The Clinton News Record, 1916-12-21, Page 3,
• FIVE 11QT MEALS SERVED DAILY . •
TO .BRITI•SH IN FRONT LINES
Enemy RationePost Wholly of Tinged Goods -German Di-
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Vlitions Forty Days in Trenches Without Relief.
A despatch from the British Army
front in France says: The problems of
transport have been solved satisfac-
torily, and now attention is being
largely devoted to ameliorating the
iron hard condition of the British
' troops in tho Winter fields and
trenches, ,Heavy sheepskin and lea-
ther coats and jackets have been issue
ed to the men, and warm and dry rest
billets provided for those in the sup-
port reserve positions. Best of all,
however, Tommy in the front line gets
five hot meals daily. There is break-
fast at 7, dinner at 12, tea at 5, and
soup or stew at 9and again at 2
o'clock in the morning.
From reports received from Ger
num prisoners and observations made
during raids the British have discoe-
cited that conditions on the German
front are very different. Along most
of the new lines formed by the Bat-
tle of the Somme the German front
trenches are merely a broken stretch
of linked -up shellholes, with no deep
dugouts and only a few improvised
hiding holes, where two or three men
can take cover from the shrapnel.
British reports from the Somme
'section say the German communica-
tion trenches are impassable from
mud and the shelling of the British'
guns, so that all the carrying of sup-
plies and the bringing up of reliefs
have to take place over the 'open,
without cover of any kind. That is
why the British guns continue to
hurl shells back of the German lines
in the fog and rain. Often the shells
or bombs from the British side throw
up fountains of water high in the
air from the German trenches. There
are no floor boards or other trench
comforts available for the Germans
owing to the unceasing fire of the
British artillery.
Thus far this Winter German pris-
oners say their troops in the west
have not been supplied with any
sheepskin, leather or fur coats. They
have received only woollen vests,
body bands and mittens. Normally,
prisoners say, they are supposed to
be in the trenches not more than
from 14 to 18 days, but some divi-
sions lately have remained there 40
days and over without relief. The ra-
tions consist almost wholly of tinned
meat, sausage, herring, sardines, rice,
rye bread, coffee and mineral waters.
Recently a daily ration of brandy has
been issued to the men in the front
line. For rest the men often are
crowded into damp cellars.
WAR COST $28,000,000 A DAY
MUNITIONS A ND LOANS INCREASE
Actual Expenditure Has Exceeded Estimate, BMW Law States -
Mentions Allied Peace Terms.
A despatch from London says :-
Andrew Boner .Law, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, announced in the House of
Commons on Thursday afternoon that
the daily average expenditure Of Great
Britain in the war had arisen to £5,-
'710,000. He said the actual expendi-
ture had exceeded the estimate owing
to the increase in munitions and addi-
tional loans to Great Britain's allies
and to her Dominions:
He said that no proposals for peace
had yet been received by the British
Goverment from the Central Powers.
He added that the Entente allies re-
quired adequate reparation for the
past, and adequate security for the
future. •
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
said: "Financially we cannot hope to
go on indefinitely on the present scale,
but we can go on long enough to make
sure that it will not be from financial
causes if we fail to secure victory."
The Chancellor said the total amount
of votes of credit since the outbreak of
NEW FRENCH CHIEF
IS HALF ENGLISN
Gen. :toffee's Successor Related
Through Mother to British
Military Family.,
A despatch from Paris says: The
new Cabinet arouses but moderate
enthusiasm in the press, The papers
point out that seven` Ministers and
two Under -Secretaries belong to the
preceding administration so that the
change is not so radical as might be
expected. At the same time the ap-
pearanceof M. Claveille and Loucheur
as technical experts is welcomed.
The most popular features of the
reorganization are the appointments
of General Hubert Lyautey, as Minis-
ter of War, aand General Nivellct as
successor to Joffre as commander-in-
chief of the western front. Al.! the
newspapers print photographs of Gen-
eral Nivelle under the title of "Cane of
the War's Revelations." Long bio-
graphies are also published recalling
the general's brilliant stroke in re-
capturing Forts Douaumont and Vaux
on the Verdun front. The papers also
say that the fact that General Nivelle
is half English -his mother having
belonged to a well known Kentish mili-
tary family --makes his appointment
particularly acceptable across the
Channel.
Jules Cambon continues in his poet
as General Secretary of the Foreign
Office.
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ILLUSTRATION STATIONS.
Work Being Done by Dominion Ex-
perimental Farms System.
The Department, of Agriculture of
the Dominion Government is carry-
ing on Illuseration work in crop pro-
duction "and. cultural methods with
farmers in the provinces of Quebec,
Alberta end Saskatchewan. Farmers
owing or operating land favorably
situated for the carrying on of such
week co-operate with the Department.'
The farmer puts under the direction
the war was 43,852,000,000,including of an officer of the Dominion Experi-1
e32,000,000 for extra administration mental Farms System, a part of his
expenses, farm having a good wide frontage on!
Referring to the peace proposals of a well travelled highway, each field I
the Central Powers, Ilfr.\ Boner Law having the same frontage along the
said:
same highway, so that thee rope and
"In moving the last vote of credit cultivation are unavoidably in evidence
Mr. Asquith used the words: 'They ,to the casual traveller and eastily in -
(the allies) require that there shall be spected by the interested visitor.
adequate security for the future.' That The Department, for the first year
is still the policy and still the deter-
mination of his Majesty's Govern -
meat,"
Mr. Law said that, assuming the
at least, furnishes the seed necessary
to sow such of the fields as it is de-
cided- to put sunder crop that year.
In subsequent years the farmer saves •
rate of expenditure was the same as at enough of the best of the crop grown
present, the vote would carry them an- on these fields to do the necessary .
til Feb. 24. The total for the financial; seeding. This, of course, provided .
year would be £1,950,000,000, The bud- I the grain produced is satisfactory as
get estimate of the financial year was to purity and germinative power.
All cultural and harvesting opera-
tions in connection with these fields, '3
i.e., the ploughing, harrowing, etc./
Mr. Law said the Government bad of the fields and the sowing, harvest.
taken "such actions as it considered ing and threshing of the grain there-,
necessary" regarding Capt. Blalkie, from are done by the farmer. All
who was taken prisoner by the crew work indicated above is done in exacts e
of a German submarine. ly such ways and at exactly such ;
times Is directed by the Illustration 3
Markets'of _the World THE GERMAN
Toronto, De4,10,--Manitoba Wheat -
New No, 1 Northern, $1.870; No, 2,
11.54e; No, 3, do, 01.791; No, 4 wheat,
ing de above neW crop.
$1.761, traek, Bay ports. old crop Ira&
rvianitoba oats -No. 2 SI:W. 621e; No,
3, de, 591c; extra No. 1 reed; .5n0; No.
1 feed, 58e, track, Bay parte
Americfan core, No. 3 'y'ellow, new,
11.023, Deeember shipment subject to
embargo,
Ontario oate-No. 2 white, 60 to 620,
nominal; No. 3, Co.,' 55 to 61c, nominal,
according to freighte outside,.
Ontario wheat -New No. 2 Winter, per
car lot, $1.62 to $1.55; No, 3, de., $1.61 to
$1.03, according to freights outside,. '
Peas -No. 2, 52.30,, according, to
freights outside.
BIFIGY-Iifalting, $1.18 to $1,20, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Luelcwheat-11.35, nominal, according
to freights outside, -
Rye -No, 2, 11,36 to 51.35, according
to freights outside.
floorrr-ifirst patents, in jute
bagsOntario- Sour - WIrtier, according to
bak-
ers', $5'.26", poel,..00•Ag5.4.0; strong
sample, $7 to $7.10, in bags, track To-
ronto, prompt shipment. .
Millfeed--Car lots -,Dellvered Mont-
real bran, per
donwhile, per ton $38 ,,,2'f{74i1; Tolcdeciliffeaci
6%70 to $2 80
NO. do, i10, per
bak-
t $12.b0 to
track 311,60:Torent0.
til.intii,mayn-r0Csar lots, pet. ton, $9 to $9,50,
Country Procluee.-Wholesale.
Butter--Presh dairy, choice, 4.1, to 42e;
creamevy prints, 15 to 48e;.solids, 44 to
44 e,
ag Tt>74?...;vtikai,,
• 40 ; ei
tons, 60 to 650; out of cartons, 60e.
Cheese -Large, 25c; twins, 261 to Isle;
triplets, 251 to 20e.
Rive neultry-Ohieltens, 15 to 16c;
fowl, 14 to 16c; ducks, 13 to 16e; turkeys,
25 to Ise; geese, poring, 14 to 1lie.
Dressed poultrre-Chhetens, 21 to 22el
fowl, 17, to 15e; ducks, 18 to 20c; scmabs,
per clozen,•$4 to $4,50; turicoys, 30 to Iso;
• 17 to lIe.
3
'Honey -While clover, 2,1,lb. tins, 13 to
133e; s -lb. tins. 13 to 1340; 10 -lb., 126 to
13e; 60 -lb., 12 to 121e; buckwheat, 60 -lb.
tins, 9 to filo. comb liontyy-extra One
and heavy weight, per doe. 23.; select,
$2.50 to $2.75: No, 2. 32.25 to $.1.45,
Mineeemat-Pells, 28 lb„ 10 to 12e;
tubs, 65 lb., 90 to face
British Coumbla Pose, per bag,
Potatoes -Ontario, pet' bag, 12•12;
32.15; Now latiatswiek Delawares, 2 petal,
Chbliege--Man., pev ton, $60.
s.Beans --Imported. hend-pleketl. per
Lag:, *IL; 0;CCaaanaaddialaah IlitalTI"l'ickad,
iron
to
10; Lamas, per lb. 10,3,
mea' ".5°
Frovisiona-Wholesale.
Smoked meat:6-11'ms, medium, 24 to
25e; dm. heavy, 22 to 23e; cooked, 23 to
:t3gaii7IC311A,12s,t7fl'itti;, Igegigt; 'acnounles2s6,
25 to elle.
Pickled or dry cured meats, 1 cent less
than cured.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 15 to
181e per lb.; clear bellies, 18 to Inc.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 21:i to 2010;
tubs, 201 to lie; pails, 21 to 211cf sem-
poudd: 104 to 1.6ic.
POTATO FAILURE
Berlin Paper Says Crop is 30,-
000,000 Tops Short of
Last Year.
A despatch from Berlin says :-The
food plaits for , the current food year
have been badly wrecked by the almost
complete failure of the potato crop, of
which the figures, are now available.
According to The Tageblatt, only 21,-
000,000 tons were harvested this year,
against 51,000,000 Met year. Thi$
might have'proved alricost disastrous,
particularly as the potato crop was not
only quantitatively but also qualita-
tively a failure, and as a result only
one-third as many potatoes are `avail-
able for the cureent food year as dim -
the one ended ,last June. New plans
have been made by Count Batocki for
pulling through until next summer.
The potato ration after January 1 will
be three-quarters of a pound per capita
per diem,' and potato flour will no
longer be an ingredient of the legal
war bread, rye being used in place of
the missing potatoes.
INSURING THE SOLDIERS.
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Caeadian Patriotic Fund Helps to
Keep Many Policies Alive.
The vast amoupt of work under-
taken by the Canadian Patriotic Fend
for the relief and assistance of sol-
diers' dependents will probably never
be fully appreciated. In most cases
this work is carried on by voluntary
effort, and as the organization extends
into almost every town and hamlet in
the Dominion but few deserving cases
can be overlooked. In the Department
of Insurance, for instance, the Mont-
real branch last month saved for
twenty-two families policies which
Would otherwise have lapsed and been
lost to the beneficiaries. Theee poli-
cies represented insurance to the value
of about $30,000, the annual premiums
being over $800. In all this branch is
looking after insurance representing
not less than $60,000. In other words,
through careleesnees or fancied in-
ability to pay premiums, this amoulet
of protection to soldiers' dependents
would have been lost if the organiza-
tion had not finiancially assisted in
250 -lb. tins, 106ei 60, white: keeping the policies alive. In addi-
tion to what the organization is di-
rectly financing, the total amount of
Montreal, Dec. 19.-Corn--Amerlean ;
No. 2 yellow, $1.15. Oats-canadian Amman= paved to dependents within
Western, o. 5hc., No. 3, eeae; extra two years by the Committee's advice
$1; malting, $1.5130artioaY61,3elatt and counsel is intexcess of $200,000.
-Manitoba sprinpeleheat Detente, nests, The experiences of the committee
.60; seconds, 8.00; straiht rollers, $0.6,1, to aaVai in these matters is a revelation in hie.
o., bags, 54.15 to $4.25, Boiled oats- man nature. One woman preferred to
th°,5'stIts,bffic: aulitt4..!1.8t buy a new skirt rather than renew a
to $4$. 3.15 to $48. Slay -Na. policy on the life of her husband,
ttelttlettoe,tIcaltr; 11g.:41$tttitc„igel,e4-j-Flirit who was battling in e Flandet's
ter-I-4101Cost creamery, 43 to 'bale; se- trench. Another woman, whose bus-
3tptletariecte°Nlilee, 3;:fog4,71'4'271'ku6.°ej band is daily facing German bullets,
took, 813e. Potatoes -Per bag, car lets, would have allowed her policy to
1,75 to $2,
lapse rather than take the amount
,
Winnipeg Grain, of the premiums out of the savings
f,11,Fouti41,11,001risn! ibnagnkis. Another instance worth record -
unfortunately typical. The stre-
et:Ise; No: 5, $1,072?, 4, set; ;eel: man had an idea that insurance was
,tters-Nitte.12eCtew•hiatlel 13Nee 3 all right for the rich, but that in her
, rtf,ke '3., 55:: "Ieed,c. esott"Zo-ciTA straightened circumstances she should
eoc. Plax-em. 1 N.W.C„ $2.51; No. 2 not be expected to make any sacrifice
• e 52.60. to maintain her husband's insurance,
United States Markets. in this case amounting to $1,000.
18.as-11- wItienc, may, After an hour's argument with her on
',301611 to 31:801; No.'W11°P7togtot1, behalf of herself and baby boy, she
neee to tet762; Corn -No,
2 Northern, reluctantly consented to accept a
3.674 to the$.1"a'eateeatgretl-aN4telet'llInte loan of $50 from the Fund to cover
ne. moor, fancy Tatents, $0.25! -Other the premium, this amount to be repaid
in monthly instalments. The husbahd
was subsequently killed in action, and
the wife received the full face value
of the policy. It was a grateful mo-
ther who called a few clays later and
tearfully thanked the committee for
their adeice and assistance.
Since this branch of the work was
organized practically every woman in-
terviewed has acted on the commit-
tee's advice. -In many cases the cotn-
mittee has had to act quickly and
without consulting the woman, arid
here againethere was little friction,
matters being afterwards satisfactor-
ily explained to the dependents.
In this connection it is gratifyi»g
to note that the insurance companies
have generally" dealt liberallsr and
sympathetically with relief com-
mittees. -
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CONTRACTS PLACED FOR
EIGHT STEAMERS.
Six-Hutelted-Feet Freighters To _Be
Built at Port Arthur.
A..despatch from Fort William says:
Announcement is made by officials of
the Western Drydock and Shipbuild-
ing Company that the concern has
closed eontracts for the construction
exceeded by 4350,000,000. Loans to al-
lied governments amounted to £400,-
000 daily.
FEW ESCAPED
FRENCH FIRE
Germans Launch an Attack at
Point of Front Nearest
PaOs.
A despatch frOpiPar1s says: A Ger-
man attack en Lassigny, that part of
the front nearest to Paris., was made
Monday in greet force, says La Lib.
erte's cotgespondent with the French
armies, It appears to have been con -
meted to coincide with voa Bethanann-
a- Hollwegai note, probably with a view
to imPrlitesing the French by a local
success:
"The Germans brought toga ier
about 40,000 men from the beet:a-
y/stone," adds the correspondent, "and
concentrated Corresponding quantities
of artilleyy. The attack was preceded
by an intense bombardment lasting
for hours.
"The French were not taken by sur-
prise, and received the aseithiting
Waves with. a fire froin their 3 -Inch
guns and machlue gems, tearing the
ranks, terribly, A barrier fire thrown
to the rear of the Germans caught the
stopple:Mg reserves,"
"The Germans rooted the Freneh
trenches: over a freletage of 300 yards,
but an immediate counter -Attack en.
abled the French to regain the trench-
es. Only a few survivors of the at-
tacking columns escepecl, Most of
them were killed after stubborn resis-
tance.
"The Gertnarts renewed the assault
an hour later without SUeeesa. The
French heavy artillery 'dispersed the
reserves as they came up."
FRANCE TO DISCARD
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Government In Favor of Total
Suppression of Its Con-
sumption.
A despatch from Paris says: Total
prohibition throughout France of the
consumption of audit alcoholic bever-
ages as whilKcies, brandies and
liqueurs has been decided on by the
Government This is slacera by the
text in the Animal Official on Thum -
day of Premier Miami's declaration
on Wednesday before the Chamber of
Deputies on the subject. The Pre-
mier said:
"The Government will ask you to
give it the faculty of solving by de-
crees all questions of interest in re-
gard to the national defences which
the laws are too slow to regulate. A
particularly grave question which can
be regulated only in war time, on the
solution of width involves the life of
the country and its salvation, is the
total suppression of the consumption
of alcohol."
The Premier's remarks were greet-
ed with loud applause from many or
the benches, Deputy Mayoras Inter-
jected: "In the army, also?"
4 -ales, in the entire country," said
the Premier,
The use of the term alcohol fa this
connection Is understood in France
not 1,0 include wines or beer.
Her Affliction.
Niece -Katherine writes me that
Mrs. Dasher has got the alimony.
Aunt eelina-Deael Dear! I'm
afriad it will go hard with her. She
is such a frail, nervous creature.
BRITAIN'S FOOD CONTROLLER
LAYS DOWN HIS PROGRAMME
'Will Adjust Supplies so That Everybody Will Have an Equal
Chance of Getting a Fair Share.
A despatch from London says :-
Baron Devonport, speaking for the
first time as Food Controller in the
House of Lords on Thursday, said the
solution of the food question resolved
itself into one of a system of ration-
ing. It was not enough th maintain
the food supplies, lint it was over-
whelmingly essential that they be dis-
tributed
The Food Controller said his first
duti would be to ascertain the quanti-
ty of food etocics available and the
Stocks visible. There were many un-
patriotic people, he said, trying to get
hold of supplies in excess of their
Wants.
remedy," said Baron Devon-
port, "will be to adjust the supplies
coming into the country so that every-
body will have an equal chance of get-
ting a fair share -no more and no less.
On account of many people buying up
supplies sugar cannot be got at all.
A remedy must be found for that. Pos-
sibly the only way will be by a system
of rationing,"
It was obvious, Baran Devonport
added, that a general diminution in the
consumption of staple food was necese
sary. At present this diminution
could only be brought about by volun-
tary abstinence, but if voluntary ab-
stinence was not successful it would be
necessary to make abstinence compul-
sory.
Station Division of the Dominion Ex-
perimental Farms System. The far-
mer keeps a record of the amount of
time taken to perform the different $
operations on each field and threshes I
the grain harvested separately so that 3
it will be known bow much is harvest- s
ed from each field. 14
The records just mentioned of the g
work and crops resulting, together 1
with brief notes made each week, are',,
duly entered on blank forms provided $
for that purpose, The work of mak-
ing such notes and entering up the
work done on each field does not entail at
more than one hour's work each 17,
month. 'Each week the farmer melts d
I
to the Central Experimental Farm Ot-
tawa
t,
a form filled out with full partied
culars as to the work done, general? t'
weather conditions and crop progress' n
on the different fields. The farmer, /Si
permits to be placed in front of each el
field a sign stating briefly the method
is
ed,,
preparing the land for the crop IT,
growing thereon, or the treatment giv-
en the plot that year.
On all these farms, whether located
in the Province of Quebec, or in .Sas-
katchewan or Alberta, systematic
rotations of crops suitable to the dis-
trict served as -well as the best cul-
tural methods and Most suitable Var-
ieties of crops are being demonstrat-
ed.
..,:e,,:tl:::,,$,!fili.rf:88todtic,$, ,$41oludl:Iti:jt:oresil:712105d.:,0.42:$63,.‘57e5c,:eit.":
raCas
vh,,,,1,2,. otT.:iiiite.:71,:i:;:;;;).:,,D.$1:73dre:ogicrac?en .:if.eifivn!;b011,1 $:);:a.:tri.,,..::9_35..0kL _ .. __.147$;72Markets,l'''X'..a. co'it,.titi;gesi.11.:1 ldfa.ia, tlu$:11. :I. N6s,al5t13°,4r21_71: ti.,h(1,
Duluth.l`nrgeii -Bran, $.6 to $27.
;10;1/114, $4."libills:6314"4116)i $17:2126tootol .11
,T,iii;14,celeelluf::atii iire;i111'61), $:16:7:"Inci. cows, choice,
e, each, ' 4 1366.60 ' ers':,300:0610;
f.°Mb'irMSt11010..10,15Ceteo, 1.I. - Choice steers,
eb$:171.6%it.s$0,0.$080.6t00; g407,edik $07a to $7.75; choice
do., weighed off ear's,$ to o
hogs, fed and watered, 311.75 to $11.85;
. If II', $1$1..7765, dioo,,,iSne5diuml,"$:elgfer too $.8.a0n0d;
u. ,. y light' Vv0e st; ;$7$8:1$
6.1.616..40101,0;:;$15v. 7e5s1,15:i7t, 'o. :0$31$510e.id:04;,"
35,25 0 6 cows,e o
$0,20 to 57: good, $0 76 to 36.60; can-
ners, $4.25 to $4,60; milk -foci calves, $0
to $13.50; grass-fed, $0.26 to $6; sheep,
$3.26 to $6; lambs, . $11.76 to 3/2 GO;
choice selected hogs, $12.00; lights,
*20.60,
SOMME FORCED KAISER
TO MAKE PEACE MOVE.
Germany Fears Result of Next 'Of-
fensive on All Fronts.
A despatch from Springfield, Mass.,
says: Frederick Palmer, tae war cor-
respondent, in an interview oh Wed-
nesday, declared that events on the by
Son -tree front were responsible for tiro te
German peace move, and said that the I tit
British and French soldiers in the I te
trenches would dictate terms. Mr. I ee
Palmer says the Kaiser has reason to wi
dread the next allied offensive on all
fronts.
READY TO MAKE DASH
FROM ROTTERDAM.
A despatch to the Amsterdam Tele- of eight new steamers, sec of these
graaf from Rotterdam says the Ger- will be occan-going and the other two
man steamer Pylos, which has been will be 600 -foot freighters for the
in Rotterdam Harbor since the out- Great Lakes. The capacity of the
break of the war, was getting ready plant will be doubled. About six bun -
to leavefoe'ifvoet;rGpeolimicemir.e,vweahleend athseeafracent NteiClIc toonlist woof sstteett °brass arrived,wiilcea:el
at elm was stocked with great quail- at once. -The plant will employ he-
ies of foodstuffs and other goods, twee, 1,000 and 3,500 men for the
e export of which is forbidden. The, next three years.
ryespondent adds that the. vessel
11 not leave Rotterdam for the pre- MANit NOTABLES KILLED.
sent.
SPAIN PROHIBITS SUBJECTS
FROM FEEDING FOE SUBS.
A despatch from Madrid says: Ale-
jandro Lerroux, leader of the Radical
party in the Chamber of Deputies, has
introduced a bill prohibiting Spaeish
subjects and vessels from provisioning
German submarines in any way,
HORSE MEAT AND LIVER
39 CENTS A POUND,
A deepateli from Berlin says: Owing
to the steady advance in the price of
horse meat a maximum price of 30
cents a pound for the best cuts, liver
and sausage, has' been fixed by the on.
thoriblee,
India's Rice Croiu
India's rice crop of this year is
estimated at 76,792,000 acres, slight-
ly in excess of the acreage of the
year before. The total yield is ex-
pected to be 21 per cent, greater
than last year.
LEAVE BEING CUT DOWN
FOR TROOPS IN FRANCE.
A cleepatch from London says: All
ranks are notified that owing to the
necessity of reducing railway traffic
hi England leave will not be granted,
except in very special circumstances.
Week -end leave is for home service
men or those in munition works, and
Christmas leave will be confined to
five per cent, of any unit, and none
between December 22-25. This will
not interfere with the four, days' leave
invariably granted men proceeding to
the front, nor with leave granted
troops already in the field.
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GERMAN PRINCE DIES
ON RUSSIAN FRONT.
A despatch from Berlin says:
Prince Henry of Reuss, was kill-
ed in battle on November 29th, on the
Russian froet, according to the Over-
seas News Agency, Prince Henry,
was 24 years old and a lieutenant in
a Prussian cavalry regiment,
War Makes Heavy Inroads on the
Peerage of Europe.
ak special cable to The New York
World from London, says: The issue
of Debrett's Peerage for 1017 states
that the roll of honor foam families
usually noticed in that volume now
numbers 1,450 persons who have been
killed in action or have died of wounds.
The list includes one member of the
Royal family, fourteen Peers, twenty-
one Baronets, eine Knights, nine mem-
bers of Parliament, 290 Knights
Bachelor, 114 sons of; Peers, 1/0 sons
of Baeonets, and 160 sons of Knights.
GERMAN CASUALTIES
ALMOST 4,000,900.
A despatch from London says: The
total German casualties, excluding
those in the naval and colonial ser-
vices, reported in the German official
lists for November, says a British of-
ficial statement issued on Wednesday,
was 166,176 officers and men, making
the total German losses in killed,
wounded and missing shift the war
broke out of 3,921,860.
CANADA STANDS PREPARED
TO CONTINUE FULL ASSISTANCE
Bank of Montreal Annual Meeting Marked by Striking Refer-
ences to Part Played by Dominion and Lays Down Policy
For Country's Guidance. Campaign of Thrift
Strongly Urged. Bank's Record at Front.
Canada's position in t he grea
16uropean war --‘.the policy tho Do-
minion should follow in order to In
all the better prepared POP POSt Iva;
conditions -the resolve of the court,.
try to continue to give, to you Ii
and money, full assistanee to the
great cause were sanong some. cif
the outstanding features Cr! tin
Ninety -Ninth Annual Iffeetine or the
Shareholders of the Bunk .or Mont-
real, held at the head °Men.
The ,,,Impoteeinee of the ammo u nee-
inents made and their bearing on
conditions that the Dominion 'would
most BkeIy hasie 'to meet seemed to
intpart a gdectal signitleande to the
meetitig, and the shareholders were
quick to give thole heaetiest sup-
port to the Suggestions MonIY
offeeed by Sir Vincent Meredith,
Bart., President. and $ir Frederick
Williams -Taylor, the Oetterill Mail -
ager.
There was no misunderstanding
the iirniness of the suggestions, us
It was clearly shown that many
of the conditions' that PreValled
the country were purely or it tem-
porary character, and what was
Moeit important Was to get ready
for the time when normal condi-
tions only might exist.
In this connection It Wag pointed
out that all efforts should he ten-
trect on tile attainment of three oh-
Jects, viz.. Deononly, Production and
Immigration, but at tiro same time
a note 'of eonlidenee 'was struck as
to the' ability the country would
issilzonwsirl that
emalilsohgt wrsintlstesans ythnsen\VselflTels1-.
Freud Record, in Oterseos Soliv100.
Sir Frederick made speetal men-
tion of the record of the staff of
the Banic ot Montreal oVerseaii, ear'-
lug;
for the Bank of Montreal
Contingent with the colours. I have
no words sufficiently eloquent
wherewith to fully express our pride
In their achievements, our grief Itt
their lessee, 48 per cent. Of our
total male staff, or' 07 per cent, of
those of military age. have enlisted,
51 or our best have been killed and
307 are wounded, missing or prison-
ers of war, Several of our men
have been decorated by the tang foe
conspicuotto valour, and the whole
contingent is Illustrious."
A very cordial demonstration was
given by the shareholders when
Mv. Tulle, on their behalf, asked to
bo allowed to especially compliment
Sir Vincent Meredith on the great
honor which had,been conferred
Upon him during te course. of the
past year, tu being created a bar-
onet. Mr. Voile pointed Out that
this was regarded by the share-
holders not as an lionour to Sin'
Vincent alone, but to the Bank aa
well, and the honor conferred warn
alike popular with the shareholders
and the public generally.
The vacancies on the Board of
Directors were filled by the election
of4Captain Tiorbert Moison of Mont-
real, mei Mr. Trarold 14:eititerly of
Quebec, At the nrot meeting of
the new hoard of t •
Vincent Iterealth, Bart., Was re-
elected President, and the Vice -
Presidency, which had been vacant
for the past few yeara, was re-
established by the appointment of
Mr C. 13. Gordon, President of the
Dominion Textile Co
Sir Vincent Meredith, 13art., Pre-
sident, in referring Sc the principal
developments of the year and the
plans that should he laid to OApe
with there, said in pert'
r hoped when I last had the
Monatire Of raddresning you that be-
foee this Annual Meeting tire end or
the ertleiand devastating war,
whieh hue 'ilonvulserl Europe would
be, if not reached, at least within
measurable instance. In this ex-
nettletletr Wo have been disappointed.
Na one eon ..vet fix the day of its
Ateiriineisii:ittlion. but am sure I ex-
ultlinate victory of Britain and her
press your feelings when say we
hold on Unshaken confidence of the
Canada., inspired by a deer, -
rooted loyalty to the illninfee, inns
given end is still prepared to give
freely hor gallant youth and mone-
tary means to the great cause, Upon
the tulecess or which her liberties
and netional existence so gl•catly
depend,
"As the reettit of the phenomenal
cunt or a year ugo, coapled with ',',,et
expenditures by the Allied Govern-
ments in this eountry, for mUnitions.
and by our own Government fpr
requirements in Connection With the
war, high wages are being paid for
ttll classes of labor, and trade con-
ditions fit the moment In Canada
ale bnloyarit In> nearly all lines of
business. The few exceptions will,
generally. speaking, be found in in-
dustries concerned with the moduli.
lion and sale of luxtirlea,
Success of Domestic Loans.
"in a little more than a year
Canada has Isetted twoD0resstlsa.
Loam
Loans amounting to $10
and the Canadian 00V01.11MOilt has
borrowed in New York 605,000,000.
The success of Our Internal loans
Is a matter of pride and congratu-
lation. It is due largely to the spirit
of loyalty of our people mat a de-
terrnituttiOn to all within them to
bring the war to an early and suc-
cessful. conclusion.
"So far, a denletion of Bank de-
posits in ConSequenee of threes eon-
trIbUtions has not tekon place; in
fact, they show month by month a
gratifying increase. It nmst not
be forgotten, hoWever, that these
increases are only partially due to
the savings of our PeOnle. They
MaY be aecounted tor to a very eon-
sideratile extent by the husbanding
of t•esottreem by our large corpora-
l:lens, a prudent and wise Precau-
Gee in view or the uncertain condi-
tions Which now prevail and will
continue to exist 'during the con-
tinuance of the war.
t " The Minister of Finance to
whom the country owes 11111(111 for
his wise and ter-iteeing administia-
' don of our Onatuttal affairs, will
doubtless keep in vieW these condi.-
1 Liens whell making blether calls on
0111' l'BOOtIrOeS, WII/Ch Of necessity
be must do from time to time,
f
fl,,11n5,
" And mow,Se My remarks drilw
to tdose, am tempted,' cootrarY
to my usind practice and unre-
StILLIlial by the old adage Never
ii,Iim tire fat7tinere. yairaheknif4gthats1"01
many men are turned towards the
problems' that will eenfrent us after
the war. Covernmeni Commissions
deallog with them: the press
devotee much spade to their die-
ettselon; leternational conEerenees
lieve met, but our firet, obvious
and imperative duty Is to WIN THE
WA •
" When that is done, new condi-
Pees will tinquestIonably supervene,
it seems probable that foe seine
months to conic'', orders Tor muni-
tions and war supplies will con-
stlsntuisealtyo nicnielealod,nicir, industrial plants
"titmada is bearing up magnill-
N7Iiiiitlyi:e under y :heel, strain Of this
world-wide war. and her sacrifices
aid by the engen-
Coring of a spirit of self-reliance,
and She Will emerge a compare -
dye's" little known country to take
Ins,' rightful position in the affairs
of, the nations.
I "The future, ae I have said, is
'beset with new problems and is not
entirely free from tinanclal
:EMIIII.E1 and unrivalled eatuval re-
; SOM'COS the future can be looked
;forward to with hope and coral-
erb.leitamtb .:(naL:'tioYnQaal"Wsprel,Dh'a Pt°e5r8rtets:kal
General Managers Address.
Sir :Frederick NITIllierns-Tartor,
the General Manager, dwelt eopeet-
' ally with the main features of the
changes in the Bank's business
during the course of the year, amid
the manner In which Canada's ad-
verse trade balunce had disappear-
ed as though by magic. Sir lied -
crick said In part:
_ The outstanding business lou -
inn's
l re in Canada is an indestrial con-
dition more abnormal in clutraeter
than ever before in the history of
this nank. or of this country,
' "Tim same statement amities in a
greater or lesser degree to several
belligerent and 7101.1tral countries,
but in Canada econernte conditione
as well are in an unnatural state.
This ie partly due to the war, also
a result oh suopended Immigration
and of a lengthy period of an ex-
travagance of which we are now
feeling the cumulative. effect.
"Canada sold her record crop of
post year at high prices, as in the
. years of the Ameriean Civil War,
I while this year we ere disposing of
a moderate crop at much steadily
, mounting prices that we again reap
. a golden linsveeof 1105, t about el;coh,:,suatIwntaltinsl
'namismrlOistitnyo.tanttat
are now vastly in excess of our Ins -
trade ba/anee hes clisaopeared irs
though by alagle, and our exports
"Our mUch critleimed adverse
Note of Caution Sounded.
"The transient nature of our in-
creased exports alone Is a simple
irlulex to V. situation that corn -
mantis the attention of all thinking
peenie,
Tease views may not he artient-
able. to an, hilt they are Common
5011So and based upon arithmetical
feet& To be forewarned is to be
forearmed,
"These are the main factors that
have influenced and will influence
the banking %mitten -the rneve-
meet irs depomito and loans and the
safety of both, Therefore, in my
opinloti, the business of this Bank
should be eoncinated with such
views plainly before us Until the
situation clears.
"Those are two obvious means of
lightening Cane.dit'S coming burden,
viz., thrift and lintitlgratIon The
two are closely allied, for only by
praelisIng national and personal
eeenomy or theta can WO reduce our
high cost of living -that Most effect-
ive barriee to linnilgration..1Ipen im-
migration we mainly depend fer the
relict. developtnent or our misty,
naturalnansgril:isrvensrvut recce
blit can be
fitartea for theeth; Immigration
must wait, but should follow in
nattiral eequenee, I have no words
at my cOmmand with which to ride -
ornately ttige the neeeselty of an
organised and an indivklUal effort
to.pa,rohne itnI
otettshirylfts.na ninci
uent 'Call
to Action' of our Minister of Trade
and ColnIneree commande alteation.
I am not sure that it should tint be
preceded by a 'Call to Reason,' in
Order that the Importance of the
problems of the situation be Im-
pressed upon those Who are living
In, let us say, the paeatlise of the
Alinieln and eeir-eonfl-
dettee are admirable nationalquali-
ties and should be the order of the
dar. There Is a polisiViviitching dostistIgmer-
ism loses Its reline
of over -manacling begins. That Is
the point for nations to avoid."
Ranh Helping the Lopdon Market.
Sir Frederick drew attention to
the Important posittOn occupied bY
the Bank now in the Londen mar-
ket. In this connection he Said:
"It Is not out of place to Men -
Win hero that this Baia( is among'
the important and apprecietece lend-
ers of short money In the I,ondon
matecet, nial though It Is not for us
to take pritise for tide, yet the fact
is not to be lost sight of when
weighing Canada's assistanee to the
Enielve in this war,"
CIVIL WAR NE
FOE DESPERATE
Socialist Party Now in Open
Hostility to the Hohenzollern.
War Party.
A despatch from London says
That Germany is threatened with civil
war and that the great Socialist party
is no longer concealing its dissension I
to the Prussian war leaders, is the real
explanation for the peace proposals,1
is the statement that is going the
rotinds of the press of London on
Thursday.
The Times says that particularly
during the past month conditions in
Berlin have assumed a dangerous as-
pect.. The people, weary of the short-
age of food at home and the distress
of the men in the field, with the ma-
terial costs of war piling mountain -
high, eand with no indications of any
but a futile future struggle, are open-
ly rebellious, and that the Kaiser has
for many days been watching for e
reasonably turn of events which would
ad as a pretext for a Plausible Pro-
position for peace.
The Times says oho that the Ger-
man Government has been discourage
ed recently by the coufirmation of re-
ports that Britain was prepared for
1017 to put into the field three times
as many guns and shells as Germany
has been able to command even in the
flush days of 1914.
"One nation truly declare war, but
it takes more than one to declare
peace," is a slogan that is appearing
in the press and is being quickly eciz-
by the London public.
--ea--
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