To Ren Hts Own Show in the Balkans 7 OLD KING FERDINAND nisin DOES NOT EXPECT GREECE TO OFFER RESISTANCE. ---- And So He Sends In Troops to Occu- py Grecian Soil -- Believes He Is Powerless To Resist Anglo-French . Offensive. Rome, June 2.--Germany and Aus- tria, it appears to observers here, have practically left King Ferdinand of Pulgatia to shift for himself in the Balkans, and have allowed him complete liberty of action in the operations against Salonika. Fer- dinand, convinced, it is believed, that is powerless to resist' an Anglo- Mt, offensive, deci to' invade Greece, a step which the Kaiser had heretofore prohibited out of defer- ence for his brother-in-law, King Constantine. It is believed that Ferdinand does not expect Greece to offer any resistance, and he believes the French and British will not de- fend Greece. His object is believed to be to create a complication with the allies, who, he thinks, do not dare advance fato Macedonia and occupy Serbia if the Bulgarians are threatening a possible flanking move- ment. Meanwhile the Greeks blame the allies for the Bulgarian invasion, but are not likely to join them, since they are unwilling to fight. A correspondent learns from a dip- lomatic source that Ferdinand has decided upon the occupation of Kav- ala with the objest, ot cafiveriistng" his army and of reviving public opin- int Bulgaria, which is depressed. ¢ Bulgarians are reported to be without artillery. The Greeks are tolerating the Bulgar advance, hyp- notiged promises of com- on in the form of the Albanian i or other territory. reece And Bulgaria (Special to the Whig.) ; Rome, June 2.--Declara- tion of war between Bul- garia and Greece is believ' ed imminent in Athens, Despatches from the Greek capital to-day declare that the Bulgarian Minister pro- tested to King Constan- tine's Government against the firing upon Bulgar troops by the Greeks on the frontier. Premier Skoul oudis refused to receive the protest, The curt refusal of the Greek Premier to en- tertain the Bulgarian -pro- test has resulted in a tense situation. In the meantime. Bulgars continue pillaging Greek villages. $4594 % 242 * be withdrawn Carranza ties demon- strate control of the situation suffi- cient Américs p n border. w J Pr 1t is stated , June Z.--1It is sf I Aa tro 51.06% ps from Mexico] P SURE ROOSEVELT WILL BE CHOICE. | @. W. Perkins Says @, O. P. Wil Nominate Teddy-- People Want Colonel. New York, June 2.--Confident that Col. Roosevelt will be the nominee of Republican-Progressive fusion, George W. Perkins, chairman of the Progressive national executive com- mittee, departed for the Chicago con- vention yesterday. "I am going to én all I can for the colonel and expect him to be nominated and elected president," sald Mr. Perkins. "The demonstrations for the col- onel at Kansas City, St. Louis and vv- erywhere else he has been must prove that the American people want him, Our convention will proceed nex: week, according to the programme mapped out in the statement issued months ago by our executive commit- tee." . "Should Roosevelt fail of nomina- tion by the Republicans will the Pro- gressives support the Republican no- rinee?" "I am for Roosevelt. He is my Brat and only choice," sald Mr. Per- kins, MAKING FINAL SPAN OF QUEBEC BRIDGE. Completion of Great Undertak- ing Is Expected by End of Summer. Ottawa, June 2.--The huge middle span of the Quebec Bridge will be in place this summer, or in the early fall, completing the shore-to-shore steel of the world's greatest bridge. Since the present Government took office the work has been conducted with expedition and the north shore span is now compleied in position. The south shore span is nearly com- pleted. The long middle span is be- ing fabricated in the shore shops and will be floated into position on heavy pontoons now being built at Sorel. It will be built to meet exactly the two shore spans and in being rais- ed above the pontoons will be bolted into position thus completing the bridge. SOULANGES CANAL MAY BE REPLACED. Projected New Canal 'Would Be Twenty-Two Feet Deep. Ottawa, June 2.--A plan which eventually may lead to the closing of the Soulanges canal 'is before the Department of Public Works. The Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company is asking approval of plans for a new canal between Lake St. Francis and Lake St. Louis, which would involve a considerable amount of remedial work. If the new waterway, from which a considerable amount of power would be developed, is constructed, it woulg replace the Soulanges canal, which is only twelve feet deep. The projected" new canal would have a depth of twenty-two feet. The plan was considered by the departmental engineer yesterday,but a decision has not yet been reached. DECLINES IN WHEAT PRICES Influenced by Oable Quotations and Unfavorable Weather Reports. Chicago, June 2.--Fresh declines in the price of wheat took place yes- terday, influenced by lower cable quotations and by favorable weather reports. The down-turns in foreign values were ascribed to heavy arrivals at Liverpool and to a prospect there of continued enlargement of supplies, On the other hand, assertions were current that many fields in Oklahoma which before the recent rains looked worthless were now likely to show a fair yield at harvest. Opening prices, which ranged from %e to to 15c¢ lower, with July at to $1.07% and Sept. at $1.08 to $1.08%, were followed by some further losses before a rally set in, PARLIAMENT EXTENDED. The British North America Act Is Amended. Ottawa, June 2.--The bill intro- duced in the Imperial Parliament to amend the British North ~America A ed arent" ain resent uni October Tth, 1V17, has passed, ac- cording to a cabled intimatioy. re- ceived here. This means that there will be no constitutional) necessity for a general election during the next year and a half. et -------- LOANS FOR SETTLERS. Colonial Institute Urges Financial Aid For Homesteaders, London, June 2.--The Colonial In- stitute has passed a resolution urg- ing the establishment of an imperial {board to deal with' the. whole ques- tion of land settlement within the Empire, hoping that the Imperial Government will offer facilities in raising loans for this ohject. Ta Victoria, B.C., June 2.--Following the Riorogation of the House a min- council was signed dissolving Soh aa the date for issuing the elec- parliament and fixing July oan. held GERMAN AND HAVE BA Berlin Admiralty Reports Eight British Warships, Sunk Including the Warspite, Queen Mary And indefatigible --The Germans Say They Lost Three Warships And a Number of Torpedo ) s. Berlin, June 2--An engagement between the German high seas fleet and the main part of the English fighting fleet, in which more than eight British: vessels were destroyed and many | badly damaged, was announced in an Admiralty statement to-day. The Admiralty statement under date of June ist said: 'During an enterprise ~ directed northward, our high seas fleet on May 34st encountered the main part of the English fighting fleet, which was considerably superior to our forces. During the afternoon;-between Ska- gerak and Horn Riff, news of a heavy engagement developed, which was successful for us, and continued also during the night. "In this engagement, as far as known until now, we destroyed the large battleship Warspite, | the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatigable, two armored criisers, apparently of the| Achilles type, one small cruiser, new flagships of the destroyers Turbant and Nestore and Al-| caster, a large number of torpedo destroyers, and one submarine. "By observation, which it is clear is free to objection, it is stated that a large number of British battleships suffered heavy damage from the fire of our ships and the attacks of our tor- | pedo boat flotillas during an engagement which lasted during the entire day and all night. | "Among others of the large British ships, the battleship Marlborough was hit by a tor-| This is confirmed by prisoners. HE * A pedo. Some of British Crews Rescued. "Several of our ships rescued parts of the crew of the sunken British those rescued were two survivors of the Indefatigable. "Among our losses was the small cruiser Wiesbaden, which was sunk by British gunfire during the day engagement, and His Majesty's ship Pommern, which was sunk during the night engagement by a British torpedo boat. "The fate of His Majesty's ship Frauenlob is as yet undetermined, and there is a possi- bility that this boat has been lost, together with a number of torpedo boats, which have not yet reported, and whose fate is unknown. iE "The high sea fleet returned te its base to-day." = Skagerrak is a broad arm of the North Sea between Norway and Putland. It is 150 miles long and 80 miles wide. With the Cat- tegat Sound and Great and Little Belts, it constitutes a channel connecting the North and the Baltic seas. ships. Among The Warspite was a dreadnought of 27,500 tons, was 650 feet long, 94 feet beam, and had a draught of 27% feet. She carried eighteen 15-inch guns, sixteen 6-inch guns, twelve anti-aircraft guns, and four torpedo tubes. She was built in 1912 at a cost of 2,500,000 pounds, and carried 1,500 officers and men. The Queen Mary was a battle cruiser of 27,000 tons, was 725 feet long, beam 87 feet. Her armament was eight 13-inch guns, sixteen 4-inch guns, and three torpedo tubes. . She had a speed of 27 knots. The Queen Mary carried 1,000 officers and men. The battle cruiser Indefatigabje was of 18,750 tons and was 580 feet long. ment was eight 12-inch guns, sixteen 4-inch guns, and three torpedo tubes. The Indefati-| gable carried 800 officers and men. She was built at a cost of one million and a half. { The Achilles was a cruiser of 13,550 tons, 480 feet long. Her armament was six 9-inch| guns, four 7-inch guns, twenty 4-inch, four 3-pounders, four maxims, one 12-pounder, and | three torpedo tubes. She carried 704 officers and men. She was built in 1905 at a cost of | one million pounds. ---------- | The News Received in New York. (Special to the Whig.) { New York, June 2:--The British and German high sea fleets clached in the biggest na-| val engagement of the war on Wednesday, May 31st. The engagement started in the day-| time, and continued throughout the night. = Nine British warships, a submarine, and numer- | ous smaller British vessels were sunk, according to the German Admiralty stitement received! here via the Sayville wireless this afternoon. The German report admits the loss of two Ger-| man warships and the possible loss of a third, with several torpedo boats unaccounted for. The German statement was issued following the return to its base of the German high seas fleet. No report has come from British sources. i The German estimates of the British losses are Spparently based on reports of British! sailors picked up by German ships. An intimation of the probable extent of the British losses is contained in the statement that only two survivors of the great battle cruiser Indefatigable were rescued by the Germans. The greatest ships reported lost are the battleship Warspite and the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatigable. The Germans' heaviest losses were the battleship Pommern, a Deutschland type, the cruisers Wiesbaden and the protected cruiser Frauenlob, the latter re- | orted missing. The Germans make no estimate of the number of their torpedo boats lost. | heir estimate of the British losses in small craft is covered by the phrase "a large number." Her arma- | re-dreadnought of the British May Have Pursued the Germans. The German official statement asserts that the German fleet had returned to ifs base. This statement carried the suggestion that possibly the British had pursued the Germans, de- epite their losses. This might account for the delay in a report from London. The British Adwiraty Reports the Loss of en War Vessels : (Special to the Whig.) London, June 2.--The British Admiralty anounced an engagement between the battle fleets of Britain and Germany in the North Sea.The Queen Mary, the Indefatigable and the In- vinsibie, batkie cruisers, and the cruisers Defence and Black Prince were sunk, according to! poleon the Bri Admiralty announcement. * ; + The known British destroyers lost included the Tipperary, the Turbulent, the Fortune and the Sparrowhawk, and the Ardent. | -- According to the Admiralty, the British fleet consisted of the cruiser fleet consisting of battle cruisers and light cruisers, supported by four battleships and a flotilla of destroyers, torpedo boats and submarine, : The German Admiralty pedo boats, with one cruiser and several torpedo boats. confining itself to its statement hat 'the number of enemy destroyers sunk was unascer- ge." squadron has returned safely fo 4] 0 This | not be at the | feel it necessary to confiscate admitted the 'loss of one battleship, one cruiser and several tor-| 5 The British Admiralty makes no claims regarding the number of cnemy vessels sunk, tainable, but was undoubtedly ded visibility," which frie de of sunset, aid made' ghoa tar AT THE PROPER HOUR. But Allies Will Not Take Hasty . Offensive Doomed to ¥ Failure. Paris, June 2.--Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Paris, writes: 'I am asked on every side whether an offensive to relieve our troops at Verdun may not have been expected on our side, and especially on our allies' side. © From what I can learn the greatest patience must be ob- served, The hour will come when the enemy will pay dearly for his Ver- dun madness. "Our brave soldiers at Verdun must still suffer and withstand for some time. If the enemy expects some hastily improvised offensive which is doomed to failure from us or the British or the Russians, he once more fails to understand the psychology that the war has ripened by the al- lies' experience. When everything is ready, with artillery, munitions and reserves, we, with our allies, will give the Crown Prince his answer." . KITCHENER CHEERED BY BRITISH MEVBERS When He Entered the House of Commons Committee Room. (Special to the Whig.) London, June 2.--Lord Kitchener was cheered to the echo to-day when he arrived in committee room fourteen of the House of Commons to give the membes a chance to ques- tion him on the status of the war. The visit was announced several days ago by Premier Asquith as the result of Winston Churchill's attack. More than two hundred members packed the committee room. Lord Kitchener made a brief speech and then for two hours an- swered questions fired at him, Many of the members took part in the heckling. The press was barred from the Committee room in which the meeting was held, KING MAY VISIT IRELAND. His Majesty, It is Said, Has Been Advised to Make the Trip. London, June 2.--It is reported that King George has go-to Ireland. .. toward allaying the high feeling which accompanied the insurrection. Leaders of the Irish Sinn Feiners wanted in connection with the recent uprising have escaped from the Brit- ish Isles to the United States, it is stated in a despatch from Athlone to the Globe to-day. Among them was Captain Merlowe, leader of the anti- government forces in Galway. ies EVEN DIPLOMATS "HIT" Gerard Forbidden to Buy Petwol for His Auio in Berlin Amsterdam, June 2.--Owing to scarcity of petrol the German author- ities have practically stopped the use of motor cars even by neatral diplo- mats, Ambassador Gerard applied to the foreign office for permission to buy enough petrol for one car for three months, The request was refused. A further request for permission to import petrol met with the reply that the military authorities woula 1, whether imported or not. FPR PR REPRE RR ERP bbb bee - WAR BULLETINS > v 4. The German Crown Prince 4 -shifted his assault at Ver- 4 4 dun toward Douaumont. + > - 14 'The Australians are clearing # + Egypt of hostile tribesmen. + + -- + 4 The Australians have been #% driven back across the Posina 4 4 River. * e -- » + German aeroplanes bombard- # + ed open French towns and kill- 4 + ed several women and child- % 4 ren, + * + ABA Shas s odes esse sdy sn TRIBUTE TO GALLIENL Funeral at Paris an Occasion for Gen- eral Mourning. . Paris; June 2.--The greatest dem- onstration in Paris since the war be- gan marked the funeral of General mer War Minister, this afternoon. Public buildings, private residences and conveyances of all kinds were draped with crepe. It is estimated that 100,000 persons filed past the bier of Gallieni near the tomb of Na- lient; "saviour of Paris," and for-|, yesterday. The launching of a campaign to re- duce the death rate was urged at the conference of Ontario health officers Toronto. been advised to{ persons believe} ' that a visit of the King would arouse the loyalty of the people and go far & War Not Act of Madness Bat Strggle For Justice THE WHY OF VERDUN IS DISCUSSED BY GABRIEL HAN- OTAUX Crown Prince Must Have Victory to Save His Marshal's Baton--Ger- man Promises to U. §, on Sub, 'Warfare are Empty. Paris, June 2.--Gabriel Hanotaux, Foreign Minister for France, writes While the United States is og the éve of an election which will prove vastly important to the world's fu- ture, I would like to lay before them the following four points which sum- marize our view-point of the whole war situation. (1) The Verdun offensive last- ed three months, and people are as- tonished that it should be persisted in with such stubborness, since it has been demonstrated that the strategical importance of this posi- tion cannot insure a decision in a far as the issue of the war is oon- cerned. The reason is that the Ho henzollern dynasty needs a victory, and the Crown Prince must save his Marshall's baton, no matter what the price. Four hundred thousand men will perish, and even more, if neces- sary, in order to satisfy the vanity and ambition of one man. That is what the American democracy must realize in order to have a clear vi- sion of these great events. No "Act of Madness" (2) The German promises to the United States on the submarine ques- tion are not sincere. They are only the means of gaining time in which to build a fleet of high seas submar- ines, by which she hopes to the mistress even i opean war is an "act of madness" on. the part of the powers engaged there- in. We, in France, on thé : . believe that by fighting for the ri; for the weak people and for the re- pect of treaties we are ac with profound wisdom, and we © that those who think otherwise and express their thoughts in such rough language are not wise, (4) There has been talk of & medi- ator. There will not be any mediator. No captains have been appointed for the 235th Battalion -ss Lieut Col. Scobell wishes to give Heuten- ants a chance to qualify for captain- cles. The Toronto Trades and Labor Council, by.a majoritw of one, oppos- ed daylight saving. DAILY MEMORANDUM See top page 8, right hand corner, for probabilities. 146th Battalion donald Park, 8 p/ Don't forget the Homemade Bale to- morrow morning, corner Wellington and Clarence streets. Band Concert, Mac- m. BORN MeCRODAN---At . Kingston General Hospital, Thursday, June 1st. 1916, to. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. MeCrodan. a daughter. SAUNDBRS-~In Kingston, on June 1st, 1916, to Mr, and Mrs. F. Saunders, 290 Barrie street, a daughter, Roberta Irene. Ann er AA MARRIED EDMUND-CHOWIN--On Jane ist, 1916, at Wesley Ch 1, City Road, Lon- don, England, by Rev. Walter Cox; Bessie Amelia Chown, B.A, eldest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. A. P. Chown, "Edgehill" to Lieut. "Rob. -- Eh i atath nl gpa fon. DIED. - ¢ 3 BEDWELL~--In Kingston, of June ls " 1916, Cinderella Bedwell, ov. wife of Herbert Bedwell, Funcral " Saturday aft at 1 Punera urda: lernoon o'clock from Ror late zesidence, 112 Raglan to Cataraqu Cemetery. ROBERT J The Phone B77. Sets 0s0000000 ert James Edmind, of 31st Battal. .