SEE eo = PAGES == LAST EDITION 10 CALLON. QUEENS ANS. To Co-Operate in Reruiing For the New Queen's Battalion. YEAR 83-NO. SLAVS CONTINUE MASSED ATTACKS 253 "7 | self for military disasters on the] western front. | Neutral reports emphasize the | great renewed activity of German naval preparations, and the belief! they may attempt a naval attack in| ~ November. i London was surprised at no Zep-! pelin attack last week, although | there were moonless nights. This! confirms the view growingly held, that our improved weapons of aerial defence have virtually destroyed the | Zeppelin menace. | on the German lines Monday, sacks MAJOR CAMPBELL EXPECTS ing several isolated posts with 200 prisoners and four machine guns. { x The Russians are on the offensive | A FULL BATTALION OF HIGHEST at all points in Galicia. German | CLASS OF MEN counter attacks were repelled. i ---- | The Co-operation of Various Queen's And Scotch Societies to be Invited --Queen's Graduates to be Interes- ted, Major G. I. Campbell, Chief Re cruiting Officer for Military Distrie: | No. 3, arrived back in the city on ing during the past month #| Monday from Carleton Place where numbered 108,255, according | he conducted a big recruiting meet- to the official casualty list an- # In 'discussing re- | ing on Sunday. nounced this afternoon. * . Of this total 22,859, includ- 4 Queen's University Highland Bat- 9 | talion he said that indications were 487 cers and 21,372 &| Ts 4nd ELATE Af Ol eit, alsations NUN Of 76,684 wounded, 1,858 «| class of men. were officers, and 73,826 were #| It has been decided to invite the men. #| co-operation of the Alma Mater Of 8,712 missing, 439 were # Society and other Queen's and officers and 8,273 were men. + Scotch societies such as St. Andrew's. ® | At 'Brockville he suggested that a S43 HPPEPLH PPE SHEL 400 $094 | meeting of Queen's graduates be held | and the resident he wag talking to | stated that already a great many SOME AMERICANS graduates of the most influential ARE STILL MISSING | kind had informally discussed the matter and were ready to give their Were on Torpedoed British most hearty co-operation and assis- tance. All through the country the Steamer Sunk Without Warning. battered in vain against the 'enemy's positions. The information*I have recéived, and which comes from re- liable sources, contradicts this im pression, The Russians wereypartly successful in both their grand - as- saults. "The fact that the Petrograd War Office keeps up a determined silence with regard to the develop- ments in this region - strengthen rather than detracts from this be- lief. Never while a big and import- ant movement was under way has Troops Advance in Creat Force Agains| the Foe in Yolhynia. Petrograd officially let the details of the operation leak out. K BIG MOVE IN PROGRESS STIRRING DEVELOPMENTS ON RUSSIAN FRONT VERY SOON War Tidings. Germans Active in Petrograd. The Allies continued their attacks It is assumed here that this reti- cence is the direct result of the in- cessant activities of the German war | faction in_ Russia, .which is particu- larly strong in the capital city. Scores of times since the war began 5 the Government has had to take { 3 4 i - drastic measures' to curb the activ- ; ities of German sympathizers, who prev ly had swayed the Govern- ment and the people pretty much as they wished. Even at the present; day I am reliably informed the in- every | triguing of German diplomats and | * | spies in the highest circles is being of al gteadily continued Throughout the great general offensive along e country the German system of whole east front, the Russians 0) espionage is carried on openly,! . though with poor results, since the tinued yesterday their massed | Government has clamped the Id tacks on the enemy's lines in Vol- down so tightly. It is for these rea- hynia. Afong the Stokhod front, af-| sons that those who dictate the war ter artillery preparation of the most | policy of ig refuse to Siow the barest details o any extensive mili- violent character, Brusiloff sent his tary movement to become public men forward in great waves against property until the objectives have the German defences. The assaults | heen attained. | % 7 centred around the two important Petrograd is confident that the re- positions of Szelzov and Pustonyty. They were carried on from daylight until dark. sults will justify the concealment According to Berlin the Russians bbs reba d Private Advices From Petrograd Said | to Dispose of German. Assertion That Russians Were Beaten Back --German Intrigues in Russ Capi- tal. London, Oet. 31.-- Giving indication. of the imminence ROLL OF HONOR FOR BRITAIN. (Special to the Whig.) London, Oct. 31.--The Brit- ish killed, wounded and miss- Po PIR PEPE PP ESP P REPL br rrr One of the popular show places of Lb ( The British Casualties SAYS HINDENBURG On the Somme Front German Field Marsal Belles Next Year Likely to Decide War. | YEAR MAY BRING BATTLES 127,945 THAT WILL BRING THE CON-| 119,549 . FLICT TO AN END. 108,255 T----p-- ve . { Hindenburg Declares That Germasy | 398,406 415,424 | Will Pight to a Final Decision-- | It is accepted that a majority of these casuallies were || Gen. Von Ludendort Expresses | sustained on the Somme front. They reached the maxi- || Similar Opinion. mum in August, and have been steadily declining since. || Berlin, Oct. 31 (wireless to Say- The daily logses have averaged as follows: July, 1,925; || ville).-- "The situation is as good as August, 4,127; September, 3,985; October, 3,492. Gen- | possible and all will be well also in ; erally speaking about half of the casualties are sick and || the future." iL wounded who have returned to duty or ,will return J Thus Field Marshal Von Hinden-! shortly. burg, chief of the German general! | staff, described the present war situ-| MONEY AID OF ALLIES {ation to a representative of The practised by officials "You may look," my correspondent informs me, "for stirring developments on the Russian front within a fortnight." A NAVAL ATTACK BY ENEMY SOON The Berlin Authorities Are ae And ah BIG SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE COMING WINTER. mA Norway Making Drastic Reply (Special to the Whig.) Christiania, Oet. 31.-- Norway's reply to Ger- many's sharp not® of pro- test against the decree il forbidding Norwegian {| ports and waters to sub- {| marines was completed || last night, and Pbably will be delivered to-day. The contents 'of the com- munication are closely guarded, but are thought to be drastic. The Gov- ernment officials held two lengthy conferences with the party legders of the Storthing before com- pleting the final draft of the note. - old spirit of Queen's has been revi- ved, for this unit and when it is up to strength the major said that it would be a battalion of mien of the highest class in the community, THE RUMANIANS ARE RESISTING 'And Meeting the Advance of Mackensen North of the Rallway. y pecial to the Whig.) Oct. 3 Mackonsan pur- in Dobrudja are en- aged with the Russo-Rumanians or the first time since the enemy retreated from the Cernavoda-Con- stanza railway line, A Juspatch Te. (Special to the Whig) London, Oct. 31.--Thirteen of the crew of the British steamer Marina, reported torpedoed without warning, including probably some Americans, are still missing this morning, United -States Consul Frost tele- graphed the American embassy to- da, (8pecial to the Whig.) London, Oct. 31.--The British casualties on all fronts since the beginning of the Somme offiensive, July ist; have been: Month July. August. September . . . Oeclober. . . . > Total 59.675 y. Survivors declare the Marina was torpedoed without warning in heavy seas, and sank within ten minutes. Fifty-two of the Marina's crew, among those reported missing yes- terday, have been landed at Castle- town, the consul telegraphed. The survivors refert that thirty-six Aw- ericans were aboard steamer when she sank. AGAINST DUMPING OF POOR IN CANADA Writer in English Paper Sug- gests Investigation of 8al- vation Army Scheme. Officers Men 7.034 4,711 5,439 4,784 (8 Berlin, suing forces Totals, . . . . .22.018 It Would Appear That Britain's Im- proved Weapons of Aerial Defence Have Virtually Destroyed the Zep- pelin Menace. London," Oct." "3T.--Authorftative neutrals newly arrived from Berlin unite in depicting that the highest German civil authorities there are desperate men, driven into 4 corner, ready to adopt any means to save themselves. Si They no longer talk of German vie- and have resisted on Hine about five miles north of the railway since Sunday night. Very Little Doing. (Special to the Wi London, Oct. $1 only he inter- | mittent shelling of the opposing trenches by both sides was noted in \- pn London, Oct. 31.--The Church FAVOR RETENTION OF PRESIDENT WILSON Eleven Members of Progres- sive Resolution Committee ~ Issue a Statement. ---- (Special to the Whig.) New York, Oct, 31.--""Without a Al AA AM dent Wilson was contained to-day in a statement signed by.eleven of the nineteen members of the Bull Moose resolution conimittee that Five of the remaining members were said by Democratic managers to be in statement, bu they refrained 'from naming a presidential choice. drafted | the Progressive platform in Chicago. | accord with the sentiment of the full | | Vienna Neue Freie Presse, whom he {received at headquarters in the! presence of Gen. Von Ludendort, | first quartermaster-general. | As to the duration of the war | Field Marshal Von Hindenburg said: "That depends upon our enemies. | Prophesying does not pay; during @ war one had better leave it alone. Allies have decided to lend the Salon- EXTENDED TO VENIZELOS Salonica Government to: Re- ceive Equivalent of Two . Million Dollars. London, "Oct. tories, although hoping by a tremen- dous Rumanian\blow to encourage the public and td obtain supplies] enabling them to carry on the war. A Hopeless Situation. Americans possessing influence are | being implored to persuade: Presi- 31.--The Entente ka Government £400,000 sterling, according .to an Athens despatch to | dent Wilson to attempt mediation. The Observer. The government at | Berlin, however, apparently recog- despatch adds, has |DPizes this is hopeless. Gen. Haig's official report to-day on the night's activities song the west- ern front. «3 Times gives prominence to an article demanding careful and thorough in- vestigation of the Salvation Army's scheme, for which sixty pounds have already been subscribed, for 'the ex-| portation of war widows and orphans 4 CONSCRIPTION to the Dominions. The writer 13 IN sure the Dominions will resist any| wholesale dumping of helpless people + on them, who would be in preciseiy # officially announced that the as bad a position at the end of the | 4 conscription measure in Austra- } | DEFEATED AUSTRALIA " Melbourne, Oct. 31.-It is Ye It is possible that the year 1917 will Athens, the journey as at the beginning. Unless 4 )j3 has been defeated by $6.- The submarine campaign is being candidate of our own for president we are upalterably in favor of the retention in office of President: Wil- son, under whose guidance and lead- ership more progressive principles have been enacted into law than we believe might have been accomplish ed had the Progressive party been in powar."" The above endorsement of Presi- ~~ RC SA SECC CY Uses a Bible Torn By Bullet London, Oct. 31---Dean Starr, of Kingston, On- tario, preached a mempri- al sermon for the Buffs, parent regiment to the Queen's Own, Toronto. When here in the early part of the war he com- manded the Buffs as a compliment for one week. His secead in command was Major Bernard Fur- ley, who has since been killed. Dean Starr during the cathedral service used Major Furley's Bible with the pages torn by the bul- let which killed him. By Re THE PARIS REPORTS. As to the War on Verdun and Balkan Fronts, (Special to the Whig.) struggle was in progress last night on the Douaumont and Vaux sectors on the western front, but otherwise there were no actions of importance, the War Office reported to-day. The Italian artillery dispersed the Bulgarian troops northeast of Doiran, 'the War Office announced to-day in reporting operations on the Balkan front. West of Presple Lake, French troops occupied the Singieri monas- tery. On the Cerna fronts the Ser- blans were declared to be making further progress. Lieut.<Col. Swift's Wife Killed. Quebec, Oct. 31-Mrs. A. . ift, wife of Lieut.-Col. A, E. Swift, \8.0., 0.C,, 2nd Battalion, C.E.F, Frifice, was suddenly killed yester- day afternoon by a team of runaway hdrses, The four civil servants at Ottawa stated. A winding-up order has been Eranted to close the Civil Service | hk AMS. For id ts: | Astack by 1. Ny ss South: Beat Smelter Ni san Soon; In in Forest Fires: to the Editor: Flour : D. Fraser - Here; pte ras Theatrical. in Prize; War Craada's Biggest of Roxane; \ he port Me. Paris, Oct. 31.--Violent artillery | who were suspended have been rein- | their method of fighting. All their | | the end there will be nome of them bring battles which will decide -the war. However, I do not know, and | nobody knows. I on)y know that we will fight r | cision." a Gen. Von Ludendorf here added: | "We do not think of peace. We! | are absolutely decided to. continue | the war, as shown with sufficient | clearness by the measures of the al- | lied (Teutonic) army commands." The correspondent asked whether, in the opinion of the chief-of-staff,] regarding the termination of the war was only. possible in the east, to which Field | Marshal Von Hindenburg replied: "People don't know what non- { sense they talk. One does a great | injustice to any army commander by attributing to him a programme. He | certainly has in his head a plan of war, a general view of war. But there is no prepared programme, ex- {cept that one--to gain victory. | Where and how that shall be done | can only be decided each moment anew on the basis of events. There- fore, a decision can be looked for as well in the east as in the west. { Allies Cannot Break Through. i "It is nonsense if they tell you that I intend to shorten my front in the west. I never thought of it. Why should I do it? The front in the west stands as firm as a rock, and if' our enemies by gigantic use of artillery here and there gain a little terrain they shall never break | through. In order to do this they | would have to attack for thirty years, | provided they had enough men. i "The French show great tenacity, but 'they are 'exterminating lives hy | will be of no avail, for in| {agreed to place no obstacle in the way of reinforcing the national army at (Pushed with Salonika, this war to a final de- | ovement as solely anti-Bulgarian in Attempt Was Made on Life of Ru- against the Queen of Rumania. He shook his head and said: | of this demned." ( tremendous energy, particularly against Norwegian ships. Jetopuiging the a Norwegian indignation at the whole- | sale destruction of their ships is | reaching fever heat. Germany fis | rapidly succeeding in converting the | Swede, formerly her greatest friend, into an enemy. The northern neu- tral .powers are considering nit protest at the new Germ meth TRIED TO KILL QUEEN. manian Queen. Berlin, Oct. 31.--Von Hindenburg, who has been in Berlin, was asked the reported attempt Campaign of Terror, Everything indicates that Germany | will attempt during the coming win- "Attempts | ter a vast mining and submarine kind always must be con- | campaign against neutral shipping, | endeavoring thus to compensate her- : & - great care is taken it will only pro-| 4 000 votes. The soldier vote is duce in the Dominions features of | 4 (up uncounted, but it 1s not helpless poverty from which as yet # likely to change the result. our great new lands are free, |e SEAT FOR NEW MINISTER Nominations Will be Held in Saskat- { chewan in January. NC ~ Prince Albert; Sask., Oct.31.--C. E2290 29% 200 Toronto potato merchants indig- nantly deny the g¢gharge that fifty thousand bags of pottioes have been | A. Dunning of Regina, is the unani-| deliberately sidetracked in the To- mous selection of the Liberals of Kin- x Ito Tretent yards "to boost the istino, to contest that seat at the] e A coming bye-election. It was decided| Advices received by the Washing- at the Liberal convention yesterday that the regular Provigcial election | Scribes a new process Ystovered by nomination should be held about the | British ph for photo- middle of January, 1917, | graphing in colors on silk. Mr. Dunning is now treasurer in| the Provincial Government and if DAILY MEMORAYDUM elected for Kinistino, will be the first | See top of Sage 3, right hand corner Liberal of the northern part of the for probabil Capt. McGillivray's Appeal 1 To the Young Canadians "The need of the hour is men. God, give us men and more men. Only as we have men can we hope for ultimate victory. "Young Canadians, you are wanted! Wanted for service in the army of your King and Empire; wanted to help win the fight for a free womanhood, a protected childhood, and a guaranteed ha tionhood. Every woman free, every child protected and every na- tion given a square deal! : : J "Wanted, to, show the world that the spirit of true Hritish chivalry still lives, and lives in Canadian manhood. "Wanted, to help prevent, for all time to come, a repetition of German atrocities, the horrors of which are too terrible even for ink and paper. : s "Wanted, to take the places of your brave comrades who have 'already fallen fighting for you and yours. Is the desolation of all that is noble, holy and sacred in national life nothing to young Canadians? Are such a and desolation to go forever un- punished? The very thought of such things should bring young by the thousands ta the tolors. "Youhg Canadians--Do you not know that * "The poising shadows of their beckoning hands, now still in h, and the voices of the brave lads still fighting in the trenches are calling, shadow e, calling to you--yes, you, and 'and help us. Come now, to-day, in our Young men, hearken to this cry, and show to the # trench and to the world that the cry is heard by enlist CAPT. N. H. MeGILLIVRAY, Chaplain 3rd Training Brigade, West Sandling, England, anamee oo ry vince to be a member of the Cab- SN Three men have bee 0 -committed for trial at Bucharest ' charged with attempting the assassination of Pre- mier Bratiano last year, It is rumored in London that Can- ada will shortly have a coalition gov- ernment under the premiership of 8ir Thomas White. DIED 'CONNOLY~<On Oct. 20th, 1916, at Yar. ker, Tntinde Eronek relict of the ate Joseph » in ber 90th 1 Sar. \ -- IN MEMORIAM 4 : Va i | loving memory of Mrs, Desta Mar | pi who died, Oct. Hist 1914: Round the little mound we Hnger Till the setting sun is $ Thinkin all our hopes have per. te In the one we had, #0. -- nooHEs op 0 mix'd in that might ton Department of Commerce de- wis made ay 10 all, Tr 4