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RECE,l\_lE,_ti_|i|s siolu cHAnoE,EscAPEs in Lorinon     Fon Bnlrliil
BOSTON, Dec. 17.-After- having
been totally blind for more than nine
` years, Frank H. Hayllles, of the Hyde
Park district, gained* is eyesight yes
terday when he fell heavily und hit his
heed against a bedpost at his home. He
was unconscious for a few moments,
and when he opened his eyes was
amazed to realise that lie could seo
those about him. Within teii minutes
iiftcr he regained his sight he had
 llllvlllg seen one. »
lllgaiigements made to take him to n.
m _limi Dicture show, having been
uci iitcrested iii them and never
Ml' Haynes’ sight was first impaired
eigmeell YBHFS HB0. when he suffered
a sunstroke after driving in a horse
'Q09 at fl CUUHIY fair. Despite the
euorts of specialists, his sight gl-udll.
a y failed nearly teii years ago, when
,he became totally blind.
SENENAL PAN EINESW'
CAP Ill ENNPNNAL
The Hague. Dec. 19, ,Here is ll
little incident of the daily life of lieu.
eral Pau,a hero of the _Franco-Pi-ling-
hm war,in which he lost an arm,jnnd
of the present conflict:
A dozen French lnfuntrymen, mud
hegrimcd, are resting in a drizzling
rain on the wayside under the dripll.
ing trees..'I‘he corporal sits and ti-ies ‘
in vain to light his pipe, at intervals
singing lustily.
Suddenly the corporal stands erect;
the pipe is hidden behind his buck
and he ma-kes a hasty salute. Through
the fog and rain one oi the three
great leaders.of the French army has
appeared. -_
“Why do you not wear llorur cap?"
asked General Pau.
“I have lost my cap, general."
"Where did you lose it?"
"When we were attacked in the
woods this morning. A branch knock-
ed it off and I was too much in a
hurry to go back and get it. It is
gone."
"Take my cap."
The corporal fears the end of things
-hs will he punished for losing his
cap, "Take it, I tell you,and wear it’
says the general. 
And the humble corporal does as
he is told and becomes resplendent
like the sun in the cop emblazoned
with the glorious golden oak leaves.
The general draws‘l'ein and centers a-
way.
Since that day the corporal inarclies
along thelcountry rouds to the front-
ier,proud in ,the cap of General Pau.
“The general himself told me to
wesr,it,’,’ he; says to those who pro-
test., “I ebay the general's orders
THE WAN_S|EUAl|llN
LONDON, Dec. 10.- Reports i`i~oin
Parls State the advance of the Allies
in blunders und France is proceeding
successfully. The Germans today were
driven back more than three miles.
While official reports say merely that
the operatlolns were successful it is
obvious the Allies are now strong
enough to undertake a general offen-
sive which is expected to be decisive.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 19.- Despite
fellorts from Berlin and Vienna. Rus-
sianss forces have not retreated.
There has been a lull in the fighting
on the Vistuia. lt was found ,necess-
ary to rearrange the Russian lines but
nothing iii the line of retreat.
BERLIN, Dec. 19.- The latest from
the Eastern War Front indicates that
the enemy _is fleeing. In Northern
Poland and in the South the situation
is unchanged. The Austrians meet
with success in the Carpathians fight-
illg against superior numbers of Rus-
s ans.
Martini but filudc His ~Escd|l;g
TORONTO, Dec. 19.-A Toronto LONDON, Dce.`SS19.-Princess Patri-
world pubic from Salisbury plain cia.’s Light Infantry has been hrigaded
says: with the regulars wiio have returned
Private ` Victor Cobb of the Toronto Highlanders Hud Incrimnutln »--ld ml- -1--k -1 ni- M-mn so--.3
Documents in His Possession. Vins About to be Tried by llourtoe on--» of -1-1-»». -----din to ni-
I
- offered to the State if required."
.?._‘-‘?»- ;;_;jjM:i;  Such women, said the Lord Mayor.
could he trained for signalling,
LONDON Dec 19 --A meeting was
g iii aid of the movement for the forma
‘tion of a woman’s volunteer reserve,
Lord Mayor, who presided is to pro
vide a trained and highly efficient body
of women whose services can be
',, __ despatch riding, telegrapiiing. motor-
,lost when the lurkish battleship Mcs- lug ,md camp cooklug' and lllus could
li-sudieli was torpedoed in the Dardn- . replace mel, who mlgllt be more use.
nclles. Sonic German officers were in- 
fully employed on the firing line.
The Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, M.P.,
explained that the corps was intended
to be employed in the event of In
invasion of this country "by hordes,
of German barbarians." It was not
proposed to arm women for agresslleti,
he added, but " to arm them for their
own defence in the last extremity is
very different and entirely justifiable."
Four companies of the womcn's
volunteer reserve have already been
formed, with Viscountess Castleroagh
as Colonel.
cluded.
Private Victor Cobb of the Toronto from India and CWM'
iiiglilanders, awaiting Court Martial
on an espionage charge escaped last
iilglit. lie canie from Hanover, Ont.
To-day they began preparations to
leave for the front and discarded their
Ross rifles. ' 
_.mii-
A'I‘l-IENS, Dcc.":19.-A seiniofiicial
report here says that 100 lives were
liicriniinating documents were found
on him iii u London hotel.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-A Petrogrltd
despatch gives the rumor that the Ger-
mans have evacuated Lodz, finding
that it cannot serve as a base of oper-
ations.
EXPERIENCES *F A
_`i.`," 
ing feature on the -map which was
not systematically shelled at one
IIIIIG Ol' hilutuef. `
The roads leading ' to the Infantry
Brigades. were so accurately shelled
during the day time that often it was
impossible to send up supplies or
lfetchi wounded,and the cables liiid by
our men were e,gain,aiid again cut by
.\Ir. E. Putiiinii Symonds, gon of
Jhnrles J. Symonds, formerly of St.
John, and for many years senior
iirgeon of Guy’s Hospital, London,
Eng., wrote the 'following account of
his experience as e. motor-cyclist
dispatch ri'der,wh-ich was published in
the Guy’s Hospital Gazette:
NUSSIAN IHAIN
WAS EIENWN UP
AMS'l`15RDAM. Dec. 19.-An armor-
ed train en route from Lemburg to
the Carpatliians with food and ammu-
nition is reported blown up. The be-
lief is that this wus a Russian train
and the report, if true, would indicate
that thc Russian line of communica-
tion with their forces in the Carpa-
ihians had been successfully attacked,
The title of motor scout. which I
was given in the Gazette is E mis-
sionary Force, in company with about
aliiindrecl others, as a inoeor-cyclist
dispatch rider. To give a clear idea
of our duties it is necessary to go iii
some detail into the methods of
communication in use in our army.
The whole business of linking to-
gether the various units, and convey-
ingintelllgence from one to the other
is entrusted to the ltoyal Engineers,
who supply signal.:-iquadrons and sig-
nal companies to cavalry aiiu ti-oops
of the line respectively. Thus, the
bod to which I ioind mysell at
'|‘o-nAY's swans LIKE A ' I
'ruosn on sEvEN'rvv
and the ca»p`~isttiys` on my head."
The general knows his soldiers.8H<1
the world may uiidcrstaiid why this
tired, bedraggled and weary army
goes on marcliing und lighting and
dvim- for itliomiiianders.
_
Lliviiiitanivirs-1 WILL NOT COMvE-To
' THE GIANTS.
NEW YORK, Doc. 18.-ltogcr Bres-
iialiam. the new manager of the Clilc-
ago Cubs, and President Charles Thom-
as, spiked the rumor that I-leliiie Aim-
inerman would be the new third base-
man of the Giants next season to tis-
sist Manager McGraw iii lils light 10
win back the National i.oiis\w iwillwlll
BY recalling the fashions that were
worn during the war of 1870 the dc-
signers are able to give ug how in-
teresting and modernized versions of
some of them. We find the fur-'norden
cd coat and its near ret=iri.iii the
iiiarrtle decorated thc sii.nie way, and
note the good cause such models have
for revival, since it is a handsome
y ~' '
tacfied was the 9th Signal Company,
which is respons ble for communicat-
ions between the headquarters of the
9th Division and its component parts
--the three iniantry brigades, four ar-
tillery brigades, divisional cavalry,
cyclist company, field ambiilunces,aiid
others,and last and most important,
with the cavalry brigades acting oni
its flanks during advance or retreat.-
'th-e company was composed of three
cable sections,which, wlieiiover divis-
ional headquarters were likely to re-
and comfortable-looking aspect that mulll BUIUOHILFY f0f' BOW-if l_lf'“fF‘» ffm
the edging of peltry gives to the out lines to’~t.he infantry hri;iades,and
wi-hp, sometimes back to Army Corps head-
Therc arc several fresh methods of llllllflillflli UWB Sec'-“'in'E'.` COUUUUUUS
providing 9, corsage scheme, Those teiegrapnic or teiepnone connections;
who line the cloth bodice will find it and a section composed cf hs.lf-a-doc-
fashionable again, but our long im- en CYUUBW. il`~01“d1ni§ rr l1\3l`i§'~‘l\l1¢. Wl10
munity from anything so solid makes carried the office-a box containing
< l .
‘mm the Boswn muon' the signal register and stationery-
"There is nothing to the story that
Zimmerman is to be traded to the
Giants," said Bresnalisn. “l i'.0l\Hifl0l`
ilciiiie a groat player, uiiii you can bet
a return to old conditions unwelcome _
unless chiffon sleeves enter into the eleven oi us inotor-cYC1\H¢H- }3°f“'°°l1
design, and when solldity is accepted us wo were responsible for all remain-
it is generally in no more formidable ini: ll\°999»g0 W0l`k» Always 0"” mot”
iliat he will bo with the Cubs iicxt guise than satin. or-cyclist -had to bc at thc oflicc, day
season." | That essentially 1870 method, the or night. uWU~kB find ready N'-0 WNW B
President Tlioiiias took up wiiorc wmage mswned by ,.,,,ll,|1 buttons niessage,calling up the noxtli-hall as
r c
Manager Brosliuiian loft oi‘[ and do-
clarod that ho would not part with
Zimmerman for a wliolo team. “l think
'/.lmmermuii too valuable u pluyvf U’
trade,” stated President Thoiiius. ‘and
if any trade is mutle that involves thc
down the front, as seen often, and he wont. We had some expo en e o
one dnectlve design ln which it ap- the work at Aldershot before we sail-
pears inmalgamrates black satin and ed, and found it hard enough, h_i'.<t it
blue gorge, fabrics that look exceed- was more idlcncss compared to what
iiigiy wen together. we were to so through duties the
r treat
““'”“¥° C'“"- z"““‘°'S“““ Wm "°' "° Ai=Pi.Es wiru oA1'iv| EAL. erm- throughout that remarkable
one of the players to figure iii the
,.
deal.
But while Ilreeualiaii and Tliomua
ileiiytlils ti-ado. there will he many
urrnnged before the baseball niallnlilcd
louve ~ for their liomcs. Ilotii the
liighlaudcrs and thc Giants are to fig'
ure lu' deals, bufxwhat Dlayors are £0
be traded in them are not known.
-1' journey we hardly ever halted long
(Boro apples, leavliig large cavities, enough to make lt wol-th while ,for
pure and cook iii ii syrup made by om. men to luy calllelao that it ml
DOEUUI-I “"0 '~`“P °E “Ear with 'me 'md to the lot of the other section to
one-half cups of water for five minutes.
Vlieii the apples are soft drain and
Nil cavities with the iiot, well-cooked
meal and serve with cream and sugar,
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HARTLEPOOL, via London. D@0~ 17~
-An inquest began here to-day OV"
tiie bodies of the seveiitydllne
ll .
vlcctims of the German bvlllbnfllmellfi
killed in Hartlepool end West Hartle-
"°i‘.a .
e ev dence.
formal character,
Home pathetic case
was plotting up
on he
she
of a
iight
w oman
s
from
room.
wo-
‘ aged
to
he pas
l .
across hcl'
pierced the
by the coro-
deaths Ol'
were due to
lill-
UNION!
ht the
h°‘t`he “hTl'u\ltles
,nd sbout250
;',':fk°da 
1 an
:indent eventuall-
himdret-\ mf °
gooiiors lil
typ lliioll
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UN ENGLISH IIUASI EINNNS
coast. No sounds of gun fire were'
heard here, but the rumors excited
the crowds. which were willing to
believe predictions that the Ger-
mans will shortly shell this coast
i .
ngfggny omcern who examined the
two hundred shllls, chiefly of the
12-inch shells which had not ex-
ploded were found today, in U10
soft earth. .
As the German cruisers made
maintain the commluniciitions of the
entire division. Luckily the nights at
that time were flne,and. the roads dry
but it was a strenuous fortnight; 289
messages delivered in twenty-four
hours was our best day's work,i\nd I
fancy we none of us averaged more
than three to four hours sleep. and
that taken in odd scraps, in odder
places.
For the first few days filter we got
out- 'there it was quit.: liiioossible to
realize that this was war.. We trekiicfl
over the plains under ri hlzzlng s ii,
and snioyed-the picnic. and the nov-
sii. of l'\ti') beet an* biscuit. 'l'licn
.hge Auyiv.. 2iirh-we iv., . l.st\\ccn
Mons ond Ghnr1eroi~--slid the first
sight iiouial oI._ guns, the list. sight of
blazing villages. Even- tires: it ii-as
more ike a firework display; they
dghting the French on our right
w out of it es yet. i
their escape to the northeast they
poured a fire from their _Suns
the north side of the peninsula.
Many destroyers were visible be-
yond the Germans durin8 "W
bombardment. At first these were
GTO
day some of us were under
for the first time, and saw
that was as experience
once changed the atmosphere
-we moved. It is ii very. odd
believed. to belong to the h0¢tll6
,qlladi-on, but competent observers
any the Germans 'fired both seo-
ward and toward the shore. which
seems to inliicat that the Germans.
,iilmoii heaviest? the angina iiotii-
io me the com dunes the heavy
fog that prevailed lust- before the
bombardment. -
- is e Germ n cruisers and
,,,,'f"2m,i|"¢¢a|oi- dia one similiar
here. `
The
one's drst lllack Mar-
up, its creqoendo scream,
in an enormous- “Port BM
black smoke, close enough
and. the hola in the
its sins has been
is certainly impres-
nndsrl are after
alarming drab.
a
fb,
fire
0116
thirty, or
molt intense
an inward' sigh
the Black Marias; which meant more
work for us and under rather stirring
conditions. It was really better to be
riding a motor-cycle, for the noise of
the engine drowned the liernlding
scream, and by' the time one saw a
gaping hole in the way,or ii iiaystuck
uplifted or a pillar of smoke onelreal-
ized that one hadn't hcen hit; that
shell was over at any rate.
'i`he night work wnsa great strain
l
When we turned and began to advance
there were many scattered patrols of
Uhlans about the roads, and taking
messages oiit to the Uavalry Brigades
was an exciting pastime; each body
of horsemen was approached with cau-
tion until one heard them swear in
iinmilstakable Erigl.i%7. It wus,no easy
inatter to find tho” ay oh occasions:
our maps wvere very good,but. as we
had no lights we had to commit the
route to memory before we started
out for our destination and trust
blinding to micmory and map. The for-
mer failed me one dark night and- I
rain well into the German lines to
discover it;was challenged and shot at
by a scntry at thirty yards distance
and‘returncd ll Lucky and n. wiiser man
to look up another road.
When the rain came and thc roads
were rivers of mud,night. riding really
was a grim business, as motor-eyc-
ilsts will appreciates It was a matter
of riding feet down on low gear for
miles at ti time, and nothing amiss if
the front wheel bumped into the back
of a wagon now and then. And when
they began to dry it became E. rout-
ine to scrape the clay out of-the vit-
riis of the machine every five inilcs or
so.
Food was thc important thing, As
long as we got food we could carry
on,with a mlnlum of sleep,hut there
were times when we were very hungry
The /\.S.C, worked wonders,aiicI the
supplies were almost always up_ icwry
day,but it was the lot of :most of iis
at some time to bc out on a ziiessage
when the rations were lllvcn cur. and
tea was made. The Linned hoof is
really excellent food and quite ulpe-
tizing, nor did I ever come across
any that had spoiled in tliekeeping,
but the desire for ii-ssh isiod was be-
come rather pressing evcii after a
month.
We most of us had some near shav-
es during the first few days of the
Aisne,`wlien our division suffered very
heavily. I had my machine struck hy
shrapnel while I was sitting on the
other side of the road, and on the
some day éaw another of our lot
emerge unscathed from what seemed
to‘be the exact landing place of 1. B,
M.',‘ another was cut off from his ma-
chine by al German counter attack
on his way to the trenches,into which
he had finally to get,ani1 use a 'i.or-
rm--.ed rifle for the noace. And onthe
fourth morning of the battle in that
particular corner I stopped a small
piece of B.l\I. in the thigh. I was very
lucky to get oil so lighitly,for several
UNITED STATES FOR
PERMANENT PEACE
OTTAWA. Dec. 17.-"There never
was a time in the history of the Unit-
ted States when such deep interest for
permanent peace between the nations
of the earth was so emphatically mani-
fested as at the present time.' said
Dr. W. A. Hunsberger, of New York.
Vice President of the International
Peace Forum and one of the lecturers
for the Carnegie Peace Movement,
who is bore tpday.
»"By all mans let us celebrate the
100 yous of peace between Canada
'and the United States." be declared.
The moral effect of such a celebra-
tion, even though the British Empire
is at will be wide-reaching and
in character. I know
of the people of
and of most of the
were never so propounced
brutslities of war as they
Il I Caltldilll b
born nur Hamih
 'So delicate are thc parts oi’ the iii-
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  I DESPATCH RIDER iuwnsun sin
N!sntnn.¢~.|._ii . .. _
men- round there were killed by the
same shell.
It was only five weeks from the
date of eruourkation to the day I
was hit, "though it seemed a. great
deal longer; long enough at any rate
to sicken anyone of the reality of
modern fighting. There are exciting
times, and I greatly enjoyed the
work,especially as our section of mot-
or-cyclists were mostly from Cxford
gnd Ciimbridg?, all delightful petrle
to be with. I was very sorry to have
to leave them.
llut I am convinced that no one
who has seen war could fail to be im-
pressed by the waste and useless suf-
fering of it nil. The romance of battle
is very 'vuell in the headlines of the
evening press, let our journalist after
a night in the rain taste wnr on an
empty stomach, and then tell us thou.
he feels!
MEASURING THE HEAT OF STARS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-An instru-
ment so delicate tha.t'it records the
'heat of stars, has been completed by
one of Uncle .Sain's scientists in the
Bureau of Standards. Witli his “cob-
web" iiistruinent hc has found out
that the heat ol` the North Star, astbc
rays fall on one square millimeter, if
absorbed and consrved continuously
would require ri period of 1,000,000
'years to raise thc temperature of one
gram of water one degree centigrade.
Also, he has figured out that lt' the
lieut of all kuowii stars were concen-
trated upon the same work, it would
take them betweoii one and two cen-
turies to acomplisli it. The rays of
the sun will do it in one minute.
The liiventer of this weblike instru-
iuent is W. W. Cobleiitze, who took
in California and placed it in the
telescope to test it. lie made accurate
masurements of the heat of 112
celestial bodies, including 105 stars:
and they were the first extensive
series of such measurements ever tak-
en.
strumciit that lt had to he constructed
under it niiscroscope. Anti so sensi-
tive is it to heat that Mr. Cobicntze
says it will register tiio presence of a
caiidlo light 53 miles away.
GERMAN nsP`on~r ssvs
Keen surnusiasm
asians in ssni.iN
BERLIN. Dec. 17.-By wireless to
Sayville-The Official Press Bureau
today gave out the following items for
publication:
“Keen enthusiasm reigns iii Berlin
today as a result of the splendid ac-
tion oi‘ the German navy against the
English East Coast. This action,
however, is still overshadowed by the
enormous Russian debacle in Poland.
Everywhere in Germany the houses
are draped with flags and church bells,
are ringing. ,
"Sofia reports that General Kadko
'Dimitirieff, commander of the Rus-
sian Army in the region of Przemysl
'and who was former Bugarian Minis-
NANNEE IINNNSEN SAEESLLUIIJ EEUHEE IILLS
CALLAO PERU, Dec. 19.- The Aus-
tralian battle Cruiser Australia tho-
ught to have been lost arrived here
safe tonight.
infnss ni “init”
UE NS EAPENIENIIES
1..
LONDON, Dec. 19-Chancellor Lloyd
George has contributed a message to
the Christmas number .of the Method-
lst Times, issued today, in which he
says:
“I recently visited one of the bst-
tlefields of France. I saw in a village
being shelled by German guns a pri-
soner of war just being brought into
the French lines. He was in a motor
car under guard. He was wounded
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.--The C. P. R.
liner “Empress of lndia" has been
sold to the Galkwar of Baroda. pro-
bably the richest of the Indian Princes.
She is to become a hospital' ship for
Indian troops.
and looked ill and In pain.
“The French general with whom I
had gone into the front went up to
the wounded Prussian and told him
he need not worry; he would be taken
straight to the hospital and looked'
after as if he were one of our own
men. The Prussian replied: 'We
GEN. JOFFRE THANKS
I SOLDIERS FOR VICTORY
IN MARNE BATTLE
A "I have been able to accomplisli
treated your wounded exactly in the
same way.'
"It was a curious rivalry under these
conditions; for you could hear the
‘wizzie’ of the German shells and the
ter to St. Petersburg, has written to
a friend in Soiia,stat ng that the Rus-|
sian army is showing signs of dissolu-~
tion and that the men are refusing to
obey.
“All the afternoon newspapers have
the victory in Poland as the most bril-
llant achievement in the campaign.
One for them, coupling tiio Eastern
situation with the bombardment of the
East Coast of England, says that while
the naval guns were tiiunderlng it
‘was a salute for the victory In the
East and the overthrow of tho Russian
'steamrolier which was to crush its
way to Berlin."
Major Moraht. the military corre-
spondent of the Tageblatt, says:
These hopes which began to falter
with the victory at Lodz and was
strongly shaken by our successful
sive in Galicia and South Pol
victory south of the Vistula. Germany
may rejoice over the rbtirement of the
Hussien millions.
~.“It is considered probable that sev-
eral days will pass before full details
at the battle in Poland are made pub-
0»
CASIO OF PTOMAINB POISONINO
- AMONG TROOFB.
and fifty serious cases of ptomaine
poisoning are reported among the
,troeagstioned at Blackheath. Medl-
nai rts have been sent and are
Ikinadnstestos tooo with
tn ec D to
the discuss. on Mlmlst za, vm len
something l have also been recom- .
peiiscd by the greatest honor that has Zhggélllerzlrgilfggcguyggaglhggg gzelpirgé:
come to nic iii my long career-the tlon lu’ the French trenches 1 h
honor oi' couinianding men such as We were in sight of a powerns gina?
you," E . battery which was preparing to send
..i.':z“‘;.. :.';:..s’;‘l=‘...°.” ..;'“.:;eEi; ;-B-,,,-3;-fo  fm- th- 1>~-1-»
  1-;,»,-,,--,l--»»-l-on 1-ll,---1-not
tlie orders was received here only S exh on ° gwd Y '“:°ng am
yesterday. lt is short and to the point menlgi ° $38 "l'1°m °°sd‘; °“\d ba
-thanks and appreciation of ti po" 0 all wed €“"°"“a ug' “nm
great General to lils gallant men. It any eye: agpene ‘iwan °" dm"-‘4
is addressed to the troops of the sixth “ne W °tf° "W 1* 0°! "JW °.f "8-
Arniy and is as follows: mm' each marked with B' 3"” Wd
“The Sixth Army has sustained for cmsg' T en I knew Wm’ ‘md lfaulht
five full days without interruption oi' L,}},eSfh2:‘a;,v£ll:u;gaNihifa.NEe;m;lEll:g;u¢:¥
lull combat a aiiist an eiicin su er- ' -
ior in iiumbegs and till thi; tli)me E-hmw the rei3n"°t nine- Chfut hd
flushed with victory. The struggle has ~‘"~ We” 5'* "“‘"° _
been hard; the losses under fire, the ¢""'_*_l*”""
fatigue title to luck of sleep and of I
iioiirisiinicnt have surpassed iinytlilng CHRISFMAS THOUGHTS-
tliui. could hc imagined; you have suf-
fered all this with u valor, ii lirni- How silently, how silently,
ness uiiil an ciitluraiicc to which The wondrous gift is given,
words cannot give thc glory merit- so God impart; 1° hllmgn hem-gg
od. _ _ The blessings oflhis heavens
Cnnirades. the General iii Chief' No em- may hear Hls wmlng'
asked you in the iiainc of your couii- But in tllls world ol 'ln'
lry to do more than your duty; you where meek souls stlll recelve Hlm
did it and have nccoinplislicd what The dom, Ohrlat enters ln, '
seciiicd to be impossible. Tliaiiks to ,In smne countries the birth nl B
~.-_ . . . L1. '
-V03' Vg,” °"'llhl‘S °fl°l`;;:5g faiiegtaqls kings sor.» is o signal for the pardon
- _ ow ia
htlroiiious staisfactNi?n, you -must never °fce°Eimi‘l‘;‘E°» ‘;h°ivf;s°“i~‘;5 ga
again let it escape you. _ _ 5 0 U "U 5 8 0C 5
“As to niyscif. if I lihve been able MB £0 the PGOPNG- 50 llfiitmli il
to accomplish anything, I have also Ulf? BYHU101 Of T-N10 f‘l°l”'77 Gf 60') fl*
been recompensed by the greatest sinners, of free entrance into eternal
honor that has come to ine in my mansions odered to each, and of the
long career, the honor of command- gift of averlagtipg jgy given eo 511
ing men such as you. _ who l-“sive l¢_.
“It is with a livcly emotion that I ClJ,lng_lng Lowelys word, B ll¢¢l¢'
thank you for what you have doiic, lor one may approprllltely say:_
I owo to you that to which :ill my .The Chrlstmas splrlt ls kept’ l,n_
efforts and energies for more than deed
f£“5;,'f,‘I’l“; l’(;’|f"l’g7})‘“V° "ee" extended In what so we share with ancther's
rc iz
 ‘_ . l ll need, _ ,
1.2;.‘i:‘.‘:.:..‘?..:.:";.‘:,'.'.'.'. l;'..'i~ N0-  -» E.--.   - e
<'.loi<*l<‘iiE." - shew.
tlciicral Jot'i'rc‘s reward for tho lint- For the gift without the giver is
tic of the Maru was the Mctiaillc i bare.' _
Miiitairc-thc Military' inedai. That 'Our Christmas gifts must be our-
lic had been granted this decoration selves' with 311 B585" and u¢_¢hg¢
was made public some time ago, but our work may issue ln waging' um
tlicre are but few persons here who our love yield peace)
recognize the honor bestowed upon' .het the Chrlstmas tldeqbe. num
llllll- _d li .reqewed for ~.itli holy giadness that we page
(h;l‘lii(ilcll(/:l(ll_l‘lliii;)yl nigralmnsconlmissioned lqliiig the great gift to the needy
_ lll a ons. ,
E);NE§rsoni:;lifE aE2miEot Es(iEgibiESritoaEEE 'G04 5° 1°Y°d tl” `*°'1d`“‘°° H*
except on one condition. An officer I“V°'““md “W 3°“°'°“° 'pmt 
who iiiis attained nie iiishst Ons '"0" is 5"” H" °'=l'9 °f *N*
command may receive the decoration gracious gift, and every yoaritl rg
ii' after he has received that command vival makes the echo louder an
lie distinguishes himself by some new clearer.'-
and brilliant service.
» 
SIR JOHN FRENCI-V8 HORUE.
ATTE PTEU TO HORSE- --
WOMAN wi-MPM EDITOR. Gen. Sir John French ride: a thoro-
--»- _ .ughbred hunter, bred in Canada. and
OTTAWA, Dec. 17.-Au interesting presented to him by a Canadian. Mr.
aftermath of last niglit‘s organised George Moore, now of New York, Uut
disruptloii of the Bourassa meeting formerly of Petrolia.
came this iiioriilng when Mrs A. (XI How Mr. Moore came to send the
Glennie, whose husband was one of the horse to the general is an interoltlnl
prime movers in inviting Mr Bourassa story. . .
to Ottawa, appeared in the Journal A few years ago Mr. Moore wal
Office with a horse whip and endeav- spending the sumer in Britain, and
oured to forcibly express hor opinion happened to meet Gen. French It Q
of the stalwart editor. Mr P. D. Ross.
The Jouriinl has been somewhat
Nsevere in its strictures on Mr Ilournssa
'and on the promoters of thc meeting.
Mr Ross calmly hut iirnily took charge
of the whip and ushered Mrs Glcnnic
crore anv dam e had been done
London club. They became qI_It,e
friendly, and the Canadian told tho
great soldier he longed to see a [Hit
battle. When the present wer startled
he sent over a splendid hunter frog
his farm to the general, sskinl him
he would use the animal as his own
lhis position in a local store a few days
offen . -
and, have now been hurled by the new.
LONDON, Dec. 18.-One hundred,
mount. Gen. French sublet] to Mr..
Moore his thanks, sa , remembering
the wish he had expressed to soo' I. bi(
battle, invited him to Join hi sta! and
View the operations of the Eritisl in
out li. , |18 -
it may be added that Mr Glennie lost
ago because a letter was seiit to the
proprietors by the Sous of England
threatening to boycott the store unless
Mr Glennie was dismissed. the present war.-Ex. _
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lNNllNllEI] Ellll. ESIINPES ENUM ENE BENNNINS
LONDON. Doc. lil.-The Earl oi
Leon and Melville has, according to
the Central News, arrived in London
after having escaped from German
territory.
The Earl went to the front in the
C
Wll
early stages of the war with his
ment, the Royal Boots -
he is e lieutenant. and,