mn x XEAR 86: No. 195, big PAGES 1-16 LAST EDITION, GE RGMANIA FAIR WARNING That It Must Cease Requisitioning Food- stuffs And Other Materials in Hongary. PEACE CONFERENCE ACTS AND WILL OUT OFF REPARA- TIONS FROM RUMANIA. The Rumanian Soldiers Are Still Making Seizures in Hungary and Sending the Materials Home. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Aug. 23.~The reparation committees of the. peace conference has drafted a note which the supreme council will probably send to Ru- mania immediately warning the Bucharest Government that 'repara-~ tions under.the German and Austrian treaties will be entirely cut off it the Rumanians continue to make requisl- tions, and that ail requistions already made by the Rumanians in Hungary will be deducted from that nation's ghare in the indemnity to be paid by Austria, Rumanian soldiers still continue stizing foodstuffs, farming machin. ery and other materials in Hungary, and are sending them to Rumania, but the fact that an important rail- road bridge near the Hungarian frontier has been wrecked make it {mpossible for the goods to enter Ru- mania. A large number of cars are stalled at that point and officers are invoicing the supplies which they contain. DED IN THE FAR WEST JREV. D. ©. SANDERSON WAS ONCE PASTOR IN KINGSTON. He Was For Years in the Montreal Methodist Conference and Later Was in Journalism in the West. Christian Guardian, Toronto. The friends'in Ontario Methodism of the Rev. David Cook Sanderson will be grieved to learn of his sud- den death, which occurred in Port- land; Oregon, June 10th, and was caused by heart trouble, from he had been a suffered for some time. The deteased was for 25 years a * 'minister in the Canadian Methodist church, and served prominent ris- torates in the Montreal Conference, ed. {neluding Kemptville, Almonte, King- ston, and Centenary, Montreal, In 1902 he moved to Oregon, U.S.A, and for seven years was a leading figure in the Columbia River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He retired in 1909 and purchased the Freewater Times, of Freewater, Ore- gon, of which he has since been the editor, making a large place for him- self in journalism in the Northwest. He leaves his widow, formerly Julia Parlow, of Iroquois, Ont., and three . 'sons, George and Bevitt, of Freewa- ter, Oregon, and Charles, of Seattle; a daughter, Mrs. R. E. Bean, of Uma- pine, Oregon; three brothers, one of them, Robert Sanderson, being & pro- minent member of the _ ference, and the others residing in England; also two sisters in Eng- land. Doctor Hull, England, 63 years ago and was a graduate of Oxford 1iniversity, and a man of many talents. He was a and writer of rare ability. His warm heart, generous sympathy and honorable life made friends for him everywhere. He was buried in the Walla Walla Cemetery, and thou- sands came from the entire North- west to pay tribute to the splendid lite and achievements of this good A BIG WAR BILL Canada Is Still § a Million a a day while on public works and other services the outlay bas in- creased much since the" first four months of _ year it totaled 76 millions as against 3 2 in thes SAS Deriod Ja year. In- 5 ¢ = ge ht with the United States still EL adverse in May imports balance. 'and exports 35 and in June the res- : totals were 61 and 2¢ mil- fone'? "It is this factor which accounts - for unfavorable exchange and which x unprofitable the placing of a a Be loan = the Staten $& i A tually expectsd that a a will be sent to Sida . and invested in the bonds payable Sanderson was born in' Colorado Con- | 4; THE WORLD'S TIDINGS IN CONDENSED FORM Tidings From All Over Told In a Pointed and Pithy ; Way. At Quebec, the Prince of Wales placed a wreath on the Champlain monument. The Toronto fair started Satur- day. The Prince of Wales will for- mally open it on Monday. Tractors are to replace teamsters on road construction in London, Ont. An Englishman may be the next Bishop of. the Episcopal. diocese of New York. Ottawa is to build another Colle- giate Institute building at a cost of $160,000. It will be reared in the Globe. Odessa was captured after severe ngliting north of the city in whick it 12 reported there were many cas- yaities, G. W. Sulman, M.P.P., for West Kent, has announced his retirement from public Mfe to devote his entire time to private business. At Newark, N.J., the successful landing and taking off from a roof of a building was made by a former Canadian aviator on Friday. The final draft of the Austrian peace treaty has been completed and it is expected #t will be handed to the delegates on Monday next. The French gunboat Somme siruek Tves® Knol, N.8., while ate: tempting to proceed to sea in a tog. It is thought she can be floated. One hundred Austral'an soldiers will arrive in New York on August 28th, on their way to California, to take a special course in agriculture. A. V. Cotton Mon'real, managar of the American Express (Cowpany ,wau arrosied on a ¢ cha.pe cf stealing $10,000. Cotton confessed and pro- mised to make good to the company. Nineteen Dutch policemen, the sal- aries of whom total seventy-five guild- er daily, have been guarding the former German Emperor since ' No- vember. Spartacan outbreaks have occurred in several large German towns. The German government proposes to make vigorous stops against the mal- contents. Calvin M. Delittle, who came from the States, and Roland Colburn, Nap- anee, were locked up at Hamilton on a charge of stealing an auto, belong- ing to T. R. Sloan. It is said the appointment of J. N. Francoeur, M.P.P., for Lotbiniere county, to the post of provincial secre- tary, replacing the Hon. Jeremie De- carie, will be made shortly. The Executive Council has decided that the law must take its course in the case of Antonio Sprecarce, sent. enced to pay the death penalty for _ The: Bolshevik fleet in the Guilt of Finland, defending Petrograd; been disabled completely. 1 fences of Kronstadt, rded been deztroy- British war ships, have The next thirty days will probably gee: a crisis in the affairs of the Kol- Tanrder at Montreal on Sept: 13th, + PREY Jo. Bot ENGR BCR, : WHAT THE MOBS DID IN LIVERPOOL. Taking advantage of the reduced police supervision, owing to the police strike, Liverpool roughs smashed and plundered a number of shops. The picture shows looted by the 'hooligan element. GUIDES WILL BE: SCARCE OLD TIMERS DEPLO] OF XL THE LACK IT. Young Men Prefer City--River Pro- fessionals in Fishing Game Fear Thinning Ranks. Watertown, N.Y., Times. E. Lapage, Clayton, N.Y., who for thirty-three years has been taking fishing parties out from this resort, and who knows the River as well as about any guide among the islands, said Wednesday that not in his ex- perience as a guide had he been 0 busy as he had, heen this summer thus far. From the beginning of this season to the present time Mr. La- page has been on the river with fish- ing parties sixty-six days. The old guides are deploring the jack of interest in the younger gen- eration in learning the art of being a river guide. While at the present time there are plenty of local men skilled in the ways of the angler, knowing the haunts of the bass, and it is. feared willbe very some of the younger |§ footsteps of their fa . essional fish- 'ermen. + The call of the cities and of other occupations than that of the anglers' 'has' been too strong the past few years and the numbers of youths taking up the work of the guide have chak Government. The Allied mill. tary authorities say that the Bolshe- viki are hire their last desperate effort. Lord Finlay, Lord high thiancéllor and British jurist, will preside at the trial of the ex-kalsér. Lord Finlay is 77 years of age and has been hoth solicitor-general and attorney-gen of Great Britain, . ¥ The Saxonia with 1,800 returning} Canadians on board, and the Belgic with 1,600 were' off Halifax harbor Saturday morning. The Royal George and the Carmania, both with ex-im- perial troops abroad, will dock Sun- ay. Two years in the Portsmouth peni- tentiary was the sentence imposed on Willlam McKenna, a youth, who pleaded guilty in Toronto Police Court to stealing a valise from a mo- tor car, He has five pr 'ous convic- tions against him and .s on parole from the Burwash Reformatory. William C. S. Campbell of Renfrew has received potification that through | the death of an uncle in Edinburgh, Scotland, he is one of three heirs to an estate worth about a million dol- lars. Others to benefit are his moth er, who lives in Glasgow, and his sis- ter, Mrs. John Plaunt, whose home GRAVE HAY SHORTAGE Canada Could Sell Entire Surplus in Britain. London, Aug. 23.--A grave short- age of the British hay crop has re- sulted in many urgent inquiries be- ing placed with Canadian trade re~ presentatives here for supplies of Canadian hay. If Canada has any hay for export she can sell all of it over here. The Government spokesman stated in Parliament that the authorities were watching the hay situation care- fully, and that {f pricés rose to an unreasonable level they would con sider the advisabilily of fixing maxi- mum prices. The Government would not, however, control the distribution of the year's hay crop. es sr ---------- PRICES ARE ACCEPTED Len British Quotations Had Been S By Amt he says, and buying become fewer and fewer. The veteran anglers 'point out that if the young men would only spend a few, weeks learning the duties of a guide they would become sufficient- ly adept in the art to be assured of a permanent remunerative patronage at an occupation which is a pleasure and not tedious work. 'Selzed An Illicit Still, Tamworth, Aug. 23.--Provincial Officer Wheeler, and County Const- able George Sedore made a midnight raid to a house in Flinton and cap- tured and seized an illicit still and sixty gallons of whiskey. Forty-five gallons were destroyed and the bal- ance forwarded to Toronto. They also seized the auto car and hold it for court proceedings. The offenders away. Warrants have been fe their arrest. The Inland revemus fe- ficer will take action under the Fe- deral Revenue Act for the manufac- turing. ------------ Great Airship Will Be Built, Philadelphia, Aug. 23.--A dirigi- ble balloon, larger than the British R-34, which, made a return flight across the antic, will be built at the Phi is at North Cote in Renfrew county. though! Phi timated cost of $2,600,000. JA. Davis & Son, Ltd. oiiva. © ladelphia navy yard at an es-|' than those quoted last January. The Manitoba crop he places at 21,951,800, mn stores that were EXCHANGE HITS BRITAIN HARD I May Yet Go To Four Dollars on the Pond. NO ALLEVIATION IN SIGHT BECAUSE TRADE IS FAR FROM NORMAL. Exchange With European Neutral Countries Is Also Turning Against Great Britain Somewhat. London, Aug. 23.--New York ex- change fell yesterday seven points, from $4.19 to $4.12, and the city is' | wondering how 'much further it will "180. There seems nothing to stop it, ere once again, in very large quantities, indeed, at prices higher sjand a drop offour dollars, or even {tarther, is freely prophesied. Lioyd- for the last several days' sensational drop. British importers have now to consider how to cover their New {George's speech, indeéd, 1s blamed gite York commitments for produce such 43,695,000 'and the Alberta crops at od cotton, 'tobacco, and wheat, the emand for which cannot be great- "KINGSTON INDUSTRIAL FAIR Kingston splendid Pe eaona the list is growing daily. of the s ons to date: making | lowing is a Previously acknowledged ..$1720.00 Standard Bank ......0.... 836.00 Standard Bank... 35.00 25.00 Cae sen Hv wea 8. Anglin & Co. ... Merchants Bank Merchants' Bank to Canad. saa kde n Wm. P. Peters ...... James Redden & Co ... .. The MeGowan Cigar Co. .... . Industrial Fair is The fol. R. J. Carson ., sss «os oe Smith Bilott ©. ... ..¢ v0. A. W; Richardson, M.D. L. Martin E. P. Jenkins & Co. . . N. E. O'Connor ..... . PE yasesa LIRO8S Bros. .. ou isos . J. Btewart ... ... BE. W. Baker .. . J. M. Gordon . . Louis Abramson F.'G, Dinnese . . Frank Hoag .. t.' cd cuva # A further list will be ;, published from day to day as the subscriptions are reported by the committee. 1y curtained, and there seems little doubt that there has been a rush to buy American exchange before fit declines further still, National protection for the British industries, which the premier put at fifteen per cemt as the result of the 'exchange . p nu and heavy freight rates seems likely to be con- siderably ' increased. A correspon- dent could find no financial expert who wquld venture an opinion as to how far or how long the "decline would extend. If international trade were run- ning normally some alleviation would be' expected from the fact that exchange on Paris, Rome and other allied capitals is very favorable to London, but commerce is going 80 lamely that the ordinary compen sating forces have lost their strength. Moreover, to make Eng- land's position still more trying, ex- change with European neutral coun- tries is turning egainst her some- what. 5 BRITAIN TO TRY OUT EMPIRE PREFERENCE A List of Articles to Which Preferential Rates Are Applicable. 'London, Aug. 23.--Imperial pres ference goes into effect on Sept. 1st. The Commissioners of Customs have issued a lst of articles produced in the British Empire to which prefer- ential rates are epplicable as fol- lows: Tea, cocoa, coffee, chicory, curs rants, dried and preserved. fruits, sugar, glucose, molasses, saccharine, motor spirits and tobacco pay five. sixths of the full rate of duty. Motor cars, musical instruments, clocks, watches and cinematograph films pay two-thirds. ; Wine not exceeding 30 degrees proof spirit will pay 60 per cent. of the full rate, and wine exceeding thirty degrees 66 -2-3.7 Unbottled still wines, 60 per cent. of the full rate of the additional duty will be charged. On spirits preference will be given by means of increasing the duties on spirits not produced in the Empire by four shillings per gallon on pers fumed spirits three. shillings four pence a gallon on liquors and half a crown per gallon on spirits of other descriptions. ' HAD 234 PROPOSALS Many Soldiers Wanted to Marry Ca nadian 8 New York, Aug. 23.--La Tour- aine, of the French : Line, arrived from Havre, with 389 passengers, 313 of whom were in the first cabin. On board were the only nine women who served in France with the Knights of Columbus. Of these work- ers 'Miss Simmone Hamel said that while in France she was proposed to | 114 times, and that her sister, Clair- , Who was with her received 120 proposals. These sisters were for- merly professional entertainers in Hamilton, Ont. They served nine- teen months withthe K. of C. in Eng- land, Ireland, Scotland, France, Bel- gium and Italy. OVER 1,100 DIVORCES SOUGHT The Majority of Applicants Are Re- turned Soldiers, Winnipeg, Aug. 23.--An announce ment made at the law courts yester- dey states that there are more than eleven hundred divorce applications filed for hearing when the Court of King's Bench opens for the fall sitt- ings, Sentember 15th. Six judges will be occupied hearing the cases. In the majority of cases, the divorce ap- plications are being made by soldiers, who have returned to find their wives have been unfaithful. The cost of obtaining a divorce is from $200 up, according to lawyers. At the remarkable old age of 108 years and hale and hearty up till one month ago, Mrs. Mary Martin, a resl- dent of Ottawa for the past 14 years died Friday at the residence of her Son-in<law, John Lacy, 360 Gladstone avenue. | A MISSION FOR UPPER SILESIA Inter-Allicd Represcatatives to Leave B- Hin For That Place. CERMAN.POLISH SITUATION TOOK ON AN UNEXPECTED AS- PECT ON FRIDAY The German Government In the Meantime Has Agreed Upon Mode. rate Military Measures Being Eu forced. } (Canadian Press Despatch.) Berlin, Aug. 23.-~The German. Polish situation took on an unex- pected aspect yesterday when it was' announced that an inter-Allled mis< sion would leave this city for Upper Silesia in the course of the next twenty-four hours. It was announced at the same time that the Pol Commission, which has been Rob. ing with the German Government of« ficials, will return to Warsaw and make a report. It is not expected that me tions with the Poles will be Besuias until after the inter-Allied commis sion has made its report and its find- ings are accepted as final until the questions involved in the situation of upper Silesia as well as other dispu- tes are settled by plebiscite. In the meantime the German Government has agreed upon moderate military measures now being enforced in the region and to @iscontinue executions. No 'Word Received. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Aug. 23.--The supreme council of the peace conference has not received any message indicating the resignation of Archduke Joseph, head of the Hungarian government, but expects to hear within a few days that &¢ has quit the office. GIVE TWELVE THEORIES AS TO HIGH PRICES None of the Leading American Politicians Can Agree on the Question. Washington, Aug. 23.---An even dozen of widely-varying theories as * to the cause of the high cost of liv- ing have been advanced at the Capi- tol since the search for causés an remedies were revived with such en thuslasm last week. Here 'they are: President Wilson--The Senste's delay in ratifying the peace treaty, Senator Myer's, Montana--Infla- tion of the currency. Senator Thomas, Colorado--High taxes levied by the $6,000,000,000 revenue bill. Senator Smoot. Utah---Heavy ex- portaghon of necessities, nearly $9, 000,000,000 going abroad last month breaking all records, Senator MeCormick, Illinois Government extravagance, as in the billions wasted in aircraft and ship= ping. : Senator Sherman, Illinois--Retail profiteering. Senator McKellar, Cold storage. Senator Kenyon, lowa~--The pack- - ers, p Sentor Smith, South Carolina -- Movies and flivvers. Senator Gronna, North Dakota Too much wages for the few hours of service, < Republican Leader Mondell-~ The Democratic party. Champ Clark The Republican party. : Tennessee-- NEWS IN BULLETIN. it is expected that Premier Hearst will announce at Brantford to-day that the referendum vote be about Oct. 20th. Lieut. Armsby ,of the U.B.A. i killed at Woodstock, Ont., when his airplane, in which he was on his way to Toronto, took a nose dive, A Philadelphia, Aug. {vise to "the governmen right in going | The cardinal believes all profiteers should be punished, without 'powertul or how small _pinred