DO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOv OOO The C OOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOO\O.OOOOOO:OOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIUOOOOOOOOOOOOUOOOFOQOOO.O‘.Q.'."‘...-UQ A ~ harlottetown Guardian Covers P-rmce Edward Island Like the Dew-`-'rr -- ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo " "r “~~"'~ » 4 °'°°°°*°°°***** °"*°°**°*°**°*°°°°°*°°°°°°**°°°°°°°°°° NNN00»°»¢»0»»»»ooooooooo. ,_ . ;-.;:,_;; f ;_-_-_» -__-_; - --_- - - -“-`-`-“-‘-‘-‘I-Arr:-':-:;V;~;::_~;.-.-,-_-_-_w_-::v1~_____e___~{_._._.___.__:_________ __________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' ‘ " " " " ‘ ' ' ' f _ ` '“" ~l fr CH aar_a_u;. aaa ' ' " ' ` ` ` ` ` ' ' ' ' ` ' ' ` " ' ' ' ' ' ` ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ‘ ' """"" ' "~ " ' f- -`-'-`~`f' f Y f ' r r f Y'-`-"'~ ~‘-`-`~`~`-`-`-`-`-`-`f~`-`-`1`~` ` 'f~‘~`-'~`fff~'-'-'~‘-`-'~'-`~'-'-'-'-‘- --`-'- -'~‘-2*-'-1 - - -*ff rr- -' ~ - - < -21 - r-r-1-:_‘-1*-11‘.v.'.@zz' W M .1 CHARLOTTET OWN, CANA])A_ FRIDAY; DECEMBER 29:_ 1916 $8.50 Por vw- (nirvana) in advance ’g+==- s - DETERMINED - - 1- ~- » _ _ _ ___ {a2.so nr vw- (name) in Advance |n_c¢n»4» comm' uf( g ‘ ~ T0 DISCUSS PEACE 1 ' ` The Allies Refusal to Enter into Confer- ence wllllloi he Allowed to Block the `Waiy_ ,to Peace. Germany Willing to Submit Terms Through U.S. President. (Special to the Guardian.) wAsurNoo'roN, Dec. lea- Gen malty. it was made known here today", wi-ll not permit the road to peace ne- H0tlntl0lls to be blocked by the re- fusal of the Entente belllgerents to enter a conference without a proper lf1'10Wl01lEe' of her terms. lt has been forecast that the Entente Powers would rais-0 a refusal on such u con- |reselite`d as willing to permit it conii dential exchange on broad tentative 'I-911115 lll1`0ll§l1 President Wilson, 'should it become necessary to do so 10 llflllge' the gap which threatens [to prevent agathering of peace- delc- gates. There was broad intlmatlon Itoday that the statement of this posi- tion by Germany had either' been com- municated to th Unit 1 ` e ed States gov- ilition. Tha (,entrn‘l Powers are rep-,iernmcnt or soon would. ry ~.~~~~~.-~--Y---~-~~ FAMOUS WUIVIAN WHU FUHETOLD THF EURUPEAN WAR IS DEAD PARIS. Dec. 28-Madame de The- bes, famous as an astroiogist and clairvoyant, lr- dead at her country residence at Meunz-Sur-Loire, aged 72. I-lor real name was Anna Vic- iorinc Savigny, She possessed ln- uuanerable secrets concerning the private lives of men and women of note. Mme de Thebes, seereas and pro- Dhetess, occupied the position'of the 'Mother Shipton" oi’ the present gen- eration ever since the night she was launched on her career by the young- er Dumas himself. _ Mme de Thebes secured large finan- ciafl returns through palmistry and during her career she read the hands of§Kings, Princes, Diplomats, Gener- als, Ministers, and leaders of alll nc- tlvities. Mme de Thebes' greatest fame came through the foreshadow- ing of the European War and the' invasion of Belgium, and nearly ap- proaching that was her- prediction that the invading~ German army but would sustain' e crushing defeat at the Marne. The llnlted States always proved of interest to Mme de T-hebes, and she' took an intense interest in Aan- crican politics. Two years before the ‘birth of the Progressive party' ' she foretold the struggle between Presid- cnt Taft and Ex-President Roosevelt and predicted that neither would ever again attain the presidency. , With the inauguration of President Wilson, Mme de Thebes predicted re volutions in Mexico' would prove one of his great problems, but that the United States would not go to wal des-pite the fact-that bloodshed and death of American citizens would oc cur. "Peace will come suddenly and 'un expectedly. The roar of 'thai guns will cease over night, and the soldiers on both fronts will be called home tc peaceful pursuits. Fate has so de creed lt." -From Mme_'l‘hebes’ pro phecy that the European War wili would come to the gates of Paris end before 1917 (lawns. lwtlvi nun ll indigo ronm- ' (Canadian Preu Despatch.) LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Dec. 28.-i Twelve persons were kiile'd and twen- ty-thrce injured in the tc-rnado which swept over Cntral Arkansas late' Tnes» day, and already reported in despat- ches, according to reports received from here today. it was feared re- ports from districts not yet heard from would add to the casualties. Es- timates of 'property damage ran as high as $3,000,000. Approhension re- garding the fate of the state convict farm at Tucker. in the path of the storm, was alleyed today, when a re- port came saying no one was injurodll there. V A tremendous downpour of water and a high wind accompanied the storm, and railroads today were facing washollts. high water and torn up telegraph lines. For u hundred miles from Grant county, ovcr"portlons of Pulaski. Lonocko, Jefferson and prai- rlo countries, the tornado spread des-, truction. itellof crows ,wore sont out; immediately after the storm froml Pino Bluff to search the stricken area. , ¢ , CONDENSED- ADS. T00 LATE FOB. CLASSIFICATION TWO CENT8")l'_r word .sch inaer-- tion for advertising- in this column. Cash- 'must aoooliipthy ` order;____' OAUYTSOMI SAUSAGE! MAD! fresh every day from selected young pork. Saunders, Newsome A Co., Market Bulding . p ‘ ~ ' 2248-il-26M6mo|. IIFUF. VICFUR NIURRIS UF l(l5lH WUUNIIFF Mr. ('_v'rus- Morris. Summerside, rc cclved ofilcial word yesterday tha' his son, Lieui. Victor Morris, was wounded on Christmas Day. |Lieut Morris enlisted for garrison duty al Halifax and while there qualified for his comvmission. Later, he enlisted with the 105th, where he was attach ed as- a Lieutenant. in October thret of the ofiicers of the 105th, Lt. Morris Lt.. Thomas Fullerton. and Lt. Train or, procured a transfer to the 25th and wcnt immediate-ly to Francs where' the three have been on activf service since. No particulars hav( been rccelvcd ns to the nature of Lt. Morris' wound, but his many friends will hope that it ia not serious. NIANAHFR GAllAliHFR FNFFRFAINS FHFAFRF ~ STAFF Mr. C. J. Gallagher, the popullnr managcr of tbq Prince Edward Theatre cntertained the members oi thc theatre staff and -his helpers to a splendid supper lust evening at the Kozey Korner. Some twenty persons were present, and an excee'din8li' pleasant time was spent. After the supper a delightful period of singing was indulged ln. Mr. Gallagher. himself, the possessor of a line voice, contributing a couple ofsolos which were artistically rendered. Mrs. Torn lins `residin at the piano. Some live _ _ . _._ D K LADV WANTS T0 TAKE IN WASH-2 ly choruses followed and a 'c0\lDlP ing. or 'go out by the day. 236 Fitzroy St. ' 3697-12-29M2lDd. of members of the staff added to the nierrltnent by their evolutlons in the `lf0s"r.Tirli oirv 'rTivo“s5`BTlIifS`- Finder please leave at Highland H°wi- » - 3“,?_&?;.2_iLVEl~ w`?N1'sfb-""“'._o|n_L. 1'c_>M Lgalflzt fr fin- .P 8° “JP .,;#;‘.s:l‘.,,r... - -»Pil....i.......,._ M vnu' sir- moa;nh_ cggrogemza _ _"‘f°.“°_ °' °_ 'area-13-g1n_ttt. r=6i’°iT"_ _ |.w-,iff-.0l5‘i‘=W»I\.va or igmlgg. owiépgyd works. DP! ‘ 1| - '. -~°-A 1 =f om-yiisnn. ro`tmo°"".- ~ suM°'or 'Mon ev’"“ow‘ N- or may havrname by vellinshsre ani a tag hr~t.l\lil ati. ' . l p Y -.\ , 369442-29M1l ls iunuiy return to idumiv awe Terpsichorean art. A pleasing feature of the proceedings was the presents .tion of n number of gifts to members of the theatre staff. Towards the close |c vote of thanks movqd bv MY- C- J- imucheii, seconded by ‘ML J- J- F-11 rnari, was unanimously tendered Mr. Gallagher for his thoughtful action' to which Mr. Gallagher made a nttins reply. Cheers were given for both Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher. and for Mr. - Mitchell, the popular operator H110 also for Mr. Bremner. proprietor oi the Komey Korner. The slnsllls 0| "Auld Lang Sync" and t-he National lAnthe;m_ brought to a close an exceed ingly pleasant affair. - comno 1w1~:N'rs' - ~--g- _ '~'*1oo_»€ - ANNoUNoEmr.N'rs Will: ails-Ft' od? `y`jm§lu-Fig oil, the" ' lim-ray 1tarii'or’trn'inv- nur-dar. UGC MEETINGS, ETO. -s-.-.-,."“‘°"- *wr °i"*r..i:;r:'¢.r.°°:..::';.:' L 'Tn -'fw HA .‘tion 01' I vel' lpttotozr and., 1,., Stewart. Satur-‘Cash mill! *°°f?,mP°“’ °"d°" ay I. y'a bag containingsum -*- oi money. F‘ifi%` will be rewarded by returning to Mrs. A. S- MC Kay, clo Miller Bros - entertainment takes Diller- U11” glfleeilng in St. James Hall at 7.30 p. - alibi-12-28Miiipd. ni. Admission 10 cts. 3696' 4 °°St. James’ Sunday' School Christ- Accordingly. OTTAWA, Dec. 28-(?orrcspondencc between Sir Robert l-lordcn, lt. U. Bennett, M. P., directs-r of national service, and' the executive ot` the Do- minion Trades and Labor Council having reference to national service was given out tonight by thc labor. executive. The premier says that thc national service plan does not in- volve conscription. He declines, how- ever. to give the assurance that it will neve'r come, stating that ii' it were necessary to preserve the exist- ence of the state' he should not hesi- tatg to act accordingly. nder the circumstances the exc- cutive appeals to organized labor to fill in the national service cards. The premler's letter addressed to J. C. W-alters, president. P. M. Draper, Secretary; James Simpson and R. A. Rigg, M. P. 1*., vice-presi- dents, reads as follows: “Prime Ministers Office. ' Ottawa, Dec. 27th. 1916. Dear Sire: With reference to our interview of this morning 1 repeat. once more, that the proposals for national service are not connected with conscription. Rather, the idea was to make an appeal for voluntary national service which would render lrnnecessary any resort to compul sion. _ “You have asked for an assurance that under no circumstances will con 'slr Rosen mines Ano Lllaoua council Aolun susee-also be no Consc Preserve Ext liberties \vhlch we enjoy i should not he'sitatc to act accordingly. For been appointed. "You hav ur ed u on me' tl e ' scription bc undertaken or carried rilliivll. it it were Necessary to nga Agassi stents iu1i¢i.,§, stence oi the State lie Would Act Troops had.Surrender¢d to Labour Council Satisfied and Directed Members to F _ -I = _ ». - .. _-,-1 BORDEN AND THE KING CONSTANTINE .. --,'.»»'» Premier Declines-_ io Give' Assurance that there Shall Salgtégnlgstg (§’e"fI;;fg, tflgggedfileslg. _ ,.; . . , , , (Special to the Guardian.) (ed that differences between ,,_`f"-Gree` c LONDON, Doc. 29- A tele-grain and the Entento were-being-tompria a has been received from Salouiki by ed the' accuracy of the despatch to the Anglo-Hellenic League to the ef- the Anglo Helie_nic` Leagug is. 'open feet that the Greek division which to question. At the time ofthe oc- " 3" had surrendered to the Bulgarians at cupation of eastern' Macedonia- ar: (Canadian Press Despatch.) Kavala has been ordered by King Con- of the' Kavalla garrieon of.. B£0k stantine to 'leave Goerlitz, Germany, troops surrendered to the Bill arltns and to thc- greatest advantage of the (Signed) R L BORDEN “The ranks of organized labor in that no penalty or -coercion will be tence of the Central Powers for an _ ,. , Canaria have made a splendid re- applied if correct and conscientious immediate peace conference' and the corps and dental corps' _I -. __ i l 51101158 llllI‘ll1i-I U16: DHS! two and a l‘2Dll€S M6' gil/611. the undersigned forecast of an _unanimous refusal b_v{GREEK LINER WH, - ` _ _L halt' years to the call fc-r service to members of the executive council re the Entente Allies to enter such,a cc-'.1-i H _ _ the state. Many members of youiicommend that all membe'rs of afflli- ference without knowing Germuny'f- S./:‘sESEB";g$rssH DET” s:A"°¥ organizations are fighting at the ated unions fill in the answers ac- terms in advance. the American gov i -T gl' , i' AR' front and not o few have made cordiug to their conscientious opin ernment believe that the negotiation ` `p` -" ‘ !" the' supreme sacrifice in the cause of lou and return the cards as direct- in progress are resulting in good. ‘Hn`;IEs‘t‘;a¥n(;§,iI§,'ag3c‘ G..~ .K l‘ 'out.. As l stated to you at our iutcr-.The men at the front have the right Wll01‘€~ li has been illieflled, for the Others were removed 0fl"""‘l§ii‘f§li‘t'f\ view, l must defclinc to give any to feel that .wc in tfanada are 'doing Mi1'~'@d01111111 f1`011l 10 fight 11581112-I U10 WHVSUIDS- 'H1050 W'll0 Bui'i'ende1'l'd.:tgr such assurance. I hope that con- our utmost to aid ami sustain them Ememe Ames' such a “wve °“ the the Gemlam' and Blllgafllms i WUT" scription may not be necessary, but in their devoted efforts for that Part °F King C°“Sl“'m“° would b” t"am'9°"ted t° G°"m?. fm' ‘mem if it should prove the only effective cause. This indeed is the inspiration F““lam°““t lc’ “ll mi of Wm' “gai‘“'5'F ment- Their number Wil l|V9°',3*l method to preserve thc existence of ami idcal ot' national service. That the En'-ellie `P°“'e‘“S- AS “'3‘5e“' ‘F°5` 400 “mee” 'md 6-000 111611- F . _` thc state and of thc institutions and each shall do his part as best he can P3'-Ches f1‘0-'IH Athens have represent- Consider it necessary am] l Should gtpfg [P which he owes a|]eg{ance_ = ----'“" -’ ` "~ “ f`~'f"“"""""“’ " """"" "~"'~‘~‘-"`~'-'=““f=:--'* ~-‘f-"1--:_ your further information with regard Mr. Bennett's letter reads: l in F ` 1 to the purposes c-l’ national service l December 27th, 1910. J _ ' ,' - enclose copies of order-in-council, un- “Dear Sirs: Refering to our sev- | - ` ' der which the director-general and eral interviews. I no_w confirm my 7 __ the directors of national service have verbal statements to yoll. viz-while ‘ ' it is obligatory to correctly fill in ° I _ and romptlv return the' n ti al e _g p 1 lm- D . ‘ a on . _ portance and indeed the necessity' service cards it is only essential '*" (canidlitl PN!! Dltpltch. that thc accunniiateu wealth of thc that the answers given to questions ~ OTTAWA' D“°' “Fu 1"-°' lm-" country should bear its due proper- 01h€'l' than those' of fact should ex Thinks HIS Government lccepted,t“m°"“ced thmllgh th” SLM 'l“'"" tion of contribution and sacrifice in Dress thc conscientious conviction oi Ever thin su ested b the }°en“'rsh,p °m°° that "W f°n°VF”g this war. The government have al- U10 90111011 i1l1SWC1’i11Ff H1050 questions. y g y ili?i?l?B have arrived “few -m` E25 ready accepted and acted on this "(SigllGi1) R- B- BENNETT.” P|'g5idgnt_ ‘ ' F’. ~." ' principle. Any further proposals in` Tl1€' €'X€C\1tlve makes this state The 199th Irish canadian Ban'-pr' that regard must be submitted to mellii » _ pgrliameiit _i_u the il;'st instance after M"In__vie£_v cg the assurance given by (Canadian Press Despatch.) l;3;9?gnI_g:;;vf;6él:)nn:3_'£éal;; gztfalgazl o tain ng t e' sanct on and approval r. . . ennett, K. C., M. P., dl- WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-In spite 4 _ _ ' of the crown. I rccton-general of national service, of the* wide gulf between the iilzsiis-'Drafts artillery' d”5m°°f9'.-‘ lnnntry' iMontreal; 187th and 211th ,>Alb¢rta Erllly SBFVICB C0l"|J!, Bfmy. mQd|Cll (Special to the Guardian.) I PARIS, Dec. 29.-An official statc- ment reads: "On the left bank of the Meuse during the day enemy ar-§ iilldry energetically counter shelled by us violently bombarded our post-' tions on the front of Le Morte Homme. Hill 304. ln Loraine we carried out‘ a surprise attack on trenches north' of Badonviller taking two machine; guns. Cannonade was intermittent on the rest of the front. (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Dec. 29.-A British offl- cial communication issued thds even- ing says: On Tuesday a squadron of naval aeroplaneis .bombarded encmyi camps at Galatia on the Gall-ipoli llc-| ninsula with successful results. Wed-i nesday u squadron of sea planes at- tacked' and destroyetl Chicaldar Bridge, eighteen miles east of Adana. Asia Minor. , (Special to the Guardian.) PETROGIIAD, Dori 2ii.~»Tlic Gor- mans began an active bombardment of n Russian position in Galicia in an attempt to cross thc Dnicser llivcr hut wuro checked. The statement roads: 'l`ho ctieiny's heavy howit- zer batteries bombarded sectors of our front in the region east ot' Scnrkuv. in the neighborhood of Peniank, south of Brody where our trench was damaged in places. also sectors of Garbu-Sva. (iulovtze tho' forest oi’ Au- gustofka, on the river Narayuvka u tributary of Zelota Liapo our troops crossed to the western bank in the neighborhood ‘of the villages of Swis- ambassador. to-night authorized the g mm - ~ Wm _“mah” ,_ rf.-ff..A----=-_-~f---f-.-.-:_-.~:_--_-_-_-_-V-_-.-_-_-.~.~.~.~_-e». .~.-.-.~_-.-.-;_-_-.».»-.»:.~.-.».».-~.=~iV-7_-.-=---ff-f-~f-'--ff V- - --:_-e-.=~._~>-.-=>-----v---- -_- .~_-_~.-.-_- -.- ~.~.-.-.~.-.»_-; Associated press to make the fonuw. m 6% 1:35219 daéuxsf: 1! _ h "` ‘ me Smsmsrtf fm... N A ’ calms. 'li if it-=a;ss‘: ir' ment as constituting an acceptance of "We fm 9 b il m' | ' "-_,|""` ‘W .- . E S A everything suggested hy President 1, ,ha BMX.,-h °`;,,f-°.,,'f Wilson in his note' to the belligerent Efneme Ames ine decexend a nations of Europe." ' =- - _- - lt was made clear at the embassy Eieagggfngt Greek Bhip,?‘F'!"_.*.‘i.a;.iiL“ that Germany stands ready to make: "The puns' we Dumas' -"mil-ba rlibeirty, humanity ami oivllization.`ed." Count Von'Bernstori`l'. the German ers aboard b -2', _ ‘~__Ph_=‘PF 'i regard the note of my govern the "ne ' ~ Attempts _ of the enemy tc- weather has cleared and artillery known her terms on the first day of detained uhm the bloaxmb- is nano. cross the river southeast of Galitzia. duels have been renewed with vigor. any conference that may be held, and The "ne is several M 5 ovelfm-|`u » near Simlkovtze, were checked by our ‘especially on the Carso front. officials expressed themselves as be-A F V ~'» __ -,_ i fire. Attacks byfthe enemy south of In Macedonia, except for British ing greatly surprised at the view pre- the Danube were repulsed with great attacks against Bulgarians- north east valling in some quarters herethat the - _ 5- M -V. losses to him. West -of Vizir Zaud, of Lake Doirn. which Berlin reportr Berlin government had failed to mé'et Mlnard'o Llnlanent enrol colds Qc. British armored mote-r cars took part‘ were unsuccessful, comparative quiet the President’s suggestions by not 4 . I in beating back the attacks. The still prevails. South of Brody in Galli setting down, in the reply. the terms ?"`°"'i"‘__"°‘."' gallantt coniinanlder of a British armor- cia the Germans have brought their upon which it was willing tc- make - ' -, ` el mo or car re aciment was woun-,liowitzers into la a ainst the Rus eace. The er an i lomats sa ‘ - , ,_ _ dell during the battle on Tuesday'slan position ag \¥ari§us points and gresident Wilsin lirllad Filnplntontlon 0);* TIIE WEATHBQ. _' r when repulsing enemy attacks. Ne- have 'damaged their trenches. drawing u public declaration froncern- TEMPERATURE ’-F. verthcless on Wednesday he again di- Unofficial advices received in Lon ing terms from the' Central Powrs rected operatic-as when his detach- don from saioniki say Greeks wht _...______ ' TIDE, MOON, -Elllf. ment put the enemy to flight. The surrendered to the Bullgarians at ~` Ur. enemy made attacks along .the front Kavala and were interneil in Ger (apeeigi gg the qu"-3||n_)._-“ ` in Dobrutlja against positions occupied man ' have been ordered by Kin: . | I TORONTO. Ont.. Ddc; 29".-~Str"i 5’ Gi 'i ity 0111' wlvancell guards. He was re- Constantine to proceed to the Macc winds or moderate gblbrfrem noilth Dllliif-‘<1 €V€1`i'Wh0l‘e by OUP "NJ lf-‘>:~‘ r -2-fi All _'t . i ».' :Q .i’ fr If A ffl i. i.- » t \ .Jf .45