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"*'• *• '. >•/• "v.jnV'i- * V*" C^c .?" -l »•' •-• V.'* MJ- 'V-' ^ v'-r ?•**. ,* -.< "V~ » «j(L J " , il • "• * ' ' •' • 11. • r. ' • • « •THE M«-HRNRY PtAINPEALEB, McHENRT OFFICIAL TEXT *? I tf VIENNA NOTE <pf •'•'•; 't* 'X"" « " . •• !*:. $$&•. %."• *?V >??-•?€"* 'Confirms Press Report of Com- ^$01 plete Yielding to Demands of United States. INDEMNITY OFFERED TO II. S. •Vf- -.. • • '. »' ' f, f - , :^{jfMSomittander of Austrian Submarine 0ht'*. That Sank the Italian Liner Anco- {"*$• na Already Punished--Crew of | Steamer Blamed. • »...•. Vienna (via London), Jan. 3.--The following note, dated Di<cember 29, in ' to the American government's demands Concerning the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona by an JLustriaq^ submarine, haft been de­ livered. to Frederic C. Penfleld, the 'A J American ambassador: v "In answer to your very esteemed r'j- r^f, ^ note No. 4307^ the 21st instant, the •v.. ' C' •ubsc^iber has the honor to lay before bis excellency, the ambassador of the "United States of America, Frederic -^Joiritland Penfield: ; "The imperial and royal govern- agrees thoroughly with the |*#r? ;• American cabinet that the sacred jfe C \ commandments of humanity must be .1;observed also in war. Mfe •:" 8huns Blame for Clash. as it has hitherto given at no time and to no person occasion to J, doubt its respect for those command- !%<; { stents, in like manner also in the v )|l, f whole course of this war, which pre- Sj ."" Bents such pictures of confusion of P$jj^ moral conceptions, has it given nu- merous proofs of humanitarian senti- Vtnents toward enemies as well as to- & ' "* "ward neutral states, and it was not M$' due to this government that it was jjffi ' a short time ago not in harmony with the Washington cabinet precisely on » question which it (the Austro-Hun- garian government) >n harmony with the entire public opinion in Austria- Hungary. regard as principally a Question of humanity. '"The imperial and royal govern- went can also substantially concur In the principle expressed in the very "esteemed note, tha\ private ships, in :|^v , so far as they do not fire or offer re- pfe ; sistance, may not be destroyed with- kfj'V. , out the persons aboard tjeing brought ?*&•?• > uKlito safety. I ^ The imperial anu nuyul rO*eru- s Bent is very responslve/to the assur- ance that the federj(i government It;lays value upon seeiny that the good ^ ; , relations which ha/pily exist be- k , ^ % tween Austria-Hungary and the ® f-. United States of Mmerica, remain. It •••m O reciprocates thjuf assurance most ^ warmly, and iif now, as heretofore, oon^errjed Jw /render these relations If;,. . vore hearty, vo far as lies in its ;|k>wer. Gives Results of Inquiry. •.}? V ,- ^ "®^ded by the same spirit of lirankneks as the government of the :i) Union, the Imperial and royal gov- av^r^. ": ' «rnment, although it does not find ?'th the note frequently referred to the ^ • knswer to all the legitimate ques- t* tlons submitted by it, is willing to •oniniunicate to the federal govern­ ment the result of the investigation which, in accordance with existing t_; ~v -• ^cpartuicuiBi rGgalatior.G, was b6^un t ^ immediately after the receipt of the • ;fl . _:|leet report on the sinking of the Ancona, and which was just recently I, '!•••••• received. •' "The result of this investigation i may be summarized as follows: On November 7, 1915, at 11:40 o'clock in lihe forenoon, the commander of the ^4'- iubmarine observed in latitude 38.40 »orth, longitude 10.08 east, in foggy Weather, at a distance roughly 3,000 '.'vS/ yards, and one point to starboard, the •Outlines of a large Italian steamer, fie took it at first for a transport #teamer and turned about and fired from his rear gun a warning shot far |rom the vessel. . "Simultaneously, he displayed the // Vfignal, 'Leave the ship.' The steamer did not stop, but rather turned aside and sought to escape. The command­ er at first remained stopped for some ^V' tninutes in order to increase the dis- ,{tP%ftance, since he feared that the steam- .. . had a stern gun and would fire at ^ ;|he submarine with it, . "When the distance had reached p - ^,600 yards he had the pursuit taken 'tip with full power and fired from vi" liis forward gun at a decreasing dis- y,>r' tancA sixteen shells, among which he g.t' V cbservod three hits. ^ ' Boats Drop Into Water. "Daring the chase the steamer went zigzag and stopped only after the »third hit. Thereupon the commander ceased firing. "During the flight the steamer had already, vhile at full speed, let some boats with persons in them fall, which immediately capsized. After stopping, the steamer began launching boats. "From a distance of about 2,000 yards the commander saw that six boats were filled and rowed hastily away from the steamer. Another boat was capsized and floated keel up. The people held on to the hang­ ing lines and to the capsized boat. "During the further approach of the submarine the commander saw that a great panic reigned aboard and that he had to deal with a passenger steamer--namely: the AncOna, from Genoa. Therefore he gave the occu­ pants of the ste&mer more time than was required to leave thq ship in lifeboats. "At least ten lifeboats were still aboard, which would have more than sufficed for the rescue of the persons & till aboard. One of these boats, full of people, hung, half turned outward, oit the davits. Liner Is Torpedoed. "Since, however, except for this, no further move was made to lower boats, the commander decided after a lap8» of forty-five minutes to torpedo the khip in such a manner that It should remain a considerable time afloat, in prder that, on the one hand, the getting of the people into the life­ boats should be hastened, and that, on the other, adequate opportunity should remain for rescuing the per­ sons still aboard. "Shortly thereafter a steamer be­ came visible, which was^hrowing out heavy clouds of smoke and headed to­ ward the Ancona. It apparently had been summoned by the Ancona's wireless. "Since the submarine commander had to reckon on an attack by a steamer which he took for an enemy cruiser, he submerged after having at 12:35 o'clock in the afternoon had a torpedo fired into the forward bag­ gage hold of the Ancona from a tdis- tance of 800 yards. The Ancona list­ ed about ten degrees to starboard after this shot. "Thereupon an effort was made to lower the lifeboat which already was half turned out of the davits. It broke loose, however, and fell into the wa­ ter. The lifeboat floated- keel down, however, and the people held fast to the gunwale. All Could Have Been Saved. "Of the other -boats, none was low­ ered into the water, although persons could still be observed aboard. The steamer gradually righted itself to an even keel and settled so slowly that the submarine conimand.^r at first doubted whether tfce steajner would sink. Not until l^O1 o'clock did it sink, after a lengthy parallel settling, with the bow first. "During these further forty-flve minutes all persons yet aboard could have been saved vithout difficulty tho ;vnra ami on nana. "From the fact tl.at this, contrary to hi3 expectations, «#as not done, the commander concluded that the crew, contrary to all seaman's customs, had accomplished their c-wn rescue with the first boats and abandoned to them­ selves the passengers intrusted to their protection. Puts Blame on Crew. "The 1O8B of human lives is, in the first instance, by no means ascribable to the sinking of the ship, but, in all probability, in a much higher mfilas- ure to the rapid lowering (hinunter werfen) of the boats during full speed, as well as to the fact that the crew, concerned only for itself, did not res­ cue the passengers of the capsized boats. Holds U. S. Acts on Facts. "As appears from the above ad­ duced state of affairs, the very es­ teemed note of December 9 is based in many points on incorrect premises. Information reaching the United States government that solid shot was immediately fired toward the steamer is incorrect; it is incorrect that the submarine overhauled the steamer during the chase; it is in­ correct that only a brief period was given for getting the people into the boats. "On the contrary, an unusually long period was granted to the An­ cona for getting passengers in the boats. "Finally, it is incorrect that a num­ ber of shells were still fired at the steamer after it had stopped. "The iacts of the case demonstrate further th^t the commander of the submarine'granted the steamer a full forty-five minutes' time, that is more than an adequate period, to give the persons aboard an opportunity to take to the boats. Then, since the people were not all Baved, he carried out the torpedoing in such a manner that the Bhip could^ remain above water the longest possible time, doing this with the purpose of making possible the abandonment of the vessel on boats still in hand. Commander Punished. "Since the ship remained a further forty-flve minutes above water, he would have accomplished his purpose if the crew of the Ancona had not abandoned the passengers in a man­ ner contrary to duty. "With full consideration, however, of thiB conduct of the commander, aimed at accomplishing the rescue of the crew and passengers, the imperial and royal marine authorities reached the conclusion that he had omitted to take adequately into consideration the panic that had broken out among the passengers, which rendered diffi­ cult the taking to the boats, and the spirit of-the regulation that imperial and royal marine officers sliail fail in giving help to nobody *.n need, not eveij to an enemy, v - "Therefore the officer was punished in accordance with the existing rules for exceeding his instruction®'. Will Pay Indemnity. "The ifuperial and royal govern-, ment, in the face of this state of af­ fairs, does not hesitate to draw the corresponding conclusions respecting the indemnification of American cizi- zens affected by the sinking of the prize, but in this regard it makes the roliowing statement: "The investigation into the sinking of the Ancona could naturally furnish no essential point to show in how far a right to an indemnity: is to he grant­ ed American citizens. The imperial and royal government cannot, indeed, even according ^o the view of the Washington cabinet, be held liable for damages which resulted from the un­ doubtedly justified bombardment of the fleeing ship. "It should just as little have to an­ swer for the damages which came to pass before the torpedoing of the ship, through the faulty lowering of life­ boats „aQr the capsizing of lowered boats. "The imperial and royal government must assume that the Washington government is in g position and dis­ posed to give it (the Austro-Hungarian government) the required and certain­ ly not unimportant information in this respect. --^ "If, however, because of possible lack of material pi oofs, the particular circumstances under which American citizens suffered damage should not have become known to the Union gov­ ernment, the royal government, in consideration for the humanely deep­ ly regrettable incident, and by a de­ sire to proclaim once again its friend­ ly feelings toward fhe federal govern­ ment, would be gladly willing to dis­ regard this gap in the evidence and to extend indemnities also to those damaged whose cause cannot be es­ tablished. 'While the imperial and royal gov­ ernment may probably consider the affair of the Ancona as settled with the foregoing statements, it reserves to itself at this time the right to bring up for discussion at a later period the difficult questions of internatronal law connected with submarine warfare. "The undersigned has the honor to request most respectfully that his ex­ cellency, the ambassador of the Uni­ ted States of America, will be pleased u_:__ the 'nn of the federal government and takes advantage of this opportunity to re­ new to hia excellency an expression of his most especial esteem. "BURIAN." RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN PERSIA' LINER SUNK; CONSUL DIES British Steamer Persia Torpedoed in the Mediterranean--295 Persons Perish. London, Jan. 3.--Unofficial dis­ patches from Cairo state- that when the British steamship Persia was tor­ pedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on Thursday about 245 of 400 passen­ gers and crew aboard were drowned. No warning of any kind was given and the vessel sank in five minutes after being struck amidships by a tor­ pedo. Alexandria reports from 150 to 160 survivors have been landed there. lh 8. Consul Dead. Robert N. MaNeely, American con­ sul at Aden, Arabia, is believed to have been drowned. Reuter's Cairo correspondent makes the unreserved statement that Mr. McNeely lost his life. Charles H. Grant of Boston was saved. Unite* States Consul Garrels at Alexandria reported to Washington the liner carried 4.7-inch guns. Several ships are said to havo passed the four small boats filled with refugees without assisting them, being afraid presumably of decoys. Many passengers were thrown into the water when the vessel heeled over. Survivor Tells of Attack. The first story from a survivor was received by the Peninsular & Oriental Steamship company, when the follow­ ing telegram came from Col. *C. C. Big- ham, who was among those saved: "A torpedo struck the ship on the port bow at 1:05 o'clock in the after­ noon, when about forty miles south of the east end of the Island of Crete. No warning waiS given, nor any at­ tempt made to assist. Within five minutes the ship had sunk. "The conduct of the passengers and crew was splendid; there was no struggling and no panic. Four boats, after thirty hours at sea, were picked up by a warship." The Peninsular & Oriental company, which owned the Persia, announced that 158 survivors had arrived at Alex­ andria. The survivors comprise the chief of­ ficer, second officer, seven engineers, twenty-seven seamen, sixty-three las- cars and fifty-nine passengers. SLAVS REPEL TURK FORCES TITLE GIVEN TO W. W. AST0RI MORE GOLD FROM ENGLAND Russians Foil Attempts to Advance in Transcaucasus Region--Engage­ ments In Persia. Petrograd, Jan. 3, via London.--The Russian war office issued the follow­ ing official statement: "On the Cau­ casus front attempts by the Turks to cross the River Arkhava, south of Khopa, were stopped easily. In Per­ sia, east of Ouchnore, there have been engagements with Kurds." BRITAIN SEIZES MORE MAIL English Baron Renounced His Ameri­ can Citizenship Fifteen' Years Ago. London, Jan. 3.--Among the honors conferred by King George at tha new year are the following: Barons--William Waldorf Astor, Lord Charles Beresford, Sir Alexan­ der Henderson. Astor renounced l;Is American citizenship 15 years ago and became a British subject. Liner Arrives in New York, Bringing $35,000,000--Largest Consignment Since War Begun. Ne^r York, Jan. 3.--The White Star liner Baltic arrived on Friday after­ noon from Liverpool bringing $35,000,- 000 in specie consigned to New York banks from England. This is said to be the largest amount of gold brought to this port by any steamer since the war began. Liner Ryndam Halted and 1,000 Sacks From Enemy Nations for Ameri­ ca Are Taken Off. New York, Jan. 3.--The Holland- Amertoan liner Ryndam, which arrived here, was halted at Falmouth while the I&itish authorities took off 1,000 Backs of mail from Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. An­ other delay of one day was caused by «(» eyeratioe 4eru»pendicitia. MORE CANADIANS TO FRONT FRENCH CRUISER DAMAGED Fifteen Thousand Have Enlisted Since December 13* Making a Total of 212,690. Ottawa, Jan. 3.--Canada's overseas force 1b to be increased to half a mil­ lion men, Sir Robert Borden an­ nounced. The authorized force at present is 260,000. More will be re­ cruited shortly. The net figures of recruiting for overseas service shoyr 212,680 have enlisted. Turks Assert Warship Retired "Amidst Flame and Smoke" After Be(ng Hit at Dardanelles. Berlin, via wireless to Sayvil^e, Jan. 3.--The French armored cruiser Suf- fren was struck twice by Turkish shells and retired, "amid Jame and smoke," says a Constantinople official statement received here reporting an engagement between the cruiser &ad Chore batteries fit the Dardanelles. UtafAtfr opo! EftUTNt av«t*p»i Erivait. Ararat • Khoi* f. MOSUL l̂ *n rftfsh -- R M I CftASUKK KtWiniHi - '• tOhirtmmt KASM tunc ISPAHAN . A?//*4 PC ASIAN GOLF Hontit 1. Turkish-British front at KOt-el-Amara, where General Townshend's force is making desperate stand in Mesopotamia against superior forces of the sultan. 2. Russian advance reaches Kashan on the way to Ispahan, in southern Persia. This campaign is thought to have double purpose of barring Teuton- Turkish advance toward India and also relieving British expedition in Mesopo* tamia. PEACE TERMS GIVEN 8UMMARY OF GERMANY'8 CONDI­ TIONS CIRCULATED IN BERLIN. No Annexation of French Territory, Freedom for Poland and Restora­ tion of All German Colonies. Berun, Dec. 31.--The semiofficial Wolff bureau circulated among the German newspapers an exhaustive summary of an article from the Neue Zuercher Zeitung of Zurich, Switzer­ land, purporting to give in consider able detail tin terms upon which, ac­ cording to the newspaper, Germany is ready to consider peace. .The terms named include the res­ toration of Belgian sovereignty under certain conditions, no annexation of French territory, the separation ol Poland from Russia as an Independent kingdom under a German prince, the restoration of all German colonies, the payment of an indemnity which would assume the form of a transfer to Ger many of Russia's indebtedness to France, amounting to some 18,000,000, 000 francs, and the payment for a term of years of an annlia! contribu­ tion by Belgium equal to the amofint hitherto spent annually on the Belgian military establishment. A similar contribution would be ex­ pected from Russia or Poland, this point not being clear in the ar­ ticle. - Whether the Belgian territorywould be restored entirely is not specified In the newspaper, but it is stated that the country would be policed--that is. garrisoned--by Germany until the pay­ ments of the contribution were ended, and that measures would be taken to prevent Belgium from serving as an Anglo-French outpost, either by treaty arrangements or perhaps through "pledges" turned over to Ger many, the latter phase apparently re­ ferring to the retention of the Meuse fortresses The Wolff bureau is careful to dis­ avow authoritatively that the article is interpretable as a German peace feeler. U. S. INDICTS 8 MEN CONGRESSMAN BUCHANAN OF ILLINOIS, AMONG NUMBER. RUS$ TAKE SEVERAL HEIGHTS Slavs Gain Northeast of Czernowitz, Says Petrograd--Berlin Admits Enemy Success. Berlin, Jan. 4.--"A Russian detach­ ment gained a temporary success by entering a German position north of Lake Drisviaty," an official statement says. It adds that "feeble Russian at­ tacks at several places were repulsed." Petrograd announces a successful advance of the Russians and the cap­ ture of several important heights and 870 prisoners northeast of Czernowitz, which is the immediate Russian ob­ jective. The capture of the city is be­ lieved to be the one thing necessary to bring Roumania into the war on the side of the entente allies. Fowler and Lamar Also Named In Mu­ nition Plot--Peace Council Ao cused of Conspiracy. grand Jury on Tuesday indicted for conspiracy to foment strikes in Amer­ ican munitioli factories the following men: Congressman Frank Buchanan of Illinois. H. Robert Fowler, former congress­ man from Illinois. Frank S. Monnett. former attorney general of Ohio. David Lamar. Jacob C. Taylor, president of Labor's National Peace council. Franz von Rintelen, a German agent. H. B. Martin. ^ Herman Schultels. All of the indicted men, except La­ mar and Von Rintelen, are officers or former officers of the peace council, an organization which, the govern­ ment charges, was formed and financed by Rintelen to bribe labor leaders to call strikes in munition plants, in furtherance of German prop­ aganda in this country. All of the indictments were returned under the Sherman antitrust law and charge conspiracy to restraint of the foreign trade of the United States. The maximum penalty is one year im­ prisonment and a fine of $10,000. CONSCRIPTION FOR ENGLAND Ministers Said to Have Accepted Bill Providing a Modified Form of Compulsory Service. London, Dec. 30.--It was stated on excellent authority Tuesday that th*» British cabinet has virtually decided1 upon a modified form of conscription bill, to be introduced in the house of commons next week, giving the gov­ ernment the necessary power, should it be found needful, to bring in single men and preserve Premier Asquitb's pledge to married men. It is reported Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, and Walter Runciman. minister of commerce, have resigned. Their resignations have not yet been accepted. Unequipped for Household. Washington, Jan. 3.--"Women are more pqorly equipped for the profes­ sion of motherhod than for any other business, says Ida M. Tarbell, sum­ ming up the question of the "Essential education for the average woman." Slays Four With an Ax. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 3.--Arthur Steele, a negro- hotel employee, com­ mitted suicide here after he had brutally murdered four persons with an ax. His victims were bis wife, brother-in-law and two step-daughters. Germans Die in Wreck. Berlin. Dec. 31.--Eighteen German soldiers were killed and 47 wounded when a train filled with troops who were on furlough jumped the track at Bentschen station, near Posen, oa Wednesday. $100,000 Theft Laid to Officer. London, Dec. 31.--Lieut. Col. Rob­ ert, Simpson of the Canadian medical corpB was arrested in Bow Street court on an extradition warrant charg­ ing him with the thef* of 1100,000 in Manitoba. SOCIALISTS INDORSE THE WAR French Body Adopts Resolutions De­ manding That the Conflict Be Carried to Its End. Paris, Dec. 31.--The national con gres8 of the French Socialist party be­ fore adjourning adopted a resolution demanding that the war be carried on until Alsace and Lorraine are won back by France and the independence of Belgium and Serbia restored. Kaiser Honors Bulgarian Prince. Berlin, Jan. 4.--Emperor William has conferred the Red Cross medal of the first class on Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria for special merit in attending wounded and sick soldiers, it was an­ nounced here. British December Casualties. London, Jan. 4.--British casualties on all fronts during December were 18^49, of which 1.001 were officers These figures were compiled from the official lists published from time to time. New Minnesota Head Is In. • SL Paul, Minn., Jan. 3.--J. A. A. Burnquist was sworn in as Minne­ sota's nineteenth governor, to suc­ ceed Wlnfield S. Hammond, who died at Clinton, La. The ceremony took ptace in the supreme court chamber. Germany's Food Conditions. Berlin, Jan. 3.--Count Westarp of the reichstag committee which has been investigating food conditions, re­ ported that the existing supply Is suf ticlent to feed Germany's population no matter how long tha war lasts. HONEYMOON AT END PRESIDENT WILL CONFER WITH X CABINET ON GRAVE LINER f SITUATION.1)"-" . • "M NO MORE NOTES EXPECTED Austrian Charge Asks Judgment Be Suspended Until Facts Are Known-- Wilson May Call Leaders of Con­ gress Together. ' Washington, Jan. 6.--President Wil­ son has cut short his honeymoon and arrived here on Tuesday from Hot Springs, Va., in a special train. He will take up the task of solving the moat serious problem that the United States has faced since the European war began. Not so serious' in the total loss of life or in the number of Americans Tvho met their death, the sinking of the Persia has caused greater alarm both in Teutonic diplomatic circles and in those circles that hope to keep the United States out of the Euro­ pean war than did the Lusitania case. If the facts are as they appear oh the surface; if a submarine, whether of Austrian or German or even Turk­ ish nationality, sent the vessel to the bottom and snuffed out 250 lives with­ out warning, it is believed there will be no more notes. Those closest to the president believe that^ his pa­ tience has been exhausted. Only one thing seems to give hope-- that the Persia was armed in such a way as to make her a warship. There is little chance for this, however. In circles ttat know the equipment of the British ships it is said they have carried guns at their sterns only. This would not, in the opinion of Secre­ tary Lansing, make the Persia a war­ ship. Not only does Secretary Lansing believe this, but he has forced from Germany an admission in the Lusi­ tania controversy that his opinion is correct in the ordinary usages of in­ ternational law. Baron Zwiedinek, charge of the Aus­ trian embassy, is working with might and main to avert a crisis. He assured Secretary Lansing that should it be found an Austrian submarine sunk the Persia, with loss of American life, his government would promptly give rep­ aration and satisfaction. He asked that judgment be suspended until all the facts were known. There seemed to be ,a growing im­ pression in official quarters tnai the president may call the congress lead­ ers together and acquaint them fully with the situation. SISTER SHIP OF PERSIA SUNK Steamer Geelong Destroyed in the Mediterranean--All Saved -- Ten Die on Liner Glengyle. London, Jan. 5.--The Peninsular and Oriental line steamer Geelong has been sunk in the Mediterranean. All the passengers and members of the crew were saved. The Geelong was a steel steamer of 7,951 tons, about the same size as the Persia, and was built in 1904. This is the third announce­ ment of the sinking of a big British liner In three days. The British liner Glengyle, bound from Yokahama for Genoa, has been sunk in the Mediterranean sea by a submarine. There were about 100 pas­ sengers on the steamer, the captain said, and all were saved. Ten members of the crew are missing. The Glengyle was a new tioat, hav­ ing been built in 1914, and displaced 9,000 tons. She hailed from Glasgow. Her length was 600 feet and she was 62 feet in the beam. Tb* British steamer St. Oswald has been sunk by a submarine. 22. DIE IN SHIP EXPLOSION Blast on Board Norwegian Oil Steamer Aztec at Brooklyn--Victims Hurled Into River. New York, Jan. 5--Twenty men per­ ished in an e • plosion that wrecked the engine room of the Norwegian oil tank steamer Aztec on Monday at a Brook­ lyn dock. Ten others were seriously injured. The Aztec was under chartcr to the Interocean Transport company of this city. She recently arrived from France and was to sail for Philadel­ phia this week to get a cargo for a return trip to France. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Most of the victims of the explosion were trapped below decks. Those not instantly killed probably were drowned in wa­ ter that flooded the engine room through a great hole blown in the side of the vessel. Capt. A F. Bennett of the tug Dal- zeline said he saw the body of a man hurled into the air. followed by a flame that shot fifty feet high and was ac­ companied by a terrific explosion. The body fell into the river and sank im­ mediately. Montenegrin Cabinet Out. Cetinje. Jan. 5--The ftfo'tenegrin cabinet, headed by Gen. Janko Vuko- vitch, who combined the functions of premier and minister of war. has re­ signed. The formation of a new cabinet has been intrusted to Mlouchekovitch. Twenty Mexicans Die in Wreck. Washington, Jan. 5.--A military train commanded by Colonel Berdus- co was wrecked near Monclova on Monday by running into a burning trestle. Twenty persons, Including women and children, were killed.' British Take German Town. London, Jan. 6.--The official press bureau announces for the war office that British troops have occupied Jaunde, in the Cameroons, The town was taken on Saturday. The Came­ roon! are a German colony. Hospital Looted of $3,600. Chicago. Jan. 6.--The most daring • daylight robbery in Chicago for a year was carried through at St. Luke's hospital by two armed bandits wbo held up the cashier of the institution and fled with $3,600. TRADE REVIVAL WESTERN GUI Not a Myth but an Actl Shown in the Returns of Ag­ ricultural Statistics and „ Every Department of Trade and Com- merce. The trade .revival in Manitoba, katchewan and Alberta is an actuality I and - not a myth. There is today a] spirit of optimism in the air? Just two years ago there prevailed the < posite spirit of pessimism. A general trade revival has beenl felt in every department of business in' the Prairie Provinces. The agricul­ turists are in better shape than they have ever been before in their lives. No farmers of any country are in bet­ ter financial condition and in a' more general state of prosperity than are the fanhers of Manitoba, Saskatche­ wan and Alberta. The farmers have harvested a record crop--a crop which enriches them to the extent of some­ thing over $48p,000,000. In the cities the prosperity of tha country has been reflected. Every­ where business is on the hustle. The wholesalers and the retailers and the Implement dealers find business good. The banks and other collection houses find collections satisfactory, and finan­ cial men declare that westerners are paying up their debts. In Winnipeg the bank clearings have been the larg^ est in history, exceeding some we the figures of Montreal and Ti The grain shipments have biggest in the history of Winj in the history of the twin William and Port Arthur order houses have had a/^Big rush of fall orders exediding _ ous years and taxing/the cajS these establishments, whose most guine expectations have been excel by the actual business done. The tide has turned in western Caul-"' ada. The people of the West are forging ahead, forging ahead In actual production and in creation of wealth, giving generously to charitable and other funds, paying up their back debts, while going along carefully as regards any creation of new debts. They are economizing but not scrimp­ ing, acting cautiously but not miserly. The financial heads of eastern Canada, of the United States and of Europe are iivj iOiigci Ci inciting w'cSicrii v^onduo • rather they are unstintedly offering their praise and their compliments. The financial press recognizes that the tide has turned in western Canada, and it has been published\to the world. The condition of western. Canada at the close of 1915 is one of frpjtimistic prosperity, backed by the same fleier- mination of western people to go on increasing their productiveness and maintaining the records which they have already established. The trade revival of western Canada is the happiest feature in the business survey of the whole Dominion for 1915 and in the outlook for 1916.--Adver­ tisement. HE WANTED TO LIVE IN CITr Trials of Farmer Who Moved to Towr» and Was Sorry He Made the Change. In Farm and Fireside is the story of a farmer who sold his property to live in the city, because his city friends "wore good ciotlfes, had money jingling in their pockets, went to the movies, belonged to clubs, and en­ joyed a yearly vacation." He found, however, that the city man pays dear­ ly for these luxuries. "We came to know," he said, "that it was just as hard for the city mai to get up at seven o'clock in the morn­ ing as it was for the country man to- get up at five. Why so? Because he must not relax; he is ever on duty. He may smile at this person and at tbtfft person. He dares not notice any­ body's peculiarities, or oddities or un­ reasonableness. The result 1s he must find h^s relaxation in the eve­ ning; therefore, the family rarely gets to bed before ten or eleven o'clock, and seven in the morning finds him Just as sleepy and far less refreshed than five found him on the farm. "We found going to work for son^ body else every day in the year, ei cept Sunday and perhaps a two weeks vacation, under somebody elte manager, 'didn't exactly suit our eou^ try spirit of freedom. We cairn- know that our friends saved scurcc a cent; and, furthermore, one couldnj exactly see how they were extravs gant. In the city it seems unbelief ably hard to separate luxuries fror necessities." Eye to Business. The Agent--I am selling a remark^ able combination kitchen utensiL Housewife--What is it for? "See this little blade?" "Yes." "That's a can opener." "Indeed?" "And this hook is an appliance for lifting pans from the lire." "What's this?" "That's a tack puller." "But suppose I want the girl to oper a can of soup and my husband to some tacks while I attend to the pans I on the stove?" "Easiest thing in the world. All you have to do is to buy three of the uten­ sils. Anything else, please?"--Reho- both Sunday Herald. More Cheerful Topic. "Don't you like tc read about Ufa in foreign countries?" asked the en­ thusiastic young woman. "Well, that depends," answered Mr. Dubwaite, thoughtfully, "on a number of particulars." "Yes?" "Just at present life in foreign tries is so full of horrors that I prefer to read about life here at home., Saying the right thing at the rij time is equivalent tc keeping fnouth shut when yon have nothing I