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TUESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1916 __ _A $2.50 ner vw' by man- in mug. , : w».==";` w “.fi'° ,. 1 1 I slim-:lif.s tsensinonli SEQUEL To new THE lmsslliun Arrlnivlr rmwul lu. J. l. Muni llsriucls Pnucflnllss in at Inu ihsiead of the 250,000 First tliiered. The Sensation which the _ new Liberal Leaders Attem ted to Create at the Expense ol the lion. J. ,. ot Canada will double its overseas i army. An increase of one hundred __ _ per' cent on the authorized total lor ’<‘ v overseas service was announced by , _ Sir Robert Borden in a notable New lll, ,_ Year message to the Canadian people. The Premler's message, which was 'Iii issued from his residence, where he ~‘ is lying ill, foilows:- _.l'f“:, ' Empire consecrated all its powers and "‘ its supreme endeavour to a. great pur- More than a twelve month ago our pose, which concerns the liberties of the world and the destinies ot all its nations. “ln the dawn ol another year our hearts are more resolute than ever to accomplish that task. however formid- . able ltmay prove. By the greatness Q of the need our future efforts must be meausdred. Nowhere is the Canadian spirit more ilrm and unwavering than among the men who hold the trenches and those who will shortly stand by their side; nowhere is it' more un- dauntod than in the hospital and con- valescent' homes. “ Already we have learned the full meaning ot sacrifice. To all Cana- dian homes that have been saddened, to all Canadian hearts that have been stricken by the tragedy or this war. ws_pra>: that Divine blessing may bring-consolation and healing. “ Much had to be learned during the past fifteen months, because we had not prepared for war. The stronlost assurance ot' ultimate vie- WYY H09 in the fact that we were no , t crushed in ~learning that hard les- son. Those who torceqi this war upon ul; my be “5!\1l‘€d.bY the traditions 0 0" Dill. that the lesson will be "'°l'0\l!hiy learned to the end that ~,*~,”w, UONDENBED ADS. T00 LA'1‘E`F0l't. CIiASSII`lUATION .-__-_ ONE CENT_per word each inser- Uilll 10|' \\cci_al to the Guardian.) PARIS, Jan. 3.-The French War Oflice this afternoon gave out an oHicial_st_atement as` followsz- "In Champagne district, near the highway between Tahufe and] Sommepy, a German attack in which hand-grenades were used' was repulsed. " . , _ ' In Argonne, near Four 'de Paris, _there was cdicacious iiriiig by oun guns against 'the \vorks;of. the enemy. _ German troops fleeing from shelters were subjected _to a concentrated fire from our 76 mili- ;_n1etre gu_ns_.” . "run Wm IIE1_\=._` ‘f .'ruus_1fiinArune. I _ 'rma.naoon. are Maritime: was tlh mornin] winds ge M .. 01"rAWA,`Jan. 1.-The Dominion ‘there shall be enduring peace. The , .':;.’..°l‘::“:i.°.;.“‘:.'_t, _§.i;: __A. McNeill has ilesnlted in _ _ Proceedings being' 1’-0"’ ‘° "‘2-`?“° ““’ ° Taken Against Philip Arsenault whose , Atlldavii Hon. _]. .a\. McNeill returned yesterday from Summcrsidc, where hc gave instructions to take pro- ceedings against Mr Philip Arsen- auit, contractor, for perjury in con- nection with thc aflidnvit made by him bcforc Mr ]. II. Bcll’s law partner. 0 This sequel to the Putriot’s "sensation ” was not uncxpectcd, as the Connnissioner intimated as soon as the nliidavit was published that hc' would apply for at \vzlrrant against Arscnault. Mr McNeill wcnt to Souris to counteract thc cffcct of thc libcl by his pcrsonnl cxplanntion to thc clcctors, and as soon as this had been donc hc pro- ceeded to Summcrside on Saturduy_ as wi lil y B 'orc-es now under and gave instructions to take pro- cccdixigs. - ,fanfi- Thc investigation which thc “new” Liberal Leaders and the Patriot pretended to be so anxious to obtain will thus tzikc place in thc Law Courts, and Mr Philip Arsen- :iult and his political friends will have an opportunity of proving _thcir charges. Mr Philip Arscnault did not appear to bc vcry anxious to face thc music. As soon as he heard that proceedings wcrc to bc taken ho tclcgraphcd as follows:- Summcrsidc, Dcc. 31, 15. I-lon. ]. A. Muthicson, Premier, Charlottetown, l".l°l.l. ‘nw a of was Used lor Political Purposes in the By-election \Vc arc ready to scttlc' ull ac- counts bctwccn us and thc Depart- ment of Public Works on any day that is named. PHILIP ARSENAULT. Dcpartmcnt of Public Vi/orks, Charlottetown, I’.E.I. \Vc arc ready to scttlc :ill ac- counts bctwccn ns to date. Sct thc day for settlement. PIIILIP ARSENAULT. Although he came to Charlotte- io\v11 011 Saturday Mr Arscnault did not “Scttlc all accounts,” as promised, but returned to Summer- sidc without sccing cithcr the Prcmicr or Commissioner. The papers will probably bc _served to-day. , _ SUMMf|lS|0El0HMlNl|lll lllllllf Illlllilllllllll (Special to thc Glzardiuu.) SACKVILLI5, jun. 3.-\Vintcr scrvicc vin thc Capo Tormcntine route was inaugurated to-day. A special train is run on arrival of steamer Stanley and connects with Ocean Limitcd going both wcst _and east. About thirty passengers _crossed to-day. Mail clerks Cuiicn, Arscnault and Landrigan are herc to look after Prince Edward Island mail and the service promises to give good satisfaction. All neces- sary arrangcinents are made for thc prompt forwarding of freight, passengers and cxprcss. Enemy snbiects Arrested in Greece » . (Special to the Guardian.) »-.|i¢vsa°o--as|ol'E " PARIS, Jan. 3.--A Havas des- patch from Athens says word was ‘received from Saloniki to the effect that all suspected subjects- of the nations at war with the Ententc Allies are being arrested and taken on board worships after being in- terrogated. Saloniki merchants pisppealed to the government to -_facilitate the transportation of sup- plies forlthe population. -_ticnpa~¢~ui»nvgul_a cum plone...-n. ` comme Billions, . azmotrteonitnxura. HEUDINGB. BTO. bit; OINT per word edei: inser- tion for advertising in this column Cash must-accompany orders. Misl- _mnm charges. twenty-live cents. ‘ "Music nnssops. - Pi-armor 'mai-le, organist and c oirmastsr or st Pours, instructor lst -Dapper choir. ,instructor el Central Chris tr Clinmlt o a o . a o. l°i‘t’.l’° ...l"*.'.‘.?: it .t‘”‘»‘.“.is.l.°.'tt p 0869-l.i»81m8l . as`g¢_ Germans Claim Many Successes (.S`/facial to thc (,`uardiun.) Bli1tl..lN, jun. 3.-An Auslro- lluilgzlrian slaitcmcnt says: “ Bittcr fighting is going on :ill along thc Bcssnrnbiun front. T hc cncnly made the utmost cllorts to break through the Austro-Hungarian front, but their attempts failed. Three officers and 850 men were made prisoners.” (_S[1erial to the Guardian) BERLIN, jan. 3.-To-day’s statement tclls of the explosion of a mine on thc western front, north of Lallasscc-Bctllune road with complete success. _A lighting trench, thc rcscrvc trcnchcs and the connuunication trench of thc cnciny \vcrc blown in. Thc sur- viving occupants attcmptcd to escape by flight, but' were caught by our rifle and machine gun fire. A surprise attack ovcr a widc front took the ,occupants of thc trcnchcs by surprise and they in part sought safety by flight. On the remainder of the front thcre are no cvcnts of importance. During the shelling of Luttcr- back in Alsace by thc French on New Ycar's Day when the pcoplc were leaving church, one girl was killed and a woman and three children injured. (Special to 'the Guardian.) BERLIN, via wireless Sayvillc,_ jan. 3.--"Gl:neral opinion in Bul- garia,” says thc Overseas News Agency to-day, “ is that thc rela- tions bctween the Ententc Powers and Greece will be seriously affect- cd' by reported disclosures in letters found on Colonel Napier, former Britisli military attachc at Sofia, when hc was taken from the Greek steamer byan Austrian sub- hlarfrie lust: lnolitli-r Cohtcmptous; remarks concerning Greece and revelations regarding Serbian mill- tlary preparatious'a'ga‘inst Bulgaria, before- Bulgarian ihdbliiiation, sold R§£ \Q§U'kb“XTPK.wE€3X¥- » ‘ilHHlU»lk ifl1i.*L!H1\&E@J¥ &l¢i»‘».‘- 'kba".* .i¥&§s'»'r'l"'.A 'il¥lS- L A1' J ¥:¢'~..5\ letters, madd the Bul-1'. was Tie be co_nt`aincd- inthe ` 'impr_qssion and the r\"A?HEM[x.'l!“. h Ufx Arrest oi Consnls In Sslonlld l’.-\RlS, jun. 2.-The represent- atives of (icrinuny, Austri:t-l-iun- gary, 'l`urkcy and liulguriu., have mndc collective icprcscntations to the Grcck govcrnmcnt rclutivc to thc arrest of their consuls at Salo- niki by thc Allies, according to Ilavas despatch from Athens. They were informed by Premier Skouloudis that hc already had pro- tcst_cd to thc British and French govcrnmcnts. “ Ncutrals will not bc surprised that wc are watching our own safety," says thc Temps in discuss- ing thc arrest :lt Saloniki of thc consuls representing thc Central empires, Turkey and Bulgaria. The bad faith of thc Austro-Germans compels tho Allies to take summary measures, and this is thc first in- stance. Greece will not be sur- prised, but on thc contrary, rc- assurcd by this cncrzctic act." M l M li 0niiii’ySi:iiol0 Board l-Q Las The regular monthly meeting of the City Schbol Board was hcld last evening at 7.30 o’clock. Thc Trustees present wcrc:.Mr Smith (chairman), Hon. Dr Jenkins, Mr Aitken, Mr Gordon and Dr McMil- lan. The Principals of thc thrcc city ‘ schools were present and reported on the work of their respective schools during the past month. ' The' regular Standing Committees for the ycar wcrc nppointcd as followsz- Finance--Dr Jenkins, Messrs Aitken and Gordon. Property--Dr McMillan, Messrs Johnston and Smith. ‘ ~ Discipline-'-Messrs Gordon and .James and Dr McMillan. The resignation _‘of Miss_M¢_:- `Pliei‘so‘h from thc tcgching sind df 'West Kcnt School has awepted, inhérpiage. , ,t.*° ., mitstnt ““*“.h"»e‘.\iQ“-,ed Miss Helen T. Sinith was ap-' CANADIANS AMONG THE HONOURED ONES The King’s New Year llonour thi includes Several Canadians, cluding Finance Minister White. »i-'f' .. -1-V; nqh; O'l"I`A\VA, jan. I.-The follow-‘. K.C., Montreal. ing announcement was issued from Government House to-night: “His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve thc following appoint- rncnts:- “T0 thc l"cc1'agc:_Sir Tllonlas Shaughncssy, President Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Mon- trcal. “ To bc Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St Gcorgc: Hon. W. T. \Vhite, Minis- tcr of Finance; Mr Collingwood Schrcibcr, C.M.G., Consulting En- ginccr to thc Government. " To bo Knight Bacliclorz Brig.- (jcn. licrtrnm, Dc-puty Clniirman of Imperial Munitions Board; Chief _lusticc llnult:1in,` Rt-gina; john Kcnncdy, Consulting linginccr, Montreal, `lIon. L. (). Tnillon, “ To be Military Commander of thc Bath: Major-General. Gwatkin, Chief of the Canadian General Staff, Ottawa. " To bc Civil Commander of the Bath: Major-Gcn. john Carson, Montreal (now abroad on active scrvicc). “ To be Companions of the Order of St Michael and St Gcorgc: Licut.-Col. Grassett, Chief Constable of Toronto; Surgeon- General Carleton jones, Ottawa (now on active service); Brig.- (Zcn. J. C. McDougall, Command- ing thc Canadian Training Camp in England; Wm. Brymner, president Canadian Academy of Arts; james Boosc, Royal Colonial Institute. “Royal Red Cross: Matron M. K. l\l;lcD0nald." Bl§l{LlI\’, jun. .:.-The Morgcn- post to-day publishes a rcport that orders lmvc bccn given to thc Gcr- man and Austrizlll troops in Serbia to :i