Pages 1-8 Che Daily British Whig NO. 55 LAST EDITION BOARD OF TRADE ANNUAL MEETING William Cook Was s ec President For 1918 on Tuesday Evening. 'ADDRESS BY R. E. BURNS men had reported for duty in the Do- lox RECENTLY PASSED CANADIAN miniori, There are 4,719 who have THE IRISH SH LEADER | INCOME TAX ACT. yet failed to report and not yet a)- i 15 pe e a a : ' | prehended or investigated. This tor HAS PASSED AWAY | Some Discussion On "the Nationaliza- tal is divided among the various mili- tion of the Grand Trunk--Objec- tary districts as follows: John Redmond, nd, the Nationalist tion to hingston Expressing Opin. nd Out, 134s Mo ne, Died in London As a | ion Till Cabinet Took Action. 708: Quebec, 36; i esult of Operation. | The annual meeting of the Board John, 322; Winni ipeg, {of Trade was held on Friday evening yer: han ; Regina, 442; {and was well attended. The officers tcta { for the year were elected. R. Bas- ton Burns gave an address on the new income tax and R. Meek opened a discussion on the Drayton-Ack- worth railway report. As usual a selected comfnittee brought in a report on prospective of- drome." ficers for the board. The eleven Some questions having Hun. councillors were elected by ballot been raised over the ------------ errr i acer sith : from a list of fiffeen chosen by the EEIEECET |THE CALGIRAN |S wn THN GERMAN ag HAS BEEN SUNK DRIVE STARTING bell Geddes, First Lord of i gi Presidents--W. the Admiralty, in his British Commons Votes £25,« Niskle MP, and Dr. A. 8. 000 to Widow of Tigris Canadian Allan Liner Struck by Four Tor- The Freach Critics Sec Preliminaries in the edocs tf ish Coast. Present Fighting. speech to the House of M.G. Commons yesterday with President-- William Cook. Hero. FORTY-EIGHT WERE LOST STRATEGY OF NAPOLEON THE VESSEL. WAS COMMANDED regard to the chances of First vice-president--John Campbell. destruction which 2 Ger= London, March 6.--The House of Commons voted £25,000 to the wid- IS BEING RELIED UPON BY THE BY CAPT KENDALL. GERMAN GENERALS, BINGSTON, ONTA RIO. 1918. A BRITISH "TANKDROME" SOMEWHERE ON THE E WESTERN FRONT wv EDNESDAY, MM ARC H 6, It YEAR 85: 25,396 DRAFTEES HAVE REPORTED UP TO DATE 3,085 Have Been en Apprehended| 10 BE HURRIED 4,719 Failed to Report, Ottawa, March 6. Still at Large. of defaulters under the Military Ser- vice Act are proceeding rapidly. Up to yesterday there was 3,085 appre- hensions throughout the Dominion. The largest number were made in the Montreal military district, 605. The Kingston district came second with 451 arrests and the?Toronto district third, with 397, Up to noon yesterday also, 25,396 thar on immediate military events or! considerations. If one thinks that Germany can draw sufficient moral, and material benefit from Russia of "stand pat" in the west, then the idea! of an offensive is rejected. But it it| is felt that the position of the Cen-| tral Empires is too critical to Risin them to wait what may be the prob-| lematic advantages of the gains in] Russia, then it would seem that it is their best policy to make a final drive for victory at the moment when their| national and army morale is en-| couraged and before American weight | definitel; turns the scale guise them. in general ;French opinion luslines to the latter view and believes tha an onslaught is imminent. ---Apprehensions As the Premier Wants the Session Cor- clded by End of May. WAR AND GENERAL BUDGET WILL REACH RECORD AMOUNTS IT IS EXPECTED. The Museum Is Being Used As a Temporary Commons Chambep-- Members to Sit Just Where They Can Find Room. . (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, March 6.--Monday, March the 15th promises the liveliest and most business-like opening of Ahe Canadian Parllament since con- federation. No time will be lost in unnecessary ceremony as the Govern- ment is desirous that the actual work of the House shall be commenced without delay. It is expected that the debate on the speech from the throne will be rushed through to make way for the discussion of the war and geheral budget which it is expected will reach record amounts, Sir Robert Bordeh is anxious that the session be con- cluded by the end of May to enable the representation of the Govern- ment to leave for the Imperial con- ference in London, Owing to seant accommodation in the Museum, which is the temporary Commons chamber, no seats will be alloted except for Cabinet members. Private members may sit where they please or rather where they can find room. THE TEUTONS STILL CONTINUE FIGHTING And the Bolsheviki Command- er=in=Chief Is Peeved of Course. ann. I Montreal, 148; St Vancou- One Submarine Lost Out of Four (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, March 6.-- Jritish photograph is the most remarkable ever taken of what the English cali a "tank: Here are shown inore than twenty of the monsters that have thrown terror into the heart of the This official ¥. Ross, C. M. vice-president -- * Elmer man submarine takes in Second ow of Major-General Frederick Stan- leyley Maude, Commander of the] British expedition on the Tigris | front, whose death occurred last! November, Premier Lloyd George, in speaking of General (Maude, said: "General Maude died a victim to his inbred courtesy. He visited a plague-stricken arza at the invitation of its inhabitants who wished to thank him for his many kindnesses. He knew the perils so well that he forbade any soldier of his escort to eat or drink during the visit. But when the ceremonial cup was offered to him as a part of .the 'welcoming festivities he ran the risk himself rather than hurt"the susceptiblities of the people; There was cholera in cruising into British wa= ters, 8ir Eric was asked to amplify it. "It means," the First Lord stated to- day, "that one submarine is lost out of every four or five submarines, which start from enemy ports." Davis, Treasurer--G. Councillors (in the selections of Red- | Which W. Y, Mills and G. Lockett leader, | were referees): Rev. J. D. Boyd, R. died this morning at 7.45 o'clock 5. Burns, O, Chown, J. A. W, Craig, Redmond underwent an operasion . G. Elliott, W. R. Givens, F. King, last Friday, passed a fair day ye . . os day und apparently was maintainin { ( .. Livingston, R. Meek, R. J, Rod- { ger, J. McL. Stephen, progress. The Irish "Convention, which had | been supported by Redmond, yester- | day adopted a message of sympathy, in which the earnest wish was ex- | pressed for his early and complete recovery. Death was due to heart failure following the recent operation for intestinal trouble. - LATE (Canadian Press Des London, March 6 mond the Irish Nationalist B. McKay. THE JOHN REDMOND, M.P De - mp bn ONTARIO BAKERIES MUST BE LICENSED And Medical Health Officers Must Says First If They Are Fit, Address on Income Tax, R. Easton Burns gave a very in- structive and interesting address on the recently passed Income Tax Act which now applies to Canada. In 1914 Mr. Burns said Canada jumped into this European war without re- It Looks As If Several German Sub- marines Had Concentrated To Sink the Calgarian. (Canadian Press Despatch) Belfast, March 6.--The British Canadian Allan liner Calgarian has torpedoed off the Irish coast. The Huns May Be Only Feinting at Certain Points And About To Drive Elsewhere. Paris, March 6.---'"Are the Ger- mans really beginning their offen- sive?" is the question on the lips of (Canadian Press Despatch London, March 6.--An oficial (Russian statement received hére to- day says Ensign Krylenko, Bolshe- viki commander-in-chief, has sent a message to the German and Austrian chief commanders, stating that mig the} dss ---- - (Canadian Press Despaton) B10" persons aboard, nearly 500 of whom have been land- the cup; he disdyln a few days. nal I he Femember- ed as one of the great figures of this avery 'Frenchman to-day. "The in- News of the death brought mes- sages of regret from all classes and gard tothe eventual cost. This he said, was quite right and would never sla- v 1 t ce 8 " loyd Germans and 'Austrians are still Toronto, March 6.-- The Legisla war. 1 do not kiow. What destiny crease of activity on the front since!sections of the community. Lloyd] be regretted, but it does aot get #ighting, notwithstanding the conclu- slon of peace. Ensign Krylenko askB whether the German high com- mand Was taken all steps necessary for the cessation of hostilities, The Trial Begins. (Canadian Pr spat Halifax, N.8., aren eo, Capt. Lamedoo, former master of the +0Prench munitions ship Mont Blane; Pilot Eranecis Mackay and Command- er Wyatt, R.N., were again arraign- ed in police court to-day on charges of manslaughter in connection with the Halifax catastrophe. The evi- dence given was largely that at the former enquiry. Here % ACTED THROUGH BRITAIN * LJ (Canadian Press Despatch.) ' # Washington, March 6. It # was stated officially to-day that # the United States had sent no communication to Japan re- garding action in Siberia. All expressions in that direction were sent through Great Bri- tain with whom Japan negoti- ated. 3 | Young Chap Asked For Shelter ture municipal committee to-day re- ported the bill compelling all baker- jes and manufacturers of confection- ery to secure a lcense from munici- palities and no premises will be licensed till the medical health offi- cer has reported on the fitness of the same. There will be no license fee. The bill of Thomas Magladery, of Temiskaming, increasing the statute falbor tax from $1.50 to $3 was also approved. This is mainly to tax foreigners who are at present more or less immune. MILITARY / DESERTER IN POLICE NETS After Running Away From Military Authorities. A young chap who hails from near Mountain Grove does not care to don the khaki, and he has been having an exciting time. . He was rounded up a few days ago. and brought to the city, but managed to make his escape from the military authorities, and on Tuesday night drifted into the police ed at an Irish port. The Cadgarian was struck by four torpedoes. The British official announcement says: Two officers and forty-six men were lost in the sinking of the Cal- garian, which was being used as a British armed merchant cruiser. She Ww. sunk, March first, The Calgar-| ae BCLS Cawadian Allan liner, 17,- 000 tons, built in Glasgow in 1914." The last report of her service from | Canada was when she left Halifax | with troops in 1916. ! Capt. Kendall who was in com-| mand of the Empress of Ireland; when he sank, and has had many | narrow escapes since the war began was her navigating officer, From the fact that the Calgarian was struck! by four torpedoes it is believed that! submarines concentrated to sink her. | orpedoed; Beached. (apadian Pr oss Despatch) London, Maarch ~The United! States steamer oi 5,464 tons, is Beached. on the British coast as the result of an attack by a submar-| ine. The crew has arrived safely at| an Irish port. She had previously been pierced by a German torpedo and patched up. U.S, Steamer | t i has in store for the land which Gen- eral Maude conquered, but I ain cer tain that the whole course of its his- better rule. tory will be changed for the as a result of his victory and His name will always be cherishe by its inhabitants as the conqueror, who ever entered a city | Bates." SIZE OF PAPERS REDUCED. | Majority Will Probably, Only Issu Two-Page Editions. London, March 6.----Announcenient has been made that the newspaper will be subjected to a drastic redue- tion in the quantity of white pape | permitted to them for daily The Times will be limited to 120,00 ! copies, and to make up for the seri- ous loss of revenue entailed by restriction entailed and also by limitation of advertising space th th price of the paper will be restored to | The announcement em- { phasizes the seriousness of the paper threepence. shortage, which threatens to borin about a marked change in the char- acter of British publications, On gentlest i 'g ling of the Germans them scale. the | March 1st, the very date previously announced as likely to mark the be- ginning of a hostile effort, would geem to answer the query in the affirmative, = For three months French military experts, to say noth- selves, have been shouting "wolf" so loudly that a mixed state of opinion has developed. Many persons refuse to admit the likelihood of a '"'great German drive" at all, There is much divergence of opinion also among the chief military writers of the French press. M. Reinacl{ begins an article in to- r {day's Figaro with "The new German offensive on the Allied front," which seems to take it for granted that the offensive has begun. He modifies this subsequently, but taken as a e 1 whole, his article implies a belief that thé enemy operations, the of whic is Rheims, possibly for mor- al and. sentimental reasons, and with e |a possibility of complementary at- d e 8 0 e g { Ireland, John E, is beginning a series of immediate objective' George will move the condolences of the Commons at the first opportunity. The funeral will probably take place in Dublin with a requeim high mass in Westminster Cathedral. For more than twenty-five years John E. Redmond fought for Home Rule in Ireland and for a majority of that time he was the recognized leader of Ireland's "Struggle for Lib= erty." As chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party, the National- ists, he exerted a powerful influence in bringing about the creation of the Irish Convention, organized in July, 1917, to devise a system of gov- ernment for the island, ot Redmond was one of the dele- gates to the convention which sat at various times at Dublin, Belfast and Cork in 1917 and 1918. Born in 1851, son of W. A. Red- mond, the deceased member of the British Parliament from Wexford, Redmond, had sat almost continuously in the British House of Commons since 1881, There his parliament fights for Home Rule earned for him the sobriquet of the "Stormy Petrel of the House." He was an able lawyer, but never prac- away from the fact that the cost must be provided for. In 1915 the tremendous expense of carrying on a war began to be folf. The Government then passed a Spec tal War Revenue Act. The first part applied to bank circulation, insur- ance companies and banks or trust companies. The rest of this act was that of war stamps on letters, tele- grams, pullman car tickets, ete. In 1916 the cost of the war was still increasing and more money had to be raised. The country generally was prosperous and most of the firms were making big mousey. Sir Thomas White is a yery astute finascier and he had passed the Business Pro- fits War Tax Act of 1816. This af- fects business firm of over $50,000 working capital. The exemption of this is 7% in the case of incorporated firms and of 109% in the cast of in-. dividuals. The tax n this was placed at 25% to the Government. In 1917 Sir Thomas brought in an amendment. THis is.on a sliding scale idea. On profits over the 79% or 10% exempted amounts the pro- fits up to 159% is one quarter; up to 20% is one half and over 20% ¢ quarters of the profit go to the Gov- PEEPS bebe? newspaper with a daily circulation of | tacks at ather, points, eriiment. more than 1,000,000 copies, has been Henry Bidou, in the Journal in- ticed. He "devoted himself almost te oe): LiMS In speaking of the experiences of station and asked for protection. He wholly to his parliamentary and po- THE NEW LEADER i hl Canadian Casualties, Wounded. A, Lacombe, Pres- cott; B. Fuller, Shannonville; G. W Clapper, Belleville. Gassed--T, M. Norris, Cornwall. 111-0. N. Hyslop, Smith's Falls. tsi was accommodated, but at the same time 'Constable Samuel Arniel look- ed him over, believing him to be of military age. He made an investi- gation with the result that it was '| found that the young fellow was|' wanted by the military authorities, Now he will have to face the music again . Of the Liberals in Province of British Columbia. (Canadian Press Despatch Victoria, B.C., March 6. h) Atter several ballots Hon. John Oliver was chosen by a full Liberal caucus as the new leader of the government here experimenting for some time with a one-sheet edition. Stocks of paper have shrunk to such an extent and production has fallen off so that a decrease in size is inevitable. By greatly decreasing the advertising space, eliminating features and cut- ting down the mews, it is thought it may be possible to get the essential clines, to the same theory. phasizes 'the difference between the actions of the past local raids He em- three days and of the three litical duties. With the entrance of Britain into the war, Redmond immediately de- fined his position as squarely with the Government in the earnest prose- cution of the war. His support of the Government brought upon him the open and bitter condemnation of He maintained varions countries on Income Tax, Mr, Burns sald that Great Britain had had one for some fifty yearsand it was now working quite smoothly, In the United States an income tax was started in 1913, but so far is not working quite as smoothly as it might possibly do. One of the rea- sons was the difficulty of determin- the Sinn Fein party. his loyal position even during the ex- citing days of phe Sinn Fein revolu- tion. John E, Redmond was a brother of Major William H. Redmond, who was killed in action 4n Flanders, Capt. William A. Redmond, MP, son of John E., for Bast Tyrone, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order medal for gallant conduct in the war. "I don't want to fight," said the young fellow, when asked why he had caused all the fuss, Series of Feints. He goes on: 'The enemy is evi- dently engaging in a series of feints in order to keep the defenders every- where in suspense and leave them in doubt when the main stroke will fall. It is Napoleon's old policy, "en- gage all along the line" and will be followed by a thrust at whatever] point circumstances may dictate." In support of Ridou's suggest'on, it is recalled that the reliance of Ger- man generals on Napolenic strategy is traditional, and that the battle of Verdun was precided by violent and apparently isolated local attacks on similar lines. General Verraux, im 1/Oeuvre, writes in the same strain. In his opinion it is wrong to say the offen- sive is actually begun, for an attack, however vigorous by a couple of bat- fltalions cannot be called a big scale '}ioperation. He ends by saying, Jow. 'ever: "Perhaps these actions are {the nature of a diversion While tho big blow is being prepared elsewhere. ,Sentries from the Lye to the Oise, {from the Meuse to the Mosells, you 'east of Jaffa. The must good watch." . SE. pilot and observer were ¥ounded and : : ; PREPARED TO WITHDRAW # | captured." Reuter des from || Rivnl & Ray ms BATHER THAN SUBMIT. 2 Others To Sign Peace. | ER pr : (Canadian Press Déspateh) #| Amsterdam, March, 8.---The Leip- §lits 5 etrograd, March 6--"The # Zig Neu BEstenachrichten's Berlin Correspondent says that Begutiations with Serbia and Montenegro matter of a few weeks, as both, n like! Rumania, are ont of the war and ust sign peace, ------------------------. -- a London cable says that 223 off- and 6.888 men have arrived iver and as premier he will also retain the matter on two pages. This .is the portfolio of agriculture also. policy which the Paris newspapers have been following for some time. The Times will go on a ration basis and no copy will be supplied to any person who does not undertake to share it with ame oth other reader. War Tid Tidings. One wing of the Bolsheviki is op- posed to peace with Germany and fighting may be again started, China will send 20,000 troops to Siberia. Supplies are to be furnish- ed by Japan, M Shannon, Picton, left for Rochester last week where she will take up her duties as nurse. ing one's income. There is a differ- ence between what one earns and what one receives. An option is giv- en to those affected in the United States under thé Act. Mr. Burns then took up the Cana~ dian Act, clause by clause. He used various authorities in determining answers to several of the questions. There are many. such questions that . require a ruling from the committee which will look after the adminis tration of the Act. The Minister of Finance has vast ers and will thus be able to prevent any invasions of the Act, The address was followed by a lengthy discussion by the members, who asked numerous questions which were answered very Satistactorily by Mr. Burns, A vote of thanks 10 the speaker, moved by R. Meek, seconded by J. McL. Stephen, was passed unani- mously. FEW FAILED TO QUALIFY. Over 2,000 Canadians From the Ranks Get Commissions, London, March 6. --Of 2,300 Cana- dians in the ranks at the front Te- commended for promotion to com- missions by commanding officers since the 1st of April last, less than five per cent. failed to pass the ex- aminations necessary to TY 10 qualify. March Towards Damascus. London, March 6.--An official statement on operations in Palestine Former Kingstonian Dead. Montreal, March 6.--George A. Ward, secretary-treasurer of the City of Verdun for twenty years, was found dead in his bed when one of the family went to his room to wak- en him to go to Ottawa on civic busi- ness. He was fifty-three years of age, and was born in Kingston. To Call 2,000 Bank Clerks. Te Cull 200 Press Despaten) Ottawa, March 6.--Two thousand bank clerks will be called up for service in batches from now till Sept. 16th as the result of a judg- anent given by Justice Duff to-day under the Mititaly Service Act Nearly every bank is affected. Women in Manitoba are to have, under the new Dowry Law to be re- ported to the Legislature, a life in- terest in their husbands' holdings to | the extent of 320 acres on farms and the home site up to six lots in cities. The English troops raided the en- emy's trenches, early this morning, east of Bullcourt, and captured a few prisoners and two machine guns. Our casualties were slight. Successful | raids also were carried out by our}' troops, last might, nonth of the Scarpe and in the neighborhood of Lens, South-east of Gouzeaucourta hostile raiding party was repulsed. Additional prisoners and machine guns were taken by us as a result of these encounters, re sm mn Canada is producing 300 Avie month. Decorated by Belgium. Peterboro, March 6.--Company- Sergt.-Major Sam Thomas, a Peter- boro member of the 21st Battalion, has been awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He enlisted here in the early days of the war with the 21st Battalion and has been in France since the Eastern Ontario Battalion went to the front in the early autumn of 1915. His brother, Sergt. Fred Thomas, who was also a member of the 21st Battalion, was killed in| action in August, 1016, "From Friday to Sunday several between mounted occurred east and Romp of ran, ssn ns The Railway Question, Robert Meek, acting for the may: or, called the attention of the mem- bers to the addresses which will be given this (Wednesday) evening at the City Hall, They will be addressed by Mayor Church and George Wright, of Toronto. | They advocate the adoption by the Government of the Prayton-Ackworth report on the rail- Jays. This o This commission advocates) the vernment G.T.P., CN.R. and G.T. the commission wa Conran. - of the Bere Tati Road, en- coun little op; tion, ~ Push Commons' Wertk: wo Trade. oF e was brought 7 i + SINK U-BOATS FASTER a THAN THEY ARE BUILT. A Divergent View, On the otler hand, Marcel Hutin, in the Echo of Paris, who is generally jrell informed, "The Sunamy is not on the eve of a hig |offensive on our front. His local at- neko have no morrow of a great (Canad¥an Presg Despatgh) % London, March 6. --First §Milltary News; {Tolls Story of po Na- fonal Games. 10sec News; The Woman | Who 1-Country News: Late Maton Re: 8. tan World of Sposts $ in February last 14 wera only half those of Febru- For some months + # Ural mountains rather + wubimlt to the defeat of the Je 3 3 volution," sald Leon Trotary. # : an mere Tear A SE Lseestiu establish the suggestions of {Continued on Page 5.)