"=| The Baily British Whig (=: YEAR 84 -NO. 8 RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE EXTENDS 300 MILES The Czar's Armies Are Sturdily Assaulting the German Line From the Gulf of Riga to the Vil na Region. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917 LEADING FRENCH GENERALS INSPECTING THE FRONT. { | i | | { London, Jan. 10.--A brief phrase in to-day's Berlin of- | cial statement indicates that the Russian offensive, which first | manifested itself in the Riga region, has now spread over a front of approximately three hundred miles. Berlin speaks of } | Russian attacks extending from the coast to Lake Narocz, and | yesterday the Germans admitted losing an island in the Dvina river, north of Dvinsk. ty-five miles youth of Dvinsk than Vilna. Lake Narocz, however, is about seven- | and only a little further north The Russians are, therefore, sturdily assaulting the Ger- man line from the Gulf of Riga in itself equals in distance the against the Austrians. to the Vilna region front, which | whole front held by the Italians DOING FIVE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY Canadian Citizen Fills in His National Registration Form in Jail. : Ottgwa, Jan. 10.--Inearceration in a United States prison has not quenched the patriotic ardour of one Canadian citizen. Yesterday the director of national service received a registration form clipped from a Canadian newspaper with aM ques- tions answered and signed, from an inmate of a state penitentiary across the line. He did not know that re- Zistration applies only to those in Canada, but he thought he was com- plying with a loyal and patriotic en- ough," The questions were answéred all right, and quite seriously to query 17, "What are you working at for a living?" he andwered "Doing 5 years in the penitentiary." A letter was sent accompanying the registration form stating that the writer would sooh be on parole. Merchants Forgot War Stratford, Jan. 10.-Three local merchants Jamey en Searth, and H. J. Near, fined $50 i are ticles FH oA ut affixing the required war stamps, -- rn. - WOMEN STAND GUARD ON GATES (Special to the Whig.) Washington, Jan. 10.-- Carrying their fight for suffrage to the gates of the White House, twelve Congressional Union wo- men pickets took their pcsitions at the east and west enfrances to the mansion grounds at ten o'clock, and will be re- lieved at stated periods by other sentries. The women stood as 'mute symbols of women's de- sire for the vole, and their purpose marked the be- ginning of a campaign of more militancy to aceom- plish this end. cman CONSTRUCTION UNITS IN GREAT DEMAND {Other Battalions Are Being | Transferred--Will Build THE LATEST NEWS | BRIEFLY GIVEN -- | Ottawa, Jan. 10.--There is an in-! | sistent demand for railway construec-| tion, pioneer, forestry and work-| | men's battalions at the front in prep- | aration for the big push which will {come in the spring. In addition to | {two new battalions which have re- | cently been authorized, the 225th {and 259th as railway construction battalions, the 228th, recruited at {North Bay and Sudbury, has been | transferred and now authorization has been given for the transfer of | the 143rd Battalion Bantams as such a corps, The bantams are located at | Victoria, B. C., and were largely re- | cruited in British Columbia and Al-| berta. They have been exceedingly | anxious to go overseas as a unit, and i when the call came for mare rein- | forcements they asked to be trans-! ferred. The request was granted | and they will go overseas as soon as | transportation can be arranged. | A large portion of the men of the | ployed on railway construction work in the mountains, so they should prove useful men in WAS NOT THE MAN. Wo fe sa Le 4a do (Special to the Whig.) Cleveland, Jan. 10.--B. C. Brown, travelling salesman who was passing the Wilton Apartments in Philadel- phia at the time of the murder of Mazie Colbert, corset . model, and saw the man who . leaped from her apartment window, said positively, to-day, that Bernard W. Lewis, who suicided later, was not the man he saw leaving the Wilton. AT END OF TRAIL. "Buffalo Bill" Likely to Enter "Happy Hunting Ground." (Special to the Whig.) Denver, Colo, Jas. 10.--Col.' Wil- | liam F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," lapsed |into unconsciousness early to-day. {and the end is expected momentarily. 2 p.m,--Col. Cody died early this afternoon. A report comes from Montreal by way of Chicago that Baron Shaugh- Dessy may eater the British Cabinet. Since the war began a total of 53,- 122 British officers hve been lost Np a ------ activitysglso Saiskbarhood of Souches, A: - Messines and in the Ypres dis- strong point north of 'Wieltje caused large explosions." Rn French. Paris, Jan. 9.--The official munication issued to-night by the War Office reads: -Fhewative-Spauieh-dinistry wosigr. ed because of political difficulties. | | | i General Fayolle, who is one of France's the front with General D'Eber ey. class of defence works maint daty. Despatches That Come From Near And Distant Places. TINGS FOR OUR READERS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Ex. change. > Dri J. H, Cotton, Toronto, died at his home, 108 Spadina avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Gage, Toronto, gave $100,000 for the erection of an apartment house for soldiers' wives, Kilchener Council 'has appointed five aldermen a publicity rommittee to protect the city from erroneous newspaper reports. The Woodstock Young Women's Christian Association has purchased the new Dufferin Hotel and a barn adjoining for $8,500. The Provincial Government has made a grant of $2,000 to the On- tario Sefty League for the purpose of extending its campaign, While the date of the opening 6f the Ontario Legislature has not been fixed, it may be Wednesday, Febru- ary Tth, or a week later. The Canadian Civil Service is agi- tated over a special census oN_its members of military and national vice age, which is now being taken. E. P. Mathewson, Montreal, was awarded the coveted gold medal of the Metallurgical Society of America for his achievements in metallurgy during the past year. BERLIN REPORTS SINKING Of Italian Submarine and British Armored Cruiser Shannon. (Special te the Whig.) Berlin, Jan. 10.--An Italian sub- marine destroyer was recently sunk off Corfu with . an . army staff on || board, the Basler Anzeiger newspa- | per said 'to-day. armored cruiser Shan The tish | aon 10.000 tons, built in 1905, | was sunk last- November by a mine ng to a statement from circulated to-day by the press buread: 3 The British Admiralty has tot con- Te ---- Re ied BE - on ] r of Inland Revenue in n Cabinet. WITH REGARD TO MURDER OF , PHILADELPHIA MODEL He Says a Brain Storm Was Not the Catise--Thinks the Girl Was Re- sponsible and of Siren Type. | Philadelphia, Jan, 10.--"It does- n't seem to me. that Bernard Lewis killed Grace Roberts" said Harry K. Thaw, yesterday, during a pause in a motor accident heard in room 608, city hall--a suit in which he is in- volved. - "Lewis, you see, telephoned peo- ple he didn't do it. On the other hand, it is queer that if he were in- nocent he did not leave a word to that effect--just for the sake of his family." In response to questions, Thaw gave his view of the Roberts case in particular, and of murders id gener- al He said: "No, I knew none of the peoplé in this case. Lewis lived in Pittsburgh, to be sure, but I did not know his family, though they Ilive in a good neighborhood. the police have done a The French mili leaders personally jnvestigute ained by thelr 4roops, and are frequently wounded their "I really can't say whether 1 think| & foremost military leaders, is shown inspecting the THE WAR ANS OF THE ALLIES The Answer lo Presideat Wilson Will Be Decidedly Clear. GANT BE MSCONSRIED THE MESSAGE WILL BE GIVEN TO AMBASSADOR SHARP, The Publication Will Be Deferred for Several Days to Permit of Said to Be Preparing u.New No London: Jan." answer to President Wison will be handed to Ambassador Sharp at Paris possibly to-day. It will not be made public for several days, an agreement for simultaneous publica- tion in America-and Europe having been made. The note will thorough- ly detail the Allies' war aims and purposes, and for this reason it is desired to make the text absolutely perfect and capable of no miscon- struction or misconception. EAA Another German Note, (Special to the Whig.) Geneva, Jan. 10.--The German Chancellor, Von Bethmann-Hollweg, is preparing a new nete, in which he will define the war aims of the Cen- tral Powers and outl the peace conditions acceptable tok them, it is authoritatively stated here. FAVORS ACCEPTANCE. (Special to the Whig.) Athens, Jan. 10.--The Crown # + Council of Greece favors accept- $ # ance of the Allies' demands as ¢ # outlined in the note just receiv- ¢ ed, according to an apparently ¢ # peliable report circulated to- : La id XX] SPAIN INDIGNANT AT U-BOAT CAMPAIGN Country's Trade Suffering From QOutrages at the Canary Islands. Madrid, Jan. 10.--Public indig- nation has been aroused through the publication of a telegram recelved by the manager of the Cartagena Navigation Company confirming the report that the San Leandro was torpedoed by a German submarine. It is generally believed that the loss of the steamer was accidental, as her cargo being of fruit, it was consid- ered unlikely that she would be tor- pedoed. The crew of the ship has arrived at Hendaye, France, where they made statements before the Spanish Consul, in which they said that they were twenty-six hours in an open boat before reaching the French coast. . The mavigation company has sent telegrams to Premier Romanones and the Minister of Foreign Com- merce protesting against the sinking and has suspended the sailing of an- other of its ships, the San Isidoro, which is now loading fruit at Malaga. The situation at the Canaries is described as grave by the latest des- patches from the Islands. Only 233 ships called at Las Palmas in the month of December, as against an average of 700 for that month in normal times, Of the 233, only one was English and there were no French or Italian, a fact attributed to the presence of submarines in the vicinity of the port. Commenting on these conditions the Epoca remarks that Spain, without participating in the war, suffers consequences, as far as the Canaries are concerned, al- 'most to the same extent as a bellig- erent nation, * WASHINGTON, Db. C,, GOES DRY. + . * . Washington, Jan. 10.--The @ # Senate yesterday by a vote of ¢ * 55 to 32 voted this city and ¢ + district dry after Nov. 1st. + * * REPEATING THE METHODS Fergusonism is in Evidence in Wes (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, Jan. 10.--Fergusonism in politics is being exhibited in the pro- vince again, this time in West Sim- coe, Hon. G. H. Ferguson himself has been in the riding "slinging on the level that he usual manages to put it on. trouble about his sys- tem of using violent invectives is that the novelty soon wears off and the re'action sets in. This minister and the methods he represents played a prominent part in both the North Perth and South-west Toronto elec- tions, with results disastrous to the government, yet the same tactics are being repeated in West Simcoe. The influence of Fergusonism spreads; the campaign literature of the Con- servatives in this contest is violent to a point bordering on hysteria, and like most hysteria is almost ludicrous- ly rambling and confused. The more it is cifeulated in the riding the more public opinion veers towards Mr. Scott, who in such a manly way sum- med up the case in saying, "If any of my friends should write such stuff about the Conservatives I'd quit. We are going to fight this contest fairly and cleanly and not on any such level." Another oldtimer, who has helped valiantly in losing recent bye-elec- tions for the government, is in the # |riding--the Hon. I B. Lucas. It will be interesting to see what particular sort of gymnastics he attempts in this contest. Whether he will resume his to the ground or whether he pew act will soon be reveal- PAGES 18 | LAST. EDITION TEUTONS HE IS DESCRIBED "BY PHILIP GIBBS WHO WAS THERE The Germans Were Frightened They Did Not Know What Part of The Line Was to be Raided. By Philip Gibbs. With the British Armies in the Field, Jan. 9.--There's several un- usual, rather perplexing things about a raid made by Eaglish and Scotch troops Sunday afternoon on the east side of Arras. It is unusual, for in- stance, to carry a raid into the line of a complete system of Gere man trenches involving a froht of about 2,000 yards, with only a score or two of casualties all told on our side. It is not often in ¥ that our soldiers have entered German lines so easily; it Is unusual also that there wag pext to nothing of mae- chine-gun fire--only one machine gun, which fired the best of twenty shots and then was silenced; finally, it is strange that during the attack the enemy's barrage was erratic and feeble. The attack stopped without retaliation. | Is ke short of ammunition fer the | time or nursing it for future use? Is he holding some parts of his line so thinly and so weakly (there are boys of the 1917 class in some of his front ° Hnes) that our troops ean walk through without a fight and search round for Germans without finding them? One would be tempted to build hopes on Sunday's ex ce if one had not been taught time and time again that behind local weak- ness is ferocious strength. Still, even weakness is noteworthy, The enemy cannot afford to 'he weak against us anywhere, Germans Are Frightencd Certainly he was frightened yes- térday when our bombardm be- gan in the morning, and later, when over more than a mile long front a smoke barrage very dense and slow- moving rolled over our lines towards Na Mixing with the mist}! ; (3: bursting shells, not seen like this In ordinary daylight, glowed red through the mist, and the smoke burnt away like embers tintng into white and ash, and rose again scarlet as danger sig- nals. German infantry were send- ing up rockets of the distress (8.0. 8.) call to the guns, "They had the wind-up properly," said an officer conducting one part of our opera- tions. They did not know at what point of the line they would be raided. For more than a mile our shells were screaming overhead, bursting over their trenches in one great crash and roar, (Special Tu The Whig) Quebec, Jan. 10.--The business section of this city suffered another big tire this morning when damages to the éxtent of $135,000 were in- curred in a blaze which started in the wineshops of Turcotte & Co. and spread to other premises. Lis. Rink tonight. Hee of fiat" 3 right tor To le lance class in home . at Y.W.C.A. Thurs- pm. ; 1,7, Me. * Weep 12 and bush to give ~