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giRMAN SYSTEM OF
TRENCHES WON BY BRITISH
line On Over Three -Quarters of a Mile of
•Fr6nt On the Awe Tahen.
215 Prisogers Captured -,-Some Good Raids
Against Foe Lines"
•
London, Jan, 12. --The Brittsh con .14
Value their operations against the Ger-
mane, eilth Beeman° their obiective.
Saturday night a etrong Egatom of
trencaes to the north of Beaumott
lianielein the Arlen reeion, extending
over a front a mon tlaan, three-quar-
ters of a -mile, was captueed; and 215
Germans made prisoners. South ot the
river, near Itys, other treuthee were
taken and Germax . attempts to recap-
ture their loct pealtions south of $ell-
ly-efaillisel, were frustrated by the
British guts, Elsewhere along the line
trench rates. bonebardineets and aerial
activity hate featured the fighting.
Smithey eight's report • from head-
quarters In France read: •
"Another highly succeseful local'
operatien was carried out last night.
•etrong system 6f hostile trenches
lying on the southern front of Serre
hill (north of Beaumont -Hamel) was
attacked and eaptured on a front of
over three-quarters of a mile, We
captured 251 prisoners, a number
considerably exceeding our casualties,.
"We repulsed this morning by our
tiro an enemy attempt to approach
our lino south ot Sailly-Saillisel. We
entered enemy trenches during the
ingat In the neighborhood at Peet,
aouthwest of La Bassee, northeast
.of Nettve Chattelle au d south of Fah
quIssart. Many casualties were in -
Meted on the eperen and ale dugoute
cleatroyed. A number Of prisoners
were secured.
"We effectively bombe:Red the en -
•treat, positions today at a • number
piteees along our froat." •
flaatalAN ATrAC'KS REPULSED.
Cerman attacks against the new
Brh positions eastof Sailly-Sall-
Heel, on the Somme trent, were unt
eucceeeful, according to the official
' eta( meet from British headmierters
in .Frence, !settee Saturday night by
the War Offace. • Britieh trews lava
earriee out successful raids in the 're -
glee tar Ypres. The sta,ternent reads:
"Last eight the. enemy ettaeked our
•
new positions eaet of SaillyeSaillisel
after a heavy bombe:rime-at. The at-
- tacks were everywhere successful,
. end our line was maintained entirely.
"The ,eneety.atteneptect rattle during
the mig'ilt soueheast ' of- Neuville-St.
Yeast, east of Vernaelles and south Of
Noun Chapelle, but were replaced in
each ease with considerable losses,
leaving a few prisoaers in due hands,
-A party of our troops entered the
enemy's lines east of Melville -St.
Vaasa, eaeteof Vermenes end eolith of
Maya Chapelle, but were repulsetlain
each case with coneiderable losses.,
leaving a. few prisoners in our hands,.
"A party of our tropes enteredethee
cacmeas eette of Neuville-Se.
Varlet, destroyed a machine gun line
,placentent axed returarla withiMataeatide
eattlatregatale- iteaternigthileweecarriea eut
a-tlinatea-y succestful raid opposttet Gat
"tetchy. We captured 25 priecihera,
eika mludtrig: landl7offiCee;:h th6..aast- '2n -
a,, h houre. we have taken 48' priaolleta,
• ' eluding two officers, e •ee
"The artillery hag beieetantlea art
, both sidce of the Seeentee. ia • the'
• neighborhood of neeree and - in the.
- ?line sector, laattr exploslens were
eatteadain the enetneafettlanea- by ow
e • '-' • ADMIT. LOS. SESe.
Heave fialnitur under way in the,
* AnereaVelley, az-cording to. Berlin..
The semi-official Overseas NOWA.
,,Ageney tiaye there lave been genre.
artillery. and 'infantry engagementa tea
• rieVerel days, and that.the.Brieteireteve-
attained small successes north et the
Anon; at ahe cast of heavy lessen
0, The village ef Grendcourt, the meats
agency says, was evacuated bY tire
• Germans on Monday, after having.
been xaade useless for defanatve pure. pes, and it was nett Until three days
later that the Brinell discovered the
• village had beet encaiteal.
' • Saturdayte afficint atateraant said;
'Western front: With.the army of
• Pield Maxe•hetla Dui% Albrecbt. of
' Vaterttbnaleurgeeetai the Tates
* Wytschaefe front, elect With the arrao
group of Crown Prince Reverent In
• .the Artois, as well as between the
Anent and the Somme, there' wag re-
peatedly increased activity by the
artillery forces. Under the protection
• of extillery tire British reconnoitring
detaehments advanced at many points.
South, of Stiffly there was an advance
• of dethehments of some strength
Them Advances against our Poeitions
were eVertavbere rePtilsed."
Sunday 'night's Berlin official report
•
•
• "Westaiia thee:tree AlimO groin) of
Crown l'iliind.•ItaPPreeht: West of
.1.1.1.1.e.auti-ot -both sides of La riassee
' Canaltats well as on tbe northert part
• a tii6 Somme sector, there have beet
- lively Artillery duels.
"On - the north bank of the Anere
the English ettooked With strong
forces northeast of Beaumont, on the
eolith baak etteh of Grandeourt and
north of Courcelette with miner de-
• taehnierete. t On the road from Put -
deux ato"Beencourt they entered our
trenehee on a breadth of one OM-
. pany. At all other Plane they were
, repulsed, partly in hand-to-1mnd fight-
ing."
FRENCH REPORT,
Parte, Feb. 11. --The official continue
attrition issued by the War Office on
i3untlay night read:
"The artillery was Moderately active
along the wbote front,"
The Sunday afteruoon report ealcli
"In the foreet of ApreMont tee pone -
baled tbe enemy's linen. 'and made
eine prisoricre, inclading three non-
teremiesioncd offieera.
"In the Argonto and in Lorraine
the Gerreens attempted eurprise at-
tache, whieh failed under bur in-
tantry fire.
"On the rettaintler of the front the
night ealm."
leaturday'a niglit report read:
"'Weft of lamt-a-Motisson esie Car-
ried out •a eurpritie attack, and
litought back ten prieonere. On the
to lanIte (1 the !sure there, Were
elptritea reelprecal arallery action*.
No infantry action crawled. On the
rret et the frent tie vele the uuzi
eaunonade.a..
• From Up Arnong
The Yukon Snows
••••••••11....T.T.F.T.
COMES ADVICE TO SUFFERERS
Ta) USE .1301ata'S itiDNBY PILLS.
Glacier Creek leatiy Sayte They Have.
Been Her Steno -by for Sixteen
Years and •She Hail Never Known
Them to Pall,.
gliteler Creek, via, Daweou, 'Mot,
Cane Feb, 15.--(Special.)--"Norta
fitty-taree, viten aoctore are long dis-
taucee Apart said those reinecitee that
are a very present help in time oi
need are the reltanCa of the eettlere,
Dodd's Kidney Pills have eatablistiect
an -enviable reputation. Hear what.
Mrs. A. Armstrong, a well-known reel -
dent at tide place, lute to say of them:
"Dodirs Kidney Pills leave been my
stend•by for sixteen years," Aire.
Armstrong state, 'Both myselt and
my family have the greateet faith, in
their medleital qualities. Wben any
of my friends complain ef even a
beadache, I treat tlaem with Dodds
Kidney Pitts and they never fail to
do good.
"It always Wee me pleasure to say
a good word for Dodti's Kiebaey Pills.'
Dodd's Kidney Pitts cure all kidney
ills- from backache to rhettnintiena
Bright's disease and heert dIsenee.
These troubles come frotu eick kid
nee's. Thatia wily Bodine Ktdney Pins
care them.
ORT IIEMS
OF THE NEWS
OF THE DAY
Kroonlancl Sighted Sub. and
Mother Ship On Way -
to New York. -
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CaljEjiARIAN
tIoldstream Guards Band
Plays "Hymn of Hate"
. in Trafalgar Square.
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• .tnr; C. Ir. Aidnith-ner, aintblialier• of
:trees papers, died atetteettainentin Toe
'rant°. ' ee • ea• aete ;
. ativo li1ed,Statreetteentete. left
New.tetkiaiderying ethet., Teatenenear-
.4erene: ' •
, Charles S. Boebniere erie ef theepten-
eer box makers in the Proeinceeated
at Kitchener. .
aehis.a-V. Plummer, a inaditgeebuida
test Mary and 'labile official' in Sena
•ate. Merle, is...deati. • .
• Toronto gement workers 'Presented
taanew scale to employers, and some el -
:them may go btlt On (Strike. •
• 0. L. Hughson, one of Sarnia's oldest
residents, long connected, with a lum-
ber firm there, died at the age Of
ninety-three,
.Mr. Cecil McAllister, hes wife and
two children, ot Toronto, were forced
to flee in biatkets and eheets from
their burning home.
While In the act of *Italia:Wag _the
cigar store at Charles' Lorrinian Harry
atuetcri and atanley O'Hara were ar•
rested' at Chatham.
Alfred -Bloomfield, Toronto, is in the
hospital with a fractured skull, and
John Poynton, 0, neighbor, Is charged
with causing the injury.
•Mrs. Ann Beattie, born an the year
of the battle of waterloo, celebrated
her leilnd birthday at her home on
Byron avenue. South London; • '
•A -fatality occurred near Colborne
on Friday, when Mr; James Winters,
who resides. near Vernonville, WAS in
-
saintly 'killed by faillag dr a lour&
. hay.
tleaege E.- Coleman & COMPlinaectea
•gar. manutacturers ,ot. Londepe Ont.;
eave gone- anteaixtsolneace. ,& meet -
tilts.' or aleiteata&tteis s te he held Feb.
et.
The health* England, Times ati-
nounees a rise in pilaw on Feb. 19, to
Jour cents, the purpose ,being to re-
take' the gale and save white paper
to:allege.
Walter IL Foster, wholesale dry
geode merchant Of St, 461114, has ae• -
Cepted -the leaderstip of the Liberal
OPPositfon in the Nei BrunsWick
Leghilature.
Mae. Weir, wife of J. 3, Weir, Pollee
Magistrate of Kitchener, passed away
at the Kitchener and Waterloo hose
pital yeeterday, after an illness of sev-
eral reetiths.
• A large troWd in Trafalgar Square,
Louden, Eng,, heard a Mueical Per -
romance by the band of the Cold-
Otreent Guard, which limiuded in its
rendering "The TIMM of Irate,"
Ali infonlatien with respect tO the
Mitring of vessels at the New 'York
Custom ;House, including their nitmee,
Is being withheld. Officiali }mid that
thee was being done for the present otl
ordere ftem Washington.
A call to "all Christian people" for
• the obttereance at Sunday,. rob, 18 are
a national day of 'prayer for the Pratt-.
dent arid Coligress, and all peoples en-
gaged ite leer, Was seat out by the Ex.
,
ecutivei Coutmittee of the Federal
colleen eentileClit hes ot alrilit itt
TWO' inYeterteue Vessele, one said to
heee.been a submarine, the tither have
Ing eery appearartee of being a (ar.
Man Wader na ettantarine supply sbien
wer1gbte ittMid-ocelot eleatiay,
• •:"
.Z
ItebruatY 5, by officer; and passengers
et the Anterlealt Line otettinelap
KrOeillend, which arrived at New
york from, Ifliterpool.
A total et a028,000 watt taibscribed to
the Canadian liatriotie Vaud by the
people of Ottawa, A threenliey caret -
Reign, with 000,000 as the objective,
eleitea.
A. K. Benne% Brantfordn City
Treasurer, halt been appointecnatla liao
received his coillealeeon from the On-
tario Oovenetnent As a magistrate le
and for the Coanty of Brant.
Tao Fronen Navy League has open-
ed A elthecriptiou list to eetablish a
fund for the reward ot vessels cape
tuallig slibmarines. The Navy League
has contributed tea thousand francs.
The anon alovernment will pro..
test to Great Britain against the re-
inovaleby the British Traneport Otren.
to frora the Chilean steamer Mann), Of
Captain Erna 'armee, manager of
the Germ Kosmoa Line.
•Bide Der textile materials to provide
array Uniforms for more than 500,010
men were asked United States by the
Schuylkill arsenal, The total expendi-
ture.is. Oedemaea. at about $15,00001
A memoral tablet to the memory of
Mies EnPauline aoanstone, tile Indian
Poetess; will be unveiled at Brantford
13V the Brant Hietorical Society on
March 7.. The locatioxt of the tablet is
still to be decided.
• Major Evan E. Fraser, of
the 170th Battalion, has been ordered
overeeas in connection with railway
construction at the front, Major
Fraser is a' representative of Welland
County in the Ontario Legislature.
An immediate increase from .1 to
late cents a potted in the United
States postage rates on newspaper;
and periodicals -ler this year and to 2
cents a pound next year, is provided
in the Post-otfice Appropriation Bili
ordered reported to the Senate by the
Peet -office Comniittee,
The French Cabinet decided on the
reduction in the number of pages of
the daily newspapers. The change wit.
be made to curtatl the consumptionn of
coal and the purclease of print paper
and the raw material required for ite
manUtaeture.
'The death occurred in Conestoga
of ono of the most widely known rest-
dente.ot Waterloo County, in the per-
son of Mentru 5. Snider, of the Con.
estogo Mills, after an illness of a few
days, suffering from bronchial pneu-
monia.
- A deapatch to. the Pales Temps from
Rome says: "Vatican eireles have
been virtually Without ileWs at Cardi-
nal Mercier for some time, and eeclee-
tastiest circles are beginning to have
the impression that the prelate Is. be-
ing forcibly isolated by -the German
authorities to an extent that might be
real captivity."
A aeepatch to the Para Haves
Agency front Iadrid ays: "El Lib-
eral publishes a letter from Cortina
affirming that the Oerman steamer
Belgrano, interned in that port, is a
centre of espionage. She has aboard
wireless aPparatee and has made a
number of sorties at night."
%tee*
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FROM U-BOAT ZONE:
Liner New York Reaches
• Home Port Safeiy.
.•••••••••••/••••••*.I.I.
New York, Feb. 12. -The Associated
Press carried the following• this morn••
,ng:
The arrival to -Clay of the steamship
:Srew 'York brought tne ntunber of ,Amori-
ain trans-Atlantic passenger ships
this port up to four. The New York
g ailed from Liverpool on Feb. 3, andac-
cording' to NV/1'0165$ messages received
front her passengers, passed through the
submarine, we r zone without incident.
The American Liner Kroonland doelsed
Wel yesterday, and the St. Louis and St.
Paul, of the sante line, are still at their
pierts, while their owners await news
from Washington In regard, to the pdlieY
recommended for Am,erican shipping that
would risk the dangers or the German
olockadn.
The Cunard 'steamship Andante, from
Llyerpool, Jan 31, and the Italian steam-
er Giuseppe Verdi, from Mediterranean
,pOrts,, reached their docks here to -day,
cr
.,...he New York was the first Am.eri-
reap, ship to leave Liverpool after Ger-
. • •
anaay's war zone decree went into ef-
ateet. She passed through the danger
•awe, without sighting a war craft of
. •
any kind; her officers said. It was
cettimort comment among,the passeng-
ers that Oermanyn decree catieed very
little excitement in England, far as
theY equld observe, the feeling there
'seeming to.be, they said, that Germana
was airettey doing all she could to win
the war, and the decree would not
change the outcome.
• I.,
OLDER SHOT
AT THE
Attending Machine Gun
• Class When 'Killed.
Rigid Inquiry as to Live
Ammunition.
•
-Niagara. Palls, Out., Fe)). :.0.--ePte.
john -„Joteese"of the . Frontier Guard.
vahoseeine was in Brattford, Was al-
ath
litatennaintantly killed We morning.
Wye Joseph Frost, who has beet act-
ing, as instructor for the elerontier
tivard, was demoustrating it machine
gun to a elites of about twelve mei in a
-small' military building beside the low-
er bridge, The Men • :were sitting
around him, all only it few feet •tievay,
• as the building le very small, -Freed
• piekta t,t,p annul ammunition from the
table and showed the men how to
team it in•the maclaile gun. :Theit he
demonstrated the liring and tented
the brindle. A. report followed suftiei-
ent to rocit the .building. Jenne who
was sitting on a bench opt -matte the gun.
received a fun theme •in tee back of
• the bead. Pante-stricken, lat cont.
rade e placid him up to run outelde
with ham, but seeing he was dying,
carried Line baek to the building; and
Dr. Mahoney watt Suinntooted.- Jonea.
died in a few Linton. Ile was a• mid-
dleagel tuan and single.
Military and eleil authorttiori wilt in.
stitateevery rigid euquiry to etecertaln
tow real elimination liappened to ha
passed out ironed of blank,
LOOT 'PAW 'ROUMANIA. :
Erato, Feb. I.I.,--11nortnotta amounts or"
supplier; captured th. Roumania are WM
bung transported ta Germany, AutArirt,
And Hungary, says Um OVPIIMIA NMVS
AnerICY. More than 400 eteumshipn tts.i
2,70) tugs ate carrying cern, wow, loath-
er and other taw materials AM. the Dan.
the, The steamers tow ten bttia'gr
carrying nos emelt as Gel ratuo
There rate ifi eettvy truffle down the
notwithstandlref tux and fl)e‘-.
The river its used extenalvely roe trans-
_
utttatiOn of troops.
atetallie titatatura it hati been found,
nee*
at eta Mark gam leaving au
Ornamentel . Minty etnelt where it
tiaeit Peed,
n ,
• MEd
40 WORK
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Wiany Raids Against Ger.
: man Positions.
bench Aviator Drops
Bombs On Karlsruhe,
-
Paris, bieb, 11.-A. Freneh official
tato:
"An euemy aeroalene was brO:LIght
down by our special guns itt. the
neighborhood 01 'Verdun, Boobs ware
dropeed on Meaty and Pone Sr. Via.
cent, without result, Yesterday and
toelay, in the course of nurneratte
aerial eombats .two German ruachinee
fell in Menai, .one *within the' enereY
J. ludo, tho other in our linee, the lat-
ter having boot brotrght awn by
Lieut, Deuillin. This was the eleventh
enema machine icleeeraeled by tnie
pilot,
"Last night our air squadron ger-
ried out now operations in Lerranee,
on manufactories at Haute Four-
neaux, La. Serra atagondange, Eseh
axid Meeleres-les-Metz.. A fire broke
out iu the aeighborbood of the Area
ealle station. The aviation groun.dnt
Colmar ena the port of Zeebrugge
were likewise bombarded,
"Friday night our aeroplanes bom-
let-dere a number of places, nOtably
Janie Forneaux, Romtbach Eui.a Hag.
melange, the stations at lifaizieres
ind Tergnier and railroads and tee -
'Aires in the Sarrer Valley, a train
being derailed and s it afire, elear
Saint tut:bort •
"On Friday numerous aerial oom-
bats took place. Two enemy ma-
ellinea. one of -them a tripla,no, bit
irt our lines, They were brought
lown by our pilots, one ot whom was
Lieut. Guynemer wbo thus regleter.
ed his thirty-firet victory.
ned. Cornett aeroplane was .brought
down on Friday near Regnieville-en
Hay° by the tire of our special can-
non.
"On Friday night one of our avia-
tors set forth to drop tomes on the
railway stations and barracks at aaarl-
=he (in Germany, about firty miles
front the French. border): His ob-
jectives were attained. He set forth
in a French' machine at 10,50 p.m.
and returned at 2.10 Lane Saturday.
morning, his mission having been ac-
compileted,
ADRODROME ATTACKEia.
Louden Feb. 11. -An • Admiralty
statement to -day says:
"Yesterday bombs were dropped by
us on a number of pldeee of military
import -men and considerable damage
was done to, an enemy ecirodrome.
One German aeroplane was destroyed
in an aerial fight, end another was
brought •down by anti-aircraft guns.
"On the afternoon et Friday naval
eel:Wanes, attacked the Gbistellee
(Flaiaders) aerodrome.
"A liege number of the bombs drop-
ped were observed to esTiode an the
objective. All the pilots and machines
returned."
GERMAN ATTEMPT ON DUNKIRK
Berlin,. Feb, 11, eta London -An
Uncial statement issued Saturday
saYs:
"Our neval aeroplanes Thursday
night successfully dropped sixty-six
bombs on the aerodrome at St. Pot,
sear Dunkirk, and on Coxude (eaet.
of nuakirk). Several hits on the
aerodrome were ...observed, All the
aeroplanes returned undamaged."
SCRPTO
IN ALL MB
All British Subjects to Be
Enrolled. at Once.
Do Garrison Duty, Release
Regulars to Front
Delhi, Feb,11.-Lord •Chehnsford,
the Viceroypreslaing over the
Legislative .Counciasaid that
the Gotiernmentistactivittes were bc.-
Ing Concentrated upoia how best to at-
eist the Empire to achieve viegae.
India mut be•roacly to place ati re-
sources at the dieposal at the Empire.
He did not wish to minliutze the if -
forts already made, but for the tetture
tho motto must be, "leffoet andyet
greater effort,"
Referring to the question of a•bol-
telling the system of eraigratiot of in -
dammed loner, the Viceroy 'min:Mate
featly declared that neither the Indian.
Government not the Secretary of
State for India wouli depart front the
pledges aireatly given by Lord
Hardinge; but the whole question of
abolition required much enquiry to
guard against a had system being sue -
netted by worse one, Tim Govern-
ment intended that a tonference con -
tasting, of reprezentetives of Indiaa
and colonial intereets should meet itt
Lention about May next to formulate
echeme which would be ateeptable
to both parties. The Colonial Office
whole-hcartedly accepted the de-
cision that he ite present torn manilla
don must mile, and the colonies con -
corned were ehowing the utmeet
madames' to eo-operate and remove
the objectionable features of the pree-
oat eyetera, •
1 he Indian (10'..erninelit, he stad,
intended to coneider the qUestion -of
the lumina employment of Indians
in 1ke. higaer biaxtchee of the public
hervice. Regailine the general -clues-
lion of political retort', the neaten
Government had addressed the Secre-
tary of State for India east atitumn,
lita owing to OIL Cabinet's attention
being llOW entire!occupied by the
war a wetly reply to this despatch
coital nut be mated,
- ALL MALLS TO REGISTER, •
Ileforrine; to the reeent °rattle:nee
metering- all males in India between
Oho ages of 18 to 50. to reghlter, the
. vicoNy :Anted that the time hut new
areited for India to release 'for ur-
• eic° in the field ilritieb unite whica
• etherwien would be employee on pia
ram eitty, neeessitiese of war
made it imperative to organize tin In-
• date de:fence force. n was therefore
',roamed to introdube t bin whereby
oil Lure/wen British aublecta between
tite nged of 48 and 41 woad be liable
to general 1 ilitare vice in India,
limey between thee Ogee of 41 old 50
• world 110compulsorily enrolled for
Iceet military tartan, end yetabs be
taern theOta",.A of ld and 18 wOula
be enrolled fen Watery training. Vie
Government aleo proposed enrolling
Indlatte in their Own unite for gertere,1
• Unlitary servi.e in Inc .. for flu) dur-
• Aden Of the war.
Lord CheillefifOril peal high tribate
te India's frontier officere and her
naval tulUtia ena criminal iatelli-
gene° officere wile had brought to
uaught all tetanus agaillet Inaleat
security. Ills Excelleucy euggested
that the political importance of the
Mesegattainiart ea i natagtt. would be
better known la aature, Vr�itt heel
meietained a benevolent neutrality.
Slant and craehea the endeavors of
the enemy and tho Arueer of Argbanis-
tan had eteacifestly upleeld the neu-
trality et hie country.
Tile viceroy, referring to tile ewe
Mous importan:e 'et the arnanntinent
of three representatives of Italie to
intend.the tainettaine war conterenee
in Leaden, said it merited a near
chepter la India's historY. He had
every eonfitlence tbat they would es-
tablish •claim to retain la the
Coulon of the En.epire the place won
for her by the loyalty of her peOple
and tbe gallantrii of her soldier -Boils
in the grea,t War. •
Paintui Swellings Reduced
Muscular Shins Ended
Stich Troubles Now Quickly Rubbed
Away by Powerful Remedy, .
If yeti have any musclethat axe
strained and weak, that are frequently
taubtect to to theumatic pante; if you
eave any Painful swellings that refuse
to go away -get busy with Nervie
lite. This Is tho very aort of trouble
that Nerviline 15 noted for curing
quickly. "I have proved Nerviline
simply a wonder in reducing a tan.
paiuful swelling. It followed an in -
Jury I received iu my left 'eg and
used me great pain and discomfort.
The nutscies were strained aud sore,
and no other remedy gave the ease
and comfort I got from rubbing On
Nerviline. There is it soothing, pate-
relieeing power about Nerviline that
touched the root of my trouble. Ner-
viline reduced the swelling, it destroy-
ed the pain, it brougat my limb back
to perfect condition." The expel:term
of Mr. Bowen, whose home Is in Mid-
dlesex, is not unusual, Thoueancle are
proving every day that nattsouler pains
of every kind, chronic rheumatism,
lumbago, neuralgiaand sciatica, ;1'11)
yield. to Nerviline when nothing else
cart possibly • cure. Nerelline is an
old-time family pain •remedy, mod
nearly forty years with great success.
25e. at all dealers.
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HMS WOULD
AVERT A WAR
INITP STATES
Propose a Parley On Ways
and Means to Prevent
• Final Clash.
WASHINGTON CUD
Takes but Little Notice Of
tha Move—Gerard
Leaves G errn any.
Washington, eab. 1L -Germany ad-
dressed to the United States a corn-
maticittion that the two Governments
suggest ways and means of prevent-
ing actual war between theta.
-Germany is understood .to have
ma,de• clear that although diploma-
tic relations have been broken, he
greatly desires that peace be main-
tained. Preliminary outlines regarding
Otto communication do not indicate
that it carries with it any suggestion
• that Germany may modify •her eab-
marine Warfare. However, the whole
communication is said clearly t� invite
this Government to make suggestions
regarding steps It thinks might pri-
vet war.
The German proposal appanatly
has• struck no responsive chord tete.
• No official would indicate to -day
whether a reply' already had been giv-
en, but there was no dispositiou to
deny that the proposal had been made
or that the American Government re-
garded it as an effort on the ear: 6f
Germany to befog tlao. issite. It was
made clear everywhere in Gavernmeet
circles that' there was .thing to dis-
cuss unless Germany desired to stop
abridging American rights awl illeaal-
ly menac,ng Aeaericen life.
' What has been done so far is eon.
strued only as an attempt to _plate
Upon the 'United Rtates the •appettr-
ance of belligerency. Believing the
chief purpose to bewilder public
opinion here and divide the country,
the. move is about as weleome here as
if -Mr -Gerard in Bernie had gone be.
leinel the German Government through
the Spanish Ambassador, who represe
eats the United States there, in an ere
peal to • the GermartY People, en a
wholly ineomplete issue,
Whether eny sort of answer beyond
a mere acknowledgment to the Swiss
Minister who liresented the suggeetion
yesterday, will be madi is uncertain,
tie that matter rests entirely with
President :enema Opinions differ,
some believhag it Wiser to ignere the
tuggestion ettirely. It is possible
that a smeltery of the present sub-
marine eampaign with it list of the
ainkings without warning and the toes
of lives may be submitted as further
• showitg why the United Stan mid
other neutrals. believe Germany's
course outside the botaids of law.
The faet that only one vessel was
destroyed in the war tone to -day and
that the number- has been growing
entailer daily has modified the views
of. those Who tiought the now cam-
paign might completely isolate Bug-.
laud. Reports front Mita& eoittees
that only less than ninety vessel% out
e1et,100 going to toed trent
since the eampaign started aro regard-
ed as eignIffeant as to the ofrtethes of
the undersea, warfare to date.
GERARD HAS LEFT BERLIN.
• Berlin, Feb, 10, - Jemes NV%
Gerard, the .Anieriettri Alnbaseedor,
end his staff left Berlin nt 8.10
o'clock to -eight for Switzerland. Be-
take the embassy staff, 110 other
Arnericane aecompat led
nerich, Feb, 11, - The Aineriean
Anthatieettlor Santee W. Gerard arrive
eal at the Swiss boundary eit Schen-
hausett t fear o'clock this lettermen,
Ile Was Met by the Anierienn Itlintstsr
tC; Switzerland. Pleasant A. Steve%
and representativeon the Swise
ltis
--4""quite possi ebri • or a man to
hump Itinnielf without getting bis beele
up Alma It.
WARFARE
RESULTS ARE
ON DECREASE
Only One Ship Sunk Sunday*
and Six On the Day
Previous,
Si104 CREW DEVILS
•
Victim Sent Out S,O$, U -
Boa Used It to Locate
Her Victim.
Snipe, Tone.
Total stunt to date, Feria
1-11 68 179,150
Sunk Saturday and Sunday 7 25,140
Ot the elites steak one Was Amer'.
oeatinte,r ab8oniteguetrreault,
eg03 British and eix
• SUNK SUNDAY.
Beechen° British
Tullingtwa, T1, °21377°
13ritieh. ..„, 8,811
sinking: .
Sunk Saturday,
Japanese 'team, 13ritteh 2487106
Mantola, British 8,500
.Hongord, Norwegian ...„ , 1,100
Norwegian. „. 2,616
London, Feb, 11,—The Britten -
Tuttle liner Mantole, of 8,500 tons,
with one American .citizen, Earl Rite,
slap's surgeon, of Portland, Oregon,
sabavereaar.d, Was torpedoed without warn-
tng 185 miles southwent of leesteet
on February 8, The crew and pas-
sengers, except seven Lasears, were
Earl M, Rice, of Portland, Oregon,
the ottly American al:toe:id her, was
ainceag the survivors of the torpedoed
stea.rner who err -tied in London this
afternoon, He gave* the Associated
Press the following 'account of the
"The first we knew was the sound of
a violent • explesion which 'shook the
ship from, end to end, at 1.40 p.m, on
Thursday. Tile sea was fairly roagb,
but the ship maintained an even keel
and excellent order was preserved.
Captain Chaves' ntraediately ordered
the boats launelied. •Seven Lasears
were kilted by the explosion. The
mainder of those on board got safely
into the 'boats with the exception tog
the 'captain, and ,chiet engineer and
the wireless operator, who were to
fallow .ua later,
S. 0. 8, GALLS SENT OUT,
"Nobody had yet seen the submarine
and everybody in the boats wat; peer-
ing into the haze in a vain effort to
catch a glimpse of the tell-tale peris-
cope. An hour and a ball -after the
torpedoing the -captain the engineer
0. S, calls, giving details of the pose
atinon.dthe wireless man ig.ot the wireless
working, and began sending -out S.
"The reply came almost in.stantlY,
but from an unexpected quarter. The
submarine, which evidently was
ing off in the haze two miles or so
away, picked up the wireless a.nd be-
gan slaellIng the Mantola from 4,000
yards distance,- meanwhile apt:it:cach-
ing at full epeed .se that the range
replay decreased. Some of the shells
were loaded with sililmpnel, which
burst arOtind the Mantela and around
the lifeboats The latter haa return-
ed close to the Mantola, but the sail-
ors now put all their muscle into the
oars to increase their dtstanee from
the subanarinese target. Fortunately
nenoebdo.dy was hurt by the shells al-
though everybody was badly fright -
FORTY -SEVEN SHELLS FIRED.
"By this time the submarine was
plainly visible to everybody, her guns
emitting little flashes as they sent
their iniesiles toward the Mantolit. A
cool-headed passenger en my boat
took out a pocket netebooJa and care-
fully marked down a croas every time
Otto submarine fired, His reeord elmws
that 47.eliells were fired.
"The submarine was witiala 200 or
800 yards of the Mantola when an
unidentified vessel began to loom up
on the hazy- horizon. The subnear-
ine's commanded decided that disere-
tion. was the better part of valor,
closed his hatehes.quiekly, submerged
'and. disappeared, to the enspealtable
relief of us all. The new arrival
proved to be a, British sloop, which
gradually picked up the survivors.
"We were itt. oar boat about six
evening,".The Mantola sank in the
e‘
•
WILL NEVER STARtfla
New York, Feb. 11. -More than
1,100 vessels arriveni at or sailed un-
harmed from 'United Kingdom ports
during the first nine days of Ger-
many's unrestrected submarine war-
fare in British waters, according to an
announcement made here yesterday.hy.
persons in authoritative touch with
British Admiralty officials.
Seven handred vessels entered
United Kingdom parts sanely and 410
departed, according to this informa-
tion. The Admiralty officiate are dee
dared too, be conviaced that Germany's
renewed undeneas activity Is a failure
tinelesso. far as it tends to bring itholit
starvation of the people of the British
• Other figures declared to have been
re,eeived freert Admiralty sources, cov-
ering the U-boat operatiote from Feb,
1 to Feb. 9, inclusive, show that 10
ships escaped after being attacked.
•The total number of veasele destlaan
ed within the petted, according to
theme figures was 89. Of those 21 were
trawlers and sineeks. The summary
• classifies' the losses as lellows;
Torpedoed-Britt:at steamship% 25;
Enteeto eteanashipe other than 'British,
In; neutral stearnehipe, 21; trawlers
tt,na en:tette, 21.
?LOTTED AIIPAD.
6-erman House Iieader Talks
of Sabotage in U. S.
London, Feb-. ;u address at
Willielmoluiven regarding Preeatitione
taleert by Gernirmy in view of the pate
eibility of war with the United Statee.
Dr. Gustav Stresenutnn, it prominent
National Liberal member of the Melt-
otaa, made the following etatoment,
aecortling to a Rotterdam despatch to
Otto Evening New:
"Our German blue jackets in toe
Vetted Statee 'will have eeen to 1
that German steamers in American
aorta ellen not be aseable. by anyone
fOr eome time."
Dr, Streeennatn also exprekteea the
opinion that work of the German AO.
marineswan encouraging the array
for the spring -campaign,
OLSTEIN CATTLE
'aledonia Nan Heads the
Canadian Association.
Toronto Report -The ROIStein-rriii.
Sian Aesociatiolt of Canada, opened, yes-
terday what the monlbera hope will
prove
it record year for their associa.
non, end for this clue Of dalty cattle
thronglumt the Dominion, by electing
Johu W, Richardson, a Caledonia, the
new preeident. The other eftieers ctp
pointed •for 1917 were: Met Vice -Pre-
sident, Norman inichener, Red Deer,
Alta.; Second Vice-Preclitleat, Neil
Sangster, Orenietone, Que.; Third
Vice•Preetclent, Dr 8, F. Tolmle, Vic-
toria, ai, C.; Fottrth Vice -President, 0,
A. Brethen, Norwood, Out; DirectOrs,
A. tiL 13Iekie, Celatrel Onslow, N. 8., A,
B, Hewlett, Norwich; P. A. Malloy,
Franafort, Ont.; R. a. Kelly, Culice
den, Ont. The membere spent contact-
erable time iliecuseing probable
changes at -the constitution, and one
proposal which carried after much
diversity of opinion was that the fit -
teen dlrectors elected Appoint front
among themselves the President anti
four Vice-Presiclents. Tide chauae
must be approved by the Dominion,
Minister ot Agriculture, so that it will
be another year before it is approved.
Another amendment to the constitu-
tion was that the directorate in future
be elected according to baste of mem-
bersbip, the Province at Ontario to
bave eight members, the Maritime mid
Western ProvIncee one each, the On•
taro directors to be balloted for at
the mutual ineetIng and those tor the
other districts by mail,
The retiring presillent in tie ad-
dress urged the procurine of legisla-
tion to restrict the sale at oleomar-
garine in the Dominion, and promised
that a tdepatation repreeeutinee the
Holsteln and other breed desociatione
would consult with the Minister at
Agriculture and ask that there be no
relaxation oe the present regulations
regarding oleo.
The annual report sheiVed an
crease over last year's registrations of
more than 800, making the total 11,-
053, and also showed that the Ilst of
members he.d -been added to by 294
new nameo, The total assets are now
$20,671, with no liabilities outatand-
ing.
4
CHINA ALSO
PROTESENG
Threatens Break With Ger-
many Over Sub. War,
Greece Non-ao_mmittal in
Reply to U. S.
Pekin, Feb. 11. -The note handed
to the German Minister by the
ter for Foreign Attain in reply to
German's declaration of the resump-
tiofl of tuniestrieted submarine war-
fare was made public to-dtte. The
text of the uote in part is as follows:
"The new' measures of submarine
warfare inaugurated by Geruany are
imperilling the lives and property of
Chinese citizene ,even more than the
measures previously taken, which
have already lost China many lives
and constitute a violation of interimtional law. The toleration of their
application would introduce tato inter-
national law arbitrary principles it-
eorapatible•with legitimate intercourse
between neutrals and between neutrals
and belligerents.
"China, therefore, protests energeti-
cally to Germany against the meaeures
proclaimed on Feb. 1, and. sincerely
hopes that the rights of neutral states
will be respected, and that the Bain
measures wilt not be tarried oat. If
contrary to expectation that protest be
theffective, China, will be constrained,
to its profound regret, to :sever diplo-
matic relations. It is uaneeessary to
add that China's action is dictated by
a desire for further peace meal the
maintenance of international law."
REPLY OF GREECE.
London, Feb. 11. -The reply- of
Greece to the invitation of the United
*States to join in its attitude toward
Germany has been handed to the Amer.
lean Minister at Athens, the -cone-
spondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Compaay at the Greek capital tele-
praghs; The reply, lee states affirms
the sympathy of Greece with every
effort to maintain freedom et naviga-
tion for the world's shipping adding
that Greeeehas already draWit, Ger-
many's attention to the grave conse-
quences Or the proposed sulentarine
blockade.
In vie* of present conditione, 'how-
ever, the despatch states, Greece ex,
patina that she is not in a position to
contemplate concerted actiott for the
proteation of the nationta shipping.
SMAS I1 TURKS
ALONG BGRIS
Heavy Gahm by the British
in Mesopotamia.
Advance 1,200 Yards On a 4 -
Mile Pront,
London, Feb, 11. -An °Melia report
issued to -night describes briefly 0
13ritish success against the rurks la
eleopotamia, it new line being occu-
pied by the British or about three and
it half miles to a, depth of utOrt3 than
batten mile. The text of the etate-
raent roads:
"Tit° British effensivenouth ot Kun
el-Araara was resumed Priclay. Under
cover at it heave bombardment a per -
tion of the new Turkish front line
west of the Hai River was eectired and
Consolidated in the face of two wen-
ter-atteeks and two bombing attacks,
Farther westevard," the statement
adds, "Turkish trenthea were pene-
treted, Mid by suceettstul bombing
woric were secured and eousolidated
along ri front of 1,200 yard%
"During Friday night caul elaturdity
• fou' Turkisit.. alewife on the riteht
were repulsed, and the nritieh hold on
enmity trenches on the lett was rapidly
extelitlea by boittbiag Weeks.
I"Later, after it heavy bombardment,
it .mtecessfel.essault Was unclertalcen
againet trendies west of the licorice
factory, wbich Gen, Towasenif hela
1 throughout no siege of Mit, witc‘.rolly
we eoeurea the factory and 500 yartle
. of eteetny treftehese
•
4.•
TURKEY IS IN
VEYR BAO WAY
Black Sea Olosed and Mer.
chant Pleet Destroyect
Treachery Rampant—Capt.
tal is Suffering.
Auniterdaen, Feb. 11,---A netarat
long resident itt Constantinople
bas just ;Arrived at The liagatt de.
chores, ageording to Otto Telegraat.that
beStial alatoghtor prevails ittEastera
Europe, Feu° Is eagerly eleeirea 14
Constautinople, Where alerinana and
Itusela are regarded', the first as it
moral and the seem( “fi ft natural
erielaY4- RUsSia'S power atter the tele-
ing of Trebiaoncl asserted itaolf in a
blockade of tho Black Sea. Tiz point -
Intim of Constantinople le witheut
coal, What exists is aPPropriatea for
Mutation factories, electricity Awaits,
railways and the miry. 11 .the oat
famine continues, complete darkness
trill prevail, The Russianor hartro de-
strOYed the Totals') fleet, and tlio pier-
chant- fleet is net worth anYthing, 'The
Bosphorus is wholly shtot oft. Cone
stantinople's trade abroad is entirely
at a staudstill. The German engineers
are not able to repair the Goebel. She
is still at her dock, There are f4cnna
Turldah torpedo boats and sillullarinee
ill existence. Despite Reset:an shells
Otto Breslau is still afloat, She le so
win she always escapee the Ruesinets.
Only. four ships of the Turkish, men.
client fleet remain. Beside a tew ebips
Ito* seen a Stamboul lies the Turkish
warship sunk by a submarine in broad
daylight. Turkish guns replied,. but
instead of hitting the submarine, they
destroyed it couple of houses awl two
or three ships, Germany dominates
all branches of the public flerVICe,
Meat, bread and sugar cards have
been introduced.
The streets SI,Vartli with beggars.
One sees people fall deed,. The feeling
in Constantinople. is very anti-Ger-
mau, but beyond occasional demon-
strations by the women of the poorer
class, people do not dare to do any-
thing. Tho Young Turks inaluttan
strong police regime. They open
nothing to betray others and °melon -
ally eaca. aither. Someone suddenly
disappears. Even friends dare not en-
quire, fearing to attract attention to
themselves.
People expect the Russian blockade
will speedily decide Turkey's fate.
Turkey herself is now half dead. A
majority of the Austrians in Constan-
tinople aro anti -German, though thee
conceal it. I was much strict( by tbe
contrasts in feeling in Vienna., Berlin
and Constantinople. -Vienna and Ber-
lin are greatly depressed. Vienna espe-
cially seems muth mourning, while ,
the higher circles in Austria and Ger.
many are not cheerful. The fashion-
able world of Constantinople is ex-
traordinarily gay, Concert hells and
picture theatres are packed in the
evenings. The wealthy families can
afford to pay high prices for provi-
sions.
It is still possible to get anything
YOu want in Constantinople, but do
eot ask what it cods, "after me, the
deluge" tone prevails. This attitude is
In terrible contrast to the sufferings of
the poor among the population.
DUKE NORFOLK
'USES AWAY
Ranking Member of British
Nobility.
Leading Catholic, and Ira.
mensely Wealthy.
London, Feb. 11. -The Duke of
Norfolk, ranking member of the Eng-
lish nobility and the foremoet Eng-
lish Catholic, died in London to -day.
The death of the Duke was rather
sudden, the first announcement of his
serious illness having been made on
saturday. Prayers were offered to -day
in the leading London Catholic
churches fov the repose of his soul.
The heir to the dukedom, the Earl
of Arundel and Surrey, who is eight
years old, cornea into an estate esti-
mated at 4300,000 annually,
Henry 'Fitzalan-Howard, fifteenth
Duke of Norfolk, who born December
27, 1847. He was earl marshal and
hereditary marshal and chief butler
of England. In virtue or his office as
maeshal he wee the titular manager of
ceremonies upon occasions of royal
pageantry and as ouch officiated at the
coronation of Georee V. as King.
The Duke of. Norfolk was notably
prominent hi Eitglish Catholic affairs,
and it 1887 was the special envoy of
Queen Victoria to the jubilee of Pope
Leo. He also had been active in
politics at times, and in 1895 was
made Postmaster -General, as sueh do-
ing notable work itt the orgautzatioe
of the Imperial penny postage, Until
1912 he was eoIonel of the Fourth
Sussex Regiment, and ow service la
South Atrial. As ebairman of the
executive committee for relief in Bel-
gium he oupervised the collection Of
funds in tho British Empire for Bea
Mien. relief,
It ARM ON MISS.
Sole Harbor Named by Ittme
is 'Useless.
Pais Cable.-----Cette, the tele etia,
outlet peretitted to Sevitzeriand hy the
German submarine note, is absolutely
incapable of supplying the countryle
needs, ticeording to it tepresentative
ot the Matin, who wont te the port to
make an thvestigation. TIM traffie
of Cott° kali doubled since the out-
break of the War, but the War spate
-and equipment are the eallee as in
time of peace.
Swileerland seeds three traits daily
fer-merchiltulisin her share of the
port's trent being about rnieethied.
The !Alain's representative IlaY0 that
Vette might hattelle enough foodatttffs
to loop Swit2erlattl froin stariettiola
but that, it would be quite belPeeetine
for it to Meet requirements Of Switie
industriee, the barber 'met being de.
eignod for tho handling of btilliY or
Iitavy ratrehm1114,