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csLEBRA'r1o   or o  HUNDRED YE   or Ps  
BAPTIST
At the Baptist Church last evening
two excellent addresses were deliver-
ed ily Dr I*I"i“Estot\ T. Mays, Ainerl-
can Consul. and Lleut.-Governor
Rogers. who were introduced by the
pastor. Rev. Z. L. Fash. Dr Maya
said: .
His Honour Governor Rogers. who
holds a commission from His Malejsty
the Kills. is here representing the
mighty British Empire. and i, with a
commission from the President of the
llnlted States. and an excr
‘ luatur sign-,
ed in his own hand by ills Majesty'
George the Fifth, am here voicing the
sentiments of the great Republic
which has honoured "me.
We celebnite to-day_ an achievement
whose glories are _ greater than the
combined glories ol' Betliiioi-on and of
Tlwrnwaoia. or rifarsiiiiii iiiia or
Actiiim, of Tours. ol’ Blenheim. of
Austerliz, of Waterloo, of Sedan. of
Manassae, of Gettysburg. ami oi` the
Marne. These brought many 'sorrows
with their iriumps. Von Moltkc. rid-
ing with General Grant, said: ‘There
is nothing sailder than a great victorv,
but a'gre:i.t defeat! '- There ig no Sail.
ness connected \vitli the event whlcli
makes this day glad. Ono liundrt-il
years have ono by one mldcd their
annual portloii to the accumulated
blessings of a century ol' pence. War
is ‘grim-visaged ' and luis ii ' wrinkled
i'ront.' ln his train, along wltli his
iZl0Fl0S. are wreck ami ruin, the
woumlcd ami widowed. Peace in her
liundredth year luis the glow ol’ youth,
and in her train are happiness uml
ill\‘»lll¥. strength and prosperity.
An appropriate oiigraving on a
medal comineniorating this notable
achievement ot' n century of peace
between the two great Anglo-Saxon
nations would be: ‘One llundred
Years and Tliree Thousand Miles oi'
Peace! When did ancient philoso-
phers or warriors dream that two
nations could live side by side with a
common i‘i'ontier ol' three thausand
miles for n. century without war?
Canada, the fairest dominion of the
British Empire. and the United States
have demonstrated the folly of being
prepared for war, and the wisdoni of
being prepared for peace. Europe has
obeyed the maxim: ‘ ln time oi' peace
pt-eparc for war.” The result has been
the most terrible conflict 6`i'“liuinan
history. Great navies ami immense
armies have not preserved peace. But
unarmed North America has. Europe
liaabeen spending on war one and
one-half billion dollars per year during
theperiod of peace, and at the rate of
fifteen billion dollars per year since
the beginning of the present conflict.
Canada and the United States have
spent their billions in reclaiming the
wilderness. irrigating ,deserts and
transforming them liito gardens,
building railways, factories, churches
and colleges. and perfecting the art
oi' peace. Canada luis signallsed the
last decade of her liumlrcd years of
progress by the completion of her
SPECIAL SERVICES IN CHARLOTTETOWN CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
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wonderful transcontineutal railway.
The United States has made this
centennial year notable by the comple-
tion of the greatest engineering under-
itaklug of nil time, the l"anaina Canal.
it is noteworthy that these two works
lot peace do the same tlilng in different
ways. They both bind together the
Atlantic and Pacific, which are the
great guardians of the integrity,
liberty und tranquillity of the
Americas. The Atlantic by its name,
suggesting strength, ami the Pacific,
suggesting peace.
, Physical, racial, intellectual aiul
spiritual bomls have conspired in pro-
ducing this harmonious century. We
are the common posscssors of many
of natures beauties ami bounties. The
Cascades and the Rockies are rock-
ribs fastening Canada and America in
physical bomis, thc spring floods carry
portions of the soils of each land to
the Great Lakes, where the rivers of
both mingle their waters for a while
in placid calm, then find their way to
lthe St Lawernce, where they sing
together along her turbulent rapids,
play in her whirlpools ami like strong
lions roar in litirinony at Niagara.
These. while more notable, are not so
f~‘»iHniflciint as the mighty plains which
lie like some lioiiiulloss creation of the
loom ot` brussels, ii carpet of green
across our miitunl frontier.
l ’l‘hc physical tries bctwi-on our
'countries have resulted in couiniercial
intercourse. Our cotton, sugar,
grapes, oranges mid nimiufaciures
have hnoii vxcliangcil for your wheat,
fish, timber and gold. Canada and the
‘llnited States are each the others best
r-iistoiiioin Proxinilty, facility of ex-
cliangc. coninion language iiml similar
needs will _venr by year enhance the
value of our mutual trade.
Racial origin has also contributed
to the luirnionions relations oi’ these
northern and southern neighbours. It
has been said that we liavo been com-
manded to lovc our neighbours, be-
cause they are the hardest to love. It
is true that proximity and a common`
tongue conducc to friction, but they
also lend to n quicker' understanding.
Peoples ot' the same race using the
same language cannot long misunder-
stand each other. Racial lilies over-
lap national lines ami niakc i`or peace.
intellectually we have all things in
common. Spencer and Chaucer, Mil-
ton and Sliakespoare, Walter Scott
and J. i<‘ennlmore Cooper. Robert
Burns and Walt Whitman, Bacon and
Einmorson, lion Johnson and Mark
Twain. Mactiaiiley and Bancroft.
Itvrou and Longfellow, Gray and
Whittier, Dickens and Natlianlel Haw-
thorne are all equally the possession
of all who speak the Euglisli language.
Our daily papers add much to the*
probability of permanent peace. There
is so much good in most ot' us mortals.
‘that we seldom iight il’ we understand
each other. The leading newspapers
of our two countries are not twenty-
four hours old before they have linen
oi' kindred across the border for busi-
ness or pleasure, or probably making s.
permanent home in a neighbouring
lund. They contain poetry, romance.
history ami sermons of people of kib-
dred emotions and ideals. They are
a better protection against war than
a thousand forts ami invincible
navies.
Then let it be added that there is
an invincible. yet real relationship of
much strength which overlaps the
frontier. It is spiritual. Individuals
amongst us may differ as to the ineau-
ing of such terms ns ‘roliglon,' ‘ortho-
doxy,' 'churcli,' etc. But we all mean
about the same thing when we say
‘God.' Through lilm we have a boml
of righteousness, mercy, goodness and
love. which make for peace with a
force wlilcii cannot he overcome by
the cries of iingoes and of militarists.
God is the greatest force on earth as
well as in heaven. When He was on
earth. He said, ‘ messed are the peace-
makers, for they shall bc called the
children of God.' (‘aii we not on this
glad day ol' the liuiidrcdtli years of
pence feel that, ‘ Blessed are the peace
keepers, for they are ilie children of
God."'
liis llotioiir Lieutenant-Governor
Rogers then followed with n brief re-
velw oi’ the advantages which had
accrued to botti ffaiinda ami tho
llnited States during tho linmlrcd
years oi' peace. There were certain
things which had been planned to bo
donc to celebrate the event. such as
llic erection oi' bridges, etc.; but in
the present troiiblous tinies tlicso
things were not practicable. llc
thought, however, that no material.
menioriul could be hotter than the
fact that they were able to be present
in church that night to celebrate the
occasion as they did. He thought that
a similar peace celebration might very
properly be held every ten years. lie
hoped that peace would continue be
tween the two great English-speaking
nations. and that further there might
be a cessation ot' strife in other parts
of the world, and men might realise
the great sacrifice which Jesus Christ
made when lie came on earth to
establish pi-.acc among men.
ST. PETER’S CATII' DIIAL
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Rev. Canon Simpson at the morning
vervice at St l’eter's yesterday during
an excellent discourse saidz.
We have been asked to return
thanks to-day for the completion of a
hundred years of peace between our
country and the United States.
' The celebration of a hundred years
if peace between two nations is an
event. tuilque in international history
' in Julie. 1812, the United States.
unarting under what she regarded as
_'lic overbearing attitude of Great
Britain, declared war, and promptly
invaded Canada. The magnificent aiul
noble defence offered by the British
ami Canadian regulars ami militia is
read on‘both sides of the frontier.
lThey clear up difficulties. They tell
emblazoned in letters ot' gold upon
descendants of those who fought and
who saved the fair lands of Canada
from conquest by another power are
not wanting in their trlbutcs of re-
spect to the memory oi' ilielr heroic
progenitors. `
Today the scene has changed.
Those who were at war are now living
side by side in amity. No fortresses
guard their frontiers. and such rivalry
as exists is only in the porsocution of
the arts of peace.
The organisers of the Peace Cen-
tenary movement would have failed
to do their duty if they had not ar-
ranged for a _prominent place to be
taken by the churches. lt is a matter
f`or devout thankfulness to Almighty
God that, notwitlistiinding boundary
disputes ami outbursts of national
passion. it has been possible for tis to
keep the peace for ilie past century,
and that differences have been setteld
by appeal not to the nrbitrament of
the sword, but to common sense and
reason. lt is hoped that to-day the
Churches of Canada and the United
States will join in this celebration,
ami that a mlgiity anthem of praise.
full-souled ami sincere, will ascend
to lilgh Heaven.
The fact that Canada. as ii coin-
pnnent part ot' the British Empire, is
at war makes the holding oi` the
l’eui»i-. (‘clubratlon with the great
friendly nation to thc south a much
more impressive unil important cvent
than originally was uiitlcipated.
Ile then read tho opinions of the
loading stateanion oi' (`anada ami the
llnited States on the subject, und
remarked on them.
FIRST METHODIST
Rev. J. L. Dawson preached on the
text: “ He maketh wars to cease unto
the end of the earth." His subject
was the value of peace as seen when
one noted the difference between the
present condition oi' the British
Empire in its struggle, along with the
Allies, against Germany. and the hun-
dred years of peace between the Elli-
nire and the United States. Ile took
the ground that the unfortunate pecu-
liarities which the Germans are now
showing are due- not to the Saxon
nature so mucii as ,to the niiiitarism
which has been cherished ami develop-
ed. particularly by the Prussian branch
of ilie family during the last forty
years. The lack of reverence for
womanbood has grown out of the
value the inanaltaches to himself as
a soldier. Milltarism has made it
seein necessary to the German mind
to license the .white slave traffic.
which is carried' on “ in a very lively
way in connection with military
camps," and this characteristic shows
itself also in the relations of husband
to wife among both the higher ami the
lower classes in the German Empire.
The speaker related an iucédent which
be had culled from an article in the
Now York independent from the pen
of an American lady, who resided in
of a baron. She was on a steamer
sailing down the Elbe at noon one
day. When the hour of 12 struck a
ninnbor of ladies observed a peasant
and his wifo at work in ii fle d near
the bank of the river. The man threw
down his hoe, walked to a dog-cart
that was near. sat himself down ami
it his pipe. The wife took up the
ioe ami harnessed herself to the cart
ilong with the dog and then actually
tartcd to draw the man home. Au
imerlcan lady of the group on the
iteamer remarked: " Ami so the great
iig man is going to let the little
vouiaii haul him lionie! " A lady-in-
valting oi' Princess Matilda resented
‘he remark, exclalming: “ You must
‘ie an American or you would not talk
'ike that. American women may re-
:ard their msn lightly, but German
women have to learn that their hus-
'iands are precious; they are soldiers."
This brings us back to milltarism;
‘he soldier has all the rights and his
women deserve little recognition. The
ipeaker gave a number of similar
`llustrn.tions. He interpreted his text
is teaching that one of the great
works of God is the abolition of wars.
ST. JAIAES
in St James (‘li\\reh at the evening
‘ervico the pastor. Rev. Dr T, F.
'~`ullerton. prcachcd from Psalms ixxil,
7: “in his day shall tho righteous
iourlsh. ami abundance of peace so
'oug as thu moon endurt-th." lla said,
n port:
In common with (‘hrisllun bodies
throughout the United States and
Canada we are celebrating the close
of one hundred years ot' peace. lt is
well to remember the attitude of
Christianity to war. Many who in
'he name of Christianity condemn it
’or reasons with which we synipatliise
'riucb, do not seem to appreciate the
'act that Christianity accepts war,
tccepts the world as it finds it. There
‘re v"arious forms in which mankind
stand related to each other, and in
three of these-service, property.
nationality-antagonism is involved
ind redress is sought by strikes, by
‘aw. by warfare. it is well to renieni-
ber that creation is not nn action
effected once for all, but a continual
wrocess. the tireless activity oi' the
iivine Eminence. God is everywhere,
'n everything, as the Supreme intelli-
gence out of which all forms of exist-
ence are continually emerging. If God
:imply ruled the world from the out-
-ide, occasionally interfering with the
play of forces which he originally set
ln motion, tbeii the question should at
once arise, why does he not interfere
with crimes, bloodshed, war? To per-
mit what he can prevent is surely to
commit it. Even God can only make
things by means of the process by
which they become what they are.
Evolution is a gradual process. and
the law of its working is progressive
victory over contradiction. Goodness
would have no significance in the con-
scious' lifc of man without its coil-
_tlic Britannia records. and thc.
Germany for thirty years as the wife
trast by ivliicli to recognise it. (‘on-
soquently the unrest. the disorder. lil"
suffering, the wars in life are not due
lto bad ruling from the niitsldo, but to
the nature and condition of the slow
but irresistible process of develop-
nient from within. The product of
this divine process is civilisation, ami
in tlils plane of its work it inocts with
antagonlsms ami pushes tiiroiigli them.
From time to time lt comes into sharp
collision with ilrasping tyrannles and
unbounded ambitions like those of the
German Empire at the present mom-
ent. thereby rendering war wilii all its
hideous death struggles inevitable.
Even out of the war that tcrmliiati-d a
'hundred years good has come. The
,moral standards of the nations in-
volved have been clevated ami a pro-
gress has been brought about that
(would have been impossible with a
'continuance of inland peace. On
Christmas Eve last it was :i hundred
.years since the Treaty of Glielit was
signed, thus bringing to an ond the
war between Great Britain and the
United States. What more fitting sea-
son for such a deed could be t'o\ind
lthan that which commemorates the
|birth oi’ llim whose entrance into life
,was heralded by the white-robed choir
singing their " Gloria in Excelsis " and
proclaiming the glad tidings of pence
on oarth! We as niembers of the
Christlan Churcli stand up, i'or the
great moral principles which were
brought into vogue in thc life ol'
humanity by the sirong, elf-ar, vivid,
yet simple demonstration iii the life
of Ilim Whom we still crown as the
Prince oi' Peace. lt is tlicriilnrn bo-
coming to us to emphasise tho possi-
bility of peace between nations aiul to
rejoice that we are privileged to take
part in this season of thanksgiving
which marks freedom from war for
one hundred years. between the great
Republic and our own beloved Empire.
The influence of the two great nations
who speak the tongue which Shake-
speare spake. if they entered on an
understanding to drop for ever the
arbitrament of the sword, would be
colossal and would do much to lead
other nations to the same way of
thinking. Our service indicates that
the exercise of wise and patient diplo-
macy may avert international strife.
as it has done on several occasions
between the United States and our-
selves during these hundred years.
The basis of our gratitude in this cele-
bration is that. under God, we have
been taught to give international
questions precedence over merely
national questions. it is not because
the manhod of America and Canada
has given itself over to the sensuous
fancies of decadent life and nerve-
less habit that we to-day celebrate a
hundred years of peace. It is. on the
contrary, because ol’ our possession ot`
common religion. of common civilisa-
tion. a possession which has made us
realise that there are seceret ties
Wl\l“-ll bind UH. Wider than those of
nationality, thus enabling us not
merely to avoid war duing the past,
but to make it more ami more un-
,likely in the future.
CATHOLIC
| The following pastoral letter of Hia
Lordship the Bishop of Charlottetown.
was read iii all the churches on the
island ycsterduyz- .
"The present is truly a time of pro-
found sorrow throughout the Christian
,world. The spectacle of many na-
tions. and amongst them the most po-
_pulous ami powerful, engaged in fra-
.tricidtil warfare. is one which must
deeply grieve every Christian heart. it
recalls thc prophesy of our Blessed
Saviour ‘And you shall hear of wars
_and rumors ol’ wars. For nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom; and there shall be
pcstilence, ami famines, and earth-
quakes in divers places: Now all these
are the beginnings of sorrows.” (Math.
XXIV. 6-8). .
"llow far removed from the teach-
ings of Jesus Christ must be the minds
.of ills children. As the Prince of
Pence Christ came into this world.
'The glad tidings of His birth were an-
nounced to man in the Angels' song
'Peace on earth to men of goodwill’
(Luke ll. 14). To mankind plunged in
the darkness of idolatry and hatred.
He came to preach the gospel of peace
ami brotherly love ‘This is my com-
mondmeiit that you lovo one another
_as l have loved you' (John XV. 12), ‘A
'new coniniundment i give unto you
love one another' (John XIII. 34). This
_new comiimndineiit was to form
the basis of christian civiliza-
tlnii it was io be tho "norm
or rule, which the followers of Jesus
Clirist. wlictbcr lmlivldually or col-
lectively. should follow in their .rela-
tions with their feilowmen. It was
destined to be the corner stone of a
lastlni-Z peace to Christian society.
How far this rule has been abandoned
is easily discernable ln the administra-
` tion of many countries during the past
few decades, consequently nations
l1ave.again been plunged into the bar~
~barlty ot' war and race hatred. This
l fact. gives rise to the timely l-imen: of
leur Supreme Pontiff in his :~c.~.~nt en-
jcycllcal 'Ad beatissimi apostolorum
lprincipes.’ Therein he tells ns that
'brotherly love, notwithstanding that
it is more frequently than ever before
on the lips of both rulers and governed
yet in the hearts of very many it has
_given place to sentiments ot' self-in-
lterest and race hatred. Lack of bro-
ltherly love, disregard of authority,
lclass dissensions and Breed are' tli'e`
‘principal causes to which our Holy
_Father attributes ,_ the ' present .sad
_plight oi' humanity. He exhorts us to
lremember that the world is not our
_true home, but a land of exile, and that
we must seek the kingdom of God.
‘We have not here a lasting city but
we seek one that is to come.' He
gurges upon us to lay aside all dissen-
lsions ami racial discards. to unite in
_ all our efforts for the welfare of God’s
kingdom on earth. I-lc tells us that
(Continued on Pa e Six.)
TWO BIG BATTLES PENDING IN EAST PRUSSIA
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(Special to The Guardian)
TURIN, Italy, Feb. 14.-Several av-
alanches have fallen in the moun-
tains lii this region. One colossal
slide near Caldi Tenia. a DHHS °f me
Maritime Alps, in the Province of Cun-
sn, buried a group of workmen. Thus
far sixteen bodies have been recover-
ed.
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OFF FOR THE FRONT-
PARIS. Feb. 10'-President Polncure
ami Alexander Millerand. MllliBl0l‘ ‘lf
War. left Paris last night, for an0iil€l‘
trip to tho front.
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$llPP[lSlll ill Bl iilSl
(Special to The Guardian) `
LONDON, Feb. 14.-The Daily 'lei-
egraplfs correspondent telegrnphs
from Amsterdam: “I<`r0Ill illfllllfllifl
made at Ymuldcn I have every reason
to believe the German submarine il-_
which attacked the British steamer.
Laerte, suffered a mishap and is now
at th/e bottom of the North Sell- Sill’
gave up the chase of the stcaniship
when she was gaining ami was last
seen in n cloud of steam aDDfli‘<‘-lilly lil
difficulties.
MUIDEN, Netherland, Feb. 11, vis
London.-The German submarine U-2
vs-sterdny attempted to torpedo the
llrltisli steamer Laertos, which arrived
here to-day form Java. The vessel
escaped by adroit manoeuvring limi
fast steaming. When attacked tho
stergner was flying the Dutch ilag.
The attack on the Laertes was made
while the vessel was steaming be-
tween the Meuse liglitsliip and Schou-
wen bank. The submarine fired
several shells, which damaged the
steamer’s fuimel, compass and upper
deck. As this dhl not induce the
captain to stop, the submarine .made
an unsuccessful nttenipt in torllflil0
the steamship.
The Luertes, when challenged by
the submarine, was proceeding with-
out showing lier nationality. When
asked to stop the vessel flew the
Dutch ilag, but this did not prevent
the Germans, according to the ships
oiilcers. from firing on the steamer
and attempting to sink her.
The captain of the Laertes say! lie
flow the Dutch flag in order to Save
the oi-ew, wliii-.ii consisted of subjects
China ami Norway.
THE IIAGUE, Feb. 11, via London.
-The Dutch authorities will make
an inquiry into the attempt Di lil”
German submarine U-2 t0 t0l‘P0ll0 UW
steamshlp Laertes. as lt is susltlsif-lg
that the attempt was made lmlfl
Dutch territorial waters
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CALGARY MAN KILLED
CALGARY, Feb. 9.-Word has been
received here of the death at the front
of=;.Wi¥Illn 'J. Harrlns. Oi Cflllil“'Y- il
Britilh i'8l6l'Viat.
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Nlllli PULIIJEMEN
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(Special to The Guardian)
PANAMA, Feb. 14.-A iight between
s'oltlierS and iistive policemen on Sat-
urday nigbt resulted in the death ol'
ilve policemen and three soldiers.
:wounding many combatants. A carni-
val was in progress.
GREAT BRITAIN DENIES LUSITAN-
IA ORDER.
LONDON, Fel). 11.-The llritisll
Government stoutly maintains that
the captain of the Lusitania was not.
ordered by Government officials to
use xi neutral flag.
Walter llines Page, the Amorlran
Ambassador, has not coniniunicaied
with the Foreign Olllce concerning the
incldetit, and as yet no ofllcial com-
munications concerning it have pass-
ed between the American and Britlsli
Governments. The incident is regard-
ed as one of great importance iiere.
lint it is not generally expected that
ltiie Britlsii Government will take any
action unless Wai-iliington requests an
explanation. _ _
Mr. Page forwarded to the Ameri-
can State Department a report on
the incident today. The Ambassador
informally reviews tho alleged use of
the American flag by the Cunard liner
as it was related to the embassy staff
by Americans who had crossed the
Atlantic on the vessel.
AMERICAN CONBUL I8 INTERFER-
ED WITH BY GERMANY
THE. HAGUE. via London. Feb. 11.
10.10 n.m.)-Dr. Henry Van Dyke. the
United States Minister to The liague
and also to the Grand Duchy of Lux-
emburg. said today that he hail ap-
pealed lo the Government at Wash-
lagton to protest against German in-
terfering with bis duties as Minister
to Luxemburg. He said his diplomat-
ic communications with Luxemhurz
have been out off by the German mili-
tary commander at Trier (Treeves).
who had. refused to permit his letters
to pass because they were sealed with
the reall of the American Legation.
Dr, an Dyke laid today: "l can-
not consent to interference with my
flutlos toward Lunembura by any
power in the world .exce t that
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SUIAIAARY OF TIIE SITUATION.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 14.--Two big battles,
it is believed. iiave already begun, or
will soon begin on the Russian side of
the East Prussian frontier uml on the
River Serth, in Bukowina.
The Russian forces have withdrawn
both in East Prussia and in Bukowina
in t'ace of superior German ami Aus-
trian armios. so that they might be
enabled to concentrate and como to
closer touch with the lilies of com-
munications. Official reports make
brief reference to tho operations at
those two extremes ot’ the eastern
front, but what they do say indicates
that the Russians reaclied the lines
on whic-li Grand _Duke Nicholas
decided to give battle. The rest of
the canipaigu in the east. ‘Well llle
fighting in the (larpatliians, which is
proceeding under the worst weather
conditions, is overshadowed by these
gr-ont(-r events. on the result of which
both sides stake much.
The Germans claim a big victory
over the Russians in East Prussia.
and the Austrians announce the Rus-
sian retlrement in Bukowlnn with ela-
tion, but 'apparently Petrograd views
these incidents without niisgiving.
ln the west there has been u continua-
tion of heavy artillery bombardments.
in which ltlieiins again suffered and
several infantry attacks on different
parts of the lille. in which both sides
claim success. '
From unofficial sources comes the
nows tiiat St Mihiel. on the Meuse,
which the Germans have held so ions.
has come under the fire of French
guns, which shows that the French
have eltiier made an advance in this
region or brought up heavy guns in
an effort to dislodge the Germans.
ln Egypt. the Caucasus ami Meso-
potamia tiiere has either been no fight-
ing or engagements which the belliger-
ents do not consider worthy of men-
tion in oiilclsl despstches.
At ses the weather has been such
that naval operations are out of the
past two days, with the result that"a
several orts
which conferred them u mg( sme-
._iy, the oovoriimeiit at 
‘A good seal of interest iii being taken
BRITISH VESSELS
ARE TORPEDOED
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The British Ad-
miralty publishes certified reports
from the masters of the British steam-
ers Tolto Maru and lcaria. which it
asserts prove that the vessels
were torpedoed in the British
channel oft' Havre on January 31 The
rcscued by a trawler. The lcaria was
towed into llavrc in a damaged condi-
tion.
The Admiralty also expresses the
belief that the British steamer Oriole,
which left London for l-lavrc on Jail.
28, ami since has not been reported,
was sunk by a German torpedo. Two
picked up near Rye. Iler crew num-
bered 21 men.
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the British Parliament. For io-mor-
row David Lloyd George( Chancellor
of the Exchequer. will make a state-
ment of the financial arrangements
bi-tween Great Britain. France and
Russia. ami Winston Cliiirchili will
review the naval situation. Later in
sarles of life, in connection with which
a numbcr nf meetings were held
throughout the country on Saturday
and Sunday.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
(Special to The Guardian)
| PARIS, Feb. 14.--(Official)-ln Bel-
gium there have been artillery ac-
tions. At La Doiselle we blew up a.
series of mines and are occupying the
excavations.
I Before Pompierre, Southwest of
Peronne, the explosion of one of our
lmlnes took by surprise the Bavarian
pioneers at work.
1 The enemy has bombarded the vil-
lages of Bailly and Teracy-Le-Val. Our
heavy artillery has reached the rall-
iwsy station of Noyon. in Champagne
District. in the region of Bouain. one
of our battalions which had been suc-
question. The English coast has been Oellfill in takin! l>°ll9l!l0fl Oi 6 W°°‘l
wuhed by ri-emonunnn gong during the in front of our trenches. was not ablo
to maintain its position before si coun-
nnniber of ships have been wrecked tar-attack from a superior force. A
‘sand considerable damage done at molcnt sraowistormmprcrenteti thenayt-
,ao .'
efyren e ng e c ous suppe
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-in the coming weeli's proceedings of_Mlnard's Liniment Cures Rbeamatism.
ssssuiu Asmv H/is A s°rsENc.1~i-i
or 22o,ooo MEN wsu. ARMED
SOFLA, vit The Hague, and London,
Feb. 11.-(11.25 p.m.)-The Serbian
army has a strength of 220,000 men.
well supplied with war material uml
food. One of the diplomats at Nlsb
€llll°llli5 the course ot' an interview.
said:-
' "l'be lull in operations. after llie
fcilurt-. ol' the Austrian offensive in
Decembe has iven the Serb
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Take Maru sank. but her crew was ernment 'aa oi-poi-tiinitv to pai usl
iflflrfis illlu Food shape. l w_lll not
I-av that the aiiniy is as good today
l as it was in August. but it has greatly
profited by the chock to the Austrians
sewii weeks ago.”
it is learned frtun other :ioiii'~a:i
that Serbia has recently impori<_-i!
much ‘var muterril
llfebueys helonslns to the Oriole were: /i iieiv Aiisrmloeriiiaii nn`misi\-i- .
,campaign is said to be inuniiicnt, and
_overyililng possible is being done to
tt _ g _
defence. The women and chlldri-ii are
aiding in digging trenches.
THE VVEATHER,
TEMPERATURE.
the week a debate will be conducted T"-)E~ DIOON- ET(-'-1
on the increased cost of the neces-
(8peclai to the Guardian.)
TORONTO, Feb. 15.-Maritime:
Falr with rising temperature to-day.
showers to~nlglit.
THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was
beautifully bright and mild.
The lowest temperature of Sllurday
night was 13 deg. above zero. At 9
a.m. yesterday it was 13 deg. above.
and at il p.m. the mercury registered
22 deg. above. The highest tempera
ture of the day was 22 deg. above zero.
The tide will be high this afternoon
be high to-night at 11.48. and to-mor-
row at 12.
+e.5_s.
The moon sets to-night at 7.28
There was a new moon on Sunday
Feb. Nth. at 12.31 a.m.
be on Sunday. Feb. 21, at 10.58 p.m.
hours and wenty-four mlnutoii.
put the countrv into a ood state oi'
~.'
at 12. sud to-morrow at 12.39; it will
The sun sets this evening at 5.26
and to-mororw at 5.28; it rises to-mor-
row morning st 7.0, and Wednesday at
The iistt quarter of the aioon will
The length of today will he ton
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Milli Iii GEHMINI
(Special to The Guardian)
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-(0iflcial)-Ger-
man East Africa is now completely
cleared of the enemy. German troops
have entered Ligands. British West
Africa.
GERMAN SUBMARINE ATTACK ON
BRITISH STEAMER LAERTE8
FAILED.
MlYlDE.\', .\lr-therlands, Feb. 11.--
(via London, 6.50 p. m.)-The German
subnuirino Il-2 yesterday attempted
to torpedo the lirillsli steamer Laertes
which arrived here-today from Java.
The vessel escaped by adroit manoeu-
vres ami fast steaming. When, air
tacked the steamer was flying' the
Dutch flag.
The attack on the Laertes was made
while thc vessel was steaming be-
tween the Meuso llghtship and the
Schouwen Batik. ‘ The submarine fired
several shells, which damaged the
steanier's fuiinell, compass and upper
deck. As this did not induce the cap-
tain to stop, the submarine made an
iniisuccessfiil attempt to torpedo the
sh p.
The Laertes when challenged by the
submarine. was proceeding without
showing her nationality. When liked
to stop the vessel flew the Dutch -Gal.
but this did not prevent the.Gern;L\a.
according to the ahip’s officers, ‘m
firing on the steamer and attempting
to sink her. _
The captain of the Laertes says he
flew the Dutch ting in order t.o._llVl
the crew. which consisted of suiaiqeta
of neutral states, including those of
China and Norway. _ , .
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