in _ _ The ,Guardian 1s Read Daily _ by 42,000 People . ` \ . _ A Sworn Circulation Statement Furnished Advertisers. ___ . _~_ _-_~_~_'i~v .-:_-_-_-_ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-,,_-_._._._._. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "W-“""`""""' "`V-"""'"'”""""""""""""""""""~""°-`"~"`-`-""""':--"""""""""" "----‘-`~`-`-`-`-`-`-`~`~`--'-`-`-`-` `-`-`~`-`~--“--’- -“~-----~ --’-'v---‘-`-'-`-1'--'-1---v*-'Y'-‘----A-_-2'-'-1- ---_ev - ~~w~-_ _ _ _-____-.-__________ ___ -_-----------~.___A....¢_x“. mi; cii.iiii,_i;_IiI;_i0i‘i,_.i`- Aiiiiii #__ i'i’.‘I.1'l.'i§.°.‘.3‘.!Li’é33.f!.`.‘f.°,§‘ $2.2. iw }_ cHA1u.oT'rsTowN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1916 {"'.‘§T..I’.i2.",°.'.'.“l.§".¥.°.if‘I.’.L'l3I.¥€1‘°° FARMERS IN SESSION STARTLINO TURN OF EVENTS I INCHARLOTTETOWN ' IN WAR’S GREAT DRAMA ..._-»i___._.-__._._.. Annual Meeting of Central Farmers Allied Troops About to Advance on Athens whence the institute now in Session.. First Meetings well Attended. Resume this Morning ai Nine. There was u large attendance oi’ farmers at the first sessions of the annual meeting of_ the (‘entrul Farm- ers' Instituto wlilch opened yesterday afternoon at one o‘clock Iii Prince of Wales College Hull. Most of the Farmers' institutes througlioiit the province were represented. The President. Mr E. N. McKay, occupied the chair ami in his annual address touched interestingly upon the progress of agriculture in the pro- vince duriiig the year. outlined a num- Iier of the great needs oi’ present day agriculture and expressed the utmost optimism as to tho future of the pro- vince and of the dominion. Tho report of the Secretary, Mr li. McLaren. was an interesting aint instructive one. Both addresses brought out ii splendid discussion and many complimentary references from the different speakers who followed. Among the matters dealt with and which were fully discussed. were Rail- way freight rates aint the various activities ot’ the Department of Agri- culture. 'I‘he United States Consul, Dr Pierce. being present gave. in response to an iiivltation, a brief address. in which he expressed his pleasure at being present at such Q representative meet- ing of farmers a d his keen interest in the discussions to which lie had listen- cd. The session will resuiue this morn- ing at 9 o'clock when remaining resol- utions will be taken up. WIIIIIIYS GIIEIIISI IIIIII HIIIII MII VEIIMI II ANI MIIMIIII NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-An ofliclul of tho British Admiralty, w-lio arrived bono with despatches from London, biought news that the German battle- ship fleet left its anchorage in the _Kiel Canal, where it Iliad been since the bc- ginniug of the war, and made three sortioson December 15, 16 and 17. The iieet did not sucoeed in finding the British North Sea fleet, because they kept along the coast by the mouth of this Elbe and through the Bight of Holi- goland. and did not venture outside the lines of mines that had been laid down by them. “Tho British battleships cannot go inside Heligolaud," the ofllcial said. “because of mines and submarines and the shoals, which render navigation iii- side the Bight and along the shore very dangerous." In explsnatfon`of ¢l\e German man- oeuvre this official said: "Tho real food riots at Berlin and other cities in Germany early in Dec- ember and the feeling among the people have grown so strong over the ~»--»----~-,»~.---..._ »._..,.~.v--~`--.. CONDENSED ADS. T00 LATE FOR OLASSI1`1(}A'l‘ION ONE CENT por word each Inser- tion for advertising in this column. Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mum chargcs, twenty-tive cunts. PRIME SAUSAGES ALWAYS ON hand at l~Iolman's, Charlottetown. ll'l1l9-11-6Mtf. FOUND--ON MARINE WHARF A sleigh robe. Apply at this ofiice. - 6026-1-19M1i. LOST ON SUNDAY EVENING A Gold Briicelo; kindly leave at this since. _ oo1o~1~1sM:ii FOR 8ALE.-- NO. B HOME JEWEL cooking stove. Cheap. Apply at 230 __ Euston St. 6503-1-illiiEtf. WANTED-AN EXPERIENCED GIRL for general housework. Apply at Sit. Anthony's Vllln Esplanade. 1-l9lii3lpd. WANTED FROM 50 TO 100 GOOD owes. Write P. A. Farquharson ft. It. No. 3. Duustaffnage. _________ _ 6591-1-l7M3i. L08T.»- BLACK, WHITE. AND TAN Hunting dog answers to name Ted. Finder please notify Roy Mutch. Earnscliffe. _ 6023-1-19MElipd WAN. TED ATDNCE IN P. E. ISLAND Hospital a young smart girl as ward maid. ‘Apply -Miss Kilburn, House- koeper. _ -_-_ ._ _tiililj-1-19M2i. FOR 8ALE.-'- GTEAM SAW MILL and si'te;at,_Hoad Railway wharf, Souris Machinery may be sold sep- arate. l-‘.""l‘: Macdonald. Bouris. _ 8028-1~t9Mtf. 'ro i.z'r.-*ii ’€mAi.i.`°“|i`iEit`o'$M suitable for nurse or gentlemen, in private family with all modern im- provements including phone. Ap- Dly ll Hillsboro Street. British blockade that the naval vessels were forced to leave the Kiel Ciinal and make a pretence for scorching for our warsliips. "'The blockade is going to be drawn tighter than over now in an endeavor to cut off the cncmy's food supply. and we expect that the l{aiser's iieet will be compelled to steam our past Heli- goland liito the North Sea. Then the biggest naval battle in the world’s liis~ tory will take place. "Our North Sea fleet is keeping a bright lookout day und night for the Germans to come out. It luis n1oih~cr ships with eight and ten liydro~acro- planes on board which are continuous- ly making assents to tako observa- tions of the ciiezny's fleet. “Tho battle for the supremacy of the seas will como without warning and may take pluiec at any time. All prepar- ations have been made nloiig tho cast coast of England for taking care of the wounded and hospitals ships are wait- ing ready to go out and bring the injur- ed ashore." ‘ The official went on to say that thc recent Tootonlc submarine activity in tho Mediterranean would ho taken care of by the British alone and that effec- tivo protection would be given the merchant vessels. The trouble had been that the guarding of shipping against submarine attacks -had been under dual control, certain -sections un- der the French and fitlicr portions un der tho British. Thisi Iiud been all changed 'he added. and the patrolling of tho routes from (libriiltor to Alex- andria was under thc ilritisii Admir- nity. 'I‘lie official asserted that it was well known in Paris and Loudon that tho large submarines, reported by mer- chant vessels in thc Mediterranean, were German because Austria had no submarines of such a size. NEW YORK WARS ON GRIP. NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-To prevent the spread of grip and other com- municable winter diseases by a cam- paign agaliistyiolation of the ordin- ance against spltting in public places. the Sanitary Squad and inspectors of the Department oi' Health. with the aid of thirty-four detectives and every patrolnian in the Police Department, on Tuesday served 400 persons with sumuioiises to appear in magistrates' courts to-day and bo fined and repri- manded. Only a few oi' the offenders were discharged, and all got lectures. Til lil \\`l'}.-\'l‘lll‘}lt. ’l` l‘};\IPERA 'l‘ U RE. TTDE. MOON. l'I'l'(‘. ,__-_ (Special to tho Guardian.) TORONTO, January 19.-Maritime: clear and cold.. The highest temperature recorded yesterday was 10 degrees above zero. At nine o’clook Y0li°l'lllY llloflillls ii registered 7 degrees below zero; at nine last night losdegrses above. The coldest the previous night was 8 deg. below nero. The tide will be high this morning at Il and tomorrow n§11.42; it will be high tonight at' 9.4 and tomorrow at 10.87. The sun setl this afternoon at 4.48 aiid tomorrow at 4.49; it rises tomor- morning. at 7.84 and Friday ot moon rilel this afternoon at was p. tn. on "nine ` Minnrin Westerly winds. local snow fiurrles but _ - mostly fair and mild. I s°c'M'é%1|;"'/'|“c$;°'|°HN THE WEATHER Yesterday WBSI ST. John. January 13.- Wilfrid 0 (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Jan. 18-A despatch from the Anisterdam Exchange Tclcgrupli says Freucli and British troops have been landed at Corinth. 48 miles west of Athens. According to information at Athens. the Allied troops which landed at l"haloion re-embarked after a short inspection of the city. It is rumoured the Allies intend to advance to Athens. whence King Constantine, his Court and Government will retire in conforniity with the King's decree to maintain _an armed iicutrality. ini Sofia despatelies the question is asked what former Premier Venizelos will do in that regard, wiietiiei' he will proclaim a. Republic and whether the army will side with him. These rc- ports are said to have caused undis- guislicd alarm at the Bulgarian capi- tal. (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON, Jan. IS.-l»lundrcds of Bulgarian soldiers were killed and a King, liis Court and Government will Retire. The Next Expected Move is that of Venizelos who may Prociaim a Republic if Greek Army will Stand by liim. Great Alarm in Bulgarian Capital over Situation. French Air Squadron oi 25 Planes Bombiird Peliii Killing Hundreds oi Bulgarians. very large number wounded in the bombardment of Petiti by a squadron of 25 l“rein:Ii acroplaucs. according to ilespatciios_ret-civcil iii Athens and forwarded by a correspondent to the Evening Standard. Grout damage was caused by the bonibardmcnt. lt is stated that the poviiling of a Bulgarian force on the Greco-Scrliinn frontier is being conducted with the gi'i»utef-it difficulty owing to the condition ot' the roads due to bad \\'eiif.Iicr. _ -_.__ .. ».~ _-_-_-_A ,. _ ._ ,_ _ . _ ;__._. A.. -_‘_-_-_-___ ________-,_____,-.-_-_-_._ _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_~_-_-,_ _._-_-_-_-,.,.,.. -_-_._ ,.___. ._._____._____»_____. _ `_ ._.___._,,, _ ,_, _,__ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (From our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA. Jan. 18.-That the pro- vince of Quebec. equally with every other part of the Doniiiiioii. is vitally concerned in Cniiudiun participation in thc war and that she must rcdoublc her efforts, inust be prepared for sacri- fice and the contribution of her moans cvcnn to the last dollar If necessary. was the dominant note lu to-day's speeches in tho contiiiuui.ioii- of thc debate on the address. “This was in one of self-defence for Canada. and it has been truly said that our first line of defence is in the trenches of Flaiidors. What would befall Qiiclioc In the event that' Gcruiuiiy is victori- ous. Would it not bo thc into which bcfcl Poland and Alsace Lorraine?" in tlicsc words lion. Clnisc Cnsgralii. Postniaster-Gcuoral, to-day appcalcd to his compatriots to forget all issues but the one overshadowing duty of winning the war in which Canada is now engaged. The political and rc- ligious loaders of Quebec were unani- mous in their belief that that province must put every ounce of effort into the struggle the Allies were now making for liberty, said the l’ostnmgt@|-. Goncral. Was it possible that they were all wrong and that the real senti- ment of the province was represented in the utterances of ii small minority? DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS RESUMED IN COMMONS llc did not like to think so and iiskod . that Quebec be judged by ilic Lcnicux, the Murciis. the Lauricrs and the Pateiinudes. the liiondlus and thc Beaubieiis, rather than by the vapour- ings of it small group of niisgiiidrd geiitleincii. Queiier iiiusi redoulilc its efforts like ev(-ry other proviiicv of Ilii- Doiuiiiioii, inust be prepared for sacri- fice and tho contribution of its means to tho last dollar li' necessary. Mr Ciisgruiii concluded by quoting the words of Lloyd George. in which he urged the putting aside of all rivalry and asked “Let us be one pooplc, one in action and in resolution, so as to win the most sacred cause over eiitrusicii to ai groiit'natioii. llou. llodolplic Lemieux. the other I-‘roncli-Ciiiiadiaii i-speaker Iii the dv- batc to-day. supported Mr Cusgruin in his patriotic appeal and In a repudin- tion of the stand taken by ii certain eleniciit of advanced Natioualisis in the Province of Quebec, Mr Lcinleiix declaring that Henry Bourassii no iuorc represented Quebec than llcr- nard Shnw rcprosciifetl England, Mr Lcmicux. however. desccnilcil from this high plane at thc close of his speech when he chose to uliurac- terizo the presence of Sir Robert Bor- den at a meeting of the British cabinet during his recent visit to London asi Postmaster-General Valianily Upholds the Real Quebec which is Loyal to the (Core, Denouiicing 'D the (Lillie Canadians who 0pposc Participation in the War. R. Lemieux Begins Pairioiicaliy. but Ends Disas- frousiy. Pugsley also Made a Bad Break. "playing to tin' gallery of 'l‘oroiito Jii1gocs." For his part. l\lr Lemieux said. he did not wish to be involved in the foreign policies o|` Downing Street. Mr W. I". Cocksliufl. of Brantford. in it vigorous speocli, ilcclaroii that lie would favour zi form of compulsory service if necessary to win thc war. Mr (locki-iliutt. who worn a uniform of service khaki. told the I-louse that every uicinbcr of his family who could servo had enlisted und that he liini- self was prepared io serve in any capacity. lion. William I’ugsloy, the lust spviikcr oi` the (lay. dealt extensively wiili tho question of contracts. alleg- ing flint nimiiliers of the late Shell Coiiiuiittoc had givcii ortlors amount- ing to millions of dollars to their own iirnis. urging that an inquiry ought to be instituted. l\'li' Pugsley created some mcrrlincnt by saying that if the iiritish navy were destroyed there ivorc many hundreds of tliousnuris who would pray flint. cendign punish- incii( might. overtake tliosc who had prov(-iited tiio cstublislinient of ii i‘auadian navy. The debate will be continued io- inorrow, when it is expected that Sir Tlioinus White will speak. Ten Children ~ ` Killed by Bomb COLOGNE. Jan. 17.-Ten children who were playing in a gravel pit near the local aviation grounds were killed io-day by an air bomb. The children found the unexploded bomb and were playing with It when It exploded. The district in the vicinity of the aviation field has been repeatedly searched after l:_ombs have been dropped by the sviato s. It is probable that the bomb found by the children had buried itself in the last few days. ' ~ 1.__........__.__._ OF' SEDITION. Dribble, .the socialist. was today con- victed by a jury of using seditlous lan. guage and remanded a week for sent- ence. Dribble at n. socialist meeting called the king a “puppet” and said the recruiting slogan. "Your King and Country need you." should be “Your King and Country Bleed You. siiuiini fniiin 5*... . Balkan Sato pus later. i _-_-_-_-_-_»_ A..-_-_-_-_ - _- 1- -Y-:_-:_-_~_»_-:_-_~_-:_-_-_-_-_-f_-_-_ ~»».» Mr. J. J. llughes ' Asking Questions ~(From our.Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA. Jail. 18-Mr J. J. Hughes of Kings Couiity. P. E. Island. has given notice of his intention to inquire of the Governineiit whether the Char- lottetown Board of Trade petitioned or required thc Government to subsi- dize a linc of stcamers for the trade between Prince- Edward island and St: Jolin's. Newfoundland. during 1915. lie asks wlicthor the Board of Trade suggested ilu- Red Cross Steamship Lino of New York for the service and whether the S.S. Florizel of that line made one or more trips. He asks further wlieilicr a new contract was ever entered into and whether the Board of Trade was consulted. SUICIDE UNDER STRANGE .CIR- CUMSTANCES. Jan. 17-William Lewis. com- e Thc the was away -_-_-_- ~_~_-_-_~_-_- _-_ _ __ _ _ _ »v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ British Rouied Force oi Arabs (ZIARO. via London. Jan. 17.-Tlic following British official coniniunicn- tion issued to-day, says: “A column from Matruh dispersed. on Thursday, 400 Arabs who had bccii located forty miles from Matruli. The Arabs showed no resistance and ilcd on thc approacli of our forcc. More than one hundred camels and all of the sliccp. goats and tents belonging to the Arabs were captiircd. in addi- tion to two prisoners. There were no British casualties." ' TORCH 0F ARSON LISBON. Jan. i4.-Jun. ifi-(Doluy- ed)-Fire which broke out in u build- ing filled with mliI':ir_v stores causi-.~l a loss of $1,500,000 yesterday. Several firemen wore buried in the ruins. The minister of war. declared. in thc chamber of deputies this aftcrnoon.tlie fire was the work of iucoiiiiiarioe. SHELL LILLET D BERLIN lil . - -British is town (Special to the Guardian.) .I ST .I()i-IN, Jan. 18.-liliovi-.ii Gernizui prisoners in the detention camp at' AnihL~I'si. NS.. rsua|ii~tl some time bc- twrecii inidiiiglii on Monday and day- light this nioriiiiig and arc no\v ut large. Four of these men had pre- viously escaped froni military custody and are regarded as especially dun- gerous. The method of escape was sensu- tionnl. Tho iiitoriiincnt ramp is located iii the outskirts of Amherst and is surrounded by what were sup- posed to bo efficient guards. barbed wire fences. etc. in addition there is a military guard on the camp patrol- ling all s<-ctioiis oi' it day and night. lliiriiig the night the prisoners tun- iiclled under the enclosure to ii spot' about 150 feet distant and made tiI0ir_ t‘s<~:ipi,\_ Friiii' oi` fiiciii had In their possi-.~isioii iiinps showing various rzlil-I \va_\' lines iii New lirunswick nntl other iiiforiiintioii of value. llartwig, re- gzirileil as the riiiglcndor oi' the gang.‘ ELEVEN OERMANS ESCAPE FROM AMHERST Tunnelled their way out of intern- ment Camp I-Iluding the Guards. The Gang Leader had Previously Escaped but was Re-captured. was arrested in St Jolni shortly after tliu war broke out. He was working on one of the dredges engaged in thc liarbour development work at Courte- iiiiy liny when arrested by one of the detectives attached to the city police force. It was Ilieii found that he had iii his possessioii maps of the harbours on the Atlantic coast from St John as far south as Virginia, and in the case of the (‘anadian harbours these maps were marked with soundings and other clini-ted information. From Si John lie was taken to the military prison in lliilifax. He made a sensa- tional getaway by swimming from the prison to the shore with his clothes in ii. biiiidlc on his head. lie returned to St John and was captured here on ii schooner about to sail to New York. 'Fhcii lie was taken to Amherst and up to Iiionilay night had been lnterned tiii-ro. Notiiii-.ation of tho escape oi’ tin- prisoiicrs was sent to police and military officials in Maritime Province points. A close watch is being kept. I ~ AMMUNIT (Special to the Guardian.) I IIALIFAX. Jan. 18.-No. 11 Field l-lowitzer liriguiio Ainmunitioii (lol- unin. coinniaiitlcil by ('iiptnin D. A. Mi-Kinnoii. will mobilize at South Bar- I racks. Ilalifiix. on Tutisday. the 25tIi.` Our sovont\ ii-r cent of the NC O '-I ION COLUMN is Now Fuli Strength with Applica- tions to Spare. Mai oriiy of N.C.0.’s and Gunners are P. Ii. Islanders. Will Mobilize in Halifax on 25th. Islanders. Sixty-iivc of thc 75 at Ives i’oint volunteered. but only 40 will be permitted to go. Tho Corps is now i`ull strength with many applications to spare. Islanders who have enlisted will receive transportation from Major l.cigii, Charlottetown, and will bo rc- nuircil to leave for I-lallfax on Monday and guniiers will be Prince Edward the 2~itlI. GIIIMIII SPI ISIIIPIS I IHIIM HHUUKIIN JIII (Special to the Guardian.) NE\V \'()llI{. Jan. 18.-lgiiutius T, lilntzoln. it fornirr nirnibcr of thc llrit- lsli Parliiimcnt and a self-coiifcsscd German spy, who was being held here pending extradition to Eugluiul. escap- cd froiu United States Deputy Mar- shall ius( Saturday and has not been seen since. The Secret Service has bi-on notified and a nation-wide search for prisoner is being made. it is thought Lincoln boarded an outgoing steamer soon after his escape. Lincoln had been held in Riiyiiiond Street jail. lirooklyii. since last August. I-lc had been allowed many privileges. If is said ut the jail he had been writing ii book dealing with the international espionage systoni. Details of escape are not given out. HUNDREDS ARE DYING IN THE STREETS. PARIS, January iii.-A Scutarl telegram to the Serbian legislation in Rome describes thc situation in Scut? art as approaching dcsparation. Food is lacking to feed thousands of women. children and refugees from Serbia. the latter arriving in large numbers. swelling the refugee colony already es- tablished. The new arrivals, adds the message. are obliged tosleep in the open air. in flio bitter cold. lt dc- c ares that hundreds are dying daily I" t-he streets of cold and hunger, and that nearly all the very young child- ren have died from lack of nourish-__ ment. FIVE CHILDREN IN TWO YEARS, 80 GIVE HIM HIGHER SALARY. BOONVILLE. Ind., Jun. 16.-Five children in two years is the record made by Mrs. Harry 0. Simmons. _ wife of the pastor of the Yankeotown M. E. Church. of this country. Twins were born A few weeks ago. Triplets born two yelrs nge. two boys n girl. the latter surviv- ing. 'line o boy and girl. are lhsolthy It I; churn . iinotfello Miurro Lliiomont dural li||`ullfl\liiii _ _ _-_-_- - - - - ~___- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ -_-_-_-;_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-; - _ _ - -_ _-_-_-_ _-_-_- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-; - v,-_ _ _ ; _______ _- _ - - COMING EVENTS, AN .N 0UNUEM.EN‘l‘S, MEETINGS, ETC. ONE CENT per wort. oacl: inser- tion for advertising in this column Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mum ehargos. twenty~fivo cents. °*'i‘ho Annual Ball ot’ the Labor iliiioii will he held in their Hall Water Sl. on tliehlglit of Jan. 26th. Inst. Admission 50 cents. 6032-1-19lilGl. “*'I‘hi- Annual Banquet of Strathco- na institute will be held at the Florida t Pownal on Frida January 2lsI llo el. . Y - at 7.30 p. ni. All members expected and all others interested wclcorne. "Reserve Date.--On Thursday afternoon thc Ladies' Aid of the Cen- tral Christiaii Church will serve sup- per in the Wrights Hall from 4 till 8. 6035-l-l9m2i *'*'I`ho ladies of liilllview intend holding an entertainment and Bean Supper at the home of Mr. P. F. Acorn on Thursday night". thc 20th Inst. A good program is being prepared and everybody is welcome. Proceeds in old of llctl Cross. 8599-1-18I\l2I. "Any Ambitious Student can _win for himself a. good position in llfn. by studying stenography and tgiowr ting and es eciaily on the RE INOTON or SMITH PREMIER. the machines most in use throughout the world. A. Milne Fraser. Halifax. N. S. B018-1-ltlliili . "The ladies of Csvohogd Metho dist Chuch will hold Lsuppar at Phr- inonas Hughes' home on Wednesday Jan. 19th std p. m. Price 254:. Should the weather prove unfavorable the sup- per will be held the drlf. me evninl following. ` .0Q_ 1-If Eli. play the ha -iz iii; iii- ».i;¢..`_-»».~.4¢.-»~»_~.. if: »i II wesrswsssa if I .~- I if- _ II -I <;‘. n. 15 :'~ .N '.i.{ I‘- `\3~ ' -‘.. ?‘ . .':_»" i K. Q7 `i` I' .. .. i . i Ei" ' i~ if ,. .. .. . ii ff- _.1- ii ‘ .E .. fi.. ,., 1 ig li' , if ri ‘_ V’ _i _, r.\~_-s~g‘= 3-.. .,_;'-.._- -'.' » vis- a-iz\»i.=inrw-anluiirid-1-nlovhi if