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It is announced from London tint mother Canadian-born soldier, tdier-Gonenl G. M. Morris, hu )0. mm: the honor of OMB. Definite charges against (our Minia- ;ers of the Scott Government were iled in the Legislature on Monday by I. E. Bradshaw. member for Prince Albert. The Ministers named were: Hon. Walter Scott. Premier and Presi- ient ot the Council; Hon. J. A. Calder, Minister of Railways; Hon. W. F. A. l‘nrgeon. Attorney-General. and Hon. nl‘ClliC P. Llcxab. Minister of Public Works. All the charges were in con- iection with alleged irregularities in :onnection wit‘. the liquor interests. Dremler and Three Minister. Named by Prince Albert Member at Royal dovkyards and other naval establishments and several times that number on Admiralty work under contract and sub-contract. The letter alao says that there are also the men engaged in getting coal for the fleet. Iockside workers and civilian crews of colliers. oilers. mine-sweepers. sup- ply ships. etc. and in addition men Ind women engaged in making cloth- “.ng and preparing food for the fleet. For every man in the navy. of whom there are something like 300,000. there are certainly two persons and poe- eihly even three at work on ahip con- ptruction. repairing and contributing to the general efficiency and fighting ability of the fleet. An aggregate of re than a million persons engaged various branches of naval work in than shown. A week-end despatch from London Inn: The magnitude of work going on in the British navy is shown in a letter from the Admlnlty to Sir Gil- bert Parker. The letter states thnt the navy proper had 146,000 officer: Ind men when the war broke out. which number has now increased to 820,000, with the authority granted (or a further increase to 350.000 of- flcers and men. besides 67,000 naval reserves. There are also 85.000 men Ifltaln Has Three Worker. For Every Man on Ship. Canadians in London journeyed out to Urpingmn en nlf'SSB Saturday afternoon. .I r the opening by (‘olonial Secretary lunar Law of the hospital presented Ly the Province of Ontario. The new hospital. though unfinished, is sufficiently advanced as to reveal for itself what a handsome gift 0n- tario has hmtowed upon the British medical serxice. ()rping' on is one of the fairest spc‘s of a very fair coun- try. Among other features which caused (‘01. i’yne finally to select it Is the location was its proximity to London, insuring efficient administra- tion. good railway facilities from prin- cipal ports where sick and wounded arrive and excellent sub-soil, enabling perfect sanitation. The hospital is built on what is known as the “Hut System." The accommodation pro- Vides for 1.040 patients, the first of whom are expected in a month's time. The nurses' quarters are already fully furnished. Bonar Law was received with the straivs of the Maple Leaf (1 said nobody, who, like himself, ad lived twelve years in Canada. Gould help but have a very warm in- terest in everything connected with that country. The name of Canadian soldiers was a household word in every home in Great Britain. “We are as proud of them as the Canadians ' themselve's.” Ionar Laws Memorable Words to Canadlans at Splendid Plant out the windows as the congregation was singing a Te Deum. The total casualties were two men and one boy killed and one marine wounded. Two at our aeroplanes which went up from Dover pursued the raider. but appar- ently could not overtake him.” All )ver in a Minute A despatch from Walmer says: The midents were startled Sunday morn- In; by a series of loud explosions. lany persons saw a small aeroplane at an altitude of perhaps a thousand feet Four bombs were dropped in a cluster and landed within a circle of a hundred yards, killing a man and a boy. The raider was not over the town more than a minute. There was a momentary stoppage of the service in a (‘hUl‘Cil near which bombs fell. Many nit-1;.Trers of the congregation left the building. but the service was resumed and curried through. One of the victnm was 2: paper boy on his rounds with tlw Sunday newspapers. He was ii..‘ .:::.:l,v kliii'd. Another vic- tim was a 3: t .313: mm of 12). OPEN G’BTARIO HOSPITAL 3.111.. flying at less than 2,600 feet, It dropped six bomb. and turned sharply to the east. Two of the bomb: that tell destroyed roots and broke win- dows in the neighborhood. One of them tell close to a church, Marvin. ‘â€"A A‘; _ The following oliicial statement was made in London Sunday eveninli “Four German seaplancs mad a raid over the east and southeast coasts at no: 11 today. The first raiders. two bi. planes. appeared over Lowestott at 10.55 am. and circled over the south side of the town for five minutes and dropped bombs. in about the min- utes they rose to a great height and seemingly vanished. At 11.10 a.m. the two seaplanes were again over the town and then vanished eastward again. Altogether 17 small high-ex- plosive bombs were dropped. There were no casualties. ‘ Church Went On I I “Meanwhile two other German soa- planes were making for the Kentish coast. The first passed over the Kent- ish Knock Light vessel, dropping bombs in that vicinity at 11.20 a.m. The last raider made straight for Wal- mer. Reaching that town at 11.27 MILLION MEN IN FLEET NEWSBOY AND Iwo MEN “mums AT mom VICTIMS 0F RAIDERS HAVE mm ACTIONS Daylight Raid on Konfloh Coast I Four German Seaplaneoâ€"Murdor- era Escape at Wanner Scott Cabinet Charged 1 London Joumeyeu out on nmsse Saturday the opening by Colonial Within Fifteen Miles and 8t-‘kln. Distance of Objective Despatches from Rome on Wanes- day say: The Italian forces have con- quered the mountainous zone of Gallo (Collo). between the Larcanzs and Cegnio torrents, in the Swan Valley region. They have also occupied the towns of Ronchi and Roncegno. This section lies about fifteen miles east of Trent. By their new acquisition of terrain, the l-alians now are almost within striking 'distance of one oi their objectives of the warâ€"the city 3! Trentâ€"which lies. protected on the north, east and south by 3 line of torts, fifteen mile: west of the up. :ured region. on Friday last. It is presumed that the German artillery has been billy searching the country back of the front- line trenches. Brigadier-General R. G. E. Leckie of Vancouver. commanding the 2nd Canadian Brigade at the front. was wounded Saturday by a stray bit of shrapnel shell. A brief cable to this effect was received by Major~General Sir Sam Hughes. General Leckie was .n command of the 16th British Colum- nia Highland Battalion before being 'nade Brigadier-General on the or- :anization of the 2nd Canadian Divis- ion. This makes the second casualty in two days among the Canadian Generals. Brigadier-General Macdon- ell. commanding the 7th Brigade miles away from Brigadier-General Leckie’s headquarters. was similarly wounded ‘f llajor-General Sir Sam Hughes has " received the following communication M from the Canadian General Represen- at tative: “Canadian General 11qu 5" tors in France, Feb. lBâ€"During the at week of Feb. 9-16 the German forces th attacked at various points along the N French and British fronts. On the n- Canadian front there was a marked ‘d increase in the enemy’s aerial activity. ‘° Enemy airma n persistently endeavor f. ed to reconnoitre our positions. and 'd our airmen were constantly engaged x- in driving back the hostile planes. re A few bombs were dropped close to l our works and trenches, but no dam- . age was caused. On Feb. 12 a Ger- g. man Albatross biplane was brought a; down in the British lines on our left t- by tire of the antioaircraft guns. Our' t. patrols and scouts everywhere found 3. signs of increasing alertness in the 1. German lines. The enemy’s sentries :7 were more vigilant than usual, and 1: his patrols were more numerous. al- y though these rarely ventured beyond it the outer German wire. Throughout I. the period a bright moon added con- .t siderably to the difficulties of night I reconnaissance. II Officer's Revolver Recovered '1 On the n-ght of February 9-10 a ; party of six Germans was encountered: D by a patrol of. our 1st Division and! F driven back with bombs. On the" ’5 same night Sergeants Elliott andl i Meyerstein, with two men of our 7thi , British Columbia Battalion, went out; 5' to a point where Lieut. Owens had? - been killed ten days previously in an? encounter with a hostile firing party.I i Investigation showed that the enemy 1 had made no further attempt to t strengthen this entanglement. Lieut.. t Owen's revolver was found and; i brought in. On the night of February 1‘ , 10-11 scouts of our 5th Battalion of t Western cavalry examined an old Ger- . . man sap. Four German graves were . found in it, and proceeding up the sap . our scouts threw nine bombs into the ' German trench. The enemy replied ' with four bombs. but without effect. 1 On the night el‘ February 11-12 a has 1 tile working party was discovered ly 'l scouts or our 18th Western Ontario ' Battalion in front of the enemy’s l .trenches. ()ur machine guns were i lturned on the party and a: least two i 'easnalties resulted. The following I night a daring reconnaissance was E ‘ made by a patrol of our 18th Battalion ' under Lieuts. Baxter "ind Bell. In spite of hostile fire our patrol crossed the enemy's wire, and getting close}. under the parapet at one of the strong- ' est poits in this sector of the German f defences, succeeded in bringing in in-' formation of considerable Value. The E enemy's trenches were imavily man- ned at the time but our patrol with- drew without casualties Full reports: on sections of the enemy's entangle? nients hate been secured by Sergeant D llaase and (’orporal llawlinson of our d ’ 49th Alberta Battalion, who on succesâ€" [1 sive nights spent several hours mak- ”a ing examinations. A patrol of our t1 Royal t‘anatllan Regiment. consisting Ill ot‘ Lieut. Meridian: and Lilllfifc'COl'DOF- [1 al I’opt- and two men, carried out a ll Special l‘l'ttlillllllSSillH'G under heavy C, (110.11th mi ing. ()n the. front of our G 34th I‘.!.,i:'_t‘4-nl Battalion some excel- a] lent sonar: has been done by Lance- . (‘m'ovrai .\. l“. Mott. llarly on the~ morning ot‘ i-‘tbrnary 11th o. of our l~LlIiztliUllS had a test gas alarm. The n. enemy manned his parapt-Ls at onceyb‘ as was txtweted, and a rapid fire by . . . w llltH'lllilC guns and rules was imme- . 5‘ diately opened by our troops. The W . u-iziy's reply was very "eak. 5‘ Artillery Munitions Superiority in] "()ur artillery have maintained their glt superior weight of fire throughout the (15 period. Numerous etemy working fll parties ltave been dispersed. Onf li'ehrnary 12th our 6th Canadian Field ' Artillery Brigade engaged a German trench mortar which was shelling our 3m trenches. As the result of a second' round from our field guns a heavy: explosion occurred near the enemy's ll! emplacement, and the trench mortar be was silenced. Some accurat shoot-:91] tag has also been done by our trench N mortar batteries and rifle grenade sec- E's lions. Our machine gun brigades have Sie continued to hamper the enemy’s efâ€" ‘63 forts to improve his defences. On ‘of February 10th Field Marshal Lord [in Kitchener inspected our 3rd Canadian infantry Brigade.” 'nn Vancouver nghland Officer Hit Stray Shrapnel Shell Eye-witneu' Report Tells of Daring Work Successfully Accomplishedâ€" Aeroplane Action. Frequent General Leckie Wounded Italians N ear ; Cecil Blockade Minister ‘ A despatch from London says: The {Government through the Marquis of fLansdowne, announced in the House 3 of Commons Tuesday night that it had {lecided to turn over all matters con- ,nedged Cabinet Minister. It is under- iItOOd that the new post will go to :Lord Robert Cecil who since the for- ! motion of the Coalition Government 'has been Cnder~Secretav for Foreign ,Lflairs. The British have‘made many fierce attacks with handgrenades and. bomhs ,from trench mortars, and there has been occasional desperate bayonet ‘work. The fighting continues at iseveral points from Steehstraete It) the south of Ypres. In the Lihors 5sector, south of the Somme, the Ger- Mnans made preparations for an at- ;ttack in considerable strength Mon- ‘day but were prevented by the French fire from carrying out T-e assaults. Much Air Fighting i A British ofiieial communication ;poncerning the operations in Mesopo- giamia, made public Monday night. Jays: “The general officer command- sing the troops in Mesopotamia states Tihat on the 17th and 19th of February ;bombs were dropped by hostile aero- ‘planes on our camp at Kut-el-Amara. ,No damage was done. Otherwise there ils no change in the situation. The giespatch ot‘ reinforcements to General. Aylmer (who i¢ going to tie relief 'of Kut-el-Amara) is proceeding satis- ’ [at torily.” a ucapaccu iron] retrograd says: The presence of Emperor Nicholas at the opening of the Duma on Tuesday ls hailed by the press and public as one of the most important events in the whole political history of Russia. d has emphasized in the most strik- g manner the increasing di-position of the Government and people to lay aside internal politics and devote all their energies to a concerted effort to bring the war to a successful issue. The event is alluded to by prominent members of thn Duma as “the begin- ning of a new era” This was the first time that a Russian Emperor had ever visited the legislative body or in this formal way had recognized it as une of the parts of the Government. Recognition of Legislature Hailed as Dawn of New Era A Paris despatch says Monday was perhaps the day of the greatest aerial activity yet seen. A Zeppelin was brought down in flames, a Fokker neroplane was shot down by a French Ieroplane, and three other German ueroplanes were brought down. In tddition to these three other German machines were compelled to land ab- ruptly within their own lines. Most of the fighting was done between squadrons of considerable size. The Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily Mail it iegraphs under Monday's date: Very neavy fighting is proceed- lng on the British front in Flanders. north and south of Yprcs, in whirl: the Germans. are concentrating their uttack. Trams continue to be sent from Ghent to be launched again:-: the Yprt-ss {3331. Large numbers m‘ German womuled are arriving at Ghent and b'ruges and the hospitals Ire filled. Bayonets Fcf: German Hordesâ€"Em my Still Massing For Attacksâ€" Kut-el-Amara Camp Bombed YPRES AGAIN SEES BRITISH EXPLOITS ' __ .____ _._._._..--.v- n-oavuu. “It '5' ll so, in the vicinity of the Erzerum hixh _l road, the remnants of one regiment. ,l One of our gallant corps during the I! assault on the fortress took 240 can- I! non. Our troops captured the towns . of Mouche (Mush, 83 miles south- ,f southeast of Erzerum) and Ahlat by assault. The enemy tied southward.” On Monday news of further successes was recorded in the following omcial statement: “Caucasus frontâ€"in the ,course of the pursuit of the Turks l we took prisoner an additional 49 ot- {flcers and 2,500 men. We captured six guns, a great number of arms. a transport with munitions and a con- yoy." A Petrograd report says that Grand Duke Nicholas has left Tiiiisi tor Erzerum. The capture of the city Iof Mush and the remnants of the 1Turkish Thirty-fourth Division strik- ingly illustrates the simiflcance oi the Russian victory in Armenia. It is a phase of the complete overthrow of ,the Ottoman plans in Asia Minor. By gtaking Mush the Russians have occu- lpied the road between the Turkish gcentre retreating from Erzerum and ' the Ottoman forces about Mosul which Lis about 200 miles up the Tigris from Bagdad. Thc Turkish force at Mush ,and at Ahlat, which town also has .been captured, consisted of about one :corps (40,000 nen). I Treszond Next along - the southern littoral of the Black Sea and is also apparently in a perilous situation. The Turks have now been expelled from their trench- es and are retreating on Trebizond. Large Russian forces are being land- ed on the roast at Vitoszu. about fif- teen milvs east, of Trehizond, accordâ€" ing to di'Slllli'l‘t‘S from Petrograd. Military ex. r15 new argue that tin- Turkish brawl (ammt he made a.!:‘ from (Toaster!innplu. The Turkish army 01' um sun‘s-m in Thrace is I‘t“l ported from ('zn-lnniinople L0 haw"! been 03er m .‘rxaonia but cannot; arrive mm..- ix‘wt) months. ’ A despatch grgm Petrograd fAdvancing Swiftly From Enema"! 6 ‘ Grand Duke’s Heroes Drive Foo | Towards Bagdad ‘ An official report issued Sunday ! from Petrograd, says: “On the Caucao g8“! front, in pursuing the units 01 i the Turkish army, we turned and cap- tured, northwest of Erzerum, the re- 'mainder of the Thirty-fourth Turkish . Division, with thirteen guns, machine 9 guns and ammunition wagons, and al- RUSSIANS TAKE MUSE: TURKS RETREAT SOUTH Czar Visits Duma A" .ies Triumph THE DURHAM CHRONICLE “That may be. air.” said the ”0.", “I don’t live there.” by ”‘I .y l.- “I thought ‘01) said your motnzr was at home ” “Yes, sir, she is.” said the boy. “But I ha\e. rapped several times Without zeceiving an ans- wer?” An agent, approaching a housm met a little boy at the garden gut.“ and asked; “Is your mother home?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy, politelg. The agent Walked across the long lawn, and after rapping several times without receiving an answer retnrned to the youth, saying: ro. Buddu, Toro. Busoga, Elgon and the Nile districts; buffaloes are found near the swamps; Wild boars. hyenas. leopards and Wildcats infest the Woods. where smaller creatures, such as squirrels, gray parrots. monkeys and guinea fowl, are found. ln-the wild and more open country to the north there are rhinoceroses. zebras, os- triches and many varieties of antelope, and throughout the country vultures and kites abound. Great Place For Hunting. The fauna of Uganda is probably unequaled in variety and importance In any other country in the world. On the lakes are found a great number of water birds. storks. cranes, herons. flamingoes. geese. ducks and divers. But the finest are perhaps the huge eagles. which prey on the fish. of which there is a great variety. Hippo- potamuses and crocodiles haunt all the Waters in the country. On land ele- phants are found in Buganda, Bunyo- is being thawed out; hence so many cases of explosion by careless or igno- rant persons who use a perfectly good store in a course of instruction in how to handle dynamite. The force of a dynamite explosion is usually greatest downward. Thus a stick of dynamite exploded on a rock without being cov- ered will shatter the rock, but will pro duce little etTect in other directions. Like all explosives. dynamite must be lnclosed to produce its maximum ef~ fects. Dynamite is sometimes preparo ed in granular form for producing cer- tain explosive effects, but its action is Dynamite. Dynamite it carefully made and kept will not explode except by shock or a blow; hence a cap or detonator is at- flxed to a charge Just before firing to set it ofl. Set fire in open air dyna- mite burns fiercely with a smoky flame. but does not explode unless several sticks are closely piled together or packed in a box. The most common cause of premature explosion of dyna- mite is separation of its nitroglycerin. slight friction or shock causing this to explode and. in turn, explode the dy- namite. Separation of nitroglycerin usually occurs when frozen dynamite the burning skin. kill the dieeeee some, end the pun, end produee e delifittul feeling of relief. At the me time the proeeu of been“ pee on. end very quickly the skin dieeue ie ended. Sometimes beby hu whee whiel cease itching, end ve riee to boat! of worry end troub e to the mother. Seme remedyâ€"Zen-Buk. ON FIRE. For :11 skin dimes uul for Piles. Drunk“ at store. every- vhoro. 50c. box. In full um. Rev. Armin Hoseler, an A 118111311. pastor of the Sarnia Baptist Church, who has two sisters in Vienna, who are married tn Aus- trian army officers, was brought before a board of immigration insnectors to answer questions as to his loyalty. He took out natur-~ alization papers in \Vinnipeg, in 1909 and says he wants the allies to win. Military gnards have been placed The Sayrte met in a ““w “R"d around the plant of the Algonm Shamber 1n tho new temporarx Steel Corporation at Sault Ste. Alw- House of Parliament." rie, which was threatened Mondav Magistrate Jardin . . , . e, of Galt. let by an Incendlary hre. go with a warning Carl Liersrh. - accuse ' . °' . . Rev. Armm Hoseler, an Ausll'lax. i d of nsmg ht(ilt10ub]a1)gu.gg, 'Wnfltn" nf *l'nn n_“:.. I)“- 4'-¢ n a rad'al car- Another French-Canadian (we seas battalion, to be recruited Quebec province, has been anthu ized: also one to be raised in 1‘ Ottawa district. The officer in charge of Hudson Bay surveys for the Dominion Ma- rine Department reports that [113 Hudson Bay route is a naviga‘nlo EON”. Moral suasion is all right, in its way, but there are times whvn i: should be backed up with a {41133. “That explains it.” said Phyllis. an innocent smile curving her ruby lips. “He wants to pay you back in vour own coin.” “No; I shall have to get ears pierced.” “That‘s strange!” agreed Phyllis, “But you’ve never worn earrmgs, has? yen?” “Isn’t it funny?” said Gladys curiOUSIy to her chum Phyllis. "Fa- ther has promised to give me a pair of diamond earrings if I will stop having music lessons. Iwon- den Why?” His Neighborâ€"In the other wo- man’s purse. Honest, though, you would think she wanted to pa}v it. -â€"Judge. Heâ€"Where does your wife carry her street car fare? “The planet Jupiter moons.” ' “How romantic the nights must be there!”â€"Kansas City Journal. “Love cannot die.” . . “Maybe not. But aometunes 1t zeta a trifle bilious.”â€"Kansas City JournaL ‘ A counter irritantâ€"the woman who doean’t know what she wants, but insiatmn asking for it.-â€"Louis- ville Courier-Journal. The GNP-ERR} WEN?) ENGINE and PUMP COMPANY Manufacture the N Cheapest and the BESt Pumping NOT ALWAYS FLOURISHING FINE FOR LOVE-MARIN G THOSE HUSBANDS DIFFICULT TO SUIT PA’S REVENGE when i! J gun. n DYE?- ited in authorâ€" d ill 115:0 Captain F. G. McLaren. ynungcsl 80!) Of the late COL chLax‘vu. m the 13th Regt.. Hamilton, died at Havre, France, from enteric fever. Hamilton Council adopted an m- su‘rgqceficheme for soldiers M _- wv--.-~-" which dependents of single men will receive $500 and of married men $1,000. Blanshard Township will again vote on the Hydro-Elontrio Radial this time on March 13. The Senate met in a new “Red Chamber” in the new tempoxuugx “House of Parliament." Fire in the Harding block. Bruck- ville, did about $15,000 damage. The Emery Clothing Mfg. Edmonton, was burned nut: $100.000. The Canadian «Produce Associa- tion opened its fourth annual r n.- vention in Belleville. Brantbord Teachers’ Associatinn will give $1,200 to the Patriotic Fund. The Ontario Mace is loaned tm: House of Commons. Trenton Town Council will vote two and a half mills for the Pat- riotic Fund. Sold by ”fl, 'twelve of lmxxi‘lwf Gallows; John, lmrk nu. Robert and m "Ila. Sub, Albert 197“ Mo on the Old hvrm .s .flLehigh and \1 ~ Mata, and Mrs. Cu! .3 in time; o'f si-(vk ‘KWIB the mo! and our (or its . lone ever lelt I One of the u Glennie townshi; Villains. pasmd I! titer a brim three days. Hm m Eliza “'ulk‘ hDLblin, lulu ”In ago, and u April 1545 [0 III». In 1550 I an: directlx . :3 at that tim , ken forest. TL. "Nations of l: u- “II. Her houu The Sharaâ€"Aim finch the winter cutting in the (an a. summer COMM h: at midnight. Quaintâ€"By Mar M“ at all“ fie evening, and fully situated for In month. Tl... . “4er Open. “pitchâ€"Is getting .0 “I! for good nbm-rv “I reach conjunction . 'on April 1. afttq- \\ 9, to a morning star Nashâ€"4 waning star. 1 ‘ ”ht for ”1091* h‘” M“ It “i” M :4 \( flowed. It will m. fit. be 7‘, 000, 000 mi]. \ ”nth. During (h Lmy a: month its brighhn-ag .Wht, abOUt (I to. II bright a~ In”.â€"..~On MAYO}: DC on the meridian velock, and will l. Wryrâ€"Reachvs its ”won 27 dogn-os. ,w on larch l. '1‘? ”over, will not b.» “II-m of Tim r- ma Hrs. (‘. ii fig Bunâ€"On March am Gun Will he 2‘2] “ with a declinatio ” ’6 minutes. SH] Vv.-“ u”. Glenelg \\-..'.‘, A. “ \‘l at: “JP“; ”ht! \ Ill! Albert from h! ‘nd 3 gr}; Vangâ€"Will be wvll m star. and will the proceed as of ten sons 3 Wfldfl‘ing UH ' IRWIN. Editor and THE SKY MR '. '0'. ӣ05“. SLJI. “Inch. “Marlo years 1 (I Ochoa] FEBRU A H the H if“