THE . CHARLOTTETOW G ARDIA IVIORNIING DAILY ._ ..._ __ ._ weakly (now Evening Daily) 1837 } M°"“n° DT", T°""d°d 1°" r$3.60 Per Year (delivered) ln advance CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1915 $2-50 por year by mall in advance PROGRESS O FWAR . ON BOTH FRONTS .~ Russians Have lliade Decislvc Gains at llli Points ' (Special to The Guardian) LONi.lON, Feb, 11.-Battle is tol- 1nw'ing battle on the Eastern frontier where llussia, single handed, is fight ing the forces of Germany, Austria and Turkey. The Itussians have held their lines against Field Marshal Von lllndenburg's army which attetnpted last week to break through to War saw and apparently have checked thi-.I Anstro-German offensive in tlte (lar-, pathians. 'l‘hcy are ttow called on to defend positions they have won in East Prussia and Northern roland. The Germans are transferring men and guns by railways and have as- sumed the offensive on the East Prus- sian border and on the right bank of the Lower Vistula where the advance has brottght them into the district of Slerpre which the Russians occupied a short time ago. lt is impossible to say yet whether the next big battl will take place in tltis district or i East Prussia as the Graitd Duke N cholus has not disclosed ltis intett- tions. lie may strike betweett Tisi and lnsterburg in East Prussia or threaten to cut. Vott llitidenburg's cont~ tttitiiicatiotis with Thorn by ti. move- tnent iilottg the Lower Visiuia. No further change is noted in the Carpa- thiann but thc /\ustrlttn‘s oillciiil rc- pori, which complaitis of obstacles ol' ` snow attd strong presstirc of ltussiaits and suggests that the offetisive has at least partially failed. While the Austro-(lertnit.| force in the Eastern part of the range scents to have been strong enough to coiiipcl the ltusslans to retire frotn llukow- itttt, the Russians appeal' after the tit-ree battle of Sunday last to have almost contpiete command of tiiiddio and western portions of the tttoun- talns. Except for somewhat more severe engitgeinetits than usual in Argonne and another in Alsace, in whicli the Gertuans cluim success-ultitouglt the l<`rench say they have regained the groitnd temporarily given up-calm coiititiues along the western i'rotit. in ilic meantime the powers engaged in the struggle are putting their lioiises in order for the continuation of tlte war, The German Emperor has re- turned from the casterti front to Bor- iiti to confer with his generals, includ- ing Von Motkle, who was retired after the first. stages of the war. l~‘in:inclui experts in Berlin are rc- portcd to he arranging for the flotation of another internal loan of $i,250,00i),- 000. e it is said Russia also contemplates floating an internal loan of $250.iiiltt,- 000. lti England increnseil cost ol' living t or-ciipied the attettiioti oi` tho Govern- tnetit, anti \vl\iie i’rt-ttiicr Asquith tit-cliiit-tl to :issetit to fixing tnnxiiniim prices, steps were tnkcn to improve thc sitiiatlott. The (iovcriititotit is cott- sidcriitg iiit.ian.-i to i~z\t°t'y on ti itiorc i:tt°iiigetit caiiitiatigti :igiiiiist (li-rmiiti tradc. _ A Gertnuti subtiiiiritic iniulc its uppciirzince oft the count of llolliind and nttcntptcd to torpedo the liritish steiitttct' Lncriv.. which when ordered to stop hoistt-il it lhttcli ting to protect her ti<-titral crew. A torpedo was tired and piissed along thc sit-atner's side as she slipped away at full speed, iitid the sttbtntiriiie st-nt ti shell after ltcr. ll 1. -“_-_»,-_-,-_-,-. 1 ._ _ .Y-_-_-.-.-_-_-_ _ . . _ _ . -_-~-.. ,.,..-_.. EiiiiiiilN i]iSiiilTiES PJSTETI iT ilTiiWi (S`pecia| to the Guardian.) OTTAWA, Feb. ll.-The following casualties among the t`atiadinn expc ditioitttry forces are ttnttounced by tltc iliilitiii ilcpnrtment to~night:-- Seriously ill, Private ilicinird l\lc (‘.ullouglt, i’,l’.(‘..L.l., with bronchitis. :it No. 9 t`anadian General liospitai. Next. of kin, Mrs L. Mc(‘ullougli. 4:24 lleverly Street. Winnipeg. \\’ouuded slightly. Jan. il, Private \\'. South, l’.P.C.L.l. Next of kin, ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. THEN RELEASED. ST JOITN, Feb. 10.-A. Scheiier. who. when he arrived on the Atlantic express yesterday ntorniiig front thc west. was detained because of sonic- tiiiitg sttspicioits about his leaving ti batik in Winnipig, where hc was oni- ploycii, attd the fact that he pos:~iesscd :i (lernttiii naint~_ was rt-ioiisctl after ti fcw hours. lie fiirnislictl s:ilist`iit'tot~y prool' it the police tltat lic was ttot tt Gerninn. tiithougli his ttticesiors were Gcrmttn. iii- said that he tctitlerod his ro.<:igttii~ tion to the liatik, bttt did not wait for :iii ucceptattce liccatisc ol' his anxiety to got hontc. lie wanted to catch the t'ot'sican here. llc also fni'iiislied documents to show that hc was in thc civil service employ in England before ite came to Canada last. sumiiier. The police released him and will allow iiitti to go on the Corsicaii. (‘(i~NI)l']Nt~`»I$_I) ADS. 'P00 L.-\'l`\‘] l"0R H iiiliTiSii iiilNiEN iiilliil 25 iiiiiiiiiiS (Special to the Guardian.) i.ONl)t)N, I-`cb. ll.--'i‘lic Daily Mail correspotident says he learns that 315 (lcrtntin soldiers were killed in one of the Antwerp forts, Fritlay, by at lioiitli dropped by iiritish airmen. FLAGS DOWN .\liiS'l`i€fEN'r sooi-~»1 A. 'rim \\'t~:.\'i'ttt~:u. perlence. desire a position; thot-ougli fl‘l~],\ll’l*]Il.\'|`\'|l |31. ` _ I ll) .. - knowledge of single and double entry and oiilcc ntnnngetnent. Sul ary moderate. /Willy "/\" “UK Ili’ tlliarlottctowtt. _r 8 _ -' ~ WANTE5-ONE RELIABLE PERSON in every town to take orders for an artistic article. Some know- ledge of canvassing preferred but not necessary. Apply. statins ex perience. Box 672. Truro. N.S. - 8604-2-12m3l FOR SALE-Two grade Cows. recent- ly frenhened, good niilkers; also. registered Ayersliire Bull, weight ll'i00 pounds, ii good type of Ayer- »|~|,(,_ um. wut lu- high this monuns shire breed. John ll. McGowan. Si. l‘eter's Bn 8500 2 l2E6lpd ,.._._..____. _l;.. __c.-._‘.._'.`_-.___ _ . ~' --v it BusiNEs§ I-:Nvsi.oPi=s. i ii ,n 9_f,9_ t r 23 printed with name and '\fltlrci4F- Oilil- cr on flap or front. $3 DW 1.0002 land tomorrow nt 5.24; it rises o $5.50 for 2.000; $12.00 for ss.~i0c:i ' “ $20 for l0,000. Gil/\lll)lAfw' Ol~`Fl(.'l'1. 6608-ll-'.’lmtf. i=on°sAi.¢-I-A" st.ioi-t1'i.v " usso. latest i n classic style llointr. des g , . ' man Piano-this piano costs $450 when new, anil'wlll be sold si H bill” gain. Apply to Box 284. il\\Bl’l0i\*" town. 8502-2-12M8lDd. - . ..._ itat-‘> tznrti -~ |.~ \|oo.\. I-rt C. (Special to the Guardian.) _ TORON-|~()_ pcb. 12.-biiirititnrer.. lfresh south-wcstcrl)' “`"“T”- ge" ally fair and tnild. _ _ THE WEATHl;}‘R.;-Yesterday WHS beautifully' line a icy- _ The lowest temperature of T\1€II;<:°§) night was 14 deg. above zero. bowl i\.m. yesterday it was 19 dog. iamrcri and at 9 p.tii. the ntercurl' "W5 5 hc highest tcmpcrature 26 above. T _ _ 0 of tltc dny was :iii rlcg. r\|l0V0 “W ' . nt 0.57 and totttorrow nt. i0.40. ii- Wm bc high tonigltt iii 8.00 and tolIl0l`l'0W - i .tfternoon i\ i The sun sets tit s t mm row morning at 7.0" and Slltilllll 7.04 .. i. The last quarter of the ni00“ on Sunday, Feb. 7th. ui ill “' "“'q“n There will be a new “\"‘"‘ ““ ‘ da Feb. Nth at l2.t!l ti. ni- hours and sixteen minutes. '"4 i Mlnard'| Linlmsnt cures Dlphillef °~ Minard‘| Liniment 'caros slrsvf in W" Bruges, lleigiunt. ordered all the con- sulates there to haul dowit their flags The coiisius, thc dcspatcli adds, iti- Tite moon sets this nftcrttoeti at The length of today will Tl" “`" (From our own Reporter.) O'l"I‘AWA, Feb. ll.-Cntitula will finance the war by a general and sweeping increase iti the tariff, and tlte ievyittg of a special tax. In the House of (lominons to-day, lfinance Mitiister White delivered what will go down in history as the most important Budget since Confed- eration. He announced an increase of 71/2 per cent, ad valorent in the general and intermediate schedules, and an increase of 5 per cent. ad valorem to the British preferential. The free list is practically wiped out. Every article ltitlterto free or dittlniile is al`l`ected, with half-a-dozen itnportatit exceptions. 'l`iic "special war revenue tax," as it will be known, will include:- “ .-\ tax oi' one per cent. atitttially upon the note circiilation of banks, to lie <-outputed atul paid quarterly. Une por cent. ofthe gross incoinc ol' triist and ioati contpanii.-s, (inc per cent. on pretninnts i-oi-i-ivoil in Uiitiiula by all insuritncc associ- ations exct-pt life. t't~ntcriial and ttiuriiie conipanics. lkiyttictits to lic niudi- quarterly. 'i`hc above charges art- iuaiio rctro- active, and apply to all truiisactions tnttde after .lnniiary lst. 1915. l~`ront to-day the following taxes will be tipplied :- _ One cent oit each telegraph or cable message originating in (‘anada, to be paid by tlte sender. Five cents on each ticket costing over one anti not more than five dollars, and live cents for each addi- iiottitl tive dollars or fraction of live dollars on all railway and steamboat tickets to points in Canada, Newfound- (From our own Reporter.) 0'l"l‘AWA, Feb. li.-The political truce blew tip' last night with all oit board, torpedoed by ilon. Williatn Pugsley. The member for St John made a bitterly partisan attack on the purcliasc of the two submarines the day the war broke out for the defence ot` tlte Pacific coast, insinuztting that there was wrong-doing oit tlte part ot' Sir iticltnrd McBride, and wound tip by reviving the Liberal naval policy. - tivoidiitg the buiiditig at tlte present - time of sttbtnarines for ti Pzittatlintt . navy. - ills speech and attack at a time wht‘n urgent cfforts were being matic to drop politics attd to have the two ptirtics unite in thc single aint of de- fcticc ol' thc ldttipirc wt-rc bilicrly test-tiled by t‘oti.~ierviitivc linrtics. lic wits sltztrply brought to task by lion. J. l). lla'/.cn and Sir Robert. Ilor- den. 'l`lic old cltitinbcr fairly rang with t‘on.-crvittivc clieer.-: when tho l’rc-mir-r wiiriniy di-ciiired: “lf there i hind and the United States. The following stattip taxes ar appliedz- Two cents on each cheque, depos receipt, and bill of exchange, expres order, post oiilce order. and bill o lading and upon each postal note stamp tax of one cent. Each letter o post card mailed in Canada must carr a war tax stamp of one cent. ilpon each package of proprietar or nten't ttiedicitie and perfumery P stamp ot' one cent tip to ten cent value, and one cent. for each additiona ten cents charge. quart, champagne and sparkling win twenty-|`ivc cents a pittt. will bc no income tax. i~‘rom thc foregoing a revenue o HOUSE OF COMMONS MOST IMPORTANT (BUDGET. SINCE CONFEDERATION Free List Practically Wlped Out. Revenue of $25,000,000 Expected From increased .Duties, $8,000,000 from Special War Revenue Tax. rotherwise will be sixty million, making e a total additioit to the annual debt of $110 000 000. it While' Mr White conservatively hesi- s tated to attempt to forecast conditions f so variable as those at present, yet a he pretlicied that there would be an r easier ina rket l`or the sale of securities y for needed expenditures on tlte part of provinces, municipalities. railways y and ititltistrics. He also looked for n tt general eoniniercial inlprovelnent, s which the outlook for increased farm l .production this coming year in Canada would greatly strengthen. Non-sparkling wines, ten cents a Mr Wliltc wound tip tits most impor- Q . , . . s tant lltiilget .tititotiitcemetit in the history of l’arliainent with the follow- f ing confident and patriotic utterance, ,$il,i)i|0.000 a year is expcctcil. 'l`liei‘c \vliicli was rcceivctl with it storm of tippiniise :- ' The ittcroaseil ciistonit-t charges are "Above itll. will our commercial 'not to bc applied to silk fnlirics, vel-‘ vets. riblioiis. ctiiliroiilt-i-y, wheat. iiou tea, rttitlirat-ite coal. Newtbtitidliiii iisli, sail for curittg ilsli. lilies, twine iicts and lioolts; i't-.apers mower binders. liarvcsters, binder twine, tru tioti ilitciilng mat-iiiiies, sugar. tubucc ticwspriitt paper, ncwspiiper prcs.-.|- typc sf-ttcrs and castors. I Ati iitinunl revenue of $25,000,000 'expected front tlte increased dutlc 'l`he draw back privilege ot 99 pe cent. on duty paid on raw material timported iiit.o Canada and manufa tured and exported in manufacture form is continued. M" The decrease iti revenue, Mr Whit announced, is thirty-three tnillio Squid l’ot' bait and iiicolitie sulphnt are added to the free list. i. e intprovi-ntcnt. and l'or that matter r,.cotittttt-t'cIiiil ltnprovenietit. throughout ti thc world, follow upoti the cotitinultig s.i.~;iiccess ol' thc Allies. So far as atiy .-t. war can be said to go well we have if- every reason to make the state-ment tt. as to this thc most terrible of wars. it, As to its duration, it would hc idle lo hazard ti guess. But, lic it long or c short, tho lilinpire and every pttrl of it is tleteriniiied that its conclusion s must be upon such terms that the s. ciit-:ning peace will not be at transietit i' peace, not an armed atid arming s urtnisticep but' a real and lasting - Isettlcment, with securities amply guar- d anteeing the world against a recru- dessence ol’ the militarist ambltiott, o the greed of power. possession, the ti lust oi’ coitqiicst, which have brought dollars. The war expediture for the :tboitt almost a subversion of our year is iii'ty million. Tlte dcllc going to be attacked it is ready and hc received, on August 4, the day war it civilisation." POLITICAL TRUCE BROKEN BY HON. WM. PUGSLEY prepared to carry the war itito the broke out, a tclegrani frotn Sir Rich- eneiuy`s territory." iard lllc.Bt'itlc to the effect that. he had There was no doubt ot` the feclitigiadvaticcd the money i`or the submar- of the Governmettt members, theyiincs and had purchased them oit his pounded their desks atid cheered foriown responsibility. llc said that, even several initiates the |ioitit_e_<_l___t7g;tt_t_arks as il. was, efforts were made to stop of the Premier. the submarines, but it was too late, Mi' Hazen showed that the purchase they had passed ouside of territorial of tlte subniarittes was endorsed by waters. it was only by minutes, ap- ilic British Adiitirnlty and that it was parctitlv that (‘ana