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U. S. RUUNIIINU UP . ITSWAR SLAUKERS

35,000 I

(Dom. Press Special.) WASHINGTON. ideb. ‘ll"-—All'l proximately 35,000 slackers lulvv been rounded up so fur. i119 Judi" ice Department let it be knowll today. These arrests rupriesent the work of months by 1191111111091" agents who are running down sus-

Soviet iiovernmenfs Conditional Diier

' (Dom. Press Special.)

LQNIIiU-N, 'l<‘c"b. 2‘ll~—'i‘hts illus- alan Soviet Gvoerhlucnt has informed Great llritnln that. Itrd armies will be delllobllizreil if pre- sent boundaries n!’ Soviet Itusslzl are guaranlteetl by clltellto.

ItIOPTJNIIAG-IDN, Fell. 2l.—-A tics- llilhcll to III". Post said today u proposition was put to J. (fiirudy, British l‘\‘]lI‘4\.lit‘Il7lilIIIVt‘. in iirltlsll and Soviet conversations in Font-n- hagcn by Maxim ili-trlntifi‘, Iiolslt- nvik emlsstilry, lit-fore (Hirndy re- turned to London. (Yilrndy roach- t-d London this week and will rc- tllrll to Copenhagen Feb. 23-

Icebelgs olLhtlantic Path

(Dom. Press Special.)

BOSTON, Feb. 2l.~'l‘llc presen- ce of large icebergs and (loci; off Nova Scotia coast and in the patll of transatlantic shipping was rc- ported by the British steamer Ard- groom irl a Wireless deep-atoll given ou-t here .totia-_1. She was filrcctl to change her course several times because of ice.

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JOSEPH CAILLAUX TAKES STAND IN OWN DEFENSE

\ PARIS, Feb 21.—-Joseph Caillaux former premier, took the stand to- day when his trial before the Sen- ate, sitting as a high court, on the charge of intriguing to bring ab-

pcace with Germany was resumed.

M. (‘ailluux was examinédwvitll regard tn his trip to South Ameri- ca and Ills relations with ‘MIilOtlO, sou-in-law of Mr. "Swift. of Chic-

ago, who was interned" ill tilc Un- ‘ited States. Mr. (lulllaux said that his pro-war policy was a pollcyoi‘ "European OUIICIIIGLIOIl." llo declar ed tllat he had llevcr heard of Conn-t Karl Von Luvillurg, form- er Germain minister to Argentina,

Ills journey to South America, Call- luux said, he llad ulwuys told those around him that the lltvrlln policy was imprudent and unlllan- ncrly. The charge or the accusrd was confined to M. Caillauxs activ ilies in Brazil and Argentine in Du- ccmber and January, 1914-15.

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‘FOR SALE-SUMMER COTTAGE at ‘Keppocll. Can be used by Lone or two families. ADDIY 233 helli- St. .

WANTED AT FALCONWOOD Hospital a lady superintendent. of nurses. Apply to superinten- dent. 7196-2-231ME3i.

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'WANTED.—A COOK FOR PLAIN gouging, App!“ to Mrs. A. _A. Bartlett 175 tilroy Street, oe- tween the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock in evening. 7139-2-19-"Mll5tiwk.

rvvsrrrso A GIRL son causa- nl housework in family of three.

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‘FARM FOR BALE-MRS- DORA Wilson oi Summorviilo, Township Number 56, hne offered her farm containill 102 acres of land for eale at" lio suction to held on Wednesday March 10th 1020 at the hour of,12.oclooir nodn in front of the office of S.

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have Been Arrested. ‘Somc "_i0r Wiiinl Desertion and Some 0n Suspicion.

DCKZIS, the names of whom are furnished by the war deP3TlIlli-‘iII~ 'l‘lle names are divided into two categories, 1711.911 men being clas- sed as wilful ilesertors from draiit. till-ii 153,354, being rcgzlrded its B11- spects who lnust be questioned and investigated.

Whites and Japs Fighting at Ameur

(Dom. Press Special.)

LONDON, Feb. ‘lb-Insurgent white troops along the Amur River have attacked Jthllillliliifi forces and fierce iligll-tingis proceeding, a Moscmv wireless (ftllllililllliifilltiilll today said. The whites have sent reiniorctenlelrts to aid their troops zicctlrdtillg to the (rumnlulllcque.

Another cilmmunlcquc rciti-rati-il tho statement of Russian Soviet |',()Vf'i‘lllllt‘ill. that. it is rciidy for pl-uco and is fighting only tilrougll lltPiihit-lll)’. ‘filo Siivit-i. Government tines not desire tn l'ilI) its neigh- bors and that fhct is understood by British, French, American and other Illlperialistiic governments, the comlnunlcque added.

WILL NOT WIDEN 'THE PREFERENCE. LONDON, Feb. 15.--it is practi- cally certain there will be no in- crease olj widening of imperial pre- ference liiis year. 'I‘his will be tho most important subject, as far as (‘annda is ‘concernctl durillg the Stlt-ibitlll of Parliament. Last years preferential ‘tariffs were recogniz- ed lls only a beginning, and it was hoped they would be foil-owe,‘ by others this year. Tile situation which existed in 1919 has, how- ever, changed, and your corros

pendant in informed that it is ex-

tl'emciy-l.'lll.ikely,fhere will be any extension of preference. The rea- son is first fiscal machinery, wnicll then existed for grunting prefer- ence, wms employed to the full, and has not been supplemented. Re- baltes" were granted on "the duties then in force, those on sugar, cof- fee, cocoa. nloio,» cars, IlltIlSICflI in- struments and tobacco. As these have not tsince been added to new preferences could be granted only by imposition of new tariffs and the coalition statesmen are not dis- posed to invite disruption nvcr such an issue. An (lllfllllilg for fa- voring (‘antldi-all imports will bc afforded by tilc import restric- tions, lIle whole question of which will .cnlnr\ up for oossidernttlotl as itho result of the recent judgment 0i’ Justice Slmkey that restrictions by proclamations are illegal.

Tho new antldunlpillg bill will also be presented by Sir Auckland Geddes, rumors of wll-osc immed- lfllfi resignation and return to Mc- Gill University are authoritatively denied. A rumor which has dis- tinct interest ‘to (Yanadl-ans, since, if well founded it would mean aces- sioll Ito the Premiership of a Cana- d..atl citizen, is the possible teln- porary retirement from poll-tics of Llflyll 680F158. Your correspond- cnt heard on Saturday that suoh a lllovo was contemplated by the Prime Minister, who has no respite "I006 I118 Bigantic war effort-l, and on Sunday, the Obsever, which is" friendly f0 tho Premier, counselled such a course. lf adopted it would mean that Bonnr Law would take over like leadership, ‘unless Lloyd George merely decided to take six tnoll-thha" rest as Sir Robert Borden is now doing.

APOHAQUI MAN FOUND DEAD NEAR SUSSEX

ISUSSEX, Feb 21.—Tllo body of 960mb Tait, of Apohaqul, who had been missing since Tuesdnfy, was found tthig afternoon about four o'clock on the ‘bank of the river about one mile and a half below Sussex, where he had frozen to death.

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STATUS OF SEIZED GERMAN SHIPS AS VIEWED BY WIL- SON

WASHINGTON, Feb ZL-Pl-esi- dent Wilson, in reply to Senator Brandeg's resolution, informed the Senate that he had not. entered in- to an agreement or understanding with officials of Great Britain. con- cerning the sale of former Ger- llnors, seized in American ports, nor had he entered into any agreement or understanding with respect to what disposition should be made of them by the United States.

At the same time he transmit- ted to the Senate s copy of n. “pro- posed agreement" tbetwoen the Al- lied‘ and Associated governments at Paris under which each is to retain as its own "the complete

b; title to and use of all ships cap-

tured, soiled or detained during the war, are war measure." and to

"own the some free from any claim of any. of the Allied or All- eocieted Governments."

Raymond Poincare , Pres. Commission

(Dom. Press Special.) PARIS, Fob. 2l.—liaytnnnd Poin- carc former President of Ffillllfi‘ has been appointed president of the Inter-Allied Preparations Conl- luission, it was learned officially today. He succeeds Charles C. A. Jollnart who resigned \Veduesda_v.

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Aeroplancs to - "Guide Fishermen

(Dom. Press Special.)

\VASHliN-G’I‘~0N. Feb. 21.—-Tllc bureau of fisheries.‘ plans to ell- courage fisllting by acre-pinata. Planes will be used to aid tuna and sardine tfisllcrlnen Ill finding schools of fish. 'I‘Ile use of air- craft to locate. submarines during war-flute gavc the bureau tilc idea

Condensed Telegrams

KING ALFONSO MAY TRY SHOOTING GAME.

(Dom. Press Special.)

BRIPSSICLS, Feb. 2I.—-\.\'\i\\'l-i])CI]l' 111's Ilrrn totilty swirl KIIIP,‘ Alfonso may participate ln tho shooting con lusts Ill lln- coming Olympic flames at Antwerp.

DRASTICV onorzn IN IRELAND

(Dom. Press Special.)

DIiIiUIN, ideb. 21.—MiIitary au- thorities issued proclamation early today ordering all residents of Dublin to stay indoors Iletween eight p.. lll. and flvo a. nl. airless specially permitted to be on tilc streets. " .

GERMAN COMMISSIONERS ARRIVE IN LONDON

City 0f VicnnaStarving. Street Cars 0ft and t0 Their Work.

(Dom. Press Special.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Vicntla, desolate, without truusprlriutitln with hordes of hungry ill llopclcss lntlsery, is described as having only one lll0lllIl'.‘-i food supply, ill tele- gram fronl a i‘(>']')I'(‘S'E‘llti\lIVl? of the American relief adminstrufltln

000000000?‘ . HUPELESSMISERY

N0 Coal and no F00d. the Hungry Walk Miles

made public today by President Hoover.

Today the crown is worth loss than half a cent, .tlle cable reads. 'I‘here is no coal" and street cars have stopped running; people walk nliles lo work, hungry and badly clad. Vienna is a picture of deso- lation, and almost hopeless misery.

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Council oifremiers _ Discusses Russia

(Dom. Press Special.)

LONDON, ifcb. lil.——-t‘ntlllt-il of Premiers today began disi-ilssitln of the Russian situation prt-lilninziry to an t-xchzlngc of viows on politi cnl. nlilitary ulnl t-conolnlc pllusos of tilc zlllicd relations with tin- Soviet (IUVPPIHllPlll, it was learnt-ti officially.

Herbert Hoover Gets D. S. Medal

(Special to The Guardian.)

Nl-IW YORK. Feb. l9.— Iicrbert lloover will be presented with a gold medal by the Civic Forum to- night, having been selected by its national council as “the American who has given the most distingu- ished service within the tiast two years."

____<+>-i-- FOUR MERCANTILE MARINE

(Dom. Press Special.) LONDON, Feb. Zir-Five Gill‘- man ‘financial ‘commissioners ar- rived here early today to take up unsettled German British finan-

cial (mentions. .

HUNGARY WANTS MORE TIME

(Dom. Press Special.) PARIS, Feb. 2.1.-- Hungarian de- legation here today asked the coun cil of A-lllbtlssatiors for another ex- tension ol‘ time ill which to prc- srntulleir countcr proposals in their pcacc treaty. '

TELEPHONE STRIKE AVERTED

(Dom. Press Special.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--Operat- ors at .'l number of exchanges have notlfioti New York tcl-ophontl (34).. that they willl go on strike tnnigilt uillcss their tIi‘lll‘I|1iI‘:<i for dtlght-r ltrzlgil-l: are met 'I‘ln- (Znlnpttny tlrla lnorniltg Issuer] il statement saying the mattt-l- would ho adjusted and there ivas no danger ‘of inlcrrupt- loll to service.

TURKINSH QUESTION CONSID- ERED

(Dom. Press Special.)

LONDON, Feb. 21—-Tllc Supreme Council of allies, it is reported at its Jnceting today tiliscusscd minor points of itlle Turkish questliion, which would be cleared up wit‘.‘l- out tho ‘presence of Alexandre lull- lerand, French Premier, who is in Paris. N0 official statement. as to the. council's deliberations Wits io- sued aliiicr its first session totiay.

U.S. HAS NEW SUBMARINE

(Dom. Press Special.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The new army tank juslt tested provid- es more collifort for “treat-enl- roug-h" corps. The engine ‘Is~ placed In the rear and all air light steel bulkhead separates It i'r0lll the fighting compartment to which fresh air is forccd- by nlcrms of a fan. The Inerior of the tank used ill tho world war often became an inferno of heat.

STRIKIE CAUSES LOSS

(Dom. Press Special.)

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21.—'1‘he strike oi! stealaship crews here is causling heavy loss to shippers. Warehouses are choked with mer- chtandise and many perishsible car- goes have bben ruined. The conlp- any affected declares if men do not return to work by Monday it will lay up all vessels of their dine numbering 280.

nscsur ron nuns/lav.

(Dom. Press Special.) BASIJE, Feb. -21.-—~Admir8l Nicho las Nortbyn, commander-ln-chlef of Hungarian army is reported. to have been named regent of Hung- ary by the national assembly. REPATRIATION OF GERMAN PRISONERS

(Dom. Prue Special.)

PARIS, Feb. ‘AL-Tho repatria- tion of German war prisoners now in Siberia was eutbortizog by the council of ambassadors at. its les- eion lioday. The action of the coun- cil provided that repatriation be by way ofibe far east. The quest- ion df the disposal of various en- emy warships we, taken ‘up and

their allocation decided upon.

. score of 11 to 5. The ice was heavy

‘SHIPS IN PORT.

Sale 0i German Ships Postponed

(Dom. Press Special.)

\V.ASIIIING'I‘ON‘, Fell. lit-Op- ponents of imlllcillale sale oi‘ ox- (ier-nlan lint-rs ha.) tllcir innings Ill court and before tho Senate Volnlnerco. (‘onluliiiot- today. Just- ico Halli-y of the district of (‘clum- bia Su-prenle ('.illll‘l, grnnlt-il a teln- pilrnry injunction algainst tilc sale of the ships. Hefnrt- the si-llrlte t-olnlnltice R. ll. Stt-vi-tls, shipping hoard i-illnluissionel" opposed sl-ll- lug ui‘ tho vessels now.

DOUBT CAPACITY OF SUPREME COURT TO TRY ALL CRIMINALS

BERLIN, Feb 2l.—Pi‘t*IIlllIi'l€ll‘y conferences between Dr. Schoffer, ulfnister of justice, and the attor- lley general have convinced " the minister that the trial by the Su- preme (‘curt of Leipsic of Germans accused by the Allies of war (zrinlc-s will ncccssitzltc considerable anlpll- ficaiioll 0f that tribunal. with rc-

I Sir Auckland Geddes t Probably U. S. Minister

(Dom. Press Special.)

II()NI)()N, Feb. ZZL-Nnrthrliffc newspapers said today that Sir Atlcklaml GLHIOUS DPPSNIPIII of the Board of Trade has been offered the post ot‘ Ambassador to the Uni:- ed States and ilrobabiy will ac- cept.

Apportioning Ships ' Among Allies

(Dom. Press Special.)

(‘r-Secretary of State for the Mer- cantile Atarille, will accompany pre- mier Millerand to London. He will be cafled upon to take u-p negotiat- ions with proper inter-allied colli- mission on (iuflstions of freight ltgrecnli-nts and on allotment of Gi-rlnnu ships to I"l'1llli‘!3, The toll- nago which would go to Fftlllft‘ under the present. tentative ar- rallgelncllt is not colrsidcrled suf- ficient by IIIH French (lovi-rnnn-nt which ltopr-s lu obtain a lltrgel" up- portion-lineal.

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Powers Decline Crown Prince's Uiier

(Dom. Press Special.)

‘PARIS, Feb. 2l.— Tho Allies have (lecided not to respond to the offer of the former crown Prince of Germany to surrender himself for trial before an Allied tribunal on charges of war crimes it was learned today. The Princes offer made it tposltive that the charges agiinst the other accused was submitted recently in a cable in the heads of the principal allied and ussnclatctl powers.

it also was leurnctl that the re

spect to its organic construction

HALIFAX, Feb. 15.-—-TI\(: llas of the Canadian Mercantile Marble is ‘becoming o. familiar one along the waterfront. These ships are prov- tng successful commerce carriers and most of them are very rapidly ‘paylyng for the cosrt of their coll- struction. ‘Four of them are ln port at present; two loading and repairing damage caused by ice. l T}... (Yzlnatitlan Pioneer is tat Pier 28 loading general cargo for Bucn- os Aires. The Canadian Gunner‘ is ‘at Pie,- 4 also loading general cargo of flour, lumber, grain and fish or Barbados, Trinidad and Dc- nlerura. The Canadian Spinner is at ‘the old Pier 2 awaiting orders. She has yet to mtak e he,» maiden voyage as a commerce carrier. The cargo which she took do\vn the St. Lawrence on tho occasion of her memorable battle with the ice has been trallsfcred to the Can- adiall- Pioneer. Meanwhile the Splll1lei' is completing repairs. Tho latest. arrival Ill port of the Merchant Marine is the steamer Sheba, :1 veteran government ship. She was bwidt before the wal- alld although ‘n. governmcnt ship has only lately been lnlidc a member of the (tanadian Merchant Marine. 11ers has been somewhat of l. checkered career. ‘During tho time of the Hudson bay construc- tion work she was engaged in that service and on one trip took a load of lumber froln the Gulf of Mexico to the Hudson Buy terminals. Silo ha; ttho (ldstinction of being tilc first ship to unload a cargo at tilc Halifax Ocean Terminals. 'l‘lri:s was In tho spring of 1917 when she unloaded a cargo of cement for the construction work there Last fall she was seriously dis- abled ln one of tIIlL‘ frequent terri- llbc gales and was for solne time under repairs. 0n llcr recent. voy- age hero from Newfoundland heavy ice "was encountered and it is nec- essary for llcr to have four plates removed and straightened. She is at present lying mt Darrtllloutll and when ready will load for Havana.

-————<o>—i- CHARGES VIOLATION. OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE WASHINGTON, Feb ior-Charg- ing that Great Britain had violated the Monroe Doctrine by interfer- ing with the sailing from Beunos Ayres yesterday oi the former Gor- mall steamer Bahia Blanche, with cnnsignments for ten North Am- erican IillpOrllIilg companies, Repre- sentative Britton, of Illinois, intro- duced a resolution today asking tho State Department to make a full investigation.

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ACADIA BEAT MOUNT ALLIS- ON 11 TO 5

WOIJFVILLE, February 21.——The Acadia College hockey teem lust night defeated Mount Allisoll- by n

and fast play was impossible. Aka- dia led from start to finish. in the first period the score was Aca- din 5,. Mount Allison 9. In the second period the score stood Aca- dia 7, Mount Allison 4. Beardsley did nearly all thc scor- ing for Acadia, but Burton and Kinley also played‘ a eter game. For Mount Allison, Edgett play- ed a. great game. Despite the heavy storm, a largo number of persons turned out

and working force. in view of the

Ifact that Germany's highest court

is a ponderous and slow moving af- fair, which has always been coll- sltlerably behind the times, the forthcoming trials will probably tie- maml a. distinctive section which would not conflict with the court's regular cases.

'i‘llu national assembly may be asked to approve supplementary pleasures calculated lo enable the Supreme ‘Court to adapt itscif to the untisual task.

Tile feeling of satisfaction which set in when the last Entente note on the extradition question was re- ceived has now given way In gov- ernment circles to the realization that Germany finds herself with a gigantic job on her hands as a result of lilo voluntary offer to pay judgment on her war offenders. -se>i~— MATRIMONIAL RECORDS

MADE IN SCOTLAND

(l-LASGOIW, Fob. 20.—(}-lasgow recently saw thc crest of n matri- monial wave. Fully ilifty pairs with their witnesses lined up ‘before the sheriff to swear that they had ful- filled the legal requirements under the marriage schedule, which is afterwards conlplctcd at the office

of the registrar‘.

This sn-called “irregular form" of marriage, which is in every re- spect legal in Scotland. has been very popular in Glasgow this year.

‘Fully 4,500 pairs, from all clus- ses and of practically all marriag- able ages. have appeared before the sheriff. 'I‘ills Is easily u record beating lust year's figure by 2,- 000 and tho record was rush by 1,000.

Big wages have tempted many working class couples to lllarry, oi- tllougll houses cannot be obtained.

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is RAOING JAPAN

INFLUENZA m

VICTORIA, 13. t‘... February 17.—- illfluenza is sweeping Japan and causing a tremendous number of (lentils, according to M. Hirota, who arrived today on the Nippon liner Katorl Maru on his way to Seattle to assume the post of Jap-

that the eltidenlic has spread snese consul» M. i-Iirota states the epidemic is not so ‘bad

throughout tho country, but it i8 working itg greatest devastation ill Toklo.

THE WEATHER. TEMPERATURE TIDE, MOON ETC.

TOR NTOjFebruary 21.——North east w ads. fair and cold.

The coldest Saturday night was 14 above; it was 22 at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The highest during the day yesterday was 58; _it was the same at 10 o'clock last night. "

The tide will be high this after- noon at 1.10 and tomorrow at 1.40; it will be high tomN-row morning at 1.85 and Wednesday at 2.21.

Sun set-e this afternoon at 5.98 and tomorrow at 5.40; it rises to- morrow morning st 6.48 and Wed- nesday at 0.45.

Newhioon Thursday, Feb. 10th mi. 5.85 p. ln.

Hrstqtlarler moon Thursday, Feb. 26th 7.05 p.ln.

to witnebe the game.

cenlly created Allied Commission of Justice has been collecting do- cumentary evidence to submit to the German liIII.)\iIl.t.iI at ‘LtIIpZIg which is to try the accused Teu- tons as named In lists submitted by the allies.