HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-01-21, Page 7THE FRENCH MAKE BIG GAINS
Gen. Pau's Armies Have Command of All Heights
on Left Bank of Thur River
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A clespatth from the Vosgese says:
The latest and last operations of the
French troops in Alsace have given
them cenunand f all the heights on
the left bank of the Thur River,
from Than to Gebweiler and Selz.
Muelhausen, with its factory china
imys onla eight miles away, is skill
in the hands of the troops of Gener-
al Deiraling, the faanous commander
of Strassburg. The Germans have
been making.energetic efforts to re-
pel -the French advance in Alsace,
Mid along the foot of the Vosges
there is a, grewing suspicion that
several :team corps 'have been
brought from other parts of the
f fighting line, proba,bly from Rus-
sian Poland, to reinforce the Ger-
man troops in Aimee. Their num-
bers, at any rate, are constantly one
the increase. There is no doubt
that the enemy is making a determ-
ined effort ,aaainst the positions of
the Vosges conquered, by the
French, but the French bre not only
holding what they conquered -they
are advancing. A very important
aotion recently took place in whicah
cavalry and heavy and light artil-
lery in considereble numbers were
engaged, and showed themselves
fully equal to the frees opposed to
thefm. The entire action lasted
from 9 a.m. to long. after dark. The
French and German losses were
about equal, but the advantage was
with the French, as they occupied
is village, which was their objective
and also the woods for a consider-
able distance around, which com-
mand the German positions.
DIES TO RESCUE COMRADE
Lieut. Lawrence Had Transferred to Regulars From
First Contingent a Few Weeks Ago
A de -speech from London says:
Second Lieut. M. E. Lawrence, who
appears among the killed in the
latest casualty list, was the only
surviving son of the late Hon. H. A.
Lawrence and grandson of Baron
• Lawrence, of the Punjeb. For the
last four years he had been living in
British Columbia. He enlisted in
the 88bh Victoria Fusiliers oit 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, fled been killed in aetion on
the Aisne. He was offered aaid
accepted a commission in his bro-
ther's regiment, and joiaed the
Sixth Battalion at Sheerness early
in November, and was , sent, to
ranee.
After it few weeks he was killed
in Flanders while leading a storm-
ing party which was ordered to take
an important position. His com-
mending officer writes:
"On reaohing the position he
found that a brother officer, who
had led another storming party,
was in need of assistance, aa he had
lost more then half of his men.
Lawrence dashed over the interven-
ing 70 yards with some of his men,
and was no doubt responsible for
gettina back his brother-officee,
who lad been left alone mad would
•have been cub off."
REFUSED TO INSURE CARGO
First Time on Record Where Washington Govern-
ment Would Not Insure an American Vessel
A despatch from Washington says :
The sudden turmoil over the Dacia
and the request of the State Depart-
ment that Great Britain permit the
a----'4,---svesse1 to discharge her cargo at
Rotterdam instead of tremen were
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 admsesion of the Dacia
to American registry, they had
taken it for granted that consistent
action would be obtained frora 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-
bions to the Dada engaging in trade
with Germany, her arrest on the
high seas was practically a certain-
ty a,nd the 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 Americen registry did not in-
fluence the war.risk buiaati 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 case
where the bureau has refused to
give ipeurance to an American yea -
self
INCREASE IN CRIME.
But Large Percentage of Cases Are
Not of Serious Nature. '
A despatch from Toronto eays:
An increase in the member of eases
handled is shown by the annual re-
pent of the Provincial Police, just
issued. Of a total of 1,599 cases
handled convictions were secured in
1,172 cames. Of these 784avere met
with fines, The total a,nmant of
fines imposed was $54,471, part of
which represents fines disputed in
the courts by the Hudson's Bay
Company. During the year the po-
lies picked up 1,138 "hoboes" and
handed them over to the Dominion
authorities for deportation. For
breaches of the license lama 232 per -
eons , were prosecuted, 200 were
fined, and 32 given jaiFterms, The
fines amounted to $20,185. A large
quantity of liquor of varioas kinds
was seized. Under the Genie and
Fisheries .Act 120 proseeutions were
secured, and the Saires amounted to
$26,740.
WHALE STEALS HUGE BUOY.
Perishes, However, Carrying Away
5,000.poliod toad.
A despatch from St. John, N.B.,
says: Roaring Bull Buoy, which
with its author weighs 5,000 pouads,
was carried away by a whale, ac-
• cording to officers of 'the Canadian
Government steamer Lansdowne, in
port on Tueeclaa from a seaach for
the missing guide to mariners. The
Lensdeavne found a dead whale 50
feet long entangled in the therin of
• the buoy, which had been dragged
a, long distance. The whale appar-
ently died front exharastioe.
MAY BE TRANSFERRED.
inta.y Go to 1Vestern
Theatre of War.
A despatch from Len -don says:
aseseeseeefri Amsterdam despatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says
that travellers arrivisig there from
GovillanY acimet that in response to
popeloa clernand Field Mazahal
von Ffindenburg, commander of the
German eampaagn against Russia,
is likely to be treed:erred to the
western front in the seeing,
LUMBER CUT DECREASED.
Revivakl of Trade in the Cheaper
Grades is Expected.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Reviewing 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
100e000,000 feet less than for 1913,
owing principally to low water con-
ditions. In other seetiona of the
provinee the decrease ie propor-
tionately greater. Dealing with
the market -conditions, lie predicts,
a revive/ of trade next spring in
the cheaper 'grades, but foresees
even lower priceri than in 1914 for
higher geode lumber.
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ON RUSSIAN likiEW YEAR.
King 'George Honeys Five RIISSiall
A despatth from Ischiclen says:
King George has cemmemorated the
advent of the Russian New Year by
appointing Grand Duke Nichols
an honorary Grand Commander of
the Bath. Tbe King has also con-
ferred the order of Knight Com-
mander of Sb. Michael and Si.
George on General Yanouehkevitela
chief of the Russian general staff ;
Gen. Danileff, director of military
operations; Gen.- Ruzsky, eons -
mending the northern armies, anal
Gen. Ivenoff commanding the
southern .arinies.
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BRITISH FARMER PROSPERS.
Highest Prices Ave Oistalued for
Crops and for Cattle.
A. despatch from Deadfall says:
After man.y years of depression the
British farmer is enjoying prosper-
ity, Everything he'reisea is quickly
eatable at prices which are gradu-
ally climbing 'higher and higher.
Wheat easloate, which are the Sta-
ble crepe of most English farmers,
are fetching excellent price, while
the -stock -which they fattened
for tho holiday market was telt-en
at figures which have not been
touched in many years.
Canadian Infantry Transferred
,A. despatch from Salisbury Plain
says: The Sling Plantation camp of
the Canadiate c.,ontingent has- !men
e,ondeanned on 'woolens, of the peeve, -
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS
REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
Breadstuff&
Toronto San. 19.—Flour-3janitoba first
patents,47,30, in jute ease; second pat-
ents, $6.80; strong bakers', $6.60; Ontario
wheat flour, 90 per cent. patents, quoted,
at $5.10 to $5.200seaboard.
Wheat—allanitaba No. 1 Northern, $1.44;
No. 2 at $1.41, and No. 3 at $1.37; Ontario
vitenni.t: No. 2,1 $1.27 o 91,30, at outside
Oats—Ontario, 62 to 630, outside, and at
55 to 540 on track, Toronto. Western Ono.
ad, No. 2, at 63 1-7,e, and No, 3 at 60 1-20.
33arley-66 to 69c, outside. •
Rye—$1.06 60 $1.07, outside.
Peas—No. 2 quoted at $1.75 to 91.85, out-
Corn—No. 3 new American, 78 to 7014,0
all rail. Toronto freight.
Buckwheat—No. 2 at 78 to 80e, outside.
Bran and shorts—Bran, $25 to 526 a, ten,
and shorts at $27 to 828.
Rolled oats—Car lots, per bag of 90 lbs.
93 to $3.20.
Country Protium%
Butter --Prices rule &rm. Choice dairy,
24 to 25o; inferior, 20 to 210; creamery
Prints, 30 to 315; do., solids, 28 1-2 to 29o;
farmers' separator, 26 to 270.
OOSgs—lOew.;a4d 40 cartone, 36 to 380; so
lects, 31 to 32e; 'storage, 29 to 30o.
28oney-12 to 130 per Hi for strained; No.
1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No, 2, 92.25.
Poultry—Chickens, drecsed, 13 to 150;
duckS, dressed, it. 14 to 160; fowl, 10 to
1.0
6102;wg.cese, 14 to 15e; turkeys, dressed, 18
Oheme—Now large, 16 1-4c; twins, 16 3-4.3.
Beans—Prime, bushel, 92,60 to 92.70;
hand-pieked, $2.75 to 92.85.
Potatoes-.-Ontarios, 65 to 70.3 per bag,
out of sten); 55 to 600 in car lots: New
Bruno -51550, car lots, 60 to 660 per hag,
Provisions.
Bacoa—Long clear, 13 1-2 to 14 1-4e per
in case lots. Hams—Medium, 16 to 170;
do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 15c; rolls, 14 to 14 1-20;
breakfast bacon, 17 1.2 to 180; backs, 20
to Mc; boneless backs, 22±0.230
Lard—Markot quiet at 11 1-4 to 111-20
for tierces, and et 11 3-4 to 120 for tubs and
pails. Compounds, 9 1-4 to 9 1-2c.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Dealens are payingas follows for car
lot deliveries on track there;
Straw is quoted at $750 io $8 a. ton; in
car lots, on traok here.
Hay—No. 1 TIC.W bay is quoted at 916.50
to $17, on track here; No. 2 at $15 to
$15.50, and No. 3 at 913 to 913;50.
Winnipeg Crain. .
Winmpeg, Jan, 19.--Oash;—Wheat—No,
1 Northern, $1.34 1-4; 24o.. 2 Northern,
91.31 1-4; No, 3 Northern, $1.28; No. 461.14;
No. 5, 51.20; No. 6, 91.15; feed. 91.11. Oats --
No. 2 OW., 56 1-4c; No. 3 0.W., 63 1.2e; ex-
tra No. 1 teed, 63 1-50; No, 1 feed, 600;
No. 5 feed, 52c. Barley—No. 5,70 1-2c; No.
4, 66 1-2o; feed. 61, Plax—N. 1 N.W.C.,
$1.53; No. 2 C.W,, $1.50.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Jan, 19.—Corn—American No.
2 yellow, Otto 82c. Oats—Oanadian West-
ern. No. 2, 63c; Canadian Western, No. 3.
63; extra No. 1 feed. 62 1-2c; No. 2 local
white, 681.30; No. 3 local whito. 551-50;
No. 4 local white, 64e. Barley—Manitoba
feed, 700; malting, '17 to 780. Plour—Mani-
toba Spring wheat ,patents, firSts. $7.20;
seconds, $6.70; strong bakers', 06.50; Win-
ter patents, choice. 86.10; straight roliere.
65.90 to "96; straight rollers, bags, 92.75 to
92.85. Rolled oats, barrels. $6.40 to $6.50;
rolled oat, bags, 90 lbs., $3 to $3.10. Bran
925. Shorts .$27, Middlings $30. Mottillie,
$33 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton, oar lots.
$19 to 920. Cheese—Finest westerns, 15 7-8
to 160; finest easterns, 15 6-8 to 15 3-4o.
Butter—Ohoicost creamery, 30 to 30 1-20;
seconds, 29 to 29 1.7.e, Eggs—rresh. 45 to
50e; selected. 31to 32o; No. 1 Stool,, 28 to
29e; No. 2 stock. 25 to 26c, Potatoes, per
bag, ear aots, 60c.
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Unittd States Markets.
Minneapolis, Jan, 19,—Wheitt.--No, 1
hard, $1.39 3.4; No. 1 Northern, $1.34 1-4 to
$1.39 14; No, 2 Northern, $1.31 3-4 to
$1.39 1-4; May. $1.36 1-4, Corn—No, 3 yet -
low, 64 to 650. Oats—NO. 2 white, 50 to
50 1-00. Flour and bran unchanged.
Duluth, scene Jan. 19.—Wheat—No. 1
hard. 91.37.5-4; No. 1 .Northern. 51,36 1-4;
No. 2 Northern. $1.33 1,4 to $1.34 1.4; May,
$1.38 1-4. Linseed. $1,50 14; MnY, $1.81 1-4.
, Use Stock Markets.
Toronto, Jan. 19,—Odd choice butelter
cows brought $6.25 to $6.75, but the bulk
eold between 95.50 and 96.25, with common
at $5 to $5.50. Cutters brought $4.35 to $6
and canners 93.75 to $4.35, with the aver.,
age a little :cnver. Best stockers sold be-
tween $6.50 and $7, mediate to good bo -
Meson $5,75 and 86,50 and eommon 80.25 to
95.75. Calvet sold at $8 to 510 for "Teals.
Beet lambs at, $9.30 and others La 59.15.
Sheep, $6,25. Large lots of hogs went tit
$7.60 fed and watered and at 97.90 to 98
on the off car basis. "
Montreal, Jan. 19.—Pr5tne 'beeves, 71.4
to 7 1-2c; medium, 5 1-2 to 7e; comMon,
4 1-2 to 6 1-4c; cows, $35 to $85 each, one
flne springer fetching $100; calves, 6 to 110;
cheep, 6e; lambs, 7 1-2 to 80; bogs, 8 to
8 1-4o.
91 to -day, and I'm good for
another thirty years.",, `And I
have a birthday present; lee you,
grandpa," "I know evliat it is,
another muffler. I got twenty-
seven of them lasb birthday." "No.
It's a rocking chair." "Why didn't
you get me a bicycle?"
FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND
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NOTES OF INTEREST IMIOM HER
BANKS AND BRAES.
What Is Going On ill the Ilighiands
and Lowlands of Auld
Scotia,
Corporal Geary, son of Sergeant
Geary, janitoa of Alva Academy,
hes beetekilled at the front.
Two patrols of Boy Scouts, num.
berieg 16 in all, ha-ve left Greenock
to take up petrel duty on the Moray
Firttil
Firth.
Ahe Belgian Flag Day recently
observed in Aberdeen, the street
collectiohs alone shelved a total of
• $6,710. ..
Scotland is to raise a new kilted
regiment, as one of the four na-
tional re,giments to be knows as
'Lord Roberbs' Own."
Dinnfries it experiencing a mild
epidemic of scarlet fever. Thirty
patients are under treatment in the
hospital at Greenbeue.
,Damage estimated at $1,256 was
caused by a fire that b-roke out at
the farm of Dykefields Mattehline,
occapied by James Richmond.
Members ofsBantoekburn High-
land Cyclist Company have been
posted in the fishing village of In-
vergordon, in the Cromarty Firth.
At a meeting of the lifewiek Town
Council, the Provost's Committee
decided to give $100 for the Indian
Troops' Comforts' Fund. -
To the ,appeal for men,there. has
i
. been a splendid response n the par-
ish of Spat. In the village itself
not a single man of military age re-
mains.
The Education Department of
Hoes and Oromarty hae deckled to
include Gaelic as a. higher grade
subject on the next leaving certifi-
cate exiumination.
The Aberdeen University has been
made the recipient of two valuable
gifts, one of which is the seven-
teenbh century library known as the
"Kirkwall Bibliothek. "
The Earl of Orkney is giving his
services to the army. His appoint-
ment to the Remount Department
with the temporary rank of major
has-been gazetted.
A man named Charles Reddit, of
Charlestown, WILS instantly killed
at Crombie ordnance works, when it
lighter weighing 200 pounds fell and
struck him on the head.
Cargo salmon fisheries at the
month of the Tweed, have been lee
to Mr. McQueen; Pool of the Col -
vend Fieberies, Portlieg, for five
years at a rental of $2,200.
The draft order of Glasgow Cor-
poration relating to the River Tuck
avatar scheme, tileestimated cost of
which is $1,635,060, was approved
alb a special meetieg of the Town
Council.
Mr. George S. Yui!], of Australia,
has made a gift of $20,000 to Aber-
deen University, of which he is a
graduate, the interest to be applied
in encouramine the practical appli-
cation of ehemastry.
The Glasgow City Improvement
Committee have decided to recom-
mend the acceptance of plaits for
She reconstruction of the corner of
Trongate and High Streets at an
estimated coet of $142,560.
The death has occurred at his
residence, jorclanbill, of Wan. Sohn
Stewa-rt, at the age of '72 years. He
was one of the oldest and most re-
spected members of the timber
trade in the west of Scotland.
"Yes," said the world traveller,
"the Chinese make it an invariable
rule to settle all their delbts on New
.Year's Day." "So 1 understand,"
said the American host, "bub then
the Chinese don't have it Christmas
the week before."
WIRELESS STATION IN PANAMA
Canal Zone Police Got Tip From British Minister
and Acted on It
A despatch from Panama says:
The canal zone polies beve discov-
ered a wireless telegraph pla,nt on
the top of a tall building in the
heart of Panama,. The pliant was
destroyed by the authorities, who
declared that it belonged to a Dan-
ish West Inell'an negro, who they
believed was a student in wireless
telegraphy. Complaint was rankle
recently by the British Minieter,
Sir Charles Mallett, of the exis-
eence of a wireless station in Pana-
ma, and he game the police its ap-
proximate loceitimi. After -a search
of several da,ys 15 was fi,nally locat-
ed. For some time it has been sus-
pected that there was another hid-
den wireless plant in 'the Da -lien
region, but British and -Japanese
landing parties have failed to find
it.
ADMIRAL 3ELLICOE'S MEDAL.
Iiicidcii in the Lire of the Great
Commander.
Sir John Jdlicoe'who leaped into
fame when at the beginning off the
war he was given supreme command
of the English fleets in the, North
See, entered the navy in 1872, when
he was thirteen years of age. Ten
Years later, hp earried off the Leo
prize for gunaery at the Royal Na-
val College it Greenwich. Shortly
after that feat., which is the more
noteworthy because he has beea in-
strumental in improving the marks-
inansbip of the fleeb by nearly thirty
per cent., he was appointed a junior
stiff <>Meer Of a veseel under com-
mand mf Captain -now Lord --Fish-
er ; and in 1886, when serving in the
M.onareh, he was awarded the
Beard of Trade silver medal for gal-
lantry in saving life at sea. The
story is told in Tit -Bits: --
The incident oceurred near Gi-
braltar. The crew faia ,steam.er had
been stranded on it -eand bank, and
the seas were running so furioaely
that it looked as if the &shipwrecked
mariners might be waelhed away at
any moment. Young Jellicoe, de-
spite the imminent peril, volunteer-
ed bo man it gig and set out over- the
raging 'staters to see 11 Could
effect a rescue.
But the storm evestoo great. The
boat could not live in the seething
seet, ansi soon capsized. Fortunate-
ly, the crew \vele all provided with
cork jackets, and, buoyed up by
these, they managed to keee alive
until they were eenehed ashore. That
is how Jellicoe won his silver medal.
Its loss was no less exciting.
In Seim, 1891, he wee promoted
commander, afed appointed to the
Victoria, flagship of Sir George
Tryon, in the Mediterranean, and
he was in that -ship when she sank
off Tripeli, having been rammed by
the Camperdown.
When the fatal manoeuvre took
place, he was on the sick list, owing
to an attack of Malta fever, and has
first intimation of the catastrophe
SEVENTY TOWNS IN RUINS
ltallan Earthquake Took Twenty Thousand Lives
in Thirty Seconds
A despatch from Rome says:
Twenty thousand lives lost, thirty
thouaaad persons injured, a million
homeless and in need of relief, 78
towns and villages wholly or partly
destroyed, a territory 300 miles
long and extending from the Adria-
tic to the Tyrrhenian Sea. devatitat-
ed, irreplaceable works of art ruin-
ed -this is the measure of the eatass
trophe caused by the earthquake
which held Central Italy in a merci-
lose, grip for 30 seconds Thursday
morning.
As the home go by arid communi-
cation' with the outlying districts is
restored, appeals for aid from e -very
seetion are pouring into Roane, and
are being answered instantly by
She Government,the people end the
clergy. The King, the Pope and
the Premier Salandra are among
She leaders in the great work of
relief, and trains are being sent as
fest as possible with doctors, nurses
and supplies to, every part of the
shaken area.
The greatest damage done was at
Avezzano, 50 miles east of Rome,
whieh 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.
'• The Kiang left for that city by
automobile, and will remain there
until the distress is, alleviated.
In Rome the daanege was relative-
ly small, net it single life being Loeb,
At Naples and Florence, which also -
felt the efhock, there were no miasma -
ties afnd very little destruction.
"The district of Winona, is beet-
le, damaged, and the 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 ie extensive at
Aquila, and Isoje., Delliei, and many
small towns in the province of
Roane. The village of Sera hate been
razed.
"Loss of life has been ee,a,red at
Ohieti and other tevens in the pro-
vince of the Abruzzi, but it is be-
lieved that disaster will not .be so
great {LS at first apprehended."
The opening of partial communi-
eation 'throughout the district from
Ferrera north of Bologna, to Na-
ples, brings somewhat more reas-
swing news, but ale& gives the in-
formation that the track of the
qua,ke was greater than at first be-
lieved.
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FAMINE IN GERMAN CITIES
The Government is About to Prohibit Baking in
Private Houses
came when he felt the 'EthiPs cern° A despatch from Paris says: The
bread famine in Germany, appears
to be growing in iatensity, aspord-
ing to reports reachiam here. The
into collision. The Victoria at once
took et decided lest.
He leaped out of his berth and
Inerried on deck in hie pajamas.
Here he met two junior officers, who
were hastening -below in order to
secure some of their belongings.
But with half -an eye jellicoe saw
that such 'a caurse enight prove fatal
foe thein.
"Come to the upper deck with
me," he advised; a,nd the officers,
realizing that they were beside a
man who knew how to- keep his
head, instantly obeyed. •
Only just in time however. A few
moments later the Victoria began
to heel ever, and all three were
pitched into the sea. One of the
two was killed by the propeller,
but the other, alth'oug'h injured in
his fall, was picked up with Com-
mander Jellicoe.
Twenty-one °Ewers and nearly
350 men. in all we -re drowned in that
When the Victoria went down,
"j. J.'s" l3otertI of Trade eilver me-
dal went down with- it; and, unlike
ite recipient, it did not come up
again. As -soon ake possible he noti-
fied the Board of Trade of his loss,
and asked them if be could have an-
other medal to replace the one he
had host; to which request the
Board politely replie.c1 that h -e could
certainty have another -if he cared
to pay for it
HONEY FOR VERNA N Y.
Swedish Authority Says She Grows
f More Formidable.
A despatch from Stockholm says:
Germany, instead of suffering ea -
halation afber months of war, has
become more formidable tha,n ever,
according to, Lieut.Col. Bouveng,
Ohief of the Swedish Military Aca-
demy, who spent -two and a half
months at the theatre of war with
She German army. "I deem Ger-
many's military resources to be in-
exhaustible," says Lieut. -Col. Bou-
veng in The Aftenbladea "It is im-
possible to doubt that the German
army could perform tasks still more
difficult than those whica are con-
fronting it to -day."
Ed.werds-Will you dine with us
this eveniegl We are going to have
a pheasaet. Eaton-Aed how many
guests!
Wild-eyed ,Customer --,I want a
quarter's •worth off carbolic acid.
Old:Is-This is a hardware store.
But we have-er-a, ane line of
ropes, revolvers earl razors.
Train Wreck in Germany Kills Many SOIAUCrO Olt Their Way to French Battlefields,
lance aat aarabra-sPinal mellinflIble. An express train running at high speed and carrying many soldiers who had, recovered from their
, .
The Fourth Infantry Brigade has 1 wounds to such an extent fault:they were returning to -the French battlefields, was wrecked near Standal
removed to Tidworth Baaracks en when it ran into the rear end of a freight train. The cat's of the passenger train teleseoped and were
that, account., totally wrecked. Many of the returning soldiers were killed or seriously and mortally injured.
Burgomaster of Dortmund, in West-
phalia, declared at, a. meeting of the
city officials:
"Extrenae economy in the con-
sinnption of bread, and paeticularly
the limitation to what is only
strictly necessary, as reveals both
bread and all other bakerywares,
is the condition of German victory."
The Colugne Gazette. comment-
ing on the situation, calls on the
military authorities to forbid the
ma,nufaeture of all bread except
for war purposes.
The Copenhagen correspondent
of the Tempts says the prohibition
on night work by Berlin bakers has
proved to have no effeet, as the
houseatives art buying enornieus
stocks of flour and are baking bread
themselves. He says the Govern-
ment is, therefore, aboet to prohi-
bit baking in private houses.
WILL NOT GO TO FRONT FOR MONIEI
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 plane,
and a delay of at leasb a month is
now probable. An exceptional ho-
nor has fallen to the Allan liner
Alsation, which appears in the lat-
est navy list as the flagship of Rear-
Achniral Dudley de Chair. .Beeidee
being one of the newest and hand-
somest ships on the Mersey, the Al-
satian haS a. craieer stern, giving
her the appearance -of a war veseel,
ancl earning for her the eickname of
"the cruiser" when she -first ea -
peered, The word uttered in jest
now applies in reality.
A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE.
Caused john Bright to Become a
Great Orator.
The famous- English orator, John
Bright, was asked bow he eanee'to
be each a master of the- eat of Wi-
lk speaking. He answered that the
only help he ever had in bliat direc-
tion he got by listening to his 'mo-
ther read the Bible.
She was accustomed bo read the
Bible aloud to the •chilartn, and he
wa,s so fascinated, he said, by her
way of reading that he lied tried
ever since to imitate it.
join). Bright became e great
statesman, who. earried out the
teachings -of the Bible in a noble
and helpful life. Such was the
power of his eloquence that he
brought about great -Lena beneficent
changes in the laws of England.
His mother's :Bible reading dur-
ing the aears of his impressible
childhood influenced isis whole life
the carefal, , unhurried, reverent.
and expressive, way in which she
read wee the chief influence in pro -
diming one of England's greatest;
and noblest orators.
There are many ways in which a
mother smay influence legislation,
even in -communities where she ma.y
not yet cast a vete.
THE' ISSUE OF THE WAIL
Hopes et Victory Are Slight in
Germ any. s
A despatch from Paris says: The
Copenhagen correspondent of the
Temps writes that a person in chase
relations with high personages . of
-the coart of Prussia who has just
arrived in Denmark assures him'
that high German.eircles cheris'h no
illusiqns as to the issue- of the War;
lb is recognized in these circles, he,
says, that the German offensive has
be -en broken ;and that although Ger-
enemy's resources are enabling hee
to continue the defeesive, they ate
not sefficient to enable Germans to,
hope foe a vieborious march fog -
ward. The couat is therefore pre-
paring the people for the idea thee
a triumph of the Getable(' armies, is
not :certain, and that the deletion'
may a any memeat become grave.
"Do you think married people
are happy, UnelesJakel" "Dat ar'
'pends altogether how (ley enjoy
theanselves.'
Dr. Blornfield, it former Bishop oE
London was it widower with chil-
dren. He married a widow with
-children, and he had a family by
his second wife. One day this lady
rushed into the library and said in
an excited tone: "Do come to the
nursery ; your children and my
children ere endeavoring.to kill our
children.",
TYPHOID BANISHED.
A may Med lc a I CO1111111981(511 i) 4' MOH.
81; rates V a eci ne Treatment.
A despatch from Paris says: The
wee hes demonstrated beyond all
question, according to members of
the Medical Commission, the ellisa-
ciousness, of anti -typhoid vaccina-
tion . Most of the members ell the
active army had been vaccinated
before the war, but the reservists
and territorials drafted, and sent to
the front later had not, and as on
result, teemeds the end of October
a large number of cases of typhoid
developed. The Medical ComMis-
sion sent doctoes to the firing line,
and they vaccinated a whole eney
*cape of 40,000 men. By the malasS
December the good results of this
treatment became ,apparent, as tY-
Phoid had practically disappeared,
the only CaReS remaining tail -se -
among the men of two regimeets,
e,-hpi.tebh. the deetors were unable to
WA S SHOT To DEATH
Von Falkeidiayn's Son Bitted in an
Alt'Raid.
A despatch fisom 'Paris says-: Cap-
tain van Falkenhayn, eon of the alet-
iag chief cal general staff of the
mat army,, was 51101 to death by a
Freneh Mattel; while making .an
aerial recermaissamee over AMIP 11S
on Sunday, aecording to a sleeps fesh
hem that city.
PlIESIDENT SEES PEACE SOON.
,Asks Troops to Show Energy " rar
.. a Few Months."
.A. despetchfrom 'Paris tams :
President Peiacare, addressing a
gath-ering of marines at a flag pees-
e,ntation on Wedneeclay, urg4 them
to show "for .a. few months -pia
-tienee, steadiness and energy, the
display of which at flits Lime vill
,cletermine the destiny of center-
ies.'s
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To Consult Dominiolks Anent Peace.
A despatch -Erma London pays.:
Dis-cuesing the advisabiltty of hold-
ing an inmevial conference, the
Standard of Empire, says that there
need be no fear that any eonference
sitting at such a time would attempt
to grapple with the final settlement
of great questions of Imperial gev-
ernerice. Teethe whether the advis-
ability of holding a emaference
&amid not be c.onsidered beeatese
of, rathee thin in spite of, the ori -
Sig "MOW exlating, in vieav of the de-
1 sire of the overseaa donnnions that
they be consulted on the terms a
any peace settlement.
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