Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 16, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Pro. Only morning newspaper in Manitoba weather forecast mild Winnipeg temp. Yesterday High 18 above Low 6 above vol. 43 Sun rises. . Sets . Moon rises. . Sets . Winnipeg tuesday eighteen pages. No. 194. E financial arrangements Neces Ary to throw remaining two Ili Oftis against Germany lost expensive War in history of Florid will Cost ten billion dollars for current year .001 Britain s Hup outlay in War fare in. Many states must be assisted London feb. Reuters Ottawa Hon. David Lloyd George Chancellor of the exchequer was loudly cheered in the House of commons this afternoon As he Mads his announcement of the arrangements concluded by the minis ters of finance of the three allies at the recent conference in Paris. He emphasized at the outset that the re commendation of the respective governments committed great Britain to heavy engagements. This he said was the most expensive War that had Ever Ilieen waged in material in men and in Money. For the year ended dec. 31 Nti the aggregate expenditure of the ill lies would be not far from two thousand million pounds Sterling. The 3ritish Empire would be spending considerably More than France and rus More to than the highest sure spent by either of the two great lilies. Britain is doing. Great Britain to said had to re Ruh a new army maintain a huge Navy was Liberal separation allowances had to bring troops from the Dentts of the Earth and had to wage robber discovered of Cotton new York feb. A Ray examinations of Cotton cargos of outgo ing British shifts which have been con ducted by representatives of the British government for several months As a Means of preventing shipment of Contra band of War revealed today that Bales of Collon waste consigned aboard the while Star liner or Etic contained rub ber. The relic is due to sail Tomor Row for Mediterranean ports. The con signee was Given by officials of the line As a firm in Genoa Italy. The con Signor they said was a. B. Newman of this City. The rubber was in the form of sheets. And easily concealed. Each of the i 78 Bales in the consignment contained about four pounds. The entire consignment was refused shipment when the Contra band was discovered it is said at the critic s pier. Officials of the while Star line said that the office of the United states District Alloney had been furnished with the name of the consignor and con signee. Troops of the West March past greatest spec Tacle in military annals of Winnipeg stirring Street scenes Premier Barden. Gives enquiry court says contractors deviated from specifications. Ottawa feb. The commons this afternoon the Premier announced that he would move tomorrow for the appointment of a special committee of seven to investigate the Purchase or boots for the Canadian contingent bar Robert asked the opposition leaders to let him have the names of three liberals who would act on the committee. The report of the court of inquiry ordered to enquire into and report upon complaints made regarding the Quality of Brown ankle boots provided for the troops was then tabled. The court answers several questions relative to the boots As follows 1 Are the boots complained of defective and if so in what respect this Board considers that the Boot is generally supplied is defective in the following respects a unsuitable shape b unsuitable make c leather his Royal highness expresses keen satisfaction at appearance of Gallant soldiers . The Duke of Connaught can Ada s governor general saw sol Diers armed and a courted clean of limb smart of appearance and dimly trained pass before him in re View yesterday afternoon presenting an exhibition of the second offering made by the. Dominion to the Mother land in her hour of need. Fifty thou Sand people lined main Street and literally jammed the portion from port age to the City Hall surging around the reviewing base on the East Side of main Street at the intersection of my Dermot Avenue. On the West Side Well in the Centre of the Road stood the bands of the 27th, 2sth and 32nd battalions and the pipers of the 43rd. Each played in turn As the Long line of soldiers in column of route swung past the Duke of Connaught every Man in step every Man. Spick and Span his Bayonet gleaming his buttons shining in the Bright sunlight and his whole body at a tension which showed the Pride each one Felt in that which he was today doing for his country. A magnificent sight. It was a sight to stir the blood yet through it All ran a feeling of pity and sadness for As one woman on the., re viewing base put magnificent How inspiring yet How sad for of All this Flower of the great wide open West All this Fine manhood there will be Many a one there must be Many a one will be mourned and that fact should be this feeling must have permeated the vast concourse which was out for there was but Little cheering but Little applause just a deep silence save for the grinding Snow under the soldiers feet which would be broken occasion ally by some High pitched nervous voice heard above the tramp of the troops As it called out loud the name and number of the regiment a voice accentuated by the silence a. Silence aviators cause heavy damage in recent raid Amsterdam feb. 1 Han dels Blad s Sluis correspondent in a Dis Patch concerning the raid last week 34 British aviators Over portions of Northern belgium., says thai at Ostend Only the Sheds of the railway were badly dam aged and that the hotel terminus near the station was slightly damaged. The de Smel de Nayer Bridge suffered heavily and All communication with the sea station was broken. At Blantye Berghe the correspondent says the station and the railway were totally destroyed. At , a adds the Central electric works and a factory were destroyed and the Bridges Here could not be worked owing to the of elect Sicily. A shed with All its contents was destroyed thai correspondent said. Germany offers to plans will not destroy merchant ships if allies remove restrictions on foodstuff shipments. Complete text of great Britain s reply to american note received at Washington. Farmers problems discussed in House better Protection regarding freight rates urged by member for Birtle three Maiden speeches Washington b.c., feb. Only three Days remaining before the Ger Man admiralty proposes to carry into effect its proclamation ordering a sub Onarine Campaign on enemy merchant ships developments in the diplomatic situation moved rapidly today through he medium of the United states gov. Ern ment custodian of the diplomatic interests of the various belligerents. Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador delivered a note to the United states which was promptly rans knitted to great Britain in which 3-Ermany offered to recede from her Ian of destroying enemy merchant attorney general s b l to Amend liquor License act to be debated today quiet discussion of provincial questions marked last night s session of the legislature Maiden speeches being delivered from both sides of the House. G. J. H. Malcolm Birtle resumed the debate on the address with a constructive and Well reasoned discussion of farm and Rural problems. Better Protection for the Farmers in the matter of freight rates and government Aid in obtaining Loans were two of the chief problems demanding solution lie said. G. A. Grierson Minnedosa and John Graham Norfolk also Dean with farm problems in a comprehensive fashion the latter scoring a hit with his witty sallies and engaging manner. Col. Dan Mclean Winnipeg North gave his Maiden speech at tacking the. Single tax views of f. J. Dixon. Contrary to expectations the government Bill to Amend the liquor License act did not come up., however the attorney general moved that it should appear Early on the order paper today and no doubt it will be debated this afternoon. Or. Clingan Vii Den has introduced another Bill to Amend the liquor License act the measure cover ing some of the ground included in. Or. Howden s Bill. It was framed in Dependently however and there is Likely to be a keen discussion of the respective merits of the two measures or. Clingan s Bill proposes to confide extremely Large Powers in the hand3 of municipal Council i and in this re Spect it goes beyond that of the at Torney general. Calls attention to recent fire. Before the resumption of the debate hips if restrictions placed by the allies on the address in reply to the speech car not merely in Europe but in Asia i contains no water resisting medium As and in North and East and South Africa clubbing or other dressing w heels Tor m i _ i to _ Elihu. Applause was concerned. Tet no one could deny but that All realized the potential magnetism of the mass of b would admit f great Britain and France were the two richest countries in the h by were the great Bankers of the world. Britain Wai Able to pay her hugs expenditure on the War for five years even allowing a substantial sum for depreciation out of the proceeds it her investments abroad. France was Able to carry on the War for two a three years at least out of the pro teds of her investments abroad. And both countries would have still some thing to spare to Advance to their Al lies. Twas a most important consideration. At the present moment the allies were fighting the whole mobilized strength of Germany with per baps less than one third of their own strength. The problem of the allies the remaining two thirds i gift air resources into the fighting line. Foj Iii he earliest possible moment. This is largely a question of finance. Russia s position. Russia was in a different position great Britain or France. Is was prodigiously Rich in natural and had a great growing filiation virile ind. Industrious. a since the w a began had enor Mansly increased her resources by no pressing the Sale of alcohol. To is Way alone she had increased the a ductility of her labor by Between and Litty per cent. Cheers it As if she had added millions of borers to her labor Reserve without i increasing the expense of main fining Thorn. But hitherto Russia j id been unable to command the Cap a Al within her own Dominion and to these resources. The War made this problem still More Clif especially Iri financing outside a chases for the War. France had had special difficulties. People the Chancellor did not quite r5afee the Strain upon this Gallant Stry up to the present. Cheers Nad borne the greatest Strain in to her resort res she had largest proportion of men under the enemy occupied part of her territory and Only a few truths Apo Bankers of Paris could. The sound of the enemy s guns com Ting houses. Never a less the old French nation possess wonderful Confidence. Cheers n Paris was impressed the exhibition of a. Calm and courage which was supposed of incompatible with the temper of the Celt. Laughter there a general Assurance that the Ger Hall lost tide that now Arras had As Remote a Eluce Rushing France As they had of the planet Mars. Cheers reeling permeated every class of was reflected in the Market where1 difficulties were a was. Small states must be helped. Made for raising promote military enterprises with Complete Suc ver there were How a number of Small states which to to their greater and soles Are unprotected a the sole. Filling is often poor Quaty. Did the boots become unserviceable inferior material to reply to says As is so in a percentage of instances found. In regard to question bit says yes. But Only in a limited Way. The heels and soles particularly thai former being unprotected have been the chief cause for complaint. Had the makers used steel slugs in the heels As the specifications there would have been far less complaint. But they invariably used some soft useless Metal almost As soft As Zinc. The sole leather so far As can be judged is generally Good but it is not protected by nails to fortify it against the unavoidably rough usage Given it by a Soldier. It also As a Rule was found under Guage. Not suitable for Soldier s work As to the boots not being suitable for their work the court considers this Boot unsuitable for use by soldiers for the following reasons a the Shapp is such that the average foot has not room for the free movement of the toes. And the s Quick can Linuell on Page three a remarkable gathering. A remarkable gathering1 had Congre gated around the Duke of Connaught As he stood with major general Ste ele inspector general of the Western Force on a thick persian Rug which had been Laid. To the left of the two soldiers was placed a. Tall Flag staff which was made in sections to fit together and be easily carried around. Prom the top of this staff floated the Royal Standard and under it stood two men whose Ottawa feb. Following casualties among the Princess Patricini Canadian Light infantry Are announced tonight killed in feb. Frank s. Brown at St. Eloi. Next of Kin Rev. . Brown , ont. Feb. Guy Dwyer at St. Eloi. Next of Kin m. J. Dwyer Endi Cott. N.y., . Feb. Charles Hudson at St. Eloi. Next of Kin to. Hudson five Camp Terrace Guernsey Channel islands. Died of feb. Henr e. D. Wal Ler. Next of Kin j. S. Waller 172 Cromwell Road London eng. Private James Ward admitted to Hospital gunshot wound in thigh. Next of Kin mrs. A Ward a liner Road London eng. Here was recently a Verv Rich Imri now and desolated offer by seen to did not a Iii the period of restoration a sensation came. Cheers ii Lar As Sorvala with is Large a Tira s in e and. Fighting her Wil Lin two years fighting fic scr courage and Bril a with no Worth. No Revenue to and hardly any Man fac Here were also other states Lor War did it. Was to our interests that they in Ptel. Then. Pm it her own special Dit of Lier food sep from abroad. material or in War equipments and sul Jjo 1 -.1 distort a occupied with Wall had 1o pin Chase abroad and create enormous continued on Page two use exhibition barns. Arrange for stabling of recounts at Portage fair grounds. Portage la Prairie Man., feb. Arrangements have been made with the Portage Industrial association for the use of the big barns at the exhibition grounds for the stabling of recounts and a Force of men have been engaged today in making them ready for the horses. It. Is understood that 200 horses will arrive Here Tomor Row and will be stabled at Island Park and As fast As purchased by re mount officers will be sent Here and drawn As needed by the Canadian expeditionary forces. J. Mclenegan of this City has received the contract for the feeding and caring of the animals. Aged Toronto woman dead. Toronto feb. Death occur red today of mrs. James Mitchell no. 4 Binscarth Road at the age of 97 years. She lived under six sovereigns and re sided All her life within the present corporation limits of Toronto. Her father was one of the volunteers who general Brock in his expedition to Detroit in the War of 1s12. Son of Pipestone. Farmer disappears. Pipestone Man., feb. 15. Willie Hallie ii son of Thomas Hali Weil living three Miles South of Pipestone Iel t Home on horseback saturday even ing to bring up rattle but did not re turn. Search parties , out but with no Trace further than he was seen at Forkes ranch in the Sand Hills late saturday night. Names Are byword among the Public the one the governor general of can Ada the Uncle of the present of England the brother of the late King Edward a Field marshal commander in chief of the British army a Soldier if there Ever was one and Active service entitles him to the Many decorations worn at his breast but hid Den yesterday by the persian Lamb Collar of the military coat. The other a taller heavier figure the figure of the Man who has built up the wonder Ful body of men of the West which passed under their eyes yesterday truly emblematic of the Empire the Dominion under the Flag of great Empire. All prominent people. Slightly behind the Duke and eral Steele stood the guests of the regal party sir Douglas and lady Cameron sir Rodin once Roblin mrs Homer Dixon. Major count de Burn ,111fl a Lecarme beyond these again massed other Well known society women and prominent soldiers and Hon. Or. Montague mayor waft to . Mclean Lieut. Col Correl . I. Stevenson of of the 1st , now mobilized at Brandon who with Captain Laws were the Only officers of com Mand to be in the Eity for the review mrs. Waugh was in the mayor s car n shipments of conditional contraband and foodstuffs destined to the civilian population of Germany were removed. Otherwise the note announced Ger Many proposed to put into effect the original proclamation adding also the strewing of mines in Waters surround ing great Britain and Ireland. Alleged arming of British merchant ves Sels is Given by the German govern ment As ground for attacking enemy merchant ships without search or pre Vious t hereafter As in the category ships. The ambassador s communication was sent from Berlin before the recent american note was delivered by ambassador and is supple mental to the German foreign office memorandum on the subject of the new War zones. British reply to american note. At the same time that the German ambassador conferred with Secretary Bryan and counsellor Lansing the Complete text of the British reply to the american note of protest on Neutral shipping dated dec. 26. Was received. It was Laid before president Wilson. Besides giving statistics on Neutral Commerce and enter ing a general that there had been Unwar ranted interference with legitimate shipments the new note contains a statement from great Britain that the recent government degree taking Over the flour and Grain Supply in Germany required added precautions on the part of the allies that conditional Contra band might not be permitted to reach the armed forces of the enemy. The document constitutes a further state i ment of the British government on the Leea questions involved. The full text will not be Given out until after an agreement for publication is reached with the British foreign office. Another development which bears directly on the submarine warfare threatened by Germany was the Dis Patching of a Telegram by the state department to ambassador Page instructing him to submit to the British foreign office evidence Given Here by the owners of the american Steamer Wilhelmina to prove that her cargo consists of foodstuffs destined for non combatants and subject to seizure. The suggestion is made that unless great Britain has sufficient grounds not yet advanced for doing otherwise the ship be permitted at once to priced with her cargo to her destination. From the German Point 6j View the were continued on Page two continued on Page three from the throne Thos. Johnson Centre Drew then attention of the House to an article which appeared in free press on saturday last to the effect that the building at 261 fort Street a which Are located a number of important government office Shad seen of fire and that it was Only Owmar to the fact that the fire was discovered by miss Ida Bauslaugh fac tory inspector before it had got a Good that serious damage to the build was. Averted. Johnson Point and government paid a High rent for this building that in it were Many valuable government that we least the government could do was to see that these were adequately protected. It particularly concerns the House at this he As the govern ment has been asked to produce a Large number of returns which if this Central Italy again suffers from shocks Rome feb. Earth quake shocks occurred today in parts of the District in Central Italy visited by seismic disturbances several weeks ago. One person was killed and six were injured in the collapse of a House in Naz Hano. At Rocca Sinibaldi the Belfry of the Convent of Santa Maria fell upon several houses burying ten persons. Cilta Ducale was entirely wrecked and at Veroli several houses were rendered uninhabitable. Since the recent disaster the District almost daily has been shaken by Earth shocks. Today s disturbance occurred at 1 0 minutes after 2 o clock this morn ing but it was Only this evening that in was Learned that much damage had resulted and at least one fatality had occurred. The population of Citi Ducale is camping in the open air despite the torrential rain that is falling. There arc about people in the town which is in the province of Aquila five Miles of Rieta. Liberal Cocos to beheld today opposition reserves right to criticize the Tariff Lively debate promised. Free press special Ottawa feb. First Liberal caucus of the session will be held to Morrow. On thursday the budget de Bate will be resumed in the commons. The two events have a certain relation for the trend of the debate on the successes in the Cal Reathil stubborn attacks of austrians repulsed and one thous and prisoners taken resume original plan Czar s troops will fight defensively on own nothing new in West Petrograd Fob. Following communication from the general staff of the russian Coin Mander in chief was made Public tonight on the front of the Nieman and Vistula Rivers some encounters took place on feb. 13 at about the sumo places As on the Day before. On the left Bank of the Vistula the customary Cann Nading occurred. In the carpathians we repulsed stubborn attacks by the austrians at a Ridnik. We made some Progress on the left Bank of the upper san and Cap tured More than one thousand prison ers five machine guns and a gun. Germans who attacked the Heights near myth Kozi Ourka Between the Beskid and Wysz Kow passes were re pulsed. They suffered heavy losses. Our troops starting a counter attack from Duklas and Wysz Kow dislodged the germans from the Heights fortified by them. Strong austrian forces Are advancing along the roads leading to Nad budget will depend very largely upon Worna and to the decision of the caucus. From present indications the budget debate promises to be the most lengthy of the session and there is every Prospect of a Lively discussion during which Many phases of the Tariff ques Tion will come up and in the course of which the government s continued lavish expenditure in the face of the falling Revenue will come in for some ul1j.q building were destroyed or some of the offices badly damaged the govern ment would not be Able to fur attorney general Howden replied briefly to the effect that As it was said to be a matter of defective wiring it came within the province of the City s building inspector. He would however see that this official was notified. Continuing the debate g. J. H. Mal Colm referred to the More important needs of the Farmers of the province. He congratulated the mover and the Seconder of the address from the throne. He said he stood squarely behind the Leader of the opposition and then touching on the question of Loy Alty said he did not believe there was a disloyal member in the House. Duty of Farmers. A great duty the speaker said res Ted on the Farmers. They must help to provide the Mother country with food. He advocated that the minister of agriculture should Issue a note of warn ing to the Farmers that not one acre of land More than had been properly prepared should be seeded. It was quit0, a Shock to the members of the opposition or. Malcolm said when they remembered that twelve months ago they had been told the government did not know what to do with its surplus to find out that the prov Ince had not been Able to do More than it had for the Mother country and for the belgians. He blamed the government for not having taken More Active measures continued on. Page eighteen Clamp on every ounce of sea pressure to choke off Germany s food Supply Winston Churchill loudly cheered in commons when he announces the determination of the admiralty to retaliate for the German submarine made to expectation of other countries joining cause with the total naval losses As five thousand officers and men. London feb. Churchill time the total naval losses As the re View we have every risk it to by j-1_ n .3 ,.n1 a. ,1 j if d ism t Lonco to it j.1. La _ i. In the House of commons declared amid cheering that great Britain finally had decided to Clamp on every ounce of sea pressure to choke off Germany s food Supply in retaliation for the Ger Man submarine policy while Lloyd George Drew additional cheering by a reference to Loans to countries which he said expected to throw in their Loi with the allies. These countries the Chancellor did not name. It was the first time that a reference was made in parliament of such expectations. The announcement of the govern ment s decision with relation to Ger Many s food supplies came almost co inc Dently with the receipt of two Dis patches from the United states one saying that count von Bernstorff the German ambassador had informed the Washington government that Germany was willing to abandon her submarine policy provided great Britain ceased interfering with cargoes of foodstuffs and the other saying that he again had advised Neutral shipping to avoid those Waters which Germany had declared would become a dangerous military area three Days hence. Suit of the War. These he said were upwards of officers and men a majority of them victims of submarines. Concerning submarines or. Churchill outlined what great Britain purposed to do As a counter to the German policy. In View of what he styled piracy and or. Churchill said it was incumbent on great Britain for the first time to apply the full Force of her naval Power. A formal declaration to this effect he added would be made forthwith. Efficiency is keynote. Or. Churchill gave an interesting re View of the naval situation in introducing the. Navy estimates. He said that efficiency was the keynote of the admiralty s programme and that at the outbreak of the War the supplies of ammunition men and Oil were com plete. Every in the Navy which was fit for service As Well As new ships which were being built for foreign governments and armed merchantmen had been fully manned. In fact the German army was no More fit for an attempted War on a Gigantic scale than was the British Fleet for National he said. After six months of War with new -1. T _ a. .yo.i, a Lull in Tel us. W or. Churchill disclosed for the first dangers and difficulties coming into the loss of a life. With the results of our labors in main Taining provision for the sea Black Prospect for Germany. After referring to the naval off the Falkland islands and in the North sea or. Churchil said Only two Small cruisers and two a Mored merchantmen remain of All the German preparations to attack our Trade routes and these Are in hiding during the six months of the War or Churchill said great Britain s total losses at sea including All ships except trawlers amounted to Only 63 nevertheless it was necessary to be Ori the Lookout for another German attempt to harass British Trade routes. Al though the Ocean is a Black Prospect to a. German he said we should be Able to meet any new at tempt with resources incomparably Superior to what we had at the begin neg of the referring to vice Admiral Jellicoe b command of the sea with his Fleet As silent uns Leeping and a yet Funchal or. Churchill said that the admiralty had moved men at Home and abroad including belgian and French troops and the. Wounded to the num ber of without an Accident or the Tariff Bill will go through in amended sometime in March. While several amendments and a Large num ber of suggestions will be offered by the opposition it is not expected that there will be a division of the House on any of them. The opposition re serves to itself the privilege of criticising the government s proposals but the government will take the responsibility of its proposals before the peo ple and in accordance with the Prin Ciple Laid Down by the opposition at the beginning of the session there will be no obstruction. War tax debate. The vulnerable Points of the budget just brought Down so far As serious criticism is concerned Are already Evi Dent. In the first place neither the special taxes nor the increases announced in the customs duties can be regarded in any particular As War since the proceed must go to Ward making up the deficit Between expenditure and Revenue which the government has been compelled to announce and every cent of Canada s War expenditure is to be paid for by Money borrowed from England. The main estimates brought Down by the govern Paris feb. Following offi Cial communication was issued the War office tonight Only a few actions arc reported and these favourable to our artillery. Near Poe Cappelle Northeast of Ypres one of the batteries of the enemy was silenced. At Beau Rains South of a German trenches have been destroyed. In the neighbourhood of Soissons and in the Region of Perthes some earthworks of the enemy and collections of troops have been efficacious by brought Down last session and. The supplement Aries Are still to come so that there will be apparently no at tempt on the part of the government to curtail its spending in a manner least partly corresponding to the crease in revenues. The Public is called upon to economize to the extent of thirty million dollars while the government continues its spending As if no War existed. Little criticism of special taxes. There will be Little criticism How Ever of the special taxes though there Are some who believe that an income tax should have been included. The chief criticism will be levelled against the increase of seven and a half 71 cent in the general tariffs and. Of five per cent in the British preferential. This heavy increase it is contended continued on fifteen committed for trial. Percy Scott charged with murder of Percy Scott. Dryden ont feb. 15. Percy Scott was today committed for trial at be Nora assizes for the murder of Fred. Lewis a Well known Farmer on Tan. 15. Crown prosecutor to. F. Jmc Gilli Vray prosecuted but the prisoner was undefended. Twelve witnessed were examined but evidence was All circumstantial principal testimony be ing that of w. Harris who saw the prisoner Iri the House of the murdered Man on Jan. 26, handling cartridges on deceased Man s bed. The Frozen body was found by the police on Jan. 27 in a Bush near his House. The Post mor tem examination by or. Dingwall Dis closed two Bullet wounds near the brain causing instant Nous death. Last evidence put in was prisoner s own confession in which to stated he saw Lewis in the Bush cutting Wood and fired two shots. He then took his Money of which he gave his Mother. To May decrease sugar beet production. Basel. Feb. German government is contemplating the issuance of a decree reducing by one Quarter the Areu. Previously Iii Ployd the raising of sugar beets so As to in crease the production of Grain and vegetables. Sugar manufacturers Are raising objections. They contend that sugar is a nourishing food and the by products Are valuable for feed intr cattle. Quebec conservative Leader resigns. Quebec feb. 16. J. Tellier ., for Joliette Leader of the conservative opposition in the Quebec Slature will announce his resignation As party Leader in the House today he will be succeeded by p. Cousineau For Jacques Cartier or Tel lick will still represent Joliette in the local House but there is a Rumor that he will later be a candidate for the Federal House. London feb. Susla Xuoc l Austro German pressure on the Ensi Ern front with the admission by Potro Mil that the. to assume uie defensive 011 their own territory is x feature of the military situation. This was the original plan of the russians and worked successfully in the Ciu by fighting. The germans claim to have Progress in , unofficial advices from Budapest even say hat the austrians have swept As for on Hias a Zernowitz although the latest official communication from vice i docs not state. However it is claimed , in Southeastern a Cilicia been occupied by them. There is no noteworthy change in the Western theatre. The germ look about Yards of trenches South of Ypres but the allies partially this by capturing about 300 Yards be in blockade question. The British Public is cent Erin interest just now in the outcome of the German so called blockade of ish Waters due to on thursday with special reference to its effect on Neutral shipping. The speeches in the House of com Mons of David Lloyd George and win Ston Spencer Churchill the former explaining the concerted financial Plains of the allies and the latter reviewing the naval situation and promising Tho utmost endeavours to Cut off All Doorman food supplies have temporarily Over shadowed Tho War news. The Royal dutch steamship Pany today suspended service to Havro on account of the German and according to Berlin despatches ill the dutch shipping companies have decided to suspend service to Ling Laud afro the British Steamer Wavelet from Pensacola. Struck a mine in the 15sh Channel. The loss of life Nui Ilie de twelve beached. And the Steamer damages against Montreal Star. Quebec 1 j. B. K. Let Calif a one of the Quebec Harbor Chou Mission ers claimed from the Monarc in Star for an alleged slanderous Ronor too a judge Lemieux in the Superior court granted the claimant the sum of 5100 damages. Steamship company is service. Amsterdam feb. 15.- Laimoun conic no made in the. Handl Oblad Ottav that the koya.1 dutch steamship Coin Pany Lias suspended its service to Havre until further notice. By Law overwhelmingly Defeated North Bay ont., feb. A co raise for Road n s met with an overwhelming file electors today. Weather report Trio weather Mcnort from Observatory Dorsum a Observatory Hist. John-., cow at 7 no Tor Uio preceding 12 Houri 18t minimum. S.4 Harom Elci. 30 20 sni i h cast wind at 6 7ijiles an hour. La the Canadian Stratford Soldier in French Hospital. London feb. Harry cog Lull of Stratford ont. Is in a Hospital in France suffering from pleurisy due to exposure but his condition is not Senous. Ocean steamships. Rochan Iboa a fit York Plaunia Madonna Ancona. Arrived it now i Ork in ;