7 "YEAR 82 NO, 11_ AEE LIEUT. WILLIAM WRITES FROM BELGIUM A * covari hill, si he maj He has Where We is With the Royal cis ut ss toe maior tie ki Field Artillery CLOSER 0 GERMANS THAN "HE WAS For PAST. MONTHS Mis Bauery 1s In Action Close to Ypres And Is Likely to Spend the Whole Winter There. Lient. William DB. Mackie, son of Rev. Dr. Mackie, with the Roval Fisld Artillery in Belgiom, writes as follows toa a Kingston friend, under date of 'December 21st © "I have now leit the column 'and gone to a battery. A vacancy having aceirred in one of the batteries in my brigade, 1 seized the opportunity to got a bit closer to the Germans, for siter ail it is the gunners job to shoot his gun, and not he content with simply supplying it with ammunition. Well, the battery is now an ac tion fairly close to Ypres, more 1 cannot say. As you know, we have heen held up on this line for som, time dow, and it rather looks as if we shall spend the winter here, making po real attempt to press forward till the spring. As the batteries are seldom culled upon to fire at night, unless the German takes it into 'his head to at tack, one officer and a few men only are leit with the guns and the re mainder go 'back th a comfortable farm - where they are billeted some three miles in rear. "As I am on daty to-day, I am now (8.30 pm.) writing in a little farm house clogs to the guns, with my servant iand a telephonist sleeping in the kitchen. The latter is in connec- tion with the brigade headquarters and sleeps with his instrument strap- wed over his ear, sb that at any time i can be called up and in a very faw minutes the battery would open fire. . «+» You may be interested by =a short description oi the battery posi- tion, The guns are behind a small hedge, and we have planted pine trees all around and covered the waggons with branches so that we should not be spotted by a hostile aeroplane. Close to the guns are large holes, cov- ered with logs and turf. These are known as "funk pita." Ui Mr. German does happen to find that we are there and starts te shell us, we «imply vanish underground wait till § is over. One has to bb P wever, for when a #l i8 coming straight for you there is only about three se- conds between the timesyou first hear it and the burst. ; ---- Good Scheme Worked A good scheme, Which was work. ed with considerable sticcess. on the Alsne, Ws to ¢ "firing If a shell falls well on a k. The German then thinks he his got you and apends the wholé day shelling that place while you contigne your work fa comparative pease." Of course now-a-days we ar Dtnctically al- ways under cover, so from the hattery. you see hing. In a little house on the @ther side of the in B B. MACKIE eer na ee, and; from his advanced position, of 'ohfervation station," to give it iis | proper name, he regulates and con trols our fire. Here are the 'eyes' of the batiéry, and that is the place the Germans always try to. find, pra that the major generally has to wail till dark 'wefare he either ap proach of leave it: "About a quarter of where we are in aciion - there big wooded hill with 4 high towe: op it. This has been shelled: every {day for the last month but, al | though it has been ht séveral times it still mocks them The jest is however, that there is nobody ther: so" that they are wasting thel time and ammunition. . © This ac counts in a great meas ee thet can a mile from 18 a perzistent shelling of chukches, foi the towers being ustally high- est points in the gurroliinding coun- try make excellent 'O. 8's,' and are (often used as such. At the start of the campaign they were usually hospitals, but we goon learnt that the red-eross flag, though con spiciously displayed, was no 'pro- tection sp we now aveid placing wounded there he Observation Difficult at Times Very often wheén the nature of the ground renders observation diffi- cult, artilléry subalterns are sent into the infanfry tremches to ob- serve from there... This is the mest dangerous, but also the most exeit- ing job we have. We have to get up very early and into the trenches before dawn. Then usually at a pre-arranged time the battery opens fire, and when the shell bursts up jumps the sub, quickly notes where it bursts, and telephones back to the major. Of course when your head appears it is greeted with a! fusilade from the opposing trench, 80 you haven't much time! It is also a fatal mistake to bob up twice in the same place! I can assure you it is most excitin* and intense ly interesting as long as you are fortunate enough not to stop a bhul- let. Most of our casualties however have been due to this "forward ob-| servation." » Still when one thinks how many fellows 'are doing' this and the small casualty list of the Royal Regiment the risk is not nearly as great as it sounds. x "We are all praying for the win- ter to sei in as the mud is awful. I don't think Salisbury Plain ean be worse than this . © . The men however are simply. splendid in epite of it all. 1 must say people at: home are most kind to us and no army could be better fed or looked after. Our rations arrive régularly and are first class," We are con- tinually getting large parcels of to- bacco and warm socks and helmets for distribution. Most of. the Eng- Mish papers send out large stocks of complimentary - copies and these are a réad Godsend for we only know what is going "on dn our im- mediate front, which after all is. a very small portion of the long line." The Bates & Innes Co., Carleton Place have just completed an order of 16,000 pajrs of blankets for the French army. Che KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURS DAY, EE -------- JANUARY 14, 18915 | BY LIFTED . B® MOVING PICTURES. Stir Germans. Berlin, Jan. 14. --Moving pictures, which are being used to arouse the patriotic impulses. of' the German people, appear to have been taken with the emperor's hearty co-opara- tion, for they represent him talking to his staff, inspecting his troops and chatting with the crown prince very 'near to the camera These pictures are numerons and clear that no phefographer could possibly have set up his camera so close without royal approval, A war film which has excited much discussion was recently displayed at the "Fatherland, "one of the largest theatres of its class, whose name be- Tore the war-<was""Piceadity It represents what is claimed to be the British use of dum-dum bullets, and shows. a soldiar twisting a cartridge in a device of the rifle, the inference being that British rifles are equipped with this device. There are many films showing dif- ferent arms of the service, and if the cheers on one evening can be accepi~ ed as a fair Baxis for the conclusion, General Vor Hindenburg and Cap- tain Von Musifer<ol the Eniden are the popular favorites. SO Pe -------------------- PREPARE FOR DEFEAT. German Press Apologetic. Rotterdam, Jan. 14. --Thera is a marked 'change in the tone of the German press, which no longer pre- icts a German victory. This is shown in an 'article by Prof. Per- ceval, ip the Cologne Gazette. He says : "If Germany is defeated it will be impossible to get any indem:- nity from her, because-practically the last man would have fallen, and the last. penny would have been spent. This must ha dlear to our enemies." Tone of Is. Now Money for Money--- : Pound for Pound --ithere's no food that equals Grape-Nuts in concentrated a; "4 ¢ "a 1 ANEW YORK o/UBWAY PAYSENGEDS OVER SMOKE THROUG H 'TIREET GICAT >, WINGS AZ STH TRERT 20 AMBULANCE EST Ary A BOOTS TOO LIGHT. Kaiser Poses For Films-- Pictures | Canadian Officer Urges Appeal to | Invested Sense of Honor. Ottawa, Jan. 14.--The militia com mittes appointed to investigate quality of boots furnished the Cana dian soldiers now at Salisbury Plain has presented an interim report,which is now being considered by the de partment. It will go before the min ister and militia' council. Though the contents of the report have not been divulged, it is understood that it finds that many of the boots supplied were far too light 'to stand the wear which they were subjected. In some | cases the quality of workmanship wa not ol the best. The Ottawa Evening Journal lishes a letter from "a prominent Ca- nadian officer at Salishury," whgss name "for obvious reasoms' jis with- held, in the course of which the wyi ter says: "Outside of dertain discom- forts, 'we gel plenty, and all that money can buy, but I would ask you to appeal to the pevernment contrae- | tors with a view to touching their sense of honor. It seems to mb that all they care about is to produce some kind of article that has appearance They evidently do met stop to coun: sider that these ons of Casada are roughing it for specific purpose of Puhiing. atid sueriliomg: ther: oil in order to defend these same contrac tors' factories and personal liberty. The principal trouble has Leen an boots, and it is nét {air to the sol dier to. allow - these" contractors to reap a harvest at his expense. An of Lo pub ¥ rr Pah / RESCUING VICTIMS OF THE RECENT SUBWAY A( CIDENT IN NEW YORK, : NN PP pl DECORATED BY POINCARE. | i Douglas Haig and Smith. i Dortien With Legion of Honor. | | Paris, Jan. 14.--President Poin: the {care on his latest trip ta the front, from which he returned vesterday, in addition to presenting the colors to' the bluejackets there and visiting Hazebrouck, went to the British headquarters, where he had a long conversation with Field-Marshal Sir John French and the Prince of Wales and invested the British generals, Sir Douglas Haig and Smith-Dorrien, with the insignia of Grand Officers of the Legion of Honor. These ware conferréd at the special request: of General Joffre, the-French command- er-in- chief. From Bpitish headquarters Presi. dent Poincare, undeterred by the Ser. ious risks from German shells, drove in an automobile' to Arras, accom- panied by the perfect of4Awras, the mayor and the bishop. President Poincare "visited every. part of = the ruined city, whose aspect of utter desolalion deeply moved him. resident Poincare inquired par- ticularly if the 3,400 inhabitants who remain in the city were getting suflicient food, and before leaving spoke a few words of encouragement to a number of the citizens, mostly elderly people. The president gave the meyer 1,000 francs for the poor of the eity. © ficer isin a position to purchase his own equipment, but the man behind the gun must take. what he is served out with. Of coursé, there have been some good boots ' samed, which have been manufactured by a certain twe firms, bot the others are abhsolutely unserviceable after u few days' wear." HAS NO DOURTS OF ITALY. Roumania To Enter War Middle of Febroary. London, Jan. 14.--The Times cor: respondent dt Sofia says he believes that whatever now happens Rounian- ia will start a campaign in Transyl- vania probably about the middle of Tebruary. fhe NRoumanian minister to Buigaria, who is now in BucHar- est, the correspondent' adds, is ex- pected to return - soon to Bulgaria, taking with him «proposals to {iacili- tate an understanding between Rul garia and Roumania. "It is believed," the correspondent declares, '"'that restitution of the towns of Baltchik and Teobritch {in that portion of northeastern Bulgaria i to Roumania at About food-strength. barlev. I ay. Most s gestion. ) Bein = value, other 1 Grape: nerve making but lacking in A daily' ratio lack. 3 ing, eco] A pretty big claim, but listen-- "All-wheat food" sounds good to most people, but Grape-Nuts goes one better. It not only eontains the en- tire nutriment of wheat, hut also the rich nourishment CANADIAN FOSTUM CEREAL CO, More! Girape-Nuts is long baked and digests quiek- wheat heat foods--bread for instance and some so- called breakfast foods--require 21-2 to 3 hours for Grape-Nuits food digests gengrally in about one hour. highly concentrated, Re to pdt: from the pack & a : tizing, solish. ody 5a : age, appetizing, nouris ~* "Theré's a Reason" for --sold by urp, WINDSOR, 'ONT. ~ aah ia A oneal by ere's more. actual food th r weight, in Gra Nuts than in some 801d in bigger pre Jaa : uts contains the vital : bene, muscle and 8 phosphates necessary for health and life, most wheat foods--white bread espeeially. | of Grape-Nuts readily makes up for this of HOW DENMARK VIEWS IT. Thinks Grey's Reply Cordial and Frank Statement. Copenhagen, via London, Jan. 12. reat Britain's reply to the Ameri- an note bearing on-the search of ieutral vessels is considered by the press and people of Denmark as A cordial and frank statement, but it is contended that the increase of im- ports . from the United States is due to. the fact that supplies from Gers many and Russia have been cut off and Danish merchants "have been compelled to turn to America, the only large exporting nation not® ene gaged in the war. The belief is expressed that this in¢ crease in the importation of supe plies from America will continue al- ter the war, products being, brought hers direct instead of through' other conntries, as heretofore: A GRAND YIELD. May Have Crop Exceeding 180,000, : 000_Bushels, : as, City, Jan. 14-- Aécording 3 ni Kans Bh ei SRR. LNAL AXET. Pre Mrs, Fred. Ferguson, Inverary, GIFTS TO RED CROSS, | i | The Ladies of Frontenac and Rings. | ton Very 'Busy. These donations were veceived by the Red Crosa Society from Dec. 15th {to Dec. 31st, 1914: { Bay ¥iew Woten's Institute, (Miss A. Fairfield, secretary)--7 army | shirts, 7 pair 'socks, 8 Dalaclava cups, I Seen handkerchiefs, 8 pairs wrist- lets Swastika Club, Methodist' ~ Sunday sehool, Svdefham--62 pairs = 4 knitted cholera bands, 2 pairs wrist- {dots . | Mrs. B. H. Gates, Pittsbuig, 2 pairs socks; Mrs. R. Sicthewey,. Pittsburg, 2 pairs socks; Mrs. M. A. Brooks, 5 | pairs socks Trinity Church, Wolfe Jsland--Mrs. Oscar Fawcett, 1 pair socks: Mrs. Ro: bert Payne, 3 pairs socks; Miss Haz el Fawcett, 1 pair socks. Mrs. F. W. Spence, 1 pair socks; *.-C. W. Harris, Marmora, 3 pairs 2 pairs wristlets, 2 'scarves; | Maple Leaf Mission, Perth Road, 32 { pairs socks; Mrs. Garrett, Joyceville, | 7 pairs socks; Cataraqui, per Mrs. El j liott, 3 pairs sock Mrs. DD. Strat- Hon.) Paix sock + Mrs. J. H. Walker, Aittsburg, pair socks: Mra. S. PB Harrington, Prtore e. sock Mrs. Davis, Joyeeville, 1 pair sock Mra. G. Irwin, Murvale, 1 pair socks; Mrs. George Keyes, sr., Wolie Island, 3 pairs socks; Mrs. Margaret Adams, 2 pairs socks; Miss Peters, 2 pairs socks; Miss Graves, 1 pair socks; 17 pairs socks; Miss B. Oliver, 1 Mrs. G. Garrett, Zealand, 1 handkerchiefs; Mrs. R. V. Rogers, 1 dozen spools thread; Mrs. Giles, bandage rollers; Rev. J. Cantrell, | Mallprytown, 1 pair socks; Mrs. T. Fisher, Sunbury, 1 pair socks, Mra. W. H. Mallett, Sharbot Lake-- 28 pairs socks, 10 pairs hali:mittens, 9 pairs wristlets, 5 pairs bed socks, 12 housewives. Included in the above donation, Mrs. S. C, Bourke, Oso Sta- tion, 1 pair wristlets; Mrs. J. Warren, Oso Station, 1 pair wristlets; Miss Boyse, (Oso Station, 1 pair: wristlets; Mrs. Thomas Webster, 1 pair socks; Mrs. W. HH. Conboy, 1 pair socks. Mrs: Mclntosh, hand-painted china to be sold; Mrs. Bellhouse, 1 knitted cholera band, 1 pair wristlets; Mrs. Stratton, .1 pair socks.; Mrs. J. Me- Bride, Sunbury; 2 pairs wristlets; Parham, 10 pairs socks. Work done for the society--Knitted scarves, Miss Devlin, 2; Miss Barcley, 1; Miss Edwards, 1; Mrs. Way, 1; Miss Booth, 1; Mrs. Stevenson, 1; Miss Alridge, 1; Mrs. Smith,' 1; Miss Har- old, I; Mrs. Harold, 1; Miss Abrams, 1; Mra. McFarlane, 3; Mrs. W. H. As selstine, 1; Mrs. De Oarteret, 2; Mra. Gowan, 1; Miss Grier, 1; Miss H. Fraser, 1; Miss Drummond, 1; Mrs. Ashby, 2; Miss Baker, 1; Miss E. Turnbull, 1; Mrs. Duff, I; Mra. J. R. aon i Miss Shaw, I; Mrs. od Bolen bands--Mrs., Fras- er 1, Mrs. McFarlane 1, Mrs. John Baxter 2, Miss Sanderson 1, Mra. J. R. Henderson 1. Wristlets--Mrs. Going '§ pAalrs, Mrs. J. Rook, Newburgh, 3 pairs; Miss Devlin 2 pairs, Miss ©, Lyman 9 pairs, Mrs. Duft 3 pairs, Mes. Guth- erie 1 pair, Mrs. Baird 1 pair, Miss Druminond 1 pair. 2 Balaclava' caps, Duff. Soeks--Mrs. J. W. Corbett, 2 airs; Mrs. John Baxter, 2 pairs; iss McMahon, 1 pair; Mra. Jamey Mrs. H.R. PAGES © TO 19 [CHAIRMAN - FOR 1915 JAMES CRAIG'S SERVICE ON | ..-- BOARD OF EDUCATION. He Is Native of Kingston, and Served In City Council Thirty Years Ago --- Well Known In Local Fraternal Societies, James Craig, who was on Wednes- day night, elected chairman of the Board of Education, (was born . in. Kinesion, betng a son. of 'the late Jahn Cralg, and has lived ail his life in his native city, with the exception of fourteen vears, which he spent at Trentol, Ont. He has always taken a keen interest in education, in race it has been his chief "hobby, §I-it aight he <0 termed. For. seven years Mr. Craig has been a member of the board in this city, and he has been of vajuuble agsistance In the carrying on eof the work, He na» served on all the committees, and committee While in Trenton he devoted what time, he could to tae 3 JAMES CRAIG chairman of the Boar Education. The new of question of edycation, .and while there had the honor 'of * being tam chairman of the union school board. Mr. Craig also served a term in the city conncil About thirty yen ago, he represented Victoria ward. He has always taken a keen interest In local affairs, and was ever. ready to give his warm support to anythin was regarded as obe of the "daddies and his advice on all matters Wis at all timewn: sagerly sought, * Among fraternal soc'etles Mr. Cralg is well known. * He {$ a mem- ber of St, John's A. F. & A. M., and fs treasurer of Court Fromtenag 5.0. F., and also of Kingston lodge, io. U.W., He is also vice-president of thé Kingston Public Library Board, a past president of St. Andrew's * lety and a director of the Kingston Horticultural Soclety. He Is an eld- er of the Prasbyterian church, and a member of St. Andrew's. All his life Lesdlie, 6 pairs; Mrs. Smythe, 1 air; Mrs. Hysop, 1 pair; 'Miss E.' man; 1 pajr bed socks. Flannel bands--Miss Keen, 3; Charity Circle King's Daughters, 56; Mrs, Ellis, 16; Miss Richmond, | 7; Miss Sutherland, 12; Mrs. \ G Friend, 36; Miss Baker, 6; Mm! Tandy, 12. * . Army shirts--Mra. Payne, 3; J. Lessie, 2. Nightshirts «= Mra. Guthrie, 18; Mra. J. Henderson, 3; Mm. Hysop, 2. Sydenham Street Methodist Chureh--1 pair socks, 2 pairs wrinst= lets, 1 knitted cholera belt, 2 o. Mis. +] ECarvesn, Sunbury, per Mrs, C. Smith--Ar- my shirts 12, nightshirts 16, nightin- gales 24, abdominal bandages 12, flannel bands 61, 6 pers socks, 1 pair wristlets, 9 pairs socks knit he has been interested in Supasy school work, and served many years us superintendent In several of the local ehurches,, During the seven years Mr Craw bas been a member of thé Boars os Education, he was only absent from meetings on four occasions. This is a record that anyone might well be proud of. At the present time Mr. Craig Is hookkeeper for Nickle & Farrel], but for some years he was at the head of thd local agency of the McGor mick Manufacturing company, of London, Ont Under his able guid- ance the board is bound to "make g00d" and his many friends through- out the city join with his colleagues in wishing him every success, WHERE PERILS LURK. ei te ey Bo ¥ j which had for its ahject thy \ ing of the city, On the Bons ie ul ¥ the end of the Balkan war), will be offered. Roumania formerly had hesi- tated owing to her doubfs concern- ing Italy's policy; but she is now: convinced that Italy will join the al- lies," ) ' CEASE ADVANCE ON EGYPT. ---- But Turks Say Turkey Is For Turks Only. Athens, Jan. HI is asserted in di- i - Groeérs evervwhere. les that the Tarks for the present have abandoned their advance against Egypt. Constantinople' anxiety regarding the Jomiiity of forcing the Dar danelles continues. It is evident that the situation for christians is extremely preearious, even in the large cities, and Talast Bey, the minister of the interior, has' stated to the conmlate of this Greek Patriarchate that in Turkey hence orth there will. be room only for Turks. While he was profuse in as surances so the Greek minister re ! garding the cessation of anti-Greek persecutions, no real amelioration of The Turks are again fortifying the Tchatalja fives, © : ¢ ¥ aged eight inches over the Kansas wheat belt has melted and every drop has soaked into the ground, putting the soil and growing wheat in prime condition. It is estimated the melling show was equal to two inches of rain, suf- ficient moisture {o put the growing wheat in fine condition up to April 15th. ! Leading wheat farmers helleve that with favorable conditions through April and May, Kansas, with the great crop of last year, 'whieh rounded out 180,000,000 bushes. BRITAIN'S SYRIA PLANS. Uo. Protectorate, Descendant of Moham- med' Ali as Sovereign. Rome,. Jan. M4.~The Cairo cor: respondent of the Giorfale d'Italia says that Great Britain is to transform Syria into an idenpen- dent kingdom with Prince Mohasnmed Daud, a direct descondany %, Mobau med Ali, who cong ia in 1831-32, but was vou pelled by the European wers to relingui A confrol of he country in IS4l, as ign under an English prof i * eorry says, iS | Nadzak with wool donated by THIF: K.-Drm= nin. Collins Bay, per Mpa, Clarke -- Nightshirts 12, 4 pairs socks. Spalfordton Road, 'per Mfsz, C. Rutledge and" Miss Plutledge -- 22 shirts, 8 pairs socke, 4 pairs welst- lots. ' Harrowsmith, per' Miss F. St pw- art = 12 night shirts, 24 pairs pairswristiets, 14/ army shirts, 40 Syl socks, 6 cliplera bands, (knit. ted. \ +-- Cgtaraqul, per Mrs. Elliott '2 pairs socks. nd KHOST REV.ELLION QUELLED, Troublematvers Driven Back to Upper Boinbay, Jan. 14.~The rebellion oi the tribesmen of the Khost district is at an end. Several thousand partici- pants, who undertook a raid along the north-west froutier, nave been de- fegted, with. loss, by the North Wa- cs militia. The latter lost Capt, fGothey and six men killed. The tribes. men were driven back to the U slopes, and have now heen #n- THEROVAL Sdmiralty Warning to Navigators Off Scottish Coast! - Washington, Jan. 14~The Ameri- can consul-general at London togay sent this message (othe state de- partment : "Admiralty announces pilotage sam- puliory jor vessels drawi eight feet, and navigation high erous without pilot at orth. Pilot * stations Isle of Man, savigation to the westward of Isls of Man. dangerous without | pilot. Same applies te Moray Firth, Sta- tion Wick or Burghead. Nevigation dangerous southward of line Findhorn anfl Terbetness without pi- lat. All entrances to Scapa ~~ Flow dangerous. Examination services es- tablished entrance Noxa and Hoy Sounds." : A ---------------- Mrs. Margaret D. Gray, widow of thw laie John Gray, Prescott, died at Quebec, on Wednesday, She was known in Carleton Place, ha Jpently visited here with Rev. PF. OG. Gray. 3 agh of niméiy-four years. ¥ % INCORPORATED 1889 BANKOFGANADA fre- hr don, James W. Johnston, Reach y died at Pembroke, at the aehiare; -