Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 5, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast mostly temperatures yesterday to maximum m. Minimum Sun rises .5 . Sets. 7r81 . Moon rises . Acts it make Snong Appeal peace is with Premier not to plunge Larj into squabbling chicane ies and recriminations of election Ming in actions of liberals or Senate to justify making Appeal to country during War incision of sir Lobert Borden largely due to flood of protests from own supporters free press special i tie Overn men eid and Craitic t e win of an pre action to be taken . Firms Milwaukee May hearing sought by general Samuel Pearson under the discovery statute against the Allis Chalmers company and others n connection with the alleged Manu allure of shrapnel shells for the allies Las been temporarily stayed by an order issued today by circuit judge a. Turner requiring general to show cause on May 18 Why proceedings for the examination of Otlo h. Folk president of the Allis Chalmers company should not permanently be stayed and the suit dismissed., Max Babb attorney for the corporation sail today that Pearson is a stranger is not a stockholder and has no right to inquire into the com Pany s affairs and that the company ii not permit him to do so. Or. Babb admits that certain cast Ings Are being manufactured but does not know to whom consignments Are eventually delivered. General Samuel Pearson returned to Milwaukee from Chicago this afternoon and announced that with in a few hours suits will be started against seven Illinois concerns for manufacturing munitions of War for the allies and that within thirty six hours similar action will be begun against the Bethlehem steel company. These suits said general Pearson Are the beginning of a Large number to be. Brought in nearly every state of the Union. Enemy checked on russian official report admits crossing of River by Austro germans fierce fight for Hill considerable activity All along Battle front from Niemen River to the carpathians. Petrograd May 4.-the russian War office this evening issued the Fol lowing communication the enemy threatening Libau and Mitau remained passive yesterday. Both places Are held by our troops. Near Rossien about 45 Miles Northwest of Kovno there have been Winnipeg wednesday May 5, 1915. Readjustment of British lines in front of Ypres completed War costs Britain London. May British War office tonight made Public the follow ing official the loss of ground which resulted from the unexpected use of asphyxiating gases by the enemy last week necessitated a readjustment of our line 111 which has been in Progress in the last few Days was successfully completed last night the new line runs to the West of Jour my the last 24 hours situation has. Been Normal along the whole with the exception of one attack by the enemy Northeast of 1 pres last evening. It was beaten making at Steenstra Ete. Paris May following official communication was issued this continued to Progress in Belgium in the Region of Steenstra Ete in Champagne in the Region of Beausejour the germans made three Jessive attacks but were repulsed with heavy loss. In the Argonne we have made Progress at Bagatelle. We found on the ground Many German dead left from the fighting of May 1. Further attack has enabled us o Complete our gains m the Wood of be have crossed Dunajecz. Petrograd May official communication issued this evening ernits that the Austro German forces have crossed to the right Bank of the it however that desperate fighting con Dunajecz River in Galicia. Tines. Skirmishes. C Tente Oaks All Das. The Loe Eliof Clita ens he d at win _ the constituency . Lection i is Tuo head and lion of t Resoluti association of pm. The left Bank of the Niemen North of the Bobr and Nares Rivers and on the left Bank or the Vistula Fox As the Pluck has been Peti Grad via. London. May 4.-the following official communication was issued caucasus our troops after two Days of Al Golins opened a Sheri staed offensive against turkish corps under Khali fact that picked up in expenditure for year Esti mated by Lloyd George at the Issue not in doubt no fresh taxes planned de crease in production of Beer but More spirits consumed London May one of the shortest budget speeches on record he being on his feet a Little Over an hour David Lloyd George the Chan cellar of the exchequer today gave the British Public further insight into what the War is costing the nation. The expenditure at present or. Lloyd George said was canadians again in action fight bravely associated Prius London. May reports received from Amsterdam it is claimed that the canadians have again been in action and thai on in Day last they had to their trenches. On Friday says one message the germans began an attack aided by northeasterly gales and the use of Gas Clouds. Although the canadians gallantly fought with bayonets the germans finally took Possession of their trenches but Only at the Price of very heavy losses. Six German airmen supported their artillery. Two of them were brought Down Early in the morning and a lieutenant Weber and a sol Dier aviator named Kreuz were made prisoners the whole District from Zods chore through Ypres to wisc Hale has b Een evacuated by the civil popu two Hundred More casualties Given heavy losses among fourth tenth fourteenth and fifteenth battalions pats in heavy action Long list of men with Canadian addresses maybe Given out this evening. The be t British ruler four of Crew states Cabinet discusses sinking of Gulf Light. Trawler Cruiser wag torpedoed by a German submarine off Aberdeen and four of the Crew killed the official press Bureau announced this evening. Four of the Crew wounded were picked up by a staff. Pursuit of the Defeated enemy airships and submarines in fight. Loss of Gulf Light. T i up the Issue for an election i says ill. The present the Hope of Washington May 4. President a to the North of lne we Ruquia attacked our Posi Tion on the right Bank of the Omu Lew on a somewhat wide front but were forced to Retreat in disorder by oui Are. They abandoned their dead and wounded in front of our positions. Further to the. South of the Pilica the enemy under cover of f Strong artillery fire made several attacks near Lopus Ohko the enemy s in Fantry on the 2nd approached to with in 200 paces of our trenches but Dur ins the following night our counter attack dislodged them with losses from the entrenchments which they had constructed and which we rendered useless. At certain Points the enemy at tempted to Cross the Nida River but our counter attack compelled him to evacuate the left Bank altogether. Russians attack with Bayonet. On tha Vistula near Kraken the enemy who had concentrated near our positions hurriedly and. Stubbornly threw up entrenchments but during the night of May 2-3 we at tacked them with the Bayonet and annihilated th9 to oops occupying them. We took 400 prisoners including nine officers. "in.gailicia, from the Vistula to airships Ana being hit. It returned safely. News of the Day the Wir is the Only argument is Ruti fully be urged. There no a Thor air which could have Feu the we it with the government if Thev believed that elections would brine their loss. I do not believe in. That you can be induced to make f part capital out of the most a Pallin Tilv frightful calamity that devastated the world. I know some of your difficulties and Embarrass ments but you will forgive me if i m Sav that there Are some proposals my which an honest i Raiv ought to resent As insulting to his sensibilities. It is urged upon you that the liberals Are acting they have not ceased attacking you i Poverny Keiit. To some extent that is True. But As you declined to Tell them whether or not the elections were at hand what could you have expected a lawyer must subpoena Bis wit Nesses if he thinks a trial is approaching. The guilt of the liberals was that they were preparing for an election which they thought was a proach Lri. I add that nobody has Ever yet contended that dissolution of parliament can be justified by mis pm conduct on the part of an opposition. New no Issue for election. The refusal by the Striate to con cur in ail your proposals is alleged As n reason for dissolution. The Constitution of our Senate is absurd. But you do not propose to Amend if you did and the opposition refused to agree you would have an Issue for the one to be settled in a quieter time. There is now no Issue no action of the sen ate during the last session More is comparable to its refusal to pass your naval Aid Bill. And that was not thought to be a sufficient reason for dissolution. As you would have been embarrassed then in some respects by an election the partisanship of an irresponsible Senate did not appear to be a sufficient reason for an Appeal to the turning to the personal aide or. Ewart stated that he admired the stand taken by the Premier at the close of the session but that at the Rosment he did not think of the possibility of his action being dictated by Prudential motives and that the imminence of an election had made necessary the adoption of the appearance of political rectitude. I Snail deem it one of my Chiefest Dis appointments if Early elections shall Force upon me a suspicion that not purity but party advantage Actu Ted the Appeal for Unity. The letter concludes As follows sir Robert you Well know that no British statesman would for a to rent contemplate doing that Wilson discussed briefly with his Cabinet today the Torp doing of the american Steamer Gulf Light off the Scilly islands but in the absence of a detailed report on the inc Idem no policy was formulated. To enable the German government to present any information it May have an inquiry has. Been directed to ambassador Gerard. London press comment. London May american embassy began today an i Vestiga Tion of the Torp doing of the Amer ican ship Gulf Light the London afternoon newspapers comment Only in the briefest Man Ner on the Gulf Light incident a he Westminster Gazette asks whether president Wilson make Good his words of and hold the German government to strict accountability. Statements by officers. New York May cablegram received today by the Gulf refining company owners of the Gulf Light from Raph e. Smith the Steamer s first officer asserted that the vessel was torpedoed six minutes after it had sighted the submarine. Cable dispatches from Plymouth England rioted Paul Bower second officer of t he Gulf St As saying 1 j.t1 omalliujll., Lulal the carpathians a succession of Battles developed during May 2 and. 3 been in detachments succeeded in crossing to the right Bank of the Dunajecz but our Are prevented them from advancing further than the the fighting was particular ill Des Perate in the direction of Bilecz where Tho enemy artillery poured Forth an extraordinary volume of file. In the Couise of our counter at tacks we took several Hundred owners. A confirmed the presence at this Point of German army ele who were malting their first appearance on our Carpathian front. The direction of stay m the Region of Goi Ovetta a most Acice Bat the continues. Here one Hill changed hands three times. We finally Cap tured it yesterday Mon my. During the Day we took a fish Batch of 1 200 prisoners with , and also captured three mitral lenses. At the source of the River Svitzer an enemy attempt to envelop our flank failed completely. At this Point Dies of wounds member of 106th Light infantry Winnipeg volunteers in latest casualty list. Major James Kirkcaldy of Brandon wounded is now dangerously i. 106th Winnipeg Light infantry. Died of wounds pet. Alexander Ramsey. Wounded bugler Robert Fairhurst. Corp. Thomas Bell Greenway the annual budget presented in the House of commons by David Lloyd George the Chancellor of the exchequer shows that the War is costing great Britain an enormous amount of Money the estimate year being Page 1. Eon Georgo Graham sneaking at Toronto declared that there was no need for a Federal election at present and that to hold one would be a National outrage. Page 3, under the War Revenue act the Banks of Canada have paid into the Public exchequer. A big contribution has also been made by the Trust daily and he added that if the War continued for a year great Britain s Bill would be upwards of Sterling about the debt of the country according to or. Lloyd George already had been almost doubled and stood Well Over the Mark at the Chancellor declined to predict the length of the War. He introduced no measures calling for new taxes Al though he hinted that such a step Likely would have to be taken their was Little discussion of the budget itself and the usual income tax resolutions were passed before the House adjourned. Or. Lloyd George said he was Able to report that the Revenue of the country had exceeded the estimates and that the surtax and income tax payers were sending in their Money with unusual celerity. Liquor plans May be modified. During the evening Asisten Chamberlain mentioned the proposals for increasing the taxes on Beer wines and spirits which the unionists and nationalists and several Liberal members declared their intention to oppose. Or. Lloyd George announced that he intended to Confer with brew ers and distillers and also that he it Fly s minimum discussed at secret conference on expected companies. Page 13. I. S. Ewart in an open Premier pleads with to the a pet lot of Psi jul is Lior. Ssi 4 Oslo sol Jio f the go a five minutes elapsed from the me the submarine was sighted until the was torpedoed. After confirming previous accounts of the damage to the vessel and ing the cargo was undamaged the of shape stated that the body of Cap win gunner would be sent Home on a ship carrying the american Flag. Ten ships sunk in two Days. London May the number of also we took prisoners and forced the enemy to fall Back in great disorder. Our Black sea Fleet yesterday bombarded the fortifications on the right flank of the to Chatala position and a Post on the Kara Burfus lit turks Are badly beaten. London May russians have at least exacted a partial re Venge for the. Defeat inflicted upon them in Western Galicia by the Ana trials and germans by badly beating the turks who had invaded Persia the defeat took place in a three flav Battle near the Frontier and Petrograd reports that the russians inflicted heavy losses on the Otto mans. It the Success of the Musco vites has been , military observers Dedire that Persia now of hit the Interne. Tons on the Star escaped and landed the renew of the German submarine Cam include the United states ship the norwegian ships am Schooner Balsa. To. I continued on three protests War election. Portass ministerial association passes Strong Resolution. Portage la. Prairie Man., May 4. At the monthly meeting of the port. F casualties sent out april 26. The records of the 106th regi ment show that a private named a. J. Ramsey address not was sent East with a detachment of Iso men to join the main body of this men continued in Page Fai Ewill Cost England Sterling More or according to figures presented in the commons today by Lloyd George in the course of a speech on the annual. Budget. The ultimate Issue of the War is not in asserted the Chancel Lor it is Only the duration that is the Chancellor s prediction of Vic tory cheered All parties. War Cost for full year. London May presenting the budget to the House of commons to Day the Chancellor of the exchequer David Lloyd George estimated that f the War lasted during the whole of the fiscal year great Britain b expenditure in that time would be Lloyd George said that if the War should last six months instead of a year great Britain s estimated expenditure would be duration of War much depended the Chancellor continued upon the operations of the next two or three months. Sex in few Days. London May Post prints a despatch from Rome quoting from the Messager a Rumor that Baron Sonnino minister of foreign affairs desires to attempt to Taring about mediation Between the belligerents before Italy definitely decides on intervention. Minimum demands made. Borne May minimum de mands have been transmitted to Vienna and Berlin. An answer is expected within four Days. The demands were discussed at a secret conference on sunday night at the austrian embassy the bavarian Prus Sian and austrian ministers to the Vatican participated. Berlin press comment. Berlin May newspapers of Berlin which have been leaving the italian situation severely alone today make a number of comments on the Rome report that the ministerial Council Felt it necessary that no Mem Ber of the government should leave Rome. The Kreus Zeitung Bays the announcement at first makes an alarm ing impression and As a fact the situation is critical. On the other Side it is to be considered that the Gari Baldi Celebration will be held with its presumably pro intervention address of d an Nunzid and that the decision of the Council will keep Tho ministers from attending count Ernest von Reventlow in a double leaded article in the tages Zeitung asks among other things whether Tho excited and fanatical population will be Able correctly to. Political meaning of the latest Victory in Galicia.7 to his own question he replies we Don t believe can await decision confidently. He declares that the decision of the Ottawa May another casualty list containing the names of nearly 200 mom Fern of the first Canadian do vision killed died of wounds and. Gas poisoning and suffering from Tho effects of the Gorman gases was from the militia department this morning. Heavy losses among i 10th, 14th and 15th battalions Are re corded Tho list of killed in the 14th being the most extensive in. Any one battalion list so far received As a re sult of the fierce Battles around Langemark and St. Jullen. The list or killed in the 14th Are mostly of eng Lish addresses such casualties being Given out immediately after received. It is expected a heavy list of members with Canadian addresses will prob ably be Given out tonight when confirmation of notification of next of Kin has been received by tha casualty office. That the Princess Patricia have again been in a heavy action is evidenced by the heavy list of wounded among thin which has been do ing great world in the trenches about St. Eloi. Losses among the artillery brigades Are beginning to conic in. The name of . Watt of no. 3 Field ambulance which has suffered so severely appears in. This morn Ings list. A report has been received that col Watt was Only Hulk holy wounded Headquarters. Wounded Sergt. Leonard Noble for Merly Barrow in Furness eng. First battalion. Wounded pet. John Clarke Box 473, Edmonton Alta. Pet. William Wade. Mecosta m Ich pet. Alexander Walker Grant gait out. Pet. Verne Failes bracs d avid Glenday Box 672, Chesley. Leading italian statesman is of secondary interest the main thing being that Germany and Austria Hungary Cai await the decisions of their for Mer allies Italy and Roumania with Confidence. The article concludes however the Garibaldi Celebration will show whether the King and Tho government will attend or not Saxl whether the misled people of Italy and Loumania will trample on every consideration of statesmanship and Mili tary expediency. We and our aus Tro hungarian allies leave it to our Ortmei allies to enter the ranks of our opponents and attack us they do it at their own reckoning and Dan the Tage Blatt says that the announcement that no member of the government is to leave Rome May be taken in different ways. It seems to Sprajc for. The importance of the poli tical situation of which there is no italian government prefers not to italian government prefers1 to not to Send any member to the Garibaldi Celebration. Have taken a big part in to a Iii Ujj he great War. Page 4. One. Are so much reduced that it was decl tedi to pass dividend. Page conservative nominated. R a Davidson chosen for Neepawa Federal declines. Neepawa Man., May 4.-the conservative convention to nominate a candidate for the newly formed fed eral Riding of Neepawa was held int opera House Here this afternoon and was attended by a Large number of prominent conservatives name names Al 7t 4 Trwin of Gladstone. H. R. Int messes Yulip Ujj received the nomination. Hon. Arthur Meighen addressed the convention at length and went into he different phases of Tho political situation in Canada at the present time chiefly the allegations against he government in connection with the Purchase of military supplies. The convention closed shortly after 5 o clock. The Yuan one from the Princess Patricia regi thl names of seventeen Western men outside of Winnipeg appear in the lists As wounded and one 01 these is from Staey Manitoba. It is expected that there will be a very heavy list of Western casualties arrive tonight these Are being held Back until relatives can be notified by private wire. The list expected tonight is composed largely of Cana Dian addresses pet j. Love. Official notification came on Mon Day to mrs. Love 387 Mountain ave. That her son j. Love of the 79tr Cameron highlanders 16th battalion continued on Pago and or. Davidson Litt lie a. L. It w Wiperts gave various predictions As to the duration of the War but the bes of them could not Tell How would last the operations of the summer alone could give the government a dependable opinion. The first eight months of War Cost net he said. The Cost has been progressive greater during the second four months than the first like period. The new taxes one of the most important announcements made by the Chancellor was that no fresh taxes were now contemplated. In this connection he called attention to what he characterized the wonderful buoyancy of the income tax and the super tax the actual yield being or an increase of nearly Over the estimates. He said that the in come tax would be renewed in its present form with a slight modification hut warned the House that if the War were prolonged it would be his duty to consider in what other form the general Community could provide funds to enable the country to carry on the War. As a result of the year s operations the Chancellor said the National debt was now Revenue for year. Lloyd George did not. Consider that the time had arrived to Frame the King s decision significant Rome May 4. The decision Kins Victor Emmanuel and ministry hot to take part in of the the ceremony of. Unveiling the Garibaldi Monument at Quarto Santa Elena is being commented upon to Day As a step of very great significance. The presence of his majesty at the unveiling had come to be regarded As virtually tantamount to a Declara Tion of War. Now the change in the King s plans is regarded As meaning that the participation of Italy in the european conflict again has been postponed. In View of the International situation the King and his ministers can not leave the capital to be present at the unveiling of the Garibaldi Monument at Quarto Santa was text of the note issued after the meeting of Cabinet yesterday. More austrian concessions. On saturday Prince von Buelow the German ambassador to Italy announced further important conces Sions from Austria. At the same time be said he feared the presence of King Victor Emmanuel at Quarto Sant Elena might bring about some Inci Dent that would Render the rupture of negotiations inevitable. London Standard May continue. London May petition for the compulsory discontinuance of the company which owns the Standard an old established newspaper of Lon Don was dismissed today. It was announced that the Standard s Finan Cial difficulties have been adjusted. Will not nominate casement. Dublin Ireland May tons show that Here is no foundation for the report that the sinn 1-Ein party will nominate sir Roger Case ment for the seat in parliament made vacant by the recent death of Joseph Chanan Walker vile ont pet. John ale x an d e r Campbell formerly broke ont pet. G. Bennett East Chat Ham out seventh battalion. Wounded pet. George Alcock 727 fourth Street new Westminster. A f pet Sigurdur Goodman. Formerly Piney Man. Pet Valentine Richartd Hicks James Road North Van Couver barring ton Els worthy 59 Menzies Street Victoria . Co. Sergt. Maj. Thomas Gould Hepburn cell Lukack. . Pet. John Watson Scott Bournemouth ens. Died of wounds corp. Gordon Ashford Mitchell Toronto. Eighth battalion. Pet. Fred Brown Hen shall. Box 54.1, Saskatoon sask. Charles Roy Hamil ton Mill Grove near Hamilton ont pet. Arthur Myron Beck Worth Chatham ont. Corp Walter William Schofield Essex x out office ont. Pet. Orton really Law rence formerly 220 fourth Avenue West Calgary Alta. Maj. James Kirkcaldy 225 seventh Street Brandon Man. Seri dangerously Iii pet. Alexander s. Kirk Wood Toronto. Tenth battalion. Sergt. Bernard s. Mathers Hull Kne. Pet Clifford High Holt nor Folk. Co. . J. Grant Kingston Hall Derby. Sing. Pet. Alexander Macrae Perth. Scotland. Pet. Stuart Mcdonald Fox Liverpool Ena. Pet. Walter Edmund Peel Norwich Norfolk. Eng. Pet. Montague Sladen Smith Surrey eng. Pet. Robert Smith Clapham London eng. Dangerously pet. Archibald Mcdonald Riverside Inverness co. . Pet. Gladstone Ewart Secord St. Catharines ont. Bugler Robert Fairhurst. 195% Alxander Avenue Winnipeg. Corp. Thomas Bell Green away 621 Atlantic Avenue Winnipeg. Continued on final policy for the year As the Char Acter of the budget must depend upon the View government whether the War probably would six months or throughout the financial year. Battling with the Revenue for the coming year the Chancellor estimated the total from All sources would reach lie said that the fixed death charge for the year would be something like Pend iture for the army would be or Accord ing whether the War lasted Sis months or a year. On this same basis the expenditure for Navy would be or he placed Loans to great Britain s allies at financial difficulties. Or. Lloyd George dealt at length with the financial difficulties involved railway Board considers safety appliances on engines in such huge operations and the comp. Ottawa May was reserved by the railway commis Sion today regarding an application by railway men s organizations for an order requiring rail Way companies to provide hand rails on cabs of locomotives and foot rests around them at the same Elevation As the running Board and hand rails on tenders of cer Tain types of locomotives. The commission decided to examine some locomotives and Reque arted is railway companies to Supply photographs of All the different kinds of locomotives. Weather report. The weather report Crom Tho Mote Oro Observatory at i. John a Collozo a at 7 ., 69.9 maximum for the 12 Houre 60.0 minimum 44.7 barometer. 29.84. Tho Canadian service Wea Tyler observation a Olkon at 7 o clock lust evening. May 4, Winnipeg 64 Clear Calvary 46 rain Edmonton 58 Clear hat 60 rain Lllan Dodona 60 Cloudy port a thur. 52 fair Prince Albert rain appello 48 fair swill current 64 talk Winnipeg. 60 Cloudy. Fah weather with much the name temperature throughout tace weal. Minimum and maximum 30-72 Victoria 48-72 Van Couver -Ki-72 Ken ooch Calgary 44-66 Edmonton 46-60 Pronco Albert 58-46 Moose jaw 325-64 Retina que Appollo 30-62 Winnipeg 4o-d4 port Art Feur 42-66 Parry sound. Tor King ton 38-58 Ottawa 56 Montreal. 42-b2 Quebec 38-20 Sty John 14-40 Halifax 34-40. Ocean steamships. Steamer arrived at from Nev York -.xi., Asp Kano new York Taon Ulua of on Cine Row now Yorac Genoa new. York ;