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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-02-07, Page 7WHY THE HUN TOOK UP THE owing to the feeling of the nation, no nation Will stand by the Govern- ment, but not ti it yields to threats from America. Suet% weakness would lead to serious consequences. "It is quite possible that GerMeV will be unable to leald out," said Herr SEIB. CAMPAIGN ?tiitlroretai stops Should before dgeanU01 arise in the agricultural districts. Each day's delay Ineande trouble.' Herr Engelhardt gave his OpiniOn as follows:. "A few weeks' delay may German Documents Show render even unrestricted warfare atm- tive of good results." Course Followed Before Herr von Finelt said: ".A. great Plan Wai Adopted, Mass of our people are at the end of our resources.' Fixed at Six Months—In- ternal Conditions in Ger- many Were Grave. •••••••••,•••••••,,..,,,. Amsterdam Cable—The Ilandela- bled to -day publishes a series of do- cuments obtained secretly from Ger- man archives, showing the steps which led to the adoption by Ger-- many of her unrestricted submarine campaign- a year ago. The following is a summary or the documents: "At the close of 1915, the German Admir- alty prepared a memorandum to show that unrestricted U-boat warfare would compel Great Britain to sue for peace within six menthes The- word- ing of this memorandum indicates that the Admiralty already had des ("Med to adopt this intensified war- fare, but desired to convince the Em- peror, the Imperial Chancellor and the Foreign Office of the certainty of the good results on economic and general grounds rather than merely on military grounds. Accordingly the memorandum based its arguments on statistics of food prices, freight and insurance rates hi Great Britain. It pointed out the effects which even the restrletea submarine war had shown on prices of the essential com- modities on the balance of trade and on the morale of the English people, and deduced from this that with un- restricted submarine warfare, Eng- land could hold out only a short per- iod against these factors. CHINESE REVOLT. 0.•••••••••,•••••••••........ President Orders Troops to Punish Southern Rebels. Peking, Feb. 2.—A More hostile Atte tulle toward the southern revolntion- ists has been adopted by President Fong Iewo Chang since his return from a visit to the south, He issued a mandate to -day ordering the chief military commauders, Generals •Tsao. Kan, Chang Hui Chip, anti Chang Ching -Yee, to lead troops to punish the rebels who "own dare to fire on foreign gunboats, courting toreign in- tervention." The rebels who recently captured Yochow, now threaten Wuchang. The Government troops are concentrating at Wuchang, Refugees from that city are over -running Hankow. -The memorandue first was sub- mitted to Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, and then to Dr. Karl Heifferich; Vice -Chancellor. The latter rejected it on the ground that it was impossible to set a limit on rengland's staying power and the absence of authentic estimates of her stocks on hand, and also because he feared the action which would result from neutrals, especially the United States. • "The authors of the • memorandum than sent a reply in which they point- ed out the gravity of the internal situ- ation in Germany, and enured Dr. Heifferich that a desperate remedy was necessary. They reinforced their argument as to the seriousness of the internal state of affairs by calling in nine experts, representing German finance, commerce, mining and • agri- culture. These experts were: Waldemar Muller, president of the Dresden Bank. Dr. Salomonsohn, director of the Disconto Gesellschaft. . Paul Reusch, Prussian Councillor of Commerce. Dr. Springorum, an iron and rail- way magnate. Max Shinkel, president of the Hamburg Nord Deutsche Bank. Herr Zuckschwerdt, Councillor of Commerce, of Magreburg. Wilhelm Von Pluck, president of the alunich Bank. R. Schmidt, representing the Ger- man Agricultural Council Herr Englehard, president of the Baden Chamber of Commerce. REPORT OF THE EXPERTS. As experts these men were in- vited' to reply to three questions: First—What would be the effect on England of an unrestricted sub- marine war? Second—What would be the effect on- Germany's relations with • the United States and other neterala? Third—To what extent did the in- ternal situation of Germany demand the use of this drastic weapon? All the experts agreed on the first point that England would have to sue for peace in six months at most. Herr Muller said England's supply of foodstuffs was smaller than in peace time and therefore 1, ruthle,ss 1S -boat war would probably accom- plish the purpose in three months. Dr. Salomonsohn asserted that England's position vas very vulner- able owing to her dependence on foreign capital, and the absence of a spirit of self-sacrifice among the English people. He therefore thought six months was an exceasive estimate. Dr. Springer= said: "Everything depends on the cutting off of supplies from Great Britain, and quickly and thoroughly." On the second question, Herr Reusch said: "The ieutrale despise our restricted submarine warfare. Ev- ery ship in British waters, enemy or neutral. should be torpedoed without warning. The world only respects thOse who in a great crisis know how to Make the most unscrupulous use of their power. Germany's position in the World market after the war will be all the stronger for her having con- vinced the world of her power." NO FEARS ABOUT AMERICA. SLAVE ARMY IN NORTH FRANCE Awful Conditions in the Oc- cupied Districts With English Especially Badly Used, London, Feb. 3. (Reuter Despatch). —iteuters as received from a trust- worthy Belgian citizen, who has just reached London from the German military zone at Valenciennes. an ac- count of the terrible condition exist- ing in the occupied districts of France from which practically no news over reaches England. For sufficient rea- sons it cannot be stated how this man escaped. lie still Dears traces of a heavy blow on the jaw, and showed meuter's representative a handful of natural teeth which had been knocked out by the butt -end of a German guard's rifle. He said: "The Germans nave organized a slavery army in the zone of North- ern France. When I left St. Amend a few weetts ago conditions were uns bearable. All the men between the ages of 17 and 50 had been taken away. Unmarried women under 40 are obliged to wore in the fields, while little girls 13 to 14 must collect acorns and nettles. "Everywhere you meet civilians working under armed guards. Every- one wears a brassard showing •the town he comes from. Some wear a brassard around the leg showing that he tried to escape. I saw an old man with a large cross painted on his back. I knew what that signified. If you refuse to wont yo ; are finede if. you refuse to pay the fine you are Imprisoned. If you refuse a gecond time you are sent to Germany, from where one seldom conies back alive. "Beside civilian prisoners, the Germans have great numbers of war prisoners behind the lines, working under terrible conditions': The English are especially badly treated. All want food, but the suf- ferings of the Russians owing to lack of food are awful. It was while I was endeavoring to give a starving Russian a little of my own small supply of food that the guard knocked out my teeth." It is nown that the Germans re- quisition everything, but few real- ize what this means. Renter's in- formant told how clocks, mien no- mestic clocks, and lamps, are brok- en up for copper; mattresses are ripped for wool; sacks and clothes are seized. Farmers and peasants must declare everything. • "I have seen people dragged to prison," he said, "for hiding a pound of potatoes. Hiding an egg Involves a tine of five marks. One woman was deported to Germany for keeping three pigeons. Another was sentenced to 'fourteen months for hiding an Alsatian refugee. The latter was immediately killed by a non -corn, who struck another wo- man with such violence that ,she became deaf. A little girl was shot dead without warning because she crossed the Franco-Belgian frontier for bread." This informant had dates and the names of the people in all cases in hie • possession. He said that these were ,only a few examples. "Wherever you turn your eyes, 14 .1115-4,,, Finishing 4 BeefCattle and Swine Practical Suggestions for Reducing the Cost of Production (By Prof. Geo, E. Day, Secretary Dominion Sliorthern Asaociation) Sugar beets are preferred by Inge to mangels, but mammals are more ens. fly grown and pigs take them quite readily. Turnips are not quite so pal- atable to pigs, but they can be taught to eat them If accustomed to theta from the start, When practicable, boll. lag turnips makes them quite palat- able and enables one to greatly /educe the consumption of meal. Boiled pota- toes have a higher value teen roots and when cheap fuel is evailable, small potatoes should never be allow- ed to go to waste. Breeding sows can be maintained throughout the wtnter with a eery: light meal ration it they are supplied with roots and seine fine quality alfalfa hay or red clover hay, alfalfa being the best, The hay may be fed dry in a rack similar to a sheep rack and is very much relished by pigs; even young pigs will take con- siderable hay of this kind, but they should not be expected to depend up- on it to the same extent as older pigs. For summer feeding pasture crops seem to offer the most convenient means of reducing the meal ration. Alfalfa makes an ideal pasture when available, but red clover, especially young red clover, is much relished by pigs and can be utilized in reducing the meal ration. A thickly. seeded mixture of grains such as oats and barley, or oats, wheat and barley, together with about 8 lbs. of red clover, per acre, makes a capi- tal pasture quite early in the season. If it is not desired to pasture the mix. lure early in the season, it can be out for hay and the clovdr will then come along and form an ideal pasture for any class of pigs. Rape may also be used as a later pasture crop and by changing the pigs from One filed to another, crops such as rape and clover may be paetured and repastured sever- al times. Another plan which has been tried in sane places, and which is worthy of consideration, is to plant a few acres of corn which will mature in the district in which we live. In this district and in similar northren local- ities a very early maturing variety would need to be used. A crop such as this, however, will supply a targe amount of feed for hogs and the corn may be husked and fed to the hogs and the stalks may be utilized by feeding to cattle or hogs maybe turn- ed in to harvest the crop for them- selves. If it is intended to pasture the corn it is a good plan to sow rapehe- tween the rows at the last cultivation. A combination of rape and corn such as this will fatten hogs fairly satisfac- torily, and in any half favorable seas- on an acre of such pasture should carry ten to twelve hogs at least thirty days. Pigs weighing 100 lbs. and upwards are best suited for pas- turing. Any ingenious farmer will be able, in all probability, to devise other means of economizing on the meal ration and the present suggestions are thrown out as merely representative of steps which may be taken to keep down the cost of production. —The Canadian Countryman. In normal times it is counted good business to give our beer cattle a good degree of firaeh before sending them to the market, The higher price obtained for well -finished cattle has usually been profitable to the feeder, ' At the present time, however, we are facing decidedly -abnormal con- ditions. Statistics indicate that the world is faelng a envy shortage Of wheat. If these statistics are correct, It looks as though It might be Imes- sary to use grains heretofore employ- ed almost exclusively for the feeding of animals, to help out the supply of wheat. As a matter of fact, in.veste gallons are in progress to determine the extent to welch wheat flour may be adulterated with the flour of other cereals and still retain its palatability for human consumption. If it becomes necessary, therefore, to utilize the coarser cereals for hu- man food, it must mean a shortening up or conasntrates for fattening ani- mals, and the question arises whether under present prospects we should not make a special effete to use the small- est possible amount or concentrates, and utilize to the fullest extent, bulky fotiders in the fattening of our 'cattle. MINIMUM HUMAN FOOD USED. Some years ago the Ontario Agri- cultural College secured a gain in weight of 2,180 lbs. in the case of fattening steers, from the use of 2,187 lbs. of ground barley and 730 lbs. bran. This is very little more than one pound or concentrates used for . each pound of grain in weight the balance of the ration being made up of hay, corn si- lage and roots in the proportion of 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The steers us el in this experiment were cheap, com- mon cattle, and the gains they made were not large, being apfproximately 1e1., lbs, per steer per day for a period of 165 days. The cattle were not well finished when marketed, and dressed a little less than 57 per cent. of their live weight, but the beef from these cattle was much superior to a great deal of the beef we are forced to con- sume in these days and, as has been pointed out, it was produced with the use of a very small quantity of mate- rial which was fit for human consump- tion. One thing is certain, we cannot pro- duce the maximum amount of highly finished beef and at the same time produce the .maxhmtm amount of ce- reals for human consumption. It would seem, therefore, the part of . wisdom to economize on the use of cereal grains in the feeding of beef cattle and to utilize to the fullest extent bulky rodders even though we have to be content with smaller gains in. weight and a poorer quality of beef. As previously stated these are abnor- mal times and methods which would have been severely condemned a few years ago may be the very best and safest methods we can follow at the present time. Our greatest effort must be to get human food from our bulky foddere by converting it into meat, with a minimum reduction of cereals for human consumption. An objection in the. mind of many may be the fact that in the College Herr Schmidt said: "I have no fears about America." On the second question, Herr Muller 'said: "Unrestricted submarine war- fare will cause the wholesale flight of neutrals from the war zone. Their newspapers will abuse Germany, but they will soon tire. The chief dan- ger is the United States, but that will be less in proportion as Germany op- erates deeisively and ruthlessly. "Bitter feeling in the 'United States after the War is not worth consider- ing, bechuse, if Germany succeeds, she can dictate terms to assure favored treatment for herself, If, on the oth- er hand, Germany throws away this opportunity, the passive approval of the United States will be of small practital value." The Saionioesolln said on the second paint -as follows: -"I recognize Or possibility of war with the United State & but I am loath to throw away so desirable a weapon on that account AS a banker I realize how disastrous Atnerietre entry into the war would be, but I insist that a ruthless war is the only chance to defeat Great Brit- ain and obtain a, firm peace." MTI.111NAT, SITUATION. RAD. Although the experts diftered as to the prospect of war with the flitted Steve none Of there, advised against the in -boat War on that aecolint, On the third atiestion sit the experts agreed that the internal situation de- manded a drastic rented,. Herr Zuckschwerdt said: 1•The Vont drastle nteasureA are advisable, 110 said, "t14) same tragedy is evera-where----Starvation,slavery and untold brutality." LETTERS TO AN ENEMY COUNTRY Must Be Sent Through Authorized Channel. Deputy P ostmasta-Gener- ar s Instructions. experiment, roots were used very lib - orally, whereas on many farms roots are not largely grown owing to the labor involved. This is a, perfectly legitimate objection, but judging from experience, silage can be made to take' the :place of roots to a very large ex. tent at least. In addition to- this, the hay fed the College steers was mixed timothy and clover and contained too much timothy to be really satisfac- tory for cattle feeding. With a. good quality of (never hay, or, better still, alfalfa hay and a liberal allowanee of silage, there is every reason to believe lhat results quite equal to the College results can be obtained. The experi- 'flout emphasizes the great impor- tance of clover, alfalfa and silage on the farms of this province. At the present titne a strong plea Is being made for increased bacon pro- duction. There are several reasons why bogs are especially important in times like these and the following may be noted: (1) Hogs multiply rapidly and ma- ture quickly, so that they offer the quickest means of increasing the world's supply of ,meat. (2) Hogs produce more meat from a given amount of food than any other domestic animal. (3) Hogs give a greater weight, of dressed carcass in comparison with live weight than any other animal. (4) The carcass of the hog contains more edible meat in proportion to bone that that of any other animal. (5) Pork and bacon contain a large Proportion or edible fat, which is vi- tally needed in rations of soldiers. I(6) Bacon is perhaps the most corn - pact form in which meat can be ship- ; pea. ; It will be seen, therefore, that the hog is bound to play a very import- ant part in rationing our armies and those of our Allies. IA point .which counts against the hog in the eyes of the farmer is the Ifact that in order to finish it, it must be fed considerable quantities of con- centrated feed and when concentrates are very high in price, as they are at present, the farmer is inclined to cut down on his hog production. Every thing considered, therefore, it would seem that the present is an opportune time to study very carefully the pos- sibilities of reducing the amount of concentrates in the ration of the hog and still provide a fattening ration. Roots are a somewhat expensive crop to handle, but the advisability of growing even a small patch of man - gels or sugar beets for winter hog feaMing is well werthy of considera- tion Experience has demonstrated teat roots can be used in such a way as to lessen very greatly the amount cm aural necessary to fatten hogs. A' plait which has been used successfully bctb at the college and on farms throughout the province is to pulp the roots, moisten the pulped roots with hot water and mix them with about an equal bulk of dry meal. The moist- ened roots moisten the meal and cause it to adhere to the roots and the whole constitutes a palatable satisfactory ra- tion for winter feeding. mato destination and must be left open in accordance with the censor- ship regulations of enemy countries. This should then be placed in another envelope addressed to Taos. Cook & Son, Montreal, together with a slip bearing legibly written the name of the sender and also a postal note for 25 cents to cover the -charges. This amount covers the expense of trans- mitting the letter to a neutral come try and the reply. "Letters addressed to enemy and enemy -occupied territory can only be sent in this manner, and any which are being forwarded through other than this authorized channel will, be returned to the sender. This does not affect in any way corre- spondence addressed to prisoners of war in enemy or enemy -occupied ter- ritory, which is to be forwarded in accordance with the prisoner -of -war regulations." Ottawa, Feb. 3.—An official mons orendum, issued by Dr. IL M, Coulter, Deputy -Postmaster General, says: "Up to the prarent time it has been ,permissible to send letters destined Or persons in an enemy country, or a country in the Oecupation of the enemy, subjeet to eenaorship through tho medium of an inttrmediary in a neutral country. An arrangement has now brae, made whereby nee cor- respondeace can be forwarded through the medium of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Sou, 634 St. Catearlue street west, Montreal, in connoctien with the aunt- Ority received by their London home from the British Goverment to under tette the transmission of such corres- pondence. "The liters forwarded must relate only to prhate news and must not contain any reference to military or naval movements, to Political Or economic eonditietta, ea the MM. The Otte r ehould be tuclostd ht an ca - 1, 'lop legibly addreseed tO its ulti- GARIBALDIANS. Red-Shirted Army is Form- ing in Italy. Rome, Feb. 3.—Garibaldian volun- teers are enlisting with great enthusi- asm throughout Italy. They range from youths to aged veterans, who fought in the wars of independence under the great hero. The Government has permitted the formation of this body of volunteers. which will be commanded by General Pepin° Garibaldi. The officers have been ehosed from the regular army. The men will be allowed to wear the Red Shirt, of ancient glory. From all the Italian colonies abroad many tow plications for enlistment have been received. EDMONTON FIREMEN STRIKE, Edmonton, Deport.—After striving for two and one.hair hours this afternoen to come to an amicable settlement regard- ing the appointment of it. G. Davidson to the position of fire elder, the special committee representing the City and men failed to come to an agreement, and, the men are now on strike, They object to a man being imparted to rill the vacancy, claiming the appointment should he made front the ranks, You never can tell. There are smaller men in the world than the fel- low with a shrinking disposition. 1 DEATH THREAT FOR STRiKERS WHO PERSIST Has Broken the Backbone of the Great Strike in Germany. MILITARY RULE And Many -of the Factories Are Again Busy— Scores Arrested. ^ London, Feb. 3.—Drastic military measures, even, according to a report from Copenhagen, the threat of a death sentence in the event of con- viction by court-martial for refusal to obey the military order to resume work on Monday, seems to have had the effect of breaking down the Ger- man etrike movement. Very little news had come through to -day, and that mainly semi-official assurances that the strike is ended and that work will be resumed to -morrow. These semi-official despatches admit that the result was obtained by mili- tary measures and threats to draft re- calcitrants into the army. Ending of the strike Monday is pre- dicted in a semi-official statement Issued in Berlin on Saturday evening. It follows: "The strike everywhere is on the wane. Many factories are now work- ing with full staffs, and it is assumed the strike will be ended entirely on Monday, This opinion is confirmed by reports from all parts of the country." The Rheinische Westfalisehe Zeitung published a Muneter despateh, Febru- ary, reproducing a. proclamation is - Information from various sources ebows, however, that the strike in general is not over despite the strong stand taken by the the military au- thorities, who are now in control. . MAY IMPOSE DEATH SENTENCE. Gen, von Kessel, military cow- Manclant of Brandenburg Province, In which Berlin is situated, threatens summary punIshment et strikers. who fail to obey his eater that they resume work on ',tondos' morning. An Exceange 'Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen says the procla- mation set seven otiock as the hour at which they must return to Work, adding: "Entployees falling to resume work will be tried by coprt-martial. which is authorized to impose sen- tence of death, execution to take - place .e within 24 hours of the time the 'sentence is Imposed." SOCIALISTS ARRESTED. An Eel:hangs Telegraph despatch from The Hague says that a great number of Socialist leaders were ar- rested in Berlin at the same time that Wilhem Dittmann. Socialist member of the Relenstag, was taken Into custody for addressing a crowd in a suburb of time (Ay. Deputy Dittmann, of the Reich- stag, who was arrested while ad- dressing strikers is accused not only of infringingmnartial law, but of inciting to high treason, accord- ing to the Berlin press. The Lokal Anzeiger says lie urged in his speech that the, strike must be maintained, APPEAL TO PARLIAMENT. Copenhagen, Feb. 3.—A cops; *of a pamphlet issued by *the independ- Socialists, which -has reached Qopen- bagen, show, that the strike in Ger- many was prepared by them. The pamphlet' points out that the Pan - Germans. have brought the peace ne- gotiations and the future of Germany into great danger. Admiral von Tirpitz, leader of the Fatherland party, after an inter- view- with the Imperial Chancellor, declared that he was satisfied with the Government's plane concerning the East. Such a declaration, saye the pamphlet, proves that the Gov- ernment is in collusion with the advocates of violence, and just at this moment, the Reichstag, the only place where the annexationist policy could be attacked, is closed and other means of criticism made nepossible by the Government. "Our press is gagged, our com- rades are imprisoned, and the fac- tories to a still greater extent are militarized." continues the pam- phlet. "Men and women of the working classes; there is no time to people—yes, even the wbele of hu- sufterIng we have undergone, a new lose, frightful disaster threatens our itAy.fter the horrors and horrible "Only a peace without indemni- ties and annexations can save us, and the hour has. come when you must raise your voice for such a Peace. At this moment the German people must by. means of powerful demonstrations manifest its will to finish the war." The pamphlet is signed by Edouard Bernetein, Hugo Haase, Wilhelm Dittman, George Ledebour and other leaders. sued by the Deputy Commanding Gen- eral, in which ho says: "Germany is face to face with the hour of destiny. Her enemies have abandoned hope of victory by arms and are now trying to sow dissension in our ranks. A pro- paganda on a large scale, supported by the ideas of the Russian revolution. has resulted in some sections of the population following the enticements of irresponsible agitators. They do not realize that they are committing shameful treason against the Father- land. "I raise my warning voice and ask you to consider what will happen if our front :begins- to totter? Foreign countries are already rejoicing at their success, observing' with malicious glee our Gelman Michael again walk- ing into a trap. That must not con- tinue. a.telASH POLITICAL RESISTANCE. "Political resistance must, and will, in all circumstances be smashed. Ger- many must not experienee such cella (Miens as the Russian revolution pro- duced. 'Let everyone help to termin- ate the shametul spectacle of a strike, denounce the mischievous agitators and bring them to their deserved pun- ishment." . A Munich ' despatch to the Frank- furter Zeitung says that several strike leaders have been arrested there, in- cluding the writer, Kurt Eisner, and Frau Saurh Leich. The troops pre- vented a demonstration Which was at- tempted before Wittelsbach Palace, where the King resides. Tumultueus scenes occurred at Socialist meetings. For news of what transpired yester- day, the public outside of Germany Is largely dependent upon a semi-offi- cial report, which says that "only iso- lated and entirely insignificant excess- es" occurred that day; and says that the prepailing opinion is that "the strike has passed its zenith." WANING TO ITS CLOSE. This seems to be supported by the fact that the newspapers, which were unable to appear Thursday ow- ing to the sympathy displayed by • their compositors and pressmen with the strikers, all came out Friday, while the transport workers con- tinue their labors. It is also assert- ed that work has been resumed a Kiel, Danzig and Ha.niberg; bat.it is admitted that additional miners have gone on strike at the Rhenish West- phalian coalfields. fir r, l'e A -Mese unusual picture of a Otrynen oirplan6 brought' icwri'hi itanieS by erbnet; ant kvaitft tutu...thou , picture Was taken at the Instant of the machine's fnilleth'`nfitl. scores, of 'Prer411.tr.rsoiss teuk$,peassnts On he seen rtintIIne to the settle of the disaster,-,. '4 1 • ' Vt ` GERMAN -MAF REPORTS TRUE? Doubt Cast On Word of Great Strike Waning. Papers Forbidden to Record Big Events. SHORT OF THE WINS OF THE DAY Protests Against Return of Healthy Young Officers to Canada Now. London, Feb. 4.—While the latest official statement from Berlin de- clares the strike movement is dying out and to -day will see its end, the Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily News says it need not be accepted that the Government's presentation of the situation is necessarily the correct one. There is at least negative evi- dence to the contrary, he continues, In the :following "notice to our read- ers," prominently displayed in the Vorwaerts: 'Through fear of circum- stances it is at present impossible tee us to give news of many events whin would especially interest our readers. We ask our readers not to regard these omissions as an attempt on our part to kill the events by silence." "This means," the correspondent adds, "that the organ of the Social. Democratic party hes been forbidden by the censor to publish a record ot events, The pan -Germans are no, hesitating to exploit the situation to the purposes of their annextionist cam- paign. They are so handling develop- ments as to manoeuvre the Sociai Democrats—that is to say, the Reich- stag party as distinct from the orig- inal strike agitators—into appearing as enemies of the nation. 'Our Bol- shevists' the pan -German papers call those whose objects are to end the war on any terms and throw the Ger- man Empire into revolutionary chaos. "The annexationists even betray open satisfaction at the whole affair, which they are trying to use for the purpose of getting the Government to declare war on the Social Democrat: and so uniting the other Reichstag parties into a new block which wil, throw over the declared policy of th, July peace conference." GREEK MUTINY Among Infantry Regiments Promptly Suppressed. GURU UNION ,woome.••••••••,... Rideau Hall is Using Wm Bread Only Fifty Per Cent.' Wheat. _ Itelsa Delano, one -year-old, Was fa- tally burned at Toronto, lerupps have acquired control of the, neva agency in itermany. U. S. laecretary cf War Baker will soeno te trace on- a tour of in- spection. Uriah telleon, ex-M.P. for Lennox •nd t•ddiog:c.n, died at Napaneo, age‘ ainety-four. Queue.: Legislature gave secont ahlling to the bills creating a Depart ment of Munieipal Affairs. Rideau hall is using a war bread .iatle of Pei cent, wheat flour and no rest rye, putato or other flours, It; ma not considered likely to be no oessary to cl,:te factories in Canada te .eve feel, intless in some localities Tile Grand Central Hotel, of et Thomas, and one of the most widel• enown commercial houses of Western Ontario, closed its doors Saturdat night. oemage to the ee tent of betweet, ,i,500 and $2,000 was done by fire te tne handsome . brick residence owned my Mrs. John Northwood, 125 Grand avenue east, Chatham. An srder ea Council has been draft- ed to bring the outside services of the imitoffic-e, Inland Revenue and Cus- toms Departments under the civil iervice act, abolishing patronage. btrong protests are being made bs egrisranelug officers of the Canadians u London against the return of sc many tdaltry- 'young officers on the ground that no appointment is avail able. Mrs. Lundy, of Lundy's Lane, though past ninety, has knitted nearlt 300 pairs of socks for soldiers, and as her eyesight is very good and she lc nale and hearty she expects to knit quite a number more. It was unofficially announced Sat ureay that Hon. Prank Oliver has de cideci not to proceed with his protest agamst Brig. -Gen. Griesbach, C.M.G., De3.0 , Unionist candidate in West Edmonton. A 'Church Union seheme is beinp worked out In the Bay of Quinte die trict, to close two Methodist and four etesbyterien appointments, freeing follr ministers for work elsewhere, and saving $2,100 to missionary and aug- mentation funds. The Kitchener Children's Aid So (testy are making every effort to lo sate Rossaua Eeker, who disappearce from tee home in this city on Thum ,lay evening, and has not been seen of eeard from since. The girl is 15 year>: ef age, and is a ward of the Children'q eid Society Athens'Feb. 4—A mutiny which in- volved a large proportion of the Greek army infantry regiments stationed at Lamitt, about ninety miles northwest of Athens, and a few artillerymeti the town, occurred last Friday even- ing. It was promptly suppressed. An official statehient attributes the inutitty,to a desire to hamper mobiliz- ation. ;NO officers took part. .11est of the, seditious soldiers, says the statement, returned to their barracks abd laidSown their arms. sTroom.sent tp Lamle, from Athens and Larrssa pursned the, remainder of tal,teui;utollintese.,ris and arrested them. A Tart -martial was',convened to try the LAM? SORVEYORS.,OPPICERS. LOtteetea, tee -Wee -At the aiming peeeteit dr the minathi teenvention or the Assocta- Cent of elominloneteted Sawyers tosday eolroasing Wipers were elated for the ctithditk yttkir: Dresid?int, 3. N. WM. co.. Oat es ry • 'Me -President, .3., N. Watitirk'CitlgarSt; Vico-PrVililcult, J. It Antimv.St. Otitinsytiogi eteereterSt- TreaSurer, Wgpubben. Ottatem ALLIES STILL PRRNOERATE 11.941*Mr. 'Maintain Numerical Super- iority in West 03ays V, S. War Secretary's :Review. Washington, Feb. 4.—Secretary of War Baker's weekly war review, is- sued to -day, makes the official an- nouncement that American troops are at last occupying a portion of the ac- tual battlefront "During the past seven days the world has been flooded with tne news of very serious internal unrest in Ger- mama" the statement continues. "Widespread strikes among muni- tion workers are reported. While dis- aatisfaction is no doubt rife In Ger- many, and strikes of increasing seri- ousness have occurred. we must not allow any reported disturbance with - the German Empire to affect the effectiveness or speed of our owe pre- parations. 'During the week hostile.concentra- dons In the west continue, In cer- •ain quarters the reports spread by :he enentY, that be holds a preponder- nis numerical superiority in the west, Piave gained some credence. While lenitive proof has been received that 'he enemy bee removed troops from the eastern theatre, and is stripping Aber fronts for the coming struggle n the west. nevertheless the Allies -ire believed still to hold a very ap- nreciable numerical superiority, both n men and gum. WOMAN AGED 105 DIES. Windsor, Feb. 3.—After 105 years of life, much of which was spent neat her old home in Buckinghamshire - Eng.,Mrs. Elizabeth 'Nunn, believed tt be the oldest resident in Western, On taint), died at her home in this city early Saturday* morning from an at tack of paralysis. Up to within a few days of her death she was able to walk down town, a distance of mole than a mile, without assistance. Sh, could read and sew without the ah' If glasses, and had never suffered a serious illness. 1A1 F t soglhf !rill ITALIANS EVAN In U. S. and Canada, Have Not Enlisted. lome Fears Their Effee After War, Rome, Feb. 3.—The attention of tea. ,talian Government has been called ta the serious problem of 500,000 Italian. .n. the United States and Canada, who, O far, have evaded military service .-11though these defaulters may be corn aelled to enlist in the American o. danadian army or may be employee on war work, the fact that they ham not fought for their country wi. .move detrimental after the war, foi a is well known that Italian emigrants sever every tie ,with their country af- ter they have spent years in America and they have obtained permanent employment amid have saved .theia aioney. When these men deeide to settle it america they invariably send for theft .amilies trout Italy As a result, it is -alculated that these 600,000 defa,ultera will induce at least 8,000,000 reserviets o join them in America. Thus, after he war, when the demand for laboz .1 -ill increase considerably, a larger aumber of Italians will emigrate tc merlon. The passage money will be provided ay relatives there, who will cease to mend their savings to Italy as hereto- fore. Efforts Of the Goverament to dia- 'enrage this emigration are certain to 'rove unsuccessful so long as the in- ducement offered to the relatives -of he immigrants in America are net re- moved. To prevent this emigration, It a urged that the Italian emigrants still n America be persuaded or compelled o return. B. C. TRADE UNREST. Victoria Shipyard Workers Vote for a Strike, Victoria, B. C., Feb. 4.—By a vote of 02 to 260, Victoria's shipyard workers eave favored•a strike to enforce the payment by the Imperial Munitions cioard of the ten per cent. bonus agreed upon by the American wage ad- justment board, The figures were an- aouneed at a meeting of the eMtal arades ouncil here last night, but ate non -was postponed, as there is a local membership of 2,500 of the shipyards Jmployees, and it was considered un- wise to precipitate a strike when less .han half the total membership had .oted in favor of the going out. The Metal Trades Council of Van- couver will hold a, meeting to -day. when it is hoped to have the figures of the mainland strike referendum. It Is unlikely, however, no matter what the result of the vote there is, that action will be taken during the coming week. The Victoria Trades Council will hold a meeting on Saturday night, at which it is hoped a decision will be iea,ched. If it is in favor of a strike. it may become operative on February 11th. RESIGNS FROM O.A.G. STAPP. Guelph, Bepott.—etrs. Deaeld Den:ties. rho for the past sixteen years has been he efficient And popular farm super- ,ntetulent at °Ataxia Agricultural Col- lege, haq letulerrod 1mb> regirolatiort, the ,atne 16 take effect on March 1st. It is the Intel -aloe ef ate Doneitte to take oharee of elm of the ethool.faritte owned hr the Alberta, tlevernment at Clams- ' helms telberta. LillY11410 ,rrikaamo n,rp AMERICAN LINES But U. S. Guns Pay It Back - With Interest, Make Foe Trenches Unfit for the Troops. With the American Army in France, . ob. 3.—American troops are now .ecupying a sector on the Lorraine ...one Tile artillery censor has per - ducted publication of thus announce - tont. With the Amerieau Army in France, eb. 3.—A German barrage fire at sun. .oen last night opened the heaviest mmbardment of many days among time Jeers:tan eector in Lorraine, Inc Am- • eman artillery replying shell for shell .s tee firing of the neavy guns spread eong several kilometres of front. Two Americans were killed and nine minded during the bombardment and .ie suffered shell snook. It was . ascertained to -day that the incrican -gunners 'wrecked several of .te enemy dugouts, and so badly dam - .ed the first line positions that at ne point the. Germans were unable to teems them Sunday. When the bombardment had reached s greatest intensity the Germans sud- slily concentrated their fire at two elate, throwing about 250 shells into town in which the headqUartera of certain regiment are located, and Iheimehy fire,herImmuneeofore had been Immune to Early in the day an American was etunded by a seiner. PEACE OR REVOLT. l'his Year in Germany, is Returned Pastor's Word. • ,11.•••••••••••••••11..•••11, An Atlantic Port, Feb. S.—Opinion hat unless the war ends within the rear 1918 there will be a revolution vhich will overthrow the Hohenzol- erns in Germany was expressel by the Rev. Aloysius Daniels, Hewitt. .Vis., on his arrival here yesterday from Germany by way of Switzer - and. "Tbe people of Germany are starv- ng," said Rev. Mr. Daniels, who for -hree years has been studying in West- phalia. "There are few left who are .nore than 50 years old, all semi/111s- tate to lack of nutrition, while the death rate among the children Is frightful. "President Wilson is anathematized throughout the empire, but. hardly worse than it the Emperor, while what is said openly of the Crown Prince Is not fit to repeat, "I believe they will quell this indig- ent revolution, but there will be an- other unless the war ends before next tear, and that one will be the end of the Hohenzollern. The Germans are tragically short of all sorts of food." pRo-reeT PARIS ART. Paris, Feb. 8.--licasures have been taken by the authorities to protect the art treasures of Paris from air raids. The stained glass windows of the Sainte ghapona have been removed to vaults. -The sculpture on the Are le Triomphe has been covered with sandbags. The decorations by Car. nextut, Illustrating the- "Dancer" it front of the Opera, and other art works have been protected similarly.