18 PAGES YEAR 85: NO. - ng ONTARIO, SATU RDAY, JANUARY 26, 918. A, SE | PAGES 512 -- CAN BE REVISED The Military Service Regulations Have Bec! 7 hmeaded. WHY REVIEW 1S NEEDED MANY EXEMPTIONS GRANTED ON INSUFFICIENT GROUNDS, The Cirenmstances Are Constantly Changing--When the Answers of Exempted Men Indicates Necessity For Review the District Registrar Can Pass Them on to the Tribunals. Ottawa, Jan. 26.---Exemptions from military service are to be re viewed. Privision for a general re- view, if necessary, stipulated in amendments to the Military Service regnlations made by a Special Order- is "CONCRETE "MOTOR | BOAT " ASS is soi w HAT Pn CONCRETE BOAT IS LATEST OF MARATIME SENSATIONS Ct dace a re THE CONCRETE" "a pended upon to relieve railroad conges winning of the war may be built of cor is. proved by the concrete motor boat crete and wis constructed by Walter lacking suitable wood from which to experiment with concrete, That the commerce carriers of the near future which are being de- tion and contribute materially to the werete instead of wood, as in the past, Concrete. The boat is bgiit of con- Dowsey, of Iron River, Mich, who, build a pleasure boat, determined to He arranged an iron framework and forms, and wi OF RAILWAYS Te Canaan Goverment May Beane te Absolute Owners. SUSPEND FREIGHT: RATES 18 PROBABLE THEY WILL NEVER COME INTO EFFECT ir Ownership Will Probably Take the Place of Owder of the Railway Boards Granting an ; Increase in Freight and Passenger Tayifls, - Ottawa, Jan, 26.-The one' topic of conversation here is the railway situation, 'and the qhe safe bet, says a correspondent, is that all the roads will be rimtienalized," including the Canadian Pseific Rajlway Company. THE SULTAN YAWUZ SELIM (THE The Goeben and tie Breslau, Sultan Selim and the Midulln, with The Goeben escaped, Nagara Point, in the narrows of 'the st WHERE BRESLAU WAS SUNK AND GOEBEN BEACHED' ARROWS SHOw WHERE THE MIDULLIC THE BRESLAL) WAS SUNK. AND of which the Turkish fiames ave the British forces at the entrance to the Dardanelles. 'soEBEN) WAS BRATHED a L AST EDITION EDITION JAPAN WARNS THE BOLSHEVIK Wil Take Measures to Priest Ieee in Manchu. SPEECH OF THE PREMIER COUNT SAYS RUSSIAN SITUATION IS CAUSING ANXIETY. Hopes She May "He Able To Success. fully Settle Mer Difficulties And Establish a Stable' Government-- Friendships With Britain and Her Allies Is Being Strengthened. destroyers, were in action with the The Breslau was sunk. but has been beached, evidently padly damaged, at; raits. Ls | consequently Tokio, Jan, 26.--"Japan holds her- self responsible for the maintenance of peace in this part of the world, and in the event of that | peace being endangered to the.inevi- The order of the raflway commigsidn # | table detrimeht of our interests the |RUSSIANS GO HUNGRY | Government of Japan will not hesi- IN MIDST OF PLENTY tate a moment Lo take the proper the result of his experiment was so successful and attracted so much atten- tion that he was induced to present it to the Naval Reserve at Chicago, Ili, where it has been in active use, It is known that tbe Shipping Board is in-Council. The amendments do not provide for an immediate review of authorizing a 15 per cent, increas: in passenger and freight rates js sus- exemptions, but they grant authority for such review as and when it is con sidered necessary. As explanatory of the necessity of the new provisions, it is pointed out that, owing to the exteptionally short period (less than three months which intervened between the issue of the proclamation under the Military Ser- now experimenting with concrete as a of ships. A concrete boat of 3,600 tons AANA AO BRITISH PAPERS SEE AUSTRIA WEAKENING The German "Chancellor insin-| vice Act and and the call of the first draft to the colors it was impossible] for military representatives to satisfy themselves in every case of the cor- rectness of the facts stated by apphi- cants for exemption. The result was that exemptions were granted in some cases on ipsufficient grounds. 7 "Further, it is stated, the circum- stances concerning men to whom ex- emption has been granted are con- stantly changing. Exempted men are under obligation to notify the regis- trar of any change of circumstances affecting their right to continue to be exempt, but it. has been found impos- sible to detect all the cases fn which they have failed to do so. Bteps have, tiferefore, héen taken to provide for enguiries from time to time from men who have bhgen grafted exemption, When the auswers received indicate necessity far review of the exemption thé case will be sitbimitted by the dis- trict registrar to the appropriate tri- bunal, Briefly, the new regulifjons pro: vide that: Every exempled man must answer, in' writing, sich Questions as he may be asked from time to time by the registrar or by any peace officer. In the event of guestions being sent by the registrar a post, answers must be mailed within three days. In de- fault the exemption may be with drawn by tribu . Any exempted man who answers enquiries untruthfully is liable to al term of imprisonment not "exceed- ing one year. In addition, his exem- ption term ends on conviction. expiry of exemption, or upon decision of a tribunal varying or withdrawing a certificate of exemp- tion, the exempted man, on notice, shall forthwith deliver. .to the regis- trar or tribunal his exemption certi- ficate. Penalty in default: Fine not exceeding $100, or imprisonment not exceeding six months. In the Order-in«Council amending the regulations, it is stated that re-! view of exemptions "Mm useful to en- sure the effective application of the labor of the exempted persons in their occupation, agricultural and otherwise, thelr engagement in such forms the ground for their exemption from military service." OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS. "After heavily barraging our pcsi- tions the enemy raided ane of our "i 8igns of indep cere, But Count Czernin Is Desirous of Peace. (S=anadéan Press Despateha New York, Jan 26. Morning | newspapers generally consider Ger- man Chancellor Von Heriling's ad- | dress insincere and arrogant, dut those commenting on the speech of} Count Czernin, the Austrian Foreign | Minister, weakening of Austria under the stre of internal situa- | tion and the dgsire for peace, 'not merely because ol Wing tired"ef the war, but because of being practically at the point of-exhaustion,'" he Austrian viewpoint shows mdence and does not follow the German policy in)séyeral respects, / On the vital question of Helgiuin, the German Chancellor's statement ig considered so'indefinite that It might be construed to cover any course Germany might think oppor- tune at the time of the peace nego- tintlons. While declaring that Ger- many never demanded the ineorpora- tion of Balgian territory, he adds the qualifying phrase, "by violence," and leaves all Belgian questions to the peace conference. This. course, it is pointed out, would give Germany as free a hand in the conference as her platform of no annexation and no indemnities has been interpreted to give her in the Russian negotiations. see a { negotiations shall practically be be- gun by Austria-Hungary and the {United States on behalf of the two groups of powers is one which is re- ceived with marked interest, The proposal, which seems certain to 'be met with a decisive negative in Eng- land, however, is Count Von Hert- ling's demand that the peace confer- ences shall involve a reconstitution of the world's colonial possessions. The general result of these speeches, in the view of observers here,. is that the war problems are now fairly launched into the field of international debate and That" the next utterance is due to come from the United States and the European allies. » VERY HOT FIGHTING. It is Said That Kishinev is Surround. ed by Rumanians. (Manadian Press Despatch.) London, Jan, 26.---Kishinev is re- ported to be surrounded by Ruman- jan troops, according to the Petro- grad despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Company, and hot fighting is said to be in progress between Bol- sheviki troops and the Rumanians. Charged With Attempted Murder. Montreal, Jan. 26.---Joseph Ep- stein. who served four years jn Ports- mouth penitentiary, has been arrest- Count Czernin's proposal that peace posts east of Loos" says last night's, official statement. "Four of our men are missing. We £avtubed post- tions in patrol encount Lens. artillery active in the neighborhoos quieres, Buelleoiirt, Bail Bh Wer issusd tos 'War Office says: 'teippeared al ed, charged with attempting to mur- der Controller Villeneuve by stabbing him on uesday evening. Epstein pleaded not guilty. i Toronto Patriotic and Red Cross funds readh '$3,133,438. prisoners last night ters. hanes of | stile artillery oa was act- | ive Sami, in positiéns insthe Seay our agatnst sBiftoniAls: 'Rippling Rhymes, cE . Couns Meeting: The trices. 5 7-- Board of Honitn; Bosist vents Fs 1 ie substitute Yor wood in the building now ig being built under government contract, and shortly an order for forty-nine dthers will be started. RICHARD H. TONE PAGSES AWAY Well-Known Kingston -- Died in Gene- ral Hospital Friday Night. - SERVED THE PEOPLE WELL AS AN ALDERMAN AND UTILITIES COMMISSIONER, He Was the Father of Dollar Gas in Kingston---Had Been in 1ll-Health For The Past Six Months. RitHard 'H. Tove, head of the bakery firm of R. H. Toye & Com- pany, died in the General Hospital just before midnight Friday after several weeks' illness. He had been in failing health for the past six months, and took seriously ill last month on his arrival home from To- ronto. He was removed to hospital and gradually became weaker till the end came. 7 The late Mr. Toye -was born in Plymouth, 'Devonshire, England, in 1849, He ceme to Canada in 1873, first settling in Hamilton. For the dent of Kingston. Shortly dfter coming here be bought out the Bajus Bakery on King stredl, and ever since he has conducted a baking business, and had the distinction of being the leading bakery proprietor of this district. . This position he had earned by hard work, business ability and straightforward dealing with the people. Sixteen years ago he entered the wholesale bread, fruit and 'con. fectionéry business. The baking plant he installed is one of the best in Canada. In 1897 Mr. Toye & entered munici- pal pelitics and represented Ontario ward in the City Council for the next five year. In 1902 he was de- feated for the mayoralty by J. Mor gan Shaw. He again entered the Counell in 1904 and sat as alderman for four years, representing Syden- ham ward. Dr. A. E. Ross defeated him for the mayoralty in 1908. When the Utilities Commission was organ- ized in 1914, Mr. Toye was elected as one of its number and continued to sition this body till his late ill- ness. ~ Last year he was chairman of the Commission, Before he retired from the City Council he rendered splendid service to the city in organizing the light, heat and power plant which the city took over from the old company Ta 1904. The credit of giving the peo- ple dollar gas belonged to Mr. Toye, who had 'confidence in the success of his scheme, and this rate" for gas continued until last year when war conditions required a raise. Mr. 'Moye was one of Kingston's best citi- lzens and was ever working in the in- | terests of the people. deceased is survived by ene + The {daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lingham, Gore| b is wife, who was a sister of COroiheys, died about a In religion' Mr. Toye was a being connected with street church. Ld Social Democrat in German said if the government did about peace with Russias hurled from power. is willing to conclude a peace witheut Germany, and | Among those killed or wounded in the riot at' Moscow on Tuesday were many women and children. 'A how tontingent of - Ten cars of lignite coal western Canada are en route to Port rthur for retail sale. Flscuon, of W, 2 Charlton, Vnion- Norfolk, is protested; British Food Smaller urges) trom {pended until March 15 past thirty-nine years he was a resi-|tl PAUL GRUISCHWITZ 15 A GERMAN He Entisted in Infantry Under Miltary Sel- vie Act. WHY HE DID NOT REPORT Unofficially the Canadian Pacifie i Railway Company has intimated that : it is prepared to part with its railway | for a fair price, but wants to retain| HE WAS TAKEN ON STRENGTH its lands, steamship lines and -other OF DEPOT BATTALION. exireneous assets, pth! AB a mat- ter of faet the order will never go in- to effect. There is talk about the Government taking over the rcads for the.period of the war, as Presi- dent Wilson did in the United States. But it is mere outside talk. The real busines now going on behind the screen is the arrange- ment for the government acquiring the absolute ownership of all the railroads of Canada. : | ally, not suddenly; Peasants Refuse to Sell Grain Because Paper Money Is | Worthless. | measures." Thus Count Teranshi, the Japanese. Premier, spoke at the opening of {the {et in referring to the internal | disorders in Russia spreading to the Petrograd, Jan. 26.-- 'Petrograd is en the verge of famine. Our pur- pose now is (o make it coma gradu- to have an or- zan'zed famice, s0 to spear" said Madame Smita-Falkner, a member of the food corirol committe, in an interview. "Tre chief causes of tha scarcity! are the war, civil war and deprecia- | tion in the vaiue of the ruble," she} remarked. "As to Petrograd In particniar, the movement of Gensral Kalen- | dines and the difgerences with Uk- Some members of the government are favorably inclined toward this proposition, but it is a fair surmise that the western ministers will insist upon acquiring the C.P.R., lock. stock and barrel. They want the lands as well as the road. Few here believe that the rate case will ever be decided. Indeed, the whole question of rates is heing lost sight of in view of the much ler- ger question of complete radway na- tionalization, which Is now recelv- ing the undivided attention of the government. He Declaged He Was a German and Investigation Proved He Was Right Hp Will Now. Go to Hamilton to | a Railway Construction Corps. Final disposition 'hag been made of an interesting case involving Paul Grafschwitz, a member of the pot Battalion, commanded by Lieut, } Col. R. W. Smart here, according to a message from Ottawa. He has pro- ven to be a German, but having en- listed in the Canadian Expedijionary Force, /under the Military 'Service, ! must continue in service, and will be, sent tp Hamilton, where a Railway Construction Company is being form- AUSES STIR IN BRITAIR Suggested He May Have Been Unduly Gloomy to Strength- en His Political Attacks. London, Jan. 26.--Cel. Reping- ton's sensational military forecast for Great Britain for 1918 with its evi- dént exact information and its ar- raignment of the War Cabinet, occu-. pleg the foremost attention of poli- and military circles. Col. Repington's critics contend that he hds painted the military po- sition in extravagantly gloomy co- lors in order to push his case against the War Cabinet, other wise "the po- litielans," and further development of the controversy is awajted with in- tense interest. The Star asserts that the Govern- ment must digprove Repington's accu- sations or resign, but the Star is actyated far more by hostility to the Prime Minister than by sympathy with Repington, Grulschwitz was called to the col- ors. under the Military Service Act. He was taken on the strength Of the Depot Battalion, but did not report,' stating that he was a Germah. To prove his alien enemy nationality he produced a most imposing document, written in German. The matter was subm¥ted to head- quarters and an investigation "was held. It proved that this draftee was a German and as such should not be allowed to go into 'the front line} trenches. Instead of the infantry he' will go in Rafiway Construction, and will therefore be engaged in building railroads for the Empire. i The affair-proves to be very cre- ditable to the authorities who acted with such decision in such an im-, portant matter. | fus WATERTOWN'S ON 'It Is Expected to Reach 40,000. Be- fore Summer. Watertown, N.Y., Jan. 26.--That| the population of the city will total | between 40,000 and $50,000 before summer was the prediction of officials based upon estimates made during! the last few days of the probable in- | crease in the force of workmen ia lo- cal manufacturing establishments. The completion of the. construction work upon the government gum car- riage plant and the munition work at| the New York Air Brake Compan; plant is expected to bring the the i ot, out re Yorce employe there to between Bye tied between Simcoe and Charlotte | 000 and 8,000. i reets, including the Royal Theatre, Matthews & well, Dominion| Germany May Levy On Wealth. i Bank and other buildings. - In the Amsterdam, - Jan, 26.---Proposals: Dominion Bank 'building were the | for a levy on wealth to help pay the offices of the Confederation: Life and | expenses of 'war are being consid- sundry local firms, also the Masonic fered by Germany. The Frankfort A SERIOUS FIRE Destroyed Theatre and Three Stores and Spreading. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Peterboro, Jan. 26.---Fire which broke out early this morning al- ready destroyed a theatre and three stores up to 9.15 a.m. and is spread: ing. Assistance is being sent from Lindsay and other pieces. time, soientious objector, | Said to be Protest Against. Polley raine have made it impossible io obtain foodstuffs from the south- ern provinces, which are the main gource of food supply for northern Russia. As to Siberia, we have heen getting grain thence all the but recent snowstorms have delayed the arrival of trains, and consequently. there is an acute sho e." "Is there Russia now? "Yes, but the peasants do wish to sell it, because paper money is worthless. They cannot buy any- | thing for the ruble now.' "How are :fin~going 'to remes this situation" | **We shall declare certain manu- factured articles, such as clothing and metal ' products, to be state monopolies, and exchange them for grain. The peasants will thus have the things they need most, and so shall we." # plenty - of grain in ENTENCED TO "PRISON. One Man Refused on Religious Grounds, , Calgary, Jan, 26.--Fiye years with hard labor in the Edmpnton Penitentiary was the sentence given by Magistrate Davidson at the police court to Christopher Kinsel "and Robert Oswald Knaggs, -charg- ed with evading the Military Se.- vice Act. Both men positivily re- Bue to don the King's uniforin. refused on religious iin although he is not a con while Kinsel oe not state his reason for refus- to enlist, but & great deal = of r .W. literature was found in his possession at the time of his arrest. Kinsel was born in the, Unitedd States, but is naturalized. Knaggs is about twenty-eight years old, and wag born in Owen Sound, Ont. MOOSE JAW POLICE RESIGN. of Promotions. Moose Jaw, Jan. 26.--~The mem- bers of the Moose Jaw detachment of the provincial police stationed here have resigned. Further than to admit their resignationk the policemen refused to state their grievances, but in police circles it is rumored that trouble over pro- motions in ths force is the cause. The policy adopted by authorities at Regina of promoting men newly ap- said, fcountry not | 'French Commander. Hall. The tire was caused by the explosion of a hot water boiler in Robert Neil's shoe store. The loss is $500,000. Several persons sleep- Zeitung declares that it has already been decided to make a direct levy, which will be several times as large as that of" 1913, when a "defence 'nied Ta A ing above the stores had narrow es- capes, anda fireman was overcome by smoke." tax' of $250,000,000 was levied on foriiines to furnish money for put- -- ting the Germin Army amd navy on ; $ war basis, Big Fire at Newark, N.J. a [= Press De h.) Newark, J. Jap® 26.---More than a million dollars worth of pro- a destroyed to-day in a fire be the work of German Amsterdom, Jan. 26---Telegrama| from Frankfort to Dutch cr RE jig Seen ree Lame = rw OYE Tg actin hl wholes ale wr causing consider- 18 surions parts of Holl 4 Sis . thas decided to begin supplying at 'ithe next harvest in July and August. --------------_ an: pointed to the force over the heads of the older men is rumored as be- ing the cause. Labor Party War Aims, Nottingham, Jan. 26. --The Brit- 48h Labor party's war aims pro- _lgranmme, 'as outlined in its message to Russia, will be made the basis for the compilation of the aims' pro- e of the labor parties of the entire entente allied world, which are to be adopted at a special inter national conference 'to be held 't London in thé latter pare of Fate Tuary. Grind nd Combination Flour. Philadelphia, Jan, 26.George C. Shane, vice-presiden: of a corpore- tion which operates a large flour mill in this city and ten others in Minnesota, 'Kansas and Wisconsin, announced to-day that his company once a m re of flour made of combinations Of wheat and barley, wheat and rye and wheat and corn in about the proportions required to maintain a uniform mixture until "Took to the Woods." 'Montreal, Jan. 26.--The military authorities Tepart that satisfactory |® work is being done. in rounding up absenteées who "took to the woods" when the Military Service Aet was put in foree. Iu one case fifty-eight 3 n out steny in red tn. Inmber | ® "oamp were path Russian possession in Eastern Asia. The Premier declared that the situation in Russia was causing him the greatest measure of anxiety. "As the true frien f Russia," he "Japan earnestly hopes that may successfully settle {its difficulties without much further loss lof time and establish a stable Gov ernment." Count. Terauchi said also that Japan joined unreservedly with the allied powers in the determination not to sheathé the sword until an honorable peace is secured. Premier Count Terauchi, in his address to the Diet, sald the war In Europe had increased in scope and magnitude. The Imperial Japanese Government was fofly alive to the gravity of the gituation, and con- stantly was making efforts to main- tain peace in the Far Bast, and co, operating in the war operations with the concerted n of action of the t was t to pursue the same policy: with ab- solute loyalty «and fidelity to the allies and for the maintenance of the national safety, the Premier add- ed. He sald he was happy to say that Japan's relations with her British ally and other powers with whom she was fighting side by side constantly were being strengthened. The recent exchange of the honors of Field Mar- shalship between Japan and Great Britain was a matter for profouni mutual congratdiations because ft marked the fuereasing strength of their allegiance. BONAR LAW DEFENDS THE GENERAL STAFF Says Halg Was Not Made Sub- ordinate-to Nivelle in France. London, Jan. 6.--~Andrew Bonar:' Law, the Government leader in the House of Commons, replying to a cross-fire of questions to-day, de. clared that General Sir William Rob- ertson, Chief of the Imperial Staff, 'and Field Marshal Haig have, the ful- fest confidence of the Government. And the War Cabinet, and that, so far as he knew, no member of the Gov- ernment was behind the attacks which were being made against those gen- erals in the press, He also declined 'to admit the accuracy of a suggestion made by Kennedy Jones that in Janu- ary last Field Marshal Rais. b order of the War Cabinet, as ma sub- ordinate to General ivelle, the War Tidings. General opinion fn Tondon is that the Teuton pesce speeches are coh ciliatory. Pads tthe say ihe opinion there lis that Germany is bluffing. The Portuguese Prewiier, after te viewing the Portuguese dr0003 léav- for France on irm- ed the intention of Portugal to cop. TT tinue the war to th The [British labor congress passed a resolution to abolish the House of Fe oy At Montreal Bir [Frederick E. Smith, attorney-general in Lloyd- ~ George's Cabinet, told the Canadian Clab that in his judgment ibe mil-.. tary authorities had absolute con- fidence: of the British Administira- tion The third congress 6f the Counell of Soldiers and Workmen's deputies of all Russia convened Wednesday evening, with 626 felegates pre- sent, » WAR BULLETINS. Lh > & No serious fighting on any # . reported. * + ronts Is » Ld Grave disorders are ropont: + : ed from Berlin. le prorat om % are Jesded to SER » * 4 ae xr * ~~ to