YE AR ¢ 84: : NO. 10: 105 OPEN RUPTURE WITH NEW LEADERS The Russian Soldiers nd Workmen Are Not Satisfied With the Attitude of the Pro- visional Government---Protests "Are Made. to the Whig.) (Special Petrograd, May &. An op ional government heads and the mittee came to-day. The that the government bake tensity of the situation 1s g tween the two elements in The greatest feeling of the provisional government that il Czas contracts with the Allies. there in gizantic demonstral Milukofl. Speakers from the mounted impromptu rostrims i a Join in their demand that the government fake all the people into their confidence. A greal preparation for to-night. sity of the situation. Virtual Armistice on Russian Front. (Special to the Whig.) A virtual armistice exists along almost fo- day. on the Austro-German front in more hr a month. i. front Petrograd, May the"entire Russian been no real aetivily on the Ge places Russian and German sol unarmed in No Man's Land. General Gourka, Minsk front, to-day a forces to beware of a German issued mans friendliness was part of their plan to obtain information Soldiers arriving for ing are mithority for the statement that there has been abso- lutely no fighting orf the Austrian front. of Russian conditions. Pledging Unrelenting War. (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, May 4 A dramalie appealing to the patriotism of workmen and sold ers, de- livered by Foreign Minister Miliu- koff from the balcony of the Gov- ernment building, had to-day appar- ently staved off the crisis that ap- pears imminent in new Russia. IFrom a hooting, jeering mob that demanded iis resignation, M liukoft turned the throngs of soldiers and workmen, which had paraded the streets throughout yesterday, into a crowd which cheered his utterances, sreech, the » ARCHBISHOP BRUCHESI | MADE A DEFENDANT Young Montreal Wife Seeks to| Have Her Child Declared Legitimate. (Special to the Whig) Montreal, May 4.--Archbishop Bruchesi of Montreal 's now named as co-defendant witli Eugene Hebert in a court action revival of the fam-, ous Hebert-Clouatre marriage case which has"*begn before the courts of Quebec since 1908. The present néw action is to ask the superior court to declare the marriage of Eugene Hebert and Marie Emma Clouatre, solemnized in July, 1901, by Rev. W. Timberlake, a Protest- ant minister, valid and b'nding' and to declare a child born of that mar- riage legitimate and to declare null and void a judgment rendered by | Archbishop Bruchesi in November, 1909, nullifying the marriage under the ne temere decree. The Russia's war debt $20,000,000,000. | | is nearing | workmen and soldiers demanded 'nl FOWINg 1" tne mdignation workmen and soldiers «lelegietes by the announceme nt of the solgiers and citizens' "delegations There « commande formal | and the workmen's | sunk by German subinarines during | ing to an .off cial | ions (320,000 or 340,000 men) on | especially n rupture between the provis- workmens and soldiers' eom- into their confidence. The hourly. The first clash be- government came yeste rday. was aroused among the intended to stand behind the Throngs of citizens gathered ion against Foreign Minister nd exhorted with the people to meeting of protest is un len- Hiss 'an be no disguising the been fired There has rman-Russian sector At many liers are fraternizing, meeting Not shot has the Russian forces on the statement warning his He contended the Ger- roof ruse. the Duma meet- pledging unrelenting war on Ger- many. A joint meeting of the representa tives of the provisional government and soldiers' committee scheduled for to-night has been cancelled. "The provi- s.onal sfvernment cannot strike.the name of Russia from the list of the Allied nations," Miliukoff de- clared with greatest emphasis. '""The provisional , government will never consent to separite peace.' "We-look to you to'trust us and give us- your support.' Prolonged cheering greeted Miliukoff's statement that the Gov- ernment would never consent to separate peace. A ~~. LOSS OF FRENCH SHIPS ---------- ' | Were Not as Serious as in Previous ! Week. (Special to the Whig) Paris, May Only one French ship of more than 1,600 tons was Qe the week ended April 29th, accord- statement to-day. Five of less than 1,600 tons and three fishing boats were lost. Eight merchantmen were unsuccessfully attacked. i Failed So Far, Says Berlin, (Special to the Whig) ' Berlin, via. London, May 4.--The British offensive is being waged at least sixteen or seventeen full divis- a front of eighteen miles, but so far failed, today's official statement de- clared. hail insurance business was unfortunate last year, aggregating $1,- losses totaled $1,- The total premiums 419,118, while 565,565 - OFFICIAL WAR Austrian. Vienna, May 3.--The following official commun¢ation was issued 1o- day: "Eastern theatre Front of Arch- duke Joseph--An attack by several enemy companies on our positions fm the Puitna valley was repulsed with sanguinary..losses. "On other positions of our front ns a. Ve ---- i ---- ey WHIG CONTENTS. Pn Rupture in Russia: The ting je Desperate: En. circling Lens: To Investigase Flour Prices; Canadians Take Fresvuy. 2--Shoukl Abolish Deposits; Milk Price to Increase. 30d Shoulder ¢o Liberals; Chose of Convention, 4--Editorial: Random Rippling Rhymes by-iGerman Pris ners c Leaving; Caried Of Headgates. 6--Eastern Ontario News T--Amusements; Announcements; §--Queen's Bowing Club; Mil~ tary Maiters; Theatrical Themes. $--Playved Cards as Ship Sank: German Loss Terrible. 16---<Roxane's Confession; Menus 114A Place Where People Know + How to Live. 12--in the World of Sport. 1--News from the Countrysile. 14--Home Builders' Guide. ip Reels; STATEMENTS the artillery activity has been more lively." Petrograd, 'May 3.-- {Thursday's official statement follows: "On Tuesday night enemy infan- try. supported by artillery, attacked the height ten miles south-west of Ocna, Northern Rumania. The en- emy was driven back to his own trenches. On the remiinder of the Rumanian front there was artillery firing. The usual rifle firing and scouting and aerial operations oe curred on the Russo-Galician front "On the Black Sea one of our hy- droplane squadrons threw 120 bombs on Masmudia, on the Dan- ube. Great destruction was observ. ed. Notwithstand'ng the enemy's heavy shrapnel fire : all our ma- chines returned unharmed.' "Yesterday we brought down a German aeroplane in Eastern Gali- cia. The machine and its pants were captured. "On the Caucasian front Te ef- forts of the Turks to advance in the region south-west of Gumishkhane were defeated easily dy us. In the j direction of Khanmikin our detach- ments occupied an island Jin the Diala River, near Djumur, rth of THE FIGHTING 15 DESPERATE The Germans Are Fighting Hard to Stop THE WAR HAS NOT SEEN )| Twenty Times as Many Em- partment as a result of the war is fis women, but PAGES 18 [v3 KINGSTON, oFvANe: FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1917. FIRST FRENCH FIGHTERS T0 PARADE IN AMERICA SINCE REVOLUTIONARY WAL * CJ marching under arms on American soil, as brothers-in-arms of Americans. French eruiser now in American waters on varade in the streets of Nortols, Va. ------r Ae Pr A the British Drive. TERRIBLE BATTLING AS IS NOW ON. Both Sides Fight Hand-to<Hand-- The Canadians Holding Their Gains and Repulse All Attempts to Retake Them. (Speeial to the Whig.) By William Philips Simmis. With the British Armies im the] Field, May 4.--Germany is fighting as she never fought before to stop the British drive. Fighting for the hand-té-hard and net over miles of front. The Tom- miés themselves were authority for this statement today. Not only were the German soldiers fighting more desperately - than evar before, but to-day German artillery fire was vastly increased. > In the face of such a violent com- bat all along the line to-day the whole front situation was practically unchanged. The war 'has neve, seen any harder fighting than tha on both sides of the Scarpe to-day. The Canadians, who yesterday ad- vanced .south of Lens, inflicting a hard blow on the Prussians, were still holding their gains and repuls- ing all attempts to retake them. ger LIET-COLONEL. RUSSELL BRITTON AMONG KILLED (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, May 4.--A cable announces the death in action of Lieuf.-Col Russell" H. Brit- ton, D.S.0., of Gananoque. He was the son of Charles EK. Brit- ton, Gananoque, and a nephew of dustice Britton and Mrs. J. Ross Robertson, Toronto. He was in the artiller 2,078 PEOPLE WORK IN MILITIA DEPT. SUCH - most part is bayonet-to-bayo- ployes as There Were mm BRITISH ALMOST ENCIRCLE LENS Grip on Coal City Twists. East. to Tresnay, Which Canadians Captured. THE HEAVIEST FIGHTING Here for the first time since the close of the evolutionary war are shown sea fighters of France aré the men of a They A 110° INVESTIGATE FLOUR PRICES Liberal Member For Richmond Urged Need Upon the Government. LABOR MINSTER SENDING IS WHERE THE CANADIANS ARE 2A COMMISSIONER TO MONTREAL MAKING ATTACKS. British Hold Nearly One-fifth of a Mile of German - Trenches on _ Switchline From Oppy to Bro- court, (Special to the Whig) London, May 4.--Lens was three- fdousths-encireled; by: tomers Gerce, fighting, Marking "the resumption of the British offensive. The British grip on: the coal city now twists from Loos, on the north, southward through - Lievin, Given- chy, Vimy, and epstward to around Acheville and Fresney, where the Canadians are 'fighting tenaciously.! It is around the last two towns that the heaviest fighting was centering to-day: There the British turning | of the Wotan line was made complete by the rupture of the ~so-called "switchline™ from Oppy north to! Brocourt, in fighting which has been! almost continuous since early yes- terday. Britieh forces were holding nearly one fifth of a mile of the German trenches on this vaunted Hinden- burg line to-day, located betwee } Fontaine Les Croisilles and Bulle-! court, in the face of terrific counter- commangers. i { Germans Expect Bigger Attacks. | (Special to the Whig) ! Amsterdam, May - 4.--"Although the Allied offensive has so far been satisfactorily resisted, an attack on a larger scale may be expected in view of the enormous massing of men, guns and munitions by the en- emy," declares the Berlin Vorwaerts military critic, Col. Gaedke, to-day. °' Had to Fal! Back. | (Special to the Whig.) | London, May 4.-- The tremendous weight of the Gerinan reserves flung / violently into the ling of the British | advance has forced a slight falling | back of British troops from advanc- ed positions captured yesterday. Field Marshal Haig reported to-day. His statement, however, revealed progress on an entirely new sector from that in which the British drive of the past forty-eight hours has Beretofure centred---north-east of Quentin and north-east of Har- a "At night around Cherisy and also in 1911. Ottawa, May 4.--The enormous in- crease in the work of the Militia De-| | illustrated by a return which was lald on the table of the Commons by Sir Bdward Kemp. It shows that the number of employes, temporary and permanent, who are at work at present is 2,078, In 1911, employes of all kinds in the department num- bered 103. Of the 2,078 only 128 are permanent. The pay of the department for the fiscal year ending March 31sf, 1914, totalled $168,812, while for the fiscal year just ended the amount was $1,454,361. A number of new branches has been found necessary since the open- of the war, two of them employ- & vefy large number of men and chiefly women. The new branches are as follows: Sep- [aration allowance, 604; record of- fice, 643; estates branch, 31; pay- master casualties, 41; audit branch, 48; deputy chief censor, 8. In addl- tion to those new branches the work of the old ranches has increased so much many temporary em- ployes. oy been added to the staff Khanikin." astride the Arras-Cambrai Road we were compelled to fall back from the advanced positions captured yes- | terday," the British commander-in- chief said. "We further progressed rth-east of St. Quentin and north- e of Barsleourt, where we cap- tured the Malakoff farm.' Hagricourt, from where Haig has launched a new drive, is two miles distant from the main German line of communications between Cambral and St. Quéntin. But little fighting, has been reported from this sector for the past tem dae, Mak ng Further Progress, } (Special to the Whig) Paris, May 4--"Further Progress" north-east of Rheims in a combat featured by violent cannomading, was reported in the War Office statement to-day. In the woods | west: of Monte Cornillet a German | attack was repulsed with grenades. | West of the Meuse, the statement said, a French raiding Ing panty obtain- ed success in Avecourt Henry E. Duke, chief secretary "tor Ireland, announces that the govern- 'ment contemplates action to stop rac- ing gin Ireland during the war. Quebec, hes vote of 2,487 to 1,308, of eath, {Mr. Kyte, { the sala Fane dry by a TO ENQU IRE, A Bill Introduced to Fix the Bank Interest on Savings at Not Less Than Four Per Cent. Ottawa, May 4.--George Kyte, of Richmond, moved the adjournment of the House of Commons yesterday atfernooT to discuss a "question of urgent public importance, namely: The necessity of taking action\to pre- vent further advances in the price of flour in Canada by reduging the same to the amount reprgéented by the- price of wheat received by the farmer, plus the cost of milling and distribution, but eliminating the ef- fect of stock exchange manipula- tions. Householders in Ottawa, he said, must have noticed with anxiety this { morning that thé price of flour /had increased. by $1.20 per barrel over night. He declared that the increase had been due, not to the fact that the wheat available for milling had increased in proportion. It was due entirely:to the fact that Von Bethmann-Hollweg had not made his peace speech in the Reich- stag yesterday. This fact hdd been taken advantage of to boost the price of wheat on exchange, and to raise the price of flour, though the millers had in stock lrge quantities of wheat purchased months ago at much lower prices. It mattered not whether Von Bethmann-Hollweg had made his speech or not. The .fact was simply taken ,aAdvantage of by the manipulators to boost prices, and to charge householders $1.20 more per barrel for their flour. * Yet Prices Went Up. There were 81,600,000 bushels of wheat in the élevators in Canada at prekent and none being shipped to Great Britain because of the sub- marine menace. And yet on a ery of peace or no peace manipulators were permitted to boost prices at will. How long were the people to stand this? The Minister of Finance had tken quick and commendahle 'action in regard to newsprint. His action" had at once resulted in lower prices. Why couldn't such action be taken in this case? wl implore the Minister," declared "to take immediate and drastric steps not only to prevent the further rise of the price in flour, but also' to reduce the cost to a price commensurate with the cost re- ceived for his wheat by the farmer. Nothing should be allowed for ex- ploitation." The Hon. T. W. Crothers, Minister of Labor, replied. He said he had to- day instructed one of his commis- sioners to go to Montreal and look {into the problem of the increasing price of flour. This gentleman, Mr. O'Connor, was seeking a remedy for the evil to which the member for Richmond had referred. To Amend Banking Act. Mr. Lapointe, of St. James, intro- duced a bill to amend the Bank Act so as to fix the rate of interest on savings at not less than four per cent. Sir Thomas White informed Em- manuel Devlin that legislation would be introduced this session respecting es of the lower grade of the inside «vil service. The Govern- 'ment action in connection with the &, outside be indicated' mag service would in the supplementary The motion of R. Bickefdike, St. Lawrence, Montreal, to hate a pleb- liseite upon capital punishment was declared lost on division after a short debate, His resolution to, Rbolish the death penalty so far as] it applies to women ang children stands for further consideration. WOULD COMMANDEER \ THE COLD STORAGE And Keep Down Prices--New York to Regulate Food and Fuel Prices. Washington, May that cold storage Unfted States are ing food in their 4.--Charging concerns in the actually destroy- ¢ plants and, on the farms in order to keep up prices, Senator Stone, Mi:souri; "yester ay suggested that the Government com- mandeer these plants during the war, or place them under supervis- on, ° Expected to Fix Prices. New York, May 4.-----Government regulation of food stuffs and fuel in New York may be expected w. thin a short time, according' to agents of the Department of Agriculture here studying the situation to "day. Deal- ers admit they expect price regula- tion to be a certainty within a very short time. As a 'result there has been no forced advances in food prices for a week Speculators are not taking over foods. Antiacite coal advances, had been planned to follow advance in wages to miners, bably will not become effective, SUBMARINE DISGUISED AS FISHING BOAT Strange Tales Told by Ameri- can Survivors--S8ome Tor- pedoed Second Time. London, May 4.--American citi- zens landed during the past few days from vessels which have been sunk by German submarines tel] re- markable tales of the strenuous ex ploits of the U-boats. In one case three undersea boats appeared simultaneously alongside the -ship, one being a submarine cruiser 300 feet long, and the others old-fash- ioned submgr.nés with a length of about 120 feet. In another case a German sub- marine wore an elaborate disguise of a fishing boat. This submarine carried 'a gun, which had a range of nearly five miles. In at least two cases the crews of vessels sunk by submarines were res- cued from open boats by a passing ship only to suffer a repetition ol the disaster when the ship on which they -'had taken refuge fell prey to an underwater boat. which receng pro- TO GIVE WOMEN PLACES OF MEN Railroads Planning to Prevent Crippling of Their Work=- ing Forces. New York, May 4.----Anticipating a reduction of clerical and office forces by reason of the draft law taking many of the male employees into the army and navy, several of the larger railroad lines are making tentative arrangements to fill vacan- cies with women. Among the roads tak'ng this step are the Erie, Le- high Valley, Pennsylvania and New York Central. At the executive offices of the lines it was said that none of their present employees would be dis- charged to make way for women, but it 'was admitted that precaution- ary steps were being taken to pre- vent their working forces from be- coming erippled. 449 VESSELS LAST MONTH Arrivals at N.Y. Exceeded Those of March by 51. New York, May 4.-\Fifty-one more vessels entered the port of New York last month than in March, de- spite the German submarine menace. The increased tonnage was 96,468 tons, of which 32,470 was represent- ed by seven more ships flying the American flag than during March. Departures in April 'were decreas- ed by thirteen vessels, or 37,562 tons as compared with March. Eighteen fewer American ships sailed from here. These represented 49,651 tons, i The total] number of vessels of all nationalities arriving here last month was 449, of which 121 were American. WARN RUSSIAN SOLDIERS Against] Having Any Relations With the Enemy. Petrograd, . May 4. General Al- exieff, commander-'n-chief of the Russian armies, has arrived on the Riga front. An order of the day issued by General Brussiloff warns the soldiers against having relations with the enemy. It says: "The enemy is seek- ing to establish such relations and taking advantage of this to gain in- formatioh of the Russian defence or- ganization." " Asks For For Passports. (Bpecial to the Whig) London, May 4.--The Chilean m'nister to Germany has asked for his passports and annoynces a break in the relations between the coun- tries. ¢ pepe pier Decline to Xegutiate, {8pecial to the Whig. Lousanne, Switzerland, ay 4. The Russian socialist leaders have refused to } with the Ger- SO a ara + { {Yet I doubt not thro' Ee AST EDITION CANADIANS AKE FRESNOY The Same Divisions Captured it as Took - BY TERRIFIC GUN FIRE BEFORE THE ASSAULT, The Position Captured Was Strongly Defended By Barbed Wire--En- emy Buried in the Ruins: By Stewart ILwon Canadian Headquarters in France, ; May 4.--Fresnoy, which the Can- adians captured yesterday, lay with- in the main Mericourt-Oppy' posi- tion, which, throughout its length, protegted by wire ent thirty feet wide, © For our artillery has been overtime destroying this frontage of rover two miles north and south Fresnoy well as in front of the village. The ground has been searched by ar- tillery fire for machine gun emplace- ments, which when well concealed behind uncut wire, give a tremen- dous advantage to the defence. Much ammunition is thus expend- ed, but its free use saved the lives of many of our brave fellows in the tangle of houses, or rather ruins of houses, through which-they fought their way down to the eastern slope of the new line established. Many of the enemy must have been buried in the ruins of the houses destroyed in the last terrific burst of fire, which preceded the assault. Prisoners taken alréady number ten officers and 260 of other ranks. The same Canadian divisions cap- tured Fresnoy as took Arleux. was strongly tanglements some days working wire along a of as War Tidings. The British Admiralty is to have a new staff of officers straight from the North Sea t The Hindenburg line was smashed Lat two important points on Thurs- day. The French attillery is ac- tive, ' Turks threaten a massacre of Jews in Palestine to stop the Brit- ish advanee. In Londen War Critic Repington says there are six million German troop¥ in the field. The Russians have badly defeated the Turks in their offensive on the Caucasian front, British airmen have been very ac- tive recently, conducting many r and reconnaissances, During t past three days they have destroyed 64 German machines, The German U-boat menace has made the food situation in Belgium and northern France one of extreme gravity, The mortality among adults in the industrial. districts having multiplied By three during March and April. 5 U.S. Enlistments Rapid. Washington, {May 4.--Declaring navy enlistments are coming in so fast that additional training quart ers are imperative, Secretary Dan- fels yesterday personally asked an additional appropriation from Con- gress of $7,000,000 for naval train- ing stations to be added to the new army and navy bill A Great Loss of bite, (Special to the Whig Basle, Switzerland, May : --A big powder factory at Furth, Germany, exploded, killing 521 persons, and another at Trosdorf killed thirty. DAILY MEMORANDUM Nurses' Alumnae food sale, May 26th, 1917 Bee for THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Following City Stores. top of page 3, right hand corner, probabilities. f «++ 308 Montreal St. . Princess & Division 295 King St 353 Ahern, Joseph, Jr. Best Drug Store Buc knell's 3 News Depot .e Coulter's Grocery . Cullen's Grocery, C Frontenac Hotel Gibson's Drug Store McAuley's Book Store . McGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & Kins McLeod s Grocery 51 Unlon Bt, .+ 369 University Paul's Cigar Store Pri Prouse's Drug Store .... Southoott's Grocery -- DIED BLIAOTT --On Thursday, May rd, Sarah Ann Clapp, widow of date Mabthow HG aged years. Funeral (private) from the residence wf her son," Smith Ellotty, town. ship.of Kingston, on Saturday af- dornoon "at 2.30 Please omit Bowers. 1917, the a4 the ages one ans, ! And the thoughts of men are widen- ed with with the process of the suns, 5 5 | peace plan. ~--TENNYSON,