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LONDON, March 13.-With a view with a recent recommendation of the

to llberatlngLmore men for active Earl ot Derby. In cases where it fs service in th army, the Government found impossible to remove occupa- bas revised the list of starred ocoupa- tions altogether from the starred list

» tions. employment in which has ex- men under 30 years will' be replaced

erupted workmen hitherto utilized., by women or older men. _

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PARIS, March 13.--North of the

Aisne -.Frepch artillery at several points has shattered German organiza- tions on the plateau 01' Vauclerc. ln Champagne a battery of Dres were directed against ‘German works at Ma,i_aons de Champagne and the region wcsf ,of Navarlu. ‘ Fires were also directed against enemy shelters, rail-

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day. ln Upper Alsace, east of Sepois, after spirited artillery preparation the Germans attacked trenches the French had taken during the last few days. but were stopped by a curtain of fire. Sections of the enemy returned to their trenches after considerable losses.

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activity along the front, especially in the region or Dixmude.

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mation.. Mr. Carvell Delivered Most Abusive mm mm” mm the em to mm e -=

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llammerlilg at the salient of Le Mort.

'of Verdun a French air squadron dropped 130' bombs on the station of _Brleulles and at numerous poilits

Jacobstad; sector there have been violent artillery duels.

ln Galicia, south-east of Kollki and

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BERLlN, March-13.-The text ofthe Verdull railway line with success..

German statement, today reads as"l‘hrce enemy aoroplanes were destroy- t’ollows:-“W\estcrn theatre: Weather cd in Champagne and one in the has been favourable for observation Mouse region."

purposes and thcrc has been lively *-

artillery activity on both sides over a (Special to the Guardian.) great part of the front. Activity also BERLIN. March 13.-Ali Austrian increased on both sides of the Mensa oiilciol rt-port says thc ilitssian troops and as far as Mozcllc., Apart from tried offensive movements on' till- ,some patrol fighting on the Sommel Dnelstcr and Bessnrabian fronts, but and the failure of n minor French their uttacks were repelled. On th.- attack in Le Pretre Forest there were Italian front, Italian infantry wa- no important events. After much re- active tbrollgllout the Isonzo region. connolterlng our airmen attacked All attack by Italian troops near Sei; enemy raiiwny stations and military was beaten back.

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OTTAWA, March 10-Because of the

damning done to the Canadian boots by opposition members like Pugsley and Carvell, Canadian boots and shoes are notlheldpin high esteem in France, and France has not bought what sho otherwise would. have bought gladly. Not lessthnti ten million dollars has been lost to the people of Canada as areeultcf the ,slanderous ottaclw

made _upon Canadian manuf?cturers byf the'_i.o%posltion members s nee the v_yarb98'l\_;-1. -- _ This 'was o of theéerlous chars

'.?tli!iiit&a§§lns,ti they members .fer S _ tlhira *Carleton tonight by R. B. Be`iiuét,t{f,ttie bi‘_illiant‘ member for Cal- gaiwlili tiiselt a New Brunswick boy. Mr. htlnnetnmaae ,a powerful impres- sion, ltiid be deliberately accused the two liilnibel'-g mentioned oi' lack ot' patri6,t,&th.'.and» ot' ,assuming an"anti-

tude,li§ilihi‘ul to the Canadian people andilt' pful to' the German enemy. Parliament hasbeeen seriously dis- turb Qby the harm that Carve ll did 0|'|`1‘a\`;%§day when he gave facts and infot' .ion to tho- House that will gud ‘gf v,-gy to the .nafibns that nro ilglitllig the brave Canadian trooDS 011 the battle fields of Flanders-facts and information that will nid ‘tho enemy against Mr. Cs.rvpil's fellow- Canadidus, ` When Carveil _iutcrjocted that -ttispl-lme minister had moved lor tlieiippolntment ortho coiumiteo which inquired into we nanutawlfs of Canadian' ,boots tjorftho sold- iers alid- which had done such harm

to cantdmn credit; lvir. Bennett shot pact; t at he had- done eo at the Del", sistientimportunities of the members for St. John and Carleton- and other inserais . - "`niit.",he added. "if I inww the _preftliier .lie is not goinil to soc his country,-viilned a second time. _

Sacrihoqd Patriotism for Partyism._'

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knowl- never prices. given te the

‘ali that free men deem dearest.

all the investigations that are requir- ed. was the argument of Mr. Bennett. and bei/entured the prediction which he declared to be his profound convic- tloli, that some reputations that are great at the present time would fail. and that men who had washed their hands in tho blood of their fellow-coun- trymen, they and their ciiiidren's cllil- dren would be. cursed by separations to comeywho would know they had made inordinate proiltsnut of the W00 of the nation. Meanwhile it was tile duty of parliament to leave this alone until the enemy had been defeated and there was peace once more upon the land.

Carveli Exceia Himself.

‘ Homme and the region of Bois Bour- ,rus in au endeavour to bring the line farther south on thc ,western flank of

when the Wm, is over we Shu" have the fortress. To the east of’ the Meuse

und -in the Woevre district there has been _a noticeable let up in bombard- ments oil both sides and infantry everywhere on the Verdun front has been inactive. In line with tho bom- bardment of Le Mort Homme and Bois Ilourros the Germans are assembling men in the region between Forgcs and Bois des Corbeaux, probably with the intelitloli of throwing them into the fray should their intense bombard- ,uient,meet_ with -success. , The French -artillery, however, have this assemb-

arouud Verdun French and German aviators have me; in combats in the air with advantage in the contest notably in favour of the French. nc- cording to Paris. At least three Ger- man aeropinnes are declared to have been brought down, while others were seen by French observers to have been in distress.

I in the region of Seppols, upper Alsace, the Germans essayed an attack _on trenches the French had captured and were repulsed with considerable

casualties. £rcnch gunshave done dninage, to rmnn_ positions -north - of ,the '-Aisne; in ' Chalnpagiie and tile

ling point under the fire of their guns. eastern portion of the Forest of Ar-

No advantage is claimed by either side! gontie. North-west of Russia, around in the fighting around the fortress. Riga. in the lkskllll district and on

Russians have be/en successful in small engagements with the Teutons. In the costnl region of the Caucasus the Russians are still driving the Turks before them.

Lleut. General .lan Christian Slnuts,

former defense minister of the union of South Africa had a stiff engagement with Germans in the mountainous? re-

gion west of Tav;laion§ the frdllf tier. The Germans were riveu back although fighting was of the most ob~ stinate character. The British are eudeavoring to cut off the retreat of the Germans who are withdrawing to the south, Unofficial .adYlt?es' are' to thef effect <-that -`Adiniral- Von Tripitz, German Minister~of Marine, is ill and that'-the:mlnistry is'~in charge of another oillclul.

veil outrivailed Carvell. but he went `

too far to carry couviction.t and ixtaia.

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'hier are saying so iluii-s .fl'°°|¥ '-9' in he ~ “ l '

was torn to pieces. V “Yes” t‘0ll||0ll Carveii.

of the most bitter partisan whldh‘ even bo has mode in the .house it was also full of nbsui-dl-ties. For iii- stallce. he accused General Str Sam Hughes of cownrdlcc. The Minister of Militia has left for Franco, where he is going upon service in thc inter- ests of Canada and the Milos, and he was described by the member for Gar- leton. today as "Tho man who luis not enough manhood. to stand here and answer these charges that I am mak-

ing." He also said that he did Yao:

the

believe that General Hughes was ing across the Atlantic o go to

to dlsband the imperial muuiti ns board in order that the government might work out "their nefarious schemes." -

Now. who is Mr. Carvoll that he

should* accuse a soldier going to tho front of cowardlce? ~ Whois he. f-10;* he should demand that Canadas greatest soldier should stay to hoai' his abuse and reckless language. r. Carvell's tallt ig not, helping his coun- try. General Hughes' actions are. '

in violence of vituperatlon Mr. Car-

Tlie speech of Mr. Carvell wai one

quite evident that Ontario a any is gettinglvtoo much of him. There N not many Liberal; from .Ontario in

realize that Carvell is injuring the

Wlill he was viilfyin the ZUYGW'

mont J? ll. Burnham allied him if it would be a good thing for this countrt' if‘it were true that, the il0V0l‘l\lll6\1¢

Wliereupon Mr. HMG” would be good news for would mean a Job for

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Council was held in the Council Cham- -or last. evening. His Worship Mayor Brown in the chair. His Honour the .soul-der. Stipendiary K. J. Martin. and the llcalth Oflicer, Dr W. J.. P. McMillan, were in attendance. The

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ing been read and adopted, and the usual bills passed for payment. a number of-communications were laid on the table. A letter was read from the Commissioners of Sewerage and Winter Supply asking for financial issistarice. Mr James, Hennessy. collector 'ol tolls on the Market, wrote Applying for an increase of pay, and Mr Jobxrtvilllsms applied for the

,E_ositlo_n_'_ of gardener of' Quccll’s quare; _QA letter was read from the cllsl-loustown Light aria Power ce. proposing a change in tile lighting of

The regular meeting Of U10 diiyithe city, from the present arc lamps

,Startling Situation Brought to Attention of Board of lieulth. A

to tungsten. A letter was next read from the Anti-Tiibcrculosis Society, which controls tho Public Dispousary. asking for an ilicreaseof the city grant for the purpose of the Dispens- ary from $100 to $200.

Mr F. W. lglyndmali wrote asking

the Council what was' its intention

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with regard to his claim for the alleg- ed trespass on his land by the city in the extension of tho road from Green- wood to liighland Avenue.

A letter was read from Henry llulit-

ley. who claimed the sum of $100 for injuries sustained by the alleged ill- treatinent of him by officer Kfggins,- who arrested him in September 1911. I-le submitted a mediealycertitlcate as to the injuries. A request, was read from the Truckmen's Union tor tue amendment of the byelaw respecting rates on truckage so as to effect an increase of 5 cents on the present rates for hauling. _

Delegations waited on the Council

from the Anti-Tuberculosis Society and tho Trucktnen's Union--on behalf of' the Ailtl-Tuberculosis Society, Rev. Canon Simpson, ills Lordship Mr Justice Fitzgerald and Mr Jos. Mc- Carey; and on behalf of the Truck- men'a Union, Messrs S. R. McDonald, Thorne and Dalziel.

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David Schuman, Secy.-Treasurer ot the P.E.l. Branch of the Dominion Temperance Alliance, stating that "there is in Charlottetown' at tlie (Continued on page three.)

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melt?" asks the poet, if they be it was not to be found in the Prince Edward Theatre last iilght when Rossleyh-i English Pantomine Company opened with the delightful pantomino "Jock, the l{ing’s Piper, for laughter and ap- plause resounderl from floor to ceiling for the two hours the elitertalnnient lasted. ,Tliere"was'a large attendance lin`d everyone wns loud in praise of the productionand in commendatloli of th_e;-fine acting on the part of the children, and the "stars" especially. The Company consists of twenty-five

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one or other of the performances will have missed one of the most enjoy- able evenings in his existance.

“.lock. tho l{tllg'_q Piper," is nn alll-

usillg prodllctlon the lending parts being taken by Jack Rossiey, all “Jock” Percy Orth ns "Mac, his nephew", .loo Bnrllllort. as' “Jenn lilacAllistor.” the nephew's housekeeper. and Bonnie llossley as "Bonnie Wee Mnry” lilac- (lregor's sweetheart.

The fun was fast and furious, tho

jokes being new and really amusing. The solos were all finely rendered and the choruses were 'catchy" and melo- dlous. sullg with a vim and spirit

wlhich elicited repeated cncores. All t Q children are thoroughly woll-traln- od vocalists, and the soloists among them are away above the average of the professional pantomine slngei-s.| Especially worthy of mention is little, Kathleen Barnes whose singing and acting captivated the hearts of every- ""° "fit less successful were Ger- trude ltiehardson, Lizzie Earle, Marlo .:o..sley, and Dot Marshall. Two 1 o-if-'min songs particularly effoctlvo were “Cheer up Molly" by Kathleen R-v-v¢e~ '-ntl "Your King and Country Need You" by Dot Marshall. An effec- tive tableau song was "The Long, Long

town, and everyone who misses seeing,

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The Rossiey English Plintomlms Co. lied li Splendid 0peniu9i

Lust ilight and Justlfied Everything that has been said oi Their Beauty. talent and Vocal Powers. The .Best

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“ls there a heart that music cannot. Scottish dancing was the order ol'

the evening and most entranclng ap- peared the little ones in _their High- llind costumes us they danced ."th`l\ ,Light Fantastic." There was, music in -every motion of their bodies as the; gentered into the spirit of the dance. !Mr. Rossley also colitributed several , numbers, and was cheeredto the echo. wespolllllng in one instance with two cncoros. » , - *

Tliere was not a dull moment durinrf

the whole performance, and it is cer- talll everyone wllo was present will return for another evenlng's health- flll and invigorating entertainment.

Jenn McAllister as "Burkhart" was

indcscrlbably funny making the au- dience roar with his side-splitting fnnl- osities. Tonight “Beauty and thi' Beast" will be staged when there will bo a complete change of programme and thorn should be ll. bumper house.

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THDDPS EDR WEST

(Special .to the Guardian.) GENEVA, Marg-.h 13.-Germany 'has

requested Bulgaria to send two divi- sions to the west fighting front against the French. according to information received here from Bucharest. Bul- garia refused because uncertain as to the attitude oi' ltoumanin. The cor- respondent of the Berne Bund at Austrlali headquarters in Albania tele- graplls that the Austrians have ad- vanced for southward since the cap- tllro of Durazzo. ltaliuns and Alban- ians retiring on Avlona are blowing up railway bridges behind them. Sllglit skirmishes only have taken pllicc, but o pitched battle is expected soon near Avlono.

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