NO. 217 ops | Fag i he Daily re ie An Pt re Tr n 5 ' British Whia PAGES 18 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, I917. FIRST DRAFT ANAT CAL Twenty-Five Thousand Men Will be Under Arms in November. 75.000 WIL GET LENE THEY WILL BE SUMMONED THE COLORS TO y ' e-- In Lots of Ten Thousand--First Call Willibe Neéxt Month, It is Re- ported. Ottawa, Sept. 18.--Procla#mations calling upon men in the first class under the Military Service Act, that is, unmarried men and childless widowers from 20 to 34 years of age, to report will, it is reported, be issued during the first week of Oc- tober. . From thy men who present them selves he various military head- quarters 100,000 will be selected. Of that number 25,000 will he picked to be equipped and placed in training ut once. It is believed that these 25,000 will be under arms early in November. The remaining 75,000 men will be allowed to return to their homes on leave of absence. 'They will be called in groups of 10,- 000 to 15,000 as they are required and as the supply of equipment and facilities for training permit. Take Enemy Positions. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Petrograd, Sept. 18.---The Rus- lan official says: Rumanian forces yesterday occupied a section of the Austro-German fortified positions in the region of Vurnitza. ------------ OFFICIAL WAR "REPORTS. ------ oi French. Paris, Sept, 17.--The official com- munication iesued by the War Office Monday night read: "On the right bank of the Meuse both artilleries were quite active, particularly in the region morth of Hill 344 and the Caurieres wood, We Tepulsed an enemy surprise attack in the sector of the Rhone-Rhine "German forces last night attacked the French positions in Apremont forest in the Ardennes. The attack falled after a lively battle. "There was a violent artillery duel west of Craonme and Massignes." Paris, Sept. 17.--Monday night's Belgian War Office report said: "In the last 48 hours our artillery has shelled the enemy defensive or- ganizations near Woumen as well as his captonments at Praet, Bosch, Keyem, Beerst, Essen Roggeveld and Searrem. The enemy artillery react- ed only feebly. Numerous bombs have been dropped on our canton ments. Our aviators were active on September 16th," Italian. Rome, Sept, 17.--Monday's official report says: "In the Trentino, in Giudicaria Valley, enemy parties at- tempting to approach our advanced Posts were dispersed with rifle fire. In Carnia greater activity of the enemy artillery provoked brisk reac- tion by our artillery in the Upper But and Fella Valley, "On the Bainsizza plateau Satur day night the enemy attempted with four successive counter-attacks to re- oocupy the ground he had lost the dav before, He was constantly re- pulsed by the defenders, who cvan- tured 73 prisoners, including two of- ficers, -_ ALLIED AIRMEN KILL OR WOUND 900 GERMANS * Canadian Press Despatch.) Amsterdam, Sept. 18.--In a recent raid by Allied airmen on the Belgian town of Roulers, says the Courier de la Meuse, a newspaper of Maastricht, Hol. land, bombs fell on a building near the market and killed or wounded 900 Germans, eae tease anata) WHIG CONTENTS, 1 1--First Draft Awaits Call; Stn Lifting n: Ttalians' New Of. fensive; Russians Loyal I--Resolutions Being Sent: Inei- dents of Day. 3--Storrington aFir Prizes: Tele. graphi le News. Ballon: I Rh Press n n, Never ss §--Promoted on Field; Letters t "the Bditor. » S---DliNtary Matters; Themes. Rippling Thi on; fons; gs n. That Theatrical §--Bastern Ontario News. 'T--Amusements: Announcements; The Forum. 8--Oxdd Freaks of Fate: To Limit 1 U 8 PoLts, & Roane Confession; A Glorious 1 oe. 11--News from the Countryside, 1 World of Sport: Bringt a ; ng ng Up |NEW FRENCH PREMIER | DRAFTS DECLARATION It Suggests a More Methodical Diplomatic Policy--Cabi= net to Receive it. (Canadian Press Despatoh.) Paris; Sept. 18.--Premier-Palinleve drafted a ministerial declaration this afternoon and will submit it to his colleagues in a new Cabinet to-day. As regards the conduct of the war jthe declaration expresses the resolve of the Government to impart to this phase of its duties greater impetus every day. It attaches the greatest importance to the intensification of the manufacture of material for war purposes The declaration adds to 'lose collaboration between the Allies the pursuit of a more méthodical diplomatic policy TWO NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK By German Submarines and Twenty one Men (Canadian Lost, Press Despatch.) Christiania, Norway, Sept. 21. The Norwegian Foreign Office an- nounced to-day that the Norwegian steamer Askelad, 2,823 tons, wae sunk by a German submarine. One boat with eleven men was lost. It also announced that the Nor- wegian steamship Rein of 1,175 tons gross was sunk by a German submarine off Cape St. Vincent. Ten men were lost, N RUSSIANS HOLD MORE HUN TROOPS THAN EVER BEFORE Washington, Sept. 18.--The Russian army is driving back toward Riga along a wide front. Within the last five days it has advanced more than sev. en miles, the Russian embassy announced to-day. The whole Russian military establishment is being reorganized under Gen- eral Alexieff and discredited commanders are being ousted. The cables say the Russians are forcing retention of more German troops on the east front now than ~ at any time STILL LIFTING BRIDGE SPAN | Precaution Introduced This Te, Profit 0g by Last Year's Disa, OPERATIONS RECOMMEND SPAN LIFTED TWENTY-EIGHT FEET ON MONDAY. The Engineers Hope to Elevate It Sixty-eight Feet Tuesday--=Safe- guarding Lives of the Men En- gaged. i (Canadian Presg Despatch.) *Quebec, Sept. 18. Lifting oper- ations in connections with the placing of the central span of the Quebec bridge in its final position, linking up the two cantilever arms, were re- commenced this morning. The en- gineers expected to elevate the span sixty-eight to-day. The early hoists this morning showed that the engineers were able to make better time than yesterday. It was officially announced that it had been raised twenty-eight feet out of the hundred and fifty feet it had to travel, and that everything had gone off without a hitch. Probably the most interesting ex- emplifications of the care with which the plans were made was to be found in the fact that the computations as to how far the five thousand ton mass of metal would bring down the cantilevers after the scows float- ed away were out only five-eights of an inch. & 1 feet Added Precautions This Year. Profiting by the disaster of last year, a number of precautions were introduced to safeguard the lives of the men engaged in the task and to secure the support of the link. No 'men were allowed on the span after it was once hitched up to the chain, since the war began, RH ---- TO TOUR CANADIAN CITIES Riilph Connor's Novels Dramatized, (Special to the Whig.) Buffalo, N.Y, Sept. 18.--Ralph Connor's (Major Gordon of thé Can~ adian Highlanders) 'Sky Pilot" was presented for the first time on any stage last night at the Teck Theatre. The play is founded on Conner's two best known novels, "Sky Plot" and "Black Rock", the drsmatization be- ing the work of Frank Mandel and George H. Brennane . The scene is laid in the Canadian Rockies and the production was faithful to the orig- imal story ¢haracterizations. Sceni- cally it was superb. An immense au- dience, including the British, French and Italian consuls testified to its approval by repeated curtain calls. The advance sale of seats was the largest in the history of the theatre for a new dramatic attraction, At the conclusion of the Buffalo en- gagement, the play will commence a shiort. tour of the principal cities in Canada. In November it will go to New York to remain for the balance of the season. ---------------- THE FRENCH WON OUT Have Been And Took Prisoners of the Enemy-- Germans Lost Heavily, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Pagis, Sept. 18.--The troops after a violent bombardment south of Miette River, last night, launched -an attack and reached the French lines towards the Neufchate: Road. The French official statement issued this afternoon says that after & sharp fight the Teutons were eject- ed from the positions losing heavily and leaving prisoners in the hands of the French. The artillery was active on both sides of the Meuse river and in re- gion of Fesse Wood. C.P.R. earnings for the week énd- ing 'September 14th were $2,691, 000; decrease, $37,000. ny save an occasional intrepid engin- eer, who inspected the lifting con- nections from time to time. Last year the span was raised three feet at a time, but to-day the engineers ware satisfied with a two-foot eleva- 'tion. © After each hoist, the mooring trussess, which are ultimately to hold the span in place, were attached to the span to hold it still till the jacks were ready for a new thrust. ¢Phis is a héw feature, designed to strengthen the supports while the links of the chain out preparatory tothe jack being hitthed to those immediately be- 'neath for a new raise. "Eminently Satisfactory." (Canadian Presg Despatch.) Quebec, Sept. 18.--Progress that engineers styled as 'eminently Satis- factory" was made with the eleva- tion of the centre span of the bridge throughout this morning, and by one o'clock practically one-third of the distance to be traversed to the floor of dhe bridge had been covered and links were going steadily on their way, NO SUOOESSORS NAMED. The Resignations Are Part of the > German Plans, (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Sept. 21.--Geérman news. papers point out that after the re- signation of Dr. Van Zand, civil gov- ernor of Belgium, his assistant, Dr. Von Lutz, also resigned. No suc- cessors were appointed. The resig- nations are in conjunction with Ger- mén"s plans regarding the future of Belgium, -------------------- THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE Continues on the Riga Front--Ger. man Position' Captured. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Petrograd, Sept. 17.--Russian forces on the Riga front continue to make progress i r drive against the Germans. nday the Ruys- slans occupied a German position ' south-west of Hapsal and also fore- | ed the Teutons from the Sadzen farm to the south of Sisseral. . - e being taken], WAY TO LAIBACH OPENS TO ITALY ------ Her Troops Are Now in Com- mand of Chiapovana Valley. London, Sept. 18.--Italy continues to wage one of the most difficult cam- paignos in history, winning peak after peak of strongly-defended Austrian] positions in regions hitherto believed | impracticable for military operations. The capture of Monte San Gabriele, | announced in Saturday morning's) newspapers, gives Italy command of the Ba nsizza platéfau and the Chiapo- vano valley; it removes the last dan- ger of an Austrian counter offensive | against 'Gorizia, and with the expect- ed capture of Monte San Daniele, less | than two miles further south, will] open the way to Laibach, the key to Vienna. | For three weeks the battle has| raged for this mountain, which lies| directly in the path of any advance to the east from Gorizia. Jt is not merely its height of 2,140 feet that made it| so formidable--both Monte Santo and Monte San Daniele are a little higher--but the almost perpendicular ® NEW OFFENSIVE BY THE MTALANS This Time it is in Balkans---Fresh Vic- tories by Cadorna. FUTILE ENEMY ATTENPTS TO TAKE POSITION ON PEAK OF MONTE GABRIELE, The Austrians Suffer 'Terrible Losses Italy is Assured a Sufficient Food Supply for the Winter. Washington, Sept, 18. -- "The Ital- ian offensive cannot be considered ended," State Department Rome ca- bles said to-day. "Italian operatjons in the Balkans indicate a new offensive there, while rocky face that the soldiers had tolthe troops of General Cadorna are climb before attaining the summit, Several times they reached it, only to be beaten back. MONTREAL ALDERMAN WOULD LEAVE HANNA He Threatens to Quit the Ad- visory Board Unless He Con- trols Prices. Montreal, Sept. 18.--"I shall re- sign from my position as representa- tive of this city' on the, advisory board to the Food Controller unless something is done immediately to control prices, as well as to contrcl the consumption of certain articles of food," said Ald, Weldon yester- day. "My post is a purely honorary one, @nd I wish it to be honorable as well. I accepted it in the hopes of being useful to my fellow citizens and my country." "The food control should at once become a benefit to the public and a measure of efficiency. The action that. has been taken is entirely too . slow and leisurely, and has produced no results. The public wishes prices as well as food consumption to be regulated. ENLISTMENTS INOREASE Large Number of Applicants in Halifax, Sept TH has been a marked increase in the number of applications for enlistment at the re- cruiting stations here; Nearly fifty per cént. 'of the appli- cants during the week have been re- jected because of some form of dis- ability. Gorky's Paper Changes Name. Londog, Sept. 18.--Maxim Gorky's newspaper, Novaia %Zchisn (New Life) reappeared Saturday morning under the name Svovodnaia Zchisn (Free Life), according to a Reuter despatch from Petrograd. Has Been Selected. (Canadian Press Despatdh.) Toronto, Sept. 18.--W,. E. Wisner, London, Ont., has been appointed assistant registrar under the Mil- tary Service Act for the. London | military district, C.P.R. Hauling 200 Cars a Day. Regina, Sask. Sept. 18.--The C. P.R. is hauling this year's - wheat crop out of the province at the rate of about 200 cars a 'day, according to officials of the company. winning fresh victories in. the Bain- sizza valley. Preparations are being made for continuing the general advance on positions beyond San Gabriele." » In the last.three days twenty Aus- trian regiments have made futile at- tempts to take the Italian position on the peak of Monte San Gabriele, Rome despatches stated. To-day the onslaughts continue with terrific losses to the Austrian troops. Along the Vojusa, large troop movements of Bulgarians have been observed to reinforce enemy positions opposite the new Italian offensive. Italy has spent 7,751,000,000 livres on the war. The nation is as- sured a sufficient food supply this winter. The wheat crop will total more than 4%,000,000 hundred- weight, which is 3,000,000 hundred- weight in excess of 1915. A corn crop of 21,000,000 hundredweight is expected. CASUALTIES AT LENS. 1,210 Canadians Met Death and 6,181 Were Wounded. Ottawa, Sept. 18.--8ir Edward Kemp, replying in the Commons yes- terday to a question by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who asked for the details of the Canadian losses at Lens, said that for the last two weeks of August they totalled 7,686. Of this number 907 were killed 303 died of wounds; 6,181 were wounded; 11 were taken as prisoners of war, 2 were believed to be prisoners; }145 were missing jand 25 died of diseases. Divorce Case Considered. Ottawa, Sept. 18.--The House of Commons yesterday divided on Dr. J. W. Edwards' motion that con- sideration of the Gordon diveree bill should be taken up in committee, W. H. Bennett in an amendment moved that it be sent back to the private bills committee for further con. sideration. The division was on a non-party lines, the amendment be ing defeated by 37 to 28. Succeeds Stewart Lyon. Toronto, Sept. 18.--Walter A. Willison has been named as the re. presentative of the Cdnadian Press, Limited, with the Canadian army in France. Mr. Willison succéeds Stewart Lyon, of the Toronto Globe, who re- turns to Canada after six months' meritorious service. Nothing of Special Import. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Sept. 18.--Field Marshal Haig today reporting military oper- ations last night on the batile front in France and Belgium says beyond patrol encounters in the Ypres sec- tor, 'in which we secured a féw pris- oners" there was nothing of special interest to report. ° 1 Steel Rail Export Limited. Ottawa, - Sept. 18.--An order in Council has been passed, under the war measures act, prohibiting the ex- portetion of steel rails from Canada abroad to countries other than the United Kingdom, British possessions and protectorates. s E MARK OF THE GERMAN BEAST IN NORTHERN FRANCE ruins of the cemetery at Solentz. wrought by the shells of the Prussians in the interior of the ghurch at Roge and fa mm INCREASED WAGES FOR RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS The Supplementary Estimates| in Commons Provide $608,- 000 For That Purpose. (Casadian Press Despatch.) Ottawa, Sept. 18.--Hon. J. D. Reid, Minister of Customs in the | Commons yesterday afternoon tabled | the final batch of supplementary es- timates for the session. They total | $677,312. The largest proposed vote is a sum of $608,000 for the follow- ing purposes: To increase the m.ni- mum salary of raflway mail clerks from $500 to $600 apd to raise the annual statutory increases of railway mail clerks from $50 to $100 in cases where the salary is over $800, not- withstanding anything in the Civil Service Act or the Post-Office Act; also to provide for the payment of provisional allowance of the outside service of the Post-Office Depart- ment, whose salaries are $1,600 and under, and also to provide for the establishment of an inspectorate 'at | North Battleford, Sask, A sum of $55,000 is provided to | provide for payment of the indemni- | ties of members of the House of {| Commons and Senate who have been absent from Ottawa on account of { illness and other unavoidable causes. | The item includes the full sessional | indemnity for Hon. H. S. Beland, pri- soner of war in Germany. An annuity of $2,500 per annum is previded for Dr. Thos. Flint who is retiring from the position of Clerk of the House. Boys For Service (Canadian Press Despatch.) Geneva, Sept. 18.--The German shortage of men for the army is reflected in an official announce- ment that fifteen;year- old boys will he accepted and the migration of lads of this age to Switzerland from Germany has been stopped. enemies) OFFICERS WERE SRAIN | Disorder by Soldiers at Vi- dorg, a Finnish Port, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Helsingfors, Sept, 18.--In the course of disorders at the Finnish seaport of Vidorg, seventy-four miles northwest of Petrograd, in which soldiers were involved, twenty offi- cers were killed and sixty others are missing. OFF TO THE FRONT * ---------- Kerensky and Other Russian Minis. ters Are ta Go. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Petrograd, ept. 18.--Premier Kerensky acco ied by General Verkhosky, minister of war, and Ad- miral Verdervski, minister of marine, left Petrograd last night for the Rus- sian general army headquarters in the field. During Call For a Strike. (Canadian Présg Defpatch.) Ottawa, Sept. 18.- e western Labor delegates to the Labor Con- gress demand a general strike if conscription is enforced. German Wireless Plant Silenced. Buenos Aires, Sept. 18--The Gov- ernment has withdrawn permission to a German wireless company to attempt to receive wireless messages from the German station at Nauen. | "THE ONLY WAY." Rome, Sept. 18.--Evidence of new attitude of the Ministry ward internal disturbances is wn in Gen. Cadorna's mes- age to a political group at Mi- , which reads: "Amy weak- behind the lines at this moment will be considered trea- We are all armed now with the wili to conquer, and victory is at hand. Al classes + and all parties 1must remember 4 that Italy knows only one way." # PLS E BDL SPE ba PEEP PPPP PPE RPIT be Sd Sl id Sh bds td ll --_-- LAST EDITION RUSSIAN ARMES ARE ALL LOYAL Rebelo Troop. Belcied They Wet At wcking Geman PRES. GEN. KALEDIE SUPPORTS THE KERENSKY GOVERNMENT ~ --- WIRES HIS BACKING. ---- # Kerensky's Reorganized Cabinet Likely to Have More Oomplete Support From Varfous Factions Than Previous Ministries. Petrograd, Sept. 18.-~Having sub- dued the armed dissension 'in its confines, thy provisional government moved rapidly to-day in settlement of political disputes. Formal proclamation of Russia ; as a republic, as issued by Premier Kerensky, destroyed a growing pro- paganda traceable to 'German agents, that Kenensky was planning a dicta- torship. It was also a warning, in the publie's view to-day, to any other leader who might aspire as Korniloft did, to such dictatorial powers, that the government was solely a people's government, The constitutional convention, which is to devise the machinery of Russian government, has already been called for Dec. 11th. There were indications to-day, however, that long before this time, some sort of a representative Russian assembly would outline and delegate powers, to prevent any repetition of the mis- understandings which led to Korni- loff's revolt. The Petrograd council of workmen and soldiers formally recommend such a representative assembly to be convoked Sept. 26th to set 'up a de- finite power to lead the country un- til the constitutional convention shall decide upon a complete system of government. --) In the meantime, Kerensky"s re- organized cabinet appears likely to have more complete support frog various ®*factions, than the previous ministries have been able to muster. ---- Russian Aviles Loyal Evidence of the loyalty of the Rus- sian armies is now overwhelming. Preliminary reports from the .com- mission investigating Korniloff's re- volt indicate the rebellious troops were deceived into beliét tley were marching against German plotters, Scores of officers are already in cus- tody. Gen. Kaledine, of the Don Cos- sacks, has telegraphed offering his support to the Provisional Govern- ment, a Petrograd déspatch received to-day by the Ev ews asserts. Gen. Kaledine is understood to be the last of the rebel leaders to an- nounce submission to Premier Ker- ensky. Officers Closely Detar (Canadian Press J) Petrograd, Sept, 18.--Twenty- three generals and other officers, ar- rested on Friday with General orl loff, leader of the rpvolution again the Provisional Government, are be- ing closely guarded. Gemeral"Korni- loff is imprisoned in a hotel at Mohs- lev where he is writing a statement which is expected to be finished to- day. ~- A Copenhagen despatch to the Cen- tral News says that, Bydsdenska Dagblads, with Premier Kerensky. J, War Tidings. The Italians haved started a new offensive iu the Balkans. The Miritish have opened a heavy bombardnient near Ypras f(r a fresh advance. Swindlers Arrested. 'Chicago, 111.. Sept. 18.---J. C. Nel- son and Mrs. 8. F. Ward, who came to Ohicago a year ago last une trom Houston, Tex., are under arrest in connection with thé alleged "$100,. 000 swindle" in which Eugene L. Flannigan, a former justice of the peace of Eastwood, N.Y., Is accused of being a participant. Ln : All Canadian cent report a rush for medical éxamination under the Military Serviee Act. The Senats has passed the Elec: tion Act. Sept. sentations have been made to the Dominion Government that to that of New communication,