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DUIFOURNET
WILL MAIN
TAIN ORDER
issues- -Announcement Reassurin the Popiilace of Athens that He Nould llepress Disorders in Athens Later
Withdrew Announ
cement Probably on
King s Promise to
.J
(Canadian Press Despatch) I
LONDON. Nov. 30-A despatch. to|
Reuters Telegram Company from Athens dated Thursday says: "Ad- miral Du Fournet, commander of the Entonte Allied naval! forces in the Mediterranean on Wednesday night' Issued an announcement reassuring the populace saying he would imme- diately repress. disorders and hold the organizers of them responsible. An hour later he withdraw the an- nouncement. lt is understood he re- ceived a letter from King Constan-
~ ~ --.-_~.-__
Maintain Order.;
tine promising that order would be maintain'ed. King Constantine this morning visited the commander of the first army corps, and presumably Save him strict orders. The outlook is uncertain."
ATHENS, Nov. 29-(Via London,
Nov. 30)-King Constantine. acting in the capacity of commander~ln- chief of the army,' this morning call- ed a council of the ofllcers of the At.- henfan regiments at the headquarters of the' first army- corps.
The King attended the conference.
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ST. ANDREW’S DAY
DULY CELEBRATED
~_._...._....
The Caledonian Club of Prince Ed-`
ward Island is to be congratulated on its excellent and appropriate celebra- tion of St. Andrew's. Day at the Da- vies Hotel last night. Many of the ciansmen are at the front, and direct- ly or indirectly, _practically every mein- ber oi the club is personally interes- ted in the one subject uppermost in the thoughts of all, namely the war. lt was fitting therefore that the cele- bration this year should be of a more thoughtful character than in former years when;,tbe ideawas mainly na-
tioxgl Jubllhtion. n0t_ unmixed with m " or less hilariousness. 'The toast, s ten course dinner, put _up and served in a manner that would do credit to the best hotel on the con- tinent and Just such a feast as the Davies oarrprovide whenever it sets out' to do it, was quietly enjoyed in pleasant- socfability while all the after-dinner speeches breathed pa-N triotism. loy;s`lty.and unbounded op- timism witlir the quiet characteristf-I cally Scottish determination to stick! to it at whatever cost till British and_ allied arms are .crowned with suc- cess. ,
THOSE PRIESENT W='¢1l5$"’ ‘I Those present were: Ex-Governor
D. A. McKinnon, President; Mr. D. Edgar Shaw,,Chief; Mr. Thomas F. White, second VicoPresident.; Mr.. Mr. James Paton. ex-Chief; Cdl. Stew- art., ex-Chief; Mr. Charles Webster. ex-Chief; Mr. W. W. Walker. ex- Chlef; Mr. B. A. McLeod. ex-Chief; Mr. David Bethune, ex»Chiei; Mr. John -McPhee, ex-Chief; Mr. James Mcleaac, ex-Chief; Mr. S. A. Mc- Donald. ex-Chief; Mayor Brown; Prof. Hinton, Prof. Watkis, Prof.| Blanchard, Mr. Pierce, U. S. Con-. sul; Rev. Dr. Fullerton, Hon John S.` Martin; Mr. J. E. B. McCready;l Dr. Rohbins; Mr. Thomas Coleman; Mr. Frank Stewart; Mr. J. R. John'- son; Mr. W. A. Stewart; Mr. C. Blanchard; _M_r. H. A. McKenzie; Mr. D. R. McLellan; Mr. Thomas H. McMillan; Mr. P. Brodie; Mr. James Tait; Mr. J. Mol./aughlin; Dr. Ross; Mr. C., J. McLean; Mr. G. S.. Inman; Mr.`A. A. McLean. M. P.;‘; Mr. D. Gordon; Mr. Lauchlin Mc-N Donald; Mr. Jack McLeod; Dr. Mc-N Millan; Mr. Reuben McDonald; Mr. E. A. Foster;,Mr. A. G. Morrison;- Mr. Kenneth McKay; Mr. E. G. Saunders; Mr. J. R. Burnett; Mr. J. R..CiIiie; Mr. W. L. Cotton; Mr. P. McCourt; Mr. D. B. McDonald; Mr. D. K. Currie; Mr. John' B. Andrew.
function was carried out consisted of Mr. W. W. Walker, Chairman; Ex- Governor D. A. McKinnon; Col.‘D. Stewart; Mr. J. R. Burnett; Mr. J. McLaughlin; and Mr. Thos. F. White.
, MENU . .
Following was the menu: Oyster
cocktails, soup, Scotch broth with oat cake. Fish, salmon, caper sauce, po-
tato sante. Relishes, Indian soy,
grated cucumber, Bengal chutney. Roast, spring chicken, giblet sauce, boiled ham. Vegetables, creamed po- tato, green peas, okrra, beets, tomato salad, walnut dressing. The Haggis, Shine, wild goose, bilack currant jelly. Pastry, King Albert Pudding, brandy sauce. Jellled watermelon, whipped cheam. Dessert, apples, oranges, green grapes; Scotch cake, cherry cake. ce-iery, cheese, tea, coffee.
The haggle was introduced with
the old time ceremony, preceded by the bagplpes skifully and spiritedly played by Piper McKenzie, -borne aloft by clansman T. H. McMillan and followed by ciansmen in pro- cession around the tables. As' the “great chieftain of the puddin‘ race" was presented to th_e chief ai. the head of the table. Clansiman Webs-tei gave Burns' “Address to the Haggis" in excellent style, tho guests standing during the rendition.
TOAST LIST. .
The following toast list was duly
honoured: ,
The King. the National Anthem. The Governor-General. 0 Canada. The Lieutenant-Governor, His Ho
nour, the Speaker, Mr. J. S. Mar- tin.
imperial Forces, Col. Stewart, Dr.
Ross, Mr. A. A_ McLean, M. P.
The day an’ a' wha honour it, Mr.
James Mclsaac. -
The United States, Consul Pierce. The Land of Glens and I-liils and
Heroes, Rev. Dr. Fullerton, Mr. James Paton, M. L. A., and Mr_ J. R. Burnett.
The City of Charlottetown, _Mayoi
Brown.
The Land we're in, Mr. J. E. B.
McCready.
National Societies, Mr. E. A. Foe
ter. S. 0. Mr. P_ McCourt, B. l. S. Prof. 'BlanEhard, Acsdlans.
The Ladies, 'rns ciuef, ivir. D. .\u
gar Shaw. _
The Host and Hostess, Mr_ J. J
Davies.
Solos were rendered in magnifi-
cent style by Prof. Hinton, and Capt. T. E_ Robbins. while Mr. F. T. Wat-
COMMITTEE The Comimittee in charge of the arrangements \\\nd to whom 8reat|
credit is due for the excellent man-l
ner'in which this moat enjoyable
kis ably presided at the piano and played the accompaniments.
The proceedings came to a close
with the singing of Auld Lang Sync and the National Anthem at 2.30.
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ilun Forces are
(Canadian, Press Despatch.)
with the capture of Petechli and the
comment in tlie morning papers.
forts of the capital.
why they should not’ continue the
Ncaring Bucharest. Lillie Fighting
LONDON, Nov_ 30.-The rnpid ad-I
approach to Kulugurena from‘Gl\ir-
giu is regarded hero as constituting mania. Additional gains urc creditor a serious situation. judging from to tho Russians in this rcgion, but] ing thc cxisfnnco in ilio futurc of' thc
lt again it is asserted thoy'huvc boon florinziii nation, _
is remarked that if tho invaders dearly paid for in cui~:-usiilcs. '1‘lio Ron
reach Kulugurena they will he only manians on the north und norlliwcsi. (Special to the qluardian) seventeen miles from Bucharest, and fronts have made progress in Iluzuc I.()Ni)().\'. Nov. 1i0.- ‘hc form-s ol' only twelve miles from the outer and Prahovn Valleys. lficld Marsliaii Von Mzickciiscn arc
iloumanians up to this point and ex- presses the opinion that, if their nior-
ale is unimpaired, and their m\ini~ tions hold outf there is no reason H8111' Ypres where in an attack on alstill making progress towards his ob-
L SUMMARY
WAR SITUATION
5 . .
tacks.
:tent the Teutonic inroads into ltou
on 0ii|er Fronts 0wing *io Weather Conditions.
popularly as “tho man power bill"
The offensive begun by the Rusf luis been again inti~o<iu<n,-rl in tht-
vance of the Germans in Roumaiiialsians in the region of Kirlibaba np- iteiivlistug. in introducing ll. (‘iinn.-(-1. parenlly ia not improving to any ex-
ioi' Von' Bciiiinnnii llollwog again
- i'i.~iici°ntod that Germany was roiifly I- io cud flio' war by ii poaco guiii'unicr~.-
| ln' ono of the other theatres has ulinost within shelling distance of thc
The military co;-regpgndqnt of T_hg_ there' been any fighting of great in-'southern forts which protect lluuhar-
Times, however, sees cause for hope, tensity so far as official reports shcw.Icst, the capital i.-i` Roumauia_ Driv- He eulogizgg tha resistance gf the Big guns of the beliigc-rents on tho‘ing along thc railroad loading north
'front in France and Belgium are still‘i‘i-om Giurgiu. von Mnckenscn has active at various points. Tlic only|captured Tzomann, iii miles south of infantry engagement reported wal-i'Bucliarcst and at last accounts was
two mile front the British were re-'jectlve Meanwhile the army of Ge-
ir .
defence. The correspondent attaches D\1lS9d. i1CC0YdiYlB C0 Berlin- B0lhIneral Von Falkenhayn is keeping up Importance to the Russian attack Berlin and Sofia record rcpiilses 'Of its pressure against the Rcumanlnns
m the nm-them passes which he_ElJlt0l\i€/ Allied liliilfllfsl Ill I-Ile l`€gl0l\I\vcst und northwest of the capital,
mans. The success of a Russia counter-offensive on this front
is In the Russian' theatre' Turkish
thinks probably surprised the Ger- Of Mflllaitir. Serbia. Where rillll and in the centre having forced thc Rou-
n fog are hindering operations inaiuaus to -fini _back to Giuvatzioizu,
37 miles from Bucharest and further
-iouth and it is to be assumed that .lie Russians were satisfied in this respect before launching their at~
The much discussed bill providin
for compulsory service of civilian for war service in Gerinaify, know
orgely dependent he says, upon the troops have stopped strong Russian north having captured the town of stforts of the Roumanlans further attacks on Zlota Lip River in Galicia.f lfziinpuiung, thus opening at way for an
g* unhlndcred advance of all the troops
slot' the Central Powers through Torz- ii hurg pass into Wallachia.
RUSSIANS CAPIURE 0
IURKISH IRANSPURI
(Special to the Guardian.)
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.CERNIANS CAPIURE
PéuéiinbisEuiiiiéi
' RUUMAUIAN ICWNP IU CREAI BRIIAIN
I WASHINGTON, Nov. 30- 'rife
PETROGRAD, Nov. 30-The fol- owing official account of operations in the Turkish front was given out
A lrnited States has sent notes to Great
They Ire How- sixteanl Britain and France-, requesting recon-
oday; "A hostile detachment which idvanced in the 'region of Wanzk withdrew after an unsuccessful night .tttack. Iii the Salekiz region we cap- .ured a Turkish_transport of 47 ani. nals laden 'with Brain."
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RAI CUNSUII
IHE UUNIINIUNS
A (Canadian Press Despatch) » LONDON. Nov. 30-Lord ilsiington
'n the House of Lords yesterday an- nounced that the' overseas Domin- ions would be consulted with refer- ence to the peace terms suggested or llctated by the .Allied governments it the conclusion of the war. Lord Islington said: "Before any arrange- ments for calling a. peace conference, :an be made. we' imust. have reached i more precise and definite stage re- garding the issues of the war. while the heavy pre-occupation' of the Premiers of the various Dominions must. be a factor in any arrangement to call the conference in this' coun- try. lt has been definitely decided that the Dominions which have con- tributed to the conduct of the war. are entitled to consideration when terms of peace' are finally formulat- ed."
THE WE/\'I‘HI']li»
' '1`E1V[I’ERA'|‘URE
TIDE, MOON, F/I`(‘-.
_*.-
(Speclai to the Guardian.)
occasional rain. _
.9 a. m.. 40; at il p. m., 44. The col lest the revious night. was 34 above
TORONTO. Ont.. December 1-
Easteriy winds, or moderate gales, mostly south and east winds, with
The highest temperature registered
yesterday was 44 degrees above; ai.
P .
The tide will be high this afternoon
Miles of Rountonio Capita
, , _-' -I-_-5`-'Ns-» -
' (Special to the Guardian.)
PETROGRAD, Nov. 30_---The Ro
miles south of Bucharest has bee captured by the Teutonic forces, th war office announces. The stntemei
Tzaliigareni and Tzomana. the cncin
. p .
evening. The situation in Dobrudj is unchanged." »
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IWC CHIIUREN
southeast of Grand Falls. that it slid
of Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Aiirlrci~\cii two iiiiriiiy rcspf-civil ici-'-idciiis of that place. 'i‘wo of Mr. und Mrs.
VILLA iS IN CONTROL
OF CHIHUAHUA
- (Canadian Press Despatch.)
pil. PASO. 'l'cx4, Nov. 25)----Viilii
Gonoral Gonzalo:-i nl. Juarez, who wo
Juarez.
mania" town of Tmmuna' sixtee;|able.effect that a continued refusal
follows.: “Having attacked thi! RON manians ulong_tl1c road from the Do-
nube to Bucharest ncai' Ciiiiiiiuiitzgmwmv is not justified in donying mm
ovcu led the lattcr position toworm “mat care is taken to bum, um wp
EUUNU UEAU IN WEEE
` GRAND FALLS. N. B.. Nov. :n_- Word har- been received from the littlo sc-ttlomcnt of New Dcniunrk,
Anilrc`son's three cl`iiifii'cn were found in a'<icop wcil. Both were iicud.
is
moving nortiiwiirii from C-liiliusiiuit il ii 1flo`f:|lwl( ('.ouiil~\cl: Mossrs filly, according to ii despatch from General Trovino received tonight hy
llsideration by those governments of
their refusal- to issue a. safe conduct
tl B _ Count Tarnowski, the new Austro-
u_ Hungarian ambassador to the' United
State-s, and speaking of the unfavor-
0‘ would have on opinion here.
It The notes point out that it is an
_ inalienable right. ot' sovereign nations
to exchange amhaseiailors, and insist tha; a third nation, cvcn in time ul
‘A right.
frm.-ciitiitions solely on thc grounds of Iits right. us iiistinguislicd i'roni more iiiici'iiui.ional coiirtes-y, making it _clear that the United States is not lashing n. favor or assuming tho at.- ftituile of ii plearler.
»If the present note nic:-,ts with an
iiiisutisfuctory response it is admitted flint a very difficult sitiiatioii will bi' developed.
SUPREME CUURI .
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A Ai SUNIMERSIDE
in fiic Supronic Court Siimnicrsidc
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NOW FIRST SEA LORD
Vice-Admiral BeattyWho Commended in A
Jutland Battle Succeeds as Head of the Grand Fleet. Other Changes Fore- - shadowed. British Press Generally Comments Favourably on Changes.
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
i.()Ni)f>N. Nov. Il0.~-Ailinirui Sir
lohn ll. .li:llii~oc, L-oiniiiiiiiiici' of ihc iiriiisii ilcvt, wus _vcstcril:i_v uppoiir lcd First Sen Lord oi` ilir: Aiiniirally, in pliico of Sir ii. ll. Jiivksoii. in-iii); :iici-or-(li-ii iii voiiiiiiuiiii oi' thi: iiraiiil lflcot by Vivo-.\iiiiiii'ni Sir Iiiiviii ilcuity. who i-iiiuiiiuiiiicii tho ilriiisii Initlic-criiisor sqiiarlron in iiic .lutlunii Hallie. `
Arlniiral Sir liciiry Il, Jackson hai
cannot possibly be tested. except bf- ihc rcsuli. We do noi. doubt that thi' decision, which perhaps lf; mg;-0 ge ious than any taken in the war, he~ bcciras zinxioiisly considered by ltr. authors as it will ,lie widely discuss-' '-~|l, lt reiuafns to be seen whethe" Ii-Ili.-oc pos:-iesos the driving power ruthivssiioss. ability to` imp;-egg hi: r~olii>ai<\i<-.s and the clear vision which
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‘icon appointed president of thc Nuvul Much of tho comment centres on 'uiicgc at Greenwich. 'l`iicrc will hc the past administration of the ad- :-oiisequential rhzingqs in the lloarll of 1I1il‘2\Ify, Of which some sharp crit-
rhe Admiralty.
Other changes in the way of bring- ng new men from the fleets to White-
i'. has exhibited a lack of vigor and ii
`iali are foreshadowcd. Apparently M Balfour retains his office as first lor vf tlic admirnlt_v through it nil, u
icism is not coniiiied to papers of oni- Ipoliticai typc. lt is complained that the Admiralty for some tim"
il strange nioofness from reality. The 1- i~ritir‘ism is not, however, focused 0|.
'hougli some of the some newspapers 'A. J. Balfour. First, Lord of the Ad-
which called for Colonel Churchill’s retirement have been turning their :uns upon him, but from u different ingic. They considered lfliiirchi Loo inipctuous and disposed to into _'ere with matters of strategy. while: `.Iicy corisidorcil Mr. Balfour loo slow _ind conservative
LONDON. Nov 3fl.- Gratiilcatfo
mirnlty, except in two instances-thc Daily News and the Daily Mail which call for his removal.
ll The Daily News finds his retention r- of the post of First Lord disquieting
while The Mail makes an addition iv. its many recent attacks. It .has nothing to say about Admiral Jeff! Icoe and Sir David Beatty, except:- n "This is no real change at all."
uid hopeful expectation generally arc it demands the complete recon-
\xprcssed in the London mornin
g struction of the Admiralty board
iopers at the naval changes, ul- On the other hand the Morning Post hougli not without certain quaiiii- and Daily Telegraph pay tribute to
rations. It is universally admitte hat the new appointments will b
il Mr. Balfour, the former saying thai c special acknowledgement is due hia-
il ular, hut there is a disposition administration and also his courage
lp ,
rather to hope than to he coniiden hat the arrangement will work well. The Times. for instance, wliile dis-
ivowiug an intention to suggest that the appointments, because pol .ilar. are not necessarily sound, says
t!and strong sense in choosing the .right time to make changes.
The Daily Telegraph admires “his
virtuous decision" not to interfere
\-= with the technical matters of the Ad- 1Irufralty, whereby, it says, he has
“Comment muut necessarily be re-‘gained in I1 rare degree the confid-
itraiiied, if it is not to be mer giiorant enthusiasm. The change.
cfence of the great service over which s he presides_
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“THE BLACK FEATHER"
-A
SPLENDIU -PLAY
'i`he Prince Edward Theatre Filled Last
Evening When This Splendid Melo- dramatic Comedy was Staged. .
Mauagr-r Gullughcif mailc no mis-
iaiko when lic scr'.iii'cii for ii rctiirn ougagcniont iii this l’i'in<'c Edward Tiicotre thot iiotnrl and ohio ncior, Mr. /\‘ll»r-ri. iirown :ind his lnlontorl <'.o1upliiiy. /'|‘iu~. fiiiuiliwi wus urowiicrl siiowiiig iiiul, tho pcoplc oi' this ciiy know Iiow io appi'c4:iul.i‘ tho “right goods" witcn’ they como uloiig.
This is iii.; sccoiid (`-zinudiziii tour
of Mr. Brown,ziiiri iuhis inic.~'.l pi'odui'.- tion “Tiff-. llliiizk l~‘oziiiici"‘ spcciolly written for iiiiii hy' ai oicvor f‘amuiiuii pluywrlglii, Mr. \V. /\. 'i`i'ciiiugiio, he iiuil un oxocilciil vcliil-,io iii whii-li to place oiiro inorc hciorc fiic public his uniquo ability. 4
The "Black i~‘cul.hci"' may bi' tcrm-
cii a sister pluy to thc fornicr liil-Z s'iii:co:-is “Tho Whiic l<`catiier," :ind in oiio rcispcct. iii, liuisi., is quilv similui' though quite' u iliffcrcnt story.
In tho role of Dick Kuni, playful by
Mr. Brown, this siiniliurity is iioteri. Dick, though gcnornlly rcgiiriii-d us ii stupid. gomi-for-nothing idler und lop. thc iisc-loss' son oi’ ii formcr Drilisii diplomnllsf, at thc' :_-nil provos him- .~icli‘ li very shrewd iniiivifiiini, and u vcry useful member of thc 1lrfli.-,.h intciligeiivc stuff.
Ilow lic circunivcnts a Gcriuuu liar-
on and Austrian' Coiintoss' who arc trying to sccuro official information in rcgiird fo Iiriinin's iiiioiitioiiu on flu: ov;-, oi’ tiic- oiitbrcak of the pros-
cul gri-:il world wnr mnkus ii dccgil- silly interesting ator_v`aiid i~u'lls or cxi‘vpt.loiiully clover acting.
The- scenes of the play are laid in
London and there are some ver_\' ic-nso and interesting situations. Mos.. of the characters of the play are iii some wny connected with the iiriiiuli Foreign Oilice, ‘and Dick by his acutcnoss, saves' two honest but incompctciit officinlls who happen to bc' tho uncle and brother of his
|swr.otIif-.nrt from blunders and weak- ness that would have meant their own ilisgraimnnll the injury of their countiy 'i‘Iic incidents are most eil' 1-Iting, Inu strictly within the bounds of prohubiiily and tho dialogue which has boon written for Mr. Brown har- nll that. rrlspiicss and_ humor which lifs sparkling methods as an actor do
manii.
Who work of the ladies in the car'
Miss Sarah Pcrry. as the Countes= Wuiuiu Von lioltzhory, Clomence Ran dolph us Evelyn Thornton and Hel on Kccrs as Lady Caxton, was parti 1-iiluniy good. Mr. De Stefani as th” Ilaron; Mr. Sherwood ae Paul i-logue. Mr. U. Welch-Homer as' Sir George ifuxiou und Robert R. Renter as Jac; Thornton had leading roles and play- od them adrmirably throughout.
The other actors Messrs George
Ifonry. lrhomas Shaw, and H. Elder edge in minor roles showed up well.
The costumes of the ladies and the
splendid scenery- were excellent. -
TonigIi4_ "The Black l»‘eather" wil”
bu ropcatcd and those who missed seeing this fine play last night should make' it a point to be at the Prince Edward in good time.
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-(Canadian Press Despatch)
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CAPETOWN. November 30-
lt is understood here that Gen- eral .Ian Christian Smuts, fonmer minister of defence, as soon as he has wound up his campaign in Ger-
man' East Africa, where he is in eu
preme command of the British forces operating there. will go to the front in France to take command of the Union of South Africa contingent
Minn-lie Llniment euresigargat In cows " - ‘
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there. The situation in German
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East .Africa ie that what is left of the German army is kraalel in _ a stretch of territory lollthiiqi eiiritir about 500 miles in diameter. coiverld with thick brush, very swsmpy in
pieces, and with malaria very- preva- ent. , " _
- Notwithstanding tile' ` `
they have undergone in the- through the Kaisefs long- ,_ ' the large majority ol the _ _ soldiers are said to NME- ‘_' VCT-` onteer for overseas _
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