__YE AR 81: 103 ENEMY LOSES 366 AEROPLANES NO. And the Alies Io: 0 Ding the Month | slans | menia, ro. of April GREATEST AIR FIGHTING SINCE THE WAR BEGAN DURING PAST MONTH. The British Airmen 263 Enemy Machines, French Bagged Only 93. May 2 The: Times hundred fourteon down on the There "fighting Brought Down While the London, savs Seven and aero were brought in April been month of the war began, reached such a July of last allied offensive gan, there were =planes western front has not a such since and never tremendous figure year, when the the Somme 165 British, French and German machines brought down, and the figure was 189 in August In September, when the losses reach ed the highest mark, it was 3 This total of 714; which is com piled from the daily communiques of the British, French and German headquarters, is made up as follows German machines . 366 British vs 147 French Belgian (wit h the Reces- sary qualification that the German claims _ are trust- worthy Of the 366 brought dow n on be- wiv, 201 German "aeroplanes fell to the British, . and gt Bel gians. to the British airmen accounted for 263 of the 269 German maciaines, And an- ti-aircraft gunners for the other six APPEL EPPS S EEF ESE bbb + : + GERMAN PEACE OFFER HAS BEEN POSTPONED (Special to the Whig.) London, May 2 Copenhag- en despate hes say that the "new peace offer _of Germany, which it was expected Von Bethmann Hollweg would announce in the Reichstag on Thursday, has been "postponed till a more fitt- ing occasion." A * oo + * * + * -* * + " -> wl ne a TWO-THIRDS GERMANS ON WESTERN FRONT. Of 219 Divisions, 143 Face the British and the French. Paris, May 2. that the strength forces totalled on the first of April !19 divisions, each comprising a maximum of from ten to twelve thou- sand combatants. Of these divisions 143 faced the French and British, but only 99 were in the actual line, Indivations show of the German the losses | | I the others being held in strategic re-| sorve The remaining 76 were then on the Russian, Rumanian | and Macedonian fronts." Many of the| strategic been thrown into line, to losses, were later for reconstitution and, owing sent to the rear BERLIN REPORTS F ALL URE and French Advances Around Lens. (Special to the Whig) Paris May 2.--Intense fire in Mont nillet regions, and a successful French raid 'on German around Eparges were among the ac- Of British artillery divisions | | reserve divisions have since|' | Haute and Mont Cor-| trenches | tive incidents of the fighting on the French front, ment reported, Repulse of German attacks in the | front between Cerny, Hyrtebise and Craonne was also detailed. patrols in Lorraine took a number | of German prisoners. ' Berlin Reports Failures, (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, May 2 ish and French advances Lens on the Aisne to the south, was| today's official state-| | * sigh a pai! te have That Sir Edward mediate changes in the Inventions 'Board, | load of & RUSSIANS EVACUATE MUCH IN ARMENIA Disappointing News, As Brit ish- in Mesopotamia Will Be Endangered. t 2 (Rpecial the Whig London, May The Turkish 'of ficial statement today have evacuated Mush, in Ar- and that the town has been occupied by the Turks News of this retirement by the Russians in Armenia {4s somewhat disappointing. Any considerable evacuation would jeopardize not only the Russian army in Armenia, but permit Turkey sto throw.an over- powering army against .the British under General Maude in Mesopo- tamia 1,300,000 GERMANS KILLED IN THE WAR The German Population is Sad- ly Reduced Through the Kaiser's Handiwork. (Special to the Whig) Amsterdam, May 2.---To date Germany has lost 1,300,000 killed in f ghting, according to statistics compiled by Dr. Friedrich Naumann and annoupced in a recent lecture in Berlin. Dr. Naumann estimated that with this and the decrease in the German birth rate, the total "German population had been reduc- ed by 3,800,000. The surplus of females over males in Germany, he fizured, had, been increased from 800,000 to more than 2,000,000. BOOTS £20 PER PAIR. Jump of $3 Per Pair is Due This Fall. 5 May 2 "Twenty dol- That's my prediction r unless the war informed Toron- to shoe- dealer. "Every day the fighting ;goes on leather gets Scar- cer. "We are Toronto, paying an advance of three dollars per par on the wholesale price of all our fall stock. That means that we shall to chatge our customers three dollars per pair more. Our first-grade men's boots which sold at $6 a couple of years ago are now bringing $10 per pair, and in the fall the price will be $13. Our second grade, which mow sells at $8, will be $12, and the cheapest lines we carry will run around $10, 'Now is the time to stock up." NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION Carson Has Re- Jgned From Admiralty, (Special to the Whig) London, May 2.--There is no of- Seal confirmation that Sir Edward Carson has resigned as First Lord of the Admiralty. The Daily Mail, however, predicts important and im- Admiralty of which Lord Fisher is chairman, and the, Depart- ment-of Sea Traffic which directs the course and ' routes of British freighters, Premier Lloyd George is giving his undivided attention to the submarine menace problem at present. s A SE( ND BOATLO AD Of Survivors of the American steamer Vacuum. (Special to the Whig.) London, May 2.--The second boat survivors of the American armed steamer Vaouum were offi- cially reported saved to-day. The additional survivors include Capt. S. S. Harris, third mate, Edward Husted, the boatswain, and four American bluejackets, gupners on the vessel. | 8 Must Be Compulsion. (Special to the Whig) Winnipeg, May 2. After a con- ference with the military heads here, Major General Mewburn, director- General of the Canadian defence | forces, has forwarded to Ottawa their unanimous opinion that compulsion should be resorted to in Canada to French | optain men for home and overseas, To Free 200 Families, Madrid, May 2.--King- Alfonso | has obtained a promise from the | German Government to release 200 ~--Failure of Brit-| families who formerly resided in around | Lillie, Douai, Roubaix and Turcoing. I'hey' are being held prisoner in the claimed in today's official statement.| Hclzm nden, Germany, camp. OFFICIAL WAR STATEMENTS Russian. Petrograd, May casian front, south-west of Baneh, near Axmirda, a large party of! | Kurds made a heavy attack oh our 1.--On the Cau- | guards," says to-day's official | re- "The situation was restored Attacks by Kurds port. | by our 'cavalry. ~~~~~| and local inhabitants on organiza- WHIG CONTENTS. Enemy Lous 368 Aeroplanes; Germany Cannot Diotate; Plans Jomplege; Enemy Worn Out 2--Pofice Court Cases; Late Lo- cal Tidings Are Doing Good FRodial News; 0 Work t-- Editorial; Random Reels; Rippling Bhymes Figures of Interest; Rough Night on Eastern Ontario News. T-- Amusements Announcements: SAR titary Matters; Theatrical News. S--Gadsby's Letter. 10--Social News: Roxume's Con- fesston: Menus. 11--The Latest Market Reports. B- Lake. | | | 13-In the World of Spostt. REL tions in the rear of our army are be- | comming more frequent. "0 the Russian-Galician and | Rumanian fronts there were ng | usual reconnoitring operations an | rifle firing." . Rome, May 1.---"The artillery : ae | tivity was intermittent yesterday all | along the fromt," says today's War | Office statement. "It was heavy in Frigidio vaMey and on the north- ern edge of the Carso, continuing well into the mgmt Reconnaissances { DY 'both sides caused patrol emcount- ers. We took some prisoners, in- Sluding an officer. "Enemy seaplane raids are report. ed along the lower Isonzo. damage was done." So says the Rus-}| EDITORIAL IN TAGEBLAT i freedom KANGSTON, ONT! \RIO, » ~passenger steamship ap pean ADMITS GERMANY CANNOT DICTATE No Longer in a Position to Demand Her Terms | SHOWS THAT GERMAN EDITORS KNOW THE TRUTH. Germany, However, Demands a Peace That Will Allow Her Freedom of Trade and Independence, (Special to the Whig.) | London, "flay 2.--German newspa-| per comment{*received by Holland in- cluded this extract from an editorial by Theodore Wolff, in the Tageblatt: "Weymust openly admit that Ger- ma is no longer able to dictate peace terms. Germany, however, demands a peace that will allow her of trade and independence and guarantee that her economic in- terests abroad shall be protected, | whether they be in Sydney, Yoko- hama or Antwerp" The Reichstag re-assembled to-day after a recess since April 24th. At that time the sitting was dissolved amid considerable disorder on ac- pearing in the count of Socialist demands. morrow it is promised Von Hollweg] will announce new peace tepms. | | GERMAN RESERVES la HEAVILY DEPLETED Von Hindenburg \ Wastes Bat-| talions Assembled For Other Purposes. London, May 2.----Reufer's corres- 'pondent at French headquarters tele- graphs that the principle gain of the Anglo-French offepsive up to the pre- sent is in forecing\Hindenburg to en- gage reserves which had been a bled for quite another purpose, and wasting them irreparably. The Ger- mans apparently had a strategic re- serve. of forty-four divisions in the west, Thirty-three of these were sent to the front line, and it is estimated that over half of these were with- drawn for reconstitution owing to losses. The Germans, continues the cor- respondent, are momentarily pouring out troops in the hope of a separate Russian peace. There is evidence which demonstrates that a German battalion numbering 1000 men, in 1914, has now been reduced to 750 men. 'BASEBALL RECORDS. International League. Buffalo, 16; Richmond, 9. National League. Chicago, 9; St. Louis, 0. American League. ~ Washington, 3; New York, ed New Brunswick is Now Dry. St. John, May 2._._The law pro- hibiting the sale of liquor as a bever- age in New Brunswick, passed last year by the Provincial Legislature, became effective Monday night. The closing days of the saloon reign and & * that of the wholesale dealers were J marked by tremendous sales of pack- age St. John streets, how- me | ever, were about normal and only ME [twelve afresty were made, iN Lye eases PAGES 1-8 1917. Ww EDNESDAY, » AY 2, VESSELS . WHICH BROUGHT FRENCH COMMISSION TO AMERICA Above is shown one of the crack cruisérs of the French navy which convoyed the big converted lower picturé. The passenger liner is the vessel which carried . Marshal Joffre and the French War Commission to America for a conference with President Wilson and the high officials of the government. em A rn 3 WOMEN TICKET AGENTS ENEMY INFANTRY 5 WORN OUT By Repeated. And Reckless Counter Stations 'of Lae kawanna| in New Jer: New York, May gue who bought tickets in the ferry station of | Lackawanna Railroad in New Jersey yesterday were surprised to see wo-| men on duty in the ticket bopths. The change from male agents, it was said, marked the beginning of | what might become such a general substitution of women for men' as has taken place abroad. Only three | women went to werk.today on the! Lackawanna, which 'maintains a force | tacks of Past F Past Few Days. of fifteen ticket agents in the day | time, but the railroad officials as-| serted that plans had bgen made to! IN NEVER-ENDING CHORUS AND employ women to replace men agents | ENEMY REPLIES who went into military service or| { who gave up their jobs for other rea- | phe Huns Are Nervous, Fearing Bri- Sons. | tish Attack--Arleux Is a Target For German Projectiles, With the British Armies Afield, Rev. Isaac Couch Issues Writ Against May 2.--British and German forces School Principal. l'alike took a "breathing spell." Ottawa, May 2.--Claiming that he Worn out and cut to pieces by their was libelled, Rev. Isaac Couch, pas- | repeated and reckless counter-at- tor of McLeod street Methodist tacks of the past few days, the Ger- church, is suing J, C. Spence, Public Pe : School principal, for $10,000. The man infantry quieted down. litigation arises out of a letter| The British, for their part, set- Spence wrote to the First Methodist tiled down to artillerying. Their Church, Qwen yung, in which he| guns roared in never-ending chorus, warned church officials against ac- . y ; and the German cannon replied in cepting Mr. Couch as the pastor be- I lo . P fore enquiries had been made into | thunderous echoes, his conduct. Plaintiff claims he has{ Guemappe was shelled all day yes- been deprived of an offer to accept! !erday--and quite heavily. Arleux was' likewise the target for German projectiles, a position of emolument and benefit. | The Germans were palpably ner- vous, of Oppy. and for this reason they {are spraying shells along the entire Oppy-Gavrelle dine. The Germans were particularly jumpy during the night, and kept star shells constantly shooting toward the sKy, watching carefully for any movement across No Man's Land, while their shells pounded away at the British lines. In only one spot did the Prussians { counter-attack. This was at a Brit- "ish post to the west of Havrincourt. -- { The attack carried them over Jue on British positions for a moment, but pSerigue, Sri ol gotmany. 3 they were immediately driven out ed all crops. The strike situa- 4 | With losses. tion is difficult. +i, * EPP Pe n Ferry v / PASTOR SUES FOR LIBEL | ' : : i WAR BULLETINS, King George has made an appeal for economy in eating. + + 19,246 guns in British and 3 The 4 Germans April. took 256 Serious May Day disorders in Petrograd. "A popular gene- ral was killed and others hurt. thd bdpb ree Pepe Feet etetes Armies Still Locked. New Serial Story. » On Saturday, May 12th, 2th, the W Whig will commence the " publication of & new serial story entitled "Gold," by Stew- art Edward White, the rénowned novelist, explorer and hunter. This story was reviewed in the Whig's 'book re- view page when it first appeared in book form a couple of years ago. and it was then noted as one of the fifiest and most interesting stories of-the day. The Whig, therefore, - counts itself very lucky indeed to haverbeen able to secure this splendid serial for its readers. : The scenes are laid in California during the days 33 the gold fever of "49, a most thrilling period in the histofy of the west. Law and order were unknown then. but the fel- low who transgressed the rules of the majority received short shift at the hands of the vigilantees, Mr. White has made that feverish time live forever in history: It isa very wonderful piece of work. Hehas recreated the past, 'and we go with bated breath throtigh the scenes he pie ures with so much vividness. Part of the story is laid in Pan- ama. whiek was the route taken by the gold seekers. If your heart has ever beaten a little faster at the thought of those adventurous days. you will follow the fortunes of this little party of four with real delight. . Remember the first instalment of this vivid story will begin oi on Saturday, May 12th. Be sure and read the open- ing chapters. fearing a British attack south London, May 2.--Another night. of | inaction in so far as large movements were concerned, was reported from the British front today by 'Feild Mar- , shal Haig. "Between St. Quentin' ,and Lens {fhere was mutual artillerying at | night," he declared. "In the neigh- | borhood of Fauquisart a German raiding party was repulsed"; ~The halt in "major operations on the British front has now extended over three days. Meanwhile the ar- mies on both sides continue locked along the Scarpe, neither side being able to gain against the big forces opposing. U.S. SENATORS WILDLY CHEER "PAPA" JOFFRE Replies, "But Vive PAmerique. Washington, May 2.--Rene. Vivi- ani and Marshal Joffre, heads of the French mission, were received yes- terday on the floor of the Senate. The galleries were packed with parties of distinguished visitors. Vivian!, who delivered address in French, was roundly ap- plauded. When he concluded, and the party started to leave the cham- ber, the Senate to a man, scores of representatives who came over from the House, and the crowded galleries, arose and cried:" "Joffre, Joffre, Joftre." * The grey-haired marshal of France returned . to the rostrum; and in an instant the chamber was quiet. Then waving his cap before him, he bowed low, and in the soft voice that is his, said: "I do not, speak "English, L'Amerique." Cheer after cheer greeted this, and they ceased only when the hero of the Marne had lett the chamber, 100 SHELLS A MINUTE TO BLAST THE WAY Unprecedented U Use of Artil- lery Fire Prepared For' French Advance. a stirring Vive French Armies in the 2.--One hundred shells a minute was the .unprecedentedly violent maximum... of artillery" fire with which the French on Monday attacked along a front of eight miles around Moronvillers. This concentrated blaze was the precursory 'move in,_the French ad- vance over the western summits of the shoulder of the Moronvilliers crest, "It was one of the most for- midable artiHes¥ actions in the his- tory of the entire war to date. 1 saw this himdr-d-shells-a-minute bombardment continue throughout the day. The Vesle Valley was a seething furnace of bursting projec- tiles, smoke and dust. With the Field, May 20,000 RUSSIANS CHEER U. 8S, Monster May-Day Parade Held in Petrograd. Petrograd, May 2.--Twenty thou- sand Russian citizens massed in a monster May Day parade yesterday and marched past the American Em- sy to cheer entry of the United States into the world war. M. Rod- zianko, president of the Duma, spoke from a balcony, standing beside Am- erican Ambassador Francis and eulogizing America's humanitarian course. " The liberation of Russia must be crowned by victory for humanity," declared Ambassador Francis, in a brief reply. A TRIBU TE TO < ANADA Paris Paper Praises Canada's Ef- "forts in War. Paris, May 2.---The Echo de Paris contains a detailed account of the part played by Canada in the war. The paper says in part: "Every week brings us news of the-unvarying generosity of the Cah adians, who never cease to offer in- valuable assistance in money and lives. Moreover, although every- where clse Germans are traitors to the country of their. adoption, Ger- man-Canadians give proof of. their loyalty and do their whole duty just like the 'other inhabitants of Can- ada.' CONSCRIPTION PASSES ANEW Senate Has Not Even a Roll-call-- Goes to Conference, Washington, May /1.--The Admin- istration Army Bill with the con- scription provision retained, was passed anew today by the Senate, without & roll-call virtually, as it approved the measure last Saturday. The bill now goes to conference: with the House, Allies May 1 Recruit in U.S. Washington, May 2.-- The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the bill authorizing. Allied governments to recruit their subjéets and citizens in this country, MONTREAL WANTS JOVFRE. ° Send Deputation to Invite Him to Assist Recruiting. Montreal, May 2.-- Attempts are to he made to get Marshal Joffre to come to Montreal to inaugurate the recruiting campaign- to be conduct ed "by MajorsGeneral Lessard and Colonel! Blondin through Quebec. A deputation has gone to Washington to wait on the victor of the Marne in this connection. Favored Repeal of Boxing Law. Albany, N.Y., May 2.--The Sen- ate Judiciary Committee voted yes- terday to report favorably the Slat- ley law regulating public boxing contests. The vote was 7 to 3. "l Do Not Speak English," He. er bill designed to repeal the Fraw- |" LAST EDITION PLANS COMPLETE AT WASHINGTON. To Send United States Troops fo fhe . Battclng at Once. REGULARS 10 CO FRST AND = THEN DETAILS OF 20,000" EACH MONTH. The First Contingent Will be Sent Before August 1st--Destroy Are Also to be Sent to Europe: Waters. Washington, May 2.----American sentimental regard for France ha won over military opposition of the Army General Staff, and the Stars and Stripes will be seen on the Euro- pean battlefields by midsummer ac- cording to the best information at hand. The appeal of Marshal Joffre for United States soldiers to fight side by side with his French "poilus"t met with such response that the Government will hasten lits plans for the despatch of an expeditionary force. The first detachment will probably be only a division, but it will be_sup- plemented by successive reinforce- ments until a respectable army. un- der the American flag will be gath- ered in France soon after the first of August. The first contingent consist of regulars, plement to go will with a full com- machine <y- clists, and other auxiliary effectives of 20,000 men. Its training will be completed in France under the com- mand of its own officers, but under the general - supervision of French military experts schooled in the im- mediate needs of the situation. Its artillery 'support wiil be pro- vided by French batteries, so ai not to encumber. army transports with American ordnange-not yet required. Ln. of Sansa. G1 gunners, 'A Host to Go. : will bé. sent abroad at the rate of 20,000 a month, .beginning not later than .August 1st. This steady stream will continue as long as America can furnish the men and the Allied commanders can find places for them in the firing line. In addition it has been decided to rush to the other side destroyers and other vessels capable of com- batting submarines. American officers and aspirants for commissions will go abroad in bi-monthly drafts for intensive train- ing. Two hundred and fifty French officers are coming at once to the 4d/nited States to help drill the first army. The American Red Cross officially announces its decision to send six fully equipped base hospitals to France immedjately, with a total personnel of 1,340. The date for the despatching of armed forces, includ- ing infantry, artilléfy, engineers cavalry, is contingent upon the de- cision of the general staff of the army as to the time when the first division can be prepared for trans- port. ! Men War Tidings. Nearly one hundred seized Ger- man ships will commence carrying food from New York to Britain and France ajonte. t. is pelieved that Canadian casualties from Vimy Ridge have now been received at Ottawa, but a large list is also looked from Arleux. Durham County Liberals selected J. B. "Bartram as candidate for the Commons. DAILY MEMORANDUM right hand corner, See top of page 3, for probabilities Rummage Sale Methodislt Church, in Island Market BORN. In Kingston, on to Mr. and Mrs, J a son (John Donald) DIED Kingston at Hotel on May ist, 1917, younger son of Mrs, K. 'aged 16 years. Funeral from the family residence, 104 lower Bagot, on Thursday morning at 8.30, for St. Mary's Ca- thedral where a wsolemfi Requiem mass will be sung for the happy re- pose of Wis soul. Friends and acquaintances are kindly invited Lo aifend. NUGENT--n San Jose, California, on April 30h, 1817, Mania Gardiner, willow of the Fate Michael Nugent, of Batavia, fatmerly of Kingston. Interment in Batavia Queen Street May 4th, by Friday, DICKSON 28th, 1917, Dickson, April J E BELANGER-Tn Dieu Hospital, George V Belanger, 'Tis sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark "Tis sweet 10 know there fo a8 eye Our a pow brighter when we come.