The Wingham Advance, 1914-12-10, Page 7LESSON XI.
leecembee 13. --The Great Gem-
miasion--M att. 23: 1 Oe20; Luke 24:
36-49.
Connuenta1y.-1. The Meeting in
(lawn (IE. lb -PC t. .:*. went away in-
to elatilee-hlie, was evidently scene
time after the resurrection, and not
Loi rs before the aeceneiou. Before the
crucifixicn Jesus had announced to his
disciples that after his resurnetion he
would go before them into Galilee
. (Matt 26::12; Mark 14:2e), and the
disciples were keeping tee appoint -
Merit thus made, and which was re-
newed on the morning of the resurrec,
tion (Marls 1(:7), into a mountain
where dews had apitointed them -
Jesus had desigeated the plug in Gall-.
lee where this meeting was to take
Place. "Perhape (it was) the high-
land behind Tel Hum or Clopernaum,
_the scene of their earliest intercourse
. kith Christ, and the very spot where
the new law was first given," -Carr.
It is smite possible that the five hun-
dred who are spoken of in 1 Cor. 15:16
met Jesus at the same place. "This
supposition (1) accounts for the retir-
ed place and formal appointmeut. (2)
It i
to explain why this meta
., ing was to beNtalilee, both because
• Galilee containetaia larger number Of
Pronounced and trustworthy diseiplei
of Jesus than Jadeite, or Perea, • and
use
becait was farther tram the watch-
ful Jealousy of the rulers of Jerusa-
lem, (3) This accounts also for the
etress laid it the outset on going to
Galilee and seeing him; there was to
be the great rneeting and the giving of
. the great commission."-Broadus. 17.
when they saw hen they worshipped
.him. The disciples drew near to the
• • • meeting -place and saw the form of
their risen Lord, indistinctly at first,
; 'hart plainly as they came close to him.
As they recognized him, they pros-
trated themselves before him and paid
him homage. some doubted -If this
tefers to the disciples, some of them
doubted froni the fact that they had
..
• not drawa near enough to see • him
clearly, for they had all been cured of
their doubts before this,
18: Jesus came and spake, unto them
• -"Jesus came to them and spake un-
to them." -R. V. All power is given
unto me -Included in the power here
, - mentioned is authority. Jesus had
paid redemption's price upon the
cross, had gone through the portals of
death and had come forth from the
tomb on the resurrection side and had
. the keys with Him. His kingdom was
now established, and was to be , an
. 4 enduring kingdom. He was accorded
oilt........,149_p
, words, infallible.
laces of King to reign forever.
"These in whih the
' King Himself announces His eternal
. possession of the kingdom, Matthew,
.: aim is essentially the historian of
' tbe kingdom, alone records."- Cam.
' Bib, In heaven -All spiritual power
and authority belong to Jesus, His
resurrection from the dead declares
this truth (Rom. 1. leheEph, 1. 19, 20).
In earth -Christ has. power over na-
ture, over disease, over death and He
Is able to move in the affairs of men
- and of nations, to bring them into
contusion and .also to bring order out
,. a .,1 of confusion. We are inclined i too
- little to recognize Christ's power on
,iiie.--eartit. ehheause of the possession of
.. this pewter, Christ was prepared to
'"- give the great commission to His
followers.
II,. The commission (vs. 19, 20). 19.
Go ye therefore -Jesus had the author-
ity to send Ins disciples forth, He
had the power with which to equip
them and Ile had the ability to save
all who wou'l believe in Him. There
Is a direct e. d close connection be-
tween Chris -ea declaration of His pas
-
Session of power and the command to
Hs disci,ples to carry the gospel to
the world. Teach all nations -"Mahe
disciples of all the nations." -Re V.
Jesus gave no commands impossible
of fulfliment. The gospel has power
in mighange the hardest hearts and
o p uminehthe most sightless spiritual
eye, There is no nation that is not
susceptible to the influence of the gos-
pel. This commission declares with
great emphasis, the -missionary char-
acter of the gospel. I3aptizing -By
this net the convert declares his al-
legiance to Christ and His separation
from the world and sin. In the name --
One name, one Godhead, but three
Persons. This is a strong proof of the
doetrine of the Trinity. 20. Teaching
them -The disciples were commission-
ed- to instruct those to whom they
iwere sent in the truths of the gospel
which ilesusiHenself lied taught them.
am with you alwaY-J'esus had
mwee,Itis diseiples With what power
He wag posseesed, and now He assures
them that He will be with them con-
stantly to. the end of the world.
The truth to be preached (vs.
44-48). fil. These are the words-
. Jesus refers to his announcement pre-
• .. yionslY tnade (Mark 10: 33; Luke 18:
. e3) regarding his death and resurree-
, tion and his inanifesteeion to his dia-
.
chile% All things must lie fulfilled-
. ' In Ude .verse Jesus shows etnphatieally
' ' that there is a clime and necessary
' *, . eatteethe New. Which were eritten
. • - ing-jesus gave them spiritual Ulu-
' e - filiiient of the Old Testament scrip-
' inakee mention of Jesus. The disciples
- Old Testament, and each porticiti
law of Moses," "the prophets" and
"the psalms" include the whole of the
in the Old Testament scriptures. "The
•
P
doubt nbout Christ'S beim; presented
- - rtdncerning me -This leaves no
. were to -preach that Christ is the ful-
tures. 45. Opened he their understand-
' e • - connection between the Old Testament
initiation so that they could -grasp the
, ' deep meaning of the word of the
.. Lord, and could preach to others "the
i
ferter eoutainee in Christ's last con- .
venation with the eleven (John 14:
tithe, ix; je.: ell 27; 16: 1:1, 14). Tide
AV;IS the pronite:i of the Futiter, made
m the Old Testament (lea. 41:3: elude
;ti• 27; Joel 2' ete32), recalled to the
rentembrance of the nation by John
the Baptist (Matt. 2:11), mid renewed
by the Son. -Abbott. Tarry ye -Make
' yeur abode in Jerusalem. Do not un-
ilertake the grcat work Of Preaching
the gospel to the world until you are
properly equiPped. Power from on
high -There would be power to live
holy liven, potter to procialm Mee -
Nally tno truthemote and
or the emoand
power to be comitautly victorioue over
unfavorable and distressing circum-
stances. Acts 2; 1-4 records the com-
ing cf the Holy Ghost in ids hiltless
to the eisciples of Jams.
Questions. --How many appearances
cf our Lord after the resurrection are
recorded? oln what place did he ap-
pear? To whom did he appear? What
Partteular aopettrance is mentioned in
the present lesson? What power doee
Christ rossesse What emuraission
dia Jesus give his disciples? What
was to be the nature of their preach-
ing? What shows the -missionary char-
acter of the. gospel? What was to be
the source of the apostles efficieace?
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Topic. -Christ's missionary charter,
1. Proclaimed a great truth.
11, Prescrthed a great trust.
111. Included a great promise.
1. Proclaimed a great truth. The
crucifixion had disturbed all the plans
Jew action and life which had been
fornted by the apostles. They had
paned through deep distress and over-
whelming grief. In their disturbed
mental state they struggled against
blighted hopes and darkest fears.
There was excitement among them,
occaskined by reports of the resurrec-
tion. Christ's appearance put an end
to their suspense, He sought their com-
panionship and entered into fullest fel-
lowship with them. He came to them
in fulfilment of his own prophecy, in
evidence of the acceptance of his
atonement, as the conqueror of sin
and death. His first purpose was to
remove the agitation of their minds,
so that they might be able to receive
evidence of certain great truths, of
which they were to be the future her-
alds, namely, his sacrificial death and
re•surrecticn. To remove all doubt and
to establish faith he exhibited the
merits of his passion. Then were their
fears dispelled, their dim hopes real-
ized, their belief in his prediction es-
tablished, their pleasure in his society
renewed, thetr confidence in his divine'
mission revived. The proof of the
resurrection, the understanding of
the scriptures and the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit were given with a view
to a practical issue in the publishing
of glad tidings to all nations. As
Chrrst's power extended over all the
earth, so should his commission to
his disciples. 1•Iis "all power" he
would use to conquer the world.
11. Prescribed a great trust. The
largeness of the Redeemer's purpose
was sketched to His disciples. He
bade them leek at mankind and con-
quer the world for Hen ' He knew
their weakness, but He also knew the
power of the Gospel. The command
'to teacb all nations implied that
Christianity is a universal religion,
not merely one of the religions of the
world. The gospel is here represent-
ed as. the outcome of the love cher-
ished purposes ef God, grounding it-
self in the atonement and resurrection
of Christ, with human instrumental-
ity the
for the furtherance of
God's purroses. •Christianity is a
manifestation cf the Trinity as en-
gaged in the great mirk of man's re-
demption as Creator, Redeemer and
Sanctifier. The doctrine of the Trin-
ity has he'ghtened and emiched
man's .ceneeption of the nature of
God. The commission of the dis-
ciples included the universal publica-
tion of the gospel, the baptism cf such
as embraced it 'and their instruction
in its doctrines and precepts. Jests
emphatically urged ' that repentance
should be the .greet feature in apes:
tette preaching, a.ssociated with the
blessing. cf remission of she Repent-
ance, such as He demanded, was not
to be fcund in external habits of de-
votion, almsgiving, prayers, fasting,
but in the return of tbe heart to God.
Remissicn cf sins -implied forgiveness
without reserve„full, entire, complete.
Baptism implies a distinct dedication
to Father, Son and Holy Ghost, the
entering into covenant and into serv-
icewith faith and an obedient, sub-
missive spirit.
III. Included a great prorniSe.
Christ's parting promise implied the
indwelling cf a personal energy, a
spiritual eresence distinct. from sim-
ply a memcry cf Ifitaself, as an evi-
dence ef His Mee and an earnest of
everlasting fruitiou. , We are given
here an insight into the essential na-
ture of Christianity itself. and its
guarantee cf permanence and power.
It is scmething more than an . out
wayd revelaticn cf facts, more than a
community of brethren. It is a. life.
Christ dwells in the lives of His dis-
ciples .to. Protect, to direct, to comfort
and in the end to crown with immor-
tality and glory. The apostles were
witneeses cf the greyest thine that
.were ever attested in the history of
mankind, the beautiful life of Christ,
His works of power, His words of,
truth:Ills enfferings and sorrow. His
ignominicus death and 'His glorious
resurrecticn. ' .They were given a
message of hope and mercy to be de-
livered to all manicind in the name of
that great Teacher, Healer, Sufferer
and Conquercr, T. R. A.
1(nsearc1 lab1 e riches of(lst" (MPI i•
2: I). 46. To stiffer, and to rise -
.•The tuffering was to make en atone-
ment ?or sin, and the rising was to
open heaven to mankied, as well as
o declare his power and deity. 47,
epentance-Repentance Is anan's act
., in irttittil away front gin toward Go&
it is more then mere sorrow of heart.
it is godly sorrow that results in a
renunciation (if sin with the purpose
cif return to it no more. Remieeiciti of
eins-The forgivenees of sils with the
relief attending' it, and, the •asearance
that there is in Jesus full deliveranee
front the power of sin and escape frotn
shment. Among all nations -
ole world is the field for gospel'
t. Beglaning at Jerimalene-The
1 was to be offered tint to. the
Jewel but it was te bs proelaimed to
all the world. 4.4. N't arc witriews ot
Mei e things -They had been ivitneenee
to the great fame of chrieVe •lecith tete
eteuriection, and they were to RICO
• their teetinteny try the wine& Most
nf Been would be melted mien to veal
t' eir teritimeny with their Wood,
IV. The promiew of power v. 40).
tee nf my Fattier- The
the eft tif atinthee Cam-
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TO JOIN, ALLIES
R,ouniali*a to Enter War in
Spring is the Report.
the
TORONTO MARKETS.
l.IV '41 wrocx. .
TINTON STOOK yit any
Receipts were large.
and lambs, 183 calves.
200 ears. 4,142 cattle,. 2,073, 2,203 sheep
CATT141-The quality of the fat cattle
was better than for several nittrkete. as
high ae $8.50 being paid for a choice heifer
and steer and $8.00 was paid for a
straight load of heifers. Trade aotive
and prices firm.
Choice butcher steers .. .. $7 50 to 38 f.5
And two at 8 50
Good butcher steers OU to 7 40
AleattiM butcher steers.. ., 6 GO to 6 90
Coinmon, butcher steers 6 00 to 6 40
Choice butcher heifers 7 75 to 8 00
Common butcher heifers 7 00 to 7 75
Choice cows.. . 6 50 to G 75
And two of aline; ciitaliiy 7 25
Good cowa G 50 to 0 76
Canners .. . 3 60 to 4 75
.Trade brisk for Canners and cutters.
FEEDERS AND STOCKERS -Market
was unchanged for stockers and feeders.
Mice steers .. 30 25 to $0 50
Medium steed; 5 75 to 6 00
Stockers . . 4 00 to 6.FA#
MILKERS Ak13 akii.NGERS-Market
Steady to strong at $70 to $105 each.. bulk
Old at $75 to $1.10 each.
CALVES -Receipts light and prices un-
changed,
•
Choice veals $10 to $10.60.
SHEEP AND EAMBS-Rteelpts liber-
al but prices firm for choice quality.
Choice 80 to 90 lb. lambs sold at high
figures; but coarse. heavy lambs were
easy a.t Thursday's prices.
Sheen - 35 00 to $5 75
Culls and rams. 2 50 to 4 50
Lambs, choice ewes and.
1vethers 825 to 8 70
Heavy lambs. ,. 7 25 to 7 50
HOGS: -1,300 WInnipeg hogs were on
sale. but prices remained firm.
Selected, fed and watered $7.50 and $7,15
f.o.b. cars, anti $7,75 weighed off ears.
FARMERS' MARKET.
EOM dozen„ „ 0 CO
Butter, dairy ............9 28
Chickens,. dressd, lb .. 0 16
Ducks, dressed, lb .. 0 15
Turkeys, dressed, lb ,. 0 20
Geese, dressed, lb .. .. 0 17
Potatoes, bag • 0 70
Apples, Can. bbl 2 00
Grapes, bkt.. 0 20
Cabbage. dozen 0 30
Cauliflowers, dozen „ .. 0 50
Celery, dozen .. u 25
Cranberries, bbl 6 50
Onions. 75 -lb sack.... .. 1 15
• Do., Spanish, crate.. 3 25
Sweet potatoes, hamper .. 35
WHOLESALE MEATS.
Wholesale houses are quoting as fol-
lows:-
Beef, foreqoarters, cwt. .. 310 50 $11 50
Carcases, choice .. .„. 12 00 13 00
Do., hindquarters ,. . 13 00 13 75
DO., medium .. 10 00 11 00
Do., common .. ,'8 00 9 00
Veale, common, cwt.. 13 00 1150
Do., prime .. 14 00 15 60
Mutton .. 8 00 .10 00
De., light ... „. 975 10 50
Do., heavy 000 9 25
. SUGAR MARKET.
Local wholesale quotations on .sugar
are now, as follows:-
Extra granulated. Redpath's.. 36 81
Per. ewt,
-do. Redpath's 20 -lb bags,. 6 91
do. St. Lawrence.. 81
do. St. Lawrence, 20-1b. bags .... 6 91
Extra S. C. Acadia.. 71
Dominion. -cwt, in casks .... 6 71
No. 1 yellow •. . . G 41
OTHER MARKETS.
WINNIPEG GRAIN OPTIONS.
1Vhea,t;- Open. High. Low. Close.
Dec ,. 1 171/4 t .ei1f; 117¼ 117¼
lvlav 1 221/4 1 221/4 1 221/4 1 22%
July .. 1241/4 1 240 i 24% 1 241/4
Oats: -
Dec_ 0 531/4 0 531/4 0 521/4 0 52%
May „ 0 57 0 57 0 561/4 0 561/4
Flax -
Dec.,. 0 531/4 0 531/4 0 521/4 0 62ie
May .. , .. 1 31% 1. 32% 1 31% 1 31%
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET.
Minneapolis -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 31.20
5-8; No. 1 northern, 31.16 5-8 to 51.19 5-8;
No. 2 do., 31.13 1-8 to 31.17 5-8; December,
31.14 5-8.
Corn -No. 3 yellow, 56 to 58 1-2e.
Oats -No. 2 white, 46c to 46 1-2c.
Flour and bran unchanged.
DULUTH GRAIN' MARKET.
Duluth -Wheat -No, 1 hard, 31.19 5-8;
No. 1 northern, 31.18; No. 2 do, $1.15; De-
cember, $1.15 7-8.
, THE CHEESE MARKET.
London, Ont., The offerings on the Lon-
don Cheese Board to -day were as 101 -
lows: -Blanchard and Nissouri, 280 col-
ored, sold at 14 3-40: Dorchester Union,
75 colored; North Street, 150 colored;
Glanworth 200 colored, sold, at 14 13-16e.
Thorndale, 70 eoloved: 776 boxes offered,
480 sold as above. Bidding from 14 to
14 13-16e. Market adjourned for the
season. Will open .A -nil 17, 1915.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, .
Cattle. receipts 800. •
Market weak.
Texas steers... ... „ 1 50 to 10 50
Western steers ... .• 5 25 to 8 60
Cows and heifers .. 3 25 to 8 60
Calves... .. .' 00 to 10 00
Hogs, receipts 11,000.
Market slow.
Light............650 to 7 30
1411xed: . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 to 7 40
Heavy
. 070 to 730
Rough . 6 70 to, 6 85
Pigs -.. . 4 50 to 710
Bulk of sales G 85 to ' 7 20
Sheep, receipts 1.000.
Native . 520 to 625
Yearlings'. 6 30 to 7 50
Lambs, native 6.50 to 9 00
BUFFALO LIVE STOOK.
East Buffalo, N.Y.; Despatch -Cattle
receipts 600 head; steady; prices.unchang-
ed.
Veal% receipts 400 head; slow; 5.00 to
12.50.
Hoge,
receipts 2,000 head; fairly active,
heavy, mixed, yorkers and pigs 7.50;
roughs 6.50; stags 5.50 to 6.00.
Sheep and lambs, receipts 2.400 head;
slow; lambs 6.00 to 9.40; wethers 6.25 to
6.75; ewes 5.00 to 5.75; culls, sheep, 3.50
to C50. •
MONTREAL MARKETS.
Montreal. Dec. G. -There were no really
prime beeves on the West End market
to -day, end good cattle were in demand
at firm rates .0t* few of the best ani-
mals were sold at from 7 to 7 1-4, and
from that down to five cents for,medium;
common 4 to 5;=bu1ls 4 to 5 1-4; lean can-
ners 3 1-4 to 4.
Calves, 4 1-2 to 8 1-3,
Sheep, 4 1-2 to 6 1-4.
• Lambs, 7 1-2 to .7 3-4,
Hogs, 7 1-2 to 7 3-4.
Receipts were', Cattle 1,500; calves 200:
sheep and Iamb 400; hogs 1,000.
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(TREAT EVERY CHILD'S 0010 EXTERNALLY
RUB ON "NERVILINVLA SAFE CURE
Geneva, via London,' Dee. 6. -The
eourtial de Geneve publishes a de-
spatch from Bucharest which score that
Itoumanie has deflaitely deelded tO
enter War on the side With the allies.
This decieion, according to the de-
spatch, is in accordance With the wish
of the entire eountry, ineluding King
• Ferdinand and all the Itotittianian
statesmen, With the eXceptIou of the
Minister of leirtahce, M. Marghlioraan.
Tho tenestion of when Roumania will
make he entry Into' the conflict is
Still being idtscuesed, howeitee, one
side desiring to -avoid a winter elm -
reign; but the military authotitiee eX-
prees the fear 'that Sereitt May be de-
feated before the Whig.
The attitude. of ilielgatio, atilt
doebtful, Greece. Bervitt
• Roumania have proffered certain eott-
eeosions, whicle however, Sofia Wiens
inot to ettheider a emetleitint indtietie
merit,
•
There perenniel hcblestetis and
• twee etteretlecee iu it telt. we are ethel,
tio keep right MI, below -leveller, lef
hitch t an..
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MURDERER SLAIN
Indian Slayer of Pembroke Turn-
key Shot by Posse,
Pembroke, Ont., Dec. 6. -Anthony
Jocko, one of the Indian Slayers of
Turnkey Robert Coxford in the jail
here a week ago to -night, to -day paid'
with his life the penalty of his crime.'
Jock() was yesterday surrounded by ;
a posse in the 1101110 of a half-breed
'tamed Chalbut, About 20 Miles from
the Golden Lake reserve. The In-
dian left the house in the mornitig
and endeavored to eseape. He was
called on to halt, but continued to
run. Several shots were fired at him,
one of them striking him in the foot.
lie cOntleited to ptess on, but a well -
directed shot Attu& him In the groin,
the Millet passing through his abilde
men. Metiers. Fi'no end Wade, of Mie-
• le°, and Ruddy Brothers, Of Round
Lake, eompesed the. Deese Willett shot
the Indian doter!.
Cti being notified Sheriff Morris
despatchea a physician to the scene,
but it Was fotind that the injury must
prove fatal, and the wounded inan
cotild not be removed to a hosttltatiTe
• died early to -day.
Peter Whiteditek, the other Indian
cortterned ill the slaying of the turn-
er, Was captured Tuetichty last, MI
eel tits Jell here awaiting prelimid-
e beitrileg.
A Miracle of ilealing Power ,
in Every Bottle.
Little children can't be expecteO to :
romp, day in and day out, without ;
sometime coming to grief. Some oi '
their games and rough and tumble, i
cause undue fatigue, and *not infra.;
quently the kidneys are bruised, have !
strains, swellings and aches, Just like
their elders.
When ehildren come in tired and
sore, see that they are well rubbed
with Nerviline. It does wonders in
breaking up a cold, -has an amaz-
ing effect on any sort of muscular !
pain.
The wise mother always keeps trusty!
old Nerviline on hand, It has a won-
derful list of uses, and a bottle handy
on the bedroom shelf often saves call-
ing in the doctor.
,Young and old alike can safely use
Nerviline-there's no harm in it -just
a heap of curative power when you
rub it on.
Whenever there is a pain or sick-
ness, Nerviline should be close by. It
is a true specific for rimuntattent, lum-
bago, sciatica or neuralgia.
As for earache, toothache, sore back,
sprains or strains, nothing else will
cure so twit as good old Nerviline. In
use about fifty years -sold by dealers
everywhere. The large 50c family size
bottle is the most econennical; trial
size 25e, all dealers, or the Catarrh°.
zone Co., Kingston, Canada.
SHOAT ITEM'i
OF THE NEV.i
OF THE DAY
Gen, Joffre Promises France a Big
Present On the Christmas
Festival
WELLAND TIE-UP
King George Has Returned to
to Britain From the Trenches
in France,
••••••••••••••
A mnrnnto map was found dead on
a steamer on the Mississtppi iCiver.
The new Ambassador from the
United States arrived in France.
Native Indiaus have publicly deplor-
ed the entry of Turkey into the Euro-
pean war.
Controller McCarthy tormally an-
nounced his candidature for Mayor of
Toronto for 1915.
A telegram from Calais states that
the Prince of Wales has gone to the
firing line with his father, King
George.
Ganaoque Board of Trade members
decided to observe self-denial .during
January and give the proceeds for the
Belgian relief.
Hon. Martin Burrell, Minister of
Agriculture, is confined to his apart: -
Manta at the Roxboeough, Ottawa,
with a very severe cold.
Navigation for the season on the,
St. Lawrence has been concluded. The
1Wanchester Spinner Was 'the last ship
to leave for a British port.
The canning factory owned by Ed-
ward ..MeClaw was burned at Picton
Thursday. The bulding was fairly
new and the loss is heavy.
• Sixteen cadets from the Royal Mili-
tary College, Kingston, have been
given commissions' in the Imperial
Army, it was announced at Ottawa.
Premier Hearst opened Algonia's
new $48,000 House of Refuge, and was
the chief guest at a banquet by the
Board of Trade at Sault Ste. Marie,.
Diehard Pemmet, or. Peterboro, 12
Years old, was drowned when he and
his sister broke through the ice on the
canal while skating.
A British official report shows that
disappointment and exasperation were
responsible for the German destrnc-
lion of the town of Ypres.
Ai despatch from northeastern Prance
quotes Gen. Joffre as saying: "We
shall have a Christmas present for our
People, if things go well."
William McKenzie, eollector of cus-
toms and a pioneer of Nortlr Bay,
passed away at the family residence
after a, lingering illness.
Miss Jennie Carlton, living near
Belleville, was killed by a train, it is
• thought, because she did not hear it
owing to being closely muffled np.
Canada's revenue for the past eight
months *showed thirty-four million
dollars' decrease, as compared with
the same period last year. Customs
receipts particularly' declining.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was back in- his
office at Ottawa after his indisposi-
tion. He will 'address the • -Refortn
Club, of Montreal, on Saturday; Dec.
12th,
Canada's contributions to the Bel-
gian relief fund in food, clothing and
money amount to over $900,000, and
another $100,000 is said to be forth-
coming.
The Norwegian steamer Waterloo, of
1,2e3 tons, foundered oft the Lizard at.
midnight Saturday. • Three persons:
Were saved. The remainder of the
crew is missing.
The death sentence in the eaSe of
leathering Hawrluck, tried at Sudbury
for the murder of her • newly -born
child, has been commuted tui fifteen
years' imprisonment.
Gen. Botha states that the spirit of
the rebel forces has beem utterly
broken, and that a demonstration by
loyal troops has practically crushed
the rebellion in the Free State.
The Madness section of Ardslev. N.
etroyed a ea,mily of four, injured half
a dozen more end burned up the
Mimes and total possession of about
eighty persons.
Getting hold of a box of raedicival
tablets on being left alone in the
house, the two-year-old daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Hoshal, or Tal-
botville, ate the contents and died
shortly afterward.
George Allen, a packer of the Wil-
liam Davies Company, was instantly
kfiled on Saturday afternoon by a fall
of three storeys down the elevator
shaft at the packing house, 521. Front
street east, Toronto.
Reuben Spooner, a Gienburnie
fernier, 78 years of age, who received
fatal injuries Saturday morning when
los wagon collided -with a street car
et the corner of Division and Princess
streets, Kingston.
King George returned to London
from France Saturday evening. He
spent several days visiting the British
wounded in die hospitals and also
entered the trenches at the front and
talked with many of the men.
Ralph Smith; T. & N. O. despatcher
at North Bay, son of Capt. W. L.
Smith, of Orono, and miss Cora White,
of Bracebridge, a school teacher front
reroute, lost their lives while skating
on Lake Nipissing, venturing out too
far.
A landslide in the Welland Canal a
quarter of a mile below Air Lino
bridge is delaying the steamer Port
Dalhousie and Ogdensburg, down
bound. .A. dredge is at worlt, and it is
expected the canal will be cleared by
Thursday.
The death is announced of Francis
John Ross, private of the Fifth Bat-
talion, Canadian expeditionary force,
at the Scottish Hospital, Aberdeen,
death being due to cerebro -spinal man
ingitis. Ross' relatives reside at Plata
Lake, Alberta.
C. A. Phillipps, aged 22, of Thorn -
dale, 'wigs instantly killed, and his
lady friend, a Miss Smith, of the same
place, was seriously injured, when the
rig in which they were riding was
struck by a te. P. R. train six miles
east of London, Ont.
Information given out to the 'Berlin
press by the German Official Press
Bureau says that, according to a re-
port. received by the Italian newspaper
Corriere Della Sera, the Australian
battle cruiser Australia apparently is
missing.
Frank S. Barnard, ex -M. P. P., in
to be Lihutenant-Governor ot British
Columbia, succeeding Lieutenant -Gov-
ernor Patterson, whost term has ex-
pired.
The Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian
Bay Canal Company will apply to
Parliament next seasonofor an exten-
sion of time for the construction of
the canal.
Woodstock business men got togeth-
er and raised, sufficient money to
send a carload of flour to 13elgium.
The shipment will go forward next
week.
John Edward Valentine Isaac, ofic-
tally reported wounded, is a member
of the Vancouver Trust Corporation.
Two days ago the conferment of the
Distinguished Service Order upon him
was gazetted.
A boy about fourteen years of age,
who at midnight had not been identi-
fied, was instantly killed Friday night
when teh bicycle he was riding. was
struck by an automobile at the cor-
ner of University avenue and Elm
street, Toronto.
A cable from London to the Militia
Department • announces the death of
Gunner Edward Mowbray, attached to
the divisional ammunition park of the
Canadian forces at Salisbury Plain.
Mowbray came to Canada from Penn-
sylvania to enlist. His relatives live
in Victoria, B. C.
Another mercy ship sailed from New
York Friday night for the relief of
the starving non-combatants in Bel-
gium, when the steamer -Agamemnon,
with 2,800 tons of food supplies On
hand, cleared for Rotterdam.
While entering the Boston harbor
the British schooner Mildred H. Coch-
ran, from St. John, N. B., struck on
Great Fawn Bar and was hauled off
several hours later nearly full of wat-
er and towed to the city.
Arthur Hilyard, managing director
of the Dalhousie Lumber Company
and the St. Maurice Lumber Com-
pany, with which he had long been
connected, died in Dalhousie, N. B., of
pneumonia. He was fifty-six years of
• London, Ont., declared war on all
"hoboes" in their midst, and the
Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
Railway detectives rave joined forces
with the city police in rounding up
Y., wits wiped out by a fire Whiell de- all vagrants within the city.
The Comae COuueil of Perth grant-
ed the Canadian Patriotic Fundo, sum
equivalent to one mill on the dollar
In equalized a.sscomente of the county, I
at the rate 01: 31,'
w400 Per month, amountine; to $32,740.1
which will be Paid
A large barn on the Ceapser Perm.
on Crapser's uear Cornwall,
was totelly destroyed by it fire of un-
known origin, together with ten
horses, twenty cows, 100 tons of hay,
500 bushels of grain, sleiglie, wagons
and farnt Machinery.
At Osgood° Hall yeeterdee the Sec-
ond Appellate Court for next year
was announced. It will be eolistitutee
as follows: Chief Justice Sir Glen-
holine Fanconbridge, Mr, Justice Rid-
dell, Mr. Justice Latchford, Mr. Jus-
tice Leitch and Mr. Justice Kelly.
William Hamden, Haidimand town-
ship, was climbing into the mow of
Itis barn with it lighted lantern when,
he fell, and the latter exploded. Soon
all was in a blaze. With difficulty
the stock was gotten out, be the barn
and contents, Including the season's
crop, were burned. Mr. Harnden's
loss is heavy,
At a meeting of the County Couno
ell of Kent it was decided to give $8,-
000 to the Patriotic Fund. with the
understanding that more would fol-
low when needed. The motley will be
placed in the hands of a eommittee of
the council to administer as they see
fit. Some of this money will be de- ea
voted to the relief of the Belgians.
Beware of
Fake Baking Powder Tests
("THE SPICE MILL" (N.Y.), SEPTEMBER,: 1913.)
TJnocrupulotis manufacturers of baking powder, in order tO sell
their product, sometimes resert to the old game of what is known as
"the glass test." Itt reality it Is fig test at all, but, in catiee where the
prospective buyer does not understend that the so-called "test" is
it fake, pure and simple, the salesmati is sometimes able to make him
believe ,it shows conclusively that th.e so-called baking powder he 14
selling, and which of course contains egg albumen, is superior to other
brands which da not contain this ingredient.
Bulletin No. 21, issued by Dairy and Food Bureau of the State of
Utah, reads as follows
"'the sale hi the State of Utah of baking powders containing
--
Tninute quantities of dried egg (albumen) is declared illegal. Tee
albumen in these baking powders does not actually increase the
leavening power of the powder, but by a series of unfair and deceptive
tests such powders are made to appear to the innocent consumer to
possess three or four, times their actual leavening power."
/01•11.1014••••••••••••••
DRIVE GERMAE
FROM THE ISED
THIRTY MILES
FROM VARSAN
New Drive by Hindenburg Has
Made Big Gains,
But This Report Denies Russ Loss
of Lodz,
New York, Dec. 7.-A cable to the
Herald from London this morning
says:
The great moveraent of German
troops from Belgium and Germany to
reinforce Field Marshal Von Hinden-
burg in Poland, apparently is having
its effect. While Petrograd is silent on
the great struggle and Berlin says the
"offensive is progressing normally,"
unofficial advices say that *serious
fighting is taking place at Ilow,
thirty miles from Warsaw, and at Plo-
trkow, to the southeast of Lodz. Both
of these tomes, like Lodz, are situated
on the main roads to the Polish cap-
ital, and are far in advance of any
positions from which the Germans
heretofore have been reported since
their retreat from Warsaw in October.
The new offensive by Field Marshal
Von Hindenburg began on Thursday
last, when, having failed itt his at-
tempt to pierce the Russian centre at
Lodz, be commenced another effort to
envelope the opposing flanks. This
driver, from the unofficial reports, has
progressed approximately twenty
miles on each flank, and leaves Lodz
still in the possession of the Russians,
as the top of the Rtissian arch that
extends toward the Posen frontier.
The capture of one of the advance
Positions at Przemysl is regarded. as
conferring a valuable advantage to the
Russians in their attack on the fort-
ress. Leaving this city to the atten-
tions of the besieging armies, the Rus-
sians are pushing in small bodies
steadily across the plains of Hungary
and fugitives are said to be pouring
toward Budapest.
The allies continue to push forward
in Flanders, and in northern France,
but the Germans explain that they are
giving ground for tactical and stra-
tegical reasons. The advance, as far as
Flanders is concerned, seems to have
been checked on the outskirts of
Langemarck.
There has been a recrudescence of
hard fighting in the Argonne district,
where the French say they are mak-
ing progress. On the whole„ however,
in these siege operations, these slimes-
cesses and reverses only mean a gain
or loss of a few hundred yards and
a slight readjustment of positions.
Seemingly more imp:fault is the un-
official statement that the French
have seriously interfered with the Ger-
man communications between Metz
and the Woevre district in France,
for here, as elsewhere, command of
the roads is of the greatest import-
ance to.the armies.
• • *
SPY HAD AMERICAN PASSPORT.
Rome, Dec. 6.-A German named
Steiner, bearing an American pass-
port, has been arrested at Gibraltar
aboard the steamer Duca d'Aosta.
bound from New York for Naples, as
a atty.
The British authorities at Gibraltar
found in Steiner's possession detailed
information regarding the British nav-
al bases in the Atlantic. ,
BATTLESHIP NOT ASHORE.
New York, Dec. 7. -Thee Sandy
Hook Marine Reporting Station stated
early toiday that the battlethip re-
ported as being -ashore off Ocean Clity
on the Maryland toast is the TJnited
States ship Kahsas. The Kansas, ac-
cording to the observer, is lying at
anenor, awaiting moderation of the
weather, and is not ashore, as was
believed, The Kansas has reported
her whereabouts to the Philadelphia
Naval Station.
Y. Times' Expert Says British
May Do It,
•
While Germans Have Failed in
Their Plan.
. .
New York, Dec. 7, -In his review
on the war situation in Europe to -day
the militarycritic at the New Yore
Times says:
Tbe activity in Belgium ehows that
the allies there. are takieg advantage
of every opportuniey to press baek tue
German line. The cutting of the levees
along the Yser has permitted the low-
leing ground on both side; of tee r1Y-
er lo be inundated to such an extent
as to preelude the movement of large
bodies of troops in this region. Tlie
narrew passageways tang the roads
and dykes are so easily sept by ar-
tillery fire that frontal attacks are
well-nigh. hopeless.'
This throws to the trent the im-
portant operations in the Belgian
field to the higher ground near Ypres,
where the British troops have recent-
ly gained ground. Their advance from
Ylires along the railroad toward Rout-
ine is aimed at the railway system of
northwest Belgium. If the British CO,T1
press their advance along the north
tilde of Lite Lys River, they eau force
the Germans to evacuate their Posi-
tions along the Yser ani the Belgian
coast.
The German assaults north of Arras,
wheeh chrried theme to the Chateau of
Veienelles. were intended to bring
similar pressure to bear upon the
troops on the left flank 01: 1110 allies.
The reeulso from Vermalles effectual-
ly cheeks this stretegic plan.
Throughout tho long centre of the
battle line in France the fighting con-
sists of the short range work of siege
warfare. To reach the working par-
ties in their deep trenches, it isneces-
sary for the projectiles to drop nearly
straight down upon them. This prob-
lem ton fronted the Japanese in their
eiege ot Port Arthur in 1904, and was
solved by them by the development of
trench Howitzer. Thisegun fires a
email shell or grenade at a high an-
gle, so triee after travelling from 200
to itt. yards, according to the powder
charge used, it will fall into the ene-
my's trenches. At still eloser ranges
eimilar effects are obtained by the use
of hend grenadee. For short dietances
these may be hurled directly, bet the
usual method is to swipe thein on a
cord, and let them fly when they get
.up speed.
When the opposing trenches get
within range for hand grenade bone-
bardment, it becomes almost impossi-
ble to _make further progress by
trenches without prohibitive losses.
The advancing trnops then hare to
take to burrowing. Tunnels aro driven
forward as rapidly as possible by 'ire.
intent reliefs, working at high speed
for short spells.
Two tactical uses are made of this
tunnel warfare. One is to drive the
'tunnel under the enemy's position, to
Place a big charge of explosive there,
and then on signal blow•up the redoubt
and its defenders, as happened in the
great crater at Petersburg m. 1864.
This was also the method by whieh
the Japanese blew in the countersoups
of the Russia:I forts at Poet Arthur.
Coincidentally with the explosion of
the mine, heavy artillery fire is
brought to bear upon the enemy's posi-
tions on both side of the point of
attack, and an assaulting column,
massed ready for the signal, is sent
forward to capture the enemy's line.
The second use of tunnel warfare is
to gain- a new estimated position with-
out the losses consequent upon a, dash
across open ground. Tunnels are push-
ed forward until they gain the new
line, and galleries are then run out
right and left. Charges of explosive
are then placed itt the galleries, which
ori their detonation blow out a line
of craters that need only to be con-
nected and to be shaped up to provide
the new advanced line of trenches.
By fighting similar to that described
above the- opposing armies have been
carrying on the fighting along the
Aisne, in the Argonne and in the
'Weevre districts since the second
week in September. The net gains are
unsuillEEMIE
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DRIVE ENEMY
BACK TO RHINE
French Are Swarming Into Al-
sace and Lorraine.
Germans Fearful for Safety of
Strassburg.
Paris, Dee,. 6. -The French inva-
sion of the Germanized provinces ot
Alsace and Lorraine has gained MD-
inenturo, and is Warming Berlin, ac•
cording to a despatch irom Beale. The
official reports avoid comment on the
operations in these regions, but it
can be asserted positively that the
French in Lorraine have all but cut
off the German force at St. MIMI,
an d that the column in Alsace is
Pushing the Germans back to the
lihine. •
Two weeks ago, the French Gott-
ernment let it he known that the ad-
vance had reached a point nine miles
from Metz. eince then, supporting
columns have fought their way north-
ward, 'have bombarded Arnaville, and
have driven the Germans from one
fortified position after another. It is
not likely that any serious attack
against the powerful fortress of Metz
is conteMplated, but it is apparent
from. official and unofficial reports •
that the narrow line of communic.a-
tient- between Metz and the Germain
pi sition at St. Mihiel cannot be mann-
tained if the French progress only a
few miles more.
Coincidentally with the advance
uorthward toward Mete there hits
been a suecesful effort to prevent a
emit:Bon of the German -force in tee
Argon° with the German force hold-
ing one pe:Cation on the lets bank of
the Heuse and some heights on the
right bank. For nearly three months
tho Germans have tried to unite these
forces, and have been defeated at
ev ery endeavor. The net result has
been not only the protection of Ver-
dun and the fortified line stretching
southeastward, but a gradual int -
periling of the eterman line of east
and, west communications. The out-
look 10 very favorable to the Wrench,
much more lioneful than at any time
Nei:many weeks.
MUTING STRASCBURG.
A similar situation eeists in Upper
Aleace, where the Germans were re-
pulsed in efforts to approach Belfort
with siege mortars, and were gradit-
ally• forced batik into their own ter-
ritoi V. A broad French column is
overflowing the, provinces west of
Menilfatisen and Altkinh, and the lat-
est reports show that this fermi has
leihn dietinctly successful in driving
the Germans from towus aud villages
in the neighborhod of these plae,es.
Now, it appears, the Germans are be-
coming alarmed over the safety of
Strausburg, the capital of Alsace.
A despatch from Geneva states tbat
there has been heavy snow in Alsace
that some of tito battles are fought in
two feet of sitow, and that the wea-
ther is bitterly cold. In consequence
there has been much suffering, but
trio French invaders have never re-
laxed effort. A despatch from Basle
eays that the Germans are hurrying
preparations to defend Strassburg,
The suburbs of the city have been
flooded hnd the lines of possible aP-
ptoach by French troops bave been
Mined. Artillery commands every.
road. •
Tile Paris corresPondent of the
Times sends the following:
"I have reason to believe that the
French have seriously interfered with
the German communications between
Metz and the Woeuvre region. Their
long range guns some days ago de-
stroyed a*German convoy which was
entering Pagny (12 miles southwest
of" Metz) and now the bOmbarchnent
of Arneville (10 miles seuthwest of
eietz) has cut the line serving the
German railway head at Thiacourt."
A newspaper de.opatch states that
the Cieretaes are meuntbig guns be-
fore the Pity hall and church in Col-
mar. with the object of foreing the
French to bombard the town in the
hope that the population win be thits
turnc:d against the lerenele
4**
SPYSDRE,ADWORK
tetrayed 500 Prenohnien to An
Awful Death,
111.4. Or. Ira.
'• London, Dec. 6. -How COO lereneh
• troops tere betrayed by a spy on
Tuesday last is told in despatehes
from Dunkirk, The French soldiers
were sleeping In a chuteh at tamper-
nisse. A epy in time way gained ac-
cess +II ehe belfry. end disnlaved lights
which notified tiertnan artillery of trio
Presence of the troops. A. bombard• •
ment inneediately followed, end the
1.xtta range being known to this ene-
my, the sleeping men, before tliy
•-maid melte their MiettpOi 'Were out Is..., .. ...
' pieces by exploding shells, TM* MO* "' **
• Atif fire to the straw Mt whieh 'Wet
bad hoes !eine.
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