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A. _ 7 '"1' ~ $2.50!’ ( I )l ._ _ _ _ _ _ en ei- ear ee n vlncen no I _*img STEAMER-LAURENTIC YESTERDAY IN THE( SUNK BY A MINE Later Particulars Say 180 Lives were Lost, Some Being Killed by the EX. pl0Si0ll. Others Perished in the Icy Waters. _ -_.__v__,`~_.;.i (Special to the Guardian.) i.(>.\`lJON, Jun. 31- About 2ti0`nlcn were lost ill the sinking ot' the auxil- lur) cruiser Lilurentic last Thursday. further particulars of wilich have just been lnade public. Many were killed by ihc explosion of the nliuc` wllicll sent illc former' White Star Liner to lilo bottom, says a despatch to the' l’re==- Association from Belfast.. The says the Laurentlc struck off the” llorth coast of ireland sank ill about ten minutes. A hole was blown ill the side of the ii_\~ the explosion. Several boats were quickly launched and till- with scores oi’ meil were e'nguli‘td thi- Vortex of the sinking =tellmcr, .-onlctin1c the sea was dotted with lllell some ot' wllonl were othol boats and s'nved;I then made i`or the nearest town >\fIl€1'0 the sui`fel‘ers were llousc-tl, ihis was u iilllall place and its few resources were limited. 'I`SI9gI‘i\ill§» bl‘011t;ht doctors. nurses and Supplies from a nearby city. AIIUI" "fly nleu on I board the stealncl' were wound- Eli. none seriously. After the disaster some one hundred bodies drifted ashore. Another account; of the dis- ”-">l€‘¥` Says that a vain attempt was made _to beach the ship. The wire- less oil board the ves- . sei was tle;troycd by the, ex. plosiou but in response to r-Oclteig sent up il llunlbel' of nlille sweepers hastened to her assistance. Being t\vcnt_v pliiles distalit it was' a long' Aiiiie IJGYOF1’ the castaways- were rescued. One' oi' the bouts was not i-l-lnalnder could ilot be r ‘scued.‘t'ound until seven hours after the .l gale was blowing dxslil the Laurentlc sank. ' was intensely cold. Most ol’ tts(-llcii nlen were only half clad ull especially those wounded by explosion. sui't'el`ed greatly for before they received 'suc<_;or tishinl.: boats. which also search- lis long and as' thoroughly as pos- for survivors ill lille water and (Special to th¢ Guardian.) Mtiuy of the fatalities were due to .sever-fi weather preventing sonic: ot' the bouts reaching shore. About 121 otiicers and men were saved out of a conlpleulellt oi about 300. The loss of lift is thus indicatetl :it about 180. ...._,_.__-»»- ...f ~ ..~ ~».»_~.--`~-4 -.~~.~.» .~.»..~...--.-»-~......... ...._,.,....,.,_ ING CALLS FOR MEN - OVER MILITARY AGE To Enroll in Volunteer F orce` lor Home Deience to Take Places oi 'l erritorials _Now at the Fr`oni. I ' _ _ """"",""""".“.' _ .'l'?Tlf¢7~" (Special to the Guardian.) tlglltillg the battles of the lilrlpiije ab l.ti.\'iit)N. .lan iii.-l{illg Gcorizi- road we must ol'i:alllzf: and equip tl si-ll( ll lci.tt2l' ic- tilt, Lords Iliclltee foricc to take their place :ls dei'elldor.= _\- iliiiietilillg tt, lneu over milita- iiliiui. defence. ’l`llo le_t.ter_l-cclllls who gone to l*`runce the King “Whil¢;' they are thus ot counties tllrc-ui;llont the of tllcsc shores in t-asc ot` invasion." 'l`llc Kiln; refers to thc fact - that aut- to ellroil ill il volillltccp forur honlg i'ol\llltce:'s have ull'ea.dy heel enrolled anti that the liuko of ('on ti-rriturial force which was oi°igl~-llaught has liccii appointed their coin .luellllctl t`or home service but lllanilcr and concludes: “l alll collfl .int-ti gone to thc front. After dl-nt, that all wllo ure now prevented his tllnnits to Phi' territo- from ulldertllkilli; active service- ah road will join the volulltccrs," H. W. IAIRII ’ - APPIIINIEII SENAIIIR. ---- l (From Our-Own Correspondent.) ‘ U'i"i‘.\\\”l\, Jan. 2ll.~»'l`iie uppo-ini-i iotlay oi linlll-_v W. Laird, Roni- il-= silt-i'cssol~ ol' thi: into Scnntor 'i`._ li.-iris. lil-iiiizs down to out. thc Li-, Ili=l.iorit_v in thc Scnlitc. 'l`hc' is -i0 lo tilt with oigllt vocali- ill llleso ure illlctl thc Con- ivi-s will llilvo il nlii,l<.-rity ot’ sc- '|`I\f~ new selnlior, lion. Mr. i.~ -18 _vcilrs of age and ll native I’~>rI ilovrr. Ont. I (Special to the Guardian.) I iit>‘l"l'l~:iil>Al\i. lon. :ll-li is stliieill ‘init Germany will aclolowledgc Pre- sitli-ilt \Vlison’s speech ill such a way its io i-ui~otlrago the Presltlellt. to ron- Iiiiili- his eff(-rts in favor oi' pence. Ailsti-ia has sent a siulilllr ieonlninnlcu- tion to ilu- Austriiln (lllargo D'Ail`aires .it \\..siiiiigioll and that it is believed lliilt-iii-iii will ioilow example of the Ii‘i1'i:iiic Powers. j i 'run wnlrrnlnt, ._ ‘I .-.-_-_-:_-_-.~.»-¢-_-:_-_~.~.~:.-_-.~vt.v ¢ -i. . .»».~_-_-.-.-_-_».-:_~.-_-_-.- ~..-_-_-Y-_ ~wv-.-_-_».-.~_- -_ ~.~: :.-.2 BRITISH GASUAIIIES IIN SIIMME ERIINI (Special to the Guardian.) L(lNDO?~’. Jnll. Iii--~ Total l3l‘iii.~‘.h casllaltios during .I:inllai'y are nine lllintlrctl and sixty otlicors and lil.2l!ii nlcli. 'l`hc_v sllow consitliwabl( ll<‘t-.lease ovcr those oi' lilo corru spullilini; lnunth. Las( your thc .lan nary total brillltil the l1rili.~ill casual ticr since tile iieltinllillg of the Solnnle oilcusivc to 552,371. MUGH EXPEGIEII III AIIIEII GIINEERENGE (Special to the Guardian.) . LONDON. Jun. Ill.-Tile confer- ence in Petrogratl oi' Allied delegates is expected to result in great lnlprovo ine-nt in the Russian situation in both ll military and Illlallcial way ulld to hi-Ip to s`olnc extent in the occ-nomic rcorgtlllizlltiou which is going forward. Tile political situation is another 'ities lion. l‘roir.-popoi't` rl-nlalns the donii- niltinl; figure in ltuiisiu and as long us that is the case tht" political out look for lilo linlpire must ho consider- ed most dubious. l.c~rll Milner, head ol' the llritisll delegation, in the short time that he has lieen ll member of the British .i.;overnlnelit, has won the coll- fidence alld respect of l~`l‘ellch and Ita- lians because oi his keen PC'wer of TEMPERATURE _ _Nunal\'sis. Hr: is expected to meet with Tron, uooN, Emo. _'l`()it0NTt). January Iii-~ (isles. \\lt|i snow or sleet. The illgllest temperature recorded X_"“II"'IH>' was 12 degrees, abovel At -7'1- m. it was li above: at 9 p. m.. iiliove. Tile coldest the' previous flight was 11 above. The tide will he higll this afternoon similar success lil Russia. As ti melil- bor oi' tile British trinmvirate he has unlimited power to deal with the per- plexing qnoiltions he has to face and can decide points that arise on the spot. Lord Revelstoke. unc-tllel' nlember oi the delegation represents great financial interests and comes of a fe- lnily which for generations has had xl part in all Anglo-Itussillu financing. fi 0-41 and tomorrow at 6.85; it will _ie liiixh tomorrow morning at 7.40 and » llturlhlyilt 8.41. _ The sun sets' this afternoon at 5.25 :intl tomorrow at 5.27; it rises tomor- inorning at 7.37 and Saturday at Hléile moon sets' tomorrow moming at 1'I`II" IIN! ¢lll_arte'r oi’ the moon was `II,|_IVI°“¢iilY. January 29, at 8.02 p. m. miie moon sets tomorrow morning at II`III1|`Y 0th at 10.28 p. m. 'I"‘° ‘elim or was will iw nine y limits and nity minutes. General Willson, the third of the Bri- tish onvoys is collslderetl one of the brainiesi. of the British military |6110' ers. Wilson and General Gastlcneoll of the French staff who is also there to explain plans and views of the western .allies .will be in a position to reach unity of military action with the Rus- ‘sian high command such as has hith- erto been impossible because ot’ de- lays in communication. The effect ot' this is expected to show ns soon all spring lighting gets under wily. ___.._...._--- Mipiei-»d'| Linimen! ouree ooide Ao. liue to War ations for P. (Fi‘°m- Our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA. Jan. 31-- The l~iousc‘ ot' Colnnlons dealt with a variety of lnzlt.t_ers during toduy's sesxion. First reading was given the war appro Driation resolution and that proced- lng Sir Thomas White`s borrowing hill and a number of public orders were their taken up, including Mr. Oliver \Vlleox’s bill for tlle't limitation of racing in Canada und Mr. Robert Bickc-rdike's i1le'as1irc to abolish capi- tal punishnlent. ' After solne discussion of liir. \Vil- eox';= proposed lefgislatioii it was de- :itlell, on the lnotloll of thc Prime Minister, to have it sent to it Vom- ruittee' of tile' House with a view to 'nserting further provisions wllich ° HOUSE OF COMMON Cf-l Extensive Routine Business Carried Through. Estimates Brought llowa, Show Reduction oi $67,500,000 Heavy Increases in interest and Pension Account. Estimated increase in interest Upon Public Debi A. Borrowings $18,000,000. Appropri- E. Island Total $26,900. _i_i__i-__ talked his bill out, six o’r-lock bein cstiinatt* toi l.lil\v.l\s ind canals called before there was (lint tor- any tllalgablc to llnome amount t a exprcssioll ot' government opinion o little over halt’ a million, a decrease the matter. -lt tllenty-tllrce' alld a quarter mil- lions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Canadian (fovernment Railways O'l`TA\\'A. Jun. 31- Estimates for call for an increased appropriation of the coming fiscal year. tabled in the"$11,150.000 for working expenses. lionie today by Sir 'l`ltonlas Willie. show a reduction of mo c than sixty- seven alul a halt' millions. ' Tile St. Lawrence member tinnllv millions oil ruil\vay,~' and canals. The I I I ' ‘ ' I I ' .Z 0 Ii APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. The total amount asked for is' $203, 473.765, ot"which $182,359,215 is chart.=:~ able io revenue and $21,11?.,='»='r0 to cap- ital. The decrease under consolidat- ell fund amounts- to $1,59ti.S5H, and under capital to $05,945,921. The outstanding features of. the Nil-l make its purpose capable of lic- ini: acllievcd. "l`he‘ print-iplo oi' tile! 'Jill wus' provided. I Mr. Blckerllikc cllalllpiolled llisf notion l`or the doing away with ihe` lca.tll penalty with his usual vigoixi stating that Ile had se'riou`l_v t-onsitl-I :rod proposing an anlelldlncllt oblig-` ni: the Mini;ter ot` Justice to :ll-t as_ 'iuiilie hal.i:lnau. lie irarc statistics* allowing that only half the lllurtlcrersl if .lust year had been convicteil us- at ilouf oi' his contention that llailgillgi vas not it iletcrrcnt to rrimc. I t-stiilnater are theheavyiciillctiollsill ol'llinllr_\' and capital expenditurt~.~i and tile' heavy lllcrezlse? ill intcl't=st and pension account dui- to the war. The est.ilnai,etI increase' ill illtei‘- est upon the public debt (inc to \\'arI ii0rro\villgs is' eighteen nlillion dol- hiri.. Tile total estilllatn for pelriolls ai-~ conut. is. $0,000,000 'involvinix all ili- i:l'eosc ill pension cilarges anlountini.: to $5,000,000. Against these illtwcasc-.< the i.;0vel‘lilnclrt, efltcts reduction.; ot' fll3,0ll0.000 ill public works null iwclvr- l-larbors anti rivers votes for Prince Edlvard lfifland are as followsz- Alulalldalc, repairs to wharf. $750. China Point, repairs to wllari, $750. llarbours and rivers generally, ro; pairs and inlprovenlents. $14,000. Hcrb`s Point, Bedeque, repairs and inlpl'ovclllellts» to whal't', $900. Little Sands, wllart` iniprovenieeuts; $1.000. . Miilliiligasli. repairs to break- wntcls anti beach protection works. $1.000. _ ‘ Port Selkirk. -repairs to pier $800. Soul-is, repairs to hreakwater, $1,- 000. Tignish. repairs to hreakwatersi, $2,500. Victoria, le'pail's to pier $1,100. Wood islands, repairs' to break- wzlte'r. $2,500. __ .e_-L-f_-_~_-_-_~,-.»_-.1=_-re .1-»~ 1- _ ._ ~v--fvav..-»--__ all iiilzllliiziilil _ li illlilx, ls. Il.\i.li<`l\X-. Jain, ill.-A l'at.t\i .'lci:i~ ent occlll'red _vcstci‘ila_\- in thi- t'oni`cc Ionigrv store ot' Alt-x. ill. liloiititlcs. !rill\:~‘.wii~k Struct.. .~\ younp; lady rlcrk, Miss _-\iIu ll°\'illi;, aged liillctt-i‘l\. -:als mixini: all eigellilix with up lilci- ricztl niixel' when tlirougil :l :i-hee. lon. lillx hli‘(`Il-.lull iclclirati-ii thc :iii- llIvcrstil'_v ol' his Stitli iilrilltilly about he ltlidlllc of .lnllnar_\' and it was stan ll that ot'('ils_loil that Ill- was not as vcll :is llsmii. Ili- was taken ill afl- uosi ilnllicliillii-ly uflc" the bll‘tllda_v illrty und has Iiccll i;l';1tllullIy siiikiniz lntll tht'-l-nil cullii- lust night. Viinard's' Llnlm-ent Cures Tnothache. till wililllli cillllluis lil lllilii (Special to the Guardian.) PARIS, Jan. 31- i~`rance is ex- orriellcing the most. severe winter since 1803. Thi- cold reached even the mos-t. soutilerly point _veste‘rdll_v 'ind at’i'ectetl such favored spots as \'il'o and Canllcs. while at (‘eitcn ilu-re was eleven tlcgrces ot` frost. _\t. Paris the sainc time thc nlercnry tell to fourteen. ut iiclfoit to eight. at Lyons to ilvc. whilt-' thc port iii Nlllitcs was frozen up. notwltlistuild- ini: efforts ol' ice brellkori. ____._-_----- Mlnlrde Llnlmcnt cures qerget In cows RIISSIANS GAPIUREO GERMAN PIISIIIIINS (Special to the Guardian.) l’ldTROGltAl), Jan. 31.-Russian troops have' captured Autsro-Germun iortillcations cost of Jacoboui, south- west of Kimpolung, and near the nor- thern end oi the Roumanlap frontnthe Russian lines southwest of Riga. 'i‘oday's statement reports that the at _ rl mile after- the assault. iliilli clililllis li iii lilllils (Special to the Guardian.) L()I\'l')O.\I, Jun. ill.---'l‘llt_‘ coli:-liic,-: i‘.:tplnrt~iI from (lt,-l'llnlli_\» dnrini: the wai- will ncvcr bp, l'l.-turned, -said \VilI~ fur Iiunle I.lin_i;, ri(-_t-ri-t.ll:'_\' ol Stall- lor ERENGH PENEIRAIEII GERMAN IRENGHES ` (Special to -the Guardian.) I".-\I{lS, Jan. 5_ll.-~-Oilicial. A l"l'elll-I* ilcizutlillicllt penetrated the first twt lim--1 of Gorllinll trclltzilts ill Lorrnille south ol' llcintro_\- lust night. .»\ll ill( war`oti~lce announced today. Prison- ers and booty were token by the Rus- sians. (lernlan forces attacked the tilck in general was arrested but. near tho Kalnzonlclok high road Russian forces were withdrawl! two thirds ot’ BERLIN. Jan. iii.-Ou the northern ltoumanian front heavy fighting was resumed yesterday. the Russians mak-~ ing several attacks south of tho Vaio of Putna road. The war office today the ('ololiii-._<_ .-p<‘.ill'i-4, _ _ _‘°'""“ _ _ _ (l\`O'l`lI}f--- This tiirit»l_'i'nli| |ire.=n1ln A llllicilliif OI III" I’i'Il`l0II" i“"\'H’i‘ .iiiiy iol'i-las to till: iiliilci':;t:ill.n~ ‘ants pnrposcli to use poiso'il._ The .\'liet-lliolls, wht) live in the Pear Tree tt-all, tl good district, are well known li llcrliy ill tzolllltnciioli with this silt? rage lliovt-lncilt. Z\la.~ioll is u con- 1r-ieni_loui= obji-ctor ol' iniiitury ser- 'lcr-. I ’i`ho illibrnlatioll was laid by an ills- -' ‘ ` “ A ' ' ~ _ ’ “ ‘ _ ~ - - - - -» A- ~ ~ ~ - - - - - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ 1-- A -» »-f::-=:-:.-::.-~.---~_~.~.-_~.»=.-:-V :_-_»_~; _-;_-.1 _-_-_-:ep O POISON PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE Four Persons Arrested Charged with Attempted Murder oi Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson. ' __..?_._?1_.._-_- pectoral Scotland Yard, who charged “that the defendallts on divers dayl- bciwcen December 25 and the date of layilli.; this information, did amongst illeliiselves unlawfully and wickedly conspire, confederate and agree toge :her against the ‘Right Honorable Da- '.i.l Lloytle George and the Right H0 inn-:lille Arthur Henderson, w"ll!\l.ll_v null with malice aforethought to kill and murder contrary to the -offenses :ig-.liilst persons act of 1661 and aiiailist the peace of our "Lord the King, l-lis (Brown and dignity.” Tho information is signed by A.~P. liotlkin, Prosecuting on behalf of the ('l'own. After the formal evidence concern- ing the arrest had been given the case- was adjourned until Saturday. ‘~".-» Mrs. Wheeldon. who is 50 years _of age, resides with her daugllwr, /Aim! aged 27 who is a school teacher 11983. Mason 24 years ofage is a chemist :lt Southampton. - on being arrested the defends!!! denied any knowledge of tile, chlrgel. ` 'l‘hr_v decline to make any statement, _-_-_- _-_».»_~_,.... -.».-.~_»-_~,»,-.-.- N MA v.,,,.-. _-.A_-_-.».».A.-_-_-_-_-_-_-¢ -_- ~ f IANISH GAPIAIN IIEIIES HUN PIRAIE (Special to the Guardian.) (fUi’}fJNllA(ll§N. .lan Iii.--'l‘hv rup- ztin oi' the lhtnisll sicaliliil' iris which rri cd hlrt- 'l’tii'stIuv ill-(iid al Gorilla I liotlil-r boat. '|`lii: I>;ii\i.~=li I-rni`l was »l'tIert»ll to slop uliil \vai.~= Iiourllirl by he slllllllilrilit- rulitzlill who l.-rlli-l'l\lI hc c"c\\' to take to tht- sinzlll bouts. “ho lianisll vaptlzlin 1'(-i`\lsi.-(I saving but the Iris was lionllil i'l‘trill ont' llcu- ial t,ounir_\- to llnotlltrr and had no -(2-lltrulrallil on liourd. lit- udili-tl: ‘Yon nla_\‘ sink us but i and my lnen viii rcnniiil on bo;ll'll." 'l`llt- siiblllnl'- SIEIIIN NRMINAIEII . s NIR VERMIIIIUII, AIIA. (Special to the Guardian.) -- EIJMONTON. Jlln. 31.-Pl'BlD1€r Sifton has been nominated Liberal candidate- for the legislature for Ver- I' - ` - ‘ ' ' ' -II' illi .ulinlrlrllic wlliril tlircatellcii to sink i III 0" ' its ship and i~i`-lnpl-lit-ll thi- stllilliul'itli~.. oinllluilllci' to pc-rnlii liiln to pa.~'s./ he iris i-lil;iiill\|i~.ri-.ll thi- s\llilnal‘illt~.I _ -‘ chili' it was' iiilgzluell ill sinking i" (Special to the Guardian.) llAl.ll~‘A.\’, N. S., Jan. 31- Her hori, the tive year old son oil Rev.liA. S. lioizcrs, dlcd yesterday as li. result of injuries from bllrning. The child ran down stairs in his nigll§‘8!!W¥i ni- t'onlnlunlli-r rclnrnl-il ,to his own (hip and allliwi-fi the ,~'l,i\ulllr-r to pro- i-coil, going straiglrt to the stove' where his |i.l;:ilt-l.:own caught fire in all instllll cnvelopillg liilu in flames. - . .I";'_ _ _ _. L_ ____ I HOW T0 GET I Clip out and present five cou moe! famous llngere, Within twenty nilloe ' uHEART SONGS" The long ,;, i rr ALmos'r FR1tt¢“""""‘ penn like the above, bearing 'een- eecutlve dates. togetheywlth our epeelel price ofllo CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN t ‘ JANuAnv em, 1917 »,: I 5 c°f 98C Secure the $2.50 *¥‘,?. - Beautifully bound in rich Maroon- cover etomped in e _ - ne inuiy design, with 1| full-page poi-ti-else ei the veflli ._ end complete dletlenery of lnulleel ini-mo. ~»~'_‘.~' wi, ' t, ~~-A--'* _ ,I our.oi=.row~ aeaosne wiu. Ano lxrne rot rorrlii 1e elm' Noah seek with deeull f 1 W I i ` l I ri - .’" _ ‘I .i,I\ ‘ ~ *. , .i , ,, ,_.`-., , 5. .l, _ .,~ ,_ _ Y ‘ ' I ~ ‘ "-"1_f‘¢{l`. iA_ LI I`II" an . fjhn Yi.; »_ ;.l@.-_;._-'I ‘ `-'- Ii-.-'-"rf-,*‘ » I ’ ,‘ _ ` . -(ei . _ _ _ _~ 41- » i ' "' ‘!.