. PAGES 1-8 hha at YEAR 84 -NO. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MON DAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1917 LAST EX 1 ION BIG PERITIONS | NEAR AT HAND Good Ground for Bell Belief That Big Push Will Son § Start. THE GERMANS ARE TRYING TO EMI LATE BEFORE THE CLASH, Both Sides Are Prepared to Maintain the Ammunition Supply at All Points Without Interruption. London, Feb, 19 Development of operations on the day lief ations on a larger scale leads to the that the long expected big oper- there are at hand. Importance is attached' to the Ger- man official report of German airmen bombing ammunition dumps at the rear of the British lines. This fact recalls the liveliness of the airmen before the British Somme attack be- gan last year. It is possible that the Germans' are trying to British methods in preparing the first blow of the forthcoming clash. Also it is the first time in many months that the German aviators have oper- ated successfully in the British rear. There 'is good ground for the be- lief that the~ big push may begin ooner this year taan last. Both sides have rushed work on their lines of communication, and are now pre- pared to maintain the supply at all points without interrup- tion The incfeased efficiency of both sides makes them independent of weather conditions, allows them to begin operations on a small scale and maintain ever increasing attacks un- til the ground thaws and dries and then deliyer a knoe kout blow. PRIC ES Are Offered at the Several Ex- changes. That Toronto Stocks. BRITISH METHODS, western front each | be- | emulate ammunition] ENDS LIFE JUST TO ] _ SATISFY CURIOSITY Navy Bugler Commits Suicide to See What Happens After Death. Feb. 19.--Because to where a person Heérman Schultze, I Infted States, Navy, ning station here, in the Army and Christian Associa- tion by sending a bullet through his brain, aiming the revolver directly into 'his mouth, Schultze had a good | recora. His next of kin is John M. Schultze, father, New York, The fol- lowing letter was found in his poec- Newport, R.I | he was curious as goes when he die a bugler in the attached to the trai | Navy Your suicide Navy Young Men's [ ket "To whom it may concern: The reason for my taking this step is, I am tired of life, and can't | keep the pace. Another reason is that I am curious as to where a per- son goes when passes away. Tell Red Nagle he can blow taps over me. Herm an Schultze, bugler, U.S.N." "Red" Nagle was a comrade and {also a bugler, ne C.P.R. Earnings. Montreal, Feb. 19 --Canadian Pa- cific Railway earnings for week end- ing Feb, 14, 1917, were $2,180,000; increase, $268,000, i G.T.R. Earnings. | Montreal, Feb. 19.--Grand Trunk earnings for week ended February 14 were $828,671, a decrease of $128,524 ' Surgeon-General: = Sir Franklin died suddenly He was born in 1844, physician to the King. : Benjaiyin on Sunday was honorary PRISONERS AT THE FORT [MAY BE REMOVED TO OTHER IN- TERNMENT CAMPS. The Reasons for the Contemplated Removal Cannot be Made Publi Welfare of the Prisoners, is a movement on foot to transfer all the German prisoners of wap now at Fort Henry to other camps and close the local institution as a depot of internment operations. {1 is understood that the matter is | now engaging the attention of head- | quarters because of the urgent need for action. The reasons given for the { " For There Open. 2.30 p.m. | removal cannot be published, but are General Electric L109 Bid believed to be very important to the Cement : . 80 5914welfare of the prisoners themselves. Dominion Steel 60 1% 61 Some months ago the prisoners C. PR 154% [ made a complaint through the Am- N. 8. Cat .. 15 erican consul, as their représentative, MacKay 90 89 Ty that the sanitary condition of the Smelters . . hae 31% 32, Yeamp was not of the best. Unbiased Steel of Canada 'a 60 59% | opinion contradicted this story how- Steamers .. ria 3414 24 ever, and after a new roof was 'put War Loan 1931 97 967% | on the camp seemed to be equal to, War Loan 1925 .. 97% if not better, than any other in Can- Locomotive pfd. .. 89 ada, tn There can be no fault found with New York Stocks. the sanitary conditions as they exist Airbrake .. . 1486 at present, but a more pressing rea- Atchison .. .. .. ...102% 102% ison for a change is the.cause of the Baltimore & Ohio ... T6% 76% |transfer being suggested. rR 153% 154% There are now, well over 300 pri- N. ¥.:C. 95% 96 soners of war at Fort Henry under Brie, 26% 265% | Major H. E. Date, commandant. Erie pfd. .. .. . 40 Some of the prisoners have been in Nickle Plate L104 { the camp since the war broke out in Pennsylvania .. 54% 1914, having been caught while at- 'St. Paul . 8114 81 tempting to leave the country. Union Pacific 138% Owing to. the fact that the fort is Rep. Steel . 18% 79 particularly well adapted to keeping U. 8. Steel .. L107 107% | desperate cases, several reigners Anaconda .. .. TT% Ii % | who attempted to escape re other Inter. Nickel .. .. 413% 1% feamps are now on the hill. There Amn. Locomotive .. . T8% have been some escapes from outside There were 56,436, 4562 bushels of grain, of which 32,084, 376 bushéls were wheat, in store in Canada on February Sth last. the walld, but these have been com- paratively few. The cause of the pro- postd change is not through any in- fiticiency of those in charge at the art. ik (agg French, 18.--The official com- munication issued by the War Office Paris, Feb. Sunday night reads: "Nothing of importance occurred during the day except a fairly lively artillery action on both sides of the Meuse, especiady in the regions of Dzoavaux and Hill 304. Last night an enemy surprise attack on one of r trenches north of --St. Mihiel failed: g 'Sunday afternoon's statement sald: : "In the course of the night there were patrol encounters at various points along the front, notably in the sectors of Troyon (south-east of Verdun) and <Chambrettes, to the north-west of Badonwillier. "In the Boise le Pretre a detach- ment entered ohne of the enemy tren- ches and destroyed the works and sheds there. There is nothing to re- port from the rest of the front." Saturday's communiques spoke of pronounced: fjghting in the direction ~ - WHIG CONTENTS 1--dliricia Move. Funther Ahead; n Ww Hint Om: Hun Cam: paign on Fails; British Vietories so 2--iMeat Un toe Use; Tribute Xa Cann. { rout; Aure Lees eV 3-dIn the ali of Queen' si Es. caped, from Hun Notes: Random 3--Geod Is Very Near to Us; Call for Prepa Af reditess . East "News, orn YF Ontarto I lmusemeRis Anuntements) SI MIvAary ters; Theatrical Themes. : : $ Price of Battle, $0, hed in Holy Land, 000 10--Roxane's Confess'on; Menus; rmans Want Peace. Heptiluatiated Fashions; 123--The World of Sport. S- Across OFFICIAL WAR STATEMENTS ... of Ribencourt, and added: 'After a spirited bombardment late yesterday, one of our detachments penetrated the German salient at Ammerzweller (Alsace) and completely destroyed it. It was ascertaind that the enemy suffered appreciable losses. We took prisoners." Russian. Petrograd, Feb. 18. --8Sunday's War Office statement read: "Western front--After fierce artil- lery preparation Germans claid in white overalls assumed the offensive in the sector of our front east of the town of Kochava, south-west of Dvinsk. A party of attacking Ger- mans succeeded in penetrating one of our foremost trenches, but almost im- mediately was driven out by our re- serves. "Rumanian. front--Our detach- ments as a result of a surprise attack captured without firing a shot a strongly fortified enemy point of sup- Jost on a height eight and two- third miles Bhat of the village of Okna. 1 counter-attacks were repelled and we took 0 number of prisoners. "Caucasian ot--a snow storm prevails." een me, Feb, 18.--"Increased, activ- ity on .reconmoitring pai parties," says statement issued by the Hala W a Department "led to at cel to-day small success on OOu A on ver to .Adamello Pass near For- Posina in the Boite ; The A With Feb. Crown received hours. sultant several day at German sixty. out cessful. Paris, ment. without clared t i8 now totalled peal. qu quit, without pt or 19.- North of raiders penetrated 250 London: GERMAN DESTROYER V-69 AFTER RECENT BATTLE WITH BRITISH. This photograph shows the German war vessel lying at anchor in the habor of Yuidder, Holland, nea BRITISH MOVE FURTHER AHEAD near ar Amsterdam, after being severely damaged by a British patrol. mont al Severe Several Points. HUNS BACK. German Bloodily Repulsed--North of Ar- mentieres Entered German Second-line Trenches, Counter-Attack the British (Special to the Whig.) the E Jritish Armies Their Lines Arc Now Overlooking Mirau- DESPITE FOGS AND MUD THE BRITISH ARE 1 DRIVING THE Was Afield, ~The German army of the Prince Rupprecht group has several knuckles dyfing the last thirty-six Follc gagement at dawn, in region, the British have further ad- vanced--and thawing of the frozen ground and re- "quite, satisfied" they asserted noo sharp raps o1 wing bdaturday"s the Mirau this despite fo was bloodily rept yards 1 the en- mont gS, a geas of mud, Officers are with the results, to-day. The British lines now overlook Miraumont at points. A violent counter-attack by the Germans north of the Ancre yester- eed. Armentieres the British into second line tpenches, killing dugouts were cleaned Many by bombs, yesterday and Other last night minor were Zeppelins Unsuccessful, (Special to the Whig) Feb. 19.--An official result. hat it cons ONE OF THE TERMS Hon. James William Lowther, was impossible tituted. It ae "WIN THE WAR LOAN" Totals at Least $3,500,000,000, Bon- Ww Announces. elal to fe Whig.) raids suc~ unsuccessful Zeppelin raid of the French coast in the neighborhood of Boulogne was reported in to-day's Several bombs were dropped stata, A calm was réported on,the entire French front; except in Alsace, there was patrol fighting. where, Kaiser Must Go Before Peace Is Signed. . London, Feb. 19. --Addressing a meeting in London the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right de- foy British statesmen to make any agree- ment with the German Government would be necessary before signing any peace or any agreement, that it must be with a Government different in essence and constitution {rom the present one. he sald, tp insist Feh. -19.--S8ubscriptions to England's "Win the War Loan" "at least $3,500,000,000," mons to-day, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Bonar Law announced in the House of Com- said this was the amount of new oney which had been raised. The j amount stated War Tidings. Okna. Shot & stradaty fort. Plant in Toronto. Torolior Feb. | that Samuel Fghg night watchman, Whig.) tools were lost. does not irclude bank subscriptions, but simply that raised by popular ap- The British steamer Okement, 4,.- 349 tons, has been sunk. Lieut.-Commanier Arthur M. As- ith, third son of ex-premier As- has been wounded. This is the. second occasion that his name has appeared in the casualty lists. In the Carpathians Russian de- tachments surprised and Saptaree . south- tacks repulsed a In Fife Which Destroyed Munitiod di Montozzo, at Valcammon- : » iis. feared p was driven off. |lost his life in ale which touduy ake. In the of the Queen ler actions were re-|loss of $100,000. Extremely Hire seLdian RELIEF IN AMERICAN HANDS Commission Has Consented to | Continue Its Work if { Undisturbed. i Sain | London," Feb. 19.--Wit§ the ex- ception of the difficulties incident to the holding up of its shipping the | operations of the American Commis- | sion for Relief in Belgium is pro- Reading as usual. The German ac- tion in ordering Americans from the occupied territories was so promptly reversed that the continuity of the work was not interfered with, The German authorities made no attempt to detain the relief delegates even when the order for their with- drawal was issued, and every facility was offered 'without molestation. The report that 'Brand Whitlock, American Minister to Belgium; had been compelled to lowér the Ameri- can flag at Brussels, was received here, but it was mot confirmed and on the other hand the news reaching relief circles here from Buasels gives no indications that Minister Whit- lock ig not carrying, on his usual functions. The commission consented to the reversal of the German decision on the definite understanding that its functions and activities be continued unrestricted on the former basis. On this assumption the control of the Americans over the relief oper- ations continues as heretofore and no change will be"made unless the presence of the Americans is made impossible by further German ae- tion, > TO ENCOURAGE LABOR Proposal Shortage Made by Saskat- chewan Growers. Moose Jaw, Sask., Feb. 19--One of the important resolutions dealt with by the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association today included propos- als which it was hoped would ameli- orate the present shortage of labor for farm purposes. The resolution ments, a large number of available for farm work had been | withdrawn from civil life, suggested that the Canadian Council of Agrf stead, from six to four months annually, military pay for soldiers willing to work in seeding time and harvest, and that active steps be taken at once to allay all suspicions or fear of conscription; so that in- tending workers may not be deterred from coming in from the United States. The resolution was carried unanimpsly . NEW GERMAN SECURED Ottoman Government Owes Central Powers £79,000,000. London Feb, 19.-- 19.--Germany has made a new loan to Turkey of 42,- 500,000 Turkish pounds according to a Reuters despatch from Amsterdam quoting a Constantinople despatch prated in the German newspapers. A bill authorizing the acceptance of the loan was introduced 'Bh. Turk- AN Y TURKEY Now ish Senate on Tuesday: vid Bey, Minister of Finance, .in iscussing the bill said that since the outbreak of the war Germany and Austria- Hungary had advanced to Turkey years after peace is declared. ---- -------- -- PORT OF SEW YORK ial to the ) New York, Feb. 19 ---Beginning FOR FARM PURPOSES to Ameliorate the' BIG VICTORES OF THE BRITISH Advance More Than a Mile on the Ancre River 800 PRUSSIANS CAPTURED IN THE FORWARD PUSH OF GEN. HAIG'S TROOPS. The British Also Captured 2,000 Turks and Much Booty on the ° Right. Bank of the Tigris. {Special to the Whig London, Feb. 19 he British troops Saturday captured Ger- man positions on a front of about one and a half miles to a distance. of about 2,000 vards on the Ancre river. Eight hundred Prussian prisoners were taken. British Victory Over Juris. (Special to the Whig. London, Feb. 19.-- ive Brit- ish. have -won -an important victory over the: Turks on the right bank of the Tigris, cap- turing 89 officers and 1,906 of other ranks, 2.800 rifles and a large quantity of slores. Destroyed Submarine. : (Special to the Whig New York, Feb. 19.-- ? Mem- {bers of the crew of the French citing the fact that owing to enlis:-| LO men | sinking of a siibmarine, culture he asked $0 secure from the | all wide of" the mark. Dominion Government legislation re- | Guayane' s ducing residence duties on a home-!ghots, 79,000,000 pounds, repayable eleven ol : . . ou steamship Guayane, arriving here_ to-day from Bordeaux, reported the destruction of a t German 2B, deste which at- tempted to sink her off the coast of, France. Confirming the story of the Capt. Rousellet said the submarine fired three shots at the vessel, The gunner tired two and the second one was seen to hit the submarine (squarely, and she collapsed and disappeared. SLACKERS OFFER BIG SUMS For Returned Soldiers' Buttons--Dis- 3 covery at Ottawa. Otfawa, Feb. 19.--Offered tempt- ing sums of money by slackers in Hull and Ottawa, it is alleged that some returned soldiers have resorted to selling. their "returned soldier buttons" to raise ready money. Within the past few weeks, it is al- leged, that several soldiers who have received their dischargé have sold their buttons in Hull. ' Fearing othe application of con- scription, many eligibles for active service are said to be offering from $200 upwards for "returned men's buttons, and in some cases, it is stated, their offers have been readily accepted by owners of buttons. Under the federal law it is a ser- ious offence for a soldier to sell or transfer his. overseas button. The penalty for anyone found guilty of this offence is three years in prison without the option of a.fine. a ai The Supply of Coal. Gananoque, Feb. 19.--There has been so much said about the short- age of coal, that there is an inclin- ation amok some to become panic- ers, the on hand abundant. But the supply 'on hand here is not suffici 'to stand a will be To Ask Fog Power. . the Whig) w Feb. 19.-- President Wilson may appear before the Con- gress and ask for blanket power to act on his own initiative at any time in the German issues. W. H. Benson is the hew chairman 'ot the Picton Board of Education. | IMMENSE NUMBER OF SMALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | Total Number in Britain More i Than Double Those for German Bonds. ¢ HUN CAMPAIGN ON SEA FAILS Is Fen Shot by. Fifi; er Cet. . AMOUNT OF TON TONNAGE SUNK THE 3 { > a London,. Feb. 19.--The best ex- perts agree that the victory loan was a huge success, but estimates vary greatly up to a thousand million pounds sterling "new money," which] is the Stock Exchange's speculative guess. An astonishing feature been the success -of war loan Pr ficates, 15% shillings each, which be- came one pound in five years, Nev before has greater enthusiasm --_ aroused in every provincial centre, 3 Y VG especially among the working classeés. HAS DWINDL ™ nt RING It is thought possible the total PAST TEN DAYS. number of subscribers will reach five | --_-- A 4 loan in Germany, al- | thoug the minimum British sub-| scription has been 15% shillings, | the Pirates' Campaign. while the minimum German was 1| New York, Feb. 13 --Germans' shilling. Evidence of gold hoarding submarine campaign is fallig about iy ign brought was the Quant. 55 per cent. short of the "million oes and Danka by wonkimamban aq 1078 8 month which was--in German women. Seven and pounds in| | gileuations --to win the war by starv- gold was paid in small amounts at ing England of supplies. For the Onfield, a busy munition centre, | rirst sixteen days of February the The Japanese Government has | total tonnage supk by the submar- given splendid support to the loan by| ines and mines is only 231,732 tons, heavy purchasgs in the London mar- land the losses of recent days have ket of Japanese bonds for siuking|peen on a far'smaller scale than this | of the last | 'During the Second Four Days of fund purposes. Since the beginping! e : oy total would indicate. Here is how Bf the year Ean lesiing Jap the campaign has .dwindled, the fig- 3 5 3 X + MAK-| rag bet arrange n four-day ing a total of £9, 615,880 since the i og wrrenged | ' outbreak of the war for sinking fund | February 1:4 36 34 148 purposes, thus releasing funds for! February 5-8 Bo 105.061 investment in the British war loan | February 9-12 aaa 48,5564 - -- | February 13-16 .. 21 - 43,669 # S SCHOOL AND FARM ro Shi total w oe atures) FOR NORTH COUNTRY | 7,435, making A total of 112 ships; > tonnage, 239,217: 100 Acres of Land Secured by| Washington is informed that afli- Government at New | davits filed by the captain and crew of the American ship Lyman M. Liskeard. Law with the American consul at ------------ Rome indicate they beieved the Toronto, Feb. 19 Northern On- | submarine which sank their ship was tario is to have a new demonstration i manned and commanded by Ger farm. Hon G. Howard Ferguson, co- | IMans. operating with the Department of | This is important, as the submar- Agriculture, has completed final | ine itself has been considered Aus- plans for a hundred acre farm at] trian, thus making probable a sever- New Liskeard, and work will bes erance of relations with Vienna, If 1 started upon the farm buildings ear- | the crew was German, the situation ly in the _spring. In connection | With Austria ay become become less tense. with 'the farm, the Government will | ' Hed establish and operate an agricultural] high &chool and give the students], WAR BULLETINS. practical training in the agricultural | * TLE : problems of the northlands | Greece - again threatens + ---------------- | # treac hery. Grave situation in + ph "= eaRk { 4 Athens, bb GAINS FOR "DRY" FORCES | ¥ ok + a es BP es ; | yerman losses for January # Several More Places Vote Against } + were 77,000-mom; > Licenses, | ie 1 ' + Cornwall, Feb, 19--The "no 1i-| # Potatoes very scarce in Bit + cense" forces made big gains in St.| + ain, and people are dissatisfied Lawrence' County on the other side| + with the food controller, +» of the river. Massena went against * saloon, store and hotel licenses by | % The British steamer Iolo, 3,- # a small margin, 1% 9.3 tons, has been sunk 3 Louisville voted dry on all four # + questions: Norfolk. went against BA PA Sa prdobdeliddedod b licenses in any shape, as did Brasher, | ree ee whilg Potsdam and Canton went dry | . O'Leary Keeps the Holl. on-all except druggists' licenses;! Chicago, Feb. 19. --Jim O'Leary, Gouverneur, Waddington, 'Madrid, stakeholder of $650,000 presidential Colton, Russell, Depeyster, Morris-| elettion bets, which he has been town, Hammond went dry qn all | holding since October, refuses to pay propositions. | over any bets until inauguration day. The fight was a hard one in every! There will be about $16,000 interest town, the advocates of both. sides! accrued on the deposit by March 4 making great efforts to get out all the votes. The 'dry', supporters are! elated. over their vi:tory and hope soon to wipe out what yet remains wet Miss Geraldine Currie, Smith's Falls, nurse-in-training in the Brock- ville General Hospital, has been ac | epted, i ey me | "DAILY MEMORANDUM A VIOLENT ATTACK Band at Palace Rink tonight ---- | Hockey tonight at the Covered Rink Made by Count Von Reventlow Upon | 'Broiging Up Father In Politics" { Grand, ¥ 15 Ex-Ambassador Gorur, See top of page 3, right hand corner (Special. to the Whig | for for probabilities. : Amsterdam, Feb. 19. win violent | attack on former American Ambassa-| THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG dor to Germany, Gerard was made in| | Is on Sale at the Following City Stores. to-day's issue Of tlie Berlin Tages] Zeitung. Count Von Reventlow,| prime advocate of ruthlessness; was! the author of the attack. h, J The Von Reventlow article also Bucknell Neve Dabo '+ 983 Princess assailed the American correspon | College Book Store .. .. 183 Princess dents' stories sent from Berlin, and] Goulters Grocery . 200 Princess brincess & Alfred concluded: "Thank heaven Gerar- | Fromtenas. Hote] Cor. Pr ne sa & Aifre has gone." Gibson's Drug Store . Market Bquare --- | McAuley" s Book Store .... 38 Princess | McGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & Xing | McLeod's Grocery _. .. B1 Union St. W. | Medley's Drug Store .. 369 On hs | Paul's Clgar Store +» 18 Princess Prousge's Drug Store .... "312 Prigcess 308 Montresl St. | Ahern! Josep H 295 King Bt BENDER ON TRIAL. His Auto Said to Have Caused a I 5 vss ves Portsmouth Man's Death. j Southoutts Grocery + x smo Special to the Whig.) | BORN. Puilade phia, Feb. 18. "Chief: IKE the ©. apd M. Hospital, ~- "Bender, former star pitcher of the! TANBKIN IAL Ihe! Athletics, will be arraigned in police on Friday ary the 16th, 1917, to Mr, and Mrs court, to-day, following the death of Benjamin F. Lamson (nee Bess ° a. iuintyOleyarOld Mall _Who Wi SOR (TON in - wo Feb rh, run down by Bender's automobile. It A em nr pot DR 11. Kendall Seruton, & son (Kendall Wellwood). + DIED 3 RN --n Kiogston, on Feb. 19s Bue 17 ane tary widow of the late aan Burnett, aged 8 years. is not yet known whether Bender was ible for the ident FOG 1S DENSE. reap ing on 0 West uneral from her son-n-lgw's Tesi. ! ern Front, "dence, 8. A. Caverly, 57 Union #1 (Special ie the Whig.) Wiewt. Tuesday inarming " at 9 i Ber (NE am. to CII, Statiom, hence to tin, Feb. 19 --Dense fog over \Harrowsmith. | H 4 Funeral private. the western D theatre has greatly hampered fighting activities, recon- noitering operations being the oaly "The east- , front. enterprises. statement "nothing important" from t arn front and the Mabedonia: Fluffy Frills and Hues. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 19.--Onece the war is over, evening dress will no longeg be the "conventional" black. Gay colors will "be worn, purple, lavender and blue, according to lead- ing tailors here for the convention of the National Assagiation of Mer- chant Tailors, And once the "society birds" get started wearing clothes with more "snap," only one more step will be needed to get men started wearing knickerbockers, faney frills and elab- grately colored hose is also the be- The basis for the belief in gay col- ors coming is that dye will be plenti- Rul when She wag. i8 Weg. millions, or nearly double the record | The Maximum Success Was Reached Febru- ,