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" "am-its. " " tome ruins like r 'ewes bee Lucy were no .1007" ups thot in why they aunt. But this you anddried sleeve to Llli arr on Hints “a ad he new evening (ens, But this ob. is 39 characteristic Hy other sleeve do- he new evening bo- I "to iots that He: It a iow4 'asp or under an or, else they we 'r"" Sleeve. th s sl-‘eves In" not mpwrtance. _Ioo. n cut on kimon. a you may been true H, “I ne wh It II I new metimes " full above a little CE (omen! tn " In!!! shoul- "and. I1" It of tho Id skirt null ' Jrum the H3 been that but Phe " ”no " It It " A despatch from Berlin says: The German army authorities have is- mod I. generail order prohibiting in future troops in the field from Iro- . . . -. wrmzmg with force. of the one”; u they did at nun] points in the GamcsWith Tommy Atkins Prohibited A despatch from Athens says: The Greek cruiser Belle arrived at Durazyo recently for the purpose of protecting the Greeks there in case of the. insurgent capture of the town. The position of the Greeks in Turkey is daily becoming more precarious. Mug" of Christian throughout Asia inor are of con- Itnnt occurrence. Ju Mat et-, rage "If you have any doubt about how closely Scotland is to the heart of the British Empire." any: a eor- respondent. "just drop in on Lam inn town and see the Scottish sol- diers encamped in the parks and on "Before spring 500,000 fresh British soldiers will join those already in France and Belgium. Britain has at present more than two million men under arms." In an interview given to the Lon don representative of the Paris Bu manite. David Lloyd George, Chan oellor of the Exchequer, "3fi-r- Ot 3 mm] of 109 mills and 110.000 looms in Burnly and BrieHUld eleven mill. containing 6.648 looms have stopped work as a direct re- sult of the war. Twelve mills with 8.536 looms are on full time, and 70 mills on reduced time. The news recently reached Lon- don that Captain Ian Henderson, of the London Scottish, who was Wounded in both legs, is a prisoner in Brussels. Several new battalions of Scottish regiments are now quartered or bil- lctted in villages on the borders of Sussex, Hampshire, and Surrey - the Royal Scots, the Cameruns, and the Arm'll and Sutherland. Over 300,000 households in the United Kingdom, ,representing about 10 per cent. of the families. employ domestic. servants. It is pointed out that the stole page of football would throw nearly 50.000 wage-earners idle. and im.. peril h'gpJ0.000 of capital. Towards the cost of I proposed new Publiv Library for Bethnal Green, LueJn, Mr. Andrew Car- negie has promised £15,000 Riespatch from Peterboro’ up: It was a “call to duty" to the tar- ?mer: to rally to the Empire that Mr. C. C. James, Director of the administration of the special Fed- eral grant to agriculture, made to the members of the Eaten: Ontario Dairymen's Arsociation. Within ax weeks all Canada will ring the appeal which has been fitted into the phrase, “patriotism and pro- auction." Within a week, accord ing to-Mr. James, flaring posters Hrom ocean to ocean will bring home to the Canadian farmer the reamin- sibility, the duty, the privilege he has in the maintenance of life in the Empire. It will be a call not less important than the call to arms. It is projected by the Do- minion Government, working in co- operation with the Provinces. The first "peal---4he poster-will be lol- lowed by conferences in all the counties of the Dominion. when farmers will be impressed with the necessity of doing their part in help. ing Canada and the Empire in the present crisis. Mr. James started the appeal to eastern Ontario's Qg.et prominent dairymen. The top of a recently patented table for use on shipboard is kept level by an ingenious combination of weights and levers. ' Over "y00,000 households in the United Kingdom, ,representing about 10 per cent. of the families, m In " There a ti TURKS SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS HEM MERRY (lil ENGLAW Brrurrrm.e, In The Land That lh-lzns Supreme in the Com. mervint World. Sold Food as Well as Men. "The first appeal was for re- cruits,” said Mr. James. "and post- ers were up all over the country, 'Recruits wanted'; now there will be another poster, 'Patriotism and production.' We are developing mething in Canada we never thought we had. We are waking up for the first time to the fact that the Canadians are a people. Bri. tam to-day sends another message: ‘Send up not only men, but food.’ The farmer will he as loyal along his NEWS In‘ NH]. ABOUT JOHN lil‘lJ. AND HIS PEOPLE. Dairymen Can All) TO THE MOTHERLAND an; aflge.‘ The average height of 4 it. Tla' in., 8eotsrn, ., lrishmen 5 it. a in., JiGGlu" is} Knaoglou, neu- n 5it number " tritain ngland in i85M. r of cats in the United Ibullt 7,000,000, and the ll 3m 000.000. - s3 has been con t. Holbrook, thi e nardenelles. 'r, London's mil mt store owner inst. Me was p, for the Preven- I Animals was I Render Valuable Assistance By Increasing Output es of railway Englishmen n 5 ft. 35/; and W western theatre of war at Christ- mas. To such an extent was this fraternizing carried out that at one place where the Germ and Bri- thingy“! tootull Chriatman Day - a) suipend hostilities for'two'chys non. Manissn, where three notables, in- cluding two archbishops. were ar- rested. Greek Consuls are every- where subjected to bitter persecu- tion. Greco-Turkish relations are rapidly becoming excessively strain- ed. Messages from the Italian iron- tier say that in Italy all public meetings and demonstrations in fa- vor of Italy', intervention in the war have been forbidden at the Italian Comrulatea in Bwitzerland. Forty-one Tuwns and Villages in Mature. The London Morning Post's cor- respondent telegraphs from Berne: "Forty-one towns and villages in Alsace which have been occupied by French troops since the outbreak of hostilities, are now administered by the French authorities." A ma fs; tru" wealth hereafter is the [loud he has done in the world to his fellosrmten; when he dies PPO- ple will ask what property has he left behind him? But the angels will ask. what good deeds hes he sent before him?.--Kortsn. We probably derive more happi- ness from work for others than from what we do for ourselves. To work for others cunsecmtos even the humblest lahor.-, Lord Avebury. We must know ourselves, and it that does not serve to discover truth it at least serves to regulate our lives, and there is nothing more just.--Pascal. Before you are five-and-twent, you must establish a character that will serve you all your life.--Lord Collingwocd. History declares that no nation, however great, is entitled to try to impose its type of civilization on others.--t;seoimt Bryce. There is a paradox in pride; it makes some men ridiculous and pre- vents others from becoming BO.-- Colton. Jealousy is the fear or apprehen sum of supermnty; envy our un easmem under it.--Shenstone. of [and and shelte Army, averaged thy war not 1m a r Tim may Palmers -shipbuirding and Iron Cumpnnv. Jarrow-on-Tyne, are in- stalling at their works a large gas- driven power-house, in which there will be about [5,000 b.h.p.. of gas engines, all driven by the water gas from the blast furnaces. The in- stallation of gas engines and gas- clvaning plant is the largest hither- to ordered in that country. It is expected that same of the new plant will be in operation after mid-sum- tttet'. hoe bro "At the final outcome it's going to be up to the farmers of ' this country. All the financial men say it is up to the farmers. They are going to save Canada. if it is to be raved. But while you help to feed the Empire. and while you help to put Canada on a, sound hnaneial ha.- sis, at the same time you are help- ing yourselves. Was there ever such a proposal before the farmers before! The more patriotism, the more production. We know more than we did in the past; now let us do as much as we know." the grass on their way to the front To the Londoners these Scotch sol ding come as ever welcome guests de puthingrirs tpo good for them.' "What would you think of the soldier in the trench who dropped his ride and ranl If you farmers know how you can produce more and don't do it, you are in the same class as the man who would drop his rifle and run. Meetings All Over Province. "We propose to hold meetings all over the Province. We call them conferences. We will go over the old lessons and bring them home to the farmers,.ao they will set them- selves to produce the food the Em- pire calls for. line of work as any other due in the community. If we stay at home, and somebody must stay at home, let us solve the problems at .hyee. We have an equal responsibility with those who have gone to the front, with those in the trenches. Every Iran must bring it home to himself on his tyn n tarm. “It's not doirig your duty simply to read the paper. If you don't take the advice and increase pro- duction you are not doing your duty to yourself, the Dominion or the Empire. 7 A rrmy, averaged 2,000 a night. Since he" war not more than a hundred r two are nightly swept into shel- 'rH0rtilrI'ti FOR THE Dhy. Th mark m IND " FRENCH RULE. Nice! , fro r returns from the London Po- 'ourts show that since the out- k at the war there has been a rkafnle decrease in crime. “The na! has turned patriot," said tropoiitan police magistrate to presentative of the London k. In the same way the idle be said to have turned indus- s, brmre the war the numher ttoasts, wnmen and men, res- from the streets, and given and shelter. by the Salvation A despatch from London says: Sir Thomas Lipton has loaned his steam yacht, the Erin, for the use of the Servian and Montenegrin wounded. He will accompany the expedition in person, and asks for assistance in stores and money. A despatch from Rome says: The Austrian Government has notified the Foreign Oifice that she is trying to ascertain whether" four Italian subjects were taken as hostages " ter the capture of Belgrade, as has been widely reported in Italy. The Austrian Foreign Office has given notice to the Italian Foreign Ofhee that she is prepared to remedy the mistake, if one was made, and will, offer reparation. l ‘Valuabli- Presentation tor Use ot the Army. l A despatch from London says: A (llrret of 4l motor ambulances, four i:flifiye', cars, five motor trucks and Item motor cycles has been present- ;(‘(1 in King George for the use of ithe army by the Maharajah Scindia ‘uf Gwalior. The cars, after the) Ipresentations at Buckingham Pal- (Kee, were reviewed by the King, inu‘en. the Princess Mary and I Prince Henry. The King then sent. la personal telrrtrrarn of bhanlrsrto, itrre Indian putentate. I Will Be a Great Boon to Soldiers in the Trenehes. A despatch from Paris says: Vio- let rays are prescribed for frostbite by Dr. Pongnet in a paper to the Academy of Medicine. He says aut.. fering soldiers are rapidly cured when taken from the trenches to al- low their affected members to be passed through violet rays of me- dium intensity. "iseovvry Made When C.P.R. Train Run-Md Fort William. A despatch from Fort William, Ont., says: When the ORR. train from Winnipeg arrived in Fort Wi!. liam on Tuesday night an enormous bull mouse was found lying across ‘the fender .The big animal had been struck when the train was a few miles from the city, but the engineer thought it had been thrown to the side of the track. VIOLET RAYS FOR FitosTBITE. Militia Dept. Decides to Deal Only With Farmers or Owners. A despatch from Ottawa says: Speculators, horse dealers, etc., who are endeavoring to make a pro- fit by purchasing horses from farm- ers and re-selling them at higher figures to the Government for mili- tary purposes are notified by the Militia Department that horses will be purchased only direct from the farmer or owner. Dealers are to be barred by the Government agents in charge of the purchases. The aim of the Government is to have the maximum amount ot mon- ey reach the Farmer, while at the same time insuring fair purchase‘ prices fur the Government. ChHncidentally with the sending of the note, Secretary Bryan re- ceived a personal memorandum from the British Ambassador here, after which the Secretary said: "The British Government without deciding the question of liability will consider the payment of dam- ages to the injured man and the the family of the deceased." From this State Department oth- cials took it for granted that dam- ages would be paid after the Domin- ion authorities had completed their inquiry. ban-nus to be Provided In the Case of Two American Shot by Canadian Soldiers. A despatoh from Wtselyintrtoi,t says: The Unitul States $lovert ment sent a formal note to Gyeat Britain through Sir Cecil Spring: Rice requesting the punishment or those guilty of the killing of Walter Smith and the wounding of Charles Dorsch. two American citizens, who were shot. by three Canadian mili- tiamen at Fort Erie, Cnturio, while hunting ducks in alleged violation of the Canadiqn trpctte_lt,ts.. - The communication, 'which' was a: a friendly character, pointed on that not only did the United States Government expect the offenders to be duly puniéhed, but that ade- quate compensation be given the families of the victims. Will Otter Reparation to Italy. BRITAIN fll REM FORT ERIE mums INDIAN P0TOThTE"ts' GIFT. Bl‘lAll “DON-I ON FENDER. Mr Horace L. tkrrithurirrrien, 2nd Amy. TO BUY HORSES DIRECT. “Mun Loans Yacht. "Yes'm, and I'm doin' it; I'm just sitting on his face so he'll be here when I'm done countin' the hundred." "Yes'rnt" "Why are you sitting on that boy's face t" "Whv. I " V "Did I not tell you to always count a, hundred before you gave way to passion and struck another boy " ' Being Exhausted at Rate of '200,000 Tons Dally. A despatch from Paris says: Ger- many will actually begin to starve by the end of next May, says Charles Richet, the scientist. To- day the reserves of foodstuffs are enormous but are being rapidly ex- hausted at the rate of 200,000 tons daily. The Belfast corporation has pass- ed resolutions applying to the Pub- lie Works Board for loans of $180,- 586 for the erection of working-class lodging-houses, and $146,735 for the Abbey Sanatorium. In response to a widespread de- sire upon the part of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary for facilities to serve their country, the Inspector-General has obtained permission from the War Office to supply 200 volunteers for service with the Irish Guards. Corporal R. Elphick,, 2nd Jtoyarl Irish Rifles, of Belfaqc, has died in Nottingham General' Hospital as the result of woundsieeeived in the trenches at Neuve, Cpapelle. Ampng those who llave been ap pointed Companion of the Distin. guished Service Order in reeogni. tion of services, is Captain R. I Kentish, well known in Belfast ath. letic circles. The latest additiori to the equip ment of Queen’s University, Bel fast, is a. hostel for girl students provided by the Misses Ridden Beechmount. at a cost of $250,000. One of the few strikes during war time is reported from Meath, where the employes at the corporation gas works and other municipal under- takings have come out. Exciting scenes were witnessed at Geashill, King's County, when over one thousand men assembled to drive cattle off grazing lands on Lord Digby's estate. Over 500 employees of the Corpor- ation of Belfast are now serving their country afloat and ashore, each department having supplied its quota of men. The death has occurred at New- townbutler, County Fermanagh, of John Clarke, a. farmer, who had reached the remarkable age of 108 years. It is proposed to fit up and fully equip the Exhibition Hall, Belfast, in a hospital and to place the same at the disposal of the War Office. At Belfast. George Hopley has? been committed for trial charged with communicating information calculated to be useful to the enemy. _ Mrs. Cooke, Mullentine, Porta- down, has received an intimation from the War Office that her son has been killed in action at the front. The death took place in London- derry recently of Mr. Patrick Max. well, one of the best-known solicit- ors in the northwest. Thomas McClay. a corporal in the 9th Battalion Irish Rifles, was run over by a. motor lorry in Elgin street. Belfast, and killed. F PM flllrt WEE 131i Lt.-Gelenl " Donglu mix, [at my. Mr. Henry Home Cuffs ‘Knox. J.P., Of Creagh, Btllinrohe, has been appointed deputy lieutenant for the County of Mayo. 7 At Clonmel an old woman named Letitia. Hayes was inund in her house, where she lived by herself, burned to death. An eight-year-Oi" girl named Mary Mullen. Cong, was fatally in- jured by being knocked down by a motor car near her home. _ Brisker reeitiis'satrw imported from Ireland, wheri,Np to the pre- sent, 35,033 have joined Kiteheaer's armies. - ' - . There are now over: too Castlebar men alrpady at the from and last week twenty more young man were acceptcd. _ s' irhryrnimmmt..oi..ttbr.ius "tr at Inn-NM ter "tta- - I , NEWS " sum imam 12+:- I..\xlrs snag“. . G ERMA XY'S FOODSTI'FFS. In Case It Didn't Work. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Foot C'0MNhNDERg or NEW BRITISH ARMIES. iEt , Mn: Personally Led Ills Troops in M. Georges Operation. A despatch from Paris says: The victory of St. Georges is another military feat to be emblazoned on the standard of King Albert, who, it has just been disclosed, person- ally led his. troops in this brillia,nt operation. The King is now direct- ing the artillery fire agninst the German batteries. and when these have been silenced will again lead the allies’ advance. "I'd come over to kiss you. only pm afraid of upsetting the boat." "I can swim, Herbert!” F: This Is the Price Germany Is Now Paying for It. A despawh from Geneva, Swit- zerland, says: Advices received here from Germany set forth that copper, owing to the great demand and the limited supply, is now sell- ing in the Empire for 2,500 marks ($625) a. ton. A fair price in America for cop per would be $300 a. ton. Montretu. Jan. 12.-Prime beevea, Tle: medium. 5. to To; common. " to Me: cows. $80 to 885. Calves. 6 to Sc. Sheen 4) to 5c. Lambs. Tte. Hogs. Bic. en Duluth. Jan. 12.-wheat--No, 1 hard. $1.82!: No. 1 Northern. $1.31]; No. 2 Northern, 31.2“ to ti.2M; May, $1.331 Linseed. 81.68); Mny. $1.691. Mlnneagolls. Jan. ".---Whetu--No. 1 hard. tl. 4t; No. 1 Northern, 81.292 to :13“: No. 2 Northern. 31.26! to 1.3gt; May, $1.3M to $1.31 . Corn - No. 3 yellow. 6iit to 6610. ouB---No. 3 white, 48t to 49le. Flour and bran un- chynlred, - mm Mun. Winnipeg. Jan. 1lt.--carsh: Wheat-- No. 1 northern. $1.27}; No. 2 northern, $1.243: No. , northern, $1.tor, No. 4, 1.16 ; No. k, $1.1ti; No. 6. 81.08: feed. $1.04. oats-No, 2 C.W.. inc: No. 8. C.W.. Mc; extra No. 1 feed, Me; No. 1 feed. bee; No. 2 feed. 610. Barley-No. 2, Me; No. 3, Mc; teed, 59c. Flax-No. l N.W.C.. 31.39}. mun: mm. Montreal, Jan. ".--c_orn--American No. , yellow. " to 81c. oatar--cNutaduii Western. No. 2, 62in; do.. No. 3. sue; extra No. I feed. 62c; No. , local white, 55k; No. a do., Bile: No. 4 do., He. Bar- tey-Man. feed, 6840 70c: muting, " to 28e. 1rlour-Man. Spring wheat out- ents, tirrrtrr, 87.20; seconds. 86.70; strong bukers'. $6.50; Winter patents. choice. $6; straight rollers, $6.ir0 to $6.60; do., bums. $2.65 to 82.75. Rolled oats. barrels, $6.40 to 86.60; do., bags. 90 lbs. " to $3.10. Bran. $26. Shorts. $27. Middllnxs tto. Mouiliie. $34 to $36. Hay. No. 2, per ton car Iota, $19 to teo. C'heeBe---Flnest westerns. IM to 160; do.. easterns. Itil to 16t. Butter --choicetst Creamery, 29 to 29k: sec- onds. 28 to 28k. iuttor---rrresti. " to 60c; selected. 31 to Mc; No. 1 stock. 28 to 290; No. {steel}; 25 to 26c. Potatoes, per big. carAda,Hiyd, Design are paying an fallow. tor car lot deliveries on track here:-- Straw I: 37.60 to " I ton, in car lots. on track here. Htry---No. 1 new hay. 816,60 to $17, on track here; No. 2 at 815 to 815.50. and No. t at $18 to $13.50. 1',tg'/ta',f'nh Men. In to Hie per in in case lots. 'umr--Medtunt, " to 17e; do., heavy. “I to "c; rolls. 14 to Mic: breakfast bacon. 21 to 18e; bucks. to to Mc; boneleu bu: B, " to Mc. Lard-ti to 1130 for tlerces. Ind It In to lie for tub: and pulls. Com- pound. a to "c. ,,___ r-V-vyu- v-n'I' LU 05.50. I'ottjte-Aiiiidr%r, 65 to 7 out at More. " to We tn car Brunswlcku. car lots. 60 to B, KIN G l LBER'I"S BRA V kit Y. Toronto. Jun. "-Flcttr-Manuotsa thurt ”menu. 06.60. in Jute batter. necund [mu-nus. “.10: "1qu bath“. $6.9tt; Ontario when "our an per cent. nat- "WN If: route " taxman. -;2're". -- n. um». ”Lu-“IE. a: u) CUE. Hohiw-td to 18e per lb. for strained; 'th/ At"""'""'"', 82.75 per dozen: No, P9ultrr--chieiren., dressed. " tease: ducks. dressed, Ib., " to 16; fowl. tit to no; tee-e. " to "c; turkeys. dressed, 18 to toc. Mit,.""""'-' large. 16te; "Ann. C. "tstuapr-Prtrne. tau-he]. $2.50 to 82.70: hugd-plcked. “82:75. to tt. 86. ,__. v..-- - - “Wu“ \Vneuhunnltohn ho _ t Northern. $1.tt; So. ' a! 51.". Int] No. ' an ".81. Ontario what. No. I. “.21 to $1.23. It outside mums. 1e"tr-0ncutio. " to Me. outside. and a! " to no on truck. Toronto. Western canfdir. Fo, t. At 64c. and No. a at. 61c. "arieac-q4 to Me outside, tIyer-tt to "Ari, nun-side. PeM---No. ' quoted an $1.60 to $1.70. outside. . Coen-so. , new American. Me. an rah:leryato, (night. -. -7 -- -.-. "f"'""""'.. "rroktN, at to itie: do., solids. ttU to 25c; tnrmera‘ separator 26 to the. .rs'iriir-FG-riu, in cartons. " to Mc; 3215013. " l.? 34g;_slorng_g. " to "e. uudidiiTirt'-'. iid aide. ”V __...- ».-v- In ... a! .6! Rolled mtttt--Car 'lots. per lbs. $rtos 88.15. _ Mm homo. Butter-thots" dulry. 24 ferlpr. 20 lo Sie; creamerv "ran and .ttortts-r-uran, $25 to 826 a ton. and Bhorls at $27 825'. n yoypye, PIP-i-Fur Iota, per bag of 90 |: .6n‘ mp, FRIES [f fliiiil Mriyll',r] (393.?- .0." "u 'PIY‘Y” “ASI ‘tlTIC! or AXE-516‘ General In In Hm. “I my. T_oronto. Jun. COPPER $25 , TON. Not For 8atrty First. United sum Ink»: n 170 Baua In! m Im'. - “u... -. .. .u. m- 1pji S.r8'."Yrlt, prints. 30 It " to “Sc. out E’s? to 70e per bag, car lot.. New to 65¢ per but. 24 to _tlre; in [IL-General Mr “and! Hunter. 3rd Am. Seedy Individual (stopping peder trinn)--"Pardon me. sir, but you look very much like I man I know." Pedestrian-Indeed.' Well. you look like 3 mun I don't wsnt to know. Goodday." is to soar into the skies, to toss its; pinnacles up to heaven; and I see; him looking up and wondering: where those pinnacles ore to lien: thinking how high they are to be! measuring the feet, wondering how: they are to be built: and all [In-1 time he is manning a rotten some! into the building just where he hurl let to work. Let him forget the! pinnacles, it he will, or hold only; the floating image of his imagine- tion for his inspiration; but the thing that he must do is to put a brave, strong soul, and honest and! substantial life into the building just where be is now at. work. ,1 Phillips Brooks. l You cnn help your fellowmen-, E 3" 1lvrm you must help your fellowmen; but ) At a the only way you can help them is l Gleam“ by being the noblest and the best i receiwd man that it is possible for you toi'ihein hr be. I watch the workmen build! Mr. C ypon the byildityr which by and by ' lewd A from the faces of those wounded in the war. If a man )0st his nmc or my part of his face, or a disfiituve- mom is caused by a Wound. the face rWill be repaired by skin grafting, and the latest discoveries in surgir cal science will be used to rvmrdy the deformity. Several cases have already been successfully under taken by the three surgeons. A young corporal who had part of his face taken away by a shell was given a, new nose. left jam and cheek. In cases where teeth have been lost it is said that successful eirorts have been made to trans- plant others according to a method discovered by a Russian dentist. From-h Surgeons. . A despatch from Havre, any The French army medical corps have set apart three eminent sur'- goons, Professors 'Nfflicr, Moregtin and Sebilenn. to make “aesthetic re ”Gift" and ”Nov. :11“. rvvnihmi "An appalling situation has been presented to the Commission with regard to the French peasantry in the valley of the Mouse, just south of the Belgian frontier, where there are 10,000 persons absolutely with- out food. Our investigation' show- eg that a. large number of deaths A despatch from London says: Herbert C. Hoover, Chairman of tre, American Commission for Ite- lief in Belgium, returned to Lon- don on Wednesday from a tour of inspection of the work being done for the Commission in Belgium. Inlda statement issued Mr. Hoover an) : Wonderful Work Many Deaths Have Already Occurred From the Lack of Food There has been, however. one brisk combat in the Wuuw region recently. The atatement records that the Germun captured some Russian trenches near Sochaczcw, Saps are being advanced by the Germans in several places towards the Russian positions, according to the report. In the work they are making use of steel shields to pro- tret themselves from the Adle fire of the Czar's troops in the nearby trenches. It thus appears that the battle in Poland, which began as a. field operation of great magnitude, is quickly being converted into siege warfare almost identical with that which for so many weeks has been proceeding on the Aime and the Yer in the weptern war theatre. FRENCH PEASANTS STARVING A despatch from London "fr. The vast eqniiiet betyeen the Bus- sinus and the AotAraermsse, arm- ies in Centml ysd South Polnnd and hi West ~(Mimi: his reached a temporary state of deadlock, ac- cording to an otheial oomyyltiiey tion from Petrograd, which " chiefly notable for the information that Marshal von Hirydenburltu forces have adopted upping tunes on the Bzura-Rawkn front west of Warsaw. DOCTORS MAKE NEW [\(‘lish SIEGE WARFARE IN POLAND Von "Wilbur: Attempts to Oct Nearer to War; saw by Sapping What Yon Ctut In». heeotuplishvd A large number of Belgian r"fu- gee; hue orrived It Lingholm and are being aceommodated at lang- holm lodge. which has been placed at their ispoul by the Duke of Buccleuch. Two Belgium .refugees who had found their way from Antwerp to Scotland. were married in Flt. Marr's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh. They were Jula Fili. bert and Barbara Dykltn. A sum of fully 03.500 has been com-cud in Peebleshire, for I mo- tor ambulance for the front. The amount beyond the price of the car which is to cost $2.000. is to go to- wards running (aim-nus. The Furl of Eglinwn and Wins ton. Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire, formally opened .the Apr Union Jack Club which how instituted for the use of ”Minn and sailors gunned in Are and neighborhood. G. and G. Kynnch. Keith. Imu- Mcurtd meantime! {mm the Freneh Government for the manufacturv of blue-grey ovum-ting for the French troopn. A parcel containing comforts fur the Peebloehire ‘companien of the service battalion of the 8th Royal Scott is being sent each week from Craigerms. ’lhmn bring VHJllN' t. I Mr. Cunrtit0tam-Grahtam ha of- lfered Anne's Lodge Arm; hr the 'Admiralty as a convalescent h,me for naval oflircers. Intimatiwn luau Int-n iuvi.ised in tullen that Sergeant G. Duncan, hon of Mrs. Duncan. He-kt/d, lull been killed in action. There will Ir: u., Me'rmra Musical Association this snmn. as no fewer thm 17 menlbvrs of thc chair are serving with the colon. The Edinburgh “and Iru"caiy bu received tum" handsome lamb cies lately, including rue "t 850.0” from the late Mr. Jul-n Cum". [3th wounded mld-iers of the Belgian "my are now ht:ng in Maui] Castle, Perthshire, which has Ll,,' fitted up u a hospital. Teleplwnic ormmutticatioa in to be estatrlished between the look-out home on the summit of the Castle. Dunbar god the mudguard station. Mr, fared ldmi for n tor a front 'mt"au"GiiGaroi'l' Wm val brought to an abrupt Mop. The Bureau“ returned to the attack Thuraday morning, and in a hereo bayonet mater drove out tho enemy and régainod all the posi- tions previously lust. Five quirk- tiring guns and a number of Ger- nun prisoners were the Russia- [trophica of this adventure. I Of operations in North Poland or Eye, Prussia the Russian state- 'im.ent says nothing. and of Buko- .wina. where chief interest in the eastern war theatre mm is centred :iy view of the imminent invaeion of [Transyh'am'a from that quarter. and its probable political efrect, on ,Boumama. Grand Duke Nieholal' headquarters says merely that l"" jcontinun our ofreiuive." The snu- gation east of Cracmv and in the Car- ;pathians is described as "without Iunlmrtant change." 7 _ Dun-d ed desi: at a co' ulnady had occurred there fro- tstarvation. Despite the (marine. of the rations in Belgium. our Bel- gian ooLleagum agreed Hunt we must share the lat crust with thes. people. We therefore son! them food out of our limited “vigil". stores." Mr. Hoover aim on the Commission gium, in which he _ lat-ion tor the dish supplies is well on t pietion. It is aide, unteer workmen, an fl0it M51! pletiun. unteer w a few hs not yet mild The German statement issued Thursday throws no light on tho Iitunlion in Poland, beyond the be. that, the continued inclement wes- ther hers made operations exceed- ingly difficult on Account of tho songs or " H ms: Hum III a lungs nu mun: “in! l. min: "a in Iln- Hi: and Loulnmh at mu $22...m.... Yee' I he: the ill-fated village on the Btu" that wu the storm centre of the m- Riel" when von Bin. mmh on WCI'IIM' III )_In Itrrupt gum. The Marlin n th tt d “a tut r; romuuy at " graduate: lg' ti? ll Harl- t “If F all] f h“ null d tt J, tt' ,2!