The Quebec chronicle, 29 décembre 1916, vendredi 29 décembre 1916

[" The Weather COLDER à A FRESH VEÜBTABLES AND FRUITS FOR YOUR New Year\u2019s Dinner MUSHROOMS, BOSTON LETTUCE, RADISHES, CUCUMBERS, TOMATOES SPINACH, CAULIFLOWERS, WATER CRESS, PARSLEY, GREEN BEANS, EGG PLANTS, CELERY.FLORIDA and CALIFORNIA ORANGES, FAMEUSE APPLES, MALAGA GRAPES, BANANAS.A.GRENIER.GROCER AND WINE MERCHANT.Phones: 1867 and 1868.AUSTRIA IRGES | NEED OF ECONOMY AT PRESENT TIME i MAY ADOPT TAXATION POLICY TO COVER INTEREST ON ; LOANS.London, Dec.28 \u2014A despatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Ameterdam quotes the folluwing re-: recived there from Vienna: \u201cAdrressing the officials of his de-! partment on tie subject of the ine | fluence of the war on political econ.ny and the regulation vi economic aflairs with Hungary, Aiexauder Spitzmuclier, the new Finane= Minister, cmpha-ized the urgeut need of ecom amy and the promotion of export rade.\u201cPerhang the sunst unportant come + ereie fret.sain Herr Spitzmuciler, had Deca tive extraordinary increase in the tate debt, wv ade fac restora- jou nf tie mone standard one of die th a! ipor.ant problems, A systematic nolicy of product.on would be the chief means for placing the country\u2019s noiitical and economical position and iis monetary standard on a sumnnd hasis ammin.Herr Spitzcweller further emplasized the neces sity that the interest on the war loans be .completely covered by fresh sources of revenue auû nid that a tar:ation policy should provide for a ir .and : ape velopment and that rumors will not | ee rie ou Dudipess con be discussed in any way.opinions ta the foregning effect us The decision to pursue this course being prevalent in some quarters in was made known after the State De- | Austria-Hungary.but in nowise ccn- partment had received th: official .firms the view that they are favored texts of the German and Austrian hy the Austrian and Hungarian zos- replies to President Wilson's identic | ernments.On the contrary, the ecr- notes to the belligerent proposing a © respondent contends that , however discussion of peacc terms, and after \u201cmuch a separate peace may be desire it was learned that the Teutonic \u201cog i jy almost unthinkable.and ccr- powers would be willing to permit tainly for the present impossible.He a confidential exchange of tentative concurs with the Swiss representa- .sas .Presi \u2018i 0 \u2026 louks like un acceptance of Wilson's, dt Wilson's note, the last, suggestion.That, uccordmg to the: ibility of 5 sre regaruing ioe British view, is the impression Ger | Pore y of peace negotiations.many sought to make upon Americas ussa\u2019s negative attitude has becn opinion.But garelully considered, it is strengtheacd.x nee hy the Gerel ere to he not a response tu but v the American note an evasion of the President's propos- which the Russian çovernmeu.cons tals.The circums:ances of its publica- Siders, \u2018not only (relevant.but fur + tion are also thought to siow a ma- pertinent, to the United States\u201d ac.chiavellian effort to influeace publie | cording to information received by opinion in the United States to the; The Associated Presspoint of perplexing and raising difi- = Russian official circles call atten culties for the President.The haste | tion to the fact tha: Germany's re- ,the early afternoon terms if it became necessary to do so to bridg: the gap threatening to prevent a gathering of peace delc- gates, In many quarters the official attitude was construcd as indicating that secret exchanges were expected to- follow if they did not precede the formai answers vf the Entente nations to the notes of President Wilson and the Central powers.Because of the highly confidential nature of any such negotiations it is pointed out, the intermediary would be ob- figed to refrain from admitting even.that they wer in progress.So far as the Entente governments are concerned it is understood that little if any confidential information has reached to shed mor: light on their attitude than has been given publicly in the speeches of their! Premiers and the commment of their ; \u2018priss, Consequently.there is no | disposition here to doubt that tue Allies unanimously will refuse to! enter any sort of peace conference until Germany has indicated clearly - on what conditions she will stop fighting.i On the T:utonie side, while the reply to President Wilson is regard- | tives as far as saying that the vourg Emperor is eager to work for pace.\u201cIt is generslly recognized.\u201d says the correspondent.\u201cthat the Empeor, after he has been crowned King of Hungary and taken the oath to the constitution in the Austrian parlia- ment.will try to re-establish peace, | Theer ia little doubt that he will use his influence on Germany in ue friendly a way as is possible.aad if this influence should fail will wee other kinds of pressure on Germany which Germanv will be unable to eu- dure for long\u201d PROBATE JUDG SHOOTS HIMSELF FRED ST.JOHN BLISS, OF FREDERICTON, TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.ed by the German Embassy as com- | Fredericton, N.B., Dec.Fred plying with President Wilton\u2019s sugk- St.John Hliss, Secretary-Treasure: of | taining a veace that would ratify the : gestion in offering a method Of York county.and judge oi prodare.| Prussian military domination of Ene! procedure, Germany is said to be willing to consider otaer suggestions regarding methods from any quarter, including her enemies.The views of the German government, further are represented as being as follows: \u201cIf the Entente considers that guarantees for the future are tie principal elements to b2 achieved, and.lacking confidence in the German government, insists upon knowing something of the guarantees that Germany is willing to give, the Berlin government might make some declaration regarding the principles to which she js willing to subscribe, \u201cleaving details for settlement at the i exciting than the stormy session of turned and threw another egg nt .proposed conference.The German government considers that there is but little to be gained hy going into any lengthy discussion of guarantecs for the futur: with the present war in progress.In this connection, Germany, it is asserted, never has intended that the conference suggested should result imm>dintely in the establishment of peace, it is considered that it necessarily would be of » preliminary nature to determing whether it might not be possible to end the war.According to the German diplomats, the plan Germany is proceeding upon would provide that the delegates should first agree upon ter- eitorial and immediately connected terms, and that preliminary tentative treaty then should be settled upon, This completed, the German ides is to have all the neutrals cail- ed in to participate in consideration of the questions of guarantzes for the future.Diplomats familiar with the viewpoint of Germany and her ailiss wer especially emphatic tonight in saying that Germany necessarily i would he able to make much beticr terms in confidential negotiations man Bodruk told M.Zary that he (hap in public.The radical elment should confine his remarks to an ad ' jn German politics, it is said, must whereupen | he considered, Mr.Zary reached into his cont pock-' stances, however, it was said Geret and drew out an egg which he \u2018many would not consider making Under any cireura- pace if the Entente should insist upod retaining Germany's lost col onies and requiring Cermany st the same time to evacuate all enemy territory now occupied.\u2014\u2014 ttl HIGH HONOR FOR MONTREAL MAN Albany, N.Y.Dec.26 \u2014Dr.frank D.Adams, of McGill University, Montreal, was elected nresident of the Geologiial Society of America at the organizations annual meeting.Other officers elected are: \u2014Viee- President, Dr.W.D.Matthews.American Museum of Natura! History, New York: Treasurer, Dr.William B.Clark.John's Hopkins University; Librarian, Dr.P.R, Van Horn, Case School of Applied Seience and Seeretary, Dr.À.O.Hovey, American Museum of Natural History.Any old bachelor with money ean chtala 6 ss husband 1 who shot himself throuch the head | yesterday afternoon in his office, died at an early hour this morning.Judge Bliss had been in god health and spirits apparently uni yesterday when County Auditor George Armstrong entered his office ité go over Mr.Bliss\u2019 accounts to ect {them in shape for the approaching | session of the municinal council which ! anens next Tuesday.Judge Bliss'e\u2019t | his office suddenly.telling Mr, A-m- ; strong that he would return in a few \u2018 { moments Walkine across the hall sf «the building to Sherif Howe's offic.Le locked the dose and shet himself through the temple.HUN SAVAGERY AGAIN DISPLAYED DELIBERATE ATTEMPT BY A SUBMARINE TO MURDER SURVIVORS OF WGESTMINS.TER.I London, Dec.28\u2014The Admiralty : has given to The Associates Press tie \"following statement concoauing the sinking of the British steamer Weerminster, which was reported on Dec.18th: « \"The degree of savagery the Gere mans have attained in their submariie ! policy appcars to have reached a « max in the sinking of the Westmin * ter, which was procecding \u2018rom Tor-e Annunziata to Port Said in hala.\u201cOn December 14th, when 180 miles \u2026 from the nearest land.the Westmins- { ter was attacked by a German ters pedo boat withont warning and was struck by two torpedoes in quick sue- cession, which killed four men.The Westminster sank in four minutes.\u201cThis ruthless disrexard for the rules of international law was followed by a deliherate attempt 10 murder the survivors.The officers and crew 2,000 vards.The master and engineer were killed outright.Their boat was sunk.The second and thir engineers were not picked up: it Is presumed they were drownad, The captain of the sifbmarine must have satisfied himself of the effectiveness of his torpedoes, yet tie proceed ed to carry out in cnidhlond an act of murder which would not possibly be justified by any urgency of war and can only he regarded in the eyes of the world as a further proof of the dexsedation of German honor and morale.\u201d The cook thst prepares 8 good dinner is greater than the man who | makes an aiter dianee spesch.while effecting their escan: were shell ed by the submarine at a range af; | shown in issuing a wireless summary of the note contrary to the accepted .canons of international courtesy before - i the actual text was received by the ; Government to whom the note was, : addressed.is a point upon which the American government, it is said hers, is more deenly qualified to expre oy an opinion than any other persons less directly concerned.To Countera:t Effect.i Germany's new note is, according to © conjecture here, a sot of court move 10 nicet the Entente's resiy to the | original German note of December 12 | There are various indications that tie ! Entente reply was ready and wrs | \u201cbout to be dispatched, es n if it had - + not already been dispatche:l to neutr:) agencies for deliverey in Berlin.Anxtety to counteract the effect of that wreply, it is said.explains Gerniany's | herry to identify herself in appea=- ance with the high-minded suggestion made by the President.- | ! The Entente\u2019s reply is expected 10 | state in the plainest possible way why.the Entente Powers cannot in tle present circumstances meer in conference with the Central powers.whic offer no guarantees that their pra posal fur a conference is advanced | with any other object thas that of oh- rope and would attain most of the | \u201cwar aims.\u201d set forth in the Chauvinistic German press.and would esta\u2019 Fish in the history of the wortd a wi-\" arions record for frightiilness.If; Germany's objects in secting pesre ; now are less than that they cannot, it is held hy the Entente owers, be more than a ruse lo gin time.Henry Grattan's vamous speech in 1813, is recalled here, The yreat Irish orator, speaking of the Napoleoric | proffer of peace, said: Le \u201cSuch offers of peace ave nothing.more than one of the arts of war, attended most assuredly hy chargivg an yon the adium of a long and protracted conflict and with auch cor1- monplace and many goo srws and sayings of the miseries of blsodshed and the savings and good hushandry of peace.\u201d \"While in some quarters Germany's new note is thought te be further proof of the inopportuneness ~f President Wilson's move, inasmuch as his action has given Berlin another opoprtunity of making cap\u2019 il in the eyes of the neusal word which is longing for peace, it is held in most thoughtful circles that, as j the Westminster Gazette says: \u201cTue | President is not to be blamed ior this.and we should he very unwi-e to rush to the conclusion that he «=- ! pected to recrive this answer, -\"d was to thaz extent playing into le hands of the SSermans.\u201d i Ths paper outlines the Brith view as to the new German Move as | follows: \u201cThe German Goverrmicut \u2018can scarcely be so naive ns to a pose that the Allied gov ruma:ts would suspend hostilities and ens t into a conference with an ener ; Me rethinaham & Workman, presetiel rc; Montreal o.oo.0 oo oo oe Lewis Brothers, Montreal 10.Hodgson, Summer, Limited.168.45 the decision that supplemient the work of the Sunday: Montreal .233.1 schools and secular schools.no new : W D.Stroud & Sons, of organization was 1equired.[he Montreal .\u2026.190.06] churches.Young Men's Christian .\\«- , sociation, and Sunday School À ice) .ciation, it held, provided all the ne Judgments by Hon.Jusiice MeCor tessary Machinery.lu felt that as Wilson & Cou.Limited vs.Buissonmen had been found willing tn serve | Considering the plaintiff has proven their king and courtry and take\u2018 the material allegations of the declar- training to fit them :or that service.,yiom, considering that since the insti- so men would be found to undertake | yneion of the action.deefadant paid.the task of winning and holding the on account of tiie sum sued for, the rising gencraltion où Canadian boys ! sum of $63.50, leaving a balance still; for those ideas of liberty and :norale | ity for which Canadiun soldiers were | ant to pay and satisiy to plaintiff said now fighting.The commission pro- | sum of $92.00, with interest and costs posed that in cach church congrega- | of the action as taken.tion a superintendent of boys\u2019 work} Guy vs.Rinfret and ux.Whereas he appointed and gather around him plaintiff sues defendau: .who are a committee sf at leust four other | husband and wife, contractually separ men, one capable of directing th: de- ute as to properiy, on a note signed velopment of the physical standard by them, jointly and severally.for the among the boys, another to deveinp sum of $700.00, interest and costs: the intellectual standard, à tard the ! whereas the defendants appeared se religious standard, and the fourth | parately, female defendant alone con- the service and miss.onary or social iested the actinn.She asks that it be dismussed with respect to ner or the reason thal, to plaintiff's knowledye, the note was signed in ackn: wlelge- ment of a debt of her husharel; that she never derived any heneils from it whatever: that plaintiff was her hus due of $92.00; doth condemn defend- In their work these supesintens dents of boys\u2019 work and thir cols leagues would have to assist tirent the \u201cCanadian Standard Efficiency Tests.\u201d prepared by the rational council of the Young Men's Chistian 1012 as à course of training for older boys, adopted hy the Canadian National Advisor: Comi mittee for Co-operation in Boys ork, Thers ctficiency teste provid: for the \u201ccharting\u201d of the hoys, for their progressive instruction in subicets under the four headitgs\u2014of rewards i for advancements aad for the devel y opment of the boy into à leader or .mentor of a group of his fellows, ! They take into account the \u201csang\u201d she signed the note far, and on hehalf and at the request of her hushand.who was a retail grocer iu business.ard she concludes for the dismissal of the action; the plaintiff's action is dismissed with costs.frrovincial and natinnal organizations, the commission alsa recom mended.It proposed that a campaign for enlisting and registering workers and prospective workers be maugurated.that leaders mo beys* work be souaht amnsx the students 250.00 Judgments! ; | pand\u2019s creditors and not bers: that + an hoard more than twenty time of spirit, as it has beou called, amonz high explosives at any te âme.boys, and the instinct for hero-wor- Lighters in the Communipaw and ship.and, morenver, throw upon the Riker's lvand anciorapes are rot ; Members of the class organization allowed to lie closer than 500 fect in the responsibility for its management each nther, Gravesend Bay anchorage ars not \"permitted to be within 190 yards of | each other, or to lie within 1,500 \"yards of the shore.Vessels carrying explosives are not allowed to have nn board inflammable liquids or solids.or goods liable to spontaneous combustion, unless these sre stored in separate compariments, No artificial lights | letics, promote summer camp confer- except electric flashlights and the | ences of leaders and older 9, and regular electric lighting system of | provide trainiag classes for re Vessels loding in the and for the conduct of its meeting under the supervision of the Teader.The commission also proposes en organization for each locality or community in which the various churches, the Sunday School Association, and the Young Men's Christian Ase sociation should be represented.This co-operative committee would organize the community's summer ath- in high schools and colleges, and that a plan for federation of boys\u2019 Sunday school classes and clubs he out- fined.HANDSOME CALENDAR.With every dozen of Fox Head Ale and Porter purchased from your grocer during the Christmas Holidays, you are entitled to receive à beautiful and artistic calendar.Our popular Fox Head Ale and Porter are sold everywhere.The distribution of the calendars commence December 21st.POX MEAD BREWERY, The Natoma! 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