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M5' rwsley ¢a°h¢5 5°”-!'°my and Russians Capture 1000 Prisoners and Number of YeS|°"‘|“Y°5 Blizzard Said ii’ be “W

‘ o Fiercest Since 1907. Railways

Tied Up and Winter Steamers

Unable to Move. Traiiic Almost

i`0l~Rfticolntiiendsf'tZutling B`owuSalar- ics ol llumlgratlon Agents. Thrift

and Production tlrganized.

(From our Own Correspondent.) lviding for a settlement of little trott- OTTAWA. March 23.-Urging that blcs which have arisen in connection

civil servants whose services had been with the surrender oi Si Peter’s In- rendered temporarily unproductive by diaugeserve. In all some $4,000,000 thi’ WM' Hi\0\\il1 ll" li|Bl11iRSf‘ll. the inlnterior Department estimates were

‘Opposition in committee to-night. p moved to out in haltfan item in Interior Department. estimates. Hon. Wm. Pugslsy oi' St John made tht-ip

Camaign to be

assed.

(From our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA, March 2.'l.-A thrift and reduction campaign is being launch-

II10il0D. lll|68il\i§ that -as there was not ed hy the Departments of Finance and a

gl‘if‘\lll\1l°4\ ill (7lU\fl‘|H- 'V110 DHil'i0° Wlmthcr the fighting in progress south

salaries i.o immigration agents there tlsm and production campaign conduc- o should ho cut ofi' and the officesfclosed. ted by thc Agricultural department it- v

European immigration during the war, A

Mr Pugsley also criticized the Govern- self after war broke out accomplished H mjcnt. _for having at thc outset of the splendid results. producing, with the _war guaranteed to civil servants on assist e. . . p active service their full salary, stat- which brokc all Dominion records. it 1 lug that only the diffcrcncc between is

their civil 'and military pay should h then have been allowed. a

In reply it was pointed out by Hon. C

lliachine Guns -Alter Taking Three Successive German Trenches at Point ol Bayonet. -Russian Successes are Continuous. Austrians admit Signal Beleat at liands of Russians. Situation Around

Verdun Practically Unchanged the Enemy Unable to Advance buttjontlnuing his Artillery Bombardment.

(Special to the Guardian.)

PETROGRAD, March 23. - While dmitting t.hat it. is not yet clear

i' thc Dvinsk signifies it general ad- ancc oi' thc Russian troops in that

eotor or whether lt is intended as a

c'monstrai.lon to attract Gorman

11000 Of iltiilli' Il Wilwi i‘i‘0 frees from thc Franc German front,

tif*-“iil"‘~<i i0 ki*-fill l'>I`0‘i\li'-U0" Ui* U) iii" what they allude to .ts the universal

i811 'milfk Wi\|Ci\ THIS hccll S01- Mid success df the attacks during thc last

iso to promote individual savings. f anada, is a new country, has not in_ p

o .. _ _ ,- _ iiltary critics lay emphasis upon

8 . , . .

wdays, the viciousness of which is ointed to as being sufficient. to have

Dr Roche that in view of the Con- tho past been a very saving one, as made im impression upon me Ge,-man tineutal immi ration ex ccted after are England and France, for instance g

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the war ii, should be considered advis- T able to keep the aCnadian immigration ti

he idea is to carry on a big advcr- n sing campaign during thc next .‘six 0

(‘ la As

propaganda alive as well as possible. or eight weeks throughout .nnnt . ii

ii‘urthermore.’ he said, some thirty regards Western Canada it will be in- i

eneral stall. The Russians are oper- ting in three groups. covering it front f scvcnty miles, hut. the scvcrest ghtiug is reported to have occurred

n thc vicinity ot' Luke Narocz, where

European immigration agents were itintcd at once in vicw of the ourly ii", Russia" drive cm-,md mem

now at the front and the Government commencement of seeding operations. i

'nad been dlsinclined to cut oft their 'l‘

all of the voi.c Dr Pugslcy objected preach t.hrlt't and economy with ‘n i~ tn, one of $030,000 for immigration view to promoting saving among (.a- ,-

he Object Of U10 @fT<_>l`i1 Wi" bfi 1° os heavily protected hy wire entangle

salaries. The Minister said that not increase proilllcllvu ill “il “H05 “Hd i0 ments The Russians resorted to their

agencies in iduropc. would probably uatllnus t.o tho ou<t` that the wur may D be expended, but lt. was noi. desired to _be financed. _ln longlaml and all the than L000 mom |,,c|“dmg Bevemoen

have the European immigration stall ol

hcl' ullivtl countries such campaigns 0

disorganized. This was the only fou- -have been carried on in one way or 0 ture of theday tholtglrsome little time uu0i.h0l‘ Hilti ilfivii P"°‘i"¢‘¢"i U“‘ii` ~"0‘ 'ably countering the Russian attacks Heavy masses of Russians are press-

waafspent discussing it resolution pro st

hrough three lines of German trench-

B . . ..

vourito method. bayonet fighting.

outin the Germans in s ite of des

H D '

crate resistance and capturing more

tficcrs, a dozen machine guna and ther booty. The Germans are invari-

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, March 2.1.-Except on the

front near Gommecourt and Bethune, La Basses road, where the British gained some advantages in iight. against tho (lornmns. no infantry en- gagements have taken peice along the line in France or Belgium. Heavy fighting. however, continues between Germans and Russians on tho eastern front. i‘rom the region of Riga south- ward. The Germans north-wcst of Verdun are keeping up a violent shel- ling ot' _tho Malancourt sector and have again trained their guns on the French front at Bothnncourt. Le Mort Homme. and Cumieres, probably preparatory .to fresh infantry attacks in an endeavour to break through the line when the moment seems propitious. The French § have not slackened their bombardment T of Malancourt wood from positions in ‘ Argonne forest and are also shelling ,vigorously the German positions and ‘roads and railways held by the Ger- mans in the eastern part of Argonne. The bombardment to north-east. o_i Vcrdun as well as in the Woevre re- gion to the cast ol' the fortress, has

| increased in intensity.

lil- by advancing at other sections ot' thc ing the Germans from the Riga district

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PETROGRAD, March 22.-For nl- t most the first time since the outbreak R of ,tho war. one finds himself when S

R' ;;vuilablo for taking the vast quantity

_n 1 _ _ _ __________________J. line. but from all appearance. accord-g southward toi~_~a' distance .ot seventy

'wsu#-pieepescntff-=‘-'-'~‘=-‘ff-‘-=‘~'-‘-'~‘~“-‘f-“Y”-‘-`-`-‘f""""~"""""""" ""' """ ' ' ing to military observers, the Teutonic miles. While they gained some’ a`d-

eiiorts lack coordination and it is evl- r vantages the Russian Wai' Office ad-

th hi to -me dent that in spite of recentmlts that south of Lake Dreswia the

f hnggage [mm B S p concentrations of additional troo '

. , . _ ps in Germans recaptured trenches that tho

"‘“‘°“ “nd the mssengels had to go this region the Russians anticipated Russians had taken the previous night bach.

In 0" mm' , hem, any plans their adversaries may have The Russians have again pierced thei A Belgian statement says on the

greater extent of the front artillery

Although um Wm has ~"°wlw of had for a concerted offensive here iopposlng linoin Jacobstndt sector, but

Mug 0” mr 5° mug' and "J sp The German stren A d V ‘I

gth was estimated according to a German official com-

he mei that the 'my wma _b%m?;e§ last autumn to be eight corps of in-imunication “ not even the smallest ad-

;‘-.sffa ;’;‘d‘hE;'gmI:"l :'33 tm? B£.g§“ fautry and several cavalry divlsious,vautaga against the uushaken German

travelling qu a neutral vessel from C "' B ' y I in this region but 'these have since defence" has been obtained anywhere

N Y rk to Bergen. Norway, en route . » _ 5 ew 0 ‘hp mm m B°"|m|"" by ]l,.{|“'|'"r';“tdaf-211;’ portant success is recorded on the sinus have undertaken in north-west

to Peirograd, very nearly out. of touch T with the great, conflict.. The ships r

wireless messages of interest. arc 8 allowed to roach thc passengers and ‘ the daily paper on shipboard is prnc- H tically given over to what arc doubt- t

hrlmunm' S"°"kh°‘m 'md on “mum been considerably 'au mented., Im- in the great offensive which the Rus-

orneu, thence across u aut o Th-my1--y,;;;,,;~~;;,»;»,;¢;;g f.t:‘.1l‘:.‘:.f:. li.‘:."‘..:..‘;;‘.i.i;‘ ‘tsztizi :l::.““lt'.....tY.*;“°..?::.‘.%." “.i.°.3;'.'°:..l.‘,'::.& mf" ‘fntnamnr y $55" land (_0mfm.t'ab|(, at Mikhaltche. An Austrian 'official attacks in the neighbourhood of Post- lngomil air:-la?/clsplleutvi/'een Bergen and communication is cited in rofcrencc aviy, eastward ofthe railway between ‘ “gl ' ‘ ‘ to this victory, as it admitted that tho Dvinsk and Vllna, Russia. ofllciaily an-I

“p“m""“" um mst swedish "nw" on Austrians were obliged to abandon nounces that the lighting there con-

hc Finnish frontier. A little co- thi m 'f'H I I th, H tb tsouu_ e tot, Lak N 0 le” most interesting "owls ‘in Nm nmnmon "°tw°““ 'hom "W0 munmes d is ulcns alfigr “thy fgrtldiatioxiigllhng Ill?-isiziiiiiit tlioops tggziig ntlvsncdad tilting and the 5581101111 Siilllliinil ill 11"'

| The Austrians combatling the Hua- sians in Galicia and the ltalians along' Austro-Italian frontier appear to be holding their lines without change.

The fourth German war loan is closed and Berlin dcspatchos say tho' motley raised will exceed t.he aggre-

gate of the second loan but less than' thai of thc third. This will be be- twcon 8,000,000,000 and l2,000,000,000i marks that has been obtained, the second loan having realized 8.979.600,- 000 marks and the third loan 12,160,- 000,00 marks.

(Speclal to the Guardian.)

PARUS. March 23.-An otllclni

statement by tho French war office tonight says: "North of the Aisne we directed it destructive tire' on German works on the plateau of Vauclerc. In Argonne we carried out numerous concentrations of our fire on enemy organizations, roads and railways of the eastern Argonne and on the Malaucourt wood. To the west of the Mouse bombardment persists in the region of Malancourt - and against our front of Bothaucourt. Lemorte' Homme and Cumiéres. East of the Mensa and in the .Woevro ar-W tillcry action developed to a certain intensity. There was no infantry action during the course of the day. In the Vosges we bombarded enemy cantonmonts in the environs of Mui-

activity op both sides is normal

North of Steenstraete, however. an

artillery duel of unusual violence oc

curred during the course of the day.

March 23rd, we everywhere effec

tively counter shell the enemy bat-

terles.

PARIS. March 23.-This mornings

official statement says that a. violent’ bombardment took place last night to the east of the river Mensa. Fire diminished to the west of the Meuse

W¢Ki.°U- ' ‘ ld l c rc t cs its in running 0° °

There is no doubt that the city oi’ Xglgugllg gargagfés flux. sleepers with been reduced by Ilusslan artillery. ._ violent bombardment. ` |Chl1l180Il-

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world at present for anything like

paring the different versions. ln F

Scandinavia the news is limited and consists largely of inspired telegrams from official sources, and at the time

of my arrival in Bergen there were A

no papers. for the awful fire which had swept nearly the whole city a couple of days before had paralyzed every activity. The war for once had a'r_nore interesting rival. The whole population, aided by the soldiers. are trying to dynamite the dangerous

ruins. Onlyone end of One h°¢°\ is Consular 'an sen ers arriving must live isiimd

left: .

iatheig' ufitll time to go to t.he railway sta _on,'- which fortunately was spared by the flames; Only four horses nt, the time of my arrival were

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more of the classes of pelted in Prince the last two

COUBUI Pi9\`°°'5 5"* Inge was orderedto proceed to Leith

WGN! period ltllti,

_ at Copenhagen of the Norwegian

» steamshlp Kong lngo, it. charge of a

British prize crow, of six men, is

reported _by 'l`t.eut.er's Copenhagen

F correspondent. The Kong Ingo from

l Christianla was stopped yesterday

by a'Brit.ish submarine oft' Fallen-

‘*”°°*“ `~ “ borg, Sweden. After tho shlp's pa-

Edward S. Com-

h‘°“‘| “mi the pen name of “Ralph Connor," has

foxes inland ever

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have in the

prof

“RALPH CONNOR" TRANBFERRED

LONDON, March 22.-The arrival

pers had been examined the Kong

with the prizo crew. I-lor supply ot’ coal was insufficient. however, and' she put in at Copenhagen.

T0 THE FRONT. 9

LONDIN, March 22.-,_Ma_ior G. W.

Gordon. Winnipeg. better known under

been transferred from Shornclitfe to an ‘infantry brigade at the front as chaplain. His place as senior chap- lain of the Canadian forccs in England has been taken by Rev. G. A. Wells, of Wlnnlpex- who has now been pro- moted to Major.

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LONDON, March 22.-After cross-

ing the Atlantic 1' mu New York. -in his wit’e's trunk. Captain Roewcr, u German engineer, was detected ey the British at Kirkwall and interned, according to a stony appearing in Danish newspapers today and flor- warded by Reuters Copenhagen cor- respondent.

Captaln Roewor was an engineer at

Kiran Chun, China. lie escaped af- ter thc capture of Klan Chau by thc Japanese and made his way to New York, whence he and his wife sailed for Copenhagen. To escapn detec- tion tho captain arranged to cross tho Atlantic in his wife's cabin trunk He remained in the trunk during the day time. breathing through a ven- tilator inserted over the name plate. and emerged from the trunk during the night.

None of tho passengers suspected

the ruse. although it was noticed that exceptionally large meals were sent to Frau It.oewer's cabin. At Kirk- wall the captain left the trunk. fear- ing he would be detected, when ins- pectors searched the -luggage. and _was caught in the packing room- He was interncd, but his ,wife woe per- mitted to proceed, reuniting, Copenha- gen yesterday. '_ _

ll DIAD

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§$i;¢;:1ai_bl§o;1:d were is no way of com_ gi Norwary and departure from Swett p 0 a e

xti, wilthout cofuitltting ‘the Ilusslun or 0 t p ___ "‘" ° ° "" A "‘”‘ British inspectors

PETROGRAD, March 23.-A semi-

official announcement says that Gen- eral Soukhomlinoff has been removed from the council of the Empire by an imperial ukase. He resigned as Min- _ister of War last June. There were charges of alleged illegal acts by him and responsibility for the shortage of munitions.

French 0iticers Not

’ To Uselioratorium

PARIS March 20.-Ono oi' the first

acts of the new Minister of War. t

General Roquos, was the-issuance of rt circular to all generals commanding the various army districts of Franco, announcing that the officers, under

Only two trains started yesterday

I _

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Suspended.

..0:

Yesterday was one of the storm-

lost days experienced in the province for many years. All communication from the outside and between the di- fferent psrts of the island was cut off, the steamer and train service being cancelled. A blizzard raged practi- callyvcontinuously for 24 hours and snow to it great deptn collected in every nook and cranny. Charlotte- town was practically deserted as far as vehicular and pedestrian travel was concerned and vcry llttic busi- ness was done in any ot` tho stores. None of the schools attempted to open for the day.

The storm commenced about thrccf

o'clock yesterday morning whcn it gale blew from the north east ac-, companied by a heavy snow fall. This) continued till about six o'clock ini the evening when the wind changed, to north west and increased in velo- city almost to a hurrlcane.- So far as reports were received last night no fatalities or other accidents oc- curred. this being probably due tni the fact that the storm starting ini the early hours of the morning kept. people at home or wlt.hin easy radius

ot’ it.

RAILWAY SERVICE.

morning the Tlgnish erpress getting as far as Summerside and the El myra train getting ns far as Souris Before tho other trains were due to start reports were received from along the line that it would be use- less to make the attempt us the roads were blocked with snow R ports received from various quarters stated that the railway was blocked with drifts in all directions No since 1907 has such a state of af- fairs existed ou the island railway. The oiilclals have made all prepara tions to deal with the situation this morning and instructions have been issued ,to start a train with two en- gines and plow for the west as soon as conditions permit, n similar train for Sourls, and one for Murray Har- bor. while inward trains and snow iowa will be dispatched from Sum- merside. Cape Traverse, Sourls and Murray Harbor. The initial diill- culty will be to get these trains star- ted as all the yards in the system are completely blocked e-and it will take hours to get thc trains oul. but the officials are in readiness for the task as soon as the severity of the storm abates.

STEAMER SERVICE.

\lesterday_m.orning neitrier the

Car Ferry at Picton or the Stanlev at Georgetown loft their whnrves. The weather in the straits was worse even than on land, it being lm~ possible to sae any distance ahead.

About four o'clock in the afternoon

shortly before the change in the di- rection of the wind tho weather cleared a little and Captain Read taking advantage of this endeavoured to make for Picton, but the Stanley got only as far ns Panmure island

was at the time of going to prose.

Tho Prince. Edward island did nc vcntitro from her berth in Pieter. but it is expected if the storm' me derates. she will make for here til- morning.

iN THE CITY.

The City presented st. deserted r.;.

pear-ance for the great-\" part of il:-- dny, no one excepting those who con.-I not avoid It leaving thc comfort rl’ their homes. The snow drifted tv all directions and most oi' the tho oughfures. by the afternoon, wc - fmpassahle for horses and sleigl _ in thc afternoon such ulelghs as wen. compelled to ho out used the fcol paths and this had the advantage rl ‘linking these a little more comic.- tabld .for pedestrians.

The increased vclociiv of the wil .1

at night, accompanied by n ste.-;\ #.ro~v made lt. most 'iisngreeable it - those who had occasion to hc out l cours and few there were who brawl! the storm, Nearly all public c-1 gageine-nts, including the nnuuui meeting ol' the Anti 'Tuberculosis rl.:- i~i0il'.' Wi*-re postponel, tho only rt sorts receiving patronage being tb two theatres und the skating rin which were all better patronize-3 than had been anticipated or miglt have been expected.

it is feared there will bn a-mil' famine this morning as few of ilu- dniry slclghs will bc. able to rents

the city.

AN ANNIVERSARY.

it is a curious coincidence but per-

haps uot so curious as might be thi aginod-as this is the season cr equinoetisi disturbances-that it i~. irino years to n day since :t simile 1° storm was experienced. and on thnx occasion it was accompanied by los. of lite, Mr Oliver Mason havin: perished from exposure on Marco 21. 1907 while going from 'Jiiarlotietowll to his home in Southport.

Nova Scotia Also

llad its Blizzard

ip.. ‘

(Special to the Guardian.)

AMIlERS'i‘, N'.S., March 23.-Thc

worst. snowstorm for many years has been raging in Amherst since earlx' last night, accompanied hy heavy winds. All traffic to town has been suspended. Milkmen have _found it

impossible to reach the town, schools

were closed for the day and a number of the Rilth men who have been nu recruiting duty in the out stations near Amherst found it impossible to get in. The only trains that reach:-‘I here to-day were the local No. 18 from St John. which stays here until thc llnc is cleared. and thc Maritime Ex press No. 4 from the north, which was 9 hours late. All west bound train.. have not yet reached Amherst. Thi- Occnn Limited and the C.P.R. cont biucd No. 199. west bound is stuck l:»

when the storm resumed its scvcrl» ty and tho vessel became stuck hard and fast in the icc, whore she still

thc snow near Londonderry and ii now ovcr 12 hours late. The line will noi, be clear until midnight..

to avoid paying house rent. ,

The moratorium, says the circular. l

itittd behlt of those '

was na u s on a whose material situation has been mo-

ainea in tnauputabts manner ny res. Presented by llle

son of the war. and officers must. oh-

serve agreements inode in time of, '

peace, ps only in exceptional cases

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