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nation of the Premier’s illness had been entirely unexpected. A Canadian by Descent. A Canadian by descent and by birth, as well as in sympathy and sentiment, was Sir James. He came of that sturdy English stock that gave to this continent its hardy pioneers, and plsnted civilization in the New World. One might trace his ancestors back to 1650, when one of the early Whitneys crossed the Atlantic in a, sailing ship and established the family in the Ameri- can colonies. Mr. Whitney’s father chose Eastern Ontario for his home. At Williamsburg, in Dundas Coun- ty, the coming Premier was born on an OctOber day in 1843. In his early years he had the advantage of that active work on the farm that devel- ops brain and muscle and gives one intensely practical ideas of life, Yet. while he was still plowing the straight furrow of boyhood his mind was fixed upon greater achievements, and he knew that the golden key of knowledge alone could open the gate that admits to the higher walks of life. Studies Law. Quick and practical, young Whit- ney soon outgrew the educational {Milities of his neighborhood. One morning he drove from the homeâ€" stead to Cornwall to study at one o! the most famous of Canadian schoolsâ€"ville Cornwall Grammar School. In this institution, where so many distinguished men, includ ing Sir John Robinson, Hon. Philip Van Koughnet, (‘hief Justice Macâ€" lean, and other eminent sons of Ontario, received their training. the husky lad from the farm developed a keen relish for intellectual pur- suits and formed the determination to master the intricacies of law, Accordingly, in the law office of Mat-donuld & Maclennan at Corn- With the Premier, when death came‘ were Lady Whitney and Miss Whitney. Dr. Hamilton, who has been in constant attendance upon Sir James since the Premier returned from his long convalescence in New York, stated that. the fatal termi- A desputch from Toronto says: Sir James Whitney, Premier of On- tario, died at .his residence, 113 St. George Street, Toronto, shortly afâ€" ter noon on Friday. His sudden demise was quite unexpected, al- though his health had been very poor for the past month. Early in the day he complained that he was not feeding so well. and at about 10.45 o’clock his condition was such that, an emergency teleâ€" phone call was sent to his physician Dr. H. J. Hamilton, 220 Blnor Street west. Dr, Hamilton was on his rounds, but, was located in the course of half an hour, and hurried to his distinguished patient, who was rapidly sinking. It was already apparent that the end was near. A despatch from London says: With a. view to avoiding a. political contest. Sir Edward Carson and Sir John Simon have withdrawn their candidat-ures to the lord rec- Kitchener Appointed a Lord Rector SIB JAMES WHITNEY DEAD Premier of Ontario is Called Suddenly by Death at His Residence in Toronto THE LATE SIR JAMES PLINI WHITNEY. man: crew 5 0f deco )rn' their In the general election of 1886 Mr. Whitney was first tendered the Conservative nomination for Dun- das. The result of the count show- ed that he had come Within 25 votes of defeating the Governmnt candi- date and carrying the constituency. In 1886, at the bye-election, Mr. Whitney achieved his first political After he had been nine years in the Legislature, Mr. Whitney was acknowledged to be in the front rank of Conservatives. A vacancy having occurred in the leadership, he was in 1896 unanimously selectâ€" ed to lead the Opposition. On that occasion the people of Dundas ‘ten- dered their representative a pub- lic demonstration of a non-partisan character, in which Conservatives wall, the county town of the United Counties of St-ormont, Dundas and Glengai'ry, young Whitney prepar- ed to qualify for the Bar. . and Liberals vied with each other in their efforts to honor the rising statesman February, 1905, saw him as head of a victorious party, and returned by an overwhelming vote as Pre- mier of the Province. Since ac- cepting the control of the destinies of Ontario Sir James demonstrated his remakable insight into public affairs in many instances and throughout maintained the same steadfast honesty and tenacity of purpose that characterized his fight as leader of the Opposition. At the Quebec Tercentenary celeâ€" ‘bration in 1908 he was knighted by King George in appreciation of his untiring zeal in working for a greater dominion as a part of a wofldâ€"wide Empire Federation. His patriotism was not of the lukewarm or timid variety. In the Fenian Raid of 1866, Sir James was among the first to volunteer, and contin‘ lied on active service for five months. He served in the militia. for many years afterwards becom- ing in his retirement Lieutenant- Colonel of the Reserve Militia. for the County of Dunda-s. torship of the University of Edin- burgh, and Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has been invited to as- sume the lord rectorship and has accepted. A despatlch from Berlin says: It is officially announced that the unterseeboot (submarine) U-9, commanded by Lieutâ€"Commander Weddigen, which successtully tor- pedoed and sank three British ar- pedoed and sank three British ar- mored cruisers in the North Sea. on Tuesdav. escaped unhurt from the guns of the cruisers and their accompanylng destroyers. Com- mander Weddigen and the entire crew of the submarine have been decorated with the Iron Cross for their excellent work. esteem of 11 he was retu ing election the Legislatu acknowledged rank of Cons having o‘ccurr he was in 189 success. Since then he grew in the esteem of his constituents. so that he was returned at every succeed- l'(‘ W 0w Which Destroyed British Ships Received Iron Crosses. SI'BRIARLVE ESCAPED. Becomes Premier. A ftvr Nim‘ Yours. The Gem day for : dropping Visits we and man A Zeppelin was shot down and its crew of German officers and air scouts was captured at. Warsaw, after a, futile attack upon the Mod- lin fortress. The Zeppelin appeared over the city. After dropping two bombs. near the station of the rail.- road to Kayliscz. Only one of these exploded, and the damage was slight. The garrison of Modlin had made careful preparations to reâ€" ceive the German aircraft. Guns had been trained and ranges ascer- tained. When the Zeppelin ven- tured within range it was made the target of fierce, concentrated fire. Within five minutes its envelope was pierced and it. fluttered to earth. Those of the crew still alive were made prisoners. Four bombs were dropped on Paris from a- German aeroplane. One missile, exploding in Avenue du Trocadero. at the corner of Rue Freycinet. blew the head from the shoulders of a man who was stand- ing on the corner with his daughter, and crippled the child. BIIIIIBS BRQPPED IN MANY CITIES the few whose presence w the few whos epresernce w contmgent has been made 000 f0 ferers A despatch from Paris says: A son of Field Marshal Count von Moltke has been killed in the fightâ€" ing at Esternay. states of Indi‘ The Viceroy gents of the I have already } teen states a: from ten 0th cepted if the 1 offer of {our ( roy adds, is 1 The tribesn‘ Swat Valley 3 pate in behal Gwalior motor c various Mahél‘aja! chiefs in the Aden expressed their 10 Zeppelin IN [HAN STA TBS runc Th 9 e100? OFFICER “ Visiting Son of You )loltko Killed. or serwce. 'L'ne M84 or has donated $11 'cars and transport r the relief of the Be lndia e picture 3. Sir I’c alley are and t} ther 51 e need 0th und lssm 0"(‘1' Belgium Ghent and Othm' rta it is]! Suldivl‘s {1(‘0 REA 0 Y TO .UD w the unirf‘ it eptet K u r 15 t( on says: the many ) pour in. Lt contin- ice troops b from fif- lar offers the Vice amt-ion. ith th ith t-hI public m and part-ici- 1E INDIA‘S SOLDll-IR'S NOW FIGHTING IN FRANCE 1t Will Fight Willi Sir John French, Whom Once Ho Opposed. A dos-patch from Bordeaux says: The Boer general, Francois Jou- bert-Pienaai‘, has arrived ant Bor- deaux to offer his sword to the allied armies. “I fought against General French in South Africa. Now I am going to fight with him,” said the General to the correspondent. “I commandâ€" ed a, Beer army opposed 1,0 him at Elaindslaagtve, where I received my baptism of fire in civilized warfare. GENERAL JOUBEET JOINS THE ALLIES n lle‘ “The war will be long and fierce. The German army, which I know Well, is the‘ finest machine in. the world, but we shall beat it in the end because our avnmies are some- thing better than a machine.” but “I have offered my leervices‘unâ€" condition-ally, and do not know as yet how I will be employed, but; ex- pect that it. will be in: a‘ advisory capacity, and that I will be attach- ed in this manner to General French’s staff. A de‘spatch from Copenhagen says: The Kaiser has for the first time décox‘ated a Socialist. He has conferred the Irqn Cross on Herr Schwartz, preéident of the Social- ist Unions of Bavaria. for bravery on the battlefield. Germans lence attacked line in prob‘a-b save the army c vent a. general FUREGEIS FEGHTENG 0N WEST Kalser, dls‘turb manded such a. but Berlin is ag The mighty st immense numb»: D‘sperate Attempt of’Germans to Fling Back Allies’ Onslaughts MAHAuAremW : cJ/ze PERTAB c5/N6/7’. K.C.5.I.‘ rance. There c Socialist With the Bayonet can be dls‘t u 1'1) H.011 from Paris says: The with unprecedented vio- acked all. along the battle ,ent fla. Decorated. tupendous at n disappointte )ke. launched ne-a‘r a final effort to "011 Kluk and preâ€" withdrawal from and 1K 1t wa rd Mnf the bayonet. ’ staggering Rh we not erdun-T 3. MIN )t that, the clay. com- uus attack, 1t us, me e-nnined 1'83 . W11 "Ab- ward und‘ 1‘ it. il‘ wi th with )I‘( XI Pflkfl TA'é'EHfi/iOO/P/I’A $ ' 4_ RJFLFTS _ 'GUN PLATFORMS STORED IN BELGIUM onet, charges. Trench dred yards apart wet retaken, and the loss ed from the front. is t] have not been forced the great flanking move trenche The re k Lelpzl unpre< mma A despatch from London says: A British cruiser has captured the German [ship 0533,, from Portland, Oregon, laden with wheat, and has Adequate und Battle of the A One is ban‘kru; Such endurance towed her into Falmouth The Germans holding a p near St. Mihviel, on the left b the Meuse, have made no pr in breaking the great barrier Adequate understanding c Battle of the Aisne is impo Germans and allies have been strugâ€" gling back and forth over the same ground, and the loss of life is frightful. The allies’ centre holds while the right strives to clinch vicâ€" tory. A despatch from Paris says: The Matin confirms that emplacementns for heavy artillery were made around Maubeuge before the war. It says: “The work of preparing masonry for heavy guns is always long and heavy. The Krupp guns arrived before Paris at the end of November in 1870. They were not ready to be fired before the last days of December, in some cases not until the beginning of January. At Maub-euge they fired immediateâ€" ly. As soon as they arrived by way of Belgium they were mounted on Carriages, which previously had been installed on platforms which themselves. had been ready to re- ceive them for several years. Lam- ieres woors, four miles from Mau- beuge, were sold by auction in July, 1911. The real purchaser of the most important lot was Frederick Krupp. Under cover of a. Belgian nominee the Krupps pretended to install a, locomotive factory, which was covered with concrete platforms necessary for huge guns. How Germany Prepared for the War Many Years Ago. 13' W GERMAN SHIP (‘APTI'RED . iermans met 1‘1' nt me re “(113' (1 Life rapld r‘ artillery I] e V8 1 b attle E St unn man in( D6 g news that th( d to al nding of the is impossible. superlatives. or and deter- Jefore seen on Combats of Austerlitz or rate stru KKI‘I‘HIK. 9.1 osxtlon ank of '0g1-ess line. mung E bay IUD l-Il the