- DECEMBER 22’ -1914 ,__,, ' . THE -CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN PAGE SEVEN
DIXMUDE CAPTURED I 'courticriiia Iii.-'.PoIiTs Fiioiii EAST BATTLE Foitwuiisitw
BYI-\LI.IE,S' BAYONETS ALLIES STILL WINNING IN WEST
Furious Attacks by British and Belgians Have R
'°" 5'1,‘}“9. "°"*‘°'"‘ i" "vi" i° Hsu Fights Num |ii iH5[I|T|I|[ ..t.2:”s..:’;..2@;,§1,;:;;’;~;t;s. at IN
ii EEHM SIEIMIH
and A es Positioni
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21.~ln the
Allies’ offensive movement the British and Belgians began furious attacks in West Flanders on the German pony. tions. They previously had been closely reconnoitered by airmen not- with standing U19 frightful weatiier. The enthusiasm of the Allies is irre- sistible. Trenches a few kilometres before Roulers were stormed. The Flemlngs NIH d0Wl1 upon the German infantry singing their national anthem, the Lion of Flanders. Dlxmude bridge had also been captured by the bayonet. The attack was supported by the artil. lery. Immediately afterwards uni
s Satisfactory.
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.tits it on... In... G. °' niw ui suitii sir nuttin cinunin
e (Special to the Guardian)
d - 1 . ,;1nuv(§1;ice1i;as made nortliwards to Dix-
: - ie Germans were obliged to I ffgfggte the Si-mllgly fortified
BS at Nieiiport, after leaving
(many (lead, aided by the naval u
'ri , , , g ‘}“~ wilt; alilels ‘attacked Saint George s,
ie ie p t 1
“aff” “lid @m@lE)seur;li?rg;I1[I(;di=I)iI:1dgttiise .{:§£e0£l tllct Lombaertezydes houses
io o ruins. In hand-to-liand
fights the French cavalry made splen. Elllddgliilzygcs. The losses of the oneniy very , N; ytvoluiiiled and prisoners were i 8 H . ui the Germans are fight. H8 with tough tenacity.
PIIIIHIBIIIIIN
EUMMISSIUN ii SUMMEHSIIIE
The Prohibition Conniiissiun licid its concluding session yesterday in, Summerside, commencing at 11 ii. ni., when Mr. K. J. Martin briefly dealt with the evidence and Mr. Bcll's argu- ments tliercon. Mr. Bell occupied it great part of the aftcrnoon in reply. At the conclusion of itir. Bc-ll`s ad- dress tlie Attorney-General addressed the Court on the scope of the inquiry. The statements made by Mr. Bell in the speeches published in thc Patriot. were criticized by Mr. Martin and dc- clnred to be in nlinost every case inis- statod or absolutely incorrect. A de- tailed rcport will appear lator.
VILLA LEADS ARMY
IN A BIG BATTLE.
EL PASO, ’l‘oxtis, Deo. 2l.~Snn
Pedro de las (‘olonins, the honic and burying plnco of Presiilcnt l~`raii<-isco l. Madero, is thc scene of nn iinportnnt battle between 5.000 troops oi' thc Aguscnlientes convention forces and nn army of (iciiernl f‘arraiizn. Gon- eral Francisco Villa is in porsoniil command of the convention troops. The battle began yesterday and conti- nued all day. Lust night the Villa artillery forced the Carranzistas to evacuate several positions, Early this morning the battle was renewed. Ad- vices received here said that it victory for General Vilin is expected,
it become known here to-day _that
the reason General Villa left. Chihua- hua City so uiiexpccieiily wus lievuiisc lie expected thcro would be an im- portant bnttlo soniewlicri= near 'I‘or- reon and he wanted to be in coniinand ol' his forces. The scheme ot' General Carranza was to seize Torreon, which is defended by a small Villa garrison. With Torreon in the hands oi' the Car- ranzistas, General Villa would be cut oft' from Chihuahua and his Northern base.
The battle-is regarded as the uiost
important that has been fought since General Carranza was deposed ns Pro- visional President. lt will settle the possession of the key to Torreon and the heart of the great Laguna district. Most of the country surrounding it is owned by the Madero faintly. it was there that Francisco 1. Modcro was born.
Relnforcements fo_r__ both sides are
being hastened forward. Both sides have ample artillery and thc lighting is described as desperate. Tho Car- rauza force is cominandcd by (Iolonoi liifonzo Vasquez.
Small groups of (iurranza troops are
also moving along tho iiordcr. it ali' pears that Ciirriiiizn has oriicrcd in gcu- eral movement into thc north.
AS TRAIN SPEEDS PAST HER
HOME; SHE JUMPS T0 DEATH.
KINGSTON, oN'r., in-i-_ si_-,i.t-n-
ilu Coaty, oi’ (irow link(-, sivvciitcoii .Years old, was run ovi-r by at t'. l’. lt. train uoar hor ironic and dicd oi in- juries. She was visiting at Pnrkiiaiii. and Bot on _tho lust express in niTstiikc for the local. Wlioii tho irnin did not stop at Crow Lake sho juinpcd oil and fcll under the whceis. -
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glvcn by the railways.
some iigiit local snow falls or tlurries.
noon. resulting in some four or five
a.ni. yesterday It was 10 above, and nt 0 i.ni. 27 above
at 3.07 and tomorrow at 3.48. N Will be high tomorrow morning-, at 2.89
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day' Dee, 16th, at 10.35 a._
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[iii iiiKiiNUS
MONTEVIDU, Dec. 21.-Several iii-
teresting dctnils ot' the recent nnvni battle uit" the Falkland' Islands, iii which a llritish squadron sank tho Gorman cruisers Sciinriiliorst, (incise- i1f\U~ I-0\i>Zig and Nurnbcrg, hi.-camo known here to-day when Admiral S_turdec, the British coniinaiidcr, und his stuff cnnio ashore to attend a re- ception given by thellelginn and Froncli Ministers. The naval officers were warmly received.
lt is said that thc cruiser invincible,
wlncli lcd in the attack on the Sclinrn- horst, Admiral Von Spec's flagship, nnd, nftcr that vcssol iind been sunk, was in at the death of the Gnelseiiau, was struck twenty times by projectiieg but su_staincd no serious damage. The vessels casualties were light, con- Siilvriiifr tho number ot' times she wus llli. Only l`ourtoon members ot' her' crew linving been wounded.
\\hon tho lintlle begun. and whilo
ilic_Gcriiinns were firing nt loii_g_r_aiigc, it is said, t_ho llrilish <‘oii\|ii:iinlers rcscrvcil their iirc and pcrinittiiil thi,-ir mon to hnvo brctiki`nst boi`oro ni\swi‘i'- iiigtiio nitnck. ’i‘heii tho liritisliors did coins into nt~i,ion, liowovor. littlo sig- nalling was done. ns cacli vesst-l`s comiiinndor airciuiy know what hisI Lusk wus to lic.
\\/lit-n the Gtioiseiiiiii sank sho was
without diiiniunitioii, but lind rcinscd to surrciider. Her otiicors and ineii
stood on the deck singing patriotic' songs ng sho took her plunge beneath thc \vnvos. A large number of her crow, including several officers, were rcst'lio(i. Sninc oi` tiieso iiion diotl lutcr |`roni wounds or i’roiii shook sustained by subniersion in the cold water.
The Scliarnliorst wan ablaze when
sho sank with nil hands, including Adniirnl Von Spec. T\vo sons ot' the Admiral, one aboard the Giieiseiiau, and one aboard the Leipzig, also were lost.
The coininandcr of the British flag-
ship was slightly linrt on tho foot by being struck by ii flying splinter. Had he ordered his six-incli guns manned there doubtless would have been fatali- ties aboard, as one ot' these guns was sniasiicd by a German shell.
The Germans saved from the dis-
usler have been sent to England,
The British Colony gave a brilliant "'”""“" ‘“ bf~“'“'r of Vice-Admiral Sir Frcdcrlck Sturdce, in which the members of the Frcncli Colony partici- ,...e.i. Later the Liritish commander returned aboard his flagship, which
hindi: propariiiioiis to prococd.
l’lIElt'l‘Oi\l0N'l"i`, Ghilc, lioc. 21.--»
Thi- liritish cruiiicrs Glasgow und
Bristol nrrivcd hcrc yostcrdny.
SOLDIERS T0 BE GIVEN HOLIDAYS.
ST .I()ilN, l_)i‘.(~. 21.--(iriiiirs liavii
be-on rccoivcil in St. John grunting tlin soldiers their filtristnias leave. Tho ititillcrymcii gunrdiiig Partridge island will only lic allowed to rolouiic ti-ii pcr ceiil. oi' their force for (Ihristnms, and tho sanic at New Ycar, but thc iiifon- t.ry battalion lioro mid lhc iirtillcry battery nt, Frcdorictoii will bo allowed iiolidiiyti for ovcry man, hall' ol' thoni ul (llirisiiiun-i und half at New Year. i'roiii 'l`iiursdiiy night to Monday morning. Special rates are being
TIIE NEITHER
TIIE TEMPERATURE ,
TIDE, NIION. ETC.
(Special to the Guardian.)
TORCNTO, Dec. 22.-Maritime:
Strong winds and gales, westerly. partly fair ami turning colder, with
THE WEATHER.-The weatiier
yesterday was clouded all day, fol- lowed by a snow storm 'in the after-
Inches of snow, turning to sleet and ruin nt night.
Tho highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 27 above zero, and the lowes( wan 16 above. The coldest the previous night, was 16 &b0v6- Ai 9
The' tide will-be. high this afternoon
Tlmrsda at 3 34-
'rhn moon lrets tonight nt 10.58. There was a new moon on W:tfI|l¢l°
m.
'rho first quarter of the
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(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec, 21.-A telegram re-
ceived from Buenos Ayres informs the f0l‘@lgn ofllce that the crew of the ship Druniun, sunk at sea by the German cruiser Leipzig, has been landed at Port San Antonio, Argentine, by the German ship Seydlitz. The Leipzig was one of the German cruisers de- stroyed by the British ships in the naval engagement off Falkland Islands on Dec. 8.
LIIUIENANIS EAMPBIIL
lN|] MAHIIN ilEiliiiIi,_
Licutcnaiit G. li. (fainpbell, son of
Siipcrintoiidcnt lt. li. Cainpbcll, and Licnteiiaiit (‘. Martin, of Springton, arrived homo ycstcrdny evening froiii
tween, Russians and German and Aus- trian allies amid deep snow in bitter cold. In Belgium and Northern France the Germans and French, British and Belgium allies are contesting in thick mud fields foot by foot. No news of any decisive gains comes from either
arena to-day. The Russian and Ger- man claims are contradictory. Ger- mans in Poland are again making a fierce attack toward the capital, and the Russians are making a stand against them on the east bank of the Bzura River, thirty miles westward of Warsaw.
Grand Duke Nicholas' army here
holds a strategic line fifty miles long, running roughly 'north and south. Petrograd claims the Germans in North Polniid retreated into East Prussia. and also tliut. the Austrian advance through the Carpathian
Salisbury lllains, whither they liziil gone with the first Caiiadiaii cxpcdi-I tionary force. . I
ln company with ii numbcr ot' oihor|
(iunnillim officers, lit`t_v-tivo in aill,i Iiicutoiitlnls (`ainplicll and Mnriin nr-' rivcd in llallfax Sunday by ilic Allan! liner, Grniiipian from Liverpool. ’l‘lic returning officers nrc a surplus caused by the British cstabiishnient., which requires fewer officers to a battalion than are required in the Cniiadiaii araiigement.
ln conversation last evening Lieut.
Campbell informed the Guardian that n nuinbcr of the officers, had they been wealthy onougli, could have joined Kitciieiicr'e army, but in doing so they would bc obliged to furnisli their owii reniounts and many other military accoutrcmeuts, which were provided by the (luiiailinn Government. More-, over, they would have to accept an English otli<:er`s pay, which is con- siderably lower than that of tho (Janadiaii's. lindor these circum- stances they concluiled to return to Canada und await an opportunity oi' getting to thc t'ront with some of the Caiiuiiinn contiiigonts tliiit are _vet to_ K0.
Asked as to general living coiiditions
in cnnip, l..lontoii:iiit Campbell said tho routine was in thc main similar to that nt Vnlcnrtior. Tho wcatiicr, however, l`ollowed n routine all its own in- Elig- laiid. 'l`iicrc was niucli rniii and very inurh niud. but when thc weather was nt its worst the soldiers were not rcqtiired to drill. They were very <‘oiiii'ortnl>l_v lioiisetl in bniignlows, und, on the whole, li-l`o was very oiijoynhlo
although busy. -
_Altliought ns yet tliero is nothing
definite known as to their future move- ments, liieutenants Campbell und .\1artin liopo to receive appointinents with one of thc next contingcnls, probably thc third. Tliey :irc both
still under military orders.
liietiteiiaiit, and Mrs Cnnipbell lonve
this afternoon t'or Suninierside for a short visit. Lieutenant Martin also goes to his former home in Springton, btit they will both make Charlottetown
their headquarters pending orders.
DECLARES HE SAW JAPANESE SOLDIERS IN MARSEILLES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.--That an army
corps of first line troops of the Japan- ese ariny has disembarked in the south of France is the statement made by a man recently arriving in New York, and who says that about 40,000 of the soldiers of the Mikado were seen by liiru in Marseilles. lt was stated posi- tively tliiit they were not a portion of Great Britain’s Indian troops, some of whom, in stature, rosemblc thc forces
of Japan.
The distinctive niiii`oriii which is
worn by the Gliurkag from India pro- cluded the possibility of mistaking the identity of thc recently laiidod force, who are said to have boon attirod and equipped according to tho ilcld service regulations of thc .lupaiicso army. iii organisation they appear to comprise two divisions, with infaiiiry, cavalry, artillery, sanitary troops and auxiliary units necessary to the niovonient of at
tactical lortto in tho ilcld.
Mon convert-:aiii with military Imit-
iers abroad uiiil tho possibilities in Iho tlcvolopnicni of tho Aliios' agroouicnt subsequent to thc fall ol' 'l‘i-ting Tait, Gerniany's i-itroiigliold in thc Sliantuug Peiiiiisuln, curly in November, declar- od last oveiiing that the reinforcement. oi’ thc Allies’ battle line in France for tho iiisl.lt.utioii_ol' it vigorous ollonsivo campaign by ii. Japanese oxpcditioiniry force, is not only possible but probable.
That tho troops of Japan are equal
to the requirements for winter cani- paign endurance was demonstrated ten yours ago in Manchurla. when their health record in the campaign against Russia was remarked by military authorities the world over. ln the Japanese army two infantry regiments form a brigade and two brigades (twelve battalions) ii division. The war strength of a division is reckoned at 18,700 oillcers and men, 4,800 horses,
36 guns and 1.674 vehicles.
Ample time has elapsed since the
capitulation of the German garrison at Tsing Tau and the release of the troops operating. there in conjunction with the British force, to permit the transportation of a force`of 40,000 men
to France.
in the time of peace, the Japanese
army in about 600,000 strong, including all branches of the service. Complete mobilisation. however, causes this force to be augmented to about twice that number. The tlrst line troops of the Japanese service are men who are classified as "absolutely fit "~thst is. selected from the "lit" ns having special aptitude and qualities for
arduous service in the field.
ITALY EXPECTG T0
ACHIEVE GLORY.
ROME, Dec. 21.-The senate ad-
after a manifestation in favor
ln the course of the session Salatida expressed the hops 1815 had marked the conclu-
the 908.06 IRG? tho Nlpoloonic so 1015 would be marked by a
The hour!
*III IO
in which Itbiy would ac-
more elm md greatness. ‘
passes to the north liavc bceii checked, and that the attempts of the Przeniysl garrison to break through the lines have bdcn repulsed and tlic Austrians drivcn into, tlioir foriilicatioiis with licnvy sltuiglitcr.
Tho Austrian conimuiiication, on thc
other hand, claims successes, but admits that the Russians occupy Galicia and South Poland.
The fighting between the Russians
and the Turks is stopped by snow six feet docp and intense cold. from which thc Arabs suffer bitterly.
Berlin publishes what purports to
be an order issued by General Jotfre, dated Dec. 17, to the soldiers telling tiicni tho hour has come to clear the invader from France.
A late l’ui'is bulletin says the Allies
have made small gains along the line, particularly between Argonne and the Meusc. British ships boiiibarded Soo- brugge and I-loyst as well as the coast beyond Ostend, where the Germans have shore batteries iiidden in grnssi und sand.
Political ilevelopiiieiits in Huiigary,
whose people are disconieiitetl because tiiey think Germany and Austria fail to give the llungarians fair protec- tion. arc a subject of much speculation in England.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
(Special to the Guardian.)
i’E'l`ROGRA[), Dec, 21.-Official
to-day in the region oi’ Mlawa (Northern Poland) the Geririans have fallen back toward the line ot Lauten- burg-Neideiiburg (across the border into East Prussia). On the left bank of the Vistula there ig no incident of importance to report. In Galicia the Austrian offensive is being greatly liliidered b ' our troops, and operations in this region have taken on a char- acter extrenicly favourable to us.
One Austrian division wliicli was
operating in the vicinity of Dukla Pass was easily defeated by a bayonet charge inude by our troops. The enemy left on tho battlefield 500 killed ami we captured ten officers and more than 1,000 soldiers. -Attempts of the Przeinysl garrison to break througli the Bloous line_have been definitely repulsed. The garrison was forced back into the line of forti- ficatlons witli heavy losses.
GERMAN REPORT
(Special to the Guardian.)
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-fly wireless to
Sayville, N.Y;-While thc Gerinau bulletin issued ycsterday gave scant deiailn of military operations in Rue- siun l’ulnnd. an Austrian ofliciul coni- niunication supplies data showing that the lilastcrn inovemont oi` (ho (lorinuiis tliroilgli l"oIzind nnil tilt* iioriliwnril inovomciii of thc Aiistrinns through Galicia arc procccdiiig steadily und rapidly.
Dcspalciioe-a from tho Aiiiilrlitit (icu-
orul iioailttiiariora say thc Anstriuiis udvanced sonic diiys thirty miles, yet tho oiilclai statonicnt says tho Rus- sians :irc resisting the Austrian ad- vance on the lowor Doinijec. in Galicin, wliero fighting is in progress, This is also tho case in the region north oi' Lupkuw Pass in the Curpatliiiiiis.
The Turks continue to transport
troops across the Black Sou near Batum without encountering the Rus- sian floet. The Turkish army is said to be supplied with modern arms, in- cluding arinourcd trains, autos. aero- planes and heavy mortar batteries.
THEY D0 NOT AGREE AS
T0 KAISEI-‘l’S APPEARANCE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-‘The descrip-
tion of the Kaiser as given by corres- pondents have aroused an interest- one might almost say curiosity-in the present condition of the man wiio is reported to have been seriously ill. He has been described as a broken old man; his hair grown white 'with an- xiety, he has dyed it; he has been loo much agitated to dye it. Both these versions are current. His aspect is haggard, they say. almost maiilacal; his eyes are those of an insomniac, a crowning touch-he is even reported to have shaved off his terrible mous- tachios. Earlier reports, however. re- presented him as bearded, but these found too little crotlenco to persevere. This may be described aa the Triple Entente view of the German Emperor.
A very different Kaiser is pictured
by German and Austrian and oven italian writers. Baron Von Skoda-ii name made almost as famous as Krupp by the efficient Austrian motor howit- zers--recently made a trip to the Ger- man headquarters and dined with the Emperor. He, communicated his im- pressions to the -Neo Frei Presse, of Vienna. He said he found the Kaiser in the best of health and looking ex- tremely tit. The rumors of his Ili- lieaitii and at his hair having turned pray, he dismissed as idle inventions.
LONDON, December 21.-A lleutcr
despatch front Petrograd says that nn Admiralty statement announces that the cruiser Askold has arrived at Port Said and reports that while recoiinoi- tring the coast of Syria she captured; the German steamer Haifa, in the; narbour of Haifa, and sent her to Port Said as a prize. Near Beirut, tho Askold sank a Turkish steamer.
,Kii|SiH'S Hiii.IH
I (Special to The Guardian)
BERLIN, Doc. 21.-Kaiser Wilhelm
has ret.urned to the front. An oilicinl statoniont to-tiny tloclurcs ho has been coinpictoly ri`\slorc<l to lionltli and has loft Berlin to join thc army in the ticld.
FROM DEPTHS OF MINE
TO SEAT IN PARLIAMENT.
l.()Nl)()l\', llc(-_ 251.-Advaiicing ago
and iiitirinity arc thc cnuscs usi-sigiii-il by Tiioiiins Burt for his retirenienti from pnrlianicnt nftor t`orly yours ol' unbroken rcpreseiitntioii ot' tho riding of Morpeth. As a labor member and representative ot' the Miners' Union, Mr. Burt is one oi’ the best known and most respected men in Northumber- lund. As a boy he toiled underground, and liternly worked his way up to his honored position among his fellow minors.
EHHISIMAS CUISINE
[ii U. C. Eliiiiiii
The Union (‘omniorcial College,
Ciiarloltetown closed for tho Christ.- nias holidays lust. evenings. An ex- cellent progrninnio was carried out, coiisistiiig ot' vocal solos by Misses Margaret Rohertsoii, Mamie Smith and I-lazol Moran, \vliicli all received hear- ty uiid well-nioritod applause. An ex- cellent piano solo by Miss Eileeii Johnston was niucii enjoyed, while a reading by Mr. Henry Fitzgerald met with great appreciation.
A pleasing feature of the closing
was the presentation to the Principal, Vice-Print ipal and all the nr-w\i~~r<= of the teaching staff, by the students of splendid addresses expressing in elo- quent terms the npprecintion oi' the students for thc excellent tuition ini- parted in such ii. painstaking and con- siderate mannei' b_v the competent staff of the college.
ln reply Mr. Moran congratulated
the students on their creditable work and in comnienting upon the flourish- ing condition of the school stated that a large number of applications had been received for the new year.
The students then enjoyed them-
selves in niusic, etc., after which luncheon was served. The prizes were also presented to the winners as fol- lows:
Gold Medal for most improvement
in Penmanship, awarded to Lowell Mc- Donald, Murray llarbor North,
Prize in Spelling in Commercial De-
partment, awarded to Adeline Murphy, Montague.
Prize for Business Correspondence
in Commercial Department, equally merited by Henry Fitzgerald and Jos- eph Flynn, city; drawn by Joseph Flynn.
Prize for Spelling in Shorthand De-
partment, awardcd to Kathleen Ed- monds, city.
Prize for Shorthand Theory, nwuril-
cii to idliziiliotli Woodniuii.
DIPLOMAS.
Full tlouiniorcinl Course, J. Rcagli
llornc, Winsloo.
SHORTHAND DEPARTMENT.
Iiliiii (‘,|:|i'ki-, (lily. llolon Mciionuid, (icnrgi~iown, l\'ct,l,ic liciitlcri-ion, (lily. Win. J. Keeping, Georgetown.
CERTIFICATES.
Junior Commercial.
Margaret McMillan, Wood Islands
West.
Fannie Stevenson, Wheatley River. Adeline Murphy, Montague.
Bertha Halloran, City. liilila McLeod, City.
Olive Robertson, Mt. Hope,
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NINE YEARS BLIND
SEES AFTER A FALL.
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 21-After hav-
liig been totally blind for more than nine years Frank H. Haynes, of the Hyde Park district, gained his eye- sight lo-duy when lie fell heavily and hit his head against a bedpost. at his home. lie was unconscious for a few moments, and when he opened his eyes was amazed to realize that he could see those about him. Within ten minutes after he regained his sight he had arrangements made to take him to a motion picture show. having been
having seen one, _
Mr. Haynes' sight was first impaired
eighteen years ago. when he suffered ti sunstroke after driving in ti. horse race at s county fair. Despite the ef- forts ol‘ specialists, his sight gradu- ally faiicd nearly .lan years ago, when he became totally blind.
THE FREE MABONB HONOUR CRAFTSMEN»
WINNIPEG, Dec. 21.-Six hundred
Free Masons of this jurisdiction last night banquatted two hundred brother craftsmen from the West, who are going to the front with the second contingent. Sir Daniel McMillan was toastmalter, and the guests included
inucli interested in them and never "
NOW ON
d t at present is abandoned, the onemy again throwing reliiforceiiicnts in thc direction of the Vlstula. A force con- sisting partly, or wholly. oi’ fresh troops tried to cross to the right bank of the river at Nodrzyn. The diversion of the cncmy's forces there was pro- nioted by defeating his Midway corps and tho exposure of thc whole loft
from the Prussian attack. The latest
LONDON, Dec. 21.-The correspon-` ent of the London Tiincs at Petrograd Y elegraphs that the (lizrnian olfcnsivel
IN EI-IRNEST
P
German Offensive Abandoned but they have Alade
some Progress. Several Attacks Repuiseti by Russians andthe Capital of Poland is still far from being Captured.
communication announcing the devel- opment iii the fighting on the Baura confirms the report of the recrudesc- ence ot' German activity in this quarter. A sortie en masse of the Przemysl garrison, which evidently is reduced to its last extremity, proves that fruitful work ig in store for the Russians in Galicia. The village of llireza, in the direction of which a large portion of the garrison at Prze- niysl is endeavouring to break through,
lank of the Li-wuz army, uhnh was stands 1.. miles from the south western
sufficiently covered by tho Vistiiia,sci-tioii of the outer ring forts.
PHIEIIEAL IIUIEIIME iii
/\i\IIII£IiS'i`, i)t‘,t'. iii.-»--.\i ilu- :til-
jouriied iiu,-ctliig of tin- "Mnrliinic For- ward" li/lovoincnt, held in Arnliorst, tho following resolution was inovod by Dr. Walker, ot' Truro, socoiidod by I". W. l\IcCullocli. of Truro.
Whereas efficiency of living can
only he possible when the laws oi’ hygiene and sanitation are fully
observed;
Therefore resolved, that this or-
ganization, having for its object n forward movenicnt in the indus- trial life of these Maritime Pro- vinces. would advoczito those inca- snres in tho interest of the public health which will lessen disease and increase the living efficiency ot' thc people who are to lic called upon to perform the labor required in utilizing and developing our ro-
soiirccs.
Fiirtiior rcsoivotl that thc licnrty
co-operation of tho provincial und federal gowriiiiieiiis in public health work is desirable, und tin- ostnliiisiiiiicnt ot' at federal depart- ment of public health iiocesstiry to
the siici-css of this inoveinoiii. .»\l`tcr sonic tiiscussinii this resolu-
tion wiis referred to n now executive.
Moved by J. S. Ariiistroiig, of Frod-
ericton, seconded by A. li. \\'ctinore, oi' St. John:
Resolved, thot this convention
urge thc goveriiini~iiis of thv Marl- tiiuc Provinces to moot in convcn- tion with :L coixiniitteo oi” this con- voiition and consider thc propriety of appointing n technical commis- sion siippiylng thcni with ador|iiait~
funds.
First: To obtain and tubiilate in-
formation in regard to opportuni- ties t'or export trade, and as far as possible, to facilitate trade by indi- cating to, and inducing financial institutions to supply thc needed means of exchange and favorable
traffic arrniigciiioiits;
Second: To .'-iccuiiiiilatc and rcii- »
tlcr uccessaiilc to thc ptiblii; ull sorts of niaiiufacturiiig informa- tion, lircluding mining, niinoral treainieiit, chemistry, ctc.. in fact, industrial research-and the en- couragcnieiit ot’ enterprise and co-
operation;
Third: To see as far as possible
that the public libraries include all
sorts of technical literature;
Fourth: To niuke translations of
technical information that may
promise to be vuluablc; ‘
Fifth: Under special authoriza-
ilun for thc individual govern- ments iii Iiioir jurisdiction to test thc possibilities of new rcsourccs
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MIHIIIME
ibiihlilii IIIIIIVENIIIIN li iMHiiiSI
and show lio\v ilicy may lic cx-
plotted;
Sixth: Tlint thc publications
should bi- in fteparate bulletin forms and distributed by the coin- iiiission on conditions at their dis- cretion or on order by the govern-
ments. The idea of this resolution was ap-
proved and referred to the incoming executive for elaboration and amend- inciit.
George T. Douglas, as chairman of
the nominating committee, reported that owing to thc brief time allotted for consultation they were unable to submit the names for officers and ex- ecutive, but offered a suggestion as to thc plan to be followed out whereby each province would have a fair repro- sentutlon on the board.
A general discussioii followed, but
ns the plans suggested appeared to conflict with resolutions 3 and 10 pass- od nt the general meeting on the 17th. it was moved by lt. George Hood, of Qunrryvilie, 13., and seconded by ilnnce J. Logan. ot' Amherst, that said resolutions bc reconsidered and the fol- lowing lit' tidoptod in their stead:
No. 3.
“Resolved that the following
committee oI` ten be named by the chair to appoint the officers and o.\;ocutivc ot' this league: George T. llongias. Ainlierst; S. E. Elkin, St. John; George llendcrson, Halifax; li. H. McKay, i\l.l...A., New Glas- gow; J. P. Edwards, Londonderry; .l. E. li. McCready, Cliarlottetown; <‘. li. liciitiey, Truro; Matthew Lodge, Moncton; R. E. Armstrong, St. Joiui; and J. B. I-lachey, Bath-
urst. (farricil.
No. 10.
Resolved, that the officers of the
league shall consist of a president, a vice-president from each of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New llriins-wick and Prince Edward Is- land, ii secretary and a treasurer; that these officers, with seven others chosen by this meeting, form tho executive of the league; that the executive be given au- thority to complete the organiza- tion, and to make such other pro- visions as they may deem neces- ~ sary for its maintenance; and that the executive further be empower- ed and recommended to appoint nn advisory committee, consist- ing of thirty-five or more members, representing the various localities, associations, institutions and in- terests that may be associated
with this league. Carried.
huh msiiisiuii
'l`hi~ |`o|iowing lctit-r is from hir. A,
Lcigh Colioil, ilu- wi-.ll-itiiowti ltliodcs i-lciioliir who gave up his stiiiiics io fight for his cottiiiry:
E. (`o_\', 12th llnit., -ith lirigndi-, First Cuiiudinii (.'ontingciit,
liulford Camp,
Salisbury Plains. '
ldiigiand, l)ci:. Lind.
ilcnr Elin,-I was vcry much plans-
cd tire other day to get your lcitcr. I
liopc thc nbovo nildross will not ter- rlfy _voii. I linvc put it down in full, Salisbury Plain is it lnrgo nrcn and
contains mtiny cninps such ns Buslard
Comp, whore tho contingcnt has its iir-adquiirters; :ind Pond l~‘nrni Camp, where wo cnnipcd when wo first i-nine. Sonic time ngo our llrigodo moved
over to this. Utilforil Camp. il(-rc we are not in tents btit in "huts" or bun- galows, which hold about half n com- pany and wc are rnuch more comfort-
able than wo were at l’ond Farm, There is more than a stiillcioiicy of
rain and mud which iiiakc up nn Eng- lish whiter,
(focil lienderson is in the sumo com-
pnny ns I nm nnil inost of the other lsluml boys nlso. This war is the most serious for us since the days of Napoleon und otn' peoplr- shoul/l real- ize tlmt it is so. We are fighting for ottr very exlstonco ns u people and tho stay-at-lioiuc." (ire-side soldiers sliouid ever hang their heads with slinnie. lt is all very well to hunt for nn oxcuee. No excuse they give will cover up the fact that they shirkod their duty to their King and country. in some fam- ilies hero every son is in the firing linc. Even the Prince of Wales Iias gouc to tho front nnd now tho King himself luis crossed to Fraiico to bo with liis"soiiliors. I must close for this timt-. Kind regards to all.
Yours. .»\. l.ElGll (‘0i.l.ET’l`.
l‘. S.-I may say that before this
reaches you l hope l will have heard that I have obtained a Lieutenancy in the English army.
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Lieut. Governor Sir Douglas Csmeroni and Sir Redmond Roblin, '
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BRIDE LOSES GEMS OF $50,000 VALUE.
.\'l°lW YORK, boo. 21.--A large
reward is bcing offcrcd here for the return of jewels vnluod at moro than $50,000, which were lost by u bride of ii tow days at llollis, Long island. The jowols worn lost. on Thursday night, while sho and hor husband iviere en route in an automobile from a ilicntri: in this city to Hollis. They ilcciino to give their names.
BEATEN T0 DEATH.
i)E'l`ROl’l`. Deo. 21.--Miss Frances
lloinliolb was found beaten to death in hor home. and the police say Mrs
fcssed. Robbery was the motlvc, find $15 was secured.
'finard's Linlment cures niphtherla.
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in Heartz Hall. East Royalty, on Wed- n`esday, the 23rd Inst., beginning at 7.30 o'i-lock. Admission: adults, 15 conts: children, 10 rents.
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“A Grand Patriotic concert in aid
of the Patriotic Fund will be held in Argyle Shore Hall on Monday evening Doc. 28th it splendid programme has been prepared Mr. J. Austin Trainer. City has kindly consented to give sev- eral first class specialties. Lots of music and clean comedy. Delicious Home made candy will be sold. By
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Antoinette Becker, aged 58. has con- _