2 PAGES x ssn YEAR 83 -NO. 239 MAJOR J. 3. MOWAT MAY BE KILLED te Rr ha te " of t-- . IN ORDER TO GET TO THE FRONT % SOONER. As His Battalion Was Broken Up In- to Drafts--Went From Vancouver Was One of Kingston's Most , A telegram was received on Satur- day smorning that Major John Me- Donald Mowat, sow of Mrs. J. B. Mowat, Kingston, has been missing since the 9th of October, and that he may have been killed in action on that date. ; ™ Major Mowat went overseas with a Vancou®er battalion, which was broken into drafts after it reached England. In ordér to get to the front as quickly as possible he ac- cepted the temporary rank of cap- tain, He was in action with the Can- adians on the Bomme front. Major Mowat was one of Kings- ton's most popular sons, After gra- A A teatime RELEASED FROM GERMAN PRISON Pte. Milburn P. Sprague Now in Queen Alexandra Hospi- tal, England. Belleville, Oct. 14.--Pte. Melburn Sprague, taken prisoner by the Ger- mans over four months ago, is now in a hospital in England. This grati- fying news was received from Ot- tawa by Pte. Sprague's father, E. B. Spraugue, Front street north. Pte. Sprague had one of the clos- est calls from death that a man ever had and survive to tell the story. Some details were received by his father in a letter from Germany. Pte. Sprague was struck by a shrap- nell shell on June 2nd last. So furi- ous was the shelling of the trench in which he lay that few of his gom- panions escaped instant death," is right leg was broken ir three places, and his left leg also was fractured. His right foot.-was badly shattered by a shell fragment. In this horrible condition he lay 'in his dugout for for five days. He had a sufficiency of food but no water. His thirst at length became unendurable and. he determined to crawl out in search of sométhing to drink. He crept over the bodies of his dead com- 'rades, but had gone only a few feet when he collapsed. In this 'condi- tion he was discovered by the Ger- man Red Cross, who took him to their base hospital in Belgium, where his leg was amputated a day or two later. After a month in Belgium he was sent to the prison hospital at Stuttgart. Here he remained until where he now rests in a hospital, | | | | { | POHN McD, MOWAT. ! of the ploture, with Capt. iy) he Sniered the f 8810 practised here until he went to Vancouver in 1912 » loin 4 leading aw frm of that ity, le wag. of Kingston in 1906 and 1907. 1911 he was the liberal candidate 'here for the Com-! mons, but was defeated by 'W. F. Nickle on the reciproeity issue. In British Columbia, Major Mowat was active in military circles Shoe the war began, and went overseas last summer. - For some years he was an e officer in the 14th Regi- ment, B. W. O. Rifles, Kingston. The hope remains of 'those A an up at some h r Mowat's friends ater d will not don hope of his being -------------- Cobourg, Oct. 13.--Rev, Watler Forgumett, formerly of St Mary's parish, Lindsay, has been appcinted / to'the parish of Warkwortii, Barnkvy and Harwood, Northémberland County. Before leaving Lindsay he Was presented with a purse of $400 and other gifts. Mayor Kyle presid- ed over the gathering, and Senator McHugh, Peter Kennedy, P. Clancy of South Opa, Principal Rogers, Mon. signor Casey and the other clergy of the district gave addresses. At Brockville on Wednesday Rev. .'W. A. Hamilton united in marriage le Jana + Alma De Brockville, ormer) Algonquin, to James H. Turner, Brockville. 1 has purchased the ng and tinsmithing Mr. J.T. Ri oek, Perth and, as the report from Ottawa reads, "wounded severely wounded," it will probably be months yet before he can be brought home to Belleville. Fortunately the ampudation took place below the knee. Food and money were sent from here to him while he was a prisoner, and these he probably received. Pte. Sprague enlisted a little over a year ago. He attached himself to the 8th Mounted Rifles at Kingston, he -was released and forwarded via 4Switzerland and France to England, |' . FEAR SUBMARINE | but after arrival in England he was transferred to thé 3rd Battalion. Two brothers are now at the front engaged in the fighting along the Somme, Another brother is prinel- pal of the Technical school at Hamil« PEELE PPERPPPE PROP P PP > # COL. PERREAU TO JOIN + THE BRITISH STAFF. ® Col.'C. N. Perreau, command: $ + a of the Bayal Military Sop + ege, has obtained three months' # leave of absence ARE will' a % ceed to France, where he will be # # attached to the staff of Gen. Sir ¢ 4 Douglas Haig, commander of the $ % British. expeditionary force. # % Col. Pexreau was with 'the Bri- # # tish staff on the 'western front # # during the summer of 1915, He 4 + will leave for England at the 4 # end of this month, and may $ # possibly not return till spring, 4 Tidings From All Over Told In a Pithy and Pointed Way. North of the Somme the French have made progress on Malassiso ridge, north of Bouchavesnes. The soldiers' votes in British Col umbia_ have strengthened the ma- Jorities for women's suffrage and pro- hibition. A neutral ship réported sighting a German submarine moving east, one hundred miles f Nantucket light- Ship on Tuesday A Y heese sales--Brockville, 1,330 at 21% c;Alexandria, 845 at 21 9-16e to 21%c; Madoc, 610 at 21%e; Woodstock, 461 at 21%e. Sa More general use of potatoes in making bread is mended by the baking specialists the Department of Agriculture, Washington. Aimarp Sato, the new Japanese minister, was officially presented on Friday to Secretary Lansing and oth- er officials at the State Department, Washington. i A Berlin telegram, printed in the Cologne Gazette, declares, accordi to the Overseas News Agency, that Inthe rumors of a sparate peace being sought by Russia and Germany are a} the| wilson's re-election tightened on Sat] In urday, ting commissioners re-}pe free invention. 4 Wall Street odds against ported ra of Wilson money fo Jut on She Sort 80d of 3 to 1 e )} g 4 at the Somme. _Worl's Events Children and have been in progress ey aig Dmkre 15 IN HDG Waiting Outside the Three Mile Limit For ating "it Gane" COMMANDER OF LS. WAY ORDERED TO PREVENT ANY POS- SIBLE VIOLATION Of Internationa] Law by the German UsBoat, Which May Be Keeping an Eye Open for Munition Ships and Canadian Transports. " Washington, Oct. 14---That the German submarine U-53 and other Teuton fighting submarines remain 4 menace to shipping from Labrador to Florida coasts, was the admitted belief in United States naval circles today. Naval officers said they have not been lulled into any false hopes by the submarine's week of inactiv- ity. They believe, on the other hand, that she may be hiding out some- where to wait for "big game," such as munition ships of great tonnage or possibly Canadian transports with : loads of human freight. As long as the U-53 keeps out of the three-mile limit line, United States ships cannot, of course, inter. fere with her activitiba, unless she attacks an American vessel, but des- troyer commanders have been issued explicit 'instructions to take the most rigorous measures to prevent any ble violation of international w, sych as the supplying of the foreign warship from these shores. M. S. WILDER PURCHASES ~/REMINGTON PAPER 00. World Falls Through-- ' Price $1,500,000. Watertown, N. Y., Oct. 14.--Mark|- 8. Wilder, of this city, purchased the and Power Com- pany, of which he has been the presi- dent, and the ns which| the Gen DANGLIS © MVen OUTSTANDING MEN OF GREEK REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT. HAVE HALTED ENENY'S MOVES i ie > - WOULD IVERT SHIPPING. In Trans-Atlantic Trade to Ports in Canada. St. John, N.B., Oct, 14.--The use of Canadian ports as the terminals of steamships in trans-Atlantic trade to avoid difficulties arising from sub- maine raids such as that which oc- curred off the Massachusetts coast last Sunday was urged in a resolution adopted by the Executive Council of the Board of Trade yesterday. It was ordered semt $6 the government at Ottawa. . The support of all boards of trade in Canada is requested to the end that Canadian instead. of American ports should be used. FE PPR EPR RIER PPI PR PPMP «i TROORS TO CIFY: -The-365Th 'awd: 156th Bat- + talions will parade to the city + after 8 p.m., Saturday, to the + Hay Market. 3 > * + * -* * + + SEAL LALALLES ALE El Sd REFUSES TO SANCTION. Any New Proceedings of Court-Mar- / A . tial at Thora. "(Special To The Whig) " Berlin, Oct: 14.--A . Reichst committee has refused to sanction a new proceedings of court-martial at Thorn against Dr. Karl Liebknecht, and demanded to see the report of the proceedings "Before the Berlin court-martial before finally sanction- ing the sentence, Dr, Leibknecht is at present under a sentence of four years and one month imprisonment for "military treason." or ERE oi ac er sp oy |naPANEE BOY DIES; © | | . A LEADING SCOUT Pr LEAL { The Late Gerald Vanluven-- Two of His Brothers in | ! Khaki. i i Napanee, Oct. 13.--A sore affliction came tb the home of Mr. and Mrs. { Egerton VanLuven, last. Friday, {| when their youngest son; died after | a very painful illness, aged thirteen {years and six months. Gerald was | an exceedingly bright boy, 'full of | life, and promising to develop into a ' manhood 'of more than average ipower. He was a general favorite i with old and young, a the com- | munity sympathizes deeply with his { parents, and with his two brothers, 'Who are now serving their King and | country, also his sister, Mrs. Stirk, | Moosejaw, Sask. Deceased had been | greatly interested in the Boy Scout | movement, and was very proficient {in many departments of the work. {He was patrol leader in the second { Napanee troop. After his death the | little body was dressed in the Scout | uniform and placed in a couch cas- | ket. The funeral was held from his | parent's residence on Sunday after- | noon, and was largely attended, both | the Council and the members of Nap- |anee troops of the Boy Scouts at- | tended the funeral in a body, and ac- | companied the remains to the grave. | Deceased had recently passed into | the senior room of the public school | and also won a diploma in music, MORE RUSSIANS GO TO MACEDONIA FRONT Another Contingent Lands at Salonika--Allies Make Further Progress. " London, Oct. 14.--The astonishing thing, in the opinion of critics here, is that Russia can spare men both for the Transylvanian and the Macedon- ian operations--for reports received here to-night say that another con- at Saloniki. It is becoming increas- ingly evident that the allied command is putting great store by the new of- fensive against the Bulgars on the south. The British, French, Russian, Italian and Serbian troops are putting for the their greatest efforts to win a decision on this front before the win- ter'sets in, Peterboro, Oct. 14.--Thursday the parents of Lieut. Arthur Ackerman (Special to the ) London, Oct. 14.--The Rumanians have halted an attempted Austro- received a cablegram from Miss y "of nel wounds received in the Somme German invasion south of the Red|ponsing on September 33rd. Lieut. Tower Pass, and have driven the| Ackerman enlisted as a private, and Teutons back a considerable distance | went over with the 2nd Battalion. In from the border. A Bucharest des-| France he was made corporal, then patch to-day reported that Gemeral Falkenhayn's sergeant, and went safely through the battles of Ypres, Festubert and advance. has been Givenchy. Last winter he was given checked everywhere along the south-{a commission, and soon after won the ern Transylvanian frontier. On the military cross for conspicuous gal- eastern frontier the Germans kave| lantry. been stopped on the Rumanian north- Reports have also been received ern wing and thrown back at some| of the. death from wounds of Lance- points , by stfong counter-attacks.| Corp, Harold Losey, 2nd Battalion, |! Elsewhere the Rumanian resistance! whose last letter home contained a is stiffening. hundred dollars for his mother, and King Constantine, despite the Gunner Stanle: ¢ § y Smith of the 33rd growth of the Venizelos movement Battery, Canadian Artillery. in Greece, continues to delay plans for Greece's entry into the wat. Austrians Are Heavy Losers. (Special to the Whig : London, Oct. 14 The Austrians days of fighting on the Carso.pla- teau, said a wireless despatch from Rome to-day. The battle continues with undiminished violence. 'War Tidings. GERMANS WENT IN; 1a © GERMANS WENT OUT have lost 28,000 men in the last two | Phe Teutons Reoccupied Some! ~ Points, But the French Chased Them. (Bpeclal to the Whig.) Paris, Oct. 14.--The ans suc- New Rumanian forces have halted | ceeded in re-occupying a part of Ab- the German advance manian frontier. towards the Ru- | laincourt village in a violent attack, . preceded by screen fire, south of the Rissian forces are landing | Somme last night, and also trenches Large in Rumania to assist in repel! the | northwest of the town, it was official invaders ng & ly announced to-day. The French fm- Flight Lieut. Tempest is given the DS.0. for destroying 4 Zeppelin, The Cossacks and Rumanian caval ry have succeeded in 'stopping the enemy at several points. S--------e-- TO BE GIVEN TRIAL RUN. are now hurling one C lian lcoBreal Soid to R The French fhyndred shells to the enemy's one, will do better. sian Government. tingent of Russians has been landed | Lo . The Russians have repulsed heavy * jattacks in the Lemberg region. Ottawa, Oct. 14 --The Canadian- : built ice-breaker, sold some time ago to the Russian Government will be given a trial run at Murray Bay on the 23rd of this month, . Repre« sentatives of the Russian Government fa now supervising the completion of Oct. 14.--The new push on the Carso will relieve the Austro- Hungarian pressure against Rus mania. Rumania's cause is dear to Italian hearts and popular feeling, in Northern Italy, at any rate, waxing wroth over the seemingly ex- cessive regard shown by the Allies for Greek 4 there is danger of Rumania being overwhelmed. : On this account, I am informed on very trustworthy authority, that Gen. Cadorna, tack by a full fortnight. . details of the victorious Italian ads vance are not yet awvallable, but the importance of it is indicated by t largest haul of prisoners, over 8,00: yet made in a single day on the Italian front. Before the attack the Italian lines in the Gorizia Valley were bounded on the east by the Vertoibizza river, then they ran in & southerly diree- tion east of Sagrado, and west 3 quizsa, then: behind Hill 202, al behind Villanova and northerly Hill 208, then al the east slope of Hill 144, thence forwant in almost a straight line to Hill § directly east of Mounfalcone. N all this line is so- straightened that the advance has left every of the above-named localities far the rear. Furthermore, has passed into Italian Duina itself is placed in and the formidable Biitlon 3 Mermada range, protecting Nab d. Trieste is under Louisville, Ky, 'Ost. 14. len E. Hughes last 'Ore a great audience here, unequ ly that he would diplomatic relations wit had been the President then. He made this declaration in Impass sioned tones in answer to a Demo- critic heckler, who had been planted in the crowd. ¥ 'The declaration caused a tumuit in # the hall, and it was several minutes before Mr. Hughes could again make himself heard, : rr pe. LE, mw, on Det: bo : Frotts (nee elyn Woodcock) a son. abr 3k HIRONS--At , on . Mr. a 8. B Hirous, daughter. LBONARD--To Leo of 11th, 1916, & t and Mrs. YORKALOYST ) anes, Minnie Joss erford, to Joh