YEAR 883-NO. 300 7 =| The Daily Brit sh Whig | PAGES 18 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER. 26, 1916 LAST EDITION CHRISTMAS CAROLS { ON BATTLEFIELD wx ove. Not Far-Reaching Enough to Muffie Rear of CRIN AND DETERMINED WR {leading editorial with the statement WENT FORWARD ON CHRISTMAS | LIKE OTHER DAYS, | of the However It Was a (hristmas Bounteous Plenty * Along British Front in the West, With the British Armies in France, Dec. 25.--Christmas has sent a throb | of good cheer to all the British| armies in the battle lines of Frange, | and whetexer a British soldier ate! his Christmas dinner to-day, whether | in the front-fire trenches or in the | secluded security of the reserve camps, enthusiastic toasts were of- fered to King and Empire and to the coming new year, which Britons con- fidently. believe will bring victory to | the Allied cause. f The soldiers from overseas, the Canadians, Australians, New Zea- lanlers and South Africans, drank somewhat wistfully to the folks at home, but soon shook away any ten- dency to homesickness in the sturdy work of war for war, grim and de- termined, went forward to-day as re- lentlessly as yesterday, and as it will to-morrow. «Did Not Mule Roar of Guns. Christmas carols which rose up from all parts of the world were not far-reaching enough this year to muffle the roar of angry guns or shut out the unceasing song of flying shells. 1 was a Christmas of bounteous plenty along the British front, and the soldiers in the field were joyous- ly immune from the three-course "dinner prescribed for thé® British Isles. Each individual company of the vast army organization had a Jubilant Christmas spread, and there was much rivalry in theselaborate- ness of the camp menus. The members of the various com- panies pooled thelr assets, both edible and monetary, and the canteens and small French shops which persist and prosper in the war zone were called on for all their and delicacies, Mess y Wers. ¥ decorated, in many instances with holly and mistletoe and flowers made by the soldiers themselves, many of the flowers being worked into Christmas mottoes, 2 ------ Bands Gave Concerts. At various places along the lines bands visited the mess halls, giving | which | sid must recognize that the new situ- | |'gate the Straits." | vm Preparedness to the New York | Somme and in other sectors Christ-| | mas dinner, steaming hot, was car-| { fries up through the communication | trenches, sometimes under the pelt-| ing of shells. i AN OLIVE BRANCH 10 PEACE NOTE Of President Wison Handed 10 American Donat Repesctaives. | DEAE TERNS NOT STATED OVER | | Offers Return of Baltic Prov=-| inces and Use of Con- { stantinople Straits. London, Dee. 26.--An Amsterdam | despatch to the Exchange Telegraph | Company says: | "Prefacing an evidently inspired | that Germany does not desire to create a feeling of revenge in Russia, would provoke another war, the Cologne Gazette declares that] Germany intends to restore the Rus-| Says Great Work of Prevention of | sian Baltie provinces, but that Rus- | Future Wars Can Be Begun Only | : After E re S n ation created in Poland cannot be After End of Present Struggle . Special to the Wi changed. Berli (Sp cia y . } a 3 isl ardin,. v Sayville 26 "The paper argues that in taking] 3 a a) ¢ Poland Germany was really render-| Germany to-day getting ing a service'to Russia and that de-| from the delegates Of the belliger- rived A Poland, Russia will form | ents an answer to President Wilson's | a unitéd and homogenous empire. \ : { p g pt ! "Germany will never allow Rus-| i Her formal reply to the sia to possess - Constantinople, ac-| American peace suggestien was made | cording to the paper, but is ready to} in a note handed to United States | negotiate wtih Turkey and . Russia | Ambassador Gerard at Berlin and at| i 1 an agreement permitting Russian the same time to American diploma-! warships and merchantmen to navi-! | 4 | tic representatives at the capitals of] { other Central Powers, Vienna, Soffa % i | and Constantinople IN. NOTE WHICH WENT SAYVILLE WIRELESS | fx.) | Dec, proposed peace note, SIR SAM HUGHES TO SPEAK. The note aiso hints that the "great work of the prevention - of future wars can be begun only after the end of the present struggle of nations," and declares "when this moment shall have come 'Germany wil be ready with pleasure to collaborate entirely with the United States at this exalt- ed task." The German holds that "most appropriate road to reach the desired result an immedipte meeting of delegates of belligerent states at a neutral place." . The text, .as transmitted over the Sayville wireless by the Official Press Bureau in Berlin, does not con- tain any peace terms. Whether this is the entire text of the note was not made clear in the wireless despatch. STOCKS STRONGER. AT NEW YORK The Stocks That Were De- préssed Are Aagin Climb- ! ing Upwards. ARTILLERY ACTIONS | : Ah AL REPORTED (Special to w Sis New York, Dec. "fre ere ' s{rohger to-day. United Steel mount- in Lihons Region of Somme and in the Cerna ed to 107 during the morning. Region. (Special to the Whig.) Atchison .. .. .. .. Paris, Dec, 26.--An active artil-|{ Baltimore & Ohio ... lery action on Christmas night onthe| C. P. R. .. .. .. Somme front, in the Lihons region, {N. Y. C. .. Canadian Club, (8 ui to the Whig.) Toronto Ue 26.--Lieut.-Gen- eral Sir Sam Hughes will speak to the Canadian Club in New York city on "Preparedness and Mobilization" on January 8th, and at an'open meet- ing under the auspices of Toronto Masons, in Toronto January 9th, on the same subjeet, | note the LE EEE ERTL 2% § "is DESTROYERS FIGHT, (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, via Sayville, Dee. 26.--Four Austro-Hungarian destroyers in a raid on the night of Dec. 22nd, sank two armed patrol boats in the Ot- ranto straits and on their way back were fought by six enemy destroyers, according to the Vienna official report received here to-day. PEP P PPP beep | the 26. | New York Stocks. | Open. .. 146 L104 84 2.30 p.m. 147% 104% Airbrake concerts for the sailors. The Young Men's Christian Association and oth- er organizations arranged countless | entertainments, and special pro-| grammes prevailed in the movie halls] and soldier theatres, t of the| latter being battered Fremch barns, with the shell-holes Sarticaded | Against the 'wintry blasts and the noises of battle waging not far away. Every British soldier had his indi-) vidual! plum pudding, this particular- ly indispensable item of the Christ- mas bill-of-fare having been looked after by the London newspapers, | which raised in the neighborhood of £100,000 for their purchase. | Where conditions permitted, as| many of the | 88 possible were re-| lieved from t-line duty for din-| _uer, but in the mid-ditches of the| [s was reported in to-day's official state-| Reading .. ,. .. ment. Union Pacific .. U. 8. Steel .. Anaconda .. .. Inter. Nickel .. Amer. Loco. .. Rep. Steel .. Erle... .. .. Erie, pfd. .. .. Beth. Steel .. ---- y Duel Beyond Monastir. (Special © the Whig.) Paris, Dec. 26.--An artillery duel, unaccompanied by infantry opera- tions in the Cerna region at Mona- stir, was reported in to-day's official statement, MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS. Township of Sheffield. Reeve--J. ward Harrison, Bern- ard O'Neill. : Counciliors--James Leo Flynn, Ed- ward McGuire, Thomas McKeown, John J. Neville, John B. Potmateer, Herbert York. Canadian Stocks. Steamers .. .. .. 35 Steel of Canada .. 63 N. 8. Steel .. .113 Smelters . . 33 Cement .. ..,.. .. . 833% General Elegtric .. ..111 Bid Canada Locomotive .. 53 Bid - British. London, Dec. : 25.--Sunday's - re- port from headquarters in France said: "We entered enemy trenches Sat- urday night in the neighborhood of! the whble front. Hebuterne, Dugouts occupied by the enemy were bombed and prisoners were taken. 'Gas was successfully discharged by us on Saturday evening against the enemy's trenches west of Mes- sines. "Saturday night the enemy fired a camouflet at Mount Sorrell. No damage is MANY DROWNED; - HIT A MINE (Special to the Whig.) New York, Dee. 26. The crew and sixty pas- sengers of the Swedish steamer Skiflet were drowned when that vessel was mined off Linland, says Lloyds to-day. The same message told of the burning and submarining of Norwegian and British ships with a total tonnage of 12.328, J French. | Paris, Dec. 26.--The bulletin is-| sued by the War Office Monday night] reads: . } "The day was relatively calm along } "On the Somme front three Ger-| man aeroplanes were brought down by our pilots on Dec. 24th. The first' machine fell in flames south of Epenancourt; the second e¢rashed to the earth near Omiecourt; the third fell in the. direction of Liencourt, "On the night of Dec. 24th-25th one. of our air squadrens bombarded the enemy aviation ground at Vra- "PRIEZ POUR NOUS"--VIRGIN'S STATUE MIRACULOUSLY FIGHT IN CONGRESS SPA The photogf district, which miraculously the heavy French soldi upon this sli the legend in t eminence and shows a Calvary in the reconquered Somme escaped ury bardment of the district by both sides. have raised the uninjured Madonna and Child ing is concerned, Christmas, 1916, was ench, "Pray for us." RED. OVER PEACE NOTE Representative Gardner Bitter! 1y Assails Mann for En- dorsing Wilson. New York, Dec." 26.--That Presi- dent Wilson's peace note may preci- pitate a fight in Congress and influ- ence the organization of the new House is evidenced by despatches re- ceived by the Associated Press f om various sources last night. Up to a few days ago it was gener- 'ally conceded that Speaker Champ | Clark, backed by House Leader {James R. Mann, of Illinois, would surely succeed himself in the new House. This, however, was all changed {when Representative Augustus P. Gardner, of Massachusetts, a power- fulefigure in legislative and irs, repudiated the leadership of Mr. Mann, and declared himself and ; his influential following in the sup- port of Representative Lenwood, of Wisconsin. Mr. Mann's endorsement of the President's action in sending his peace note at this time is bitterly resented by Mr. Gardner, who sald: "1 have read the endorsement which the leader of my party in Con- gress has given to President Wilson's offer of interference in European af- fairs. This is the fourth or fifth time that Leader Mann has given en- couragement to Germany's wicked causes. So far as I am concerned, 1 { Shall tolerate such 'leadership no { longer. { "I believe that the happiness of | the world requires the destruction of the dynasties of the Hapsburgs and | Hohenzollerns. For that reason with | very sincere regret I repudiate Con- |gressman Mann's leadership. 1 shall support Mann's leadership 1. shall | support Lenwood, of Wisconsin, for | Speaker when Congress convenes.' GERM WERE DISCOURAGED |The British Would Not Fra- ternize and the War Went On. (Special to the Whig.) Londen, Dec. 26.--As far as fight- injury, notwithstanding Pious placed a sign behind it bearing just December 25th to Britain's war {riors,. The fighting continued in pre- {cisely the same way. German efforts The Scarcity of Food Nesessitates a Des- porate Effort. THE PEACE TALK A TRICK THE BRITISH BLOUKADE WORK- serious food riots and strikes are re- ING HARDSHIPS 'ON GERMANY Boys Are Called to Arms to Increase Army for Spring Campaign--Con- trol of Austrian Forces by the Germans. , is making preparations for a stu- pendous military effort as soon as winter ends and that every scrap of news from the empire 'goes to belie the suggestions of peace, is the statement that is going the rounds of the press. : While, as a matter of course, the Central Powers could scarcely be ex- pected to cease planning war in view of the "peace propaganda" move- ment of the present, nevertheless the British press seems to see in the aews filtering across the borders of further war plans a justification of the common belief that the peace note was a war "trick." and that Germany has no idea except to gain timé in which to prepare for a fresh military onslaught. Germany is calling up for service every available man, and steps are being taken to send all the men whose places can possibly be filled born in 1899 have been ordered to report for duty in January so that for the spring operations. ish their statements by quoting German London, Dec. 26.--That Germany! from the munition factories. Boys | military forces, equipment and 300.000 troops be added 10 the totalivamnaign. According to several of the Brit-! writers, the successful conduct of the --~ (to fraternize were discouraged by | many to a colossal effort rather than | grenades and trench mortars. { the fear of coming Entente aggres- On one occasion the Germans lifted |siveness in the field. Despite the up over their parapet a Christmas | great quantities of foodstuffs seized |tree, and, as Tommides facing it, res yin Rumania, it is stated. that the marked, "we hung oranges, apples | British starvation policy will bring and Bon-bofiscon it." . OF, insother [the Central Powers to their Knees|wouls, They delirged it with grenades {by the end of next summer, if not! Troops resting in billets had special | earlier. h icelebrations, There' were amateur t A correspondent of "Phe ic | theatricals, music and Christmas trees {even quotes "a reliable authority' as at the.field Y.M.C.A. huts. | saying: "All the information which! soi RR -------------- reaches us here points to the fact) A NEW DISCOVERY { that, failing relief, the Céntral Em- hn Another Mineral Renfrew County, pires will be on their beam-ends by Discovery of March." "The failure of the potato crop is Renfrew, Dec. 26.--When Town the really serious feature of the situ- | Engineer Stewart entered the meet- ation to Germany," says The Graphic jp, of power users on Saturday eve- correspondent, who declares that ning he bore in his hands a piece of white 'mineral--which to the un- initiated looked something like tal- | ported from many German cities. In| | Berlin, according to a physician who ; has just left there, the lack of food is! cum-=hbut -which he declared to be | becoming more and more profoune- | Strontium, a mineral used in the | ed, the shortage of supplies is telling | making of fireworks and Tlashlights |on the health of the community and | 204 Which is said to be rage. G. P. the feeling of depression is bécoming Stewart had procured it in Renfrew acute. The wealthy Jews no longer | COURLY, and said there seemed to be | expect Germany to be victorions. plenty of it. The particular bit he | The Graphic correspondent ques- held in his hand had come from a tions if the determined Gérman of-| vein - eighteen feet thick. G. P fensive against Rumania was not Grant, manager of the Molybdenite dictated solely by the Imperative C0., £aid that with a graphite mill, necessity of capturing the food sup- @ molybdenite concentrator and ply of that country. . strontium all in its confines Much significance is attached to thought Renfrew county was unique. | the statements of the military cor-! pom---------- | respondent of the Frankfurter Zei- Holland Supplies Food to Germany. tung, who declares that all Entente | ° London, Dec. 26.--Holland and field operations in the west are pre- Germany have signed a treaty pro- daratory to the Allied spring offens- | viding for a supply. to the latter of ive of 1917. He is quoted '4s fol-| eggs, milk and fruit, says a Central lows: » News despatch from Amsterdam. "All indications convince us that! -- we have to count during the present A Vessel in Distress. winter on wholly unprecedented ef- (Special to the Whig.) forts on the port of our enemies. To| New York, Dec. 26.--The United counteract them we: Must make gigtes steamer Maryland is reported | dqually energetic exertions. The ad: | sinking about 150 miles off Sandy justing of economic requirements 10. Hook. Several vessels are rushing | military necessities belongs, there-|:, her assistance. . i fore, to the realm of the most im-| | portant questions." Sir Sam For Conscription. { Germany appears dissatisfied with (Special to the Whig.) the steps Austria has taken fo meet! Lindsay, Dec. 26.-Sir Sam [the crisis, and it is becoming evident Hughes advocates conscription , in 'that the Germany H Command Canada and says he thinks Quebec | has resolved to'command = all the would respond. re- {sources of Austria and coiform them ypconfirmed reports that Torreon {to her own methods for the spring! jad been captured by Franciseo Vil- Important changes ij' forces were forwarded to Wash. {the Austrian military command are jngion forecasted, of such nature that they: newspapers who substantiate!win place Austria's forees entirely | A... party | he' THE LATEST NEWS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele graph Service and Newspaper Ex- change. Switzerland has passed up a peace note to Germany, and other neutrals will follow wait, William P. Davis, stock broker, son of M. P. Davis, the well-known contractor, Ottawa, died suddenly. The German Emperor will return to Berlin for conferences with the American and Spanish. Ambassadors. In France the minister of com- merce has introduced a bill empow- ering the agricyltural department to put into cultivation all unoccupied land. An exposition in Boston of world's fair magnitude is urged by Governor Samuel W. McCall as Massachusetts' part in the 1920 Pilgrim tercenten- ary celebration, W. F. O'Connor, K.C., of the jus- tice deparyment Ottawa, has been appointed to represent the labor de- partment in all investigations into the high cost of living in Canada. At Ottawa the printing plant of Rolla L. Crain, Limited, was almost totally destroyed by fire. 'The loss is estimated at $150,000, covered by insurance. The cause is unknown. T. P. O'Connor, popularly kngwn in America as "Tay Pay," has been ippointed chairman of the Board of Film Censors, an organization cre- sted by the movie trade in England. Calgary Trades and Labor Council advices members to refuse to sign national service cards as a protest: Premier Borden and R. R. Bennett to answer questions asked them. The late Mrs. Clara L: Riceiardl, formerly Princes de Chugrary left over $1,000,000 mostly going to her third husband. She was the dau £hter of Eber B. Ward, a millionaire ship builder of Detroit, Mich. French Mi Is Dictator. Paris, Dec. 26.--@Gen. Lauytes, the new minister of war, for the first ime participated in the war council aesded by President Poincare. If was decided that all questions concerning che preparation and carrying on of the war be under the direction of the war minister, who is to notify the in- terested ministers and generals-in- *hief of the decisions taken and as- jure the co-ordination necessary to heir execution. DAILY MEMUKA YUL ™ S$ Band at the Palace Rink tonight. -- Band at the Covered Rink tonight. See top of page 3, right hand corner 'or probabilities BORN. . THADWIOK--On Monday, Dec. 25th, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Chad. wick, a son. SMITH--At Amasa Wood Hospital, St. Thomms, Ont, on Wednesday, Dec. 20th, 1916, the wife of J. C. Smith, BLA. 1pspector of Public Schools, Elgin East, of a son. mA -------- . BONE~in Kingston, on Sunday, Dec 24th. 1816, David Bone, aged 75 Years Funeral (private) from his late resi. dence, Montreal street, on Wednes- day afternoon, to Cataraqui ceme- tery. LAWSON lu Kingston, on Tuesday, December 26th, 1916, Serena Stagg. wife of Henry M. Lawson. Funeral on Thursday 28th inst, from Sydenham Street Methodist church, to Cataraqui cemetery. MeKIM---Suddenly, in Kingston, on Dec. 25th, 1916, William John Me- Kim. : Funeral wil take plac from his late residence, % John St, Wednesday marning at § o'clock to St. Mary» Cathedral, where 8 golemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose of tis soul. : Friends and acquaintaices are respect. fully invited to attend. MILLS In Chicago, on Christmas morning, Ann Mills, widow of the late John Mills of Kingston, aged 84 years Funeral notice later VEALE--Swidenly, in Bdmonton, Alta, Elijah eVale, in hig 62nd year. Funeral Wednesday moming, Dec. 27th, at 10 o'clock, from his daughter's V residence, Mrs. MH. ¥. Pickering, Nelson street. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. 7 am | 8 TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS 3 I the hands of Prussia. "Intermittent artillery activity jgnes as well as ammunition depots British blockade is impelling Ger- continued, particularly on the right of our line between the Somme and) Hebuterne. 3 enemy working party 'was caught by our fire. Our heavy artillery shelled Nemy, battery positions opposite Neuve Chapelle and Festubert." Carols on Battle ; German Answer to Note; Foe Prepares World's [ UN The Soldiers Entertatned; her Supentor, ross Funds: To ext Winter, Notes; Random Clvie Matters: The m Shia "News. . 'musements Announcements; - Forum. Starr's Letter: Military re; Theatrical. Cause Crisis: National mon; A tice Re Joy on ; ae of Roxane: i ' us; Germans Try Slavery. . a from Cpuntrys 4: . nicipal Nominations. T \.. 3 =n at Athies, Ennemain and Mons-en- Chaussee," vd Northeast of Morval an An earlier report read: " 3 "On the Avre, a surprise attack on} one of our small ports northeast of! Canny was repulsed by hand grem- "In the region of Rove one of ou detachments penetrated near TO EXHIBIT MANHOOD. Every. male citizen of Kingston from sixteen ars and upwards will be fering some losses. "On the right bask of the '(Verdun fromt) the activity of was maintained at a r rate in the region of Amiens road, a trench of the Sheth 1 the occupants of which fled after su b lively Fetcse ned in the Natiapal Service cards. Every six- teen-year-old boy will get a card and he will he ud to it too an onder wi to be able to Il it out and sign it with 'his own name. and all the older fellows will get' scards, and we hope they will be just as y to: fill them in and sign them. Every man gels a chance to exhibit his manhood and his patriotism and to-show that he values the benefits' of free. eitizen- A satisfactory réport has been re-| ceived from the Brit mission in Rumania "ander orders. of Gow of the oil wells and re- fineries in and near the principal oil the oie fa ut Rumania but are wi wing in the | Dobrudja region. © 3 (Special the a io London, Dec. '26 A the liquor} WARDEN J. T. GILMOUR . ship. ; ch f T | One of bewt +k Ref: t trafic say be taken SHEED the gov; [ugibtend feb soins feria i] ¢ ¥ i | | Fed li : fl Ipspecior of Parcled Prisofhers ' |