PHBA seg BARES ry 2) PAGES YEAR 85: NO. KINGSTON, ONTARIO, ES CAME OF MOELATION The Tools of The Had ir the King's Goverment Fallen. JUDGES SHOWED LOYALTY OVER TO GERMANY, TWO MARKED EVENTS IN THE CANADIAN LINES AT THE FRONT A Dinner To Mark the Landing of of the First Expeditionary Force--The First Batch of Married Men On Way Home. A, Willson / adian than one landed in { dlaner to Fea first By correspondent Army Fra in commemorate of the week the nee the their first batch original forece- left the front on three mon the Canadian Press Headouarters is France, Feb hundred officers of the original first expeditionary force middle arrival 16.--Last 'night more who of February 1915, met at three years ago, while at of magried N.C.O.'s. and men of the 8 furlough to Canada. Alto- | 8e ther nearly 700 married men have applied for this special veteran's leave f whic h Canada has made possible by the striking support of its forces in the THREE WERE THEREUPON SENT | field, i On the {C apadian division in eve of France, an historic dinner to commemorate the arrival of first three years ago, the Canadians raided the The Tribunals E tered a Strenuous | enemy lines near Hill 70 and in front of Lens, capturing a total of ten pris- Tite Belgian People Are In a State | Of Extreme Indignation, Amsterdam, Feb. 16.--The news paper Les Nouvelles, of Maastricht, Holland, reports that the exiled Bel-| gan Government having ordered the | Belgian judges in the occupied terri- tory to prosecute all Activists guilty of having announced the fall ofKing Albert's Government and proclaim-| ing autonomy in Flanders, est And Decided to Strike-- | one rs and two machine guns. the three | | at Hargicourt, other Canadians eross | i | " | The ing, emy replied with straggling At approximately the same time, far south sed one thousand yards ef No Man's | Land, took thirteen prisoners and two machine guns, destroyed four trench { mortars and bombed both the enemy's front and support lines, raid on Hill 70 sector which was carried out early én Friday morn- was supported by a heavy barrage from our artillery artillery fire. [un machine gun and rifle fire, but our veteran troops broke into the line to which the eh- He also offered strong resistance | returning with six prisoners and two machine guns as proof of the success of the operations. | Late on Saturday morning Canadian 'headquarters was the scene of a Presidents of the Brussels Court of | Pleasing ceremony in which Belgium, honoring the Canadian cor ps, gave a Cassation placed under arrest Pierre! striking appreciation of the value of the Canadian service at Passchendaele Tock and Dr. August Borms, le aders | and in other historic combats in the ® salient, of the Activist movement The Germans immediately hasten- ed to the Palace of Justice in Brus- | sels, and arrested the idents, at the same Tock and Borms. The news spread like wildfire, and delegates representing six hundred Brussels societies met in the main square, where a demonstration of thousands of persons was being car- ried out. The police and soldiers Pres- releasing three time shazged and fired upon the crowds, | seveial soldiers and civilians being killed or wounded. The three magistrates were sent to Germany, Later the Court of Cassa- tion met and decided to resign in a body, if the three magistrates were not released, All the Belgian tribun- als have united and decided to strike. The Belgian peopld everywhere, ac- cording to this repért, are in a state of extreme indignation against the Flemish Inhabitants. EAENY (3047 BOMBS DOVER 0 Was FUL U4 rv Se find Quick- ly Ceased Bombardment. CASUALTIES WERE FEW AND THE DAMAGE IS RE PORTED AS SLIGHT German Destroyers in Straits of Do- ver Sank Eight British Patrol Ships on Friday Morning (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Feb. 16.--An eneiny bombarded Dover early this morn- ing, it was announced." The sub- marine was fired on from the shore and ceased the bombardment after some thirty rounds had been fired. There were less than a dozen casual- ties and only slight damage was done, The official statement reads: Fire was 'opened upon Dover by an enemy submarine about 12.10 olclock this morning. The firing continued three or four minutes, The casualties were: Killed, one child and three men; in- Jured, one man and three ¢hildren. Slight damage was caused house pro- perty, Yesterday morning German des- troyers In a raid in the Straits of Dover sank eight British patrol ships which, according to Admiralty offi- cials, were loo for German sub- marines. Curly {Can Bn Dress Despatch) Ottawa, Feb. 16.--The Govern- ment has approved, Commissioner Pringle's order fixing the price of . Mews print at $2.85, subject to cer- tain modifications. Canadian Casualties. Wouded--C., Crawford, R. E, Carr, Brockville, ME. Wood, Kingston. nds. WHIG CONTENTS. i--Cahndian Sold Sota g Batlots; War Hictured es Towns the Wiorld t-dblovares of Local Soldiers; Time. % Seenes. 1--War Pictures and Photos of Lo. 5 a "Game: U-Boat ee! ns' i -] Eo ay ¥ ern Nould Ejeot 1d Berfices: Incidents of Toca) lows: A Defence of Re B, s-HoRorial: Random R #--France Has Not Fattod: & Oshawa -- Eastern Or Ontario News, $ ge Rn 3 eh Naws: Activities of Wen Tia rhe for Stout Women--JIlus- T Li > i 1-iVhigs Serial, "Inside the Lines" sy Weapons : Plays 15. Ad iavars Topless; Markets; - Finaoce. nthe Automobile World: Food i Sclence 1 12 Man on | cers were decorated by Gen. Sir H, { with the Belgian Croix de Guerre, Ottawn, sured eb. 16. chise will obtain the vote industrial arena would be protected by with men wag, it is stated, when fourteen Canadian offi- . Horne, commanding the First Army, THE WOMEN OF CANADA WILL SOON BE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO VOTE This Will Come Before the Next Next Election, And Women Will Vote If They Have the Qualifications Of the Male Franchise. ~ Uniyersal women's franchise in the Dominion is as- Whether is will be enacted next session or not makes little difference. Before the next election comes every woman in Canada who possesses the qualification in age, residence ete., necessary for the present male fran- The assurance that the entry of women into the according them equal political rights given to the Labor delegation which met here some days ago and the results of whose deliberations with the Government on purely Labor matters is made public. About a million and a half new voters will be added to the Canadian franchise lists before another polling day is set in Ottawa. NEW GERMAN PARTY AGAINST FIGHTING Also Opposes the Monarchial System--Its Influence Is . Widely Felt. (Canad'an Press Despatch) New York, Feb. 16. ---German newspapers received here to-day in- dicate the growing strength in Ger- many of the radical socialist move- ment which is in favor of immediate stoppage of fighting and opposed to all votes of credit in the Reichstag for war purposes. This movement has now grown to the standing of a serious political party with many members in the Reichstag and vari- ous municipal. councils of the Ger- man empire. They also persist in their antagonism to the monarchial system. Ii is evident that this party will make its influonce widely felt in Germany this year. pn i + Spb ebb bed bbb beer d NEWSPAPERS MAY BE SENT OVERSEAS. London, Feb. 16.--Appar- ently a misundtrstanding has arisen in Canada regarding sending newspapers to Great Britain. Lady Drummond is informed by the British Post Office that newspapers not ex- ceeding seven pounds weight may still be sent. Misunder- standing has caused the sup- ply of newspapers for the Red Cross to become seri- ously depleted. PIPE SSS OD i SEDITION FINALLY BEATEN IN GREECE Lamia Mutiny Wi Was Sountrye Wide Plot--Partizans of ex=King Beaten. Athens, Feb. 16.--Evidence ac- cumulating of the mutiny at Lamia, shows an elaborate conspiracy of re- sistance to mobiMzation throughout Greece. Now that all the leading partisans of the ex-King are segre- gated dnd closely watched the sediti- 'j ous movement has heen deprived of its occult organizers and chiefs, and the conspiracy. may be definitely considered as defeated. The Gov- ernment anticipates no further in- A successful raid was carried out by Lancashire troops early last night in the neighborhood of Ypres-Staden railway. Eleven prisoners were tak- | en by our troops, and our casualties' were slight, | The hostile artillery | oo was active in the course of the night north of Lens and opposite Labassee and Wytschaete. » Has Big Naval Battle Occurred ? (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Feb. 16.--Be- lief that a big naval en- gagement has ocourred is expressed in a despatch in Stockholm from Gothen- burg. The despatch re- ports the recovery of a arge number of bodies of German sailors who ap- parently belonged to a warship. Gothenburg is on the western coast of Sweden and is near Ska- gerrak. . French. The French on Friday night made} Ne mem meerersmaenasl TO MOVE FREIGHT CARS. By Shortest Routes Possible in On- tario This Year. {Canadian Press Despate hh) Montreal, Feb. 16--Revolutionary ments in Ontario will go into effect very shortly by order of the Can- ian Railway War Board. The idea will be to move freight cars by the shortest route from point te point, no matter what lines it covers. In some cases short connections be- tween railroads will have to be built, and this will be done as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The shange will mean quicker local ser- vite. Fo STRONG FEELING IN WARSA Against the Teutons, and Demonstra- tions Are Planned. . (Canadian Press Despatch) 1 London, Feb. 16.--There is much feeling against the Central Powers in Warsaw, the capital of Russian Pol- and, and great excitement prevails, ac- cording to an Exchange Telepragh despatch from Le ey The workmen dre. said to be Aan demonstrations. The streets are be- ing patrolled by soldiers and police- men, \ Congdon pH in Yukon, Dawson, Y. T., Feb, 16.--The offi- cial count of the ballot cast for the Yukon member of Parliament by citizens within the territory will be delivered next Monday Unofficial returns have been received from all points by wire and otherwise, and give Fred T. Congdon, Opposition candidate, a majority of 110 votes cast within the territory. Lt.-Col. A Dr. ured on, superintend- ent of Cana | Unionist candidate, Hospitals, expects he will overcome Congdon's lead with the soldiers' vote, now being counted. Both sider are confident. 3 At Halifax a ship a 772 offi 'cers and men, inc cages, arrived on Saturday. Th€ ma- Jority of the passengers go forward Th Vall At Si lo thelr homes or, ree spective military 8 American changes in the local freight arrange- Jp ncluding several cot | WOULD EJECT SATU RDAY, FEBRUARY THE EDITORS a Adve 10 Lo ee Rr -- Controversy. CHECK LORD NORTHCLIFFE AGENTS OF DISSE SENT TO PARIS, THE NSION | unwa 16, 1918. VETO. U.S. macs GERMAN BOYCOTT AFTER WAR Action of Chamber of Commerce of United States Is Denounced As Futile and Vicious. 16.--The National Association of Manufacturers has dissented from the proposal of a trade boycott on Germany after the war, it The question was voted upon in a referendum submitted New York, Feb, is announced. | to its members by the chamber of commerce of the United States. v The ! ballot of the association has been forwarded to Washington. Disapproval of the boycott plan was voiced by the association's board of directors. on Feb. 8th before the referendum was submitted to the mem- { bership. lv erse vote. i ling of which rests with the president and congress. "The economic boveott proposed by the referendum," it said, rranted interference iu a matter of international relations, the hand- A statement issued yesterday by the associatton explains the ad- "is an The creation of a boy- To Get Material For Trouble--Liloyd | cott as outlined by the Paris conference of 1916, we believe to be at variance George Criticized for Associating | with the sentiments of President Wilson as stated in his address to Congress Journalistic Government. Paris, 'Yeb. 16.--Alleged interfer- ence with the military leaders is the ostensible basis of the attack on the Lloyd George Government at the | moment when it is beset by the un- rest of the Labor Party. with inside information know that | there is not the slightest substance in the charge of pernicious political interference with the military. Un-| fortunately, however, secure the nearest possible approach to unity of control so that the allied resources may be used effectively] against an enemy thoroughly or-| ganized and unified has ceptible of distortion. in war time for people to heroes of military leaders, and the great popularity of Haig and Robert- son in Britain has heen availed by the anti-George conspirators. All those | Agents Of Dissension. Self-constituted champions used these names to create suspic- ion, and distrust of the eivil Govern- ment, and the latter's exercise of its proper functions and paramount authority has been made to appear as s¢heming against the army heads. Agents were sent to Paris to pick flaws in the work of 'the Versailles Council, and their mischief-making reports have been used for the utter misconstruction, in Parliament and a portion of the press, of the work done and the conclusions arrived at by that body. It is pointed out that these atl- tempts would haye no. standing but for the unwisdom" of the Premier himself in officially associating jour- nalistic supporters, first Northcliffe and recently Beaverbrook, with 'his Government. In order to be valu- able these men must reserve their integrity and independence as edi- tors, for their aetive "political asso- ciation destroys their journalistic usefulness and leads to such exhibi- tions as the country is mow being treated to. . Keep Journalists Out, ' Many here think that the thing that could happen, now matters have gone so far, would be for Lloyd George to lay the whole situation frankly before the country from the beginning, including the proceedings of the last Versailles Council. Perhaps only such radical action will restore in Britain the confidence which the sinister jour- nalistic propaganda has undermin- ed. It would be fortunate if the re- sult were equally to strengthen the Premier's hold and put journalism back in its place. : In Britain official activities; are directed and 'controlled by public opinion, which in turn draws its in- formation and inspiration from the press. Its newspaper equilibrium could be re-established by the re- turn to Fleet Street of the editors officially identified with the Gov- ernment. The confusion which has been prevailing would disappear, and conditions would return to normal. best that make | of | have | Supporters With His | on April 6th, "We are but the champions of mankind. been sus- | It is natural } {ing the | sians," 1917, We shall be satisfied when | those rights have been made as secure as the faith and freedom of the na- tions can make them. We have no jealousy of German greatness. We do not wish to fight her with arms or hostile arrangements of trade if she is { willing to associate herself with us and the other peace-loving nations of the world in covenants of justice and law and fair dealing. "In view of these facts the action proposed by the chamber of com- merce of the United States is, in our opinion, not only futile, but vicious and | meets with out unqualified disapprov | NEITHER GERMANY London, Feb. 16. neutral or an enemy," House of Commons, The Munich, Zeitung, says ne between Dr. nin, sheviki Foreign Minister, rupture, which bore all the seeds of a "That is why the conference at Lord Cecil, Javaria, von Kuelhmann, says the correspondent. TO INCREASE WHEAT GROWING. Gover nment.. to Seed to Farmers, Toronto, Feb. 16.---Steps have been taken by the Government to in-' crease wheat-growing in Ontario, An initial purchase hgs been made of 50,000 bushels of No. 1 Marquis wheat, which will be sold : to the farmers in bags at $2.75 a 'bushel. The seed will be handled through the market branch of the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Plats are now being made to secure warehouse space at several points threughout the Province which are served by two or three lines of railways. Farmers who have their seed shipped from the distributing ecen- tres will have to pay the cost of the extra freight to their station from the - distributing point. Toronto, Brampton, Lindsay, Woodstock and Chatham have so far been chosen as centres' of distribution. Carload lots will be shipped direct to farmers' clubs when sufficient quantities of wheat are ordered, and this will save the payment of extra freight from the distributing point to their sta- tion. Ontario Distribute FELL IN FRONT OF TRAIN, An Aged Resident Was Killed at the Aylmer, Feb. 16 --Edward Mc- Causland, an old and respected eciti- zen of this 'town, was struck and killed ®y a Grand Trunk train on Thursday. He was walking on the platform as the train pulled in, and he is thought to have been taken with a Wizzy spell, as he fell directly in front of the running train. Death was instantaneous. : TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS FIGURES IN ITALY of the campaign. for three days isolated from the rest of the __ forges, beld at bay the Teuton! correspondent learns that the discussions at Brest-Litovsk last Sunday the German Foreign Secretary; thé Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, and Leon Trotsky, al." we effort to RUSSIA ALLY, ENEMY OR NEUTRAL ? NOR ENTENTE KNOW Central Powers Discussing Eventuality of Energetic Military Measures Against Bolsheviki. "It is impossible to say whether Russia is an ally, a Minister of Blockade, declared in the of the Zurich Neue Augsburg Count Czer- the Bol- were particularly stormy and ended in a violent future conflict, German main headquarters is discus- eventuality of very energetic military measures against the Rus- AA lt ti ! l BARRED BOOKS SEIZED, | Taken From Calgary Bible Students' Headquarters, | Calgary, Feb. 16.--About 400 books in the office of the d&nter- national Bible Students here werg, confiscated by the city police in con¥ formity with the censor's order. The members of the association waited on Chief of Pelicé Cuddy for his advice. | "Destroy the books," he said, And to make sure that this was done a squad of officers accompanied the Bible Students to their rooms and made the seizure of the books, including "The Unfinished Mystery" and "The Fall of Babylon." DEFINITION OF THEATRE, Only "Legitimate" Houses Have Op- tion of Tuesday Closing. Ottawa, Fel. 16.--The Fuel Con- troller gave a definition of the amendment that theatres are to be given the option of closing either on Monday or Tuesday of any week. He has been overwhelmed with queries as to the definition of a theatre. He stated that it only intended to cover theatres showing travelling com- panies, musical or dramatic, com- monly known as "legitimate" houses, and does not include vaudeville or motion picture houses, which must be closed on Mondays. OVERTURES TO IRELAND. Loyd George, Now Able to Meet Full .. Delegation. London, Feb. 16.--The Prime Minister, having seen representatives of all different sections of the Irish convention separately, is in a pos- ition to meet the full delegation for the first time. A meeting of Brit- ish Unionists members, who are anx- fous for an Irish settlement, was held .in the House of Commons, and it is understood they are prepared to make friendly overtures to their Ulster colleagues. Gift of $75,000 for Vassar. New York, Feb. 16.<Trustees of Vassar College at a special meeting here accepted with "high appreci- ation" a gift of $75,000 from 'the for nurses at the college which will be opened June 24. All Vassar buildings and the campus were plac- ed at the disposal of the training camp by the trustees and fitting up | 1 of a diet kitchen for scientific work in dietetics and cookery and a hos- pital ward of beds for demonstration purposes were authorized. British Debate Ended. London, Feb. 16.--Through the adoption by the House of Commons of the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, which was accom- plished without division, the attacks against the Goverment for the time being have cdme to naught. All hostile amendments against the Pre- mier's- address were either with drawn or rejected. In Damaged © (Canadian Press 4 An 'Atlantic Port. Fen. nye --A United States torpedo boat destroyer arrived here in tow of two tugs. She was in a badly damaged condition and is thought to bave been in a col- on. Suk By Getwdn Destroyers. American Red Cross for the main-| tenance of the summer training camp PPP PPPFEP INET Y PAGES 5-12 =~ ii Ws NeW Be Fol Set 'oy Evening Next. ble G.W.YA. CONVENTION lus TO BE HELD IN TORONTO ON JULY 20TH. Fuel Controller Nickle Addressed the Local Branch Friday Evening on the Coal Situation. At the meeting of the Great War Association Friday evening final ar- rangements were made for the open- ing of the new quarters on Princess street on Tuesday evening the 19th. Hrig.-Gen. G. 8. Maunsell, hononary president, is to preside and Brig.-Gen. T. D. R. Hemming, Col. C. N. Perreau and Lieut.-Col. A. B, Cunningham are to be present. .The speakers are to he W. F. Nickle, M. P:;, Mayor. Hughes and Principal Bruce Taylor of Queen's. The open- ing ceremonies are to be attended only by members and invited guests, On Saturday, the 23rd, the club quar- ters are to be open to the citizens for inspection and the Association will serve tea to visitors. The quarters are to be thrown open later to all the troops of the divisional area for so- clal purposes, It was announced that the Domin- fon convention of the G.W.V.A, is to be held in Toronto on the 29th of July next and 200 delegates are ex- pected to be present. Kingston will send five delegates. At present the Kingston Association has between 400 and 500 members and By the', summer it expects to have nearly 800. Fifteen new members were en- rolled at the Friday evening meeting. A reply was received from the Do- minion Secretary at Ottawa stating that the Minister of Militia was en- 'quiring into the protest made by the 'Kingston Association against giving discharged men only $13 to buy a suit of clothes. This amount is con. sidered too omall, Fuel Controller . After the usual routine business had been gone through the meeting was rendered very interesting by the presence of H. C.' Nickle, fuel con troller of this city, who came to the club rooms in response to a letter written him in regard to the coal situation. Mr. lucid and interesting explanation of the coal shortage and chuse of the present high pri His methods of dealing with fie situation are be- yond reproach. Prices are as most people know, fiked by the Dominion Controller. Mr. Nickle assured his hearers that to be a coal dealer in the present trying times is ar' unenviable position in the community, The un- avoidable chuse of the high prices is the heavy overhead charges, such as cartage, etc, Mr, Nickle left his hearers with the strong impression that Kingston is fortunate in have ing such an efficient fuel controller, THE REGISTRA OF CANADA'S POWER One Feature of Government Labor Policy--To Classify Industries. Ottawa, Feb, 16.--Subsequent to a sitting of the/Cabidet Council, the Government gave out an announce- ment #8 to its immediate policy in re- gard to labor. The Government will not comscript men for farm labor, under the Military Service Act, but will take immediate steps to secure a registration and inventory of the man-power of the Dominion. Class- - ification of the industries of Canada will also be secured by the new War- TradeBoard. There will be no im- portation of coolie r at present, . to which exception is taken by the labor men, but this matter will be given further consideration at « lat- er date. No 'decision has been reached in regard to the conscription of alien bor. A MIG MIGHTY SUM. Billion Dollars to Be Voted to Equip n to to A Forces. Washington, Fel. 16.--Principal items for the army in the billion- dollar urgent deficiency L ation bill, favorably reported to house, include $277,732,000 bombs for airplanes, for quartermaster the sea coast and wu points, and $81,000,000 hor mountain, field, siege and other artillery, in addition to the billion Sollars_ iteuds in ordnance, and rove do izations for $170,000,000 a additional. the for $100,000, 000 plants on 'i i * Nickle gave a very . '