xl hans Pages 13 he Daily British Whis KINESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY LATE AR. LAE MARINE ENGINEER i= =-:=-- xx ON WEST FRONT pons 'Alexandria for two seasons, when he el. Mami Sea tis Nie i : : . -laccepted thé position of engineer on Did 1; Gee gta After i His Weck Slcaen. Brief the steamer Passport, transfering to ------ 12 Pages dy YEAR 85: NO, 32 TRANSPORT IS SUNK; 200 0.5. TROOPS LOST 1918. LAST EDITION WOULD FORGE * RUSSINS HAND \By Marching on Petrograd if Teuton Peace Terms Are Rejected. |B1G PEAT DEPOSIT MAY BE DEVELOPED Government Sets Aside Town=- ships' of Hanna and St. John in North. Toronto, Feb, T7.--Two whole | townships estimated to contain mil-| lions of tons of peat, have been set aside by the Oftario Government) with a, view to having them develop-| ed as a source of fuel for the pro-| himself in his invention, he travelled extensively in the United States, in- stalling gas machines in many cit- jes. Returning to Canada, he con- nected himself with the firm of; George Bertram & Sons, the well- | known shipbuilders of . Toronto, as traveller. Later he again took { | the Bohemian of the Richelieu line, | then to the overseeing and instail- ing the machinery of the magnificent | The British Liner Tuscania Was the Vietim-- It Carried 2,179 Soldiers For England-- o London, Feb. 7. The Survivors Are Landed. (Canadian Prese Despatch.) "Torpedeed off the Irish coast by a Ger- man submarind, the British liner Tuscania has gone down with about 200 American soldiers, marking the first serious blow by U-boals against transportation of American troops. ) ~ Of the ,179 soldiers on board, thedatest available reports) say that all but 210 have been aceountgdifor. The Tuscania, of 14,348 tons, was the first ship carrying American troops to be sunk by submarines, although the transporf Antilles was re- ported with a loss of 170 persons last to the United States. It was announced that the Tuseania was manned by British sailors with a British naval guard, and was convoyed by a Bri- tish warship. The position of the Tuscania when'she was sunk is taken to indicate that she was bound for England. British ships are being used October while returning fovearry American troops abroad, supplementing the American transport tommage. Navy officials have insisted that despite the most careful plans and efforts to safeguard the transports, there was always a chance that a troopship would stumble upon a lurking sub- marine, and the general belief is that this is what happened. The survivors were landed-on the Scotland. The Tuseania remained afloat for two hours after being torpedoed. cania was pitiable. : had been swimming about for two hours before being rescued. Many had coasts of Ireland and The condition of some of the survivors of the Tus- cast aside all their clothes and Convovk Did Heroic Work. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Washington Fe bh, of. -- British convoys near to the torped- oed Tuseania closed in quiekly and did heroic work, as the com- paratively small number of losses show. Such reports as were at hand to-day gave no details of how the transport, supposed- ly heavily eanvoyed. fell in with the submarine, but it was re- garded. as more probably that the ship stumbled on the sub- mersible. rather than that the disaster was the first shot in the much-advertised German offensive against the line of Ameri- can troops and supplies. Secretary of War Baker issued a statement in part as fol- lows: "The sinking of the Tusecania brings us face to face with thes losses of the war in its most relentless form. It is a fresh challenge to" the civilized world by an adversary who has re- fined; but made more deadly the stealth of the savage in war- fare. We must win this war and we will win this war. Losses like this unite the country in sympathy with the families of thosé who have suffered loss. They also unite us to make more determined our purpose to press on." of all the uninjured on board the v Torpedoed at Dusk. (Canadian Press Despatch.) There was sufficient time for the removal London, Feb. 7. Tusecania, as she remained afloat, after being torpedoed, for two hours. The Tuscania was one of a convoy of troop and provision ships which, after a long passage across the Atlantic, was en- tering what until recently were considered comparatively safe waters. The ships were within sight of land, which was just {distinguishable in the dusk of the evening, when the torpedo hit the Tuseania amidships. This was at about seven o'clock. The steamer tool a heavy list, which made a proper lowering of the boats impracticable. Some men jumped into the sea, others were thrown into the water when the boats were lowered. survivors are receiving every attention. * The Aurania Ti New York The orpedoed. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Feb. 7.---The Cunard Hner Aurania, tons, bound for the United States the last forty-eight hours. "The Aurania, although 13,400 , has-been torpedoed within Dad damaged, was not sunk, and is believed to be making her way back to port. of Cajnbrai and Lens. . troops\carried out successful near Armentieres, taking Enbmy artillery active south-west Liverpool raids several prisoners and machine guns. 'Aisne and. Heavy = 5 Hlery 'fighting "on the fronts and in Alsace is reported in Thursday's of- ficial communication, _ Strat lage, of 0] (Can 1B Despatch) y "Feb. dee Wal- is © morning pened the: Board of Conciliation in a mi "Trunk federated trades, w nimum wage clause, a nine-hour f working improve- and other the Grand ho demand are private ~7 | NOT A NEW GOWN AT THE LEGISLATURE. ee Toronto, Feb. 7.--The most gorgeous thing at the opening of the Legislature was His Hon- or's gold lace Windsor uniform. Lady Hendrie, the Cabinet Ministers' and the members' wives economized for the oecca- sion and wore their last year's # frocks. There was not a new & gown in the place. + : ' » FEEPEPEPEPI RPP PP PRP RIP CUTS OFF SUPPLIES Appeals Are' Issued to All Poy FRILL IRE Perret eb te Boisheviki. to Leave lish Commands. "° (Canadian Press Despatch) Petrograd, Feb. 7.--Ensign Kry- lenko, the Bolshevik commander-in- chief, has issued a decree ordering that all supplies be cut off from the Shi in, Ras Sm 1 - * = ber Mousnitsky; an outlaw. He also, appeals to ull Bolsheviki to leave Polish commands, : A marta, msterdam, said Ensign o and his staff had been arrested by. the insurgent Poles. Canadian Casudlties, ; Died of wounds--H. F. Anderson, Antrim. £4 f ? " Kiev and forwarded to 'Tuesday hat onto; D. C. Gordon; wa. A wireless despateh received atl ries sieteete Wounded--I. A. Dunnee, Desei~ vince. The two townships Hanna and St. John, lying.en either side of the T. and N. O. railway, immediately south of. Cochrane. In these townships, unsuitable for cul- tivation, examination has shown that the deposits of peat range in depth from six to forty or fifty feet in some places. To gather this fuel and make it available for general use is admittedly a big problem, but the Government proposes to invest- igate and experiment to see what can he done. ernment is understood to have before it is one from private interests that are said to be prepared to go into the district and produce commercial peat on a large scale. This, of course, would receive a large initial investment, singe the peat deposits would have to be drained to a large extent before the product could be haudled economically. RAPS HENRI BOURASSA. Le Soleil Severely Criticizes the Nae tionalist Leader. Quebec, Feb. 7.--Under the head- ing 'Is is abominable," Le Soleil, the local French Liberal organ, in a leading article severely criticises Henry Bourassa for his writings in Le Devoir, the Montreal Nationalist daily. Le Soliel takes exception to a series of articles written by Mr. Bourassa purporting to be a discus- sion of the 'speeches recently de- livered by the German 'chancellor. Commenting on the articles of Le Devoir, Le Soleil says: "They constitute, in our opinion, @ detestable manifestation which calls for most severe reprobation. We will be content with denouncing the fundamental error and the blind, glaring partisanship which so plainly inspires Mr. Bourassa. The partisanship consists in considering and wishing to persuade and con- vince as mueh from a standpoint of original responsibility from a stand- point of objects, of covetousness, as frofg-a standpoimt of war methods, and finally that of sincerity, and of the good faith ofithe declarations re- lative to peace conditions the Allies are on the same standing, in the 84 Hox, as the central empires. "Very few amongst us realize the Yarm that Mr. Bourassa may do. "It is time that we open our eyes." BOTHALAGAINST CONSCRIPTION. Makes Known His Atiitude at Cape Town Meeting. London, Feb. T7.--A . recruiting conference, held at Cape Town, was presided over by Col, Mentz, Acting Minister of Defence. Methods of maintaining South African Brigades and dedling with returned soldiers were discussed. Gen, Botha, in the opening speech, urged the confer- ence not to allow the shame of 'the South African unit being incorpor- ated with other units Referring to the suggestion of conscription, Botha earnestly asked how the Gov- ernment could embark on such a step. He added: "Haven't we enough trouble in the country, that people want to create more?" 8,000 HOMES DESTROYED In Guatemalas' as Result of the Ie cent Earthquake, Washington, Feb. 7.--Eight thou- sand of Guatemalas' most beautiful homes, valued at more than $80,- 000,000, were totally destroyed in the recent earthquake, Minister Joa- quin 'Mebez learned to-day. Govern- ment buildings and cathedrals, valu- ed at a larges figure are also a com- plete loss, the report stated. {10,000 Men Out of Work. Quebec, Feb. 7.--While interviews with Quebec manufacturers indicate that they will loyally: co-operate with the Fuel Controller in ,enforc- ing the latest coal order it is pointed out; that little can be saved in Que- which uses Hydro-Electric pow- er for the most part. Two hundred small shoe factories will be affected, probably 10,000 men will be thrown out of work by the order. ° U.S. To Aid Montana Farmers. Washington, Feb. 7.----Federal aid a cropless season through a seed in- shortage, was urged upon the use agricultural committee to-day by Rep. Rankin. Because of recent crop failures, Miss Rankin said, 60 per cenf. of the farmers cannot pay for their seed. : Among the propositions the Gov-| for Montana farmers threatened with are SIXTY YEARS AN ENGINEER | a | HE SERVED ON VARIOUS STEAM- | ERS IN THESE WATERS. | He Installed the Machinery of the Steamer Kingstoa--For Some | Years He Was Ohief Engineer at | Rockwood Hospital. | 'Alexander R. Milne died in { General Hospital on Wednesday, fol- | lowing a brief dillmess, due to pneu- mgnia. Deceased was a well-known citizen, Nhighly regarded and esteem- ed. His passing away has caused sincere regret. He is survived by a second wife, now in California, and LATE ALEXANDER R. MILNE. six sons, William, of Toronto; Thomas and Frank, in the north- west; Frederick Herkimer, sN.Y.; Cecil, of Kitchener, Ont.; and Dr. M. R., of Meyerdale, Pa. Alexander Milpgewas, born in the County of Frontenac in 1841. He attended the public schools of his native town until he was eleven years of age, when he enterel the employ of William Wilkinson, of Kingston, saddler and harness mak- én, and served four years, when he began hic career as a mechanical en- gineer, whieh 'was initiated by his ton Locomotive Car Works at the age of fifteen years. Four years he remained in this place, until the different parts of the locomotive, engine and their rela- tions to one '@nother became as familiar-to him #5 the rising and the setting of the sun. : . He then went to Montreal, and studied marine engineering in the shops of E, E. Gilbert. After two years' experience in this work, Mr. Milne returned to Kingston, and at the age of nineteen passed his ex- amination as engtmeer. His certifi- cate was, however, withheld by the inspectors until he reached his ma- jority. wy ------ Took Charge of dngiyl Very shortly after receiving his certificate, Mr. Milne took charge of the engines of the steamers Pierre pont (No. 1) and. Gazelle, which ran between Kingston and Wolfe Is- nd. From these steamers he went to the steamer Ottawa, of Montreal, of the Jacques & Tracy Line, run- ning between Hamilton and Mont: real, later on taking charge of the engines of the steamer Rochester, afterwards called the Hastings, and now familiar to Torontonians, as the. FEurydice. The Rochester at that gtime made daily trips between Co- bourg and Charlotte. Next the engines of the Bay of Quinte, a steamer owned by Charles F. Gildersleeve, the late manager of the Richelieu line, occupied his at- tention. : . _. After this Mr. Milne returned to Kingston and bailt the fine steamer Pierrepont (No. 2), He being only twenty-eight years of age at that time. From this boat he went to e Norseman, now the North King, which ran between oPrt Hope and Charlotte, and remained on her un- til he was sent to fit out the steamer Vanderbilt at Lindsay, a boat which was designed to ply the waters of Scugog and Sturgeon : This York finished, Mr. Milne went-to St. Catharines to complete the steamer Lothair, which had the first Tr following six years hed "years following this: hist: on- Mr. Wine wae Rockwood Asyhn mn. 'becoming apprenticed to the. Kings- | "tompound engine used on Lake On-. tario. The chief en- | steamer Kingston, and acting as chief engineer for eight seasons. | While Mr. Milne had a most act-| ive career in his chosen profession, he found time for work along many | other lines. His long and persever- | ing efforts for the Independent Order of Foresters is well known to the people of Kingston and vicinity, he having risen to the office of " high chief ranger of Ontario. | In St. Andrew's Sociéty he also | \ {Serres long and faithfully, and is a past president of that body. He was the , @ member of Chalmers' Presbyterian church." | The funeral is to take place on | Friday at 2.30 p.m. from 239 Bagot street. FIVE GENERATIONS IN CHICOUTIMI FAMILY An Old Couple Are Blessed With 186 Children and Grandchildren. Montreal, Feb. 7.--Le Progres du | Saguenay, says that a very happy | family is that of Mr. and Mrs, Thom- | as Pearson of Laterriere, county of | Chicoutimi. ~Jhiadrave family, in- deed, has seen its fif ération by the children of the eldest son. Mr. Pearson has completed his 90th year, and his good wife is 87 years of age. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pearson was composed of twelve children, but three are dead. The old couple are blessed with 186 children and grandchildren, demon- strating clearly enough the fecun- dity of the race (French-Canadian)" . and should Mr. and Mrs, Pearson live till Juné next they will celebrate the 67th anniversary of their marriage." LAND-OWNING PEASANTS TO LOSE ESTATES Russian Agitators Urged by Premier Lenine to War on Exploiters. | i | (Canadian Press Despatch) Petrograd, Feb. 7.--With: the ap- proach of the spring planting sea- gon, land distribution is becoming an acute problem, The landowing. peasants, as well as the bourgeois, are to be deprived of their estates. Premier Lenine to-day addressed =a large gathering of agitators who are to depart for the provinces to lead the confiscation campaign. He urged them to make war on all village ex- * ploiters and rich peasants as they did on the wealthy landowners, WANT POWER FROM TRENTON Canning Factory Owners Walt Upon Sir Adam "Beck. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Feb. 7.--In the Legisla- ture on Friday the Liberal member for Prinee Edward intends to ask how much 'money the Government has been asked to advance under the Farms Loan Act. A deputation from Wellington, Bloomfield and Picton, Prince Ed- ward County, waited on Sir Adam Beck yesterday to ask for power from the Trenton plant for fifteen or sixteen canning factories in those municipalities. They were told the matter would have to be taken up with the Cabinet. Consideration Promised. Toronto, Feb. 7.--The same de- putatipn. from Pieton, Bloomfield and. Wellington, which. walled on Sir Adam Beck yesterday, saw the Premier this morning in regard to obtaining power from Tienton for the Prince Edward canning factories. Consideration was promised. ARMIES ARE EAGER To Finish the War but Bad Weather Predicted, British Headquarters in France, Feb. 7.----Post rushing, tresech raid- "ing and patrol conflicts are all that is going on at the fromt, although 'behind the lines there is ceaseless energy and preparation. The weather cherishes any illusion mature touch of spring. On the con- trary, the general opi who have felt four wi Western front ent them Speak with Bathotity, ry ve to pay for this spell grace later. There is a distinct ¢ appointment in this D there is one thing more the British armies. in wish it is an oppor with the war and Cr ------------. 'Rations of the have £ i - ft { about Jan. 20th, » {the 706, 36 have been rented, 15 to the {Grand Trunk to relieve congestion 3 Grand Trunk as they become avail. {The Loss of the British During the : Past Week, ten large, five small and four fishing 'ships. | FOR A CRASH BY GERMANS ON THEIR FRONT. The Number of Tommiecs in England Always Exceed One Million--Men in Trainigg Number 500,000. London, Feb. 7.--The Germans are stronger on the Western front now than at any time during the war, but they are numerically inferior to the Franco-British forces, Gen. Maurice, | Director-General of Military Opera-i tions, declared in his weekly inter- view yesterday. "The situation need cause anxiety," he said. . Replying to enemy propaganda, Gen, Maurice declared that the num- ber of Tommies in England always exceeds one mjllion. They are divid- ed among sick, wounded, members of the staff, the supply divisions and men in training, he said. The latter division is the largest, numbering nearly 500,000. Besides {he said, there are 100,000 always on leave. "Our casualties in 1917 were over a us no million, hefice the large number of raining," declared Gen. | men in Maurice. U. S. Troops Prepare For Crash. Washington, Feb. 7.--Under al- most ceaseless fire from the Ger- man guns, American troops holding a section of the battlefront in Lor- raine are preparing for a German assault of great magnitude. The repeated raids against Ameri- can lines since the discovery of Gen. Pershing's troops in front trenches indicate, military men believe, that the Germans are testing out the strength of the force preliminary to a heavy assault, BREAD FOR HOTEL PATRONS. A Two-Ounce Ration Ordered for Restaurants. Washington, Feb. 7.--X two- ounce bread ration was ordered by the Food Administration to-day for' patrons of hotels, restaurants and dining cars. This allowance Is about that now observed in Eng- land. Not more than two ounces of wheat bread may be served to any one at any one meal except that when rolls or bread made from corn, oatmeal or bran are served and when only one kind other than wheat bread is ordered a portion | may consist of four ounces. Rolls | may not weigh more than one ounce each. | RESUMED THE DEBATE. In the Legislature in Reply Speech From Throne. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Feb. 7.-- William Proud- foot, leader of the Liberal Opposi-| tioh, resumed the debate in reply io | the speech from the Throne this afternoon, when the Legislature met.' It is dot expected the debate will be prolonged to a great |lengty, but Hartley Dewart, Liberal ntember from South-west Toronto, will have SOmething to say before its conclu- sien. to SCHOOLS CLOSED, To Conserve Gas for Domestic Con. , sumers in Petrolea. ] Petrolea, Feb. 7.--The Central Public Schovl and some of the ward schools were closed indefinitely to- day to conserve the gas supply for domestic use, THe gas pressure is low, and as the citizens have made 'no other provision for heating, = further reduction of pressure would be followed by considerable distress. he gas comes .from the Tilbury = Canada Lends Locomotives. Ottawa, Feb. 7.--Last year the De-, partment of Railways ordered 100 engines of the Mikado type, of which 70 have so far been delivered. Of Canadian Northern, 15 to the Grand Trunk, and four to the Algoma Eastern Railway. Three of the loco- motives which have been in use on the last-mentioned road have been returned to the Government Railways and have just been loaned to the on that line at Niagara frontier. From 15 to 20 more locomotives will be placed at the disposal of the BUNK BY SUBMAKINES. ian Press eh) . T.~~British -ships, sunk by submarines last week were Allies Are Winning. $85 BE 3] 1 il i {Canadian Press teh) Washington, Feb. 7.--U, 8, Secre- tary declared that the Allies were without doubt winning against the submarine campaign. Government bu the order, Prem ildings for to move that from Friday RISSAKS ARE FOR WA SOLDIERS' COUNCIL CALLS VOR VOLUNTEER SOCIALIST ARMY, To Continue Resistapce--Grand Duke Nicholas Is Reported to be Supe porting Gen, Kaledin. Zurich, Feb. 7.--That Germany favors the issuance of an ultimatum to the Russian Maximalists, demand- ing the immediate acceptance of the Teutonic peace terms--and in case of refusal will march on Petrograd, is the belief expressed in diplomatic circles here to-day. : The German General Staff, the Im- perial Chancellor, von Hertling, and the German Court are believed to be unanimous in their determination to force Russia's hand at once. ) German troops are said to have been concentrating at strategic points on the eastern front for the express purpose of a quick thrust at the Rus- sian capital in case the armistice is terminated, Russians For War. : Petrograd, Feb, 7.--~Theé Russian Soldiers' section of the Moscow Workmen's and Sokilers' Council, at a huge mass meeting, decided that the German peace terms were unace ceptable and called upon the Petro- grad authorities for immediate for. mation of a volunteer Socialist army 'to continue resistance." Support Kaledin, Copenhagen, Feb. 7,--~The Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-chief of the Russian armies under the mon- archy, is declared in Berlin despatch- es tg be supporting Gen. Kaledin, het- man of the Don Cossacks revolting against the Bolsheviki. Gen. Kaledin is now said to have 150,000 follow- ers. 4 BRITISH AIRMEN MUST BE RELEASED Otherwise Vigorous Action" and Reprisals Will be Tak= en On Germans. \ London, Feb. 7.--~The British For- eign Office has taken vigorous action ncerning the two British airmen, pt. Scholtz and Lieut, Wookey, who, after being brought down. re- cently were sentenced to tem years' imprisonment for dropping propag- anda leaflets over the German lines. The Daily Mail states that through the Dutch Government the Foreign Office has informed the German Gov- ernment that unless Scholtz and Wookey are released from prison im- mediately and proper treatment as prisoners of war is accorded them, reprisals will be taken. The nature of the reprisals has not been indicated, but it is certain if they have to be made they will be ad- equate. This sentence by the Ger. mans is regarded as more ' extra. ordinary because heretofore the air fighters have treated each other with chivalry, i NEW SENATORS FROM ALBERTA. : E. Michener and W. J. Harmer Go to Epper House. Ottawa, Feb, TLTWS new Sena torial appointments have beet made by" the\Government, both of them "i from Albyrta. * : Hou. Edward Michener, leader of the Conservative opposition in the Alberta Legislature, and William J. Harmer are the new Senators, Senator Michener resides in Red Deer, while Senator Harmer, who ,is a native of Ontario, was Deputy Min« ister of Railways in the Alberta Gov« ernment. He began life as a tele graph operator. . Vi cles yet to be filled are twilh in Ontario, one in Saskatchewan and one in British Columbia. 7. --Sunderland trict of the of Marlborough, who of th Dude Consuelo Vanderbilt, of New York, has been commandeered for the use of officials of the inter- allidd counell, according the Mail. The Duchess was given a bracken e to she quickly purchi a in Devonshire. r hes