3 Theniah Whi tr---------- W------ _--s i THE DEPARTING ENGINEERS. . To-day the engineers' .corps, com- posed of Queen's professors, graduates ind undétgraduates, left the city for Ottawa. Later, about the middle of the mouth, they will go abroad, for ervice; first in "Egypt and later in Turope 3 . I'heé engineers represent the finest tvpe of Canadian manhood. They are physicaily and mentally fit wrvice in which they may engage: {ihe enlistment of them is worthy of | { | { | Published Dally and 'Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING £0., LIMITED, i J. 4. Elliott Leman A. Gulld President ! ...Managing Director! and Sec.-Treas. .. 2431 . 2329) 292 | | i Telephones: Buginess Office |... Editorial Hooms ob Omfive . Scents SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dally dition) One year, delivered in City $8.00 One advance 5.00 | One 3 to rural ofMcess.$2.50 | One year d Stales 3.00 | Bix and three months pro rata. (Hemi- Weekly Edition) Oue year, by mail, cas Ona year, If not paid in advance.. Ome year, to United States . Xx and three months pro rata. Atiached Is one of the best | rinting offices in Canada. { NTO REPRESENTATIVE H. FE. Smallpelce ...« 82 Church Bt, il. 8. REPR TIVES New York Office ++.225 Fifth Ave. Frank It. Northrup, Manager. Chicago | Tribune Bldg. Fran orthrup, Manager. 7 re tr ------------ Y MISUSE OF POWER. l'oronto: News put the | fairly and eandidly when it said that | I. i. Church, ii a liberal, would have been defeated for the mayoralty by 15,000 He was elected by half simply because not elect the better man, namely, Mr. McCarthy. It i# to the infinité credit of the Toronto News, the Mail and Empire, and the World, conservative papers, that they gave Mr. McCarthy their loyal sup- | port. The election was non-politi¢al | 80 far as they were concerned. They looked upon the municipal business as | one of the biggest in Toronto, and it | should have the supervision of the | best man. lustend. Bh slavating to | pr' i oflicd' a compe financier and bu. iness man, the city has chosen a "joker," and it will probably be pun. ! ished for its indiscretion. A year ago Montreal elected a man of the Church oalibré, because he was a! French-Canadian, and all through the | intervening monthd he has been a public afiliction. When the électors go so far astray, as they have in To- ronlo and Montreal in the mayoralty, one is forced to the conclusion that! they vither do not gare for results or! do not understand how the : franchise, Phe issue voles that number, and Tory Toronto would i { i to use In England tarred paper, costing 4s. 6d\ per roll, was being "palmed off, in army contracts, for felt, cost- iug 18¢., and for roofing purposes. A { liberal paper exposed the fraud. ADVISE THE PROBE. i The Toronto 'World sniffs trouble at | the next session of parliament, and because the Montreal Herald, whosa! editor in a: member of the house, has ' * said that some enquiry may be into army contracts. "A truce was! most assuredly called whén the war ~hroke-ew, ZT I eofivst consideration was the defence of the country. In "thin defence many millions are being expended, and it is' not unnatural that the opposition should have "a | look into the - manner Hin which tis money is being spent. Tie World is quite sure that the. liberals of Toronto.have heen getting more contracts than the conserva. tives. If thero is any ground for this statement--and there does not seem to! be much--we can understand Ahe Howl that was made against Major-General Hughes, and the demand for his re- | signati m, It is. made the army contracts on their . merits, * and, all other things being equal' to the lowest tenderers. He was over. ' ruled. ] 5 } The major-general has not been say- | ing much of late. He has seen the wisdom of keeping his counsel, or not revealing the workings of his mind.' But when the Toronto conservative papers, magnify the remarks he made nhout Major-General Lessard, at a time when the friction over army con- and goial results to Canada. 3 may : la because a non- | political attack has been made upon * the contractors. It is surely not in- 18 id' under | dial welcome home , service at. home or abroad. "very well known give a 'that he was in favour of awardingAnist 5 ull praise in that it shows that Ca- nada is offering her very best for the a most righteous cause. Ihe enlizdiment is, fargher, an evi: that in defence 6f the empire there is no class that is exempt from support of dence duty. The engineers go in advance of the Focond Contingent because, at Val- cartier and Kingston, they have been lohger in training, and, after an ex- perience in Fgypt, will be equipped {or the more stirring events in Bel gium and France. The Queen's men {will surely have a hand in the sub- of the kaiser's "kultured" troops. They will bring to the ar-- hitrament of the sword the skill and technique which are so much in de- mand. They will also serve, there is reason to believe, in the re-estab- lishment of peace on a permanent ba- jugation sas, Kingston parts with these young men reluctantly. It wishes them God-speed in the performance of their appointed tasks, hopes they will win the distinction that is open to them, and, returning, receive a cor- Meanwhile, bon voyage. PROF. SKELTON'S REVIEW. \ prominent. place--as befita it--is given in the Toronto Globe's Finan- cial Survey on Saturday to an able Prol. 0. D. Skelton, pro fessor of economics at Queen's Univer; sity. It is entitled, 'Canada, With Peace Declared," and is written in the professor's usual. clear 'and concise style, He forecasts the effects of the present great war, as far as Canada is concerned, and states sound reasons for his optimistic conclusions. It would be foolish, he confesses, to pre- tend that the war has not worked and will not work great economic injury, but the claim that the silver linings are broad and substantial is based on solid facts. What are these facts? First, Can- ada is in a fortunate position. Our crops are not trampled by marching hosts, our factories not shelled by the Over-speculation. had brought trouble in its wake. All lands, war ring and neutral alike, have heen, by this war, shaken to" their economic foundations. When we start agaimywe shall start move nearly on a level olheit a lower one--than if the war had not come. Secondly, our equipment for produe- tion being uninjured, and our banking system efficient, we are in a position to supply the depleted markets of Furope at war-time prices. What this means to Canadian farmers and manu- facturers is seli-evident. 'The unem- ployment, that must necessarily have developed in any event, is neutralized by the military demand for men for While we arg in fact borrowing from our grand- children to pay this stupendous bill, it is perbaps, excusable, because we are ourselves doing much for posterity in smashing Prussian militarism, H ening the shoulder-breaking 1 the armaments oi the nations, tablishing freedom and honor mocracy among the civilized n Thirdly, as a neutral people an great "trading nation, the United States stands to gain most by the war: Even after peace is declared the republic will continue to enjoy prosperity. That prosperity will he refleéted north of the forty-minth par altel, and Canada will consequently benefit, in spite of tariff arrangements or political sympathies. ! Fourthly, increasing production wil' new impetus to farming. We ow "deliver the goods." The now sense of the importance of the izem, and of the need for.better meth ods and better means of marketing, article by foe. (will put agriculture on a firmer and a more productive basis. Fifthly, the war has drawn al treeh the western farmers and manu Tscturers, More cooperation hetweer individuals in the same occupation, 'as well 'as between 'dilierent classes and sections of the community, may well" be the best gift of 1914 to the economic Canada of the future. Thus, it is shown, a great work eslemity may. be producti ' The profess for any - trolling force in municipal life ? -- The Ontario Workmen's Colpensa- tion Commission is ready for busi- ness. - It has already on hand $100, 000, paid by the manufacturers ~ in one installment rather tham two, with interest. Which shows that the mon- ey. is in the_country and for any legitimate cause use in The labour interests of Toronto sui- fered a distinct set back in the de- feat of Controller Simpson. - A 'drop, from head of the poll in on. year, to the foot of - the poll another year, significant. Has po heen weighed in «the balance found wanting. 14 very "Jimmy and three has Complete prohibition of even per cent. heer and light wines, heen 'parried, and Russia is now the driest country on earth. The plea, that prohibition would have' to come - erie, not prevail in the councils of Pdtrograd and Moseobs. Hon: Mr, Meighen's '"'Historic Foun- dation of the War," in The Canadian War, is the ablest presentation of the case that has heen made L; any Canadian minister Mr. Meighen is the ablest man in the Canadian cabi- net, though he does occupy a minor "office. - very _The financial staiement of ex-Presi. | dent Brush, of the New York Na- tional Club, shows that he received from his stock, 'valped at $348,702, over $100,000 per anffurr. 'In"the year in which he died, 12, Brush's net income from hasehall $179,736. Is there any businesk or calling that pays better ? was Public Opinion Approved By Both Parties \** London Free Press. The policy of the Canadian liberal leader was to establish for Canada a navy that would be separate and apart. Ap ---- Wrong One Hunted Montreal Mail. Two famous German have been killed France. . They. went lion this time. ~~ Kaiser In Danger Collier's Weekly. Yes; the kaiser may invade Can- ada, but it is our guess that if he does he will hear from the people of the United States, and it will not be applause either. lion-tamers at 'the front in after the wrong Can't Deny Them Then Ofangd Sentinel If the killing off of the men does not soon cease it will be necessary hbo give the franchise. to women, as they will have to run the govern- ment of the different countries. Heel On Beleium Toronto Mall and Wmpire. England may be choking Germany, as a German admiral declares, but Germany still has its heel 'on Bel-~ gium's neck, and what has been and is happening i6 Belgium is a good deal worse than choking. Kingston Events Twenty-Five Years Ago James Redden, who is contesting St. Lawrence ward for the City Council, says he likes municipal life 'and can. not x Ju oi it. A bucket shop has been opened here by a : pon York: firm, ! The hay market looked quite lively this morning. The average price for good timothy is $9, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Kingston Had Good Advice Regard- ing Debenture Sales. ° Kingston, Jan. 4.(To the ' Tdi: tor): In his valedictory address Mayor Shaw pointed with pride to the results of off bond sales. There was a showing of financial strategy that was the envy . of officials in other. places. Thousands of dollars were saved through our financial ex- serts taking time and conditions by the forslock and providing for the inancial storms which they saw com- og. "We" did it better than others. [he ""we" means F. A V. Bartels, but in the 'face of such 'a showing we let F. C. Ireland leave the service of the city because the lerical work was too heavy for him. A railway company can pension a. a ity sart with its adviser in the midst of chaos. Without salary we ad the benefit of Mr. Ireland's or's optimistic conclusions will prove} 4 facts appear to . prove their correct ness, 57 ? * . ALN 1 _ toulay's 'mob very tis al PEEP EER I FR Trl IPR rTP ere FTr err IS WHAT LORD GRORGE SYDEN- HAM PROPHESIES, Wheat and Copper Needed in Ger. » many. ~~ When World Conflict + Ceases, It Will Have Lasted Aboyt Nine Months. : London, Jan. 4--Lord Géorge Sy- denham, the British military. critie, writes of thé 'present war situation, He was the author of "Fortification Past, Present, and Future," dnd wae a member of. the Commission Upon Defence of the Nation and also of that upon th¥ reorganization of the British army. He has served as gov- ernor of Victoria and the Bombay presidency and bas filled other ex- ecutive posts. He said to-day: "I have always telieved this would be a pine-months' war. There are so Wany reasons why it seems, impos- sible that so gigantic a conflict can continue longer than that period that it is difficult to enumerate & of them. - " "In the first place, consider the economic conditions of Germany. Al- ready there is a shortage in her sup- ply of wheat, and while it is only beginning it will be felt later. Thai is a very significant sign in view of the fact that the German govern- ment has taken control of ail the wheat supply. When it did so it was said that there was sufficient to last the nation for a year, "All the world knows how Germany stands in need of and what strenuous e been making to import that metal from America and other neutral countries. The Germans are short of petrol and oils for lighting purposes, while they already have begun to use benzol for moters. There are other very necessary commodities whic h Germany requires and. finds it prac- tically impossible to obtain. But the scarcity of wheat is the greatest dan- ger io her, for no nation can exist lang without food. And when in the course of the next two months this fact is driven home to the much de ceived German people, | believe there will he a revulsion of political feeling in the German empire which have a' considerable effegt in hring "ing the war to a speedy ee ion." \ Aetedeiriodote dod dedod dedeobodod ob Bob dodo oe badly copper WAR BULLETINS. . Immediate 'conscription for unmarried meh without depend- ents was hinted at on Sunday in London by T. J. MacNamara, parliamentary secretary to the admiralty. It is believed at Ottawa that the second contingent will sail about the end of February but that reinforcements for the Princess s will go aver in the meantim The Austtian retreat Kas be- come a veritable rout. Major-Gegeral Hughes is in a hospital with an injured knee. Preaching in Toronto on Sun- doy, Roman Catholic Archbish- op McNeill said he was ready to give his life for the British cause in thewpresent war. | | CAVE LIFE AT THE FRONT, Shelter for 2,500 Men in One Under- ground House. Berlin, Jan. 4--Cave life has re- turned to Europe. Altogether there are hundreds of thousands of men, on and off the firing Moe, who burrow for shelter from the enemy's fire and the weather's inclemency "this winter. Vast underground ci- ties have been. built. ' In Galicia the associated press cor. respondent saw a hill which had five tiers of caves, in rows of forty each. The entire establishment sheltered 2,500 men. : . And life in the earth dwellings is agreeable, according to all accounts, The men, inh * their letters, at least, speak of -their caves with as miich snow and rain beat down without, the wind howl, and great guns boom, the cave is always snug and warm, especially if it has been possible to gather epough straw for the floor anil bed, "So agreeable is lifa in the cave, in fact; that the little humor contained in letters from soldiers at the front is nearly always connected with it. "1 have been in this bombproo' ter of a German army surgeon. '"To- ward the front not 4 house or bari is standing. There is not a place in which we might stable our horses and since our ambulances would be a fine target for the enemy's artii- lery, we have established our first baid station in a roomy' cave, about 120 feet from the firing line. Two passages, cut deep in the earth, give access to the cave, in which there Is room for about six wounded in addi- tion to several persons of the sani- tary service. Close to our cave lie the underground villas of the sur- geons and the battalion commander and his adjutant, also the club, which has been named The Thirsty Caved- weller. : ' "The inn is a pearl of an institu- tion, suited alike for: summer and Winter traffic, and recommended to 'people suffering from nerves, ennui: _#uperculture, and sickly esthetics, 1¢ Ngo an acellent cure for ficobel: . physician is constant! at: i stand upright in the dining room. .|' which has a floor area of about sixty square feet" Word was received Saturday after. noon on the death of Mrs. Jones New York, Davis of Pleton, 4 rT * ' will }, FER PREFER LPL rR RET FEIRT Eo d bbb feeling as they do of home. Though. turnout for ten days," says the Jet-| 1 Re -} presents about 6,000,000 bushels of formerly Miss Hain) Qvershoesand " Rubbers |Bibbys| Ove ts) 1068 a vd : Rubbers The Store That Keeps the Prices Start the New Year trading at Bibbys. | ~~ delighted---you, more than delighted | Down We will be 1250 Suit Sale Fs % a a. % EN Stouts, slims and models. Canada. Hand-tailored garments,' ready to try on. finished to your order in 2 ~ hours time for $12.50. regulars, F nghsh Tweeds, Scotch Cheviéts, all 1914 The best suit values in Sizes 33 to. 46. suit of a . line, sample suits. too -many of a size, etc." ['wo hundred suits'to be sold before stock taking |Last " Biff! Bang! and away 'these suits go. - \ Society Brand Clothes Sure winners. where POLICE THREATEN MUTINY. Ask to Have Freer Us of Nightsticks and Revolvers. New York, Jan. 4--New York's en tire police department, from inspect ors down to patrolmen, are threaten- ing an open revolt against Commis- sioner Wood. William B. Ellison, counsel for the various police or- ganizations, gave out a statement as- serting the men are dissatisfied with the rules of the department, and de- mand a change if they are {o wage a warfare on crime. The statement declared the pea are handicapped by not 'having suffi- cient authority. ... They want bread- r privileges in making arrests and fe more power to protect themesel- es by a freer use of the night-stick and revolvers. » CANADIAN APPLES WANTED' It Is Suggested They Would. Be Wel : comed By Troops, ; London, - Jan. on. secretary of the Vegetal: Products Committee, which is doing good service in distributing fruit and fresh vegetables among the men of the fleet, makes a suggestion to the Canadian Associated Press. in regard to the possibility of securing such rifts from the apple-growing dis- tricts of Canada, 'Supplies of appirs have fallen off lately through var- ious causes, but nothing is more wel- come to the men of the fleet, and i: is suggested that dealers in Canada nevolence to the sailors of the em- pire in this direction. . American Wheat For Belgium. Chicago, Jan. 4--Close to $7,000,- 600 worth of Chicago Ww has been bought during the last month, it was learned to-day, by the Rocke- Teller Foundation fo be sent to Bel- lum. shi ml rs 3 hoi [The plan is to mill the wheat in to give many in the strick- ry work. = The outlay re- the cereal; 475,000 bushels of wheat were purchased Thursday. Par |, New York, Jan. 4.--Mayor Mitchel favors wn © Araini t { schools uth colleen imrEi or fi some wort of military nection will be i Lin the Mackinaw reefers, acknow- ledged by curlers every- to be the correct garment. Price $5.00. 4. ~-- John Dyer | might' be willing to extend their be: | at introduced public schools of this eity., - | Notice To Curlers |. Curlers Shoes Felt shoe, rubber soles and heels, storm tongue & etc. Warm, comfortable, dur- able and withall, correct shoe sizes Oto, |]. Price $2.50. See our Announcement ? ik As I have decided to vacate my present premises {in the early sprin. of 1915, I am now prepared to lak reductions on any monument ths I have in stock. If it is your in tention of purchasing it would be to your advantage to buy sow. J. E MULLEN . Phone, 1417, SKATING TO-NIGHT ARE YOU READ Y¢ IF NOT, SEE 6S, SRALIS--ANK 80) Roney pinyer 'what are The to buy, and he will any "Automobile ; ' THERE IS A REASON--We are the sole agenin for Kingston. Hockey and skating is On TRtcinity, and we have the finest line of Boots Iu The city, We only sak to look) them over before you huy and you won't be sorry, - x Open Every Evesiag. Skate Sharpening a Specialty. wr . TY Te RI aL]: 519 8-90 PRINCESS bY AUVAVSODBILE (THE COAL QU ( £ JRAWFGR 3 4 Coa | ma CE i ..e