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PEPIN AAW A Rtg 12 PAGES YEAR 84: NO. 282 WILSON WANTS WAR ON AUSTRIA Calls Upon United States Congress to De oldie It At PEACE OUT OF QUESTION NOTHING SHALL TURN THE UNI TED STATES ASIDE. Until the War Is Won and Germany Is Beaten--Mosti (Important Ad- dress Delivered by American Presi. dent. (Canadian Press Despatch) Washington, D.C., Dec. 4.--Presi- dent Wilson delivered to Congress to-day an address considered so im- portant in its relation to internation- al affairs that it has been transmitted in advance by the Government to practically every other capital in the world, Immediate declaration of war agalist Austria-Hungary was recom- mended by President Wilson. The President, did not, however, recom- mend declaration of war against Tur- key and Bulgaria at this time. In definite terms the President declared that nothing shall turn the United States aside until) the war is won apd Germany is beaten, GRAND TOTAL OF $2657950 Contributed to te Vn Victory Loan by ston And Fron Frontenac. KINGSTON GAVE $2,262, . WHICH IS EQUAL TO $98.25 PER CAPITA. Chairman Meek's Message to Victory Loan Headquarters in Toronto---- A Glorious Campaign Has Ended. Hats off please, to the City of Kingston and County of Frontenac, for the magnifiicent response to the appeal on behalf of the Victory Loan Everyone might well say, "well done," for the official returns as given out on Tuesday morning tell a fine story, and to all who help-! ed in the conducting of the campaign| and who gave to the cause, is deserv- ing of sincere thanks. Kingston and tie county started in with the object of going "over the top," and they went over with an amount that is bound. to bring terror to the Huns, | when the report goes over No Man's| Land into their territory. The grand total for the city and| given as $2,657,950. The! jo ounty is All talk of peace, he pronounced, | reports give some interesting 'statis is out of the question. Peace, the 'President declared, could come only 'when the German people make it through rulers the world can trust. When they make reparation for the destruction their present rulers have wrought and when Germany recedes 'from all territory acquired by armed donquest, S-- 'What the President Said. The President said: "This intoler- able thing, of which the masters of Germany have shown us the ugly face, this menace of combined in- trigue and force which we now see so clearly as German power, a thing without conscience or honor or ca- pacity for the covenanted peace, must be crushed, and if it be not utterly brought to an end, at least | it must be shut out from friendly intercourses of the nations. Let | there be no misunderstanding. Our Present and immediate task is to win the war, and nothing shall furfi us aside from it until it is tlhe Every power and resource we pos- sess, whether of men, of money or of materials, is being devoted ana 'will continue to be devoted to that purpose until it is .achieved. Those who desire to bring peace about be- fore that purpose is achieved I coun- sel to carry their advice eisewhere, We will not entertain it. We shall regard the war only as won when the! German peope say to us through properly mceredited representatives that they are ready to agree to a settlement based upon justice and the reparation of the wrongs their rulers have done. They have done a wrong to "Belgium which must be | repaired. They have established al power over other lands and peoples! than their own, over the great Em- pire of Austria-Hungary, over the hitherto Balkan States, over Turkey and within Asia, which must be re- lUnquished," OFFICIAL WAR Rome, Dee. 3.~""The whole front of the fighting yesterday was very limited," says he official communi- cation from Italian headquarters Monday. "Large enemy forces, re- ported in a movement along their lines of communication on the Asiago plateau, and between the Brenta and - the Plave, kept out of range of our batteries. There were intense apd artillery actions at Ina- | the Meletta region, and on the on morth. of Monte Grappa "Bifective concentrations of fire were directed by us against the en- emy troops in Nos Valley and on on that southern slopes of Monte Enemy patrols with SADIE guns were put to flight at Monte Tondare. car and in the Monfenera region. On the plain of Piave we captired some enemy boats near Fagare. "In the coastal region there was frequent artillery fire and intense patrol activity." V At Joliet, IH, thirteen convicts es- caped from breaking through steel doors and beating two guards info unconscious | ( ness. a . WHIG CONTENTS. -witean, Wants War on Austria: District News. : Am ts; Announcements; s--Lettern to the Editor; Milhary; Brie ns: 10--The n Totem Poles; Tele. raphic a. 11 v; s from the Countryside. Sport; |the Victory Loan Committee, sent to the State Penitentiary by Results; Sohaiets heviki Reg- a 3 h Smash At- | tacks, % i {tics. It shows that there were 5,210! subscribers in the city. The canvassers in the city made re- turns of $1,288,950 and through the banks the sum of $358,250 was sub- scribed, © with special subscriptions amounting to $615, making a total for the city of $2,262,200. There was one subscription for every five of the city's population, and $98.25 per capita, The amount subscribed in the county, through the banks, was $92,- 400 and by the canvassers $303,350, making a total of $395,750. The followings a copy of the mes- sage that Robert Meek, chairman of | headquarters in Toronto, on Monday A RIV Cl NT An Armistice *. Between Russia And Germany (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Dec. 4.--An armistice between Russia and , Germany has been signed at headquarters of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Says an Exchange Vole. graph despatch from Am=- sterdam to-day. The ar- mistice is valid for a per= lod of forty-eight hours. Advices received Mon- day night from various German sources indicated that an armistice was in' effect on the Russo-Ger- man front, but were not ific as to the actual signing of the formal agreegient or as to the period during which hos- Yiities should be suspend= _ night, and which was read at a big gathering there in Convecation Hall: "Frontenac has been true to its pame and history and contributes about $2,600,000 to the ' Victory Loan. Ours has been a glorious campaign. Nothing like it has ever been expérienced here in the way of consolidating the classes and calling out their most enthusiastic service. Results to-might call for the Doxo- logy and Rule Britannia, as best ex- Jruding the minds and hearts of a oyal and grateful people." In a letter, replying to the state- ment of Robert, in the press on Sat- Pertica:] urday, in which he tendered thanks to all who had helped in the cam- paign, G. H. Wood, chairman of the Ontario Committee at Toronto, said: "We are very proud of the city of .be the principal The Daily Britist hig [==] KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917. ITALIAN GUNNERS CROSSING THE ISONZO ON PONTOON BRIDGES | | In the great onslaught of Austro-German troops against the Bainsizza plateau the Italians, when they fell back on the lower Isonzo, sent back where possible their heavy material and guns te the right bank of the river. The crossing of a swift running river over pontoons and bridges under heavy fire is always an operation fraught with great risk. From their new position the guns were | ne instigator of a far-reaching iy] able to support the infantry during the retirement. lamite conspiracy. 'Respa's father, Frank Respa, aged seventy, is one of TWO CONVICTS those to be tried with Kaltzschmidt. fhe others are Maria lat [nd Mrs. Ida Neef, respectively, | | Kaltzschmidt's daughter and his sis- | ter, and their husbands, Carl Neef, Schmidt and Fritz A. 'p ROGRAD GARRISON In the ip ma, ay Tral| PET AND Ans, FIGHT It is Reported That Gen. Korni-| loff Has Escaped From Custody. | © (Candin Press Despatch) i Petrograd, Dec. 4.--A battle be- FROM PORTSMOUTH PENITENTI- | tween detachments from ARY TO GIVE TESTIMONY. | { | | | | { Petrograd | garrison, commanded by Ensign Kry- | lenko, and Cossacks is reported to : | be impending at Vitebsk. According Against Kaltzschmidt And Others {to a telegram from Krylenko's ad- Who Are Charged With h Comsplr- jutan. the Cossacks have gathered ing to Dynamite Various Canad on the flanks and in she rear of Kry- Factories and Bridges, lenko's forces. (Canadian Press Despatch.) A circumstantial report is being Detroit, Mieh., Dec. 4.--Two con-| circulated that General Korniloff, former Russian commander-in-chief, victs from a Canadian prison are to who led an unsuccessful revoll witnesses for the against the Kerensky Government, Government ab the trial which begins | escaped from custody last night. in the Federal Court here to-day hy Albert Kaltzschmidt and several oth- ers on charges of conspiring to dy-| Thrown From a Train as Result of namité sumerous Canadian factories | Lynch Law, and bridges. They are Charles F.| Respa and William Leffler, convicted | of dynamiting the plant of the Pea-| mander-in-chief of the Russian arm- body Overall Company, Limited, at|jes after the overthrow of Premier Walkerville, Ont.,, in June, 1915. Kerensky, was thrown from a train Respa, under sentence of life impris-| and killed as the result of lynch onment, and Leffler sentenced for| law, after Ensign Krylenke, Bolshe- | viki commander-in-chief, had cap- ten years were .hrought here from! | tured Michilov, it was officially an- Portsmouth penitentiary, | nounced to-day. Acceording to the Canadian auth- orities Leffler in a confession charged| Sir George Foster said 25,000 that Kaltzschmidt, who has lived in' Mraftees would be sent overseas just Detroit for a number of years, was as soon as transports can be secured. nn GEN. SUKHENIN KILLED. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Petrograd, Dec. 4.--Gen. Sukhen- in, who took over the post of com- "REMEMBER THE KIDDIES !" The Whig's Fund For Christmas Presents to Soldiers' ' Children. W. PF. NICKIO ... occ tov nve soe tae vo save vy Senator Richardsom ... W. J. Fair .. "su Mayor Hughes ... ... . ra Se: pA as anh Royal Military College Cadets "ae Ald. H. W. Newman Major G. I. Campbell -. . Col, and Mrs. Perreau ... 35.00 Kingston and county of Frontenac, and feel that you, as chairman, Mr. Warburton, as organizer, Dr. Sands, as wecretary, the members of your various committees, and team work- ers, are entitled to the sincere thanks bf not only our provincial committee, 'but the citizens of the province of Ontario as a whole." Mr, Meek also received a letter 'W. L. McKinnon, the divisional orgatizer, in ern seetion, in which he had warm words of praise for the work of the chairman and his workers in the campaign. Mr, Me with the Mr. Meek in the toria, N.B. Buigasis has has decided to open 12--dn the World of Bring- A Up Father. gotiations with Russia, In accord with hier allies. v it as a model |}| divisions con-|{] | | e | | BRITISH SMASH ENEMY ATTACKS Desperate Fig Con Continues in the Re- gion Around Cambrai. CLOSED RANKS OF GERMANS THROWN FORWARD AND MEET FEARFUL LOSSES. Jondon Prepared For a Big Casualty List But Knows: Phat the German Losses Are Double Those of Brit. ish, (Canadian Press Despatch) London Dec. 4.--The Germans were smashed all along the line in their attacks on the British front in France. Germany's biggest push over the open country since the days of the Marne continues in fighting of un- abated ferocity around Cambrai, Cavalry is apparently in action on both sides. The battle has now been waging almost uninterruptedly since Saturday. The German artillery concentration exceeds anything the enemy has dane in the way of gun fire since Verdun. London was prepared to-day for a heavy death toll but with the realiz- ation that the German casualties must be nearly double the British. The Germans are harking back to the old days of the forward sweep over Belgium and sending their troops formed in closed ranks into the charge, with fearful losses to them. The weight of the German reserves has admittedly forced some re-adjust- ment of the British lines. Masnieres --a ruin of pulverized stones and bricks--was voluntarily given over to the enemy. It was untenable in view of the fierce German artillery con- centration on it. There were one or two other spots where the Tommies were forced to shift their positions somewhat. French Threw Germans Back, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Dec. 4.--On the Verdun front, west of the Meuse the Germans last night attempted to approach the French positions, but were thrown == A NEW YORK TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH WHIG In its issue of Nov. 22nd, "Newspaper ." New York, one of the most influen- tial and widely read periodicals in In the U ny States, devoted to the interests of Newspapers; Publishes. the following announcement regarding the British Whig: -NEWSPAPERDOM has awarded the Kingston, Ont., Can. its Emblem of Service Efficiency because that ne BRITISH WHIG wspaper has in its readers a pur- chasing power a& genuine as the "Stamp of the Mint on the Coin"; because it has a circulation large. enough in its city and surrounding zone to carry to success a National campaign by the use of its columns and its clientele--and be- cause it ing Br lbenno ty local advertisers as a newspaper that exactions. as stood the test gf advertising' acclamation for Carleton and Vie- 1} yur; back, the War Office announces, On the Champagne front heavy artillery fighting is in progress. War Tidings. ation in the Cambrai sector. British have re-occupied the import-| ant section of a trench which the Germans had retaken in their push on Friday. An official statement from Rome | on the Italian front utiear! ceased. has comprising priests and peasants of the Thibetan plateau, has been of-| fered to the British Government for| * 9 + CANADA'S VICTORY LOAN + IS NOW $401, 530,100 + 4 (Canadian Press Despatch.) $ Toronto, Nov. # tory Loan total is $401,530,100, + + with 200 millions from On- % # tario. Ld KRUPP FACTORY IN SWITZERLAND Established Branch at Lucerne. Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 4.-- Germany's great gun-makers, the | Krupps, have opened a branch fac- | tory at Lucerne, with a capital of thirty million marks. The directors registered include Arthur Krupp and Counselor Ernest Hauer, director of] the principal Krupp factory at Essen. In compliance with the Swiss law] providing that when new enterprises are established their objects must be set forth, the company declares its! cannon, and munitions of war, the| acquisition of factories, mines, metals, and also thelr sale. of ground at Lucerne. Sixty-four ex- 300 others are expected shortly. GIRL LEAVES JAIL WITH REASON GONE Order of High Court Releases Miss Thompson of London. London, Ont., Dec, 4.--After five months of inca™eration at the county 'Migs MEFgEret Thompson was released from custody Saturday af- ternoon on am order issued by Mr. Justice Britton at a sitting of the High Court, Miss Thompson enter- ed the jail on June 30th, determined to keep secret the whereabouts of her niece, Jean Link, whom she had pledged' to raise as her own child. She made the pledge to her dying sis- ter, and when imprisoned she an- nounced that she would spend her life there rather than tell where the child, who is now 13 years old, is. Miss Thompson left the jail with her secret still undivulged, but she has lost her reason. re | EAST AFRICA CLEARED OF GERMAN TROOPS. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London Dec. 4.--East Africa # is now entirely cleared of Ger- mans. Another big colony is 3 won for the British. Vets epe thd . There is little change in the situ- The | says the Austro-German oftensive | A fighting force of 100,000 mend service with the Allies by Dalai, the) Great Llama of Lhassa. | S242 PFF PPP EPP FPI PREPPING | | Thought That Nothing More Than a *| 4.--The Vic- #| purpose to be the fabrication of arms, | and 'The Kriupps already have pure has- | ed several houses and a large amount | the usurpers can save us. We must pert employes have arrived there and | 1 -- LAST EDITION THE BOLSHEVIK REGIME TOTTERS (Any Peace Plot Ara With Germany Promises to Be Repudiate. ONLY IMMEDIATE UNITY AND WAR ON THE USURPERS CAN SAVE RUSSIA, Temporary Truce Between Ger many And the Bolsheviki is Likely. Stockholm, Dec. 4.--Russia"s Bol- sheviki played their grim joke of a peace with Germany to-day while + their regime tottered and swayed to | an approaching fall at home, Every indication was that a ma- jority of the Russian democracy would never recognize any pact which | the Trotsky-Lenine gang would patch Gormany's Gun-makers Have! up with the enemy. Comment of the Rabochaya Gazet- ta yesterday was regarded here as epitomizing the opinion of the best | elements--and the majority elements { --in Russia, "'Bolsheviki is facing destruc- tion," the editorial deslared. "It will not come from Kaledine or from the | adherents of the provisional govern- ment. But it will come as a result of "internal military disorganiation, de- liberately promoted, disappointment, | disillusionment. We are facing the division of Russia into spheres of in- fluence controlled by foreigners. "Only immediate unity of the en- tire democracy and immediate war on destroy our miserable Bonapartes." Details were still\ lacking to-day jas to the exact circumstances of the first meeting at\ Brest Litovsk Sun- day between Bolsheviki and German peace negoMators. A speech made by Foreign Minis- ter Trotsky Friday evening in ane nouncing Austria's acceptance of the formula of "no annexations' during the course of which he insisted the central powers mut accept that phrase in its ltberal meaning, was taken here as indicating little likeli- hood of anything more than a tem- porary truce being arranged... ' Has Surrendered. (Canadian Presa n Denpatoh.} Petrograd, Dec. nsign Kry- commander-in- lanko, Bolsheviki chief, telegraphed to-day that the general staff which had refused to recognize the authority of Bolsheviki has surrendered. --- Austria Offers Italy Armistice (Canadian Press Despatch.) Rome, Dec. 4.--A Vien= na despatch says that Aus- tria announces an armis= tice on the italian front. By John A. Paterson, K.C., Chairman of the Finance Board of the Presbyterian Church, and an in- fluential Liberal I have been asked why, as a life- long Liberal, I am supporting the Union Government. My answer is easily stated. It is because | am a "Liberal" and this new Union Gov- ernment stands for Conscription, and that is the only way, by present ap- pearances, that we can keep our armies in the field, and so prevent liberty and righteousness from being swept off the earth. On the other hand, I notice that many friends of mine, with whom I have been associ- ated politically, are now misusing the sacred name of "Liberal" by pro- posing to practically repeal their own act passed in 1904, whereby it was provided that the Governor-in-Coun- cil might place any part of our ARTICLE NO. 7. That is the program. That is poli- tics, and not patriotism. It. is strange statesmanship. It does any- thing but-- "Mould a mighty State's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne." No Referendum. In my bumble view, u referendum would be wrong. We cannot be gov- erned by referenda. Our constitu- Does any man doubt but that such & proposition would carry by a sweeping majority, especially in times like these, when ~SEEYEES jl Eb