mmm^" ■ . ' .-.' ' Ii 1 Tha Daily Naw% haa tha largest clr- J.aulatlon of any daily newspaper In (Canada In proportion to tha population of its homo town. /'' '"■■/.- UA .^Ttotyy paper in the Intaclor of I British Cahimbla Wying tha full J.seryice of the WeKjti-r- Asaoolatod Preaa over Ita awn leased wire, .yy. ...ffi"-".-;.,,,.... ■1 />. IrOL. 15 No. 226 NELSON, B. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1917 ^-60o. PER MONTH GERMAN AMBASSADOR IN U.S. SLATED BY SENATOR LODGE NATIONAL SERVICE CARDS ARE BEING FREELY SIGNED [j/omment on the American Note Resented Dl WI IMS KIM Substitute Resolution Modifying Note to be ?ut Today (By Dally News Leased Wire.) ] WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—After an fetier debate on Senator Hitchcock's •solution to have tho senate endorse | resident Wilson's peace note, during phlch Senator Lodge attacked the Oer- |,ian ambassador, Count von Bern- torff for having made a public statement approving the Wilson peace note, It* senate again today deferred action nd will take up the question, again borrow. I. Senator Lodge's open mention of the lerman envoy's name, which he said ie knew was contrary to unwritten ulea of senate proceedings, was the ensation of a speech In which the enator declared that although he accepted In full faith President Wilson's Statement that the note was in no way Jug-rested by nor associated with the i proposals of the German allies, [levertheless he believed such statements as the German ambassador had node added to the opinion that the |iote was timed and designed to aid lermany th making the peace terms |ihe desired. On the ground that the senate, us he only legislative body in the world avlng a voice in International rela I ions, should move slowly and not take ictlon which might afterwords become if aid to one set of belligerents, Sen dor Lodge led the opposition to the '©solution in which he wan supported >y other Republicans among them Senior Gallinger, the Republican leader, Ad Senator Borah. In Interest of Humanity. Senator Hitchcock led the fight for |ils resolution in which he wns supported by Senator Smith of Georgia, In the contention that an endorsement ft the president was no more than an : In the Interest of humanity. When the senate resumes tho delate tomorrow it will also have before It a substitute resolution by Senator Gallinger which merely would |ay: '.'That the senate of the United States In the Interests of humanity and civil- zatlon expresses the sincere hope that leace between the wnrring nations of urope may be consummated at an |:arly date." The Hitchcock resolution would say: "That the senate approves and itrongly endorses the action taken by khe president In. sending the diplomatic notes of Dec. 18 to the nations now pngaged In war, suggesting and recom- nendlng that those notions state the [terms upon which peace might be discussed." Senator Lodge insisted today that Ithe Hitchcock resolution called upon Ithe senate to endorse all of the president's note, which he contended goes far beyond any proposition merely to bring the belligerents together. It would project congress, he declared, into European politics, overturning a policy of years standing, and involving the United States into European politics necessarily would Involve political Interests of the eastern hemisphere with the Interests of the western hemisphere In contravention of the spirit of the Munroe Doctrine. Because of the ^widespread misinterpretation of the note, Senator Lodge declared, congress was venturing into danger If it adopted the Hitchcock resolution. Danger Pointed Out. 'If misinterpretation of the note Is general," he said, "then we are in danger, without abatement or modification of the resolution, of stating to the whole world that the senate or congress are ranging hemselves on the side of one belligerent In an attempt to bring about peace. 'It will be observed that the presl- Ident found It necessary to state that he was embarrassed In making the (Continued on Page Two.) TRAINS MAY BE RUN ON ALTERNATE DAYS (By Daily News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3^0f the first results of the suggested curtailment of railway passenger trains* it is said, will be that the Canadian Pacific railway and Canadian Northern railway will come to an agreement to run trains on alternate days between Ottawa and Toronto. CHARGES OF "LEAK" ARE 10 BE PROBED New York Man Alleged to Have Used Information to Advantage on Stock Exohange (By Daily News Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Representative Wood's resolution for a special Investigation of charges of a "leak' on President Wilson's peace note was held privileged by the house today, and it was referred to the rules com mlttee with instructions to . report within ten days. During the debate on the resolution, Representative Bennett, Republican, of New. York, declared rumor had it.that Bernard Baruch of New York was responsible for the information regard ing the note getting Into Wall street and that it was said also that Baruch sold short on Steel shortly before the news was made public. Bennett's declaration followed a question by Representative Garrett of Tennessee ns to what the rumor was regarding the "leak." "The rumor Is," Bennett said, "that Mr. Barney Baruch, a member of the council of national defense, was the man who was responsible for this in formation getting to Wall street and that 30 minutes before the president's note was made public he sold short on a rising market 15,000 shares of Steel common. That Is the rumor In New York city, If the gentleman wants names." Chairman Henry of the rules com mlttee vigorously opposed holding the resolution privileged. OTTAWA SOLDIER IS Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison- Refused to Make Munitions for Germany OTTAWA, Jan. 3.—A sentence of 12 years imprisonment has been passed on Pte. W. Brooke, an Ottawa boy, by the German military authorities. It Is believed that Fte, Brooke refused to make munitions which would be used against the allies. The charge ho was found guilty of was mutiny. Apparently stricter regulations are made as to prisoners in the German camps writing home. The relatives of several Ottawa soldiers who had previously received letters regularly as well as cards of acknowledgment frequently, In the last few months have received only a very few regulation cards. These have been from four to six weeks apart. ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON WESTERN FRONT Lively Duels in Sectors at Verdun and in Belgium Are Reported. (By Associated Press.) On the western front lively artillery duels are In progress in Belgium and on several sectors in the region of Verdun. LONDON, Jan. S.—Artillery activity only was reported In the British official communication Issued tonight, which says: "In the neighborhood of Souchez and the southern half of the Ypres salient, the enemy's artillery was very active during the morning. Elsewhere there were intermittent artillery bombardments on both sides." PARIS, Jan. 3.—Tonight's war office statement reads: "The usual cannonade took place at various points along the front. "The Belgian statement reads: 'A violent artillery action occurred in the region of Steenstraete this afternoon. Our batteries seriously damaged the German positions. There was the ordinary activity o nthe rest of the front.'" [PROPERTY OF ALIENS LIKEL Y TO BE SEGREGA TED |premier Brewster to Disouis Question With Sir Robert Borden At Ottawa Conference (By Dally News Leased Wire.) VICTORIA, B, C Jan. 8.—Information relating' to the operation of those companies In which capital of alien enemies Is Involved Is being sought by the Dominion government, which has been In communication with the provincial government to that end. What action the Ottawa authorities contemplate taking Is not known here, but within the last month considerable correspondence between the two governments had taken place, and It Is expected here that at the forthcoming session of the federal house action will he taken segregating such property ho that such alien enemies shall no longer benefit It Is no secret that in a number of concerns, chiefly mining, enemy capital Is heavily invested; in fact, In one coal mine on Vancouver island the chief shareholders are Germans of title and chiefly Prussians., This question will probably be one of a number which Premier Brewster will discuss with Sir Robert Borden while attending the conference to be held . In Ottawa, Jan. 10. Premier Brewster will leave tomorrow night or Friday afternoon for the east. He will take advantage of his trip to take up with the federal cabinet a number of subjects of Importance to British Columbia, notably the encouragement of the Iron and steel Industry as Well as the whole mining industry, with special reference to the protection of metals for the Empire's war time needs, fisheries and, perhaps, the question.of "better terms" will be revlvlld. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3.~-The national service commission Is being flooded with tens of thousands of cards containing the replies to questions being asked this week of all male Canadians, It is too early yet to determine how general has been the response to the cards, but they appear to be coming In freely from all parts of eastern Canada, and as far as Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Those from the far distant points, it Is expected, will commence to arrive in volume tomorrow. The collection of cards in larger towns and cities is unavoidably slow and as a result the work will probably take much longer than was anticipated. The cards, are distributed by the postman, and in many cases he is obliged to explain to the householder just what'Is to be done with the cards. This takes up a lot of time and as a result one postman is able to deliver a comparatively small number each day. FINN IS NOT INTENDED National Service Plan is Defended LABOR LEADER DENIES OF It Stand of Winnipeg Trades Council Described as Deplorable (By Daily News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3.—That there has been no "trickery" on behalf of the government as regards Us statement to the labor men of the purpose of the national service pjan, and that the behavior of the Winnipeg trades and labor council in repudiating the action of the executive congress regarding registration was Inexplicable, was tho statement made tonight by J. C. Wat- ters, president of the Dominion trades and labor congress. Mr. Wntters stated that he had received a copy of the resolution passed •■by the Winnipeg labor body urging that the registration cards'be not signed and expressing the belief that the congress had been tricked by the government, He despatched a suitable reply. "Insofar ns I am concerned," said Mr. Watters, "there has been no trick ery on the part of the government. I cannot understand the actions of the trades council In Win nlpeg. They seemed to have jumped to conclusions from the press reports, which are not accurate. Today I saw the prime minister, and he pointed out that he had said noth ing thnt could be construed in tho manner it had been. The prime min inlster Bald that the assurance he had given the trades congress to the effect that registration had no connection with and was not intended to lend to conscription, was still bis attitude In the matter. The Winnipeg trades council's action Is not only Inexplicable, but deplorable." Stone Cutters Approve. WINNIPEG, Jan. 3—The Winnipeg Stone Cutters' union, at a largely attended meeting tonight, favored national registration and generally the action of the executive of the trades nnd labor congress. Savs Signing Obligatory MONTREAL, Jan. 3.—"The filling In of the national service cards is obligatory. Apart from this we have made ii very strong appeal to all classes to comply promptly with the request of the government, and hope is entertained that the steps taken will be reasonably effective." So states Mr. Peterson, secretory of the national service board, in a letter to the Montreal board of trade in reply to an Inquiry addressed to Sir Robert Borden asking the question. I ARMY SCANDAL Mrs. Convwallis-West Severely Censured is TWO LONDON WERE-. PAPERS VENDED Daily Mail and Evening News Republishing in Bigger and Better Form, MONTREAL, Jan. 4.—The Daily Mall and the Evening News, the former a morning and the latter an afternoon newspaper, suspension of publication of both of which was announced yesterday morning, will continue to be issued. This Is announced In the editorial columns of tho Daily Mall this morning. Nothing could be learned beyond the sense of the publishers' announcement which reads as follows: 'Negotiations are In- progress for continuing the Dally Mail and the Evening News under the former control and management. . . . The success of the negotiations which have been in progress for the last 24 hours, will enable the Dally Mall nnd the Evening News to print larger nnd better newspapers than heretofore, and place the property on a strong financial basis." GREEK MINISTER IN BELGIUM RESIGNS (By Dally News Leased Wire.) HAVRE, Jan. 3.—Spyridon Le- vldis, the Greek minister to the Belgian government, has resigned, the minister not being In agree- ment with King Constantino's policy. AS DISCREDITABLE Tried to Use Influence to Injure Officer's Career (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, Jan^.—An army scandal, Involving the exercise of influence over h|gh officers by society women is described in the report of a court of Inquiry issued tonight, and Mrs. Cornwall Is-West, wife of Col. Corn- wallis-West, nnd mother of Princess or riess and of the Duchess of Westminster, is officially severely censured. The late Sir Arthur Basil Markham, Liberal member of parliament for the Mansfield division of Nottinghamshire, who died last August, demanded an Inquiry in the house, .of commons on this matter, and was seconded by Irish members, who declared that a young Irish officer's honor was involved. It has since developed that the officer was Lieut. Patrick Barrett of the Welsh Fusiliers. According to a statement in tho house of commons before recess he was completely exonerated; his commanding officer, Lleut.-Col. , Delme- Radcllffe, was removed from his command and Con. Sir John Cowans wns censured, but was returned because of Ills good work. Gen. Owen Thomas, who was also concerned, wns vindicated. Barrett was a sergeant In the Welsh Fusiliers. Col. Delme-Radcllffe nnd other officers recommended him for a commission lnte in 1915, and his claims were supported by Col. nnd Mrs. Cornwallis-West nnd several prominent civilians. "Probably before this time, and certainly later," says tho report, "Mrs. Cornwall is-West began to take more thnn nn ordinary interest in Mr. Barrett, to which he consistently failed to respond. Eventually be wrote her In February Inst a letter of remonstrance, which she placed tn the hands of his commanding officer." Barrett Was Censured Barrett was severely censured by his commander without tho opportunity of stating bis case. Soon after that he was transferred to another battalion on the demand of Mrs. Corn wallls-West. Gen. Cowans, who aided the Cornwallis-Wests in securing Barrett's transfer, Is censured for interfering with discipline. Gen. W. P. Macklnnon, who was also concerned In the correspondence, Is criticised for interfering with the affairs of the Western command after he relinquished his command, but Is not disciplined because he has since retired. The court of inquiry, which consisted of Field Marshal Sir William Nicholson, formerly chief of general staff; Major-Gen. Lord Cheylcsmore, Justice Sir James Richard Atkln and the Right Hon. Donald Maclean, M.P., reports regarding Mrs. Corn wallls- West: "We have no doubt that her in- Judicious boasting of tho power she wielded at tlie war office—which was confirmed to an appreciable extent by the wording of some of Sir John Cowan's letters—was calculated to bring him and the administration at the war office into disrepute. We feel obliged to render our opinion, that this lady's conduct as revealed In this case has been highly discreditable both in her behaviour towards Second Lieut. Barrett bofore his letter of Feb. 14, in her vindictive attempts to Injure him afterwards and in the untruthful evidence she gave before us. "It appeared in the evidence that this lady holds positions of some Importance In the county of Denbighshire In various associations of a public character for assisting in war work. In our opinion It is to be regretted that she should hold such positions." Report Was Unfounded The court also Investigated reports that Gen, Owen Thomas, who took a prominent part In recruiting In Wales, was transferred from tho command of a Welsh brigade to a lesser command through Mrs. dornwallls-West's Influence. This proved to be unfoundod, but due "to an unfortunate sequence of events and the ambiguous wording of certain officials' letters," The report says that Col. Wynne (Continued on Page Two.) \ BRITAIN TO OUTLINE ONLY POSSIBLE TERMS OF PEACE (By Dally News Leased Wire,) ■LONDON, Jnn. 3.—Reuter's Telegraph company tonight publishes the following regarding the reply of the entento allies to President Wilson's recent note suggesting that the belligerents state their terms of peace: "This document Is still undergoing slight modification of the draft and will not bo published until a day or two after it Is In the hands of tho president. "The note wilt be more positive than the reply to Germany and Is expected to indicate In more precise fashion the only preliminaries upon which the allies are prepared to negotiate. In again going over the ground of the responsibility of the war it Is likely that the allies will emphasize the only pos slble terms of peace thus contrasting sharply with the German note which purposely was of a negative character." Berlin to Explain. LONDON, Jlan. 3.—It Is reported from Berlin that Germany will shortly issue an explanatory note to the neutral powers in connection with certain statements in tho entente's reply to the German peace proposals, says a despatch to the Central News from Amsterdam. WHITE POINTS OUT CANADIANS' DUTY Should Invest as Much as Possible in National Loans Says Finance Minister. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) TORONTO, Jan. 3.—Sir Thomas White, minister of finance, addressing the board of trade here this afternoon said that, without going Into figures, lie could say that increased production nnd decreased consumption had resulted in completely reversing the hnlance of trade so that Canada's surplus of exports over Imports Is more than sufficient to pay the interest on her foreign Indebtedness, whloh has increased substantially since the outbreak of the war. Tho war is Increasing daily In scale nnd Intensity, be said —it may Inst one or It may last two years, no one knows. It Is the duty of every patriotic Canadian to save ns much ns possible for investment in tlie various national lonns, tho minister declnred. GER HANS ARE GLAD TO THEMSELVES UP CROWLEY DECLARES Evidence in Neutrality Violation Case Denied by U. S. District Attorney. CI Pte. Harold Hill, Nelson Exchanged Prisoner, Speaks of Impressions Gained in Germany, (Special to Tho Daily News.) VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 3—"I have been told by at lenst 500 Germans who were employed at the places where I was held prisoner that If ever they got sent to the trenches they would 'throw up their hands nnd go over.' Some of them I know went so far as to take the English addresses of our men who were also prisoners so that If they were captured and sent to England they could communicate with them." So stated Pte. Harold EL O. Hill from Nelson, B. C, who has just arrived In England among a party of 00 as an exchanged prisoner of war, In a despatch from London. "Another thing the Germans told us that If any exchanged man or any escaped prisoner was recaptured » second time he would be shot," said Hill, who has a fractured left leg which will require a further operation before It can bo of nny real use to him, the operation he underwent while a prisoner In Germany having been usetess for a. permanent cure, Was Passed Finally. The German doctor admitted this. He would not, he totd Hill last August, have time to properly operate for two months. Therefore Hill could either wait or could be sent to England. Needless to -my, Hill selected the latter plan, and wns despatched to Alx La Chappello, only, however, to be refused and sent back again. In October he wns agnin sent to Alx and again refused nnd returned. Next day the doctor expressed surprise at seeing him, said he ought to have gone through and must go with the next batch In two months' time. This was done nnd this time Hill did get passed and is now at the Queen Alexandra hospital, Mlllbank, London. Hill was captured at the second bat- tlo of Ypres April 16, 1916, and after spending six months at Bruges was sent to Crefold, where he stayed another 10 monlliH. The food all tho time was of tho poorest description, "rot- ton," Hill terms it, but the Germans were getting nothing better themselves, he says. "Butter cost 0 marks a pound, and a rubblt 13 marks," said Hill. They havo food tickets for everything, and one of them once said to me they would soon havo to have tickets to go to bed with. Hill often gave part of his food parcels from England to "help out" the wife und children of some of the Germans. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.—Building of submarine parts at tho Union Iron works In San Francisco and their subsequent shipment to Canada, where they were assembled for Great Britain and her allies was described in the United States district court today by John A. McGregor, president of the Union Iron works, testifying for tho defense in the trial of Franz Bopp, German consul general, and others accused of neutrality violation. McGregor said his company, a subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel corporation, bad secured the submarine contracts from the Electric Boat company, New London, Conn. He said the original plnn to build the submarines in Snn Francisco wns abandoned at the suggestion of William J. Bryan, then secretary of state. "There wns no secret about It," said McGregor, One hundred employees of the Union Iron works went to Montreal, McGregor said, and assembled the parts as they arrived. Says Immunity Offered. C. C. Crowley, co-defendant and chief detective for the consulate, was eross-exnmined today by John Preston, United States district attorney, concerning Crowley's previous statement tlmt he had been offered Immunity to testify against Bopp. "Do you mean t« say I offered you Immunity?" asked Preston, "You know you did." shouted Crowley. The prosecutor answered: "Crowley, you know you are lying." Compassion for Russian soldiers In the trenches—-not plots to dynamite ships bound for Russia—led Crowley to seek Information from the Russian consulate ns to fruit shipments to Vladivostok. Crowley testified today, The United States district attorney confronted Crowley with a letter he hnd written to the Russian consulate hero asking snlling direction of ships which would carry dried fruit to Russia. Repulse Fierce Attacks at Many Points THREE VILLAGES ARE CAPIURED News from Eastern Battle- Fronts .Best] for^Many Weeks FIRE WRECKS FILM STUDIO; ACTORS FLEE FOR LIVES (By Dally Nows Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Fire today wrecked the studio of the Popular Play and Players' Film company in West Thirty-fifth street, with apparently a loss estimated at $250,000. Actors and actresses posing for moving picture films were forced to flee. TWO ZEPPELINS DESTROYED (By Dally News Leased Wire.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Two zeppellns have been destroyed at Tondorn, Schleswlg, by fire, duo to defective electric wiring In a recently constructed double shed, says a Router despatch from Copenhagen, quoting the Rlbe, Jufland, Stlfts TUlendo. ELEVEN KILLED, 40 INJURED IN 8C0TTI8H TRAIN WRECK EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 3. —Eleven persons were killed and 40 injured today whan a train loaded with persons returning to Edinburgh after tha New Year holiday collided with a switch engine ten miles outside tha city, TORPEDOING OF FRENCH BATTLESHIP IS DENIED (By Dally News Leased Wire.) PARIS, Jan. 3. — The ministry of marine says that the report that the French battleship VerltO lias been torpedoed by a submarine near Malta is absolutely false. PASTOR OF WINNIPEG CHURCH TENDERS RESIGNATION (By Daily News Leased Wire.) WINNIPEG, Jan. 3.—Rev. W. J. Hlndley, ex-mayor of Spokane, Wash., tendered his resignation as pnstor of Central Congregational church nt the annunl Congregational mooting tonight, which wus accepted, He gave as his reason the fact that his work as chaplain of tho 190th battalion now required so much of his time and also that he wns undertaking additional work in tho form of recruiting. (By Associated Press.) At several points in the centre of the lines in northern WaTlachla, the Russians and Rumanians are tenaciously fighting to hold them back, and according to Petrograd, in tho region southwest of Fokhany and near the river Rlmnlk the Teutonic allies were defeated, the defenders taking several villages and capturing six officers, 205 men, five cannon and eight machine guns. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) PETROGRAD, Jan. 3—(British Admiralty per Wireless Press)—The Russian official communication issued today says: "Western front: Enemy airplanes have displayed considerable activity and dropped bombs at variaus points One mnchine was brought down by our artillery near the village of Iva, near Vlshnevka lake. The aviators were made prisoner. In the region of Per- shina Vuika, southeast of Kovel, our aviators brought down two airplanes. Both were smashed and the four aviators killed by the fall. "In the direction of Zalogev, the enemy bombarded with a strong artillery fire the villages of Batkuv, Lanaluv and GarbiiKov, after which his Infantry tooic'the offensive along the above front. Notwithstanding our artillery fire, the enemy succeeded in occupying a trench occupied by one of our companies, but as a result of our counterattack ho was immediately driven out and dispersed. Simultaneously the neighboring village of Manilovka bombarded with shells, which sent out a yellow smoke that took a long time to dlsnppear. "On the Dneister in the region of lezupol, our artillery fire drove away a working party which was preparing entrenchments, and also successfully bombnrded Iezupol. "On the Moldavian frontier the enemy twice assumed the offensive on the sector extending from the village of Kotumba to as far as the valley of the river Suloha, nnl south beyond that point, but everywhere was repulsed. In this region we regained a portion of the trenches lost by us yesterday on one of the heights. "On the Rumanian front the Rumanians are conducting attacks north of the Kaslno river, eight versts east of the Hungarian frontier. The enemy in the morning attacked the Rumanians east of Sopchan, on the upper reaches of the river Suchitzu, but was beaten back and pursued by cavalry. "Tho enemy withdrew In a westerly direction. During the day ho resumed iiis attacks with superior forces nnd pressed back the Rumanians to their former positions. "Under cover of a drum fire bombardment with shells containing asphyxiating gas the enemy in close formation attacked along the railway southeast of Fokhany, a portion of one of our regiments. 'One of our rifle regiments took by assault tho village of Gulianka, southwest of the river RImnik nnd captured six officers, 250 men, six cannon and eight machine guns. Tho villages of Kiovenu and Makslnlnl, southeast of the vllage of Gulianka, were also captured. The enemy detachments which were occupying these village were thust back southward. "In the Dobruja, the enemy through- . _it the day made a number of attacks in the region of Matchin. He was repulsed nnd hastily retired. "Caucasus front: West of Kalkit our scouts broke through the Turkish guards, and by hand to hand fighting captured prisoners and a cannon." COL. PYM DEAD. (Cunudlan Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Lleut.-Col. Pym former inspector of small arms In Canada, is dead. GERMAN PROPAGANDIST METHODS ILLUSTRATED British Admiralty's Comment on Alleged Protest American Government Making Regarding Drama (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—A British admiralty statement today quotos the German wireless sorvlec as stating that the American government Is sending a protest to Great Britain against the bombardment of Drama, lu Macedonia, by British airmen before consuls and officials of the central powers had been ejected from Athens and had left for their destination, the airmen knowing those officials had to be met at the Drama station. The admiralty in commenting upon this says German propagandist methods thus are admirably Illustrated. Tho admiralty also publishes the vice-admiral's report to the effect that tho request of the German minister that the Drama-Kavala road should not be bombarded-while women and children wore passing over it on Nov. 25 was acceded to, and that no bombing was done until Nov, 26, except the bombing of tho Drama airdrome only, on Nov, 26, before a message was received by the airmen from the German minister, who was a member of thq party ejected from Athens. 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Benney, Creston; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Newell and children, Edmonton; Mrs. R. C. French, Woyburn; Mrs. G. Gordon, Silverton; . statement of their pence terms, und that tho entente allies could obtain them from him. officials at the White .House and the state department would not discuss these developments further than to say definitely that no further move on tho part of the United States government would be determined until the entente reply wns received.. It was sold that the president still has bis mind open on the question. Pessimism Expressed. It was not disclosed whether the ad ministration considers that the unfa vorahle action of the entente hns left the way open for the confidential ex change of terms between the opposing groups of nations. In view of the delicate nature of tho negotiations, extreme secrecy is being observed by the few officials In close touch with the situation. Both in German and in entente circles pessimism over the outlook was expressod. The president, however was understood to think that the moves already made would be helpful ultimately regardless of the immediate conse- quences It Is expected that, after the receipt of the reply of the entente allies, Pres* Ident Wilson will communicate again with both sides. Several, days ago It was stated authoritatively that Germany wns ready, should it be necessary to keep the road to peace, open, to make known confidentially, the terms of the central powers to the. president. Tt also wns indicated that Germany further might permit the .terms to be transmitted In confidence to the entente allies. Senator Lodge based his criticism of the German ambassador specifically on n signed Christmas message from the ambassador published by a New York German language newspaper. AMSTERDAM, via London, Jan. 3.— The Frankfurter Zeltung, a copy of which hns been received here, discussing "peace terms which Germany will not accept,'1 says: "If pence terms nre concluded today the entente allies must renounce all their plans for conquest and Russia must give up her idea of conquering Constantinople, the Balkans, Gullcla and the pnrts of 'Prussia Inhabited by Poles. France must renounce Alsace- Lorraine and Serbia must give up the idea of taking over the southeastern part of Austria-Hungary. The. entente powers must agree to furnish certain guarantees and make certain frontier rectifications on behalf of Germnny und her allies, especially In the east and southeast. Great Britain must, perhaps, even grant freedom of the seas." The newspaper adds that after such a peace, or perhaps before Its conclusion tlie entente would be badly rent and the whole system on which Europe has been built for the Inst 12 years would collapse. Peace At Any Cost LONDON, Jan. 3.—Tho Dally News, analyzing the comments of the German newspapers on the entente reply and citing the reports of suffering of the peoples of the central powers, sees Indications that the central powers do not regard the prospects of negotiations as ended, and comes to the conclusion that the time Is fast approach- TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF NELSON: I beg to offer'myself as a candidate for Mayor for, the ensuing year. If elected my efforts will be in the future ns in the past, In the direction of efficiency, economy and fair play to all. HAROLD SELOUS Nelson, Jan. 3, 1917. Ing when they must have peace nt nny cost. Jt fihds confirmation of this in Count Andrassy's statement, saying: "Whatever the motives for the decision of the central powers to submit their peace terms- to President Wilson, It becomes more Imperative for the allies to make a clear, full and temperate statement of their terms in reply to the president." WINN HEADS THE NEW COMPENSATION BOARD Rossland Man Chosen—Other Members Are Parker Williams and Hugh B. Gilmour. E. S. H. Winn, Rossland, chairman. Parker Williams, M.P.P., Newcastle. Hugh B. Gilmour, Vancouver. The new Liberal government at Victoria has appointed the members of the board which is to administer the Workmens Compensation act. They are E. S. H. Winn of Rossland; Parker Williams, the member for Newcastle in the provincial legislature who was a Socialist but who joined the Liberals during the recent campaign, nnd was read ont of the Socialist party, and Hugh B. Gilmour of Vancouver, who is well known, as a Vancouver business man who has visited Kootenay and Boundary at frequent intervals during the past 20 years. The Rossland Miner refers lo Mr. Winn as a lifelong Liberal nnd pays a tribute to the fairness of spirit which he has displayed In public affairs. The chairman of the new hoard grew up In Rossland, going there in the early days of the camp. A law student and hockey enthusiast from Calgary, Alta., he entered the law office of HcNeil & Deacon, remaining with them for two years, after which he became associated with J. A. Macdonald as a partner under the firm name of Macdonald & Winn, which partnership existed for eight years, or until Mr. Macdonald accepted the office of chief justice of the court of appeals when .Mr. Winn assumed the management of the Rossland office. Mr. Winn has been twice elected grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in British Columbia! , Mi'. Gilmour of the Wntrous Engineering works. Vancouver, was born at Toronto in l«til and came to British Columbia In 1881. He became general manager of the Wntrous company in 181*8. He is a Liberal and represented Vancouver In the proviiiclul legislature In 1800. He'served as an alderman in Vancouver in 1899. Parker Williams has been member for Newcastle since 1903. New Year WILL FINE HERE A WEALTH OF SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE TO SELECT FROM WINTER UNDERWEAR—THE HARVEY BRAND— : ~ NEW MODE COMBINATIONS— M TC Each, *1.60, »2.60, $2.76 to OOi I U LADIES' VESTS— "M OR Each, 85c, 90c and flir.ll ^|pSS 90c,$1.25 CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR- WARM AND COMFORTABLE—IN NICE ASSORTMENT LADIES' HOSE— A shipment of Fine Quality Penman Hose makes our stock CCa complete. We can sell these at, Per Pair Uuv CHILDREN'S HEAVY WOOLLEN HOSE—ALL SIZES. CHILDREN'S WOOLLEN TOQUES— 7K«» ' JtK/% All Colors. Just the thing for Skating. Price I WW) Ovv FOR BARGAIN8 IN READY-TO-WEAR AND MILLINERY CALL TODAY AND LET US QUOTE YOU PRICES SMILLIE & WEIR LADIES' WEAR SPECIALISTS NATIONAL REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY OPPOSED (Ry Daily Newr, Leased Wire.) R15GINA, Sask., Jan. 3.—At a mass meeting of the working people of Re- glnn, held tonight in trades hall, a strongly worded resolution wns passed expressing opposition to the plan of national registration, and calling upon the Tlorden government to resign. Cop*- ies of the resolution are to be sent to Sir Robort Borden and R. 13. BenrWt. Particular exception was taken to the change of attitude, nredlUd to the premier, on the que^lo-i of conscription, and the claim was made that the working classes are doi.15 mor? iha-.i their share toward winning' the war. •TRUTH" COMMENTS ON IMPERIAL CONFERENCE (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Discussing the Imperial war conference, "Truth" to- dny recalls that the prime minister's Idea for settling the Irish situation was to hang on to the scheme of imperial federation. "Truth" remarks that the conference, as advertised, marks "a fresh step towards subversion of the government of this realm." "it may possibly have results justifying tlie admiration of. the Times and such like organs, but it means that the British constitution is a thing of the past, as when the 'long parliament* was rejected," Truth says. "If It is to be a thing of the future we ought nt lenst to understand what Is happening." REPORT EXPOSES (Continued from Page One.) Edwards reflected on Gen. Thomas, who is a. brigade- commander, in a letter to Mrs. Cornwallls-West, "with the apparent object of., exalting his own qualifications for post of same. Mrs. Cornwallls-West sent the letter to Gen. Cowans with, a postscript, which he forwarded to Lieut.-Gen, Sir William Campbell of the war office, advising him to keep an eye on Ed wards and expressing a high opinion of him. The report, calls attention to the fact that.lt is contrary to the regulations for a war office official to enter into private correspondence and says: "Regret is also expressed that a letter sent by Lord French to the wnr office was so ambiguously worded as to be capable of misconstruction. In nny case, a portion of the letter was In the nature of an adverse report on j Brigadier-Gen. Owen Thomas, and should have been communicated to tbnt officer nt that time. It is also regarded as unfortunate that Lord French should have concurred in the terms of the war office letter of July 2!) to Brig.-Gen. Thomas, which letter must have confirmed the lattcr's suspicion of sinister influence." Charge, in Lords Recalled. Mrs; Cornwallls-West. Is .the eldest daughter of Rev. Frederick Fitzpnt- rick and Lady bjhia, who was a daughter of the. second marquis, of Hendfort. fihe was married In 1872 to William Cornwallls-West of Ruthin castle, county Denbigh, who had been lord lieutenant of Denbighshire sfnee 1872 and is honorary colonel of the 4th battalion of Royal Welsh fusiliers, Field , Marshall French, whoso name Is mentioned in connection with the investigation wns nt one time in command of the British forces In France. He was succeeded by Sir Douglas Halg in December, 1915 nnd appointed commander In chief of the armies, in .the United Kingdom. In the house of Lords In November, WIG, Lord St. David charged!Incompetency and neglect of work against the British staff In France. He asserted that rpen had been added to the staff for no military reason und that women, according to the report, had -Visited the British headquarters in France! Ho naked whether the government defended tiro presence of women there. Lord Crewe, in defending Field Marshal French at the time, said it was extremely unlikely that he would submit to having persons forced upon his personal staff. He added that he had no hesitation in saying that unless women bad business at headquarters they ought not to go there. Lieut-Gen. Sir John Cowans Is a member of tho army council and .Is quartermaster general of the forces, Lieut-Gen Sir. William Pltcairn Campbell Is general officer commanding In chief southern command, to* which he was appointed In 1914, ADMITS THAT PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IS LOST Council of Manitoba University Asks Government to Complete Reconstruction of Policy. (By Dally News -Leased Wire.) WINNIPEG, Jan. 3.—Al n, special meeting of the council of Manitoba university called this afternoon lo consider the report of the committee on university regulation, a resolution was adopted inviting the government at tlie next session to pass such legislation as it thinks necessary to effect the complete reconstruction of the univer slty policy of the province. Dr. Felix Allen explained that it was not necessnry for the present council to define lines upon which the gov ernmont should proceed. "We have ns ns a council, lost the confidence of the public,'' he declared, and expressed it as ills opinion that the legislature be given a free hand since they wore expected to support any expansive or progressive move in the future. . Gregory Barrett, a Carberry lawyer, Is likely to succeed Judge Ryan at Portage La .Prairie, Man. MISTOOK POISON FOR EXTRACT OF LEMON Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict of Death of New Brunswick Judge. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) ALBERT, N. B., Jan..3.—A coroner's jury, which investigated tonight the death of Allan W. Bray, of Hopewell Hill, judge of probate and clerk of the peace, at the Wnverley hotel here last night, returned a verdict that he came to his death by taking carbolic acid which he mistook for lemon extract.. Judge.. Bray, it seems, took .two bottles from a shelf at Prescott's store during the temporary absence of the clerk, and evidently mistook the lemon extract shelf for the carbolic shelf. In paying the clerk he did not tell him what he had taken, but the amount was the price or lemon extract, which he had been in the habit of using. He was a master of the supreme court, and was formerly -an attorney of some prominence in this district. HOLLAND GOVERNMENT COMMANDEERS CARGO SPACE (By Dally News Leased Wire.) -NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The Netherlands government under its recent order whereby Dutch ships trading with American ports were put under restrictions as to the class and quality of merchandise they should carry, has commandeered for wheat and flour the entire cargo space of tho 17,148-ton steanishlp Nieuw Amsterdam, according to officials of the Holland American line. The order will apply to all other Holland vessels leaving American ports until tho end of January. Two of the smaller freighters then will be available for private consignments provided necessities nnd not luxuries nre shipped. COAL FAMINE IN NORWAY IS FEARED Action by Britain in Prohibiting Exports /to Country Causes Serious Situation (By Dnlly News Leased Wire.) CHRIST1ANLV, via London, Jan. 3, —Only the British legation here and the Norwegian fishing steamers which supply fish to England are exempted from the British government's pro bibltlon against the export of coul to Norway. Dissatisfaction with Nor way's methods of exporting ore nnd fish from this country and her failure tn fulfil certain other provisions of the agreement with Great Britain are said to be responsible for the British government's action. It is feared that tho British action may bring about a coal famine and ike Norwegiun cabinet Is considering the next step in what is regarded as n serious situation. Several of the leading papers criticise the rndicnl cab inet's methods and advocate that it be succeeded by a non-partisan body of the most prominent men regardless of their political affiliations. MONTREAL GRAIN MAN DEAD. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) MONTREAL, Jan. 3.—John Forgave, for many years a familiar figure In the Montreal 'grain .trade, ds dead, aged 80 years. He was at one time superintendent of tlie old C. P. R. grain elevators, but retired from active business about six years ago. VACANT HOU8ES Give me an opportunity to rent your: j house, the demand is Increasing. My office is central and I am therefore in] on excellent position to find you a' tenant • C. W. APPLEYARD, * > Rentals Insurance 505 Baker Street Tel. 444 I Owing to unavoidable: circumstances the band will not play at'the skntlng rink tonight ns advertised. " (4G32), FINANCING OF PROVINCE ..: ARRANGED WITH BANK (By Dally News Leased Wire.) ,*•) VICTORIA, H.C., Jan. 3.—Satlsfacr tory arrangements have been made by Hon. Rnlpb Smith, minister - of li,- nnnce, with the Bank of Commerce fqij. financial accommodation • to. carry* along until the end of the fiscal year.. March 31, at a rati) of between -2 and 3 per cent. 34,590 ENLIST IN NO. 4 DISTRICT DURING WAR MONTREAL,- Jan. • 3.—More complete returns on the recruiting lp No. 4 military district since the v.ni'. started show that the tolul In ,8.4,690) officers nnd men, instead of .slightly over 31,000, as reported' yesterday. THE CM MOTHER! BIG PARTY OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS REACH CANADA (By Daily News Leased Wire.) ST. JOHN, N. B., Jnn. 3.—A military party of 251 men, made up of officers, N. C. O.'s, privates und wounded nnd invalided or on leave of absence, arrived here tonight from England, The civilian passenger list on the vessel which brought them was smalt. The liner also carried 2000 bags of overseas mail and eight bags of parcels post. DR. CAMPBELL MORGAN IS RESIGNING PASTORATE (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan has announced his Intention to resign the pastorate of the Westminster Congregational chapel, Buckingham Gate. His retirement Is due to overwork. Dr. Morgan has been pastor of the Westminster Congregational chapel since 1904. He was born in 1863. THE Popular Scotch Line TO THE OLD COUNTRY to DIRECT GLASGOW SAILINGS Tickets from any S.S. or R.R, agent, or ANCHOR-DONALDSON LINE H. E. LI DM AN, General Agent, Vancouver, B.C. 631 Granville St. Winnipey, 449 Main St. Ph. M. 5312 NEW ROYAL BANK DIRECTOR. (Bv Dnllv News Leased Wire.) MONTRICAL, Jnn. X—At R meeting of .the directors of tho Royal Bank of Canada today, Charles C. Blncknder, Halifax wns elected a director to.fill the vacancy caused by tho death of Lieutenant Governor McKcen.' Look at tongue! If coatodi clean little stomach, liver, bowels Don't scold your fretful, peevish' child. See if tongue Is cfcutud; this fff a sure sign its little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste. When listless, pale, fayerlsh, full o£ cold, breath bad, throat'sure, doesn't' eat, Sleep or act naturally, hns stomach ucbe, indigestion, diarrhoea,, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs'* und in u few hours nil the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you. have a well and playful child again. Children love this harmless "fruit laxative" and mothers can rest easy after giving it, becnuse It never falls to; make their little "InsldesV Clonn' and sweet. Keep It bandy, mother: A Uttfr given today saves a sick'child tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist lor a !i0-cent bottle of "C-ullr" fornin Syrup of Figs" which lias directions for bnbles, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the buttle. Remtunbcr there arc coun-- terfelts sold here so surely look and see that yours Is made.by the. "California. Klg Syrup Cnmpnny." -H^nd back with ebntempt any othpr fig syrup. ', .'-■■': Temporary Schedule Kootenay River (WEST ABM) Columbia River (ARROW LAKES.) ; - Owing to ico conditions, wndormcntlonccl nervlco will supoicede BCliedulo given in current time card*, for Kootenay and Columbia rlverpi.' NEL80N-PROCTOR—Boat service withdrawn, tinlnn to leave Nelwm 7 a. in. dally for Kootenay Landing and points cast. Leave Nelson*St 4 p.m. except. Sunday for Kaslo and Kootenay Luke points. Arrive Nolson 10:20 a.m. except Sunday from Kaslo and Kootenay Lake points. Arrive Nelson at 7:05 dally from Kootenay Landing nnd points east. ' SLEEPING'CAR AT NEC80N—The Vnncouvor-Nclson Sleeper will bo .run through to Froetor to catch tho Kootenay Landing boat. Passengers may occupy berths at depot, Nelson after 0:30 p. m. Berth rate' J1.50. ARROW LAKE8. - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Arrowhead to Nakusp and return with direct train oonnectton at Arrowhead from andtoRevolstoke; also direct connection at Nakusp with present train from and to Kaslo. Note no direct servlco between Nelson and Nakusp and points beyond In either direction. Monday and Friday local boat service Arrowhead to Burton and return. Leave Arrowhead 6a.m., Nakusp 0 a.m. Returning leave Burton 11 a.m. and Nakusp 1 p.m. No train connection with this local service at either Arrowhead or Nakusp. LOWER ARROW LAKE—S. S. Watshan, leave West Robson Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 0:1C a.m„ going as far north of Edgewood as lee will permit. Returning, leave Edgewood Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 12:80 noon. This service connects with K. V. train from and to Nelson. J. 8. CARTER, D. P. A., Nelson. (3 ' THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. "■fe-SfcriCP-a-'-fc.'. -,.-*.•.■* -.*. ::.;'..* ..*■:*.■ j.-*~ t*M^^i^H«^" - ■■^■■■.■■-■■-.^■/A *.^*VV .'V AflETMRM :->-.-'■■ ■*,-- .,,.■■• ■■ "■■ ■'■''-■■ ■ '"■' ■■ ■* "—t tmiinii,,,, i n 1*11111111111»,»,,, >>>,♦,mi rt»»»»»^ MriUiiiiniii im-iiiiiiHiuiiiiiiiiiminiiiiiii. I News of Sport (»«t Quebec by Two Goals—Score Kept'Down by Paddy Moran's Brilliant Play. :; . (By Daily News Leased Wire.) ^QUBBBC,' Jan,- 3.—The Canadiens rim a well-earned victory, their first .[.the season, over the Quebec team at he local; arena tonight by a score of rto 2. Apart from the first period, luring which time the locals played hemselves stale, the visitors had much he better(qf'the.play, and would have merged with a far "greater lead to npir credit but for the brilliant work jfthe veteran, Paddy Moran, in the Juebco goal., VjThe danadlens used superior Judg- hijint nil the;way through. They play- d;.a defensive game, while the Queues were trying to pile up a big lead rj-the first period. For the rest of the ,ume the visitors lived up to their rep- ■lation of speed boys, and set a pace vhlch was ton fast for the locals; La- onde and :Gorbeau played conspicuous >arts In the Frenchmen's victory. **Vpart from Moran's. fine work In goarl, Mummery and Carey were the most rffoqtlve on the Quebec line up. The .earns: Canadiens, Quebec. Vezlna Goal Moran H. Mummery .. Point Ritchie Corbeau Cover point Hall Lalonde Centre Malone Pltre ..' ."Wing Carey Borlinquette Wing Crawford OTIMS TRIM THE WANDERERS BADLY Overcome Two-Goal Lead Secured in i First Ten Minutes and Claim Game by 10 to 5. (By Dally News Leased Wire.*) MONTREAL,, Jan. 3.—Overcoming a two-goat lead secured in the first to minutes of play, the Ottawns tonight In the first half of the game here of this senson'a National Hockey association schedule, turned on the Wanderers in a rattling finish, and gave them a. decisive beating, 10 to 5. After the visitors woke up and began playing tho game, the local squad had not a chance and were outplayed all the way. The game at times became very rough. In the second period Spragtie Cleg- horn croHS checked Neighbor, arid the latter had to retire with a .badly cut mouth and eye. Later in this same period Sprague Cleghorn and Gerard collided and the latter was forced to leave the game and have a stitch taken In his hand. Opinion was expressed by fans that the play showed up as a failure the new system of one official handling a game, the veteran, Harvey Pulford, being unable to see all the rough play. The teams: Ottawas. Wanderers. Benedict .Goal Snguo Shore Defense....S. Cleghorn Merrill Defense Ross Oerard Forward George Neighbor Forward... O. Cleghorn Darragh Forward Stephens IS MATCHING JEFF SMITH WITH D'AflCY (By Dally News Leased Wire.) '•"CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 3.—Thomas S. ^Andrews, of Milwaukee left here for New..X°rk'tonight in an effort to ar- 'range a 10-round contest between Les ! D'Arcy, the Australian middleweight, and. Jeff Smith, to be'decided In Milwaukee next month'. Andrews also hopes to arrange a match' between. Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion, and Ritchie, Mitchell, a Milwaukee lightweight for Jap. 1C. X CURLING RESULTS I Last night's curling matches resulted lis .follows: Holmes 12, Gibson 4: Jones 11, McMorris 8: Bunyan 14, Jeffs 9. Richardson 18, St. Denis 8. The game between Richardson and St. Denis, which wns played last night, wns scheduled Tor tonight, being plny- cd. in advance on thja simro rink. : . . Tonight' the -following teams will! compete: Smyth vs. Stark and Douglasj vs. Hodgson. PRESIDENT BEATS VICE- PRESIDENT AT ROSSLAND (Special to Tho Daily News.) ROSSLANC, B. C.. Jan. 2.—Tho j curling bonspicl played on New Year's day between the president and vlce- ' president, 2-1 rinks taking part, was] won by the president, W. G. Ternan, ' by a score of Its—87 points. The first scheduled curling game of the club series was played on Monday night between M. Morrell's and E. Morrison's rinks, the honors going to Morroll's. ■»,>♦««>*>«»•>*-> M , i >,,,,<,,.*>«»»».« »i« ... >M > >. »t»',"i»'>■»' FAMOUS BALL PITCHER DEAD. NEWARK, N. J., Jon, 3.—Reindeer A. Wolters, 40 years ago a widely known baseball pitcher, died at his home here today at the age of 71 years. He is said to have been the first pitcher to shut out a team without a hit, setting that record in a gome with Chicago here on July 18, 1870. He began his baseball career as a member of the Irvlngtons, a professional club, and afterward pitched for the Mutuals, one of the first clubs to represent New York In games with the famous Red Stockings of Cincinnati nnd other clubs in 1868. Ho ended his baseball career In 1871. 228th BATTALION WINS EASILY AGAINST TORONTO Fine Exhibition of Goal Keeping Given by Lockliart Chiefly Responsible for Victory (By Dally News Leased Wire.) TORONTO; Jan. 3.—Lockhart's splendid exhibition of goal keeping was responsible for the 228th battalion's victory over Toronto in tho National Hockey association game here tonight by a score of 4 to 0. The Blue Shirts had the better of the play for two periods and rained shots on the goal of tho soldiers from all angles but failed to score. Tha soldiers scored one in tho first period and three In tho final, whilo Toronto went goalless throughout. Tho game was frco from any rough play. Prodgers scored for the soldiers in the first period and again In tho second. In the final Duncan and Arbour were responsible for the other paid. The teams: 228th battalion: Goal, Lockhart; defense, H. McNamara and G. Mc- Namara; forwards, Oatman, Arbour. and Vrodgers. Torolito: Goal, Nicholson; defense,' Cameron and Randell; forwards, Keats, Nobel and Kennedy. •Referee—Cooper Smeaton. PLANS FOR ASSISTING | MINOR LEAGUES STATED 1 (By Daily News Leased Wire.) 'CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.—Before leaving for their homes tonight Messrs. Barrow and Hlckey, presidont of the International league und Amorlcan association respectively, conferred on Ihc arrangements for the inter-league series between tholr two leagues next swnmor, and Mr. Tearney appeared bHtore the National commission and ftrther outlined his plans for aiding the minor leagues. ■'After his meeting with the commission, Mr, Tearney said he was delighted with tho reception of his plans by th-* commission, and expressed himself as confident that the supremo court of baseball realizes tlie predicament of tho minor leagues and will force prompt and radical changes. UNION CANADIEN8 BEAT TRAN8CONA AT WINNIPEG (By Daily News Leased Wire.) WINNIPEG, Jan. 8.—The hockey lid •Was pried off In Winnipeg for this slason tonight with the qpenlng game lo the''newly formed Winnipeg and »lstr|<> rtlte. Victorias -playing Ihc 223rd liiittnlh-n, BILLY WEEKS KEEN ON FIGHTING AUSTRALIAN (By Daily News Leased Wire.) CINCINNATI, Jan. 3—Billy Weeks, claimant of the Canadian middleweight championship, Is among a score of well known 158-poundcrs scrambling Cor a match with Les D'Arcy, the Australian middleweight. Weeks Is prepared to. post $2500, to land a match- . TRAIL AND PHOENIX PLAY DRAWN GAME. Teams Showed Themselves to Be Evenly Matched Throughout Exciting Game. (Special to Tho Daily News.) TRAIL, B. C, Jan. 3.—Trail and Phoenix had a draw game here tonight, the score being 2 to 2. The match was an Interesting ono throughout, and was witnessed by numerous spectators. Tho play was started with Phoenix rushing' ends. Leader cleared, and passed to Snyder, whose shot, however, was stopped by Irvine. End to end rushes with little combination featured tho succeeding play. Phoenix then put In a fine bit of work and managed to score. Trail bombarded the. Phoenix end, but were unable lo net. Several times the puck was put into the net but tho players in each case were declared offside. The end of tho period found Phoenix blowing up, whilo Trail appeared fresh. Trail opened the second period with a rush. Phoenix retaliated. As a result nf pretty combination, Snyder scored for Trail in five minutes from a pass by McDonald. The game was fairly even for the remainder of the period, with no further scoring. The last period found the home boys strong. Mullens scored a pretty goal on getting a pass from Murray. The score was then evened up by Seaborn, who made a lucky try for the net that proved successful. T AT THE THEATREj-\^ii "Reggie Mixes in," Gem, Saturday. "Reggie" as impersonated by Fair- bunks, is a wealthy college athlete with a penchant for adventure In walks of life hitherto unexplored by members of his.family, those of the underworld, and ho sallies forth with a pickled- faced valet, who soon becomes pickled Indeed, to seek whom he may devour In a dance hall much frequented by murderous toughs. He there finds a falry-llko little dancer, "porfectly straight" In spite of her crooked environment, engaged in supporting a mother ot decayed gentility. Of course Reggie rescues tlie little dancer from all kinds of perils and mixes It with tho toughs, both singly aad in groups. Be Is now In his element, but love for tho little dancer decides him to return to civilization." Ho secretly provides her with a fortune, a supposed Inheritance, tries her love to tho utmost and reappears as a Princo Charming lu tlte end and all ends prettily ns a Fairbanks picture should. Starland. Marguerite Clark, tho fascinating little Famous Players star, attracted a very largo audience to the Starlarnl last night. As "Little Lady Eileen," an Irish girl, who Implicitly' believes In fairies, Miss Clark wns nt her best, as characterizations of this nature suit' her admirably. "Little Lady Eileen'' will he repeated ngaln this evening. Tomorrow, Charlie Chaplin, the great comedian, will be seen In a special return engagement o( "Shanghaied," a roaring comedy of Charlie's adventures as I'nnltee on' board, ship., ' On "Saturday tho big Metro picture, '•The Pretenders'' 'will btj' shown. am ets EASE B.C. COAL OUTPUT 27 PERCENT Total Production In Canada for Past Year la Nearly 13,000,000 Gross Tons. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3,—The Dominion: department of mines on the basis op the records available estimates that: the total production of coal in Canada' during the year li)16 was slightly lesH* than 18,000,000 tons. The estimate is believed to 'be fairly close for Nova; Scotia and British Columbia. In Alberta, however, there are so many small operators that final returns may, show a wider variation from the estU mates now made. The 1916 production exceeded thnt of, the two previous yenrs, the Increase of; 1915 being about II per cent. The greatest Increase in production occurred In the western' provinces, Alberta show-i ing an increase of 32 and British Col-1 timbla of 27 per cent. In Nova Scotia! the production decreased by 8 per cent.* R. W, Browning has installed a lake for boating,and skating on the root,of ills n«w (ijiartmoMt liolol \\.i Now York. STOCK OF RUPEES IN INDIA DECREASES Mocattn. & Goldsmld of London write as follows concerning the silver situation: "After the sharp advance in the price of silver referred to In our last circular, the market has been very steady nnd the quotation bus only vnrled between 35 13-ltid and 30 l-3d, the latter being the rate today. Tho Indian currency returns which show a decrease during the week In the stock of rupees held, have attracted a good deal of attention and tended to make the market firm which is perhaps only natural, for against the certainty of this decrease, the amount of silver recently purchased but not Included In the returns remains an uncertainty. "The Indian bazaars uro still very reluctant to buy silver and China's requirements are being met by sales in San Francisco from whence direct shipments continue to be made. There has, however,' been some miscellaneous buying in this market which, owing to tlie small Hiipplies has been more than would generally have boon the case." HAWLEV TO INSPECT THE SILO HOARD Ore Is Being Blocked Out with View to Erection of Concentration Plant. On his way to insect tho Silver Hoard mine at Ainswortb, w. S, flaw- ley of Spokane was at the Hume last night. A small force of men is engaged in drifting In both directions on the ore in the 2U0-foot level with a view to blocking out sufficient ore to justify the erection of a TH-ton mill. Tests which have been made of the ore indicate that high grade zinc und lead-silver concentrates can be made by a simple process of concentration. RHODES ON MINING. "In answer to the question as to what I think of men and women of small means investing in mining stocks or in mines, my answer is that these are the very people, above all others, who should invest in good mining stocks. They have too little money for 3, the ntty-]] plates, yielding approximately J6(r>oq,D00—about flfl per tqn— the plates were "sweated" and cleaned, the result beluga vecdvbry of nearly v.,-. t ji : 1) cotUa per ton qf ov©,—Mining' unci Scientific frew, SILVER QU01EO AT 753-8ATNE1 London Figure Is ZQ/z—Market 'for Copper Is Reported'as Being '"' Dull;'- • '.;- - (By Dally News U'iisi-11 Wlrd:).'' NEW YORK, Jnn. 3.—Silver, 76%; at London, 3GVj. - .:*i" ;>.•• Copper dull; electrolytic, first, second and third quarters, 2S nt 32V5. At London: Spot copptSyTJifisjl 10s; futures, 'ft 20' 10s; ehjdtjrarytlr, -j£l4Fi. MiswiS v Half a Point Advance Made on.Spokane Market—Rambler Shows Fractional Decline. Lucky Jim stocks went up j'.a,'(' a point on the Spokane''ihark-$l y-p'steV-*- day. quotations being ll*-5; , Rambler fell off half a point. 'Slocnn Star re mnined unchanged at 23Va."'-*-s did Site cess nt 4tVj and Utlca at 9%. An ad vance of 4 points \\his registered hy Caledonia, the quotn'tloh being 52. Spokane Closing Quotations. (Reported by St. Denis & t^awrehce.) '"Bid 'Askfecj' Caledonia $ Lucky .llm .'. Rambler " Standard ,.'.:. Slocah Star .;'.'!' Success ' Utlca ". .52 » -MM .11V. •UK Am ' .21 ' uoo .23 '/j ■ 4414 Al'/j . :«■ .09% ' .10-y, STRIKES OREfON : CELEBRATION GROUP Thomas Wall Hits 18 Inches of $93 Rock at Depth of 50 Feet on La France; Creek. Nows of the discovery of 18 Inches of shipping ore on the1 Celebration group at La France 'cr'eek has been brought to the city by .Thomas T-yall, who is operatin'g the property,'' , ' The ore was struck at: a depth of about 50 feet. It is 's'ilverteaid and Mr. Wall says it will run about 08 to the ton in value. BIG JUMP IN WHEAT Record Premiums Paid by Exporters for Stocks Ready fof IpmiPftfate Shipment! '• ■ Wi - , (Uv Uirily News l^ised Wire.) CHtCAGO, .Ill...»lOn^ac/rrgent demand from H-eitbaitfv^xpwters resulted today In u broad demand for future deliveries of wheat and caused a steep advance in prices. After soaring (,% cents. Hie market closed strong. -May at $1.8firN and July, tl*j}j$? w,!,h .l1"' market as a whole 5% t" V$* W°)'fi yesterday's close. Oats gained. 1^54 to 3% and provisions 2ft to.221-4 c^nts. Record breaking, high premiums, were paid by exporters to obtain wheat available tor Immediate shipment' Tbe total amount thus purchased way estimated at 800,000 bushels, aj\, aggregate t'hat in many quarters was connected with forecasts of scarcity in the United States before spring, and with opinions that peare jn Europe ha.s been definitely postponed., Much notice was also dhvctetl to the fuel that receipts uf wheat today a.t tlie principal domestic terminals^ west,, northwest and southwest cU-ft not reach within l,UU0,U0O bushels of i\ki total reported on the corresponding day last year. On the other huhil,there seemed to be a general hellef that dymand from the cast would Increuso .wltli. an improvement in tbe condition,of overcrowded railway facilities and' with material Increase of tho number' of vessels In readiness lo cleai* lor.Eyl'ope from Atlantic ports. ._ ' *•*•*, „,.■'■ Activity on the part'p(! submarines gave the wheat inarli'et at '9110 tuge a rather sharp setback,, liur'tln- 'effect 011 prices soon wore off, beVhtf' offset In a measure by complu'lhts bf an absence of snow covering "and ii luck of moisture in Kansas,' Oklalmtna "And Missouri. In oats, as In other grains,' the. leading feature wus free ifyylng'for the seaboard. May delivery \yasjij, most request. . ''" ,' . Provisions rallied when'':;tho 'grain markets bulged. At first a decLlhu in. bogs had a depressing .el'fety. along' with monthly wurehou.se rGpqrts.show- Ing a big stock of lard' ftn'.Haud In Chicago. STOCKS SHARE ADVANCE MOVEMENT Gains Made on New York Exchange Range from 2 to 9 Points—War Issues Prominent. '• (By Dally. News Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, -Tan. 3.—The advance on the stock market which featured the opening of the new year was continued today, with A rise In shares of ail stocks, especially those popularly characterized as war and semi-war issues. Gains in these stocks which embraced tho bettor known equipments and munitions, shipping and petroleum, metal, leathor, sugar, and paper Issues, as well ns motors, ranged from 2 to 9 points, with only slight recessions on profit taking at the close. Trading was broader than In the depressed periods of the preceding week. The rise was once more attributed to events of the last few, days, which were Interpreted as offering little hope for the the success of the peace nego ti-ntlons. :>To a very considerable extent, the upward movement was propelled by heavy short, covering. Another factor vrkk tha change In Mexican affairs, ttyls being most evident In the activity and strfcngth of Mexican Petroleums and American Smelting. United States Steel .reestablished Its leadership at the outset, and led tho list throughout, recording an extreme giiin of r>% points at 115. Dealings in .Steel, approximated 350,000 shares or about 30 per cent nf tbe whole. [Taking today's maximum ns a basis of comparison, steel has recovered more than one-half of Its December losses, while other industrials, Including Central Leather and some of the metals, made an even better showing. The few varlnble and heavy features Include General Motors, old stock, which made a, sheer descent of 50 points on one sale of 700 shares. j-Haili-i were relatively inactive, with more strength In seasoned shares than lij low, priced Issues. This Irregularity wins again traceable to statements of November earnings, some showing rriarked recessions in net returns. Total sales nf stock 1,160,000 shares. jJBoh'ds, Including internationals, were irregular on moderate offerings. Total siiles, par value, $5,100,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. American Smelting 107% American Zinc 3H Ahaeonda 84% .Ubthlehein B10 Htitte & Superior 48'/. C,; l\ R 104 Chile 25% Chino 55% Colorado Fuel 47^ Gjfanby ..' flOVj Gfoene-Cananea 46-^ Inspiration 59% Nickel 43% Kfenhecott 40 i/j Midvale l!4% Miami 41 i& Nevada • 24-H Republic Steely* Sivl VCpnncsscc ,,(;oppei:- ..*-,*.. ji. ..-,-r-.Hl-Vi m S. 'Steel'.;.,.' .' 115 t\' S. -Steel preferred 11S% Utah Copper 105% IT. S. Smelting 67% Curb Market. 'Canada Copper Ha Howe Sound (Britannia) 7% ACTIVE DEMAND FOR STOCKS AT MONTREAL Industrials Figure Largely in Boom- Dominion Iron Features Steel Group. WINNIPEG wHEAt $1.8?^'.. (By Dally News U-used'^lre.) W'INNIPuX), Jan.' 3—-Wlieal: May, $1.87%; Jniy. $1.86.' '.'. '";.,' Oats: May, 01%. Flax; May, $2.;u, CHICAGO 3TOCkYAR08."„ (By Daily News Leased \\'(rc.) ' CHICAGO, 111., Jan, 3.,-HoKs: Receipts, 50,000; weak, unchiingedv.Uulk, !t.!iil ut 10.85; light, li.4« Ml lii.la; mixed, 9.75 at 10.45; heavy, 'tt.,90 a) ,,.10.46;, rough, 0.00 at 10.05; .pigs, -Titty 'Ut l^fi.' Cuttle: Receipts, 21.000; staidy'. Native beef, 7.25 at 11.80; weHtqril'.steers, 7.25 at 10; stockers and, feeders,' 5.25 at 8.40; cows and hell'ers, 4.25, at lo; calves, n at 13. '', ,' ", , Sheep: Receipts, ' 15,000;, '.steady. Wethers, H.15 at 10.2ft;, e,w,es, jJ.&0 at H.80; lambs, 11.25 at 18.(10.'" .'.',,.. STERLING EXCH^NG^.., , (By Daily Nmtfi, j^aiwd Mrt;.).' NiaWjftoRK, Jan. 3.--'-Sterling exchange 4.75% for. demtgi!^1.II:r7 r\in Three', thousand two hundred atftpr ii;nhlles wereitolen In 'Chicago last yeur, of >ylllcl» 3QQ \v-9r0 \rf\ recovered.. (By Daily News'Leased-Wire.) MONTB.BAL, Jan. 3. — Further strength in the New York list today encouraged an active and fairly broad demand for industrial stocks here and substantial gains were added to the sharp advance of Tuesday. The steel stocks led, but munitions were also strong and papers responded readily to a revival of speculative interest in that group. The advance was more gradual than that of Tuesday but was maintained with practically no setbacks and under tho Influence of United States Steel's continued strength at New York the whole market closed at practically the best prices of the day. Dominion Iron was the feature of the steel group, rising 3% to 70; Steel of Canada was of the same volume as yeBterday, about 3300 shares and moved more leisurely on an advance of 1% to 69%; Scotia Steel under a more active demand than usual, rose 3% to 126. Final prices In all three stocks were the best of the day. Canadian Car stocks continued active features of the munitions group. The common added 3 points to its gain of 6 points on Tuesday and closed at 46, while the preferred at 80 added 4 to*its gain of ti^ and both closed at tho best. Canada Forgings rallied 10 points to 200. Bridge rallied 4% to 16S % and Cement rose 1 to 80. Brompton attracted chief attention among the paper stocks, rising 3% to 61% and closed at the high. Upward of 1400 shares changed hands. In lighter trading Rlordon rose 7 points to 127; Laurentide closed 194 bid, 200 being asked, and bids on Wnyngamaek were advanced 2 points to 96. Spanish River issues were quoted at small advances at the close. Tho war loans were the active features in bonds, but both closed easier at n%. Total business 15,061 sliares; $110,300 bonds; in unlisted securities 1684 shares changed bands and 4600 bonds. SMELTERS IN GOOD DEMAND IN TORONTO (By1 Dally Nows Leased Wire.) Toronto, ,lan. 8.—The steel Issues were prominent in today's strong market, which was in line with tho steady tone which was reported in New York. Scot in Steel assumed an unwonted activity, and With a turnover of 850 shores Improved 4% points from yesterday, closing at 128Hi which was also the high point of the day. This Issue opened at 123 and under good buying assumed tlie leadership of tlie list. Steel of Canada common was also stronger, rising 2 points to 6D-& in Comparatively light trading, while Dominion iron advanced 2% to 60%. All the Steel issues finished at the best prices of tho day and the buying movement gained strength as the session progressed. Steamships common sold up to 37% and weakened only a fraction at tlie close, for a gain of 1*14 from yesterday. The close was 37'^. Tho preferred was % higher at 93. Barcelona sold tip to 18%. a gain of ■%. Cement common also showed strength, rising % to 63%. Russell Motors common made an extreme gain of 15 points on tlie previous close, with ft block of 60 shares changing 'hands nt' 90. Then1 jvus a renewed demand for Consolidated Smelters following tho publication of lite annual report and this stock went up 314 to 35, with the day's trading totalling close to 1100 shares. FLOUR ADVANCES 30 CENTS AT OTTAWA (By Daily News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3.—Flour took steep rise In the capital today, tho wholesale price going from $9.50 to $9.80 a barrel for patents. This In crease of 30 cents follows one of 20 cents a weok ago. The increase in millers is said to be the result of In crease in wheat prices In Chicago and other markets which were marked u|i yesterday as a consequence of the nature of the allies' reply to Germany's peace proposals. BUTTER IN FAIR DEMAND. (By Dnlly News Leased Wire.) MoNTRHAL, .Ian. S.—Donmiul for butter Is fair. Cheese Is firm. Eggs fairly active with a good demand. Cheese: Finest westerns, 25; finest easterns, 24. ■ Butter: Choicest creamery 43 at %; seconds, 40 at 41. Eggs: Fresh, 60; selected, 42; No. 1 stock. 40. Pork: Heavy Canada short mess, 30 at 40; short cut back, 37 at 38. ROAD SPENDING $1,000,000 ON SHOP ADDITIONS (By Daily News Leased Wire.) ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3.—Extensive additions to the shops of the Great Northern railroad at Superior, Wis., St. Cloud, Minn., nnd Great Falls, Mont., Involving the expenditure of about $1,000,000 and practically doubling the capacity or each of tbe plants, were announced by officials of the road today. Contracts for the additions at Superior were let yesterday In New York to a firm in that city at a bid of $400,000. A St. Paul firm was given the work at Great Falls at about tho same figure. The contract for tbe St. Cloud addition will be let soon. RAILWAY UNABLE TO PAY INTEREST DUE ON BONDS (By Daily Nows Leased Wire.) VICTORIA, B.C. .Ian. 3.—The government has been notified by the Pacific Groat Eastern railway that tt will be unable to meet the payment of Interest on bonds guaranteed by the province nnd due on .Ian. 15. The payment, which amounts to approximately $320,000, will have to bo met by the province. This will be tho third interest payment on Die guaranteed bonds which the province will havo to meet, the othor payments of $316,016 each having fallen due in January and July of last year. We offer for sale a fine complete small mining plant consisting of tbe- followlng: 2200 'feet light railroad I track, 7 Jackknlfe dump carts, 20 wheelbarrows, steel bowls; station-' ary upright -steam engine; iptftfy gravel screen, all complete;' Crescent combination saw bench, complete; 18-inch Peiton water wheel Wlttt connection, 760 feet 1%-inch wire rope, portable blacksmith- -ftirge. complete with tools*'" "gin Iblooka, pinch bars, timber dollies, peavles, axes, crosscut saws, pipe cutter, drill steel, etc., etc. Terms: Cosh or time. For information apply to G. F. WILLIAMS, LIMITED, 524 Seymour Street, Vancouver, B.C. MINING STOCKS Prices are likely to advance now that the holidays are over. We aro prepared to sell you any listed stock, and will carry them for you on marftlti or on 30-day buyer contract. ST DENIS & LAWRENCE, Phone 39. 509 Ward St., Nelson, B. C. William Dalton, for forty years a ■onstuble at Niagara Falls, Is dead. The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited Offices, Smelting and Refining Department TRAIU BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers ot Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores TRAIL BKAND TIQ LEAD, BLUESTONE AND SPELTER Kusa Spelter Company Purchasers of All Classes of Zinc Ores and Concentrates Newton W. Emmons, Representative CREDIT FONCIER BUILDING VANCOUVER, B. C. THE NELSON IRON WORKS, Limited PARTIAL LIST OF SECONDHAND MACHINERY FOR SALE One 30-ln. x 48-ln. Vertical Boiler, One 20-h.p. Vertical Boiler. One 100-h.p. Corllas Engine, One 100-h.p. Ball Engine. One ill Vertical Engine. One ao-h.p. Fairbanks Oil Engine, One 8 x 10 Link Motion Holnt. One B-h.p. Fairbanks Motor. One Buffalo Forge Co. Fan, Ono 45 K.W. Generator, D. C. One Lot 8-ln. Standard W.I. Pipe. One 16 x 8 x 16 Knowloe Sinking Pump. One 7 x 10 Blake Cruaher. One Five-Ton Chain Block, One Small Aaaayer's Crusher. One Small Gates Crusher. Two Large Gyratory Crusher* One Hydraulic Elevator, One 6 x 24 Surfacer and Matcher. MACHINERY Boilers, Engines, Sawmills, Logging Engines, Mining Machinery, Railway and Contractors' equipment bought ani Bold. VANCOUVER MACHINERY DEPOT, LIMITED. Vancouver, B. C. Notice Owing to a large number of requests for dollar tickets on the drawing for tho Ford automobile, we have reduced tbe tickets from (2 to II. All those holding 12 tickets may exchange them for two II tickets at the place where tickets were purchased, or if out of town by mall. If you have not already purchased a ticket, get one today as we expect to sell the remainder in a short time. PAUL NIPOU Nelson Steam Laundry, Nelson, B. C. Save Your Coal And have your baths at the O. K. BARBER SHOP Hot water always on hand. A. L. WILSON, Prop. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF LANDS. Water Rights Branch. Certificate of Approval. 1. Whereas the Green City Gold Mining, Smelting and Development Company, Umlted, In a company in- corpovated under the "Companies Act, 18!»7," Its objocts nnd powers as set out in Its Memorandum of Association published In the British Columbia Gazette of the 14th September, 1905 at piiffe 2003, externum? to and Including the construction or operation of works for the supply or utilization of water. 2. Anil whereas the said Company Is tlm holder of two Water Licenses issued on the 12th day of May, lltll by the Waler Commissioner for the Nelson Water District, viz: No. 1187 which provides for the diversion of water Tor a water works purpose from the West Pork of the North Fork of the Salino River, und No. 118S which provides for the diversion of water for a power purpose from Shillet Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Salmo River, 3. And whereas tho said Company has, after due notice by petition filed on the 13th day of January, 1914, petitioned for tlie approvul ot" its undertaking-. 4. And whereas no objections have -.een filed to the said Petition. 5. This is to certify that the proposed nndertnkinK of the Green City Gold Mining, Smelting and Development Company, Limited, as set out lu Us Petition for approval of undertaking, dated the 8th day of January, 1014 and filed on tho 13th day of January, 11*14 (In so far as such undertaking relates to the diversion, carriage and use of water for water works and power purposes) Is hereby approved, subject to tho terms and conditions of the "Water Act, 1914'' and to the following additional terms ahd conditions: 0. The said licenses shall notwithstanding the Issue of this certificate, be subject to readjustment by the Board of Investigation. 7. The amount of the capital which has been subscribed and paid up ts deemed sufficient for tho purposes of the proposed undertaking. 8. Tlie construction of the works for the diversion and carriago of the water shall be commenced on or before tho 1st day of June, 1917. 9. Tho territory within which tho Company may exercise its powers so far as the same relate to the undertaking liereby approved shall consist of the Green City Townslte, situated on tho North Fork of the Salmo River at the point where the same crosses the line between Lots 1237 and 1288. 10. This certificate shall not In any way be deemed to bo an approval of the plans of any works covered by the proposed undertaking or to authortzo tho construction of any such works, but shall have the effect only of a Certificate issued tinder the provisions ot Section 81, of the "Water Act, X9U" and shall be subject to such provisions* Dated at Victoria, B.C., this 1st day of November 1916. V "WM R. .BOSS," \ , Mlulii&Mi M$H ■*w w PACE FOUR I THE bAILY fJEWS THURSDAY, .'AVV/.r.Y i, Ulf. ||C DAILY NEWS F&bllsbed every morning except Sunday by the News publishing Com- pany, Limited, Nelson, B. c„ Canada. ROBB SmwaRLAND, - ; General Manager. ->Bw*1jh>« letters ,sh9uld be addressed And cheeks and money orders made payaWe to.the News Publishing Com- Mjay. Limited, and in no case to indi- vHJuaI members of the staff. -rAaVirtlstiyr r^ cards .and sworn detailed* statements of circulation mailed -on request, or may be seen at tbe office of any advertising agency MKjognieed by the Canadian press Association. , • Subscription Ratea—BgrmaU BO cents pe> month, 82.50 for six months, $5.00 per year. Delivered: 60 cents per Mnth, f3.00. for six months, f6,00 per tear, payable in advance. " ■ THUR8DAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. LABOR LEADERS' ATTITUDE IS £ ' .' CCEAfi ENOUGH. "• : While "there still exists some mlsun- dc,rstandiiiB In labor circles concerning ,the purpose of national service voluntary registration It ddes not np- 'penr-likely that any considerable number: of ,men in Canada will refuse to fill In -the cards which are being distributed this Week. Officials of the Dominion trades and labor congress have 'discussed the matter with the government, dealing with the -very objections' which have been raised by some of the;'lttbor organizations'to tbe plan. That the Dominion congress officials'are satisfied that the'objections are groundless is evidenced by the rec- btnmendatton they have made to the labor men of the country.. It Is as follows: v\:.VIh' view' of the assurance given ;,bj" ?. B. Bennett, M. P., dlroctor- - general of national service, that no -.penalty-or coercion-would bo ap- ' pilied provided tliat correct and ■conscientious replies are given, tlie ' undersigned members" of the exec- rntlvo council, recommend that all *: members of affiliated unions fill In the answers according to their -'•.conscientious'opinions and return the cards as directed. (Signed) - . J.. C. WATTERS, President. ' P. M. DRAPER, Sec.-Treas. *'>:tAMES SIMPSON, Vlce-Pres. y '■:: B. A. RIGG, :M.L,A„ Vice^Pres. Messrs. Walters. Draper. Simpson arid Rigg sent out'this recommcnilation priiy/aft-e>;^p|i)jj fully into, the question'. v ' ; \: ! ■ -; t- .THE TA9P SITUATION .IN f -V dte'^MANY. Undoubtedly the food situation in ■deWi&iiy'is'serWiis. It could not well b# 'otherwise. u Prlbr to tho outbreak qf^iliie' .Wfir Germany imported large quantities "of foodstuffs, since tho wjir- lt(e- consumption of food by the nt-ffHvin tho army has become greater thah; during the time the soldiers wcro In •vlvilian occupations. That Is tho exivsrieiice In the other (belligerent countries and there is no ground for assuming thAt the amount of food nec- oasapi*; fbwthe sustenance of a German soldlitf, engaged- in arduous duties at tnciW^nV Is any uW'than that required for'Juv,entente sqldlcr carrying out similar duties. And, in addition, 11 Is certain that Germany's internal food production has decreased, owing to the drain .on tho agricultural population fort seVvicc in the army and the lack ofyraH'iilsHirH to mala- the land productive. ".N^Utrals who- haVe recently been In Germany all agree that the situation Is becomitig critical. They tell of conditions which are tending toward a state bf national starvation. ^ 'Just what Influence shortage of food and other supplies had toward the 'German move for peace is doubtful, but ihey were certainly a factor in the conclusion the kaiscrbund has reached thiit' the military success of the cen- traPemplres have about Reached their peak. _ , Jj[Wft in the use of fuel n FOB HEATING. ' One way In which thrift can be exercized Is In guarding against waste of fuel for heating purposes. .. -Storm.idoors; or,better still, a storm porehr^Hould always-be used to prc- v-Siflt*«|hft-loss'of much heat that goes id'^'antc through the opening of outer . Anjofisea due Lo radiation from walls, fl0bt*.-'ctiiling and doors are determined 'by'^fejstrugtural features of the house, IhjSiV'arc largely unavoidable. The jnOftt, Serious, radiation losses arc.from •Windows and/the saving of heat result- jjjg. from tl^'use of storm windows is large due to the layer of dead air—one tot the best 'non-conductors—between thriimerand the storm sashes. Storm windows also prevent .uncomfortable drafts. The great heat loss from single win ,dow« (ie demonstrable. A square foot of window Surface radiates as much heat aa 2% square feet of au eight- inch brick wall surface. Storm wln-1 dows reduce the loss1' to nearly one-'] ;liai(ftiiiy'amount. In addition, they '-reduce the'loss due to leakage and savej] from 10 to V» por cent of the fuel bill. i '■':■< -W-- ' ' ■' ■ ■ . Don't forget to fill in your national service card this week. ^•vliOndan Truth thinks that the Brit-: ilsh constitution Is all shot to pieces Iwcjifui^'TTMnier Lloyd George has in-" jVitod the overseas dominions to send, 'rOpresentativeH to a war conference. ^Truth .aeems to assume that the Brlt-^ jah constitution In as unchangeable as $M UkWa of the Mea«» and rcrslans,, which Is not -the fact. The great strength of the British constitution has always lain In the fact that it is flexible and can be easily modified to meet new conditions as they arise. The case or pte.' Brooks of Ottawa, who has been given a 12-year jail sentence'by tho Gormans for refusing to work In a munition factory, shows that the enemy which prates of "humanity" in Its notes to neutrals is now enslaving British prisoners as welt ns Belgian civilians. Throe factors will combine In the endeavor to secure In the United States nennte a vote of full endorsn- tion of President Wilson's peace note —the pro-Germans, the pacifists and tho Democrats who want to see the president upheld at any cost. Capt. liuehlan McKJnnon, who has enlisted for special scrvlco nt the front, will be missed by passengers on the Kootenay lake steamboats. He possesses an enviable record of popularity with the public and of efficiency as a Canadian Pacific railway official. Mayor J. J. Malone, who announces that he will not be a candidate for the mayoralty this year, leaves office with the goodwill of the citizens of Nelson. He hns been chief magistrate of the city during a period of trial for civic finances nnd It will be generally agreed that they are now in excellent shape. The Liberals who desire to force a wartime election are deceiving themselves if they think that Conservatives who may criticize the government would vote for Laurier. A government that pursues a vigorous war policy in a country which until a brief time ago was almost completely unprepared for war, is bound to receive criticism even from its friends, but no Conservative on polling day would take chances upon having a government with Laurier as its head. . I WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYINQ. Might Be a Boomerang. An embargo that would lower tho price of tlie ultimate consumers' loaf of bread would be very welcome down this way.5 But if what is sauce for the goose Is also sauce for the gander, the western wheat raisers might demand that an embargo be placed on southern cotton, In order to bring its price down to the normal. The trouble with, artificial remedies of this sort, including protective tariffs, is that It raises no end of complications, One thing calls for another and leads to legislative chaos.—Memphis News- Scimitar. r COLD STORAGE. "Is this beef too rare for you, Alt. Skinner?" "Well, since you ask me, Mrs. Skinner, I would like It a little oftencr,' »-♦-♦♦ ^ THE WEATHER. J »•»»*♦»♦•♦•■* Min. Nelson 26 Victoria 3.S Vancouver 36 Kamloops 20 Edmonton 6 Calgary * itattloford ti Prince Albert 0 Medicine Hat 6 Moose .law 12 Saskatoon 5 Regina 12 1 Winnipeg ti Port Arthur 10 Parry Sound .: 21 London 27 Toronto 32 Ottawa S Montreal -I Quebec -4 St. John 4 Halifax 10 Max. 31 ■12 38 US 0 26 16 •I 20 IS 11 20 1-1 22 32 35 38 26 20 30 30 WANTS TO PROMOTE BETTER FEELING New Mayor of Kitchener States Object of Council—Says People Not Pro-Germans KITCIIKNKR, Orit., Jan. 3.—Once more the plate glass window of the News-Record has paid the loll tor unpopularity. About I o'clock this morning a brick thrown by an unknown person crushe dthrough it when the guards*, backs were turned. It Is said by some that a man in uniform appeared suddenly out of an alley, threw the missile and mnde good his escape. The guards had not been provided with ammunition and could not shoot. There was no attempt at renewal of rioting and the night and today passed quietly. However, the arrival of the soldiers of the 118th battalion on their last leave next wcok Is looked forward to with Interest. Mayor-Klect Gross has decided not to take the office until after the military guards have beon ordered back to Gait and peace is restored In the city. The new mayor said that tho sole desire of the new council wus for better .civic government, better feeling and had no desire to enter Into a controversy over names. Ovpoied to Name Controversies jj "I hope to be able with the assistance of the people, to promote better feeling, I am opposed as a British citizen to the name controversies as an Ismie In an election or as long as we need united effort to prosecute tho war lo a successful conclusion. "I am as good a citizen ns any In the British Empire, and It Is desperately wrong to say that the people of Kitchener are pro-German. A small percentage of the people may still have a feeling for the land of their birth, but 'the majority of these, some of whom have lived here for 40 years, w-are"-deprived of their votes because they were not naturalized." Gross wild he opposed changing the name from Berlin because Berlin had come to mean something on manufactured articles. _ >, I URGES AMERICANS TO THINK WHAT WAR MEANS. '. A. Richard, editor of Mining and Scientific Press, San "Francisco, who visited Kootenay and Boundary ' last summer, has written the following article* under/tho'heading, "A Great Calamity*.*' Tlie end of another calendar year and the coming of the season of good will finds civilization In the midst of a murderous conflict that shows nopros- peut of an end. The early appeal to our sympathy for the victims of ruthless, aggression and tho instinctive lift given to our imagination when we realized the splendor of sacrifice that was driving thousands Into tho jaws of death have alike lost their force. The iteration has dulled sensibility. Are we not becoming callous, and is not that callousness more horrible than the horrors of the battlefield? One can read in the daily paper that at Chicago wheat was down yesterday "under the depressing Influence of peace talk" and one can hear people on the train or tram say that they are "sick of the war," as they turn a page, to read about the latest football match or the newest scandal in suburban life. Is not that picture more sad than an abandoned trench In which the dead Ho fice yards apart? Is it not more brutalizing than the bomb that falls from a zeppelin? We think it.is. How many of our more Intelligent readers have begun to look upon war as an unnecessary and wasteful quarrel, as other people's quarrels usually seem to those that go about their daily work In normal tranquility.of mind. To such of us who ure interested In mining has not the war become tho barometer of metal prices and Is there not a danger that the cessation of the organized calamity on the other side of the Atlantic will mean to us not a consummation.devoutly to bo wished for, but a check to abnormally favorable markets? We have not even salved our consciences With giving money to help the distressed; what we have done is too small to assuage self- contempt. We hear a lot about Belgian relief; out of $227,500,000 devoted to that purpose, the people of this country have subscribed $10,000,000— and we eat $20,000,000 worth of candy annually! A few heroic souls have gone to fight or to drive ambulances, and even these are condemned for their un-ncutrnlity. Thero has been a lot of petty collecting of money, much of which is typified by the four young women that lunched In aid of a Belgian relief. fund: they subscribed $1, but the. luncheon cost $31.50. People must lunch, dine, or dance, they must be amused by song or play, before they will glyc .a dollar—and when they have given a pittance they turn complacently from the. unfold sorrows of the great nations from which all of them originated. Let the red Indian Ignore the Great.War—or the negro—but, not a nation thai consists of European Immigrants and their . descendants. Whether a man's forefathers landed on Plymouth Rock or Ellis Island, he Has some tie with some country in Europe, and he must have a pitiful imagination and a stunted spirit-If, he cannot give a heart throb for.those, on-whlcheyci% side they, may lie, 'thai; arc risking an] they have and hope In the valley of the shadow, of death. .Must neutrals be Ignortant? Must* they cense to think and to imagine, while going on their way In. a fierce scramble to get all the prosperity that Is being created by the misery of the other half of the world? Must we accept the dictum of our wretched morning paper when It saya that "as neutrals we ure not concerned to know the merits and demerits of either side?" Surely not; as rational beings wc cannot help being keenly Interested In the events that are the greatest In human history. This thing at which' we look from day to day is no Yaqui uprising in Sonora, it Is not a Villa raid on our border, exciting as that may seem to the hysterical reporter; this drama, on which we look is the most tremendous episode in th-1 history of the race; it is -a privilege to lie alive to see It and it is a crime to treat it as if it were a cinema show for children. We are spectators of the greatest calamity that has ever be- falleh civilization; the very cradle of what we call modern civilization is bo lng smashed to smithereens, and the peoples thnt were deemed the most civilized arc cutting leach other's throats by tens of thousands. Wo cannot stop It—we have not the organized force to do so; we cannot call a halt— we havo not the authority to do that; we can do nothing—for wo are neutral; hut wo can at least be alive to the fatefulncss of .the conflict and of the part it must play In tho destiny of the world and in that of America. Already tho fateful contest has served to disclose the diversity of tho elements out of which this nation has been made. The war has been a disintegrating force south of tho Great Lakes as it hits been an integrating factor north of tho boundary. The participant has been warmed to great loyalty; the spectator has been chilled to a cold misgiving. The temperature of this melting pot of alien races has been kept so low, that It is only a mixing pot in which the Ingredients tend to become repellant. To complete the fusion of the unlike elements—ths scrap and the dross as welt as tho ore and the flux—that have been shipped across the Atlantic to be melted in the crucible of generous democracy, we must have the warmth of a wide charity, the heat of a great ideal, and the fire of self-sacrifice. The cold glare of prosperity will melt nothing; it will only Illumine tho Inequalities of existence, nnd the unfairness of the Scramble for wealth. We need tlie glow of generous sentiment. Let us bow our heads in sorrow for tho countless thousands who have seen their homes smashed like a child's toy by the en-J gfnes of destruction: for the horde of miserable ones whose weary .tramp across the devastated fields could almost be heard by us If the more insistent roar of guns did not drown the tread of their tired feet; for the mil lions of prisoners herded like cattle in barbed wire enclosures. What is Christmas to these? What Is it to the homes bereaved -by the loss of husband or son? What is it to the fatherless children and the widowed women that Nit beside the dying embers of a winter evening? What is Christmas to the Belgian enslaved by the invader, to *he| Pole or Rumanian .whose hearthstone; lies hurled amid smoldering ruins? What is it to the Serbian or M6nte- negrln whose country has been trodden underfoot, or to the wretched Greek who has become the shuttlecock! of opposing policies? Whi\t is Christ-1 mas, what Is civilisation, what is 1 ifo to the million Armenians that have been the victims of an organized scheme of brutality and bestiality? We are proud, if wo, are not patriotic. Can we imagine the)' degradation of spirit that these trageries bespeak? Think of these. Think of the shame of the conquered and the pain of the dispossessed; thank of the travail of spirit, the unutterable misery, and the blank despair that is the Christmas portion of millions of fellow men not far from us; and thinking thus, let us condemn tho: gluttony of Wealth that is making, New York a byword; desp'.se the commercialism of Chicago that regrets the whisper of peace; and disdain-the-gaiety in, San Francisco that ignores a world of sorrow, famine and murder, if we cannot fight, "if we do not give, let us at least on Christmas day pause for one moment and bow our heads in bitter humiliation of spirit that we can do so little to lessen the pain and suffering that man Is causing to man. J CENTRAL POWERS' DESPER-t There is a stock market parallel which may be used once more to define the German position at this time, A wealthy group, controlling nn important industrial property, but with little technical knowledge of the stock market advanced its price from $40 a share to $160. Their paper profits -.'were very large; but they had more stock when they finished than when they started, and there was no" enthusiastic public upon which: to unload. The profits had been-kept strictly in the family, and the ■ losses wore confined to the family also when the stock broke to 35 with the collapse of the general market; Germany,Is in about.the same position. Belgium was her first adventure in • tho market. This was followed by Poland, then Serbia and Montenegro,, and now Rumania, with apparent large profits, but all of them on paper, an ever-extending battle lino, equivalent to an over-extended speculative position, and finally no market in which to realize. Germany. Is, in fact, carrying far more than she can finance, and she proposes that, she should be relieved of her speculative position, by the very people whose Interest it is to break her marke^. The peace proposals of the central powers, have, in fact, disclosed the daily growing weakness of the most terrible and ruthless gamble in which a militant aristocracy, drunk with power and supposed efficiency, ever engaged. It Is easily possible for the allies to make mistakes In diplomacy at this time, but for the present at least Germany-is: playing their game.—Wall Street Journal. ■ f BUTTER AND EGG MONEY, t I ■»-♦♦♦»♦»♦♦♦+♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦-♦-« Probably fewer city people than usual had turkey for their Transkgiv- ing dinner this year; but no doubt, the farmers feel taiojfee than commonly thankful. g£ £-?! J* SJK '■"The bankers shy mat mosr'tif 4ptf money Is in thej country. Never before in the history of tho world have there been so many jarmers on rubber tires. The tiller of the soil used to bump along in a wagon without springs, or In a buggy, mpVe or less dilapidated. Now he bumps along In an automobile. From ono county-i-in Kentucky—the county in which the mammoth Cave is situated—15.000 thousand turkeys were shipped to eastern markets and they brought into the county an aggregate sum of nearly $r>0.000. it is said that more than one farmer's wife received as much as $300 for her turkeys. A farmer's wife with $300 in rent money Is a greater wonder than Mammoth Cave. In years past tho country woman was accustomed to sell eggs for eight to ton cents a dozen and butler and poultry for but litllrf more than the cost of production—not counting her own labor as worth anything. The dimes and nickels, which she so painfully accumulated, in this way, went to pay for the family supply of sugar and coffee. It used to be an unwritten law In rural districts that, no matter how prosperous the farmer, his wife had to "provide' 'the sugar and coffee but of her butter and egg money. Tho woman who refused to do this was looked down upon; she was regarded as almoRt as Infamous us a woman who would "take a horse out of thr plow" to ride about, the country visiting, or muybo to go to town.—Southern Lumberman.' I . MEANING BUSINESS. J Thus the new food controller will be the man who achieved a title after his success In building a huge grocery chain and in managing the port of London; the vitality related control of shipping will He with'a great Scotch shipowner; the reins over business wielded by the local government board will he held by the lending Welsh coal magnate; the board of trade, where Lloyd George made his own first reputation, comes under the manager . of the London underground, first trained in American railroading; the hoard of agriculture, to assume new importance with next year's showing, fails to a farming expert; the first commissioner of works Is un industrial magnate, likewise the postmaster-general; the head of tho education board, which has acqulred.a new war Importance, is a practical schoolman; labor and pensions fall to two labor union specialists on the subjects, > -. The job, like Its division in duty,,will be two-fold. It will consist In most effectively supplying fighting forces with men, munitions, strategy and decision, using generals us agents, and In marshalling, leading and dlsclplin lng. the nutional working forces, hu man and material, -behind them. It whl be only natural If some reconstruction In. field as well as cabinet command follows. v Imagination covering all the vast fields of the war, east and west, military and economic, plus a great personal driving power, will be needed at top. The two men dominant In the little inner war-council, Lloyd -George and -Mllnei*; 'have proved themselves. so equipped. Bach early got'tho conception of national organization for War work; now they are willingly giv- eri scope to attain it. Labor, a vital factor,1 also Is' represented therein by Henderson.—Boston News Bureau, CAUTIOUS "UNCLE JOE, -e*-+-4 Shortly after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, "Uhole Joe" Cannon, then a young member of congress, was approached with a proposition to inyost'$iobo,in the now project to talk. oVor an ordinary wire strung on the' top of wooden polbs, writes Prod C. Kelly in McCluro's magazine. For $1000, he was assured, ho could be In on the ground floor * of a great buslness-'eiiterpriso that was destined to revolutionize the methods-of communication the world over. Just a short time.before that Cannon had lost a few hundred dollars In a scheme to convert brass into'gold by a new chemical process. So he laughed heartily and slapped his thigh when tlie.telephone proposition was laid before him. "I would much rather," declared he, "put my money in something more conservative. I think I'll go out in the country and buy up a few bee lines," A few days later Cannon had occasion to call at the office of a young chap named Vail, who was ot the head of the railway mall sorvicc In the post- office department. "Mr. Vail.is not In. Helms resigned his plnco," Cnnnon was informed, "Resigned his place!" exclaimed Cannon in amazement, for resignations from government jobs were almost unheard of. "Yes,- he's gone with this thing invented by" a mnn named Bell. You know they claim that they can talk between different towns over a wire. Vnil invested some money In it and is going to make that his business." "Well, It's just too bad," said Cannon. "I always liked Vail. They tried to got me for their sucker. I'm sorry it should have been a nice chap like Vail."—Arkansas Gazette, 1 DEADLY BLOW FOR HOLLAND I A merchant at Mors received from Holland an invitation to attend the Trades Fair which is to bo hold at Utrecht from Feb. 2C to March 10, 1017. Tills invitation was printed entirely In tho English language, and even tho reply card enclosed bore an English Inscription. To this piece of Dutch impertinence and bad taste, the merchant replied, in German, that he would not dream of participating In a function which "the proud Netherlands'' had not be,en too proud to de- J.LAnnable CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR To the Electors of the City of Nelson: VJ hovfc|-decided.to-ofijer .my. ser- L'YJpes to-lhe'CIt^.of Nelson for --mayor ' for 1017, and solicit'your support. If elected I will endeavor to transact the business of tho city in a safe and businesslike manner In accord, ance with conditions, which the wu.- has created. 1 have opened a committee room in the Amiable block, corner Ward and Victoria streets,, which will be open every day and evening until election day, Jan, 11th, and will be pleased to meet the electors and discuss the various mutters affecting the* city. All are welcome. scribe in English, the language of their masters. We heartily agree with our patriotic compatriot, and we hope that no German will associate himself in any way with the Utrecht fair unless all English decorative effects be previously, removed from it. That Is our ultimatum to Holland, — Tagllche Rundschau (Berlin). R. M. Sarlcs, principal bf the public school at. Bancroft, Ont,, has enlisted. Beware of the Cold Storage Egg! In his work on food and dietetics Doctor Robert Hutchison says, "the absence of carbohydrates prevents eggs from being in any' sense a complete food." This refers to the fresh egg—the egg with a clean bill of health. What would Doctor Hutchison say of the modern cold storage egg? At present prices two eggs cost ten cents—and the egg is not a complete food! Something must be eaten with it to supply the needed carbohydrates. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits, with cream or milk, make a complete, per-; feet meal at a cost of four or five cents. Made in Canada. It Pays to Keep Birks* Catalogue It pays to~doal' withV firm whose name is a guarantee of quality, and whose reputation is an assurance of honest and straightforward dealing. It pays to remember that Birks* prices are most reasonable —they are the same prices at which we sell the same goods in the city. It pays to consult our catalogue . throughout the year. Henry Birks & Sons Ltd. VANCOUVER, B. C. Sassa Private Hospital LICENSED BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. " Wc «ive particular «ttehtlon to all female trouble—home-like apartments for ladles awaiting accouchmont. Highest references; reasonable terms; inspection invited. Mrs. Moore, Superintendent. THE HOME PRIVATE HOSPITAL Falls and Baker Stt., Nelson, B. C. P. O. Box 772. Phone 372 for Appointmnnt. Removal Notice WE UBQ TO INFORM (Jim MANY CUSTOMERS AND THE 1'UBbIC THAT WE HAVE MOVED TO LAROEK AND MORE COMMODIOUS QUARTERS AND ARE NOW LOCATED AT 403 HAKER STREET, NEXT TO ROYAL. BANK. WHERE WE WILL RE PLEASED TO CATER TO YOUR WANTS IN EVERYTHING IN BOOTS AND SHOES. C. Romano NEXT TO ROYAL BANK 403 BAKER STREET NELSON, B.C. John Burns & Sons GenrdBCu«£tors 8A8H AND DOOR FACTORY. NELSON PLANING MILLS. VERNON STREET, NEL80N, B.C. Every Description of Building Material Kept in Stook. Estimates Given on 8tone, Brick, Concrete and Pram. Buildings. MAIL 0RDER8 PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. P.O. BOX 134 PHONE 17S WE HAVE SECURED ANOTHER ' LAB^#5 SHJp.; MENT 01'* THE^FAMOWS OENUINE FLYERS. FLEXIBLE THE SLED THAT STEER8 No. 1—Price, Each 53.50 No. 4—Price, Each ..W.50 No. 2—Price, Each W60 No. 6—Price, Each J8.50 No. 3—Price, Each »5.60 ~~ WE ALSO HAVE IN STOCK THE "SAFETY" FLYER Which Is the Finest Canadian Sled Made—With Flexible Steal . Runners That Steer. No. 80—Price, Each |1,26 No. 41—Prlco, Each .?.f£j00 No. 33—Price, Each J1.50 No. 48—Price, Each f2£S No. 37—Price, Each V.75 - A8K FOR CATALOGUE AND WHOLESALE DISCOUNT Nelson Hardware Go. BAKER STREET NELSON, B. C. w CITY OF NELSON NOTICE. Public notice.is hereby given to th electors of the Municipality of the Old of Nelson that {'require the presend of the said electors nt the City Hall'a Monday, tho 8th (Jay of January, 19l| at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose i electing persons'to represent them' tho Municipal Council as Mayor i Aldermen and on the "Public Scho| Board' as Trjistees'.-" ', , /■• The candidates shall be nomlnati in writing; tho writing shall be sutf scribed by two voters of the Municl pality, as proposer and seconder, n*oT shall be delivered to the Returning oj fleer any time between the date,' this notice and 2 p.m. of the day nomination and in the event of a] being -necessary, such poll will.., opened on Thursday,-the 11th day 4 January, 1917, between the hours.:-] 9 o'clock a.m. and 7 o'clock pirn, at til pity Hall for the East Ward; at. B0| Kootenay street (tho City Band Rooti for the West Ward, and.In Mtt'oC hall for that portion of the school dia trict included in subdivisions No. 9l 182, 304, 619, 5180. 5290, 6291,' -fifjfl 8349, 9013, 683, 393, 6*85, 370, 372, 7671 3212, 909, 908, 3690, 7873,, 7705, of whic| every person Is hereby required' i take notico and govern themselves aoj cordlngly. The persons qualified to be nomll nated for and elected as mayor of sail city shall be such persons as are mal| British subjects of the full i twenty-one years, and are not disquaill fled under any law and have been foT the six months next' preceding ' thl day of nomination, the registered ownl era in the land registry, office of lnn-1 or real property in the city, of -the* asl sessed. value on the last municipal -asl scssment. roll, .of one thousand Mpllarl or more, over, and above any reglster| ed Judgment or charge,, and. who j. otherwise duly qualified as municipal votors. -' .*; *| The persons qualified to be noml J nated for und elected as aldermen foij said, city shall be such persons as an male British subjects.of the .full, s^ of twenty-one years, and are not disJ qualified under any law and have .been for the six months next preceding the day of nomination the .registered! owner in the land registry office of] land or veal property in the city of the! assessed value on the last municipal! assessment roll of five hundred dollars! or more over and above any registered! Judgment or charge and who are othor-1 wise qualified as municipal voters. The persons eligible to 'be' nominated for and elected as school trustees of tho Nelson School District shall' be uh'y person being a British subject of the full age of twenty-One years • anil having been for the six, months, next preceding tho date of nomination tho registered owner in. the land .registry offlco of land or real property in .the City School District of. the nssesscd value on the last Municipal''Assessment roll of five hundred dollars .or nipre over and; above any ^ registered jiidsmcnt 'or charge,' And. bclTig'dflijW-' wise qualified to vote at an election of school trustees in the said' school] district. Given under my hand at the. City of I Nelson aforesaid, the. first, .day of j January, 1917. W. E. WASSQI-J. Returning Officer. | CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT*.! NOTICE. Crown Mineral Claim, situate in the Arrow Lake Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where, located: on Big Ledge, Pingstoh Creek. ■:■'*. Take notice that I, Leon H. Rawlings, Nakusp, B.C, acting as agent''/ftfr David Ncvins, Free Miner's Certificate No. B-852S5 .and Harry C. Randall, Free Miner's Certificate No. B-85236, Intend, sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the Mining Recorder for'a Certificate of Improvements, for tho purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced beforo the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 25th day of Novembor, 1916. SYN0PSI8 OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS . Coal milling rights.of the Dominion in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, tho Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and in a portion of tho province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of. twenty-one years at an annual, rental of $1 per acre. No more than 2560 acres will bo leased to one applicant. . ,'■'-- . Application for,-.lease, must.^bs made by the applicant in person to the agent or sub-agent of the district of which tho rights applied for are1 situated. - In surveyed territory.the land,mast be described by sections or legal.subdivisions of sections and in unsurvoy- ed, territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each , application .must be accompanied by a fee of S5 which will be refunded It the rights, applied for., not available, but itot. otherwise^ royalty shall *bo paid on the meroh.i able output, of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. . , * The porson operating the mine shall' furnish the agent with sworn returns accounting for .the full i quantity of merchantable'coal 'mined' and pay th. royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns shall be furnished at least once a year. .- ,. ■ .. t The lease will Include the coal mining rights .only, but the lessee nmy ,b» permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working ot the mine at the rate of $10 an acre. For full Information,. application should be made to the Secretary of the Department, of the Interior. Ottawa, or to ntty Agent or Sub-A'-jeMf-oH Dominion lands. ... -WiW. COHX, - . Deputy Minister, of the Interior.. N. B—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will not bo paid fof. I THURSDfcYvTjANUARY 4, 1917t I 6 \ THE DAILY NEWS PAGE FIVE ■3; I STORE OPEN ALL DAY. Marmalade s NEW NAVELS Dozen .. . .. .30Ci 40c and BOC ''-•■■•''""' "''■' ■■* ' '■ "■ ' " NEW LEMONS Dozen ....'..'.', ...............360 FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT Each .;...;.,. ...............150 V NO. 1 Jap Oranges SWEET AND JUICY .500 PH ON E 10 FURS Guaranteed high class furs, nice se- 1 lection kept in stock or.made to order from selected skins. Customers* furs made up, remodeled and repaired. Skins dressed and'mounted at moderate prices, ' Best price paid for raw skins. G. GLA8ER, Manufacturing Furrier, 4i6 Ward St., Nelson, B. C. Phone 106 RAW FURS WANTED Trappers) farmers, ranchers, It does I not cost.you anything to get our cash offer on. your furs. Express them to us. We will pay all charges over a, 16 valuation,. We make you our offer and hold your, furs for your reply, returning thei'a"at our expense It not purchased. Try us. Special prices paid for dark marten. In business since 1888. bend for price, list f MACKAY A DIPPIE, 218 8th Av*,,Wi. i Calgary FOR THE BEST IN Cigars, Cigarettes end Pipes ,".'. Go to ' THURMAN'S CIGAR STORE. For the Lumberman A PAIR OF HIGH PRESS RUBBERS They will outlast two pairs of the. ordinary Lumberman's rubbers; 4 eyelet; air white; Price ...55.50 PENETANG SHOE PACKS. In 10-Inch tops S7.S0 In 14-inch tops SB.00 Full sole and heel. IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST. R. Andrew & Co. LEADERS IN FOOT FA8HION Ask for a ticket with your purchase. Fair 15.00 Shoes free each week. Original Only Genuine Sold on the Merits of Minard's Liniment Beware of Imitations .........♦.<»..<.........« tfocitenay and Boundary GRANT H'KEAN IS IN FwyospnsL -Proctor Old-timer on Active Service v Is Overtaken by Illness—Is Improving Steadily, (Special lo The Dally News.) PROCTOR, B.C., Jan. 3.—News baa been received by G. Snow of tho Outlet hotel .that Grant McKean, the old- timer-wholeft with a Kootenay battalion ami who hus been in France With the A.S.C., has been admitted to hocplltil, sick," but is going on well and hopes to be discharged soon. The postcard -cbntalning tho news was dated Dec, '9.: Bet tie11 Alice, one of the twin daughters of Mrs. A. H. Noakes of Balfour died suddenly otf" New Year's day, aged four 'and a litilf months. Mlsit Watson of tPIncher Creek, who' lias been staying with Mrs; J. R. Red- path at the Outlet hotel, left Saturday to stay Willi Mrs. Botterlll at tho Strathcona hotel, Nelson. Miss Hill of New Denver arrived on Saturday and Is registered at the Outlet hotel*. Sergt. H. -Severn and Pte. Pi F. Coles Who havo'been spending the Christmas holiday here, left on Tuesday to rejoin the1 226th battalion at New Westminster.' '''{' KASLO BOYS LEAVING FOR FOREIGN 8ERVICE (Special to The Daily News.) KASLO; 'B.-C, Jan. 2.—George Benzie and George Norman of /this town have, enlisted for tho Inland river service in .Mesopotamia and leave here shortly.' George Norman was on the staff of the electric light and power plant , here, - and George Benzie a student at. the public school. . ■.'■' Mrs, John - McCallum .of Meadow Criftk is visiting relatives in town. ■Mrs*, M.. P. Rcid is spending a few days here' with friends. Principal S. Scott and Miss Scott returned. Monday evening after spending the holidays With friends at Erlck- aon and Nelson. ■■■•'■ RHEUMATISM usually yields to this purer blood and greater strength which EMULSION creates.' Its rich oil-food enlivens the whole system and strengthens -the organs to;throw off the injurious acids. Many doctors them- ••*> selves take Scott's Emultton Cn and you must stand inn iff against substitutes. -4SL &yti%^wfi-*..'r.nmto.bttt. , . 1*9-21 FOWLER PRESIDEN HIE Elected by Robaon Farmers at Annual Meeting—Balance of $44 Ii Reported. (Special to The Dally News.) UOBSON, B.C., Jan. 3.—The annual meeting of the Farmers' Institute, was held on Friday evening In the Columbia hotel. Tho report presented by the secretary showed a balance in hand of 144.39. Eleven cars mixed Hour a^id feed, valued at $8000 wore received during the year and one car of straw for settlers. : »m The new hoard of directors is: President James Fowler; vice-president A. F. Mtchell; directors A. Hartford, H. P. Golder, Joseph Johnson, F. E. Oborno, A. D. Clyde; secretary-treasurer, Gordon R. Brown. The membership for the year wasn*80. New Telephones Installed F. E. Edwards and Cecil Keffer were here during the week installing now telephones at James Fowlor's,- J. A. Irwin's, tho postoffice at Syringa Creek and tho Edgewood mill. A letter was forwarded to the government urging the completion of the line to Edgewood to connect with Nakusp. Bugler Allan Johnson and Bandsman Arthur Fowler bf the 225th battalion, are home for the holidays. Miss Gladys Clyde of South Slocan and Miss Jessie Clyde are spending the holidays at their homo here. Pte. Bert Gridley of the 225th Imt- tallon was a visitor to the Irwin ranch this week. Mrs. Maklnson of, Arrow Park Is visiting Mrs. Squires for a few days, Miss Ruth McDiarmld left for Nelson on a visit last Thursday. INJURIES TO R083LAND MINER PROVE FATAL (Special to The Daily Nows.) ROSSLAND, B. ;C„ Jan. 2.—John McLean, who was Injured in tho mine some months ago, died this morning at the Sisters* hospital. The funeral will take place on Thursday from the family residence to the Presbyterian church. '• > Miss E. - McF&rland, who has been the guest of the Misses Dempster during tho holidays, loft this evening for her home In Nelson. . Mrs, Fraser was hostess at a small dinner party on Sunday evening at the Hotel Allan. Mr, and Mrs, Jordan of West Robson spent the New Year tn the city,-the guests of Mr. and Mrs, A, T. Collls. Miss Annie McKay of Trail spent New Year in the city, the guest of .the Misses Inches, A large number, went to Trail on New Year's night by train and sleighs to take In the hockey match between Trail and -Rossland. j Mrs. P. W, Racy has returned from the coast, where she has been visiting for the past three months. Miss Kelgher of Kaslo is the guest of Mrs. C. E. Dempster. A bill has' been-Introduced In congress to reduce the tax, on oleomargarine- from 10 cents per pound to I cent," ■• *- . Third Day of the January Clearance Sale Wonderful Bargains In Women's Suits, Coats, Dresses, Blouses and Underwear, also Staple Goods. Read List Below of Specialties for Today: Women's Blouses at 98c In All-Wool French Plunnel, White Vollo, Vesting** or Muslins, in a variety of styles. Colors Bed, Grey, Navy and White. Values to $2.95, QQa SALE I*RICB 30U Women's Skirts at $4.95 Smart styles In Tweeds and Serges. Latest makes, some plain tailored, others with pleats. Colors are Navy, Brown, Black and Grey Mixtures. Sizes up to 29 inches waist measure. -94 QC Values to $7.50. SALE PRICE -sV-flVV Dressing Gowns Clearing at $2.95 Women's Coats at $9.95 Made of Good Quality Tweed In Balmaccnn Style. Aro well tailored and' have full sweep skirts. Sizes run from 18 to 40. SALE. PRICE ~$9J5 Women's and Misses' Coats at $14.95 Coats of tho better sort. We have about twenty-fivo in this lot, a variety of styles, plain, half-belted and full-belted. All have convertible collars. Materials are Plain Ztbllenes, Velours and Velvet Cords. All wanted colors in the lot. Including Black. Values to (25.00. SALE PRICE *.. $14.95 Largg Cotton Sheets, $1.25 Each A value In Sheets which wo will not be able to duplicate. Good full size, made of Best English Sheeting, SALE PRICE, EACH $1.25 Nice warm Dressing Gowns of Good Quality Flannelette. Several styles to choose from. Regular price, $3.75. SALE PRICE $2,95 Women's Corsets at $1.25 Clearing odd lines, of such makes as "American Lady" and "D. & A." A variety of styles in medium or low bust styles, for medium or slender figures. Regular values to $4.00. SALE PRICE $1.25 Children's Sweater Coats, $1.50 Many of these worth more than double the money, in various styles, White and Colored and sultablo for children from 2 to 14 years. 0-| Cf| SALE PRICK '. $lltfW Women s Cashmere Hose at 50c Pair Another shipment of Penman's Seconds, mado with seamless feet and legs and double heels. AU-Wool Cashmere. Sizes from 8% to 10. CnA SALE PRICE, PER PAIR ; WllW Women s Serge Dresses at $9.50 Just fourteen in the lot. All smart styles, showing the new wide skirts. Blouses havo low collars and long sleeves. Material is fine French Serge, in Navy, Copenhagen or Black. Sizes 111 to 36 only. Values to i~ ~ ~~ ?17.50. SALE PRICE $9-50 JaraiaBj-^aranceJafe, Women's Suits at $19.95 suits for 35 women at this price. All new styles, including the season's best sellers, made of Good Quality Serge in Plain or Rough Finish. Colors Navy, Green, Brown and Black. Sizes 16 to 42. Regular values to $35.00. SALE PRICE Flannelette Gowns Will at $1.25 Extra Quality Pure White Flannelette, width and full sizes. Made in a. variety of styles. SALE PRICE $19.95 Clear Good $1.25 Cushion Tops, 50c Each Stamped or Embroidered Cushion Tops of Good Heavy Linen in Natural Color, pretty designs. Regular price, $1.00. Kiln SALE PRICE tlUto 25c Flannelette to Be Cleared at 19c Five Hundred Yards Heavy White Flannelette extra wearing quality; 36 inches wide; full bleach. Regular value, 25c per yard, SALE PRICE 19c Jannasj^iance^ SALE OF^REMNANTS—of Silk, Dress Goods, Cotton Goods and Linens, Ranging in Lengths from One to Eight Yards, Clearing at Less Than Manufacturers' Prices. Don't Miss This Chance. MEAGHER & CO. THE STORE FOR STYLE THE STORE FOR QUALITY MANAGER'S HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE Damage at Columbia Valley Orchards, Edgewater, Estimated at Six Thousand Dollars (Special to The Dally News.) INVERMERE, B. C, Jan. 3.—The house occupied by Mr. Herbert, manager of the Columbia Valley Orchards, Edgewater, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at $6000. The Columbia Valley Orchards company Is a subsidiary company of the Dominion Trust PRIEST HAKES TRIP TO AID SANDON HI Miss Clark Leaves $159 on Seat of Train and Father Yawner Travels to Nelson to Return It Through Rev. Father Yawner of Golden Miss Clark of Sandon was en abled to obtain without interruption of her journey a purse containing f 159 which she left on the seat of a Kaslo & -Slocan lino train last week. Miss Clark sat in the seat in front of that occupied -by Father Yawner oh the trip from Sandon to Rosebcry, the clergyman being engaged on a visit to the Slocan and Arrow lakes district for which ho Is the Catholic priest. Miss Clark, left the train at that point and the purse was found by Conductor Robert Mooney after the train had loft to continue the Journey to Nakusp. Father Yawner was bound for the Arrow lakes, but realising that Miss Clark might be bound east and that she would probably be Without money, while the conductor had no means of Identifying the owner of the purse who had occupied tho seat where it was found, he offered to make tbe trip to Nelson, find Miss Clark and give her tho money. He camef to the city aud found Miss Clark at the Hume, identified her as the occupant of the seat where the purse had been found and handed it over to her. • Father Tawner returned to the Arrow lakes the next, day to resume his parochial visits. VICTORIA MERCHANT DEAD (By Dally News Leased Wire.) VICTORIA, B. C,r Jan. 3.—Thomas pinch, a retired merchant wV has lived eight years In Victoria, Is dead. For 35 years he was tfte leading hardware dealer of Paisley, Ont. CA8GRAIN ONE OF CANADA'S BEST SONS—CONNAUGHT (By Daily News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, Jan. 3.—In a message of condolence cabled by their royal highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Con- naught to Madame T. Chase Casgraln in her bereavement, the late postmaster general Is characterized as one of the best sons of Canada. The message reads: "Accept our deepest sympathy in your sad loss. -Cannda has lost one of her best sons by the death of your husband. (Signed) CONNAUGHT." NO MORE SEATS IN SENATE TO BE OPENED OTTAWA, Jan. 3.—It is soml-officl ally intimated that when the 14 vacancies in the senate of Canada are filled no member of parliament wilt be in eluded in the honor list. A number of members of the commons have ambi tlons to go to the upper house, but it Js likely that they will be disappointed. With 20 vacancies In the commons for which no byclections are being held and several members overseas, it is considered inadvisable to needlessly open any more scats. BRUCE AP0L0GIZE8 TO COLONEL ARMOUR Tells Officer That He Was Misled Regarding Alleged Performance of Operation. (Canadian Associated Press.) Col. Bruce of Toronto, ex-lnspeetor general of the Canadian army medical service, sinco tho Issue of the report of the Baptlo board ot Inquiry into the service, has, it Is understood sent to Col. Armour, a letter of explanation which'is apparently intended as an apology to the colonel for criticisms made by the inspector general In regard 1o Col, Armour's work, Col, Bruce reported that an operation had boen wrongly performed by Col. Armour, whereas it hns 'been established that the operation Indicated was never performed. The Baptie board of inquiry Investigated the matter fully and found Unit. Dr. Bruce's allegations were entirely wrong. Col. Bruce's letter states that he had been misled by a subordinate officer, who did not follow orders. Col, Armour speaking to the Canadian Associated Press correspondent tonight said that as a Cunadlan practising in London und In elose touch with the medical services Blnco the beginning of tho war, he was prepared to say that the Baptie report was Just what one with such experience as his own would expect. "Surgeon General Jones'. work,'1 col. Armour sn Id, 'has been past all praise, considering, the circumstances and as for Dr, Bruce, without nny military experience or knowledge of military organisation or mltitary surgery, such a partisan re" port as ho hud made was disgraceful," ■ m •«ilHP^YOUR flannels TO|$- 1 not only should be washed and rinsed by hand in lukewarm water of even temperature but they should be washed with Ivory Soap. Then they will remain as soft and unshrunken as when new because the mild, pure Ivory cannot harm the woolen fibers in the slightest degree. This is an excellent way to wash flannel underwear: Make a warm suds with Ivory Soap Paste. (See directions inside wrapper.) If the garment is soiled, add a half-tablespoonful of ammonia for each gallon of water. Soak ten minutes. Wash with the hands. Do not rub soap on the garment. Do not rub garment on the board. Turn inside out and put through a second suds like the first. Rinse through several waters of same temperature as the suds. Soften hard rinsing water with a little Ivory Soap Paste. Squeeze out, shake and hang in warm room— not where garment will steam. When nearly dry press on wrong side with warm iron.' Stretch ribbed underwear into shape as it dries. IVORY SOAP 99U* PURE Procter St Gamble Factories in Hamilton, Canada iWwo»* m Slili'l 1 i!.i)HI I .Up J n.n rfmimtt; TRADING IN UNITED EMNTED European Buying of Food, Munitions Vjsnd General Lines Attain Exceptional Heights. NEW YORK—Nineteen hundred and sixteen was a wonderful year, but that characterisation does only partial jus- tiep. to- this latest and greatest IS inuplhs in the country's history. It was said of 1915 that adjectives were lacking, fitly to portray-that year'-s progress. So it may he said of-l9lfi, in turn, that comparatives fall to describe the repeated examples of high records set up In nenrly all lines of trade and industry, only to-be displaced in.turn and relegated to the renr by new and hitherto unheard-of totals of industrial production and trade volume, of bank clearings and building ■expenditure, of transportation earnings on land and on water, of export and import, trade in merchandise, in gold and In; silver, of mineral output and sl|ip construction, of prices bf all commodities, and'of high levels of wages paid by enterprise)* of al) kinds. It would be far easier, in fact, to single ou(. the lines that did not break records than to attempt to enumerate the multitude of directions In which trade expanded, Industry set up new milestones of progress, and finance sought wider fields of exploitation. In 1015 the bogy of troublesome liquidation of our own stocks and bonds held abroad was finally laid, and we .began to offer a market here for foreign securities; -but in 1916 we definitely secured title to our position as a creditor nation, loaned freely to the entire world and, despite hitherto un- equaled purchases by us of belligerent securities, became possessed of gold imports in n volume such as was never before Been. to the spur of foreign war demand, represented by unheard-Af. .qpnptltles o£,;iood, munitions and general merchandise sold abroad, was added a new and, record-breaking 'volume of imports, largely' of #aw materials to feed our Industrial machinery, while nt the same time -purely domestic trnde grew beyond the nfost-sanguine dreams of our,merchants nnd manufacturers. A quieting down,In midyear, with attendant froe predictions of the termination of wnr demand, merely acted, as ,a breathing-spell before new and still larger demands were again met In the autumn uitd early winter. "Not enough cat's, labor or Roods" was n common description of trade and Industry throughout ninny months. Even toward the close of the year, when nearly all lines-Were booked for nine months ahead, and some Iron and steel lines were sold well into 1918, when prices of commodities, after rising to new heights, had broken badly, due largely to peace talk 'being Injected Intp the situation, there were but few signs of a let-up In active buying, or Infljcntlons thnt--the conservatism so loinj prenched wns really acting, ns ft broke upon extraordinary purchasing, How much of this late quieting down was due to tho usual year-end seasonal dullness it would bd hard to say. Some of'it, as, for Distance; the quiet and easing in some cotton goods, was undoubtedly due to a 4-cent break in raw cotton, All this activity had occurred, too,, despite the fact that It was a presidential year, one.also of disturbed foreign relations nnd a period of disappointing crop outturn, which was,made more-manifest by largo foreign buying of' obtainable supplies, and evidences of speculation having tnken advantage of natural conditions to pdsh prides-of." food to record heights. This latter resulted in a popular outburst against high living costs and the usual frenzied efforts of public men, legislators and others to find evidences .of monopolistic combinations affecting the prices of the "people's food." ■ Some Financial Features; Exports of merchandise totaled $ a, 4 60,000,000 In value, excelling those for the previous calendar year by 55 per cent, find those for the year 1914 by 157 per cent. Imports aggregated $2,360,000,000, exceeding 1915 and 1911 by 32 per cent. Gold imports totaled $930,000,009 surpassing exports by $500,-000,000. Our gross Ipiports of gold during the war have aggregated $1,100,000,000, and the net imports $838,000,000, while our sales of merchandise for the like period were yon: siderably over double our purchase's. Hence the estimates that we bought back $2,000,000,000 of American securities, and, in addition, became creditors for an additional $2,000,000,000 of foreign bonds or nates. As our export trade has ktov.ii since the War began, its character Ims grud-, unlly" changed, and the early large shipments of foodstuffs have become dwarfed, partly because of crop shortages, ' b'y later enormous exports ' of manufactured goods—not all of these, by the way, munitions—though it must be. said that our shipments to entente countries have far exceeded those to the rest of the world. Our gains In trade with the part of the world at peace have hardly expanded as much as might have been hoped, though it is hard to see how our factory production, strained ns It was to the breaking point, could have been further Jn-. creased. Credits based on the new and vast supplies of securities and gold have expanded, and the country's banking position has become one of unparalleled deposits and resources. Bank clearances for 1916 testified to the enormous volume of the banking movement in a total of $260,000,000,000, a sum never before equaled, and a gain of 40 per cent over the 1915 high record and of tjfl'per cent over 1914. If the normal excess of bank transactions over clearings at leading cities, ,2'^ to. 1, be regarded as a guide, the country's total banking business in 1916 was easily $(!.*>0.000.no0,00ll. Stock speculation was more active than for a decade, total sales at the New York exchange nKgreKiitinir 232,000,000 shares, a sain nf 30 per cent on. 19)5, .five times what It wns In the "closed" year 1914. and only 18 per cent less than to-athe record', high year, 190G. Bond safes afcifregated *l.lfi0.000.000.' a total showing a gain of 23 per cent over m* T^I?.^Ay^^AK.UARY [ikJ$L> 1915, and second only to 1809, compap? ed with which year transactions fell off 12 per cent. Government bond sales,; reflecting large foreign.flotations, were 18' times as active as in 1915. Sloney was easy until toward the close of the year, and collections were good, with many old accounts liquidated, especially in the south. Failures for tho year, reflecting the final closing out of old,.crippled concerns and of new ventures insufficiently provided with experience, capital or other requisites, were large in number, second only in fact to 1915, from which they decreased 13 per cent; but the rarity of important suspension is shown in the "olume of nubilities being the smallest with one exception since 1909, 38 per cent below 1915, and less than half those of 19-14. ' Price' Movements. As pointed out elsewhere, the crop outturn was not. in keeping with other developments, and to this cause as much as to active foreign demands were'due the newaud dizzy- heights reached ,by many eoinnioditles included InBradstreet's Index number, which latter rose steadily early in the 'year, faltered In the late spring and summer, nnd then took a. new flight to still higher ground as crop' Shortages became, certainties, active industry swelled.pay rolls and a snowstorm of wage advances in the .latter m-onths" by a process of an ehdlcss * chain- character still further advanced all price quotations. This process, resulting in lit reduction of the dollar's (buying ability of 23 per cent as compared with the year's opening, was ultimately .responsible, .for a sort of popular.revolt against high food prices, petitions for embargoes against food shipments, and widespread national, state and municipal John Doe hunts for the .causes of advancing prices. That some of the price advances were bred of speculation, made possible by cheap and abundant money, seems certain; that some wore what may be called psychological or auto-suggestive may be conceded, but thut short yields and!unexampled demand were the inaln causes hardly requires4 proof. The fact that Bradstreet's Index number for the en* tire year of 1316 wns 20 per cent above 1915. 33 per cent above 1914, 32 per cent above 1910t—the last year bf food price revolts -and meat boycotts—and just double that of the low-water year 1896, Is a visible statistical exemplification of what have been called the "penalties of prosperity." Looking Forward. Tbe war abroad still sets the measure of prosperity at home, and the irregularity of our stock, wheat and cotton markets In the last few weeks, shows how sensitive we are to any prospect of a basic change in the present struggle. Too many fine predictions of "so-called- authorities have gone by the board In the past two and a half years to encourage any hard and fast forecasts, but a few general remarks may, however, be. hazarded; 1'resell I high prices of all products, the scarcity of ships, the severity of the submarine campaign, the decision of tho western allied governments not to place large quantities of short-time notes here, the ability of the.allies to produce.(njueb, M-ffl* !*oaf*e.¥iiU::aJ,;hbmL\'E-|ne,dv' H would seem to hut irate that our cx-f^enl'y^'n ports havo about reached their zenith. Then, ton, the wnr, while prof it aide, to many, has brought home to this country, as n whole, through tbe medium •V x(f famine*prices,!'tfie'-fact that we are Ourselves paying no inconsiderable part o> *h$^financial,cost of the struggle. MoW tytphf-fdrther domestic consump- tjdn can ge before past, present and prospective high prices will automatically check, cbnsunipjtlve buying if it does indeed do this, is a debatable question. The crop failures of the past year would'in normal times have given' trade a..heavy set back. It was easy »: preanh'but hard to practise conservatism,in'.the prist year of high costs £fi foods;-materials'and operation, as- #fell,iaa;rof,^deficient stocks alike of Manufactured goods and of raw mate- ]>I^lSii'i.'-ie.peaee,< should arrive within a fceaNOiuibfo fiimfe,; it will find a good1 part op thetcoming.yenrs's business as secure1 lis aii-y*business can be that was placed nt-presant.price levels, and with stocks of goods cbncededly small in all ppsitlobs. It'ifftfems' certain, however, that peace •wUlVJani'e much more gradually- than'1 did- hostilities two and a half'years ago, .'and .in this case de-' qrafiafl -from Europe for materials for ^'building and repair will help to take tip; the.slack of reduced orders in other Unes; ,. -,.*'. j&gLiiotlter mid much' more doubtful feature is the -question of the extent to rfhich'-'European countries which have l^-actlsed stat-e. socialistic or collectiv- tstic'methods h'l'the control not onlyo-* industry;«nil1 trade, but even of public appetites and: food-supplies, as ml)U cfijy 'menS\tr*Vmny seek to apply these I .li^ethods* tp^ttte struggle with us for am or new markets. To paraphrase t^'pdot.i II has seemed of late that abjroad, (hit least, 'where national control and participation in trade and industry are accepted as an everyday matter; *«■ though the individual has withered -'arid -the state is more and titoi-e. To What extent American business' men.' shackled by evidently outworn laws, based- on theories qf HOVGt Stnieted cbm-pfctitlon, are prepared to meet t-hIs possible Kuropean combination of state •und private competition, lit-as seems'pi'Obbble. .it eventuates,' is perhaps-the most crucial question in the'tfnfireSsitbittlon. New and strange economic -forces are evidently to be ipQl with'nfter the wnr; but it af least mdy-be'-snld that American business men's eyes are open to the difficulties confronting them, and the country faces the problems "nf 1917 with costs of operation at a high level, it is true, but With a Wealth of capita] never before-possessed, with a population not decimated' or crippled by death or wounds; with n new and rapidly .growing merchant marine, with u solidly established shipbuilding industry, and With clearer ideas of what constitutes flnanciin; commercial abd military preparedness than it ever had before. It is\ very* evidently no time for playing parish politics, so far as governmental Interference'witir or hamstringing of business, industry and transportation is concerned. . Certainly if we fail In tpis future,' apparently irrepressible, conflict, fi will not be for lack of adequate warning-.—-Bradstrcot's Review. i THREE STEAMERS SUNK j LONDON; 'Jan. 3.—Lloyd's announces- t|inl' the 'Norwegian steamer ;1?rltiiinic. 228ft tons, hns been- tqrps.-, .tad;.■ Hert--crew was' landed, /j-jje ■g^M-hy'Vlso "reports t'lint the' British steamer'Tiny Craig, 2404 tons, and the Norwegian sttjamer Elllk, 587 tons, hi\ve been sunk. The crew of the Elllk was'saved.''■'''*. THREE BRITON COLUMBIA NAMES ON CASUALTY LIST Three British Columbia men appear in the casualty.list issued from Ottawa last night. Torn Cyotoku, who woe1 previously reported dangerously wounded, is stated to have died of his ■wounds. W. J. Carter, Victoria, is re ported missing, and T. H. Laity, Port Hammond, is listed as dangerously ill. The list "follows : INFANTRY Died of Wounds Stuart McDonald,, Woodstock, Ont. ■ M. J. Brqmetj England. : Samuel Ramsden "Kerrlsdale, Vancouver, Died ., . Joseph Marotte, Montreal, W. P. M ulroney^Gplden, B. C. , Previously Reported Missing, Now Believed Killed S. ,L Young, Region. .. Dangerously III 13. V. Edmunds, Belleville, Ont. H. G. Martin, Scotland. Seriously III Corp. .Richard Ruscoe, Princeton, Ont. Fred Fair, Tuber, Alta, Accidentally Wounded - Lieut. .!. G. Johnson, Calgary. Wounded LleUt, John McHardy, Ireland. Major B. H. Arjngh, Toronto. A. C. Rlgby, Toronto. .1. A. Hunter, Meteor, Sask. William Spiers, Winnipeg. A. J. Subert, Whltewood, Sask. MOUNTED RIFLES Previously Reported . Missing, Now Killed in Aotion C. B. Hamilton, England. Corp. E. A. Davis, Winnipeg. C. S. Rowles, Castle Coombe, Sask. Raymond Burgoyne, Halifax, N. S. SERVICES SerjouBly III Mike Dawson, St. John, N. B. INFANTRY . Killed in Aotion Duncan Gillespie, Slate River Valley, Ont. George.Thorn, England., Joseph Madden, Scranton, Pa. .1. P. Paul, Red -Bank, N. B. Died of Wounds Jack Peck, Sherbrooke, Que. Joseph Yanches, Scranton, Que. Previously Reported Dangerously Wounded, Now Died of Wounds Tom Gyotoku, Vancouver. Died Alfred Cady, Chatham, N. B. James McNnh, Scotland. Thomas Betraun, England. Missing, Believed Killed - Fred Sargent, Birchcllffe, Ont. Wounded and Missing Sergt, Bethune, Scotland. — Gottfon, Toronto. Missing J, Barrat, France. George Pert, Scotland. B. Chaplin, England. R. Parovltch, Montenegro. W. J. Carter, Victoria. J. A. Mackenzie, Winnipeg. Reld Conrad. Manilla, P. I. Previously Reported Missing, Now Officially Prisoner of War . Corp. Dan Campbell, Scotland. Dangerously III • 'F. P. Shepherd, Toronto. jrfP:-H. Luity, Port Hammond, b: C ' Seriously III. J. L. Lcask, Soniu, Ont, i Odllllon GInest,'Montreal, Wounded. C. W. Kensclla, Scotland. =?« A. J. Barrett, Toronto. E. Q. Printy, Alsask, Sask. Andrew Mcintosh, Scotland. Corp. A. Cable, England. Arthur Smith, Grand River,. N. S. Wilmot York, Burks Falls, Ont. Fred Johnston, Milltown, Maine.. Lieut. Q. M. Nlckle, Weyburn, Sask. S. A. Smith. Windsor, Ont. J. J. Harron, Algdma, Ont, Victor Fradley, England. , E, C. Walker, England. C. W. Hindle, Toronto, Donald Ferguson, Britjsh Wedt' Indies, R. Henry, OiillJa, Ont. , Corp. H. L. Stewart, Millbrook; Opt. 3. P. Kirk, Toronto. , A. N. Cox, England, Edward Naph,.N.ew, Eugl&pd. A. E. Stubbs, England. Jojin Munro, Scotland. ARTILLERY. Killed in Action. Lieut. C. .T, Bqwping, England. Wounded. , E. T. Hayhes;. England. SERVICES. Dangerously III. Capt. C. A. Mobrhead,'England.' ! ,E.„W. Laird,. Hamilton, Ont. Seriously III. Frank Fordhnm, England, . G, l; Green, Winnipeg. Corp. C. C. Henderson, Orangeviile, Ont. • ' James Hopkins, England. SIGNING LEFT TO CONSCIENCE (By Dally News Leased Wire.) EDMONTON, Jan. 3.—The Edmonton trades and labor council, after a warm discussion tonight, decided to leave the question of filling out the replies to the national servlde league cards to the individual conscience so far as organized labor in Edmonton is concerned. MAJOR ANDERSON IS HONORED WITH D. S. O. (By Dally Nows Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, .Ian. 3.—Major W. B. Anderson, who for some time was general staff officer with headquarters In Montreal, has been awarded the D, S, O. Major Anderson Is a son of Lleut.-Col. Anderson, chief engineer of tbe. department of marine and fisheries. PEACE BY COMPROMISE. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) BERLIN Jan. 3.—The Vorwaerts returning to the discussion Of thp situation created by the rejection of the pence offer, argues that so long as neither side is able to gain a decisive victory, the only way out is through peace by compromise.and understanding, and It remains the task of the neutrals to find a suitable moment for this. DRY FARMING CONGRESS TO BE HELD AT PEORIA (By Dally News Leased Wire.) MNID, Okla., Jan. 3.—The International Farm congress, known also as the Dry Farming congress, will hold its next annual session and. exposition at Pcorlu, 111. A dutc lias not been decided upon, but tbe meeting will be held between Sept. 15 nnd Oct. 15, 1017. U was announced today by W. .7. Dnimmnnds, chairman of the board of governors. nnd more, people with chest and' throat troubles have tried to cure them by pouring cough syrups, lung tonics and the like into their . stomachs. All a mistake! The Peps way Is different. . %." Peps are tablets mr.de upbf Pine extracts and medicinal essences; which when put into tlie mouth turn into healing vapors-; "These ' ure breathed down'direct to the ' lungs, throat and' bronchial tubes - not swallowed down to the stnmach, wliicli is not ailing. Try a fiOc. box of Peps lor your cold, your cough, hronciiiHs or asthma. All druggists and stores -or Peps Co., Toronto, will supply . , WEEKLY REPORT OF THE . ' VICTORIA OBSERVATORY The weather report of the Victoria observatory ffdr Dec 20 to 26 Is as*1* follows; Victoria—Total amoUnt of 'bright sunshine, 7 hours and C mtnutes;'raini'- .71 Inch; snow, 10 Inches; highest temperature, 44, on Dec. 23; lowest, 29,-oh' Dec. 20, Vancouver—Total amount of. bright,-: sunshine, 6 hours 6 minutes; rain, ..24 ineii; snow, 3.75 inches; highest temperature, 38, on Dec. 21; lowest; *28; on Dec. 25 and 26. Kamloops—Snow, 5.30 inches r'highest temperature, 24, on Dec. 20 and' 21;"; lowest, 10 below zero, on Dec. 26.'^,^ Nanaimo—Rain, .45 Inch; Bnow.lu inches; highest temperature, 42,,'on Dec. 20; lowest, .22, on Dec. 25. ,VV.-.^ New Westminster — Snow, . ..6.50. t Inches; highest temperature, 86," on. Dec. 20; lowest, 16, on Dec. 26." Penticton—Snow, 3.70 inches^ highest temperature, 31, on Dec. 20; lowest, 12, on Dec. 26. Nelson—No snow; highest tempera- . turc, 29, on 24; lowest, 3 on Dec, 26. / Grand Forks—Snow, 9.40 ' inches- highest temperature, 47, on Dec. 20: lowest, 8 below zero, on Dec. 26. ;1 ; ' Cranbrook—Highest tomporature", 18,,J on Dec. 20; lowest, 29 below zero, on Dec. 26. V, Barkervillo—Snow, .40 inches; hl^li^; est temperature, 14, on Doc. 20 and 21;' lowest, 22 below zero, on Dec. 26. Prince George—No snow; , highest- temperature, 24, on Dec. 20; lowest, 38 below zero, on Dec. 26. Prince Rupert—Snow, .80 inch; highest temperature, 34, on Dec. 20; lowest, 12, on Dec. 26. Atlin—Snow, .20 inch; highest temperature, 14, on Dec. 20; lowest, 24' below zero, on Dec. 26. Dawson—No snow; highest . temperature, 2, op pec. *21j; Jowept, ^bp- low zero, on Dec, 25. ' . '. ... * ISugcnc N. Poss, one-time governor of Massachusetts, "hit tho trail" at "Billy" Sunday's revival services in Boston. • ''■ I iiiimmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiHniiiiiiiiffl-M A rich, hot cup of INSTANT POSTUM with sugar and cream is a most delicious beverage. Try it!—particularly if you are one of those with whom tea or coffee disagrees. S "T A dozen years ago POSTUM drinkers were comparatively few. Today, this table drink is served on railway trains, on ocean steamers, at leading hotels and restaurants, and millions use POSTUM instead of tea or coffee at home. POSTUM has become popular because it is popular to be healthy. i lllllllllllllll i| ^^mm^m ■mp^ w . .THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. THE DAILY NEWS -At once, companion help fond of'children. ..State wages; good home. Mrs. Noakes, Balfour, B.C. • " •*• '.■'.: !••;*: (4601) WANTED-fltrl about, 16 for afternoons, to1 mind children nnd light housework. Phone 384-L. (4628) WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE- 'mints in Condensed' Columns, kindly mention you jaw it In Tho News—it will help you. " ARTICCtft FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Mentgei newspaper folder; folds 4, «, 8, 10 or 12 pages; In I Brat class condition. Snap for cash. i She Dally News, Nelson. < (678) FOB SALE AT A SACRIFICE—The library of the late Sheriff Tuck, which Is one of the most select in the province, containing more than fifteen hundred volumes of the world's bost literature. An unusual opportunity for ft city, community or Individual. Apply to box 4117, Dally News. (4117) FOR SALE—Short wood and cord- woOd* j Apply. J.. Reld, Falrview. phone 475-L. (4583) FOR SALEr-Fresh killed pork and beef and new laid eggs. Apply .Crescent valley Store, Crescent Valley, B.C. | . ' (4616) WOH SALE—Edison Dictograph, complete; electric power. Apply to Daily News business office. , (654) FOR, SALE—Shaving machine for Edison records. Box 6J6, Dally News. FOR SALE—First class microscope; almost new; one of the best makes. 190. Box 511, Dally News. (611) WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE- ments in Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it in The News—It will help yew- ^TOR^RENT^OR^SALE^ FOR RENT—Small now furnished house.' Apply 524 Latimer St. (4617) ^LIVESTOCK^ BELGIAN HARES; breeding stock a specialty. Rose, Balfour, (4563) „ I i ■■ ' : 1 1 ! : FOR SALE—Good cow, Just freshoncd. Apply T; McColm, Columbia Gardens,'B.C. (4622) iWANTED—To rent good heavy team fbr 2-months for hauling wood 2V4 miles. Will take good care of team. State terms. Box 385. (4607) WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE- -ments In Condensed Columns, kindly mention you Baw It In Tho News—It will help you. FURNISHED ROOM8 TO RENT. FOR RENT—Suites of furnished house keeping rooms in Annable block. Enquire room 82. (4438) FOR. RENT—Furnished housekeeping rooms,' 18 per month. Over Poole Drug. . . (4611) FOR RENT—Large kitchen and bedroom, furnished. Apply 310 Victoria street. . (4605) FOR RENT—To lady, warm furnished room. Apply Mrs. Dahcy, 411 Cedar street, (4577) K.W.C. BLOCK—Housekeeping suites and rooms for rent - Terms moderate. A. Macdonald & Co. '.. (4434) FURNISHED SUITES for; rent. Apply Kerr apartments. (4435) WHEN REPLYING TO AfiVB|ilTI8E- ments In Condensed Columns,' kindly mention you saw it In The News—It .will help you. JBROCERIE8. A. MACDONALb"^~cb., WHOLH- aale Grocers and Provision Merchants. Importer, of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Dried Fruits, Staple and Fan-jy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars, Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Packing House Products. Office and warehouse, corner of Front and Hall Sts. P.O. Box 1095; telephone 28 nd 88. AUCTIONEERS. C. A. WATERMAN ft CO, Opera Wk. WM. CUTLER, AUCTIONEER, BOX 474; phone 18. ASSAY tRS. £ W WW3OWSOjTboTA^U0MJSu son, B.C. Standard western charges. SECOND HAND DEALERS. THE ARK pays cash for second hand furniture, stoves; 606 Vernon. . ' LODGE NOTICES, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS—MEETS Tuesday nights In K. of P. hall, Eagle block. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. GREEN BROS, BURDEN A CO. Civil Engineers, Dominion and B. G. Land Surveyors. Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsltes, Timber Limits, etc. Nelson, 616 Ward street, A. H. Green, Mgr.; Victoria, 114 Pemberton Bldg, F. C. Green; Fort George, Hammond street, F. P. Burden. MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To BUY—Old false teeth, sound or broken, on vulcanite; also crown and bridge work, or metal plates In any condition; best possible prices paid In Canada. Send any you have to J. Dunstone, 1459 Georgia street, city Vancouver, B.C. Cash sent by return mall. (4419) NELSON NEWS OF THE DAY See "THE PRETENDERS" at the Starland, Saturday, Jan. 6. (4629) Aberdeen Review No. 12 will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. ' (4026) The Nelson school board will meet at tho city hall at 8 o'clock this even-' Ing. (4631) Club hotel for beat draught beer and porter, always fresh; big schooner 10c. Bottled beer and ported, 25c. Rates, $1 and $1.25 per day. (4438) All Pythian Sisters arc Invited to spend the evening with the p. s. S. C. at Mrs. Hardy's, 814 Silica St., on Friday, from 8 to 10. (4627) Kootenay lodge No. 16 I.O.O.F. will hold special meeting Thursday night, 7:30 o'clock. (4030) L. MARSHALL, N.G. D. C. McMORRIS, «.S. A. L. MoCULLOCH, Hydroulio Engineer. Provincial Land Surveyor. Baker St., Nelson, B C, TAYLOR 4 DUBAR. Financial and Insurance Agents, Notaries Public, Conveyancers, Accountants, Auditors, - Assignees, Estates managed; 602 Baker St. Phone 254. MUSIC. MISS HE!LEN*MOHR, Teacher of Music, Pianoforte and Theory. Phone 378R Onk St., Falrview. PIANO. MRS. SHERLOCK, Teacher of Pianoforte; Patenaudo block, phone 478. (4024) PATENTS. BABCOCK & SONS, Registered Attorneys. Estab. 1877. Formerly patent office examiner. Master of Patent Laws. Book, "Patent Protection," free; 99 St. James St. Montreal. Branches: Ottawa and Washington. accountants. wTITfaldingT Public Accountant, Bank of Montreal Chamber,. Rossland, B.C. MES8ENGERS. NELSON MESSENGER CO.—Baggage and express. Prompt and reliable. Day and night. Phone 248. WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE- ments In Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it in The News—It will help you. POULTRY AND EGGS. FOR SALE—Pure bred Single Comb White Leghorn cockerels. Winnings 1st to 5th, Nelson Provincial Poultry Show. S. Smythe, Nelson. (4596) FOR SALE—About 70 bens, one and two years old. Must be sold at once. Owner leaving for the front. W. Cooper, Nelson, B.C. . (4623) WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE- ments In Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it In The News—It will help you. LOST AND FOUND LOST—Would the porson who took a guitar in canvas case, also a paper parcel from the wharf late Saturday night, Dec. 23 or early Sunday morning, Deo. 24, please return the same to tho Dominion Express office and save further trouble. (4621) BV PRISONER BOYS Gifts of Foodstuffs and Socks Sent by Nelson Women to Germany Are Acknowledged The parcels of food sent by the Nelson members of the Daughters of the Empire to Canadian soldiers In Germnn prison camps were safely received. Cards announcing the pleas lng fact have just been received by Mrs, A. L. McCulloch, who Is In charge of the work of despatching parcel: from John Pike, George Fits and John Powell. Acknowledgment has also been made of the receipt of parcels of socks by Sergt. Hurst, David Walker and Roy Gardiner. . In an Interesting letter received by Mrs. McCulloch from Mrs. Rivers Bulkeley, superintendent of the prisoners of-war department of the Rod Cross, London, it Is stated: "Dear Madam,—Many thanks for your nico long letter with' $22.50 on closed, for which I have much pleas ure in enclosing a receipt. Wo are not able, as a rule, to accept names from people .except in cases of relatives of men whom they wish to adopt. You will readily understand how much con fusion and how much changing of our books this would Involve, as frequently many people write wishing to adop*. the same men. I am glad, however, In this case to say that only two of the men to whom you wish to send parcels are not available. These are Sorgt. A, Pontentler and Pte. George Fltz. , Wo purpose, therefore, sending to the two following men, In your name: Pte. Harry Humphrey und Pte. F. Wood. It would be very kind, if, when sending further contributions, you mentioned the names of your men, but not, of course, the addresses. Wo should probably have later addresses than you," Word was received from O. Wlld- brook yesterday that the parcels of socks and foodstuffs for him had arrived in good condition. So far, Corp. Shaw Is the only one of the boys befog looked after by tho Daughters of the Empire here, who has not been heard from. URGE INCREASE IN TELEPHONE S AM MANY DONATIONS MADE TO RED CROSS The following donations have been received: $1, E. Barnard, Baynes Lake; two pairs of socks, one pair of wristlets, , Nelson Women's Institute; $5, Western Box and Shingle Mill'; DO cents, Mrs. W. Shaw, Granite; old linen, Mrs. Birsh; two mufflers, Mrs. Smith; $12.75. Bonnlngton Patriotic association; $30, Frultvale Red Crofcs association: $1, Mrs. James Mlddleton; Miss Oliver's class, two fracture cushions, one scrap book, 2fi towels, 12 property bags, 13 fomentation wringers, 2G h-ot water bottle covers, ono pair bed socks, two pairs of operation stockings, one hold-alt, five filled comfort hags, six fitted housewives, 80 bandages, six ties; 10-cent collections. Mrs. Cooper, Miss Dorothy Elwood (Shirley). The monthly meeting will bo held on Friday afternoon In the city hall at 3 o'clock. Progress Made During Year by B. C. \ Company—'New Exchange at Nelson Completed Soon. . i VANCOUVER, B.C., Jan. 2.—Flgufes of the British Columbia Telephone -company for 1916 show that progress has takep place in every district of the province in which the company operates, which is from Port Al-berni -oh the west coast of Vancouver Island, to Nelson and other points in Kootenay and. Boundary. During the year there has been a net gain of 2534 telephone stations, distributed over the 42 exchanges of the company. The largest gain was In Vancouver, which amounted to just over 1200; Victoria, 266; Nelson, .102; New Westminster, 100; North Vancouver, 90; Trail 77; Nanaimo, 30; Port Albernl, 21; Port Coqultlam, 16. It might bo claimed that In, the.matter of telephone stations the province is back to where it was on Aug. 1, 1014, when war started. On thnt date the British Columbia Telephone com-* pany had 42,418 telephone stations. Gradual decreases followed until Nov. 1, 1915, when the figure was. 39,538, or less than 3000 of a total decrease. Since that date, there have been continual net gains, and today the number of stations Is 42,337, or only 71 behind the record mark. The total net gain for the whole territory In 14 months is over 2500. The company has progressed otherwise, and during the past year new work of considerable magnitude has been carried out, providing additional telephone facilities, both local and long distance. Even in 1915, when the number of telephone stations was decreasing, the company showed Its faith in the province by proceeding with extensive outside construction, the cost of which reached Into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. During, the .past season this construction hus continued and now the telephone facilities ure such as to meet any improved condition. New Exchange at Nelson. An important advance In Kootenay nnd Boundary is the construction of a new exchange building in Nelson. This will he completed shortly. With the cutting over of the new telephone equipment, Nelson will bo given what Is known as the common battery system, which is the same as is In vogue In Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster, where no ringing Is necessary to secure the attention of central. In Trail, where activity has been caused by the operations of the smelter of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting company, extensions have been carried out. Local'work,* too, has been done in-Grand Forks. Greenwood and other districts.- ' Principal of the work-in the Kootenay has been the construction of important long distance lines. With the completion of the 25-mile line hetween New Denver nnd Nelson, via Kaslo, the Slocan district has been given telephone connection will> the outside world. These facilities will greatly assist in the development of that mining section of-the province, where ail ver and lead are the principal minerals. , . . . Another copper circuit was estab- llshed hetween Nelson and Trail, distance of 46 miles, which will facilitate business, and Improve telephonic communication between Kootenay and -Boundary points, A third long distance construction in the interior was the line between Midway and Molson, 28 miles. This Is part of the proposed line to Pontic: ton, which will link up the Okanagah with the Kootenay and Boundary, a Big Improvement at Capital. J One of the large works completed was the placing underground of the wires In the business section of VI6- torla. This work lias been proceeding for two or three years arid now that It is finished, a marked Improvement-bus been made in the down town strcots-of the capital city. In addition work done by the company in Victoria provided more outside equipment in pructic ally every part or the city. Work was lisp done In Nanujmo, Courtenay nnd other districts of Vancouver, island. . In Greater Vancouver, 36 miles of polo line were constructed, Including the stringing of the necessary wire and cables. The 25-palr cable acrosB the bridge between the mainland and Sea Island nt Eburno was replaced with 2000 feet of lOQ-pair cable!, giving additional facilities to Lulu and Sea Islands. Service across False creek at tho Granville street bridge, which wns Interrupted by a dredge cutting the cable, wiis restored by hanging 3000 feet of 200-pair cable under the bridge and laying 000 feot of ,200-pglr ■ubmorlne cable across tho draw. ;. On the lower mhintnnd' outside Vancouver, a now. submarine- cable was laid across'the Fraser river bridge.at New Westminster; to replace the cnKlp oh the bridge. Four new circuits we're strung from Cloverdnleto White nbc% Eight additional trunk lines wefcc established botween Vancouver , and New Westminster. Considerable" \nqft Wnrti* wnu (Intin' In ' vin.li. ->ir„i.„L.'.\iJ Are you a lulferer? Know that terrible aching, dragging- down vain, that robs you ot pleasure, even of rest, and makes life miserable? Don't you believe In the law of average? It a remedy has cured hundreds of people, don't you think it likely It might at least cure you? Just give Zam-Buk a fair trial! Mr. J. McEwen, of Dundas, suffered from piles for fifteen years. He says: "I trkl pretty nearly everything, but t'st no permanent relief until I tried Zam-Buk. This balm relieved the pain; continued use completely and permanently cured me." The rich herbal essences of which Zam-Buk Is composed, quickly remove congestion, relieve the dull, gnawing, burning pain, and cure. All drugglsto and stores, or postpaid from Zam-Buk Co.,, Toronto, for prlee, 60c box, > boxes 11.25. work* waa rtoiu*- In Nbrth Vancouver, In "Went Vancouver, two. iidditlo'iiiil loll lines were Inlil' along tile 'Marine drive. * Year's Work In Fi-jur«4. PntthiK It in figures the lirltlsli cbl- umbln. Telephone company placed during tho year nine and a half million feet, or about 1800 miles of wire conductors, In coble only; nbout 2700 poles, or. 67 mllOH, exclusive or long distance construction, were sot; underground conduit laid amounted to 14,000 duct feet; 3000 feet of underground iron plpo laterals wore laid under ground; 225 miles- of Iron wire wore stretched, principally In tho rural districts. More Specials To Take"the Place of Those Sold Yesterdag-This Sale Is a Wonderful Opportunity to Pick Up Mang Wanted Lines at a Great Saving A GREAT DROP IN LADIES' SUITS PRICES AWAY DOWN IN THE MEN'S BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE SUIT—Size 36. DEPARTMENT Excellent quality material and shapo of coat Is MEN'S KHAKI DUCK AND BLUE DENIM plain. Former price, 125.00. *Q Cfl JUMPERS—We hold a.huge stock, too many In Salo Snap ywiUw fact, and this necessitates big reductions. QCp If you live outside Nelson and cannot get In to Usual price, $125 each. Salo Price 03b see these snaps, send your order by mall and If • ___ unsold we will mall to you free of charge and If not satisfactory will refund your money. - BUYING HERE IS A GOOD INVESTMENT SMART LITTLE SUIT OF BLACK AND BETTER THAN LIFE INSURANCE WHITE CHECK TWEED—All Pure.Wool. This is size 34. An excellent suit for'a young girl nnd will give good service. Usual price, »Q RQ CHILDREN'S NAVY CORD TAMS—Very $16.00. Sale Prlco $Oi-JU dressy for the little folks. Usual price, 85c. QC. NAVY VELVET SUIT—Trimmed little Block Sa,e Price .., «UC Fur. Size 40. This is a beautiful quality Don't read these prices In a hurry-you may velvet. Usual price, $22.75. \19-"P miss their value. These are In the boys' depart- Sale Price >pi-Li«IW ment downstairs, but Just as suitable for llttlo BROWN MIXTURE TWEED—Size 40. Oood girls, plain shape coat, lined brocaded satin. The shape is good and plain and quite suitable for immo- ' ' '—' " " dlate use. Usual price, $27.50. -til QIC ' Sale Price r)i liilS ^zC , \k \ COATS / V*-* i LADIES' WINTER WEIGHT COATS—Saxo Blue with Mixture of Tan; All Wool; suede collar, belt at back. This is size 16 and being a small size has not had tho chance to sell. The material alone would cost much more than the price asked. To anyone who can wear a 34-Inch walBt this would make an ideal coat. Usual price, 0 *f I) An $29.50. Sale Price $ I -LiUU TAN BLANKET CLOTH COAT—Long length; size 36. Warm and comfortable .and at this low price only wants seeing. Usual, price, DQ Q£ , W __T / /|* /O ^ $18.00. Sale Price -fSiilU THURSDAY MORNING SPECIAL BLACK SILK WAISTS—Just left overs of a kind. Values up to $7.00. This Morning, Each $2.75 GIRLS CAN BE CLOTHED AT LESS AT THIS SALE Frocks, Dresses and Coats All to Go Before Inventory. GIRLS' NAVY SERGE MIDDIES—Trimmed White and Red Braid. Usual price, $5.50. O A QE Sale Price y*fi-LO GIRLS' NAVY SERGE MIDDIES—Trimmed with Red; Balkan style. Usual price, OQ *|C $4.75. Sale Prlco $3i-LO You cannot possibly make any mistake in buying when, you get these low prices for such dependable merchandise. WE ARE ALWAY8 GREAT ON SOCKS, BUT THESE VALUES ARE GREATER MEN'S NATURAL SOCKS—For tender feet. American make. fft-j *jf|' Special, Three Pairs for yliiv MEN'S GLOVES MEN'S GREY MOCHA GLOVES—Silk Lined; British make. All sizes. Usual price, $1.76. Sale Price MEN'S GREY MOCHA Lined. Usual pi-Ice,. $1.65. Salo Price ....- $1.15 GLOVES—Wool $1.15 These are all new goods, only came in from England this f-a-H, hut as per our usual custom they all come under the hammer. Look at the values then at the low price. TELLS HOW CANUCKS TOOK YREGINA-DESIRE TRENCHES CANADIAN OFFICERS ARE MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES (Canadian Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 3. — The following Canndlans serving with the Imperial forces, have heon mentioned In despatches: Lieut. H. a. Wlsgard, South Wales .Borderers, formerly a journalist In Canada and who came to England in the first Canadian contingent, who was killed. Capt. R. "W. Fisher, Northumberland fualllers, formerly lit the Alberta Dragoons; killed. Lieut. John Logan, Royal Scots, wounded at tho Dardanelles, who came to Englnnd from Canada and who has served In lfrnnce nlnco the evacuation oc Galllpoii peninsula, Major Gilbert Anderson of Nelson has forwarded an account of the tnk ing of the Desire and Reglna trenches by the Canadians Oct. 18, clipped from I he report of the correspondent of the London Dally Chronicle, who was with the Canadian troops at that time. Major Anderson Is at present In an English hospital recovering from wounds received more than a month ago. Mrs. Anderson states that he Is improving satisfactorily. The account follows: "Dec. 2—A white fog, dank and moist, lies over the battlofields. so that our soldiers took like ghosts as they go trudging up to the trenches and disappear Into this mistiness. "At night alt tho moisture Is turned to hoar-frost and unless mere is a rare gleam of sunlight in the day It does not melt quickly. The broken strands of hnrbed wire and all the litter of old battles is furred with It, and the breath of the marching men Is like smoke In the cold air. "The men in the trenches are having a hard time. Up in the front lines there is no comfort, no shelter, no rest for them, and they need all their courage and strength to endure their wetness, their coldness, and the foul conditions into which they have been plunged by a month of mln. War of the Elements. There is only one cheering thought for them. It Is not so bad now as it hns been and the month of November has passed, with its continual down pour, into the beginning of a dry December. "The rains In October and tho early days of November created■ aN condition of things' in and behind the Hnjiijr quite fantastically disagreeable and-tiien who were living and fighting on our front, Where it drops below the higji ridge of the Flcrs line, are remindort" of this time at Ypres in the first. November of dismal memories. "The Canadians wore nmohg them up by the Reglna - trench, beyond Courcelette, nnd they have been telling me the tale of their experience with that kind of laugh which men give when they come safely out of hideous adventures, "It was a sheer fight Tor life against natural hardships, and the other fighting, against human creatures—men with rifles and machine guns, whom they captured by the thousand (for that was the actunl figure of their prisoners)— seems lo them now of less Importance than their struggle with the inhumanity of the weather. "It was not tho Germans they feared —those poor bogged wretches in front of them—but "General Winter* with his devilish powers for exhausting the bodies nud souls of men. Via Dolorosa. "Away behind them ns they crept Into the holes of shell craters, which formed part of their defensive line, stretched eight mites of quagmire, through which on dry days our armies had fought since the beginning of the Somme battles. It was that great battlefield churned up by shell fire and mine explosions during four months and more of ceaseless bombardment, and now all slimy and glutinous in a series of swamps. "What had been an hour's walk on summer days became a weary and dlf- flcult to trudge in winter, and the men floundered between the shell holes and the mud hills, like lost souls In Infernal darkness. Men carrying munition boxes slipped and fell In the mud. "Men carrying food supplies failed to reach tbe front line because they had fallen up to their necks In the ice cold water of deep pits, and were crying out for rescue. The question of getting up supplies to the fighting men became a vital problem. The Red Man's Way. " 'Something had to be done,' said a Canadian general, who had not 'been so perplexed even in the bad old days of the salient. "He found help in a red Indian method of weight-carrying known to some of the men In one of his battalions—old trappers and scouts familiar with the ways of the redskins. "These men knew a trick of balancing heavy weights so that one man can do the work of three. It Is done by means of a leather band—aalled by red Indians tho 'coller,' and by white men of the west lump lines'—fastened round the forehead and supporting the load on a man's back. It is all In i he- swing and the balance. "Pack miiles helped them futther back, and by this organization anl gallantry supplies were carried to th-J fighting line. "It was a spirit of men which refused to be beaten—in spito of wet bodies, cold meals and lack of drinking water; Desire Trench. '■'These Cnnadiuns made the great attack on Oct. 18, which took -Reglna trench and 1000 prisoners and a month later attacked again over a dlstunce of 1000 yards and gained Desire trench. "It had bpen greatly desired, that last trench, because men of a patrol who had been near it came back with glowing stories about the glory of it. It was, it seemed, a real trench, ono of the old fashioned sort known to men. before tho great advance, eight feet deep, beautifully boarded and reveted, nicely drained, warm and cosy. "'Ye gods!' said Canadians sitting In mud holes. 'That's some trench. It would be fine to live in such a place.* 'By gosh!' sold other Canadians, 'that's the trench we've got to take, and pretty quick, too,' "So on Nov. 18 or 19 those wet, muddy, cold men set out for Desire trench and fought like devils to get It, and killed many Germans, and got it. "And then they swore great oaths, and laughed, and coughed, and lay down In the mud, because It had all been a fairy tale, and Instead of the eight-foot ditch and the nice revetlng and draining nnd boarding there were only llnked-up shell holes with dead bodies In tho water of them and, around, a lake of mud, "The boundaries between our front and the onemy's were vague and Ill- defined, so that reliefs coming up bad a to be careful not to walk Into the midst of German mud-men, and sometimes a man did walk within a yard or two of German bayonets unseen in the rain storm which kept nil heads down, "In such Inhuman conditions the wounded are gathered in by stretcher- bearers on both sides under the Red Cross ns a safe conduct. One German stretcher-bearer came too close and seemed to anxious to get down to examine life on our side of the swamps that he was arrested and brought down behind the line. He was examined at headquarters and it was decided to send him back again to bis own men. But when he realized this he set up a fearful outcry: "'Nein! Neln! Urn Gottes Wille! Nicht zuruck. Ich will heir bleiben.' The last thing in the world he wanted was to be sent back to his own lines again to live there in the mud under ou^ shell fire in conditions worse than ours. His dream of paradise was ii prisoners' camp. "The Canadians 'carried on' unheal en by all the morass of misery about them, and showed a mastery of spirit oyer evil conditions. The capture of Desire trench shows the quality of theso men—hard as steel, quick to spring, grim In endurance and in attack. "There are many narratives to write of fight"! g In these days of the gre-at rains, of stern struggles against the deathly cold and wetness, nnd of attacks mode by men leaping from mud nnd water to kill the enemy in other swamps. They should be written not only because they reveal the things our men do and suffer, but because they explain the fortune In ill fortune of the' Germans who saw their enemy checked at. the very time when his own moral strength was at its lowest ebb. "Many English battalions, and some Scottish were holding the lines under similar circumstances as the Canadians. I will write now only of two baU tnllons, whose story I happen to know; Like the Canadians, these Llncolns nnd Borders were, in the unholy mess of the battlefields. They had the samp difficulties and out in the same kind of lino, wet through, without a chance of getting dry, on the edge of the great quagmire. "'Something must be done,' said a battalion commander, like the Cami> illun general. Something was done when two deserted gun pits, fairly dry, were discovered behind the lines. Here men might take off their wet boots and socks and rub their poor, stiff feet With oil. "Platoon by platoon, each day, the men crawled on their stomachs through the mud (standing, the enemy wduld have seen them), wont Into the dry holes and ruhbod vitality into their legs. » "It was a saving grace and kept them a fighting force, nnd meanwhile the colonel was praying hard that ho frost would come. That was his nightmare—a sharp frost, ns In November of the first year of all and lu the second. "They were spared that last touch of cruelty, and it was these very mefl, theso men of Lincoln and the Border, who made an attack on the enemy in a way that surprised their own' divisional general nnd the high command. "PHILIP GIBBS." " **m ' PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, \W. UNEQUALLED FOR GENERAL U8E W. P. TIERNEY, General Sain Agent, Nelson, B. C. Can supplied to all railway points. Na-Dru-Co Cod Liver Oil The Tasteless Extraction With Extraot of Malt Is the very best tonic to take at this season of the year, especially if one is subject to colds. This remedy containing the active principles of Cod Liver Oil, Is palatable and easily digested by the weakest stomachs. $1.00 BOTTLES Canada Drug & Book Co. Mill Orders Filled Promptly. Eastman Kodaks and Supplies, Willard Chocolates. THE ARK For goods at tbe old price before the war, Men's Shoes, Maoklnawa and Underwear, Ladles' and Children's Underwear and Hosiery, Rugs, stoves, Iron Beds, Springs, Lace Curtains. New and 8«cond-hand Furniture, Cheapest In tha City. SIGN RED ROCKER, 606 Vernon St Clearing Sale BEFORE STOCK TAKING —on— ■ • ' CHINA AND SILVERWARE TWENTY PER CENT It will pay you to take advantage of this liberal discount. J. 0. Patenaude Manufacturer of Artistic Jewelery, Expert Optician and Watchmaker. U8E DAILY NEWS WANT ADS National Service Desiring to assist in the patriotic work of securing a census of the manpower of Canada, the city council has authorized me to publish a notice to call attention to the fact that this is "National Service" week. During this week the men of Canada are asked to fill in cards which ask for information which will provide data as to the number of men who are willing to undertake essential work for the maintenance of the essential industries of the Dominion. If you have not already filled in a card you may obtain one from the postmaster at Nelson. Patriotism calls upon us all to assist the government in this work for the Empire. Help to make the voluntary census complete. John J, Malone Mayor Ranchers and Dairymen: STAKT THE NEW YEAR RIGHT AND PLACE YOUR ORDER WITH US NOW FOR Hay, Feed and Grain WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OP 8TRICTLY NO. 1 GREEN ALFALFA SOFT AND LEAFY ORDER NOW. DON'T WAIT. AS THIS KIND OP HAY IS HARD TO GET Mail Orders Will Have Our Prompt Attention The Macleod Flouring Mills, Ltd. PHONE 134 P.O. BOX 71 Miners' Carbide Lamps We Are Agents for the Celebrated JU8TRITE LAMP The Safest and Beat Miners' Limp on the Market We Can Also Supply IMPERIAL CARBIDE In Smsll Quantities, 100-lb. Drums or Ton Lots Wood-Vallance Hardware Co., Ltd. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NELSON, B. C. m f f.............. lllllltlllll Mill «»»»»♦. Nelson News of the Dap MAYOR MALONE IS NOT A CANDIDATE Decides to Devote His Whole Attention to Mining and Other Private Interests. Mayor J. .T, Malone will not be a candidate for reelection. He made this announcement last night. He stated that he desired to devote his whole time to his mining nnd other Interests. Mayor Malone was first elected chief magistrate in 1914, after having served several terms in tho council in prior years. He was returned by acclamation in 1915 and was reelected In 1916. HAROLD SELOUS IS OUT Fi MAYORALTY Has Mad Ten Years of Experience on City Council—Promises Efficency and Fair Play to All. Harold Solous is a candidate for the mayoralty for the year' 1917, Announcement to this effect is formally made in a notice in this morning's Issue of The Dally News in which he pledges himself if elected to conduct the affairs of the city with "economy, efficiency and fair play to all." ■Mr. Selous has had 10 years of experience on the council ns mayor or alderman. He is an oldtlmer in the city, having come to Nelson In 1889. W. H. WARNER FACTS CHARGE OF IFF Gold Watch Belonging to Hotel Guest Found in His Room When City Police Make Arrest W. H. Warner was arrested by tlie city police yesterday afternoon In a local hotel for the alleged theft of a gold watch from Martin .Tncobson, a guest, and will appear in the police court this morning before Maglstrato William Irvine. Warner arrived in the city about four months ago from Pentlcton and was employed for several weeks as night clerk in a hotel In the city, since when, It was said, he has had no employment. It was stated last night that complaints had been made of missing articles In the hotel where he stayed latterly and that suspicion pointed to him. Yesterday Martin Jacobson missed his watch and tho police were called In. The missing timepiece wns found in his room, together with a safety razor and sevornl other articles of smnll value, which, it Is believed, lie had taken. He claims to have a wife and family in England. WARNING! Those who did not see BESSIE BARRISCALE last night in the Triangle play, "THE PAYMENT" Had better do so tonight, for ■ this is your last opportunity of seeing a' magnificent actress in a play worthy of her talents. Tomorrow — Louise Lovely j in the Blue Bird feature, "Tangled Hearts." Saturday — Douglas Fairbanks in a 5-reel comedy drama, "Reggie Mixes In." EXTRA CHOICE Jap Oranges Oonly a few boxes Left HEINZ SPAGHETTI With tomato sauce and cheese, per tin 15c and 25c LOCAL FRESH RANCH EGGS. Per dor.cn 65c J.A.IRVING&Co. THE GREAT SUPPLY HOUSE CAPT. R. E RETURN US Wilt 0 Leaves First of Week on Active Service—No One Can Say What Allies' Plans Are That It was Impossible for any individual, not In the confidence of the department of war at Westminster, to give an opinion as to the plans being made by the allies for the defeat of the Germans, was the emphatic opinion of Capt. Roland Ellis of Boswell, who Is a guest at the Hume and will leave the first of the week for England In the hope of securing an active service appointment. Capt. Ellis is on leave of absence following an injury to his right arm received as the result of the explosion of a trench mortar bomb in a front line trench on the Armentieres front Jan. 16 last year, after he had been eight months at the front. One thing was certain, he said, that even before he received his "bllghtle wound" the allies had the upper han'd at every point along the line and that their position must be considerably stronger now. No one could say, he declared, whether the allies were planning a colossal drive thnt would clear France and Belgium of the Invaders when the crucial moment arrived, or whether tho policy to be followed out was one of hammering steadily, until the German resistance would break down nnd the Huns forced to sue for peace on any terms. Capt Ellis declared that he firmly believed that Germany's power would be utterly crushed and peace declared nnd that he would be home on his ranch at Boswell for the 1918 spring nlnntlng. Although his injured arm has not yot recovered its normal strength, the cantaln hopes to be able to pass the medical board for active service again, or at least obtain some nopointment where he will be of service to the cause. Speaking of the national service card system, he expressed himself ap strongly in favor of the movement and declared that the men of Canada had been placed upon their honor as subjects of the British Empire to declare honestly their capabilities for serving In the present crisis, nnd believed that although the ( questions asked left many loopholes for evasion, the vast majority of the men of Canada would answer truthfully and do all In their power to be of the, greatest service possible to the Empire, The following letter, received by Mrs. J. H. Howe from her sister, Mrs. F. A. Lansdell of London, tells of visiting the Camberwell hospital and of seeing Pte, Joseph Poole of Nelson, who had come in from a convalescent hospital in tlie north of London to consult the jaw specialist regarding his wounds. Poole had previously been an inmate of the Camberwell hospital, but had recovered sufficiently to allow of his being moved. "I went to the Camberwell hospital Friday last to see young Poole, and found he had been moved from there to a convalescent hospital In North London. .There were three other Canadians in the ward, and they told me Poole had been that day to see the Jaw specialist, so I sat and talked with the other men, they were all such nice lads, "One had lost an eye and the use of three fingers on the right hand. Another had a shattered jaw and the third a smashed foot. You could not believe how cheerful they all were. They spoke In the highest terms ot the nurses and doctors and of the manner in which they had been treated. About 3 o'clock Poole came in. In spite of his fractured jaw and useless arm, he looked wonderfully well and ver ybrlght. The doctors talk of an operation on his arm which may restore Its usefulness. One thing Is certain, they are all quite happy. "I have given them all an open invitation to come in to' tea and have a little music any time they get a few hours' leave." PTE. C. E. ARMBR1STER WINS MILITARY CROSS Pte. Cyril E. Armbrister, son of Mrs. E. Armbrister of Nelson, has been awarded the Military Cross, in recognition of his actions during a bombing attack. Word to this effect was received yesterday by R. G. Joy in a letter from Lieut. George Paterson, formerly of Nelson. Pte. Armbrister was employed In the Nelson branch of the Royal Bank of Canada at the tfme of his enlistment. .MUST LEAVE THE CITY OR SPEND TWO MONTHS IN JAIL Catharine Wood, formerly of Rossland, and Allan McLeod of Fernle, were convicted on a charge under the vagrancy act In the police court yesterday morning. A sentence of two months in Jail was suspended on condition that both left the city Immediately. The order was complied with. Insurance Is a Serious Matter During the past week, Mr. Man, you have worked hard and done your best to provide "good cheer" and presents for the wife and kiddies—that la all well and good and only what we all should do—but what about the future? Have you protected the wife and kiddies against want at future Christmas times by taking out sufficient insurance? If not, start the New Year right. Statistics show that the great majority of men lose what they have made and aro dependent on others at sixty. Don't be in the majority. Protect yourself! Protect thoae entrusted to youl INSURE NOWI If you live, you get your money baek with interest. If you die your wife and family are not dependent on others. Charles F. McHafdy INSURANCE-REAL ESTATE-FUEL A. S. Horswill &Co. GOOD THINQ8 FOR THE TABLE Imported French Fruiti. Table Raisins Grape. Navel Oranges Jap Oranges Figs and Nuts Fanoy Confectionery Apples and Lemons BAKING ECONOMY If ysu are searoKIng for th* Beet Value in FLOUR, and d. not with t» buy First Patents, ask your grooer Hf SOLD 8EAL FLOUR, Which Is a Close Seosnd to PURITY FLOUR. The Brackman Ker Milling Co., Limited Don't Cough Use 201 THE BEST COUGH AND LUNG PRESCRIPTION Hot Water Bottles Breik-up-i-Coli Tablets PKESH STOCK JUST IN Guaranteed Two Years. Best Bottles Made. PRICED AT $1.50, J2.00, |3.76 These tablets are Just the thing to break up a cold, allay the fever,.ease the pain and cure the grippe. Price 25 Cents the Box. PRESCRIPTIONS-BRING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS TO US. Your Dootor Appreciates Our Servic. CITY DRUG & STATIONERY COMPANY NELSON, B. C. MAIL ORDERS THE WATCH SHOP| Waltham Watch at. 17-JEWEL MOVEMENT Fitted in a Dust Proof Case. Ecpecially built for use in the mines and oamps. A. T. INOXON JEWELER AND WATCHMAKER In the Centre of Business. | Social and Personal ] ■>««MMMMMMMMM*MM A. Martin of Fornlo Is registered at the Strathcona. Dr. W. IHL Willson returned from Spokane yesterday. M. Sample of New Denver is a guest at the Strathcona. Mrs. S. W. Linden of Salmo reached the city yesterday and is a guest at the Hume. C. P. Smith of Creston arrived in the elty yesterday and Is registered ut the Strathcona. W. Desden of Cranbrook reached the city yesterday evening* and Is a guest at the Hume. Dan Junes left Tuesday morning for Ontario to attend the Quit collegiate institute. Mrs. P. B. Lathe and her children who have been upending the holidays with Mrs. D. G. Smith, 410 Mill street, will leave this morning for their home in Grand Forks. Miss Annie McDonald who has been spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Thomas McDonald, returned to Grand Forks yesterday. Miss Margaret Arthur, daughter of Dr. E. C. nnd Dr. Isabel Arthur was successfully operated on In a Spokane hospital yesterday und was reported as progressing favorably. Mr. and Mrs.