12 Pages hy " § YEAR 83: NO. 8 KINGSTON, ONTARI 0, THURS DAY, _JANU ARY Pans Pages 18 -- 10, K 1918. LAST EDITION OTTAWA HOSPITAL VICTIM OF FIRE Water Steet Roan Catholic station In Frames. on Thursday Morning. FOUR CHILDREN ARE DED THE NUNS AND THE NURBES RE- MOVED PATIENTS EARLY, There Were 158 Patients 'in the Hos. pital----The East Wing in Danger of Collapsing, » Ottawa, Jan. 10.--Fire ~which Broke out near the operating room in the east wing of the Water street General Hospital (Roman Catholic), at 10 a.m., gradually spread to other parts of the building, mainly on the top floor, So far as is known there is little loss of life. There were 158 patients in the 'hospital, including a number of children, but the nuns and nurses are thought to fiave safely re- moved all of them in the in€ipient stages of Yi ib fire. Search ls proceed- ing in case any have been overlooked. The bulldipg is well provided with fire escapes, whic facilitated the work of we. Everyone was or- dered by the firemen to vocate the lower floor of the east wing, which was in danger of collapsing at 10.30 o'clock, So far it is known that two chil- dren have lost their lives in the fire. One was a leg case, the little one being strapped to bed with weights attached. The fire at "Hoon was under con- trol, the blage having been confined to the wipper floor of the east wing. One of the children; reported as burngd 'ta death, was already dead when the fire started. The body was awaiting the arrival of the undertak- er. a Four Children Dead: | (Canadian fn Despatch.) Ottawa, Jan. 1 p.m.)---~Four littié children A dead x the result of the fire which swept the east wing of Water street hospital this merning. They were victims of dense volumes 'of smoke which poured into the child- ren's ward located on the fourth floor of the building, and were found by firemen, ne of the little girl patients nam- oid Morin, who was Fémoved to a house across the street has since died. Deénth is put down to excite- ment. C SEDI Good Sized Army .~ Now in France (Canadian Pross Daspaict) Washington, Jan. 10.-- | The United States has now in France an army of substantial size ready. for. active service, Secretary of War Baker to-day told the Senate Investiga- ting Committee Officers . - men; he expiained in a statement. of mobiliza- dent lings of com-- munication and supply are in of construction great mes a been formu for y of new in~ Arms effective kindy the secre- gos f have been prov or every in France and are avail able for fighting man who 'oah be sent to France nt ee - The, Work of German Submarine in Mediterranean. ie Sa 10 The. bik Mazo 11477 the 14 waters. It Ep new, hav ro launched in 1916. ' ie ------------------ Selly is aiding the ToTugses. Gon- vents and hotels as mined ; into havens: : The Bolsheviki Government Will Cancel Its Debt (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Jan, 10.--The Bolsheviki government in- tends to publish a'decree within a few days cancel- ling the Russian national dept." All loans and treas- ury honds held by foreign subjec ts abroad or in Rus- sia are repudiated. The loans and treasury bonds held by Russian subjects possessing more than ten theusand roubles in capital are all _repudi- ated. TROTSKY THREATENS With Russian Arms and Ger= man Democracy If They Do Not Yield. (Canadian Press Despatch) Petrograd, Jan. ).~--Unof ficial reports of the first session of the peace negotiations at Brest Litowsk, when they were resumed on Tues- day, say that Leon Trotsky, Bolshe- viki Foreign Minister, insisted upon the removal of the conference to Stockholm. He is reported to have told the German and Austrian dele- gates that If they did not accede to his 'request they would feet the weight of arms of Russian demo- eracy and the weight of the voice of their own demoeracies. The 'Evening Post says the Ger- gotiations, hii that it was not speci- fied where they would take place. GERMAN PRISONERS * FOR CANADA'S FARMS Government Has Under Con- sideration a Proposal to Import Hundred Thousand Ottawa, Jan. 10--The Government has under consideration a. proposal to bring to Canada German prison- ers of war to work on the farms of the Dominion. About 100,000 of these are available, and the neces- sity for growing more food demands effective action. This available help' might aid in solving the situation. It is' quite 'possible that in, the near future there will be another national séwyice register of the man power of tie Dominion, but if this is decided upon it will be compul- sory national service. i ' GERMANS LEVEL 180 To Afford Better Opportunity For Defence in France, Paris, Jan. 10.--Rome correspon- dent. of the Matin says that by order of Field arghal von Hindenburg, ac- cofding to reliable information which 'has reached him, 130 villages behind the western front, mostly in the re- gion of St. Quentin, have been level led to the ground so as toafford bet. iter opportunity for defence of the German lines to the rear. Notwithstanding denials, 'respondent ls, only one-third of the 300,000 igtans deported to 'Germany have been permitted to re- turn to their homes. ee bey TO SHUT UP PLACES the cor- If the Coal Situation Continues Pre- carious as Now. - (Cansdian Press' Despatch) New York, Jan. 10--The fuel ad- ministrators made ready to- day to close the restaurants and cabarets and other amusement places unless the coal supply increases sufficiently to meet all the requirements in New York city, : REPULSED RAID. | The French Got Away With the En. emy Quite 9asily. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Jan. 10--The French easily repulsed a German raid against small posts on the western edge of the up- per Coucy 'Forest, says to-day's offi- cial communique. The artillery fight- ing was active in the region of Vaux- allen. Everywhere else the night was cahn. ~ i------------------ Negotiations are under way - be- 'tween 'a British commission in Ar- gentina and the Argentine Govern: ment for the establishment of a commercial credit of wuoout §200.- 000,000 for the puYchase by Great Britain of grains, meats and other fopdstuffs. " GERMANY'S DELEGATES. mans did not refuse -to continue ne- | od TOWNS § This chap's upper torso lool awvith all their field paraphernalia old accounts with the Teutons. mr AA Ar PAN NCERMANS Who Arc Surprised sd Tu Premier Log George 1S. Still Defant. THE HONS ARE. THINKING CALL LLOYD GEORGE THE INCIT- ER TO WAR. Wr aii a I The German Ambitions Are Unalter- ed--The Pan-Germans Ave Still in the Ascendant. Amsterdam, . Jan. 10.--Premier Lloyd George's speech has evidently come as a shoek to Germans, among| whom the illusion has recently been assiduously fostered that the Entente was on the verge of breaking up. Count von Herlling's recent assertion that Germany would not negotiate with Lloyd George was regarded in many quarters as equivalent to giv- ing Lloyd George notice to quit. The Germans find it difficult, if} not impossible to realize that Lloyd George represents the whole British nation, and that he speaks also for all the allies. They call Liloyd George the inciter to war, adding, "but every Englishman and French- man ts-maturally much more sensible. Havihg been assured for three and a half years that Germany was the vie-| tor they cannot now understand how| Lloyd George can have the audacity) to. formulate war aims inconsistent] with this conception. This is all the] more disappointing to the Germans since the Russian negotiations were regarded as the beginning of the liquidation of the war. | fi n m 1 \ m-- : German Ambitions Unaltered. As far as- my information goes there Is not the .glightest redson to suppose that the German Govern- ment has abandoned any of its am- bitions." Pan-Germans, like Von| Tirpitz 'and thé Fatherland party, are still in the ascendant, impeni- tent #nd redolved to, retain every- th they hold. While expressing at its. own . mpderation, likely to have a most salutary effect, as it receives the support of British Labor representatives as well as the Entente Governments. Moreover, it is gradually beginming lo Tava upon oe st the intelli- 8! Germans that Britain's world position has been infinitely strength-| ened during the war. This was first] out by- Won Tirpits and is fully explained by Libert Rundschay. "Everyone," he must admire the farsight- oo which our bitterest ad- and family sessed was burned. | The boathouse yalaed at $15.000 and was in-| rid for $3,000 There was $1,000 in. insurance By furniture of the caretaker. smoke a cigarette and tell the doctors just how 2n xious he north. whole of northern ing movement hy the pushing up the road along the An of the Judean hills towards Nablus, befve-arreent Shectren; deity "of 24,0001 without severe fighting, rough hature of the ground added dif- More than 1,000 Turks were killed and near- The right dritish army - has now about 43 miles north of Iy wing pa Jerusalem The left wing, w had advanc further north ale the Mediterr straighten out 'the line tured the Tioyd 'George's speech is. therefore. fu CANADIANS ARE IN TO WIN; HUNS CAN'T PHASE THEM ks. pre ARABIA TO DAMASCUS SPEECH DEFCH HITS. "KiNG OF HEDJAZ CONTROLS| Foils Any Attempt of Turks Outfiank Allenby East of the Jordan River. Jan. 10.--The British Loadan, festindy now hold almost the en- ire Turkish -sanjak of Jerusalem, ex- er 1ding from the Hedjaz on the south | o the Province of "Beirut on t The Shercei of Mecca, s king of the Hedjaz, damascus Road ,prevents any he Turks east Gen," Allenby Jordan, whil inhabitants, This advance has 'not been culties of transportation, that many capture d. of the assed Beitin, ean coast, strik inland is Kuleh, Birch and toward springs between allah. An advance Jeir and Damascus is likely to be the next! | heTpmake the 'pourparlers general, step in Ge 1, Allenby's programme, -\ 5 Germany Wants \ Sweden To Act As Go-Between (Canadian Press Despatch. Petrograd, Jan. 10. Germah delegations in Petro. grad are reported by the Even- ing Post to have got into touch with the Swedish legation here and to have expressed the de- 1e . sire that Sweden act as go-be- Great = Britain, tween with France and Italy. OLIVER TS LEADING. The Vote in the Constituency Is All Reported. HON. FRANK OLIVER. Edmonton, Alta, Jan No Re urns received by thé Bulletin from the NG Six polis in the Fort Vermillion est Edmonton constit- West tty well put of commission, but the Canadian Red Cross, on band, have dressed 'his wounds so that he is able to sit up, is to get back in the field and square up who | controls the | Arabia up to the flank- | made to which the "and -has cap- 12 miles cast of Jaffa. The troops no longer have to- depend on water piped to the front, for. they have obtained a.plentiful supply from Ra- | THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From n All Over Told in a Pithy and Pointed Way. President 'Wilson man's suffrage. The export of tungsten has been placed under license, The public schools of Veric a will | "ibe reopened shortly. Great Britain is arranging for large purchases from Argentiha: 'The German mniilitary chiefs are proved to be ardent pan<Germanists. Plans for a big reduction in the consumption of coal in the United States were announced. The Canadian Manufacturers' As- sociation has asked the Union Gov- ernment to appoint a War Indust: les Board. Representatives of British labor issued a manifesto Wednesday giving whole-hearted support to the programme presented in President | Wilson's speech. It is expected that the,counting of the Canadian soldiers' vote will rot be completed before the ena of February. One hundred thousand votes are being dealt 'with, and oaly 1,100 can be counted each day. The Cuban consul at St. John, Caesar Barranes, says the sugar pro- blem in Canada will be solved.by the 15th instant; the new Cuban crop, 3,600,000 tons, will be shipped to Canada, the United States and the Allies. The Canadian Railway War Board has recommended the closing of up- town ticket offices, and stopping of outside soliciting of freight, and or- dered the cancellation = of special mail trains for Oriental mail from Vancouver to Halifax. fr endorses wo- POWER CONTROLLER ISSUES STRICT ORDER Puts Ban on Electrical Dis= plays in Certain Parts of Ontarlo. TROTZKY T0 CALL FOR SHOWDOWN tas Gow: -- to Brest-Litovsk 10 Take Charge of Negotiations. ios 10 FORCE HGH 50 AS TO PRESENT CLEAR ISSUE TO CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY. Ar®Interesting Article Written by Are no Dosch Fleurot--Trotsky is Fearful of Pacifism in the Control of the Assembly of the Social Reve olutionists, to : Toronto, Jan. 10.--Strict economy in the use of electyic power for light- ing, heating and the running of met- tors must be observed throughout certain portions of Ontario, In order that' the manufacture of war essen- tials may proceed uninterruptedly, and with this in view an order was issued by Sir Henry Draytomipower controller, and an appeal by Sir Adam 'Beck, chairman of the Hydro- Electric 'Power Commission of . On- tario, the first shutting down on and after Jan.' 19th the use of electric energy for advertising or ornamental lighting, reducing street lighting to the safety point only, and ordering the switching off of every heater or motor the use of which is not abso lutely needed. m he ! Oi is + Belleville Officer Returns. Belleville, Jan. 10.--Licut,W, Ketchesor, soit of Mayor of this city, 1 H. F. Ketcheson, has arrived home from the war zone, the young officer being on lcave to recover from serious shrapnel wounds received on Novem- ber 6th in the strenuous fighting at Passchendaele. Licut... Ketcheson was struck by a shrapnel shell and had Several ribs' broken, hesides sus- taining other injuries. He had been twelve months in France without #7 day's leave when he received This wounds, = Licut. Ketcheson left here three years ago and went throu Potrograd, Jan. 10.--In going to jrestiLitovsk personally to take | charge of the Bolsheviki negotiations | with the representatives of the Cen» tral Powers Foreign Minister Trotsky' is determined to call for a shown- down.as to peace or war. His an: | nounced purpose is to get the nego- ut | tiations changed to Stockholm, to to war at St. 'Eloi. Somme, Vimy Ridge, 'Lens and Passchendacle. and was twenty-six months on the firing line. This is the Mayor's second son iunva- lided home. | He will make a direct fight against {the German conditions for military | control of the occupied provinces; his |real purpose being to foree tha fight | so as to present a clear issue before 'the Constituent Assembly, whieh meets on January 18th, | Contrary to opinion abroad, Trot- 'sky fears pacifism in the assembly dontrol, which is held by the social | revolutioniste, who have 248 déle- gates now against 150 of the Bolshe- .viki. The Bolsheviki are certain of | the support of the regular Socialistd, { who are 'backing the Government ih !its warlike attitude, "but the social | sovatationists dre mostly peasants, the Bglsheviki fear that they ate} pi Sluking of Hospital Sup. hospital "more likely to sign a peace of any|ship Rewa was torpedoed and sunk Kind. The peace tonv of the assetn-|in the Bristol channel on Jan. 4th, bly known in.advance, has thus fo- while a oy om. Gibeatta, duced the Government to stage 8) ysunded were saved. There were position. But not knowing how events | three casualties among tle crew. will turns in the next few duyh, | Most u he Surtivate of the Rows were lan a nsea. Many oO whether it will have strong support them were without clothing of 'any for either a separate peace of eontin-| kind. The wounded were removed uance of the -war, the Government immediately to a hospital, The Jor. Has called a third aM-Russian Soviet] pedo, Shieh sank the Rewa, wen for Jan. 21. three days after the as: Arde h the Red Cross {sembly meets. The Soviet is r side. ed to givé the Gove > Gets Military Cross, Loudon. Jan. 10--Lieut. Peter Jo- seph Maloney voi the Flying Corps, son of Eugene Maloney. Peterboro. is convalescing in the Daughters of the Empire Hospital at Hyde Park, after receiving over six machine gun bullets. ~ He was awarded the Mili- tary Cross. ~ Maloney tacked three scouts and drove thent off, then was attacked by. six Boche machines, who riddled himselé~and machine, and he was driven: down. = His uncle, Col- onel Maloney, of the Canadians, has returned ta the Dominion. expect. rpment® moral, | even forceful, backing if the constitu tional assembly fails to carry out the) Bolsheviki programme. n To ratify the soviel's possible acl | tion the so-called revolutionary party| § ln Conn i he So volution called a Jan. 29. It hopes to repeat perience of last. November, ? the Boleheviki's acconipll The radicals were not in / © {the Jist of candidates for the ass was made up, Bo the social revel ub the assembly are {apd hostile to the Bolsheviki, the new social reyolu congress is certain to be radi }. The influence of the os bly is waning. It won't # te Russian and cannot be br on support of Russia's sitios. dw first act, however, will be a peal; { munched lo the allies. Fotis can stand as a Sh! i, ppl ' ers of the A iy 1the allies will repeat their' terms in time he for tho opaniug : in 1h Sy . 8 ile same, 5 ; - HUGHES new HOCH In Aus HON. W Is forming - Ha. some of the hardest battles of 'the I -- KAISER FEARS FOR HIS SAFETY Tarefore Wieim Aid Hindenburg Decide on Desperate Push on West Front WOLF OF HONGER HOWLS IN RUSSIA, WHERE THE SITU. ATION IS DESPERATE. Only Interventign by the Alles or Germany Can Prevent a Catasteo- phe--Awful Chaos in Russia. By William Philips Simms, With the British Armies in the: Field, Jan. 10.--Another blizzard yesterday added several ifiches to the unmelted mantle of twp previous storms on the British front. The temperature was stil} cousiderably below freezing. : Gun duels on various sectors and occasional raids are the only activie ties. breaking the lull in fighting. Both armies are marking time. German prisoners appear ' very hopeful that peace may prevent the wholesale slaughter which they con- sider inevitable as the result of the Kaiser's and Hipdenburg's dire ne- cessity to save thelr own skins by a desperate push sooner or later on the west {cont ~ Starvation Threatens Russia, London, Jan, 10.----The situ- ation in Petrograd is very ¢ritical, says tie Times' correspondent, and starvation appears to be staring the peopla in the face. The only bread to be bad is black, gritty and -undar- done, and: is composed of millers' ro fuse and mixed with straw. Pota are getting. scarce and 'dear, while meat is a rare fuxury. a This wretched conditions of exist- ence have been aggravited by bling- ing snowstorms drifted by violent ' winds for three days and nights, with the temperature below zero. "Russian affairs Gave hecome #0 desperate' that only the intervention of the Allies or the Germans can preé- vent catastrophe, As-this can: no longer be expected. from the Allivs, the disheartened Russian looks to the Germans to put an end to the awful chaos in which the cOuniry now is involved." le Russia and Bulgaria Come to Terms 7 - (Canadian Press Despatch) Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 40.--A separate peace agreement has been sign=- ed by Russia and Bulgaria the und reports. L Turkey's Torms Refused (Canadian Presg Despateh.) - Separate piack proposal made by Turkey, it is re- have been refused have y the Boisheviki Jgovern- ont n Rohan a qu na general conference. be- tween Russia and the Cen- tral Powers. ) Ludwig Would Reject Terms. Amsterdam, Jan. 10---King Ludwig of Bavaria is quoted in a Munich de- spatch as "having said ybksterday, at a reception on his birthday; that the terms of Germany' 5 enem es wre. ex orhitant. 'Not an inch of German territory will be given up," he des clared, "We must try. to safeguard" our frontiers." Asserting that the Bavarians, like - the other Germans, were victorious everywhere, the King added: "May we succeed also in defeating Dur jat- est cncmies, the 'Americans." Robber St. Thomas, ob. EE ay Vav- ghan was senténced to three years » the penitentiary on the Sas robbitig the house of Austin of South Dorchester. Vaugha the officers a. chase for two days 'through the woods of South Dotches- ter hefore he was caught. "Little 6 Willie" ¥ 'alls Again. Rome, Jan. 10.--The newspaper Epoca printed today a Zurich 1v- port that Field Marshal Mackenseu Rad gone to the Fre front, whets it was beHeved he is to replace: the German Crown Prince =n command around Verdyi. Some form of conseription of Cane - adian labor is predicted.