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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-12-12, Page 6P:EAT BRITAIN:DEMANDS '$40.000,O 0 PARATION FOR AR War Cost the British Empire That Amount•••-Gerrnalry to Pa S2,000,99(000 Yearly nitil ('!that bs Satisfied, A, despatch from London says--• Premier Ltoytl George has announced 1 a demand front Germany of e8,000, 000,000 sterling on, behalf of Great Britain and her Dominions as reptira tion far' the war. "_'his, admiring to iheDaily Mnii, is what the war .cost t,teet Pritaih and her Dominions, and British taxpayers will be 1•elieved of , i400,000,000 per annum by the Ger- • Man payment, ,a :fns British victim, say the "Daily ,til, hes been prepared by a com- r 3Ltce ander Mr. Ilughe«, the Austra •l .in P e, lieu•, and Baron Cunliffe, t e ,mer ovcrnor of the Bunk of Eng - teed, who is one of the principal mein• here of the committee, It adds that it is expected the report will be pub- li. .l:ed Saturday, Ile Daily Mail says the French. claimfor reparation will be infinitely, honey than that of Great Beit'tin. . QUEEN'S INSSAGE MANY - LANGUAGES TO BRITISH WOMEN AT PEACE TABLE Tier Majesty Calls on Woonen o Empire to Work For Good of Country. A despatch from Ottawa says: - The following message from her Majesty the Queen to the women of the Empire has been received by his Excellency the Governor-General: "A few months ago, at the heigl of our anxiety and strain, I sent inessage in the name of the wome of our 'lands to our ,nen lighting fo us across the seas. Now, in an ho of thankfulness and,e hope, I shoe' like to give a message to the wome of the Empire. During the war th have been given the high privileg of service; they have risen. to th great opportunity, and have prove their courage, steadfastness and abil ity. I have been alloedt}pto watch and appreciate their work hi man parts of the country, and my hear is full of admiration and gratitud for what I have seen. "I earnestly trust that though th thrill and glamor• of war is over, th spirit of self-sacrifice and helpfulnes which it has kindled will not wane in ihe conning days. A new era is dawn ing upon the world, bringing with i many .difficulties, fresh responslbil itjes and serious problems to be faced Parliament has seeared for the whol country greater opportunities of mor thorough and varied edueation, bu it will depend upon the parent whether these opportunities are used to the full. "We all rejoice that plans are afoot for bringing to an.end the existence ofusuch bad and erowded housing as makes home life almost impossible To -day more than ever the Empire needs her daughters, for, in the larg- er world of public and industrial work, women are daily taking a more important place. "As we have been united in all our work, whether of head or hands, in a real sisterhood of suffering and ser - viae during the war, let us go on working together with the same unity of purpose for the resettlement and r .,onstruction of our country. "(Signed) Mary R." ce- rt delegates. The number required is a indicative of the diversity of the n races and countries before the Peace ✓ Conference, either through participa- ttr''tion in the war or by reason of d treaties or other relations, • The full list of languages corn- ey prises French, itailan, Greek, J'apa- e nese, Spanish, Montenegrin, Nor- a wegian, Bulgarifm, German, erman, Hun- Nor- ?, . avian, Turkish, Chinese, Portuguese, Polish, .Swedish, Persien, Russian, Serbian, Armenian, Cftch, Rumanian, Y 'Danish and Arabic. This, with t English. makes the quota 24. e The knowledge of the languages possessed by translators mast be e complete in order to get the precise e meaning of treaties and documents, s and not the ordinary speaking knowl- edge. The first effort will be directed at t obtaining translators from among college Hien or army men, and should • these be lacking others from various e civilian occupations will be taken. PEACE PARLEY TO Diversit` .of Races Will be Pre- sent at Versailles Conference. A despatch from Paris says:- Translators in 22 languages, includ- ing Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, and some not even so well known, have been called for by I3r•ig,-General William W. Harts, who- is directing the equipment of the American peace LAST UNTIL MAY • Conference Will Open the First Week in January. A despatch from Paris says -The Inter -Allied Conference will reas- semble on December 16 or 17. The meetings will be at the Foreign Office in the Quai d'Orsay, and not at Ver- sailles. David Lloyd George, the British Premier, and A. J. Balfour, the Foreign Minister, expect to come here at that time to meet President Wilson and attend the conference, but the elections in Great Britain may not permit them to remain more than two or three days. The opening of the Peace Congress is set for the first week to January. The first meetings will be for the actual framing of the preliminaries of peace with the representatives of the 'enemy powers who will be pres- ent. The names of the French delegates to the Peace Congress have not as yet been announced, but it is under- stood they will be three members of the Government, and possibly a fourth member. The British delegates will be Premier Lloyd George, Foreign Min- ister Balfour, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Andrew Bonar Law, George Nicoll Barnes, Labor member of the War Cabinet, and a fifth delegate not yet selected. It is anticipated that the peace deliberations will last about four months, and, unless unforeseen obstacles arise, that final action will be reached toward early part of May. Crown Prince Renounces Succession to Gerntan Throne A dr.=patch from Paris says - Crown Pe ince Frederick Wilhelm has renounced his right to the German throne. A despatch •received hi Basle from the semi-official Wolff Bureau quotes the Crown Prince in renouncing the throne as having said: "I renounce formally and definitely all rights to the crown of Prussia and the imperial crown which would have fallen to me by the renunciation of the Emperor -King or t'or other reasons, "Given by my authority and signed by my hand. Done at Wieringen. De- cember 1, 1918, "(Sighed) RTTSSIA TURNS BACK 1,500,000 PRISONERS A. despatch from London says -The Ituenian Government has refused to admit 1,500,000 Russian soldiers who have been prisoners in Germany and has turned them back to the frontier, aerording to a Berlin despatch to the Express under date of Monday. The incident is serious for Germany be- cause of the necessity of feeding these 311011. It is reported that the Russian prisoners have seized four ships at Danzig, West Prussia, which the Brit- ish Red Cross had obtained from the Germans for the purpose of housing British prisoners. AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED ON TWO MAIN QUESTIONS A despatch from London says - Te o questions, understood to be en- gaging the minds of the Premiers especially are the freedom of the seas on which they expect to arrive at an agreement for presentation at Ver- sailles, and Italy's claims on the Adri- atic, affecting the new Jugo-Slav State, on which an understanding safeguarding Italy's position without compromising the Jugo-Slays' terri- torial and ethnological rights is being worked out. ORDERED TO RAISE HATS TO BRITISH TROOPS Amsterdam, Dee. 8, -The British authorities in charge of the occupa- ltion in the German zone assigned to the British army have ordered all the German men to raise their hats to British officers, according to an of- fielal announcement in Berlin. They !must do similarly when the British National Anthem is sung, the an- nouncement adds. GERMANY'S FIRST PAYMENT 'ro THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION A despatch from Amsterdam says: --The Dusseldorf Nachrichten, a copy of which has been received here, eays Gen,. Nudant, president of the French armistice commission at Spa, has presented a note to the German Commission demanding for the first month for the British troops of a0- eupatioh 40,000,000 marks, and for the French troops 54,000,000 'narks. "FREDERICK WILIlELM." GERMANY HANDS TO ALLIES 300,000,000 FRANCS IN GOLD A despatch from Paris say::. -The Germans have begun ristitutious. They -gave delivered to the allies 300,1100,000 francs gold, whlch came from the Russian treasury, The French have recovered a rich egllee- tion of art works by Qu p tin, Delatur, a famous etcher, at ::'from St. Quentin, and parotin ;,ry Antoine Watteau, taken from he museum at Valenciennes, The value of the re- ALLIES or par, SEAS- 13r11 se! 1'rc is h and Awa,#carr sailors celebinp g - turned. masterpiee s estimated at the defeat of the Germane by a ]i -(tic party at Cstend. The, -do is an hn 2,000,000,000 Trane sant member of the party. 9 pot- f HOLLAND iiiITED TO ALAS' :. DEMAND F03. KAISER'S PERSON Dutth i.cgal Autimeity Declares Wilhelm Mitered Cotiofry Under .FalsePreleitte--Dojds Hain Responsible Foal' Outrages, • Anlsterclatn, Dec, 5,-- Duich public i presence se neon ae possible, is that opinion coeeerning the dr nn: `tion of , many persons in Germany have not the ex-Kadei'r hue been Num( ::c.,l at last : yet abandoned the `hope of restoring by the Inter -Allied Conference in fon-i.the Imperial power, duns, The DMA are now fully sic- I "It would not be surprising if Peeling' out- allied demand for his ex- these people entertain relations with tit:ein m,1 Germans in Hollatnd," the article Sir Arthur Currie has issued the 1'h•, Louis• Israele. a d stinguished , eoncludee, "Consequently, as "'long following special order of the day tolegal authority, in an artiele on tho;aa"'tlre Kaiser is in Holland, the the Canadian troope forming part of - eeb,ject in the Amsterdam Telegeaaf, germs of a political plot ere ex- the army of occupation; - r« points out that the ex -Kaiser did not'•istent• "Some of you have already' come .3w(.; wok . come to .Holland as :t private person, London, Dec, 8,-I1 the allies in- reseed, while others are abou . to- . br :;1a <.w..... �s,x.....;: ' arguing that the text of the abdica- :slot on • the delivery of the Termer march on the RlUne, liberating Bel- ` • SPECIAL ORDER TO CANADIANS, SIR .6lt'1'IIUR CURRIE ISSUES- STATEMENT SSUESSTA CIi1MEN'I' TO '1'ROOI',S , Asks His Soldiers to Maintain 'Their! Glorious Record While Oeeupy ing German 'Territory. CHEERING THEIR D11LlVERp1RS,--School boys In Ostend, o1ph:uted dui- tion, particularly his appeal .to the German Emperor and Crown Prince final 133 your aclvance,Iu few 1 f . (law ihold the four years of German occupation, demonstrate under the leaders illi German people, to whigh he affixedto an informational court of justice you will angor Germany and hold of their toacha,. Sinaibm memos have been witnessed Holland willyield,but will first n p otvus. certain, arts in order to secpr•e the urge that the allies content them- fulfilment of the terms of the selves with an undertaking by Rol- armistice • preliminary to tate 'peace• land to intern them for life in one treaty, The rulers of Germany, hum - of the., Dutch colonies, according to iliated and omoralized, have fled. am Amsterdam despatch to the Ex- That unscrupulous nation, who h1 1914 press. set at naught every treaty and yiolat Holland, it is understood, will' seg- ed every Moral obligation, who has ,est that Herr Ifohenzollern and his since perpetrated the most ferocious 1an is an n ei fere atrocities on land as well as on sea,. tate East or West Indies, where he will is beaten, fanrislted, and at your be guarded by a Dutch fleet. ri�erey. Justice has come, Retribution It is also anticipated that Holland commences. During four hong years, will be asked for compensation for conscious of the righteousness of your permitting a violation of her neutral- cause, you have fought many battles ity by allowing German troops to pass and endured cruel hardships and now through the Province of Lumburg on your mighty efforts are rewarded. their retreat from Belgium and re-. Your eonsrades are avenged. 'You eeiving German ships from Antwerp. -have demonstrated on the battlefield This compensation, says the eori1es- your superior courage and unfaltering t a titnessed In all the d-liveeed the imperial signature anti seals, "con- stitute an imperial action on 1)01011 soil, irreconcilable with the acts of a private person." Dr. Israele's conclusion is that since the ex -Kaiser mune to Reiland under false pretences and sinoe Hoiland thus received him under false premises, "the Dutch Government is freed from the slightest obligation to'protect him," The Nieuws 'Van Den Dag says it holds the opinion that the former German Emperor is responsible for the acts of his troops in Belgium and France, for the ruthless sub- marine warfare and the aerial bomb- bardrnents of open towns, and, that, consequently, no Dutch Govern- ment with common sense would allow Holland to be involved in ever or have her food supply endangered' by reason of acts of.. friendliness toward the former monarch. Another reason, the newspaper says, why Holland should be re- lieved of William Holtenzollern's 5,622 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK 2,475 of These Sent to Bottom With Their Crews Beneath Them. A despatch front Loudon says:-- During the war 2,475 British ships were sunk with their crew beneath them, and 3,147 vessels were sunk and their crews left adrift, accord- ing to a statement by Sir Eric Ged- des, First Lord of the Admiralty, in an address in support of a fund by the women of the Empire to erect a memorial to British merchant sea- men. Fishing vessels to the num- ber of 670 had been lost during the period of hostilities, and the mer- chant marine service had suffered casualties exceeding 15,000 men, Sir Eric added, ERITJS WARSHIP SUNK BY MINE Struck a Mine in Biiltic-Eleven of Crew Perish. A despatch from London says - Eleven men are missing as a result of the British warship Cassandra com- ing in contact with a mine in the Beltie Sea last Wednesday night, ac- cording to an official communication issued by the Admiralty. Torpedo- boat destroyers rescued the remain- der of the ciew. The text of the Ad- miralty statement says: "The British warship Cassandra struck a mine in the Baltic just be- fore midnight Wednesday, and sank at 1 min. Thursday. Eleven men are missing. Pa'esumably they were 1, -i1 - led by the explosion. "The remainder of the officers and crew were saved by our destroyers," -}----- GERMANY'S COLONIES WANT BRITISH RULE A despatch from London says - Natives of Germany's colonies want to come under British rule, said Wal- ter Hunte Long, Sec. of State for the Colonies, speaking at Westminster on Thursday night, "Our representatives'at the Peace Conference should see that the case fo; our retention of those colonies is put forward in full strength. It will be a gross injustice to our great Do- minions to tell them that these colo- nies, which, in a large measure, they conquered by their blood and valor, are to pass under the control of any- b9dy but the Empire to which they belong. BRITISH DELEGATES AT WILHELMSI4AVEN A despatch from London says -The British battleship Hercules, with a naval delegation aboard, escorted by five torpedo-boat destroyers, arrived in Jande Bay Thursday, says a des- patch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen, Jande Bay is the port of the Ger- man naval station It Wilhelmshaven. No Lougee. Enjoy Immunity Under Laws of Prussia, A despatch from Berlin says -The Prussian Government has formally withdrawn the privilege heretofore held by the members of the Hohen- zollern family of immunity from law. CANADA'S WAR BILL $1,290,000,000 Dominion's Expenditure Esti- mated to March 31, 1919- More Outlay Later. Ottawa, Dec. 8. -The Minister of Finance has forwarded to Sir Robert Borden full,perticulars as to the war expenditure of Canada and as to the annual pension burden which will result from the 'war. The total ex- penditure of Canada is estimated at $1,068,000,000 to November, 30. To March 31 next, it is estimated at $1,290,000,000, To this estimate should be added the amount of i*ar outlay which will be incurred after March 31, 1919, which may exceed $300;000,000. -The pension load' is estimated. $30,000,000 per year lend probably more. Canada's net debt a March 31, 1914, was $366,- 000,000. The net debt to March 31, 1919, is estimated at $1,500,000,000. In addition to the above, Canada will have large claims for indirect or consequential damage as well a those occurring out of the raius o German submarines upon ()needle fishing vessels. The final advertis ing for claims of this latter eharaete is now being done by the Secretar of State. son be slacee1 00 1 d in tl pendent, may possibly be the cession of certain territory along the Belgian frontier owned by Holland since 1839, perhaps the southern part, of Dutch Limburg, the population of which re- gion is claimed to be principally Bel- tgian. - Markets of the World Breadstuff,, ' Toronto, Deg, 10. -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern $2.241, ; No, 2 Northern $2.21',i; No. 3 Northern, s ,$2.17T; No. 4 wheat, $2.111, .10 f store Fort William, not including tax• n Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., SO%c; - No. 3 C,W„^77alic; extra No. 1 feed r• 77%c• extra No. 1 feed, 771/sc; No. y 1 feet!, 75%c, in store Fort William. American corn -No. 2 yellow $1.70; No. 3 yellow, x$1.65; No. 4 yellow, $1.60; sample a corn, feed, $1,.40 to $1,55 track Toronto. Ontario oats, new crop -No, 2 white, 75 to 78e; No. 3 white, 74 to al 77c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No, 1 Winter, per _ car lot, $2.14 to $2,22; No. 2, do„ $2.11 to $2.19; No, 3 do., $2.07 to $2.15; N. 1 Spring, $2.09 to $2.17; No, 2 Spring, $2.06 to $2.14; No.3 Spring, $2.02 to $2.10, f.o,b., ship- ping. points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, $2.00, Barley -Malting, new camp. $1.00 to $1.05, according to freights' out- side, Buckwheat -No. 2, $1.40. Rye -No. 2, $1.58, nominal. Manitoba flour -Old crop, war quality, $11,35, Toronto, Ontario flour -War quslity, old crop, $10,25, in bag*' Montreal and Toronto,' prompt shipment. . Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mbnt- real freights, bags included: Bran, $87.25 per ton; shorts, $42.26 per ton. Hay -No. 1, $22.00 eo $24.00- per ton: mixed, $20.00 to $21.00 per ton, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, $10.00 to $10.50, track Toronto, Country Produce -'Wholesale BRITISH TROOPS IN COLOGNE, FIELD MARSHAL HAIG REPORTS London, Dec. 8. -Field Marslt Haig, in his official report Saturday night an the movements of the Brit islr army in Germany, says: "Cologne was entered last night by our ad- vanced troops." A Cologne despatch in Friday's Rhenisch Westphalian Gazette of Essen says 'that Cologne has been presenting a strange spec- tacle recently. Large numbers of dis- charged soldiers, youths and even school children, stimulated by offers of rewards, for saving guns 'for the Entente troops, or by getting the artillery pieces to the right bank of the Rhine, were harnessing them- selves to gun carriages bearing guns and dragging them to safety, CANADA KEPT BRITAIN IN BUTTER TWO MONTHS' A despatch from. Ottawa says -The dairy industry throughout Canada will rejoice to learn, says a Food Board statement, that its patriotic service, rendered in the recent supply of butter for export to Great Britain to meet a pressing emergency there, has met with the most cordial ap- preciation from the British authori- ties and the people generally. It is entirely due to Canada ethat the British butter ration, small thoughit was, was Maintained in the last two months of war. Conscription in Europe ,,,May be Abolished by Congress A despatch from Dundee says: - The British representatives at the Peace Conference will demand gen- eral and absolute abolition of cpn- scription throughout Europe. 9 TRIAL OF FUGITIVE 'KAISER TO BE HELDATVERSAILLES London, Dec. 8.-1Zeynold's news- paper claims that it has information that the trial of the fugitive Kaiser, William Ibohenzollern, will be held at Versailles. Eggs -No. 1 storage, 53 to 54c; selected, storage, 53 to 55c; cartons, new -laid, 70 to 75c. Butter - Creamery solids, 51 to 53c; do,, prints, 53 to 55c; choice dairy prints, 45 to 47c; ordinary dairy prints, 38 to 40c; bakers', 30 to 33e; oleomar- gasine (best grade), 34 to 85c. Cheese -New, large, 27 to 271/2e; twins, 27 to 27%e; spring made, large, 27 to 273Ac; twins, 27 to 28m Comb Honey -Choice, 16 oz., $4.60 to $5,00 per dozen; 12 oz„ $3,50 to $4.00 per dozen,' Maple Syrup -In 5 -gal. tins, $8.25. Provisions -Wholesale Barrelled Meats -Pickled pork, $48; mess pork, $47. Green Meats -Out of pickle, lc less than smoked. Smoked Meats -Rolls, 32 to 330; hams, medium, 28 t o29c; heavy, 30 to 31c; cooked harps, 51 to 52c• backs, plain, 46 to 47c;. backs, 'boneless, 50 to 52c. Breakfast bacon, 42 to 47c. Cottage rolls 35 to 860, Dry Salted Meats -Long clears, in energy. No Relaxation of Discipline. fay the will of God you have, won, marching triumphantly through Bel- gium, You will be received everm- where as liberators, but the kindnees, and generosity of the population must in eases ^30'/sc clear not cause any relaxation of yourdis- tong., 30e; bellies, 28 to 28%c; fat baeici ,25e.eciplme or alertness. Your task is, Lard -Pure, tierces, 81 to 3jrhac; I notyet completed and you must re - tubs, 3114 to 32c; pails, 31 to 321/¢c; I main what you are -a closely knitted prints, 32'% to 33c. Shortening, army in grim and deadly earnest. tierces, 2514 to 25%e: tubs, 25 to German agents scattered through the country must not be able to report to• their masters any weakness or evi- dence of disintegration of your fight- ing power, It is essential that on 26c; pails, 26 to 2614; 1 -ib. prints, 27 to 27111e, Montreal Markets Montreal, Dec, 10. -Oats -Extra the march and at the halt discipline No, 1 feed 92;ae. Flour -New sten--must be of thehi hest standard. dard grade, 511.25 to 511.35. Rolled' g oats -Bags, 90 lbs. 4.85 to $6,00,'Every possible protection should he Bran, $37.26: Shorts, $42.25. • taken at all times to guard against Moufllie, $68.00 to $90,00. Hay-. hostile acts by organized bodies and ' No. 2, per ton, ear. lots, $25.00 tato lessee the possibility ,always pres- 526.00. Cheese --,Finest easterivs 1 vitt of isolated murders or desperate 24 to 255c, Bartter -Choicest cream -1 guerilla ,acts by factions. To the ery, 51 to 52c. Eggs -Selected, 55e; I enemy, above all, it is of capitalem- No, 1. stock, 50e. - Potatoes -Per portance,.to establish in Germanythe• bag, ear lots, 51.70 to 51.75. Dress -I sense of„ your overwhelming moral ed hogs -Abattoir killed, 524.50 to and physical standing so as to com- $$5.00. Lard -Pure, wood pails, 20 plete by the presence of your poten- lbs net, 31 to 32%e. 1 tial strength the victories you have Live Stock Markets wen on the battlefield. All e eternal Toronto, Dec. 10. -Choice heavy signs of discipline must be insisted steers, $13.50 to $14,.00; butchers poss and the example in this as in cattle, Choice, $11.50 to $12.00; do. ale el ' use must come from the leaders, good, $10.75 to $11.25; do. medium, ; justice, Right and Deceneye $9.25 to 59.50; do, common, 57.76 to $8.00; 'bulls, choice, 510.25 to 511.00; "Clothing and equipment must be, do. medium bulls, 58.76 to $9.26; do, if possible, spotless, well kept and rough bulls, 57.50 to 88,00; butchers' well put on. Badges and distinguish - cows, choice„ $10,26 to 511.00• do, good, $9,25 to $9.50; do. medium, ing marks must be complete, while the transport should be as 'clean as 58,00 to $8,25; do. common, . $7, 00 p to 57,75; stockers, $7.75 to 510.60; the circumstances will • allow. In feeders $10 25 to $ rise; canners, $5.35 to 55.60; milkers, good to choice, .$90.00 to 5160.00; do. coin. and med., 565.00 to 575.00; spring- ers, 590.00 to 5160.00; light ewes, $9,50 to $1.0.50; yearlings,. 518.00 to 513,50; spring Iambs, $13.50 to $14.75; calves, good to choice, 515.00 to 517.50; hogs, fed and watered, 518.25; do. weighed off cars, 518.50. Montreal, Dec. 1O. -Steers, 57.00 to 511.00; butchers' cows, $7.00 to 510.00; grass calves, 55.00 to 57.00; milk -fed stock, 514,00 to' 516,00. TRANSYLVANIA PROCLAIMS HER UNION WI'TH RUMANIA short, you must continue to be and appear to `be that powerful force which has Won the fear and respect of your foes and the admiration of the world. It is not necessary to say sae -• that the population and private pro- ,. perty will be respected, You will al- ways remember that ;you fought for justice, right and decency, •that you • cannot afford to fall short of these essentials, even in the country against which you have every right to feel bitter. t'Rest assured that the crimes of Germany will receive adequate punishment. Attempts will be made by insidious propaganda. to Berne, Dec. 8, -The National undermine the source of, your strength, but you, the soldier citizens of the finest and most advanced demo: cracy in the world, will treat such attempts with the contempt they de- serve. You know that self-imposed, stern discipline has made ,you the hardest, most successful and cleanest fighters of this war- Beginning by the imihortal stand at the second bat- tle of Ypres you befittingly closed by the capture of Mons your fighting record, in which every battle you fought is a resplendent page of glory. trust you and the memory of ydiur dead comrades demands of you to bring back that glorious record, pure and unsullied to Canada." Rumanian Council of Transylvania has proclaimed unioh 'with the King- dom of Rumania. - Rumanian flags are flying everywhere and great en- thusiasm is manifest. • 15,053,786 GROSS TONS SUNK BY SUBIFIARINES: A despatch from London says: - The world's total losses of merchant tonnage from the beginning of the war to the end- of October, 1918, by enemy actions and marine risk was 15,053,786 gross tons, according to official announcement, ENEMY KINGS WII,L BE TRIED BY' ALLIED COURTS The Former Rulers of Bulgaria, Austria and Turkey Will Be Brought to Justice as Well as the Hohenzollerns. A despatch from London says: - Sir Auckland Geddes, President of the Local Gdvernment Board and Minis• ter of National Service,, in a public ad• dress, said that the line of policy ad- vocated by the Coalition Government was a peace which, so far as the enemy powers were concerned, should be based on stern justice, and so far ;as those nteu who planned anti• sl:arted the war were concerned, should. he founded on Justice of the nature meted out in the highest courts of the, lane), Such risen as the former Ger- ntan Emperor, Enver Pasha and the former rulers of Bulgaria and Aus- tria, would be placed on trial and it found guilty their lives Would be for- feited. "Men guilty of unspeakable street - ties upon cin• prieoners and upou the civilian inhabitants of the invaded laruis," he continued, "must stand trial and if they are condemned must saf- fe1 death,'• It had to be proved how ,far the commanders of submarines' acted un- der orders, which they -had to carry out under pain of death, of, how far they acted on their own volition, ire pointed out, but if the atrocities at sea were committed on the volition of fndividusil conunandere, he declared, they, too, must suffer the extreme penalty, "To -day is the day of reckoning for our enemies," said the Minister, "and they will have to pay to ilio uttermost farthing what it is possible to bring out of thorn." BRITISH FORCES ARE NEARING COLOGNE A despatch from London seed -The official report from Field' Marshal Haig on the movements of the army of occupation issued by the War Of- fice on Friday night says: "Our troops yesterday continued their march toward Cologne and the Rhine. In the evening they had reach - the lite Blankenhoim, east of Schleiden, the River Erft, to south of Grevenbruich." , • Canadian Army Saddle Horse Brings $1,600 in London A despatch from London says- Canadian army horses brought satis- factory returns: at a sale here, The Canadian animals broughtdouble the• price paid for New Mealan,d arnmals, ,The Canadian teams were well match- ed and groomed and were at the top of the London market, A pair of , geldings was sold to a London cartage .company for 51,600, while a..Western saddle horse sold for $1,600,