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NO. 19L German Canadians CAPTURE OF VILLAGE CANADIAN CASUALTIES FREE WHEAT CLAUSE SHOULDBEWIPEDOUT Have Full Brigade 5,000 American Born Tpronto, Feb. 13. CdnaJa is to have on the firing line in Flanders a full brigade of some 5.000 "American bom" Sir Sam Hughes. K.C.B., FIVE SHARP ATTACKS jfliREPULSED Germans Active I The Artois And In The Champagne Sections West Front FAIL TO HOLD POSITION Entered First Line of Trenches But Were Driven Out-British Denial Berlin Story CERTAINJRICTORy Edmund Bristol, M.P,, Toronto Centre, Says War Will Be Over In July VISITED THE TRENCHES Says Germans Have Lost Heart And Surrender Readily To The Dominion Troops Ottawa.

Feb. H. In two lists of casualties published this morning thero are thirty-two names. Four men are posted killed In action, four are rocorded woundod and 1 i named seriously 1 midnight and Sunday afternoon, fol- CHECKEL, BATTALION. Wounded: MILNE.

SERGT. EDWARD Ire- BEARMAN, FREDERICK England. Dangcroualy wounded: HEYWOOD. Hamilton. Ont.

THIRTEENTH BATTALION. Died: McBRIDE, Ireland. TWENTY-FIFTH BATTALION. Wounded: I PENN. FRANK Tor- MITCHEL.U ALFRED Pcterborc Ont.

FOURTH CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES. Wounded and shell shock: THOMAS, LIEUT. EDWARD GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WAR British Government to Allow Full Week on Amendments to Royal Address. London, Fob. 14.

It is understood thnt tho government has decided to glvo over tho ontlre week after Tuesday to a discussion or amendments to tho royal address, which will open the wny for Interpellations on many matters connected with the war. After the formal opening of parliament wnicn, ror tne nist time since the end of Queen Victoria's reign, will not be made bv the sovereign In person, and-wlll therofore lack the accustomed pageantry. It Is exnected thnt Premier Asqulth will make one ef his periodical reviews of the war. It ts not unlikely that the premier's review will be largely concerned with measures 'contem plated for the enforcement of natlom Once the address Is voted. imnt will take the whole ine Spvi tlmeof tho houso for financial busl With retard to renrictlnns on Imports, it Is stated thnt the government will.

In the first Instance, rule thnt onlv one-third of eTlstlntr Imports will be permitted. It is Interesting to note In connection with the polltloal irosslp nlrondv talks of av-j rnngements to still fnrtner nroiong the' life. of the present pnrllnment "hlch expires at the end of September. Austrian Bulletins alse. Paris.

Fob. 13 A Havns dU sa' that the Italian commander-ln- chief. Count rndornn. has Issued' a statemont declaring that once nnd for all he disdains to take( notice of Austrian attempts, "bv falso bulletins and others methods." to 'lowcr the dlernltv" of the Italian itrmv commander, who. on the other hand, clntms thnt all Italian bulletins ore carefully drawn up.

and "admit neither of denial nor attemin-tlon." "Wets" Majority Increases. Montreal. Fob. 13. The voting on prohibition in Longuclull will continue Monday.

Saturday's vote brought the majority of the "wels" up from 62 to 31. this being the second day of the poll. So far, 521 votes have been cast will ho Issued about FIFTH CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES. MOREHOUSE, STANLEY Newport. SECOND DIVI6IONAL AMMUNITION PARK.

Wounded: MONTGOMERY. WM. No. 1 Cathedral avenue. Winnipeg.

SECOND CANADIAN FIELD COMPANY, FIRST DIVISIONAL ENGINEER8. Serlnuslv wounded! CLEWS. SAPPER ARTHUR South Woundec HEDDING, SAPPER JAMES, South FIFTH FIELD COMPANY1. SECOND CANADIAN DIVISIONAL ENGINEERS snarly McGregor, sapper Mon- treul! NO. 5 FIELD AMBULANCE.

Wadnded slightly, accidentally: DY.MENT, IRVINE. Toronto. CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, Seriously lilt B1NNS. CORP. EDWARD.

Lachlne, SUNDAY AFTERNOON LIST Olawa. Feb. 13. Tno following Ust was Itsued this afternoon: FIFTH BATTALION. Killed In Action, Feb.

1: CROW I'lIEH I OltUK Nl LSOX. Lou- Rochester. Feb. 13. The condition of II.

Ashdown continues to be satisfactory, according to a statement inado by lils daughter tonight. Tho patient rested very easy nil day, and. considerable hope is given for his recovery. MERCHANTMEN BOLT FOR RAIDING TRIP Two German Vessels Reported to Have Escaped From South American Ports. New York.

Fob. 13. A Buenos Aires cable to the Evening Sun, dntcd Saturday afternoon, declared that fwo German merchantmen have escaped from -South Amerlca.n'ports. They asked permission to "exerolso their engines." 'the dispatch etated.t and dashed out to sea. One of the vessels was the Bahren-fold.

Interned at Buenos Aires, and the other the Turpln, Interned at Punta In the Straits of Magellan, In Chilean territory. The cahle declnres: "German subjects are said to have-provided the two steamships with coal sufficient for a long' voyage. Mnsters of both vessels, aro said to have complained to the port authorities that tholr ships wore deteriorating because of Idleness, and that tholr engines needed Permission was accordingly granted for a run of one day for the purpose of overhauling the machinery. The two ships sailed without clearance papers and have not returned. So fnr as the authorities at either place know, they may have Joined armed German merchantmen In the Atlantic steamship lanes to the north." Kamerun Germans Interned Madrid, Feb.

13. Tho governor ot the Island of Fernnnde Po. West 140 Gorman refugees have arrived at Santa Isabel from the German Knmernn, nnd that they will he sent lo Spain by the next steamer calling at the Island, for Internment. Candidate for Office, "to. 13.

The Journal's espondent says that for-r Venlzelos of Greeco has decided to return to acttvo political life, becoming i Mytller Senator Cummlngs, Presi- ueniai Aspirant, aays-iar- rift UnjUSt tO Farmers HOLD THEIR0WN MARKET Chief Speaker At Lincoln Day Dinner At Minneapolis Says Democrats Twisting Minneapolis, Feb. 13. The present larlff law which would pcr- iilt Canadian wheat to coma Into the United States duty free should be cpt away. Senator Albert B. Cum mins, of Iowa, an aspirant for presidential honors, toUl Minnesota Republicans last nlghti Speaking at a Lincoln day dinner, the Iowa senator condemned tho policy of the Wilson administration In both domestic and foreign fields.

lumnuuio ior mo presidency and will go to the Chicago convention with delegates pledged from rater t'tMta UlCr north" Injustloe to Farmer. tariff luw does to American farmers speech last night. He characterized the law as' "the completest compound of ignorance and Indifference ever composed by a legislative mis tarinr law, enacted ly the glvt and therefore Ineffective, but It lorsolessly exposes the agricultural producers In the great west to the unrestrained Invasion of the whole world. It must be swept away and In Its stead there must be substituted a fair, reasonable and adequate tariff to hold their own markets in decent prosperity against all comers." Beginning to See Errors. senator 'said that the Deno-vere beginning to see the hope-is of their law and were twist ing and turning Jn every direction to avoid som of tho disastrous tp.

The facts' that 'an antt-dumplng provision was being recommended by a secretary or commerce and that tariff commission hnd been pro posed were signs of this realization, he said. 1 That the provision allowlnr free wheat from Canada was unfair to American rnrmers was thev direct Implication by Senator Cum- s. ine lorcign policy or tne wii-administration came In for Its Cummins said that It was indefens ible. He also condemned tho domestic policy. Senator Cummins left for Washington Immediately after his Lincoln day address.

RECEIVED NO WARNING. British Steamer Sprinrjwell Was Torpedoed While in Mediterranean. London. Feb. 13.

The British steafshlp Sprlngwcll has been sunk In tho Mediterranean while on her way up and landed at Malta. Tho SDrlntrwcli was 425-foot boat Newcastle, E.nglnnd. Cedarwood Sunk. London, Feb. 13.

Lloyd's reports that tno Hrltish steamsnip ueuar-wood has been sunk. Two of her crow wore saved. The Cedarwood, G54 built in l'JUT. nnd brough, England. ned In Middles- STRENGTHENS DVINSK Russians Place Significance Taking of Ganbounovka -Fjght Lasts Whole Day AUSTRIAN LOSS HEAVY Attempt Oo Gain Heights In Tzeroff Proves Abortive-Severe Punishment By Artillery London, Fob.

13. Router's Petro-grad correspondent says significance Is attached by Russians to tho capture of the village of Garbounovka, announced yesterday by the war of-nco nt Petrograd. It Is said possession of this town renders the defence of Dvlnsk more secure, ns Garbounovka lies on the direct road to Dvlnsk. Germans Suffer Heavy Losses. Petrograd, Feb.

12. The following communication was Issued from headquarters today hombs into our trenches adjacent the Dvlna, near Dvlnsk, fighting for the citadel formed by a mine explosion. Tho fighting lasted tho whole day and ended to our advantage pled the village of Garbounovka, Lake Sventen there was a very lntenso homblng duel. Near Tccher-mlnc tho enemy directed from time iveeo ntr lire nualnst a helpht wc had occupied. "In Galicla in the Tr.cioft region tho enemy made desperate efforts to dislodge us from a height.

Ho suc ceeded, as tno cost or enormous leases, but one of our glorious old regiments ejected the enemy' for a second time by a terrific attack against tho height. Prisoners takn here stated that our artillery Infllct- losses on the enemy. mr ami durinc tne nlfrnt tno enemy, seeKing lit buck the hoirht in the Tzeroff reclon. mnde threo desperate counter-attacks, all of icn were repmsea wun neavy Caucasus front: Our offensive continues with success." Intense Artillery Duel Pe-trocrad. Feb.

13. The war office communication Issued today says: western (Kuaslnn) front: in tno Riga sector there has been an In- itiundo'reirlons. Our artillery caused an explosion within tho lines near vevi south of Ik- troops pushed 'On the Dvlnsk sector tho firing i been most Intense near Illoukst. where the Germans threw hand gren ades which emitted asphyxiating A German attempt to surround village. of Garbounovka, which had captured, was defeated hy ln the Black sea Friday our de stroyers demolished by their shell fire bridces in tho coast region, and sank eight sailing ships." German Inrush to Turkey London.

Feb. 14. There has been larce Influx of German troops Into Turkey, according to a Bucharest itfrinans arrived lust week at Rust-iniit Hulcarla. and proceeded to Shumia, which is miy-u To Relieve High Ocean Rates. Glasgow, Feb.

l'J. The Kovcrnment has decided to grant facilities to ship builders to complete half a million tntiM of mercantile shipping which Is nearlng the launching and llttlng out stnges. according to a statement from shipbuilding circles. It Is understood this action is to be taken with a view to relieving the markets aB soon as possible from the effects of high pepplcs; wc shall do all possible to safeguard it. But would It be any bettor were they beaten nnd crushed? -Was this equilibrium always bo dear to the entente powers, which sometimes employed pressuro on us.

and even their ally Serbia, to break It up favor of Bulgaria?" "No suspicion," he says, "could more deeply wound tho national pride of tho Hellenic people than mistrust of their traditional hospitality and tho word of their sovereign." Ottawa, Feb. 13. Capl. J. K.

Hahn, of ho First Canadian In-lantry brigade, chiof intelligence nfflccr of thf Canadian i'verE-sa forces, has teen granted the Military Cross for distinguished conduct in tho flld. Capt. Hahn Is a German-Canadian, whoso appointment as chief intelligence officer has been criticized in the press. Sir Sam Hughes says there Is not a more loyal Canadian at tho front, and thnt Capt. Hahn is one "of the best boys who ever stood On Casualty List Ottawa.

Feb. I 3. "Thare be no more tcllintt or significant ar to those who question the loyally of our Cerman-Canadian fellow-citizens than five names in the casualty list rc- ceived by cable tonight" said Sir Sam Hughes this evening. LieutenA ant C. P.

Hertzberg, of the Fifth tSatlation basf(alchcwan) is report' ed dangeroush wounded, and four German Canadian privates wercl wounded in todays engagements on the western front. These men alll came from Saskatchewan, but some good people would have them fight ing with Germany instead of againat her. No class of Canadians have done more Callanl or effective fight ing against the Huns than those of German origin, declared the RUSSIANS IN EAST CONTINMOGRESS Force Almost Inaccessible Passes in Below Zero Weather Take Khynysskala. trogtad, I'eb. 13.

The following ofllcial communication was Issued "Caucasus front: In actions near Erzeruni our troops, advancing through deep snow and with the temperature sometimes 25 degrees elow zero. Fahrenheit, forced almost inaccessible passes and continued to niako Drocress. They took some dozens of ofllcers and over 700 Turk- regulars prisoner, and captured a gttiiM in addition ammuni-wueons and an ammunition store and many cattle. violent explosion was ooservea of the Erzerum forts after our bombnTdment. Wo dislodged the Turks from a position near Khynysskala (50 miles southeast of Brzerntn) nd occupied tne town or Knopy alter In Persia, In the region of llama-n.

we occupied the town of Dule- Constantlnonle. Feb. 13. Defeat of the British in an engagement near Korna, on the. Mesopotamia front.

as announced today ny tno war oi-ce. It Is said tho British were com- pelled'to flee, abandoning their dead. ent savs. theHuasuinsveTe driven from Turkish positions they had cap tured, sustaining heavy losses. noltcrlng column proceeding In the dlrectlcfn of Sheik Said destroyed teiegrapn lines or uio enemy in inai neighborhood and by Its lire compelled a hostile motor.

vessel to retire. "Near Felahlc Tu-el-Amara there is occasional Infantry and llrlng. "Our volunteer divisions attacked the hostile camp west of Korna on Monday. The fighting continued until night, when the enemy- was compelled to llee In a southerly direction, abandoning numerous dead. We captured some prisoners nnd a quan- "Cniicasus front: On our left wing there has been artillery nring.

udvanced posltloi Lek and lost many dead." GIVE BUDGET SPEECH Thomas Whito to Deliver State-Ottawa. Feb. 13. The chief ovont of the parliamentary week which commences with Monday will b0 tho deliverance by Sir Thomas White of the budget statement on Tuesday. Is always tho practice with finance mlnlstora.

the budget ill rises In his parliament and the country Into his Until Sir Tliomns White has livered his speech, it Is Impossible say whether the budget dobato I likely to be long or short, or whether an amendment is likely to be moved. These matters will depend upon whnt the budget contains In the way of tariff changes and new taxation. is private meijiDers' day, and after routine has been disposed of W. D. Northrup's resolution calling for change In the oxisting divorce laws of the Dominion will have tho right of way.

The same resolution was discussed at Iongth at tho previous session of parliament, but without any action being taken. The debate on H. H. Stevens' resolution calling for Dominion-wldo prohibition is not likely to occur before next wees DANES ENTER PROTEST. German Plane 'Passed Near Cop hagen on Saturday Afternoon.

London, Feb. 18. A Copenhagen dispatch says mat a uerman aeroplane passed near Copenhagen Saturday The Danish govern-ment has Instructed Its minister at Berlin to protest to tho German gov- CrnmCnSays It Was Seaplane, London. Fob. 13.

A Reutcr dis patch from Copenhagen German Cnpenliug; According to tills dls- clrnled twice over the city at a height of 3.000 feet, disappearing tho harbor and navy yard. Relbln Attempts Suicide, vnrkinn. Feb- 13. M. F.

Relbln arrested on a chnrRO or forc ing grain bills or lading, attemp sulcldo In his cell yesterday by nn nrterv In his wrist, and now In the hospital here in a serious condition. He broko a bottle in which milk had been brought to his Ceil, and used the pieces of glass to gash his wrist. He will recover If no com-plications set In. Ho Is kept under since entrance he has attempted the band dcompleto the work of self! destruction. Fresh Armenian Massaores.

London. Feb- 14. Fresh mass of Armenians aro reported from Turkey, according to tne Times-Bucharest correspondent, who, however, gives no details. minister of militia, has authorized Major C. Seymour Bullock, late of New York, now of the 97th Battalion, American legion, stationed at the Exhibition camp here, to complete plans for a Dominion-wide campaign for men of American birth or parentage to join the Canadian army.

With a view to facililatina the speedy enlistment of men from all parts of the Dominion, or bam Hughes has ordered the military authorities to oben offices in Vancouver. Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Fort William, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, St. John, and Halifax. In this way it is expected that Ontario will produce another battalion of 1,200 men, and that the remaining three battalions will be recruited in double companies of 250 men each from the western and maritime provinces. It is expected that over 10,000 A mcrican-Hom men will be fully equipped and trained to the minute for active service in Octo ber or November.

NO RSiNCE OF CALGARY RIOTING Troops Oonnned to Barracks, With Few Exceptions Aliens in Civic Offices Dismissed. Calgary. Feb. 13. Tliore has been no recurrence of tlio rioting which took nlaca in this citv on Thursday and Friday nights of last thorltles believe that they have the situation in hand.

All the troops, except the men engaged In picket and natrol dutv. are comlncd to barracks. and the soldier found on the street without a pass Is liablo to arrest. Today a number were t'lven leave In small parties for a shert tlmo In order thnt the confinement might not be too severe. The usual church parades wore allowed thlB morning, with officers In charge.

Is heavily guarded by troops with loaded rincs and uxea Duyoneis. ine city has been divided into districts, each under tho command of the colonel of one of the battalions, and the necessary precautions have been Tonight the city Is absolutely quiet. No Report Made. The military Investigation into the events of Friday and Thursday is in progress, but no report has been made public. The findings will be forwarded to Ottawa.

It Is the general belief of the police and some or the military officers that the whole affair was deliberately planned by pro-Gonnnn agencies with the Intention of getting tho Canadian troops Into trouble, an excuse for reprisals and checking recruiting. They bellcvo that the raids were planned a week or ten days ago. The soldiers, on tho other hand, assert that tne outbreaks wore unpremeditated, and that civilians composed a very large part of tho mobs which wrecked the RIvorsiUe hotel and tho White Lunch restaurants. Mayor Costello communicated with Premier Slfton Saturday, asking him to close the bars so long there was likelihood of trouble. The premier was caught by telephone at Macleod to il motion was passed to the effect that tho council had conlldcnce In the military authorities.

In cuhO of any further trouble, should civilians interfere, the general said he would call on a magistrate to ask Ihom to disperse. Ail civic employees of alien nationalities were ordered Immediately dismissed, and all the foreigners born In enemy countries employed In the Htrect railway dcnaitmetit were laid off by order of Commissioner Graves the motion to tho effect thnt returned soldiers bo employed where possible In the places or tlio discharged Quiet at Edmonton. Edmonton. Feb. Vi.

Follow ing the threatening trouble by military In the city on Friday night, everything wua quiet Inst night ano tonight On Saturday evening pickets from tho 01st, 63rd, and CCth were placed at tlio strategic points along Jasper avenue for eight blocks, and tho GSth Battalion, under Col. Mc-Klnery, inarched In from the barracks at the fair grounds to tho centre of the city with rifles and bayonets. Pickets were also stationed along Jasper avenue tonight, but no evidence of trouble appeared. About 10 o'clock Saturday night thoro wits report that a riot was feared at the Swift Canadian packing plant. Col.

McKlneiy was notified, and il street car. he rushed picket to tho plant, having guard i WEATHER REPORT. muSmumfor Imurei 9 0: minimum. 10.7: h--ometor. 30.7i); culm.

Sunday. 7 o.m.. 21.6; mnjlmum for iho preredlns hourn. 15.4; minimum. 24.4; barometer.

30.71; Houlh-tuat wind at 10 mllei Der houi. Sunday at 7 p.m.. 1.2: inislmum for iha pic-baronmetr, 30.26:aaut'hciui wind mT servlco woi: Pr'l'lico Albert. 5 wfun'tpeff! -2 rnlr; DatUcfonl. 20 Qu'AppHlo.

10 fair: Hw Id CurtM.t. 2B fair: Mcdlrlnu Hat. 4D cloudy: lllnncdoja. Bd- 26-44; Kamloops. 22-40; Calvary, 20-B2- Kdmonton, 20-44; Prince AIlMrrt.

14 bo-I lovr. 24; Mouse Jan. 10 below. 30; Qu'. Appfllo.abelow.lbWlnlilpo?.

24 below, B'btUw. V. "Toronto! 12: Ottawa, icro. Montreal, 2-8: Queboc, 2 below, Halifax, 8-14. London.

Feb. 13. The Germans atrcely attacking the French positions In. the Artois section, as (Us In the Champagne. In the btttr district Berlin reports tho rtoture of a front of about 700 yards.

M' too French admit that the Girraans have gained a footing; in et their advanced trenches In Artois, near Frlse, to the soiith-Tdt, the Gorman attacks followed oa another iulck succession. am lln tonr dm Ins the course of the afternoon. Pushing forward 'i he face of a hall of shell and bullets the Germans on their fourth attmjL succeeded in entering one the French Hint line trenches, TblSi however, they failed to hold. Mag "almost Immediately driven out rth considerable losses in dead and ndcd, according to Paris. Northwest of Solsson a German k-'ju preceded by a bombardment.

iMu'ttJ In the capture of a French nr the Crony road, but here iV" th'ev were thrown our, leaving ivtlr dad on the field. "On the British end of the line itr' have teen tapping operations "bombardments on both sides. Gorman Artillery Busy irtlUerVwas busy, preparatory fiMry attacKs; co. eventuate. the attacks did the Frencn tain of fire of their Considerable damage has bec Ior.ne forest by the French.

Artillery duels are in progress in Lorraine and the Argonne. Htaw guns are being actively employed on both sides In the northern itctlon of the Russian font but no important changes in positions ntne region tho -mi the Ita buried Austrian positions at various pints, especially In the Gorlzla Five Attacks Repulsed. Parli. Feb. successive lafaitry attacks were delivered tit Germans In tho Champapne yes-isrday arid last night In an effort to capture the positions recently ton by the French.

The war office lUtement of this afternoon says the unults were repulsed. Xear Sols-k-j the Germans penetrated a fresch trench but subsequently were jfttd. Tlit follows: -To the north of VIc-sur-Alsne our rtni.rv HUn.rsrd enemy detneh- "To northwest of Soisaons the truiches 'in the nele-nborhnod Crouv road. A counter-attack ed them immediately. The lift a number of dead on tin vi we made prisont ortle tie tenches captured "in Lorraine there were artillery twL in the eror of Be'lton am the forest of Parrov.

In the snr-' Maior Arthur Ge-if-ll Wounded U-fon. Feb. 14. Mnlo- Arthur Grmfell hns been wounded In 1'ranee. Maior G-cnfcl' was a director of the Canadian Airencv.

and Chaplain Miln Grcnfeli Co. bankers, which v.s in the failures, noecltntinc tale of his valuable paintings other property. Some time Utr he Joined the Royal Bucks Huti- aays War is One of Tdeftls London, Feb. 3. The lord high caaneellcr.

Baron Buckmaster, spenk-Saturday night at Kelghlev. trongly condemned tho suggested "Prisals for Zeppelin raids. He said: There could be no greater tragedy to the black tragedy of this time Germans we should have moulded oanelves and our behaviour on the very model wo set out to break. This not merely a war of armies, am of ideals." No Word of Trouble. Walsh, superintendent of the C.P.R.

um. asKeu reRarding runiuia one of that company's vessels wa f. stated that no word of tfonbls had been received at company's offices here. Patte, Feb. 13.

Austrian aeroplanes raid yesterday oer nnvciii nd tin nelchborlng towns of Codl- a'y. near the Adriatic. A Havas dPatch from Rome says fifteen per-sns were killed and a number of were wounded. 7 P.M. DAILY Is the CLOSING HOUR for acceptance of Display and Classified Advertising for next day's paper.

Advertisers arc requested to PHONE MAIN 6340 Now Iprk. Feb. 13. Edmund Bristol, membor of tho Canadian parliament (Toronto Centre), returned Saturday on tho While Star liner Adriatic very optimistic as to the final iuiory ioi ine allies, and predicted me una or tno wnr in July. VSto1 BaM tnere wa 1.3G0.0UD British troops la Franco and 150.000 Hncland a.onn nan besides another million recruits drill- SoBr.

fn he." lu th0 Canadian forces In the trenches la western France." Mr. Bristol said. "I found the officers and men were in excellent health and spirits, and confident of going through the Germun lines io in mo spring. UrlRa- dlcr-Genora! Watson told that incy nad smashed tho cnomv lim make a big gap This time It Is be done i scale. The general nlac l-rencha last words to him before ha went back to Englnnd were 'Cheer uc sailing ror home at tho end of Juiv "General Watson the pris- appeared to have lost heart and seemed glad to he captured.

When a trchch was rushed by tho Canadians tho Germans surrendered at once without a fltruggle, If they could manage to do unseen hy tho officers in tho rear, who would order them shot down for their act." Ono of the chief difficulties of the I rench. Mr. Bristol said, was tho con-gcsUon at the ports, duo to lack of facilities for handling the Immense cargoes. They have no grain elevators, or any modern machinery for unloading vessels, such us are to bo found In Canada, Great Britain or tho united States. On this accoiintsteam-crs are often thirty days In port before they arc discharged.

Instead of getting awny In four or five' days. rU-. on oUinr bide wh ch causes tho freight congestion In tho United States and Canada. Mr. Bristol speaks with nuthorltr on transportation, us he Is general counsel of several steamship llneB In FRENCH CRUISER LOST clnl slatcmcnt "Tho ministry of marine fears for the fate of the cruiser Antlral Char-ncr.

which has been patrolling tho hyrlan coast. No news hxs been received from, tho cruiser since Feb. 8, when, according to a German telo-warlshlp''BUbmarl" Frenc'1 Tho Amirul Charner under normal conditions carried a crew of 370. She was 317 feet long. 1(1 feet beam, and displaced 4.GS0 tons.

She was armed i.b inch guns in turrets for- British Spring Mine. London, Feb. 13. The British offi-lal Htntcmont on the campaign in the of Hulluch. Our troopu occupied the near rim and sufforod no casualties "There was considerable urtlllcry flro on both sides during the day.

The enemy artillery was active about Autltulle, the Hohenzollem redoubt. Culnchy, and Aruientlcros. Our trenches north of Hooge were bombarded. "There was considerable ncrlal activity on both sides abeut Yprcs." Beauchesne Succeeds Laplante. Ottawa, Feb.

13. The new assistant clerk of the houso of commons to succeed J. B. Laplante, who lost his life in tho fire, will bo Arthur Boau-chesno. who at present is attached to the department of Justice.

Mr. Beauchesne was for a number of ve.irn member of the parliamentary press gnllery. Ho created a K.C. by aimougii pon- successful candidate for the Do- re against the house. German Gunboat Sunk Havre, Feb.

13. A despatch received from the Belgian forces operr ntlng on Like Tanganyika, Africa, says the German gunboat Hodwlg von WIssmann, has been mink In a naval combat off Albortvllle. Two of the German crew were killed. The remainder of the men on board the gunboat were made prisoners. Lest We Forget! of tho dally Dress in.

dlcates that tho stream of wounded Canadian soldiers passing through the hospltala News From Home Their First Want The need therefore of supplying these 'Institutions with newspapers from Canada Is greater now than at any previous time. You can send tho Dally Free Press to any address In Great Britain or at the Front for 35 conts a month; $1.00 for threo months. This amount pays for pohtago us well as tho papor. The Manitoba Free Press Limited, Winnipeg PRINCE NICHOLAS SAYS GREECE MADE PROPOSITIONS TO ENTENTE ALLIES trallty." Prince Nicholas continues: vhnt the of the entente mild Jiava been without this elasticity, given the notien of neutrality It doubtless cannot fall to bo understood what Greeco has been to the cause of the entente during the war. "But there have been reproaches that Greece did not keep her engagement with Serbia, that she deserted her ally pi a critical moment, despite of all the gOV( i that the torms of tho Greco- with.

I personally have very special Kin(r an ws Rovcrnment, and of the reasons to appreciate our aillnnce sentiments ef tho Hellenic people to-wlth Serbia, as I myself took nn as-. wards the allied troops." capable of offending Bulgaria. Is It Hons failed? "At the beginning of the war ono group of belligerents the central powers hogged for Greece's partici-paitlon in the war, while the entente powers Insisted that she remain tranquil, so as not to extend the conflict to tho Balkans. Later, the situation changed diametrically. The second group asked Greece to Join with It, while the first group desired her to continue her Inaction.

Greece still remained neutral. "Is It Just to insinuate that she did so through pro-Germanism, when It Is evident that she simply followed her original course toward the two groups of belligerents." Benefits to tho Entente, After reciting the benefits to the entente of Greece's "benevolent nou- Bonspiel Visitors Welcome! Tho Free will keep o.oen house during the bonspiel and cordially Invites i i out-of-town readers and friends to call-and Inspect Its plant and equipment. Como to the Circulation Department on the ground floor and an attendant will be furnished to conduct you through tho building and explain the working of tho many Interesting machines and- mechanical The ManitobaFree Press Co. Ltd. 300 CARLTON ST.

Just North of Pertarjc Ave. Athens, Feb. 13. Prince Nicholas of Greece, brother of King Constantino and military governor of the Interior zone, has authorized tho Associated Press to publish an open letter addressed by him to Emll Hebrald, of the Paris Temps, under date of Fob. 9 with view to "clearing up tho crave misunderstanding which has arisen precisely at tho moment Greece have hoped to sed the fact recognized that she docs not forgot a debt of gratitude sacred to her.

"Greece has remained neutrnl." says tho letter. "She has never declared herself unwilling nt any price to abandon neutrality. The contrary Is proved toy severnl propositions nindc during tho course of the present war to the entente powers, which aro well known in the European chancel- Those persons who have claimed that Greece tensions certainly exonerated. Such not the case In the con dition, for Greek participation In the warimposod'by the Gonnnrls cabinet, namely. Uin4 the territorial Integrity of tho kingdoms should be respected during the war and until the signing of peace treaty by those very powers at tho side, of whom Greece declared herself ready to flghL Condition Nat Aaoepted, "The condition was not accepted, as such promise at that juncture was London.

Fob. IS. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from its correspondent in Athens says that.lt Is confirmed In en-tento circles, that Bulgaria has made overtures to the entente allies for a separate peace. tlve part In tho negotlationo leading "I can affirm that the treaty did obligate Greece 10 enter rinfnnd Serbia, simultaneously at tacked by Bulgaria and the central powers. It is a Balkan treaty, applying only to Balkan policy." Powers Failed.

The prince goes on to say that, the treaty engaged Serbia to furnish certain forces under conditions which proved materially Impossible of ful fillment, and oDserves tnnt ine enionic powers fnllcd to make up the deficit. "Hnd Greece participated," ho continues, "she could not have saved the Serbian army, operating at such a distance that our forces would not hnve been able to effeot a Junction In time. The Greek armv would probably have suffered the fate of the Serbian army, and tho Bulgarians, with the Austro-Germans and Turks, would today, as enemies, bo in our territory- Would-Greoce, weakened to this point be' any use to Serbia and therefore to tho nllled cause?" Safeguard Equilibrium. "The entonte press, repeats on every occasion that we ought to enter tho struggle to save the Bnlkan equili brium. Tno equiUDnum the other Balkan paferRRCHIVE aoru iic.