12 PAGES ee Me KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY: OCTOBER ~ QUESTION WHO WON IT AND WHO LOST IT Must Never Be in Doubt When the War Ends --=The Great Criminals Must Be Surren- dered For Trial By the Allies. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London. Oct. 7.--Distrust of Germany's intentions and skepticism as fo.the result of the peace ove rlures of the Cen- tral. Powers are reflected in the comments on the peace pro- posals by the newspapers here. The Daily Mail declares there must be uncefditional surrender, restoration by Germany of all territories. 1 property destroyed during the war, and sur- render for trial by the Allies of all "the great eriminals of the war," The ah says "there are five hundred of these, begin- ing with Fmpetor Willianr' Other big papers comment sim- ilarly. Admitting that the latest German peace move is most im- portant of any thus far made,.and confident that the Allies will give the closest attention to it, the Chronicle says they will find it insufficient. 'No statesman who believes in. the Wwil- sonian poliey less than the final and unequivocal elimination of the postdam war makers. It continues: 'There must be restitution, reparation and guarantegs and the criminals who launched . the war must be so unmistakably beaten that never afterward doubt may be raised as to who won it and 'who lost it." YEAR 85: NO. 233 Attempts to Evade Certain Disaster. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Oct. 7.-- The fequest for an armistice and the open- ing of peace parleys by the Central Powers is looked upon by the French press generally as an attempt to evage certain disas- ter. It is declared that Germany hopes to conclude a peace which will permit her to exploit the peace treaties of Brest- Litovsk and Bucharest and also save the Hohenzollern Dynasty. An armistice/under present conditions, the papers think, is im- possible. The conditions expressed by new German chancellor do not at all correspond withthe conditions for peace laid down by President Wilson. Wilson | Receives Peace Note. ¥ (Cauadian Press Despatch.) Washington, Oct. 7.-- Germany's peace note was delivered to President Wilson personally by Frederick Oederlin, an at- tache of Swedish Embassy. This gave rise to suggestion that it came from Emperor William himself, President Wilson'is pre- paring reply this.afternoon.- : "Asked Vatican To Act." * (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Ocl. 7.---Austria-Hungary recently again insisted that the Vatican undertake steps towards peace it is reported in Rome. The Vatican, it is added, rejected the demand. A Prom mpt Reply to be Made. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Washington, Oct. 7.--A prompt and decisive reply to Ger- ~many's- latest-peaee-propesal-is-indieated- by developments in Washington early lo-day. President Wilson cancelled hisj usual morning recreation hour and remained secluded in his study at work. Prince Maximilian's note was received during the night at the Swiss Legation where arrangements were made to deliver it at once to the State Department for transmission to-the president. "(Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Diet. 7.--No armistice will be grantéd the Central Powers befors the complete evacuation by them of AHied ter- ritory, with a cessation of the destruction of Allied cities. This is the personal opinion of foreign diplomatists of highest rank here, who have been questioned concerning the peace speech of the German Imperial Chancellor. us. on. 2. Freedom of the seas in peace (Canadian Presp Despatch) 'Washington, Oc 2, 7.~--Discussion or war. 3. Removal of economic of Germany's peace offer began in among nations associating the United States = Senate to-day. [elves to maintain peace. Senator Poindexter, of Washington, 4. Guarantees of the reduction of Republican, declared that the pro- | 4Fipaments. ; posal for an armistice was "'a most - Tppartial adjustment of col- insidious danger." When Senator oni] aime, based om popular Poindexter declared an armistice ra the end of all military | 9 Evacuation of and opportunity action, and if accompanied only by for Russia. enemy evacuation of Belgium and - Evacuation of Belgium. France, would be a victory for Ger- | 3: Evacuation of French. territory many, Senator Hitchcock of Ne- and righting of the Alsace-Lorraine braska, chairman of the foreign re- Wrongs. d lations committee, earnestly pointed eadjustment of Italy's fron- out that the German offer also pro- vides for the acceptance of fourteen tiers along lines of nationality. 10. Pree opportunity fog autono- terms laid down by. the President in his add of Jan. 8th. Accept- barriers them- mous development of the peoples of Austria Sangary. ance of 5 fer only UPON cuation of Rumania, Ser- ou rng ae I pent bia and Montenegro, and guarantees France, Senator Hitehéoek said, 10 ll the Balkan states. 1d be preposte but he de-| 1% Sovereignty for Turkey's por- on Ted the resto Statins, of : Alsaces tion of the Qitoman Empire and au- Lor 'to. France and as well as tonomy for other nationalities, raige for Belghun aud Franca 13. An independent Poland with ops Ron tle. President's terms Access to the sea. . a re Jmths many proposes to accept. 14, General association of nations ] hich ! [Ger : for mutual guarantees 'of independ- : ence and territorial integrity to large and small states alike.' ------------ ~Nowe French Captures. (Canadian Press © © i. Paris. Oet. Fe PTOReh "troops ! last night ptr the town of St, Mazmes, north-east of Rheims, and pentrated the town of Hauvine, fur- ther to the east and north of Arnes river. North-west -of St. Quentin the Germans attacked several quered by the French. ---------------- TheBishop of Jerusalem amused] oners at a chureh boa still Burning And Country South sa fpunx jtrenehment is apparent. in an effort to retake positions eon : 'DECORA TING Bi BRITISH WOMEN - dy 918. EF FOCH'S BLOWS AMBULANCE DRIVERS Nv: FRANCE GERMANS APPLY TORCH TO LAN tias Ben Flo Floadsd. WILD ORGY OF LOOTING WAS ENGAGED IN BY HUN or- FICERS AND MEN. Many Towns Occupiéd by the Bri. tish--in-Their-Advanco-After-the Retreating Enemy From Cambrai to Yasin. 'anadian Press Des patch) : with the British Army jn France, Oct. Many towns have been oc- pied by the British in their ad- vance after the retreating Germans {immediately to the north-east along the sector of the front from ps ----_-- The City Council meets to-might to settle the question of appointing a fuel controller for Kingston. The finance committee has already con- sidered the 'proposition and recons mended that E. E. Horsey be named as controller. No better choice could possibly have been made, and we believe that every citizen will concur in this view. JIf a paid con- troller is necessary, Mr. Horsey would make an ideal official. lle is courteous, capable and upright--- one, in a word, in whom the people would have egery confidence. It is 'not however the qualifications of the man that the public is most con- cerned about, but whether the ex- igeney of the situation requires that a paid controller is uecessary at ail. In these days of. war we are ad- monisheéd on all sides to save and conserve. The necessity for = re- : The gov-| ernment needs every available dol- lar to carry' on the war. Manu- facturers, retailers and business fen generally have been foreed to study and practice economy jn busi- ness <methods to ad 1 the meeting Friday night by the follow-|! ing story: When a Canadian soldier {was informed. that the had reached lehem on C Eve, he replied. like a Cambrai to Lens. In some cases the enemy's rear guards offered ve- sistance, But they were aMgihilat- ed, . More ground has-been taken ot Cambrai, Hallum, east of Lens, has been reached and passed. The-Germans have been engaged in further work of destruction. Many explosions have been observed in the great coal mining district north-east of Lens. Prisoners say that the coal mine pit mouths have been destroyed. Douai is still burning amd. the country south of it has been-flooded. Prisoners just captured say that before the torch was applied German officers and men engaged in a wild orgy of loot- ing. They scrambled all over the town, stealing the property of in- habitants, and many cart loads of t shipped to Germany. Aen SRE Aa . Laon is Burning. (C sansdian Preéss Despatch) Paris, Oct. 7.--Laon, the strong- bold to which the enemy has been clinging as thé key point of his Hine on the south-west, apparently . has been set on fire by the Germans. The town was reported ablaze yes- terday and fires were still burning there to-day. A FUEL CONTROLLER but may be easily discharged by an executive with the aid of a clerk. It has been suggested---and the reasonableness of it appeals to the Whig--that the city couneil should require some one of its officials to act as controller as a part of his regular, duties. - Very little of ah official's personal time would be ro- quired. During the winter months the work of certain city officials easies off, and an office at the eity hall would make .an ideal *head- quarters for a fuel controller. .Sure- ly any or all of our officials are im- and patriotism to prompt them ro gladly render this extra service lo their fellow citizens, 4 Again, bhe-appointment of a .sai- aried controller will mean the ex- penditure of $1,000 or $1,500, whereas a city or government offi- cial could perform the duties with- lout extra pay. There is bound fo be considerable " suffering among unfortunate people in this city next winier. Appéals will be made to to a controller (would buy many tous ho poor and Ln bued with sufficient public spirit] charity as hitherto. The salary paid | the de- corations for bra ---- air- raids. Below Gen. is pine ning' the decoration on the Come mandant of 'the drivers.-- British Official Photograph. Copyright. DANUBE T0 BE BALKAN FRONT Germany Can Only Defend New Line By Forces From Russia. MATERIAL 1S NOT GOOD THE TASK THAT THE ALLIES WILL HAVE s sri Will. be to Clear up Bulgaria and Watch the Turk-wBulgaria's Sor render Solves a Big Problem. T.ondon, Oct. 7.--The new Bul garian front is expected by experts to be drawn along the Danube. At the moment neither the Allies nor the Centfa] Powers have more thao enough forces available to- establish such a position, but there may be developments at any fime which will materially modify the situation. Germany can only defend the new line by the withdrawal of forces now in Russia. These consist of 33 German and 13 Austrian divisions, and a large proportion of them ate understood to be of anything but t-class material. On 'the other Chand, besides. Holding the new tne, the Allies will have to clear up Bul- garia and police it, and must keeo a watch on the Turkish frontfer, un- less Constantimople decides to throw up the sponge. Use of Bulgar Army. The use of the Bulgaiian army against its hereditary foe Gy the Allies, which was hinted at in offi- cial announcements regarding the armistice, has met with criti¢ism here on two grounds: First, that it would give Bulgaria a certain ¢laim for special consideration at the peace conference, which the Allies in view of her conduct of the last four years, would be unwilling to recognize; secondly, the feelings of the Greeks amd Serbs toward tha Bulgarians are paturally greatly agree to fight side by,~ide with their traditional enemies. vonse- quently, whatever operations the Turkish situation demands must be undertaken by the British, French or Italians now in Macedonia. One of the chief questions they would in that case have to consider would be::-Can Germany send reinforce- ments of any kind to the Turks. She still has means of communica- tion with Constantinople by way of Odessa and the Black Sea, but it' is very doubtful whether she has any troops she can spare from France to send to them. The Turks will, it is expected, re- call immediately a great part of their forces from Syria the Cau- casus for the. defence of their ecap- (ital, and this will at once remove all> danger to Allied Siarents in Persia and the east. As German aggression in Russia, Rumania and a Ukrdlne must cease as sodn as Luster troops to he Dambe the surrender of Bulgaria is 'already solving one of the problems Mocs igh the Allies may © actual of events in the Balkans. course Fi "Condon, oct. 7 The Brite % army on 1 SEED Bb BIE : embittered, and they are unlikely to | re- | only two modern battleships left. She WEAKEN ENEMY! Masterful And Systematic Method of Strk- ing Six Great Batts. USING UP OF MAN POWER OF THE ENEMY MORE IMPORT- ANT THAN LAND GAINS. AH Six Battles Progressing Favor- ably for the Allies--Gouraud's Heavy Assanlts in the Cham- e. With the French ! Armies, Oct, ro | gress along a front extending fro.n Flanders to Moeuvre and the 'en- emy is being forced to wear himseif out in attempting to support hlows delivered vigorously against more than 200 kilometeres (120 miles) of his defensive lines. This using up of German man power and ma- terial is more important than terri- torial gains, acceptable as the lat-§ ter are, and Marshal Foch's master- ful and systematic method of strik- ing is beginning to tell seriously upon the foe. The six battleg are, from north to south, first; the Franco-Anglo-Bel- gian offensive between Dixmude and a point south of Ypres, which is brilliantly successful; second, the powerful British offensive in the region of Cambrai; third, General Debeney's valiant assaults against the Hindenburg line in the region south of St. Quentin; fourth, Gene- ral Mangin's push against the en- emy north of the Aisne; fifth, Gene- ral Berthelot's: operations between the Vesle and the Aisne, and, sixth, General Gouraud's wonderful as- saults against Germany's formidable positions in the Champagne, These battles are all progressing favor- ably for the Allies. 1 British Close To Lille, (Canadian Press Despatch) With the British Army in France, Oct, 7.--The German front Hmne is running almost in front of Lille and British patrols are so close to the city that they can reach it within an hour's walk. The British have captured Frecnop and are pushing steadily forward. Douai is in flames. The Germans are destroying everything as they re- treat, f Retreat On All Fronts, (Canadian Press Despatch) With the French Army, Oct. 7.-- The Germans are retiring rapidly on all fronts. The Franco-Atherican army is following: them upang har- assing their rear guards. War Tidings. The-Spanish steamer Francoli has been torpedoed by a German sub- marine. Many German horses have died in Flanders 'because there was mo food of any kind for them, and the Ger- thelr Tims because the Germans have no tires. # Destruction by BEtente naval forc- es of the Austrian base at Durazzo\ fs believed to be closely linked up with the Allied plans for pushing their advance through 'Macedonia. Two enemy submarines shelled the port of Cezimbra, eighteen miles south of Lisbhom. The shore guns immediately Feplied, whereupon the submarines fled A delegation of Hungarian states- men, headed by Premier Wekerle, has arrived at Vienna in connection with a new peace move. Germans have set fire to the city of Douai and have started more fires in Cambrai as well as in other villages in the vicinity. * They are blowing up stores that' cannot be moved. Village after village is ablaze -In their offengive the between made an advance three miles ove country. 'Amo tured is Cunel. The American advance Saturday brings them very close to the Ger man main lines. It is expected the Amerjcang will have to prepare positions for several days before be- ing able to advance further. - Austro-German troops have been defeated in fighting with the Serbi- ans, who pursued them towards the old Serbo.-Turkish frontier, says a Serbian official statement. ~ Austria-Hungary has at the most bas lost a large number of small 'craft, and now Durazzo, the advane~ ed base of a depleted Beet, has been useless. French troops have Smashed through German positions on a wide front in the Champagne sector. Many important points were captured The first decree signed » King Boris was one d ° zing Bul- ng Ferdinand left i | suspension LING au loiRobil og all-are FuDRing-on 4 BLAST | EDITION GERMANY BEGS FOR A PEACE 1 te otal Suen TE KASER_ MNOUNCES THAT HE - EMIES HONORABLE PEACE. Prince Maximilian, New German Chancellor, Suggests a League For National Arbitration and Disarmament. : (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Oct. 7.--Germany, Austro- Hungary and Turkey have resolved to ask President Wilson to make re- presentations in their interest for a general peace, according to a Berne despatch to the Havas Agency. To Ask Allies Their Tern. (Canadian Press Despatch' Amsterdam, Act. T.--Immediate of- hostilities has proposed by the Imperial Chan- cellor, Prince Maximilian, fin the Reichstag, according to & Berlin de- spatch. The Allies are to be asked to state their terms. becn Favor Wilson's Peace Basle. (Canadian Press Despatol London, Oct. 7.--~Prince Maximil- ian told the Reichstag his note was'. directed to the Presidenl of the Un- ited States and was based on his speech to Congress on August Ist and his speéch in New York on Sept. 27th. President Wilson had proposed a programme for a germe- ral peace which Germany and her Allies could accept as a basis for ne- gotiations. He said the new Gov ernment gtood on a basis of a' just peace regardless of the war condi tions. Austria Also Asks Peace. - (Canadian Press teh) Paris, Oct. 7.--The Austro-Hun- garian Minister at Stockholm has been charged to request the Swedish Government to transmit to Presi. dent Wilson a proposal to conclude immediately, with him and his Al- lies a general armistice and to start without delay negotiations for peace. -- Accept Wilson's Terms. (Canadian Press Despatch) Amsterdam, Oct. 7.=The new | peace note of Baron Burian, Austro- Hungarian Foreign Minister, will decla®e that all of President Wil- son's terms have been accepted, ac- cording to a Vienna despatch, whicn is published in the Dutch press. Kaiser's "Honorable" Peace. {Oanadian Press Despatch.) Berlin, Ogi. 7.---~Emperor Wil- liam in a message to the army says he has. decided to 'offer an honor- abie peace to 'his enemies. Maximilian Wants a Deague. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Anfiterdam;' Oct. 7.~The Chau- cellor's 'proposal ombraces the WILL GIVE HIS EN. 1 sending of plenipotentiaries to a neutral place to discuss the ques- tion of m league for mational arbi- tration and disarmament. Pay (No Attention To It. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Washington, Oct. 7.--Nothing of- ficial has been recefved here, lyet re- garding the peace' offer. It We thought no offer will receive the slightest attention of the Allies while German {troops occupy part of France and Belgium. U.S. Press Rejects (Canadian Press Despateh.) New York, Oct. 1.-~Peace pro- posals of Prince Maximilian have' been rejected by the press every- where iu the United States. Unconditional Surrender. (Oanadian Press Despatch.) \ Paris, Oct. 7.~Unconditipnst surrender is the general cry in Paris as the answer "to , Sorumnps latest peace nots. any'