HELD AT BAY Wis: Army Canoe Either Ad vance or Retreat. i FRENCH STAND SURE WHICHEVER WAY THE MANS DECIDE TO MOVE, GER. 52 Visit to Joffre's Lines in the Ar. gonne, the Woevre and the Vosges Reveals Strength Almost Incred- | ible to the Civilian, Verdup, Jan. 18.--Metz is' visible through the field telescopes from this great French stronghold, and. its oliworks can he reached by the hea- viest French guns. The defengive barrier' between the two places, af-| tor a four-day examination of the lines in the Argonne, the Woevre and the Vosges, shows a stresgth un- appreciated by the average civillan. It Is along this front that Crowi} Prince Frederick William's forces are being held back, and positions, already seemingly fmpregnable, are being strengthened every day The French are sure of their ground that should the Crown Prince decide upon another effort to pierce the French lines it will end as it ended before. The general at the head of the army in the Argonne and Woevre, who received the Associated Press corre- spondent, Is most confident. The heavy rains notwithstanding, the work of organizing the defences by the territorials goes on- with the task of improving the approaches, removing mud from the roads, and making easier the routes for the sup- ply trains. : v ' Travellers from Paris begin to see military activity at Chalons-sury Marne. Regular filled with troops, are being moved continuously to various parts of the | front, amid shouts and bursts of of song, showing there is no lack galely among the departing soldiers. | Continuing eastward, past the his- toric battlefield of Valmy, one of the carly results of the present war is to be noted in the ruins of Clermont- on-Argonen, where to-day the chil- A CHILD DOESN'T - | LAUGH AND PLAY i . machine guns are so arranged that | gth to weak, feeble old" people, and! : Va {is through a forest ow the Woevre | siiould: the Germans on the adjoining | prolong a healthy, Happy life. pol ne rr ---- "IF CONSTIPATED It Peevish, Peverish aud Sick, Give "California Syrup. | Of Figs." Mother! Your child {sn't natoral: | "ly cross and peevish. Sée if tongue | 18 coated; this fs a sure sign its lit tle stomach, liver and bowels need a | cleansing at once. | When listless, "pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat - sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has storhach-ache, diarrhoea, remem- | ber, a gentle liver and bowel cleans- | lug should always be the first treat- ment given Nothing equals' "California Syrup | of Figs" for children's. ills: give a teaspoonful, atid in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and ferment- | ing food which is clogged in the! bowels passes otit of the system, and you have 4 well and playful child again. All children love this harm- less, delicious "fruit laxative," and it never falls to effect a good "inside" cleansing. Directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle. © Keep it handy in your home A little given to:day saves a sick child | to-morrow, but get the genuine. Ask. your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of} "'Calilornia Syrup of Figs," thon] look and see that it made - by the "California Fig. Syrup Company." : RAGA i i : position, which is frequently AA AA ci tm i dren of the few remaining residents play at-war games within the sound of the cannon at Vauquois. © At Notre Dame de L'Epine, the Church of Notre Dame, built in the fourteenth century, and in many ré- spects similar to' the Cathedral of eims, stands out preminently from the ruins. Unlike the Rheims thedral, it is undamaged. Where Guns Arve Manipulated., The Verdun forts are most import- ant strategically, Observers on con- stant guard have a view of the plain of the Woevre and of little villages dotting the territory separating them from the enemy positions. En- tering 2 tunnel lighted by candles, one reaches the place where the guns , are manipulated. A store-room ad- Joining is filled with melanite shells, giving some idea of the damage which could be inflicted. Namur and Liege have demonstrated what reliance can be placed on fortified defensés against the heaviest modern | guns. a Barbed;wire trenches here, as else- where, play a prominent part. This | region is well garcpished with these protective devices. There has been | comparatively little firing from the large guns of the forts, but there moral" effect has been considerable, | The commander of the fort is the Paris representative firm Proceeding almost due south from Verdun there is direct contact with the German line as the frequent fir- ing indicates. The Germans are in possession of St. Mihiel and on Hill 277, where they are entrenched. Where they have entrenched they havewhoisted the German, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish flags, which can be seen fluttering in the wind. "Bad taste," was the comment of a captain attached to headquarters when his attention was called to this. | Though the Germans possess St. | Mihiel the French believe that by | their control of the strongly-fortified | natural positions in this neighbor- first line trenches in this district | are very close, but the French have! an advantage in possessing positions | in the rear of their second and third line trenches, which are on high trains, the,coaches | ground, and dominate those of their | © adversaries, No Advance Or Retreat. An advance by the Germans would | seem to be impossible against the natural obstacles and the defences, which have been improved 'unceas- ingly for six months. A retreat by | the Germans is considered equally as | difficult as a forward movement, for, | it js pointed out, should they at- tempt to retreat they would risk the fire of the French: forces which sur- round them. Entrance to one of the positions ! by means of a flat car about thirty! feet in length drawn over very nar- row-gauge tracks by four horses, on two of which there are soldier out- riders. Men, 'munitions and sup- plies dre all carried on this odd war line, which is about a mile long "Village Negre," reads a sign stuck on a tree, the place velng £0 named in honor of the black troops. A good 'view of the German lines is to be had from the strong hold bom- barded Only a day or two. ago nearly' two hundred shells were hurled at jt. Preparation for all kinds of attack at, this point: are most complete Tubs of chemicals, | spraying .machines and- masks for the soldiers are placed conveniently in case of an attack by asphyxiating gases i The French losses in this forwarg position have been infrequent on-! {ly a vefy few dead .in five months { The { cept that they are anmoyéd at times, men are most comfortable, ex- not by rats but by mice They take this good-naturedly. . Clieerfulness despite their hard lot is evident all- ways. Near La Lisiere, as the com- fortable officers' quarters are called, is a small wooden chapel where ser vices conducted by a captain-preach- er are held on Sunday, often under the fire of the German guns. From St. Die, one of thelargest 'es. et JANUARY 19 191 ne DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AT HIS COLDEST REVIEW. - f On January 17th, in Toronto, His Roval Highness, the Duke of Connanght, have been his coldest review solid hours, while eleven thousand troops for overseas sevice It was a sore trial for the horses, hovered around zero and there was a biting wegt wind at forty or fifty miles an hour. There Picture shows the Duke and his famous little cane, congratulating Brigadidr-Gen. Logie, Other figures on the platform are: Col. Staunton and Sie corps, passed him in review, bites among the men. who is in command in Toronto, on the fitness of his troops. hood they have. the upper hand. The| (apt. MacIntosh, of the Duke's personal staff: Col. Septimus Denison, (.M.G.: Mason and others. - » heights attempt an would be caught cities in the Vosges, a winding mountain road, part of which is ex osed to German shell fire, leads to le base of a crest 1,500 feet high Here is to be seen one of the best ex- amples of modérn mountain defens The ascent is made by a nar row mule path, carefully constructed by territorial troops A short dis tance up the slope are trenches pro- tected by a network of barbed wire These are old positiens, 'as an ad vance Has been made here since No- vember On the summit is an elaborate de- fensive system of well constructed | trenches of first, second and third lines. Blockhousés equipped with these guns here are aided by dogs but age, diet, 'therefore, is ent, hood, bas in Vinol a secret remedy which a A AA A PA AA Sn 2 A ca ~, P To NN 4, N Iv, { KERMANSRARS 2 ¥ and he has seen hundreds of reviews cavalry, arfillery and slippery under foot. 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'Mutt by Heredity, Accident and Nature i¢ a Born Peace Delegate ATPEMPT ING THINGS OF THe oRDNARY . > LY 2 ALD PHOTO OF MR.A MUTT TAKEA! 'No 1g0F SHow ING THAT at THAT EARLY Date HE SHOWED Sleniy oF SOME WHAT OUT TO #y 4 ty OLO TiN TNBE "oF MR MUTT'S FATHEE > SMILING Ma SCP OvyRe ON HIS WEDDING DAY.~HE AGAIN. MUTTS FATHER Became Brr BALM IN THE Dome FRDM TRY (A 4 MUTT YS IMA, LMA L NAGA T SEEN BRO THE & Rof TEN YERRS BUT iff NE WAL NEYER SMILED TAKEN MENTAL { LAST Did "w URE QUT a'wAaY To eT A MONTH "y etd wos = He HAY ALF TEN BVEOTHER SAD -- (EARS ~ MPRIvVE oO ALT when he stood Very RESTORATION OF LIFE CLAIMED BY A DOCTOR. Chicago Physician Gives: Re- markable Details of Alleg- ed Successes. Jan, 19 Restoring the by the transfusion of possibility, aécording to Bermeister, Coronor's * Chicago, dead to life blood is a Dr. W. H physician ExperfMienting in is laboratory Dr. Bermeister says he | ated a dozen rabbits and | waited until heart action cea | then transfused blood which hé has ; in a tube for as long as four weeks, with the result tht a substan- tial number of the animals have come to life. Working first on rabbits, Dr. Bur- | meister asyhyxiated the animals in a | action' small box When heart ceased he made an injection in each One in a vein over one of the ears. "The reaction in 'most cases. was almost instantaneous," he reported Six of the twelve rabbits treated @ aor cb! V4 7° de" PROF, NOODLE | Tue ef NUT, SAID: Ex AMINED MUTT'S LDEA CAGE Tog THE ah DD, ARIEL SPECIALIST Be THAT. $0 8 THE IN e NE < As Ne IN wg EARLY vi THE (PRE NIOUS TEN 1 MEAES HE OUGHT To -3€ AY (EAST HALF WrTED 2 { Nowe Gry officiated in what is said to at the saluting base for two infantry, with auxiliary The - temperature were many frost- Henry, Pellatt, Brig.-Gen. PAA A n this life way were restored to nor Dr. Burmeister took fro ly to ninety minutes to asphy the dogs The longer the dog/ been dead the more difficult he fo it tg resuscitate the animal by arti- ficial respiration and stimulants Thirteen, of the fifteen dogs trans- fused regained consciousness. One developed blood-poisoning, and was killed The others fully recovered PLOT TO KILL HIS PARENTS. The Older Son Feared That His Father Would Alter His Will. ' Chicago. Jan 19 Irving and Herbert Updike, sons of the million- aire commission merchant, Furman Updike, were arrested on evidence of a plot to murder their parents be cause Irving feared his father wou'd alter hig will and leave his property to other members .of the family, Her. bert nineteen, entered into, tlhe according to the police, with the intention of frustrating it, and informed them of © it Irving, who is thirty-two, when arrested first tried to implicate his brother, but later made a full confession. Offi- cers - hidden in the garage took a complete stenographic report of the cohversation between the brothers and later found a shot gun and two automatic pistols The police say Herbert will be rel ed inimediate ly, but an attempt ill. be made to show Irving is insafie who is plot WATCHMAN IS SENTENCED, Jhree Years For, Stealing F000 Worth Of Goods, ; Montreal 19 James David- chman at the head office Merchants Bank of Canada, Montreal, stole about $3,000 worth of goods from the bank pre-| mises and waS dentenced to St. Vig tent de, Paul Penitentiary for three "year e Jan formeriy a son we of the 'FOR GERMANY What Sea Power Means To Great Britain. ve N.Y. TRIBUNE EDITOR . ' ' DEMONSTRATE'S THE FACT OF GERMANY'S DEFEAT Says That Country Has Been Cured Of Her Madness And Her Dreams Of World-Power Has Vanished In- to Thin Mir . W. I. Bullo in Londan Mail The New York Tribute devotes a whole éditorigl page to an article in which it demonstrates by analysis the portentous fact "Germany's defeat." It is not without design. for editor, Frank Simonds, who is r« garded as the ablest writer in Ame rica on the 'military problems: of (he war, chooses the moment at' which the German successes In the field seem to be a high tide in order emphasise the inexorable fact that Germany is facing irretrievable ds feat. He starts by pointing out that the absolute mastery of the seas esiab- lished by Great Hritain constitutp the most decisive factor in the whole war, In losing the ability to use the sea, he says, Germany\bhs lost @ decisive battle far more serious than that at the Marne He proceeds "The right to use the sea Germany can regain only Th two ways by 'compelling Great Britain to relin quish the command of the seas or by complying with the terms. fixed hy Great Britain as the price of the use of the seas One would be the con sequence of victory, .the other of de feat Bui up_to the present mom ent Germany has not been able in the smallest way to exert any force upon Great Britain to compel her to give up the mastery of the seas. Ev- ery effort made by the ffermans has ended in a decisive defeat If you of he to . 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