I 1 _ \ I . iii; culittqiigiqyi tilitiiil . ‘ t .iw ‘ V W- t . ', N _ _ ' _,. , i " . t . , 55 __ WOOIKI (N E “ Y WV Vlllllli Daily) 1397 $850 P Year (Deliver d) i Ad imc for U.O- momma DT", Fwndm 18" u 18| $2250 PZ* Year (Ma'IIed°) innAdv;neo°‘ln Canada and “JU GERMAN ARMY clntiiinii iivnioiis STRONOER .THAN WHEN - ' EXCELLED BY NONE I WAR STARTED iieaii iii in-itisti Airgsei-vice Pays a iiigii Tribute to tml Armen is n'1anL(gil;l?(;1:;nn?§;;h _IRB G9l”""ll0llSlY an editorial demanding a tenm its r ii. veiislily has- prompt and searching inqury into tIie` E D €Darat ons for some btittlc on the soutliern end of the greet. stroke on tho Western front, (`.tiinbi'ui salient on Nov. 30 and on D0llPl\i0h€l`l (Oilily reported vast lor- thc following tliiys, owing , it Sftyggto C6; bB|l1Z 1111888011 lilly und* night at tlistitiletiiig nrst htinded unipilnca. V3 °“5 P0" 8 HIGHS the i~ranco-Bri- tioii.-i ot' reiisorefi accounts, Thege |f\rt-._ said to include charges ot’ bluii- deriiig and u.~isci'tioii.~i that the British' tiah line. GERMAN AIRMEN CONTINUALLV OVER BRITISH |_|NE3j' ' ' "W" ' " ‘ More German zieroplanes th'-in have been seen in months have lic-en zig- wcre ruuglit uiirezidy Good Work of Our Airmen. IIUNUUN. Ilcc. 15.- The London gresslvely Seeking A" “DY Ol" Uflllsll ixriuit iii'tivitv in thc iiir on Monday P09"-l0l\5¢ -IJ&li~€l`lflS. tiiiiiiiiiiiition dumps and supply statlmis. iintistiiii YBIOIUS f‘lCi~ll/ily. Dart of the sittiic of- csptitziiilly in the f‘iiinllii'ai region, ac- lriiil opt-riitions issturti lust, midnight. A0" A0 Ollilllll lI\l`0l“illali0i\ as lol llritisii iiii'pliincs di'oppcd bombs on strength ol front positions, developed all along tho line. THE TEUTONS HAVE EASED OFF IN ITALIAN CAMPAIGN eiicini' Vlllilscs and thc Germans lioiiilieti tim liritisli lines. Five Gor- iiiuii uirpluiies worn liiuniglit. down :ind tlimui ilritisii niuciilues are inis- .~' ng. tin ’i‘uvsti:iy llrltish iivizitors i A porceptilile lcssciiiiig ol 'i`i-iitoiiivi,|,-nm"-ii i,U|ii\,,l on 4, ltirgi- miiwuv pressure 0n` the lttliiiiii front was rc~l ported today. It t~:ei'vod to coiiiiriii the belief' here in iioiidoii that con .itiiirlio iiortheiist ot' Pirtiiascn in miles oust of \'ci'iinn. 'iiiv stutciiient siderable forces of Atistro-iltiiigariaiilrriitl:;;~. troops had been switched fi'om that] "Thu wvutlier liccninc snitublc tor Ihfltllfe 10 the West. Great nuni- bers of the Emperor (‘.iiurles' troops are reported already there, hn- ving been transferred i`rom the Rus- sian lines. ARTILLERY DUEL OF EXTREME VIOLENCE. Il The artillery duel ziioiig both French and British fronts totliiy was attaining a maximum ot' violence. The Germans are taking the initiative in this combat. Beriii1's oillcial stutenienls t'rtiiikl_\' admit a strong plnn of rt'-iiifoiwciiiciits of all Wlest front position.-. BRITISH REPULSE ENEMY AT- TACK AT VACQUERIE. LONDON, Dec. li'i.-“A locul tittucl; flying on Moiiiiuy and great activity ‘in the air took place on both sides. |Tlie eneniy's innciilnes were particu- glarly active west. of (‘timbrui, making repeated iittricks on oui' artillery ma- Ichines. Our airplanes dropped many bombs anti tired many rounds from their iniichino guns on enemy villa- ‘ze=. hutments and ti'enches. in the Ievening hostile iintchino dropped llioinlis in our uriiiy ai'r.-its, but ’only slight titiiiiugc wus tloiio. 1 "lluriiig the titty two Gerniun uir- plniies were brought down .iii iiir fight- ing und twti oiiiors were driven down otit ot' control. A+; hostile balloon was lwmifzlit, down :iii dtiiiotliei' German iiiipluiic wits .shot down hy our inlan- try. 'i`lii'cc of our iiiacliiiic.-; are inis- stint. by the enemy yesteiuluy ai'tt'i'iioriii "At il o`i-lot-k '[`nt\siiir\ tiioriiing against our positions ncrtli ol' ini Vacquerie (Cainbi-nl lronti wus re- pulsed," stiys totluy'.- oiilcitil ruin- munication. "VWG Ctlrrlefi 0lit-ai .~:i|t'ttcsi~:l`iil ruitl 7'" "T last night in the vitiiiity nt l‘oiill‘ttc north of St. Quentin, in iriiirli we captured prisoners :intl ti inn(-liin<~ gun. “On the i'eiiia_itidei'_g\l’ the lrt_ii_ij there is nothing ol >'pet~inl interest to rep0rt.'.’ LONDON TIMES DEMANDS SEARCHING INQUIRY LONDON, Dec. iii.-» Tliere iviis Times this morning prints conspi- iiiii' niatcliiiti-s lc.-i`t tht-ir iiirtlroiiics in iiin- wtigitliri' to bonih <-crttiiii t`aictories in fl+~riiniii_\'. fin wut-liiiig the tircu tit' tlicii' tiiijvi-ii\'tis thi' piltils i’ound tin-ir t;ii;;ct_< iiii.=t'\ii'i'(1 hy r-ltiuds,_bt\t souiiip, ii t-leur gnp furtlii-i' iioi'tlim.st they rtiiifiiiiii-ti thc iight in tliut direc- tion :uni through ii gzip in the rloittls they i'vt‘i>giii7.i=tl H liirgc rnilwn_\- junc- . t1.i;tl\»‘=\sl QL. Ll1;\i1.'t\.-<;\_1>i ._-intl iirtippctl their boinlis iiptin it. 'I‘iie i-losing iii' tht: gzip in the clouds pre- \'.‘.-iitt-rl oi>.st=rviiiioii of results. Al- tlitniglit the wiiolo sky wus covered by low cloutls dtiring the return _ioui'i_iey. nil our pilots stirs-ectltitl in reuchini: .thcir iiii'ili'oiiics szit`el_\'." Bnsini colin ESSNIAN FIRES THE FIRST ANIERIUAN SHUT IN WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA ltlii n Army Headquarters' in Noi'- still zirriviiig. nn ofiicial despatch thorn Tttly, Dec. 17.--The grst Amer-A Ioan oiiot. against Austria was tired by Representative Tinkhtini of Bos- toh Uh the lower Pluvc. when Mi'. Tlnkhaih pulled ti string firini-I il large 149 milinietre t-!uii_ 'st-ntiiitts tl shell hurling across thc i’i_iivn to tin: Austrian* poi-iitioiis iit lioiito. A hugo cloud oi' biuck :inioku murk- od the riuco wiit-.ro the shtxll lnii'st. Tho Jin ian huiteryiiioii gytlitvmti 'iii- otind tho gun iintl' riiisotl ii viirrr i\‘ tho American floiigrosstiiiiii iiirfl. Washington. Duc. l7.---iti-liiloi~t:v.- _t`i~oin Ironic today announced. 'The 'German plu.n of action, however, has isu|i'oi'eti inuch delay in its develoil iiient. inforniulioii lioin Austritrn sotirt't~.s rcvtuiliiig that it had been lplziiiiicd to i'ciii:ii Ilzisszino clcven tlnys Iago. Four Atnitro-Gorman divisions wi~.|'c |nii out iii :it-tltin in riircnt op twiiitioits iii-in-i~f-ii tht: l.lrr;iii.it and i‘itivr-. rivnrsi.. ‘ it italian iivintortt repott fitiit AuStl`0 . . . llitwiiitiiis iitaisirilll. ll'l'P1f‘- lflFf`-‘-‘-i ‘War 'I"i'ozu :intl the cnotiiy liivci‘lsliiy con . gisft'tit'.ti|it: ti't'.lt'.iniivu works ht'.l"Jrt' molits"fhon1 tho iltissiaii l`roiit fm tii t G iiivitdcis ol ltiily l|l`0 Nltnito fiiuppu Aus ro oriiian 'WN __N A,Nw________ .,__. __ __ - _ ....,.e. ....._-~..-._.~..~ - »--mf. *' Union Win-the-War Candidate for Queen' - i»oi'tiiiiu to tho utiiriul stiitemeiit on tie-i | - ii i ' - S- I th_t~ ll:iviii'inn l‘iiltit.liiatt‘. nlioul 100, 'l`ORON'I‘0, Dec. 17.-“We appreci- ate the Canadian pilots because they ure the finest. specimens of innliliontl ut the t’roi'lt." in those words did Lord Monttigu, ol' Bcziiilieu, heiid .it the British air service, pity spat-itil tribute to the (lzriiatliuii uviutnizs who htivc left Canaria. het`oi'c thc rlinpirc f‘lub in the flute Royal. In at short speech Lord ivioiitiigtt reviewed the great work of tho iiir service and issued ii strtiiiiq tziill lui' rciiewcti interest tinti' efforts on tin- ptirt. ot` tho fliiiiutliiiii publii- on hr-liiilt ol' iiviatioii. lite Cziiiipliiiieiittid 'l`uronto ini linv- itipz tinc of tho best. eiitilppcti iit»i'li~ plune ihtrtorics in thc world and tiv- ciiired that General Iiozir, who is in t-iiurge -of tht: Royal i<‘l_\'ini.>: -f‘,oi'p.-i in (‘zmutiti "hits done wti-iidt-.r.=." ilu twis- liopcful that this |`ut'toi'_v wiiiilti soon lui inukiiig i\iiu'liiiii':~¢ tit ti hi;;ii:=r t_\pi- _i__~__ I . t iiliizil iiiitiiitilv/e und pcrsoniil brziv t'i'_\'." "\\'e iiectl .cverjr i'nt_:i'iiit. :ind _ron ciiiitiiit give 'us tori iiiriiiy." As in- stuiicirs oi' fkinuiliiiii iiritvt~i'_\', he cited the raises oi' two 'l`iii'r~iitr> pilots. l~‘liglii.-Lietitcnuiit1. lioitigc :intl f`uii- niiiglitiiii. iii' thu St-litnii oi' Stziciicn l`nivi-i_1'it_\' tit' ’i`tii'i»nt.», ' liorti iliontpiqii lin-ii tinii'lii~d upon ihi- zruwtli oi' thi- iiir st:i'\'i<'c lroiii :ill .',i' -tfl >'flllutI|‘t=ii\ :it the bvginiiing tif tht' will’ t-i il-= 'pi'c:;eiit t:rt>iit| \'tri\ii:t|i It lin- :i't>\\'n ii_\' tiioiis- :intl_< iinil is Ktiiiiu to l\:i\'i~ :in iiiri'i~tts- lin: rind :ill pow~riiil t'oi't-i- in this \‘.';ii'. \\'t‘ :irc utility tri hurt' st; in:iii_\' ;it‘l".ipI:iiit-s," lit: 1' nlinut-t.‘. “llilit wt- iiri- goin: io tflrtii- llii- tilt of (ii-|-ni;in,si :ind lilirti out tip;-i>iu»iit.»' li_\' driving: tlivin |`i'tiiti thi* iiii' li~-I-itil--'v iii-i'.tplti|i- is :i1't~ lilo i‘.Vt-.4 in :li»‘ :ii'iii\', '_i`lii\ 'i~'i‘iii|I.titt' i:~ ilit' l|`Yi~| ~".:ir_\' pivittiit i'\ :titzirli .ii\~| ti \'ii'ti-i- p and iitlticd' thtil. it was fin- ii\ti_;li~ii~' lit li still iiiizgvr :it-.i'upiiiiii-. iniiti-'frj tliiotntiiutit ffiiiitnlii. The lioynl Flyiiig <`tirpt~' in f'.in:i- 'Iii_ ht- sziid, liutl dune wtiiidcis :ind li:it~7 surpassed the records of inuiiy ot' thi- Engllsh camps. “You liiivc sein or cersrits l.().\'i')()i\'. i.lct'. i7.---'l`l,it‘ 'l'iiiit-.~ |lii~'; iinii'ning prints coiispiciiiiiisly :iii 1-di iorial tit-iiitintlitiii :i proitipt and soiiri-li~l ini.: investigation into thc lnitili--vii; the soutliein end nt' the f‘i~n|r;il will-. i-iit_tni \'ov<~niliei' Zltl und in liii- itil-i lowing ilziys owing. it .~".i_\'.~'. to ilii- , tniiotiiig first lizind iiiiipiiii<'iitii:ii.~' i-eiistiretl at-coitiits. 'l`lit».~'<- urn .<:ili'| iii iitclutic cliurtzes tif' liltinllt-i'iii\,' iiinl; ii>i.~;ei'ti:>ii.-i iiini thi- lii'iti.~;li l\'oi'i-. t-iiuglit iini'eiitl_\'. _ ' "lt"\\1,<"pe't'liiip>' liiirdly po.~¢-.ilil»~; l`i'oin titty to dti_\'." tiit- 'l`iint=.~' aiilil.-:.1 "und cei'tuiiily \\iiwi.~'o to ntlt-nip. :ini ii|itlirn'itulivc :irc-otiiit til' thc sittin- tinii its it whole. tlinugli wi- txiiinot "mzci' ht- sutisflcd with the l':\tulotis_ 1-stiiiitites, for tzxztiiiple, of this fit-iiii I tin losses in' iiicii tiiitl iiitvriilo which; li'-ivti inspircti too iniitiy of tho pulilisli-‘ tfzl iitcssuges.” .\i`tt:|- tissci'tiii1.: thnt the iivw liiic. tis: i-(-omistitiitccl. is .~'ct'ui'cl_\' livin" llii-` 'l`iincs coiitiiiucs: ; i New Facts to Hand `, "’l`iie published and coii-oi'cil vcr- s'Ji1 is being amplified daily by innu- merable tlisquieting first hand :ir- counts from oillcers and nicu who participated in the actual iigliliiie. li is high time that this mass of pur- tizil information should he pliiceti_iii its true perspective, liluutlerliig sitt- ed and blame, if any'where (fue. sliouldl tiike shaipe in prompt tlisapprovnl of| every bliiiidcrcr. “Tho 'Fiinos fnicstiills ii ptzssililc rliurgc that iti its tirtitzlc it is intri- gning ugtiiiist l<‘lt:lil i\liii':~'iiiil Ilii\\<~ Iii' saying: ~¢-,~.~»-~ DISAPPROIIES OF "'i`|it~ Iitiiiiiiing .~f'i'liii|, iii lin- -»-rr- ii-i~," lit- i-'itiil_ "ii:i>' "\l;'~ii tiliittr illitli-s iind now takes tin- pl.ill-traiiiicii pilots," ln- vi-iii.-iii llttlv pill.: ini li;iiii:,:ii's, i';ii'i-y win. Our united force will cvciituul- wld the Club. “ibut flrc ilill of indi\'-:i>nt ifiiiift up i':iii\\':l" '- ll1ll‘Il-Sl* l.\' ovorcoine every Obstacle." i.f\.\`ilfJ_\‘. ili»<~_ iff- .\ tit-‘i't-v nizi.-.-l "'i`hc iirtilit-t\ duel roiiiiiiuetl flerpiiin billcta anti in short, their liic entirely detesttible." As to long range bombing, in the iiylni.: sei'\'ice is making great strides. l.oi't`.‘ iliontagu declared: “l hopepto see ‘lie time when we iittuck tins oiiiirc Gcrniaii intiustritil sdction ktiuwii :iii \tVtist.pliaiiu." lie.- tigurcti thtii it is only Zftill niilies t`i'oin iiiukc which shall, pri-vuiis riinoiit; lin, lttiiitine thut this the ltuiiaiis in at vcniiitr-i'-'\tfii<»' gttinctl their ltisi it-rrziiti. ;illt-i‘ \\'liii~Ii l>v.'ili;'_ tliti' iti'iIlIi»r_v tliivls wi rt i'i».~iliiii-tl, Iitit in-itiI\ ii cizrttiiii point on the ivcsterii frniit “Till I"-"-` l='il`l»'lllll'll- 'llllllll :ind tlitit the uttitck will easily lic! officm Statemem '_ iiiudc. "l liopt-," lic assured his nutIi~| -“lllIlll‘ll'll ll'--l-qlilllfff' find the severe I-iirc. “lti"iimkt“. their livi-.Li iiiiirc' :ind 'Th" Imliilll "m"lf‘| "‘“l"lll"ll', l""="'~ ~"lll`l'l"iI Ill" Pllflllll’ l”¢lfIU<`*’\l iii'.»i'<» `iini'tiii1i‘int:iliic." |r“`“'1"? ` lin. i.<-i:'\'ii_\' l. :i|':illi‘i'y iirinlz, which “Yfisli-i'tiil,\' 'll"l`l‘ wit-a :i fliiiiii' iiulit liiui'in-,- lin- night ln.-rzinic nornizii iii: "lf wt- multi ,|.,|iw,~ H kilo(-twill ing in-twii-ti. tin-. ilimitnhiiti l‘l;i\»>. din Xiiiiilii; tit' iititi-\vnrtli_\ import- \ili>w_" hi- Will, “iii }<}Si~;¢p_ it W-0||ir| pt- i'i\'i~i‘.~. .‘\`uiin~i't»ii,; .-\ti~'|i'i.iii \i'nii|:~i;iiii-i- ti- ~»iii'i'<-il on tin- i't=iiiuiiitlt-r ot` iii;-, fiir iiF‘,tt<‘i~ than iioiiiliini: thc niuiiitiiiii SNOW STORM HELPS AN ITALIAN ADVANCE lt0i\iE. llvt' 17.-Snow is t`:iliitii;,f)rso, large German units stormed iie'tivil_v in the mountains along thcliroiii the east Monte Spinfncia alia northern lttiliun front und opiiinisini the defeiictcs of the' f`alciua valley. Tin- .strtiggle continued the whole will_ definitely :iid thiini in holiiini; day. The I-neiny carried out tho thi- .~\us'-ti'o-flci'iii:insi iuirk from iiwiiii-tioii witii nxtrenit-' violence anti ltuliiiii pluiii. ¢\ini.sdii_\~ thc t-iiciiiy itil tw:-,i'y t~tilibr~'. Oni bait :ie '-2- ri'.sitiiit‘il his uiizick :iinnng th,. lilii.-,lturrietl the iinpctus oi' the oiiiiiiy Lind wits i`e\\‘iii'tlti1r~'- ~........_.~.....,....,,..,.....,,.,..,...,...__,,W,_ ,.-~-,.......,,...,~,.,....._.,,_..._,.._...._ ,........, 11111141- inniiiiiinz ii ii ten-t`oltl t`ori't-_" in vtiiivliiiaioii liortl llioiittigii 1;- viairt-il: "fini-i‘ wc get rctii r=\lpl‘t’lli:ir-_v in iiit- .iii, i-vi-iytlitiigc ci:-c will tol- Itiw itiiil \’it'ttiry will lic iicur. This in -et \uiii teeth, he ur et . “Wo niust not relax otir t-iiorts to I IN PYJANIA "'i`Iit-iv is tin <|ii~‘~ii<\ii \\'Iizit<~\.~i |i'.:'tiit1z ii it-liipoi'iii'_\ :=i~iIilit'.li I lltii ii itilti.»=; “ills w~~:il iii-lot-_k. when it "”""`°"""""""""""""""""""W""""""""""“""""""'T`T""""TTT""”NT'T""""""""_"""""""` `:`A"'A"""'A"'_"T"v"'T":"""""""""""'T'""""""`“ |i}iiiif`nl_-< li_\ li sci-ins t'i-.i-'liiitililv to In-'litivti tliitl 0 .ln-1 i' wviuiii til' iitiiiilii-ins. Uwinu ti, the (it-riiiaiii-' tiiilril in tht-ii' piwijt-rt. :thc st:iitii:'liii<-ss tit' lli»~ ilritisii iippli- '.\iiiit-\\'i»i~ it \\_i~, :in.-i- thc i-xctciit D rititill. thi* uilttvlt tinl_\' lfiitililt-ii thi- iii' their it:-iin wus .~'ti F-'nail :intl su -- i(it>rlisiiii_\ to igvt ii 1`t‘iillii;; in iiiiiitii ` tilt. in tin- liiiti-h iionf lin- l.Ul\'ll(l_\', flew. l:'i.--~t\/in liotitei`.~i :iwn .»\t:t‘ii<-_\')--Sir iCil\\'ui'ii iienip. 4 ,infill tivt-r the ttiiiiiiliistriitioii of thi-V ll ll'llll\‘lll 'll lil' *Will llf'»*lll"ll ‘Wi Vniiatiiiiii iiii'litui'y t'tii'<‘c_< ovti':~'1~ti.~4.§ Very Small 1.0¢.-ii Success il--1 " ‘tt . l l g' eil in Sli f' . ‘l llilf' i(‘0il IV _' ' lol). ,.041 y. ' c ' - p \‘.Iii»ii thc iiiiurli wii.-; ;irri»~'i.iI. ` ` ilrlt-_\. :it tht- l‘it\'iotoii llotcl ttitlnyi lhns till- ;it|.it~t. w;i< iw-iiiiil-it in' lil- :I \~..-.iliiil-ss; is in\'~-tci':iti- tit~\'i»tftiii]ilici'i- wr-r.. piwtsiriit, Limit. flfii. Sir thi- liiiiii_~. in :i \'»-i'\' siiiiill lin-:il -ir np, . ' . ~ ii, iii..-'v who Iiiivv ~'f~i'\i=il lliin in `t'li:i|ii ` 'iii' ', .' .\l‘ijtii‘ Lion- 4|_~'». 'l < \_~l I- i'i\i'l't-_ i.illi i-ill iii ini i, \ f , . .i th nn lli i i A ""l' ~"lll" ‘ll '_I""l‘ l“`l`llll|l~"__‘l" l"“‘¥~ i-riils Siini Steele. (lui'iit»l iliiglitls und :iiltls ilnii it is ilitlli-nl: in ;;l, il.,-tiiili. ll" ‘llll Itlllu \\`liI‘"“' *‘ """"- i\\'illiniii iiritli.:iii.~'-; lii‘ii.:utliiii' fi~iici'ul.~ but ilii- fiulitin-~ list--li l`i'tin il.ii-:ii _ \i - I ' ' ' l tiiiiil uni- otlin l. in in ii`:i»i||'i.i.A _ tight ii. 'I' nit her. Mitt llzii-, ling ie-=` Ill” "'“"l'¢*l“‘ "‘-"` "”`I)"" 'Im' iind .\'<'ill, :intl ilepuly Miiiistei' Lol- :ind :hw i-iniiiiiiitiiii-, in titinu :illit- ‘Il" `;"""""" "I*""`1»` I "N “‘I"““"““`-oiicl \\'. (low, und thi- liezitis of the dt'-lliiut _-irq-si-_-it-il :i lli'i=i li <-iniiiiei -nts I itintli i' tin- liillliiiiii iirili.-'li eiii-tit-~':'. to .~tt'ikl- iitiri. tii‘_f=xp--itt»i‘.l,\' :ii :i "r.'ltull\ \iiiit‘tiilj." pill! -;l` 'hc liiitn :intl ti' . ];:i|'llii| .' . .\‘ii fivo, l’trlc_\~ iiiirni -. " - \-.iird Keiiip. wlic- made :i splviiilitl ini- '_/1 . F. 1 1 <»ii'i-lspoiiiliiii sins: ` .fm 't1l“.)` (|;),|lI`;;;‘,\ A ;\'_(_0(:.]d£IL lil pst ssinii by ii liiisiiie\.=\'.-'-like Stiite- \\ lint iipp:ii'mii _\' wus iiilvntlt.-ti ii.. 1" "" L i 'L ' ` "` ` ,`”“`"i'i'ii~nl‘:”'" ' _ it "'tTi`=`leriiiiiit_-ii Gernniii attack '"Ti'yTti'i'i sri-iii-mi.: iiuiitiin: in p\'j:iin;i.<. :ind .loc- mrs _'(_`_upi‘_[] in lwpssillg _`_mli0"s ".\il iealizpg' titer'Miiiistci.lAsti\t'<;n‘t _vtnt st-i~ th;it tln-r<- lr- ii Sttiitu tfliins! iii-. is|i`t ii nitin in at l'ui' cont, anti u rtintleei' sleigh and all thtit, hut. he is thc Spirit ot' (jliristnias. isn‘t hc? 'l`lie_\"ve peisoiilticti that and inude a s-'iiiit of hiiii and invented; lcgetttls about him-for the childi'cn.| but when wc'i‘i no lcugur children tindi dtiii'| liclii-.vp in iiini, wr- still liurip tiuit f‘lii'istinu=. spirit-ziiiil it's _tliiif that gives prcsctits nntl inuktrr- its t`t‘i‘l t;w;tt'tl tinv. iiiiotlicr. ntiri m;ik¢’s f`hi'i>t- nur: what I* I" '“lIl‘l”l/"Y J- ITIIIHVIIW ' , ,,,,.,.-/»......-.»,-,.¢.. ,H -~~,,-N, ,,,-..»~,-f ..,.v/~~A.,f.».~»¢~»¢»~\~»--~-»~v.-4».»..~,, . -¢.-~.».,-ff-»»,\».\~ ,. ¢ ~ ni ' ll » tht-‘ fliiititliiiti ptoplc. . iii- tiicii wont on to ouillnp his pol-` i-'.\v l SUSPiCION_ From Th¢ Washington Star. I "\'oi| stir'-pi-.txt thc new whiter ol' l>c~- lin: ai Gcrinaii agt‘,nt'."’ | "Yes, The other used to receive ii tip with polite gi'utitude. 'l`his inn, iit't.¢,- as if he were collecting nn, iiidciutiity." I aLEEDiNG_ From the Buffalo Express. , "\\"ould you give your lit’e~blood for _\oui' coiinti'y?" - "Sure!" said the man who’s al- '-rti_vs in a hurry. "l've tlonc so al- re-tiily. i was in such a hurry' to gri downtowii this iiiuriiing to buy Lllici- iv Iloiitls tlitii. i cut myself shaving. p _ o WA ff NlCi'l()l.§ON |';1_Nv __/ l'iiioii \\'iii-il\c»\\`:ii‘ t`:imli' tu; i'lic‘t:k uni iidvaticc. i Attacked in C|ose`l-formation i i "Assuulting \\'n\'t‘i'- of iin\'tii'i.iii’ troops' came over in closr foriiititiun ii wus tlio |iiiiiiil`cst iiiicniion '.o_ throw grezit presstiro upon tht- tiontl iii' tiic uttitck and t>vt-rpn\\'- i' tht' dv- iiilli-fiiiiti in piiint of ltirticul iivhii \'»~iiii-nt ilnii i.-. i_< difl"lt'\ill tri rc- ~,ii'.i it H. i ii: '-fziiiiig any sclieiiie iii' i>pi~i':iIit>ii< . "'l`h<- \\'i-itllii-i' rriiiitins fine und t.i'\_ ~»i» lli.il tip- ii \\'iirl'tii'<' is-' still inissiliii- ii' .i lii:it‘ ill lin. _vt-ur \\'iii-ii noi'in'.ill_\- lnnh ~idi~< would be _-wt- :li-li intl. i.\i:.li~i' ;li:iit~.-r.~'." 'i`h~- lliiti It .~|;iil»iiit~til rcuil.-1 "'|`lii» ililiniiiig ilii- I-iitiiiiy livci'i»tI ~:ii-inn ld- 'il livin--it :ni thi* i`ri>nt :in- fvtl it niil- I-.'\~: I-t' liiillvcntirt. fin tht! iixiii in iii- pnsiiinii \ittiit'lti-t\.tiie ._ niv silt-i»-viii-il in r~n\ei'iiig ti shorl length iii' t`ri»iit lin trifiirli. wiiitfti ioiiiitfi it .~'aili<>iit iii uiii' line :ilitl llu'l Iiccn tltiiiiolislieti li_\' tin- iiriiiiiiziixiiiieiit ;»ici't-tliiiiz tht- ziiltiiilii ' 7’ ' ".»\t till iitlit-r points tht-` attack wiis i' ;»iil.s~»d with lieiiv_\' ltisscg to llii' <-iif'tii_\'. iiiiili_\' iii' wliiisp tlclitl :irv l_\'in;: in init' wii'v. .\ ntillilitii' of pi'i.~'oii»-i_- \\'» iw t';iptti|'i.-tl. “'i'h<- <‘iitrtn_\'. :irtillt i'_\' has iicon act- i\'t' ti\it'in;; tin- titty iii tht' alma of iii.- nlfalvli. .ind liu_- iiliiiwit some :ictivit_\-' i-truth iii l,i»ii~. :intl iii ilii- iivitglilior- litititl tif .\iiiit'ili.i1'i'.-; iiittl .\li‘-'<:~'llit‘.~'t" EDlSON'S CIGARS 'i`li0 niiiiotis inventor. Tlioiiiiis Edi- stiii. is nn iiiwteriite smoker, and tile story gee, that some little time ago he ruinpliiiiictl to his tohticconist ol’ thi ustoiiisliiiig way in which his cig- nrs rlisappciircd. and did not believe ht- t-mini pus-ilil_\' have smoked theni all hiiiistif, Accordingly the dealer ut;i't:o¢| to make t'-'ima “fakg cigars". "|‘ll till 'I-ni with horseltalr und hard riililii-i," iii- snld. Sonic vveckii later it-iitlcizs. if iitn»'»'ilili~. hy slit-t-i' w1zi,;liti.`~ii'. rltlistni again Situ' the tobaccoir tit' tiuiiiiicrf-. . “‘l"i¢°rt'»-' tittliting; I-ii.‘~insl. bitt is ii.; uni 1-tirI_\' in in-I ii|'iiiil'1. .sinh winn- 1niiliit'iiiI\iii'pris". \Vh_\' I did!" ing i‘nt:tigt~iiii~iit:-- so fair it-. l twin I-.~» »trl;|iiin-il. “lii»ii`t you renivtrtber til lin- l»'~< with ii grvt-‘ii label-cigars -.fiiiiix fort iii :I llnitiiil; in iilniitilii l with pilots ril»iitiii7" ll-ir. i51li.`-- .Hilti _\'iirii.\ til' uni' lriiiil Iiiii- ii'|»|it'li--~--"\ .-~iiiiI|»-'I. “\\'li_\'." hc Haiti. "I snlrik- lit t`tit'i-. tin-ir :limit lt \\':i,< iii-rt-_sit-i1_ 1.-il tliii,--v »ii.'.ii'.~ iii',\'s<'li`." .-.-»¢.,.~..., ~.~.»..~.-~..-_~.~.~. -_,~~¢»» \._~~.»- -....,..,`_~......,. ,..~.,.~.~.,...~»_--_ . I ) O I 'A M R. .'\l.l~IX.\N'lllill i\'iARTlN , ...r _ _ __ __<- _-se,