12 PAGES ' J 7 3 he Baily British Whig [= BRITISH STILL MAKING RAIDS * Dest is to Make Li Life Unbeta to 6er- « mans in- Front Trenches. THE CANADIANS CONDUCTED DURING « PAST THIRTY Trenches--They Sealed in Living Ur Tombs Scores of Germans Tunnel- 2 Towards British Lines, practhee of trench raiding, venth Bavarians, Po ir, s for more than lie: from sever left them completely [¥ouths under ---- blowing in of four r which they sealed i Germans tried to cut off | » CR DAIne with a double barrage | » and then attacked, ceeded In inflicting a' few casual- Inflict Casualties. (Special to the Whig.) b "Heavy casualties French raids on the second ee en-| emy trenches in the Puisalein regjon, | FORCED TO HAUL DOWN "THE AMERICAN FLAG The American Minister to Bel- gium Is Now at Germany's . 15.--A despatch tothe United -Pregs from . who left Berlin with / bassador Gerard's party and is now 3 German authorities in Belgium ordered Brand Whitlock, leg: atio n at Brussels, have stopped ail attempts to communi- e ate with Washington, and are hold- American relief workers as yw Gustav Herter, st, and a special attache of r, brought this word to Am- Ambassador Gerard, He declared that Germany hopes and force hér to remain neutral Herter himself said he was ar- rested at the border en route from At first he was refused a Then he was ordered out within twelve hours. y Herter said he was arrested and put in jail at Metz, later He reached Betne exhausted by his experiences. . aiding Brand Whitlock in relief work in Belgium. The Bishop of Zanzibar has rend- bred great service campaign in German East Africa. Pyne says school books will be sold at the same price. A AA AA pe .-- OFICIAL WAR k SATHENS "Feb, 14.---The official com= munication issued by the War Office Wednesday night reads: "East of Rheims we carried out a surprise attack in The two artilicrics were | active during the day in the regions of Les Maisons Dechampagne and St. Hilaire, and also on the left bank of tae Meuse in the sectors of Hill 304 and Le Mort Homme. { ; our batteries de- structively shell enemy organiza- + tions north of: Flirey. relatively "quiet Every where else." WHIG CONTENTS itish SUN Making Raids; Cannot Stay War; Ready nd avery 3 F, asckey and Curling; Greek Chalmers Church Annual t--Eaitoria) Notes; Bed! nimple Accommodation Farmers. en Ontario News. To--AMmusements; AnTolincemants; E--Ausou Writes Home: Matters: Theatrical Feature . ro Rtas * Conte ssions; Menus; BY from the Countryside. Sport. : KINGSTO N, 2 {JAPAN WOULD HELP THE UNITED STATES ONTA RIO, FREDERICK vin, ON WHICH GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAILED FOR HOME. THURSDAY, PF EBRUARY 15. 1917 the Latier Country Oo to War With Germany. 3 Dallas, Tex., Feb. 15 the Un ited and 86 "In case Germany would use power to to war, naval and itary help the United Y. Naga- shima, head of Mit & Company, known as the "house of Morgan of Japan," and the b t financial in- stitution in the Orient, declared to-| day. 'We may be a fool people, as ne nations beligve," co wed Mr. ut we are ashima, ' so fool-{ i to thir the fr ship of Ger ny more valuable 15 as a mation than the friendship of _ the ed States I believe the United States would be wise to go to war with Germany----we have ' found it | most profijable." M. Nagashima is here with his -- wife on a tour of the United States 1 investigating financial conditions {He was recently in Néw York and | Washington and heard the Congress- ional debate {bill over the nigration | DOUBT THE Wispom 'OF GIVING FRANCHISE Conference Likely Between Years s 00d or or Not. ' to the S Department's informa . the Parties, tion + vessel was set on fire by e i Wh | omb, The official message shi (Special to the 1g.) t ericans ab I re Toronto, Teh i010 ix iatimates FIRST READING 1 GIVEN mies ain KILLING ALL PEACE PLANS to twelve thousand xh the li 1 of Austria's ey the age of twenty-one ment of Germany's as od cam- | will be enfranchised in Ontario when | ge ve WK > IN |the bill foreshadowed by Provincial] THE BILL ror BY HON. | paign, (he incident served to accenty-| GRRMANY'S BLOCKADE TIEING S| Treasurer McGarry in the Legislature T. W. MCGARRY. fate the belie that a break in Tela-| yp UNITED STATES BUSINESS. last night come ito effect. | tions with Austria may be inevitable, rh Mr, McGarr ts "old enough to fig thou | ment, wit} old enough y's announce ht, The Nickel Report to Be to vote' sentiment, v % § y vocifercusly cheered in the Leg son Tells N.' W. Rowell, ire, it is evident this morning that Toronto, Feb. 15.--Hon. T. W. | atter sober feflection many members: McGarry introduced in the Legisla of both parties are doubting the i r : hbo ture. Wednesday afternoon the Gov-| {dom of such sweeping extensions o : i : : a i ent bill te vide fc e en- ithe voting privileges. There will | erpm B oil} 3 PIOVIfE for th n tikely be a conferense between the |franchisement of soldiers. The bill gives to every British sub- | ject servimg in the | parties before the measure | by the Legislature, is passed I INERS CAI L AT HAI IFAX register and vote under the Man- | avoided. | OFFERS "SAY WHEN?" To NS Sa[ala Ala 18s hood Suffrage RegistrAtion Act in the | Germany's persistance in ruthless U. 8. GOVERNMENT In Order to Avoid Submarine Zone by | €lectoral district in which he is act- {U-boat destruction of neutrals as - Northerly Route. | ually resident at the time of regig- (well as belligerent merchantmen 'is Owner, George H. Burtch, 5 Hig to yy Whi £.) id | tration. » helping to kill all hope for coutinu-| < Tenders the Craft in the New Yor "eb 0 avoid the 1 Maller | i xnlaini va ear a ot submarine one . by. the wortherly Hon. Mr. McGarry in explaining ance of peace. Germany's position, Case of War. route, most neutral liners are now { the bill stated that it» was intended apparently, is to cast all caution ta) making Halifax, Canada, their port Tete. the franchise to anyone ene ithe winds; at leagl her statesmen Afexandria Bay, N.Y., Feb. 15.-- of call for inspection by the British| Province. of Ontirio whether he was are quoted as saying she wilt not | George H. Burtch Jestapday wigle a Admiralty. Several big ships) left| 4, « . : letter to Secretary of State Robert 1 S 3 vo (have regard for Ameri Hew for that port to-day. i 2) Suns ol ry i a | else. 5 Sa BOF ANY Gane Lansing, offering his beautiful steam t---------- ma % na ANE A yacht Say When to the United States m w Ss Pp i "Yubecrine to War Youn, | aa ere Old enough ro Neh! In addition is the fact that United government in the event of war. London, Feb. 15.---Among many interesting subse riptions to the war| loan are £10000 from the Second] Nickel Christlan Science Church, Londafin 4. Ww. and £1300: from the Whitechapel Sr 'talfields Costermongers: Union, Wadi put £800 in the firdg War loan | H on. Mr. Ferguson, replying, and £200 exchequer bonds and have| . \ed that the Sr guso of Rd on how put all the. cash left in the new | man of the commission for the past Joan. Nhe mans replvsents the a two months had delayed the com- , 8 % ! 3 : ia pletion the"vepors. hut. he expected weekly contribution» of the union pletion 81 these ork Sikh expects members. | Premier Hearst to amend 'the Act to effect German | farmers' was given its first reading. Report in Ten Days. Rowell, Liberal leader, en- | quired when the report of the Nickel Commission would be brought down. introduced a bill Ontario Companies legal co-operative Raise Interest on Last Loan, London, Feb. 15---The societies and Government -is now discussing with | provide an easy way for co-operation > it tH . = ante Offered Li al Candidacy=for lias been oper- the Bundesrat now pan judi {of these companies. The Premier |, ac ror Federal House. {ated for several dayS.. Most of the! rect taxes to raise 4 if- also moved the first reading of 4 PSE | . terest gn the last war loan, accord- [hill respecting the Department of na TN : work is being done. secretly, but is is ing to Berlin newspapers, quoted in| Agri , wi Te Pa f or t- Canada's Next War Loan. | declared that should war actually griculture = to permit. of appoin Ottawa, Feb, 15--It was annoupc- (come, the rapidity with which the a Hague despatch to the Exchange|ment of a commissioner of agricul- Telegraph Company. | ture and to make permissible the ap- It is probable, add the papers, that| pointment of two deputy ministers. the new taxes will apply to coal | -- mine exploitation and railway traffic, | Labor Department. Is Active. with an increased tax on war profits. | Depa 1 Sir « Robert Borden will carry . across the Atlantic with him for pre- Repayment of National Debt. | sentation to the Imperial authori- London, Feb. 15.---The beginning | ties a memorandum proposed by Dr. of a custom of leaving money in re- |W, H: Riddell, superintendent of the payment of the national, debt isi Trades and Labpr branch and for- noted. John Holmes, a Bradford | warded through Premier Hearst, ex- maphufacturer, so leaves £1,000. | plaining the extent to which the | Trgdes and Labor branch will co- | operate in securing workingmen for | plants engaged in turning out muni- ions for the Imperial Government. Premier Hearst,, in moving that "Toronto will vote next New Year' Day on the street railway questiog. ------------------ of the late Hon.' J? J. oy, Hon, James 8S. Duff and Sam 'Armstrong (Muskoka), members of the Government and the Legislatufe, who had died since the House last met, paid a tribute to the departed members. LINER ROCHAMBEAU © REACHES BORDEAUX Was Heavily Loaded With Munitions and Foodstuffs for the French. : {Special bes the Whig.) 2 New York, . 15.--The French liner Ro bey hun) safely in Bordeaux Tuesday, a cable said to- he memory The afternoon report said: "Patrol encounters occurred last night in the region of Solssons and in the Champagne, near Tahure. In Lorraine an attack by the enemy-in the sector of Baccarat was broken up by aur fire. In Alsace, east of Met- zeral, we made a successful surprise attack and took prisoners. Else- where on the front there was inter- mittent artillery fighting. | "This morning a German aviator dropped bombs on-Dunkirk. There were no victims and nd damage was | doze. In the vicinity of Pompey, day. Her arrival was hailed in ship- 1 as "were ping circles as a proof of the --ef-+ Tirrora. "Two civilians were killed | ficiency of the convoy and safety lane methods of the Allies. The Rocham- bean carried twenty-two Americans Russian. and was heavily loaded with muni- Petrograd, Feb. M4.--The follow-| tions'and foodstuffs, deelared contra- ing official report was Issued here tai band by Germany. i day: "Russo-Galician front: After yori Woman Wilk Nat Rouge Ee ey a mice 'Ottawa, Fob. Ts. a her te were used, the Gérmans in stre of more than a battalion, attacked and "two were wounded." | in<Council has commutedigo life im- upying tions | Prisonment the sentence of death 1m- a postion posed on Lena Maloney for killing t Drisvia! Lake vin, ti the ne hers end of the her mistress in Minnedosa, Man. trenches. ! ------------------ { front), and tirake Hato out Thomas Q Dench, Customs Inspec- i driven back and our posi-| | They -- re-established as a peut tor at Windsar for more than twenty- {of our fire and counter-attacks. six years, died suddenly of hemorr- "In the neighborhood of the vil-| hige of the brain, at the age of sev- {lage of Semenki and Lecseniata the enty-tw hy {Gel Julsunous gases, The total cogt of the war to Ger- The number of casualties has not) many to date is estimated at 60,000, ed." | 000,000 marks. 10 HAVE VOTE ruia| To Soldiers Under Age--A For the Leia, Wi Whether Twenty-One | « Brought | Down in Ten Days Hon. Mr, Fergu-| tor the first time that Austria's en- war the right to in about ten days. incorporation of N= he House adjgurn out of respect for| strength benefit of the doubt, the Governor- EL Insert are photos of the Count and Countess _Bernstorff. |ausTRIAN uU- BOAT " SINKS U. 8. VESSEL | It Looks as If a Break With| Austria Is Inevit- able. HOPE WANING Feb, 15,--An Aus-| withgut a Nag sunk noouer Lyman M | Germany's Pst in its Ruthless U- Mediterrane an, Accor Boat Destruction Washington, trian submarine American Law, i though full facts are not in, and the | department indicated this afternoon | dorsement of Germany's position Protection | does not necessarily make her case! and Germany's the same. # } Austri been asked for an ex- planation of sinking of the Ly- nan Law. Rapidly Proceeding. (Special to the Whig.) Weshington Feb. a has the that the clash, looming | single incident, 'rapidly . forcing the seas. | Meanwhile, b | secrecy, preparations by the {ment are proceeding rapidly. |coungil of national defence iring with Secretaries Daniels, Baker, sessions from 10 a'm. | remarkable JAMES HALLIDAY Fton- | been perfected and ed yesterday afternoon that the next |natign would be able to bring its re- 'war loan will be floated in March, | soufces into action is highly "satis- payable in Canada anil New York. | factory to the government heads. Particulars will be dnnounced later. Confident to<dlay that Brand Whit- Pr A AANA WE THANK YOU! The Whig is frequently i in receipt of evidence that its advertising columns are continually producing splendid re- sults for those who patronize them. In this connection we aré pleased tg.pub- lish a letter which came to hand this morning in régard to a recent matter of publicity. The letter follows: "Mr. Leman A. Guild, Managing Director, British Whig, ity "Dear Sir: -- It may .jpterest you to know that through Yo days' advertising of 'Bairnsfather' s Fragments From France," which ively in the Whig, 381 copies of this publica- tion were cold by us from Wednesday noon to Saturday cl time. ¢ fw "Appreciating the value of the ad- "Vertising columns of the Whig, we are, "Yours very truly, The College Book Store, ( Signed) 79 Nash, Manager. re OF STAYING WAR {dents of German Misdeeds Will Force Presi. dent Wilson to Ask Congress for of Americans on the Seas -- Government Preparitions | _15.--~To-day all hope is fast waning In official circles! between Unitéd States and Germany, will be | States business is fast piling up tied {up by Germany's blockade. The President intends to proceed delib-| jerately; not to be stampeded on a | his friends say. The, accumulation of German misdeeds is Midson to ask Con- gress for protection of Americans on ind the curtain of govern-, The confer- | Houston and Lane, are nolding daily to 6 pm. A intelligence system has| and has sleeping accommodations for | KEEP BRITISH RACE Premier Massey, N New Zealand, | little thought of one time, but now | Britis; | equality, | the United Kingdom states- of the { Empire, v "CHARLIE" CHAPLIN SUBSCRIBES Hain, America's English movie star, land's "win the war" loan, subserip- Tlons for whith are closing to-day in | cords. a ton for. coal, lock, American Minister to Belgium, was foropd to lower the Stars: and Stripes, ahd cut off from commauni- cation with his Government, has ma- ly incre&sed the gravity of the situation between the United. States and Germany. The American relief | workers in Belgium are also being detained. GERMANS INCITE | CUBANS TO REVOLT Unusual 'Migration From U. 8. I to Island Excites Suspicion. New York, Feb. 15.--Coincident with the revolt in Cuba, there has come an unusual emigration Ger- mans from this city to the island re- {| publie, This fact was learned today, when a tour of the shipping offices revealed the fact that betweem, 80 and 100 Germans have sailed from here to Cuba since diplomatic rela- tions were severed between the Unit- ed States and Germany. Among them are many who had taken out their "first naturalization { Why these men went to that scene of trouble was due probably to the fact that they could not obtain pass- ports as German subjects, and used instead the papers showing that they had declared their intention to be- come American citizens, Officials at Washington have beén apprised of the situation, and agents in New York are investigation the antece- the legion already ~ gone. An extensive revolt in Cuba would | compel. the use of American troeps to restore order, under the. terms of | the Platt amendment. On & legitimate mission visitors to | Cuba would be as secure as German subjects as they would as American citizens. It is thought unlikely that the mi gration was due to fear of possible consequences of war to German civ- ilians in this country is in all prob- ability a nonrcombatant would be safer in the United States than in Cuba under those circumstances. Whatever the reason, the travelers displayed tremendous eagerness to get to Havana, many of them taking steerage passage rathér than wait for | cabin reservations, which are. .in great demand at this season. The boafvis one of the best known of the river craft. Tt was built In 1888 by the Hershoffs of Bristol, L. I., and was rebuilt in 1912 at Alexan- dria Bay. Mr, Burteh purchased the boat in 1913 from F. K, Burnham of New York, .owner %of the famous speed boat Dixie, Her hull, cabins, life boats are ma- hogany, and she is equipped for cruising on fresh or salt water and is the fastest and mos beautiful boat qn the river, The boat is 135 feet long ail makes about 20 miles an hour. She carries a crew of nine 18, nine In the first cabin and nine in the second. She is valued at about $25,000. } Mr; Burtch is a well known coal merchynt of Alexandria Bay, having been in business there the past 25 years, UNDER THE FLAG Speaks of Great Future Opportunities. London, Feb. 15.--Presiding at the first of the ..° Yes of the Rhodes trust Empire lecru. es in the Univer- sity of London, Premier Massey of New Zealand, expresed the belief that today we had greater opportunities for Empire building than Britain ever possessed and the war had brought these, Canada had been no man living could predict what the strength and the population of >the Dominion would be at the end of the century, The aim of all migra- tion schemes should be to keep the stock under the flag. He beli the coming conference would be the turning over of a glor- ious page in the history of 'the Em- pire when for the first time oversday statesmen would meet on a basis of men in the administration * $100, 000 to Britain's 's "Win the War Loan. (Special tothe Wh London, Feb. 15. ® Charite Chap- is a $100,000 contributor to Eng- a whirlwind finish. The figures of the total subaerip- b tions are not yet avallable, but it is said they will break aii previous re- rh -- Souw Saves Fruit ( 1 ® Whi, 0 £2 Loaded Ont., Feb, 15 Govern: ments experts, whd. have been ex- amining the peach and apple orch- ards since the recemt zero spell, clared that the heavy snowfall has saved the AO They predict an abundant yield this years. One Montreal dealer 5 asking. $20 papers/fw. TA ST EDITION READY 10 SEND BOATS 10 US. The Panaina Canal Zone the. St Picked Out by Germany. GERMANY HAS 1AS CONSIDERED roi But Does Not Believe That it Would Have Any Réal Effect--Confident Submarine Will Paralyze Allies' War Industries. ' New York, Feb. 15.--A special cable to the United Press from Carl Ackerman, whe came out of Ger- many with Ambassador Ge rard, who is now in Berne, BILITY OF UNITED STATES' ENTRY INTO WAR. Says: Gérmany is prepared to send sub marines into American especially to the ma Canal. The possibility of America enfer- ing the war has been carefully con- , waters region of the Pana. sidered by German officials- -but nevertheless, they expeet to have the | Entente at their mercy within six | months regardless' of velopments. They are confident their submarines will paralyze the war industries of the Allies. Meanwhile the Germans are pre. pared to launch glgantic offensives mn land, in the air and with torpedo fleets, in addition to the submarine sea campaign. Germany 'pretends te be stronger to-day in a military sense than at any time since the war began. Because of the isolation of Am 'rica, Germany does not believe that American participaution in the war would have any real effect. American de- War "Tidings, The Germans made a big effort to drive the Italians back fn the Bal kans, but failed with heavy losses, The British carried a strong posi- tion northeast of Arras. The British government has taken over all the coal mines till the end of the war, ISLAND IN WW AWAIOR HUN RAIDERS' BASE Such is the Story Brought to New York by Sergipe's Passengers. New York, Feb. 15.-~German com. merce raiders 'have been 'usi a small island in the Amazon ver, Brazil, as a base of supplies and operation, declared passengers who arrived on the 'steamer Sergipe of the Lloyd Braziliere Line, The Sergipe sailed from Pernam- uco Jan. 17th, It is.the first vessel to reach New York from that port singe the Japanese freighter Hudson Maru arrived there with 3056 survi- vors- from some_of the vessels cap- tured and sunk by a Gérman raider. Gerard at Paris. (Special tg the Whig.) Paris, Feb. 15.--Officials. of' the American as and many Ameri- cans, greeted Ambassador Gerard on his arrival here to-day from Berne. DAILY MEMORANDUM Bend at Palace Rink tondght. Band at Covered Rink tonight See top of page 3, right hand corner for probabilities. Last French Canadian PFuchre, over Sargent's Drug Store tomorrow night BORN WRIGHT--At Hotel Feb. 13th, 1917, James Wright, Dieu Hospital to Mr. and Mrs a son. DIED <Entered into rest of~"Wednesday mgrning, Feb. 1917, George Willlam Geddes Canon of Bt, George's Ca- clerieal secretary for the Diocese of Ontario, youngest son of the late Rev. Geo. R, Grout, Rector of Grimsby? Ont. funeral will take place from St George's Cathedral on Friday, Feb, 16¢h, at 10am There will be a memorial celebration of the Holy Communion in St' George's Cathedral at § am. on Friday, Feb. 16th, a ee Y IN MEMORIAM. In Noving memory of -ofir dear mother, Mrs. Geo. Sills, who departed this life on Feb, 15th, 1916. GROUT ston, 14th, Grout, thedral, at King- The . "Gone but not forgotten." --Daughter Ida Goudy JAMES REID No man in England slept the night Je Barsh, Meth spit pussed with {Ana tece of mortai. clogs his message Fang. Tn every wakefal mind 1 the challenge Think not of me: one servant less or Means morRing: now: fast the "| Srtke } . } : MowLEy,