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12 PAGES Br Ae both YEAR 84: NO. 300 BOLSHEVIKI'S POWER STEADILY WANING Opposition Comes From All Classes--""German Hirelings" is a Common Term of De- ~ Nunciation---Boisheviki Leaders | Conscious of Failure. | (Copyrighted by United Press) } | + London, Dec. 26.--There have been aecasional assertions | ih recent Petrograd despatches. that the influence and power | of the Bolsheviki was waning. bul #bver with such unanimity as in special despatches dated from the Russian capital Monday | and printed to-day. Nearly all make the point in some form or other that the defection from the Workmen's and Soldiers' or- | ganizatior is increasing. Among the causes alleged are a gen- | eral lack of authority, the increase in drunkenness, reluctance | of the population to war and the scarcity of foodstuffs. The | main desire of the soldiers.is said to be for peace. The correspondents cite instances of Bolsheviki troops re- fusing to march, declining to attack the Ukranians and permit- ting the Cossacks to disarm them without resistance. The Bolshéviki leaders. says the Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post, appear to be coming conscious of the] hopeless failure; while the correspondent of the Daily News | there, says there is tremendous growing opposition to the | Bolsheviki among all classes. Men who formerly supported them aré turning against them, and "German hirelings" is a common term of denunciation. | | | | To Further Internationalism Propaganda. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Petrograd, Dec. 26." The Bolsheviki Government has de- cided to send special representatives to all countries. belliger- ent as well as neutral, to further the propaganda of interna- tionalism. Two million roubles have been appropriated for this purpose. famous Wells; | ] WAR BULLETINS, Berlin reports that peace parieys on the Russian froat got a 'set back. steve * A British air squadron bomb- ed Mannheim, a big Rhine city, on Sunday, doing heavy dam- age. Riots and civil war continue in Russia. Germany is mov- ing many troops to Jefeat Ru- 3 mania. "sd Burglars Ransack Stores, Renfrew, Ont., Dec. 26.--Two burglars entered the store of P.' J. SPSL? GEOL I IP OPP NPP PPO D S---- (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Dee. 26.--The Russo-German negotiations, which give Germans time to formulate their reply to the Russian terms. were again delayed for one day, an Exchange Telegraph Germans have asked for a further postponement until Jan. 2nd. Nh Nn ving in France, " ' At Prince Alber! JHrad- lative assembly, dropped dead. Relatives of British prisoners in frain from using the word Hun in : their letters. The Germans do not friends use it. Despatobes That Come from? 'Neat h 'Rifles were found hidden In the Distant Places. freighter, which arrived at a Paci- ------ fic port. It@e thought they 'were in- TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS World or for a raider in the Pacific. EE THE CANADIAN FRONT FORM. IL The Whig's Dally Condensation of German Party Dressed In White Failed to Deceive the graph Service and Newspaper Ex- change, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Canadian Army Headquarters, in Australia is 173,000, More Canadian wounded have| quiet over Christmas. Our patrols recently have been active, while our Berlin roports that the Krupps have quadrupled their naval plant|guns have been a trifle busier. Poor visibility has made aeroplane obser- Felix ainter, died at Tunbridge, low-flying machines mistaking our on Saturday. trenches for their own, were swept gratulating the Government on en-! Taking advantage of the snow on acting prohibition, the ground a small German party 'on Turkey the desirability of peace, dressed in white. It was dispersed with Great Britain. [ by our machine guns. an overwhelming vote of confidence in the Orlando Government. i found on a Belgian relief steamer which arrived at an Atlantic port. munity Christ tree, sald to be the first time In the Province of On- -- tario. # 'The [Italians continue to Montreal pritna 'donna, has been) # plateau positions. granted a divorce in Paris from Paul{® Seveil + quiet all along the western authorized for the Toronto Military|% front. District, with Lieut.-Col. McCausland The Dominion Government will lose about twelve million dollars by of liquor. has a serious outbreak along the Shansi-Mon- dred deaths have already been re- mander Arthur M. As- Naval Reserv ower Wi re Vaning hy al . 5 Incidents nts. Festivities "of Peace Negotiations Further Delayed. were to have been-resumed on Monday after postponement to despatch from Petrograd reports. The despatch also says the {has heen severely wounded while ser- che Bask. J. E. (shaw, formerly member of the ' BRIEFLY GIVEN Germany have been warned to re- Su------ likeé®- it, and abuse those whose cargo of the Shilka, a Russian ended for Industrial Workers of the PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE QUIET ON CHRISTMAS the News of the World From Tele Wary Canadians. The majority against conscription Dec. 26.--The Canadian front was Yoached United States ports. artillery trench mortars and machine near Kiel, Moscneles, the vation difficult; in fact, three enemy os ee continue to pour in con-{ with gunfire yesterday. The Moslems of India are urging! endeavored to approach our wire The Italian deputies have passed | Two young German deserters were! Brantford - citizens had a com- Madame Pauline Donalds, famous| ® drive the Teatons from Asiago 5 ® Christmas Day was fairly A new depot battalion has been 'In command. stopping the importation and nu- border. More than one hun- e, Asquith, Wie 's RY ymes; oF ' he KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917. "REMEMBER THE KIDDIES !" The Whig's Fund For Christmas Presents to Soldiers' Children. v ' be held in the Armouries on Friday The American ora, men, is reported lost Breton. : Mrs. R, 8S. Waldron W. F. Nickle ... ie Senator Richardson ... W. J. Fair .. 'ese Steacy's Limited ... H. OC. Niekle ... ... . Mayor Hughes ... . Royal Military College Cadets ... .. British Whig ... ... ... Standard Publishing Co. . . A, Davis & Son ... . R.C.H.A. Canteen ... N. £. Polson & Co. Macnee & Minnes . . DF. Jud. Harty ... v0. eos vue Mr, and Mrs. R. N, F. McFarlane . ... Canadian Ordnance Corps +arcel Post & Letter Carriers Ald. H. W. Newman ... ... tee eee ue Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Whiting ... A.B. Cunningham ... . Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Connell .. W.G. Craig & Co. ... .. .. Robertson's Ltd. 3 Ancient St. John's Lodge, Anderson Bros. sxe Mrs. S .P. Kirkpatrick .. .. Geo. Robertson & Son, Ltd. .. Dr. & Mrs, Bogart .. ... .... J.B. Carruthers ... ... ... ..... Cataraqui Lodge No. 20, AF. & A. ie: oh Kingston Shipbuilding Co. ... ... ... .. .. Custonf House . .. ' Major GG. 1. Campbell Col, and Mr Perreau ... F. Atkinson Wray .. ... . Mr. snd Mrs. H. Hitchen . .. Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. W. H. Macnee . Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. J. N. 8S. Leslie Mrs. Margaret Dever . . ee ve Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Calvin ... ... ... "oe ves MacDonald and Barbara Gibson . . Great War Veterans' Ass'n, .. J. M., Farrell . * se seen ove te sas ses tee eve se AF. & AM. Capt. John Donnelly .. Col. and Mrs. G. Hunter Oglivie ... Rev. D. M. Gordon . J. H. Sutherland & Bro. ... Capt. and Mrs. Peters . . Sergeants Mess, Queen's Mrs. H, Staley .. A Iriend ... R. Meek ... ... ... Mrs, E. J. B. Pense . . John Hickey .. ... Mem, W. Kirkpatrick Midland Shoe Co. .. ... ... .. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. C. Dobbs ... .. .,. Mr. and Mrs, E. B, Stanley, Clinton, N, MBE in vanes naa ey ' George Masoud ... ... .., ... ® Sets eee see evens sa Military Hospital 'e we *es ved sete we 44 ee YY... es Seevee ee sees o See tee ser sresses and "Jack" Archdeacon Dobbs Miss L. Mowat Mrs. T. H. Jamiéson .. . Miss Emily Smythe ... ... Mrs. W. D. Carmichael .. . ... .. A R.Day-... ... ... 8. Cohan, Confectionary Mrs. John Carson ... ... .. AWientt V0 ......, ... Bessie M. Sanderson ..., ... Mrs, A. Mackie ... ... ... Mrs. John Hunter ... ... AFeiend ... ............ A Friend, Wolfe Island .. ... Santa Claus, jr. .. A Friend ... ... Murray Airth .. ... A Lover of Kiddies ... ... ... .. .. ivi de ae Wm, Bushell ... ... .,. . Mrs. T.W. Mills ce.cn.av vv, - Rodger and Molly .. A Soldier's Wife ... ... ... ... "se sas Bed Another Soldier's Wife s.. .. ... ... ... .. .s NOTE--The Christmas Tree event for the children of local SHS Ser tes Ser tes oe oe $48 tse tee ee, Ss V eas ae Set 44 Laser eater Seren oe & Ice Cream Parlor, i St. the te se ees we Sets teee aaa te seca cnn TTT TRE a Te + se. ae, .e 25 afternoon. The 1,400 children and their announced. tint m-- steamship Tuscar- lowt north of Cape with her SOCHLIST PAPER .|Saloniki is Gen. Marie Louis Adol- S PNSHED For Having Spoken Out With Very Pecy-| lar Frankness. | { CONDITION OF PEOPLE { GREAT MASSES NOT ONLY HUN-| GRY, BUT STARVING, Pointedly That It| Must Curb Its Tongue In Discus- | | The Press Told 'sion' of German Internal Affairs-- | The Official Reason, of Course, is | Otherwise, . i Amsterdam, Berlin Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts has | been obliged by the Government to | suspend publication for three days. | Vorwaerts, in a recent article, at-| tacked the system of the German food | controller, von Waldow, declaring | that great masses of German people were not only hungry bit were liter- ally starving. It accused the "war profiteers and millionaires" of hoarding great supplies of food. -- -------- Dec. 26.--The also Warning to German Press. London, Dec. 26.--The suspension of the Berlin Vorwaerts is; considered as a warning to the entire German | press that it must curb its tongue in the discussion of internal German conditions. Although the Vorwaerts for a long time has been in the hands of so-called "Government controlled Socialists," it recently printed an at- tack an Food Controller von Waldow and also some very outspoken edito- rials regarding internal conditions in Germany. The official reason given for the | suspension of the newspaper is "that the article 'denouncing the militaristic party's demands for the annexation of large sections of Russian territory is considered likely to stir up trouble." The indications are that the censors of the Central Powers havé been in- structed to exercise increased severity in the publication .of two classes of articles, first, those that woulll be likely to hamper the Central Powers in their negotiations with Russia, and, second, those giving a gloomy view of internal conditions in the Central Powers, which would be like- ly to encourage Germany's foes. The Hungariah Premier, in an ad- dress before the Diet Saturday, de- fended the censors for suppressing articles along the latter line, saying: 'The newspapers must not give the enemy ground for supposing that an- archistic conditions prevail in Hun- gary. Especially now, with peace negotiations proceeding, the authori- ties will act with the greatest stern- ness in the interest of peace." War Tidings. German submarines are being sunk almost twice as fast as new ones are being built. The head of the Allies' armies at phe Guillaumat. He is one of the heroes of Verdun, where he com- manded an army corps which was mentioned in army orders as having "distinguished itself by the metho- dical precision of ite and the vigor of its attacks, In a speech to the troops iu the West the Kaiser admitted Germany was on the defensive. WOMAN KILLED BY TRAN MRS. AMOS HUGHES, SHARP'S CORNERS, FATALLY HURT. At the Selby Crossing Near Napanee --Her Thirteen-Year-Old Son Was Not Seriously Injured. (From Our Own Correspondent) Napanee, Dec. 26.--A distressing accident occurred on Monday morn- ing at the Selby crossing. Mrs. Amos Hughes, of Sharp's Corners, and her son Bert were coming to Napanee when their horse became un- manageable just as the train from the north came along. The engi- neer did not see the trouble socom en- ough ,and the train caught the cutter. Mrs. Hughes lived but an hour or two after the accident. Her son aged #hirteen, was thrown seme. distance, but was not seriously hurt. = An in- quest was held, and the remains were later taken to the bereaved home, ceased leaves four small children, Charles Graham, John street. is very ill, with but slight hopes of re- covery. He suffered a slight stroke a few days ago. » Harry Dunlop. wife and little daughter, of Toronto. spent Christ- mas with friends in Napanee. : Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Sherwood are visiting with their daughter in New York D. B. Wilson, of Govan.] Sask. arrived home for Christmas. Mrs. J. T. Brandon and son Jack, of Humboldt, Sask., are home for a few months' visit with friends in Napa- nee. - Mr and Mrs. Hibam Cline and daughter Elsie spent Christmas with H. Meng. ---------------- nena nations Charlottetown, PEI, Patriot, chief Liberal inet to represent the the TS We roptesentad at Shee ' k | | say the least, inoppértune, for there | | have pronounced in favor of a iaw | Once the passians t LAST EDITION WILL OF MAJORITY *" SHOULD BE OBEYED o Possible Question of Rup-! ture of Confederation, | Sir Geo. Garneau Says. | SITY @Aontreal, Dec. 26.--Sir George | having made the following statement Portfolio of Overseas Minister of Nilitia with reference to the notice of mo-| Is Likely 10 be Discontinued by J. Francoeur, member for Lot-| . binere, of his intention to bring on a | breaking the Confederation akiee- ment: the matter very much, but I may say | 3 a 8 . 9 at once that the proposition is, to | SAID TO BE SLATED AS MINISTER 15° NOW LIKELY -- Garneau is quoted in Ita Presse as| tion given in the Quebec Legislature debate on the questiou of "ee BREWSTER MAY ENTER "I have not*had time to think Mo OF MARINE. can be no possible question of a rup- | ture of Confederation. The elections | The © abinet is Likely to be Radically are over. The majority of the people Changed in Its Make-up--A Mili. tia Council With a Very Strong Head is Now Said to be Introduced. Ottawa: Deco 26-=tmpoktant cabi- BRL raised | MC! changes are predicted for the during the campaign are calmed | ¢W Year I'he Government as at down I am sure that there ars en- 'present constituted ough well-disposed people in all the | yf 5 temporary character, and will be provinces to appease these prejudices radically changed in its make-up with- and passions. Hin the o Sir George notes the changed tone | wm the coming month. of the articles appearing in all the| Two important portfolios serious newspapers in Ontario, and {| present cngaging attention, he states that he has received iet-| not believed here that Sir ters from citizens of the Province of | Kemp will long remain Ontario who took an active part in| Minister of Militia the Banne Entente movement, and | believed th that their one care at present is to| long exist successfully finish "that very evcel- | lent movement." He concludes as | with a president responsible to the follows: *'As a matter of fact 'I do| Minister of Militia here. That the not think there is much wisdom in| president will have to be a man discussing the rypture of the Con- courageous enough to sweep aside federation at the present time." | existing red taps and to clear the ser- which we do not like, but as we are | under an excellent regime we have | but one thing to do, and that is to} conform to the will pf Phe guajority. | el is more or less Edward Overseas In fact it is not at the portfolio itself will It will probably be abol- ished "in favor oi a Militia Council, Acadians of the Maritime Provinces. | The Acadiens of Prince Edward Is- DOMINION MINISTRY Sir Herbert Ames Learns Qov=| ernment Opposes Invita= tion to 8ir Wilfrid. | Montreal, Dec. 26. Sir Ames told a gathering of workers of St. Antoine division at 264 St. Martin street that there is | no chante of Sir Wilfrid Laurier be- | ing invited to become the Cabinet. "I have been in Ot- tawa for the past two days," he said, | "and have met not only the Pre. | mier, but a number of the Cabinet ter the €ahinet. and water, and what i vice of patronage LAURIER NOT TO ENTER | | P Ministers, and I am in a position to i f say that there is no chance of Sir | Wilfrid Laurier being invited to en- | = a ! You ca®not mix oj] | Hearst, Premier of Ontario, has is- the future of | Sued the following statement in re- and favoritism with a view toward 'granting preferment to [men who have seen actual service. The Government is said to be looks | ing for such a man. Another important portfolio engag- {ing attention is that of the Postmas- ter-General. The defeat of Hon, P. E. Blondin has now left the department without { Herbert {a Minister election | It is stated here that Hon. C. C. | Ballantyne may become Postmaster- General and that Premier Brewster { of British Columbia may be taken in a member of | 54 Minister of Marine and Fisheries. SIR WM. HEARST PLEASED. rovincial Prohibition a Success Be- yond Doubt. Toronto; Dec. 26.--Sir William the province will be it is impossible | 82rd to the Government's, prohibi- for any of us to tell at the p resent | time. The French-Canadians 'have ! but I hope and believe that in time they will do their share to winning | the war. Meanwhile it cannot be! expected, nor is it desirable, that they should take part in the govern- ment of the country." LOOK FOR THREE . YEARS' WAR YET Lt.-Col: Davey, A .M.C., Ham=| ilton, Regards Allies as | Now on Defensive. | Hamilton, Dec. 26.--Lieut.-Col. | J. E. Davey, M.D, arrived home from | the front with a large party of re- | turned officers and men yesterday | morning. He had been at the front | with the Army Medical Corps for | nearly three years, and in an inter-| view made the statement that he ihaneht the neonle could look for! three years more of war. - He re- | gards the Allies as now being on the | defensive because of the withdrawal of the Russians and the Italian de- feat, but says they can win if they will put every ounce of energy and resource into the fight. Col. Davey says the Canadian people do not realize the pinch of war as do the people of England and France, and that they should save every particle | of food and leave as much as pos- | sible for the Allles' use overseas. | TURKS CONDUCT GUERILLA WAR Split 'Up Into Small Bodies After Being Driven From Jerusalem, London, Dec. 26.--Since the Turks were driven out of Jerusalem they have been conducting guerilla warfare to the north and east of the city, splitting up into numerous small bodies to attack British out- posts, to snipe patrols and generally to make themselves unpleasant, says Reuter's correspondent (Jerusa- lem). "Such tactics." Yhe correspondent continues, "are greatly facilitated hy the fact that the country is so hilly and intersected by so many ravines and small rivers. To improve the British position the taking of certain ridges has been ordered, se that there may be a wider ran=e of de- fence. All these moves have been successfully carried out." Bolsheviki Told to Leave Harbin. Pekin, Dee. 26.--The Chinese commandant at Harbin, Manchuria, delivered an ultimatum to the Bol. sheviki headquarters giving the ex- tremists forty-eight hours to disarm and leave Harbin. Otherwise, they are warned, force would be used. nese gare continuing to strengthen their military forces at Harbin. Lieutenant-Generai vath, the Russian military command- er at Harbin, is continuing to assist the 'Chinese. « Because of the exist- ing conditions, he has taken up his residence in the area under. Chinese EE ---------- x Canadian Pacific Rallway for week ending . December 1917, $3,051,000; increase, 7 2 Toe, tion polfey: "Fifteen months' ex- perience of the Ontario Temperance "Isolate tremiseTves for the present, | Act Has established "beyond doubt -that prohibition to the extent of pro- vincial jurisdiction is a success and adds much to the finaneial strength | of the province, as well as to the comfort and happitiess of its people. "The great difficulty experienced in the enforcement of the set has been the facility with which liquor could be imported into the province for ilegal purposes. I, thevefore, note, with peculiar pleasure and satisfaction the important action the Féderal Government proposes to take with this matter, as outlined tn the announcement contained in Sat- urday's papers. : "The measure proposed will great- ly assist in the enforcement of the aw in this and other provinces, where prohibitory measures are in force, remove abuses beyond the power of provincial legislatures te correct, and will, I am sure, increase the good results already being felt in this province from the measure re- ferred to. : "The action of the Dominion Gov- ernment will undoubtedly add great- ly to the financial strength and tight- NE powers generally of the nation. The Union Goverpment is to be con- gratulated on this exhibition of its determination to conserve the whole resources ®f the Dominion for the struggle in which we are engaged." A SUIT AND A TRAGEDY. i ---- The Man Found Out--Then He Took His Life. Pembroke, Dec. 26.--At the high court here Thomas Power, formerly of Eganville, but now of Pembroke, charged Heérbert Ellis, a Grand Trunk locomotive engineer, of Mad- awaska, with alienating his wife's alfections and wrecking his home, and sued for unstated damages. The defendant In this case failed to put in an appearance. The court award- ed the plaintiff $2,000 damages. A very damaging letter was produced. The sequel of the ease came at Madawaska on Monday, when Her- bert Ellis shot and killed himself, The affair took place in the evening. when the unfortunate man placed the barrel of a revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger. The y was taken to Ottawa for interment. Herbert Ellis had been engineer on the G.T.R. Ottawa'Madawasks run for many years. He was forty-oight years of age and unmarried. ~ i. i All But One Lost Deposit. { Ottawa, Dec. 26.--Hon. Arthur | Meighen, who came here yesterday T{rom the west, stated that in Mani- - toba every Laurierfte except Dr. Molloy lost his deposit in Monday's election. Mr. Meighen believes that when the soldiers' vote is counted the west will be solid for the Govern- ment. -------------------------- , Nova Era, the last German n . . Costa : Rica, been Hor | the i troops The first. 'train to tt fo aes Fh SE