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VEE GPE PEPE PPE eey 14 PAGES. PAGES 18 a... a A, h YEAR 84: NO. -- KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING; BUY BONDS | $510,000 AMOUNT Work for a period of thise week. 1 TURKS DRIVEN SR LLOYD GEORGE DEFENCE ASKS | "NOW SUBSCRIBED BACK 7 MILES FACES A CRIS FOR NON-SUIT make this explanation in order to Ye df Sud ff Cai Decisive Victory Won by Allaby's Force Formation of War Council Brings Toreat As Regards (he Two Corporations Included 266 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917. RUMANIA TO FIGHT TO THE VERY END She is With the Entente Des- pite the Fall Down of Russia. Stockholm, Nov. 15.--"Rumania continues to stand shoulder to shoul- der with our fighting Allies," said the Rumanian Minister to Sweden yesterday, when told that ' reports were being spread here attributing separate peace tendencies to his country. y Victory Blasts. Buy a Victory Bond. One canvagser who went out on Wednesday had nineteen applica- tions totalling $3,000. Another team had seventy appli |cants during the day. At a meeting of the Levana So- clety at Queen's University on Wed- remove current misconceptions." fy Log Over Turks in Pasi. of Criticism ad Abus Upon Hi. I Sitr Bass Cast. A STATEMENT 18 ISSUED HE MAY BE FORCED OUT nesday afternoon it was decided that the sbclety would invest in Victory CLOSING IN ON JERUSALEM "The people, court and army are MOTHER GENERAL'S POWER united and indivisible," he continued. "There is no tinge of Bolshevikism in us, and we have no thoughts of a separate peace. A *We- are with the fighting Alies|- to the end. Our army will be ia a Bonds. WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER OF EXPENSES. ACCORDING TO * THE LATEST + WORD FROM LONDCN. BRITISH ENCAMPED WHERE JU- DAS BETRAYED THE MASTER - Samuel Jamieson, canvésser for the township of Storrington, was a - visitor at headquarters, and reported that he had $25,000 in sigh. IS LIMITED; MUST ACT HER COUNCIL, WITH The Canvassers Are Most Enthusias- Sunk by a Submarine--Destroyer and tic--$100,000 Was the Amount Subscribed on Wednesday. The half million mark in the Vie- toty Loan subseriptions of this dis- trict has been passed, and since Mon- day night the the grand total of $510,000 has 'been attained. On Wednesday no less than $100,000 were received and among them were a great many small subscriptions. UG. R. Warburton, the district or- ganiger, mentioned the fact to the Whig on Thursday morning, and sta- ted that he was very gratified at the G. R. Warburton spoke at one o'clock on Thursday to the employ- ees of the Canadian Locomotive Co. on behalf of the Victory Loan, A canvass of employees by workmen in the different shops is to be made, and it ¥s hoped that $20,000 at the very least will be raised. A local wholesaler who employs about fifteen hands has offered to go "fifty fifty" with any of his em- ployees whe wish to buy Victory Bonds instead of giving them a re- gular Christmas present. A good example to others. interest the small investors were tak- ing in the campaign. He said | think it is a res! sacrifice for many people to invest even fifty dollars in a bond, and recognize that it may re-| quire much self denfal and sacrifice on their part, Even though the bond | is a splendid investment the parting] with hard earned money by many | people ig greatly appreciated." Referring to the special edition of the Whig, which was devoted to the Victory Loan, he remarked that he was very grateful for all the assist- ance that has been given, and that through the press he desired to thank the merchants who contributed their space for the promotion of the cam- paign, introducing as they did many new and unique ideas. - "It is quite impossible for me to call personally on each one, but I do hope that they will realize that their efforts are greatly appréciated." The committee is aiming high and hope that by to-night the total of $600,000 which was the first objec- tive will be reached. The spirit of ithe canvassers is splendid and great results are expected. From now on more attention will be paid to the townships and county, and it is be- lieved that the inhabitants will give as generously as the city folk have done in the past few days. The Question of Expenses. ' The question of expenses in con- nection with the Victory War Loan having been raised, the chairman of the executive committees handed out this statement to-day: "I have been asked how the Vie. tory Loan campaign is being financed It began with a distinct understand- ing that no expense would be incur. red which codtd be avoided. The local executive committees and all the several committees whieh are op- erating under it are se their country freely. There has ' no appropriation for advertising, for rent, or for any other expenses. The city, through the mayor, has provid. ed the City Hall for the meetings wh 'have been held in it. The of Trade has offered its rooms for the meetings of the women, and the dandlord has given free of cost _the store formerly occupied by the Midland Shoe Company for the Bureau of Information, which is to be established at once. The trans- portation committee has supplied the cars which carried speakers free to meetings in the county, and the central committee in Torohto has furnished the speakers who assisted in the campaign here. The execu- tive committee, at its meeting on "Wel standing regarding fully registered There seems to be some misunder- bonds. Despite anything in the pro- spectus it has been announced that the Minister of Finance has agreed to have bonds from $50 and up fully registered. 1 Arrangements are being made for the ladies' auxiliary committee to handle some of the publicity matter | provided by the Victory Loan execu- | tive. | The womans' branch of the Vie- tory Loan committee are meeting every day at three o'clock in the Board of Trade rooms. They are greatly interested in the campaign, and will help all they can. On Sat- urday they will have a booth in Stacey's, which Bas been kindly pro- vided by the firm. All enquiries will 'be given all possible informe tion. Next week prominent quarters will be secured. dod dn ats Sh Go PETROGRAD IN FLAMES, ¢ (Canadian Press Despatch, + London, Nov, 15-----According + % to press reports from Stock- + # holm, travellers who arrived % % yesterday. evening in Hapar- % + anda, Sweden, from Finland, % % say rumors are current there # : that Petrograd is in flames, # +» FERRER RRR RRR P IP RORe FF OFFICIAL WAR L REPORTS. British. The aftérnoon report eaid: "Following upon the increased ac tivity of their artillery already noted. the Germans yesterday afternoon at- tacked the positions. held by our troops on the high ground north of Passchendaele. The attack was re- pulsed completely, "There is nothing further to re- port." + + + * + French. Paris, Nov. 14.--The War Office announcement to-pight-reads: of the Aisne, in the region of Vau- cleric, and on the right bank of the Meuse, in the sector of Apremont for- est. North of Berry<u-Ba¢ one of our patrols after an engagement this morning brought back prisoners and a machine-gun. In addition, one of our detachments entered German front-line trenches north of CorndHet, own lines. y "An enemy neroplane was brought down in serial combat in the region of Dammarie. The two aviators were made prisoner." afternoon réport said: ture of Bagdad. General ®t "Artillery actions occurred north | and after having explored the posi- Monitor Operating With British Army Torpedoed, London, Nov. in Palestine yesterday attacked the new Turkish positions and drove back the enemy a distance of seven miles, it was 'announced to-day by Major- General Maurice, chief director of military operations at the War Office. The Turkish force confronting General Allenby, the British com- mander, aas now lost half its entire effectives, General Maurice contin- ued. He said booty taken in yester- day's attack had not'yet been report- ed, but that one cavalry division, which was only a small part of the force engaged, took 1,100 prisoners, two guns and 14 machine-guns, General Maurice said tke British front in Palestiné now ran along the Wadi Surar. This position immedi- ately covers Jaffa and the railway | junction on the route to Jerusalem. Wadi Surar was the Biblical brook Kedron, which Jesus went over with his disciples into the garden he was wont to frequent, and whither he was followed by Judas and betrayed. . "The keynote of our operations in the eastern theatre," sald General enhayn"s preparations for the recap- Maude's Intest move up the Tigris succeeded in destroving the Turkish stores of ammunition piled up for this enter- pr - * "Having accomplished this, Maude ha# now fallen back to his old posi- fgn, as there is no point in prolong- ing eommuniecations to no purpose. ! sanwhile, Gen. Allenby has been striking a powerful blow on the Pal- _ The forces opposing Al- lenby have heen very roughly hand- led. They have lost half their effec- tives and must be reinforced from the aftily which von Falkenhayn has been sige at Aleppo for the Bagdad at! a "A "British destroyer and a small monitor which were operating in con- janction with the British army in Paitin have been sunk, it was of- lly announceil this evening. A to- tal of 33 men from the two vessels are missing. The text of,the state- ment announcing the losses reads: "One bf his Majesty's destroyers and a small monitor have been sunk by an enemy submarine while co-opera- - | ting with the army in Palestine, Sev- en men are missing from the destroy- er and 26 from the monitor." 'OMEOKED THE GERMANS They Have Been Seeking to Cross Over the Piave \ River. (Canadian. Press Despatch.) = , + Nov. 15.--The "Italians have defeated the renewed efforts of the Germans to cross the Plave river. Those of the enemy who forced a orossing 'at' two points on the pre. vious days ave being held in check, the War Office announced toddy. Déespatoh.) reat enthusiasm oc feeling marked Wed- 's 'sitting of the ties. Prof Orlando, in his first speech , namely, that the situation The Premier spoke feeling- "the r rendered 13.--British forces Maurice, "is the defeat of von Falk-| IN THEIR ADVANCE mier, struck the key note of for. acts rather than for |the JUSTICE BH Who #8 presiding action in the City Hal According to'a D on Italian (Canadisy Pre Berlin, Nov. 15. German troops on th if northern Maly aré south: from Fonze to-day's official. 'ed along the lower F Bon em intain front cing to the 4 EVEN IF OLD HINDENBURG DOES WANT THE RIDGE, Canadian Guns: Avs - Blasting the Foe's-<On to tie Ridge the Cane adisns Stormed Their Way 'in Re- markable Series of Battles. . (Canadian Press Despatch.) Canadian Headquarters in France, Nov. 15--Hindenburg has failed. The boasted attack which was to have swept our troops off Passchendaele Ridge was launched late yesterday afternoon. From Vindictive Crossroads to Vo- cation Farm the enemy advanced in force, only to'be met by the terrific fire of our artillery, causing him heavy - losses every step of the ad- vance. Those of the enemy wio sur- vived our barrage were caught by rifle and machine gun fire and re- pulsed along the Mne by our infan- try. As he has failed to blast our men out of the position, so the enemy has {fafled to drive them out. Canada is | secure on'the ridge. Our troops have been daily strengthening the forward line, while our guns have been ad- vancing to new positions. Prepared for yesterday's attack, our artillery and infantry co-operated in the decisive defeat of picked fight- ing troops of the Central Empires. Our Guns Blasting Foe's; \ Behind us are Mosselmarkt, Meet- cheele, Bellevue "Crest farm, lone mounds of concrete that were enemy pill-boxes, = blasted trees, mud and devastation. Enemy shells are blast- ing Passche le, our guns are blasti our men are toil- ing the 4 won their way through the valley of the shadow, that is the salient to the ha Even the London Times Says That His Weakness is to Think Out His Plans to Their Logical Conclusion, London, Nov. 15.--Premier Lloyd George explained to the House of WConumons to-day that the inter-allied {Council, the establishment of which was arranged for at the recent con- ference of British, French and Ital ian representatives would have no ex- ecutlv® power. He said final deci siofl In regard to matters of strategy and the distribution and movement of armies would rest with the sev- eral Governments of the allies. The mew Council, he said, would be charged with the duty of survey- ing continuously the field of opera- tions as 4 whole in the light of in- formation derived from all the Gov- ordinating plans and making plans of its own, if necessary, for the better conduct of the war, Facing a Crisis, ted Press déspatch from London da- ted Tuesday says: . Premier Lloyd George on his re- turn from his trip to consult and hearten Great Britain's ally, Italy, finds himself faced by the sharpest crisis of his career -as Prime Minis: ter. The crisis is one which may quite possibly result in a. vote of want of confidence by the Parlia-] ment," would be followed automa- tically by his resignation. No action taken by any British Government 'since the beginning of the war has caused such a mael- strom of criticism, speculation and symptoms of uneasiness as the an nouncement of the formation of an international war council composed of Cabinet Minister of Great Bri- tain, France and Italy, with a mili- tary . committeee representing the three nations, which latter is to be in constant session af Versailles. The ques being asked are whe- ther it will bring ' 'effective 'con- trol of the campaign, and particu- larly how far the new military trin- ity will supersede or overlap the man- agement of British operations by the general staff of the army. EE "KX Press." During the past twenty-four hours the Premier has had what in Burope is called ia ie The com- ments on act! range from vio- lent attacks by the Morning Post and the; Olobs, th questioning and critical comment. Even the Times, which is credited with being the chief ipstru- ment in the overthrow of the As- quith Goverment th Lloyd George's interest, said that "his 'weakness is a failure to think out his plans to their logical conclusion," which may be regarded as a considerable way of saying the Premier is prone to leap before he looks. The Globe, which 'recently has been edited by 1. J. -Maxse, a prominent publiciet, best known the editor of the Na- tional Review, calls the Premier a "dangerous demagogue," and terms the dew arrangement is the strongest language printed by English newspapers since the poli- tical truce was declared at the be- ginning of the war. Will Not Result fn Ca predict that the sto criticism levelled at Lioyd George @ result of his Paris speech and New York, Nov, 15.--An Associa-| 4 arate peace. mans, and the rest of the Allies, MOTOR TO CHURCH A CRIME dians, Accused in London. London, Nov, 15.--Major-General motor had hired the car to go to church. of household business. Only a cle went to church as a bus- iness matter, ernments and staffs, and alse of co-| ed $ ony ONE BRITISH * STEAMER IS SUNK. » -- # (Canadian Press Des) ey London, Nov. 15.--Only one # British merchant vessel of over % 1,600 tons was sunk by a sub- + maring last week, This is the # lowest since the beginning of : Germany's campaign. + FHLB ERE REMMI ROP ELD Sey EMPLOYE DESERTER Says He Has Made Up Mind Not to Be a Soldier... Ottawa, Nov. 15.--Harold Morris, aged thirty-one, an employe of the terior Department, 8 the first resi- dent of the Capital to be charged with unla! desertion under the 'Military Service Act. Ho appeared in the Police Court yesterday in a non-penitent mood, and was remand- ed a week, "I am not available for the army "' he said when arrested, 'because I have decided in my own mind that 1 will not fight." MARLBOROUGHS TOGETHER. Announcement Oreates Interdst in v Social Circles, London, Nov, 15.--The Graphic prints the following: '"The Duke of Marlborough is forty-six _ to-day. heim Palace." and Duchess, who was formerly Con- been separated " for with their father, this announcement cles. ------------ ---------- Canadian Casualties. - Killed in action--Lieut. R. Cor gast, Cornwall; P. Leonay, boro, Burt, Arnprior; Yarker; G. W. Gemmill, Pakenham. T. B. Covert, Enterprise P. L. Thiebot, Odessa; A. McNaugh ton, Cobden; W. P. Banks, Smith's Falls; A. E, Thompson, W.'H. Murray, Brockville roy, 'Wil Wounded Peterboro; y TO. Wounded 5. A. Williams, Deser- onto; T. Dam 1, very dangerous and even critical pq- sition if the Petrograd Soviet man- Ages t0 secure an armistice or sep- in that event we shall have to bear the brunt of an attack by millions of Austrians and Ger- But we shall fight on, and if we go down it will be with the flag flying, fighting for liberty, just as Amenica Major-General Lipsett, of the Cana- LipsBtt was summoned for using a to mestrictions, He The police urged it" was not a matter Judgment was reserv- PPE eerste Lands Department Branch of the In- Both he and his Duchess are at Blen- In view of the fact that the Duke suelo Vanderbilt of New York, have a number of 'years, the children spending part of the time with their mother and part is causing great interest in social eir- bett, Brockville; Lieut. F, T. Peader- Peter Died of wounds--W, Brown, Pem- broke; W. L. Yates, Berryton; 8. R.|' E. B, Galbraith, 3M. Mont- wn. and gassed--J, J. Mur- Letters Passed Between Father Mea and the Archbishop----Chief of Po- lice Bailie Made a Statement Re- garding the Case. The conclusion of the court pro- ceeding on Wednesday will be found on pages 12 and 13, vs. Archbishop Spratt, et al, was re« sumed on Thursday morning, W, N. Tilley, counsel for the plaintiff, fin- ished reading the sworn evidence of Sister Gabriel, taken under oath, by a commission at Moosejaw, Sask. After this evidence was put in, Father Mea was recalled to the stand. Witness produced the canons of the Catholic church, showing the rules and regulations governing the church and its institutions, and ex- plained some points therein to Lally McCarthy, counsel for the defence. Fat Mea mlso presented the statutes of the National Couneil of Quebec, Mr, McCarthy said he did not want anything presented which did mot have a bearing on this case. Father Mea pointed out that these statutes had a bearing on the case, as they stated that no Sister could be taken out of a diocese without the consent of the Archbishop. Father Mea read over some of the regulations contained in the authori ties he presented. ness said that the Mother General was invested with power, but must act with her Couneil. Witness was asked when he had posted the fifst document of Sister Basil sent to Rome. Witness said it was posted on Sept. 13th. 1916. Counsel Took Objection, Mr. McCarthy objected to Father Mea reading from a printed doou- ment. The judge sustained the ob- jection and then Father Mea made a verbal explanation, The Archbishop 'was called, he sald, the first superior of the diocesan institute, having to a certain extent absolute authority. Mir, Tilley put in as exhibits the letters of Father Mea to Archbishop Spratt, written the 14th of February last ,and the Archbishop's reply. Fa- ther Mea's letter informed the Arch- bishop about Bister Gabriel af Belle- ville giving Sister Basil no work and instructing the other sisters to have no intercourse with her; it also told of the assault made upon Father Men asked the intervenes and enable lve a peaceful life. The 's reply, dat April, stated that he was that Father Mulhall, bad for Sister Basil's needs in so required. ~ : TFather Med stated In reply to this that he meade an imvestigation end found that nothing had been done. On 28th May, 1917, the Arch bishop wrote Father Mea admonish When the case of Sister Mary Basil oo" In answer to Mr, McCarthy, Wits ...