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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915
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{$3.5o Per Your (dei In edvsnil
$2.50 per your by In i- ldvlhei '
YESTERDAY IN HOU-SE OF COMMONS
.
Good Progress Made in Sienrlng up Business
'Liberals in Subdued and ilepentant Mood
Hon. Mr. Srothers Reports Labor Conditions
Good. Only Three War Broke Out.
'i _ .
Minor Disputes Since
(From our own Reporter.) o contest should come.
OTTAWA, Feb. 26.--Parliament did lion. Mr Crothers informed thc
forego politics to-day. and the lapse Liberals that labour conditions were
did not -tend to increase the interest,
good in Canada. He pointed with
as a sitting without politics is usually ‘pride to the fact that there had been dull. But good Progress was made in only three labour disputes since the
clearing up business. .
A specla..l committee to consider
amendments to the criminal code was appointed; several Governmentllills were given a fresh reading; the con- sent of the House to a. re-enactment oi' the special emergency legislation ot'
war broke out, and they were oi’ a minor character. He had appealed to
,employers and employees to remem-
ber that the country needed all its strength for the. great struggle in which we are engaged. and hc believed that thc appeal had been favourably
the August war session was secured; ireceivcd. The revision of the Labour n score of private bills were given n I.-'ict would be held over, he annoullced, third reading, llnd ull of the estimates `until another session. Some amend- ni' thc Labour Department and part ,ments had bt-on drafted. but would not of thc lnalntl Revenue were voted. lim introduced under present condi-
That. is a substantial duy's \vork for itlolls.
any legislative body, I 'l‘hc Liberals ill tho Budget debate
The Liberals wcrc in rutlier alias-Illavv boon bittcrly attacking the
toned mood. It is an open socrot that (iuvcrnlncnt. i'or not cutting dowil ex- they are beginning to repent at leisure Ipcluiitures in public works. But
something said in haste during the Budget debate. They realise that their opposition to the lludget and their defiant challenge i`or an election ltavc placed thc onus on themselves if
Mayor lilcdrit- Martin of Montreal, Liberal, to-night assailed the Govem- mont for not going ahead with all big works.
CANADIANS NOW.
IN FIGHTING LINE
(Special to the Guardian.)
MONTREAL, Feb. 26.-A London
despatch to thc Montreal Star says an oiiicer of the Canadian contingent writing Sunday says: “ We have been in the first lille of trenches the past two days,_.a.l1d now have returned. billetod for 2-i hours.. back in the trenches tonight. The behaviour of the Canadians in the trenches was splendid. Our trenches were only 100 yards from the German shell fire. and the 'Shilling was wicked. but our artil- lery and snipers were equal to the
slight casualties.
(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO. Feb. 26.-The Mall and
I-Empire has the following despatch this nlorning t'roln Northern Franco, Tuesday, via London, Feb. 25: "i am
CONDENSED ADS.
TO() LATE FOR
CLASSII.~`ICA'I`TON
ONE CENT per word each inser-
tion for advertising in this colunm. Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mum charges tweuty-flve cents. T0 LET BHOP 18X24. APPLY .113 _ Richmond St. 8752-2-L’_.'3M4lDd- rTt`z`r't`s`c-rl'A"LT'-"ii-“ii>'E2s'EsvsR cAl.l.s ww nw- »-~_»¢_u-f-- _§tf».@;@;2.1_»1=.1i-
HOUSE FOR SALE.--CENTRALLY
situated; large flat.; hot wntcr heat- ing. llox, 204, (lily, i~i`6”'r"l'€é`."3-'-"Ti-TE""i5s"|flsoN wi-lo
took by mistake a pair of boots from Nortll American ilotcl, is asked to kindly return same. _S7942-2i|nli
l.b’s'r-`ZA"MlNK'Nl-:ck Piece ss-
tween Hillsborough anti Cumberland streets. Finder please leave at 70 Cumberland street. S797-2-27m3\.
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FOR SALE--ONE PAIR WESTER
S. B. Foxes. Will sell with guaran- teed litter at reasonable price. .i Stanley Wedlock. 8799-2-27mtf.
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LOST--ON THURSDAY MORNIN I
a gold bracelets between Taylor‘s book store and Baptist Church. Finder please leave at 200 Prince street and recoiva rcwurd.
8800-2-27m1i.
WANTED-Two District Managers to
travel, salayr $20 Weekly and HX' penses, experience not necessary il’ willing to learn. Niagara import Go.. Niagara Falls, Ont.
8783-2-2'i'rll6iptl
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printed with name and address. eith- er on lisp or front. $3 por 1,000; $5.50 for 2,000! $12.00 for $5.000: $20 for 10,000. GUAill`ilAI‘! OI°`l~`li.‘l'¥.
6608-ll»2lmti'.
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T0 RENT.-AT
summer mouths. a large double cottage. with verandah all round. One acre of land and good stables; ice house with season‘s ice; lawn tennis court. etc. ADDIY- 57 Gl`l1fl0“ Street. Charlottetown. 8790-2-27m1li COMPETENT BOOKKEEPER. - A
young man with several years ox,- peri'en‘cs desires s position; thor- ough knowledge of .single and double entry and oitlce management. Sal- ary moderate. Address F. H. B.. P. 0- B0* 63» Qi¢!_~,_ 8§."E;?:.29‘“.3.*- iEIl°0°Fv c'U|.1'uns.--suPEnl=|.u-
ous heir removed without Dain. latest method. Scalp treatment and singoiag for thin hair. Danrlruf! removed. guaranteed. Bhnmll00in8 and nu kinds or heir s°0<\° made un-
M White. ,Queen._ _ __8739-2;27Ul¢f
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able to state definitely that the Cana- dian troops have been in at-tion. They conducted tlielnselves with the ut- most gallautry and steadiness and .were under heavy shell and rifle fire for hours. The Infantry Brigade was first in action. its casualties were not heavy. The regiment repulsed a determined attack. Tile machine gun section is doing good work but has had it number wounded. The rifles distinguisiietl themselves."
LONDON, Feb. 25.-That the first
contingent has already been in action. is evidenced by the fact that Private Jack Davis, No. 8,428, Second Ilatta- lion. First Brigade, reached the Queen's Canadian hospital at Shorn- cliffe last night. Davis, \vho belongs to Renfrew, _Oni., is suffering froln shrapncl wounds.
EABINII SUNSIIEHS
IMPIIHIINI MIIIIHS
LONDON. Feb. 26.-An oillc-ini
stntelneut by the Admiralty un- nouuces t.hat all the outer forts of the Dardunclles have been reduced und operations are continued.
Tile American note, the contents of
which remain a secret but which.in general, seems to bring about an un- derstanding regarding the war zone prescrilu-il by Germany, and the ship- mcnt of foollstulfs designed for thc civilian population of bclllgerents was considered at a meeting ot' thc cabinet today bill. thus far no intimation as to the official attitude towards itcan be obtained. The press and public however, on the suposition that Presl- dent Wilson suggested that Grcnt Britain should not carry out her treaty to place all embargo on foodstuffs for Geriuany and that in return Germany should not enforce tht- sublnnrinc blockade against the British isles, have already expressed disapproval of the acceptance of such a proposition.
While eight British ships have been
sunk In rt wet-k's blockade, it is point- ed out that they are small vessels and thc majority of them either in ballast or carrying coal or freight for neutral countries. lt is believed' here that the destruction of neutral ships and carg- oes will embroil Germany with neu- tral countries and that in the long run _the losses the Allies will suffer will bc more than offset by anger on the part. of neutrals and the possible refusal of countries such as Norway to ullo\v goods to be shipped froln their forts to Germany.
This and other diplomatic questions
such as the possible entry of Italy and Roumauia into the war which is again being discussed, have overshadowed the news from the battlefrouts which in military clrclcs is considered im- portant. Military exports arc keeping their eyes on operations at the eastern frollt where battles ot’ big magnitude are developing. The Germans appar- ,ently found the Russian fortress line around the East Prussian frontier too strong for them attempting to make their way to Warsaw from the North Welt and startinll fl'0lll MI”-W5 WhI°h has been the base of several previous offensive operations have penetrated as far as the important town of Prz- asysz. . "
There is nn ililiitillit of lllllJ0l’ll\“i’f*
in western zone.
i'l' THREE WOMEN ARE iN LIST OF
HONOR
PARIS. Feb. 24.-Three women have
been mentioned in the orders of the day for their heroic services al Il\ll'B68~ They are Mademoiselle Deccan Bild Mademoiselle DeMaietre, who are -et- tached_to the, hospital at Vauxbuin (near Boinons). and .Madlmollelle Mundwiiler. of the hospital of St- JOM
lilnere"e.~l‘..!nin|ant Cum ithenmetism.
Dieu. -
'IILIIS llillii llil EIHMIII HIPHISIIS
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Feb. 26.-France, Russia.
Britain, Serbia and Belgium are said by an English ofiicinl to be in abso- lute accord us to reprisals to be made on Germany, Austria and 'l‘urkcy, in retaliation for the German submarine campaign. Britain was ill conference with her Allies concerning reprisals before receipt oi' the American note, making informal representations look- illil to discontinuance of submarine activity and the admission of food stuffs to Germany for civil population.
Willie it can be authoritatively
stated that the nature of the reprisals has not been agreed upon absolutely as yet, Britain and her Allies have decided upon the main points. which probably will be announced Monday by Premier Asquith, in a statement for the press simultaneously.
Walter Hines Page, American Am.
bassador from the United States to Britain, and the British Foreign Office have refrained from discussing the terms of the American note, but the Foreign Othce has intimated that a probable -‘statement by Premier A_squith on Monday will not be a direct answer to thc Anieircan note, but a long promised elucidation of an intllnatlon made by Sir Edward Grey, Sc(-rotary of State for Foreign Affairs. oiilcers und other Cabinet Ministers. that reprisals against Germany would doubtless be iiccre.~:sllr_v. There is every rhnson to bnliovo that ilritnln fully intends lo lnakc ull i'<uhlstl|i`i's for.(icrinany absolutely contraband. thus cutting off the movement of ships to German ports and making export trade by sea impossible. I Great interest. is being shown by
the British press and public in th.-, probablc treatment oi' cotton under the new systemof reprisals. 'l‘hc bo- liei' .seems to be general that cotton and food all will become absolute con- traband. British oflicials are now per- suaded, they state, that several ships which at first were reported as having been destroyed by mines were vic- times of submarines.
IIIIIII SIIIIKIHS llli
UIIUIHEU Iii WIIHK
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb, 26.-Hon. Sir George
Askwith. chief industrial conlnlissioner for the Government, sent rt peremptory order to-day to 10,000 shipyard engi- neers on strike on the Clyde that they must resume work Monday, as impor- tant munitions oi' war urgently rc- quirxed by the army anti navy are being held up. The strikers demand all in- crease lil wages of 4 cents an hour.
ll. S. EIIASI GUIHII SHIP
HIPUHIIII UVEHIIIII
(Special to the Guardian.)
\\'i\SIIING’T`ON, Fel.. 26. - The
coastguurd ship, Seneca, is reported lim- to-day by wirclt-ss via t‘upc ltaco. Silo was convnyillg thc stoillnor Mon- golian inio liulifnx and that steamer was leaking badly. When the Mou- gollan. which-is in command ot' (‘apl. lluthcly, arrived in St .lohn's, Feb. 3,| it was reported she was in a leaking condition. She left St Johns. but put back Feb. 7. Repairs were made and she left again Feb. 13. lt is believed here flint the steamer eucounteerd ice and that the leak has been opened again. Shc has 200 passengers aboard.
EISIIIIN |ilIl[i'S
Sill] NIH IESIEIIIIAI
The Eastern l{lng‘s Seed Fair, hcld
in Souris yesterday, was a decided success, despite the fact that the roads were in nu almost impossible stale. while the thrcatcniug appearance of the weather in the morning prevented a large number from coming to town.
The showing in all sections was
splendid. and marked ilnprovcmcnt was noticeable in potatoes. whlcll, as the judges said, would win a prize- at any _fuir. ‘
ley was very keen, and although the quantity exhibited was not so large as last year, the quality of the seed excelled anything ever before exhibit.- ed in Souris.
Tile poultry was also u great suc-
cess.
The fair was formally opened nt
St Mary's Hall at 2 p.m. by ills Wor- ship Mayor Brennan, who in an appro- prlntn speech welcomed the visitors t.n_Souris.
Hon. Murdoch McKinnon followed.
and in an excellent speech compli- mented thc committee on the success of the fair and especially on the im- provement in the quality of the ex- hibits., I-Ie thought that it would be n god idea. to make Soliris a centre for the farmers of that section of the county. from which all the agricultural work would branch out from. lie also referred to the nizriculturnl edu- cation introduced by the Government in the schools. the number of inspec- tors having been increaeed. Msuy districts have begun school gardens. and hundreds of children are now interested in home projects. All those thiuss will nourish lt there le .e suitable centre established. ' lie concluded by saying that the Seed Fair is a oo-operation, and the farnicrs of Eastern Kings have made a success of fairs. lie expressed himself willing to help at all times in the future, as he was in the past.
Speeches were also made by Prof
Raid. Prof. Roan Mr Richard Creed and H. H. Acom.. ~‘
Hon. John Mclseen made ‘an excel-
lent speecinspeaking of the wer, and |~encoura|ed‘ the farmers to nnblcribe *towards the Patriotic Fund.-* »
.1
IIIIISSIIIIS EIIIM
ilnllilii vluuu
600 Men. Besides Cannon and Machine Guns.
(Special to the Guardian.)
PETROGRAD, Feb. 26.-The follow-
ing oiliclal statement was given out to-night:-“According to supplement- ary information our suct-asses in the Przasnysz region (Northern Russia Poland) during Feb. 24. 25. and the night of Feb. 25. were extremely inl- portant. The Russians. courageously shattered the resistance of the Ger- mans with rifle and bayonets, and pro- gressed vigorously. The enemy is retiring along the wllolc trout. liban- doning prisoners. cannon, machine guns and commissariat.
“ Our success was supported by the
self-denying work ot' our armoured motor cars, which poured their machine guns into the Germans at constantly decreasing distances, in some instances only a few score yards. The enemy's losses were great. llp to the present it has been ascertained that during Feb. 24 and 25 we cap- tured thirty officers, 2,600 men, seven cannon. eleven machine guns, a huge uuunllty of equipment and commis- surint supplies."
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
LONDON, Feb. 26.--Tile continued
progress wllich the French are niak- ing in -Cliampagne district. and the pressure which the Allies, without attenlpting a great offensive, are de- clared to be bringing to bear on the German line in the west have, accord- ing to news received from Holland, induced the Germans to make another effort ill the west before the Allied forces reach their maxlmuln strength. By day and night. Dutch newspapers say, big motor cars loaded with Ger- man soldiers are hurrying through Belgium to the western front, and troops which have been sent to Nor- thern llelglunl are going back to the trenches. The fact that some of the troops now passing through Belgium come from thc eastern front suggests to military observers thai. the Germans have decided they are able to hold the Russians in their present positions while carrying out a new offensive in the west. The silence of the German General Staff. which to-day simply said there was no change on either front, is taken in London as confirma- tion that some big movement is under way. It is declurell the Allies are dis- playing no uneasiness. They believe that the softness of the ground. must prove a. great rlisatlvantage to the Germans. and although all the new troops are not yet ready, that they will he able to repel any new attack.
During the last couple of days the
British slightly improved their posi- tions in the region ot’ La Bassee while the French report further progress hy the troops in the vicinity oi Perthcs and Argonne and repeated success by the artillery in destroyintx Gcrnlan gulls and trenches.
ln ilic East the big battle alum; thc
Russian fortress lille which follows thc river almost the whole why i'rn'n the Baltic to thc Furpatlilans, is still undecided. The some is true oi"lm:- tlcs in the (larpathiitns and llul;o\vin.l.
Potrograd dospatclies, however,
claim the Russians are more than holding their o,wn in North and Cen- tral Poland and that in the Carpa- -thians they are making such a steady advance that not only the Hungarian but the Austrian armies fighting ill Blikowina are tlirentened.
No further news has reached Lon-
don of the bombardment oi‘ the Dur- dauelles by the allied fleet but it is believed the worships will now con- tinue their attacks until the Straits are forced. Having destroyed thc outer fortifications the entrance to the wa- terway is being cleared of mines pre- paratory to attacking t..e inner forts. One effect oi’ the prelilninnry success of the Allies in the Dardancllcs was the dropping of the price of wheat sevcrnl points on the |.ivl-rpnni ox- change.
GIHMINI IS
NUI IIEKING Illilll
l.ONl)O.\', Fch. 26.--A despatch to
"All Germ'.in_\"s war bread regula-
tions. war cookery schools and other
real scarcity of food, bllt for a pre text. to induce charitable Americans to feed the Belgians and the French to feed their people. in the portion or France occupied by Germany."
HAl.iFAX, Feb. 25.-A $200,000 de-
ficit is what the province faces. $20,- 000 of this deficit in due to the in- crease ln legislative expenses--an in- crease which ns the premier said in his speech in iuying on the table the report on public accounts at yester- tiay's meeting of the House of Assem- bly. is more diiilcult of defence than perhaps any other item in the report. The report is somewhat more compre- hensive and goes into greater detail than those of former years. , The estimated total revenue for the year was 81.991311. The revenue so- tusliy received was $1.885, 467. The amount expended was §2.098.000. leav- ing the province in the hole to the ex- tent of $213,000.
the Post froln Berne says: i
GIHMIIS IXPEI
ill CHIIIISE
(Special to The Guardian)
Capture officers 2,- \NtIvI"AN[IIl?»I`Isliege?-tl;§p;£Nefr§NieTINN
terdam saying that owing to shortage of i'ood German authorities have nr- dcred the expulsion of 500 t‘llincsc. A strong`Ncthc-rlunds police force has been sent to the frontier to prevent these men from entering Dutch terri- tory. Complications are expected, the correspondent declares.
THE REAL DOG SAUSAGE.
(.‘0l"ENllAGEN, Feb. 25.-The Ger-
man government is expected soon to increase food restrictions. it is ex- pected that there will soon be meat and potato cards as well as bread cards for all classes. The government is also increasing its restrictions on food and drink in public restaurants.
German agents are buying dogs of
all kinds in West Jutland from farm- ers and peasants. These. it is said. are being made into sausages for human consumption, principally among the German population.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
l’.»\llIS, Feb. 26.-The \\'ar Oiiicc
gave out the following statement this ilftcrllooll 1-~
'1‘he liolgian army rcplllsell a Gur-
nlan attack. also gained 100 nictres on Lil Illtsseu road. Gcrlniin :lrlilll-l'_\' lllsplayvli coilsitlierabio tlciivliy ill tht- __/liszlc \':tl|t~y. Oul' built-rlvs -rl-lint-t-d it lo silcncc ill the al'ternoon. In (Ehalnpagne our progress contintws. We \von some ground in a wood north-west of Perthes and north of Mesuilles llurls, Engagelnent. con- tinues in tho valley of the Meusc. At Julnolles Dorus we destroyed some machine glln shelters and wrecked trenches. We made fresh progress in .the Bois Brulc. forest of Apremont. The Germans were driven from several communication passages bc tween trenches. They were subjected io‘heavy losses, abandoning the field and numerous accoutrcmcuts und weapons.
IHINCH IUIIPIUU Hiill
SIIIIK lil IUSIHIINS
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS. Feb. 26.--The French tor-
pedo boat. Dadue. has been sunk by an Austrian mine at Antivari. Mollie- ucgro. 38 men perished. _ . (Special to the Guardian.)
ZEPPLIN’S WIFE
CANADIAN GIRL
SARNIA. Ont.. Feb. 26.-A fact not
generally known is that Countess Zeppelin, wife of the inventor of the great aircraft, was a Canadian girl. Countess Zeppelin is the daughter oi' the late W. li. MacGarve_v. and was born in the village of Wyoniing, Lamb- ton couuty, in 1875, going at an early ago with her father to livc in Austria.
SHIPIIHU Hill
BHIIKS iilil III IUIIENBIIHS
LUNENBIZRG. Feb. 25.--Fire broke
out in the saw and plaining mill of Smith & ithuiun<l's shipyard at 7.20 last evening. The building and ma- chinery were badly damaged by fire and water. There was no insurance and the loss will bc heavy. Smith & Rhulund had two vessels on the stocks and a third on it rush order which they will now be unable to complete .in contract time. 'I`hc two vessels un- der construction are for Captain Tan- ner. of Blue Rocks and Captain Wa- ters, oi' i.uHn.ve. The cause oi' thc fire is unknown.
SCANDINAVIAN SAILINGS IN- CREASE.
‘ LONDON. Feb. 25.-Scandinavian
. , . _ T, . ui i _. salllngs for England are improving.
‘B Lompe ton “ whom and bar I -l Several vessels left vcsterda ull
_ y for li .
`Grimehy and other British ports.
arrangements are not due to any '|‘|[].] \\’EATl{ER‘
' I I i 1 Q
I I'.)[PIaRATURla_.
I 'l‘IDE, MOON. ETC.
(Special to The Guardian)
TORONTO Februurv 27-Maritime*
I _ 1 Strong winds. shifting to Northwest; u I g 'j few local snow flurries but mostly fair
and turning colder.
THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was
beautifully mild and clear. , The lowest temperature of Thurs- day night was 4i deg. above zero.
U E The lowest of yesterday was 36 above,
and the highest 43 above. At 9 a.m. it was 41 above. and at 9 p.m. 36 above.
The tide will be high this moming
at 9.45. tomorrow at 10.23 and Monday ,at 10.57; it will be high tonight at
|8.4§§ tomorrow at 9.42 and Monday at 10. .
The sun sets this evening at 5.45. to-
,morrow at 5.48 and Monday at 5.48; it rises tomorrow morning at 6.40, Monday at 6.38 and Tuesday at 6.37.
The moon rises this afternoon at
3.24 and tomorrow at 4.40.
Tile first quarter of the moon was
on Sunday. Feb. 21st at 10.58.
There will be a full moon on Mon-
day, March ist, at 2.33 p. m. ~
The length of today will be eleven
hours and three minutes. and of tomor- row. eleven hours and six minutes.
Mlnerd'e Liniment cures garnet in cows
Around Ypres Where the Enemy.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 20.-“ All the ground
near the front line is ploughcd up with shells alld furrowed with the remains of old trenches and graves. The whole place is a vast celnetery, in which our trenches and those of the enemy wind in every direction."
Tihs statement is made by thc
British official "cya witness" nt thc front. in a despatch tliescribing the recent battles south-cast ol` Ypres and ol' the country in which the arniies are fighting.
“ in u sheltered spot," he continues,
" there is a little gravt-yartl, where some oi' our own have been buried. Their graves have been vnrel'ully marked and a rough square of bricks has bccll plucml around tht-ln. Ili l`l‘mii oi' tIlo\lrl-llclivs Gcrlnzlll lioilins still lin thick.
“/\l our point of the liriclc Iicllls
rcct-utly sollu- thirty men lril-d to rush our llno. At their head was it ,vulillg (iernlan oiliccr. who camo on gitllanlly waving his sword. He almost rvaclleil the barbed wire and then fell dead, and he lies there _vet with his sword ill his hand and all his thirty men
ttf-
THE wilotl-1 Ptilce
ll vilsr ceritlseii
Still Grey Figures Lying in Rows Together or
Singly or in Twos or Threes. Such 'is the Description by an Eye-Witness oi’ the Scenes
Allies are Holding Off
blast. and it is the same ull along the trout in this quarter.
“Everywhere still grey figures can
be seen lying. sometimes several rows together und sometimes singly or in twos and threes.
"This description might serve, with
a few minor alterations, for many of the localities along our front, where the lighting has centred around some wood. a village or line of trenches. it is as it each had been swept by n withering blast. before which every object, whctiler a work ot' nature or of man. has crumbled in ruins, or become twisted anti deformed, and even the very ground itself looks an |ii` it had been shuktfn by a violent vonvulsion of nature."
" 'i`o ilu- south of Ypres, ut Comlncs
|(‘anal." says the witness, “ the grounih alillough tllnrc are solne t-nislosurcs. is t'oinpal'utivcly open. To the north of it, lloivovor. there arc many woods ltllat have become a tangle of fallen trees, interposed with craters. To add to the hardships of such fighting. the troops have been attacking on ground in which the men sink up to their lint-cs in mud."
about him, as lt` swept by a withering
ITALIAN
' '~'-~ rd
Rome ot’ the political situation declare that since the readiness of italy to join in the war has become apparent, the insistence of Germany upon her continued neutrality has grown stron- ger. it is declared, in a reliable quarter. that l’rinrc Von Buelow, the German ambassador to italy. has sum- marised the italian situation to his government substantially as follows:
italy has spent nearly two lnillion
lire ($400,000,000) in war preparations since the outbreak oi` hostilities, con- sequently action on hor part is daily bcconiing lnore ilnpcratire. Further- more. for internal reasons. all political parties are asking the government to obtain, as a result ot' diplomatic nego- tiation or through the use of the italian army and navy, the fulfilment of the aspirations oi' tho nation, par- ticularly in return for thi- heavy sacri- iiccs already made.
~v \~.~.»~\~v
IHE WINIIH SIEIMIHS
IHI IIIIINE Will
With the mails arriving regularly.
travellers going and coming untinter- ruptcdly and. with all, almost. spring- like weather, there is a geenral im- pression that the steamers. Stanley and Miuto, arc having a picnic this winter. A passenger who crossed the other tiny by the Stanley informs the Guardian that it has been quite another thing than a picnic. During the present wock there wus almost continuous diillculty. (in Monday. 'I‘ll0stiay and \\'<‘<lncsilay the Strait was full of ice. Willie crossing on Monday the Stanley in the course ot` a serious iight with pncllcil ice had her steering gear cilrricd away. Temporary repairs were made and shi- oncc more tackled the enelny. only to have thc steering gear again cllrribtl a\\‘n_v. Repairs were t>ffct~l.ed a second time. and she docked at l'i<-lou about midnight. llerc she discharged a full cargo. took on another, coaled up and watered ami left on return at 8.30 u.m. Tuesday, arriving nl Georgetown at 6.25 p.m. On Welinesduy at 7 a.ni. sho left for Picton, where she arrived at 4.55 p.m., having sufficient time to' complete repairs to her steering gt-nr.| The fact that the Stanley succeeded in crossing at all on these three days. with the'Siralts packed with ice and bor steering gear in such a condition that she wus uble to buck but slowly in her ice fighting, is to hor credit and that of her captain and oilicers and crew. it will he remembered that the Stanley is now no chicken. this being her 27th year in n service that has been invariably ditiicult. She has somewhat less power than the Miuto.I 2,400 horse power against the laiter‘s| 2,900 horse power and heavier hulk.| but she has been able to keep up her' end of the game as successfully as her younger sister ship. Tile passen- ger nbove referred to is loud in his praise of the Stanley-. her captain. oilloers. engineer and assistant en- gineer, each of whom knew what to do and when to do it in emergencies. i
The public. both at home and travel-
ling. who receive their mails or reach their destination without mishap. are apt to attribute the good sevrice of both these ships to the extraordinarily mild weather. but in the mildest of winters there are ice packs tn negoti- ate. and to do this successfully re- quires the utmost skill. as well as staunch ami able sieamers. and these they 'hhve on and in the Stanley and
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OERNIANS TO PAY FOR
NEUTRALITY
ROME, Feb, 25.-('losc observers int Germany urged Austria-Hungary
strongly to cede to italy her Italian province of Trieste and a partion of the lstrla peninsula. with the idea of keeping italy neutral at tba present time and enlisting her favour for the future. it has been asserted in Rome that Prince Von Buelow has 'said Austria must be induced to accede to :his views concerning territorial con- cession towltaly. else he would resign his post.
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<‘*Tl\c March meeting of the Corn-
wall-York institute will bc held at tho holnc ol' Mrs. ii. W. Mallett., East \\'iitsllil't- and Meadow llunk members uri' l'ordially invited. il785~2-27ui'll
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°"Mr. lticharil Creed will address
an Agricultural Conference nt Mis- couche on Monday. March lst, and at Grand River, on Tuesday the 2nd. Everyone is invited to be present.
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"A Tea and Novelty Sale will be
held in Marshfield ball for the Red Cross on Tuesday evening. March 2nd. commencing at 7 o'clock. Tea, 15 cents. if sternly on following night.
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"A tempcrance organisation meet-
ing will be held in Mayfield Hall. \\'crinesday evening. March llrd. at 7.30. ltcv. Messrs Wilson. Sterling and (‘row will speak. All are cordially invited. 8791-2-27mli
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-.lust about this time of the year peo- ple are beginning to renovate every- thing-Wh_v not get rid nf that scrap heap typewriter and instul one of my Spirit hull Span Smith Premiers or ltr-hlin`gtons?_ A. Millie Fraser. Hali- i`ax, N. S. 8778-2-27m1i
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"Livery and Boarding Stables.-
Messrs. D. M. McDonald and Douglas Smith have recently taken over the premises formerly occupied by Percy li. Peardon, 171 Grafton Street, whore they will conduct an up-to-date Liv- ery. Boarding ami Sales Stable. also s first class Cab Service. 'l-'heir HIC are of the best and when in-noel! of I good team you can depend upon prompt and first clans service by coll- ing up their stable phone. No. I24b.
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