DECEMBER 12. 1914

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THE CHARLO'I"I‘ETOWN GUA RDTAN

Illiii IIEIIIIEES

IINEN NAIIIL IIICIIINI

(Special to the Guardian.)

DELHI, India, Dec. 11.~'l‘he keenest

jubilation exists here over Admiral sm;-dee's great. victory over the Ger- mans in the South Atlantic. The iiiosiems continue their loyalty mes- sages throughout india. Rajnli Slrom mg given 25,000 poundes of tea, Nawah of Loliaru 200 camels. and the Prime Minister of Nepel many blan- itets for Gurkhas now serving iii France and Belgium. These gifts are merely typical of scores of others.

IIISIIIIBUII .N III

IIIIIIIINIA IIHUESIS

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON. Dec. 11.-Tlie granting of

ten Victoria Crosses witliiii the last few weeks brings the total nuiiibei' of these awards during the present war up to 21. The Victoria Cross is the highest reward given to the British army “ for some signal act of valour or devotion performed in presence of the enemy." The decoration is accom- panied by a pension of $50 ii year. Official lists of surviving holders of this honour at the beginning of the present war contained about 150 names. The first Indian to be recom- mended for the Victoria Cross is Havil- .inr (Sergeant) Gagno. Singh, 57th \Vildes Rifles. Havildar with 15 men was attacked in the trenclies, just before dawn by an overwhelming Ger- man force. in a brief iiiiiiil-to-haiiil iight which ensued, sixty Gcriiiaiis were killed. Ganga Singh, the solo survivor of his litle conipaiiy, was loft t`or dead in the trench with tivo bullet wounds. When pic_keil up lic still hold tightly the sword of u Gerniaii officer whom he had despatched.

This is the first war in which il has

been possible for an indian to win the Victoria (lross. Eligibility to tho dis- tinction was one of the booiis granted hy King George at the Durbar ot’ 1912.

WILL IIEHUIIII EIIISBN

PLANI AI IINIII

WEST ORANGE, N.J., Dec. il.-

Eariy yesterday the fire that destroy- ed eleven of the eighteen buildings of a manufacturing plant of the Tbos. A. Edison Company here, was under control, and it was announced that there was no further danger of the destruction of the laboratory and storage battery plant. Several other buildings, including the warehouse of the storage of finished products of the plant, and the power house, also were far enough removed from the burned section to prevent their destruction.

While the fire was at its height.

Thomas A. Edison, whose inventions are perfected and inanufacturcil at the plant, announced tiiat work of rebuild- iiig`would be started as soon as the debris cooled sufficiently for workmen to clear it away. in line with this announcement, word was sent out to all employees of the plant to report for duty as usual, but be prepared to assist in reconstruction work. Many of the 7,000 men and woliieii employed by the Company will be retained iii their regular capacities, it was said. while all would be given employment of some kind.

There were between 250 and 300

msn and women working at the plant last night when the ilre started, and it was impossible to ascertain, until n poll of all employees could be taken, whether reports that several liven were lost are true.

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IIIINNI CLAIMS

GIIIIIJ PIIIIGHESS

(Special to The Guardian) ` AMSTERDAM. Dec. 11.-The fol- l_0YVIug ollicial statement has been re- treived from Vienna: “Operations in t e Carpatiiians are progressing ac- <‘-flrilllliz to our plans. The enemy yes- terday ff}\l8Iit maiiiiy rear guard nc- tioiis which were repelled. in Galicia there is still no decision, Przemysl is

Only surrounded by the enemy but not attacked. The Garrison daily make

'sorties which keep the enemy at ii vrespcctabie distance trom the fortress. Quiet in Poland along our front.

IAISEII'S MINNIIIUN

MIISI ALAHMING

(Special to The Guardian)

(EOPENIIAGEN, Dec. 11.-The Kai-

ser'_s coiiditioii is most alarming. it is believed iii official circles.

.J II. IIIIIIMAS WILL BE

RIPE IiIIEIlIN'S M. P.

i SYDNEY, Doc. 11.--John (‘. Doiiglns, M.l’.P., and R. ll. I`iuti.s, were yester- day iioininatcii as thi- t‘oiisc.rv:itiv'c caiididates for the foil:-ral constitu- cuc_v of Cape Breton South and Rich- iiioiiil._ Nearly tive liuiiilreil ilclcgatos were in attciiiliiiicc, aiiil Dr Joseph Hayes and A. B. (‘-rosiiy, cx-M.P., were present.

IIIIISINE IIAI III MAIIIIIME WINIEH IAIII

AMHERST, Dec. 11.-The closing

day of the Maritiine Winter Fair saw a large crowd in the city.m__l_t can be considered as the greatest rnid-winter fair ever held in the iliaritinie l'ro- viiiceg and every speaker has declared it to be such. There has been an experienced crowd of lecturers on every subject of interest to Maritime iigriculturists. Ciiiy one department ioniaiiieil to be judged, the poultry, and it was completed this niorniiig.

A pluckiiig contest was held this

al'tei'nooii, local and county boys caiiyiiig off the money prizes. This evening the presciitatioii of the cups and trophies were iiiiiile to the iviiiners iii the various events and classes.

The preseiitatioiis were made by

i-l. J. l-logan, ex-M.l’. for (Iuiiiberlaiiii,

The following are the island cup

William Ewing Cup tor best seed grain

ber ol' the (‘,G.S.A.-E. J. Vessy, Liiiin vin~i<_,

Percy B. Evans Cup for best pen ol`

swine.-J. A. Callbeck, Siinimersiile.

Atlas Stock Cup for swine.-Stewart

Brothers. Ribbons) and special prizes were

awarded to many.

LAMBERT TAYLOR, OF COLLING- WOOD, KILLED WHEN HORSE RAN AWAY.

SPRINGI-IILL MINES, Dec. 11.-

Lanibert Taylor, it well-known lumber- niaii of (lolliiigwood, was found dead about dusk this evening on the side of the roiid leading from Springhill to Wiiidainliill. lie had been running a sawmill on the Athol Road and was driving home wiicii going down a steep part oi` the road ii shaft bolt gave out and the horse ran away, furiously throwing Mr Taylor out on the side of the road, where lic was found witli his neck broken. Mr Taylor was widcly known as i1 lumberniaii and much respected in the conimunity where he lived. '

THE WHEAT CROP OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

SYDNEY, N.S.\V., Dec. li.-Tlic

Legislative (louiicil has ratified the liill empowering the Government to purchase the Whole of the ensuing wheat crop of New South Wales nt. tivo shillings ii bnsliei.

TIIE NEATIIER .` »

TIIE TEMPERATURE

TIDE, NO0Il, ETC.

(Special to the Guardian.)

TORONTO, Dec. 12.-Maritime:

Moderate nortli-wost and west winds; fair, not much change in temperature.

..TIlE WEATHER.-The weather yesterday was beautifully niild and clenr, with bright sunshine all day.

The highest temperature recorded

yesterday was 32 degrees above zero, and the lowest 21 above. The lowest the previous night was 28 above. At ii a.iii. yesterday it was 29 above. Bild nt ‘I p.ni. it.was 21 above. I The tide will bc ings this nitcr- noon at 5.5.’ tomorrow at 6.44 and Monday at 7.33; it will be high @0- morrow morning nt 6.56, Monday at 8.05 and Tuesday at 9.09. _ 'i`iia sun sets this nfternoon. ¢0m0l"

I t 4 15 it rises to-

w Monts a . L Isorrgevd min-ning at 1.si. M°ndav and Tuesday at 7.85. . The moon sets this afternoon at 1.

and tomorrow at 1.13.

'fini last quarter of the moon was

on Thursdayi Dec. 10th, at 7.32 a.m.

There will be a new moon on Wed-

nmday, Deo.16th, at 10.35 P-UL 'rhe length of today, will be eight hours and fort'-tivo irdiiutes and of tomonow ,mpg _hours and forty-one

minutes. _ ' ' » ‘ I

txliiiirilh

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THE Aiufs siowiviiiiiuiiwa misiiz wiiv .

ALONG THE ATTLEFRONT IN FLANDERS

IIIIILENI LEIIMAN AIIAEN,

IIEPIILSEII NI ALLIEL

(Special tc the Guardian.)

PARIS, Dec. ll.-Oiiicial to-night-

ln the region oi' Ypres a violent Ger- man attack has been repulsed. in that same region those , of our trenches wiiicii were reported in official coni- fmunication of Zi o'clock this afternoon -as having lien taken by the Germans have been recaptured by us. Upon the rest. ot' the front there is nothing important to report.

EUII III SINKING E

IIEIIMIIN SIIIIAIIIIIIN

(Special to The Guardian)

l.0Nlll)N, Dec. ll.-The Secretary

of thc Ailuiiralty has rcccivcil a di-spatcli l'roiii Vice-Ailiiilriii Sturdee, ol' the llritisli squadron, stating that iii the biillio oil’ Faiitliiiiil lsiiiiiils, in which tho cruisers Scliurnliorst, Gncisonnu, Leipzig rind i\'»~iii-mlierg were sunk, Tiritisli i~iisiialt.ics totalled 7 men killed and 4 wouniicil. N0 officers were either kiileii or wounded.

HIPIIESlIlIIIIIVt

(Special to The Guardian)

\VASHlNGTON, Dec. 'l1.-Repl'esen-

tative S. E. Payne, New York, died suddenly of heart failure.

C().\lMI‘IRCIALISM IN SPORT. LONDON, December 11.-It is high-

ly probable, writes the Daily Tele- gr».ph‘s correspondent, that the i~`oot- ball Aseociatiomhaving given it as its considered juiigment that interna- 'tionnl games were out ol' keeping with the present condition of things, will bg severely critized for their de- icision to carry on n tournanient for iwhich they are directly wholly re- ,sponsible, and which it is admitted enjoys tremendous popularity, is in- consistent ,tnd calculated tointeiisity the opposition against professional

of the ieawue clubs breaking away ,and setting up on their own account.

.The present position is fiircical, and .it is.unfortunate, because it tells how lverv surely commercialisni has eaten its way into the panic.

SENT TO STUDY THENCH WORK

PARIS, Dec. 11.'-it is announced

tiiat with a view to perfecting thc miiltary instruction of young men of the military classes off 1915 and 1916. 1,000 of them were sent _on Monday to the battlefield north ol Meaux to study the construction and situation of the trenches the Allies and the Ger- iiians used in the early days ot' the fighting.

THE APPLE MARKET.

OTTAWA, Dec. 11.-The followinif

messages have been received ,hy thi- ifrult branch, Department of Agricul iture. on the iippie marketz- , London, I~Iiigland.-Prices for No. `l `Canadiaii apples ex steamer Rappa liaiinock are as follows: Golden Rus sets, 20s; Kings, 16s; Baidwiiis, Spies and Greenings, 15s; lllbstons, 1051 Maiiiis, 142. No. 2 one shilling less pei barrel.

Moutreiil-Auctioii prices, De_coinbei‘

7th.-No. 1 Spies, Kings and Golden

` ltussets. $3 cr barrel; Phoenix, llald

D

wins, Stark and (laiiaila Red, $2.50 tr $2.70 No. 2 Spies, Grooiilngs, Goidei Ttussets and Ben Davis.>$l.7Fi to $2.45". No. Il Nova Scotia Itibstoii, $1.3!- Tiushel baskets of Greeiiings, Spies ani' Baldwlns, 70c. to 85c. Sonic fruit in lured by frost iii transit sold for low or figures.

Annapolis Valley, N. S.- Not mucl

fruit being packed this week. Return from English markets have been $1.5 to $2.50 net for good stock. There ar- 350.000 barrels yet in storage. Loca retail prices are $1.25 to $3. Total shir ments from Nova Scotia. up to Decem ber 4 is estimated at 384,779 barrel and 10,830 boxes. Of these the Brltisl isles have received 337,000 barrels ani 8,000 boxes. Thirty thousand barrel and 1,500 boxes have gone to the prai rle markets and 11,715 barrels to New foundlnndz' the 'balance has gone tc South Africa and South America.

Winnipeg-.Wholesale prices: Ontar

lo boxed apples-.-Kings, $1.25; Spies $1.00; Greenings, 901:; Canada Red ltusset, Tolnian Sweet, Ben Davis an- Bgldwlns, $1.10. These prices are to

Sweet, $8.26. Three cars are arrivin' pei' day on an average. The demon is onl fair.

Calgary-Wholesale prices: Mcii

tosh Rod, $1.75 per box for No. 1 Spies, $1.60; Spitzenberg and Rom Beauty, 81.50; other varieties. $1.41

"8angplt" crates of SPY. Wagene and ow Town Pippina. $1.20. A co of fine Mclntosb Red arrived todo .l7l.h) from Montana.

Litho Ontario (North Shore): Ev:

norators are still running and payln

PAINE IIIES SII]IiEN_I'

SUIAIAARYIOF THE SITUATION

(Special iq' The Guardian)

LONDON, Dec; 11.-Of iivc Austria-

Gcrman columns which for some days appearced to be making steady pro- gress in the invasion of Poland, three have suffered ohecks, accordliig to to- night's official report from Russlaii headquarters, A column which was making a downward stroke from Mlii- \va on the East Prussian frontier and which was reported in one despatch from Petrograd to-day to be within iifteeii miles of warsaw. after an ener- getic offensive, was repulsed under counter-attacks from Russians and compelled to retire nt' some points.

Attacks of the main German coiunin

which had a front on the line between Lodz and Lowicz and which came down diagonally from Tlinreii were do- ilveroil with great forcc but wore, :ic- cording to thc Russiniis' ncount, rc- puised willi heavy losses t.o the invad- ers. That. the Germans laid great store on llie success of their attack

hero is shown by- thc fact that during two days they ,fait-vii .thc Riisslaii lrciii-.lies seven tl iles and were driven back.

The other colu n which suffered is

that composed German and Alis- trian troops wlii i was trying to out- fiank the Russia s' left South of Cra- cow. in this cas it was the Russians wiio assumed th offensive and they claim they defea d the Germans tak- ing several guns iid 2,000 prisoners.

Ol' the German oluniiis operating in

the region of Pi trkow and that ad- vancing from Czenstochowa there is no news except the Russian statement that on other parts of the front there have been no substantial changes.

A check or repulse of any one of the

columns must however in the opinion of military critics affect the wliole German plan which was ii forniidable

converse movement that liiid its ob- jective in`the capture of`Wars'a'w and

the relief of Cracow. For this large reinforcenieiits were sent. from the West and operations pushed against opposltioii. Probably it will take days

in_ brief but eloi|ncnt addresses to each football, Om, Eammt help feeiing to determine whether the ciiecks up- wiiiiier. _ 'that the decision of the Football As- set the plans.

w“mm_S__~ I Isociation to curry on the cup tourna- The Germans place importance on

- ~. ' ~ - - "lent has Come “DOW I’°°““9" UE fem' securing a decisive result in the East

siiowii by any exhibitor not it mem- _ ” . before the Russians are able to make

their numbers, which military men be- lieve must already be superior, so over- wheliiiiiig that better m/.ins of trans- portation heid by the Germans will be discounted.

A Servian victory over the Austrians

is fully eoniirnicd by the occupation of llsliitzii and Vatjevo. The Servians havo regained most ol' the territory toward the Bosnian frontier. and also defeated the Austrians advancing from

[the north. Up to Dec. 8 the Servians

captured some 25,000 prisoners, 115 runs and quantities of war material. The Serviniis claim that victory was ‘ue to the brilliant leadership and

morale of the troops, the majority being veterans flgliting - their third war.

These qualities, they say, overcame the greater number of Austrians.

In the west botii French and Ger-

'nans claim progress. it is evident the lerinuns, with a view of stopping the 'dvance which the Allies are making n Flaiiilers, zittenipted :in offensive in the vicliiity oi’ Ypres and siiccccileil

l`lic latest Freiicli ofllcinl coinniuiiicn-

me side tlieii on the other.

Vice-Admiral Sturdcc reports to the \dniiralty that the British suffered a mall loss in the naval engagement .i‘f Falkland islands, only seven killed nd four \vounded. This indicates that he Germans were completely out- -anged. and possibly not more than ine shot reached the British ships. V Winston Spencer Churchill, First - .ord of the Admiralty. replying to a

ablegram of congratulations regard- ig the naval victory from Japan. hows that Japanese and Australian hips are cooperating in the Pacific, and declares the defeat of Admiral Von -pee a complete annihilation of the lermans from the East. 4

PARIS, December 11.- The Emper- -r of Russia has restored to France a ‘ag which since the war of 1870 had teen in German hands until its recent spture by the Russians. during their nvasion of East Prussia. An official nnouncement to this effect issued to- sy says: "By the order of Emperor licholas, a French flag which was aptured from the foemeii of Trasiiso fi 1870 has been banded over to the ‘rench Embassy at Petrograd. The

ag was found by Russians in the

Progress is Slow but has lievér. Flagged. More German Assults Huvef

Been Repulsed und the Gallant Band of Allies is Slowly Driving Them Buck. Further Disasters Have Overtuken Germans und Turks iitt sea. News .From the East is Coiiilcting Though Gptimistic.

*MIIHI SEA LUSSES

EIIII INE ENEMY

(Special to The Guardian)

VALPARAISO, l)cc. 11.-it is rc-

ported here that the Geriuuii auxiliary cruiser Prliiz Eitcl Frlcilrlcli was sunk by a Japanese cruiser. She is said to have had 1,500 soldiers on board.

(Special to The Guardian) I LONDON. Dec. 11,-A ilespati-ii to the Daily 'Pelegrapli froiii Athens says a Turkish gunbout has been sunk by ti Turkisii mine at the ciitraiicc to the Bospliorous.

- (Special to The Guardian) | PARIS, Dec. ll.-'i`iic German arm- oured cruiser Fricdricli Karl is report.- ed to have. been sunk in thc Baltic Sen by a mine and most of the crew drown- ed, according to an ofiicini slittciiiciit issued by thc French embassy to-iliiy. The Fricdricii Karl ciirricil 557 oiiiifcrs and iiicu.

,EVANGEIISIIII SEMIICES

.IN EHHISIIAN IINIIIIEH

At the Central Christian Church last

evening Evangelist Lowell C. McPher- son spoke on the siibject, “The Losses and the Gains ol’ Following the Christ." He used Matt. 16 : 24 and 25 as a text: “If any man would come after nie, let iiini deny hiiiiseli’ and take up his cross and follow me. for whosoever would save his life shall lose it, and whosoever would lose his life for my sake shall find it." In part Mr. Mc- Pherson said: "Jesus would iiot have us give up anything good for us, but everything iiiirtfui to us. All things good were made for man and God in- tends them to be a blessing to man. Some people seem to think tiiat being a Christian means denying oneself of true pleasure. Not so. But God's pleasure siiouid be ours. because His pleasure is in our best welfare for time und eternity. To he a true Christian is to get rid of conceit. and vanity and bigotry and sectarianism and hatred and envy ami jealousy and every other quality contrary to God‘s pure will. Does anyone believe it hurtful to one to give up sefishiiess such as calls for injury to another? Has not God blessings for us for ex- ceeding sellisli, childish indulgence bc- littliiig to manhood and womanhcod? Some people become ricli by the sacri- fice of benevoieiice, justice, honesty. Does it pay? And does one not galil by getting rid ot’ ii mean disposition

| or temper? What ii gain to one is such a loss of selfishness, aiiil what ii 'gain to others! is it not an infinite gain to give up dishonesty for liones- ty, greed for generosity, uncieaiiness for purity. brutality for gentieness. hatred for love, scctarianisiii for »Cliristinnity? And would the world ‘not be iniinitcly in-iii-.r off iicw in ox- change desoiaiiiig \viir for pt-uco on all the earth?

“lt is a mistake to deny that sin

has its pleasures-its rewards? But what reward has the pick-pocket, llie seusualist, the druiiknrd, the liar, the thief? Anil how extensive is the plea- sure? All one can tukc to God in the Judgment is character. And God will condemn characters of time and sense only, but will commend those ‘of eter- inal, spiritual qualities. Some galil dis- ltinction aiiil crowns and gnrlaiids of passing praise. Tliousaiids pant l`or them, and no toil is too great, no ef- fort too strenuous, no saciiiflce of honor too dear to get tlieni. lint thcy ilast only for this life, and often must ihe lost after ii day. Cnlamities iirc fsure to como to tiiosc depending only ion timely achievements and pleu- isiires, and the bitter dregs they must ilrlnit orc not enviable. .iiidus got his

‘n taking one treiicii from the l"rcii<-li.ircwiiril. One has said lic died ol' sil-

ivcr and suicide. So at death all such

tl t fitd.if tl fl,t -

:ion siiys that this trench was ro-I3Ie`$h_w.“‘;';1§lH:;ew_r 'an Ing?" aptured. lillscwliere along thc trontglhm shun he reap.. here have been artillery duels, and; "True religion is pciiceuliio. gentle, iccasionai infantry attacks first _ on '|0V*‘Il'- Ye! il Play E“’»P“\`““’ f"A"“‘I*‘ "“'

Icause n true christian y'elils not incre-

iy because of family ties, former teach- ing and relations." V

Mr. McPherson expects to preach

Sunday morning at 11, on "The Source of Contentnient;" at 7, on "Christian- Self-respect." Mr. Whitehead, thc nilnister, liivitcs you. ,

FOUND MANY CASES

LONDON, Dec. 11.-It ls impossible

to ascertain positively how lar the system endeavorlng to run the Eng- lish blockade through smuggling con- traband has gone, but further inves- tigation Wednesday revealed that the Government had found many cases. in one instance silk, such as is used for airships, was found in a bale of

The British Government is aware of

the names oi' some of the firms in America engaged in this work. These firms. it is understood are paid in advance for the illegal sliipnieiits, the buyers hoping they may slip through

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ENIIISIMAS HIILIIIAIS

(Special to The Guardian)

BERLIN, Dec. 11.-The proposal of

Pope llcncilict t'or ii iriico :iuiong thc warring iiulloiis during thc (`Iiristnins holidays is siiiil by thi- Otilcizii Press iiurcau today to have lic:-ii ilccliiicd by the itussioiis.

(Special to The Guardian)

LONDON, Dec. 1l.~A dcspntcli to

the Evening News from the linguc says “uccordiiig to iiiforinatioii resch- ing here through private sources Eni- peror \Viillam's condition to-day shows marked iinprovcnicnt. ills tenipcra- ture is normal. Piiysiciaiis allowi»il iiiiii to sit up ai few hours.

IIANAIIZIINS `MMEI]IAlE

IIIIII I3 III NELP

l‘iCTEltil0ROl'Gii, Dcc. ll,--The

lion. W. T. White, liiinistcr of Fiiiuiice, was the principal speaker ni ii gatlicr- ing hero Monday night which linil for its object the organization of ii locnl Patriotic Fund Assiicialloii.

The Miiiistcr ot' Fliiaricii said tliut

the duties of u Minister wori- ut nil times oneroiis. Since thi- oiiibri-nk ot' lwar, he coiiiinucil. they liziil boi-ii ar- duous and exacting in ilii~ extreiiic. The hours of day and night hail bi-i-ii filled with coiisiilcratioii ot' nint- ters of the griivcst iiiiporniiico uuii rcspoiisibility. ’I`Iii- liirgc giitlicriiig nl Pcteriiorougli wiisi ii profit' oi’ tlii- iii- teiisc patriotic interest which its citi- zens had iii thc appalling struggle iii which the Empire is now engaged, not only for its own preservation. but lit- erally and truly for thc cause of iiunian freedom throughout the world. Ifour months of the war, had passcil, niiil we are able to consider its inciileiits in better scale and proportion than was possible at the time of their oc- currence. it is b_v fur the greatest war in the history of the world. We iiiivr: to revise the old standards ot’ battle engagements botii by sexi and land.

INEXPRESSIELY WICKED WAR.

lt Is also tho most iiiexprcssibly

wicked war ot' the ages, and thi-. ques- tion arose at the beginning and has been canvassed to the utteriiiosl~\vlio is responsible for all this outpouring of blood ,thc unutterabie woe, pain, grief, ang="sii, desolation and destruc- tion wiiicl; it has caused and is des- tined still t'i criusc. The conscieiice of thc world has been profoundly shock- cd,» there have been heart-scarchings of tho nai`oii;i as never before. Briefs liavn been iili-.'l, :ind argiiiucuts addres- scil lo thc zicutrai iiritions as to a jury. Tlicre is ciicoiirageiiiciit. to liuniaiiliy in this, bciiiusc it shows tiinl iintions do recogiiizc the cxistciicc of an inter- national coiificieiice, a iiientul force in thc \'.'oi'ld. :ind make their appeal to obtain tiic verdict ot` its approval. The causes ioz'.:ii|ig to the war arc now for thc iiiatoi un. 'i`lic iiiinicdiiitc duty is to iight, i::ii to ilieorize. 'i`wo things. iio\vcvci'. arc plniii. Grent liritaiii strove to :ivert the war.

GERMANY TO BLAME.

(lc'ni:iiiy liuil the power to iivcrt the

wiir but ilcciiiicil to cxiiri-ist- it. Iliiii Gcriiiiiiiy i~iilsi‘:I Iicr Iiaiiil in prriicsi to Austria ilicro would liavc been no wer. Germany wanted war. She was prepared. Shc thought her hour had struck. it had struck, but it was thc liour not ot' hor triuiiipii, lint of her doom. ’l`Iic (lcriiiaii peoplc had bceii taught, to believe in their inviiicibility. Prussiaii niilitarisiii had olitaiiieil llicrc toieratioii of autocratic." government and the crushing burden of nrninnieiits Ili' l`€0illlll§ their fancy upon ilrciiiiis of national grnndoiir, founilcil upon matc- rini force. Their iiispiriitloii, undcr Prussinii influence, was iiotliiiig less than the conquest and iloiiiination of the world. Anil by perversion they had conic to believe tiiiit such iloiiiluatioii would be for tiic worlil's good. li' any doiililcil Ls to :lic iiit.,-ii-i'\u< of (icrniiiiiv, \"ii§.' iill licr ilct--si-iliiv .-.-.- nioiingc i~ii'=>v<~ivi‘.' Why thc ii.~i»: if Zop|»ciiii:i \.o\\ iiiiiiouiici-il :is the ngciiiy cl i»:\:\cl< upon Loiieliiil!

HAD LONG MEDITATED WAR.

The clccr fact is that (lcr\ii."u‘.' Iiiiil

lout! ninilitntc-ii \'iir iiguinst iii-iii; ii, niid find i~i'.‘n:ivcii to thc utni'i~ii oi' |11 r power :igaiiist tin day. Sho ci-.~.--itil ilrlluIii's |:i>'=s- ° tions. Shi niivi. il ilritniiiis presiige and glory. 'l ‘::» -I-e \voui~l strikc in time was cert.i:i_ (lir- niauy had coui ti-il on civil wir in lic- -land, revolt in indin :ind South Africa, secession by (laiiaila Australia and Ncw Zealand. if such cmiciusloiis were the product of liitciicctiiallty, lot us pray to bc preserved troni thc high- er learniiig. in reviewing thc war. tho position as it exists today liiiist bc considered in the iight of Gerniany’s intentions anil expectations.

German Strategy.

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The essential principle of German

strategy is force and notion. Weight ,of men and artillery and the onenslve I-always the offensive. Their plan :was to hold Russia by n containing force, to hurl their legions irrenistiliiy through Belgium upon the unprepared forces of Fraiice, to ovorivholin them

No. 1. Spies $4 per barrel for No. , - lcotton. The ballast tanks of the,1n open name or fu;-¢»¢»_ their mpiiuin.

and £3.50 for No.2; Baldwins, $3.26 for D ship are now being searched for con- mm in fo,-il-eases, gimupi me -- mn. No. and $3 for No. 2; Rnssets. $3.2 137° TR°PHY RESTURE ' ll'BbBl\d- temptibie little British rrniy " iippcnr and $3; Ben Davis, 83.16' Tolma' ---

jthey would dirve it into the sea. With ‘Franco prostrate they would turn 'their attention to Russia. and similarly Ioverwlielm lier. To ncomplisii this 'strategy rapidity of action was ab- soiutcl essential Tlicir calciiliitloiis

The direct result is that Eiigilnd's°1|,avc sNgna||y fa|ied_

idea of searching a vessel is to take her into port and completely unload hor. So far no American ship has been caught-all are other neutral ships carrying American cargo. it is expected that some of the Govern- ment’s evidence which has been trans-

80 ' por 100 pounds. Most of export‘ ifllccrs' mesa of the Eleventh Priill- Imltted to Washington will be brought fm ;|¢ 3°"-ig vp; Boggmp ir, 0, B. ian Dragoons. which was garrisoned out before the prize court when the 'prilil an SI to $3.25 por barrel. at Lick. East Prussia." cases come up.

8elglum'o Heroic Resistance.

in outriigeil Belglnni they riicoiiii- tered thc inost heroic rcsistnncc oi' 'modern times. To-diiy they arc on thc ilefenslvc- on thc west. fighting at thc maxinium distance from their lmse. wiillc France and Britain are close to theirs. By spring Kitchener and Joflre

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JIPlN‘S AEUNGNAIULAIIIINS UN NAVAL IIIIHNIII

(Special to The Guardian) _

LONDON. Dec. 11.-Replying to his

congratulations on the victory of the British squadron over Germans off

the Faiklaiids, Mr. Winston Cliurchili,

TU First Lord oi' llic Admiralty, to-day

'/cabled the Japanese Minister of Mar-

'ine as follows: Witii the sinking of the Scliarnhorst, Gneisncau, Lipzig and Nuriiberg the whole German squadron which had its base at Tslng Tau at the outbreak of the wiir has been de- stroycd and the base ilscif reduced and ciipiured. This event marks the coiii-liisloii oi' active nperulluiis iii wliii-Ii llic Allloii flccis iiavc iiccii cn- gfigcii iii iiii- I'iiciiii- for four months. 'l‘Iioiii:li it has fallcii to thc lirilisli s:|iiiiiii-oii in thc Soiilll Atinuiiir iii sirikc thi- iiiinl blow it was largely iiwiiii: to the |iiiwcrt'ui :ind uiitryliig :isslstuiicc rciiilorcil by thc Jiipniic:-ie _lit-ci that this result has hcoii acliieved. liad thi- i-iii-iiiy turned West again the Iioiiois would have rcsti-ii with the .iupaiicsc and .-\uslraIiaii squiidroiis iiioviiig i`iir\vziril iii gi-iiorai coiiibiiizi- tion. ’l`iic pciicc of thc Pacific is now i`or tlio tiiiic liciiig restorcil, :iiiii the iroiiiiiii.-rcc of all nations ciui procccil with siifcly lliroiigiioui llic viist ex- piiusc from thc ciiiisis. of lllozaniliiqiie to tliosc ol' South .»\iiicrii~:i. ’i`Iic expul- sion ol’ thc (lcriiiiiiis froiii thc East is coinplctc and with good and vigilant iirrliiigiiiui-iits by nil ii rcturii by thi:-iii slioulil lic reiiilcrcii cxirciiiely diiliciiii. uiid lnizardous. l luke the opportunity of Your i~Ixcellcncy's cordial niessiigia to cxprcss on behalf ol' the Liritisli and /tustiaiizin iiiivics varucst. rt-cogiillloii ot' iiic iiiviiluaiblc iiavui ui-isisiuiicc oi! .iiip:\ii."

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will linic ovi-rwiieiiiiiiig fiiri-es to press ilio iw-ti~c:il in Gi-rinany. ii ii luis not iii-gun licfoi-c. Uur (`:iii:iiiinii troops will pioliiibiy lic in ihi- ilocisivi- engage- niciitri oi' iiii- ivniz (Ju .sea every day has lircii ii victory for the iiav_v. Ger- iiiiiii_y‘.~; l`ori»Ii'_ii coiniiii-rf-ii has been <li-sliwiycii. Slit- has bci-ii ilrivcii from tin- (`.i'i.-iii. .\'oi\vitli.~=iiiiiiliiig all this thc \v_;ir would prcliaIil_\' bc long. Tho t'ori-iiii.; luick of (it-riiiaiiy's legions froiii ivcsl and cast beyoiid her own frontiers would be slow, bloody and costly. Sho was almost self-siistaiin ing. By adopting ii lowi-r stunilurd of living slic could iccd iicrself during a. proioiigcil war. The pride ol` her iuiing classes with iiic military power in tiicii' own lianils would not yield until driven to the last cxtreiiiity. Revolution iiiiglit hasicii the cvcut, or this iiitriisioii of other t'nc|,ors which iznnnot hc foreseen.

A Glorious Cause.

The sword was never drawn in a

can:-ic more glorioiii; than that for wliicii ilrltaiii' is' i-ontendiiig to-dn.v. Not only was there ii pliysicai niiti niatoi‘iiii~ conflict. lii'ilifiii lighting against uggressioii, luit there was ii. conflict ol ideals. is the State it Juggci-iinui or :in iiistruiiiiiiit ilesigiieil to si\r\'i`~ its iiioniiii-rs? Is thc individ- ual lo live only for an abstraction liic Stale? The ilritlsli system en- coiirages the development of individ- uality aniniig citizens and oi' national- ity niiiiing states. 'l`Iic ticriiian systeni would olilitcrntc. both iiiiiiviiluulity and iiaiioiizilliy. its molto is the Slate above tlic individual. and Germany over nil the world. When the interests of the State arc iiivoived morality be- coincs ii name.

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i’riisi-inii niilliarlsiii has leil Ge-rmaiiv nil the way from Immanuel Kant to lietliuiann liollwcg, from Goetiieriind Schiller to the unspeakable atrocities coiniiiiiteil iii Belgium; tothe dcstruc. iiiiii ot’ lloiivniii nnil Terinoiiilc. Ger- iiian genius, wliicii has been iliigriidcii by Priissiiiii lust of coiiqilcst, piirg(-il and i-egciici-atcil by the war, and cniiin- cipiitcd from thc yoke of niiiiturism would flourish as never before. There should lic no peace unless signed at ilcrliii. and upon tcrnis that civilisa- tion, for ii few goiii-rations at Icust, will go lorwtiril iiiitroubied by ilcspotic ainliitioii and iiiilinnipcred by the intol- criihic oppiessioii of ariiiiimeiits. This IS thi: liopv for thi- world which giciims tiiiougli tlic luriil smoke-cloud of Eiii'opvziii \vai.

Tlic Miiiisti-i~ siiiil that the Natioiiai

Piitrioiic l"uiiil vriis ilcsigneri to take curc of thc ivivcs, faiiillics and ile- poiiilciits of lliiisc i‘iiiin(iin|1 I-iiizemi, on active scrvicc. ifriiiii :ill parts iii' (‘uuii'lii thi- rcspoiisc had been most. prompt :iiiil gratifying. “Every ciii. zcii siioiilil do what iii- can iliiriiig war tiiiic. 'i‘liosc who cuniioi clilist can givin 'i`lii~ i-sliibii:-iliniciit ol' the l‘uirlotii~ i"uiiiI iinu iiiuiiv it czisii-r for tliosv who arc lighting i'or us at llic ‘rf'ut. It nlliiys llicir iiuxiety ns to tiiosi- loft hciiliid. Let us soc that ibw-c is :i roof over the heads of their littlc mics. :ind iirriovl upon the tiihic. *Io cili'/.cn oi' i‘nii:iil:i can |.:i\'r- iii it ‘ioblr-r c=iiir.i\_ \\'liul woriliicr gift than jliai ivliicli got-s to couifnrt nm] ;|gg~,_<i, the flcpciiilciits of those who have freely oiiercil to undergo liardsltlps, privation, wounds niiil oven death iii thc scrvicc of their country."

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