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MAIN ESTIMATES TABLED iiiillsi,iiiiiiiliii
7 -1.900.000 FOR CAR FERRY
$158,100 P.E.l. WHARVES
ELUQUENT ' ADDRESSES IN OPENING DEBATE
(Special to The Guardian)
OTTAWA, Feb. 8.-When the main
estimates were brought down to-night
there was shown a decrease of $17,-
000,000 in the amount to be voted in
comparison with that of last year.
There was adequate provisioll for the
maintenance of the big public works,
hut there .were a few new items.
The main estimates take rank as
the most unusual presented in recent
years. The total amolint to be voted
is $149,962,188 _as against $208,188,672
last Year, a decrease of nearly eigh-
teen million dollars. The large de-
creases in consolidated expenditures
occur in public works to the amount
of $11,038,825 and $5,828,582 in ordin-
ary militia expenditures apart froln
the special war resolutions; $1,253,000
in railway expenditures and $1,903,-
000 in trade commerce estimates
chargeable to capital. Tile railways
and cunnls expenditllrcs iii-cline by
$3,833,890; pilblic works by $5-1,321,300
and marine by $474,500.
One oi' thc lnrgi-st itculs in_ tho os-
tilnates is tl. vote ot' $1,900,000 to pro-
vide for the Prince l-Edward lslullii
car ferry, constrm-t terlllilials and
build necessary constructioiis.
~Thcrc are also votes ol' $10,000 to
strengthen bridges in Prince llldward
Island ilallway; $17,000 to im-rouse
accommodation alid l'ai-illties along
the line ami $10,400 for surveys and
inspection.
The estimates for public works in
Prince Edward Island for 1915-16 are
Alberton, repairs to wharf, $3,000;
Belle River, repairs to breakwater.
$3,000; Brudenell, wharf reconstruc-
tion, $4,500; Cape Traverse, repairs
to wharf, $1,600; Charlottetown Har-
bor, $28,000. Harbors and rivers gen-
erally, repairs and improvclncnts, $14,-
000; Kier‘s Shore, repairs to wharf.
$1,500; Labert's Pier, Montague, rc-
pairs, $2,000; McPherson's Cove, re-
pairs to wharf, $1,200; North Lake
boat harbor, $2.400; Pownal, repairs
to. wharf, $4,500; Red Point, repairs
to wharf. $2,'I00;,.l'tohiilson's island,
repairs to breakwater, $2,000; Rocky
Point, to complete wharf, $21,000;
Souris extension ot' breakwater, $40,-
000; St, Mary's Bay, repairs to- wharf,
$1,500; Tignish Harbor, repairs to
breakwaters and beach protection.
$1,500; Vernon River, repairs to pier.
$900; West Point, repairs to wharf,
$1,200. Total, $158,100. _
(Special to the Guardian.)
OTTAWA. Feb. 8.-if the opening
debate of tho session, that on the
address in reply to the speech from
the throne, is to he taken as a forecast
of the session, it will be an exceed-
ingly peaceful and quiet affair. Thcrc
was little controversy, llotllillg ot' bit-
terlless, ami only hints at possible
dangerous problems. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier in tho mildest of tcrms iiiti-
matod that he might not agree with
views expressed by Sir Robt. Berrien
as to the futurc relations oi' the
|Dominion and the Empire, while Dr
-Clark of _Red Deer could not refrain
troni taking a crack at Protection
\i`he height ot' the interest in the
debate was the fact tiuit the address
was moved a Gerlnan-t‘am1dlan, Mr
W. G: \Veichel, ami seconded by Mr
llonore Achim, a i'-‘rencll-tfailadian. it
:was an impressive lesson, as both Sir
Robt. Borden and Sir \Vilfrid Laurier
mentioned, of the extraordinary man-
ner in which the British Empire was
cemented together by llationsl ties ot`
the most varying character.
i Mr Weichel made it particularly
able speech. llo was placed in it
difllcult ami delicate position, but, as
Dr Clark in congratulating him said,
he handled himself with “ courage and
udroitncss." His speech was marked
byla virilc spirit of (lnnnillpnlgm
wllich won the applause of the House
,time and again. At the close ile was
.given lui _ovation by boill sides ol' thc
llousc.
in Thorn was nothing Ili thc spcocli of
Sir \VIll'rld Lnuricr lu ilidicutc that
tilcrc would bi- il colltrovcrslal or
lengthy si-ssioil. Thi- Opposition
Leader aiiiiolmccil that they were pre-
pared to gciir-rally support the policies
of the (lovcrlllnent as far as the coil-
duct of the war was i~om~crncd, lull.
reserved the right to criticise expen-
ditures of money. -It was their duty
to do so. Ile insisted particularly that
there should be all investigation into
the question of the boots supplied the
first contingent.
Sir Robt. Borden promised that all
possible information on the subject
would be forthcoming.
The speecll of the Premier, as did
the spccclies of all the speakers,
brcatlled a strong spirit of robust
patriotism and of absolute determina-
tion to stand bellind the Motherland
until German militarisnl was thorough-
ly crlislled. Sir Rollt. briefly reviewed
the causes ol' war ami its progress
during the past six months, mid
proudly poilltcd to what Canada was
doing ami was prepared to do. i’ro-
ceeding, tlic Premier referred to ilie
German propagamla, seeking to incui-
cato the idea that Great Britain had
violated Belgium neutrality by dis-
cussing methods oi’ resisting Germany
with Belgium in case tllat country
were invaded by the Kaiser's troops.
" As well," said he, “might it burg-
lar, caught. red-handed, defend himself
by producing a letter t`ronl a neigh-
bour who said that he and his sons
would come to the rescue in case the
housellolders were attacked." He re-
viewed brlcfly the means employed by
the Germans to tcrrorise Belgium and
Eliglaml-seats of learning destroyed.
ami women and <-liililren mangled and
killed. llc cited the slaughter of non-
combntallts at Si-arborongli and liar-
tlepool, which rcniindcd us that but
t'or thc British navy the lncn and
women of Cilliaila might bc mangled
by shells l`ronl German ships. The
lllost recent exiunplc of German ter-
rorism, he said. had startled the
world. it was the practice ol’ the
nations that merchantmen captured
should he carried ilito port, although
thele were_ exceptions allowed, by
some in case of convenience, by others
in case of neceslsty. There had been
no criticism of German ships for sink-
ing merchantmen ill the Atlantic or
'the Pacific, because there was no Ger-
man port to which these merchantmen
could be taken, but lie was not aware
that any civilised nation had ever be-
fore adopted the principle that mer-
cliantmen might he sullk without
giving those on hoard an opportunity
to escape. Not less startling was the
act of that German officer who had
sent a torpedo at a hospital ship. and
he ventured to think that the ‘effect
of this German policy was. as had
been well said by an American journal,
to declare war against the wholc
world. llc hoped that the world
would know how to deal with ii
policy of this kind. The Prenili-r ro-
viewed the lneasures takcll by the
Government. to lipllold thc llollour of
.Canada ill this war. There limi been
over 141,000 men sent to the front.
1,000 were in Bermuda, 10,000 were on
garrison duty iii t‘.annda and 50,000
more were under arms to det`cml their
lloillinion and to bc sent to t.llc front
as they were ready. Sir itobt. read a
statement from lion. Lewis Ilarcourt.,
which contained the important oiilclnl
announcemeilt that the Canadian over-
seas contingent had completed its
present training in England and would
sllortly leave for the frolit to _loin the
Princess Patricias, who had already
given a good account ot' themselves
in the trenches.
Sir Robt, Borden thcn referred in
graceful terms to the fact. that a mem-
ber of the House, I)r Clark of Red
Deer, had u son in the ranks of the
Princess Pats, and expresesd the hope
that Dr Clark would always have good
news of his son. He next referred
to the imprisoning iii Belgium of I-lon.
I)r Beland. a lnember for Beauce. Sir
Robert said he had had occasion to
writc to Dr Belanil and hoped the
lettcrs had reached him. lie also had
someycorrespondence with the British
authorities, which he had turned over
to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ami in which
the hope was expressed that Dr Bel-
and would soon secure his release.
Sir Robt, then referred to the ready
response on the part ol’ the Empire
to the call for men to iight the com-
mon enemy. I-ic said that where the
peril had been most realised the re-
sponse had been the most generous.
Other llatiolls had been profoundly
moved by the spectacle which the
Empire now presents. The strength
of t.lle Einpiro had been tested and
hail been found to he flrm and trile.
l<‘ighting in such it splendid causc, the
Ilritish people do not ami dare not
doubt the issue.
Ilr Clark. E. M. Macdollald ami W.
F. Maclean wound up the details.
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BHIIISH ll|llillilS
lllSl|llll l|lHK Blilllllll
(Special to the Guardian.) i
CAIRO, Feb. il.-’l‘hrec 'l‘urkish lint-
teries, east of the Suez Canal. were
wrecked ami another badly tlaiiiagcil.
in it daring attack by two British
aviators oil Saturday. who covered a
distance of 132 miles in their flight.
ami returned safely. Setting out fronl
their station early Saturday morning.
the aviators flew to a height oi’ 5.000
feet over the positions of the Turks
and dropped seventeen bombs upon
the batteries mounted by Tiirks.
Three of them were demolished and
the gunners killed.
IUHKISH l_llMl ”
Iii illll iillilill
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.-The Omclal
Press Bureau has made public sn
olllcial despatch received from Cairo
which states that the Turkish army
is in full retreat eastward. There are
no enemy forces within 20 miles of
Suez Canal, except small retiring rear
guards. ,
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'File Guardian rccelvcd deflnlto ill-
formation t`rolli a. reliable source oil
Sunday, that the l‘rincc Edward ls-
lanil volunteers at Salisbury Plain had
left for I-`rauce on Saturday, the 6th
iilst. lt may be lnkcn from the iiltim-
ntioli that thc British Government
glvcs litt.lc credence to the rcll0!`l Gm'
:mating from Berlin that thc French
const n is under blockade. ily this
time it may safely be ussuined tllat
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Frellcli soil ami will cre long l-like
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uctllnlly engaged, milled intcrcst will
in. given to thc progress ol hostilities
lil llic ivostcrll zone.
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'l'l-:ui‘l~:n.\'l‘i'ni<:.
'rinn. uoox. ETC.
(Special to the Guardian.)_ _
'I-0R0NT0_ Fell. 9. - Maritime.
Fresh west to north-west winds,
generally l'ilir ami turninll <‘0ld9l`-
THE Wl$A’1`lll~l|`t.-The weather
yesterday was cloudy. Wlill "0“9lde"'
able wind in the afternoon.
Tile lowest temperature of Sunday
night was 34 des- 115°" fi°"°' aégvg
a.m. yesterday it was 34 beg. The.
and st 9 um- 34 ‘l°¥- 31 °‘§féy was
highest temperatgre °f 4 ° , _
ze .
ll.¢“if§`ii.i’§v.`3iii 1... high this Henle!
at 5.22 and tomorrow at 6.!lltl;z  :Ilia
bp high tomorrow mornlnl! B -
Thursday at 9. _
The sun sets this afternoon itgnlibli
and tomorrow at 6.25; it rar# t
row morning at 7.10 and 'lliiirsdsy a
7.09.
_The moon rises this afternoon at
1.07.
The last quarter ofthe niooll “Y” °“
Sunday. Feb. 7th at 1.11 ii. ru- S “_
Thore`wiii be s new moon on u
da Feb. 14th at 12.31 ii. m
'holllwvnnd six minutes. _
Mlnerd'e hlnlment Paros nlioums s
if. -
The length of loam' Wi" l’*` le",
Milli ElNll]|liiS
NUW lil iillilll
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(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO, Fell. 8.-That the third
battalion of the First Canadian Con-
tingent 1,086 strong, consisting of the
Qucen's Own, Governor-Generai's bo-
dyguard und the Tenth Royal Grena-
diers are now in France, is an assurcd
fact, two cables having been received
by Toronto families to that effect from
their sons with the contingent..
illiililllil NUHSIS
“KNEW ill lllliillil"
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. Feb. 8.-A Belgian cor-
respondent of the Dutch newspaper
,‘Nieiie Courant, writes: "Canadian
nurses here in Fland-‘rs look very
smart indeed. In the field they are
.everywhere and know no danger.
Billlllll llllliill lil
IHHUW [iii llli Hilili
  iiil]liMillllllEiS
LONDON. Feb. 8.-The Morning
Post in an editorial to-day character-
izes The Hague Conventions and the
Declaration of London as nothing but
a careful conspiracy engineered by
Germany against the British sea pow-
er. Tllopaper argues that Germany
now having thrown off the mask and
declared for full rigor of the game.
Great Britain should throw overboard
the whole paraphernalia of declara-
tions snd conventions with which the
navy is encumbered _and reply to the
German thl'eaLl` with 'another screw
in .t.he.hiool¢ade. _
'rho Morning Post also in-gel prac-
tllelpl measures siicli pq- the _arming or
Bnghhm morahsliltmeii cgi: tzswien
w elfmsr e - m _an quick
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Significant Utterance by
Under Secretary of Foreign
Office On Declaration of
London.
Admiralty Made No Report
With Reference to Supply-
ing Oil to German Sub-
marine.
(Speclai to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.~Naval estimates
issued this evening ask Parliament to
vote for an additional force ot’ 32,000
oihcers and men. This would bring
the total personnel for the present
year to 250.000 liieii. Concluding his
speech on thc Navy Estimates, Mr
Tennant. the 1’al'lialnclitary Secretary
to lilo \Var ()fi'ii-c, said: “l shall nlukc
no t'oreciu-rt, ol’ thc duration uf the
war, hilt I nm convlllci-il that not. a
single member oi' thi- lloiliic is despoti-
dent, that thi-rc is not a member but
is determined that there shall be only
one issue, and that is that the Allies
shall dictate terms of peace. Eflorts
of the nation are worthy of her past
and the exploits ami bravery ot' the
army are worthy to rank with the
most glorious records of any srniy at
uily time.
The Declaration of London has not
been ratified, it is not therefore of
the same authority as a universally
ratified code of law, Hon. Neil Prim-
rose, Parliamentary Under Secretary
for the Foreign Office, to-day told
Admiral Beresford in the Conlmons,
in reply to a question. Mr Primrose
added that, subject to certain modi-
fications, the British Government was
prepared to act upon the Declaration
of London during the present period
of llostilitles, but ill view of the recent
German announcement of an intelltioli
to disregard the laws and customs of
the sea, a further modification of
British practice might be necessitated.
Tile Declaration of London, which is
all international agreement governing
thc taking of prizes in naval warfare,
was ailopted at it conference of the
chief naval powers in the world in
1908-1909.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON” Feb. 8.--For the first
time in 200 years the British Govern-
ment to-day invited t.lle Commons to
give it a blank cheque for army pur-
poses. This virtually is the effect of
the new precedent set up by the intro-
duction of Army Estimates without
details and witliout aggregates of ex-
penditures. Alid when Parliament
basl voted a lionlinal sum of tllousilnds
of pounds sterling ulider each of 15
groups o|` expenditures it will have
voted supplies without lilnit for an
army of three million men to be
'accounted for till the war is over.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 8.'-Churchill, First
Lord of thc Adilliralty, refused ill the
Commons to-day to disclose the rel-lillt
of an investigation made by the Ad-
miralty into a report mentioned in the
Commons last week by Gershorn
Stewart that German submarines
operating ill British waters had re-
ceived fresh suppiies of fuel oil fronl
a vessel direct from a British port.
Cllurchill said it would not be in the
Dublic interest to make this known.
The export of fuel oil from this
country was prohibited, the speaker
declared. llc declined also to discuss
the sinking of the British battleship
Formidablc. except to say that the
Admiralty had considered the circum-
stances oi' the loss of this vessel (she
went down ill English Channel 1st ol’
January with loss of six hundred men,
ha 'ing been struck by a mine or Ger-
.man submarine) ami it did not pro-
pose to hold any inquiry or court
martial. Other questions relating to
the war. :inked ill the Ilonse to-day,
revealed the fact that 30 oilt of 36
interncd Cel-lnan steamers had been
placed ill the British coasting trade,
with the result that freight rates had
been reduced.
’ FRENCH OFFICIAL
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, Feb. 8.-Ofllcial to-nlght-
On the night of February 6th the
enemy exploded three series of mines
at La Boisselle in front of houses of
villages which we occupied. Two
companies ami a half were then sent
against our positions, but were not
able to get beyond the excavations
formed by the explosions. During the
course of the afternoon of February
7. a counter-attack executed by one
of our companies drove the enemy
from the excavations, which we im-
mediately organised. The Germans
left 200 dead on the ground. To the
north of Mesnil-les-Hurles, on the
night of February 7th and 8th, ws cap-
tured a forest where the enemy had
been solidly established.
In the Argonne action of the in-
fantry engaged at Bagstelle was pro-
longed throughout the night of Feb.
7th and Sth. The Germans, after
having made some progress, were able
to occupy at dsybreak of the 8th only
nsrticnlar parts of our more advanced
line, around which the struggle con-
tinued during the day.
EllIiiEliT STITESMIII
DIES iii ENGLAND
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. fi.-The Marquis of
. __.  butter sinoluyiiislu :hind 'limi' i - _
, , ___________________ H “Skunk I _ 1 V    °l Iigailxzlderry died to-day ot plieu me 0
rmnooaso, l~‘eb.`7.-Every fresh
in the bare, frozen' region of the
very great battles of the war.
The concentrated fury of the inces-
sant German attacks came to a
climax by noon oil Wednesday when
fronl the infernal confusion of burst-
ing shells, point-blank slaughter by
rifle fire and bayonet, and the over-
hanging mass of poisonous chemical
smoke, the Russians emerged vic-
torious and charged across three lines
where the Germans had intrenched
themselves after Sunday's tremend-
ous tight.
General lllackenzen made this
crucial effort on Wednesday morning
by swiftly forcing s. picked army of
100,000 men, backed by nearly 600
guns of all calibres, pouring shell
witliout pause, into a comparatively
Wola-Szydlowlecka, standing in a
stroke in the terrible struggle raging woody park. i
Throughout their advance the Ger-
Rivers Bzura ami Rawka makes it mans maintained a hurricane of
clearenthat this is again one ot' the shrapnel over the well-concealed Rus-
sian sheiters. Many of the eneuly's
guns fired shells charged with sulfo-
cating gases, which caused burning
pains to the eyes. But the Russians
withstood all this murderous busi-
ness, and remained ullshaken even
when the Prussian Guards were
brought up fresh from Lowicz.
When the German supreme effort
was spent. the Russians rose up
through the smoke and, doubled for-
ward upon tlle low, broken walls
around the distillery, where the Ger-
mans had been workiug iifty machine
guns. The Russians captured foilr-
teen, and a desperate, close-quarter
fight ensued,
Meanwhile the Russians at the
southern end ol‘ thc battle i'ouiul a
open gap of country six miles wide. weak position ill the (lcrnlnns linc.
which has for its main features a ami through this they pollrcil illto the
ili-st-l-tell distillery on lilo nortll, near (park ut \Vola-Szydlowlecka. About
Gumini-, nml ill the south, near Boi'-,an liollr inter the (iernlans wr-rc
jilnow, the large manor llollsc ot‘fdl'iven some distance southwest from
FEBRUARY 9, 1915 {”3’,,';°;,;';;;,<';,°,'y"f,,,,',°‘,;_l,,:£‘-a
RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS    
IN ONE -OF THE GREATEST
  BATTLES OF THE WAR
GERMANS LOST 30,000 - MEN IN SIX DAYS BATTLE
i.._u.I IN. .I
the mansion. leaving thousands of
dead. They lost about 30,000 killed
lil this six-mile battle. Very many of
them fell by the bayonet.
The Rui-isians established a great
advantage by compelling the Germans
louse their reserves prematurely. It
is evident tllat General Hindenburg
left General Mackenzen no free troops
for lnalioeuvring. All signs, however,
point to a renewal of this headlong
fighting as being an imperative neces-
sity ol` the plan to launch great
battles simultaneously in Central
Poland and the Carpathians.
The position in the south is for tho
moment. indeterminate, the Russian
offensive succeeding in all the passes
as far East as Tucholka Pass behind
the sources of the Opor, a tributary of
the Stryi River. A great combined
column of Germans and Austrians
holds this gap. and have trainwuy to
Munkacz in their rear. Tile Russians
'after ten assiiilits ilrcw buck to pre-
pared positions norlll-cast of the
fringe of thi- Slryi Valley. Tile Ger-
man loader rcflises to send his men
forward.
The monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening in the
Council Chamber, His Worship Mayor
Sterns presiding, with the Recorder,
Mr. K. J. Martin, and the Health Oili-
cer, Dr. H. I). Johnson ill attendance.
All the Councillors were present.
The minutes of the previous meet-
ing having been read and confirmed
secretary (Mr. Aeneas A. McDonald)
of the Prince Edward Island Board of
Underwriters, in view of the great
number of recent fires in the Mari-
'time Provinces, drawing attention to
the inadequacy of the insurance on
Building and the two schools under
the control of the Council, and sug-
gesting an increase of insurance to a
safer margin.
Next was read a letter fronl Captain
J. S. Walker, Q. M., from France ex-
tending greetings to the Council.
Tile Conlmissioners of Sewerage
aild Water Supply wrote asking the
Council to authorise the issue ot' de-
bentures to the amount of $15,000, be-
ing the balance of the total issue of
pumping plant, etc., the said deben-
tures to bear interest at the rate of
A letter frolii the manager of the
Royal Bank ot' Canada drew attention
to the fact tllat the (‘.lty's borrowings
Tllc Labour Ullloii aililrcsneil to thi-
Coullcil a petition asking to have eil-
acted at the coming session ot' the
Legislature a law em owerin the
resident laboilrers who come into the
city and work the entire season to thc
detriment of resident tax payers. Til(-
ietter stated tllat in Summersidc and
other incorporated towns such a tax
as suggested was imposed.
Oil motion of Mr. Riley. seconded
by Mr. McKenna, the issue of deben-
tures as asked for by the Commission-
Messrs. Wm. Moran and l-I. M. Davi-
son amlitors for the ensuing year.
Sgt. Bradley was appointed Sanitary
Officer for the present year.
On niotlon of Mr. Miller, seconded
by Mr. Jenkins, it was decided to place
a lamp at the corner of Felliag and
Euston streets.
Mr. Jenkins moved. and Mr. Itnttray
secoluleil. ii motion that the City Clerk
be instructed to wrilc Captain Waik-
er acknowledging with thanks the re-
ceipt oi’ his letter alid expressing the
kindly feelings of the Council.
A resolution was moved by Mr. Riley
and seconded by Mr. McKenna refer-
ring tlle letter of the Board of Under-
writers to the Public Property Com-
mittee, and the Labour Unioil's peti-
tion to the Legislature Committee.
Mr. Riley then stated that s delega-
tion from the School Board had ap-
proached tlie Coilncll asking for medi-
cal inspectlon of schools. The same
matter had been urged upon the Coun-
cil the year before and the Govern-
ment had been asked by the Council
that the City should have the use of
the income tax, when the matter of
medical inspection and other matters,
sanitary, etc., would have been attend-
ed to. The Government did not see
its way clear to grant the request and
nothing was done. Tile question, he
said, would be taken up again. A re-
solution was accordingly moved by
Mr. McKenna and seconded by Mr.
Wright and carried, referring the re-
quest_of the School Board to the Leg-
islature Committee.
Mr. Wright brought up the matter of
the heating of the Board of Trade
rooms. After some discussion it was
decided” that the Secretary of the
Board be interviewed on the matter.
The Coglncil then adjourned.
$70,000 ORDERS FOR TROUSERS.
  SUMHARY 0F__'l;il_E SITUATION.
(Special to The Guardian)
` LONDON, Feb. 8.-ltussla's unex-
U ~ E pected adoptioli of offensive operations
in Poland, from which the Germans
apparently have been withdrawing
some forces both to North and South,
furnishes the most striking feature of
the military situation on the European
continent. From German sources it
is insisted that plans for the capture
of Warsaw are still being pushed. The
Russians claim several nlillor success-
es at various points and declare that
the German attack reached its climax
1
_ several days ago.
‘md the “wal bills passed mr pay' , Another huge Russian army is con-
memi ‘I ‘eller was 'end from me tinuing its efforts for a firmer foothold
in the Carpathians but it is admitted
that the Germans and Austrians have
gained ground.
At one point severe snow storms
are said to have aided tbeln in their
action which, Vienna, States, has re-
'-he Public buildings °f the city' ei* ltel ill heavy losses to the Russian
pecially those- such as the Market t;(`)`,.ce‘5 in Duma pMs_
From East Prussia there is little
news, the Germans claiming to have
the situation well in hand so far as
prevention of further Russian advance
without nlost severe fighting is con-
cerned.
In France and Flanders the situa-
tion is without change. Botll sides
are oil the alert for the slightest illdi-
cation of activity on the part of their
opponelits. British and French are
undoubtedly taking advantage of
$25,000 authorised by the Legislature .- . _
in 1912 for thc installation of it new _$5339  S dem) tn throw reinforce
Army affairs are up for discus-
sion in the British House of Commons
41/I-’ per cent' ner “n“““’~ ' to-day and the Prime Minister madi-
the statement that British casualties
from the beginning of the war reach-
ed a lotal of 104.000. This is all aver-
fol; theuyear had not been paid and age of 40_000 men weekly in kmgdr
usted lat the matter be covered. “.0“nd(,,\ ,md missmg
p . it . 0
lU"iHlillS llll
City Council to collect a tax from non-
HUUMANIANS ElllSH
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, Feb. 8.-Austrian troops
violated the Roumailian frontier near
Turnzvrin. tho Journal is informed ill
a despatch from its Nl:-lh correspon-
ers of Sewerage and Water Supply dent. Tile Austrians are reported to
was a“th°ri5°']' ‘W have opcncd ilrc oil the frontier
A resolution was passed appointing - I mg.. ihpir
guards, who aitenipted to lp;
passage, and a light t'ollowcd. Strong
reinforcements caliic to the help of
the Iloumanians, nml after three hours
struggle the Austrians are reported to
have been driven back with collsliler-
able wonlldcd. Tile incident was rc-
oortcd several days ago. and has noi
been followed up by either side.
lll|SSlliiS llillllll
Mill llllllli
(Special to the Guardian.)
GENEVA, Feb. 8.-Desperate fight-
ing ie going on in the Carpathians.
between Lswoczne, in Galicia. and
Voloctz, in Hungary. According to
advices received here Russians cap-
tured the villages of Uilcs, Komarnik,
Czertesz and Swidnik. Pursuit of the
Austrians, after their resistance had
been broken ill three fortified posi-
tions near Nezolaborcz, is said to have
resulted in the capture of more than
2,500 prisoners.
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OTTAWA, Feb. 8.-Cstain Ernest
Janney, commander of tile Canadian
detachment of the British Royal Fly-
ing Corps, arrived hers to-day from
England to consult the Militia Depart-
ment on aviation matters. He has
been on considerable reconnaissance
.work for the British forces at the
front. In his opinion the war vlon‘t
get well under way until next May,-
EDMONTON, Alta., Feb. 5.- A ¢0p- when the Allies will begin to move.
ti-not for 20,000 pair; of Bi-mph A|»my`,The British forces in France and Bel-
|¢"|¢,e t,-mum., hu been ”,“.dM slum now number 780.000. and the
to ul Edmonton m.m_»1~he "me ‘ M ranch have 2.900.000 on the firing
mm, N “bum *.m_000_ line. _ lie says the British. at a mo-
ment s notice. can nut li million more
men in the field. --
CUNFEHENEE iii
llll STUCK Billllilili
Professor Theodore Ross returned
yesterday morning from ._ Toronto.
where he had been attending the
alllnlnl meetings of the various
Domllilon Live Stock Breeders'
Associations. These were all very
largely attended, representative
breeders being present from all parte
of Canada. On Wednesday evening 3.
banquet was held in the King Edward
Hotel in the interests of the Patriot-
ism and Production Campaign. It was
attended by distinguished farmers
from all parts of the Dominion, as well
as representatives of transportation
and finance. lt was perhaps one of
the most important banquets ever held
in Canasta.. all professional, differences
being ohllterateil in the desire to
assist the United Kingdom in the
tremendous struggle which is now
being carried on. Outstanding among
the many able speeches were two
recommendations that some sort of
campaign be formed to advise the
Minister of Agriculture in improving
the condition of the farming lndustry,
ami that some change be made in the
banking policy, wllerehy the farmer
might obtain more readily monetary
assistance ill consideration of the
security he was able to oller. The
patriotic sentiment ot' the meeting
found expression lil lllc enthusiasm
which greeted the singing by Ruthven
McDonald of various patriotic songs.
ills lioliour the l.ieutenant-Governor
of Ontario, Col. J. S. Helidric, presided,
and the principal speaker was Hon.
Murtill Burrell. Several able speeches
were delivered. A uniqui- feature of
the banquet was the national char-
acter of the menu. Every item on
the bill of fare conformed with the
“ Made ill Canada" idea. The dinner
was served by Canadian waiters, the
music was furnished by Canadian
musicians, and the floral decorations
were grown in York County, Ontario.
Tho menu included oysters (Mal-
peques) from Prince Edward Island.
snlelts from the Gulf of St Lawrence,
potatoes from York County. Oka
clieese from Quebec. Cheddar cheese
from Perth. Ontario, Northern Spy
apples from Ontario. King apples from
Prlncc Edward County, and sugar
froln Ontario-grown beets. ln all two
hundred and t'orly sat down to the
follies.
'ttmf
lVilnard's Llniment cures garget in cows
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