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ht, " I I il Trt PANAMA CANAL A despatch from Panama BtVS'.--- Thd" British troopship Empress of Asia passed through the Panama Canal on Thursday on itsnuy from England to Vancouver with 1,400 dis, charged soldiers on board. I “(hf BATCH oF TROOPS PANEL SYSTEM AT PEACE CONFERENCE Enahlew, Britain in Admit Repre- sentatives of Dominions. Only eight State-s rennin out in the cold through failure thus far of their Legislatures to ewrove the amend- ment. These missing Commonwealth are New York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Connecticut, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Mexico and Nevada. Five of these mining States are among the thirteen original missing States. Prohibition leaders expect most of these eight States to ratify before the end of the month. The Legislatures of all eight of these Stu tee. except that of Nevada, are in session. Nevada's Legislature -will meet January 20. l A despateh from Washington “yaw-The American nation “we: voted dry on Thumb, by constitu- tional amendment, eeeetive app-ext mately n year hence, when the Lexis. lature of Nebraska, the home of Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, one of the fore- most champions of prohibition, rati.. tted the proposed amendment. Ratifl- cation of the amendment by " of the " Sam was necessary to make it a valid part of the Ameriean constitu- tion. Nebraska was the thirty-sixth State. 1 Effective in 1920--Remaining 8 States Expected to Fall Adminity in embarking on a big pm- and frank". UNITED STATES VOTED "OW' veto-4hr Hos.“ it rob-bl! mmbcmcossarytom an aerial police (mend!!! dutyofwhbh would be to watch our air mt- The Evening News can it has been ofricutly informal that the British tn». of this” available M were anus of making the Biattt. Gen. Brands" aid the the was not far distant when who“ would be owned and (trim u immobile: all have no mm the conference rwo.--ht the a tion each nan " WW with tha Daily Express .3- mad that a Bight scrape the Ab. lantic probably wank! he accou- pidned in May. He adlcd tilt the trip was feasible " the mat no- meatothers-threeerftntr A dospatdl frum Laden urn-- Gen. Brancker, who In giving up his post as Master-Gem of Personnel in the Air Ministry to devote " an; to wherein} aviation, in .1: in- A despatch from London says:- cording to the oMeint statement (on out by the Governments taking rt in the preliminary peace conver- ions. the meeting adopted the fol- ving two genvral principles: 2ttc.--ausch delegation being a unit. Trip is FtariMt 9? nine!" _Atrrtetloy Available Which are All PM ACROSS AW T0 IE Illthii2rhlloilt EMMY no a tuloption of the panel systen particular enable the Brim} a to admit among its five or.te representatives of the Domirr Minding Newfoundland, whiet [ separate representation. an? panel 5y: ate at d Capable of Making the Jmsaer--ato Service Baha‘i; England and United Mates in 1920. my avail This will n to entr 1 being a un 'g forming pon its stat I enable may tem Mus its l A despatch from Vladivostok : say.s:-qhe troopship Protesilaus, with il.ieut.-Col. Bickfwnl, 96 oflieers, and H.669 other ranks of the Canadian iSiberian Expeditionary Forces. ar- ‘rhed here on Thursday. Rifleman I Butler, of Peterboro, Ont., was killed aboard the steamer by falling debris I during a severe storm encountered on Women workers'in Glut Britain are making a vigorous futtt to secure the same wages paid men for the same kind of work performed by the men. . Jan. 1. The death of Butler makes a total of tive to date in the force, Beret. Winn, Engineers, who suc- cumbed to exposure at River Camp yesterday. being the fifth. The lat- ter's death is the second to occur at that vamp. -. CAN A DIANE ARRIVE ipire, while the whole monopoly of [magneto manufacture, indtipeiuWe . to modern development in steel i plants. was held back by the dumping ; of pieces of apparatus, such as crank icastlngs, on the Tyne and the Clyde Eat prices lower than the cost of the , raw material. he was one of the principal war inak.. ers," Kuutsky reported. " It is nec- essary to bring him before a tribw.uC." The recomniendation was announced by Herr Kautsky, who was appointed by the present German Gwernmcnt to direct. examination of documents in the archives of the Foreign mike. "Marginal notes in the Kaiser's mm handwriting on the most import- ant papers in the Foreign tMice prove A despatch from Berne says---' German commission appointed to tie- tcrmine the former Kaiser's responsL- bility for the war has offi:ially re- cvmmended that he be brought to trial, according to 1tformation re- eeived from Berlin. GUILT 0F STARTING WAR FIXED ON KAISER As an instance, Sir Eric mentioned spelter and tungsten, which, though controlled through Germany, came al- most entirely from the British Em, They had improved machinery and methods and also electric power, the great modernizer of industries. They had learned much about German "key" industries and the way the Ger- mans controlled British industry be- fore the war. i A despatch from London MWB'.-- Sir Erie Geddes, Minister without portfolio in the new Cabinet, in an address before the Associated Cham- bers of Commerce, said the biggest thing that had been learned in the war and the greatest benefit that com be gotten from it was that the British people had discovered as a nation what they could do if they pul- led together. How Germans Controlled Indus- try Before 1914. sltirtetrthsttmiltm-s- eitgof2,ti00,000etrtsiefmst. heir- craft w'u‘l have c hm 'iftiete - eitraatdwi11uabhetomaketutwU, 61rttndT0artiianhour,tmdtus mil any can of 25 men. Still larger Iinhips are projected and flights what: “use“ In pu- dicted for the new future. Sena] winkip's which will be equal in the and capacity to the ingest Zeppelin, andrttich_tteoa'toimilarrisidtrri are being built. PNrtarilr they are being constructed for at work and metal obneruthn duty for the navy. These tirsbipg, it u mid, wan 8lll'fBlll LEARN LESSONS OF WAR The newspaper says a regular air- ship mail service between Enghnd and the Thited States timing the met of 1920 is regarded as eer- tain by airship builders. be capable of mining; in ttfe in; 301 a week. 'PP"" of til-ship construction. Air- AT V I. A DIV USTOK The Admiralty has awarded £3,500 to the Duke of Buccleuch as compen- Lieut.-Col. A. G, Scougal, M. C., Royal Scots, killed in action, was a son of the late Dr. Scougal, inspector of training colleges. Lance-Corporals A. D. Cameron and D. Macintosh. Argylls, were present- ed with wrist watches by the citizens of Tobermory in recognition of their having won Military Medals. The trustees'of the estate of the late George Dickson have presented to Glasgow corporation the oil paint- ing "Falls of Dochart, Killen" by Sir Alfred East, R.A. Although seventy years of age Sir Henry Jones has crossed the Atlantic to tell the people of the United States about the British effort in the war. Mrs. Sophia Lucy - Muckworth Connal, a sister-in-law of Dr. Connal, Glasgow, has been apointed a mem- ber of the Order of the British Em- Ire. Major Colin Arthur Jardine, M.C.. who has received a bar to his D.S.O., is a son of Sir John Jardine. M.P. for Roxburghshire. The death hits been announced of Lady Naesmyth, of Posso, mother of the present Sir J. Tolnie Naesmyth, seventh baronet of Posso. There was a big demand in Glas- gow streets for the flags sold in aid of Harry Lauder's Fund for Scottish Soldiers and Sailors. Burns' Cottage and Museum at Alloway was visited by over fifty thousand persons during the year ending September 30th. Major Angus McPherson, Argylls, gassed, rose from the rank of private to that of major since the beginning of the war. The Order of the British Empire has been conferred on Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, and Lady Steel, of South Africa. Lieut. A. G. Montgomery, Cameron Highlander, killed in action, was a grand-nephew of Dean Montgomery, of Edinburgh. The Rothesay School Board have asked for religious instruction in schools, and that it be made man- datory. Aieut. James Robertson killed in action, was the only son of Henry Robertson, headmaster of Ayr Gram- mar School. The .Presbytery of Selkirk sent congratulations to Miss Thomson, Edinburgh, to her on her one hun- dredth birthday. A bar, the second, has been added to the Military Cross awarded to Major Robert Masson Greig, of Par- tickhill. St. Donald Main, reported missing, is a son of the late Capt. W. S. Main, commander of the Empress of Bri- tain. What it Going On in the Highlands and Lowland- or Auk! FROM OLD SCOTLAND NOTES or' INTEREST FROM an BANKS AND' BEARS. e ‘_,, _...._ maul-II (a; can as. D. MIX mum try one are}: War Vebonm’ _A_tnrotatioit,at the requeet of the Dominion Government vlwory council to the Repatriation Committee, of which Hon. J. A. theHer .ie duh-men and 1 execueive officer. These three, at! of whom new service early in the war, and have been ht enough to have a grasp of the new conditions the war hag brought about, are devoting the eonferrasg with the committee upon its many momma. Mr. Tait who in a graduate of void Universities, and prior to going overseas we: assistant professor of psychology at I served " major with the tth Canadian Siege Buttery. Mr. Maxwell, who belongs to Winnd enough in 1914 to receive the regimental number "728", served with the 8th Battalion, , Devita", and was wounded at the second battle of Yprea. l He was twice president of the ‘ A. Mr. Loughnan served oversea with the 16th Battalion and was wounded at Ypres. Canada he has been honored with mam, n31»... .:.. _...;___-r --_2__a., _ . ‘ Veteran. mire iaTuiiii'i7i.' WT]; need by tht 9rayst War Vebonns’ mm: nan served oversea; with the list-h Ear, been honored with my offieea in wart A New Stant--New ways of handling MAI-1'3 . . . ' ' ne. 'id.',',','. day. This flying machine uses ship? guns l arm. Fall or winter pruning of grape- vines may be done at any time dur- ing mild weather from November to March, while the vines are in a dor- mant condition. By using various colors to mark clothing, each child having its own color, much time may bemaved in sort- ing and putting away clothing. Argylshire’s recent efroria on be- half of the Red Cross funas realized nearly 210,000. The death took place recently at Townhead Farm, Helensburgh, of James Caldwell, a well known breeder of Ayrshire cattle and Leicester sheep. Sergeant William Hutcheson, of Ardross, who was awarded the DION. about three months ago, has since been awarded the Milifary Medal. Owing to the coal situation the Ardrossan Town Council has recom- mended the early closing of shops and one service a Sunday in churches. Captain Guy Anderson Herbert, who was awarded the Croix de Guerre and palms in July last, has now been awarded the M.C. He ie. a native of Troon. The vellum of the Royal Humane Society has been awarded to Miss Margaret Caird, daughter of Profes, sor Caird, for a heroic. rescue in St. Abb’s Bay. Sir Hugh Stewart, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, present- ed to Sergeant William Leggatt, Gor- dons, the Military Medal awarded to him. Coatbridge Town Council presented Capt. John R. Lamberton with a gold watch in honor of his being awarded the D.S.O. and M.C. Beret. William Stevenson, who was awarded the D.C.M., is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, Pol.. lokshaws. action for the use of a part of Gran- ton Harbor. l m. a). we Liiiiriirilriiii' men. l he was twice president of the Winnipeg G. WV. Imam and was wounded at Ypres. Since his return to msteramf organizations and is now editor of "The aqua: or me Dominion Government, to act as an nd. Hon. J. A. Guide:- .is chairman and Mr. H. J. Duly chief a early in the war, and have been home in Canada long has‘bmucht my, are devoting their whole tine to . who Vin-longs To iimsirGGnaiiiii'isiri'f,' h the 8th _Batution, the “Little Black man, are devoting their Whole the to why it {Mute of Dalhousie and Har- Don't Fold Runs. Never told a mg, as it makes a crease that does ttot come out. Ar. ways roll it up. Public reference is made to the manner in which Canadian ofrteem have endeavored to interest the in- habitants in the troops by sports and hospitality. _ " despatch from London Bali.-- A movement is afoot in Buxton, the beautiful little Derbyshire town where so many Canadian wounded and in- capacitated have been cared for, to "ttive public expression to the feeling that we are grateful for the excellent behavior and management of the troops." TO SAY GOOD-[WE been mttrasud in bring"); Candi”; troops during the months. In addition, it is announced, the Olympic, Mauretania cnd Aequiarnia, three of the ingest British troop ships, will' bring additional Ameraun troops home during February. The Olympic and Aquitaain have be L Green Meats-Out of pickle, 1c oaned During February. less than smoked. l A,despatch from New York sum. Smoked Meata--Relr1s, 32 to Me; --Nine British vessels “at a total hams, msdzium, 88 to Me; heuvy. 80 carrying capacity of 27,760 men have to $15; cooked hams. 51 to Ple; bucks Ibeen mm at the disposal of theiphm' 46 to 47e; thanks, boneless, rn Ame g G " ,to We. 'Break-fact bacon, 42 to 47c. Dean overnmmt for the truly, ll M t Me 'portationoftexro hom b, Whoa, trome. _ . po pg e, n W“ tn-l Dry Swim Meats---) nears, ttt ttotmeed here on Tuesduv tnr British “an: ' h. my... gnu...- ..1.....- um- are the' Cami: "Katha: iiiiiri2 1tahda, Celtic, Campic, Saxom’a, Ptur. mgnia, Cedric and Orca. Ig aeroplanes are being devised 'hip'? guns as its starting plat- BRITISH SHIPS IO CARRY IIS. TROOPS ,not. B. Mum}! (3) have been don 33 plead]: puma-city. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO T0 CANADIAN BOYS (”uncut Tor me (Ml-i tkttatre pomp, M to Me. . _ . mops home, it was all-l Dry &vltod Meats-ram. “a”; I' on Tuesday by British tons, Me; in cases. 30‘593" e", 'oel- mpping. These vesae!a/liey, 23c lo 2854?: M LY, 's,2tie., past Alaska has been worth much mug-M than its cost to the United States. A ( half-century ago Alaska was pur- I chased at a cost of $7,200,000, and that i original investment has been relurned , to the nation more than seventy fold.I tor from the products of the land and ' sea Alaska harkadded to the national I wealth uparard of $500,000,000, th" I greater part ot which has been pro-l duced during the last " years. Two i sources of large and steady income are ' copper ore. and the tuttertetr. ' I $5.00 to $6.00; sheep, $9.0tt to $11.00; lambs. $11.00 to $13.00; milk fed calves, $12.00 to $15.00; grass- fed, $5.00 to $7.00; choice select hogs, $18 to 18.25. Toronto, an. 21p--tho'sxo heavy when. $18.00 to $18.60; tnrtcherts' cattle, choice, $12.00 to $12.50; do. food, $11.00 to $11.50; do. medium, 10.00 to $10.25;; do. commcn, $8.25 Ito $8.50; buns, choice, $10.25 to L'lel; do. medium buffs, $9.00 to $9.50; do. rough bulls, $7.50 to $8.00; butchers' cows, choice, $10.25 to $10.75; do. ttcod, $9.50 to $10.00; do. medium, $8.50 to $8.75; do. common. $7.00 to $7.75; stockers, $8.00 to' $10.00; feeders, $10.50 to $11.50;. camera, $6.00 to $6.60; mi'.kcrs,': mood to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; It'o. "pm, and mcd. $65.00 to $75.00: iSpringers. $90.00 to $140.00; light ewes, $10.00 to 810.50; .vc.trlines,) $12.75 to $13.25; spring 1111-1055 $15.25 to $16.00; wives, good to choice, $10.00 to $17.75; hot, weighed " cars, $17.25; do. Cu' and watered. $17.00; tla, f.o.U. coctt'r.v'w points, $16.25. , Monlreal, Jan. 21.--Choico steam $12.00 to $13.00; good, $10.50 to $11.50; medium. $9.00 to $10.00: choice butcher bulls, $9.00 to $10.00: good, $8.50 to $9.00; medium, $8.00 to $8.60; choice butehor COGS, $9.50 to $10.50; good, $8.00 to $9.00; Ietryaty $1.09 to, $8.00; Gamers. car Iota, $19.00 to $20.00. Cheese, 'IT'l "l finest mum $27.00 to $28.00; but- t e 00t ter c‘hsice qemery 51% to 58e; 4838.? Three selected 57 to 68e; No. 1 stock te. men haw to Me; Potatoes, per lag, car his my an! $1.70; dressed hogs, abattoir titled Bankers. $21.00 to $28.00; lard, pure, wood The cit pasts, 201m. net 81 to 32m. I“... , Montreal, Jun. 21.--oats, extra No. 1 feed Me; Bour, new standard grade $11.25 to $11.86; rowed oats, bag 901bs.. $4.00 to $4.40; bran 'S7."5; than: $42.25; Mouriye $68.90 to §79.99; hay, Nq._2, pg}- tou, m:36¢;i1; 63:65: aiiLi7 061.19!“ The Men! Colliery Companv. of "tit' gauge; fat gags. 25.3% Worcestershire. was fined mu m r - re. arm, e ', ... F . _ ' 80 to 80%c; . ' 80% "i'rtie1t,Std',',,'t'r'lu..mont" return in 80tiet prints, 31 to 81%e. Statuary . C . in: dam 25,, to 26% . . I The Eccnntnc Club enteruunml w ' A s. tubs, 25% to Me; iriirs,' 26 to 26%e. I-lb prints,' the Alley Hell tell thousfmd of 1h 27 to 27%e. 1 lerituhe folonia1 ouLAmerican w. .13.- Barrelded Mmsta-Piekiesd pork, $48; nteapoe$4f._. - __‘ A 8tmw--Ahre. lots, 810 to su, track Toronto. . 2fiit f $23 ti, '824 rim tan; mix , $21 to $22 per ton, buck Tor- w.qtded-Nr let's; delivered Mont- mal' heights, bags ham-Jed. Bran, “3:25 W. tom {hem $3.25 per (son. malty, $11.85, ammo. Ontario fhrttr.--War qunl'lty. ck! crop, 810.25. in bun. Montreal and Tttttttty, pmtytrtAtirattEtt. . -- . "Viet-Ire, m can), on 90 c, amending to freight. om. Bueks_-No. 2, $1.25. Rro---No. 2, $1.46, nominal. Marimba ttour-ard crop, m mm $2.21; ta. a IFtre.m 32.17%; No. 4 when. 82.11%, I: m Fort Wilhn. not aehrdirte m. Miaitrtttm our-Now 3 C.W., Ttet lh,.'/d.%'1ti: ttttlt 1 era: . . than M W“. . ' N 'TS,",', tttii3'a2t'T,sl'dtr o. , . , trt Outu'io oats. new ere-- . " 'white, TO to 78e; No. , v.hito, " ml 72c, according to freighu made. I Ontario Rttent--No. 1 Winter, per m lot, $2.14 to $2.22; No. 2 do., $2.11 to $2.19; No. ll, do., $2.07 to 82.16; No. 1 Spring, 82.09 to $2.17;! No. 2 Sprint. 82.6 to $2.14; No. fl Spring, $2.02 to $2.17 toh., Aim! pohrta, aeeotd'ate to heights. l 1he--Nq., (t,H2.00. --. g llhtrietsdillelhrll A Worth-While Purchase Barley. !omM- Jay. Provisions-Whole Live Stock Markets Montreal Markets crop, “at And it from out the manor} Your lib is thrown IA Iced "ninat the harvcs: n I, too, am lawn. You will attain w; grail 2-1 ti breath, ’But I shall only hum the y", W BeitUt “ricultma! Wa: .. Bound runny issued orders fi; minimum and maximum mu f, toi' v l men worker: for the whv‘n of mu. Britain gal “ill. death. And if It iaat-at lac Yo' ,' To ho.rne-to In. Only the “an that you rt. You a,“ will Bee, And you will-never know I cm And than the rupture of ‘- t you. {through all the fury av ', I The hate and wrath. (Through all the ways of l, pain. i I share your Dam. iYou take it as the day's I "and. Pi. is my tus'" that aim Afraid. There is no burden, on ;.r..; I do not bear, There is no horror that iso' But I am there. There is no wound that you ', know, But that my heart was aha the blow. When down the mud-Ma road The rank: file by. You know not that l wa'. But there am I. You limp I little -lvaer:h. care- It is my feet that knu- stains there. A civic monument has bee, veiled in . London area in tttt of twenty-one citizens killed i.y man bombs. Lord Fat-mu has preseutcd ' stall House to West Hunlcnonl training home for di-tuM-P-i co and sailors. London Iiilkmen made an l to their customers on behalf t Red Crmm, using quart can: ".. lectine boxes. A new extension to tho Amen Docks system is to be compleu-J at once for the wlicipnted shipphr.u as tivities the; the man Bernard Capes, author of "The Lake of Wine" and other t'ottt.'tklt'efr, died at Winchester from an aim-i; of iMuenxa. Clphia Mr George Lloyd “ls n ceivod by the King on his lam-aim meat n Governor of Bombay. The citizens of Ellistown. a minimv 1311.“ of Leicuhnhire. prc.senud each of the 175 local soldiers “An guinea " Chritrtmaa." Three hundred Ind tWenty-two wo- men have entered for the prolindm my examination of the Institute, " The I.“ Allied Beast". a “011 lifeboat Inn, is chanted wish having saved our tive hundred lives from the Goodwin Sands. The supply of beef at the Newpov' Cattle luket on a recent Saturday showed an increase of over one hm.- dred per cent. The Eecnntric Club entertaiucd an the Albert Hall ten thousand of tl,' British, Colonial und.Amcricun “was, ded “adieu. In. Mai de Bathe. of Hurthv Court, Beading, Ins collected four hundred thousand eggs for the wounded nldieu. - White towing 1 Gemuut field gun on . lorry to Croydon, a soldier foll under one of the wheels and was crushed to death. During four days of armistice can lat-scion the London nmbulanccs had three hundred and seventy-one mug. The "ttrem of Swansea are allow- ed to remain in bed tttree-quarters of an hour later to economize fuel. A Bristol girl born on November the 11th ha been registered with the ChHatinn nine of Peace. Manna William Paine has bees, chosen mayor of the city of Chath 4...: for tic seventh consecutive year. M w W“ mired for the Rcd or.“ my It Wokinc by the sub of “Our Day" "es. “I. did £100,” damage to Hm Colonial Cabin; Compauy's works " Kahlua. Yorkshire. A than”!!! yearling bull belonging to C. P. Raphael brought 2t,575 ($7,- goo) " am. Count Garden "qir shillings per _ “use In only seventy-eight words in the bill which allow: women to ait in parliament. Th0 tree given by the Duke of thrs duck for the led Crou timber sale milled 81M. mahu‘l'htleim “khan-c- The “can ot " 0:11:19 I. " mm. mm a mu. AND In morn “Mfg. {weal t the Ioldlt JOHN store bursis [MOM merch that total - an! a fhrht i Cattgtdigttts in and Le Cate Ort. 20; Tnie Nov. 2. At Ind villain-s don to those Pele-nod trot over $00,000 civilian. m three I by the Cam: "tft. Were: Aug. ft; Am but Sept. ? Ind in the ' Ions throng: “In (an p" dist-mo of app! MM}! of nil l dnte Canm (new thr 49m Black W W th curiou tary h Mons Iimml " Winn o tin, by Fre pondent “it unitary Fw The f, d from Captured Ma BRIEF sl (In H rom prinvim the Am LAST 3 Mil. n in! fitt oo mm from Fr. and "