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, *UNDER FIRE NHNETY HOURS A despatch from London says: The British es. Vicknor, recently armed by the Government and add- ed to the smut and commerce pro- tector units of the navy, has been destroyed by a, German mine. Un- doubtedly all of her company met death. The news of the loss was reported by the Admiralty Monday in the following statement: "The Secretary of the Admiralty aregrets to announce that the armed f’merchant vessel H.M.S. Vicknor, which has been missing for some days, must now be accepted as lost 1with all her officers and men. The ’sa-use of the loss is uncertain, but some. bodies and wreckage have , washed ashore on the north t _ est of Ireland, it is presumed that "during the recent bad weather the Particulars of Casualties in the Trenches in P1a,ndelas--f?everal Are Ill From Exposure A despatch from Salisbury says: Col. Farquhar, who had a narrow The men of the Princess Patricia's escape when a, bullet grazed his ear Regiment have bees in the trenches states in ii, private letter that the at least twice, for ninety hours each men have behaved magnificently. time. They lost one officer and four The general commanding the divi- men killed and twelve wounded the sion to which th Patricias are at- first time. The other casualties are tached has published an order com- unknown. mending them highly for gallantry According to information from under fire, sk A despatch from London says: "he most powerful- German fleet that has ventured 4:0 the open sea since the war began was crushingly defeated in tfitrNorth Sea, on Syn- 1day by the British battle crulsegr squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, _ A _ _ LsIt-irtisrrtrririsy, to picture the'ex., U_1iatior? aiirrpfiire, which stirs Lon- don arid jill" Girisae Britain. The fact of a; smashing victory which probably saved the east coast from another savage raid and which en- sures command of the North Sea is enough for the present. Because of its nearness to home the victory has British Auxiliary Warship Believed to Have . Struck German Mine-About 300 Lost According to information from France, they have had regular turns in the trenches since January 6, and their hardest day was January 8, when three men were wounded, but ”Ilene killed, A despatch from Stockholm says: A sensation has been caused in commercial circles here by the news that Senator Possehl, head of the great German firm of L. Possehl k Company, has been arrested for WAS LOST wrn All, fWil)S German Arrested For High Treason On the Bluecher alone more than 700 lives were lost, and the casual- ties, on the battle cruisers that es- caped were very likely large. -The destruction of the Bluecher was the hardest blow which has been sur fered by the German navy, for that vessel, one of the most satisfactory oi her class ever launched, cost f50,000. I e victory, in every way the most t Hlling feat performed by the Bri- tish' navy in modern times, was gained with little cost. The casual- ties were negligible. No British ship was lost or very seriously dam, aged. Admiral Beatty reports that only ll-weure wounded on his fltsg- 'ship, the Lion, which led the fight, as she did atHeli'goland, when Sir David drove her, 3133941995 and gct up in tirnsto spring the jaws of a German. trap which were about to close on a. light cruiser and destroy- tsr_sq1iadrosf. - _' _ {mored cruiser the Bluecher, and several light cruisers, were hsm- mered in a run 11mg fight that lasted three hours and a half by Admiral Beatty's battle cruisers Tiger, Lion, Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indomitable," assisted by a few light cruisers and destroyers. _ _ Escaped in Nick ot Time. " At 1 p.m., when the battle, which had covered more than 100 miles at such speed as was never before known in naval warfare, had car- ' the British pursuers to the very ‘ge of the mine fields guarding e German naval bases, the ar- mored cruiser Bluecher, shattered by the great guns of the Lion, was at the bottom of the sea, and two of the three German battle cruisers were badly damaged. The German warships regained the protection of land forts, submarines and mines in the nick of time, as they would cer- tainlyhave been destroyed had the battle endured much longer. - Surprised into an action which they tried desperately to avoid,' the Kaiser's battle cruisers Derfflinger, Aeidllrtz and Moltke, his finest ar: GREAT NORTH SEA VICTORY German Armored Cruiser Bluecher Sunk With -'. . _ Loss of About 750 Lives Wcknor either 'oundered, or being carried out of her course, struck a mine in seas where the Germans are known to have laid mines. In the past few days several bod- ies with life belts attached have been washed ashore at Port Rush, Ballycastle and Lame and else- where on the north boast of Ire- land. Two of these bodies are be- lieved to have been from wrecked hydro-aeroplanes. IDhe others were from the Welrnor. The navy list for January gives 21 officers as the complement of the Vicknor. The Wcknor does not appear in the latest registers, but the fact that she carried 21 officers, indicating a crew of possibly 300 or more, would seem mfrove that she was a vessel of consi erable tonnage. high treason, the charge being trad- ing with the enemy. He is being tried by court-martial at Leipzig. Possehl is one of Germany's richest magnates. He is a member of the Herrenhaus and a personal friend of the Emperor. Sergeant-Major Joseph Henry Bradley, of Toronto, received his wound in the nose from the same bullet that instantly killed Pte. George Bellinger, of Ottawa. "The Lion, which had some of her forward compartments flooded by shells below the waterline, was taken in tow by the cruiser Indomi- table. The destroyer Meteor, which also was disabled, was taken in tow by the destroyer Liberty. Both vessels were guarded by strong es- corts of destroyers. Repairs to both vessels can be speedily effect- ed. T "v-talps?; -tc,'aLyamuer oCptsualties among able offreers and men report- ed to the Admiralty is: On the Lion, 17 men wounded; on the Ti- ger, one t)fEoer and nine men killed, and three ofhcers and eight men wounded ;., on the Meteor, four men killed and one man wounded. dount €vill be given "It is not believed that any other casualties occurred, but if so, they will be immediately published. "As soon as Tride-Admiral Beat- ty's repp,rt IS recelved a fuller ac- The Kaiser's fleet was driving westward, and there is little doubt that it was attempting to strike the English coast for a, bombardment such as was delivered at Scarbor- ough, Hartlepool and Whitby. The instant the Germans sighted the g3rit'ish ships they turned and ran or it, The Bluecher was crippled and was abandoned to her fate by the speedier battle cruisers some time before the-pursuit reached the zone of mine and submarine danger. Hard hit and sinking she fell out of line, and the battle flamed past her. At 1 p.m. she rolled over and dis- appeared from the surface. Mean- while two of the German battle cruisers had been reached by the 13.5-inch guns of the British, but not in a vital spot. They were able to continue their headlong flight un- til the certain peril of mine fields turned Beatty back. The 0ffieial Statement” A despatch from London says: The anysuoeement made by the Secretary of the Admiralty said: "All the British ships and bor- pedo-lroat destroyers engaged in Sunday's action have returned in safety tovrport. Fought at Full Speed. In Admiral Beatty's report there is a suggestion that the engagement began within 150 miles of the Ger- man coast and ended within less than fifty miles of Heligoland or Cuxhaven. From 9.30 a.m. until 1 p.m. there was a ding dong fight at angzmg speed. done more than anything else--more even than the triumph off the Falk- land Islands-to cement confidence in the navy. It is notable that the German statement ignores the fact that the airships bombarded Yarmouth be- fore, and not after, flying over any of the other towns. Concerning the bombardment of Freiburg, the con- tention of the allies has been that the bombs were thrown at military positions, such as an aviation han- gar and a railroad station. Suggests Monument To ‘German y. A despatch from London Slay-s: That it would be appropriate to erect a, monument outside the re- cruiting station or outside Scotland Yard to Count Zeppelin and his con- federabeas as "the most cold-blooded and wholesale murderers who had ever come into this oountry," was the suggestion made by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at 2 recruiting meet- ing held in London. Sir Arthur said that if any in- ducement could be advanced to bring out the manhood of the coun- try, it should be the remembrance of the dasterdly outrages which had recently been perpetrated by- the Germans, and which had degraded what they had hoped would have been a. chivalrous foe to the level of murderers of women and children. He only trusted, he said, that if any of them fell into British hands their punishment would be that of mur- derers. A despatch from Paris says: The License Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has decided to submit a. report favoring the prohibition of the sale of absinthe. The Commerce Commission of the Chamber began on Wednesday the consideration of the rehabilitation of in industries ruined by the war, methods of manufacturing products formerly supplied by new hostile countries and the question of finding a foreign market for the output. “Aircraft are acknowledged to be legitimate weapons in the carrying on of modern warfare as long as their operations are conducted in accordance with the rules of inter, national law. This has been done by our dirigibles. The German na- tion, forced by England to fight for: its existence, cannot be com- pelled to forego the employment of legitimate means of self-defence, and will not do it, relying upon her good fight.” "Our airships, in order to attackl the fortified town of Great 'Yar- mouth, were obliged to fly over other towns, from which, it is stated, they were fired at. These, attacks were answered by the throwing of bombs. Favor Prohibition Of Sale of Absinthe _In command of Princess Patricia's nght Infantry, who, by a brilliant bayonet charge'near Ypres, cap- tured several German trenches, rTliirGsT-iast .9510ng 1prsioe1 of the airship raid on the Itnglrsh east- coast is as follows: "England has no right to be in- dignant, as her f1yiag machines and ships in broad daylight have attack- ed open towns, such as Freiburg, DNtts-Salam and Swakopmund. BERLIN GLGATS OVER AIR CRIME German Press Says Zeppelin Raid Will Be Followed By Others. A despsrtch from Berlin says: The firtst page of all the newspapers pub- lished in Berlin contained news of the attack made by Zeppelms on the English coast, and scanty re- port from the eatern and wetern war theatres occupied inconsp1cu- ouf_places on inside pagep.. _ With remarkable unanimity, the German press appear? to expect that this raid will be followed short- ly by others. While the amount of damage done by the bombs dropped from the airships is not yet known here, satisfaction is expressed in the fact that all the Zeppelins re- turned safely and in the belief that "the moral effect of the bombard- ment cannot fail to be very great, especially as it follows so closely the recent bombardment of the Hartle- pools and other points on the east- ern coast of England by German cruisers. Col. F. D. Farquhar. Eerman Wtrderers' A despatch from London says: At the suggestion of Princess Vic- toria, the Y.M.C.A., which has been active in various ways at the battle fronts, is preparing to extend its work, and is to establish so- called "tree lunch counters," mounted on wagons, that can be drawn from point to point. Steam- ing hot tea and coffee and rations of soup will be dealt out to sol- diers tramping to and from the trenches, and special efforts will be made to furnish the soldiers who have been slightly wounded, but still are able to walk, and thus can get to the wagons. Free Lunch Counters For the British Lines A despatch .irom Belfort, France, says: The _Prmce of Wales, travel- ling incpgnito, has just made a, trip Additional Doctors Also and Equip- ment Will Go Soon. A despateh from Ottawa says: Eighty additional Canadian nurses for service with the Canadian and British troops will leave Canada for England early next month. A request from the War Office for additional nurses, hospital order- lies, etc., was received by the Gov- ernment here recently, and ar- rangements have been nearly com- pleted for sending over the needed hospital corps reinforcements. There will also be a number of doc- tors, and equipment for another field hospital, sent over in advance of the second Canadian expedition- ary force, in accordance with the request of the War Office. Sixteen Aeroplanes Go Down with Steamer Near Sinope. A despatch from London says: A Petrograd despatch to the Times a,s- serts that the Russians have sunk near Sinope, Asia Minor, the steamer Georgios, on board of which were. 16 aeroplanes, compris- ing the entire Turkish aerial fleet. Prince of Wales Goes Incognito in Alsace to the front in upper Alsace, des- pite the storm which has been rag- ing. He also inspected the military workshops in Belfort. The Prince, by his unaffected simplicity, creat- ed a most favorable impression among the population, who were es- pecially impressed because he in- sisted upon taking a small room on the third floor of a hotel, instead of the grand suite which was reserved for him. Thousand Newspapers Closed in Germany A despatch from Berlin says that Dr. Dietz, director of Wolff's Agency, the German Official Bu- reau, has stated that a thousand German newspapers, of which 126 were political, have been obliged to cease publication owing to the TERRY SERIAL FLEET Sl'NK. A despatch from London says: Brussels despatches by way of Any sterdam say that some of the Bel- gian municipalities have proposed to impose a special tax on well-to- do Belgians who refuse to return to their country. The German au- thorities, thinking favorably of the idea, propose to make the tax " fective for all of Belgium. A fugi- tive who fails to return to Belgium by Mareh,gst will be obliged to pay a ten-fold personal tax. The poor are exempt. The revenues will be divided equally between the Ger, mans and the Belgian municipali- ties. Count Witte Working For Peace Sentiment A despatch from Paris says: The Petrograd correspondent of the Temps reports that Count Witte is working energetically in favor of peace and has undertaken a propa- ganda in Russian drawing-rooms. The correspondent says that al- though the Berlin press is making much of Witte’s re-entry on the po- litical stage the Petrograd papers express no fear on that score. Count Witte's German proolivities, they say, are well known, and his desire to see the war come to an early end is confined to a narrow circle of his personal friends. _Twhe Amsterdam Telegraaf pub- lishes :cdespatch from Berlin say- ing the Prussian Government has ordered all administrators of Im- ests to turn over, free of 00st, all such lands under their jurisdiction thatare suitable for the growing of crops. The ' Government of the Grand Duchy of Weimar has taken similar action. Among the regula- tions concerning this transfer is the stipulation that the first crop from these lands must be harvest- ed this year. war Germans Impose Tax On Belgian Refugees Prussia Preparing to ’ Garner Great Harvest EIGHTY MORE h' UR SES. For First Time in the History of Aviation Bombs Are Flung on Troops A despatch from Paris says: Trio- lent fighting of the most spectacular sort, with allied aeroplanes fiinging bombs into thickly massed German troops while the French infantry charged into the confused ranks of the enemy near Clraonne and a, se- vere battle at La, Bassee are the outstanding features of the official commumques issued Tuesday by the French War Ofhee. (PNSEAUGH? Oli BRITHSEE LINES Aeroplanes have been put to vari- ous uses in this war, but this is the hrst time that they have been used directly as an attacking agent in conjunction with infantry move- ments. 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A despatch from Petrograd says: The general staff of the commander- in-chief has issued the following order: A despatch from Berlin saysrAll stocks of wheat have been seized by the German Government, according to the offieial statement, in order to safeguard the bread supply until The fliere gained a, point above the lost trenches and rained down a, deadly hail of explosives. The "Our adversaries have of late re- sorted to all; kinds of proclamations to the troops and appeals to the peoples of the regions visited by the war, inviting them to cease fighting and make peace. "The Austrians in this respect, exceeded the limits of the utmost insolence and baseness. Some Aus- trian soldiers, especially selected for that work, are circulating among our troops proclamations, in which our enemies are impudent enough to address you as 'the noble sons of holy Russia,' invoking the respected name of the Emperor, alleging his signature. A despatch from Paris says: A group of German aeroplanes attack- ed Dunkirk and nearby coast vil- lages on Friday. They dropped about 80 bombs. There are twenty known victims of the raid, of whom Field Marshal Von dcr Coltg Shot A despatch from Cairo says: An attempt on the life of Field Marshal von Der Goltz at Constantinople is reported from Jaffa through the medium of the German Consulate there. The Field Marshal was fired at and is believed to have been hit. STIR SEDITION IN GZAB’S NAME "Every loyal subject knows that every Russian, from the common- der-in-chief to the private soldier, is obeditpt pnly to the sacred will V.” our highly %nerated who alone has the power and to stop Tar. - _ Pinch of Famine Beginningto be Felt “Our enemies, relying no. langer on the strength of their arms and on success on the battlefield, have committed a vile forgery and an in- famous crime. 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Small size, 500; trial or sample size 25c. at dealers everywhere. _ the next harvest. This measure, it is said, was made necessary by the fact that the people have failed to economize. The stocks will be dis. tributed according to the popula- tion of the various communities. Several officers were attacked at the same time. Strained relations exist between the Germans and Turkish officers. At Damascus recently a captain of the Turkish army was killed and a German colonel wound- ed, following a quarrel. “Consequently, every person cap- tured with these proclamations in his possession will forthwith be brought before a military tribunal and arraigned as guilty of a tel- ony." A despatch from Montreal says'. The 24th "Victoria Rides," of Montreal, is organizing a brass band to go with the second contin- gent to the scene of war,' and when at the front the members. of" the band are to serve as stretches-bear- ers instead of musicians. The hand has been authorized by the Militia Deiiartmerle] "affine expense of the regiment, of which Lieut.-Col. Gunn is in command. It is stated that this will be the first regiment of Canadian soldiers to sail with a full band, both brass and bugle. ness of the fact that they are incap- able of continuing a, loyal fight could incite our enemies to stoop to such a despicable and extraordinary crime. I have the unshakable belief that with God's help our victorious army will give, in the coming bat-, ties, the proper reply to our un- worthy adversaries. The general staff reports, on its part, that an Austrian soldier, en- trusted with the distribution of these proclamations, declared that the abettors of this crime a.re Cap- tain Sunther, of the general staff, and Cavalry Captain Pollak. zone; it does the rest safely and surely. Members will Serve as Stretcher. bearers in War Zone. BAND FOR TIIE FRONT.