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ay a » Britis URDAY, OCTOBER 12 I918. Wal Lae > = The Dail a 3 PAGES 18 LAST EDITION SN KINGSTON, ONTARIO, 8 -- 238 In Order to Permit the Allies to Deal With Her-- German Military Power Has Already Been Placed Under Civil Control. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Oct. 12--Semi-official summaries from-comments in Ger- man press, issued last night ,indicate that Germany, in answer to the | demand for an evacuation of occupied territory, will ask as an off- set the evacuation of German colonies and occupied Turkish terri- tory. ~~According to some newspaper comments published in Germany, Prince Maximilian will have no difficulty in announcing the adop- tion without restriction of President Wilson's programme. Ger- many is apparently hurrying, in view of the latest ministerial moves, to appear to be a democratic state. Potitical amnesty will be an- nounced and a new governor will be appointed for Alsace-Lorraine. Martial law, is to be modified and a liberal minister of war will be named. The whole movement is expected to result in the establishment of a respogsible ministry, which is now said to be only veneer. . The rumor. persists that these ministerial and governmental readjust- ments have been undertaken with a view to causing the Allies to re- gard Germany 4s democratic and to welcome her reply. | | | | GeFman Military Pow er Under Civil Co (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Oct. 12.--Germany military power has already been placed under civil control in complete and permanent fashion so far as politics is concerned, according to an interview with Math¥s Erz- berger, centrist leader of Yhe Reichstag, sent out by the German Government wireless service. This interview is being published with the evident intention of influencing public opinion abroad. Thus, General Von Stein, Prussian war minister, had to be eliminated * because he had always worked against peace by understanding, the interview says. Generals Scheuch, his successor, is said to be a man of liberal views, and the first non-Prussian to ever occupy the position. Two commanding generals, Von Vitinghoff and Von Haehmiset, have been removed because they were considered the embodiment of militarism. .All decisions of commanding generals in Jnterior Germany considering administrative functions are made de; nt upon: the approval of the presidents of the provinces, with an appeal to General Scheuch, and finally to the chancellor, who is legally responsible, according to Erzberger. : -- ntrol. Mr. E. W. Beatty, C.P.R. Victpiciident succeed [ord Shaughnessy today. "mar, THE LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY GIVEN aii Delt Tht Gume From Near SPHERES ARE DEFINED. Agreement Between the Chaplain Ser- vice and the Y.M.C.A. London, Qct. 11.--A satisfactory definition of the spheres. of work of the chaplain service and the Y.M.G.A. in Canadian forces has been practi- cally agreed upon, In future, if the agreement is ratified; the chaplains will Rave sole charge of the spiritual and the Y. M. C. A. the social work in the army! "Whenever possible, a chaplain will be attached to the Y. M. situation contributed to" the Daily News, says: J "The broad result of all this pro- tragied fighting has been that so far from effecting economy by his withdrawals, the enemy has heen obliged to expend men at a greater As it is, the crisis - : i - - I 2 R-------- : ; 7 : : - 2 : ! _ |PRIVILEGE TO THE | MANY I H R | | NEW CPR. PRESIDENT PERMANENT FORCE BF | . - Retained in Canada May | Go Overseas. v3 { - : recently heen promulgated by the | Militia Department for -the purpose | The Reply to President Wilson Has Bea) French Making Remarkable Progress And Handed Out. ficers, warrant officers of the per- | Have Crossed the Diss. manent force who have been re-| its termg Rhe privilege of going TOBE SENT 10 WASHINGTON overseas for service in France is they are not senidr to the rank of WY lHeutemant-colonel, they are not J . required to revert to a lower rank | NOT WAITING TO BE CAUGHT | A SENSE AN ACCEPTANCE. | to obtain this privilege; ofMicers of | IN FOCH'S TRAP. 3 Dutch t Understand {to that grade. To raise, dvganize, | : ; 5 Sa 4 pt Says 1 a =» wa train and despatch the Canadian |The British Are Within Seven Miles Is necessary in (Canada, alike at| av North of the Scarpe. the Whole Wosla. . headquarters and in the various (Canadian Press Despatch) Canadia De: teh) (Canadian Press Despatc manent officers 'and mnon-commis- | emy are mow retreat! on ia B k ] 3 ial G sioned officers were particularly ¥ ng ureau, the semi-official Ger- two-hundred mile front from man news agency, has eirculat- | pecause they were fantiliar with military methods; numbers ot them | armies are making remarkable 8 arli ing FORTS : Shatch from Berlin stating that fat: against their will, to the detri- Progress. 1€ Lerman reply to ¥Fresiden ment of their professional careers, | y wos to abandon their positions night and that it is in a sense |some cases inflispensable for work | nor of the Suippe on a thirty- an acceptance. at the base: [These men thus we Their position has become invidious, | have crossed the Oise river on {Canadian Press Despatch) the more so as persons who did not| a wide front. an Tes. ON Copenhagen, Oct. 12. customed to the working of ghe | 5 military machine lave reproached | British troops are within seven tung says that the German an- air Dot going abroud. when | miles of the Valenciennes-Lille YL D x1 ila 1 as a P of dac ney é 5 8 | [ser to President Wilson's to do so land had been refused.| ging trom Doual. In the Lens } ares y { believes that it has handed to|been circulated, to the offect that it| area.they are not waiting for { the Swiss Government to-day. |is to "compel" these officers and | 2 i » bra | are continuing their withdrawal a nothing of the kind. t confers on | that 'the answer will make | them the privilege of going abroad. | [TO that part of the pocket, far-reaching advances and it is . been able to make this arrangement ately threatened. tween Germany and President because qualified men who have Wilson will bring forth durable | the work in Canada. GREAT VICTORY y . Sy 365 U. S. Troops SINCE SECOND MARNE Were Drowned : General Maurice Puts Prison- A British Port, "Oct. 12.-- A large number of American Casualties 1,000,000. | I-- channel through the sinking of London, Oct. 13.--Major-General y tho transport Otranto im, a 'col- Has Almost Limitless Possibilities. : ld mir. The Otranto was dashed Ea of to pleces on the Irish coast af- THE way is NOW PAVED YEAR 85: NO. Sr + ; : | eS Officers and Men 'Who Were i » : a ' . Ottawa, Oct. 12.--An order has . of doing justice to a number of of- tained for service in Canada, By | ---- ! GERMANS LEAVING DOUAI granted £o all in this position; i GERMA v | ------ THE REPLY IS REGARDED AS IN { higher rank are required to zevert | expeditionary force overseas, a staff | of the Valenciennes-Iille Rails Bring Forth Durable Peace for |." y districts, camps and schools. Per-| London, Oct. 12.---The en- Berne, Oct. 12.--The Wolff useful for service on these stalfs | 3 Cambraf to Verdun. French ed a Frankfurter Zeitung de- accordingly were retained in Can-| 1€ The Germans were compelled Wilson's note was sent lastivecanse they were necessary, and in | victims of their wwn efficien seven mile front. The French May Bring Peace. | appreciate the need in Canada ac-| North of the Scarpe river Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zei- them for not going abroad, when railway. The Germans are re- note of enquiry is ready and it Garbled versions of this order have | Foch's trap to be sprung and The newspaper understands other ranks to go abroad. It does| 2 The authorities only recently 'have which Is the one most immedi- ; hoped that the discussion be- been overseas now are available for | ~ peace for the whole world." HUNS LOSE 1,200,000 (Canadian Press Despatch) ers at 200,000, and the troops were lost in the north m i ; a : W f Maurice, dn a survey of the military the lision with the steamer Kash- ter the eollision. It is thought rearguards, left for the 'purpose -of covering the retreat of the main 365 men lost their lives, More MRE IN FLIGHT Their Retreat Northward Has No Semb- lance to Orderly Retirement. t-- AND CLOSING IN UPON ONE OF GERMAN BASES. TT e-- A Railroad Paralleling the Aisne River is Threatened--The Ger. man Rear Guards. Are Holding Back the at Another Point. (Canallian Press Desvateh) New York, Oct. 12.--The Associ ated Press this morning issued the folowing: The German lines along the Suippe river in the Champagne sector In France has collapsed. The progress made by the French dur- ing the past day in this part of the battle front would seem to indicate that the enemy's retreat northward is more of a flight than an orderly retirement. The French forces are reported to have reached tha Re- cytne river between (Houdilecourt and Sault-8t. Remy, /Houdiicourt '3 less than four m east of Neu- _fehatel, ome of the principal German bodies of troops. The Allied pro- gress, however, appears to be rapid enough to threateg serious results to the German wr Bg sh A Frendh and "American Advance. {Canadian Press Des pateh) Paria, Oct. 12.-HContinued pro- gress was made last night by French troops along the entire Champagne front. The importafit railway town of Vousiers has been penetrated by the French, who were holding the general liné of Retourne and the road from Pauvres to Vouziers. Vouzieres, Guise and all of the villages in' the whole region south of Laon ate burning. Americans are closing in on Dunsur Meuse, while their left wing is within five miles of Buzancy. Important events which will change the entire face of things may be expected in this part of the Woevre front. -- British Nearing Douai. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Oct. 12.--British forces last night continued their advance north of the Sensee river. ad- vance is in the direction of nal. The villages of Hamei and Bre- biel 8s than three miles from Douair#and Cuiney, less than two miles from Douai, have been cap- tured. War Tidings. British troops on the northern Ital ian front raided Austro-Hungarian trenches east of Asiago, taking thirty. five prisoners and a number of ma- chine guns. G \ Germania, a newspaper of Berlin, predicts ¥e resignation of Genera Ludendorff and Field Marshal Hin- denburg. % ~Fhere is a rumor in Paris that Con- stantinople has been' declared under martial law. : Cleaning up of the Argonne forest has been completed by the Americans. No now remain in = this wooded area. PETER LUND * PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the Warld From Tele- graph Bervice and Newspaper Ex-|! changes, The. Germans are now. engaged in blocking the harbors of Ostend and Zeebrugge. ; Montreal stores and bars are or- dered to close at 4 p.m. owing to the influenza epidemic. The appointment of a national committee to control living costs is being advocated at Ottawa. onsignor Chollet, Archbishop of Cambrai, was carried away by the Germans when they evacuated the city. - All theatres, saloons, and schools have been closed at Buffalo to-day on account of influenza. No street cars are running. - Prince - Bitel is prominently men- tioned in Germany as successor to the throne 'in case the Kaiser abdi- cates, -diplomatists' cables declare. Spanish influenza claimed an- other victim in- Hamilton Friday in {the person of John Rombaugh, one of Canada's most prominent harness thorsemen. 3 When the Belgian troops broke through the formidable enemy de- fences and 'occupied the famous for- est of Houthulst, they found that that great wooded area had'been de- stroyed. « Not a single tree remained standing. vie 3 The Methodist Book and Publish- ing House hag brought an action' against the Dominion -Altance and Ben . H. ro nate, for, Be recovery of 10, a to ue for, material, supplies. and work done on a contract 'for publishing 10,000 copies of The Parasite, a book banned by the Canadian cen- sor, : A MINIMUM WAGE | SI Cr ma-- a men A Winnipeg, Oct. 12--A $12 mini {mum wage for adult experienced and will remove the This agreement is satisfactory 'here, discard prevail- ng during the past year. During the recent fighting the chaplains play- ed a splendid part.and- the chaplain corps suffered many cagualties. the "hottest fighting chaphins continuously in the front line, assist. In ng and succoring 'the wounded. TOOK WRONG CRYSTALS. Startling Death of Dr. C. A. Jarvis of Brantford. Brantford, Oet. 12--Dr. C. A. Jarvis, one of 'the best known opto- metnists in Canada, died almost in- stantly Thursday the wrong medicine for influenza. He was at his office and reached up for some crystals. took those of cyanide of potassium. Recognizing his mistake he called to the staff to get a doctor, but ex- pired almost immediately. through taking Inadvertently he NEWSPAPERS NEED MUCH READY MONEY o Therefore See That Your British Whig Subscription Has No Arrears and Is Pald In Advance, emgergencies and war-time prices have made the sledding hard for the daily news.- Papers of Canada. Publishers are continually faced with increased expenditures, in newsprint, wa- eg and materials, t week ¢ British Whig received a ve- ccount of dver War-time ll The sessions this year were || Ing and educative. were a than 200 bodies have beén re- covered and identified. { fy . . * + NO PAPER THANKSGIVING / DA +» -- % Next Monday, Oct. 14th, has & 4 been set apart as a day of na- % 4 tional thanksgiving. The & + Whig will not be issued on that + + date. . 4 + + - TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, An Interesting and Educative Gather ing in Napanee. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Napanee, Oct, 11---Flight-Lieut. George Grange, of the Naval Air Ser- vice, is home from England on a three months' furlough to visit his mother, Mrs. A, W, Grange, Napanee. Pte. Robert Jolinson arrived home from England on Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Downey, Whitby, is the guest of Mrs. J. W. Robinson. Miss Caroline Perry, nurse-in-training at Nicholls Hospital, Peterboro, is spending .a month's vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon and som, Clifford, and Mrs. J. Arthur Day leave on Saturday for Toronto, where they will reside in future. Before leaving the members of the Presby- terian church presented Mr. Gordon with a purse of gold, in recognition of his faithful services amoug them during his long stay in Napanee, The:annual meeting of the Lennox and Addington Teachers' Association was held in the Napanee Collegiate Institute on Thursday and Friday. interest- About 200 teach- Pro 'in his man ipower has under consideration. rate than ever, gone. from bid to worse. geo * "J calculate that since the second battle of the Marne the Germans have lost 200,000 in prisoners and have suffered casualties amounting | to about 1;000,000. i "The power of the Allies to press the eriemy anywhere afd every- where in 'the west is growing daily and the enemy's power to defend is everywhere gone. "For these reasons I think we may -look konfidently to any at- tempt by [Ludendorff to.reduce his commitments in the west." DAY OF WAR LORDS 18 ALMOST OVER The Hour of Triumph Is Draw= ing Near, Declares U.S. Secretary Lansing. Auburn, INJY., Oct. = 12.--"The hour of triumph ds drawing near; the day of the war lords is almost over," declared U.S. Secretary Lan- sing In a Speech at the State Ar- monies yesterday. The audience was composed of hundreds of college presidents and professors representing the greatest religious and education institutions of the [United States and Canada, who enthusiastically received See- retary Lansing's message to prepare for "spiritual supermacy lover ma- terial. gonsiderations jn the peace that is to come. i Ottawa, Oct. 12.--The Railway Commission is being urged to fix the prices charged on railway din- ing cars. The Food Board has re- gulated the menu, but there is no regulation of prices. The matter is bmust be realized. In the ¢ a ._possibilities and 'Marshal Foth is "|power at his command in an effort to effect a final coup, ~~. = FOR EARLY INVASION OF GER- MANY BY ALLIES. A Great Gap Has Been in the Cqutre of the | Ldnes--A New. Stroke May be Coming. of the Anglo-American forces north of St Quentin may be paving the" way for early invasion of Germany. Striking hints of a wholly new en- terprise, declared to be at the up- per Rhine valley, have come from unofficial quarters in Frince, and they follow repeated reports from Switzerland 'that the elvil 'popula- tion of the Rhine valley fowns were being removed by the German authorities. Some officers here regard these reports as highly significant. They give them particular weight because it now appears certain that the en- emy will be forced far back all aloug the front in northern France and Belgium within the next few days. While the constant hammering is kept up in the north to pin the Ger- man armies there, it might be poss- ible, it was said, to deliver a new stroke on the Alsace-Lorraine front that might swiftly develop into an invasion of' Germany itself by way' of the Rhine valley. ; The wholly unexpected extent of wWashington, , Oct: --t=1s victory a « the @erman collapse between Sf. Quentin and Cambrai, however, may upset any plans for a drive to the Rhine Marshal Foch may have plan- ned. As the enemy stands to-day, with a great gap torn in the centre of the lines that were already strug- gling to exricate thems and get back to a shorter front, 'there éven the possibility of a the Allies. re is and immediate military vietory Yor . a. ck Foe Faces Destruction. Should the French to the south or the British to the north | 4 ceed in breaking Germans Fan com retirement, the cap ' tion of a whole enemy Ta observers. here the has almost limitless mi ly - (plans, if there are such d ntil the situa! evelop w itu #