YEAR 83, NO. 289 PAGES 9-12 SECOND SECTION CANADIANS LEAD IN THE RADING Of the Enemy Trenches at Night on the! Western Front. TE NETHOOSARECHANGED RAIDING PARTIES ADVANCE BE- HIND CURTAIN OF FIRE. The Men Are Allowed to Choose Their | Own Weapons--Germans Paint Their Faces and Some Wear Dark Veils. i With the British Army in France, Dee, 8 via London, Dec. 10.--From a| staff correspondent of the Associated Press: ot The present phase of the fighting | along the British front may be class- ed as essentially impersonal by day, | but intensely personal, not to say intimate, by night. During the short hours of the gray winter daylight big guns back | of the fighting lines hurl tons of high | explosives against the German pos-| itions. The targets are far, far away | and on thick, misty days, the results | AA AA. os A AA i A lA PAP PPP -~ then set up a barrage or curtain ot} fire behind which the raiding party crosses that perilous strip of shell ploughed ground known as "No Man's Land." The raiders dash into | BRITAIN'S FAMOUS TANKS. - means had been taken to prevent them from doing so Service or trench raids voluntary. One of the troubles commanders have is purely of this continuous harassing fire are | the trench, clear it of its defenders | ect a limited party from the excess 'conjectured rather than seen. This is the impersonal side of war. With the coming of night, how- ever, all is changed. Then men meet | face to face and hand to hand, and | pfMmitive methods of mortal combat | come again into play in the midst of all the modern machinery and genius | of wir. The long, dark nights are | ideal for trench raids and they are carried out by the British in great numbers. Satisfying Results, Few of these raids ever gain the distinction of mention in the official communications, but in the aggre- gate they represent a nocturnal of- fensive which yields most satisfying military results. Not only is' there a comulative effect upon the German casuality list, but many prisoners are taken and useful information ob- tained, 4 Styles in trench raiding change from time to time. Just now the popular method seems to be to bom- bard a given section of a trench and { With OXO CUBES a delicious cupful of hot OXO can be ready in a few minutes. Just stir a cube in a cupful of hot water, Tins 10c. & 25¢. Oo | Hie in wait just behind the parapets | of the | 'in any way the exigencies require, | of volunteers, ! n x ai : | time after time | and then dash home again for shelter | » from the inevitable retaliatory shell- | fire from the Germans. Many raid- ers come in dragging helpless pris- | oners behind them. 2! Strange Pleasures. It is one of the strange psycholog- ies of this strange war, that while grim leath rushes swiftly and sure- | ly into the German trenches with the raiders, these same English mies, or Canadians, or Australians, | Some men volunteer but often have to wait their turn while others are given an opportunity. Picturesque Night Life. Night life along the frontier is weirdly picturesque. There are flares, flares, flares as far as the eye can reach, bursting into brief bril- liance and then leaving the night darker than ever. The slightest un- greatest | is to sel-| Had Awful Attacks of Heart Trouble FOR 5 OR 6 YEARS {and nervous system haye | fright fully prevalent of late years. {Ome can scarcely pick up a paper but he will find recorded instances of sudden deaths through heart fail- jure, or of prominent men and wo- ; men unable to prosecute their ord- | inary business or profession on ac- jcount of a breaking down | nervous system | We do not desire to unnecessarily [alarm anyone, but to sound a word become Tom- | U8ual movement or suggested alarm |Of warning. | ets vari-colored signal rockets his- | a few minutes later may be sharing | Sing from the trenches. Then comes | regularly, palpitates and throbs, has their hot midnight rations with the very men who, by good fortune or quick decision, escaped the fury of their deadly onslaught. Later, these prisoners are passed back behind the lines to join their brethren. from other raids. There was a time when the Cana- dians carried out raids in true Am- erican Indian fashion. Small par- ties would creep snake-like over "No Man's Land," cut their way through | the barbed wire entanglements, and repches, where they could hear all that was said, and all that was going on within. Often it would take two or three hours to get across "No Man's Land." There have been many instances where, after work of | this character, hot cocoa has been | sent out to raiders lying under the | German parapets, to warm them and refesh them for the attack, Choose Own Weapons. On raids of this sort men are al- | lowed to choose their own weapons, | Means an attempted raid and Few take revolvers and none rifles. | Rather terrifying trench knives have | been invented for the work, but ham- mers prove the handy and popular weapon, There are often cases where raiders reached over, grab some half-asleep German by the back | of the neck baul him out and hustle him to the home line without disturbing the peace of the stilly night. The captured men have been ' too startled to utter an outery. until machine gun spraying steel jacketed pellets of death with reckless fury, When driven back to new posi- tions, the Germans endeavor to take advantage of dark nights to "wire themselves in." They are great be- levers in the efficacy of barbed wire barriers. They sometimes build them eight feet high and to a depth of many feet, all the tangled mass being affixed to iron posts. Some- times thé British also have working parties' out. There have been cases where watchful flares have disclosed enemy parties silently but busily en- gaged very near each other. Through some unfathomed code of trench honor these parties often are undis- turbed until one or the other finish- es the task it hag in hand. (Then it 'is considered entirely ethical for it to attack the enemy and a deadly duel ensues, Sometimes the flares show tell-tale white strips of tape laid forward in straight lines from a German trench, This generally the tapes are laid to guide the attackers in the dark and prevent them from getting twisted about = for trench lines are not straight. As a matter of fact they are extremely tortuous and even in daylight it is difficult to keép positions clearly in mind. Paint Their Faces, It was found early in trench war- fare that in the light of flares white faces were shown with uncanny ra- X MAS PRINTING ORDER YOUR EARLY See Our Beautiful Line of Xmas Booklets & Cards Just the remembrance for our soldier GOOD Order Better to have your order in a week early than a day late. i Now ! it LR it INTENTIONS ARE OF: p BY UNTIL 'jeulded: {the spattering voice of the vicious |shooting pains thrpugh it, it is time to stop and think. | To all sufferers from heart and | herve troubles Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills can give prompt and permanent relief. : Mrs. Frank Arseneau, Neweastle, N.B., writes: "I had awful attacks of heart trouble for the past five or six years, and as I had tried many kinds of medicine without getting any better, I decided to give Mil- burn's Heart and Nerve Pills a trial, and to my surprise I found ease fro the sec -1. continued - them until 1 had used six boxes, and now I feel as well as can be. "At the present time my sister is using them for nervousness and finds great comfort by their use." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are 50c. or three boxes for $1.25 at all dealers, or mailed direct on re- ceipt of price by the T. Milburn Co., | is at Mrs. Cook's; Miss R. Percy at bonus to employees Limited, Toronto, Ont. | diance, so nowadays various devices are employed by both sides to pre- vent this. Some captur Germans have their faces darkly paffited Black or brown veils also are worn. Dawn paints another phase of the front line picture. Flares and rock- ets go ghastly pale and green in the | light of coming day. The all-night | vigil has made the soldiers "jumpy" 'and there is the crackle of rifles all along the line. There are spectres in the dawn and firing rifles seems to give the men a sense of relief and protection, GERMAN MASSES GO HUNGRY. And Socilaist Deputy Stroehel Longs For Peace Mediation, . Amsterdam, Dec. 11,via London.-- In the course of a discussion in the | Prussian Dieut on the question of an increase in the salaries of minor of- ficial, the Socialist Deputy Stroebel, according to the Vorwaerts, attack- ed those who were receiving great | war profits, while the mass of the |people were starving. The Deputy quoted the case of iminor railway officials who were not only on short incomes, but were suf- fering from hunger, their income not being sufficient to buy their alloted amount of food. The speaker con- "We long for and hope for any peace mediation in the interest of the official State workers whose suffer- ings are increasing the longer the war lasts." London, Dee. 11.--Llyods Ship- . {ping Agency announces that the British steamer Harltington (1,000 tons gross) and Harlyn (3,459 tons have been . tN ltl lll ca Diseases and disorders of the heart | ', spected resident of this village, died of the When the heart begins to beat ir-| nyiand received a medal from St. Paul's | J ee tbat he of F. J. AGED SYDENHAM LADY DEAD. The High School Commencement Held in Wesley Hall. Sydenham, Dec. 6.--On Friday Mrs. Mary Garvin, an old and re- in her 83rd year. For a number of years she resided here with her FINANCIAL MATTERS. The Diamond Mines Now Pay Huge Dividends. "N\ London, Dee. 11.--A striking im-| | provement in the diamond trade is ghown in the annual report of the great combination known as De Beers Consolidated. For the year ended June 30 the net revenue of the concern was $10,710,460, against $9,871,995 last year. The actual sales of diamonds amounted to $12, 262,810 and the profits to $5,186,- 600. This enabled preferred share- holders to receive dividends from July, 1914, to December, 1915, a pay- ment of $6,000,000. An' explanation of the improved re- turns is to be found in the better de- mand for diamonds which began to assert itself in the early part of the fiscal year. Quarter Million Oil Company. London, Ont, Dec. 11.--The Cent- ral Development Company of Chat- ham has secured a federal charter to produce oil, natural gas, ete. The capital is $250,000 and the incorpor- ators are R. L. Patterson, W. G. Ryan, C. W. Holmes and G. M. Housen, of Chatham; B. Jasperson, of Kings- ville; P. W. Roth, of Buffalo; and H. B. Smith, of Bay City, Michigan. Paper Mill at Winnipeg. ! Winnipeg, Dec. 11---Negotiations are said to be under way for the building of a paper mill in Winnipeg with a proposed capacity of 50 tons a day,.and to employ 500 hands. Large areas of suitable timber are available in Northern Manitoba, and it is also stated that the conversion of waste paper into wrapping paper will be undertaken. > daughter, Miss Maggie Garvin. In religion she was a Roman Catholic, ' and the funeral was held Monday at St. Patrick's Church, Railton, Rev. ! | Father Staley officiating, { On Friday evening the annual' | High School commencement was held | {in Wesley hall. The building was crowded and many stood at the en- trance during the programme. From seven to eight the pupils entertained {the audience by singing patriotic {songs and by heartily giving their ischool calls. Miss HB. M. Davidson, | Miss B. Freeman, J. E. Harvey, W. | Craig, Prof, U. B. Baker, of Queen's, jand J. H. Knowles, assisted in the | | programme. Prof. Baker presented | the diplomas to the successful stu- dents of iast term. Mr. Knowles | presented the Sports' Day prizes. The {pupils take much pleasure in these |sports. The largest number of prizes | were won by Fenwick Curran, of | Verona, who took eight first prizes jeburch. . Knowles,uon behalf of. | the school, thanked Mr. Herrington for the donation. Miss © L. McKnight, teacher of i the junior room of the public school, iis ill of mumps. Several high school | studests are also #ll of mumps, Miss | Alene Tovell, Portland, spent the | week-end at home, Miss A. Walker | Mrs, C. Dany's; C. Duff, the week-end with village | spent Mrs. B. Guess and Mrs. Bell friends. spent a few days in Perth. Miss L. to those receiping between $1,200 { Abbott is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ruttan, of Northbrook. HELPED THE FUND To Be Provided for Men of the 21st Battalion, The local subscfiptions towards the Christmas dinner for the 21st Battal- ion totalled $31.50. It has been for- warded to W. E. Brough, Brockville, and will be sent to Lieut.-Col. W. E. Jones, the O. C. of the 21st, with the Brockville subscription. The sub- scribers were Whig . . Standard . . . 0} Friend (wounded) : . Guild family Mrs. Williamson . James Godwin Mrs, E. J. B, Pense , Friend . Mrs. Woodrow Mrs. A. E. Shangrow Mrs. 8. McCullagh S. McCullagh Mrs. P. Thomson Misses Waldron Mrs. A. Harold Mrs. John King Mrs. J. A. Holland WILL TEST TEMPER. Fear Fryatt's Fate Awaits The | London, Déc, 11.--The German announcement that the British steamer Caledonia attempted to ram a submarine and that Captain Blaikie was made prisoner may furnish an opportunity to test the temper of the The Germans executed Captain {Charles Fryatts of the merchant steamer Brussels for hs similar Canned Salmon Pack. Vancouver, B.C, Dec. 11.--Ad- vices from the Pacific coast say that northern reports from the canneries oft" Alaska, British Columbia, and various Oregon and Washington rivers and inlets, place the probable pack of salmon at something in ex- plants. still packing chums and like- ly to bring the figure somewhat high- er, Dividends to Depositors., Minneapolis, Dec, 11.--The North- western National Bank, of Minnea- polis, has figured ont that during a period of forty-three years it had paid to its depositors, in the form of interest, 23.2 per cent. of its gross earnings. Bonus For Employees. New York, Dec. 11.--A distribu- tion of $300,000 among its 1,000 employees was voted by the directors of the Guaranty Trust Company, one of the largest financial instituions in New York, Western Union Employees Bonussed. New York, Dec. 11.--Directors of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, at a special meetin, receiving less their annual salary to those receiv- ing less than $1,200, and 6 per cent. and $2,000, $25 each. A December Wedding, On Dec, 6th the marriage took place at Perth, of Miss Mary Walker, daughter of Benjamin Walker, and Norman Miller, son of Andrew Mil- ler, of Bathurst, Rev. Thomas Brown performed the ceremony at the home of the bride. The couple were un- attended. Only the immediate friends of the bride and groom were present. The bride, who was given away by her father, was dressed in white satin with net. The house was very prettily decorated with pink and white carnations. The groom con- ducts one of the largest groceries in The couple will take up their Messengers will receive 0 residence on North gtreet in Perth. There are said to be 800 uses for the palmyra palm, which grows throughout tropical India. ESY'D 1873 Richardson, | not Inverary, than $2,000 a year, 7 per cent. of ' | | | | | g voted a! fghtung OVER 700,000,000 IN ALLED CAUSE Arc They Going to Lay Down Before Ideals Are Attained ? SR GEORGE FUSTER ASKS Sf NEVER AGAIN CAN ROBBER NA. TION ENTER ANOTHER. And Despoil It--Canadian Statesman Adresses the Peunsylvania Society in New York. : New York Dec. 12.--Sir George E. Foster, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, despite an expressed desire to hasten back to Ottawa, re- mained in New York to attend the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society, of which he was the guest of honor. Among the other guests were James M. Beck, former As- sistant Attorney-General of the United States; Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia Uni- versity, and John W. Davis, Solicitor- Genpral of the United States. In the course of his speech George said that there could be no peace while the Entente Allies are victorious. Canada, Australia and "every British dependency," he asserted, is opposed to any discon- tinuance of the war until there is a guarantee that the cause which led to the conflict is abolished. "It is an interesting thing," assert- ed Sir George, "that men of Canada and Australia should take the trou- ble to go to the plains of Europe and | gi t afie! cess of 7,000,000 cases, with several | & ve their lives on the battlefic!d and yet not so remarkable when 1 consider that those liberty-loy people, at peace for four generations, are standing for the ideal that th¢ Allied cause stands for, "The neutral point of view can never be the same as that of the bel ligerent, but I ask you: 'Did it ever flash across your mind that there are about eight hundred millions of peo- ple in this war of which about seven hundred millions are in the A'l'ad cause and that to-day the Alli¢d cause is not victorious? Dos ! sensible man think that seven hun dred millions are going to lay down at this particular time and cry for peace without the ideals for which they fifight being attained?' * There must be fn the peace that is finally won not only restitution, but a guarantee that the same things that have happened shall not happen again, asserted Sir George. "Speaking for Canadians," sald, "that is what- the Allies no for Once we come t point where we can have a peace ths is worth something we shall welco: it. There must be the international policeman idea. We must project the idea of the policeman into the international tribunal and make it impossible that a robber nation can enter another and despoil it, with- out being tried and having sentence passad and executed. Oh, yes, that can be done--it is going to be done, and I hope, with all my heart, that this great war is goihg to make an- other great war impossible." he THIRD OF PEOPLE FLED. From Bucharest Before the Teutons Arrived. 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