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IR [n=] The B « ly ritish Whig PAGES 18 YEAR 84: NO. 270 "THROUGHOUT SE -------. SEE ONLY 20 ACCLAMATION THE COUNTRY Quebec Sends Back Twelve Laurier Liberals With- out Opposition -- Four Liberal Unionists Elected in Saskatchewan -- Labor Men in the Field. Ottawa, Nov, 20,--Official returns indicate that there have "een 20 acclamations throughout Canada. The Unionists elected without oppo- sition are: Glengarry and Stormont, John McMartin; Queen's-Shelbourne, Hon. W. 8, Fielding; Yale, British Columbia, Hon, Martin Burrell; Dau- phin, Man., Robert Cruise; Last adn Robert Johnston; Maple Creek, McHarg; Qu'Appelle, Levi Thompson; Weyburn, Thompson, There is a possibility that in ad- dition Hon. Arthur Meighen may be elected by acclamation in Portage ha Prairie, Man. The nomination pa- pers of his opponent have been de- clared irregular by the returning of- ficer and are held in suspense. The following Laurier Liberals have been elected by acclamation; Dr. Beland in Beauce, Papineau in Beauharnois, Brouillard in Drum- mond-Arthabaska, Dr. Fontaine in Hull, H. A, Fortier in Labelle, L. A. Pacaud in Megantic, Delisle in Port Neuf, Bolvin in Shefford, Gauthier in Ste. Hyacinthe-Rouville, Dr. Des- lauriers in Ste. Mary's, Montreal; Hon, Jacques Bureau, Three Rivers, Dr. Prevost in Terrebonne. Union Acclamations Few. Government acclamations in On- tario and the west are fewer than expected, but in about twenty-five constituencies candidates ware se- cured on the last day to oppose the Unionists, Many of these are classi- fied as Labor, Independent, Socialist, non-partizan or Liberal-Unionist candidates, and have little hope of success, being nominated to prevent acclamations which might have had a bad effect on Sir Wilfrid's Quebec campaign. All the Ministers are op- dosed, but none of them are in dan- Ju of defeat, the Opposition being tive Min to davols more time to his own constituency) and less to others. In King's, N.8,, six men were nominated before opponents of the Prime Minister could secure one to contest the constituency. In the west the opponent of Hon. A. L. Sif- ton in M ne Hat was selected from Calgary, and Hon. T. A, Cre- «rar"s opponent in Minnedosa was chosen in 'Winnipeg. The opposition comes from a Labor candidate, J, A. Somerville, who has but little fol- lowing, . Ontario's Ministers. Hon. N. W. Rowell is a candidate in Durham, which is a safe Conser- vative constituency. Mr. Rowell is Bpposéd by a Laurierite,, but his election is conceded. Hon. George P. Graham was to have been Unionist candidate in South Essex. A local Laurierite, however, would not re- tire and the fight is between him and Pr. Bryan, Conservative-Unionist. on. Hugh Guthrie is opposed in South Wellington by a Socialist, but the Solicitor-General has the com- bined support of all the Conserva- tives and the vast majority of the Liberals. Sir Edward Kemp has a Labor candidate against him in East Toronto, as have Hon. Frank Coch- rane in Timiskaming, and Gen, Mewburn in East Hamilton, Hon, Dr. Reid,/Hon, T. W. Crothers and Sir George Foster are opposed by Liberals unpledged in either party. In Nova Scotia, Dr. Dugald S. Stewart, Conservative member in the late Parliament, retired from the gontest and was succeded as Unionist candidate by J. W. Margaron, M.P. P., for that county. Prince Edward Island has straight party fights in its four constituencies, with the Con- servatives supporting Union Govern- .ment and the Liberals pledged to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The only change in New Brunswick is the withdrawal of Dr. D, H. McAllister from the con- test in Royal, leaving Gen. H. H, Me- Lean as the only Unionist candidate, Hon, Frank Carvell is opposed by a Laurierite in Carleton. Laborites and Socialists, A feature of the situation is the bresence of Labor or Socialist can- didates in about thirty constituencies 4n all part of the Dominion. In four Montreal seats the candidates are de- scribed as "Liberal-Labor" men. In 'one Western seat there is a '"Farmer- Liberal" contestant, and in Brant- ford there is an "Intendendent La- bor party Unionist" in the field. Government candidates for the ot wati named by the Prime Minister atid h list will be ready to-night. Sir Wil- frid Laurier must also name his candidates in the several constituen- cles. He will support, it is expected, Labor and Socialist candidates in constituencies where he has not a Liberal supporter in the field. Overseas voting will commence on Baturday, but it will not be general dn France and Flanders before Mon- to Hon. J. A. Calder in Moose Jaw day. + OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS. TE ---- British. London, Nov. 19.--The British of- fickal communication dsuog ww ovéning says: "On the Ypres front we improved our position slightly during the night north-west of Passchendaele. A hostile attack gun fire and a greater part of them were killed or made pris- oner. "The hostile artillery has been ac- * + VERY HEAVY FIGHTING + + IN NORTHERN ITALY. ¢ * ----y + % (@anadian Press Despatch.) # # Italian Headquarters in Nor- ¢ % thern Italy, Nov. 20.--The en- # % emy is concentrating his attack 4 on the north, and very heavy # 4 fighting is in progress south of % % Quero, where large enemy mas- % # ses are attacking the Itallan & # positions on Monte Tenera and : Monte Tomba. + + PEPPER PPMP PRP IPOD DESTROYED U-BOAT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN The Liner Biskra Hit the Ger- man Submarine at a Dis= tance of Two Miles. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Nov. 20.--A German sub- | WILSON'S BUGLE CALL SHOULD ROUSE ALLIES Northcliffe Trusts Lloyd George Will Get Rid of Deadwood in Cabinet. London, Nov. 20.--" President Wil- son's bugle call to the European Al- lies should put them wise as to the insistent urgency of getting together in a regular, ~business-like confer- ence. The-American mission here is doing fine wonk and now that Presi- dent Wilson has added his personal punch and pep, there will be no ex- cuse for delays which have been pro- ductive of such disastrous results in the past three and a half years. "I trust the President's action also will have the effect of causing our Primg Minister to rid his Cabinet of some of the deadwood, -1 am ex- ceedingly disappointed not to be able to accept the high Cabinet position which was offered me, but 1 feel that I can do better work with a newspEpbr axe on the outside, than if I were®ifiside where I would be gag- ged. "I expect to return to America im- mediately after the London and Paris conferences." MAY BE NEW RETREAT Germans Repeating Tactics Before Somme Retirement, British Headquarters in Flanders, Nov. 20.--The great artillery battle on the Passchendaele front continues unceasingly with only small infantry actions. Prisoners say that many new German batteries have been brought recently from Russia. That the enemy will long be able to keep his guns in their present position is unlikely, for every day and night our heavies are moving closer up, and the firs on the enemy batteries is becoming more destructive. The methods now being employed by the Germans is very r to those at the end of the battle of the Somme which was fol- lowed by a retreat. Perhaps the Ger- mans are now planning a similar re- treat in Flanders, We don't know. What we do know is, as every pris- oner fells us, what the Germany army is now hoping, is that once more the weather has put a stop to the terrible British attacks. SERIOUS RIOTS OCCUR IN BERLN Miliary nd Polis Called on to Oppose Independent Socialist Demonstrators. WHO RESPONDED WITH FIRE. ARMS AND KNIVES. There Was a Heavy Casualty - List The German Press Has Been For. bidden to Publish Details. {Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 20.--8erious rioting took place in Berlin last Sunday. The message to the Exchange Telegraph company says that fighting between the mob and the police was very fierce and that there was a heavy casualty list, as the police used their| firearms. : The Wireles Press says the mili- tary and police were called upon to oppose the progress of independent socialist demonstrators. In rioting scenes which followed the police were forced to fire with their rifles 4nd revolvers, and the organizers of the meeting responded with firearms and knives. been forbidden to publish de- tails of the affray. No newspapers have. arrived Yin Amstdérdam from i i Ee : i : g i : 352 i i g i i £ : KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, NOVEM LLOYD GEORGE MAKES DEFENCE He Made in Paris on the os sp | om a The German press, despatches say, tas AND RESULTS GRIEVOUS Executive Committee, London, Nov. preme inter-allied war council. day, former Premier Asquith de- ditions would permit." "strongly depreciated the creation of an organization to supersede, or interefere with, the independence of responsibility of each ally for its own forces." Taking up Lord George's "brutally frank' speech at Paris, he vigorously criticized the premier's statement that the allies' action toward Serbia and Rumania had been *an inef- faceable blunder." "Such a statement is unjust to the Allies' statesmen and soldiers," he declared, "America would have preferred a council with even greater power," declared the premier. General Pershing was among the commanders who agreed to the council last July, the premier declar- ed. ' "Generals Pershing, Foch, of the French staff, Robertson and Cadorna agreed to the council," Lloyd George declared, " Continuing, the premier declared an-inter-allied again proposed it in July. following the opening of debate by former Premier Asquith, Lloyd directed against the staffs Paris, KERENSKY AT LUGA For the Salvation of Rus- sian Revolution. (Canadian Press Petrograd, Nov, 20 -- teh. wo render to the Bolsheviki The i STANDS BY ASSERTIONS WAR MACHINERY INADEQUATE The British Premier Says That the United States Would Have Liked 20.--""The allies' consultative machinery has been in- adequate and its effects grevious," declared Premier Lloyd George open- ing his defence in the House of Com- mons to the opposition to the su- Opening the Commons debate to- clared his own complete support of the utmost co-ordination "which con- The former premier declared he the general staff of any nation, or the that it was Lord Kitchener who first suggested council-and| that the allied military puthorities Launching vigorously into the de- fence of the inter-ailied council plan George declared that no criticsm was or the commanders-in-chief of England or any other country in his speech in WITH LOYAL TROOPS Who Stand With Committee ) Army Corps loyal to the committee for the salvation of the revolution, stationed at Luga, report that Premier Keren- sky, is with them. There is no con- firmati on. After the defeat of his forces at the bulk of iris army. The Premier was coerced into promising to sur- Govern- ment, but while a guard was being formed he disappeared disguised as sailor. committee for the salvation of the revolution is opposed to the Bolsheviki in BER 20, 1917. GAMBLE ON PEACE BY NEXT SPRING German Authorities Give Lar- ger Food Allowances Than They Can Afford. Copenhagen, Nov, 20.--The view that the German authorities are pur- suing a policy of bluff at the present time, in granting food allowances considerably higher than are justified by the crops of the year, seemingly confirmed by the recent food debates in the Prussian Diet. It was stated in these debates. that it probably would be necessary to reduce both the meat and bread rations March 1st, in order to make the stocks last through. The bread ration has already been reduced once, and the extent of the wheat and rye crops, it is considered, undoubtedly will necessitate another heavy reduction in the spring. It was stated in the debates that the lomger the reduction was postponed the more drastic would be the cut. The laboring classes generally are complaining that the present potato' allowance of a pound a day is inade- quate, but it is said there is no pros- pect of the allowance being increas- ed, as the surplus will be required to keep alive through the winter the in- dispensable minimum of cattle and #wine, and also for the production of alcohol required for the army. The food authorities, according to all information reaching here, appear ---- 'LAST EDITION NICKLE AND RICHARDSON ADDRESS THE ELECTORS The City Hall Was Packed on Monday Night--The Two Candidates Tell the People Where They Stand on the Political Issues of the Day. Every available seat was filled in the City Hall long before the ad- dresses began at the nomination meeting on Monday evening, and about 1,200 men and women packed the spacious hall during the ad- dresses. Supporters of the Unionist candi- date, W. [F. Nickle, K.C., and of thé Win-the-War Liberal candidate, Dr. A. W.. Richardson, were présent in large numbers, and it proved to be 'one of the most enthusiastic "audi: ences assembled in many years. Cheering and outbursts of loud ap- plause, with frequent interjections, showed that the men and women 'were deeply absorbed in the moment. ous questions that face the electors at the present time. Before proceed to the address. es the chairman, . W. 'W. Sands, spoke on behalf of the Victory Loan. to be gambling on the chances of peace before spring, and now have set great hopes on the results of the Russian and Italian developments. NOMINATION OF H. M. MOWAT As Unionist in Parkdale Sanctioned By Premier Borden. Toronto, Nov. 20.--This is no seeking of my own," stated H, McD. Mowat, in addressing about twenty Parkdale Riding electors, who were gathered in Sovereign Hall after the nominations were declared closed, y with three candidates in the field, Mr. Mowat explained that he had been nominated at a Union Convention of Conservatives and Lib- erals. Hon. J. D. Reid, Minister of Railways, was present and sanctioned the nomination, and Premier Borden had approved. FOR TIGTENIG IF THE ENKS That Chan the Mago Jcrean Eryn i Wai. IN FAMOUS OLD RESIDENCE IN DOWNING STREET. The Work of the Meeting Constitutes the Taking of Stock of the Resour- ces and Needs of Both Countries, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 20.--None of the numerous allied war councils which have met in the past three years have occasioned the same interest as to- day's historic meeting of the British War Cabinet and the American War Mission for tightening the links that chain the Anglo-American war ef- forts. The scene is the old residence in Downing street, which has served the Prime Ministers of many gener- ations as both a home and office, and the room is the council chamber where the cabinets meet and where the destinies of the Empire have been shaped since the days of the Ameri- can revolution, : Lord Reading, Lord Chief Justice, will preside, with Andrew Bonar Law, British Chancellor of Exche- quer, and Oscar T. Crosby, assist- ury, at the table begide him. The military and naval heads of both gov- ernments and officials In a few remarks he presented the great need for subscribing liberally to the fund from which is to be pur. chased the supplies which will keep the Canadian soldiers in condition. To those who had not yet bought a 'bond he addressed himself particul. arly, but also asked that those who thave purchased a bond should com- sider the possibility of subscribing some more money to the issue, and pay for their bonds on the install. ment plan. Dr. Sands then outlined the rules that had been drawn up for the guidance of the speakers. Mr. Nickle was granted forty-five minutes and Dr. Richardson one hour for ad- dresses, with fifteen minutes extra for a reply from Mr. Nickle. The chairman called upon Mr. Nickle, who was received with a great volume of cheering and ap- plause, and the building fairly rock- ed as the great assemblage roared out approval of .the speaker. Mr. Nickle's Address. - "Somewhat over six years ago," said _Mr. Nickle, "I stood upon this platform in a contest with a school and college friend whom all my life I'had honored as a straightforward, 'hard fighting, clear cut man---a man heard the clarion call soon after the war broke; out, and with characteristic sense of duty and sincerity marched away to war. He went to Flanders with the troops, and to-night he sleeps on some little field there. I feel it is my duty to pay on this occasion my to his memory. "In the past years there have been generally no elections on great issues, In 1911, however, when I contested with the late Major Mowat things were different and the out- standing issue of the day was that of reciprocity. "To-night an even more moment. ous issue confronts the Canadian people. 'How shall reinforcements be raised to send across the seas?' is the burning question of the hour, and the present election is being con- tested on that issue which is of vital importance to Canada." Such an election is necessary be- cause Premier Borden did not feel Justified in asking a further exten- sion of Parliament. is was done stitutionally demanded, but the Pre. mien, considered its inadvisable un- ment because of the growth in population of the western part of real, at which Dr. A. W. Richardson was present, and a resolution was there passed expressing admiration of the lle and work of Sir Wilfrid Laurier--the opponent of conscrip- tion. "On which platform does Dr. A. W. Richardson stand? Is he rum. ning as a Union or Laurier candi- date, or is he trying to tide two horses running in opposite direc- tions in this campaign? The issue is too niomentous, too vast * and cheering drowned his words. Referring again to the Liberal meeting several nights ago r. Nickle credited Dr. Richardson with the following questions: "Do you want the Borden, Tory Government to control you? Do you want weak Liberals and still weaker Conserva. tives to control you? In both cases the answer 'No' was called out. "Let us see who these weak Libe. rals are." sald Mr. Nickle, and he re- cited the names of the following out. standing Liberals of the day with their accomplishments who have an- nounced themselves unswervitgly for Union Government: Prem Murray, Hon. Frank Carvell, A. K. McLean, Hon. W. S. Fielding, Hon. Hugh Guthrie. ' "Jf these are the weak Liberals, where are the strong Liberals. The only strong ones are M. Sullivan, R.- signed Dr. Richardson's. nomination sign T. nom n papers," remarked the speaker. Issue Before the People. "The issue before you 'is Laurier Sands. for voluntary tary service and a rv » Unionism stands for the immediate enforcement of the M Service Act and prompt assistance for brave soldiers at it Laurierite view prevails diate enforcement Service Act with a draft of 10, men every month for service at the front." Passing on to a review of his achiev: H since he was f ] ! 1911," Mr. Nickle showed that throughout his six years in Parlia. ment he had attempted to stand al. ways for the rights of the people and fen octated. he fought for the bank records, with the result that was raised in the famous 'Navy Bill," where he had urged that Can- ada should purchase three 4 . noughts to protect hier shores. This bill was killed in the Senate, but time has shown that Rt was right. Continuing, he explained the atti. tude he had taken on the Canadian Northern Railroad ase Bill. In this he said he had understood. He made references to his attitude in 1914 and in 1917 to "flopped." bu the Dominion, which he felt was en- | sam 'nore tive dis- th the de- i ; its ig ! i: iil 317s \2is 'e : gis