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MAIN ESTIMATES TABLED iiiillsi,iiiiiiiliii 7 -1.900.000 FOR CAR FERRY
$158,100 P.E.l. WHARVES
ELUQUENT ' ADDRESSES IN OPENING DEBATE
(Special to The Guardian)
OTTAWA, Feb. 8.-When the main
estimates were brought down to-night there was shown a decrease of $17,- 000,000 in the amount to be voted in comparison with that of last year. There was adequate provisioll for the maintenance of the big public works, hut there .were a few new items.
The main estimates take rank as
the most unusual presented in recent years. The total amolint to be voted is $149,962,188 _as against $208,188,672 last Year, a decrease of nearly eigh- teen million dollars. The large de- creases in consolidated expenditures occur in public works to the amount of $11,038,825 and $5,828,582 in ordin- ary militia expenditures apart froln the special war resolutions; $1,253,000 in railway expenditures and $1,903,- 000 in trade commerce estimates chargeable to capital. Tile railways and cunnls expenditllrcs iii-cline by $3,833,890; pilblic works by $5-1,321,300 and marine by $474,500.
One oi' thc lnrgi-st itculs in_ tho os-
tilnates is tl. vote ot' $1,900,000 to pro- vide for the Prince l-Edward lslullii car ferry, constrm-t terlllilials and build necessary constructioiis. ~Thcrc are also votes ol' $10,000 to strengthen bridges in Prince llldward Island ilallway; $17,000 to im-rouse accommodation alid l'ai-illties along the line ami $10,400 for surveys and inspection.
The estimates for public works in
Prince Edward Island for 1915-16 are Alberton, repairs to wharf, $3,000; Belle River, repairs to breakwater. $3,000; Brudenell, wharf reconstruc- tion, $4,500; Cape Traverse, repairs to wharf, $1,600; Charlottetown Har- bor, $28,000. Harbors and rivers gen- erally, repairs and improvclncnts, $14,- 000; Kier‘s Shore, repairs to wharf. $1,500; Labert's Pier, Montague, rc- pairs, $2,000; McPherson's Cove, re- pairs to wharf, $1,200; North Lake boat harbor, $2.400; Pownal, repairs to. wharf, $4,500; Red Point, repairs to wharf. $2,'I00;,.l'tohiilson's island, repairs to breakwater, $2,000; Rocky Point, to complete wharf, $21,000; Souris extension ot' breakwater, $40,- 000; St, Mary's Bay, repairs to- wharf, $1,500; Tignish Harbor, repairs to breakwaters and beach protection. $1,500; Vernon River, repairs to pier. $900; West Point, repairs to wharf, $1,200. Total, $158,100. _
(Special to the Guardian.)
OTTAWA. Feb. 8.-if the opening
debate of tho session, that on the address in reply to the speech from the throne, is to he taken as a forecast of the session, it will be an exceed- ingly peaceful and quiet affair. Thcrc was little controversy, llotllillg ot' bit- terlless, ami only hints at possible dangerous problems. Sir Wilfrid Laurier in tho mildest of tcrms iiiti- matod that he might not agree with views expressed by Sir Robt. Berrien as to the futurc relations oi' the
|Dominion and the Empire, while Dr -Clark of _Red Deer could not refrain troni taking a crack at Protection \i`he height ot' the interest in the debate was the fact tiuit the address was moved a Gerlnan-t‘am1dlan, Mr W. G: \Veichel, ami seconded by Mr llonore Achim, a i'-‘rencll-tfailadian. it :was an impressive lesson, as both Sir Robt. Borden and Sir \Vilfrid Laurier mentioned, of the extraordinary man- ner in which the British Empire was cemented together by llationsl ties ot` the most varying character. i Mr Weichel made it particularly able speech. llo was placed in it difllcult ami delicate position, but, as Dr Clark in congratulating him said, he handled himself with “ courage and udroitncss." His speech was marked byla virilc spirit of (lnnnillpnlgm wllich won the applause of the House ,time and again. At the close ile was .given lui _ovation by boill sides ol' thc llousc. in Thorn was nothing Ili thc spcocli of Sir \VIll'rld Lnuricr lu ilidicutc that tilcrc would bi- il colltrovcrslal or lengthy si-ssioil. Thi- Opposition Leader aiiiiolmccil that they were pre- pared to gciir-rally support the policies of the (lovcrlllnent as far as the coil- duct of the war was i~om~crncd, lull. reserved the right to criticise expen- ditures of money. -It was their duty to do so. Ile insisted particularly that there should be all investigation into the question of the boots supplied the first contingent.
Sir Robt. Borden promised that all
possible information on the subject would be forthcoming.
The speecll of the Premier, as did
the spccclies of all the speakers, brcatlled a strong spirit of robust patriotism and of absolute determina- tion to stand bellind the Motherland until German militarisnl was thorough- ly crlislled. Sir Rollt. briefly reviewed the causes ol' war ami its progress during the past six months, mid proudly poilltcd to what Canada was doing ami was prepared to do. i’ro- ceeding, tlic Premier referred to ilie German propagamla, seeking to incui- cato the idea that Great Britain had violated Belgium neutrality by dis- cussing methods oi’ resisting Germany with Belgium in case tllat country were invaded by the Kaiser's troops.
" As well," said he, “might it burg-
lar, caught. red-handed, defend himself by producing a letter t`ronl a neigh- bour who said that he and his sons would come to the rescue in case the housellolders were attacked." He re- viewed brlcfly the means employed by the Germans to tcrrorise Belgium and Eliglaml-seats of learning destroyed. ami women and <-liililren mangled and killed. llc cited the slaughter of non- combntallts at Si-arborongli and liar- tlepool, which rcniindcd us that but t'or thc British navy the lncn and women of Cilliaila might bc mangled by shells l`ronl German ships. The lllost recent exiunplc of German ter-
rorism, he said. had startled the world. it was the practice ol’ the nations that merchantmen captured should he carried ilito port, although thele were_ exceptions allowed, by some in case of convenience, by others in case of neceslsty. There had been no criticism of German ships for sink- ing merchantmen ill the Atlantic or
'the Pacific, because there was no Ger-
man port to which these merchantmen could be taken, but lie was not aware that any civilised nation had ever be- fore adopted the principle that mer- cliantmen might he sullk without giving those on hoard an opportunity to escape. Not less startling was the act of that German officer who had sent a torpedo at a hospital ship. and he ventured to think that the ‘effect of this German policy was. as had been well said by an American journal, to declare war against the wholc world. llc hoped that the world would know how to deal with ii policy of this kind. The Prenili-r ro- viewed the lneasures takcll by the Government. to lipllold thc llollour of .Canada ill this war. There limi been over 141,000 men sent to the front. 1,000 were in Bermuda, 10,000 were on garrison duty iii t‘.annda and 50,000 more were under arms to det`cml their lloillinion and to bc sent to t.llc front as they were ready. Sir itobt. read a statement from lion. Lewis Ilarcourt., which contained the important oiilclnl announcemeilt that the Canadian over- seas contingent had completed its present training in England and would sllortly leave for the frolit to _loin the Princess Patricias, who had already given a good account ot' themselves in the trenches.
Sir Robt, Borden thcn referred in
graceful terms to the fact. that a mem- ber of the House, I)r Clark of Red Deer, had u son in the ranks of the Princess Pats, and expresesd the hope that Dr Clark would always have good news of his son. He next referred to the imprisoning iii Belgium of I-lon. I)r Beland. a lnember for Beauce. Sir Robert said he had had occasion to writc to Dr Belanil and hoped the lettcrs had reached him. lie also had someycorrespondence with the British authorities, which he had turned over to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ami in which the hope was expressed that Dr Bel- and would soon secure his release. Sir Robt, then referred to the ready response on the part ol’ the Empire to the call for men to iight the com- mon enemy. I-ic said that where the peril had been most realised the re- sponse had been the most generous. Other llatiolls had been profoundly moved by the spectacle which the Empire now presents. The strength of t.lle Einpiro had been tested and hail been found to he flrm and trile. l<‘ighting in such it splendid causc, the Ilritish people do not ami dare not doubt the issue.
Ilr Clark. E. M. Macdollald ami W.
F. Maclean wound up the details.
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(Special to the Guardian.) i
CAIRO, Feb. il.-’l‘hrec 'l‘urkish lint-
teries, east of the Suez Canal. were wrecked ami another badly tlaiiiagcil. in it daring attack by two British aviators oil Saturday. who covered a distance of 132 miles in their flight. ami returned safely. Setting out fronl their station early Saturday morning. the aviators flew to a height oi’ 5.000 feet over the positions of the Turks and dropped seventeen bombs upon the batteries mounted by Tiirks. Three of them were demolished and the gunners killed.
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(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.-The Omclal
Press Bureau has made public sn olllcial despatch received from Cairo which states that the Turkish army is in full retreat eastward. There are no enemy forces within 20 miles of Suez Canal, except small retiring rear guards. ,
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'I-0R0NT0_ Fell. 9. - Maritime.
Fresh west to north-west winds, generally l'ilir ami turninll <‘0ld9l`-
THE Wl$A’1`lll~l|`t.-The weather
yesterday was cloudy. Wlill "0“9lde"' able wind in the afternoon.
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night was 34 des- 115°" fi°"°' aégvg a.m. yesterday it was 34 beg. The. and st 9 um- 34 ‘l°¥- 31 °‘§féy was highest temperatgre °f 4 ° , _
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(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO, Fell. 8.-That the third
battalion of the First Canadian Con- tingent 1,086 strong, consisting of the Qucen's Own, Governor-Generai's bo- dyguard und the Tenth Royal Grena- diers are now in France, is an assurcd fact, two cables having been received by Toronto families to that effect from their sons with the contingent..
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(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. Feb. 8.-A Belgian cor-
respondent of the Dutch newspaper ,‘Nieiie Courant, writes: "Canadian nurses here in Fland-‘rs look very smart indeed. In the field they are .everywhere and know no danger.
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LONDON. Feb. 8.-The Morning
Post in an editorial to-day character- izes The Hague Conventions and the Declaration of London as nothing but a careful conspiracy engineered by Germany against the British sea pow- er. Tllopaper argues that Germany now having thrown off the mask and declared for full rigor of the game. Great Britain should throw overboard the whole paraphernalia of declara- tions snd conventions with which the navy is encumbered _and reply to the German thl'eaLl` with 'another screw in .t.he.hiool¢ade. _
'rho Morning Post also in-gel prac-
tllelpl measures siicli pq- the _arming or Bnghhm morahsliltmeii cgi: tzswien w elfmsr e - m _an quick il\'erl-nb¢`i0"ll&U"l);l5i hill! e ts
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Significant Utterance by Under Secretary of Foreign Office On Declaration of London.
Admiralty Made No Report With Reference to Supply- ing Oil to German Sub- marine.
(Speclai to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.~Naval estimates
issued this evening ask Parliament to vote for an additional force ot’ 32,000 oihcers and men. This would bring the total personnel for the present year to 250.000 liieii. Concluding his speech on thc Navy Estimates, Mr Tennant. the 1’al'lialnclitary Secretary to lilo \Var ()fi'ii-c, said: “l shall nlukc no t'oreciu-rt, ol’ thc duration uf the war, hilt I nm convlllci-il that not. a single member oi' thi- lloiliic is despoti- dent, that thi-rc is not a member but is determined that there shall be only one issue, and that is that the Allies shall dictate terms of peace. Eflorts of the nation are worthy of her past and the exploits ami bravery ot' the army are worthy to rank with the most glorious records of any srniy at uily time.
The Declaration of London has not
been ratified, it is not therefore of the same authority as a universally ratified code of law, Hon. Neil Prim- rose, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Foreign Office, to-day told Admiral Beresford in the Conlmons, in reply to a question. Mr Primrose added that, subject to certain modi- fications, the British Government was prepared to act upon the Declaration of London during the present period of llostilitles, but ill view of the recent German announcement of an intelltioli to disregard the laws and customs of the sea, a further modification of British practice might be necessitated. Tile Declaration of London, which is all international agreement governing thc taking of prizes in naval warfare, was ailopted at it conference of the chief naval powers in the world in 1908-1909.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON” Feb. 8.--For the first
time in 200 years the British Govern- ment to-day invited t.lle Commons to give it a blank cheque for army pur- poses. This virtually is the effect of the new precedent set up by the intro- duction of Army Estimates without details and witliout aggregates of ex- penditures. Alid when Parliament basl voted a lionlinal sum of tllousilnds of pounds sterling ulider each of 15 groups o|` expenditures it will have voted supplies without lilnit for an army of three million men to be 'accounted for till the war is over.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.'-Churchill, First
Lord of thc Adilliralty, refused ill the Commons to-day to disclose the rel-lillt of an investigation made by the Ad- miralty into a report mentioned in the Commons last week by Gershorn Stewart that German submarines operating ill British waters had re- ceived fresh suppiies of fuel oil fronl a vessel direct from a British port. Cllurchill said it would not be in the Dublic interest to make this known. The export of fuel oil from this country was prohibited, the speaker declared. llc declined also to discuss the sinking of the British battleship Formidablc. except to say that the Admiralty had considered the circum- stances oi' the loss of this vessel (she went down ill English Channel 1st ol’ January with loss of six hundred men, ha 'ing been struck by a mine or Ger- .man submarine) ami it did not pro- pose to hold any inquiry or court martial. Other questions relating to the war. :inked ill the Ilonse to-day, revealed the fact that 30 oilt of 36 interncd Cel-lnan steamers had been placed ill the British coasting trade, with the result that freight rates had been reduced.
’ FRENCH OFFICIAL
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, Feb. 8.-Ofllcial to-nlght-
On the night of February 6th the enemy exploded three series of mines at La Boisselle in front of houses of villages which we occupied. Two companies ami a half were then sent against our positions, but were not able to get beyond the excavations formed by the explosions. During the course of the afternoon of February 7. a counter-attack executed by one of our companies drove the enemy from the excavations, which we im- mediately organised. The Germans left 200 dead on the ground. To the north of Mesnil-les-Hurles, on the night of February 7th and 8th, ws cap- tured a forest where the enemy had been solidly established.
In the Argonne action of the in-
fantry engaged at Bagstelle was pro- longed throughout the night of Feb. 7th and Sth. The Germans, after having made some progress, were able to occupy at dsybreak of the 8th only nsrticnlar parts of our more advanced line, around which the struggle con- tinued during the day.
EllIiiEliT STITESMIII
DIES iii ENGLAND
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. fi.-The Marquis of
. __. butter sinoluyiiislu :hind 'limi' i - _
, , ___________________ H “Skunk I _ 1 V °l Iigailxzlderry died to-day ot plieu me 0
rmnooaso, l~‘eb.`7.-Every fresh
in the bare, frozen' region of the
very great battles of the war.
The concentrated fury of the inces-
sant German attacks came to a climax by noon oil Wednesday when fronl the infernal confusion of burst- ing shells, point-blank slaughter by rifle fire and bayonet, and the over- hanging mass of poisonous chemical smoke, the Russians emerged vic- torious and charged across three lines where the Germans had intrenched themselves after Sunday's tremend- ous tight.
General lllackenzen made this
crucial effort on Wednesday morning by swiftly forcing s. picked army of 100,000 men, backed by nearly 600 guns of all calibres, pouring shell witliout pause, into a comparatively
Wola-Szydlowlecka, standing in a
stroke in the terrible struggle raging woody park. i
Throughout their advance the Ger-
Rivers Bzura ami Rawka makes it mans maintained a hurricane of clearenthat this is again one ot' the shrapnel over the well-concealed Rus-
sian sheiters. Many of the eneuly's guns fired shells charged with sulfo- cating gases, which caused burning pains to the eyes. But the Russians withstood all this murderous busi- ness, and remained ullshaken even when the Prussian Guards were brought up fresh from Lowicz.
When the German supreme effort
was spent. the Russians rose up through the smoke and, doubled for- ward upon tlle low, broken walls around the distillery, where the Ger- mans had been workiug iifty machine guns. The Russians captured foilr- teen, and a desperate, close-quarter fight ensued,
Meanwhile the Russians at the
southern end ol‘ thc battle i'ouiul a
open gap of country six miles wide. weak position ill the (lcrnlnns linc. which has for its main features a ami through this they pollrcil illto the ili-st-l-tell distillery on lilo nortll, near (park ut \Vola-Szydlowlecka. About Gumini-, nml ill the south, near Boi'-,an liollr inter the (iernlans wr-rc jilnow, the large manor llollsc ot‘fdl'iven some distance southwest from
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GERMANS LOST 30,000 - MEN IN SIX DAYS BATTLE
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the mansion. leaving thousands of dead. They lost about 30,000 killed lil this six-mile battle. Very many of them fell by the bayonet.
The Rui-isians established a great
advantage by compelling the Germans louse their reserves prematurely. It is evident tllat General Hindenburg left General Mackenzen no free troops for lnalioeuvring. All signs, however, point to a renewal of this headlong fighting as being an imperative neces- sity ol` the plan to launch great battles simultaneously in Central Poland and the Carpathians.
The position in the south is for tho
moment. indeterminate, the Russian offensive succeeding in all the passes as far East as Tucholka Pass behind the sources of the Opor, a tributary of the Stryi River. A great combined column of Germans and Austrians holds this gap. and have trainwuy to Munkacz in their rear. Tile Russians 'after ten assiiilits ilrcw buck to pre- pared positions norlll-cast of the fringe of thi- Slryi Valley. Tile Ger- man loader rcflises to send his men forward.
The monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening in the Council Chamber, His Worship Mayor Sterns presiding, with the Recorder, Mr. K. J. Martin, and the Health Oili- cer, Dr. H. I). Johnson ill attendance. All the Councillors were present.
The minutes of the previous meet-
ing having been read and confirmed
secretary (Mr. Aeneas A. McDonald) of the Prince Edward Island Board of Underwriters, in view of the great number of recent fires in the Mari- 'time Provinces, drawing attention to the inadequacy of the insurance on
Building and the two schools under the control of the Council, and sug- gesting an increase of insurance to a safer margin.
Next was read a letter fronl Captain
J. S. Walker, Q. M., from France ex- tending greetings to the Council.
Tile Conlmissioners of Sewerage
aild Water Supply wrote asking the Council to authorise the issue ot' de- bentures to the amount of $15,000, be- ing the balance of the total issue of
pumping plant, etc., the said deben- tures to bear interest at the rate of
A letter frolii the manager of the
Royal Bank ot' Canada drew attention to the fact tllat the (‘.lty's borrowings
Tllc Labour Ullloii aililrcsneil to thi-
Coullcil a petition asking to have eil- acted at the coming session ot' the Legislature a law em owerin the
resident laboilrers who come into the city and work the entire season to thc detriment of resident tax payers. Til(- ietter stated tllat in Summersidc and other incorporated towns such a tax as suggested was imposed.
Oil motion of Mr. Riley. seconded
by Mr. McKenna, the issue of deben- tures as asked for by the Commission-
Messrs. Wm. Moran and l-I. M. Davi- son amlitors for the ensuing year.
Sgt. Bradley was appointed Sanitary
Officer for the present year.
On niotlon of Mr. Miller, seconded
by Mr. Jenkins, it was decided to place a lamp at the corner of Felliag and Euston streets.
Mr. Jenkins moved. and Mr. Itnttray
secoluleil. ii motion that the City Clerk be instructed to wrilc Captain Waik- er acknowledging with thanks the re- ceipt oi’ his letter alid expressing the kindly feelings of the Council.
A resolution was moved by Mr. Riley
and seconded by Mr. McKenna refer- ring tlle letter of the Board of Under- writers to the Public Property Com- mittee, and the Labour Unioil's peti- tion to the Legislature Committee.
Mr. Riley then stated that s delega-
tion from the School Board had ap- proached tlie Coilncll asking for medi- cal inspectlon of schools. The same matter had been urged upon the Coun- cil the year before and the Govern- ment had been asked by the Council that the City should have the use of the income tax, when the matter of medical inspection and other matters, sanitary, etc., would have been attend- ed to. The Government did not see its way clear to grant the request and nothing was done. Tile question, he said, would be taken up again. A re- solution was accordingly moved by Mr. McKenna and seconded by Mr. Wright and carried, referring the re- quest_of the School Board to the Leg- islature Committee.
Mr. Wright brought up the matter of
the heating of the Board of Trade rooms. After some discussion it was decided” that the Secretary of the Board be interviewed on the matter.
The Coglncil then adjourned.
$70,000 ORDERS FOR TROUSERS.
SUMHARY 0F__'l;il_E SITUATION.
(Special to The Guardian)
` LONDON, Feb. 8.-ltussla's unex-
U ~ E pected adoptioli of offensive operations
in Poland, from which the Germans apparently have been withdrawing some forces both to North and South, furnishes the most striking feature of the military situation on the European continent. From German sources it is insisted that plans for the capture of Warsaw are still being pushed. The Russians claim several nlillor success- es at various points and declare that the German attack reached its climax
1
_ several days ago.
‘md the “wal bills passed mr pay' , Another huge Russian army is con- memi ‘I ‘eller was 'end from me tinuing its efforts for a firmer foothold
in the Carpathians but it is admitted that the Germans and Austrians have gained ground.
At one point severe snow storms
are said to have aided tbeln in their action which, Vienna, States, has re-
'-he Public buildings °f the city' ei* ltel ill heavy losses to the Russian pecially those- such as the Market t;(`)`,.ce‘5 in Duma pMs_
From East Prussia there is little
news, the Germans claiming to have the situation well in hand so far as prevention of further Russian advance without nlost severe fighting is con- cerned.
In France and Flanders the situa-
tion is without change. Botll sides are oil the alert for the slightest illdi- cation of activity on the part of their opponelits. British and French are undoubtedly taking advantage of
$25,000 authorised by the Legislature .- . _ in 1912 for thc installation of it new _$5339 S dem) tn throw reinforce
Army affairs are up for discus-
sion in the British House of Commons
41/I-’ per cent' ner “n“““’~ ' to-day and the Prime Minister madi-
the statement that British casualties from the beginning of the war reach- ed a lotal of 104.000. This is all aver-
fol; theuyear had not been paid and age of 40_000 men weekly in kmgdr usted lat the matter be covered. “.0“nd(,,\ ,md missmg
p . it . 0
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City Council to collect a tax from non-
HUUMANIANS ElllSH
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, Feb. 8.-Austrian troops
violated the Roumailian frontier near Turnzvrin. tho Journal is informed ill a despatch from its Nl:-lh correspon-
ers of Sewerage and Water Supply dent. Tile Austrians are reported to
was a“th°ri5°']' ‘W have opcncd ilrc oil the frontier
A resolution was passed appointing - I mg.. ihpir
guards, who aitenipted to lp; passage, and a light t'ollowcd. Strong reinforcements caliic to the help of the Iloumanians, nml after three hours struggle the Austrians are reported to have been driven back with collsliler- able wonlldcd. Tile incident was rc- oortcd several days ago. and has noi been followed up by either side.
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(Special to the Guardian.)
GENEVA, Feb. 8.-Desperate fight-
ing ie going on in the Carpathians. between Lswoczne, in Galicia. and Voloctz, in Hungary. According to advices received here Russians cap- tured the villages of Uilcs, Komarnik, Czertesz and Swidnik. Pursuit of the Austrians, after their resistance had been broken ill three fortified posi- tions near Nezolaborcz, is said to have resulted in the capture of more than 2,500 prisoners.
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OTTAWA, Feb. 8.-Cstain Ernest
Janney, commander of tile Canadian detachment of the British Royal Fly- ing Corps, arrived hers to-day from England to consult the Militia Depart- ment on aviation matters. He has been on considerable reconnaissance .work for the British forces at the front. In his opinion the war vlon‘t
get well under way until next May,-
EDMONTON, Alta., Feb. 5.- A ¢0p- when the Allies will begin to move.
ti-not for 20,000 pair; of Bi-mph A|»my`,The British forces in France and Bel-
|¢"|¢,e t,-mum., hu been ”,“.dM slum now number 780.000. and the
to ul Edmonton m.m_»1~he "me ‘ M ranch have 2.900.000 on the firing
mm, N “bum *.m_000_ line. _ lie says the British. at a mo-
ment s notice. can nut li million more
men in the field. --
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Professor Theodore Ross returned
yesterday morning from ._ Toronto. where he had been attending the alllnlnl meetings of the various Domllilon Live Stock Breeders' Associations. These were all very largely attended, representative breeders being present from all parte of Canada. On Wednesday evening 3. banquet was held in the King Edward Hotel in the interests of the Patriot- ism and Production Campaign. It was attended by distinguished farmers from all parts of the Dominion, as well as representatives of transportation and finance. lt was perhaps one of the most important banquets ever held in Canasta.. all professional, differences being ohllterateil in the desire to assist the United Kingdom in the tremendous struggle which is now being carried on. Outstanding among the many able speeches were two recommendations that some sort of campaign be formed to advise the Minister of Agriculture in improving the condition of the farming lndustry, ami that some change be made in the banking policy, wllerehy the farmer might obtain more readily monetary assistance ill consideration of the security he was able to oller. The patriotic sentiment ot' the meeting found expression lil lllc enthusiasm which greeted the singing by Ruthven McDonald of various patriotic songs. ills lioliour the l.ieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Col. J. S. Helidric, presided, and the principal speaker was Hon. Murtill Burrell. Several able speeches were delivered. A uniqui- feature of the banquet was the national char- acter of the menu. Every item on the bill of fare conformed with the “ Made ill Canada" idea. The dinner was served by Canadian waiters, the music was furnished by Canadian musicians, and the floral decorations were grown in York County, Ontario. Tho menu included oysters (Mal- peques) from Prince Edward Island. snlelts from the Gulf of St Lawrence, potatoes from York County. Oka clieese from Quebec. Cheddar cheese from Perth. Ontario, Northern Spy apples from Ontario. King apples from Prlncc Edward County, and sugar froln Ontario-grown beets. ln all two hundred and t'orly sat down to the follies.
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