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SPLEIIIIIII llllllllill
EIIIIFIIIIIIK SMIIH
III EiIILEIiIlIN.H.
Result was a Political Black
em for F. B. Carvell who
ade the Fight his own
Hon- J. K. Flemming and the
Government Fully Vin-
dicaied.
-Majority of 719 Over Liberal
Opponent. g
(Special to The Gusrdisn)
ST. JOHN, N. B.. Jan. 7.-The elec-
tion in Carleton County to-day in
which B. Frank Smith was elected by
a majority of 719 over Robert L.
Simms, is regarded as s. most conclu-
sive and sweeping endorsatlon of the
new Government of New Brunswick
and a severe political black eye for
F. B. Carvell. While Messrs. Smith
and Simms were the candidates the
fight was really between Mr. Csrvell
and Hon. J. K. Flemmiiii: as Mr. Car-
vell announced tlirouglioiit the county
at all his meetings that he was making
the iight his own and strongly appeal-
ed to all his personal and political
friends to came to his assistance. On
the Government side ‘very little was
said of a personal nature, the cam-
paign being conducted on the canvass
that the Clarke Government was wor-
thy of the respect and confidence of
the people and that the success of Mr.
Smith's candidacy meant in reality
the endorsement of the Government.
Another feature of the campaign was
that during the two weeks of fighting
no member of the Government appear-
ed at any of Mr. Smitii's meetings, the
speaking being done largely by Mr.
Smith himself and Hon. J. K. Fleni-
ming.
Premier Clarke in a message to-
night refers to this and says: “On
account of the scandalous campaign
which .had been carried on during the
past live nibntlis or more it was
thought by some that thc confidence
of the people in the Government might
be affecteitto soinaextent. Realizing
this the Government determined that
the people of Carleton County _should
be selected 'as a jury to determine
this question and consequently no
member of the Government took an
arduous part in the campaign. ‘So far
as the Government is aware no out-
side iniiuenec was brought to`bear
for thc purpose of influencing the re-
sult so far as the Government was
concerned.
"The election of Mr. Smltii by such
a majority is a vindication ot' the Gov-
ernment in every respect and an ans-
wer to the misrepresentation of facts
and absolute liesrtleasness and cruelty
of those who have been striving to
destroy not only 'the reputation of
good msn but to ruin the credit of and
bring disaster upon the province. I
am satisfied that when the time comes
the verdict of the county_ will be the
thanks and congratulations of all
right-thinking men within the borders
of New Brunswick should be extended
to the supporters of Mr. Smith for the
work performed by them to-day in
the interests of genuine good Govern-
ment."
The total vote cast for Smith was
2.594 and for Simms 1,875. giving
Smith a. majority of 719. The sent
for which the election was held was
that from which Hon. J. K. Flemming
resigned in order to contest the coun-
ty of Carleton-Victoria against F. Il.
Carvell for the Dominion House.
coiiiieiisiao iios. -
roo me for
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ONE CENT per word each inser-
UOII I0! ldvbrtiling in this column.
Cash must scqpmpsiiy orders. Mini-
llllllll Chlflvl well!!-five cents.
,mas
return
store.
age and
males
EIIEIIIIH IIIIIUPS
IIEIIIIIIG IIIKIHEH
` (Special to The Guardian)
PARIS, Jail. 7.-French troops are
now only two and a half miles from
Altkirch taking up a Position in the
forest near the town. German avia-
tors attempting to attack Dunkirk
have been put toiiight by French bat-
teries. Fighting in Flanders ls con-
fined to artillery coniiicts in which the
French have gained advantage over
.the Germans.
UUEBEE LEEISEIIUHE
EIIIIMIILI IIPEIIEII
(Special to The Guardian)
QUEBEC; Jan. 7.»-The Quebec leg-
islature was formally opened here
this afternoon. There were some var-
.iations from the traditional ceremony.
The customary salute from the citadel
was missing. Owing to the illness of
Sir Francois Langelier, the Lieut_-Gov-
ernor, the speech from the throne was
read by Sir Horace Archambault, ad-
ministrator of the province.
IIIIE Bl-ELEEIIUIIS
. Ill, IEBIIMIIIIIIII
(Special to The Guardian)
OTTAWA, Jan. 7.-Arrangements
have been reached between the party
leaders to have the five by-elections
.pending go by acclamation. Four of
the seats, London, Jacques Cartier,
Terrebonne and Prince Albert were
held by Conservatives and Conserva-
tives will be returned by acclamiitloii.
Westmoreland, the seat of the latc
Hon. H. R. Emmerson. will return a
Liberal by acclaniation. The bye-elec-
tions will be held at once so that new
members can take their seats when
‘the House opens.
IIEIGIIII WIIMIII iNll
CHILDREN MUHIIEIIEII
IN MIINIIIEII.
(Special to The Guardian)
MONTREAL, Jaii. 7.-Mrs. Van
Looy. wife of a Belgian soldier now
fighting against the Germans, and her
three children, aged 8 years, 5 years,
and 10 months were murdered in their
home. The discovery of the crime
was made this afternoon. The dead
mother and children were lying in
eleedd. apparently having been strang-
I]NliIlIil MIIIISIEII
Ill IIIEIIMIIIIIII
(Special to The Guardian)
PRESCOTT. Ont.. Jan. 7.-Hoii_ G.
H. Ferguson, new provincial minister
of mines, was declared elected by ac-
clamatloii at the nominations iii Gren-
ville to-day
PASSPORT SCANDAL TO DRIVE
GERMAN OFFICIAL FROM U.S.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-A Wasliiiigtoii
special to the World, says:
“iii ofllclal and diplomatic circles the
inipressloii prevails to-iiiglit that u
certain prominent member of the
German embassy will leave this
country soon as a result of the pass-
port scandal uncovered in New York
last Saturday.
" But, because of the peculiarly
delicate diplomatic situation that
might result, it was impossible to-day
to get any responsible government
official to confirm the story fully."
TIIE IEITIEII
TIIE TEIIPERITUBE
TIDE. l00li. ETC.
(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO, Jan. 8,fFr_esh Westerly
winds, fair and mild; becoming si lit-
tle colder to-night.
» THE WEATHER.-The weather
yesterday was cloudy. with rain in
-the afternoon; clearing and mild at
nlSht. _
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 45 dog. above zero and
-the lowest 37 deg. above zero. The
.lowest the previous night wes 28 deg.
shove. At 9 s. m. it wss 87 deg. above
and at 9 p. m. 45 deg. above.
The tide. will be high this afternoon
at 3.80 and tomorrow at 4.16; it will
be nigh tomorrow morning at 4.08
sud lundsy at 5.20.
The sun sets this afternoon at 4.34
and l.oni`orrow,at 4.35; it rises tomor-
niornliig and Sunday at 7.40.
moon rises tonight st 12.
a full moon on Friday,
will be
p. m.
eight
_nessey, burglar. .
' ` "IHE EX-PHESIIIEIII `  
The Three Mile Race was won b French Ll lit lnfantr und the German'
lest Fight of war Followed Continuingfive Doys When the Survlv-  BY 
FRE CHA nccmyi s RACE l
ron HEIGHTS A 'ral BACH
Buttery I!limhing'From 0ppiEslteISides ans lnnthllEit¢d. The Blood- AHHESE UE MEHEIEH
ing fiermnnns Were Finally Driven From the Town. ,,,,;f,'.;=,';;,*_='3,,*,,‘°_ ,Ti°,,§*.";,*,;‘,',:,?,1,,,,,..
THANN, Alsace, Jan. 7.-A race of
three miles up the steep slope at
Engelburg through tliickets and up
rocky steeps, between a battalion of
French light infantry with mountain
guns and a German battery. deter-
mined the result of the stubborn
iight for the Alsatian town of Stein-
bach. The French surprised a move-
ment of the German battery ascend-
ing toward the summit of themountain
by the road and taking a short cut
accomplished what seemed to be the
impossible.
The French battalion arrived five
minutes before the Germans appeared
in an open space and had just time to`
put into position their mountain guns.
Five minutes more all was over. Too
late the Germans attempted to retire
and the battery was annihilated.
Possession of this point permitted
the French to cross the River Bur,
above the town of Thann, and to rein-
force the troops operating around
Steinbach.
On the morning of December 31 the
French occupied all the heights
around the town and sent an envoy
to the German commander, demanding
the surrender of the place. The Ger-
man oiilcer replied:
“ The German commander-iii-cliief
considers that our forces are in no
wise cut °ofi’. The route to Ceriiay
(Seiiiilielm) still is open and retreat
always is possible. In niiy case the
Emperor's troops are ready to die;
At noon on the same day the French
commenced an attack._which was con-
tinued without iute ission. The
French successes begzi with the cap-
ture. at the point of fthe bayonet. of
a farm commanding the road entering
the town. The French then progressed
road by road until the village was
reached. ‘
Charges and coiinter-cliarges of iii-
fantry were niade amid the continual
booming of the French three-inch
guns from all the heights, to which
the Germans replied with ever-dimin-
isliing violence, which indicated a
shortage of ammunition.
The Germans made a stubborn de-
fence with machliie guns and cold
steel at thc outskirts of Steinbach, and
the Cliausseurs also were met wltli a
murderous fire from the church
steeple_ _
One French company asked permis-
sion to charge. Many soldiers fell
before they reached the German line,
but nothing could stop the rest, and
the German force guarding the.road
soon was surrounded slid annihilated.
In possession of the road and the
farm, the French mounted quick-firing
guns on a line of sheds connecting
with the village, and sweeping along
yard by yard, dnally captured the first
line of houses.
The struggle was then continued
from house to house, the French losing
one day the buildings captured on the
preceding day, but always returning
but to surrender, never."
to the charge with greater vloleiice
and making a further advance. Every
alley was an ambush and every house
a little fortress.
The French finally succeeded in
slipping around the cnemy’s right
position of Steinbach itself. ' The
church and the cemetery twice were
taken and twice were lost.
Since hand-to~liand flglitiiig was
now going on night and day and from
door to door the Germans, unable
longer to use their artillery, resorted
to incendiary bombs, and set fire to a
number of barns and houses occupied
by the French.
, A changing wind, however, obliged
the Germans themselves to quite the
first line of trenches, being unable to
control the fire, and the flames finally
reached the ammunition reserves. The
explosion which occurred when the
ammunition cnuglit dre made the little
was worn out by the persistent and
iinpetuous charges of Chausseurs, and
RECRUITING, `
VERY BRISK
OTTAWA, Jan. 7.-Recruiting has
become very active iii Ottawa with thc
beginning of the New Year. A large
number ofmen are volunteering for
both the infantry and mounted regi-
ments, and the great majority are men
who were born in this district. The
recruiting offices today were crowded
with a fine lot of young men anxious
to enlist.
A majority oi' thc members ot' the
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards have
been enrolled in the mounted squad-
ron. and applications are also coinlng
iii from farmers’ sons throughout the
district.
J. C. EATON’S
WAR' GIFT
TORONTO, Jan. 7.-J.C.Eai'.0‘r.‘ has'
Qfiered $100,000 to provide 15 armored
motor cars for the Second Canadian
Contingent. The idea is that 50 cars-
in nil will be Provided, the Govern-
rmnt to put. up the other 35.
--»._.
POLICEMAN AND BURGLAR SHOT.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-A policeman
and a burglar were shot to death and
an alleged highwayman was mortally
wounded in two revolver battles the
police fought with four robbers caught
in an attempted hold-up and a bur-
glary here to-day. The dead are John
Sausman, pollcemaii, and George Hen-
SUMMARY 0F THE SITUATION
LONDON, Jan. 7.-A complete
change iii»tlic situation iii the near
East may be brought about by the
Russian victory over the Turks in the
Caucasus. Ii' the Turldsli defeat is as
sweeping as has been piilclally re-
ported, tlie virtual destruction of two
and the repulse of the third Turkish
army corps, the Turkish menace
against the Russians in Trnnscaucasla
has' been removed, and the loss of so
many of their best-trained officers
and men, it is believed here. will com-
pel the Turks to give up any ambition
of invading the cnemy’s territory.
Military men are now taking greater
interest iii the Russian invasion of
Hungary and the rapid advance on
Transylvania. These operatloiis are
the most gigantic iii the war. Mean-
time the Russians are held by the
Austro-Gerniaiis iii western Galicia,
and the Germans can only move slowly
against Warsaw on account of the
mud.
A despatch from Petrograd says
aviators have observed German artil-
lery at the frontier railway statloiis,
which cannot be moved on account of
soft roads. it has been suggested that
the Gerinaiis intended to use the Vis-
tula for the transport of their guns,
but with the ltussiuiis in possession
of the northern bank this would be
impossible, _
CANADIANS
FOR BELGIANS
arrived here from Canada. »
Transport Ofllcer Whittaker stat-
doii from Canada.
at many poliits on the western front,
there is little or no change iii Flanders,
where the fields alid roads are under
water. Artillery only is able to work,
but iii Northern France there has been
hard flglitliig, the_ trenches changing
hands. There has also been hard
flglitlng in Alsace, where the French
claliii an advance.
The British Admiralty is convinced
that the battleship Formidable was
destroyed by a German sulin_iar_l_ne, mid
iii making the announcement the Earl
of Crewe divulged the information that
the Spartan rule which the Admiralty
promulgated after the loss of the
Aboukir, (lressy and Hague-that no
slilp should go to the assistance of
another for fcar that she might bo
torpedoed~liad been carried out. The
captain of the Forniidablc, knowing
lils ship was doomed, signalled other
Although fighting has been intense;
ships not to stand by.
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tary governor of Belgium issued an
ofilcial denial of the report that Cardi-
nal Mercier, Belgian member of the
Sacred College, had been arrested by
German authorities.
SIEIMEH HEIIIHIIS
along the Steinbach brook and then
commenced a fierce combat on the   
(Special to The Guardian)
HALIFAX, Jan. 7.-The Canadian
Government steamer, Rouville, arrived
back from Sable Island this morning
after taking down Clirisimas and other
supplies. Owing to the wireless being
not used this is the first news from
the Island since early in September.
The steamer reports all well on the
llslund.
IlIIlVE IIESIIUE
town tremble as though from an
earthquake. U
Still the Germans held on until the _
morning of January 4, when thc last
courageous resistance of the defenders Bono N_ Su Jan 7__Wha{
GUYS .
came near being a drowning accident
- occurred here on New Year’s Eve.
§,l:§n;'vhS1I§ ;gX,l;vawai0oé;‘:_g:e;1'(S;`:fE lt being a beautiful moonlight iilglit,
' y In large crowd of merry-makers were
helm). which commands important .
gathered on Hurts Cove enjoying tlic
routes to me south' to the north and fine skating when suddenly cries of
,igetgzrgffésis no longer-tumble for distress were heard from the lower
` end of the (love, and on hurrying to
the scene the skaters found Miss Olli-
via Heal and Miss Eva Macguire strug-
gling iii the water near the channel
at the south of the Cove.
Without waiting to remove skates
or clothing. Fred Brown at once
plunged into the icy water and grasp-
in Miss Heal by the arm succeeded
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LONDON, Jan. 7,--Over fifty sturdy in bringing her to the edge of the ice
volunteers for King Albcrt's army have Where \Vi\1ii\8 llfmdii S0011 had b0i|l
drawn to safety.
One of them who had settled in Van. ln the meantime Harold Heal had
couver has alrady travelled six 3l`FiV9l1 and 9111115911 Bfiel' MISS MHC-
tiioiisaiia-oad miles to iight for his gulre who by this time was well nigh
country, _ exhausted. The water was very deep
and weighted down as they were with
ed 200 more men would arrive iii Lon- Skates and CIO?-Illllg. the 0UtC0lll€ WHS
for a time in doubt; but after a brave
struggle tlitise two were also landed in
safety and rescued and rescuers hur-
ried to the residence of Moses Scott
nearby. Restoratives were then ad-
ministered, and by the time Dr. Blick-
ley, who had been hastily summoned.
arrived at the house, they recovered
sufficiently to talk over their experi-
ence; but if it had not been for the
bravery of the two young men who so
gallsntly risked their lives, this ac-
count would have a very different encl-
ing. Their heroic act deserves to be
dttingly recognized.
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICER
K OF PHITHIAS
ii
The installation of officers took place
in Empire Lodge Iiooni last evciiing.
The installing ofliccr wus Bro. S. Al-
bert McDonald, and there was ii large
attendance of members. After the in-
stallation the members and friends
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where an excellent rcpast was served
and ii lengthy toast list gone through.
   Past Grand Clianccllor, Major Leonard
` : resided, and in the course
Yesterday morning Professor lleiil
addressed the students of the Short
Course. taking as his subject the feed-
ing of calves. He began by pointing
out that scientific methods should be
applied along with practical work.
No definite rules can be laid down, as
the individuality of the animal counts
for so much. However, the cow we
get depends on the way wc feed the
calf.
Mr Reid then explained a reliable
system of calf feeding. He said that
the calf is removed from the dam
shortly after it is dropped, and for
10 days given tho dam‘s, milk, then
skim milk is gradually added until at
four weeks of age, then the calf is.
altogether on skim milk. A combina-
tion of grain, consisting of nine parts
of oatmeal sittings iand one part. of
linseed meal, is added gradually, and
at 2% months should receive 18“lhs.
or skim milk with ii mail-porno of
grain. The increase should be grad-
ual as the cali' grows older. shd'at
4% months the calf should be taking
20 lbs. of milk and 1 lb. of grain.
Skim miiif should be fed as long ns
possible. There is no reliable sub-
stitute for it. Blood meal, iinseed
meal have been tried,but cannot corn-
psre with it. Roots should be added
to it. if they are puiped, ‘and s little
whole oats and beans put with them.
The calf will take them early. and
also begin to eat some hay. which off-
sets the isxatlve of the root ., F
three times a day at first. and as 32*
csif grows older drop to twice.. Spring,
calvsrshould not be turned' .ont the.
first summer. They should be kept in-
side, or with a yard or shelter to run-
into._ Tho! should be fed regular
qii`antlties» s regular hours. The
lllntsst iisaa of calves is imcieanli-
Yestcrday uftcriiooii Prof. Reid con- 'One ol' the most nourishing foods that
tliiued his lectures on dairy cattle,
sgaiu'~dcmonstratiiig with Ayrshires.
Two-year-old lielfcrs were brought
liito the ring. Before allowing the
students to judge Prof. Reid asked
them not to criticise too strongly any
heaviness or flcsliiness about the
anima`l§, as heifers before calving
were liable to have this, thinning down
after producing for some time. The
students were then given an oppor-
tunity to fudge, and although the
animals were very evenly matched.
nearly all were placed correctly, thus
evidencing the excellent instruction
the students are recelvlns under
Prof. Rcid’s able direction. Prof. Reid
later went over the animals. showing
the strong and weak points in their
conformation. A second class was
composed of three young' hetfers.
There was more variance of opinion
in this case.
Prof. Robertson being called on
placed _the animals and answered a
number of questions asked during the
discussion which followed. As ii. ilnsl
class five heifers were judged. The
animal# were all good individuals, and
were discussed by various members
inthe student body. after which Pro-
fsssors Robertson and Reid went over
them. giving correct placings and
reasons.
Last night Professor Ross continued
his lecture on cattle feedingr Hs ssid
that it ,was not sumcient to get ‘the
analysis of foods to arrive st their
true feeding value. Palntsbitity was s
factor that had to be taken into con-
sideration. They could readily under-
stand this from what he had said
could be fed to aiiinials in compari-
son wltli its compositloii_ All animals
had it remarkable fondness for it. The
explanation might lie in the large
amount of oil which thc corn grain
carried. Again, on being chewed it
broke up into iiiiity, nutty particles
and was therefore more palatable than
wheat grain. which when chewed and
mingled with saliva turned to a sticky
dough. When ground into corn meal
it was'a very heavy food and was
liable to be poorly digested. it was
not very common in this country as
a food for cattle, but he wished to mon-
tion it on account of its palatability.
Of the common grain, oats was one
of the safest and most nourishing.
They must remember, however, that
there was little food in the hull, and
those varieties of oats were best as
food which carried the smallest
amount of hull. Wheat was not
generally used as a stock food. but
its by-products, bran and iiiiddlings,
made excellent cattle feeds. Bran lay
so loose that’the saliva got well mixed
with it and it was better digested than
some other foods.
` Professor Ross also spoke of the
value of turnips as food when given
to cattle along with hay, straw. What
they had to consider was. how much
each of proteid, carbohydrates. fats.
conditions. This, he said, would be
continued in another lecture. -
This morning seed Judging will be con-
tinnedin the Agricultural Hall. in
the afternoon the judging of beef cat-
tie`,wiii be resumed. In the evening
another agriouituni conference will
he held white will he sddresudrby
Prof. Tennsn and lr. Justice Fits-
boii dig siion. The foods eyilked
-:rsnttiis goods they would dwelt best'
ness iiivellsls and surroundings, and
than oftsnosuss discuss. _ ,-
-\ . .
get-sid. 'rind public ss wen in stu-
tlisr things being equal. Corn wssdentl 'src invited to be Dfelsui- _ _
3.--.-‘ _.‘.., ._ _ _._ .._. ....,`...-..-...._. _....-.. -.._ _____,,____ ________ ,`___' ` Minsrd’s l.inirseiit.Cnrss Rlioumstgin
McKay, p
lof the evening referred to,the rapid
growth of the order throughout the
United States and Canada. The
'Knights had celebrated their jubilee
last year when they had attained the
third place as regards membership of
‘fraternal orders, with a membership
Iof over a niillion. ln the Maritime
Provinces alone, over which he had
-had the honor to preside. 750 new
members had been added. He ex-
pressed the hope that during the en-
suing session when Brother Coleman,
asslsted by Brother Roy ll. Holman.
ruled the Lodge. the inembersliip
would still further increase and the
prosperity of Empire Lodge be even
greater than in the past. Ho had pre-
sided at many functions such as that.
but he never remembered being pre-
sent at ii more congenial or more en-
joyable fuiiction. and it augured well
for the success of the term upon which
they had just entered. '
One of the toasts, which was pledg-
-cd with the greatest enthusiasm, was
that of "Our Boys in the Trenches."
.proposed by Brother Andrew McNair,
and responded to by Brother Cox,
--who had served throughout the South
'-African campaign. The company sub-
sequently joined heartily in singing
the soldiers' marching song, "Tipper-
ary," For the first time at such func-
tions. the wait of the "Fox lndustry"
was proposed and responded to in the
most optimistic terms by Bros. W. H.
_Prowse. C. J. Stewart, F. o. Jordan
etc., was necessary under certsin_ and D, A_ wedior-,\¢_ 'ro me “city 01
Charlottetown." His Worship Mayor
Stems gave an excellent speech,
speaking most optimisttcaliy of the
future of the city and the many at-
tractions. summer and winter, which
make it such an ideal place to reside
in and to visit
. The proceedings nttingly concluded
with the singing of Auld Lass sync
and the Natibiisl Anthem.
SIJITHIIIBIISEIIIIES
PIIESEIII IIEEIME
For Failure to Protest Against
German International
Wrong Doing.
Preserving lgnoble Peace by
Disregarding .Violation
of Treaties.
Signing of Hague Conven-
tions Only a Farce.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-ln an article
wrltteii for the current issue of tlio
Independent, Colonel Roosevelt says,
under the caption, "Utopia or licli ":
“ To violate these conventions, to vlo-
late neutrality treaties, as Gerniniiy
has done iii the case of Belgium, in a
dreadful thing. it represents the
gravest kind of lnteriiatioiial wrong-
doing. but it is really not quite so
coiitemptiblc. it docs not show
sliortslghted and timid inefficiency.
and above all such seldsli indifference
to the cause of permanent and right-
eous peace, as has been shown by the
United States (thanks to President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan) in re-
fusing to fulfil its solemn obligations
by taking whatever action was neces-
sary iii order to clear our skirts from
the guilt of tame acquiescence in a
wrong which we had solemnly undcr-
taken to oppose.
“ If l had for one moment supposed
that signing those Hague conventions
meant literally nothing whatever
beyond the expression of a pious wish,
which any power was at liberty to
disregard with impunity, in accord-
ance with the dictation oi' self-interest.
I would certainly not have permittcil
the United States to be u party to
such ii mischievous farce. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan, however.
take the view that when the United
States assumes obligations in order to
secure small and unoffeiiding neutral
nations against hideous wrong, its
action is not predicated on any inten-
tion to make the guarantee effective.
“ They take the view that when we
are asked to redeem in the concrete
promises we made in the abstarct, our
duty is to disregard our obligations
and to preserve ignoble peace for our-
selves by regartlliig with cold~bloodcd
and timid indifference the most fright-
ful ravages of war committed at the
expense of a peaceful and unoffeiiding
country. This is the cult of coward-
ice. That President Wilson and Mr
Bryan profess it and put it in action
would be of small consequence if only
they iliemselves were concerned. The
itiiportaiice of their action is that it
coniniitts the United Staes." lvlr
Roosevelt points only to Germany ns
the wroiigdoer, whose acts warranted
an interference by the United States.
EDMONTON
RECRUITING
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 7.-Re-
criiiting for the 49th Battalion (Lleut
-Coll Griesbach) and the 51st (Lieut.
-Col. Warwood), each to be composed
of 1,050 men, began this morning.
Edmonton has alrendy sent 2240 vol-
unteers to the front and in addition
to the new battalions has furnished
330 men for at mounted squadron.
CANCASUS
LOOM L RGE
l’l<]'l`ROGltAi), Jail. 7.--Tlic sitnn-
ilon in the Caucasus is now assuming
importance second only to the Gcruiuil
invasion of Poland.
The advance of the Turkish troops
to Ardnhaii is not considered by initi-
tary observers here a serious menace
to Tlilis, although that city is report-
ed to be Enver I’aslia‘s objective.
WllllI_l] IIIIPI Ilillilli
LONDON, Jan. 7.-The Times. Syd-
_ney, N. S. W., correspondent says the
Liberal leaders and all the sections of
the press have begun an agitation call-
ing upon tlie Commonwea th to follow
the example of Canada by sending
greatly increased contingents to Eur-
ope. Canada_ they say. is providing
the Mother Country with 100,000 men.
i!0|llllil EVENTS.
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ONE CENT per word each inser-
tion for advertising in this column.
Cash-must accompany orders. Mini-
mum charge twenty-ilvo cents.
“Crapnud District L. O. L. annual
meeting will be held in Argyle Lodge
room, Tuesdsy, Jan. 12th. 1015 at 2
o'clock p. m. 8180-1-8M3ipil.
“The Kenpington Branch of the
“Red Cross Society" will hold a Bean
Supper, Saturday, Jan. 9th in C. M. B.
A.. Hall. from 4 till 8 o’clock_ Admiss-
ion 35 cents. Children under 18 years,
15 cents. 8161-1-7M2ipd.
°°NOTiCE.-- The annual meeting
of the Orwell Dsii-ying Compitiy will
be held in orwell (une Hail on Tues-
`dsy. Jan 19th, st 1 o’cloeir . in. FD.
R. McDonald. (President.  
Km; Secretary. .' ,MM ~
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