J • Tho Dully News has tho,largest clt-T
♦ nidation ot any daily newspaper in I
♦Cahada in proportion fo the population-^
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NELSON, B. C., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1917
U. S. GO UNDER
CONTROL TODAY
Plan Essential to Wihning
War, Says McAdOo
TRAFFIC ON LINES
WILL BE POOLED
Everything Will be Done to
Secure Maximum
. Efficiency
(By Dally Newa Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 27.—Soon nfter
America's railroads go under govern-
Bnont operation nt noon tomorrow Di-
•iTctor-General McAdoo will issue his
official order wiping out competitive
f'iridttldns and providing for complete
/fooling of traffic, et*uipment, terminals nnd truckage facilities nnd for tbe
retention of present officers and employees.
Tbe immediate result will be a re-
•^y-uuttflg of traffic over shortest lines
Regardless of the company with which
'(shipments originated and the common
use of terminals lo effect maximum efficiency. Without anticipating wonders
under the new plan, officials look forward to material improvement in thc
present traffic congestion within a few
w«eks. Speedy movement of freight
vill bo thc first aim of the dlrector-
.irenerul, but problems whosse solution
must press close on the heels of actual
transportation questions are thc eqult-
ablo reimbursement of roads for the
nee of their property on the basis of
lii'ewar earnings, increased wages for
railroad employees, financing of nec-
■oHtlary' Improvements, building of additional linos or facilities and the tan-
Srte'd priority situation. Before most
of these questions can- be settled spe-
«-la! legislation will be necessary nnd
„.« m-m VjUj tirefijdony U'lliui. is mv-
, paring u'fhessago to be delivered to
eongr/'HS noon after lt convenes after
the^olldoj' recess next Thursday.
Legislation Drafted.
Legislation has already been druft-
•ed.. The legislation and problems dependent on It van await the deliberation of eongfuss. while Di re dor-Gene r-
•ul McAdoo must get into action tomorrow with powers already conlerred on
hint by President Wilson. First lie will
confer with the railroad war board of
presidents, whose services and advice,
ho said today, would be retained under
ihe. new administration. Then he will
organize a corps ol' assistants and advisers largely of experts of the intor-
state..eummcre**-. commission In whose
buiWinjB he will maintain hts office for
ra^'road-'eupervifiio:!.
Slr.M^Addo HMd tonight he had glv-
'■n.?.ov.t nought io tin; personnel of his
Ktuff.'und Was not prepared tu outline
tlta/detailB of his udmlnistraL on. He
iTydetermlndri, however, to avoid disrupting any railroad organization or
tiny agency already developed which
ulUi.loiifl efficiency to the new order,
Although the railroads war board,
after being In executive session all
day, bo-sued no statement commenting
on government operation the railways
executive indicate privately that they
nre well pleased with the promised situation, and optimism was reflected in
iho nhifftual rise of railroad securities
■ in tho stock exchanges. Hundreds of
t legi-ums of congratulation poured ia
to -^t;'McAdoo.
' Think Task Too Big.
'■' A dubious note came here from tho
vapltol, where several Republican, memhers of congress expressed fear that
the tiisk' was too big for thc government, tn handle efficiently under war
v.ondltions and others criticized the
appointment of Secretary McAdoo aa
dlrecior-gendrnl.
The- labor question utulcr government, operation was discussed with
President Wilson during the day by
bends of the four railway brotherhoods, who renewed their pledge ot
loyalty to the government administration. They'spent, about an hour and a
half with tiio president, and it is understood they received assurances that
most rallWay employees will not be liable to tho next draft call by boing
placed lu thes ocond draft classification. Mr. McAdoo tonight made his
first public utterance since Ida appointment last night irt a statement
saying that at least until ho has time
to mature his plans and policies, rall-
(tynttnuod on Pago Two.)
* WOMEN'S  BRANCH  OF *
* THE  NAVY  FORMED *
:*    - :^_ ♦
* (By Daily News teased Wire.) *
t     LONDON, Dec. il—The Brit- *
* Ish navy lias announced the. or- +
* ganizatkm of a formal branoh' of ♦
* naval -service for women, under ♦
* ihe title of the "Women's Royal ♦
* Naval Service.". The member- *
t ship includes women employed on +
* duties connected with tho navy, *
* chiefly In dockyards and at naval *
* bases.   Members will wear a dls- *
* tinctive uniform   of   navy   blue *
* with brass buttons. ,♦
* The members of thc new scr- *
+ vice already have been nick- .*
+ named   "Wrens,"   this   being   a ♦
* convenient shortening of the *
+ initials "W. R. N. S.," which +
+ they wear on their collars. *
l1
TO
TO
AKE OVER ROADS
Unification of Transportation  Facilities Rather Than Increase of
Railway Rates Urged.
(By Dally News Lensed Wire.)
TORONTO, Dec. 27—Commenting on
United States nationalization of railways, the Globe says:
"Canada cannot lag behind tho United States in the organization of her'
military resources. This country must
keep abreast of Ihe times In everything that makes for greater efficiency
In the carrying on of the war. The unification of the transportation facilities
of the Dominion Is called for now that
I lie United States government has taken over the railways of the. republic.
"Thc unification of tho Canadian
railway systems, rather than an In-
creaae of railway i-ateB, spch as that
authorized yesterday hy thc railway
commission, has been repeatedly urged
by thc Globe from thc standpoint of
nnllomil economy aiid efficiency In war
limes."
Says Canada Must Follow.
TORONTO, Dec. '.'7.—"Canada must
follow." says the World. "Wc believe
thnt our friends lo the south, who arc
always slow to act, but do a job thoroughly when, they arc driven to it. jvlll
clean up tbe whole railway situation.
They see thot private ownership and
operation have utterly failed.
"For years their incompetency was
more or less of a joke, but now In the
testing time of a great war it develops
into a tragedy.
"In short, public ownership and operation ol' railways throughout thc en-
tlmc length und breadth of tho United
States soon will hi! ah accepted fact.
Mow long shall private ownership survive in Canada?"
Point to Be Feared.
SASKATOON. Sask., Dec. 27.—On
the United States railway control the
Phoenix says:
"There Is no indication Hint President Wilson hus anything in mind except control und operation of railways
during tho war period and as a war
measure. The people of the United
States, like those of Canada, have been
schooled In private control, which haa
given wide scope for initiative, Individual energy and ambition, in which
competition hus played no small part.
"The point to be feared about anything In the way of railway nationalization is the effect of partlzun political control."
Urges Public Ownership.
SASKATOON, Sitsk., Dec. 27.—Discussing rate Increases, the Star says:
"Granting this increase is false economy In the highest degree, tho govornment could better afford t,o tako HO,-
000,000 from thc public treasury and
Band It over to the railways as a gift
than tb permit this Increased rate. But
as a mtit'or of fact, there ls reason
neither for tho Increase nor for tho gift.
"It ls highly Improbable that the nationalization of thc railways, including
the Canadian Pacific, would add a
dollar to the present expenditures of
the Dominion treasury. It Ib certain,
on tho other hand, that complotc na-
tlonalIzatlon*"Kv6uld reduce the country's expenses on transportation account by ninny millions of dollars. Tho
situation Iti this country at the present time demands that a transportation monopoly be established, and the
only safe plan for such a monopoly is
public ownership."
Shows  High   Statesmanship
CALGARY, Dec. 27~Thc Morning
."albertan says: - /
"The United States government in
taking over all tho railways ot* thc
United States, gives an exhibition ot
courage and statesmanship worthy of
tho enterprising- people whom it represents.
"Thc Canadian people will not tol-
omte with  good grace  tho order  of
(Continued on Page Two.;
Higher'Rates to Give Them
$25,000,000 More
WINNIPEG BOARD
OF 1RADE APPEALS
Government Should Operate
Roads, -Says Kegina
Board
(By Daily News leased Wire.)
TORONTO, Dec. 87,—Approximately
$25,000,000 additional revenue will
flow into the coffers of tiie three great
Canadian railway companies, exclusive of the government-owned roads,
as a result of the order of the Dominion railway board granting a general IB per cent increase In freight
and passenger rates. With certain
modifications detailed In the order, D.
B. Hanna, vice-president of the Canadian Northern Railway company,
estimates that the aggregate increase
will not amount to more than 10 per
cent nt the outside figure.
Taking the grown earnings of the
throe l>lg companies lor 191(1 as the
basi:; of calculation, this would yield
an additional revenue to the Canadian Pacific, Grond- Trunk railway
and Canadian Northern of ?^3,1)42,05'-',
made up as follows:
Canadian Pacific railway.. *13,682,100
Grand Trunk railway .,... ^or>S,S02
Canadian Northern railway.    3,791,150
These figures are 10 per Cent of tho
lespective companies' gross earnings.
Winnipeg   Board   Protests
WINNIPEG, Dec. 117.—An appeal,
direct lo the Dominion cabinet*.
tigalnBl the decision of the Dominion
railway enn.misf-.ion granting increases
in the freight i\ml passenger rates
(Continued on Page Two.)
SHIP Of MYSTERY
AGITATES BRAZIL
German   Corsair   Reported   to   Have
Landed Immense Cargoes Which
Are Smuggled Away,
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 27.—Brazilian papers received here today are filled with accounts of the movements of
a German corsair off the coast a few
weeks ago. The newspapers assert
that thc mysterious vessel was identified as a Germnn and that it unloaded
an immense cargo of heavy cases at
Armaco and Gerqucira. Several days
later thc steamer returned to Armaco
with additional cargo, which, the newspaper accounts say, it is believed she
received from a larger ship out of
sight of land. From Armaco tho vessel proceeded to Calouro, whero another portion of tho cargo was unloaded. These ports arc not guarded
and It la asserted that thc cargoes
landed wero mystorlously smuggled
away. Later the German vesBel wns
sighted close to the short at Han
Pedro de Aldera, where two persons
are under urrost. They are charged
with tubing spies.
The nowspapors say tho steamer disappeared ds mysteriously as she came
and tbat Brazilians believe she brought
supplies for a submarine base.
WOODEN SHIP PROGRAM OF
M.S. IS SAID TO BE FAILURE
On Sealo'Beye'nd Ciiinlry'e Production
*nd Should Not' Have Been At-
[fipftvi, Saye'expert'::
• (By Dnily No-aVs Iaefised Wire.)
WAS'ttlXtrt'ON, Bee. 27.—TH6 ahip-
r'tiiSljortt'd.'s wooden ship program wna
flatly' Called a failure today by f; A.
"iiowleB, former nii/vnl constructor, and
nfnv;nssr8toht to the genernt manager
ol this iti'ir'l'a emergency fleet c'nrpor-
ntidii. 'SunWionori before-, the nirnalo
coiutii/fttoe t'6 Hhecl light on eauson of
delays In. building hIiIPh, 'Mr. Howies
(tfild the H'tollon. gqiiKl ruction venture
wis a niUtuUe and never should have
,jeou attempted.
__*Ejjs ktssjtm sa'aw. i& tmujaieiea
on time, ho ssld, becnuse tho country
cannot furnish onough ship timber, the
4*>8 awarded contracts calling for moro
lumber than Is represented ln the en
tiro output of southern pine producers
for a year. Most of them wero pieced
ln lhe east nnd south und spoolfy plno
limber.
"The wooden program," said iVIr.
Bowles, "was launched,on a.scale entirely boyond the country's produo
lions. Mills In the south havo not delivered lumber one-half as fast as was
necessary nnd the western mills hnv<
booii almost, as slow. Even if tho timber supply bad boon plentiful wooden
ships could not have been built as fast
ns steel," . ^, ...    ■.
DR. JANEWAV DEAD; WAS
ON STAFF AT WASHINGTON
BALTIMORE, Md., Deo. 27.—Dr. T.
G, Janeway, formerly "professor |oC
medicine ln Columbia university, who
was attached to tho staff of the surgeon-general in Washington, died here
today after a brief Illness.
BOLSHEVIKI BEATEN
BY CH TROOPS
Russians Surrender at Harbin,  Man-
'     clmria, and Are Disarmed—
Occupy Fort
(Uy Dully News l«eiiscd Wire.)
TOKIO, Pec. 27.—In a fight between
Chinese and Russian Maximalist
troops at Harbin. Manchuria, Wed;-
nesclHy morning, the Russians sur-
rondered and were disarmed ami
mado prisoner, according to a report
which is considered reliable hero, from
Harhin.i
The despatch says the Chinese now
ocoupy the garrison at Harbin.
-fr-fr*********-***-**
OVER 300 GERMAN *
SOCIALISTS ARRESTED *
  *
(lly Dally News LeUaod Wire.) +
LONDON, Dec. 27.—As nil .t\- '■•
dloatlon that things in Germany +
are not going in accordance with +
•tho German government's desire +
is the report that morn than 300 +
members of tho German minority +
Socialist party were arrested ln *\
numerous cities Clu'lstmas eve. +
This branch of tho Socialist parly *
long has desired peace and re*. *
fused to agree to the govern- +
mont's wm* program. +
♦ ttttt + tttMtttt
ENEMY BEATEN IN
BIG 1 BATTLES
11 Machines Are Downed by
British and Italians
ATTEtf 1ED RAID
ON TWO TOWNS
Artillery    Duels    Between
Brenta and Piave
Continue
(Dy Associate*] I'ress.)
On the Italian northern front there
has been an abatement in the artillery
activity between the Aslago plateau
and ihe Brenta river, but the intensive
duels between the Rrenta and l'iave
continue. Tho Infantry forces of the
belligerents aro very inactive.
Austro-German air squadrons
tempting to bomb the Venetian plain
towns of Lreviso and Monte Relluno
suffered the loss of It planes in spec
tacular air battles with Uritish and
Italian avlatory. All the British and
Italian aircraft, returned safely. Dittle
damage was done by (he bombs dropped by tho invaders.
(Ry Daily News Leased Wire.)
ROME, Dei*. 27.—Kloven Austro-Ger
man airplanes have been brought down
by the British and Italian forces In a
big aerial battle, which developed when
the Teutona made an unsuccessful at
tempt to bombard Trieveso, 18 miles
north of Venice. Announcement lo
this effect was made officially today
by the Italian war office.
The text of the official statement
is:
"Along the whole fronl there were
only artillery actions, which were
more intense on the Asiago ■plateau,
where our batteries made effective
concentrations of fire and kept under,
their barrage Several sections of the
enemy lines.
Enemy Airmen  Vanquished
"A big aerial battle, In whicli British and Italian chasing squmlronn and
antiaircraft artillery participated,
was fought yesterday ovor Lereviso.,
Iu the morning 2fi enemy machine^
Under cover of tho haze, arrived over
our aviation camp to tho west of tho
Italian line and began to bombard It.
Tho hostile aircraft Wore received
with a violent antiaircraft fire and
attacked impetuously by airplanes
which ascended from the oamp, were
forced to retire before having carried
out the operations. Eight of tho enemy machines were brought down.
"Later, another hostile squadron of
eight machines made an attempt
again, but was forced tu retire, losing
three machines.
"Of the 11 enemy airplanes brought
down, eight fell inside our Hues and
three within the enemy line*. All our
machines returned to their, base. The
damage caused by the bombardment
wa.s insignificant."
MANY GERMANS ARE
BRAZIL
Plot    to    Overthrow    Authorities    in
Florianopolis   Discovered—All
Were Armed
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
BUErJO'S AYRES, Dec. 27.— DeH-
patchet, received hero from Fiorluiio-
pi-li'j, Brazil, say that a large number
of Germans have been arrested following the discovery of a plot to overthrow the local authorities. All the
Germans were armed. They had been
meeting at various times tinder the
pretext that they were members of a
German society.
I'Moriauopoiis   Is   on   the   coast of
southern  Brazil,  iu  the state  of St1.
Catlmrinn,     It   hus   a   population of
20,000.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
GETS VOTE OR CONFIDENCE
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
I'A BIS, Dee. 27.—The government
was Interpellated In the chamber of
deputies on its Russian policy by Deputies Moutct, Mistral, Lairolle, Mar-
galne and Sembrnt, Stephen Flbhon,
the foreign minister. In reply, made a
speech dealing with the reply of t,h6
central powers to Russia,
An opposition resolution, proposed
by Deputy Longuet, was voted down,
411 to (10, A resolution approving the
{•■ovi.rnmoiU's declaration and express-
Irig confidence in tho ministry was
carried by a vole of 384 to 0.
WORKMAN IS INJURED
AT FIRE IN   REGINA
Explosion  of  Condenser   Box   at   Imperial Oil Plant Results in $30,000
Damage,
(By Dally Nows Lea«ed Wire.,
REGINA, Husk., Dec. 21—Damage to
the amount of $30,000 was done at tin:
Imperial Oil company^ plant this afternoon when tho condenser box between stills seven and eight exploded,
plre resulted, burning i- considerable
quantity of oil. One'workman was
badly injured. Tho company's lire
department wns able to eopo with tbe
flflgea,  fc        _-:1-_ . ^
EATEST HUN PEACE PROPOSALS
* VOTE IN AUSTRALIA *
* AGAINST DRAFT LAW ♦
*  4.
* (By Dally News Leased Wire.)   *
*.    MElaBOUKNE,   Dec.   ii,—(Via *
* Rdllle'r's   Ottiiwa    Agency)—The *
* latest figures on    the    conscrlp- *
*' tlon  roferbnuum  are  SS9.000  for ♦
* and l,(i72,iioo   against,   Including *
+ lhe  Australian   forces,   ".'3,000  for ■*•
* nml H'.'.ooo against *
*HHH,*,tHHH
MORE TIKE GIVEN
Victory   Bond   Subscribers   Get   Time
Extension  from  Jan. 2 to
. Jan. 11.
(By Daiiy Xews Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, Dee. 21.—Vuv the convenience of .subscribers to lhe Victory loan
and of thc banks handling the huge
transaction of the finance dep,(trtme:it
is today advising that payment due on
.Ian. 2 may be made at any time up lo
and including Jan. 11. The extension
of time is given in order that subscribers may not be unduly detained waiting their turn in making their payments.
lt is particularly reciuested that the
subscribers will not wait until Jan. 11
or a day or so before and thus create
the situation sought to be avoided. For.
the convenience of subscribers, bankn
will remain open on tho evenings of
Thursday and Friday, Jan. \i and 4,
and on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan.
5. Evening hours from 7:30 to 9:30
o'clock. Satu rday afternoon from 2
o'clock until ti o'clock.
ARE GERMANS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MEXICAN BANDIT RAID?
EL PASO, Tex., Doc. 27.—Federal
officiuls tonight began an Investigation of reports thut tho Mexican bandit raids in the Big Bond district of
Texas were being inspired by Germans
now operating south of tjie border in
conjunction with American draft
evaders. ■
Bolsheviki Delegates Told Germany is Willing to Make
Immediate (xenei^l Peace Without Compulsory
Annexations and Without Indemnities
TERMS HEDGED ADODT BY CONDITIONS
INTOLERABLE TO THE ENTENTE ALLIES
So Mention Made of Their Concrete Demands—Rebuilding of Belgium and Serbia, Return of. Alsace- ■
Lorraine, and Overthrow of Militaristic
Government Among Vital
Questions Omitted
TURKS EXECUTED
JLWISH CIIIZENS
Thirty Men and Women Put to Death
Before Army Evacuated the Holy
City.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Thirty Jewish men ami women were executed by
tho Turkish army that surrendered
Jerusalem to General Allenby, Dec. 10,
according to an announcement made
here today by the provisional executive committee for general Zionist affairs. Included in tho number thus
massacred were somo of the must prominent residents of the Holy City and
its suburbs, It was stated.
A father and sister of Aaron Aaron-
sohn, head of the Palestine agricultural experimental station, which Ih
subsidized by the United States department of agriculture, were victims,
according to the announcement. Mr.
AaronsoHn was well known in Washington. !< •«-■■<-*
The roli-eat of the TurRs through
Galileo drove 32,000 Jewish survivors
northward, whero they are in dire
need. The committee has undertaken
to furnish ?30,000 monthly for their
relief, it is stated.
SUBSTITUTES  FOR  WHITE
FLOUR WILL BE URGED
(Ity Daily News Leased Wire..
OTTAWA. Dee. .27.--Dnrger retail
nurehanlH throughout Canada, beginning Jan. 1, will cooperate with the
food controller ln educating their en.s-
toiuers in asking for substltules for
White flour and wheat products and
beef and bacon.
TOWN IS WRECKED
BY BRITISH AIRMAN
Ammunition  Train   He   Hits  Explodos,
Devastating   Place—Many
Germans Killed,
illy Daily News Leased Wire.)
AMSTKUDAM. Dec. 27.—The town
of HouHHolluero (Routers) In Belgium,
was almost laid waste recently by the.
terrific explosion of an ammunition
train caused by bombs dropped by a
Uritish airman, according to tiie frontier correspondent of thc Tolograttfo.
The airplane itself wan brought down
by the aerial pressure.
Many Germans nnd a few Belgians!
the killer engaged In forcod labor,
wero killed.
4.  +  +  +  *  +  *  +   +  +  *   +  *+   +  *  +
+ EARTHQUAKE   OCCURS   IN       *
* GUATEMALA;   40   DEAD *
*  . *
+      WASHINGTON,   Dee.   2;,—An *
* earthi'uake, general throughout +
+ Guutemala   yesterday,   caused   a *
* loss of from 10 lo 40 lives and ex- +
+ tonslvo property dnmnge In Gun- +
* tomala   City,   tho   stato   depnrt- *
* ment was advised late today In a *
+ cable despatch from tho Amerl- *
+ can   chvge   thore.     No  mention +
* was  made  as   to   the  damage  in +
the interior, *
* + + + ♦MtM + tt + *tt
(i:y Associated Press.)
Terms Under which the Teutonic allies would be willing to make "an immediate. :u\<\ general peace" have been
made known to the Russian delegates
engaged in tbe peace pourparlers at
Brest-Lltovsk. The terms have been
set forth in an address by Count
Ozerin, tbe Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister.
As in previous Teutonic Intimations,
of what would be required from the
Germanic viewpoinl lo bring about a
Cessation of hostility and eventual
peaco, tho latest terms are hedged
about liy conditions which seemingly
are Insuperable from the standpoint of
tiie entente allies.
The basic principles of the peace
terms of the Russian revolutionary
masses—noaannrxutionsand no indemnities—Count Cftornln said lie believed
could be made the busis of a general
peace, bul thnt tbe Teutonic allies
could not bind themselves to these
conditions until a guarantee was given
that Russia's allies would recognize
and  fulfill them.
Notable Omissions,
Notable omissions in the statement
of Count Cssernln connected with the
concrete demands of ibe United States,
Great Britnln and France, as already
made known, are the questIonsiparticularizing mi the rebuilding of Del-
glum and Serbia, the return of Alsace
and Lorraine to France and the overthrow of the militaristic government
in Germany and the formation in its
place of a government tiiat can be believed—the latter demand as set forth
liy President Wilson in bis address to
congress calling for.war witli Austria-
Hungary.
Pending the placing of Count C/.er-
nill's proposals before Russia's allies
tiie Russian delegates to the peace conference have asked for 10 days' rceesH
In the negotiations.
(liy Daily News Leased Wire.)
P13TROGRAD Dee. LT.—The central powers are ready to make an immediate general peace without compulsory annexations and without contributions.'
This 1m their answer through Count
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian minister, made on Christmas day at
Brest-Lltovsk, to the Russian proposals, which ihey are ready to accept
iu most particulars as the basis of
negotiations. Thoy insist, however,
that the central powers ean'nol bind
themselves one-sidedly lo such oondi-
llons without a guarantee thnt the
allies of Russia will recognize and fulfill  these conditions.
Tile Russian delegates asked for a
10-day recess in the negotiations in
order to put tbe proposal before Russia's allies.
Bulgarian   King   Differs
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.—The ideas
or" King Ferdinand of Bulgaria about
annexations are very different from
those expounded hy Count fzerniii at
Brest-Litovsk. The. Neuefrlco Prune
(Vienna) quotes him as snylng thai
Bulgaria would hold what it had won.
French Paper's Comment.
The Temps-appends to the text of
tin; reply of the central powers to the
Maximalist delegates this  note:
"The conditions formulated hy the
central powers are  in  the  domain   of
generalities und one is somewhat sur-t
prised that the Maximalists have not
sought to obtain Immediately more otp
less exact declarations upon the points
which touch Russian interests closely.
How does the Germnn government and
its allies Intend to treat Poland, Lithu--
unia and Comiand, countries which!
have lost their political independence
during this war but which have nover-i
theless thc right of independence.
"How is renunciation of all appro-!
prhitions by force to he reconcile*!
with the ambitions distinctly1 affirmed
by Bulgaria to Serbian, Greek and
Rumaninn territories? How will tho
restoration of Armenia to the Turkrt
be compatible with the rights of llio
Armenians?
"It would bo all the more interesting;
to know theso points as thereby tho
sincerity of Germany's intention to
restore Belgium's independence could
be appreciated."
1.,
MILITARISM 1ST
CEASE IN GERMANY
Wells  Justifies  War Aims of Entente .
Allies—Sharply   Raps   Lord
Lansdowne. ,
(By   Daily News Leased Wire.)
TORONTO, Dec. 27.—-A special eabld
te the Mail and Empire from London
says:
'*fl. G. Wells, in a long and Interesting article in the Dally Mail, dlseusscH
iu characteristic fashion tho allies' war
aims.   He says:
•• 'We want Germany to become :u
democratically controlled state, suoh an
the I'nited Slates, with open methods
and pacific Intentions instead of re-
tainlug the "clenched list." If we can.
bring that aboul wc have accomplished our aim; it we cannot then this
struggle has been for us only such a
loss and failure as humanity never has
known before.
'"In Great Britain there are groups
and classes 'of people, not iiumcrouH
and not representative, but who nri*
placed in high aud Influential positions
und capable of free public  utterances.
who are secretly and bitterly hostile
tn this ureal war aim. it is manifest.
now by .t hundred sigh* that they;
dread Ma- fall of monarchy iu Germany and Austria. Far rather would,
they make this most abject surrendor
to tho kaiser thoii deal with a renascent  republican Germany.
•■Tin- recent letter of Lord Lansdowne urging peace with Germany was
Imt a feeler from the pacifist side ot
this must unEngllsh and unhappily,
most Influential section of our^-public*
llfo. Lord Lansfliwne's letter was tho
litter ol' a peer who fears revolution
more than national dishonor.'"
MOVE FOR UNION PARTY
STARTED IN WINNIPEG,
WINNIPEG, Deb. 27.—A movement;
in on Toot lo establish the Union party"
here. A gathering or Union leaders mot
tonight and appointed a permanent;
committee for Centre Winnipeg.
GERMANS AGAIN FAIL
ON THE VERDUN FRONT
Two Onslaughts Made North of Caur-
iere Wood Defeated with Heavy
Losses.
(By Associated Press.)
Unco again tho Germans have endeavored to break the French front
on the Verdun sector, but again have
failed. Two assaults delivered north
of tho Caurleres wood resulted in tho
dofeat of the enemy and the infliction
of heavy losses.
(By Dally News Leused Wire.)
LONDON, Dec. 27—The official com-
communieatloa this evening snys:
"With the exception of, artillery action north of St. Quentili In the neighborhood of Arras and Messines and
oast of Ypres, there is nothing of interest to report.'*
Berlin Report.
BERLIN, Dee. 27, via London.—An
official statement reads:
"Western theatre, front of Crown
Prince Rtipprecht: on the British front
fighting activity was lively at times
at Houthoigt lyoadi on tho usi'tU uLLols
of the Lys and near Moeuvres ami
.Mareoning. •
"Front of the Gorman crown
Prince* To the northwest of Bes-
Honveuux, after strong artillery and
mine firing preparation regiments oC
the guards division carried out a successful operation, ln the morning ro-
connoltorlng detachments penotratod
the French line. In tho afternoon several companies, supported by ftamo
throwers and part of a storming battalion, accompanied by Infantry and
battle planes, stormed two enemy first
line trenches on a width uf 90 metres.
A French counter attack broko down
with heavy losses.
Afler blowing up numerous shelters
the storming party returned, according lo orders, to their own pillions
with 100 prisoners and some machine
guns.
Front   of  Grand  Duke' Albrecht;   A
French detachment, which reached our
front   line   trenches   to  the   north   of
j Dber Ihirnhuupt, was driven back lu
''& bujjtj £o hanU enCft¥ttV8JV' '•' '[	
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THE DAILY NEWS
FRIDAY,     DEC.     28,     1917.
Leading Hotels of the  West
Whara tha Traveling Publlo may   obtain superior accommodation.
//? jrflyt        Our Annual New Year's
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tS              Proprietor,
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Q, JC..Latferty, Rossland; Mrs. W. C.
Motley, Vancouver; W. C. Motley, Bonnington; W. H. Burgess, Miss G. Max-
well, Miss M. Kane, A. F. Garland,
H. Gutl-rio, A. J. Curie, C. F. Caldwell,
Mrs. James Anderson, James Anderson, Kaslo; Harold Lakes, Zlncton;
Mlsa J Sheggell, Slocan City; Miss
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Vallanco and daughter, New Denver;
E. A. Vachon, Silverton; J. M. Coy,
Spokane; A. w. McCune. Jr., Ainsworth; F. Fansmer, Belolt, Wis.; J.
J. B. Mines, C. H. Marten, Vancouver;
J. P. Roche, Miss Mawson, Miss Math-
ier, Creston; J. W. R. Cassier, Spokane; G. A. Spiles, Colton, Wash.; J.
Spoakman, Cascade.
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month.   Business men's lunch, 12 to
2, 60 cents.
Queen's Hotel
European     and     American     Plan,
Steam Heat in Every Room.
A.  LAPOINTE,  Proprietor.
QUEEN'S—J. Dorlty, Nakusp; A. D.
Campbell, Balfour; J, Paterson, Kaslo;
\V. A. Grady, Salmo: C. Rutherford.
North port; Joseph Brown and wife,
Nanton; V. Jackson, Victoria; J. H.
Smith, Vancouver.
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cona
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H. W. SHORE, Proprietor
NELSON'S   LEADING    HOTEL
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Rates: $3 per day or $17 per week.
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Halcyon, Arrow Lakes, B. C.
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STEAM  HEATED.
Hot and Cold Water in Evory Room
American and   European Plans
NEW GRAND—It. Burnett, Ainsworth, J. Woods, Calgary: A. Olson.
Trull; Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, Cranbrook.
Nelson House
European Plan.
W. A. WARD, Proprietor.
Cafe   Open   Day   and   Night.
Merchants' Lunch, 12 to 2.
Phone 275 P. 0. Box 697
NELSON—S. O. Slll'i-s, Trail; Joseph Crain, 10. 33. Smith, J. C, Stltes.
Marcus; F. H. Bauer, Marcus; F. G.
Campbell.
Tremont Hotei
Nelson, B. C.
STEAM   HEATED
European  and   American  Plan.
Restaurant -n Connection.    Regular
Meals nnd Short Orders.
A. CAMPBELL, Proprietor.
TREMONT— R. Macmorari, Proctor;
Jack Macdonald, J. Thurston, Alex
McLeod, Vancouver; Alexander McLeod, Vancouver; J. McLeod, city; Ed
1'rrikie, Greenwood; J. W. Johnson,
Chase.
WM CANADA 10
■IHttJP KOADe
(Continued from -age One.)
the railway commission authorizing
.in Increase of 12 per cont in passenger charges, unless thc* government
supplements this order by taking ovei
all Canadian railways.
"The president of thc United States
has token advantage of the oppoitum
occasion to woik a great change in
the Anerican system of trnu'sporttU
■Jon. He says that the change will he
only for war time. But thc forward
-top has been taken. There will never
be any looking back,
"When the United Slates people
realize the advantages both in improved services and in the savings In
hard cash of government ownership
ihey will never turn back. When thej
understand the enormous advantage
of eliminating wasteful competition^
they will permit no government to
return the railways to the men who
nelri them tor personal profit-milking.
Canada   Must  Follow V.
"And what the United States has
done Canada must do.
"The Canadian railways with unified operation and control, eliminating
dual and In mmiy rases even triple
services, can bo mado tu do much
greater service to the Canadian
jjL'ople at much -reduced rates. L!
properly organized, even ol this time
of inflated prices, we would be talking of reduced rates instead of Increased rates.
"The Canadian Pacific railway is
own-^d by a very prosperous company.
paying dividends of in per cent yearly
to the shareholders. Many of thd
largo holders of the stock bought it
at a price considerably below par, and
have recejyed splendid return on their
money,   The Canadian public will not
It-ralo the suggestion thai they
should pay additional rates lor transportation its long ut) those dividend-*
arc piling up for these local and foreign investors.
 i"1  government must follow  the
statesmanlike action  of   tho   United
.....■-j -ii..   uiUe over tho  railways."
Grand Central Hotel
J. A. ERICKSON, Prop.
Opposite   Postoffice.
Room and  Board, $35 par  Month.
European Plan, Roomt SOc up.
Meals, 36c.
GRAND CENTRAL—Nets Johnson,
'Ymir; AIox McDonald, Yrair; X). Mc-
Maaler, Salmo; P. J. Parker, Sandy
'Creek; J. E. Osborne, Robson.
'    S. W. Jacobs, IC. C, selected as a
,' Liberal In the Georso IStiannu Cartier
division ot Montreal ls the first Jew
to bv returned to tile Canndlnn house
' uf commons.
Madden House
M.   J.    MADDEN,
Proprietress.
STEAM HEATED.
Corner Baker and Ward Sts.. Nelaon
MADDEN—W. J. Watson, A. V. Johr,
Cranbrook; H. Rlppln, 49-Creek; Hi F.
McCaslln, R. Woods, Salmo; H. Fink,
R. Brown, Cranbrook; C. M. Parker,
Idaho; R. Keron, Calgary.
(Continued from page One.)
way     operation ■ -will   be   conducted
through exisHrig.railroad o:ganlzatlon.
Essential to Winning War.
"The-'-operations' of the railroads as
a thoroughly Unified system is of fundamental 'Importance to thc success of
the war,"/'tfald -Secretary McAdoo.
"WHlibitt it w&Wnnot get the effective
use. of our resources, Tho supremo
test in this War probably will come in
the year IMS;-' Victory will depend
upon our speed and efficiency. We can
got neither speed nor efficiency unless
the railroads are equal to the demands
of the situation,
"I can only'say at the moment that
the, problem will bo taken hold of vigorously and that plans and policies
will be announced.from time to time as
rapidly as it. Is possible to mature
them. Meanwhile the business will be
eonductflfl. through existing railroad
organizations -with all the support of
the government asserted in behalf of
more efficient>and satisfactory operations."
Pools All Traffic
WASHINGTON, . Dec. 1.7,—Order
No. I, to bo Issued soon by Director-
Genera! of Railroads McAdoo, will
provide for the pooling of all traffic
and facilities;'the Common use of terminals, tracks and equipment, the
hauling of height by the shortest
oute regardless of billing or routing
nd the retention, of all present officers and employees of railroads.
One effect of this order will be to
give a number of railways terminal)
facilities whlqh .they do nol now have
n big cities. The Baltimore & Ohio
probably will enter New York City at
the P»nnsvtynnia station.
Men's Wages to Be  Discussed.
Mr. McAdoo .does not expect to ask
for appropriations for administering
operation and.his staff probably will
be com posed .thoroughly of men on the
railroad payrolls. He will receive no
additional salary for acting in his dual
capacity,
The pending demand of the four
railroad brotherhoods for a. 40 per
cent wage Increase will be considered
probably in a month or two along with
more sweeping .questions for higher
wages for all employees, Including
those unorganized. The director general's advisers will suggest that a
board of managers be appointed to
thresh out general wage matters for
his financial 'consideration. A sharp
reduction of high salaries now paid
railroad presidents, may help in a
small degree to provide funds lor wage
increases.
Reports Were circulated today thnt
the interstate commerce commission
must decide to postpone Indefinitely
decision of the 15 per cent rate case
and other important rate questions,
until It can be ascertained whether
government operation will result in a
material lowering of operating costs
through elimination of .competitive
waste.
UNIONIST AT REGINA
HAS MAJORITY OF 5196
(Hy Daily News Leased Wire.)
REGINA.'Sask., Dec. 27.— Official returns from Regina constituency "were
made today by ,T. W. Smith, returning
officer. Of 10,152 votes polled, Dr.
Cowan, Unionist, had 767-1, just B196
moro than A. MacBeth, Liberal-Labor,
who loses his deposit. There were
only  57 rejected ballots.
APPEAL FOR EXEMPTION
IS REFUSED AT TORONTO
Plea That Appellant Has Four Brothers with Imperial Forces Is Not
Sustained.
(By Dally News Leased Wire,)
TORONTO, Dec. 27.—Because four
of his brothers are serving in the imperial forces and not In the Canadian
army, Harold Hannath was refused exemption today on appeal, by Sir William Mullock. Hannath then announced his Intention of carrying his case
to Justice Duff.
He said,that personally he had no
objection to serving but was only
thinking of his mother, who lives in
England. Sir William thought young
Haiinath's mother would receive as
great financial assistance if thc young
man was in the army and ho dismissed
the case.
WINNIPEG SALES  MANAGER
WILL HAVE TO DON  KHAKI
Hutchings' Claim  for  His   Exemption
Refused—Judge  Haggart  Issues
Judgment
(By bally News Leased Wire)
WINNIPEG. Dee. 27.—John Moody,
sales ma nam* r of the 0 rea t West
Saddlery company, for whom the
president, 13; l*\ Hutchings, desired
exemption from military servi.ee, will
don kHaiti pit -March I, according to
a decision of .Judge Haggart today.
Judge HaggavC said he recognized
tho value of the services of Mr. Moody
to tiie firm but that this was a time
when the national needs bad to be
considered first.
No decision lias yet boen given by
Judge Unggart as to whether 11. V.
ilutciiings, recently drafted, can appeal  to Ottawa.
AMERICANS AID  REDMOND
IN   FIGHTING   PRO-GERMANS
Leader    of    Irish    Nationalist    Party
Ar.know!edg*js  Receipt of Sum
of $50,000
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
CHU.'AO'i, pec, 27.—T. P. O'Connor
today received from John Redmond.
M.P., leader of the Irish Nationalist
party in the British parliament, £
cable acknowledgment of ?*t(i,000 sent
from America «s the first Instalmen
of t|)e fund now being raised in tht
United Stales to help the constitutional Nationalist patty in Its cam
palgn against pro-German and extre-
nlst. propaganda, in the cable Mr
Redmond expressed gratitude for thi.
valuable support from America nnd
congratulated' 'T. 17* on the sueccs:
of his mission. Mr. O'Connor expect;
that within the next few weeks an
idditioiuil $1,0,000 or $70,000 will he
sent to Ireland,
UKM FARH LOAN
ACT IS SUSPENDED
Operation    Postponed   by    Provincial
Government Owing to General      I
Financial Conditions.
CALGARY, Alta., Dec. 27.—The pro-;
vlnclal government made the following
announcement tonight: I
"War conditions and unforeseen de-
velopmets incident thereto have forced
the provincial government to make a
statement of the situation with respect to thc operation of the Farm
Loan act. |
"The act was passed In April last
and the  matter of bringing it  into
operation has been constantly before I
the government.    It will  be remem-
bered that up to that time the United
States had not entered the war and
that thc American market was then
open to tho world for borrowing pur- j
poses.   As soon, however, as the Unit- j
ed States joined the allies, her mar- ■
kets were closed to outside borrowers
with thc result that our source of supply—one from which in recent years
a substantial proportion of' our bor-}
rowing had been received—was cut off. |
There   remained  only the  Canadian
market and it Is hardly necessary to;
add  that  tho  largo  requirements  of
tho Dominion government for war purposes preclude our borrowing in that
quarter at a rate low enough to make
the plan a success.
The main principle of the Farm Loan
act involves the borrowing and the
reloanlng of money with a percentage
added to cover administration charges
and it will be seen that to insure effective results a continuous supply of
money at a reasonable .rate of interest
5s essential. The government has,
therefore, determined that in thc interests of thc farmers themselves tho
presnt is not an opportune timo to
commence thc loaning of money under
the Farm Loan act, and It has been decided to postpone its operation until
conditions become normal."
Rev. iV. B. Irwin, pastor of Hyde
Park and Komoko Presbyteriun congregations, has accepted a call to
Braeebrldgc church.
MADE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF
SCHOOLS IN SASKATCHEWAN
James   Duff   Given   Appointment—ll>s
Also Assistant Inspector of
Colleges.
REGINA, Mask., Dec, 27.—Jamos
Duff, Inspector of public schools for
Saskatchewan, has been appointed
chief Inspector of public schools and
assistant Inspector of high schools and
colleges for the province, according to
nn anhounement made today. Mr. Duff
has had a long aud successful cxperi-
i ends' as a teacher in public and high
- schools, both In Ontario and in the
Western provinces, and lu 1 If 11 was appointed Inspector'of public schools. For
a number of years he has been chulr<
man of the board of examiners at the
annual departmental examinations.
MONTREAL COUNCIL 8AYS
OLEOMARGARINE TOO DEAR
'(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
MONTREAL, Dee. 27.—Alios! ig that
the price of oleomargarine (37 cents)
is loo high, the city council this afternoon passed a resolution requesting
Food" Controller Hanna to fix a price
on pleoinargarlno wlthOthe least possible delay.
SWITZERLAND RATIONED
BY U. 8. GOVERNMENT
trade boned, in (an announcement, to
night., ennfinn.-'tl despatches from
abroad • telling or an agreement to ra-
tlon,HwJts.erl--nd and'gave the rules of
procedure, for exporters to follow In
making shipment*. No. details of the
agreement were given, but it Is known
It fixes the amount of foods-turfs tho
United Stated will ship to .Switzerland
|n,, return for assurances that nono of
the shipments will be 'permitted th no
through to Germany.
RAILWAYS STAND
10
(Continued  from  Page One.)
will bo taken by the Winnipeg board
of trade, {"secretary A, Doyle announced  today.    If the decision  Is allowed
io stand, the public will be compelled
0 paly from 830,000,000 to $40,000,000
per annum more to the railroads, Mr.
Boyle declared.
In a statement issued lo the press,
ibe board of trade says thai  It. wired
1 protest to Acting Premier N. W.
Howell, Hon, Arthur Meighen, Hon, .1.
A. Calder last evening as soon as i,t
ecclved newspaper reports lhat the
commission had decided to grant the
railways1 demand.
Says Increase Calamitous
TORONTO,    Dec.    27.—Under    the
heading  "Increased  Cost   of   Railway
Service a  Calamity  to Canada,"  the
Telegram suys;
"A lf> per cent increase in Canadian
freight and passenger rates authorized by the railway commission will
uld more than $40,000,000 per annum
to the 5250,000,000 or .$300,000,000 per
annum now paid to the Canadian
Pacific, Grand Trunk railway, Canadian  Northern aud other railways,
"The calamity of1** yearly addition
of SS40.000.HOO to the cost of passenger
and freight service Is a logical and
direct result of Canada's faith In
private ownership and Canada's surrender t.i the null-public ownership
triumphs of Laurier's and Sift oil's
anti-public statesmanship."
Views of Sir Donald Mann
TORONTO, Dec. 27.—"ll Is naturally to be expected that the Union
government will follow the example
of the United States and place all the
railways under government control
for the period of the war," said Sir
Donald Mann, vice-president of the
Canadian Northern railway, "lt is
the natural assumption. As conditions ure at. present, thr railway companies, other than the. Canadian Pacific, have no money to provide for
keeping their lines at a high standard
of efficiency. Any money received by
the Canadian Northern railway from
the government in recent years has
been for utilization in such work,
"The Grand Trunk lines are similarly situated, though to a less extent.
The lump sum they received from the
government las', session was all for
past expenses, not for betterments
nywhere. And without constant care
of the lines and effective maintenance, the roads cannot cans for the
heavy business they now should be
Handling. Oeterolration; too, is so
rapid that If the government does not
jome to their rescue by one course 01
he other, the scrap heap Is the ln-
.vi table   destination."
Wants Roads Taken Over.
REGINA, Sask., Dec. 27.—At ameot-
ng of the shippers* sec.Ion of thi
joard of trade this afternoon when the
.net-ease in freight rates was undei
llscusslon, It wus d/ ded to wire the
■Vihntpog board of trade suggestln
hat pressure be brought to bear 01
be Dominion government to take ove
he railways, as has been dono In tht
United states.
Is Not Yet End of Question.
WINNIPEG,   Dec.   27.—iho     Free
Press,  in  its  leading    editorial    thi,
morning says:
"The finding of tho railway commission in favor of un Increase of freight
and passenger rates over all. the Canadian railways to the extent of 15 per
cent Is not tho end of this question.
"Tho new government will find itself a court of review, to which this
decision will be appealed. It is, Inevitable that the newly elected parliament
will have- something to say about this
also.
"There Ih u strong and growing opinion in Canada thai what the U ited
States has found It necessary to do
with respect to the rat ways after
eight months of war Is long overdue
In Canada, which Is now In Its fourth
year of war." '
New Year's Gifts
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SILK—A MOST ACCEPTABLE GIFT
A Silk
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FROM ALL   KOOTENAY   POINTS
MIDWAY   AND   EAST—NAKUSP   AND   SOUTH
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Toronto    $93.30   Montreal    398.30'
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M]
MORE SHEEP CALLED FOR
OTTAWA.—While special emphHHis
has been laid tin the Increased. pro*
ductton of hogs, more sheep are needed also. The Increase in the number
of sheep hi all Canada this year
amounted to .lOO.OOO head, "or 15 per
cent.
New York Exchange Gives Unqualified
Endorsement to Plan for U. 8.
Running Railways.
'(Uy Daily News Leaded Wire.)
NICW VORK, Dec. 27.—Wall stro?t
expressed unqualified endorsement of
President Wilson's plan fcr the government to run the railroads by a sweeping advance today In the securities
market. The upturn wns one of tho
must sensational seen in years. The
assurances of net earnings and of the
maintenance of railroad properties
were tho factors of the government
program which pleased Investors und
dentors lu stocks and bonds.
The pessimism of thu Inst few
months ever the railway outlook gave
way to enthusiasm when tho unexpected news from Washington was read in
this morning's papers. Orders to buy
poured Into brokers* offices from all
over the country and thc market was
primed for a big advunce long before
It opened. .
Railway Shares Jump.
Thc railway shares, especially those
Jnder greatest depression In the widespread decline of recent months, recorded extreme gains of C to 10 points
n the respective groups, 12 to 18
>olnts In thc less active dividend Is-
mes nnd 3 to 13 points In numerous
ion-dividend stocks, including several
iot long out of the reorganization
itage.
The bond market for rails kept pace
vith the movement on stocks, various
inderlylng' or junior Issues advancing
! to 8Vi poin,ts. Greatest gains In the
>ond list were math* by thc coalers,
iOtably Erie, with several improve-
nents In the convertible issues of suc-
HHlnry western and tou hwestern
roads, Including Graingers and. cotton
carriers.
Industrials and the many related
stocks, which figure In dully market
dealings were Ignored In the first upswing of prices, hut were taken up
vigorously later, on tho theory that
evory line of trade will bo stimulated
by the upbuilding of tho tallroauB.
Canadian Securities Advance.
Utilities also benefited by th" scope
of the administration's program, which
removes them from tholr doubtful status, and Canadlnn securities gained &
to 8 points on thu Increased rates to
bo granted lo railroads opeiatlng in
the Dominion.
The only element adversely affected
by tho day'8 Impressive advance was
the short Interest, or "bears," as they
are technically designated. Heavy
covering by shorts, which has continued, despite tho restrictive measures
adopted by the stock exchange, again
offered proof, many observon* declared,, of tho wisdom of permitting trading of this character within legitimate
limits.
Profit-taking  was  a natural  con-
Furs
To clear at greatly reduced prices
to make room for new season's
goods.
Fine Selection. Good Bargains
G. GLASER
The Manufacturing Furrier,
416 Ward St. Nelson, B. C.
comltant, but this had no legitimate effect on stocks holding within 1 to 1!
points of their best at the less active
close. Total sales approximated 1,200,-
000 shares, thc largest turnover on tho
bull side since the early months of the
year.
FIRE HAD GOOD START j
WHEN ALARM WAS GIVEN I
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
REGINA, Sask., Dec. 27.—Considerable evidence was given today by men
attached to the military units of the \
city beforo A. Vi. Flshor, provincial fire
inspector, in connection with the fire ,
which recently destroyed the winter
fair buildings. Good progress has been
made by the fire commissioner and his
assistant In the investigation to date
and much evidence has been taken. .
While a lot of the evidence given .
has been of a routine nature, dealing
with the precautions taken hy tho military authorities to avoid fire, definite
evidence has been given showing the
location of the fire. In regard to today's proceedings, Mr. Fisher stated
tonight that nothing of Importance had
developed other than the definite settling of the placo where the flro actually broke out, namely the kitchen.
Evidence was given by two of tho
trumpeters, who stated they sounded
the alarm when ordered to do so, while
Trumpeter Blair stated that heforo'he
had finished the southwest pa t of tho
building was in flames and the bunks
were beginning to cave in.
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Mining and Markets
SMELTER HAS PLAN TO ENABLE
TO PRODUCE
TMEttt&YNiiWS1
LEAD MARKET SITUATION IS DISCUSSED—LAST YEAR'S MONTHLY
AVERAGE OF ORE WILL BE-RECEIVED AND SILVER CONTENTS
WILL BE SETTLED ON BASIS OF "POOLING" CIRCULAR—TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT LEAD WILL BE SETTLED FOR IN SAME WAY
AND REMAINING 75 PER CENT WILL BE STORED, BANKS LOANING AGAINST IT MONEY TO ENABLE OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE.
Producers can ship to Trail
smelter, beginning Feb. 1, each
jj month one-twelfth of the amount
'-'■' of lead ores shipped during the 12
j months ending Sept. 30 last. This
1     means the tame average as during
the past year.
■;    -Per the-ailver  in  this  ore Vie
Consolidated  company  will   settle
on the basis of the "pooling" circular of Nov. 5 last.
For 25 per cent of the lead contents the company will setth also
on the basis of the "pooling" circular.
The remaining. 75 per cent of the
lead contents will be stored and. it
Is intimated arrangements will be
made with the banks to advance
\'i   against it sufficient to enable the
properties to continue operations.
In effect the above is the solution of the lead market situation
which was placed before a confer-
n    ence  of  lead  mineowners  at  tha
Hume hotel yesterday by officials
of the Consolidated company.
The crux of the situation is that tho
imperial munitions board is unable to
place anymore lead r.rders at the pros-
ent time, though an early Improvement
In the .sitiiatton. ls..antlclpated.
Most of the lead producers of the
Kootenay lake district were intutend-
anC^i-jhut the Slocan mineowners we o
^unnnle-to attend owing to train service
•■fofirik interrupted.
*' The Consolidated company officials,
' after the lack of markot   hod    beon
thoroughly discussed, were asked what
the company could do.
,*■ They stated that they could not re-
. celve any lead ore unt.l Feb. 1.   It will
take until that time to get rid of the
.accumulation whicli resulted ftotn the
recent strike. Two hundred c rlcads of
ore were unloaded by the office staff
of tho company after tbe smcl'ermpn
went out.   After Feb. 1, the officials
..stated,  the  smeller  could   take  eaeh
month until further notice on-•-twelfth
of 25  per cent of lhe production  of
the mines for the year ending Sept. 30.
! 1917, and settle for It on the terms of
'*. the "pooling" circular of Nov. fi. From
: the same'date, Feb. l,.the smelter could
■ receive each moulh one-twelfth of tho
Remaining 7R per cent of last year's
^production, .and settle for   tho    silvor
contents on the terms of the circular
of Nov. 5, but the lead contents would
have to be stored and settled for enly
nfter the lead now on hand.had been
sold and tin. lead contents of the 25 per
cent of now ore disposed of.
Banks to Aid.
It was Intimated that probably arrangements could be made with the
banks to advance against the lead
stored sufficient to enable the proper-
tics to continue operations. The company stated that It would do everything possible to facilitate such an ar-
ra^wment with the banks.
The company agreed to continue to
limit shipments from its own mines'In
the same proportion as the shipments
from the independent producers were
limited.
Ah to zinc, the smelter company expects to be ablo to receive normal
quantities of ore during February. After that month receipts will depend
upon further orders being rocelved
from the imperial munitions board.
Would be Costly to  Refuse It.
Tho question of receipt of shipments
of ore from thc Electric Point mine
was mentioned and the company' explained that the ore -was necessary
for fluxing purposes and was accepted
only In sufficient proportion to flux
the ores from the properties oh this
side. The company could refuse to
accept ore from this mine but the effect would bo to increase the cost of
smelting the British Columbia ores.
Tho British Columbia mines, If this
were done, would thus be burdened
with the extra cost. !
Officials of the company present at
the conference were .L J. Warren,
managing director; S. G. Blaylock, assistant manager, and T. W. lBngay,
comptroller.
American newspaper despatches recently have shown that tho United
States govornment has not yet been j
able to get Its war preparations as
far under way as was generally supposed. Progress has been delayed
through lack of supplies, the govern-,
ment at Washington experiencing dlf- I
ficultles similar to those through
which the other allied governments
went when they entered the war. When
American    munitions    production   'is
PRICE Of SILVER AT^
Will
Quoted on  London  Market at Ai%—
Spelter Firm—Lead and Capper
Prices.
(By Ddily Nowa Leased Wire.)
NEW TORK, Dec 27.—Silver, 86%;
at London, 43%.'
Spelter flrm;»East St. Louis dcllv-
el*y,.'spot, .7-82 to 7.87. aVt London:
Spot,  £64;  futures,  £50.
Copper at Londoiar.Spot,' £110;- futures, £110; electrolytic, seias.
Lend; St. Louis, 6.17*4; Hew'York,
6.2B;  Montreal,? 7.75.    '»'...'"'.
VANCOUVER BANK CLEARINGS
INCREASE t10*MXK),000
• VA^NOOUVBR, B. C;. DeOa. 27.—Bank
clearlngB for Vancouver for the'year
1917 are approximately $100,000,000 In
excess of 1916; Including the estimated
clearings for the-three remaining business ■ days of this year' clear ng« for
the. 12 monthH total (421,484,078- ai
compared with (321,585,736 for thc pre
vlotiH year.
ShB**^
"Does the work cheaper^ better"
is what W. H. Heideman writes. "A tou of ordinary dynamite had been uoed with very poor results," he said, "and
finally T got Giant Stumping Powder to test out. lt
gave entire satisfaction and did the best all-around work."
Hundreds of land clearers in every
part of British Columbia always tell
their dealers or institutes to order
Giant Stumping Powder for them.
Tney have found that Giant, being
made especially for use in this section,
always gives better results than powders made to meet general conditions.
Get our stump book free
It contains many illustrations showing
you how to save explosives in loading
stumps. It explains how you can get
' the stumps out cleaner and easier with
Giant Stumping Powder. It also tells
hoiy to do other kinds of farm work
with explosives. Mail the coupon and
this valuable bout, will be sent free.
Af^STOMIliPWDER
Bataimili.
Free Book
Coupon
GIANT POWDER CO. Lid.
Vancouver. B.'.C
Send oe your pouk.  " newer Fanning with
niant stumpinr Powder."   1 am Intereeted In
Ihembjecla which 1 have walked X: .
STUMP BLASTING
BOULDER BLASTINC
ROAD MAKING
TREE BCD BLASTING
DITCH BLASTING
MINING-QUARRYING
The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co.
of Canada, Limited
orfloea. Smeltlnt, and Refiulun Department
TRAlfa. BRITISH COLUMBIA'
SMELTERS AND REFINERS
Purchasers of Gold, Sliver; Copper. Lead and Zinc Ores
TADANAC BRAND fto lUHAtf. BLUBSTOKB AND SPELTER"
thoroughly organized lt is anticipated
that there will be a big demand
lead, zinc and. copper—the chief munitions metals. If this occurs thc necessity for the course which tho smelter company is taking in order to meet
the market' situation and at the same
time enable the mines to continue op-
crating at the fullest possible capacity
under the circumstances will not exist
for long. -
The Situation in Canada.
Munitions orders In Canada fell off
last summer. The decrease in orders
came as a bolt from the blue and right
on top of a period In which Canada
was unable to supply anything like
tho amount of lead required for shell
manufacture- in this country. Por
months the munitions board, which has
always given the preference to Canadian lead, and never purchased American lead If it could get the metal in
Canada, required some thousands oi
tons more per month- than Canada
could turn out,       .
Between 6000 and 7000 tons pei
month were being consumed by Canadian shell factories for some months.
The Canadian output was less than
2400 tons and in order to make up
the difference the munitions board had
to contract for lead in the United
States. But it only purchased sufft
clent lead from the United States to
meet the needs of the Canadian fac
tories, which were filling the orders
from London, in excess of the Canadian
production. When the orders fell oft
suddenly, the munitions board was
left with a stock on hand, a stock
which while sufficient for only a short
period of production at the former
rate, was sufficient for a much longer
period at the reduced rate.
The Industrial Consumption.
Domestic consumption of lead in
Canada, for Industrial purposes, totaled 6000 tons, or 500 a month last
year. It Is estimated that it will
run about tho same in l'JIS and it is
on this basis that the Consolidated
company, which Is Canada's only lead
producer, is arranging to settle for 25
per cent of the average monthly receipts of last year. This 25 per cent
will represent about 500 tons a month,
which the company figures it can dispose of for industrial purposes.
The remaining 75 per cent of the
monthly average of lead receipts will
be stored until a market, has been
found for it.
It is pointed out that the mines will
In two ways get some, relief from the
situation created by the lack of munitions market by means of the plan
of settlement for 25 per cent and the
storing of 75 per cent, with loans from
the banks on the amount stored. One
benefit Is that settlement will be made
for the lull silver contents of the ore
on the basis of the circular of Nov. 5.
The other advantage is that the operators will be able to keep down their
relative overhead charges per ton of
ore. If they could ship only 25 per
cent of last year's monthly average
production their overhead charge*,
would be virtually the same as tf they
shipped tho full 100 per cent. Under
thc plan proposed they will be able
to work on the 100 per cent basis.
.There will, mineowners point out, be
some Increased cost owing to the necessity for financing on the 75 Per cent
of lead which will be stored, but it Is
calculated that the cost of this financing will be more than overcome by the
lower overhead charges and the fact
that normal production can be maintained throughout the year.
Early Improvement Expected.
Just how tho proposal will work ou
will depend, It is pointed out, upoi.
tho length of time which elapses bo-
forc the munitions situation .demand
an increased supply of lead. It is not
believed, that this will be long, as tlu
United States Is making great effort*.
to speed Its preparations for war. Directly they are under way those it
closo touch with the mining lndustrj
and the metals situation look for h
renewal of the big demand for copper,
lend and zinc
Canada has already received big orders for high explosive shells. These,
however, do not consume lead. It is
orders for shrapnel that are needed
and are expected directly1 the United
States.gets Its war preparations mqrc
thoroughly organised and a big force
of men into action. It ia no secret that
the number of American troops in
Franco at tho present^ time is not
largo as armies go in this war. It
takes timo to train new armies nnd to
equip them and the artillery which
will support thcin in battle.
Notice
Tim adjourned annual meeting
of tho Utica Mines, Limited, will ■
in- held at Kaslo, Jan. it.
TRADING»««
ON SPOKANE MARKET
Rambler and Slocan Star Make For'
ward   Movement—Standard   la
8trong—Utlea Down.
Conditions showed some improvement on the Spokane market yester
day and several prominent stocks were
stronger than they have been for some
little time. Rambler waa quoted *4
higher, the price being 7. Slocan Star
made a' similar advance to 1%. Standard was strong at 89. tltlca wa»
down, yielding* % to 9.
Spokane doling Quotations,
(Reported by St Denis & Lawrence.)
Bid     Asked
Cork-Pro*,noe   1.02.    » .04%
Rambler    ..........   .07.   ■     .10
Standard    .39 ..;
Slocan Star 0XU       .0214
ttlci   09 40'
Caledonia. > 41%      .44
New York Curb Closing.
Bid     Asked
Canada Copper  111.75      $1.87*4
Ray Hercules  3.12*4     3.50
Standard    87H      ,43%
tlUoa. '.....  .09 .11
Now   York   Exchange.
High    Low    Close
C. P. R 13«4    188       184%
Chino     -v.. 40%.     39.        39Vi
Granby    74%     73        74%
Inspiration  ii%     40        42%
Miami    27%     20%     27%
UC S. Stool   88 84%      87*4
Sales: C. P. R., 0200; Chlno. 4400;
Granby, 200; Inspiration, 4300; Miami.
1400; V. S. Steel, 265,700. Total sales,
1,105,500.        '■■'
ADJOURN  UTICA MEETING;
Oh account of the-absence of some
of the heaviest, shareholders, the annual mee'lnr- ot Kaslo yesterday of
the Utica Mining company was adjourned until. Jan. 3.
BANK NOTICE DEPOSITS
-FOR  NOVEMBER   RECORD
8how Increase of $23,000,000—Demand
Deposits up to Extant of
»44,000,000.
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, Dec. 27.—A big Increase
In both demand 'and notice deposits ls
the outstanding' feature of the bank
statement for November issued by the
finance- department tonight Demand
deposits have increased by approximately $44,000,000 over those for October and notice deposits by $23,000,-
000. The latter-probably for the first
time on record exceed $1,000,000,000.
Detailed figures for the months of
October and November, 1917 i'">'Ow:
November
Reserve fund  ....$  L4.uttU53
Note circulation     110,135,753
Demand deposits       538,809,302
Notice deposits  1,008,667,974
Dep, outside Canada     157,645,013
Current coin .j;...» i    33,179,731
Dominion  notes"     166,151,137
Central gold reserve       91,120,000
Call loans In Canada       72,178,346
Call loans out Canada;.. 139,832,552
Current loans in Canada 808,973,714
Current loans out. Can...      95,054,524
Total   liabilities     2,078,101,230
Total   assets -..,...:
.... 2,320,270,985
October
Reserve fund $  113,518,213
Note circulation     189,868,907
Demand deposits     495.05S.-1-I9
Notice deposits      985,790,850
Dep. outside Canada ....    181.799,457
Current coin    ■    74,950,007
Dominion notes       137,050,480
Central gold reserve       80,770,000
Call loans in Canada.... 71.653,719
Cull loans out. Canada.. 151,018,747
Current loans in Canada 883,980,800
Current loans out Canada     83,821,805
Total liabilities  1,995,488,958
Total   assets     2,244,787,051
r/Artr'Vrtifct
eeemeAteeteeMeltiSm
FAILING IN LOVE WITM YOUe
(•tj    The jfoinoua Takakkaw. Falls.      (2)   Camping under the Tak&kkaw Falls.
(.■a, ./muiit Stephen and Che Kicking Horse. - ,*-*
BANK CLEARINGS FOR
CHIEF CANADIAN CITIES
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
WINNIPEG. Doe. St.—Following are
tiie  bank  clearings  for the  principal
cities of the Dominion for the week
ended today:
Montreal'   -.*. .$68,158793
Toronto     51.68t.3fl0
Winnipeg    44,622.147
Vancouver        8,248,51!!
Ottawa    '.     6,209,364
Hamilton     4,501,397
Quebec        3,815,199
Edmonton     3.600,889
London        2,149,588
Regina        3,415,739
3t John      1,701,264
Victoria  1     1,865,355
Saskatoon        1,811,414
ilooso  Jaw        1,424 882
Jnmdon              600,729
.irantford           776,589
fort William        924,720
Lethbridge       S»M66
medicine- Hat       567,256
XOW Westminster 387,350
8TOCK8.
We have facilities for handling ardors on all the principal exchanges,
and shall lie pleased to handle your
business. See our board for daily Wire
quotations. -r1
3T. DENIS A LAWRENCE.
Phone 91ft.     W9 Ward 8t      Bex 1102
STOCK TRADING APATHY	
PREVAILS AT TORONTO
Dealings Confined to Few Issues, and,
Apart from Dome, to Minimum
Prioes.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
TORONTO, Dec. i}7.—The local market was not dragged from its apathy
by the extremely active trading and
big advances In railway stocks on the
Now York markot today, following the
announcement of President Wilson*
policy. Dealings apart from those in
Dome Mines, were in each caae at
tho minimum figure, tho stocks traded
In being Bell telephone, Cement, imperial Bank, Maple Leaf preferred,
and Standard Bank.
Htofll of Canada, whose fiscal year
ends Monday next and whoso-earnings
nre said to be well maintained, was
on offer at the minimum without bide.
In war loans there watt a stiffening
tendency shown In the firatt, and third
Issues, the second holding unchanged.
The day's transactions were: Stocks,
200 shares of Dome, 343; war loans,
$10,100.
AIUONUST the Canadian Rockies
you meet folk from all over the
world. A.nd you really do
imyi them, not just read the tags on
tlit-n luggage; People who wouldn't
drt.Hi.1 of following-up their Inclination to know you if they met you on
Michigan Aveuue or Broadway, calm-
t;- Introduce theuiselv.---s. and you
pnrt friends.
I'd beou staying at the Glacier,
wb(!i> i knew everybody from the
viitUT-j up. and when I had to leave
uii'! -.-d east agnlo I'd have-cried oo
Si* Donald's shoulder, If tie hadii't
lii-wii t*b thousand feet above sea
lev?) nnd covered with a week's snow
»t tiiat.
'"Oh, out you'll make friends at
field." they told me comfortingly
"Mnittn Stephen will take Sir Don-
Hid'-* Qliice In your heart'1
Kield is h little tilt of a town that
looks **.<*. though' It had been washed
ui by the Kicking Hors*? River and
thrown hi the feet of Mts Stephen
fLpii Dennis, where It hangs on by
means of the loot; twin-stee) rope of
tha ".rack
On tU train between Field and
Lake l.ou'iS*j yon pass the gigantic,
guti- posts of the Volio Valley a few
nlfhiri.es out of Ph.Id But It too'* us
more than four miles of Brentc road
w*fiy to reach there, -passing en route
the aerial silver mint whose great
lonrway, perched hundreds of feet
ah-'Vi- ua, looked Ilk,*- a swallow's nest
!p'i  • '*'■>■ HttlMtifflb
yi\til   n»uj ijLiiI!*
and  early  for  the  beautiful  drive
through the Yoho Valley.
A.fu;r passing Cache Creek the road
turned sharply to the left and we
entered the valley that grows narrower and deeper and awesomer and
steeper for close on six miles Here
the crystal Kicking Horse falls Into
the glacial-muddy Yoho, with a result
tbat reminds you of marble cake
until the two streams are thoroughly
mixed.
Mt, Ogden towers 3.795 feet to our
right as we swing round the corner of
Mt Field. ML Nik'a, a thousand feet
taller still, lies north again, and beyond is Balfour, another thousand
step up into the blue.
The valley narrows. The plucky
horses take ono switchback after an
other as the trail goes up the mountain in a series of sharp Z's The
road, however, ts a miracle of picturesque engineering.
At last the roaring river—It ffocs
roar between the granite bars of its
long, cage—Is a hundred and fifty
feet below and the hank oo which the
horses pause is so Bteep that It's
almost undercut.. You can hardly see
the headlong Yoho. and If there
weren't stout fences on which to lean
undoubtedly mother wouldn't set out
of the carriage to love Canada at
closer range As tt Is. we shiver at
the lonesome-awesomeness of this
dark gorge.
The   valley   widens   again.   Therp
And then at last we came to T*
kakkaw.
The Indians looked at the swaying
curtain of It and they said to one another,   "Takakkaw!"   which   means
'how wonderful."   Over on the oilier,,
side of the valley lies the camp wlw*li '
in a way deserves a "Takakkaw*   of,
its own.   There are bough beds    -.d
little stoves in every tent;  ther     s
the magic teepee in the centre of    is
clearing where the nightly fire coaxes,
grizzly stories out of the guides.        „
Not .far   from   cainp'there   is   a i:
big    stream     coming     down     tha
mountainside    to   the    left,    which;
when It hits the valley branches i  to
a perfect family tree of .streamlet?  a
dozen big ones and dear knows hot?
many grandchildren brooks that run
here and there like fresh air exi ur* '
slon kiddies on a farm     Every win- •
ter   the   configure tion   of   the   pi   »
changes .un*   the streams shoui  and
begin all over again.    No wonder ths '-!
trail gut I list.
We raced over the boulders.
But boulders are treacherous anihmjs
play with and will bke yon in
the hack This one dldn t approve >t
Icing raced over. The wo
I turned too—not quite
—landing on my hands and km
one of, the grandchlldren-brookl'-ts.
Thero was a long hot ten mlnufs
silence I was'glad thp sun on the
stores were strong and drying
"Takakltaw'" | cried the fonnrnne
or my  womanly  sympathy  carpi"• "y
worm turn d.
i «i somers   it
re treed benches rising above It be-,
yond them steep bare precipices, and j corked    "Did vnu yo and tall in lo.o
■vera up brightt higher still the snow. i-.villi the Yoho too?"
Only One "Bromo Quinine."
To est the genuine, call for full name
LAXATTVE BftONfo. QUININE. Look
for signature* of E. W. OROVR   Cnroa
n, col* in use fisy.   IVc
iiltt ARE BOOSiED
BV RAILWAY HUVE
Standard Rails Jump 5 io 18 Points-
Other   Issues  also  Improve
Greatly.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The stock
market was thrown Into a riot of bullish enthusiasm today by the unexpected news of the forthcoming federal
control of railroads.
Standard rails rose fi to IS points
during tho most active advance of
the forenoon, and Industrials later became prominent at gross gains of 3 to
6 points under the lead of United
States Steel.
Evidently the terms and conditions
already announced in connection with
the unprecedented action are far moro
reassuring to Investors and railway interests  than was generally expected.
Tho constructive features embodied
in tho plan were helpful to other Issues, including tho wide range of Industrials, war equipments and allied
specialties, aB well as utilities.
Wall street believes, all lines of Industry are sure to derive substantial
benefit from the physical Improvement
and maintenance of the transportation
systems to which the government is
now committed.
From the Very outset today's market swept the bears off thoir feet in
a wild scramble to cover contracts, in
spite of the restrictions against speculation. There existed an extensive
short interest, whose '-paper prbfits"
melted in the comprehensive advance.
Final prices of Important stocks
wero 1 to 2 points under maximums
but the net result was the most heart-1
enlhg slnco the beginning of the long!
sustained docltne. Total sales, 1,180,-
000 shares. ,
Bonds of low grade railroads) rose 2
to 8 points, investments gaining 1 to
2 points. International bonds hardened greatly. Liberty 4s sold at 97. to
06.1)6 and the 3Hs at 93.50 to 98.36.
Total bond sales,.par value. $6,550,000.
Closing Quotations.
Smelters    ;........... ;72%
jUi*-cwd«^Vv,.v*..».yi.Jf,-;i^i*.^.iV 68
 104*4
STOCK BUSINESS IS
SLOW ON  MONTREAL MART
MONTREAL, Dec 27.—With the Now
York market experiencing one of the
most remarkable rallies of years after
a long period of depression, the positive Inertness of the local list today
was pathetic by contrast.
This was generally attributed to two
causes In the street, the lack of money
and the existence of price restrictions.
The only sales today amounted to
215 shares, of which Civic Power con
tributed 89. Forty shares of Dominion
Steel corporation were picked up in
the afternoon at 52% and a few shares
of Cement, Ogilvie, Smelters and Cottons made up the balance, all at minimum prices. There was fairly hea\'*y
buying In the war bonds department.
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THERE WON'T BE ANY PEACE ON
THI8 BASIS.
If conclusion of a ssparatc peac?
between Russian ar.d the central empires depends upon the consent of the
entente allies to the German proposal
of1; a peace "without compulsory annexations and without contributions"
there w|ll be ho separate peace.
The German proposal is simply tho
old proposition of a return to tho
status quo ante bellum. It Is j st what
Germany has been fighting for during
the past 18 months. Such a pence
would deprive Belgium and tho other
countries which have been ravaged by
the Huns of the reparation which is
their due and upon which the entente
insists. It would leave the militarist c
element in control of Germa y. It
would leave the militaristic mac ine
intact and ready for "the next war"
upon which junketdom bases its hope
of winning world dom natlo . which it
has failed to grasp in this war.
THE
BANK ACCOUNT OF
CANADIAN PEOPLE.
THE
' The November bank statement
shows another great inciease ln demand and saving deposts. Demand
deposits ' increased $44,000,000 over
those of October and savings deposits
$23,000,000.
'Ji. three years the increase in deposits In the Canadian banks is remarkable. Comparison with the total
ifor January of 1915 shows a growth of
$'209,000,000 in demand deposits and of
$34?,000,000 in savings deposits, or a
total increase of $551,000,000.
Thie ineseu.se in deposits of moro than
Raff a'billion dollars, ls all tho more
notable when it is reme n. beretl that
niiice Januai-y, 1915, great d mestic
war 'Icar.s which huve absorbed some-
.Mnff like $350,600,000 of the siirp.L.s
money of, tho people of the country
havo been floated. In addition Is the
5400,000,000 Victory loin, though only
a pot tion of that has been paid over to
the government.
ferent ways that It is not tardy in taking notion directly It hn.s ascertained
the course which Is best designed to
facilitate tho thorough organization
and conservation of the country's resources for tho prosecution of the
war.
GROUND OBSERVATION
(By Major C. J. Stroet.)
There are times when It seems as If
the whole of one's own sector of the
front slept; as If tho country for miles
♦ on either side of the scarred trench
Tut-Tutl
Captions come easy sometimes, as
when we note that Jamos Tutt of
Cincinnati was recently married to
Miss Alva Tutt of Cleveland.—Buffalo
Commercial.
What Constitutes a Medicine?
War   has    been    declared   against
whiskey to the end;   beer and wine
lt. Whatever sort of place It may be
its internal arrangements arc the same,
more or leas^ elaborated, and consist
of a holo through which the observer
can look, and-*a place for his telephonist, who .is.with his instrument,
ready to,.send back.such scraps of Information as: may -be sleaned	
The obfleryer*s best friends are his
map and .his glasses. Uls first duty
is to :SU"idy. thp.country before him
and compare it with the map, Idcntl-
[ WHAT THE PRESS 13 SAYINQ f j zone wero wholly abandoned by man.
Complete  silence  reigns,   no  sign  of
movement can be detected.'   But It Is
just at these times that watchfulness
Is at Its keenest; that more is learned
of the enemy than.in periods of activity.   Observation of the enemy's line    ; . ,
and of the country behind it is.the first Wig first- any,- conspicuous    points
necessity of war, upon the evidence  there may be, and sul.-seouenUy^ filling
produced by pleoing together the re-  in the '■ detail,   .It bounds simple   but
ports of a thousand    observers    the ns a matter.of> fact it is'nn Art in
,mo   wholo tactical scheme  Is'hung.    Ho which..only one man in ton ever at-
exist precariously;  but there are left   *>r each mile of front, tnany pairs of  lain\W ^n/^
undisturbed 740 patent medicines con- |hidden eves anrcmnloyed in perpelu-   J^i^^^f^Sj*; JS? i*0-^
  al watching, each gleaning a rare scrap tally different points of \lctt, one sees
of information here and there,,seem-  the country, from above, as It were,
Ih>lv unimportant in itself, but really the'other looks ni it almost on a  evel
ta'nlng alcohol, according to figures
compiled by Representative Meeker of
Missouri. Of these 'tonics, compounds,
cordials and elixirs, few contain less
~***an 10 per cert alcohol; more than
half of them contain 20 per cent and
four contain actually over 90 per cent.
—Southern Lumberman.
Income Taxes
As a matter of fact, much can be
said In favor of heavier Income taxes
"or the man of moderate means. In
Great Britain an income of $6000 is
reduced to $4500 after the government's share has been tnken. That
means compulsory saving of 25 per
cent of earnings that before the war
were in most cases fully spent. Such
a tax here would mean that instead
of forming good resolutions in the
direction of economy and letting it go
at that, the average American citizen
would have to abstract a quarter out
of every dollar he earned and live ou
the remainder.—The Annalist..
Are Fighting for Ideals.
Year by year as the struggle has
gone on, fresh peoples havo rallied to
our cause because they have become
convinced that it is their own Germany has taught ihem that there Is
no hope for freedom, until that spirit
is crushed and destroyed,. They have
learnt the lesson and they are acting
upon it. Above all the entrance of
America for the first time into a great
European war, as wo have many times
observed, marks tho beginning of a
new epoch in history. She Is fighting
for1 ideals more exclusively than any
other belligerent and thoBe who fight
for ide*'ls fight until their Ideals are
won.—London Times.
THE CRAZE FOR UNIFORMS.
with his dye'.' All sorts of problems
of foreshortening' crop up. ' For instance, he sees a road apparently running round the front edge of a wood,
whereas, the map shows them to be
several hundred yards apar* Not until b«. bns completely reconciled the
country as ho ;sees it; with that shown
on the map/ can he state definitely
lhe exact location of anything he may
see, and until he can do this his observations are useless.	
Looking but of* his fiiit he sees Immediately before him our own trench
system) then a strip-of land of greater
or less, width, torn with shell holes,
withered by gas, covered with brown
masses of rusty wire. Beyond this
runs tiio irregular line of the hostile
front parapet,1 and, behind this again
the complicated network, sometimes
so faint'as only to be discernable \n
certain lights,'sometimes wonderfully
-.lisUnct, that is? the maze' of onemy
support, reserve, r and communication
trenches. In the background stretches
tho enemy's territory, dotted with
in some,commanding spot from whlch'rulned farmB, bare patches of wood,
he can see a certain portion of tho lines of tree stumps that mark a road,
ground in front of him. It may be There is no sigh of movement, but for
broadly stated that the latter Is most a smoking chimney or tbe white steam
conveniently situated  for observation of a. train far aw.ay in the distance
iC fibre in the web of knowledge that
growH perpetually at some fnr headquarters.        ■■'   ■   ■!
The aim of It all is, of. course, to
discover the enemy's intentions. For
ln°tance, if he •mwtnt to attack, he
win brine* nn ond retain a lame number of troonn in the zone where he
TnpnMq his pf'cnlf tn de-*'R.o-n: If lm
a"hnnfln*ns the Mon his strength win
nrnhnttlv be reduced. A mnsuin*r of
•hattprlpq ntrnnst rprtflfnlv berflldH a
hn-rvihofrlnito-nt. ronstdorahlo irtovfiment
bpMnd tha nnflmv Unou ctlpctiu* u tbe
rAlIof of fl divlalnn; Tf to bv pOTft'nnol
i™oM*>l/1n»«>Mft-n fvf (-mi**.!, ihinori, ua ihaan
♦Vint n (■nmni,Qii."(.i'il<i(1ii«oa fl.o T-.tr* ma Of
•hie /xnnnntant A-M Itv nWlpr tn ho nw/ii**-
cf +*hf>*m Ho -mnof tt-canre constant and
fa-.lll»poht   ot-.-jf»rt"iMm*,,
*n-uft   on-nnT   -n«,.tv,,-.,l0   of  anoth   oV-apr-
ttiftw «m r\f q<i.o*\ on (
(inrn r\} I fn t net n o 111 tvi II
moof  jnlroniOnnq,  ■ T>i
nf
mr .OArtTT,   nl.
Ib-'op fMof
treacherous publication of state papers,
attempts to seise money in tho state
bank, separato peace negotiations with
the enemy,, and, finally, a, threat to
repudlatb Russia's foreign debt as a
means of intimidating France, Great
Britain and the United States. The
people who have done all these things
may properly be described, not only
as.a "usurpinggang" biit as a usurping gang of pretenders, faith breakers,
and looters who have dl^C edited tho
term "Socialist" by coupling it .with
"Anarchist," who have dishonored the
Russian revolution by turning it into
a campaign against all civilized order,
and who havo brought even the wage
earners of the. proletariat to the brink
of economic*r'uln;v -■..;'
MANY  BALAKLAVAS.
To the Editor of tho Toronto Globe:
Having., just returned from France last
Sunday,-..! had my first privilege of attending a church lu Canada for. nearly three years, The minister spoke on
.'Duty." in part of his sermon, and
quoted In a very dramatic way those
wonderful lines of "The Charge of the
Light Brigade."    Ho said it was the
of the hostilo front line trench system
and Its Immediate vicinity whilst the
two former have the best chance of
watching his artillery nnd back areas
generally. The art of observation is
a very complete one. For the present
it may be interesting to consider very
briefly one' branch of it—that of observation from the ground.
The observation post Itself may be
any point from which a view of the
enemy's country may be obtained.
Sometimes the He of the land is such
that a convenient ridge furnishes
points of vantage from which the desired ground can be seen; at other
times recourse must be hod to mined
houses, chimneys, trees, silts in the
parapet of a trench, or, indeed, anything that can be devised.   Thc first
WHEN
THE   GERMANS
TO SANITY.
RETURN
The craze for uniforms has become
virulent among those who are not sol
diers, and do not Intend to be soldiers.
Doormen, elevator boys and chauffeurs
are all putting on khakt. Jn their regalia they are hard to distinguish from
officers and enlisted men.   We believe
this indiscriminate use of uniforms so j necessity Is view, the second conceal-
closely resembling the military pat- ! ment, two conditions perpetually at
tern should be stopped. It is a penat war with ono another. Tho. import-
offense to make any representation of ance of the latter is obvious;   If the
our currency, but It npnears that non-' enemy becomes aware that a particular across what, was an open
comtint-ipts can rltr ♦■*!-*>*■>*> so-vps biit <n spot is used as an observation poat,  previous night.*. It .must be, a screen
Imitation  of  our  fighting men   with sooner or later he will knock It down to hide something or: other; prolonged
Impunity.   The government would also or blow It up. study may. discover what that *;ome-
do well tn] ■•*>*■ It pprnftipT. ft.« «riviio«ro      The   observer   having   chosen   his  thing Ih.    ■
of wearing the regulation military cos- position, proceeds to make himself so-1    Such are the duties of the ground
tume.   As a general rule it should be cure and ns comfortable as possible,  obsorvcr, one of the many  watchers
limited strintiv tn our soldiers i'nd sf>il- In this respect conditions vary from  whoso combined information determines
nri.   It I«»,rM,onions tn ar.int the nriv- those obtaining in a roomy dugout cut the tactical plan;, drops-in the streams
i>eue to civilians who nre doing civilian in the sled of a hill on a quiet summer of intelligence that.flow unceasingly
thc country, might be depopulated.
' But, In reality, things are happening
all the time, if one can only see them.
Suddenly a particular point in a
well-grown flel*d catches one's eye.
Something has moved, a patient
watching through the telescope reveals
a- regular succession of spade-falle of
earth being; thrown from below the
surface. A communication trench is
being dug, dally -watching will show
the direction it Is taking. A dot on
a distant rodd turns out to be a couple
of wagonsT-rwhat a chance for the observer If he happens to be in touch
with'a,battery! A morning inspec
tlon of the hostile parapet reveals a
..peck of light color that was not
there tho day be,gore. The speck
seems td have'grown during the night
when each subseauent dawn allows it
to be seen.; it. In perhaps a new ma
chine gun .emplacement. What looks
liko a hedge..appears ono morning
field   the
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best example the world had over:
known, and would go down through
tho ages, or words to that effect. With
no discredit to those gallant 600 men,
I was surprised to know thore could
be a Canadian citizen, after over three
years of this war, who was not aware
that there had been a thousand such
charges by Canadian or British
troops. Not. only 600, but perhaps a
brigade. Not only "cannons" to the
left and right of them, but, "super*
cannons," forming a "barrage" or
bombardment, and with ■ a storm of
machine gun bullets; to the left of
them and to tho right of them, shell-
holes full of water; to the front of
them, barbed wire entanglements, not
to speak of tho gas that choked them.
Notwithstanding there was not a man
more dismayed than the 600; and
perhaps while , the charge of the 600
was being described, the sons of the
congregation wore making ono , which
would make .the 600 take a . back
place.
LIEUT H. W. R. GBMMEL, M. C,
Cameron Highlanders of Canada.
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The allies, through President Wilson,
have told tho German people that they
wjll not make, peace until Germany haa
a'government they can trust. The entente recognizes the fact th.it practically the whole* Ger.n.-i. people aro
obsessed with the I. growing esbtlsm
and "Deutschland ubei ,al es" spirit of
Hohenzollern kultur. Heine, the grent
lyrical poet, thus, expresiied his opinion of the Prussian militarists:
> I do not trust this Prussian, this
. tall and canting wh.te-. aite.ed
hero, with his wide mouth and his
rapacious stomach and hla corporal's stick, which he f.r^t dipped In
hoty water before layl.ig it on. I
dislike this phflosoph.c military
despotism, its mixture of small
beer, lies and sand. RepulsK-e beyond expression is to me tlS's
Prussia, this stiff, hypocritical
Prussia, this Tartuffe among thc
nations.
When the German people regain tiie
Banity of viewpoint of Hlene and
Goethe, they will overthrow thc wholo
Prussian junker system and It will bo
posBibJe Xor.the allies to make an enduring, peu.ee,,, But It will require the
crushing shock of complete military
defeat to froe the Germans of the mental- phackles wiilch have been bound
around them by tho skillfully built up
-Educational propaganda of kaiserlsm.
'Just four days remain in which to
prepare those New Year's resolutions.
If despatches give a true account ot
food conditions ln Petrograd Uio peo
pie of that city will soon be quite will
iriSf'to make peaco with anyone except
thp Bolsheviki  in  return  for a good
meal ticket.
Ferdinand the Fox thinks that j
German-made peace without annexa
tions or reparation Is very much all
right, providing that Bulgaria is per
mitted to hold the poulons of Rumania and Hernia which Its troops now
occupy.
* Russia's deflection has solved the
problem of the Russo-entente agreement as to Constantlpole, Premier
Lloyd George ppltits out. It does not,
however, remove the • necessity fpr
driving tho Turks out of Europe, This
war has been a lesson to the world In
the futility of expecting tho Turk to
behave like anything else but a Turk.
duty.—Chicago Tribune.
ACTIVITY  OF JAPS
IS NOW 0£NIED
TOKJO. — Notwithstanding reports
of the activity of the Japanese army
and navy, it may be stated positively
mat japan not only h-»s not moved,,
out noes not intend to move troops to
Harbin, Vladivostok or elsewhere;
Statements that any portion of tho
Japanese unity is benig mobilized are
uniounued, At the headquarters of
the at my staff the Associuted Press is
miormed that no mibllization is contemplated »nd that repot ts of such
projects originated in the fact that
the authorities nt present are not permitting the return to their homes of
soldiers--whose-normal-period of service hus expired. Consequently there
nave heen some increases in the aimy.
These men have, been-retained ns a
pieCaUtion against depletion of the
army of highly trained men."
A similar policy is being observed
in the navy. The older trained men
are not, being permitted to leave the
ships and depots. Figures regarding
the increases in the army and navy
are, of course, unavailable; similarly,
information regarding warships is
Withheld absolutely.
The'authorities state that a program
Involving expenditures will be placed
before the coming session of parliament. It.Includes provisions for modernization of the artillery,'the supplying of armored cars, bombs and other
accessories and also enlargement of
the aviation service, which the staff
regards as more important than an
increaso In the number of divisions.
The naval program abandons the big
navy plan, resting content with the
present organization, but favoring an
increase In light draft, including sub**
marines and destroyers and light
cruisers. '/
Officials of tho army and ..navy
unnnlmotisly condemn reports circulated abroad concerning present Japanese activities, which they describe
as "stock Jobbing." Japan is taking
tho necessary precautionary measures
to maintain tho highest, standing of
the army and navy. This does not
result from anticipation of serious
complications In the Far East. In
fact, well-Informed persons express
the confident belief that the grnrve
situation in Russia. Is not likely to
continue. They say, however, that
Japan must endeavor to increase the
efficiency of her army and navy during the time the European struggle
continues.
A despatch to the London Times
from Washington, forwarded here,
stating thnt severe fighting had occurred at Vladivostok and that Secretary Lansing had received a request
from the American consul for troops,
ls denied categorically, as well as a
report from the samo source crediting the Japanese embassy at Washington with confirmation of the report that Japanese troops had been
landed at Vladivostok,   These reports
^~
day, to those of a tall chimney, swing- along thousands of channels
ing through several feet In a storm of central brain, that.. interprets
sleet with a hostile battery potting at combined   meaning.
thc
their
"ON TO BERLIN."
r4>
I
"On to Berlin!'' will be the American battle cry, and, flanked .by the
British and the K.ench, the I'nited
States troops will push forward and
forward intent upon cramming these
derisive taunts down the threats that
uttered them. They will keep hammering the stolid minions of tho kaiser
with big guns, charging with the fixed
bayonet, paying the toll that the game
demands, but every pushing on and on.
fired by the fighting American spirit
that never has been quenched, until
the Hun Is driven back into his pei
and the world has been freed from tho
threat of Prussianism. And then, perhaps, through the Hun's mental haze
may'filter a ray of tuuth that will
warn hint that it never is safe to
taunt a soldier of Uncle Sam. Some
months hence the L..kal Anzeiger whi
Issue another edition, containing an
article under the capt.on, "Good Morning, Boys," but It will be cone ca In
different language, and the Sammies,
the Tommies and the Poilus, smiling
peacefully through the streets of a
changed Berlin, will read a cordial
greeting to the new fatherland.—
Washington Post.
"CARRY ON" EN  FRANCAIS.
The French army lias Its catchwords
as ours has. -One of the latest is "Fallen
comine lo negre ("I>o'uot like the negro"). They saj'.' It.where wo should
say "Carry or.," It appears that some
time ago" thb.'president went,through
n war hospital and spoke to every, patient.. At- tach bedside the dialogue
was thin: Al, f\dnca(re—"And how are
you aolng on?" Pat lent—"Very wlll.str,
thank you." M. Polncalre—"Ah, well
eontini.ez:".So 'cotitlnuez" came to be
thb French m-my's catchword for "Ca -
ry on." The --resident wont U anothe
hospital. . One of tl^e patients waa a
colored soldier who had done .*. spo.-l..w-
ly brave deed.nnd waspplnted.out t
the president, for It., "po you av« the
negro?" said the genial chief ot the ie
public. ."Yes, monsieur," was the reply; "Ah. .well,. continuez!;' s.ild th
president. The army, hearing of it a
once altered their favorite "Continuez;
into "Uo like . tbe . 'negro."—i-ondoi.
Dally E.*.press.	
THE    MAN   WITH   THE    HOE
The Canadian railroad problem is a
tremendous one and the Union government must be given sufficient time I „7v7^a*uBeT^
to worfc it out.   The new admlntstra-  cern here as well as considerable com-
ttOtt has already shown in a dozen dlf-'ment in the Japanese press.
The average citizen of the United
States this year owes at least a
thought of appreciation to the faritt
hahd who stood by his rake and plow
and refused the lure of higher wnpes
in the cities and lnrgtir (owns. _ There
was surely something hf'-idos selfisbr
ness in the motives that caused these
men to work, in nii'ny cnxoh, from lli
to 14 hours for a wugc uf $H a day,
when' unskilled labor was bringing *&
l'or an eight-hour day within lii hours,*
ride from the average eastern farm,
Not only have the farm hands helped
to sow and cultivate, but thousands nf
them .are still at 'work on the' soil,
gathering In a record harvest. Ono
leldom hears of strikes among farm
hands, yet few laborers -work' so long
and so energetically as do they.—
Christian Science Monitor.
DOGGED    DETERMINATION
WILL   WIN
The stronger Germany shows herself, the more Imperative the neeeiM*
slty of subduing her. it may be that
equal reverses are yet in store. ,There
win be victories on both sides before
this' contest is ended. And it may be
longer than .we dream. But not single
victories, dramatic though they may
be, will win this war. Dogged determination, unflinching courage, readiness to stake everything on the issue
of the struggle, coupled with superior
resources,. will.. Inevitably dei.Ule i -.-id.
faYCtf oi the allies.—Chicago Herald.
STILL SUPREME, AT 8EA.
No words aro adequate to do Justlc*
to the achievements, in .the presen
war, not only of. our. navy, but of oui
mercantile, marine., The story of the
sea since August, 1914, is not one ot
grent battles but of ceaseless vigilance
aud-untiring efilciency. Whatever the
U-boats may have been able to do tht
British navy Is still supreme at sea,
ind without boasting we may say that
an allied victory would be out of the
question but for British seftpdwer. It
is inevitable that wo should talk and
write more about the fighting on land;
buj our seamen, whatever their ship
amf rank, may rest assured that We
never forget their services, alike to' our
national security nnd to the transport
of our troops and our supplies.—Westminster Gazette. '
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WINNIPEG SOMMES TRIM
YPRES TEAM AT HOCKEY
Ruih Opponents Early in Fray—Play
Sound Defensive Game in
Later Stages
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
WINNIPEG, Dec. 27.—Putting up a
surprisingly fast game, thc Sommes
trimmed the Ypres, 5 to 1, in tho
opening clash of the Military Hockey
league hero tonight. The several
stars on the Ypres team fell down
badly, the youngsters on the Sommes
checking Dick Irvine and Stan
Marples of last year's Portland professionals, so closely that they were
completely bottled up all thc way.
Old Walter Smaill was the star of the
game, playing a heady and fast gamo
throughout for the winners, white
Muirhead, formerly of Edmonton, also
put up a stellar game. The Sommcs
won by rushing their opponents early
In tho fray and had a lead of 4 to 0
at half time. They played a strong
defensive game In tho second period
and held their .opponents even.
The line-up:
Yprea. Sommcs.
Goal.
Elliott  U...t ;.....*■•.,. Blnney.
Point.
A. Irvine       Muirhead
Cover Point
nostrum   Newell
Rover.
Snow      Smaill
Left Wing.
C. Irvine  Gherkc
Centre.
D. Irvine   Sparrow
Right Wing.
Marples    Goulot
Officials: W. Koen, referee; W.
Field, judge of play.
First period: 1, Sommes, Smaill
from Sparrow, 2:15; 2, Sommcs, Gou-
let, 7:45; 3, Sommes, Sparrow, 7:301;
4, Sommes, Newell, 3:25.
Second period: 5, Ypres, Snow,
15:30;  ti, Sommcs, Goulet,  1:30.
COLLEGE 8PORT CONDITIONS
FOR DISCUSSION TODAY
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
NKW YORK, Dec. 27.—Collego
athletic conditions in view of tho war
will be considered at the twelfth annual meeting here tomorrow of tho
National Collegiate Athletic association, which will face probably the
most momentous situation of its history. Reports from all sections of the
country will be presented and prospects for a continuance of Intercollegiate sports discussed.
ALF  MORRISON, NOTED
HOCKEY PLAYER.  MISSING
WINNIPEG, Deo. 27.-*-Word has
been received In this city that Alfred
Morrison, who, with his brothers,
Bobby and Crutchy, was on the 61st
battery hockey team of 1915-16, which
won the Alian cup just beforo going
overseas. Is missing and presumed to
be dead. He was last reported as
having been wounded nt Passchendaele ih the charge which swept over
a line of pill-boxes and trenches. He
was carriod back to one of the boxes,
but on tho return his friends could
not find him.
MUMMERY  DECIDES
TO PLA* FOR TORONTO
, TORONTO, Dec. 27.—Harry Mummery, tho big defenso man who played with Quebec last year, reported to
Manager Querrie tonight. Mummery
will go to Montreal with tho Torontos
and may bo used against Canadiens
Saturday.
AT THE THEATRES
. War Film Will Be Shown at Gem
"You've got as many cameras as we
havo machine guns," remarked aft
officer in charge of the thousands of
regulnr troops who manned tbo
trenches for tho filming of the gigantic Ira M, Lowry spectacle, "For the
Freedom of the World," which will bo
shown at the Gem thoatre Wednesday
and Thursday.
As a matter of fact, over the area
of several hundred yards where an
actual sector of the front line In
'France had been reproduced, thero
were 20 machine guns, and at various places along the line and behind
It were concealed 27 cameras, opera-,
ted by experts who had been gathered from all over the country and even
lent by other picture concerns to assist in making tho biggest battle
soenes ever filmed.
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FATHER CHRISTMAS' AT
WINLAW ENTERTAINMENT
Look, in at Concert Given by Children
and Distributee Appropriate
Gift..
(Special to The Dally Nows.)
WINIaAW, B.C., Dec. 27.—The annual Christmas entertainment was held
Thursday ovonlntr. Tho proitram consisted of recilalions, dialogues and
drills. By frequent applause the people showed their annreclatlon of tho
many Items, csnecially the dlalouue,
"Tho Rag Dolls," bv Thelma Winters
and six pupils. Then came Santa
Claus, who uavo each ono a stocking.
A dance followed and the sum of $10
was collected for tho Red Cross.
Christine Allon of Nolson snont tho
week with her sister, Miss Allan.
F. Gill of Macleod Is spending tho
holidays at his homo.
The porcontaee of attendance at tho
Wlnlaw school for tho month was 92.
Perfect attendance: Stanley Edcy, Ivy
Hlrd, Donald Hlrd, Alice Flynn, Esther
Flvnn. Penrl Rolland. Beatrlco Saunders, Roberta Saunders. Dick Smith.
Fannlo Smith, Cecil Stenson, Muriel
Stenson, Thelma Winters, Blva Iavons,
Josenh I.yons, Pronkl Koslknff. Harry
Clark, Oulmor Clark, Amy Kinney and
Rattle Kinney.
Mrs. AV. H. Saunders and children
returned this morning after snending
tho weekend with Mrs. B. K. Strnehan
of Nelson.
CRANBROOK CURLERS
OPEN THE 8EA80N
Ice In Good Condition—Dramatic Society to  Plav at Creeton and
Balfour.
(Special to The Dallv News.)
CRANBROOK, B. C.', Dec. 27.—Tho
curling season opened on Wednesday.
A considerable number of curlers attended at tho rink and with the ico In
good condition an excellent afternoon's
sport wns onjoyed.
The Cranbrook Amateur Dramatic
company leaves Friday for Creston,
whero it will present the comedy
"Green Stockings." On Saturday tho
compnny will proceed to Balfour whore
tho play will be presented at the military sanitarium.
ROSSLAND CHILDREN
GIVE  ENTERTAINMENT
Young People of United Church Delight Audience with Cheruies,
.   , , 8oloi and Recitation..
(Spoclal .to The Dally News.)
ROSSLAND, B.C., Dec. 27.—The annual Christmas entertainment of the
United church was held last evening,
when an excellent program of choruses,
recitations and solos was submitted.
The solos and recitations were given
by Isabella McKinnon,, Owendolene
Wilkes, Jean Olendinnlng, Havelock
Johnstone and Clara Smith.
FOUR PLEAD GUILTY TO
ROBBING  BANK  TELLER
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
MONTREAL, Dec. 27.—Paul Scr-
ratl, Joseph Lebrcque, A. Jullen and
Alfred Laberge, who it was alleged,
robbed a teller of tho Bank of lloche-
laga of about $10,000 last spring at
tho'Vinet Terrace branch o£ thc bank,
today pleaded guilty before Judge St.
Cyr. Thoy will "be sentenced 'this
week.
CLOSING OF SCHOOL
MADE HAPPY OCCA8ION
Musical   Program   Rendered  and  All
Get   Appropriate,  Glfta   from
Father Chriatmas.
(Special to Tho Daily Nows.)
ROSEBERY, B.C., Dec. 27.—Christmas exercises of thc Rosebery school
were held on Thursday evening. Tho
room was decorated with evergreens,
flags and Christmas pennants. Thero
was also a fireplace .flung with stock-
fnss1, whllo" a largo tree occupied brfo
coiner. A pleasing program was rendered by the pupils, aftor which Santa
Clans in tho person of Mr. Webber of
Now Denver, distributed tho presents.
Much laughter was provoked by the
presents received by thc men of tho
town, each one's particular likings
having been remembered and appropriate gifts provided.
Several musical selections wero then
given after which refreshments wcro
served, the womon of Roseberry sustaining tholr reputation for Quality
and qunntlty ln this line.
Miss M. McKeen, who has taught
horo for tho past year, is leaving this
week for her home in Vancouver. Hor
placo will bo taken by Miss Donaldson
of Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kcndrlck, Mrs. Tier,
Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Way wore visitors to Now Denver on Monday.
Arrangements arc being made for u
patriotic concert.
FORT 8TEELE RESIDENT8
AID HALIFAX RELIEF FUND
FORT STEELE, B. C, Dec. 27.—
The following havo contributed to tho
Halifax disaster fund: R. L. T. Gal-
bratth, $10.75; Charles Matr, $10.76;
William Carlln, $10; F. Blnmore, $5;
A. Doylo, $5; R. T. Rlchaidson, $2.50;
H. Kershaw, $2.50; Charles Reynolds,
$1; George Geary, $1; D. Dewar, $1; T.
Chalander, 50 cents. The total amount
of $50 has been sent to the mayor of
Hall/ax.
Tho luncheon set worked by Mrs. A.
B. Fenwick and Mrs. C. Levott, which
was donated to raise money for patriotic use, was raffled last Thursday afternoon. Tho winner was Har.y Drew
of Klmberley. Tho sum of $46 was
realized and tho check for tho amouat
will bo sent to the patriotic and prisoners of war funds, and tho Red Cross
society.
HALIFAX MILITARY HOME
18 ATTACKED BY FIRE
Four Patients in Building Are 8aved
—Damage la Estimated at
$50,000
(By Dally News Loased Wire.)
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 27.~Tho
Clayton convalescent homo on Got-
tlngen street was badly llamaged by
fire today. There were four patients
in tho building and they were removed. The home was conducted by
the militia.   The loss is about $50,00,0.
SUCCESSOR TO RIGG IN
MANITOBA HOUSE NAMED
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
WINNIPEG, Dec. 27.—Robert Jacob,
barrister, tonight was nominated as
Unionist candidate for North Winnipeg, to fill the vacancy in the provln-
claMcglslatu.ro caused by thc resignation' of R. A. Rigg (Labor), who contested this constituency In tho recont
federal election, and was defeated. The
nominating convention was composed
of delegates representing the Liberals,
Conservatives, Next-of-Kin, (Great War
Veterans, and Returned Soldiers' association.
ROSSLAND NOTE8.
(Special to Tho Dallyi News.)
ROSSLAND, B. C, Dec. 27.—Mr8.lT
Cameron of Victoria is in tho city visiting Mrs. F. Armstrong.
Mrs. C. E. DempBtor and daughters
and Miss E. Derocho havo roturnod
from spending Christmas at Orovlllo.
L; W. Morccr ot tho Royal Flying
corps, who is stationed at Toronto, ls
in the city for a few days visiting at
the Dempster homo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Soaton, who hayo
boen visiting in the city for a fow
days, leave on tho evening train for
their home in Klmberley.
J. Paterson, who spent the holidays
in tho city, returned to Kaslo this
morning.
A number of curlers enjoyed last
evening curling at the rink. The ice
was in splondld condition and tho
curlers aro anticipating a good timo
for tho rest of the season.
W. H. Faldlng returned last night
from Nelson.
Tho skating rink opened Christmas
day and a largo number of the young
pcoplo attended.
E. G- Montgomery and W. M. Arch
Ibald left this morning for Nolson.
A. T, Collls has returned from the
coast.
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DR. STILL RUBBED BONES
AND SET A LIGHT
TORONTO—There died a few days
ago at the uko of 89, aVngus Taylor
Still, M. D.. founder of osteopathy. Ho
might bo cited as another illustration
of the remark fallaciously-attributed
to Dr. Osier with reward to the "t-hlor-
I'orm age" and the certainty of a man
doing bis best work before he was 40.
Certainty Dr. Still was'-iwell past 40,
past^GO, when his numot began to become familiar to the Am'erlcan'people,
or rather when tho art of healing
which ho organized and systematized
began to make hoadway.iEven 20 years
ago the word osteopathy was practically unknown, the name of Still even
more so. The doctor lived, however, to
seo his new theories of ireatmtnt make
great headway, to see osteopathy recognized In some slates oi. thc Union
on a par with regular schools of medicine. If it did not make thc headway
that Christian Science made (and
against somewhat similar prejudices)
lt was because osteopathy nover bad
such a powerful organization -behind it
as Mrs. Eddy created; lt lacked, too,
thc Biblical authority that thc Boston
cult possessed.
Vet. osteopathy was not without a
great picturesque figure. Dr. Still is
said to have borno a remarkablo physical resemblance to aVbraham Lincoln, and what accident had begun,
art furthered. If established schools
of medicine wero to deride osteopathy
a backwoods fad. Dr. Still was
willing to give them a typical backwoods figure ns Us leader. He refused
to wear a collar, and, according 16 the*
New York Sun, be Invariably tucked
his trousers into his boot-tops. Ho
was a commanding figure, well worth
looking at. In any hotel lobby ho
would be suro to havo people turn
their heads and ask, "Who Ib ho?"
Powerful in psysiquo and witli much
ot what is called "personal magnetism," be was well equipped to por-
from tho operations that later wcro
to bo organized Into a science. Whatever might be said about osteopathy,
there can be no doubt, that Dr. Still
was a great healer. Moreover, he was
very far from being a "rubo"-doctor.
Ho was a shrewd and successful country practitioner. What he didn't know
about anatomy certainly the ordinary
doctor did not know.
Famoua, If Forgotten
Dr. Still wns by no moans obscure
when tbo famo of osteopathy began
to spread over the land; at least bo
had not been obscure, though he
might have been forgotten. Ho was a
great friend ot John Brown, nnd an
antl-slnvory orator. Ho had beon a
military surgeon and held tho rank
of major. Just what suggested to him
the , nrt of healing with which ids
name is associated Is not known. One
report is to tbo offect that when be
was a boy he used to bo troubled
with headacho and bad learned to
find rollof by mechanical moans. Another says that tho art was revoalod
lo his mind when lio lay helpless
after a fall from a horse. In any
event ho became possessed of tho belief that most bodily ills are due to
somo displacement or-.malnutrition
or other misbehavior of the hones of
tho body, and that* these bones could
be troatcd without surgery and by
moans of rubbing or kneading. There
can be no doubt that he mado mnny
cures by massnglrtg sickly or displaced bones.
Coming East
Whether osteopathy ,, -became a
great money-making venture for Dr.
Still is not known. Cortainly it
brought rich Towards in tho early
days. Most ot his patients regarded
him as a crank when ' he showed a
growing dislike to employ, orthodox
remedial agents. Others considered
him a quack. His patients fell away
front him, and for a timo It appears
that only tho most ignorant or trust-
(til' could    be   brought   to   depend
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wholly upon the magic of his nmnl-
pulutionH. It is said thut osteopathy
suffered In the mint from the fact
that it arrived about tho samo timo ns
Populism, and ono wan considered
about as crude and ridiculous hh the
other to the wealthy easterners,
nnd It la wealthy easterners who decide, so, far . as. this continent is
concerned, whether . aft economic or
medical principle is to become fashionable and influential. It was a long,
hard fight, and U is by nn means
over, but osteopathy has steadily advanced, nnd in some states It hns advanced from a status distinctly inferior to that of tho veterinary surgeon to a rank only inferior to that
of a homeopath.
Growing Up
Ono advantage osteopathy had
over rival medical sciences was that
it could he more speedily learned.
It does not take four or five years of
eeaselcss Htudy to equip a practitioner,
Therefore practitioners multiplied
rapidly. On tho other hand, this was
used as an argument against lhe
school. IC anyone could learn to give
eertnin treatments in a few weeks or
months, vhnt could there be in the
theory? The advance was assisted
from an unsuspected quarter, when Iho
sudden boom for "bloodless surgery"
swept over the country, co-incident
with the visit of Lorenss to treat the
maimed daughter of a Chicago millionaire. It fie'eamo not Uncommon for an
osteopath to bo a Harvard graduate
or to Htand well an a regular physician before embarking ns a student
of Dr. Still's. In some places the osteopath practitioner has every right and
dignity that the law bestows on any
qualified medical practitioner. IClse-
whero Its disciples aro fighting strenuously for It.—Mall and Empire.
GOOD PROGRESS IN
DANISH CAMPAIGN
TORONTO—Good progross in organization and preliminary development of tho propaganda incident to
the Danish Patriotic Fund is reported
by Captain Peters, tho originator and
principal mover in tho scheme to raise
$100,000 among the Danish residents
of Canada, this sum to bo applied to
tho building and equipment of thc
training ship "Denmark," to be presented to the Navy League of Canada, After tho "Denmark!1 is completed und commissioned, it Is Intended that sho shall bo stationed
hore, to become tho flagship of a
fleet ot' similar training vessels ut Si.
John, Halifax, Quebec, Montreal,
"Winnipeg and Vancouver or victoria.
Fundamental training in navigation
and seamanship will bo given on theso
ships.
Mail Order Campaign
Tho campaign in tho west promises
especially well," said Captain Peters
to the Dally Nows, adding: "Up to
the present we havo been busy, with
preliminary organization principally,
not looking tor any appreciable augmentation of tho fund before the first
week In aJnuary at earliest. Our .Is
largely a 'mall ordor campaign' and
wo look for considerable support from
tho Scandinavians of thc mid-west
and the Pacific coast, whero our con-;
sulates and vice-consulates evince
koen interest in our proposals, although, of course, they cannot play
an active part in supporting thorn, by
reason of the national neutrality. Manitoba has an Icelandic population of
approximately ten thousand, and thoso
ore much interested. Vancouver has
also an appreciable representation of
Danes in. Its population, to whom
we Idcte lot support; At presont wo
havo about 15000 In hand."    fli".
After January Captain Peters hopes
to see  the money come  in  by  each
post.
Fraternal Secret Society
Toronto's Danish residents have
under consideration at present, proposals for tho organization of a fra-
tornnl secret society or affiliated
lodge, membership In which will he
exclusively   Scandinavian.    Organiza
tion of a Canadian branch of th'o
Danish Brotherhood of tho UnltjOd
States or a Scandinavian I^octgo of tho
Independent Order of Odd -Fellows iM
alternatively suggested, a meeting re-»
cently held having authorized com-'
munlcntlon with the heads of t.hes<l
orders, with a view to decision be*
twoen them at a future* meeting.
VICTORY m LOAN
Payments due on January the 2nd may be made at any time
to and including January the 11th. Scrip Certificates will be
delivered in exchange for payments then due. Payments due
January the 2nd must be made at the Bank branch mentioned
in the application.
The extension of time to January the 11th is given for the
convenience of subscribers and Banks so that subscribers will
not be unduly detained waiting their turn at a Receiving
Teller's wicket, as would most likely be the case if all payments had to be made on one day only. Subscribers should
not wait until January the 11th, or a day or so before, and
thus create the situation sought to be avoided. In every case,
interest at the rate of five and one half per cent per annum
from January the 2nd must he paid if payment is not made
on or before the 11th.
For the convenience of subscribers, by arrangement of
the Canadian Bankers' Association, Banks will remain open
on the evenings of Thursday and Friday, January 3rd and 4th,
and on the afternoon of Saturday, January the 5th. Evening
hours 7.30 to 9.30.   Saturday afternoon from 2 until 6 o'clock.
It has been brought to the attention of the Finance Department that a considerable number of subscribers, who
have deposits with Banks, are under the impression that their
Banks will take care of their January payments by automatically debiting their accounts with the necessary payments.
This is incorrect. Each and every subscriber must personally
arrange for these payments.
T. C. BOVILLE,
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. „       ......        , ...
Ottawa, 0«c. 2<th, 1917. Deputy Minister of Finance.
First Aid to Better Bread
Taylor Nade Flour
Brands:
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MANY NEW FACES IN
THE NEW-PARLIAMENT
OTTAWA—When the.1 new parliament assembles .some tlnie in March
- -it cannot be called' before—it will
be hardly redognizablc. Few of the
old-tlthe'rs' are left and there will be
■it le;ist one hundred and thirty-five
new faces. This is particularly true
of Ontario and the >Vcst.
Of the tour Prince Edward Island
member.'* nnly one sat In the old
house, .(. ,). Hughe*., Parliament
could have lost him without any
mourning, lie was frankly one oi
the most stupid bores In tbo last
Commons. No man eould so quickly empty the house and the press
gfflte.-y. Tbo three new members
are -ill without parliamentary experience.
Laurier Majorities Small
AlihotiKh by the present returns
the Opposition has a majority in
Nova Seuli*. it is expected by the
time the deferred elections in Halifax are held and the soldiers' vote Is
counted flint the Ooven.mcnt will
have a good majority. The Laurier
.majorities are smnll. Ottawa anticipates that Rhodes will win ln Cumberland and McGregor in Pictou. Inverness lias sent some three/ thousand
Scotchmen, to the front and it is expected that they will wipe out the
hundred odd majority of Chrisholm
In. Antigonisii. The soldier vote nlso
is likely to win the two Cape Bretons
for the Government, Ottawa would
not  be surprised  if Laurier was only
left with four Nova Scotians. However under the present line-up (here
nre not many new faces. Hon. W. S.
Fielding and Hanee J. Logan In Cumberland, are hull, old members with
long experience. Robert H. Mat-Kay,
who carried Plcto'u for Laurier, is a
member of the local legislature.
There arc new faces from Hants and
Yarmouth. L. H. Mattel., who carried
Hants for Laurier, is a brilliant young
lawyer, who was formerly In the civil
service at Ottawa, E. K. Spinney Is
the Liberal Union Istf who was elected
from Yiu-.-t-ioi.tli. Laurier campaign
managers have been predicting that
Spinney would support him, but this
is doubtful. Old members who will
be hack* are A. 1\. Davidson, of Annapolis; b. D. Mackenzie, George W.
Kyte, Dr. Chlsholm, Lieut. W. H. Carrol!, and Hon. F. B. Mc'.'nrdy.
Seven in the House
Of New iltrun'swlcU'H representation of eleven no less than- seven
were In Ibe last house, and If AV. S.
Loggie is finally elected in Northumberland, which is likely, then
eight of last parliament's delegation
wil] be. back. F. ,T. Piobidoux, ono of
the few French-Canadians in the last
house, who stood liy conscription, was
defeated in Kent, a French riding. Tho
French voted solidly against him, and
a new representative, a Richibucto
farmer, Augtislc T. Leger. will represent thc county. Uohidoux' defeat Is
much regretted. A quiet, unostentatious members, he was growing in the
If you want health
you can have it, by heeding Nature's laws. Keep the
stomach strong, the liver active, the blood pure, and
the bowels regular, and you will seldom be ill. Take
good care of these organs, and at the first sign of
anything wrong—promptly take Beecham's Pills.
you certainly need
the help and relief of this world-famed remedy, to
keep the body in health. They quickly establish normal conditions, so the organs perform their functions
jis Nature intended. No other remedy will so surely
strengthen the system, stimulate the liver, regulate
the bowels and quickly improve the general health as
teEtHAMiftllS
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PieMroo* only kr ThornM BeoeUro, St. H«l«nu. Unuihlro. Enilind.
Sold .at,y wUau in Can.tUaaad U.S. America,   la taaca, 25 tenia.
opinion of tho house and was- innrked
for .advancement, with Hon. .1. P.
Hnaen and Hon. Wm. Pugsley no
longer in politics, SI. John city hits
sent two new representatives for
Union, both men who stand high in
that elty. The Conservative-1'ntonist
is R. W. Wlgmbro', ono of the commissioners of the city of St. John. Ho is
a public man of experience and with
splendid administrative ability. *Ho
should be a decided acquisition to
the house. Stanley E. Elkhi, the
Liberal-Unionist, is a prominent manufacturer ond business man.
Old-Timers Gone , .
Some of the old-timers will be missing when the Ontario roll Is called.
Thpse veteran members, Hon. David
Henderson and Hon. Andrew Rrodor,
will ho specially missed from their
familiar haunts. They were two of
the oldest and two of the most popular men in parliament, They havo
both retired on account of ill health.
Two other figures; familiar at Ottawa,
who will not he In the Commons, are
tho new Senators John fisher and
W. H. Bennett.
It' is interesting to recall that away
back In -1892 there wero held at tho
same timo* five bye-electlons which
were bitterly contested. The- Conservatives carried all five and five
new members made the next session
their bow to the house. alll five remained in polities for nearly twenty-
fivo years and become Influential members of the Commons. They were Sir
Sam Hughes, Mr. W. F. .Maclean, Mr.
W. II. Noltlltup* Mr. \V. H. Smith and
Mr. W. II. Bennett. Despite the many
and rapid changes in the political
arena, all five sat in. the last parliament However, only threo will he
found In thc next parliament. Sir Sam,
Mr. Smith, who carried his riding,
South Ontario, hy ovor a thousand,
and Mr. Maclean.
Will Be Mined
Oliver Wilcox will be missed front
Xorth Essex. Ho was a very popular member. Ho died recently of
cancer of tho stomach. New Ontario has an almoBt complete noW
representation. Hon. Prank Cbcll-
rano Is tho only old member back.
A. C. Boyce, In WeBt Algoma, resigned tn go on the railway commission and J. J. Cnrrick, ln Port
Arthur and Thunder Hay, retired ln
the interests of Union.
Only four members in the lout
houso were defeated. Thoy are Mr.
W. F. German, In tho now riding of
Welland; Georgo Elliott. In Wont
Middlesex; Dr. Steele, In South Perth,
and W. P. Wclchol, In North Waterloo. Mr. Gorman's defeat mnrks the
passing of another veteran from the
political field. He Was first a candidate In 181)1, hut was, unseated. Mo
sat In tho Ontario legislature an* was
elected In 100O (or the Dominions 1ft
has eat continuously for Welland. Tho
other threo members defeated first entered politics in 1911.
■       New Member*
tho two Renfrows will  he  represented  by new members.    In  North
. K.eu.fct,*-*. fc'»li Om* While. Wat llio
convention.   He has sat for that'seat lustre  to. the  name    of . Canada   In
slnoe lUPS, whon he was elected by a Prance.   He is only 38.    lie took the
byo-electlon,;, when only 27,  to  sue- famous  49th   Iiuttnllqii  of..EdmQnton
ceed his father, the late Hon.  Peter to tho front and Is    now    brlgadier-
Whito.   The new member is Col; Mac- general.    Calgary, despite tho retlro-
Kle, A' son of the old antagonist of ment of It. U. Uennett, will be again
Hton. Mr. White, and former member well   represented   at   Ottawa.    TV M.
for two parliaments,    ln South Ren-1 Tweedie,   the  new   Unionist, nidsnber
frew Hon. Qebrge P. Grnhnin is sue- for Calgary West, is one of'the most
eeeded hy Isaac 1'cdlow,    n   .Laurier popular   lawyers   ih   aMborta.    He  is
candidate. ' It Is hellevecl though -that almost as brilliant an orator as Beh-
wlien the soldier vote Is counted Col. nett.   lie sat in  the- .-\iberta leglsla-
Martln will have the seat.   Mr. Ora- tare  for  two   terms,   where,  he  Wus
ham is another figure missing from recognized as thc main fighting force
the new parliament, thanks to his ef- of the Opposition.    He.Is able*, ener-
forts to rldo both horses.   He tried to gctlc and  aggressive.    Major  D.  E.
get a nomination as a Unionist can- Rodman, who has carried East' Cnl-
dldate,.but foiled to get a'convention; gui.y, is a returned soldier, and.Is a
Towards the end of tho campaign he prominent lawyer.    IIVi Is one of the,
supported  on  tho platform  what  he few-veterans of tho war who will sit
called    conscription   Laurier   eandl-, in the next parliament,
dates. From  British Columbia
Tho west will have au almost, com-.! Four of the old house w'lll lie found
plete newi representation. Only threo in tho new parliament from British
of the former 'Manitoba members will Columbia. They are Hon. Martin
bo in the now house, Hon. Arthur Burrell, Herb Clements, R. p. Green
Meighen, Hobt; Cruise and Dr. Molloy. and H. 11. Stevens. The best known
Thore will be somo new blood from of tho new members Is Dr! s. F. Tol-
Manitoba which should have consld- mie, who was Dominion live stock
orablo Influe'hou on the deliberations, commissioner for the west and: re-
George IV. Allan, K. C, the new mem- tired to inn. He is a recognized au-
ber for South Winnipeg, is one of the thorlty on live stock and his wide extenders of tho Manitoba bar. Ri C. perienoo wlil be of the greatest valtto
Henders, the new member for Mac- to the new parliament.—.\.  R.' v., 'in
Donald, is one of thc leaders of the
Groin Growurs. He ia an able speaker nnd a man of wise and original
thinking. Dr. Whidden, president
of Brandon Baptist church, Is the now
member for Brandon. He ls a* huin
of otrtstn'ndlng nbility who' will be
watched at Oltawa. Mr. lt. L. Richardson, the aggressive editor of thc
Winnipeg Tribune, who sought the
hardftca't of Springfield, is returning
to Ottawa after ovor twenty years'
absence. He was elected in 189(1 us a
Liberal for Lisgar. Later he was de-.
feated In a hyo-electlon.
Only Three Old Members ■
Saskatchewan also, which Caldor
line succeedod In swooping, despite'
hnrd opposition, will have but throe
old memhers. .Air. J. G. Turriff, in
aVsatnlbola; Mr. Levi Thompson, Qu!
Appollc, and Mr. ThOmas MacNutt lli
Saltcoats. Thoy were all former sU|>-
.porters- of Laurier, who deserted, him
on the 'issue of conscription..' Of tiie
new members the most outstanding
Is Mfc: James Wilson, of Saskatoon*.H
plpti^qr of that city who hits, boon
oho of thc leaders In oVcry public-
spirited' cause in that' ambitious* iiet,-'
ter Tor a decdjlc., Dr. Cowdn, tlid auci
oSsa'fttl Unionist In Ikoglna, Is a mayor
of tiio city and prominent for years In
southern Saskatchewan politics:    ''
A Brilliant Soldier
, Threo former member's of Alberta
will also lie illicit, flr. a. Buolianan,
Lethbrldgo; Dr. M. Clark, Red Doer,
and James Douglas, Strathcona. Mr.
Wi H. White, who ran as a. Uiurler
candidate In vletoria, may ho elect-
Od, b(W'It Is doubtful ofter the »ol-
dler vdte is counted.. Getfe-ril OrlBii-
baoh, who has defeated :Hon.Fra*H:
Oliver In Kdmonton Wnst, la one''of'
Toronto Dally News.
RAILWAY CHIEFS TO
G6T SALARIES DOCKED
Wages of  Employees Will  Be Raised
Under U. 3. Scheme for Running
Railroads.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2,7.—One of
Hie first' acts of Hie, government In
beginning operation of railways would
bejo reduce large salaries now paid to
llio railway executives and Increaso in
some measures' the' wages of tbe ra.il-
wuy workers.
SecurUes lo bo Issued while the .government is in'control will bo at interest rates not less than 4 per cent and
the Issues will be made under Joint authorities of the dircc.tor-genernl and
the Interstate cnmrlierce. commission. :
MVE MINNESpTA
MEN ARE INDICTED
Alleged to Have. Controlled Milk Sup
ply and Fixed Prioee— Distributors Testify.
MINNEAPOLIS,   Minn.,   Dee.   27,-
Klvo members df tho legislature coin
mlttoe of the Twin City'Milk Producers' association,  including John Blr-
wln of .Minneapolis, today were indicted  by  Hennepin  county grand Jury
here charged with violation of'the state
anti-trust  laws,    tt  Is ' alleged  they
controlled  the milk  supply of Minneapolis and fixed the price.    Evidence
on Which tho men were iudietod wus
submitted to tbo grand Jury by distributors who wore called as witnesses.
Distributors   alleged  control of  milk
by tho association bad so thoroughly
GRAIN  PRICES AVERAGE
LOWER AT CHICAGO
Chiefly   Due   to^Announcement   That
Govertiineht Will Take Over the
Railways.
(By Dally News'Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, III., Dec. 27."—Grain pl'ices
averaged lower' today chiefly as the'
result of -an announcement that tho
government would take possession of
the railroads. Corn closed steady.
Tanuary.at ?1.26!4 and May at tl.24%
to %, with thc finish its a whole varying from 14 to % cent down to .<& cent
advance compared with 24 hours before. OotS underwent a setback of
% to 1% cents net, anil provisions of
5 to 15 cents. '   *   " " ;
Corn Trading Stopped.
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 27.—All trading
in corn for delivery in store by grade
alone in Chicago in tho month of December was ordered stopped"'" by Iho
board of directors of. the board of
trade today. '~'■ " *
A committee will be named to fix
prices at which existing contracts will
bo settled. It was explained tiiat the
action, of tho board merely was to
clear up existing contracts, as trading
In' December corn virtually ceased 60
days ago.'
GRAIN  MARKET.
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
WINNIPEG, Dec. 27.—Oats, old contract: Mny, 84%.   New contract; December. 83M;  May, 8^%; July, n*/,.
Barley;     December,     $1.38;     .Mav,
1(1.40 li.
Flax:    December,    %Z. (IS;    January,
$3.08;   May,  fS.11'%.
were again exce*btionally light," being '
only 50 head, while there were*no hogs''
received.    Twenty-three cars of. hogs
and nlno cars of cattle passed through."
to eastoi'ii points on through  billing.
Cattle market quiet.
Steers,. 5.75 to 10; cows aftd heifers,
4 to 8.5b; bulls, 5 to 7.50; oxen, 5.25
to 8.50; stockers and feeders, .5.50. to.
7.50; veal calves,. 5.50 to 9; sheep, ,12
to 13.50;. lambs, 13.50 to 15; hogs,.i£;
sows and heavies', 12 to 14.50; lights. ■
14 to 15.25. ...,'
PRICE OF BUTTER ADVANCES.
MONTREAL, Dec. 2,7.T-An ndvance
of l.;:to -lia". cents a pound was made
today for firiost creamery butler,;'b'ti't
tho .price of ,dairy was unahaiifcoila./,..
Cheese; Finest westerns, 21%,,. finest easterns, 21*4.
BUiter: Choicest creamery,, 40 to. %;
seconds', 45 to %.
Egjjs: Fresh, 55 to 60;. selected, 45;
No. 1 Stock, 42; JJo. 2 stock, 3S to 'lii.
Po'rk: Heavy Canada short mess,
barrels," 35 to 45 pieces, 52 to 53; Canada short cut backs, barrels, 45 to 55
pieces, *50 to 51.   .    ' .,. ' '*
There are 1000 ^employees, o£ 'the
Unitcit s'tates. fond administration In
lhe Offices of the central oYgahizu-
tlon.at Washington, 'Besides the een..-:
Ira! staffs there is. a largo organiaa-.
tion In' each of the States' uniier,tho
direction of the state food administrator
tied up the supply that distributors
 „ ,...,. _. who *dii'4-«ot*wu*'m"i*t from the'nn-
tt,* most brilliant of the yaun»* caW'faloClatiin'wonl«'rtoti''««t' h'tlbiis* olsev
Odlan geaorals who have brought suMtt Where tdnieet tbelf heed*.       *'       '•
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
(By Dally News lacasod Wire.)
CHICAGO, III;, Dec. 27.—Cattle: Receipts,  19,000.    Beeves,  1'35 to'14.25;
istockors  and   feeders,   6.60   to   10.25;
;Cows mid heifers 5.20 to 11.30; calves,
'8:50to.i'6.'.	
I Hogs: Receipts, 52,000.: weak. Light,
'16.25 to 16*.d5; mixed, 16;50 to 17.85;
heavy, 16.45 to 17.10; rough, 16.45 to
18.05; pigs, 11.76 to 16.75; luilk of sales,
16.70 to 17.05.
Sheep: • Receipts,. 16,000;   firm. Native Jambs, 12.76 to 16.70.
Toronto.
. TORONTO, Dec. 27.—Union stock-
yard receipts today were 42 cars with
385 cattle, 104'calves, 1,610 hogs and
180 sheep and lambs. The market cort.
tlniied quiet throughout the holiday*
week. Hccblrits were again light and
Included a largo proportion of' contract hogs shipped direct to the packers. Offerings Were small and wcro
cleaned up at good, steady'prices, A
fow lots of good butcher ''steers and
holfors were held toVcr. Prices all
nnlhd wisre' stoadSr to flrni and tiadc
good for ahytlilnsr offered: The hog
situation appears to be firm at the
prices quoteili if.85 lo 17.60. '
:■'■" v'l Winnipeg,'
WINNIPEG, Dee. %V—Cattle receipts
Nervous Breakdown Averted
  ■!-.   Sw!    !ia.
No Appetite, No Energy, Sleepless and
Wiaft, But Siiiii Cured ty'tW*
Cassell's Tablets. ,
M&§&. Inman, 310 Haroourfslrcet.
Sturgeon Crecl^, Wlnrjipeg, say*:. ."I
was in a verya^veak. run-down..condition. I ate little,' frequently misseif
meals because'..I had no appetite, and
suffered If I forced myself to p»U My
nerves' were in a had wayd'tm piy
sleer) y.ery disturbed. Ei;«fj{IJjlnE
pointed 1,0 a horvo'lis'brijaltdbwn. Theh~
I got;pr: Cassell's Taliiets andiCwns.
astonishing how my siren"?''"! carte
back," lllr. Inman Is. nt>,w. In England.'.,
as manager of A. \V. Inman: &i 14oW,
prInt'e'rs,|laoe(l's... 2   v; ■■  :. ■   ,:'
A tree sample ol Or. Casaell'a Tablet*
will be sent to you on receipt of B centa
for mailing and paeking. Address Haloid F. Ritchie A Co, Ltd., 10 MoCaul
9L, Toront*,'*"   • ■ •"■ > ■;:':,':.*.-  :"
Dr.; Cassell;j 'TabiiitJ^ia-a. titi .isjh.' '
promo remedy for Dys*>«psia,. Ktdtiey "*
Trouble, Sleoplessncss. Anaumla  Nor
i*nus aliments and nerve paralysis.audi   '
for    Woakiiesii   In" iCBlldWil,   .'iBpa-
olally valuable for nursing mother*MM
during   the  critical ' p*erio^s'"'jl'f\jlS..'
Price 60 cents per tuho, six ^nbesr^fer
tho price of five from drusgisU end.
storckcepSrs throughout Cariaida, bon'H '•
waste your monw on telt»tlt>nej «•»
the genuine Dr. CaaMira Tabteta.  / "■"
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SITUATIONS VACANT—MALE.
NELSON EMPLOYMENT AGENCY—
W. Parker, 309 Baker St, Phone 283.
WANTED—All kinds of woodsmen;
setter,  grader;   planer  feeder;   1st
January;   two  first class waitresses,
name hotel;  fourth   class   enginoer;
night watchman, sawmill.
WORK WANTBD-by girl of 16, light
housework or mind baby, good.
WANTED—General blacksmith. Must
be a good horse shoer and all round
man.   W. K. Brown, Creston.  (7786)
WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE
ments In Condensed Columns, klndlj
mention you saw It, In Thc News—li
will Kelp you.
SltUAiljBNS   WANTED-MALE^
WANTBD-7-By returned soldiers, odd
job's,, offices, furnaces, etc. Tidy &
McDonald,   Soldiers'   club,   or   phone
390RS     ' :
FEMALE HELP WANTED.
<**OR RENT—Suites of furnished house
keeping   rooms   In   Anaable   Mock
Enquire room 32. (7642)
KERR APARTMENT
(7615)
FURNISHED  modern   suite,    Campbells' Art Gallery. 710 Baker street.
(77351
P,UR1**IISHED  houselH.eplng   rooms   le
brick hlock: large bright rooms will
*as and use of ItBtb: $10 per month  C
W. Appleyard. 605 Baker St.        (7643)
>lll'..\  KKI'iiHNU   pi   allVEKTISI'
ments In Condensed Columns, kind!
■ lenlion   vnu   .aw   II   in   The   Vews    •
•vlll  help von   .  .
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS.
DONAGHT & DONAGHY. Barristers.
Solicitors, etc, McCulIoch block, Nel.
son, B.C.; Flack block, Vancouver.
avAN I tO
WANTED—Small gasoline motor, suitable for row boat.   Apply box 7804,
Dally News. (7804)
DOMINION EXPRESS foreign cheques
are accepted by field cashiers nnd
paymasters in France for their full
face value. There Is no better way to
send money to the boys In the trenches.
WANTED—SPLIT   CEDAR  POSTS—
Kootenay  Lake   Cedar    Company,
Nelson, D. C. (7649)
WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE-
ments ln Condensed Col'imns k'.ndly
mention you saw it in The News—it
will help you.
POULTRY  AND  EGGS.
SELECTED   Brown   Leghorn,   White
Leghorn,    Plymouth    Rock,    Whlto
Wyandotte cockerels, $-.50 f.o.b. Edge-
wood.   Jowott Bros. (7785)
BUSINES8 CHANCES.
FOR SALE—Blacksmith shop and
business. Stock of tools all com*
plete . Must bo sold before January
15, 1918. Owner being drafted for
overseas service. Apply to Medley
Lajolo, P. O. Box 681, Cranbrook, B.
(7713)
DISHWASHER
L.D. Cafe.
WANTED — Apply
(77U3,
WANTED—Six experienced first class
dining room girls for New  Year's
day, and two girls for permanent situations.   Strathcona hotel. (7S06)
SITUATIONS VACANT.
16 MADE DAILY introducing to
neighbors new domestic products reducing cost of living. Send ten cents
'or actual goods for selling sample.-
Ga.rretson Company, Brantford, Ont.
(76331
WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE
ments in Condensed columns, klndl*.
mention you saw It ln Tho Nows—P
will help you.
LIVESTOCK
FOR SAIaE—Splendid Berkshire sow.
Price |50.   Very gentle.   S. P. Pond.
(7811)
ARTICLES FOR 8ALE.
FOR SALE—First class piano;   $200
cash.   Miss Campbell's music store,
Baker street (7768)
 WHOLESALE	
A. MACDONALD .* CO., WHOLE-
sale Grocers and Piovlstoh Merchants. Importers of Teas, Coffees.
Spices, Dried Fruits, Staples and
Fnncy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars,
Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Packing
House Products. Off ee and warehouse,
corner of Front and Hall Sts. P. o.
Box 109a; telephones, 28 and 23.
ENGINEERS
GREEN BROS., BURDEN A CO.
Civil Englneeis, Dominion and  B. C.
Land Surveyors.
Surveys of Lands,  Mines, Townsites,
Timber Limits, etc.
Nelson, 510 Ward street, A. Hi Green,
Mr.;   Victoria,   114   Pemberton  Bldg.,
F. C. Green;  Fort George, Hammond
street, F. P. Burden.
A. L,  McCULLOCH,
Hydraulio Engineer.
Provincial Land Surveyor.
Baiter St., Nelaon, B.C.
A. D. NA8H,
Mining Engineer
Consultation,    Exploration,    Development, Reports.
Poora  1,  Royal   Bank   Bldg..   Nolson
AUCTIONEERS.
C. A. WATERMAN & CO., Opera blk
WM. CUTLER,  AUCTIONEER.    Box
474; phone 18.
FOR SALE—2 sleighs, right for ranch.
or   delivery   purposes.    Apply    6. j
Opsahl, Trail, B.C. (7809) I
FOR  SALE—Mason   &   Rlsch   piano,
first class  instrument,  (200.    Mrs.
J. Tarry, Tarrys, B.C. (7775)
FOR BALE—Mentges newspaper folder;  folds 4, 6, 8, 10 and  12 pages.
In first class condition.   Snap for cash
The Dally News, Nelson. |67S|
FOR SALE—Edison Dictograph com.
plete; electric power.  Apply to Dall>
News businoss office. (654i
THREE D. A. SULLIVAN Stopers;
' one No. 5 Sturtevant fun; ono 5x5
hoisting engine; one 24 Inch Pelton
water wheel, high pressure type C.
with out stand and steel housing; one
62x10 double oak tanned lenther belt.
Apply to box 56, Sandon, B. C.   (7652)
FOR SALE—Shaving machine for Edison records.   Box 685, Dally News.
.VHEN REPLYING TO aVDVERTlSB-
ments In Condensed Columns, kindly
mention you saw It In The Newa—It
will nelp you.
L AU NCH ES^N D^WBOATS;^
FOR SALE—Sixteen    foot   Chostnut
canoe  rowboat;   outriggers,   paddle,
oars and carpet.   Forty dollars.   Box
2, Ainsworth. (7807)
^FOifMWNT^
FOR RENT—Six roomed house, close
ln.   Apply J. W. Gallagher's itore
(7640)
FOR RENT—Seven-room house.   Apply 616 Latimer streot. (7794)
I'OR RENT—Furnlshod cottage, four
rooms and bath;  close In.    O, K.
Barber Shop, A. L. Wilson.        (7789)
LOST ANOJSyjJD^^^,
THREE SPRING CALVES strayed to
our premises, Owner can have same
by proving proporty and payl'ig expenses. Barrett & Buchanan, Frultvale, B.C. (7790)
EDUCATIONAL
DOMEBTIcf'sCIENCE COURSE at
King Edward school and Business
College, cranbrook—Cooking, laundry,
dressmaking, millinery, may be taken
separately or ln connection with the
commercial course. Write for prospectus to Miss Cherrlngton, hend-
| mistress, («")
ACCOUNTANTS.
~wTh. FALDING,
Public Accountant,  Bunk of Montreal
Chambers, Rossland, B.C.
STENOGRAPHY.
SHORTHAND, Typewriting, Penman
ship.    Day and  night  clusses;   82
Victoria St., Box 745. (7639
INSURANCE  ANO  REAL   E8TAU
FOR RENT—House,  flvu rooms and
bath, somo  furniture,  Victoria St.,
812;  C rooms on Josephine St., $14;
6 rooms on Silica St., $8.
ABERDEEN BLOCK—Offices at $5 to
$10 per month.   Steam heat.
GRIFFIN BLOCK—Offices end living
rooms, $6 to $10 por month.
McQUARRIE o\ ROBERSTON.
Nelson, B.C.
H. E. DILL
Flro,  Life  and   Health   Insurance
Phono 180. K. W. C. Blk., 508 Ward St
A8SAYER8.
E. W. WIDDOWSON, box aV-1108, Nolson, B. C. Standard western charges.
FLORISTS.
GRIZZELLE'S GREENHOUSES, Nol-
son.   Wreaths,   wedding   bouquets,
cut flowers.   Phone 187.
_OPT*^CIANS__
R.   Ia.  DOUOLA8S,   Nolson,  Graduote
optician and optometrist.   Room IS,
K. W. C. Block.
TAX]DJ**J***MJSTS—TANNERS	
WHERRY & TOW, 629 Pandora avc-
. nue. Victoria, B. C. Western Canada's tried firm. Big game head
rugs, specialty. Trial solicited.     t7638)
PRICE    BROS.,     TAXIDERM1STS-
Taxldormy work and rug and robe
making a specialty.    Send for price
Hat    Price Brothers.   Rossland,   B.C
(76821
SECOND HAND DEALERS
THB ARK pays cash for second hand
furnlturo, stoves.   606 Vcinon.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
dTTrOBERTSON, F. D. D. & E., 80S
Victoria street.    Phono  292;   night
phone, 167-L,
_^ MISCELLANEOUS. .
V. I. PRIVATE~£raTEifTIVE*A*gency.
J10-11-12 Hlbben-Bone Bldg., Victoria.   Day and night phone, 8412.
(77201
OLD FALSE TEETH and bridge work
bought, any condition; highest cash
prices sent by return mall. Post to
Mrs. Dunstons, 1469 Georgia street, W..
Vancouver, B. C.   Est. 27 years. (7716)
P ivate   Hospita
LICEN8ED BY PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT
We give particular attention to all
female trouble—home-like apartments
for ladies awaiting accouchmeht. Certified nurses sent out on private cases,
frown or country. Highest references;
reason-ilile  terms;   inspect.Ln  invLed,
Mrs .Moore, Superintendent.
THE   HOME   PRIVATE   HOSPITAL
Falls and  Baker Sts., Nelson, B. C.
P. O. Box 772.
Phone 372 for Appointment
ISSUES WARNING  AGAIN8T
PEACE MOVES OF HUNS
Secretary Baker Says They Are to Be
Expected   and   Discounted—
No Slackening
WASHINGTON. — Newest peace
propaganda, viewed as a forerunner
to an offensive In the west, unless a
German-made peace is accepted by
the allies and the United States,
should not for a moment induce us
to slacken our preparations for war,
says Secretary uf War Baker In his
weekly review .of the military situation.
The review points out that the
fighting morale of Italy may be relied upon no matter, how intensive the
German peaco campaign becomes, and
says:
"The Italian theatre once again is
thu scene of important, military
activity.
"The enemy', Impatient of the delays which have occurred iu bringing
about the successful penetration of
the Italian plains and the overthrow
of the Italian armies, has despatched
further forces to tho Italian front
With a .view to achieving a decisive
result.
Anxious for a  Finish
"It would .appear that they arc
anxious to conclude their Italian adventure in a manner similar to. thc
previous campaigns in Russia, Sov-
via and Rumania, where, as. a. result ol' strategic envelopments gained at relatively small coat, vast tracts
of territory were conquered.
"Before proceeding witli any ppev-
ntiorm in tho west the Germans hope
to drive the Italians back tn the
Adlge anticipating .that such a reverse would have a very disintegrating influence throughout Italy.
"It Is apparent that, the Germans
have not given up all hope of bringing about a social upheaval in Italy,
its they did in Russia after their victorious campaigns of 1915.
Peace  Propaganda   First
"Along the western front the enemy
has continued his harassing raids with
a view to keeping the allied forces on
the alert, however none of tho engagements recorded in the west were of
more than local importance. . . .
It would appear that as a forerunner
lo the Gorman offensive heralded ,to
be launched in the west, an Intensive
peace propaganda Is to be initiated.
"Careful examination of the situation reveals that the enemy is again
pieparlng to sue for 'pence before victory,'
"Information from various sources
confirms the reports that the Germans would have the world believe
that thc military situation is such
that thoy are ablo to dictate thc
terms of peace. They, therefore,
threaten that unless this dictated
pence is accepted by the allied powers
and nurss.vea the German forces now
being concentrated on thc westorn
front will break through the allied
lines in the west.
"Tiie various reports of immediato
pence proposals by the Germans on
seemingly favorable terms should
not for a moment induce us to slacken
our preparations for wnr.
"It Is only necessaty for us to recall that during thc Christmas season of last year the Germans put
forth very similar peace rumors."
IMPERIAL ARMY MEN
GIVEN M. H. C. BENEFITS
Arrangements Made By Imperial Pen*
sions  Office to   Secure   Men
Treatment and Training
OTTAWA. — Arrangements have
been made by tho department of
milhla and defense through the Imperial pensions office to extend'to the
disabled soldiers discharged from thc
imperial forces the advantages of
medical treatment and vocational
training given the Canadian soldiers
through the military hospitals* commission, provided thot thoy were disabled in thc present'war nnd such
treatment or training will Improve
their condition.
Tho splendid hospital equipment
and vocational training facilities es-
.abllshed by the military hospitals
commission will be open to them
without restriction. The only point
of difference between the Imperial and
Canadian men will be that as soon as
a man ntarts treatment, or training,
the appropriate allowances will be
Issued to the Imperial army weekly by
the officer paying imperial pensions
from Ottawa, and will continue as
long as the man Is receiving treatment
or training. The allowances for the
Canadian soldiers are paid monthly,
Effort is being nmda to reach all
men of this class. Attention Is drawn
to the fact that ull cases should first
be brought to tho.notice of the officer
paying imperial pensions at Ottawa.
Tho ease will then be forwarded to
the military hospitals commission in
Ottawa and steps will be taken Immediately for trailing or treatment.
»?*-W
NELSON Wm OF TEE DAY
The tablecloth raffled by the Church
Helpers was won by Mrs. Hallett.
• (7814)
The adjourned meeting of the Nelson
school board will be held Friday night.
(7813)
BOYS! FREE—A sack of marblbs If
you have your skates sharpened * at
Dave Wade's Up-to-date shoe Shop*,'
"Wado Right In." (7812)
M SS PASCOt WfDS
IN PORIIAND CI1\
Employee  in   Local  Telephone Office
Marries C. W. Simpson-Will -Re-
tide in Lot Angeles.  .
Miss Gladys Pascoe, for the last four,
years an employee in the local office
of the British Columbia Telephone
company, was married to CVW„ Simpson at St. Mark's church, Portland,
Ore., Wednesday evening,. Dec. 28. The
young couple immediately left.' for
Seattle where they will spend a few
days before leaving for their new hpme
In Los Angeles, Cai. .
The announcement that the wedding
had taken placo reached Mrs. William
Pascoe last evening. The bride, wore
a suit of fine brown serge with hat
to match which were in striking; contrast to a set of white fox furs.
Mr. Simpson Is connected with the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company and has for several months been
employed in the Portland offices. A
recent hurried transfer to Los Angeles
did not permit him to come to the
city to be married, as had1' been pre-:
Viously arranged, and cousequentljy
the wedding took place in Portland.
DINNER CUPS ID
0
Over $100 Is Collected Christmas Day
at Table and More Keeps" '. "
Coming.
Christmas dinner collections from
Nolson and district families for' the
Halifax relief fund have been re chins
W. S. King of the HildsonXl-lay store
by every innII since 'Tuesday morning.
Already the donations amount lO(o\*br
#100 and .several telephnm1 ca.is V:"dra'
district" points yesterday yi:i\% the in-V
formation that numerous family- col*
Irctlontr would be forthcoming as"soph
as,mall facilities allowed..■'«Htp to lajit
■•wit nearly half a hundred replied had
been received. ....
Among the  incidents In connection
with the receipt of thc vuliscriptlons is
that -of- two   little  Nelson  boyrf iVho
timidly   approached   Mr.  King  In   the
store" yesterday and sUiii, ■i,feij>lc, sir,
we've got IH (cms apic..*e^tor the rodr
children in Halifax."'      it .        ....    .
.A letter from a. dlHtvl$j! -family of
three stated that they nsd -taken up
ihe requested Christmas dinner collection. Attached were two |B notes and
a 51  bill.   ■
Send Collections Early.
At the Hume'hotel a eo'.lectlon was
taken at the evening dinner and a substantial sum realized which was received by Mr. King Wednesday. It' is
pointed out that the sum will soon be
forwarded to the headquarters" branch
and it Is desired that all the collections taken be sent to Mr. 'King as
early as possible so that they, may be
enclosed in the lump sum soon to be
forwarded.   •
Another incident related was that
of the contribution of Uu new oneccnt
pieces which five little boys had Received iu their Christmas stotkiigs.
Kach one put all his shining new coi s
Into thu family collection cup on tho
table. .  .,
Two city boys gave a handsome hand
painted .Japanese bowl to Mr. King-,
which is to be raffled for the benefit
of the fund.
A Budget of Bargains On Sale
This Money-Saving List Should Appeal to All Thrifty Shoppers
-With dainty JCp
Regular $1.10 for..   I ull
$1.00
SNAPS  FOR  THE   BABIES.
, To thoHe who have Imules these snaps should
j'ppeal. These garments are all ready to wear
' "ailci at halt the price of the eost of material.
81I.K DRESSES^-Ono-year size; four row9 ot
fine insertion.' ©Q Cfl
Regular $3.9''  for     QfciJU
FINE NAINSOOK ROBES-
yokes; lace trimmed.
-FINEST  NAINSOOK ROBES—Real
:  ljanfl worked yoke.   Regular $2.60 for.
.■''■'■ PINE   COTTON * ROBES—Embroidery fiE-
yoke; lace trimmed.   On Sale    UOw
... Nainsook     petticoats—Finished     at
■bottom With tucks and 2-inch embroidery. CO.ft
On Sale    U3b
' "FtaANNEIaETTE   PETTICOATS—With AQe.
.waistband; good-quality.   On Sale   ■fUu
"-■• .FlaaVNNEIaETTE BARRACOATS — Buttonholed edge; waist finished. QRf*
On Sale _.,..,  JJO
FLANNELETTE    BARRaVCO.VTS—With    em-
'  broidered corners and waist band. AQe.
'..Ort Sale  *t3U
PURE FLANNEL BARRACO.VTS — Beautl-
'fully. silk embroidered; buttonholed in *?Ca
silk.'  On Sale      I Jl»
PURE      FLANNEL      BANDS—Taped   1 Qm
edges; finished with ties.   On Sale     I WW
These  Garments   Are   Ready   to   Be   Worn   and
' Cannot Bs Replaced at the Price
INFANTS'    TURKISH    TOWELING    B1BS-
Lace trimmed.
On Sale. Three for
WOOL BOOTIES IN WHITE ONLY—
Different weaves.    On Sale  ,
WHITE    PURE    WOOL    OVERALLS
FOR,BABIES—Regular. 85c.   On Sale
WHITE    PURE    WOOL    OVERALLS
CHILDREN UP TO  TWO  YEARS—
Regular ,$1.15.   On Sale	
EIJ-PAIRS. OF-LADIES* ALL-WOOL GLOVES
wU —In- Navy and Cardinal.
Special Value,. Per. Pair 	
•I Eft YARDS   PURE  WHITE   FLANNELETTE
I VII —Good   warm- weave;    31    inches    wide.
• Worth 25c per yard. 1Q<»
Special, Per. Yard     I WW
anno, uauiu
$1.75
25c
19c
35c
FOR
50c
LOVES
35c
GET THESE SHOE BARGAINS TODAY AND
8AVE MONEY
LADIES' GREY SUEDE SHOES—High top; '
Goodyear welt, solid leather soles, Louis heela;
Gotham style; Queen: Quality shoes; some are
All-Grey Suede and others have Black Kid Vamp;
all sizes and neat width; lace only. Oil QC
Regular $8.00. 'On Sale, Per Pair   (fflUJ
CHILDREN'S FELT BOOTS—With leather
sole and toe cap; a neat, warm and comfortable
boot for winter wear; sizes 5, 6, 7 and 8. *~
Regular up to $2.36 per pair.   Sale Price i
SOME SPECIAL PRICES IN SKATING BOOTS
These  Are the  Old  Prices—Take  Advantage  of
Them and Save *B.OO Pair
MEN'S SOLID CALF SKATING BOOTS-;-
With ankle supports and lightning hitch straps.
These are extra quality and sizes from 5 to 9
only.   Worth today $0.00 per pair. OA Aft.
Sale Price, Per Pair    tftlUU
LADIES' CALF SKATING BOOTS—With
ankle supports; extra quality; sizes 2tt to 7.
Worth $6.00 per pair. »S Aft
Sale Price, Per Pair    «}"fiUU
LADIES'  BOX  KIP PEBBLE GRAIN SKATING   BOOTS—With  ar' 'e  supports   and   strap;
sizes 2% to 7.   Worth $n.50 per pair.
Sale Price, Per Pair  	
MEN'S AND  BOYS' WEAR  AT  LOW   PRICES
MEN'S PURE WOOL WINTER WEIGHT
UNDERWEAR, TURNBULL'S—Full fashioned;
this is one of the finest garments; made In a rich
natural color and must be seen to bo
appreciated; all sizes.   Per Garment..
COMBINATIONS—Same as above;
with closed crotch; all sizes; Per Suit
BOYS'   BRONKO    WOOL    LINED    MITTS—
Hug tight knit wrist; a warm and good wearing
mitt, being strong and durable.
Per Pair	
BOYS' STRONG WORSTED GLOVES—
In Grey Mixture. QRa
Speciul, Per Pair   WWW
YOUTHS' LEATHER GAUNTLET GLOVES—
Wool lined; cowboy style; with star and I
fringe on cuff.   Per Pair 	
$3.75
$3.50
$6.50
$1.00
$1.15
SNAP PRICE FOR HIGH GRADE RIBBONS
Regular Prioe, 60c to $1.50 Yard
ON SALE TODAY AT 15c YARD
Millinery   Department—Second   Floor
-  This 'beautiful  Ribbon 4n .Fancy Silks ami
Satin  la  suitable, for many  purposoH.    Heavy
quality.  It  Ik  good   for. making  Fancy   Rigs,
Millinery, Hair Ribbons, etc.;  tiVa   to 7 Inche.H
wide,'In choice Colored. Stripes as F'-irplo and
Black, Mack and .White,, Black  With Roman
aS-tri-H',  aim*   Plain   Black,   Green,   etc.    Come
early and ge,t, first cholpe.  ..
Regular 60c to  $1.50 yard. j C-
ON . SALE,  HER   VARD     I OU
SNAPS    FOR    CASH    IN    GROCERY
DEPARTMENT
Don't   Miss These  Extra  Special  Articles
KEMaaOOG-S KKUMBLES—
10e
"OUR  OWN   BRANTY'   FINEST   CREAMERY
BUTTER—Government  Inspected.      Cfl a
Per  Pound    vUlt
CANNED     PLUMS,     2s,    HKAVY
Damson, Lombard, Greengage.
Regular U0c—Two Tins for  	
SYRUP—
25c
HEINE'S  APPLE  BUTTKR—
25c
JELLO—
25c
3hf Hudson's Bag (Tompanu
. HERBERT E.BURBIDGE STORES COMMISSIONER
WOULD HAVt PARI
ULD Cf U STAY
Penticton    Board   of   Trade   Writes
Asking Opinion on Matter of
Complete Election
That certain members of municipal
councils remain In office on explra-
clon of their lime wa.s a matter which
was brought before the attention of
the Penticton board of trade at their
last regular meeting. The matter was
discussed und It was decided to'write
the various boards of trade in the district with a view of ascertaining the
concensus of opinion from the diatnct
boards. Secretary B. F. Gigot received a letter a few days ago from
the Penticton board which in part
says:
"At a recent meeting of the Penticton board of trade the, question ot
municipal councils and the, election of
entire new councils each year was discussed and I was Instructed to write
tbe different boards of trade in tho
valley to ascertain their views'" of a
certain part of the old councils*. remaining In office each year. Wo were
given to understand that this system
Is In vogue and ls considered a. benefit
to thc carrying on of work immedi-
utely upon the new councilman us-
mimlng office being guided by the remaining part of the old council. This
will eliminate a loss of time in carrying on the work from year to year."
The matter will be taken up nt tbe
next regular meotlng of the Nelson
board.
HOTELS  EFFECT SAVING.
OTTAWA.—Cards havo boon Issued
from   tho  food   controller's  office, to
I about SO of the leading hotels and
restaurants  throughout Canada  with
, blanks to bo fi|lod ln showing thti-saV-
i Ing effectod by the whito flour, boet
and bacon regulations, whtoh went in-
' to effect last Septomber. In tho case
of bacon, Incomplete returns show a
saving of 39 por cent over September,
1017 and of 41 per cont ovor October,
I. IMS*. . -:..;
TERRORIZE TROOPS ,,   '    ,
tUTO FIGHTING
German Army Deteriorating, Writes »
British Officer—Methods of
Officers
LIVBRPOOL.—Evidence tbat the
German commanders are well aware.
tiiat the German army is deteriorating
and that ihey have to try to keep
it together by terrifying their troops*
1k given in a letter written by au
officer of a Liverpool regiment to one
of the local newspapers. E.xpressing
the opinion that the "collapse of the
Germans will come soon," be added,;
j "The beat cure l'or pessimism would
be a few days in the front line-
trenches, There are no pessimists
here except among the German prisoners.
"The last time our battalion was in
action we took quite a number o\\
prisoners und they were a dismal lot.
One non-commissioned officer witli
whom I spoke told me that large)
numbers of the Germans simply wilt
not face our fire, but refuse to aK-
tack. His own company had been
under fire for nearly five days and at
last they had sighed a round-robin to
the company commander to say that
they could not stay any longer. Two
of the ringleaders wero arrested with
tho idea of making an example of
fhetn, but their comrades demanded
their release with such energy that
the officers had to give way. Later
on the men  repeated  that  they had
■to-.be taken out of the front-line. Tbo
officers ordered them back to duly,
but the men refused. The officers
threatened the soldiers, who replied
by killing all but four of the off cera
and marching over to the British
lines to surrender.
"When this particular battalion
was moved up against the British, the
men bad to be bullied into fighting;
by being sent into action in front of
:*. moving barrage, which meant certain death to all who lagge*'. behind.
"On anotiier occasion recently, our
Liverpool regiment had a fierce fight
which ended up with.a strange ox-i
perienco. Wo had heavily engageu
and driven off in panic some Germans
who had been holding a strong position. Moving on to the next objective, anotiier party of tbe enemy appeared. We felt, certain that we were
iu for a rough experience, but the
truth was that this hunch wanted to
surrender badly, and they had made
a pretense of advancing to a counterattack with tin object of getting near
enough to us lo be sure of protection
from their own officers.
"When tin- German command
found out what had happened, they
.-tent forward a great body cf reserves
with orders lo recapture our prisoners. Heavy gunfire rained on us, of
which tbe prisoners got a good share.
They begged us hard to save them
and we did all we could. But at ono
stage we were nearly caught When
the enemy suddenly turned on a party
of liquid fire experts. Fortunately we,
were alert and charged at once, cap
turing the whole liquid fire outfit.''
There ensued a terrible row between,
the earlier prisoners and the men we
had taken with the liquid fire outfU;
The first prisoners wanted to kill the'
liquid fire men. We had our hands,
full getting them ali back."
M. H. C. OFFICERS GET
WAR  DECORATIONS
Duke of Devonshire on Western Tour
Makes Presentation of Military
Crosses
EDMONTON, Alta.—Capt. George P.
Kinder, now in command of the mill*
Ury convalescent hospl.al at Edmonton, and Capt. H, Hobbs of the hospital staff, wen* presented by the Duk»>
of Devonshire on ills western trip with
the Military Crosses awarded them for
gallantry at lhe front.
Both officers are men of long military experience and Capt Hobbs, a
veteran of the South African war, is
also the possessor of the King's and
Queen's South African medals with
several clasps, and the Coronation
medal.
Like wise men both men aro tin*;
sons of patriotic fathers, Capt. Hobbs'
father working in munitions in tht.
Woolwich arsenal ever since t'e outbreak of the wer, although he is past
seventy, while Capt. Z.ndefa father,
past military age for active service, is
serving as doctor In ti Red Cross hospital.
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Who Of.'cr Resistance
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between the revolutionary elements
continues at several points, while Bolsheviki troops at Harbin, Manchuria,
have been defeated in battle by the
Chinese, who captured the garrison.
Apparently distrustful of the Rumanians, Ukraine forces, who are opposed to the Bolsheviki, have occupied
The first two episodes of the
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several .Rumanian divisional headquarters on the battlefront, disarming
those of the Rumanians who offered
resistance.
Gen. Kaledines Resigns.
LONDON, Dee. 2?.—The progress of
the peace negotiations is expected to
have a large Influence on .nternal conditions in Russia and thc fighting ln
thc south, where the position of affairs is still obscure. According to
the best available information reaching London, the Bolsheviki commissioners, the concentration of whose
forces against the south is being only
feebly conducted, are counting upon
two things to strengthen their position—first, the chance of secuilng a
peace acceptable to the country as a
whole, which would Induce the nation
to overlook the evident lack of i dmln-
istrative ability shown by the Bolsheviki; second, thc fact of the existence
of considerable lines, classes and
cleavages even among the supporters
of the Kaledines movement in the
south.
General Kaledlnes Is reported to
have recently resigned the leadership
of thc Cossack government, while the
Cossacks themselves are divided, a
large section of the moderates being
undesirous of fighting the workmen's
and soldiers' government so long as
the latter is able to preserve order in
tho country. The Bolsheviki are said
to be speculating on the still further-
spread of the revolution feeling amo^g
the Cossacks against their generals
and among tho Ukrainians against tho
Bourgeois.
A general army congress Is sitting
at the Bolsheviki headquarters to organize a central war committee, this
congress having confirmed the election
of Ensign Krylenko as commander in
chief.
Through French sources, it Is reported that the Bolsheviki arc quite powerless to revictual Petrograd, which now
possesses only the barest reserve of
food. AH railway communication
with the rich grain provinces havo
either been cut off or disorganized.
The central powers have .rejected the
Polish claim to bo represented at the
peace conference, but acco ding to the
Frankfurter Zeitung, the delegates at
Brest-Litovsk Include representatives
of tho Ukraine republic.
Serflt.   Aleo   Cheyne,   former   Nelson
Boy,  in  Vimy  Struggle—Owes
Life to His Oog.
HOLDS  HUN  WITH  TIGHT  GRIP.
Bornt Cheyne Now  in  Norfolk  Hot*
pital with "Mike"-—Firtoh Writes
Poem.
•Sergt. Alec Cheyne, formerly of the
city and now in the Norfolk hospital,
England, recovering from wounds received In both legs at Vlmy, Is the
subject of many discussions among the
boys of his and other battalions. Always a fancier of bulldogs, Sergt. Aled
became especially attached to a puppy
which he came in possession of in
Calgary. His name was "Mike" ami
he went overseas with his master. In
training; and later In the trenches the
faithful dbg never left sight of Alec.
Then came the order to take Vimy.
In a dash for the German lines ahead
Aleo sllp-oed and fell at a critical moment and a Hun with fiendish delight
come running with outthrust bayonet
toward the helpless Nelson soldier. But
Mike wee there and with a growl and
a leap he caught the German by the
thigh, out of reach of the surprised
German's bavonet and there he held
him until the sergeant got up and put
both Mike and him out of danger.
"Mike" has since received a great
deal <Jf publicity though It makes no
difference to him—he stays continually within a few feet of Sergt. Aleo's
bedside in the Norfolk hospital. Bert
Finch writes the following poem of
"Mike."
Sergt. Cheyne'a "Mike."
I knOw he's no blue blooded bulldog,
biit you bet that he's no mut;
I brought him over from Calgary, he's
one of C. Randy's beBt pups,
Yes, from over In Canada, from far
away out in the wept;
Both of our homes are out on the prairie, the spot we both love best.    ,
But God only knows what a comfort
bo's been,
And the hardships and hunger he often
■        has seen;
No rat could come near us, I'll bet for
a mile.
And all that he lives for is my pat and
my smile.
Many's the night when It stormed I
felt blue,
Thinking of far away and knowing not
what I'd do,
When my bulldog, Mike, would stick.;
his face in my lap
And with a look as to say "Now cheer
up, old chap."
He's got no Croix de Guerre, D.S.O. or
!       V.C.
But he's entitled to more—What he's
|       done for me.
You'll  remember the Ridge at Vlmy
I        we had orders to take,
I Mike was one of the army whom we
]       couldn't shake.
It was out in the open, where I stumbled and fell,
And all ln a second I heard such a yell,
As a German with bayonet made a
dash out after me,
But there was my pal Mike, whom he
didn't happen to see.
For Mike In a twinkling had grabbed
him by the thigh.
His   yelling  and  shouting  mado  md
laugh till I thought I would die.
I was up In a moment and soon finished thc Hun,
But Mike never let go till he was sure
he was done.
i
But  Mike—I  really  kissed  him,  yes
kissed him who'd saved my life;
One I knew would stl-k to hie through
sickness, wealth or strife.
And when at Paschendaele where the
Huns got me, got me In both my
knees.
All that I asked as a favor wus "Let
Mike come along with me, pleaso.'r
But now here I am lying In Norfolk,
but able to bear It In peace,
For   knowing  my  pal's   at   my   sldo
seems to give me instant relief,
Not thinking are we of air raids, but
I do hope this comes true,
That If the good Lord calls for me
that Mike will come along too.
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NIGHT OF NIGHTS
fi
BAPTIST S. S.
Old Santa Adds to Christmas Spirit at
Sunday   School   Entertainment
Laet Evening.
For the children of tho fiap'tlst Sunday school, fast evening was" the event
of events duWrtg the ChrtBtrias holidays. Th* annual Christmas tree entertainment was held nnd old Santa
Claus was there. An irtteresting program waa given by the scholars .followed by the tree ceremonies.
The program was opened with a
chorus by the school. J. Robb gave it
Scriptural reading which was followed by prayer. The little members of
the primary class next rendered a
t*6hg. A dialogue, "Trouble Ini Santa
Claus Land," given by Mrs W1. J. La-
badie's class was greeted with applause. Miss Alice Miles Won the
favor of her audience m a recitation
which was followed by a chorus in
Which the School took pftrt.
"A Christmas Story" was the name
of a dialogue given by Miss Winters'
clasB and was exceedingly well presented. Mrs. Bfignnll's- class was rep-1
resented In fl, pantomime "Nearer My \
God, to Thee." Tho children played
their roles noticeably well. "Llttlo
Lempeom," by Mrs. Spencer's class
added to the entertainment nnd a fol-;
lowing dialogue by Master Percy and :
Miss Maggie Miles scored In the program. A Lullaby song by Miss Law-
son's and Miss Notman's class followed again bringing applause. Mr.
Bagnall's class presented an unusual
attraction In "Dr. Kellwom's Surgery,"
followed by'a song by Miss Lawson
and drill by the scholars of W. J.
La ba die's class.
Santa Claus was thc feature of the
evening to the children nnd his appearance was greeted with cheers of
delight by the kiddies. The evening's
entertainment was under the direction
of W. P. Freeman, superintendent of
tho Sunday school, and W. J. Miles,
assistant  superintendent.
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B. S. Stokes left the city last evening for a short trip to Victoria.
H. B. Young Is spending a few days
In Spokane:
Mrs. T. E. Lavesseur has returned
from Butte, Mont., where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. It. Chlsolm.   ,
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Arthurs of Saskatoon were registered ut the Hume
yesterday,.
J. Russell who enlisted with the expeditionary forces was in the city yesterday on his return to his homo at
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RAILWAY BOARD SAVE8
BIG QUANTITY OF COAL
Passenger Trains  Being  Eliminated—
Water Supply in Drumhelltr District Fails.
(By Dally NeWs Leased Wire.)
MONTREAL, Dec. 27.—The Canadian railway board calculates that in
thc measures lt Is taking for the elimination of passenger trains it will be
able to Save 100,000 tons of coal. Without incommoding the public, there will
be elimination wherever possible. The
railway War board has gone carefully
into the matter of passeiiga* so-, vice
with the thought of conseivation of
fuel nnd man power. The crews lib-
crated from passenger trains that are
cut off may be used on freight trains.
Severe we'athe'r has crippled the
water supply for the lailway operating
out of the Drumheller coal fields and
also for the towns along the way. In
places where the towns were under
contract to supply water to the railroads for its engines there Is scarcely
enough water for the use of tho Inhabitants. The Canadian railway war
board has advised the government that
water cars are being rushed in to thc
relief of thc engines, a difii ult u.sk,
as sometimes the water trains themselves freeze in tiansit. Subcommittees
of the board ln the west are devoting
special attention to the problem of the
scarcity of both coal and water. Scarcity of coal In Calga'y and some other points may become ncu^e until the
weather moderates and the railway
board is watching the situation so as
to have relief if that Is needed.
Timothy Hay
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NELSON, B.C,
SKATING RINK OPENS,
The cold snap brought Its, joys and
last evening tho Nelson skating rink
opened Its doors and a largo number
took part in the winter fun which the
weatherman had mado possible fully a
week beforo the most optimistic skat
er had hoped for.
ST. PAUL'S WOMEN
HOLD HOLIDAY SOCIAL
The Ladies' aid of St. Paul's church
gave their holiday social in the basement of the church last evening. The
program comprised ttho following:
Song by Mrs. H. H. Fltts; readings
from James Whltcomb Riley's "Chilo
World," by Miss Claire McQuarrie;
pianoforte duet by the Mleses Steed
and Simons; vocal duet by Miss Margaret and Master Willie Ingram, besides several orchestral selections.
The tea table was presided over by
Mres. T. W. McBrlde. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. C. H. Bean, Mrs.
Barnes, Mrs. Hector McKenzie, Mrs.
Hugh Ross, Mrs. F, C. Ingram, Mrs.
Thomas Gibson nnd Mrs, Choatc.
PRESENT REV. BAGNALL
WITH PURSE FOR TRIP
At the close of the entertainment
given for the children of the Baptist
Sunday school In the church last evening a purse was presented to Rev. H.
S. Bagnall by members and friends of
the congregation with thc request that
he use the gift for a trip to Halcyon for
tho benefit of his health. Mr. Bagnall
has been confined in thc local hospital
and at his home for somo timo suffer-
I ing from rheumatism.
HOWARD  EDIE, CONCERT
DIRECTOR, IN CITY
Howard Edie, director of the tour of
Isolde Menges, who plays here Jan. 8,
passed through Nelson last evening
en route for Vancouver. Mr. .lfldte. Is
one of the most traveled men in the
world. He has visited 26 countries
during tiie past 21 years as either
actor, concert manager or lecturer.
Mr. Edie has just delivered five lectures in Calgary Along the fines of
art and music, particularly emphasizing the necessity^ of introducing a
larger measure ot art and music Into
our educational system. He, claims
that a higher civilization is impossible
while the emotional side, of life Is
neglected.
"Art and music," he says, "transmutes the lower passions to a higher
plane, where they are utilized to increase the world's possessions. At
present the emotional force of humanity is permitted to do more harm than
good, simply because It Is not exercised, developed and harnessed for
lofty purposes. That art and music
in conjunction with religion can in
time 'achieve this purpose Is- quite a
scientific attitude Of mind."
Miss Isolde Menges, the young English genius and violinist, Whom.* Mr,
Edle is presenting from eottst. to
const In Canada, is also interested In
educational work. Her enthusiasm
finds expression in giving free afternoon talks and concerts to school
children. She has given this season
In Canada 34 of those free children's
concerts.
MEN WITH ROPE AROUND
NECKS DRAGGED TO SQUARE
runished    by    Mob    for    Unpatriotic
Utterances—One Sighs Liberty
Loan Check
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
AUDOBON, Iowa, Dec. 27.—Because of alleged unpatriotic utterances, Rev. W. A. Starck and Fred
Tenekhieg were seized by a crowd of
I citizens yesterday, who put ropes
I around their necks. Tenekhieg was
dragged for a block and released on
the public square, where he signed a
check for a $1000 Liberty bond.
Starck nlso was released upon thc intervention of his wife. He promised
to leave town at once. According to
reports today the mob was made up
of parents of enlisted boys. Both men
are understood to have been called
before the county council of defense
several times.
For Rent
We have for rent a Nicely Furniehed Modern Home in Roef-
mont, alao Unfiirn'ehed Houeea In different parte of th* oity.
Wa have an Inquiry for Four or Five Acres an the Outeklrtt
of tha City, suitable far » ohiokan- ranch. '
Charles F, McHardy
INSURANCE
HK'AL ESTATE
FUEL
ALLIES TO CUT SUGAR
CONSUMPTION   BY   HALF
Realize   Recent   Supplies Were   Only
Made Through   Sacrifices  of
U. 8. People
(By Pally News Leased'Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. — Sir
Joseph White Todd und J. R. Drake,
allied representatives on the international sugar committee, which has
just worked out a plan for dividing
next year's Cuban crop among the
allies and tho United Status, discussed
the sugar situation here today with
Food Administrator Hoover. They
wore en route from New York to
Cuba. The allies, they said, must
again depend upon tho western hemisphere next year for their sugar supply ns lack of shipping makes It impossible to obtain sugar from the
east. Plans arc for the allies to go
through the year on half their normal
consumption, as they realize that they
have had supplies in the last few
months only through the sacrifices of
the American people.
Control of available supplies by the
international committee, the allies'
representatives said, will keep down
prices to the consumers everywhere
and will guarantee an equitable distribution among the nations fighting
Germany.. Sugar exports from the
United States last October showed an
Increase of nearly 10,000,000 pounds
moro than the same month last year,
France and England received the bulk
of the shipments of 118,241,000 pounds,
the former getting 73,000,000 pounds
and the latter 22,000,000. Six million
pounds went, to Thp Netherlands,
5,000,000 to Argentine and almost as
large a quantity to Mexico. , 7
HALIFAX  VICTORY  LOAN
SUBSCRIBERS GET PRIVILEGE
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, pec. 27.—It has been represented to the minister of finance
that, owing to tho catastrophe at
Halifax, thore will bo difficulty In
making payments of some of the smaller victory loan subscriptions. In Or-
dor that there may be ho hardships In
this connection, the minister has authorized the statement that such cases
Will be dealt with fairly, either by cancelling subscriptions, whore necessary,
or by the granting or extensions of
time whero subscribers arc able to and
willing to complete their payments,
the minister has wired G. S", Campbell,
chairman of thc Victory loan eommlt-J
toe of tho1 province" of Nova Scot la, to
take thc matter up with the bankers
Af BaUfoai
DIRE PERSECUTION
OF THE JUGO-SLAVS
Deputy's Report Tells of Cruelties by
Austrian Government—Thousands
Murdered
LONDON.—From a long report published by the Croatian newspaper
Novosti of the speech on the horrors
perpetrated by the Austrian government, delivered by tho Jugo-Slav deputy, • M. Tresltch-Pavltchltch, In the
Austrian reichstag on Oct, 19,. the following 'extracts have been culled:
"Mr. Tresltch-Pavltchltch af the
outset stated that he had suffered to
the uttermost limit of endurance during the time he had spent in prison,
and declared that if by any means he
should disappear the explanation1
would not be that he was wenry oif
life, although for three years already
death bad often appeared to him a^s
a thing to bo desired. He proceeded
to say that his people were being
systematically exterminated by halter, bullet and bayonet, dungeon, deportation, imprisonment, and evacuation, by court martial, by famine, by
concentration camps and by Inten-
flonally-induced disease. The persecution dated trom before the war.
and especially from the Serajevo assassination, and as soon as the war
broke out the tempest of extermination of all Jugo-Slav patriots began
to rago. All whose national sentiment
was awake, conscious and honest
were arrested, Interned, cast into
prison, ruined, condemned, executed;
all Who were too young or too oni
were doomed to die of hunger, arid
the rest were Intimidated, demoralized and outraged. Preparations had
been made long beforehand at a
given moment to send all the leaders
of the people to the casemates in order to use them as hostages, to cut
them to pieces so as to be able to turn
the people into helots."
Horrors of Maribor
"Continuing, he said: When, after
three months of imprisonment in
Maribor (Marburg), I was brought
up before a Judge, the latter said to
me: 'i don't know what the charge
Is against you, and this you will easily understand when you consider
that in Dalmatia, Istria and Carnola
alone we have arrested more than
5000 persons.' As we were horded.
on board in Splnato by the hundred,
together with criminals of the worst
type; as we .were led in Rleka
(Hume) to the statlom. through *'
torrential rain, ho that we had not a
dry stitch left upon us; as we tmv-
eeld, for four days and nights via
Zagrab and Budapest to Maribor in
filthy coaches, without food, without
s.eep, exposed to tne insults of the
Magyar mob, exposed, lifte Siberian
prisoners, to blows from the rifle butts
and curses from the enraged Magyar
soldiery—there Were many who lost
their reason from thc shock. With
my own eyes I saw one poor wretch
leap from thc window of the train,
going at full speed, out into the
darkness of the night and death. At
the end of these four sleepless nights
we were locked up in the stables of
a riding school.
''However, I do not want to speak
of Mariboi' and Grnz, because I do
not wish to speak of my own sufferings. I must, however, single ou.t
Imperial Councillor Doctor Hoffman,
prison doctor in Graz, who mercilessly insulted the wretched prisoners
and used to tell them thut It wou.flt
be better to poison traitors who were
loth to die a natural death.
Black Hole at Mostar
"But the fate of those who arc
confined In Mostar, Doboj and Arad
(was infinitely more terrible. In
Mostar the prisoners slept iu a basement, on tbe floor, crowded one on
top of the other, together with
thieves, brigands and gypsies. The
greatest horror of this dungeon was
ils jailor, Kaspar Scholler. This Individual, armed with an iron crook,
which he hud nicknamed the 'Krori-
prinz,* used to belabor his charges
blindly about the head and shoulders.
Blood trickled down the faces of his
victims^ I refrain from dwelling
upon his insults, the gross bestiality
of his Invective, his fiendish cries of
rage. Money alone could for a mo-
irienj. appease the rage of this Cere-
bus and close his jaws. This detachment of prisoners included
Rinda Jledulovitch, -editor of the
Narod, and the orthodox' priest,
Tichy, who eventually succumbed in
Arad to the Injuries jnfllcted by thtls
.ravage brute. Tichy, in the kindness
of his heart, gave a tiny part of his
own portion to his famished fellow-
priosnors, whloh so enraged Scholler
that lie struck put so unmercifully
with his TCronprinz' that the priest
became unconscious.
In  Subterranean   Dungeons
"At Arad thou'sartfls from Bosnia-
Herzegovina were Imprisoned ln subterranean yermln-infestcd galleries,
where they were packed like sardines.
The air wits thick: with a tepid mist.
as ln a vapor bath, and the light of
the electric lamps shone dimly
through tho fog. Before long spotted
typhus broke out among the prisoners.
At first there wore only two or three
deaths a day;, but later,on they died
Iri numbers. When the cold weather
came they were stripped in order to
cover the living who lacked clothes.
''The.number of those who died In
Arad is estimated at from 3000 to
4000.
"Matters were even worse In Doboj.
The surroundings of this town constitute tho greatest graveyard of the
guiltless victims of tn'Is horrible epoch.
Women, old men, children, were locked up In sheds which had been used
previously as a hospital 'for horses,
and were. Infected with all kinds' of
equine diseases. Lumbar pains, spotted .typhus,' smallpox and cholera
Soort made their:' appearance. Everything Was infested by every kind of
vermin.
Victims Done to Death
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order from the military commandant,
Serajevo, recommending that - the
prisoners should be treated with the
greatest possible harshness aiid severity, the warders did their best, to send
their unfortunate charges1 Into tho
next world. Tho most convenient and
most profitable method was to starve
them. Women with four or five children wero only given one loaf In five
days. The children walled and cried
to their mothers for bread, and the
inothers had nothing to give them biit
tears. Often the mother was already-
dead, while the child was still shak-_
ing her, weeping and usking her for
bread. ^
"According to an approximate estimate by reliable persons, more than
fuUO innocent victims were --dono to.
death there.
Autocrat of Bosnia's Crimes
"The autocrat of Bosnia, General
Potlorek, had given orders td^remoVe
all Serbs of Bosnia- Herzegovina from
the frontier. His orders were conscientiously carried out, and anyone*1
venturing to oppose them waa kilhWl
on tho spot. The inhabitants of the
village of Svlce wcro all "removed,,:
both young and old. When they arrived at Mount Rado their escort ordered them to halt and compelled
them to dfg their own graves and He;
down ih them quietly, each m'nls own
grave, Many women lay down in,-
thoir graves, with their, children in
their arms "
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