KINGSTON, ONTARIO, T U ESDAY, NOV EMBER 5 mas. LAST | EDITION Viust | Reach the Mark 1 They Set Over There LOAN FIGURE NOW. $1,140,850 ~--Lend. Buy Victory Bonds-- Ths Township of Keanebes Has Won (he Governor-General' Flag. RAISED 115 OBJECTIVE ASD PORTLAND | PORTSMOUTH RUNNING FOR SECOND PLACE. Big Meeting in City Hall--Promin- ent Actors to Sell Victory Bonds | dn the Streets. The total amount raised city of Kingston and county Frontenac is now $1,140,850. figures reported Monday night! as follows: City County by of The 57,400 10,650 Total $68,050 By townships: Applications Wolfe Island .. 7 Bediord .. ES Portland... Lio 4 Amount $2059 Kennebee . .. .. B The township of Kennebec wins the Governor-General"s honor flag by raising 100 per cent. on Monday. There was great rejoicing at Vie- tory Loan headguarters Tuesday morning when word came from D. A. Osborne, the eanvasser of tle township, stating that they had gone "over the top." It is indeed a mat- ter for congratulation that a town- ship with a population of about 300 people scattered over a wide area should be the first to realize its ob- jective. There is no happier man in the county than Warden W. S. Reed, who telegraphed as Ans "The county is proud of you, Kennebec. Keep on going and cover Jou flag with crowns, {Sgdi) W. . Reed, warden 5 This means thik second place is open for Portsmouth and Portland. In addition to the honor flag for each canvassing trict there is an honor flag for each ' county, and 'through the courtesy of the Im- perial Munitions Board, the follow- ing privilege has been granted in connection with war-time ships be ing built in Canada: One ship is to be named by the county securing the largest total of its objertive. One 'is to be named by the county se- curing the largest number of appli- cations pro rata to population, and one by the county securing the larg- est percentage of its team members' vhjective. 'c have a boat named after Frontenme county would cer- tainly be an honor 1.450 Tonight's Meeting. A splendid programme has been arranged for the mass meeting in the City Hall to-night.' There will te two male quartette, instrumdn- tal and vocal solos and the Vietory chorus. T gE RIC.H.A. band will be in attendande. A number of short addresses will be delivered by local speakers, hut the chief speaker will ba Col. A. Kirkpatrick, an officer who was taken prisoner early in the war by the Germans. A number of the city clergy, eivie olficials and Victory Loan workers will occupy seats on the platform. Ladies are particularly invited to be present. Actors to Sell Victory Bonds. Thomas A. Wise and his co-star, Edward H. Robbins, who appear in "General Post". at the Grand on Friday and Saturday, have a couple of bhsy days ahead of them. In ad- di to performing in their com- edy, "General Posi," they have of- ir services to the local commiiitee in any man- m, and arrange made for these the] were | 1,550] 2.8001 Storrington .. .. 1,600 | Let's beat the record. These gentle- the on Friday and on the Saturday morning: G. H. Wood, Toronto, the chairman of the Victory committee: *"Oongratulations passing the. million mark work, Frontenac! Now for t cond millon!" Bolshevik Begs : Peace Of Allies (Canadian Press Des London, Nov. 5.---The shevik government it is from has a pote atch.) Bol Russia, Petrograd, ministers of reported handed neutral for transmission to the Entente nations askig for the opening peace negotiatigps in order that hostilities between the Allies and the Soviet Gov- ernment may be ended of Germany Must : Apply to Foch (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 5.---In the of Commons to-day, Lloyd stated Alles had decided that must apply to Mar- an armistice. | { | | { | House Premier George that the, Germany shal Foch for | War Tidings | Italians before the armistice took effect Monday are estimated now at| halt a million and the booty taken] includes 250,000 horses, | Three hundred thousand Aus-| trian soldiers and not less than 000 guns had been captured in ten days by the victorious Italian arm- ies before the armistice went into effect. From { | thé Dutch frontier to---east of the Meuse, the twenty-mile ba'tle itne is aflame as the British, Frerich, Americans and Belgians crush' the resistance of the enemy and push on for impartant gains. Every- where on the long line the Allies are progressing. WITHIN TEN. MILES OF LINE. Nearing = the Main German Com- munication Routs. Londen, Nov. 5----American troops west 'of the Meuse are now within tem miles of the Thionville-Mont- medy"Mozieres-Hirson railway, ihe main German communication line. The breaking of this line would mean that the German armies in the north would have to depend on the ILiege-Namur-Charelerol line, while the German armies south of the Ardennes would have to depend on receiving their supplies through Luxemburg 'The operation which the Franco- American forces are engaged .in carrying out north of the Argonne) forest has now resulted in definite- ly closing the Stemay gap, one of the main lines of retreat for the German southern armies. an] IN PITIABLE CONDITION. Ship's Crew Left to Their Fate in Mid-ocean. (Canadian Press Despatch) | Turks Island, B.W.L, Nov. Reporting the capture of their ship by a German submarine on Oct 13th, the captain and seven men of the Norwegian . barque Stifinder, New York to Fremantle, arrived here last night in a pitiable condi- tion following their twenty-one days exposure in an open boat with little or no food. The second boat con- taining the remaining eleven mem- bers of the crew, became separated from the captain's boat a few days away from the ship, and nothing is known of its fate.. CAPT. PLAYFAIR APPOINTED bo Canadian Historian For Government With Siberian Expedition. Montreal, Nov. 5.--Hon. Capt. Wil- liam Playfair, who has been appoint- ed as official representative of the Canadian Press and historian for the Canadian Government with the Can adian forces on the Allied expedi- tion to Siberia, left Sunday evening. Capt. Playfair has for a number of years past been connected with Mont- newspaper work with various journals here. United States Elections. anfianadivne Bross Despateii. - Washington, Nov.b.~~Congressional elections are taking place to-day in ull the statéy ot. the nnjon, and at noon both Republican and Demo- cratic Juatore are confident of suc cess. many states, telegraphs | Loan | on | Fine | § he se- | ES -- } men will speak to the employees of | A THE SA VIORS Canadian Locomotive Company | market square | OF RUSSIA { | { | | | { i | | | } | | (zecho-Slovaks ut the railroad station al Viadivestok being inspected before departing wr the interior of Russia. 1 rom St A Nt SN ANA ANN NNN PN THELA EST NEWS BRIEFLY GIVEN Despatches That Come From Near An Distant Places. TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the Warld From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Ex- changes, Germany has "fecogmzed the in- dependence of the. Czecho-Slovak stafe. The rumor is 'revived in political circles that Fred Pardee, M.P.P. fof West Lambton, is to join the Union Government in cabinet reconstruc- tion. James Kenpdry, a zen of Peterboro, is dead, aged seventy-three years. He was an ex- M.P. and mayor on three different oceasions. The Germans, in addition to their retreat before the French and Ameri- cans, west of the Meuse, are reported to be withdrawing their heavy artil- lery dnd material through Metz. Great Britain will be dependent to a large extent on home-grown meat for some time. The Ministry of Food in London says there will be no increase in the price payable to the farmer. The Dominion Railway Commis- sion on Tuesday began-the hearing of the Bell Telephone Company's application for increased rates, which affects = most On- tario, prominent citi- cities of MRS. RUSSELL SAGE DEAD. | | Wealthiest Woman in the Moon Aged Ninety. | { | | WaceD I TH Secon MRS. RUSSELL SAGE, York, Nov. 4.--Mrs. Russel Sage, widow of the famous linan- cier, and reputed to be the waalth- fest woman. in.the world, died sud- denly at her home early yesterday. Death is said to have becn causeéa hy ailments incident to 'old age Mrs. Sage was ninety. The fortune Mr¢ Sage left is estimated to" be vaued at» from $75,000,000 to $100,000, 000,. principally investel in railroad and financial enterprises. New Hit The Hunding Line, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, Nov. 5.--Between Sissonne and Chateau Porcien, on a front of more than fifteen miles, the French have penetrated the Hunding Nne of the Germans and are making a gener- al advance from the east of St, Quen- tin le Petit to the outskirts of Herpy. ---- An Open Letter From the Vice-chairman of the Victory Loam Committee. . The Kingston Victory Loan Com- mittee in discussing progrods 'has sought a reason for the fact that the canvassers' total for the first week (which does not include the special subscriptions appearing in-the gener- al total) amounted to only tweuiy- eight per = cent. of their objective, while other districts, as is shown by figures published to-day, are already well gbove the amounts due for the L one-third of the campaign period Now| elapsed. The epidemic--the homes that have suffered--the deatiis---the gloomy" weather--the lack of public meetings--were all mentioned. Signs by some to nt for the indifferent reception met by some of the can yassers. but the committee refoused ta hefleve the mass of the. people ani- by any such selfish spirit as of approaching peace were thought | small soon to hear the joy-bells of peace we should hope to Qo better than ever. Peace or no peace, the money is needed, $500,008,000 rather than $300,000,000; d surely a Union Government can be trusted te spend it wisely and well. Let every man, woman and child make it a personal matter to boost the loan. Take as much of it as you can. Take at least one hond. Pay cash or pay instal ments. Don't wait for the canvasser fo call. | Show your willingness by going down to Hishdquariars at the City Hall and subscribe Ask for a button when you subscribe, and wear your button, no matter ho your bond. Ask your friends where their buttons are, Hake ital matter of honor to. wear one, 'honor flags ont out yar Sg. | 'Win your honor oN Keep the pi > Nothing Siceseds: ke sur of [acts] cess. {coming into 13. THIS BATILE + T0 BE DECISIVE? ~-Lend. Buy Victory Bonds he Levelled At One of the Flanks of Vast Pocket. * CAUSE RETREAT OF GERMAN ARMIES. MAY THE In Belgium or Those Still Between the Oise and the Aisne--The Aim of the Franco-American Offensive is to Pinch Out the Whole Pocket. : (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Nov. §.-~A battle which is belleved here to be decisive is pow going on. It is being waged in two sections. In the morth the blow de- livered by the British armies of Generals Horne, Bygng and Rawlin- son and by the French under Gene- ral Debeny is a threat levelled at one of the flanks of th wast pocket formed by the German lines from Holland to Metz. The object of this offensive is to drive dangerous. wedges either north of the Sambre in the "direetivn of Mons or south of the river in the direction of Avesnes and Mauberge. The result may be a compromise re- treat 9 the German armies in Bel- | gin or those stiil between the Oise! and the Aisne. Excellent resilts have been realized so far. "The second section of tha attack is being conducted by Generals Gouraud and L'zgett on the Meuse. Thizg is a grea® strategic offonsive which the Germans hae always feared and which they ot make impossible by strcming "volt dun 'in 1016. The aim of the rinch cut the whole poke: Tire Awcerican troops are at lioumont i / | Germans Drop Back. | (Canadian Press Despatch) . Paris, Nov. 6.--French successes | have compelled the Germans to] make new withdrawals at several | peinfs wlong the front Between | the (Yspe and the Aisne the Fren: b | have ad-anced about one mile on al five-mie front. The French fizst| army :esumed its attack (a*s morn ing and is making progiesi:. The French troops continue successfully to pursue the Germans in tae region of Guise, and have taken the village of Bergues-Sur-<Sambre. i p------------ Hoisted Ttalian Flag. {Canadian Press Despatch) . Rome, Nov. b.--Italian naval ves- sels have janded troops on the Dal- matian islands of Lissa and' Lagosta, where the Italian flag bas been hoist- ed. Destroyers also have landed troops. at Fiume, f Will A (Cansalan Press London; . 5.~~The correspondent, the Allies ha conditions, says that i teh.) ; mes' Paris The {Tisza soldiers * ing. It had to be." FREE ' to door. British Pluck : Defeated Germans Amsterdam, Nov. B§.--The Nieuws Rotterdamache Toui- ant's Berlin correspondent at- tributes the failure of General Ludendorff"s great offensive io "the tenacity of the British sol- who refused io be panic stricken by any defeat, and the sang froid of Marshal' Foch, who spaved his reserves to the utmost. It is often said, and I am.able to confirm it, that th resistance of the British on March 27th near Arras caused the failure of the German cam- paign." THE KAISER PROMISES "TO AID REFORMERS The German Emperor Signs a Decree Making Chancellors Responsible Ministers. aiers, Amsterdam, Nov. 4.--On the occa- sien of the constitutional amendment force, says an official telegram from Berlin, Emperor Wil- lam addressed to Prince Maxmilian of Baden, the German imperial chan- cellor, a decree endorsing the de- cisions of the Reichstag and avowing his firm determination to co-operate ig their full development. The em- peror' 8 decree reads: "Your grand ducal highness: 1 re- turn herewith for immediate publica- tion the bill to amend the constitu- tion and the law of March 17, 1797, relative to the representation of the imperial chancellor, which has been laid before me for signature. "On the 'occasion of this step; which is so momentous for the future history of the German people, I have 4 desire to give expression to my feelings. Prepared for by a series of government acts, a new order comes into force which transfers the funda- mental rights of the kaiser's person to the people. "Thus comes to a close a- period which will stand in honor before the eyes of future generations. Despite all struggles between invested au- thority and aspiring forces, it has rendered possible to our people that tremendous development which im-/ perishably revealed itself in the 'Won: | dérful achievements of this war. "In the terrible storms of the four years of war, however, old forms have been broken up, not to leave their ruins behind, but to make a place for new vital forms, "After the achievements of these times the German people can claim that no right which may guarantee a free and happy future shall be with- held from them. "The proposals of the allied gov- ernments which are now adopted and extended owe their origin to this con- viction. I, however, with my exalted allies, endorse these decisions of par- liament in firm determination, so far "as 1 am concerned to co-operate in their full development, convinced that I am thereby promoting the weal of the German people. "The kaiser's office is one of ser- vice to the people. May, then, the new order release all the good pow- ers which our people needs in order to support the trials which are hang- ing over the empire and with a firm !step win a bright future from the gloom of the present, (Signed) "Wilhelm, LR. (Countersigned y "Max, Prince of Baden." Berlin, Oct. 28th, 1018. TISZA WAS KILLED : IN HIS OWN HOUSE Soldiers Invaded His Drawing= room and Slew Him Be- fore His Friends. Amsterdam, Nov. 5.--The Berlin Vossiche Zeitung contains a dramatic declaration of the assassination of Count Stephen Tisza, former Premier of Hungary, last week. At 6 o'clock in the evening three soldiers invaded Count Tisza's re- sidence dnd presented themselves in the drawingiroom. Count Tisza, with his wife and the Countess Almassy, advanced to meet the intruders, ask- ing what they wanted. "What have you In your hand?" a soldier demanded of Tisza. Tisza replied that he held a re- volver. The soldier told him to put it away, but Tiza replied: "f shall not, because you have uot "laid aside your rifles." The soldiers then requested the women to leave the room, but they Rice, eciinod to do so. A soldier then addressed Tisza as follows: "You are responsible for the Se struction of millions of people, be- cause you caused the war. Then, raising their Titles, the sol- diers shouted: "The hour of reckoning has 0 tired three shots and fell. His last wordc were: "1 re ALLIES TERMS: 60 T0 BERLIN Lend. Buy Victory Bonds {Te Fak Sate Ws Mace 2 clock Monday Evening. TERNS MOST BE ACCEPTED [* GERMANY WISHES THE HOS- TILITIES TO END. In Washington the War Is Regard od as About Over--Allies May Strike Germany Through Aus | tria. wl (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Nov. 6.----At six o'clock last night the final signature was attached to the armistice terms framed by the associated Govern- ments, which must be accepted by Germany if it wishes to cease hos- tilitles. . The same was forward to Berlin.' What Germany Must Do. Washington, Nov. b.----Germany wil have to evacuate . Alsace-Lor- raine if the parallel between Lae Austrian terms and those for Ger- many is carried out. It became known definitely that the nation could assume that the German demands would be compar- able ty the Austrian. Military men said that in this case, surremder, flat and abject, would be the fer- man portion. They anticipated that Germany would swallow her medi- cine. One Cabinet officer," wio heretofore has been particularly cautious, refusing to make any Pre: dictions, declared that im his. epin- fon, the war is mow about done. By 'the Austrian armistice, the Allies are given military and. naval privileges, within Austria, making it easier for them to strike Ger- wany's "back door" if that nation decides not to yield to the Allivd de- mands. Allies and now in. for action, mean com surrender and immediate end of the war, leav- ing the final peace terms to the dicta- tion of the AHfes, - The statement i authorized that the drastic terms u der wifich Austria dropped out of the war is an accurate indication of the nature of the terms offered to Ger- many, It will be absolute surrender, and nothing left to the good faith of Germany, - » Go On With The War, (Canadian Press Despatch.) p London, Nov. 5.--A demonstration was held before the Blsmarck monu- ment in Berlin on Sunday in favor of continuing the war and a resoln- tion was passed protesting against the acceptance of a humiliating peace, says a Copenhagen despatch, 3 BRITISH CAPTURE ANOTHER ER STRONGHOLD Loquesnoy I Is s Taken and Ad- vance of the British Is Rapid. mdian ress Despatch (Can ) London, Nov, Te pritioh troops in their offens've south-east of Valenci- ennes have captured the fortified town of Lequeshoy, after completely surrounding it. The entire garrison of more than a thousand men was taken with the citadel. progress has been made by Briti divisions east of where an advance of between three and four miles has been scored. The villages of Jolimetz, Larondgugens ; Fresnoy and Le been captured. Farivar grou a has been gained in Mormal forest. The village of Eth, are 'south-east of Valenciennes, has is) hen, tions will take pl : on Dec. Tth, it Is exp tion was given out the whips to y campaign. a ; K # 13 i, » = 2 = o $55 g i