pa "BER 21 ,i914 ‘ =l '
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MARITIME FORWARD MOVEMENT Till MEI KILLIII A FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES a
nffnnu HELD in innmsi li lun ini in norinrmi Fsiritlz
(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
The Maritime Forward Movement Couference'w_i\ich was held‘in Am. an-st on Thursday last and a brief re. port of which appeared in Fridays Guardian was successful beyond the most gsnguine anticipation. It was un. questlenably the largest and most im- portant aggregation of entirely Mari. time business men over seen in any part of~the Lower Provinces, every commercial and industrial enterprise being ably and- abundantly represent ed, Delegates from all parts of the three Provinces were_in attendance, me visitors buying arrived on Wed- nesday evening and the day before, and every hotel in busy Amherst was taxed to its utmost _capn,oity, The questions discussed were of a varied and comprehensive nature embracing agriculture, manufacturing and min. ing interests, traii§B0rtation, the fish. ing industry, labour, forestry. technic. al education, oil and shale industries, and financial matters. The different subjects were treated in able, wsu. written and highly informed papers, and in some cases eloquent speeches, by men thoroughly acquainted with the minutiae of the business they re- presented. Prominent on the program. me was the item “Fox Itanclilng in Prince Edward Island," and the ex- ponent of the lIsIand's wide~famed`nnd vastly Important industry. Hon. Lib” Dalton, Tigiiish, did ample justice to tho subject. ln agriculture the lslaiid could not have had a better represen- tative _than Dr. Gauthier, St. Louis, whose forceful, and at the same time humorous, oration made quite an im- pression on the large audience. "The Press” was spoken on behalf of by Mr. J. E. B. Mcflready, Publicity A. glint. Charlottetown. who made a brief and terse appeal for the support of the newspapers, which he reminded his bearers was one of the most use- ful and one of the oldest institutions iii the country. Those who attended the Conference from Prince Edward island were the Premier, I-lon. J, A_ Illnthieson. Hon. Chas. Dalton, Mr. J. E. B. McCready, Publicity Agent. Mr, E. T. TUBES. president of the Mari- time Board of Trade,Rev.Dr. Gauthier, l\lr. R. H. McDonald and Capt. ltend. of Bummerside From the other two provinces were the Premier of Nova Scotia, Hon. G. H. Murray, Hon. C.W. Robinson of New Brunswick, the very Rev. Dean Lloyd, Halifax. President Cutten, Acadia University, Prof Cum- Hlillg. Truro, A. S. Bamstead, Commis- sioner of Immigration for Nova Scatia, J- H- Plummer. Sydney. Thos, Csntley New Glasgow. Nova Scotia, Miles E. Agar, St. John, S; E. Elkln, St John, F- P- Gllwliua. General Manager l`. C. il.. Moncton, Richard 0‘Leary, Richi- bucto, Fred Magee, Port Elgin, N. B.. A. B.. Mosher. Halifax. W. B. Snow- ball. Chatham, N B., Prof. F H. Sex- ton. Halifnx. Matthew,Lodge, Monc- ton. Douglas R. Clarke. Halifax.
CONFERENCE OPENS.
The Coiiferecne opened at 10 a.ni. with thc registration of delegates, after which Ml'..J. H. Douglas. Cliairmaii' of the Committee. announced the meet- ing open. #li doing so he read a reso- lution which had been passed by thc Sulnmcrsldc Board of Trade express- ing that body’s hearty approval of thc Movement and wishing that thc bcst possible results might utteud the Con- ference. Thc Chairman, having voic- ed the appreciation of the committee of "the valuable assistance rendered by the press of the three provinccs"in furthering the interests on the Move- ment. and having congratulated the meeting on the magnificent attend- ance, which evidenced the enthusias- tic interest that animated the Confer- ence, called on Mr. E. T. Higgs, Char- lottetown. as the first speaker o'ii thc programme. _ ‘ _
MR. HIGGS SPEAKS.
Mr. Higgs' address was
typically brief, but as usual he bro- ught home lils point. He was optimis-
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CONDENSED ADS.
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CI.lSSlFICN'l`l0N
ONE CENT per word each inscr-
llon for advertising in this column. Cash must accompany orders. Mini- loam charges twenty-ilvc cents. __ Palm: sA`iIo`ii¢`:l`E°§.'-il`l§`i¢.°§‘r 'IN 'ri-is City. From selected young iwrk~
__ Drake dz Ca. 6262-10-28Mtf. F ®WT§5FE"f`§A`V E L‘-
lers portfgllo almost new can be seen at this 0 ee. ' 6990-12-15M3iPd-_ r-on EALI-' 7 PAtns”is`o Foxes.
J. H. Judson Fox Ranchlng Co.. Box 155, Charlottetown.
_ 1012-12-19Mlw.
Fon §ZLE.6li"1'o M`A°1‘E”cHo|cz
patched dog fox. If interested ad- dress F. care of Guardian.
6990-11-15lll!iipd
FOR BALI-iv-ONE PAIR RUSTY SIL-
vers and two female patches. do lo 75 per oent. Prices very lowest. write sei: 102 ciiaricttetown.
‘ 6975-11-14M3l.
8 print-
either on $5.50 f0l' for 10,000.
To :MES
wh -e, s-
pa ma bla!!!
devel-
tlist in the t crease of at
before ation less expense and they 80* ly. lf the
dividends would be industry Dalton Edward ciation control
and
T in
one that should "make our old
PWBDH ty of the Provinces they all loved so well.
OTHER SPEAKERS. '
He was followed by Professor
Paper on agriculture, in which he em~ pliasized the importance of niixcd farming and showed how the cow could double its yield of milk by pro- per scieiitlflc cnrc mid attention. Mr. A. S. Barnstcad. Commissioner of lm- mlgratloii for Nova Scotia, contributed a thoughtful article on the immigration question. Rev. Dr/Gauthier, of St
co-operation between business man and farmer. In ills opening remarks Dr. Gauthier said he considered it an honor and privilege to have been invit- ed there ss a delegate, but to have been asked to address for even 10 or 15 minutes such an audience as that
happy apology that unlike the speak- ers \vlio had gone before him (they had all read papers) lie had unfortunately not provided lilniself with a similar life-buoy before embarking on the sea of orntory and that consequently if his remarks were somewhat unsteady on
fldencc in the ultimate success of the
men of the Maritime Provinces to co-
meii of Prince Edward Island, he stat- ed, were puttingtliis suggestion into practice with remarkable results. They were themselves practically interested Iii agriculture and did all they could to stimulate the same interest in the young men of the communities in which they lived. The clergyman were also on the executives of the various farmers' institutes of the ls- land and the people looked up to them as leaders. He reminded his bearers that agriculture was after all the basic lndustry. thc back-bone, of u country. and business men were beginning to realize the great importance of the farmer as an indcspcnsable factor in
other Provinces "to go with the circle." Ho eiidorscd licartily the sentiments which hull been expressed in regard
added flint there was one thing which
of thc lliigcr. ((_‘.liccrs.) "What wo
sumer in such a coiidltlon that I would pay for them and look for them.
perlty of the Maritime Provinces.
HON. CHARLES DALTON.
llo t'Ilo\\'cil tlic biislncss to bc ii. sound
lox raising was begun on the Island
d duct of the industry and
FlTETsy?earp;;B,000 was collected, which represented increase in the Industry of this year the increase was $7,000,000. So
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Breeding across the Atlantic now is a.
rov nces, whose de- shi -i _
vel., mono D oad of oats, contributed, to the map Bum ligne Blglfgsenoas steady Army Field Fund. by the farmers al- ume for a publicity cum ‘Was the together voluntarily. (Cheers.) We
P" 8" £23, Eaive gout eighty fhouszodohushels in
droom H is s p. an we iave .0 0 awe. ting (Checrgod ou!;‘I‘ylotoiiigl§oiel'vlsio|is. shipment. There have been contrl. good mmm; it appealed to “Wan tl butlons ln cash. too, amounting to me "ext ming he thought a i ni and .about twenty~five thousand dollars wasmum0m,,,mmlcmuw); iiuii/{il§6ll from that little province. (Choers.) Dim.. In doing this the wi' ts; lil: We have n community willing and ladies to lake hom or meym an cd tht able to help these funds. There are for goodsmudeincunmla anglzfilg iask other funds, and it is marvellous to nmuufacmre (Cheers) I I' lib note the subscriptions that have been
» . ii conc u- taken u. Our eol re enerou
i 1 . D xi D e a s s. lrlelgllnio liopcdltliut some good would and we can be proud of having con-
u room the meeting forthe future tributed more to me various Wm.
funds than any other province in the Domiiiloii comparatively speaking. (Clieers.) This is mainly due to the fox industry, and we are not done y0t! ” After Mr Dalton's speech the meeting adjourned at one o'clock until
Cilnllllillg. who gave an excellent 2pm
IN THE AFTERNOON.
On resumption Dr Cutten, of Acadia
University. gave a brief and able address, In which be congratulated the Committee on the large and repre- senetutive nature of the meeting and ex iessed the belief that the move
Louis. P. E. lsluiid was the next mg); “oum achieve hi '
. ~ ' ghly satisfactory
` iillfzlillilbf- His subject was agriculture. results. The sentiment of his address tim U0 key “Ole Uf his iilidfess was was an appeal to tlie men of the Mari-
tlinc Provinces to cultivate o. better sense 'of their own value and the im- portance of their natural resources. The best men in a number of the lead- ing clties of Canada and the United States were men they should have at home in the Maritime Provinces The
before him was the privilege of ii lifc- had been educating meh. young moz time' H” made the f“°e“°“f’ and and in the end sending them abroad
to gain their llvellliood. The problem for them to solve was not the curtail- ment of education, but the keeping of the young men in these provinces and finding employment for them after they had been educated.
Mr F. P. Gutelius. general manager
tlieir feet he might be pardoned (laugh. gf the 1_C_R_, Moncton' gave a splendid “F mill CI\€€\`S-l HB 6-\DI‘eSS0d his C011' paper on transportation. He said that
transportation facilities of the Marl-
m°V“'“‘*“¢ and urged 0" the bushiefis time Provinces were ready and waiting
for the result of this forward move-
operate with the farmers. The clergy- mem. Nature had provided these
porvinces with thousands of miles of navigable water front, and facilities were being made on the leading ports of Halifax and St John on o. large scale. There were about 3,200 miles ol' railway on these provinces, and their ramifications were such as to have them reach 100 ports. They pro- vided shipping facilitles for 75 per tzciit. of the land area of thc provinces and their transportation capacity was more than double the traflic they had cver been called upon to carry. Mr Gutclius gave numerous interesting figures in the course of his address. Messrs ltichard ()’Lcary and Fred Mngec, on the fishing industry. advo-
tlie life of tlic nation. Dr. Gautliicr (fated 3 .,-|030 Season in regard to the referred to the excellent and invalu- lobster industry able work which the Egg Circle move~ My J, i;_ B_ Mom-¢,,dy_ ng Stated ineiit 'was responsible for in P. E. ls- bdrm-9, Spoke on behalf or the press land, and he advised the men of the Tim ni-gt newspaper established ip
Canada, he said. was started in Hali- fax one hundred and sixty-two years ago. Both advertisers and subscribers
to the "Made in Canada" ideu. hut he should remember that war greatly in-
creased the expenditure of tlio news-
tlicy should bear in mind and impress puppy without ing;-casing its ruooipt=,_ on tlicmsclves. “Made in Canada." if and therefore it was incumbent on ull not of quality, was not worth ii snap to keep up tlicir advertising, Aft.”-
ltlr Mcl.".rciidy had spoken u number
wont." lic said. "ure 800115 111000 Ill ilw of resolutions were passed. Mr il. J. lliaritiinc Provinces that we can nil Logon moved a resolution:
stnml back of." (Cheers). Tlicy
wniitcd their goods to go to the con- » MARITIME LEAGUE FOHMED. ic
'lliat this Conveiitlon is of opinion
in conclusion he urged unity and good- that n Maritime Forward Lrngno will ainollg the business men of the should be organlscd for the prmiaotion Maritime Provinces. slncc they W0l‘0 ol' industrial, cnninircial, mining, agil- all aiming nt thc same end-tho pros- tulturul ami general interests of the
Maritime Provinces and tlic iissciui- nation of litcranre bearing on ilic natural resource-4 and opportunities of thu Maritime Provinces. und the bra.-atliing of new life. goodwill and
lion. Cl\ns.Dalto|iiiiailcacleancutud- “,.»‘._ ond foatoring o heamn- Mold, dross on tlic fox industry of Prince Ld- “om ,.oh.ny -1-ho ,.oso1,,zioo was Ward lSl¢\l\il Ill ‘Vl\i"I\ IW gfwe ‘1 ”°“` seconded, put to veto and carried. A sidcriiblc amount of information that "ommmoo was mon appointed for mo will undoubtedly serve to correct any ourooso of electing tho omoors of me erroneous impressions that mlglit have newly formod Loogue_ This com. existed in tllv UIIINIS Of “U-V 0 mm mittee consists of Messrs G. T. Doug- ntitiiolicc ii. regard to tlie fox lndustiy |as_ Amhorst; 5_ ].;_ Eikmv 3. John;
Beorge Henderson, Halifax; lt. Il. Mc-
niid I-nfl- lnvcstiiiciit. Furs were tin Kay' M_L_A__ Now Giosgow; J_ p_ article (lint would he in dcniollfl l°|' Edwards. Londonderry; J. E. B. Mc- iill tlinc. und Prince Edward lslniid was Croody' Uholqototown; G_ E_ Bom|oy_ peculiarly adapted for its ;»i~oduciioii. Truro; M_ Lodgo' Moncton; R_ E_ Iii this l’roviiice it had been. by SYS* A,-mat;-0ng_ St Join.; J, B, 1-ia¢k0y_ teiiiutlc und careful attention to breed- Botlxurso The meeting hero adjourned ing. dcvclolled 5° that today "I0 I9\““d until 8 o'clock. produced a fur that was of the best Long before 8 o_m_ me ho" of the quality in the world. This could be Theatre was crowded, and when Sh. lll`0V0i\ by i'°f°"e“°0 1° me '°P°rt9 °f Robert L. Ilordoii came in lie was Lnmpson & C0- M1001 26 Yea" 85° greeted with thunderous applause.
_ Dr Cutten presided, and on the plat-
:ind the furs produced always obtained form' besmos sh. Robert, were premier 80011 DFICHB- 'I`°dHytl1eIl\ll\lB'~\'y was Mathieson, Premier Murray, Hon. it larire HMI |mP0l'ia“l 0119- N0'-“'I"“ Chas. Dalton, lion (‘. W. Robinson. standing all the furs produced in the New Bnmswiok; the von. Rov_ Doon world Driws llllil incfealed "Um V9" Lloyd, Halifax; Dr Gauthier, members lo Neal' Until wdny they Were |\'Kh°|' of the Committee and others. Excel- than ever they Were- A Yet" 33° 9"’ lent speeches were delivered, Sir Government of Prince Edward Island Robo" Borden-5 hom! o ooruoululy Dllt 11 lI\X 01 008 WI' °°“i- 0" the iii' eloquent eration. He said:
sm nosenr sonosws speech.
indeed the the large which- is and al- that I
'very
not
upon
spirit
more
was that
for the
Suffocaled by Noxious Gases After an-Explosion. Another - Resucltateil After 'Being Brought to the
‘ Surface.
. _-1- o
NEW GLASGOW. l)ec. 20.-Grop-
ping blindly in a certain sectioii of the Acadia Coal Company's mine, Allan Shaft, which was filled with noxious gases, this morning Deputy Inspector of Mines Thomas Blackwood, and James Brown, Superintendent of Mines, lost their lives. There had been a miniature explosion at this mine early in the. moming and the deceased had gone down into the mine to ascertain the cause oi’ the explosion, and were overcome. Neil McLean, an overman, who accompanied them. was resucitated after beliig carried to the surface.
IIU II. SSIIIPS I
IUII PIIIIMI
(Special to The Guardian)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-»-Secretary
of the navy, Daniels. announced that he had abandoned the plan of sending warships to the Pacific side of the Pan- ama Canal to aid in the enforcing of the neutrality of the canal.
wAnNl chorniusron
' THE BENCH TROOPS.
PARIS, Dec. 19.- The French
troops at the fronthave been supplied by the war office for the coming winter campaign with large quantities of woolen blankets, yfsweaters. woolen bands to wrap around their bodies, and woolen caps which protect the ears, the neck and the throat. These winter garments are in addition to the very considerable quantities al- ready knit for the soldiers by the wo- men of France and distributed to them.
A considerable quantity of this cold
weather equipment was obtained from the United States, and a number of orders still remain to bo filled.
BRITISH DESTROYER
HARDY WAS IN
THE ENGAGEMENT
LONDON, Dee. 19.-That the Brit-
isli destroyer Hardy was among the warsliips which engaged the German squadron that made a raid on the East coast of England last Wednesday was disclosed by an Admiralty casual- ty list issued last night. The list shows that two men were killed and fifteen were wounded aboard the Hardy.
PRINCESS PAT’S FIEGIMENT
FOR THE FRONT
MONTREAL, Dec. 19.--A local pap-
er toiiiglit announces that, according to private advices from England, the Princess Patrlcia’s~Caiiadlan Light lu- fuiitry left Winchester where they have barrnckcd with British regu- ars today, presumably for thc battle front in Flanders or northern France.
under the guidance of Major-Geiicrnl Hughes, whom I am glad to see here to-niglit-(cheers)-and a force which, as we know from the history of what Canadians have done in the past, will give n good account of itself when it is called upon to perform the sternest of all a soldler's duties. And that same spirit ln every province of Canada has made itself manifest in tlie magnificent response which has been given. in this province and in every province, the appeal for a great patri- otic fund to care for the dependents of those gallant men who have gone to thc front and those still to go; and I am glad to tell you to-night l think it reflects credit not only on the whole Dominion, but on every province; that that response has been so splendid, and not only that, but so universal, that tlicrc has been pledged or col.- lecled In every province of Canada to-day all_tIie funds that will be re- quired to take care of the dependents ol' those who have gone forward from tlint province. I think that is a splendid record for every Individual province. lt shows that the response was universal from every community in the country; and in passing let me say this word in that regard. that we have in this country of ours, men whose forefathers canie from some of the countries with which our Empire is at war to-day, and I desire to bear testimony to this, that no staunclier citizens, no more loyal citizens to our institutions and the institutions of the Empire are to be found than the citi- ‘zens of this country of German and Austro-Hungarian descent. I say this because I know that whereof I speak. In the province of Ontario, where there are large German communities. l am happy to tell you that in those cities and towns where the population is almost wholly of German descent. these good British citizens of German descent vie with each other in order .that they may give to the Patriotic
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TIIE IEITIER
Till TEIPEIITIIIE
. TIDE, IOOI. ETC.
(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO, Doc. 21.-Maritime;
Wind becoming variable. 1-‘sir and moderately cold.
The tide-will be high this afternoon
at 2:25 and tomorrow at 3.07; it will be high to-morrow morning st 1.47 and Wednesday at 2.09. .
The sun sets this afternoon at 4.18
and to-morrow at 4.19; it rises to-mor- row and Wednesday morning at 7.39. ~ The moon sets to-night at 9.46. There 'wls a new inoonmi Wednesday. Dec. mth, -t 10.15 s. m. '
The ilrsti _quarter of the moon will on Thunday, Dec. 24th, at 4.15 a.m. The length of to-clay will be eight
ffiurda Lietment bmi ahwmetam.
VIIILIIII FIEHIIIIG
[III IHE ISEH
(Special to The Guardian)
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20.-A Sluls,
Netherlands, correspondent of the Tel- egraf sends the following: A despatch says that violent fighting continues on the Yser. The British fir :t's guns are playing havoc with the Lorman ranks. Trains filled with wounded are enter- ing Bruges. Most of these trains pro- ceed Eastward. 'I`he Allies have not occupied Roulers. but fighting is rag-
ingdbetween there and Ypres and Dlx- mu e."
KING GIIIHISE. BHIIIS
IIIW SIILIIII
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. Dec. 20.-King George to-
day sent a message to`Hussem Kemal, whose appointment as Sultan of Tur- key was announced yesterday. assur- ing him of his sincere friendship and unfailing support in safeguarding the integrity of EsyDt.
"Your Highness has been called to
undertake the responsibility of your high oiilce at a grave crisis in the ua- tlonal life of Egypt." The message continues: "I am convinced you will be able with the co-operation of your ministers and the protectorate of Bri- tain. successfully to overcome all in- fluences which are seeking to destroy the independence of Egyilt and the wealth. liberty and hapiness of its people."
BIIIK IIILUIIE
III LIIIIIIIIII
LONDON, Dec. 19.--First. bank fail- ure in London as a result. of the \\-.rr occurred today when the doors of the Civil Service bank,a duanclal institu- tion of 22 yearsfstanding were closed.
EEHMIIIS IIILIBIIAIE
I MIIH VIIIIIJHI
LONDON, Dec. 19.-The scene ofthe
reported victory in Poland which caused thc great celebration in Berlin Thursday night and yesterday when even the school children were given n holiday to join ip the demonstration remains shrouded in mystery. Nothing -from Berlin or Vienna locates the battle or provides details of the dght- ing or gives any tangible results.
llll LIVES LUSI
III IIIIIPIIIU Illlll
A'I`HENS,Dec.19.-A semi oflicial an- nouncement is made here that 100 lives were lost including some Germ- an ofllcers, when the Turkish battle- ship Messudleh which was torpedoed by a British submarine, sank in the Dardanelles.
WIIISIIJII EHIIIIIIHILUS MESSIGI Ill SEIHBIIHII
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. Dec. 20-Winston Church-
ill, First Lord of thc Admiralty, in a letter to the Mayor of Scarborough, in which lie expressed the sympathy of himself and of the navy nt the losses sustained through the German bom- bardment of Scarborough and disap- pointment over the escape of German warships, says:
“We await_,with patience an oppor-
tunity that will surely come. But, viewed in the larger aspect. the inci- dent is one of the most instructive and encouraging that has happened in the war. Nothing proves more plainly the effectiveness of British naval pres- sure. than tlie frenzy of hatred arous- ed against us in the breasts of the enemy. This hatred has already pass- ed the frontiers of the horizon; it clouds their vision. it darkens their counsels and it convnlses their move- ments. We see a nation of military calculators throwing cauculation to the winds, of strategists who have: st their sense of proportion, of sc m- ers who have ceased to balance ss and gain. Practically the whofe of the fast cruiser force of the German navy, including some great ships that are vital to their fleet and utterly lr- replaceable have been risked for the passing pleasure of killing as many English people as possible. irrespec- tive of sex. age or condition, in the limited time available. To this act of military and political folly they were impelled by violence of feelings which could-find no other outlet. This is very satisfactory and confirms us in our course. 'l’lie)~ hate ls a measure of their fear. its senseless expression is proof of their impotence and the seal of their dishonor whatever feats of arms the German navy may hereafter perform, the stigma of baby killers of Scarborough will brand its officers and men while sailors sail the seas."
MIN E DISASTERB HBAV-Y.'
STOCKHOLM, December 10.-A lur- vey of events shows that through miss disasters Sweden has lost eight ships and fifty to sixty lives; ` Den- ihark. six ‘vessels and six lives; Nor- way, ave vessels and six lim; Hol- land. three vessels and fifteen livsl. It in mmm that tus ion unswe-
llea of these vessels and cargo will Bm0\l\'\ .D0 Uv.: awtooos _
IIIIIIL IXICIIIIII
III PIIIIUIIII
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 20.-A lteuter des-
patch from Pretoria tells of thc first military execution, that of a rebel leader involved in the uprlslngs in British South Africa, which followed the outbreak of the European war. Captain Fourie was shot after being convicted of treason. His brother. Lieut. Fourie, was also condeniued to death, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment for five years on ac- count of the Captaln’s admission that he had induced his brother to join the rebellion. Both men had been ofil- cers of the South African Defence Force, being Bocrs ‘theygwere tried by a court martial composed of Boers. The Captain met death with fortitude.
IWII IIIIIIISH IESSILS
SIINK III MIIIIS
(Special to The Guardian)
SCARBOROUGH, Dec. 20.-German
mines claimed two more vessels off the coast this afternoon. Two British mine sweepers that endeavored to re- move the mines left by the German warshlps were blown up and sunk and another was damaged between Scar-
borgugh and Filey, seven miles South
ere.
° null unit
(Special to The Guardian)
BERLIN. Dec. 20.-Von Hinden-
burg`s army took Lowicz Friday after ilghting for several days and com- pelled a. further retirement of the Rus- sian lines.
IIIISIIIILII SIILS
(Special to The Guardian)
LIMA. Peru, Dec. 20.-The Austm.
Ilan battleship Australia sailed from Callao this afternoon.
-LIIIIZ IIIIIIIIIIIII
HI IHI EIIMIIIS
PICTROGRAD, Dec.. 19.-According t0‘\l'igh authority Lotlz has been eva- ousted by the.Germans who are con- vinced tlie town cannot serve as 8 base of operations.
EIIIMIN LII>SlS
IXIIIIII Illllllllll
GENEVA, Dec. I9.-Swiss and Ger-
'man journals today publish statistics showing that German losses to date exceed 1,000,000. The first published show that the losses in dead, wound- ed and prisoners are 1,200,000.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 19.-Russo-Turk- isk military operations have been re- tarded by extremely cold weather in ’i'rans~Caucasia and Armenia.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
PARIS, Dec. 19.-This - afternoon
ofllcial. During thc dny of December 18 we organised the Belgium territory won from-the enemy* on the evening before. South of Dixmude we ndvunc- ed our front to South Inn Korteker. Our advance south of Yprcs, hoe becni cobtinued over very difficult swanipy territory. We have progressed in the region of Notre Dame dc Consolation to south of Lebase by more than one Killomctre. During the past two days we also made progress in the direct- ion ol Carency, St. Laurent and Blnngy, in the region of Albert, dur- .ing the night from December 17-lil and during the day of the 18th. we ndvanced under»very violent fire from 'thc enemy. We reached the barbed wire entangleiiieiits of the second line of the German trenches. “Several fier- man trenches have been occupied in the region of 'Manieteiix."
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT
ON THE PROGRAM.
NEW YORK, December 19.- Five
lions escaped yesterday afternoon from the Eighty-sixth street theatre. The audience was thrown into a panic. Two persons had to be taken to a hos- pital shortly after the escape of the lions. One of the beasts was shot and killed within fifteen minutes.
Police Sergeant Glynn was shot and
seriously wounded while half a dolen policemen were firing at the lions. Two other men, names unknown, also were shot.
Ambulancos from two hospitals
were rushed to the theatre. One of the lions was brought to bay in the lobby of the theater. Another lion made its way to a photograph gallery in thc building.
BRITISH BOMBARDMENT WAS EF-
FECTIVE.
PARIS, Dec. 10.-The Ilavus agency
has given out a despatch from its cur- rcspondent at Athens, who quotes a message from the Island of 'fmiodos to the effect that the recent bombard- mnt in the Gulf of Soros, immediately north of the Dsrdsncllcs. by ii British fleet, completely destroyed the Turk- ish barracks on shore und seriously dlmalted thi' forflllcatloxis. The 'f"\rks, panic stricken, lied into the Interior.
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(Special to The Guardian) . LONDON, Dec. 20.-British 'war- ships oif the Belgian coast were en- igaged with German land batteries of 12-inch guns Saturday. The German guns were silenced or destroyed.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20.-Confer-
ences in which King Gustav of Swe- den, King Haakon, of Norway, Fred- erick of Denmark and their foreign ministers participated at Malmo, re- sulted in a resolve to continue cooper- ation in all matters which may arise out of the situation brought on by the European war. This is announced in an official statement.
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LONDON, Dec. 20.-William Wal~
dorf Astor has placed at the disposal of the Duchess of Argyle the sum of $125,000 for the relief of necessitous families of British officers killed or wounded at the front.
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In St. James Church last evening
the pastor. Dr. T.'F. Fullerton, preach- ed, in his usually eloquent style, an inspiring and appropriate sermon, his subject being "The Christmas Message of Peace, and War.” He took his text from the second chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, "Peace on earth and good I. will towards men."
On one occasion, he said, a number
of distinguished literary men were gathered together, discussing the he- roes of the past. They discussed toe manner in which they would receive them were they-to appear in their midst. The first name raised was Dante, the man who was supposed to have been in Hell, and no one could 'make response. Thename of Shakes- ~peare was next quUted,.aI1d Charles Lamb, who loved Shakespeare so well. said: "If he were to appear new we would rise and lift our hands and re- ceive liim in ecstacy." The next name was that of .icsus Christ. and Lamb then said: "Were_Jesus Christ to ap- pear in our midst now we would fall on our knccs and worship Him." And yet, continued the preacher, it was very doubtfu_l_what would happen were Jesus Christ to app¢ar.`a.nd the only thing that gave any certitude in dis- cussing a probability of this ‘kind was the character of the-individual.
“Revelation is according to charac-
ter and we are not surprised that this great revelation that brings with lt bc- nedlctlon of peace should be given to devout shepherds who are conscious of nature and nature! teachings, who are deeply conscious clothe power that lies in and behind na ure, who have the vision that they cannot express, that vision that Wordsworth received in later years. Just picture them! They are attending their nocks on the lilllside and suddenly are conscious of a wonderful presence. It is a start- ling splendor. The shepherds cower for the time being in fear. Their faces lose the flush of courage and show white, but there comes to them a voice “Fear not! This is the initiation of a great joy to humanity. The gates of the world are thrown wide open now, the message is for all ages. no longer in the revelation of the eternal shall tlierc be knowfrracial or geo- graphical barriers of any kind, the whole of humanity is to be welded io- to one great brotherhood. That song is still vibrating in suiforlng and wait- ing sonls; the glory of Bethlehem has never waned. But we ask where in this present hour is the manifestation of this indwelling peace in the Chris- tlan countries of civilisation? Pre- vious to the outbreak of war these nations were armed to.the very teeth." The preacher then dwelt on the point that the present war cruel as it is. s. sacrifice that is made to gratify s. lust_ for race predominance. that the war useless as it is, is no travesty on the teaching of the angelic choir. The message of the angels was not a pro- clamation of peace from sorrow of any kind; it proclaimed s. peace in the deep region of the human spirit; a peace In that inner life which struck its thoughts into eternity; s peace linked unbrokenly to the God who was revealed in the Babe of Bethlehem.
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