Daily British Whig (1850), 18 Aug 1919, p. 1

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PAGES 12 XEAR 86; No. 190. A SAD ENDING T0 SUMMER DANCE "Dreadful Tragedy Od al Portland In Dead | of the Nght. CANOE CAPSIZED IN WAVES MR. REINHARDT AND MISS HAITRE WERE DROWNED. DE- Spectators Saw the Fatality But Gave No Assistance---W. Millar Made a Heroic Fight. {Special to the Whig.) Portland, Ont., Aug. 18.---Louls Ganzales Reinhardt, aged <¢wenty Years, accountant at the bank here, md son of Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Rein- hardt' Jr., 168 Notre Dame street, Hull, and Miss Yoonne Dehaitre, aged seventeen years, daughter of Domin- | b8 Police OMcer Dehaitre and Mrs. ) tre, 38 Bay View avenue, Ot- tawa, were drowned late, Saturday night about three miles from Port. + land when a canoe with four persons in it capsized. J was after a dance at Garrett's Rest that the accident océurred when Mr. Reinhardt suggested to Miss Wright and Miss Dehaitre that they paddle back to their homes. It was nearly midnight, and as it was rain- ing hard and pitch dark W. Miller Sted to dissuade them ss they did Bot know the course. However, Mr. Reinhardt told them that he. knew 186 way and that he was able to pad- d1é well. pL cordingly they set out and Mr, r; - who accompanied them, tes that they were about half way to the girls' cottage and about thirty feet from shore when a motor launch from Smith's Falls very close to them. The way®s from the launch used the canoe\to rock and Mr. hardt, wie apparently did not Know how to h @& canoe, tried to Balance the shifting\ craft in the trough of the waves, with the result that it was zed. After it hi had overturned Miss Wright was able to swim to shore despite the fact that she was wearing & heavy uroy sult with a raincost belted , She believed that Mr. Rein- at, and Mr, Miller could save the who could not swim, and os pon that Mr. Reinhardt HALIFAX GREETS | PRINCE OF WALES Wo Laid 10 0 a From ¢ the Ie Cltagel. ADDRESSES OF WELCOME PRESENTED AT THE LEGISLA- TIVE BUILDINGS. The Prince Read a Well-Accepted Reply--Great Demonstrations of Enthusiasm on thé Part of the People, Halifax, N.S. Aug. 18.----The Prince of Wales was given an en- thusiastic welcome by the province of Nova Scotia when he left the dock yards this morning, at ten o'clock, and subsequently drove in procession through three miles of gala bedecked lines of streets with the veterans of the great war to the provincial par- lament bufldings. As he stepped off the marble slab which marked the lafding of the late King Edward VII. on July 30th, 1860, the royal stan dard was broken from te landing stage mast head, the band of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery played the national anthem, and the guns of the citadel boomed out a royal salute, The: prince remained standing at the salute until the na- tional atithem had been concluded, and 'then greeted many provineial, civic and other authorities, Sir Rob- art Borden was not present owing to an injured ankle. The prince then Inspected the guard of honor, which had been sup- plied by the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery, stopping to chat with sev- eral of the men who wore decora- tions. The streets along the line of route were gaily decorated with flags and bunting, &nd 'were densely thronged with people. The prince looked remarkably well and hs a greeting for all that charmed every |... one. sHe drove through the area devastated by the explosion of 1917. The prince replied to the addresses with a suitable and well-accepted | The speech. The whole proceedings here to-day were marked by great de monstrations of enthusiastic loyalty on the part of ibe people. i Swim ak he had boasted of this| : g SHEL. Papert, but 1m the fot do I. ; By grip and nothing be done, At one tithe Miller ay in hoisting her to the top the capsized canoe and many peo- 'on shore were ready to go to her 'but Mr. Reinhardt again 'hold of her ands pulled her r the last time. was picked up by Mr. McCue, Jawyer from Smith's Falls, in a very aaRanored condition,after he had made several unsuccessful attempts to save the two. Reinhardt, who was stricken, had pulled him down and was grabbing him for the time when Miller's shirt tore 'Reinhardt sank, was taken to the cottage of and later he went to id, where he conveyed the sad 10 some friends of the two whe 'been drowned. A. Cooper, A. ; 4. Smith and 8. Goldberg ae been hurried here from foreign] all awakened and immediately -------- in the heavy downpour of rain recover the bodies. ; an done until half past iy 'morning and the under- * and coroner as well ag the par- of the deceased were notified, ES tampa ay 5 for forty years a8:the world's greatest re years 280 in the poorbouse Jas two yours of his lite of stags Vorkars Wh E e "aida broke,' the on said, and lau A na toa, They 40 sot eat on " (Cenadign Press teh) London, Aug. 18.---The recent great war cost 40 billien pounds, Premier 'Lloyd George declared in his speech in the House of situation. Most of this su) for the purposes of dest: 10. war, The first outstanding, fact of the ; present nm was the aarming adverse tri balance. The import restrictions which will teminate Sep- tember 1st, the Premier continued, 'had given the British manufacturer 'an opportunity of making and deal- n goods which otherwise would countries. The premier said that be- fore the war, import exports from the Unit Great Britain now has to pay b adverse trade balance of 800 million ; pounds. Labor conditions in the United Kingdom, Lloyd George added, have! dred thousand men d ilized 350,000 have not ie industries. alo Great Britain' og: 'national debt has sterling said as: nant} om, ey KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919. PROMINENT IN FRENCH PRESIDENCY RACE. The presidential campaign | not expire until February 1 possible starter althongh he has 4 statesman of France, who will preb Chamber of Deputies, who is looked geois, who could have had the pn right: Senator De Selves, who: recent! Senate, preparato has ofa in France, although President Poincare's term does left to right, top row: lency long ago, had he the Interior, who we last election, are expected to run again THE LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD Despatches That 'Come From Near and Distant Places. TIINGS FOR OUR READERS scalsamAERD IN THE BNUGEST ¥ FOSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Dally Gindessation of 'the News of the World From Tele- graphic Service and Newspaper Exchange. Sermany 'refuses the Allied Sui : the a General Sommander v the U. F. 0. wi véteran ymons |. today on the financial and industriali- waa spent | The} ' premier asserted that changing from | war {0 peace conditions would take! just as long as the change from peace | no announcement yet; be a candidate; Paul Deschanel, président of the nas having the 'best chance of election; Leon Bour- tried to manoeuvre himself into the to running for th higher office, but failed; Antonin Dubost, president of the Senate, and Jules Pams, Minister ¢ Premier Clemenceau, who is a Thedule Ribel, a veteran wanted it. Bottom row, left to residency of the re defeated by Poincare in the SI MONTES FOR EACH WIFE RECORD-BREAKING BIGAMIST WEL SEEK REPENTANCE Was Physical Instructor---Announces That He Will Take Up Prison Re- form Work. New York, Aug. 18.--Convicted of bigamy mpou his confession 'that he he matried twice, Charles Hughes Wilson, 48 years old, former Y.M.C. A, se TY. evangelist and travei- hing saleSman, was sentenced to three Yeats and six months in Sing Sing I here, he announced, he will take wu Wad told the prisoner he would have given him five years, the maxi: mum sentence, but deducted eighteen Mmontha, B period spent. by Wilson ina Wi for a lar- h shower. nan afterward Wy / than a; year he embarked: venture at Decator Ala, Ww) married Ethel C. Moore in: 348, Four years later he was chi o Levise Davis at Detrolh 'and a terward he went th ceremony with Miss on Tne fol to Caroling K. Morris. He' tried adelphia ne bride in August, 1915. His final ven- 38 ling to a feport } | burst Society, {| son was born at Barnesv served as & Y. C.A: physi tor a7 Secretar ah Be ity, venpo owas, a sed: City, Knoxville, Tenn, and Burlington, Vt. has seven living wives, one of whom prison reform work. Judge wis year he! sought a new bride and was marriea| Phil- C. Juggard, of that city, for his sueth| ture was it. New York, where he mar- k Mo. 3 GIVEN ORDERS 10 QUIT MBACO British Charge Asked fo Make Tracts From the South. THE ACTION OF CARRANZA SENTATIVE OF LONDON. and United States by pe 1st TO EJECT THE OFFICIAL REPRE- The President Will Make an Ane nouncement of Mexico's Position With Reference to Great Britain = [#piracy to Secure pl ernment would be compelled to "adopt a radical change in its policy" in regard to that country, occasioned no end of speculation in military ecir- cles and naval circles to-day. AS was the cate yesterday there was no offi- cial statement forthcoming to indi- cate the nature of the "radical Change foreshadowed. The United States government is in a podition to act immediately when the president gives the word. Massed along the border or within twenty. four hours rail journey of the border bases at San Antonio, El Paso and Columbus, are eleven regiments : of cavalry, seven of infantry, six of field artillery, two of engineers, one ma- chine gun battalion, fifteen airplane squadrons, nine balloon companies, one battalion of signallers, seventeen pack trains and sixteen motor trans- port companies, in addition to the needed quota of special and technical troops. The Bolsheviks Quit Odessa (Cansgmn ress Despatch, London, Aug. 18.--The Bolsheviks have been driv- en from Odessa, the most important port in the Black Sea, by the populace of the city, according to reports received by the, British War Office. It is reported also that the Soviet forces are evacuating Kiev and the entire Ukraine. ASKS $30,000 AS "RESULT OF TRIAL Harry Heard Has Brought Unusual Suit Against Father=in=law. Toronto, Aug. 18. ~The Initial sta- ges of a law suit well outside the or- dinary groove were recorded at Os goode Hall when three different ac- tions for $10,000 daninges each 'were entered on behall of Harry Heard, who early this year Wits colivicted on & charge of attempting fo kill his ~ ther-in-law §t the latter's home on Keele street, and sentenced to seven years at Portsmouth. Heard was sub- sequently granted a pardon, follow- ing the dischvéery ny the Minfstér of Justice of evidence which was not presented at the. trial. { In the first action, Heard claims $10,000 damages from his father-in. law, Joseph Timbers, Ernie Ashton and Hettie Timbers for the alienation of the affections of plaintiff's wife, Eva Timbers. In another suit, Heard asks for $10,000 damages for Ialse imprisonment against Joseph Tim- bers snd Ernié Ashton. The third claim is for damages tor alleged con- 8 convie- charge of attempting to on Reels street To with Bis 'wife, but he ai mit throwing voncussion crackers' a {inmates we the door: TO INVESTIGATE Nov IVIATE OHARGES | rion. Justices Middleton and| Chisholm to Form Board Inquiry. Ottawa, Aug. 18.--Hon. Justice W. . Middleton, of the Ontario Supreme ourt, and Hon. Joseph A. Chisholm, 4 of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, it is officially annonnted, have been 'named by the Dominion Government, '| a Royal Commission to probe charges made by the Rev. Kennedy H. Pal- mer, of Guelph, Ont., and any other | specific charges in regard fo the if | Guelph Novitlate. The trouble over J the Novitiate, it will be recalled, arose when Capt. A. C. MacAuley, on the night of June 7th, 1917, visited {the institution for the purpose of 4.5 certaining evading military ser vice. AUSTRALIA'S COSTLY MARINE STRIKE ENDS Vancouver, B.C, Aug. 18.--A spe cial despatch from Sydney, N.S. -W., to the Vancouver | Province says, two months many Se of pounds In wal and for industrial development & the war were lost, the strike of after tralian seamen has now come to | hi al] manned by the sei iy ar commerce reswmed. American citizens in Mexico this gov- | '{ilan ether or not any of its f LAST EDITION. CREAT MASSACRE Remo of Bt Tog from Caucasus be Sp. SATAN. LIKELY 10 WER TROOPS IN THE CAUCASUS FOR But They Are Maintained There a¥ a Cost of 150 Million Dollars a Year to the British Taxpayers. London, Aug. 1#--The shadow of massacre Is ascending upon the fledg- ling republic' of Armenia, Menaced. on the west by 1 hostile tribe, from the south by Kurds, from the east by those savage bands of the Aserbeid« Republic, co-operating with' Turks from the south-west and Geors glan Bolshpvists from. the north, eight hundred thousand Armenians all that is now left of the Christian population in South-Western Asia seem doomed. Furthermore, Enver. Bey, the bru tal generalissimo of the Turks and Arabs, is in command of troops wait- ing for the moment to strike the Armenians, being in arrangement and coniplete understanding with Lenine and Trotsky of Russia, with the pur- pose 'of attacking Denfkine's Russo- British afmy in the resr. ¥ The for ng startling. picture of - immediate probabilities resul from a itharawal of the Bri ae Be eB on tad 'The. prediction, oyrod! that the British ill | eap ontyre the Caucasus for the present. But they are being maintained there at a gost 'to Brit tax payers of one hundred and fifty million dollars a year. aDar must be some assured' prospects relief for the British troops before winter sets in, as the troops are chiefly conscripts and ters ritorials who long since should have been demobilized. It was explained that policing Armenia is no easy task Jummed . th core BosVIRL and Tarke 3 1 of the ald committee of union and . gress working with Lenine and x sky gr a Brabable understanding Ww, i FOOD IN STORAGE ; "MAY BE SEIZED De of Justice Turns partmant o OE . in' Warehouses. Philadelphia, 18. Attor A General Palmer for a conferen: with United States District Attorney Kane issued a Jiaement promising vigorous prosecution of pro= fiteers, large or small, "The Leever Hill will be made ap plicable to the smallest rete dior Dy Congress within & week, a be sal "A severe penalty will be attashes te the bill, which will make it dnnaen ous business for the small desler ces; The various have to take up the rent question, on 'Baturdaé a raid $a pphies mm cold ye ty Rais of i Vodsrai Gove peter mililon sgie. and

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