And Great Stocks of Russians--The British Are a War Material Falls Into the Hands of (he Equally Successful on West Front. ~ (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, July 18.--%he Ger: mans have retreated nearly ten miles | in Volhynia under the swift advance of General Kaldeim's left wing. In their hasty retirement several thous- more Phisqhiers, & number of heavy guns and large supplies of war have fallen into the hands of the ms. The retreat was made necessary when several Rus- sian regiments broke through the German front and threatened to sur- round a party of Gen. Linsingen's army. . The Russians have advanced their lines to the north bank of the river Lipa and are strengthening their new positions on the entire front. 'The advance widens the Russian sa- tient extending into the Austro-Ger- man front southeast of Koval, thus aemoving the danger of crushing en- emy attacks on both sides of the Russian wedge. All along the eastern front the Osar's armies have suddenly re- samed their initiative. Made Substantial Progress. (Special to the Whig) London, July 18.. --Despite a heavy mist and rain which are interfering with the Somme offensive the British troops made substantial progress last night on a front of 1,000 yards in the region of Ovillers, Gen. Haig re- ported this afternoon. The Ger- mans were driven from several strongly defended points and prison- ers and six Maxims were captured. Everywhere on Offensive. (Bpec'sl to the Whig. Berlin, July 15 Russian troops are everywhere on the offensive on the Austrian front. '"'Renewed Rus- sian advances in Bukowina against our positions south and south-west of Molmaha were without success," it was stated officially to-day. "Our front section near Szklin withdrew into the district east of Gorochow. Covered in the west flank by a Ger- man counter-attack, Austro-German troops, fighting south of Lutzk, were withdrawn behind the lower Lipa without being disturbed by the en- emy."" "Both British and French armies resumed the Allied offensive on both sides of the Somme yesterday even- ing and last night with strong at- tacks against the German positions," it was officially announced this after- noon. "Russian troops attempted unsuccessfully to take advantage of the Austro'German retirement in Volhynia with attacks west and south-west of Lutzk, all of which were repulsed," said the War Office. CLEP 0000P PP FOP IIMN MANY LIV LOST. (Special to the Whig.) Raleigh, N. C., July 18.--An + % appalling toll of damage and + % loss of life taken by storm # - * * +» + % which swept North Carolina was # | % revealed by every despatch 4 # reaching here this afternoon. # + Twenty persons are known to + "+ have perished. * $ Rh A a MANY ARE ABSENT, It is Weared There Will Be Many Desertions, ( 1 bo the Whig.) .. rmy Borden gly 18. The lat parade statement to-day ows 1,138 men absent without leave and eighteen battalions heard from. The battalions not heard from yet ih- clude four from the London area and four Toronto units. Under strict military discipline these men are liable to be charged with serious crime in war time, of desertion, un- less they are physically unable to get back. Large . contingent of mounted regular troops are now here to form a mounted guard around the camp under command of Provost Marshall Widgery. COULD NOT SAVE HER. Baby Dies After Eating Thirty Laxa- tive Tablets. Chaumont, N.Y., July 18.--An in- fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Dodge, of Point Peninsula, aged one and a half years , ate thirty laxative tablets, each containing one-sixtieth grain of strychnine, yesterday, and was found in convulsions by the mother an hour later. There was no help for the baby, who died at 5.45. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Dodge. NATIVE OF BOWMANVILLE. Noted Detroit Lawyer and Friend of Wiliam McKinley. Detroit, July 18.--Elsa A. Fraser, a prominent lawyer and intimate friend of the late President McKin- ley, is dead here. He had travelled widely, and friends all round the word, He was a native of Bownizn- ville. hEPebd Se * HUGH McKAY SLAIN, + ee + Mrs. Hugh McKay, 46 Upper + 4+ William street, received a tele- + + fram from Ottawa that her son, % Hugh McKay, had died of # wounds received in action on # July 9th while fighting in + France. Slightly Wounded. Lieut. Laurie Saunders, of Winni- peg, formerly of Kingston, who was reported wounded a few days ago, received only a slight scratch in the ankle and was not even obliged to go to the hospital. He was inoculat- ed to preveal blood poisoning, and this laid Bim up for a few days, with the result that his name was placed on the list. \ WHIG CONTENTS \ -- ~The Bear is Active: Wild 1 Negro Kili Five; British Advance; y Council 2-Circus is Here; Auto Turned Turtle; Barge Relieved. er the Countryside. ont I aod Haste Ontario News. T PRRONEATS: Amusements Theatrical; of Roxane; IMMEDIATE CRISIS OVER HYDRO POWER. Want Export of Niagara Falls Energy Stopped To the United States. (Special to the Whig) Toronto, July 18.--Faced with an {immediate crisis caused by a defi- {ciency of fifty thousand horse-power required for its customers, the On- ltario Provincial Government has asked the Dominion Government to {immediately prohibit"the export of all {power {from the Canadian side of the {Niagara Falls to the United States. [Sir Adam Beck, chairman of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Sys- tem, pointed out that Ontario was. at present exporting to New York State about one hundred and sixty thousand 'horse power, which it could use itself to great advantage in the present war crisis, when all is required here to permit manufactur- ers to continue munitions manufac- ture. It is expected that the Do- minion Government will comply with The demand of the Ontario authori- ies. MORE RUSSIANS IN FRANCE. Fresh Contingent of Troops Has Dis- embarked at Brest. Paris, July 18.--A contingent of Russian trops disembarked yesterday at Brest, France. The Russian troops will be sent to camp from Brest, and later to the front. This is the sixth contingent of Russian troops, the arrival of which in France has been reported. War Tidings, French aviators bombarded So- fia. Italian warships shelled the Aus- trian town of Parenzo, partially de- stroying the Government buildings there. Stockholm reports the sinking by a Russian submarine of the German steamship Syria. Her crew and Swedish pilots were rescued. Gen. Sir Douglas Haig sayg since July 1st a total of 189 Germhkn Of- ficers and 10,779 men have | been made prisoners, The German General Staff bas is- sued an appeal to the people of Ger- many for confidence in the conduct of the war. Lloyds reports the British steamer Euphorbia, the Italian steamer Sirra and the steamer Virginia (probably Britich) sunk. Scattered Groups Elude Caresmsa Cordon and Speed Northwasd. Chihuahua City, Mex., July 18.-- Several scattered groups of Villa fol- lowers have eluded the cordon of gov- ernment troops which surrounded them in the Rio Florido bottoms and have assembled at Tanajas and Las Escobas, on the road to Ojinaga, and are making their way north with the object of making another raid on the American border. Canadian Casualties. Killed in action--W. Hull, Lake- field. Died of wounds--H. A. Godwin, Bloomfield. Wounded and missing--Lieut. H. G. Rogers, Peterboro. Wounded---H. W, Brisbin, Co- bourg; H. Kirkland, Almonte; Lieut. E. A. Adams, Picton; C. J. Martin, Fenelon Falls; Lieut. B. L. Unwin, Conway. n A German Press. Opinion. ™ Special to the nig). Berlin, July 18.--The Tageblatt, the leading newspaper here, intimates that the election of Hughes will strengthen the position of the 'Allies in the United States. Mrs, McClung a Candidate. , July 18.--The News-Tele- - aN i leported Mrs Nellie, oppose F. M. Tweede, Calgary, in mext provineial BANDITS ON WAY TO BORDER. i RIO, TUESDAY, JUL w------ AN AMBIGUOUS MESSAGE TO THE ENEMY LINES. An official photo of a b g British gun with its huge shell, on which is engraved a mess- age which may be read by sope of the enemy against whom it was delivered. WILD NEGRO KILED SX He Kept the Pols Force of Chica Bay For Some Tie WAS FINALLY WOUNDED THE MAN WAS RENDERED CRAZY BY THR HEAT, After Slaying a White Woman and Several Policem:n the Negro and Wife Batricaded Themselves in Their House--The Place Was Be- sleged for Hours, (Special to the Whig.) Chicago, July 17.--Holding off practically all of Chicago's police force, withstanding dynamite attacks and rifle volleys from all sides, Harry Mcintyre, a negro, was finally fatally wounded to-day after killing six per- fons and seriously wounding three others. Crazed by the heat, the negro first opened fire on a white woman neighbor, killing her as. she carried ber baby out of her home. One po- liceman and other persons who sought to quiet him were met with further shots and killed. Then the negro and his wife barri- caded themselves in their home, Po- lice reserves were summoned. They fired in volleys, and hurled dynamite into the house, riddling the home, but for hours the negro and his wife, armed with several rifles and pistols held the hundreds of attackers at bay. After the police had besieged Meclntyre in his home for hours De- tective-Sergeant HKdward Hughes walked into the front door while the negro was firing through the win- dows. He took no chances with Mec- Intyre but shot him at once and Mec- Intyre died in the hospital. Patient Leaps to Death. Baltimore, July 18.--Using a ruse to 'elude a nurse and her brother-in- law, who were taking her to a sana- torium in New York, Miss Elizabeth Berry plunged from a window of a speeding train 'and was killed. - BOYCOTT GERMANS IN UNITED STATES. . . London, July 18.--The Brit. ish Government has published a list of from seventy to eighty business firms and individuals domiciled in the United States with which residents of the United Kingdom are forbidden to 'trade. .This is the first time that any firms have been placed on the statutory Hist, which is better known as the Trading With the Enemy Act blacklist. = All other countries have been represented on the list for some time : Will Apply Here. (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, July 18.--The pro- mulgation in Great Britain of - il I die on the gallows, 1400 CAPIVES NORSED FRENCH AND GERMAN PRISON-| ERS CARED FOR. Disregard Nationality on Neutral Soil | ~--Bringing Back Health and Ac- tivity to Soldiers. London, July 18.--The work of | bringing back to health and activity | the hundreds of sick and wounded | war prisoners who are not so hope- lessly wounded as to be eligible for repatriation is described in despatches from Switzerland. It is in this healthy country, among the kindly. people of the vari- ous health resorts, that many of these prisoners who have been transferred from the crowded prisons of Ger- many and France are being nursed back t0 health: . They are still prisoners, of course, and will remain so until the end of the war, but their chances for recov- ery in Switzerland are far greater than in the necessarily uncomfortable quarters in France and Germany. The arrangements for the sending of wounded prisoners of war to Swit- gerland were originally made be- tween Germany and France and Ger- many and Belgium, but negotiations for a similar agreement between England and Gérmany have been nearly completed. About 1,400 sick and wounded prisoners have already been sent to the health resorts of Switzerland, 500 Germans and 900 French. The French contingent, which includes 100 officers, has been quartered at Montana, Montreux, In- terlaken, Wilderswill, Meiringen and Brienz, and the Germans are near Lucerne and Davos. The guarding of the prisoners is simplified by an agreement with the governments of the soldiers that all who manage to reach home. will be returned to Switzerland. The camps are under the supervision qf sanitary officers of the Swiss army medical department. Non-commissioned of- ficers chosen from among the pris- oners are entrusted with the mainte- nance of discipline' among the men. It is probable that, so successful has been the experiment, the number of prisoners in Switzerland will be greatly increased. The sick and wounded men. are selected at the various prison camps in Germany and France as cases suf- ficiently serious for transportation to Switzerland by medical commissions composed of two Swiss medical offi- cers and a physician of the country in which the soldier is held. These commissions, of which there are twenty, move from camp to camp se- lecting thé worst cases. Supervis- fon over their work is exercised by a superior commission of three French and two Swiss physicians at Lyons, or three German and two Swiss at Constance. The judgment. of the inferior commissions is very rarely challenged, however. CASEMENT CASE BEEN DISMISSED. The Condemned Man Must Go To the Gallows if Crown Does Not Interfere. (Special to the Whig.) London, July 18.--Roger Case- 'ment's appeal from hijs conviction on the charge of high treason for which he was sentenced to death was to- day dismissed. The Court of Crim- inal Appeal announced its decision after listening to arguments by Al- exander Sullivan, Casement's coun- sel, who contended that the instruc- tions to the jury in Casement's trial: were inaccurate, ! Unless the Crown commutes the death sentence, Casement will now Death and Disaster by Floods. Washington, July 18.---It is esti- mated that fifteen lives were lost and twelve million dollars damage done by floods in Alabama and other South- ern States. EXTEND GANS ON ALL FRONTS British on Point of Winning Crest of Plateau. HALTED BY RAN A MT LATEST ADVANCE BEEN 1,500 YARDS OF ENEMY TRENCHES. The Germans Are Fighting Hotly Against the French In the Hope of Regaining Lost Territory -- The Attacks, However, Have Been Quite Vigorously Repelled. (Special to the Whig.) London, July 18.--The Allies have extended gains on both fronts. The British are on the point of win- ning the crest of the Albert plateau, but rain and mist has temporarily halted the operatiohs. The latest advance wins enemy trenches for a distance of 1,600 yards. Heavy Fighting Going On. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, July 18.--The Germans have launched a heavy cofinter at- tack against the newly won French positions west of Peronneé the War Office announced to-day. Thus far all German attacks south of the Som- me have been repulsed but heavy fighting is going on. The Germans repeatedly attacked La Maisonette but were repulsed each time with very heavy losses. The fighting then extended along a large sector of the front occupied by the French in the first week of the Anglo-French of- fensive. The most violent combat is going on near the village of Bi- aches, one mile from Peronne. The Germans were active last night on the Verdun front on both banks of the Meuse. On the west bank a Ger- man attack against Hill 304 was checked. On the east bank German grenade attacks in the region of Fleury were repulsed. BASEBALL ON MONDAY, National Eeague. Brooklyn, 2; Chicago, 1. Cincinnati, 9; Boston; 6. St. Louis, 6; New York, 1. American League, St. Louis, 3; Boston, 2. New York, 2-3; Detroit, 0-2. Cleveland, 7; Washington, 65. International League. Toronto, 1-0; Newark, 0-3. Richmond, 10-8; Buffalo, 2-11. Providence, 4-2; Montreal, 3-3. Baltimore, 5; Rochester, 0. -- GLOOM IN GERMANY; PEACE FOR HUNGARY. (Special to the Whig.) London, July 18.--The lat- est despatches state that gloom has deepened in Germany over the British successes. The ree eer Re Decided to Use Sheet Asphalt For St What City Council did: Sat from 8.30 p.m. until 10.45 p.m. cleared off all the business on tne slate and ad- journed until October Sth. Heard deputation from Children's Aid Society making an appeal for a grant and accommodation for the care of neglected children. Talked for three-quarters of an hour on the exercising of the horses | on the fire department. Ald. Nickle | and Ald. Corbett moved to have the City Park and the Fair Grounds utilized for this purpose. Decided to have the Fair Grounds only used for this practice. Decided to use sheet asphalt for | the surface on the University. avenue | pavement on the recommendation of the city engineer. Also decided, on recommendation of the city engineer, not to do any paving this year on University avenue between Clergy street west and Princess street, owing to the ex- cavation work which has been done on this portion of the street. The City Council held a meeting on Monday night, but it was pretty hard work drumming up a quorum. At eight o'clock four or five mem- ers were atthe city buildings, but by 8.30 o'clock twelve members turn- ed up, just sufficient to set the ma- chinery in motion. When City Clerk Sands called the roll the council was shy one member to make up the much-need quorum, and an adjourn- ment was about to be made, when Ald. Peters walked in and saved the day. It will be remembered that two weeks ago an adjournment had to be made owing to lack of a quorum, and it looks as if some of the "city fath- ers" do not like to work during the warm weather. Some of the mem- Der were reported to be out of the city, but no excuse was offered for the absentees who were in the city. Mayor Richardson was in the chair, and the other members pre- sent were: Ald. Couper, Clugston,| Chown, Corbett, Gillespie, Hughes, | Kent, Laturney, Nickle, O'Connor| and Peters. { Under the heading of eommunica- | HURRIED RETREAT BEFORE RUSSIANS. COUNCIL CLEANED OFF SLATE ADJOURNED UNTIL OcT. 91H Dirty rc Bt Wt Poe Between Clergy Street West And Princess Street Owing to Excavation Work--fire Horses To Be Exercised at Fair Grounds--Ap- peal From Children's Aid Society. tions," the ¢ity clerk reported the receipt of a letter from H. W. Richardson, asking for a rebate of taxes on Nos. 253-255 Ontario street, and 100 Stuart street. The pro- perty on Stuart street is used as a convalescent home for returned sol- diers, and that on Ontario street is used as a Khaki Club, The com- . munication was referred to the com- mittee on finance and accounts. A communication was also receiv- ed from the Children's Aid Society appealing for assistance in the work of the society. This letter was also referred to the conrmittee on finance and accounts. J. R. Henderson wrote regarding improvements required to the cross- ing leading into the gateway adjoin- ing his premises on Brock street. Re- ferred to the Board of Works. Capt. Henry Stratford and mem- bers of the fire department petition- ed for an increase in salary. Re- ferred to the fire and light com- mittee. Would be Illegal. The report of the committee on finance and account was submitted by Ald. Kent. 'One clause recom- mended that no action be" taken on the application of the Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. asking for an exemp- tion of taxes. This recommendation called for an explanation. - Ald. Kent stated that the recom- mendation was made on the grounds that it was not legal for the com- mittee to grant such a request. He said that several cities had the same question up for discussion, and it had been found that it was illegal to remit the taxes on these institu- tions. He stated, however, that the institutions could make application to the legislature for a special act calling for an exemption. Brantford, be understood, had secured such legislation. It will be up to the two institutions to get busy and secure this legisia- tion if they want their taxes struck off. : Ald. Kent, chairman of the Sink- ing Fund Committee, recommended that the Board SP be allowed to borrow the Sum of $404000 from the Civic Sinking Fund to meet the expenditure on loeal improvements. The board required this amount, and as the money was available from the Sinking Fund, the committee recom- mended that it be used for this pur- pose. The recommendation carried. Ald. Hughes reported on the sal- (Continued on Page 5.) dhbbbb bbb bbb bd WP "ae * + MAY DASH OUT. Enemy Attempt to Move ins Mass Formation is v Fhwarted. Petrograd, July 18.--In Volhynia, | ¢ the Russians in the region of Ostreff| ¢ and Goubine have put down heavy | Teutonic attacks, launched in mass| ¢ (Special to the Whig.) Baltimore, July 18, -- The % big German super-submarine Deutschland was still at her pier + here early to-day. As far as # could be learned though she in- tends to dash for the Virginia + coast to-night. : formation, and forced the Teutons to retreat to avoid the danger of being outflanked, according to the Russian official communication issued this] evening. Upwards of 3,000 men| were captured in the fighting. The official statement says: ! "In Volhynia, in the region south-{ east of Sviniusky (in the vicinity of | Lutsk) the enemy in mass forma-! tions took the offensive at several places. By energetic counter-attacks| we repulsed them and continue to develop our success. : "On many sectors in the region of | Ostroff and Goubine we overthrew the enemy despite his stubborn re- sistance, and he retreated hastily, owing to the danger of being out- flanked. One of our regiments cap-| tured here one heavy and one light battery. We also took numerous, cannon which had been installed in| isolated positions. { The total number of prisoners taken in this combat is not yet! known, but upward of 3,000 already' have been reported." . TO TAKE VOTE OF SOLDIERS OVERSEAS. British Columbia Men To Poll Votes for Provincial Elections. Vancouver, B.C., July 18.--F. W. Welsh left Vancouver last night for London, Eng., to assist Sir Richard McBride, agent-general for British Columbia, in taking the soldiers' vote in the rest camps and the train- ing quarters of the British Columbia battalions in the Old Country. Be- fore his departure he announced his withdrawal from the Conservative ticket in Vancouver. Mr. Welsh is a member of the Vancouver School Board and is one of the central fig- ures in an investigation now being conducted by the City of Vancouver into school board matters. German as Serbian Governor. London, July 18.--An exchange despatch from Rotterdam says that the Austrian Governor of Serbia has been dismissed' owing to his inea- | A new battalion has been authoriz- ed be raised in pacity to settle the occupation pro- blems. The governor recently urged Austria to annex Serbia.. This sug- gestion displeased the authorities at Vienna owing to the unfavorable military situation. The new governor will probably be CHPPEEP err P IRI P IPI I IN GERMAN DIRIGIBLE IN TURKEY. Great Enthusiasm in Turkish Capital Over Arrival of Airship. Amsterdam, July 18.--A despatch from Constantinople reports that great enthusiasm has been aroused by the arrival at the Turkish capital yesterday of a German dirigible bal- loon of the Schuette-Lansz type. At Jaffray, B. C., a hurricane blew the, top off the East Kootnay Lum- ber Co. mills and set fire to the building, which was totally de- stroyed. DAILY MEMORANDUM Bee t right hand eorner, for roti. ' Coop and Lent's Circus at Fair Grounds, § p.m. CORRIGAN--In Kingston, on July 47th, 1916, to Mr. and M Patrick J. Corrigan, 107 Lower Bagot street, a daughter. McKAY-~On July $th, 1916, of wounds received while in action France, Hugh, son of Mrs. McKay, 46 Upper 'William 8t.. city. McOARTNEY---In Kington, on July U8rh, 1816, Alexander McCagtney, r., aged sixty-six years, 2 Funeral from his late residence, 248 + 'University 'Ave, Thursday after- 2.30 lock to Cataraqul cemetery, Friends and acquaintances are res speotfully invited to attend. ROBERT J REID : ve. noon at a'c