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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-1-21, Page 6k' THE FRENCII MAKE ].•.i&G.AiS Oen. PAM' Armies Have Command of AU Heights on Left Bank of Thur River A despatch from the Vosges, says. The latest and last operations of the French troops in Alsace have given . them command of all the heights on the left bank of the T1uu River, rf •'?� �l h la o. Gebweiler and Sulz. ' to Muelhausen: with its factoryaline i , n•ey s onlyeight miles .away, is still g �?~.is. ''hands of the troops of Gener- al Deimling, the famous 'commander of Strassburg, The Germans have been, making energetic efforts tore- pel the French advance in Alsace, and along the foot of the Vosges there is a growing suspicion that several army corps have been brought Irom other parts of the lighting line, probably from Rus- sian Poland, to reinforce the Ger- :mall troops in Alsace. Their num- bers, at any rate, are constantly on the increase. There is no doubt that the enemy is making a, determ- ined effort .against the positrons of the Vosges conquered by the French, but the F reueh are not only boldinsr what they conquered -they are. ,advancing. A very important action reeeutly took place in which cavalry and heavy and light artil- lery lery in considerable numbers were engaged, and showed themselves fully equal to the forces opposed to them. The entire action lasted from 9 aim, to long after dark. The Freneh and German losses: were about equal, but the advantage was with the French, as they occupied a village, which was their objective and also the woods for a consider- ahle distance around, which com- mend the German positions. IES TO RESCUE CO Lieut. Lawrence Had Transferred to Regulars From First Contingent a Few Weeks Ago A despatch from London says: Seeond Lieut. M. E. Lawrence, who appears among the killed in the latest casualty list, tan the only surviving son of the late Hon. H. A. Lawrence and grandson of Baron Lawrence, of the Punjab. For the last lour years he had been living in British Columbia. He enlisted in the 88th Victoria Fusiliers on the day war was declared, and came to England with the first Canadian contingent. On landing he heard that his young brother, who had a commis- sion in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, had been killed in a.etion on the Aisne. He was offered and' accepted a commission in his bro- ther's regiment, and joined the Sixth Battalion at Sheerness early in November, and was sent to France. After a few weeks he was killed in Flanders while leading ai, storm- ing party which was ordered to take an important position. His com- manding officer writes: "On reaching the position he found that a brother officer, who had led another storming party, was in need of assistance, as he had. lost more than . half of his men. Lawrence dashed over the interven- ing 70 yards with some of his men, and was no doubt responsible for getting back his brother -officer, who had been left ,alone and would have been cut off-" FAM!NE IN GERMAN CIT1ES The Government is About to Prohibit Baking in Private Houses A despatch from Paris says: The bread famine in Germany appears to be growing in intensity, accord- ine to reports reaching here. The Burgomaster of Dortmund, in West- phalia, declared at a meeting of the city officials: "Extreme •ecrmomy in the con- sumption of bread, and particularly the Iimitation to whatis only strictly necessary, as regards both bread and all other bakery wares, is the condition of German victory." PRICES CF [ARM ,PROD IITt REPORTS FROM THE t.EAp1NC TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA, Breadstbtf$• Toronto. asp.. 19,---Flonr•--Manitoba first esiO3e,'5 60Oaiat,$6.8; strong'b kr $; Ontario wheat flour, 90 per cent, patents, quoted. at $6.10, to $5,20, seaboard, Wheat -Manitoba No. 1 Northern $1.44; No, 2 at $1,41, and. No. 3 at $1.37; Ontario wheat, No. 23, $1.27 0 $1.30, at outside Points. Ovte-•-Ontario, 52 to 53a, outside, and at Can- ad5 z No 2, itt 63 1.2o, Toronto. 3s at 60 1-2e. Barley --66 to 69e, outside, ltye--$1,06 to $1.07, outside, •.Pea„-No.:2 quoted at 51.75 to $1.85, out- side. Corn -No. 3 new Amsrtean, 78 to 78 1.2o, all rail, 'Toronto irei.gltt, gide. a, Buckwheat -No. 2 at 78 to 80e, out, , Bran and shorts• -Bran, $25 to,$26 a tort and shorts at $27 to 528. lbs, oats -Car lots. per bag of 90 1 , $3 to $3.20. The Cologne Gazette, comment- .ing on the situation, calls on the military authorities to forbid the manufacture of all bread except for war purposes. The Copenhagen correspande.nt of the Tempts says the prohibition on night work by Berlin bakers, has proved to have no effect, as the housewives are buying enormous stocks of flour and are baking bread themselves. He says the Govern- ment is, therefore, about to prohi- bit baking in private houses. BRITISII FARMER PROSPERS. Highest Prices Are Obtained for Crops and for Cattle. A despatch from London says:. 'After many years of depression the farmer is e-njoying prosper- ''--'" ity. Everything he r iseas aaluickly salable at prices which are gilts -hie lily climbing higher and high `r, Wheat and oats, which are the s a- ble crops of most English farmers, are fetching excellent prices, while the live stock which they fattened for the holiday, market was taken at figures which have not been touched in many years. WHALE STEALS HUGE BUOY. Perishes, However, Carrying Away 5,000 -pound Load. A despatch froom St. John, N.B., says : Roaring Buil Buoy, which with its anchor weighs 5,000 pounds, was carried away by a whale, ac- cording to- officers of.. the Canadian eGevernment steamer. Lansdowne, in port on Tuesday from a search for the missing guide to mariners. The Lansdowne found a dead whale 50 feet long entangled in the abeam of the buoy, which had been dragged a long distance. The whale appar- ently died from exhaustion. WILL I\ GO TO FRONT FOR MONTH Country Produce. Butter -.-Prices rule firm. Choice dairy, 24 to 25c; inferior, 20 to 210; creamery pfainnerrints, s' 30 toseparator, 31o; do„26to solids27o., 28 1-2 t0 29e; Eggs -New -laid, in cartons, 36 to 38o; es leets, 31 to 32c; storage,. 29 to 30c. ' honey -12 to 3e per lb. for strained;No. 1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No. 2, $2,25. Poultry --Chickens, dressed, 13 to 150; ducks, dressed, db. 14 to 16c; fowl, 10 to 11o; geese, 14 to 15e; turkeys, dressed, 18 to 20e. Cheese -New large, 16 1-4c; twins, 16 3.4e• Beans -Prime, bushel, $2.50 t0 $2.70; hand:-pieked, 52.75 to $2.85. Potakces-Outories, 65 to 700 Per bag, out of store; 55 to 60e in oar lots. New. Brunswicks, car tote, 60 to 65o per bag. Provisions. Bacon -Long clear, 13 1-2 to 14 1-4c per lb., in case lots. Hams -Medium, 16 to 17c: do.. heavy, 14 1.2 to 15e;. rolls, 14 to 14 1-2o; breakfast bacon, 17 1-2 to 18e; backs, 20 to 21o; boneless backs, 22 to 23c. Lard -Market quiet at 11 1-4 to 111.20 for tierces, and at 11 3-4 to 120 for tubs and pails. Compounds, 9 1-4 to 9 1-2c. Canadians Were to Have Been Transferred Next Week, But a Change Had Been Made in Plans A despatch from London says: 'Although the intention of the au- thorities was to send the Canadian troops to the front this 'week, a change has been made in the plans, and a delay of gat least a month is now probable. An exceptional ho - tor has fallen to the Allan liner Alsatian, which appears in the het - est navy list as the flagship of Rear - Admiral Dudley de Chair. Besides being one• of the newest and hand- som,est ships on the Mersey, the Al- satian has a cruiser stern; giving her the appearance of a war vessel, and earning for her the'nicknam,e of "the cruiser" wirer) she first ap- peared, The word uttered •in jest now applies in reality. . WIRELESS STATION IN PANAMA Canal Zone Police Got Tip From British 11'I.inister, and Acted on It :A. despalitoli from Panama, awe.: The ,eanaal gone police have disoov- tared 'a wireless telegraph plant on the top a a tall buildin •'itl the l}eart of P,natlia. T. rant was e ho u oxi. lee; w r ed bytax �[e5t 4the e i Ion to a Dan- ish, that It be ged, . ish West Indian negro, , ' ,alo they believed was a student Il .wireless telegraphy. Complaint was nide rscentiy by the British <. IVtini;ster, Baled Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying as follows for oar lot deliveries on track here: Straw is quoted at. $7'50 to $8 a ton, in oar lots, on track here. Hay -No. 1 new hay is quoted at $16.50 to $17, on track here; No. 2 at $16 to $15.50, and No. 3 at $13 to $13.50. Winnipeg Crain. • Winnipeg, Jan. 19. -Cash: -Wheat --No, 1 Northern. $1.34 1-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.31 1-4; No. 3 Northern, $1,28; No. 4 $1.24; No. 5, $1.20; No. 6, $1.15; Meed. $1.11. Oats- No. 2 0.W., 561.4c; No. 3 C.W., 531'2c; ex- tra No. 1 feed, 531.2e; No. 1 feed 530; No. 2 feed, 62e. Barley -No. 3, 701-2e- No. 4, 661.2c; feed, 61c. Flax -No. 1 N.rw.o., $1.53; No. 2 ,C.W., Montreal Markets.- 513ntreal, Jan. 19. -Corn -American No. 2 yellow, 81 to 82e. Oats-Oanadian West, ern, No. 2, 63c; Canadian. Western, No. 3. 62o; extra No. 1 feed. 62 1-2e; No. 2local white,. 56 1-2c; No. 3 local white, 55 1-2e; No. 4 local white, 54e. BarI•ey-6fanitoba feed, 70'e; malting, 77 to 78c. Flour -Mani. tobe Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7,20; iseconde, $6.70; strong bakers', 56.50; Win- ter patents, choice, $6.50; straight rollers, $5.90 to $6; straight rollers, bags, $2.76 to $2.85. Rolled nate, barrels, $6.40 to $6.60; rolled oats, bags, 90 lbs., $3 to $3.10. Bran $25. Shorts $27. Middlings $30. Mouillie, $33 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton, oar lots, $19 to $20. Oheeee-Finest westerns, 15 7.8 to 16c; finest easterns, 15 6-8 to 15 3.4e. Butter -Choicest creamery, 30 to 30 1-2e; seconds, 29 to 291.2c. Eggs-rFesh, 45 to 50e; selected, 31 to 32c; No, 1 stock, 28 to 29c; No, 2 stock. 25 to 26e. Potatoes, per bag, car dots. 60c. Sir Charles Mallett, ,of the exis- tence of, a wireless station in Pana, - rote and he gave the pollee its ap- proximate location. After a search, of several daysit wasfinallyy lo CaFw ed, For some time it has been sus - petted that there -was another hid- den wirelessTalant in the Darien region, hut British and Jaapaxiese landing parties have failed ,to find it, Unit;d Staten Markets. CANADIAN TROOPS. FIGHT VALIANTLY Battalion Charged Enemy with Bays ()nets aa - onets and Won Trenches "For Cniutttla Outl Old England." A despatch from London says: The Canadian regiment at the front has distinguished itself in a stirring bayonet charge at a pines near Ypres,.known as "De•ael Man's Al- ley," aecording to the Daily Chron- •icie' ; correspondent in North-east France. "Tho Germans," the cor- respondent says, "had moved a great mass of .hien against this spot on the British. front. Mud. helped the thin British line to hold, but the honors were barely even until the Canadian regiment hurried up from the rear. Suddenly there was heard a roar of voices and a long line of slouch -hatted men with fixed bayonets, rushed forward with the battle cry 'For Canada .and Old England.' The Germans broke be- fore the charges, which carried everything before it. Trench after trench bald, amd.the Cana,diana did not cease until the Gesmiaus brought up theirartillery. Thee ground gained extended over & mile in front." The Canadian losses were two. . killed and fourteen wounded. • Minneapolis, Jan. 19. -Wheat --No. 1 hard, $1.39 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.34 1-4 to 1.3 1.4 ; No,2. Northern, 1.3 3-4to $ 9Ir $ 1 $1.39 1-4; May. $1.36 1-4. Oorn-No. 3 yel- low, 64 to 65c, Oats No. 2 white. 50 to 50 1-24. Flour and bran unchanged. • Duluth, Minn„ Jan. 19. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.37 1-4; No. 1 Northern, 51.361.4; No. 2 Northern. $1.33 1-4 to $1.34 1-4; May, $1.38 1-4. Linseed, $1.30 1-4; May, $1.81 1-4. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Jan. 19. -Odd ohoice butcher cows brought $6.25 to $6.75, but the bulk sold between $5.60. and $6.25, with common at $5 to $5.50. Cutters brought $4.35 to $5 and canners .53.75. to $4.35, with the 'aver- age a little _ower, Beet ,stockers soul be- ta veen $6.60 and $7. medium to good be. tnveen 55.75 and $6.50 and common 55.25 CO $5,75. Calves sold at $8 to : $10 for weals. Beet lambs at $9.30 and others at $9.16. Sheep, $6.25. Large lots of hogs went at 57.60 fed and watered and at $7.90 to: $8 on the off ear basis •• • Montreal, Jan. 19 Prune, beeves, 71-4 to 7 1-2c; medium, 5 1-2 'f.'o. 7c; common, 41-2 to 5 1.40; cows, $.35 to $85 each, one fine springer fetching $100•; calves, 5 to 8c;' sheep, 50; lambs, 7 1-2 to 8c; hogs, 8 to 8 1-40. BRITAIN WANTS ENGINEERS. Qualified Men for Naval Service Ad- vertised For. A despatch from Ottawa 'says The British Admiralty has notified the Canadian Marine and Nesv&l De- partments that 'there are openings in the British naval service for a considerable number of qualified marine engineers. They are need- ed as artificers and for other branches of the service. CANADIANS ARE NOW BILLETED Marked. Betterment of General Health in Canadian Contin- gent is Noted. A despatch from London sans : The billeting of the Canadians has resulted in a marked improvement of the general health conditions in the contingent at Salisbury and the extension of the billeting system is proceeding. The "outbreak of men- ingitis is believed to have been checked. Major Verret, Col. Cur- rie and Lieut. Murray are arrang- ing the details of a, Canadian base post -office ,at London. German Socialists to Fight War? A despatch from Havre says: It is generally known that :the Social- ist Deputy, Dr. Liebknecht, who alone an time Reichstag, voted against the military credits, incur- red blame as a result. Already the state of affairs has changed. Dr. Liebkneeht has just informed the chiefs, among the International So cialists that a serious movement against war is manifesting itself among Germain Socialists, and that almost unaazimously the Federations share his point cf view and deolare theniselve•s against war. German South-west Africa Invaded SEVENTY TOWNS IN RUINS Italian Earthquake Took Twenty Thousand Lives in "1 hirty Seconds A despatch from Rome says: Twenty thousand lives lost, thirty million tllousataid persons injured,, aL ii homeless and in need. of relief, 78 towns and villages wholly "or partly destroyed, a territory 300 miles long and extending ,front the Adria- tic to the Tyrrhenian 8.et devastat- ed? irreplaeeable.'wirks Of art ruin- ed -this is the measure. of the'catas- trophe caused bar the earthquake which held Central Italy in .a merci- less grip for 30 se•euncle Thursday morning. As the hours l; 'o by and comniuni cation with the outlying districts is restore.•d, appeals for aid from cvery. section are pouring' into Rome, and are being answered in•stantiy by the Government, the people and the clergy. The King, the Pope and the Premier Salandra are among the leaders in the, great work of relief, and trains are being sent as fast as passible with doctors, nurses and supplies to every part of the shaken area. The greate,st damage done was at Avezzano, 50 miles east of Rammer, which was totally destroyed, with a total loss of life of more than 8,000. In •this district the scenes parallel those of Messina. in 1908, when 76,000 persons perished. A despatch .from. 'London says: The forces of the Union of• South Africa have oocupied Swakopmund, German South-west Africa, accord- ing to the Pretoria co•rrsspondent of Reuter's Te,l;egrarm` Company. Stwakopnlund is a pert of. °all at the mouth of the Swakkop Rivera .It is • a tha,ding and niissiton station, and is connected by rail with Wind- hoek. The King left for that city by automobile, and will remain there until the distress is, alleviated. Rome the In ' i P d .ung ,e e was relative- ly small, not a single life being hoist, At Naples and Florence, which also felt the shook, there were no casual- ties and very little destruction, "The district of Sulm,ona is bad- ly damaged, and the he 'victims _ are^ numerous. Twenty persons are killed and many injured at Villago, Rescue work has been started at. Popli and Pentina, where many houses are damaged. "The damage is extensive at Aquila and Isola I)elliri, and many small towns in the province of Rome, The village of Sora has been razed. "Loss of life has been feared at Chieti and other towns in the pro- vince of the Abruzzi, but it is be- lieved that disaster will nob be so great as at first apprehended." The opening of partial communi- cation throughout the district from Ferrara, north of Bologna, to Na- ples, brings somewhat more reas- suring news, but also gives the in- formation that the track of the quake was greater than at first be- lieved. REFUSED TO ISSUE CA GO First Time on Record Where Washington Govern- ment Would Not Insure an American Vessel A despatch .teem Washington says : The sudden turmoil over .the Dacia and the request of the State Depart- ment that Great Britain permiit•taie vessel , to discharge her cargo': at Rotterdam instead of Bremen ware due to the refusal of the Govern- ment war risk bureau to insure the Dacia and her cargo. This refusal completely upset the plans of the owners of the cotton about to be shipped, for having obtained con- sent of the Department of Com- merce to the admission of the Da.cia to American registry, they= had taken it for granted that consistent action would be obtained frons. the Government war risk bureau and insurance written as desired. The insurance was refused on the ground that inasmuch as the British Government had indicated objec- tions to the Dacia, engaging in trade. with • Germany, her ; arrest on the high=eeas•,was• practically a, certain- ty and -she was not, therefore, a good risk. The fact .:that the de- partment had seen fit to "OK" the transaction to the extent of grant- ing American registry did not in- fluence the war risk bureau and the Dacia was denied her risk. Members' of Congress who were informed of the refusal of the war risk bureau expressed great inter- est. It was said to be the first ease where the bureau has refused to give insurance to an American ves- sel. LUMBER CUT DECREASED. Revival of Trade in the Cheaper Grades is Expected. A c espatch from Ottawa, 'says: Revieriseng the lumber trade of the Ottawa Valley, John. Aird, assistant general manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, says the cut is estimated at 375,000,000 feet, or 100,000,000 feet less than for 1913, owing principally to low 'water .con- ditions. In other s'ectionra of the province the decrease is propor- tionately greater. Dealing with the market conditions, he• predicts a revival of trade next spring in the cheaper grades, but foresees even lower prices than• in 1914 for higher grade lumber. Love that feeds on beauty alone soon starves to death. Canadian Infantry Transterred A despatch from Salisbury ?lain says : The Sling Plantation exien'p`of the Canadian contingent has been condemned on account of the preva- lens of cerebro -spinal meningitis. The Fourth Infantry Brigade has removed to• Tidworth Barracks an that account. '. i:;M , . f i ail• Soldiers on ThcirWay to' French Iiattleilelt1s....., ;., Train '`(�>c, le tit gex9uAti, 11t is llI y `- , ' 1 t•e h s need and carrying many soldiers who had recovered £ram:•' their An express tr n rti n, g , lar'kg p ,, `.Y g o } , . • p ' '' - battlefields, was wrecked near Stendal t� such ;a, •e.� . x t �at ey «',e1;•o.xetul'n1ng•to the french battl , wounds a 1a...�,`�.lt.�,. , , t e ears .of the• assenger train .teleseapcd- and were when it ran into. tile'.rea'�,�psl•.of.,'a frearght trscx•n...7.111 ca � . totally wrecked. ' t:Manyabf Cher.rd't�tri'•ninglsoldiere•'u re killed or seriously and mortally injured. t'r':• ., by x'P}i. • int r,l;•1:.1 :,. rfiia- ;r,i • ES _YI�ASS ENE�I 5001000 TROOPS Seasoned Fighters Sent to the Aisne to Make Final Effort, Under Raiser's Direction. A despatch from Amsterdam slays': It is reported that the Germans .have concentrated a half a million men on their Tines between Flan- ders and Rheims for the purpose of breaking through by brute force, no matter what the cost. The scheme has been aided by the fact that floods on the Lys and the Aisne forced the allies to withdraw in. two or three imporbant places. In Flan- ders floods hold the Belgians and French in cheek, and the Germans believe, that sceand line troops can maintain their front there while the seasoned fighters are sent to Soissons and along the Aisne. Gen. von Falkenhayn, chief of staff of the German army, is at the front with the Kaiser, awarding to informa- tion received here from Brussels. The harbor at Zeebrugge has been heavily mined and the town has been transformed into .afortress, as has also Knocke and other places on the eo.ast. The German troops on the coast are- sonznianded by Gen. von Arnim. INCREASE IN CItIDI.L. Rut Largo Percentage At Casks Are Not of Serious. Nature. A despateh from Toronto says.; An increase in the number of cases handled is shown by the annual r!e- port of the Provincial Pollee, just issued. Of a total of 1,599 eases handled convictions were secured in 1,172 eases. Of these 754 were met with fines. The total arriount of fines imposed was $54,471, part of whirl. represents fines disputed mil the courts by the Hudson's Bay Company: - During the year the po- lice piek'ed up 1,138 "hoboes" and., handed them. over to th.e Dominion authorities for deportation, For breaches of tail. license laws 2;3 'per u d 20ri"er e sons were prdlSec to , fined, and 32 given jail terms. Tho Fines .amounted $20,165, A 'tirgo' . quantity of liquorof various kinds was seized. Under the Game and Fisheries Act 120 prosecutions were secured, and tale fines amounted to $26,7.40. THE ISSUE OF TIIE WA.R. Hopes of Vietory Are Slight in Germany. A despatch from Paris says The ..Copenhagen correspondent of the Temps writes that'a person in close relations with high personages of the court of Prussia who has just arrived in Denmark assures hien that high German circles cherish no illusions as to the issue of the war. It is recognized in these circles, he says, that the German offensive has been broken and that although Ger- many's resources are enabling her to continue the defensive, they are, not sufficient to enable Germans to hope for a victorious maroh for- ward. The court is therefore pre- paring the people for the' idea that a triumph of the German armies is not certain and that the situation may at any moment become grave. .N TYPHOID BANISHED. Arusy Medical Contnlission Demob, strates Vaccine 'Treatment. A despatch from Paris says: The, war •'has demonstrated beyond all question, .according to members pf the Medical Commission, the efica ciousne.ss of ,anti -typhoid vae•cina tion . Most of the members Of the active army had been vaceinatrcl before the war, but the reservists and,territorials drafted, and sent to the 'front later had not, and as a. result, toevards the end of October a large number of cases of typho'd developed. The Medical Commis- sion sent doctors to the firing line, and they vaccinated a whole rimy corps of 40,000 men. By the end of December the good results of this treatment became apparent, as ty- phoid had practically disaprr'•cl, the only cases remaining being among the men of two regiments, which the doctors were unable td reach. HONEY FOR GERMANY. Swedish Authority Says She Grows More Formidable. A despatch from Stockholm says: `Germany, instead of suffering ex- haustion after menthe of war, has become more formidable than ever, according to Lieut. Col. Douveng, Chief of the Swedish Military Aca- demy, who spent two and a half months ,at the theatre oef war with the German army. "I deem Ger- many's military resources to be in- exhaustible," says Lieut. -Col;: Bou- veng in The Aftenbiad'et, "It is im- possible to doubt that the German army could perform tasks still more difficult than those' which are con- froeting it to -day." . . '2+ WAS SHOT TO DEATH. Von Falkenitayn's Sou Killetl•in an A.ir Raid. A despatch from Paris says.C"ap- tain von Falkenhayn, eon of the act- ing chief f en,w l staff of the Ger- Man. army, was shot to death by a ,j'reeeli avlarbor while making an y aerial reconnaissance aver Amiens on Send;ay, according to a despatch from that ,city. ON RUSSIAN .NEW • YEAR. Ring George; Honor's Five Russian Generals. A despateeh from London says : King George has commemorated the advent of the Russian New Year by appointing Grand Duke Nicholas an honorary Grand Commander of the Bath. The King has also con- ferred the order of Knight C•om- mancler of St. Michael and St. George on General Yaliouchkavitcii, chief of the Russian general staff ; Gen.- Daniloff, director of military operations; Gen. Ruzsky, corn- manding the northern .arnries, and Gen. Ivanoff commanding the southern armies. .N MAY BE TRANSFERRED. Hindenburg May Go to Western Theatre of War. A despatch from London saes : An Amsterdam despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph Company, says that travellers arriving there from Germany report that in responses to a popular demand ,Field Marshal von Hindenburg, commander of the German campaign' against Russia, is likely to be transferred to'•t+he western front in the spring PRESIDENT SEES PEACE SOONe Asks Troops to Show Energy, "For a Few i9lontias.'! A despatch from Paris says : President Poinoare,' .addressing .a gathering of marines at a flag pte,s•- entation on Wednesday, urged them to show "for a few months pa- tience, steadiness ,and • energy, the display of which. .at this time will determine the destiny of center To Consult Dominions Anent Peace. A despatch from London ssays: Discussing the advisability of hold- ing ;an Imperial conference, the Standard of Empire' says that there need be no fear that any conference sitting at such a time would attempt to grapple with the final settlement of gredt,'questions of,Imper-ial.gov- ernance. It asks whether the advis- ability of holding a conference amulet not be considered because ofarather than in spite of, the eri- cis now existing,, in view of this' de- sire of the overseas dominions that they be consulted on the. terms of any peace •Settlement.