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Gcrruan aircraft paid two visits . the Kentisi. coast Sunday. The first raid occurred at i o'cloc -' in the morn- ing. while the second came shortly after noon. One man was killed in the first attack. The material damue was insignificant. No iamaxe was done in the second raid, and no casualties are reported. it is claimed by many in London that large num- German: Attack East Coat of £0.» and Once Moreâ€"Casualtiu Moot ly Childrenâ€"Damage Nil COUNTY or KENT [8 REM poms POUNDING mow BY AEROPLANFSE AWAY FOR KUT-El-AMARA berg of people actually saw the hit raid. and that the raiders ectuelly reached the city of London without. however. doing damage within its bounderies. The Wu Oflce issued the following report: “Follow; tn eerie] attack on the eut coat of Kent in the early hour: of the morn- ing, two hostile template: undo a ucond ettack in the name locelity nttor noon Sunday After coming un- do: 3 heavy fire the raiders dmp - od. pursued by our naval nnd mil tnry mchlnes. The enemy enacted no no dnmnxe. No casualties are ro- An official statement issued earlier in the day said: “Taking advantage of the bright moonlight, a hostile aero- plane visited the east coast of Kent at 1 o’clock this morning. After drop: pint nine incendiary bombs in rapid succession ti.e aeroplane disappeared out over .he North Sea. No naval or military dfimage was done. but private property suffered, the incendiary bombs causing several fires, all of which were extinguished by 2 am. According to reports made after the raid the following civilian casualties occurred: One man killed. and two menfonâ€"e woman and three children slightly injured." Could Not Reach London The county of Kent forms the southeasternmost portion of England, to the south of the Thames. It in- cludes part of the City of London, but the wording of the omcial state- ment indicates that the aeroplau. did not reach the city. The point near- est London on the eastern coast of Kent is some fifty miles from the centre of the city. A point of interest in the omciai account of the raid is the stateme.-t that it was .uade by an aeroplane. Heretofore Germany has relied principally on Zeppelins for aerial attacks on England. According to news received frol- Constantinople, says Milan, Italy, the Germans plan to organize a gigantic motor expedition to Mesopotamia. sending a large army composed of‘ Turks and Bulgarians commanded by German and Austrian officers to at- tack the British forces which are threatening Bagdad. All the motor cars available in Constantinople are being concentrated, and the army is being formed from troops released at the Dardanelles and new levies from Syria. The expedition will be con- ducted on the same scale as the in- vasion of Belgium. Three thousand motor cars will be employed. Quanti« ties of floating mines will be set adrift in the Tigris. and submarines sent forward in parts will be assembled and laum-hed for the destruction of the British transports and gunboats in the Tigris. Plan on Foot to Organize Motor Il- pedition to Cross Desert German Rumors That Separate Pea“ May be Made With Them An Amsterdam despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph Company states that The Frankfurter Zeitung, discus- sing the possibility of a separate peace between Germany and Belgium, says that as long as Belgium has not signed the London agreement regard- ing the making of a separate peace she is free to do as her interests com- mand. The newspaper is quoted as adding that Belgium until now has been considered by the German Chan- cellor as an object of exchange and that sensible Belgians ought to be told not to wait too long or Belgium will be considered as a good prize. The Amsterdam despatch says that this article has caused a sensation in Ger- many and that it is believed to have been inspired from oti‘lcial sources. Unmarried men with the necessary qualifications for military service will be left out of consideration so far as the employment of Provincial fire rangers is concerned. Hon. Mr. Rer- nison, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. made a statement to this ei- iect. Any unmarried man who ap- plies for a job of the kind mentioned must show first a certificate from a doctor that he has applied for en- listment and has been rejected, be tore his application will be consider- “It may safely to said," states TM London Dispatch, “that in a few weeks time there will be no imported luxur~ ies whatsoever Certain necessities will still be admitted. as for example. bananas for the poor, but expensive imported ir° ts for the rich will be debsrred. Wasteiul motoring. which is everywhere seen. is to be stopped because it is using up shipping which brings petrol and rubber." The London Daily Mail‘s Christin“, correspondent reports that the Gal of Bothnia is filled with immense masses of ice which completely block navigation in many places, notwith- standing the eflorts of the ice-breaks ers. The narrowest part of the gulf is frozen from coast to coast, some- thing which has not occurred since tin: middle of the. eighteenth century. Hostile aeroplanes made another to? ‘ on the Kent coast near Dover. C. «be Compulaory Act in the British House of Commons has passed it. \hird reading. Slackers Barred From Work Huge Ice Floes In Norway Iron Stick on Belgium Raid by Moonlight Britain to Bar Luxury January 27, 1916. “Hun” Exploit _ .......... _, ..... I ._ l Major~Gelicra1 Sir Sam Hush“. - . .Minister of Militia, has received the Heavy fighting occurred on Friday"following official communique from participated in by the British ”my-the Canadian general representative WhiCh is attempting to 708011 Kilt-814m France: Canadian General Head- Amara and the Turks. Essin, seven'quarters in France. via London. Jan. . 21â€"During the period of Jan. 7-18 miles from Kutoel Amara, was the I there has been no material change scene of the conflict. The British i in the general situation in front of were unable to drive the Turks from ; the Canadian corps. The weather has their positions. The following ofliciai i shown decided improvement and there , have bee» several days of brilliant statement m the Mesopotamian cam sunshine. The outstanding minute of pain was given out: “Sir Percy ”kelthe period has been our artillery ac- (the new commander in Mesopotamia) i tiVitY- Our guns have maintained reports that General Aylmer attacked 1 their superiority. 0n the fronts of the Turkish 903m“ ‘t EMA” 0': Fri, both the first and second divisions we (3;!- 1113:3703” “glitigbvagggt “:1; have successfully bombarded Germtzn 1‘0“! fl . '.machine gun emplacements. m e Staci”. "535335; ‘?£?§‘?2§382Â¥:§i gm“ b?“ "333;:- “gouging, '33:; ' ave en c movements of troopsfl atreixtnely dim- batteries and heavy artillery against cult.“ PF”!!! ‘9 the 0 3 w“ "1' various fortified points in the enemy __ AL A -LL- ‘L A- n-‘--- paign was given out: “Sir Percy Lake} (the new commander in Mesopotamia) 4 reports that General Aylmer attacked! the Turkish position at Begin on Fri l day. Fierce lighting continuedl through the day, with varying suca cess. The weather throughout was atrocious, a pouring rain rendering movements of troops extremely diffi- cult. Owing to the floods it was im- possible to renew the attack on Satur- day. and General Aylmer took up a position 1,300 yards from the trenches. The weather continues very bad. with incessant rain. No details regarding the casualties have been received, but they are reported to have been very heavy on both sides.” Heavy Flghtlng Near Rheima The following 'oflicial communica- tion was issued by the French War Office: “In Belgium the re of our ar- tillery was directed on me enemy works in the regior of Nieuport. The enemy occupied Sunday afternoon about 200 yards of an advanced trench, forming a salient of or lines. Our curtain of fire and the fire of our machine guns resulted in considerable losses to the Germans. Between Sols- sons and Rheims our trench guns seriously damaged the enemy or- ganizations at the Cholera Farm and on the plateau of Vauclerc, and ex- ploded a munitions depot to the east of Rhelms. In Champagne our artil- lery seriously damaged the enemy trenches in the region of Maisons C; Champagne." Desperate Fighting to Reiieve British Trooper-Met: Bombardedâ€"Turks ‘ Declmated by Russian Flre Scutari has been occupied by Aus- tro-Hungarian troops. Several thou- sand Serbians, who formed the garri- son, retired towards the south without offering any resistance. The Austrian‘ occupation of Scutari confirms pre- vious statements that no negotiations: are now proceeding be een Austria; and Montent :ro. as, ac rding to the‘ reports (oncerning the original Aus-t trian otters of peace, it was under- stood that the Montenegrins were to hold Scutari as compensation for Aus- tria’. occupation of Mount Lovcen. The occupation of Scutari followed a desperate battle that had been raging for the last two days, the Montene- grins making their final violent re- sistance on the Tarabosch mountains before Scutari. The Austrians in their invasion are now in possession of all the chief ports and towns of Montene- gro, in addition the most important trailing town of Albania. A Salonica despatt'h says that an Austro-Hungar- ian army has captured the city of lit‘l‘iil, 1’4) miles from Avlona, the prin- cipal Alhanian port. Russian “Success Maintained "3w i '11' of tl.e 3rd i‘urkish army in a.. i'.'.11('2t'.l.S, resulting in its re- ‘tiry ...:: m ,1 llizerum, is regarded :u A '. '2'. :is 21 81"! :itvr \i(t0ry than {h n ,1? < ri l\' .iiysh a war ago, when (1H :saz , "' ups “on so (lemoralized that ”2-; u: re only rot-ently enabled in .. '. i n offensive. The entire 1177 .‘t a r- .«l parts of the 9th and ' "f.“ Turkish army were on- th th d tr " 1“ M.» (lintrtion of Koprukul, . ‘ ..r~‘illery attn.-ks, follow"! l ‘ ' ' ' ' -""h the bayonet. the Rus- f~‘.:' - "r m'ly (lQStI‘OYCl three regi l ;'-e..:~: lt n ins: the. Key to the Erzerum in. it t: in {'issian hands. French Bombard Metz “’1 (m Jan. -0 two French groups of aeroplanes. comprising twenty-four machines. l!()l‘ll)al'(l£’d the railway sta- tions and barracks at Metz. One hun- drd :ml t‘virty shells were launched resinst tlw objects designated. The bon.l::mlin;t aeroplanes were escorted by two protecting squadrons, the pilots of which during the trip en- gaged in ten combats with Fokkers and Aviatiks. The areoplanes were violently cannonaded along the whole of their course, but returned undam- aged. except one only, which was obliged to make a landing to the southeast of Metz." " Mining on Brltleh Front Sunday’s omclal statement says: “There was' some mining activity at Maricourt. Hulluch and Givenchy. We successfully bombarded the hon- tile works about Monchy and Frellng- hien." l U The Manchester Courier, establish- ed in 1825, one 01 the oldest-Conser- vative daily newspapers in the pro- vinces. has fallen a victim to the war and announces its approaching nus. pension. ”owing to the rapid flu in the price of paper." The Manchuter Courier was purchased by Lord North- ciiffe in 1904. but it was found im- possible to rejuvenate the veteran journal. Northcliffe’s name recently disappearing from the front of the dying enterprise. )‘f An Amsterdam despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph Co. says: “Accord- ing to a Berlin report the Turkish Ministry of Marine is about to publish a statement to the effect that a Turk- ish submarine sank the steamer Per- sia. The report alleges that similar statements are being published by the German and Austrian admiralties, it being hoped by the Central Powers that such a declaration will settle the ‘rsia question." Turks Pleased to Admit Murder PTWY English Paper Succumb. Montenegro Over-run M r- battle in the neighbor- LuI-p Tortum, according to t"; authorities here. Behind :w mmontrated the reserves ~ 1m and the garrison of the :’:~:'iress. In spite of the Urn” handling of the Turkish . ?.r)*‘-.'e‘.‘er. they were unable 'mi he s..dden and unexpect- nf’ the Russians against re. The defeat of the Turks, .rfpd’ “'38 parti3ulal‘ly (isa-. TOPICAL REVIEW OF CANADIAN SOLDIERS Eyewitness’ Reports of Our Boys In the Trenchesâ€"Gallant Western" Who Bagged 29 “Hum" An aeroplane ranging for one of our batteries reported that a direct hit on an emplacement of an enemy eight- inch gun caused serious damage. 0n Jan. 7 our siege batteries registered several direct hits on an enemy mine shaft. Timber and corrugated iron were seen tc fly in all directions. On the same day 18 heavy projectiles were dropped into the German tire trench. causing great havoc, and on the 14th instant, our first artillery brigade completely demolished a Ger- â€"â€"v v'â€"_‘ man machine gun emplacement. On several occasions the enemy has bom- barded sections of our front line with trench mortar bombs. Our retaliation has been effective. Control “No Man's Land" Our patrols have been active and have maintained an upper hand in “No Man’s Land." On one occasion a German patrol approached our trench- es. but was detected and speedily driven off. With this exception the absence of the enemy's patrols has been most marked. On Jan. 17 an of-' flcer’s patrol discovered an enemy listening post, and although heavily fired on, succeeded in driving back the occupants towards their own trenches. Sniper Patrick Riel of our 8th Winni- peg Rifles Battalion was killed by shell fire on Jan. 14. He was one of the best snipers of our second infantry brigade and'had been with the 8th Battalion since its formation in Aug- ust. 1914. He had 29 Germans to his credit. Riel was a relative of the famous rebel, Louis Riel, and came from Port Arthur, Ont. Bombed by Airmen The aviators of the enemy have been active and on two occasions have dropped bombs within our area. Little damage has been done. Several hostile machines which attempted to approach our area were successfully driven off by our airmen and artillery. of our troops continues very good. The number of men remaining in field ambulance is decreasing daily. Dur- ing the period under review there has been but one case of trench feet in the whole of the (‘ anadian corps. A Zeppelin'was observed on Jan. 13 flying at a great height some distance behind the German. lines. The health The official Gazette contains an- nouncement of awards to the follow- ing Canadians: Distinguished Service Orderâ€"Captain Ernest Charles Jaclfi son, 5th Canadians; Captain Malcolm Bell Irving, flying corps. Military Crossâ€"Lient. Kenneth Taylor Camp- bell, 5th battalion. Distinguished Con- duct Medalâ€"Sergt. H. Ashby, 7th; Lance«Corp. E. L. Babcock, 7th; Sergt.-Major B. Benton, 4th battalion; Private J. Berry, 7th; Pte. A. R. Coins, 5th; Corp. A. K. Curry, 7th; Pte. J. Donaghue, 4th; Pte. G. L. Easton, 3rd; Pte. J. H. Lindsay, 5th; Col. Sergt.-Major J. D. MttlleSOII, 4th: Sergt. J. C. Meyerstein, 7th; Sergt J. S. McGlashan, 5th; Pte. ()dlum, 7th; Sergt. A. Robertson, 7th; Lance-Corp. K. Weir, 7th. Men of the Dominion Have Decora- tions Awaraec For dravery Farmerc’ Bank Dug Up Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux has ad dressed the follovsing question to the Government: “Is it the intention of the Government to introduce any legislation during the present session with the view to re-imbursing the do- positors of the defunct Farmers‘ Bank?” An Anglo-French corporation, with a capital of 480,000,000 leu (about $96,000,000) has been formed to buy up all avellable main in Ronmanla so that the central powers will be un- able to lmport needed ' 1p, lies. It is not known what use will be made by the allies of the proposed purchases. A message received in London from Sofia by way of Bucharest ‘says that British Vice-Consul Heard has been arrested by the Bulgarian authori- ties, despite the protest of the Ameri- can charge d’affaires, in whose room he had taken refuge. The Echo Beige states that Gen. von Bissing, Military Governor of Bel- gium, has fined the city of Brussels 600,000 marks ($125,000) because its inhabitants have not revealed the name of the assassins of Oels Derode. the informer whose testimony con« victed Miss Edith Cavell. Italians Capture' Greek Boats A despatch from Palermo says that two Greek vessels, one of which was the Athanasia from- New York, both carrying contraband evidently meant for the supply of submarines, were captured by an Italian ship near Syra- cuse. No ship named Athanasie. ap- pears in available marine registers. A proclam-.1ion has been issued in Australia prohibiting all exports to \ba Netherlands CANADIANS HONORED Allies Corner Grain Marke? Von Busing Again Robs British Consul Arrested Scored Dlrect Hlu Antipodes Bars Holland THE DURHAM CHRONICLE I selected the last two weeks in Au- gust for my vacation. I am what is called a new womanâ€"that is. I have departed from the ways of those wom- en who sit and hold their hands. wait~ ing for sbme man to come and marry them. ' Until that summer. when I went to the seacoast. I thought that I had no romance in my nature. I was ex- tremely practical and had no sympa- thy with any one who was anything , else than practical. I felt quite com petent to make my own living and scorned to relinquish the work to any Nevertheless in all our natures there is the germ of romance. I first discov. ered this germ in me on that visit to the seashore, and. having discovered it, it grew up like a mushroom. One evening I went down to the beach to plan some school work, for l was a teacher, and waited over a nar- row strip of sand to some rocks a cou- ple of hundred feet from the shore. Arrived there. I found a convenient natural seat and began my planning. The moon was full, and presently I saw a glimmer of light on the watery horizon. Then the bright upper edge of the moon showed itself. and lastly the round disk stood upon the ocean. It was at this moment that I became conscious of the germ of romance within me. I forgot my work and drank in the beautiful sceneâ€"the shim- mer on the water. the gilded wave crests. The starry heavens seemed to invite me to their infinite depths; the splash of the waves lulled me. For a long while I sat enraptured by the beautiful scene. The sounds on the shore, a babel of voices, dance music in the hotels, an occasional burst of laughter, formed a pleasing back- ground for the ocean, the moon. the heavens. Gradually the sounds be- came confused, the splash of waves sank into a rustle. and 1 fell into a slumber. This birth of romance within me. the first romantic fervor I ever experienco ed, was followed by an awakening of another kind. Something cold struck my ankles, and, starting up, I saw a wave receding from my feet. All about me was the ocean. I looked to- ward the beach and saw that the strip of sand over which I had reached the rock had disappeared. and the water there, so far as I could see, was as deep as that before me. {this second awakening that I have spoken of was not from slumber; it was the coming of a sense of weak- ness. There must be an inherent feel- ing of dependence lying dormant In the breast of every woman however she scorns the stronger sex. At any rate, the first mental impulse that came to me on looking over those mer- ciless waters was for some man to come and rescue me. I could not swim a stroke. There was no boat, not even a stick of tim- ber, near me. The sounds on the shore had ceased, the lights in the hotels were few. My voice was not strong enough to make myself heard, for I must have been a quarter of a mile from the houses lining the beach. and the waves, now stronger with the flood tide, would drown my voice. I had spoken at women's gather- ings, stating that there was no situa- tion a woman might enter upon that she could not extricate herself without a man’s help if she would only use her brains. What use was my brain in those watery surroundings? The few square yards of rock on which I stood would soon be covered. Next I would be washed ofl it by the force of the waves and at last a lingering agony. Oh, how I longed for a man-a strong man, a brave man-to rescue me! Conversion smerged a spark. It was a lighted cigar. I had always hated tobacco. but now I would give worlds if that cigar would bring the man who smoked it to save me. I called. but my voice did not reach him. He walked away: then turned and came slowly in my di- i took oi! my white petticoat and waved it as a signal of distress. He saw it and came running toward me. At the verge he stopped and looked about him. evidently tor a'boat. See- ing none. he threw at! his coat and vest. for there was no tlme to waste. Then, divesting himself of his shoes, he walked toward me till the water was up to his chin; then began to swim. When he reached me I wound my arms about him so tightly that. atrong as he was. he found diacnlty in loosening them. Then putting an am under one of mine he drew me into the water 1nd swun with me to the shore. This task was a diflicult one, for so frightened was I that I kept clutching him and impeding his movements. At last, in order to save both of us from drowning, he struck me on the fore- head with his clinched list to stun me. He only partly succeeded in rendering me unconscious. but I was thankful for the blow. for it made me oblivious to the danger. I remained passive. and he succeeded in getting me to the beach. As he dragged me from the um and was laying me on the sand 1 re- guined luncient eonlciousnen to wind my arm: around him again. He is now my his-hand and I am glad to ac- knowiodn my commune. on him. 1!» Eskimo Baby. The clothing of the Eskimo baby is often very scanty. In fact, one occa- sionally sees a baby being carried in its mother's hood with only a cotton shirt on, despite the fact that the ther- mometer registers 20 degrees below zero. The mother’s hood is the baby’s cradle. Being made of seal or deer skin, it is warm and wind proof. The infant also has the benefit of the heat or its mother’s body and is out of harm’s way. If it were laid in a has- ket cradle in the tent it would be very much in the way and would always be in danger of falling a prey to the wolflsh Eskimo dogs that prowl round the door by day and night, ever ready to pick up a dainty morsel. Arms and the Man. “I see you have your arm in a mug." said the inquisitive passenger. “Bro- ken, is it?” “Yes. sir." responded the other pu- senger. “Meet with an accident?" “No. Broke it while I m m: to pat myself on the back.” “Great Scott! What for?" “For minding my own business.” “And if it did I Wouldn't be blame fool enough to tell it.” Then there was silence in the car. could it ?" The Change of a Name. How family names change in the course of many years is illustrated by the conversion of "Botevile" into “Thynne.” An English deed bearing date in the closing days of the fit- teenth century shows three brothers then flourishingâ€"John Botevile of Botevile and Thomas and William Botevile. The trio are distinguished from all other Boteviles by the ex- planation “of the Inne,” or family res- idence, the title to which had come to their joint possession. “ John’s grand- son was known as Ralph Botevile-ot- theâ€"Inne, from which the transition to Ralph Thynne is easy. His descend- ants have been Thynnes ever since. It is not what you lose. but what you have daily to bear. that In hard-n “NO.” Never could happen to me. | A tight man and a 10089 dug :H‘.‘ Iequally dangerous. ! The Lard loveth a chon‘ful giverâ€"and so do other people. All quack: are not hatched {rum duck eggs. A horse may pull with all in might, but never with its mam). Always keep your tempm worth more to you than to body else. OOOOOQOOOOOOOOOQOO+ OO§¢¢O o Custom Sawing I am better prepared than ever before to attend to patrons requiring lath. shingles, etc., and am also prepared to handle any quantity of Custom Sawing. Farmers or others having shingle timber to dispose of should see me before selling. I am prepared to pay the tap price for any quantity. W. R. F. CLARK South of Grand Trunk St‘n. DURHAM - ONT. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOQOOOOO6O Won’t Shrink Woollens ESIDES being 3 wonderful cleanser. LUX adds to the life of woollen and flan- nel garments. Keeps all loosely woven fabrics from shrinking or thickening in the wash. L U X dissdves resdily In hot water, makes a smooth, cream-like lsther which can- not injure the filmiest {ah- rics or the dsintiest hands. LUX-pure essence of sosp in flakes-is the fsyourigo waubing grpmti‘ homes of re ement. It's any- .‘ find that razc ”I I" 069de y olthccue impala 4 “IO“. and again; Mtdbutiona be ‘ My milectodx‘ hundred and thirt no be able to cone‘ We would like 9v .3 old rnzor. a or n user of any need to bring or office It his earl If. he, in ackn receipt of our 135 has to have {u Thu 5! What he s The Chronicle. Du "Dear Sinâ€"I 1h muvh ion the 1.3 Not ru'eivvd. \x'h' lorWsrd with tho Shelfleld nopnchte what have done. the n [01' you to Obtain oodOIvor to do 1 What any of us n very little in mm the Ioldiers at th for u: Our remarks in w of the dtli last meeting 0‘ ‘ brought in a la Goodchild. of the We were not und when writing th Whit!!! he (3km any memhm‘ of (1 gay way antngn mpany. but {1‘0 (loan thp row»- tho council \x‘mw “at a numhor O conducted Inw- h tut (“turn mmm w string“~h! '5!‘ There soom~ 1' Very “(UP 1' ‘- "'H a last yvm. V” i were “WV (1011“ i it because ”w (W force thp (~(-“..-(-U for an anuuv' .‘ the connoil H. h“; on 1]: Hm! I ‘ 'IhOft time a}! "lure of raznrs The man ‘ 1 mean thin;u l in a had my 4! thing (-lw. » -.: t mean thiw.“ 1 at the \x'm-sx . - z] '3' when .; m to Wag [H‘H‘h 1 things Mum! t. I! tors and «HI: 'wq‘ 0f the P\i| \w 11 Ipoken of .1 mxl! himnelf in sun: 0.”. thP LHLV \1 helpless tumlu “alt a \‘ilv ! female charm-C hyl ago a . in “I“ matter vxp tame disgust :1 Vomlnkind that to nuke a rvf: Ind we hope U ban guilty of 8 Conduct in the cumin! in all Mhtlecs ran-:1 "1 man may i tho cost of mat on are being hit me, even thougl he a word of t Itntement. The middle aged ma! [0" gossip to th Man’s charactl of the name 0f :1 conduct should I) dvflised mome- tn npeak well of can, and in mosl ain't speak well main silent. From the gene DURHAM THE COST OF THE FURBEI IRWIN, Editor Yours ve' (Sm