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11141:44401, MEN* FAVOR
A, REPUBLIC FOR ITALY
Big ..,Section Favors Him As President—Crisisl
Near in .Adriatic Troubles.
Nit 'pm:. to Seize. Dalmatia, Attack. Monte-.
negro---Jugo-Stavs Will Fight
London cable: The .3ttuati011 on
the Adriatic, as a result of _• Gabriela
XnAtatanzio's ctianpaign, has reached a
grave crisis. Pelvate advices lea.ve rio
doubt that he is determiaed to mum.
Daintatia and attack IVIcatenegro.
The Jugo-Slavs are rtated to have
icamentrated troops and to be pre.
bared to toast aggression. A still
More alarming report says republi-
an
tan dercarrent, directed against the
Iteltazi moaarchy, exists among D'Ana
tattle's forces.
It Is not known, llowever, whether
the insurgent Poet leader, shares the
repotted ambition of this military
element.te Week the Government. It
is stated in the advices that further
aggression by D'Annunzio will cer-
tainty precipitate hostilities with the
juget-Stavs, who, botvever, it is de -
tiered: Will direct their attack against
,
D'Annunzio, and .not against the Ital-
ian Government.
A late report from ROMee sore the
military party, which is favoring the
annexation of Dalmatia, bus brotight
such strong pressen to bear upon the
Government Unit the situation is dell.
eate.
D'Annuazio, it appears, ha3 been
stirred to further etterts by the fact
that the Italian electieme wore unfair-
orable tu his cense, Many adven-
turers are Docking to his standard,
the reports stated, and among a cete
tain element there zeems to be a
desire to make D'Anntinzio President
of Raly. Some well-inforined quartere
believe D'Annunzio merely tlesire3te
annex Dalmatia for Italy, and has no
republican ambitions, Whatever hie
attitude ma. be on this question, how-
ever, there appears to: be no (Mat
that he has not abandoned his, plant:
of aggression In the Adriatic.
MINE BREAKS RED LINE,
MG OUT FORCE OF 50,000
46'
omniander of Anti -Bolshevik Forces in South
P* Russia Claims great Victory
Capture MitaumEberhardt Asking
Trtice Proves German Control
Loudon 'cable; Lettish. forces
Yesterday captured Mita% capital Of
Courland, according to the Lettish
Legation here. The Letts contained
- their viotorious advance.
•Stockholm cable: General Bali -
kine, commander of anti-Bolsbevilt
troolee on the southern B,ussian front,
elaitna to 'have broken through the
red lines,. between Oral and Tam -
bete aoteleeast et Moscow, and to
have ;annihilated 50,000 Bolshevik
trimps, according to a Helsingfors
deepatch to -the Svonska•Degbladt.
R•
eports recently received from tae
southern Russian front have appear-
ed to indieate that General Denilcine
was belug driven southward by the
Bolehevikl.
. A GERMAN AFFAIR.
Capenliagen cable: General von
Labeehardt, who has assumed com-
' mend of the Vest Russian army, has
asked the Lettish commander -in-
• chief to accept a truce, pending the
conclusion of an armistice, accord -
Ing to a Riga despatch. General
ne
von Eiberhardtelegram declare:t
the west Russian army has placed
ttself under German protection, it is
said. The truce will become ef-
fective at midnight next Wednesday.
No • reply has been sent by the
commander of the Lettish troops,
who, however, pointe 'out that Gen-
eral. von Eberhardt's action makes
the aggresaive campaign of Colonel
I3ermondt against Riga ea Gerra.an
affair; aebarding to the despatch.
YUDENITCH AT RDV.:11.4.
A Stockholm cale says: (General
Niebtolas Yudenitch, the anti -Bolshe-
vik commander on the northwest
Russian feont, has arrived at Reval,
eapital of Mahout% -tvieh his staff,
• according to a- despatch to tha. felon-
ska Dagaladt.'
BARQUE IN DISTOSS,
AND'NO RELIEF 15 IN SIGHT
AOks'for Tow From Halifax
13u1 None,is
NS,, deepatcha The Ger-
man fOur-masted barque Paul is In
illstreee. 350 miles southeast or Hall -
fax, and Is -ankh& 6re a, to from
Hatifat, but this, at was understood
this morning, could ttot be supplied,
and eawireless niesSap,'e teiliug td her
condition has beet -Jolt broadeatt, 111
the bdpe that some eteamer will be
able' to 'render her assietanee.
It le, tealize4 at the same lime that
this Will be difficult, because of the
tact that the barque ia usiegelpeed
with wireleo, and is theesiore unable
to adaase as to her positioti.
The i steamer Winnifre Ian fell :n
With tile Paul, and stood he foe a time,
but vras unable to gi 71 her a tow, end
has pkedbeded on he: voyege.
The following, wirelees meetcagt
readied the Marla and Wielteries De-
pattment here this morning, from De
Wihnifredian:
"Latitude 43.01 north; iongitude 55.13
west. Vinnifrediesi, etoial ley tour -
Wastes' barque Paul, of Ilemburg,
showing German guineas, (colors) :cat
for‘rhein and mizzen gallant meets.
All sails and boats gone. Did not wish
to ateendon and asked foe tow, Win-
nifredfen could not tow and Paul ask-
ed that two be sent. from, Halifax.
Winnifrediah prdacsetlea. on voyage.
PIM° appears to be in bailee'. Stand-
ing to weetward or fa:Irani" tack."
C. 11. Hervey, agent of the ,letarine
and Pielteries Departmeut, stated tit%
enOriling that he had endeavored to In-
teiet Halifax ;hipping men in the
Pliatit of the Pa II, lea there eyste si,-
pareflttlr nothug aaibail1 h s fo
tliA parpOse of bringlito her to Mill -
feta
lo far as is known here, the Peri
Is the first German veesel t aperal
Lor assistance, in the north Ailantie,
eittee• the inteneitied Nam:trine eam-
"greldert Bell," Famous Trish
Relic.
Carlo' coital:ore had an opportunity
of obtaining a !anions high relic at
onetime recently, at London, F.:natant:a
Thia the "amide:it bell" whIcla
ne-
eordlng to tradition, destemled Wenn
heaven and ento used for obtaining
information when al' other meant;
Oa 'ono oteaelon a patr of eaddle-
bag* with $1,700 was stolen, and as
all lagairlem were useleve the prieet
stated he woad eveear all his flotle on
the bet' on Sueday.
On the Saturday rileht e itan tame
teed Faide "Fabler, there ie no °ten-
sion fa? the golden 'bell - here is the
laroaree. every Wt of it. ell , and
iatual,"
+.PRINCE HOST
OF CHILDREN
ON WARSHIP
Picked by Lot From N. Y.
Schools, They Swarm
On "Renown!'
• PILGRIMS' DINNER
H. R. H. Eulogizes the
Hearty Way the U. S. N
Went to War.
New York acepateh: The Prince of
Wales laid a wreath on the grave Of
Theodore Itooseveit to -day and later
presided over e function which would
have haa a particular appeal to the
former President. Por one entire af-
ternoon the youngtBritish hefr was
host to 1,000 echoolchildren on board
the great battlescrulsor Renown. At
the Prince's own request the children
were left free to wander at will over
the great warship, and no restriction Statee,
of any kind was placed upon them ex-
cept where their safety was concerned.
The Prince had wish.ed to vieit ALMOST WIPED 011T
Roosevelt's grave at Oyster I3ay, ac-
eompanied only by his immediate peas
'anal etatf. but he found it was int -
sin:\ to avoid the enthusiastic crowds
veho bavo eprung up as if bY magic
whenever he made his appearance in
New York,
'When he arrived ti the little ceme-
tery on the Bayside the roach; in every
direction were blocked with automo-
beets, and many hundreds of pules -
triune had trudged to the upot from
the eurrounding villages. Some of
the more tboughticee started to cheer
at; the Prince left the ceatetery, but
1 the cheer wae quiettlY suPPreated.
Luncheon at a neighboring country
elub provea a longer veremony than
basl been cotimated, and the Prim
was; behind schedule when he started
on his return for New York. Speed
limits were thrown to the winds; la
order to relieve the Prinees aaPrassed
anxeity that ha might be able to re-
ceive his aunts un the Renown.
CHILDREN SELECTED BY LOT.
The aerie on board the tearship in
the aiternocn v se ono •of the most
pietuletepte that ba' attended the
Prins:see visit to Muerlea. The childree
were selectee by lot !rola the aligh
Ileolli of tbe greater city, fifteen
been and tifteen ghee from Ouch
selaool, and wore carried Olt te the
creaser in launehea provided by tne
Board of- ladueetion, Ae ei boy wed
girl arrIved at the gangway of the Re.
aown, he or she was handed ati IMAM.
tion to tea a midshiennala almat the
*ante age tie the Wet. Tee, hoeVeVer,
wee the last thing M the young Visit-
ors' thoughts. Tbey Wanted to See
their royal hoet, and they shoed not
be enticed line the flag be.deckeddth
ing rooms until the Priem appeared,
EtnaIlY they Were- marshaled on the
Mearted deck and presently the Praia
eteppett from hie ettbln and jumped On
to a capstan WItere he tead lattglelig
down at them While theY elleered him
Lor several minatess. When he littcl a
ehanee to be heard lte bale them Wel-
Come la a little epoch withat intRa ob-
viously Was epontatiatte. "I ape aw-
fully glad to Ace yott 'all," he eam.
"The Renown is e arge dhlp, but It ist
uot nearlas large enoliglt tti Itold As
many of you att I would like to see
here, 1 hope you will all enjoy your-
selves and have a •gooll
RESCUE]] BY MS :STAFF:
The Prince jumped down from his
capstan and was almost engulfed in
an eager crowd of boys and girls, who
ehOwered hira with flowers and tried
to einem leis hand. Ho shook banes
vigorously until bis staff reseued.hina
After dhe reception to the ctsildren
the Prince went ashore and spent an
hour at his favorite game of Squash
at the Racquet Club. Later he was
the guest at dinner et the Pilarine's
Club, following whicn ae attended a
Performance at the Hippodrome. The
last item on the day's programme was
a reception at the Seventh Regiment
Armory, which lasted, long after mid-
night,
The Prince's visit to Ainerica will
be brought to a close to -morrow with
the decorating on board the Renown
of more than• 100 American soldiers
and sailors who won honors on, the
battle fields of Europe. The Renown
is scheduled to sail for Halifax short-
ly after 2 p.m.
ATTENDS PILGRIMS' DINNER.
The Prince attended* the Pilgrims'
dinner, wearing the uniform ofaa, cap-
tain or the Britteh navy. More than
1,000 guests were present. His appear-
ance occasioned tumultuous applause.
Atter the exeiteznent had subsided, Rt.,
,Rev. Charles Sumner Burch, Protest-
ant Episcopal Bishop, a New York,
said grace. Chauncey M. Depew, pre-
sident of the Pilgrims' Society, was
toastmaster. *
"There are two things whieh 1
ithould like to say before leavieg the
United States," the Ittince said, "and.
Particularly to a gathering like thie
to -night. I have already alluded when
addressing other New York gather-
ings to the impertant part played by
tine United States in the great war,
but I have :teeter properly expressed
British admiration for the promptness
with which the American nation
-adopted cotepulsory enlistment in the
emergency. \That made the thole
world feel that' the weiglit that
great nation would be thrown into, the
balance with the utmost rapidity, as
indeed it was.
"Tam is yet another form of arour
war service to which I have never el -
luded before—a very aetuarkable form
which made a. deep impression on the
• people of theaBritisa Emplee. I refen
to the whole -hearted way in whicae
the American nation accepted volune
tary ,rationing in food and fuel. Yoe
all Made a splendid response in this
respect to the national appeal issued
by Mr. Hoover, by whose devotion
and organizing power so much suffer-
ing arid want have been alleviated in
the countries hardest, hit by the. war.
That net alone shows with what spirit
the Alnerican nation can throw itself
into a great cause,
BOUNDARY OF GOODWILL.
"There Is one other thing to which'
1 (should like to refer to -night, net
only because it has impressed me
with new force doming my travels on
this continent, but also 'beeause it
le an actual and vieible example or
the object and aims tvhich the Pil-
grims' Society wait formed to pro-
mote. I do hot think anywhere
else in the world exeept on the
North Amerecan contineat, will You
find a frontier betweeneetwo nations
three thoueand miles long with no
exteneive phyttical barriers, no
uiill-
tary ' no other dividing line
than a boundary determined by mu-
tual confidence and goodwill. Ate
Britieher and as a •Canadian, I take
a high pride in that boundary—the In-
ternational frontier Between Canada
and tho United Stateen-'for it seems
to illustrate In a very striking and
practical way the objecta for which.
Americans and Britisherfought in
the great war. Just think' of it. The
ideal wbich appeare so difficult of
attaenment elsewhere, 'has been e an
actual and poeitive reality in North
America for over a hundred years.
SAME HUMAN AIMS. -
"I have aeked myself how' that ideal
tate been attained here ao mut% in
advance of international conditionin
other parts a the world, and I think
the answer is quit blear. It 'has been
attained because you, on your eide oi,
the international boundary, and we
Britiehere on ours, have under tem*
what different forme, the same- politi-
ca-I-faith; the same hurnan alms, the
eamo practical ideals. 'Plata two self-
governtag peoples!, living side by
side, ea& confident in the good will
of the other, have given thie eplendid
example to -the world."
The Prince was prezented with a
Silver loving cup containing a bou-
quet of roes. It bore a .suitable in-
scription atteeting to the fact that
he hea been eletted an honorary
member of the Pilgrims •of the United
,Was Chinese Party Who At-
tacked Runs.
U.S.SENATE REFUSES TO
041 the trunk ra leetyg t e time
am ed on the journey would Ire wee cloriEs, FREE OF
Worth the extra eost "evolvd.
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'With the development a civil smite CIILES - a
• RACKS SHO1:i
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T UL
RATIFY THE PECr
AE ri-oram TREATY tiller tele411(6141`tohneizeve viciiitlul bLdt.11;11indn""fitat
having te h lOcatea °Mettle as is the
eftee with exieting eitiee Meer
more waled
Sine colutries.
Adjourns Sne Die After Three Votes Failed li 11)nrgto
tc, it o ia a many ot ter pow
1411"nier Ana
To Secure Ratification.
tlible even for the aeroplane exist in
Clenadta each as Prairie fire ated•herd.
Ins petrole, Weber location. tead Wan
fillet survey wotk. Itt the United
States fifty -tax fcirest fires. were dis-
t covered by aeroplane, flying from
Not Final Rejection, As New Congress May thwtatr=1"ruigix
plibtagraphe taken fermi carerafa
which wore evolved for military pur-
poses during the war; Opable, at
,
superseding the &Italy and Moe; meths
Consider WO Matter
Weebingtbn Deenateh — Republican
Leader Lodi declared that to -day's
voting constituted a final decision on
the peace treaty tinlese Piesident 'Wh-
am circumvented the Senate rules
by withdrawlug It, mai then submit-
ting it again to -the Senate. In °theta
quarters there was some difference of
opinion, but the general sentiment
seemed to 1 3 that there was only a
slender chance that the treaty would
come up at 'the beginning of the next
session of Congress, beginning next
month, although the Senate's action
was not its rejection, but it retusal to
ratify at this time, loavina the treaty
in parliamentary position for further
Consideration.
Washington Despatch The Miffed
States Senate has reelected the peace
treaty. Six maths of Senate session,
the Peesident's two trips to Paris, the
long, negotiations over there, the
President's tour of the wet, culminating in his breakdown, all came to
nauglet to -night when Senator Lodge
had a reansideretion motten tabled,
'afid so Wiled UM treaty,
Tite Senate adjourned sine die, aftel:
winding 1,m ,some rotitine mates, fol-
lowing the slaughter of the treaty six
months to a day after the President
had called them in special assion to
consider the great treaty. The United
States alone among the great powers
that shared in halting the Germanic
dream of world dominion has rejected
the treaty that was to inttke it impos-
sible for any nation again to plunge
the world into war. The end came
with dramatic suddenness after a see -
sten that hed endured all day and far
-into the night, The day's iecidente
started with the reading,of President
letter 'to Senator Hitchcock
Letting him that the Lodge reserva-
tions amounted to a nallification of
the treaty„and inferentially 'Advising
the treaty's friends to vote against the
inutilated and aistorted covenant. The
treaty, as Lodge framed, it, was ac-
cordingly voted &retie twice. The
Democrats fought to the end for an
opportunity to reach a compromise,
and for a time at least it looked as it
a compromise weuld be arrived at,
but Lodge administered. the •death
blow without permitttng even the
change in the preamble he had pre-
pared to meet the President's objection
coming to a vote.
"AND THEY KILLED IT."
"The treaty is dead, so far as this
Senate is concerned," saki Mr. Lodge
to -night, after the session was 'ad-
journed sine die. "In the new session
the President can withdraw the treaty
from the Senate and resubmit it for
ratification or rejection."
• It was held by :Mr. Lodge that it
• was not necessary for the Senate to
notify the President in any way that
the Peace Treaty has been rejected.
Senator Hitchcock took the contrary
view, and insisted there should be a
resolution adopted prior to adjourn-
ment,informing the Presitlent of the
• action taken by the Senate.
"And they killed it," said Mr. Lodge,
referring to tb.e course pursued by the
Damara.% "as I told them they
would do if they voted against my re-
solution of ratification." 6
The Democrats contested tire motion
to adjourn sine die and forced a roll
call, but were voted down by a com-
bination of Republicans and caaeper-
tarteina.gtyDemocrats who opposed the
DENIES TREATY IS DEAD.,
Senator Hitchcock denied the treaty
was dead. He add the President
could send it back to theSenateagain,
but admitted he did not know what
the executive plans to do.
Senator Hitchcock thought it signifi-
emelt thathis own resolution of ratiti-
,cation had fewer' rotes in 'Oppositioh
than the Lodge resolution.
"I think the Repubticans have work-
ed themselves in an awkward posi-
tion," Senator Hitchcock •deelared.
"They aro split in the Senate and in
the country en this proposition. They
voted twoothirds for and one-third
againet.' The Demociats made a pret-
ty solid fight.
Vitoria, I3.C.,eleepatch: Company 14
of the Chineee Labor 'eaorps, which
passed through Victoria en ratite to
Europe nine hundred etrollg, le back
at this peat awaiting transportation
to China, but now mu'tters only forty-
two men.
The estory is that the company std.-
fered several cavaualitio when 't weie
eeeking reveuge for German mail
b with hi at.
It 1s:et:See:1 that ties Chimers alltiek-
el a German, prleon vamp with eltila
1011311.4, which, In ignorance, thee'
throw wtthont 'drawing the pine. The
German prieonere picked up the un-
exploded bombe, drew the pine, and
teemed them beak araGng the Chine's°,
where they exploded with great effect.
et we -
"I thought Jim married a woman
loth a million iri her own ?tate
"Ho he did. that he ham% beam able to
ant
bis right on .any of it and a he'e
left.' - Berton Traneeript.
od of trigonometrical survey in got -
"The Republicans couteed on put- Oral use at the present time. • Very
ting their reservationin and then little of the Dominion of Canada
renewing it down the throats of the yet receIved exact detailed topographe
Mende of the treaty if they could do ical earvey, and many years would be
it: ()coupled itt making one of the whole
'",alat treaty is not dean, The Prot- ceurnty evexi with th.e tise et aireraft.
dent can send it back to tile Senate It is, however, probable filet dittootiere
again, and isuppose he will resubmit les of minerals, timber, etc., intide due -
it. I do not know." ing the 'course of sucn weak wotild
All compromise efforts to bring rade more than pay, for its cost; the aerial
'notion failed, the three resolutione of photograpbe :Crone which maps ere
ratification all going down. by :ever- compiled will be studied as carefully
whelming majoritice. The Repupla and alsolose as Many ,unsuspeeted. and
can leaders, apparently despairing of valuable details, althougla of it very
bringing two-thirds or the senate to- different nature—as thoee which :were
gether for any 'sort of ratification taken from aircraft on active service.
then put in a resolution to declare the Canada, in eentmon with all other
war at an end. 'Parte of the Empire, will also be ben -
Two et the three ratification votes efited by the establishment of oversee
were taken on the resolution draftedaerial connection with. other Domirt-
by the Republican majority, contain-
ing reservations whicli Presideat Wil-
son had told Democratic Senators ht
a letter earlier in the day, would mean
nullification ot Um treaty. On seta
of the votes most; of the Democratic
supporters of the treaty voted ageMet
ratification,
The first vote on tale resolution
stood 39 for to 55 apetinst„ On the
second vote, taken after several
hours of Parliamentary wrangling,
in which the Democrats made 'Vain YelOped to the twilit that the Dosage
efforts to win over some of the Ito- of the Pacific, hetweett Canada and
publican group of need reservation's% Australia, will ao a practleal
ropoiii-
41 senators voted in the affirmative time and also that in attratotion WW1
and 51 in the negative. the solvingo of the problem of trans -
The third vote was on a straight- Atlantic air traffie, Lula the itactitation
out ratification without reservations, of an air route acrose Canada, site may
which got only 38 ;cotes to 53 oppos- not beanie one of tb.e main liuke
iii
ing it. Only one Republicatt, Senator the Itnperial air system?
IVIeCtunber, North Dakota, voted with Perhaps to the general 'nettle the
the Democrats in its suppert. limitations of aviation are more up -
IC0101P
STARR
'a
Ford Says Street Oars Will
Be Superseded.
Cr a
Companies .Seeking to Un-
load Properties.
Toledo, deopatelt: aTiiiit
it bad tune liar any eity 10 sm:i
edle it -
(self with a. franebtte," stied Henry
Fora, the Detroit auto manutacturer,
;molting et tee Tema etrect-carieee
situation to -day. "It believe all the
tracas will be out of American cities
within to yearce."
\Viten told that Toledo Stree,t Rail-
way aomperly apparently hopeto
drive the people en Toledo into grant-
ng wbet it wantby removing the
etreet car service entirely, air. Ford
expreeeed the °pillion that a Otte -
factory sub.stitute service could be es-
tabliehed and maintained to take the
Place of the 320 tercet cars watch the
etret ear toMpany hart taken out of
the &sta.
"You could have long :holies placed
on 'auk eha,issis with eauvast comet.
and heat them, With the exhauet, It
You could put en iron whale ana run
them on the ear tracto it woalt1 be a
tremendoue advantage,' be eald,
'It looks to inc se though the big
Intereete had picked Toledo as a
mail city to see what can be done.
toes. For this purpose, no, doubt, fly- e
There is no doubt at all that the trot -
Ing boats and airships will be em- ley companies want to unload. TbeY
warlddwitle know better than anyone elite that
alt:roszeenel; opals:We:4m'
llnication, the their day is done. They have the best
British Empire will be eniermouely as- 'brains in tbe country watcleng the
tested by Ito Many outlying posses- eituatioa - They know we are just
stone, which, ea refuelling bases, enteiere er, a new °peel in transpore
transfer points; and as wireless and tation.
meterologiete Mations will form use- "Tip. • .1-1; °arrived ata point
'Ite Milts ill the cattlus eetabliehed, whoa 'eet ef efficient management,
'Who Will gearentee that within the lace ! pmeut and high costs
heat deetale airships will hest have de- have • o 'is it practically arepoeeible
carry their burden and
eel:: ea*
'aerate fares.
"nee lee trying to unload all
over the country. They want either
the Taylor plan. or municipal own-
erehip. They want either to get an
aseurea return in their investment
through the Taylor plan, or to un-
load it on the city through -municipal
oWnerehip. Either way, the company
wine."
parent than its potentialities, anti its
One effect of the Senate's feature appeal stronger as a novel. form -of
to ratify the treaty will be the eon; "joy -riding" than as a proposition of
tinuation of varioue war -times taws practical etility. But, there is no
and regulations at least, until the doubt that air 'communioation under
new assioe opens. Among the its commercial conditions eau to -day aid
the War -time Prohibition Act, to trade. That fact is gradually/1s-
The resolution presented. totuiglit Mg confirmed by the restate of the
to declare it state of peace will
of the have made their Appearance betWeen
various seervicest-as yet small—whioh.
cone up at the beginning
new session, and 15 expected to England aud the continent, in Amer -
start another stubborn. fight. The lea and in France.
Administration is liaderstood to be . There is etill a considerable period
opposed to Buell a uethod of legally
ending the war and in the back- oqficienrnreltleetteantoetgoanvizecinttitoinra,, ()fof ipcmoiett
ground is a conatatutional question as war complicatione of all sole, through
to 'whether Congress can do a by it which we have to pars, but that in-
resolutlea not 1TM:tieing the Pres'. ternatioiuti aerial trattie will collie
• .
dent's signatta and will etay there can be no shadow
at doubt. A great milestone WaS
passed at the Peace Conference en
Parisi when the !Supreme Commit
agreed to the International Air Cone
ventien.
Though five yeafe of war bave
bon • responsible • for a marveIotisly
rapid development hi the art of fly -
mg, Ude has been governed by naval
and .milttary requirement's, and Xe -
search, and experiment will still be
veryneeeeeary to evolve the best
typo ot commercial aircraft. To
aseist in this 'direction the Air Mires -
try has arranged a competition open
te the British Empire for prizes
amounting to .264,000, with a view to
teetering the developnieht of suitable
commercial types, the primary .ob-
ject• being the attainment of greater
safety. For war purposee aircraft -
deeignere and constructors coneene
trated their efforts mem the evolution
and production of niachinee of the
highest pcasible speed combined \tett
the maximum clirabtng and man-
oeuvring powere. For commercial
Purpeses eueh anceiderations must
give place to safety, reliability, flying
,radbas, weigat-carrying capacity and
reduction in doe%
'Canada can, and undoubtedly will,
benefit in all forthcoming develop -
merit,, contacted witho, the emplane,
aeroplane and lighter -than -air craft.
The country lende iteelf admirably to
the possibilities of commercial avia-
tion, and of her pilote ie is unneces-e
eery to \speak. During the war a
very large percentage of Canadian's,
many of them brilliant flying offi-
cers, servea with the R.A.F. The
exploits of Bishop, Barkea ,and Cel-
la:haw are known throue,hout the
world. ,The typical Canadian teni:.
perament proved itself edirerably
reta.pted to succeeafte war flying.
Atrcraft factories are already co-
leblished in Canada, and before the
eloste of the war were turning out
eecellent machines. With ouch pecs-
eibilitiee, perionnet and material
mailable, I am confident that Canada
bee a very great future in the air.
We are, however, dealing with an
element of which tve only know the
rudiment% anti nothing its to be gain-
ed by undue hone. Proem:se will be
the more rapid if, each etep is care -
folly amid:erect. Experlace gained
in each part of the empire should be
exchanged for the good- of all, and a
nighty air commerce be gradually
built up which will not einiten foster
the industry of the Imperial Com-
monwealth, but act as a sure and et-
live(iertrle guardian of the peace of the
It was suggested to -night among
(Democratic Senators that President
Wilsoli might be asked during the
recess to feel out Lie othen powers
as to their attitude on reservations
with, the idea of bringing the treaty
to some sort of a ratification after
Congress re -assembles.
The second vote on the maJority's.
ratification resolution was made pos-
sible by the Mild weseavationists, who
voted with the Doneerats to ,get the
measure before' the Senate, and thus
give an opportunity fee an7 eleventh
hoar compromise proposition, Once
that had been accomplished, how-
ever, the mild group held out against
ail efforts of the Democrats to put
in their substitute resolutions; so
that when the tecond vote was
reached after sereral hours of spar-
ring, the situation was virtually
unchanged.
The resolution for ratification
without reseevatione was put in by
Senator Underwood, Democrat, Ala-
bama, after the second defeat of the
other measure. It was held in or-
der and voted upon without debate,
but when Senator Pittman, Demo-
crat, Nevada, sought. to get action
on another resolution containing In-
terpretive 'reservations, the treaty
consideration was cut short by a
pointt.of order by Republican Lead -
'r Lodge. Vice -President Marshall
held that previous decisionsof the
Senate in overruling his rulings
would operate to ustain the Posi-
tion taken by Senator Lodge.
It was olt a viva Too vote that
the treaty, after being before the
Senate for teeny weeks, then was
laid aside. On Senator Lodge's Mo-
tion to take up legislative business,
no roll call Was eequested, and the
VicetPresident declared it adopted by
acclamation.
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Commercial Aeronautics
In Canada
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(I3y Major -Gen. Sir F. H. Sykes, G.I3.
E., K.C.B., C.M.G., Controller -
General of Civti Aviation.)
London, Nov. 9. --(Through Reuter's
Agency.)—Within the British Isles the
short distances, the completeness of
railway communication, fog and the
variability of the weather combine to
Malt air transport,' but there exist in
Canada great opportuniUes for the
development of civil aeronautifs. The
distanceis betWeen commercial centres,
the broad inland waterways, beside.
1114/IY Oates are situated, the
stable cliniatie conditions, and a young
and enterprising businese population
all unite to present great Owning for:
the employment of aerial communica-
time,
It has been said that the cultivable
ana habitable parts of Canada are
"divided from each other by great bar-
riers of nature, wild and irreclaimable
wildernesses or manifold chains of
mountains." To -day advantage can be
tgken of aircraft a3 a means to ex-
tend the influenee of railways, and it
wilt Matto an impetus In every
branch of Cantaliau commeree. For
aeroplanes and. flying boats...the poo-
eibitities in Cantala for suereseful ee,-
ploitation are largely free from pliyel-
teal restrictions.
Ars an introduction of the manner
in whIeh teirereft may assist Ordinary
(tomer:lel intercouree and proviele
• the moue of developing virgin lands
where neither railways nor telegraph
have yet penetrated, an air route em-
ploying either water or lend Arendt
might be ettaliiislted to Quelsee
with the Lake Superior terminus of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, whence
service might radiate to 'Winnipeg and
thence over the intervening 1,050
miles to Vanconver, and to many parts
of the northwestern provinces.
POPE'S APPEAL
FOR CHILDREN
Prayers in All Dioceses On
December 28th
With Collections for. Little
War 'Victims.
;Remo cable: The Poe hese ad -
armed. alt important encyclleal to the
Catholic epiecopacy of the world on
hehalfof poor children, victims of the
war, He Gaye he hopes that, once the
Rightful conflict was over, eonditione
lu the countries a cruelly tried, es-
pecially in central Europe, would im-
prove, tbanks to the efforts of all
good people,
"But hope, In a great measure, bas
been distappoitited," the encyclieal
says. "From everywhere we hear the
pitiful echo of Indearibable Huffer -
Inge' through lack of food and cloth-
ing."
The 'Pope declares he was comforted
an hearing df the birth of a noble in-
itiative to succor these children.
"The approach of the severe sea -
eon, et Chrietmae and of the Vestival
of Holy Innocents' recalle the child-
ren to us With -more tendei and lov-
ing solicitude,' he continues. "The
immiaent ChrifitmaS peried aeons at
propitious time to addrees ourseiveie
in behalf of the ebildren to the char-
ity of an the faithful, to huntaiiitY
and to all, of then who do not des-
pair of the ealvation of mankind;
Therefore, we Order all bishops of
the Catholic world to arrange in their
respective dioceeee, on Dec. 28, the
Festival of Holy Innocente, publie
prayers and, collections for this pine
posse,
"Notwithstanding continual re-
quests for euccor from all parts of
-the world, We wish to be the first to
contribute with 100,000 lire."
Britain and. FrAirek Co
skier it a Necessity
Without Waiting for United
States,
London. Cable -- (By the Andel -
Rice Press.)—Great 'Britain and
France are eoPeidering whetber theY
are not eetnpelled to proceed with the
carrying out of the German, peace
treaty and the operatiou of the LeaSeee
of Nations independently et the Unit-
ed States, pending the decieton et the
Araerican Clovernatent on Re aurae.
It is pointed out that mattere ate
continually arising under the treaty
*hien need Inunediate attention, such
As the operation of the vartous ple-
biecite conanissione, and it le con -
Adored that because of that fact it is
no longer poseible to delay Making
the pact operative.
The epinion etrongly prevalle here
that Great Britain will not accept any
reeervatione Made by the United
States Senate vihicla would neceeeltate
the aegotiation of a new treaty, as
the British Government, it le dater -
ed, has every preaent intention of
abiding by the decisione of the Peace
Conference. The belief still Wets
iti thie capital Abet the American
Government will ultimately take its
place with the Allies. Meanwtelle
there appears. to be -a possibility that
Great Britain and the others will pro-
ceed without the U.S.
es*
Pigeons of London.
The pigeons of London are one of
the eights to which the ettentioindt
vieitore ie alwaye drawn. St. Pattl's
church yard ie it great place of gather-
ing, andhere the birds floek demi
for the more lavish mid-day meal
ispread for their benefit, now that
ratioret aro lose vigortmelY controlled,
says an exthange. They teed out of
the bandit of their benetactere, perch'
on their ehouldere, aad flap and glit-
ter in the eunslaine aathey fly UP and
down. ' Pigeons seem to belong to
certain placee. Admiralty arch is an-
other favorite reart, buttedl over nbe
city the bird's have email colonies,
and crowds of fatthtul friends. In
Venice and le ilaorenat the pigeons
are as much a part of tha picture as
the greatest buildingte• a finishing
touch as it wore, with Which nobody
can dispense.
e•
The Seal Ring.
The seal ring dates back to the days
of the Old Testament, and products of
the glypie art, as gem engrevin.g was
called, were known in the most remote
Wag. lexodue marine 17-20, men-
tion 14 made of tlio following stones,
upon which the names of the twelve
children of Israel were engravedThe
sardine, the topaz, the carbuncle, the
metal& the sapphire, the diamond,
the ligure, the agate, the amethyst,
beryl, onyx and jasper: It verse two
of tho same chapter we find inentioci
of the engraving of signets upon the
hardest stones. It is believed that
-
the Egyptians instructed the Tsraelite3
itt the art of stone engraving. The
Egyptians used the lapidary's wbeel
and ornery powder and knew the tete
of the diamond in engraving other
hard stones. Among the Assyrian
and Babylonian mines were found fine
:specimens of signets on gents, many of
them set in rings.
WHAT BELGIUM ASKS
Rebuild, Railways, Channel
Ports, Say Socialists.
'orp Cable — Belgian Social. -
let, tea in agreement with the Gov-
,
ennment on the economic questiop,
according to an interview with Cam-
ille Ruyan:lane, the 13eigian Socialist
leader, 'printed in Neptune.
To pay oft' tile war debt in fifty
dean, ee proposed by Premier Lloyd
George, means to pay it tw-tee, the
Socialist leader added. It was better
to extinguleh it by one levy rather
than by a series of taxes, be con-
tinued.
"If Germany pays to Belgium the
sums necessary to rebuild the rail-
ways and Channel porta," M. HelYs-
mans said, -that is ail we can ex-
pect."
History Repeats Itself.
-charming little ineident-bas taken
place in Doctor Johnson's house, Gough
square. . A party of soldiers visited the
Mecca, and they got it colored member
of the party to read aloud from the
famous dictionary. He didtso in ex-
cellent style. An inquiry revealed the
fact that he was a native of da.malea.
All lovers of Johnson will rTmeniber'
it was Francis Barber of Jamaica 'who
was the doctor's faithful sirvant, to
whom he left a handsome bequest.
And Barber once went to sea. The
Coincidence of a Jamaican sailor read-
ing aloud the dictionary. in the old
house was certainly curious.—London
Daily Chronicle.
The Swedish Alumnae.
The Swedish name almanac differs
from Ienglish almanacs in giving, be-
sides the usual Information, a Chris-
tian name for each vex for every day
of the year. The names at forth
have to receive the approval of the
king, The ebjecteaimed at is to ee-
cure a greater choice of names for
parents and to avoid the endless re-
petition ok a dozen or .so tames. A
simile:a name almanac is issued under
royal authorityin 'me of the German
etates.—London Graphic.
50,000 MEN NOW
D'Annunzio Has -a Strong
• Army Behind Him.
lehnne Cable -- Gabriele d'Annun-
Meet recent stroke in Dalmatia, exe-
cuted in his descent upon Zara, hae
augnieuted his land and sea ft:aces to
such an extent that they are now es-
timated to 'number 50,000 men.
The Italian forces of oceupatioa ot
Dalmatia comprise an army corps.
with one division at Zara and another
itt Sebenico. MI ot these troops aro
now registered nailer anntametose
banners, and. are anal to have Maple
ettpplies a.nd alt sorts of equipment,
assuring them eubsistence for several
Months.
All 'arms ot the servite are repret
sented in the command. It le •conside
'red certain Uwe d'Annunzle Will be
able to maintain his present pOsItion
recure mealiest lack ot previaions.
There le evidence, furthermore, that
d'Annunziots recent atm etraek a re -
etiolating chord In all ranks of the Ital-
ian regular army, and it is contended
by his apportere that any move made
10 prevent his carrying out his plans
would be fruetrated by the inability of
this Government to control the present
regular troops.
TeitlioND ilIid
"Did toti call alto a bonehead?" tasked
the sieroot man with a menacing light
in ilia eye.
"No," amlwered the little fellow glibly.
"I nierely referred to you as an example
ceribral oAstflcation."
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wentitt 11/(111 Of ialeti011arY•
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telita 11 canine Its teakine infetakee,