| | Cl 3 B YEAR 82 -- NO 291 THE GREEK SOCIALISTS DECLARE FOR THE ALLIES Issue Manifesto Declaring That Neutrality Should be Aban- doned And That Greek Troops Should be Placed at Disposal of Allies. ({ Sper Londen, Dec is now the paramount iss lenic Government will bef Entente powers the Allied to-day In a Balka ncereass or the ea by fleets Greece is through since the continues with All Greek Bulgars « advices from neutrality depends rry the pursuit the the embroilment armies of Central Power howevér Bulgarian t Bulgarian guiding sumed to be factors of Germany's fully realizing cordingly Unofficial Athens hether the new fad ou equally determined not to allow Allied forces Jfset the Soctalists (Special to the The Ihe that neutrality should be placed at claring be at once the disposal of vaders JASPER PARK TO BE diploma further German and For Greek Socialist discontinued the Whig ek terr to allow the On the ner have devise ermany ompromis are ki stantine's Gov Greek 'accomn Bulgaria: tories the Alles Whig part ha ssued and that th the Allie BRITISH NEW INTERNMENT CAMP |, hivds of the Hard to Get Boots, Socks and Underwear For War Prisoners. Ottawa, Dec. 15 One the big gest difficulties that General Sir Wil liam Otter has had to deal with in looking after lis 7,200 interned aliens has been that of securing suf ficient winter clothing Fhe Canadian and British Govern ments and the governments of the Allies have been so busy purchasing clothing for their troops that the Ca nadian manufacturers have scarcely able to meet the demand General Otter has had a good deal of trouble, therefore, in secur ing boots, socks, and underwear for his prisoners of wat There was no difficulty in obtaining the other clothing / In one western camp the work had to be suspended when winter ne on because the men were literally 'on their uppers." A new camp Is in Jasper Park, near head Pass. This makes ing camps in Alberta Columbia of heing established the Yellow eight work and British MUST WIDEN SCOPE, Of the Soldiers' of Ontario. Dec. 15 The Soldiers mmission is becoming con- hat if it is to deal effectively with the varied cases coming under its notice it will require its scope widened W. F. Nickle, M. P. for Kingston, at the fortnightly meeting of the Commission at Parliament buildings vesterday, moved that re- presentations be made to the Govern ment that the scope of the Commis sion as at present defined dees not enable it to take into consideration men who have enlisted with the over seas battalions and are injured on this side of the Atlantic 10,000 Aeroplane Guns Ordered New York, Dec. 15.---It was an nounced that J. P. Morgan and Co have placed an order for 10,000 aeroplane 'guns for the British Gov ernment with the Brigs-Seabury Ord- nance Company. A contract has also been closed for the manufacture of 300 largé® cannon and another for a large number of six-inch explosive shells Ald Commission Forouto Aid C vince Kills Your Thousand. London, Dec, 15.,~The Melbourne correspondent of the Times tele graphs: "'Advites from the Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands report Mat a drought has caved the death of four thousand natives. Some vil lages have been depopulated, the ad- vices say, amd nope is left to bury dead." e mm. the i THE WHIG'S CONTENTS, oe Cage ireek Socialist lies: Irish Save Berbia Addressed Court cruits: Ball of € feited "fol In Twilight: Locomotive Ce. to Increase Plant {--4ditorial: Press Comments. Walt Mason's Rhymes 3-Military News, 23rd Battery dad Farewell Dinner 8 -Eastern Ontario News T-<Amusements; nnounce- ments: The People's Forum SMiss MacMurchy's Address. Theatrical Sludge Lavell Calls tuits. Census of Companies 1% ~Told in Twilight Women 11 Countryside Reports 12 Ontario Medical Pogm on Canada" Favor Al ompanie sin Re- For- for Smith For Realm of News. Market Council; 1 been | | eight Or ens is in the a bye | ay sister dried 'ville, War Berlin fterich Treasury, Reichstag in a supplementary and a half the total belligerents at $80 of which the British thirds Secret cost of Cost of War t (Spe Paris, De 15 frontier, a general ernr ALL Dec 15 ary of in his speech to-day in the support war billion dollars, the ial to the situation the Hel ither the from the invasion has gous m both maintenance of Austrians or tory Should Greek the leeway other hand staff are pre- d their plans ac YW I nent wodation in Serbi 4+ manifesto de e Grecian troops the Germanic in- IES PAY Cost of the Ww Dr the karl Hel Imperial of the bill for credit of two estimated war to all the 000,000 a day, Allies paid two o France. Whig.) War has cost France on an average of more than million dollars beginning, presented ties to-day it is estimated ing France day the At that well abov to Ch according present, a day since its to estimates amber of Depu however, the war is cost e ten millions a War General Smith Dc placed in supreme African forces The Allies are tions to the East Africa A German Koolbergen that he ivil cisco confessed at was promised pay Tidings. rrien a= ommand of the been sending new expedi Kameroons and German named Fran to engineer San blow up munitions ships and destroy Canadian railway br The Allies have blockade of Greek p is protesting Large squadrons French fleets harbor of Salonika Mrs. Daniel York, has given $1 equipment of the n al cars They will French War Offi the have arrived n Guggenheim idges ightened the orts and Greece of British and the New 2,000 for the ve light hospit- be presented ce to MAY JOIN SENATE Become Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. Ottawa, Dec, 15 capital election is where he tikely run again either appointed to held in resigned, Sir James will not Sir James Aik on business. If Brandon, Sir James may be amount just the Senate or KINGSTON, FRR ee errr eed CROOKS POOR SEASON od odd og og of 4 + + a + * hd * a a PLANNED T0 FOMENT PLOTS IN THE U.S. cor me AS Far Back As 1996 What New York Banker Says Abeut bermany. New York Dec > Ge disavowal of the acts of ( Franz von Rintelen who "18 ac rmany's aptair the propagan seeking 1c plant dist foment strikes n nunitions forth a stats banker ing in this countr called ment this von R home of a from a cit prominent who told of hav itelen & reception brewer on The came protect Germany's in presumpti on imminent office at 52 wealthy avenue in 1906 that Rinteler Lo prepare terests on Elropean He had an street, he and was with the Deutsche Bank He asked me what | the Panther affair I did not think it anything come alarmed whereupon he said: "1 tell this affair is likely flame: up at any moment into a general European war It is bound come in a few vears how, and why not L learned afterwards Rintelen was sent here at to lay plans and do the same work he did a few months ago, when his spy work was discovered and he was forced to leave the country I ask ed him why he feit confident about a general conflagration in Eu rope, and he replied 'Tlre time has come for France to decide whether she will cast her fortunes with Eng land or Germany If she chooses Germany, all will be well If she picks England, 1 assure you France will pay the cost of the war with French territory and French ney banker here in said von 190¢ to the WAT that a was William sald associated thought told him was to be over you that to any now? that von that time $0 PITH OF NEWS. Despatches From Near And Distant laces. Kirkwall, of Greece Eng nas in The Oscar IJ is at King Constantine fluenza The Manitoba open on January 6th The police will take a Toronto men of military age The Soldier's Aid Commission Ontario will ask to have widened Alien enemies interned in England total 45,749; prisoners of war in England, 21,205 Great Britain has granted conduct to Captains Boy-Ed and Papen, German naval attaches Allied aeroplanes were brought down by German anti-air-craft g during a raid on German territory William Ferguson North Bay, came back cent City, California 159th Battalion The Ontario License Commission sitting at Belleville, was asked to re duce the number of licenses ia Belleville and Treoton French shells caused the explosion of a depot of German munitions at a point to the north of Puisalein in the region of Tracy le Val The number of individual sub scriptions to the Canadian War Loan was 24,803, and the dggregate under $104.000,000 B.C.. the evaporation Legislature will census of of its scope safe Von formerly of from join Cres the 10 At Vernon, made Lieutenant-Governor of Mani- plant is now working at full capacity, toba, succeeding Sir Douglas Camer-' disbursing fifty thousand dollars per on, whose spring term TWO TRAINS Government Train ruus out in the WRECKED Derailed North Of Fort William. (Spe Winnipeg, cial to th Dec enroute Winni WAS strong, from derailed north eof 15 A Government railway passenger train, Compaay e Whig.» Canadian ipeg to Toronto this morning at Arm- Fort William Some of the passengers were injur. ed ed A Canadian Pacific to-day at Ignace 200 i miles east of Winnipeg. was wrpcked wheat train Canadian Casualties. Second Thomas Burke, 152 ronto: Ernest F. Man. ; England. Dangerously Watts, England. Twenty-first action, Reginald F. Ont.; George | frew, Ont.; Se England; James land. Fi Battalon York street, To- | Munroe, Corp. Francis Charles Fowler,'| 48th Highlanders. wounded, Battalion--Killed Wounded, Virden, William in Trevor. Brock- P. Dupuis, Ren- | William Ennoss, | tzpatrick, Eng- | Died of wounds, Percy H. Lanning. | | Bugiaud: John Cody. Ireland. Finld Company Divisional Ee ies i Thomas Luckman, street, Hamilton. n action. 93 son, 723 Beverley street, Wiaipes. Sapper | Dundurn | decided to permit Queen's University | uated to fellowship and Jeae | Wounded, Sapper Herbert Robin-| tise without frst becoming month for labor and vegetables Triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs John Fitzpatrick. St. John, N.B., on Sunday All are boys. all are alive, and all give every prospeet of thriv- ing. The Sturgeon Falls Public School Board is awarded the taxes paid by the Spanish River Pulp & Paper for separate school pur- poses Wilfrid Curtis, aged about seven- teen. was accidentally shot #nd in- stantly killed by his companion, Few details have been receiv-| Bert Craig.while hunting rabbits near hatham, The hidden Serbian Crown jewels have been found in the houses of former Serbian Ministers. It: ie said that the Serbian crown also has been found. Sir Sam Hughes visited Toronto camp and addressed Ward Four Conservative Association, vindicat- ing Col. John Currie, MP, of the Steamer Burned at Sarnia. (Spesial to the Wh Saroia, 15. "° The ® others Navigation Tare steamer: Ma- | jestic was destroyed and the Saronic |is afire at the docks near here to- day. Accepts Queen's Graduates. A Londou despatches says Royal College of Surgeons the has bers, mo- | the Daily 'arson is the is plotting to no may backed ing new Government to a drastic of | cessation of to members of would do away with some of the blesome Labor and members Pennsylvania ing county from pool 18, ing suspicion of bei Heiberger the had not Eight nual record of Br ly suffered. of honor of some SOO nan of those killed in died of Changes in 100 titles thus have been { ONTARIO, HEROES OF soldiers--ithe with the Milita I'wo French were decorated WEDNESDAY, man y Medal DECEMBER 1918 15. FRANCE chair th legs bravery at the lost Iw why for in onspicuous Les ARSON LEADER OF CABAL T0 WRECK THE GOVERNMENT ab Dec ) A London ew York Herald from SHS I asserts that Sir Edw News leader of a cabal the Governme what the wreck matter be, while the North the Morning encouragement to the latter denouncing scandal the fact that refuses to pledge redaction in the salar members of the cabinet and tire' pavment Parliament, liffe pre by ald and party national 1s wh Irish Nationa The Daily Mail continues DETAINED AS SPY Man Enlisted In Ar rican Navy Allentown, Pa., Dec. 15 A to a cablegram commissioners the American consul in George Phaon Helberge: a native of Lehigh County detained in England unde: ng a German two years American navy Sing been heard frou received by here ago enlisted HAVOC IN PEERAGE Holders War Hundred Killed In 15 Peerage of Tit the London, Dec Debretts i ish titles, sirik the aristo the War 3 ¥ illustrates how through racy 1 battle or who h wounds, filling succession to twelve pas caused NO CONSCRIPTION TILL NEXT MARCH. Dee. 15 The Guardian, London Manchester while noting the Igher estimates of the results of Lord Derby's recruit ing campaign. declares that the most authorita tive estimate il has ceived is 1.250.000 en listments, including over 300000 single men. It is edimated dhat tO per cent. of the single men stood oul The Guardian considers the estimate somewhat disappointing. and prob- ably fails to allow en- ough for the uncounted rush of the last three days. It declares if this is correct it is prelly certain no decision of compulsion can be made before end of February at earliest. Until all single men volunleers are ab- sorbed there will be neviessity for compulsion. Loudon places ils esti re- mate of the figures higher | than Manchester, gnesses here ranging in the neigh- borhood of 2.000,000- whi congequend Post, is gi the the no I he ard ut e v the as the elf ies the of salaries ich trou list its pol nes in ng 14s ol given AVE more tha "N ip trouble by ar that recent Britain em demand all the facts the barrassing connected trade between with treaty Great and Denmark be As the members of controlled by the Daily Mail refers are more than twoscore in number, and as the Mail and the Morning Post } what little influence they may pos their ual fault-finding, it is the press apinion conspiracy will end in labor giving made public Parliament which the cabal to not ave lost have and essed by ontir silly gener con the the a Lhe that like birth lly sensus of great mountain mouse The spirit of England is evidenced phrase which is on every tongue Stop growling and get on war in a to-day with the A A A A AA AAA a at | | doped delriosfeapofecde Profesor epdoofesh fe ge' "+ LORD ALVERSTONE DEAD. + (Spe the Whig Lord Al Chief of the public al to Dec 1 former Eng the strongest United ife, died seventy Londo verstone Lord Justice. of sland, and friend of English to-day at Lhe two y one States In age of ears FEEL WEALTHY WIDOW SLAIN. HER HOUSE ROBBED. Body Is Found By Farm Hand, Bound Hand And Foot. Pittsbur o-day Caroline D+ surrounded the death of us Vv wealthy Mystery Mrs gh, Pa Flac ehmier widow and prominent Pittsburgh murdered in orth of seventyv-one a member of a family, who was found home ten mile The woman's body, bound hand foot, and with a gag in the as discovered Ihe and her ere and mouth erday by a faru ran yes band iouse had sacked severed elephone connections LONDON'S AID DEFENCE Sole Control Of The Office. Dred 15 London War ercy Now Under War London craft corps in sole control of the Rear Admiral = Pr longer in charge This men! was made in the House of Com monswy Harold J. Tennant, Parlia mentary Under Secretary for War Mr. Tennant explained' that the defense of london from aerial at tacks heretofore had begn a respon sibility divided betweemr~the Admir- alty and the War Office This, he said, had been the basiz of mahy cri tieisms. anti-air under the Office, and Scott is nc announce LULL IN THE BATTLE ON SERBUAN BORDER Bulgarians Withdrew From--Greek Termitory When They Found They Were On It. (Special to the Whig Athens, Dec 15 Offic al de spatebos 16 the War Office to-day re- ported a lull in the battle along the Serbo-Greek border and declared that no large force of Bulgars has vet crossed the Greek frontier Small scouting partier that advanced over the border in pursuit of the Al- lies immediately withdrew, it was | stated, upon discovering their mis | tak e | it had aged | = The Daily British Whig PE BAA AY LAST EDITION DIED TO SAVE ENTIRE BRITISH DIVISION Fema est Hardly a Man of the laniskillings Escaped---But They Gave Time For the Retreat to a Strong Line Where Bulgars Were Held panies « liars men whict ment selves comer ades from i outnumbered gar guns and machine day morning i heavy bombardment who poured a she or ians, who wer \ Mon awakened by 1 Bulga and guns ast they were rians then tensified the efie The Julgar to the mation, and scarci » POLICY OF CONSCRIPTION FOR MILITARY TRAINING. Chairman of Senate Military Committee introduces, W ons 1 army by (C1 Senate M citizen troduced f the but Lose for physical, religious ically named liged to the ages of Lwe Years I'he penalty $0 would be $50 From young a cadet twenty reasol this Ve serve in } fr twelve to eventeen men would organize corps nree« I'he bill provide tween ages of teen, a hours thenics each year, con would be gi to sixteen including rifle From would be in without arms ven From fourteen ninety hours a year practice, is prescribed to there tion ten days each xteer add a military eighteen year in required twenty days I'he ar whole and tactics group according geography of the count It is provided express! where persons have training lent to this in schools, national corps or other ed by the be excused ernment camps It was known that a forn Swiss system would be my to equ publi or pr guard cade organizations approv Government from work propos not been though that feat compulsory service w ure SHELLED BRITISH BASE In Mesopotamia But Tarkish Failed Ded 1 Furkish forces shellad the Br Amara for alla Attacks London n the Me ish base at esopotaniia Kut El then delivered two repulsed to-day three days and Ge both of which reported SAYS RESPANSIBILITY RESTS WITH ALLIES Were Fownshend For the Continuance of War State Fatty ment Made in the German hist. Berlin, via wireless Responsibility for the of the war must rest with the Dr. Karl Helfferich, Imperial SBecre tary of the Treasury, told the Reich stag in discussing Germany's finances to-day "We stand like rocks in the soil of their home ¢ountry Dr Helffer ich, "and on the columns of the Brit ish Empire are written in glowing letters the same words Bel shazzar's palace Dec La continuance Allies said as on France's Answer to Germany. : (Special to the Whi Paris, Dec. 15 Citizens of France were 10-day answering the statement of the German Chancellor that "pro- posals for peace must come from the Allies Thousands of men and wo men {rom all classes were flocking to subscribe to the new loan to continue the war To-day was subscriptions the closing Long day for lines formed outside the post office and shops of, the tobacconists where were being received in was every indication that would prove a.great success subscriptions Paris. There the loan Capt. Ernest Cing-Mars, formerly King's printer, Queber, of the Sec ond Divisional Stafl has been upani- mously elected Santa Claus for Can- ada at the front. He has charge of all Christmas mails from the Domin-| ion. Up For Four Days. permit advancing mptiec hen USE RUSS PRISONERS TO DIG TRENCHES. Scme of Them Escape and Crawl! Over to the British Trenches AUSTRIA TO YIELD Io Demands Made In the United States Note De vield to th State mad Was report Swiss poin meeting of tl held yvesterda ican note PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL Troops From Salonika ie gins Wednesday. Whig donika, Ded 1 Partial wit} I ot is from the vi cingt » = 10 Ra under the Anglo-t neh Of Greek dra Greek troo agro ment authori ties IF'welve rea MEMORANDUM ; hand DAILY orner DIED, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG [s on Sale at the Following City Stores: X ¥ ROBERT J. REID I'he Leading Undertaker. 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