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n are the _turdier boots ear. boots with high top. ordinary height, with nish or less practical Louis are all in black, " k or tan, with contra!“ trading trimmings. Tl! 'h dark wavy tops " rigs is about the no“. h- of the sportier '1“ tan. lawn or my - patent or leather "up inch Worn. Of the white boots tiO dis‘l’tlm t Winn" little is seen when riirrrc,eti Women gather. what on!“ ss or an! q roiitabU in I. not this " . salt . T ft that it savor , a n 2.33.: 'm re, TAI'? lat he w. ROWE. s, 35 he Tem, , u good - nine in his new“ tin and N i mother to didn't " and she had b must puni‘ le, wished N supposed “I an. the ham ‘ . “RV his 'neat r his going on. black Illbe ~umv 'xmr the question d lung the new 3mm . J, Finally. their - Military purpose. h “Cl _ rrpresvntutives at the - I mmistry. If IW . y inventions It. ' a! tork of Professor W“ n is at an end. l bus are welcomed, - [d-famed scientists or Id.- r variety dealt witI in . tying from a slight in Ie pilot of a machine In l abstruse application- owerful and indise {hing of humanity. bed are those that In I righteousness sake,” I treated because they p duty, the right and‘ the traits of chant“! x constitute uii.tresl', True “WM Ir, this is the ond in than l N nnd M" I alt. But it mum: wular. In an mtomplate the fatty h in the world, nad in mum and Godty " 'Blesscd we the II I and bushy shun ith v. The truly neck d [ earth. "Blessed no 1 ' and thirst after Ht whose ruling WI for the good and the fl q not satUiUd withd‘ /e the merciful, the - manning.” 01"“ character that in , lir.\l('l-ZS FUR WAR. a?” if m lock . '. of what I”. to all IV! haracter you gin your little AA (it “to “Sanka” " sink kindly to his tau." Mie, l knew I. the yard. and I teil me. I I have a I" truthful one. 4 lesson to yul.‘ vet again did ' hat his mother of Ir,veati- " “brim ander the db w young “I tstitrate th- "tions as I. then turn-I assist the b- the “his“ of the m rations, M. the depth herto "I sandal mspicuoul nth-nit, with ttt con“ rr wt. in t. vivw "LY- had pk,“ sat' national in mobilise with: no , nc I and the British semi: W n m ot line ot the contingent operating against than, hut the total Austrian lone: \w-H' morr than 2,000 killed or wound. wl. King Nicholas sent congratula- tion to the gtnoral commanding the 1'hssoiswiteh brigade. Austrian aero- piunrs threw several bombs on Podr WW. Monday. killing two Mistrial ttrin at A despatch from landon uyl: tuventr.tive thousand Serbiana have reformed " Sunni and Elena!» in Albania. and the Montenegrin “mi. which heretofore has been debuted geographically from taking any lame part in the war, is now throwing itself energetically into the contest against thsrutustriaU. The Montenetrrin Consul-General hc, " has received information that the Amman directed, without result, a violent artillery tlre against the Mon- tenegrin positions on the Tarn River on December 27. The enemy attacked raga-ally near: Lioubovia, but was pulaedUrittt mum in the aim-l . n of Duane. The" Montenenina, followed up their laat anceesb‘hy occu- pying two More villnges, “and” la, far as Morita. On the Loren front the Austrians opened fire from the forts and warships on Raskova Gora, but the Montenetrrins held their" ground. The bombardment continued ', fifteen hours, 2,000 large shells being! I fired. At the same time sharp imam-l try attacks were delivered, all all" wh/h were repulsed. Notwiths'tami, 1 ing tho intensity of the Austrian ar-f' tillvry fire the Montenegrins had only} two killed and two wounded, whicht shows how poorly the guns ,were_F handled. I Humorous But it “ma“; Minna tin-mad Tho jut-(1‘33 Rained by the Montene- rrim at Impenatz was greater than ,7 tirst announced. Five hundred Mics were found on the right wing s' tu. _ .7 ae A - th DRIVEN BACK IN momma lttl lh-itish Soldiers cl Approach of badly Gales. y muting at the front have ntml on the Get that the birds desert the region of the fitthtt- e. despite the noise of the tir., The sue mu Artie against one method nun warfare. A soldier on "Ave from the trenches tells winged frivnds of the Allies m of the coming of the clouds 11 gas when the German. a:- hut mode of attack " night Ahab- Fm Again Defeated by the Black Mountain Soldier- of Tit h' C, C' RR "NS CHAIN? h" French newspaper Echo de ': prints the following Bucharest :rum: 'The Auatro-Huntrarian of- tut. in Montenegro has been km! completely.. The Austrians . faced by a stronger army than wanted to find, as many Ser-‘ ' who made their way into Al-l n murchml northward and joinedI Montenestrins. South-west of the invaders were defeated in I ". battle.” morons Incident from the Fight- ing Lines. It tho Indian troops not only re- but low their omcers is illuo. I in tho following humorous from T. PN Jnnrnul. New _--- r'""' - "" W-n-‘her can examined. The Oscar M. the ewehip Oscar IL The uti- ', wu an.“ for more than 24 hours, mated weight of the rubber seized is | but we: gnawed to proceed on Decen- about 4,000 pounds. The reminder ber 16. Ttrere were reports at the of the mail, which consisted of T84ltime that pert of the mm we: con- hn. was handed over to the poet-'tnband and that a prise courtyould once for immediate tmnamiaaion tohake the matter into consideration. --- ll] consigned to a well-known on.) (main; agent in Sweden, were re- Moved from the parcel mail on board the tuamtsttir Oscar II. The uti- PPP!' Teight of the rubber seized in A tie-Intel: from Lrndem “’1: It hmmzmssbopdmbbu, - 7 Ft --- " Bags of Rubber, Weighing When Oscar ll. Was Den tiihpihnoafiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiir. /liii'iiiii,l'i("-'j,ij.i"'""'a"iii" 1,,lm1lsGll'lMisllutTaiimitrrlr, maar.. I t isuit'.mttti'r'" 1tLe,r",t: -raneed thernse a on the FRI ENDS OF A LL] ES Hi W MIR ms not until the colonel ler to rharge that the com 'indu allowed his prisoner ted him respectfully. and enemy trenches at his .wv WWI! II“ mt in the meantime thehad dteided to is prepared. {midi-L MM mnan troops not only re- w their omcers is illuo. " following humorous '. P.'s Journal: nelish subaltern had just sahilr," Monteneno. th from London says: thousand Serbian: have Scutari and Shaman, in the Monteneirrin army. he I soldier of his ep his eye on very proud of her the young The; (-rir h the mam tiling; iirhiii" for t two fag; and then he tald m not ma dteided to become 5;; faddist. Bo-hoo-o-oo."' \ "He doesn't like my cooking," sob- bed the three-months bride, a tear on her long lashes. “I just know _he doesn't. So there!" "What makes you think so?" her mother asked. "Has he said he doesn't like your eoQking?" "No-no-o," stamered the, bride. l "Nonsense, child, it's just your im- agination. I felt there In aml A notch is made by Sing in a stick which he keeps by way of a record. Sintt's sniping performances are said to be beyond question, for every tell. ing shot by him has been checked by some officer. "e tiit4 hu' hours with tt telescope as an aid watching the Turkish trgeks uwr the hills or the lengths of the , Turkish trenches until. sooner or later, 1a Turk shows himself. If the Turk is wary and quickly hobs up and then down again Bing does not fire. He proceeds on the principle that, em- boldened by fancied security. the Turk will gradually risk first his head, then tis shoulders 'antl. finally, the upper half of his body. At this stage Sing’s rift! cut-ks and the Turk is seen )1) fall. I "There is a "tty? tre, bride in, _ Australian Sharpshooter‘s Record ht. _ eludes " Least 50 Killed. l Letters from the Gallipoli Penin- sula say that a Queensland cavalry- man named Sing holds the record among the Australasian troops as a sniper. Up to the first of September Sing had shot 91 Turks, of whom at least 50 were killed outright. Bing was a crack marksman before the war and had won many prizes for his shouting at Brisbane and at Syd- my. Since engaging in systematic sniping: in the Dardanelles operations he has rarely missed one of his hu- man target-z. Day after day and night after night he settles down comfortably in some favorite position and waits with ins-xluuistible patience for his chance., He sin for hours with tt telescope as an air? watching the. Turkish tracks over the hills or the lennrtlu " ”m f hi i The Corporation of Liverpool is making a big saving all along the line. Street repairs will be reduced from the average of recent years by $150,000, and $25,000 will be saved on the single item of flower beds in the parks. _ l Lwhich have been provided by the mu- nicipality to a certain extent will be stterifieed to the amount of $170,000, and there will be a drastic cut in such luxuries as paint and repairs. ‘__...... v- "n, -+ In. mum." 'Abot- i000,000. Fuel alone' is the exception, I” the higher prices prevailing will mean an increase in cost of $50,000. There is a cut of nearly half a mil.. lion in teachers' salaries, which is made possible by the fact that many have enlisted in the army, and the schools will get slang with a smaller, stall. Children's meals and books', HAS "f1.NIPED" 91 TURKS, In London the Education Committee of the County Council proposes to save more than a million and a half dollars of the estimates of about $26,- land. The Treasury has enjoined upon all city and village corporations to keep down their capital expenditure as closely " possible, and the local gov- ernment board, which has the super vision of these bodies, has notified them that unusual expenditures ex- cept on account of imperative public health requirements or to facilitate the output of munitions, will not be sanctioned. i It.“ to Save $1,500,000. Drastic economy in all municipal expeodit-orel doting the period of the its destination. The Oscar II. is the vessel which carried the Henry Ford peace party to Europe. On the voy- age across she was token into Kirk- wall by the British authorities and hing 4,000 Pounds, Sci Detained at Kirkwall Criticism Implied, BRITISH CITIES ECONOMIZE. is the_order il the IG" L%iip. 'elt trire Q; "I had yea! Giriiir" “2% " about} me he Co-nittee Pro- - "nun. acvcu "can: happy to-day." Paruhioner--"How was that?" Minister - "Married three couples." Parishiorter--"st only makes six." ytltiater--"weii, you don't think I did it for nothing”; hogs, £0.13: at V 'e gm eroruNo. CNeFtiGich.iiiiiTi Seized No. 2 it,"dgytt'5i No. 8 Not: than. . n all but». aim-No. 2 c.w., Mhr, Na. 8 C.W., 48e; extra No. 1 feed, “c; No: 1 food, 47e, all rail. American corn-No. 8 yellow, new, n. is the IN, my truck, Toronto. F d Canning; eora-No. 2 yellow, old, no- ", or min], on track, Toronto. the toy-2 Ontario oats-No. a white, 37 to It? Kirk, 89e; commercial an, 86 to 88e, se- me. and 'cordinc to freight: outside. Oscar 11.; Ontario 'eheitt--No. 2 Winteg. per 24 hours, car 2t ”awaken $1.06; ghglmy - apron an n wording to 'l, 'lr'rti, sample, " to $1.03; shouted, smutty, W“ W 333 taf; tfi'itr1tthgt.'ni", 90 to . w on . 3a?“ L',i,',tir-1tiii.7', 'nomiml- per lar Iota, i, Mipister--"r made seven hearts Toronto, Jan. 4..., choice, $7.50 to $7 to £7.25; do., medi do., common, $5. 40 t bulls, choice. $6.50 bulls, $5.75 to $6.gi $4.75 to $5.25; bate' $6.25 to S7: Ho m Duluth, Jan. Ir-Wheat-No. 1 hard, $1.20%; No. 1 Northern, $1.19%; No. 2 Northern, 31.15% to $1.16%; Montana No. 2 hard. $1.lttqt , “.1053; Montana No.2 hard, '1.ijisif May, 531.20%. Liystreu--cGi/ $2.16 to $2.1cti,. December. ' $2.15; May, $2.20. ) Minneapolis. Jan. 4.--Wheat--No. 1 hard, $1.22%; No. 1 Northern, 31.19% to $132093; No. 2 Northern, $1.155t to 31.17%; December,' ti.19%; May, $1.20%. Corn-No. 3 yellow, 77 to 78c. Oats-No. 3 white, 41% to 42e, Flour and bran un- chgnged. J, H”... v", .w. a awcx, Me. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.30 to $1.35. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, {$13.75 to $14.25- do., country, $11.25 to $12.75. i'ori1r-"Hea'v"; Can.. nda short mess, bbls., M to 45 pieces, ‘52!) an m can. at...“ “A ' . .»- " Businesa in Montreal. I Montreal, Jan. 4.--Corm American mo. 2 yellow, 81 to 82e. Oats-No. 2 local white, 46%; No. 3 do., 44Ne; No. 4 do., 43%. Bar)ey--afan. feed, '60c; malting, 67c. Briekwheas-UtG.' 2, 82c. Flour-alan. Spring wheat patents, lirsts, $6.90; seconds. $6.40; strong bakers', $6.20; Winter patents, choice, $6.50; straight rollers, $5.80 to $5.90; do., bags, $2.75 to $2.85. Rolled oats, barrels, $5.20 to $5.25;‘ do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to $2.50. Bran, $24. Shorts, $25. Middlings, $28 to $30. Mouillie, $31 to $33. Hay ---No. 2, per ton, car lots, $20 to $20.50. Cheesis-Lr'inest westerns, 18l to 18fie; finest easterns, 17% to, 179ie. I1utter---choiddii ,ida7nerr,l 84% to 35%c; seconds, 32% to Me. Fyrtrs---r'reah, 48 to 58c; selected, Me; No. 1 stock, Me; No. 2 stock, Me. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.30 to $1.35. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed” $13 Tr, on (H Ott. A. - um, In mm, mm; in cases, 16%e; clear bellies, 16c; fat backs, 13c. Ig/mr-thiss, tierces, 14c; tubs, 14%e; pails, 14%e; shortening, tierces, 12e; tubs, 12%c; pails, 12%c. Mi; 1. Baled hay, nvr---iUGTJir ton, $17.50 to $18; No. 2, per ton, $13 to $5; baled straw, per ton, $6.50 to Gr, Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont- real freitrhu---Bran', per ton, $24; shorts, per ton, $26; middlings, per ank0526; good feed flour, per bag, Smoked ,..eeta-aitriir, l? to _161he; ' Outta; v'tiiG'--yiiir""ifinter, $4.80, according to ample, seaboard, or To- ronto freight: in bags, prompt ship- ment. - --"V -vv. -, """""""' “I “I “I“, 81.90; ample peas, "eordintctir sample, $1.75. Bitr.1irC-Mrttine barley, " to 60e; feed barley, 60 to tBe, according to insight: outside. ','/g'.ettt,--A?rrttal, cor lots, " to 78e, “cording to freight: outside. IUC-No. 1 commercial, 87 to 88e; ‘rijected, 70 to 80e, according to sm- p s. Manitobs flour-First patents, in, jute bags, $6.80; second patents, in) jute bags, $6.30; strong bakers', l jut: bags, Eno, Toronto. United States Markets. Live Stock Markets Toronto, w'.an. J.r:/iiiiitou, thet, Wholesale Mar Market. 5, $6.50 to $7.50;’ 25 to $6; do., bucks, f yearling lambs, $71 ewt., $10 to 811;. o choige, $6.75 to! --Butrhers' cattle, 7_.65; der, gugd, $7 Jiio "iis%?f.1'si;',.' im, $6 to saws; , $5.75; hutehers' to $7; do,, good was. , back, bbls/, $29. Lard.--" lbs, 11%e; 121/30; pure, pure, wood :0 $11; 75 to $4.50; $9.10. i This course and one which opened 'Irecently on "Economic Housekeeping lie War Time" will, it is thought, be -specially useful to women war work- ’ers in view of the act that the em- ployment of women as cooks, porters, (t'iiii'ir'ii'i.'i' etc., is now permitted in the military hospitals. , The practical work in the camp cookery course will be undertaken out of doors whenever possible and will include the building and making of outside fires, ovens, etc., improvising of camp cookery implements, the jointing of meat, ete. Attention will therefore be directed to cooking in large. quantities, Man - My ief,2tte2ettu, ty the holding of ' 3m iWorrvan's Collette in London Gives a! ! Special Course. I l Cookery lessons in a trench dug ini the grounds of the new King's Col-: lege for Women (University of Lam: don, at Campden Hill) is among the? features of a special course on campf cookery inaugurated It the college re- , cently and open to hpn-students. I ly out of proportion..io the-in-iii), which they have customarily received from their practice. Any number of notaries and many of the lawyers are common soldiers or at most non-commissioned officers, and their pay in consequence is utter- I As large a proportion of them as of other professions have been drawn into the army, and unless they have bank accounts they find it next to im- possible to live on the military allow- ancc. Ip,osi.tiort in which a large number of 1 . Arrested in Atmtrin. ,thc lawyers and notaries of Germany? This war opened with what might find themselves as a result of the war. f have been the greatest personal dis- Fuw professional men, it is elaimed,tster Putnik ever met. He WIS upend- are suffering quite as keenly. nor axing. the summer at a Hungarian wa- (uneomplainingly, as they. The war, tering place, seeking relief from ill- 'has resulted in a minimum of Jitiga- Iheallh. when Austria and Serbia went tion, and in a maximum of “may"? war, and "."nt overly zealous sol. cases" that take up time and mdney,,ldiers of. Francis Joseph instantly took but seldom pay anything at all. The, Ts's"'tssion of tlw person of the tur-) number of women who have troubles ,‘ bian cornrmtndcr-in-chief, placing him with, their landlords and have to oan,lunfer arrest. Francis Joseph himself on legal aid has riser. amazingly. Peed the release, glad of an oppor- TRENCH COOKING BY G Their Business Reduced to I Minimum By the War. 1 Attention is' being called qn every! side to the dWeult, if not precarious) position in which a large number of r 51-... 1______,,_.._ ___J - ,A . - -... I These movements indicate that the allies' positions around Salonica are now considered secure, and indies. tions are that the campaign around Salonica will develop into a long. drawn warfare as on other fronts. I C. An Athens despatch says that the loeeupation of Adalia is the object of the landing. A railway runs north of Adalia, and the presence there of a strong allied force would menace the communications of any hostile force operating against Egypt or the lower Tigris region. 1 r A despatch from London says: The ' Consuls of Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, with their staffs and families, have been arrested at Sal- onica by order of the French general, Sarrail, and taken aboard a French warship. Their Consulates are now occupied by allied. troops. 1 Two new landings by the allies in) the Near East are reported. The Bri- tish have transferred some troops from . Salonica to Orfano, a small Greek port 60 miles east of Salonica, with the intention of thus checking any possibility ‘of a hostile advance from this quarter. The second land- ing was made by the French on the Greek Island of Castelorizo, off the south-east coast of Asia Minor, not far from the important seaport of .Adalia. _ GERMAN LAWYERS SUFFER, Will Check Possibility of Advance on Salonica From the BRITISH TROOPS LAND AT 0RFANO Mn"- -.- pug“.- ling. The importance of the engage- ments seems to be considered by the gussian military critics as great. I "The Roumanians will then fortify (the new province and march with the [Russians through Bulgaria and Tran- sylvania, while simultaneously the lltalians, French, British and Serbian, will deal blows on other fronts. The German and Russian official bulletins regarding the operations‘ south of the Pripet River laeoniea11y) declare that the battles are iiriiiiiiiL TORONTO l According to one version Russia’s new move is the forerunner of the im- lpending Roumenien entry into the [wet on the side of the Entente. The i2ll Mall Gazette's Bus-inn corres- pondent writes: “Russian Joint opera- Etions with Roumania are on the point (tf, beginning. Romania. will ttttht with us, although not for us. Her [siding with the Entente is not the re- pm of French or English sympathies, jbut an endeavor to realize the Ron- manian dream of sovereignty over Bukowina and Tranisylvania. As pre- paration for Roumania’s entry into the war Russia's aim is to reconquer Bukowina for the benefit of her new ally. This task can be accomplished in a few weeks. I A despatch from London “ya: In (the Entente capitals there is I gen- geral opinion that the Russian am- pnign in Betusarabia, which has been Sundemken in the face of unfavorable (weather conditions, it likely to have an important bearing on the whole ,war situation. Outcome . (Ill EAST FRONT a Transfer-quaint Military Position In Bus-inn many, Austria, Turkey with their staffs and been arrested at SAL of the French general, rtgii'iiii't)jBtgi;': t/T' Ee, ( . A cu ha' CliRLS are proceed- Manager-What do you mrnn by talking like that? Are you the man- user here, or am I? . Clerk-t know I'm not the manager. Mearer--very well, then. If you‘n pet yte'rtutrtatrei, d.on't (all: like an C.: His headquarters when the enemy “began its last advance against Ser- u , bia were at Krawouvevats," where the egamma! was situated, and which has, rot course. been evacgated. There he ;occupied om- room as an oMce, fur- ;nished with three tables covered with imaps, tt bureau, some chairs, and two Itpdphones, There. he sat all day in a (blue uniform which had seen much ism-vice, his only decoration a medal, lifor bravery pinned upon his breast, A f [gray-bearded, slender little man, fro-3 igile and pale, and hearing some re-) fsemhlanee to General Grant, he madef {no imposing appearance as he rose to. Jet-vii? the foreign visitors from Lon.. ' Mon and Paris who journeyed to ttti' Ihim. But his luminous, blue-grey, Feyes marked him out for jlitt..i/yrt1ttyi, and his splendid intellieenee \vas'soon‘il iiiit',"nr"/,"si'. t. "ek-No. Miss Roxleith refused me the diy before her father made an assignment. . ‘7‘---" v- ulv wr- ibian commandcr-in-chief, placing him ‘under arrest. Francis Joseph himself 'ordered the release, glad of an oppor- tunity of making known the claims which Field Marshal Pntnik had to considcrcfion and respect even from his enemies. The Slav subjects of the Dual Monarchy would hnve been Ieepr ly incensed if the Emperor had kept; Putnik in captivity. Jaek--contrratulate me, old man. v ree-what" up? Are you en- f pires. , In 1913 Putnik directed the Set [army which fought with the Gr as allies against the Bulgars in second Balkan war; and 1915 , him struggling without hope of ccss for the existence of his nl against the Bulgars, aided by soldiers of the two great Tammi» war, and at Kumanovo his gallant Serb army astonished Western Eu- rope, unacquainted with its ancient history or its modern prowess. The Turks were completely routed at Ku.. manovo, the Serbs, under their Crown Prince Alexander and General Bozo. vitch, captured nearly 200 guns of different kinds. ( o', e_._..w. wuv lair (ttte Beast of Hungary and the Ser- bians there and emigrated to Bel- grade. The son, the Field Marshal,- has been a soldier all his life. His ability was early recognized by the Russian agents " Belgrade, and they arranged for his education at thy, Military Academy " Petrograd,j where (tn-"I n...“ u. . . - __ -uq-ugul. years. a semi-invalid from "ttuna, he in com- pelled to spend the create: part of the day in en overheated room and Pever in the midst of his troops. m is the son of s‘schoolmestaer who left the Banat of Hungary and the Ser- bians there and emigrated to Bel.. grade. The son, the Field Marshal,- has been a soldier all his life. mu, ability was early manna.“ Ln Av His Own Privilege. (W"otaeruoua-em..e,,, War, Arrested in Hum, But We. Reload. Field Mirahat M. Putnik, chief of the general stat of the have little Serbian army, has written a memor- able we of history with hi: my» outnumbered tremendously. in tip ‘leuly oeerintt "ileum to the F tachment of the German-Austrian under Field M1 Von iiiiii27; as well u to the whole Bulgarian' “my. Putnik is going through his sixth campaign nt sixty-eight years. A tiemLh,,,.,tta .___7 .. _ RECEIVED EDUCATION m BUB- MA AND FRANCE. ttmai-iii-iii-iii-iii General Putnik. two great Teutonie mire" Nicingla; liiihfih' From the Russian capi- u 4- a“ . and 1915 finds ut hope of suc- 'e of his nation aided by the the Greek; Serbian sl mite was the greatest gift to the treasury, because it wu given in the spirit of goodwill. Her clarity did not begin " home, or the would have “not than two tnitts attic nearest l There are people who think they are charitable if they throw a piece of silver to a beggar. if they dole out blankets and comforters. They may be truly eharitabie, by. it -does int follow the; Wife. The widowm mite was the greatest gift to the, the _ The proof of real charity is pertoml service. willingness to give oneself u well as one's gifts, willingness to nuke "eriitees of personal comfort, ease, pleasure, time. _ But it does not. It means that un- til you and your own folk are fed up you've nothing to spare fdy next door; that if you and yours have to suffer privation of any kind in order to he kind, kindness is on the programme. That is what it moans. "‘Charity Begins at Home” Saying [I I Not Right. I Of all crazy proverbs-and there gate many which sound as if they had Iemanated from a lunatic aaylum--the icraziest is the one which says that 1“Charity begins at home.” If it had said "Duty begins at home," or "Love begins " home," or} "Helpfulness begins at home," there would have been some sense in it; but, who talks of "eharitr" at home? l Simultaneously comes news of the Ieiiiiiii; by the Russians of Kashan, one of the principal cities of Persia, iand‘of an advance towards the still imore important city of 1sptshtut., ’Thcse points are too remote for their occupation directly to menace the Turks who are fighting the British ‘under Gen. Townsend on the Tigris, but undoubtedly the Russian advance will have an important political effect in Persia, and possibly an influence upon the projected movement of the central powers against Egypt. Fierce Shuttles In Besssrahis Are Aimed " Bulgars and Greeks. A despatch from London says: The ileree furhtine on the Gnlieitus-Beiist-, lrabian front, of which mention is tttt in both Russian and Austrian "tftieial statements, seems to support 'the forecasts that Russia, instead of directly attacking Bulgaria, hopes to reduce the pressure on the Entente allies in the Balkans and in Asia Minor and impress Romania and Greece by a diversion to the north, with the intent, if possible, of break- ing through the Austrian lines. I 2eBlifiiriiitiiiismi TO HELP Bill ALLIES We"... reply s year ago to the de- mands for a great offensive. The {same remark would probably apply Sequelly this year. Renter's correspon- Mint at western headquarters, after 'remarking that the British out? is (e.ontuerrt' that the allies are now so Istrong in men and munitions that Ethey can break through the German ,lines whenever the right time comes. ’declares that the weather is the chief lreason for postponing the big move- (ment, and adds.. “Such a movement lneeds careful planning and extreme caution. Rolling-up tactics always in- volve the possibility of counter- attacks, which may end in rolling up the agreuor. With the face of the country in a porous and mushy con- dition, it is impossible to eifeet the "The most dreaded period of is from the end of December. end of January," was a Frenc enl's reply 3 year ago to t and: for a grant anon-h“ -e w...“- nu-cc "IE tl ning of these operations is 1,668. loner: any that the German Ion the course of our attack were Inge. itven more determined u this connection the French cation an: “Notwithstanding the vi: iter-nttack, of the enemy, [left us masters of a series works established between and Hirzsbein, which have I to the trenches slready k enemy. The total numbel Jared prisoners taken since ning of these onerntinnu " ' -- “I uncut-De. " in evident, on the contrary, that nin- ot greet import-lee have been nude and that the Gel-non. have motelned during the operatitteta thus for very considerable lanes. There is no indication that the ofenllve, which has been opponntly successful to date, is to be dropped, It would rather appen- that the ad- vnntages gained are to be followed by] even more Aor-t....a -- .. - Aertteh_hmnmetonr.. The 'Seite-tat-iii/GGG-ir. will: my irrttetantreitroettetrts. M “in ttf ':rtt,t'tgtet tPtuarmretsminttrl' an. 1evteymutmdiddaGtiraiiri'"; 'nadysitteetheoreeatioii m,“- eember21,unod 1,862. _ A detract from Berlin my. tUt ttus German War OIIee admits thntl “3th mad the Gama! positions on 1urte--weturiroA but an they were driven out. From the ouch! French War once rem, 1ttey it does not appear that the A CRAZY I’ROVERB. Ptef-tuosr.ruusdt , nut-i a. m'm" ' total ntuitsCoi"unii; which tu.ajsiii7iii'iCi' I the German lone- in our attack were very I mien ie German December.. L-a, m I French tren- ned “units. ti, French communi- In mutate. It umber of 1min. ainfe the begin. violent lost by tid,' tty, action Rehfelseh "Thank you, Mr. B.," smiled bark the hasten. “Indeed, I think you have {any polite“ to the "in ef Into “I've “ways heard ma'am, that the highest mmtNimentRone can my the housekeeper in to at heartily. You observe that I have been cw polite.” ' land some fhutterr, but mostly black, fanny-looking snake. which rose ' 1,500 feet and clung together foe (about two miles. Unfortunately it was in a tank in the ground. so could :not spread much. But one railway car had oil or tar in it, and the ma. Inn out all hitting, a line sight." Mr. B., who was dining out, had done [nigh Justice to the good things before him. By way of much! apol- ogy he remarked, with a banning smile directed will-d his hostess.. winter buil Pri. _-i--- - II-I. '"""'r “The great thing about it wns that nobody tried to put the fires out, and if one got smoky, a shell brightened things up a bit and improved the ven- tilation. no I don't suppose I shall ever see I ttner blaze than Dedea. ntcll. The sparks from the big far. tory unfortunately could not spread to anything. but it blazed and ulnwec in the wind. l “The railway cars burned merrily, the are Jumping along from one to the other and even eating away te windward, and the storehouse: bum. ed solidly and well, section after Bee. tion catching. They had mat sky- lights, which were shattered by the shells and ventilated the tire nicely. “n“ ___A ac. . 7 - "But the best blues were were- houael behind the caique harbor and an immense factory stated with high- ly indomitable goods. It was six ‘stories high, 10 windows square. and had two annexes each of four stories With a roaring wind to help us. and no fltq brieade.to spoil the fun, it was n most gorgeous flare-up, and the fumes were bright enough to out a shadow air miles away! “When we realized that there wa- no one to hurt, it just became a bow the or Trafalgar Day fireworks, At being the 110th anniversary of tite ‘battle of Trafalgar. We let all man- ner of things on fire. Common shell was elective but lyddite was better, We burned a vast mountain of coat many railway vans and trucks, shim and two oil storehousea. Two of the destroie still greater atom Inch gum, - in. w - unpa- "The destroyer: end monitors drew much less water than our larger ship. and were Ihle to creep in on the lead, the eharta of Dede-such being itine- curete. and they plugged all monner of things. Fortunately the population of the town had nil gone away, and the troops saved behind up in the hills, so I don't think mm W. hurt. We killed I sitting engine which tried to hide itself behind . bush, but one which ran away escaped all right, 1'... " n.- ., . - - tin i I The 'rttrebeettamd Bettkk View of F was as a sort of on!“ use or Dart is mph-shad in a m " * tghttit.tii of the Peat t ”at Mu, Tttrun), n Britiah last, contained in a lattes-pub- ' liahad in London. 2"t was: cone . M mm or battle ' in the captain's cabin, which had been , turned Into an operating theatre. No t need area. for using it, however. as ' no detainee of the port was ans-spud p by the Bulgarian. ' l Data-laden at hind-eat. , The description of the actual bom- bardment is in part as follows: 9 "At about a quarter past 1 in the ' hfternoon we loosed at at the big bar- racks. Our itrst shot brought the sol- diers tearing out of the buildings, and we eased up a bit and let them set clear. Then we banged and battered " about 2,800 yards, making enorm- ous holes and smashing in (rest areas; of walls. Unless someone was killed inside the buildings, I think We did not hurt any one. (German accounts of the battle declare that several hun. dred soldiers were killed in these barracks.) "We were only out for destruction tnd. damage, not slaughter, as the thrifty Bulxar hates to have his pro. perty knocked about but cares very little if his neighbor-or even himself --is laid out. "After a bit we went for the har. tpr-very tricky work, as the bulk of the caiques which we had orders to shoot " were just bevond a low nut-- “Ch-wed Up" by Shells. l meme to: an un- At any use or DDEAGA‘ICI. mm: gr mm ',.,,-sS, _ sum as iiini) , Just Bea-e I lie-Ire. I“ - w Away Me Yuk." Write: the Nam. deeror%s imaged it"""d',' with their tour]