- 5 Daily * KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, INS, > J British & Sete Whig (== LAST EDITION THE i A GLOOMY CHRISTMAS THE EX-KAISER tod FOR BERLIN PEOPLE ' ¥ Stigma of Defeat--The News- ' papers Are Lacking in S 10 PREACH . Christmas Cheer. (Canadian Press Despatch) Berlin, Dec. 23.--The outlook for PRESIDENT WILSON'S PRELIMINARY WORK Is Nearly Done and' He Will Be Ready For Actual Peace Conference. | Berlin's first revolutionary Christ Z ; | mas appears > anythi ope The Sermon In- id WD HS es raposiion. of ® Beriiners Christmas Eve Ceremony. seems to be gloomy. The stigma of { militdry defeat has been eclipsed WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TWO | momentarily by political uncertainty, | rood stringency and disturbed eco- MEN AT CASTLE. | nome conditions, Never before, even during the war, have beggars and street vendors been met with, in such numbers in Berlin, Professional beggars and crippled and invalid soldiers multiply. An odd holiday spectacle is an able-bodied soldier in uniform grinding Christ mas music from an organ There will be little holiday travel as through-ftrains have bean with | drawn. Trips which ordinarily took twelve hours, now take thirty. News papers also are lacking in Christmas cheer, This Will Be Within Five Years-- Big Machines Already Being Per- fected--Need of Training Avia tors, London, Oee. 23 ---Lord Weir, chairman of the Air Board, enter- tained by the Manchester CoWpora- tion, made a remarkable prediction that within five years navigating an aeroplane over a Jong course in bad, foggy wewather, would be as easy as In Austria the Food Question Is Seri- , ous However---American Govern ment to Supply Against Famine and Revolution. "Washington, Dee. 23 in no present danger as to food, aec- cording to State Department infor- mation, Her chief difficulty is one of distribution. Some places in Ger- many have sufficient food. But de- spite the vaunted German efficiency The Berlin Government Refused to | Allow the Court Chaplain to go (0 Holland, i (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Dee. 23.---William Hohenzollern bas arranged for biuw self a Christmas celebration after traditional German style, as far as| circumstances will permit, according to a despatch: from Amsterdam to day. [The arrangements by the ex | | {Germany is "After Work Despaiches That Come From Near be from Jan. 19th to 25th. Distant Places. rod ¥ | scheme, and strong gommittees have BY THE WAILS OF HUNGER FROM ed soldiers who are discharged and in the News of thé World From Tele in nbked, ous and old fashioned Christmas. . {ARMY LAUNCH DRIVE | = Lo - | 3 0 | AVIATION fio mY BRIEFLY GIVEN SHORT OF i i = : The Salvation Army is about to a ---------- ea . da r----. \ launch & campaign to raise $1,000,- Sn Cl . ad . i 000 for war and demobilization pur- The Ghicf Difficulty is in the Distribution {Lord Weir, British Air Board Chairmen, | poses. : . TTT c-- The Duke 6f Devonshire, Gover. 3 nor-General of Canada; Sir Robert R-- Borden, Sir William Hearst, Sir Wil: i frid Laurier, and many other pro- TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS IN FOGGY WEATHER AS EASY AS| pen formed for thefhurpose of boost- PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST i & ra ug the o ve, THE HUNS, SHIP CAPRAINS, The Salvation Army intends to use POSSIBLE FORM. the money for three purposes: feta UniH ihey are absorbed into graphic Service and Newspaper Ex- (2) To provide emergency receiy-| change, ing and maternity homes for soldiers' Captain Bartlett is planning to fly to the North Pole by airplane, (3) To continte during demobiliza~ tion in England and France the squip- Russian casualties in the war were ments and comforts already provided | nine millions, of whom nearly two by the Salvation Army for the Can-|millions were killed. An order-in-council Blood =Firp Soldiers in The mopey-gething campaign will hn "WILL NAVIGATE ALLIES NOT DECEIVED AIRMEN : minent citizens have endorsed the (1) To establish hostels for return-| The Whig's Daily Condensation of wives, widows and dependent children All Britain is preparing for a joy- adian soldiers overseas. doubles the HERBERT CC. HOOVER 4 A OF DION Fit Thousand Dollars Worth of Gems Taken By Masked Bandi. emperor's dnsistence will include elaborate religions ceremonies Christmas (Eve, MThe idea of using the village' chapel for these, how- ever, has proved, impracticable for various reasoms, one of them being the fear of populalF 'hostile demon- strations. The service, accordingly, will be held in the drawing-room of Amerongen Castle The ex-emperor desired to the court chaplain, |Dr. Ernest von Dryauder,, come from [Berlin to preach the sermon 'at the Christmas Eve 'ceremony, but the Berlin Gov- ernment, says the despaich, has re- fugpd pérmission for the chaplain to go to Holland. he service, conse- quently, will be inducted by a Ger- man missionary from Zeist, near Amerongen, but Herr 'Hohenzol- lern himself will deliver the ser- mon, Many friends of Count won Bentinck, the former emperor's host, have been asked to attend the service, the message adds, but have refused the invitation. The former ruler's audience, = therefore, will ' consist of [Count von Bentinck and his family, the ex-emperor's suite and servants of the castle. Christmas trees will ghe provided as usual for the celebration. Herr Hohenzollern cut thee down him- self with the help of two men of the estate, In Amerungen pine woods. The trees ure now being decorated and doaded with gifts. oi have NGITWATCHMAN BOUND WHILE THE ROBBERS MADE A {| BIG HAUL. Looted the Offices of I L. Michael +h Sous in Bastern Townships (Canadian Press Despatch.) f Montreal, Dec. 28.--Diamonds valued at $60,000 were stolen from L [L. Michaelson & Sons, Eastern * Townships Bank Building, corner of St. James Street and Victoria Square, between 10.30 Sunday night and {Wo o'clock this morning by threes anasked bandits, who over- powered the night watchman and blew ile safe with two charges. The robbery is a sensational one, About 10.830 o'clock last night the night watchman of the building, George Fletcher, was called to the door by the Binging of the bell. Ag soon as he epenecd it," three men stepped wp. Handing him a sult- cage, one remarked: 'Give this to the woman Who cleans up the place.' As he said this the others presséd inside and attycked the watchman. He was quickly overpowered, 'bound and foot' p up the Sand opt ot: Toor, Whore mn ioffices are located. was tied in a chair obtain the robbed office and the corridor while the {were busy. The firm ine ere for only 8 had no! been W. A, A, M¢Don Brown, Lind |" ARTHUR | BANNISTER, DEMOREST- VI LLE Who was awarded the Royal Hu- mane Society of Canada's bronze medal for bravery. The deed for which the medal was awarded took place on August 20th, 1916, when he saved two boys from drowning in the millpond at Demorestville, : BAVARIA IS FACING DANGER FROM ANARCHY The Press Is Threatened and the Ballot Is at Stake. (Canadian Press Despatch) Munich, Dee. 23.~--80 chaotic have conditions become during the past week or two that three of the various leading parties have combined, for the first time in years, to issue what amounts to an ultimatum to the Ba- varian Government. The Bavarian people's party, the German people's party and the Munich branch of the Liberal party have signed an appeal, which says that recent occurrences, especially those of the last few days, leave no doubt that Bavaria is fac- ing danger from anarchy. The press is threatened, freedom of assembly exists no longer and the ballot is at stake, WILL SEIZE BERLIN With Loyal Troops If Order Is Not Re-established, (Canadian Press Despatch) Zurich, Dec. 23.--The Ebert Gov- ernment ih Beriiu is reported to be faced with another erisis through the resignation of the minority members of the cabinet, v Political cireles in Berlin, another report says, are agitated by a rumor that General Groener, who suc- ceeded General Ludendorff as chief quartermaster-general, has threat- ened to seize Berlin with the troops that have remained thiul if order is not re-establishe here shortly. Death Of Warworth Man Warkworth, Dec. 23.--Albert H. Stillman, who conducted a large tin- smith business here for the past six years and was very widely and fa- vorably known in this community, died on Friday/ of acute peritonitis after an illness of a few days. Mr. Stillman is survived hy his wife, one son and an infant daughter, District German Troops In Posen, (Canadian Press Despatch) Zurieh, Dec. 23.--Field Marshal son Hindenburg, according to reports received here from Germany, has roncentrated a large force of soldiers in Posen, German Poland. The Polish nationalists have claimed it as part '§ of the new Poland and Polish troops have invaded the territory. Brantford Courier Ceases Publication {Canadian Press Despatch) Brantford, Dec. 23,--Owing to In- creasing difficulties and rising ex- penses of publication, the Courier an- aounces to-day it will cease publica tion after Dec. 31st. Its good will having been bought out by the Ex- positor. La : A Heavy Deficit, (Canadian Press toh) Dee. 3%. Reliable des her means of distributing food have and hoarding the food situation grows graver Austria itis a subject for concern, Germany gdjustmenits ment in that the distribution problems are adjust-! countries. ed so that menacing rev United an hour with as to Mr. Wilson's reply has been poor, while there was grafting Approaching the east In + The American Government's dis- position toward the food problem in to make no hasty food and when they made not to ration her extensively, is are respect is to see that famine cannot cause slution in the nation. will be nece to the central empire later. States (lovernment hurry this process, But the! will not "'wails'h for assistamce are falling on ears that they do not deceive. The department has made a careful an- alysis of the whole German situa- tjon and now realizes fully that these plaintive appeals are Insificere and designed to foster a false sympathy which should react to Germany's ad- vantage at the peace table and throughout the world, Accepts Campbelford Call. Cobourg, Dee. 23.--Capt. (Rev.) H. B. Kenny, who is completing his first year here as pastor of the Meth- odist church, has accepted a unani- mous Invitation to the pastorate of the Methodist church at Campbell ford for next eonference year. Count premier, Romanones, the Spanish was in conference for half President Wilson in Paris. It is reported that the prem- ier invited the president to Spain, but no official announcement been made, son's conference today and tomorrow will virtually complete the prelimin- aries he is expectedito dispose of be fore going to Englénd. ably will lay the the ground work fol conference. the most | before the Entente nations is in a fair way toward beltig solved. The sole 'concern of this Govern-| is the question of supplying food to the starving peopled of the liberate al that its work will 'bé handléd princip- It ally by the United States, ary to supply some food Herbert C. Hoover, understanding appears to be in sight. | Participation by the United States in { the various councils that have been Meantime the German propaganda handling the food questions, matters ' of shipping and thé like gradually wound upgas the American officials are opinion that these are proper sub jects for the consideration league of nations, of at least of pre- liminary .organizations precede it, been giving the subject close study and have been following the confer- ences' with the tives say they would not prised if the real foundation of the league of nations were to be laid in co-operative arrangements the 'United States apd the Allies for handling these tions. breitstein, sometimes called the Gib- raltar of the Rhine, on the opposite bank ef the river from Coblenz, was visit » ocaupied by day. . many into seven republics. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Dec. 23.-<-President Wil- They proo- pineipal part of the actual peace Mr. ison considers pressing of all probleins This It now' seems probable through A satisfactory is being trending toward the of the which .may Some of those who "eve tente representa- be sur- between fundamental ques- ng! 4 The German fortress of Ehren American troops Satur- There is a proposal to split Ger- | "REMEMBER THE KIDDIES." The Whig's Victory Christmas Tree Fund For Soldiers' Kiddies. A ) years. James A. Richardson H. €, Nickle ,. .. British Whig Publishing Oo. Ir. "ae A Friend : Dominion Textile Co. .. .. Great War Veterans' Assoc... Macnee & Minnes .. . No. 8 AMC. Training Depot Canteen... . . N. C. Polson & Co. .. Mayor Hughes ..... J. H{ Carruthers .. Jean Richardson .. Waldeon's ...... ......ey W. B. Dalton & Son .... Col, $08 hrs. 3. N- 8. Leslie J H.W. Newman ...... .... McKelvey & Birch ...... . Robertsons Limited ..., Se Sassen LE EE Don't let the kiddies cry this Ghristmas 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 The Whig's Fund aims at raising $1,000 to provide every one ot these kiddies with something by which to. remember the generosity 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. Send in your subscription now, The follow. ing subscriptions have already been received: : i, W.F Nickle. ..... ...... $50.00 Judge H, A. Lavell ....... 50.00 | New England Bakery .. .. 50.00 | Archdeacon Dobbs . . . 25.00 ' Co 25.00 Mrs. 8, 8. Corbett ... Jf .., Mrs. A. KE. Knapp ... ... . Employees New Engl Capt. W. F. Jackson C.A.M.O. Miss Dupuy ... A Well Wisher . 8.50] Mrs, 21 A Frie BIND oe nas of 4.00 4.00 3.00 llingwood Shipbuil (Blacksmith Shop) 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Mackie... ...... Friend ER "ean semen Post . Hitching CARTE aay Shreve seen navigating a ship. He said that al- ready we have machines that can land safely at a definite gliding an- gle entirely without himan control. When a pilot is able to set instru- ments by kite balloons in clear air indicating his position, he will be able to land safely in Toronto, although completely fogbound. "Big weight-carrying machines car- rying thirty-seven passengers can to the surface of the sea, float and rise aghin with this load," said Lord Weir. "We tedted these machines in every way and possess substantial numbers, either [delivered or under construction." An international aireraft conven- tion to organize flying is already drafted and is being submitted to the Allies and if approved will be- come international. An air conference will be held within a few months also, and a bill for the control of British flying will be drafted and be submitted to the new Parliament at the earliest pos- sible date. Lord Weir laid stress on the im- portance of training air navigators. He saw fo immediate Hmit to de- velopment on 'the constructional side, but only on the operational side. He urged the importance of the creation of an energetic meteor- ological service specially designed to help air transport, the adoption of improved systéms of wireless tele- graphy, telephony and first class sys- tenis of day and night marking of landing places and aerodromes. PLAN A PALACE : IN THE CLOUDS The British Ente forms Fairy Tales In a Reality. descend London, Dec. 23.--The Times an- nounces, on authority of its special correspondent, that a British airship has made a cruise of sixty-one hours without a stop. It is no longer a se- cret that the Germans owed their es- cape out of Jutland to a Zeppelin. Zeppelins also enabled the flotilla which bombarded Scarborough to es- cape. : An airship already has been plan- ned, the gas capacity of which will be 10,000,000 cubic feet, four times greater than the biggest German Zeppelin. The length of the new air- ship will be 1,100 feet, and its speed ninety-five miles an hour, with a cruising range of 20,000 miles, able to lift a weight of 200 tons, containing saloons, drawing-room, smoking. room, roof garden and an elevator. The British have an airship of al- most two and three-quarter: millions gas capacity mow being built, Its length is 700 feet, and it is able to lift 50 tons. Its speed is 71 miles an hour, its cruising range - 9.400 miles, and its cruising endurance nine days. : * SHOWS NEED OF LEAGUE. Said Munitions = Left Cause of Trouble, London, (Dee. 22. The Chron- icle, regarded as Premier Tioyd George's personal organ, prominent~ ly displays a special despatch from Geneva, arguing that need of the league of nations is evidenced by the situation in Galicia and the Uk- raine. 'The despatch points out that in those two countries Ger. mans, Poles, Bolsheviks and releas- ed {Itakan [prisoners are fighting and plundening "because the war left machine guns and munitions in the hands of everyone." Sh To Sing To Doughboys, - Paris, Dec. 23.Miss Margaret 2.00 | 150m, daughter of the President, {has left for a concert tour of thirty days among the American troope in the vicinity of Chaumont, where American. hi 48 lo- 7 : ton, Sr, A Saale wt gy awn ae Ban sv Soin nis S¥save waia iy RETURNED SOLDIERS' OLUB | Of Queen's University Arranges For Several Events. . At the final meeting for 1918, of { the Queen's University Returned Sol- | diers' Club, arrangements were dis- cussed for the holding of a banquet for the purpose of welcoming home new members, and for the inviting of members of the Soldiers' Settlement Board to address the members at this banquet. Some discussion took place regarding the relationship of the club to the Great War Veterans' Associa- tion. It was pointed out that the aims of the club were identical in every way with those of the G.W.V.A. and every member was urged to join that organization as soon as pos- sible. A committee was appointed to make arrangements for a dance. Two of the members were appointed to represent the club in a debate to be'held against the G.W.V.A, Debat- ing Society late in January. A re- ception committee to meet all troop trains to welcome returning soldiers was also appointed. PLAYED IAVE Salvation Army Band Entertained People Waiting for Troop Train. The [Salvation |[Army band is al- ways on the job when a troop train arrives, df given time to turn out, and they.can get together in very short. notice. (Sunday night they went tg the railway station to meet the boys returning home. It was 4 o'clock (when the grain pulled in, but Adjutant Smith and his faithful bandsmen stayed on the job and played Mvely airs until the train arrived, and did much to prevent the 'wait from being tiresome: ' The members of the Salvation Army band had the pleasure of wel- coming one of the former members n erson of Lieut, George Granger, _deputy band- master under Bandmaster Christ- mas. Lideut., Granger has been: over seas three years, and suffered eleven wounds from machine gin fire. LY "AIRS. Warmest Since 1913, For, the first twenty days of the month the average temperature re- corded at the provincial Observatory is 32.2 degrees, which is warmer to date than any December since 1913, In that year the temperature for the whole month was 33.4 degrees. In 1889 the warmest December exper- enced, the average being 34.3 de- grees. L2st year was one of the coldest Decembers, and consequently the present month seems especially warm by comparison. The average was 15.5 degrees, while the coldest ever was in 1876, when it was 17.2 for the month, Royal Arch Masons, At the apnual convocation of An- cient Frontenac and Cataraqui Chap ter No. II, RAM. G.R.C., the fol- lowing officers were elected: Ex. Comp. H. J. Milne, Z.; Ex. Comp. V. W. Bryant, H.; Comp. W. A. Bear- ance, J.; [Ex. Comp. James A. Min- nes, treasurer; Comp. R. S. Graham, S.E.; Comp. |G, I. Vanhorne, S.N.: Comp. H, V, Moore, P8.; Ex. Comp. R. Bunt, tyler; Ex. Comp. W. J. Renton and Ex. Comp. William Jackson, auditors. Ran Once Too Often. Dr. Michae] C. Costello, remember- ed by many Kingston as a misdical graduate of Queen's university ten Years ago, ran once too often for the mayoralty of Calgary, Alta, He held the office for four years and lately contested for a fifth term, but was defeated by 200 votes. Dr. Costel- lo's father was one of the pioneers of Calgary, and the doctor is of a goodly share of thiz world's goods. Odds and Ends Sale, The Young Ladies' Club of Brock Street Methodist church held an odds and ends sale on Saturday af- post discharge pay for returned sol- diers and extends {t for six months. A home for the deaf and dumb to cost approximately $500,000 has been decided on by the Manitoba Government, The Alles are much concerned over Bolshevism in Russia and Ger- many. A college for Bolsheviks has been started in Moscow. With the occupation ef Eger and Reichenberg, the Czecho-Slovaks seem to have all of German Bohemia completely cut off from (Jerman Aus- tria, It js understood that Bryce M. Stewart, editor of the Labor Gazette, will be appointed to the position of Director ef Labor Research and Em- ployment Service, Three harbor tugs, built for the Government 'by the {Clayton Ship and Boat Building Corporation, have been launched, and the keels for four Government canal boats are being laid, . Count von Brockdorf Rantzau, German minister to = Denmark, has been appointed foreign minister of Germany in succession to Dr. W. 8. Sol, according to reports from Berlin, The Krupp Company hgs decided not'to pay a dividend this year. Ger- man arms concern paid a dividend of 12 per cent, in each of the first two war years, and 10 per cent. last year. Announcements made of the ap- pointment of Major<Gemeral Charles T. Menoher, who commanded . the 42nd (Rainbow) division as director of the United go alr service, succeeding John D. Ryan. That in less than. ten years: the greatest part of the population of Canada will be 'living west of the Great Lakes is the predictment of on. Charles Stewart, Premier of Al- berta, at Calgary. General Pershing notified the war department at Washington that un- der authority granted him by the president, he had.awarded the dis- tinguished service medal to the gen- erals commanding the various French, British, Belgian and Italian | armies, : TO BE THREE STAGES IN FORMING LEAGUE Germany Must First Ex late Her Misdeeds Before Being Admitted to It. / (Canadian Press Despatoh.) Paris, Dec. 23.--/The formation of a league of nations, the Matin says to-day, will be 'in three stages. The Allied Governments will decide the principles of such an organization, which will include compulsory arbi- tration and limitation of armaments. Germany and her former alles will then be told that they must accept these principles, after which a treaty of 'peace will be formulated. Later a conference will be held to discuss the formation of a league. Neutrals will be admitted, the ar- ticle continues, but Germany wiil not have an equal standing until she had explatad her and before she can do so an internation al organization will bs working, ------------------ -- 'Fifieth Anniversary, Pembroke, Dec. 28.--An esteemed Pembroke couple, Mr. and Mrs. 'George MoDosald, had the happy pri- vilege of celebrating on Saturday last, surrounded by pearly all the members of their family, the fiftieth anniversary of. thelr marriage. Mr. and Mrs. MeDonald were married in Wilberforce on Dee. 14th, 1868, by Rev. Broek Taylor. They afterwards lived for a considerable Jetied Westmeath, coming to Pembroke Some thirty years age. s they have been a ef the town, and Mr. years past filled bailiff of here, I --------------------. To Ask For Trenton, Dee. 23, --As a the foundering of the steamer 'Duck island