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PARIS, Dec. 18.- A Servian re t
P01' ,bays the Kaiser will return to tl f '
a that Allan-laa :mapa have - ull 1° '°“" _ f 1.oNpoN, 11 _ 18.-A G ln-.l
::l,l’dcred'to'tl1e Servians at Podrllielr corhtlheeléi Sli; hrs conferred' the de- ° ' cial statementefnakes the Hrlgilzln that
- on Ch¢?nc,|1 $1011 Cmss' mst' dass' I I 8 two of the British destroyers that at-’
AMSTERDAM Dec 18 -A report wegg. or on Bethmmm HOL ' tacked the German raiding squadron
Wednesda were sunk and another
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Was rl llontemptibie Means of Showing the German People that
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sllllil lll lllls llvll lllltllln ________
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Berlin News vis Sayvilie Somewhat Sturtled, Though it is Late in
Coming.
GERMAN l=l.se1' 'rHneA'rsNsp.
Alleges Former' Flrlt Sea Lord's Pro possl Overruled by Waving Mem-
bers of Government.
Slatin _Pasha was Once Associated Wlth General Gordon In the
ud n
on Rudolph Carl Slatin Pascha, who has been made a Privy Councillor by
his English appointments and docora
BERLIN, Dec. 18.- (by wireless ito
Sayville.)-Among tho items given out Tuesday by the official press bureau were the i`ollowing:-- 3 “The English naval periodical
Nautilus reports that the forlner First Sea Lord. Prince Louis of Battellberg, planned to cut off the German fleet in Norwegian waters tllo night of thc first to the second of August. but that the wavering of tho Britlsll Cabinet frus- trated his plan.
“Two American stealllors laden witll
grain for Italian buyers have been stopped by the English und tllkell to Gibraltar. l "Tho-Relsh.sballk's gold reserve is 2,019,000,000 marks (about $504,750,-I 000). which is 27,000,000 marks (about $6,750,000 more than that oi' last` week I
"Constantinople reports that tllcl
vanguard of the Sellussi tribeslncn (n Mussulman brotherhood of North Africa) has arrived nt the Egyptian frontier
In Mazurlan Lake Region
“That the Prsussialls still arc holli-
illg their positions in alld around Maz- urian Lake region witllout molestation apparently shows that the Russian force there has been weakened by the necessity of employing all the men available in North Poland, where the German attack is proceeding. probably against the Lowicz-Mroga lille. Tile fact that quiet prevails in South Po- land also appears to show that the enemy may have diverted his troops" to the field farther north. _ ‘i
. Qllpd--eo_-‘_-Qprvlsn .Vlctories
"Tile Russians, however, still are
aggressive in West Galicia, but -oc- cording to Vienna reports, the invest- ing forces at Przemysl are making no attack on tile fortress, and only rear- guards are offering resistance in the Carpsthisns. The Servialls also are avoiding joining the issue and the Austrians are able to make now dis- positions undisturbed.
"lt is declared that the landing of
Russian troops near Batounl was with- out influence on the bombardment oi’ thatfcity by the- Turkish fleet, which is continuing." __
HEART HAD STOPPED
BUT HE RECOVER E I\
1857. and in 1878 went to the Soudau. wiseru he was appointed by General
D
August said he had resigned his post '
Frenchstrategist, regords with con
So s . -
' --._ tempt the German bombardment of si£lI(‘f§A"I;‘I£3IElI‘)‘A‘1)V§-B1?;_§1i- 13-“_” ;l`hll<; X05- thc English towns. He attributes it
V ' ' “ “aw “ M' to despair of tllo German General
staff. “which in view of the naval dis
:U10 Aiislrliiii Emperor, has renounced -.-_-.-.-.-_-.-_-.-_-_--.-...---.---.-_-_-_-_-.-_-,_-_-._-,»_-_-fe..-.__.
PARIS, Dec. 18.- Lt. Col. Rousset.
ester oft’ the Falkland Islands and the i turo thc place within a week all fear
complete failure of the armies ill the East and West, had to do something.
LONDON, Dec. 18.- A "Times"
Warsaw despatch says the opinion there is that unless the Germans cap-
of their doing so will be gone as strong reinforcements are arriving. _
The Germans are reported very
strong in ortllcry, especially heavy field guns.
MEGIU. HUSPIIIL |.lIVlS illllllllliilll [ll HEHMIHS VIHY SHHHY ' I IUH FHHHI IIHIY Hill THUUSIHH Hlllllll VHH MHLIKE
l;;.;:;;,:s<_;l-_-;;;=;-g 9,;;~;;,,_-f-i,-,-;-1;-;_;,--,;-,_ 1 Ili THE YEAH IINIIIIMI THUUPS LUSI HIS JUB
honorary Major-General i_l_1 the British army and a Lieutenant-General in thc Egyptian army.
ill Great Britain he has received un
lnerous decorations, Including tllosc oi’ itnigllt Commander of St. Michael and St. George, the Grand Cross of the lloynl Victorian order and Companion of thc Bath. Slatin Pasha. was created
l;933aroll of the Austrian clnpirc ill
6.
SEIMEN lil [lil
INEHIISIII Fil
Board of Trade Made‘Award to Cover Extra War Risks.
LONDON, Dec. 18.- Tile Board of
Trade has decided to award the Liver- pool seamen all increase in wages of ten shillings ($2.50) per month. Tho question of raising the wages of the seamen was submitted to the Board of Trade for arbitration shortly after the war broke out.
Tile men requested an advance ot
$5 par month over their -old wagesto cover the extra risks of navigation.
PLAN CAMPAIGN T0
HELP PRODUCTION
OTTAWA. Dec.18.-The Government
is planning an active campaign to sti- mulate agricultural production of all kinds during the coming year. Hon. Martin Burerll is arranging for a ser- ies of conferences throughout the Do- minion ill January and February at which the farmers of the various dis- tricts will be called together and giv- en full information as to conditions in Europe and the great demands for food to supply the allies while the war is on.
The best means whereby Canada
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MONTREAL, Doc. 18.- EEvollts
are moving rapidly ill connection with the llospitul which McGill University is to send to tllc front. It was not ex- pected that it would go forward until May or June, when the college year would have closed, but Dean Borkctt, of tho nledical faculty, has received notification to bc ready about tile mid- die of February. Tuesday night he und other rnenlbcrs of thc faculty ud- dressed the medical students of the collegein the New Medical Building und before the meeting closed bc- tween forty and fifty of these present enrolled as being anxious to gc with the hospital. All but three of the forty-
tal have been selected. Applications to go with the unit have conle from medical men all over the country. A doctor ill Vancouver, and another in Newfoundland, for example, have written asking to be given the opor- tllnity to enlist. They all had to be turned down, as the hospital is u dis- tinctly McGill unit.
MAY BEAR UNIVERSITY NAME.
Lt.-Col. ll. S. Birkley, wllo was only
last _sunlrllelj gppvointecl dean of the medicitffaculty of McGill University will command the hospital. The equip- ment ls now being arranged for by the Militia Department and will cost about $50,000. The name of the hospital is not yet decided. Two general hospit- als went forward fronl Canada with tile first contingent and the Govern- ment may simply name this tile 3rd general llospitalyand it is hoped the university may be honored by its name being used, since McGill is, Dr. Birk- ett said last night, the only university
Isl the British Empire which is organi z ng a unit from its medical faculty.
It is likely that, immediately after
the college resumes its lectures after the winter holidays, the formation of the hospital will take very deflllite shape and that its members will then
iii a cl lin
il he placed under nl try di p e.
KINGSTON. ONT., Dec. 18.-After can help tovmeet thou; diamonds wg; DL Burke” considers it liken? n Wm
his heart had stopped beating for a period of about ten minutes. Mr. Mich- ‘nel Melville, u patiollt who was under- going an operation for appondlcitis at the Hotel Dieu, was brought back to' life this morning with tho application of the pulluotor. ‘ At 'tho tlmc tllo pulmotor WM brought into action lllcrc was abso-_ lntely no pulsation of lilo hcarl. and 'lilo man was to all appearances dead. After ntteeu minutes' application tiw lnachlae accomplished its work. and the heart once nlooro rcsuinvfl. ill* function. '
The operation was 1'0iiliil€l”‘l ‘md
‘tho Datlelif Was reporled ns llclnil lll good condition and apparently viii- *if
llangor. ‘ _____.._..._._.....---
GERMAN8 USING OLD GUNS-
PARIE Dec. 19.-Tho Tcllllll* lifllllli
ll letter from an Alslltlou corrcsp<»iiil0“l via swltsol-lend, datallllle the W'-‘i”‘*Y of tho German authorities towards Al- -ultlalla suspected of l~‘l-ollcll sympa- thies. _lt is forbidden to nlviiilfm U10 wer or to use tho French lallKuH8°~ Nevertheless tho l<‘rancoDlill0 “"'lII' ment is ilpreldlng throusliillll Alsace' says the correspondent.
Copper, rubber and wool are ex-
tremely rife, while artillery ls 9° sclrce 'that the Germans arc taking guna llllln ul 1s7s, ll-cm un- arsenals for service. Thousll llie Umm" ex' press conscience resardins tlw me’-'
vas, ng. aatlcasbla llow young and dlspirit the most recent recruits all' N.z'°é‘¢iiup»mot or tlla wl-ner described au int ` with s Bavarian oHl¢°F who “ga gn”-lang preferred tho l“l'el1eh'gtb". §'Pi‘ussians, who sacrific- ed anal-'ui-treated ulem.
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IN METAL.
--All
that li
e
baser ppelll is to its in the
An
any ` may
and
per per navy ‘ fsc- l cop-
be fully discussed by t o armers. wcll as by those sent to address them. Wllcll the exact situation is impress- ed on tllelll it is expected that tllcy
will respond heartily, and shape tlmir
and do their utmost to help in their
go direct from Canada to the battle- field, and its members will be suppos- ed to know their work from tho fact that they arc medical mcll. -
,work to the best lines of produc on; PERSONNEL OF THE HOSPITAL
own' way Britain and hor allies. In- U h -------i--~-1-<» -0----1 wi" ";=-wif--...E..°...°‘;l1if‘.l.$ll.J:§’...‘1I°“i‘°.‘l.il“.225
very greatly from the incrcllsot pro
duction. _
Accurate and oomplcio information
ia being gatilereri. and well-informed and capable mon will meet tile farm- ers of Callada and discuss tho wllolc glluatloll, Wllilo the Domillloll De- partment of Agriculture will under- tuko tho work. Provincial Dcpurtlllonts will ho asked to co-operate, and ull or- gunizatiolls intcrostod in this lnovo- lnent will bo called \iD0li I0 l15Sl5I~
‘i1
CANNOT AGREE ON A '
DATE FOR THE RACE.
NEW YORK. Docombcr 18.- The
triangular university eislil-’¢>i;\l"ld gms!! race for the Childs C1117. Wil C ‘wif e_ ranged between Pennsyliillilll- P' “° ton and Columbia as an annual affair. is df the conllug spring because of ll disagreement as to the date. Thiswill bg a great disappointment to many rowing followers, as these three crews
ut up a sood exhibition
gHu;]!r::u“aHl’shiI:>. Columbia won the
last race.
Pennsylflllla
gny dale, but either Meyl
date
as
VBTY
tain 520 beds and its patlollts will only be men whose wounds render thonl un- able to return to the firing line in a short tinlo. Its personnel will consist of 21 oflicors who must bo members of tho McGill Medical Facility; 100 mon in tho rank and lilo who will be drawn from the medical students of all yoars,und wllo will uct as assistants to tllo officers; flvo ordorlies, ton cooks and 43 llurscs. Tile nurses' are to bo drawn equally from the Gclleral Mid R01/al Victoria. as tllesc two hos- pitals are connected with tho nlodicnl faculty oi' the university. A knowledge of French is an important qualifica- tion for them. while botll French and Gorman arc important for thc men. Dr. Blrltett said last night that lt splen- did type of nurse has been obtained on account of the large number volunteer-
iu . _ _
The university faculty will moot on
Saturday and authorize a special com- mittee of its members to cho'osc_ the stef! and apl-ova ofthe appointment ot the nurses and the personnel of the hospital wil probably. be largely deter. mined next week. One trouble to be faced In choosing the officers is to sel- ect them that the faculty of medicine is not more seriously: liljured than lg necessary although it is recognized the injury must be greet. -
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GIFTS T00 HEAVY
later
tion Q men D0
are by
17.;Ths niimlm-
' Gil' pQ¢ In-each esllflf: so great that
A note 'to the the tsmlilea -cr
reduce their -guts
flow _ for no less"-rtHHLi'l:~100 while-the lighter
by _mb`il_,_sre
l"'\ e.
three nurses to accompany the ilospi- l
' i"ilSTiilE_HllE
-have found `
`tml‘m0lth. - 7.' - ' ‘_ _
weave Hi'--lleer-.tl‘le".bel_l|Ton christmas Dey - . christmas 'Their old femlilar canyon slay.
OTTAWA. Dec. 18.-The details of
the allocation and mobilization scheme of the 50,000 troops which were recent- ly ordered to be recruited over and above tho first- overseas contingent have been made known by the Primo Minister. The troops are classified as follows: 1-Troops fornlillg the second Call- adian divislon. V ' 1!-Line oi' conllllunication units. 3-llcgilnents oi` mounted rifles. 4-Battulions oi' cxtradivisional in-
falltry.
The second division consists of
three infantry brigades, one of which is in England, two companies of cy- clists, three brigades of field artillery, one heavy battery, one ammunition column, two field companies of - en- gineers. one divisional train. and three ambulances.
Communication Units
The linc of communication units in-
cluded in the second contingent are provided by the Army Service Corps, with the exception of a General Hos- pital, tile personnel of which will be
drawn gal; I(l`/lctllllt Univegsiity. Sorgie ftle . . ull sure eng nlo -
Iizedl at Torelzftonotherséayt Molltreal. A 1‘e1'nou`nt°" spot will probabfy he dded. a lll all there are to be thirteen regi-
ments of rtnouuiid rifles,i grotlped Ln b igades o ree reg men s eac . ll/Ianitoba and Saskatchewan will :upply one regiment, and British Col-
umbia. Ailbertg, Ontario, Quebechalld tl Marit me rov nces one eac . ‘Tile remainder are allotteed provis-
‘ollally Sis fiolllows: Ogtlgrioktwrgwlxgi- -neuts, an o a. an as ac an two. British Columbia one, and Al-I berta two. |
Extra Divisional Infantry
~ Of the battalions of extra-divisional infantry which may be expected to make up overseas contingents after ‘be second has sailed, seven have been for some time ill procsss of mobiliza- ‘lon at Toronto, Montreal. Quebec,‘ Halifax, Winnipeg. Calgary and Vic- toria.
ln addition, thero are nineteen bat- talions, the mobilization of which has_ ‘ust commenciid and which will bf-` carried on with expedition. Seven oi’ hese battalioons will be raised in On- | iarlo, two in the London district, :ilreo ‘n tho Toronto district., and two in the Kingston district; two will be raised 'n Quebec, one at Montreal nlld tho ‘ther at Quebec, the latter being a Wrench-Calladiall battalion: one in tllol lviaritinle Provinces, probably at St., lolln; one ill Manitoba and Saskatche- wan: one in iiritisll Colunlbin; and one ill Albcrtll.
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New Scale for Newspapers and Mag-I ..azlnes from Britain Effective Jan-
uary First.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18.- Arrangements
have been completed between the Brit- ish and Canadian Governments for a, new postase rate on newsf>lD0l'B» 11185- ssiaes and trade journals, to go into edect on January 1. By the applica- tion of tbe.new scale there will be an increase of half a cent in the postage I charged on packets weighing between 6 os. and 1 lb. but at the ssme time there will be a reduction of half a cent on all packets weighing-between lib. and 415 lb.
The present arrangements, which
concludes on December 13. was first concluder in 1907. Under the arrange- ment Csnoda had to pay the whole of the see conveyance. ll‘rom»tile United Kingdom to Canada. However, this was considered hardly hir. and Hon. L. P. Pelletier opened negotiation with the British sutiloritleefor s new plan willchggould divide the expense. _ -
The ,V__,_d arrangements rsu out on
July 1, but was left in force for anoth- sf six mouths, running out the end of
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THE HAGUE, Dec. 17.-Via Loll-
don--The German newspapers which have just been received here sllow that the German press, although prohibited strictly from criticizing any acts of the government during the war, is ulucll displeased by the sudden change ill the leadership of the German mill- tary forces. __
They _state that Count Von Moltke
has been “politely sidetracked" as Chief of the General Staff and that su- prenlc command has been given to "n War Minister whose behavior towards the Reichatag in the Zazern incident was insulting."
In the short biographies of Major-
General von Falkenllayu, which the newspapers are permitted to print, they refer in the most guarded way to what they term ills failure up to the present time in tile operations on the western front.
Von Falkcnilayn was appointed tem-
porary chlef of the General Staff on Octobor 25,” says the Berliner Tage-` blatt. “He therefore has held the po-‘ sltioll since tllo fall of Antwerp. Dur- ing this perlod have occurred the bat- tles cf the Yser and Dixmude. In this serious time, therefore, You Falkeu- `h'liy'n' has 'been unftl11`g'”aIf‘11'iéJ`i'unctions which during the war of 1870 were div- ided between Von Moltke and Roon."
It is intimated in these newspapers
that there has been friction between Emperor William and Count von Moltke owing to a difference of opln- ion concerning the conduct of the cam- paign iu the west; it being understood that while Voll Moltke favored energet- ic operstions against the French center the Emperor was strongly inclined to- ward pushing the~ advance in the dir- ection of Calais. As a result of this conflict of opinion, it is said Count von Moltke retired to take the cure at Hamburg, being, however, in need of medical attention.
Von Falkcuhayn then continued the
operations in Flanders, under the dir- ection of the Emperor, with results which are described aa not wholly pleasing to the German public. An-| nouncement was made five days ago- that General von Fnlkellhayn would remain at the head of the German Gen- eral Staft’ but that Count von Moltke might be given another mission.
The plan of campaign of Count voll
Moltke, as originally outlined, was to advance on Paris as rapidly as pos- sible, and this with a. swift movement toward tho French capital by General von Kluck and General von Hansen in August and September, which was ended by the forced retreat to the po- sitions now occupied by the Germans in Franco. ll. illstated that friction between Emperor Wtllianl and Count, Von Moltke first occurred at this timo. i.ho Emperor taking the ground tllat the lnovc tactical was fuilo.
After tho capture of Antwerp it was
Von Moltkc's desire, according to these reports, to concentrate offortg upon thc Verdun-Toni line, while the Emperor. pointing to tho possibility of an envel- oping movement by tho Allies or a break through the wedge which Von Moltke proposed to advance. favored tllo continuation of operations against the forces of the Allies in Flanders. This is the situation. it is now said, which finally led to Von MoltIte's trip to Hamburg and the installation of Von Falkenllayn as chief of the Gen- eral Staff.
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CHRISTMAS VCAROL. Christina Rossettl.
Before the paling of the stars,
Before the winter morn. Before the earliest cock-crow,
Jesus Christ was borrl- l
Born in a stable,_ 4 `
Cradled in a manger;
in-the world his hands had mode
Born a stranger.
Saint and angel, ox and ass, Kept s watch together
Before the Christmas dsy-break,
In the winter weather.
Priest and king lsy fast asleep
In Jerusalem;
Young sud old ieyfsst eilel# `
In crowded Bethlehem.
Jesus. on I-iis moti_lsr's breast ;-'lnithe lltehle colds -
shams cans ar can was ue/I _,sw me af ula fam.
Mthtznirlh tsl-r~'°»
D Cl _
wlul nun alle' easel, an mu, ‘ To .hell -iii# Kino-°t~_0l°_frl“
Maul* hrs... f""~°'"f “'~'“,ji_ .fri __ I
no mention of any being los: but sen the light cruicer “Patrol” and destroy. er "Doon" were struck by shells ‘end loist five men killed and fifteen wound- € »
islands. -
IT TIIHIIHTII Eillliill
Premier Hearst Promises Considera- tion of Matter by Provincial Gov- ernment.
TORONTO, Dec. 18.- The Provinci-
al Government will immediately take into consideration all the circumstan- ces surrounding the embogllo result- inf from the compromise decesion of the Board of Governors to grant the German professors at the University o fToronto leave of absence with pay. Such was thc promise made hy Hon. W. H. Hearst to the large depu- tation which thronged the Legislative reception room and crowded the ad- joining hail last night.
The visitors made the strength of
their convictions very manifest by ap- plause and comments, the criticism by Mr. Owens of President Falconer as attempting to "exercise an auto- cratic despotiam with moneys that come from the public purse" being es- pecially vigorously applauded.
HAS _llllll HlN|`Hlll
Baltic Nobiiity Greatly Excited at Action of Military Authorltlel.
COPENHAGGEN, Dec. 18.- Baron
Carl Von Manteuffel, who owns a fine estate at Kardanger. near Libau, and is the most prominent noble in the Russian Baltic Province, has been ban- ished by the military chief of ills dis trict to Dwinsik near Tomsk, Siberia.
Tile evcltemellt of the Baltic nobil-
ity because of this incident is reported
l-to be great.
THE NEW YORK SUN’S ~ ' _ FAMOUS CLASSIC
.ON WHETHER THI!lRE'S A SANTA C]-IAUS.
I
(From the New York Sun oi Septem- I- bel: 21, 1897.)
We take pleasure in answering at
once und thus prominently the com- munication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of the sun: _ "Dear .Editor-1 am 8 years old, “Some of my little friends say
there is no Santa Claus.
“raps says, ‘lf you sec it in the
Sull it/s so.’
"rlease tell me thc truth, is there
a Santa Claus?
» "Virginia O'IIar.llon."
“115 West Ninety-llfth street." Virginia, your little friends ure
wrong. They havc.betm aflccoed hy the scepticism of 1,, sceptical nge. ihey no not pellevo except they sec. They tlnnlt that nothing can oe which is not comprehensible by their little n;.lr.os. nil luluds, Virginia, whether *bw bc mcn's or chlldIon‘s are little In this great: univorsc of our man is u more lneect, nn llnt,lu ge intellect, as compared with the boundless world
FPHUMINENI NUHLE _
Ill lIlillDl'S HISIIIIII HELD IN UIIIWI [ZITI
Case One Involving Seizure of Bhlp
Ballas ln September Last-
ADMlRALTY'8 CLAIM.
Court Ordered that Vessel and Her Cargo be Detalned During War.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18.-For the hrs;
time in the history of the Dominion
of Canada, a Prize Court, sn §mpsri;1 tribunal exercising jurisdict on in time of war, was convened in Ottawa Tuesday with Mr. Justice Csseele, of tihe Exchequer Court, sitting es Presi- ent.
The case before the court was one
involving the seizure of the ship Bel- las by His MaJesty's Customs officers in the port of Quebec after the deoclsri- ation of ar between Great Britain and the German empire. The sbip's papers disclosed that she wasa German ship, constructed of fron, and of the ns; capacity of 850.67 tons. She was built ill 1875. and her home port is Ham- burg. Tile registered owners are J. Wimmer and Co.
History of Seizure _
On September 16, Mr. E L. New-
combe, Deputy Minister of Justice, issued a. writ calming condemnation of the ship and the goods aden therein as "good and lawful prize and as droits ‘of the Admiralty." -
An appearance was entered to the
writ by Dr. Orlando De Mello De Rego of Lisbon, Portugal, claiming to be owner of the Bellas by sale on July 3rd, 1914.
After evidence had been given by
the Customs collector at Quebec, Eu- gene N. Chinic, Conrad Bolien, master of the ship, was called on behalf of the Portuguese claimant, and statbd that the vessel sold thirty daya before the outbreak or tuewsr.
However, it was brought out that the transfer of the ship had not been com- pleted before seizure, and the Pressi- dent of the court docidd that the claims be dismissed with costs and that the Bellaa and cargo be detained during the duration of the war.
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"TIPPERARY" A8
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
SING AT SALISBURY
The Quebec Chronicle, the editor of
whlcll is Col. David Watson. who is now at Salisbury with the i1rst‘Cs.n- adian contingent, publishes the follow- ing version ot "Tipperary," as it is now beng sung by the Clhadian boys In khaki. It ls, most people will think, an imprevement upon the original, and should be taken as the marching song for the boys of the second and third and fourth contingents from Canada.
Back to Tipperary started Paddy on
the run.
But when halt way he heard them soy,
tha nglltlllg had begun. _
He wrote to Molly, saying. "Door, sl-
though I love you so. _ _
My couni.ry's ca.llin', darlin‘, ee Tm
about ulnl, as measured ny the in- msn’ I must' 3°' telligcnce capable of grasping till: GHORU5-
wholc truth and knowledge. Ycs, \'irginia, there is 5 Sn;-ta Claus. Ito exists as certainly us lovc und generosity and devotion exist and you snow that they abound and give to your life, its highest beauty and joy. Alusi how greatly would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! lt would bc as dreary as ii there were no virginias. Tllerc would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, 1.0 romance to mano tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoy-_ ment, except in sense and tight, 'thc eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extllnguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not belleve in fairies' You might get your_papa to hire men to watch in all the chlmneyt on Christmas Eve tcitlatch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody seas Santa Claus, but that is no sign that-there is no San- to watch in all the chimneys on world are those that neither children nor men can ses. llid you ever csc fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course Iwi. but that-'B no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unsoesble ill the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what males the noise inside, but there is al veil covering the un- seen world which not the strongest man,nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever liv- ed, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry., lose, romance, can push aside thatlcurteln and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory behind; Is it all reel? Ab, Vir- ginia, in ell this world there is no- thing else reei and abiding. _
No Santo Claus! Thank God! 'the
lives, sud he lives forever. A thou- eelld years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times tell thousand years from new iid will ooutulus to mess glad
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lt‘s ll long way from Tipperary
It's a long way to go,
It's a long way from Tipperary.
From the sweetest girl I know, Farewell, Tipperary,
Goodbye sweetheart mine. i'll come back to you in Tipperary Wllcn we’ve crossed the Rhine.
Now I’addy's in the trenches, fighting
like a lion bold,
And Irish Molly’s waiting with I
heart as true as gold,
But when the Keiser's down and out and Belglum's free agstn, I-ie'll start for Tipperary town a sing-
ing this refrain:
CHORUS:
It's a long way' to Tipperary,
It’s a long way to I0
It's a long way to Tipperary, To the sweetest girl I know.
Good-Bye Kaiser Biilkh
And “Die Watch sm ein." lt's a long, long way to Tipperary, To sweet Molly mine.
THE SCOTCH PART OF HIM
(Fl-om tee Loudon Mirror)
1-lave‘-yon heard the story of the tart,” lad who tried to get into the Lou Scottish? He peeled ell the `
ment tests and the uiediosl gifs. Then the recruiting oihcer ' to
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