OOOOOI 0 0;. I If | _ y y I s . \ . ,_ ' ssalssssisaasninssggg . . _ I ,_ ‘I . . lr-. . | l tt llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll -l‘§~{llIllIl‘l'l>fl§*l'*l'*'l#'ll'¥‘l'#'l'*'##l\#¥l'l'lliifliilllilliflllfiflllfllKislllllllllillll 1 BKBIEBIEBIOMISBKBK . . ¥f***********?I4ii e f ' -;- _ 3 . = wzgmy rugwy gyms". D." 1 . E .Q . ' V ‘E55-For Yssr (Si`Ivsro'a)"fn ~ , _____i__ ° W F" _ CHARLOfI"l‘ETOWN,- CRANADA, MONDAY, -.IUNE 25, 1917 _ V _ uso rn- vw (uslluo ¢n'asvs)|§».-gfkosnsss. sns sam rw p. s. NIARAZINE EXPIIIIIES IN IIABANAS IIIRIRESS one lllnn lllllsa, lllnhy lnnnnl, City of _iiavana Shaken by Shock. (Canadian Press Despatch.) llAVANA.- A magazine in Cabana fortress, across the harbor. blew up at nine o'clook this morning. Tie ' ' shock shook the city. One lnan wd in s killed and m-any injured. BUEIIIW HIIPES IIIR PEACE WIIHIN YEAR lllso Expects Compensutions and indemnities which will enable Germans to Begin ligain. i . (Canadian Press Despatch.) l‘ARlS.-- The Zurich correspon- dent of the Petit l’:lri.~:lenne quotes Prince Buelow. former German ('han- cellor, us saying in reply to birthday greetings from lilo city of Bronlberg. Prussia, that he hoped 'this year wcalll bring to the German people longed for peace, peace with conl- ponsntions for their sui`t'crings and sm-l'ilices and indemnity which would permit Germany inlluelllutcly to ro- nllnle the position she occupied before the war. This is the first time Von iiuclolv has expressed himself on the subjcct ot' Germany`s war aims. GERIIANS NIIWE SHEIIINII RHEIIIAS (Canadian Press Despatch.) PARIS- The Germans threw-1.200 shells into. Rhelnns todny. ln Bel- gium 'near 'Dixlnutlo there is lively ar- tillery flgllting. y (Canadian Press Despatch.) l‘ARlS.-French batteries south of .lavincourt stopped a violent German bonlbardrlncnt. lvllnsrd's Lilnlment euros colds. sto. IRENIIH IIAERIIANIIIE MARINE IS RRIIWING (Canadian Press' Despatch.) i’A-RiS.-- A resolution udoptc-ll by the (`humber of Deputies calling for the work of increasing the i"rr~nch l\it~r¢-llnllt marine to be placed under control of one rlepartnlent was accep- tt-xi by the governlment alld voted by a show of hands. Tile resolution wus signed by ft;-rty-four members of the Mol't‘llalll_ Marine Conllnltice and ill vitcll tho government to centralize tile work of building, buying alnl char- i0l‘intr merchant ships a task which ilad been up to the present divided trnlong several ministers. Louis Nall, Under Secretary i`or the Mercantile Marine. answering criti- clalns slrid that the-l-‘rencll morcllalll liect was (wo hundred tllousnlnl tons ut the beginning of the war and SIIW0 th-at time had lc-_-lt 560 tlmusand tons. 460 thousand tons by the acts of war. Dllfillg the same pcrlod 680 thousand had been built or brought and another 140 thousand tons was on the stocks Ho that the fleet was actually great- er now than before war. U- 8. PASSED FOOD CONTROL BILL. \\’,\SillNGT()N.-- The Administra- tion l~‘ood Control Bill, with ull its drastic and expansive -provisions, passed_ the House last night. 'NIE WEATHEIM' - 'VEIIPIBRATURE - TIDB. HOON. ETD. The highest temperature recorded .yesterday was 74 degrees above. At 10 a. m.. it was 70 above: at 9 D- “A-- it was 51 above. The' coldest the pro violls night was 58 above. The tide will be high this afternoon nt 2.03 and tonlorrow at 2.50: Ili WI" be high tomorrow at 3.12 and Wednes- dl at 3.48. 'I‘he sun sets this evening and tn- morrow at 8.08; -it rises tomorrow znglrning at 4.32 and Wellnesiay "I . li. _ There' was a new lnoon on Tuesday. June 19th at 8.02 a. m. The llrst. quarter of the moon will be on Wednesday, June 27th at 11.03 a. m. The -moon sets tonight st 1111- Ths length of todsy will be flfwen hours and flftyslx minutes, _ _ _ _ . _v. _ _, ._-_1~ ... .l . ~' -. .. (Canadian Press Despatch.) PARIS- Continuing their otl`f-.n- sive on the Aisne frc-nt the Germans last night made repeated attacks in `tile region of Vuuuxu'illon,'and south- east ot' l<`ilaIn. They also multiplied their efforts against our l~`|‘9nch posi- tions north ot' l"l'c-itimont where they failed yesterday. Today's official statement slys tile Germans made 'considerable sacrifi- U0-“I Wililvut gaining the slightest ud- Vlllllililfl. The statement follows: Tile night was marked by violent `Gcrulnn efforts against the points nt- tnckell on the preceding day in th; "Il-lloll of Vauxnillon on the one hand and southeast of Filaln on the other-, All these attacks were repulsed and the enemy, whose losses were sc- rious, gained no advantage. Fighting was particularly spirited between Rcoycre Farm and i-‘roidlnmm Fm-m_ The Germans \vllo enlarged their at- tacking front east. of Epine de Cin-v. regny as fur as to uc-rtil of Froidmont Farm, put forth great efforts to cap- ture these positions. Their attlck- ing forc_es wr-ro broken up by our firv and they were not able to approach our lines or debouch from the salient penetrated yesterday. Other efforts' ofthe enemy east of Chevreux, east of -Snvaiiercs Ile Corsy. and in the region of (‘h.\'nlrettes, also were repulsed, We penetrated German lines at every point and took prisoners. I BRITISH RAID GERMAN TREN- CHES. (Canadian Press Despatch.) l.0NDON.~(()i`iiuial)~ 'l`ho British raided enemy trenches north of Ga- vrollo over night. and tc-ok prisonom. Prisoners were also taken near War ncton. and Grzrluun ralriers were rc pulsed east. of Yprcs. A Gorman ofil cial report .says (lcrmnn torccs penc- trlltcd l~‘rclu-it positions nlo°ng thoi (‘hcmin llcs Dames near Soissonzl- cvcr a one mile front to R consllivl'-I uble depth. A BRITISH CAPTURE PRIBONERG. L()NDON.- Heuvy artillery fight- I (Canadian Press Despatch.) 5 ingneur Messines. The British* 'Fll-:Ros rlollrlrlo oll wssrlillll Faoin the Germans made Repealed and Desperate Eiioris io itecaptllre Positions taken from ° Them bni were itepulsed at Every Point captured many prisoners south of the Scnrpe River. WHOLE GERMAN PATROL KILL- ED. l,().`\'DON.- i0illciuI)~ Portugese _troops. now with British army, killed |01' captured a whole Gerrnlln patrol ‘south of Armentferes. There is heavy ,artillery fighting ut many places. GERMANS HAVE CONNECTED ALL CELLARS |N.ST. QUENTIN. bolnhul'tllnt~.nt i`oll0\\'etl by news li-l` , _ I luxnls- "the inhabitants of sl. Quentin who were expelled by tho Germans, are arriving in Paris, hav- ,ing travelled by way of Belgium, Ger- many and Switzerland. Late arri- vals say that the town was finally evacuated by the last of thc civilian population March 18. -after a long pe- riod in which they suffered from lack of food. Supplies from the Relief (folnmission had been entirely sus- pended for that region and other parts of Northern France, and the refugees subsisted during their passage into fielglwul and thrc-ugh Germany on soup ln-:nie from dandollons and net- tles. - Tile refugees declare that the Ger- mans have connected all the cellars of St. Quentin with one another, and also have dug comluunicatlon channels underground froln the cellars of the town to those of several villages some distance away. _ ' BERLIN REPORT. . (Canadian Press Despatch.) BERLIN.- The \Vl' Office claims to have recaptured from the French the positions gained by the latter on JUHB 18! t0 21. east of Corneilet on the Champagne. 'ro0l.s or GERMANV ' i ExPEl.l_Eo Fnolvl Gnssce ATiiHNS.~~ Steps are ‘being taken to rid the country of German propa- ganllists. Thirty-one of them, inclu- ding forlller Premiers and other Mi- nisters and officers of the Greek gen- eral staff and the reservists have been ordered expelled from the coun- try, while others wiii he placed un- der surveillance. WANIS IIRNSIIRIPIIIINI (Canadian Press Despatch.) Ei)M0l\"I`Ol\'.-Tile Baptist von vention of Alberta has passed u ro- solution fuvoring selective conscrl;»~ tio not` mzlullood and its conviction' that the available wealth of tho coun-V try should not escape levy. 'l`ile (Inlgnry Trades and Labor Council has decided to oppose conscription until the wealth of the country has boon conscriptod. I -_l-_X-il' ' Minsrd’s Llnlmsng euros toothschs. T l' . SA" @ ===§ ’*'> TT 1;) xg -< ROYAL OF C NEW Y .__"_.*. the Royal linnk of Canada has :lc Merchant's National Bank of New York. The price is said to have been ln the neighborhood of $1J50-- 000_ Th., object of this connection l-l I understood to have been to enable ’-iw Royal Rank to profit by deposit 'lc- counts in the New York institutic-n. nl tasuilirv Llsr The names of the following Island- ern appeals in ll recent caaunity lint: Klllled In Aetlon.- L. Lourle, St. Earl Bennett. Albertan- W. E. McDonald, Coleman, Lot 9. wnumrsd :rf MI|.'sIng.- A. R. Mc- ' , P nt rm. migrsvlgusl Reported Wounded. but Bt.L0l|. ________........--_-- RAPIISI IIIINVENIIIIN §SMIiE Al RERMANS IHREAIS III SIARIIE A ENRIANII LONDON- "The United States and Great Britain, working together on the food supply problem. can smile at German threats- to starve England," Baron Rhondda, the new Food (‘onf.loller, declared today dur- ing nn informal talk with llewspaper correspondents in regard to the foull situation. Baron Rhondda said hc wished to work in the closets co- operation with Herbert (‘.. Hoover, the American Food Administrator. and they should keep ill constant touch with each other in dealing with the food problems. and added that he proposed to do away with all food speculation in the country. ill assorted that speculation in bonn- NEW YORK- If I" f“I’°r'°‘I II‘“" foodstuffs. notably grain and prod-If uce. already had been ollmlnated. iaulred a controlling interest in lllc and that all speculators must go. Further than that, ho continued. he would reduce the number of middle- man to the lowest limit. _ saltons or sl_Acl< sea I FLEET cause Tnousts. PETROGRAD- There have been disorders among the sailorr- of th.. ‘Black Son fleet It Sebssiopol. to viz' i-*. which the naval members of th- Americsn mission to Russia started Catherines. l Woundsd.- P. McPherson, (lien on Monday. [Munn A ‘Do hr there have been only con “_ qgughmr, ltndtlco. fusbd reports as to the scope of th" trsnlrls with the ssllnn. frhs itsch ssyi thrdlsoraérs are connected wibil the rotirvinllit of the command- er of the fleet, Admiral Koltohsk- it is announced that Admiral Kolto- to the Government insisting that his IIANAIIIAN IIIRESIERS IN ANNUAI SESSIIIN __._. g lidopt Resolution Urgina Canada to Consserate Her anhood, and all Her Energies to Bring War to llrlumphant Conclusion (Canadian Press Despatch.) HAMILTON. ON’i`.- After a foul' days convention, which ranked as one of the most important ever held in the history "of the 'Ortierj' 'th'e"`I-figh Court of the Canadian Order of Fo- resters brought -its session to an end yesterday afternoon, at the Royal Connaught by the election of officers followsz- “That ill the opinion of this High (`ourt of the Canadian Order of Fo- resters. the paramount task _before the forces and civilized nations of tho world is the destruction of the spirit of militarlsm and despotism. and ty- ranny which has *culminated in the present awful war. and to that end it is tile unmistakable duty of Canada at the present time- to consecrate her -manhood, her naval resources andg her energies of every kind to the bringing about of a speedy triumph' and the ushering in of permanent and healing ‘pe-acc. _The following officers were elected: High Chief Ranger, David Allan.. ofy Grimsby: Ifigh Vice-Cllici' Ranger, Aid. J.A.A. Brodur. Montreal; High Secretary. Robert Elliott. Qi’ .Brautzl ford; High Registrar, W. li. Cooper; High Clraplain, Rev. W. J. West; First High Auditor, W. L. Roberts: Second High Auditor J. i’. lloeg, i-ligll Treasurer, A. R. Galpin I BRIIIIANI RRII-ISII SIIII1IER.-..IIEAII _ _ (Canadian Pcesr Despatch.) LONDON.- Announcement is made’ that Lieutenant-General Robert G. Broadwood has died of wounds re-` ceired in action. General Broad-I wood was lmrll in 1862 and had held 'numerous important cummundsin-I chief. notably in South (‘.hinn and Africa. He fought with the Dongo-' la expeditionary forces ill 1896, in the Egyptian war in 1898 and in South Africa in the Bl.-or war. He had ru- ccivcd nulnerou.-a medals for his bril- liant stu-v‘ir:cs and frequently was llso lnentionetl in rieapatches. IIALIANS IIAPIIIRE IIIIIU RIEIES, I5 RUNS it0l\i'l".- 'filo Italians captured 14 machine guns arld 1.000 rifles on June 19 at Mollteorlignsa. ` SHARP FIGHTING ON TRENTINO FRONT. (Canadian Press Despatch.) IiOME.- Sharp lighting has becny renewed in the Trcntino sectcfr. The Austrians met a reverse in the Cordo- vele Valley. FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA. (Canadian. Press Despatch.) y PARIS.- There are signs of in- croasetl -activity along the Vardar and Puma Bcnrl, in the Macedonia -sector unli ill Serbia. llllllll lzllllltsslll- ls tlliljsilllulllll (Canadian Press Despatch.) BOLOGNA- Alfred Cocchi. under arrest hero today, confessed to the italian authorities that he had mur- dered Ruth Cruger in New York. Cocei went to Bologna from New York in February after the disappear- ance of Ruth Cruger. a girl eighteen ami the passing of a resolution as' ii1lN.iJ,cii.WIATHIFSUN _ I KIN”I]LY'IlEMEMIiEREI] _ 3 BYRUVT. IIFFIGIALS I Hon. J. A. Mathieson, waslo _Saturday afternoon, waited upon L n relationship, already referred to, that n’hag existed between us-. we wish you the Legislative Council Chamber by to accept this accompanying gift. As 'the officials in the building and wa made the recipient of a gold mounted ebony cane. The presentation was made as a tokenof the esteem in s you may use it, we trust that, when recalling the busy days - not always easy - spent under this old roof. ,you may be reminded that there are whlch.,Mr..Matb.leson is held by.the'111Bny things in life worth living for bfflcitals. (The Mesentat-Holi was ac- companied by an address read by' Mr. John Andreeon, Provincial Auditor and the formal ‘presentation was made by Mr. Arthur Newbury, Assistant Provincial Sec’y-Treas. The address was as follo\vs:--_ Prince Edward is-land, 23rd June,, 1917. Dear Mr. Mathieson,- The undersigned officials, who have served - as we may say - with and under you whilst Premier of this Province, 'avail ourselves of this op- portunit-y to convey to you our ap- preciation of your unfaiiing consul- eration' towards-ug during the term of your office. just now closed, and- wif-‘x you health and strength for the im- portant duties now devolving upon you. - In being charged with the scales ot justice, we‘have full confidence that; you will hold them not only with care and ability. but with conscien- Iand not the least of them the grate.- flll regard of your associates- of 'which this is a small but faithful ex- presston. Sincerely, ' ARTHUR NEWBERRY, ` JOHN ANDERSON, L. B. McMillan, H. H. SHAW, F. KEOUGI-IAN, and all the otgller officials of the building. Hon. Mr. Mathieson made n fitting reply. expressing his regret. at- palt- ing with the officials. He declared -that during his regime he had the full support and co-operation of thc whole staff and commended them for their deligsnce and dose application to the duties of their offices. Ile' ex- pressed regret that the circumstanc- es of t-he province did not permit of giving such remuneration to all as its necessary at the present. time. and expressed the hope that the financial conditions of the province would be- l.-ious fairness to all. Ae a reminder ofthe very pleasant -..,.,...~.-.~f.~~.....~.....,.,v...~_»~».».,..~...a..e WAIIIVI .WEIIIIIIAE IIIR NE fore ‘long permit of an improvement in this regard. . y W” i"‘“““”rr‘i“““““ PREMIER All IAIINI IIARIVIEII Mont Carmel was en foie _yester- day when Premier A. E. Arsenault made his ilrstpubllc appearance in his new official capacity. From every house flags were gaiiy spread to the breeze as -the new Premier ‘made his appearance among his constli.u.Tlts‘. The whole part-sh tumed .out , n'...forca -fto..do ,honor to 'l-ion. Mr. Arsenauit-. . It was Bt. John the Baptist Day,-the national Feast Day of the French Canadian people, and the celebration was therefore all the more enthusias- tic, The new Premier was made the recipient of an appropriate address. -congratulating him llpon the honor- able position to which he had attain- ed. He made lt fitting reply, warmly 'welcome and laudatory rcmarks. Premier Arsenault was accompanl ed by Ml'. Adrian Arsenauit. barrist er, of Summerside, and among other visitorg present was Rev. S. Tessicr, Professor of Philosophy at. St. Joseph’e University, New Brunswick. who also gave an excellent. address extending hearty .congratulations to the new Premier. After the presentation of the ad- dress to the Premier a reception was gifen by Rev. P. P. Arsenaul; at the parish house “O, Canada" was enth- usitically sung and “Ave Maria Colle" was rendered with great spirit by' the choir. “The National Anthem" brought to ft close an event which will long be rernembored in Mont (`.armel_ tllanking the people for their kind ____f__.l__'__ __-_;,;______________________ LEAGUE IIE THE HIINIIR Yesterday the Feast of St. Aioy sins which was observed in St. Dun- stan's Catlledrnl was perhaps the best celebration -by the League of the Cross, Total-Abstinence Society. in honour of their Patron, for many years Despite tho fact that about fifty, per cent. r.-f the older members' branch are at the front, a very rep resontative number of -the older members and a' large number of the younger' members received Holy 'Communion at the 8 o'clnck Mass for all tiie members overseas whether li- vingor _(lead. ln the afternoon, at three o'clock, the service was truly a League oi' the Cross one. 'l‘hc Choir were all members of the -So- ciety, the Ol-ganlst was a member. as were also the ushers and acoiytos. After the hymn “Come Holy (}llost". had been sling hy the choir, the solo being taken in parts by Brotllcrsy Lorne Howatt. baritone and Patrick Mc`Qunid. tenor. ills Lordship the Bi- shop, w'ho has always shown u spo- cinl interest in the League of thc Cross. addressed the members. both young and old, who were assembled ln the centre section of the Cathedral. His Lordship, in a brief but forceful and _appealing sol-mon. gave an inter- esting summary of the llfo of lhc great and noble Saint. his early dedi- cation to the service of God, his great piety. his self-sacrificing devotion to his duties. and his unsullicd purity,--_ urging on his bearers the virtue. so highly esteemed hy christ himself- Of. purity of heart. After dealing with the life of St. Aloysius from the time of his nativlty until his death, His Lordship went on to say that the lea- sorls to be drawn from hisylifo wars three: `i-*ix-st, the lesson of Purity. 'fills was.`of all others, the vitrue that tllnlngnlshed st. Aloysins- His Cc-nfessors. 'after his death, when years old. When the.glrl's body was chi's motor cycle shop in New York. Police Commissioner Woods cabled to Italy melting mrvlis an-at on s charge of murder. '- t'l\.\llNG EVENT! assonaonunarm . lalnxnomilro. . . -~woo1..- a~l»s_'newtnlsnt at nz- rlculture will be receiving wool st Charlottetowll ami Summerslde up to discovered in the basement of, Coe-'thu ‘ha Iilmmn had (om m4m'_ mm 7 - I .they coils speak freely. ssld of hilm |naver in his life, owing -to his prayer and mortlfication. did he experience l l reel mon against the hnlvr ‘;I‘lIi.lEengI°` Purity' is la virtue -nil very dear to God; in fact it comes from God Himself. During his whole GRIISS PATRIIN SAINI cfyos never to look upon anyithingy, that would draw me away from God.” God detests impurity as greatly as he loves purity, and as examples of God's detestation of the vice of impurity and lntermperunce, he mentioned Sodom and Gomorah. The second lessen to be drawn from the life of St. Aioysius, said His' Lordship, was the virtue of Humllity, which we do not always find to-day. St. Aloysius never gave the least trouble: Why? Because he was filled with the subject of humility. God came llown on earth as a litt.lc` babe and suffered and died on the Cross to leach us humility, and St. Aloysitls emulated Our Lord ill this, great virtue. Ile voluntarily under- towk the most. mental work in the Je- suit Order, washing dishes and sweep- ing. because of his overwhelming de- 'i`llo third lesson which the life of. St. Aioysius teaches is the virtue of mortification. _Tile Patron of the Lt-1gue. said His Lr/rdship. fasted for three days in the week. and secretly inserted a board in his hed ln nrdm- to make himself sore for the love of G06- "lf you are going to he -pure anti humble, you must mortify yon,-. self," continued his Lordship. “You cannot enjoy the fruits of nppotltc and nt, the same time he' pure 0|- hum. ble. and in particular, there is one ‘kind of mortlficalion we must re cl-nnnend, and that is tempemncc. V Your Society is sworn for that pup. Dose. and now ill the day of youth is the tinln to consider well the vice of illtemperance. 'Look art/und and noe IWW “WHY 'l"0l\- who were young IIOYS 01108. who calrns to church as YW 5"- Hlld Who at one time pcrhsps belonged tn the Loaguf- nf the Crm.; 1:] You do. and made their first. Holy .ommunion and received confirms. tion and took the pladgg as you ,||¢_ lre _victims of intempemnce to-day. l know that you are all pledged, my deal brothers of the League of the (`l’0ss. to abstain from intoxicating ll- quor. and it is for 'this reason that this society is very dear to our hearts. It is to protnct our young men from me mm" suffered his enemies to “_ sin, and particularly from the sin of 'o _se him o='igQl`&|nde of s.I:;_db\\t vnhe-I r n W to' e . . ‘#121 Qilsfitllit h'f»rlvol;l_rltrl and in. '§;°'“°"‘ I-°*"P°\’°'l¢®~ tv 'heir uve our 1 l . i ` y lntrmperance. But not only that. Wo want something more; we want to e ei l-ie tells us Blsasétd are °Ihe'”“~ I *im §°I“K 10 BFI* YOU t0 len na dl* heart 1 r they shsu seal 'gy ‘1 Drews lil par huns to Goa. God." ills Lordsh p told the splon-` I- 5' Y°‘"` P300" `5l\I|\‘t- ibm". W0- dm story of Job' an _anmher examme moto these virtues; but in particular ,_ - - = - d st , th J bv yi would ask you to make an your re- ~- "°.:""°‘- rm" ltr.: .lm..‘:.'_ ‘“l.f..”°“.......;.-. ‘f-me A--as »» M-- lv," I my lm.” . “rum 'ml mv gt Ale-ysins practised, namely, morti Ml ll Llnlmsntcursoillistlneows resignation should he accepted A Mlnsrfs ,Llylimsnt euros dlltsmyr. I I I ""I°“' h"'"Imy “WI 1“"'"Y~ Mk nsr s " ' ' . sire to learn the virtue of humility. r lushllh lull I IE” lllsls'-l lll lllllll Many Germans Killed by Hand tiranallies and in Bayonet lt- tacil. _ (Canadian Press Despatch.) _ PETROGRAD.- On the western Russian front, Russian scouting par- ties nmbushed an approaching Ger- man party and showered hand gre nades upon them. Many Germans were killed in bayonet fighting which followed. On the Caucasus front the Russians forced the Turks to re- treat about `two miles. increased ac- tivity is reported al. many points on the western Russian front between Lemberg and the Dneister. RUBSIANS AND AUSTRIANS " FIGHTING. (Canadian Press Despatch.) PETROGRAD.- in Galicia lively scouting operations are reported he- llveen Russians and Austrians. Six German airplanes mode an unsuc- cessful raid on n Balt!-: Sea Russian ‘ port. “-. RUSSIAN SIIUAIIIIN . . IS IMPRIIVING (Canadian Press Despatch.) _ l’E’l`OGRAi).- in spite of disorders at Sebastopoi and Anarchist threats, here there are indications of marked improvement in the situation. There is growing support of tile government and the growing animosity against the forces which make for disintegra- tion in the army. -A resolution pass- ed on Thursday by the Russian Con- gress of‘ Council of Deputies is regard- ed as final defeat for extlemists and paclflsts, a motion supporting the pro- visional govern-ment being passed by a majority of rmore than four to one. SWISS NIINISIER ASKED III R.EPIIRI»AI BENRE (Canadian Press Despatch.) Bi