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4 CONSPIRED T0 BRING ON WAR It is Fully Proven That Gemiany And Austria Were Responsible. REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED FROM THE BAVARIAN MINISTER AT BERLIN, And These Confirm the Evidence Already in the Hands of the Kn- tente--Violation of 'Belgian Neu- trality. !@Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 26.--Publication of official reports from the Bavarian minister at Berlin to his home Gov- ernment confirms the evidence al- ready in the hands of the Enterta that Germany and Austria conspir- ed to bring about the war. It was for this reason that the terms of Austria's ultimatum to Serbia were made Bo drastic that hostilities were bound to follow. « These revelations have heen pub- lished in Munich after permission had been asked by the Bavarian preniler and foreigy minister of the German federal Government. They are in the form of a report sent to Munich on July 18th, 1914, by Count von Lerchenfeld, the vatrian minister at Berlin. On Aug. 4th the Bavarian minister outlined Germany's intention to violate Bel- glan neutrality, saying: 'The chief of the general staff has declared that even British neutrglity will be paid for too dearly if the price is respect of Belgium. An attack on France is possible only through Belgium." Ja- HAS QUIT HIS NATIVE LAND (Canadian Press Despatch) Copenhagen, Nov, 26.--Gen- eral Ludendorff, reputed to have been long the directing head of Germany's military affairs, has quit German soil, according to ithe Frankfort Gazette, It says he has left Sagsnite, Prussia, for Sweden, In the German mili- tary system he was the first quar- termaser-general, COLD INTENSE 5 ON EAST FRONT Allies Sleep With A Tor Machine Guns Rolled in Blankets. GUNBOATS OF BOLSHEVIK] PORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE DVINA RIVER Lest They May Be Frozen In--The Freeze Up Makes Possible Flank Attacks by the Enemy. (Canadian Press Despatch) Archangel, Nov, 26.--Winter has begun in earnest over the whole of the northern Russian front where the Canadian ghnners are fighting. All rivers are fce-bound, and the Bolshevist gunbeats, which have long menaced the Allied forces on the Dvina, have been forced to with- draw to escape being frozen in. The Bolshevists, however, have mounted big guns along the front south of the Allied armies. Operations are limited to spasmodic artillery. ex- changes, but the Bolshevist forces are reported to be receiving heavy reinforcements. The freeze increases the dan- ger the Allied forces, making possible flank attacks by the en- emy. The ¢old is so intense in some sectors of the front that the (Allies sledp with their machine guns rolled 'blankets with them to prevent yhe water éooling cham- bers of Wn guns from freezing. © Beli, Peter- boro; S. 8. J paid, ot A. Graham, Pembrok Died--G. Brook, Peterboro; A. Car- man Jones, Lm. J, T. Hutchinson, H. J, Tuffy, Cobden Ao war; Rg & * Words gE Rn Ag Donatizns PIE. 5. J. MEPSTEAD KILLED DEATH JUST BEFORE THE ARMISTICE. HE MET His Wife and Children Live at 31 Strvet--Corporal David Royce, Harrowsmith, Killed. Mrs. S. J. Mepstead, 34 Johnson street, received official notifi- cation husband, Pte, St phen J. Mepstead, was killed in ac- tion on November 6th Pte. Mep- stead was born in Englagd thirty- eight years ago, and lived in King «4 ton for six years previous to 'the outbreak of the war. He was em- ployed in the tankshop at the Car- adian Locomotive Works On tae yutbreak of the war he enlisted in he 14th P.W.O.R., and later trans- ferred' tos the 1G&sh Overseas Bal- talion. He went overseas 'with thot unit in July, 1916. From England he went to the 75th Toronto Bat- talion in France, and was wounded ind gassed at Passchendale in Oc- ober, 1917. On October 3rd of this vear he returned to France, and vas killed on the 6th of November. He is survived by his. widow and three young children. Johnson has that her Harrowsmith Corporal Killed. Georgd™ioyvee, Harrowsmith, has received word from. the director of records, Ottawa, informing him hat his son, Corporal David Boyce, who was recently awarded the Military Medal for bravery on the field, was killed in action on Nov. 10th inst Mr. Boyce has four g¢gons and two sons-in-law. at the front. The late Corporal Boyce went overseas in the 146th Bat- talion and was serving in the ma- chine gun section in the 20th Bat- alion. CORPL. S. MURRAY IS NOW IN ENGLAND Kingston Man Who Was Taken Prisoner at Battle of Langemarcke. Taken at Ottawa 1 as they were leaving. Hon. A. L. Sifton, P. M. Draper. AAA AANA tN PA AAA tN KINGSTON, ONTARIO, _ EE The German -Bavy: sailing forth to meet ADVISES PEOPLE REGARDING - COAL Gonserve Your Hard Coal By Using Coke And Soft Coal With It. NO PROSPECT AT PRESENT MORE THAN THE ALLOTMENT. OF GETTING 70 PER CENT, Commissioner Horsey Says is Not Likely to Receive Any More Than Its Sire! E. E. Horsey, city fuel commis- sioner, referring to the statement | that Canada will receive its "full allotment of coal," states: "It is to be hoped the statement of Arthur Learoyd, director of dis tribution at Washington, is gorrect It is, however, completely at vari- ance with the pronouncement of Dominion Controller MoGrath,' gly en in the, Whig of the 23rd inst While Washingtoi may be inclined to be well disposed towards Can- ada, yet it is hardly reasonable to believe that we will receive more favorable treatment than their own people. Good intentions will not keep us warm, and in the mean- time it will be wise to rigidly con- tinue the saving of fuel, as official advices received from the provin- cial administrator under date of Nov. .22nd said there was certain to be an anthrgcite coal shortage in Ontario during the coming winter, and that it was important to em- phasize the fact. "While Kingston has been for- tunate in already securing the greater part of the seventy per cent allotment made to the municipality, there is not at present any prospect of obtaining tonnage in addition to that amount. In fact I have been in communication with Mr. Learoyd at Washington, and only a few days ago he declined to favorably con- sider allowing fuel to come forward to local dealers, although authority in that regard could be obtained from the provincial administrator. There is a necessity that all citizens still co-operate in conserving fuel to off-set the thirty per cent. shortage existing, and which will possibly continue to exist during the wint- ort Fuel That Kingston Nt A, IA ANNAN LN, PN at CORPI: 8S. J. MURRAY, Word was received in the city from Ottawa on Tuesday morning that brought good news to a Kings- {ton heme that has given much help {in in the ®ay of man power to win the war. The message stated that Cor- poral Samuel Murray, who Was some time ago repatriated after be- ing a prisoner of war in Germany, and who had been held in Holland since Feoruary last, had arrived in England on Nov r 8th. "He was taken prisoner at Re battle of Langemarcke. 'It is expected that he will ba able to reach home in oy for Christmas. Corporal Mrs. XK Murray. 10) The Colo Gazette many is not ot "anys Ger Starving, but she must | | Murray fu the son of og roune wi wen ake ron If ever there 'was a time in Can- ada when political conflict 'was un- wise and co-operation desirable, it is now, and in the years immediate- - lly before us, when we must repair the ravages of war and concentrate all the energies of the nation upon the problems of reconstruction. The war is over, and at least 350,000 men engaged on 'war contracts or other war services will require other employmént. The soldiers return- ing from Europe will have to be re- estehlished 'in civil pursuits, Jf the war had dasted for only six months or twelve months as many hoped when Germany began its red march across Belgium, 7 rue- tion would be a far less onerous un- dertaking. But dt will be very diffi- cult to restore many of those who y been away three or four years the places which they held at en- Be Many of them also will have become unfitied for the placss which they formerly occupied, or be Fulusent to return to such and universities, or "begun fo fit thems 12 Reconstruction And Land Settle- ment Require Unity. Left to right--Col. 0. M. Biggar, Dr. J. W. Robiateon, Sir George Foster, Sir E---- TU ESDAY. NOV} EMBER 20, | The Daily British Whig [= 13 rr ent ater aes entities d m1. CANADIAN DELEGATES TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE No OPPRESSION IN FUTURE CANADA i 1 | greatest problems of the { democracy, | { be confined to Europe, | i make | must {the speaker declared that if we {is that for | Church would rise {and supply the { would | of socialism, | that the {of have "Der Tag. RAIDED A BUTCHER SHop ALLEGED THAT THE KEEP ER | OPERATED W HISKEY STILL. Inspector MC: ammon and County | Constable Ritchie Took in Charge Sidney Lee dt Whiskey and Apparatus Seized. As the result of a visit License In- | spector William McCammon and { County Constable Peter Ritchie paid | to the village of Harrowsmith on, Monday afternoon, Sidney Lee, of! that place, is under arrest, charged | with keeping & whiskey still, which | the inspector states that he found in| operation when he visited the butch-| er shop kept by Lee. The whiskey f still was confiscated by Inspector | McCammon, and Lee was taken in | charge and brought to Kingston, and | will come up for trial before Justice | of the Peace George Hunter. The | inspector states that he found the still in operation when hg made his call, and that he also onfiscated three-quarters of a gallon of whis- key. This is the first raid of the kind pulled off-in this district since the "dry" law came into effect, and the seizure and arrest caused a big sen- sation. It is stated that a room in the rear of Leep butcher ghop was fitted out for the'making of the whiskey. Inspector McCammon went out to Harrowsmith early in the afternoon, and the arrest was made about 3.30 o'clock. Harrowsmith-- | Fined $300 And Costs, Sidney Lee was arraigned before Justices of the Peace Hunter and Al- lison Tuesday afternoon and pleaded guilty to a charge of having liquor for sale, and was fined $300 and costs or six months. The accused said he had made very little out of the whis- key. Inspector MeCammon told of vigit- ing Lee's place and finding two bot- tles of liquor produced in court, and which he declared to be of an intoxi- cating nature. AE a, Says Government Is Sincere. (Caradian Présg; Despatch) Berlin, via Copenliagen, Nov. 26. ----Philip Scheidmann, majority So- cialist leader, declares the Govern- ment is sincere in its purpose and will call a general national assembly in February. The Canada Car and Foundry Company is in receipt of new orders from the Canadian Government for railway cars and from the French Government a large contract °for steel steamships. or who had not even settled upon the avocations which they desired to follow. All these, with educa- tion incomplete, and with no prac- tical training for civil life, will bs the peculiar concern of the state for 'which they made such heavy sacrifices, So tens of thousands of men taken from the shops and ihe factories will not easily re-establish themselves unless trade is active and the factory is busy. Jt is agreed that nothing is more desirable than to increase the popa- lation on the land, but those who go upon the Jand must go under conditions which will ensure reason- able prosp of su Thee is nothing which demands greater ganization Jot soldier settlements. More and more farming becomes a business as scientific as banking or manufacturing, and training is § as for any other oceu- | Despatches That Come Fom Near An prudonce and wisdom than the or- ie THE LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY GIVEN Distant Places. TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM, The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele: graphic Service and Newspaper Ex- change, All the German soldiers in Poland have been disarmed and sent to Ger- many. Wednesday at midnight is "the time set for the lifting of the flu ban in Winnipeg. Major-General Crozier, former chief of the US. Ordnance, will retire at his own request on Jan. 1st. The American naval establishment in European ports and waters is be- ing reduced rapidly since the armis- tice, It is thought the lists of Canadian casualties are nearly all in, thougn no positive information fan be se- cured. Refugees from northern France to the number of 150,000 are returning to their homes from Brussels, mostly on foot. Among the German submarines surrendered at Harwich) Friday was one that had operated off the Ameri- can coast. The new government of Metz has wired President Poinfare their gra- titude at once again being under French authority. All restrictions on the manufac- ture of furniture in the United States is withdrawn and takes ef- fect Dec. 1st. . Four people were killed and two seriously injured by being struck by a Grand Trunk train in Brampton on Saturday evening. The German mission, which will take part in the peace negotiations, will not be quartered in Paris, but in the immediate vicinity of the city. Count Reventlow says Germany stands in awe at what England has achieved, and that it would be well for her in future to be on good terms with powerful England. .The Vatiean correspondent of the | Naples Mattino gives details of the preparation of a white book, whigh is to be issued. It will show the ef-| forts of Pope Pius X. to prevent the outbreak of war. } The Danish steamer Oscar II} searched in Halifax and New York,! reported German refugees trying 10 | get into the United States. No re-| port of the search was made pub- * lic. peg .on - Saturday of heart disease. He was seventy-seven years old, one! of Manitoba's pioneer citizens, and a member of its first legislature fn! 1870. The Inter-Allied Navel commit- will meet in Rome to discuss the . val armistice with Austria. The discussion is not for purpose of! changing armistice conditions _~ a8 is the best way to carry them one Yukon Territory has establish. { en- 5 9¢.98 undefitood intends an invitation to the authorities Australia and New | for at least one wach abmY to otra home By way of Canada, and to be guests of the Do- Government. The Medical Association of Ham- 5 that through- pon 's course in hat city there wag a very noticeable of co-operative effort betwien 'health department and the doo- per { i | sident | spoke at the Metropolitan Methodist | Church on Sunday evening, and who, {in outlining the tasks of the future, | must be { Prepared to play its part in meeting whatever new | The leaders of the religious and po- Rowell de- are blind if they cannot see | Hon. N. W. Rowell Declares | Worker Wiil Have His f Place in Sun. | Torento, Nov. 26.---One- ef according sions of the Hon. N. W. of the Privy Council, declared that the Church conditions. may arise. { litical life of Canada, Mr. | clared, [that the ferment of democracy cannot and they will be equally improvident if they do not plans to meet that ferment in country. The situation met with noble ideals, and can- not have such ideals, there is no hope for our race. Among other needs a great spiritual leader- ship, and Mr. Rowell trusted that the to he emergency leaders. While he trust. the German type the speaker pointed out leaders must not be afraid a more collective action than we had in the past If Canada is to live out the spirit of the war, no body in the future, Mr. Rowell as- serted, can go forward. with the aim or object of oppressing any other class of people within our borders, and particularly 'did this apply to the relations which must exist between industry and labor. To the indus- trial owners if they ard wike, they the situation brought war, and they will not the workers our own be not will appreciate about by the attempt to op- press LOOKING FOR RELATIVES OF A DEAD SOLDIER] Believed That Pte. J. G. Monds Was a Resident of This City. Where are the r ti of Pte G. Monds, who gave up his life his country? It is believed tha reside in Kingston, and of Police Nesbitt has received t¢ ter from the De partment of and Defence at Ottawa aski to Incate the relatives, bunt ¢ gent he had no information their whereabouts The department Glenmore Mounds Mrs. Mahala Monds, Mr Hogan, Miss Mary Monds and Ellen Monds. These | people are respectively father, moth- | er and sisters of the deceased sol- dler, and it is necessary thatthe de-| partment get into touzh with them in regard to the distribution of his estate. ves J for they him pre- as to is looking for ALLIES TO SINK SURRENDERED SHIPS (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 26 ---Inspection of the German-surrendered war- ships shows them to be in a de- plorable condition for the want of care, After thorough in- spection, it is now stated that the Entente will sink all the ships. Another destroyer is de- manded for the one sunk in transit to the surrender point, a F. to Siberia? Ottawa, Nov. 26.--'"We are wait ing word from the War Office as to whether or not to send forwara the Canadian -Expedition to Siberia,' said a high military authority to- day.- "The idea was of Imperial origin and we will abide by instruc- tions from London as to what fur- ther to do. No reply has been re- ceived." The situation is that an advance the in but held has gone tb Russia, are party rest, awaiting orders, Vancouver, Hon. E. H. G. Hay died in Winni- - 2 -~ 2 SIR CLIFFORD BirioN, Hag pia his resignation As chair- i men of the Commission of Conserva- tion in the hands of the Government.' N. Hanna, of the Roya! Air Foree, aged twenty-three and son of Hon. W. J, Hanna and Mrs. Hanna, serving dn Italy since early Lieut. W. 20th. Some $12,000 Worth of whiskey, camouflaged #8 hay, has been seiz- Led by Ontario inspectors. ate. closing 4 down and many workers will be "The express eompanies 'want' 0 ineresse thelr rates from 25 to 37 i kx ld thar paribument will not meet e February Sl BTR, the future is to the expres- Rowell, Pre- who he had the message that Chief | let-} Militia | __Last T_eviTion SEEKING PURER WATER SUPPLY City Council to st Wiis Commission What it Inteads Doing. WHOLELAKE CONTAMINATED ------ iT IS TIME THAY THE WAS IMPROVED. SUPPLY Is the Utilities Commission ¢¢ the Council Responsible ?--Must Stop Dutiping Sewage Into the hor, Just before the City journed last night raised the question of Kingston's impure water supply. Was the City Council or the Utilities Commission responsible? Was the council neg- ligent in its duty? Should some- thing not be done by the couneil? The subject was a large one, Ald. Wright said, and had of course been evaded till after the war In reply to a question, City Clerk Sands said that the Utilities Commis- ion would possibly reply that if the citizens wanted purer water the city sewage must no longer be dump. ed into dhe harbor. Ald. Hewitt pointed out that the new chlorination plant might do for the time being, but sooner or later one of three things would have to be done: The city swounld have to move |e intake pipe further up the har- or,it would have to instal a filtration { plant, or construct an intercepting | sewer fnd treat its sewage. Ald. | He witt ' thought that a pure water supply might be secured above Lake | Ontario Park | - The. opinion was expressed that the whole lake was contaminated, ind that there was no possibility of | getting a pure supply of water so {long as sewage was dumped into the source of supply. Ald. Wright wanted to know if the council was going to tackle the ques- j tion now or wait still longer. It was finally decided, in order to | get things moving, to ask the Utili- ties Commission. through the mayor, what it intended doing in order to {try and secure for Kingston a purer { supply of water. MAYOR NAMES COMMITEE | TO ENQUIRE INTO PRICE. ~MILK HERE, Will Be Composed of R. KE. tmims, Joseph Craig and Marshall Reid--Richardson Bathinz House Becomes Pranerty of City. | At last night's meeting of the City { Couneil, Mavor Hnghes = annopnced that in view of a difference of opin- i fon between the milk dealers and { the milk inspector as to the price that should be charged for milk, it was advisable to appoint a committee to enquire into the mafer. Ald | O'Confior suggested that the mayor {mame the committee and his worship said that he would dppoint R. E. Burns (chairman), Joseph Cralg, of the dairy school, and Marshall Reid, | the nominee of the Trades and La- bor Council. They would prepare a { report for the next meeting of coun- | eil. | The mayor asked the allermen to _| consider the appointment of a com- mittee to enquire into and regulate the prices of food in Kingston. The agreement between the cor- poration of the eity and James A. and Miss Agnes Richardson, with regard to the Richardson memorial bathing house in Macdonald Park, which has been held in abeyance for | some months; was again before ouncil, with' the addition of a clause providing that the property was to belong to the e¢ity. The question of the cost of upkeep, | which was to be borne by the city, | and the minimum of which cost was to be $800 a year, was discuss- led. In reply to Ald. Wright, the mayor sald he thought $800 would cover the maintenance cost. The | agreement was then ratified and the by-law passed. Ald. Wright advocated sending a representative to Ottawa to attend ithe convention of builders with re- ! gard to reconstruction after the war. + Ald, O'Connor alse urged that King- ston keep in touch with the matter | of reconstruction, and suggested that {the mayor should attend the con- vention. The mayor stated that he | would. } On the suggestion of Ald. Chown, {the mayor said he would, when in Ottawa, take up the question of : Kingston being given some = war | trophies in the shape of captured L German guns, i "Anfwhere else I éan go?" asked {the mayor. "Yes, to Montreal" jomeone around the "Ottawa is dry just now." | On motton of Ald. Couper, conded hy Ald. O'Connor, | Board of Works was instructed to construct a two-plank walk on Johnson street from Toronto street {for a distance of 530 feet westerly, and the Finance Committee was in- structed to provide the necessary funds. A report was received concerning Har. Couneil ad- Ald. Wright { Or It came from horseshoe. 5e- of in October, was Ritlen on November the work done in Kingston by the "Sisters of Service during the recent epidemic. These figures were giv- en: Vigits made, 1,265; patients at- tended, 600; families, 200; work- 166; cars volunteered, 35. Om motion of Ald. Wright, the council thanked the membérs of the 8.0.8. for their splendid. work. Finance . 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