YEAR 83-NOQ. 297 ; A SHOW DOWN a Pithy and Pointed Way. The tax on excess profits yielded {the British. Government £73,699,000. by the Belligereats- That is Purpose of! Turkey is holding several Ameri- cans So as to preserve military se- Wilson's Note. |crets. | Clem Martinitz has formed a new {Austrian Cabinet, despatches [rom Vienna say. Policeman Edward T. Mulvihill, Chicago, was shot and killed in the { Italian west side. t a rp WHY PRES xp! At Washington the Nationa ro- HE IR BHIDENT HAS SENT. bition Bill was reported favorably 44 {by the Senate Judiciary Committee on ------------ Thursday. Entitled to Know Whzt Each Bel-, Brantford Council decided for me- ligerent Seeks 'in Order to Regu-' chanical filtration of the water sup- late Future Conduct-- Wilson May (PLY. and created the position of city H Brough - auditor. -- R to Bear on Ger "lGo1nel William F. Cody, known t6pocial tn the Wihi to millions as Buffalo Bill, Is criti- pecial t hig ) i Washington, Dee. 21.--A shown | cally il] at the home of his sister, in | Denver, Col. down by the belligerent countries be- The new United States battleships cause United States' rights have been will cost $24,000,000 each and mount invaded and United States drawn |twelve sixteen-inch guns, the most nearer to war, and because this na- powerful afloat. i Sir Robert Borden and possibly tion feels this cannot go on long, is other members of the Federal Gov- the real purpose behind President ' ernment will go to London for the Wilson's note despatched to the war- | Imperial conference. ag Sowers, Sacratary. Lansing. suid | 5. J Arnstrons, Assistant Provin: t , 3 ? . today Mr. Lansing authorized the appointed director of the Military ollowing statement as being the real Hospitals Commission. purpose behind the Wilson message: | There are scores of officers from "Our rights have been invaded and [the Canadian division in London 'the situation is becoming so intoler-|from the front for Christmas. All able that it cannot go on long. More and more our rights are invaded by the belligerents on both aides, so that are cheery and optimistic. The Portuguese Government is en- the situation is becoming increasing- ly critical. I mean by that, that we tirely master of the situation result- are drawing nearer to the verge of fing from the revolutionary out- breaks in various parts of Portugal. War, and therefore are entitled to know what each belligerent seeks in Ald. Geo. D. Kerby, Sarnia, sixty- nine years of age, died suddenly while order that we can regulate our con- duct in future." decorating his home for Christmas. He is the fifth member of Sarnia Council to pass away suddenly during May Have Pinched Germany. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, Dec. 21.--~The Toronto the year. Fire caused by an oil lamp in a can- vas-covered sleigh in which fifteen in 404 ~Zer Star, referring to President Wilson's DUSung weve dViving in igh a peace proposals, says: "While we naturally resent any Interference by outsiders with the course of the weather near Emerson, Man., caused the death of one child and probably fatal injuries to three othe tM The death of Senator Robert Mac- war and feel incensed that the Am- - erican President is same kay leaves no less than fourteen va of Germany, it is J as well that we recognize that under cover Mr. Wil- son may have been bringing great cancies in the Red Chamber. When these are all filled the Conservatives pressure to bear on the German Gov- ernment." will have a majority in the Upper May Be Threat to Germany. House of three, and when the nine Western Senatorships are filled there (Special fo the Whig.) ingion. Di .G., Dec. 21.--A quiet byt firm will be a Government majority of te Germany twelve. THE STOCK. QUOTATIONS. that the entry of the United States Af Which An lean sug into the war as the result of the sub- (Special to the Whig, marine issue could not longer be de-| Toronto, Dec. 21.--Erickson, Per- layed, in the opinion of officials here, | kins & Co. of New York and Chicago, reading between the lines of Presi-|through their Toronto agent, J. C. dent Wilson's note and Secretary | Beaty, report the following quota- Lansing's explanatory statement this | tions: x morning, preceded Germany's famous peace proj and assisted the British Alligs in their decision to de- cline those hy Underneath all this diplomatic ex- change, it is thought here in au- thoritative circles, is the United States' determination not only to sug- gest peace, but compel it by entering the war on the side of the British Allies, definitely balancing the scales, and quickly bringing peace. It is not thought, however, that Germany will permit things to go that far. It is hoped and anticipated that President Wilson's note will draw from Germany such peace terms as will be accepted by the Al- lies as a base, at least, of early and negotiations. quick | Gen Electric .. .. ..110 Writs have been issued for the N.S. Steel .. .. .. ..116 North Toronto and West Simcoe bye- | Steel of Canada .. election nominations on January Cement .. .. .. .. . 15th. Smelters .. arma, New York Stocks. Open. 2.30 p.m. ..142 137 |Atchison .. ..'.. ...108% 102% Baltimore & Ohio ... 83% 83% GPR. hE 163 Brie .. ..... .. .. as 80 49 Reading .. .. .. .. 108 99% Beth, Steel .. .. B00 Rep. Steel .. .. .. .. 14% U.S. Steel .. .. .. ..104% Anaconda .. .. . 83 Inter. Nickel .. . 41% .. BO L147 Erie, pid. .. .. .. Union Pacifie .. Later--Steel now at par. Canadian Stocks. | Dominion Steel .. .. 66% Airbrake .. French. Russian. Paris. Dec. 20.--The bulletin is- aye oes siateiont Tolle nesdar's 8 ar Office statement follows: od A War Office Wednesday "Western (Russian) front: Ia the : A hwest of Brody (Galicia) "South of the Somme the enemy 126168 aout mbard violently bombarded our lines during He nemy, after. bo ~ 'the day, especially in the Sgctoes of Balt a oak iad an ror Bn Belloy-en-Santerre, Berry, re i \ open formation upon our position : Our artillery ro. He Was driven' into his trenches by t artillery actions on the CU Bre. pn report read: "nothing to report last t heavy artillery eox- of Louvemont Matters; Aheatrical, and ecru s Be od. } Conteasion: Renee: 10 SEND REPLY PAGES 13 KINGSTON, ONTRRIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 19I6 WITHOUT DELAY Great Britain's Nete in Answer fo Geran Poss Abu ey. TERMS ALREADY AGREED (N transmission to Germ: PRELIMINARY DRAFTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY CABINET. After the Speech in the House-- Daily Meeting of War Ministery Is 'Held to Discuss the Note. \ London, Dec. 21.--There is a strong probability that Great Brit- ain's note in 'reply to the German peace proposal will be made before Christmas. This was the opinion in well-informed Gqvernment circles to-day, where it is also believed the reply will be brief, and will likely follow the lines of Lloyd George's malden speech as Prime Minister in- sofar as it will leave the door open for Germany to make concrete peace proposals. Great Britain's official reply to Ger- many, as prominent officials prefer- red to term it, will be despatched simultaneously with that of her al- lies. Ever since the German note was handed to the Foreign Office by the American Ambassador it has been the subject of discussions between Premier Lloyd George and his Cab- inet Counctl, which meets daily. The note and the nature of the reply also have been discussed with Great Brit- ain's allies, and it is stated that these conversations. have- progressed so rapidly that preliminary drafts have already been made. Ready by End of Week. It would therefore not be surpris- ing if the Allies' replies were ready 'by the end of the week. Especially, it is sald, would this be true in the case of Great Britain's note, which the Prime Minister is declared to be anxious to despatch without delay. When the terms of the note are de- finitely agreed upon and the docu- ment is signed by Lord Robert Cecil, who is acting Foreign Secretary in the absence of Mr. Balfour, it may be handed to Ambassador Page with the request that he forward it to the Department at Washington for any. 'This is sald to be the most likely method, inasmuch as the United States rep- resents the Allies' interests in Ger- many. It is just possible, however, that Great Britain' may decide to despatch the reply direct to the Brit- ish Ambassador at Washington, with instructions to turn it over to the State Department. . WHEAT AND STOCKS DROP As the Result of President' Wilson's Peace Note. (Special to the Whig.) Chicago, Dec. 21.--Wheat dropped six cents when the Exchange opened to-day, on President Wilson's peace note. Break in Stock Prices. Bjedial To The Whig) . New ork, . 21. The first sales on the Stock Exchange to-day showed a break in prices of two to six points, as the result'of President Wilson's note to the belligerent powers. Canadian Casualties. Dangerously ill -- P. Kennedy, Stirling. Seriously ill--C. E. Woods, Tam- worth; J. B. Copp, Havelock Missing--F. B. Foster, Merrick- ville. Prisoner of war--W, Miller, Nap- Wounded and missing--T. A. Green, Kingston. : Wounded---T. W. Norris, Corn- wall; J. C. Drury, Belleville; M. J. Muchmore, Gananoque. Fined $10 For Beating Boy. Peterboro, Dec. 21.--M. Valois was fined $10 in the police court for "beating up" a doy whom he alleged had struck his son and chased him e from the canal, where the THE SITUATION ON THE RUMANIAN FRONT. output of "Shells and foodstuffs in various ways if 'applied rigorously to the entire country. BARS WILL STAY UNTIL MAY, 1918 Fifty to Be Abolished Next May And One Hundred the Following Year. Quebec, Dee. 21.--The long- awaited license bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly. It proved to have all the features fore- told and some more. Wholesale re- ductions in the number of hotels are | made all over the province, and there lis to be no compensation whatever. Those who remajn, furthermore, are to pay increased fees to make up te the government what will be lost be- cause of the cutting of the less for- tunate brethren. In Montreal fifty places are to be | cut off next May, and in May of 1918 by 100 more, bringing the number down to 200. : * The hours of sale are to be from 9 in the morning to 9 pm. No re- newals of licenseg are to be given to hotels with less than 25 bed-rooms. There is to be no treating, and The Russians are heyona the frontier along most' of the this restriction is to come in imme- front north of Bu the Danube that place they RUSSIA'S REFUGEE PROBLEM. seein Thousands of Have Crossed and Need Help. Petrograd, Dec. 21.--The passage across the Russian frontier of thou- sands of Rumanians who have aban- doned their homes and property in the face of the invading Germans and Bulgarians has cast the shadow of a new refugee problem on the Russian Empire. These refugees have been pouring into Odessa, Kiev and' other southern Russian cities in a destitute and. helpless condition. The magnitude of Russia's econ- omic burden is apprecibale when it is considered that the country has re- ceived already since the beginning of the war a refugee population far ex- ceeding the combined eitizenship of the Scandinavian countries, while the resources . of the country have! been for e wandering people whose homes \ have fallem within enemy lines. Refugee committees, looking beyond the immediate necessities, are succeeding in distributing the migratory population throughout the interior, encouraging their coloniz- ation in fertile agricultural districts and giving A making boots all sorts and other immediate marketable articles. The refugee fanks have been in- evitably thinned by disease and many have fallen victims to cold, lack of proper food and clothing and un- sanitary conditions. FOOD CONTROL FAILS. Cafe Patrons Can Go From One to Another. London, Dec.:21.-----According to some of the newspapers, two days' experience of the first food control measure which regulates the num- ber and nature of courses served in hotels and restaurants, has been suf- ficient to prove it futile. They say that not opnly has it failed to check consumption, but that in many instances it has increased it. It is claimed there is no super- vision, and that many customers, finding that they can indulge in sev- eral servings of the same dish with- out having more than one course counted against them, have availed themselves freely of this loophole. Moreover, there is nothing to pre- fe. to the utmost to provide vent anyone from taking a succes sion of meals in different places. The papers urge food tickets or a tax on hotels and restaurant bills, as in Paris. AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN Four of Them Fell After the French Astacks, (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Dec. '| changes have come 1.--Four German aero- planes were brought down on the|. Somme front, today's official state- ment asserted. Otherwise there was a lull in the fighting. On the Salon- still hold Rimnik'and west and southwest of i Lo made minor advances. CHANGES COME VERY SWIFTLY England Has Boca Unpreceéentedly Awak- onc to Actuaiiies of War. NATIONIL PROHIBITION NEXT - MAY COME WITHIN THE FEW HOURS, Premier Lloyd George and His Cab. inet Are Doing Things--=Liquor to! Be Banned in Scotland in Order to Increase the Output of Shipping. (Special to the Whig.) i London, Dec. 21.--Within forty-| eight . hours of Premier Lloyd] George's first speech England has) been unprecedently awakened to the| actualities of war. Revolutionary | in rapid suc- cession. If the national prohibition of liquor was announced this after-| noon it would not be surprisng. It is reported that liquor will seon be entirely banned in Scotland in order to increase the output of shipping. 1 Such a move would also incréase the | | } i i between the frontier mountains and diately following the sanction of the act. Presumably, therefore, by Sat- urday there will be no' treating, if the law is followed... The desire to be a "good fellow™ for Christmas time is forbidden as far as liquor goes, The licensed grocers in Montreal are to be cut down to 350 in May next, and by May of 1919 there are only to be 200 left in Montreal. Those remaining will pay more. The clubs are included in the changes. The hotel men get one concession. They have until May of 1918 to re- place the bar with the cafe. These are the main provisions of the bill regarding hotels. Groceries also get to 1918 to separate their business [ppm liquors, , . 29 P. C. DISCHARGED FROM SOME UNITS {Careless Medical Inspection Has Meant Considerable Wastage in Past. London, Ont, Dec. 21.--Yester- day's Headquarters orders are very interesting, as tWey emphasize the carelessness which has marked the organization of previods battalions in'the matter of passing as medically fit men who have to be tprned back from England, thus necedsitating an enormous wastage in money as well as in making Canada's contribution of men shrink noticeably. Yester- day's orders instruct Medical Boards to be careful to avoid the mistakes of the past, and in onder to visualize what careless medical inspection has already meant the figures are given as to the strength of several battal- fons as they arrived in England and as they were after the British" in- spectors finished their work. The 111th of Galt had 190 men, or a percentage of twenty-nine out of a total of 635 men, discharged on arrival in England. The 142nd ("London's Own") arrived in Eng- land with 561 men and lost 164, medically unfit, over age, etc., a per- centage of twenty-nine. The 160th Battalion of Walkerton had only thirteen per cent of discharges. Out of a total of 997 only 140 were dis- charged. The 161st of Clinton made the best showing of the quintette. Only nine per cent of thé 740 men with which they arrived in England were turned down, or sixty-seven. The 148th of Woodstock, like the 160thfi had a percentage of thirteen. This battalion lost eighty-seven men out of a total of 604. GENERAL IN AEROPLANE. dian Assaults. lum, who had command of one end attack on the Somme about a month ago, did his observation work and emy"s lines, directing from the air, Several mornings before the attack an observation squadron, convoyed more than one air battle. machine was riddled by a German plane which swooped down. headquarters. Flies Above Battle and Directs Cana Loudon, Dec. 21.--Brig.-Gen. Od- of the Canadians' front in the last during the battle flew over the en- obseryations on Desire Trench, he went up with by fighting British planes, and was in Once his He had a pilot ready when the first waves.went over to take Desire Trench, and, despite heavy strafing from the Hun anti-aircraft guns, he saw his men take the first and sec- ond lines. He then landed and di- rected an assault from his brigade LAST EDITION WILSON WANTS "PEACE PARLEY He That the Powers Hold a BY THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE AS (PRO-GERMAN. The Toronto World Says Wilson Wants to Safeguard Unjted States Interests ss He Fears Allies' Trade * Deal After War. (Special to the Whig.) Washington, Dec. 21.--President Wilson has addressed a note to the warring powers, suggesting peace parleys as early as possible. He in- timates that the present position of neutrals is intolerable. ph. Wilson's Pro-German Move. (Special .to the Whig.) New York, Dec. 21.--The Tribune to-day condemns the President's peace move as pro-German and a great mistake. Says Wilson Is Afraid. Ly (Special to the Whig.) { Toronto, Dec. 21.--Under the | heading, "President Wilson Starts { His Knitting," the Toronto World { interprets the President's peace move | a8 merely to safeguard the interests of the United States, which feels that the Allies, in ending the war, will make a far-reaching trade deal among themselves, "barring out neu- tral nations who did not play a part in maintaining the liberties of - the world." In Ontario Provincial Government circles, President Wilson's peace move is soundly condemned. Hon. G. Howard Ferguson says Wilson's note is gratuitous and goes at an inopportune time. Hon, F. G. Mac- Diarmid declares it is most untimely and will be strongly resented. Lesser Fofficiala say it is impertinence and unwarranted interference. DANGEROUSLY ILL, Gen. Von Bissing is Suffering From Ppeumonia. (Special to the Whig. Amsterdam, Dee. 3 i" en, Von Bissing, German governor-general ol Belgium, was reported dangerously ill ol pueumonia in despatches received to-day from the frontier. He has been temporarily replaced at Brussels as governor-general, pending his recov- ery. Fifty thousand dollars' was for- warded to the British Red Cross So- ciety on Tuesday by Hon. T. W. Mec- Garry, treasurer 6f the Central Op- tario Provincial Committee, making a total of $300,000 contributed from Ontario. --E EET ISERIES STII DAILY MEMORANDUM Band at the Palace Rink tonight. Band at the Covered Rink tonight. See top Of page 8, right hayd corner for probabilitiés Special sale of Crane's Stationery, Friday and Saturday Jackson Press, 173 Wellington St. ------ - BORN. CUMMING On Sunday, Dec, 17th, 19186, to Mr. and Mrs. Barton Cummins, i148 Frontenac St, & daughter. Toronto papers pledse copy, MARRIED SIRETT-LACEY --iAt St. Paul's Church, SvdenhAm, on Weddesday, Dec. 20th, 1816, Elaabeth. only dsugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lacey, to IA, WL Sirett, BSe., A, District Rep. resentative of Agriculture fpr the County of Frontenac, w ow ATKINSON In CGanahoque, 21st, 1916, Jas. Atkinson. Funeral from his Jate residence, Pine street, on Saturday at 1 o'clock 40 Gananoque cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. STEACY--At his home, 162 Johnson 8t., Kingston, on December 20th, 19 Joseph J. Steach, aged 64 yea Funeral will take place Friday am, to St. Mary's Cathedral, where a solemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose of his soul Friends and acquaintances are respect. fully 'invited to attend IN MEMORIAM. 9 vi emory of James Lambert, in rear} this life Dec. 16th, 1915: Oft we think of you, dear father, And our hearts are sore with pain: But oh! this world would be a heaven Could we but hear your voice again. Just one year ago you left us: And we miss your loving face; auirht Jou Jo us i, remumbar "None on can your . WESLEY Christmas The en Dec. i i | I: A i is ed iH | i i i : 2 s £ i a | | i iis i 4 g Rg t wg i g HE i i 4 « viz