* tions to secure his release, Bistritza river, - their pursuit of trians, river, in the region of twenty-two miles south-east Stanislau, it to-day. Russian troops near Stanisian, in tured two villages. The Austrians Evacuated. Vienna, Aug. 12 (via London) .-- "We have evacuated Stanislau with- out fighting," says the official state- ment issued from general headquart- "The statement also admits the withdrawal of Austrian troops to tions in the Stanislau and 0 erzyska regions owing to the Russian pressure, . $2 ---- Hard Blow to Austria London, Aug. 12.--The capture of Stanislau is the second important Success scored by the Russians in a little more than two weeks. It comes close on the heels of the fall of Brody, the north-eastern "gate" of Lemberg. Stanislau had been re- captured by the Austrians on June 9 of last year, and had been in their hands ever since. Its fall means a Russian advance since June 3 when General Brusiloff's present of- Tensive set in--of thirty-four miles due east from where the old line was, south of Bucracz. 'The loss of so important a railway ity and the probable consequences re expected to have a great moral on ot on the Austrian population and © morale of the army, rii- cularly in-wiew - "the Tectin Lo Franz Joseph, of the armies General Letchitzky's successful drive on Stanishau from the south- east and east automatically enabled his right wing to push forward. Threatened by an attack from the rear on the part of 'the Russians, who are driving northward from Stanislau were forced into a hasty Keropiec were forced into a hasty retreat and are now racing westward in or Talt to reach the Stanislau- wa be ogni y fore they can Russians Oross River. AS a consequence of this Teuton retreat the Muscovites pushed their own lines from the Koropiee river to the Ziota Lipa and crossed that Stream at its confluence with the Dneister, Monasterzska, on the Koropiec and th yillages of Usiezie- lone and Mindigorie, on the western bank of the Zlota Lipa were captur- ed. The Russian advance in this re- glon amounts to more -than ten miles in twenty-four hours. It con- tinues steadily. An entire German regiment, be- longing to the Third Reserve, was annihilated at Monasterzyska, Potro- grad report says. : # S---- Gen. Williams Has Recovered ' tawa, Aug. 12.--General Victor A. 8. Williams, wounded and made a Prisoner at the battle of Hooge, ap- Pears in the casualty report as hav- ing been discharged from hospital and transferred to Husarencaserne, Crefield. Dr. Beland Still a Prisoner. Ottawa, Aug, 12.-- Hon. Dr, Be- land, in captivity since early in the war, is still a prisoner in Germany. There have been repeated n tia- but so #5 eommander-in-ghief in Galicia. : far without avail. Hy 1-War See in 'Barope. 2--Timber Cutting in Phgiand; Munitions 'kx poston. gut Groups Pictures; : ews. b--iRusslians Hotly Pursuing Enemy; Central Powers Al- armed; 'Allles' Great Plan; isla Taken: ices; Killed =n -- Labor 7 uri in West; So. wy Hl Rand Reels : 1 : om 3 ign "Over Vag 3 't Shoot Range i, Viewed 'German in m. y Matters: Theatrical, : 'War Camp; Gads- 1 Go Ne A 1---Sodey 'ws; Confessions £ ; Menus. > cultural Page: Latest bile w 5 de News; +5: oi Wintoh; Activities of Women: Plays and Players. ence Notes: Pinar Nek 19--Biotion Picture Serial, The Girl and the a" A0The World of Sport. A ------ the retreating Aus- and the Czarana Bistritza Nadvorna, of was officially announc- Galicia have crossed the River Koropice and cap- ashington, Aug. 13--This year , Aug. 's wheat crop will be sufficient for the needs of home consumption and there will be enough left to meet .jnormal export requirements, That is the view of government officials. who said today the sen- sational rise in wheat prices and a corresponding increase in the price of flour, following the government's « market adjusting itself from 'a crop -of abnormal pro- portions to one of much = smaller size, ~ Experts of the Department of {Agriculture calculate 620,000,000 bushels of wheat will be required for home consumption this year. A crop f 654,000,000 bushels, as forecast m August 1 conditions, - would leave 34,000,000 bushels of this year's crop available for export. | In addition there was an unusual- i large carry over . of old wheat m last year's crop, amounting to approximately 160,000,000 bushels, | or .about 75,000,000 bushels more than the|average carry over of the preceedi five years. : With the carry over of old wheat and the surplus of this year's esti- mated crop, officials believe the United States will have at least] 150,000,000 bushels available for export purposes. High prices of flour usually tends to greater econ- omy in households which would re- sult in reducing home consumption and leave a greater quantity for wheat for sending abroad. . Oe nt CONNAUGHT TUNNEL FIVE MILES LONG. Was Bored in Three Years, Making World's Record * For Tunnelling. Montreal, Aug. 12--At the request of Lord Shaughnessy, His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, Governor-General of Canada; = has graciously allowed the tunnel, which Canadian Pacific Railway bored under the Selkirk Mountains, to be named after him. The Connaught Tunnel, which is five miles long, double-tracked, gives the Canadian Pacific Railway the Yovont grade of | any transcontinental line ° through the Selkirks. His Royal Highnbss went through the tumnel on 17th last, when the hore had been completed. This tunnel was bored in less than three years, and, there- fore, holds the world's record. for tunneling. The permanent tracks are now being laid in the tunnel, and trains will be running through it very shortly. LO. 0. F. GRAND LODGE. The Officers Chosen for the Egsuing Year. Chatham, Ont., Aug. 12.--The IL 0. 0. F. Grand Lodge of Ontario has chosen these officers: E. 8. C. Parks, Toronto, grand master, C. H. Mann, grand master. William Brooks, secre i Joseph Oliver, Toronto, and D. M. Melntyre, Hamilton, grand repre. sentatives. Rev. W. Cox, Gananoque, grand warden. . » J. T. Hornibrook, Toronto, and J. B. Turner, Hamilton, home board trustees. The finance committee recom- mended that the surplus funds o the grand lodge of over $10,000 be used as follows: First, for the 'ex- penses of the Grand Lodge; second, for the payment, as far as possible, of 'the dues of the members who are serving at the front, who were mem- bers of the order for six months prior to enlistment. It was also de- cided that the executive committee be authorized to make an assess- ment of 25 cents per capita at such periods as it appears to be_expedi- ent; that the Grand Secretary at- tend the meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Mt Chattanooga in September; that $150 be granted towards expense of a tent at Tor-| the Polands. onto. Exhibition; $300 to Patriarchs| the. Polish question between Militant; $260 to Chatham lodges Many and Austro-Hungary have to help defray expenses of Grand| Deen in hand many months, lately Lodge session; $100 to Grand oe: | have been resumed in Berlin, and ¥ MUCH ALARNED : Over the Condition of Things on the| Eastern Front. NAY TRY TO BOY POLAND ORDER TO SECURE MORE FIGHTING MEN, Desperate Measure Must he Resorted To of a Combined Political and Military Character. Rotterdam, Aug. 12. ~The present position of the central powers on the eastern front is desPfrate. and it ie within the range of possibility 'that Jesperate measures may be resoried 0. Hamilton, depty | IN Toronto, grand | Those under contemplation are of a combined political and military character, and are quite apart from calling in Turkish aid. This last is. I learn, of substantial character. 3 Se kish forces concentrated at Lem- bérg number probably 150,000. Stanislau has been taken through the Russian advance. The Central Powers may try to save their posi- tion by a flanking movement further to the south. Anofiver desperate measure con- cerns Poland---that is, all three of The negotiations over Ger- ter; 150 to Deputy Grand Master; | are nearing conclusion. that the sam@\ salaries be paid as| The well informed military critic last year: of the Nieuwe Rotterdamche Cour- A report of|the committee on| ant writes: "The central powers al- mileage that representatives be paid| ready have given evidence that they five cents per mile and $3 per day | do not fear to take thorough measu- was adop {res under extraordinary circumstan- The committees on legislation | ces, and any such measures will un; recommended that the date of meet- | doubtedly effect' Poland. It may be ing of the Grand Lodge be changed | supposed that the result of the pres- to the third week in June. ent negotiations over Poland will be A---------------- directed to securing more men for TWELVE MERCHANT SHIPS {the centra! powers. The Poles might ---- | be supposed to be willing to join the Sunk®™by German Submarines ang} central powers in the fighting in Mines Two Days : | er that consolidated autonomy (Spe =n the Whig) and partial independence be given London, Aug. 12.--Twelve Allied | them." merchant Shige, mostly small vessels, | Ga pe object ls - be ohmined were sun y German submarines] ' and mines in various seas in the last | ready to undertake something mare two days. Four lives were loar. | than half measures. BASEBALL RECORD. -- Noidonal League. , Pittsburg 2-1, Boston 1-2. ] New York 5-2, St. Louis 3-0. Brooklyn 2-4, Chicago 1-1. Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 2. American Detroit 3, Ci aT St. Louis 5-2, Cleveland 4-1. r R NIA SEEPS S00 + BOMBS DROPPED © ° + OVER DOVER, ENG. ¢ (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 12--Two Ger- | i teteses : International League. Richmond 11-4, Toronto 3.3. Providence 3, Montreal 2. 3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 19I6 SCAREHEAD" 1S YET IN Sif Of Railway DifGulty dent Awaits the Threat- ened Strike. . (Special to the Whig.) New York, Aug. 12.--The 400,- 000 railroad employees seemed! farther away than ever from a! peaceful settlement of their differ- ences with the railroad managers today as the employees' representa- tives went into session with the! Federal Mediation and Conciliation | Board. 1 | » President Wilson at Desk. {Special to the Whig.) Washington, Aug. 12.-"In view 3 of the threatening railroad , strike | situation, President Wilson remain- | ed at his desk to-day and did not take his customary week-end jaunt away from Washington. Mediation Has Failed. | (Special to the Whig.) | New York, Aug. 12.--Shortly be-| fore noon, Judge Martin Knapp, of | the United States Board of Concilia- | tion and Mediation, announced that | mediation had failed in the, con- troversy between the employees and th® managers of the 226 railroads affected. KLONDIKE URGENTLY REQUIRES MINERS. Loyalty in Yukon Has Depleted Working Force--Alien Labor Wanted. Ottawa, Aug. 12.--Goid must be! had to spbed the bullets, and men | nust be bad to dig the gold," said | Joseph Boyle, President of the Can- dian Klondyke Gold Mining Com- »any, who is a visitor at Ottawa. Mr. Boyle states that the loyalty of the Yukon is such that the gold-mining industry bids fair to be paralyzed for lack of men. "We. are intensely Canadian dnd loyal enough to let our men go," he said. "We would: like to Ye able to contraét for men from the United States to. fill their places; however, It would not matter if they were not quite so goed, for you can- not get as good men as they breed in the Klondyke," he added.- He wil! try to arrange with the Labor De partment 'for the introduction of alien labor. ' INDIGNANT DENIAL | BY GREAT BRITAIN | | That She Diverted. Russian Business Orders From the United States. (Special to the Yhiz.) Washington, Aug. . == Great Britdin "indignantly denjes" that she has diverted to her own use any cabled Russian business orders in- tended for United States firms. The State Department revealed to-day | that this has been the upshot thus; far of its investigation into com- 'plaints that Engla gland ~as engaged in a trading-stealing process, where- by orders were turned to English o GERMAN ATTACKS WERE REPULSED On Both Sides of the Somme --Broke Down Under French Fire. to the Whig.) (Spe, Paris, ig 12.--~The French re- pulsed heavy German attacks on both sides of the Somme last night, it was officially atinounced to-day,and made further progress on the front northeast of Verdun, At nine o'clock last night the Germans launched an attack against the Hein quarry, north of the Somme, losing heavily. This attack broke down_under French fire. The French meanwhile : continued to organize their new front in this region where progress was made yesterday. French reconnoitering parties, entered the wood east of Hem, found heaps of the enemy dead. South of the Somme the Germans delivered an attack against Lamais- sonette. This attempt was checked by French screen fire before the en- emy could debouch. On the Verdun front French de- tachments made progress south of Thiaumont work and repulsed two German attacks at Fleury. Artil- lery combats occurred on thé sec- tors of Vaux Chapitre and Chenois, yee ¥ FUTILE ATTEMPTS. (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 12.--The Ger- % mans last night made futile at- $ *% tempts to recapture the trenches + # and high ground north of Po- # # zieres recently captured . by, + % the Australians, Gen. Haig re- + 4 ports this morning. The Teu- # #% tons suffered heavy losses. + * + THE INFANT PLAGUE ALARMS UNITED STATES Nationwide Medical Survey to be Taken to Throttle the Epidemic. New York, Aug. 12.--The Govern- ment of the United States, in con- junction with municipal, county and state health officers in practically every community in the country, is Sbdbddd * + * + + | planning the most complete medical 'survey ever taken, The purpose of the movement, which is comparable in magnitude to a national census, is to throttle the epidemic of infantile paralysis and to prevent other epidemics. ANXIOUS FOR PEACE IN IRELAND -------- Vatican Said to Be Using Pressure on the Irish Hierarchy London, Aug. 12---The Irish situa- tion is being followed by the Pope with the keemest interest, according IN FULL TIE Camying Out Great Plan That Presses Enemy on Every Front [TALY COMPLETES CHAIN THAT 18 _ STRANGLING THE CENTRAL EMPIRES. Losses in Men Place Austria in Dire Straits--OCapture of Men More Im. portant Than Ground Taken. New York, Aug. 12.--The Paris correspondent of the Tribune cables as follows: The Allies are now in full tide, carrying ont their great plan--that is, pressing the enemy all the time | on every front, giving no respite. The entry of the Italians into the scheme with their big offensive against Gorizia and Monfalcone com- pletes the chain encircling the Cen- teal Empires. Like the Franco-Brit- ish offensive on 'the Somme and the French attacks at Verdun, the Italian action is heralded as only beginning their undertaking. Great cause for rejoicing is that after months of careful, laborious preparation the Italians have taken the field. How well their plans were | laid and their Preparatory work was | done is shown by the magnificent re- sults of the last four days in ground won and. prisoners captured. The capture of prisoners by the dtalians is more important in ultimate result | than the ground taken, as impartant | as that is strategically, for the great success of Russia has so weakened | Austria in men and material that every man and gun she loses today means more' to her than ten times as great a loss would have meant at the beginning of the war.™ Austria has now arrived at the point where, figuring on the present rate of gllied progress a definite time limit cat be put en her activities in the war. The campaign in the west aims at constant pressure, a stead pushing back of the Germans to the Rhine. Russia, on the other hand is destroying the armies of the nation. Italy's problems are different from Russia's. Like the French and Brit- ish she must aim at forcing back the enemy rather than destroying their army, but in entering the féld. with her great offensive she greatly light- ened .the Russian task, while at the same time she hugely increased the burden . Germany now, more than ever,' is compelled to carry.. Mean- while the Franco-British pressire continues unreniittingly. A heavy battle was raging last night near the Greco-Serbian fron- tier: A Greek steamer is afire in the Aegean Sea with 1,200 passengers aboard. Vig A big German 'fleet has left the Kiel Canal for the Baltic. to The Liverpool Post, which states | that the pontiff is most anxious for { the "pacification of Ireland." In an article in today's issue the paper feays: | "The Pope and the statesmen of the Vatican are most anxious for what is described as the 'pacifica- tion of Ireland.' This anxiety has been made known to the Irish Cath- olic hiererchy through the most di- rect sourses, and, of course, it hay not escaped attention. The rector o the Irish College in Rome has been in close association of late with the diplomats and statesmen of the Vati~ ¢an and has conferred with divines who enjoy the Pope's confidence, in- cluding Cardinal Gasquet, who has recently been in England." BRITAIN ABLE TO BORROW At Much Lower Terms Than Any Other Belligerent. London, Aug..12.--Reginald Me- Kenna, chancellor of the exchequer, told the Commons that Great Brit ain was able to. borrow abroad at much lower terms than any other belligerent powef. He estimated the "nation's total indebtedness at the end of the present financial year to be £3,440,000,000. From that amount, said the chan- cellor, the nation was entitled to de- duct £800,000,000 lent to Allies and Dominions of the empire, the sum left being a burden it could well sustain, ast was practically bal- anced by the" present national in come. In fact, he declared, -Great Britain was in the position of a 'man whose income was £5,000 and whos6, debts amounted to £5,000, which was not an alarming position. DESERT FIGHTING Fomine Not So Difficult as Before--Good Water Supply. Amsterdam, via London, Aug. 12, --Describing the journey of the German troops toward the Suez Canal, The Bremen Nachrichten says: ': The difficulties of the desert fight- ing has been diminished by two- thirds during the war. The sun is as hot as ever, Rud the water supply, by means of a fon pipe, is so plenti- ful that part of it\can be used for watering the plantations that springing up along the route. At intervals there are te factories. Virtually all the land adjoining the railway from. Jerusalem to Beer- sheba has been sold. KITCHEXER'S MEMORIAL Dominion Government Has Contri- ted $25,000. to Fund ' Ottawa, Aug. 12.--The Dominion Government has contributed $25,000 to the Kitchener memorial fund which is being raised throughout te Empire in commémoration of that great British soldier.: The Kaiser has called out all miners from the coal mines to serve TEN RR p-- It Is An Important Railroad Centre South- \ East of Lemberg. 3 THE CAPTURE WAS MADE ON | THURSDAY NIGHT. lar Advance of Twenty Miles in Four Days. (Special to the Whig.) ' Petrograd, Aug. 12.--The Galician city ol' Stanislau, seventy-one mil south-east of Lemberg, has been cap tured by the. Russians, it was offic- ially announced last night. It was taken Thursday night. The city was taken by Russian troops under Gen, 'Letchitsky, after a spectacular advance of seventeen miles in three days, in which the Austro-Germans lost heavily in killed, wounded and prisoners. The Slavs arrived at the Bistritza River, three miles east of the city on Thurs- day. An earlier official statement' reported they were throwing bridges across the river to replace those destroyed by the retreating en- emy, Stanislau is a town of 30,000 pop- : ulation, 87 miles southeast of Lem- berg by rail. The principal indus- tries include 'tanning, dying, tile- making, milling, the production of yeast, and there is a large establish ment for the manufacture of rallway stock. Stanislan is an important railway junction, and has a consider- able trade, principally in agricul- ture. It was founded by Stanislav Potoski, who died in 1688, and has now been newly built since it was devastated in 1868. : Russians Close to Halits, (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 12.--The advance guard of the Russian force that oc- cupied Stanislau is now close to Ha- \litz, according to Petrograd des- patches to-day. Two separate Russian forces are now converging on Halitz, the immediate objective of Gen. Letchitsky, in his drive L.against Lemberg. There is no indication in despatch es from either © 0 Berlin or Vienna that the Russian advance, the most rapid made by any army since the Austro-Germans' Balkan campaign, has been has been even slowed up. In four days the ve have progressed twenty c i van- cing over poorly-bullf \highways and have crossed three rivers. In the fighting about Stanislau alone they have taken nearly twenty vil- lages and towns, Battling over much ore diffi- cult country the Italians have scored successes of equal {importance in their southward swing toward Tri- este. The news from both Petrograd and Rome suggests that the demor- alization of the Austrian armies may be more complete than earlier ad- vices indicated. INI DAILY MEMORANDUM See top of od 3, right hand corner for probabilities. aA BORN FRENCH--At Napanee, on July 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. French, a son. MARRIED. ASHLEY -STONEBURGH--On Aug. nd, at Brighton, William Ashley, Am- eliasourg, and Miss Ida L. Stone- burgh, of same township. GAUTHIER-BLACK-On Monday, Aug. th, 1916, in St. James' 'chapel, p- Rev. Fir. O'Neal, Alice A. Black an Alfred Gauthier, both of this city. GIFFORD-EATON -- In Omaha, Neb. \ July 22, Clarence Gifford, Omaha, \ to Miss Carrie Eaton, Rochester, N.Y, and sister of Mrs. George Strawbridge, Paoton, PYNE-BRINKMAN---At Brighton, on Aug. 2nd, Miss Vida F. Brinkman and Harry Pyne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pyne, Bowerman's, DETLOR--At London, on Aug. Nancy Detlor, aged 82 years. BOWBRMAN---In Hallowell, Aug. 9th, Stephen Bowerman, aged 77 years, HARDY in Wellington on August §, Mrs. Gillam Hardy. MILLIR--At Manitou, . a 2nd, Annie Robertson, wife of John Sx Miller, in her seventieth year. TIDMAN-4n Kingston, Aug. 11th, gis, George Tidman, aged sixty- oup/ years. Funer Fo his late residence 101 York street, at 10' o'clock Monday morning to Cataraqui cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectful. ty invited to attend. IN MEMORIAM. - In loving memory of George R. Thompson, who died in Toronto, Auge 12th, 1914. . "a It Ie not the tears at the moment shed That tell haw heloved is the soul that fled, But the tears through many a long might wept. And the sad remembrance so fondly kept. 52 --Wite and Family. 7th, with the army.