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DB1AND IRELAND BE PLACED UNDER CONSCRIPTION ACT Moraing fW, Say Alliei Miut Call Up All Available UNTTED STATES ALONE SUPERIOR TO GERMANY But Enrray Will Try For Deoi- Before America Ready. ImiliHI hw ky I.WWI Wire. t.O.VDON. Dm. I.

President Wll-aoa's declaration of war against Aut- trjf Is 'ettwrowa tor th Morning Pom. which ados: ir In UK eoualry can only say when Amerloe goes to war, aha goo to war. pho- haa, tha extraor dinar? tortnnm to ld ay a Prssl. Ssnt of Intellect, coaraca and deter. snlnatlon.

Praaldant Wllaoa and atoerstary, Lansing waro mora than a auteh for tha beet diplomacy that Germany could produce. America will ha more than a match for Oar. many and -bar Allies In the war. "asnerlce at la a position to carry I her r.aolvv to execution. Alike la I aaae.

i inn fmm klff end StlarniU' tloa. America la auperior to Oer- enaay. though she were fighting America alone. Therefore, so far aa Buanaa orevlaloa oan extend we are Justified Ja assumlsg the evealuel complete defeat of "the enemy, nut that la to look ahead. It la the at the allies to do thsh-utmoet In the Interval which must elapoa before American foroes are anally effective.

It- la aolte certain that Oeteaaay wlU atlllss every etxrieuely -Is her aoUey to foroo a doclaloa la tha next few montna dnd Oemuuia solas" "no soldiers. their leadera feeing desperate mea and aotMna being certain In war. they have at tout a sporting chance OX awooeea." Ilea smisfcsll up every available asaa and Inoraass the production of runs, airplanes-aad Itxontlnues: Ifnet poawcrixa Max Ireland aiM be brought under the ft'U'ery service Act. aba caa sontnioie at -least t.e tn oMMr who are spoiling for a ght. If the Oovsrnment doss Ma duty like mea and at whatever eost, they wilt, at- least hare done their bestt, If ther fail.

they will fall t.onorioly, -If. on tha other hand. they1 rosttnu to dally and talk snd hoi for the beet, thers will be dls-aetex. iTht, rnmlerhas no can tsee -v ones' mors' or mska rooat torr a The Dally Telegraph. ay: hss beBJloft- tol President Wilson, to- gtv the lead showlnc that-a h-aias and' aalntpaaslened ststemeht1 of war Alms does not In i lnnaxioi purpose to carry ma j' This nebspaper-' refers lo- President Wilson's aAluraUoa to convince the Germans of the faleeneas.

of their loaders' expressed 'reasons tor Sghtftg, thd reverts-to lt own ad-votary if Jbojw of ine down fila Ifr a ot erer ainav are eonBnned la our oaia-fcrs," saya tha Dally Telegraph. -wean wo And President Wilson considers it advisable to make a clear profession of the 'war aima which-'hie Government kao adopted (a. aha aama of hat eountryaoa. It is obvleue that the American people sow not and cannot bo equally in-teres ted with that or that one of the lo a nnmher of ia- fmimm which tha war la destined to aettla; but tha political ot-. Jocttvoa aoutht by tha United State are much wider la character than some of these ta Kuropo have eat borers ooreslvee as practical points for' Ota achievement of world's secarttr.

rar the rest all those thlaaxi Praaldant Wilson proclaimed much re as soually la Kuropo." WOT WOKEN ADDED TO PEMBROKE'S VOTERS MM BROKE, Dsc, I. Mora than froe ewro'i names will he to the voters' list In I'ero broke under tha War Times Elec tive Act. Losm than tse flarmi wilbbwdlafranehiaed by the Act. oaei ward ta the town, Sea women's Barnes have bees added ta tha lists. WAX CARTOONS WILL BE riATU OF THE MEETING ttalonlstW of 'DtlhouiU.

W1Unr-tom m. itorl warda will ImM i mUv toBlaTht im ISiat Raw Thaw 4 rax. rnr. Mtf of kmrsH tratt and Iorn alvaraudL WaTaTaf ra iTrirni' alnrf Chihat wilt oat lino- Ihtlr putformo, nl thVP promlnoiit Btipporterti of the etm will alM kpoak. A ftAturo of UtT of-onlav will bo th ohowlns of Hul urtoOaU on Iho movl lerMt.

5 Xmas Furs Are yoa thinkinf of isiimff a flip oift- this I a We have many Una tag elation. to -offer -io fnra arrd for aeta. The Sims Co. I4t aPARKI mtEa7r. mm.

sibtlrH. tis, sod sil font mU- jl-jul aja 1 -L hi. U'leo BMh Burglar" pMiUvsty aba rrsslros pluaaia Clark Maar. Atdi 1HTS KilX t. ae aad asc iT ri MFort In futile Pvtoroea, (, it 1 PUNISH ENUMERATORS WHO PUT ON FAKE NAMES Sheriff Richard tvon, too turn.

nf officer tor tho city of Ottawa, after hoarlng th oaco at tho Board this aornlof, la indlfaani ovortho worn atatemoat that aomo naaioratora havo plaeod flctU tlou itmM upon thlr list. Ho la Uklnf th natavoo of thoao poraona, and If tho error ie wilful ho Intenda to make aa example of the enumerator. To The Journal thta mornliia' he aald that ho waa volnv to Investigate all oaaee where en uaa era tors had plaoed upoa their Itata tho aaaiea of so as who dtd not ex tot mtnl It It probable that erresta aiay POLICE ENFORCING REGULATIONS HERE Mayor Take Exception lo Food Controller i Remark. Mayor fisher has noted with sur prise the st tamest mads by Poo Controller Hanna at the Chausu Laurier Bieetlng too other oventnc that Ottawa waa act doing Its share la food conservstlon. Mr.

Minna cava flaures indicating that the re' ductloa in meat consumption in lbs public eating houses of Ottawa wa bslow that of other oltlea. The Mayor had addressed a 'Utter to Mr. Hanna pointing out that tha oitjr police department la compelling compliance with the food regulations. Hie letter Is as ro'lows. "Tho newspapers report' that in an address dsllrsrsd on Tueodey last you sold something to the effect that tmeroa'e shars In conserving food is not creditable.

I regret that 1 waa not present at the meeting and oannot quite understand whet you complain of from the aewopaper report "I tindsrsisnd that you have mads certain reguiatlona which have the tfiect of law. Tho Chief of police telle mo that his fores la doing everything possible to ess that three resulstlons srs observed and he one thst thsy are being ob- ssrvs4. IT you novo any iniorma-tlon to the contrary I ehall toe very glad to receive It. and) will aea that Immediate action laaen. YOUTH WHO BROKE JAIL CAUGHT? Buffalo Police HoM Boy Believed to Be Cauidy.

A youth about 14 years of age, answering tho discretion of renea Caasldy, who la company with Kdward Carsoa made escape through a coal chut from the Carlo-ton County Jail about a month ago. has boon arrested by tha Buffalo police. Shortly alter noon tooay tno Ottawa police received a telegram from tne tsunaio autnoruiee to me effect that the, youth la being held for' the CarlatoB County authorities. Tho prisoner gave his aama ta Buffalo police aa Edward Brown, but Inepeetor Jollat Is confident that ho at tho youth who broke Jail hero a month ago. will be brought back to Ottawa Immediately.

TIGHTENINQ UP ON COAL DELIVERIES One Ton at Time. AH Dealeri Are Selling. There is a tightening up of the coal aituatloa In Ottawa. Boors holders who neglected ta eat In thslr winter svppljr before the cold cam cannot aow got delivery ot more thaa an ton at a tiro from some osiers. It not avsa pos sible, swing to a shortage of ngular stovs coal, to got on full tea of It.

Psalsrs will only sell II mixed with chestnut or egg coal. Only by making a hard aad fast rule not to deliver more coal at on time than will suffice to keep householders going, caa tho coal dsalsrs oops with tbs sttuatloa tbla winter. A FOOLISH KLSTAKE SAVED TURKS CALUPOU TORONTO, Dee. "Had It not ba for a foolish miscalculation tn not sending military forces to combine tho operation ot tho naval force against- th Turk. GalHpoll might hsvs been taken la a wees." declared Mr.

Arthur pollen, the dis tinguished EngMh aavaa expert, ad-drssslng the Women's Canadian Club this afternoon. Mr. Pollea'a remarkable statement waa aaad 1b the chore of aa. Instructive wd dross oa aoms. of th obangso la eea war-far, la which contrasted th battlea oc jutisna ana Trareigar.

IT. OAlbOW WOUNDED. Ja. a letter to hia mother dated from rranoo. Nowneboa lath, Lieut.

A. B. Csren, of Hull, a well known resident of this city, notified her that ha waa la hospital mi tap lea. Prance, and that there ho waa re cover! ner front fee effect of gas and wounaa, ueub. caroa.

tart Ottawa wstb a signalling Cortts some time two years ago, aad baa sees akwoet continuous servlc siscs that time ARCHBWHOP BAMTLTOX Archbishop Hamlllsa. of Otuera. Is reported to bo la very poor health. no is coMined la bed at his homo. Wllbrod.

He le la hi llrd year. OITK Tesr.M anvawrrat UWDOK, Boo. t. Th Csnadlaa xssooiaisd PTss learn Hist the Can ad tea troops hare tun receive half a month's pay in advenes to eaablo rfieoe mm a. thl porchaslng.

ubocrlptlona of the viiimss troops to tns victory Toaa total well over AXMOl'I WAJtD. Unionist ln-the-Wsr Meoting. Reg Theatre, soraer BoaMraat ac, and Lmwmm in btriil Meesro. Frlpp Chabot along wiib nan a ooaon owirr epeasera will tell why you eheutd vote for tho Burs wii he-war Uaioa Uevernmeat. Ladles welcome.

THE OTTAWA EVENING JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917. ATTEMPT TO HAVE BENNETTS LIFE SAVED Slayer of Bruce Leitch Declining Very Rapidly. Me a HlaaT IbnMie. PK.MBHUKE, Dae, An effort will bs aiads to ban Ih deslh aentenoe lmoosed upon Wll- llam Bsnnstt for tha murder of Bruce Ueltcb. eosnrnuted to lite Imprisonment.

Ths Initial in the circulation of petition through out the county waa taken laat night and among those who wllf endeavor ta aiva tha boy murderer 'root tn gallows la Rsv. Quarurrnain, Ren-frcw: Rev. William Prm-hrolte: and W. K. While, who de fended Bennett.

Opvoeed Mercy Pica. this nibrnlns that only thrss of the Jury which isst night brougnt in me "Oullty" against held out 1. 1 1 fn, tor a The verdict had bean roachsd after a few minuter aeiroereium. delsy was csussd by tho sfforu of tno tnree men lag tor mercy attached to the and- Ing. Mora thaa an aoer in arguing for th.

rider. brkf. rhi col. thou.hu Mj fata drove away h. arose and for houra sat onths aide of hia col thinking of hia end.

Thia morning hia mother, father, and alstsr had their Sal visit with him. Ths i. to sv. but ha trlsd bear up under the strain. His relative, arw hrt brokja.

la declining rapiun hoeoltal uVrninVhtai. and It pro babli th at ho may dto oetore oa which he aa been sentenced to pay with hia Ufa for tho murder. Tbo Third Hanging. i. will be the "-v-Tr third time in -----capital punlaliment has been meted out in tne nii.il The last hanging at Pembroke was Jns.

Ausor went to his "death for murdering Mrs. LaoowTttch. agsd 'J crime wss oommllted oa July 1'; Tbo previous Jiaaging was that of w. A 1 1 flai-ma ei BTaxl 4 4 IlbMTin Vg Vb) -oo-se seeoseeg years, who klllsd Mrs. John Wercken- gherlff Alexander Morris wss deputy shsrlff whsn Auger was hanged.

Jailor William Brown, who haa placed tha death watch over Bennett, guarded Auger whll la th colt MAYOR FISHER HAKES OFFER TO HALIFAX Ottawa Ready lo Give Auiiiance to Stricken City. Th asslstanes of ths e-ty of Ot tawa is at the disposal ot Halifax la 'this catastrophe Mayor Flaher hss sent a tele gram to the jMeyor at Halifax ask-1 lag mm uttawa oan bo. oc assist-, ancs and. If oo. In whst manner.

MAJOR giONETWELL STOKE JH UNBURN ORANGE HALL Major rfed; laurier-Llbtral in county, last alght addressed a gath-srlnaT which taxed tho capacity of the Orange Klnburn, and was glvsn a good hsarlng when ho outlined tho grounds on which ho wax anklng support. Tonight. speaks at Wood lawn. REV. DR.

HENDERSON GOES TO ST. JAMES, MONTREAL MONTREAU Dee. Tr. Isms Honderoon, of tho Trnw.hy Melon Memorial Church. Toronto, formerly of Dominica, Methodist church.

Ottawa, tkss bsew InvU. ed so become (Hsstor of at. Jamas Mwhodlot chain) at th end of hs prsoam confer en oe -year, In 111, ia ouccwMMon to Major the Rev. C. A.

WllUama, who haa aooepted a oatt to become nojitor of the Timothy Eaton Church. This wow decided aa a meeting of the Quarterly OMcIbI Board of ft. James Methodist Church. Thw Quartoriy Board wvm "feel otitis sure that Dr. Hoejderson will ocopt bo caU ols decoded to re tain he two prmsna Bopissnts the Rev, TBcsnsw wcoar aad tho Kev.

William Harold Young. M. D. for tbo next conferoaca year begmalog Jwna, ltlt. Trss Rev.

Jaa. Hondsrsoa. who I regarded aa on of tho ablest preactierc ta Canada. will, whoa tie eomes Co MootroaJ, bo coming back among old frieado, aa I a former pastor of Donvmion feVviaro. 8herbroofco atroet and Bt, Jamas' churches.

TRT SHAKE TESTIMONT DYNAMITING CASE DETROIT. Deo. i. Efforts shake tho testimony given yesterday by Charles Reaps at tha trial of Albert Kaltsrhmldt and live ethers, oa Indictments chsrgtng a far- reaehlng dynamiting eonaplracy. ware mad by ths dsfensa at today's seswon oi united auto district court her.

To tsstlfv a.ilny via sueM A bit father aa well aa Kaltachmldt. Reap waa brought from a Canadian prleoa where he haa bona serving a Itfs sentence for complicity la one or ino piota caarged agai KlahKhmUt. Reena. oa the witness stand. sharged Klatachmldt with plotting tho dsotractloa of muaitlona ahlpa la.

New York harbor, aa well as bridgs aad factories throaghsat Oovernraont attorney have 1 tared they will introduce vldno to show that Kaltachmldt waa an agont of tho Oermaa Government and had received largo sums of money through tho Oermaa Embassy at vvaaningtoB. DlDrTT OWX UQUOB. Tsrtsphor Ragnler, K. R'emyi Ont, arrested two week age on a oharjr of having llejusr la a publls plao. Was eequltted la Polloe Couri thw morning by Msglstrata Ask-with.

Tho charge aa-ainot him was laid by Liquor Lice as lnepsstor Bnrlght, who stated that Hegnter bed eheohed a trsvjillng bag eon-Isinlng several bolt lee ot liquor at the check roornlnHieOtntraMtatton. Tho crlowim. however, ehowwd that Jtagwisr did sot owa the Uauor, 1 SOME CAVALRY GOT INTO CAMBRAI TOWN Indication That Cermant Will Renew Offensive There. LONDON. Dec.

I. Thcrs 'is an Interesting report that a few British cavalry actually antsred ths town ot Cambrel at the beginning of Gn Bng'e offensive. They wsr In small numbers, however, aad war withdrawn immsdlstsiy as thty wars far In advance of the. main body. Tho enemy haa brought in two fresh divisions to th Mar col tig ares.

Kipcct Kees Attack. WITH THB BRITiaK ARMY IN PRANCE, Dsc. Thers Is aa Indication that the enemy's great offensive haa been abandoned, and th presence. of further frssh Infantry divisions tn th Cambrsl area show that the enemy hss not yet lost hope of Inflicting a sharp da-feat on ths British. Th British lln Is now vsry strongly hsld and csn wlthstsnd any aladgshammsr prsssur.

and the snxlsty ths net-ursl tffsct ot ths first two daya1 onslaught hag been followed by a feeling of cheerfulness and cam-, plsts confidence. The number ot British battorlss haa bssn greatly increased and their accurate counter-shelling of tho enemy's strong artillery group east of ths Scheldt ha -reduced their activity. Th British slrmen. In clear weaihsr tontinus to domiaat th German aircraft, and eosuj marca Ing Infantry and towns 'which bar Become new rail heeds. Artillery Waa Active.

Ttaroagh Rooter's Ottawa Agawcy. LONDON, Dsc. I. Router's cor respondent at British headquarters tslsgrapht: "Aided by excellent atmospheric conditions, our guns ysstsrday afternoon continued their counter-battery work, and' considerable destruction I bsltsved to have" bee a wrought among th Carman gun. "About l.

a largs concentration of enemy troops was reported along tho Cambrel road, south of La Vac- querls, with tho vldnt of moving down toward Oouxeauoourt, but our gunners, opsned such a flsrcs fir that th assembly was broken up without attempting aa advance. "What appeared to be another concentration, designed to move against our positions befors Moouv-res. was also dispersed by' gunfire. Thee are th nly dflnlt instances of German infantry activity sines ysstsrday morning of which I had heard up to ten o'clock this morning. "Decrease of enemy artillery activity Is reportsd along moot of our front In other parts or tho lino, uur airman ysstsrdsy dropped numerous bombs on Oerman-.

troop and ground tarsals, bssldss discharging many thouearrda of rounda of cnine gun fir into nig trenones. TUanlo Struggw Coswing. TOOKDON, Dec. Whll for tire mem eat there are net infantry otiorstlonst of grsat snatfatuao tn progress on any of th dumrous battle fronts. lntllcatlonsv ars not wanting that abort ly th Cembral ssotor in granco ami the northern line In tho Italian theatre will again witness titanic struggles with ths Osfmans aad Austrian' th aggressors.

Tho Germane In tho Cambral region have brought up fresh, relnforoenienta with tho ob Jeot ot blotting out the aalient driven Into their lln by Oen. Byng' dash, a small portion of which thsy hsvs reconquered, but at a fearful price. In Italy along tho Setle Comunl and th Aalags plateau, enemy guna of all calibres have opened fir on th Italian positions and severel hill positions hsvs been captured In email attacks. Both before Cambrel and In th Italian region tho allied armies are awaiting with complacency th enemy's assaults. British am Ready.

Whll near Cambria It I eonoed-ed that th British will be forced by reaeon of the dangerous salient held by th enemy in their line, to some whst straighten out thslr front. Optimism 1 extrresoed that ths whols Oeneral Byng's force will bs able to glv a good accounting for any attaoka th nenvy eitay launch. Likewise tha menace ot a dash by tho Austriana down through the hills haa- been provided for, so for aa tha reinforcement of the Italians by th British and French troops and th bringing up of trash guna I concern so. Plsld Marshal von Hoteaendorf. commander of tho enemy troopo hould be able to break the lln and gain hi objective, It will bo only after one of tho moat sanguinary srjeountera or txia war.

Prisoesrrs Fought Captors. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IS RANCH, Dec. 4. Th beet many exciting episodes related In connec tion with th Cambral fighting wss that Involving fifty Americas and tnaoian snginssrs, togetner wita some British fighting troop. Th men were cot off in tho German turning movement, near Oouseaa- court, and were taksn 'prisoner.

A Oermaa escort of I soldlsr or more started with them along th road leading from Oouseaucourt to Cam brel. As they were proceeding dis consolately towarda the aono of the Oerman prleoa oamp, they cam upon a smal. body of British troops who bsd also been cut off from their comrade, and were wondering about. Tha British Tommies inrme-dlateiy charged toward them. The Germane trie to drive their oastl' oft toward La Yacqusrts.

batetbs prisonsr hurled themselves uses thslr struggled1 barehanded until tho Tommies arrived and disposed of tbo Oermana Tho engineer and their comrades took tho Oermaa I flea, and worked their way back with their rammers until they were able to reach a point where tney ooura join wo vritioh lln. Had Excista. Tim. A party of Americans and Caoa- aiaaa.aia aad an axoltln tlsaa a motor lorry, which, coming unex pectedly upoa six Germans holding the cross road with mm aharged at full speed. tank-Ilka, bawling aver th asrrprlssd snsmy, and escaping dowa tha road.

army men from tho United Stat as -iiwir mn oonng tn moot Intone part at tbo Oermaa counter-sttaekB St Ciehnl i tea irm mimIImI mm wwn wwrains near uouseaacourt wr ngaged. In fact, thsy bad been laboring taw since Oeneral Ung began his grsat tftenstv. Brttutb Oglcisl. LONDON, Dec. Ths report from a'lsld Msrshal Hauj eaj: "On ths Cambral battlefronl Iwo minor attack attempted by the nmy during the morning in the neighborhood ot Oonnelleu were successfully repulsed.

Local fighting also took wlec this morning to our dvantag In tha neighborhood of La Vecuerl. Early In th afternoon a more eriou atta- waa delivered by the enemy 1 thta area In considerable force; It wee repulosd after severe fighting. Hostile tn fsntry sdvanclng to attack ia ths neighborhood of Bourton wood and Moeuvrea was engaged and by our artillery. "On the Tprre front the hostile rlnfsntry hss been active this afternoon aorih of tho Msaln rood. "We hsvs Improved our position slightly in this area and re IMleed an enemy reoonnoltering party." Kremcii Official.

PARIS. Dee. I. Th French official communication Issued by th wsr office tonight reade: "The artillery, action at times waa spirited In the neighborhood of Crsonns and tho sector if Meronvillers: it continued with violence oa the front of Beaa-mont-Bols dts Poesss. South of Juvlnoourt tho.

enemy unsuccessfully attacksd out small posts. "Last Bight Dunkirk was bombed by snsmy strp lanes: two elvlllsns were killed. "Belgian communication: Yesterday there waa alight artillery aotlrltyi bomb fighting took placs nsar Dutmads. Last night enemy aviators bombsd Furnss and Adlnksrke. Today tha artillery activity waa moderate: our airplanes carried out numerous "Eastern theatre.

Do. 4. There was limited fighting activity: along the whole front. Snow fell abundantly In the region of Monastir. On Lake Presba on-emy bargss.

which attempted to approach th abor wsr drlvsa back by our artilltry fir." Cuaaaa Offlctal. BERLIN via London. Dec. I Th Oermaa official report read: "Western theatre, Crowa Prlncs Rupprscht On th Flanders front ther hss bean much lively artillery activity. In th afternoon th firing increased considerably between Inchy aad Bourlon.

Bnomy attache south of Moeuvrea broke dowa; we took a few prisoner. "Section of British trenches at and couth of Marco mg wsr cleared of th enemy. South pf St. Qutntln ther was lncreaaed artillery- and mine fire. "Oerman Crowa Prince and Grand Duke Albreeht In many sector llvry reconnoitring ae- tlvlty oa both sides Isd to violent night fighting.

ARE ABOUT 5,000 APPEALS TO BE HEARDJY BOARD Many Women Protest That Namei Left Off By the Enumerator. To deal wKh at least I.M appeal from the, ssutnerators1 voters' lists for the coming Dominion auctions, th Appeal com posed of Judge MacTavlsh. Judge Ounn. Mr. Joha.

BlshJp, Mr. J. A. Rltchi. and She riff Rich- ardaon, bogaa ssssions at th Court Houa tats morning.

Th clrfc Mf. T. A. Burgess, bad a shsaf of appeals which bo on had counted. Many ladle appeared In person and Insisted that their aamea ehouid be placed upon tho list.

It waa auted that th Unionists hava aomo appeala and the Llberala have MM. Mr. K. J. Daley and Mr.

P. K. Higgerty repreoented tno UDoraia, wntie jar. N. o.

tar-moath appeared tor th Unionists. Th following personal appeala were oea.il wun true morning: Mna Liasl Morrla Dir. 11. caa reserved a snumerator was not notl- ed. Mr.

V. K. Col. IT McDoaatd, Dlv. 1.

rtcserved. Miss MolHo Ballsy, McDonald, Dlv. It. Rsssrved. George Bur, ltT Fifth svsnu.

enumerator appeared statins; appellant had only lived at present ad. dress for thrss weeks. -Previously had llvsd ta Province pf Quebec. Reserved, Jameo Hughes, 111 Third svsnue. Dir.

T. allowed. Mra Anna Share, (Dlv. It Somerset strseu Brother serving la iwaeve wita Jtoyat flying Corp; at. uwm, m.

vearnennna, 1'iY. Ill) Water street. No aotleo ta enumerator. Reserved J. Brand Allen.

(Dlv. II), 111 Bay atrtet, allowed: Tbo. Casey. (Dlv. Ill), lit Bwoouaaa avenae.

Allowed: Samuel Oeila. (Dlv. 11). an ItaUan. 17 Uely avenue, allowed.

Me oroduced his naturalisation papers: Win. itsoxnono, unr. II, Bowesvllls, caa referred to county aumrst- er: R. Howard Rassett, tald nams had been mis-spelled at Russell. He waa told deputy rotaralrrg officer wouh register ate vote; B.

Biad ly. II Wlldwood avenue, allowed: Chas. Chabbell. 4 James street. (Dir.

11), allowed; David White, Metcalfe, (Dlv. II had lived ia Ottawa 41 rears, allowed: Andrew Holland, ill Lyon street, allowed: Thomaa Kluo, said hia aam was spoiled Kiddo, which caused a roar of The Judge told him th deputy would allow him to vi ta Jo. Paqoln, It Queea street wostt sot sufflclsot residence tn Ih pro vinos. Jamas Ruteisrford, 11 Mloholaa street (Dlv. 11), cepre-eented his whole family Bva, Lb sis.

Pearl Rutherford, aad. Mrs. Margaret Janklns; bo bad a eon i si sees, which allowed th daughter to vote; not aJsowsd. Thes, Winter Roes. 1M Nepeea street, (Dlv, 14); allowed.

Thomaa Bal-mer, II Metcalfe street (Dir. allowed. M. Orabara (Dlv. 41 III Laurier avenue west, had ao: glvwa notified enumerator; reserve.

Chas. W. Barel (Dir. 41). 7t Gola.

easier street; had act notified enumerator! reserved. Stewart Bryan, II Sunnyatde avenue (Dir. 4); allowed. Tho Bumaraior from Div. It eroeeree aa behalf 'at Mr.

J. Irving. 11 Albert street. W. O.

Boyoo and I. T. Boyco, 1TI Stater street; act allowed. Ovled LaSear (Dlv. II), IT OXroaBor etreet: allowed.

O. H. aimpaoa. It! Slater street (Dlv. 44).

waa wot ra whoa s.iamerator called and Janitor was alea out: allowed. Marios A. Per elvai, 11 Argyl avenue. Baamere ator refused to plao bar aam aa th list aa she was attending Toronto University. Shs wss designated a ataaeot aad bar aa- waa aliened.

TROOPS FROM OTTAWA CosKlaacd rrasa rag Oae. city waste, aad In such vnt thsrs wouia autgy visum hers alone At Rockingham there is located a largo olrworks. aad bugs ausntltlee of tho highly Inflamsaabio product 1 at all Urns la storsgs bhsr. If th plant was wrscksd by the terrific foroo of tbo explosion which may bo presumed. In view of th heavy damage loll Indicated by the brief despatches so for received the burnln; oil would have Bowed throughout the district, adding to th horror of Ih catastrophe.

Ship Was BactUa Oat. Authentic official advice as to ths loss of llfs and extent of damage, done at Halifax wsre still lacking at tho Capital up to il today. Tha Department ot Railways and Canal ha received fragmentary mssaage from Monetae, but they do 'not add anything aa to what la known ot th details ot the dlsastsr. One message stats that th boat was hacking out of tho dock when shs waa rainmsd by a boat coming In. The message doe not etate, where th accident took place, and the Department I unable lo get Into direct telesrsohlo communication with Halifax.

Officiate of th Navy Deportment were trying to get into touch wHh Halifax by wireless aftsr ths Srst nsws ot th disaster wag received; but no furtluv details had boon obtained up to, noon. It waa elated at ths deaartmant that the wirwiaee stations are situated at some die ts nee rrom tne city Itoeir. and the difficulty was In sttabllshlng com munication Between them and Halifax. If a boat can be ssoursd to carry, messages between the wireless station and the ellr," the department can. In all orobabllltv arel aomsthlag through.

Meases. For SOewcw, Advices lea immmm I received at th Militia Department, But thsy contained nothing la addl-tloa ta th msagre details obtained by th newspapers Th opinion was sx pressed ta telegraphic circles that lbs early reports of the Mnia. alon were mucn Th reason given for tho paralysis of ths telegraph ssrvic waa said to be fallowing rnjurlo to so ins of th operator' through brokn glaa. i aminurHiee naa Stepped h. mwKwn over ino ires.

Th. attlMH I cos erau Of Signallers who left hers sod want w.re. yapt. r. w.

Graves, Llsut. K. A. Dsvltt. Lieut.

K. t. Angus and Lieut. C. R.

8. SUin. ear. i. uimated, II 1fth avenue.

m. vimstea. oi Ottawa, waa In charge of Ibe draft of tha 7 1 rl mmA llth re- a letter from him written at 'uvwmuer ss, staling that in vrsiltng- ton Barracks at that tlms, which Is Harbor. 0OC" TO estimate of th. railway de-pevomenc 1.

that tha xUatrict erarkaa I. 11 1 1. rm suies long nvhlch la th dlstanc from aba nvisi.ie iwiionr rwrk. Tho down tnmm. T.

rwum city era th sart which ufferd heavily. Fires are said to be rag. big. The department baa bo sati- nwe va ns nirmOSr Of CS4WaJtiB. APPEAL FOB HKILLrlD WORK- WASHINGTON, Dsc.

I An appsal for tneenbara of the United State PwbHc Service Reserve is by ta Department Labor. Me- mea, shlp-mrlMmg rlelpsrs aad an rrrea now employed 4n peac en-duKrlee who nava eramlng and skill ixeerui xs srar work, are urged enroll In tbo reserve and by doing oo express a wiiaagnsse to till vajoancere Industrie enraged to tree proouctton eg ararttme nicies Klea, It I Pointed out, however, that enrollment does not obHgat any working men to accent a Job unlaaa be ta sattsfled with th wages and conditions. POLICE CHIRP RK-ELKCT WASHrNOTOlf. Dec. I.

Reelection of President Mlchssl T. Long, of Newark, N.J., and all other officers, th selection of Kansas City aa th ltll meeting place, and th discussion of tho pollcemaa'a part In the war. occupied tho closing ftsasioB th annual convntioa rsrt of tho Internetlonsl Association of Chief ot Police. Coeds Oaaae nradacb and Grip LAXATlVfJ BROMO QUININB removes the causa. (Thar Is only one -Bromo Qalnine." K.

W. OROVB'S signatur ia on box. inc. Encasement at tne Request of Many Our Patroi of HU Latent and Best Two ReelComedj 'TEE Popular Prices i I In a Return Christmas Gif Fur the personal frift, taste. It need not be expensive but must be dainty audi good taste.

1 Our selection in bar pins, brooches snd IsrsHieres, particularly attractive. Combinations of pearls, diamond snd colored stones are to be Uakr vmur selection while C. A. Olmsted Son S08 SPAJIK8 BT. CP- Th Stors of ModaraU Pricaa.

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Jm sp.vrjui srr. S.te.. lias. Lb dD I Coming to The REGENT NEXT WEEK Ths Screan's Most WondatiSil lotoplay. "The Auction Block" BSaVOH I QjUTgT BTOaT.

11 'S vWWeatt)lk'tklLktttlwwiWt fAmr Charlie papi i 'x found in profusion. our gtock ia at its bast. FH0KZ Q. 1430. Beach's OSEATE3T PICTURE i'lMAucnoti SLSSJS? You may We seen Charlie in this comedy wken we snowed it two weeks ago.

Many came to lee Him -Two1 and even three times. Ton will Enjoy it The Second Time better than the first. So don't Miss it Mat 10c Eie. ADVENTURER'' AM a piece of jewellery ii in gl LY.