a 22 PAGES YEAR 84: hank No. God Ie HOW KINGSTON CELEBRATED MINION DAY ON JULY 1ST, 1867 ti John Breden Was Mayor and Read the Confederation Procla- mation--Royal Salute Fired From Fort Henry--The Gunboat Hercules Was in the Harbor. The esting Kingston on the Whig files account of the doi ' i July 1 birth of the Domir John Breden was that ye ada lama ho av clerk Whiz br ght the city AT, publi id and tign calling for x st gned by the mayor M. Flanagan, appeared in the "The moming donned with a pleasant sky." reads count of the days proceedin Sol sending forth his rays lustre do the occasion A breeze took away the effec sun's heat, and it would be sible to conceive a day more to the day of all days to Canada." At am., the royal siue of twenty-one guns was fired from Fo:t the of su ted 6 EX-MAYOR JOHN McRELVEY Who was a judge of sporting events held' in Kingston on Dominign Day, 1867 Henry, and immediately it, the city bell struck out a fast note, and following it alk the bells of the city nearly an hour, City sume its holiday attire, Flags were everywhere displayed, new flag staffs being erected in various pants of the city from which the Union Jack floated triumphantly. It s stated that the confederation flag, at Thomas Robinson's was a copy the design procured from the depart- ment at Ottawa. Robinson's own werk, The vessels in the harbor display- ed all the bunking at their command, the gunboat Hercules being decked out with flags from bulwarks to top- mast. ont exception. 'The holiday not ing legal, without an order-in-coun- cil, tion of the morning, for the trans- action of business. The streets with the flags and bun ing, gave the visi- tors a fine impression of the city. arousing the whole » Review at Barriefield. The military assembled in aration for the review on Barriefield commons at 9 ain. at their several points of muster, the country volun- teers having arrived in good The different corps mustered strong At 10 o'clock, the whole force of vol- ungeers and regulars reached the ground, the R. C., band and Rattalion hedding their respective corps. The big unit was drawn up in Nine, in the usual position. Capt Duffs Kingstons troop of cavalry in the extreme right, supported by Kingston Volunteer Field Battery Artillery. Capt. Drummond, in com- mand, the Kingston Grammar School of YO~ | time | the | nter | Cadets, L | the attack ng party | were | trom | bour. | winners sounding | joined in a joyous peel for | Presently the city began to zs- | of | The flag was Mr. | The «ores were closed with- | i the banks were open for a por-' prep- | 14th! i i | i I the batter- the Royal Col. Mof- McDonald, Royal Artillery, Canadian Rifle Reziment, (in charge of the brigzde) and Sharp (in command), the 47th eg. Battalion Volunteer In- "Col. Hamilfon fn command, rand Trunk Volunteer Rifle I Capt. Nelson and 14h on Volunteer Rifles, Col making the largest as em- {f military ever held in Kings- Col. Gibbon, RA., C.B.,, com- mandant was in command Fort Henry opened the lull by a Royal Salute. f The volunteer artillery on the field then fired a similar salute, at intervals with the rezular feu des joie of the infantry At the conclusion of the commandant called for Her Majesty and the miftion® yd met wiih a lusty re sponBe ficm the ranks The bri- gade then hroke 'into open column right in front and marched past twice in quick time, the marching of | some of the companies being greatly admired. After the marching past, the troops divided for the sham fight, the gunboat Herculis 'having moved around from the harbor and taken up a position in Navy Bay to take part in the manoeuvre The volunteer and regular artillery as- cended the h#ll at the north of Fort Henry, the remaining force being The R.C. Sifles thrown out as skirmishers and supports, but after firing several ve es and receiving a heavy fire the artMery and infantry in return they were compelled to retire for want ammunition to continue the fight, a scarcity of eut jes of the fatt Cap Fror fantry G the firing for Cheers new Do- of there being blank ammunition provided for the rifles Only seven -ounds, could be procured in the first place." The 14th Battalion, which carried the new Peabody rifles, had not a single blank _cart- ridge served out to them, there be- ing not manufactured, and did not! fire a shot during the day. At 11.30 am. a most successful sailboat regatta was held in the har Ten boats started. The prize- were Wilson, Alexander Dix, J. Lachapelle, A. Snyder per man Phillips, J MeCorkell. Head the Proclamation. At noon Mayor Breden, City Clerk Flanagan and other city dignitaries, the general celebrat on commrittee, staff officers of the garrison and | prominent citizens gathered on a large platform erected on the mar- ket square to hear the royal author- ity proclamation. An immense | form All the troops were marched to the square and took up position. The mayor read the proclamation K (INGSTON, Fo ny Go to "Church ee ONT. ARIO, S ATU RD AY, JUN SCENE ON MARKET SQUARE, JULY 1ST, 1 1867 The above picture show ation of Confe de ration read I AVIATOR INSPIRES ARMY ~~ ~~ AQ & on! Canadians and bis ina Spectacular Bat- | te With the Huss. BRITISH AIRMEN PLAYED +WITH THE RAIN AND THE VIVID LIGH'ENING. There Were No Foe Counter-Attacks --British and Canadians Stimula- ted to Deeds of Valor. With the British Armies Field, June 30.--In a battle the roar of thunder was indistin- guishable from incessant cannonading the Britisa achieved their latest ad- vance southwest of lens It just dark Thursday. From an elevation just back Canadian troops I watched tle begin and end A black storm cloud came up from in the where was at the west about six in midsummer fury few moments later. hour play ened skies, big guns, while a For an there vivid lightning was of in the dark- the crash of thunder- {claps was a feeble echo to the bolts of steel loosed from the throats of the | guns. | jagged forks of lightning | clouds, A Spectacular Struggle. It was to the accompaniment of these roars in the heavens and on the earth---in a deluge of rain--that the Tommies stormed the German tions on the outskirts of on the plans to the south Aeroplanes up above Lens and defied the that shot perilously through re signalling back artillery ranges and the disposition of the Ger- i man defenders. The British completed their vie- i tory before it grew pitch dark. They | advanced {along a front of two miles {| 200 prisoners and six machine guns SAMUEL REID rted part of the Dominion | Kingston for the] is still a member) Day Whig of the Whig Staff at i in an audible voice. At the <onelu- \\ ' sion the new Confederat on flag was WHIG CONTENTS. Welland Canal lus of 1--iNew Paid st ing Tt Kingston So Local \ jews War Scenes and Plotures. First Dominion Day n King¥® A Diabolic Plot: Boy Aviator Inspives Army British Troops Advance Church Services; Incidents of Day Social News; Enter War Editorial; Random Rippling Rhymes Utilities' Commis mE. Fastorn Ontario News Amusements. Announcaments; ~ltary. Matters: 'Theatri- cal New History ada {Caterpillars son for All 15--In the Automobile 18--Agricuftural Page; Financial, 17oul. Mulvemey's Canada's Half Cen », Confederation Books and Their Authors Roxane's Cun- Activities of Wes PHiotos World ldiers and Other Holland May Reels. Meet sion 1 the of War; World Markets; 13- Flag of Can- Veni. Ad vt a of men 21--The Whin's Serial 2t-dn the World of Bringiog Up Father, Gold" Spert: i | | | | boisted on the platform on a tem- porary staff, the troops giving a general salute. A royal salute was! then fired from the market battery | iby the Royal Artillery. \The bands' on the ground played God Save the! Queen, and the crowd gave three cheors for the Queen and the new | Dominion. The mayor afterwards proposed three cheers for the Gov-! ornor- *Jancral, Al 2 p.m, the fire 'wrigade jase. | bled in front of the City'Hall, and headed by the 14th Battalion band, marched off in procession through | the city. The engines and hose carts were « nicely decorated. After the i parade thé firemen journeyed to the | rocket. field, where a programme of sports was ran off. John Me- | Kelvey and Samuel T. Drennan (both afterwards mayor) had charge of the races. In the eveming the band of the | R.C.A. played in the cricket grounds, | and at nine o'clock 'there was a grand display of fireworks. The American Federation | Labor has declined to participate in {the international conference trades unions called by the recent Stock ho! conference to meet Sep- tempber 17 in Swizerland. an average of 500 yards Some were reported captured in incomplete headquarters reports to-day No Foe Coujiter-Attacks. At the time thi§ is cabled the Bri- tish are still adsgncing They have gone more than half-way through Avion. They have pushed their lines sjill further south-east of the | eity. n all this movement thepGer- mans have not tried to carry out a single counter-attack. They ha%e left the British to consolidate every | gaip without a stroke in reprisals for the losses they suffered The terrific storm in which the | British made their gains about Lens did not stop for a moment the. ac- | tive aerial reconnaissances of the | British aviators. They literally play- ed with the rain, the clouds and the | lightning. keeping the sky wept clear of Boches and again prbving | the deciding factor in the battle. Boy Tuspired Veterans. One mere boy in a British battle plane amused the Tommies awaiting he moment of the attack and thrill- > even these hardened fighters with nose dives, spins, double loops and all sorts of aerial acrobatics over the { fighting lines. Sometimes the wheels of his machine dlmost touched the of | ground as he dipped and turned and! twisted. His antics proved like a a1} tomde to the troops, stimulating them liser NET hg | of valor with which they the Germans out of their of the the bat-| The storm broke | the | vieing with the flashes of posi- | | dripping CELEP EEE I0 S00 yee *e the gathering which listened wihe late Mayvor-John Breden. ALLIES HAVE VAST MUNITION RESERVES, And the German Submarines! Cannot Prevent Succesful Prosecution ol War. Special t« Whig.) Scotland, June 30 "We such reserves of munitions that whatever the German submar- ines do they cannot prevent our | successful prosecution of the war," declared Premier Lloyd George in a speech here today "We have driven the great Ger- man army under ground ' he con- tinued, "and that mean e begin- ning of. the end It means pound sing a sense of inferiority into every pore of the German mind. The Prussians possess many #irtues, ex-| cepting humility, which is now being | taught them by a fierce a lash.' Lloyd George was given an enthus- welcome by the townspeople. ussing economic conditions he was cheered when he said: 'If ne- cessary the Government will itself pay the difference in the price o {bread so as to bring it within com- | pass of the bulk of the people." MASKED BANDITS ROB AND KILL Carried on Desperate Work in Bank and Among the Citizens. i lal to the June 36.--Ten ed bandits in the most app Jesse James style, held up Oceanic Bank of Ust, terr. fying the! town, stealing 100,000 rubles tabout $54,100) and a number of valuable documents. Several towns- people were killed and "wounded when the bandits went through the streets demanding everybody's wald.4 ables. They got safely, away. The incident led to strongly repressive measures by the government to-day , to put down crime. All court pro- j cedure is practically made to con- {form to martial law. |DROVE GERMANS ouT | WITH FEARFUL LOSS) The Crown Prince Makes An- other Costly Attempt Near Verdun. i (Special to the Whig.) Paris, June 30.--Picked troops, driven forward in perhaps the most | savage attack the German , Crown | Prince has attempted in six months, succeeded in penetrating' the French first I'ne trenches near Verdun over a front of nearly a mile and a half last night, but were immediately | driven out. Fearful losses were in-| flicted on the attackers, and the net gain was a small bit of ground held on the west slope of Deadman's Hill, according to the official re- port to-day. the Dun lee now have iastic Whig.) mask- oved the ad, Special troops have been sent to County Clare, Ireland, for the bye- elections. WAR BULLETINS. (4 -- Canadian losses are light though the gains around Lens re extensive. General Allenby will lead the aw. match an the Holy Tan. Four large British I'ners sunk recently by bmarines were the Man Buffalo, Haverford and Ulton! Greece will aid the Allies in the Bulgars from Mace- { i | i § 5 Seber $400 +> LA XL RX f | the i i i i { led ! that to the reading of the Proelam DIABOLIC PLOT 10 DITCH TRAIN C.N.R. Express From Ottawa Was Wreck- od East of Thurlow. NOT A SOUL WAS INJURED SOUTH PART OF SWITCH WAS/| DISCONNECTED. {The Train Was Buckled Up--Sir W il-| liam Mackenzie President of C.N. R., Was on the Train. to the Whig.) Napanee. "June 30 Buckled up in| a series of \"s, with the engine hang- ing half way over into a swamp the tender and two baggage cars minus their trucks, the day coach nosed down into a marsh and two pullmans| off the track, the C.N.R. train from Ottawa came to a sudden stop just; cast of Thurlow at 3.35 a.m. to-day | People who have seen many wrecks declare that this morning's was one of worst in their experience, vet not | a was 4njured. There clusive evidence that the soul is con- smash was | the result of a deliberate attempt to| ditch the train It was apparent from the first that the switch had been open, but closer| examination revealed the diabolical nature of the plot. The first south rail of the switch had been discon- nected from its fellow by removing tie plates. There were nowhere to be found. This evidence of a de- liberate attempt to wreck the train was confirmed by examination of the switching apparatus The lock on this had been broken off by a stone and carried away. That very stone with the marks of brass upon it was! found lying beside the track. Fur-! thermore, the miscreant had placed! | stones between the south rails of the switch to ensure it staying open. These were also found in a crushed i condition. The night train from Toronto to Ottawa had passed safely over the | spot less than half an hour before! {and had "crossed" the ill-fated west-| bound train at Shanmonville, At the rear end of wrecked train! {Sir William, President, of the C.N.R., slept blissfully on. Sir John Aird, Bank of Commerce, another passen- ger on the car, was early on the scene of the trouble, and was followed shortly afterwards by E. R. Wood and Z. A. Lash, both big C.N.R. men. "The evidence is conclusive," said E. R. Wood, after examining the switch, "that is was deliberate." Passengers in the first Pullman car included William Weichell and H. B. Murphy, M.P.'s. Other mem- bers of Parliament on the train were Hugh Clark of Bruce, and Col Jewis of Huron. Driver Breaks Arm. Alexandria Bay, N.Y., June 30. -- Howard Vroman, driver of one of the Alexandria Bay-Watertown "bus- | es, met with a very painful accident. | While cranking the car. the crank | slipped and struck his arm. bfeak-| ing his arm in two places near the | ¥rist. Canadian Casualties. | vin, member for | Husband's | Atchison | his machine, i | FRENCH-CANADIAN QUOTES SH/ SHAUGHNESSY Who Said That Ci Canada Need- ed Her Men For Farm and Factory. Ottawa, June 30. --George Shefford, sumed the debate on the oconscrip- tion bill yesterday afternoon, declar- it his intention to vote against the six months' hoist amendment of Barrette of Berthier, for the amend- ment of his leader, and against the second and third reading of the bill | there-after. His electors were opposed to con- | seription because they believed the | words of Lord Shaughnessy, who | had never been accused of disloyalty, Canada neded her men for farm and factory, and because they believed that with national service preperly organized, the few idle men could be put to essential work Mr.. Boivin then came to the amendment of Barrette. Everybody remembered the historic telegram sent by Sir George Fos'er endorsing the Nationalist platfortn with the words, "Anything to Beat Laurier." Elections were again in sight, and once more something must be done to beat Laurier, hence the Barre'te amendment for a six months' host "1 will vote against it," said Mr Boivin, 'because it is intended to consolidate the National'sts, who will say that Imperialist Laurier has agreed to submit to conscription if the mmjority favor it Every other member on this side will vote against it.' H. Bol who re- WOMAN MAROONED ON ROCK FOR TWO DAYS Body in View at Bottom of Lake--Dog Saved Her. Ottawa. June 30 lonely rock in the middle of the Gati neau Lake for two days, with the body of her husband, who had been drowned before her eyes, in full view on the bottom of the lake. and res- cued from a probable death through | starvation by the sagacity of her dog, is the tragic sequel to a fishing | trip which was undertaken by Mrs | Patrick Bruyere of River Desert, ue Patrick Bruyere, who was the Game Warden for the Bras Coupe | district, Carmaniwaki, Que., set out Marooned on a on Duck Lake in a canoe with his, | wife for a day's fishing. After pro- ceeding some distance up the lake the two got out on a sort of rocky island. we STOCK MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by Bongard,' Ryerson-& Co., 44 Clarence St., Howard 8. Folger, Manager. New York Stocks. 100 & O I Erie Marine Marine. {. ¥..C -3 om w Fa ptd } Reading Southern Pac Union Pacific Alcohol Am. Loco .. Anaconda Beth. Steel Crucible .. Inter. Nickel Kennieott Mexican Pet Rep. Steel 8. Steel Utah. . Midvale Fa EEE ow py -- 0 890 =) PW WWD WES ND OW ew Dl 00 DDD IS 0D em) UY ID 12914 110 62 CANADIAN AVIATOR WINS Four Miles Above the Earth. Canadian Army Headquarters in France, June 30.--In an air duel fought at probably the highest alti- tude at which aviators have met in combot--mnear}y four miles--a Can- adian triplane yesterday pursied and defeated a German two-seated | aviatik. The German machine had sought safety by climbing upward. The tri- A Victory plane pursued at a height of 20,000 | the pilot of the German crafi feet, either fell or jumped from it and | disappeared at the moment of the first burst of fire from the gun on | the Canadian. The German observer was then seen to climb out upon the tail of where he lost his hold | and plunged headlong. The avitaik turned its nose down and fell. PRICES OF POTATOES FALL Food Speculators Badly Pinched When Prices Dropped at Chicago. Chicago, June prices of potatoes at Chicago dropped 40 to 85 cents a bushel, to the lowest level of the year. speculators which is expected to be | followed by further big slumps in the | cost of foodstuffs. The Russian Provisional Govern- " Killed in action--A. H. Sawyer, ment has issued a decree fixing Sep- Kingston; P. L. Breana, A ¥. Wounded--H. Hennessy, IW. J. Bentham, Gananoque; A. R Molaskey, Elgin; D. M. Campbell, Brpeside; H. H. Oaloren, Ipouyuis; T. Cochrane, Cla tom, tember 30th for the constituent assembly. 13th; has been set for the frst meeting =~ of the assembly. The vote on the comscription bill may come" next Thursday morning. The drop turned | ons to the! | LAST EDITION BRITISH Made a Gain of a Mile Front. AND WITH SLIGHT LOSS POSITIONS OF STRENGTH AND STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TAKEN. on a Four Mile Many Prisoners and Machine Guns Were Taken--The Main Drive is Centreing From the South and Lens Will Be Soon Isolated. (8) the Whig.) Loudon, June With irresistable British troops swept on closer A gain of a mile over a total front of four miles, was reported by Field Marshal Haig 'As the result of our attacks," he said, "strongly organized . defensive systems on both banks of the Souchez river, covering Lens, were captured "Our whole objectives were gained with slight loss and with considerable al to 30 force, around Lens to-day enemy casualties "Positions of great strength as well as tactical and strategic importance are ours." Additional the Prisoners taken . Although the British commander- in-chief did not specify exactly in which suburb of Lens his forces had made the greatest gains, it was be- lieved here the main drive is now cen- treing from the south The battlefront despatches declared the Germans were centreing their de- fence on the knot of railway lines which converge northeast of Avion. If the British reach this junction point, Lens itself will be isolated ex- cept from the northeast. confirms operations guns were information of the Lens and machine success War Tidings. General Sir E. H. Allenby _has heen sent to Egypt to command the Brit'sh troops there. There are ygumars at The Hague that serfous revolts are in progress in Berlin and other German cities Official reports show few sub- marine sinkings so far this week among Allied vessels. Emperor Charles told represenpta- tives of 8 Austrian political parties he was striving for peace at the earl- iest possible date In the investigation into the Ger- man espionage system a secret wire- less station has been discovered on an isjJand outside of Arendal with a wide view of the sea, British airmen have dropped near- ly four thousand bombs behind the 'German lines within ten weeks, and have taken three hundred photo- graphs daily." has been received that Dr. Haight, graduate of Toronto Univer- sity in 1911, has been killed by the Germans, after being taken prisoner. | He did something displeasing to his captors and was bayoneted Gen. Pershing"s fighting men in France have been nicknamed the Sammies-- Uncle Sam's boys--and the title bids fair to stick. Prince Christopher, brother of former King Constantine of Greece, is going te London to marry a rich Am erican woman Word bal "DAILY { MEMORAN DUM Monday Deminion D nit hig ay 3 Review Cricket Fie, 10 Monday Ree top of page for probabilities Lawn Soctl, McLaren's, Wolfe jand. Boat leaves Monday, 5.45 pm Confederation service, Sydenham Methodist church, 4 pm. Sunday Remember the united patriotic vice, Sunday tf pm, Sydenham church Principal Gordon Speaker THE DAILY BRITISH WHIQ Is on Sale at the Following City Stores. Ahérn, Joseph, Jr. .... 308 Montreal St Best Drug Store .. Princess & Division Bucknell's News Depot .. Clarke, J. W. & Co. , | College Book Store .. { Coulter's Grocery .. .. 209 Princess Cullen's Grocery, Cor. Princess & Alfred Frontenac Hotel . .e . Ontario Bt Gibson's Drug Store . Market Square McAuley's Book Store .... 885 Princes | MeGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & Kin | Mclod's Grocery .. .. 51 Union St Medley's Drug Store . Pauls Cigar Store .. Proyse"s Drug Store .. Southoott's Grocery , right hand corner, Is- st ser 8° | MoCARDEL-HANLEY --At Sydney, Australia, June 28th. Mae Hanley, $1 Wellington street, Kingston, to E i. MeoCardel, M.D. Benalla, Australia 30.--Wholesale| ~ | IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Laurence Cromien who was killed in action on June oth at the DardancMes, Gal- hipoli uk Deeply regretted by his wife and on Mattie Cromien,