Daily British Whig (1850), 23 Aug 1916, p. 1

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BY THB ALLIED ARTILLERY SOUTH OF DEMIR HISHAR. The Halians Carry Strong Austrian Positions--The Turks Driven Back From the Armenian Black Sea Coast. (Special to the Whig.) Athens, Aug. 23. Forced to yield advanced positions under first Bul- garian attacks the Allies have now reinforced their lines and are strong- ly on the offensive in the Vardar Val- ley north west of Salonika, South of Demir Hishar, the Bul- gars progressed four miles, taking a small Greek village, but have now been abruptly halted by the Allied artillery, -- Italians Carry Positions, (Special to the Whig) Rome, Aug. 28.--Itallans are ma- king a successful thrust at the Aus- trian lines in the Alpin region on the extreme northern front. Italian Colors were presented at Camp Borden to the 147th (Grey) Bat- talion. Duncan Leslie McBain, nine years old, died of infantile paralysis at St. Thomas. The Duchess of Devonshire has been created a Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, The Conservative organization in Toronto is torn asunder as a result of the South-west Toronto election. Bread tickets and meatless days each week for England are recom- mended by Winston Spencer Chure- nly e conduct of Magistrate Jacob Cohen in the recent South-west To- ronto bye-election may be the sub- ject of an inquiry. q Sherbrooke police, being refused an increase of pay by the City Council, decided to strike on the occasion of the opening of the Fair, The Quebec police arrested Cotton Taylor, 28, who escaped from the penitentiary at McCallister, Okla. where he swas serving a life term for murder- committed eight years ago. The joint committee of Parliament for reconstruction of the buildings held sessions Monday and Tuesday, and meets again to-day; responsi- bility for demolition to the standing walls has not yet been placed. LAUDS THE LETTER CAPT. PAPINEAU - _ troops have carried streng Austrian positions in Teofaina aréa'in the Dolo- J initey and in the Travenanz vari ey. py . Turks Driven Back, (Special to the Whig) | Petrograd, Aug. 23.---An offensive undertaken by the Turks along the! Armenian Black Sea coast has been ji hed. The Times warmly echoes stopped and Turkish forces have | po nineau's "Apneal fr Bourassa's been driven back with the aid of the |, ro caus "Appeal from Bourassa's Russian feat {Academic and Narrow Nationalism to " v {the South of Canada." It says it {knows nothing else written since the {war iegan so fine in its stern insight jand emotional eloquence as Papin- |eau's statement of Canada's concern {in the present conflict, published last {March at a moment of trial and suf- fering. | His letter is called the very flower {of Canadian idealism to-day, when {the hope of victory is growing strong- fer and it is full of promise for the ite of a greater Canada than will i be, An Imperial officer who shares t. Papineau on Gen. London Times Knows of Noth- "ing so Fine in Stern, Insight. London, Aug. 23.--Capt. Talbot Papineau's open letter to Mr. Bour- assa is the subject of an editorial in The Times. The letter is alo pub- Nid -- HAS SIR SAM "RESIGNED OFFICE? {Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, Aug. 23, -- A strong rumor 'was prevail- ent in militia circles this morning to the effect that Gen. Sir Sam Hughes has resigned his position as Sntiersan Who Rom: ing of courtly old France with the smartness and in- | Benuity of your modern Canadian. by last reports, is new in ranee, he date of his return to Canada, if he does return, has not been fixed. ee ------------------ Minister of Militia for a | duties with Cap - commdnd-in Engtand or ai dp fro Gen. Hughes, [ly the breed 10 i "He is every inch a soldier, and {will make a tremendous mark in the {welding of the French and English- | Speaking races in Canada. He would ibe a big man of the Empire if Can- -- ------ {ada could afford to give him up." "A SLEEPING BEAUTY" HEINOUS CRIME TO IS HAMBURG HARBOR ANNOY ENEMY SUB Ju a-- t ma Bitter Commentary on Ger-| Treason, in Prussian Mind, to many's Loss of Her Great Offer Resistance--*Kultur" Marine Trade. Discussed. London, Ny 23.~The Daily Mail Sickie TL quotes from The Berliner Tageblatt's London, Aug. 23.----According to description o Hamburg written by a | the Prussians there is no worse crime peeent visitor to that port. By London Times "If any in the calendar than that of threat- one wants to realize the picture of ening or annoying a submarine. Hamburg as a sleeping beauty he If you are captain of a merchant need only to take a run round the ship you may not try to escape from docks. The sound of sirens, the|its deadly torpedo by running away, groaning of cranes, the clanking of and it is also treason against "kul- anchor chains is heard no more. tur" to turn on the menacing aggres- Only from the shipbuilding yards sor armed to the teeth and throw it come occasional sounds of blows of on the defensive. Any such act is hammers. Through the silence of | punishable by death. the quays and ships everything is That has been the fate of Capt. completely still, Before the war Charles Fryatt, the &aptain of the made an uninterrupted chain steamship Brussels, which the Prus- right to the mouth of the Elbe, but|sians recently captured off the Bel- now the tenants of the villas on|gian coast. That sailor was hurrying Blankenese tell me they rush to the his ship crowded with unprotected window every time a ship goes by.! passengers from Rotterdam to Eng- The whole place is deserted except-|land in March, 1915, a month after ing for some warehouse caretakers, the submarine war practically began, a sentinel guarding the margarine when she was accosted ~by the sub- depot and a few women packing salt-| marine No, 23. He knew that if he od codfish. The Imperator lay empty Stopped his engines he might be tor- fn the docks. Strange to say the pedoed and he and his passengers brass porthole fittings of this ship are left to drown. untoughed. 'The ship has 2,000 port- holes and the weight of the brass is soventy-five tons, but it is too much trouble to remove it." BISSING REMITS FINE. Was Imposed On Brussels For Cele- brating Fete Day, Amsterdam, via London, Aug. 23. ~The Echo Belge says it learns that General von Bissing, Governor-Gen- eral of the occupied portions of Bel- glum, has remitted thé fine of £50,- { 000 imposed on the City of Brussels for celebrating the Belgian national fete day, July 21st, and which the { municipality bad refused to pay on {the ground that it was illegal. Asked to Vote as Unit. | i New York, Aug. 23.---Catholic voters throughout the United States were urged at a mass meeting of the rman Roman Catholic Central Vergin here last night, to unit and 'east their influence at the polls here it will best subserve the high HOLY Binciples" for which Cath- $100,000 for loans to settlers has been-appro- Despatches late in July, emanating {from the Hague and Amsierdam an- nounced the imposition of a fine of 5,000,000 marks on Brussels because a 3 of the Pelgian national fete day. 3 | THE WHIG'S CONTENTS despatch to the Exchange Telegrap ETN : from the Hague said that Acting ha Regain Lost Positions; Burgomaster Lemmonier had sent a tart Big Offensive' | jatter to General von Bissing, declin- 3 : ing to pay the fine, -which he said Ra Re Mele had been imposed on the public be- me. cause of their patriotic sentiments, ater 3 {and was, therefore, illegal and in- 1s; fRanden Reels. admissible. N , n i -_ French Execute We Paris, Ang. 23.--T {a woman spy is re d to-day in a Havas despatch from" Marseilles. Ac- cording to this information, Felice { Pfaat was put to death this morning at the Lighthouse shooting range, i having been convicted of espionage iby the Council of War of the Fif- | teenth Regiea. Spy. execution of THAT MENACE THAT STRONG- HOLD OF THE ENEMY. Germans Once Gained Temporary Footing in British Trenches Continue to Shell British Positions at Foureaux Wood and Bazéntine- le-Petit. (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 23.--The Germans made two determined attempts last night to wrest from the British new- ly-captured positions south of Thiep- val, which menace that German stronghold. Gen Haig reported this afternoon that both attacks were repulsed, though in one at- tempt the Germans gained a tempor- ary footing in the British trenches. The German losses were described as heavy. The Germans continued to shell British positions in the region of Foureaux Woods and Bazentine-le- Petit. Opposite Lens the British made a successful raid. fenton mis BOY WAS ONLY DAZED. Tonched Live Wire of 2,300 Volts And Lives, Lawrence, Kan.,, Aug. 23. -- An electric charge of 2,300 volts, the same as is used to kill criminals in the electrical chair at Sing Sing pris- on, only dazed Carl Owen, eighteen years old, when he touched a live wire while working on some cement work at the new power plant to-day. The boy was able to talk after the shock and resumed work the same day. The Northern Ontario fire relief KINGSTON, ONTARIO, Official British photo taken somewhere alon of the English drive shows a British company roll call in an advanced trench after a gruelling battle. OF SPEEDY ENDING | Urges Equipping and Rals- ing Russian Armies. . (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 23.--In the Com- mons yesterday Winston Churchill said there is no.certainty of a speedy ending of the conflict. German ar- mies were more: numerous and bet- ter equipped than ever, but what re- serves Germany has is another mat- ter. Mr. Churchill urged that no' ex- pense be spared in equipping Rus- i sian armies to be utilized in the full, on whom everything now depends. Churchill also urged Britain {prepare for a protracted war. Lloyd George, however, says he | thinks he can see the end of the war. | | Some French Trenches at the Som- me on Tuesday Night. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Aug. 23.--German troops { made a powerful attack. last night lon trenches south of the Somme, south of Estrees and west of Saye- { court, which were captured by the French in Tuesday's fighting, and succeeded in penetrating the French {line at several points, it was official- ly admitted to-day. The attack was receded by | intense bombardment lasting sever- {al hours, in which the whole French | front south of the Somme was under | steady fire. North of the Somme the to | an the region ned up for fi - PASSED AT LAST. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, Aug. 23-:Ah order + in-council was passed to-day by % the Ontario Government, giv- % ing effect on September 1st to % the vote of the people of Ber- # lin, Ont, to change the name to # Kitchener, Ont. * e209 Shed bed p 4 Swindling Women. London, Aug. 23.--Fortune tellers and spiritualist mediums are reaping fortunes from women with relatives fund now totals $252,789. 252, at the front as chief dupes. { Battalion colors; asking that 'You dire 60 generously pushing: those who expect to contribute the fund Empire. J. R. Forster has been very lecting for the Flag Fund. entitled to sincere thanks. ) British Whig Craig, W. G. & Co. Green Bros. Blakley . . Kinnear & d'Esterre Macnee & Minnes Newlands, William & Son College Book Store ... Bell, Dr. George W. H.W J. H. Pappas Bros . A. Strachan J. P. Hanley Mrs. (Lieut.) N. Island . R. J. Bushel McCammon, Simmons, A. Alfred Mrs. A. - Colors For the 146th Battalion. "Your work is commendable," writes 8. G. Sutherland, St. Louis, Mo., a former resident of Kingston, who sent $5 for the 146th it be applied to the project "which " ¥ The func is growing finely, and with a ready response from Send along your donation; do not delay. The 146th Battalion is full of Kingston boys, has many repre- sentatives from the villages in Frontenac and Lennox and Addington, and\ to send them off with splendid flags is a much desired and de- serving recognition of their gallantry and willingness to serve the He gave several days to the work, and gathered up a goodly number of contributions, and for which he is . These subscriptions have been received: Newman Electric Co. Samuel) G. Sutherland, St. Louis, Mo.:... William (Market Clerk) - amount will be speedily made up. You want to help the generous with assistance in col- | Germans maintained a fierce bom- | bardment of the French first line land communicating trenches, both | Of the Conflict -- Churchill Cope of Tv Mots Vig Car -- « : FULL EXTENT OF THE OPERA. TIONS WITHHELD. Strong Flank Attacks Against Kovel Ave Now Developing--Matters Announced by the Russian War Office. Petrograd (Via London), Aug. 23. --The feature of the Russian cam- paign, which broke out like a tem- pest on the southwestern front over | two month and a half ago, is_the | almost continuous nature of 'the ' fighting. With the exception of | brief interludes for consolidating | positions or changing the direction of attack it has been like one great sustained battle. Periods like the | present, which are described as "lulls," usually turn out to have been jcrowded with 'ntense fighting, the ' deails of which it has been the con- ; sistent policy of the Russian staff to | hold secret until the operations are | en Toalay the War Office announced further progress on the Stokhod and "f|innings, darkness). DIFCATION 5 POSSILE [n the Liquor Policy of the Ontario Gov- ernment. AN { "THE REBUKE 0 HEARST" IS HOW TORONTO NEWS REFERS TO DEWART VICTORY | Prohibition Too Much in Advance] of Public Opinion -- Wobbling | Doesn't Pay, Says the | Toronto | Star. { Toronto, Aug. 28.--The remark- able landslide in Southwest Toronto where Hartley Dewart, Indepe " u 3 STE ijority of 3,700 into a Liberal ma- Jority of over 600 has caused the greatest excitement in both camps. While many divergent theories are | advanced to explain the election of a Liberal in Toronto, there is little doubt but that the liquor interests! with a few notable exceptions back-| ed the successful candidate. That] there were other factors is not dis- puted. One Conservative worker was! heard to bitterly wail: "The commit-| tee of one hundred is right there | with the circus parade, but when| election day come round they don't! deliver the goods." { Although the responsible' leaders| are very non-committal the rank and file of both parties attach much im- portance to the election, which it is believed will have potent after effects. In well-informed circles it lieved that a modification of Government's policy is probable. is be- the Too Much in Advance. Toronto, Aug. 23.--The Toronto News (Conservative organ) refers to the election of Mr, Dewart ds "the | rébuke to Hearst." | "There is nothing in North Perth | or Southwest Toronto to suggest {that Ontario is ready for a general | measure of prohibition. As the emo {tion over the war subsides the feel- ing for prohibition will be still less { active, Prohibitionists divide and | lose; their opponents unite and pre- i vail. | "We were making substantial | headway against the abuses of ex- | cessive drinking by local option. {Was it wise to abandon that met- jrod? We admit all the abuses of ithe open bar, but in sumptuary | legislation no government cam go { far in advance of publi opinion, and | unquestionably North Perth and | Southwest Toronto have thrown pro- { hibition back into party polities." Wobbling Doesn't Pay. | The Toronto Star (Liberal) which did not support Dewart, in review- ing the result says "It is cowardly jand treacherous to .try to make a scapegoat out 'of Mr. Hearst. While | he has the responsibility and credit i for: the prohibition measure, he is | not responsible for his colléagues' | feeble effort to wiggle out of it. | Wobbling doesn't pay. The Govern- {ment would have been in a far. {stronger position if it had stood man- 'fully by Mr. Hearst's declaration and accepted the result." BASEBALL ON TUESDAY. National League. Brooklyn, 9; Chicago, 4. Boston, 1; Cincinnati, 0 (five inn- gs, rain). St, Louis, 6; New York, 0. PHiladelphia, 6-7; Pittsburgh, 2-9. u in BEEP EIR AE AREER AIA American Eeague, Boston, 3; Cleveland, 0. New York, 7; Chicago, §. Philadelphia, 1; Detroit, 0. St. Louis, 2; Washington, 2 (12 Newark, .7; Montreal, 6. Baltimore, 5; Buffalo, 4. Providence, 6; Toronto, 0. x Richmond, 4; Rochester, 2. ~ I'énced the enemy artillery. { Vosges French but | the capture of 1,366 prisoners and north and south of Maurepas, At | the capture of more villages in the there was no infantry attacks. | several places French gunners sil-| Carpathians, In the It is impossible at the presemt to grenade parties re-|say whether the Russian attack upon surprise attack | Kovel from.the Stokhod region con- on Hartmanns Weilorkopf. | tinues with its original energy, but The French flyer Dorm downed | the belief seems to prevail here that his -fiffh German aeroplane yester-|the discovery of a series of strong day. Northeast of Peronne, French| German fortifications protect'ng Ko-> flyers, with machine guns, attacked; vel from the east led the Russian four German planes, which™landed | staff to base its hopes on taking the behind their own lines seriously city by strong flank attacks, which damaged. are now developing. » This is considered to account for the desperate German attacks in the region of Lake Kovel, where they are trying to prevent the Russian occu- pation of the marshy land south of the Stokhod, which would constitute a serious menace to the left flank of the German forces, whose base is Ko- vel, and prove a valuable vantage point to Gen. Kaledines in the pres- sure he is exerting from the south. The strengthening of the Austrian forces in the Carpathians has suc- ceeded momentarily in checking the but the Russians are declared ive beer able to hold all the positions recently won. War Tidings Germany has lost' thirty-five Zepps since the war began. The Russians have made a great advance in the Lake Van region. The British and French have 'maintained all their gains near the Somme River and other points. pulsed an attempt GEN. PELLATT NOW. Col. Ruttan Also Gets the Higher Title--Major-Gen. MacDougall. A polling booth in Southwest Tor- {onto was in a room connected with a Conservative committee room. Toronto's death rate this summer is lower than the average. GEN. SIR HENRY PELLATT. Ottawa, Aug. 23.--Cpl. Sir Henry Pellatt, of Toronto, and Col. H. N. Ruttan, of Winnipeg, have been made brigadier-generals, while the rank of major-general goes to Brig.-Gen. C. J. MacDodgall, commanding the for- ces at Shorncliffe, England. | | FRPP 2 900000000000 + RAILWAY PRESIDENTS NOW APPEAR UNEASY. (Special to the Whig.) Washington, Aug. 23. -- Marked evidences of uneasi- ness began to appear to-day among the sixty railway presi- denis gathered here. They have no solution for the situa- tion President Wilson called them here to help solve. They are divided among themselves and unable to agree on a pro- posal. FISTS, 'NAILS, TEETH USED German Women" Fought Way Into Flour Dealer's Store. London, Aug. 22--The Daily Ex- press quotes from the Berlin Lokal Anzelger an account of a food riot before a flour merchant's place which the police were compelled to quell. About 600 women were wait- ing outside, the story goes, when one, Frau Anna Rensch, and three others, in the rear of ° the crowd started a flying wedge to force their way in ahead of their turn. In the ensuing commotion, the paper says, fists, nails, .teeth and even shoes and clogs were freely used. Much of the flour was scat- tered in the street, and Frau Rensch was arrested and fined $15, while the store was closed for twenty-four hours by order of the police. SPEER P POP erred p+ + 1 Aldi id _ DAILY MEMORANDUM £ hand corner tol pe SR0Tfueg * ni MARRIED. KNOX -BLACK--in Christ Chureh, Cataraqul, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 1916, by Canon Roberts, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mre. A. Black, to George H. Knox, Kingston Junc. ton. LENNON-n Kingston, Tuesday, morning, at cor. of Barfie and Rag- =n Road, Fe Lennon, aged xty years Funeral from his jate vesidencs, Thursday morning at 1 o'clock, to St. Mary' oathodral Where a sol- emn requiem mass will be sung. Friends and acquaintances are respect. fully invited to attend. FOW John Fredrick Powell, in fant son of Mr. xs John - ell, aged 1 year and days. Funeral (private) tomorrow at 10 o'clock. > The marriage has taken place in London of Lieut. C. Gibson, of the Royal Fusiliers, son of Gen. Sir John Gibson, of Hamilton, to Florence, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Kerr, of Toronto 2 At New York further large foreign | war contracts were placed, including an order from the Allied Govern- ments for steel bars involving $11,-| 000,000, . + * * * CAN TAKE ORDERS "FOR HARD STUFF. Winnipeg, Aug. 22.---A ruling + that liquor commission houses # in Manitopa are conducting a 4 legal business was made yester- $ day by Provincial Police Magis- # trate Noble in a test case % brought against the Great West & Wine Company by provincial of & ficials. The magistrate held that the commission house did not & actually make sales but that it & transmitted money to its Ken- & ors agent. + 'The Manjtoba prohibition law & is the same as that which comes & into force in' Ontario next month, + r

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