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I slim-:lif.s tsensinonli SEQUEL To
new THE lmsslliun Arrlnivlr
rmwul lu. J. l. Muni llsriucls Pnucflnllss in at Inu
ihsiead of the 250,000 First tliiered. The Sensation which the _ new Liberal Leaders
Attem ted to Create at the Expense ol the lion. J.
,. ot Canada will double its overseas i army. An increase of one hundred
__ _ per' cent on the authorized total lor ’<‘ v overseas service was announced by
, _ Sir Robert Borden in a notable New lll, ,_ Year message to the Canadian people.
The Premler's message, which was
'Iii issued from his residence, where he ~‘ is lying ill, foilows:-
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Empire consecrated all its powers and
"‘ its supreme endeavour to a. great pur-
More than a twelve month ago our
pose, which concerns the liberties of the world and the destinies ot all its nations.
“ln the dawn ol another year our
hearts are more resolute than ever to accomplish that task. however formid-
. able ltmay prove. By the greatness Q of the need our future efforts must
be meausdred.
Nowhere is the Canadian spirit
more ilrm and unwavering than among the men who hold the trenches and those who will shortly stand by their side; nowhere is it' more un- dauntod than in the hospital and con- valescent' homes.
“ Already we have learned the full
meaning ot sacrifice. To all Cana- dian homes that have been saddened, to all Canadian hearts that have been stricken by the tragedy or this war. ws_pra>: that Divine blessing may bring-consolation and healing.
“ Much had to be learned during the
past fifteen months, because we had not prepared for war. The stronlost assurance ot' ultimate vie- WYY H09 in the fact that we were no
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crushed in ~learning that hard les-
son. Those who torceqi this war upon
ul; my be “5!\1l‘€d.bY the traditions 0 0" Dill. that the lesson will be "'°l'0\l!hiy learned to the end that ~,*~,”w,
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y assure The Canadian forces at the front
they have crowned the name of Cana
it und in laurels To them and
to al ie overseas 1 arms. and awaiting the opportunity to do their part. we bid Godspeed in the sure iaith that they will never fail in their duty.
“On this, -the last day of the old
year, the authorized forces oi Cana- da number 250,000, and the number enlisted is rapidly approaching that limit.
"From to-morrow the first day oi
the New Year, our authorized force will be 5001000.
“This announcement is made in to-
ken ol Canada’s unflinching resolve to crown the justice oi’ our cause with victory and abiding peace.
Many Killed
ln Ship Explosion
(S/'ccial tu the Glmrdian.) N EW YORK, jan. 3.-One man
is dead :ind clcvcn others are miss- ing as thc result of an explosion which wrcckcd thc cngincroom of the Norwegian tank steamer Aztec at Brooklyn Dock to-day. The dcad man \v;1s'n iirclnnn on thc vcsscl and livc of thc missing were mcnlbcrs of thc crcw. Tho other six wcrc cnlploycd on the dock. Scvcn wcrc injurcd, lhrcc scrious- ly. 'l`hc ship had just lcft thc dry dock. The causc of thc cxplosion is unknown, though it is bclicvcd to have been caused by the burst- ing of a tank of 10,000 cuubic fcct of gas used for fuel for the engine. For hours after the explosion the city lircmcn \vorkcd dcspcratcly but without success to rccovcr thc bodies of thc victims. Most of thc injured \vcrc rescued, but it is bc- lieved that of those missing all arc dead, being drowned by thc inrush of water through a holc blown in thc _side of thc vessel.
German Attacks]
W§r_e_ Itepnlsedf
(S/>cci_al to the Guardian.) PARIS, Jan. 3.-The French
War Oflice this afternoon gave out an oHicial_st_atement as` followsz- "In Champagne district, near the highway between Tahufe and] Sommepy, a German attack in which hand-grenades were used' was repulsed. " . , _ '
In Argonne, near Four 'de Paris,
_there was cdicacious iiriiig by oun guns against 'the \vorks;of. the enemy. _ German troops fleeing from shelters were subjected _to a concentrated fire from our 76 mili- ;_n1etre gu_ns_.” .
"run Wm IIE1_\=._` ‘f .'ruus_1fiinArune. I _ 'rma.naoon. are
Maritime:
was
tlh mornin]
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M .. 01"rAWA,`Jan. 1.-The Dominion ‘there shall be enduring peace. The ,
.':;.’..°l‘::“:i.°.;.“‘:.'_t, _§.i;: __A. McNeill has ilesnlted in _ _ Proceedings being' 1’-0"’ ‘° "‘2-`?“° ““’ ° Taken Against Philip Arsenault whose , Atlldavii
Hon. _]. .a\. McNeill returned
yesterday from Summcrsidc, where hc gave instructions to take pro- ceedings against Mr Philip Arsen- auit, contractor, for perjury in con- nection with thc aflidnvit made by him bcforc Mr ]. II. Bcll’s law partner. 0
This sequel to the Putriot’s
"sensation ” was not uncxpectcd, as the Connnissioner intimated as soon as the nliidavit was published that hc' would apply for at \vzlrrant against Arscnault. Mr McNeill wcnt to Souris to counteract thc cffcct of thc libcl by his pcrsonnl cxplanntion to thc clcctors, and as soon as this had been donc hc pro- ceeded to Summcrside on Saturduy_
as wi lil y B 'orc-es now under
and gave instructions to take pro- cccdixigs. - ,fanfi-
Thc investigation which thc
“new” Liberal Leaders and the Patriot pretended to be so anxious to obtain will thus tzikc place in thc Law Courts, and Mr Philip Arsen- :iult and his political friends will have an opportunity of proving _thcir charges.
Mr Philip Arscnault did not
appear to bc vcry anxious to face thc music. As soon as he heard that proceedings wcrc to bc taken ho tclcgraphcd as follows:-
Summcrsidc, Dcc. 31, 15.
I-lon. ]. A. Muthicson,
Premier,
Charlottetown, l".l°l.l.
‘nw a of was Used lor Political Purposes in the By-election
\Vc arc ready to scttlc' ull ac-
counts bctwccn us and thc Depart- ment of Public Works on any day that is named.
PHILIP ARSENAULT.
Dcpartmcnt of Public Vi/orks, Charlottetown, I’.E.I.
\Vc arc ready to scttlc :ill ac-
counts bctwccn ns to date. Sct thc day for settlement.
PIIILIP ARSENAULT.
Although he came to Charlotte-
io\v11 011 Saturday Mr Arscnault did not “Scttlc all accounts,” as promised, but returned to Summer- sidc without sccing cithcr the Prcmicr or Commissioner.
The papers will probably bc
_served to-day. , _
SUMMf|lS|0El0HMlNl|lll lllllllf Illlllilllllllll
(Special to thc Glzardiuu.) SACKVILLI5, jun. 3.-\Vintcr
scrvicc vin thc Capo Tormcntine route was inaugurated to-day. A special train is run on arrival of steamer Stanley and connects with Ocean Limitcd going both wcst _and east. About thirty passengers _crossed to-day. Mail clerks Cuiicn, Arscnault and Landrigan are herc to look after Prince Edward Island mail and the service promises to give good satisfaction. All neces- sary arrangcinents are made for thc prompt forwarding of freight, passengers and cxprcss.
Enemy snbiects
Arrested in Greece
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. (Special to the Guardian.)
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" PARIS, Jan. 3.--A Havas des-
patch from Athens says word was ‘received from Saloniki to the effect that all suspected subjects- of the nations at war with the Ententc Allies are being arrested and taken on board worships after being in- terrogated. Saloniki merchants
pisppealed to the government to
-_facilitate the transportation of sup-
plies forlthe population.
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comme Billions,
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HEUDINGB. BTO.
bit; OINT per word edei: inser-
tion for advertising in this column Cash must-accompany orders. Misl- _mnm charges. twenty-live cents. ‘
"Music nnssops. - Pi-armor
'mai-le, organist and c oirmastsr or st
Pours, instructor lst -Dapper choir. ,instructor el Central Chris tr Clinmlt
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Germans Claim
Many Successes
(.S`/facial to thc (,`uardiun.) Bli1tl..lN, jun. 3.-An Auslro-
lluilgzlrian slaitcmcnt says: “ Bittcr fighting is going on :ill along thc Bcssnrnbiun front. T hc cncnly made the utmost cllorts to break through the Austro-Hungarian front, but their attempts failed. Three officers and 850 men were made prisoners.”
(_S[1erial to the Guardian) BERLIN, jan. 3.-To-day’s
statement tclls of the explosion of a mine on thc western front, north of Lallasscc-Bctllune road with complete success. _A lighting trench, thc rcscrvc trcnchcs and the connuunication trench of thc cnciny \vcrc blown in. Thc sur- viving occupants attcmptcd to escape by flight, but' were caught by our rifle and machine gun fire. A surprise attack ovcr a widc front took the ,occupants of thc trcnchcs by surprise and they in part sought safety by flight. On the remainder of the front thcre are no cvcnts of importance.
During the shelling of Luttcr-
back in Alsace by thc French on New Ycar's Day when the pcoplc were leaving church, one girl was killed and a woman and three children injured.
(Special to 'the Guardian.) BERLIN, via wireless Sayvillc,_
jan. 3.--"Gl:neral opinion in Bul-
garia,” says thc Overseas News
Agency to-day, “ is that thc rela- tions bctween the Ententc Powers and Greece will be seriously affect- cd' by reported disclosures in letters found on Colonel Napier, former Britisli military attachc at Sofia, when hc was taken from the Greek steamer byan Austrian sub- hlarfrie lust: lnolitli-r Cohtcmptous; remarks concerning Greece and revelations regarding Serbian mill-
tlary preparatious'a'ga‘inst Bulgaria,
before- Bulgarian ihdbliiiation, sold
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Arrest oi Consnls
In Sslonlld
l’.-\RlS, jun. 2.-The represent-
atives of (icrinuny, Austri:t-l-iun- gary, 'l`urkcy and liulguriu., have mndc collective icprcscntations to the Grcck govcrnmcnt rclutivc to thc arrest of their consuls at Salo- niki by thc Allies, according to Ilavas despatch from Athens. They were informed by Premier Skouloudis that hc already had pro- tcst_cd to thc British and French govcrnmcnts.
“ Ncutrals will not bc surprised
that wc are watching our own safety," says thc Temps in discuss- ing thc arrest :lt Saloniki of thc consuls representing thc Central empires, Turkey and Bulgaria. The bad faith of thc Austro-Germans compels tho Allies to take summary measures, and this is thc first in- stance. Greece will not be sur- prised, but on thc contrary, rc- assurcd by this cncrzctic act."
M l M li 0niiii’ySi:iiol0 Board
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Las
The regular monthly meeting of
the City Schbol Board was hcld last evening at 7.30 o’clock. Thc Trustees present wcrc:.Mr Smith (chairman), Hon. Dr Jenkins, Mr Aitken, Mr Gordon and Dr McMil- lan.
The Principals of thc thrcc city
‘ schools were present and reported
on the work of their respective schools during the past month. ' The' regular Standing Committees for the ycar wcrc nppointcd as followsz-
Finance--Dr Jenkins, Messrs
Aitken and Gordon.
Property--Dr McMillan, Messrs
Johnston and Smith. ‘ ~ Discipline-'-Messrs Gordon and .James and Dr McMillan.
The resignation _‘of Miss_M¢_:-
`Pliei‘so‘h from thc tcgching sind df 'West Kcnt School has awepted,
inhérpiage.
, ,t.*° .,
mitstnt ““*“.h"»e‘.\iQ“-,ed
Miss Helen T. Sinith was ap-'
CANADIANS AMONG
THE HONOURED ONES
The King’s New
Year llonour thi
includes Several Canadians, cluding Finance Minister White.
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O'l"I`A\VA, jan. I.-The follow-‘. K.C., Montreal.
ing announcement was issued from Government House to-night: “His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve thc following appoint- rncnts:-
“T0 thc l"cc1'agc:_Sir Tllonlas
Shaughncssy, President Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Mon- trcal.
“ To bc Knights Commander of
the Order of St Michael and St Gcorgc: Hon. W. T. \Vhite, Minis- tcr of Finance; Mr Collingwood Schrcibcr, C.M.G., Consulting En- ginccr to thc Government.
" To bo Knight Bacliclorz Brig.-
(jcn. licrtrnm, Dc-puty Clniirman of Imperial Munitions Board; Chief _lusticc llnult:1in,` Rt-gina; john Kcnncdy, Consulting linginccr, Montreal, `lIon. L. (). Tnillon,
“ To be Military Commander of
thc Bath: Major-General. Gwatkin, Chief of the Canadian General Staff, Ottawa.
" To bc Civil Commander of the
Bath: Major-Gcn. john Carson, Montreal (now abroad on active scrvicc).
“ To be Companions of the
Order of St Michael and St Gcorgc: Licut.-Col. Grassett, Chief Constable of Toronto; Surgeon- General Carleton jones, Ottawa (now on active service); Brig.- (Zcn. J. C. McDougall, Command- ing thc Canadian Training Camp in England; Wm. Brymner, president Canadian Academy of Arts; james Boosc, Royal Colonial Institute.
“Royal Red Cross: Matron M.
K. l\l;lcD0nald."
Bl§l{LlI\’, jun. .:.-The Morgcn-
post to-day publishes a rcport that orders lmvc bccn given to thc Gcr- man and Austrizlll troops in Serbia to :i<l\':i1lcc into lircccc. und :ittack thc lfrcncll :md Brilisll. A Buch- arest despatch to thc Morgcnpost credits this stzitolncnt to thc Outrun of Sofia. lt is said ('ic1'nl;\ny has colnmunicaitcd to (ircccc licr dcsirc to clear (jrccian territory of thc
c§.=_.'n. 1. _
Allied forces. The German minis- ter at Athens, the despatch says, told Prcmicr Skouloudis the best interests of Grcccc demanded the rclnovzll of thc French and British, inusnlucll :is in thc cxisting circum- stztnccs Grcccc would be exposed to danger from thc troops of the Central Powers, which have been ordcred to pursue thc Allies on
Grcck territory. _
` ~~~"~s°i|-we .,
Hrmlriillrm iiiiiiii in
ll MISEUUEHE
.f\ successful recruiting mccting
was hcld in Miscouchc last night, thc hull being Iillcd to thc doors, and thc programme including 11 number of cxccllcntly rcndcrcd solos and clloruscs, and forccful and cloqucnt addrcsscs by Rev. Dr l\lonagh;1n_ who prcsidcd, Licut. Trainor, Mr Neil .\lcQu:1rric, l{.C., and Capt. [)awson. 'l`hc following young mcn signed illc scrvicc roll: Daniel Squarcbriggs, S. Dcsltochc and - Perry.-C.
Sqiinre-Mcssrs Smith and john-
ston; \Vcst Kent--Messrs Gordon_ and Dr jenkins; Princc~Strcct- Dr McMillan and Mr Aitken.
msn sumti sun
wlmuul wimun
(Special to The Guardian.)
LONDON,Jan.3.-Advices from Cairo
state that the steamer Persia. British, which sunk Thursday was torpedoed without warning and sank in Hve minutes.
Between 160 and 160 survivors
have been landed at Alexandria. Egy- pt. Mr.~ llobert N. McNeely, the American Consul at Aden, Arable, was drowned according to definite shw- mcnt from Cairo. ,Of the survivors 50 were passengers including seven- teen women and the remaining ninety- tour were members oi the crew.
IRELAND NOT EXCEPTED _ .IN CONSCRIPTION BILL.. .
LONDON, Jan. 3.-According
to an announcement made by the *
Press Association. Ireland is not to be excepted from the new compul- sory recruiting bill.
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Somewhat over e year ago. as Pros-
ident ofthe Canadian Patriotic Fund. l made an appeal to the people ot the I)omlnlon for funds to assist the famil- ies ol the gallant mon wh were going to the front. Though anticipating a generous response, I was hardly pre- ps for the magnificent manner in whle the coll was mot. Montes have
into the treasury ot the Fund
total contributions have
and exceeded six million dol»
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