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~ .-_~._ _ _ _ ,_ _*___ __ _ ._ __ __,____________ ________ _ ...al , _ _ ’ ;_ _ _ ___ $2-60 Per Yelr (J{Ilil°d)__ln_Ad_vunes In canadsgnc $3.00 for U. S. A. - ‘ ~‘*-""'.~v‘-"- " _.5 ’ " '-ff-In zf-’-i"' if ~ l _ _ _ F ' ~ _€*"""" “T °' "‘

Crilielzes Some"iFealures oi Tax‘allonl

--lte|;lslalion._ and

_Car F¢rry_ lwllln t`.li’lown-Picton ltonte.

_A _speciaifmeetlng-.of the committee of the Summerside Board of Trade was h held yesterday afternoon to take into

Mr. Melville Bradshaw and seconded

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_Prolesissgollpainst __

y Mr. W. J. Lldstoue. ' Copies of the resolution were order-

consideration the resolutions of pro- test dglitsttlie proposed war tax re- cently passed by the'Bt. John Board of Trade and the Mercantile Association of that city. The resolutions as passed there were discussed nt onsiderahle

length _and the following? resolution was l adopted: I r

Resolved, That 'this Board although sont being strong in their condemna~ ;

agreeing with the principle ot the pro- tion of the Department for allowing posed taxation legislation that anyone this steamer continuing to run on the

making proiits from the nstlon's ne- C

ed telegraphed to Hon. Senators Yeo and Murphy, Messrs. Nicholson, Mc- Lean, Hughes, and the Finance Minis- ter. ' -

The question ot~Wrinter Communica-

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Ullllllltltil 0lli'l‘he llalile Still llaglnd with Unabaied Fury, the

Germans Endeavoriilg to Force their Way Nearer

.Verdun but the French Gailantly Holding Them

DISASTER

GREATEST TMARTNE¢.. ~

in illlsrolll

French Auxiliary Cruiser Provence

had Nearly 4,000 Troops on iloal;d

when She Sauk

in Mediterranean.

0nIy 780 were Saved.

(Special to the Guardian.)

ay that ilicrc were nearly 4.000 lncn

Back, Heavy [-‘igl1|inl] Near Ypres, _ T _ ..._’;tff'S_..i:rl‘°0.l.~;.;l:;“::: i:'.".l:::;°f.2

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(Special to The Guardian) gion or Ypres tli`g_1lritisli recaptured

LONDON, March 3.-Around the vil~_ positions the Ger ans took from tlicm

tum 1|( mnnection with the running 01| lags of D_oua_mont which is in the on Feb. 14, but say they were imme- lhe Car Ferry to Cha;-lgttetown also hands of the _Germansyis raging ahat- dlately driven out of most of them. ,, _

ceived considerable airing, all pre TUB 0! 8l‘6&liDl-8l1SllY- Having CBDIUP T

tid the village and extended their lines h west and- south. the Germans were

ave concentrated»l.liesc positions.

n board the French nuxillnr cruiser

0 y

. Provence when slit- was sunk in the

forces . M

he British. however, declare they

There has been considerable' artil-

cesaity should contribute a portion of -trimeiit of all other parts of the pro- regained part of the terrain they had ment in which sections of German Press Bureau deny that an engagement

their gains, takes exception to some vince except Charlottetown. as well as

features which appear to beunfair and of the travelling public even i’rom~ ll

luequitable. namely, the retroactive C

harlottetown, who are obliged to m_iss

clause as it affects mercantile coii~ connections on the mainland when tra- E cerns. their yearly business having velling by this route. The following a

been wound hp, their profits dlstrlbut- resolution was unanimously adopted,

ed and not now available; the class- on motion of Captain Joseph Read, sc- 0l0B0r to U10 f0l°tr6BS 01' Verdlln. and 0 ing of close corporations unlisted on conded by Mr. W. J. L dstone:

any stock excliange with regular stockl

companies, instead oi' on private busi- memorialize the Marine Department p

t hi ' th ' ti t h th C F te trans- orously shelled by the Frcncli, uspc- in the Caucasus region and Persia thc is thought probable that this craft is _‘

"ess and par new ps' 0 wmpu ng 3 ave e ar ony B _ amor usslaus are keeping ull an uncheck- thc one that bombarded the soutli-cast ":"T_’f"*-T off N‘“"'f0llllf"lllld 011 Allrll 14.

The Germans ndmlt that in thc re- ed offensive against thc Ottoman coast of England Wednesday night. U1” ‘UNT *milk Willl fl llelllll llrlt Of

, 1.595. The rescued nuiiibercd 743.

of the tax on the paid-up capital in

placo_ of the 'paid-up capital plus the oil account of tho excessive dolayu to llisk Account and balance of l’roilt malls and passengers to all parts ot' and Loss inthe cases whore these the province except Charlottetown, three items make up tho working cap- owing to the diiiicultics in ice condi- ltal. _ Itions ou the Cliarlottctown-Picton

The above resolution was moved by route,-C.

rrod to the Georgetown Picton route c

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conro-als For

` itionscame in more ireely yesterday, lie Fund is gradually .mollniinp np.

°"'-" ’ - , '~ the hall being taxed 'to its utmost q ` . 0 oversels R ima" | _ 'r i it <1- 'T

-' ` A eg d §;1£gc§’theh€;T]ece‘:;1saTTd if The enem.v's artillery increased in 'places tion for advertising in this column __ _ 5- M _ n -105th' The 7° mmm” W” lengthy ntll it became very heavy. In Boi- Cash must acwmpmy m-dem, Mini. S

’ ntc Wood, north-east of Laclialade mum charges, twenty-ilve cents.

‘ to be gaiusnid. The following wus the u

programme: - Solo and chorus, cl

, "Khaki," Miss Katie Murchison solo~

ist; " ." '

lime.

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mans endeavoi-ing to force their way t

th`e French teuaciously striving to

Resolved, That this Board of Trade hold them back. Several assembling t

HUSSITTTS ETPTUHE l B

, _ ,,, _ _ _ ,, __ -_ _ i R and thercforcpit' 5/us annou_i_i_c;d at the If

__‘_ ’ ` ' ‘ 'l _' _ ‘ .- o tset that no ercores won e g ven,

_ _jg y e bTTt despite the! mio _many numbers Tgench was repulsed easily h nd 8 Ho‘m_m,s_ Charlottetown _

hated irom.the region of Malaucourt,

ioli, east of Vordun boinbdrdniciits A re of a violent character, the Gcr- t

oints of the Germans have been vig- t

ially in the vicinity of Beaumont. R

ho Austrians and ltnllnus continue corn. The town was occupied without

hcir bombardment attacks but with- resistance. A Gorman seaplanc has il’ ut materially changing positions. been captured in thc North Sea off the l “"“Tl‘¢‘l` T‘“’V*=ll"-0 lil ill" Kl`<‘-ill-Gut 0002111

st. Fighting here is proceeding un~ -trenches were taken by the French. |took place here. The British re-occu- , “elle” dTB’1SU>l` “'35 0Sli11l3l-911 Hi 370.

Comparative quiet prevails on the pied Sidi Barerii in Western Egypt, ll'

west of the Mouse, to the Wocvrc re- Russian front. Along the line in thc ‘ wiilcli has been in thc hands of Scnussl ‘

ips and on the Isonzo River sector tribosiueu commanded by Turkish oili- WW" T051- l

The Russians captured the important Belgian coast returning from England. ‘

own of Bitils in the Lake Van Dis- One of its occupants had been drown- Pfcsclll U19 |lll'i»’»'<‘-Sl lllllllllel' Of lives rlct of Turkish Armenia. Elsowhcrc cd, the other was made prisoner. it "Cf"‘_ T03* ill 0"'-‘ Wl‘*`-Uk WHS when the

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MTUTHTH TUHK CITY

-----ennnocnan, March 3__1. ll. omcl- But Glolms1Ieii`s'in Vicinity of `

l ' `i1'~-393-'-3--.~5.§ H' ' _ _ T - ‘ A Tifly announced that thc Russians have

- _ ` - ' captured Bltlis. Turkisli Armenia. 100

‘ » miles south-cast oi' lilrzeruni. near thc

south-wcstcrn extremity oi' Luke Van. The city was taken by uasuult.

A ,200 Boys Nowx“0.K.” ` S

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rated, over n sninll front. into which ‘ ere previously our forward trenches.

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' still occu so e arts of the bastion. , ,

__ , _. _ _ _ South TTT th? cignai. at La Bassec,, OLASSIIUUA l`T()T\ ing was old and iuilammahlc, the

‘SuhsC|°ibel'-s`”a|\d wana great success in every r°°”°°° lively righting developed at close ‘ "“‘”°“‘l“'°kTY Gained maHl0l'>'-and the ‘- . - _ - - f Mill WIS PBll'0lllZ8d by D. large crowd, “anew before our from in c,,,,_1.mc__ '___ Ilromcn could do little to save the

o`u-with enemy niinc explosions. -_ "‘“`“°t“""~ Th” ml'-1101* S1101- Ull lv 1111 lil Champagne the activity of the ONE CENT Dei. ,vom each ,Mer Enormous hoiglit and the ilro was one

The concert lli Zion l-lall last night

are so fine that the audience refused

_ _ e.ya n » . _ _ __ _ _

Qunl‘Lott(`o!:0ssTgllg cast of that village. as wcll ns oi the SMART GTRL WAN_TE_b7'5 TTEARN I

_ , , .

editcrraiicnu on February 20th. it

official ggmmunicaiiuu from 'pu|~\¢;s1, was stated that on board the Provence

in-my headquarters gays the easy and were a staff of the Third Colonial west coast d(g;|»|¢¢ of Aden wma undo, infantry Regiment, thc Third Battal- Ottoman rule as a result of thc sub~_ 10”- the $000110 Gflllllllllly Of the First .|niss.ou of tribesmcn The Turks also Ul1lll1ll01l» U10 9800"!! Hllwllllle Sllll

_ report the defeat recently ofthe Brit- 9°’-UPHUY and 011° 0XU`ll <‘0l-lllllllly. in

rced to give ground before the vic- lery activity in Argonne Forest, and ish near Datluchin, in the neighbour- “TT l199~l‘lY 4.000 H1011- All the Ministry

harlottetown-Picton route to the de- torious attacks of -the French, who Upper Alsace and an infantry engage- hood of Aden, but the British oiilcial gf

Marine on February 29 announced e number of snrrivors oi' the Pro-

is- iiidlcatcd by thc foregoing_

lcspatcli that upwards of 3,130 llvcsl

The loss oi' more than 3,000 lives tim sinking oi' tho Freiicli auxiliary

lisasti-,r of modern times. lip to the

liitc Star lillci Titanic struck an

The French lliiuistry of Marine had

Capacity. The oillcia. statement an nouncing thc sinking oi' thc Provence said:

" Tllc French auxiliary cruiser. Pro-

vcncc II. (so dcsiglintud to lllstiliguiuil her from the French battleship Pri.- Venl-'cl engaged in transporting troop.. to Ssloniki was sunk in the Mediter :nncan on February 26. Two hun .ii-od and ninety-Bix survivors had been bl0\l8ht to Malta. and about four hun dred lo Moles by French and British patrol vessels summoned by wireless. No signs of a submarine were noticed either before or after tho sinking."

Among the great sea disasters, in

addition to tlic Titanic already men tiuucd, were the Cunard Line steam. ship Lusitania. which was torpedootl by a German submarine and sunk oil thc Head of Kiusale, Ireland, on Mn,-.- 7, 191.7. with thc lose of 1,206 lives; thc burning of the excursion steninctx Geucral Slocum, in East River. Juni- l5. 1904,_ when nearly 1,000 persons met their death; thc French Liiw S160-HlSllil> La Bourgogne, sunk in col- lision with thc sieamship Cromarty Bhlrv. July 4. isas, wltn,tlie 1ess'<=: 5110 lives; thc Japanese stcamshlp kicker Mztru, sunk off the coast ol”

previously given out no statement as Japan, September 28, 1912 wit ii-

' l io the mnubei' of persons on ‘thc Pro- . - vrllcc when she vrclit down. Tne \~ 1 \",‘l=sci, however, when in the Trails- n

` Atlantic servic 'l

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loss of 1.000 lives; the burning of tin- Urnuiani Liuc stcainshlp Volturno in lid-ocean on October 9. 1913, with io-1

_ . c sou. :arry 1060 of 136 lives; thc Canadian L’acil'.-

TS H lmscugers, including :lic crew. and stsamship Empress oi' ireland, sunk Tu ‘_ 1 had been presumed thu: as sin- was collision with thc Danish coliier,

'ill' <l}'Bl-Blit apart she lvus cnrrvlin; a

transporting troops llctwccu ports not Storstnd, in the St Lawrence Rive"

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Mal' 20, 1914, with the loss of more

' niiiuucr of uicu lar';e;‘,l:i-in hor ni-i-:mit than 1,000- lives,

(Special to The Guardian) '

4 £---1 -_-_-:Y-»-:_-_-_-:.~.~.-:_-_-_-_-;_-_-_-;_~_-_-;_»_.,_._-_-_A .,,,_ ,__ _

WASHINGTON. liiarc-.ll 3-The Unit-

cd States Senate inet the wishes ot' President Wilson with regard to _thc Gore resolution warning Americans oil’ armed ships, by tahliug the resolution by n large majority. Siinilar action on resolutions in the ilousc are cxpectcd by the Administration leader.

llerdun and Other Points.

(Special to the Guardian.)

BERLIN. Mnrcli 3.--Au oiiicinl state-

Yprcs on llic canal the British broke to thc positions tnkcn fronrtlicxn on

c 14th Fcbrliary and cvoli pcnc; _ ,

iey were driven out of these and

TOO LATE ‘FOR

Argonne, a tentative attack by the ..|oEA|_.. sAU AGES A W 3 oN 1" On the heights east ot' thc Mouse

CONDENSED ADS. Station) was completely destroyed by

tlrc yesterday. The fire broke out 6

Robt. Messervey; vloliii solo, Rev. Mr

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are such as to

to those not

the subscrip-" as rapidly as,

is thor-

us to

yes-

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4. _ll.

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pair rubber liotlte. ,

Dominion

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Cuduiorc. 10. Co. Ltd.. 12-

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Bt.'_'P0t0l‘s.

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-'pi' rubber ._ _

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Littiejohus (deservedly encored); 0 reading. Miss Margaret Van ldorstina.

1_ icncorod); duet, Messrs Robins and 4_"Ilr_uce; reading, “liritaiinla and Her 4 Boys." Mist( Edna Gonlon; solo, “My ' Ain Folk/ Arthur Bruce; solo and

chorus,."Thc Tulip and Red Rose,” Dorothy Sutherland soloist. intermis- sion. Solo and chorus. “All the Nico Girls Love a Sailor," Mayino Ross

2_ soloist; reading "A Wluucr.” Mrs A.

Master Tom Coleman; reading, " The -.l Famine," (from Hiawatha). Miss _.-

Winnie Allan; solo, “By 0r_der tl! the King," Roy Quigley; read ug, "' The Pipes at Lucknow," Miss Elizabeth. Coleman; solo. “The lloii~Csll." Lance- ‘ Corpla Marshall; duet, "Tho Zingar- elloe." Misses Sutherland and Rose; solo andllag tableau. “The Marseil- laiae.” Mr Arseiiaiilt; Mies Helen Smith. Miss Lillian Earl, Mrs J. J. Davis and Mr~l~‘. Wntkis accompauists.

cim`_y*wss‘ held'-and a handsome t‘i.~_‘_' tum repaid the young ladies for their 21108. Much credit is due. Mrs A. J. ‘l ioulo, who managed -the programme.

ral _ -

iioalc; soul, -‘rho mills Lada".

D'_;iriug<tl\e intermission n sale el

4' _ .

oanmawocno-oem--nnvlnse. -

ur airmen dropped bombs in the \T°i-*g |gE_'°_'A'[f'|Q"01-E5 AND B|;_|_5 vicinity of Fort Verduu. East of Donal nm, paid by un, tenth of March will Licut. lminclniann shot down his be |,,m,|,,@| W0,-10|-¢0]1¢¢(|0u_ 501,” ninth <=lww_.v 1-"r0l>ll1r\l=--ll llrlllflll bl- limit., \vmsm¢. 7644-3-4m;ll Q plane. Of ls two occupants cnc was WKNTEL-in IMMEDMTELY HRS-I-_ ` derzd and sei;°iouli;i>;__VV0\_llllT°'1' class principal for Mt Stewart High

Mln|`rd'| Llniment cures Colds, etc. 7545'3'4mTm°llUl a

one csnr powers ascii asses _ISE York- - ‘ 'I - tion of the advertising in this column. FQR SALE-“CHEAP IN - GOOD OR-`_ Cash must accompany orders. Mini- der* 10 liorsepower boiler, 7 ll._ nt'uni'chai~ges twenty-uve cents. . Engine, lot of shaftinu. pulleys

_"Homo-Cooking Sale, Carter’s Book ply Goff Bros & Co. ‘ _

_BT.Dl'6.' Hltlli‘dBYr< Mlféh lllh. vQ`A'f4‘~|>fD_'._-,_ A QIQQND _ CLASS

:`~. " .. _ _ . 128] D l 1 A HT “PUT-_ W- R- nnk Wm \ddf°“`th° TLT. Supplelgggt :3iT.°n:\n\TpTmeto .T>as.`

mgagumgy evening, Marsh 4th, _st 7.30 ' _

pm. _ All members rsque testo be -'----_~ _ - - - »_»----_-»~ 1 "f,:..::.~.:l..:f ".m¢2!§_2l“:.*:

aruiourod fort. Some 1,000 prisoners U10 Drill'-ills ll'Hfi0- Ailllly FOFSIIIMI were takcii as wcll as hcsvy guns. Guardian Omoo. 7644-3-4mtf

‘as "ru I0 H m V nmmui Sciiool Supplement $100 00 Only icilriclistlult there were patrol cu- mnmlcq need U I to mmm Bm

gugotncnts and also on the rlcrctli. S __ _l` y_ ML §{'cTv'_;Mt_ ‘

I 1- t _ _el rr- n_r _ 'r g

to‘?£p'6T:_‘l’_B“ k“" mn. u‘°r° T’ "°"‘i“5 F°R_”'”SM_E__oNE MARE, 12 YEAR5 registered ll above; at nine last night

, ohi. weight 1240 lbs.. sound. a good 3

‘ general purpose beast. Apply to ll

Thomas iiydc, Murray Harbour.

W`A'rT4fEb 'ro suv A si-loR1‘HonN

~ - ’ _ Ddminloti. stating age. colour and

AN N 0T’Nf‘EM EN’lB. price asked. 7646-a-mal

MEETINGS. ETC cur rms our Fon Luck- asm:

__ birth date and 10s. for wonderful

horoscope of your entire life. Pro- ,

_ _ lessor Raphael 490 Lexington Ave.

441-3-4Mll

- and hangers, also steam heaters. Ap.

7613-3-3M3l 3

~ 7°3°'fl°3M“- manor for Noun oi-iaivliie school,

l"1l°"’ l“°*““*~°---°*'-|5l°D"°“ "1" m '1'aylor.sel-v-n.a.No.i,§:mei-sid

ms-a-imsi

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any timer by

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Dirt! Apply

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line. clear and cold. “

bull. Parties having such for sale. '

UUMING EVENTS * _ please wrltc»llugh McPhee, New

BUNAVENTURE STATION, IVTUNTTTEAL,

CUNIPLETETY DESTRUYED BY FIRE

MONTTLEAL. lliarcli l5_-Tlic Grand

minus for l. (7. lt. trains in Mont-

`ruuk railway station (Lloiiiivcnture real.

ariy in the morning. and as the build-

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f the most spectacular Montreal has

'con' for many years.

Howard G. Kelly, vice-president null »

general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway. in a statement issued nl noon, stated that the origin of the tiri- was accidental, and was duo to a short circuit in thc stationery department. Tho loss is placed in the vicinity o"

300,000, fully covered by insurance. It is understood that work will be

started immediately to build n new

Thc fire started at 4.30 :ang and the and modern terminal on the site 0' ooI_t_ fell in at eight o'clock. the ruined building. The new bum.

ie cause oi the fire is not definite- ing will be much larger and more lin-

Tho Grand Trunk station is tim tm~» _

` 9' t ` y known but it is believed to have '

-_---~-- - ’ posing than the rath t- f- t

fter heavy artillery Preparations we F°R SA'~E_"THRiE CHQTCIE ?U'I;-D bevll duo £0 detective electric wiring. . building destroyed. er ou 0 da e cared thc village of Douaniont of the l mg ,mls ‘lt Brig lon' p.p,y ° r' "

nom nd ushml our line south and F L S'“*‘Hw°°‘T 7T’9Z'3`M3Tpd'

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‘llE \VEA'l‘llEIt, -at iazi; it will be iilgli wmgiiai in

1.07 and tomorrow at 12. The sun sets this afternoon 'at 5.52.

TTT) F.. l\I()().\`. ETP. tomorrow at 654 and Manda at 55!

'l`0RON'I`0. March l.~Maritii.ne; irong winds and gales with snow. l THE WEATHER.--Yesterday wus

The highest. tctnpcraturc rocordcd

vslerduy was 18 degrees above zero. t nine o'clock ycsterduv inorilill "it

above. 'l`hc coldest the previous';

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- it rises tomorrow moming at 6.31,

Monday at 6.29 and Tuesday at 6.27.

The iuooii sets this evening at 8.50

and tomorrow at 8.09.

Tliere was ii new nioou on i"rlda_\~.

March :lrd ni. 11.58 p. rn. '

The ilrsi quarter of the moon wil'

be on iaturday¢'MsYcli'1`Illi1"El ”..f_`¥‘.7:"_ p. ui. _

The length of today will be clevl-l'

ight was 1 above. hours and nineteen minutes and of to

The tide will be hlgli'tliis morniin:_ l 11.08 tomorrow nt 12 and Monday t

iirce minutes

morrow eleven hours and ‘ twenty

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