The Wingham Advance, 1919-01-09, Page 7WHERE WILSON LIVES.
Thee is. a picture of the mandon of P rine° Murat in Parts, which has Peen
loaned to the United eitaten and le the rcaidonce of Precidant and
'Mee. WIleen.
teeineseententenanationeen nenteineentanete.aneteanestanneetannettenenneeneet
125,000,020 PERSONS TO FEED
[filiOER ANY GETS A SHARE
But Hoover Says She Has+
Enough for a While Yet.
iPars Cable - Herbert C. Hoover,
'United States Food Administrator, in
a statement on the food situation in
Europe, says that since leis arrival lie
has been co-eperaing with the officials
of the Allied. Governments M an in-
votigatten of the food situation, and
has ascertained that the population
of Germany certainly hen • enough
stocks of tom' to carry on for a while,
with the exception of fat supplies,
which are undoubtedly very short, and
aide developing some condition of dis-
caw and a great deal of social discon-
tent.
The detertntnatien of conditions and
tanasures necessary to relieve the lib-
erated territories, however, must be
our firet concern," said M. Hoover.
"These territories coraprise Belgium,
northern. France, Trentino, Serbia,
Montenegro, Roumania, CzechmSloe
yenta; Jugo-Slavia, Poland, and Fin-
land, and the Baltic states of Ruesia,
and Armenia and Syria, comprising al-
together populations aggregating prob-
any 125,000,000 persons."
• KEEP U. S. NAVY FIT,
.Plans to Have Fleets On
Two Oceans.
Washington, Despatch. -To keep the
navy "fit and on its too," two great
flee* one based on. the Pacific
•coast, end the other on the Atlantic
'coast, will be established by next
(summer with war games and joint
Manoeuvres as a part of the regu-
lar programme of training.
Secretary Daniels, in explaining
his plane to the House Naval Cone-
mittee yesterday, said that after
every' war there le a tendency for
the navy to retrograde, and that the
fleet division has been determined
upon to prevent any slump. He did
got indicate how many ships will be
in each fleet. It is assumed, how-
ever, that there will be an equal
ditsribution of the capital ships,
most of athlete heretofore have been
kept on the Atlantie eetten
SINN HERS
TO FOREGATHER
"First Parliament of the
Irish Republic."
Think Britain Will Not ;En-
terfe,ze.
IubIn Caible - The Sinn retrieve
Will ensemble. hero, probably net
teteek, for avhat they describe ar, the
"First Parliament of the Irish Re-
public." They eviii declare, it is
inserted, that the recent eleetione
show Ireland's - self-determination
as an• Independent republic, and will
demand that Ireland's one be heard
at the Peace.Coagrese. It hal been
euppoised that the proceedings would
be limited to this form of "demon-
stretion, but. this week's priacipal
Sinn nein orgaa rays:
• "The National Aesembly due issue
Ito edicts and the people must °net
them"
The belief is enteneesed hero that
although the holding of the Assem-
bly is considered Illegal, the Gov-
ernment will not prohibtt it, and than,
not until its activities Icad to at-
tempts to .compel the people to obey •
Re deerces• evtli -Government action
be demanded. It hen teen stated in
the London press that the Sinn
Venters had ordered certain brewer-
ies and other business firms to dis-
continue paying cackle taxes to
England.
One of the big breee-erlea however,
Asserts that It Mee received no such
.orders.
- Marin Sinn Peinere elected to
lettHiantent are etiii interned in Eng -
lisle -prieona, eharged with complicity
In Getman plots. The immediate
agitation of the Sinit reiners is re-
ported to be diretted toward 'secur-
ing the release of these 'tenons.
S'Onte of there arrested, including
Catlett Plunkett, already have betel •
liberated on Die ermance of poor
health.- . trite Government is said to
have decided 10 Icirane an 1110 in-
terned men, nnt t11i repoet hag not
been eonfirmed. dieethitte to urge
the setting, free of the riian renters ,
wilt be tonva
enen la ll eatie of ire- I
land Sttaday.
During the eleeltrie the (lover:I-
ntent ettereended tat regratetion rea-
der the Defeave oe tne Bonita Act
requiring permite for all ineetintee,
To-dey it wit3 rinnouncedi that ilia
suepenelon 'would 1 e rie
that all of twee Intrinanni met:tinge t
ean de held with:Int niudeance.
Jingoes, vete eil tee newly -elected
Item! ere of Ihtiliein Pt. wee neeetteea
rehire at Thiene otel 1-11 IT the
notice.
CANADA AT WAR
FE PICTURES
All Phases Told in Exhibit
Just Opening.
Chief Battles hnd Gallery of
Portraits,
Leaden, Cabe, -(Reuter despatele.)
-Dealing with the exhibition of, Cana»
dial' war pictures which is to be
opened at the Royal Acaderay of Arts
'Jan. 4, a contributor to the Pall Mall
Gazette says it will be a unique spec-
tacle of a nation's supreme endeavor
portrayed, nob in retrospect, but Maine
Its accomplishment by her artists. The
70 leading painters of Canada, includ-
ing some %moue British ones, have
risen gloriously to the task set by their
Government when it took them out to
the trenches in France and Flanders.
From the landing of the first 33,000
men at Plymouth to the capture of
Mons on the last day of the war, no
phase of Canada's war activity has
been negleneed.
Tbere are neatly 400 paintings illus-
trating the career of the 'Canadian
Corps in Frain°, including -the tnagni•
ficent paintinget the landing of the
3rd Ortnaclicie. Brigade at St. Nazaire,
by Edgar Bundy, A.R.A„ and the giant
entities by Major Richard Jack, A.R.A„
"The, Second Battle of Ypres." Major
Jack has also a fine painting of "The
Battle of Vieny Ridge." In the same
way the Instorie Canadian battlen are
dealt with each in their turn. Regina,
Trench, the taking of Oourcelette and
so on, and then the Arras-Cambrai
road is ehown, along which the Cana-
dians are eon streaming after three,
months of incessant battle to the bitter
fight for Cambrai, whence they passed
to their last engagement, which cul-
minated in the triumphal entry into
Mons.
Apart from the aetual fighting: hew -
ever, the paintings give a comprehen•
-
sive view of every ether phase of
Canadian war activIty overseas, the
l'oreatry Corps, which has provided
tintheg for the tuanies of four nations;
the -famous railway troops, which
often working dermeretely under a ele•
vastating fire, have contributed• so
muck to victory; the, Veterinary Corrs,
which has charge of three milliwe
sterling worth of animals; the hospe
tals, and even the • patrol boats in thee
Eaglish Channel, norm of which were
ins.nned exclusively by Canadian crews,
There is a splendid collection. of per
-
traits, intereetinnbpersonalities, such
as Sir Robert l3orden, Sir George
Perloy, Princess Patricia of Connaught
and Lady Drununond, who Worked to
unceasingly for the Canadian Red
ernes, There aro lase portraits of
many menthere of the Canadian high
command, and a esthete gallery of
Canadians who have won the Victoria
Cross,
ALMTUDE RECORD
•
Aviator Flier in England
Rose 30,500 Feet,
London, Cable. -Flying a British
airplane. at Ipswich yesterday, Captain
Lang, an American, established new
altitudo record, reaching a height of
30,500 feet. Observer Blowers, Who
areompanied Captain Lang, collapsed
ellen his caagen bottle broke., but re-
covered. Both men were froztibutten
during their flight.
Heinrich Celrich, a German, held the
attitude record that was broket Int
Captain Lang. On Inlet 14, 3914, Gol-
den reached a height of 26,346 feet.
'The next higbeet flight on record was
that of IL GnIkawiter, an linigileh avia-
tor, who reached an altitude of 23,622
feet on April 26, 1916.
TRADE CPAPCES
F ied r5 ;11
NS
Good Piospects in :Rou-
mania and Balkans.
Business With Britain to
Develop.
(From John W. Defoe, Vorreepon(1ent
Canatliaa Government).
Condon 'Stable - Mond Mande is
visiting the comenent to look over
the eituation in Belgium and France
and to coacr with the Governments of
thoee, ettuatrica Large sulMileo of 0.11
kinds are needed for le building in the
ruined arena awl for equipping mettorie
al intinetrice, and there is scuutl
mutat for .expecting tliat a consider -
00044
able prepodion et these geotis will be
bought la Canada) the) tleverunielit in
each ease belag the eureltwier• and aa.
etuulnee respentiebility for all payineges.
. 'there would apecar to be ope.niMe)
ter Canadian trade in the Ilatkatte teed
itouniania. As for trale generally
taftween Canada and (treat Britain '
there is every Min:cation that it will
•Ievelop rapidly on normal busineae
• lines mice restrictio.., upon importit
are removed. it ie understood that
it Is the policy of the British tleVOrn-
merit to remove then olettacice, lint it
is atilt neeeseary to secure flumes to
import, and there le delay and trouble
in getting them owing in a measure to
the state a the oteeltange market.
Cargoes of canned vegetable% for
which there is a big market, are now
1•
lying at seaports awaiting, authorety
to land, and shiother goods
of otgoods
at Atlantic north are being held for the
same reason. 'With the removal et
the restriction.s there is a • possIble
market here, for the time being et
lent of many Cana:Ilan manafacturee.
There is need for the strengthen-
ing- of the sollieg tegenelea along 00 -
operative lines. In the woollen trade
Canada has set a goo& example in this
respect, Air. Carley representing all
Canadian woollen mills lute arrived
and opened a selling ate% and has
geed prospect t( of doing eonsiderable
bud -aces,
The shipping situation leas Un-
proved. Large space on eastbound,
Atlantie ships is increasing, and some
steamers are arriving not filled to
• capacity. Freight rate continue high
with no early prospects of improve-
ments,
The trade mission is opening up a
permanent office inairitish Columbia
I•Iouse, Regent Street. .
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3,000,000 STUDENTS.
British Army Edueational
Work Amazing.
London, Cable.-(Caradiatt (Prose.
despatch from Reutey'e, Limited.)-'
Lord .Gorell, Deputy Director of Array
Staff Dunes, in i speech at University
Cotlege here to -day, said that educa-
tional work and requirements among
-
British troops was the most astotateh-
ing thing of thq war. The army eon -
tattled -at least three million students.
It constituted the largest •school In the
world beiore the armistice. ,, Educa-
tion was given in order to divert men's
minds froin the terrors of war, Since
the armistice tile werk had increased,
it being given with a definite view to
Post-war rencettlement, Racently 72,-
000 ,books had been despatched to
France to the British army, which
was ,clamoring for more, In connee-
tion with this, the authorities in
France had ordered two million -Pencils
fortnIghtly, winch wera more thaa in
exietence. Over sixty subjects were
being taught. Mot soldiers eb.oee
technical Subjects,
PETROGRAD FOLK
NEAR OUTBREAK
Rule of Red Guard Becom-
ing Vnbearable:
Business at Standstill—Fa-
• mine Near.
London, •Cable. -Dissatisfaction and
desperation in Vetrograd, owed by
• the • almost complete disappearancq of
ehe nteessaries of life and the system
of government in effect under Boa
Sheviki rule, are so wideapread that
tine populaee is on the verge of an
outbreak, according to a Danish Wet-
ness man who nee lived in Russia'for
many years.
"Oeuditione in Petrograd "are ex'
ceedingly depressing," he says. "Ex -
sept for the Red Guard anti its agents,
the who population is in direst neeel.
Petrograd is face to face with com-
plete enervation. The pricee of ordini
ary art...cies of food have risen, and it
is difficult to buy anything at these
prices. •
"The factories hang been national-
ized and are either closed or in half
working order. The banke have been
natintalized, and money circulation
ha,s therefore stopped. A receett
decree prohibits the carrylag of par-
• e% in the streets without special per-
mission tram the Red Guards' agents,
and, consequently, ono is held up if
one tries to go out shopping. N'o- fuel
Is to be had, .
"The present cevstein of government
natereating gee vat stageation, and the
misery in which the majority of the
imputation la living hate fenteren dis-
• eatisfaction and de,sporetion, which are
gradually spreading, and 'whicie need
only a spark to break ont in flames.
On all sides it is hoped that the En-
tente will be able to find means to
eepply Petrogead and save tbq popu'a-
teen from starvation. During the day
It in comparatively quiet in the
treats, but after datk no One who
does not belong to the. make of the
Red army care to go out." '
BOYS LAthiED PPR STEALING.
• Ringsten, Despatch - Cat-o'-nine-tails
had to work overtime at the police sta-
tion this morning, for no leas than six
bad boy% with the consent of their par-
ents, were given a taste of the eat, The
oungetere aro morobers of a band of
oya who have committed a ceries of
burglaries around the city nod vicinity.
We are always vinning to
hut are never living.--telarallus.
RiSitiJ1CG
Pi ANNED
QIN Go
Mau Arested Had Complete
Orders in His Pos-
session,
BHT! 11 "ilatiY"
•,•••••••••••••••.•••rn
Court -Martial at Dublin
Furnishes a Oen-
•sation.
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'London Despatch -A despatch to the
Daily Naseis from Dublin, says: Sensa-
tional particalaes of a plan for a how
Irish rising in the mountainous is -
Wets of Wicklow and Wexford were
given to a courtemartiel held. here to'
day, They evero contained in a clone
meat* vehicle the police found on a
Intel bookkeeper, named John Gale
lagner, at )naltinglass (35 rniles south-.
west of Dublin), where eic was arrest-
ed last Sunday,
The docuraeat, which was read in
Mut is headed: "Plan of antlen of
the. 2mi' Battalion in the area, alecady
specified." The docuMeut itself be -
gine: "On the order to strike being
received Baltinglass ehould be estable
listted .art a battalion headquarters,
which -shall be in touch with brigade
headquarters tor two paints, viz, Otts-
tlederm,ot and Tullow,'
.After specifying a number of
lice barrack, and railway stations
which are to be seized wth the help
of two motors filled with armedemen,
the document proceeds: "The capture
‘of these positions will be communen
gated to battalion headquarters and
thence to brigade headquarters. • Thie
accomplished military law ottani lad
enforced by volunteers and a procla-
mation posted up in various centreere
Rioters and persons euspeeted of bay-
ing information to the meaty and all
persons of hostile intentions will be
arrested and dealt with.
"The- battalion gtiarterrnaster and
einnnanY quartermasters will take
drafta en balite to aupply the volun-
teers with clothing and equipment. AU
motor lorries will be commandeered.
The male eection of the Population
will have to work at whatever work
Is necessary.
"The Groat Southern and 'Western
Railway line shall be seized at Dortard
aucl •Colbinstown and destroyed ae far
as Grangecon and leatttngrass. It shall
then be destroyed as dale a3 TUI1OW,
All rolling stock, stems Of flax and
corn shall be .clestroyed.
"Trenches will be dug about every
half -mile . an the main road, with
trees and barricades at intervals. The
camp of ,Goolmines shall be burned
and the roads to and from it broken
The paper bore no date. Gallagher
refused to plead to the ebarges on the
ground that the cobrt was .coMposed
of "representatives of the enemy's oc-
cupation:" Before the court closed the
Judge Acliiocate remarked that among
the points upon which it would have
to satisfy itself was whether or not
the document was genuine ann re-
ferred to »operations that were *geuu-
inely intended. The decision will be
promulgated tater.
NEW YEWS
HONORS FOR
• THE SOLDIER0
Currie Knight Commander
G -rand Cross St. Michael,
St. George.
MANY. DICHATiONS
.•4
For Canadian Officers—
Three Provinces
Represented.
London, datele.-A. long liet of mill-
itary honora was gazetted to -night as
ketone:
Knight •Coraniander oe the Bath -
Major -General Archibald G. Mac-
denriell, 0. 11,, C. M. G.. D. S. 0e, come
mender First Canadian Division.
Companions of the Bath -
Brigadier -General Charles 3. Arm-
strong C. M. G., (Engineers), eiceond
to Imperials; 13rtgadiereGeneral II, M.
Dyer, C. M. G., D. S. O., G. 0. C. Head-
• quarters at Seaford; Brigadier -General
leeilliam S. Grieebach. C. ef. G., In B.
0., 1st Brigade, ist Division; Briga-
dier-Om-1mi Frederick W. IBIL 0. M.
G., D. S. O., 0.0. C., at Witley; Brig-
adicr-Generakjanies M. MacDricn, 0,
M. G., D. S. , 12th Brigade, Ith DN.!.
eon; Brigadier -General Henri A. Pee-
d, C, M. G., D. S. O., 2n� °islet:ye
Artillery; •Brigadierrileneral Sohn W.
Stewart, C. M. (I., Canadian Rallwae
Troepe.
tatebt annul Commander or, $t. dile
enael and ht. Courati-
Lieut.-General Sir. A. W. Caren*,
K. fi. K. 0. M. U.. Canunencler tratte
adiau Cerra Ireadquartere.
Coantankfne--
itrinadiereileneral, d. M. Rest C.
G., raymaetereinencral; ItrigitflATener-
Deuleit C. Draper, D. en 0,, 8th Brie
gade,nird' Calvin -ion; Brigadeerieneral
Itiantel M. Orivend. D. di. 0.. Oth lir!.
rade, 3ra DIvisievie; liriendiernileriena
John B. iinewart, D. S. O., rd Division
Artillery; Brigadier -Genera Alexander
It00% S. 0. (Saideatenewan)t inn
Brieathe2n6L Dinieloni Brigadier Rob-
ert P. 'WrIgItt (Medicare); Brittadtee
Aim:ander McPhail, (Entrineere);
inentattolis Williaa S. A. Anderson •
(tenni/nee-a), Archibald Bell (Medi.
Service), Spurgeon Campbell Medi.
oaldl, William, Bertram (Alaulto)iant
tetratton Miler (Engineers), Johnston
Part:ions (Sasitateliewau.), Kenrie Mare
chail (Ontario. John Kidd ()Medicare).
Commanders Britieh lenepire-
LteuteGolonels Coux , de Becarme,
Witliam Fetheratonhaugh, Artieur Jar-
vis, George johnseu, John Miller, Ma-
con 'Ridley,
Officera et Oraer of Britieh Empire,-
Lieut.-Colouels Percy Browt, Fran.%
Carew, Harry Cowan, Anson Dulmage,
Henry lelontgoinery, CaMpbell Hugh
MOTIV00, Charles Stott; niejora Wil-
liam Alderson, George Archibald, John
Burgess, 'William lierchmer, Norman
leindeay, Robert lacEwan, Itus•sell
Bireh, James Orr, Charted Robineoll,'
WiUIam Robineen, Williem Thomson,
Harold Webster; -Captains Novill Arm-
stroag, George Fisher, John Griutle
(Ink. Henley Hill, Walla= Hurd,
Lettic, Waliam elecleintesht
Creighton Palmer, Santa Richards.
Albert Richardson, William Robert-
son, Cecil Titoinas, Frederien Utton; •
Lieutenant Chas. Maxwell, Mat=
Bertha Willougleby.
Bar to Distinguished Service •Cirderee
Major Charles Connolly, Brigadier
Trtaforcl,
Distinguished Service Order-
• Brigadier Do -oils, Col. Royal Burnt,
Limit, Charles, Albert Gamier, Jolla
Houliston, Walter Me0Onnell, Walter
Moorbouse, Alan, Magee, Ii•arry Marl-
ing, William Munro, Charles. Vipond,
James Ween, Jante,s Weir; niajors
lelerent Arnold, John Bailey, Roderick
Bell, Irving Arthur Dick, Beverley
Browne, Wm, Burns, David Corrigan,
Sorkirk Currie, John Debalinhard,
Wallace Bobbie. Alexaniter Donald,
Andrew Duncanson, Philip Earnsthaw,
Ernest FlexmanaJohn Fottiltea,
Fraser, Elliot Greene, Robert Hark-
ness,Patrick Hennessey, Arthur
Ilib-
bert, Norman McCauley, Cuthbert Mc-
Ewen, John McIntosh, ,TameseCcSien,
Ernest Mardi% Edward Oliver, Leonard
Outbriclge, Frederick Phelan, Fran'
Robertson, Robert Sauedgee, Kenneth
Stuart, Wiliam Swan, Edward Thema.
son, Wiliam Wecld, Willie O'Conner.
Over 500 Canadians, all ranks, were
gazetted as having been mann:wee in
Haig's despatches
4.4 —•-•••7
FEE IRELAND
• IS ANNOUNCED
Sinn Fein Envoy's Word in
Washington,
Political Relations With
Britain Ended.
'Washington Despaten-lPatifele Mc -
'Caftan, of ninila,delphie, signing him-
self "Envoy of the Provisonal Gov•
ernment of Ireland," announced here
to -day that he /and Sent,a statement to
all Embassies and Legations hi Wash-
ington informing them that the people
or Ireland an December 28 last sever-
ed political relations with Great Brit-
ain. December 28 was the' date of the
Parliamentary elections in which the
Sinn Fein element won an overwhelm-
ing vietory lil Ireland. State Depart-
ment officials said. they know nothing
of Patti& McCartan.
AWAITING TRIAL,
New York Deepatch-A reception in
holier of their election as members of
the British Parliament will be tender-
ed Dr. Patrick McCartan, "Eavoy of
the Preview -Lae Government of
lined of Ireland"; "General" Liam
Mellows, and Diarmuld Lynch, known
as "the Fein Food Dictator," by the
Irish Wamen's Council at the .Hotel
MeAlpin here next detesday night, it
was announced to -day. All three • are
prominent in the Sinn. Fen move, -
meat.
Mellows and AleCartan were ar-
rested here in 1917 in connection .wIth
a ebitspiracy, Said to have been fie
awned by Germany, to cause a re -
bullion 131 Ireland on leaeter of that
Year. .Meriartan eseaped, bet was ar-
rested in. Halifax end brought back
here. He was released on bail, and
Is still awaiting arid.
"General" Mellow% who gained
his title as one of the leaders of the
leaden rebellion In 1916, escaped to
the United States, and evae followed
by Dr. McCartan, who was known to
Iiia Sinn rein associates as "the first
Ambassador te the United States. of
the Irish Republic."
At the tine of the 'arrest of the two
Sinn reiners it was declared by the
secret service agents that they had
eonspired with a German agent, Who -
also was taken into custody. •
1-YUc1', *who wat3 depOrted from Ire -
!and last April, had been serving a
prison sentence in, coancetion with the
seizure of pine that were being, shin -
lied to Leaden.
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'vat -sated axe bey wars.
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Scenes at the yerde of the Port Arth
and the launching of a big lake
SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY,
ur Ship Muildinq Company, Port
freighter,
Arthur, Ont., showing part of the yards
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, A SIBERIAN LOOOMOTIYE,
This ie a photoeraph of the locerecitl ve of the tranc-Siberien emotes gn
the eestern division of Russia's r Allem acroea Siberia. The culotte
shape of the smoke stack Is due, to the fact that the dieing, ConeUrnel
wood fuel, It recella the pionee r locomotives on tho dinadian and
AmerIcan rallwaYse
FINE WOR'it OF BRITISH NAVY'S
MAILIARY_PATROL SERVICE
VON HERTUNG
+High Praise by the A,dmir-
alty for Service That
Neve; Failed,
HAS pAssEDoN Louden Cable - ddleuter). Follow -
•:led is an extract from a mange, sent
by. the Admiralty •to the auxiliary -
patrol service
"From the commeneemeat of thq war
the auxttiary patrol .service was
charged with the sweeping up of
Mines, and in this hardest duty has
saved many snips, end ,earned the
gratitude of tbe navy and mercantile
marine. By eseorting convoy % it has
brought safely to port hundreds or
tildes, whose cargoes were of suprema
value end concern to the Britten Em-
pire and its allies.
Wb.en ships were rained, torpedoed
,,or wrecked, auxiliary . patrol vessels
bave been untiring in their efforts to
recede crews, and their tagernanshiP,
plucle and determination have re.
eulted in the salvaging of many badly
damaged ships. When an enemy sub-
marine was reported, it fe41.1 to the
auxiliary 'patrol to hunt hor by every
available method, some involving the
correct use tot highly technical appa-
ratus, vehicle the crews learned to
handle; wait the greatest efficiency,
"In all their varied work around '
the coasts tee the 'United Kingdom, in.
the North Atlantic, on the African
dead, in all parts oe the Mediterranean
and Egyptian waters, members of the
service have, shown adaptability and
readiness both Joe hazardous deeds
and eteady, arduous effort. This new
navy of small craft, ceeated by the
special needs of the war, hasproved
the, vitality of the Dritish Instinct for
the eca, and has helped to bring the
war to a victorious conclusion.",
•
sA w Rll[N NEAR.
9
'Former German ChancellOr
In but a Week. -
Set Out the First 'Peace
Feelers."
••••••••••••
Copenhagera Jan, 5. -Count George
J', von Ilertling, the former Imperial
German Ctia.acellor, died Saturday
night at Ituppolditig, Davarla. He had
peen ill for six days.
--
Comet George) Ie, von liertling was
considered the most 'earned man • of
ell the men called .to the Chancellor -
:thin of Germany since 1871. He won
for hirasele a scholar% reputation be -
tore he catered political life, and up
io 1912, when he became Bavaria%
MinietereProsidenn he nad combined
educational and literary work with his
polleical activities. • Von Hertling
vas appointed Imperial German Chan-
cellor in October, 1917, sticceeding Dr.
leorge Michaelis. ' He resigned in the
fall of last year, and the then Diaper -
tie William conferred upon him tht
ender of the Black Eagle. Von need-
ling was born in August, 1843, in
narmatant.
Count von Hertling was a member
of the Reichstag continuously from
1875 to 1912, with the exception of the
period 0E1.890. to 1896. He became
the Clerical party leader in•1909 after
the death of Count Hompesch. Dur -
nig the Chancellorship of Count von
Bulow he 'entrusted you Hertling,
wbom he consideted, an able and re-
sourceful diplomat, with negotiations
with the Vatican. Van Herding also
was often the semi-official intermed-
iary between his party and 'the Gov-.
ernmeatt - •
Li the latter months, of his mu-
paacy of the Chancellorship von Inert -
ling ware itesaited by the Socialists in
the Reichstag and tb.e German news-
pepars. --In his last speeches before
tlie Iteichstatt, von Heetling dwelt 011
the possibilities of peace being brought
annul. Time addresses -were charac-
terized by the newspapers of Allied
couberies• as "peace-feelets," and even
were attacked by German writers and
politicians as insincere or untruthful.
PRAISE .FOR THE
CANUCK FLIERS
For Their Work in Bombing
Fee Cities,
Currie to London for De-
mobilization,
London, .Tau. 5.-1t is understood
that Gen. Currie will arrive in Len-
non very shortly on business connect-
ed with the final arrangements for thec
demobilization of the Canadian. Corps.
Gen. Trenchard, in a report on the
work of the Independent Air Force,
formed specially for bombing places in
Germany, makes enecial reference to
the work accomplished by several
Carnations in adnitade to the reference
already called in eminection • with
Commander Maack, of Winnipeg,
whose squadron was ready for bomb-
ing Berlin when the armistice put au
end to the experietien.
Gen. Trenchant refers particularly
to the worle of Captains E. A. Mac-
Kay and Horne Hay, when squadron
attacked Saarbrueken and Ilanntheirn.
In the latter attack two machinee
were- forced, to land about five miles
over the lines after driving away
eight hoatile machine. 'immediate-
ly before the» objective War reetbed
LOGY Were attacked by 15 hostile ma -
chino, three of which were destroyed.
'Despite) constant and determined ate
taeks by superior members, ten =-
Wars drodped bombs on Mantratim.
Gen. Trencher(' also torero to the
the work of Cant, Lawson, of Toronto,
now in ellarge Of the eompleto Can-
adian squadron in England forined
Just Leto:tie the arintetiee Watch hopes
to return to Canada as a complete
uait. Captatit Lawfien ,gave valuable
assiceance in the attack ori. Mannheim,
being assoc.:heed in this enterprise
with Lieut. Purvis, evho is ale° a Can -
eaten.
4?*
OCOU151e0 GERMANY MAY vo-re,
tt, ie, (Whin -- Marshal Vocii. according
to the lian Oven ))erraitetion for
nee (kiloton; In the ueettnicil Willie I'm
vinera portleinnte in tho (4c11115,31 elec-
tions. Zia alno wili Minn, freedom of the
pee 0 alin fis.,:dom if.-.033bly 115 far un
voinmaiblti with the intuntenaliee of (w-
ily)...
ya:tu,i- -ratrie is a good Lit like
lite IR enance. titilleue-In what way':
genteel:et-We never realize on it till
et en we aro dead.
GOT ARMISTICE
Germany Hurried Her Ap-
peal for Terms
When Great Offensive Was
Foreseen,
Paris, Jan, 5. -Germany hurried to
request the armistice when she eaw
that a new allied offebsive was to be
launehed on the Lorraine front under
command of Gen. De Casteineu, says'
The Excelsior.
American tend French troops, it says,
were concentrated on the, front be-
tween Bey and Chateau Satins. They
were supported by 3,000 guns of all
calibres and had 300 tanks available
On a front of about 45 miles. Duke
Albrecht of Wurtemberg, the German
Commander en this front, had avail-
able only twenty five divisions of in-
ferior fighting quality. Thee divi-
dons contained approximately 160,000
men, He had only one thousand guns.
This milled attack, The Excelsior
continues would have carried the war
into annexed Lorraine and into Rhen-
ish Prussia, threatening to cut off the
Gorman army in Belgium and in the
Ardennes from ita,bases,
German General Headquarters, real-
izing that the divielons on other sec-
tors were exhausted, and that its: forces
were demoralized and worn out, avert-
ed a catastrophe by pleading for an ar-
mistice. The Excelsior continues:
"The success of the offensive was
assured, but it could not have made
victory more complete tha11 it already
was, because Germany accepted all our
conditions. Marshal Foch deemed it
useless to Cave further shedding of
blood, and consented to stop hostilities,
although Germany was then in a des-
perate plight:"
eatenena...--
P*0 EAT Rifl r, :N. r
Avg V (in ur
BRIT1311 SUBS.
440
Pierced German Mine
• Zones, Laid Traps
And Took Terrible Toll of
U -Boats.
London, Jan, 5.-S1r Eric* Geddes,
Vint Lord of the Admiralty, describe
the men of the 20t11 British mine -My-
er flotilla, as some of the bravest and
pluckiest of the flattish navy.
Sir hric said that night after raglit
British 2 -due -laying submatinna hod
to proem} through the great German
mine Leine off IIellgoland to diseover
ehannelt thiough 'Which German boats
left and returned to their hams. The
Britten &eine» then blocked these
channels with mines. During the first
six months, of 191e, Sir Eric added,
more than 100 (Icriran beats were
Caught in then trap
(ht ene cceaftleu," cald 8hi Frie,
"four of onr going into /Tette-
land Bight were obtained bY six Ger-
ii.an outpest 'mate which wore leave
Mg. Cur boats by subterfuge get
altle and laid 'Clair ir Mee and on the
return potency leeppal op ail six er
the Comma ha' or 1 Welt their
(Tete a/leerier, Cur nire barrier LAMM
the Chantal bb' initenil trapped 17
tiertran su1marine-1 one mouth.
OF THE IA/
•••••• ••1••••••••••••••••4•
Seventy 'Killed in /Ire
;Damp :Explosion in Mine
ilear Metz.
WILcON ATVITIVAN
.
Cardinal Mercier .Again
SAW to Be Owning
td America,.
January dividend payments in Canada
wat tuneunt $16,800t510.
President :Wilson was received at
time Vatican by Pepe Betteellet,
Spanish "fin" has broken out afteen
in and armIndThaneesford to an antral -
ng extent.
Rights of eitizenehip ha vg nem
sranetd by Trearittania to all deli% botm.
.11 that county; -
CArelnal Mareler will go to Apiaries,
won, it is Mateetineed by the news-
• papers of Brnseels.
One Windsor physician is allege* to
aave toned 1,14 preneriptIons for Boor
e nay for ten ,days at $1. each.
•• •
Flags of the Allies were presented to
he Great Wig. Veterans' Asaociatinn
of Sault Ste, Marie fer'tts club rem.
Sir Arthur Pearson, the blind Belden
publisher, istin Tatonto ta the inter-
ests of soldietia.whe Iost their sight in
the war. ;
The opening of the laternatibnal
Socialist Coelgeese at' Daiiiiane beta
been postponed from Jan. 13 to Jian.
20.
• The ChiereCenser's Deplertment of
the, British Admiralty will be cloeeit
after Saturdanenight. This announnee
ment Is made Itei the Admiralty.
• Prof,' den HaDey has ,renigned teem
the staff of the Ontario 'Agricultural
College to taltaa position. with a mann-
facturIng firm m Guelph.
The LevisBoard of Trade suppprts
the Taree Rivers Board In the requeet
that bilingual inscriptions be planied
on the new Canadian coins shortly to
be lesued. '
A two-bourty motor truck serdice
eas been arranged between London and -
Lambeth, which place was cut off feorn
the city when thq L. re L. ni, ceased
eperation some MOOthirogO!
• Montreal Commissioners nave votdd
$666.44 in Minna for attendance of
' themilitary police: (netting the reedet
Police and firamen% strike; and 030
for balance of expenses in connectible
with that ot the engineers and firemen
at the pawning statten.•
W. V. Maesey, Premier Of Men Zea-
land, and Sir J. (e...Ward,delinister of
nuance of New Zealand,. •paise,d
lrougle the. Painnia• Camel on their
way to London by the,' direct route.
Maxim Gorky, the Russian author
and revolutionist, klagbeen. eleefod
member of the Petrograd Soniete ene
cording to Itussiaa advices needired
la Zurich.
Gentian Cabitiot
•Eichorn, chief of police of Berlin, who
refined to vacate his post. Meer Ernst,
director of the Vorwaerts Publiehing
Corapany, has beennaPpointed to nine
ceed Eichorn.
t • .
The German Genernment 'head; en-
structed itsiArinistine"Cotientitielotrittat
5pa to request the Alines to releaset all
niterried Germans, according to atiEx'
:lenge Telegraph despateh 'Mtn
Amsterdam. , . , . -
Seventy persons were 'killed a's a result of an papa:filen ()theft% domain in
a mime near Metz Friday algliteThiety
bodies have thus far been brought to
tile sitriaCe. ' ,
The condition oteHon. C CI, Bitlen-
tyne, Minister of Marine and Fislanelee,
is. reported to be very much more
favorable than had been the:case, Mr.
Ballantyng is at- '11.0yal Vietbria
Hospital, Monernairdwhere he was
eperated on for aPpendicitis.
The gide steall Ohildren of ArtIter
eVolls, all boys; &long whom are j.',ve
sets of twins, and the youngest Of
whom is only five years (»Ida Wage
neade Orphans by the death 'of tiler
eather at Lortdon from Spaiiiele influ-
enza. •
head-oit oI1isiMt betWeeet('' Work
car and a. street cad: occurred entene
Nipissing Central Railway beLNYGen
Cobalt and lialledbern. The street car
was loaded with miners returnieg
from weak at Cobalt, One Man' le re-
ported seriously tnjured and n number'
slightly injured.
• **
ROSS'FfEEVTO
JOIN BleriSH
idor.....1...m•••••••••••••••••••••
May Attempt -to Meet Them
in the Baltic.
Riga in Paula .at 'Bolshevik
Advance.
Loudon, Cable.-Boishaviet troopa
continue their advenee woetward sa
neethorlis, and Liefonta aadtete wart -
Ing on ReVal ited Riga, according to a
Russiate wireleee report received metre
to -day. South-east or Riga the Bol-
eheviki have taken itomerehor. 0»tne
Drina.
A Copenhagen deeptiiteh eaye:
is paraceetricken overthe adre,nee of
eleelshevist forme, will& are 'but' 1S
nilien aWay, and. Malty timelier/9 ate
fleeing from the city, ticartling „to al.
vicee from Barna. Tine thiettelat fleet
will attempt to leave KrOnattedt and
meet the British III the Balite, Twb
Malan:tips and finite melba% manna
by Fethoniane andLithuarnate tried
10 put out to eat recently but Were'
fired altott front the Fleirden toast adeubettquentlY returned to Irronettielt."
Ufa, Mental ef the non-ROistievik
GoVernMent in the area. Weeet ef the
Ural mountains, Wes teettured on
Tueadast by the Ittelahevik, teetecirelleig
te Ittitielan livirelesa despatch re..
()dyed here toetlaY, The wirelest Mee.
(sane adds that the Lithuanian Bout-
gGoiti GoYerritnent has let Vilna for
Korea.
It takes a thtek-beaded felleet to
butt in and get away With. It