". ;"9L.\:~ . ' éinv' ` “_ ki- ___ rnB1' TTA' nity Church. Rev. Dr. Hunt ofiicist- ed at the services in St. Peters dur- ing his absence. Mr. William Kerr. of the Pou-itil' Branch of the Department of Agricul- ture, left last night e'n route for Mon- treal to attend the Canadian Pro- ducers’ Azsociaioir, which meets there on 'tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. :nd Mrs. J. Hale Stronz SDSU* the past fortnight in Antlgonish, Mr. Strong relieving the A8011! ill U19 Bank of N. S. there. They rotuirwd horns on Saturday, says the Stollarton riiir‘rt+spoiiiloiit‘ oi' the New oiaislltlw srsiils. . I I Arena Co' |News. Mr. Strong belongs to Sinu- ‘ ' - m The Famous Players Presents ~ » - ' rni-:rNcuMPARABLa scaasiv STAR , . A Story that will hold - Interest from Start to_Flnish _ -. ' MARY PICKFORD' ' __ ._ ' iN A PowsnFuL'D“ri'iiii}i or nUMi\N1'r'v ‘“TlieEternal A ' i i l O , \ your Sympathy' “and (_ V _ 1 ' 'fc Q. WEDNESDAY 'rnuasnsv-. -» .1_ __ THE METROPULITAN STAR -'John Barrymore ' ' ff'-.`._ V Q l _ ' IN ' ' ' i " A E- “‘°‘;':."‘.'l....1'.l‘.i':; isr;':s:..Lt.;; ':.'::§'.l:f".-..:"".i.;" THE TENT" CHAPTER OF - . L2' -...'s'.'..':'.:'.°'..:.‘_’ it;':.‘ie:;s.;; :;=.';'°ti;..‘.;'_ "".:.l;"‘.1 The Secret ms Submarine ,. . T . ._ t lwdlyes nt Monc Bennett have already three sons “The ’ n _ _ A * _ O 5 , 1. I- f i r'.. "- -Y Y- ' "BUG-`noUsE BELL HoPs” For Imformaiion Plionel .1 '- passengers reached the city ar, 2 a. A _ _ ._ ..,,~- - ---1 rl 1 WIT GOOD MUSICAL; PROGRAMME.- “‘° h“"d”°’“° Mr. Neil Menonsid. Mun-ay' i-inn A piano duet by Misses Agnes Paoli :tml -M. Poilvin will be one of the numbers ut the' concert und whist drive in the K. o-f C. liall, Queen St. on Wednesday, Feb. 7th., in :iid of. the t‘hai'lottetc~wn Hospital. 4294-4Mli. ROYAL MEMENTO.-Sergt.-Major J. J. Trainor of the 105th liuitaliou was recently visiting Londo-ii the guest of the Maple Leaf Club. lie secured three photos of the King’s State Carriage, the King’s two chur- gers, and the Royal News which he has kindly sent to the Guardian to .show to any of its readers whc- may care to see them. IINITEB STATES SEVERS BIPIIIIIIATIB--REIATIIINS (Continued from Page One.) THE WATERS OF GERMANY WILL OPPOSE ALL SEA TRAFFIC BERLIN, Feb. 1.--Following is the annex -referred to in the final para- graph of the German note, sent under Washington date: . “From February 1, 1917, within har- red' zones around Great Britain. Francd, Italy and in eastern Mediter- ranean, as outlined in the following, all sea. traffic forthwith will be oppos- ed. South burred-zones ure: in the North Sea, the district aroiiriil Eng- iitnd and Fi'iiiiec- wlii-ch. is liniitcil` by rt line twenty nrtuticiil miles; the dis- t.i'it't along t.lie Dutch coast. :is l`iii~ ns tile- 'l‘cl'sclieliiug lighiship, the il'c;;i'ee ol' longtituilc oi' the 'l`ei'scliclling light- shlp to Udi-r; it line from there ac-ross' the point sixty-two de~,:i'ees north lat- titude, five- longitude, westward along sixty~two degrees to ti point three nau- tical miles south of the south point of Farovir [Faroe islands); from there across the point. sixty-two de- grees north,~degrees west to sixty one degrees north. 15 ixegrees west, then 57 degrees north, 20 degrees west, to 47 degrees north, 20 degrees west; further to -III degrees north, 15 degrees west; then on degree lattituiie 43 degrees north io the.polnt 20 nun- tlcal mile-s i'rom Cape Finisterre and 20 niiuticrii miles' ilistaiice along the Spanish north const its fur as the l~`i'euch froutiler. “(loiicei'iiing the soutii, in the Medi- terriinean-Foi' neutral shipping there remains open the sen district west ot' it lint: fi'om Pt De Les Paqueito to R8 degrees 20 minutes nor1h.nnii six de-_ grees eust. ns' well as north and west of a zone sixty sea inllles. broad. along the North African coast, beginning on (?) degrees west longitude. * “In order to connect th-is sea dis- trict with Greece, the zone leads 20 sea miles in width north orenst, fol- lowing this line 38 degrees' north and six degrees east, 38 degrees north and 11 degrees 30 mlniites east to 34 niin- utes east. From there it leads to a. zone 20 sen miles broad west ot’ 22 ile- grees 30 minutes eastlongitudc' into Greek territorial waters. "Neutral shipr plying within the barred' zones do so at their own r-iskl Although precautions are being taken to spare neutral ships which on Feb- ruary 1 are on tha way to ports in thc- biirretl zone, during an uppi'opi'iut:~. delriy, yo-t it is iiigviitly to be iiilvlscil that they should' be tvaiiie-il und direct- eii to other routes' by all means-svail- alle. - "Neutral ships lying lu` ports of the barred zones. can. w'lth the same safe- ty, abandon the barred zones if the-y sail before February 5 and take the shortest route into the open district. _'Traffic of regular American pas- senger steiimers can go on unmolest- ed. ~ " "A" Falmouth ls' taken an the port of destination, and if,‘ "B" On tho going and returning _tourney the- Scilly islands. as well as the point fifty degrees north. -20 de- grees west. be steered on. Along this route no German mines will be laid: "(_T"’ lf steamers on this journey bc-Jr the following special signals which only they will be perm-ittsd' to display in American ports, it coating of paint on the ship‘s hull and the su- perstructure in vertical stripes three metres brood. alternating white and red; on every -mast a large flag of checkered white and ind' on the ste-rn the American national flag; during dark- ncss th.; notional flag and the cont of paint to bo as easily recognizable us' possible fiom a rllstancey and the ships must be completely and bright- "quarters during the last week by the' ly llluminatetl. ' "D" If only steamer runs c-och week in each direction, arriving at Fai- niouth on Sundays leaving Falmouth on Wediiei-idays. “E” If guarantees and assurances lll‘6 given by the American govern- ment that these .steiiiuer.=i carry no rontrnliund tru-cordiiig to the (lermiin list of coriti'abitnii`.) “Two copies ot' maps. ou which the biirrcil zones are outlined' are added." BERLIN, Feb. 1, (vi-ri. London.) - Chancellor von Bethinann-Hollweg and other Ministers attended an im- portant. se-sslon of the Ways andy Means Committee of the lteichstng today, at which the Enteiite war situ- ation ivas gone ovei' and new steps pltmned by the Central Powers were conslilered. The Chancellor opened the sitting with `a speech ot' which the keynote words were: “We have been r-hallengeii to iight t.o tho end. We accept thc- challenge, we stake every- thing and we shall be victorious." The Ciiuiicciloi' was followed' hy' tho Si-r-.i'ctury ot' State for t.lie Arlnilrully, wiio spoke ol' the situation t'i'om the i0clin.icul miiilt.ui'y alnil naval view- poi-nt. Detailed statistical data in re- gard to the economic position ol’ thc- worlil supplied by` the Secretary bf the Interior and Foreign Secretary Zim- mermann replled to several questions. Alter the ministers. had' spoken the commi-ttee wen‘t into secret session at which speeches were made by repre- sentatives of the Ce-ntrist, National Liberal and Progressive parties. In his address, Chancellor von Beth- mann-lloilweg_ explained why, in March and May of lust year, he had Iopposeti iiui'csti'icteti submarine wiir. und' wily ztgriin in Septeiiibti-1', "uccoril- iiig to the unanimous jiidgnieiit. ol' the political :ind lliilitziry iiiiliiorities, the iiiie.-iiioii wiis not i~olisii|i»i~cii iipe for decision." ln this coniiectloil the Chancellor' repented his previous ut.- teraiico that its soon as hc-, in agree- ment with the supreme army colli- inand, reahheil the convilction that i'uthle,~:s siibnlurine war would bri-ug Germany nearer' ti victorious peace. -then the U-boat would' be storied. “This moment has_now arrive-;l," he continues. “Last autumn the time was not yet ripe, but today the mom- ent has come when, with the greatest prospect. of success, we can under- take the enterprise-_ We must there- fore not wiiit any longer." LONDON, Feb. 1.-Chancellor von lleilununn-liolisveiz. :_\ddi'esi=.i-rig the' Reiciistiig committee.; declared' that- thing mid fight to the end, i1ct:oi,iIiiig to ii Berlin despatch to lteutei' by.wi1y oi’ Aiusterduni. _The despotcli quotes the (‘liiinceiioi' as sayliig: - "On December 12. I explained to tho Relchstag the reasons which led to our peace offer. The reply of our Germilnx .ues ,ready to.,.si.itl<<_i .every-.( WBULB BE NIIRBERERS IIE BRITISH PREMIER NBW BN TRIAI (Special to the Guardian.) DERBY, Eng., Feb. 3- The Guild Hall was crowded and many persons were unable to obtain admission when Attorney General Sir Frederick E. Smith today opened the case against four fpersons' accused of conspiracy to -murder' Premier Lloyd-George and Rt. I-Ion. Arthur I-lender-"on, niemiiers of the \Var Council. The accused are Mrs. Alice Wheeidou and her two ilaughters, Miss Anne Wheeldon. Mrs. Alfred George Mason and Mrs. Mason‘s huiband. The Attorney-Gen eral in his opening reniarks- referred to the prisoners' as desperate. dan- gcrou- people' bitt.ei'ly hostile to the couutry. They were, he ileclitred, shel- terers of fugitlves from the urmy who were doing their he"t to injure Great Britain in her present. crisis. Prisoner Mason. he .pointed out, was a chemist of very considerable skill who had made a. special study of poison and might be considered an expert in such it matter. A -'iensation was crested when Attorney-Gen.ei'iil Smith alleged it had been iiitoiiilcil to inurdei' the Premier hy means of poisoned darts to he shot at him while he was playing golf at Walton Heath. Both the Pre- mier and Mr. l-len'dei'son were to be killed by iiimins of poison the Attor- ney-Gouerul 1-l1:ii'i;'f-il, i-onveyed in tuili = from Soiiiiiziiiiplon io i)ei'b_v :ind iiuiiilvii by l\.ii'.\:_ Wilt-i-iiliin to :in iig- oni employed by the military authori- ties and who had ingrniiiited liinisifii into her' good l'uvors. ' NEW BRUNSWICK -IIABIAET SWIIRN IN ' (Canadian Press Despatch.) FREDERICTON, N. li.. Feb. 2.- l~lc-zi. George J. Murray last evening aniiounced that Arthur B. Sllpp of Fredericton would succeed Hon. Mr. Clarke as Minister of Lands and Mines, while Arthiii' P. Culllgan of Cullignu, Restigoiiche county. and Dr. ll.~l. Taylor' ot' St, George wr.-.iid iw- come nicmiic-:rs of the new government without portfolio. lion. J. ll. M. Baxter will continue as Attc-rney-Geir emi; I-lon. B. F. Smith as Minister of Public Works, and Hon. D. V, Landry as Provincial Secretary-'I‘i'eas- urer. The new Premier himself will cc-ntirlue as Minister' oi' Agriculture. opponents clearly and precisely said that they declined pence negotiations with us and want to hr-ar only' of a peace which they dictate. By this the whole- question of guilt for the cou- tiiiuiition of the war is decided. The guilt falls alone' on-oui' opponents. The conditions of the enemy we cannot disciii-'s. They could only be accepted' by ii totally defeated people. It there- fore means that we must fight. ' “Pres-ltle-;it Wilson's message to Congress shows ii sincere wish to re- store peace to thc_world. Many of his mnxims iigrc-s with our nims. - liriiiiely' freedom of thu- :nu-is, abolish-| intent of the system oi' bnluncr. of lnoiri-r wlricii always is bound to lead in new difficulties; equal rights of ull nations and nn open door. Bull whnt are the peace conditions of the' idiitt-iiti-‘Z Gcrmany’s defensive forci ito he destroyed, we to lose Alsace- Lori.iine and our eastern provinces the Danube monarchy to be dissolved.! Bulgaria again to be cheated' of har national unity and Turkey to be push- t-.I out of Europe and sniiishcil in Asia. The destructive designs ut' our oppon- ents cannot be expresseil more strong- ly. We have been t-linl‘_iiged to fight to the end. We accept the chailr.-nge.” We stake cverylliiug niiii shall be vic-I torlouii." BE . . l _ . Tha t‘linncr‘im _-' announcement toi the Rf .rhstiig coium"t»-i- has been the subject of discussion nt Great Hend- Emperor. thi- t‘hanceilor, the Fore-ign Secretitry, the- military authorities and the Austro-lliuigarlan Premier, Count Czernln. Although it decision is sup- posed to have been reached lnst week, Foreign Secretary Zimmerman again travelled to (iroiit Henrlmiiirters on ,Mondny. On his rcturn on Tiiosdiiy lic .i'cce~lveil tho Amerirnn Ambassad- or, .inmr-ri W. Gerard nnd hold :i The niczriiers of the new govern- ment weri- sworn in nt Fredericton befc-re His llouoi' Licut.~Governoi' \.V0od yesterday afternoon. The cere- mony was an imposing one. Friends throughout the province- on both 'sides of "politics will deeply re- gret l-lon. Mr. Clarke's enforced re- tirement. The retiring l’re~mler's rec- ord in public life has been ii creditable and honorable one, and it will be the unimimous wish of the people' of New Brunswick whcrm he has faithfully served that Providence will afford him ii speedy recovery to good henlili. IIANABAS REIATIIINS 'WITH IINITEB STATES (Special to the Guardian.) OTTAWA, Feb. 3- That the reis- tlons' between Canada and the United States will not he affected at least in any adverse sense by the develop- ments today at Wa hington is the off- handed impression in official circles. The severance of dlplomiitic relations between the United States and Ger- many is regarded here as a distinct indication of frienllllness toward: the Allied h t ti “HN F__'\ ' IHWIH London )»_l cause _and t e expec a on ls, that it will lead to the riiflnlte entry ofthe United States lntothe war. The republic thus will lie ranging it.'eli‘ alongside Canada and fighting for the same object. Even if open war should not be declared the fact that Berns- torff is given his passports and offl- cial relations terminated show that Germany and her campaign of fright- fulness are to be combntteil. (Special to the Guardian.) mints, rt-i.. 4.-'rlin Pronnl. mario M’ D;i &' Mi-. B. Gallant. Bloomfield, left- , . . A ' i s= '_ _ as-f -» . _ _ "'*"'*', £ \ . ‘,_ iii STUCK IIIIIITITIUIIS _ HALIFAX. N. S.. Feb. fi.--(Quota tions furnished by F. B. McCurdy & Co., stock and bond brokers. mem- bers Montreal Stock Exchange, Mc- (‘ui°ii_v Building. Halifax, N. S.) CLOSING PRICES. Yesterday - Today .. 101% ‘A. C. M. .. ....23% A. F. __ 62 Am Loco .. 54% 68 Annconda .. .. 72 73!- Am s & it . . . . ._ 94% 96°/. (lan lac 155% 155 Cen . . . . .. 92% 94% Crucible Steel 51% 571/2 M. F, (‘t .. 66% 06% Mex Nor Power .. 85 871/4- Prs. . . . . .. ......71'l(, 76 Reading 90% 91"/.t S. fl‘. ll. .. 92%. 100% ` .te 104%' 105% 10274 22% 61 Atchison j-lv s ni ....,ioo=lt. 1031.1 U. 1 SOCKS RECEIVED BY THE SOCKS COMM|TTE'E A ' Previously' acknowledged. 7.204 prs. - Stanhope Red Cross Society 31; Tlgnish. tio, 165; Belfast.'do, 100; llliil`s llivc-.', do. fl; Freetown, do, 20; New Perth, do, 55; Devonshire do. 24; Cinpaiid ilo. Ill; Rosenentii do. 35. il pairs wi'istiet.z-i; Si.. Luke 'and Fortiine (love do, 30; Burlington and Park (for- nor, do. ltl; llustico. do, 130; Tryon (so, fill; Wimiloe iii'..‘.' 1-iurrlngton do. I4; hit. Stcwiirt'do, 46; Grand Trac- iiilio do. 21:; Stanhope do, 21; Bed- foiil do, 12; Belfast do, 100; Alpha \'Viomen's institute, 12; Norboro, do. 24; New London, do. 32; Lakeview, tdo, 15; Alpha, do. 23; Norboro. do. 30; Orwell Auxiliary, 14; Union Road Patriotic Association, 14; French Riv- er, do, 34; Long Creek, do, 22; Hamp- ton, do, 18;_Alberton,`do, 37. 8 wrist- lets, 6 mitts; Victoria do, 44 prs. socks. soap, candles, niitts, autograph qui'lt; Mayfield' ond' Torontq, _do;. 57 prs, socks. 3 wristlets; Miss Patterson. |New York, 2 prs. socks; Mrs. Bartlett, 1; Mrs. Russel Clarke, 5 prs'. gun- mltts; Miss ilutcher,_5 prswsocks-; Mrs. Edison llouston. 2 prs. wristlc-ts,- \Vooi has been supplied to thc- pati- ents nt Fnlconwooil, and kui-tteil into 48 prs_ socks; Wool supplied by com- mittee, knitted into 12 prs. socks. -.- Totsl, s,5-is pans; ‘ -"°-' A1- Cash donations: French River Patriotic Association, $5.00; Bobs Beer, $1.00; Donations from Curlers. $8.55. . ’ wmirneo s. HvNnM».N.` 4273 Sec. Pro Ts-ni. A _"X . I . . _ . .fl ,BRASS EEVERISH A ' I IINIIB IS BIIIIIUS' - BR IIIINSTIPATEB Look, Mother! If tongue is coated .. give "(‘rillfornia Syrup of Figs." .. Every 'niother"'rehli1.es it‘i"ter giving her children "California, Syrup of becnu"-e thsyluva its plsamlti-fbdtb* and it thoroughly cleanses the tender- out griplng. f When cross. lrri ble,-. .' hres bad t c“”b or ' th . s oma :, ur. at the' 'tongue. mother! if coated, give a tea- r-poonful of thin harmless' 'ffruit Iinxa- tive'." and ill H few lioursall the foul. _constipiited waste. sonr‘biié’snd undi- gestcd food pa.sses.out of -the bowels. and you have a well, pla fill iid a- gain. When its little' systgm ‘isql\ill` of cold. throat sore, has sftoms.ch~ashe,, diarrhoea. indigestion, 'collc- rguii eniber. a good “inside .cieafi`sihg"' \iiould always be the' first trolrtmeni. given. f ' I Million- nr mothers keep 'lotfltomin Syrup of Pigs" handy; they-1 know ii teaspoonful today saves a,- lair, child tomorrow. Ask`yoiir'° tiruggidt fof a. so-cent bottle or "cartier-nicfsy,-:Ep or Fiirs." which has directions f babies. children of all ages and gown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware' of coiinterfeits :old hc-re, so do\\'|. be n siiccessfiii surprise- iiitnck bolweeli Tooled. (lei. the gsniiine. made' by mngmy discussion with him. 'Oisc and Aisne. “California Fig Syrup Company," . J.: . 1 .f -4--in . ._.=, .ru ' ii "”’ _‘L'.,‘S.“"§ "'*"" _Ji _K ' fax.. 2'; ...:__:-_n-;..¢`¢»;.q....-.- .__ _“.7- ,_.,...._..,.__. _ L... .~.,.c.» Y ..._ “W” ..._.. t. ,.-.¢..~..-i -='::: .....- ,.2 src.-~»»u~. -rn-.. ,,~\~ . ` °“ ... -ffm 'Z ~> _,___ __ -Figz" that this is their ideal iaxative. ` little stomach, liver, hurl, bowels 'wlthinf as--.