12 PAGES be Baily British ) Dhig YEAR 83-NO. 265 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 19I6 PAGES 1-8 LAST EDITION SR SAM HUGHES RESIGNS HIS POST Sma, Quarreled With Premier Borden--Sir Robert Makes a Complaint And Sir Sam Comes Back With Some Counter-Charges. (Special to the Whig.) | though at the same time giving him | Ottawa, Nov. 14.--S8ir Sam Hughes |, unique prestige as the man in the and -the Government have finally|Cabinet whe "did things.' broken. As the eulmination of long-| ~ oT continued and steadily increasing What Turned the Scale. | That the above considerations have | friction between the Minister of Mit] finally turned the scale for Premier litia and his Cabinet colleagues over| Borden, and have been more than questions of appointments, patronage, | anything else responsible for his re- political expediency and joint minis-| terial respongibility, General Hughes yesterday accepted the Prime Minis- ter's suggestion that the former's re- signation might be forthcoming, and shortly after noon the resignation was placed in Sir Robert's hands. The Formal Statement. The formal announcement reads: "It is announced that the Prime Minister has requested and received the resignation of the Minister of Militia and Defence. The retirement of Sir Sam Hughes is in part the out- come of the establishment of the Ministry of Overseas Forces, and in part is due to assumption by Sir Sam of powers which, in the judgment of the Prime Minister, can be exercised only by the Government as a whole." It is anticipated that the corres- pondence whith brought about the request for the minister's resignation will be made public immediately. It must first be submitted to the Gov- ernor-General. Sir Sam's Retort. After reading the brief statement isued by Sir Robert Borden last night defining the reasons for General Hughes' resignation, the latter made the following counter-statement: "The correspondence will show that Sir Robert Borden asked for my resignation on account of the tone of a letter written on November 1st by the Minister of Militia, showing that the Prime Minister had made mis- statements, which the Minister of Militia promptly proved to be incor- rect, and had made eriticisms which were shown to be unwarranted when all the facts were considered." Sir Sam Wants Publicity. There is a possibility that the Prime Minister may decide on second thought not to allow the correspond- ence to be published, and may so ad- vise the Governor-General. In that event it is probable Sir Sam will seek ~other-means-of -presenting-his side of the case to the public. The writing of the resignation fol- lowed an exchange of letters between the two containing complaints and counter-charges. Although it was suspected in the capital that the re- signation was coming, it was thought right up to the last moment that the quarrel might again be patched up. Finally; however, Sir Sam took the plunge, wrote the letter of résigna- tion, and sent it by a trusted friend and official to the Prime Minister's office. Sir Robert accepted the re- signation; and his first official busi- ness with the Governor-General in the afternoon was to formally place be- fore him the resignation of one of his advisers, the one who should have been the most important in time of war. It was perhaps not a very aus- picious introduction for the Duke of Devonshire to Canada's Administra- tion. Climax of the rrel The quarrel between Sir Sam and the rest of the Government has been rapidly coming to a head ever since the former returned from England two months ago. As has been public property for months past, a section of the Conservative party has been out after Sir Sam's §calp almost since the outbreak of the war. He has been his own master in the Militia Depart- ment, and his brusque manner of turning down members of his own party who thought they had a right to exercise political patronage, his re- fusal to consult his Cabinet colleagues on the details of his departmental administration, his occupancy of the centre of the stage when they, too, Wanted a place in the spotlight, and his riding rough-shod over all and sundry who tried to interfete with him, brofight him many enemies, a!- - neh Jaa rt = + Gave Turpentine : rs To Go Up; n elty; : Pre- "Random Lleut. Muund; g Question. ws; YMCA. Col ta;Announcements; e 5 Going Overseas: Mili. gary Matty. Thcuirica bv In Air: Alles Sor wal 1 Contaught unpel, 10-The n ms of Roxane: Menus: News For Young 11<iNews from the Countryside. 12--The World of Sport. Tree signation, is evident from the fact] that the Premier did not call for Sir | Sam's resignation after the 'revela-| tions of the Davidson commission, | and more particularly the Meredith-| Duff Commission last spring. Siri Robert by his silence last spring | practically condoned Sir Sam's rela-| tions with ex-Hon. Colonel J. Wesley | Allison, both in" connection with. the fuse transaction and with the small-| arms sale, | Just prior to Sir Sam's departure | to England last summer came the | Camp Borden episode, and Tory To- | ronto increased the pressure upon | Sir Robert Borden for Sir Sam's de- | capitation. Then Sir Sam went over- | seas. Before he returned it is under- | stood, that Sir Robert promised his| supporters here that Sir Sam would | be either curbed or dismissed. The! curbing process was brought about | by further dividing up the responsi-| bilities of the department among Sir | George Perley, Mr. ¥. B. McCurdy and Mr. R. B. Bennett. Sir Sam, however, had meanwhile continued | to go along doing things off his own | bat. When he thought something] ought to be done he did it at once without consulting his Cabinet col-| leagues, for whom he did not have very much respect. In England he] h. appointed his own Military | Countil, made mumerous important; appointments, and practically dis-| missed the Director-General of Medi- | cal Services, Surgeon-General Guy | Carleton Jones, all without consuit-| ing anybody but himself, | Those Toronto Speeches. | When he came back to Candda the | conflict started again. His appoint-| ments overseas were cancelled, and | Surgeon-General Guy Carleton Jones | reinstated in his former office. At | first it seemed that Sir Sam might | submit to the curb and keep quiet. But on coming back reinvigorated | from his hunting trip he proceeded | to tell the people of Toronto last week a few things about Canadian | automony and the War Office mis-/ takes. He also hinted at conserip- tion, a word which is taboo with the | Cabinet. Sir Robert read the report of his speech in the Friday morning papers. Sir Sam "Quite Happy." | 'General Hughes last night admit- | ted his resignation. | "It is true I have resigned," he said, "but not for the reasons assign- | ed in the report given out this af-| ternoon: Accompanying my resign- | ation was a report to the Prime Min-| ister asking that all the correspon-| dence in connection with the affair] might be published promptly, I! would like to say that I feel quite happy. A great load is off my back. Canada's citizen soldiers have made a ! record that is second tp none. They! have proved themselves gentlemen, | yet fearless and Canada regards her pride. | "In leaving the department I feel I have nothing special to regret in| regard to its work or management. "I can conceive it my duty to give every assistance I can still to help | the cause. I do not know who my | successor may be, but whoever it is| can count on my assistance in every! legitimate way to help the great cause. It is my intention to go ahead precisely as I intended, and to get out and help recruiting. I part from my colleagues with more or less re-| gret, but In the future, if they pur- Sue proper lines, I will be ready to give.them or anyone else my cordial support." Resignation Not Surprising. (Special to the Whig) London, Nov 14.--Commenting on the Sir Sam Hughes, who raised Can- ada's overseas forces, the Westmin- ster Gazette to-day said editorially: "The resignation is not surprising after the recent amazing speech of Gen. Hughes. It is just conceivable that our - suggestion that medical students." "4 een self-sacrificing. | formation is still awaited from the forces with British may [at Brantlord, is appointed to succeed | first year | SHRINES FOR FALLEN HEROES. Photo shows decorated roll of honor at Walw ess visited. The names of all those who have b { attached to these walls. 1 --~---- W Geman Industrial Plants--They Are From Antwerp Aloe. TORN FROM THEIR HOMES FORCED TO WORK FOR THEIR ACCURSED FOES, AND No More Pathetic Tales Have Come From Belgium Than Stories of the Breaking Up of Homes in Country- wide Separation. (Special to the,K Whig.) Amsterdam, Nov. 14. : Thirty thousand Belgians frem Antwerp alone have been torn from their homes and sent to labor in German industrial plants, according to issues of FLEET OF 35 STEAMERS TO CONTINUE SENDING Parcels As Usual to Canadian Prison. ers in Germany. (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, Nov. 14. -- The Post Of- fice department announces that in- 5 Failed to Influence Greek | -- | Athens, Nov. 14,.--%he personal | | resardod in any quarfer as serious, | drawn up at the suggestion of prom-| It is learned on the best authority h Foreign Minister officially. It is de- comes to a definite decision regard- | of the rifles in possession of the) the extraordinary absurdity of the! to-day. hand over to Germany 25 forts, 350 man hordes at the war's out- ment of neutrality use of the remain- | hree decrees by the Teuton | . : pri- | Ottawa, Nov. 14.--Th mate of Belgium. a 2 Australian of thirty-five cargo steamers, some of Public Opinion inthe {note handed to tife eek Govern-| and has not moved pu lie opinion in| inent Germanophiles in order to Sive} that even several m rs of the clared that the note is still being, ing the Entente's notification. Greek military authorities, it scarcely. | position taken by Count von Mir-! No more pathetic tales have cannon, 60,000 rifles and 100,000,- | break than stories told of the | ing Greek artillery and remaining | governor-general preceded | oo Employed in Service of Aus- | | Government, according to a report to which have already loaded at Mon- GERMAN NOTE TAKEN OUSLY | »UU} | inaoby, Eros Slightest Degree. | ment by the German Minister is not | the slightest degree. #t is generally | recognized that the document was the Government yet amother excuse | for delaying matters. I cabinet knew of_ the «of the note before it was delivered to the considered by the cabinet and can- not be replied to until the cabinet As to its demands concerning the use of Greek artillery and a portion | needed the comments of the Veneze- list press this morning t6 point out | the Echo Belge received here bach. After having forced Greece to | come from Belgium since its Sasaon Bay ; 9 firs 1 2 3 , x 'ap. rancs wor of ammun on, | st overrunning by the Ger Germany regards as the abandon-| breaking up of homes in this|rifies on behalf of Greece, ! countrywide deportation. the deportatibn edict, aceord- | 3 . ; y Ci i tralian Government. ing to Cardinal Mercier, 3 |the Trade and Commerce Depart- { ment, has now on its service a fleet treal for Australian ports, In addit- fon, five large sailing ships are being operated under Government control. The earnings of these ships are said | to be satisfactory. The vessels will | be overhauled in Australia and used lin the transportation of wheat and other commodities. in regard to sending par- eels from Canada to prisoners of war in Germany, but in the meantime pre- sent arrangements (or Canadian par- cels should continue. Parcels to be delivered to prisoners of war in Ger- many before Christmas should be mailed at once as they must leave Canada by steamer sailing this week. Peter Gessex, of the Walpole Is- land Reserve, died at the age of one hundred and fourteen years. Last year the United States Depart- ment of Labor settled 275 labor dis- BAD WEATHER WEST. h, England, which the mayor and mayor=- killed in battle are inscribed on the rolls BASH SMASH 5 SUCCESSFUL FINE. THOUSAND PRISONERS AND A BUNCH OF MACHINE GUNS WERE TAKEN. LE Bitter Fighting Was in Progress-- The Storming of the Beaumont and Hamel Villages Was Crowned With Decided Success, (Special to the Whig.) London, Nov. 14.--The British on the Ancre to-day continued their successful smash against the heavily fortified. German lines. Office reported new progress at Beaucourt:Sur-Ancre. Bitter fight- ing was going on in the outskirts of the 'town at noon. -- The afinounce- ment, which told of the new advance at Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre, said the storming of Beaumont and Hamel villages had been completely sue- cessful. Up till § a.m. to-day 5,000 prisoners and eighteen machine guns were taken. The announcement that the Brit- ish are attracting on both sides of the Ancre river, in Northern France, indicates the possibility that an im- portant new offensive has ben begun. The fresh advance, including to- day's consolidations, was on a front of more than five miles and to a depth at some points of more than 2,000 yards. Each attack was pre- ceded by a curtain fire, which the German prisoners say is the most terrible of any barrage hail of metal that has been faced on any front. Repulsed Attacks. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Nov. 14.--Strong German attacks west. of Auberive, in the Champagne region, were repulsed, the War Office announced to-day. In the Somme region artillerying is pro- ceeding about Presoir, which is about one mile and a half northeast of And the Gales and Frost Are Moving rns Eastward. (Special tv» the Whig.) Chicago, Nov. 14.--Severe wintry gales on their way eastward prevailed in many parts of the western states to-day, extending into the interior of Texas and north into Canada. Mon- tana reports twenty degrees below zero. 3 ---- CHANGES IN OFFICIALS. A Change About Has Been Made in G.T.R. Sebvice, . (Special to the Whig.) Montreal, Nov. 14.-- Charles For- F rester, Grand Trunk superintendent n, superintendent at" WwW. R. London, who goes to Detroit to sue- ceed J. Caldwell, who is retiring. R. H. Fish, trainmaster at Brantford, be- comes superintendent at that point. | PPP Eee bebe te The War| Chaulnes on the road to Peronne. War v The German Government is to call all fit civilians to service. The British steamer Kapuda, three thousand tons, is reported torpedod, The rebel Sultan, Ali Dipar, was slain and his force routed in Egypt without the loss of a single Britisher. The Serbians have smashed for- ward for a distance of two miles south of Monastir, taking many pri- soners. Enemy air squadrons dropped bombs on the open town of Weavoda in Italy, killing sixty women and children. It is announced that martial law in Ireland will be suspended and all rebels waiting trial released within a few days. The British are continuing their advance on a five-mile front north of Ancre. Over four thousand prison- ers have already been brought in. Twq small German 'patrol boats were sunk, several were damaged and supplies blown up by an Allied air squadron which bonfbarded Ostend harbor Sunday. REUTER'S SERVICE IN BRITISH HANDS The. Proposed Transfer Will Remove Any Suspiolon of Alien Influence. London, Nov, 14.--Reuter"s has made public the following statement: Reuter's Telegram Co . authorize e statement that an offer to pur- ase the undertaking of Reuter's Telegram Co. has been made by the Hon. Mark Francis Napie®, chairman of the company, with whom are as- sociated Lord Glenconner, chairman of the Union Bank of Scotland; Vis- count-Peel, a director of the London and Provincial Bank, and Sir Lean- der Starr Jameson, president of the British South Africa Co, Certain investigations are now being undertaking on behalf of Mr. Napier, and his friends and if the result is satisfactory to them the offer will promptly be submitted to the shareholders of the company for their approval. It may be stated that one of the principal objects of the acquisition of the undertaking is to insure that Reuter's agency shall continue to be independent of any alien or undesir- able control and its conduct and ad- ministration shall be entirely Brit- ish. It is intended to continue the ex- isting administration of the agency and Roderick Jones, the present head, will remain in' that position CANADIAN CASUALTIES NOW EXCEED 60,000 The List Does Not Include! Prisoners--Few Deaths From Sickness. Ottawa, Nov. 14.--Canadian casu- alties now total over sixty thousand. On Oct. 31st the casualties were 59,-| 941. lows: Killgd in action Died of wounds Died of Sickness Presumed dead Wounded Missing These were tabulated as fol- 9,457 490 1,627 43,245 This list does not include prison- ers, as for some reason not yet re- vealed, the Militia authorities are not giving qut in their official statements the nu r of Canadian prisoners in the hands of the Germans, A strik- ing feature of the casualty list is the small number of deaths from sick- ness, a remarkable tribute to the British and Canadian Medical Ser- vices. RUMANIANS FORCED BACK BY ENEMY At the Rotenturn Pass--The Situation Unchanged in the Dobrudja. (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, Nov, 14.--For the first time since Gen. Sakharoff's Russo- Rumanians began their smashing blows against Mackensen's extreme left wing, which rested at Cernavoda, on the Danube, in Dobrudja region, the War Office to-day reported the situation "unchanged." Rumanian forces, defending the district about Rotenturm Pass, have been forced back under persistent enemy attacks, in the Alt river re- gion, the War Office announced to- day. Teuton attacks in the Jiul Valley resulted in the capture of the village of Bumbessti, the statement said. x Special ty the Whig.) Washington, Nov. 14.--A martial of Capt. Edward Beach, mmander of the cruiser Memphis, k in the storm off Santo Domingo { TURPENTIE BATH FOR MINSTER The Rev. John E. Triplett Tells of fis Lively Wite. SD T0 TANTALZE HM BY TELLING HIM OF HER MALE ADMIRERS, The Trenton, N. J., Preacher Says He Was Tortured and Abused-- His Wife Even Kicked Him. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 14.--A tur- pentine bath which he sald his wife gave him; and the mention of a Philadelphia physician' ' whom his wife called "Dear Worth," featured the testimony yesterday of the Rev. John E. Triplett, a Presbyterian clergyman, of Woodbury, N, J., who is suing his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Nel- son Triplett, for divorce. Before Judge Joline, as advisory .master in chancery, Dr. Triplett resumed his testimony at the point where he left the stand on Nov. 3rd last. His unexpected bath, the clergy- man testified, occurred in 1913 in his mother-in-law's boathouse on the St. Lawrence river. "I had bought some turpentine and taken it to the boathouse for use in painting a rowboat," he said. "My | wife came in, picked up the bottle | and smelled it. I was stooping over | at the time, and she poured the tur- | pentine down my collar. As I stood | suddenly the turpentine ran down my | back and leaked out in my shoes. | "My wife used to upbraid me con- | tinually about the low salary I re- |ceived," Dr. Triplett continued. | "She said I couldn't expect her to be truedto me unless I hurried up. and | made*some more. money. She said 18he had chances to marry rich men, | that men spoke to her on trains and | in street cars, and she also tortured { mesby mentioning their names. "She referred particularly to a Philadelphia physician. She called him 'Dear Worth,' and said he was a 'nice fellow ' "I couldn't begin to tell how many times my wife kicked me, but in 1912, at Woodbury, she inflic the ER . thls day." The Tripletts used to summer at Tremont Park, opposite Gananoque. ---------- HUN CHAINED TO GUN. | i Convicts Are Thus Made to Fight for the Germans. | Sarnia, Nov. 14.--A Jettér received | from Lieut. E. G. Ahern, who former- [ly resided with his brother-in-law here, states that he had seen a Ger- | man vate chained to a machine | gun, ar the retirement of a | force. ' The man had steel hoops | around his waist and a fetter on his | left foot. A steel chain passed from | the fetter through the tripod of the | machine gun to the man's waist. He | was only able to move a few feet in | either direction, and had been left to defend himself when his companions | retreated. | An American press correspondent told Lieut. Ahern that during a re- {cent vigit to Germany he had been | informed that convicts from the Ger- man prisons were made use of in this way. |" Windsor City Council voted $10,- {000 to the British Sailors' Relief, fol- | lowing an appeal by W. T. Fennell, i Montreal. DAILY MEMORANDUM See top of page 3, right hand corner for probabilities. he | BORN REITZEL-At Waterloo, Ont, on Nov. 3rd, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reitzel (nee Edna Greenwood), a son. NBELSON-VILLARD--At Kingston, Oct, 28th, Miss Margue Hard, to Sergt. Lloyd Nelson, both of King- ston. . ------ i BELANGER-{In Rochester, N.Y., Jos- eph Belanger, aged years. mornin o'clock Wednesday d Coy Belanger ence, y A Bagot street. to 8t. Marys Cathed rail, where a solemn m sung for the happy repose of his son PAWQETT--On Wille , on Bun- day, Nov. i2th, 1916, mas Faw. Funeral from his tate residence, Wolfe Island, Wednesday, Nov. 15th, at 1.30 o'clock. Friends and acqualmtatices respectfully invited to attend. Ay Funeral JAMES The Old Firm of 254 sad 256 Phone 147 for : ROBERT J. Phone 577.