>*: !"â- SIR ROBERT BORDEN WILL AHEND CONFERENCE OF NATIONS British Dominions Will Receive Consideration Commensurate With Tlieir Participation in tiie War and Their Status in British Commonwealth. A despatch from' London says: â€" ', The conferenie of representatives of I the allied nations which was to beg'.n: at Paris on Janumy tj has been post- I poned for one weeii owing to the de- velopment of the Cabinet crisis in Ituiy. It is now expected to meet; on January 13, and arrangements to 1 that end are being completed. The character and scope of this | conference is not likely tc be defined until it actually meets. There is the I view that it should be a formal uath-^ ering with a definite agenda to be considered, and offering a public re- port of conclusion.) to be reached, and; an alternative proposal is that this conference should be completely in- 1 formal anj i^lven up to the freest possible consideration of all questions; of peace aa they aflfect the attitude ^ which the allied n.itions will take at. the Peace Conference. The prob-j abilities are that the latter course , will be followed as lending itself i more readily to the purposes in view: tiie adjustment of all differences be- j tween the alKes so that they can go; into the Peace Congress with an I agreed programme. There is no i difficulty about the representation at, this conference a.'^ all the allied coun-] tries will have ample opportunity of I re- be Mr. but presenting their views by thfcir prescntatives. The British delegation will headed by Mr. Lloyd George, Bonar Law and Mr. Balfour, there will be attached an extensive retinue of officials from the Foreign Office and from the variou.s services. The Canadian Mission will proceed to Paris in time for this conference and the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Borden, will represent Canada in these preliminary and important dis- cussions. The date for the official peace ^ congress has not yet been fixed. It I can be called in short order, as the' delegates who are to attend it are I now in Paris, or on their way there. The belief is that the inter-allied con- ferences will require about a fort- night, and that the actual peace con- ference will begin its work about the , first of February. The questions of the representa- 1 tion of the various countries entitled to be present at this congress havoj not yet been fully settled, and may not be until they are considered hyi the inter-allied conference, but it! may be said that the British Do-j minions will receive consideration! commensurate with their p<irticipa- tion in the war. and their status in the family of British nations. Markets of the World NONE OF BACDAD After 17 V«'ttr.s -The famous Arc de Triomphe, Paris, which was closed in 1871 after the Prussians defiled it by passing through in pro- cession, i.-i to be re-opened for a great Victory processisn early in the year. GERMANS WRECKED MANY AIRPLANES British Army of Occupation at Cologne Finds Skelton of Huge Gotha. A despatch from London .says;â€" Many (Jerman airplanes v.-ere Breadfitufrs Toronto, Jan. 7. -Manitoba wheat â€"No. 1 Northern $2.24'^; No. 2 Northern $2.21 '^j No. 3 Northern, |2.17>/4: No. 4 wheat, $2. 11 '/a, in store Fort William, not including i tax. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 75%c;: No. 3 C.W., 71 He; extra No. 1 feed, 72'/4e; extra No. 1 feed, 7l^Ai»,- in store Fort William. i American com â€" No, S yellow, $1.70; No. 4 yellow, ^.65; sample corn, feed, $1.45 to $1.50, track Toronto. Ontario oats, new crop^No. 2 white, 70 to 73c; No. 3 white, 69 to 72e, according to freights outside. Or»tario wheatsâ€" No. I Winter, per car lot, $r.l4 to $2.22; No. 2, do., $2.11 to $2.19; No. 3 Spring, $2.02 to $2. JO, f.o.b., shipping points, ac- cording to freight.a. | rca.'â€" No. 2, $2.00. \ Barley â€" Malting, new crop, 90 toj 95c, according to freights out.'siile. | Buckwheatâ€" No. 2, $1.36. 1 Rye â€" No. 2, $1.54, nominal. ! Manitoba flourâ€" Old crop, war quality $11.35, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" War quality, old crop, $10.25, in ba^s, Montreal and Toronto, prompt shipment. -^^-««..â„¢.ir ^^.,mm,^ ..M M.l!feod-Car lots, delivered Mont- DDITICU ri<KII<DAIC --eal freights, bags included: Bran, Dm lion uCilLIVriLj $37.25 per ton; shorts, $42.25 per I ton. 4. Havâ€" No. 1, $22.00 per ton; mix- Field Mar.shal Haig and Admiral ' ^;d. r^.m to $21. oo per ton, track ' Toronto. PEERAGES FOR Beatty Rewarded Earldoms. With dcs- Strawâ€" Car !ot£, $9.50 to $10.50, track Toronto. Country Produce â€" ^M'hoIcMle Egg.s â€" No. 1 storage, 54 to 55c; LOYAL INDIA GREETS THE KING National Congress Favors the League of Nations Idea. A desp.ntch from Delhi, India, says: â€" Six thousand delegates and visitors attend')d the National Con- gress here, from wliich the Moderates mostly abstained. Mothan JIalaviya, member of the Viceregal Council, de- livered the presidential address and offered loyal and dutiful greetings to his Majesty uiion the successful ter- mination of the war. Indians were particularly ;r!ad to think, while des- potic moiiarchs were disappearing, tho King-Emperor sat ever more firmly on the affections of his people. | lie suggi'stcd thpt tho Congress send a message to the Peace Congress thlrt India was prepared to contribute in every way po.=->ib1o towards its sue- ! cess, and to support the League of Natjon.s. He thought India's repre- | sentation at tha Congress should be ' more numerou''. Referring to India's ' great contribution to the war, he asked how far In<lia would share in ! the fruits of victory, lie repudiated us insulting the suggestion that In- dians were unfit to govern them- selves, and hoped that the principles of autonomy and self-determination would be extended to India. USIN(; ARMY GAUBAGE Twofold Saving In Feeding AVaste to Swine. Perhaps never before in the history «f America, not to say tlie world, has ' the conservation of material, and the salvage of unavoidable waste, been practiced so consistcnly and generally , as during the war period. Consider, I for instance, the i'.otion of the com- 1 mundant of one of our training camps ' who realized that tho true spirit of conservation is utilization. He estub- , li!>hed a well-planned hog farm near tlie camp so that tho wasto from the army kitchens might be profitably utilized. It is hardly necessary to mention thiit a plan of thi.< kind re- presents a twofold :;uving, for In addi- tion to chaiiglnu loss to profit, it eliminates most of the trouble and expense otherwise involved In gar- bage disposal. TURKS VANISH BEFORE ALUES Allenby's Report on Eastern Campaign Shows Ambitious Plan. A despatch from London says: â€" Details of what was, perhaps, one of the nio.st spectacular operations of tho war became known recently when General Allenby's report on the Pal- estine campaign was published. Brit- ish, Indian, French, Italian contin- gents participated in the fighting, and, in addition, Arab forces from east of the Jordan rendered effective assistance. The British navy also had a share in the operations. General Allenby's plan was ambi- ' tious. lie sought to break the Tui-k- Ish lines, send his cavali-y through and encompass what he describes as " a rectangle Ave miles in length and twelve in deitth, in which the Turkish troops were crowded." By this stroke he planned to cut the enemy's com- munication and complete his discom- fiture by joining hands with the Arabs. A force vastly superior to the Turkish armies was gathered against tho right wing of the enemy's army, near the Mediterranean coast. On the morning of September 19, after an intense bombardment lasting only flftfeii minute.?, the allied infantry attacked. A great gap was torn in the Turkish lines and through it were sent mas.'ies of cavalry which had been held in leash until the moment had arrived. "Within thirty-six hours," say.s General Allenby, ''all tho main ave- nues of escape for the Seventh and Eighth Turkish Armies had been do.sed." All organized enemy resistance ceased and loads were blocked by re- treating men and tran.sport. Then tho allied air forces hurled them- helves at the huddled masses of Turks. "The Turkish armies melted into iiothingnes:!," Kays tho report. "A junction was made with the Arabs, and tho way to Damascus and Alep- po was open." A despatch from London says: - Earldoms will be cosiferred on Field _ troyod in piut by the Germans when Marshal Haitc and Vice-Admiral 1 geiec'ted, sto'rs;je, 58 ^ COc; cartons! they evacuated Ctjlogne, according to Beatty, in recognition of their s?rv-|nev. laid, 75 to 78c. reports from British correspondents ' ices during tl.e v.'ar, accovdiiig to | Butter â€" Creamery, solids, 51 to in the British urea of octunation. The Mail. '•''•â- '^c; do print.?. '53 to 55c; choice dairy Among the dismantled machines is! It is stated that Genr:-als Home, P^l'-'i''- ^^ ^\f'l t"'''',""//, ^fi^^^ the skeleton of a huge GoOia It was ' Plumer Byng. Rawlinson, Birdwood ^f^t^rgari'no (l^ost g^ade', 32^1<i built to carry 14 men, and on lis and Allenby v.ull be elevated to the g^^^ " ^ broad winjj;?! arc walks, while little Peerage. |" Cheeseâ€" New,- large, 27H to 28^-; iron luddevs lea<l to the upper plane j The newspapers say that lliesc twins, 28 to 28V4c; spring made, where the machine gunners were honors will probably be accompanied large, 28% to 29c; twins, 2& to 29',ic. posted. Another machine is an by grants of money. ] C^omb IL-ney â€" Choice, 16 oz., $4.50 armored airplane for use in attacking Immediate announcement of these to $5.00 per doien; 12 oz., .$3.50 to trenches with machine guns. The honor., i. said by The Mail to be **Xp'e SvrV-In 5-gal tins. $3.25. wings are ol cor-rugate<l steel una improbaole, us Field Marsiial Haig . t- . i- » v steel plates a quarter of an inch thick prefers to remain in command of j Prori-<ioiLS Wholesale protect all vital points as well as seats the British araiics until the treaty i Barrelled Meatsâ€" Pickled pork, for two men. Two muchin<' guns point of peace is signed and the arniy is 5115. ^^^^ p^^'j^^ ^47 lown through the bottom of the fuse- reconstructed on a pei-^e basis, a tJrcen Meatsâ€" Out of pickle, Ic less ]age. work in which he is taking a deep than smoked. interest. â- Smoked Meats â€" Rolls, 82 to 33c; It is r?ci'.l!ed that Lord Roberts hairs, medium, 88 to_ 39c; heavy, 30 GUARD SURVIVF 85 Per Cent, of Brili.sh Rank and File In Turkey Died. A despatch 'irom London says; â€" \ British officer who was a prisoner in Turkey gave an account on Friday oZ the terrible hardships and cruelty in- flicted' upon British prisoners by th9 Turks. Describing the march from Kat-El .'^niara to Bagdad, the of- ficer says the prisoners were driven like sheep along the detert ways. They were denied food, were short of water, and the Turks refused to al- '.ow them to rest. They were bayon- eted or clubbed if they stopped and were struck with rawhide wips when they faltered. Roughly speaking, according to th« officer, from 75 to 85 per cent, oi the British rank and file In Turkey died. One battery surrendered af Kut-E!-.\mai-a 117 strong; 11 are now alive. Other batterie.:; nre al- most in the same condition. On« regiment marcliedf nut of Ku!>-El- Amara 300 itjong, of whom only 6! are now living. The British Consular guard at Bagdad before the war consisted ol two Indian officers sn'd 35 men. Wher the war broke out they were intern- ed in perieot physical condition. AU of them are dsad. SOLDIFUS EMBARK receivc( FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA £ioo ' w.\s given ).'50,000 after the ivcd a Parliamentary grant of to yic; cooked hams, 61 to 52c; backs. .000, and that Lord Kitchener 4h to 4k-; backs, boneless, "50 to o2c. ', •...,. r^nnn.i .,fw.. fV.. s„„M, Buakfast bacon, 42 to 4.c. Cottage South lolls, 35 to 36c. A despatch from London says: -•- African War. These grants were In D^y Salted Meats Long clears, in To the strains of pritrio'lc music addition to the titles conferred upon tons,".'iOc; in cascn, Soiic; clear bel- playod by military bands of the Im- thf-m. lies, 28 to 28i.s;c; fat backs, 25c. pcrial army, 1,500 oilicers and men of it Is reported that Viee-.\dmiral Lard Pure, tierces. 30 to 30V6c; rect voyage to Vancouver Piinama Canal. .* Million Tons of Fuel Oil Sent to Britain From America The Marouis of Mi'fordhavcn. com- Montreal Markets maniVing the second cruiser squadron, Montreal, Jan. 7.â€" Oats, extra No. and former First Lord of the Admir- I feed 88c; flour, new standard grade altv has been placed on the retired $11.25 to $11.35; rolled oat.s, bag list at his own vequost. i ^O H'^- ^^/.'f?,.^" ^^'^^y- *^\«" ^J^^-^' I shorts, $4^.20- Mouillie, $68.00 to <» I $70.00; hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots GERM AN.S EV \CU.\TK RIG. V :?20.00to §21.00. Cheese, finest TO ESCVPE BOLSHEVUa easleriv=, 24 to 250'. Butter, choicest ___ creamery. 52 to 5jc. Eggs, select- ... f, -L ed, 5S>c; No. 1 stock, 51c. Potatoe.'", A despatch from Copenhagen pg^ i,«g, car lots. $1.70. Dressed says:â€" OwinK to the advance of sup- f^ot;*, abattoir killed, $25.00 to evs, specially fitted out to convey oil crior forces of Bolsheviki, says a $25.50. Lard, pure, wood pail.?, t'O in doulile bottoms or ballast tanks, despatch from Berlin, the German ^ lbs. net, 31 to 32M!C. Fifteen thousand tons of oil were lost troops have been compelled to evacu- by enemy action and 2,000 by marine ! ^te Riga, the Livonian port at thu loss. I head of th;^ Gulf of Riga. INEUENZA LIFE IN PRISON CAMPS Uritish War Captives Dying Off Rapidly Neglected by Attendants. A liespatch from London eays: â€" Tlie terrible condition.s e.xisting in the British prisonera" camp at Pacjiim, Mecklenburg, are described by Sefton Deiraer, the Daily Mail's special corrosponJent iii Berlin, who visited the camp. He gays: "The prisoners, hourly waiting to go to Stetiin tov the voysge home, are dying; ofi" rapidly from influensa. The German doctor leaver the camp at 6 o'clock every evening and looks his medicine cupboard before he goes, The prisoners liad a terrible Christ^ mus Oghting influenza with theiJ bare hand.i, so 10 say. On the day after Christma.i the British were asked to furnish a burying party and found 17 dead men lyins; as they had been flung into tho mortuary. All had been stripped, even of their sh'rts, and were unwashed, the sani- tation servants having gone to Ber^ liii for the holiday.'' A despatch from Lonc'on says: â€" The Ministry of .Shipping .states that during the war over 1,000.000 tons of fuel oil were carried from the United States to Britain by 7iU cargo steam- status of ez-Kaiser In Holland Has Been Deflnitely Settled A despatch from Amsterdam nays: â€" The British and Dutch Gov. urnments have arrived at an agree- ment regarding the status of the former German Emperor, according to a despatch to the Telegrauf from The Hague. FRF.NCH SOLDIERS OCCTTl'Y THE HliN(;AI{IAN CAPITAL A despatch from^ Paris says: â€" Two thousand French soldiers have imtei-- ed Budapest, the Hungarian capital, according to a telegram from Zurich to the Tumps. One detachniont oc- cupied th(! castle of Count Kurolyi, where Field .Marshal von Mackensen, of tho German army, is interned. Gen. Berthelot, commander of the allied forces in Ruumania, is making a tour througli Hungary to insure the proper (•arvyiiig out of the armistice. £i;. «fx* .,'i«fe .iM^' lAje Stock Market Toronto, Jan. 7. â€" Choice heavy steers, $13.00 to .$13.25; butclier.^^' cattle, choice, $11.50 to $12.25; do. good, $Ui.75 to $11.25; do. medium. $y.5U to $9.75; do. common, ^fS.OO to $8.25; bulls, choice, $10.25 to $10.75; do. medium bulls. $8.7.S to 53.2."i; do. rough bulls, $7.50 to 8.00; butchers' cows, choice, $10.26 to $10.75; do. gvod, $t>.50 to $9.75; do,' medium, $8.25 to $8.50; do. com- mon, $7.00 to $7.75; stockors, $7.76 to $10,50; feeders, $10.25 to $11.25; canners, $5.50 to $5.85; m.lkers, good to choice, $90.00 to $150.00; I do. com. aTid ined., $65,00 to $75.00; j spri;i),'er.s, $r0.00 to $150.00; li>'hl I owes, $9.00 to $10.00; yearlings, i $13.00 to $13.50; spring lambs, $15.00 to $111. l!0; calves, good to I choice, $14.00 to $17.00; hogs, fed land watered, $18.00; do. weighed off jcirs, $18.25; do. f.o.b, $17.00. PRINCE OF A "MYSTERY SHIP." Thi.i ifi one of tlio "Mystery ships." which looks like an ordinary tramp ^ steamer. In reality she is a vessel of an entirely novel type, heavily i armed with guns which are concealed and can be uimiasked in a few seconds. In addition she has a very heavy armivnient of torpedoes and 1 depth charge throwers, but she is built with a draught of only 3V4 feet, ^ which made her practically immune from submarine attack. It is arv- : iiounced that one of these ships will be sent on a tour of the Empire and that it is hoped her light draught will enable her to pass through tho St, Lawrence canals and bo l)ri iight to lake ports. j WALES >ViLL VISIT U.S. A despatch from London says: â€" It is understood that King George and Queen Mary assured President Wil- son that the Prince of Wales will visit the United States during his coming tr'p through the British Dominions, according to a Paris despatch to The Mail. POLES l.V CONTROL OF POSEN; WHITE EAGLE ON EACH HOUSE .\ despatch from Copenhagen gai*: â€" Posen is completely in thf hands of t'he Poles, accoivling to ad- vices from Berlin, The official buiU'.- ings are guanicd by soldiers r/ear'ng German uniform;" but with their cockades replaced by the white ei'.gla of Poland. The Pole.i have taicen complete charge, even in the Gcnaaii districts, and the Gci-mar. national monuments have been overturnt-1, often after violent fijrChtiTi?. All the official money has be«ii taken over by the Poles. The b.ikera vefu.^e to sell bread to Germsns. and the Polish cot- ors fly from every house. CANADIAN MAIL FOR FORCES IN SIBERIA A despatch from Vladivostok says: â€" The s!e«imer Nelgn Chow has arrived here with a cargo of mi'icary supplies and CI s.".ck3 of mall for the Canadian forces in Siberia. The Nelgn Chow also broughi equipment for ths) Vladivo.itok branch of tho Roy.nl Bunk of Canada, the first Cana- dian financial iiistitiitiou to be rppre- seiitcd here. Mjinasjer Rae arrival % week ago by way of Japan. CITIZENS OF OCCUPIED PROVINCES MAY VOTE A de.'n>at(J^ from Paris snys; â€" Marshal Foch, accoi-ding to the Matin, has given permission for the Gormans in the occupied Rhine Provinces to participate in the German elections. He also will allow freedom of tha press and freedom of assembly as far as Is comnatibla with the mainten- ance of order. jBxcxxa-crxsrci^ xjz x-.AL.rrscxixc