ig [= YEAR. 83-NO. 280 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1. 19 LAST "EDITION CANADIANS ESCAPED FROM GERMAN CAMPS Montreal | Man There Nearly Two Years on Poor Food. PAY INDEMNITY © AND APOLOGEE { Turcotte, The Germans Wil Do This in Regard 10) ana ue. Peter Torpedoing SS. Marina. | aresireet Horm He said he found the food supplied from a AMERICANS LOST LIVES Lin the German prison quite insuffi- Germany. THE COMMANDER OF THE SUB-|cient and the prisoners were largely ew oC PENISHE | dependent on parcels from the Red MARINE WILL BE PUNISHED. oo and rienas. . For trifling of- fences prisoners were tied up and flogged. Neutrals cone and took thence to the British consulate where, to his great surprise, met Peter Nelson of Vancouver, who had escaped from the same prison. Nelson said he was taken prisoner ne Dec. 1.--Sergt. Joseph of the Royal Montreaiers, Peter Nelson, of Vancouv- in London, having prisoners' camp in urcotte was taken prisoner on 24, 1915, while searching for a | missing man on patrol. | T Dec, The German Offer Lald Before the State Department at Washington-- There Are Others Matters That Will Have to Be Settled. (special vy the Whig) Washington, Dec. Germany stands ready to pay indemnity for | the American lives lost in the tor- a year ago while scouting. He de- pedoing of the steamer Marina, to of- | gorihed vividly the derision and fer an apology of the incident, and | mockery with which he was greeted | by iermas a i he streets to punish the submarine commander by the German people in the street: responsible, if it |on his way to the prison camp. Pp sible, the| The first prison was so swampy vessel was sunk unjustly. that the prisoners were sometimes This offer was conveyed to the to their knees in mud. They were Department to-day in Ger-) employed on irrigation works. many's formal reply, and during a} The first thing that made him confidential visit between Secretary eajize he was really outside Ger- of State Lunsing and Ambassador |, .ny and in a neutral country was Von Hernstorff, who made no refer- the sight of young men riding to ence to a settlement of the Lusitaniafo to 0 bieycles. There were no matter or the other problems be- young men to be seen in Germany tween the two nations. | now except in the army. The Red Cross parcel reached them regularly and in good condi OVER THE RESULT (ion, bar private parcels, not proper- enon ly packed, were apparently tampered He Fears That German Life|with, arriving Supetimes Open, Witt i » "iging . ents ising. Will Be Dwarfed and {half the original conten Perish. Berlin, Dee. 1--"Not to be the heirs of England, but to maintain a position of equal rights in the world" waz Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz'g aim in using German naval forces, he declared in a telegram of thanks, answering his nomination as an hon- orary member of the German Navy Association: "For more warm wel- the police, him a him to gave he develops that State TO LAND FORCES To Look After the Transports of the Allies. (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec. 1.--A light outbreak of rioting onthe streets of Athens, with firing of several shots, apparent- ly without casualties, was reported in an Evening News dispatch from the Greek capital today. Quiet was restored. Admiral DuFournet is ex- pected to land strong detachments of Allied forces to watch the Allies' transport there, | than twenty years I have felt certain that German life could not continue without holding its own in the world and at sea, and as a consequence of this, could not make its way without a strong navy. As far as time and general conditions and the means at my d per- mitted, I used my best forces for this aim, Not to be the heirs of England, but to maintain a position of equal rights in the world was this aim, If German life does not obtain after the war, and this object is uade imposs- ible through the damages we have suffered, then German life will be dwarfed and perish." |, BE QUITE CHEERY And Do Nothing That Will Lead tc Provocation. (Special to the Whig.) Athens, Dec. 1.-----~Premier Lam bros issued a statement to-day stat ing that. the government '"'as an in terpreter of the desires of the King and the army," asked the people of ireece to show their wisdom anc sang froid in order to avoid all pro vocation in 'the present crisis anc prevent any aggravation of the situa tion. THE STOCK EXCHANGE. The Prices at Which the Brokers Handled Goods. ---- New York Stocks, Open 1.30 p.m, 053% 106 86% 167 93% 38% DESTROYED STORES AS THEY RETREAT (Special to the Whig.) London, Dee. 1.--The retreating Rumanian forces are destroying the grain stores and oil in the sections of their country menaced by the German advance, a Reuter"s des- patch from Jassy stated to-day. The Rumanian great oil wells and vast stores of grain would have been exceedingly rich Atchison .. .. .. ... Baltimore & Ohio ... Cc. BR... St. Paul .. Erie .. .. NY. Coons Reading .. .. Union Pacific Car Foundry .. Locomotive . Anaconda .. Republic Steel UU. 8. Steel ., Inter. Nickel .. Canadian Stocks. Steamers .. .. ., .. 41 Smelters FAC-SIMILE OF CANADA'S NATIONAL REGISTRATION CARD. THIS CARD MUST BE FILLED IN AND PROMPTLY RETURNED BY ALL MALES BETWERN THE AGES OF 18 AND 88 INCLORIVE 'NATIONAL Sx 1. What Is your full name?.............. «3 Where do you live ? 4. Name of city, vitlage or Post 10. How much time have you lost in last 12 months from sickness ? 11. Have yhu full use of your arms ?. 12 Of your degs? ......e. <13. OF your sight? oe 14. Of your hearing? HG 17. What are you working at for a living ?. 18. Whom do you work for? 15. Have you a trade or profession ?™.... 21. Are you working now ? 23. Would you be wil! 24. Are you willing, if La Patrie says of this card, which it publishes as above: "The questions on this card must be answered and addressed to the Director<General of National the official envelope which accom sary to use a stamp." nom, POWER ENTRANCE T0 THE CITY. By Hydro-Electric Commission Wil Be At Division Street Crossing. THE ROUTE IS MAPPED OUT THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE ASKED TO SANCTION IT. The Commission Will Be Ready to Start Work Next Tuesday---Lines From Napanee to Be Extended. The Hydro-Electric Commission 's preparing to begin the extension of 'ts power lines from Napanee to Kingston just as soon as the contract hetween the corporation of Kingston ind the Commission is ratified by the "ity Council next Monday night. Ma- terial is already on 'the way, and work will be started next Tuesday morning. A. Lonsdale and R. Mec- Kenzie, constructing engineers of the Commission, have gone over the pro-| posed line by auto, and everything Province .......... town, OY ei Lie anusns Fe CE SE 81 So S-- €. In what 7. In what Number " 9. If not, are you 15. Which are or a 8. How many on = Rha aurtey were you born your father bom? {... country was your mother bom ? 8. Were you born a British subject? you--married, widower ? "8 RVICE: | "2 Howold are you? = .ysare I. orm -------- -------------- a ------ op Pe cinimieen « TR------ persons yourself do you support? } wrimssrsirennnes 20. 11 80, wha ® 22. If not. why? ing to change your present work for other nocessary work at the same pay during the war ? your tailway fare is paid. 10 leave where you now live,and go to some other place in Canada to do such work? INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN THIS CARD ARE ON THK OTHER sind, panies it inside of ten days FRENCH NURSE SHOT BY HUN MURDERERS Parallel Case to That of Edith Cavell Is Reported From Paris. | } | New York, Dec. 1.--The Sun this morning publishes the following: Parie, Nov. 29. --When the details |of the shooting of Mme. Heloise | | Moresse becous known the world! will find the case s a parallel to that of Miss Edith Cavell aceording to Vie { Feminine. | wt to-day reports the otic French woman ussels, Mme, More was the wife of a] {Belgian journalist. When the war {began she remained with him. Her | relatives last rd direetly from her lin January, 1915, but recently a mer- {chant in Amsterdam wrote to them, {saying she died "tragically" February 29, 1916, "the victim of 'her arden | patriotism." Confirmation has been jobtained of the report that she was | shot by the Germans, but no details | have been ascertained. | Mme, Moresse as fafears of age land a nurse a{*the Taek Hospital, { which was founded by Edward Tuck, {a fornier New York banker. death of the pat executed in B: he | PLAN THRIFT CAMPAIGN | Details Await Approval of Finance i Minister, | Ottawa, Dec. 1.--A paign will likely thrift eam- be launched soon IT ASKS 24 QUESTIONS mr will be in readiness to make a start | afjer the return te Ottawa of Sir 1ext week. | Thomas White. The finance Minis- The Commission plans to hit the! 'er bad the matter under his con- sity at the G. T. R. crossing on Di-| sideration before leaving, but the vision street, via Cataraqui and the| urgent call to visit England made 'oute through the city which the] necessary a postponement. Council will be asked to sanction is{ In the meantime, the officials of is follows: From the city limits| the Finance Department, in con- lown Division street to Pine street, | junction with a committee of the lown Pine street to the junction of| Canadian Bankers' Association, have sine and Patrick streets, down| heen working out a seheme which is Charles street to Rideau street, con-| tinuing across what is known as the Kingston and Pembroke property to he right of the residence of Mr. Cook to the city's power line at the railroad track, then"continuing along the route of the city's line to the power house, Queen streets. The Commission will probably start work at the Napanee end, and will continue ther® until cold weather sets in, when the scene of operations will, in all likelihood, be transferred corner of King and waiting for Sir Thomas' approval. | The plan to issue savings certificates to reach people of small means has | also been worked out and will be | submitted to Sir Thomas for ap- | proval on his return, PRISON POPULATION | SMALLEST FOR YEARS Prohibition, Opportunity for Steel Corp. .. .. .. Steel 6f Canada .. Cement .. .. ., ... y General Electric .. ,120% Bid DEPORTING SEAMSTRESSES -- Aud if They Resist They are Liable For Prison, (Special to the Wiig.) London, Dec. 1.--Reuter's Amster- damn correspondent says Germany has commenced to deport from Bel- glum to Germany all women and girls who have sewing machines or who are specialists in hand-sewing. All résisters are liable to imprison< ment, y While its engineer, Johnson Shaf- fer, lay dead. a milk train on the l.e- high Valley Railroad ran thirty miles before the fireman discovered Shaffer was missing. Sir Robert Borden will commence a tour of Canada in the interest of National Service, starting at Montreal on Dec. 6th, John D. Archbold is very weak at , his home at Lakewood, ing an operation. ~The administration of Santo Do- fringa's affairs has been assuined Ly the United States. NJ., follow g N WHIG CONTENTS S-------- 1--Power for City; Germany WHH Pay: Hope for ithe Ru. manians: Recruits far Navy. 2-Seutch Stand Firm: Police Lourt ngs. 1 Barge Released: Christ mas 'Buying. {--~Editorial Notes; BARecruiting Meeting in City Hall Ontario News, Random ents; Announcements; SA ounty uncil: Matters: Theatrical 9-~iAssail High Cost of Miving; Claim an Overoharge. e's Confassion: Menus, 11~Nows from the Countryside. 12--In the World of Sport, Military PPP PPP PS beoty for the Germans. Cs Scientific Research Council, Ottawa, Dec, 1.--After a year's consideration of the best method oi governmental procedure to encour- age and assist in Canada manufac- turing development based on scien- tific and technical research, the Min- ister of Trade and Commerce, Sii George E. Foster, hds secured the ap- pointment by the government of an Honorary Advisory Council on In- dustrial and Scientific Research. The Council consists of University pro- fessors in the departments of applied science, and of men prominent in steel and engineering work. Canadian Casualties, Killed in Action--E. W. Payne, Picton; H. D. Edgerton, Bowman- ville; E. Lake, Sidney; ¥. J. Moffat, Alexdrania. Died of wounds--F. H. Mills, Omg- emee. eta Serjously ilI=--N. Sine, Stirling. Wounded--J. 8. P. Ball, Alexan- dria; B. Bertram, Picton; F. J. Lee- ther, Peterboro; J. H. Magee, Brock- ville; W. H, Beach, Pembroke; G. C. Bennett, Carleton Place. i , | » ¥ 3 v oy WANT COURT HOUSE "FOR A HOSPITAL. 3 On Friday morning W. F. ¢ Nickle, K.C., and Capt. W. L. ¢ Canadian 'Hospitals Commiss- ion, interviewed Warden Halli- day with regard to having the'# Court House given over for ¢ Canadian wo who are be- + ing transferred to Sanada. The # uest meets with the approval + of ib officials in the Court + io Employment, Enlistment Have Decreased Crime. Ottawa, Dec, 1.--The penitentiary | and prison population of the Dom- | inion is now smaller than it has been for years. "Prohibition, employment conditions, and the enlistment of the "adventurous spirits" in the war have combined to decrease crime and empty the jails. Practically all pen- itentiaries report to the Department of Justice that the "slack season" for compulsory boarders has been on for months. . At Stony Mountain Penitentiary in Manitoba, for in- stance, there are not enough prison- | ers at present to keep the prison in- dustries running. Vor poe to Kingston. The engineers hope to continue work during the best part of the winter. Property has been rented at the outer station for the storage of poles, which are now on the way here. DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH THE TEUTONS The Rumanians Are Violently Engaged Along the Go- lesb Front. (Special to the Whig.) Bucharest, Dec.1.--Six miles south Of Pitesci, along the Golesb front, the Rumanian troops were in a vio- lent engagement with the "Teutonic forces, today's official statement as- serted. Several hundred enemy pris- oners and ten machine guns were captured by the Rumanians. There was also vigorous fighting in Gla- cicloc valley and near Neajlov as far as Komana, 2? .e a MAJOR-GEN. R. BE. W. TURNER, V.C. Who will command the Canadian forces In England. _COUNT vOuR ANswERs Service, Ottawa, in of receiving. It is unneces= HOPE IN MORALE OF ROMANIANS Rapid Advance of Invaders Makes the BUT THERE 15 STILL HOPE THE RESISTANCE OF THE RU- MANIANS IS DETERMINED. With the Russians Making Surpris- ing Attacks on the Northern Passes the Germans Find They Have Their Hands Fully Occupied. (Special to the Whig.) London, Dee. huge bat- tle is in progress to decide the fate of Bucharest. The Rumanians are fighting desperately. Mackensen's troops are now within fourteen miles of the capital. The military correspondent of the Times sees cause for hope. He eulogizes the resistance of the Ru- manians up to this point, and ex- presses the opinion that if their morale is unimpaired and their muni- tions hold out, there is no reason why they should not continue their de- fense. The correspondent attaches impor- tance to the Russian attack on the northern passes, which he thinks probably surprised the Germans. The success of a Russian counter-offens- ive on this front is largely~dependent, he says, upon the efforts of the Ru- manians further south, and it is to be assumed that the Russians were satisfied in this respect before launching their attacks. Will Resist Desperately, (Special to the Whig.) Rome, Pec. 1.--The evacuation of Bucharest by the civil population and preparations for a desperate re- sistance to the expected German as- sault are occupying the Rumaiian authorities, according to a despatch today to the Idea Nazionale. Fighting on Other Fronts, (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Dec. 1.--Counter-attack by the German-Bulgarian forces against positions north-west of Grunitsa( in Macedonia) taken by the Serbs yes- terday, was repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy, the war office reported today. Calm on the West, (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Dec. 1.--""The ' night was calm along the whole front" said today's official statement concerning the wesgern front. Sewanee. Registed the Germans, (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec, 1.--The forcing of an entry into the German lines at several places south of Armentieres was announced by Gen. Sir Douglas Haig today. He also detailed the repulse of an attempted enemy raid on trenches north-east of Neuve Chappelle. av | making their retreat | Smuts asserted. {is Germany's last remaining colony. | offensive in the Carpathians south- { ward of Kirlibaba is proceeding with | success, | ces in this sector had occupied the | rounding this city recently wrested | from the Germans by the Russians | at the start of the offiensive. ! has been { cause their demands have been re- | jected. | goda Heights, in the southern Car- trict. Attorney Clyne also began an f on account of casualties, are| eastward to- ward the district. of Mahenge, Gen. German East Afgica h APPEAL 1S MADE "FOR THE NAVY Russian | a Fight Proceeding with Success, | Kingston Asked to Contribute its Quota of 5,000 Canadians. (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, Dec. 1.--The AND LADY GUINNESS SPEAK IN THE CITY HALL. The fighting detailed by Gen. Smuts is almost in the centre of the colony. The War Office statement today declared that the Czar's for- whole range and the heights sur- War Tidings. Scarcity of coal throughout many is now being felt, Maj-Gen, Turner, V. C. appointed commander the Canadians in England. The Allies' forces are to land and occupy important Greek centres be- Ger-i The Needs of the British Navy, Which Has Saved the World, Pointed Out--Mayor Richardson Presided. Dressed in the blue serge, gold trimmed uniform of the Admiralty, Capt. the Hon. Rupert Guinness, who | was accompanied by Lady Gwendolyn Guinness, gave a thrilling address on the need of Kingston sending its quota to the Royal Navy, when he lectured in the City Hall on Thurs- day evening. Lady Guinness and Lieut.-Col, Kall Evans, Toronto, Quebec, of The Russians have captured Pa- pathians. Some . 600 Bulgarian troops were taken with four machine guns. Violent fighting is in progress be- tween Russians and Teutons. Large number of Germans have been capc tured with several guns. The Ru-[both gave short"addresses. manians have every hope of being Capt. Guinness has taken ove able to hold out; will fight to end. | responsibility of or rh D¥ge 196 as reinforcements for the Royal Navy, and they are being sent over under the title of "Royal Naval Ca- nadian Volunteer Reserve," and giv- en the same standing as men who volunteer and do thelr bit as lands- men. ' MILLIONS OF EGGS HELD FOR INCREASE Municipal 'Inspectors Find Chicago Warehouses Full --Will Break Corner. l Chicago, Dec. 1.--City, state and federal officials, together with num- bers of civic, women's and other or- ganizations, were working to-day in an attempt to find a solution for the high prices of foodstuffs. With the campaign centring on eggs it was announced that municipal inspectors had discovered in storage about 800,000 eggs of questionable quality which were tagged and mark ed for examination by the city chem- iste, while more than 2,000,000 eggs were found in six cold storage houses awaiting an increase in price. In ad- dition Government inspectors found 36,000,000 eggs stored in another warehouse, the owner of which has not been located. United States Dis- ~The talk was one of the best heard {in this city in a long time, as Capt { Guinness spoke of big things that { Britain's navy has been doing. Mayor Richardson presided at the meeting, and there were also on the platform besides the speakers Brig.- Gen. T. D. R. Hemming, Col. @. Hunter Ogilvie, Lieut.-Col. P, G. C. Campbell, Lieut.-Col. G. Roy and Capt. H. C. Wot erspoon. 'The chairman opened the meeting with a few remarks on Canada's feelings towards Great Britain in this struggle. This Dominion does not realize the war is on to the same ex- tent as Englishmen did. Our shores have not been invaded by the brutal enemy, and Canada has not suffered as Belgium or several other coun- tries. The army saved France and part of Belgiym,'but a ved enquiry into the report that James E. | Caiiada: "Our army" wi# ~ éalled by Wetz is the holder of 72,000,000 contemptible eggs iu Chicago, and to learn if Mr. Wetz is not actual owner, who is backing him in the alleged attemped corner, German statesmen a * army," but this was not said about our navy. It took only two weeks after the declaration of war to clear the sea lanes for merchant travel. In closing, the mayor said, "Our navy is not made up of canal boats either." Capt. Guinness Speaks. Guinness is a big, - AIMS REALIZED; PROPER PEACE (8pecial to the Whig.) London, Dee. 1.--The Capt. broad- shouldered man, who certainly wears his honored uniform well, and as soon fs he was on his feet the full . d p . attention of the audience was given Chronicle's House of him. He referred to thé ry re- Commons reporter says | mark about Canada's heart being in to-day that although no | fhe Heb! Plate Arter sotiursing from Tat ve ro a trip through the ominion as far as opposition hos ye! been | Victoria he 'was sure of the fact. given to the Govern- || pyerywhere he had found the great. ment's use of votes of est keeness to help in every way the credit, it is altogether i y g| pvelop likely some will develo | male some contribution next Wednesday when the || "5" orerence to nis recruitng work Premier proposes a new |for the Royal Navy, the speaker vote. Certain Labor, | Showed why Met 578 Tey jeoded J . " eople generally do not realize the § em- Rudical and, iS mh od intensity of this struggle, even in 8 propose 1o conten England. But Canada so far away that it is possible at this |irealizes it much less. In England time for Britain to obtain avery man is potentially a soldier. an honorable peace, with {He ig either in uniform or doing her aims realized. | great. cause of the Allies. Every | citizen seemed to be determined to work, that is even more valuable to #"(Continued on page 5.) Pome \ Jord Evelyn Harriet MacDonald, young- er daughter of Donald MacDonald, Goderich, Ont.,, and Lt. Arthur D'- Esterre, Newtonbrady, youngest son of Sir Andrew Newtonbrady, Bart. were married on Thursday in Lon- don. Re a a a DAILY MEMORANDUM See top of page 3, right band corner for probabilities. The Levana Tea, Candy, Cake, dars, Grant Hall, Dee. 2nd, o'clock, 10¢ ~ AAA AN i DIED KILBORN---AY Sharbot Lake, Ont. on Thursday, November 30th, 1816, in his seventy-second year, Warren Kilborn, M.D, graduate of the Eelectic College of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, 1566; member of th College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario, 1569. Interment at Brockville, Saturday, Dec 2nd, POTATO RATIONS WILL BE CUT IN GERMANY Failure of Crop Makes Measure Advisable, Berlin An- nounces. Berlin, Dec. 1.--Owing to the ir- regular harvest this year, which, with a large increase of grain over last year, showed a decided falling off in the potato crop, it has been decided to introduce a new scheme of potato rationing. On January 1 the urban population will be placed on a daily allowance of % of a pound daily instead of one pound. The ag- ricultural population will have an al- lowance of one pound daily during January and February, and thereaf- ter a pound and a half. The potatoes thus saved will be devoted to plac- ing those performing hard labor on a ration of two pounds daily. The price of sugar, it was announ- ced, will be probably raised as an incentive to greater production next year. Measures will be adopted to give farmers placing sugar beets in- creased supplies of the necessary ni- trogenous fertilizer. Calens 8 to § LALONDE-In Kingston on Nov, 20th, 1916. Lewis H. Lalonde, aged 77 years. Funeral from his late residence, 256 Barrie street, 9.30 o'clock. Satur- day morning to St. Mary's Cathed ral. where & requiem high mass will be sung. A tN AAA REICHSTAG PASSES ing to Berlin advices to- slight alterations were the measure as originally of honorary colouels contain- orders incindes the Borden and Hon. Premier of Ontario. - J aE