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LONDON, Oct. 18.-Two important
announcements revealing serious dis- satisfaction in high places regarding the situation in the Balkans and on the Gallipoli peninsula were made in London to-night. i
The first and the one that will cause-
the greatest shock to the British pub- lic was the announcement that Sir lan Hamilton had been recalled as commander at the Dardanelles. Im- mediately on the heels ofthis camei an authorized statement that Sir Ed- ward Carson had resigned from the cabinet. '
That all was not going well at the Dardanelles has been admitted in of-~ iicial circles for some time. The _re- cent statement in the House of Com-, mons of the heavy losses which the British troops have suffered, coupled with an admission of the comparative- ly small gains achieved, came almost as a blow to the public. At that time Viscount Milner even suggested the withdrawal of the allied troops from Gallipoli and Lord Lansdowne stated in the House of Lords that it was im- possible for any member of the Gov- ernment to give an undertaking ei- ther that the troops would be conti- nued there or that they would be with- drawn.
The official , announcement of' Gen- eral Hamilton's recall makes no re-l ference to these matters but merely says: "General Sir Charles C. Munro has been appointed to command the Mediterranean force in succession to Sir lan-Hamilton, who ia retumlng to
arrival General Birdwood would be in command." ,
.- LONDON, Oct. 19.-Major-General Charles Carmichael Monro has been appointed to command the Darda- nelles expedition in succession to Gen- eral Sir lan Hamilton, who is return- ing to England to make a report. This announcement is made by the War Office. Pending General Monro’s ar- rival at Gallipoli, Major-General Wil- liam Riddel Birdwood will temporarily command the troops.
General Sir lan Hamilton is one of
the veteran fighters of the British army, having seen service in the Afg- han war of 1878, the Boer war of 1881, the Nile expedition, various campaigns in South Africa and the South African war in which he was chief of staff to Lord Kitchener. He is 62 years of age.
Major-General Charles Carmichael
Monro, who was born in 1860, was ap- pointed commander of an army corps last January. He entered the army in 1879 and served with distinction in South Africa in 1899-1900. Later he commanded a division of the Terri- torial forces.
Major-General William R. Birdwood
who temporarily takes command of the British forces in the Dardanelles, was wounded in battle last May on the Gallipoli front. He has a record of splendid service in the Boer war, being mentioned many times in de- spatches for heroism. In that war he suffered severe wounds.
England to report, pending Munro'sl
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A brilliant company assembled in
the Club of the Knights of Columbus last night to bid farewell to the Is- land Battery, two members of which, Lieut. Temple Macdonald and Gunner Thos. Ledwell are members of the Council of the Order.
Mr. Lawrence Smith, Principal ofi
Queen Square School and Grand Knight of the Order, presided and was supported by His . Honour the: Lieut.-Governor, His Lordship the. Bishop of Charlottetown, His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir W. W. Sullivan, His Worship the Mayor (Mr. R. I-I. Stems), Col. Peake, Captain Macdon- ald. Lieuts. Temple Macdonald and Cheverie, Rev. Dr. McMillan, Cardi-‘ san. Rev. Maurice Macdonald, Dr. Mc-L Miilan, Pte. stephen Maximum, incl retumed hero, and others. ‘ The Chairman, in a few well chos- en words welcomed the battery to tlie‘ home of the Knights of Columbus and examined the object or the gsrnering.l
Captain Laniirigan then ,read the'
following address: , .
Lieut. Temple M. McDonald,- No. 2 Siege Battery.
Dear sir and Brother,-The mem-
bers of Charlottetown Council Knights ef Coiumhuehave thought it ilttins to give expression to their feelings
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towards you at this time, when you are about to leave your Island home to fight for .the Empire.' -
While we would gladly see pence
upon all the Earth and hope that peace with honor and victory will soon be proclaimed, yet, when, the blast of war blows in our ears, peace at any price is not the motto of a true Bri- ton. In the present crisis, one must either be in favor of submitting to u foreign, hateful yoke rather than take up arms or must be willing that his country should make war on those who threaten the work that has tak- en Britain centuries to do, in build- ng up a fabric which gives to us lib- _erty and freedom, and makes for the manhood of every British subject.
This latter alternative is preferred
by you as well as by every other true Briton to-day, and being of that mind you are not standing by,~waitlng to "let George do it" but you have nobly girded on your sword to do your bit on the battle-field. Every one must do what 'be can at this time-at home if not at the front-and no doubt many who have not yet volunteered are -making arrangements to do so and will yet have a share in the honor of having done his duty in taking up arms in defence of his country.
We congratulate you on being early
in the field and feel that you will so conduct y_ourself that we shall be ever proud of you. We know that your example as a man and a Christian. will have a good effect on the boys who are going with you and that the practice of your holy religion, for which the British army has every re- spect, will be as fervent on the battle- field as at home, thus leading aright those to whom you should be a guide.
We beg of you to accept this small
token of our regard for you. I
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Dr. McMillan then handed the Lieu-
automatic Colt revolver in
Mr. Thomas J. Ledwell, _ ` No. ii Heavy slate Battery
German Sailors Disappeared From` lnterned Kronprinz Wilhelm About Time the “Yachts” Were First
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BOGOT0, Colombia, Oct. 18.-An
American yacht bound from San Fran- cisco, with the name Academy painted over the name Ethel, and carrying an unusually large crew, is being detain- ed by the Government near Buoneven- turn, a Colombia port on the Pacific under suspicious circumstances. Ac- cording to the Colombian officials, the vessel's papers are irregular. The German name of the master of the ship, it is‘asserted, has been erased from the papers and an American name substituted for it. The yacht was searched but nothing was found to indicate the mission of the crew. The vessel will be detained until her legal status has been established.
WASHINGTON. Oct.-18.- British
agents in this country recently re- ported they believed some yachts were being outfitted in Californian waters and,__onV_V_the`_” Atlantic coast, to be manned by Geriiidn crews to at- tack tank ships carrylng fuel oil from the Mexican fields for the British navy. Their report was soon follow- ed by the disappearance of the Ger- man sailors from the cruiser Kron-
plrbihz Wilhelm in a yacht from the ‘ "rfolk navy yard. A small~. yacht which was outfitted at Pensacola, Flo- rida, also was the subject of investi- gation. Another, they reported. W9-B being prepared for sen in the Gulf of California.
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OTTAWA, Oct. 17.-The following
oiiicial communication was issued to- night; by the Minister of Militia. as received by him from Canadian head- quarters in Frauce:-- _
At one point, under cover of smoke.
a party of thirty men, under Major W. R. Brown, of the 26th Battalion, Col. Mcavity, st John. commanding. av- ggmpauled by Lle\lL6Il8llLB C, Fill!- weatner, aoth Battalion. and McPhee. Canadian Engineers, left our trench to examine a crater close to the German parapet, the‘enemY was thought w be work.
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LONDO%,) Oct. 19.-Owing to the
'illness of remier Asquith and the delicate negotiations which 'are pro- ceeding between the Allies, the en- lightenment which to-day_'s meeting of the House of Commons was expected to throw on the Balkan operations, over which Sir Edward Carson is be- lieved to have resigned from the cabl- net, and on the substitution of Major- General Monro for General Sir Ian Hamilton to command in the Darda- nelles, was not forthcoming. There were more than a hundred questions in the House on orders of the day dealing chiefly with near eastern affairs, the Dardanelles and the method of raising men for the army, and while ministers answered many of them, in no case was the information which the public were anxiously awilti ing supplied. lt is generally agreed, however, that for the moment at least controversy over recruiting has been silenced, for the conscriptlonists, or a majority of them. have decided to give Lord Derby"s new scheme n fair trial and to assist him in every way to get men to increase the size of and fill the gaps in the army. it is under- stood that the voluntary system is receiving the best trial, and despite opposition throughout the country those favouring national service for all will endeavour to force its _adoption should Lord Derby fail in his efforts.
So far as the Dardanelles and the
Balkans are concerned, a good deal of the pessimism which reigned a. week ago has disappeared. It is be- lieved that, instead of any idea exist- ing of abandoning the attempt to open the Straits and the sea route to Con- stantinople, the appointment of Gen- eral Monro means a more strenuous effort and that when the right moment comes the Italian navy, if not Italian troops, will co-operate. lt is known that the forces on Gallipoli have not been weakened for the Balkan cam- paign, and while' the task is ditiicult, the majority of the British public are confident it will ultimately be accom- plished. In the Balkans Austro-Ger- man and Bulgarian armies continue to cla-im progress against the Serblans, but, except in the north, where the Serbs are being forced back in the mountains, the various reports do not go far toward clarifying the situation. The Bulgarians have cut the railway oe'tween Uskup and Nish and so it is likely that, except in the extreme south, where they have the support of Anglo-French troops landed at Salon- ikl, the Serbs are falling back to stronger natural positions. Islap and Kotchana are said to have already been evacuated. Italy, which, singu- larly enough. is still technically nt pence with Germany. has declared war on Bulgaria, and Russia is expected to follow her example almost immediate- ly. When this formality is completed it is possible that the action which 'Italy and Russia intend to take in the Balkans will be defined. The Allies have also made a new diplomatic move with respect to Greece. British and Russian ministers have delivered a note at Athens explaining that the Allies do not agree with the Greek government's interpretation of the Greeco-Serbian treaty, and notifying Premier Zaimis of their intention to land more troops at Saloniki. It is not expected, however. that anything but Allied success will have any influence with Greece or, for that matter, with Roumania. Russia is trying for this in Galicia and Volhynla. where General Ivanoff has won several local victories and is keeping the Austro-Germans busy. ‘_ ‘
Otherwise interest in the eastern
front centres in the north, where the Germans continue the attack south of Rlsa. and the Russians to the south and west of Dvlnsk. Both sides lay claim to gains. The Germans are being considerably ham ered b Brit- ish submarines in the Baltic, Nur be- sides slnking a large number of steam- ers engaged in the ore trade between Germany and Sweden, submarines are interfering with transports between German ports and the Courlgnd C039;
Cctimparative quiet prevails ln the
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John E.RedmondSa_ys a Grave Political Crisis May-Arise Any Day for Which ireland Would Bo Blameless.
LONDON, Oct. 18.--Sir Edward Car-
son, Attorney-General, has resigned from the British cabinet;
The resignation of Sir Edward Car-
son, the first open manifestation of the divergence of views known to exist among the ministers, is the re-l suit, according to an authoritative source, not because of controversy over conscription, but owing to condi- tions in near east.
Sir Edward, so far. has made no
personal explanation of his resigna- tion, but it is understood he disap- proves of the policy which is being followed in the Balkans, and in the method of conflding the whole national policy to a small “inner cabinet." ,
It is expected there will be excitingi
debates in the House of Commons this week, as severe attacks on the Govern- ment are planned by members of the House in connection with the general military policy, especially in the near east.
Sir Edward Carson, prior to the out-_
break of the war, was the leader of the movement against home rule for ire- land which, for a time, threatened civil war in the province of Ulster. At that time he was the Conservative member of parliament for Dublin University. and gained great notoriety for his speechs attacking the Government and the sympathizers of home rule and threatening, in case the King signed the Home Rule Bill, to aid in setting up a provisional government in Ulster. He was the first to sign the covenant of resistance to home rule, and led the Ulsterites in the formation of the Ulster Volunteers.
When the present coalition govern-
ment was formed last May, Sir Edward was given the portfolio of Attorney- General. Some oi’ the English news- papers expressed the view that this appointment was a mistake, in view of
his previous antagonism to the govern- men _
` The most notable cases with which
Sir Edward has had to deal since his lncumbency of the Attorney-Generab ship were the Board of Trnde's inquiry into the sinking of the Lusitanin, and the DI'00€€11il1gs before the prize court for the condemnation of American ment cargoes, which had been seized by the British government on the ground that they were destined for Germany.
Recently there has been unofficial
talk in London of Sir Edward being at odds with other members of thc ministry over conscription, the Balkan situation and the Dardaneiles expedi- tion. The Attorney-General did not attend any of the cabinet meetings held recently.
DUBLIN, Oct. 18.-Presiding at the
Nationalist convention yesterday, John E. Redmond said that a grave political crisis might arise any day. The position of the coalition govern- ment, he declared, was p|-pcm-i°u5_ It was threatened by internal and ex- ternal dangers. A conspiracy existed among men ready to sacrifice national Unity. in the face of the enemy to further their own predllections and theories. n
was taken about the city in a motor. He visited the harbour development works at Courtenay Bay and West gg John. Lady_ Borden was entertained by Mrs Hazen at the Cliff Club and by the ladies of the Daughters of the Empire.
The setherlng at the Imperial to-
"|8ht was truly a notable one. Sir Robert was in Bond voice and was heartily applauded throughout his speech. His eloquent peroratlon was received with round after round of applause.
After the meeting Sir Robert and
Lady Borden took the night train for Halifax.
The Premier expressed himself as
delighted with the very evident pros- Deritv in st Joan. He asa heard that the Maritime Provinces were the most- prosperous part of Canada, and what ho"had_ seen in this city corroborated that opinion.
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LONDON, Oct. 19.-Lord Derby,
whom the Government -has entrusted with solving the recruiting problem, addressing a mass meeting nt the Mansion House this afternoon. gave the gist of the plan with which he hopes to meet the situation. "l sug- gest," he said, “that every mon who recognizes that the state has thc right to call on his services for her protec- tion should enlist at once. All those found physically lit and wishing to join the colors at once could do so and the remainder continue at their usual vocations subject to call when ncoii- ed.” Unmarried and married men, Lord Derby explained,'would be put into their respective groups. Bache- lors would be called first and married men would be called later according to age. By such a system he point-
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uiimanageable number of recruits but a steady supply as needed by Earl Kitchener. Some one had asked the speaker, he said, \'.'hy recruiting was so urgent a necessity, to which hr; replied, “Look at the map." -
Lord Derby said tl~at a fortnight
would be allowed the men who wore culled to adjust their private affairs. lic hoped that with .1 proper response il. would be unnecessary to call the older' married men. ln any event these older would, so far as practic- able, be placed in medical and trans- port units, “This is an honest at- tempt," dcc~lni'cd Lord Derby, "to give every man :L chance to do his duty as u last effort in behalf of voluntary service. I believe yet that the volun- tary system can be made an unquali- tied success, but there is no time to lose."
cd out that there would be no suducn, `
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LONDON, Oct. 19.-Much regret is
expressed in the London morning pa- pers over the resignation of Sir Ed- ,ward Carson as attorney-general, and there is lively apprehension expressed that. it is not impossible that his giv- ing up his portfolio may be followed by other resignations.
The Times *says Sir Edword’s ac-
tion was taken on what he holds to be the fundamental question of pol- icy, and that it is understood lic is by no means alone in 'his attitude tow- nrds the conduct of the war.
According to the Daily Chronicle,
the question of conscription did not come to a head at yesterday's cabi- net meeting, as matters arising out of the Balkan situation, especially the enigmatic attitude of Greece, occupied the ministers the whole of the limo. But the Chronicle says thc conscrip- tionists have not abuiidoiicd their in- _tention to force an early decision on the question, and before the week is out there may be sensational devel- opments, unlcss wiser counsels pre- vall. The newspaper adds that mln- istcrs' resignations are freely talked about, and says the very existence of the coalition government may soon be in eo ard
i p y. Asking where an alternative gov-,
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ernment is to come from the Chroni- cle contends that even if the con- scrlptionists should succeed in form- ng an administration they would be without a majority in parliament, and have at least half the nation arrayed against them.
The Morning Post, the leading Con-
servative newspaper, says editorially:
“Sir Edward Carson resigned on
the Near Eastern question. The gov- ernment, against his strong advice and urgent counsel, allowed that ques- tion to drift, and Sir Edward Carson, who had strong convictions on what he regarded as the right policy for the country, refused to share the respon- sibility for the results of postponing or evading a. decision. We cannot quarrel with him for taking the mo- mentous step. On the contrary no man of intellect and courage could re- main in a government which dailies with and postpones its decisions from day to day on issues where delay is dangerous and may be fatal.
“Wo trust, now that Sir Edward
Carson has resumed his freedom, he will use moans to force upon the gov- ernment some sense of the dangers to which they are bringing the country by 'their refusal to look facts in the face."
BHETHHEN
The Oddfellows of Cliarloltotown
gave their brethren in the I-loavy Bat- tery and the ofiicers a splendid send-oil' at a smoker and -social in their well appointed rooms in the Paton block last evening. The first part of the programme consisted of a well bal- anced programme including songs, readings, etc., in which the following took part:-Major Weeks, Dr E. Robins, Mr Geo. Beers. Prof. Barlow. D. Eder Shaw, Rev. Geo. C. Taylor, Mr Arthur Bruce, Mr A. B. Cosh.
Cards were distributed, on one side
of which were the words of the “ls- land Hymn," and on the other side the words of “ Canada My Home." At an appropriate place in the proceed- ,ings both these songs were sung with animation.
Afte_r the musical part of the pro-
gramme had been dlsposed of, refresh- ments were s_erved. culminating in a smoker. During the evening short speeches were delivered by Rev. l)r Fullerton, Mr James Paton, Col. Peake, Mr E. H. Beer, Mr A. A. McLean, Mayor Sterns. Capt. Prowae, Capt. Campbell, Lieut. Cheverie, Lieut. Ritchie, Sergt. Cox and others. Gunner Williamson of the Heavy Battery, who possesses a charming bass voice. also sang two well chosen selections. Prof. Thompson of the First Methodist Church. and Mr Harold Ritchie of McLeod Street Methodist Church. Ottawa. accompanied the singers. Mr
J. M. Murley, Past District Deputy, presided in a satisfactory manner. On
_.the whole the smoker was one of the
most successful ever carried out by the Oddfellows here. The proceedings were very iittlngly brought to a close by singing " God Save the King " and cheers for the Heavy Battery. '
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Tcniplc Stewart, Leon Worthey. W. .i. Lnntz, ll. P. Beer, Pte. H. Pickard. ,l’io. A. V. Saunders; Wlldney Lodge- l.leut.-Col. ll. I). Johnston, Capt. W. A. McKee, Sergt. Chas. Hines, Corpl. llnrolil Moore, Bom. ll. McDougall, Gr. Arch. Mcldnclicrii, (ir. L. H. D. McLeod. Pte. Colin McNevln, (lr. Percy Mc- Nevin.
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TORONTO, Oct. 20.-Maritime:
Moderate to fresh south-westerly winds; mostly fair and moderately Wilflfl.
THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was
clear and moderately warm.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 81 degrees above aero. At nine o'clock yesterday morning it registered 50 degrees above aero; at nina last night 56 degrees above. 'Phd coldest the previous night was 44 def. above zero.
The tide will be high this morning
at 8.28 and tomorrow at 9.28; it will be high tonight at 9.08 and tomorrow at 9.40.
The sun sets this evening at 5.06
and tomorrow at 5.24; it rieel tomor- rogv; morning at 6. B and Tridey at 6. .
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