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BANES AND BRAES.
What Is Going Oa in the Highlands
and Lowlandskof ituld
Scotia.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fergie,
Leith, have live sons serving their
, Bing and country. ,
- -Lord -Eglinton's 'Fund for-
' the town end county of Aye DOW
amountto over $87,690.
The death has occurred of Mr.
Forbes Eadie, for mane' years sup-
erintendent of Greenock police.
Daring September the Customs
revenue collected at Dundee total-
led $216,320, as aetrinst 526O,235 in
\
191a.
Lochwinnoch School Board are to
make provision for the feeding of
children shoekl distress arise, this
winter.
. Captain Murray, who was killed
in the recent, fighting in France, was
' for some time sergeant instructor
It Melrose.
Orders have been received by sev-
eral of .he Langholm woollen mills
for over 30,000 yards double width
khaki cloth.
It was stated at a meeting of
Paisley School Board that there are
15,792 children on the rofls of the
various schools.
New Bongate Mills and Laidlaw
Brothere, Jediburgh, are engaged
executing large orders for khaki for
the War Office.
Among the victims in the disaster
to the Australian submarine A B1
was Petty Officer Robert Smail, a
native of Galasthiels.
Dr. Harry Ranken, wiee was a
captain in the Royal Army Medical
Corps, and weld -known in Irvine;
has been killed at the front.
Owing to the war there ia a like-
lihood of all the „retiring Glasgow
town councillors who seek re-elec-
tion being returned unopposed.
A fine lioness, the gift of a Fel-
low of the Zoological Society, has
been added to the collection in the
Zoological Peek; Murraylield,
News has been received in Green
Ock of the death of Lance -Corporal
Wm. °gement,a reservist in the
Black Watch, killed at the front.
A well-known figure ill shipping
circles has passed away in the per-
son of Captain Wm. Elliott, the
Commodore Commander of the
Clan Line.
Lanark Town Council is making
an effort to ereserve David Living -
stone's birthplace. Next to Burns'
cottage it is held in the greatest es-
teem.
Seven post office officials on the
express y3131 train from Perth to
Inverness had an alarming experi-
ence through the postal van taking
fire recently,
The ThletliCal officer of health,
Glasgow, has reported- thet there
are in the city hospitals and leader
sanitary supervision at home 6,302
eases of infectious disease,
John Wilson, aged 50, and his
wife, Catherine, aged 47, were
burned to death by a fire that broke
ettt in their house at 23 Balgray-
bank street, Springburn, Glasgow.
Mr. Andrew Stevrie, -aged 61, a
dyeehouse worker el Hawick, was
fatally burned when the liquid dye
which he was watehing in' en Essex
dyeing -machine boiled over on him.
Jail Courtesy.
Warden—Youe wife is here and
wants to, speak to you, ,
Prisoner—Oh ten her I've gone
,
ENGLISH COAST BOMBARDED
Electric Sky Sign Floated High in Air Over Whitby
Directed by Spies on Coast
A. cleepalteh from Lindon says:
The cesualty lists of the Germ,ain
newel raid account for 97 eiviliene
killed and 122 wounned in the bom-
bardment or Scarborough, Hartle-
pool and Whitby. Seven soldiers
, were killed and es, weunded at West
'Eartlepood. The figures 5how
Scarborough
Whitby
Hartlepool . .. 101
\Vest Hartlepool ... 41 14
— --
Total.... 104 1343
Army officers who examined the
ruins caused by the• boinbardineet
estimate that the Germans fired 200
shells, chiefly of the 9-irtell and 12 -
inch kind. Several 12 -inch ehells
which had not exploded were found
later in the soft earth., The Hartle -
peels were raked from three an-
gles by the enemy. Lying off the
peninsula, which the Germans .apo
proeched from the south, both
teems were shelled by the forward
guns as the cruisees veivenced
Abreast of the peninsula the 'Ger-
mans poured ,a broadside fire over
the entire length of the sister towns,
tas the creisers made their escape
to the noith-east, they poured a fire
from their rear guile On the north
side of the peninsula. Many des-
troyers were visible beyond' -the
Germans during the bombardment.
At first these were believed to be-
long to the hosfile squadron, but
competent observers say the Gers
mans fired both seaward and tot -
ward the shore, which seems to in-
dicate that the Germans slipped be-
tween the English flotilla. and the
coast eluting the heavy fog that pre-
vailed just before the bombard-
ment. •
The, shore gunsacquitted them-
selves creditably and were 'netin-
juredeby thesGerneen fire. Persoes
whowitnessed the fighting -between
tile shore guns, and the eruisers Bey
the smoke stack of one of the cruis-
ers was smashed and that many
shots landed. onealsether while it
NVSS standing broadside to the shore
batteries.
20 19
A despatch frorn London says: A
short, fierce battle was fought in
the fog off the Yorkshire coest be-
tween a mosquito fleet of 13rifish
destroyers and the powerful squad-
ron of the German high fleet, which
fled from the wrecked cities of Har-
tlepool, Scarboroulig and Whitby.
Racing to the coast in response to
the wireless appeals tha.6 were flung
out from the bombarded cities to
every Brit,ish warship and depot,
the destroyers encountered the Ger-
man battle Cruisers before 'their
nearness was realized. In the mist
that veiled the sea, the Tyne flotilla
came into. contaet with the der.
mans, and did their best to delay
the flight entis the British beetle
cruisers and dreadnoughts -could
some up. They were not successful,
and they suffered same punishment
from the heavy, long range guns of
the German cruisers, but they made
it plucky fight .
The -light cruiser Patrol and the
destroyer Doon were among the
British ships which attacked the
German crni.eers. Both were struck
by shells. They lost five men killed
and fifteen wounded. The tivo ves-
sels mentioned could have only a
small chance of doing any &moue
daina.ge to th,e larger German ships
engaged.
It is assumed here that the 13r1 -
fish destroyers made suth fast time
in approaehing the Yorkshire coast
after the wirelese had given the
alarm of 'the bombardment of the
three cities Viet they found them-
selves iii the path of the retreat of
the Germans.
Sank Three Merchant Ships.
Employing a defensive trick they
used to some purpose on November
3,the German cruisers dropped
mines in their wake as they slipped
to se,a, in the fog. Three British
merchant vessels' were sunk by
these mines, and at least seven men
and probably more were killed,
Phe steamer Elterwater, of 743
tonsestruck a mine off Flamborough
Head and went to the bottom,
Twelve of her crew escaped, but
seven were lost. The Princess Olga,
a coaster of 44,8 tons, was blown up
by a mine off Hartlepool and about
six miles froen -tem coast. 1VIembers
of •the crew of this ship reported
that they sew a German splaying
mines near the point where the
Princess Olga wee lost.
The thied steamer was the Veer -
en, A trawler brought to Grimsby
four survivors from this vessel. The
'Vaaren struck a mine in the North
Sea on Wednesday night and 13 per-
sons perished. The survivors were
found clinging to ari upturned boat,
The certainty that the Germans
dotted the sea with mines compel-,
led the Admiralty to iseue a warn-
ing to shipping. Navigators and
agencies were informed that traffic
between Flemberough. Head and
Newcastle is endangered by mines,
In Leaden and in all England
rage against the Germans is tem-
pered by grief for the helpless wo-
men and children Who were struck
out of life se all&leally and cruelly.
A majority of Ube victims at, Har-
tlepool were women and children.
Fifteen seamed boys were kidded by a,
single shell, only one lad in the
group escaping. Ten persons lost
their lives whee,a, building iv which
they had taken refuge collepsed un-
der tile shook of shells. Seven of
the dead at Harelepeol were volun-
teers of Lord Tb1boho11.y15 new ermY,
They were sent with their cemeraes
to man the trenches in antieipaelon
of an attempt of the Germans to
land an invading force, The Ger-
mans had the range of the IleW de-
fencee perfectly, and this tact is
enly one of many evidencee that
theNittel complete information from
spies as to the location of defence
worke and importatit
Directed by Spice,
-A Eta stling story, indicating that
the Gellman ships were ,directed by
spies on the eeildt as to where to
etrike is furnished to the Daily
Mail by Louis Tracy, the well.
Irikol7B author, His 'horde, "Fair-
lewn," at Whitby, was under the
lire ef the German shells, Mr. TracY
geld: "The whole coast was excited'
by a brilliant sky sin, Which shone'
over the moors for half an hoer.
11 wa,s an electric lamp fixed to a
kite, and as it floated high in the
/size, it marked the ,position of
Wltb
.'laIs:V.
aev it, and .1 can name dozens
who Saw it flaunting over our heads
at 0.80 pen, telling the Gernme
ships exactly where NVe were. It
twinkled in defiance of our
' •
The raid has had one very impor-
tant and useful effect. Reer,uiting
has' been stimulaled aa never before
in the war. The station at Sootland.
Yard Wee crowded all day with men
td whom the news of the raid had
brought home sharply the actual
peril thee England is in and the
magnitude of the, task before her.
It is safe to say that -the bombard-
ment of Hartlepool, Scarborough
and Whitby will bring torwerd not
less than 200,000 men who... might
have hung -back in a feeling of false
security...
Pathetic Incidents.
An old woman was picking up
coal deopped from ears on the rail-
waY embankment, when She was
killed by is shell. An old man and
his two daughters were just starting
breakfast in the kitchen when a
shell burst in the room, kilding all
three of them. A young woman,
went to the house of her aged mo-
ther, intending to conduct her to it
place of safety . Entering the pea-
sageways she stuanbled across her
inother'ssabody. A shell had pierced
the root and killed her. An elderly
man, who thought the gun firing
was that of British ships et prae-
tiee, set down unconcernedly to
breakfast.. A shell curviest away
the corner if his hoese, killing his
two little grandchildren.
"May" Astonish the World.
On his arrival at lionm, Prince
von Buelow, the former Imperial
Gernian Chancellor, and now Am-
bassador te Italy, was informed of
the bombardment of the English
comet by German ships, but showed
no surprise. He said –that this
achieeement had been arranged for
prior to hie departure from Berlin.
He added:
'Phis is.eiinply the *elude to
what the German fleet is soon to
undertake, w.hicth May astonish the
world,"
CHRISTMAS FIRES.
The of COaServaition Is.
sales it Special 'Bulletin.
In many Canadian homes every
year Ohrietmes festivities cause re-
grets and in numerous cases loss of
life among those taking part.
Illuminated effeota as Christmas -
tree decoeattions in private homes
are elengerous, and wtherever either
fire or lights are used too much at-
tention cannot be given to their
safety. The Oluistoras-tree is in
itself sufficiently inflaanineble, but
when to this is added decoratione
of cotton -batting, light paper balls,
and other dangerous material, it is
only by the exercise of great care
that fires can be avoided, Where
Christmas trees are erected in car-
peted rooms, sheet tin or zinc
should be placed under the tree, to
catch the eandle drippings. It
should be one person's duty to
watch the eandles, 'that instant ac-
tion may be taken if the tree take,s
fire.
In public halls, Sunday schools,
etc., where numbers of children are
assembled, u nestled precautioni
should be taken. Fire extinguishers
and pails of water should be in con-•
venient places. Sa,nta Claus cos-
tumes should be dipped In a solu-
tion of four ounces of phosphate of
Ammonia to a quart of water. If
clothing catches fire throw the per-
son down, ,and roll him in carpet,
rug, blanket, coat or anything
handy, to smother the flames. The
exits should be kept perfectly clear
to avoid danger of panice.
In besinese houses eleetrie wring
and gas lighting for epecial dis-
plays should be carefully suspected.
Do not use paper or muslin shades
close to the lamps, as•the.y roay take
fire from the heat. Some one in
authority should be given the re-
sponsibility of seeing that the fire
hazeret is not excessive, and that
every precaution is taken to pro-
tect life and property. Insurance
may replace the property, bat DO
eneurance can replace loss of life.
• et ___
FRENCH WAR COSI'.
Six Months' Estimate Figures at
$1,1S3e3S8,573.
A despatch from Paris says: The
cdst of the war to France for the
first six months in 2931 is officially
figured ee 5,029,442,865 f napes ($1, -
185,888,573) or about 8200,000,000
menehly. This total is in addition
to the usual expenditures of the
army, but •it includes $101,400,000
allowed to families of soldiers,
$4,000,000 to persons out of ern:*
ployment, $30,200,000 for the Main-
tentance of persoee driven from their
homes by the German invasion, and
to Various other item directly due
to the war, The appropriations
'committee of the French Parliament
met; to consider the budget, which
aggregates foe the fleet six months
fn 1915 a total of 8,525,264,407 francs
($1,705,052,881). The rate of $200,-
000,000 monthly for next year is
about the scale 01 expenditures, for
the five months of war in the
prs-
0021* 379311.
A. Belgian Christmas.
—From the New York Sun.
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS
&crane:a ?MOM TRIO ZEADTNC1
len.drin CZNTE,DS O Ahr.BRInte.,
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Dec. 22.--011ott7'-24anitobs. first
Patents quoted at $6.60, in iota begs; sec-
ond patent,s, 65.10; strong bakers, 615,90;
Ontario wheat flour, 90 per cent, patente,
quoted at 54:65 to $4,70, Res:board.
Wheat--Hanitobta. No. 1 Northern, new,
quoted at $1.25 1-2; No. 2 at $1.22 12; On.
tarts Ivileat, No. 2, quoted at 01.10 to $1,12,
.at.outtaide points.
Oats -Ontario quoted at 49 to 50c, out-
side; -and 51 62 to 53o on track, Toronto.
Western Canada., Igo. 2, trnoted at 58 1-20.
and No 3 at 630.
Barley-Maiket is quiet, with malting
grades at 64 to ^68e, outside.
Itye-The market is firm at, 61.03 to $1.05,
PNe
uPtaide--.0fferings email, -with No, 2 quot-
ed at $1.60 to $1.70, outside.
Corn -No. 3 new American quoted at
73 1-2c, all rail, Toronto freight.
Buokwheat-No. 2 quoted et, 76 to 70e,
outside.
Bran atad shorts -Bran 19 quoted at 625
a ton, and shorts at $27 to 928,
Rolled oats -Our lots, per bag of 90 Das,
$3 to $3.15,
—
Country •
Butter-Chotce dairy, 22 to 2,3c; inferior,
20 to 21c; creamery prints, 29 to 30e; do..
olid, 271.2 to 19e, Farmers' separator,
26 to 27e.
Eggs -New -laid, 60006, dozen, 35 to
30s; storage. 28. to 30o.
Honey -Market, is Arm at 12 to 13e per
lb, for strained. No. 1 honeycomb, $2.75
Per dozen; No. 2, $2.25;"'
Poultry*Chiolcens, dressed, 13 to 150;
ducks, dressed, lb, 13 to 120; fowl, 10 to
11c; geese, 12 to 130; turkeys, dressed, 16
10 500.
eese-Now forge, 16 to 16 1-40; twine,
16i-2en
Bes,s-Prinee, bushel, 02,60 to 42.70
hand-nkked, $2.75 to $2,85.
Potatoes -Ont. -trios, 65 to 700 Per bag,
out of sbore, 65e in car 'tote. New Bruns -
wicks, ear lots, 60 to 65c par bog.
. Salad Hay and Straw.
Dealers are paying as follows for car
10t. deliveries on brat* Imre:-
Straw is quoted 31187.60 to $11 a ton, in
oar lots, on track here,
/Iny-No. 1 new hay Is QUOted at 616.32
to 07 on track here; No. 2 at $15 to $15.60,
end, No. 3 at $13 to $13.50,
erovIstons._
Bacon -Long Olear. 13 1.2 to 141.4 per
lb, in 01140 )0t5. rIM6-111e4iam, 17 to
17 1.-2e; do, heavy, 161-2 to 16 1.20; rolls.
14 to 14 1-50; •brealrfaet bacon, 17 1.2 to 18c;
becks, 21 to 22e; boneless backs, 24e.
Lard -Market dull ot 11 to 11 1-4c for
tierces, .and at 11 1-2 to 11 3-40 for tubs and
'pails Compound. 9 1-4 to 9 1-2.e.
. Winnipeg Crain.
Winnipeg, Dec. 22.-Cae51:-7Vhea4-180. 1.
Northern 81.17 3-4; No, 2 Northern,
$1,14 3,4; 'No. 3 Northern, 81.10 1-4; No, 4,
95,06 1-2; No. 6, $1.01 34; No, 6, 96 3-4e; reed,
92 1-20. Oate-No, 0 C.W, 62c: /go. a 0.W..
400.; extra No. 1 feed, 44e. Barley -No. 3,
611.50; No. 4, 57 1-2o; -rejected, 55c; feed,
55e. flaa-No, 1 N,W,C., $1.31 1-2; No. "
C.W., 81.28 12.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Dee. 22. -Corn, American No.
2 yellow. 73 to 74,a. Gate, Canadian West-
ern, Igo. 2, 6050 65 19.c; No. 3, 581-0 to 59c;
extra N. 1, feed, 59 1-2e: No. 2 local
54e; No, 3 local white, 63, No. 4 local
white, 52.o. Barley, Man. feed, 68 to 700:
enaltang, '76 to 76c. Flour, ,Mall Spring
Wit6a1 .patents, firsts, 46.70; seconds,
$6.20; strong bakers', $6; Winter vate•nts.
choice, $6; etraight rollers, $5.50 to $5.60;
straight rollers, hoick 62.65 to $2.75. Roll: -
cots, barrels, $6.40 to $6.60; bags, 90 ibe.,
$3 to $3.10. Bran, 06. 'Shorts, '827. Mid.
Wings, $30. Movillic, 832 to $36. Hay, No,
2 per ton car lote, $19 to $20. Cheese,
est westerns, 16 34 to 15 7-80; finest elle&
erns, 16 1-2 to 15 54c. Butter, choicest
ereaellorY, 27 to 27 1.2e; seconde, 26 to
26 120. Eggs, fresh, 48 to 60c; eelected,
32e; No 1 stock, 28 to 29e; No. 2 stoelc, 25
to 26e. Potatoes, Per 'hag, ,= lote, 60e.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Deo. U. -Wheat -No 1 hard,
$1.20; No. 1 Northern, 91.16 1-4 to $1.19; No.
Northern, 81.12 3-4 to $1.17; December.
$1.14 1-2. COTII-No. 3 yellow, 59 1-2 to
60. Oats -No. 3 white, 452-4 to 46 1.4c.
Flour and bran unchanged.
Duluth, Dec. 22. -Wheat -No. 1 bard.
$1.19 1.4; Igo, 1 Northern, 81.18 14; No. 2
NOrtthern, $1.15 12; Deceenber. $1.18 1-2.
Linseed, cloeed. cash, 41.67 to 81,57 1.2; D.
comber, 81.58 1-2,
Live Stook Markets.
Tore»to, Dee. 22. - Perhaps the znost
surprising thing this week is the weak•
bass in canner end cutter steek, and the
price receesion in these indicates that
sellers are ready to take their medicine,
'1'he bulk of tibe canners •sold nt $3,75 to
$4,15, while moil, of the cutters brought
$4.25 to $4,60, Late last Jamaars, prices
advanced until $9,10 was reached for
choice .butchers', and tate same strength
is predicted :for the coming month. Sheep
and lambs were about steady, lambs ire -
fag at recent declines, Calves '330111
changed. good selling freen $8.50 to 89.50.
Hogs, $6.90 to,b, country points, at $7.25
fed end •watered, and a.t $7.50 off cure.
Montreal, Dee. 22,-Pritno beeves, 7 to
7 1-2c, a. few Christmas cattle about, tic;
medium. 5 to 7c; common, 4 to .5e, Cows
640 to $80 each; epringers. 830 to 865 emelt.
Calves, 41-2 to 11 1-2c; sheep, 4 1•2 to 5 1-20;
lambs, 7 1-2 to lic; liog.s, 7 1-2 to 8c.
Or a Blooming One.
"Ien't that English• friend of
yours a bit outspoken 1 He eel: -
thinly calls it spade a spade."
"You're wrong there, old chaP;
he invariably callit a "
NOVEMBER TRADE INCREASE
shows an Increase of About ,Fifteen Million Dollars
Over November, 1913
A despatch from Ottawa says: An
increase in the toeal trade of Can-
ada for the month over the corres-
ponding period of last year is indi-
cated in the trade statement for
November. The total trade was
$126,455,299, an increase of about
fifteen millions over November,
1913, Exclusive of the invert of
coin and bullion, which hae largely
increased, both total exports arid
importe.sthowed a deerease,,this be-
ing chiefly due to a felling off in the
export of Etgricuattirel products.
Total imports for Noyemb4r, in -
'
eluding coin and bullion, were $79,-
880,917 as compared with $52,016,-
560 in 1913, and the total for the
eight months ending November was
$497,911,144 as compared with $446,-
169,481 in 1913. Imports of coin and
bullion in November were 848,328,-
727 as compared with $1,814,404 in
November, 1913.
Exports in November, 1914, were
$74,424,299 as compared with $107,-
969,484. Exports of enanufactures
have increased, a healthy reign, and
wete $6,376,800 for the month com-
pared .with 84,841,922 in 1913. Ex-
ports of animals end their produce
were $8,470,602 compared with $7,-
795,511, Exports of agrioulturel
produets, however, dropped from
$33,417,055 in November, 1913, to
$18,846,286 this year,
British
Troops Landing at Havre
A despatch from Havre, France,
says: Thousands of British troope
are arriving here daily on trane-
poets, and are being moved to the
north as rapidly as poasible. The
British are making the port of
lietvre their -main bath of supplies.
On the average, it British trans-
ports twelve here daily from South-
ampten. Large canws have been
leased on the heights along the
Seine for periods varying from two
tt,6 three years, and barracks aro b.e•
ing bulIl, EN tensi ve- supply deports
have hest: eseabliehed here,
A croes-oliannel, transport wool(1
carry net fewer than' 1,000 mon, so
that if tthe arrivals have eontenated
at the staan.e rate eenee the abeve
despatch was written, alt, least 180,-
-'000 men mast, have been landed in
France in the halt ten days.
ounded Return to the Firing Line
A despatch from Paris sayti: No
fewer 'than 54 pci' cent. of the
Ftench wounded raturneel to, the
firing line before December 32, at -
cording 'to interesting figures sup-
plied by the surgical department al
the Ministry of War. Of' the re-
mainder 24 pee cent, had been,
giveecoevaleseent leave, 17 per)
cent, were still in hospitals, and
lA ,per Cent. had been des,tharged
from the. army. Three and is hall
per cent, of the wounded died.
These statistics demonstrate the re-
markeble .aelvence made in surgery.
and show a lover pal:at:at:age of
deaths from woands than in any
preceding war.
'NO QUARTER"' NOW: REPLY
British Naval Expert Sy g That German Naval Raid
Will End Humane Policy of British 'Admiralty
A despatch from London says:
"dollewing is the conarment of Fred
T. lane, the foremost naval -writer
in.Britain, on the Geeman naval
ra.id:
'The fell story of the- Gentlan
Nerth Sea raid is clearly la aocord
with the senseless policy which, re-
gardless of everything, has during
the past few days been advocated in
the German preps. It is a maritime
application of the German land
policy in Belgimn—wholes.ale de-
struction of helpless a.nd Moffensiye
civilians in en effort to create a
reign of terror, The British navy
has hitherto seemed unduly hiunane
in this war. We have gone out of
our way to save the enemy's lives.
We regarded the enemy as a civi-
lized foe. Now all -this is likely to
be changed. No quarter' seems to
be the only possible reply to the
pure sav.agery of German action.
The horeors of slava' wee will be in-
creesed, but the duration otops%ra-
Lions well perhaps be shortened ac-
cordingly.
"This is to our advantage, .bet
from no poesible point of view has
the German behavior been justified.
Noe can it ever be forgiven. We
shall probably manage to see to it
that few of the German cruisers re-
turn to ,harher. If we axe wise we
shall hang any prisoners taken..
Then, and then only, shall we ren-
der ourselves immune .frona sirnilar
raids in the future.
these, days war is a more or
/see exact soience. The result of
the success of any operation can be .
gen ge cl b e fereh and . er rn any must
have known perfectly well that no
material result euuld possibly ite-
erne from the raid which her ships
mbele on Wednesday. Perhams itis a
side issue, but the question certain-
tainly arises, How did the Germans
get out SO easily? It is not a. ernes -
tion which thould be insisted on.
If the enemy got out no eas.ily and
finds return impossible high stra-
tegy may be perceived in the cite:
cumstances of their easy exit."
AUSTRIA) DEFEAT COMPLETE
Positions Fell One ,fter Another Until They Fled
From Servia in Precipitate Discrder _
A despatch from Paris says: Tele-
graphing from Nish, the correspon-
dent of the Ithvas Agency says:
"Full details of the fighting
around Belgrade have not yet been
received, but enough is known to
show that, there also the Austrians
Suffered a defeat of a, fatal nature.
Aker several days of stubborn
'fighting the Austrian troops occu-
pied a line of positions echeloned
from the northeast of Obrenovatz,
as far as Kovione, to the south-ea.st
of Avala (nine miles from Bel-
grade). The lather position was
carried by the Serbs rater several
bayonet charges.. Other positions
fell one after another, until the
Austrians were completely beaten
on the last hills to the north of
Ayala.. They were beaten else on
the left flamk by Servien colusene
de belittling from Obrenovatz. The
Austrians retreated precipitately
towards the Danube and Save, over
whith bridges had previously been
thrown, and on which nunierous
monitors, lighters, and other craft
waited to ferry the troops to the
opposite bank, While the Austrians
were crossing in the greatestlatete,
the Servia.ns broke the la,et resis-
tance. The Austrian coltunas, whieh
were left to protect, the retreat were
thrown into wild disorder and aban-
doned heavy gun,s., rifles .and other
equipment, throwing .eome of it in-
to the Danube.
'Servian artillery, which was ra-
pidly brought up to positions eoari-
manning both rivers, ehtlled and'
cleat reTy-ed several bridges. The
Austrian losses during the latter
days were enormous, and those of
the Servians were aleo serious. The
Servians captured about 10 003 pri-
soners, of where (37 were officers, 30
cannon, including eight mortars, 20
machine guns, 239. amieimition V+ H.-
gons, 20 field kitchens, niuncrues
horses, and a great [Oland ty of sup-
plies. Mealy :Austrians were drown-
ed."
A BRAVE FRENCH GIRL.
Stirring Incident of the Early
Stages of the War.
The interesting story of a yenveg
g)rre devotion to deity has come to
as Irene the east of France. Berthe
Levy, aged twenty-two, is an em-
ployee in the post office of the
French town of Briey, which is situ-
&tett just over the border from Ger-
man Lorraine,
The people of Briey, like those of
other Feeneh towns, were aeoing
along placidly in their usual way all
July, and if .Matlemookelle Levy no -
'aped the news of the murder of the
Auetrian greed duke and the de-
daaation of war on Servia by .Atte-
trim on the posters of the veil%
etiancle, it probably impressed her
no more than it impressed many a
young girl in America. It was only
when the German troops poured
forth from Metz that Briey awoke
to its danger.
On Augest Sad, the news e.arne
that Geeman troops, marching on
from Metz, had been seen in the
neighborhood. The peatenatster of
Briey had received this instructions.
At the first approach of the, enemy,
he was to end :by motor to the town
of Verdun, it military post, all the
cash ern the Briey pose offiee. It was
a task that required courage,. hon-
esty and reliability, as well as ready
wits
Monsieur the postmaster sent for
Bertha Levy, told her what was re-
quired eli hese ,and asked 11 she
would go.
"Certainly, monsieur," Wee her
answer ; and when he asked her it
she were ,afraid, the booked at him
b ravely.
"Afraid, moneieur," the asked,
"when I go for niy country ?"
She entered the metor with them -
sands of francs in her tharge, iaaeti-
ed Verdun eafely, delivered themo- •
ney and eeourities, and received the
receipts. The military authatities,
realizing the% inceeasing clanger,
urged her not to return. The Ger-
mans were every -where; HO Frendl
person would be permitted to pass
their linea unmolested, and the
poeemaster mast recencile himself
to flo double. work.
Rut the young girl shook het
h,ead.
“ikly chief eeede my services,
sirs," she mid. “He is coil:Wog on
my return, and nothing else ecn-
cerns me."
She had not proceeded maey kilo. '
metre,s before She realized the au-
thorities had been right. No motor
ceuld parse enelhalleoged. Sione
meth lose it, then, in any ease, the
alighted, anti, abandeohig he,r ear,
took to a ne,a-r-by weed. Here she
lay concealed all day, and, uoder
cever of night, est out on feet.
Managing to eade the Germae pa,
trols, she reaehed her office at
Briey, viol gave to her chief the re-
ceipts Me the money and escurities
deposited 111,8`afety at Verdun. She
then went quietly hack to the work
in the office for Which the had
known hereelf to be needed.
A. popular sodety .woman ou
eounced a "white elephant" panty.
Every gueet was to bring some-
thing that the could not find aey
use for and yet too good to throw
away, The party would have been
a great succees but for the unlock- •
ed for develepreent which broke it
up. Eleven of the eiiiebeen evernen
'brought their lius.bands.
EGYPT A BRITISH PROTECTORATE
Suz:rainty of Turkey Over the Country is Ter-
minated
A despatch f10111 London emys
The Offiaial Pee,ee Bureau issued
the following statement eamaceen-
ieg the making of Egypt it British
protectorate:
"His Britannic Majesty's princi-
pal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs gives retie that 3.35 view of
a etate or war arieitng out of the ac-
tion Of TlirltoY% Egypt ie, placed un-
der the protection of. his Majesty,
and will henceforth coaetitute a, Bri-
tish protectorate. The euzerainty Of
Turkey over Egypt is thus termi-
nates, and his Mapiety's Govern-
ment will adopt ail meaenres necee-
tory for the defence of Egypt, and
the protettion of its inha,bitants and
%tercets. The Ring has been pleas-
ed to approve the appointment of
LieubaCol. Sir Arthur B:enry Mae -
Mahon to be his Majesty's High
Commissioner for Egypt,"
Enormous Damage in Aerial Raids
A despatch from Paris eays
spite German denials it is now
dearly established that the ree,ent
aeroplane raids frees Belfeet were
productive of real reaulte. Six
bombs were thrown on Frieburg,
Baden, 'on December 4. In order
mislead ehe Germans the leader
of the flotilla, a, sergeant -major of
Hesa,are, made a wide detour over
the Black Forest, coming back on
Freiburg without being molested.
Oe December 0 tbn flotilla, flying in
a single file at is height of 3,000 feee,
amidst a turthno eterin 551 shells
from the German gene, threw eigh-
teen bombs, of which foterthen
caused enormous damage. The
leading aeroplane Was struck by 11
sl;oli eplinter in the left plane, aoel
several bullets grazed the gasoline
reservoir, breakang some of the
stays, without, however, impairing
the etability of &he machine, The
aeroplanes, after undergoing 51line!
bombardment, returned to Beliont
withott fur the r ip ei (le n