KINGSTON, NTARIO, TH URSDAY, MAY 8, m1 9. 'Germans, at Versailles, Arrogant and Impudent AUSTRIAN TREATY BEING WRITTEN Jasiia WI Regued. 0 Pay Bln wt iy, GERMAN TREATY DRASTIC BUT THE TERMS ARE NO MORE THAN DESERVED. Copy of Treaty on the Way to Ber Jin--Exchanges Between German Delegates and Their Government © Kept Secret. Parls, May 8.--The Austrian treaty has begun to take form. Por- tions of it already have been draft- ed. It appears that instead of Ger- many being required to pay the an- \ tire Indemnity demanded by the Allies, a "considerable sum will be demanded of Austria, the estimate 'of this sum at present being five billion crowns (about one million dollars). This indemnity, 'and the sprovision and delimitation of fron- tiers of the new state will be the main features of the treaty now in the making. Provision. is to be made for dividing Austria-Hun- gary"s pre-war debt among the new otates formed from 'territory for- erly belonging to that empire. The frontiers between German-Austria and Italy and probably the Adriatic settlemeiit will also figure in the Austrian treaty. Drastic But Deserving. (Canadian Press Degpateh) Washington, May 8.--Consensus of official gossip, public opinion and press comment in the United States is that although the terms of peace proposed to Germany are drastic and humiliating, they are not more #0 than the situation demands. It seems to be conceded on all sides that President Wilson has won one of his great arguments, by having the league of nations agreement in- cluded in the treaty. Various opin- ions are expressed as to whether the Germans will sign the treaty or stiék out for big modifications, but it Is generally supposed that there is pet do but sign. Treaty 'on Way to Berlin. Cal n "Press Despatch * Paris, May 8---A copy ot the treaty 1a well on its way to Berlin, A German courier left at nine o'- clock last night, bearing it, with Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau's first report on the negotiations. Ex Kept Secret. (Canadian Press Despdtch) "Paris, May g--Intimations reach- ing the peace conference from Ver- "sailles lead to the belief that two or three members of the German deace delegation will probably re- turn to Germany to consult thelr Government, the others remaining at "Versailles. Germany has not yet submitted any communication with regard to the peace treaty. All ex- {nsnges between the delegation at ersailles and the home govern ment are being kept secret. London Press Comment. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 8.--The peace terms, while receiving considerable approv- AIRMEN HAVE LEFT ON ATLANTIC FLIGHT Fly From Rockaway Beach on the First Lap to : Halifax. -- New York, May §.--The trans-Atlantic {light was when three N.-C. (Navy hydro-airplanes left the govern- ment's air station at Rockaway Beach at 10 a.m. to-day on the first leg of their journey, Rockaway to Halifax, a distance of 540 miles. The NC 3, with Commander John H, Towers, Chief of the Expedition, was the first plane to take the air, | The N-C 1, with Lieut. Commander | P. N. L. Bellinger, and the N-C 4] with Lieut.-Commander A. €. Read, as commanding officers, were tlose behind. The planes were escorted to sea by,a squadron of qavy scout planes. Proceeding in generally w northeasterly direction, the trio of hydro airplanes should reach Halifax before nightfall, barring mishaps. Thence the route runs 460 miles to Trepassey, 1,350 miles to the Azores, another 800 miles to Portugal and on to Plymouth, Eng. Pass Chatham Naval Station. (Canadian Press Despatch) Chatham, Mass, May 8.--The three naval hydro-airplanes passed Chath- am naval station on their flight to Halifax, N.8., at 1.28 p.m. Takihg their Bearings from Chatham, they appeared to be pointing mortheast- ward on the Cape Sable course. first began Curtiss) FRANK McCULLOUGH IS RECAPTURED (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, May 8.---Frank Mc- Cullough, the condemned mur- derer who escaped from To- ronto jail, some weeks ago, was ocaplured this morning in a cel- lar of a house in the lower sec- tion of the city. In the meantime the date for the execution of the sentence had been extended till June 13th. McCullough wag captured on Bathurst street, just around the corner from the livery stable where he killed Acting-Detec- tive Willams. McCullough made an attempt to escape this morning when the police knocked at the door of his room. He jumped out of the window to a shed and from there to a lane, but there he Bazed into the muzzles of sev- eral police revolvers and sur- rendered without a fight. The landjady says the room wds rented two weeks ago by Vera Lavelle, who represented herself as McCullough"s wife and gave the name of Knight. She provided him with food till her arrest (she is now on trial for aiding his escape from jail). After that the landlady gave him his meals, but says she had no idea of his identity. He was preparing to make a getaway on a bicycle when taken to-day. "Experts say there is no doubt of the legality of his reprieve which fixes June 15th as the new date of execution. Before his escape the date of the sen- tence was May 2nd. th ¥ > burned on Sunday, April 2 WANTS ENQUIRY BY WILLIAM DUFF, management gance in connection minjstration of the Dominion's war vessels. A view of the ruins of Queen Street Methodist Church, 27th INTO CHARGES ( Mhat the Canadian Naval Department Has: Bungled And Been Extravagant. SLASHING ATTACK MADE OF LUNEN- BURG, NOVA SCOTIA. Declares That Gold-braided. Officers Strutted About. Halifax When They Should Have Been Chasing Huns, Ottawa, May 8.--A slashing at- tack oh the Canadian Nawal Depart- ment was Commons liam Duff, Liberal member for Lun- enburg, in the House of last night by Wil- made late Nova Scotia; who charged at there had been bungling, mis- and gross extrava- with the ad- for the wireless operator there. Mr. Duff demanded a full investi- gation into the Naval Department, whose affairs, he claimed, are in a disgraceful condition. | | L RED TRIANGLE DRIVE L 2 To facilitate the Red Triangle canvass now going on in the city, it is requested that any- one desiving to contribute to the fund should send in their contributions direct to. 0, V, Bartels, honorary asurer, City Buildings, or . phono 450 and a canvasser wil BREESE bert det bb db bread I | No official communication of the appointment of a permanent Canad- ian representative at Washington has yet been made to the British Government by the Ottawa Cabinet. Much concern is felt for the Stuart W., a coal steamer, which disappear- ed Tuesday might in Lake Erie. TERMS OF PEACE BRIEFLY STATED Mt syn. 9 Gi Tenitory to TH Terms Met. T0. ABOLISH CONSCRIPTION GERMAN ARMY TO BE REDUCED TO : 100,000, Germany Is in the Meantime to Pay Five Billion Dollars in Reparation ~Total Amount Yet Unsettléd. Paris, May 8.--The following are the terms of peace briefly given: War Crimes. The Allies "publicly arraign thé former. kaiser, not for an offence against criminal law, but for a su- preme offence against international morality and the sanctity of treaties. A special tribunal will be constituted to try him." ---- Military Terms. Within two months after {he sign- ing of the treaty, German military forces shall be reduced to not more than 70,000 infantry and 30,000 cav- alry. The total strength of officers must not exceed 4,000. Voluntary recruiting alone will be permitted. German armaments also will be strietly limited, All fortified 'works fifty miles east of the Rhine will be disarmed and dismantled, Conscription in Germany is abolished. Naval Terms. At the end of two months after the signing of the peace treaty the Ger- man naval forces must not include any submarines and must not exceed six battleships, six light cruisers, twelve destroyers and twelve torpedo- boats. All other warships must he placed in reserve or conyerted into merchantmen. The ratings must not exceed 15,000, of whom 1,600 may be officers and warrant officers, All persons accused of violating the laws and customs of war wiil be brought before the Allied military tribunals. - Reparation, Pending full determination of the Allied claims, Germany is to pay $56. 000,000,000. Germany is to make compensation for all damage done to Allied civil fans and their property, and rebuild devastated regions. Destroyed ship- ping must be replaced, ton for ton. Territorial Cessions. Alsace-Lorraine is to be returned to France, which also is to get the NSTER BANQUET FOR THE 21ST BATTALION * A MONSTER 9 SUBSCRIPTION LIST NOW OPEN The Whig has great pleasure in bringing before the ali of Kingston the appeal of the 21st BattaMon Club for Junds with which to provide a inonster homecoming banquet for the Kingston's Own Infantry Unit, which js due to arrive in Kingston within two weeks. This banquet will be held on the evening of their arrival 21st Battalion, * Saar Valley. The Goverament of the district will be carried on by a commission of five appointed by the League of Nations. 'At the end of fif- teen years the people will decide whe. ther they wish to be governed by the league, France or Germany. If Ger- many is chosen she will have to buy the coal fields from France at a price to be arranged. Poland will have a corridor run- ning down to Damzig, which will be turned into a free city. A plebiscite will be taken in Schles- The independence of German Aus- tria, Czecho-Slovakia and Poland are recognized, S-- German Colonies, Germany will be called on to "re- npunce in favor of the Allied and Associated Powers, all rights and ti- tles appertaining to her overseas pos- sessions." Most of these possessions will be administered Sider a mandate from the League of Nafions by one or more of the great colonizing powers,' In Morocco, Germany abandons all rights and privileges derived from the Act of Algeciras of 1906, wand from the Frairo-German agreements of 1909 and 1911. All treaties and agreements between Germany and the Sherefian Empire are abrogated. Military and naval works on Hefi: goland are to be destroyed, except those purely necessary. The Kiel Canal is to be kept free and open to the merchant shipping of all nations at peace with Germany, on terms of complete equality. Air Terms. Until Oct. 1st next Germany will be allowed to keep a maximum num- ber of 100 seaplanes for use in searching for mines. . After that date she will not be allowed to have any military or naval air ferces. No airdromes will be permitted within 150 kilometers (93 miles) of her frontiers, Existing aviation grounds within this zone must be dismantled and the earth ploughed up. German Cables. Fitteen German cables are to be taken over for disposal of the Allied and Associated Governments. Allied occupation of German ter- ritory will continue till all terms are met. Allies are to receive most favored nation tariff treatment. Hair Cut to Cost 0 Cents. Hamilton, May 8.--Beginning next Monday hair cuts in the barber shops here will cost 40 cents in- stead of 35 cents, and shaves will| cost 20 cents instead of 156 cents. The barbers will receive a wage In- crease from $15 to $20 a week, and fifty per cent. of their earnings ov- er $28 a week, instead of 50 per cent. of earnings over. $21 a week. For France's Protection. Paris, May 8.--Wilson, Premier Clemenceau and Premier Lloyd George will to-day draft in final form the agreement - be- tween the three powers for the protection of France. This agree- ment will not he secret . Police Confiscated. Geneva, May 8,~--The palace and all the properties of King Nicholas of Montenegra, including the Crown jewels have been confiscated for the benefit of Serbia, according to a des- patch from Innsbruck. Abolish Pew Rents, Stratford, May 8. -At St. Paul's church adjourned. vestry meeting it was decided to &bolish pew rent and the church: obligations will in fut- ure be financed by the duplex en- velope system, He Ii i % TERMS ON ANNIVERSARY * OF LUSITANIA TRAGEDY * -- GERMANY WILL St Tey Bat Ms Delgals Say It Wil Not Pay fn ne ADMIT DECISIVE DEFEAT yi 8 % AND THAT POWER OF GERMAN ARMY BROKEN, Fifteen Days Given to Sign Treaty ~={ount Brockdorff - Rantzau Would Not Admit' Germany Sole- ly Culpable. } (Canadian Press Despatch) Versailles, May 8.--The meeting between the Allies and the Ger- mans ended at 3.51 p.m. yesterday andthe Germans were given fifteen days to sign the treaty or prepare and present their reply. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, in reply to Premier Clemenceau, said: "We declare we do not deny the ex- tent of our defeat. We know the power of the German army is brok- gn, "He would not admit Germany solely. culpable, and demanded that the Allies make peace according to President Wilson's point. Will Sign the Treaty. Paris, May 8.--Presentation of the treaty followed a brief speech by Premier Clemenceau, chairman of the Peace Conference, in which he welcomed the delegates. The manuscript of the treaty, translated in German, was handed to the enemy representatives by Secretary Dutasta. The entire ceremony fourteen minutes. The Petit Parisien says there will be 'a maximum delay of one month before the signing of the peace treaty. The German -delegates to the peace congress declare that they will sign the peace treaty, but that Germany will not pay an indem- nity. Foe Is : "Versailles, ay Vine torts of the peace treaty spell the end of Germany as a military power. She is_deprived of virtually all her fleet, her army is cut down to nominal dimensions-and she is sharply re- stricted along lines through which she might seek to work . military to rehabilitate herself, Economically, also the future course of Germany is hedged about with stipulations intended to insure der ability to pay the indemnity de- manded by the allies, but to prevent her from exploiting her old-time re- sources as a strangling competitor of the nations about lier which she overran and Yevastated during the War. lasted but Eee To Arral Progiatume. Cantley oss toh) Paris, May 8.---The Counc of Four, with Frémier Orlando of Italy present, began to-day to #&r- range the programme for the pre- sentation of the peace térms to tue Austrian, Hungarian and Bulgarian delegates. sie. Shas Statesmen Said. (Canadian Press Despatch -- London, May 8.--After the con- ference at Veysailles, yesterday, William M. Hughes, premier of Australia, sald, according to a Reuter's despatch: "The attitude of cr the following evening, and the Whig calls upon the people of this city to contribute liberally in order to show that their hearts are in the right place, and "that they appreciate what these boys have dond for the honor of Canada and of Kingston. The fund is now open. The under- noted citizens have sent it off to a good start, and the public are invited and urged to contribute without delay. Do this for the boys who did so much for you. There is no time to lose. Get on the roll of honor by subscirbing without delay. $35.00 Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau was an intolerable insult to the confer- ence, 'for while Premier Clemen- ceau spoke standing, the German spokesman did not rise while mak- ing his address. In epite of their intolerable arrogance, this has been a day of humiliation for the Ger- mans, which we could see had en- tered into their souls." - William F. Massey, premier of New Zealand, said: "The Germans were more impudent and aggressive than anything I have ever met." After the conference, the de . patch says, the fact that members of the Council of Four did not ap- pear made the crowd anxious, bit it transpired they were holding a meeting, and shortly after 4.30 o'- clock they. departed. = M. Clemen- ceau's appearance was the signal for the first great wave of cheering of the day. Premier Orlando also - {received an ovation, but Premier {Lloyd George, the last to leave, was given .a more generous from the throng. ~ ismilingly saluted the crowd as he {went to his automobile. During the jm Marshal Foch sat 'mot heeding the Nutsing hls ¢ his chin in his looked toward German Ei the St vaso: Being the owner of numerous fishing vessels and having a warm corner in his heart for the men 'who go down to thé sea in ships, he was especially indignant over the al. leged failure of the Canadian naval authorities to go to the ald of Nova Scotia fishermen who were thrown into the sea, tiged upon, ana ieft to row 140 miles in open boats, when their schooners were sunk by a Ger- man submarine last summer. He. charger that naval = officers, bedecked: in fancy, gold-braided uni- forms, were strutting about Hali- fax, and attending bridge whist parties and pink teas, when they should have been hunting the Hun pirates. He alleged that the cruiser Niobe was tied up to the wharf at Halifax several days after the war broke out while German liners, with rich cargoes and millions of dollars 'In gold in 38. hetr strong boxes, sailed by Suiofes rT that the Canadian oil 5 ux Blanca was torpedoed, Jor » crew, shelled by the nd a guns, suffered many 'easualties, werd left to theif Tale by | dilatory naval/anthorities, who Is for mafy hours, the 8. 0. Very. serious also was the aliega- tion that an American destroyer | whieh had been sent to fight the : a vessel rtant pers va Scotia ermeon were loft to the mercy of the Biratos, and had to row for two nd wo two heights | ip a small dory + Paris, May 8.--Germany, on + Wednesday, received the terms # of peace from the nations ar- 4. rayed against her in the world's * greatest war. This event fell % on the fourth aniversary of the + sinking of the Lusitania, and # marks one of the historic dates in *% the giant conflict, It comes 177 # days after the last shot of the * war was fired on November % llth, 1918. * CEP ER PEEP R RPE The London: Presbytery carried a resolution favoring that .elders be permitted to enter the elections to the position of Moderator of the General 'Assembly and other courts of the church. Lucy, Margaret Wihitewell, in her seventebnth year, died at Ingersoll as a result of burns from which she had suffered nearly four years, al from almost the entire London press, do not escape from : sharp criticism on certain points. The ob- Jections centre mainly on the gues- tion of financial compensation from Germany. Some newspapers are dis- fatiated because they consider. the are too severe. Others think ri are not severe enough. The Morning Fost ngs it dificult to say w er t is good or bad. It says. GeFiumy certainly will not : coart cept under duress. The : I thinks $hat the indemnity condi- ' tions are unsatisfactory and do not 'fulfill the election promises of the British Government. The Daily Mail feels that Great wilt find the ' terms very far shont of the pledges. made by Premier Lloyd George, 5.00 5.00 h Mahood Drug Co. ... ... 25.00 Crawford & Walsh . .. Mrs. W. Morrison, Rideau 25.00 25.00 street. saate George 'Masoud' as 25.00 George Mills & Co. ... 25.00 Best Drug Store .. 25.00 Dwyer Bros. ... .. 26.00 Lockett Shoe Store 25.00 Grimms Bros. 25.00 Steacy's Limited ... A. B, Cunningham ... .. The Pense Estate ... ... Daily British Whig ... . W. G. Craig & Co, ..V .. Standard Publishing Co.. Sons of England ... ..: A. Davis & Sons ... ... PF. Nickle, M.P. ... . H.C. Nickle ... ... «.. J. H. Butherland .., Midland Shoe Co. . 15.00 Mahood Bros, ... .. ~Macnea & Minnes ..'. 10.00 5 AY, Roney . .. "a's H. W. Newman ... .... 10.00 Newman & Shaw ... ... Ande ¥ 10.00 reon Bros. 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