PAGESX THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917. News From Faster Ontario | N NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT CIIPPED FROM THE WHIG'S MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES. Io Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told ~Full of Interest to Many, The council of South Fredericks-| $1,000.00 on County Roads Im ad-| dition to County appropriation, Mrs, J. W. Berry, .Upper street, Deseronto, has leased her house to Capt. Wilcox for a month. M. J. Toppings has sold his prop- erty on Milt street, Deseronto, to Mr, | Edwand Huffman and moved to To- Tonto. John Davidson, M.A., LL.B., Rich- mond Hill, and formerly of Norwood, -has been engaged as prificipal of the Havelock Continuation School. Johm Domovam, Griffith, aged pital. mn Griffith township Daniel, At a regular meeting of the Arn- prior 'Board of Education, Murray with his Cameron, Strathroy, was appointed | science teacher to replace D. A. Welsh, resigned. On Thursday moming the large barn of William McRea Grindstone, was stnidk by MWghtning and with the contents was entirely consumed, The loss is estimated at $6,000. Dr. Ash, a native of Elginburg, mow practising in New Jersey, Is spending August on the river, and, with his family, is oeéupying James Donevan's cottage on Tremont Yark. The house of Mrs. Ira Bradshaw, Picton, was the scene of a quiet but very pretty wedding on Aug. 15th when the eldest daughter Miss Mar- detita was united in matrimony to Er- nest Wilmot Howard. W: H. Bdgerton, who recently purchased the Atlas Flour Mill at Bloomfield from W. J. Campbell, has been fortunate in securing the services of Nelson Mantin, (late pro- prietor of the Glenora flour mill) to act as manager, John Paisley ome of Napanee's oldest business men, passed away on August 18th, He was ill but a short time and his death was a shock to iis many friends. Deceased was bom In Napanee sixty-nine years ago Mil} | | (From Our Own Cofteapondent) Gananoque, Aug. 28.---A garden {party was held last evening on the fine lawn at Torwoodlea, the home lof Dr. and Mrs, H. A. Parker, Church | street am@ attracted a large crowd. Thee Citizens band was in attendance, | lent vocal selections. were served from 9 to 12 p.m., danc- ing was indulged in for which the | Citizens band orchestra furnished | music. The affair Was In charge of the executive committee of the Red | Cross and Relief Association and was | in aid of the Journal's Tobacco Fund | for Gananoque soldiers at the front. | An aeroplane from the Aviation | Camp at Deseronto, landed here and | made a short stay on Sunday after- eigh- ty-otx years, died in Pembroke hos- | BOON Deceased resided on a farm | son | ¢, H. Hurd, and T. H. Mallory, who have been spending the past | ten days on a trip among the Rideau | lakes to the north returned home | yesterday. | Ing Hill Creek is being pushed along as rapidly as possible. The water is shut back from the Marble Rock dam to permit of the works com- pletion, | "The water in the level above the dam at Marble Rock has gained twenty-four inches during the past week on account of its being shut back at that point. Earl Cummings, son of Mr, and Mis. Walter Cummings, King street, and Frederick Bamford, son of Mr. and Mrs, Alexander Bamford, River street, have offered their services for overseas service with the Canadian Aviation Corps. Word has been received there by relatives that Ptes. Alfred Stundem and William Weir have been badly gassed and Fred. Meggs, Frank Jacques, and Leslie Sinclair. have been wounded in action. These are all well known young Gananoqueans who have done their bit and done it well, Mrs... Amelia Snider, Deseronto, will leave for Vancouver to reside with her son, George Snider, for- merly a jeweler of Deseronto. Mrs. and for a number of years has suc- cessfully carried on a grocery busin- ess In town. Snider will be greatly missed as she hag lived in Deseromto for over fifty years. i WR Vv 8.80 THURSDAY, hours at the 'Burg. 0GDENSBURG FAIR! Steamer Thousand Islander Will run in connection with above fair. leaving Kingston 'at WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5TH FRIDAY, SEPT. 7TH Returning leave Ogdensburg 5.30 p.m. RETURN TICKETS, $1.00. best and of military age can secure passports Johnson street. A RY am. SEPT. 6TH Fast and commodions steamer. enjoy one of the finest fairs Ahhh pa a while local talent gave some excel-| Refreshments | Work on the bridge over the Stock-| }| draw a great deal of comfort from THE ENEMY HALTED IN RIGA REGION Successes of Allies on Western and Italian Fronts Help Situation. | Washington, Aug. 28.--Stubborn { Russian resistance on all fronts, to- | gether with the mighty strokes of {the Allies on the western and Italian { fronts, have halted completely the {advance of the Austro-Germans on the Riga, Galician and Russian lines, cables to the Russian Embassy last night. The retirement of the Russians ons the Riga front," the cables said, ¢omprised the abandonment of marshy ground in the region of Schlek and Lake Babit. The Russians are now occupying strong positions held by them in 1916, the Embassy announced. America is going to send a war dog division to France. Secretary of War Baker yesterday &pproved a bill introduced by Senator Brady, of Idaho to accept as a gift 1,000 dogs to be trained for military purposes. THE TUG CORNWALL ARRIVES SAFELY. It Was Rumored That the Ves sel Had Come to Grief. Some person started a rumour on Monday evening about six o'clock that the tug Cornwall, belonging to! the Donnelly Salvage and Wrecking Oompany had gene to pleres while towing the steamer John Thom from Charlotte to receive repairs here. Much anxitey was caused for a time as it was feared that in the| 'heavy wind the vessel might have | come to grief. A telegram from Capt. John Donnelly, however, sent at six o'clock was somewhat reassuring and it was beléved that the rumor was false. The vessel arrived with the steam- or Thom at half past one o'clock on} Tuesday afternoon with ail the mem- bers of the erew in good health, The steamer Thom lost her rudder near Stine and will have repairs made 'here. Seb rb bb bbb bb bib bbb bbbdbid * WILL SIGN BILL. +* -- + (Special to the Whig.) * + Moronto, Aug. 28.--It is au- + + thoritatively announced that the % Duke of Devonshire will sign + # the Military Service Bill at Gov- 4 ernment House, Toronto, to- + morrow, possibly early in fore- 4 noon upon arrival of the docu- + ment from Ottawa. + FER PPR EE PPP bb bP Ibe PbPP Ie STAGGERED BY STATEMENT + So bbbd The Conclusions of the Live Stock Breeders, (Special to the Whig). Winnipeg, Aug. 28.---Live stock breeders dnd abbatoir men are stag- gered by the announcement that no more Canadian bacon will go to Bri- tain. The opinfon dis prevailent that the order will reduce produc: tion, will perhaps lower prices, al- though all the fedding is dome with high-priced coarse grains and will divert shipments to the United States yards where large contracts for the Allies are held, It will certainly af- fect breeding as farmers-will be dis- eouraged. CANADIAN SOLDIERS REQUIRE PROTECTION From the Government in Res gard to Diseases, Says Dr. Chown. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, Aug. 28. --Rev. Dr: 8. D. Chown, general superintendent of the Methodist church, who has just returned from a visit to the military hoépitals in England, when guestion- od regarding the prevalence of cer- tain diseases among Canadian sol- diers said: "The Government of Great Bri- tain seems to be indifferent to the utterly immoral conditions that pre- vail in certain parts of London, and they should be stirred up dy the Canadian Government to safeguard our soldiers. * "The record of Canadian soldiers as compared with certain others in this" rd is very gratifying, in deed. I think that our mothers can the fact that their boys are leading purer lives than the average. In fact it is doubtful whether, apart from the City of London and the out- skirts of a few camps, there is any « said. THE AUSTRIANS ARE RETIRING To Save Whole Divisions From Serious ra ors MORALE IS DECREASING UNDER THE CONSTANT BATTER- ING FROM THE ALLIES, The Italians are Now Attacking Along a Chain of Rocky Promon- tories, of Which Kuk, Monte Santo and the Vodice Are the Three Largest. (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 28.---italy's sweep forward from Monte Santo across the plateau of Bainsizzh is fast be- coming a debacle of defeat for Aus- tria. The Austrian staff has de- creed retirements at several places to save whole divisions from flank- ing moves. The morale of the retreating troops, constantly battered by Ital- jan, French and British long range guns and attacked incessantly by Italian flyers, is steadily decreasing. To-day's front despatches indicat: ed not only hot pursuit of the re- treating Austrians across the Baia- eizza but attacks further south by the Italians at a chain of rocky pro- montories of which Kuk, Monte San- to and the Vodice are the three larg- est, Swiss despatches brought word that Austria is scorching with dis- content, Rtaly's victories are caus- ing widespread alarm. 'The public, whica has regarded the Pope's plea as certain of acceptance, is now real- izing it is foredoomed to failure. Took a Tighter Grip. (Special to the Whig). Londom, Aug. 28.--The British forces in Flanders last night took a tighter grip on the German third 'tride road. the St. Julien-Poelcappelle French Doing Good Work. (Special to the Whig). statement. in to-day"s official Beamont sectors, artillery fire was very active." Russian Infantry Retired, (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, Aug. even having been ander attack, Rus- sian infantry around Boyany retired, ment declared. FARE OF RETURNED SOLDIERS WHO TAKE FURLOUGHS Heturned to Canada---At Present Only One-Way Fare is Paid. J | Thousands of soldiers, returning to Canada for base duty because ac- tive service in France has remdered them, unfit to be semi back to the trenches, will be beneficially affected Ty an order 'which ig being sent out from the Militia headquarters to the officers commanding all the military divtricts in Canada. in the past when men were sent 'back from overseas to do duty at home they were compelled to pay their own i fi: fing § line, Meld Marshal Haig reported to- day, in advances of 2,000 yards as-| Paris, Aug, 28.--Violent artillery- ing over haif a doen sectors of the French front coupled with raids, "A violent German bom- bardment of the Californie plateau and at Chevreanx was stopped by the French artillery", the war office "The enemy was unable to at- 28. --Without permitting the enemy otcupation of the positions, to-day's official state- THE GOVERNAENT 10 PAY) Before Beginning New Work After , | arranged ® | mate Batingns ne the PROVINCIAL GERMANS TO DISCUSS POPE'S PEACE NOTE. Representatives of: Empire Will Hold an Im t Meeting. Copenhagen, Aug. 28.--+~Pope Ben- adiet"s peace note will bé the princi- pal subject of discussion at a meet- ing in Berlin this afternoon in which Imperial Chancellor Michaelis, mem- bers of the German parliament, and representatives of Prussia, Bavaria, pate, BASEBALL RECORD. Richmond . . 3 Toronto .. Montreal .. . 4 Baltimore . Providence . . 8 Buffalo .. Newark .. .. 4 Rochester 'National League. Philadelphia . 6 St. Louis .. Cincinnati . . 4 Boston Pittsburg .. . 1 New York . Brooklyn .. . 7 Chicago .. American League. Chicago .. .. 3 New York . Detroit .. ... § Boston .. Philadelphia . 8 St. Louis .. 'Washington . 11 Cleveland . Canadian Casualties. Wounded---M, 8. Cook. Lindsay; W. M. McGhee, Bancroft; A. Tye, Cornwall; G. Stephenson, Avonmore; G.Carter, Peterboro; T.Russell, Tren- ton; R, G. Cairns, Picton; W. H, Wanrdrope, Brockville; W. J. Fry, Marmora: G. D, Dowlbery, Tweed; 'W. J. Hamilton, Peterboro. Gas poisoning--A. 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