Fy . i] Eel fers, Clemenceat, Lloyd George and peace conference committee on veri ' and found them » Br rr re ren rps ia a YOU CAN LIVE 13 days without food, .. 3 days without water, , 3 minutes without air.or All your . life without shopping nt : COLLIERS BUT, WILL IT PAY YOU? { » YEAR 87: No. 9. BE DISBANDED Plans Arc Announced fo Organize a New Canadian Militia force. | ARTHLERY 1S FIRST ARM. OF THE SERVICE THAT WILL BE | DEALT WITH { In Spite of the Disbanding of the | Units There Need Be No Fear of | Loss of Continuity of Service. Ottawa, Jan. 12.--The first step | $13,000 by a man in a military uni- | § ? : 4 a- | form who presented orders for over) In the re-organization of the Cana {£4,000 of British money for conver- | { sion inte Canadian currency, Antonio | formation regarded by government dian active militia is taken in the publication Saturday of an order lay- | in with be followed in bringing the new concerned with details and gives no | indication of the policy to be pursued i in the matter of naming undg, but it | provides for the nS ante | ery militia unit in Canada---a com- | plete cleaning of the slate--and the | immediate creation of the new force. | "The rank and file being automati- | «ally discharged," says the order, | "the commanding officer has a clear | field for re-engagement in suitable | and said he wanted to 'change Vic-| ranks, and vacancies for new men of | overseas experience, not members of the unit." For some time past, a committee, | of which Major-General, Sir T. C.!| Otter was chairman, and Major-Ge- | nerals W. G. Gwatkin, Sir Edward | Morrison and Brig.-General A, GL. | MacNaughton were members, have | been considering the question of re- | organization, They have visited all the military districts of Canada, and | it is understood that they have made | recommendations with regard to the | working-out of the plan outlined in | the order issued to-day. Saturday's | order, which is signed by Major-Ge- | nemal E. C. Ashton, Adjutant-Gene- | ral, was recently passed in Militia | Council. | Selection of Officers. | It provides that a commanding of- | ficer, preferably with overseas ser- | vice, will be selected, after due con- | sultation with the old officers of each | regiment, both overseas and militia, | to command the new unit. The new | commanding officer will prepare a | new Slat of officers with due regard | to war service, previous military ser- | vice, and qualifications, and will for- | ward to headguarters recommenda- tions not included in: the new cadre. | On receipt and approval of the above | a general order will be issued dis- banding the regiment as of a certain date for the purpose of reorganiza- tion, "This disbandment," says the statement, "will clear the situation, render free action possible in mak- ing new appointments and adjusting seniority, and will foree decisions in the case of all officers on present strength who are not receiving ap- pointments to the reorganized units by transfer to another unit, appoint- ment to the corps reserve, or to the reserve of officers, Canadian militia, as otherwise they automatically | case to be officers of the active mili- tia." New Service Rolls, In spite of the disbanding of the units, however, there need be no fear of loss of continuity of service. This is provided for by immediate reappointment and enlistments, and the order provides that 'new service rolls will be opened as of date of re- organization, proper attestation forms being insisted on. A new gen- eral order will immediately be is- sued gazetting all officers in the new unit, and fall officers on the old . Strength not reappointed will be dis- posed of either by transfer to the corps reserve of the units, transfer to the reserve of officers of Canadian militia, or by retirement, The question of rank is dealt with in the new order, the ruling being that officers appointed to the active list will be recommended for such rank a# they may be appointed to in accordance with the establishment of the unit. Those with C.E.F. ser- vice, however, equal to their rank in the C.E.F. reserve. They will, it recommended, be considered quali- fied by war service for the next highest rank to any rank held by them in the C.E.F. for a period of six months. The reorganization will, it is stat ed at militia headquarters, be pro- ceeded with by arms and an order applicable tp the artillery will be is- sued shortly, to be followed with the cavalry and infantry a little later on. Each arm ag feady will be dealt with along the general lines indicat- ed above. Were Satis! factory. tLanadian' Press Lisspatcn) Paris, Jan. 12.-~The three prem- Nitti met this morning to consider the Adriatic guestion. The supreme 'council did not sit today; its next | méating will be held tomorrow. The fication. of credentials examined those of the Hungarian peace delegates i satisfactory. ALLIES AND GERMANY 3 ARE NOW AT PEACE a Paris, Jan. 1 sete are at of ratification and signed ¢ ihe proces-verbal which put the @ Treaty into effect. + BEVIS VSL 1D INISTO | ey i Theaters ~The Allies & Daily British Whig IE Se BEGIN "THE NEW YEAR "RIGHT, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COLUMER'S JANUARY SPECIALS IN MEN'S WEAR. Watch Our Windows KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SOON PROCLAIMED (Canadian Press Desvatchy Ottawa, Jan. 12.---It is ex- pected that the proclamation of peace will be published within a fow days and there will then arise the question of several Or- ders-in-Council still in existence under the War Measures Act, It is probable that they will be entirely disposed of when Par- liament meets. CROOK FOOLS CASHIER AND GETS $13,000 Sped Off in Auto--Appeared in Guise of Returned . Soldier. Montreal, Jan. 12.--Tricked out of Cordasco, the well known Italian down the general lines which | banker, has placed in the hands of | | the police a description of the clever | : : force into being. The order is not| crook, who is one of the few who|@ Plan to establish a Bolshevik re- have ever put anything "over the shrewd old banker. The man, who called himself Pren- deTgast and said he was living in the military hospital at St. Anne de Bel- levuq, left in an automobile, along with a confederate and was last seen speeding up town. Some days ago Prendergast called on the cashier at Cordasco's Bank British currency, tory Bonds into former | producing several small bonds which | | he said were part of $15,000 which | were in safe-keeping at the Sterling Bank. Terms were arranged and a few days later the cashier left with the soldier and two other men and called 'at several banks before the soldier remembered it was the Sterling Bank he wanted. The cashier was dodged | and the crook slipped out of a side door into the transportation build- ing, quickly walking through the corridor to the Notre; Dame street entrance to an automobile in which his confederate was seaidd. Several people saw them drive up town and before the day was over three uptown banks reported they had changed English money into Ca- nadian coin. ITALIAN VILLAGE WAS ~~ BURIED BY AVALANCHE | Many Persons Are Reported to | Been Killed in Slide. (Canadian Press Despatch) Berne, Jan. 12.---Porrachin vil lage, in the Italian Alps, has been buried by am avalanche and many persons ave reported killed. Five children were killed at midnight in their home, which was buried by an avalanche near Galtauer, in - the Vorarlberg mountains. The re- remainder of the family although in- jured, was rescued by neighbors. Have | Heavy snow storms in the Alps have blocked the railroads and highways, many villages being isolated. SMALLS SECRETARY MISSING Toronto Theatrical Magnate's Assist- ant Has Disappeared, Toronto, Jan. 12.--Ambrose Small the missing theatrical man of this city, who has not been seen since Dec. 10th, has not yet shown up or been located. John Doughty, who was Mr. Small's secretary for eighteen years and who removed from Toronto to Montreal when the Trans-Canada Company purchased Mr. Small's theatrical interests, is said to be missing. Mr. Doughty returned to Toronto to get some papgrs for General Manager Driscoll of the Trans-Canada Theatres Company of Montreal, wired Mr. Driscoll on De- cember 26th that he was too ill to go to Montreal, That is said to have been tha last word Mr. Driscoll had from Mr. Doughty. OVER $25,000 IN TWO YEARS Lady Sues Men Exploiting Cash Courtesy. Chicago, -Jan. 12.--Miss Hannah Stires, for two years a check girl in restaurants here, in a suit filed in the superior court, sought to obtain $25, 425 from the 'Chicago Tipping Trust." She alleges she received that amount in tips in two years, and was compelled to give it to the trust." Three men were named defendants. "These men have acquired the checking cohcession in most hotels and cafes," said Miss Stires. "They pay girls $9 to $15 a week and com- pel them to drop tips in a small iron bank, which is camouflaged with a per." > CLAIMS. CARRANZA {BOAST OF THE. MEXICANS ! 'Evidence Is In the Hands of United | States Agents. AIDS BOLSHEVIK } | | THAT 30,000 AMERICANS ESCAP- i ED SERVICE BY FLIGHT | Evidence Before U, 8S. Commission | Will Show That Carranza Officials Comtenance Plan To Establish | Bolshevigt Regime in Mexico. i San Adtonio, Texas, Jan. 12.--In-1 i | | agents as evidence that Carranza gov ernment officials are ecountenancing | girfe in Mexico, and that the radical program is supported largely by Am- | erican army draft evaders, will be | | given to the Senate subcommittee in- | | vestigating Mexican affairs at hear-| | ings here this week. | | Senator A. B., Fall, Republican, | | New Mexico, chairman of the com- | mittee, is expected to arrive to-day. | | Summonses tor more than 200 wit- | | nesses have been issued. | Not all the testimony offered will | | be unfavorable to the present Mexi- | | can administrations Supporters of | the Carranza govefnment have plac- | ed before the committee the names | of many who, they assert, will be! able to counter at least some of the | statements of special investigators, | | refugees and ordinary observers. | According to the Mexican publigh- | ed boast, thirty thousands Americans | escaped service in the army by flight to Mexico. Most of them have re- | turned to the United States but many | remain and the names of a few have | appeared in the literature of the | Communist and I. W. W. organiza- tions as actively engaged in further- | ing the cause of radicalism. -- | EVERY EFFORT MADE fk R : , TO AVOID RUPTURE i i i The Wage Dispute Between | Railway and Govern- | ment. | tions ratification. RECEIVES BELGIAN HONOR i | (Canadian Press Daspateh.) London, Jan, 12,--No move in the wage dispute between the railway- men and the government. is expected until the return from Paris of Sir Robett Horn, minister of labor, and Sir Eric Geddes, minister of trgns- | portation, who was summoned by Premier Lloyd George, yesterday, to consult 'with him in 'the French capital, and are expected back in London by Tuesday, In any event, however, it 4s considered that preci- pitate action is improbable. J. H. Thomas, railwaymen's leader, declar- ed this morning, "There will be every effort to avoid a rupture." AN ISLAND OF DESIRE Mrs. H. C. Rae. of Toronto, who was awarded the Medaille dela Reine Blza- beth by the King of Belgium for her work in connection with the Del- ghan relief. TWO MILLION DEAD, | ' FOUR ARE REFUGEES Burden of War Has Fallen! Heavily on Civilians of | Poland. St. Lawrence Water to Surround An Oasis of Spirits. New York, Jan. 12.--Thirsty throats after January 16th may be treated at a small island in the St. Lawrence river, just across the Ca- nadian border line, near Alexandria | Bay, N.Y., according to Republican state committeemen from northern New York, who arrived here last night. The island, which, will be the nearest 'Mecoa for the wets" from Broadway and 42nd street, has been acquired by a group of men "particu- lar about what they drink," it was explained, and will be ready for a rush of visitors in the early spring. LORD KILMARNOCK Will Be the British Diplomatic Ro- presentative to Berlin, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Jan. 12.---Lord Kilmar- nock left London for Berlin this morning to assume the duties of Brit- ish diplomatic representative at the German capital. The departure is an important' step in the re-establich- ment of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and CGermamy which will be effected almost immediately. Consuls and consuls-genéral will be appointed shortly by the twe govern- ments. Chicago, 'Jan. 12.--Semi-official MAY INVITE NORWAY commendation of compelling harden- ed criminals to view hanging was To Assume Mandate For Armenia |°00tained in a report by the Chicago : Close By. anid crime - commission here Saturday. Montreal, Jan, 12.--A special Lon- Sheriff C. ¥. Petars aroused a storm don cable to the Montreal Gazette |©f adverse criticism a week ago'when says that in the default of the a hanging here was an object lesson, United Stafes, Norway may be in.| "The hanging was for the purpose vited to undertake the mandate for mposing a lesson," President BH. Armenia and contiguous regions mmissi W. Sims of the cou on sald. "It which are to be freed from Turkish Warsaw, Jan. 12.-More than 2,000,000 civilians have died in Po- | land since the outbreak of the war, | and twenty. per cent. of the coun | try's present population of 20,000,- | {000 are refugees, according to | { figures made public by he Red Cross. | They are based on a survey made to : show that the burden of war has! fallen more heavily on civilians than on the military, The central location of Poland, be- tween hostile armies, is described as es sweep back and forth and the inhabitants are forced' tos evacuate their homes again and; again, The Red Cross estimate of | 4,000,000 as the number thus driven from their homes is held to be high- | ly conservative by leading Polish | statesmen. COMPEL CRIMINALS TO | WATCH AT HANGINGS | Officials Regard It as a Good | Object Lesson For Hard ened Men. was a lesson for those already in the clutches of the law. I think it'was a good thing." Sian» president emeritas 'throug ah ent or he could exercise advisory Solita MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Possible Democratic candidate for United States Presi- dency, who has splif with President Wilson on League of Na- FOCH SAYS WAR NOT IMPOSSIBLE He Ths It Begins Easiest on th Fron tiers of Pacific Peoples. IT IS WISER TO BE READY FOR AN UNFAVORABLE EVENT, DECLARES THE MARSHAL War Is No Longer An Art But a Sci- ence and An Indus#y, Foch Says. Paris, Jan. 12.--Final ratifications of the treaty of Versailles here late this afternoon will. not forever' ban- ish war from a weary world, Marshal Foch warned in an interview Satur- day. "It 'would be foolish to believe there will be ro more war, merely because we do not wisa to fight," Foch declared. "France and the world must draw a 'lesson from the struggle we have just finished. It must be a lesson of prudence with best good will, "War is not always avoidable. Tt can begin upon the frontiers of the most pacific peoples--perhaps it be- &ins easiest in such places. "If it is true two are necessary to make a fight, it is equally true the one best prepared will win "I know this statement may sound obvious, but that very question is causing great discussion nowadays. There are ingentuous pecpie: who be- lieve that ta leave the fey in ibe door' ig the surast Way to preveut entrance of thieves. "I think it wiser to be ready for an unfavorable event." science and an "Industry." "War will be involved indefinitely as long as there are people to pre- pare for it," the field marshal con- tinued. 'These who wish fo avoid violence cannot afford to ignore any- thing in the way of scientific and in- [ dustrial progress." HON. F. C. BlaGgs . 18 UNDER FIRE Awarded $100,000 Contract to Garage Man In His Own 'Riding. Dundas, Ont, Jd. 12.--A $100,- 000 contract for motor trucks has been awarded by Hon, F. C. Biggs, Minister of Public Works and JHigh- ways, to Len Larkins, a garage proprietor here, and as a resuit a merry little rumpus appears to be begin; at with the Furmer Govern- 8 patronage performances, con- trasted with its professions. The facts of the case as they ¥ from the comment going the rounds, ie oma up as follows : : 100, contract was award. ed to Larkins without: tenders be. | Express No Remorse For Mur | ] YOUNG COUPLE CONFESS TU A BRUTAL UrtiiME aer wwithout raraliel in Rochesier's Misiory, Rochester, N.Y,, Jan. 12.--Charged | with murder in the first degree ior the alleged siaying of kdwara 'Kneip, whose aead boay was found. Fhurs~ day beneath a culvert. pn, the Mos- quito road south of this city, James L. O'Dell, 21, and his eighteen-year- old wile were brougnt berore Juuge Willis K. paileite in county court. Both waived examination, and were heid for the grand jury. Confessions waich the sheriff and district attorney say 'were made to them by O'Dell and his wife reveal a crime which, county officials say, is without parallel in the criminal his- tory of Monroe County. Kneip, according to the confession, was arrested at the faetory where he worked by O'Dell, who posed as an officer, and with Mrs. O'Dell taken in a taxicab to the Mosquito road. There, tied to a tree, lie wag beaten by Mrs. O'Dell with a heavy iron file until he beeame unconscious. Re- leasing the body trom the tree, the O'Deus started away, but came back to get a letter in Kneip's pocket. O'Dell says, according to the coun- ty authorities, that Kneip struck at him, but was felled by a blow on the head from Mrs. O'Dell. She then, ac- cording to the story told the sheriff and district attorney, took a knife from Knelp's pocket and slashed him several times across the stomach. Neither, according to the sheriff, in whose custody they are, have ex- pressed the slightest remorse for the deed. Mrs. O'Dell, according to the sheriff, has declared that Kneip pro- mised to marry her and thereby tried to ruin her future happiness. O'Dell is anxious, it is said, to shoulder the whole blame for the affair. CHURCH BUDGET \ IS $1,330,000,000 | World Movement For Co=or= dinating Energies of Pro=- testant Denominations. Atlantic City, N.J., Jan. 12.--The budget of the inter-church world movement to be used in co-ordinating the energies of the Protestant de- nominations and the evangelzation of the world, was approved at the conference of 1,400 church leaders here. | The budget calls for the ex- penditure of $1,330,000,000 in the next five years. It provides for ev- angelistic work, proper financing of hospitals and homes, liberal awards to struggling colleges, for the fights ing of social and industrial unrest, and better wages to both ministers and missionaries, ' It is specified that no part of the budget shall be changed by a board of review, to be appointed with equal representation of all denominations, without the consent of the denomii- national board directly affected; Three hunderd and twenty milions are to be expended in 1920. -------- VANDERBILT HOME SOLD, Found Maintenance of Mansion Too Costly. New York, Jan. 12-----The Cornelius Vanderbilt home, fronting on Fifth avenue from 57th to 58th street, has been sold for $5,500,000 cash. It was said that the residence, one of the most costly in America, will make way for a $20,000,000 structure. The name of the purchaser has not been disclosed. There was an unconfirmed report that the site would be used by T. Coleman Dupont for a hotel, and another that the Marshall Field interest in Chicago had obtained it for a department store. Representatives of the Van- derbilt family said they had decided to sell because of the high cost of maintaining the mansion. GEDDES CANNOT REPLY. To British Railwaymen Till He Con- sults the Cabinet. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Jan. 12 --8ir Bric Ged- des, Minister of Transport, replying Saturday to the communication of the rallwaymen, rejecting the Govern- ment's wage proposals, said a full answer must wait until he could bring the whole question before the Cabinet, inasmuch as the issues in- volved were of national importance and atfected every section of the community. He sald this course was necessary, because the proposals of the Government had been laid by Cabinet members. Sir Eric said he would give a reply covering the en- tire situation at the earlist possible moment, which would carry the full authority of, the Government, Feet ttttstrencs = LAST EDITION. BRITAIN RULES OLD OurPUT Declares Dr. W, €. Miller in an Address at Toronto. HAS KO LONGER T0 DEPERD ON FOREIGN SMELTERS FOR RB FINING OF MINERALS -- The Mineral Industry in Canada Hag Developed Well and Holds Out Great Promise For the Future. Toronto, Jan. 12.--An interesting address on the mineral resources of the British Empire was made Satur- day night by Dr. W. G. Miller, Pro- vincial Geologist before the Royal Canadian Institute, when he outlined some of the outstanding mineral pro- ducts, including the virtual control | of gold, with about two-third's of the world's output. In iron and copper the Empire does not show up so well only about eleven per cent of the world's iron and, 10 per cent. of its copper being produced in the Empire. .. In silver and lead the British Empire produ- ces about 17 per cent. of the world's output, but in certain Canadian mi- nerals the Empire controls the world supply. These are nickel, cobalt and asbestos, About one-seventh of the whole world's supplies of coal are found in the borders of the British Empire, | but in petroleum, the Empire is a | small producer, with prospects, how- | ever; of great expansion. Séarch un- der Imperial auspices is being made for petroleum in various parts of the world, including even Papua in the South Pacific. Dr. Miller pointed out the curious fact that before the war, while Bri- tish possessed virtual control of cer- tain minerals, there were no facili- ties of refining them, and the bulk of the ores were exported. This state of affairs, which he described as most unsatisfactory, applied to such minerals as tungsten, but he added that during, and since the war, con- ditions have,dltered and the Empire has now sufficient refining facilities to supply all its needs. Dr. Miller spoke of the Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau, formed in London, England, in the year 1917 which has for its object the consid- eration of the mineral resources of the Empire and the development of them, especially to ensure that never again shall the Empire find itself in the situation of 1914, when it was dependent on foreign smelters for 'the refining of the minerals. i "As regards Canadian mineral in- dustry, It may be sald to have had a rapid and satisfactory development during the last two decades," he sald 'and holds out great promise for the futdre. "For example, during the last two or three years, discoveries of impor- tant mineral deposits in northern Manitoba, a Province that heretofore has' been considered only from an agricultural point of view, show the great possibilities there are in our vast unprospected regions, Other Sudburys, Cobalts, and Porcupines await the prospector and miner in these regions surrounding Hudson Bay, and extending to the Arctic re- gions, Great regione of promise for the miner, lie tributary to the Paci- mineral resources are yet to be utili- zed," he concluded. Dr. Miller was professor of geolo- gy in Queen's Science School, King- ston, twenty years ago. ° REWS IN LET. | Sir Robert Borden is now on an ocean tgip and is to be absent four months, Thirty-five members out of forty- two of the crew of the British stes- mer Treveal were drowned when the ship struck a rock. Another earthquake rocked many Mexican cities. The Russian war losses in killed aad wounded now number 35,000, -- Hold-up men are bgain busy in To- ronto. The British Government will discuss the wage question with t rallwaymen. Gen. Ludendorff warns Gerdiany of the Red danger and pleads with the Germans to close their ranks to the grave peril threatening from the east. | 2 4 : sss had 2 58 Hi 5 2 i PEEP Pe g iil icp 8 he Sa fic, and on the eastern seaboard, vast'