oooeg ‘.....?._..*...‘.°O0.000000000000000*JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOffffffffffffoff..offfffffffffffffffOOOOOQOOOOQ-f'..i?@O§ The Charlottetown Guardian Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew~ .I;f5f oooeoooooeoooeeoooeoo ` _ .H _ __,r___ _ eoeeeeoeeoeeeeoeeeoooeeeeeeeeeoeoeoeoeeeeoeeeoe0ooooeeoeeeeeeeeoooooeeoeooeeoooeeeoeoeeeeoeooooooeeooooooooeooofofgoc ' » ' I 'i ff* Y ` ` ' ` ' Y ' ' ` ' ' ' ' ` ` ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ` ' ' ` ` ` ` ` ' ' "_"""' 'Af T'7""">`-1'7""$5"-3 ""-‘~`-`-'ff-`-`-`-‘ff-'-`-`-“-' r-1'J-'-'~'f::_1'_':::.'_TJJJ::.;;':::_-::_‘_~::;:::.r:rf72*-r:::::_-_-¢::,~_-; _-_-_-_-_';:;_‘; _~,-_-_A_-;_~_~_-_»_»;_'_-_-_»_ _ ;_~;,.-:::::_~_z':::_;;1Z'JI:.‘.’.'iJJ$_’J'¥J~`~‘-i THE CHARLIITTETIIW GUARDIAN - ¥QRNll`@` DAILY ' ~ ry, ._ -_'I' 1 _ .vs A »..- .. _ 1 I'l‘12'I.'I'§I'i'iI‘.I'.i.'i'Z‘I.“.'I.‘I7." ‘SIII no cHARLo1'i‘s'rowN, CANADA, wi_~:DNssDAY_ DECEMBER ev. 1916 1°-°° 5'" Y°-f <°°"'°'°°> '" °°-"ro," _ L_ _ _ 9 y) _ _ _ _ __ _ :f*_£$2.50 Per Year (Mailed) ln Advance n dp THE THIRD CHRISTMAS DAY IIII33IIN____IIINI3IEI _on Fiisiicii BATTLEFIELDS ____ ____ S__________ Christmas llas Seat a Throb oi Cheer to the British _ liussla’s Iielatlons filth Her Forces. Every Soldier Ate llis Christmas Dinner mags in-no-o~~1. and- llis Individual Pl m Puddia and Ever M _ ` u g ' y S81' tll‘ tl G8 Eager tor the New 0ttensive to be Commenced A c'°»\»i1"»iit-III-'=I'vf'fII. "it" in me I I rho nor will so conrinuoa riii (Canadian Pres; Despatch.) With the British Armies in France. Deo. 25- (vis Lonnon)- l"r0m it staff correspondent ot' thc A. l’.- Christmas has s-ent a tlii‘ob of good cheer to all the Britsih armies in tiié battle lint-1 of France and wherever a British .soldier ate his Chris-fmas dinner today. whether in the front fire trenches or in secluded security of reserve' camps, enthusias- tic toasts were offered to King und Empire and to the coming New Year which Britons confidently' beiievewill bring victory to the Alllied cause. Every British soldier had his indi- vidual plum pudding this particularly lndlspeiisable item of Christmas bill of fare having looked aftei: by the' _tiioiidon newspapers which raised in \tlie neighborhood of .£100,000 for the-ir purchase. Where conditions permitted as ninny of the men as possible were relicveil from front line- duty for dinner, but ‘in thc mid- ditches of the Sonrme- and in other sectors (`hristinas dinner steaming hot was carried up through cofmniuni- cation trenches sometiine-5 under the petting oi' shells, to tha men held by duty at thc outposts oi' war. Some of the me-ii serving the big guns clialkeil satirical gl‘e‘etiiigs» on the shells be- fore tiring them. “lf lt's a rind shell and doe`.=»n’t explode," explained agua- ner, brother Bocho can read what' we think of him. On the other hand if it does its duty lie’ll know without read- ing.” ‘ The third (‘II1i‘lstmas of the British armies in France' was vastly different from its two predecessors-, especially the first, when only' u pitiful handfwl of the original expeditionary force” was left to form a thin' khaki line against the- gray clad enemy. The field army was then so small that King George personally sent a Cliristmas package to everyone, The multiplication of that army of tens of thousands- into the present force of so many' millions has somewhat sl- tered the situation. SIIIIINGE SINIEI I REPIIRIEII BY IIIIASIWISE SKIPPERS (Special to this Guardian.) NEW YORK, Dec. 26- For some days shippers of Atlantic and coast- wise stoaanors have been bringing re- ports oi' strange appearing craft making their way west- ward. They made no reply to signals and could not be approach- ed. They steered a vagrant course and were described variously as of the fashion of merchantrnen, transports. liglit.ori_i_i_ef_>_i_°g_-agi_¢i oven of submarines pieccd together. These reports con- firm what has long been a' suspicion ON ENEM SUCCESSFUL RAID ` Y TRENCHES British in a Daylight Charge Penetrated German Trenches on 400 Yard Front Gaining all Objectives and Capturing Number ni Prisoners. I _ __ `\ | LONDON Dec 25- Further official the' enemy trenches wost of Messines -I W-I . meme pmtec_om to make ___ _mpow stiitelnicgit liar-:-Keri iigder Su_i;dny s_;lat;e__ outlet at Mount Sorrell. Nu damage lble that there sliouild eve-r be rc- of t 0 W g t ra mem y can “C 'iS..'ep°rted' . . If _ _ M ___ _ __ _ __ 0 Gil Ily British troolts on the Fr““C0'_ Interniittent artillery activity con- ‘urrcnw °f ac V UB S m ar °_ ‘DB 301510!! f1‘0I\`t, north Of Arms' A ““lf~_ tiuued, particularly on the right of UE th0 U'53~ Thel’ *"0 “E50 ‘I95Ig“e‘I_ccssi`ul ruid carried out on Saturday 10 "NCL G9'"11'*1“ F“bb°“t5 ‘Wd l""~"' night in the vicinity ot’ Hebuterne vent any possibility of a raid on' the Canadian coast. HIIIIIINII NIII PLEASED also is re-porteii. The statement reads: “We entered enemy trenches last night in the neighborhood of l-Ie'bu- tc-rne. Dugouts occupied by the en- emy were bombed and prisoners were taken. Gas was successfully discharg- WIIN ISQIVIIIN NIIIE|"l‘.,`if,,.".‘ll"."ff_“T’,‘fy_i”fI`l'ffl`lT`i”` (ilAI;g §velIIII?>lt`t;EE>‘;tEn? St-ason'a greetings and `~ or t 0 fill" ‘ ` f your efforts Ito locltttl ll .°"h“d'~\“.""°” °' me best 'lnhiE:e“::t'!l`;§¢i:i:ilEa‘l, Service. Sir. _ prisoners.” (Special to the Guardian.) I i.oNDoN. Doc. 2o.~An official ro- iport from British headquarters in _Fraiice ioniglit reads: “Some fifty (lormaiis approached our lines Mon- ,day night in the neighborhood of Leti- .boueufs. Eighteen of them were ta- ,kcn prisoners the remainder suffer- ierl heavy casualties from machine Iguns. Monday night we entered (trenches north east of Armentieres ,und drove off enemy working parties. ,The enemy's positions east of Ploeg- street were also raided. Casualties |were inflicted upon the enemy and 'prisoners were secured. In the _neighborhood of Lesboueufs, Gusube- |court, we bombarded enemy trenches ,during the day with satisfactory re- 'sults. _ M|nard'e Llntmeng cures Dlplitlnrla ICONDENSED ADS. T00 LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION TWO CENTS per word .sch inser- 'lon for ad rertlsing in this column. Cash must accompany order. Sauneoil iKiisAol`l""'iitTul I fresh every dey i’rom_ selected young pork. 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Big earn- Ii Decisive Victory llas Been Won, (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON, Dec. 26- Russian For- eign Minister, M. Pokroski, invited a representative of the press at Petro- grad yesterday to an' interview at which he- outlined his programme' and his ideas in regard to the present poli- tical situation. Reuters Petrograd correspondent says that in general the ministerial declarations which seem to have been made- to take the place of the usual speech before` parlia- ment consisted of a few clear proposi- tions: First, There has been no change in relations between' Russia and her al- iles. Second, the minister declared with firm assurance that after the war, the military alliance of France, Eng- land and Russia would be consdlidated in'to s. close union. Third, the' war will be continued according to this declaration until a decisive victory has been won. M. Pokroski than discussed the three great quest ons of the day: The German peace proposals, President Wilson's note, andthe attitude of Greece. After recalling recent Duma declarations in regard to the German peace note, M. Pokroskl passed to the action of President Wils-:m', saying Russia appreciated highly the good- will and lofty human' motives of the Pi'esident's note but he declared it could alter in no way the political situation ci'ea_te'd by the false and hypocritical moves of the Berlin government. As the note- coincided with the Ger- man proposals. he said, thc' ideas of the Russian government in regard to Mr. Wilson’a action we-re almost analogous with those which lfad been set forth by' the Russian press, that is to say, the governments attitude in regard to both questions was one of complete refusals. Nevertheless. the Allied governments would reply with all possible fulness. They would reiterate, M. Pokroski said,_that they wou'ld continue the war until the ravaged teIrritorie`s had been restor- ed and until there had been created ia. state of affairs in which the safety of small nations.would be/ secured. in which another world wide conflict would be impossible. Speaking of Greece, M. Pokroski reasserted that the Eiitente Powers would not toler- ate for e moment any attitude on the part of that country that would affect the military interests. Comm.en'ting on declaration of the Foreign Minister In the Novoe' Vreniya of Petrograd, he says it is very' op- portune- and gives a faithful idea of the reply ot' the Allies to Genniany and the United States. GERIIIANS IINXIIIUS III DISCUSS PEIIIIE _A-1- Conference of British Colonial Prisoners Called to Meat Probably in February. ` (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Dec. 26.-The Teutonic Allies are favorable to an immediate ineetliig of delegates from the belli- gerent states nt some neutral point in order _that an exchange of views with regard to peace' may be carried out. This has been declared by the German government replying to the recent-note from President WUHOI1 suggesting that the belligerent nations make known their basis of peace. It is announced in the notethat Germany is of the opliiiou that the work of pre- venting futnre wars can be beslln 0111!' after the end of the present sti'uKs\6 but that then Germany will be ready to collaborate with the United States in this exalted task. Nothing has yet come through to indicate what will be the tenor of the reply of the Entente Allies to President Wilson's suggestion and as far BS \¢l\0Wll 110119 of (hem has yet given an answer to the announcement made to them in the note of the Teutonic Allies that Germany was ready to discuss peace. Mesntiins tho Premiers of the Bri- tish colonies have been urged to at- tend at an early date, not later than the end of February. a series of lD°~ cial meetings of the War Cabinet. "At these meetings," says the British cuued " ol I vlan border. and in Dobrudie tho Teu- mio ailia eeetlaae to mike was * . Colonial Secretary, “urlellt €il10ll»l0ll ,granting the prosecution of the' wer ,ng possibly the conditions on whloh, in agreement with our allies. we would than immqdistely arise are to be dis- Rournania continues the theatiie oi greatest activities. ln northern yvsinrnin. alone the southern H dl- ' U . Peace oi the would be worse than useless unless “HEARTS UNDAUNTED AND DETERMINATION World. Following is Canada's reply, ex-'assures the future peace of the pressed by Sir Robert L. Borden, world. Your message reached me in to the British message to Canada by the Western Provinces of Canada Mr. Lloyd George: . while engaged in commending and "On behalf of the Canadian people :supporting proposals for better' orga- I send to our kinsmen oi' the Mother- iiization of our nations-l service for ‘land the assurance that our hearts ~_nor¢,_ effectual utilization of our na- are as undaunted and our determi- tural resources from the Atlantic to nation as resolute as when we' range-d the Pacific. I have found e-verywliere ourselves in the Empire‘s battle 'line the strongest determination that both two years ago. All our sacrifices the' human energy and the national i'e-- souirces of the Dominion shall be uti- the purpose for which this was under lized to such purpose as will throw taken is achieved in such victory as the fulll strength of Canada lu' the '_ it _ - _ .' .____. The Prime Minister oi Canada Replies to the Iiiessaile oi the Prime Minister oi England Voicinti’Chlli3llafs Unalierable Determination to Carry the lililr§___.;to Such a Victory as 1' will Assure the Fiiturc 'struggle At Regina and at Brandon I read your words to two? gms' gatherings, and tho response wmoii they evoked was splendid and inspir- ing. We shall Il1dQB'd treo!! thevpath side by side in full realization that _the sacrifice, however great.. is for a _cause transcending even the interests _ and destiny of our Empire, and in-su \ pre-me confidence that this path atom- 'can lead to the ultimate triumph ol _iiemoracy 'liberty snd` civilizstIon._ '-R. L. eonnniw' ' ~ _ . in Rates. __ _ was held in the Board of Trade Rooms thorns, R. _McDonald, F. J. Nash, Ro-" (Continued on Page Six.) _-4’ ~ _aaa `f.p...»v~-~~»v\lvv \»~¢vuv~a-»»4\A»--`»»--»- ~n¢».~\¢`~_»- ANIITHER BRITISH SUCCESS I ‘ IIVER TURKS IN EGYPT Captured 1,230 Prisoners, Guns and War Material. Turkish position nt Maghdadah. Arish, taking some 1,1000 prisoners. War Oilice' announced to- "‘On Friday afternoon British mounted troops- carried it strong enc- my position' at Magliadah. 20 iullos south-southeast oi’ El Arish. 9~fl0l` all engagement beginning at nine- o'clock in the momlng. Five hundred prison- ers were taken. Aircraft co-operated attacking with bombs and machine- A later official statement says n full report from Maghdadah is not yct ui ,,_,,,,_,_,,,.,.,,,,.,....~...----»--~»~»~»\»~v- /~ . .».~.» over the Russians and Roumanians. Thirty miles southwest of Beraila the In Mesopotienla British forces are tlsh victory over the Turks at Hugh Turkish forces about £07 guns On the other fronts there have been ,-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-,-_-:_-_~_-_-_~_»_-,~,-_~_-_-,-_-_~_-,-_-_-,-,-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-,-_-:_ ,-_-_-,-_-,-_-_-_~;_-_-_-:_-_-_-,-_-_-:,-_-e,-,-_~¢,_-_-,-_-_-,~_-,-_-_-fr., , CITIZENS DISCUSS _ FIRE INSURANCE _1-1i’*" Resolutions Adoptefi Urging Council to Modernize Fire Fighting Equipment and Obiecting _to Prop0sed RaiseIY°f\_§“°;’_§‘§_}_‘1}_§1_‘f_“;,,';§§§§§",‘f§‘§,3 ,,,§,'} __ wma.. mm inuoon mr may nun °* *N ‘ rm nook ann o large number of rides, much emma- “HEART ms" _ $2! :ities and larle anantities et other pn* cmnn by n°””_““°'~'“="'¥=' war stores were captured. I .nm V." "M rpm " ’.-_ _ 0¥\|Y ‘"|“97`_Y °nl"U.m°n"~ U .II I.\Ii SLI :_ ,_»-:_ _I . -‘w"!I"-_ ,, J __ . 3* ..' I its . ' ,li ' .3 .I L. ,. 'ii' ._'_ 5-*I ‘_ .51 I'1‘f ..»..~ :3 it 3' i l ‘ _-1. ~` Ii .l~.'.~§ I :-lv IMI!- W5. 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