ee 0. 20 FARMERS TI KEEP TOGETHER And Contest All Elsctions to Secure. What They Want. ACTION 15 FORECASTED AT ANNUAL ©OONVENTION OF UNITED FARMERS. -- The Government Criticized for Send- ing Draftees to Siberia Without Their Consent--Collusion is Charged. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Dec, 18. -- Continued in- dependent 'political action - by the farmers of Camada was forecasted by President R. H. Halbert in his address to-day to the United Farh- ers of Ontario. - At their annual convention, whieh one thousand from all parts of the province were present, Secre tary Morrison complained bitterly of the attitude of: the prdss and also of the cold reception of the Goveru- ment towards the anti-conscription farmers' delegation last year. One delegate said it was outrageous that draftees should have been sent to Siberia without their consent. The general opinion gas that no- thing. but parliamentary procedure would give fhe farmers their rights, and arrangements will be made to contest with farmers' represenia- tives every possible constituency in bye-elections or general elections. Gordon /Waldron declared there wag collusion between the military And the courts in carrying out of the Military Service Act. ; at 7 |AN INTER NATIONAL FINANCIAL UNION To Distribute the Share of War Costs According to Ability . to Pay. 7 a Paris, (Dee. 18.-- The French Gov- ernment Is considering, with a pro- bability of presenting before the Chamber of Deputies on December 24th, a bill 'proposed © by MDgpuly Jacgues Stern, establishing among the Allies an international financial union. [The purpose of this wmnion would be to distribute the expenses of thg 'war between the nations on the basis of population #nd power to contribute. {The proposition fs supported by 100 delegates of the , tate parties, It jis understood that a similar plan §s under consideration by the British Government, but no definite steps have as yet been tak- en fin London, {It js estimated that the war expenses of the Allies total- led 424,000,000,000 francs, while the Central Powers' expenses aggre- gated 870,000,000,000 Annual budgets at § per lcent., with a one- half of one per cent. premium, for amortization, would total 42,000,- 000,000 francs. To avoid inter- national bankruptcy it is declared that such an association is necessary to float an international loan esti- mated at 518,000,000,000 francs to be distributed on 'a basis of popula- tion and production. Each side would guarantee fits proportion from customrs and other revenues JA report calculates that the Am- erican share would be 6,333,000,000 francs to be distributed on a basis of population and production. -Bach would guarantee its propor- tion from customs and other re- venues, A deport calculates that the JAm- erican share would be 6,333,000,- 000 francs annually, England 2, 800,000,000 francs, France, 2,500, 000,000 Russia, 8,500,000,000; Italy, 2 3,000,000; Japan, 3,333,- 000,000. |All exchange questions, freight rates and prices 'of raw ma- terial would be handled through the centralized agency of the 'associa- tion. [Provision is 'made for the ad- mission of neutral states. Even the Central Powers, upon terms pre- GERMANY TO HAVE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Idea of Making Germany a Soviet Republic = Finds Little Support. teh) (Canadian Pregs Des Berlin, Dec, 18. Borhn newspa- pers almost without exeeption. declare that the first day's session of the soldiers" and workmen's congress made a national assembly a certainty. It is generally considered likely that the date will be advanced from that' already Sigcuped je ho he end socialist Frelhett, which fs opposed to, holding askembly until late in the spring, In order to have oppor- tunity to 'enlighten' the voters, now declares that an overwhelming ma- jority of the soldiers'and workmen's councils favor an #ssemibly. It says that the Mea of making Germany a Soviet republic has found little sup- port. SIXTEEN ARE DEAD AND A DOZEN INJURED As Result of Fire in Tourist Sleeper on Winnipeg Train. (Canadfan Pregs Despatch.) Winnipeg, Dec, 18.---An official list of sixteen dead and a dozen injured has now heen compiled at the inquest into the fire in 'the tourist sleeper on No. 4 C.P.R. train at Bonheur station yesterday, Advices from Kenora states that coffins are being rushed 10 the sgene of the disaster. - Eye- witnesses say that the p gers in the car became panic-stricken. The scene 'was indesoribable. It is thought that' the majority of those killed were either suffocated in their berths or knocked over and tram- ed. Tha work of fdentifying the vie- 4 pi slowly, WILSON WITH AMERICANS : ¥ h Pri Proposes to Have Dinner Wit vates on German Territory. Paris, Dec. 18.--President Wilson will leave Paris Christmas Eve and go to American general headquarters. From headquarters he will proeded to the American front. He will have Christmas dinner with the American troops and net with the American commander-in-chief or other officers. Iresident ison ho an a i bile visited the principal poin ong the old fighting front, notably the battlefield on Marne on Tuesday. HAD A MEETING. . Bros, ., rf Col. and Mrs, J. N. 8. scribed by the Allies, may join, thus re-establishing [international aredit which is held to he an essential con- dition to the economic development of the world. NATION-WIDE PROHIBITION It Is Predicted that Constitution Will Be Amended, (Canmdian Press Despatch.) Washington, Dec. 18.--Ratification of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution by the necessary three-fourths of the states by next February 1st is predicted in a survey in the prohibition situation made public today by the Board of Temper- ance, Prohilfition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Fifteen states have approved the am- endment and the board declares that thirty other states, legislatures of which will meet next month, will vote favorably on the proposal for a national-wide prohibition, Ukrainians Occupy Odessa, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Dee. . 18. Unconfirmed reports have reached London that Odessa, the great Russian seaport on the Black Sea, has been occupied by forces of the Ukrainian Leader Petlu- ra, who is anti-German and a separat- ist. The Australian Government will act with the Imperial Government in expelling Germans from the country. It is reported that G. G." McNeil, of Saskatchewan, has been appoint- ed Dominion secretary for the G W. V. A, . "REMEMBER THE KIDDIES." The Whig's Victory Christmas Tree Fund For Soldiers' 2 Kiddies. Don't let the kiddies cry this Christmas because Samta Claus forgot them while daddy was overseas. Let your own children know it, and as you used to know it in your childhood years. The Whig's Fund aims at raising $1,000 to provide every ome ot these kiddies with something by which to remember the generosity of Kingstonigns this Obristmas. Fill kiddies will thank you; and their fathers, who are serving oyérseas, will understand and appreciate. Send in your subscription now. The follow ing subscriptions have already been W. ¥, Nickle ..... James A. Richardson ... 8.0 Niokle .. .. ..' British Whig Publishing Oo. Dr. J. J. Harty .... Waldron's ...... .... co: B. Dalton & Son '...... sas as "3 ONTARIO, WEDNES ) POLICE IRE ON STRIKE Because of the Dismissal of Members of the Police Union. TIREE-QUARTERS OF DID NOT GO ON DUTY ON WED- NESDAY MORNING, The City Is Quiet So Far--Mayor Church Is Trying to Effect a Tem- porary Settlement. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Dee. 18.-- Three hundred and eighty-five of five hundred members of the Toronto police force are on strike this morning as a re- sult of the dismissal by the police commissioner yesterday of thirteen officials of the "police union," which the commissioners have declined to recognize because of its affiliation with the Trades and Labor Council. Union officials were summarily dis missed when they refused to resign the 11SS DORELLA ANGELL. One million dollars a year for every year she has lived is the amount lit. tle: Miss Dorella Angell of Lake For- st, IIE, will receive under the will of her aunt, Mrs. Joh W. Gates, widow of the financier portsman, Miss Dorella is fiftedn rs old. A RECORD WHEAT CROP IS EXPECTED America Expects Over a Bil- lion Bushels' Harvest Next Year. their positions in dhe union. About ninety inspectors, sergeants, and "inside men" are on duty to-day but there are mo uniformed comsta- bles or detectives on the streets. So far the city is quiet, and conflitions are normal. Mayor Church and mem- bers of the City Council are making every effort to effect a temporary settlement so that the men will go back to: duty, pending further nego- tiations. The police commissioners met at noon but nothing definite was accom plished toward. ending the strike, Striking constables will be on streets to-night in plain clothes, and deal summarily, if not officially, with any attempts at hoodlumism, DISPLAYED SPIRIT OF TRUE COMRADESHIP Admiral Sir David Beatty Ad- dressed the American Na- val Officers and Men. } Washington, Det 18 A winter wheat larger by 80,7 000,000 hushels than any yield in the history of American agriculture, was forecasted to-day by the De- partment of Agriculture, The Government's appeal before the «coming of peace was in sight, saying am ~acreage of 47,500,000 was desirable, and the guaranteed price of $2.20'a Dushel for wheat, stimulated extraordinary effort on the part of the farmers, said the de- partment's announcement. As a [result 49,027,000 acres were plant- ed during a long and almost per- fect season The fall growing season has been one of the finest known, re- sulting in the crop he ing in the best condition ever recomded on Decem- ber 1st and giving promise of heavy yields. Allowing for the 'average spring abandonment ~vf-- acroage due to winter killing, the department an- nounced that winfer wheat gives crop, -- (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Pec, 18 The American battleship squadron attached to the Britieh grand fleet displayed a spirit of grue citizenship throvghout its period of service, declared Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander-ingchiet of the grand fleet, in a farewell ad- dréss on hoard the U.8.8. New York on Dec. 1st, the day the squadron was detached from the grand fleet. All hands had beén called to muster on aver promise of atotal production of 765,000,000 bushels, An average spring wheat crop Would place next year's production of what beyond a billion bushels and exceed the re- corrd crop of 1915. iast year's spring wheat production was 363,- 000,000 bushels the forecastle to hear Admiral Beat- ty. After thanking the American officers and men for their co-opera- tion, Sir David remarked that both : British and Americans fore disap | pointed at mot havin *en able to meet the German fleef] He declared that the day the German fleet sur- rendered was "a pitiful day to see." Sir David said he had always had misgivings that the Germans would never come out for a finish fight.' And these misgivings had heen strength: ened by the coming of the American sq@adron. 3 England proposes that English hotels shall hereafter be manned by British, In the past Germans have bad preference as managers. The Finnish Diet has elected Gen. Mannerheim regent of Finland. ARMY ENGINEERS DISAPPROVE PLAN Americaris Say No Improve- ment Should Be Consider= ed on St. Lawrence. Washington, Dec 18. --Improve- ment of the St. Lawrence river from Lake Ontario to St. Regis, N.Y., to make those waters navig- able for ocean-going ships was dis- approved by army engineers in re- ports sent to Congress to-day by Secretary Baker. "No improvement should be con- sidered," Major-General Black, chief of engineers said, 'until the actual completion of the enlarged Welland Canal, and tangible plans for the deepening of the Canadian St. Lawrence river channel and can- als from S* Regis to Montreal in- dicate a prospective navigation by vessels of deeper draft than those now on the Great Lakes. An unfavorable report alse was presented on plans for deepening and widening the Columbia river betwéen Carrolls and Stella, Wash- ington, and the Cowlitz river below Ostrader, Washington. them know the joy of Christmas as every litlle heart with joy, and the Assassination of President. Lisbon, Dec. 18.--Dr. Brito Cam- acho, leader of the Unionist group in the Portugeuse Chamber of De- puties, and Magalhaes Lima, leader of the Republican party, have been arrested. Magalhaes Lima was taken into custedy because it is #l- leged a letter addressed to him was found on the person of the assassin of President Pases. received: ' Hwee devas ar ea Saree waves Yes EE Wa Rw www a Wy Day, DECEMBER 18, 1918, huge | Daily British Wh THE KHAKI VOTE WILL BE SMALL As the British Soldiers Were Mos! Apathe- ti Towards. th lection. THOUGHT IT NECESSARY UNTIL DEMOBILIZATION OF ARM- IES WAS COMPLETED. Knew That Lloyd-George Would Be Returned---Dull Election, But Un- rest Seething Underneath the Sur. face, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Dec. 18.----~What strikes Canadians most about the election campaign which closed with the vot- lag on Saturday, is its extraordinary dullness. This, no, doubt, was be- cause. all pgrties seemad agreed that Premier Lloyd-George was certain to be returned by a substantial ma- jority, and, with the possible excep- tion of Labor, none of his opponents would welcome a different result, The country, in fact, agrees that the man who made victory possible Is best fitted to undertake the work of reconstruction, Where divergence of opinialh exists is over the charac- ter of the Coalition behind him. All the London papers agree that basis is offered for an estima- | tion of the result, because too many | mew factors entered into the election. Firstly, there was the woman's vote, | which on Saturday, by all accounts, |, outnumbered the men's. Secondly, there was the aggressive labor cam- paign, whose méasure of success can be guaged only when the ° vote is counted. With this is coupled the political future of that section of his- toric Liberalism loyal to Mr. Asquith, Finally, there is the absentee sold: iers' vote, which can he counted if received by the mail of Dec. 28th. no| Soldiers Apathetic, Returning from the Rhine through France, the C.P. correspondent made enquiries wherever possible of Brit- ish units concerning their attitude towards the eléctions, The general opinion was that the men were apa thetic; consequently the vote record- off will be but a moiety of dhe vol diers. The reason often wiven wus the men feel the elections should not have" been held till demobilization], was complete, and in a few cases it was added that soldiers on their re- turn will take the situation into their own hands. The distribution of bal | lots is also far from complete, Polling day itself 'was the flattest thing imaginable. Hitherto elections | have been a season of national holi- day, and spread over three weeks with stump orators, bands, general turmoil, and excitement passing pro- gressively through the constituen- 5 with climax after climax as the po ph was counted Holding the election in one day cut out these picturesque features, and the ardor of the political enthusiasts was still further dampened by the postponement of the declaration of the result for a fortnight. Behind all this is the grave sense of national responsibility, premoni- tions, mew cleavages, new groupings, and radical reconstruction of the State's fabric. THE FINANCE MINIS! ' MILITARY CROSS FOR CAPT HARRY DUNLOP Kingston Officer Killed at Val enciennes--Recommend= ed For Two Bars. Capt. Harry Dunlop, of the Canad- ian Army Medical Corps, formerly of Kingston, has beei* awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gal- lantry and devotion tq duty during the attack of August ¥, near Beau- courten-Santerre. The official citation of the award follows: "The officer followed close behind the advance and attended to the wounded under heavy machine gun fire. Absolutely disregarding personal danger, he was untiring in his care of the woynded and in having them safely evacuated, His prompt, unremitting ang devoted attention saved many lives." Capt. Dunlop was killed in action on November 2, at Valcartier and was recommended for two bars for his services at Arras and Cambrai. He Lk FOB TODD PAGES 1-8 FG Gert tnamend 5 LANT EDITION FRENCH OCCUPY WIESBADEN CITY The Greatest And Most Important Water- ing Place in Germany. TH GERMANS WERE ToD THAT THEY NEED NOT FEAR ANY REPRISALS. Notwithstanding the Barbaric Fashe ion in Which the Germans Fought --=A Dramatic Occasion. ® With the Frenéh Armies, Dec. 18. was the youngest son of ex-Ald. Wm, Dunlop, formerly of Kingston, and now of St, Lambert, Que. He was a graduate of Queen's University, After graduating in 1908 he received two years of hospital training in New York, after which he accepted a medical position in Peru. In March, 1916, he returned from South Am- erica to enlist in the C.AM.C., going overseas in October 0° the same year, as medical officer to the 4th Pioneers. After being transferred to 102nd Canadian Battalion as regit- mental medical officer he saw much endaele, Amiens, Arrhs, Cambrai and Valenciennes. He was married last | Easter in'London to Miss Rac hel Thayer, of Norwich, Conn. | . Two brothers, Lieut. J. G. Dunlop | and Lance-Corp, ¥. @G. Dunlop, and] a sister, Nurse Dunlop, are in France, | His father and two sisters, Mrs. F. A | Covert and Miss Jane Dunlop lice at 136 Notre Dame avenue, St. Lambert, | Que. LIEUT. GERMAIN MADE A NOBLE SACRIFICE Fell Leading His Men in Last] . Few Hours of Great Struggle. Mr. and Mrs. Germain have receiv. ! ed a letter from LL. D. Villard, of the 20th Canadian Battalion, express-! ing sympathy in the death of their] son, Lieut. Germain, who paid the supreme sacrifice, ) The writer was a close comrade of | the deceased, and jt was arranged | that if anything should happen either. of them, that the one who was spar- ed, should write all the particulars home to Canada. . The writer states that on Novéem- ber 10th, Ye battalion was called | upon to take the strongest position in the vicinity of Mons. Lieut. Ger- main, with one velunteer went out to clear the way. He died in the | very midst of the positions he took. | His volunteer also fell, both making | one of the noblest sacrifices. Lieut. Germain was buried with full military honors. A large com-| pany of civilians also attended. All] the leading officers of the battalion! were present, the service being con- | ducted by a Belgian clergyman, in English, Everyone who knew him was proud of Lieut, Germain, He always had a sunny smile, and gave first thought to his men, and was very kind. He was a great soldier, and a wonderful leader. He paid the supreme sacrifice in the - last few hours of the great struggle. ER { REVIEWS T Toronto, De. 17.--8ir Thomas White, Minister of Finance, and Acting Prime Minister, who was in Toronto yesterday, handed a state- ment to the press calling attention to the things accomplished by the Union Government, which, on Decem- ber 17 last, received a mandate from) the people of Canada to vigorously prosecute the war and carry out the policies for which the Union Gov- ernment was formed. The state. ment refers to the national registra- tion of last June ag having proved of use in providin, luable informa- tion for the work of reconstruction; the maintenance of the munitions industry at a high degree of effi- ciency by extensive credits; increased agriculture production through the Government's campaign: the addi- tional taxation on war profits and y Sir Thomas White Calls Attention to Work of Un. ion Government--Cabinet Aware of Difficul- ties in Reconstruction E WORK OF YEAR Government, the Acting Premier's statement is as follows: "The Government has and impartially enforced the Mili tary Service Act. As a result fhere were obtained over eighty thousand men as reinforcements for our forces overseas. There were also called up but released on compassiongte grounds or for other adequate peo sons, twenty-five thousand men. The Military Police, ynder the Depart- ment of the Milifia, have vigorously pressed the apprehension anf pro- secution of deserters. Since the armistice men are no longer aired for military service, but the Govern- ment is continuing proceedings against those in default under the Military Service Act with a view to vigorously --- Wiesbaden, Germany's greatest jand most important watering place, {a city of fashionable hotels and | luxurious villas, where more than $200,000 visitors, including Kaiser | Wilhelm and the Imperial family, | formerly came every year for bath- !ing, was occupied on Sunday by the | French troops as part of the thirty. five-kilometre (twenty-one-mile) bridgehead across the Rhine from Mayence. The entrance ceremony | was similar to that in other German active service in France, being with | his regiment in the battles of Passch- {a division commanded by Gen. Le Comte, who reviewed the troops In cities, . Wiesbaden was ogcupied by the place before the city 'hall and cathedral, which forpred a fitting background for the historic event, The greater part of Wieshaden's 100,000 inhabitants were in. the streets to witness the arrival of the city's new masters, . After the review Gon, Le Comte received the local au- thorities in the olty hall. The Ger- man officials made short addresses welcoming the French to their city, promising to lend every aid in keep ing order, commending the popula- tion to the general, and especially asking that the economic and indus- trial conditions be bettered. Gen. Le Comte replied in a well- worded speech that the way in which the war was forced upon France and the barbaric fashion in which the Germans fought justified severe re- prisals. "But you need fear nothing of the kind from victorious France," said the general. "All we demand is that you behave yourselves and ob- Serve the rules necessary for the safety of the French t Your lives and property are entirely safe With ng.' ETON a x ------ " A Dramatic Oceasion. The reception occurred in the offi- cial reception hall of the Stadthaus which was decorated with excellent portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm, the Kaiserin and other German emperors and empresses. After the reception a French regimental band stationed in the City Hall square played the "Marseillaise." It was 4 dramatic occasion. It was the first time in more than 100 years that the French national alr had been played by a military band oh the right bank of the Rhine. The German officials and policemen stood correctly at atten- tion and saluted. Wiesbaden is the cleanest, pretti- est and most prosperous appearing jeity 1 have yet seen in Germany. Handsome well stocked shops abound. 1 was informed that the season last (summer was ome of the most bril- liant the city had ever known. Food is good, plentiful and cheap, -- THE WORLD'S TiDINGS "IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over Tolgiin a Pointed and Pithy Henry Ford, Detroit, says the has Way. Jobs for four thousand maimed sol- diers Premier (Borden will spend Christmas with the Canadian troops in Germany. Following the dismissal of union officials, the Toronto Police Union has decided to strike. Two coalitionists are declared eiected din Oxford University. These are the first results announced. Don Cossacks have defeated the Russian [Bolsheviks in Vorowes ro gion. ow President Fahrenbach has ean- celled the call for the Reichstag ow- ing to the extension of the armis- tice, At Buffalo, N.Y, Willlam H. Dan- ford, formerly a well4o-do business | man, strangled his wife and banged himself. |, Austin Chamberlain will succeed Bonar Law in the [British cabinet. Lord Diiner 4s to resign and Jan Smuts js to remain, : Vigorous opposition to the propos od increase In. express charges will be made by the Canadian Creamery their being brought to justice and punished for their offences. Serious difficulties in the enforcement of the law have been encountered in cer- tain sections by reason of trafiicking in exemptions and leave certificates. These cases are being folly investi- gated in order that all who have been found guilty of wrong-doing nay. ve brought te trial without de- y. rll Shi , "An ER uiiding dairy of the Government's during th ir has been a asiarine y ar Association, which met in Toronto on Wednesday, Tw Two thousand Navajo Indians re- siding on that part of the reserva- tion in Apache County, Arizona, un. der jurisdiction of Fort Defiance have died from influenza. At Watertown, N.Y., W. L. y ard, aged fifty-four, Assistant Treas- urer of the Northern New York Trust Compa committed