YEAR 83-NO, 245 a ~ KINGSTON, ONTARIO, .SATURDAY, OCTOBER £21, 1916 : ee -------------------- IN & QUANDARY ~ HOW TO PROCE Be 2 0 -- 10 ENDEAVOR TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN ITS POWER ...But Hon. Mr. Rogers Doulits That a Maximum Price Can Be Fixed for Wheat--~COo-operation Is In- vited. Ottawa, Oct. 21.--The Govern- ment is willing to do all that is pos- sible to reduce the high cost of liv- ing, buf apparently is in a quandary as to How to go about it. That is the interpretation taken by the dele- gates from the municipaiities" who waited upon the special committee of the Cabinet yesterday. Hon. Robert Rogers sald that since 'the war broke out the Goyvern- ment had considered the problem re- peatedly. There was no denying the fact that the condition was serious, but no one seemed able to place his fingdr upon the. essential cause of it, Difficulties in regulating supply and demand was great. How could the price of wheat, for instance, be regulated id Canada, when it was ~ fixed by the demand of the world's markets? It had been suggested that there were combines and mid- dlemen, but no specific instance was cited, Mr. Rogers laid emphasis upon the Government's sincerity. The delegates had not thrown much light on the situation, but the Government committee was willing to go to Montreal, Toronto, or any- where else and meet municipal dele- gations if anything to relieve the situation could be devised or sug- gested, The Government was de- termined to find a remedy, and in- vited the fullest co-operation. Wopges Must, Go Hon. T. W. Crothers UR od the delegation if y were alive to the fact that 250, )¢ en from constry a short crop, whi ward a rise in pi OR ty sald 'that if any abuse be ostablished the Government w £0 to the limit of its power in meeting the conditions. They were not prépared to do every- thing themselves. ¢ but they invited peration. reason why oa tr of cold storage companies should not be in- . vestigated. TOLD HARROWING TALE. Coal Steamer Saranol Had Olose Call. 4 pecial to the Whig.) rie, Pas Oct.' 21.--Late last night, ging in the water, with an exha _orew of sixteen men, the coal steamer, Saranol, from Port Colborne, 'Ont, made into the bay. All hands were kept at the pumps nearly all the way into port. Capt. F. R. Johnson told a harrowing story. "We were In a living gale," Capt. Johnson said. 'It was a fight for ite every minute of the way, and I never to reach shore alive. It's a miracle, and some one greater than a bunch of seamen had some- thing to do with it, or we would never he here to-night." The Saranol's home port is Mont- real. She is a canal-size steamer, of 1,200 tons. Unidentified Steamer Founders, (Special to the Whig. roit, Mich., Oect. ix were reported lost to-day, in the founder tng of an unidentified barge, Le- to be the R. I. Miller, of Chicago, off Bar Point, at the De- troit river entrance to Lake Erie, "The trend is. to Wilson and it is trending fast. Wilson will have the vote, The strongest Demo- issue Is Mexico," said William Bryan, at Pittsburgh, Pa. ritish 'War Office requisitin imported hides was announced in ters ox Pdr from the Am- Doherty saw no |g |ExPECT GOVERNMENT WILL PREVENT STRIKE Meanwhile Neither C.P.R. Nor "Its Trainmen Show Dis- position to Yield. Winndpeg, Oct. 21.--The stum- bling block in the way of settlement of the C.P.R. trainmen's grievances, it is announced on authority, is the reduction of 5,600 to 5,000 as month- ly guaranteed mileage and prepara- tory work, The company state they will pay men if they are called or if they sign the call book before train time. They will not reduce guaranteed mileage to 5,000 miles. It is well understood in the inmer circles of both the men and the com- pany there will be no strike, although the men have set a date, A correspondent is informed that whether or not a strike is called there will be no walk-out. "You can take it from from me," said a man on the inside, 'that a Dominion-wide in- dustrial dispute of this kind will not be allowed to take place while the country is at war, Men can talk of troop and ammunition trains, but the movement of wheat and other- merchandise is just as important. There will either be concession 'by the company or men, or else the Government will intervene," Mv Settle Strike, (Spe. \U To The Whig Ottawa, Oct, 2 + We an still in communication with both panties, and doing what we can to secure an adjustment," said Hon, T. W. Croth- ers, Minister of Labor, this morning, in copmection with the threatened strike on the C.P.R. Mr. Crothers stated that he did not know whether the suggestion to ap- point another board of conciliation would be accepted. = * + DEMAND STOPPAGE OF SUBMARINE WAR * ---- + Amsterdam, Oct. 21., via Lon- don.--A demand for the stop- page of submarine warfare, coupled with an appeal to the United States to take the initia- tive toward that end, is voiced by the Telegraaf. The Tele- graaf says: "Ten: days have elapsed since the submarine war 'was carried to the door of Am- + erica and nothing has been Are we to understand TEE P etree # can coast? We say in all frank- # mess to America that SUBMAR- + INE WAR MUST BE STOPPED BRMANY MUST BE THAT MISTAKES KNOWS ARE NOT MISTAKES WILL NO LONGER BE TOL- ERATED. Let America speak the redeeming word lest she rue deeply in the future having neglected a task plainly to be expected." PRP e PPP LPR EEE PPLE PRR eS errr i oo _|8IR 8AM 18 SHORN OF GOOD DEAL OF POWER The Minister of Militia Is Now Becoming a Mere Figurehead. Ottawa, Oct. 21, --The Borden Govt ernment is playing a game of freeze- out with honorary Lieutenant-Gene- ral Sir Samm Hughes. The Prime Min- ister, heedless of the friendly counsel |" proffered ,him on all sides, may not be stiff enough in the spinal verte- brae to actually remove the minister, but, at least, there is an effective clipping of .his wings. Though the political effeet of it may be nil, Jong as he is in the Cabinet at all, Ottawa is observing daily that Gen. Hughes is now minister in a nominal capacity omly. Little by little his authority has been circumscribed. The proposition hinted at the other day, and which now appears in sup- posedly inspired circles, of sending a Cabinet Minister over to London to directly administer the Canadian forces, is the latest development in the Hughes debacle. Gen. Hughes preserves a wholly unwonted silence. There is no tell- ing, however, vhhen he may break forth in some outburst that wil! again precipitate the ministry and the party in hot water. SERBIANS ADVACING AGAINST KENALI! The Bul Posiions Men- Bulgarian Are 3 Subort~ ed ao the French. a SOME LEADERS OF THE NEW COVENANTERS. ] SpgRev. J. D. Cunningham, Rev. Dr. E. Scol ong the Presbyterian anti=-Unionists, w and covenanted to resist by vow wh all Church of Canada with other To ons. A FRENCH ADMIRAL TAKES CONTROL Of the Situation At Athens to Prevent ts ti GREEK POLICE PERFORM THEIR DUTIES UNDER EYES OF FRENCH COMMANDER. _ Greek Ministry of Interior Appoint- ed Du Fournet to Be Chief In- spector and to Appoint npactors & in Other Greek Cities. (Special To The Whi Londen Oct. 21. ® Nice Admiral Du Fournet, commanding the Allied fleet in Greek waters, has assumed complete control of -the situation at Athens, and has taken drastic steps to prevent further rioting. The Greek police and gendarmieri now perform their duties under the éye of the Jionch ne ig oy ap- officer oan' or ferred without his sanction. The vice-admiral received these powers through an appointment from the Greek Ministry of the Interior, to be '"'chief inspector." He is em- powered to appoint inspectors with similar powers in other Greek cities, GERMANS BUY CLOTHING Through Special Magistrates' Cards-- Gres Rush For Them. pecial to the Whig) Berlin Det. 2 21.--A new system has been inaugurated in Berlin whereby everyone must buy underclothing, men's and women'd suits and coats through special - magistrates' cards. The ciHy-experienced its first frosty night last night, and consequently there was a great rush for new cloth- ing cards, Kaiser Sonor His Brother, { 1 to the Whig.) Amsterdam, Oct. 21 --Kaiser Wil- helm has appointed Prince Henry of Prussian, his oldest brother, grand admiral in the German navy. Pte. Reuben Beanett of Port Hope, a well-known hockey player of that town, has been killed in ation. SUGGESTIVE QUERY FROM BRITISH M. P. Wants to Know Whether Can- adian Firm Has German War Contract. ndon, Oct, 21.--4n the House of Cominons Sir Henry 1zel asked the Secretary for the Cblonies if he could state what quantities of iron ore were exported by the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company to the Krupp and other German firms in the year prior to the war and whether con- tracts with Krupps jcontained any war clause extending the term of the contract by a period 8qual to that<f the war or having ally other effect, and whether the iron ore mines had been shut down .in consequence of the loss of the German market, and whether any use can be made of the output of these mines in connection with the Jeuction ¢ ronitions in this country or # Bonar Law oy to his answer of he was questioned rding the ex- act relationship bet the Canad- ian owners of Mematite ores of Bell Island and German munition makers. He replied then that the ores were two ihe ution January, when many and 98,000 to Holland. He had no information regarding contractual relations between these Canadian and Ge n 'firms. v ki LAURIER DECLINES i + (Special to the Whig. + Ottawa, Oct. 21.--S8ir Wilfrid + Laurier has definitely declined to take part in a parliamentary + recruiting committee. + * Tepid on Li KAISER VISITS HIS ARMIES, Has Spent Several Days on the West~ ern Front. Berlin, Oct. 21.--Emperor Wil- liam," says an official statement is- sued yesterday, has for some dayd been visiting troops on the western front. On the 17th he visted at Mercy-Le-Bas, with the Crown Prince, of the attacking force before Verdun and received the reports of Generals Von Lochow and Baron Von Luettwitz. MEN WITH 600D WILL. The good Entente was suggested by os very amiable men. They wanted to become better acquainted with each other and with their plans and purposes. Some of them, high represented Ontario. Some of them invited to join them, and, in view of very much that other engagements prevented a participation in the trip. me at the start. It was only decided that, leaving Toronto at a certain date, a stop There was no program on. in the business life of the country, represented Quebec. The Whig was the delightful time they had, regrets It materialized as time went would be made at certain other places, and local men en route were invited to exchange greetings. . The people\ot all the cities called on con- sidered it an bopor to entertain the visitors, and the addresses that fol- lowed were of the most friendly nature. y These will be remembered on account of the high ideals which they presented, and the revelation they afforded of French and English charac- ter. They may be supplemented later by visitors to Ontario, the party BE and Rev. 'Dr. Andrew Robertson, prominent in convention at Toronto recently solemnly s in their power the union of the Presbyterian MISCARRIAGE IN ALLIES PLANS Although the - Apprehension Over Rumania LI THE ABSENCE OF BRITISH FROM LANDING PARTIES AT ATHENS COMMENTED UPON, The Greek King Undertook in' Au- gust to Concentrate a. Force in Gen. Sarrail"s Rear For Joint Attack on Allies. London} Oct. 21.--Questions in Parliament reflect some apprehension with which a section of the British public regards the situation in south- eastern Europe. . The Foreign Office spokesman in the Commons refused to answer cer- tain pointed questions in regard to Such expressions of official the Rumanian situation. bulletins from Bucharest tended to confirm the view taken in some well- intormed quarters that the German attack on" Rumania is 4 matter of necessity, and not of choice, and that the effort - against Rumania is so much effort withdrawn from her de- fence when every ounce of resources is needed for defence. Nevertheless several newspapers suggested more or less clearly that there has been a miscarriage in the plans of the Ententg. Rumania se- lected her own moment for entering the war. Mr. Dillon the other day said: '"Mis- takes have been committed and splendid opportunities lost." ° Allies' Plans Collapse. A 'writer ip the New Age says: "The truth in less vague form is that all these;planyg'collapsed, and, what is worse, the causes of their collapse were prevehtable, So far back as August it was known King Constan- tine had been warned that Germany had provided a huge army for the invasion of Rumania, if it should ever become hecessary, and the Greek Court and Government, know- ing that Berlin seldom threatened in vain, undertook to concentrate a force in Gen. Sarrail's rear, so that the invasion of Rumania might be the signal for a joint attack on Sar- rail's forcegfiby the Bulgarians and the Greeks. If the German Govern- ment had been in our place at that time, there is little doubt that the 4 neutral King of Gréece would have been deposed instantly, and quite possibly shot. Such a drastic course would have been excessive in the circumstances, but here is no reason why the seizure of the Greek fleet, and of the Piraseus-Larissa Railway, instead of being left to the middle #f October, should not have taken place two months previously." OC am--_-- Absence of British. In regard to Greece, Jartieularly, fo the Austro-German attack on Serbia last year. "Petrograd has the means of learn- ing these family secrets;® it is re- marked. The divulgence of this one, made at the present moment, is tak- en as an indication 'that King Con- stantine's hour has tolled in Petro- grad. In some quarters the idea prevails that his successor might be found in the circles, War Tidings. Von Mackensen has launched an- other terrific drive in Dobrudja. More Russian successes are repori~ ed from Persia. Massed attacks by the Austrians against the Trentino redoubts .were Sopuled with terrific losses on Fri- The Berlin War Office claims that the British armed transports Sedek and Crosshill were sunk by submar- ines in the Mediterranean last week. Russians have made progress in Dobrudja and Galicia, taking many prisoners, ALLIES MAY CURTAIL "BELGIAN RELIEF WORK If the Belgians Are Forced to Do Work for the Germans. London, Oct, 21.--The order of Quartermaster General von Sauber- weig that Belgians must work for the Germans, as reported from Amster- dam has created a strong feeling in England against continuance of the work of the American commission for relief of Belgium. It is contend- e e that, leaving aside the ques- tion whether the order is in violation of the convention of the Hague, it is hardly reasonable to expect the Entente Governments to find and pay for food which the commission dis- tributed in Belgium when they are placed in the position of feeding at their own expense persons who are working for the German army. Should the relief commission break down as a result of this situation the food supply of 9,600,000 persons will be threatened. The native food sup- ply of the occupied territory repre- sents about 30 per cent. of the mini- mum necessities of the population, and it is feared stoppage of the monthly imports of the commi valued Tt about $15,000,000 would mean the extinction of children and a largh portion of the women and infirm, A CABINET Ottawa, Oct. 21.--Canada's mill- tary affairs in England are to be placed directly under the supervision of a member of the Government re- siding temporarily in the Old Coun- try. It is expected that an announce- ment of this will be forthcoming within the next few days from an official source, The Canadian military organiza- tion in England has grown to very large proportions, and the adminis- trative responsibility has increased correspondingly. As more troops cross the Atlantic, this responsibility will become still greater, and it is felt that a member of the Canadian Gov- ernment should be there to assume it. The Government is believed to be ready to take this step. it is mot improbable that the work may be undertaken for a time, at least,' by the acting high commis- sioner, Sir-George Perley. If this is not done, another member of the Government will be put in charge of the administration. » VON ELUK RETIRED Wound Incapacistes Man Who Failed .. In Drive on Paris, Beglin, Oet. 21.--Field Marsha) Alexdnder H. R. Von Kluk, who com- manded the right wing of the Ger- man army in its sweep towards Paris in the fall of 1914, has been placed on the retired list at his own request. He has never returend to the front since he was wounded by sh fire in March, 1915, while inspecting advanced positions. The field mar- all was seventy years of age, last a Field Marshall Von Kluk and his |Rrmy took an important part in ths German advance towards Paris in September, 1914. His advance was halted about 30 miles from the French capital, and his force, with the rest of the German army, was checked and driven back in the bat- le of the Marae in Muenster, Germany, May 20th, 1846, and entered the German army @s a second lieutenant 1865. immediate family John J. J. MeDatald a LAST EDITION TRY.T0 REGAN TEUTONS' LINES Despite Rain, Snow and Sleet, to De moralize the Enemy and to Pre- vent the Transport of Troops to Other Fronts. the Whig.) (Special 8 Paris, Oct. 21.---Geérman troops apparently are trying to regain the initiative on the Somme. Repeated terrific counter-attacks have been delivered by the Teutons, espécially north of the river, in the past few days, preceded by a heavy 'expend! ture of ammunition. French officials declared to-day that they have learned that the Ger- mang are now cally trying to create the impression among neu- trals that France is worn out a twenty-seven months of war. On the contrary, they said, France is de- termined to continue battering the German line with huge newly-creat- ed artillery and other offensive ma- terials all winter, despite rain, snow and sleet, maintaining the initiative, demoralizing the enemy and prevent- ing the transport of troops to ner front. The French plan to kee their troops as comfortable as poasi- ble, and the Germans as uncomfort- able as possible during the coming winter months, - MAJOR J. MD. MOWAT H. M. Mowat, Toronto, 'arrived in the city on Friday night and received a cablegram that announced the death in action of kis brother, Major a a ttn fas Naor [ ing and thought to be hopes were held by the hig many ds until was' ay an. . i ~ Major Mowat was wounded in the leg during an early attack on October 7th. He continued to command, how- ever, in spite of his wound, until a shot killed him in the aét of rallying his men during a counter-attack by the enemy in the afternoon. Major Mowat went overseas In the 62nd Vancouver Battalion with Capt. P. J, Moran, but to get to the front both reduced their ranks and went into France as officers of the 4th Battalion. Kingston mourns the death of an- other of its gallant sons who fought to the very last. \ " 4th Bat. tuiss- but and v DAILY MEMORANDUM wih RS HE Sat ro 17% Y.W.C. 5) ursday and Field Marshall Von Kluk was born | MOWA'