GREAT PROSE EPIC. French's Despatch Recognized As a Masterpiece. London, Déc. 2.--Sir John French's despatch, restrained dnd formal throughout its language, will be re- garded in time to come as one of the greatest prose epics that has even been written on deeds of the British army. The despatch requires no ex- planation. Every civilian will be able to appreciate the tremendous import- ance of these moments of vithl urg- ency when Sir John French had to come to instant decisions, the carry- ing out of which impdsed upon the army under his command tasks which called for putting forth superhuman ehorts several Heaith. or an extraordinary display of forti- tude and endurance. In each case it will be noticed that the field marshal took the course which promised. the highest and best results. Relying upon the steadfastness and valor of his troops, he deliberhtely took great risks in order to accomplish great ob jects, His confidence was fully justi- fied. "The exaggerated lines, thinly held, were maintained against masses of the enemy; divisions, brigades and regiments reduced to extremities' bv losses and by fatigue, responded again and again to demands for new. and | greater efiorts and fresf and heavier sacrifices." Those words of General French should fill the heart of the whole British race with a pride that we can call such men our and" brothers, but they should also pen mori Or dl sons Path from the Chateau around the Lake of this lovely spot. 5,645 feet above held as it were shimmering glaciera and clad peaks. The zreéen and and rose madder of gleam like and the sea and in a chalice b melted « jade and "This, : have not seen phire amethyst, ; Mount Temple AMED in honor of Princess | Rockies, has for over twenty years daughter of Queen | been a | artists who have vainly endeavored Louige, Victoria, and wife of Governor-General of Canada, Lake | Louise, the pearl of the Canadian |i PAA ~ MA YREMOVE EMBARGO Sr-- | | | Uiited States Manufacturers ea to | Ensland, Washington, Dee Sir Ce Spring-Rice he British ambassador, had an informal conversation at the state department late this afternoon with acting Secretary of State Lan sing, respecting the negotiations now in progress in London between wal ter H. Page, the American ambas sador, and the Hritish government regarding British embargo on woo! rubber, plumbago and a few other articles. United States manufactur ers are anxious for the removal of the shipment of these: articles from England and bars the shipment of several of them from some of the British colonies. The discussions that Ambassador Page has had at London, it is un derstood, have reached the point where it is believed that this em bargo may be conditionally remove ed by the British government The condition is expected to take {he form of an understanding that Am erican importers obtaining these goods from England or from Britist colonies will pledge themselves ir return not to exoprt these articles to any of the countries with whic} the allies are at war, or to any of the neutral countries adjacent tc Germany and Austria Norway, Holland and Switzerland have established embargoes a the exportation of wool, and and Sweden have established en goes against the exportation ber goods. WAR HITS PO! ¢ al OFFICE, Revenue From Postage Stamps terially Reduced. Ottawa, Dec. 2.<The Dominion gov- ernment's revenue from the sale of postage stamps will show a material reduction as a result of the war. The interruption of postal communication with several "European countries, par ticularly with Germany and and Hungary, affected the stamps, particularly when all order business with epemy countries was stopped. Every money meant a stamp. Ma. Austria of money sulle order Jeff Knows a Scrap il away. it means thirty thousand pass gers a year, "tourists who come from all over the world the despair of poets and to transfer to paper or canvas an y mage which might convey to those | gift from Nature, TLODY 'S LA} Spy Wrote Affecting Missive To His Sister. Rotterdam, Dec. 2.--Karl Hans Lody's last letter, written in the tow er of London + 18py, is published firter it Lody's sister, and My Darling : = he or Partition Of Britain, France, | And Russia. London, Dec. 2 s#ys that the famous Professe his execution in the addres before a Frank- ed { nest Zeitung is to the the oninion following fruits of victory | sary to insuré Germany's 1 <Freedom from the England, secured by 2-The invasion an interview reads : have trusted in my God and hag decided. Through many dan- of life he has guided me, and More than to has shown me world, and My hour has I must take my way through the dark valley, as have many of my comrades during the dreadful struggle of nations, "Where I am going there is worry, there are no alarms. May my tife be judged worthy to be a humble the altar of the of . "the has always saved me. nillions of others he the beauties of the may not complain struck. i don. + 3--The partition of Belgium Antwerp to become a German good, brave gtate; the northern portion to no Luxembourg, a German be added, to shall .become to also ¥ state. Father- 1--Germany to obtain the part of the British colonies the Congo Free State. sacrifice on land, "The death tlefield is, of a hero on the bat- more beautiful, that been my lot. I here in a hostile land, silent, un- known. Yet the consciousness 'that [ die in the service of my country makes death easier. My judges were gentlemen, and I shall die as an offi- not a " perhaps, but has not her northeastern provinces. die 6---Russia to be reduced united with Austria-Hungary. 7--The Baltic provinces of to be restored to Germany. 8--Finland to become an i dent kingdom and be united Sweden. . er, as spv. THEY WERE ALIENS. Fhe Soldiers Sent Home Are Not Canadians, Dee. 2. ~The 8 of German descent in Canadian contingent at have been discharged from by the statement that the Salis the govern- Ottawa, dl per first TO REPRESENT DERI Captain Hugh 'O'Neill Select Mid-Antrim. London, Dec Captain O'Neill, Royal unanimously selected as candidate for Mid-Antrim cession to his brother Arr was killed in action. Sir James B. Dougherty, home ruler, and John Goode, were nominafed tary candidates for Derry Goode's nomination ruled out on informality in his papers, and Sir James ty was declared returned uno Plain force was corrected 9 Irish ment Word Hughes Major-General effect that thirty- eight pi have been discharged and that of these is a Cana- dian citizen born or naturalized. They ere for the part enlisted in Western: Canada, from the Unit- od States, and are of German or Aus- trian origir In any what-has happened will not prevent the recruit- ing of German-Canadians for further contingents, though every precaution will be taken in enlistment. received by to the ons it 1" not one 1 greater some event, ol AND GET A scr TO Go our AP- Book, rr : > JEFF'S A HANDY LITTLE GUY To HALE AROUND AT THAT, NOW WE CAN KEEP ALL THE S&, PICTURES AND SHow am To OUR KiDs WHEN WE GET oLD | it* the charm The lake lies SNOW- its surface sap- | Fairyland," say those who see it and with difficulty tear themselves To the more prosaic C.I.R. have see for themselves an incomparable GERMAN SAVANT'S DRE The Morning Post Heckel, of Jena, the well. known disciple of Darwin, has expressed future : tyranny tyrannical state by the German army | and navy and the occupation of Lon- western portion as far as Ostend and Holland, and the northeastern portion and 5--France to give up a portion to votency by the re-establishment of the kingdom of Poland, which should Regimen unionist rl however Dougher- olir eyes to the extreme urgency of the situation' in which we still stand, and to a fuller of re sponsibility tifat-Jics upon us here at' home. . g awake us sense MUTINY OF REGIMENT, is ? Member Of a German Corps ot of Trauble, ; London, Dec. 2.--The corrgspond- | ent in France of the London' Daily Chronicle says: A German prisoner told me that up to a short time ago be, along with the majority of the German soldiers, had believed the German reports of victories to be true, but the following capture of recent English newspapers a | Tells | ine is en- ome Health First In buying food articles we must consider Ls 1 \ings--economy, results, ence, reliability; but the most important is ) ; P Health means everything. If one gets cheated in buying dresses, shoes or bonnets it is provoking, but the harm is chiefly loss of y. In buying food articles, if imitations poor staffs are supplied, there is a loss of me 1:2y and probably an injury to health also; rood health is beyond price. :member these facts when buying baking BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure No Alum conveni- tiny eed rll of doubt was sown among | to s helmeted hordes, a seed the kaiser vhich has plant, the neg like In many Are 156 developed into a hardy roots of which are spread dise e among the troops parts of the front there of men being shot by the ir | for disgbedience and "this nian told me that one day last week a whole regiment mutinied, threw down their arms and threatened to surrender to the allied forces unless they ere at once taken to staff headquarters and their grievances | attended to it is a very significant fact that practically all their de mands were at once allowed The | man who told me this belonged the regiment in question. I spoken to many {erman prisoners: some of them would say anything with the idea of securing good treat- ment, others would not say a word. This man impressed me very much, and his words had the ring of truth. | A CURIOUS SITUATION. Applications For Suspending Ene emy Patent's Almost Nil, Ottawa, Dec Despite the fact | that some thousands of patents are held in Canada by Germans and Aus- trinans, "not a dozen applications for their suspension or revocation have been made by Canadians, it was learved to-day. This, it appears, | also the case in Great Britain, where | the number of such patents held is, of course, large, and the number of for suspension surpris- AM. offices Selgium wr Bi W in is il the very applications ingly small, . Although the greater number of en- emy patents in Canada will not be challenged, this does not mean tnat their German or Austrian owners will be allowed to derive royalties from them. Such would be contrary to the | proclamations forbidding trading with the enemy. The same course, it is un- derstood, will be followed as with bonds and stocks held by persons of epemy nationality--that the royal- ties will be allowed to accumulate un- til after the war. 'I'his will mean the diversion of many hundreds of thou- sands of dollars, from Germany and ally, Austria. to | have of British , the federal fall tio MUCH BELOW NORMAL. Very Few Men Are Out of Work in' England. Dec. meer which federal is New ' gent, an interested York, 2. --Frederick Sar of Chicago, who is in tha electric Nght and power business in the middle west," an who has just returned from a short business trip through England, said that he had noticed in that country that the number of unemployed was much bdow normal. "What troubles the business men of England just now: is the lack of mer chant ships for carrying purposes," said Mr. Sargent. "So many have been taken by the gbvernment for transports that it has been a big drain upon the commercial fleet. There i tremendous activity in building commercial ships. Trade is now de® veloping rapidly that new ships have to be built to keep up with it. In one of the London theatres there is a play called, 'Bueiness as Usual.' It seems to be the pride of the Brit- isher 'that, notwithstanding the fact that his country is engaged in per- hans the biggest struggle of its ex- existence, business for the most part is going on as if there was no war." greater of ' of her im- -- -- Experiments With Trusted Convicts. Green Castle, Ind., Dec. 2.--For the first time in the history of Indiana, criminals are being cared for outside of prison.walls on the new penal farm near here. Twenty-four convicts from the stdte prison at Michigan City ar- rived at ithe farm td-day, and to-mor- row will be put to work buildings for their use and for the use of other prisoners who transferred to the farm state's penal institutions Only convicts with excellent records will be eligible to live on the state farm, where there will be only one or two guards, be Russia ndepen- with - is iY 80 from tne ed For duagh wae ' sue r, who " A i i Victory For Standard Oil, New York, Dec. 2.--The Standard Oil company is reported to have ob- tained eontrol of the big oilfields of Peru, and an invasion of South Am- libera! atrick Death Of Aged Captain. Cornwall, Dee. 2.--Capt. Oliver Gil- #spie, one of the best known river captaing from Montreal to Toronto, passed awav at the residence of his sonsin-law, P. EK. Campbell, here, aged eighty-seven years, 0 amen- 2 ty. Mr , was two of ported Canadian subsidiary. compabies are said to be in the mer- ger pposed. Book When He Sees One erecting | erican trade is planned through a re- | Tour | will be | ported from | { | BITTER COLD WEATHER. Vienna Is Feeding Many Thousands on Potato Soup Venice, via London, Dee. 2.--Unusu ally bitter cold, accompanied by a heavy snowfall, is said to be causing intenge misery, to the population of Vienna. The situation is made worse by the exorbitant prices of food and the municipality is feeding many thou- sands of persons. Owing to the high price of flour, the authorities are ex- perimenting with a soup make from potatoes, barley 'and black meals. Exytaordinarily cold weather is ve- expecially In Bosnia. BRITISH HYMN FOR WAR. (The English King and Queen re- cently accepted the dedication of a hymn written by Bishop Boya car- penter, Canon of Westminister, and formerly Bishop of Ripon, for use during the war.) O God, the strength, of those who war, The hope of those who wait, Be with our sons gone forth to fight, And those who keep the gate. We draw the sword to keep our troth Free from dishonor's stam, Make strong our hands to shield the 2 weak And their just eause maintain. Give to our hosts in battle's hour Firm hearts and courage high, Thy comfort give to those who fall. Thy peace to those who die. Breathe on our land the spirit calm Which faith in right bestows, And in the hours of dark suspense A faith which stronger grows. In Thee alone we place our hope, Thou Keeper of the just, And Thou, through fight and fire and fears, Will justify our trust. Thy ways are wonderful, O God, Who makest wars to cease, 0, let this be the final war That ushers in Thy peace. Amen. An alarm clock when a man doesn't bothered. acts up to he always want By "Bud Fisher" ------------ WAR IN THE SCHOOLS. New Subject To Be Introduced Into Ontariq. | Toronto, Dec. 2.--The education- | al value of the great war is not going to be lost sight of in Ontario. The minister of education has decided that the schools of the province shall devote attention during the present year to the causes of hostilities among the nations, and the reasons why the British empire is taking part. This wilk be done by directing that the subject form part the southern. battlefield; school . 0 qu in the departmental examinations, but also in the school promotion ex- aminations. . The department is forwarding to each school a copy of the British dip- lomatic despatches issued by the fed- eral authorities at Ottawa. The minister strongly recommends that generously disposed citizens, as well as school boards, shall offer prizes for essays on one or more of the phases of the present struggle. SHORT SESSION PROBABLE. Parliament Expected to Meet in January, Ottawa, Dec. 2.--Estimates are in preparations for presentation to par- liament at the approaching session. The house is expected to meet some time in January, but no date has been selected. The prospeet is for a small programme 'of legislation, outside of war measures, and for a short session. Parliament will make another grant under the Agricultural Aid act, the appropriation increasing from seven to eight hundred thousand dol- lars, in accordance with the bill passed at the last regular session. The minister of agriculture ts to have reports of the first half year's work in the provinces and will give the house an outline of what is be- ing accomplished. The grants to the provinces are paid in half yearly instalments. A clear conscience is more to be desired than a pull with the police, Having a lot of friends is usually more pleasant than profitabte. S------ I SAID A ScrA®- Book , 2 THIS AIN'T A SCRAP: Boo TTT SURE Ts! T's "yee Lee AND BarTries om JAMES J. CORRETY i