The Wingham Advance, 1918-01-24, Page 7LLOYD GEORGE'S GREAT WOAS
TO BRITISH LABOR LEADERS
Fuller Account of His De-
fence of the Passing of the
Man -Power Bill hen "The
People Either MutGoOn
or Go Under," His Warn-
ing.
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London Cable — Addressing the
final conference of the representa-
tives of the Trades Unionists affect-
ed by the Man -power Bill which
passed the House of Commons last
nigut, David Lloyd George, the Brit-
ten erime Minister, to -day gave the
Government's reason for the neces-
sity of raising more men for the
army, and alert) referred at length to
his own and the recent speech of
Vreslaent Wilson regaeding the war
aline .mf the Entente allIes and the
United atatee.
After thanking the representa-
tives -tar the spirit in whien they
had met tee Government, the Pre-
mier said there was no other alter-
native for raising men, except either
by raising the military age or of
sending wounded men back and
back again to the firing -line.
As to the urgency of raising more
men. Mr. Lloyd George said that he
and his colleagues, who are on the
watch -tower, could not deny ,it, and
that- unless the need had been urn
gent they would not have brought
forward the demand now.
"There are men who thought it
should have been done before," said
Mr. Lloyd George. "There are men
who believe we ought t� do it on a
much more sweeping scale. There
are a few who say we ought not to
do it at all, and there are some who
say both things simultaneously.
DEMAND IMPERATIVE,.
"The Government's view Is this'
It would be folly to withdraw men
from the industries one hour sooner
than the need arose. On the other
hand, it would be treason to the
State, treaeon to our country, to
democracy and to the cause of free-
dom If, when the need did arise, we
had not mede the demand.
"1 essume that all of us here in
our hearts believe that the war aims
declared by that great labor con-
ference represent the minimum of
justice which you can possibly ac-
cept as a settlement of Ole terrible
dispute. If we are not able to defeat.
the Garman forces, if we are not
able to resist the military power of
Prussia, is there any man here in
the possession of his wits who be-
lieves that one of our terms, the
least of theme -would be enforced?
I am not talking about the de-
mands of the Imperialists; I. am not
talking about the demands of the
extreme war men who want to grab
everything and annex the earth and
all the heavenly firmament. I am
talking about the moderate demands
of the most pacifist souls in this as-
sembly."
NOT PRICE TO BE PAID.
A great number of questiona were
• put to the Premier by the delegates
regarding the advisability of enter-
ing into peace negotiations or the
Permitting of a conference at Stock-
holm, Mr. Lloyd George, in reply-
ing, said: Germany always has
been ready for peace at her own price,
tut that is not a price that we are
Prepaied to pay. The moment the
Germans show a dlsposition to nego-
tiate a peace on equitable terms—and
they are the terms the labor party
itself has in subotance added --there
will be no reluctance to enter into
Peace negotiations."
The Premier's objections to a con-
ference at Stockholm or elsewhere was
that delegatee of the German Govern-
ment would be chosen. A. delegate
hero interjected:
.nNot necessarily."
Mr. Lloyd George replied to this:
"Do not let us deceive ourselves with
delve:Ione. You can only make peace
with a Government. If the Govern -
land and all other lands. Almost
,innultaneously the same idea came
..o President Wilson, aud without any
innertuutty of previous consultation:
Jecaese there was none.
"President Wilson and myself
iald down what was substantially the
eame programme of demands tor the
settlement of this war. How has that
Programme been received? Tbrough-
out the Whole of the Allied countries
it has been received with Electable
rhere has hardly been a voice raised
in criticism, except from a few men
who Wish that I had made more
demands. The Socialists of France,
the Socialists of Italy, as well as the
iocialists of this country, have, in
the main, accepted them as very
fair general demands to put forward.
"What has been their reception in
Germany? I beg you to consider
this, especially those who think that
ge are responsible for perpetuating
this horror. I would not have this
war, for one second, on my soul if
' could stop it. honorably. The only
enemy comment has been:
'Beheld, how England
ening. Go on and they
lowne
is weak -
will come
NO 1SPIRIT OF EQUITY.
"Again, there has been no response
from any man in any poeition in Ger-
many that indicates a desire on the
Part of the ruling powers in that
lend to epproach the problem in a
spirit of -equity.
"We demanded 'the restoration of
Belgium. Is there one man here
-who would make peace without the
eomplete restoration of Belgium and
reparation for its wrongs?"
Cries of "No"
What is the answer from Ger-
many." Mr. Lloyd George con-
tinued. "There has been but one
enswer and it come from Von The
Mtge soul—Never!
"There was a demand for the re-
sonsideration of the wrongs of
Alsace-Lorraine. What is the answer
tram Germany—'Nevert'
"When I suggested that Mesopo-
tamia and Palestine should never be
restored to the tyranny of the Turk,
what was the answer of Germany—
'We will go on until they are re-
stored.'
"Is there a single condition laid
down by you in your trade union
aims to which you have had any
response from anybody in Germany
who has got any authority to epeak?
Not one. I will tell you another
fact which is very significant. There
has been no cilivian answer at all.
"There have beeit conferences hur-
riedly called together. Generals Von
Hindenburg and Von Ludendorff
wore brought back from their armies
in a great hurry to Berlin, but Herr
Von Kuehimann has not been
allowed to speak.
MILITARIST DOMINANT.
"Way? If it means anything, it
means this: That the Prussian mili-
tary power is dominant and the an-
swer which is to be given to civiliza-
tion is an answer which will be
given from the cannon's mouth. Do
not let us harbor any delusions. "
"You might as well stop fighting,
unless you are going to do it well. If
you are not going to do it with all
your might it is real murder of the
gallant fellows who have stood there
for three years. "You either have
got to put your whole strength into
it, or just do what is done in the
Russian army, and tell those brave
fellows that they can go home when-
ever they like and no one will stop
tb em
"Believe me, if there are men who
say they will not go into the trenches.
then the men who are in the trenches
have a right to say 'Neither will we
remain here.'
"Suppose our men should leave the
trenches, would that end the war?
Yes, it would; but what sort of an
end?
"When the Russians ceased fightine
and simply talked ideals and prin-
ciples with the German army, did the
German army retreat? No. They took
Riga and the Islands. Fraternization
did not prevent their marching for-
ward. If Petrograd had been nearer
they would have taken it also
TRADE UNION GUNS.
HUGE LOSSES
•4,14.••10,45.01,MT,
Alleged. Against British in
Carnival Reverse.
London, Jan. 31.—The Daily Mali
publishes a two -column contributed
article vehemently attacking the Gov-
ernment and the general etaff in con-
nection with the finding of the staff,
announced in the House of Commons
on Tuesday, that the British higher
army command had not been surprised
by the German attack on the Cembrai
front on Nov. 30, When the British
lost part of the ground gained in the
offensive a few days earlier. The ar-
ticle saes that the Government, under
the pressure of he general staff, is
hushing lir the incident, While the
Germans claim to have captured or de-
stroyed 132 tanks, and to have taken
9,000 men and 100 guns, The writer
adds:
"A particular army clique has had
supreme military control for twe years
amid has repeatedly failed to fulfil its
awn expectations and promises.
The Mail editorially endorses the
writer of this article, blaming the Earl
of Derby, Secretary for War, and Gen.
Sir Wm. Robertson, chief of the gen-
eral staff, whose removal it suggests
is deetrable. It declares the public
would like to see a man of the type of
Sir Eric Geddee, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, at the War Office.
ALLIES DEPEND
THE PEOPLE
OF BRITAIN
RE -UNITED
Government Has Won
Through After a Week
of Much Trial,
ELECTRA SOB .
With Labor -Liberal Coali-
tion Expected to At-
tain Power..
London, Jan. 20.—The first month
of 1918 has been one of the most try-
ing of the whole war for the British
People. Now the nation seems to have
weathered its doubts and disagree-
nients and accepted the watchword,
"Nee must go on. or go under."
Tile ewer unions met tue demand
upon went tor more men in Amur'
With. a critical ana tietlettut spirit;
tney Insisteu upon mowing tne tatty-
ernment s eicact war programme, and
oN R FOOD 11.°Dr!
tions have been threshed out with
snctvinereed pt oe s sbiebiliee v e apaeeascee neugeos:
the Government fully and freeterewith
straight talking on both sides, and
the Government seems to have car-
ried the day.
This result is due principally to
Premier Lloyd George, and it streng-
thens his position and authority for
the time being. The Premier's re-
sourcefulness was never disturbed by
the fusillade of questions from the la-
borites, some of them out and out
pacifists, at the Friday conference.
Probably the most effective state-
ment Mr. Lloyd George made was
that the Government was ready to go
into a peace conference whenever the
Germans allowed any disposition to
negotiate on equitable terms; but he
saw no disposition of that kind now.
There is still sharp criticism of the
Government among the masses, the
chief ground being the food problem.
While apparently there are enough
supplies in the country to maintain
the population in comfort, the compli-
cated business of distribution has not
been successfully met.
GENERAL ELECTION EXPECTED.
A general election is expectea as
soon as a new register or voters can
be compieted. Liget minion. new
voters, six million of wnom are
women, witi go on tne rolls under
the Reform bill wnica the house
of Loras is now debating. The pre-
dictions are that time next Govern-
ment will be a Labor -Liberal coali-
tion, with the Lanor party holding
the largest number of seats of any
party in the House of Commons and
the strongest position in the Cabi-
net
The Labor party's conference at
Nottingham this week will he one
of the most important in its his.
tory. Proposals for a new consti-
tution will be considered, which
will admit all brain workers to the
party's ranks on an equality with
Trade Unionists. This is called
the "Hand and Brain" movement,
and the Laborites expect that it will
make their organization the largest
and strongest political body in. the
kingdom.
Tele party's policy for reconstruc-
tion after the war will be framed.
The proposals to be submitted in-
clude a national wage minimum,
democratic control of industry,
revolution of national finance and
the use of private surplus wealth
for the common good. Some of the
eubheads in this programme are:
"Employment for ael organization
of the demoblized armies, insur-
atm against unemployment, na-
tionalization -of land, railways, mines.
and electric power; steeply graduated
taxation on incomes and wealth.
Startling Words by Food
Controller Hanna.
Shortage of Tonnage the
Great Danger.
Montreal, Jan. 20.—A startling state-
ment made by the Peon Controller
.(Mr. W. J. Hanna) to -night Was that
the civil population of France has only
three days' reserve Supply of food at
the present time, and is absolutely
dependent upon depleted British ship,
ping, which cannot bring the supplies
for Italy from Argentine, although
these supplies are bought, paid for and
waiting shipment. Italy has to be sup-
plied in the meantime by France.
On the eve of the opening of the
Food Controller's pledge card canvass
of the householders of Montreal, Mr.
Hanna made two addresses here to-
day, one to the congregation of St.
James' Methodist Church and the
other to the Men's Own Brotherhood
of Calvary -Congregational Church.
"You get certain news about the
food shortage in Europe in the press,"
said the Food Controller, "but I wane
to tell you that back of the published
news there are facts that you will
agree with me it would be unwise to
publish at the time they are first im-
parted to us by the authorities over-
eeas. They would cause a panicky
sentiment to arise which would de-
feat the objects we have in view. They
may come out later, when the danger
point has passed. leer example, there
was a world survey made two weeks
ago of the food supplies available to
the allies, and among other facts
brought out by that survey was the
one expressed by Mr. Hoover in his
message to Baron Rhondda and to mee
self, that in three months there might
not be left a single pound of export -
Able foodstuffs on this continent. That
is a startling statement, if there were
no means of remedying the situation.
but having regard to the new shin -
building in the United Kingdom and'
the United States—which, however,
cannot be available for three months
—the situation need not occasion pan-
ic. But it means that in the mean-
time. owing to the shortage of ton-
nage, the allies are totally dependent
on the food supplies available on this
continent.
ment does not represent the people of "What sort of terms do you think
Germany, let them change their Gov- we would get from Gen. von Hinden-
ernment:' berg if we said to him 'We want you
In the same breath, the Premiei to clear out of Belgium?' He would
challenged his audience to changt say In his heart, 'You cannot turn
their own Government if they wale me out of Belgium with trade union
dissatisfied, and a delegate called out: resolutions. . . e ."
"Give us an opporteney," "But I will tell you the answer you
Mr, David Lloyd Gorge resumed: can give him: 'We can and will turn
"We have given the beat opportunite you out of Belgium with trade union
because we Introdaced a franchise bil guns and trade unionists behind them.'
adding 8,000,000 to the electorate. You "They have broken lila line already,
can have your opportunity whenever and if we endure with the spirit of
you like. Wig rot' the Governmein our fathers and the spirit that has
which shrinks from it." made Lee greatness of this land, its
Then he was asked whether, if the power, its prestige and its honor, we
Germano decided on a Government shall yet be able to carry to continu-
ation, to carry to triumph, to chrry to
similar to that of the preeent Russian
Government; England would recognize reality, to carry as an essential part
their depresentatives. Mr. Lloyd
of the story of this world the great
aim that you in your own language,
George replied: "We will recognize the that the Government in their language
representatives of any Government and President Wilson ,in his noble
whatever set up by the German pee- language have been proclaeming in the
ple." last few days, has over -long survived
HECKLED PREMIER, the failure of its adherents to be ready
The Premier then was constder to die for it.
ably heckled regarding obtections to CARRIE'D BY HOUSE
allowing. an international conference
"Last night this measure was car-
ed working-class repreeentatives apart
teed in the House of -Commons without
'from the Government; nhetner he con
a dissenting voice. Democracy, put in
eidered Military training in the cchools
consistent with democrt tie anti -mils plain tents, is government by a maj-
ority of the people. If one profession.
Wrist ideals, and whether the accept -
one trade, one section, or one deem
ante of the allies' peace terms was time in a community claims to be immune
. necessary cOnelliou to convening a from obligations which are imposed
onference, or 'whether it was the tuneupon the rest, that is a fundamental
then of a conference to debate the travesty of the principles of demo.
terms from both side, Mr, Lloyd cracy that is the setting up of a new
George said that all the allies, nicht(' autocracy. You and I in. the past have
lug America, had agmee.1,untinimoush been fighting against privilege. I
that negotiation it cored be conducted hope we shall be fighting on the same
only between the ieseetecntativer, of side again,
the respeetive Governments, and that "We are fighting now against prier -
negotiations ought not to be con liege claitnel by a military caste. De-
ducted between eeetleas Of the peoples. moeracy, If it means anything, must
It wasa fundamental misceneeptien mean that the People Of all Messes,
of democracy, he added, that ant all sections, all trades and all pro-
ction, however pOwerfut really rep- fessions, must merge their privileges
eente the whole people,
and their rights in common stock."
It .
Concerning the school drill; the A voice: "And wealth."
•• 'Vernier said: "An long as you -have "Certainly," replied the Premier,
who continued: "If any man standing
a powerful military autocracy iti the
world, you are not going to defeat., it in my place can find an honorable,
equitable and just way out of this eon -
Merely be intetlehinet 'Mtn the leIghast
filet Without fighting it through, for
he, an, heaven's sake let him tell me. My
Regarding a Conference,
milted the diffieulty of the problem, in even conviction is thitg The people
either mUst go- Or go Under,"
deciding the proper moment ellen it
WOP011 be desirable to enter into a
A STUPID MAN,
pee u eon feren rt.
ealinliTATIntin reT neeee's'APSTS." ' " (Leteeellle Courlererournal)
nt felt Very etrOttal.eeethat the time gWeet do you think of 0, man who
lieuvonici for to.titottilm epr war nault1 epteid oVenitn: with Orin
210 for re.statIn4 theft in a 1,.tbai?k,e4
tmq Witv that WellId tealli411S.1111 INT me evening le:101. ret
ineelerate ralleta epliinet ot thig
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U-BOAT MENACE
STEADILY WANES
Tonnage Sunk is Rapidly
Declining
While Subs. Sunk Steadily
Increase.
t
, to be striven for and while preierv-
ing in appearance the principle of
belt -determination Of potence, 'the
Government hap not entirely, but
In its essential point, submitted te
the pan -German demands."
The Leipsic 'Neueste NachrIchtelt
says the political leaders have given
aoundant assurances that after Rus-
sia's unsuccessful ultimatum to
england and France, they feel no
obligation to apply the formula of
"no annexation and no Indemnities"
,o the west, but will rather go in the
direction of giving the military an
entirely free hand and maintaining
an entirely free band for their mien
aectsioes.
"It Is not iorgotton in England."
the paper continues, "that the Eire
peror i n the present circumstances
them dictator et Germany's destinies
met gs far me elernianyes policy of -
teats them, of the destinieret the,
rest of the world. The military
leaders and dipbennatists have been
conferring with him jointly and in-
dividually during tho past fortnight,
ueging their- vie... "lie Crown
Prince is the catty other person ad-
mitted to these supreme -councils,
groat commercial and other
nterests are not represented in the
eouncils, save as the Chancellor or
Foreign Minister may speak for
them. The Emperor is the Supreme
curt. and with him is the final de-
cision of policy."
Commenting on this statement
-no of the London newspapers says:
"What that shifting mind may do
none can predict."
London, Jan. 20.—Diagrams just is-
sued by the British Admiralty enn.pha-
size the two vital facts in the antisub-
marine tampaego.--that the tonnage of
:nerchant ships sunk by enemy ae-
tion has rapidly declined since last
Tune, while the number of German sub-
marities sunk has steadily increased
since September, 1916. While this situ-
ation generaly has been understood,
in consequence of several statements
by representatives of the Government,
the result of the battle against the
submalines has never before been
placed so clearly in the public mind
as it is by these official charts now
issued. Most of the &Zeal announce-
ments have been In general terms,
such at; that made in the House of
Commons on Dec. 13, when the head
of the Admiralty stated that the "gen-
eral curves of merchant tonnage sunk
by enemy action and of German sub-
marines sunk are aatisfaetory."
The curves, or diagrams, made Pub-
lic by the Government covered the
period from March, 1916, to December,
1917. They are divided into sections,
each of three months, showing the in-
crease or decline for that perlod.
In making them public the Admir-
alty announced that they were statis-
tically accurate, baned on faets up
to Dec. 17, and incitide no estimated
nor Uncertain figures. With regard
to the diagram dealing with the losses
of Merchant tonnage, the Admiralty
stated that "the height of. the enemy
submarine attack Upon the tnerchant.
mea Was in April 1917, and that an.
counts or the qUerter ending June
showing the 'peak' since when the
atm° has steadily fallen, and in the
last quarter of this year has reached
the same figure as in the last quarter
of 1916, .which tees before the mire-
atricted subenarine attack began."
Concerning the diagram showing the
number of German submarines sunk,
the Admiralty announced that "Since
the quarter September, 1916,
there has been a steady rise in the
number of submarines sunk, and al-
though for the last quarter Of 1917
the liuMber has hot further risen, it
• must be rettleMbered that there are
-gill the results of half 9. Month to add,
and We alretidet have egnaltel the ye'
suit Of tile eltierter ending Sententhele
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HUN WAR PARTY
GAINS VICTORY
Has Settled Territorial Pol-
icy of Germany.
The Kaiser is the Supreme
Court.
YrIP•••- .•-•••-•-•
THE BOLSEETKI
HAVE THE POWER
British Envoy Says They
Will Keep It by Force
But Believes Russia Will
Pull Through. •
London, Jan. 20. — Sir George
Buchanan, British Ambassador to
Russia, who is now in London on sick
leave, on Saturday stated that while
the Petrograd despatches indicated
that the Social Revolutionaries had an
actual majority in the Constituent As-
sembly, that did not alter the fact that
the Bolsheviki have' the real power,
and will maintain it by force if neces-
sary. The Bolsheviki doctrines, with-
out doubt, are spreading throughout
the whole of Russia, Sir George de-
clared, and they appeal specially to
those who have nothing to lose. He
added that while he was unable to
forecast the future, he was convinced
that Russia was not finished, because
such a vast country could not be de-
stroyed.
"I believe that the innate honesty
and common-sense of tele people will
enable her to pull through," Sir George
asserted.
The food situation in Petrograd was
very serious he said, but the great ma-
jority of the British colony had left
Petrograd. "The general opinion
there is that the food may fail abso-
lutely this month, "and if famine
comes one may expect anarchy, amid
with that everybody would be in
I peril."
NEW ULiATM
London. Jan. .20.—The German
latest reports whiell have come
through Amsterdam, to which city
they were forwarded by the semi-
official Wolff Bureau, ylatly assert
that the military party has gained
the victory in the territorial policy
of Germany, and show what face
that country proposes to put on an-
nexations in the Last. The guise in
which these are presented are that
the peoples in these countries al-
ready have determined their future
status through existing representa-
tive bodies and that this determina-
tion is irrevocable.
Whether the German newspapers
trom which these reports have been
taken represent the general feeling
or are extracts culled by the censor-
ship for circulation abroad remains
to be seen. The Taeglische Runde -
wean, of Berlin say: "We learn
that..a complete agreement has been
reached in a conference, between the
higher army command and the
Chancellor regarding the settlemeMt
of all Eattern questions. These: are
to be regarded as a united whole,
and therefore the Lithuanian. Ceuta
laud and Polish questions are to be
considered as all connected with one
another. Thin position gives a united
Austro-Gerinan front against Res-
ale. The situation is based On the
present representative bodies In
Lithuania, Courland and Poland,
Whose unanimous declarations are
in our hands. Thee° declarations can
be expanded, but not eanc,elled.
There is likewise a full Understand-
ing that effective safeguards must be
created in the West."
"The issue of the GOVernMent
Meets appears to be a Victory for the
renewers Of von Keel's:MIMI In
form. but fer th palleflertneneIii
fact," is the way the Leipitie V011te
• Vatting Views the result. It Cans
teenier,: "Frontier rettlelcatiehe are
TO ROMA
Bolsheviki Demand Free
Passage to Capital.
Roumanians Will Defend
1.s.tieir
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',widen, Jan. 20.-111 a, naval action rying from the Black Sea Into the
between* Turkish and British forces Bosphorus, damaged, on tire, amid
snowing the wounds tue ituesiau
shells had given them.
nem tie* however. L.
Alluullu anti nor winter ship agate
%some appear and tue game of leae
ana-eeek between them and tn..,
1.i.t.113itals would go on again um:.
another tattle took place, the Turk.
.n the meantime always having hemi
successful in sinking numerous carg.
boats, ranging from the smalleg
fishing craft, to goodly sized stes.inOv
The late it account of the Suttee
Yawns Selirn was in July of la,
year, when the British 'Admiral',
reported that British airmen ha
lropped bon:bs en the vessel durin.
•n air attack on the Turkish fleet of'
'onstantinoyle, in the Golden Horn
Direct hits wcre observed on the
eultan Yawns Sellin and other roseate
aboard which exploelons occurree
and fire broke out., The Admiraltt
aport said the former German
!miser was the centre of the attack
Ind that it was safe to 1: -resume ab'
would be out of action for severs
months as a result of her injurice.
The prediction proved true, as the
einem Yawuz Selim since then has ten
ueen. mentioned in any of the tamale
mentioned
being engaged. The last amount of
the eildullu was in June, 1917, wneu
tee Turxisa Near Office reported that
niebei in a iteccoaetul engagement, to-
einuer mace. (Alter Turiusri units in 1.11,.
nevelt bete against Ruestan land pos.
eons and amea warcratt,
and erotica naval commanders hee
at times been. expressed over thee
faure to prevent the Goeben ane
il
Biesiau from getting out of tne Strait,.
and reaching a, part df safety in Tur
et Messina at the outbreak of the wee
kelo.neineiaute criticism of British
Admiral Troubridge, of the Britlet.
,Mediterranean fleet, was aboolved ot
lack of initiative in this' respect in De
comber, 1914. In the French Chambe.
of Deputies last Thursday Admiral
Blenaime announced that he. intended
to demand the impeachment of M
Angageur, former Minister of Marine.
for falling in his duty to take stem•
against Admiral Gaston Rouse de
Lapeyrove, whose alleged failure to
obey ordera resulted in the Goeben ane
Breslau reaching the Dardanelles.
at the entrance to the Dardanelles. the
Turkish cruiser Midullu, formerly the
German Breslau, was sunk, and the
Sultan. Yawuz Selim, formerly the
German Goeben, was beached. Tee
announcement was made by the no-
miralty to -night.
The official statements says:
"The Goeben and bresiatt—Turk-
ish names Sultan Seem and elelueu—
with destroyers wore in action with
the British tierces at tap entrance to
the Da:daneltes this (Sunday) morn-
ing. Tile Breslau was sunx. tine
Goebea escaped, out leas been beachea
evidently badly damaged at Negara-
point, in the narrows ot the straits.
"Th Goeben is now being attacicea
by naval aircraft.
"Our losses reported are the
monitor Raglan and a small monitor.
the M-28."
The German cruisers Breslau ante
Goeben were in the Mediterranean boa
at the outbreak of time war and flea
into the Dardanelles, seeging satety
from the British and French warships
that sought their destruction
Since then their activities in tue
Dardanelles, at the Brea Sea entrance
to the Bosphorus and in the Black Sea
along the Turkish Asiatic, the Russian
and the Roumanian Sea nave
brought them fame for intrepidity
second not even to the German gee
wolves, like the Dresden. eieeadier
and the Karlsruhe.
Reaching Constantinople in the
middle of August, 1914, the Britisti
Government immediately protested
against the German warships beine
accorded refuge, and Turkey promisee
that they would • be interned aim
placed out of commission until the
end of the war. Later, however, le
was announced that Turkey had pur-
chased the cruisers and given there
the names of Midullu and Sultan au-
wuz Selim.
Then followed the frequent reports
of the activity of the warships in the
Black Sea, bombarding enemy land
Pesitions, and engaging or being en-
gaged by ships of the :Russian Black
Sea fleet. Although the Turkish and
German war statements frequent')
announced victories of the re -chris-
tened Germans, the Russian Admiral-
ty on numerous occasions told of how
Russian warships had sent them scur-
London Caule — A despatch froth
ketrugraa says: "A. dallleiuUS stage
nas arisen in tne relations uetween
.a.utanania. alit' Lad .t.u.nbaevIKI. A two
emus' utuniatum uns oeen sent to tue
inentiaman itiitny uubnurii.ies uy time
re tei a none re conimtttue of time IN in al
rumen army, aeindnuing tree padttege
or ines.an troops through Jassy, the
:met °rumcapttee of Roumania."
kite latest tureat of tue Bolsha-
viki to cause Me arrest of the leou-
manten royal family has created no
eurpate among toe Roumanian au-
thorltiee in London. Some time ago
time lioistetiki sent troops to Jassy
under the leadership of the Bulgarian
reactionary, Ita.kovsky, to arrest Gen.
Tcherbatcheff, commander on the Rus-
sian -Roumanian front, and at the same
time to seize the Roumanian royal
family and the' members of the Gov-
crument.
Gen. Tchorbatcheff, however, sum
eeeded in capturing the ringleaders
of the movement, and with the
eec.eience of the Roumanian army
ditarmed 15,000 Bolaheyiki. The Bol-
shevik' ultimatum recently issued de-
mende the release of these ringleaders.
Time Roumanten army has re-
frained treat armed conflict with the
etrleneviki, but, it is declared, will not
tolerate any plans on Roumanian
rminst the royal family or the
Ropntanian people. Xing Ferdinand
and the royal family are still at Jassy,
cut off from the world, and living
almost entirely upon canned.food, with
bread three times a week.
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WOMEN'S WAGES.
Increase Nearly a Billion in
Brita,in During War.
London, Zan. 20. --There has been an in-
crease of 1,500,009 women in laritish Indus-
try Eakec the war began, and an increase
of between 50,000,000 and f200,009,000 in
women'a earnings, according to lord
D'Abernon. Controller of the Liquor
'Xritffie. I
a decline in drunkennem among womenof fully 78 or cent. as compared with pre-
Notwithstanning this, theme Ims been AusTRIANTliouBLE
• .,
Wdr figures, arta a Corresponding deeline
among women, of sickness and mortal -1i
ity due to druekenness. This is at- i mhy mEA PEACE
etle of 'alcohol.
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CANADIAN TROOPS. NEAT STRIKE
on IN AUSTR1
Important Ruling as to Ap-
portionment.
London, Jan. 20.—An important
instruction has been issued regard-
ing the apportionment of Canadian
soldiers to the various categories now
recognized as -classification in tb.3
army.
When men are found fit for gen-
eral service they are classified by
the medical officers merely as in
Category A. The placing of men in
any subdivision of that category Is
left to the judgment of the officei
commanding the unit. Further, in
formieee their opinions of men medi-
cal oinicers are instructed to give
weight to evidence of the psycholo-
gical condition of a man, as well as
the ordinary medical aspeets.
New regulations governing the prac-
tice of dealing with men for discharge
from the Canadian Overseas Forces
have been put in force. Before any
man proceeds to Canada for discharge
his documents are now to be scrutin-
ized by the officer commanding hie
unit. If it appears that more than
two months have elapsed since the
coldier last came before a medical
board, arrangements will be made for
the man's appearance again before a
board, prior to being despatched to
the Canadian Discharge Depot at Bux-
ton.
C blunt SESda
Munitions Plants Closed and
100,000 Men Out.
Strikes Openly Anti -German
—For Peace.
London, Jan. 20.—A general strike
is on throughout Austria, according
to an Exchange Telegraph despatch
from Paris to -day, which reports 100,-
000 men quitting work in Vienna and
Neuseadt, closing down all the war
ACTIVITY ON
WEST FILM
INCLASING
factories, The strikers are described
as openly anti -German and the move
meat as both political and economic,
and especially aimed at securing
peace'.
Public demonstrations, it is added,
have been held in many places at
which hostility towards Berlin tom
trying to force the Austrians to con-
tinue the war was voiced.
A nespaton from Stockholm says:
Reports of strikes ana other de-
monstrations in Austria, which the
Austrian Government has permitted to
be telegraphed abroad, acquire nee
significance when read in connectlon
.with the Vienna Arbetter Zeitung's
report of five Socialist meetings held
in Vienna last Sunday. The meetings,
which were attended by vast numbers
wERE poisoNED of persons, protested against "robbing
the Austrian people of all influence in
the peeee negotiations by continually
postponing the meetings of the Chem.
b f and the stele ates and
London, Jan. 20.—In the last few
days twenty-six conductresses on
London omnibuses and tramcars have
been poisoned by eating chocolates
or candies given to them while on
duty by an Unidentified passenger.
The girls were incapacitated for work
and aro being treated in hospitals. It
is reported that one is dead and sev-
eral are seriouele, ill. In each case the
man was the only paagenger. He pro-
duced a box of cbncolates and offer-
ed them to the girl conductor. If she
ate a few she immediately became
very dizzy and had to be taken away.
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ENGINEERS DECLINE.
London, Jan 20 --The. Executive Com-
mittee of the Society of Locomotive En-
gineers s.nd Firemen has declined the
c4overtanent's invitation that thirty --five
of the members go to the front. Dele-
gations of the various labor bodies have
recently visitcti the battlefields, This Is
the foe re u a .
A resolution adopted by the committee
taYs that owing to the long hours of
duty in force and the absence of so mealy
'non from work it would be unfair to
the others to novel. the invitation.
N •
tributed to tto restricted hours for the
AUSTRIAIN FLIERS, LOSS HEAVY.
Remo, tan. 20.—The aviation losses of
the .a.ustriane on time Italian from have
been exceptIenally hettyy. Ferty-two of
their time:platen have been deetroyeti In
the last fortnight owing to the deckled
auperiority of the Italians- and Anglo..
terench nirmen, The A.ustrians have
In-
v»k"i German cad, eel:socially se reprigfile
ter the sir melds. ag s
--esee-e-
Even ih6 girl \the -Marries for
Money isn't ail:caps 'Nitre Of getting
MteneYht Werth.
Rome, Jan. 20,—According to dip-
lomatic news available at the Vati-
can, the situation in Austria Is sue-
ficlehtly alarming to justify eenese
actual developments, amid le apt to
hasten Peace, Further partieulare ore
t ' .
IMe,. niefttege--/t, takes two to Were a
(leafiest Mrs, Gliagga—T hilew it. If
/ bad my way we would bare no quo -
reit.
A
or oDeputies
by ,suppreesing all criticism in the
pagreisispoeflieGye.:smany'a and Austria's for -
The meetings demanded that the
peace negotiations at Brest-LitoVsk be
conducted in a friendly spirit "that the
Government reject all efforts toward
open or veiled -annexations, and that
it reject the 'demand that Russiaeo boi
de v nations' right of self-determination
be rendered illusory, and also reject
the desire to annex portions of these
lands agsanst the will of -the inhabi
ttehTnethsi'
eople of Poland, Lithuania and
Socialise: also demanded that
Coarlartd be permitted to vote freely
on the question of the form Of their
state and their allegiance.
A reeolutiott adopted by the meet
ings further declared that the Soeial-
ists regard the peace programme ot
Premier Lloyd George and Presidee I
Wilson an a sign that even the mint
nations can be forced by the laborite;
classea to modify their imperialistic
alms. The resolution in tonelusioe
peoteeted against "the eyetematie mis
ropreeentatIon Of these utterances in
the Entire liourgeolsle press, and we
call on the Governments Of the Cen-
tral Powers to consider them as an
opportunity to offer to all the enemy
Governmenie a democratic peace with-
out annexations or centrIbutiens,"
Airmen's Course Points to
Something Doing in
France and Belgium.
OSTEND COMBARdiii
Ally Warships Against At-
tack U -Boat Base On
the Coast.
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AIDED GERMANS TO EnDAPE.
Windsor, Oat., .au. 21.—For assist-
ing throe Germans to pass from the
Unfitted States into Canada, Aphoncie
Bachelor, roan ,menager ter a Neer
Yoth operatic company, was fined $560
lad eests by Pagistrate Loggatt this
morning. Bath:114er pleaded guilty to
the cherge, but professed Igneranee
of thio law, Iiiis wife promptly paid the
thte,
London, Jan. 20.—On the neutern
Lana in France and Itelgraect ego
military operations apparently are .6"n
ete.ea,sing all along the line, as men. 4 -
eared with those of the past two,
weeks, when little or no fighting, ei-
eipt military duels and minor raids,
e as carried out,
nuteute enteu warships have born-
netenene a bummatitie base at
-.name, on ,tle nortuerei neagian, coma,
eters arouau settee, Detween Lome and
teuenetit, on me unmet ties Dauleb,
time iketor 'eau north ca.
.110 inimenuarne Gauen, there bail
neen a notable inet ease In, the opera-
tions by tae infantry. The probaulle
ties are with the return of good Wea
-tier tue expee;ed big batde may takt•
one indication of the proba.ble carte
jummenceluent of fighting is the re-
,umption of aerial activity on a large
nettle, especially on the b`roncii trent,
eaturday the French airmen had'a
good day operating against the Teun
.ons, sending down eight enemy ma.
'nines in fights in the air.
On the Italian front the fightinfo,
tgaln has turned to the artillery
tinge °fettle opposing tildes, the in -
entre keeping to their treeehts, ox -
opt for small patrol engagements.
ell along the northern front the artil.
'few duels are of a violent character
end at coveral points along the Piave
elver a like condition prevails.
BRITISH REPORTS.
London, Jan. 20.—Sunday after-
aoon'e report from British head•
euarters said:
"The enemy made several unsum
eoistul attempts to raid our trenches
,ear Neuve Chapelle, south of Lene,
'set night and early this morning.
kpart from this there is nothing of
nterest to report."
Sunday night's report suid:
"The hostile artillery was active to
lay northeast of Ypres and in the
icinity of Neuve Chapelle and Lens,
There was much successful air bomb-
ing of the enemy' troops and dumps
yesterday, Eight.. hostile machines
were brought down. Four of ours are
thimble,
FRENCH REPORTS.
Paris, Jan. 20.—Saturday night's
a'ar Office report said:
"There is nettling of 'importance to
iepoit with the exception. of artillery
activity north of the Chemin dos
James and on the left bank of the
Mouse."
Sunday's report said:
"Two rates ley the Germans. one In
time region southeast of St. Quentin
end the other north of Courtecon.
,vere easily repulsed by our troops,
m the remainder of the front there
vas intermittent artillery fire."
Sunday night's report said:
"Northwest of Rheims and on the
right bank of the Meuse there was
quite active artillery fighting. An
enemy raid on our small posts in the
neighborhood, of Loivre failed, North.
of St. Mihiel our patrols brought back
prisoners.
"Aviation: On Saturday our aerial
crews were engaged in a number of
combats. Six German aeroplanes
were destroyed; two others seriously
damaged fell within their own lines,"
BELGIAN REPORT.
Paris, Jan. 20.—The Belgian com-
munication reads:
"The artillery battle was somewhat
intense between Nieuport ad Dixnende.
Our artillery carried out a destructive
fire on defensive. organizations south
of Dixmude. The fire of the artillery
on both sides was somewhat Intense
between Nieuport and Pervyse and in
the direction of Dixmude and Bix-
echoote. One of our batteries of anti-
aircraft guns brought down a German
aeroplane north of ityppe."
ITALIAN REPORT.
Rome. Jan. 20.—The official state-
ment from general headtmarters on
ilaturday says:
"On Thursday night the enemy on
a wide front again attempted an at-
tack on our bridgehead P.s. Capo Site.
He was arrested by our artillery.
which promptly intervened. and &
few hostile groups of men who suc-
ceeded in reaching our wire were de-
stroyed by machine gun and rifle fire.
"The artillery was more active Yes-
terday on both banks of the Brenta
and in the eestern sector of Montalto.
Our reconnoitring parties drove bank
small enemy posts and captured ma-
terial on the Asiago plateau."
Sunday's report said:
"Patrol engagements took place trt
the Dwane Valley, Guidacari, In St.no,
southwest of More, one o four storm-
ing parties Carried out a successful
raid into the enemy line taking rris-
otters an officer and ten men.
"There Were brief but intenee artile
tory duels in the Monte Asolone reg-
ion, British batteel ma caused a Theo
fire Within the enemy's line south et
the Sernaglia.
"Along the Piave our artillery ef-
feetively replied to the enemyes, the
fighting being liveliest near Norma
and Maserada and eisnereen wagon
transports and enemy pa :ole in the
neighborhood of Stabilize° and en-
grave."
GERIVIAIsT FLOODS.
.1.101NoinovIo
River Cities in Danger of
Great Inundation.
Amettrdane attn. ea—Serious floods
are occurring in Germany owing to the
heavy rte.:weal!. The rivet Fulda has
eeerflowea its eanke aml Mega Is half
under 'teeter. Several villages are stib.
iperad
Ti'.. Rhine is tie tatening Col meet. The
trete s of all the housee near the river
twee been berried's? emptied in order tti
awe foomletufes from deatra e'en. Ilene
n..or Is Mem teriouely threetened.
rletlin trim tervlee hie beets eteptted
no the enew. 'whit+ it le foetid iropoWsible
to remove owing to the late% of labtrelle