The Guardian ie Read Dany by 42,000 People. I Sworn Circulation Statement Furnished Advertisers. . l')|€4$i€'l9|€'HK‘|>)I('HK l _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-_-_-_-_-___ _-_-_-,,_-,.___._.,_,___,_.__,_._____._ _____.____,___._._._.,,_____.___.____,___________.___._._._.______,__._l______,_._._._.___._._.__,_.___._____._._____._______.__,__,V_________,,,,_.V_______V___,___________._.___._._.__,___.__,,;_;__.,_.________,___._._._.___._.____.___.,_.___.___.,_._._.,;_,_._.__v,_-Y-_-___-_______.,__.,________-_-,___-,_-_-_-_-,-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-Ewan , THE CHARLUTTETOW GUARDIA ~"nqQ|='gN»|No oA|r..v Morning Dallyfoundod 1801 Woolly fnowlvonlng Daily) 1881 V CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915 airs {\8.5o Por Your (delivered) In __ ' _ A ’ _ |2.oo_yr you by mailto ssvarga’ NEXT BIG BATTLE D LIKELY IN WEST Germans Preparing for Big Drives Ilolll East and West. Believed Wesl- iern Drive will be at Sl. Mihlel. {"*ln ` , l ,1 v-.q . _ LONDON, Dec. 18.-While the di- theatre of operations it seems only a plomats in Greece and Roumanin are' question at what points the offensive engaged in new details which will de- is to be taken. clde the next step in the Balkan opera- Many persons believe that the Ger- tions, there is increasing evidence mans, having found the lilies in Flan- that the Germans. ever restive, are, ders and Artois nuts too hard to preparing new strokes on both the- crack, contemplate moving in the Eastem and Western fronts, or at Saint Mlhlel region, where their line least a concentration of their forces penetrates to the River Meuse, and to strike when conditions are propiti-I where there has been considerable ac- ous. ‘ tivity during the last few days. Tho Despatches from Petrograd note' only thing argued against this ls that German activity, particularly in the the river has been at flood, and the Dvlnsk district, which would accord( French have been systematically de- wlth the German ambition to reach. stroying the bridges as they were rc- the line of the Dvina River. while all built. Thus far. however, there has accounts fromneutrall countries men- been little more than the usual mining tion a continued movement of men and bombing operations and aerial and guns to the West. ln thc lnttorilghttng in the West. THE BALIIAN (Special to the Guardian.) PARIS, Dec. 19.-Telegraphing from Athens on December 18th, the Havas correspondent says Premier Skoulou- dis declared to a representative of an Athens newspaper that the report that the German minister had informed him the Central Powers intended to vacate Greek territory was unfounded. The inaction for four days of German and Bulgarian troops on the Greek frontier is attributed to diplomatic as well as to military reasons ami lt. was thought the Germans were not sufllci- ently strong to attack the Allies alone and are trying to overcome the objec-I tions to the Bulgarians taking action on Greek soil. in political circles it is stated that no olllclal negotiations' have begun. it is believed the govern- AND GREEK I SITUATION IS DEIIELOPIN ment has opened diplomatic conversa- tions on this subject with the German minister setting i`orth the complica- tions which are likely to result from the entry of Bulgarians into Greece, which would ol‘fcnd the pride of the Greek population and provoke the army. The optimism shown in official circles is explained by the supposi- tion that the Germans have given as- surances that the Greek representa- tions will be taken into account. Another despatch from the Ilavas cor- respondent at Athens says govern- ment and diplomatic circles give the impression that the Central Powers will turn their attention to the Scr- bians and Italians in Albania unless thc Ententc Allies are reinforced at Saloniki and so change the military G Germany is llelaying Attack Until More Troops are Concentrated on Greek Frontier. Greek Govern- ment Discussing. with German Question 0 Bulgarian Entry into Greece. I equilibrium in the Balkans. News from Saloniki is to the effect that the situation on the front is unchanged. Air scouts of the entente Allies report a concentration of Bulgarian troops on the Greek frontier and the arrival of reinforcements at Dotran. German and Austrian consuls have left Salo- nikl for Monastlr with their staffs and the contents of the archives. Before leaving the Austrian and German consuls warned the subjects of their countries to prepare to leave the Greek port within fifteen days. Bul- garian deserters declare that during the battle at Valandovo the Bulgarians exposed sixty Serbian prisoners of war to the French artillery tire and all the prisoners were killed. BIIII IIILLIII lllii (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Dec. 19.-The British public were surprised to-day by the appearance of a Royal Proclamation posted in public places calling ou& four classes of Derby recruits. It w s ln- ferred that Lord Derby's campaign was successful. The classes called out are Groups 2, 8, 4 and 5. The announce- ment says service will begin January 20th. These Groupe are unmarried men from 19 to 22 years of age. Lord Derby. Director of Recruiting. and Ben Tlllet. secretary of the Dock Workers-Union; representing opposite sides of social and political life, ap- peared on the same platform at a meetln to-day. when Tlllet described his vlsii to the British front. The Earl of Derby presided. in introducing the speakers be said: "When it comes to a question of the number of men who have enlisted, l must not anticipate in any way what will be said Tuesday by the Prime Minister. I think the country will feel, w'hen he makes his statement, that the heart of the coull try is right. I hope the New Year will show a brighter outlook; probably the result will come sooner than many ex- pect, but not sooner than ls hoped for, a result which will be victory for the Allied forces. l am not the least pes- simistic as to the future." Appointment 0i General llalg Pleases I-‘reach PARI, Dec. 18.-The employment of General Sir Douglas Haig as Com- mander~in-Chief, in place of Field Mar- shal Blr John French was entirely un- expected in France where lt has' made a great mpression. The press is un- animous in expressions oi' regret at the departure of Field Marshal French and lays particular emphasis on his service during the trying times of the opening period of the war. The news- papers express satisfaction that Field Marshal French is succeeded by one of his most apt pupils whose proverb- lsl good luck is mentioned with the hope that it may prove to be ar fav- orable. omen. ' General Haig has been in close and constant relations, througliont the war, with the French General Headquar- ters whoro his appointment is receiv- ed wlth immense satisfaction, says the Matin. ' OTT WA, Deo. 18.-Private ad- vices oeived here state that the Ross do in England is being bored out ,to provost jamming of the British ammunition. About 75,000 have so far been machined in this way. IORING OUT R038 RIFLE8. mnmre Llnlmnc cum olpmnerla _ com: _ san rms. mrurdn Collision on NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 18.- Sixteen persons are known to have been killed and more than fifty others were injured, and several are missing as a result of a triple collision between a freight train in a heavy fog near Jarrow. Four coaches overturned and were completely lncinerated. Sixteen corpses, so badly charred as to make identification almost impos- sible, have been received from the wreckage early yesterday. A train load of nurses and physicians was despatched from Newcastle. The train was compelledto grope its way down the coast in one of the densest fogs that has blanketed the Tyne region in months. "THE KHIKI CLUB" ___ A committee, of which Mr R. Ii. Sterns, Mayor, is chairman, has organ- ized a club for the soldiers, to be called “The Khaki Club." Suitable quarters have been procured in St I)unstan's Hall. formerly known as thc pro-Cathedral. The seats have been removed from the centre aisle and one wing of the building, and in the ample space thus afi’t‘fordcd tables will bn erected for thc service of games and amusements for the soldiers. Reading material in the form of daily papers, magazines, etc.. will be provided. Writing pads and envelopes and other writing utensils will be offered free. A dry canteen has been erected and will be under the supervision of Mr Jas. Lonergan, where the men may procure temperate drinks, cigars, cigarettes. coffee, sandwiches and lighter refreshments. This " The Khaki Cluub” will bo open daily to the soldiers from 5 p,m. to 10 p.m. The formal opening, to which thc public arc cordially invited, will take place this evening (Monday) at 8 o'clock, tho Mayor presiding. Amongst the speakers will be the Lieut.-Governor, Premier Mathieson, Col. Campbell and several other pro- minent citizens. The musical pro- gramme will be furnished under tho able direction of Mr W. J. Brown. Wh0 has secured some ol' the best talent in the city for this purpose. During the interludes candy will be sold. `The committee in charge of this club are Mayor Sterns (chairman). Messrs Jno. M. Hughes, Frank Heartz, Dr S. It. Jenkins, Messrs L. E. Prowso, D. O’M. Reddin, Dr W. J. McMillan, Col. ‘R. H. Campbell, Mr D. J. Riley and others. _ Mlnard's Llnlment cures garnet In #Owl run wnarnnn. - .'ra:a1»nnarUna. Tmn. Moon. ETC. _.___- » (Special to The Guardian) erslly fair and cold. _ A llrili_s'h Railway A DECISION (Special to the Guardian.) correspondent asserts the Germans LONDON. UBC-19--EllF0ll821ll illi0l‘- are collecting extensive droves of est now centres upon the probabilities camels and donkeys for transport. The of some new but yet undeveloped up- .imajority of English writers who know heaval. it appears to be taken fort Egypt declare the project hopeless. granted on all sides that the policy of‘ The observer to-day considers o. Ger- thc Central Powers is to attempt to man attcmpt to invade England as a gain a decision somewhere, while their desperate gamble and one of the fore- |opponents will prefer to devote the most possibilities and that extensive winter to preparing for warfare in the movements of troops in llclglum may lspring. mean preparations for embarking at l There is much discussion in Great Zeebrugge and in the Schcldt rivers. ` Britain over the rcportcd 'l‘urko-Gcr- Officers returning from thc western scribe German l~‘ield Marshal Von der cause thc country is muddicr and in Goltz as equipping at Aleppo an army worse condition than last year. for the lnvaslon of Egypt. The same) Activity in Gallipoli ami small liai- _~. _,___ __ _ _ ._ . _ ...,. .. . _,___ _ __ _ _,___ _ -_ -_-_-_-_-,-_-A __-_-_-_-___-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-,-_-_-_-_ _-_ -_-_-_-_-_-: -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ - GERIIIANS ANXIOUS T0 OBTAIN somewhere Threatened Suez Attack Considered impossible. Possibility oi invasion oi England Discussed. Wesl- E ern ilrive not Possible at Present. ian gains make the only news to-day. Germany has “lost the small cruiser Bremen and a torpedo boat in the 'Baltic Sea through a. submarine attack. lt is presumed the submarine was one of the British undersea ,squadron which has recently shown so much enterprise in those waters. The Turks claim to have sunk n. British Monitor in the Tigris River near Kut-el-Amara. The Greek situation is unchanged. The Government, it is reported, has protested against the Eutente Allies Iman attempt upon the Suez (iannl. front express the belief that ilghting`fortit’ying outside .of Saloniki. This , Messages from neutral countries de.-‘ there on a big scale is impossible he- protest may be ofthe same character as the one lodged against the first landing of troops, which is described as technical to keep the record clear. llliillliil liltlliP$ G¢f3\(;1r§¢g3¢g;1tire lull lllsnrnllllll ’a»...~ nl.. PAn1s, Dee. 18.-Liu; Jeaseu, the NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-An Amster- young Emperor or Abysslnla ls so fav- dam despatch to u News Agency here orably disposed towards the Entente `tll-IIHY Y-t1.Vf_4I l Allies that he not only resisted effortsI DSSI-I`\1Cll0¥1 Of U- German Ze eu" of German agents to induce him to 'abrogate treaties with Great ill-ilain,‘ I Italy and France last year, but otfcrell , 200,000 soldiers to be used by thc Al- .Iies, as their military necessities de- DD 'and the death of the entire crew was reported by travellers arriving here to-dm' from Brussels. The Zeppelin was passing over tho outskirts ot' Namur, headed for Ypres V mended, according to Pierre Alype_ u with n heavy cargo of bombs, the tra- member of the Cigmloniril Committee of l{f‘-:lime i:lfl\l|l1{i|-Hmlfxlllli <‘-1111800 tilt* 1\0C‘|' the Chamber of eput es. 1 0 - H ~ ' M. Alype points out tllatthe lrrellelll Three rcllsfmle Working tu nearby railway, connecting thc French port‘ “GIGS Were l1fN_‘-Bled H1111 SUM I0 G01” otrunltu with Addis Abena, lnhnyssi- many in an eliort to keen the news ‘nla. would make possllilg inte `;lapll1_f1-ont bewmills public. t tft ostol .oss. lore ~§Il'iiil‘I°lall'r '"‘~»»i so-ll'»~<‘5-~”l~l' » fri. mefil will se mites mem. `°’.§§,,; ‘f -ag 'talliyf will in nine pan or uunml Frsnotrn adherents. it was urged that the look of marked lucooll of the British olpotiitionlfi forces was due to Lord l¢ltobuuar's 'failure to keolxthe troops adequately | led with mmunition I was culling Kitdhe\'ier'| foroil ltoldthofn- _ enema. -_.-_-_---_-»».-.-,_ .._~ ... ___..____ .___.._.___._ `PllIIK IIISPEIIIIIIII III _ I PHIIIIIE EIJWIHIJ ISLIIIII, Mr J. A. Messervey returned on Saturday night from Ottawa, where he had been for the purpose of interview- ing the Veterinary Director General, Dr F. Torrance, on the question of lu- epection of hogs for export from the island. It appears that farmers could not ship their hogs in car loads and could not receive Dominion Veterinary inspection except through one estab- lishment. This was felt to be lx hard- ship and as the result of Mr Messcr- vey’s interview farmers and merchants will now be able to obtain the neces- sary veterlnary inspection at any rail- way statlon on Prince Edward Island. Frozen hogs. however, cannot be in- spected. When the weather becomes so severe that the carcases freeze, all that will be necessary` to comply with the requirements will be for the ware- house in which they are stored to be heated by several stoves to sufllciently thaw the carcaees and they will be inspected by a representative of the Dominion Veterinary Department. The following correspondence on the subject ls selfexplanatoryz- TELEGRAM TO DR PETHICK. Ottawa. December 17th,,1915. Washing, w. H. Palmer, v.s., Charlottetown, P.E.l. _d " “'\‘~|é`|3`lc|'&` Very anxious to facilitate shipment of dressed hogs as far sl possible. Wish you to inspect unfrozen dressed hogs at Charlottetown and other stations as far as possible with staff available Mr Messervey thinks that I this will 'rellev`e situation. F. TORRANCE. Chge. Meat Insp. Dept. of Agr. Oillce of the Veterinary Director-General, ; ' Ottawa, Deo. 17, 1915. d endeavouring and rsvp-as ,podium ro veterinary oueeooreenenl. Nth 'GERNIANS MUST FACE I FOES ON MANY FRONTS, Preparing to Launch Attack on Allies at `Saloniki but Must also i' Guard Against Russian lnvasionfl » LONDON, Dec. 18.-The threat. that Despalches to the Daily Mall from the German Minister nl, Athens is said Athens estimate tnc total available to have made to the effect that Ger- Gorman forces at 200,000. who. how- many would he compelled to take ever, are fatigued by continuous moun- action to drive the Allies out at Solo- lain marching, and states that the in~ nlkl if the fortification of that base tended German reinforcements. it il continued, brings the Balkan develop-' reported, have been diverted to Rust- ment a step nearer a crisis. Ichuk to meet an expected Russian i-low soon the Austro-Germans cross menace- the Greek frontier will apparently Al'C'0I‘dIl1l§ t0 tile ARSD! EIIITIPOB. depend upon how soon they are able to lilf* Il1il1iSlf'I‘iBl Organ- Y-Ile GPBGIK SOV- colleef sufficient ll-oops, ,ernment will address a fresh protest The Post’s Athens correspondent 10 1116 Elllellle POWEPS HKBIDST f01'l|fY' save the fact that un attack upon i1lg311I0llIki. Saloniki has not yet begun it him. butcd in diplomatic circles to the nc- cessity, in which the Germans findl PARIS, Der; 1g___A degpgwh (0 the themselves of concentrating sufficient Havas Agency from Athens dated forces, repairing conlmunit-ation_ dc- Thursday says; Stroyed by_ the Allics` and Scrbmus. Th_c ministers of the Quadruple En- and the bringing up ol sufficient sup- tonte called again on the Premier yel- Dlies of munitions, but that the|terday regarding the facilities demand- moment they have made these pre- d f 'th Et t Alu oarations. the attack will be begunm or 8 nan 8 ed troops In LETTER T0 MR J- A. MEBSERVEY. and pushed home. _ Macedonia. The German minister I called on M. Skouloudis at noon to-day. Dr. lleland is Held as llosiage Andllay be Sh-»l MONTREAL, Dec. 18,-Efforts to re- lease Hon. Dr Henri S. Beiand. M.P., former Postmaster-General of Canada, from imprisonment by the Germans in Belgium, have been fruitless, so far, and now it is feared that he may hc shot. He is being hcld as a hostage for the exchange of Lieut. Itintclcn, a German spy convicted in England and at present under sentence of death in the Tower of London. information to this effect has been received by Mr Arthur Ecremont, ex-M.P. for Berthier, in documents bearing on Dr Belnnd‘s case forwarded by the Premier Sir Robert Borden. FORD'S PEACE SHIP PERMITTED T0 PROCEED. LONDON. Dec. 18.-Announcement was made by the Foreign Office to- night that the steamer Oscar ll., hav- ing on board the Ford peace party, has been permitted to proceed on her way to Cilrlstiania. 'l`hc Foreign Office un- derstands thc sieamship has sailed from Kirkwall into which port. it was takcn by the British authorities. Guar- antees were required that certain parts of the stcan1sl\lp's cargo must bc returned to England. OTTAWA, Dec. 18.-Olllclals of the Dominion secret service have not been advised of the arrest of Koenig and Lindecker. and profess ignorance of any conspiracy to blow up thc Welland Ccnah maintain our meat inspection service on such a plane that we will not fear any criticism from either the United States or the British authorities. At the present time the British Local Government Board has Dr Littlejohn permanently stationed in the United States and Canada with the object of presenting frequent re- ports npon the condition of the various packing-llouscs cngaged in preparing ment t`or,thc British Army. From time to time the United States Bureau of Animal lndustry send mem- bers of their staff to Canada to report confidentially' upon our standards of meat inspection. It would, however, have a most dis- astrous effect upon our trade, both with' the United States and Great Britain. if adverse reports should reach these countries of conditions in Canada. lt is for this reason that we l trust the people of the island will not misunderstand the efforts wc are making. ‘ Hitherto advantage has been taken of a clause in the regulations, provid- ing forthe inspection of hogs dressed by farmers. to permit the export of hogs from the island to other pro- vinces. This regnlstion was framed with the intention of providing for the admission of dressed hogs into estab- lishments under inspection. but not for tbe purpose of covering shipments from one prov lace to another. As hitherto conducted, this examina- tion was occaslonaily done upon frozen carcoses. and it has been decided that in order to eillclentl presented in an unfrozen condition. should obtain the highest possibl price for their produce. and I thin are extremely desirous of bringing conditions on the island up to the level we have reached elsewhere in Canada. ~--~---~----~-----_____________:» SIIIIIIIIIN III EEIIMIIII BIIIUMIIIE IIISPIIIIIE (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Dec. 19.-Telegraphing from Amsterdam -Reuter's Telegram Company says: Life in the foreign quarter of the German capital is de- scribed as pitiful. by the Gsrmamborn wife of an English laborer residing in Berlin, who describes it after the six- teonth month of internment, and who arrived at Flushing, Holland, on her ' way to England. The German author- .ltles. quotes this woman, are in great 3 fear of a revolt owing to the great dis- icontent of the people. Several riots loccurred, shops were plundered. mounted police charged the crowds, mostly women. The misery among the I working class is increasing daily. The Iwoman's story is somewhat confirmed Iby a letter from a Berlin correspon- dent at Ilandelsblad who declares shops were stormed by crowds after the daily allowance of butter, about a quarter pound ton family. had been issued. Provision shops are guarded by the police. Plot to lllow Up Welland Canal NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Paul Koenig, formerly head of the secret service of the Hamburg-American line, and Itlchard Emil Lindecker. were arrest- ed to-night by agents of the Depart- ment of Justice, charged with conspir- ing to attempt to blow up the Welland Canal. Koenig was arrested at 45 Broad- way, ln the ofllcos of the Hamburg- American line. Before the was he was in charge of the steameship con\pany's bureau of investigation, but since thou, it is charged. he has been the lu-ad of the German secret service in the United States. Lindecker was taken into custody at his office at 345 Fifth Ave.. where he has been selling antiques. The agents of the Department of Justice declare they found in his office mapa and drawings of the Welland Canal. vomivo EvnN'rs, ANNoUNonlunN'rs, nnnrmos. sro. ONE CEN1 per word oooh inser- tion for advertising in tllil column. Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mum charges, twenty-ilve cents. “New Wiltshire Scarlet Chapter will meet at Kingston, Monday, Deo. 20. 5988-12~18Kli. "The Mt Albion School will hold their Christmas concert in Hlttly Hall on Dec. 21, at 7.80 p.m. Adlb- sion 10 cents. 5995-13-llmll '*CONCERT.--There will be Q R llc entertainment and Christmas in the school house at Brechin. Thursday, Dec. 23rd, eommoloirlt 7o’clock. Admission: children, ch., adults, 10 cts. _ |001. "The members of the Vlcwm y perary Club will hold A special inspect the esrcases they must be mes gift sale of fancy work, day, Dec 20, If BDO llll If HOU UO? 'rue Department dean-ee to place an one oventns folbwmr. in tho nw VD- few obstacles in the way or than amp. tori; Hall. Doors open at tn' I ments as possible. but must insist R6f`l'°9i1m°l\¢' l°\‘"‘| ¢\l4Blh&f‘l upon a certain standard of inspection $110 "Illini It -FOISOIIINU Huh il being maintained. It is highly im- portant that the farmers of the island » 18810.!!! lhlll ho' ltliold ‘ l short programme. of which ` 9 wut begin at Mo ' ' l A K 15 cents. Proooohl ntl J. A. Mahoney, Em., who me neluuea new pl-ovlaoa for Crm fund. Alsoutlw Charlottetown, nm. 1 thawing out the or-mea hogs there wnnwtion with thencw D should be no dlillculty in this regard. Wilh i0 lllli0\lh¢B I itll . , ~ .Dear Sir,-ln reference to the matter Yours sincerely, ing night for Th , Dill. e forming the subject of our recent con- . Full ,programme ' vernuon. I bil to my that we are ‘ ll'. TORRANCE. Don’t forget ' ‘vtxtta