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' {;50 _:Per Vear (delivered) in advance - _ _ -;- - _,_ 3 - °r VHF (Mllied) In Adyanoo in canada and 88.00‘|or .I A. PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE SELECTING hlrllslslls Two Labourites will Likely he chose.. A. J._Baliour Mentioned as Probable Foreign Secretary and Lord Cecil as Foreign Under Secretary. ` (Canadian Press Despatch.) LONDON. D60. 8-The political writers in the Loudon morning papers generally emphasize the importance of Mr. Lloyd-Georgefs success with the Laborites. His offers to them' during the- .prolonged coferenceg are stated -to have included, in addition to five or six ministerial posts, the establlshrpent of a labor ministry, the inclusion of a Labor delegate at lhe- eventual peace conference, andI a voice in all matters relating to peace. it is said in certain quarters that some of these concessions were demanded as part of the price of ad- hesion, and that the Laborltes re- quired government oontrol of mines alld shipping during the war, and that it should take possession of all vacant land for production. The statements of the political correspondents further show that Mr. Lloyd-George was prepared to adopt ll sweeping measure of state control, embracing all industries and means/ of transportation on land or sea,/ so that the nation’s man powerI could be directed to the utmost pro-I duction of munitions, the mainten- ance ot necessary export trade, the fullest development of fc-od cultiva- tion by state organisation and the control of agricultural operations. The conference, it is said, pressed the Premier with the questions “Conscription of lalbor and the con- scription of wealth.” and it ihjun- derstood that he answered assuring ,the conference that his ollcv would l D - . be in the direction of regulating the work of the whole manhood of th able to complain of its treatnlelllt. lt is further stated that there will be a large extension of the tax on wa lJl`0f\tS. all profits being calculated on an aV@\'9-89 of 3 years prior to th war, all the profits in excess of this bein! taken by the state. The Evening News, one of th ONLY DESULTORY FIGHTING ON THE WESTERN FRONT Germans liave Been Driven irom Trenches Won on Verdun Front. I Serbians R liepnise Bulgarian and German Attacks in Macedonia. _ -. e `- ' . . . -° -- -.tt§,"‘S;:? tTiff;.§'°.;s::::.; ....1£lli.:;fe..:;“d.:;@i‘.°h.::a:.‘:; “‘:‘.‘. 2; ..';i’tm .Se '-°"d°~~ night were driven out of the trenches port." tack;dmEherI)E)aEIl)alEdEiEleni€]t tllwicg -at- whlcll they had captured on the east- -_- I front the Wal' Ofiicosanllo e lartso " ern side of Hill 304, on the Verdull duv. It has seen collsiderabiEem-Cdgti 't0, ___ from it is uuuuuuced ofn-cially. . FRENCH nascar. along the f.-dnl despite had .f-lenfllllt-.E ”"“"_'_"*_ lI`he text of the statement .-an.1n; HEAVY FIGHTING _N A I PARIS, Dec. S-The conlmulllcation "Bad weather continues pnrtinn. e M CEDONIA issued by the War Olilcc tonight larly so in the mountain -region. ”`“`°' F6955- ‘ “On the Carso the artillery activ- strongest supporters of P' i __ . Lloyd-George, .publishes pronlixllelillltlg ,,_,__I({¢i";"a]g?C" §'f_S_§_5:SPT_¢°_:\£? _ There is nothing t0 l'0l>0rt except ity was continued yesterday. ln the _ _ . - - Y S r_l_g S a somewhat spirited artillery actlollIevelling the enemy attacks npon our 9- l>l'0Il6Bt against the suggestion tha A. J. Balfour be appointed foreign secretary and Lord Robert Cecil re- tained as parliamentary under secre- tary for foreigll affairs. lt saysz- _“The great enthusiasm with which the formation of a new governmen the moment by the persistent rum- ors, oll apparently good authority, tllat Mr. Balfour is to go to the for- eign office. _ Lord Robert's record ill the foreign office is well known. it would be nothing short of disastrous if the man, who persistently adopted a pol- icy leadlng to the weakening of c-ur blockade -and the consequent helping of the Germans should again be plac- ed in command. At a meeting of Liberals to-day it was stated that A. J. Balfour would be foreign secretary in the new cab- inet, and that Lord Cecil would re- for foreign affairs. .a4sv|pg*.-9 -_-V-:_-_-_-.-_-_-_-_-f ~.-.-_-_- -_-_-_ ,.....-_-_-,-_-.-.-_-_-_-_ ,_-_ iff::.1-ff-A.->::-‘:-4::::::::fr.-.~.~:_-_~;.~w ¢ .l . _-_-_ _ hulls will null - ll-s,l.--llus' ull, As was. to be expected those who spent "an evening with Handel" ill- St. James’ Hall last night enjoyed a rare musical treat. There was a fair-_ ly large attendance and every mo- ment was thoroughly enjoyed. I After an excellently- and thought-, fully' written paper by Mr. F. T. Wat-- kts. in which the life, education, and influence of the' great composer were graphically described and of which_ a brief synopsis is given_ below, the following programme' was_ rendered. Needless. to say every num- ber was a gem and each one raptur- ously applauded: I Violin and piano, suite No. 1. Mr. Watkis and Rev. F. I-l. Littlejohns. Baritone Solo. O. Ruddier than the cherry, Prof. Hinton. I Piano Solo, The I-larmonious Blacksmith, Mr. Watkis. I Con-tralto Solo. He Shall Feed His Flock, Mrs. Henderson. _' ‘Cello Solo. Arm. Arm. Ye Brave. Rev. Mr. Littlejohns. Violin Solo, Sonata No. 4 in D. Rev. Mr. Littlejohns. O ceeded in striking chords and tones in a manner that attracted the atten- tir.-ll of the Duke who was himself a Brest patron of music. He' persuaded the child’s father to encourage the talent and as a result Young Handel was placed under the tutorshlp of Jachan. The lad made wonderful progress and when only eleven years of age had composed six sonatas which show both skill and feeling. He readily mastered all the musical instruments of his day, giving pre- ference to the organ the majestic tones of which appealed to him. ill his ele'venth_ year he was sent to Ber- lin where he studied under Father Arloste. a distinguished master of the clavier. Later Ile went to Hamburg which at this time was at the height of its musical prosperty_ Here he wrote his Passion Oratorio. a work which disappeared for a long time but was ultimately found and publish ed by the German Handel Society in 1860, nearly 100 years after Han- del's death. He afterwards visited italy where he wrote the italian Opera Roderlgo, which won for him immediate popularity. The leading role was sullg by the famous Vit- torla's Tesl and such was her admi- ration for the composer that she fol- lowed him to Venice. This was his lnost successful work up to this time Contratto Solo, Lascio Cll'lo pianga .and audiences went wud over “_ (weeping forever). Mrs. Henderson. _Violin and piano, Suite No. 2, Mrs. l-lenderson, Mr. Watkis. and Rev. Mr. Little,1ohu`s. .- God Savethe King. _ Mr. Watkis was accompanist throughout. - PAPER BY MR. WATKIB. The feature or the evenins was the reading by Mr. Watkis of a palwl' UH the life and works of the great com- poser. After a brief reference to the fact that Handel was a German “lid that Germans and Germsnism were at_ s considerable dipcount Bl- Present- Mr. Watkis reminded his heurerf that the Germany of l~lano'el‘s time was not the Germany ol today. that Handel was the subject of a dukedmll whose overlord afterwards became Ki-ng of England and that he. Handel had spent the greater part of his life ami achieved his greatest s\1CC€'BB6B in England. But, of more importance than this was-the tact that the lite of every gl-egg, .manpolo matter what his nationality, was a fit subielll I0’ consideration. "We owe all that is belt and noblest in music." “Id Mf- Waikis. “to German Master musici- ans. 'rlley md down the very Mud- ation oi the art of music as it is WSC' ticed to this day.” For this reason. be` had nd apology to make for choos- l _ 's~llls subisnt. Handel who was argl Es 'a world-musician. That he was a German-was only an "accident of high." ' A b ief.record of the life and early studies of the great musician fol- ic-wed. Birn at Halle, Lower Saxony ll. loss of _a finally who vessels” “° musical talent _wliateve~r- a ¢\1\‘I0\l° tact lor students of heredity to P011* llst-- he 'aa `oafl§ss seven years of BBB. exhibited `a p snomenal talent for music. His tithsr, a surgeon-barber attached tot e court of the 'Duke 0! sax:-welssnisls. was bitterly ollv°l' ed to the Idea of his son iritterln! away his time in what bs ressrded as a useless wal!! of merit- l°|“' even so tar as to keep the boy °\\t bi school -.lestht might learn some- thin; of inhale". bum; s can at the Dllwa some the -my vm amulinl After a considerable period spent in travel and'study be returned to Ger- many in 1710 alld was appointed Chapel-Master to the Elector of Han- over. A year's leave of absence here' gave him all opportunity to visnt Eng- 'lalld where he wrote the opera Rinal- dof Two years later another leave of absence, granted on condition tllat he return within a reasonable time gave lllm an opportunity to visit Eng- land. Here he found favour with Queen Anne by writing all ode for her birthday. She comnlisslonell him to write a Ts Deum to conllnemolnte the Peace of Utrecht. This work made a great hit and he was rewarded for it by a life pension of two hundred pounds. Success followed success and his work brought him not only public favour and the honorary degree' ol Doctor of Music from Clxford lllll- versity. but considerable wealth. He gave up writing, operas ami de- voted his remaining years to sacred music. His grandest oratorios. “rlaul' "israel in ESl"Dl." the "HBU°¢°¥`m chorus" followed in rapid succession. lnvited to Dublin by the Duke oi Devonshire, than Lord Lieutenant oi_ ireland, he visited that city in 1742` and while there wrote the famous "Messiah" in the brief space of twen- ty-one days, and dedica ed it to the ll-ish people. Mr. Watkis here gave a graphic and masterly analysis of this great work, one of the greatest in the whole range ct musical undef- takings, giving an excellent and in- Qplring exposition on the loftlnell 0f no theme, and the appropriateness of fthe music to the subjects touched upon. _ e t paul: 1: shown Hy the fact th!! ih°\'° are in the musical library of Bucking- ham Palace 32 volumes' of oD°'\‘l°- 21 volumes of oratorlos. seven v0\\lrl\°S sacred music. ll volumes of cantatas and sketches and five volumes of in- strumentsil' music. Ill th€"W°l'\¢ Of |115 great gen us. ' in 1752 Handel was attacked with i t f ith his 'life‘s %RW¥$&“d§Tda .n.h _himself at the organ when he suc- . ' ' 4., <,,~""`,l§-'I'.'-'.`:,,-- .‘_;»_ death he was neatly mlstal sy his . t . _ \ , ` _ \ 1 . _ _l 1-_f ,.__._ _J Til-ree successive counter attacks on the Serblans have been made by Ger- man and Bulgarian trol;-ps in the- reg- ion of Stravilla. The wal' ofiice all- nounces that these attacks were re- t pulsed. \ I region oi' Hill 3_04. "Army on the east! On enemy bombarded our around Monastir. A new tack against the' Serbian lll progress on the Macedonian tlont. on the left bank of the Meuse, in the lines noltlleast of Hill 208 He was Ipronlptly stopped and repulsed on Dec. 6 the each occasion. positions “Enemy hydro-planes dropped counter-ab I bombs in the region of Aquileia. One positions woman' was killed and a child injur- ls recelved everywhere is damped fm, _ __ on the slopes north of Sokol reslrlt-_ ed. There was no material dalllage_ LONDON DHL. 8*'l`hB Oillual Com- ed in the ca tule oi art of the In retaliation our aviators bombarded UIUHICBUDH fr0n\ Briiltill Iletiflflntlr-:height r'ecenlEly conqugrc-xl. South ot' the enemy aildrolne at Prodeca and ICTS iE€\1€d t0night r€&dS2 ISerres a. Turkish trench- was taken the hydro-aeroplane station ne-ar the "T0df1Y illere 'WHS C0l!Sid€l‘abl€ by' British troops. _ I mole 'of Trieste. The results were ef- BIIGIIIIIS by both sides in the' vicinityl Belgian communication: “There is festive. Our airmen retulnd unhnrln- of Thiepval Ridge. Elsewhere, except- nothing to report." ed." - _“www IN PUIIR HEAIIH PARIS, Dec. 8.-The health of King ilde continues to supperate, the lies lelp had been sent to St. John and rid m urned his death He was luried i-n the South Transep Mr. Watkls concluded with a line Mlnsrds rsa lllt U! the Sfmt ¢°m' v ANNoUNonsmNrrs, publications that. have been excluded .-1-te'r. from English and Canallain tc-rrltor .___-...___--_ ice ' The regulation specifically forbids U E t.lle bringing of these newspapers, ` oither by mail or freight, und make ' it illegal for any person to have n ' `- n ll if sont ___ copy in his possessio , eve (Canadian Press Despatch.) LONDON, Dec. 8-Reuters Flushing corlesponderlt -lays it is reported (Ca nadian Press Despatch.) lion, was acquitted by thc court mar- tial this nftorlloon on nine ot' the cic- linsl llinl of havin is WIIICII “Rh llO{ Bll( ll iill 0 C 'fm ° ` ` _ or should use. The speech in question . _ was practically an incitement to dc- EgeElIlIEInTitElH0AgEE;,onslIl:E;‘lEdEE1unET-fe sertion, and inlllt-finding because the msequies' battalion of Frenchman were being ' sent to llot Llernludn_ ill admitting - the speech the accused wished to nlo~ lf,,',‘,’,I2I"§,‘f,,,°"f,'I.'§§§I§§dm1.,'§§",fn “L12 ally the words attributed ln lun.. no-I F 9 d t for what 'ne nad ,nm Dr A C Lundie. Phone 622. .' e |- gre _ . . . wart and soul the task God had E-i(d"plEaE:lcdefor the mercy ofthe court 3323'12.9.M6iPd- ' hi . -_-- - - ’1‘.;-:Ie rgadgggmgf tm! me mbute to and declared that he was anxious to waN1'ED._. MMD FQR GENERAL me who an nn- has had no successor 5° ‘° "le f"°“l~ ‘ housework- Country slrl llreferrefl m the muucm worm was "stenad to it is understood that the illldillg ot Reference required. Apply 126 Kent with the done” “nation and muah thu court-martial with regard to the st_ 331g.12_9Mg|_ est and at the close was enthusiastic- IIE? tanehlastifxfrges MH hte 5231' WANTED- A YOUNG MAN HIV- ally applauded. ‘° °' ° m “ °°““° “ W * ing experience in sailing clothing with such recommendations as the and_men.s mm|smngs_ Reference’ ---'~-----»» »- --- :;‘:.‘:.';:."1'.‘:l.“::..':.‘:.l."‘:.t;;:'::..tzL.P:¢;- D. A- =~2.1--=.-M vo l.`s'r -“'oom=oa1'Asl.a noon' GOMING EVENTS _ _ mu' with all modnrn conveniences. Con- (Canadlan Press Despatch.) ‘ '~' 'Y' "">-°- -'-Y--== - ---'-v -~=-v~.-. .A-A.--_-_-V _- :ff .-Y-_-_-_-_-_-. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-f -_-_-_-___-.-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-, _-_ _-4..... . . . . _ _ _ , _, ,,., ,, ._ -, _ -BIIVAIIIIIN NIINISIEIIS ENEMY PAPERS BIIICIIIIIIE IIE GREECE IIIIVE IIESIHNEI]-WIII BE EXCLUIIEI] I IIEEIIIIIIIIY IIIIIIEIIEII ....ti.'z.°.z‘_°'..;‘.1..-‘§1.?:.ir::h2... ._ EIIUIII NEWEHUNUIANII -‘°°"“f"“" '."°“f ATHENS Dec 8- (Via London).- Berliu desputch to Dutch news-papers. The hlc-shade or Greece begins om- says Reuter’s Amsterdalm correspon- (Canadian. Press Despatch.) cially nt 3 ryglogk I0.m0;-ww (FH. dent, three Bavarian ministers have ST. .lOHN'S Nild., Dec. 7-The' tiny) morning; The members of the resigned, the Minister of the lllterlor, Newfoundland goverrlnlent, under the Brltigh naval ntntjnn have been 0,-_ Baron Von Soden Fraunhoff; Minister provisions of the war measures act de.-en tn embark on the Gfeelk t,-nm. of War Baron Kress Von Kresseb- which was passed at the- outbreak of Atlantig nngr King Cnnntnnunn sterin, and President Von Brethlchnei- hostilities and whim _confers conlpre- 'ln response to the nmnnnd of the der of the Council of Ministers-. Bar- hensive powers on the government Elntente yesterday for an explanation on Von Kressebstein has 'been l'e-ap- forthe' protection..of the imperial in- of the government.; of Greek Il-mpg, pointed commander of the sixth corps terests, has prohibited the admission una government has nxplnlnnd that of Bavarian' cavalry, General Von into Newfolllidlanll of the American thege movements have ¢en5¢¢1_ by friends a/broad. A heavy line is (canndhn pre" De,pa¢ch_) provided for ll violation of thc pro- L()ND0N_ Dec_ 7__Twnn;y.n|x wo. (CBI'iidian Press D6lP.3f°h-) mbmon- men were killed and about thirty ln- jur_ed bylan explosion in a munitions ionstantiuc is asain Cousins anxiety factory Tuesday night according to lccording to news om G - I A I I I ws. says e Zurich despatch to The that the effect or the accident npon .\/latin. The Old W0\lnl1. Ill U18 Kln8’S G the munitions output will be negligi- ` ble. patch says, and has kept constantly R open. The l(ing‘s condition is said ' to be very weak. fr ermall sour an official announcement which adds . , FIRE ALARM- HRE lllit MUCH. sf. --.s-_..-_-1---.l..-2.:--.-n-.-i-...n _img M0|lN|Nl; steamers koningell itcgentes, whe- had been detained at Bruges since _M ____ n__n___e’f pam three dclock . the _steamer Wu” wks” hm’ ' /‘e` this morning the`Fire Brigade were ______ llruggl: by a Gernlan sllbmnrillo some _,alma out to pm out 8 me which 0c_ (Canadh-in Press Despatch.) Im? ‘_‘f°`5"' "_“’f”' beg” "‘_’le““ed cllrred at the residence of Mrs. .lc-hu st. JOHN. N. B.. nec. s_-l-‘ire um uw Ou Hel “ul 1° 1‘|“S1\“S- Allen. sl Hlllshorongl. street. The which broke out this lllornlllg lll St. _ fire originated in the kitchen, and, lcorge, cn the C P R illle division _ as the Guardian was going to press, destroyed sevellte'ell‘buildings illclull- wnn under Congmp The nrgmen ’nK BBW" Stores- Wm* “ I°'~"S 01 bf" ' were promptly on the scene and work- wean sixty and seventy five thollsnnd 5.. s,,|end|,_11y qo far dn me Gum-_ IOIIBFS- ' -I didn could ascertain there was no . “’ Dfzfrsaisf ;‘.l"l;:r- I |'~- vllam e was res -_ 1 ° :pparatus was being sent. when word MON.|.REAI__ D_,_ 8___m (_ COL _ ‘mile thai me me was ““‘l°"` °°“"°l' Trllncrcde l’aglllll:~lIl. inte otgutlle dis- COB DENSED ADS' were I5 sam I0 be "tue I"S“"““°“' banded 206th i~‘rclll-ll-Clllllllliall hntta- T00 LATE FOR ' GLASSIFICA'1‘I()N veil c. gl .‘ , ' - ' M|""`d" |~I"I"‘°"* c“"" D|pmh°"I“ sllellctigigegllilly rertilil-ales. llcgwas TWO CENTS per word .ach inser- _ ____ _ not found illlloccllt on the ilrst charge tion for ad rertislng in this column """""""""""""“' ` ` tllllt he had given false evidence dllr- Cash must accompany order. .npll and protege _loan cllrlsilnl. 'us eu in-.....~_v at valcartler luw this sAuNsoMe asus/was maps Smith who afterwards presented his “"“"“"‘~ and II” "°I"““"IIY Plealled fresh every day from ' selscted :real lnaster's work lo King George Elini! Y-0 the Cilurfie that *}fI\§l` the young pork. Saunders, Nevrsoms I he Thh.u_ order for the lilsballdlnent oi ills hal- Co__ Mgrket Buldmg _ talion ut Valcurtier he had made' sl 224g_9,25Mgm°‘ Handel died on April 14th, 1759 and ____ __ _he ordin of __ the world, especially thc musical speech t_°_ ' me S W Bm ____ 'pQUI_T|-\y._ | WAN-r F0w|_' ¢|.||g lrens, geese and ducks at highest market prices. l prefer all stock tn be undrnwn. Shipments re mitted for daily. Buyers wanted in rural districts. J. D. Jenkins. 2982-11-91Mo OXES- RILLED AND PELTEB.- trslly looatsd_ Apply st this oilioe. 8182-11-Zillitt. ND N. Dec. 8.-A des atcil to ,_ __ _ ____ ,_ ...__ MEETINGS’ ETC' th§oExcllIl'lge' Telegraph Elompany ONE 07 TH! WT ¢°ME5*`\`° of c-ies and serenatas. 12 'mums' or “__ . 1.-nnn Amsterdam says; "Damn-tntlonn able homss in the city. will bs for TWO CINTB per word Binh lunar- from northern France have re- TBM. D012- 2001- F01* D\l`U0\1|\\\‘! .lon for advertising in this column. snared. Sixty thousand allegedly nn. write Box M6. City. Club must ac`coml>lllY Order. employed persons from Lille, Rou- _ _ 32134345"- _ balxm, Turcoign and Cambrai passed 9 ' ' " ` “in "Hearts Hall" Tuesday oven- ‘hrough Liege in the last six days in blindness but this 'aillietlon was not ing, Dec‘. 12th. sale of fancy worn ‘ollg trains composed of cattle ears Ice cream and candy. _ ' 8821. 'mann lor Dusseldorf. ‘nslms-chsid ----------- md losses. Deportations also have mlnarws Llnlmonc our-6: cola. ag. hm... ln Nnnnr rrovlnndsslglnm ALl8MlN.-- EXCLUSIVI _i..iiTi. for city. town or country. Big earn- ings, guaranteed. Permanent all year Job. No experience necsasslfy Wrtu Luke Brothers. l.isnited‘, Holi- treal. 3320-12-Dlldi. THE SITUATI Special to the Guardian.) patch from Petrograd says: The Rus- aky, a military paper, in foreshadowing great military events in the direction of Bucllarest says that it is ilnpos- siblle to allow the enemy lo settle in winter positions in Central Roumania or the lower reaches of the Danube which would be equiavelent to sub- mitting to his initiative enabling tile' enemy to 'support himself on the rich supplies of the country ful' at- least tive months. Should the enemy succeed in fortlfying hinlr-2-lf between the lower Danube and the (`arpath- inns, the newspaper adds, he- would not only he able to develop operations about Salloniki but in the spring could hurl himse-if at the chief point of the Russian maill front. The enemy ls hastening to finish. with the Bal- kans prior to the beginning of exten- sive' operation against Rusl-'_-ia. ll_.ondon, Dec. 8-Bucharest and Ploestl were' evacuated by the A-llied forces in order to shorten the line- ln Wallachia, General Maurice, .di- rector of Allied military operations, 'le-clared here today. "Oil and oil machinery were fairly welll destroyed before the Germans arrived,” he continued. “The g-rain was also removed. “The Roumanians were short on heavy guns, although amply suppli- :d with light infantry and dependent 'or anlmunltioll on Russia. (Phe 'etiremelrt was principally due to 'he' railroads, which- were ample, he Roumanian situation comes from if/umanla's enemies. I Pending further information, the .ondon moming papers print second_ honghts on the Central Powers suc- :esses by the military critics and ed- _ . _¢..'___,=_;& ___lh__lgouhlllll German 'l‘riumph Admittedly insignifi- cant._ _Ronmanian Alilny ' 'pad Intact, Oil Wells Destroyed and” n Removed by Roumanisns. . , itorlal writers The ist ot’.' theso . ' ' 8 .- LONDON U90- 3* A Relllers des- opilllulls is that, while it would_.br>. ,useless to seek to accentuate tips moral advantage and considerable: “_ cession of useful supplies obtained by the Central Powers, it would-bg .un to exaggerate the evil conseqtiencem for the l3lltente_ Expressions of-new tain German newspapers _qqotqki show that the informed peopie"of the Germans realize that their 'triumph' in Iloulnania has very dennite limita- .tionll. ' _ l Among those' things whlch.' lt I" contended here, materially qualifythp successes of the Central Powers is the fact that Bucharest voluntarily- our-‘ rendeled. The main bulk of the' _Rou- manian army, so far as is lL'll0vvil."‘ll»l intact and nearing Terrain where fe" sislance can be more effective, "l’lle` losses the Germans inevitnhlysliflol'-' ed from the stubbom resistance -of the Rounlanians. it is pointed oui,‘- call he ill spared. . ' All Amsterdam des atcll to Reiltdrs' P . quotes the Berlin Vorwsorts as _shy- ing, ill reference to the salutes , .‘ and bell-ringings in celebration '.oi"t`lle_ Itall of Bucharest: "Let us hope tl\_i.".` all German newspaper writers - -will not regard themselves as either grins _or_shells. Even if instilled infgellng proud we should remain moderate. The victory in Roumania is agvic _tory of defence and does not open the prospect of dividing the » world among us and our allies. Our enoniles may suffer still greater de{eats,`bu'. will remain strong and can still with- 'lut unorganizedf' - . Iout appearing ridiculous. say thltll-' LONDON, Dec. 8.--T-he Roumanian though beaten. NNY lr? Iwi government still wlthholds announce- ed-.They r0¢0$nllB-defeat. but lib YP ,wnth _;-53,11-¢_Ing__;nn_\agnnt avg;-tts, nuff" they must be eventually victorious, he only news avaliable respecting FOI' i-hill l‘°HB0l1 Sl-Urlllill’ `Wl,l,_l_‘iQ£I;_' ed by Trepoif and Asquith by Ii _ George. 'T ' ._ ‘ ‘We' yet dare to say. and, _it_.,-_ther government dislike to bear it.‘ must shout it in the ears of the nations. that we desire peace," _ __ LONDON, Dec. 7- Documents re- :eived here give the text of the reply li' General von Bisslng, military gov- irnor of Belgium, to Carllilznl Mar-- ':ier's letter of Oct. 19. and the Cllr- iinallfs re`join'der of Nov. 10. l Gene-ral Von Bissing's reply, dated )l:t. 26, begins- by denying any viola- .ion of the assurance the German' :ommander gave at the lheginning oi' .he war that no men would be re- noved from Belgium, declaring that luch removals had been justified by; he “clandestine enligration of large_ lllmbers of young men wishing to ‘oin the' Belgian narmy.” lie addstl ‘Tho German authorities would have' been quite justified in following the example' of England and France, but zhey have not done so." Social Measure. . Contcndlng that the elnploymlcnt of Zlolgian unemployed ill Germany has ,iothlng to do with the conduct of :he war, but is purely a social and -.cononllc measure. General von Bis- ling saysz- “Great Britaln‘s. merciless economic 'solution of Germany bears equally ln Belgium; it deprives hcr ol' raw 'nnterials and prevents the export_ of manufactures and thus deals a vl- al blow. leuvillg masses- of the peo- ,lle unemployed and bringing a state .rpnhlln <-alanllly ‘° Belsluluf _ General von Hisslng time Icclares 'hat the Belgian people- -rcnlizell the vtate of affairs and that tens of thousands. of them have gone to Ger- lnany volluntarily where' they could ict better pay. Others would- follow he says, but are detenmined hy influ- once systelnatlcally brought to bear on theln. He' concludes by inviting the Cardinal to study the situation from n social and economic viewpoint. Replying on November 10. Cardinal Mercier recalls tile promise made by Baron von Huchne. and subsequently confirmed by Baron von Der Goltz. and saysl- "The understanding was explicit and entirely without time limit that 'young people have noth.ln'g to fear that -they may be sent. to Germany. either to be' enrolled in the army or employed at forced :iubor_’ This en- gagement has been violated every day a thousand times for fifteen days." in answer to General von Bisslng's charge that England and France' have done such things, Cs/rdinsl Mercier reminds him that he should look to those countries for revenge. not towards peaceful and dlsarmod population. Cardinal Mercier than says that if. as veil Bissing declares such labor CardinaI's Reply. f ___________________________________._________._______L,_.___,_,____ __._._. ___.___._ __-_~_~_-_-_-:_-_-_-_-. .~_--_-. _ _-_ _ -,~_. _';. ;¢_~»_- SARIIINAI IVIERIIIER IIAIIS UPUN VIJN I BISSING Ill CARRY lllll PIEDIIES Ill Btllilllll .1-_ ,i.__-1---y . something to do with the war ‘tm- pro_pe‘rly speaking. i_\' "For," he continues, “even if l"Bil» gian does. not take up _arms he>}fe~ leases the hands of a German work-_ lngman. who will take them‘~up."' The letter concludes as foliowu:-_ “Mgr. Governor. at the begin- ning of my letter. ,I recalled thegnoblz- words of your evcellency: "ll-_ggve come to Belgium, to heal the of your countiry. If your excellently' could, as we priests do.. d'nter_t’ho homes of the working people"lll¢- hear, the lamentatlous of the wive- and mothers to whom your decree brings mourning and poverty. 1011 would be better able to see ‘_ynlll_‘l