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The Wingham Advance, 1917-11-29, Page 2LESSON' IX. December 2, 1917 Nehemiah rebuilds the walls of Jana- aleni.--Nehemieb. 4; 1-2;:, Print 4; 7-21, COMU1NTARY.---1. Enemies deride tho builders Ivo. 1-00. Tito enemies at the Jews were promptly on hand to. opposit the work of improving condi- tions in Judah. .Terusalem had loin lIt ruins for nearly a century and a half, and had been a prey to surrounding ,ziations. When to people round aobut SaW au ofort being made to rebuilti the walls,they ridiculed at- tempt, declaring that the Jews were too' feeble for so great an undertelo4 ing. The words ofSanbaliat and Tobialt in -VS. 2,, 4 express the cetiniate nisich they placed upon the JeWe' ability to reetaro Jerusalem and the nation, They flattered themseivei into believing that the thing which then cliti not went done was impoteable of accomplishment. As an offed to this derision Nehemiah betook himself again to prayer, committing the en. tire cage to Jehovah, yet used his ut- most diligence to maw forward Lite work already begun. The entire wall was apportioned to forty-four differ- ent companies and they worked PO faithfully that the breaches were all closed in fifte•-two day e (Neh. 0; building "every one over against )Iia house" (Neh. 3; 28). The well was built up to half of its original hetght the entire distance. From diseover- ies made by Sir Charles Warren it has been estimated that the most ancient wall WRS built up to Ilea of it; orig- inal height the entire distance.. From discoveries made by Sir Charles War- ren it has been estimated that the most ancient wall was built to a height of two hundred feet. II, A conspiracy fanned (vs. 7-12). 7. Sanballat-An officer of the l'ersian government, who had authority in Sa- maria, He is ehletly noted for his hostility to the Jews. Ile Is called "the Heroulte" (Neh. 2; 10), probably from Horonaim, a city in ,Aloale To- bialt-He wan an Ammonite Neh, 10). The aloabites and the. Ammon- itee were enemies of the Jews, and this fact may aecount foe their bitter hos- tility to the plan or rebuilding the walls. Arabians -Wandering tribes of the desert probably under the lead- ership of Geshem (Neh. 2; 19). Am- monites -A people having their bome to the east of the Jordan. .Ashdo- dites-The inhabitants of Ashdod, a city of the Philistines, near the Medi- terranean Sea. Were very wroth - They were angry when they beard of the Jews' purpose to rebuild the walls and their anger increased when they knew that the work was actually be- ing done. They oonstrued tho act of the Jews in fortifying the city as an attempt to throw off the 'Persian yam, but the real cauae of their anger seems to 'have been a jealousy because of the increasing power and prosper- ity of the Jews, end, moreover, Jerus- alem fortified would oo longer be an open field for plunder. 8. Conspired -Together - Literally "breathed to- gether In unison." The hostility of these peoples toward tho Jews was great enough for the time being to unite them in their opposition to the plan. of fortifying Jerusalem. There Is no account of their having pat their conspiracy into action. 9. We made our prayer unto•God-Nehemlah was a man of prayer; his prayers had Um far brought sucsess itt his important undertaking, and he believed the Lord would not fail him at this crake: moment, and set a watch-Watehiug, ' and prayer are brought together in their proper relation, On the pert of tbe enemies of the Jews there were ridicule, hatred and conspiracy; but on the part of the Jews, prayer, wat- thing and .concentration of purr.ase to earry out the divinely -appointed plan. 30. Judah said -we are not altie - Nehemiah met opposition, not 01113.. from without, but even from his own people, who harbored a spirit cf dis- couragement. There aye sa great amount of rubbish, which must be re-. moved to found a foundation and to secure building material, and it was a great height to which stories muet be raised to build the walie, 11. Our adversaries said --The pain of Gm en- emy was to make a sudden and ecieret attack upon the jews with the purpose of utterly routing them and perma- nently hindering the work of i•epair- ing the walls. 12. The Jewa which dwelt by them -The Jews in :mattered communities, dwelling among the Samaritans and other ememmiem 111. Neheraiah's Cietence (.vs. le -lei 13. in the lowest parts in the opan places (R. V.) -- Nehemiah l'eeeed guarde behind the workers in the exposed places where the wane were not yet 'raised high enough for Dream - tion, after their tamilice-Both the defenders and then working on the walla at any given place bolongod to the same family. 1.1. be not ye afraid of them -It was known that an attack was likely to be made ' by the Jews' enemies. Neherniah had done his beet In organishig the workers and the de- fenders, he had prayed earneetly to the Lord, and with confidence he euuld 'eneourage his people to be brave and strong. fight for your brethren, etc. The strongest incentives were placed before them. "To the jewe the con- test must be tit their very existence as a people." 15. when our enemies heard -The anemic; expected to keep secret the plan of their attack, but it bee:erne known re the Jews. 19 heat of my servants. --Reference lo probably made totaTetheeniahia band of personal (ailments. They were divide(1 into two companies, and half working at re- building wane and the other omitt- ing against the .enemies. halm:mimes --Coats of null", protectione for the body, made of metal or coartie letther, rulers were behind -They took .their poeition behind the workers to airect the work of buildings, and to dire. t tbe defence In dem an attack should be made. 17bare burdens -The burtien- Lea.rere needed but ono band tor their week, no they were ffee to tt:o the other for detente. 18, hie swoen - Tile builders email their ireorati in their girdle% wheee they ccul 1 he grasped quickly, it needed, IV. The buildera at Work Ova to- - 19, noblee---Theee who Were descended from the royal family or David and battered as such. rul000-- Offieiit1 af Jernsalem. separated - The wOrklosen and the defenders were ecatterea far lu4 they labored on the Whole Xtent of the wall, 2e, our God shall tight fm a us --Theo, words mune fittinely from the man who had made IMO of his own Mail 111 puehing forward the work and in patardant the workmen, anti had prayed in feint for the anceess of the undertaking which be V..01-3 oriole waa divinely atemame 21. Ito we labored -The energy with n Melt the work was advaneed uplif1:1re from the Let that the WOrichten were nutty from clealight netil dirk, tevieetiene Wim was NeheMitch? Why had lie gone to Jertnetleml What I114 he do fir:? flow did the po.4p10 reedy° hie Igen? How were they op- tima!'" How did Notiornialt Meet their cppoettion Witat complaint did the tette et amble make? 'Why? How ala itendith learn the plan of his end- mite4? ilow did be arrarge to meet their force de What .appeal (ad Nehe- miah maim to- the people? Low did Lie tame effizot hie enemies. Bow di'd arrezzem to completethe work? What war, the need of a trumpeter? PRACTICAL Si'llValat, Teptc.-Opposition, • 1. Teeted loyalty and devotion.. IL :tiet end pereerverance. L 'restea loyalty and devoiion. It W13 exasperating new t.> to fnatthallat that Nehentath eome front San shim to Jerusalem with a commissiou from Artaxerxes to rebuild the wane ef the city. He and his friendeIaa at first theught it impossible that Nehemiah would attempt to repair and restore the city. When they found the work progreasing, they gave Tent to their wrath in. scoras and ridicule. San ballet waa most irritating to Nehf,- .111 anti taunted him bitterly. He rouehtitev-my way it/ chcert the ymak hy abuse ot ice official loader, Ile combine:I .open co:position with mock- ery. As hie custom was, Nehemiah 1,0091t htumit to the divine ConMorter and there poured out his wounded Icel• trots in prayer, 'I h goed work 'or Nehemiah was in serioue danger from the craft and violonee of its foes and Item the faint hearted of its friends.. rhere nem) enemiee without and dir- t:lel:Wee within, Toblah with others wee acquainted with the internal state er Jerusalem. Through his influence much evil was Wrought, lie showed contempt for the efturte of Nehemiah, z ridiculed the plans of -the people aad kept up ae constant ietrigne with thcee within who were (Unaffected. llie pleas of friendshipwere a greater .detriment than the threats 'of enmity. They were far more likely to weaken the forces than the Intimidation of pro- nounced foce. Gesliem was a char- aeterlese man. He brought false charges against Nehemiah, as one wiz° only wished- to int up a sovcrelenity end to become independent of the central rower at Shushan. Ile was a mest dangerous opposer, for he could insinuate that unprincipled motnme were back* of all Nehertdah's efforts. Front seere end taunts his enemies laid plots ant conspiracins to over- throw his week by force. Nehemiah wee so absorbed in the restoration that the enthusiasm oti his patriotic pur- pose quickened the aearts —a the peoele with an energy that never let go Until the work was done. II. Met skill and perserverance. Hay- ing eet his hand to the work, Nehe- miah •judiciously employed every means calculated to promote it, He first eought divine direction; then em- ployed means upon which he implored the divine blessing,, ln no other way could the work have progressed and been suceeesfully completed in • ee short a time. Nehemiah rcsieted his foes by pressing all his people into service, by inepiring them with con- fidence in God, by insisting that there be no :parleying with the enemy, it was necessary to present a bold and united.front to the, enemy and to be soldiers as well as buildem. Only by zeal, diligence and unity could they hope, under the blessieg of God, to cneircie Jerusalem with walls and bua warks. Remegnizing their weakneee and dependence and regardless of a's- couragemeots, they prayed. They combined prayer and watchfulnese with precept end example, As diffi- culties thickened, atehemialits courage rose, his •capacity becarae more evi- dent and his ability to sway tho many was unquestioned. Full of confidence ;led resolutice, he inspired others with Inte feeling?, They built the walLnot- withstanding slicer' s active oppositioll or despairing friends, They built the wall by prayer; be working together, by the willingness on the part of each to do his best and by courageous trust In God, There wastthoroughneee and dizeouraaement and oppoiation. Con- secration, zeal and activity, diligent use of appointed means, fortitude anu perseverance with entire dependence neon the blessing of God characterized the builders in their efforts to upbuild their Sacred city. Nehemiah ateed .as art:Mint, _general, diplentatiet. The eontcmpt or the Samaritans was whoa ly misplaited. The Wall grew raoldly under the busy hands nerved and stem - elated as they were, to do their beet. Imuselem was to be no longer clown trocalen or in ruins. Samaria, her rival, and Sanballat, her oginment, were diesetually elent off. Cleering eway .the rubbleb, was a weary, trylne end dermeesing task, waffling much toil foul Mile show of proerese far a time, ctairs help encouraged exer. Lion. The Ituildet•s did their sec•alar work. in a religiotat epirie They not only began well, but they persevered to the end 1 their werk. T. R. A. .f47 TROfito When Boys Get Teeth in They Never Let Go. Never Met Defeat, Reason of Their Morale. --- A Paris cable (neuter despatch.) Tbe ueaspaper Excelsior publishea an interview' with Lieut. -Genet al Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Can. odian Anne. Corps, who paiti the high - int tribute to his men. In the course of the iuttrview General Currie eaid: -It le the mixture et the two rotes welch gives us such fine soldier& a hey nate got the dash arid irretastibie 141(1 11 cf the Fronde ttadithe tenacity 0? 1110 Allt;4)434X.011. It hi'Atria Fran - ease' coupled t.itn. buildeg grit, aVnen coy beytt have got their teeth An iheY Jo Pot leave go," Outeral Currie recalled with legiti- mate pride that the. Canadian army aid not know what defeat wee, lerom all fast al:patience on the battle- field to its recent Capture of Passel:en- daele Ridge fortune hail always rested on ito "Thal is ono of the reasonsof hc srmy's =rata," maid .General .Currie. "An array that has never known tie- ftatt tan Lo kid to the end of the world. But there ate other reasons fur tile arinY'S (Inc. sturdy .spirit. a hey are tigating with full 0011Sei01191/eSs of the justice of their tense. These 450, 00(1 volunteers did not join up and !wee tho comfort of their immea Itt oriler to lora themselves leto it war if vaunt:cat anti hue. They have Mo. .ute:y .tieaeysited into the futuace -of :viol in order tce 'defend the thane ra their common :ancestors and the des flit:anon handed tieWil by past 11011- er0il0118. And they Wiii not give up until the tire 10 quenched."' PRE BREHM GAINS TO 1,.. British Yoere' torced withd:aw slightly becatifie of heavymachine gun fighting from Bourlon village. rester- . . nay morning the 3 tIeli again atleel. ed the trench with tho assistmce of tanks, and established their Uno around the southern face ot tho wood, 1 The troops which captured P:etqui. erns and Gantaing encollatered bard reeiatanne at .the former plette tre firet day of the offensive. Tanke led the infantry in the Attack, hut the clernems, with tbo assistance oil "wavy guns, held ollt the whole of TneedaY In the ram er strong attacks, Weeinee- day morning the Blatant Mahe Ma Umbet and this time ferried the Ger, mans from the Tillage after •alopg tit.',.., guns. Wednesday the advance) was rapid. Strong resistance- was encountered et lit eurient root', between Maicoing and Graincourt, and very heavy mite chine gnu fire from the direetron of (anteing and Douala wood. Tb Bri- however. battled their way for- ward: with rifles and havonetm ;lad by neon Dad forced an entrances into Cant:tinge Wednesday night the aU mice cant:num', and an asenult with track! cm Fontaine Notre! Dame. The Germans battled .determinedla Imre and thereand very bard fledging at closi= quarters emoted before the Ilria ish fivallv drove the enemy out The British remainetr in possession of Fontaine until shortly after noon yesterday, when the Germans made a pied the town. However, the British wore forced to withdraw only a sliurt distance, and still aold the ground from Cantaing to the eouth of Boarion wood. The atory at the fighting at alarcoing and Masnieres already has been told, and this completes the sum- mary of the operations before Comb yal eince Tuesday moreiug, There was, however licavY righttitg to tbe north and in the region of Bul- !Emma The main Objective here was the famous tunnel trench, an un- derground • fortification of great strength about_ 2,000 verde long. The entire trawl' was mined, an the Brit- ish well knew, and behind it the Ger- mans had .dug 1,000 yards of suppoet trench. ,alany concrete pill boxes al- so reinforced the trench -defeuces, SPOILED HUN TRAPS, For a month :the British had been keeping the Germans nervous by put- ting doe n smoke barrages and em- ploying gas. The enemy had beitame SO accustomed to thts that when the British started a flurry of gunfire at dawn Tuesday the Germans thougat that it Was more of the same thing and they were caught unawares. The greatest danger which the attackers feared was the possibility of mines be- ing blown up, and they knew the must be avoided. Accordingly, they took along a body of expert tunnel men. By good fortune they mastered the secret at the mines and cut the lead wires, This enabled the British infantry, which swarmed into the trench, to prevent the enemy from set- ting off the explosives. Many .Germane battled with bayouets A hot fight took place in the tunnel, to the death, and 400 enemy bodies were counted after the conflict. in additicn more than 700 grfsoners were taken. Further evidence of the German un- preparedness for an offensive in the Cambrai sector was obtained to -day in the capture of an order drawn 01) by a battalion commander the day before the attack. It was his summary of events for a week, and he drew title conclusion: eThe attitude of the enemy clearly is one of defensive," This eoramender vas stationed in the forward area, and it is quite ap- parent he did not know what was going on, It is also evident that the higher command had no information, or it would bave hiformed The Germans have called upon every eoesible source to get troope to with- stand the British attack, I3y raking many placee in their line they appar- ently were able in the first 48 hours of fighting to bring in only two new divisions ana some five oda battal- ions. To -day another ' division was brought up from the Aisne front, and the 119th divieion from Flanders, Giving to the British artillery work. there is little (Meet that the Germans win be forced to abandon Cambrai as 0 rail head for bringing Op troops.. A later report from Bourlon wood jtoi,t as this deSratch -being filed :aid that the Br111511 atian% there progressing well, 6 !Tot pAg . li eitE tVEST ©14 CAMBRAI ‘. • • . ^ • -^, Reinforced by divisions from other sectors a the western front, the Germans are re:':',Aing detperately the British advance 011 brai, Around Fontaine Notre Dame, less than three miles west of Cambrai, and the Bourlon wood, close by, the most strenuous fight- ifle has =tined with the British makin,o; progress, C4cTiera1 Byng is combining his attacks with consolidation and the British are firmly established in their new positions, which give opportunities to ,destroy the usefulness of Cambrai as 4, supply centre, as well as a starting place for a drive, either north behind the Drocourt-Queant lino or west against oambrai. Heavy fight. ing is taking place at Moeuvres, three miles west soUthwest of Fon- taine Notre Dare and at areveimeur, about three miles south of Cambrai, at the other end of tile wedge driven across the Hindenburg line Tuesday and 'Wednesday, The Bourion wood is the donainating hill to tile west of Cam, brEvi, and the Germans have put a strong resistance here as well aa at Fontaine Notre Dame, whicii 11a1110 the wood to the west. The British have made advances at the southern and south- western edges of the wood. London Cable—At various points west, a Cambrai the Brit- ish made progress yesterday, the 'War Office reports. Vlore than one hundred guns have been captured recently in this area. statement lollows; 2.FflIAIj OPERATIONS, "Operationwere sueeemfully car- ' A London cable: The statement 00 riod at by us yesterday west of Ciam. aerial opetationa Met nignt reads: brai. Alter seveze Wattles, in which "The bad weather continued Thurs- the Clematis °Wired stubborn resist- latatr4 almW hogIt. stiuti!Yallelrgoie)ixacrie:st ;N%tiae ance, our treope etormed the important 'very a.ctive m attacking hostile troops :aid dominating zile.h „-...round about and troope on the roads in the neigh - Bout -ion wood, To tint east of Murton borhood uf Gambrel with bombs and wood some progress was zitade in the machine•gun fire. A number of fights occurred with ne.gliborheott ot Fontaine Netre Dame. the eneme"s low-flying• machines, three "West ot the wood cur troope made of which were brougitt down. Two further progress along the Hindenburg. Eno astride the Canal du Nord in theethers were driven out of control, and Melnity at itioeuvres, atm -thee meet, a hostile balloon was also brought down afiame, Five or our aeroplanes Letween 'etoeuvres and queant, the London Scottish Regiment captured an are rii80111g*" important spur giving observation over THE FRENCH REPORT.. the Hindenburg line to the west and A Paris cable: "During the night north. the enemy undertook several raids. "In the vicinity of Bullecourt our cepecialiy In the region cf Courcy and troops gained further ground during in tile Argonne," saye to -day's official the night, capturing it hostile strong communication. "He emitted na sue - point with a number of prisoners, cors and euffered losses. "The number of prisoners captured "In the Champagne we took Priem!, in yeeteraayet attack hae not yet been ers in a raid cast ot Auberive. Every - ascertained. Since the beginning 01 where else the night was calm, the, ope..ations on Nov. 20, it is known "Dunkirk was bombarded by aero - that more than 103 gume have been planes last night. There were no vic. token by us, including several heavy time and the damage was ,insignife guns of calibres ep to eight Inches." cant" 01.1...022.1•1.1 LOMMIII.P.M.0.1401.1111.1.14411111011.111.. .11 De ilia le r, g:r, h 1,-717,7 AI 11 krd . BE WIRE lVs"r1fl1u0 .rat Pit a 5 AR.Eirr rA Mhith Shells erI ?irks They11(Tilhed ThPi • Ay Through Heavy htanglenieks: AM , CieVar. finneleb Socd Mia Sy is% „, I, al illad5 PrriL -4,11 (Special Cable by Associated Press) near the canal. The arainitnitign tame up, and the British charged for- ward again. They overcame the re- eistence south of the Cambrai-Ba- paume highway. The tiermans then were firing with machine guns dowa across the Gam- brel road. Hand -to -band fighting oc- curred at Pons, below the road, but the Cermans finally 'were forced to withdraw. Dugouts lighted by elec- tricity were foiled' in the chain of de- fences along the highway. By 6.10 o'clock in the evening the Mater troops hail crossed tbe C.ambral-Bae Paume bighway on both skies of tho canal and taken a stand south 'of Moeuvres. This was tho situation here at the end of tho first day's fight - British Army Headquarters in France, .cable says that the main attack in the opening of the offeneave Tuesday was along. the western bank oi the Canal Du Nord, which rims al- most due north and south from a point littlewest of Haveincourt The main Hiadenburg line trenches were built elem.; thls waterway • and the ,British had to tight their way up the big dada. There was intense hard work al- most from the start, as the Meter- ites, who undertook this Melo. got In antung the German defences, Because of tho secret nature of the attack, no artillery could be used -to cut the tre. mendously strong lines of barbed wire ii In froof et the trenchesWeaaes.day 12.01 ,.z,, the Brtieb , and tanks pesized forward, Nile hating the Were net operating in this seetion. eumport of a certain amount of arta- Therefore it was necessary for • the ' key. aloeuvres wee strongly held, but the Insh stormed the •defences with bombs, and forced their way half through the village. Here they came up against a heavy barricade, which they took with the bayonet, and for a lime drove the Geemans out of the Irishmen to charge the entanglements and bomb them to pieces, in order to tome their way through. It waa it big undertaking, for the Irish eerie under concentrated rifle and machine gun fire as seen as they began to advance, but they maintained villa -go, In the afternoon the German theft' reputation for valor, and bombed approaebed front the east side of the their way with such griui determine, tion that they droee an entering wedge into the trench system iiear Havrincourt. Northwest or the town is a hign bank on the \yea of the enema This elevation was strongly fortified with dugouts, and there was a great concentration or machine guns. 'The, British had no alternative but to charge the position up Deo slopes, and this they did. The erest was gained in the face ot heavy fire, ana •desperate bayonet fighting followed. The illsterites hurled themselves on Cat Germans with such fury •thea the latter were compelled to desert. their machine gains and abandon the 1111, and many of them, were shot down as they fled northward along che canal. Alarge number of prison- ers were taptured 10 the dogmas, en th3 11111 and imeide the aerial, We fight occurred et 8 o'clock on 'Tuesday morning. HEROIC; BRIDGE BUILDERS. Is the meantime •German machine 5110,4 on the eastern Side of the venal Were giving mach trouble, and 89 soon se the high bank was captured British engineers began building bridges over the wateeway la order to give a cross' mg to the infantry, undertook It) ltave these bridges completed by 3 oicieck and by a remarkeble piece of Work the task was aceomplisheel, Pre- vietteiy they had repaired It caueeway in• the same vidnity and the troops were able to get over the venal to the eastern bank, The Irish infantry was then advanetag nortaward an both Mee of the .eanal, with the welhitnowa Main Cambraillapaume highway as their immediate objective. Duran; the -afternoon the Irielt were held up temporarily because of the ohottehe ot =munition lacer a 'mutton road. aeuthweet of Graineourt, where the tiernatita were establiolied tit tens eitterable force, Thi e position Waif eontiored clotthly -strong by it Machine gun .cencentration Meat of Graincottrt, vsbieh, could azionzle the Britieh 311.1da canal for a coutter-attackt but this was sraashed by machine gun 01am:t- 11e fire. Later in Um afternoon the German artillery opened up, end heavily shell- ed the trenchee bent by the Britieh south of Moeuvres. Thursday. =millet the Irish were Feel:ding most of Moeuvree and the east bank or the tang'. In the after- noon tho Germans delivered it sadden counter-attack front the north, and after hand-to-hand fighting through the streets and among the houses they foreea tho British to withdraw to the southern outskirts. This morning the frish again tinged forward against the town, and at an early hoer had worked their Way eromul toward tho north. THU CAVALRY'S woriK. In the araincourt ecction, oil the right of the Irieh, remarkable wore was done by cavalry on the Drat day. The horsemen had swept forward and eaptured Annoux 1y Tuesday even. wg,•raie represented tn advanco of about 7,000 edeards„ width is said to oo a record tor ono day, Two squadrons at horse accomplish - cd tho downfall of Annettx, and cap- tured It between 4 mid 6 o'clock in the evening. Tills piece wee Mend to have a seetem al catacombs underthe ehureh and the sewer held by the Ger- mime, Who had an electrict power eta. Non for lighting. An elaborate nand- auaTters fell into British hands. During Tuesday night the Gormens eountar-attaelied Milieux with !Tootle which had just bsen brought from the Ruselan front. A strong battle took end the British withdrew. Weds- nueeday niorning the British ;:,..tain attacked Atinettx end .reeaptUred Proceeding nerthward, the 13r1 ish drove the enemy front the trenchee near the edge of Bowdon wool, liIs trench was so remarkably well Cutlant, fiageti that tie .eign of it Wel nalti the Ucitish saw acrinan faces apparently comingout of the nroUnd. A hautf.to.hand hattri; began. Leicr A London. cable: The following offi- cial communication eves issued to -day regarding the operations of the Dritisa rerun in Etest Africa; "Wednesday our left column, 'mein traversed the Makonde plateau, enter. ed Shibao, seven Miles northeast of leitangarl. Fifty -aeon Germane ana 75 leekaris surientleeed, "Today our right column entered arcwala and 126 Germane and 76 Askaris were captured. -la last Friday'action at Mandebe rut, emelt forces Wilda en the nu itlei:Le:ly eaerne 10.301331 eats' than they custained, and also cap- tured OrisOners." CAILAtil • AS something Imitates insinuations and well), whet dared acme you nate right, you would prosecute him at the 'caption, "I accuse al. Callatux," Gus - Premier Joseph Calllaux with betng a diehonorable, ruinous peace. aesizes as a slanderer. I am your nd witnesses Refe in It jeaurPy..“ar1,4 cable sieee tinder the bold tave !terve, in Lo, Victoire, charges the man who brought against yea man, sir; proseeute med 1 wilt pro- duce my proofs atho tentre of the whole campaign for di, Herve eoncludeal "Yeti seed, sir, that when you fouled 'Washington, D.C., Iteport.-Ruth AViATRICE AS;(8 cmirviissitit,i, Law, at Ma'am, who nes applied to the War Derartment for a eommieeion in the- aviation seetion or tize Signal Corps, ealled to -day at the White llot se, See declined to discuss the i.orpof.e of her v:sit, but said she be. Roved the prosptet of her getting a commitclott ratl verY favorelsie, , attse Law holds the Ainericall no 5101) flight reeerd, :Epolking of jewelry, the baseball player is .intitirolly fond of 4 diamond,. but he sometimes ;11pa lig 011 010, WARNS RUSSIA OF DOB OF NEWBY Lord aeon Oomiden YT,Av Outside Pale If She Backs Andietice, VIEWS Li AgaillSt a Separate Peaoet but as Visionary Ideals, An Amsterdam cable: Accarditted to advices receivea hero, General von laulenclorff, first quartermaster -gen - oral of the German armies, has started for the eastern trent in connection srtitaill'erIotuu3ssisf. 4tIQa fter ot truce, with a iez London, Nov. 23. - Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of eilockade. • in his weekly talk, with the Associated FreSS spoke of the proclamation 'Emma by Nikelat Leuthe and hi e followers in Ruzsia, urging an immediate cr111- 151100, saying: "If it representsthe real opinion cr the Ruselan people, .witich I do not believe it does,' it would be a direct breach of treaty obligations and Russia's alliance. Such an action, If approved and rati- fied by the Russian nation, would put them .virtually outside the pale of eivilized Europe," "But I do not believe for a -mos thent," Lord Robert continued, "that the Russian people will approve or coutirm this action. I do not want to indulge in any personal abuse, but if you will examine the Leninite pro- clamation carefully you will find it le 0 alrect inettement by men who Profess to be the Cievernment to the soldiers to arrest their generals and Open 011 along the lino peace negotia- done across the trenches. If the objeet cf the Leninitee primarily had been to destroy the Russian army as a fighting- force, it is etifficult to 'see What other steps could have been taken by these gentlemen in Petro- grad." Asked whether the allies were likely to recognize the present Rus- sian Goverement. Lord Robert said he c,ould not imagine such a 0101) Pos- sible. To the Question whether Great Britain had undertaken anv embargo on merchandise going to Russia. Lord Robert said he did not know that any formal embargo had been undertaken, but as far as he knew, nothing was going to Russia at present. Regarding the effect ot the Russian situation on Roumania. Lord Robert maid tbanany wholesale disorganization on the Russian front was bound to affect Roumania. ...Ha added a tribute to the splendid loYaRY to the allied cause whichwas being Roumanian Govern- sithZianbdy.peotrle. A despatch to the Amsterdam Frankfurter Zeitung from Vienna says reports received from Tarnopol are to the effect that Russian troops are preparing to evacuate the East dietician towns of Gmaymadoff and Skalat , near the Russian borther. The lespatch adds that ths advemeed po- eitione, already have leen toluntariiy evacuated. THE ARMISTICE OF A Petrograd cable: The note of Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik' Fer- eign Minister, to the allied onbae- sies conveying the annotincement of the proposal far an armistiee, reads: "1 eerewith have the 1=00 to in- Zorm you, Ambaesador, that the all -Russian Congress of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates, organized on Oct. 26 a new Government, in the form of a Council of National Commis - &Mere. Thehead of this Government e Vladienle 'Rich Lenine. The direc- tion of the foreign policy has been mtruste.d to me, in the capacity of .et .etuitallorista.1 Csommieeioner for Foreign "Drawing attention to the text of the Offet of an -armistice, and a democratic peace, on the basis of no annexations' or indemnitie' s and :he eeledecermination at nations, approved by the .alallussian Con- gresa • of • 'Soldiered- ana Workmen's Delegates. I have the honor to beg yoa to regard the above document aeett formai offer of an immediate armis- tice on. all .fronts, and the immediate openin0 of peace negotiations -an Jrfer -with which the authoritative Government "or the Russian Itepablic has addressed itself simultaneously to all the belligerent peoples and their 1°"va'e.el'enclitterlit4. assurance, Mr. Mabee - %actors onthe profound respect of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Government for the people of Franee, watch can not help aiming at peace, as well 08 nil tilts reet of the natione 'exhausted. gel .made bloodless by thh) unexam Lad elaughter." AGAINST SEPARA.Tia PEACE'. -Itt • connection with the order to .1021. Dukhonin,cemmander-in.chief of the Rue:elan army, to open negotia- tions for an armistice With tho enemy commandere, the Associated Press to -day interviewed Leen Troa .zity, the Belsheviki 'Foreign Minister. Trotzky emphatically declared that the Soldiers' and Workmon'a Govern - 1110111 .v,*as against a sepal:ate peata with Gertnany. He \ (deed ..hia con- riction that RUS.Sift's beitiativa in otter ihg peace till be imported by the urolttariat ot all Countries. -allied of belligerent,whieh will make Ilan:lei- etc a eontiemation or the war even if the Governmeats• don't accept the "What are. the Waite ani intentions of your Government'?" the cOrre, %tenant enquired. ''The plans and itteatiOlie of the Government are outlined In the pro' gramme 61 the nolahevikl party, tel !which the all-lauselian Cengrees ot 8eldioral and \a-Orkin:mill ileclegatee entrusted the formation er o StildierS' and Workmen's Goverrineht," the rot.- eign Minister anewered. "rhea -Thera will be the immediate ilab tbl4leaoitioc tlicinotera511 vs.eeetrgvitnrneZ.e.and tti "Second-Art offer of an inunediete armistice on all fronts for the con. "lu.'llon of a dereomatie peace' "Third -The, trallefer sI nil Wale to thf'trilo't'ua4.1---It3The establishment cr trait 0011 11'(1l indettries through the Wulf= of organized WOrktnen and inntitiveaef the 110t101Ialt28t1on of the moo Important ltranchea of industry "riffit--:The-,delivery .of all ittititor- ity to local soldiers' and workmen's depsultxteths_, The couvoeation 0 a OW stiinent assembly which will laTo. duce its reforms through the meOun 01 the Soldiers' ana Wierlemetra Dell' ales, end not throtigh the old bureau- cracy, on an appointed date. The otter of, au imrasaliate peace alreatlY has been made. The decree transferring the land, to the peasants hes been is. sued, Power has been assumed by the Soldiers* owl Workmen's Deputies in most 4:4 the important places." TROTZKY'S DREAM. "What will the Government do it Russia's allies refuse to enter into ne- gotiations for Dom?" the correspond. °11t'rtc hitea 'I ' allied Governments don't supoacepportTthreetzlgirce3;1°Iettl,a 41" telinemear fiauteide peoples Will support us against their Governments. Our international pace' it ealculated, not for capitalistic dna lotnitcy, but for the sepport of tho working masses." oes the Government thinlc it sep- orate peace with GermanY Is possible In the existing circumstances?" "We are against a separate peace with, Germany -we are tor it universal peace Walt the European nation" 'What will ,the Government do if Germany refuses to negotiate for peace ---will it continuo the war?" was the next question. "We rely on the German army and the working classes to make a condn. uatiou of the war impossible," Trot eliy replied. "If, however, our frank and honest offers of peace meet no response, we would declare a revolUtiOharY War against German Imperialiem, we would mobilize our forces, contiscate large food supplies and prosecute the war as eaergetically as we did the re- volution, But we have every ground to think that our Offer of peace will make impossible it continuation of the W01' on all fronts." "What Is the country's attitude to- ward the Governmental change?" "All the bourgeoise is against us. Tlio greater part of the intellectuals OIS tiangattiotnte00 01 hesitating, awaiting "The' working class is wholly with us. The army is with ,us. The peasants, with the exception of exploitere, are with us. 'The Soldiers' and Workmen's Gov- erament is a Government of work- men, soldiers and peasants against the capitalists and landowners," "Is it true that the Government will publish the secret treaties?" was the final question. "Yes," the Foreign Minister an- swered. R&„ ""ifiCsa°1 ralIONTO MARE.ETa FARMERS' MARKET. Butter'choice dairy .. 50 15 50 47 Dairy Produce - Eggs, new-lald, dos, 0 70 0 75 Do an. ; • • . • . • • : : 0° 00°0 0° 335° Dressed Poultry - Turkeys, lb. 0 30 0132 Fowl, lb. ucks, Spring; lb, ..... 0 0 00 25 GStiefeistetg, 00° 2235: 000 227980 D Fruits- Apples, hitt. 0 50 bbl -bag------------ 4 00- Vegetables - Do.,, neck ... ..... 004 0°125° Cauliflower, each „.. 0 10 I) 20 Carrots, peek • 130., bag ..„ „. 0° IC:905 ° ° 72° CC‘a.lbebrelYg• ct' head 0 0 ... • .. 05 3 (1' 0 7 0 010 Vegotable morro-w, eich .. 0 03 0 10 Onions, 79-12). bag 2 50 3 00 Do., large bkt. . 0 00 0 69 Da., pickling; bict. 0 00 0 05 Potatoes, beg ... 2 10 2 25 Pumpkins, each „ 0 is 6 35 •E's.rs,eY, bunch• . . 0 00 0 10 Veppers, red, doz. . 0 00 0 20 Do., green, dm,- 00 0 20 Sage, blotch 0 05 0 10 Slnintell, Deck - „ e 33 Squash, each ------------0 10 0 25 St1;uik 0 00 0 15 3v07. . o 05 0 111 Trnlo, vec bar 0 09 0 70 MEATS, --WHOLESALE, 33ects, fortquarters, cwt. 513 00 515 00 Do., hinqual tors- .. 17 00 13 00 Carcases, choice --------13 50 17 tiu Do., common .•• . •, 13 00 14 .60 Vett;, common, cat... 0 50 11. 50 Do., medium 12 00 14 50 :01.2;11:0, ..... 00 23 00 Heavy hogs .. 17 50 10 60 hle.,1?vsy. 1232: 05°00° 122364 561000 Do., light ...... IS 00 21 00 Lambs,. 141..yrbig, lb. „ .. 0 21 0 26 SUGAR MARKET. Wholesale 'quotations to the retail trade on Canadian refined sugar, Toronto de- livery, in effect October 30- ettpath granulated.......1001341 d1100°° R Acadia granulatedIbo. 5914 Si.lbs. 0.11 Lawrence granule -tett 100 lbs. 9.11 kton.1 s,lov i icgrtaintt%Ia. tud ,.., 100 lbs. 9.21 IOC lbs. 3,51 .;\10°. • 223,5.e.lellols°vw.: ;..; • • • : 11° 0libbss: 38:15441 Granulated fn 20-1b, ba --go, 15 cents over cwt. prices: le -lb, bags, 20 cents over; 5- Ithol•b:,'121.01•°cntt2s3 octe.enrts over, and 2-12). ear - *Atlantic quoted lee lower. 03r.HEE MARKETS. WINNIPEG GRAIN .18XCIIANGE. Flucluations on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange yesterday were as follows; ()pen. Nigh. Low, Close. 91 92 2 3 WI 2111 3-4e. Flour Unchanged, Bran, 334.00 to. May . . 2 9014 2 92 2 9031a 2 Ma to 5110. Oats -No 3 white, GS 3-1 to 69 x -T0 75••/.;Ss olci. Minneapolis. -Corn -No. 5105 MINNEAPoLIS GRAIN' MARKET. Nov. . ... 0 75 0 1015 0 75 o 761.• Dec, .., 0 731i 0 74% 0 73Ni (1 7104 May ... ..XO 0 27 0 75% tl 77 2 03 3 03 3 05 3 08 135.00 xyclayra muuth.—Liuseed, 53.28 1-2 tO $3,33 1-2; Arrive, 113.16 1-:1; altivo 10 Naventber, a2.23 1-2; arrive on December rare .:$11,10 1-2; November s3 23 1-2; asked; December, rani 1-2 cohost; 1(103', 53,16 743 aSked, cinfIESE MAIIICBTS. Napance.-Clicese bottrdol, 440; ale bid; 110sales; selling ott street, 21 1-40, Picton.-At the Cheese Board to -day 430*.:ere boarded; all sold at 21 3 -Sc. Co•rnwall.-011 tho Cornwall Cheese, Doard to,day the offerings Were 1,327 white and 79 colored, total of 1,40e. Alt sold at 21 1-4c, This was the teat Meet. Mg or the tresent . year. Perth. -There uvre 323 bones Of thecal 00 the 'Market lire to-dt‘y. 110110 10010 81)140..St 13Uffe10,. RepOrt,-.tattle,. receipts 13IIPPALO JAVD STGOlt V1 . 20kileath0ts,7' reeelpts 100; taster; $7 te $14.50. )legs, receipts ..5,090; pigs steady; other 'weak. 'Heavy $1& to tl18.10; mixed 517.55 t,t 418; yorkere end lima yoriters 5.17.25 5170(1;tiptigalsrs$4117115tottrue51480;, rottgits 510.4 to 516.10; iiinep and minas, reecipts 1,500; active; lambs easier, at $12 to er1.50; .etizets un- changed. CIITCA.G0 LIVE STOCK. .r.ottle, receipts 4,090. Market oteetiy. Brave's, „. 740 3303 Tone Stece•s 23 la 75 stedtera end .reeeers...'„ a 0 19 11 23 00W$1 and heifers .... OS 1105 Calvet). ••• ••• 100 3800 • Hogs,' VoCeint;s. - 23,000. 115.01:vryitet.,,w,e,tut, 11.114;181:1.1„.; . . .„ 1119 11 .110 40 18 12 . . 1114 18 00 ,-, 17 42 17 65 3309 18,110 Punt eftaleS",, 1160 17 90 0 70 6 00 W•11Ington. Ifiutuse FIreIns. Co, ilit.,04004 1140. 1.40.4 0103., gltnicx4rii, V0141 t�n o *-11 staaffel �t4/41IP, 10441 Prer On the sateti MA,IttAt ADO MOW; • (AM, INAMTAK X01141 RAVP0014: 1110$4.0 likorstarr . ROT0011 00.4140-, AlOntif. Wirolghoom44 ,9100, ' • • • - -- • -- Dudley Holmes MARA441T1R, 0014011704t, iTO Offieet itloyer 11414$4 Vin0.4411s R.. Ironstone •Apvris Aso ootoictriult, sow to -tau oke *West , WINGHAM, Arthur J. Irwin L,D.S. Doctor or Dental Surgery of the Peen. sylvania College and Licentiate of Den- tal Snrgcry f Ontario. Closed every Wednesday Afternoon. Office in Macdonald, Block. F. M, DEANS o.o,s., lIonor Graduate or the Royal College of Dental Surgeons et Ontario, Honor Gramma: of University of Toronto. Faculty of Deulstry. Closed every Wr.O.neMay Afternoon,. Office Over H. E. Mem{ & Co.'s Store In the Denial P81i,-a-4. formerly eccu. vied by Dr:' O. If. 'Ross. W. R. iiamblw N.80., m.04., ex, Special atter.tion paid to diasatea of 'Women and Children, having taken postgraduate work in Bur. gory, Bacteriology and Scientifio Medielne. Mae* In tbe ICerr residence be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the litaptiat Church. 4.15 be/4nm' given careful attention. Phone M. • P. O. Box 119 Dr. Robt. C. Redmond m.n.o,15. (Bag.) L.R.O.P, (Lend.) PHYSJCIAN AND SURGEON. (Dr, Chiaholm's old stand). roR.k 1 STEWART Craducte of Univers14, or Toronto Vacuity of Mt clicine; .f.Icentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians. and Surgeons. OFFICE ENTRANCE: SECOND DOOR NORTH OF . ZURBRIQG'S PHOTO STUDIO, • JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29 OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN DR. is. A. PARIVELR. Ostantath7 builds vitality and strength. A.djustmont of tho *me and other Meseta is gently seetwed, there - b' removing tho predisposing causes of diaeane. Blood preen-4re and other craminn.- time made. Trunses scientifica117 fit- ted. ' OFFICIT OVER CHtellaTIEra GTORtai- Roure-erneedaye. 5,nd Friden, 0 aam, to 9 p.m.; Waducadaya, 2 to 11 11:,n1. Odtar da ya ty appointmea, General -Hospital (Under Government Inspection). Pieasantly situated, beautifully fur. Welted. Open to all regularly Hemmed physician.s. Ratce for pallente (which incinde board and nuraing)-$4.90 nissio per week, according to location of room. Por further' infornmtion- Address MISS L. MATHEWS, SuperIntendant, Box 223, WInallam, Ont. Town and Farm properties. Call and see my Rot and get my prieem, I him tante excellent values. J G. STEWART WINGHAM. P5or4 12.4. effete in Town Han, • .1,13,7b:10.11M12.151.1C1.1.21ARLP•IMOKIWUPOWINxi J. W. DODD (Successor to J. G. STEW.ATtT) FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT and HEALTH INSURANCE. P. 0. Box 330. Phone 193 WING HA r, ONT. 30...,1.011111 lohn F. Grow s issuo MARA.UAGE LICIINSES TOWN HALL WINDHAM Phonet--OffIce 24; Residence. 169. 04.9(11:1414:50.11...1.11•1•6,111.10. T DUI We want cream and wilt pal tle bask prices tor good cream. Why it to your cream away, a long distance When you can roosts,e ao good prieea near horno, and in sOnding your oroarn halts a home Industry. W. htwo cat's to each sltippor and pay alt VA:orals charge/ and a5e0e4 ron A.11 hOra.tt bassos& Cheeses 15.0-- toryItlnteP-4t'ssr'°oVidhadvositINCeCliretekoth•a Writ for fartipt.1 platoote.re to hIduringtotuIr TH E HAMA GREAMERY. elKA.FORTII ONTARIO or.o,IntencikinloAno.t.;ovron.1,1......v.pffligo4omoimiremisolneigiiktiordvOrroino. SUFPOOATED BY GASOLINE, Tcrout-o, Nay.. 13.--41.1ealtig since vri. the betty of Albut Ildsrard realto, a traveler iivibff nt aonstanco Vv.% fOund Yesterday morning .in his gars ng in a Sifting DositiOn and Math% einenst the rear !Ailed of his ear. M the temente wore Irozon the ponce 110, thy,. that M. ',cake tliod shortly atter It,' was seen to leave for the image on Prem tlte ceeditien of the autemohne it 1448 evident that shortly after Mr. 1(1.1(0 entered his ttalage he snorted the t,14,111&, &Oa itC001Villg 10 t11Cdieiti . It 0(1!, fumes generatel by the running tlighle. Don't egaggeeate. • Many a adjectives aro larger than lila ideals. .thought prize lighting Was ofeltitig. S110--Weli, lice* a ray brother talking about ft right end he said 'One Of tho fighters was seon put to p,1"0.---l1altime2'o can.