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Morning Daily. oun e _

wnkly (Now Evening Daily) 1881

CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY JANUARY 23~. 1917

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LATER DETA

MUNITION

TLS OF a S

EXPLOSION

0ver Three Hundr

Gas Tank Explod

. Across, 800 Feet

(Special to the Guardian.)

i.0.'\'llON, Jan. 22.-News respec-

ting the munitions factory explosion in London tm Friday night gives about one liundretl known to he dead be-' uaiist' their botlles were found but il is probable the death roll will total, three hundretl

ln hospitals on Sunday twenty-one'

per.-ions died anti there were one hun-' drctl and twelve patients receiving trctitnirmt. An atlditional 265 'per- ,-ens siitlerlng from lighter injuries wort' treated. Frida night‘s explo- sion was not only h#tl within a ra- dius of many miles, including London and siiliurbaii towns but it shook liiiiitliiigs aint bro-ke windows ri long' distance away. The general clit-irat--I icy of the explosion as experienced in, tht' t-r'.uti'e London' was ti road or short duration hsthough a vast reservoir ot' gas batl been ignited and consumed in nm' burst ot' tlame ii tremendous puff of firt: ilashetl high into the air audi iliiiti-qnitvlrhpsulisitletl. ._

Witnesses in suburban towns said the tlnme had tlisappearctl_a full ml-E

nutc before they heard the rear wlitcli accompnnieil it.- Fire broke out m rc than a quarter of ~zin hour bet`ore the explosion and the llreinen were on the spot lighting it. i'l`he tlay shift of workers in the neighborhootl were with their families at their evening

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President Wilson' '_

l liiscusses Peace

Spec'ial to the Guardian.)

W.\SiIlNG'l`0N. Jan.';2.--l’resi-

dent Wilson in ,a pcrst;-nal adtlress to thi' Seiuitc today liiltl tlo_\vn the ques- tion whctilier the llnitcil States shall ilepart l’roin its traditl(;'nal policy of isolulcn and no cnlafigling alliztntzcs anti t.ilt',',,par_t in a wtirltl`l‘e'al;'tle'To'pi‘tiT' st~r`vc potion after the war. Sliatitir- ing a precedent of more than a een- tury. the Presiiletit. regurtling the sc- natt- with lts treaty making power- :is his coiinscllor in foreign affairs ex- iilaiiioii why he believed the time had r-c,-ine for the world to know Americas position and he invited discussion oi' underlying ctiuses on which he believ- ctl tht- permant-;'nt. peace of the world can bt' maintained. ' While President Wilson was speaking directly to thc. soiiators after -the manner t;-f Wash- ington. .\'iit1iison and Adams his aildre°S was ni the bands of all foreign govern-I ments or on its way to them. No sucli lilste-ry making event with such far' t'i':it-lilng possibilities to the lfnltod Sttitus probably ever has bei-'n seen

in the Senate chamber.

lu the background ol' the fundamen-

tal proposition as to whether the ilu- itctl States should nlter its foreign polit-y laid do\vti by \Vashlngtt>n anti carrietl out by ti long line of presld - ciits was the possibility that out. ol` sonic such league of nations might, t-oino a way to cud the present war. 'l`|1t_' l‘resii`.'cnt's proposed basis for ai lasting peace was' in brief as fol- lows: Add the authority oi' the lin- ited States to the authority and force of otlicr mittens to guarautet' pence "lid justice tlirougliout thc world. |f\‘l1i'l' l'0\liit`i`cii on an t'tiiiulit_\" of lilillla. :i united, independent and ui\t»‘ fnioiiiour plan so far as pruciit~:iblc9 trt't~,dom to ull nhtlotis for the lull ti‘t=- "“|<’l'>int'.iit ot' their resources anti a dl- rt't't outlet to the great highways of ilu' seats. l`t'eetlou\ of the seas. lilnita-T lion ol' naval and military tirinutiieut. U.S. GERMAN

Surrtiundinglhe iluns ~ in East Alrica

(Special to the Guardian.)

l.<)Ni)0N. Jan. 22.-llritish troops`

lu Il\t'ii‘ efforts lo surround the Ger- imiii fort-eg in Geruian East Africa are nuiking progress. according to ii "0liori by British otllt'ial~bulietin. The llritish are 'elosliig in on flve conver- Blllg columns from tlit‘|’erent points.

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CONDENSED ADS.

T00 LATE FOR

ULASSIFIOATION

TWO CENTS per word each inser-

tion for advertising in this column C'-ash must accompany order. aituusoi/is sAusAozs“"MAos

"'53" 9V0l'y day from selected .voting pork. Saunders. Newsome & "M, Market Building.

2248-9-26Mtimo.

wA`N`r"so-"M"'Aio #En canes/H.

housework. Country girl preferred. /\DPly 126 Kent St. 4009-1-23M3i.

No"i"i`t:'s-A1'i.Ai\i‘|"TE°F`iEi-i`°¢:‘¢i` EE

still buyin smelts in any quantity

of tons of earth. stone, iron` anti woo under which they are buried. Th destructinn ol' a gas tank is describe

N. S; Schooner

all lgeligyed CKilled`. e _

oi Flame Two M n mg olumn Site oi Factory No

iles into the Air. w a Hole 100 Yayds

- Deep. -

H1031- As swiftly as a battle ship Wrecketl by a magazine explosion the cliemieal works were virtually dropp- ed oii their foundation anti with tbein U19 fTG'\1r mills adjoining and blocks of workmen’s dwellings.

'l‘lie ncwspupt'r‘~ reporte"s who wer

allowed to approach near the seen

C C'

describe what was formerly-the site oi”

an explosive store as a hole a hun- dretl yards across and eighty feet dec-p with masses of earth, iron anti all sorts oi' wreckage covering an urea oi about six acres gironntl the hc-le. Within lliatarea' destruction was ub- solute. For two days soldiers hav been digging in and turning eve-r th wreckage in search of bodies. Abou a huntlretl have been recovered but there arc' still more. It seems al- most impossible to remove thousantls

d o LT

as having aifordestl an amusing spec- tacle. |’l‘he tank did not explode but its top lifted oi’f~ like a bfix- lid antl eight. million cubic feet of illumina- ting gas were libcratetl igniting a. t'.t;~- iuinn oi’ llwne which rose to a -height esliiiiateil at two miles, burned.. for a few secontls.aud then went out with the siitltleiiness oi' switching cffi’ ol’ elet-.trio lights several other gas tanks near by are still standing.

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ll.S. German Consul -

Fined $l0,0tl0‘and

Two Years in Jai

SAN .l_"ltAN(‘lS(l0, Jan - Fran llopp, t`ortner Gernian t‘.ons‘ul-C,cnora`. here. must serve two years imprison incnt. null ptiy ii $10,000 lint' i`ol‘ viol ation ot' American neutrnlit_v. Sen l,E"il`cc was pronounced this afternoon after the couit hail over-riilotl' tin motion i'or a new trial for Bopp and lils t-tinvictetl ast'oci:il.t'.s. Vmi Scliaclt. the former Vitae-Coiisiil. who was ulst, given sentence.

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' _ W§_'_l‘oi"petloetl

(Special to the Guartriian.) llAl.ll"AX, Jan. 22.--Word ha been received by (Torhrane Bros, l’ar~ rsboro. S.. that their schooner lil lian has been to‘.'pctloe'ti, she was bound to Nova Seot,la.' f

German R_a_ider Sunil

By British Cruiser

(Special to the Guardian.)

lit'!1lNOS AYRES. Ast., Jan. 22.~

i'l‘lie Presna publishes u tlesnnti-it fron Itio Janerio saying that according t it tzublegrriin rot-.eiveti at l'crnaninue( thi- liritlsb ci'itist'r (,ilasgr.'w has sunk ai (it~i'nu\u coiiiine'ri'i'. raitlvr 130 miles oil' l'ai'u. No details arc given.

NO TAXES WANTED FROM STEE

PLANT 'l‘t)lt0l\"l`(l, Ont., .lan. Lil. -~ 'l‘h lloartl ol' t‘onirol toii`u_\“ rt'i-ominenilctl to the city council that tax exemption ti'tll'ing the- wut' and l'o|' two year.- allerwartls be grunted the thrt't"_ini lion dollar steel pliint to be crecte here on land belonging vo the ha bor t-omniisslon for thi' lmpci'ial M

000 an acre, ti total ot' nine liunti'rt~. thousand t`i'ollui's. anti the taxes woul be $lii,000.

The reasons iniiueueing the loci

ilon of the plhnt have not yet: bee tflsclosetl. l\loutrea`l anti Three River are untiersiooti to liave been stron claimants.

rim wnnriilm,

'rnntrnnnrvnn

ruin, Moon, -Ere

Toronto. .lan Easterly gales. wit

winds; fair and colder again.

The highest teinpcraliire recortlt'.

yesterday

li aim, it was Il degrees above; 9 p.m. it was 13 degrees above. 'Ph

, The title will be high this niotnin at 11.05 aiitl toniorrownt 11.52; it wi he high tonight at 10.20 and tomorro

nt 11.10

Tito sun sets this ufternoon at 5

and t _ . . row morning at 7.-iii anti Thurad at 7.45.

The moon sets tonight at 6.34. There was a full moon on Mond

Jany. tlth at 2.42. `

'Pho last quarter of the moon will

at the cena old stand rear of Sam' on Tiiestliil' Jlln- will l" “'42 “- "'-

<`u1ts’s Tailor shop Minn st.

,, 4018-iM23-til

The length or todny will be ni

hours and tweiily-live minutes '

Mlnmin Llnlmont euru gamut In cow

|Minard’e Linlment Cure: Tool.-hachc

,-. “_

nltions iloartl. The land is worth $15.;

ti tl

Il S if

snow following. Strong`north we`s.t

was 13 degrees above. A

coldest the previous night was zero.

W ihtnn realizt' that thc whole thing

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omorrow at 5 l4~ it rise; tomo

oi the War.

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- (From Our Own Correspondent.) _

O'l`TA\’VA`, Jan. 22.-Sir Wiifi‘iil

liaurier on behalf of the Liberal op- position, today offerctl to Sir Robert Borden tin ;it1journment of the House. and the passage of a war credit, and such votes for ordinary expenditures tis' would be necessary' to allow tht Pretnier to attend the Imperial Con- iereiice. _ '

This was the only i`t'.atul't'. oi' tht:

-speech from the Iiiberal leader ut thi opening today of the d cbatc on thc itlilress in reply to tht' speech i`roiu th_e throne.

'l`he atloption ol' tht' atlilrt'ss \\';ir

.noved by Mr. Gordon \\'¢i|lson of Weiit '\'ortli. and st'contlt'd by Mr. .I. A, l)r~:=,¢ :arrics. of .lat:i|ues Cartier. , ' Sir \Vilfrid' thou rose and spoke at ‘onto length iii trrititzism of tht: (lov -rn|nent.`.~t allegotl Tai-lt ot' unity as in lictitetl by tht' t'in'1't'sp0titli=i1t'\' be '.\'t't'n Sir llobert liortioii ui1t`.'Sl,i' Sai. -luglics. :i.l'tt'i' the lallt'.r's resiginitiot' is Miitislei' ol` Militia, As ro'.:aril he uttitutle taken by Nr. liiirlen t‘uu ron, l.:iurtcr`s t'antlitlt'.l.ix in llorrlies ter t'ounty. against lion. Albert. Ser guy, national s<~r\'it'o and t’a1i:itl:t's

Vilfrid \vas'st.rikiiigly silent. llis beech was also a ilisappoiittinrnil. in hat lt conliiinetl no stateliioiit ot` his \art._v`s ntiitudc on the tioverinnimt'-= iroposal to exteliil the piirll:init'\ita|‘y crm to n\oiti' ti gonvrtil elt't'iion dur- 'ng thc war.

Sir Robert llortlcti replied io thc

'.lhei‘ul lcaili'1'.` lite coniint'nct'tl his itltii‘t'i_is shortly befort' six 0'(-lock. but 1 hat. part ot’ it before the llouse was! itfciipiedi with ii review ot' the war.

nirtlcipatiou in the war, lio\\'e\'et‘, Sii'_

DEBATE .ON ADDRESS-

. OPENED YESTERDAY

Sir Wiiirid ‘Laurier initiates the Debate on Behall ol

the 0ppos1lion,Expresses _Gloomy Forebodings with .Regard to the Warantl Criticiaes the Equipping

1 oi a the First .Conlingenlslhal went Bverseas. lie

0llers to Vote the Necessary Credits and Adiourn _ Until Alter imperial Conierence. Sir 'Robert

Borden Joins -Issue with Liberal Leader, Pays

Tribute lo imperial, Authorities in 'lheir Conduct

I .

ami the citing of stutist.ics showing what (Tanada had' done to help the Eiiipii't'.

After reviewing the lillti campaign

of the results of which lie took a very :looiny view, the Liberal loailci' went on to speak ot' the poi‘sists'iit, riitnors “of whit h- evcryont' within the sound' ol' my' voice is aware, that the t-tf|uip- niont whiuli the (lanatlian troops took with tht'in to l'lnglaud, irnd wltit‘h was

piirtlinsctl in t`anatlii,-liad to be scrup- pii`i` as soon as our troops rt'i\i'liteil Gnglalntl. and t'u.s't asitlt' as of no val- it: \\'liatt'vt:1'." 'l`hcrc was t'.\'itlence *hat wlillt' the l<`inanet' Minister l|at`.' »ef<'n pri.-acliiiig an ccononiy i'1‘usade a million ol` dollars of such equip- ni;ni. boinxlit in (‘t da. had been ‘i~i'appt'tl ‘in l'lnt:laiu 'Pho Min-'slut' 'if hliliiia t-laimcd ill this had' been lotto. withoiil any t»\'i3ii\=i' \'.ili.ti>o.-\i'.- 'i_\' lli‘i_ll,~‘ll r»lllt'i'|`s. llius u"""vi' ii vi"'\.' i-iiznis' i-liairge indeed. Whether the \liuisti'r oi' Militia wi-rt' riglit, how- i'\'t'r. or \\'lit'tln'r the) llt'iii`;-'li oilit't'r:.

wort' rialii. tht' l`at‘t¥_t'etin<iiittl that ‘or ton tnoiilh:~' the 'il ihister hail' con- 'in_ui.'\l io semi ovi-i'st\n's coni.ingt't\»' uftci' t-ontin_'.:t'ut. :trinoil and ctitiippeii' in i`;iinida at great. t-ost, anti that as ,-gotili us thi'si~ ii"0ops :tt'I'l\'t'il iii Hull' land that ctiiiiptnciii was t-:ist us'ldi'. Tliost' on this .~'it.'t', ol' tht' lltiiiso had t,\'i‘r_y' tlwslri' t t`ut'ilitult' for ilu' l’ri|11e .\l`mistt'i' the trip wltirh lit' luis lo iiut|='i'Ialtt\, 'l`lu' ioni'oretit:t' was to ntt'i't nt tht' ond of l-`clit'iini'_\'. \\'liit~li nieani that thi' l’riiut' t\liuistt'r must tak# his ili'p:irtuii' early in that nionth_ “\\'t' tlit-rt'i'ore," said Sir Wil- frid. "arc preparrui to say at once to

'armies of llritain since tim war br

the Governtnent that if they will post- pone all other iueasures of publit coiisiticrution we are ready immedi- ately to vote the necessary war. cred its that may he ti'emantlcti. and alst to giant a vote on account of the or dinary i'xpr.'_nditiires of the eountri for the tinte' during which my rlgh' honorable t'i'it'.nd will be absent l`ron (‘nnail:i, and to atljoiiru tht' lltnis wlienevcr it 'ls convenient, over any time that. may be ni'.ftt'ssary to girl lil-in aniplt-i lat.itiitlt».' for his busint'.s' Oil the hope. cxpress'i'tl ibut .\Tcwl`oiiiii’ land might soon form a part ol' tht t‘anad‘iali»t1onfetlei'zit'y, Sh' Reber spoke. lie said thai. thi' initiative ii such a iinitter would pro`nulil_v lie with }le\vfo\tnilland. Il' steps shoitltl ln. taken by (`anatla they iiiigglit bo mir understooil; lio\\'e\'er. ii' .’\lewfound ltind tlt'sii‘i,'.ii"tt» take thi- initiative and nakt' proposals, tht' l’urliatnt'tit an-" tio\'t't'iii'tit".iit. of (':in-ada would Lfiv' llirse proposals their i'arut'st t-tiiisitler zition. Sir llobvrt ussot~iat.f-d hiuisol with the oxprt'ssioiis of tipprt-triatio: ol" the u¢'liieveint'iits ot` the' navy ant

:nn and of the work ol` l.o|‘tl Kitclieti -ir in the orguiiizatloii of great inilit ary i`ort'.cs for the iit'ltl. llc was no‘ pi'epared' to take' altogetlicr ilic satin rlcw of' tho, ri,'s\ills' of the canipaigli, of litlti as Sir \\'ilt`riil Lauriett |_‘i'o ;:ri's.-', luttl been nitide, the Prime Min ister :is',~:t'.i'tt'il. and ht' was inclined tt think that thi' (leriiian slit'cessi' might. have been more spcvtaciilii than real. _-\t this juncture the l-lousi aitljtiurnctl anti Sir Robert will con tiniit' his reply tomorrow.

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iltmvu nilni T slit li itil'

Rl() .li\Nl'lll{(i, Jan. 22.---'l`hi lit-i~ 'ish steunier Ortega of the Patciiit; lint-_. 'onceriiing whose fate' some anxit't_\_ vas felt has arrived safely at l’ern'.im-, buco. |

EURTY K|llETl y

TN TRAIN WREGK

(Special to the Guardian.)

lon.l»A \'ienun tlcspatcli to tht' lit'r'- in l.oltal .-'inzeigcr says that ft.-riy per- :ons u"t reported killed in the wrctlt it' 'l‘rlest<'. Vienna train in Styrlu. Thi- raiii was struelt by an enormous rock intl an zitititliot' train which went to hi' i-esciie dzishetl into the wret:kagt'\ causing iidtlltlonal tlamtigc. i

‘ THE PROPOSED

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

L()Nl)t).\'. .laii. IS.--~ Commenting ir. the uott' ot’ Fore-lgn Secrettiixv Till-l* "our siipplcineutary to tht" i‘lnteutt' reply' to Presitleiit \\'lls/.in tin- Man- 'lit'~;-iiei' tltiardian says:

"The most notable words in Mi.

l3ulfour‘s tl<'.i-3-patt'l\ :irc those in which 'ie speaks of thc' Amt'rican appeal for 'i lcagiie ot' nations. Tin- war luis shown that no international luw is of the least. avail as ti protection against :i power unscrupulous tznougli to des- olse the contlomnntion of iir.-iitrnls."

'l‘ht' newtipupor r'xpi'et-'sos beliof

that tlierii- inns( bi' force behind inter- 'iatioual law, and thinks this is rou- templutetl in the Amcrit:nii_proposal of it league to enforce pence.

"But what is ite-ces'-sary ln' discuss-

! ing the matter with i\nierit'ans." says ‘T the Guardian “ls that we should nuike

wc.,-c brt“nth nuil words iitilet-rs tliey. it- loug with thc rest o\` HS. t\\‘e Pl"¥llPil"‘tl

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(anti linil inctliotls of adjusting nation `ditilt-ultica und not merely nnitntai order, but faeiliute progress.

“The idea is it grunt. one and will

Iiir. ilall`our's note it hus'mntlt' our 'urtiur slip towuril.-. gt'n¢'r:\l :it-cept iiiet-."

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tSp¢¢l=+| 1° the Guardian) E (special to the Guardian.) _ ,

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.’\T\lr|'l`l‘)lll).»\M. Jan. `.’l!. t\"i:i lion-'

in' the ond to put force' into execu-

BY tion. '

“Tile league must examine, discuss

nl n

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SINN TEINERS ATTACK NATIRNATTST MEMBER

l l l

l.il.\'li().\.`. .lau. IZ. --Alioiii lilly

inf't|ilit'rs of tht' Hint' Fein. t'ai'r_viug ;i Sinn l"t-in flat: rusli -il upon the plut- fiirin l`rt.'ni \\'lii<'h 'l`lioniu:= ].unilon, Na- tionalist tnt'ni|u'r ol' l‘arliaineut for ihi' vast division of i.iin'-i'it~k. was atliTri~s- sing u nit‘otiu,: in l.iini"ii‘k Sunday.

liitndou was bi .ili'n with ii club and

kielttzil. lli' ili'l`i'ntlt'tl liltnst'll` with ii chilli bill lln:ill\' was lu‘att‘ii down and l:i_\ upon tht' |,lait`oi'ni blt't'rlini;. later ht' was tiiitcu lp .i liospitnl. 'I`hi' ailluch on iiuuilon i-- utli‘ilnilt‘il to u

of thu Trish \`oiiinti'\'\'-'..

i-/iv/it Hc§'si$'i¥ALAu`i\ii‘-E" `

LEAVES FOR FRANCE

t)'l"l'.-\\\'.\. Juli. 20 - .-\ <'nlilt', luis

been rt'i:oi\'ctl by Sir ltoln'i~l lit:-rtlt-'ii t`i'om .\lr. Phillips. railwa_\- t‘anadiuu i-oiitiiiissionci' :it |'at'is. that tht: l.a\'al iiospit.al` unit loft _vi'stt'.i‘tla5' lot' ‘.'|`I‘0lS whore it will talti' cliarge ol' a i`our- t.et.'n hundrt'tl boil l"ri~nt'li nillll.a|'_\‘ ho>‘~ pital.

________.--i-- SIR SAM DENOUNCES VOLUNTARY SYSTEM

Slll‘1Rliltt)t)l{l~2. Que.. .lau. 21.-~.\'.ir

Sant Hughes wus tlul principal speak- er at it huge putrl-otit' rally livltl'lu ills Mujest_\"s 'l`lu'atrt2- in t-onnt'<-tzon with rccruiiitig for the t`i\i1titli211l Greutitiicr tiiilirtil-. /

Making u plea for univ,ersai‘scivii-i'.

Sir Sum asked why should u man send three or four sons to the front, and his neiglibors keep their boys at honio t..irning gootl~inoni'_v in the shops, lin- llstmcut. wus i\r't'oiuin_i.: a national con~ ccrn ami should be no long0I' il \'0l\ll\'l tary institution. llc had always main-`, tained' that the yotilh of tht' couutry` should bo trained even when not at war and not zintit'lpnl.iug war. Only 2ti0,000 out ol' 1100.000 single men of mllitury ago bnti' t'nllslt=d. Mont- real t-ihould have i‘alst'.d t:ii.;ht_\‘ battali- ons when- sht' only had eight or ten.

As long its voluntary tinlisitnont

was going on and lhori' wus hopi- of early closing of the war nothing was said about i~.onsr~rlptlon. but thi- time hnil‘ut1`ivt'tl. in his jiitlglutnit. when the militia uct should be put into i’orct»;- as ii'niuttt\.r of lliiriioss. Why not apply the :ict und' call out fifty poi' cent. of T thi- men to train for the tiet`f'nt't"ol` tim

ountir so that in tht' event of :i mis

could not. ninlti' t`:in:idi\ zinothti' llcl-

. dmM,i¢'g Llnlmont cures colds dc.

==pi't'i'li whicli hi' inadi' in lin' llousi: i'~.` Voiitinoiis ri-.-,in-t»\iiig tli.~‘ariti-.iiiiietit

SGGTATISTS DEATH ' a

EITTTNGEY MARKED

(Special to the Guardian.)

l’.\lll.`\‘. Jan. 22.-Albert Tliomas

.\linist('r oi' Maniitnctiircs, speaking ai thc :uini\'ersai'y in commemoration of thi- death of .lean ilaptlste Semanon the' Siitfiiilisf, illiiyor oi' St. Gervais, ex iioricd St;-ciailisls to sink all their tiif~ lei--.'iu'i,'s and inerge their 0fi`orts_io waiwl wiiiiiiiig the war, M. Semanez was ti peatre atlvocatr: who was woun- 'lt'd whilt' fighting with his regiment ,ind died in it (icrtnuii liospital.

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sittin; suit

(Special to the Guardian.)

l.t>.\'l>i>.\`. Jun, 22.- -'l`ht' .iapaiiose

rl. >~. i§isaf.:ata Marti. the Third, Ztititi ions :.id also liritish S. S. liaron

1 I

BRTTTSH SHIPBUITMNG

AFTER THE WAR

,__._._~

l.t)I\'l)t),\'. .Ian\iai'_\' 2tl.-- Tho t-rt'n~

tlon oi` a mighty urmada ol' llrltisli tnt'.rcnntilt\ -shipping within six uionthr. alter thi: ond of the war war' prop|it'sit'tl by ti high ntival 11utliorli_\'

in a siatiunent _vesterda_\'. l"acilitii's‘

‘oi ~li` buildin i Great llritain it is

WAR Til ENT] TN l9T

GERMANY READY EGR A

' TllRTHER_Gll_NGESSlllN

(Special to the Guardian.) Al\iS'1‘EltDAM, Jan. 22.-A sont

versed with the Imperial Chancellor,

many must reinstate Belgium an

grant her financial conipensatic-n an theybelieve that neither the Allies nt;-r the United States will accept less. They were willing to give up Alsac for French Indo-tlhinu. The object of the latter is to obtain a foothold for the future against india.

__,._...

(Special to the Guardian.)

Rtissiatrarmy of the South western li-ont, addressing his staff oiiicers said: “int'ormatic-n at my disposal and my

ing that l aiu as certain as I am stantling before you that during th. coming year the enemy will be com- plelely routed."

Roumanian Refugees -

Flee to llessaralia

(Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Jan. 22.»iThe (frow "rince of Rouinania and Premier Bra- in arrived at Pctrograd i'or a confer- mce with the Russian authorities on mpot't.ant tiuostions tztnilioctetl with he ltoiinntniap situation. The iles- izitrli says that tens of thousands ot' iounizinian refugees continue to pour nto llessaraliia and adjoining provin- -\ll\0lll»£ ihvni are lioumanian my stents wlioin the t'ot‘i‘espontl»~nt =a_vs the Germans threatened to treat is Guerillas. Some rt'fiigees have irriveti at l"etrogrutl. _

GERMAN REPGRT

_ (Special to the Guardian.) lll'IlU.l.\'. .lttit-.-~'.‘1»!.---'~l`-lie war ollltw-

:laltns that near Letisto the tlernians '0i`»\Il.=<'tl a hand l:i'einulo attack by

'hnie gun. that on the eastern from hey i'cpulsi\ii nocturnal attacks by iilshlilllitt Lllltl that on the other fi~uni,i»; hey obtained some minor advance.

Canadian Railways

Paralyzed by Storm

(Special to the Guartrlian.)

l'iONt‘»'l‘0N, Jun. 2:.---».\ sixty time

Calc accoinpanied by :i ht::ivy` snow all and treineiitlous drifts has pnmly. toil railway trallit: in i\lontri'al and Zlltfbee districts. All i'i'oighL trains re lied up illlll passenger trains are noving slowly.

EDlSON'S BIRTHDAY

T0 BE CELEBRATED.

Will!-Z. 'l`ho event, whicli will be in tht

S1011!!-’,t‘ battery liiiiltliinr.

thi' t~.onipan_\'. is cliuirntzin of a rom nnltee of eitipioycs in cliargi' of the tclcbralioii. llipartlnenl heads :ind '»\’orkinen who lttire st'rvt;-tl ltnige.~»t in Air. l~Itlison's employ will,laki» leading parts in doing honor to tht' inventor.

American diplomat, who recently con-

saitl the Foreign Minister at Berlin, says that they hold the view that Ger-

P i

personal conviction warrant me in say-

‘-rlilsh, that noni' liav.onvuu'/. they cap- ured several prisoners atid one mu-

.\`E\V \'()ItK, .Iaii. 20.- 'l`lioii|n_~,

\, Edie:-on's next birtlnluy antiivorsary -his soventit~th--~ will be tfelelimtetl :ii the lltiisou plant.-zu. West Orange; .\`. .l.. on l<`c-binary ll by Edison em- `l10l'€S~ Plails new under way con- 'tmplatc an t'xt'lu.°-ivel_\' Edison gulli-

iiitiiri- ofa liainpict. and eiittrtainincnt, will take plzice on the third floor oi` the

Nelsoii (‘. lluranil, vit-e-prcsitlen`t ol`

BULGARIA REP

Til ENTE%

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(Special to the Guardian.) 1 '

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22.-(Vie lpn don)--A Sona despatch says Premier Radoslavofl has handed to the diplo- matic corps of the neutral countries the reply of Bulgaria tothe Enteutc note regarding peace conditions. ll‘ht: text of the Bulgarian reply will be pub lished on Wednesday.

SUGAR TN FRANCE.

(Special to the Guardian.) , PARIS, Jan, 22.-Sugar cards art to be instituted in France. Their introduction lu Paris and the Depart.- , ment of the Seine will be accompanied by a census with the view of makint; thc- measure effectual. ~

PETROGRAI), Jan. 22.-(Via Lon- »

iloii.)-Riissk_v Slovoe, says General Brnssiloff commander in chief of th

_ luilt iiclui

O LONDON. Jan. 22.--British aero

planes have honibarded a tI‘urklsb mu nitlc-ns factory in Bagdad, it is oillcial- ly announced here in the following' statements: "On Saturday our astro- planes dropped six bombs ot* 100 pounds each in and around tho Turkish munitions factory in Bagdad.

SEIZETI ‘ITTITGH SHIP Til EXAMINE MAITS

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Jun. 22.-An Amsterdam

despatch to The Times says that it is believctl there that the chief reason to_r the seizure by German warshlps ot Dutchmall steamer Prlnz Hendrick was to search its mails.

'German Attacks , ,

Repulsetl atVerdii`n

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, Jan. 22.-Two attacks were

made by the Germans last night on the Verdun front on the right bank of the Meuse. oday’s omclal announce ment says they were drivetrlmck each time by, French fire.

will it uint t i/ltuuiiiti stirs

. (Special to -the Guardian.)

_ LONDON, Jan. 22-The Times sbys _ instructions have been given to sever- al sbipyards to cease work and pro- gress on high class liners and divert labor to the building ot. plain cargo ships.

RUME PAPER WARNS

ill "AMERIGAN ,

IMPERIATISM"

l _ New York Jan.`?2. The Brooklyn haste says.-in a strongly worded edit. _orlal,_the Me-ssagero of Rome attacks what is calls American Militarism. The

. paper says:

President Wilson preiighgg

nnciflsm. bat under his administration the greats/st military progrmmme_ guy. pass-ing t-.von that -of Germany. has

- been passed. America is preparing 10

bectnne the second naval power in thi- world-intleed, the first, if another bat tie like that ot Jutland reduce; the {\l1Blo~Gferman naval forces-. American imperialism. after Cuba, the Philip

'l`ltc ldrlison band will furnisli tht' music and l'Idison woi'kii\t~n will pro- viilr' tin- f'nit'rtaiiiinont.

pines, the Sandwich Islands and Pan ania, is now looking at Canada to tho north and Mexico 'to the south."

.si~inpi1l. ltitl7 tons \\'<'i't' sunk. .¥_-.-.-_-_»_»_-_»..,._..__-_.,._._._._._.___._._ ___ _.___.____ ,

- - - - - - ~ - Y . . . . . _ _ _ .W _-_._-_-.~,-_._ ._ ,_ _.__,_._._._._____ _ _ ____ _.___.___ _ ____________

.: ,e,_,,1,.

i lp ii n . . . assertetl have been so greatly aug-

int'nt,etl during the war that llritishl ' . .__vt yards can i',nsll» outbiilnncc nail Gcr- ,

innii t't.'nipetiiioi\i. A

“iini'i- our effort is t-oiu'ciii.riitt.-tl onl Cllp out and present tive cou one like th b ‘

nu-i-chain shipping," this ntlicial snidu; , lecutiva dates, together with 'oirr epeolll pr|o°e cfm' hurl" °..°

“it will be possible to build vessels in

less than ninety days, ing; get'li;ips_

ifaster. it' they are standnrt c s ps ' E\'i'n with so much labor tlivi/rtetl tol

JANU

ARV 23 1917 '

nur ,i\ti‘D0“l‘B, \vc huvo liooii able to COIIPOIII t* it

V _ . _ .

' ` - ' - ~ e., , -fl’ itat:-tistriirt 9,000 ton liners ln thi-i-e 5 and i ,mouths limo." i ' 1-; ,.. ,.

j 'l`h-' stimulus to sliipiiiiildws work-A Beautifully bound in rich Maroon- MW” ¢¢|mp.¢ m ling iindi,',r war prt-ssnro and on war' tic inlay deelgn, with 10 full-page peru-gli; gf (M

.vfssels will continue .when ii. cotucsi moat famous elngore. and eemploie dloildlilry 0| io building niert'l\:int|nt'n. for ilii' mu.|°.| "mn _ ,men will accept the clizilleiige ol' the! - . _.,'-;,5¢¢ . \ .- , ' » , - ' ‘ - . 1 . (.t.in\une-. Nevin in ht.r histoiy has* 0UT.0F.T0wN READEHB w||_L ADD IXTRA 'on ,°.1,‘..

-ii

illrltain had' ai het- disposal sin-h ti! _wnhln twnny m""1° ov" _“___” mu” ik

‘highly eflloient und large body ol` 1 slilpbuililors up slit' will have when the,

war closes. We t-an \'le\\' the future SONGS" :'°°&.w&':"=

with etiuanimltv regarilless ol' tier- _ M

. cnomi ti 20,000 music levers. Four rote the

'nip to 'thi' .llrill».=l\ na\',\". (ilt,'riii:\n_v iuuii iirrillriltins. I _ i zogk _'EV"y "nyc . 'un M md _ Y.. 003|*

jygiuu.. Minlrd'e Linlmen! cures Dletemper. _ _ __ _ __ ____-____

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