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The Wingham Advance, 1912-10-17, Page 74 06 IT 'Mar M “01. 0.1.40 01.3100MAW4.1,M VIP 0104.011.1 4000101.4111004IIRW, 1,0--rrrx, EUROPE LOOKS FOR GENE AL BALKAN WAR Powers Have Given Up Hopes of Peace, Ultimatum Looked for To -morrow. Turks Have Attacked a Servian Town- - Montenegrins Continue to Win. Londen, Cet, 14. ---The feeling regard- - these are repesied to have lot 300 kill- ing the Balkan situation is decidedly ed and wounded (luring the battle, while the Montenegrin caeualties totalled 100. pessimistic. It was shown on the Stock MINISTERS 11,11ADY TO LEAVE Eveliange Saturday, where there were Constantinople, Oct. 14. --The Bulgar- sherp declinee which amounted almost to ian, Servian ana Greek Ministers here a panic. British Consols reached the have received instructions from their /meet point in historygovernmente to be ready to leave no The Bulgarian army, according to soon as they receive notrfication from their respective eapitale. despatches from Sofia, svill be fully mo- The rupture of diplomatic relaticnie bilized by Oct. 15, and the Servian army, between the three Balkan Statee and Belgrade adviees say, by Oct. 19. the Ottonian Empire is awaited hourly. WITH SWORDS ON TABLE, GREEK NOTE IS ULTIMATUM. "When the power e meet to review the London, Oct. 14. --The Greek note. Balkan situation," deelaree J. L. Garvin, to Turkey demanding the release of the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, the eonfiecated Greek vessels, is in the shrewd prophets are convinced that nature of an ultimatum, which official it eircles here, think ita is certain Turkey will be with thetr sword on the table. will promptly refuse to comply with. It Trains of gunpowder connect the Balkan therefore means immediate war. theatre of war with distant maga- sines, the explosion of which would There is no doubt that Turkey knew 'rack the map of Europe with yawning fissures." Mr. Garvin's metaphors do not exag- gerate the gravity of the European sit- uation as viewedby the beet informed observers in Loudon. It was ascertained to -day that if Aus- tria and Russia beeome involved in a war over the Balkan peninsula, England would do nothing beyond the limits of diplomacy. A prominent meniber Parliament said: `Auetria. might occupy Salonika and Russia Constantinoplq, thus smashing England'e Mediterranean policy into bit S without England's dreaming of going to war." SERVIA AND BULGARIA REPLY. Sofia, Oct. 14. -The Bulgarian and Ser- vian Governments presented notes to the Turkish, Austrian and Russian envoys last evening. The note to Turkey is stated to declare the neceesity of decen- tralizing the administration of the vila- yete, the appointment of Christian gov- ernors, the establishment of an elective counclistand proportional representation of the various nationalitiee in the Par- liament of Constantinople. The Governments, failing to get a sat- isfactory answer, will issue an ultima- tum October 15. The reply to Russia and Austria in regard to the peace suggestions of the powers and the proposals about reforms by Turkey courteously remarks that one of the most important clauses in their note is obscure, and asks for an explana- tion. within a short time. Jt it nder- etood that the ateence of. any precise mention of the guaranteee, for the car- rying out of the reforms is the point in question. The reply ie moderately word- ed and explains the delay in anewering by the neceseity of an exehangn of views. by the allies. :MONTENEGRIN'S SUCCESSES. Cetinje, Oet. 11.-A deepatch receiv- ed here from Podgoritza stated that the. Montenegries have inyeeted Tuzi, and thet ,i. town ie now .entirely cut off from Scutari. The taking of Tuzi followed the capture of Shiptehenik fort on Thursday. The Turke retreated from their position to Tuzi, but as the cap- tured forts commanded Tnzi. the fall oi the latter Nvasi not unexpected. The fall of Tuzi inarl,s the .conelnsion of four days' fielning by the division of the Montenegrin. army whieh took the more easterly couree towards Scutari. The four days have seen an uninterrupted advance by the Montenegrin-, although they have met with deeperate resistance all the way. Aloykovatz is already in the hands of the other Montenegrin army, and Tarakasch i urrouaded. The. Turks are oecupying a eries of blockhouses, and the Montenegrinare taking these one after another. Reports. that the 'Turks have abandoned Taraleaech and aro retreating to Scutari have been re- ceived here. Further reporte are that the Montenagein army is pressing the garrison at Scutari, and that the Turks have taken refuge behind their inner- most line nr. defenete. It ii not consid- ered probable that the garrieon ant hold out until refinforeemente arrive. WOMEN FOR THE FRONT. Constantinople, Oen 14. ---The Govern- ment is requisitioning the horse e owned by foreign residente, except the diplo- matic representative. The various em- bassies have entered a protest, and have notified the Porte that compensation would be claimed. Several Turkish wo- men are going to the front to attend the wounded. Thus thie will be the be- ginning of a new era for the sex, MONTENEGRIN'S LOSSES HEAVY. Podgoritza, Montenegro, Oct. 14. --The Montenegro troops occupied another position still eloeer to the town of Gusinye yesterday, aceording to tho of- ficial report of General 'Vukotiteb, the commander of that division of the Mon- tenegrin army. The Tprks, s,ays General Vukoteh, who offered a etubborn resistance, sus- tained heavy losse.s, both in killei and wounded. . The Montenegrins als-ai occupied yes- terday two other Turkish positions commanding Gusinye. During the fight- ing they captured four machine guns, many rifles and a large quantity of am- ninnition. The Montenegrin easeeltiee (since the outbrenk of hostilitiee totalled up yes- torday mormng to '256 killed and over 4/rik 900 wounded. TURKS AXPACK SERVfAIN7 TOWN. Belpeade, ervia, Oet. 14.---A body Of Turkish troops crossed the Serviau fron- tier at Rietovatz, near Vranya, at five o'clock thie morning, and attaeked the Servian getrrieon there, according- to an kyfficial despatch from the Servian gen- eral in wetland. righting was still in progreee when the message was do - patched. 400 KILLED IN ONE FIGHT. the seizure .of ships before the breaking out of hostilities was an act of war, and according to the most reliable in- formation from Constantinople, the Ot- toman Government intenaed this action to be provocative. • LOOK FOR GENERAL WAR. London, Oct. 14.-A general war in the Balkans cannot be delayed lintels longer, in the opinion of authoritative cireles here. Great Britain is trying to maintain an impartial and neutral position. The Liberals have drifted far from the late William E. Gladstone'o policy of sup- porting the Macedonian ehreetiane against the "unspeakable Turks" at all costs. The Times and other newspapers eeneure Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd -George for eho:wine par- tisauship in his speech on Saturday, in which he expressed the hope that the result of the war would extend the area of good government. BALKAN STATE' DEMANDS. Paris, Oct. 14.-A synopsis of the re- ply of the Balkan Governments to the representations of the powers is given to -day in a senti-official note. After thanking the powers for their interest in the reforms demanded in European Turkey, the reply declares that the re- peated promises given 'by Turkey in connection with the reforms have re- mained a •dead letter. The situation of the Christians in Macedonia has become intolerable, it continues, and therefore the Balkan States believe it to be. their duty tt., ask the Ottoman Government indirectly to tnake the solemn engage- ments contained in the note attacbed by the allies. In this nate they ask Turkey to grant, without delay, the following reforms, and to promise to apply them within six months, with the assistance of the great powers and. the Balkan States: "Tle division of the Provinces Of Europ an Turkey into ethical circon- seriptious. "The nominatine of Bulgariaus or Swiss Christian Governor'-. "The equality of echools of whatever faith. . "The emselity of representation in the Turkieb Parliament. The admisison of .Christians into every branoll of a,dminietration of the empinn. "The formation of Christian military divisions!' These are reforms the Balkan States demand tshould he put into execution by a commission of Christians, and Mus- sulmans. limier the auepicee of re/we- t:eat:an-es of the powers. The enumer- ation of the refarms is pre.eeded by a 'demand that Turkey demobilize her rmy. SERVIA WILL FIGHT. Berlin, Oct. 14. -The Servian GOvern- ment to -day issued t proclamation in which it states that the Turkish attack on Serria shows that the Ottoman Gov- ernment jc fnot thinking of reforms, ac- cording to a special deepatch from Bel - evade. Sonia. according to the procla- matiom accepts the struggle and will defend herself. A battalion of Turkish regulars Was engaged in the attack on Risteretten where large stores of muni- tions of war have been aesembled. London, ()et. 34. The .Montenegrin troops lost 11-4-i killed nee wounded in their attnek Ofl the town of Byelopolyc, ift the Sanjakof, tteeording to official ik" pOrt of the battle reepived by the Mon- tenegrin Coneol-Ceneral here. The Turi,„-- ish troupe, who fled :Ater the b.tttle to Siettitze, are NAVE to hove AllrfPl'ed a4 th,ey ()l1(1(41 a 4tnbi)Iall IP. siStatee for a leeg time The report also cotifirine heavy fight- ing 'by the 11Ioutenegrie crane; under teeeeral Vartinovitelt. It says that hie Idealise guard enconetered i bOdy Of Turkieh troope from 'rctrelzoeeh, end 4.4-410. CLOSURE AGREED British House to Cut Home Rule Debate. srAll ird the 'CIO er 'ceder on haviag been for- neely a member ggf the National Liberal !Or aml keeping hie membeiship until lepg after home rule had. been intro. deed. Mr. Chtunhill wound up with remerk about thoet. who talked about revolution being prepared for the "guile Thie evoked torronte of ehers from the eeitiition majurity. Mr. Law's amennosent Wan rejeeted by iote el'. :323 to 212, The debate on Mr. Aequith's motiou wags then adjourned un- til - TWO DROWNED Tried to Change Seats in Boat. (Hainittou, Ont., Despatch.) sad drowning aceident that cut off the livee of two young men aceurred yceterday about 6.20 p.m., when Charles Smith, 17 Tockett street, and (leorge Forbes, S7 Catharine street, lot their lives trolling about two hundred serde northwest of the Donald \villa - ming bathe in the bay. Both young men. Were about twenty-nine years of age, and were great pals. They often went out on. the bay together, and as usual applied at Aekew'e boathouse for a row- boat. They secured the boat about 5 o'elock, and rowed away. They did not go far, however, but trolled liot a great dietauce out from the shore, where the water ie about twenty-five feet deep. Not far away from the young men Captain John- Campbell, of the Re H. Y. C., was in a large sailboat, and the first intimation that he had that the men were in difficulty was when he. heard their frantic Screams for help. Ile clid not see the boat opect. The captain lost no time in ehipping hie oars alla making for the unfortuaate men in a small rowboat. He pereeived Forbes swimming in the water, but befere he could reach him the swimaner sank. from sight. In the ineantime Smith was struggling to obtain a firm hold. on the boat, and Captain Campbell inade his beet efforts to reach him in time. He pulled up to the boat, and just as he reached out to help the young man, the latter let go his grip and. sank, never to rise again. The captain in making a frantic grasp almost lost his balance, end he secured the hat that Smith wae wearing. He waited around to see if either of the bodice would rise again, and when neither did, he rowed to Aekew'e hoathouee and the police were notified, and. grappling operations were immedi- ately commenced. Conetables literritt and McBeth were detailed to grapple, but were not Erne- vessful. Several .young men who .gath- ered aleo secured some hooke, and about 8 ohnoele the body of Forbes wee, recov- ered. It was taken to the morgue at the City Ifer,pital, and it Was not for Some time tnat the body was identified. 1)1.. D. P. Kappele, who happened to be at the hospital, viewed the romaine, and identified the body as that of Forbes. An hour later Smith'; body seas recovered and was aleo taken to the morgue at the City lioepital. Wheu the young men rented the boat they also rented a trolling spoon, and seid that they were going out to troll lor pike. Smith, who eeeured the boat about 5 o'eloek, ate his dinner at home. his father aeked him to go out in a launeh with him in the afternoon. He refused, however, stating that he was going out with Forbes, and when the body was reeovered the inther wao 1 hese to identify his eon. 3-0\ • TO STOP RED TAPE Trying to Simplify Customs Entry at Windsor. \\Incisor, Oet. 14. ---The rapidly grow - lug importance of Windsor as a customs port of entry will, it is expected, make the appointment of a number of ad- ditional Customs officers imperative at an early date. At; a couference held recently between Oliver J. Wilcox, L P., and a deputation of members from the lo- cal Board of Trade, -the present system of making customs entriesWas thor- oughly gone over with Collector Smith, and it was decided that a more simple method should be recommended to the department at Ottawa, in order that goods brought across the river from Detroit shall not be subject to unusual delays in passing enstomii. At present it takes anywhere from one to three hours for an importer to go through the formalities called for by the latest regulations, and it is planned 6o to simplify this that duti, able goods may be removed immediately upon°their arrival, and the regular cus- toms entries made within the ensuing 24 hours, -t U. S. MUST INSURE WITNESS. London, Oct. 14. -Thomas Coupe, the eyewitness of the Rosenthal mur- der, 19 expected to sail for New York to -morrow on. hoard the Mauretania in the company of Assistant District Attorney William Deford. Coupe returned to his home in Preston to -day with the intention of Yining Mr. Deford at Liverpool to- morrow. He makes no secret of the fact that he considers his return, to New York a very dangerous under- taking. According to his agreement with the District Attorney, Coope re- turns to New York with his expenses paid and his life insured for $10,- 000. The State will bear the cost. These were the terms he exacted be- fore he would consent to go back and testify at the Becker trial. His return passage to England will also be furnished by the State. London, Oct. 14. --The Government's propoeale for applying cloikure on the home rule bill while it i& on third read- ing were called up in the House of Com- mons to -night in accordance with the notice given last Monday. The propos- ale provide for 25 daye' discussion of the bill during the committee stage, five clays for the report stage, -and two days for the thira reading or paesage. Premier Asouith stated that the Gov- ernment did not intend to withdraw any of the provisions of the bill after it had been presented, but were willing to ac- cept any suggestions by which it would be improved or made more workable. It was imperative, however, that closure shoplel be resorted to in order to defeat the obvious intention of the opponente of the bill to resort to mere wakeful consumption of time. Boner Law, leader of the Opposition, moved an amendment to the Govern- ment's proposnle, the uninutte effeet of which would be the refusal of the House to sanction closure. 11,Tr. Law, in introducing his amend- ment, emphasized the contention that home rule had not been submitted to the electorate. He declared that a see- tic)n uf the Liberal press conceded that title ought to •lie done, and eala that when tho (lovernment'is Own FUM101`terS tinned against them the mune was up and the Government knew it. A wordy war between lkfr. ‘Vinsion Churehill. who explained the peovieione of the Home Role 13i11 at the meetiug in 1e1 :t some time ago, awl ieir Edward Camel, the leader of the Opposition to the bill in Victor, WaS one Of the liveliest iinideute of the debate. Sir Edward Carson made a veiled nliesboi to Abe Cburehill having ehang- partiee, weereneon the latter twit- • COILS TIGHTEN AROUND BEVER ``Bricigei' Webber's Darn - aging Testimony. BACKS ROSE'S STORY Of Callous Speech of Police Lieutenant, Nev York Oa, 1.\ ---Jack Rose told his whole titary on the. witness stand on Saturday, and the defenee Ailed to catch hira in a lie. He made a ter. rible witness against Lieut. Becker, lite climax of probably the most re- markable and eonerent eonfeesion of crime ever heard in thee courts was Rose's recital of what he. wore were Becker's own words when rdie lieuten- ant, coming from the Westf47th etrect station to meet him and Webber at Sixth avenue and. Forty -Second. street, meide this reply to Rose's question ae to whether or not he had seen the body: "It was a pleaeing sight to me to look and see that squealing gambler there, and if it WaS not for the presence of the District Attorney, I would have reached down and cut hie tongue out as a warn- ing to future squealers." BECKER DID NOT QUAIL, It is the simple truth that nearly every inan and woman in the covert room shuddered. Rose had epoken in a quiet. absolutely expreesionlese tone, :which in- teneified the dreadful accusation he was making before justice and jury. Lieu', Becker did not blanch of quail. But he was visibly exerting tremendous self.- contrpl. - Hie jaw set like a rock. You could see the muscles stiffen. Sweat Strealned from his face. One hand grip- ip?dhoi8f the other the table in lop.t The direct examination of Rose bv .Assistant District Attorney Prank Mos a gave the Staten; Atar witness an opportunity to volunteer a narrative grim and sordid, and horrid, and which was scarcely ever lightened by a touch of real humanity. It was 0 story of grafters and of thieves; a tale of treachery, robbery and murderers. The principal characters of his story were men outside the law. A SELF-POSSESSED WITNESS. Utterly self-poseessed, grave at all tunes, as calm as if telling a story to Mende in a gambling parlor, never ex- cited or flurried or taken back; defer- ential to .justice and counsel; wholly without visible emotion --Rose talked for upwards of 12 hours, never faltering., hardly pausing, The. scrutiny of 300 people did not affect him at all. The steady stare of Becker, who was seated. where he eould look the witness square in the eye, never discomposed him. He began his story with the first meeting between Herman Rosenthal and. Becker, and he carried: ie straight through to his OWn surrender at police headquar- ters. Tie put the full responsibility for the .crime upon Becker, but he did not attempt to hide hie own 'participation. Booker WaS the director. lie was -the agent. One of the main points of the story was his interview in the Tombs with big Jack Zelig. And Rose's testbnonv implied. how much the prosecution would have expected from Zelig in the way of testimony against Becker. Mr. McIntyre belabored Rose for ex- actly six hour e and fifteen minutes. Mr. Justice Goff's determination to Hu- lett with Rose in one day made it impos- One to have a recess for dinner. The court was in scission, therefore from 2.15 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. Finally, at 8.45 p.m. Mr. McIntyre tried to get an adjournment of the cross- examination. The juetice refused, and when Mr. McIntyre declined to go on, excused tile witness. Air. McIntyre char- acterized. the court's attitude as unfair, and said. that it would be .one of the grounds ls of appeal if Becker was con- oThe seesion ended nfter a hot alterca- tion between the district attorney and Mr. McIntyre, the latter intimating that the district attorney had been using im- properly ha; right of fteeecis to wit- nesses. arr. Justice Goff instructed tolilme. e,iiituiy to disregard this tiff between o MONTREALr GRAIN SHIPMENT Montreal, Oct. .14 .-Shipments of grain from the port of Montreal for the week ended Oct. 12 were: 1,166,- 562 bullet of wheat, 452,939 bliShels of oats, 43,212 eacks of flour, 54,648 bushels of barley and 4,320 sacks of meal. FOUND DEAD IN BED. St. Catharines, Oct. 14.-Samtel Zimmerman, an elderly resident of Grimsby, was found dead in his bed Saturday. Coroner Anderson investi- gated and found that his death was due to heart failure, and no inquest was neeessary, Calgary, Alta. -Twenty -rive per cent. of Alberta's seventy million bushel grain crop is threshed, ttecord- hits' to the loot officials of the United Varmere of Alberta. This condition is mouthin advance of last season. NOwerk N. J. ----The Second trial of Allison M. MelParline, charged with the Murder of his Wife by poison, was (tailed to -day before Chief 3ustiee Glimritere, of the Stinrenle Curt. a -SA I env-. of the murder until after Roeenthal heel been ehot. "1 KW the bode on the eidewitlk,". letid the :trainee, after giving a detailed deseription of his movenwate on Broad, way and other streets after he had left Itis poker riming. lie net Beeker after the murder on eene street. Bear his pok- er rooms, with .rack. Rose and deck 5111. 4.".1 congratulate you ;leek- a good el'ite. tov. got the number of the ma- " 'Never inintld eald Beeker, I'll take ear() of yoa and the others.' The witness further etated that lid heard Becker egy at that time: "I juet (ltoseutlial), laying there in the polite station, and I'd like to have as a warning for 'future squealeref " taken my knife and cut hie tongue out Becker seid," the witnese cans tinuen, "I passed the Cad i11.' about 1.- 30 in iv nmehine and told the ehauf- four to go slow, so that if 1 SaW that ---- Rosenthal up against the wall there I eould have taken a shot at bin." After Bridgey had corroborated Rose's story as to paying Min $1,000 to get the murder vino' out of town, the witnese was turned over to the defence. MARCH ON LONDON 11......./..••••••••••••• ..•••••• A Suffravette Army Starts Tramp From Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Oct, 13.--A smal army of suffragettes ser out yesterday front this city to mareh to London, where they in- tend to present; tt petition to Premier Asquith. They are under the leadership of Mrs. de Foutblanque, who will make the jotuney On horseack at the head of her forces. it is believed the march will toke nbeut six wake, those partici- pating expecting to cover abott. 10 miles _.(e.l'I• tYevery stopping-plitee on the wily meetings will be held and vigorone sun frees: propaganda St ill mark the course of the army. A spevial uniform is worn by the mareltere. Expenses, which are expeeted to roach for each marcher $7 a week, ere Stipplied tO the rank and file who cannot afford to Make the trip on their own resourees. Requests have been sent to leen branehes of the movement :none the way to endeavor to errenge bospitality for the women, but where this cannot be dorm hotels and iiii't WIlI be patronized, as it is too late in the year for camp- ing out. New York, Oct, 14. ---With 1 view io eorroborating, and stronelhening the tes- timony of "Bald dftek" Rose, the yrose- ention this morning called "Breigey" Webber to the eland whew the trial of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was resumed. before Justies Goff. Rose has testified that it was at Webber's ;earn- bling establishment that the gunmen met juet before the murder. "Bridgey" eaid that IiiS real name WfIS LoulS, and admitted that he was a gam- bler. He had known Herman Rosenthal for fifteen years, he said, and Jack Rose for the same time. Becker he had known for two years. "Did you ever have any conservation with Becker about Rosenthal?" with liarry Vatic»: and Jack Rose, the latter part of June, at 12Ith street nre.1 711t avenue." "Beeker eaid: "The ----- is trying to do me in every way. He's trying to see Waldo, the commissioner, and now heat going to get to Whitmenl That luts got to be stopped.' Beeker said. lie hes got to be croaked before he gets hitman.' "I eaid: 'Charley, that's a pretty dangerous thing to do, to intirder man.' `Thett'e all right,' eaid Beeker, quos got to be stopped.'" "Ilridgey" told of a subsequent meet- ing with lieeker at the 'Union Square Hotel. "'What aro you doing about that Rosenthal Becker eald to me. 'Ile's do nig me; he's got to be eroakedd I said: 'Charley, he ie 14t be takea The witnees gtheu told of theetiug Rost. and telling bins of Becker'e insist- ence that "the job" be done. Webber then began a deseription o the bleep. tion of the inverter plot. lie said thet Iloilo bad ogre( rI to get the four gun. men together at his poker roome 011 the 15th of July. "Lefty" Lovit,, Ti el Boee, Barry Ion Gyp the Blood, Sam Schepps teed eppeereil on the semi, Bridges' sit in. "Piety neren if I knew where Posen. thal was." Webber testified. "T put mil hat on and WOrit lo thc, MalOpOle saW IlW4,011:11 there. T (.einve Thiele to plaee and eitid: 'llantentlial is in the Metropole.' Then they all got up but Ruse otel went out. Teetnered there for five M11111104 alld then wont out." Bridget- eald he WO.4 nnt td the illt2.0.110 LATE SIR CHARLES MOSS, SIR OIAS. MOSS' FUNERAL. Toronto, Oct. 14. -The remains of the late Chief Justice :arose were laid. to rest this afternoon. M the family plot in St. James' Cemetery. There was choral ser- vice at St. James Cathedral at 3 o'clock, with the full surpliced choir, under the direetion of Dr. Albert Ham, and Ven. Archdeacon Cody and Rev. Canon Plum- tre were the -official clergymen. There was a large representation of members of the bench and bar in attendance'as well as many of those prominent infin- modal and political circles in the Pro- vince of Ontario. The pall -bearers were Mr. Justice Garrow, Mr. Justice Mc- Laren, Mr. Justice Meredith and Mr. justice Magee, associates of the late Chief Justice, lied Chancellor Boyd, Sir William Mulock, Mr. Justice Osier, Sir Alan Aylesworth, Dr. N. W. iToyleit and Mr. Z. A. Lash. PAID TRIBUTE TO GEN, BROCK Great Gathering. Satwiclay at Queenston Heights. ROUSING SPEECHES In Honor of Defender of Canadian Liberty. Queeneton, Ont., Oct. 13. -Repre- sentative military officers, citizen, clergymen, statesmen and Indians gathered here to -day irrespective of creed or party for the common object of commemorating the splendid vic- tory of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock one hundred years ago in the historic Battle of Queenston Heights, which immortelized his mune and saved (Ip - per Canada from the invaders from th.e South. Standing bareheaded at the base of the magnificent column erected to his memory on the summit of the Heights, prominent Canadians in terms as simple as they were elo- quentrecounted the history of that famous battle and of the general whose indomitable courage is placed before the school children of the Do- minion as an example of noble and self-sacrificing manhood. They told of how in the face of almost certain. LLOYD -GEORGE IS PESSIMISTIC. London, Oct. 13, -The British Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, in an address to -night said: 'The prospect seems to be that in a very short thee the eastern hori- eon will be ablaze. We may express two hopes ----that the area of confla- gration will be limited, and that, whatever may be the ISSUe of the con- flict between the combatants, one re- sult will ensue: that the boundaries of freedom and good government will be extended." The British Red Cross Society is Preparing to send large contingents to the front. PX.44, 4!ViOnteit „ Or. James L. Hughes added hie share I.) the t.;encral _expreesma of patriothim. and defended the eadel Inmenlont. am eorry that so ni.kay Plin:titet's are oppoieel to our cadet work," he said. "We are training boy* up and teown soma - ley, not to fight unless they are needed, but to be ready if the oesaeion arises." INDIANS WERE Q1 TEN T. Chief Smith, of the Six N8tt0Ur3 itt- (litit', Brantford, delivere.1 an eddreeeo, whieh in the opinion of many of theen preeeut wee the feature of the whole gathering. "My pleasure at being preeeut on this oeeasion le not altogether unalloyed," he said, after an expre:sion of loyalty. "It was not the duty of my people to take part in the war, but they made a mistake that was juetifiable, as strong inducements were offered them to take ;sidle:. If it, bad not been for the bravery of the Six Nations the British flag would not be flying here to -day. We have never had a historian to record the brave deeds of the Six Nations, a.nd history dove not do ne "One of the inducements offered the Six Nations wae self-government, but after the passage of the Britieh 'North America Act this promiee was entirely forgotten. We to-dey are just as ready to defend out country as were our fore- father, If Canada is to do her duty towards us she sbould paee an act that would at least make lin equal to the foreigners who ciente into the coun- try. We are the aborigineces of this country, end we should be represented on the floor of the Houee of Commons, or at least have equal privileges in the matter of franchise with the foreiencro." When Chief Smith concluded has ad - dues he was cheered to the echo. War- rior Fred Laft also addressed the gath- ering, Rev. Canon Mannalr; representing the U. E. Loyalists, read patriotic VercieS by Mrs. Charlotte Leigh and Fane Sewell. Others wile spoke were W. -at German, M. P., J. A. nfeedonell and C. R. McCul- lough of -the Canadian Club. Music was &applied by the pipers of the Forty- eigbth duringethe firing Highlandere, and a dirge was irheendleCrinegd" e o n teuiPtolenf; Lor ceremony. death that small force of British regu- lars, Canadian leilitiamen and In- dians, under Brock and Lieutenant- Colonel John Macdonnell, after hav- ing been once repulsed gained pos- session of the battery on the hill and turned defeat into a glorious victory eivslmt. icb. will forever occupy a place of honor in the annals of British hero - The day was just such a one as that upon which Brock died, and when the guns of the St. Catharines Field Bat- tery boomed forth over the battlefield, the salute to ethe dead general, fill- ing the air with smoke and the smell of powder, but little imagination was needed to recall the historic morning of October 13, 1812. The scene was one that will long be remembered by those who were pres- ent, Just to the right of the monu- ment were the speakers and official representatives of the various patrio- tic societies on a small platform upon which were chairs and a table. Be- hind the speakers was a silken. ban- ner bearing the Cross of St. George, and on the montuuent itself were the many beautiful wreaths and floral tributes from various organizations. In a semi -circle around the monument were the spectators, of whom there were some 1,500, while detachments of the Royal Canadian Regiment, of Stanley Barracks, the 48th Highland- ers, the Queen's Own, the 10th Royal Grenadiers, the Ridley College Cadets, the Missisauga Horse and other units formed the outer edge of the half - circle. Over all the Union Jack float- ed proudly in the breeze. A UNIQUE GATHERING. GERMANY'S SUBMARINE FLEET. Berlin, Oct. 13. -The secret of Ger- many's snbmarine flotilla is out. Until now nothiog has been allowed to be made public as to its strength, but an authoritative stateMent Just issued says that it consists of six- teen bootie of which fifteen are in COMMISSI011, While the new naval pro- gramme adopted this year contem- plates ultimatety a fleet of 72 sub - mat Ines. SF.RVIANS REPULSED TURKS • papeeeie, eel-% el, oet. 11.--1. liftable; went on through the deo along tile feoetier. ihe rei.orte eanuon firing could le• berril thd \neon% oninie fro1zt the diootigot .1 Pdatevetz and V'ite- g(),,LII• A deoget it from the frontier 4:11,4 1110 1101 411101'01e] in l'111111.:11;!' i1410 'Turkish attack. The gathering was in many re- spectts a unique one. It consisted or all classes of people, including school children, hoary headed veterans, whose fathers or graiedfathers had participated in the struggle, and a party of 67 Six Nations Indians from Brantford, all wearing small flags or other decorations. An effort was made to discover some aeacendant of Brock's, but it was found that there was no blood relation living in CAA- ada. A. Claude Macdonell, John A. Macdonell, McLean Macdonnell, and Dr. Dame, of Toronto, all great grand -nephews of Lieut. -Col. John niacdonnell, were present, however. Mrs. Birdsall and Miss Mary Clarice, of Niagara, both direct descendants of Laura ,Secord, whose fame Is sec- ond only to that of Brock, were also present. The delegations from To- ronto and Hamilton numbered up- wards of 1,000. Dr; G. Sterling Ryer- son, of Toronto, president of the United Empire Loyalists' .Association, occupied the chair. A feature of the ceremony was the presentation of a magnificent floral tribute in the -form'of the Cross of St. George from the Guernsey Society, Guernsey Island, where General Brock was born. A committee from the so- ciety was present, and the flowers were placed on the cenotaph which. marks the spot where Brock fell, by Mr. S. L. Burney, whose father was a lieutenant under Brock,. and into whose arms he fell when stricken with the fatal bullet. THE OPENING CEREMONY. The ceremony opened with an address by Dr. Ryereon, who referred to the. oecaeion as one of national and in eoinfe reepecte international importance. "It is not 0 pean of victory we sing, but a requiem," he. said. "We are not here to glorify war, nor is our object to exult ''over our brave but defeated adversary. Rather it is an occasion when Oanathans elmulhl give praiee to God that He raised un brave men who were willing and able L o' fight for their King and country in order that they might enjoy civil and religious liberty under the British flag." Ile paid tribute to the gallant French- Canadians, whose deede of valor and en- durance equalled the best, to the hardy Highlanders of Glengarry who rallied to the' flag under the Macdonells, and to the valiant Indians who, under ehiefe Tecumeeh and Brant, played a promineut pest in the war, Brock was singled out, ho said, became he was a emu of.loyalty, energy, and administrative ability, and becattee be poesessed the power to in- epire in other e his own qualities of patriotiem and self-sacrifice. PATRIOTIC .A.DDRESSEksh Mr. A. Claude Mandonell delivered a patriotic address, dealing with thc life and. deeds of Brook, and referred to. the Indians whoee bravery WaS o coa- spicuons. Hon. Dr. Pyne, Minieter of Edwation, described General Brock as a man of vision, a diplomat and .ene the world'greatest soldiers. He tlaid flint the Iinion Ettk wile on that day flying over every school in the province, (Ina that he wile doing all in his power to ittenleate into the min& of the?. chil- (tree a great love of ootuare. uolonel George T. Denleon deeeribed 4111 ci,f1 sav(ahil.rie;let11121,1:iturin: with sl!tly:istirealnyd .x.rolae;1.10itti. patriotism the fente of tile great hero Tinvfiship, the suddenly beeame hjL, It, is eltiblren of t:he country should be in- epired with a patriotiem that wontl load that tht. deg may haVeb0(,40 1,1111 to emulate his eonduct. He al015')from rabee, and .its leeti.,0 temarked on the 'majesty of the moue- - to .OttleVa f.r analyeis. he tl ed. He would make. no armletry for the in love, arid then she's miserable. isr7r ebee;per.....till men ,whieb dreeribed. ;Md.?. Of , Save Were of the and "The 41".1111u. the GRAFT CHARGE Marconi Monopoly Discuss- ed in British Commons. Vrr•ff LOOKS GOOD FOR TORONTO Hydro Commission Mahes Reduction of Rates. TABLE OF PRICES Reductions General in the Niagara Peninsula, Toronto despatch: IIon. Adam Beek yesterday announced a new schedate of rates, to be eharged the municipalities using ltydro-electric power in the Nia- gara district at the beginning of the next fieeal year, Nov. 1, .Reductions ap- plying pretty generally to all the moan cipalities being provided. with energy from generatione at Niagara will be made to an extent that will 'surprise even the most sanguine of the Hydro- eleetric simportere. The new and old rates are as fol- lows; Present New Rate. Rates. Toronto a , „ $18.10 $16.50 London 28.00 27.00 Guelph , 25.00 2.3.50 Stratford.. , . , 32.00 St. Thomas 32.00 32.00 Seaforth... 41.00 41.00 Mitehell 38.00 38.00 32.00 Tillsonburg, , „ .„ 28.00 32.00 32.00 27.00 Woodstock... 26.00 24.00 Norwich... 30.00 «30.00 Braila „. .. 25.00 24.00 Beaehville ...... . 33.89 32.00 Waterloo... ... 26.00 25.00 New Hamburg.. . 32.0Q 32.00 1 Baden.. „ 37.00 37.00 Preston., „ 25.00 Ilespeler.., 20.00 25.00 Galt. . 25.00 24.00 23X3.0 St. Mary'e... 38.00 35.00 Dundee... , 17.00 16.00 Hamilton...,.. 17.00 16.50 Waterdown... . , 37.50 30.00 Port Credit 36.79 32.00 Weston... ... .. 30.00 30.00 Brampton . , 29.00 29.00 Mimic() . 30.74 30.00 The City of Toronto will get a re- duction of $1.60 per horsepewer, bring- ing the contract price charged by the Provincial Commission down to 816.50 per horsepower, and within a little over 'a year's trial bringing Hon. Adam Beek's early assertion that Toronto should receive power for $14 a horsepow- er per year within easy range of mater- ialization. Out of twenty-eix other municipali- ties there are only ten that are not Scheduled for a rate reduction, and these may come in for. reduction la ter in the year, if their consumption or power increases sufficiently. The largest reductions in power price have been made in the cases of Water - down and Port Credit, where the pow- er consumption has inereased away be- yond the first estimate. WILL HAVE A ammus. In addition to being able to make these liberal reductions in rates, the Hydro -electric Power Commission will have a surplus of $50,000 at the end of the present, year, October 31, after paying the cost of power, the cost of :maintenance and the full interest to the Government of $100,000 on the loan for the year. There ie every probability :of this prosperous state of affairs continuing and even wrr. venirBeck explained io explained that the Commission's purpose in not levying sinkinefund until 1914 Was to en- able the municipalities still coming in to make contracts with the comms - ion on equal terms with those origin ally making contracts, GO that they will not be at a disadvantage of being taxed foraeThbekp revisiona3mienotfs.rates for all munici- palities in the Niagara dietriet was made after a conference with Mr. P. W. Ellis, chairman of the Toronto Hydro- electric Commission. Mr. Ellie as.ked, in VieW of the increnee in power taken by the city above the original estimate of 10,000 horeepower, what would be the probable cost of power next year. The commission decided to fix the rate to the city, beginning November 1, at $16.- 50. The former rate of $18.10 was based on the contract quantity of 10,000 horsepower used till the first of the fiscal year. Toronto is now taking .13,000 horsepower, and the charge of $16.50 is ample to meet all the city's obligations. LOAD NOW 29,000. Since the inauguration of the Pro- vincial Hydro -electric system the 1.oa.d has jumped from 10,000. horsepower to 29,000, and. it is estimated that on November 1 this will be 30,000 horsepower. It ie on thie eetimatethat the new rates are based. London, Oct. 14.-A heated debate on the British Government'e contract with the Marconi Wireless Company for the establishment of an Imperial wireless service took place to -day in the Howie of Commons. Attorney -General Sir Rufus Isaacs, Pestmaeter-reenerat Herbert T4. Samuel, end Chancellor of the Exchequer David. Lloyd -George denied emphatically that they had profited by -the Government's contract with Marconi. Several newspapers had. demanded an investigation, and had. strongly hinted that corruption underlay the remarkable rise in the price of :Mar- coni Shares from 15s to ;e9 before the public knew :of the agreement. Several members of Parliament at- tacked the Government for making a contract without giving r.gther wireless systems a chance to tender for it. A committee ha e been appointed to inveetigate the matter. 4 "BOBS" TO VISIT US Great Soldier Will Tour Canada Next Year, Ottawa, Oct. 14. -Colonel the Hon. Siam Hughes, on returning, tuts an- nounced that Earl Roberts, accompanied by Lady Roberts, Lady Evelht Roberts and Lady Mary Roberts, will visit Can- ada next year. Lord Roberts visited .Eastern Canada at the time of the Que- bec Tercentenary, and the 1913 visit will take the venerable field marshal across the Dominion to the Pacific Coast. Lieutenant -General the Earl of Dun- donald, formerly gener.AI officer com- manding the Canadian militia, who 80 aroused the displeasure of Hon. Sydney :Fisher, aleo will be a visitor to Canada in 1013. Lord. Dundonald, who has nev- er lost his deep interest in Canada, will renew old acquaintances, Colonel Hughes officially confirms the announcement that General Sir Ian Hamilton, inspeetor-general of the over- sea forces, will pay a visit of inspection to Canada next 3ear, CANADIAN APPLES FOR AFRICA. Halifax. despatch: The steamer 'Mel- ville, of the Eider-Dempeter line, failed to -night for Cape Town with a cargo of 13,000 barrels and cases of apples. Thi is the off-eeason for apples in South Africa, and this cargo of Nova Scotia fruit is expected to be in good time for the Christmas trade. Besides Novi ,Scotia, applee, the Melville has a lot of Ontario fruit. The export from Halifan so far hags been limited to one cargo per year. The Melville is taking a lot of prize livct etock from Ontario, eome of it for the Cape Colony Government. assea BOYS CAUSED ACCIDENT. St. Thomas despatch: Three Iedian led, Archie Wileon, Sam Wreckman and Bruce Delithey, have confessed to plae- ing a spike ou the M ,C. Ft. near Mun- cey, causing the derailment of a, gaso- line car last Tuesday, when Roadraaster Hickey wni ijnrcd. They foetid the spike in a burned tie and placed it be- tween the MI6 of two rails. Detective Heerion, of the M. C. R., will report the fat e to Crown Attorney MeKillop, of Middlesex. The boys are all ender nine year of age. *4-4. NO PEACE YET Paris, Oet. 13. -The Temps eaye the time limit within whieh Turkey must accept the peace terms offered, by Italy will expire on Tuesday, It is believed in offisial circles that Turkey will refuse to accede to the terms, as their accept - once on the eve of A Balkan war would demoraliee the ariny. MAY BE RABIES. Call despatelt: Ali a boy named, Wilson was plaeine with a dog on the farm ei ifeeh Rutherferd, Nerth intinfrien LABOR LOSES LONG FIGHT. Hartford, Ct., Oct. 14.- Averdiet for $80,000 and costs was awarded for the plaintifi's, 11 D. Loewe & Co.'of Danbury, a,gainst members of the United Hatters Union of North Am- erica in the United States district court to -night. Under the Sherman anti-trust law this will be trebled, malting the total amount $240,000. BANK'S CROP ESTIMATES. and Systematic examination of crop con- ditions in Western Canada, estimates the h weat yield at 106,000,000 bushels. oats, V.:4,.930,000 bushels' barley, 49,200,006 bush- WR,01)1),000. llank of Commerce, after an exhaustive els' flax, le,e00,e(i) bushels. the producers is estimated by the bank at Winnipeg, Man., Oct. n. -The Canadian 'Phe tot al value of the grain crops to •• - *-4.4 i . 1. " -- CALGARY IS STONE BROKE, Calgary, Alta., Oct. 12. -Unless the eitY secures another loan ofone Million dol- lars on unpledged by-laws, as recom- mended by the Fiscal Committee of the City Oauntil to -day, all public work 18et4t be abandoned for the season. A. similar loan of $107300,0114 was made by tho ow recently from the ,Ilank of Montreal. OLD-TIME PRINTER DEAD, Toronto, Oet. 1.1. --In tho death ofJohn IT. liamelen on Sunday there par:sell sway me Of the begiAllOW11 tigneee in . Toronto. For the paet twelve yieere liii hod been the nuesengor of the Board of 1411;;11.1n.aitifi(.1111:ottlitit;nli): ipriri,i1..ttt:r. )tha t w ts a well-- 1 i' Now Havet, Conn. -Several per- Eono were injured,one at least very teriously, .when a naesenger train Ibound from Aneenia, to Now ila,ven. Over the Derby branch Of the N. Y., New Tievet .& Hartford, It, R., ran I Into eume freleItt ear A roar Allington title 'Atoning,