J WAR GRPHANS AND WIDOWS PEEP 12 Pages A Ih Eo YEAR 85: NO. 67 4 4 be Baily British Whig Pgs 18 The Fall of Petrograd is Reported Imminent KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEI N ESDAY. MARCH 20, 1918. LAST EDITION JOU IND PATHOS MRE WITNESSED On Arrival of Hundreds of Returned Sol- iers at Toronto Railway Station.. ARE AMONG NUMBER THAT HAS REACHED CANADA, City Authorities Have to Supply "Lunches To Women and Children Waiting For Relatives to "Arrive. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, March 20.--Nearly one thousand returning soldiers, many of them wounded and incapacitated, but others fine and hearty, home on fur- lough, also a large number of women and ohildren, war babies, and some of war widows and war orphans, have reached this city within the last twenty-four hours amid scenes of mingled joy and pathos beyond de- scription, While many of the veterans of the battlefields of Europe and the sur- vivors of the Huns' dread air and submarine raids on England and the Atlantic, are residents of Toronto, a large number of others belong to points in western Ontario and some of them to western Canada. Still more trainloads of furlough men and wounded are expected to- day, and hundreds of relatives are still waiting at North Toronto station for loved ones who were expected days ago. The situation is such that the city authorities have to serve lunches to women and children, who refuse to go home for their meals, fearing that the train might come in while they are absent. INCREASE COST OF BREAD MAKING Bread Oosts 5.514 Cents a Pound to Make and Deliver _ In Kingston. S------ (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, March 20.--Commissioner O'Connor has issued ageport for Jan- wary showing that the cost of bread production in the Dominion as a whole was one-fiftieth of a cent more per hundred that month than in De- cember. Toronto, as representative of Ontario, shows an increase of one- teneh of a cent a pound. There are six centres showing decreases, most- ly in Western Canada. The total cost of production of bread per pound in various Ontario cities, including costs of delivery, etc., are given by the commissioner as follows: Ottawa, 6.324; Kingston, Belle- ville, and Peterboro, 5.514; Hamil- ton, 6.673; Brantford, 6.051; St. Catherines and Niagara Falls, 6.641; London, 6.621; Guelph, Stratford and Kitchener, 6.621; St. Thomas, 6.779; Chatham, 6.793; Cobalt, 6.737; average for the whole Domin- ion, 6.806. NOT LIKELY ACCEPTABLE Conditions Laid Down By the Dutch Government, (Canadian Press De tch London, March 20.--The condi: tions laid by the Dutch Foreign Min- ister for acceptance of the demands of the associated governments as re- gards the taking over of Dutch ship- ping are not likely to be acceptable to those governments, atcording to Reuter despatch from th filed yesterday. s Hague The artillery actions were heavy on the right bank of the Meuse in Lorraine, between Burs and Badon- and at some points in Upper Alsace, says' night's official com- munication. On the Macedonian front calm prevails. { May Absorb i Bank BNA. 8 3 ! 20.--The absorp 1k of British North Bank of Montreal PENSIONS WILL COST A MILLION A MONTH Disabled Soldiers Are Divided Into Five Classes, Accord= ing to Disability. Ottawa, March 20.--It is expected that during the coming financial year the average monthly payments of pensions wil exceed $1,000,000. Up to the end of October dast the monthly expenditure was $434,909. From the commencement of the war up to the end of October last, 8,177 disabled soldiers were award- up of 234 officers, 1,078 non-com- missioned officers and 6,870 men, This small army of disabled heroes were divided into five classes accord- ing to their disability and the total amount paid to them each was $127,189 Widows and soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice and who are in receipt of a pension totalled 5,808, the monthly amount ¥disbursed on this account being $199,188, which, however, does not Include a gratuity equivalent to two months' pension, which is paid case with their pension cheque The children of pensioners lowances are being paid, amounted sum of $61,078. Also 327 orphans of soldiers of all ranks received $3,- 924 per month. further, swell this lst to the number of 1,763, and were paid the monthly sum of $43,361. It is also interesting to note that 7 grandparents benefited by having pensions awarded them, amounting in all to '$168 per month. NORTHERN CROWN BRINGS $2,862,400 Shareholders will Payment in Stock and Cash. Montreal, March 20.--The chase of the Northern Crown by the Royal Bank of | raise the paid-up capital of the lat-| ter institution to an even 000. It is understood that the agree-| ment between the directors of the two banks provides for théyissue of 10,883 shares of Royal Bank stock and the payment of $576,970 in cash | to shareholders of Northern Crown. | For. the purposes of the Se wane | Royal Bank stock is given the waule of $210 a share, approximately its minimum quotation on the Canadian | Stock Exchanges, The consideration | in stock would, therefore have a vaule of $2,285,430, and, with the] cash to be paid, the total considera- | tiop would be $2,862,400, or exactly $200 a share on Northern Crown's) subscribed issue of 14,312 shares.| Northern Crown shareholders will receive about three shares of Royal! stock for every four of Northerny Crown and a cash payment of about | $40 on every share of their old | stock. | 2 ---------- i "FINISHED MYSTERY" i UNDER BAN IN U. 8.| Department of Justice Forbids | Distribution Under the | Washington, March 20.--Because | "The Finished Mystery," a study textbook, described patriotism ps "a certain delusion" and a "nar- "row-minded hatred of other pecples," and war as "a work of Satan," dis- | tribution of the book is forbidden | under the (Edpionage 'Act. i Thousands of copies of the text-| book have béen seized in many states, but it twas mot until to-day that the department decided to pro- hibit its distribution. BILL FOR MANSLAUGHTER Found Against Commander Wyatt, i. N., of Halifax. 1 Canadian Press Despatch) Halltax, March 20. ~The Grand Jury has returned a true bill for man- slaughter against commander Wyatt, R.N., chief examining officer for this port at the time of the steamer col- liston which caused the here. The other defendants, Capt. Lamadoe and Pilot Mackay, were discharged on habeas corpus pro- ceedings. . After being deadlocked for some time, the Grand Jury this morning asked for further information and on being informed by the | iding judge that it was within its province to find a true bill, returned a verdict which will necessitate (Commander Wyatt's trial, although Judge Rus- . pending, in a state- ment given out here this morning. fot, X ' Bs Woman Who 1 News; Market re tin Word ot anor Mutt and sell said the evidence didn't justify it. -------------- TO GIVE THE FIGURES. -- In Regard to Loss of Shipping And Renewals, (Canadian Press ch London. Maroh 70.--Str Bric Ged- des, First Lord of the Admiralty, is expected to make a statement in the House of Commons to-day on ne 0 (Canadian Press Despatch 4 Petrograd, March 4 day night three of the Peoples' Com- missioners, entrusted with the of : ization of the Red Revolutionary navy, were mysteriously murdered. TE | Receive, pur-| Bank | Canada, will] $14,000,-! Espionage Act. { by the Department of Justice, acting | catastrophe hn Mon- | | ITALIAN HEAVY ARTILLERY TRAIN ON ITS WAY TO THE FRONT | | would be excluded from all allied and} | American ports for one year, i Doyle For Reprisal. i i | | | i i i { ed pension, this number being made | i month | to widows in every ! men- tioned above, in respect of whom al-| to 9,646, and these drew a monthly } Dhe parents of deceased soldiers | London, March 20.--Sir Conan { Doyle writes to the Times: "Can any- lone explain why our hospital ships | continue to make floating targets of themselves by carrying rows of lights | when they know the enemy are lying! {in wait for them? Can anyone ex-| plain why we do not carry twenty] { German officers on each ship on the | distinct understanding that in case] { of accident they shall be the last to] {leave her? Can anyone say why every | ship returning across the Atlantic does not take a full human cargo of} | interned Germans, so these useless| mouths may be fed over yonder? Can anyone explain why the policy | of putting pickets of German prison-| ers all over London on raid nights) | is only now being discussed, when it {has been perfectly obvious ever since {the Germans put our. prisoners in | Karlsrhue?"" | A serious discussion is proceeding {in the press as to whether hospital} { ships should not in future steam with i lights out, and with every precau-| | tion, as the Germans evidently have { no idea of observing the terms of the| agreement. The fact is, nobody has| {any faith in any German promise or agreement any longef, no matter | how solemnly or sincely made. { en cm---------- GOOD FLOW OF SAP, i in| | Ontario. 1 Ottawa, March 20.--The i | weather of the past few days 'has] | started sap running in maple drees | in Ontario, and maple sugar making | } | Maple Sugar Making has Begun warm has already begun. In the south- Custeiliuuco is an smportunt ruliway junction in Northwestéro Italy and the junction point for Bassano, 'Lhe | city bas been attacked several times by enemy aviators and has often been bombarded. This photographic repro- { - duction is from ap official French photograph. ARMY RESERVES MAY BE POOLED By Allies to Permit of Overwhelming Con- centration at Certain Points. WAR RIDDLE KEY 1S HELD BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL AT A VERSAILLES, It Is Possible That the Allies May Make the Effort To Break Through In Italy. Washington, March 20.--The key to the 1918 riddle of the western bat- tle front is in the hands of the Su- preme War Council at Versailles. Decision as to the time and 'place of major offensives by the Allies rests with that body. (It directly con- | trols also, officers here believe, a new weapon forged during the winter with which to make effective its plans of grand strategy. That weapon is believed to lie in a pooling of the army reserves of all the Allies" arm- Bible | jeg permitting overwhelming con- | centrations at selected points of at- tack. Opinion as to the sectors offering the West opportunity for Allied as- saults varies widely here, There is substantial agreement however, that the Italian front may in fact become the main theatre of war this year. Austro-German concentrations and possible offensives on that front, also noted by the weekly war summary may represent the recognition. of this | View by the German high command. May Break Through In Italy. In any event, even though the su- preme council might have decided to make the effort to break through in Italy, it is believed the first moves the game would be played in France and Flanders. Drives with all the appearance of being the real offensives would undoubtedly accom- pany or precede the main thrust. The pooled allied reserves under direction of the supreme council would make possible a campaign of such nature, designed to keep the German command perplexed as to which assault would be driven home, In that position, adequate German forces of selected troops would neces- sarily be held ready to support either line. and ohey must be held some- here. rmany with ready trans. poriatipn available in either -- tion. The story of pooled general reser- ves under command of the supreme war council has aiready appeared in the British press to some extent as the tion of what has heen said THE THUMB SCREWS PRESSING TIGHTLY Former German Secretary Admits That His Country Is Economically Bankrupt. Amsterdam, March 20. --In the course of a speech before the Import Trades Association, Dr. Karl Helfl- ferich, formerly Secretary of the Im- perial Treasury, accusing Great Brite ain of waging war for an economic overthrow of German; world com- petition, asserted that things had turned out differently than Great Britain expected. "By means of the U-boat war," he said, 'we laid the axe to the root of Great Britain's strength with in- comparably = greater effectiveness than did Napoleon with 'his contin- ental interdiction. But we must not overlook how systematically and successfully "Great 'Britain has exe- cuted her economde programme. By breaking all laws relative. to contra- band and blockade, she severed our oversea traffic with the outer world By the institution of her blacklist, intimidation, and violence, by her; application of the thumbscrew of hunger she also restricted economic intercourse by our neutral neighbors with us, "By sequestration and forced liquidation, by abrogation of treaties, robbery of our patents, destruction of our settlements, squandering of our stocks, of goods, and hy every kind of chicanery and ~ oppression, jreat Britain sought everywhere to destroy our economic interests. "If final peace fails to return to us what our enemies have taken and destroyed; if it fails to restore us freedom in our work' and our spirit of enterprise In the world, then the German people are crippled for an immeasurable period. When Mr. Bonar Law, in a Jyecent speech, pro- claimed for the hiydred time that the one unalterabl¢ war aim of the allies, was the destruction of German militarism, I replied to him: "Long live the German people's army." OBJECTORS: SENT DOWN Four Men Get Two Years Each For Insubordination, Winnipeg, March 20.--Four cen; scientious objectors, convicted on Friday at Minto Barracks on a charge of insubordination, have been sent to the penitentiary for two years each, with hard labor. : * The men are Robert Clegg, Ralph Naish, Charles Matheson and Cedric Wainwright. Clegg is an Interna- tional Bible student, who laid charges of ill-treatment against officers in the western part of the province, the] counties of Essex and Kent, reports | reaching the Food Board show that} { tapping began the first week in| { March with a good flow of sap.| Farmers throughout the province are endeavoring to produce double qual-} ity of sugar and syrup this year, and, | while in sections of the province | wood for fuel is scarce and valuable, even in these sections probably| enough will be produced for consumption at least. Prices are higher than for many! years--from 16 to 18 cents for sugar | and from $1.40 to $1.65 for syrup.!| As the sun becomes warmer and the] ENTENTE RAIDS ARE EFFECTIVE local | GERMANS MASSED FOR SURPRISE Mey Goud Lowach an Ofasve In Tieaty-Four Hows. FRENCH FRONT PROTECTED BY THE GREATEST OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION » That the World Has Known-----Ger- many May Attempt to Complete the Capture of the Balkans, > With the French Armies in the Field, March 20.--Germany has mass ed armies on her front in France in such position and in such strength, that she would be able to launch a surprise offensive against the Allied armies within twenty-four hours, if | desired, Detailed information now In pos- session of the French shows this The indications, however, are that the German staff has not yet de- cided to launch an attack, failure of which would irretrievably compro- mise the recent successes in the East, as well as those of the entire war. Instead, indications are that Ger- many is likely to undertake to com- plete the conquest of the Balkans through a Macedonian offensive, and a peace offensive, The French front is protected by the .greatest offensive organization in the history of the world. In the four months since the first fact. | announcement of the German inten- tton to attack, the work of fortifying has been pushed to the utmost. All details that modern science and ex- perience dictate have been added. 1 have made personal visits go the front, where successive defence lines The Morale of the German Civilian Popu- a Be Sk. USE OF FCONOMIC WEAPON 18 URGED IN FORCING GERMANY TO GIVE UP. Conan Doyle Is Strong For Reprisal ~Creator of Sherlock Holmes Wants Eye For Eye and Tooth For Tooth. London, March 20.--A writer in The Evening Standard yesterday says he hears on good authority that the damage done in the air raid on Cob- lenz "was very great, and would fully account for the state of panic report- ed to be beginning in the Rhine towns." We are only beginning the new warfare, and no doubt shall shortly make attacks on towns not hitherto affected. I heard the follow- ing pithy remark: "The war will be won by the side which kills the great- est number of civilians. It sounds horrible but it is true. If the Rbine town were bombed for threé days to- gether by squadrons of 100 planes life would be impossible for the inhabi- tants and a wholesale evacuation would take place, clogging all the internal arangements of the Empire. We have every reason to believe the German civilian morale is less stead- fast than that of France or Britain and that a cry for peace would soon go up from a German people who would learn that war does not pay." The writer above proceeds to urge the fullest use alsa of the economic weapon. A speakér at a meeting of leading city men on the Grain Ex- change, called the Baltic Exchange Thursd declared that Germany would Soon quit if the allles and America gave notice that every month the war continues Germans, Minto Barracks recently. : German trade and German ships pe ., minent. invaders givelv. and before giving up the ei in the Russian capital, the When 4 ¥ THE FALL OF PETROGRAD Sl IS CLOSE AT (Canadian Press Despatch.) * New York, Mareh 20.---The fall of Petrograd in jm- German troops, probably advancing along the Baltic coast from Narva and northeast from Dvinsk, arc nearing the Russian metropolis, despatehos veceived in London. ; 5 The population is said to be awailing the goming af the there are no indications { Bolshevik authorities will attempt to ty. PR The evacuation of Pelroprad by the Bolshevik govern- ment departments was ordered hast Moscow. which the Lenine government has declared reason given wad that it was said Petrograd would [| puatnbly be declared a free port. : ; 2 a tion in France. ~ HAND: Phov and according to at the oppose the Germans week, and all are iow ordered to move to Moscow i } » sugar making will come on with rush, Aarmers with maple bush lots to pre-| duction, and dealers and associations output, Sod trdbb bbb bP bbb bbb bb bbb ddd | * + BRITISH DESTROY 99 + + + + + the week ending # the British # nine airplanes and drove down # forty-two, losing themselves In #4 the same period twenty-three. season spreads farther north, maple extend to the rear, each fully organ- a|ized and equipped, awaiting only the | presence of troops to render them urges practically immune to capture. Should the Germans launch an-at- taolk, it -unques would be the greatest shock sustalhed: since Aug- also| ust, 1914. The French then were in increased (a state of disorganization. To-day {they are prepared to the highest | point. Modern methods of artillery con- # | centration are such that if any bel- + | ligerent undertakes an offensive on AIRPLANES IN WEEK..%!a grand scale, he is almost certain & | of first-day- successes, The French + | admit a supreme effort from the en« + emy would tesult in first advances, #ibut unless these should he extended #|and maintained, the result would be 3 negative. + + *| PEER RP dP Pehl did bbb hebdid The Canada Food Board pare. for the utmost possible REO~4 handling the product should | prepare for handling the (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, March 20.--During March 17th, destroyed ninety- War Tidings. Two American aviators on Tuesday i flew from Foggia to Rome, Italy, 212 | miles, in 158 minutes. Late Monday a detachment of copy-| French in the region 'of Rheims pehe- righted despatch in The Chicago | trated the German lines to a depth Daily News Lewis Edgar Browne, | of over half a mile and brought cabling from Petrograd under date back nine" prisoners. of March 18th said that Russian, From the coast to La Bassee canal troops arriving at Theodosia, on the |theré.was increased artillery firing on Black - Sea, from the Caucasus, | Tuesday. brought 'with them a number of wom-} en slaves, whom they had purchased. | WHY KICK "TITLE" Some of these were offered for sale. CUR DURING WAR? At tirst they brought as high as $100 ia each, but with the increased supply | J. M. Burnham Says He Doesn't Wish to Embarrass the price dropped to $12.50. Government. Women Slaves Sold. Chicago; March 20.--In a Shot To Escape Service. Houston, Texas, March Sergt. Claude E. Mason and Pte.| Ottawa, March 20.--J. H. Burn~ Roland V. Pye, who recently shot ham, M.P. for West Peterbore, who eaci other in the leg in order to es-| Some time ago announced his inten- cape miliary service, have been found | tion to bring in a bill abolishing ti- guilty by a court-martial of coward-|tles in Canada, has decided that the ice and disregard of duty. They have| present is not an opportune time to been sentenced to fifteen years each| do it. Mr. Burnham said that the at the Leavenworth Prison. session now opening was designed | particularly to deal with var mea- {| sures, and be did not "vish to em- with ex- 20.-- Irish Train Set New Record. London, March 20.--A record for! Sitrane ihe Government railroad travelling is reported from) "When the ™ i¢ 'on wity sto Ireland. A special train on the! ar hy Pp Great Northern Railway made the] the wasgon to kick every cur along trip from Belfast to Dublin, a dis-| {he roadside?" queried Mr. Burn- tance of 115 mils, in 107 minutes, |" and the return joyrney was accom- ee tray plished in 108 miniNes. i ARTILLERY 18 ACTIVE. i ---- ] | Raids by Germans Were Repulsed by i Portuguese. «3 th 20.1 recent | London. March 13 #i (Canadian Press Despatch.) address Lord Rhondda, the «Food| Controller, explained his grasp on| a aon. March 39 ths German the food situation. He said that hei Ypres sector, south-west of Cambrai, was taken into his father's an] store when 20 years of age and and in the region about Armetiers, learned the business from the ground according wv She Toport from the War up. | Raids attempted by the enemy | last night In the neighborhood of Montreal, March 20.---The Cana-| Faugdissart Nore successfully re- . | pulsed by the ortuguese (troops. dian Express Company has announ-i yw.) he exception of some artillery ced that no more liquor would be car-| activity on both sides of ali ried on the Timiskaming and North-| 5.010 "ines 15 nothing further 10 re- ern Ontario Railway by grder of the X by Ontario Gdvernment. ud d 'J Nonogenarian Legislator. Enid Ad it dh 4 London, March 20.--Honors for 4 ORDEN FOR 80 SHIPS the oldest man in Parliament are|q GIVEN IN CANADA. + claimed by Semuel Young, who re-| -- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Im- % has & No Liquor On T. And N. O, cently observed his ninety-sixth | § Mrthday anniversazy, 14' Ottawa, March 30.--The {4 perial Munitions Board Mayor's Son Killed. { # placed an order for forty-three 4 London, Ont., March * 20. Mayor! # steel ships forty-six wooden C. R. Somerville received word this| # vessels with a tonnage of 340, # morning that his son, Lieut. Kenneth! # 000. Che 4 Somerville, had been killed in ac-|# +» BEER ERRATA a