GEN. WEVBIRN TELLS OF PLANS For the Canadian Army of Occupation Al Preseal in in Germany. 100,000 ARE TO REMAIN IN FRANCE UNTIL THE FIRST OF MAROH, bY « During the War 611.741 Men Huve Passed Thebugh (Canadian Mili. tary Machine and 465.081 Were Volunteers, i Toronto, Dec, 17.--A comprehen sive address*Bn demobilization pro- blems was delivered by Major General 8, C. Mewbura, Minister of Militia; at the Canadian Club lun cheon yesterday. He said that dur ing the war 611,741 men passed through the Canadian military ma- chine wud that 465,984 men were volunteers. He spoke of the plans for bringing the men home again, stating that for December and January the troops will be discharg- ed at_the rate of 20,000 a month while" commencing with February. they will be discharged at the rate of 30,000 a month and upwards. As regards the fighting troops, how- ever, approximately 100,000 of them will be obliged to remain in France until March 1. 'The mini- ster said he was in favor of increas- ing the period of post-discharge pay from three to six months. General Mewburn said demiobiliz- ing the Canadian Expeditionary Force was like trying to unscramble an egg and put it back into the exg shell. He paid high tribute to the old Canadian militia regiments, say- ing that their recruiting records were wonderful and more than justi. fied thelr existence, "They were the backbone of ithe earlier contin sgents that since the war commenc- ed the organization of 268 infantry battalions had been authorized in Canada, and the bulk of them were recrubled wp to strength Ta addi- tion there were a number of drafl- giving units which . sent reinforce- ments to battalions at the front. In- stead of having 258 battalions, there are less than 50 battalons in existence today, he said, owing to many of them being "oroken up on arrival in England. In this way the identity of the battalions had been completely wiped out. "This shows the difficulty of trying to --un- scramble the egg," he commented. OPENS IN BERLIN The Independent dont Socialists and the Spartacus Group Are Greatly Outnumbered. (Canadian Pregs Despatoh) Berlin, Dec. 17.--The central con: gress of delegates of the Soldiers and Workmen's Councils from many parts of Germany opened yesterday in the building formerly used by the Prus- stan Diet. There were three women among the 4130 delegates. During the orgacdization of the congress, it be- came evident that the Mmdependent socialists and the, spartacus group were greatly outnumbered. A signifi- cant development was that none of CENTRA the tmportant posts In the congress|" were given to delegates from Berlin The wspartacis group made a futile attempt to intimidate the congress Followers of Dr. Liebknecht and spectators in the gallery joined in the wproar which lasted twenty min- utes, ¥nd threatened to result in vari ous fistic fights, The resolution then was defeated by 5 to 1. A contest is expected to-day when the question of summoning the national assembly comes up Joy discussion. discussion, Ee TA PLANNED -- (Canadian Press Despatch.) 17.--Much uneasi- Canadian soldiers d that the pres- ly . ness fs felt amon "Thirteen, Passengers Missing After Fire (Canadian Press Despatch.) Winnipeg, Dec. 17.~--Thirteen persons are missing following the destruction by fire of one' tourist coach on Canadian Pacific train No. 4 which left Winnipeg at 9.10 p.m. yesterday for To- ronto. The ire apparently started In a wy occupied by a family party and quickly spread to the rest of the coach. The identity of the passengers miss- ing is not yet known. CROSSING THE RHINE BY THE CANADIANS Passed Over on a Boat Bridge at Cologne---The Germans Impressed. » (Canadian Pro 88 Despatch) Cologne, Dee. 17.--British and Canadian armies crossed the Rhine on four bridges here. The Canadian division passed over on a boat bridge. The weather was extremely wet and spoiled an impressive spectacle, The crossing began at nine o'clock in the morning and continued until late in the afternoon. The spectacle was witessed hy large German crowds, who were deeply impressed by the magnificent fitness and marching of the men, and the excellent condition of the transport and horses, The Berlin Elections. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Berlin, Dec. 17.--First results of the elections to the constituent semblies hve been announced, Anhalt province, there have been elected 22 majority socialists, 12 Ger- ocrats, and 2 conservatives, emberg thers were elected 2 socialists, 16 liberals, 3 laborites and 1 poas pant, as ESCAPED FROM LOCK-UP A FEW HOURS AFTER HE ARRESTED FOR THEFT, WAS David Hines, Taken In Charge For Robbery At Hide House of George Paul At Napanee Sunday Night-- Stolen Skins Disposed Of In King- ston. A few hours after he had been ar- rested on a charge of theft, David Hines, aged forty-four years, who is said to haye a penitentiary record, made his escape from the "lock-up" at Napanee, and at last accounts was still at large. Hines was arrested in connection with the rebbery at the hide house of George Paul, at Napanee on Sunday night. The hide house was broken into and skunk and fox skins, to the value of over $100 were taken. The Kingston police were notified of the matter, and Sergt. James Bateson, who worked on the case, found that the skins had been disposed of in Kingston by a man answering to the description given of Hines. The lat- ter was then placed under arrest by Chief of Police Barrett at Napanee, late Monday afternoon, but between three and four o'clock, on Tuesday morning, Hines managed to make his escape. The description given of Hines by the police is that he is 5 feet 6 inches in height, and weighs 140 pounds. He was wearing long rubber boots, a grayish overcoat, and an old fur cap. FOUR MORE VESSELS WITH OUR SOLDIERS Are Expected at Halifax and 8t. John Within the Next Week. ------ (Canadian Press Despatch) Halifax, Dec. 17.---The steamer Regina which left England on De- cember 12th is expected to arrive here ony the 21st with 2,080 officers and men, Ontario boys on board in- clude two officers and 336 men from London district, three officers from Toronto distriet and four officers and 376 men from Kingston district. Steamer Essequibo expected on the 19th with 595 officers and men in- cluding six nursing sisters. Seven [3thicers and 214 men on this steamer are for Kingston military distriet, others from distant parts of Canada. Northlang is expected on the 28rd with fifty-eight soldiers and nine civilians from London district, and 212 soldiers and twenty civilians from Toronto district. The SS. Grampian is expected at St. John the same day with 943 soldiers and forty- eight civillans. INCREASE N/WAMP. FORCE. ] Otfler-inCouncl Increases Strength iven ies Outlined. Ota, Dec. 17. FO on was to an order-iniCouncil in- creasing the North-West Mounted Police force to its aubhorized strength of 1.200 men. . In addition to its present duties in the territor- ¥ the Sorc is further assigned to in rta, Saskatchewan, Bri- tist -- 'Manitoba, and rode of Dutarie embraced in _ BINGSTON, oxTARIO, TUE SDAY, DECEM | PAGES 18 BER 17, GERMANS FLYING WHITE FLAG, SHOW CANADIANS 'WHERE | ROADS ARE MINED On land as at German lreachery. This photograph shows Hin oflicers pass Canadians. They were sent to peint out the location of over which the Allied troops had to pass. At the driver's side the safety of the Kaiser': 3 emissaries. Sm FORCES AT WORK IN GERMANY An Analysis of the Various Revolutionary Parties That Are Operating. GERMAN BOYS' DEMANDS PARADE STREETS. AA encountered a 'compro their chief Socialists, Lede Programme mise was made with rivals, the Independent led by Hugo Haase, George hour and.Carl Kautsky, and they were termed the 'centre' party. The Yextreme left" is the mysteri- ous Spartacus group, formed in the fall of 1916. It gets its name from anonymous political letlers signed "Spartacus." which were sent out by Karl Liebknecht for personal in- formation of the Radical element among the Social Democrats. The group is the German equivalent of the Russian Bolshewisis. More or less allied with the Spartacusts are two other extremely radical groups, the" Internationale" and the "Inter- national Socialists of Germany." Julian Borchard is believed to be the leader of the Internaiional So- cialists of Germany, but the group has not figured apparently in the revolution up: to thi¥ time, yr German Boys Make Demands. (Canadian Press Despatch) Berlin, Dec. 17.--8Several hun- dred boys and girls, carrying red flags and placards, paraded through the streets of the eity to-day on their way {0 the teichstag building, where the soldiers and workmen's congress is being held. Theys de- manded among other things, votes for persons eighteen years of age, the abolition of: corporal punish- ment in schools and participation by children ia the administraiion of government and the schools. A venteen-year-old lad made an ad- dress warning the executive com- mittee of the 'terrible consequen- ces' if the juvenile programme was not eargied out. © Youthful orators demand the removal = of Prenijer Ebert. and Phillipp Scheidemann, opposed to the convening of the na- tional assembiy. Reports of unresi between Chile and Peru continue to reach the em- bassies of these countries at Wash- ington. Field Marsial Haig is to be given a great triumphal reception in Lon- don, THEY HOLD A THROUGH BERLIN for Persons and the Abolition Punishment in Undor ef the Want Votes Eighteen Corporal Schools. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Dec. 17.--Some light the muddled political situation Germany may. be gained by analysis of the revolutionary foreis now at work. There are three dis: tinct parties contesting for supre- macy, Social Demoerats, Indepen- dent Socialists and the Spartacus or Bolshevist group. The Social Demoerats are the old Scheldemann party Throughout the war they worked hand in hand wit the so-called "middle class," non-Socialist parties. When the re- volution occurred they wished to continue (heir co-operation and es- tablished a coalition government re- presenting the old Reichstag coall tion majority. They may be called the "extreme right" the Conser: vative element of the revolutionary movement. But owing ------ | "REMEMBER THE KIDDIES." on in the the or to opposition their The Whig's Victory Christmas Tree Fund For Soldiers' Kiddies. Don't let the kiddies cry this Christmas because Santa Claus forgot them while daddy was overseas. Let them know the joy of Christmas as your own children know it, and as you used to know it in your childhood years. The Whig's Fund aims at ralsing $1,000 to provide every ome oi these kiddies with something by which to remember the generosity of Kingstonians this Christmas. Fill every little heart with joy, and the kiddies will thank you; and their fathers, who are serving overseas, will understand and appreciate. Semd in your subscription now. The follow ing subscriptions have already been received: FF, Atkinson Wray .... ... 50.00 Ress Heewean fp Cwm 25.00 15.00 15.00 | Bev. Dr. 10.00. 10.00 ea every precaution was takeff after the signing ef the armistice to offset mines they 240 'tered out. sing through the lines held by had laid on the roads is the white flag which insured A AAA Pi NA GERMANS POLITE 10 CANADIANS The Greatest Dre Shown fo the Canadian Commander. A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY CANADIAN THIRD DI- PARTY GIVEN VISION CONCERT Before the King and Queen of. Bel. gium in Brussels--Train to Run Daily to French Coast, London, Dec. 17.--The Canadian troops entering Germany are being received. with cold politeness. The inhabitants surprised = that they are being treated considerately, and enough, that the Canadians are not whelly welcome visitors, but, being such | well-disciplined people, they obey im- plicitly what is required of them. In every town and village the inhabi- tants are required to deliver up every kind of firearm At Sechleiden, where the Canadian Corps headquar ters has been established, Gernian | policemen made a house to house col-| lection of weapons, and their arms seemed they show, naturally { the crew of the Has Weapon That Could Destroy Peace Dec 17.--Recent rumors that the War Office has been for some time in posses. sion of a new engine of destruce tion, more deadly than anything vet known and calculated to make war impossible, if its effec- was confirmed by Brigadier-General Seely, an ex<Minister, in an election speech. Referring to the con- scription controversy, he said: "If the nations of the world don't end the war, modern sei- mechanical and chemical, destroy the whole human race. I have special reasons for knowing this, and it is known to the Prime Minister as well.' ITALY'S DEATH TOLL UNDER 150,000 But She Had 500,000 Men Who Were Permanently Dis- abled. . New York, Dec. 17 Italy, witha population of only 36,000,000, and with 4,500,000 men called to the coi- ors, suffered approximately 500, 000 casualties in the war, General Emilio Gugliemetti, military attache of the Italian War Mission, announe- ed in an address at the Red Cross! rally here to-night Of the 1,500,000 casualties, Gugliemetti said approximately 150, 000 were killed or died of wounds] and 600,000 were permanently dis- abled Referring to the London, tiveness proved, ence, whl pleas of Germany for food, which he said were based on the claim that the bread ration was only five pounds of bread a week," Gen. Gugliemetti said "In Italy we have cut the bfead ration to three pounds a week, and bread is the chief food of Haly., The Italian people get less than two pounds of meat a month, and 'no milk jor eggs." THREE BODIES RECOVERED BELIEVED 10 BE VICTIMS OF THE FREIGHTER MINOLA, Which Foundered om Duck Island on Dec. 2nd--One Body Washed _ Ashore at Head of Wolfe Island, Three bodies were recovered from the lake on Monday afternoon. Two of the bodies are believed to be vie. tims of the bow section of the freighter Minola, which foundered off Duck Island in Lake Ontario on Monday night," December 2nd. The other body has not been identified, but it is thought to be that of an engineer who was washed off a tug in a terrible gale on the lake in O¢ tober. The first news of the finding of two bodies came to the Whig about four o'clock on Monday from W,. C. Cole of Cape Vincent, He reported that two of his men Al- exander Taylor and D. Brody, had found two bodies off Duck | Island. One had been identified as Herbert | a member of Minola. The other body, which was badly ' decomposed | is believed to be that of an engin- Bb! who was reported to have been McQueen, of Buffalo, Gen. | afternoon | LAST _EDATION BELIEVE WILSON 1S T00 LENIENT In Regard to Economic And Other Pun: ishmeat For the Huns. THREE POSITIVE POINTS AGREED UPON BY T THE ENTENTE COUNTRIES, There Are Retention of German Colonies, Exacting of Indemnity and Punishment of Evil-Doers, } Paris, Dee. 17 --At the informal meeting, which will precede the Peace Conference proper, it is ex- pected that the conferees will decide the order in which the topics arising out of the peace settlement will be taken up. The first most likely will be the question of open or secret dip- lomacy at the conference, which must be decided one way or the other be- | tore the proceedings begin. The present position, according to | British authority, is that the censor- ship is to be retained for all mews {of the conference to be published in | France, Great Britain or Italy, while | freedom of the press will be restored for America, | 3 j It is interesting, perhaps signifi- jcant, to hear that in the opinion of Entente diplomatic elrcles the recent triplicate agreements arrived at in London on the occasion of the visit of Premier Clemenceau of France and Premier Orlando of Italy, as re- garded as calculated to shorten the actual conference substantially. What those agreements are will be disclos- ied to President Wilson perhaps at pending informal meetings with the Entente statesmen. There Js unquestionably a wide- spread belief here that th~ President is likely to seek economic and other punishment for Germany that will be far too lenient for the taste of the governing classes in the Entente countries, Triplicate Udiderstanding. The - triplicate understanding reached in London is believed to cmtbhody these three positive points: The punishment of the Kaiser and other evildoers, both German and Turkish: 1 3 The exaction of an Indemnity up to Germany's fullest capacity to pay without being economically paralyzed in the effort. No return of any of Germany's col- onies under any condition, _ It will be remembered that Premier Lloyd-George said that the future of Germany's colonies would be finally decided at the Peace Conference, This, of course may still be true in form, even though the question al- ready has been prejudicated in real- ity. Then the agreement is said to em- brace one negative point--the preser- vation of British naval supremacy as [mow existing. { It is quite remarkable how unani- j mous is the belief in the Entente { countries that the President has been. were full of swords of ancient vintage! washed off a tug, while it was coming | forestalled in this regard and that the priest's | stored un- which were taken to house,- where they will be til further orders. The route taken by the Canadians has lain through well-wooded and hilly territory; not unlike : certain parts of northern Ontario, and there is an abundance of pine trees. T residents were seen peeping through farm house windows, but few came out. Most of the natives uncover to officers and practically all to the Union Jack, while the greatest defer- ence is shown the Canadian .com- mander. German money is to be used by all ranks The stores in the villages are very limited. The folks, however, are quite well dress- ed and none look famished. General Currie's headquarters are in a mansion on the edge of the town, formerly the home of a cousin of Ad- miral von Spee, The best pictures, including a portrait of the kaiser, were removed. A leave train will run daily in a few days from the Canadian railhead in Germany to the French coast. The jrd Division concert party gave a special performance in Brus- sels hefore the King and Queen of the Belgians. a SOLDIERS PERMITTED TO RETAIN-UNIFORMS Secretary Baker In Informs House Committee of Deci~ 3 sion. , Washington, "Dee. 17.~-Bedretary Baker informed Chairman Dent of the House military committees that the 'War Department had decided that all discharged soldiers may permanently retain their uniform and overevat they wear when mus. Mr. Dent 'prepared a bill em bodying necessary au 'tions to Montreal, Pirille Mothers across the lake in a terrible gale last October. Shortly after the report from Cape | Vincent, the Whig received another report, to the effect that the body! of a man identified as Einar Neilsen bad Ween found by Frank Connolly, at thé head of Wolfe Island. His] identification papers showed that he was a member of the crew of the Minola, and that his home was in the state of Ohio. The remains . were given over into the care of James Reid & Sons, and relatives will be notified. Bleven men lost their lives when the bow section of the Minola went down off Duck Island in a terrific gale and blizzard. News of the dis- aster was brought into Cape Vincent by the tug Michigan, which was towing the Minola. The captain of the Michigan reported that within five minutes after the lines parted, the Minola foundered. The sea was very heavy and no effort could be made to return to the scene of the disaster or to send a boat to look for the missing sailors. The Minola was one of the largest freight liners buil for the United States Shipping | Board, and" was being towed in sec-' where the boats are assembled and made ready for ocean traffic. The stern of the Minola safely wintered the storm. LEGAL ACTION. Whore re Action Paris, Dec. 17 Mn - action Rgainst the former German emperor | has been commenced by an organi: | mation of "Lille Mothers." demand for prosecution states _ the commanders of the German army jn April, 1916, directed that be carried away minor girls fa Mere Sub. | and no- {he 48 "up against it" dn relation to some of his fourteen points. The outlook for the conference, | therefore, is exceedingly interesting {from an international standpoint, and | the progress of the immediate pour- iparlers will be followed with the most profound attention, as possibly . | glking an necurate chie to the whole tendency of the negotiations, MORDEN A MONEY MAKER. Gross Esmniugs for Last Round Trip p the Lakes. Clovolantt De 17.~~A wonderful record in point of earnings has been established this season by the Cana- dian freighter W, Grant Morden, now on her way down the lakes on her last trip of the year with a cargg of grain, It is estimated the vessel's earnings on her last round trip will he the greatest ever made by any lake boat. When she left Buffalo December 4th the Morden carried 13,000 tons of hard coal, for which her owners received $1.15 a ton. On her present trip down she has 450, 000 bushels of wheat, for which | seven cents a bushel carrying charges {1s to be paid. The freight on this cargo alone will amount to $31,000, while for the coal cargo a total of about $13,000 was 8 paid. TWO BURNED TO DEATH In Fire That Destroyed Lodging . House In (Canadimn Press Despateh.) Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 17.--Two men = burned to death and five oth- 'were taken to suffering burns and suffocation ah result of a fire. which broke oe early this morning in a men's lodging house. It is that fur- ther examination will reveal more bodies in the ruins of the structure. The Sina of the fire has not yet bgen i