocery ..i.... Cullen's Grocery, Frontenac Hotel . Alfred lo St Bt Princess 's Book Ore +... © MoGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & Kin, MeLeod"s Grocery ....51 Union St > Medley's Drug Store, 0 tore . Prouse's Drug Store . Southeott's Grocery .......Portsmouth Valleau's Grocery ........308 Montreal PARROTT--At Wilton, on April 20th, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Parrott, a son. GUILD---Died of wounds at the Battle of St. Eloi, April 9th, 1816, Corpl. Stanley Chester of Ca and , 29 L. Charles street, Kingston, Ont. < N--In Kingston, on April 22nd, 1916, Robert Harrison Stinson, aged twenty-five Years, five months, son of Sergt. Jno. Stinson, of 31st Batt, C.E.F. Funeral on Mo y afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, from his late dence, street, to Cataraqul cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respect. fully invited to attend. Picton papers please copy.