TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE SHAT- TERED RUINS. Germans Planned If Not To Break Through British Lines, At Least a Reduction of the British Salient. ~ London, June 9.---A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Rotterdam says: Very violent fighting continues in and around the Ypres section (held by the Canadians). On both sides the artillery actions are as fierce and sustained as any ever known' on this part of the western front. Day and night the guns thunder without cessation, and shells are raining on the whole of the Brit- ish lines near Becelaere, Zillibeke, The Great Socialist's Truths Unpalatable To the Ger- man Government. Paris, June 9.--The Imperial Ger- man Government has seized the latest number of Die Zeukunft, ia which Maximilian Harden writes: "Germany is responsible for the war. B8he should have 'helped Lord Haldane and come to an agreement with England. The chancellor is un- reasonable to expect the Allies to make peace based on the situation on the map. They will not do that until convinced that their cause is lost, and such 'a moment cannot b¥ foreseen, "All the belligerents must agree to an organized peace, guarantee- ing absolutely soverignty to every one, with an international agree- ment op military questions and the establishment sof an integnationsl tribunal with the power to make un- ruly nations respect their decisions. Let Germany beware if she discoun- /tenances such a solution, 'The Allies continue thé 'war only because they fear that If peace is made now the German armaments would force them to continue com- petition. Organized peace Nay be RTtanity possible now, but the op will soon go for eevr. THEIR ATTACKS Theaumost Farm. BANK OF MEUSE. tSpecial to the Whig.) Paris, June 9.--Admission the Germans in their attacks of Office to-day. Elsewhere repulsed. The Germans are conti attacks on a two-kilomete and west of Thiaumont far Other German Attacks Repulsed--It Is Evident That the Enemy Ex- | pects Big Operations Around Ypres nuing their | r front east | says the On Front East And West of | | PENETRATE A TRENCH IN CAILLETTE WOODS, ON EAST | | | that | late | yesterday penetrated a French trench | in the Caillette woods, on the east | bank of the Meuse, is made in the of- | ficial communique of the French War attacks were | iy bayonets are of value. The bayonets are good, but it is a fool--yes, a amit fool jdea--that a bayomet rge is any good against a row of machine guns. Officers who would order a bayonet charge against such a defense do not know their business. In the civil war not a bayonet charge was pressed home, "Remember that we have sent two million shells overseas. If one shot in ten had brought a casualty there would be thousands of German casu- alties. The reason that this is not true is because you fire at the moon. re knee high. i Le am foo than satisfied with what you have done to-day in such nasty weather. I am anxious to meet every officer, as 1 realize he is mak- ing the sacrifice for the defense of their country. Understand me, that 1 will back you to the end and shut my eyes to your iniquities unless you go too far." TO ASK REGISTRATION, Of Canada's Man Power as an Im-) perative Need Spec to the Whig.) Toronte Tune 9.--The registra- tion of Canada's man power, as Aa measure to fii Canada's overseas forces of 500,000, is to be the re- quest of the Toronto Methodist Con- ference #o tho Dominion Govern- ment, according to indications 'at the Conference session to-day. Lead- ing members of the committee take the view that a system of registra- The Entire Austrian Army in tS THE AUSTRIAN: FRONT The Teutons Find Themselves At. Special to the Whig.) London, June 9.--Information has reached the Russian embassy in Rome that the Austrian front has been completely broken along a length of 94 miles and of a depth of 37% miles, according to the Central News despatch to-day from the Italian capital. The Russian advance, according to those advices, ndw threatens to en- velope the entire Austrian army in statement, which characterfzes them! as being of the utmost violence. On | the west bank two small attacks on | Hill 304 were repulsed. At all poihts | the German losses were heavy. | An indication that the Germans expect big operations on the Ypres part of the western front is the remo- | val of civilians from certain places, | even in one or two cases where they | had been employed in forced labor of a military character. . "They Shall Not Pass." | New York, June 9.-- The Paris | correspondent of The Tribune cabling | under yesterday's date says: the région affected, the Austrians findin themselves attacked from both east and north. Austrian Slav regiments are de- clared to have been seized with a panic during the first attacks by the Russians and to have surrendered without any resistance. Capture Whole Division, (Special to the Whig.) Petrogad, June 9.--The capture of { another entire Austrian division, in- | cluding 185 officers, mearly 14,000 | men and twenty-three guns, sixty-two +} machine guns and heavy stores, is Hooge and Gheluvelt. . What sfght advantage the Ger- mans haye so far gained is quite in- commensurate not only with the scale of their efforts themselves, but also with the preparations. Made Great Efforts. These indicate beyond a doubt that they planned, if not to break through the British lines, at least a reduction of the British salient, with the pos- session' of the ruins of Ypres as one of their objectives. Many days ago| + they brought to Flanders and mount-| # od at points outside of the Ypres | * tion fs now an imperative need. | | KILLED HIS FAMILY; THEN SUICIDED, (Special to the Whig.) Chicago, June 9.--Frank 8S. Usabick, aged 40, laborer, kill- ed his wife by crushing her skull with a baseball bat, kill- ed his four children, and then committed suicide, The bodies of the six were found in thefr home to-day. He' had been drinking. there pte te JOFFRE IN" LONDON Special to the Whig London, June 9.--Gen. Jof- fre, French Commander-in- Chief, is in London attending 4 an important conference at the # Foreign Office today, with Paul + Cambon, the French Ambassa- # dor, Sir Edward Grey, For- # % eign Secretary, and members + War Council. +4292 ete par S240 00000 00000 British semi-circle, a large number of new guns, mostly artillery of medium ca- libre. Last Monday or Tuesday also reinforcements came to Flan- | ders. These consisted partly of] blooded troops from 'Verdun, whose | battalions were filled up with drafts of newly trained young men. | Nearly all the existing hospitals are full, while in Bruges, Ghent and | other Belgian towns many private | houses have been taken over to serve as lazarets. WAR BULLETINS, hd reve haa > - + > +> Greece has agreed with Britain to demobilize part of her army. * + * + Five German-Austrian arm- ies are in general retreat in front of the Russian advance. Lemberg may be taken any time. | -- "| The Italians have captured { four lofty passes in the i Trentino, +! + PERERA IRR SAW TRAGEDY FROM SHORE. | Hampshire Likely Destroyed By British Mine. London, Juné 9.---The Scotsman's Kirkwall correspondent, in sending details of the Hampshire disaster, | says the night was wet and stormy, | but the light was good. A man who | was near the shore saw a column of | water suddenly rise from the Hamp-| shire, followed by a great amount of steam and smoke, and within twenty minutes the ship had disappeared. A strong north-westerly wind had been blowing all day, and very heavy seas were running*at the place where the disaster occiirred. Four boats were seen to leave the Hampshire. It is thought the Hampshire was probably destroyed by one of the mines planted to prevent German ships getting into the Scapa Flow, and which had drifted away. * IS AT WAR WITH ITALY. Point Settled by Decision of German | Court. Amsterdam, via London, June 9. ~The Imperial Appeal Court at Leip- zig has rendered a verdict in which it is stated that Germany is actual- ly, though not formally, at war with Italy. The case in which the ver- dict was rendered arose over a dis- pute about a war clause in a contract for a supply of Italian produce. The court decided that "formally a condi- tion of war does not exist between Germany and Italy, but nevertheless, in view of the Austro-German alli- ance, it must be considered that Ger- many shares in the Austro-Italian war, because she is bound to send troops to replace on sectors the Austrian troops against Italy." 2 * * * + * * He * * * % * * + + * * + Millionaire Dies Suddenly, Watertown, N.Y., June 9--James B. Wise, a mil manufacturer of Water! N.Y. died suddenly of heart failure, in At- lantic City, N.J. e00s was engaged in the manufacture of war munitions in Watertown and had gone south a few days ago for his death, undermined through overwork Dutch Army Ready. gl to the Whig). Londo Jane 9.--A Réutar des- tech from Amsterdam says that a aria has been issued from the Dutel army General Headquarters stating that the army is thoroughly prepared and equipped for any CPEPREP EPPS E00 281 CASUALTIES AMONG. OFFICERS Of Canadian Force Near Ypres ~--Nineteen More Added To List. (Special to the Wiig.) Ottaw, Jup®\9.--Nineteen new offi- cer casualtieq Dave been added this morning to{th¥ 262 already received, bringing thé-tatal up to 281. To- day's list includes three killed in ac- tion, 'one missing and one believed killed, ten wounded, and three miss- ing. With the exception of Lieut. G.L. B. MacKenzie, Toronto, killed in ac- tion, all are apparently western men. Nine are Regina men or belong to regiments from that city; three are from Vancouver, two from Calgary, and one from Winnipeg. PEEP e de Artillery Officers Wounded. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, June 9,--Major C. Als- ton, Canadian Heavy Artillery, and Lieut. R. H. Massey, field artillery, are among the wounded in the casu- alty list to-day. SAYS ROSS RIFLE IS THE VERY BEST. Sergt. Hawkins, of Toronto, Declares That This Wea- pon Is Excellent. (Special fo the Whig.) Toronto, June 9.--Sergt. "Bill" Hawkins, who in'1913 won the King's prize for Canada at Bisley, and was received here with great enthusiasm, and given a house and lot by admir- ing citizens. yesterday detrained among the wounded soldiers here un- recognized, He was wounded by a German shrapnel at the front with the 19th Battalion Asked about the Ross rifle, he said: "It is the best, finest and only rifie." He said all complaints came from men who didn't know how to handle the rifle. He never saw one Ross heated 'up or jammed. "They say the Ross rifie is good for target work," said "Hawkins, "Don't Germans make good targets? They make the finest targets I have ever seen." DRUGGISTS UNITE To War on Quacks--To Expose Un. scrupulous Advertising. Toronto, June 9.--It is likely that the Ontario College of Pharmacy will undertake a campaign to have prohibited unscrupulous and mis- leading advertising on the part of vendors or manufacturers of patent medicines. A special committee to consider the question, brought in a report to the council to-day in which it was recommended Ythat the council join in presenting recommendations to the Government to enact legislation governing misleading advertising and thereby prevent the exploitation of the public by unscrupulous manu- facturers and vendors of nostrums | they will anxiety felt in America concerning Verdun, * from whence I have this moment returned, I desire to inform you that in spite of the continued bombardment Verdun remains in- The civil sections, including the hos- pitals, have suffered. I had the honor of dining with Gen. Petain and his staff Sunday. He is most confident and not impressed with the German successes about Verdun, The morale of his troops is superb, unconquerable. The most miserable feature of the Verdun affair is that the price at stake is the heritage of the Hohen- zollerns. Hundreds of thousands of French and Germans are sacrificed striving for a prize which, according Prince may be made a marshal of the Empire on the field of eVrdun, and, bathed in their blood, then have permission to return to Ber- lin. observation of conditions, I believe that all the German armies may be concentrated on the task. While by sheer weight they may momentarily hold advanced points of defence, never reach VrdunV. Nver! : HONGBOAT IN HURRY Upprehefided at Quebec--Will re- turn to Sportsmen's Battalion the famous Onondaga Indian run- ner who ran from Brantford to To- ronto to join the Sportsmen's Batta- tion was taken into custody here on the advice of military authorit ies in Toronto, of the 97th Battalion, American legion, which he joined while in the uniform of the 180th, and with- red. "The redskin is anxious to get appears to be unaware that he has committed a breach of military dis- cipline. DEATH OF KITCHENER South Africa London, June 8.--The 'news in Kitchener's death was received in 'the South African Assembly during discussion of the estimates. rrem- ier Botha, who was deeply affected, made an immediate announcement, and moved adjournment, while the members, Dutch "and British, re- mained standing as a tribute to the man who won the Dominion Great Britain against the forces in which many of the legislators fought. is From semi-official sources, it the second 'Ypres battle and the losses are only one-third of the Ger- man casualties on Canadian front. of questionable merit under fictitious names,' The report was adopted. Rr BASEBALL ON THURSDAY. International Leigue. Montreal, 8; Rochester, 6. Buffalo, 4; Toronto, 3. Baltimore, 6; Providence, 1. Richmond, 12; Newark, 4. American League. { Cleveland, 5; Washington, 5 (14 innings, darkness). | Other games postponed; rain. | National League. : | All games postponed; rain. | A high navai: officer returning | from the British fleet says the Ger-| man losses in the Jutland were nineteen ships, including the battle- ship Hindernburg : ~ tact in point of its military defences, | Was Received With Great Sorrow in | information i In view of the deep interest and | | | | | to all authorities, is of no military | MAJOR-GEN SIR SAM HUGHES, Who announces that Barriefie 1d Camp will be gre ally re- duced shortly, T0 REBUCE THE CAM Barriefield To Have Between | From any personal knowledge and 2,000 And 3,000 Men. ! | | MINISTER OF MILITIA! MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON Quebec, June 9.---Tom Longboat, FRIDAY MORNING. Deputation Urged That Present ( amp Strength Should Be Retained-- The Government Will Pay the Cost of Lighting. As soon as Camp Borden and Val cartier are ready, some of the troops at Barriefield camp will be moved awdy. This was announced by Ma- | Jor-General Sir Sam" Hughes, Minis- Longboat was found in the ranks] out the formality of being transfer- | to the front as soon as possible, and | i throughout the summer ter of Militia, on Friday, when he visited the camp. Between 3,000 and 5,000 will be retained here The Minister was waited-on hy W. F. Nickle, M.P., Dr. J. W. Edwards, M.P., Mayor Richardson, F. King, and W. R. Givens. The deputation | urged that Barriefield camp be re- thined at the present strength The Min [ister replied that he could only pro | i for | i learned that the Canadian casual-|M ties to date are not as heavy as in| that some of th mise between 3,000 and 5,000 men for the summer. . One of the deputation spoke of the new battalion for Kingston, but no as to the date of au thorization could be secured Ex Mayor R. D. Sutherland will be one of the officers. About lighting the camp the Minis-| ter said that the Government would do this, and the city will not be put | to this expense. The equipment, ! however, will be used to good advan tage, supplementing what the Gov- ernment will do. Sir Sam . explained that Barrie- field camp ground was not nearly ! large enough for ten battalions. Review of Troops. The troops were all reviewed by the inister, and, considering the fact € men have not had | on the uniform more than a week or two, the results were wonderful. Marching past by column of compa- | | Canadian ammunition is good. {the = em Nn nies every line was straight, and it was a pleasure to watch the benefi- cial effects that the camp life has had on the soldiers. The ground was muddy, but the step of the soldiers was constant through it all, and the inspecting party was more than pleased with the results shown. After the march past the Minister had the officers and men drawn up in a crcle around him, and he made the following address: - "I congratulate you on the weath- er you are having. ' I was particularly interested in watching a fat bands- man coming up that wet slope. One drummer missed two beats when he slipped, but the men kept on just the same. They never flinchéd. I have seen the Grenadier Guards do as well, but they had firm dry footing. You officérs look well fed, and I hope that you sleep dry. I hope this makty weather will soon get away from' us "Inasmuch as the best interests of the boys are our only consideration, the troops here--at least a great many of them---will be moved to Val- cartier and Camp Borden as oon as they are ready. You have been, rals- ed in localities during the enol, Wp had protests at the time that soldiers could not be trusted to conduct them- selves properly. We had not half a dozen complaints from all of Canada, trol over a person is common sense. Discipline is not done by policemen, but by self-control. That, is what is wanted on the firing line "You officers have very respon- sible positions, The men will not face the music if the officers are not good men You should always con- duct yourselves as gentlemen. If you do not your name will be removed from the list as soon as possible, That is authority for you, Col. Hemming. If officers on the firing line are let out when they get intoxicated, I do not see why any difference exists when the troops are in training. Ross Rifle the Best. "About the Ross rifle. [It is the best in the world. The Lee-Enfield will jam ten times as often as the Ross; that is, with bad ammunition. We have none in England for all the 0 the credit of the Lee-Enfield I wil say that it does not jam with good ammunition. I never met an officer who condemned the Ross rifle who could take out the holt and put it back in again. I venture to say that you officers who have taken a mus- ketry course are unable to take out it. - "We are looking after the men and without regard to personalities or lo- calities. "There is a fool idea abroad that Pi mA Naval officers report the German dreadnough Jutland engagement, and unofficial reports said REPORTED DAMAGED. : t Seydlitz made a crippled retreat after the she was later sunk. - i > + of the +» Ph RR RR REPRE eee GREEMENT POSSIBLE ! BETWEEN PARTIES. Col. Roosevelt May Yet Be Pro- gressive and Republican ~~. Candidate. (Special fo the Whig.) Chicago, June 9.--A further indi- cation that the prospects of an agree- ment were not completely shattered by the deadlock' between the Pro- gressive and Republican *'peace com- mittees" last night was seen to-day when it agreed upon practically identical re- ports to be submitted to their re- spective conventions. .The Progres- sives submitted. but one name, Roosevelt, as their candidate for the Presidency. No meeting of the Republican con- ference committee was planned for to-day before the committee assem- bly. The Republicans have not de- cided on a name yét. Roosevelt Sees No Change, (Specfal to the Wihig.) Oyster Bay, June 9.--Col. Roose- velt to-day told newspaper corres- ndents: "I can see no change in thé\gituation which will call me to was learned that conferes! officially reported by the Russian War Office to-day. « This makes about 65,000 Austrians captured by the Russians in their present drive. The capture of a division in its entirety seems to indicate that the Russians have succeeded in envelop- ing one end of the Austrian line. 'BRUTAL, BUT A MAN" Grudging Tribute to Kifchener from . German Paper, Berlin, June 9. via London--The newspapers devote much space. to Earl Kitchener, whom they generai- ly acknowledge to have been an or- ganizer of the greatest ability, but there seems to be mo disposition to exaggerate the dmportance of his death or to base particular hopes thereon. / The Lokal Anzeiger, commenting rather bitterly, declarés that Kitch- ener's wars were mainly won against spearmen and half-naked wild peo- ple and that the Boer War was really won by interning women and children and permitting thousands to die. Count Von Reventlow, in the Tag- es Zeitung, also indulges in person- alities. The other papers, however, for the most part, refrain from at- tacking Germany's dead opponent. The Taglische Runschaux openly confesses to dislike but also admira- tion for Kitchener, saying: "He was Chica¥0¥ He is still keeping in closest tolich with the situation. Nominated Hughes. § (Special to the Whig.) 'Chicago, June 9.--At the Repub- lican Convention, Governor Whit- man of New York placed in nomin- ation the name of Justice: Charles E. Hughes. Whitman's speech was followed by a long demonstration. STARVATION IN VIENNA. Misery Suffered May Lead to Re- : volution, is Report, London, June 9.--A correspondent of the London Times who "has un- uspal opportunities of ascertaining the state of feeling and actual posi- tion in Austria-Hungary," says that last week an important member of a enutral legation in Vienna wrote: "Here existence is no longer possible. We have no bread to eat, mo milk, no butter, no fat, nothing--absolute- ly nothing. = "The general misery is indescrib- able. Everbody talks of an awful revolution if the war lasts much longer. The offensive against aly {an honorable enemy, He never vis- ited Germany to admire our philo- sophy and manoeuvres. He never dripped with honeyed phrases about a rapprochment, and never pretend- ed to love us. We thank him in death for that. He waa g@ brutal man, but he was a man." At the Brockville Cheese Board §,- 461 boxes were registered, Of this number 2,156 boxes were sold at 16%, 16 13-16¢c and 16 %e. DAILY MEMORANDUM See top page 8, right hand corner, for probabilities. Lecture, Christian Science Church, s m 5 Riemorial service, .8t. George's Oa- thedral, 8 p. m. THE DAILY BRITISH WHI Is on Sale at the Following City * Stores: Buckactis Sowa Roper. 48 College Book Store Coulter's Grocery « Princess Cullen's Grocery, Co .... 300 : Pridcess & 4 Frontenac Ho cr suvess ss ORPAP x St has been undertaken in order to keep up the public spirits and be- cause it is-hoped that success in that quarter will end the war. Woe be- tide us if this fail." DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. Church Union. Winnipeg, June 9.--The question touching church union developed into a matter of difference of opinion hope should salso |] On the Returns With Regard to te Gibson's Drug Store ..Market MA otor's Book Stores .:..93 MoGall's Cigar Store, Cor. McLeod's ay +.++b1 Union St W. Medley's Dru tore, 250 University Paul's Cigar 9. s ncess 312 Princess Prouses rug Store a Southcott's Grocery Portsmon alleau's % Montreal GRIMASON--On June 9th, 1916, John Grimason in his 82nd year. Funeral (private) from the residence of his sigter, Mrs. William Mar- shall, 132 Union street Saturday at 3 p. m. between the two clerks of -the Gen- eral Assembly, Rév. Dr. Robert Campbell and Rev. Dr. John Somer- ville, on thé point of returns to re- mits, According to Dr. Somer- ville"s analysis of the returns on union in 1916, there were 49 Presby- teries out of 76 in favor of the pro- posal under the. Barrier Act. Dr. Campbell, on the other hand, esti mates that the remit falled to com- mand the votes of 39 Presbyteries, which is the number required to car- ROBERT J REID Phone 577. St ry it "Ag this disparity between estimates ar to doubtful ballots, : and has ao important bearing upon the whole subject of church union, it was decided by the Assembly, on the motion of Dy. Campbell and Rev. A. © 'two committee of the Assem-' MANY