PEC PTPIPE CIPI T tty 12 PAGES NO. Af YEAR 85: 276 GERMANY AND AUSTRIA . "NOW FULLY CONVICTED Of Starting the War--Telegrams That Passed Between Berlin and Vienna in July, 1914, Show How the Path of Blood Was Prepared. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Nov. 271. Newspapers here devote much space 15 the discussions of the revelations made by Bavaria in pub- lishing official telegrams which passed be fween ' Berlin and Munich just before the war broke out in 1914. and i has been proved by the Bavarian that the guilt of Germany during the past four years, Government. They agree Austria, persistently denied "Germany has been challenged again and again to pro- duce the whole correspondence between Berlin and Vienna during July, 1914," says the produce it. allowed to go without! trial?" Will the new Government dare- gulf between it and its predecessors? "Thus was the blood bath prepared. is the comment of the Express. has never dared just to show the Times. "She Is the Kaiser to be «The morning Post says that Dr. Solf, in appealing for a modification of the armistice terms, is following exactly the actions disclosed in the published telegrams. ------ GALICIAN CELLARS FILLED WITH DEAD Wholesale Slaughter in Po- grom Against the Jews. New York, Nov. 27.--Reports of "wholesale slaughter" in Pogrom against * Jews at Brzesko, Galicia, where cellars. are reported filled with bodies and many Jews attempt ing flight have been shot down in the streets, were received from Co- penhagen to-day by the Zionist or- ganization of America, At Przemysl, the report: added, the Polish legion looted all Jewish shops and homes, disarmed ' Jewish militia, invaded symagogueés and sullied the sacred scrolls of the law. 'Adolph Boehm, membey of the Jewish National Council at/ Vienna, wired the organization that Bohemia is "mercilessly deporting" refugees of Galicia who sought refuge In that country. TROOPS IN ENGLAND TO BE RUSHED HOME go Thousand Canadians Occupation 3 | ----------" Ottawa, Nov. 27.--Major-General Ashton, adjutant-general, expressed the opinion that it would he the bet- ter part of a year before the return of the Canadian corps could 'be ex- pected, as the corps was now in Ger- many and would be used as part of the army of occupation. The de- mobilization of forestry and railways corps would be proceeded with at once and carried out according to plans already announced. The return of married men from the ramy of occupation will be expedited. The troops now in England are now be- ing returned as rapidly as possible, from 20,000 to 86,000 per month, the number being only limited by the railway facilities in Canada and not by shipping. Major-General Ashton estimated that there were 160,000 Canadians on the west front, of whom 80,000 belonged to the army of occupation, while there were considerably more than 150,- 000 in England awaiting return: CALDER MAKES CHANGES. W. D.. Seott Will Retire--Position Ottawa, Nov. 27.--A general re- organization of the Department of Immigration to cope with the new conditions after the war' is fore shadowed. The positions of super-| intendent and assistant superinten- dent of immigration are proposed to be abolished. ; W. D. Scott, who for many years has been superintendent, will pro- bably retire on nuation, and E. Blake Robertson, his assistant, will be given another position. B, Walker, of , is slated' director of Changes are ~ in London, where E the men girl clerks ing to "carry t during the ----- ASQUITH OPPOSED BY A WOMAN (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov, 27.--Herbert H. Asquith, Liberal leader and former Premier, will be opposed in the coming elections by Mrs. George E, Hope, widow of Lieut.- Col. Hope, killed during the war. Mrs. Hope is running in- dependently and one of her planks is a demand that William Hohenzollern, former German Emperor, be brought to Eng- Jand and be tried for murder. MAY BE FORCED TO LEAVE HOLLAND (Canadian Press Despatch) London, 'Nev. 27.--William Hohenzollern will have to leave Holand if his presence there be- comes perilous to that country, Premier Ruija De Beerenbrouck ' is quoted as declaring dn the Dutch Parliament. WHIG WAS MEANS OF FINDING RELATIVES Father, Mother and Sisters of Late Pte. Monds Are Liv= ing in West. Shortly after the Whig was issu- ed on Tuesday night with the story that the Department of Militia and Defence at Ottawa was anxious to know the whereabouts of the rela- tives of Pte. J. C. Monds, who gave up his life for his country, Chief of Police Nesbitt was given the infor- mation sought for by some Kings- fon parties. It was ascertained that the fath- er, mother and sisters of the de- ceased were residing at Melford, Sask., with Mrs. Charles Holt, for- merly Miss Annie Hogan, of this city. The Department of Militia and Defence has been communicated with in regard, to the matter. BIG GERMAN ARMY Is at Treves Preparing For a Count" er<Revol (Canadian yohut Despatch) Amsterdam, Nov. 27.--General Von Der Marwitz, former aide to Emperor William, and later com- mander of the German forces on the Verdun front, has arrived at Treves with a big army, and appears to be preparing for a counter-revolution, according to a despatch from Berlin filed on Nov. 21st. ANOTHER SPEEDER FINED. Likely Fines Will be Increased on Second and Third Offenders, Another speeder was fined in Police Court on Wednesday morn- ing. The fine imposed was $10 and costs, but Magistrate Farrell is thinking very seriously of increas- ing the fine on second and third of- fenders, as just this week a driver made his second appearance and an- other came up for the third time. Citizens are complaining about the Bj rate of speed automobiles are ed to travel on the city streets, eis the police are endeavoring to do all they can to stamp out the practice. Some of the autos travel #0 fast that it is most impossible to get the number as they pass along. well Going to England. Biron Bidwell leaves' on Thurs- day afternoon for St. John, N.B, whence he will sail for England. His Lordship will deal with various matters affecting the Anglican church in Canada as the result of the coming of peace. He will also the Jenorary degree of D.D. {rom Oxford University. On Wed- nesday afternoon members of the appointed the bishop's commissary during his lordship's absence. Xi! Confesses to Murder. New York, Nov. 27.--James Re- Ras res ye iss Elizabeth Pa., nineteen "ot eatrun that a spirit snch as heir Ih harged wir the. ee AWAIT RESULT OF CONFERENCE oped Te 2 Natl Assembly Will Be Called In. Germany, id MIST DO THIS "QUICKLY OR SOME STATES WILL FORM A SEPARATE REPUBLIC, The Change in the Situation is As- cribed by Scheidemann to Dr. Karl Liebknecht's Attempted Coup-d'Etat. (Canadian Press ICopenhagen, Nov. ! est faterest is felt throughout German Empire in the result of the conference of representatives of the federal states at Berlin. The ques- tion of summoning a national as- sembly and insuring the unity of the empire are being discussed everywhere. It is generally expected that a decision will be reached to call a national assembly at the earil, est moment, otherwise Bavaria, Wurttembunrg and Baden are report- ed to be considering the formation of a separate republic. Hesse, Han- over and German-Austria are also credited with demanding a meeting of the national assembly. It is stated that the feeling at Bremen and Kiel is against the Spartacus panty. At Bremen the Soldiers' and Workmen's Council voted 81 to 20 in favor of the na- tional assembly. The Sailors' Coun- cil at Kiel has denounced the action of the Spartacus adherents. Philipp Despatch) 27.~The keen- the Without optimism nothing can be accomplished, The destructive cri- tic Is always a pessimist. - It lakes more brains to build a log cabin than it does fo bring down a dy- nasty. tains, and faith is just another pamé for optimism. The following story is a fine example of this qual- ity: In the early days of the war, when the British Tommies were drawing the princely salary of one shilling 'a day, the colonel of an Irish regiment called his men fo- gether, and offered from his own purse, ten shillings for every Hun That might two of tae EE Fo ult seencutlt account for a goad A A a Ap Pr Pi, NNN PA NAN situation to Dr. attempted coup-d'etat. peared twenty-iive years ago. Reasoned Optimism Needed. of reasongd optimism. The war Is over and reconstruction is upon vs. rountry for the next few years? Th, tsis the question we are all ask- Faith can remove moun' ind 4 'or answer seems highly probable tha we shall of Prost and discontent for a time, dut- =| Che daily British Whig | = PAGES 13 | LAST EDITION Te 5 pena STEELE Rad Fra, ¥ e $s s wey Lor ge AS Cg EP re ae re gp a ey ad -- --From the New York World Scheidemann, writing for the Vor-| waerts, ascribes the change in the Karl Liebkuecht's Sir H. Montagu Allan, C.V.0., as he is now (above) and as he ap- Sir Edward Kemp from his illness. is recovering What is to be the future of this a question that the wisest . can- with assurance. It have a twilight. before the full blaze "6f renewed prosperity, bu' there is no reason whatever for thinking that this. half light wil: long continue, or that it will, even for a moment, blacken into night. Let us face the facts fairly, no- thing is ever gained by blinking |C them, We shall probably have to seventy-five million dollars per im for interest om war dett and for: os a pretty heavy charge on a limited population such as ours. There is bound to be un- ing the period = of conversion of munition factories, and whilst our large army is being re-abserbed in- {to civil Mle. - These 'are, so to speai®, the debit items, but hat of the CAN EXTRADITE THE EX-HAISER The Ales: Entitled to Demand fis Person From Holland. ASO OTHER IDNDUAL WHO ARE GUILTY OF ANY EX- TRADITABLE CRIME Released Prisoners Came Out of Germany Half Naked and Half Starved--2,600 Arrive at Nancy. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Nov. 27.--The law offi- cers, the Evening News says, it is understood, have concluded that the Allies are entitled to demand the extradition of the former German Bmperor and those individuals who have committed or given Jmstruc- tions forithe commission of extra- ditable crimes. British and French authorities are working in close co- operation over this subject. Released Prisoners Half Starved. (Canadian Press Despatcn) 'New York, Nov. 27.--Two thou- sand six hundred released prisoners came stumbling into Nancy half- naked and half-starved in the lasl few days. Bohemia to Fight H . Stockholm, Rov sht Hungary. So- clalist opposition, preparations for war on Hungary are in full swing in Prague, Bohemia. The first Bo- hemian battery went to the front Wednesday, accompanied by several infantry battalions. Methods of voluntary recruiting are used in Prague. {COAL HOARDERS' PENALTY. Kitchener Controller to Make Them - Give Up Surplus. Kitchener, Nov. 27.--Coal hoard- ers in this city got a severe jolt yes- terday when Coal Commissioner Lang announced that he had a list names of citizens having more than the seventy per cent. allotment of coal in their cellars. The commis sioner stated that those having more than their share will have to e up their surplus coal for re-dis .jtribution throughout the city. THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over a Pithy ar and ta Way. --- v At Rio Janeiro the Government dissolved the General Union of La- borers on the ground that it is an anarchistic organization. At Kitchevo a number of Greeks were burned alive by Bulgarian troops under the pretext that they | had the typhus microbe. Nearly 30,000 British women-- many with children--who 'married Canadian soldiers in the Mother Country are coming here to reside. Col. H. G. Joly de Lotbiniere, of Quebec; has relinquished the rank of brigadier and vacates the appoint- ment as chief of the Royal Engineers, Imperials, It is understood that the Austra- lian Government purposes to make Kingston, Jamaica, a port of call for Australian ships using the Pan- American canal. The Hungarian Government has requested the Allies to hold im- mediate discussion of peace terms, according to reports reaching Swiss newspapers. Damage wilfully done by the Ger- mans to the coal mines at Lens, France, is so great that production cannot be resumed for periods rang- ing from eight months to three years. --dn-air raids in sixty-six municipal, districts in England 365 persons were killed 'and 1,147 injured. The pro- perty damage was $4,500,000. These figures are not assumed as complete for all England. Declaring that there is pressing need in Austria for assistance from the Allies and the United States, for- mer Emperor Charles of Austria- Hungary insists that the danger of Bolshevism is very great in his coun-' try. A suicidal wave has been sweep- ing over Philadelphia. In forty- eight hours there have heen twelve self-inflicted deaths. Physicians declare that the suicides are a psy-| chologicpl result of the ending of he war. "Sir Charles Ross, Bart., is claim- ing compensation of $18, 897, 724.08 for the expropriation of the Ross rifle factory at Quebec by the Gov- ernment of Canada, and for conse- quent losses of profits on Canadian and Imperial contracts. The King and Queen, together with the Prince of Wales, were the recipients of the most hearty recep- tion in Edinburgh, Scotland, where they attended the thanksgiving ser- vice at St. Giles Church and received an address oft welcome at Usher Hall. At Amaregon, Holland, the former German kaiser, continues to move freely about the country, but always followed closely by a state policeman on a cycle if he is motoring. He scarcley addresses a word to the Jo- cal inhabitants, for the general feel- ing is locally unfriendly. Half-dead from starvation and dis- ease, many beyond help, 1,321 sur- vivors out of the original total of 2,100 Bolsheviki prisoners and refu- gees in a train sent across Siberia hy the Gzecho-Slovak troops fighting | in Samara, European Russia, have! arrived at Nikolsk, near Vladivos-| tok. TURKS RESUME THEIR ATTACKS British at Constantinople Will Take Action if Disorders Continue. Constantinople, Nov. on the Armenians have been resumed | in the district of Erzbeijan, on the border of the Caucasus, by Turkish troops under the leadership of Nouffi Pasha, brother of Enver Pasha, for- mer minister of war. Noufi Pasha deglates that he is outsidegthe authority of the present Constantinople government, and that he has been delegated by the Mos- lems of the district to suppress the revolt of the Armenians. If the attacks continue British war- ships will be sent to Batum. The Turkish government has recalled Tathsin Bey, the governor of Smyr- na, who as governor of Erzerum was active in the Armenian massacre of 1916. MURAT HOME IN PARIS. Residence of Famous Family Set Aside for President. Paris, Nov, 27.--Prince and Prin- cess Joachim Murat, at the request of the government, have placed their town house at No. 28 Rue de Mon- ceau at the disposal of the French authorities to receive President Wil- of |son during his stay in Paris. The President will find in the man- sion various souvenirs Presiqnt Washington. whose nl Prince hehitie Murat. The Howes, which was noted before the war for the splendid receptions held there, has a garden. N AS AMBASSADOR. 27.--Attacks ' = GERMANY NOW ' WITHOUT LEADER And Bolshevism Is Growing in the Cer- man Empire. ALLIES MAY BE FORCED i TO CONTINUE BLOCKADE TILL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED. The Berlin Vorwaerts Issues a Warning Against Plots of the Former Emperor--Berlin Invited Vienna to War. - London, Nov. 27.--Germany is practically without a leader, the lat. est advices Indicate. Although the power of Karl Lieb- knecht, head of the Bolshevist move" ment, is growing, it is not believed that Chancellor Ebert has yet been overthrown. So far as is known, he still heads the Government in Ber- lin, although actual control is main- tained by the workmen and sol- diers. As a result of the situation in Germany, the Express points out that unless responsible authorities sign the peace pact, the Allies may be forced to occupy the country or continue their blockade stable government ig established. Warns Against Kaiser's Plots. London, Nov." 27. -- Warning against a Kaiserite counter-revolu- tion, the Berlin Vorwaerts, official organ of the Ebert Government, de- clares: "That gang of murderers are still planning to re-establish themselves. The Vorwaerts made the state- ment in commenting on the Bavar ian disclosures of the origin of the war. It pointed out that the Ger- man Government said was ignor- ant of the Austrian ultinfitum be- fore it was delivered to Serbia, and that it said Vienna was exhorted to be moderate in its demands. "The facts are," says the Vor- waents, "that Berlin invited Vienna. "Wilhelm said: "The-enemy af- jacked us! This 3 an infamous ie." i eit War The number of casualties in the British pavy until the close 2 the war was 39,766. Of these 2.466 were officers. (Marshal Foch, Allied commander- in-chief, has established headquart- ers in Luxemburg. He arrived there Monday with his staff. (Russian Bolshevik troops have crossed the river Narva on a broad front and have entered Esthonia be- tween the Gulf of Finland and Lake Peipue. General mobilization has Been ordered in Finland, and the | Germans are expacted to lehve with- lin a fortnight. The 76th and 27th divisions, Am- { erican troops, totalling about 15,000 { men, have been withdrawn and wil | embark for ho.ne in a few days. GIVES THE ROME NEWS. RA 5 The Peace Demonstration at Abilene, Ansas. i In renewing his subscription to the British Whig, John Keeler, of Abflene, Kansas, a former residént of Frontenac county, writes as fol- lows: "J am renewing my subseri to the Semi-Weekly British We get it every Monday and Thurs. day, and we are glad to get it, as it gives us the home news. I was born and raised two miles south of Battersea, and two miles north of Sunbury. I was sorry so many Kingston boys were led over in France. We are the war Is getting over. Canadd bas a hard time in this war. We have rela- tions in France. of five thousand, town, and news came +|all the whistles blew Ty rang, and gums were Ar had a big cel ation. was closed. rade through the streets, with Jha Kaiser on an old wagon. dertaker appeared and put lr en an i dor and a funeral procession fol- ow a etm OTTAWA LADY HURT. Was Origiaator_of Ford Peace Ship land Berne, Nov. 27.--The first woman to be appointed as atibamador has nominated until a' Abilene is a town * ae fil sx iy