- 12Pages a AS rN The Daily YEAR 85: NO. 66 LAST EDITION CIVIC WELCOME T0 BE CHEN To the Kingston Men of First Contingent Who Ar Returning. BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO AR- RANGE THE DETAILS, The Recéption Will be Held in the City Hall Some Evening © Next Week--=Furlough Men Not Yet Ars rived, "Phe City Council decided at its meeting on Monday night to give a vic welcome to the returned soldiers in the City Hall on an evening to be decided upon by a special committee consisting of Alds. O'Connor (chair- man), Chown, Corbett, N. 4. Smith! and Litton. On motion of Alds. O'-| Connor and Whité the council ap- pointed this committee and Instructed the finance committee to furnish $250 for entertaingpeént purposes. The idea is to invite the Kingston soldiers of the First Contingent who are arriving this week' on furlough and entertain them at a public gath- ering. The twp associations of vet- erans of the City and the military authorities will be asked to co-eper- até in making the reception and wel come a warm one, The special committee met on Tuesday morning to arrange the de- tails, but found that none of the fur- lough men had yet arrived. An in- terview was held with Capt. W. J. Sharpe, casualties officer, who was added to the committee in an ad- visory capacity, and who will keep the alder posted as 40 the com- ing of theuriowgh men. It-is nod likely the reception will be held until the middle of next week. bbe. (-------- Many Flights Into Germany (Canadian Press Despatch.) - ] Frequent artillery occurred from Zensou, Plave Sector 0 ihe i been lively a ary fire region. In Ornle Valley ) some prisoners. Seven aire * planes were do own yesterday, two by Italians, two by French and three by the British. x % French. Heavy artillery tighting is in pro- gress on the Verdun front, says Tast night's official communication, the Belgian there struggles before the o'clock this in the fot King and Ch through th building and cot plete. | board and was drowned.' | sold at the world record price of $50 | tion sale near Harrow, Ont. | dard ot GERMANY AND JAPAN TO DIVIDE RUSSIA? This Is the Wail of Trotsky,! "the Former Boisheviki War Minister. acceptance of 'the German peace terms was denounced here yesterday by Boris Bakhmeteff, the Russian ambassador, who last November for- mally repudiated the Bolsheviki Goy- ernment. The conditions imposed by Ger many, the Ambassador declares, threatens the existence and independ- ence of the country. The embassy, he declared, will continue to advo- cate co-operation with the Allies in the war on Germany, What Trotsky Says. Petrograd, March 19. --Leon Trot- sky, Bolsheviki War Minister, de- claréd in an interview yesterday that an agreement exists 'between Ger- many and Japan to "divide Russia, on the basis of mutual interests." Trotsky further declared that thé Allies' greatest error has been in "afglsting Japanese plans for occu- pation of Siberia." "America will be the first to ge- gret the Allies' policy," he said. Hear Of Commune, Washington, Zdareh 19.--~United States Ambassador. Francis yester- day confirmed press despatches that Leon Trotsky, former Foreélgn Min- ister of Russia, had placed himself at the head of a commune at Petro- grad. The ambassador referred to the communists as a new name for the Bolsheviki in Petrograd. Trotsky is now known a8 the Com- missary of the Commune, THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over Told in a Pithy and Pointed Way. St. Patrick's Day was appropriate- ly observed at the Vatican. It was announced "in Paris that trench fever is transmitted by lice. The widow of the late Rev. W. S. Griffin, D.D., Toronto, died on Sat- urday in Detroit. Imprisonment has affected greatly the mental capacities of the former Emperor Nicholas I. Eight members-elect cannot take their seats in Parliament owing to protests filed against them. Lord Shaughesdy, In danger of los- ing the sight of one eye, has upder- gone. an operation for cataract ge ateel plant ia to be' estab- by New York capitalists on the of 1h r Riyer, B.C. in Innisfail, Australia, have beén demolished by There were many casual- of Police Burke for his resignation and deposed George Ross, Town So- Heitor, : The Government of the Common- wealth of Victoria was defeated on @ vote on Saturday. Parliament will be dissolved. : Steps have been taken by the Op- ftion Leader in- New ruswick, . J. A, Murray, in the direction of woman franchise. The Easter school vacation in Watertown, N.Y., may he changed to May so that the children ¢an be of use in garden work. | : Western Ontario farmers are in- dignant over the passage of the Na tural Gas Act by the Legislature, and urge its amendment, Philip Smith of Sarnia, employed by the Reld Wrecking Co. on the steamer Saranac at Halifax, fell over- Seed corn guaranteed 98 per cent. per bushel at William Taylor's auec- Rév. John W. Butler; D.D., head of the bogrd of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church in Mex- ico, died in Mexico City. Rev. F, C. Simpson, minister of the Presbyterian church, Bridge- town, N.S, died on Surtlay as he was preparing for the service. Baron Pirrie, chairman of the Harland and Wolf Shipbuilding Com: pany, has been offered the post of Minister of Merchants' Shipbuilding. We. 8. Middleboro, M.P,, North Grey, 'is Chief whip in Parliament, assisted by Dr, Manion, E. S, Elkin, A. L. Davison, J. G. Turriff, W._A 1 'F. Gren. : its of the class ting- ; ce 1314, are said Ry A gi t } : -stan- all the contingents, the ex- est on record. : KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 19. I91S. A TYPICAL RUSSIAN FAMILY f I Washington, March 18---Russia's! H# % ; : The above picture shows a typical family group behindithe lines in Itassia JUST BEHIND THE LINES Bs ¢ There is the father 'with his sheepskin coat with the wool Inside, the wife with ber brightivolored skirt of a check of portentous size and her baby with its frilled cap of white linen. They are seated off a felled tree. with primitive shptters on the windows. A cm ci WILL BE NO "WORE DISMISSALS OF: Public Officials Unless Civil Service "Commission Establishes Guilt. LRER LKELY TO DEA WITH THE MILITARY SERVICE ACT LEGISLATION. Premier Borden To Outline General Legislation Proposed by Govein- ment And to Announce Daylight Saving Date, {Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, March 19.--It is expected that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will resume the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the Throne when the Holsé resumes this afternoon, but it ik believ@d that the speech of the Opposition Leader will de mostly in regard to the Military Service Act. * Sir Robert Borden, Premier, will reply and will deal in a fairly exhaus- tive manner' with the legislation as praposed by the Government. A de- finite date for setting forward the clock under the daylight saving bill will probably be announced by the Premier. It is expected that the de- bate on the speech will be concluded this week. i The Union Government has an- 2 Prounced that there will be no more Ldismissals of public officials on the ground of offensive partizanship un- less the Civil Service Commission es- tablishes the Tulit of the accused, ASKING FOR INSURANCE HELD BY MISSING MAN His Wife is Dostituterin Hamil] ton--Further Search Is Required. {Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, March 19.--In October, 0 aw Traynor, foreman of Re: shops at Ki n, went i William and thereafter drop- ped gut existence €o far as his wife, Mrs. Hannah Traynor, Hamil on, Is aware. This morsing &ppli- | was made to Justice Latehford bode Hall, foman order, pre- man to he dead, FPR EARLE 40 DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL SIGNED BY, WILSON. (Cogwitan PrésyMiispatom Washington, March 19.--The Daylight Saving Bill was sign- ed to-day by President Wil- son. It puts all clocks for- ward an hour on the last Sun- day in March and turns them back again the last Sunday in October. It is expected that Canada will correspond. BEPPP PTL rte od BLAST UNEARTHED POT OF GOLD COIN Dynamiters Disturbed Ohio Miser's Hoard of $115, 000 After Thirty Years Youngstown, Ohio, March 19.--An iron pot containing $115,000 in gold coins was unearthed Wednesday in an abandoned well on the Issac Shaf- fer farm near Hillsville, Pa., it be- came known here yesterday. Em- ployees of a limestone company were blasting and, coming to the well, set off a charge 'which sent a shower of gold coins. skyward. The story of the burying of the treasure thirty years ago came to light to-day with its discovery, In 1888 Isaac Shaffer, a rich cattle buy- er, died, Stricken by apoplexy, he managed to mumble Gold," motion- ing toward his farm,"and fell dead. During the past thirty years his heirs have explored the farm many times, hoping to find the treasure: The gold has been deposited in a Newcastle, Pa., bank. Heirs of Shai- fer have claimed the treasure, Votes for Hungarians, (Canadian Press Despated.) Amsterdam, March 18."~The franchise committee of the Hun- garian Diet has approved the elec- toral reform bill, which gives a vote! to every Hungarian male'or female twenty-four years of age and able to rout ond write. 'Correspondents For the Front. 4 ian Press Despatch) ~ 'March 19.-- The head of .army have invited a of meutral correspondents to be present at the German offensive on the western front. Correspond- ents, it is stated will leave for the I front on® Wednesday. } {8 insurance in the Catholie! tion may be The whole house is timber built, : U-BOAT GRAVITY SHOUD BE Insistance on the- Publication of Faets For Nation to Realize. : OPTIMISH 700 EXCESSINE IS IN THE OPINION OF THE LON. DON TIMES, The Country Must Know We Age in a Very Critical Period--Review of Recent Sinkings. London, March 19--The Times' na- val correspondent, commenting on the weekly submarine return, char- acterizes the figures as "a bad show- ing' and draws attention also to the total traffic movement, which shows a considerable slump. "The official return of the Brit- ish merchantmen losses is again far from encouraging," he says. "It gives especial emphasis to the serious nature of the situation, due to ship- yard delays in the output of mer: cantile tonnage, ' It/ is manifest that until further evidence is afforded by these offcial returns, the gravity of the crisis will not be realized fully, nor will those responsible be roused to a proper sense of their duty. It is not sufficient merely to publish tonnage output figures, but figures of tonnage losses also are necessary to enable the people to appreciate the difficulties of the situation. "The sinking of big ships were in- deed heavier than February, which the First Lord of the Admiralty ad- mitted was a bad month. Only one out of every four vessels atfacked escaped, instead of one out of three, which has been the average. "There also was a falling off in traffic re- turns. § "The First Lord of the Admiralty said on March fifth that the sallings in February were virtually equal to the average of the last six months, but in total traffic movements a con- {superiority over the has bem delays and disappointments, "Unless the menace of the U-boat ean effectively he met by offensive measures, more merchant ships sim- ply mean more targets for the ever- increasing forces of enemy submar- ines. "Po some extent we may reply hopefully on America's help in deal- ing with 'the U-boat menace, bat it would be: foolish to base any large expectations of their efforts, .expec- tant and zealous as we. recognize these to he." War Tidings, Artillery fire was intense on both sides of the Meuse all day on Mon- day. A Washington report from Pekin SA¥s only six Japanese were killed and two wounded in Southern Si- teria. 'The Bolsheviki reported a hundred and fifty were killed. SEPARATE SERVICE IN AIR URGED NOW French Public Demands More Aggressive Action Against German Aviation Bases Paris, March 19.--One of the con- sequences of the recent air raids on +{ Paris has been a demand for a more aggressive policy against German air bases, such as was suggested by pro- minent aviation officers at the Bel- glan front last November. It is be- t ginning to be realized that reprisal {raids on the nearest German towns are unlikely to deter the enemy from bombing the French and Brit- ish capitals, The only effective re- prisals would be against Berlin, which is at present bevond reach of attack by an adequate air foree. An evidently inspired article in Premier * Clemeanceau's newspaper to-day makes the direct assertion that Germany's whole object in. the raids is to force the withdrawal of Allied airplanes from the front in the hope of redressing her own inferior- ity in the air, which is daily growing more evident. In proof of this last assertion the writer gives the fig- ures of the destruction in recent weeks of Allied and German air- planes and says "on points of mili- tary importance in the war zone ten bombs are dropped by Allied air- planes for every one dropped by the Germans." Ah ex-minister said: "I learn that a great measure of the recent * British air success has been due to improved organization as the result of the formation of na- val and military aviation forces into what might be termed Wn autono- mous service ~ It is time for us to take a. leaf from the English book and recognize that the war in the air may be even more decisive than Btations on terra firma. ta [E Kees Whe only avedtion I likely to have marked enemy this Q hich we are year.V SOLDIERS NEEDED LESS THAN FOOD Supreme Test of War Issue Depends on Ships, Says the Telegraph.' London, March 19.---A leading editorial in the Daily Telegraph is captioned: "The Peril of Sea Trans. port." It characterizes the forma- tion of an Allied Maritime Trans- port Council as a new link between the associated nations, and says! "We are approaching the supreme test of the issue, which depends om merchantmen. It may be a matter for serious. consideration by the United States Government whether ft may not give more essential aid this 'moment by holding back further reinforcement for their army with a consequent increase in the quantity of ocean borne supplies.™ The paper asserts that if American soldiers continue to come over at the present rate, tonnage which might be devoted to food will be utilized for military instead of economic pur- poses, and while both soldiers and food are required, the latter is the more urgent need, The Telegraph declares that the enemy's sea offensive cannot be treated as a matter of less import- ance than this much advertised move- ment on the west front, and adds: "Radical changes in organization, in method and in atmosphere are essen- tial if masters and men are to save us." It declares in conclusion that 80,- 000 more men must be supplied for the shipyards and engine shops of England. ste ------tt 3 HOLLAND HAS ACCEPTED With Certain Conditions Comman- deering of Dutch Ships. (Canadian Press Despatch The Hague, March This land as accepted, with certain conditions, the Anglo-American demand regard- ing Dutch shipping. This was an- nounced in the sscond chamber by Dr. Loudon, Foreign Minister, who added that Hofland could not go far- 'ther and was waiting the Anglo-Am can reply to its latest communieas tion. * TR @atito elsewhere, RETURNED MEN REACH KINGSTON A Lage Crowd Welcomed Them at te CPR. Stato, TRAIN ARRVED AT 8 AM. ALD. NEWMAN GAVE THE MEN A CIVIC WELCOME -------- Some of Them Were With the, 21st and 38th Battalions--Many on Furlough and Others For Base Duty, | The first of three special train loads of' returned soldiers arrived in the city on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Due to, thé usual mix-up in the sending of information, the R.C.H.A. band and relatives of the returning men were at the C.P.R. station at § o'clock. 'They waited for three hours until the train arrived, By the time of its arrival there was a big crowd on the station platform to make the welcome a proper one, As the train pulled in, the soldiers lined up on the station platform and were served with refreshments by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. and N, Veterans' Association. The R.CHA band played several popular selec- tions, and then Ald. H. W. Newman, representing the mayor, spoke a few words of welcome. He referred to the reputation which the Canadians had won in France, and how proud the people at home were to have such men as fellow-citizens, The returned mon then marched out through the crowd and were greeted personally by Ald, Newman, Major G. L. Starr and Adjutant Smith, They marched to the Old Col- legiate building and weve later in the day allowed to £0 to their homes, Some of the men who arrived on Tuesday morning were with the 38th and 21st Battalibns of © Sec. ond Contingent. . Many are fur- Tough while others are here for base It was a great day for Trumpeter Nelson of the R.C.H.A.. He is one of the best known soldiers of the city 'who went ove and even while the bandsmen played, Shook hands with them and showed how glad he was to be with them again, Some Returned Men. Among the soldiers who returned to the city on Tuesday morning was Pte. Joseph Brown, 2 Lower Rideau street, who has four sons still over- seas. Pte, Brown went overseas as a baker with the Canadian Army Ser- vice Corps and served for some time there. He was returned to Canada because of his age and physical dis- ability, Gr. Guy A. Gamsby, son of Mrs. G. Gamsby, 317 King street west was also in the party, He was formerly in the Merchants' Bank here before Boing overseas with the artillery. He is suffering from gunshot wound in the back, but looks well. Aside from- Tr. 'Nelson, referred Reginald Foster, of Kingston Mills, is the other local man in the party. He is a farmer and is returned, being under age. BRITISH AVIATORS, Had Good Success on Sunday--Dam- age at Coblenz. (Canadian Press Despatch) dondon, March 1 9-- Eighteen Ger- man machines were destroyed, eight were driven down out of ¢ontrol and an observation balloon was destroyed by British aviators in air lighting on Sunday. Fifty persons were killed and great material damage was done by bombs dropped by the Allied airmen when they raided Coblenz, in Ger- many, on Mareh 12th, acco toa, neutral traveller who arrived Mon- day at The Hague, the Times says. | ed Foreigners Caught, New York, March 19.--Two men and two women of foreign birth, liv- ing in fashionable quarters here and sald to have had code ndence with diplomats and Digh ometele of foreign Governments, were yester- day arrested by agents of the Depart- ment of Justice and turned over to the immigration authorities for de- portation, The Premiers of Italy and France met with Lioyd-George In a war counéil in n. ; The Britis have ny airplanes since Newf: E Somored by King George, ei