= Sydenham Ward. The nominations Pages 18 Term io. YEAR 84: NO. 304 tit BRITAIN 10 T0 PEACE TERMS When They Are Official. Presented By the Central Powers--The French Are on the Offensive on the Italian ~ Front. & ¢Canadian Press Despatch.) ; _ London, Dee. 31.---The Manchester Guardian savs il is the intention of the British Government, when the Austro-German "terms of peace are presented officially, to return a serious and reasonable reply. Premier Lloyd George has arranged to visit France, according to the newspaper, to confer with Premier filemecean on this subject. The Austro-German peace terms referred too are: those presented by representatives of the Central Powersat the nego- tiations with Russia at Brest Litovsk. These negotiations were interrupted for tén days to give the Entente Ailies an oppor- tunity to state whether they would join in them. The prinei- pal point inthe Austro-German outline of peace terms was the acceptance of the Russian formula of no annexations or indem- nities, ' » : oy French Offensive In Northern ftaly. (Canadian: Press Despatch.) Rome, Dee. 31 In the Monte Tomba region on the norfh- érn front, the French have captured enemy pésitions between Osteria Monferena and Maranzine, the War Office announces. They also caphired about 1,400 men and sixty machine guns and seven eannon. WEBBGETS $5,000 DAMAGES IN ALIENATION CASE (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Dee. 31.--In a Judgment given by Justice Clute to-day, George R. Welib, merchant of Gananoque, is awarded $5,000 damages in his action against his wife, Dora's father and mother, William V.-and Mrs. Bullock of the same town for alienation of his wife's affections. : The ¢ouple were married in Dora's rents' absence and afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Bullock took the Bride away with them lo Manitoba, * Later she secured a divorce in Ohio. In his judg- ment to-day, Justice Clute remarked that the young man had stiffered grievous wrong and was entitled to substantial dam- ages: Webb sued for $20,000. Village of Portsmouth. 3 -- Reeve---James Halliday by accla- mation, : The Aldermen in Rideau And Victoria Are: Couneillors--R. J. Baiden, M. J. Kennedy, Corey Redden and John R. Elected by Acclamation | Marks, all by acclamation. School trustees--R. M. Graham, H. J. Powell and George Dyer, accla- mation. mm. ~~ cation must file their qualification papers with the city clerk by Wed- nesday at noon. there may be acclamations in all wards excepting Frontenac where an aldermanic contest appears possible. MOST OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES "ARE ALSO RETURNED WITHOUT OPPOSITION, Kingston Township. . 'Reeve----Benson Coulter by accla- mation. Deputy reeve--E. acclamation. Councillors+--A. E. Weller, W. Shillington and G. A. B. Clark, all by acclamation. Pittsburg Township, Reeve--George Maitland (accla- mation-. Councillors--Alfred Franklin, J. Baxter, Chester Cowan and J. Shor- tell (acclamation). WAR BULLETINS. The British advance in Poles . J # tine. The Turks are unable to Sydenham Ward--Hugh C. Nickle, _ Mhowds Hewitt, Dennis J. Millan. 3 Sounteratiak. ; ir Allan, Black, George- C. ® German air fleets bomb Ital- Ontario Ward--R. E, Kent, N. E.|® ian cities, causing heavy losses. # ~ O'onnor, Dr. H. A. Boyce, T. Connor, Norman A. Smith. St. Lawrence Ward--Samuel Cor- W. J. B.: White, William J. oper, Saran A Smith, Jumes ; t, George C. Wright. ; Cdtaraqui. Wh C. Polson, TRA a . i6thy, James. Norris, Tweddell. : gtenne Ward--William Hold- n King, W. P. Peters, 8. 8.! tt. J. W. Smith," Thomas W. Ward---Daniel s by acclamation. Ward--P, B. Chown, J. on and H. W. Newman, all mation. ! H. Stover by rere The Aldermen Who Intend to Offer Themselves Must File Their Quali. fication Papers by Noon Wednes- day. The nomination for aldermen and ~ #c¢hool tristees. took place at noon in the wards. The old aldermen were elected by acclamation in 'Rideau and Victoria Wards, while all the present Board 6f Education Members were re-elected except in for aldermen are: + > * + * * * + The Russian fort of Kronstadt ¢ + was blown up, says report from $ + Petrograd." -- * Germans - entered British + % trenches at two points near & + Cambrai, but were driven out, ¢ 4 and left prisoners. ' * War Tidings. Bombardment by enemy aviators Friday killed thirteen. persons. and linjured sixty others in the city of! Padua. Great art treasures were damaged, 3 The Cunard line rted fe A------ rd-James R. Hen- Ad Thoms D. Min: . Werd--A w. Mclean confirms the pre- ful "of thefr], TE DS BEEN MADE KNIGHTS, a Proi. Andrew Macphail, of Montreal, is Among Number. Sor far as known) \ PROF, ANDREW MACPHAIL (Canadian Press wespatch.) London, Dec. 31.--Knighthoods have been conferred on Prof. Am- drew. Macphail, Montreal, and Major<Gen. D. A, Macdonaldy for SOmé years . quartenmaster-general of the Canadian militia, Prof. An- drow ° Macphail ' fs a prominent scientist of Montreal. MRS, URIAH WILSON DEAD. Wife of the Ex-Member For' Lemnox ¥ Away. Napanee, Dec. 31.--There passed away on Saturday morning one of Napanee"s most respected residents in the person of Mrs, Uriah Wilson. Deceased had been in failing health for some months and her end was not unexpected. She leaves, besides her aged husband, who is also in very poor health, four sons, U. M. Wilson, barrister, Napanee; John T. Wilson, Toronto; James Wilson, Napanee, and Dr. Charles Wilson, Toronto. The funeral will take place on Tuesday afternoon. . Marie Papineau, only child of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Papineau, Mfll street, At present very. ill with no hope of or , Robert Wetherington, from Brit- ish Columbia, stopped a few hours on «| his way to Kingston to spend.Christ- most' with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hetherington. : Dr. Gandier of California, spent a couple of days recently with his | sister, Mrs. J. M. Thompson on his nd Christmas with his par-| ho 4 " whurgh. Nix Rypatia Fox leaves to-day for M t., aft di holidays' with her a 3 or Mr. Mrs. Max Fox, . prosperity from one to the other, with ) for the future, of annual New Year's Tee KINGSTON, ONTARIO, ®/ The tremendous difficulties under which Italians are fi come in tlie great mountains are shown by the methods em i valleys in the rear are reached by wire cables andl aerial trolleys, WOES SE nis "or THE TARTAR WOMEN DROP VEIL AND VOTE Freed From Sex Tyranny as Result of Russian > Revolution. " London, Ree, 29.---Tartar women in the far Russian provinces have dropped the" veil and are freed from Sex tyranny as a result of the Russian Revolution. In the elections for the local Zems VE they are voting along with the ol : A letter from Kazan says: "The woman's movement here started in the revolution in 1905 as a result of which the women hegan to go about unveiled. By 1910 a veiled woman was unknown in Kazan. Af- ter the revolution in which the Em- peror was deposed the Moslem wo- men formed a.society and sent dele- Bates to the first All-Ryssia Confer- ence. Here they presen ed demands for the abolition of. polygamy and the Moslem inheritance law, according to which female heirs receive smaller portions than male. A separate day is set apart for the Tartar women to vote, to sdtisty the mullahs and old- fashioned women. About forty per cent, of the women went to the polls on the last election, "In Kazan one has only to walk through the streets to see that Mos- lem women are socially equals of men and have shaken off the shackles of centuries of sex' tyranny." re epi . Third French Loan. Paris, Dec. 31.--The tem billion francs asked for in the third war loan has been exceeded, according to a statement made in the Chamber of Deputies to-day by M. Klotz, the Minister of Finance, M. Klotz said that the returns for the loan were still incomplete, but that the subscriptions, not inchding those from abroad, aggregated 10,- 276,000,000 francs. . ~-2 VICTOR OF THE MARNE, Joffre to be an Immortal of the French Academy, . Ere MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, . »too much. 1917. | ITALIANS TRANSPORTING WOUNDED TO THE REAR FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP . aA BD wt a a Hm TE EEE Sasa MAYOR HUGHES 15 REELECTED ys KINGSTON HAS A SURPLUS Mayor Hughes Gives a Statement of Very Satisfactory Condition, John M. Hughes was on Monday morning re-elected mayor of Kings- ton by acclamation. In the City Hall at 11 o'clock, City Clerk Sands, acting as returning officer, made the declara- tion that he had received only one nomination and therefore declared Mayor Hughes re-elected. The two retiring Utilities Commis. sioners, George Y. Chown and Roberi F. Elliott were also re-elected by ae clamation. There was a very small attendance of electors in the Hall, but Mayor Hughes addressed them and expressed appreciation of his unanimous re-elec. tion. He said he would endeavor to serve the people faithfully in the year about to open. He said: : *"In rising this werning to give an account of my stewardship as Chief Magistrate of the City I wish first to extend' my sincere thanks to the citi- zens for the honor you did me in elect ing me to the high office of Chief Magistrate of this old Historic City, I fully appreciate the honor. I have endeavo to uphold the dignity of the office and hope my efforts have been the means of accomplishin some towards the betterment o civic iife in general. "I wish also te thank-my colleagues in Council for their co-operation. The year has been one of pleasantness. Every member of Council has worked with one aim in view that. is for the benefit. of the City. ° . y "Of the civic employees | cannot sa: is mo city, be it ilirge or_ small, where you will find equal. ey are courteous, effi- The city is in the personnel of its Cf staff and to them I owe much for their and wish now to express statement of float FREE Cred aan 3 arena. seen Drove Works, 35500 the City's Finances Which Are in|good guting the Germans and Austhians and the natural obstacles to. over ployed to transport the wounded to the rear. The dressing stations in the in which the sorely wounded men are let down the mountainside, Expenditure: Lighting Streets A Sarplus.of $2,074.50. "The above statement shows a sur- plus of $2,074.90, which I consider a 'splendid showing considering the year we have just lived. The several Committees of Council have lived within the approporation that was al- loted to them iu the budget, which goes to show that the members of the Council this year were very careful with the expenditures of the amount of money that was alloted to them. The records show that this year is the first in ten years that has been closed without an overdraft. "The City's financial sanding is It is most encouraging to those interested in the financial standing of the City to noté the high position in the world of finance which we sme. We sold during the past year $134, worth of bonds, which were sold at an average of 5%%. This is a splendid showing when we consider the rages obtained by other Hupicipalities, namely, Windsor 6.08%; innipeg 7%; Alberta 6%%; London 6%; Hamilton, Toronto and the Province of Ontario over 6%. "Aside from the financial saving it reflects greatly to the credit of the treasurer and the finance committee for the manner in which they wate! the markets and took advantage of their opportunity. "The total bonded debt of the City ag on December 31st,-1917, is $1,733, 823.00 and is made up as follows: Civic bonded debt outside the Civie Utilities is $1,088,971; Civic Utilities $644,852; total $1,733,823. ' The in- debtedness of the Civie Utilities takes care of itself out of earnings. dd not concern us as to the tax rate and all we have to deal with is the sum of $1,088,971. . "We are living in trying times, but if a period of economy jis maintained, and this I advise, the city will still maintain her high standing financially and commercially. \ City's Business Good. "Business conditions in the City are ood, All our industries are busy and ere and able to work.. This is indeed en- cou shou I as citizens be thank me to the honor exten ful. to me in and gratifying snd we | | is work for all who are willing | _-- LAST EDITION ee a PUT ABSENTEE Drastic Measures fo be Taken Against Nea Who Evade thc Dra, PENALTIES FOR DESERTERS FROM TWO TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON, Men in the Five Groups Are Alike As They Are All Soldiers Absent Without Leave. With the calling up of the first draft next week, strong measures will be taken against men who have failed to register under the Military Service Act. Annoupcement of a reward "to any civil police or peace officer for the apprehension and delivery into mils tary custody of a deserter or absentee without lease," is the forerusner of further steps to ensure that all mem- bers of Class 1 comply with the law. Instructions for dealing with de- serters and absentees wi t leave have been issued and the general poli- cy determiried. Gene speaking, there are five different groups of men who, from a military point of view, may be dealt with as al tees with. out leave. The groups and the penal- \ ties to which: the men in each are M- : able are as follows: Penalties For Desertors, (1) Men who have failed to com- ply with the proclamation Salling out Class 1--Liable for any term of im- prisonment not exceeding five years, with h labor. ¢ J Men who, having reported or. claimed exemption under the Military Service Act, have failed to attend for So Prana gy San ordeted to 0 so--Punishable by a fine not ei $2000, and not less than $25, and to pt Hore than three months' imprison! If not: fined, punishable by military law = absentees without leave or 3 (3) Men who having been to report for duty fail to do so--Pun. ishable in the same way as absentees of the following group: Group 4, if they were required to report for duty, they were taken on the ehh of the CEP. Otherwise, punish 'by mih. tary law. (4) Men who, having been taken on the stren of a unit of the GER or of active iia, el as volunteers or as drafted men, either before or after the issue of the Jrvciammation under ervice Act, or the act, are now, or herea ab sentees without leave--Punishable civil magistrates by two years' sonment with the consent of the eral Officer. Commanding the district in which the prosecution is brought, or by military law. (5) Men who, having been granted leave of absence without céase or fail to comply with the Conaitias up- on which their leave was granted-- Punishable in the same way as men in group 4, Wp Men in all the five groups mention. ed, it is pointed out, are alike that they are all soldiers absent leave and subject to military of well as civil arrest for their ¢ 7 London, Dee. 31/An : diplomatic couriey oll his 7 to Petrograd hag hed Téfused admis- mission to Russ, eine. Sround that his pass hf ised M. Bovovaky, Je Bolsheviki Mint. ster at Stocky™. This Is the first time that a #Sular courier's pass has not .beefONored. ¢ It is asg®d here that the Bol- sheviki In this way to exert pressure i! COUIDel the indirect re- eir foreign .Tepresen- - in' thank you for | an Hoeting me to the mayor's chair for 1918, a | comes around peace will again rest y answered the 31st December, | themselv, I sincerely trust that-ere another year. upon us; that our brave sons, who" < nob] 4] IN FIVE GROUPS « 7