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HOLING STILL MAINTAINS
GERMANY WILL WIN THE WAR
Chancellor in Reichstag Speech Says Allies
Cannot Break German Lines.
Rehashes the Old Lies About Britain Being
the Cause of it AIL
Berlin Cable., via London —Ger-
Many will persevere until victory is
ners, the Reichstag was told yester-
day by Cbancenor von Bethmann,
according to tne full teat of
his speech, which was published here
to -day. The Chancellor declared that
thie year's harvest had made Ger-
mansee position much more secure
I!! than was the case last year.
In nis attack upon Great Britain he
declared that that country was above
all Germany's "most egotistical, fier-
cest and most obstinate enemy,"
"A German statesman," he said,
"who would, hesitate to use every
available instrument of battle that
Would really shorten this war—such a
statesman should be hanged," The
Chancellor declared his contempt for
those circulating reports that all Ger-
many's means of fighting were not be-
ing employed to the fullest extent. He
added that in order to disappoint the
enemy, "who is on the watch for ev-
ery breach of our inner determine -
tion," he would not give details.
"When in August, 1914," he went
on, "we had to draw the sword, we
knew we had to protect our hearths
and homes against a mighty and al-
most overwhelming coalition. Ardent,
and until then unknown and often ig-
nored patriotism flamed up in all
hearts, defqing death and certain of
victory. To -day, after two years of
fightin, struggling, suffering and dy-
ing, we know more than ever before
that there is only one watchword,
namely, persevere and win. We will
win. Last year there was pusillani-
mous anxiety as to whether our food -
tuffs would suffice. They have suf-
ficed. This year's harvest makes us
much more secure than was the case
last year."
The Chancellor said that he realized'
the troubles of the people coincident
with the whr, and he shared the deep
sorrow for the fallen and mutilated,
"I bow my head," he went on, "before
the heroism with which women and
men without distinction of rank or
class bear their sacrifices, .united in
an ardent love for the Fatherland.
Still more sublime and still greater is
the defiance. of death with which • our
sons and brothers in the field with.
stand the violent assaults of the ene-
my, who, superior in numbers, are -
fighting with the utmost bravery.
World Itistory—human history L— has
never before 'seen the like."
The Chancellor declared that the
German people again had an oppor-
tunity to show• their appreciation of
the heroism of the aimy by subscrib-
ing to the new war loan. He asserted
that the nation firmly believed in the
assurance of victory, and was ready
for any sacrifice. "I know we can also
rely on the fighters behind the front,"
he said, "to give all their available
money to support the gigantic work of
our fighters in the field. With clench-
ed fists, but open hearts, we will
stand behind them, one man and one
people."
Concluding his speech, the Chan-
cellor explained: "Germany will not
be permitted to think of peace—While
her house is burning. She must first
extinguish the fire."
After the Chancellor had concluded,
the Reichstag adjourned until October
6th.
Referring to the actual conditions on
the war fronts, Chantellor von Beth-
mann-Hollweg said that the attacks
made by the Central Powers in the
southeastern theatre had frustrated
the great plan of the Entente to sever
the connection of Germany with the
Orient by the separate conquest of
Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria-Hun-
gary.
THE SAME OLD GUFF.
'On the whole, therefore," he said,
e"we see isolated successes of our en-
emies on the Somme, which cannot in-
fluence the general situation. On the
other hand, we have the successful re-
pulse of all enemy attacks, and the
frustration of the enemy's intentions
In the Balkans and the failure of his
plans. Thus the gigantic war is pro-
ceeding. The war aims of our enemies
are announced without disguise, and
can allow no misinterpretation. Their
purpose is territorial covetousness and
our destruction. They proposed to give
Constantinople to the Russians, Al-
sace-Lorraine to the French, Trentino
to the Italians and Transylvania to
the Roumanians.
"Since the tint day of the war we
have sought nothing but the defence
of our rights, our existence and our
freedom. Therefore, eve are able first
and alone to declare our readiness for
peace negotiations. I spolte on Febru-
ary 9, 1915, and repeated, e afterwards
with sufficient clearness an that sub-
ject. Does anyone dare to dernand
that we should make offers in the face
of Premier Briand's declaration that
the conclusion of peace to -day would
be a sign of Weaknese or that memory
was dead. The Entente continues the
war because it hopes to be able to at-
tain Utopian, war eines. The lust of
conquest ef our enemies is responsible
for the daily heaping Mountains of
corpses."
The Chancellor appealed to Premier
Behind to retro:tither that the last
youths of France Were perishing on
the battlefield and indignantly denied
that the German Emperor exercised
his influence over the Russian Mayer.
or to prevent the development of the
Rueeiaits in the direction of freedom.
Ile denounced Great Britain, saying
that she wanted "the booty of Asia
Minor and the German colonies:'
THE WICKED BRITISH,
"The British leave n� tioubt," he
said, "as to what thee wish to make
of Glerthany. Oar existence as a nation
L to be eruslied. tillIItarIly defenee-
less, ecenomieally critelted, bosteetted
by the world, and ediderrined to Met-
ing Sieltlitess—that Is the Germany
Which Erigland want; to Site at. her
feet. Then, when there it; no more
GOMM eetnpetillen to he fearee, Whee
n'retriee has been bled vo death, When
all her allies are financially and (eon-
oteically*dOlnk alma) at Mk for Engle nth
when the neutral Etiroientn world Meet
des
submit to every British order: every
Britieh blacklist, then, upon an im-
potent Germany, the dream of British
evcrld supremacy is to become a real-
ity,"
CANNOT BREA.K HUN LINES,
London Cable.—The Allies can-
not break through the German lines
on the Somme, Chancellor yon Beth-
mann-Holltveg told the itelehetag yes-
terday, according to an account of his
speech cabled to Reutei"s by way of
Amsterdam. The German Prime Min-
ister made a similar statement in
regard to the eastern front.
"The English and French, it Is true,"
he said, "have achieved advantages.
Our first lines have been pressed bace
some kilometres, and we have also
to deplore heavy losses in men and
material. That was Inevitable in an
offensive on such a mighty rale, But
what our enemies hoped to accom-
plish, namely, break through on a
grand scale and roll up our positions.
has not been attained, The battle of
the Somme will coet further sacrifices.
estill another trench and another vil-
lage may be lost, but they will not get
through."
.. In regard to the eastern iront.
where, the Chancellor said, the Rus-
sians -had renewed their offensive 'with
heavy attacks, he predicted the same
retult. 'Were, too, the battle is pro-
ceeding," he said, "but just as surely
shall we hold our own."
Referring to Roumania. the Chan-
cellor said that the old King of Rou-
mania had decided, "as the result of
mental excitenient eastern' he the con-
sciousness that Roumania had be-
trayed her allies"; the speaker raid
that the Entente coefidently hoped
that Roumania's entrance into the war
week' bring in its trail the tiecession
of Turkey and 13u1ga,ria.
"But Turkey awl Bulgaria were not
Roumania and Italy," he concluded.
e
TOO MUCH FOR SWISS.
But Country is Loyaly Car-
ing for Imerned.
Berne ,Switzerland, Cable,—via
Paris Cable. ---Dr. Arthur Hoffmann
Foreign Minister, and head of the
Swiss Political Department, announ-
ced to -day in Parliament that prepara-
tions had been made for all students
who are- interned prisoners of war to
attend the Swiss universities. He
said further that the question would
be gone into as to whether all stud-
ents and all juveniles, from eixteen to
nineteen years of age, who are prison-
ers of war in belligerent countries,
may become interned in Switzerland.
Owing to the further increase in the
number of sick and convalescent, Dr.
Hoffmann said, the entire work of in-
ternment was taking on greater di-
mensions and threatened to exceed the
Power of Switzerland to take care of
It,
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STRUGGLE IN
MACEDONIA
IS SEVERE
Allies Are Hampered, bat
Bulgars' Guard of Mon -
astir Weakens.
12 -DAY BATTLE
French, Russians, Serbs, At-
tack Foe From Three
Sides.
Paris Cable,—The difficulties be-
ing met with, by the Entente Allies in
Macedonia are described as enormous.
The Ostrovo Lake region is mountain-
ous and almost wholly lacking means
of communication. The hills at some
points rise from a height of 1,090 to
1,600 metres.
The Bulgarian defences ineluie eac-
cessive lines of deep trenches at the
entrance to every defile, Protected by
a system of barbed wire defencee, with
numerous batteries perfectly conceal-
ed. Consequently it is neeeseary to
take the positions by flank move.
merits.
The Serbians are on the offensive on
the right, while the French and Rus-
sians are pressing forward in the con'
tre and on the left. It is from this re-
gion that the Allies are moving on.
Monestir. The Bulgarianare endea-
voring in every way to arrest thens,
but are reported to be failing at almost
all points. An instance of their fail-
ure is the effort to recover Florina,
for which purpose they made two des-
perate attacks.
The charge that Bulgarian troops
are slaughtering wounded Serbiane is
made in an etficitel statement giVert
out by the Serbian Government
through the btrenth War Office to-
tiight. The report Sans:
"We still hold the highest auemeit of
ICalmakealan. The Bulgteriana have
massacred wounded prisoners. This
fact hes been observed by Our troops
at Haimekealan."
STILL PRESS/NCI ATTACK.
(By G, Ward PriCen
h.
On the Serbian F 4
Front, Sept. d, Via
tiondOn, SOL 29. --The general assault
of the Seiblans. French and Resident;
Agatha the 'Bulger posItione north of
Florlue la intensity and the Walther
Of troops taking part le certaluly the
Meet volluideritele aetten yet foUght
in the 1341kania SO far as can be
judged the Bulgars are strong its
infautrya but the alliee superior in
guee.
PictUre a flat graee plain sla Milea
wide and fifteen long, the westeril
side hemmed in by forbidding raoun
tains, and the other sicie by low
grassy heights, the foothills of the
higher ranges, and along the plain
belts of trees, following the Seleuleve
Itiver, beside. which the railway runs
to Mountie.. At the southern end le
red -roofed Florina, at the foot Pk
mountains, and fifteen miles up the
valley leionastir rises
The offensive is three -fold. On the
steep Kaimakealan a push is being
made to clear the Bulgars off one
shoulder of the mountain; in the cen-
tre tbe Serbs, starting from Kruso-
grad, are attacking the low grails hills
Jutting into the plain; on the left the
French and Russians are advancing
against the Bulger line by way of Po-
torak and Vrecleni.
Towards noon the Serbians carried
the first ridge the Bulgars held, but
had to wait there for the advance of
the left wing. Tile assault ot the
French across the open plain was not
delivered till 2,e(), The French bad
more than, a mile of open to cross,
flat and Unbroken as a billiard table,
beingpounded with every kind of
death. Aeross the *whole breadth six-
inch shells were pounding great holes.
Through all these agencies of destruc-
tion group after group of Frenchmen
went this afternoon with unfaltering
steadiness singular to wateh. For eolt
diers laden with ammunition and
bombs the distance was too far to
ruu, even in a series of sprints, so
they walked while the very. surface of
the ground quivered with bullets, To-
night the attack, now ten days old, is
still being pressed.
• se,
GREECE WANTS
BETTER TERMS
Haggling With Entente
Over Concessions to Join.
Meanwhile Revolution Is
Spreading .Apace.
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London ,Qa,ble,—Greece to -night
is reported haggling with the Entente
over territorial terms before taking the
final action whrch will bring her into
the war against the Central Powers.
This information is contained In a de-
spatch from Rome, which quotes the
well-informed newspaper Messagero.
It ie stated that Greece has asked the
Allies if they are still disposed to
make all the concessions promised for
Greece's co-operation at the time of
the Saloniki incident. Greece some
time since announced the annexation
of Northern Epirus, being at that
time in close touch with Germany.
This section, which is in Albania, aloe,
is believed to be aesired by Italy, and
for that reason Greece apparently is
anxious to know . just where she
stands before committing herself fin-
ally. The Allies hold the upper hand
in the situation, however, and with
Constantine face to face with war or
revolution, his action, it is believed,
cannot be long delayed.
No word has yet been received of
the action taken at the Crown Coun-
cil to -day, at which the ultimatum to
Bulgaria was to be completed. De-
spatches are anxiously awaited here.
Meanwhile the revolution is spread-
ing by leaps and bounds. Not only has
the Greek warship Hydva been seized
by the rebels and brought to join the
allied fleet in Salamis Bay, but the
Kilkis, formerly the United States bat-
tleship Idaho, also is reported to have
deserted.
• • •
THE AUTO BOOM.
U. S. Statistics Show Enor-
mous Increases.
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Washington Report.—Manufactures
of automobiles and atitomobile
parte showed an increase of 153.9 per
cent, in the five years from 1909 to
1914, Preliminary statistics of the 1914
Manufactures census, announced to-
day by Samuel L. Rogers, director of
the census, ehow the value of those
products in 1914, was $632,831,000, an
increase of $383,629,000 over 1909,
Persons engaged ia the industry
numbered 145,951, an increase of 71
per cent. over 1909. Capital invested
amounted to $407,730,000, an increaee
of 134.5 per cent. and salaries and
wages paid aggregated $139,453,000, an
increase of 139.7 per cent.
Materials cost $356,208,000, an in-
crease of 170.6 per cent., and value
added by manufacture was $276,623,-
000.
01,4
WILSON WANTS
NO HUN VOTES
Notifies Pro -Germans Such
Would Humiliate Him,
As Result of Many Insulting
Letters.
Now York Report.--,Stting to anger
by•an altalanche of inaulting and in-
sistent comMunicetIons dentareling
that the Government take certain
action fa:vorable to Geratariy, President
'Wilson, through the medium ot a tele -
ere in ad dressed to j e rem I eh A.
O'Leavy, preeldent of the so -celled
Ainerican Truth Setiety, an erganiza-
tient tanned for the impose of aiding
tbe Gentian propaganda, to -day revved
i.otiee on the hypheriatea that lie wants
no "disloyal" American to vote for
hitt, The President's Message, Whieh
Was in reply to ft telegratil front
O'Leary, accusing hint et being pro -
British, was Sent froin Long Branch,
N. j., and reads;
"Your telegram reeeiVed. I Weald
feel deeply mortified to liaVe Yott or
anybody like yOu vote ter me, Slime
non breve Wen to tunny disloyal
Arileritaits and 1 have not, I will aak
you ta Malley this me,esage tO theta."
REMORSELESS SUBMARINE WAR
RENEWAL PLANNED BY ENEMY
U. S. Ambassador Gerard is
Returning to Washington
With German Negotia-
tions.
eCopenhageu Cable. ---(New York
Times cable—The Politiken pub-
lishes an interview With a friend of
Ambassador Gerard, who says that
Mr, Gerard is going to Washington he
present most importaut negotiations
to President Wilson upon the eubmar-
ine war, about which the German
Government, intending a remorselese
enlargement of it, had negotiated
with Mr, Gerard beforehand. The sit,
uation therefore is characterized as a
most earnest one, and Mr, Gerard, the
newspaper says, preferred to have a
uersonal conference with President
Mr, Gerard's friend is quoted as say -
int; that it the Ambassador had not
been forced by these circumstances, he
never would have left Berlin, where
his position is very difficult, because
the German press is not very amicable
toward President Wilson. Mr. Gerard's
friend states, furthermore, that the
Ambassador did imposing work in
Berlin as middteman between England
and Germany.
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SWISS -HUN PACT.
Economic Negotiations Are
Satisfactorily Ended.
Berne, Switzerlaud, Cable. via
Paris Cable.—At a meeting of the
Stat Council to -day, Dr. Arthur Hoff-
man, former Minister and chief of the
political department, announced that
economic negotiations between Ger-
many and Switzerland had been com-
pleted .satisfactorily to both parties
yesterday. It was arranged, Dr.
Hoffmann said, "that each country
should supply to the other what was
was not urgently needed for home
consumption, excetp such articles as
Switzerland had bound herself not to
export."
German merehandise now detained
in Switzerland will -be handed over at
the end 'of the war without compensa-
tion. Dittekliats will be suppressed,
except as regards factories makihg
munitions and arms. -
Dr. Hoffmann said the agreement
had not yet been ratified either by
Germany or Switzerland. He con-
cluded by saying that the arrange-
ment would allow Switzerland to re-
ceive from Germany what it needs for
agriculture and,induetry.
LORD CECIL
ANALYZES
HUN SPEECH
Hollweg's Reichstag Tal ka
Rehash of Old Yarns,
Minus Belgium.
THE UOAT WAR
Lull is Only Because En-
emy's Supply of Subs.
is Short.
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London Cable, The address of
the German imperial Chancellor, Dr.
von Bethmann-Hollweg, in the
Reichstag, is more remarkable for
ehat is omitted than for what it Geld,
according to Lord Robert Cecil, Min-
ister of War Trade, who, in discuss-
ing the speech to -day, declared the
most significant fact iii connection
with the Chancellor's utterance was
his failure to mention Belgium, Lord
Robert said':
"There is a very definite change in
the tone of the speech over the prat
violet efforts of the Chancellor. The
talk of a complete German victory is
entirely absent. Another remarkable
thing was that there was not a word
about 13eigium. The significance Of
thie is probably that he was unable to
say anything about Belgium, as his
Listeners cannot be assumed to be the
whole world. and he was bound to of-
fend. a secticat of it if Belgium was
mentioned. lf Ile attempted to justify
German occupation he would offend
the best of all neutral opinion, and
eqaally he would °trend his own peo-
ele if he expressed a determination to
give up that country. -
SAME OLD TRICK.
"Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg's de-
nunciation of England, while violent.
contained nothing really now. It was
really the old trick of attempting to
eonvince our allies that we are trading
on their effortsand bleeding them
to death in the pencess, but recent
eeents on the SOMMe ought to con-
virice hire, of his error. The idea that
we want world supremacy is fan -
t aetic."
Discussing Oa-th phase of the Chan
cellar's speech, Lord Robert declared:
"You will note that in this race for
cenunereial supremacy England is the
chief opponent to be feared, ,the
United States being left Out alto-
gether."
Lord Robert continued: "Anyone
can readily see that We made no pre-
paration tor any such contest for
world supremacy.
"I note in the portion of the 'epeeth
devoted to efforts for peace that Me
name .11 used. but I cannot understand
his complaint. That GermAny was
onee ready for peace means nothing,
as naturally everybody le always
ready for peace on his own tents.
The Germans are ready, not tor petite,
but for a truee to enable them to Dre-
attre to enfoeco their own Orate on
the world. There will be no peace as
long its Germany is Content to be
retied by a Military caste."
Diectiseing the reference in the
Clattneelorni seeech to the death of
the King of Roumania. the Minister
at War Trade sant: 'Of -coarse, it Is
+ --
quite pozsible that the strain Unposed
by the war may have caused bee
death, as the king was an old man:
but it is also (mite possible that that
timer), ot the cause of death may be
baeed on Dr. von 13ethmann-Ho11weg's,
imagination."
EVERY' POSSIBLE INSTRUMENT,
Lord Robert stated that he be-
lieved the German Imperial Chancel-
lor was sincere in bis declaration that
Germany was waging war wile every
possible instrument, Continuing, he
said:
"The lull in submarine warfare is
due to a shertago M submarines, and
it is always increased when instra-
meats are at hand, The only ebange I
note is that no British passenger liner
has been sunk sine the Sussex.
"The aumber et submarine victims
has been increasing steadily in the
last three months, and our allies and
neutrals have suffered virtually as
much as we have. In June the British
lost two ships without warning; the
other elites lost one without warning
and neutrals lost five, including three
'without warning. The figures for July
show the British lost two that were
not warned and neutral countries nine.
In August the British lost one with-
out waxing; our allies one 'without
warning, and neutrals 26. To Septem-
ber 24 the British lost 5 vessels with-
out warning and neutrals 26.
"Eighty-one British lives were lost
during the period covered above. Dur-
ing August and September Norway
lost 43 ships, with a total tonnage of
47,000 tons; Sweden lost Ils Denmark
7, Holland 3, Spain 5, and Greece 0."
HUN HEAD ON
SOMME 15 WARY
Declines to Predict Outcome
of Great Drive.
Says Allies Cannot Force
Decision This Year.
(Berlin Cable.—The Berliner Tage-
blatt's special war correspondent inter-
viewed Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria, commander of the German
faces on the Somme, Tuesday. The.
Crown Prince is quoted as having said
tbat since the offensive began the
Entente allies had gained some ground,
but there could be no thought of this
decisively changing the situation.
"It is impossible to predict how
things will go hereafter," said Prince
Rupprecht. "But one thing is certain,
namely, that we have everything so
thoroughly prepared that we are able
to contemplate the situation with
equanimity, whatever -comes. The
offensive will certainly not reach an
early end.
"We can reckon upon au offensive
of great persistenee. and with heavy
ettacks, accompanten by an enormoes
expenditure of ammunitian, But we
have taken precautions. Our Artillery
have been reinforced, and likewise our
aeroplane corps, and our fliers Lave
had fine successes in the past few
days although they have had hard
fighting against increased , number -s.
Our artillery derives advantages from
the successful work of the aeroplanes,
after having been eormerly much ex-
posed to observation by hostile avia-
tors,
"Our troops have been striking with
the utmost strength, and the enemy
has found the nut too hard to crack.
Ic Is my distinct optnion that the
enemy is trying to force a decision at
this spot and during this year, and he
has; not yet succeeded. He will have
to put up with a winter campaign and
continue his fighting next year."
12,000 FROM
CANADA IN THE
CASUALTIES
Such is the Sacrifice Made
During September for
World's Liberty.
LOCAL MEN KILLED
Pte. D. Howard Henderson
and Pte. Geo. K. Fuller
On the List of 'Dead.
A foreword frone the casualty de-
partment at Ottawa this morning
6tated that the casualties sustained by
the Canadians in the German tounter-
attacks upon Coarcelstte and vicinity,
'delivered on Sept. 24, are arriving in
fairly large 'ftumbers ta Ottawa. In
the counter-attacks in question, which
were of aaprecedented violenee, it will
be recalled that the Canadians and New
Zealanders held the ground they had
gained. Canadian casualties received
derIng the present month total about
12,000. A very -large proportion of
these are wounded.
To -day's list contained the name of
Pte. D. Howard Hendereoln wlio latd
down his life on the plains of Pleaders
On or about Sept. 27. He was a son of
Mrs. C. F. Ilehderson, Duke street, and
also a brother of Major Clordoa J.
Hendereon, paynateter ot the Seth
Machine Gun Battalion. III enlisted
at EdMonton and went overseas le
April, and was drafted to the 7th Bat-
talion last June. He reetairted:with
his eorps until lie met ble ileatie,
wire, a daughter of L. Stebbins, yorm.
erly tteeociated With the Infe,ruatiotnel
learveeter Coinpany, thidl Peen, and one
child, are now residing -in (1111044a
PTE. Wal. pnititv
Mr. Path' Perry, of - the • Lekesltlie
Hotel, at the ilencii, i•etieleted wiles
frem Ottawa elite Maralagatnitouncing
that pla Viephaw, Pte, Welliain Pert
HUNS COMPLAIN BITTERLY ON
AMERICANS IN FRENCH FORCES
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bee been ofticially repartee dead of
wounds at No, 5 British rtea Cress
Hospital, Wienereux, Sept, 27* Pte.
Perry was a son ot Mr. Januset Peery,
and was about 22 yeara old. He weak
oversea e with one of the infantry bat-
ta)ione and received a gunehot wound
itt the itnee M one of the recent en-
gagemeeta of the big drive. Ito was a
flue young inan, and lu giving his life
Lot' the empire did his bit the beat he
could. Hie people have the sympathy
et all.
11. C. YOUNGSON INjURED.
Mrs. Gilbert F. Elliott, 20 Hese
street south, has recetved word that
her nephew, H. C. Youngson, was
wounded on Sept. IL While tightly%
in the main trench on tbe western
front a shell buret and he lost his
right foot. He is now in Qiieen Mary
Hospital at London, Youngeon form-
erly resided in Hamilton, but enlisted
with the. 71st at Goderich and was
transferred to the 13th Royal High-
landers after going overseas. He was
an expert bomber.
PTE. GEO. K. FULLER,
Pte. Geo, Kendal Fuller, 177 Wildon
etreet, son of Edward Fuller, Wilson
street, is reported killed. His father
received the message to -day. He was
but 19 years of age, yet enliated early
in the war with the 76th Battalion.
Prior to the war he was employed in
the office of the Aitchison Lumber
Company, Main street west. He was
a member of St. Thomas' Anglicen
Churcla and also a member of the
Ancient Order of Foresters. A bright
young lad, a real hero, his death ie
one of the many sad incidents of this
war. Other names are:
KILLED IN ACTION.
Pte. John Arthur Scholes, enlisted
at Hamilton with the local quota ot
the 19th Battalion.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Pte. Alfred Wretham, 183 Rebecca
street.
Serge H. A. McDonald, Caledonia.
WOUNDED.
Pte. J. Bosnell, enlisted at Hamil-
ton with the 36th Battalion.
Pte. Wm. P. Robinson, 24 Peter
street.
Pte. Fred Devine, 36 Charles street.
Pte. Alex. McGillivray, 127 Elgin
street,.
Pte. John Harrop, 403 Fergusan ave.
north.
Pte. Herne'"? A. Mills, 59 Harvey
street,
Pte. Jas. Purdee, Guelph,
Pte. D. Swindleta St. Catharines.
Pte. E. S. Waverly, Brantford.
Pte Ernest Parent, St. Catharines,
Pte, John, E. Cressy, Stoney Creek.
Pte. Harry J. Benallick, Guelph.
Pte. Alfred Bothwright, Caledonia.
RETURNED TO DUTY.
Capt. Robert Alex. MacFarlane, Wi-
nona.
CANADIAN HERO.
Killed Entire Machine Gun
Crew, Then Fell Himself.
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London, Cable,—Details which have
just reached London of the death In ac-
tion of Lieut. Pringle, son of the Can-
adian chaplain, show that he made it her-
oic stand before he fell a victim of it
German bullet. As his battalion was ad-
vancing toward the German trenches
Lieut. Pringle discovered a concealed
machine gun, and single-handed he charg-
ed and killed the whole crew with his
revolver. After he had accomplished
this he was instantly killed by an eneruY
bullet. Captain Chrysler and Captain
Whillians were wounded In the same ac-
tion. Lieut. Eric Donnie, son of Senator
Dennis, of Halifax, hit on the head by
shrapnel, was saved by his helmet.
A young- soldier with the same battal-
ion lost part of hie nose "6-y a shell
fragment, but refused to stop fighting,
saying he was going to get a Hun before
he. stopped. He got to the German
trenches, captured a German and march-
ed him back to a dressing station for
treatment.
HONEYMOON CITY,
Munitions and War Have
Made London That,
New York vReport.—A London
cable to the Tribune to -day says:
Munitions and war have convert-
ed London into a city of honeymoons.
First it was the khaki -clad soldier,
encouraged by the Government's pro-
mise to provide for the bride, while
he was ae-ay at the war, who caused
the increase in the marriage rate.
Then the munition worker, as pros-
perous in dollars as he had been in
pennies, decided to share his hither-
to undreamed-of wages with a life
partner.
Clerks who had yawned over mar-
riage Meuse books in the dull months
that preceded the war suddenly dis-
covered they were overWorked. Cherry
ribbons and glossy top hats appeaeed
In ever-increasing lines at the wed-
ding offices until the assistants made
a pitiful appeal to the Mayor for help.
During 1915 more than 5,800 mar-
riages were registered in the eity,
and, although the rate has decreased
somewhat tuts summer, love is gain-
ing %gain with the advent of autumn.
It is believed that 1916 will make a
record in the number of brides.
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DOWN ON DESERTERS.
Stiffer Punishment in Or-
der for Them Now.
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Ottawa, Report.—The orders in Conn-
ell have been promulgated stiffening the
taw with regard to dealing With de-
serters from the expeditiohary forces and
with regard to eeamen who refuse to
obeyordersOn ships requisitioned for
his majesty's eerviee
in the VISO Of soldiers who desert or
are absent without leatre it is provided
by any Justice of the Pettee, Police or
Stipendiary Magistrate without regard to
territorial jurisdiction, and sentenced on
conviction to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years. The produc-
tion of a service roll or Attestation pap-
er pUrpOrtIng to be signed, by the emitted,
and it written Stateroent front the Officer
COmmanding the militant' district show-
ing that the occuited was absent front
his corps, shall be deemed it sufficient
proof of desertion,
In the mad Of ships of the merchant
Marine requisitioned for war aerviee it
h, provided that any seamen who negleete
•ori 'refuses, without reasonable mune to
join lila ship or proceed to see, or joins
lit et state ef drunkenness, shall be lisme
.ta "'fawnery conviction to Imprisonment
•
.143;I:to)IkelYe4p3tat.6tio"'Wteter froth and enteeet
itt vaece of tett flower, to. It a
Mall bit Of :Alger,
Heroes Who Join Individ-
ually Said to be Violating
Neutrality in So Doing.
Berlin Cable.—avia London Cable
N.—PractIcally all the Berlin news-
papers contribute to the bitter criti
elm watch is be:rig mane of the Ano
ericans who have joined the French
army, The slows of the death in ac-
tion of Flight Lieut. ICiffen Rockwell
has precipitated a etornt of criticiinn,
The Post :says that the presence of
Rockwell and others in enemy camps
cannot be regarded as the acts of indi-
viduals, but declares that Arrierica
sends jt a own citizens to the European
theatres of war to fight Germany. The
paper says that the Rockwell incident
shows "to what a depth regard for
neutrality has sunk among our ene-
mies and in America. Such. an lin.
heard of conception of neutrality de-
serves to be labelled in the plainest
way and not to be forgotten."
The Tagliche Rundschau speaks of
the concepts ef neutrality as entirely
lost and the Kreuz Zeitung, Germania
and 13oersen Zeitung print Mather
_statements,
HEAVY FIGHT IN
TRANSMANIA
Teutons Claim Successes
Over the Allies,
But the Battle is Still in
Progress.
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London Cable.—Desperate fight
ing is in progress in Transylvania for
the possession of Hermannetadt.
Vienna claims the Teutonic) forces
have occupied the heights east and
scuiheast of the town after violent
fighting. The !settle ia this section,
however, has not yet been finished.
The fighting in the region of Rory-
nitza, on the eastern front in Russia,
appears to have come to an end. Ber-
lin and Vienna say that the Hessian
prisoners have increased to 41 officers
and 3,000 men. The forces under
Princ;e Leopold of Bavaria here also
took two cannon and 83 machine guns,
Berlin records the.repulse of a Rus -
elan advance near Goduzischki. and
Petrograd claims the deteat ,of a Ger-
man attack near Gukalov.
RUSSIAN REPORT,
Petrograd, Sept. 2:).—An official
statement issued Friday by the Rats.
elan War Department says:
"Western front; In the region of
Boruny and Krevo, southwest of
Smorgon, our aviators made a raid on
points in the rear of the enemy's
lines. Bombs were successfully drop-
ped at various places, causing explo-
sions and fires among the enemy's
stores. Bombs were also dropped on
wagons, on narrow gauge la ilwaY
stations and on motor car transports.
"During the raid an aerial fight
took place, as result of white). four Ger-
man aeroplanes were brouglit down.
Ono of our machines after a figet with
two aeroplanes of the Albatross type
fell in the enemy line. In addition
we lost a machine ef the Moran para-
sol type,
"In the neighborhood of Gulcalov,
the enemy after an intense artillery
bombardment of our trenches assumed
the offensive. Being 'net by our rifle
and machine gun fire, he retired hur-
riedly to the trenches.
"On the River Bystritza, in the
region of Bogorodchan, out scouts sur-
prised three field sentries and de-
.feated the enemy advanced posts, cap-
turing in this operation several scores
of prisoners, 20 rifles and 300 cart-
ridges.
"On the rest of the front there was
nothing of importance to report."
LA0 R DOWN
014 COMM
Toronto Report—The 'trades and
Labor Congress of Caned- does not
favor conscription, That body went
on record this morning without a, dis-
senting voice as opposing conscription
in any form, or even registration.
Resolutions were passed favoring a
commission on industrial relations,
legislation fee the protection of union
iabels, more liberal grants providing
for cheaper education in high schools
and universities, old age -pensions, bet-
ter provisions for disabled soldiers.
James Simpson scored the censor's
department for shutting off discussion
of the machinists' strike in Hamilton,
and strongly protested against the ex-
clusion from Canada of labor papers
published in England.
BRITISH LOSS
3,800 A DAY
London Speetal Cable.— British
losses in September were at the rate
of mote than 3,800 a day. The eastt-
allies on all fronts reported in .this
month were; Officers, 5,489; men,
114,110,
Heavy es wore the British losses in
September, they were lighter than
those of August, which were 127,946,
a daily average ot 4,127. In July, the
first month of the Somme Offensive,
the lecties Were about half those of
August or September, notwithstanding
the fitet that in July the Britleh
stormed the first line German de-
fences, The caeualties in that Month
were 63,675, ea that the total for the
three months of the Somme drive is
307,169.
—.
SCHOOL POR BLINt) OPENS.
Brantford, leeporti--With more nubile
In atteneancto than ever before in its his-
tory, the Official opening Of the Ontario
School fer the Blind took place here to-
day. At the present Bine the Corrtirris-
Men is working On the Matter Of instrIte.,
lion for soldiers who Are blinded in the
War. It Is probable that such instrue-
tiOn bo give,rt lit the Weal Institutlen.
SHORT ITEMS
OF THE NEWS
OF THE PAY
Lloyd George Thank it God
More Canadians Are
Coining to Fight.
TWO MEN KILLED
Fifty-three Persons Killed
by Autos in New York
in September.
Londoners contributed e2,500 for the
Seco= National.
Coal prices in Woodstock to -day go
up from $8 to e8.50 cash and 9 dentin
Port Hope has not had a single ar.
rest nor any Police Court calm in two
weeks under prohibition,
John Grange, a farmer, of Amabel
township, was killed by a train as he
was crossing the track. He was some-
what deaf.
St. Catharines Methodist churches
are celebrating this month the centen-
nial of the establishment of Metho-
dism bit that place.
Dissolution in March and an election
in April or May is the political fore-
cast in, Ottawa circles supposed to
know the Govermnent's thought.
Samuel Milburn, of Colfax, Ia., Nich
P. Kirseht, address unknown, and Oli-
ver Butler, Chathane, were killed at
Chatham by a fall from an 80 -foot
smokestack, which collapsed.
One case of infantile paralysis lane
been reported in Kitchener, and sev-
eral suspicious cases are under sur-
veillance.
The crew of the London & Port
Stanley Railway train that fatally in-
jured Earl Oliver and went on to St.
Thomas leaving him to die has leen
dismissed as a warning to others.
Canada's Customs revenue so far
this year is better than the revenue of
last year by more than fifty per cent.
The Mowat Memorial Hospital at
Kingston was taken over by the Mili-
tary Hospitals Commission.
United States Senator James P.
Clark, president pro -tempore of the
Senate, died ot Little Rock, Ark., af-
ter a brief illneas.
Thomas Jordan, aged 65, ce well-to-
do farmer, living near the village of
Kinkora, was instantly killed, when
Le fell down the cellar stairs of his
home,
Lieut. Dan Macdonell, Flying Corps,
reported missing in July, is now re -
Ported killed. His aeroplane was shot
down. He was the only surviving son
of BrigeGederal Macdonell, Canadians.
The Italian steamer Enrico Milo has
been sunk in the Mediterranean in a
collision with a French steamer. Part
of the crew of the Enrico Milo was
saved.
Speaking to the Canadian Press,
Lloyd George, Minister of War, said
the Canadians at Courcelette "were in
advance of the band. Thank GO we
have more of them coming," he added,
Capt. Robert Kilgour Shives,• of the
Royal Flying Corps, belonging to
Campbellton, N. a, was accidentally
killed by gun accident. He graduated.
from Long Branch Flying School and
was wounded in France in May.
A serious civil revolt has broken out
in Bohemia, according to an Exchange
,Telegraph despatch from Rome. Great
shortage of food is said to be the chief
cause.
Stanley Ambrose the eight-year-old
son of Wm. Reid, of Duntvich Town-
ship, died of infantile paralysis, after
a few days' illness. The family is un-
der strict quarantine.
Fifty-three persons were killed by
automobiles in the streets of New
York City during the month of Sep -
I ember, according to the report of the
National Highway Protective Society.
This is the largest number ever re-
corded in any one month.
The' Chinese Government has con-
cluded an agreement with the Sews -
Carey Company, of St. Paul, Minn.,
for the construction of more than two
thousand miles of railways. The prob-
able cost of this work will be over
$100,000,000 and construction will be-
gin inintediately.
Two dogs while 'coon hunting in
Alalahide are reported to have crawled
two miles through a fourteen -inch
drain, but got stuck in one of twelve -
inch diameter, and were finally re.
leased, apparently unharmed, by a
farmer who heard a noise under his
feet.
THE BREMEN
Again Reported in Hands of
the British.
Washington, Oct. I.—Another report of
the capture of the German merchant sub-
marine Bremen, reached official circles
here to -day from unofficial, but usually
reliable sources. According to this
account, which is given credence by some
high military officers, the 33reme0 was
seen three weeks Ago at the big 13ritish
naval station at Rosyth, on the east
coast of Scotland, having been captured
In one of the steel nets recently used
With such succesS by Groat Britain
against underwater craft.
More than 70 submarines are said to
have been taken or destroyed by the
nets,
Origin of the Name Siberia.
In 1582 Yermak, a Cossack chief-
tain, With a band of warriors "chosen
for their bravery rather than for their
Morality," set out to chastise tend Sub-
due a powerful Tartar tribe east of the
Ural Mountains, When Czar Ivan 117.
heard of it he was badly frightehed,
for he feared to stir up the fierce Tar-
tars. He frantically sent orders ter
the eepedition to return. But It was
too late. Yermak and his men had al-
ready croseed the mountain'. When
they approached the cite of Sibite the
stronghold of the Tartar chief they
found an army thirty times as 'large
as their own awaltitig there. But they
were far better equipped -with arms
and anintunitIon than wore the Tar-
tars ahd administered to theta a eresh-
ing defeat. Sibir was captured and lea
came the nueleue of the expaneloti ot
the Russian enipire in Asia, giving its
neine 1 tm."....___/).0 new eaunity—Sibbina.
Every Matt Can at least tonsole him
self with .the thought that there are
Worse felIONve in the world than he