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we + of the constitution KINGSTON DIVORCE BILLS RAISE. COMMENT An Unnsia) Namber At Before the House of Commens. AS TO PROVINCIAL RIGHTS TO DIVORCE COURTS. Premier Borden Could Not Tell 'W. F. Nickle When the Discussion On Titles Will be Resumed, (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, May 16.--A bill from the Senate to amend the Canadian Pa- triotic Fund Act was introduced in the House this morning by the Minis ter of Justice, The bill makes it clear that the fund is entitled to dis tribute among the relatives resident in Candda of soldiers forming part of the Canadian and Allied forces. Mr. Nickle asked the Prime Min- ister if he could fix a date, when the debate on titles would be resumed, Sir Robert Borden sald that no de cision had been reached. The House then went into commit tee on private bills, Hon. Rudolph Lemieux drew the atienfion of the Governthent to the unusual number of divorce bills before the House. Sir Wilfred Laurier said that the right of the provinces to grant di- vorces was a constitutional question which could only be decided by the supreme judicial authorities. The question was whether any province established since confederation had right to establish divorce courts. It was a question of the interpretation and the sooner it was decided the bnfer { Tied + PLANNED TO REACH * CALAIS BY MAY 10TH. London, May 16.---A despatch to the London Daily Mail from The Hague 8 I can state on exXellent au- thority that the Gertnan date for Calais was, until recently, Whitsunday (May 19th.) This Jute was given so def h h in ¢ -* + + + mise." y > SPPedbbbd METURNING TO CANADA, ; this pro. LIBERO IEP I BLE aD bb | Secretary Bishop, of Y.M.C.A., Had Successful Journey, London, May 18.--Mr. Bishop, secretary of the Canadiaft Y.M.C.A., is. returning home after a successful Journey. He participated in the Paris conference of Y's working in France, last week, which resulted in the for- mation of a Y.M.C.A. Central French Council, which co-ordinates the dif- ferent national activities there. This is now necessary, because the central- ized army direction cavses the mix- ing of troops at différent points. Thus 'the American troops are brigaded with other Allied armies. This Versailles Council of the YM C.A. will equalize and simplify the 'work, avoid overlapping and prevent ~ waste. Canadians, whose Y provi- sion is the most liberal of any Allied army, intend sharing their advan: tages to the utmost with all others. meta ---- WORKED ITS WAY Into the 'Austrian Naval Base--Tor- + pedoed a Battleship. } {Canadian Press Despatch) Rome, May 16.---An Austrian battleship was torpedoed by Halian naval forces in Pola harbor early Tuesday nmorninz. It was a Viribus Unitis type, a twenty thousand ton vessel. The Halan force worked its into the Austrian naval base by patrol boats and search- . lights of the defenders. Two of the Austrian battldplanes were Wrought down and several others compelled to descend out of control. The i Italian forces aM returned safely. 5 is Pn y corm: o 1913 Den- total exports pork were tons, of whieh just 'went: to England. Bow been Luxuries; To Caplure; Inel- ARTILLERY WAS ACTIVE | ON WESTERN FRONTS {Both the British and French Took Prisoners in Their Operations. Press Desuatch) | The artillery | in the valleys (Canadian Press London, May 16. was active last night i | of the Somme and Acre rivers, east) of Arras, and om the Flinders bat-| tlefields, the War Office reports. Our} troops raided the enemy's trenches | last "night in the neighborhood of] Gavrelle, northeast of Arras, and | captured a few prisoner Nothing | further to report, | : aa i Took Some Prisoners, Paris, May 16.---Artillery occurred last night on the French | front southeast of Amiens, in the] Hailes-Castel sectors, says to-day's| War Office announcement West of | Montdidier a®German raiding detach-| actions! Hoping Tol | day hat ment was driven off, The French took prisoners in patrol operations] north of Ailette NOVA SCOTIA HIT Commandeering of Boston-| Nova Scotia Shipping Stops Traffic. £1 Ottawa, May 16. Commander ing by the United States Government if steamships plying between Boston | and the Maritime Provinces has| caused a situation which threatens | the commercial prosperity dow n+ there. The boats between Boston! and Halifax, Boston and Yarmouth | vd Boston and St John are off, | though there is a weekly freight ser-{ viee to Yarmouth. } It is now threatened that this, too, | may be withdrawn. Nova Scotia has| always been the vacation land of New| England, and with no passenger hoats | available, the tourist business will] iuffer greatly, though it is regarded | 18 secondary to the freight traffic between the provinces and the Bos-! ton market, | E. K. Spinney, M.P. for Yarmouth, | has been actively pressing the mat. ter before the jovernment, and a| boat is being searched for, but the ouotalk tareenps tasoihruld(a:-- o ovtlook at present is not promising. BRITAIN PREPARE TO HEAR PROPOSALS With Regard to Peace If Put in a Straightforward Manner. " ATH "Press PDaspatein. «vom Londou, May 16. Great = Britain i» preparing to consider proposals from the eflemy provided they are put forward by accredited persons in + straightforward manner, Foreign Jocretary Balfour declared to-day in he House of Commons. "If any re- presentative of any belligerent coun- try desires seriously to lay before us \ny proposal," he said, "we are ready | te listen to them," | "The Britisa Government was de- sirous of an honorable war" he added, "but the peace moves of the central powers heretofore made | had not been in the interests of a fair and honorable peace." COST HIM 60 MEALS. One M.P. Wanted to Get Solid With Farmer Constituents. Ottawa, May 16.--The farmers' leputation to Ottawa cost one M.P. a lot of money. This M.P., in an effort to make himself "solid" with the tillers of the soil, left word at the Chateau Laurier 'that if any of his continuents from the deputation called to see him at fhe hotel, the clerk was to inform them that he was unavoidably absent and tender i them meal tickets to be changed to! his account. Upon returning to the | Chateau today the M.P. found, t6. his consternation, that he had been charged with 60 dinners. Someone had passed the good mews around, and the farmers, who came in great- er multitude than the M.P. expected, took itull advantage of their repre- sentatives' generosity. an don coi BASEBALL RECORD WEDNESDAY International League, Jersey City «4 Syracuse Binghamton ...4 Buffalo . Newark .. . ...8 Toronto .. .. Roehester at Baltimore--Rain. Natiohal League. Cincinnati | . .3 New York 2 Philadelphia .. .5 Chicago ../.. .2 Brooklyn .. ...5§ Pittsburg vapor St, Louis .. . ..3 Boston ..- 2 American League, Philadelphia .. .3 Cleveland . . t. Louis . «5 New York .. Boston .. ... .5 Detroit .. .. .. Washington sasl Chicago .. 0. erin nn BALTIC FLEET CALLED, The German Ships Will Return To Kiel at Once, (Canadian P Tro: ch London, May 16.-- The entire Ger- man baltic fleet, except a few light cruisers; was recalled last week to Kiel where important naval forces 10% are being concentrated, says a Jespatch from Hamburg, - v % correspondent of the Daily Express. Bead i » gen so Sd | (Canadian Press Daa; : 'Washington, May 16-4 copy of the protes: made by the Soviet Gov- ernment S, She Sermas Ministry of Foreign Affadrs on 26th against, the 3 Me Department, shows u gay INOT was any in cont , ONTARIO, THURSDAY. MAY 16, 1918. WITH GENERAL PERSHING"S FORCES ON THE FRENCH F RONT little one-pounder starts a hail of bullets at the Hun we hear of OVERSPENDNG ON LLVURES { | Canadians Are Consuming Too Much "Eats," Sir Thomas White Says. | H(S0 SPEND TOO FREELY | es 9 FOR MUSIC AND OTHER MEANS OF PLEASURE. . i | We Must Save If the Canadian Dol! lar Is to Be Quoted At Par Inter- | natignally, \ | Canudigh Press Deapateh | Tgrbuto, May 16.--"As people we! are consuming too much, not only of! luxuries but of many other classes of | geodg, We are spending too freely | in {for ornaments, musical instruments; gore through and the money been RRAIRET Wwans "of Smusement and [Paid pleasure. ~All.ihis counts against ns in our trade balance with the outside world, and places our dollar at a dis-| count. If the rate of exchange be- | tween Canada and the United States | is to he kept normal, that is if our) Canadian dollar is to be quoted at, par, internationally, much greater] economy on the part of all of us is ne- | termination of | cessary. i | 3 This is the warning given to all] Canada to-day by her Finance Min- | ister, Sir Thomas White, who arrived | bere to-day, fresh from his confer-] ences in Washington and New York, where hie talked in terms of. hundreds of millions of dollars, with financial! heads of the United States Govern-} ment and others who control the! money markets of the continent } Sir Thomas seems to be quite fit! again, after ten weeks absence in the| United States, during which he he- | came profoundly impressed with the spirit of enthusiasm, zeal and confi-| | dence, in connection with prosecution {of the war, shown by the people of the republic, all the way from New! York to 'California. If Canada prac-| tised economy, however, said Sir! Thomas, the prospects would be satis=| factory. z } Sir Thomas said he had conferences | with the British War Mission in the] States, and expected more contracts for Canada in munitions and other | war supplies. © Arrangements were also made "for the issuance of Can- adian securities in New York. TO BE NO CHANGE IN HIGHER COMMAND | Of the British Army In France, Bonar Law Announces in Commons. Canadian Press Desnaton) London, May 8. Repos that were in circulation to the effect that a change was imminent in the high er command of fhe British army in Commons today by Chanceilor Bonar Law. spokeman for the War Cabinet. Replying to a question, | Mr. Law said no change in the higher fad taken place, emplation. Tax on Luxuries. a Y I020004000008, + MEIGHEN AND CALDER TO GO TO ENGLAND, : (Special to the Whig.) * BW May 16~Hon Ar # oe er TTT France were denied in the House of q | Government's policy on the railway | situation in Canada. W. F. Nickle, 5 The backbone of General Pershing's fighting men in action somewhere on the western front. the fact that the Americans' again have drives AA AAA A OR. EDWARDS STILL | AFTER FITZPATRICK | Wants To Know If Sir Charles! Is Going to Return | Money. Ottawa, May 16.--On the orders of the day in the Commons yesterday, br. J, W. Edwards, rising to a ques-| tion of privilege read the denial of his| charges against Sir Charles Fitz- | patrick which appeared in the press | yesterday. He then went on to read from Hansard the statement which | he had made to the effect that the! sum. of $2,500 had been voted to the | Chief Justice of Canada for three! years running for a certain specific | purpose, which had not been carried | | out. Dr. Edwards then quoted from ! the Auditor-General's feport to thel effect that the sum of - $2,500 had| been voted to the Chief Justice of Cangda for three years running for a certain specific purpose, which had not been carried out Dr. Edwards then quoted from the Auditor-General's report to the cffect that in 1915-1916 the vote had 'The folowing vear the same thing had oeturrred, To neither of these vears had the Chier Justice attended the sittings of the Privy Council in 'England. In the fiscal year 1917-18. the amount was not drawn. The statement of the Auditor-Gon- eral, said Dr. Kdwards, proved that his assertion, if not perfectly: correct, | was at any rate two-thirds true.) Therefore, Sir Charles' dezlaration in | the paper that it was 'absolutely false' Was untrue. In this case the member for Frontenac sald he was willing to risk his reputation for ver- acity against that of the Chief Justice of Canada. ; H. B.:Morphy asked whether it was the intention of the Government to allow Sir Charles Fitzpatrick to keep this money, which he admitted he had improperly taken, Ex-Tommy Wins Riveting Record. . London, May 16.--The Clyde has beaten the London riveting record. according to the Daily Mail. Thoma: Devine, a former soldier, at the Dal muir yards of William Beardmore & Co,, has driven 4,422 rivets im a side of a ship in nine hours. The Londot record, made last week by Robert Farrant, was 4,276 rivets in a similar time, Bennett Te Lie In Paris, Paris, May 16.--The body ot James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, who died at Beaulieu, will be brought to Paris early next week, in accordance with Mr. Bennett's desire, o'ien expressed, that Paris be his last resting place. Alberta Town Burned, Entwistle, Alta, May 16.--Fire originating in the Farmers' hotel yesterday afternoon destroyed the rineipal portion of the businss see- of the town of Entwistle, caus- ing a loss estimated at $40,000, papt- ly covered by insurance. ~ * When this 10 TAKE OVER THE GRAND TRUNK Borden Ammounces That Negotia- tions Arc Now on. 10 OPERATE BOT LINES MADE Premier AWARD MAY BE BEFORE JUNE 1ST. CNR. Premier Says Neither Mackenzie Nor Mann Will be on the C.N.R. Board To be Constituted. (Canadian Press pespatch) Ottawa, May 16. --Premier Borden announced in the Commons last even- ing that the Government would soon take over the Grand Trumk and Grand Trunk Pacific railways; Nego- tiRtions are now On RN The Premier stated 4186 that C.N.R. arbitration award may be made before June 1st. The Commis sion, headed by Sir Willlam Meredith, is closing its sittings.at Osgoode Hall In giving a statement with regard to the railway situation in Canada Sir Robert sald it seemed beyond question that if an arrangement could have been consummated at this time between the Grand Trunk Railway in the east and the Canadian Northern in the west, whereby the two systems would have been combined, in 1903 or 1904, the railways would now he in good condition, and able to lend money to the country, instead of bor- rowing. That course, however, had not been adopted, and the projeet of the National Transcontinental Rafl- way was prceeeded with, Dealing with criticisms of the 'Government for not having appoint- ed a new C.N.R. directorate, the Prime Minister said that one reason for leaving the management un- changed was that the Government has had full and' complete weeds to the records of the company, Taking up the question of the board of directors to be constituted, Sir Robert Borden said it was not in- tended that Sir William Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann should be on the board. The Prime Minister re- ferred to the difficulties which would confront the Government in adminis- tering the affairs of the road, stating that after the capital tock of such a railway had passed into\the owner- ship of the people of the country it ought not to be administered un- der any department of the Govern- ment. He also said that while a road owned by the Canadian people must be subject to the direction and control of the people, in the higher sense, yet it was absoflitely essential W. F. NICKLE TALKED ON CANADA'S RAILWAY PROBLEM To Discharge Their Financia! Obligations, the Resources And Energy of the Country Will Be Taxed to the _ : Utmost. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, May 16.--1In the House of Commons last night, discussing the bd and energy of the comntry will be) taxed to the utmost. Owe billion dol-| it "would have been most u that if the war had not opened when it did the C.N.R. would have been able to pull through. He thought it njust to take over the C.N.R. without paying com- pensation for it, especially as he un- derstood that the C.P.R. was willing to buy the road. pha lars, he said; had been paid to the| us 'ARMENIAN SCHOOLBOYS | | CONTINUE STUDIES! | to. eliminate pelitical influence in | administration. If Race Is To Perish, it Has De- termined to Perish With Honor. London, May 16 tis learned from Armenian sources that ewery- where" in the Caucasus the Rrmen- fans are organizing in order to re ist the atempted advance of the Turkish troops eastward. Telegru- phic mforimation from boih Armen- jan and Turkish sources has an- nounced from time ito tinve that fighting has taken place belween Ar- menian and Ottoman troops, and it appears clear that the Turkish march eastward has been considerably hin- dered In spite of enemy propaganda and betrayal by the Tartars, the Ar- menians are determined two fight to the death for their national cause and the defence cf their country. At an ethusiastic meeting held at Tiflis the President of the Aisnenian As- semibly said: "If we perish, let us perish honor." On the following day the Ammen- iam trade unions passed a resolution that all able-bottied persons be en- rolled, while the students and schoolboys also met and declared that the battlefield was the place | 'Where they would continue their studies. with | PASSPORTS REFUSED, {To Women Desirous of Marrying In Canada, London, May 16 peculiar pos- | ition is constantly arising from the | prohibition of passports to women | wishing to go to Canada to get mar- ried. It is understood the Colonial Office persists in refusing any re- laxation in the restrictions, which results in some cases in particular hardships. Considering how every effort is being made to get women married to return to the Dominion, and how all sorts of gldomy prephe- cies are semi-officially published as to the utter impossibility of them getting back if they delay, it would seem reasonable to expect that facili- ties would be granted to women de- finitely engaged and desiring to be married directly on arrival. The plea put forward for the present attitude is shortness of tonnage and risks of travel, but when already married women are being sent by the thou~ sand, surely a few dozen who are de- sirous of shedding their sisterhood, could be accommodated. ? 6.--A TO. EVACUATE ALANDS Germans and Swedish Forces To Be Withdrawn, Stockholm, May .16.--The Germans will evacuate the Aland Islands on May 23rd, it was announced yester- day. Swedish forces will be with- drawn at the same time, Several months ago Swedish mili- tary forces were landed there because of atrocities committed against the inhabitants by Russian soldiers. Some time later the Germans also landed a force on the islands. It is probable that the Alands will become a part of the republic of Fin- and, A LA --___vAsy, evirion ! "STIL HOPING T0 REACH COAST (had Bar Navigation of Channel And Bom South of England. GERMAN LOSSES 300,00 WHAT MEMBER OF REICHSTAG TOLD INTERVIEWER. Says Responsible German Politicians Only Demand That the Western Powers Shall Give Back Hun Col. onies, > Copenehagen, May 16.--The Ger- mans still are of the belief that they will be able to reach the English Ohannel coast, bar navigation of the waters and bombard Southern Eng- land, and that then it will be easy to begin peace negotiations, according to an interview the Politiken has had with a prominent German politician, a member of the Reichstag, who re- quested that his name be not used. He added that the German offensive thus far had proved a failure owing to heavy losses and that the German high command was walting to obtain more: artillery, Germany had lost in killed, wounded and made prisoner 3,000,000 men, he added, Answering questions ahout the opinion of the Reichstag Main Com- mittee on the situation on the west- ern front and the end of the war, the newspaper's informant sald: : "We still believe, according to mes- sages from our military leaders, that we shall reach the north coast, where our guns can bar navigation of the Channel and 'fire at South England. It is suggested from the ierman side that with this another course of the war will commence, and as far as Germany is concerned it will be very easy to start armistice negotiations, as, despite all assertions, we do not aim at any conquering. We want . neither the mine districts at Lor- raine's west frontier nor Antwerp, "We have lost, including killed, wounded and prisoners; $3,000,000 me Do you think that we dn d t ay of war? Moreover, we shall hae enough to do during the age of man to control the new Russian countries and- secure their mercantile and industrial influence. Responsible German politicians only demand that the western powers shall give back our colonjes." i ------------ MILISON TONS AFLOAT. U. 8. Ship Programme Shows" De. finite Results, Washington, D.C., 16.--~The million tons of ships completed and delivered to the United States Gov- ernment under the direction of tite Shipping Board have been put on the high seas to help defeat Ger many. first FRPP PPREPRP REPRESS PGR P Ibe + + FOCH COMMANDS' -» * IN ITALY ALSO. * % ---- 4% (Canadian Press Despatch.) % Washington, May 16.--The 4+ Halians have put a larger and + better equipped mrmy in the # field this spring. General % Foch will also command in the + Italian theatre. > ' aoa ma as ERS EN AEE ERE PY + ®! od 34 | > * &* * + LABOR PARTY PICKS WOMEN CANDIDATES Miss Mary MacArthur to Run in Stourbridge--Mrs. Snowden Also. To -- : London, May 16.--Miss Mary Mac- Arthur, wife of W. CC. Anderson, member of Parliament for Atter- cliffe, has been adopted as the labor party Stourbridge candidate at the next election. She is the first wo- man candidate adopted by a politieal party. It is anticipated that she will £0 to the poll. Other women poli- ticians, notably Mrs. Philip Snowden, are being adopted by the.labor party. | Miss McArthur is a noted expert } upon employment, having done much to promote the interests of under paid women workers, Her selected constituency includes Cradley Heath, | Where women chain-makers and labor. Miss MacArthur organized a victorious strike of these workers in 1910. NT ! testy i a ee g ln the British tank 4 Whit, | gotr for two PHELPS E LEDS A total of 15 tons, was com according to 9 vessels, of 1,108,621 pleted up to May 11th, Statistics compiled by experts of the Shipping Board. Since January 1st, more than half of the total tonnage, 667,806, has been delivered, and the monthly totals have shown a steady increase. BANDAGES TAKEN OFF. - Burns He Received on Tank Leave Ugly Scars. WiaShington, May 186. has removed the bawd which have encased his Jef ov since he borned It four weeks ago by taking hod of an exhaust pipe - that Sisited the ouse. 'The hand has healed, but 'the burns have left ugly sears. which cover the entire palm. The President (was comipelled to give up weeks but recently has been playing a one-handed game, at wibich he has become quite profi. -------------------- M. Duval, Panis, who was a director of the suppressed. Germauophile newspaper, Bonnet Rouge, has been condemned to death for treason. Six others have been sentenced to im- prisonnrent for terms ranging from two to ten years. Dr. William Kennedy, retired phy- sician and former president of thé Conservative Association of Norfolk County, died at Hamilton on Wednes- ay. SH04000 000030400000 00 000 WAR BULLETINS. German lonig-ra; at Thionville o nge was 82 | z : I Ed ii od Seer