12 PAGES / YEAR 83-NO. 238s KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1918 DRAW CNS T0 SAVE THEN Comans Move Hay Milry Nis Be : hind Ther Somme Front. LES WAVE CAPTURED 500' GERMAN GUNS SINCE. BIG ? OFFENSIVE BEGAN. British Made Further Advances North of the Somme--Artillery Activity Violent on Both Sides of the River. ( he Whig.) . With Re Proc 'Armies on the Somme Front, Oct. 13.---The Ger- mans have withdrawn their heavy guns from one and « half to five miles behind their Somme front, Anglo-French aviators have discov. ered on recent flights. / The withdrawal was ordered to save the pieces from capture. In the recent dashes of the Allied infantry into the German lines many heavy gung have been taken before the Germans had an opportunity to with- draw them. The Germans now have 2,100 guns opposing the French and British on the. thirty-mile Somme front, com- pared with 2,600 guns they used in the attack on Verdun. Of this num- ber 600 are south of the Somme, racing the French, and 650 oppose the nee advance north of the Somme, The British are opposed by 860 German pieces. Since the Al- lied offensive began more than 500 German guns have been captured. Further British Advances. (Speci Whig.) London, Oct. 14m Brithen troops advanced on the front extending from Guedecourt to Les Boeufs (about one" and a half miles) in se- + vere fighting north of the Somme last NO FURTHER NEWS ABOUT CANADIANS Who Were in Action on 3rd-- Charged Over the Brow of Hill. (Special to the Whig.) . Ottawa, Oet. 13.--Apart from the cable received yesterday from the Canadian representative at-the front, no detailed information coneerning the severe fighting in which the Can- adians were engaged on Oct, 3rd has been received by militia headquart- ers here. Questioned concerning the exist- ence of machine guns and bar wire entanglements after the Allied bombardment, 'the official pointed out that the Canadians charged over the brow of a hill and that the ex- istence of the hill probably explaifed the fact that the ground had not been properly cleared beyond it. How- ever, only General Byng or Sir Doug- las Haig is in a position to explain the reverse, and they are not likely to do so. : During the past week or tén days Canadian cagualtie§ published have averaged about a thousand per day. IRISH UNIONISTS WANT IRISH CONSCRIPTION Pass Resolution in Favor of It and Express Readiness to Aid Government. .- GERMANS iN PRISON CAMPS IN ENGLAND. Mgst war pictures showing prison camps come from Germany because France does not give much information regarding her prisoners, and until recently Britain has not had many. Here is a scene in one of the new great prison camps in England. The men are kept in barbed-wire enclosures by day and sleep in tents. London, Oct. 13.--The Irish Un- lonist members of the House of Com- mons have passed a resolution de- claring that the government should extend the Military Service Act to Ireland and expressing their readi- ness to assist the government in this and all other{measures which are ne- cessary to [nerease the stremgth of the armies in the field. Sir Edward Carson, speaking in the House of Commons, following Pre- mier Asquith, said that the question of man power, especially from the re- serve power of Ireland must be rais- ed and debated before long. CANNOT MAKE WAR AS THE U. 8. WANTS Germany Claims Right to Op- erate Submarines Along 600 PARS OF SOCES NEEDED Wns. fone tn Wet 4a 0 SOCKS REQUIRED AT ONCE TO BE ENCLOSED IN STOCEK- INGS FOR QUEEN'S HOSPITAL. | | | i patients, who derive great pleasure in reading them, The same workers jast Yeir sent 627 stockings to the hospital, or less helped with last, year's donation. Single-handed the Kingston ladies this year have more than doubled the tents. Surely, for this noble work they deserve the encouragement of all. ' They appeal now for 600 pairs of socks, and their appeal should be abundantly met. * They have sacri- ficed much precious time to bring comfort to the wounded, and the citi- zens, many of whom have relatives be taken to the hospital any mo- ment, should show they are not un- than half the number to Le sent this year. The stockings last year were | smaller, too, and they contained no : woolen socks. Some Napanee ladies number, hesides increasing the con: | 16 Germans Regard: it As the Kais 6's Chief Foe. THE RECHSTAG LEADERS or friends on the firing line who may [CALL FOR RUTHLESS SUBMA- RINE WARFARE. |cANADA TO RANK fo AS A GREAT NATION | Earl Curzon Pays Glowing Tri- | bute to the Dominion-- | ' Loyalty and Bravery. L London, Oct. 13.--Speaking: at the | Btonians' luncheon to the Duke of | Devonshire, . Earl Curzon declared: "If there is any among the Domin- ions of the Crown that has establish?' {ed for itself the right to rank among the great nations of the earth, it is Canada, - If there is any part of the British Empire that is assuredl of a dazzling and almost illimitable ex- pansion in the future it is Canada. If in this war there are any of our fellow subjects who is superlative degree might be said to have shown loyalty of loyal and bravery of brave, those are our fellow-subjects from {the Dominion." : The Duke of Devonshire, replying, said that Canada had played her part in the war. He felt proud to think that he would be able' to bear a mes- sage to the people of Canada of gra- titude and heartfelt sympathy for the assistance they had rendered to the Empire in the great struggle, THE GREEK FLEET Which Has Been Taken Over By the Allies. Athens, Oct. 13.--The Greek navy, taken over by the Entente Allies, consists of five battleships--the Kil- kis, Lemnos, Psara, Spetsia and Hyrda; one armoured cruiser, the Averoff; the coast defense ship Basileus Georgios, the cruisers Helli and Naurchois Miaulis; ten gun- boats; seventeen torpedo boat 'de- stroyers; nine torpedo boats; three submarines and several transports and other craft. The Greek navai force has been estimated at 4,000 of- ficers and men. Recently there has been reports tht Greek warships had deserted the navy and joined the revolutionary forces. Among these were the battle- ship Hyrda and two torpedo boats, which it was declared left their anchorages and joined the allied fleet in Salmonos Bay. . The Kilkis also was reported to have deserted but { this report was Qenied. The best ships im_the Greek navy are the Kilkis and mnos, which respectively are the former Ameri- can battleships Idaho and Mi-sissi- PAGES 18 Cu EDITION LAURIER ATTACKS TH COVRANEN REHOBOAM'S ANSWER GIVEN 3 BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE +APPEALING PEOPLE The Liberal Leadér Oriticizes The Empire Recon ws Who Are Working Upon the (Lines of Ger man Militavism, iF London, Ont., Oct. 13.--*"To fight the strong, but to.be merciful to the weak," was Sir Wilfrid Laurier's ap- peal in the words of an old Roman, and he made it in the magnanimous spirit of a Roman in asking his hear- ers to place the blame for the Ger- man atrocities on the shoulders of the German military authorities rather than on the German people. Yet he did not disguise the fact that he is as deeply imbued as any man: in Canada with the realization that the war is now the one task of all men. To the young men of the Liberal "Federation he said that they stood on the threshold of life, with a wide horizon open before them for a long career of usefuiness te their native land. "Let your aim be your pur- pose," he said, "in good report or in ill, in victory or in defeat, be so to live, so to strive, so to serve as to do your part to raise the standard of life to higher and better gheres, : In part 8ir Wilfrid said: : Endeavor to Avoid Strife. "When war broke out those of us who were entrusted with the con- fidence of the Liberals of our country had no hesitation in declaring that it was the duty of Canada to assist to the full extent of her power the mother country in her supreme task of maintaining civilization by resort to arms. In this conviction we acted together as members of the party, d pledged support to all war meas- ures. It was no time for mere party strife. occasionally----yes, more than once--we were contronted by ah mindful or ungrateful, by providing the socks required. Wanted at once--600 socks for wounded soldiers FIRST IN COURCELETTE. Handful of Canadians Bluffed Ger- Battalion, , "Oct. 18.--Lieut. Hiltz, of ! , N.S., who was recently seen in hospital here, then that he was one of first British soldiers to enter the main street of Courcelette. Since then it is learned from another officer that Lieut. Hiltz headed a small party sent in advance, when they suddenly , found them- selves surrounded by a battalion of the enemy. They at once made a charge, and succeeded in dispersing or capturing the Germans. The lat- ter, thinking that the main Canadian forces must 'be close at hand, were completely bluffed, and expressed bit- ter chagrin when they realized that the whole battalion had been put to flight by a mere handful of Cana- dians, ppi.. These vessels were sold to Greece in 1914, Greece payint §12,- 336,276 for them. The Helli also is an American built ship having been constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Company as the Fel Hung for China and purchased by Greece in 1914. Some of the smaller For the Weal of the Fatherland The Submarine Issue Seems to Be Just Where it Started. Berlin, Oct. 12, via London, Oct. 13.--The session of the Reichstag yesterday was barren of sensational developments with regard to the sub- Thirteen Hundred and fifty Stockings Are to Be Sent--Project Is Worthy One and Deserves Hearty Support. Wanted---At once, 600 pairs of socks for wounded soldiers. This is 'the urgent appeal that is being sent 'out to the citizens of Kingston and distri®t by a little band of patriotic and self-denying Kings ton ladies. The socks .are required for the purpose of enclosing 1,350 Christmas stockings which are to be sent to Queen's Hospital, officially known as No. 7 General Hospital, which is to have its headquarters this winter at Etaples, France. ' Sending Christmas cheer to wounded soldiers is a noble' work, and should have the support of every citizen who recognizes the splendid work that the British and Canadian soldiers are doing on the firing line, and the great sacrifices they are call- éd upon to undergo. Thousands of them are sacrificing limbs and lives, and, surely, those Jemaluing behfud will gladly contribute the price of a : ~ of socks to cheer the pain-tossed [+ Protestant Episcopal Churcti ves of those who have fallen vie-| St.Louis, Oct. 13.--Rev. Dr. Alex- : ik and Topolova, captured | tims to the enemy's shot or shell. |ander Mann, Boston, was re-elected from the Bulgars a few days ago, the : o | president of the House of Deputies of British reconuoitred along the rail-|- ~~ the Protestant Episcopal Church this way to the junction of the Seres-- afternoon. He received 303 votes to Demirhissar and Seres-Salonika 103 for Rev. James E. Freeman, of roads, Minneapolis. _ The Bulgars are holding 'the rail- 'way in considerable force. On the ed. Bord En were captured by ALLIES AIR FLEET - BARDS OBENDORF Fifty Miles Over German Bor- der-- Drop Bombs on Mauser Works. T= Gen. Haig reported this after- These Coasts. Bn. Gains alst made Borth- (Special to the Whig.) - - \ 0 .. ont of Glefiecours, and 150 prison jp Bertin, Get. 18--"Because Canad . at war w erman and is send- d A Germah attack Darth of Stu re- ing her transports full of men and British 0 partion entered the| her freighters full of ammunition raiding in the regions of|Aand supplies, Germany must operate Samy renches submarines along the Canadian and Ypres i United States coasts, no matter how t and Armentiers during the uncomiostable it may make neutral United States." This is the answer ning made to-day by August Thyssen, Ger- many's steel trust king, when asked régarding the position taken by Ger: man ip this matter. "Germany can- not always make war as America wants," he added. There is a big ne nub in Ger- pairs of tsoduced with-the announcement that the Conservatives and Radical So- cialists insisted on it, but Count Friedrich Westrap, one of the Con- servative leaders, when he came to speak, merely reaffirmed the Con- servatives belief that the "use of un- restricted submarine warfare was ab- solutely called for in order to attain a speedy and victorious peace against England." He refrained in the pub- lic interest from discussing his mo- tives and reasons for desiiing sub- marine warfare, he said, Under the circumstances, the am- munition of the Radical . Socialist, Hugo Haase, against ruthless sub- marine methods was fired in the air, The other speakers, in accordance with the committee . recommenda- tion, avoided almost entirely the de- licate ground the debate brought out, but they were oft-heard charges that the Chancellor's opponents were wagging war against Dr. Von Beth- mann-Hollweg for shady selfish mo- tives, and counter assertions that they were inspired by no hostility to ¥on - Bethmann-Hollweg, but by a désire for the weal of the Father- land, and the fact that virtually all the parties consider England the t AMDOTIARL. SRAM Ks waged. , "In general, the fortnight's déliber- ations in committee and yesterday's debate'in the Reichstag seem to have left the submarine issue virtually where it was before the Reichstag convened. The Reichstag has not spoken for or against a change in the present policy, and neither has it condemned nor approved the op- position to the Chancellor's policies, oh pass wi irreducible objection." Continued on Page 12.) $6.150 Paid for a Cow. North Easton, M The on that i : moon" not heights fame among dairy ihe day by Lan = Guernsey of purest b highest priced aus cow world, having so auction thé bidding of i from all parts of the Charles L. A. ) ast night, especially tors of Morval, Bouchaves- nes, Ablaineourt and Chaulnes. any at present to use submarines to the very limit in answer to Lloyd * George's knock-out declarations. With the French Armies, Oct. 12. ~The Germans at present show no BRITISH sign of general retreat to a shorter : line, they evidently are becoming more and more alarmed at the suc- cess which attends ' the French at- tacks after methodical artillery pre- paration. They certainly are taking steps to retreat if it should become necessary to do so, But, on the other hand, they mean to try their utmost to hold on along the Peronne-Bapaume front until the winter. They have brought up a great deal of fresh artillery, especi- ally heavy guns, and showed no shor- tage of ammunition throughout yes terday's operatiohs. To show how the Germans fear the rapid French infantry attacks, they now have tak- en their heavy guns a long way be- hind their front line. There is now none nearer than five miles. evidently mean to do their utmost to: save. their beavy artiliery. GAVE DEATH SIGNAL. PATROLS Along Seres Raliway -- No Change. in the Dobrudja Region. husband, Gray, of the + ! the baftalion + wis q Folkestone, + gland, and 'all were well. + $6,150. : : (Special To The Whig) Albany, was the London, Oct. 13.--Pushing their s eastward from the towns of A Labor of Love, For weeks a number of Kingston ladies, who would make ideal help- mates for Santa Claus, have been preparing to send a pack of gifts to, SHAMIL Ruean's and they haved C= rainy 5 something substantia] to Thaw tor 3 ANFINDIAN-T0 GET V. C: their seworthy efforts. The head- hr rut of the workers is Ontario : Ota ia] 10 he JIE apt all, and a Whig representative who # Frank Montour, a Canadian In- visited the hall Friday morning saw + dian hey been recommended & gladdening sight. He saw the & for 2 Vietoria Cross . ars, few. tn: number, but willing # It is announced that a 'new \ thusiastic, doing their "bit." filling Santa Claus stock- # aviation school and aeroplane while others were cutting out |® Plant wil be established in Can- p to paste on the stockings.|¥ ada. rs were piles upon piles of these stockings, and one could easily im- squadrons last night bombarded the | 38ine that he was in one of Santa's Mauser works at Obendorf, dropping | * ges. nearly five tons of projectiles, it was| The workers are planning upon which will continue fo be conducted officially , 1.350 stockings. Each stock outside the Parliament by the same 'contain the following ke methods as previously prevailed. cloth, tooth brush, | THE : Dr. Von Bethnian- Queen's excursion 16 Oftawa by G.T.R. for evidence of a German § a.m. Saturday. Remember Mr. Eng Msh Classroom, Batur- day, 4 p.m., "Con in Kingston." Adm : > base somewhere along the , Oct. 13.--A sign of , tommunicated to Joseph Lasalle, convicted gunman and slayer, while he. was testifying at the trial of ex-Deputy Street oh Cleaning Commission.r Michael A. Wy { Loa valley cent, N.Y. otha a C3. You tober, 1916. BLOAN--In PEPE PP 4000) Whig. he Naan troops Bonita 1h their violent : n their violent! works in question are over k Riles scrisy the German border, and oy to. Bervene, He Motus ¢ planes would have y over jel still to be in control © situation, Alsace and Baden. ; os th whieh the Press is