~ YEAR 83-NO. 243 ily raises KINGSTON, "ONTARIO, THURSDAY, & OCTOBER 19, LAST EDITION oT BRIGHTER DAY FOR RUMANIA "90 Oc Mia News Rass" Ss Bucharest. THE TEUTONS ARE CHE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OVER- RUN. THE LITTLE COUNTRY. The Austro-German Forces Continue Their Attacks on the Whole Car- pathian Front in Yain--Enemy/ Hurled Back in the Buxen Valley, (Special to the Whig 'London, Oct, 19.--To the immense | relief of military authorities here, the Rumanian situation took on a] very distinct turn for the better yes- | terday. . { There is a ringing note of optim. | ism, not evident before in days, in| Bucharest's. official announcement! that "all the military news is reas- suring." That the tide of battle has | turned in favor of the Rumanians 1s] indicated also in the camplete ab-| ence of news from Sofia and Berlin| 'rogarding Felkenhayn's operations. Teutons Completely Checked, | Although the Teutons continued | their attacks on the whole Car-| pathian front they failed to gain an inch. "The Rumanians, op the other | hand, vastly encouraged by the] breaking down of the encmy's often. | sive at their very doors, flung them- | selves forward to the attack with | ' fresh vigor, and in the important gec- tor south. of Kronstadt, near Predeal, «rove, the Teutons back on Tranys wania alone. ! 'In the Buxen Valley another suc- cess way obtained, the Teutons being hurled back nearly a mile after the Rumanian artillery had broken up their attack. In all the violent en- _gagements throughout the trout the : Rumanians inflicted severe losses on the enemy, taking scores of prisoners and crippling the Teuton 'batteries beyond use, Only at two points on the frontier--at the Torzberger and Grymes . passes--are Falkenhayn's troops still clinging to Romanian territory, and at both these places their. grip is slowly lowly being weakened, Strengthen Frontier Defences, Meanwhile every hour of respite from the pn wisaults of the en- omy is be by the Ruman- fans in g their frontier defences and preparing for the com- | ing great counter-blpw. In this move- | ment they will enlist the aid of the formidable Russian forces, to which belongs much of the credit for turn- ing back the ememy's hosts at the gateways of Rumania. Unless signs fall, the general offensive about to! be launched by the Rumanians and! their allies will constitute the great- est effort of tile war by forces of the Entente in the Balkans, With Fal- kenhayn's armies as powerful as they have shown themselves to be in the past the grapple in Transylvania will undoubtedly be one of the most ferocious and spectacular struggles ever staged. Rumanian iVotory, (Specint 'to the Whig.) . Bucharest, Oet. 19.--Rumanian iroops have won a vietory over the A south of Kpgnstadt, driving the enemy back the Predeal Ross gion and across the Transyl vant frontier, it was offi- Stall announced this afternoon. In ti gain ran defile ground has been s Pistoe * Fighting Continaes, clal To The Whig) Petrograd, Oct. 19. --The five-day | battle in Nolhynia continued | throughout lerday with no sign of interruption, the Germans usi gl gas and large quantities of ammuni- tion in attacking the Russian lines, The War Office anhounced to-day the repulse of enemy attacks morth f Kistelin, and also east of Sviniu- chi, where the fighting was especi- ally fierce. Near the Rumanian frontier in the Dorna Vatna region, stubborn enemy garian attack on the British ri flank on the Doiran: front an right J . night was répulsed, it was officially | announced to-day. Nothing of im- portance pe oocurred on the Somme | many representative people as pos- A BIG DEPUTATION GOING TO OTTAWA mittee the High Cost of Living. "(Special to the Whig) Ottawa, Oct, 19.--The eub-com- mittee of Cabinet council named. to consider the question of the high ! cost of Hving will to-morrow listen to | representatives of municipal labor | and other bodies interested in the | situation. It is expected that the | delegation to wait upon thé Minister' | will be a large one. Many people are expected from Ontario towns and cities, also representatives from Mon- | treal. The Government proposes to | take some action at an early date and is anxious to secure the views of as | { | | | | sible, CUNARDER ALAUNIA HIT MINE AND SANK; PASSENGERS OFF New York, Oct. 19.-- The Cunard line steam- ship Alaunia struck a mine early today in the English Channel and sank, the Cunard offices announced here this af- ternoon. There were no passengers aboard, all having just been landed at Falmouth. = The ma- jority of the crew were saved. ¥ There were Canadians aboard the Alatinia, but it is evident 'none were lost unless members of STORM WARNINGS HAVE. BEEN SENT OUT Snow Reported as Far South as Kansas---Eight Degrees Above Zero. (Special to the Whig Washington, Oct. 14. The weath- er bureau to-day posted storfi warn- ings as rapidly as possible around the lakes region and the Atlantic coast. The gulf storm of yesterday now centres in Indiana, moving north- eastward with 1 iolence, "but this will increase," t bureau predicts. Snow was reported as far south as Kansas. Wyoming reported eight degrees above zero. Jellicoe' s Mother Dead. London, Oct, 19.--Mrs. Jellicoe, mother of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, the commander of the British Grand Fleet, di Tuesday night at the age of 82. ie Admiral also has lost his father since the outbreak of the war. GERMAN ZEPPELIN SOLD IN LONDON FOR _ CHARITY (Special to. the Whig.) London. Oct. 19.--One of Germany's Zeppelins was sold for charity here to-day. Thousands of yoiing women solds tens of thousands of pieces of the Zeppelin brought down by Flight Pieut, Robin- son, V.C., near Cuffley for the benefit of the Red Cross. | . : | I+ SANDY'S GERMAN BAND i * 2 3 PLAYS "Gop SAVE KING" #* To Discuss With Cabinet Com-~ | HURRICANE -SWEPT THE GULF COAST Vessels Sink And Houses Unroofed by 114- Mil Blow, BOATS RACE FOR- SHELTER AT PENSACOLA TIDE TWO FEET + ABOVE NORMAL. 'Much Damage Done to Property-- Fear Is Felt for Freight Vessels Bound for Europe. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 19.--Several vessels in the harbor were sunk, nu- nferous small craft suffered damage, and one life was lost in the terrific tropical hurricane that swept through here yesterday. At one time the wind reached a velocity of 114 miles an hour. Property damage in Pensacola it- self was confined chiefly to roofs blown off and plate glass windows destroyed. Storm at Mobile. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 19.---Reaching a maximum velocity of 110 miles an hour, the tropical hurricane, passing inland from the Gulf of Mexico yes- yesterday swept with terrific force, raging for about two hours before it began to subside. The damage dome in Mobile pro- per, however, was estimated at only a few thousand dollars. One life was lost, a Negro woman killed by a live wire, y Vessels Race for Shelter. Atlanta, Oct. 19.--A hurricane that has attained a velocity of more than 100 miles an hour is beginning to wreck havoc along the Gulf coast, according to meager reports. e damage as yet is unknown, the re- ports said, but the wind was steadily increasing in violence. Forewarned, many small vessels have been hurrying to port for the last thirty-six hours, but fear is felt for several big freight vessels, which are in the gulf bound for Europe. At Pensacola the tide was two feet above normal. FROZEN TO DEATH IN THEIR BOATS German Pirates Leave Nor= wegian Sailors to Die of Exposure: London, Oc'. 19.--Crews of cer- tain Norwegian vessels torpedoed by German submarines were placed in small boats and . endured dreadful sufferings before reaching land, says @ Bergen despatch to the Copenhagen Politiken transmitted by the Ex- change Telegraph Company. . Four men were frozen to death, the re- port adds, and a Norwegian mate died on his arrival at Alexandrovsk, near Archangel. 4 Sank Without Wernny: (Special To The Wh Lomdon, Oct. 19.--The king by a German submarine without warn- ing of the Norwegian steamship Stends, is reported from Copenhdgen. The Swedish bark Greta Vrem was sot. afire by a German submarine. The crew was saved. RAIN IMPEDES OPERATIONS On Somme Front--British Raiders Are Ever Basy. {Specia; to the Whig.) London, Oct. 19.--A heavy down- pour of rain impeded operations on the Somme {ront last night. British raiderg entered German trenches near Loos and south of Arras, Gen. Haig reported this afternoon. Admit British Gains, (Special To The Whig) Berlin, Oct. 19, --The British made A gains north of Eaucourt L'Abbaye|' and Guedecourt in yesterday's fight- ing, and the French at Sailly, and also between Biaches and Lamaison- ette, the War Office announced to- day. On the Russian front, heavy fighting continues, ENLISTMENT CREEPS UP. #| Now Reaches 268,863--Continues at % Chicago, Oct. "10. ~Strains of + : bh, Save the King," played by + German band in a German + Te pleasure to Sandy + . Sor . a Scotsman from : i i fs 6,000 a Month. Ottawa, Oct. 19.--Enlistments for the first half of October have totalled Re. 80 to Canada to speak in defence Aqrecord mark at 714% and flour jump- GREEK KING MAY TAKE THE FIELD. pS The map | go to take the field; his summer home; ocates Larissa, to which King Constantine may Tatol, where the King is believed to be in Piraeus, Athens, Patras and Salonika, the island of Corfu, which are held by the Allies, and the Allied battle fronts in Atvania and Macedonia. . FRENCH DRAWING NEAR PERONNE Mak her Pigs, Twat Th Gd wn Wi ' AT SAILLY-SAILLISEL, NOW EN- TIRELY IN FRENCH HANDS! The Serbians Captured the Village of Brod, Southesst of Monastir, After » Brilliant Battle With the Bulgars. To The Whi, Paris Oct. Po Tons troops drew closer to Peronne in last night's fighting, making further proghess between Lamaisonette and Biaches in heavy fighting south of the Som- me, it 'was officially announced to- day. North of the river the French maintained all yesterday's gains, despite several German counter-at- tacks. The newly-won positions at Sailly-Saillisel, now entirely in the hands of the" French; "were consoli- dated during the night, Serbians Capture Brod. (Specijl to the Whig) Paris, SCL te, the, Whiz troops have captured the village of Brod, southeast of Monastir, from the Bul- gars in a brilliant combat, it was officially announced to-day. War Tidings. John Redmond in the British Com- mons said recruiting in Ireland was harmed because Sir Edward Carson was in the Coalition Cabinet. The Italian cruiser Libia was severely damaged by an Austrian submarine, according to a Berlin despatch, Teuton forces attacking in the Wyul valley district "were repulsed with heavy losses and driven back across the frontier. WHEAT PRICE A RECORD. With Grain for Export, Rise Puzzles Winnipeg, Oct. 19.-- Wheat hit a ed 20 cents a barrel yesterday. The advance inthe last couple of days is sensational in the face of the fact that there is probably a hundred mil- lion bushels of Canadian wheat for export. \ To express his sympathy with Sar- geon-General Jones, Sir William Osler has cabled his resignation from the Canadian Army Medical Services to Sir Robert Borden. It is understood that Sir William may MENACE AND DANGER IN IRISH SITUATION | Mr. Redmond, nd, Irish Leader, Expresses His View in British Commons. London Oct, 19.--Mr. Redmond | moved in the presence of a crowded | House his resolution in 'the British | Commons. yesterday criticizing the | system of government in Ireland. 1 Among those in the galleries were | Baron Wimborne, the Lord Lieuten-| ant; Baron Charles Beresford, Baron | Pirrie, and Baron Stanfordham, | King George's private secretary. The Irish leader-said it was unde- niable that the situation in Ireland was full of menace and danger; and he contrasted this state of affairs with the genuine enthusiasm of the Allies in the beginning of the war. He proceeded to review the situation in detail. Mr. Redmond said the situation was full of menace and danger: of menace to the hopes and aspirations of Ireland and to a good understand- ing between Great Britain and Ire- land, and full of menace to the high- est interests of the Empire at the present. moment. Mr. Redmond will probably have from ¥00 to 120 Nationalists and Radical votes behind him if he takes a division, also the Ministers and a great body of the House. ! BR rr Cabinet to Meet. (Special to the Whig). London, Oct. 19. --The Cabinet | was to meet to-day to discuss the| Irish question, but it was considered | certain , in view of Lloyd-George's statement in the Commons yester-| day, that no attempt would be made to impose conscription on Ireland. The Daily News said it was poss-| ible the Cabinet would frame some | conciliatory proposals for presenta-| tion to the Irish leaders. ! »v MINOR'S ENLISTMENT | : HELD LEGALLY VALID Important Decision by Ohler Justice Lemieux in Montreal. I". Montreal, Oct. 19.--That a "'min- or" 'who, during the war, enters the King's service and voluntarily enlists for the defences of the flag, the peace of the country and the triumph of « just cause makes a dontract which does not come within the or- dinary prescriptions of the Clvil Code and that such enlistment is valid to all legal intents and purposes, is the ruling of Sir Francis Lemieux, Chie' Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, in the case of Alfred Fournier, who sought to have his son discharged from serving as a private in the 171st Battalion of the Canadian ry Forces be- cause the lad was a minor and had enlisted without his father's consent. Gen. Jones. of | Judgment in the case was given yes- terday, a ili Eis k sei. i ss i Norfolk, Va., Oct, rr the U-53, was sunk accord to a m the Herma submarine, possibl ; a British Cruiser, Bettiah oT, North Pa- cific claims to have in ted while at sea. The North Pacific is taking day on bunker read: coal here to-day. sunk: cust PEPE PEER PPI r rrr d bbe JELLICOE HAS SURPRISE FOR GERMAN FLEET {If it Ventures res Outl-Admiral «Canada. British Northern Naval Base, via! London, Oct. 19.--"Go on as you have begun" is Admiral Jellicoe's message to Canadians. He sends this special word of encouragement through Canadian journalists, who have just seen Britain's mighty fleet cleared for action and awaiting an-| othef chance-to get at the Germans. "They (the Germans) don't know,' } | | 1 i | was the commander-in-chief's cryp-' | tic remark to us. | ous reference was accompanied by a And this mysteri- well-satisfied smile, which interpret- ed his words as meaning new trouble for "the, Von Tirpitz boats if they ever venture out. i WAR BULLETINS. rein- the Bulgarians have been forced by the Turks on Struma. The Greek King is willing to give a pledge and restrain all demonstrations in Athens streets. A fierce battle is in progress three miles from Halicz, Galicia. The railway is under' Russian fire. ° The British have made new progress north and south of the Somme. The total Canadian enlist- ments since the outbreak of the war are 368,863. Bi £5. A a Ati SENT EXPRESS INTO A DITCH Manitowoe, Minn. Bet. 19-3 --A Northwestern railroad |} train was wrecked here early to-day by train wreckers, and | the fireman. and engineer were | killed when the train jumped the track and plunged into a| ditch. The steel coaches saved | the passengers. + .The motive| is unknown. LOST OFF A LINER | ever, (Special to the Wh Resident of Utica, N.X., Evideny| Jumped Overboard. New York, Oct. I'9.--Elliott «} Seward, forty-two, of Utica, was rd from the Cunard Line steamship | Orduna as she was nearing New York from Liverpool. Mr. Seward, who exhibited symp- | toms of a nervous breakdown and} hept much to himself voyage, is believed to have jumped | over board, according to the state- | | ment by the officials of the line. Mr. Seward was one of the seventy- two first cabin passengers. When 'Mr. Seward boarded the liner at Liverpool he appeared ill, He did not mingle with the other passengers" and spent much of his [timeg Mm his cabin on the shade deck. | He/ was last seen by Purser C. T. ENS gins nesday Evcaing. 17 A GIFT FROM THE TRUSTEES ELOQUENT TRIBUTE PAID "10 RETIRING PRINCIPAL. Touching Reply Was Made by Uni- versity's Head--W. F. Nickle Told of Some of His European Ob- © servations. . Queen's autumn ' convpcation in Grant Hall, Wednesday evening, was,. well attended by students and citiz- ens, and the programme was keenly enjoyed by all. The outstanding features were the unveiling of a life- size portrait of Principal Gordon and an eloquent and {lluminative address by W. F. Nickle, K. C,, 'M. P,, who told of his visit this summer to England and France. Principal Gordon presided, and seated on the platform were a large number of the graduates of the university, all wear- ing their gowns, with the exception of a few who were in khaki. Principal's Add After devotional exércises had been conducted by Rev. Dr, Herridge, of Ottawa, Dr. Gordon made a very ., fine address. He first expressed re-' gret at the absence, through illness, of Dr. James Douglas, of New York, whose .induction as chancellor of the university had been planned for that occasion. The chairman hoped, how- that at some future date Dr. Douglas would be able to attend and be inducted into office. Continuing, the speaker told how the war had affected the staff and at- teadance of Queen's. The university { was playing a noble part in the war, and the principal enunicated, with a thrill of pride in his voice, long list of military units which gone overseas or were preparing to go. Queen's men had conducted them- selves like heroes on the fleld of battle. Mention was made of Rich- ardson, Pringle and Baker, the last having ered a he brs affliction bearing voly a received Yale he ightly. Each name was | _ hearty applause, Canada, declared fhe speaker, in | conclusion, was finding her soul b | devoting herself tg the service humanity. Her ¥ "men I {gone forth in tho! to offer themselves as a sserifeg to that ser- vice. As a result suffering and the sacrifice the nation would | experience a new life when the un- | seen things would come first. Dean Goodwin then presented the scholarship cheques, each recipient being loudly cheered as he or she went forward. Presentation of Portrait. At the request of Hamilton Cas- sells, K.C., of Toronto, chairman of | Queen's Board of Trustees, Rev. Dr. Strachan, of Toronto, on behalf of the Board, presented and unveiled the portrait of Principal Gordon. Dr. Stiuthan in ah and Spedding when he came from his | stateroom at 7 a.m. When he did not appear at lunch- | eon a search was instituted. There | was nothing in his -personal effects | STeater left in his stateroom to throw light | on his disappearance. | SWISS PROHIBIT EXPORTS {No Munitions For Entente\If German | * Coal Used. Geneva, via Paris, Oct. 19.--The Swiss Government, in consequence of the recent economic arrangement | with Germany, has prohibited Swiss | factories to export ammunition to the | Entente Allies if they are using Ger, men coal or steel. This order will render idle over 50,000 men, among whom there is | much discontent. The proprietors of the factories met today and protested against the | order, arguing that Switzerland re-| ceives Belgian and not German coal, and that the Entente Allies supply raw material for their ammunition. | | i } PUSH TOWARDS TRIESTE. Austrians Lose 40,000 Men Since | Italian Offensive Began. (Special to the Whig.) > Rome, Oct. 19---Despite the in-| ment weather, the Italians continue! to push their new offensive toward Trieste. It was estimated to-day that the Austrians have lost 40, 990 in killed, w ded aod the. offensive began. » Paver 'on Page 3.) DAILY MEMORANDUM i. O. F. joint meeting. See top of Dake 3, right hand corner for probabilitie Princess St. "Church Christmas Tea | and sale, Friday, Nov, 17th, from § to $ p.m Rummage » sale, First tist Chureh, Markst H Friday, Ook on from san to 8 pon. MARRIED LAING-BOOTH-+At the home bride, by the Rev, 8. Oct. 15th, a P ing, pastor of Church, Kingston, to Booth, youngest late Captain E. A. son, DOE-From in PARTE » A trove heart now | 1% veive forater Which ne } Portralt of Br. Gordon Was. Uveld Wot: r