PHA A Ay WINNPEC MAN PLAYS BIG PART I Bringing Together of the Two Factions "w Respeting Pola HE HAS BEEN SENT AGAIN TO POLAND ON BEHALF OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE the be Situhtion--The yi To Report on Russian Situation Taken Up the Supreme Council. By J. W. Datos, C.P.C. Paris, Jan. 20.---0One of the many difficult problems. before the peace conference is' that of Foland, but this situation has been greatly im- proved by the coming together af the two factions. In the negotia- tions which brought this about, a Canadian, W. J. (Rose, of Winnipeg, played a considerable part. He spent many months recently in Po- land, and -has been sent again on behdlf of the peace congress, other delegates," to report on the situation in that distressed land of Paderewski and Pilsudski. The Russian Situation. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Jan. 20.--The situation in Russia was taken up by the su- préme couneil of the peace confer- ence at its sesion to-day. Joseph Noulens, French ambassador to Russia, was 'Present at the meeting and addressed it on the Russian -sjuestion.. This announcement was made in an Jfficial statement given out regardifig the proceedings of the plenpotentiaries.. . The council will hé meeting again to-morrow NOT BY GBA 8 pi BY RIGHT Canada Takes Her Place at the Conference of Nations. Ottawa, Jan. 20.--Reference to Canadian representation at the Peace Conference was. made by Hon. N. W. Rowell, President of the Privy Council, in the course of an address befory the Ottawa Forum Mast night ot Fee Como. took her. piace at the. Confer- ence not hy YS right' as one of the entitled to 'a voice in the settlement of the terms of world peace, a right she bas won by her part In the war, The presence of the re of Canada ab this world conference. marks @ quiet step in our development. The formation of the Imperial Wa: Cabinet was a notable advance in our constitutional RP Canada's presenee Peace » Conference marks a still greater ad- vance. The Imperial War Cabinet was theputward and visible expres ston of the equality fn status of the self-governing nations pose the British pie, The 3 Yepre sentatives of the dom this Cabinet in an equality pin presentatives of the mother ry. The Prime Minister or Great Britair i is simply "Primus inter pares," the "Britannic states are a s Sout of over ia one. S00 yme-fourth of the ru ng allegincado a . but each manag- determining , government tha the world has seen. History affords no parallels. | WE MAY LOAF AGAIN. The Anti-Loating "law Has Been Abolishd CRRA Pr Pros Pespatoh) Ottawa, Jan. 20.--On the recdm- mendation of Hon. Gideon Roberts son, minister of labor, the Dominjon government has abolished the "'anti- loating law' put' into, effect by order-in-council during the later part of. the war, 1 ensure the of the nation to work for 'suocesstul i { | with | '| terday. How or! TirisH PARLIAMENT | OPEN TO THE PRESS Authorities Said to Be Divided As to Policy of Suppress- ing It. Dublin, Jan. 20.---8inn Fein offi: cials announced yesterday that the meeting of the Irish Republican Par- liament next Tuesday will' be open to the press and public on presenta- pion of tickets obtainable at Sinn Feln headquarters. Representation will be confined to elected members of the Parliament, but the ~unsuc~; pessful candidates and men occupy- ing Government positions will parti- cipate A. conference was held in Dublin Castle to-day, at which the Lord- Lieutenant; the Lord Chancellor, the Commander of the Forces, the At- torney-General and Solicitor-Gener- al considered the situation. Differ- ences of opinion are believed to ex- ist as to whether it would be wiser to ignore Tuesday's assembly and proceed only against acts of -intimi- dation or violence, or whether the as- sembly should be suppressed as ille- gal. A majority of the people ex- pect. that the former view will pre- vail, PRINC EB JOHN' Ss DEATH. The King's. Fouxth Son Succumbed ipilepsy. Press Despatch) London, Jan. 20.--The last mom- ents of Prince John, fourth son of King George, who died on Sunday of epilepsy, came so quietly and unex= pectedly that there was no time for the nurses who were with him to summon their majesties to his bed- side before he had passed away. Thh newspapers point out sympa- thetically how thei? majesties have labored uhceasingly during war time to bury the tragedy of their young- est son's delicate' health in the sil- ence of their hearts. In recent years the delicate health of Prince John necessitated that he always have an attendant, He was never seen on public occasions with other members of the royal family, but lived in com- parative privacy at Sandringham. Public synfpathy was expressed for their Majesties in all churches Yos- (Canadifn + ALLIED CONTROL OF * * + SIBERIAN RAILWAY # * + 5 (By W. B. Playtaik. # Viadivostck, Jan. 19.---Infor- # #» mation here is to effect that an. $ # inter-allied agreemeént for con- # trol of the Siberian railway has + # been signed. The British are. ® "% to control the line from Irkutsk # % westward, the French the Amur + # branch and the Americans the % Chinese Eastern Railway. Maj- ¥+ % or Stevens of the American % + Railway Corps is to be chief & # executive of the entire system. -* + FERRARIS SPER RRbi bE a 5 BUT TIPPLER was FOUND TO BE VERY MUCH ALIVE, Drunk Found on Market Square With Two: Bottles of Whiskey in His Possession--He Was Remanded. Sunday"morning, at 3.15 o'clock, a man was found nk on the mark- et square, with two fine bottles of whiskey In his possession, but when asked by the magistrate, on Monday morning as to where he had secured the liquor, he ¢id not have the slight- est recollection. Magistrate Farrell refanded him for a week in order to give him time to put his "thinking cap" on. 'One thing sure is no per- son is giving away lguor these days, as it Is altogether too precious. In spite of the "dry laws," there appears to be quite a lot of "liquor, going the rounds for the thirsty ones. A second man in the prisoners' dock 'was also charged with being drunk. He admitted being drunk, but for ng lite, he could not say who th was who 'gave him the liqu r. 'wid fined $10 and costs, 5 This tippler was found by the pol- ice in a helpless condition at the foot of Ontario street. At first it "was thought that he was dead, but after) a 'tinte he began a J He| SISTER OF a She Escaped are. delaying their evacuation G6 wr Gene Sulwalki and General Hoffman has gone, to Koenigsberg. leaders allege that the Germans are selling arms to the Bolshevists un- bred womén mitted suicide through fear of out- (TREE, fir} KINGSTON, ONTARIO. 'MONDAY, _JANU. ARY. 20, AEROPL. INE CAPTURED BY {ETAL The Daily British Whi mo. Canadian official photograph (copyright) showing two Canadian soldiers examining a "captured German plane made de waincly of metal wings and all. i Pm A ct tO RUSSIAN WOMEN COMMIT SUICIDE Thipugh Fear of Outrage By the Bolshevik Troops Who fo Terorze. STORY OF MISS SHEBKO MEMBER OF THE ¢ IMPERIAL COUNCIL, From Mohilev and Reached Warsaw---FPeople Tor tured to Death and Mutilated. . (Canadian Press Despatch) Warsaw, Jan. 19---The Germans of o for,_several days, although Falkenhayn has retired 'o The Polish or the pretence of aiding "the so- clety for provisioning Ukraine." . Men have been! arrested at Vilna and other places and released later, ment of sums ranging from fifty to have been it is said, on pay- 0,000 rubbles, the size of ransom being in proportion to the terror of the vietim and his Miss Shebko, encom WAS PICKED UP_FOR DEAD}: mists sai' escaping from Mohilev reached Warsaw. she with two agpd aunts, were driv. en from their turned over to peasants. (thers Hving in Serdowski were tor- tured to death and their wives and little children were mutilated, ac- cording to her story. power to pay. sister of a member of ed_in and has She says that which was home, Two bro- An officer of the Polish legion who went to visit Serdowski is al- lleged to have heen murdered be cause he wore epaulets, which are forbidden Miss Shebko says that this murder by the Bolshevists. roused the indigpation of certain ewish members of the local sovief. She says the sentence was finally approved when it was learned that the officer knew how fo read and write. hearing was reported to have de- clared : equity in the world only when no- Lhody knows write," One of the speakers at the "There will be perfect how to read and Misg Shebko says that many well- in Russia have com- HAS REACHED Suvi She is Called "Grandmother of the Russian Revolution." s A STIRRING WOME COMING ARE GIVEN A LCOME. RETURNED MEN WARM WE The First Train Party Reached Here at 7.45 Sunday Evening, and the Second at 1 a.m, Monday. Two trainloads of returned men from the S.5. Olympic arrived fa the city on Sunday evening and Monday morning, and in both cases the boys were given a royal welcome. The first party arrived in the inner Grand Trunk station at 7.45 o'clock on San- day evening, and was composed of 118 men and one officer. There was a tremendous crowd gathered at the station ,and the platform was. a mass of people as the trai steamed in. The band of the Salvation Army was early on the scene, and passed away the time of waiting for the train by rendering sacred and patriotic musie, When the troops arrived they were greeted with the strains of "0, Can- ada' and "The Maple Leat Forever," and with a rousing round of cheers (x Ay) the pgople Rion Somé ora * fam! Pa took place at the station as mothers, wives and children beheld their loved ones for the first time, in many cases, for four years, and four years of weary watching and waiting. Rut all the waiting relatives whose dear ones arrived on the train were happy "and smiling, although in some cases tears of joy flowed freely. It was the most stirring homecoming of troops yet seen in Kingston. The ladies of the Army and Navy Veterans' Auxiliary were on hand with their ever popular coffee wagon, and supplied the boys with refresh- ments which were gratefully receiv- ed. The representatives: .of the Great War Veterans' Association boarded the train at the outer sta- tion, and welcomed the boys home on behalf of their comrades. Mayor Newman was at the station to give them official welcome on behalf of the In a stirring speech he told. the boys how the people were gathered there to welcome them back to their homeland, and in many cases to their home town.' The people of Canada were proud of the valiant and brave manner in which they had fpught for the defence of their coun- Ty. He said that the Anglo-Saxon blood which flowed in their veins was such as eould never be subdued, and that through them the victory had been won. He spoke of what the Government were doing in the way of pensions and vocational training for the returned men; and that the city was ready to do all in its power to help them to return td 'civil life and to prosperity. In concluding. hu spoke of the great. work of the Sal Army, and of its help in wel- taming home the boys, and then called for. three hearty cheers for the veterans. + The joeal boys proceeded direct to prijs hss for, outside halt not KEEP RIOTING OVER GERMANY The Spartacans ontme Vw five Leaders Shot Dead at Spandau. LARGE FORCE IN BERLIN LOYAL TROOPS OCCUPY WHOLE OENTRE OF CAPITAL. Coal Difficulty Not Settled--8ystema- 'tic Search' For Spartacans Cone | tinues--A Clash in Brunswick. "Berlin, Jan, 20.--Spartacan rioters are cansing disorders in various parts of Germany. A number of Spartacans Y | Saturday attacked the Hotel Viegner at Breslau, where the campaign bureau of the German ID: tie ing the interior they attempted to set the hotel on fire, but were dispersed by Government troops. Five Spartacan Jeaders identified with the recent rebellion in Spandau were shot dead Friday night while attempting to escape. } A despatch from Appehn says that the nepotiations between the coal miners dnd the operators, which are being conducted by Herr Herch, Prussian' minister of the interior, came to an abrupt ending because of the exorpitant demands of the work- ers. More loyal troops entered Berlin and occupied the whole centre of the city, as well as the north and north- west sections, yesterday. Heavy ar- tillery has been placed in Doenhikoff- Platz and Spittel-Markt, field guns geand at various points in the close- den Linden, and a automo- biles amd tanks have been prepared for instant use. Systematic search for Spartacang continues. Hanover despatches report a clash between authorities of the majority socialist government and the Sparta cans and independent socialist gov- ernment in Brunswick. . "CAPE VINCENT UBNT SATOHNMRY Makes a Splenlt Re Record--Capacity Cape to N.Y. Jan. 20--The CANADIANS party, was located. After demolish: ly guarded district, including Unter} PAGES 1-8 Staaten Sdn . -r THE RIVER RHINE THE NATURAL BARRIER Marshal Foch Says It Is the Frontier to Protect Clive ilization. Treves, Jan, 20.-It ig the convic- tion ot Marshall Foch that the Rhine must be made the barrier between Germany and France. He expressed this clearly when he received Ameri- can newspaper correspondents. Marshal Foch pointed out phe dif- ficulties that had been overcome, and said that peace must be commensur- ate with the price of victory. © Ger- many now was beaten, hd - added, ] but with her resources, especially in| men, recuperation in a compafative- ly short time was quite possible, It was now The duty of the allies to prevent further aggressions. The armistice was not concluded too soon, the Marshal said, and the allies got all they asked for from! sermany, 'without continuing the fighting. The allies were prepared for another offensive stroke which would have forced the Germans to give up. This was to have been made in Lorraine on November 14th, with six American and twenty French divi- sions. France has a right to effective measures for protection after the for- midable efforts she put forth to save civilization. The natural frontiesd which will protect civilization #8 the Rhine. GERMANS HOLD UP x ALLIES' COMMISSIONERS Refuse to Receive Agents Sent by Britain and America to Poland. Warsaw, Jan. 20.--The Germans have refused to receive at Bialystok Lieutenant Reginald Foster, a poiiiy- cal agent of the American Peace Commission; and Colonel . Wade of the British army, who went to Lapy, on the Polish frontier, to confer with the Commander of the German Tenth Army. It was their object to per- suade the Germans to hold the fron tier against the-Bolsheviki. Lieut. Foster and Col. Wade re- ceived the repiy that jt they at- tempted to pass over the frontier they would be regarded as enemies 'by the German sentinels. Foster apd Wade have reported the action of the Germans to thell respective Gov- ernments, > + BOLSHEVIST ADVANCE HAS BEEN SLACKENED Bd Bids " b 4 Rt A 0 0 0 BBO (Canadian Press Despatch) Warsaw, Jan, 20.---Bol- # shevist troops met by German # and Polish armies, have slack- # ened their advance at the Rol- + frontier, after committing # terrible excesses among the peo- 3 ple of the territory through % which they have advanced dur- % ing the last few days. % 3 FRPP rdPbd min pansion wn im A RUMMY ANDREW GRNGonY NORTH FREDERICKSBURG, LOST LIFE. Was Thrown Violently Against. the Ironwork On a Bridge--His Wife + and Daughter Also Injured. (From Our Own Qorrespondent) Napanee, Jan. 20.--A distressing accident occurred on Saturday after- noon about four o'clock, in which An- drew Herrington, Hamburg Road, North Fredericksburg; 1ost his life. Mr. Herrington, with his wife and daughter, Miss Eva Herrington, were isturning to their house when the team became frightened and started to run away. When they got through the stone bridge the gwick turn on the iron bridge threw the sleigh viol- ently against the iron bridge. All three, were thrown out with great force, striking the side of the bridge as the sleigh slewed, with the result that Mr. Herrington was picked up unconscious and died in a few minut es. Mrs. Herrington had her arm and collar bone hroken as also her jaw. Miss Herrington was quite sev- erely bruised. The team was quite a rited one und in somes way Mr. ington lost control of them. Botuased was sefenty.thres yours of Ee LAST EDITION PEACE: CONGRESS OPENS IN PARIS ie Pd of oe evr pg Speech Saturday Afternoon. CLEMENCEAU 1S CHAIRMAN NOMINATED BY (WNLSON AND LLOYD-GEORGE. - Both the American President and the * British Premier Eulogized France and Its Feime' Minister. : , Paris, Jan. 20.-The peave confers ence was formally opened Saturday afternoon with a speech by President Poincare of France, President Poincare thanked the Allied nations for their honor in choosing Paris for their work, and praised the valor of the Allied army which had preserved the capital of France from the enemy. In conelu- sion he said: 1 ago, on the 18th of January, 1871, the German empire was proclaimed by an army of invasion in the Cha- teau of Versajiles. It was conse crated by the theft of two French provinces, It Has thus a violafion from the origin and, by the fault of its founders it was born in injustice. . It has ended in oblivion. "You are assembled in order to repair the evil that has, been done, and to prevent a recurrence of it. You hold in your hands, the future of the world. 1 leave you gentlemen to your grave deliberations, and de- clare the conferemce of Paris open." President Wilson mominated Pre- mier Clemenceau for chairman of the congress. The nomination was' sec- onded by Premier Lloyd-George in an earnest speech of tribute tov the French Premier. President Wilson, in mnominati Premier Clemenceau for chairman o the conference, delivered a speech in response to that of President Poln- care, and paid tribute to Premier Clemenceau. 'When he retired Presi. dent Poincare shook hands with Président Wilson and the members of the delegations. Poincare closed his addreds "wt (Canadi Praga 3: Danputen) Paris, Jan, 20. --P sumed its session __-- this Oe rihae and 'it was stated, made good pro- gress towards agreement on most im- portant points, TRACTORS STAY FREE, Ordes-in-Council Renewed Granting Rebate of Ottawa, Jan, 20.--It is understood that the Government has decided to resiew the grder-in-Couneil which grants a rebate of duty on farm trac- tors up to the valye of $1,400. expires on the 7th February. 'tors were made free to aid produe- tion. There is a demand from the yy that the tractor rebate stand as tis. Plot to Seize Ex-Kaiser? Amerongen, Holland, Jan. 20. Guards about Count Bentinck's castle were reinforced today, when it was reported that armed German Bolshe- viki plotted to raid the place, seize the former Kaiser and carry them -off to ny for =a secret trial and death, like the Cgar's. serin and "This very day, forty-two years ;