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The Seaforth News, 1919-01-02, Page 2
TO REPRESENT DOMINIONS AT ` PEACE CONFERENCE Decide 'Against Further Intervention in Russia for the Present at Least. A. despatch 'from London says:— he Alancheeter ays:-he'nlanchester Guardian believes it :en decided regarding the re- catien ad the Peace Cenferen•e at each of the four great powers 11 probably have five seats at the Conference, but these will not neces- eaiily always be 'occupied by the same men, The Dominion representatives, The Guardian understands, will be it1;'the Grand Committee pf the In- tsc-Allied Conference, but will :pre- sent their case as small nations be- fore the Conference; and will, of cants°, be in close touch all the time with the Imperial Cabinet. The Guardian further understands that Labor will liot be asked is nominate a ""representative, but a• Labor man will probably be asked to go to Paris to sit on one or more of the tom- mittees. A.despatch :-from. Paris says:— The Allied Governments have decided against further intervention in Rus- sia, at least for the present, accord- ing to indications from official cir- cles. Geeat Britain and the United Stately it is represented, while re-, cognizing that Russia should be as- sisted in a way to permit her getting back to normal conditions, point out that military intervention on a large scalemwould involve difficulties and dangers of all kinds. Stephen Pichon, the French Foreign Minister, explained., the situation at length to the Committee on Foreign Relaieits. Iia said he solution at presei'at favored was to guarantee mora', support' to the Governments which have sprung up at 'various points on Russian and Siberian'ter- ritory. SPAIN WANTS BOLSHEVIK ARMY GIBRALTAR BACK BEATEN IN ,URALS Proposal That Britain be Offere Ceuta h Exchange. A despatch front Paris says:—Du ing the recent 'visit here of 'Con Rotnanones, the Spanish Premier, ex tended.' consultations_ are reported t have been: held by the Premier with French and American statesmen re garding the Moroccan question, which was discussed in both its military. and financial phases. The future status of Gibraltar is said also to'have conte up for consideration. On his arrival. at Madrid Premier Romanones is understood to have expressed great satisfaction over the result of his conferences,. It was reported in Paris on De- zember . 23 that Premier Rontanones planned to return to Paris in the near future to confer with allied and Am- erican representatives over questions vitally concerning Spain. In connect - ton with the status of Gibraltar, it was declared inosome quarters that the Spanish Premier,coitennplated raising the question of its return to Spain, that country expressing its willing - nese. if necessary. to concede Ceuta, on the Moroccan side of the strait, to Great Britain in exchange for Gib- raltar, holding that possession of Ceuta by the British would afford equal strategic advantage in modern waera re. d Disorganized Troops Retreating Northward Toward r- Perm. nt A despatch from Washington says:—Defeat • of the Bolshevik army 0 on the Eh err r- at nbu front in a decisive g battle by an army of loyal Russians - was reported in an official despatch to the Russian Embassy from the Omsk Government. The'message said the disorganized Bolsheviki were retreat- ing northward toward Persn,andthat this was the first independent action of moment against the Bolsheviki, and part of a campaign that was expected to unite some of the local districts of Russia and Siberia. Much war equip- ment and booty was captured., The Embassy also was informed' that Attaman Doutolf, Commander of the Cossack troops of the Oren- burg region, had asked Gen. Semenofg to submit to the authority of Admiral loichak, Dictate'. of _the Omsk Gov- ernment, It was indicated in the cablegram that the people of Siberia were united in support of Kolchak. DETACHMEN1 S FROM CRIMEA FO REINFORCE ' ARMY AT ODESSA A despatch been Odessa says:— The volunteer army which is. holding Odessa, under French command,; is to be in creased by detachments from the Crimea. The main force of the re- publican army. which is now ten miles from Odessa, is reported to have received reinforcements from Kiev, who came in an armored train, More than 200 persons were killed in the street battles here on December 18, a revised *unt shows. One. "third of these were civilians. Several school children were wounded. RETURNING' MONEY STOLEN FROM FRANCE A despatch from Paris says:—The Germans have returned stocks taken from the banks in northern France amounting to six billion francs. Several safes weighing from five to seven tons each, which the Germans did not open' and are now in Brussels, will be brought hack shortly to Valen- ciennes. PRINCELY ASSETS OF HOHENZOLLERNS A despatch from Basel says:— Seizure ays:Seizure of property owned by the Prussian Royal family (the Hohen- zollerns) would produce immediately the sum of 900,000;000 marks, accord- ing to figures compiled by The Frank- fort Nachrichten. (2itablisited,-Almy, 1900- (Ito owl -January, 1717.; NAVAL SIGNAL. 9.0.6(V/etch- Read ,n.of welch - Rad ky- rf 'Reporbd by- •Pu,ed by- L'eis•d'ey- �Q w.... ^. •41 Date— :(/`/I -lO �Y. Time-. /OQ.O. , tic .lid AtiOnce• 4not.ow-.a1 O/l U G /.3eaa. -- uzirJJ/ad ' dyne. /� ,(,i@j' � _ �,, G%L G?a�.�e�"� et.i` 4'n 4teme z • 4,7c.XViz,. .�� GG- idLve..YDJr•LtG20d rirtG -once a q .A.01 - ,1�, -die , ,4 ,8�/00.00 01. 1704/00. sr,<. 611.1. An IIistoeie IVlessage—Facsimile of the naval signal .sent from the Queen Elizabeth by Sir David Beatty on November 21st, telling of the tturrender of the Germanefieet.' It will become as histgrie as Nelson's femme message at Trafalgar. "The Canadian Pioneer -This is a photograph :of the 8,100 t8nis,'Eeamer launched at`Vickers yards in Montreal„ the first of the fleet being con- structed by the Federal Government. This wee taken just before the ves- sel was launched; since then she has been got ready for sea in record time. She will be operated in connection with the Canadian :National: System of Railway,;. . CAPTIVES INTOPRESSED- ARMY Russian Prisoners From Ger- many Join Bolsheviki. A despatch from Warsaw says:— The flocks 02 released Russian pri- soners who are making their way homeward through -Poland, all of whom appear to he tainted with Bol- shevisjn,, and are recognised as a danger in this respect by the Polish authorities, are in fact already caus- ing much. tzouble by their lawless- ness ina th k s . ea ch f • >; or food. The Bolsheviks are taking advan- tage of the plight of these first thou- sands of released prisoners, whose total number is estimated at 2000,- 000 and have picked up several thousand of them for their army by offering the men clothes, food and money, of the last of which there is plenty, since the Bolsheviki control the printing presses for the .produc- tion or rubles. RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORTS REMOVED BY U.S. WAR BOARD A despatch from Washington says: —Sweeping relaxation of restrictions on the exports of foodstuffs, fodders and feed to the Pan-American repub- lics, Canada, Cuba and the West In- dies his been announced. by Chair- man McCormick, of the War Trade. Board. The list of exceptions named only wheat and wheat flour, coffee, sugar, corn, butter, cheese, eggs, linseed meal and cake and cotton seed meals and cake. To avoid anyemisappte- hension as to the supply of these articles to the countries named it was emphasized that practically all of them are available in desired quanti- ties through Government chatutels. • Iron Cross No Credit' Revolutions have scant regard for the insignia of royal favors. And just as the great' upheaval in France abolished the ancient and historic Or- der of Sanctus' Spiritus, so in the pre- sent crash will fall those marks of approval which modern Caesars have been bestowing on their heroes. TheIron Cross, quite a by -word dur- ing the war, will soon become a more catalogue number in local museums, though the collector will always get it cheap on account of the ample supply, Doomed also are the Austro-Hungarian Golden Fleece, and St. Stephen, the Prussian Order of Merit, with its" French Inscription, the Gerinan Black Eagle, the Rue Crown of Saxony, the Family Order of Loyalty of Baden, the Knightly Order of St. Hubert of Ba- varia, as weilas that schismatic -ortho- dox Order of which Boris, the one- month king, was head, PEACE PARLEY MAY BE DELAYED Appointment of Delegates Likely to be Announced Within' Ten Days. lA despatch from Paris says:—Of- ficial ' notification of the appointment. of the .various delegates to the Peace Conference, it is believed', will come within ten days, although it is reeliz- ed !that the British delegates may not be; chosen until the elections are out of the way. The coming of the German dele- gates is still in an indefinite stage, while the question of Russian' re- presentation has gone no further than some informal discussions between the American commissioners and prominent Russians here. Doubts are being expressed by' some diplomatists that the conference actually can be gin work the first week of January, as: expected- Sonte of them are in- clined to think that the first meeting might not be held until February. NO FEAR OF A COAL FAMINE IN CANADA A despatch from Ottawa says:— The ays:The returnto peace conditions, and more especially the exceptionally mild weather so far have greatly lessened the problem of the Fuel- Controller. There is now no likelihood of a coal famine this winter, and unless Jan- uary should prove to be a very severe month, little difficulty • in pulling through is anticipated. At the same time, there is little prospect of any let up in the restrictions forsome time at least. The requirements: f war in- dustries for coal has naturally de- creased greatly or disappeared, while the fine weather has not only facili- tated production and transportation, but greatly lessened consumption. A. great many people have been able to heat their premises so far with soft coal or wood, leaving comparatively intact their allotment of anthracite, No: "heatless days" are looked for. "Unless- January proves particularly severe my worries are about over," re- marked Fuel Controller Magrath to- day. y PARLIAMENT OPENING ABOUT MID -FEBRUARY Ottawa—Parliament will be called, it is expected, for the second week of February, although the Cabinet has not yet decided on a definite day for the opening. Arrangements are be- ing made with the middle of Febru ary in view,. It was first expected that the ses- sion would open about the second week of January. Such a course was, however, found to be imprac- ticable. HUNDRED AND:T. WENT TO •SIT A' :PEACE TABLE Representathees of Twenty- ,even Coon tries Will Constitute Melmbership of Confer•once-Detaila'Bein,g Arranged. A deapatch from Paris says:—The pp:rsonnel of the Peace Congress is gradually taking forst, so that the alanerietin delegates express the hope that the delegations of the various countries will be amiounced and that the ,delegates; will ..asrkve .tet -_tam ac- tual commencement of the negotia- tions soon after the opening of the A number of the main 'details of the e0mposition of the Congress are now fairly well settled as a result 'of recent cenfetences. • These indicate that the total membership of the Con- gress wail` be between 100 and 120. There will be 27 countries represent- ed by delegations, including those which declared war apd a number i which:;have come into existence :tis' a result of the war. The great powers,- notably Great •Britaiii, France, " the United States and Italy, each have allotted five de- legates, while the other deiegatioxts will vary from one to four Membersaccording to. the size of the" country and the interests ,involved. Word bas been received that the Beelgisu emed::a'.nrtitgµese-delegations soon. --will join the representatives of the United :States,'who thus for are the only nientbers of the Peace Con- gress to arrive. • The .nen-arrival, of the others has been ' the subject of comment, the Americans ,taking the ground that theyare here., ready to proceed to. business but with -the per- sontael of the Congress not yet an- nounced. It is -understood that Presi- dent: Wilson's visit to •England, is ikely to result in •conveying quite definitely the view that it is highly desirable thatthe Congress should be :pat intoenotion with the least pos- si'ltle delay. NAVAL POLICY 0g `IOMINIoN3 Admiral Jellicoe Will Give Ad- vice on .Plan Already Outlined. A despatch from London says:— Announcement that Admiral Jellicoe is going to visit the Dominions,. in turn to advise on naval,i}atters is the subject of free discussion in'the 'Len - .don press, many papers having art- icles dealing with it. The Times in its comment seems to assume that the whole question of the form of naval activities by the Dominions' is still open for discussion, looking to the adoption of.a policy. It sites the prompt attitude with which the Dominions placed their naval 're'sour- cel at the disposal of the Empire, but adds, "that should not obliterate the fact that the problem of the Do- minions shared in British peace times hasnet been solved. The broader ader• question of peace control of ntsval ac- cessions in the Dominions can hardly be usefully discussed --at it moment when the whole balance of sea power throughout the world has been al- tered." • That The Times does not appre- ciate tate actual situation' is pgade clear by a public statement . of Sir Joseph Cook, (Minister of the Navy for Australia, as follows: "It is fundainental. to the idea of .Empire naval defence that, though the Dominions retain control of their ships, there should be a complete standardization of personnel, ships and equipment, and that this should be up to the level of the beet " This statement is in strict keeping with the memorandum adopted by the Dominion Premiers defining at 'basic naval policy for the Dominions, a summary of which was given in a former despatch. Lord Jellicoe is thus to advise the Dominions on the basisw92 policy which has been adop- ted NEARLY 1,500,000, FRENCHMEN MADE SUPREME SACRIFICE .. despatch from Paris says:—Alt- nouneement was made in the Cham- ber of Deputies on Thursday by M. Abraz, Under-Secretary of State, hitat France's loss, in officers and men kil- led up to November 1 of the present year aggregated 1,071,300, divided as follows: Officers 31,300, and men 1,- 040,000. The number of dead, prison- ers and mefr mussing was given as 42,600 officers and 1,789,000 men. The men missing aggregate 3,000 officers and 311,000 men: The prisoners still living total 8,300 officers and 488,000 men, STILL HOPE TO GET -COLONIES BACK A d'espatch from Washington says: —That the Germans hope to regain their colonies" is indicated in a de- spatch . from Berne received to -day through official channels' announcing that Dr. Solf's recent resignation re- ferred only to the Foreign Office, and that he still retains they post of Secretary of the ` Colonies: This: despatch quotes The Berlin Tageblatt as authority for the statement. 'II T •-`! ,COME .ANNEXE» - TO ITALY AY Italian Deputies Frons.deemed Provinces Present M orjal A despatch from Paris, says:—It- alien ays: Italien deputies of the redeemed prov- inces who represented their districts in Vienna and Budapest Parliaments and came' to Paris expressly for the par - pose of submitting -their case to the Ai'erican mission, have been received by Col, E. M. House. Through Col. Rouse the deputies presented a mem- orial to President. Wilson. The Jape ties are Pitaeco for Trit'ote, Bennati f;*.I,, :• Zanella for .l'i.rme, and Ghigle 4rcivch for Zara. The mem- orial_recites, that their country has been for 2,000 years. Italian; • that Trieste has suffered under :-Austrian oppression for five centuries, and Dal- matia'since 1797 has St) t;1 nll hinds of persecutions to Iofentd its nation- ality.1 The people eoft p t_ci r•• p a rt.ta, says the meniorial, have fought in all wars for Italian independence and partici- pated in the present war with 4,000 men. Regarding the annexation of Trentino, Trieste and Istria the mem- orial says there is no question that can be raised, . but. _adds that Fiume being a free city, similar to Bremen and Lubeck,'has the right to decide its own government and any contrary decision would be against the prin- eiples proclaimed by President Wilson, Fiume already has shown by a plebis- cite her determination to be united with Italy. Dalmatia has 310 miles of coast, of wiaich;Italyclaims less than 100 miles, comprising the cities of, Zara, Seben- ico and Spalato, besides the greatest part of the Dalmatian Isles. Austrian statistics, says the, memorial, `show that the majority of the population are Slays in Spalato and'Sebenico, but they are actually as markedly Italian as the population really is predomin- antly French in thpee.;districts,of Al, sace-Lorraine, where &erinall sta= tistics•show 87 per cent. of the popula- tion lit German. Besides the ports of Antivari and Dulcigno, formerly be- lobging to Montenegro, and eventually` that of Scutari, the districts will have the excellent•ports of Portage, Buccari, Segni, Metcovieh, ' ITagus'a, 1Travosa and .the military port of Cattaro, capable o£ sheltering the entire Italian army. Fii'itherintere, it says in, cone clusion that Italy' is ...ready to' mak Trieste and Fieunae free,ports;for every country, LEADERS OF ALLIES AGREE IN PRINCIPLE A despatch from Chaumont says:— In his address to the American sol- diers on Christmas Day, President Wfrson said- he did not find in the,, hearts' of the great leaders with whom he was co-operating any difference of principle or of fundamental purpose. • An old rule for cooking sweet corn says it should be only half an hour from the field to the table. An addition is 'to be made to the Burns' packing plant at Regina at a cost of $1.00,000. NEWS FROM EtIGI NEWS 'SST 'MAIL A11O'L'`C Jrf9rl1'J BULL AND, HIS PEOPLE Occurrences In the Lane Thai Iteigh Otsprcrne In the Copimcr. n , tial 6i o: id. The death teas announced reeetttly:v atof. Sir Joseph Towssy; 13ritis'h Gonial Milan' since 1902, Partially disabled soldiers are to be taught gat'clening in Kew Gardens. Sleep scab has been discovered in, the potatoes grown in Lite .Leyton 'al lotments.. According to an official notice 're- ceived in the' Cheshire salt district salt exports are to be .,rhymed: Dr. Jamee has been installed as Pro- volt of.,Eton College with the .usual art mein Cerernoni al..- (four Lerman prlsoners`wllo escap ed from the Rowingston internment camp have been recaptured,. -- Amoag' the donation.; to. the IKing's. Fella for Disabled Soldiers, was ono of G1,000 from Lord_Farringclon, At a meeting Relit in 1Vianchester over £1.0,000 was subseribed:to the King's Fund for disabled soldiers. 'f'o attract lads into the 1VIorcantile Marine, hostels are being built by the Seamen's Mission at various ports. The Hingstoreen-Thames T 0 w n Council, by'a vote of 22 to 3, have de- clined to elect a woman member. Tho London County Council has :of- fered 260•' trade scholarships for boys teebetweenn- an the ages of twelve d six - Mr, Clynes states that the Food Ministry has not considered any pro- posal to set up national or municipal bakeries, The London County Council Train, ways .Department distributed £1,614 aamong.: the drivers and conductors as bonus, Queen' Alexandra has sent' to Mrs, Lloyd: George a beautiful Welsh doll hib for ition. the Welsh section of the Doll Ex - The Mansfield .Co-operativ-e stores have been destroyed byfire, but the floor mills and warehouses were saved. The Lord Mayor of Bristol handed to Sir John Taverner £2,000 as.Brie- tol's contribution to the Italian Red Cross.. Sir John Dickinson has consentedto continue as chief magistrate at Bow Street, London, although now past the age limit. The new generai secretary of the Navy League. is Rear -Admiral Robert Edmund Rosa Benson--^ The Town Council of Folkestone have for the twelfth time elected Sir S. Ponfold as their Mayor; Lieut, "R: Mansfield, R:F,A„ recently killed in action, was a son -of H. IL Mansfield, M,P- for Spalding. The 'death took place recently at York, of. William Wallace Hargrove, owner,of the Yorkshire Herald, Dr. J. G. Shipman, Radical M.P. for Northampton from 1900 to '1.910, died recently at the age of seventy. The Queeai arid Princess Mary re. gently paid an informal visit to Pap worth ii'ouse, tuberculosis colony. The lI'ea'th took place recently at Hon pgherie 2 orfollc, of W. L. 'Boyle, M.P. for We t'Nct-folk since 1910, During , one week the London Y:1G1.C.A: shlpped to soldiers in France no leas than 11,601 packages. Bonar Law has submitted a propos- al to the Dominion Geverninents t regard to a Gallipoli decoration. -CELLULOID Au Extremely. Useful Sbb Whose Basis is Cotton. Of 'celluloid collars it has been cus tomary to speak derisively. But i really does •sem epossible that in a new and improved form whi have 'assumed, they may fisc 'Melee by well-dressed men for ear. They counterfeit, line ctly that closest insp not reveal the difference; ce; perspiration proof, they laundering. A brief s moist towel and they clean - as ever. The basis of cellulo cotton. Not baled but the lint (formerly a was e pro duct) separated from cottonseed, This Cotton is soaked.in+,a mixture of nitric and sulphuric 'lacids—the process thus far being'' exactly the same as that used for' making smoke- less gunpowder, which is ,an explosive celluloid. It is then dissolved in amyl acetate, to render ,i nonoxplosive, The resulting fluid may be poured over a thickand densely woven cotton cloth, which is, thereby converted jnto• an artificial leather". One sees nowa- days traveling, bags, woman's hand- bags and a multitude of other articles made o2 this kind of leather, which is serviceable and of handsome appear 3E ,X -(0.2CIVeO MIX* 31_°.A..-"M3i831M, The same process slightly modified produces a celluloid dough which tnay j e used in a. great variety of- ways. It may be pressed into sheets, which are eut up into -back for brushes and hand mirrors, knife handles,' combs, et picture fromes,'jowel boxes and ,all' sorts of toilet articles. Usually it is white, but it may be made to counter- fejt tortoise shell, marble, amber and even mother of-pehrl For collars it rs pressed while against linen, so. as to acquire th1 ceptrve appearance of :linen textt$1 Nobody would guess the fraud. v. Cr; NOW • THA,t5 - • B�J�m.,, Iz41�1j�1 1 ilt •.;C.ad ,t 'rii i.' - :}tau WHAT 1 ,->,: Jt a CALL. n'.'t°'.-,t, : CLAS R' ,. � S' c. 11, f'{ 1 .. ,,f.,tf, i.;.,I.I Vii; � . 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