YEAR 83, NO, 3 -- HUN CONTEMPT FOR THE US. Lessons Foi the the $8. Persia Tragedy. THE PAPERS AGREE THAT NTRAL POWERS' PLEDGES ARE WORTHLESS. In Regard to Respecting Humanity-- The Teutons Hold the American | Government in Contempt, London, Jan. 4.---The morning | papers, in editorials on the sinking of the steamer Persia, denounce the act in scathing terms. The Post says: "We long ago re- linquished all expectation that neu- tral nations would' effectually inter- vene in these repeated outrages of international law. It is naturally a4 matter for their own conscience, hut their position is singularly in-| consistent with their pleadings to the allied helligerents that they may be allowed to trade with the enemy." The Times says: "Whatever flag is stained by this fresh outrage, there is no room for hollow cynical expla- nations by whieh Vienna sought to amuse Washington. It cannot De | pretendled that the Persia was torpe- | doed in such a gentle fashion that | the passengers ought to have been | saved hut 1 the culpable negligence | of the ¢rew, which is the cowardly | defdnee of the Austrians in Eh. ena case." 2 A "The fact that stares all nations in the face," says the Telegraph, 'is that four hundred utterly helpless non-combatanis were deliberately ! murdered in broad daylight by an en- | cmy warship acting under orders of | its Government. Each new. case makes it more difficult to avoid the| conclusion that the whole of the en- | emy"s correspondence' with Washing- | ton-over these affairs is so much dis honest pleading." Open C ontempt. The Chronicle suys: "The central powers could scarcely be more open | in their contempt for the American Government, and one wonders how | much longer thé: American Govern- | ment and people will continue to tol- erate their attitude." "Presumably America's action will he determined by the fate of the few American passengers aboard the Per- | sia," say# the News "We should | like to. beligge, for the sake of her | rood name, much as the interest | of any victims of the future, that it] would 'not, but whatever the Presi { {doug | former, Min i should have entered the Er or Frederick Haultain, Sir Collingwood Schreiber, Baron Shanghnessy, Sir Alex Bertram, Lt.-Col. ( (irasett, all, (.M.G.: Lt.-Col. tr ~~ rere Ana HONOR NOW FORCING ROUMANIA TO JOIN THE ENTEN- TE ABLII No Government Could Foree Army to Fight On Side Of Teutons. Ger. many's Defeat Sure. Bucharest, Jan. 5 ister of Roéumania, and now l¢ beral party, writes: Relongingato the Opposition, 1 cannot tell definitely what Rouman- ia's official action will be, But I can express this nation's will and the pro- { bability of the future. Roumania can never fight with the 'Germans. A few maniacs and wret- ches bought by the Teutons make a {lot of noise, but no Government could force the Roumanians to fight side by side with the Magyars. The | impossibility of this will be the sur- er because Ruskia has pulled round marvelously and is preparing for- midable armies Roumanians know that. our Take Joneseu, the Interior. of 'ader of the Li- of ¢onymonsense national unity. and honor will compel us to. fight with { the Quadrulpe Entente Allies, whose | victory is certain despite Germany's ephemeral successes in. the Balkans, due to Bulgaria's perfidy and the ¢oup d'etat of the Greek King, who took up an attitude contrary to the wishes and interest§ of his people Many of wus beliéve Raumania war # least at the same time as Bulgaria, but it | is idle to lament the past Now that the Serbs thrown back on the situation depends on action on the Balkan Peninsula and Russia's pre.arations for an attack on the Bulgarians. It would be ab surd for Roumania to allow another opportunity fo slip. I believe she dare not» My country must' embark on a war against her | see ular enemies and stop a wave of have been Adriati¢, the Franco-British | enthusiasm, The half-million men { forming our field army would exer cise serious pressure on the German- is line of communication I cannot name. the date of this event, but 1 can foresee it It would shorten the resistance of dent's deciglon, his right to choose | his course without complaint or eriti- ,clsm from this side is unqualified and unquestioned." \ The Mail says: "The cowardly sinking of the Persia will steel the hearts of all Britons, and 'prompt : them, not'to a mere denunciation, hut Germany, who already, is condemned to action, and will convince the wa- '0 defeat. The enemy of the human verers by thousands that the hour has | race, 'she merits punishment. 1 hope come to enlist." . and believe my country will share in The Express says: "These subma- | the infliction of this chastisement rine murders will not be disregarded | en in America.- American citizens have | SISTERS DEC GRATE bh, been murdered before; now a United | States official has been killed. Ger-% Gallantly Revi walled Seven French many has clearly shown that she is Soldiers When Surrounded. indifferent to the world's opinion." y . Eg Vertus, France, 1 A good many peoplé are prodigal | | young sisters have been decorated with their opinions. | with the cross of war in the presence . {of a regiment of artiHery. They were | cited in an order of the day of the - division in the following terms: "Marie, Helene, Camille and, Made. { leine Vatel, at the peril of life in a the hard work of the household. i occupied by the Germans, pa- They ude the sickle, tend the flocks, triotically revictualled in the thick as well as the spinning wheel, and | °f the woods from the 8th to the have the vitality and health to enjoy | 12th of September; 1914, seven it. | French soldiers w ho were then pur- American woe should take more | roitndeq by the enethy at Fere C ham- tare to preserve health and vitality | enoise, and who, thanks, to their by avoiding. nervous, run-down con-| Care, were able to find their regiment ditions, and for this purpose our loc- | after the German retreat.' al Druggist, Geo, W. Mahood, has a| The order was read to the wee most valuable combination of the|and the medals pinned on them, af- three: oldest tonics known in Vinol.|ter which the regiment filed past If you are weak, run-down,' over-|them, the crowd applauding the sis worked just try it. \ jters, } A el Nt tA A PN Aa > Jan 5 Four , "House Based Upon Woman." "A house is not based upon the] ground, HHL upon woman," is an lold | Montenegro proverb, To her falls A i AEN EE ---- | ---- i... UU. CANADIANS WHO RECEIVED NEW YEAR'S HONORS. . CUAL WITH ARMY CHAPL AINS: | Some Recent ( NanGes : With © London, Jan 5 Some changes | occurred recently among the chap- | lains to the Canadian divisions in | England and at Captain Bruce from the First Division to the Shorncliffe base #rose (Nova Scotia), Canadian Stationary Hospital Boulogne te Bramshoit Camp tain Bickland (Gaspe), formerly posted with thearmy corps, is now at Bear Wood 'Convalescent Home. Major Scott and Major Beattie are now senior chaplains in the First and Sefond Divisions respectively, Father Workman ,acting senior Catholic chaplain at the front. . Major Greégan is attached to the Third Brigade of the First Division, Major Bailey has left England for the front. Captain Elliott, Presby- terian, is posted to Bramshott Camp. Captain Shires, Montreal, has gone to the First Division Father O'- Leary is acting general . Roman Jatholi¢ visitor the London dis: Goce sig (from left to rt Among Those | dians. transferred (in France) Captain Am came from the was at Cap- 1s as ip ' ach Souftle, Boil some spinach' thoroughly, it through a sieve and add two orl three well-beaten eggs and a small | amount of milk with pepper and] salt. Mix it thoroughly, put into a! well-buttered souffle dishes and baste for ten minutes. you afd I would do some of those things that we tell others how to do, it would prove words by acts. Many times the talking power gets the best of the thinking power. CHILD'S TONGU: BECOMES COATED pass | It IF CONSTIPATED | cross, feverish and give "California Syrup of igs." * When sick froit laxative, the tender Children Jove this and nothing else cleanses stomach, Mver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop play- ing to empty the bowels, and the re- sult is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, stom- ach sours, then your little one be- comes ¢ross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat, sleep or act naturally. breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen, Mother! if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of "Californif Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the system, and - you have a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers give "Califor- nia Syrup of Figs' because it is per- fecly harmles children love it, and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels. Ask your druggest for a 50-cent bottie of "California Syrup of Figs," wXibl has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown- aps plainly printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt. AN remem mn, See the front in France: | ight.) LATE MRS. ANN REID WHO "DIED AT HER HOME REIDVILLE AT At'the Age of Eighty.three Years-- | Decegged Was Born in Kingston-- Her Husband Died in 1908, Reidville, Ann the late Robert At her home at Jane Lowe, relict of James Reid, ticipation Into rest Christmas night shortly after midnight, aged eighty- three. Only a few days earlier had she taken to her bed. She 'had no organic trouble, and the end came rapidly as she slept. " Mrs. Reid was born in September 1832 at Kingston, being the daughter | of Michael and Eliza Love who came out to this province from Cork, Ire- land, and settled in the Limestone city. Afterwards the family Tre- moved to Canada and Mrs., Reid grad- | uated from the Newborough = Acad- emy and taught school at Tamworth and Reidville, whereshe married Rob. ert James Reid in 1859 in Camden LATE MR. AND MRS. ROBERT J. AAPA A A me A , BELGIAN CONSUL ASSURED, An Ounce of Relief Food Goes to Germans, Ottawa, Jan. 4M. Goor, Belgian Consul General to, Canada, has re- ceived further assurance from the neutral members of the Belgian Re- lief Commission, through whom the relief to the thousands of famine- scourged Belgians is dispensed, that not an ounce of the supplies and food that hag gone into the country has fallen into the hands of the-Germahs, The Germans have violated all the laws that have previously governed warfare, all the laws of God and man, and have resorted to barbarity in its cruelest forms, byt one trust they have Kept and that is their pledge to leave untouched the food that is supplied Belgium. The in- vaders bfive robbed Belgium of the food she had stored and of the means the people had. of purchasing food, That Not ,but they have not prevented the food from entering the country neutral channels, Mr. Goor's information comes di- rect from officials in Belgium - and through has been communicated to the Treas- entered with sweet an- | ars Ree | Bas st Anglican Church. The family consisted of five sons and two daugh- ters, five of whom survive, namely | Harper, Albert, Frederick, May and | Alma. For over half a century she { had lved on her farm beldved by all whe knew her.: Tn 1908 her hus- band hre-deceased her. He was a man | of sterling character. In August, [11913 her son, E. J, Refi, was sudden- | ly drowned in Gambier Bay, Alaska, }'and probably so great was the shack | of the sad news that her former health and strength never returned. | | earth; an honored parent, an affec- | tionate: mother, with dutiful and worthy children, a loyal church wo- ! man, a faithful Christian. A large | cortage attended her funeral at Cam- den East Church on Tuesday after- noon, December 28fh, the Rev. Rural Dean James of Tamworth, officiating being assisted by Rew. W, Spencer, rector of Camden East, The text was "A Good Name"; Prev. xxii,l. Her Christian works will be missed now she is gone, but thre memory of the just is blessed and righi dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints REID. tee"s offices at 59 St. Peter street, Mantreal. With this renewed as- guranee that wheat sent from Canada does not £0, to feed the enemies of the Empire it is anticipated that many more will join in the already large number of Canadians who have contributed the bags of flour, éach of which keeps one Belgian family alive a month, wi WILL RESPOND, 10 Enlists a Thousand Men a Week. Winnipeg, Jan. 5.--Ceol. Ruttan; officer commanding military district No. 10, stated that men in this tery ritory are enlisting at the rate of. 1,000 a week, which is 'equal to one fnew battalion every seven days. "The West," he said, "will do its full share in proportion to population to uphold its end of the campaign to raise the Canadian overseas army to half a million men, as announced on New Year's by Premier Barden. District No. Even if are right, to take you are quite- sure you it won't do a bit of harm urer of the Belgian Relief Commit- Extra! Another Note Will Shortly Be Sent From Washington A MAN QO WAS EXACT LATIT AND LONGITUDE THAT. QLESRA SAID TRISH NAN Wn LOCATED. HURRAH! Tue « ONLY. PROVED Tha, THERE 1S 5 TRISH NAVY BUT I'L HOKGT The TRISH FLAG ON 2 LIFE PRESERVER &N TRE : DEA oF Mu UP Tig FLAG STARE } SEA GONG On { Le HE, PRE = ™ ™us SERVER NE HURRAY =oR THE LRM NAVY re ¥ f another look at the mat- ter. ra AA nin Mendes fli rai 7 ret \ 2. MLS 5 P | AB od Te ik Tr RA NM SRN Ann Jane Love was the salt of the, nm, C.B.; Sir Taillon, Sir Thos. White, J. (. Mae- | THE SPORT REVIEW Ottawa's three straight defeats in the N.H.A. will likely result in an- other raid on the Ottawa amateur clubs. @ inquiring into the hoekey history: of some of their players, one of whom is Paddy Seguin, from the defunct Maritime pro. league Toronto News: Under the N.H.A, penalty rules all a team needs is a couple of husky players to wallop their opponents and take rests on the penalty bené¢h, and then come back and repeat the performance if the other fellows get going George Boucher, the erack centre- half of the Ottawa Football Club, will likely figure on the Ottawa hoc- key team in next Saturday's game against "Joe" Hall and his Quebec bulldogs John Ganzel, whe is slated to man age the Brookfeds next year, is re- ported te have signed up eight play- ers in the Pacific Coast League for next year. At Edinburgh, Scotland, derhall Marathon, of fifteen miles, was won by G. McCrea, of Scotland, who finished 12 yards ahead of Hans Holmer, of New York, second. The winner's time wag-¥. 21.66 the Pow- Montreal Stet: It is" no wonder that in view of the many changes from the club. to club and league to league, the. Ontario ' hockey people sometimes question the simon-pure quality of some of the Montreal hoe- Rey. amateurs, and the squabbles he- managers do not f make the matter any, etter. Most 'fans think Vezina of Cana- diens the best goalkeeper in the N.H. A, If he is, Paddy Moran of Quebec is a mighty healthy rival. Moran wears more pads than any man in the leagne. a Soecer followers in Ontario will be C. H. Buckland, of Guelph, the presi- dent of the Ontario Association, has joined the army as chaplain, and is now acting in that capacity to the} troops quartered around Guelph. He will go overseas with them, The booster for the Duquesne Gar- den rink in Pittsburg-- not the Win- ter Garden-- is of the usual type. All the visiting teams are the world's best-- before the game. Of the ap- proaching visit of the Ottawa Aber- deens he says in the Pittsburg Sun- day papers: -- "Undefeated, and with the reputa- tion of being the amateur champions of the world, the Aberdeens have a septette tat. have-challenged the ad- miration of the hockey world and will be worthy opponents of the Gar- den puckmen, You and I may become aids to ex- travagance by accepting money favors. ! You will always find some hard-to- reach rounds inthe ladder of success. Persecution may be the aftermath of what we call just conclusions. A PA ANA The Boston arena management are interested in knowing that the Rev. | ~~ t OLD VIOLINIST DEAD. He Was Playing Gloaming." * Dramatic Mirror. A twelve-year-old boy in Washing- ton, D.Cx, was a pupil of an old violinist in that city. One night re- cently the boy and his father called at the home of the instructor, pre- sumably to talk about the boy's pro- Eress. At the end of the visit the old teacher took his violin and play- ed his favorite, 'In the Gloaming." It was his habit to do this when shad a guest. A few days later the boy went to take his lesson, There Was no response to his knock? An article which the teacher® used at breakfast was on the doorstep. It indicated to the boy that something unusual had occurred, He return- Ped home and told his father, went to 'the house. His knock was not answered. He forced the door and going to the qld musician's room he found him dead, fully dressed, ly- ing across the foot of his. bed. violin lay beside him. Somebody about the house recalled that short- ly before he had heard the old air, "In the Gloaming," and then it ceas- ed. Evidently the old man was playing his favorite when he was stricken. This is the story of the end of Ju- lius Schultz, seventy years old. He 'had been in this country forty years. His wife and daughter are in Ber- lin. They never came over, one time he was a member of the Marine Band when' Sousa was lead- er. They kvew him; all 'of the or- chestra; for some time he was first violin in the orchestra at Belasco's, in Washingtog. "He had. a number of pupils. e wrote 'to his wife regularly hee a week. He was known to all leading musicians, and whoever knew him ref to him as the fine old' violinist 'who played "In the' Gloaming". wit wonderful effect. " While "In the FRONTENAC Ith DEPAR. a -- Ts The Most Valaable On the Ameri. can' (Contitient, H. Wagar, Tofonto, writes in the Toronto Mall and Empire about PF. Frontenac feldspar. . He says: It might interest somite bf your readers to learn that On as inh the County of Fron @ most valu- able deposits of fon the Am-' erican continent, and analysis of It show it to 'contain the right ingre- dients, without ahy #ddition of pot- ash, for the manufacture of the highest grade of snameling, Its an | alysis 1s: Silica, 62.96 per cent: alu- mina, 22.54 per cent; iron, a trace; lime a trace; maghesid, a trace; soda '2 per cent; potash, 12.64 per cent. Of its uses I will name a few; enam- eding, pottery, glass, graniteware, glazed brick, enamel-ware, bath tubs and sanitry warefl, dtenswensweile and sanitary ware, ete. By-products are poultry grit, cement products, cleansers, etc., and for meny other purposes, and if yroperly developed the feldepar resou could be made one of the most valuable susiainers "of industry in Canifia. Could the dollar reason, it would be 'ashamed sometimes of the eom- pany it keeps, A lot of us are willing that others should work to make both ends meet for us. You can't always hes a safe estl- mate of a man by ake. of his hand. who His | At' ¥