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MachineOil. Harness 0: . Ame Grease and 3"»- Ointmeut. go to 8. P. SAUNDERS has a National Reputation for guperiqr Business 3nd Shorthan! .- â€"â€"--A 'â€"A‘ Education. +++~++++++++++++++++++++++ Em FIRST STEP The svhnni is thul'uughlv equipped in tenchingahility, in chmuicnl and elec- trical supplies and fittings, emu. fur full Junior Leaving and Matriculation Wnrk. Durham H igh School vincial Much-l Srhunl Teacher lst Class (.‘(el'tifit'uun Intending Stmlmts shmlldenter at the beginning nt‘ the .9111) if possible. Buaml mull»- uhtained at reasonable rates. Dun-hm. 1s a hmlthy and at- txnwrin- tmvvumnking it, a most desir- ablv pLu e. f' .' residence. The rumml nt' the School in past years is a flatten-mg one. The trustees are progressn’c educationally and s are no pains tn $99 that mat-hers an pupils haVe t-vm')’ advantage for the pro- §+++++M++++++++++++++++++ ATTEND THE BEST l'HUS. ALLAN per presentation and acquistion of k u u wledge. FEES : $1 per mnnth in advance REV. W. H. HARTLEY, J. F. GRANT, Chuimmn. Secretarv The annual Christmas tree. which was held on Chxistmas cv- er1_i_ng, was a meat success. Mr. and Mrs. MelvilléHEy, 3f Welland, spent over the holidays at the home of the farmer’s par- ents. M17. Newnhafia, former pastor of \urney is visiting around for a re}; day_s._ _ Miss Mable, Mead, professional nurse, is spending a couple of weeks at the hogepluhegfiparents. I ‘- Rev. Mr. Newnham will preach in the Varney church on Sunday evening. All will be pleased to renew olgl agquaintances. - "Commence Now; V. J. ELLIuT'r. Prim. 374 Yonge St. Winter term opens ianuary 3. Mr. and Mré. Everett Hoy, Wel- land, are spending a few days with relatives here. Mrs. Wilbert Blyth, Who under- went an operation, is around again. “Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Gadd spent Christmas with the latter’s sister Mrs. Will Allan. Mr. Murray Bay, of the 110th battalion, Stratford‘ spent Christ- mas at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Lauder had their Christmas dinner with {he_!at_te_-r’_s_ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J _ W. _Bly_th;' Mr. R. 3. Eden made a business trip to_ punkaIk on_e day _la_s_t wqek Mr. Wm. McIlvride is'visiting his aunt. Mrs. Will Mountain. I! you wish to enter Business is the “GENT FOREST BUSINESS COLLEGE We have all graduates in positions, superior connect- ions, exclusive and special courses, a demand for grad- uates three times our supply. These features mean your sucâ€" cess. and make our school a LEADER Write tO-day f0r full information inf rec cata- logue before deciding. NEW YEAR TERM PROM A Happy New Year to you 131. Beware of La grippe or he will catch you. He has many in his grip in this locality. Wedding bells are ringing this week. ' ( ‘ We are pleased to see Mr. Peter Rsmage home iron! the west look- ing well and hug. Mr. Bob Reid 3 his sister Jesse arrived from the west for Chris:- mas. ‘ 3 Mr. and Ira. John Atchison o! Sash. are home visiting their re- spective psrents. I I”. ELUOTT I I V ”Z ” ‘1"4‘ ' '3 f‘. ' . l A D. .\. .VICLAL'HI. H President. Irr'v-' lattor’i mother. THE BEST SCHOOL TO ATTEND ”IHIIw‘EHIIi‘ of ynung 'u-nplt‘ whn wrote for «HH' (‘::-.if\,guv as the tint str.» toward n good mix ir-o d pusitiun. Take thx ~u-p to- (lay. Ad- «11953 Ccntml Business .‘ollege, 395 Y nnge St” Toronto. drum m :ms so much. 1' haw ”want success to LAKELET BREEZES \\'.H. HHA\\'. JAN. 3, 1916. IT PAYS VARNEY 1h. .L‘nmau» .. I I’ri_m-_i__pal and Pro Catalogue free President t. t}. .\I. HENRY. Principal. NE may get a swiftlcompre- hension of the results of the year’s warfare in Eu- rope by viewing the con- trasts between the situation now and a year ago this time. On the western front slight progress has been made by the Allies, and there is an ever increasing weakness observ- able in the German artillery. The opposing lines in France and Bel- ALA-_ vl’r ""'_â€"'v gium remain practically where they were at the beginning of 1915. How- ever, this line of about 400 miles in length has been altered but little. Hostilities between Italy and Aus- tria began in May, and in October Bulgaria invaded Serbia. The uselessness of the German navy was apparent at the beginning of the year. The strongest squadron afloat, that of Captain Spee, compris- lng flve cruisers, had been wiped out in the south Pacific ocean in Decem- .. vâ€"v wvâ€"v I her. A few; eruisers were sailing in African waters and in the Pacific, raiding British commerce. Of these i the Dresden was sunk early in the year, and the Prince Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelmwere intern- ed at Newport News. Finally on Jan. ; 24 Vice-Admiral Beatty routed the? German raiding squadron in the , North Sea ' Throughout the winter and spring the submarine operations furnished the chief elements of public interest in the war. However, the situation on the Russian frontier began to take on new and striking phases. The Russian chief, with his centre held to the Vistula west of Warsaw, sent an army to strike Koenigsberg, on the Baltic sea. Still another Rus- sian force was operating toward the westward on the southern border of East Prussia, aiming to flank the German . position before Warsaw. Making a fierce lunge on the Warsaw front early in February for a feint, the German general Von Hinderburg threw a column into East Prussia, surprising the Russians. .This move compelled the Russians to abandon their attempts in East Prussia, and by the end of the month the Germans had pushed the foe across the Rus- sian border. Meanwhile interest in the move- ments on the eastern frontier was en- larged by the developments south- ward, involving most directly Russia and Austria. The Allies under the leadership of Great Britain attempted in February to open up Constantin- ople for Russia. The movement be- gan by a bombardment of the Dar- danelles in February by Allied war- ships. This failed, but in March an- other and more powerful fleet open- ed flre on the Turkish forts along shore. The ships were roughly hand'ed, three battleships being sunk and two put out of action. This eastward sweep of the Ger- mans promised important develop- ments far to the north. Austria, however, had been confronted by a new foe far to the south and west of the scene of her energies thus far. May 24th the king of Italy declared war on Austria; hostilities were he- gun. and the Italians set out to cap- ture Trieste. They crossed the Isonzo river, upon which Goritz is situated, entering upon the campaign which held them upon the Isonzo all sum- mer and fall. Turkey has aeted on the defensive in Europe. but in Asia threatened the Suez canal. Attacks aimed at the cum] failed, but early in December the British were forced to withdraw near Bagdad. Bulgarian troops, supported by Germans and Austrians, defeated the Serbian army during October and November, opening rail communica- tion from the Danube to the Bos- poms. 18. 18. 28. 13. 17. 30. WAR ON THE SEA January. British battleship Formidable sunk in the English channel by German submarine or a mine; over 600 drowned. In a German naval attack on the English coast the German cruiser Bluecher was sunk, with about 700 of her crew, and other ves- sels destroyed by Vice-Admiral Beatty. February. German admiralty declared a war zone in the English channel after February 18. German war zone decree went into effect. British battleships Irresistible and Ocean and French battleship Bouwet sunk during a naval at- tack in the Dardanelles. German submarine U-28 torped- oed British ships Falaba and Aguilla in St. George’s channel; 68 passengers and 70 sailors French steamer Leon Gambetta torpedoed by an Austrian subma- rine in the strait of Otranto; 600 seamen drowned. The Lusitania was torpedoed and sun]: of! Kinsale, Munster coast, Ireland. Out of 2, rsons on board 1.100 were British battleship oed in the Dardan of 500 lives. British battleship Triumph tor. pedoed in the Dardanelles. British battleship Majestic sunk by a torpedg in the Dardanelles. torped- , with loss ltaiian submarine Medusa tor- pedoed by an Austrisn subma- rine. British Admiralty steamer Ar. menian, with Americans in her crew, torpedoed oi! the British end-i. ~22 Americans lost. Iiistrinn submnrlne in the Adria}- 19. 23. FRANCE AND BELGIUM 13. 14. March. 10. Beginning of British attacks at Neuve Chapelle, France. 12- 13. French attacks and German counter~attacks continued at Neu~ve Chapelle, with heavy 22. 28. SOUTH ERN WAR ZONE 18. 25. 22. 25. 19. 22. 11. 28. 24 10 20 22 January. 6. Russian forces were south of the I Carpathian mountains invading Hungary. i 28. A large Russian army was ad-i vancinx on the Russian border against Koenigsberg. a German fortified city in East Prussia. august. ‘ British submarine - uni the Turkish battleship Barbara.“ in the sea of Marmara. British transport Royal Edward sunk by an enemy submarine in the Aegean sea; loss of nearly 1,000 lives. A German submarine torpedued the White Star liner Arabic of! Cape Clear, ireiand; many Cann- dians on board . 24. Ntn ember. italian liner Ancona sun]: by Austrian submarine in the Medi- terranean; 208 lives lost. October. German cruiser Prinz Adalbert sunk by British submarine; crew of 557 nearly all lost. January. The Allies ‘. egan to retreat south of the Aisne at Soissons, aban- doning five miles of trenches. Allies withdrew south of the Aisne, losings 5,000 prisoners and many guns. losses. April. Germans recaptured Hartman!“- weilerkopf, in the Vosges moun- tains. They repulsed an attack by Allin". a}; ::g the Ypres canal 'vith aspltyxiuting gas and cross- ed that barrier to the west side. German artillery at Nieuport, Belgium, bnvt'lbamdod Dunkirk, France, at 22 miles. range. December. . British withdrew before superior force of Turks near Bsgdad, Mesopotamia. '. Germans and Austrians captured ’0 Monastir, Serbia. Allied troops in Greece fell back on Salonica. British troops withdrew from the Anzac lines and Snola. Bay. . Turks heza'n march on Egypt. September. Great drive of the Allies from the French sv-zmoast to Verdun. Heavy capture of guns reported and 20.000 unwounded prison- ers. German front broken five miles in lemzih at. Loos, La Bas- see and Sourlwz, and 25 miles in the Champagne. Allies continued western drive. November. Allies held joint war council in February. Turks estimated at 12,000 at- tacked British guards along Suez canal south of Ismailia. Egypt, and were defeated. Allied fleet bombarded Turkish forts guarding the sea entrance to Constantinople. Paris. April. Allied troops landed on the shore of the Dardanelles under fire from the Turkish guns. May. Italy made formal proclamation of war. Austrian navy and airships at- tacked Italy’s coast. Italian troops seized Austrian territory. June. Italian troops, led by General Cadorna, forced the important river Isonzo in advance toward Trieste, Austria. Italians captured Monfalcone, an important strategic town north- west ot Trieste. RUSSIAN FRONTIER August. Italy sent an ultimatum to Tur- key. Austrians launched counterst- tacks on the Italian line at Goritz. September. Turkish artillery drove the allied troops from their works on the Dardanelles. Bulgaria mobilized her army. October. 4 Russia sent an ultimatum to Bul- . garia demanding dismissal of : German officers, etc. Greece protested against the 1 landing of troops at Salonica to ; defend Serbia. 1 Austro - German forces under General von Mackensen invaded , Serbia. Bulgaria sent 24-hour ‘ ultimatum to Serbia. Germans recaptured Belgrade, ; capital of Serbia. ’ \Bulgaria declared war on Serbia. A general attack by Italians at‘ Goritz failed after an all-day; struggle. November. Bulgarians captured Nish, great railway centre in Serbia. Germans and Austrians captured mtrovitza and Pristina, Serbia. February. : Germans checked in a desp-erato‘ attack on Russian lines at Boll-- mow, before Warsaw. Germans, by a. forced march, turned the Russian flank at Jo- hannesburg, in East Prussia, forcing the enemy to retreat; back to Russian territory. ' Germans'in Russia cut the rail- road behind the retreating Rus- sian army. North of Augustowo the Russians deserted their posi- tions east of the Masurian lakes. Germans stormed and captured Prsasnysz. Poland. an important Russian post north of Warsaw. ILA“ . Inlsvuucsvu :1 arm; gtter a (glint tortreas of Przem- v.7)“ i»; .N . ‘ ' 1" -. A a . “3%: v‘ 25. Russia's recaptured Franny“. 1" in Poland. north of Wat-luv. i _ April. 8. Russians advanced through 30"! tok pass, piercing the Austrian, lines in the Carpathians. c I 14. g 14. 23. 16. 20. 13. 19. 26. 15. 24. 13. 11. 11. 16. 25. 16. 10. 17. 24. MINOR WAR EVENTS 11. 20. 21. 19. May. Austro-Germans recaptured 1m. oslav, on the west bank of San. . UTSIDE of war munitions the river, Galicia, forcing the Ru!- ; obltnnry list of notable men sians to abandon the Carpatbltn; during 1915 1. not tn in- mountains. ' fits-Ina All. flan-dn'n mt. Germans. led by General von Mackensen, recaptured Przemyflo Galtcia. which the Russians had oscupied March 22, after a. 31086 of 20 days. Lemberg, Galicia, recaptured b7 Austrians after ten months' .oc- cupation by Russians. July. Germans again captured the M of Przasnysz, 50 miles north of Warsaw. Austrians captured Radom. 57 miles south of Warsaw. August. German army captured Warsaw. after campaign which lasted over Eight months. The Russian gar- rison retreated east of the Vil- tula. General von Mackensen’s Ger- man troops captured Siedice. cut- ting the Warsaw-Moscow rall- way. Novo Georgievsk, the second greatest Russian fortress in P0- land, with its garrison, estimated at from 40,000 to 85,000 men, captured by General yon Bese- ler’s Con-nan army. September. Germans captured Grodno and advanced on Riga. November. Germans after desperate at- tempts to reach city abandoned important positions in front of G "rmr ns tempts to important Riga. Janus z'y. The German Government order- ed the seizure of private stores of corn, wheat, and flour. Fem-nary. Germany informed the United States that she would insist on maintaining the war zone in the English channcl. Mum‘h. England announced her intention to stop all shin: to and from the seaports of Gwmany. The German cruiser Dresden, which survive-(l the battle of Falkland islands, sunk in battle with a British fleet near San Juan Fernandez island, off Chili. July. Germany replied to note of the United States (June 10) promis- ing to safeguard Americans under their own flag. August. Great Brtiain sent notes to the United States upholding her blockade. Berlin informed Washington that the killing of Americans on the Arabic was not intentional. September. German ambassador announced that liners would not be sunk by submarines witlmut warning un- less they resisted or attempted to escape. German airships raided London. injuring 84 persons and killing 20. October. Germany disavowed the sinking of “the Arabic and agreed to pay indemnity. Fifty-five killed and 114 injured in London by Zeppelin attack. December. London recruiting omces crowd- ed with volunteers under the Lord Derby plan. January. Orders were issued at Ottawa for the mobilization of a third eon- ' tingent. The Princess Pats distinguished -, themselves in a violent action st 1 Deadman’s Alley, nesr Ypres, . Flanders. : Canada’s first base hospitsl tor: soldiers in England opened at Clevedon. i February. 1 First Canadian troops went into '; the trenche_8_in France. 1 Canndisn troops distinguished themselves in battle of Non" Chapelle. The Militia Department tuned orders for the recruiting of n fourth contingent of 25,000 men. April. Csnadian troops at St. Jnlien Ypres saves! the day when Ger- CANADA AT WAR Colonel Lord Brooke appointed to command Ontario intantl'! brigade at the front. Canadian and Indian tr00ps re- pulsed a severe attack at Riche- bourg. Ontario Government announces establishment of a hospital for Crnadiana in England. Knotâ€"Gen. Hughes announced mother call for 35,000 recruits. The second Canadian division at- rived in France. July. Ontario Government announced v-v-va 'â€" a gift of $500,000 for machine guns. Forty million dollar Canadian loan floated in New York. D. A. Thomas arrived in Ottawa to reorganize mnnitiona methods. September. King George and Lord Kitchener reviewed the Canadian troops at Shorncliile. Last battalion of Canadian ae- cond diviaion reached France. October. Announcement made at Ottawa that 100,000 more men would be recruited diaéked with Donations ! v poring one. Cnnndn'a (mt- Â¥ est loss has been the deed! ‘ of Sir Chnrlea Tu pper, But. the lat remaining father of Contederntlon. 3 Another important man who dunn- ape peers from Cnnadlan Muir: wu 811' Sandtord Fleming. : January. 1 9. Hon. Geo. A. Clare. up. for s. 1 Waterloo. died at Preston. Ont.. I aged 61. t 10. Marshall P. Wilder. humorist and author. at St. Paul. Minn; ued 55. i 12. W. H. Rowley. ex-President of g the C. M. A.. died suddenly in ; Toronto, aged 64. . 17. Gen. A. M. Stoessel. noted in the ‘ defense of Port Arthur in 1904- 5, at Petrograd; aged 67. 12. 20. 21. 24 17. 31. 17. 20. 25 29. 22. 13. 14. 10. 11. 21. 26 31 14. 19 28 'State of Ohio, City of Toletlo Rats m French W ' Lucas County, an. There 1' a plague °t rats along the . Frank J. Cheney make. oath Brit“! ”F1 “in“: £391!“ “gag that he {a senior partner of the and France.“ '° thanuauie Ger- ;tirm of F. J. Cheney Co, doing invasion ‘3 WM” vbualneaa In the City of “Pole 10. man!" in 3‘ 19“"- ‘mch “a” fcounty and State aforesaid, and “Trenches- commumutgog-rmfi ,that ma firm will pay the am woods. houses, “umw‘” hm mm for on mam DOLLAR. (or W W , ‘ . 1°?" '°‘ 73:: "3.. was”: “t at canno cu ‘_ y one WM "‘2'. 99.51.... 3%.... .3! 1mm;- carmn cone. . 'v utooâ€" n of rats. p “Wootothomnwhoutltom with 3 mom! of choooluu In It tron-on! “50:13 No no to Ifl -A .- Ak‘“‘-‘- --‘ -L "on“!!! no VIII W... u, w M without MI ehooom nut without MI tron-on." August. Maarten Maartens, Dutch novel- ist, in Zeist, Holland; aged 57. Monsignor Joseph J. McCann,‘ Vicar-General of Toronto Roman Catholic archdiocese, died in To- ronto, aged 71. John W. Harper. noted publish- er, in New York; aged 84. Paul Armstrong, playwright. in New York; aged 46. September. , Albert G. Spalding. baseball vet- eran and sporting goods mann- tacturer. at Point Loma, Cal.: . aged 65. Sir Charles Boucher de Boucher- , ville, ex-Premier of Quebec, died : at Montreal, aged 93. Sir William Van Horne. former President of the C. P. R., died in Montreal, aged 72. Anthony Comstock, New York's. moral censor, at Summit. N. 1.: aged 71. . James Keir Hardie, British so. cialist leader, died in Glasgow. October. Sir Charles Topper, former Prime Minister of Canada. died in his home at Bexley Heath, Eng" aged 94. He was the last; of the Fathers of Confederation. Donald Gut; rie. ex-M.P., diedf Blanche Walsh, actress, in Cleve- 1 i in Guelph, aged 74 years. land. 0.; aged 42. November. Herman Ridder. German-Ameri- can editor, in New York; aged 64. actor, aged 55. Sir A. W. Rocker, British scientist in London. aged 67. Mrs. Lillian Massey Treble, To- ronto, philanthropist. died in California. Booker T. Washington. negro leader and educator. at Tuck..- gee. Ala; aged 67. S. R. Hesaon. pioneer an tom" Hayor of Strattord, aged 86. Alexander Laird. former General Manager of the Bank of Com- merce. died in Toronto. aged 68. I 1 ! l i I l I l l l v a S i Lewis Waller, noted Engliahl February. Lieut. Wm. Sharpe, of Ottawa. killed while flying at Shoreham. Fanny Crosby, blind hymn writ- er, in Bridgeport, Conn. Charles Francis Adams, historltn and publicist, in Washington: aged 80. Colonel F. D. Farquhar killed in action while leading Princess Pats at St. Eloi. April. F. Hopkinson Smith, author and artist, in New York city; aged 76. Liout.â€"Co!. Hm" 'r'Haig killed ill action at St. Juli .1, aged 46. May. James Stewart Tupper, eldest son of Sir Charles Tupper. at Ox- ford, Eng., aged 63. Miss Alice Fitzgibbon, Canadian literary and social worker in To- ronto. \ John W. Alexander, portrait art- ist, former president of the Na- tional Academy of Design. in New York city; aged 59. June. Lieut. R. A. \Varneford, killed at Buc. France. by fall in gergplgne. Lieut.-Col. Campbell Becber, of London, Ont.. killed in action, aged 42. A. R. Clarke, Toronto manufac- turer, died in London as a result of injuries in the Lusitania dil- aster. aged 56. Rafael Josen'y, celebrated plan- ist, in New York city; aged 63. 0' Donovan Rossa (Jeremiah O’Donovan), Irish patriot leader. in New York city; aged 84. July General Porfirio Diaz, former President of Mexico, after sev- eral terms and deposed by M1- dero, in Paris; aged 85. Sir Sandford Fleming, railway pioneer engineer. scientist. died at Halifax. aged 88. 00OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Custom Sawing . Miss Mitchell. 0111' Hrflpden gteacher, had a 19111 ..1:cC1.~sfu1 closing of the old vear “ith Sher lpupils. in the shape of a fine ;Ch1‘istmas tree. A good prngram. consisting of drills, singing. etc. '1 followed. Farmers or others having shingle timber to dispose of should see me before selling. I am prepared to pay the top price for any quantity. W. R. F. CLARK La Grippe is making his annual calls, in our burg. Miss Lyons of Hamilton is visit- ing her friend, Mrs. Wm. Bach. Our anniversary services here on Sunday last were well attended both morning and evening. Mr. Wilson. of Walkerton taking charge. Also the re-union on Mon- day night being one of the best in years. The wants of the inner- man being satisfied in the base- ment. all retired upstairs where an excellent and varied program was given. The home choir rendered most excellent music throughout the evening. The proceeds un- ounted to sixty two and a halt dollars. . A number of the Hampden con- gregation assembled at the home of Mrs. Bradley of 'Allan Park and took the Opportunity of present- ing two of our 11an boys who are in trainin with a fountain pen each, an a cheque for ten- iifty in money each. Both boys, Thos. Bradley and Noble Lucas. made very ap ropriate replies. thanking the onors fontheir gift Mr Ai'ex COOper and children-{of Shelbourne spent Christmas at the old home. ~ Miss Katie and George Neustead of Moorefield, spent Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dggby, south ling. Bgntinglf. We. ire pleased 'to hear Mr. John Milligan is improving also Mr. H. Fogd is_gett§qg _along gigely. first’fi: 'Mé'tfiér é‘nd baby girl. of Priceville. visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Park, re- cenfly. - _ - _ _ I .A. "iii; 'Hamnden choir furnished the music at Knox entertainment last week. Thev all reports good time. Bali’- Catari-h Cure II “hi Sworn to before me and uh.- crlbed In mypreoe Mace, I‘ day of December. A. D. II“. A. GLYIABON. (Seth Kohl-y hut. Blood 7 in film E wish our friends and customers A Happy and Prosperous New Year._ W. H. BEAN Big 4 I am better prepared than ever before to attend to patrons requiring lath, shingles. etc., and am aiso prepared to handle any quantity of Custom Sawing. South of Grand Trunk St’n. DURHAM - ONT. HA MPDEN 1|.