-(_ ._ .~ _-" fi - \ , "i I ‘ " sw awaits--vi _ _Reade Heil? »l...1.w'.`:. ‘ . `. _ ' " Advertisers. mm fy i_. . - _ ..,-'f `. .\..f..L.`.‘. ‘ ...`. ` _ - . » t ern _I-’ f p yan' .I ._ woildx -'i|a1_,=;1_ _ ' I _areausg nniln I ,i , . . ___ um?-_cumin uiuie -tic ‘ usuc' A tirlioicennt- nl `.llaii';¢ -limit-' f _ way l ,iles ' to _Scrvczus Fader for ti.P.R. ii” .' '_~, i,_.“ '_.'*°!'- . . - . _ ' .- `- ' ` ` wo slots at Radoslavoff, it is tated. “BU-mm" UF their Initial Successes wliile tli,e,l?l;tll¢ll Tl‘00ilS Ti::..‘:.%.: r,f;'@.=.:".:::.f‘.:'.1:i'.-.;‘:f; is:.°:.;' ' I CAPITAL PIIIIISIIMIIIT ¢»uWm1 . Y ` ‘ . ' .` --_ ' ' (Special-to the Guardian.) 'exp » ' -11.9. ~ PARIS, March .20.-The relative tot ' (F"°l'l\ l?lll‘f°W'l'¢°l‘l`"P°l1¢-l°"l-) numerical superiority from which an tion 0TT5w'.~ti= Much 20-_T110 V3||°Y assailant always profits at the begin- nie HHUWBY'-W lcll llllll bevll ll Sllbilwl 0|' ning of an action was glveii semi- gin dil4°‘l5°i°“ All "W H0“9¢ 50 l'08l|l“l`|)’ officially to-day as an explanation for. rest that ltla now reoosnlzed as one of the the initial oerman success in tuclino llllrdyf flnnllala 0! dabata. was asain nattie of verdun At nic moment tue' _. _ ~ D0 under consideration to-day and Liberal G 1, . ff | ml ' _ _____embe__s_f_______ the Mum Pr _ , ernians took t t o ens ve we con No 31° 0V "C93 not engage more than the forces welwitl madaa field day of it. The subioot had provided for holding the iinc, says tnc WHS l‘llU`0¢|ll0lfll BS l1S\llll by Ml' Carvoll. the memorandum, ‘because the Ger~ co Uli“.'b°A”5 “ 5995""-Y 0! UW ll191`llll°l' mans might easily have felntod before Bra for Carleton- Mr Car'/all charged tho , verdnn and attacked Nancy en masse. cha New Bl'""5Wi‘1k 5°V9|'Um°l1¢ Willl U9- or .they might have made their prin- sec oelvlnslhe noon” °' "‘“¢`nrovince by ci ai assault' in ine direction ei' D Ch lalllns to carry out the original nur- Ainicns or Calais. 'rue irrcucii stan' tion D080 Of l~ll0'- l'Hl|WHYS C0llB¢l’llCl-l01l- was not surprised at Verduu, but ol’ Bras,Douaumont,Iiardamont,Vuux, . '_ - __.______»_. __ ' _:_ _ _ _ _. ‘ ` ‘ " _ w.,___ _ -`21 ` 'isis T' {$8.50 For Your ‘(d’_el|ve`re;i_i;)?it?;='Ll_ivanoo " ` 'wi ___; _ O2-50' Ear _Year (Mailed) In Awqnee In Canada Ind ll»N for U5 9 w - ’ - o *' . ` man. Before lvanoft could fire again were tiliiiged to Guard -Against attllher I: _ Points. German Plans wellf l.aid,_ and fiercely ' if s,,,,,,,_ ,,,,,,,,,,,. ,,,' ,,,,,, Fought but their Failure isa now Uaquesiloned. HLAMES AUILS at This had W9" lllealll- 1° "Ill fl`0l11 sl ‘what it could not know was whether Laufco and Eix John to Grand Falls. there to connect (hp, was me mam attack gr wpptpgi- " with the National Traiiscoiitiiientul tc" co,-D3 W1"-U p,-ppm-on tg nt;-ik(-_ R\l"WlW» “ml "U5 lll'0V|l\l‘|‘l| S'0V‘2l`ll' .soinowliero else, while seven occupitl LONDON, March 20.-Heavy battles lll0lll- _lllltl llllllrlllllltell llfl llllllllil 0ll llllll the attention ol' forces at Vcrdun. As have been in progress north-west and ll1llll‘l’l'll8lll\lllE- ll t0lll\ llllllllllll Uf l40l1l0 the battle developed the Frencli forces north-cast ol" Vcrdun and on the north $6,000,000 hlivlllg illllll D00" Bllllk ill were reinforced as provided for, but urn purt of the Russian front, where when it opcncd on Folirunry 21 the the ltussians ure keeping up n strong 0 Frciicli line was hclil.only by cover-, offensive against the Germans. in all C0lll0l‘° ing troops which had been stationed these zones losses have been large, 0 there for months. _ it was the same while changes in position have been divisions flint stood the first shock relatively uniinportaat. which defended the ground foot by North-wcst of _Verdun in the sector .foot.~~'l'etardl`ng the ailvanco oi’ the Ger- of Avocourt and Malaucourt. the Gor nians and ploughing hngefurrows in mans, after a terrific bombardment. their ranksbefore each position-'audi drove a vicious infantry attack, ln .vanced line in order to avoid being dually holding the line of Douauinont ‘which liquid fire was employed. against Bras. until reinforcements came up. the French front. A _gosh German 'Pho issue of the battle to-night is divlsioli brought up fr ni it remote curtain to the defenders. The rush _point participated in thc operation. for Vcrilun was not only nntlclputi.-ii iThe Froiich. howevcr, with their cur- by thc General stall, hui; _on analysis tain of fire. uidod by niachiiic guns und it appears cleurly logical. An oppor- infantry. put. down the attack, with tunity to iinpnse bntllc on an udver- liuavy casualties to tho assaulting the The New Brunswick however, now the road only on th line, _ not the carried ...cu the he stated. wusuot to extend the (Special to the Guardian.) sary with a rivor nt his back and with forces, except in the eastern part oi' his single line oi’ rniixvcly connection Alancourt wood, some tcn miles from osed to artillery fire was sufficient . enipt the Germans whose preliam- s were long idelihcrated upon and thodlcally carried ont. At the be- nlng of the action the French left __. _er- - ...I it ` s' ~'-'M _-at .7 'rx “ ¢,,_,_ ` 3 ' . . L _ __ ' - ._ ‘ -_ , Y liilllilrilillll, Saitly ol Vdliilln is now I:,;?:“§_i.':i.;:"1f.B;:§.;”';§:.;§:";'-.fae: ' " _ ` - . . g . _ "‘ "I1'i*»l' `~»“'“ » 'f -f-"-"' """"l"“ ` ‘ ‘yes GI' ily. H0001* Hg 0 6898. C EB over. _ _ . _ _merical Superiorityoi lixpiains ,f:°:z;:se.a:s.stns':,:;s;”;:a ` t . §~ > 'f , slight progress. Berlin reports the repulso and also heavy. losses of the French who iAmMAII0i"nAmrniM|in if ut I NEW YORK. March 20.--A News Agency despatch from London pub= lishedhere to-day says: Premier Rad- oslavoff' of Bulgaria was attacked by student sprang upon him and dis- rined him. The Premier escaped. 1 .' . FUR SIIIIIIIIG SHIP *I ,i» ._> r r“-'.~.“~'f'-as-'.. J 1 :..i. PROCEEDINGS - _ / ...._._._&__, ' Bill to Aid Dominion Prohibition introduced. Burden oi Proof-‘oi Innocence. Thrown on Accused. Severe Penalties lor lmportlnpliiiif -Purposes in’ Violation oi Lau' oi Province , t _ - (Special to the Guardian.)` less he proves that he had good ren. OTTAWA, March ~20.-A bill to aid son for believing that the intoxicating: (Special to the Guardian.) BERLIN March 20.-An ofliclal Dominion prohibition was introduced liquor would only be deait with in u in the House this afternoon by the lawful manner. ' -HOUSE OF COIillil(i|'l? fi _I .ati ed on Brabnnt, Cousevoye, Hau- nt and Uauros, forming the first sltlon, with Samogneux and Hill 300 constituting the second line i Beaumont, Wavrile, the Fosses, Chaume and Caurieres. The right mprised Maucourt. Mogeville, the east of Ve n Ealiewherc around the 'of the l mrpedoing or the Ammo' fortress th e_liave been only inter- 'Li mittent bombardnients and a continua ' lo tion of tights in the air between _ 0 French and German aviators. It eceivcd today from Vienna as foi- ii March 18 by an chem submarine the burden of proof of innocence is t uugarian hospital ship Elektra was ws:- The Elektra was torpedoed y . was clear and sunny weather and no of importation was not to violate the s arning was given. One soldier was provincial law. The bill is in part as 0 Minister of -Justice. lt shows that’ "Prosecutions for any offense undef his act may he brought and carrirrl thrown on the person accused of bring. on and a conviction had in the city. ing intoxicating liquors into a. province town or other place from which any where prohibition is in force. lie intoxicating liquor is sent, or into must be able to show that tho purpose which such intoxicating liquor is so ent. shipped. taken, brought, carried, r imported. ut Pond, the woods of Huutes, rrieres and Fromesecy, with the ond position on Besonveanx, Grand cha und Dieppe. Belilnd those posi- s was a line marked by thc villages and Dreswiaty, Pctrograil reports n .wiaty and the capture of German trenches f in Hake Narocz region. Several villages in tlils district have also been taken by the ltussiaiis. lu Galicia the Russians captured Austrian trenches and a bridgehead cast of the village of Mikhaltcho. -. There hus also been considerable tight- ing between Austrians and Russians along the Dneistcr and Bessarabinn fronts. On the Isonzo tho Italians recap- tured from the Austrians the trenches on Santa Marla heights. Later, hftcr having stopped Austrian counter- - attacks, the Italians retired to another position _from a portion of- their ad- Artillery engagements have been in Although Berlin claims that the Ger W mans again repulsed the Russians in d repeated attacks with -strong t'orces b around Postavy between Lakes Narocz 1" Ver-dun, wlfere the Llermans made - n"a.ck.ed gi vm 0 M. Va” norm account 1'ron1,the Austrian Admiralty |`Germnn check south of Lake Drcs-' U ` A111 rowned and two Red Cross nurses adly wounded. it is lnipossiblc to idgiiie n more gross violation of i tcriintloiial law on the seas." _ (Special to the' Guardian.) BERLIN March 20.-'~Aii ofiici-ni Austrian statement says it French dcstroyri of the Fourche type has beeirtorpedoed by an Austrian sub- marine. Tho destroyer sank in one _ minute. antsto Arm llis Merchant Ships, NEW YORK, March 19.-When the i’atrla arrived at Llsbog. Portugal, thc I erican'vice~consul boarded the ship to conduct an investi tion for the the circumstances of the attack. Capt. f0ll0WS1 I When the evening sitting of thi- “Auy person who by himself, his liouse was _well advanced Mr. J. J. clerk, servant or agent shall semi, ship, liughos of Kings, P. E. I., introduce-I take, bring or curry to or into any his resolution calling upon the govern- province from or out of any other pm- ment to secure an amendment to tin- vincc or import into any province British North America Act, empower- froni any place outside of Canada any ing the Provincial Leglslatures to pro intoxicating liquor. knowing or intend- hibit the importation of intoxicatlin: ing that such intoxicating liquor will liquors into their respective provlnccz' or shall be thereafter dealt with in und the manufacture of such liquor:-' violation of the law of the province within their several territorial limits: into which such intoxicating liquor is Mr. Hughes devoted himself to rl sont, shipped, taken, brought. carried, general argument in favor ot' total! or imported as aforesaid, shuli be prohibition rather than to supporting liable on summary conviction to a pen- his own particular proposition. Iii- alty for the first offense of not less announced himself in favor of the pro than $100 or imprisonment for n term posal made by Mr. Stevens of Vancou not exceeding two montiis, with or ver, that a federal law be enacted for without hard labor, and for u second bidding the manufacture, importation offense to a penalty of not less _than and sale of intoxicants of beveragr $200 or imprisonment for a term not purposes in Canada. At the saint- exceecling four months with or without time he intimated that if plrlibmein hard labor, and for a third and every went to the length of giving edeet tl: subsequent offense to imprisonment, provincial prolilbltory legislation if for u term oi` not loss than six months would bc takin alon ste 1' rw \' 4 .-_ '_\»Z\f, ,, 1,,-nga.” 0,, uw nemaindel- of uw; Declicllcs, of the Patria, said that Anstrisltallan front. The Russians "D0" his Nl'-‘Fil l0 ~Elll`°iJ€’» ll” WUUUA continue their pursuit of the Turks in llllllll' to the French 80V€l°Ill11£'l1l f0l‘ the Caucasus-region and have taken l‘l»l`l11ll*Hi0ll l0 flflll llill VBSHUI Oll Ulf' additional prisoners and guns. An Sl'0Ulld U18-A Submagined il-l lhe M901' attempt by the q-m.kH to advance in torranean would n i, in his opinion, uw mack sea mic,-0| -,t-M, stopped by rcfi‘aiii_ from attacking mercliuiit vos-, itussian naval and lund guns. 5915 “"1lll0“t Wllflllllli *hem- sa eunladed by fresh Austrian batteries.@vn1'i>ose of notifying Washington of I ri with the but (T10 fl"0ll\ line and plies was would R. into over and ` T`T'_"_""""'fv“"f"' `“""""""" ""A""_`U“AA"_""""`A`A‘uAu_AM“A ' ' _ - ~ taken b' March 4. do1i;!Ec\t>`;°r;BCi)>}t:iA:i'eniAalotEhtl§2' Ngve iéiglic `i¥rieri;.lu|;li‘e‘l}L$Lilar'yL to captu1?e of Paris. 1 resent Britain. and the excitement subsided only after Herald gables this moming: was not realized, business men are ir- conference will decide the joint- the periscope disappeared and the ship " I am informed that tire latest cam-` fearful and _subscriptions to the loan policy r. the Allies for the next period Spell l‘lWllY» without bellllagalll Hub- ot submarine frlghtfulness has are few and far between. _ _ a dismatfallure. Thou h the "In the desperate effort to oi rin induce sub- furtlior tremendous efforts the dle.ls lllfllfed Ill Falmouth' E“E|°~fl‘|» Y°°¢°"‘ promise that 'east and the Allies are sure to wiii.' 1183' lllld l'0C0.lV0ll UW fl‘06d0l11 Of ll-lB city. . - '_ » __-..~.--._ a my to without ful” "Om _ tio I IRON) PIOFLI TIRSD OF THE WAR i th ll fr nts and the helplessness of 2 Lliilgiiz vigllililimdfi noi E,iTeaGeri§aii’ liot-hsccliotte. they re- 7 -ru t d i A r- funds. ' ' _ rr ‘°“°1- f=°..‘:.':.;.‘::.;°.::"r..ii:..:., llrflvllll lll lillulallll .illnewlse _says the., United States is that Germany has __ ~ """'*. _ _ _ on Verdun was iii- practically exhausted her resources, __ M3_|:glS_;\ °;‘{\:_|4~h;‘_:_ _ of obtaining and though her armies may make l0 0 YB _ m S |T _ _ .__ .__ ___-._-__.__...._,.-_,.-_..-,-.._tt..._.e.¢.».~._-_.-___.--_-,~.__-.____--..;.e ii GAERMAII-Y’S LATEST -SUBNIARINE _ I . FR|GHTFU_LNESS IS [IISMAL FAILURE ____-__l__._. ` I Elerie that the revolving screw could -___ be PARIS March 20-There w'll bc a an . . i ‘ conference of the Allies here this Passengers on deck. who saw the tor- week. Premier Asquith, other cabinet pe ministers and Sir Douglas Haig are to ed __ the -:_ _ 101 5 _ _ _ .L _ ___ izoouochlng at other ports, carried nearly h 1 l niik tl Y ll00