=| Tye Daily British Whig YEAR 85: NO. WILL SHORTEN "PEACE SESSIONS As. Early Demobilization of the Allied Armies Is Advisabic. CONERENCE 15 10 TH BY 291 AND FINISH ITS LABORS NEXT APRIL, The Working Out of Details Will he Left to a Series of Commissions of Experts. ] Paris, Dec. 14.--That an undeal- able condition is likely to result from an undue prolongation of the peace conférence in the existing un- gettled state of Hurope is now gene- rally recognized, and the associuted Governments are anxious that its sessions should be compressed with- in reasonable limits. But the moat powerful influence in that direction is ths necessity of starting demobill. sation of the armies with the least possible delay which cannot be done on a substantial scale until peace has been signed. Not only must the strong desires} of thie soldiers themselves be con- sidered, but their early return to work lis essential to schemes of re- construction being planned in all the belligerent countries. Whereas the conference, it was originally estimated, would occupy any time up to twelye months, it is now hoped that peace may be signed by April, leaving the working out of details to a series of commissions of experts formed whon the confer- - Are Voting in the British Elections on Saturday. (Canadian Pregs Despatch.) london, Dec. 14.---Approxinately six million women will vote to-day at the general elections throughout the United Kingdom. Never be- fore were women eligible jo vote for mgmbers of parliament, al- though \{hey have participated In elections on local questiong for many years. To-day they will heip elect 707 members of the new House of Commons. This House will be responsible for the personnel and conduct of Great Britain's peace table plenipotentiaries, will frame the empire's gFeconstruction programme and will © control Eng- land's foreign policy for the mext five years. The newly enfranchised women comprise nearly one-third of the total electorate of 20,000,000 of the United Kingdom. To this ex- tent they are expected to influence the kingdom's domestic future and the Empire's relation to world events. Thus for the first time in history the women of one of the great powers are given the oppor- tunity of participating in world af- fairs directly, All women of' thirty and over in England, Ireland, Scot- land and Wales will share this pri- vilege. CANADIAN DAIRYMEN SHOULD LEAD WORLD Chief Dairy Inspector Speaks of Situation of the In- dustry. Dec. 14.--The district of the Eastern On- tario Dairymen"s Association was held here this week. € O. Publow, Kingston, chief dairy instructor for Fastern Ontario, was present, and gave a lucid address dealing with the dairying industry. Mr. Publow made a sirong appeal for co-opera- tion among the dairymen of this district towards the upbduilding of the dairy business, and also advo- cgted a higher and more progressive form of education among the farm- Lakeview, dairy meeting ence assembles early in the New Year, I-------- CANADIAN TRANSPORTS COMING IN NUMBERS Olympic, Pannonia and Minne~ dosa Arrive--Four More Due Next Week. -- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Ottawa, Dec. 14.--In addition to the Olympie, the arrival of which at Halifax with 5,207 military details and 157 civilinas off board has been announced; the Minnedosa, carrying 898 troops and 488 civilians, w MR bf some © ay. 'The Melita, with 1,191 soldiers and 26 civilians on bdard, will' probably arrive at the same port on the 20th of this month, and the Corsican with 747 troops and no civilians about the 21st. The transport Regina ,with 2,070 troops and four civilians is likely to reach Halifax about the 21st -and the hos- pital ship Essesquibo, with 600 inva- lids on board, is due on the 20th. More Canadians Arrive, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Portland, Me., Dee. 14,--The Cun- ard steamer Pannonia arrived to-day from England, bringing one hundred Canadian officers,some of whom have served through four years of war. The men left for Montreal on a spe- cial train to-night," Gen. Mannerheim was formally elected premier. of Finland by the Finnish Landtag on Friday. WHIG CONTENTS, Sho Peace Sessions; Irish 3 ab Divided; Story of Kaiser's Flight; The Fair By- Cha - Incidents of HT Christmins 18-Aav. and Vanluven's and. Stevs : MEL onnelly Bros, 3 Fire; d o Mak cre in connection with this parti- cular industry, he speaker point- ed out to the fluctuation in tho fig- ures relating to the manufacture of cheese and butter is alarming,'and there is no reason why Canada should not tale 'first place in the dairy markets of the world. Mr, Publow's address was illustrated by moving pictures showing the 'vari- ous stages of cheese and butter manufacture. Wanner essen ete STANDS FOR ABOLITION OF CONSOCRIPT ARMIES L Em- Ras (Canadian Press Despatch.) Loudon, Deg. .14 -- Premier Lloyd George, in a statement to Reuter's Limited, said on the subject of con- scription: "On the eve of this impor- tant election, which means so much to the country, I wish to make it clear beyond all doubt that I stand for the abolition of conscript armies in all lands. Without that, the peace conference would be a falflure and a sham. These great military machines are responsible for the agony the world has passed through, and it would be a poor ending to any peace conference that allowed them to continue. Any delegate that rep- resents Great Britain at that confer ence must labor to the end I have stated." YOUR WIFE OR YOUR LIFE. Contractor Locked Up as Highway" > man Steals Family. New York, Dee. 14.--Thomas La- marta, an Italian contractor, stood in thes doorway of his home at 344 East Fifty-fifth street, yesterday, putting on his overcoat. Im the house were his Wife Francesca and his daughter Rose, eight years old. A tall, well-dressed man came to the door. He had a revolver. The way of preliminary argument. J} want to see your wife," said the stranger. "I love your wife and 1 want her to come with me." The stranger comrpelled the wife and daughter to put on. their hajg and coats and to leave the house with him. Lamaria followed as they went down the steps, but the man turned and forced the contractor to go into the cellar, where he was duly locked in a coal bin. {After an hour the contractor ex- Jtrieated himself and ran for the po- lice. Several detectives were as- signed to the case, . STOP MARKING OF) OLEO. Dairymen Urge the Government to b Rescind ; Order. Ottawa, Dec, 14.--The Dominion dairymen's conference, which met in Ottawa, decided to memorialize the Government to release as soon as possible all soldiers in any way connected: with the dairy industry owing to the shortage of labor In this particular industry. Another resolution = Ynanimously . adopted urged the Covernment to rescind stranger presented the weapon by il i tT KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918. 15 STORY OF RAISERS FLIGHT He Just Dodged Allicd Bombs Before He Left the Country. IRISH FAMILIES ARE DIVIDED Electoral Battie Between Nationalist And Sinn Feiner Parts Relatives. SIN FENERS GAINING AND INTEND TO CONTEST ALL IRISH SEATS. One of the Sinn Feiners Elected is Interned--Unionists Hope for Gains in Ulster, Toronto Globe Cable London, Dec. 13.--Latest ad- vices from Ireland confirm the im- pression that the Nationalist party is wrecked absolutely, ang that John Dillon; the leader, will poss- ibly be beaten by De Valera, the Sinn Fein leader, in Mayo, The Sinn Feiners are everywhere receiving the support of thousands who dis believe in an independent Ireland, realizing that its attdinment is un- practicable, and who also disbelieve in revolution and abstention from participation in the administration of affairs from Westminster, but have wearied of the course taken Ly the Irish party and hope to see a new and stronger organization arise, It ls believed the Sinn Fein- ers will get the votes of many con- stitutional Nationalists A strong feeling is growing in the south of Ireland against partition #nd insistence on self-determina- tion, if possible, based on the ex- pressed wishes of the majority. The Sinn Feiners are building largely on the hope that American delegates or others will introduce the Irish ques- tion at the peace conference, It is reporied that as long as the peace conference sits their policy will be to pronrinently 'agitate Irish affairs and the need for a change, refusing to sit at Westminster, though the latter feature may be changed if necessary to combat in Parliament the attitude taken by Sir Edward Carson and his followers in Ulster, Sinn Feiners Contest All Seats. The strength of the Sinn Feiners is shown by the withdrawal on the eve of nomination of a4 number of University, the cluding acclamations, are apparent- LAST EDITION "y Queen's University, Belfast, a stronghold of Conservatism, Among the interesting features of the fight, it is reported that two sons and daughters of Michael Davitt are campaigning for the Sinn Feiners, that Gavin Duffy, who un- til recently was Dublin's metropoli- tan police magistrate, has been no- minated in South Dublin, that Sir Thomas Edmond, a grandson of Henry Grattan, is a candidate in North Wexford against a Sinn Feiner, while his son, Osmond, is reported to be campaigning the country for the Sinn Feiners. Nr. Griffith, who is elected for Cavan, is regarded as the founder of the Sinn Fein Society, and edits the of- ficial organ. Like other prominent members of the party, he is intern- ed. This circumstance is naturally exploited by Sinn Fein campaigners. it is still believed the Unionists, who are waging a vigorous cam- paign, will make some gains in Ulster. DOES NOT NEED TO GET OFF THE LINE As a Matter of Fact, You Do Not Know That He Is On. Washington, Dee. 14.--Post- master-General Burleson made pub- lic a letter from Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Tele- graph and Telephone Company, an- nouncing: the invention -and devel- opment by the technical staff of the Bell system of a "practical sys- of multiplex telephony and tele- graphy by the use of which it is now possible to increase manyfold the message-carrying capatity of long telephone and telegraph wir. es." "With this new system," said Mr. Vail's letter, "four telephone con- versations over one 'pair of wires are simultaneously carried on, in addition to the teléphone conversa- tion provided by the ordinary me- thods. Thus, over a single pair of wires, a total of five telephone con- versations are simultaneously ope- rated, each giving service as good as that provided by the ciredit working in the ordinary way. Challenges for America's Cup. Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 14.--The Royal Ulster Yacht Club has sent a cablegram to the New York Club containing a challenge for the Am- erica's Cup. ; Sir Thomas Lipton is relying on Shamrock IV. for the challenge, which is made by the club on be- half of Sir Thonias. -------------- Canned salmon commandeered for the British Government costs Britain $§16a case. On 75,000 cases of "pinks" a reduction of §0c. a case has been allowed. dhe ed to som& 1,600,000 ¢ ly contesting everything, including The Whig's Wietory Christmas Tree Fund Foe Soldiers' Kiddies. : eye val Ra, ety. ¥ | \""REMEMBER THE KIDDIES." them while daddy was overseas. Let years. understand and appreciate. Send in W. F. Nickle ... .. James A. Richardson .. British Whig Publishing Co. . Pr.d. J. Harty ..J ... "A Friend .,. .. : Great War Veterans" Mayor Hughes J. B. Carruthers ... Jean Richardson . Waldron's ..\:... . W. B. Dalton & Son. . Anderson Bros, Lr J. L. Whiting .. .. . H. W. Newman . MeKelvey & Birch _.. ... ... Col. and Mrs. Perreau ... .., J. M. Farrell LE i Princess Street Meat Market . _P. H. Richardson .. Mrs. Harriett Perceval see sen ee Are ede aw . D.AShaw .. ... ....... wr iy - 5 row - whan teay "es ame van Major E. H. Lancaster ... ... ,.. W. Cooper, Wolfe Island .. ... ... ... ... PeAthinsdn Wray... i... coi eae CE ER Pe Don't let the kiddies ery this Christmds bécause Sauta Claus forgot them know the. joy of Christmas as your own children know it, and as you used to know it in"your childhood The Whig's Fund aims at raising $1,000 to provide every ome OI | hé must see that the necessary pro- these kiddies with something by which to remember the generosity of | Kingstonlans this Christmas. Fill every lttle heart with joy, and kiddies will thank you; and their fathers, who are serving overseas, will six p.m. we received news that the the your subscription mow, The follow- ing subscriptions have already been received: Cee ue 850,00 50.00 . 25.00 Te wea Le sas wen mun Association ca Col. and Mrs. J. N. 8. Leslie .. ... ... RE Balen LTE bas aaa sas en A ORES aaa sae we ake wv ae She Hea wae sae sew EE ETE Tee aww sew saw . . Fran eas wae wad 4 dee dew damiaay www eT Be Eelartcans ine sane enna ano mabn wary Be "s sma Saw vw wen wan a anime ea Sew ow meen aE sary sas wses ra PRE whe sae wa atiee Aaa ee ae ew Artinee we ne aw Avie "linn a. Ams yk re ae anaes ae ae even as Sow eee « L#¥ening for Berlin, DUTCH HSSED AND SPAT AT TRAIN WHEN IT REACHED) SPATIONS. One of the Kaiser's Attend Quite Indignant -- Enorm Quantities of Food Were Packe Into the Court Train. The Hague, Dec. 18.-- 'The fight of Wiliam the last." This is the title Vorwaerts gives to the follow- ing description written by the kals- er's own attendant: "On Tuesdgy, October 29, at 2.30 p.m, I receifed from the castle an order to come immediately. I start- ed, and, suspecting something ap- proaching a departure, took the ne- cessary papers for a journey. When I arrived at the castle, I received a commission to prepare for the per- sonnel appointed to start at eleven o'clock that night for Spa in a court train. 1 arranged provisions for ten days from the castle's war store, where enormous treasures of food of every description had been stocked, and had them packed into the coart train. "On October 30, at 4 p.m., we en- tered Spa. The kaiser, with his suite of 16 gentlemen and 45 ser- vants, continued to reside in the train, 'On November 3, the kaiser uun- dertoock a journey to the front at Alosstnord, Belgium. We left this station after some delay. Had we remained ten minutes more, we should have been no more, for ten minutes after the court train's de- parture (the kaiser and some of his suite had leit in motor cars) the station was bombed by French air- men and completely ruined, also a munition transport and a hospital train full of sick and wounded were destroyed. A Germans Were Lucky, "On the return journey, we saw six enemy alrmen still above our train, but we were lucky, as they ; thrown all their bombs at n. { i "When we returned to Spa at noon of November 4, we were in- formed that we should leave that Our joy was great, but things turned olit differ- ently. The kaiser had not complied with the request of the general staff to retire from Spa as quickly as possible, as his presence ocea- sioned fears of the worst, but (took up his quarters at Villafr ¥ 'jeuse, where he previously had liv- ed "I had to contend with all sorts of things, because the courriers who should have brought new fresh pro- visions, meat, game, vegetables, ete. from Berlin, had not arrived. What was I to do? I told a court official visions were obtained. This was done to a limited extent. "On Saturday, November 9, at train of the kaiser was coming down, and that he, with all his suite, would remain in the: train. What did that mean, we asked our- selves. After some reflection, we arrived at the right conclusion-- (flight, About ten o'clock, when the kaiser had left the restaurant ear. I was instructed to have a travel- ling breakfast ready at eight o'clock the following morning, the tenth, for the kaiser and six gentlemen of his suite, and about eight members of his travelling service. 1 was told that a first breakfast must be ready at half-past four. At five o'clock the motors for the further journey (the flight into Holland) would be ready. - The Kaiser's Flight. "Thus it happened. The kaiser left the train at five o'clock in « the morning, and fled in a motor across the Dutch front. We followed in the train, reaching Eysden at ten o'clock. Scarcely had the train when we heard peoplé in the factory situated opposite the train, asking the mocking question whether 'we wanted to go to Paris, and is 80 we must take the oppo- site direction, e. Every| company in 'Cinderella' swarnied | Grand, Friday a THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over Told In a Pithy and Pointed Way. Two New York bankers were killed when bandits got away with thirteen thousand dollars. The report that the Allies intend to occupy 'Berlin is denied in Paris official circles. . An American squadron has afriv- ed and taken over control of the city and harbor. A secret party in Rhineland is working for the annexation of this German territory to France. Lloyd-George's coalition govern- ment majority in Great Britain in 4 /| British house is estimated at 165, Six hundred and twenty soldiers have taken advantage of the federal settlement plans since July, he transport Olympic arrived Saturday at Halifax and several other transports will arrive next week, January 1st has been fixed as a day of general rejoicing in Berlin in honor of the German revolution. The German armistice has been extended till 5 a.m. January 17th, according to a despatch from Tre- ves, : AN Montreal police, fire and civie strikers go back to work. "Their grievances will be adjusted by arbi- tration, Mrs. Euphemia ' Emma RElisler, known in theatrical circles as Effie Blisler, died at Nutley, N.J., at the age of ninety-three, Elections to the Constituent As- sembly of Prussia will be held eight days after the elections for the Ger- man Constituent Assembly. The Lloyd-George Government will MHkely have a big majority. Lloyd George promises the abolition of con- scription all over Europe. Chancellor Bonar Law has ' an nounced that the coalition ministry will undertake the reform of the House of Lords, if returned to pow- er, Contracts for the construction of six steel vessels have been closed by the Marine Department. They will be built at Prince Rupert, Port Ar- thur, and New Glasgow, N.S. The German Imperial revenues for December, it is reported from Berlin, have been pald to all the former royal personages remainidg in Ger- many who were entitled to them. President Wilson made his en- trance into Paris at 10.15 o'clock on Saturday morning. The president's arrival at the capital was greeted with a salvo of artillery in a salute: Mary Cameron, aged about twenty years, of Carlsbad Springs, died in the office of Dr. R. Cosgrove, dentist, Rideau street; Ottawa, while under an Juacathesip administered by a phys- fol the| Pte. James Croft, London, gufity of desertion, was sentenced to tem years penal servitude; Pte. Colin Lawrence Young, guilty of a similar offence, was sentenced ./to seven years. / Violent méthods still are being adopted by the commission charged with combating the revolt against the Bolsheviki in Russia. Exetutions were said to be numerous, the victims 'including many priests and monks. Some progress hag been made in the work of restoring Canada's ship- ping facilities to a precwar basis. Sir George Foster has been\ dealing with] the question, in eoatordhte with the British Minister of Shipping in Lob don, - 3 France is granting an indemnity of 260 franes to every man demobilized with additional payments according to length of 'service, citations and number of depeadents. The payment of the extra indemuity will invoive the expenditure "of 1,696,000,000 francs, Bolshevik troops, co of eleven infantry divisions and cavalry and artillery, are marching toward Central Europe on a front of nearly 400 miles from the Gulf of Finland to the Dneiper river. They are de- stroying everything in their path and capturing the material left behind by the Germans in their withdrawal Salaries of Director of Public safe- ty Joseph Tremblay and his assistant, Arthur Mann, is to be struck from Montreal's budget. These are heads of the polie force for whose dismissal the strikers called. If the aldermen can control a fwo-thirds majority at a meeting of the City Couneil on Mon. day, the motion will go Into effect. Vice-Admiral Keyes was presented with the freedom of Dover on Satur- day. He said that the Dover patrol had accounted for thirfy submarines between January 1st and September 30th, A thirty thousand pounds sterling fund has been started to which Lord Northcliffe donated tem thousand pounds tp commemorate the Dover patrol by erection of two monuments on Cliffs of Dover and Cap Grisnez and to make provision for home for Dover patrolmen. ---------------------- Return Visit 'From "Cinderella." Kingston theatregoers enjoyed a return visit from F. Stusst-Whytes a e fternoon and even- ing. The pantomime productions that this company has been giving 'Zara Clinton, the male com- favor with the FAR BIW 5 WITHHELD As ie Delis Regarding he Expenditure Were fol St For, MATTER FOLLY CONSIDERED BY THE OITY COUNCIL ON FRI. DAY NIGHT, Some Aldermen Opposed to Spending $25,000 on Fair Grounds----Matter Will Come Before Next Year's Couneil, After nearly two hours of discus. sion upon the proposal to submit a by-law for the expenditure of $25,000 on the fair grounds buildings, the City Council on Friday night came to the conclusion that before it could put such a measure to the people ft must have more detailed informa- tion. This information was lacking, and hence the by-Jaw, which was in- troduced by Ald. Corbett, stands over until it is taken up by the council of 1919, which may possibly submit it to the electors early in the year. In support of the proposed expen diture short addresses were delivered br R. J. Rodger, J. G. Elliott," John Donnelly, G. A. Bateman, of the Board of T rade, and by M. 8. Grace and W. Y. Mills, of the Retail Merch- ants Association. R. J. Bushell, manager of the fair, stated that the Fair Association would give the City Council one-haif of its surplus each year toward meet- ing the interest and debentures on the $25,000 by-law. The sum of $1,000 a year could be guaranteed as the city's share of the surplus. Al the fair directors were really asking was the loan of $25,000 until they got the exhibition on a larger paying basis. Ald. White sald he had cahvassed nearly all the merchants in St. Law- rence ward and found all but one man in favor of the fair, of its pres- ent location and expending $25,000 on the buildings. He had started out against the by-law, but after that he was inclined to favor putting the by-law to the people. Ald. Corbett sald that in view of wihat the fair was dofng for. Kingston it was his duty to support the sub- mitidng of the by-law to the people and let them be the judges. Ald. Chown said that personally he might support the by-law , but as a representative of a large section of the electors he had to consider thelr the proposed expenditure, Ald. Wright showed that fa twen- ty years the city will pay $45,000 if it issues 325.400 for improvements t0 the fair grounds. He did not consider the expenditure of $25,000 on the fair grounds as es- sential, when the city had soon to meet large expenditures on roads, sewage, etc. 'What the council did not have was a bona fide financial statement from the fair association. He would not oppose & reasonable ex- Ipenditure on the grounds, but $25,- 000 is too much, Al/O'Conmor claimed that the fair proposition was thrust upon the council rather late in the year. What he wanted was to know more about how the $25,000 was to be expended. Although as a retafl merchant who 'he was not prepared to saddle a debt of $25,000 upon the people. As Kingston had so many essential things to meet next year, he could not see his way clear to support the proposed by-law. Ald. Litton opposed the by-law, The city had too many expen- ditures ahéad to spend $26,000 on the falr grounds, : Ald. Kent claimed that the by-law was 100 vague and too It was not the $26,000 and expended upon. more detail and it was got this detail in time A by-law should not did not appear good just at present. Ald. Couper held the Ald. Kent with regard to tafl in the by-law, and 1 haw the measure could without it. d, year's council to appoint & committee to meet the fair association diree- lors and prepare a scheme of exten on. Al. Simmons and J. W. Smith said they could mot support the byddaw. Ald. N. A, could not views, whieh were not favorable to