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` CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915

{\8.tl0 Por Your (delivered) in ldvlllr

GREAT RUSH OF

LAST MINUTE MEN

Recruiting Stations in (England

Thronged with Men ol Every

Class Anxious

to Escape Con-

scription at the Last Moment.

LONDON. Dec. 11.-The rush of

“Last Minut'e Men " who desire to escape the stigma of being forced to join the colours, if conscrlption should be adopted, continued to-day, the last day but one of the trial period for the Earl of Derby's recruiting plan. Lines formed at the recruiting stations as early as five o’clock this morning and remained there all day.

Announcement that there would he

no extension of the time limit for the test of the volunteer system appar- ently convinced many men of rhili. tary fitness that the,Earl of Derby

was in earnest, and caused them to flock to the stations.

The scenes at the Recruiting Bur-

eaus are entirely different from those during Secretary Kitchener's regime. it is not a case of inducing men to enlist, as a result of appeals made by recruiting sergeants. but rather of handling the applicants. who walt patiently in long lines, three or four abreast. in the cold. hlustery weather.

Af Triifalgar Square only a small

crowd of idlers stood around the base of the monument to hear the fervid appeals on behalf of King and country, which were being made by speakers.

MILITARY PARADE TO

CHURCHES

YESTERDAY

About 140 men of tho 105th Regi- ment attended St. Paul's Church yes-, terday morning, when Rev. T. Mur-, phy delivered an interesting and forceful sermon on "The Captain of the l.ord’s Host," taking his text from Joshua, 5. 14-15: “And he said, nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord nm I now come. _And Joshua fell on his face on the earth and did worship and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant. And the Cap- tain of the Lord’s host said unto Jos- hua, Loose thy shoe from oft thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy." The idea which the preach- er drew from his text was that in the present conflict the angel of the Lord is standing with drawn sword in his hand taking an active part. If we do as Joshua did we will get his blessing and guidance and He will lead us to victory. Nietzsche, the German Philo- sopher, denied Jehovah and proclaim- ed Odin- as the national god of Ger- many, The clean fighting on our part' is due to the fact that we are wor-I shippers of Jehovah, while Germs.ny's atrocious career is not to be wonder- ed at in view of their barbarous doc- trine. Mr. Murphy also spoke to the men on the subject of preparedness and in conclusion urged on them to accept the Lord as their Saviour and to follow Him. _*__

AT ST. DUi`8TAN'S CATHEDRAL.

About an equal number attended

service in St. Dunstan's Cathedral,

MInard'| Llnlmsnt curse Neuralgla.

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proachcd an earliest and iniprcssivc sermon on “Humllity."

When the priests and Levites camo

to John the Baptist asking him "who art thou?" they did not wish to find out to which family he belonged. They wnntod to know by whose authority he was pr_eaching and who ho was. They were under the impression that he might be the Messiah. “And John answering them, confessed and denied not." Again they said, “Who art thou that we may be able to give an answer to them that sent us'?"' John said,_“I am e voice crying in the wil- derness, as was foretold by Esaias the prophet." He was a forerunner of our Divine Saviour.

The gospel of to-day also asked them

some very trite questions. It asked also "Who art thou?" 'lt was one which each one of them could put to themselves and by the answer they might know themselves better and become more humble. lt was a ques- tion addressed not only to Christians, but to all men. They were all crea- tures of Almighty God. They came from nothing and were going back to

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(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Anglo-

French troops who last week began their retirement from their advanced

approaching, if they have not crossed the Greek frontier, and the attitude Greece will adopt becomes more and more important. Despatches from Athens available in London indicate that the matter which was left to Greek and Allied military authorities at Saloniki, is being amlcably arrang- ed and that the Allies will' be allowed to retire to that city without any in- terruption on the part of the Greeks and will be permitted io remain there. The questions which are seriously ,occupying thc Greek government have to do with thc use of the railways, which are needed for Greek troops, and damage might bc done to them with the object of impeding Bulgarian pursuit. should the Sofia government decide the British and Frencli are to bc followed in Grcck icrritory. The Greek government had evidence oi the effective manner in which thc French cngincers destroy railways in thc work donc along the line north oi' thc Greek frontier. So wcll was this ac- complished that ihc Bulgarians worn greatly delayed, having to uso roads covered with snow, with tho result that the French escaped almost un- scuthcd. The liritish, who had ad- vanced further i`rom the railway to north-west oi Luke Doiron. had much more dliliculty to accomplish tho task doridcd upon and suiteretl most heavi- ly. They wcrc nssuilcd by greatly

ANCLO-.FRENCH FORCES RETIRINO

ACROSS BORDER TO GREECE

Will Likely Take Up Position at Saloniki where Rein- iorcements are Conlinually Landing.

superior forces, according to an olliciol report issued to-night, but their suc- cessful withdrawal to a position ex- tending from Lake Doiron to Vardnr

positions in southern Serbia are now valley was largely due to the gallantry

of the Connaught Rangers, the Mun- ster Fusiliers and the Dublin Fusiliers. British casualties were 1,500. They were forced to leave behind eight field guns which had been placed in posi- tion to cover the retirement and could not bc removed. I What the next move will bc is -known only to Allied Staffs, but it is generally believed that thc Anglo- French forces will fall right back to Saloniki, where reinforcements are arriving and which is \vcil fortified, There are also rcports that the Allies have landcd a division at liavnla, nincty miles along thc const 'from Saloniki, near the Bulgarian frontier. but there is no confirmation of this. li’ true ‘the object doubtless is to sccurc thc railway and prcvcnt the Bulgarians iroin sending troops \vcsI.\vn|'|l into (lrccco. The Austroliiingurizins con- tinue their attacks on thc Sv\'biniis in the Albanian mountains and on tho Montenegrin hills. but apparently there tho advance is much slower than in Serbia, the position being ousicr to dci'cnd.

llcspniclics from Potrogrzul indicate

that the Gorninns are wiiluirnwing their cciilrc i'ro|n what is known as the ling River linc, which, however, in inuny places is considerably north- cast ol' that river. This witlidrawal is due to their inability to secure rom- plcic control oi ihc Lido liurronovit-

IHIILIEIII IIUIL

IN BIIIZIIIM

llll Enemy llttuoks Repulsed.

(Special to The Guardian)

PARIS, Dec. 12.-An official com-

munication to-day tells of an artillery duel of violence in Belgium in the re- gion of Hetsas, as well as in Artois, near Billy and Rooclincourt. In the

region of Roye French batteries dis- persed a troop and enemy conveyers on the road from Villiers. On the

' GERMANS ARE COMMITTING

SUICIDE.

Pid'l`ROGRAD, Dec. 11, via London.

-Another epidemic of suicides is ro- ported among the German forces in the vicinity of Dvinsk by prisoners captured in that region, according to the 'Birzhevya Vcdomosty. an after- noon daily newspaper. Ninc officers. Iincluding the commander of n bat- talion, are said to have endcd their lives within a period oi twelve days. Cold and hardships of the campaign are alleged to be thc causc.

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'heights of thc Meusc and thc sector of Bois Bouehctte, u well regulated fire from our artillery caused impor- tant destructive effects on trenches on the line and their support as well as on enemy shelters. `

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chi ltovno railway, which is necessary for the holding ot the advance posi- tions. The placed reached after their great drive last summer have been evacuated, Slonim lying to tho- west ot' Baranovitchi and Kobrin, just to

'the oust of Brest Litovsk, which they ,are making the centre of their new lines, these hcing very strongly forti- fied. This suggests that the Germans -hope to create a stalxnute in the east as they did in the west and that ii they cannot break through they will make it just ag difficult i’or the Rus- sians to do so. -W I

There has hccn increased artillery

activity on the western front, and thc arrival of coldcr weather may forc- shadow attacks from one sic or the other. lt is generally believed that the Germans will make the attcnipi this time as they have brought up n large amount of artillery. There is no i`urth<‘r news from Mesopotamia, while tho Gallipoli oilicial acr‘o\ints simply ropoztt Ihr story oi' n|‘ti||i~ry ciigu,i.:o- ments.

(Special to The Guardian) - I.()NI)0N. liwciillloi' 12.~iluIgnriun troops oilvuiiciiig against the Anglo- i<‘rvn<‘.li Expeditionary l\`orcc ill South- orn Serbia, have rom-.licrl a point lif- tccn niilos from thc Greek hordcr on ilir Snloniki ltziilwziy, uccoriling lo ai i-unit-.|i1oni. issiiml at Sofia and rrcoiv- erl licrc by \virclcss from Berlin. lieavy losses have boon inilictcd upon the British and l~‘ronr-.li forces during thc rvtrt=nt, it is iloclzwcii.

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HIIINII PIISIIIIINS

llll Their llttucks llepulsed.

(Special to The Guardian)

ARMY OF EAST, Dec. 12.-On Dec.

10th Bulgarians attacked along nearly the whole Entente trench front, their principal efforts being directed against our left.” All enemy attacks were checked.

IN DANG

of Ancona an impatient.

VVASI-lING'l`0N, D_er:. li.-Diplomw

tic relations with Austria are in grave danger of being broken oft' over the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona, with the loss of American lives. All oilicials here continue to preseviri silence over the negotiations '\»iI»1 Austria, but through the veil vim. I. has been drawn around the siinaii-.ei is seen a crisis just as grave .ii `n,.; wliich nttcndcd thc submarine ii»'~:'oiin- tions \viih Germany. The qucstl- Yi oi` continuing diplomatic relations niay bc said to depend upon a satisfactory reply to Secretary of State Lansing's note, which now probably is before the Vienna Foreign Oilicc. demanding 9. disztvowal of the sinking of the An- conu, reparation for the lives lost, and aissiimiitros that pzisscngor ships shall not bc nltarkod without warning, or nn opportunity i`or non-combatants to lnlu- piurcs 1>l`sui`cIy.

'l`lii‘ siiuuiion to-night. is compared

to thc last days of the Arabic negotia- ions with (lcmnany, when probably no one but i‘rosid<»ni Wilson himself

_ U2-51! _par par bygnall In uvagicoh

U. S. AND AUSTRIA

ER OF BREAK

No Reply Yet Received in Washing-

ton to » Note Regarding Sinking

d Washington is

‘knew how close the country W0-B f0 3 severance of diplomatic relations with Iliterlln. I Oillcials of the State Department will not discuss the American note, Ieven so i'ar as to say If they know ,whether it has reached Vienna, or when they expect to permit publica- tion oi' it. in this country. It is taken for granted in ofilcial circles gener- ally, however, that the communication. i-nblcd last Tuesday, must have been delivered before this, and a reply is anxiously awaited.

A further complication to the situa-

‘tion developed to-day. when it was disclosed that an Austrian submarine .which shelled the American Standard -Oli steamer Petrolite in the Mediter- ranean Sea last week sent a boarding party io the Pctroiite and took part of tho ship`s provisions. This news came in a consular despatch from Algiers, and was the first oillcial word of the safety of the Petrolitc. which was not greatly damaged by the shelling, and proceeded to Algiers, with one man slightly wounded.

GEIIMIIII HIPUHIS .IIlI3.$.IIIIS .I§,IIIIlIiIIlIIIIIIB

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(Special to The Guardian)

BERLIN, via Sayville, Dec. 12.-Ad-

vices received here to-day indicate that the Russians are hurriedly con- centrating troops along the Rouma- nian border. Austrian forces in Buko- wina are also being reinforced hea- vily. A Bucharest despatch forward- cd by way of Budapest says the Har- bor at` Reini, a Russian Danube port, at which troops have been concen- trated i`or some time has been closed to passenger and freight traflic since Monday, because of thc forthcoming arrival oi' additional transport ships. Three Russian worships sailed Mon- day night from Real for Killa on the Danube near the entrance to the Black Sea. The despatch says the

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Russians are erecting large munition depots along the Danube near the

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lnanian gordi-:r,,has been suspended 'fsince`Sa udday of last "week, Tele- phone and telegraphic communica- tion with Bessarabia is also suspend- ed. Ten thousand Russian soldiers are constructing a railway line from Reni, 30 miles Eastward to Isomal.

PHE WEATHER,

. TEMPERATURE.

TIDE. MOON. ETC.

THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was

dull with very cold winds.

The highest temperature recorded

yesterday was 25 degrees above zero; At nine o'clock yesterday morning it registered 22 degrees above zero; at nine last night 25 degrees above. The coldest the previous night was 21 de- grees above zero.

The tide will be high this af.I10l'II00l1

at 4.20 and tomorrow at 5.09; it will be high tomorrow morning at 4.18 and Tuesday at 5.33.

The sun sets this afternoon and

tomorrow at 4.15; it rises tomorrow morning at 7.35 and Wednesday at 7.35.

The moon sets tonight at 12. The first quarter of the moon will

be on Monday, Dec. 13th at 7.38 a. m.

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, "XMAS GOODS.-Wonderful bar- gains at 0. B. Wadman's big 5, 10 _ and 15c. Store. Crapaud. which is now open. 5734-12-10m3ipd.

"The truckmon of Lodge 218

will mcct at Charlottetown in usual place on Wednesday, Dec. 15th at 7 p. ni. ` 581-12-13M1i.

| "A school concert will be held in "13-nion Road Hall. on Thursday, Dec. 21lrd. Admission 10 cents.

5778-12-13M1ipd.

"Dont forget the Xmas play and

entertainment to be held' in Pownal 'llnll on Xmas eve. Dec. 24th in aid of nun cross. si11-12~1:mi1i.

"Tho annual meeting of the King

Edward Farmers Institute will be held in Winsloo Hall on Thursday. Dec. 18. at 3 p.m. A speaker from Charlotte town will address the meeting.

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**A- meeting of theshareholders of

tho Tracadie Cross Silver Black Fox Co. will be held in the hall \h'l‘rsc& die, on Wednesday, Dec. 15th. at 1 p.m. All shareholders are requested to attend. 5788.

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