ing the editors for rO~ attitu certain a -- HOE that weekly seditious- ; cause. Ver- : ny perils besetting je path of the publication which ix strictly neutral and impartial in printing all the facts of this U- anfc war, : For obvious have no right to these correspondents, but the or- {ginal letters are on file in our of- ce. considerations we the names "There fs. no room Jn my houso for a paper which, ¥ke yours, shows {Such partiality agai 4 » "1 ts plainly seen in the way you are 'taking your selections from the dif- There is no doubt the yellow 'Press of this country, which tries, although on your part in a more gentle way, to arouse prejudice against Germany, "You are well aware of the fact that most of the war news reaches us via London, Paris, Petrograd and other lying factories; the more rea- 'son why you should honor the rule; aufintur it alterna pars, Your paper be. % to the greater majority of the English papers of this country that have been influenced or bought from that perfidious Alblem who has to ve yet that he is a true friend of the United States. Cancel my name from your subscription list We want American papers in Rm- erica, no British satires or hornets nests." "Since also The Literary Digest "bas Become infected by a rather ser- fous kind of Teutophobla I must, for the sake of peace within myscif ask you to stop the paper. I am by no Means a German, but I can not be blind to the fact that civilization is at stake and Christianity is in danger if the intrigue mad English. nren win in thé présent war." "Your position in regard to the present Barapa war is altogether too one-sided, too partial, too Eng lish, and far from being fair to Germany, too unjust and limited to deserve to be called cosmopolitical." "Your paper has been printing all kinds of anti-German cartoons, and it rs to me that this fs not in accordance with the principles of your publication.' "1 have been an admirer 3 r magazine for a number of years, but I begin to count it among my 1a i I-want English pa- pers I'll get them direct from Lon- don, Your aim is supposed to be to present all sides impartially, but in the Sejection of your stuff you are evidently lean ug very strongly to the Belgo - Afro-English-French- Japanese-Russian-Servian-assassins- cut-throat combination." "Keep your paper in the future. I am a German and would not have a paper in my house that only jnsin- uates that the Germans are to blame for the destruction of ancient mon- uments in the Buropean war. When the allies will begin to bombard their enemy with confett! and you dllustrate that in your paper, you may send it to me again. If an Nn paper states results it should state the cause, if it fs out to boost the one side, sell your pa- per to that side." "1 sincerely pity you, that accord- ing to the judgment of your Cana- dian friends, you are still not - ough Anglicized. 1 hope, however, that you will continue to give us a fair selection of all opinions mn oth sides and especially that you will not always cite a minority = of opinions and at the tail end in fav- or of Germany and her ally." "You claim to be non-partizan but Fou the not from any poipt of view mn the European war you do not give Germany any reasonable Shance whatever and for that reas- on 1 can not take The Literary Di. seat any lounger.' "I have come to the conclusion that I don't care for such a maga- sine whieh so plainly favors the cause of the Allies against the Ger- mans, May the failure open your eyes to the real conditions and facts of the present war." _"The Literary Digest," printed in New York, lacks independence originality. To usc a fle, it would seem as if John Bull were the $hoalmaster and the editors of The Literary est the scholars. In- variably they write what John Biull dictates without giving due com- X e American papers you extract anti-German, and I don't read sb much foolish stuff" or New: York from are care to "It seems that you folks are sure- . trying to show up only the one of the Buropean War, and so 1 desire 'to ask that you discontinue sending me your papers promptly. | have delayed doing this until my subscription expired as 1 not wish to fufluence you In any way from your own ideas. but what I want 'is a magazine that gives both sides impartially. . : I might requote your words in your maga- zine of a short ime ago where you Hate hat ir tha is tresson why the a Tor you to make the best King through The Liters: . I was amazed, astounded. L beyond roriDtan to soe ir le, on page 340, had of | of rey, ature RE Kha elm with Hat ood - thirsty, OU are not give fa rs & in the to 8 square deal her (rhal, 1 will refuse urther numbers you may ou to & My name at the ask any f te to cha garine. why it mighi DSS, OF MONTREAL, EXPELLED FROM THE N, H, A. | Toronto Has Nearly All the Rugby | Championships -- English News papers Will Not Report Football. The official paid attendance at the Jo Tigers game in Toronto was McVey and Wills, negro heavy weights, have been matched for a twenty-round bout in New Orleans, Dec. 20th, Ottawa is after Ed. Nagle, the good Ottawa College player to turn kprofessional this year. He may take the plunge if Ottawa College is. not admitted to the Intercollegiate hoe- key union. With thu Intercollegiaie senior and intermediate championships nailed away and two teams in the running for the Dominion honors Toronto has little reason to kick about its rugby talent. Ottawa is out 'with a kick about the schedule arranged by the N.H.A. It is slated to play three out of the first four games on the road, which does not appeal to the Senators. While the sporting public of the east is busy> preparing for hockey season Toronto is still in the rughy ring. It is more than probable that Wes- tern University of London, which beat Dundas 50 to 11 in the final game for the O.R.F.U. junior cham- pionship, on Saturday, at Wood- stock, will be found next season in the intermediate series of the Inter- collegiate unjon. Western is entirely too heavy and, fast for O.R.F.U. jun- ior company. The English press is determined fo crush foetball till after the war, and has now declined to publish any ' football news. This will hurt the game more than anything else and i will have a tendency to bring the players to their senses. When the A.A. U. of Canada meets in Ottawa this week, it is likely that a determined effort will be made by the Montreal representation to have the Canadian boxing championship taken to Montreal. For many years Toronto has been the scene of these annual events, i The Eastern Hospital club, Brockville, has the season with the following offi- cers: President, John Todd; vice- president, W. Fraser; secretary-tree- surer, Dr. McLean. It was weCiGec that all skips for the Kingston games district and Mitehell cups will be sel- ected by the executive according to merit of play. Curling -organtzes Tor Out of a total of 408 heats trotted on the grand circuit of 1914, were in 2.10, 111 in 2.08 and i353 1m 2.05, while out of a total of 303 heats paced, 312 were in 2.10, =5b in 2.08 and 91 in 2.05, a muen vee ter showing than ever before mace. "to Art Ross, who since the inception of the National association has figur- ed as a member of an affiliated club, no longer enjoys the privileges of or- ganized hockey. On Saturday, Ross received a letter from president T. | Emmett Quinn, of -the association, stating that he had been expelled from the association and from all organized hockey. The reason gi ven for the expulsion is that Ross was instrumental in having players on the reserve list of the NHA., sign options to clubs for the propos- ed new hockey league that has not materialized. ! Jedi ibibiidbib bib tied GERMANS RETIRE. + & London, Dec. 1.--~A despatch % ALLIES LOOK TO CANADA. For Seed Wheat and Agricultural ; Implements. Otiawa, Dec. 1.---Canada, besides greatly increasing her own wheat acreage 80 as to meet war demands of this character, is being looked to to supply seed wheat for other coun- tries in the empire and for the allies themselves. A request has been re- ceived from France that samples of Canadian spring wheat be forwarded with the necessary information with ~ 1a view to the importation of the best varieties, Owing to the mobiliza- tion of farm laborers and draught animals, the fall seeding has not vecs. executed under normal conditions and most of the wheat fields, partie- ularly in the districts occupied by the enemy have not been sown. Measures will be taken to execute the seeding operations between now and spring. but as the French farmers ceed but little spring wheat, seeds of this kind will be lacking and the French [agricultural industry therefore ex- pects to obtain supplies principally from Canada. There is also, on account of the scarcity of labor and farm animals, a demand fer Canadian agricultural implements and a «aluable trade in this regard is expected to be built up. WM. McKINNON, Who leaves Renfrew for North as chief clerk of railway mail ser He has been 28 years in Rer travelled a million miles on the K. ar Po. ratlway > WOMEN WERE INSULTED. Distress Increased by' Reports of Bri. tish Defeats. London, Dec. 1---Benefiting by the decision of the - Germans to allow inglishwomen to leave the country, Miss Stephen, a teacher under the London county council, has reached London after four months' detention at Hanover. She was taking a va- cation with another teacher when the war started Their efforts ro seave before war was declared were a fail- ure, owing to the stoppage of trains for civilians. Miss Stephen and her friend at first remained at their pen- sion, but were later required to enter a convent, owing to the strong feel- ing against the PBritish. Both the ladies are suffering from a bad break down, owing to the nervous tension under which they lived. It ie under- stood that they escaped molestation; but were frequently insulted and threatened, both by crowds at Han- over and by sailors en route. Their mental anguish was rendered greater by the newspaper stories of defeats of the British and their allies, and by the singing of Te Deums in the convent to celebrate German victor- ies. Their relatives at home receiv- ed indirect demands for money be: fore their release was granted, and $100 was sent, but the ladies knew nothing of the matter. SEEING SUSPICIOUS CRAFT. Navigators in Canadian Waters Re- quested to Report. Ottawa, Dec. 1-----The masters of all vessels navigating in Canadian waters have been requested to report the movements of any suspicious craft which they may meet to the customs officer of the first por: = which they touch, These rep * > 3 * * to the Central News from Dun- 1% kirk, says the German front has 4 begun a general retirement + from the trenches east of Dix. & + mude. * « One of London's powerful financ ors and advisers to the late King Edward, lwho, a th Sif Bdward Spear, "has aaa og, oy from the peivy coun- F" 'because of thelr nationality. ] DARING DEATH AGAIN 1 Stoker From Sunken Empress Joins London, Dee. 1---Among tide mei bers of a pasimant x orton, { near neighbors the Canadians at Salisbury Plata, i¥ 2 man who was a | the Pacific PEELE LPEP PELE ESL IR EP dS | | the necessary machinery for will be transmitted to the captain in charge of the dockyard at Halifax in the case of the maritime provinces and to the superintendent of the dockyard at Esquimalt in the case of coast. Hearsay infor: mation is wot asked for, but all de- finite iInformatton is requested to be forwarded promptly. The shipping world is also being cautioned that it may become neces- sary to extinguish all or certain lights on the British Columbia coast with further notice. Pulteney Point light and Haddington Reefs gas buoys have already been extin- guished. Masters of vessels within territorial waters on the British Columbia coast must obey any in- structions issved by the naval an- thorities regarding the movements of their vessels. IDLE LANDS IN THE WEST. Inunigration Dept. Starts Movement for Their Working, Ottawa, Dec. 1--The immigration departoent is inagurating a move- urent for the working of large tracts of idle lands in the west. This has been advocated from time to time by various public bodies, but no effort by such bodies to carry on the work has been effective, The immigration department has carry- ing on the movement to a successful issue. The idea is to first get the ne- cessary data as to the ownersnip or idle lands in each municipality and then to reach the owners directly by correspondents. sin MOCCASINS FOR TROOPS. War Office Likcly to Adopt Canadian Lumbermen's Style. Ottawa, Doo. lex The British war office ix considering the use of long "heefekin" moccasins, such as are dred by Codedinn lumbermen, for the men at {fe frost this winter. The meceasins as manufactures 1a 4Ondada are waterproof and with the aeels apd heavy roles attached would iikely prove a great boon to the men bearing the brunt of the biting. | Masy orders for such moccasins have received from demonstration. BREE Re PEP RRR PPP rTP PREV EPP TE RFT LRP PEP r REP rere STIFFENED BY BRITISH TERRI. TORIALS FROM ENGLAND - : ---- The Cheering of the Allies When Reinforcements' Arrived = Was Heard In the German Trenches. Paris, Dee. 1.--The arrival of heavy detachments of fresh British troops at the front in Northern Prance ahd West Flanders has been the signal for « de: termined offensive movement by the allies. Stiffened bv British tervitori- als, fresh from England, and by French reserves, the allies have renew- ed vigorous pfessure against the Ger. mans near Ypres, along the Somme river, north of Aisng, between Vailly and Berry-au-Bac, and at points in the Argonne region and the Vosges. Between Arras and Bethune the con- flict hae developed into a fierce artil- lery. duel, with the big guns thunder ing night and day. All the villages on this line have been razed or hurn- ed, and Arras and Bethune are report: ed to be basses of ruins. Between Rossieres' and Peroune the allies have attacked some of the en- emy's trenches, driving out the invad- ers. 'These victories have been costly, however, as the 'attacking forces wern subjected to terrific machine gan fire. The arrival of new troops from Enz: land has greatly heartened the troops on the firing lime. A message from St. Omer says that the arrival of the first contingent of British territorials at the trenches near Armentieres and Ypres was the signal for a tremendous The cheers of the sol- diers in the allies' trenches certainly reached the ears of the Germans, and must have caused considerable specu- lation as to its cause. There is evidence at hapd to sup- port the belief that Field Marshal Sir John French and General Joffre, the French | commander-in-chief, believe that the fresh troops, together with the French reservists that were mov: ed forward last week, will be sufficient to turn the .tide of 'battle in the north. Among the reinforcements are thousands of cavalrymen who have been detailed" te infantry duty for the time being. : It is reported from Furnes that French and Indian troops are increas ing their pressure against the German lines between sDixmude and Ypres. They have had to encounter fierce nr- tillery fire, however, for the Germans have all their trenches supported by Leavy guns, Bird drbddobddb ddd dodged ded dopddodd * WAR BULLETINS. Announcement was made « Monday night that King George 4 had left for France to visit the 4 British army at the front, . & * Vessels arriving at Colon, ¢ Panama, . on | Monday report jamming of their wireless communication by a British ficet of sbont a dozen warghips, apparently south- bound to meet the German squadron, Paris Intest advices from the front indicate very little change in the positions of the rival ar- mies, The German assaults are very weak. Berlin war office says the Germans are resuming the of- fensive against the Russians, whose opportunity of invading Germany has now departed. Russian and German official statements indicate that Rus- sian forces and Germans are en gaged in a most terrific battle over a hundred miles of front. Germans are again massing for an attack on Ypres, but ex- tensive British, French and Beil- gian reinforcements have also arrived. og ob ode ADO HEE Bd At Boulogne, France, Col. Shil- lington and his corps of Cana dian doctors and nurses have been given important amd hard work among the, wounded. BP ed & & Pd b deedeednddedodobddodedofled do dodoioleie dodo de Germans At University. Toronto, Dec. 1--Presicgent Fal- coner, of Toronto university, is ex- pected back to-day and the board of governors of the university will meet and discuss the matter of the German professors on the university staff. In affidavits Professors J. E. Fernow, I, Benzinger, P. W. Mueller and B. Tap- per declare they are not In any merce reservists or soldiers of the German C RUSSIAN POLAND 1 wr - - 7 nd PAT, oh Ye a a Ya » % THE SITUATION IN THE HAST. the opposing forves The position in Poland, di | aaah: ng to Jatesc Russian Elizabeth of confined to her to overwork. in Plan Gérman Attack. London, Dec. 1--There is mine] ent danger that, driven desperate by. hunger, the Belgians in some dis-| triets will aftack the Germaas In an, effort to obtain food, according to a, report to Herbert C. Hoover, chair-| man of the American relief commis« sion, from a special commissioner doing relief work in Maastricht, Hol- land, The commissioner cites a state-; ment made by a refugee, which was confirmed by others, in which the! Belgian says: "In Berchem (two miles southeast of Antwerp) and; the neighboring villages there has; been for some time no food avail-| able, except what was got through the commission. At Berchem tne Germans stored the food which they, selzed at Antwerp, and which they, stated was being sent to Brussels. Consequently the people, while star-| ving seize quantities of the food with-| in reach. Meetings are being held nightly where the chances or as:acs- ing the German garrison for the pu. pose of taking possession or wane 100¢ are seriously discussed." In the suburbs of Antwerp, the commissioner's report says, refugees declared there was virtually a food famine. The inhabitants were sole- ly dependent upon the commission's distribution, and when - the supply temporarily became eshausted priva- tion at ofice ensued. The conditions at Louvain, refugees state, are still worse, Actual starvation is prevailing and the inhabitants are living an ruins. LAUDS HIS CHANCELLOR. Emperor's Birthday Felicitattons to Bethman-Hollwex. London, Dec. 1-- Telegraphing from Berlin by way of Amsterdam, Reuter"s correspondent. sends the following official announcement: "Emperor William has sent this birthday telegram to Dr. Von Beth- man-Hollweg, the German imperial chancellor: "*At the head of the German em- pire, I come to your excellency with congratulations of a particular kind, Luck is necessary to pilot the ship of state through stormy times into the harbor, and . for this purpose Providence employs men who know how to fight firmly and steadily and to keep the welfare of the fatherland in mind until the great aim is ac- complished. Among thosé men your excellency occupies firct place. The German people know it, and I know it. God bless your work. "Signed 'WILHELM. "The chancellor, in a reply thank- ing the emperor, said the impres- sions he had received in Berlin gave him confidence that the population was firm in the determination vo fight until a final victory was secur ed." THEATRES DID NOT OPEN. But Paris Cafes Presented Patriotic Programmes, Paris, Dec. 1---Although no thea- tres took advantage yesterday of permission to re-open--= the managers ohjecting to the tax of 20 per cent. for war funds as altogether too high, in addition to the taxes for authors' societies, and so forth, which amount to another ten per cent.--numerous cafe concerts and vaudeville present- ed popular patriotic programmes. All were througed, despite the darkness of the streets, the limited communi- cation, and the eleven o'clock clos- ing, which were expected to cause a meagre attendanee. The programmes invariably began with the Marseil- laise, which aroused the greatest en- thusiasm. Many wounded soldiers were lionized, especially at the Mou- lin Rouge, where the audlence rose and cheered as a party of officers, two with arms in slings, entered one of the boxes. NO TRUTH IN REPORTS That Germans Were Dismissed From Canadian Contingent London, Dec. 1.--There fis no truth in the report which has ap- peared in some newspapers here and may perhaps have got circula- tion in Canada that members of the Canadian contingent have be-n sent home because it lus bean discover- ed that they are of German or Aus- trian origin. As the press despatches have told a few members of the contingent been sent out of camp. Very few, however, have been guilty of any misconduct and noth- ing that has been done is of any serious consequence or reflects any degree on the contingent as a whole. Help Lighten The Load. The Outdook. Humanity stumbles ahead on its road, Urged o'er the desert, beset by the goad; Men bend under burdens of hunger and care And women must suffer and teil and despair; Yes, even the children astray in the strife Are bowed by the weight weary of life, Hark! unto: each soul that is hero, not slave, How ¢lear sounds the call to arise and be brave. 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