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GERMAN PLOT TO BLOW UP WELLAND CANAL FOIIID riaps and Drawings of the Canal Found in Pos- session of Men Arrested in New York A despatch from New York says: A plot to blow up the Welland Canal is charged in connection with the ar- rests of thre« prominent Germans in New York. The arrests are said to be the prelude to a series of startling exposures of German propaganda in this country, which may link together K number of events that have occured {n the United States. The first man arrested was Paul Koenig, head of the Bureau of Investi- gation of the Hamburg-American Line, and believed to be the head of the German secret service in this country. Koenig is a well-to-do man, and has been conspicuous in German circles. He took out his first papers in connection with his plan to become an American citizen ten years ago, but never applied for his second. The second man is Richard Emil Leyendecker, retailer of art goods at 847 Fifth Avenue, and living at 640 Morris Avenue, the Bronx. He is a naturalized American citizen, and these arrests make the first instance where the so-called "hyphenated Am- ericans" have been arrested in con- nection with the German propaganda. The third person arrested was Fred Metzler, alias F. R. Reimer, who was arrested in Jersey City. These men are charged under sec- tion No. 13 of the Federal Criminal Statutes with planning a military en- terprise or undertaking of hazard against a country friendly with the United States. The penalty on con- viction is three years in prison or $3,000 fine, or both. The precise details of the alleged plot are withheld by the Federal authorities, but it is understood that Koenig and Leyendecker had employ- ed spies, who went out from Buffalo and Niagara Falls to photograph the canal, prepare plans and make ar- rangements for blowing up the water- way at its most important point, and that nitro-glycerine was to have been used as the explosive. Koenig and Leyendecker were in Buffalo about four days, according to the authorities, and returned to New j York with the execution of the alleg- ed plot left in the hands of their agents. As far as its known by the Department of Justice, it was said, I they 3till contemplated the carrying out of the plot when the arrests took place when the opportunity offered. I With the arrest the special agents I of the Department of Justice, under Wm. F. Oflfley and Jos. A. Baker, and the detectives, under Captain Tunney, ; of the bomb squad, raided the offices, they packed up a great mass of ma- ! terial concerning the movements of I German secret agents. Secret codes, which were changed every week to j elude any person who might have been shadowing them or listening over the telephones, also were found. i These codes showed that when ' Koenig or any other of his men tele- 1 phoned to another "to meet me at ; south ferry," that meant Pabsts, 125th ] Street, or some other place. In ad- j dition to these codes there were found I many other documents of great im- i portance, including maps and draw- ings of the Welland Canal. LORD mCHENER TO MARRY WIDOW Hia Engagement to Dowager Count- ess of Minto Will be Announced Shortly. A despatch from London says: It is claimed on excellent authority that the engagement of Earl Kitchener of Khartoum to the Dowager Countess of Minto will be announced shortly. The Countess has been a widow for almost two years, her husband, the late Earl of Minto, having died on February 28, 1914. He was Viceroy of India in succession to Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who resigned the Vice- royalty because the Home Govern- ment supported Lord Kitchener, then Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army, in his dispute with Lord Curzon over the reorganization of the army. Earl Minto went to India from Can- ada, where he was Governor-General for six years. The Countess of Minto is the daugh- ter of the late Gen. Chas. Grey, and a first cousin to the present Earl Grey. _ ♦ ^ On His Guard. "That fellow Jones" is always bor- rowing money. Does he owe you â- ny?" "No, but I'm afraid he hopes to." KOOLBERGEN WILLING TO EXPOSE TEUTONS A despatch from Lethbridge, Alta., says: With regard to the existence of gigantic German plots to destroy American commerce and also to blow up all bridges on the C.P.R. system in Canada which were hatched in San Francisco, admission that he accepted the commission from Baron von Brincken to carry out the Canadian end of the plots (but acted tlie role of a double traitor and gave informa- tion to the Canadian Pacific), is made by Johannes von JCoolh^rsen, alias von Montford, who now lies in tha j provincial jail here, serving a sent- I cnce of one year on a charge of forg- I ery from Calgary. I Von Koolbergen is the man who is ' ! wanted by the United States officials ' at San Francisco as the star witness I in the prosecution of Baron von ; Brincken and Crowley, charged with the conspiracy to destroy American commerce with the allies, to blow up j munition plants and burn flour mills. I Von Koolbergen docs not know ; ; whether he will be taken to San ; ' Francisco to give his evidence, but says he is perfectly ready and willing to give his evidence if he is taken there. * Close. "Is he a close friend of yours?" "Yes, indeed. I can't borrow cent from him." The Week's Developments In the War. British and French troops, landed at Saloniki and sent to the aid of the Serbian army, have withdrawn be- fore numerically superior forces and now occupy 'p strong position on both sides of the river Vardar, at a short distance north of Saloniki. All- ^* *^ expected that, if the Bulgarian army or "Austrian and German forces cross on to Greek territory, the Allxes will defend this position until the defensive works at Saloniki are completed. The Entente Allies are said to have some two hundred thousand men now in the Balkans and their retire- ment from Serbia was made without serious losses. On the western front heavy artillery duels havq been in progress and an early resumption of the offensive on the part of the German forces in this theatre is ^anticipated. On the eastern front German forces have been weakened and the German line has been withdrawn a con- siderable distance toward the strong fortress of Brest-Litovsk. i The Italian troops are still hammering away at Gorizia and minor advances are reported. There has been some naval activity in the Black Sea, off the Bulgarian port of Varna, in which the enemy suffered minor losses. Outside of the situation in the Balkans and a new Austrian movement against Montenegro, the week has not been productive of important developments. Many factors, however, indicate that big battles are impend- ing on several of the fronts. SUPER-ZEPPELIN DESTROYED, SUBMARINE SENT TO BOHOM All of the Forty Members of ths Crew of the Dirigible Were Either Killed or Wounded A despatch from Copenhagen says: The reports of the destruction of the 8Ut-^E<^CDpelin L-22 was received from Schleswig by a Copenhagen newspaper. Nearly all the 40 mem- bers of the crew were killed or wounded. The loss of the Zeppelin was due to the accidental explosion of s bomb as the airship was leaving its shed. The 'explosion demolished the shed. The Zeppelin had been in ser- vice only a few weeks. It is described as a sister ship of the Z-18, recently reported destroyed by an explosion at Tondern. It was of the latest type, with invisible gondolas, platforms at the top of the envelope, and detach- able rafts for use in case of accident while crossing the sea. A despatch from Paris says: The Milan Secolo's correspondent at Ath- ens announces that a German submar- ine has been sunk in the Black Sea near the Bulgarian port of Varna, and a Turkish torpedo boat has been de- stroyed by the "British in the Sea of Marmora. A despatch from London says: Capt. Smith, of the Royal Flying Corps, was burned to death while fly- ing an aeroplane at Farnborough. While in the air the aeroplane sud- denly burst into flames. The pilot tried to reach the ground, but suc- cumbed just before landing. TWO GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN THE BALTIC A despatch from Amsterdam says: It has been officially announced in Berlin the German cruiser Bremen and a torpedo boat accompanying her have been sunk by a submarine in the Eastern Baltic Sea. The announce- ment stated that a considerable por- tion of the crews of both vessels were saved. The torpedoing of the German crui- ser Bremer' orrurred on the night of j December ''" 'oro to Libau, while she was ret'' r.«if» v;ith her lights out frdin a t' â-  '' i.v nection in the Gulf of Fii'l â-  bodies and wreck- age continue to come ashore from the German vessel Buenz, which sank or was destroyed two days ago. Fog pre- vented an investigation of the disaster and it is not known what caused the sinking of the Buenz. Some belitve that 'she ran into a German mine field, while another ver- sion is that she was torpedoed by a British submarine. The Bremen was built in 1903. She had a displacement of 3,250 tons, was 340 feet long and 43% feet beam, and in peace time carried a crew of about 300 men. REPLY OF GREECE TO THE TEUTONS Central Powers Protest Against Erection of Fortiiicationa at Salonica. A despatch from Lond«»n says: Athens despatches say that the work of fortifying Salonica against the ex- pected Teutonic attack continues night and day with feverish haste. Transports are arriving daily with ammunition, food and additional troops. The allies are now credited with having an army of 200,000 at Salonica, and along the Vardar south of the Serbian frontier. Tho railway from Guevgheli, just inside the Serbian border, south through the Vardar valley to Salonica is being destroyed by French troops. This will be the route of the principal attack toward salonica. The allies have moved heavy artillery forward from Salonica and stationed it on the heights near Sariguiel and Kilkie. Greece has issued a formal reply to Austro-German representations pro- testing against the erection by the al- lies of fortifications around Salonica. The Greek Government replied to the protesting Teuton diplomats that Greece was powerless to prevent the fortifications as they are "indispensa- ble to the safety of the Anglo-French expeditionary force." The safety of the Anglo-French troops, the Greek reply is quoted as pointing out, has been formally guaranteed by Greece. The reply also emphasizes that Greece is still Serbia's ally. This reply intensifies tho crisis, in that it increases the danger of Ger- man invasion of Greece with the ob- ject of driving out the alliesr It is not the presence of the allied troops, but â- their fortifying Salonica that forms the chief point at issue in the Germaii representations at Athens. AUSTRIAN CONSULS PREPARE TO LEAVE THE UNHED STATES Markets of die WorU Breadstuff a. Toronto, Dec. 21. â€" Manitoba wheat â€"New crop, No. 1 Northern, $1.22%; No. 2 Northern, $1.19%; No. 3 Nor- thern, ?1 . 17, all rail. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 47c; No. 3 C.W., 44%c; extra No. 1 feed, 44^4c; No. 1 feed, 43 %c, all raU. American comâ€" No. 3 yellow, new, 77%c, track Toronto. Canadian comâ€" No. 2 yellow, old, 7Bc, nominal, Toronto. Ontario oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 37 to 38c; commercial oats, 35 to 37c, ac- cording to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2, Winter, per car lot, 98c to $1: wheat, slightly sprouted and tough, 96 to 98c, ac- cording to sample; wheat, sprouted, smutty and tough, 80 to 90c, accord- ing to sample. Peas â€" No. 2 nominal, per car lota, $1.90: sample peas, $1.60 to $1.75, according to sample. Barley â€" Malting barley, 57 to 60c; feed barley, 50 to 53c, according to freights outside. Buckwheat â€" Nominal, car lots, 78 to 77c, according to freights outside. Rye â€" No. 1 commercial, 86 to 87c; rye, rejected, 70 to 80c, according to sample. Manitoba flour â€" First patents, in jute bags, $6.40; second patents, in jute bags, $5.90; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.70, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€" New Winter, $4.20 to $4.50, according to sample, sea- board, or Toronto freights in bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed-â€" Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights â€" Bran, per ton, $23; shorts, per ton, $24; middlings, per ton, $26; good feed flour, per bag, $1.65. Country Produce. Butter â€" Fresh dairy, 28 to 30c; in- ferior, 23 to 24c; creamery prints, 33 to 34c; solids, 31 Vi to 32c. Eggs â€" Storage, 30 to 32c per doz- en; selects, 35 to 36c; new-laid, 43 to 46c, case lots. Honey â€" Prices, in tins, lbs., 10 to lie; combs. No. 1, $2.40; No. 2, $3. Beans â€" $3 . 50 to $3 . 75. Poultry â€" Chickens, 13 to l">o: fowls, 11 to 12c; ducks, 15 to 16c; geesb, 1* to 15c; turkeys, 20 to 22c. Cheese â€" Large, 17%c; twins, 18c. Potatoes â€" Car lots of Ontario quot- ed at $1.25 to $1.30, and New Bruns- wicks, at $1.40 per bag, on track. Little Doubt Remains That Diplomatic Relations Will Be Broken Off Between the Two Countries A despatch from Washington says : i A cipher telegram has been sent by ] Baron Zwiedinek, the Acting Austrian ' Ambassador at Washington, to every Austro-Hungarian Consular office in the United Stales. This telegram in- 1 structs the Consuls to make every- 1 thing ready for their immediate de- ; parture and to consult at once with the Bulgarian or Turkish official in their city, so as to acquaint him with i the routine of each office in order that such officials may take immediate possession and carry on the work on behalf of the Austrian Government when the expected break with tho United States comes. There is little doubt here that Aus- tria's answer to the second United States note will be unsatisfactory and that diplomHtic relations between the two countries will be severed. ; BRITAIN AND FRANCE CLOSER I'OLITICALLY. i A despatch from London says: , A project for the formation of a com- mittee of the House of Lords and i Commons to cultivate closer relations with the Foreign Affairs C^ommittee of the French Senate and the French Chamber has been successfully launched. An executive committee, with Viscount Bryce as chairman, has been organized to carry out this plan. It is expected that, although the work of the committee will be entirely un- official, valuable results will be ob- tained. THE PRINCE'S BRIDE. Heir to Throne May Marry Russian Princess. V^ery persistent is the rumor in London that at the most opportune moment the Prince of Wales will choose a bride from among the daugh- ters of the Czar of Russia. It is scarcely"necessary to say that such a union would be immensely popular both in England and in Russia. The Grand Duchess Alga, who is 20, and the Grand Duchess Tatiana, who is 18 years of age, are very beautiful, and either would make a gracious and charming bride for the heir to the English throne. Such a betrothal would be no less popular among the royal families themselves, for the "Little Father" and our King liave been since boyhood more than brothers in their affection for each other. Never a week passes but affectionate letters are exchanged between them. The Season's Needs. "Now you must have a couple of trunk handles on this ball gown." "Trunk handles? What on eartli do you mean?" "You expect to dance the new dances, do you not?" "Of course." "Well, how do you expect your partner to swing you around his head?" ROUMANIA IS FRIENDLY j WITH THE ALLIES. I A despatch from London says: In a written reply to a Parliamentary question. Lord Robert Cecil, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states that the relations between Roumunia and the Entente allies are perfectly fi-iendly, but that he is not in ;\ posi- tion to reveal the military plans of Russia. -* â€" \ KING OF SERBIA •- TO LIVE IN ITALY. A despatch from Paris says: It is reported from Rome that King Peter of Serbia, driven from his country I by the Teutonic invasion, will take re- fuge in Italy. A Rome despatch to the Matin says the King has accepted Italy's offer of the palace at Caserta, near Naples, which is now being pre- pared for his use. Provisions. Bacon â€" Long clear, 15*4 to 16c per lb. in case lots. Hams â€" Medium, 17% to 18c; do., heavy, 14% to 15c: rolls, 16 to 16Hc; breakfast bacon, 21 to 23c; backs, plain, 24 to 25c; bonel less backs, 26 to 27c. Lardâ€" Pure lard, 13% to 14 "4 c; compound, 12 to 12 ^c. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Dec. 21. â€" Corn â€" Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 78 to 79c. Oats â€" Extra No. 1 feed, 47c; No. 2 local white, 45% c; No. 3 local white, 44%c; No. 4 local white, 43'>ic. Barley â€" Malting, 67c. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.50; seconds. $C; .strong bakers', $5.80; Wintei patents, choice, $6.20; straight roll- ers, $5.50 to ?5.G0; do., bags, $2.60 to $2.70. Rolled oatsâ€" Bbls., ?5.20 to $5.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to $2.50. Bran, $23. Shorts, $23. Mid- dlings, $25 to $30. Mouillie, $30 to 532. Hay â€" No. 2, per ton, car lots, $19 to $19 . 50. Cheese â€" Finest West- erns, 17% to 18c; finest Easterns, IIM to 17%c. Butter â€" Choicest creamery, 33% to 34c; seconds, 31% to 32c. Eggsâ€" Fresh, 48 to 52c; selected, 33c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2 stock, 28c. Potatoes, â€" Per bag, car lots, $1.30 to $1.35. Dressed hogs â€" -Abattoir kill- ed, $13.50 to $13.75; do., country, $11 to $12.25. Porkâ€" Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $29 to $29.50; do., Canada short-cut back, bbls., $28 to $28.50. Lardâ€" Com- pound, tierces, 3*^5 lbs., ll%c; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 12 Vic; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 14 %c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 15c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Dec. 21. â€" Wheatâ€" De- cember, .?1.10%; May, $1.13%. Cash â€"No. 1 hard, $1.14V6; No. 1 North- ern, $1.11V« to $1.12%; No. 2 North- ern, $1.05% to $1.09%. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 72 to 73c. Oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 39 to 39 %e. Flour unchanged. Bran, $18.25 to $18.75. Duluth, Dec. 21.â€" Wheatâ€" No. 2 hard, $1.12%; No . 1 Northern, $1.11%; No. 2 Northern, $1.07% to $1.08%; Montana No. 2 hard, 99% to $1.00%; December, $1.10%; May, $1.13%. Those Pessimists .Again. Friday night my little boy asked his grandpap tho difference between a pessimist and an optimist. | "An optimist thinks the times are ripe â€" the pessimist thinks they are| rotton," said the gent GERMAN EMISSARIES BOMB ITALIAN SHIPS. A despatch from Milan says: The Secolo asserts the British Government has warned Italy that German emis- saries have left United States ports with the purpose of committing acts of violence in Italy, particularly i against merchant shipping. In this connection the Secolo calls attention j to recent flres on a stcam.ship at ' Naples and on the docks at Genoa. ' ALL OVERSEAS DIVISIONS ARE TO BE PURELY CANADIAN No More Units to bj Supplied From Imperial Forc?s â€" Cause of Falling Off in Urban Recruiting A despatch from Ottawa says: If a fourth Canadian division is placed in the field by Canada, as is not un- likely it will be purely Canadian. The same may bo said of the third division, which is now being organized to take its place on the firing lino beside the Canadian army corps already there, and consisting of the first and sccoiui divisions. It has been the practice in the past, i of course, to have Canadian units compri-sp the Dominion's army in the lield, but some of the smaller units have been supplied from the Imperial ' forces. On the other hand, the Prin- ; COR,'! Patricia Regiment, raised in Can- ada, was for a time brigade'd with a British division. Now all branches ot the Canadian divitdons, no matter how I many in number, will be altogeth|9r : Canadian. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Dec. 21. â€" The quotations were: Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.75 to $8.15; do., good, 87.25 to $7.50; do., medium, ,$6.25 to $7; do., com- mon, $5. (50 to $1); butchers' bulls, choice, $6.75 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.75 to $6.35; do., rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.50 to $6.75; do., good, $0 to $6.25; do., medium, $6.25 to $5.75; do., com- mon, $4 to $4.50; feeders, good, $6.50 to $6.75; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6 to $6.00; canners and cutters, $3 to .14.50; milkers, choice, each, $75 to $100; do,, common and medium, each, $35 to $60; springers, $50 to $100; light ewe.s, $6.50 to $7.75; sheep, heavy, $5.25 to $6; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; vearling lambs, $7 to $7.75; lambs, cwt., $9.85 to $10.50; calves, medium to choice, $6.50 to $10; do., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and watered, $8.75 to $8.8,5. Montreal, Dec. 21. â€" Butchers' cat- tle, choice, $7.15 to $7.50; do., me- dium, $6.50 to $7; do., common, $5 to $G; canners, $3.25 to $4,50; butchers*^ cattle, choice cows, $6 to $6.25; do,, medium, $5 to $5.. 50; butchers' cattle, bulls, $5 to $6.50; stockers, light, $90 to $95; milkers, choice, each, $80 to $85; do., common and medium, each, $65 to $'75; springers, $6 to $6.25, Sheep, ewes, $9.50 to $10. Hogs, ofl ciirs, $8.90 to $9.50. * _. And many a man after losing a political job is compelled to do real labor.