12 PAGES tish Whig PAGES 1-8 YEAR 84: NO. 234 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917. NOT 10 REPORT TIL DEC. 10TH But Al First Draft Men Must Be Attested by Nov. 10th. 10° GIVE EXEMPTION BOARD LOTS OF NINE TO PASS UPON ALL CLAIMS, Proclamation to be Issued Next Sat. urday--Severe Penalties on Con- victions for Attempting to Bribe Any Tribunal, (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Oct. 9.--Although it is of- ficially announced that the first men drafted under the Military Service Act will not have to actually report for duty till December 10th, it is pointed out officially to-day that every man so called must re- | port for attestation and ex- | amination before November 10th | and file his claims for exemption Ld any. This will give the exemption | boards time to pass on all claims for | exemption before the men are gen- erally brought to their respective ¢amps, \In connection with the proclama- tion to this effect to be issued next Saturday, notice will be given of severe penalties of imprisonment on convictions for attempting to bribe any tribunal, medical or military. i CORNWALL YOUNG MAN KILLED BY A TRAIN Boarded a Freight at Coteau-- His Body Found Near Lancaster. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Cornwall, Oct. 9.--George Riley Ross, son of Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Ross of Cornwall, was killed while riding on a freight train on the Grand Trunk last night or early this morn- ng. He intended boarding a passenger 'train at Coteau but the freight train separated him from the passenger 'train, and as the freight was moving he jumped on,. When the train was 'within a couple of miles of Lancas- ter he must have fallen between the cars as his dead body was found Riongside the track by some section hands this morning. - 18 POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY Owing to the Rain and the Soggy Field--Bleacher Fans Disappointed. (Canadian Press Despatch) New York, Oct. 9.---About 12.30 o'tlock to-day it was decided that it would be impossible to play the third game of the world's champion series here to-day owing to rain 'and the soggy fleld. Fifteen thousand men and women in the bleacher line, some of them waiting all t, were naturally disappointed. ost of them went home for dry clothes but others expressed the determination : 5 places for another wenty-four hours till to horrow's promised game, THE STEAMER GRAHAM WILL BE TOTAL LOSS Ashore at Manitoulin Island . With Grain--Owned by M.T: Company. 'Special to the Whig) Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 9.--Re. orts received here from South Bay, anitoulin Island, sald tLat the steamer Graham, which went ashore there, Will probably be a total loss. No casualties were reported. The steamer is owned by the Montreal Transportation Company, and was loaded with grain. It is understood tht she broke in two after ground. ng. New York, Oet. 9.--Theodore Roosevelt, speaking here at a "Na. tional Service" mass meeting under the auspices of the Mayor's com- mittee 'on national defence, declared the Sly Jesse which will make the world e for democracy must be based upon the complete overthrow of Germany and the dissolution of Austria and Turkey. Included In the programme he outlined were a free Arabia and Armenia, Foland | and Lithunia with an independent Czech commonwealth and a Jugo- * WHIG CONTENTS, 1~4To Report Dec. 10: To Prohibit King Beer; Good Weather i Again. 2-To Se Open at Night; Indidents R Hu : 20] 8 Confession; In Memor- J 11--Treatment for Gas: Contempor- raf wor of Sport: Bringing Up | WRIT ISSUED FOR DAMAGES For Alleged Attempted Ab- duction Over a Year Ago-- A Sister Takes Action. On Saturday last a writ was issu- ed at the Court House in the Su- preme Court of Ontario. The plain. tiff is Sister Mary Basil, the defend- ants are Archbishop Spratt, Mother Franeis Regis, the Sisters of Char. ity of the House of Providence, Dr, Daniel Phelan, Police Constable Naylon, Sister Mary Vincent, Sister Mary Magdalene and Sister Mary Alice. The plaintiff has for twenty-nine years been a Sister of Charity of the House of Providence. She claims that in September, 1916, her room at St. Mary"s-on-the Lake was brok- én into by Police Constable Naylon sand that, assisted by three Sisters, jan attempt was made to abduct her to the Province of Quebec. The issue of the writ' has caused quite a sensation in legal circles. TWO SONS LAID UP; EIGHT ARE SERVING One Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips Wounded and Another Gassed. Mr. and Mrs, George Phillips, 37 Clarence street, have been notified that one son, Driver Ernest Phillips, with the RIC/H.A., had been wound- ed in the left hand and leg on Sept. A2th, and that another som, Bom. 'badier Ross Ellford Phillips, also of the R.C.H.A., had been gassed and ! had been taken to the eighth gene. | ral hospital on Sept. 6th. Mr. and Mrs: Phillips have the proud distinetion of having eight sons in khaki, five of whom have been servig at the front for four years, and this is the first time for any of the boys to be knocked 'out by the Huns. * ! The boys have certainly been do. ing their share in the big fight. Pte. Clarence Phillips writes that | his brother, Ernest, is getting along fine, and that it is likely that as soon as he is discharged will come to Canada. At the time of writing Clarence was at Shorncliffe, Kent, and was deafted for France and ex- pected to leave soon. CHEST WAS INJURED IN PILOT HOUSE Capt. A. H. Hoag Was Hurt on While working in the pilot house of the steamer Arabian on Sunday afternoon, Capt. A. H. Hoag, whose home is in St. Catharines, was injur- ed about the chest when he was thrown forward omto the floor by some of the mechanism. He was rushed to the General Hos- pital, and was attended by Dr. G. W. Mylks. Fortusmately no bones were broken, He is severely bruised about the chest and other parts of the body. It is expected that he will be able to leave the hospital very shortly. R. A. HAMILTON WITHDREW And Asked That Returned Soldier be Made County Jailer. R. A. Hamilton was notified on the 14th of September of his ap- pointpent by the Ontario Govern. ment as jailer of Frontenac. Owing to the opposition raised that the position should go to a returned sol- dier, Mr. Hamilton on the 26th of September wrote Premier Hearst, stating that he would waive his rights on condition that the vacancy be filled by a returned soldier from North Frontenac as soon as one was available. Mr. Hamiltod mention- ed the fact that he naturally sym- pathized with returned soldiers, for his two sons have seen service in the struggle. The appointment of Lieut. Topping followed the with- drawal of Mr. Hamilton, The Creche in Difficulty, The mayor has called a meeting in the City Council chamber for 10 PROHIBIT MAKING OF BEER Even Production of 2 Per Cent. Beer May be Stopped. CONSERVE. GRAN SUPLY LEGISLATION TO GO INTO EF. FECT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY Little Grain Used During the Past Year in Manufacturing Alcohol-- But Much Has Been Used For Beer. Ottawa, Oct. 9.--The use of grain in the manufacturing of beer or spirits except alcohol for munition work, will probably be prohibited in Canada. Some such action is expect- ed, and will go into effect almost im- mediately, For the past year but little grain has been used in the manufacturing of alcohol for beverage purposes, as most of the distilleries are produe- ing alcohol used In the manufacture of high explosives for the British and, allied armies. There has been, how-| ever, a great quantity of grain wsed| in producing beer for the local, as well as foreign trade. This will be stopped to conserve the food supply. The United States has prohibited the use of grain in the manufacture of spirits,but permits the manufacture of beer, It is expected that the Can- adian law will be much more dras- tie, going even to the extent of stop- ping the production of two per cent. or temperance beers, TYPHOON'S AWFUL TOLL; 2,174 WERE KILLED And 200,000 Are Homeless-- The Japan People Suffer- ing Severely," Tokio, Oct. 9.--The official total of casualties th last week's terrific typhoon and flood wag announced to- day as 2,174 dead and 77Q injured. Four hundred were killed in Tokio alone and 72 imjured. Unofficial estimates put the list of dead in the Tokio perfectnre at 500, Three thousand houses were de- stroyed by the typhoon in its devas- tating path, and 150,000 more were submerged. Two hundred thousand people in all are homeless. Several Mttle villages were com- pletely wiped off the earth, One small island off Uruyassu disappear- ed under the tidal wave that accom- panied the typhoom, three hundred people perishing. BURLY THIEF TRIED , TO DRUG A WOMAN Who Telephoned for Help-- The Thief Made a Clean Get Away. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Ont. 9.--Grabbed by a burly thief in mid-afternoon, Mrs. I. BE. Williams was bound band and foot, a drugged capsule put into her mouth and was left on the floor 'wihile her assailant went through the fooms upstairs and down and poe- sessed himself of $75, and various trinkets. This occurred within a stones throw of busy Yonge street clowe to the down towa section. Mrs. Williams retained presence of mind and her courage, however, and work- ing herself over to the telephone knocked the receiver off the hook with her head and summoned assis- tance. The robber heard help com- ing and made a clean get-away. . . MUST FIND A WAY TO UNITE CANADA Quebec Province Must Not Ds- rupt the Dominion, Says Ralph Connor. Montreal, Oct. 9. -- Applause and cries of "Hear, hear," ed a statement made in the pulpit of St. James' Methodist Church here San night by Rev. CW, n uy ug! Connor"), touching on the Quebec situation in the war, in the course of a sermon, He said: "We Canadians must find come way to make all Canadians held togetlier, no matter what our race or creed, so that in the hour of trial, we will be just Canadians. I tell you frankly I am thinking of Quebee. I am speaking openly to you when I sdy that any mah who, for any purpose, seeks to make a ¢clédvage between Quebec and our 'English-speaking people is a traitor 40 his country and to his God." Continuing, when the applause had subsided, Rev. Mr. Gor- don gaid the responsibility largely lay with the people of Montreal to pre- vent the threatengd e, and there were enougf Tesolute Cana- dians in St. James! @hurch then, he said, to make it for &ny man to dare to try todimsert a wedge between 'our galland! éFrengh-Cana- dian felow-citizens + ounselves." r -~ > Peace Offers Se -- (Canadian Press' Despatch.) Amsterdam, 1 9. --Ger- many and Austria-Hungary have agreed to make another peace offer to the Allies the Deutsche Tages Zéitung of Ber- lin, says it léaSas on good authority. The offer will have as its bases, no territorial aggrandizement, surrender of Belgium and Freseh territory, renunciation of positive terri. torial acquisitions for payments in money and no 'isdemnity on % |% ed in the vicinity 'of the Fiji the other side. he ret meinen COMMANDEERING VESSELS TO AFFECT RIVER TRAFFIC cs Government May Take Boats Belonging to Compan Whtertown, N.Y, Oct. 9.--The decision. of 'the United States Cov- ernment to commandesr all vessels of 2,500 tons register or greater will seriously cripple the business of many transportation companies doing business on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river. Pro- minent among these companies is the George Hall Coal and Trans. portation Company of Ogdensburg. R. J. Buck of Watertown and C. E. Buchholz and Mr. Clune of Ro- chester attended a meeting of the directors of this company at Ogdensburg. The meeting was held for the purpose of taking some ae- tion relative to the Government's decision. The Hal company hae five steet boats that would be af- fected by the order. Just what ae- tion will be taken by the board of directors of the Hall company has not yet been decided. + GERMAN CREW FROM 4+ RAIDER SEEADLER TAKEN, de - ---- 4 (London, Oct. 9---An Ex. # change 'Telegraph despatch 4 from Melbourne says it is re- 4 ported there that a whaleboat + with a crew of Germans from # the Seeadler hag been captur. #-Islands. The boat contained 4 a gun and machine guns, the ¥ despatch says, 'and the Ger- 4 mans admitted they had been 4 detailed from the Seeadler to 4 make raids. PEPE PI eee ett aan | | Former Khedive in Vienna. Amsterdam. Oct. 9.--Abbas Hil- mi, former Khedive of Egyfit, who for Vienna, 1 eapital, Ji oo % ane. he am of BEN a Loan. 1987 - MR in action while flying at Camp Bor- iu i dea. » 0000 WEATHER WILL THROTTLE The Submarine Bases of the Germans on the Belgian Coast. THE ENEMY RAR FEEDERS NOW WITHIN RANGE OF POUND. ING BRITISH ARTILLERY Ge Military Chiefs Order Econ- ofiny in the Nation's Human Mater ial as Half Their Man Power is Gone, Washington, Oct. '9. --Germany's U-boat bases along the Belgian coast will be throttled if good weather re- turns to the Flanders front, That epitomizes to-day the U. 8. Secretary of War's official war pre- diction based on confidential reports to the War College, Germany is massing her troops most heavily to resist the British drive; she begins to see the Shand writing on the wall, declares the re- port. But the Allies, even stronger in men, and having the preponder- ance in aireraft and shells, are push- ing steadily, surely and irresistibly through to the railroad feeders of the U-boat bases. All now needed to smother these submarine nests, in the opinion of the Secretary and his military expert aide, is continuance of open weather. In faet, winter sets in early on the grom west line. When it Comes, the drilliant, dogged smashing must cease. But before that time, the British expect to con- tinue their successes, and perhaps develop something truly decisive, The Germans rail feeders are now within range of the pounding Brit- ish artillery. The blacking-of U-boat operations may be {n part. Aceountéd for by the British successes, and their menace to the bases, though experts warn that Germany may be temporarily low on torpedoes and that she is merely replenishing for a new sea drive along the American supply lanes, Orders Economy of Men, With the French Armies in the Field, Oct. 9.---Germany's military chiefs, for the first time in the war are beginning to talk about econo- mizing the nation's "human mater- fal." German .army orders, signed by - Quartermaster General Luden- dorff, have recently been taken from prisoners emphasizing the need for this economy. Heretofore, "economy orders" captured on prisoners dealt only with the importance of not wasting shells, munitions and other Naterial supplies. Even in the prese or- der, Ludendorff, while still placing the utmost importance upon econ- omy of shells, concedes now that economy of lives is more important, and must hereafter take first place. The Ludendorff order lends add- ed significance to the United Press despatches from this front on Sep- tember 22nd, in which it was stated that out of 14,000,000 men who fig- ured on the army rolls, the Prus- sian army machine new had only about 6,600,000 left in the fighting! ranks, Germany is beginning to realize the grave significance of this tre- mendous loss of man-power, Canadian Casualties. Killed in action--S. J. Taylor, Bloomfield, Died of wounds--W. J. Markell, Newington. Died--J. F. Bell, Kingston. Presumed to have died--C. N. Garrett, Sharbot Lake; F. Haynes, Almonte; C. C. 'White, Cobourg; H. Smith, Kingston; B. Melntyre, Renfrew, Prisoners-of-war--C. J. Me¢Kane, Kingston; R. A. Moodie, Perth; D. Tucker, Port Hope. 'Wounded---A. E. Way, Tweed; F. Burley, Newtonville; G. Fitzroy Harbor; M. H. Darling, 'Winchester; O. H. Harris, Gore's Landing; H. Green, Picton. Ii--R. E, Moreau, 'Arnprior; G. 8. Greer, Maberly. | apply for authority within the next two weeks. STOPPED PACIFISTS BY SETTING ON FIRE British Soldiers and Women Drag Pastor From Pulpit and Throw Him Out. London, Oct. 9.--A large crowd of soldiers and women broke up a meeting which pacifists attempted | to hold in the Brotherhood Church | at Kingsland on Sunday by lighting | a bonfire on the floor in front of | the pulpit. The flames were ex. tinguished by the police after con- siderable damage had been done the carpets, the pews and the pulpit. There was a cordon of police around the building when the meet. ing opened this afternoon, but the | crowd outside succeeded in gaining | access to the auditorium and in| drowning out the organ and the singers with war songs and cheers for the soldiers. Then the crowd rushed to the pulpit, pulled the pastor bodily across the auditorium | and out the back door. Meanwhile other demonstrations | were lighting -a bonfire from which | flames suddenly shot up to a height of five or six feet, while cries of "Burn down the church" were heard. The police then cleared the house | and put out the flames with their | coats, | WAR BULLETINS. The Pope is exerting influ- ence to -stop air raids. The German chancellor will announce the country's war aims in the Reichstag to-day. All Flanders is now a mass of deep mud, but the British still press on. A United States destroyer fired on an Italian submarine, killing one officer and two men. \ PAPE BER P PIL P FPP O PN CEPI PH PP OFFAL GEIS | COLD IN NEW YORK FOR THE THIRD GAME The All-night Waiting Crowd Was the Smallest Reported in Years. ' (Cana Press Despatch New York, Oct. 9. Weather con- ditions were uncertain to-day for the third game between New York Giants and Chicago White Sox for the base- ball champ p of the world, The atmosphere was decidedly colder, which was testified to unanimously by the shivering fans who stood out- side the gate of the polo grounds all night. Police officials and polo ground guards said the allnight crowd was the smallest that has waited up for the world's series game here in yeary. Chicago is now decidedly the fa- vorite in the betting for the cham- pionship. The probable batting order to-day | will be: i Chicago--J, Collins, if; McMullen, | 3b; E. Collins, 2b; Jackson, rt; | Felsch, cf; Gandil, 1b; Weaver, 83; | Schalk, c¢; Cicotte, p. | New York----Burns, if; Herzog, 2b; Kauft, cf; Zimmerman, 3b; Fletcher, 59; Robertson, df; Holke, 1b; Rari- 'den, ¢; Sallee, p. Umpires--~Plate, Kiem; O'Loughlin, Rigler and Evans. THE WORLD'S NEWS' IN BRIEF FORM S---- Tidings From All Over Told In a Pithy and Pointed Way. The production of two per cent. beer in Canada may be stopped. Sir Wilfrid Laurier spent a busy day in Toronto Monday, many of the Liberals giving him their views. An enormous organization is to be created throughout Canada to campaign for $150,000,000 for the Victory Loan. Threatening letters received by Matthew Ford, a farmer in East Korah township, led to the arrest ofa neighbor's wife. 3 Dr. F. B. Drake, of London, for several years house surgeon in the hospital, and G.T.R. physician, died suddenly at his home, R. L. Brackin, Liberal candidate in West Kent, and A. B. McCoig, M.P., made startling allegations at a in Chatham. The Win.the-war Electoral As. sociation of Westmount-St. Henri has been formed to support a can- didate in the election. License Inspector P. D. McCal. lum, of Forest, former M.P.P. for 'East Lambeth, died suddenly at mount Samant, Mich. A new sme to dam the 'SB Lawrence has been set going quiet- 1y. and a company, it is said, will bases The Dominion Govetnment Sas Port Arthur, i | 2% § i 3 = ling in th taken over the grain elevators at William 3 --_-- LAST EDITION BASH ATTACK ON WDE FRONT Est of Yrs Md Ae od ag, AITACK FOLLOWS QUcLY {AFTER THE HEAVY THRUST OF LAST THURSDAY, British Staff Wants to Force a Decis- ion As They Are Striking Again Before Enemy Can Recover From Last Blow, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Oct. 9.--The British at- tacked on a wide front north east and east of Ypres this morning, the War Office announces. Satisfactory progress is being made everywhere. The attack, the statement says, was made in conjunction with our allies. The new British drive Is being | made in the same region as the at- [tack of last Thursday, one of the most successful British efforts of the war. On that day the Germans were ex- pelled from high ground along the ridge east of Ypres, giving the Bri- tish dominating positions of great strategic importance. The wedge in the German line has been driven in so deep that with the high ground lost their position has been made most unfavorable and another "stra- tegic retreat" has been predicted. Recent despatches from the Bri- tish front, however, told of heavy rains and deep mud conditions un- der which ordinarily a renewal of the offensive would not be expected. The decision of British staff to re-_ turn to attack so quickly may indi- cate a purpose to force a decision before the cold weather sets in, or before the Germans have recovered from the last blow which appeared to have partially demoralized them. Ousting Enemy From Poeleapelle, (Canadian Press Despatch) British Froat, Oct. 9.--The Bri- tish have pushed back the Germans through Poelcapelle and are tight- n_the eastern o the city about "a large prisoners have been taken, Just north of Broodseinde at Daisy 'Wood the Germans held out strongly. = The British surrounded the wood ahd hot fighting followed. The attackers then pushed forward a considerable distance down the slopes of the ridge to lower ground. The battle is still proceeding. At many places the French and British have advanced to a depth of " 11,200 yards or more, The French Also Attack. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Oct, 9.---French troops on the Belgian front at half past five o'clock this morning attacked, in con- junction with the British army, the German positions south of the forest of Houthoulet between Draibank and Weindendroft. The French offi- cial statement issued this afternoon 'I says that the struggle is continuing end is developing French arms. The text of the French War Office statement follows: "In Belgium this morning at 5.30 o'clock we attacked in conjuction with British armies positions of the Germans south of Houtholst forest between Draibank and Weindendroft. The battle continues to develop fav- orably for us, "On the Alsne front there was marked artillery activity, notably in region of Pantheen, "In the Champagne we were suc- cessful in penetrating German lines near Butte of Tahure, After de- stroying dugouts, our forces return- ed with prisoners. "On the right bank of the Meuse, Verdun region, the artillery duel con- tines in the sector north of Chaume 00 favorably for War Tidings. Russian scouts have captured Gen, Von Meyer, head of the German air service in the Black Sea distriet, Reports at Geneva state that the Germans are preparing. to evacuzte Lens on account of the recent Bri- 'Strong German naval forces been seen off the Island of Bornholm and Off the coast of Sweden, It is be- lieved the German plan is to attack Haohsingtors and Petrograd by land tion from Hamburg states while a new battle cruiser was on a trial off Hi nd it struck a mine