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12 Pages N, YEAR 85: NO.'si KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANU | c Baily Ta Pages 1-8 Bm masts aa ZA -------------- 25, "1918. | Whig ---- LAST EDITION TEUTON VIEWS 0F LED TE German Chancellor Thinks the Differences Coutd be Cleared Uy. HERTLNG "AND CIERNI DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY REACHING AN AGREEMENT Germany Would Like Great Britain To Relinquish Gibraltar, Malta and the Falkland Island To Inuternas tional Control, (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Jan. 25.--Peace terms declarations by Chancellor von Hert- ding of Germany, and Count Czernin, Premier of 'Austria, were features of cables to-day from the centres of the enemy Governments, Von Hertling commenting on Presi- dent Wilson's latest declarations, said that in some points there should de no difficulty inp "wgaching an agree- ment, and in others the differences were not great enough to prevent dis- cussians to clear-matters up. It was most important, however, in regard to the freedom of the seas that Bri- tain relinquish to international con- trol such points as Gibraltar, Malta apd the Falkland Islands. a "Nothwithstanding Germany's present strong military snd political position," sald Chancellor Hertling, "we are willing for peace." Count Czernin of "Austria said the Allies' leaders should put forth new proposals. 'It was already dp- parent, he said, that some of their proposals were aceeptabie to (he Teu- tons, oF . Respecting President Wilson's de- mand for the evacuation of Belgium without an attempt to limit her sove- reignty, von Hertling said this could only be settled by peace nego- tiations, but Germany never demand- od the incorporation of Belgium by vidlence. . There will be some difficulty in set- tling colonial claims, said Hertling, but this chiefly concerns Britain, and all Wilson's suggestions along this line will be taken into consideration. ---- No Substantial Advance, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Witshington Jan. 25.---Based on the short cabled outlines of the 'speeches of German and Austrian Premiers to their respective Pariia- ments, opinion is expressed by offi- chads here that no substantial advance 'towards the fia] peace sought by all belligerents "has resulted from those "declarations. : os Noted Austrian Spy Dead. Paris, Jan. 25.--Mhe. death is an- BOMBARD WOUNDED WITH GRENADES The U.S. Red Cross Official Describes Atrocities of In- human Germans. Dh Bombard. kkf ;9 New York, Jan. 25.--Warning of | the attacks, "horrible, brutal, beast-| ly and consistently official," that Am erican soldiers will soon be suffering at the hands of Germany's inhuman army was voiced in an address by Major Grayson, M.P, Murphy, for- merly in charge of the American Red Cross work in France, who re- Yurned to this country Sunday. "I cannot describe the horrible things that Germany has done to women) and children and the poor, old suf- fering people in countries where she 'has set her dreadful foot," Major Murphy said. "British officers told of scores of wounded soldiers piled in heaps and tfiem bombarded with hand grenades. "An English woman told me that when there was a threat of a German invasion, the women carried poison about with them to save themselves from what they would face if Ger- man troops landed." POISONED CANDY IN CANTEENS. Sale of Candy Suspended an Investigation: Washington, Jan. <25.-- Discovery of "Impurities" in candy supplied (o canteens of navy ips caused issue of an order suspending the sale of candy to the men, and also the purchase of additional supplies, pending investigation. Navy Department officials were careful not to say what the "fmpuri- ties" were, but the announcement of the order immediately caused a re- currence of the report that power- ed ghass had been discovered. Pending EIGHTY-SEVEN DEATHS As the Result of 'Mine Disaster at Stellarton, N.S. (Canadian Pres: Despatch.) Stellarton, N.S. Jan. 25.--Four more bodies were removed from the Allan mine of the Acadia Coal Com- pany this morning. Searching part- night clearing away the debris, aad four bodies were found in different parts of the shaft. The gener opinion is now that a_bad shoot caused the explosion. The total deaths in the explosion remained fixed at eighty-seven. WIN ONE OF . THESE PRIZES On page. twelve of to-day's Whig there appear twenty-six special advertisements, alpha- betieally arranged. A nuniber of letters have been dropped from: Various words in these ad- vertisements. The letters so omitted, when properly put 'to. gother, will spell the names of three moving picture stars, who the { les worked in relays throughout the | TANKS AT CAMBRAI MOW DOWN THE ENEMY ENTANGLEMENTS i to A ce a ping Sis, 10 START AGAIN Committee Meets to Formulate Plans For hc Coming Spring. T0 REQUEST CITY COUNCIL BASIS, RS * No Time Is To Be Lost When Spring Approaches -- Everybody Help to Produce Foodstufls, Redlizing the necessity of making early plans to make the greater pro- duction movement in Kingston even & greater success than that attained last year the executive met in the Board of Trade rooms on Thursday afternoon to discuss the whole Fitu- ation. Mayor Hughes presided and the other members present were W. F. icklg James Minnes, Francis King, | J. M. Campbell, R. Meek, W. H. Wright. The grawity sity for 'conservation and production | of the pregent resources is fully real-| ized, ghd efforts wil catesfhie public to their duty in the| crisis occasioned by the war. # tion of women suffrage is beginni to agitate Germany, i e this ~ | WOMAN SUFFRAGE his wonderful dra ins of Macpherson's, from a detailed description by ag eyewitness, is the first picture show the astonishing array of tanks in the advance upon Cambral. Tbe point of view Is from a slight eminence pear the wood of Havrincourt. Away to the fight Is the village of Flesyuleres. The tanks are aaviug no trouble levelling the Fluns' wire entanglements. . NE AA ti ] 7 Seman {NS OUTNUMBER the Question Publicly Amsterdam, y rument's for and kinds gnored. Jan. 25.--The ques- despite th cible insistence 'that ed questions must not | be made the subject of agitation un- til after the war. i ibz lin | suffrage TO GRANT $300 AS A WORKING | of the Soci Three ion S n Ge zat gi An German | men's Women's Suffrage a Ontario few days / formidable nQtioral organ- are row openlx campaign- Yyonb If of woman e Wome 1 Department Must | FAST WARNING FOR DRUGGISTS | Those Whe Fail to Repoet Will be Prosecuted. Toront bout seve J who to.gomply ance Act Macnee, John Nicolle and Ald. George St of the present] qo [world shortage of food and the neces- year, 7 an 25.--There undred druggisls within the next a final invitation are » Ontario Temper- | Vv sending in a statement i of liquor sales for the first half last idue on the first of September but only gbout a third of the drug- {, | gists have complied with the. Act. |FOSt. The woard will allow the offenders | a few days in which to send in their | he declared. of were last, he statements atements and will then lawneh pro utions agai £0. ast those who-fail "lo NEW ESPIONAGE (ONSPI RACY. Numerous Paris, Jan. It was generally. felt that the men | Heure, which is usually w 1 he made to edu-| Many Arrests Already Effected; Warrants Issued. 25.--The newspaper ell-<inform- i 51 - {According to a Startling Statement Made inf {Government's Order to Shelve! AT PRODUCTION ALLIES IN WEST | by Col. Repington. BNEW AS CONCENTRATE ORDER TO FORESTALL AR- RIVAL OF US. TROOPS, [IN [ Repington Attacks Kritish War Gov- | ernment--He Declares Troops Should be 'Withdrawn From Dis- | tant Expeditions. S | ' London, Jan. 25.--Tremendous concentration of German troops on ithe western front, and possibility of ian early attack to forestall and off- set the arrival of any great foxce of | Americans was revealed here to-day Iby the famous military critic, 'Col. { Repington, writing in the London "I am not going to mince words," "The Germdéns have now. contentrated. 165 divisions in the west, which is more than the combined forces of the allies. These forces and increasing at the rate of seven to fifteén divisions monthly, and it is possible the total may even- tually grow to 200 or 250 divisions. "With a superiority amounting to an advantage of fifty divisions, the | PRODUCE POWER _ AT COST OF PLANT Have Practical Working Engine. Nelson, B.C., Jan. 25.-- Produc- tion of motive power and light from the oxygen of the air at practically no cost ekcept that of the original installation of the plant has been accomplished by Patrick K. Galla- gher, of Nelson. For some years he has been working on his invention, and it has now reached the stage where he is developing an internal combustion engine in which oxygen will take the place uf gasoline, gas or oil. , That G. K. Giragossian, a resi- dent of the United States, has made a similar discovery is indicated by a 'despatch from Toronto. . The Gallagher plant is in working order in Nelson. Separation of the oxygen from othe air costs practically no- thing, he states. TO PROCEED WITH BILL, The Views of the Labor Executive Not Approved, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Nottingham, - Jan. 24.--Arthur Henderson, former member of. the British War Cabinet, announced at the British Labor Conference rat he 'had receiyed a letter from Pat mier Lloyd<George saying that" the views of the Labor executive had been carefully considered, but that in consequence of the urgency of the problem and on the advice of the military experts it was imposs- ible to comply with the executive's request and that the Government would proceed with the Man Power ' Bill, Although Lloyd-George wrote re- gretting inability to accede to their ! resolution that the Man Power Bill be delayed, the British Laboor party by a vote of 1,855,000 to 722.000 endorsed the Lloyd«George Govern- ment by defeating' a resolution that the labor members withdrawn from the Cabinet. ) A CAST OFF LOVER. / "Best Man" is Held for Robbing © Bridegroom. Chatham, Jan, 26. --Edward Robb, playing in true movie fashion the role of jilted lover, gssauite and robbed William Roszell, to whom he had promised to act as best man at the latter's wedding ceremony. 'The wedding is post- oned. Roszell is In the hospital and Robb is in the custody of the Windsor police waiting to pe brought back to face a charge of assaulting and robbing the bride- groom-to<be. Robb is said to be a cast-off lover. After gompleting the wedding preparations the men went. to Roszell's home, where the latter was badly beaten up. Robb deft for Windsor on an early morn- ing train, but was intercepted at the border. He #ewid to have stolen the wedding ring, the certificats and a watch. Nelson Inventor Claims to WILSON HAS | | ee TE With Regard to a Scitioment of the Irish Difficulty. WOULD FOLLOW COLLAPSE OF THEWONVENTION. If Britain Fails the President and the U. 8. War Activities Will Be Seriously Embarrassed. London, Jan. 25.--The Washing- ton correspondegat of the Times oca- bles that disquieting reports about the, Irish convention have created in { America profound uneasiness, caus- | ing great anxiety in official circles. "Most disastrous consequences," he says, "would inevitably tollow the collapse of the Irish convention and the failure of the British Govern- ment to apply to Ireland the prin- {ciples which both Lloyd George and | President Wilson have declared es- sential "to the future happiness of mankind. President Wilson, while refraining with scrupulous care from any public expression of opinion, is kidown to sympathize most deeply with the aspirations of the majority of the Irish people for the fullest measure of Home said neither Mr. Balfour nor Lord Bryce have been deft in any doubt about the President's hopes and the feelings of America in this matter, Not only did Mr. Wilson take occas- | ion during Balfour's visit emphasize | the great importance of the effect of {a satisfactory solution of the Irish question must have on the attitude of the American people toward Bri- tain, but the former British ambas- sador in Washington has received numerous expressions of opinion along the same dines from most of the prominent men of both par- ties in America." Should hopes of a satisfactory so- lution of the Irish question be dash- ed, says the correspondent, "no power on earth can prevent an im- mediate outburst of feeling here which wil! not only very greally" hamper President Wilson, .but wil have a direct effect upon American participation in the war. The splens did- result of Balfour's visit to the United States would be wiped out overnight, and distrust of Britain would take the place of the confi- dence now happily existing." bh The correspondent asserts that even in official circles a strong feel- gle, and it can bed CRAVE FEARS DISTROS CONSEOUENES. # are Hiiléd to appear at some one of the Kingsfon theatres be- tween now and Feb. Sth. ing exists in the event of the collapse of the Irish convention, the British Government must be prepared to ac- i ed, sdys another important espion- age conspiracy 'has been uncovered | by the military 'police and that two nounced at Geneva of Jellinek Mer- who served on the committee during cedes, former Austrian consul a the campaign of last year would be willing to lend the Germans may attack when the. ne- cessary time has elapsed. "Our armies have not been ade- The Two Nations Nice, who was ged by - the French press with hdving been the 'centre of the Austro-German spy system on the Riviera, where he en- tertained- lavishly. He went to Switzerland at the outbreak of the war, sending his magnificent yacht to Monaco, i t Big Combine! To Control Whiskey. London, Jan, 26.--The Thnes says @ combine is being formed to con- trol the Scotch whiskey trade, Seven Tirms--Buchanan, Dewar, Watson, Walker, Lade and Lowrie--will form a distillers' company, with a capital of £50,000,000, ; | I. The * hostile amtillery was active _ yesterday evening and in the early, part- of the night west of La Vac querie and in. the neighborhood of Passcehendaele, says to-day's official statement, Otherwise there was nothing of special interest. . The official .statement issued hy the French War ( 'to-day says: "There have been spirited artillery actions in the reg of Maisens De pagne and on the sector of Avocourt fromt, On the eastern front thers is mothing important to on the front the " of in the Alsne will es- view | months or existing solely or maize: voting {military service, an order-im-couneil To the person mailing to the Whig the neatest correct, or the nearest correct, answes, a prize of $6 will be given; second prize, $3.00; third prize, $2.00. Conditions printed at the top of the page advertisement must be observed. It might be men- tioned that no employee of the Whig, or anyone connected with the paper, will be permitted to participate in this proposition, \a ESTABLASHED ACCORD 5 / In Regard to Military Co-operation 'in the War, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Tokio, Jan. 25. Viscount Mo- tono, Japanese foreign minister, in a speech to both Houses of Parlia- ment, announced to the members that the J ese mission, recently sent to America, had, after a frank exchange of views, established a fall, mutual accord between Japan and the United States in regard to military co-operation in the war. MOTHER AND CHILDREN - Lost Their Lives in Fire in Montreal ; on Friday. (Canad:an Press Desnatohy Montreal, dug. - 25.--Thomas Fitch, a night wolker on munitions. returned from work this morning to find his wife .and three child en of their home, originating, ® is sup- posed, in an ove stove, Rumanian Women Starving. Petrograd, Jan. ton shows that Ruman Women have been almest starving for The effect is shown of whom are = a a s-- 5 i They Are Exempted. - (Canadian Prose Despaich.) Ottawa, Jan, 25. Indians and Japanese who, naturalized Canadians, have been disqualified from wv are from announced to-day. S : burned to death in the destruction |. _ 25. --Investiga-| among newly-born children, many | mier deformed. gies o The ab he deeided tha continue in their present capacities.) In order that the efforts may be! pa ing basis will be sought at an early! meeting of the civic body. No time 'is to be lost when pring | 'pected that the inhabitants of Kings J) 'ton and the surrounding district will enthusiastically co-operate with the committees in their endeavour to al- leviate the distress that has been caused in many cases by the scarcity in the supply of food stuffs, , LEFT DUMMIES IN TRENCHES, ~ Adstrian Ruse to Conceal th cuation of Territory. Italian Army Headquarters, | 25.--<Italian patrol, explgring the region evacuated by the enemy ngrth of Mt. Tomba, found that the Aus trians had adopted a remarkable ruse to conceal their departure, They had Mned the forward trenches with Eva. Jan, which protruded slightly above the positions 'they had constructed ma- chine gnns with zinc barrels, mount- ed on wood, while pieces of wood and gaspipe were shaped with the same object. LLOYD-GRORGE MILNER _ at Paris. (Caradian Press: Despatch) © Paris, Jap. 25.--Premier Lloyd- George and Viscount Milner, mem- bers of the British War Council, coi to Paris to confer with s jceau, says Marcel Hut- r, Echo de Pars, < oN. " Bill Passes, Commons last night passed the third dummy soldiers topped with helmets} i trenches, to give an appearance of! occupation. In one of the battery! To Confer With the French Premior| are; Preil , Jan! 25.--The House"ot| ir time and ener arrests have been made, a man aml more to the movement. Woman, whose identity perience of fast year will en-| Peen disclosed, I to broaden their activities! Dumber of warrants have been issu- during the spring, and the executive © by Capt. 141 g 11 would be invited to| arrests and authorizing certain do- micillary searches, has not yet and in addition, a Bouchardon for other It adds that ad- ditional cells in Sante Prison, In the more extensive it was agreed-that the| Section reserved for prisoners of im- City Council should support the cam-| POTtance, . have been ign, and a grant of $500 as a work-| 9¢cupancy. prepared for TURNING approaches, and it is confidently ex- First One Presented Wilson Waghington, Americanized out at the Winchester American troops sentéd 'to President preserved' as a personal The President wis ave being made st the rate of a day. Oppose W New York, our 2000/2 DAY, to President us a Souvenir, Jan. 25.--The first Enfield rifles tarnad pleet for abroad was pre- Wilser. to he syuvenir. told 'the rifles 2,000 'earing Old Suits. Jan. 25.--Opposition to waste and exiravagance in dress, b ut equally strong objection to "false economy" were voiced in "e- i tonal wag asserted. sing of more sheep to produce d vote was uaa: ; To. Meet the Cabinet. Be hs iter Ba e Mem re nv t bers of the Irish | |conter with the Cabinet OE ----t-- -- to. 21st, $798,895: 1917 807; decrease, $228,012, ig of wer BIL. The] | reading fhe Juan power : more wool othies of army uniforms also was Iscnssed . -- To sour aces] of the Supreme War R= ersailles. . | solutfons adopted here by the Na- Association j Hoarding of .money by the public 'may ruin the clothing business, it of © Clothiers. was'. advocated. The {at Petro, as terrible. Guy Valin, Watertown, indictments Quately maintained and reinforced wince the time of Earl Kitchener, "It is a question of the deepest concern to very man, woman and child in the United Kingdom, wheth- er Field Marshal Haig can now 'be sufficiently reinforced in time to compete with the enemy on fair terms. In my opinion he will fot be. Should Reinforce. "We ought to withdraw 100.000 men from distant expeditions. Not- ably, there is Salonitki. We must in- crease through coigbing out the trades by 320,000 men, call from Ire land 200,000 men, call out the men between the ages of 18 and 19. He says further that each man at the front has had to do the work of two because the Premier has lacked the courage to tel the cogntry the truth and to pass on to the public the advice he must have refeived from any general staff con us of its duty, = "The most favorable construction I can place on the Premier's inaction," he adds, "is that he was gambling for peace by Christmas, but in spite of his innumerable speeches, no peace came." In this strain the writer proceeds at great length. 'He charges the Cabinet with procrastination and cowardice, = This is the first public statement from Repington since he severed his connection with the Times, : War Tidings. Seventeen meén from ga "Geran destroyer which struck a mine or. | torpedo landed on the west coust of Jutland: Fal Tand: British officers who luvestigate! conditions in Rumania have arcivad why and report conditiuns The people are sary. Switzer, Ross Baboock N.Y. ard 2 v 3 arrest on rt IL PPPs retire a set vos #¥o Decide Matter (Canadian Press Despatch.) Berlin, Jan, 25.--Chancellor Hertling declared that Germany did not wish annexations by vio- lence, but that the question of northern France could be dis. oussed only by France and Ger- many. He asserted there could be no talk of the cession of Al- sace-Lorraine. DECIDING WHO IS BISHOP, By Vote of Ordained Members of Holiness Movement. Ottawa, Jan. 256.~'As soon as the votes cast in China and Egypt have been received by John Bishop, K.C., local master at Ottawa, the new bishop of the Holiness Movement church, wil be known. Practically all the ballots cast in Canada and the United States have been receiv- ed, about 85 in number, There are still 15 ballots to come. The vote is being, taken by the order of Mr, Justice Clute, who tried the action in thé High Court here last fall to have the present acting bishop, R. C. Honer, deposed as head of the Shureh, at the general conference in 1916. Horner was removed and Rev, A. T. Warren was elected bishop in his stead. . Horner refused to obey the decision of the conference and ac- tion was taken against him hy mem - 'bers of the church te force him to give up the books and cease to act as head of the church. "As a settlement of the trouble, Mr. Justice Chute ordered a vole to be taken on Horner and Warren for 'bishop by all the ordained members of the movement and this is pearly concluded. Eo 2 -» 9 i WAK BULLETINS. Col. Repington's attacks on the War Government will bring a spirited reply from Lioyd-George., The French raided the German lines with big sye- cess. £2 sheet est eset BEL Rd te Two German destroyers were sunk with their crews oft Jutland. * Two nundred Brith sail Ors were it at ith the Turkish ships. cept the decisions of the majority and enforce them upon the minprity. "If, however, the Ulster minority is allowed to wreck the convention, it will be impossible | President Wil- son to keep the matier from being publicly debated in Congress. . The to be close, with look in favor of the Republicans, who 'in order to win the farge Irish vote throughoiit the country, will un- doubtedly throw their whole weight behind any movement in favor of autonomy for Ireland. The Demo- crats will have to follow suit and Congress will drape itself green from head to foot." ------ U. 8. Ready to Lend Money. London, Jan. 25.--Tho Telegraph's Dublin correspondent etstes that a report from Washington that the Ynited States is prepared to toan Ire- est 'mpeture of Home Rule, and that Amefican capitalists are ready to in- vest a Itke sum in Ireland if the ques. tion Is settled, is prominently dis- played in ail Irisk papers and has caused the liveliest interest. The Dublin cor: ent of the Times says that the report furnishes the friends of a settlement with a new and powerful argument, and will serve to increase the disrepute of the Sinn Fein. policy, whose vio- lence and abuse now embrace the President and Government of 'the United States, Convention eontinue hopeful, épatches the Chronicle contain mysterious references to "certain eventualities following the Conven- tion." which might induce John E. Redmond to regard #is retirement from the leadership as obiigatory and makes an earnest plea in Mr. Redmond's behalf, saying: ""If he is driven from his posi tion, wherein he woukl feel obliged to resign because of any action or failure on the part of those who got support from him, the cause of Ire Tand, as far as the Is concerned, would go down with him and all con- sequences would have to be faced by what appear to be a be- trayall of Ireland, for sb the world 'would read whet would appear u be- trayad of Mr. Redmond. Absolute Independence. \ Havre, : Jaa. government's terfus o as they concerh Belgium herself, wet forth In her reply 10 Pope Benedict's peace note, are in Subspange, absolute independence. : ' - . > next Congressional elect' n is certain * the present out- land £20,000,000 to obtain the fall- - Dublin repofts regarding the Irish De- of peace, so far The 'railway increases have been