12 PAGES PAGES 18 246 YEAR 83--NO. RINGESTONy ONTARIO, MONDAY, OCTOBRE R 22, 1918 LAST EDITION BRITISH CAINS ARE REVIEWED By Frederick Palmer Who Speaks Optimis- "tically of British Position. HAVE DRIVEN ENEMY BAGH 0 A DEPTH OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHT MILES. On Sunday the British Went For. ward 500 Yards on a Threex\jile Front, and Their Casualties Are Reported Light, (Special to the New York, Oet. 22 the British Frederick Palmer speaks of the British Whig.) In a despatch western front, optimisti- ition. He from cally HAYS: "More than three one-half months of battle on the Somme with the heaviest concentration of artil- lary, infantry and-every tpe of war material and the skilful and desperate the world has ever known, has resulted in marked development of the British fighting efficiency and of the means of reducing the losses of the attackers. "In the way of concrete achieve- ments the British have aiken 30,000 prisoners or a little less than 1,600 for each of the 21 villages captured, with an average population of about three hundred souls. They have taken 125 guns, 100 trench mortars and trench guns and 429 machine guns. They have not lost a gun. "The British have driven the Ger- ~mans back on a front of eleven miles to a depth of from four to eight miles." po and most ' ef Notable British Advance. London, Oct. 23.---~The British of- ficial statement issued last night reads: "The total number of prisoners taken in Saturday's operations ve- tween the Schwaben redoubt and Le Sars is now reported as 1,018, in- cluding 16 officers. 'Barly Saturday the enemy made a "determined attack in considerable strength off the Schwaben redoubt (Thiepval At all points ex- cept two he repulsed with lods before reaching our trenches. Al two points he entered the trenches, but was ejected immediately, leaving five officers «and 79 men prisoners and a large number of dead in front of our trenches, "Subsequently we delivered a suc- cessful attack on a front of some 5,000 yards between the Schwaben redoubt and Le Sars. Wa advanced our line 300 to 500 yards, and cap- tured the Stuff and Regina trenches, as well as advanced posts north and northeast of the Schwwaben redoubl. In the course of this fighting we took some hundreds of prisoners. During the day hostile artillery was active in the region south of Arras and around Gueudecourt., Our cas- ualties are believed to be light." FRENCH TAKE HILL NORTHWEST OF SAILLY Have "Taken 450 | Prisoners in the Chaulnes Sector Since Saturday. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Oct. 23. --Following a short artillery bombardment, French troops last night, late, stormed and captured hill No. 128, northwest of Sullty-Suiilisel, #outh of the Somme. The Germans bombarded during the gk: hi but ade no new attacks, Since Saturday the French have taken 450 134. prisoners on the Chaulnos The Germans exploded a mine pt of Dumesnit, but wera un- able to occupy the crater. ------------------ x LY. Oet. 23.--The ts, which it was { und on Gill Har- tain Harrison J. a 2 ren" crew. of eight men on 'Naval Militia's the Sendovat. he Jour the crew were found safe on ~ of Gallowps Island and to. Sacket Harbor on A A \ ma Reported Captur ination of 146th : tel. Mom . Roles amore + Random , for Late ents; Sermon at | SUBMARINE DIVED IN ROARING SEA Perilous Hour in Deutschland's Trip .Graphically Described by Skipper of U-iiner. New York, Oct, 23.--How the mer- chant submarine Deutschland dived like a plummet to the floor of the ocean, then stood on her head whirl ing dizzilya while a furious .storm lasted the surface and a British de- stroyer scoured the sea in search of her prey, ia marrated in graphic de- tail by the U-boat's coramander, Yap- tain Paul Koenig, in the following ar- ticle: The adventures of ~the first under- sea merchantman have formed the subject of a book written by her in- trepid commander, one of the chapt- ers 6f which is herewith reproduced by the International News Service for the first time in America. The book, which has just been pub- lished in Germany, has caused a tre- mendous sensation. x TWO SCHOOL PUPILS, AGED 15, WEDDED Norwich, N.Y., Oct. Stuart C "Mudg ge, aged 15 years, a school. boy, son of Mr. and : Mrs. A. J. Mudge, of this city, + demandedwa marriage license of # City Clerk Robinson, Saturday, 4 stating Miss Rath Whilmarsh, % aged 15, a school girl, and he % were to be married, : City Clerk Robinson hesitatéd at first; but after the parents of : the two children had given their + consent, made out the license 4 and the couple was married here + last evening by Ray. Alexander 4 Frazer, pastor of Calvary Bap- : tist church. SEEESESIEIIISS SE EEEE 440 REPORT CONSTANZA TAKEN BY BULGARS Berlin War Office States That This Rumanian Seaport Has Fallen. _ (Special Ta The Whie) Berlin, Oct, 23.---The Rumanian seaport of Constanza has been cap- tured by the Bulgarians, the official War Office statement announced to- day, 23 Sessstatassrasassrasese Rain Impedes British, (Special to the Whig.) Londén, Oct. 23.--Rain is imped ing British operations on the Struma fromt, sald an official statement deal- ing with the Macedonian fighting to- day. .Successful trench raids of the Doiran sector were reported. - R i Retreati (Special to the Whi x) Bucharest, ft. 23.--Fighting ntinues with great violence near nstanza, the War Office announced to-day. Immediately south-of Crna- voda the Rumanians have retreated: - Rumanians Have Advantage. London, Oct. 23.--In two particu- lars the Rumanians have the advan- tage. Mackensen, having battered vainly against the allied right wing alo the Danube in his former at- tempt against Cernavoda, is now con- centrating his attack" on the coast- lines. Here his forces are constantly exposed to the fire of the Russian warships. Here also he is farthest away from his goal. So-long as the Russians and Rumanians can hold the Danube line from Rasvoa | h there is little fear of Cernaveda ing to the enemy. The farther he bends forward his centre and right flank the more Mackensen exposes his left wing to flank attacks' that might enevolp part of his army. The capture of Cernavoda would give. the Teutons the only bridge across the Danube on the Rumanian southern frontier. This bridge is one of the largest in the world, aud miles of it crosses the swamps ou thé Rumanian bank of the Danube. NORWEGIANS WARNED WAR MAY BE NEAR Ne Regard Situation Arising From Sub Contro- versy as Perilous. London, Oct. 23.---An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenha- gen says: 3 "The position between Norway and Germany arising out of the Nor- wegian measures against submarines absorbs the Norweiglan press. The Aftanpost: of Christiania, while agreeing hat the whole Norwegian people is ready to support the Gov- ernment, reminds its readers that the nation must have a clear under- standing that the step into war is a not a and that it is a great task' $d 'a small neutral coun- the sideals | "of Roxane: - | ashore late yesterday at Conneaut, O. CONNAUCHT'S AD | | By an Editor of Vienna--First ) FOR IRELAN Hie Alone Can dl ie Problem in the Emerald se. IRISH RECRUITING DEAD FAILURE TO- CARRY LLOYD- GEORGE'S SCHEME THROUGH. Has Shaken Asquith's Prestige-- Connaught's Poaibty and Pres- tige Indicate Him as the Only Man | For the Crisis. ¢ London, Oct. 23.--The Duke of Connaught received a warm welcome home. Every one recognized his PREMIER OF AUSTRIA WAS ASSASSINATED Affair of Kind Since War Began London, Oet. 23. -- Count el Stuergkh, Premier of Austria, was shot Saturday by a Vienna publisher named Avler. Count Stuergkh has been premier of Austria, as distinct from Hungary. Hun: gary has a separate premier and parliament, which meets at Budapest. Over both Aus- tria and Hungary there is an Tmperial" Ministry of three, fry. News of the shooling of Count Stuergkh, the first lead- er of a belligerent nation to be assassinated since an assassin- ation started the great war, splendid service in the viceroyalty of Canada, and the prospect of his do- | ing fresh great service and the initi-| ation of a new €ra in Ireland. Each day makes more clear the dangers | and disappointment of the present | Irish situation. Dissatisfaction and | unrest were never greater, Irish recruiting is degd\ while things are as now. No scheme re- viving it voluntarily has any pros- pect of success. The coalition cab- inet is divided within itself upon the issue, unable to agree on as satis- factory plan. Asquith's "Prestige Shaken. --Asquith's prestige is badly shaken by failure to carry Lloyd George's scheme 'through. The mere danger of a policy of drift, allowing thiugs to develop themselves inevitably, spells disaster, The Duke of Connaught presents thes one outstanding figure to-day who might head' a new attempt to make a fresh start, going to Ireland as viceroy under a big, new concilia- tion scheme with immediate grant- ing of a considerable measure of home rule. . Reason for Hope. The Irish situatiot demands bdld- ness, prompt leadership. Connaught's personality and prestige indicate him as the only man for the crisis. Two elements give reason for hope, which is obvious in the southern districts. The Nationalist extremists and the Southern Unionists give signs that they are willing to com- bine on a generous Bational 'policy. ADRIFT 36 HOURS ON RAFT IN STORM Capt. Qrashaw, of the Colgate, Tells About That Freight- er's Finish. j -------- Cleveland, of, Oct. 23.---Storm- swept Lake Erie yesterday gave up thie story of the drowning of twenty- one men and the loss of the whale- back James B, Colgate. The big steel boat sailed from Buf- falo Friday morning for Fort William with coal. She sank that night off g Point, Canada. Her master, Captain Walter Grashaw of this city, drifted on a raft for two nights and a day before he was rescued by the ferry steamer Marquette and Besse- mer No. 2 off Rondeau, Canada. Half dead from exposure he was brought Every one of the crew of twenty- one perished, nineteen when the Col- gate foundered in Friday's storm, and two when exhaustion forced them to relinquish their hold on the raft that carried their captain. The lone suryivor was unable to-day to give a list of his crew, owing to the many changes made at Bulalo just before the véssel sailed. Of the men shi at Buffalo, however, seven are known to have been from New York state points, The drowning . of the Colgate's crew raised the casualties of "Black Friday," as it is known in marine circles, to twenty-seven. Six men were lost when the steamer Filer sank in Lake Erie on Friday, only | 'Captain Mattison being saved. Earl- fer that night the steamer Marshall F. Butters foundered , but its crew of thifteen men were saved. Less than an hour after the Filer sank, Col- gate, by far the largest of three victim vessels, went down. STILL HOPE TO SETTLE The Threatened C.P.R. "Stlike-- Crothers is Very Busy. reached London from Berlin via Reulers' Amsterdam cor- respondent. The Premier was at dinner when shot? Grave riots fdllowed the murder of the Austrian Pre- mier, a Rome despatch says. Assassin Confesses. Vienna, Oct. 23.--The assassina- tion of the Austrian premier, Count Karl Stuergkh, was purely political and was induced -by his refusal to convene Parliament, according to ad- mission of Or. Friederich Adler, his assailant, shortly after his arrest. Dr. Adler is an eccentric and sup- er-radical Socialist, sometimes known as "the_ lLiebnecht of. Aus- tria."" He is editor of Der Kampf. At first he declined to reveal his mo- tives, but, after being locked up, he broke down. Drs Adler's arrest was accomplish- ed only after he wounded two men who leaped after he had fired on Count Stuergkh. He discharged. the two remaining chambers of his re- volver at these men before Austrian and German "officers, with drawn sa- bers, overpowered him. The assassin, who is 32 years old, son of Dr. Victor Adler, a Reich- 5 t deputy and a Socialist of mild type. By a coincidence the father was speaking before the Reichsrat in 1911 when Count Stuergkh was shot at six times by the Dalmatian Social- ist. Vakuseh. On that occasion the count was uninjured. ne OF 146TH COLORS HAS BEEN POSTPOND The consecration and presentation of the 146th Battalion colors, which were to have taken place Tuesday afternoon, Oct, 24th, have been post- poneg at the -request of Grig.-Gen. Hemming to Friday afternoon; Nov. 3rd. The reason for the postponement is the absence of troops trom the city.. There are only a few troops left, and this week they will be busy cleaning up Barriefield camp. By next Friday the R. C. H. A. will have returned from Petawawa with their crack band, whose music will con- tribute materially to the martial spirit of the occasion. The R. C. H. A., combined with the troops already in the city, will provide a more splen- did military setting for the Impress. ive ceremony. The programme that was drawii up for Oct. 24th will be followed on Nov. 3rd. The colors will be conse- crated and presented on the Cricket Field, after which they will be de- osited in St. Andrew's church with an appropriate eeremony. GIVEN TWELVE HOURS TO QUIT CHICAGO ay School Principal Who Tried to| ne. Wreck Home of Married Teacher Confesses. Chicago, Oct, 23-- 23 ~Contidnied by evidence that he had written-more known as the Common Minis-1 OPEN ANOTHER BIG OFFENSIVE Seven Millions o Me Coe to Grips Sy ong. THE RUSSIANS ARE READY FOR VIGOROUS FIGHTING WITH | THE TEUTONS. Next Three Weeks Will See Climax to Gigantic Operations--The Win-| ter Will Favor the C s Armies. | London. Oct. 23.---JMe: greatest | battle in the world's history is about? to be staged on the eastern front, the opinion of high military officials | here. After months of manoeuvring | nearly seven millions of men have | come to grips along the almost un-| broken front from Riga to the Danu- be. Hand-to-hand fighting of most violent the whole length of line. The next three weeks traordinary struggle. Slowly Gain Ground. So far there is no indication of a definite result, although the Rus- sians unquestionably are slowly gaining ground. The chief Russian move at the moment seems to aim at the envelopment of Halicz from. thel north and the cutting of the Teuton line of communication between that stronghold and Lemberg. That the attacks of the Czar's troops are suc- ceeding -in smashing thé army's de- fence at some points is indicated in no uncertain' manner by the sudden and hurried transfer of the German * 3rd Guards Division to the Halicz sector from Lemberg, where they had hitherto been held in reserve. Make Dent in Line. In Volhynia the Russians have made a great dent in the enemy's line near Czeriany, fifteen milés southeast of Kovel, which bids fair to bring about the defeat of the Teu- tons once a big Russian attack has! got under way in this region. In the Carpathians the situation is extremely interesting and important. Once the Czar's troops break through the mountain passes they will ob- tain a vital success: Not only. will the lines of the Russians and Ru- manians be completely He to- gether, but the danger of Falken- hayn's drive will be eliminated. To the Rumanians the Russians will bring reinforcements that may re- sult in the sweeping of the whole of Transylvania. Observers here lay empHasis on the'yalue of the severe Russian win- ter to the Czar's troops. Whatever new ground the Russians are able to win before the winter sets in, In earnest, it is pointed out will re- main in their possession uti} spring. Unlike the battle on the "western front, the struggle cannot eon- tinued in the east. The winter period will prove, as it has proved in the past, of immense value to the Rus- sians and of little value to the Teu- tons. . War Tidings. British troops early Saturday ad- vanced on a line of 5,000 yards to a depth of 500 yards, capturing Stuff and Regina trenches, and taking over 800 prisoners, The Germans made several desper- ate attempts to recapture lost ground south of the Somme on Saturday, but were repulsed with heavy losses. In the region of Chaulnes French troops won brilliant successes. A British submarine torpedoed a German light cruiser of the Kolberg class in the North Sea Thursday morning. Two of the best known Generals Marchand and Delvillg have one slightly and the ther Hoste aeroplane d: bombs in vicinity of Sheerness, lang, Sunday. No casualties The Germans again attacked in strong force early Sunday morning French positions in the region Chaul- And 'W | FOREIGN MISSIONARIES in byterian Church, both men and wo- the | character is going on| the 900-mile | will | probably 'see the climax of this la THE 146TH ABSORBED "5 cannot realize how' Sir h course would be trammeled by ap- "| the formation of a Parliamentary must be destroyed forthwith. SERVING IN THE WAR Presbyterian Mer Men and Women Forsake Orient For Battlefront. | Toronto, Oct. 23.--A number of | the-foreign missionaries of the Pres- | men, have enlisted. Dr: Carr Harris | of Honan, is with the medical service {in France. Dr. Kate MeMillan, | Korea, is serving in a military hos- | pital in Scotland. Miss Margaret {McHarrie, of India, is serving In | England, and Miss Emma Smillie, {also of India, is in a hospital there, | nursing wounded soldiers from the | Persian Gulf and: Mesopotamia. Rev. {C. J. Davidson, of India, is an officer {in the Army Clothing Department, { Shejehanpur, and Rev. C. D. Don- ald is now an officer in the Indian army. All the sons of the foreign miss-| ionaries who are old enough for ser- Vice are on the battle line. a | + TWENTY-ONE LOST | + WHEN V ESSEL FOUNDPERED 1% | (Special to , the Whig.) + Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 23.-- + Twenty-one members of the * crew of the steamer ' Colgate + were drowned in Lake Erie Fri- 4 day night when the steamer 4 foundered in the storm, Dead Number 48, (Special to the Whig.) Toledo, Ohio, Oct. -23.--The probable toll of Lake Erie's black Friday storm jumped to forty-eight dead to-day with the arrival in Toledo of the steamer Mathews with three bodies from the foundered steamer Merida, and a report that four other bodies from the same boat had been recovered. The Mer- ida was owned by James Play- fair of Midland; and left Fort William last week with a crew 4+ of twenty-five, | te | * * rt ir ieee PEEP PR42P 24 F B44 2242420 e be Sl bh WITH 95TH BATTALION According to information received from England Monday afternoon, the 146th Battalion has been absorbed into the 95th Battalion, Toronto, which is commanded by Lieut.-Col. Robert Barker, a cousth of James P, Lieut Col, C. A. Low, Lieut.-Col. Ferguson, Capt. Karl Kane and Capt. J. T. Sutherland, quartermaster, now constitute the 146th Battalion, SIR WILFRID'S REASON THE RUMANANS SUFFER DEFEAT tld kn 50 | Front by Superior Forees. SITUATION 15 ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM RUMANIAN CAPITAL. Sofia Reports That Bulgarian Right Wing Has Smashed Through Ru- manian Defences and Is Six miles from Constanza. ( jal t¢ the Whig.) London" Oct. 23.2 ith their lines still intact, the Rumanians are be- ing rolled back on a 45-mile front in Dobrudjs, under tremendous pressure by superior German, Bul- garian and Turkish forces. At the Rumanian capital the situation is re- garded as serious, said a Petrograd despatch to-day. wan ---- Bulgars Near Constanza. sofa, "Bote 33 Me ; Bulgarian right wing has smashed through the Rumanian defenses and arrived with- in less than six miles of the import ant Rumanian seaport of Constanza, it was officially announced to-day. The capture of the seaport of Tuzla, twelve miles south of Con- stanza, was reported from Berlin only Saturday afternoon. The Bul- garfan official report of a six-mile advance, if true, indicates that the Rumanians may have suffered a most severe defeat, Offering Scabborn Resistance, (Special to the Pes . usso-Ru- Petrograd, manians continue their retirement in Dobrudja under enemy pressure, though offering stubborn resistance, it was officfillly announced to-day. In the Trotus, Ortus and Stanie valleys, in Transylvania, the Ru- manians attacked -the enemy and compelled a slight Austro-German ans have been j fighting. The fighting on the Gal- ician-Volhynian front is slackening. Austro-German attempts to cross the Boldurka, north of Brody, were re- pelled by Russian fire. For Declining the Offer of Sir Robert » Borden, Ottawa, Oct. 21.--The belated in- vitation of Sir Robert Borden for co- operation through a Parliamentary committee in the work of recruiting has been respectfully declined by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, leader of the Opposi- tion. In his reply to the invitation Sir Wilfrid says: "lI feel that, under the circum- 26th, sharp, ested will kindly attend. DAILY MEMORANDUM City Counell, § p.m, Division Court, § sam, Tuesday. for See top of Sas 5 Sornep A meeting Tor the. will be heid at 82 drock st, y, Oct. at 8 o'clock inter ARTIN----4n Kingson 21st, 1816, to ant 92 Fults FL ry stances, in acceding to your sugges- tion, my assistance to the cause which I have endeavored to serve Hrom the first of the war would not be untrammeled, and consequently not as effective as if [.continue to serve it according to my own ways as heretofore." Sir Wilfrid declares that an en- tirely new complication has been put on the situation by Sir Thomas' res- 8 on, and "especially by his rea- for resigning." Sir Robert, in acknowledging re- ceipt of Sir Wilfrid's reply, expres- ses regret, and declares that he pointing five members to the propos- ed committee. - In his first letter to Sir Wilfrid the Premier stated that during last ses- sion he had suggested to Sir Wiltrid committee -along similar lines. To this Sir Wilfrid replies that he has no recollection of such a suggestion. -------------------- DOGS CAUSE PARALYSIS estméunt Canin Must Be Destroyed. Montreal, Oct. 23; ~--Prize-winning dogs from New_York, which were ex- hibited at a dog show about three weeks ago, are supposed to have been the medium through which the infantile. paralysis in Wi t, and local medical authorities are interested in this theory. Two cases have developed in families that had dogs at the show. On this basis the Westmount officials are acting, and Saturday orders were issued in that municipality that every cat and dog belonging to any family that has been afflicted with infantile paralysis Spain's 3 rhe i Funeral took place Fri Canines apd Felines BUACK--In Kingston, On Oct 20th, 1914, 5 Mrs. David B her late resi- dence, 146 Colborne St, Saturday morni Interment 4% Centreville, Wilfrid's | DARLING ee J of Mr. 546 Al at Latimer Oct. n Flan- tr Hr Fg