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WEDNESD J {\2.50 Per Year (Mailed) in Advance In Canada and ll-W fo; AY DANUARY 31. 1917 'i _ GEN. slii sim (HUGHES ADDRESSES COMMONS F "iii7".'V_|'IdI1l‘*i5;.`Iii.l ilis Speech Brings Cold Comfort to Liberals Wil" Iilil ||0il€li lor Condemnation ol the Government. Pays Tribute lo Canadian- Soldiers and I Suggests Bringing Militia Act into Operation. Finance Minister Replies ‘ io Charges Made by Sir Sam. - (From Our Own Correspondent.) 0'l"I‘AWA, Jan. 30- Before' n i-roivded house and galleries Sir Sam lliiglies, ex-Minister of Militia, today dclivei-eil a speech which brought cold riiccr to the heai-to of Liberal mem- iicrs wiio have been waiting for the i`oi-iiicr war lord to do what tlie'ii‘ Op- position has not been -able to do, iiaincly, damage the record of thc pi'r=.~.rii1 niiiiiinistration beyond repair. tlciieiui I-liighes minced no words and ivliero he differed from the policy i`avorcd YOU CAN MAKI EONIY WRITING insurance for the Confederation Life Association. established in 1371. and with over' $75,000,000 o t . _-___-» lnsurance in' force, Splendid record (8 eeiai to the Guardian.) - fm' Drompt payment of claims. Orsnlnm for .ii ma pm time tion.)-A °°“*wnAlnoi>le despatch to iiilellts. Experience not always no- Cdssary. Salary and commission ment, on recommendation of the go- AAIAI producers. Anal! t w. o. H088. District Manager, gharlotte ‘°Wn~ mai-1-simoi I°T‘”“*” °f military A-llnplies. sir sam sad stated that the contract brunch Uiliklls a result.. been practice-ily 00 iid. the cost of goods had been enhanced. the' trucks for thc second divi-s'i‘oli had been_ delayed i`or four -"i0\Il_--iS. that medical units had gone ovi iscus only half equipped, that coli, tracts for soldiers' clothing had been , given io liloiise inakers and corset maniifacturers and that in short, “the most niuieiit agr-.nts of the Germaii-. ifovcriiment could scarcely have bi=ei_i more siiccossfiil in holding up the . iil‘0Df‘-I' Eliilillmeiii. of our forces, had they been in control." Sir Sum ilien outlined his views. on the organization of the Canadian army at the front as -requiring abovr. “I1 lilillgs an arrangement which would keep two divisions always ir. r,es\t. This would mean the promotion of General Byng to the' command of an army, the creation of two corps. one under General Currie and itiie other under some other Canadiauj consisting of six divisions or possib ` 'JY Bight, and orders- except for com- mand, to he directly under the Cana dian government. SIR THOMAS WHITE REPLTES Sir Thomas' White said he had noi intende'd to intervene in the debate. but Si-r Sam had made some refer ence to him which called for a reply. The quotatioim from letters which Sir Sem msdE_et-ths,9lltsst.,5l\l°iA tions,_pi;g_bably carefully chosen, had referred to an intrigue oi’ the'Ministei of Finance- against ther ex‘~Miiiistor oi' Militia. "There are' some things," said Sir Thomas, “which a gentleman will not discuss; one thing in his own honor. I believe* I have the coniidefnce . of men on both sides of the house. and that outside of the Minister of Militia himself, no one' believes I aim capable of intriguing against any oi my colleagues. l will do the' ex- Minis-ter of Militia the justice to say that I doii't. believe he really believes himself. If lie does, then all il have tr say is that the strain of the past twc years has impaired what was once a strong and brilliant mind." Sir Thomas declared that he had always given General Hughes ii renerous measure of support for the ilve years in which he had been in the Cabinet. He had always. re garded him as a gallant -soldier and a ‘-rue patriot, and so regarded him to day. lt was true ho had had some -.on'filct with him in regard to the es- ‘imates for the' Militia Department, but the Minister of Finance necessar- ily hair to be responsible to the peo- ple, not only for getting revenue. but for keeping down expenditure. When thoro had been a division of opinion. lie, Sir Thomas, had gone to Sir Sam's oiiice and the whole matter had been satisfactorily adjusted. __.<@_-1- M N DHANDEIIDR GHTDAIIAAIIE STATEMENT ._-1 - (Special to the Guardian.) l"iER-LIN. Jun. 30-Tiio Ways and Means (ioinm-itiee OT filo lit’-ICATISUIII will meet next Wednesday and Chan- onllor von lleiihmanu Iioilweg will niakc a stiiitcniciit. io ii. mi tho siibjeci of foreign affairs. it is uiidcrstoml thai, the foreign affairs committee of the Biindesrath will mer.-I. sumo day. TE DN Sm-ENIIIUHANIAN TRDNT (special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Jon. 30.--The Times cor- respondent 'with the Roumanian ar- mies telegraphing on Jan. 24, says: “The_general situaoion on this front is a -stalemate for che present. All 'enemy efforts during the last two weeks have been checked with SYBBT losses by the Russo-Roumanian armies which are holding a fixed front on the line of tlbo Trotus and Bereth. The line is at present so strong that the enemy seems unable to strike another blow." ____._._---- TDRKS ADDPT DREIIDRIAN IIAIENDAR AMSTPERDAM, Jan. 30.-(Vin L00' Reuters says that the Turkish Parlia- vemmemubaa formally adopted the - Gregorian calendar instead oi' the Mo . hammedan calendar. _ihe Peiis. (Special to the Guardian.) ' BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Jan. ao.-(via London.)-I Tha bitter cold continues along the entire western front, the ground now being frozen to a iiepiah of several iii- ches. 23 degrees ol’ frost, Fmhrenheit, nine degrees -above zero, was register- ed hy some of the army thermometers Sun ay night, the coldest weather this section of ifraiice has known in sever- al years. 'Dlie cold is accouipuiiied, by clear days and starlight nights and the buoiiiiiig oi' -heavy guns is lieard on nearly csvcry sector oi' bhc British lines. Despite t-hc low Leinpcrutui‘e. especially in thc upper air, aeroplaucs. arc- exceedingly active in co-operating wiili artillery. This activity entails nilicili iiiigiitiiig at iiliitiidcs iviiei~i~. ilic mercury registers far below mi-o, One British aviator descended after a vic- sif tidiliiiilirs Province Built ai a The beautiful Church of St. Colum- ba at East Pc-int, one of the iflnest edificesiin the Province is today noth- ing ‘but a heap of smouidering ruins. Fire broke out about 8 o’ciock last evening in the -church,-starting-it is believed-from a str.-ve in t‘iio_ vostry. The church is awooden structure and the iiumesl having got a consider- -ble start before ilie fire 'was disco- -fered spread life fury aoinng bbc dry timbers. At 8.30 the flames rose in an im-A iiiense column iieavenward lighting up the country for man? miles around ‘nakiug an awe-insp ring spectacle, :vhicli could be distinctly seen from Souris. Not only wits the Church and every- thins -that it contained destroyed, but GROUND NOW FROZEN -I ON WESTERN FRONT Clear, Cold Weather Enjoyed by Soldiers as Preierabieto Mud. German Prison- ers Driven in Olds London Busses to BURNED TD THE DRDUND 0ne oi the Finest Church Ediiices in the Recently Remodeiled, Completely Bes- iroyed with all its Contents, also the Parochial iiaii Adioining. torious duel lu libs air with the instru- ‘ ments of his airplane frozen and he was so numb that he had to be helped i`i'oiii. his maaliiiie. Nevertlieless 'he was supremely happy. The men in bbs trenches are resisting the cold wonderfully -well. Many of them frankly say t/‘hey much prefer ice and frost to the -water and mud oi' tha mil- der iveatlior. Everything possible is being douc for the comic-ri. of the men/ Warm food and warm drinks arg serv- _ed io them every few hours. A dl- vcriing iiioiiic.1it`of the receiit opera.- tioiis on the Sommc, in which more tiuiii 340 iiieii were made pri.-ioiiers, was the fuel that -the British troops in I niiticipation of complete success had lirouglii up ii. large iiiiniber oi’ old Lc-u- ilon motor busses in which they gave the Germans ii fi-no ride buck to the pen. - . -~...-.-,_ '.~.e . _,__ .-_,,,,,..~_.,_.¢ DHURDH Cost oi $25,000' and i'li@ parochial hall adjoining as well. it is. understood that the church cost in the vicinit of $25,000. It was re modelled last? year, being practically a new church. The new se-atinr alone cost over twelve hundred dc.-l lars and there were numerous bi-:anti ful paintings on the walls of consider abit- value and costly church orna ments. ~ The pastor, ilev. Bernard Gillis an" his parishioners will have t'he sympa thy of many iriemls throughout thi Province in the heavy blow which ha fallen upon them. It is understoo that there was a considerable amoun‘ still due on the building. Fortunate ly tha loss is to sc-me degree at leas covered by insurance. AUSTRIAN DESTRDYER I DDT DT AIITIDN DY ITAIIANS. (Spiccial to the Guardian.) ROME, via Paris, Jan. 30-1, The Austrian destroyer Huszar, was put, out of action in' a iiaval engagement in the' Adriatic Sen ii. few days ago. according io the Tribunal. The pa- per fiays that two italian destroyers engaged lin Aiistrinii ilotiila and that the Huszur was liii. several limes mid sci. on ilrc. Shi- was' towed into ii neighboring port by' torpedo lioaiw. The :linilnilsi .~'.iifi‘oi‘ell no -ions. 'i‘lii- rppm-tt nays thc engage-mciil was fought out in the mitisi. oi' u ieiiipesl. MInlrd'l Llnlment curea Dlatemper. TWD TD THREE HUNDRED ANIERIIIAN PRISDNERS DN YARRDWDAIE ____- (Bpeclad no the Guardian.) COPENHAGEN, via Loudon,-Jan. 30-The Ekstrablndet quotes a Swed- ish eeaman as .saying that the crews from armed ships sunk by a German raider in the south Atlantic, held as war prisoners in Germany, include between two and three hundred Alm- ericans, four Swedes, three Dutch- men and one Dane. He says the steamer Yarrowdaie did not sight ii single British vessel throughout her entire voyage. The vessel had all lanterns .lighted at night from Capo Lindaenes, off the south coast of Nor- way, until she reached Skagen on the north coast of Denmark. She arrived at Bwineniunde December 31. The msn' were taken to a prison camp at N strelita where they were' given little food except kohlrabi ami a small al‘lo ' . Germany, according to the Ekstra- hut were compelled to sign' an under- many. Mlnmiu Llntmeat cum eeide Ae. _ l Minarda Llnlment euro! qlrllt In e¢,,.~ I wance of bread Before leaving. hiaddt, twenty-six men were released, Doors open at 7.30 p. m. Curtain taking to, make no claim against Ger-' cents. Proceeds in aid of the Red <‘i~osii. Should night prove stormy February 6th ag 10.28 p. m. The length of today will be nine .-,-__.;.__._._-_-.,_-_.__.;~.-.»- e_.,__.___ 2D,DDD BARREIS ' PDTA_T_DES BURNET (Special to the Guardian.) HOULTON, Jan. 30.-Twenty thou sand barrels of potatoes awaiting ship ment in the railroad siorf-.house near here were destroyed by fire today. Thr, c.-wners esiiniiited -the loss at one hiiiiiircd tliousniid dollars. SIITTRADETTES WANTED TD INTERVIEW c (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. .luii. 2l0.~A delegation of siiifrugettes camped out on tliudoon step of Pi-omier Llc-yd-Georges offi- cial rcsidence in Downing Street this morning declaring they would remain there until they received the Preniier’s reply to ii request. that he receive a delegation. As tho weather grew colder and windicr they accepted nn invitation extended by the Premici"s Secretary to wait inside the house. COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEETINGS, ETC. TWO CENTS per word each inser- tion for advertising in this column. ` Cash must accompany order. "Reserve Monday night, February 5th for the concert and social in North River Hall. Admission 15 cents. Ladies' with baskets free. ' 4232-1-31M2i . "North Wiltshire Young Peopldls Social and Educational Society will present that humorous .and popular play. "Wiliowdaie," in the hall, on' Friday, February 2nd. Specialties and sale' of candy between acta. rises ri; 8 o‘ciock sham. Admission 25 proh:iI’.l_v he postponed owing to ili<~‘ ,illii.»i~- of Sir Redmond Ilohliii. (Sp els ) SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Jan. 30.-Da- late yesterday while making a flight dead man is a son of Major G Mc Queen iii the- Canadian Records Oillcc, London, and was ‘training 'to join an Aviation Corps of tho Canadian Army iii France. 3D TDNS MERCHANDISE THRDWN DVERDDARD (Special to the Guardian.) . NEW YORK, Jan 30.- Tiilrty tons ol' merchandise -consisting of Holland gin and Dutch cheese part of a :lilo A0118 (fargo on .th Dwtch steamship Viil- canus, were thrown into the sea by order of ii German submarine comman- der when thc ship was held up by ii U-boat on Dfw. 27, 24 miles oii` Start Point Light. on the English coast. ac cording to oiii-cers of the vessei on :ir- rival here today. D mon scinii _p iiiii/ilu (Special to the Guardian.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30-_ Adolphc Battocki, President of the' Food Reg- ulation Board, clearly indicated in ii recent speech that the German sup- iply for spring was very scanty and would .likely require most careful` distribution and economical. us-e. PDRTUDIIESE STEAAAER SUNII (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON,-Jan. 30-The Portuguese steamer Fome do Douorc- of 1,275 tons is reported -siink. THREE DANADIANS SEATED _TDR HDNDURSA (Special to the Guardian.) MONTREAL, Jan. 30.-It is gener- ally believed that J. _W. Flevelic. Chairman of the Imperial Munitions Board, (1. B. Gordon, Montreal, Vice- 'lhairnian and Hon. A. E. Kemp, Mi visicr c~f Militia will be included,iii the ist of New Year’s honors to be given iut shortly in London. Expected thai ill three will he given knighthoods ii' iot even Ihigher honcfrs. Aiii iiiiiu niiiii iiiipiiiiiuin (Special to the Guardian.) HARTFORD. Conn., Jan. 30- Two' irge' stories in the drygoods district. G. Fox & Company, and Woolworth’s ."‘ive and Ten Cent store, were des t :royed early today by a. ilre which threatened at one time to sweepI through the business centre' of the city. Early estimates by the proprie- tors oi' the stores, placed the total loss at over a half a. million. ASSIZES DPEN- ' IN WINNIPED *_ I (Special to the Guardian.) . VVINNTPEG, J-all, 30.--'l`lio Ahsizoi- open hcrc ui noon. 'Dlic case of tlii- Ex-1‘;\iiiiiet iliiiiisti-i':+ is duo biil. \\'iii| TWD NDRWEDIAN . IIESSEIS SDNII .- = = _ asa# AAAAAIAA AAAIAA P.E.|. MEMBERS' mu .I'IIH.!T..I.HH in House or commons ` ...Z ’;`»»` vid E. McQueen aged 24 was killed ""'-'*""‘i* ‘ “i “ “°“°°‘ °‘ ““‘““°“ “°’°~ _“fr Mr. Donald Nicholson Makes Rattling Speech, Refers to Canada’S Grow- ing Trade, the isiand’s' Prosperity. Loyalty of island French Canadians-‘~ Fo lowing the Perennial Blue Ruin Tirade o Mr. J. J. Hughes. (S_p_e¢;iai to the Guardian.) O'i"i`A\VA, Jail. 29.-Prince idli- ward island speakers' hail' the floor in Parliameiit today. l\ir. Donald Nich- olson. who does not oi`tt'~ii lake up thc time of the I-louse but when hs does always speaks with effect. made Il-is -coirtribiitioii io thc debate on the address this evening. llr.~ i`ollo\vc