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a Junction. this beinx indicated by the retreat towards Mush of a large part of their army that was recently re sorted to have been rounted. the evi- ent purpose of the move being to cover Bitlis and Diarbelar. German Gain in France The German offensive on the wes- tern front. coincident with the Kais- er’s birthday, which began with the attack on the allied positions at Nieuâ€" port and continued with an attack in the region of Neuvilleâ€"St. Vaast, at- tained success Friday in attacks at three points in Artois. The offensive was the most powerful drive which has been made by the Germans in this theatre within a year. Its most important accomplishment~ were. ac- cording to the German ofllcial report, taking of 1,859 feet of trenches in the Napoli farm sector, and, most import- ent' of all. the capture or the vlilaxe of Frtse. with 4,000 yards of French trenches. The prisoners made com- An Athens despatch says: “Allied aviators flew over the camp cf the German and Bulgarian troops at Ba- sarli, northwest of Lake Doiran, drop- ping bombs and doing considerable damage, according to reports here. lany soldiers were killed. The enemy troops were thrown into a panic. The aviators returned safely to their base." Prisoners Confirm Austrian Losses The official statement issued by Rome reads: “0n the middle Isonzo one of our batteries bombarded the railway station at Santa Lucia, in the Tolmino sector. Enemy hostile artil- lery fired a few shells on the Village of San Martino di Quiscate, causing some casualties among the inbabi« tants. Prisoners conflru that heavy losses were suffered by the Austrians, particularly by the 37th Landwehr Regiment. during the recent fighting on the heights west of Gorizia." England Asks For More Canadians Britain has asked for the despatch across the Atlantic of 20,000 additional Canadian lighting men. Nearly twice the number are ready, and within the next two or three months twenty more (‘anatlian battalions will encamp in England to wait the summons to the front. Major-General Sir Sam Hughes. Minister of Militia, said that while the plans for the tran'_~ortation of the troops cannot, of course be made public. it is understood that. the Admiralty has made arrngements which will mean as little delay as pos- slble. one country intervenes. the letter positions are not far removed from the head of the British column in the vicinity of Kut-el-Amare. It in point- ed out that the Turks evidently fear RUSSIANS MAY JOIN HANDS Wl'l'll BRITISH The Russian Caucasian operation it widening, ianlike. to the westward southwertward and southward with the possibility of a Juncture being formed with the British Mesopotamia expedition. The Russian advance is pushing west of Melazzhert. where tbs important town of Khynysskala. 50 miles south of Erserum, has been cap tured. At the same time, progress is reported in the direction of Van and likewise toward Urumiah, where it is officially announced that the Turks have been repulsed with heavy losses. Further southeast, in the region oi Kandalanskl Pass, southwest of Ham adan, another Russian victory is re ported. Although a broken mountain. med 1.287 oméers and men gt the Nupoli farm. Victoricus Slavs Trying to flak. Junction With British in Manpo- tamiaâ€"Fi'onch Have Raven. Eye-witness Reports Heroi’c Deeds From the Canadian Front Major-Gen. Sir Sam Hughes has re- ceived the following communique from the Canadian general headquarters in France: “Canadian General Head- quarters in France, via L ndon, Jan. IWâ€"During the week, Jan 19-26. the general situation on the Canadian front has undergone no material change. The superiority of our artil‘ lery has been well maintained. No combats betw-en aeroplanes have been recorded over our lines. Several times hostilc machines. acting in con- auction with the Gems... rtillery, ve been beaten back by our antic aircraft and machine guns. On the afternoon of Jan. 24 a Zeppelin croo- Ied the Canadian area. On Jan. 84 Lance-Corp. Mintie, of -he 27th City of Winnipeg battalion. by accurats abooting accounted for two German. out of a party of five. )n the night of Jan. 23-24 Scouts Bole. Gunn and Intkin. of our 8th Winnipeg buttalion. while near the enemy wire, observed two parties of Germans moving in the opposite direction. Crawling for- ward our scouts opened fire with re- volvers on the enemy party of five. wounding one German and forcing the hostile patrol to retire. 01 the night of Jan. 24-25 a patrol of our 19th Western Ontario Battalion. under Lieutenants Hooper and Burnham. cut a path through the German wire up to the enemy parapet The Distinguished Conduct Medal has recently been awarded to Private Harris. of the 29th City of Vancouve‘ battalion. for an. exceptionally courageous act. Private Harris was attending the Grenade School in December and while throw- ing a live bomb slipped and fell. The bomb rolled into a trench in which a number of men were standing. All except one were able to gain cover. Harris. who saw that this man was unable to move, flung himself on top of the bomb. Almost immediately the bomb exploded. Harris was very seriously injured. Another deed of exm‘ptiunal gallantry has recently been reported. On January 11 a large mortar shell w: -; thrown into a trench of cur Thirty-firs. Albert: Battalion at :1 [mi ‘.-' where Priva‘L! A. H. Jack. son d a party of men were at work Realizing there was little chance for any of the party. Private Jackson thrr w himself on .he bomb all at the rial: of being blown to pieces, asked the burning base fuse and wruched u out." OUR GALLANT MEN Air 6‘": In Balkans 1916 A Zeppelin dirixible passed swiftly over a section of Paris Saturday night, dropping about 1. dozen great bombs. The raid lasted about one minute and a halt. The to; seriously interfered with the work of the Paris aerlal guard. A The fact that only one ing a reconnoitring trip, and the sup-{ position is that the Germans have in‘ view a similar operation on a larger scale. Fifty-two persons were killed or wounded in the raid, according to the more complete reports available Monday. Nine women were killed and 14 wounded; 14 men were killed and 15 wounded. Included among the killed was a baby of 18 months. Two children were injured. Ten houses were damaged by the raiders. Three houses were the scenes of eight killed and injured each. In another house seven persons were killed or injured. One of the houses in which the most serious damage was done was a home in which the family had met to cele- brate the return of a son, a Zouave, on leave of absence from the front. Warnings of the presence of a Zeppe- lin were hastily given and the lights of Paris were dimmed. At the hour of the raid the theatres and cafes were open, and householders had hard- ly yet retired. Almost immediately all the aeroplanes guarding Paris were made ready, and about 30 of them took the air. One of these machines fired 25 shots from a quick-titer at the in- vading craft, which, pursued by several of the little machines, sped at top speed westward. Apparently the bombs carried by the Zeppelin were let loose indiscriminately and without thought of where they should strike. Searchlights Useless One of the pursuing aviators said that the searchlights were useless in' the fog, he himself being hardly able to see more than 24 feet above with the aid of his light. The Paris news- papers demand that measures of re- taliation be taken immediately. Thirty French aeroplanes searched the re- mote air regions above Paris for the raider. By the time it had reached the edge of one cf the old quarters of the city several of the airmen were able to make out its pale yellow shape 14,000 feet from the earth. Frighten- ed, doubtless, by the numerous war planes, rising toward it, the Zeppelin wheeled and drove at full speed north- ward, dropping in its trail into the darkness a cargo of about 3% tons of bombs. Then, continuing its flight. at a great altitude, the airship vanishd ed. 6"me machine appeared leads to the belief that the Zeppelin #was mak- from". Capital Mon Heavy Loan 00 Life by German Murderersâ€"Raid Last: 90 Socondo Parisians had been warned half an hour before by fire engines rushing through the streets, trumpeting the call known as “Stand to arms” of the presence of the raider. The electric street lights went out, and policemen cautioned careless householders to Close. their shutters and darken their windows inm‘tediately. It was still early in the night. close to ten o’clock, and many persons were in the streets, the cafes were open and the moving picture theatres and playhouses still t-tttt ruining their audiences. Then in 1111 parts of til: city could be heard the whim of numerous aeroplane pro« g-t ‘icrs, while everywhere people went ntr‘t $2“ balconies to watch for Zepa' ,o..1n~.:. Few l’arisians appeared to bait-w that the raiders were likely to come. as they had been turned, back many times previously. But suddenly in one of the northeastern tarts m‘ Paris there was a great flare in the sky as the Zeppelin dropped an illuminant so that it might be seen by those on the airship whether they were over the city. Then bomb fell into a street, crushing through into the subway and tearing a hole 15 feet in diameter. Quickly a series of other detonation: occur- red, sounding dully throughout the city. “I think that for us the war is only beginning," said David Lloyd George. Minister of Munitions, in an interview, “but I am absolutely confident, be- cause. although we all have made mistakes in the past, England and her allies are now taking counsel to- gether. and will be stronger because they are united. By next spring we shall have for the first time more munitions than the enemy, and our superiority in men is unquestioned." The Minister of Munitions admitted that the Entente allies were all caught unprepared and had to organise arm- ies. Asked if he thought the war would end in a deadlock, the Minister said that such a thing must not be thought of for a moment. “It may take a long time." he said, “but we must crack the nut before we get at the kernel. Wearing down the out- side by attrition is too long, and would not be a smashing. pulverising Vic- tory. Pressure on the enemy is be- coming greater. They are spreading their frontiers temporarily, but are i becoming weaker in a military sense. and the process of strangulation will squeeze them more and more.” Lloyd George Say: Allies Will sun the War Then Reuter’s Petrograd correspondent reports the death of Count Von Verontzotr-Dashkoff, formerly Viceroy of the Caucasus, at his castle at Alup- ka, in the Crimea. Count Von Veront. zofl-Dashkofi‘ was born 1837. He was appointed viceroy of the Caucasus in 1905 and ruled there until last Sep- tember, when he was succeeded by Grand Duke Nicholas. The Daily Express Geneva corres- pondent quotes the Frankfurter Zeit- nng to the effect that Germany’s final "-aqwer to the Lusitania :asehas been suomitted to Washington, and that “the action of the submarine Gunman ler is not disapproved and Gal-gang '11 make no further comm ‘NAIT TILL SPRING America's Pride Falls Flat Russian Leader Dead Gay City Warned Given up for lost days ago, the Brit- ish passenger liner Appam, plying in the West African trade, sailed like an apparition into Hampton Roads. Virginia on Tuesday last, flying the German naval ensign and with her ship's company under guard of a Ger. man prize crew. She brought word of a ‘mysterious German commerce raider: the Moewe, which now roams the seas, and had on board the crews of seven British merchantmen and Admiralty transports captured by the Moewe before she seized the Appam. and started her across the Atlantic for an American port with Lieut Hans Berge of the German Naval Re- serve and twenty-two men in charge. The Appam now lies off Old Point Comfort, under the guns of Fortress Monroe, waiting for the State De- partment at Washington to determine her statusâ€"whether she is a man-of- war subject to internment or a Ger- man prize. By to-morrow the cus- toms authorities here hope to have orders to send the ship either to Nor~ folk or Newport News, where the an- xiouslyâ€"waiting British civilians will be put ashore. WONDERFUL FEAT 0F Brit iah Liner Appam Seized by C man Steamer and Towed Into American Port According to the story told by Lieut. Berge the Moewe captured the Ap- pam, bound from Dakar, French West Africa, for Liverpool, after a brief show of resistance, on January 16, sixty miles north of the Madeira Is- lands. On board the Moewe then were the crews of five vessels, pre- ‘viously captured, all of whom were transferred to the Appam. From all reports, the raider is a converted Germn merchantman with a false canvas forecastle concealing a battery of guns of fairly large calibre. On Januray 17 she engaged in battle an armed Australian trader, the Clan MacTavish, which she sank after an exiciting combat, with a loss of fifteen men killed on the Clan MacTavish. View of English Press The news of the capture of the British liner Appam electrified Lon- don. The incident is regarded as unique in the history of war, and full recognition is given the German com- mander's entehprise and originality. The Times says of the incident: “It is one of the most dramatic episodes of the war, as surprising and as dar- ing as the raids of the Emden, and it will compel the respect of the British public in a way no action of the Ger- man navy has done since the meteoric career of that cruiser. The German naval reputation since has been so blackened that in shipping circles hopes had been abandoned for the safety of the passengers and crew of the Appam. Wide Areas of England Visited With Little Success A despatch from London says: A fleet of six or seven Zeppelins pas.- sed over the eastern and north- eastern Midland counties on the night of January 31, dropping a number of bombs. As! far as could be learned very little damage was done. and no injuries were. reported. The names of the towns affected by the raid have not been given out. The War Office issued the following official state- ment: “A Zeppelin raid of six or seven airships took place Monday night over the eastern and north- eastern Midland counties. A number of bombs were dropped. No consider- able damage has been reported.” A resumption of the Zeppelin raids on London and the east coast of Eng land was expected by the British authorities, and on January 26 a special warning by the police advised the public on the occasion of air raids to take cover. Great Britain and her allies have rejected the proposals of the United States for an agreement to disarm merchantmen. contingent upon prom- ises of the Central powers to give up Illegal submarine warfare. President Wilson will give serious con- sideration to the question of adopting a new policy with reference to the admission of armed merchantmen to American ports. The rejection of the omces of tie United States in the submarine question is the second re- but! received by them in the last few days. I Bulgaria stopped all communication across the Roumaaian frontier on Jan. 23. according to a despatch to The Temps from Geneva. The action of Bulgaria will give rise to many con- Jectures. It was done owing probably to suspicion of the friendliness of Roumania to the allies and to sus- picion of espionage by allied agents. More Derby Recruits Called Proclamations are being posted throughout Britain calling to the colors eight more groups of men who attested for military service under the Earl of Derby's recruiting plan. The men. whose ages range from 27 to 36, are summoned to join on Febru- Renter’s correspondent at Petroâ€" grad sends the following: “The Novoe Vremya says that from what it has learned through a good diplomatic source there is reason to believe that the Turkish army which joined the Bulgarians in Thrace aggregates, to‘ gether with the Bulgarians, 150,000 men.” The captain of the Wilson liner Carlo reports that he was attacked In the vicinity of Dover by a German aeroplane which dropped a number of bombs over the Carlo and other ves- sels in the vicinity, none of the crafts, however, being damaged. Fifty-ton: persons were killed on Monday night’s Zeppelin mid over ZEPPELINS OUT AGAII‘T Big Turk Army Gathering Allies Defy Washington Captured off Madeira: Roumanfia is Isolated Hun: Attack Liner m DUREAJI CHRONICLE camp in the AW M V ' " “Just look at that titanic fight.” and f The other, a natlve. turned his head slowly. “Moles,” he said. “They’ll kill each other. Watch ’em.” Titanic would have been the word for that struggle had the combatants been of any size except the tiny things they were. Apparently for no reason whatever these dainty bits of fur that furnish the softest known covering for woman had fallen upon each other with the greatest fury at the entrance of a run and paid not the slightest at- tention to the men who approached within a few feet. One had a hold at the shoulder. the other nearer the throat. and through- out the long battle they never changed grips, but hung on like bulldogs, each braced and pulling in the opposite di- rection. So it was merely a question which skin would tear first Soon both became quiet, and it was found they Were dead. Generosity. It often happens that men are very generous with their money. but stingy with their heart. They will give hun- dreds and hundreds of dollars to the church or charity. but not spare a kind word to their neighbor next door or to the man who comes to collect a bill. A man who is generous in giving to good causes neutralizes his generosity when he is grouchy, peevish. overbear- ing or insulting. We often hear about tainted money. There is such a thing and in no instance more manifest than where a mean, snarly. spleenful man gives a sum of money to a good cause. It ought to be refused. It will do no good. The track of the serpent is over it all. People should understand that a generous gift cannot cover up their surly natures. This is the reason so many generous gifts turn out without a single generous influence for the “It always ends that way." said the native, “one or both dead. Come on. It’s five miles yet." Angora Rabbits. The long haired Angora rabbit is a native of Asia Minor. Its name is de- rived from the province of Angora. where almost all the animals of what- ever species have long line silky hair. Over a hundred years ago the beauty of the Angora rabbit attracted atten- tion. and it was introduced to Europe. The peasants of Switzerland, Savoy and Flanders have long bred the ani- mal, and in those countries Angora rabbits are a source of considerable profit. Soft furry “Angora” caps and mittens and other articles of clothing' sheared periodically. like the fleece of 1 sheep, but is combed off every few: months. In the course of a year some . three-quarters of a pound of hair is‘. obtained from a single animal. Children’s Pets. Luther Burbank voices his senti- ments in favor of children’s pets in his system of “Training the Human Plant:” “Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs. tad- poles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries. acorns, chestnuts. trees to climb, brooks to wade in, wa- ter lilies, woodchucks. bats, bees, hut- terflies, various animals to pet, hay- fields, pine cones. rocks to roll, sand. snakes, huckleberries and hornets, and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of his education. By being well acquainted with all these they come into the most intimate harmony with nature, whose lessons are. or course, natural and wholesome.” Odors In the Arctic. There is nothing like polar explora- tion for increasing one’s susceptibility to smells. Dr. Nansen told how. when approaching Franz Josef Land. he knew when he was in the nieghbor- hood of a friend whom he had left there in charge or a base, “I smelled Fighting My}... To Bring It Out. “I know I’ve got a vein of poetry In 'me, sir," confidently asserted the young man to the editor, “and all I want Is a chance to bring it out. What would you suggest. sir?" a sort of inventory of everything it contained without entering. The odor. of the petroleum, cod‘ee. cheese. tea. etc” reached me quite separately and distinctly." To Cook Bacon. In a dripping pan place a wire cake cooler. and on this lay your slices of bacon. Bake in a hot oven fifteen min- utes. when bacon will be brown, crisp and dry and the fat in pan as clear as crystal. This prevents smoke and spat- tering which come from trying bacon. lib sci-nod imp long before I an m, and then-ward u we unmatched his but I believe I could have given “I think you had better see a doctor and have it. lanced." Qualified. “We want some one to play Samson.” explained the movie manager. “Do you think you could wreck the tem- ple ?" “Can 1? Well, I’ve been a baggage. man for eleven years." The Hayden. The word boyden. now applied ex- clusively to a noisy young woman. for- merly denoted a person of like char- acter. but of either sex. Think well over your important step. in life and. having made up your mlnd. never look behind. Selecting the Golf Ball. The small heavy ball will go farther than the lighter or larger ball for the player who can hit it extremely hard owing to its less resistance from the air. Because of its weight and small size it can bore its way through the air almost like a bullet. In the case of a lady or a very light hitter I firmly be- lieve they will get much better results with the large light hall since became of its greater resiliency it will get the maximum distance from a much lighter blow. So my advice would be for a light hitter to use the light ball. the average hitter the medium weight and the hard hitter the heavy Daliaâ€"Outing. Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa are the names of three letters of the Greek alphabet, the initial letters of three Greek words. Philosophia Biou Kubernetes, which means “philosophy the guide of life.” This is the name of the oldest of the Greek letter college societies. Mem- bership is bestowed as an honor for exceptionally good scholarship. The society originated at William and Mary college in 1776, but has extended to many other colleges and universities. There are about 17.000 names in the catalogue. Members wear a gold watch key as a badge. with emblem and inscriptions.-â€"~Philadelphia Press. They Help In a Way. “Riches are not everything." declar- ed bitterly the poor. but honest. suitor. who had just been rejected. “They cannot insure happiness." Billâ€"Yes; he gets his income from an apartment house and lives on the top floor!â€"New York Globe. “Perhaps not,” replied the practical maiden. “but they at least provide means to pay the premiums on the pol- icy!”-Richmond Times-Dispatch. Tue nobleness of life depends on its consistency, cleamess of purpose. quiet um ceaseless energy.â€"â€"Ruskin. Correct. Jackâ€"You any Jones is living above his income. Prosfiective Purchaser -â€" What kind are they?” ‘ Salesmanâ€"“Why not try one of] our Rip Van Winkle rugs, madam.! Salesmanâ€"“They have an unus- ually long nap.” S SHADES OF HENDRYK IIIV Ll ‘ Mr. Sandy Ellison, of Elbow. Su’cii" who is enjoying a short in! lilav in Ontario. Was Visiting ir this vicinity last week. Mr. W. G Firth has the timber iCul for the remodelling of his . ‘mrn during the coming summer. J The township auditors are a! 1 work this week making out tlwir l renort, Mrs. John Moffat of Nan visiting her mother, Mrs. Ecto'r. Mr. Thomas Greenwood has add- ed to his herd of Polled Angus a couple of pure bged animals 11 um it: tum. last week. Ll\ltl. uu‘. Mr. “I Gnifitâ€"c'hie is engamd With Mr. ,Wdi Jacques, for the summvr moans Custom Sawing W'Mviéé'Zeta Black. of Cliff visitin her cousins at 1:3. Mchly' ens. OOOQOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOQQOO99 §§§W§§”OOOOOOQOOOOOO§§OO 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 top price (or any quantity. w. R. F. CLARK Mr W J. Mc-Farlane was in South of Grand Trunk St’n. DURHAM - ONT. EDGE HILL Mr Varcoe of Godw- NarV 3. 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