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451 M E D IC IN E H A T , A I E R T , T U E S D A Y , M A R C H 13, 1917.

AOL. 7. No. 207.

I H E A V Y F IG H T IN G
L A S T IN IG H T O N
TH E W EST FRO N T
harrnHBlUK tlie T u r k s , o n ly m i n o r
Attacks Made by Germans All Eepulsed by the o pcrntlona hove been rep o rted .
French Who Took Prisoners Between A g a in t h e T u r k u r o r e p o r t e d by
P e t r o t i r a d t o h a v e m a d e a t u r t h o r rt>-
Tlie V .Vl.C A basketball team were
the Ancre and the Aisne. t r e a t In P c r l a . t h i s t i m e leav ln R a classy aggregation and although the
lK U lon n e a r UlaUuni, 20 m llcg n o r t h - local KIk team fought well they
c a t of K e r r a a j i x h a h . a n d re tlrh iK t o wore defeated by a score of 38 to S3

msmiitTiiiejwisjiioi niissii w a r d Ilad lplttliad

pU>d by t h e Kutialana.
H lnlm n i w a s o c r u -

In Macid o n i a t h e r e h a boen a n In-

c r e n s e In t h e a r t i l l e r y a c t l v l l y In th e
last night. H. Lund, who Is well known
to Medicine Mat baseball fans, was
am ong the Lotlibrldgc lineup and waa
very notii cable for his defence work.
Ir e a b a L a k e a n d C e r n a r i v e r aeclor. In the first half, tbe local toam's play
Temporary Shortage of Bread in Potrograd Causes Uneaainesa
p r o b a b l y p r e a a K l n g a n e a r l y r e co m - was excellent and at the end of the
Amongsl the P e o p l e Demonstrations In the Streets Bnt No m o n c e n i c n t o f h a r d f i g h t i n g in t h is r e half they led with a score of 21 to ll,
Outbreaks of Any KindSledge Trains of Flour gion. but the better training and practice of
To Relieve the Situation. Mlt. HUN HAS IM H EA SIX i 1HKPU Tl.TIKS >nT H Hl.H TKA>SPOKT the visitor* showed up in tho second
C.P.K, KNOISBEBS ABE
half, and they quickly reduced the
PK180NEKS OF WAU T h i s p i t 't u r e s l i o w i wh.il t h e B r i t i s h a r t i l l e r y d hl lo a O .T tn n n l i g h t enKlne, a c t i v e l y e m p l o y e d In b r i n g i n g u p Bup-
lead of the local team . T he Lethbrldg
Y Paris, Mar. 13Several attacks wcri' tiuul(' i)v M o n t r e a l , IH an rh 1 3 i l n f o r r o a l l o u
r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e L iv e r p o o l M a r i n e
pIloH to t h e e n e r o r ir^'tirbes. T h e t e r r i i l c In t e n x l ty of t h e l l r l t U h K u n f lre a n d Ita a m a z i n g a c c u r a c y h a s b e e n otie
o f th o fottiuroa o f t h e riM-ent h e a v y n g h l l u i ; In F l u n d o r s boys got wise to the fact th a t Kelsey
and O'Uounell were the two m ost dan
t h e G e r m a n s l a s t n i g h t a n d a ll w e r e r e p u ls i'd . T lie Engineerg- ABociaiion, the oaiettoB ',i'=
gerous players on the H at team and
,^n. 1 J .1 II-ndon correspondent cables, la to the
H[S LISTN1GH
i.
W a r O if u 'e a n n o i u i e e d t o d a y a s t i o n g ( l e n n a n d ( - engineer of the ateam- * covered them so closely th a t they '?
could not get aw ay to score. F or
t a e h m c n t w h ic h a t t e m p t e d t o a d v a n c e o n ( 'o u r y .f - s eorgic and Mount Tempi. (C. p, ft * < l> BANK 0 > LABOR
the home team, Kelsey played a re
,, ..> . n .). BuDk by the Gorman raid er two *
m arkable game and his hooting was
road WiiH checke<l. Another futile a t t e m p t w a s m o m h B ag o . a r e p r i s o n e r s a t K r l e g s - Chairman Will Interview the Council in An Endeavor to Prevent Ma HhlnKlnn, M u r r h l l t Or- *
very accurate. Mr. H. B. McElyer, of
e n n l z e d la b o r iif t b e I 'n i t e d *
made near Beaiilue-et-Cliivy. I'wo ( i l ' r m a i l a t - K '''!' l a a c e r . a t .Neiishelll Floods from Inconveniencing Connaught School Teachers S t a l e s will s u p p o r t t h e (J o t - I-
Ix-thbridge. refereed the game. T he
and Pupils in the Spring. team s lined up as follows:
tacks on Hill ISf) and on the J.oiivemoiit work on OEOHflK (J U .T IIX ernniPBt In p e a c e o r w a r . T h i s *
Medletnp H atF. Kelsey, W. O'
W i n n i p e g , Mart h l . l G e o r g e F U Labor* a t t i t u d e a s et f o r t h
tlie. Verdun front, were counteri'd easily. 'Ihc O alt, of W i n n i p e g , m e m b e r o f t h e I)o- Tilt- .School l i o a r d lieiii ;i sliorl ns- of T n is tf- e I r ' l a n d 'liai l ' b a i r m a n Dr In th e d e c l a r a t i o n of p r i n c i p l e s
Donnell, forw ards; T. Dunn% cen tre;
A. Taylor, S. Taylor, guards.
Krench took 150 ])risoners. During the night the^n'i'iion commission for the Purchase filon l u s t n lg h t. A le"> > a - r e a d f i c r s h a w .uliould ln l i r \ i i * w the City a d o p t e d a n a n i m o u s l f a t n co n - +
Lethbridge. L. D tinsworth, P. E r
,o f W a r S u p p l i e s , la l y i n g c r i t i c a l l y 111 froin t b e A l b e r t a S c h o n l H'ipply T o , l 'o u n c i i a n d u r g e theni ti> r e m e d y tiils l e r e n r e h e r e y e s t e r d a y of It*
(lermans V)onibarded Soissons. Mlu' Preni'h snc- in I x ind on , a c c o r d i n g to n c a b l e r e ICdmonton, a h k l n g f o r ! il.iin e of ac- b e f o r e t b e n p r l n g floodu c d i n m e n c e r e p r e ^ t e n t a t l r p s r a i l e d to deteV-
win. forw ards; R. Lund, cen tre; K ane,
G McKlllop, guards.
n iln c a n d u n n o u n c e I h e p a r t It *
<-(.Hsfully capturt'd the (iernian trenches between ceived p h y alclan
l i i ' t h r city \csri-rd uv fro m lila c o u n t w h lc h w a s to bc ;.iid as oon T h e f y l lo w in g r e p o r t o( S u p t. Un> wa^
a s t h e k i n d e r g a r l e n l it !. ^ fur i h e ' n d o p t e d nn m o t i o n of T r u s t e l e l l a m y w o u ld f l a l m In t h e n a t i o n a l de- * A rrangem ents have been made for a
the Ancrc and Aisne. E a r l K H c h e n c r fichool n . r*- n celved T h e rotiiiwing Is itly r e p o r t f o r the fen e planH. reiun game to be played a t Lethbridge
AXOTIIt'K ( IIKOIT VOTK R e f e r r o d to F i n a n c e w iih iiiontli of K eh riiarv . ilT O itr r e t o r d s on Friday n ; x t
Berlin-, Mar. 13.The liritish made an attack, Ijiiiilcin. M a rc h I.'!- A i i d i e w l l o n a r p o w e r to a d on m o t l " n ot T r u s t e of p up lla a t t e n d a n i i ' for thlB m o n t h + 4''f<l-4>f + + + + + 4-'f4- Referee McElyer, In speaking ot th e
game afterw ards, could hardly believe
yesterday, over a w'ide front, south of Arras. 'I'o- I-!w, C lia tH o llo r of the K\che< ]ucr, B e ll a m y T h e ac c o t t n t of G e d f re y , s h o w s o m e r a t h e r r e m a r k a U l fea- INSTEUCTIONS READY that this was tbe first season In bas
s t a t e d In t h e II ouhp o f Comrnoiii! lo- H e a t h c o t e & Nlclioil waH r e f i r r e d to tiireg The to t a l nu m l)o r of pifpils In
<laya official announcement, says the attack failed (iay t b a t a n u p p l c m e n U r y vote of th e city fo r p a y m e n t on m o tio n of a t t e n d a m e is th.- larECHt we h a v e ever FOR ARMED GUARDS OF ketball for Tim Dunn and the T aylor
and tliat heavy Ins.ses were inflicted on the British. I edit lo m e e t l u c r e a a c d a n d iinfo re- cnsrtlon Tru3t<>e I r e l a n d . C o n s i d e r a b l e dls- had , be ing 2,0T1 an I n c r e a s e of S.l AMERICAN RCHANTMEN iKjys. He characterixed the game as
a r o s e r e g a r d i n g tiie c o n d i t i o n o v e r tbe p r e v i o u s m o n t h a n d of 171 one ot tbe fastest which he had ever
f cn e x p e n d i t u r e w ou ld lie n u n e d on
W ushington. March 13.Complete witnessed and prophealed th a t the
ijondon, Mar. 13.A lieuter despatch fi-om P(>- T h u r s d a y W h e n t h e las! Mjte of of t h e s i d e w a l k s l e a d i n g lo C o n n a u g h t o v e r K e b r iia ry o f 1916 Klks' team with practice need
paK^(id, it w a s e x p e c t e d S ch oo l. I t w a s p o i n t e d ou t t h a t e v e r y w e a d m i t t e d a s b e g i n n e r s 7.1 p u p i l s and definite Inetructions to "arm ed
trograd says General Chavaloff, commandei' of the tchr ia'dt l tIt wa w o u ld c a r r y o v e r t h e p r e s e n t s p r i n g t h e a l k s a r e flo o d ed a n d it 1 p e g t d e s t h e s e we r e c e iv e d f ro m o ut-
guards" to be placed aboard A.merlcan afraid of nothing In the coantry.
s c h o o ls, 2.s, In all 3S p u p il left mcrqhan# (craft bound through the
The Lethbridge^ team is etfai;
Petrograd district, has issued a proclamation for f i n a n c i a l y e a r Im p o a a lb le fo r t h e c h i l d r e n to g e t t o
German submarlnfP *one have been geasoned and ezj^rienced players
__ _____________________t h e sc h o o l w l t t i o u t g e t t i n g lUelr feet city ac ho ol d u r i n g th o m o n t h .
bidding all assemblages in the street, and warning T h e r e g u l a r m e e t i n g o f t h e B o a rd o f wet. c a u s i n g a l o t o f cold a m o n g s t p e rc e n ta g e of alletid-
completed by the Navy D epartm ent U was their fam |]iarity w ith 4 h e i
and approved by Secrotary Lansing, which really won th e gjune
citizens that the tioops have been authorized to T r a d e r o o m s t o n lg lit a t S o c lo ck t h o u g h t t o be a e r lo o g m a t t e r by t h e
T r a d e w-lll be h e l d n t th u D o a r d of U' PPU* a n d t e a c h e r . T his w as
^
" ^ e y will be forw arded to the navy as o n r h a lf th eir goafii wer
use th^ir anns or any means to preserve order in j p e ^ H p l aboard the m erchant craft on free throw s a w iu ^ ^ .,a s the re s u lt
M l ocfded, on m o t i o n . ^ e w m a r c h s r o o m . G r a d e I I I ToronU*
whenOTer th e hips which ar to be of penalties on th e ^ d t c ln ' H a tl
) the capital. Petrograd newspapers are not appear- S treet School, had the highest p e r anped are ready to sail. players.
centage. 9G.S9. T here were ten rooms
kig and the ti*amway service has been Hvispended.-
it is reported. COONCIL'SftOJOyiEO1 E1NG
The temporary shortage of flour, causing a Deputation From M anuiaoturers h a l f o f s e c t i o n 22 a n d tiie N.W q u a r t e r T here were In February two school*
that had over 9.' per cent and 33 rooms
whose
;<.> per cent.
percentage ran between 90 and ftim lture for you.
The gam e w a J u rtM ^ {jgyi and n o ti* !
A News W ant Ad. will sell that an argum ent aro se on the floor t o ' fi
m ar the pleasure of the evening. ._ ' t

lack of bread, resulted today in demonstrations by Association Made An Appeal of Bffcllon 23. a ll In t o w n s h i p 12, reporting no latea, Elizabeth Street MEMBEES OF GERARD PARTY SAY
/I

a small portion of the inhabitants, and tlie patrol for Cheaper Power, Showing rl ae nt tgeer r.,s t awtsat of t h e 4t u m e r i d i a n . T h e school and Toronto Street school. THAT GERMANS WlIiL BE STARVED >
t e d f u r t h e r t h a t i t w a s p r e - Elm Street school 10 out of 14 room
ling of the city by Cossacks in companies. Twdce age to the Oity.
Where I t Wotild Be of Advant
c u m e d a ' s l m l l a r p o t l l l o n h a d b e e n p r c - reported no lates. In the other schools
OUT BEFORE END OF THIS YEAR
sente<l 10 t h e c i t y co u ticll, a n d a s k i n g
perfect ^regularity of attendance wa* ................ . V
today, at noon and 3 oclock in the afternoon, large w h e th e r the city a u th o r itie s p roposed
reported by rooms of Miss Love, Mrs Havana, March 12.~A pp8lllng con Sw iuerlond It la believed that
A t t h e a d j o u r n e d s i t t i n g o f (b e city
i*rowds, composed mostly of students and boys, c o u n c i l , laat n i g h t , l e t t e r w e r e r e a d , d o in g a n y t h i n g In r e g a r d t o t h e m a t Sherwood, fin.
MIks Jackson and Miss Qrif- ditions prevailing throughout Ger many cannot last an o th er year.
many were revealed yesterday when the coming h arv est Is exhatiatad ahaV
t e r (Jo m o t i o n Aid. t l u r n s a n d W o r t h y
gathered in Uevsky Prospekt, in fi*ont of the r e p o r t s a d o p t e d a n d g e n e r a l r o u t i n e r e f e r r e d t o P u b l i c W o r k g commlttef* On February the first wo moved Jam es W. Gerard, tho recalled Ameri 111'be, forced to beg for p e w ^ '^ ith ^ -i|'l
claiutes into the Karl K itchcner school. can m inister at Berlin, and bis party out farm bands and w lthottt iartU lM tr .i I
Cathedral, the usual place for demonstrations, but b u g ln eaa t r a n s a c t e d . a n d c i t y e n g i n e e r for r e p o r t
The opening ot this school necessi arrived here from Spain. therer U a poor chance for tb a h v .;-i
A l e t t e r wa r e a d f r o m t h e P r o v l n - T h e Mcl>!an A u t o i i u p p l y Co. w r o t e
both times were dispersed without violence. These c 'a l D e p u t y M i n i s t e r o t P u b l i c W o r k a a s k i n g f o r perm lB slo n lo e r e c t a IJow- tated changes In tho boundaries of
school districts. Aus a consequence
W hllif Mr, Gerard refused to make
crowds were swelled to several tliousands by non- i t a t t n g t h a t a p e t i t i o n h a 4 b e e n r e c e l v - c t r g a s o l i n e p u m p in f r o n t of t h e i r the arrangem ent of classes w as af any statem ent before he sees P resi "I have heard many persona
dent Wilson St W ashington, w here he th a t a peace selltem ent would om& '
cu In c o n e c t l o n w i t h a r o a d w a y , a premiSBS. R e t e r r o d to S a f e t y B o a r d fected In three schQpISi A lexandra,
participating bystanders. Tlie temper of the p o r t io n o f w h i c h lies w i t h i n t h e r u r a l w i t h p o w e r to a c t . on m o t i o n Aid Connaught and T oronto S treet schools. is cxpected on W ednesday, several tH a year, when the G erm an poopla^'
cien and women who left Germany oiust be naade to nnderatand tb a |
crowds so far has been good. Tlie Cossacks wisely n m n l c l p a i i t y of K.xcelslor a n d t h e ro- M a r s h a l l a n d B e r r y . ' From the Connaught we moved the
v^ith him said the people were starv- ere of tb elr subm arine campaigB. ''j'i, j
u ialnder w ithin tho lim its o t th e i ^ y Mr. P, H . K u h l d g e r o t e a s k i n g t h a t whole ot Miss Harvey's c lass; from
have been allowing them to pass singing. The sit o i M e d i c i n e M a t T h i s p e t i t i o n a s k e d llie fi d e l it y b o n d s to t>e t a k e n o u t on the Toronto S treet school p art of Mrs. Ing and had reached tb at apathetic "Always th* P rusalaa mlUUrjr m l-'i,
uation was calmer this evening. In, the factoiy Uiat I m m e d i a t e a r r a n g e m o D t a bu m a d e s o m e o f t h e c i t y e m p l o y e e s be p l a c e d Sherwood's class, all of Miss Sm ith's stage w here they did not care w hether era a re keeping th e people In ig n o r - /'
for t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a r o a d w a y with c o m p a n i e s w h ich h e r e p r e s e n t e d . and all of .Miss Deal's. Fr.om the victory or defeat came. What they anco of the tru e ^taots and condtUona.
districts small knots of silent men gathered at the a ; o n g lioHi C r ? e k t h r o t i g h s e c t i o n 28, On m o t i o n Aid. B e r r y a n d M a r s h a l l It Alexandra school we moved pupils want Is food. I'U'ery incident ot th e w ar ia .d is to rt^ ^ '^
Mies iithleen Molony, a young Into a G erm any victory. " j
street corners. The bread lines were long and t h e S.W'. q u a r t e r of s e c t i o n 27. t h e N. ( C o n t i n u e d on P a g e B ) from the K indergarten, OratTfis 1 and
II, that were attending from the new ligllfihwoman who has been travel- "B ut now their stom achs a r a pi nek*
quiet. Inquiry show'ed the only comiilaiut is lack ly formtid district of E arl K itchener Ung for three years through the coun- ing them . The P roasiana c a s i ^
school. We found th a t with these trles at war, was one of those who m ake them believe they a ra n o t hua>
of sufficient bread. Mounted police and soldiers changes K itchener school w as filled; declared conditions In Germany as gry, and th a l hunger la bocciinteg'
are everywhere. Neai-ly all street cars have accommodation was provided In the ' appalling." m ore Intense and wldeapraod. W baa'

stopped. Long sledge trains of flour in the streets
indiWte, however, that the temporary shortage
may be relieved.
Amsterdam, via London, Mar. 13.A Berlin
telegram quotes an official statem ent issued there
as saying: A Paris news report speaks of events
on the western front which are awaited in Prance
with the greatest confidence. We also look forward
to the events with the greatest confidence.
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HUN NEW SPAPER SAYS
FALL OP BAGDAD W ILL
NOT INFLUENOE WAR
London, U areb OrTJie Koel>
Kltehe Vol^s Z<)ltiiog Is qDotd
M j the C entral Sew* A u a ter-
dftiB corretipeBdent as deserlb*
log tlio occapoUon of Bagrdad
M an undeniable nccM t (or
tlie B ritiih , etplall 7
aa the
B ri|l8h Bis h a re aitcoeeded in
driflB g Uift T orka (rom tke
81nal peninsala. The ren t
mat Im reg retted b a t It baa
M t Ute le a st inflnene on th e
declaioB tbe j n r , th e news-
puper aara, **XesoptuUa he*
Ijtf th e seotBdar)' th eatre (
e|irai(ioiia. The loas of Bag
" It (MBUBemts, la M Ter.
t t)le Tprka.*
London. Mar. 13.Again the Pronch
and British w ar offices reco rd gaina
ag ain st the O ermans on the line In
France. S triking in the Champagne
reglpn on a front of 1,500 m etres weat
of Mnlsons de Champagne, the F rench
recaptured all the positions previously
taken by the Q ermans on ridge I 8 S,
and also Invaded a Germ an fortified
work. One hundred prisoners were
taken In tho operation, in the W oevre
region, near Selcheprey, a raid on a
Q ennaa trsn ch was uccesBfuUy car
ried out, while attack s by tbe G erm ans
between Soissons and Rhelms w ere
repulsed.
T h e B ritish on th eir p a rt of the
fro n t in F ta n ce entered Oemuui
trenches In the v lcln ltr ot B oueharea-
nes, north of Peronne, and alao carried
* tory Qradft clasaea in Kim S treet
*
out raids auocessfullx to tbe south 01
A rrM . in the la tte r sector the Oer-
m an positions were bombed and t&sn)
caaualUes w ere inflicted o a th eir occu
pant.
On th* o th e r tro u ts, u tee p t itt lleao -
potauBU an d Panri, w here the B r it ) ^
u d R s m Uuis a r* M le r a d to Im tUO
Connaught school for the form ation The poor a re e ta riin g throughout It reaches the troopa hi the.jtrentj!MB^y
of a new OradeVI class, by reason of the nation," said Miss Molony. Ac when the h arv est fall, tronhlo,
the nildsmnmor prom otions; accommo cu rate reports of tbe terrible condi expected. W hen th a t com;!to pf^'
dation w as provided in A lexandra tions prevailing In Germany reached aud the people r M l t th^j|BUiirj
School for- the formation of a new Bwltzerlaud ju st before I left tbisro, the su b m siln e cam paign.
Intreductory O rade class of 24 pupils, and, of course, I saW a great deal my-
three room s in Toronto S treet school sclt
were affected.. In the beet inform ed circles In
From the attached report of atten d
ance you will note that for February
there were In attendance a t Bari K it
chener School 184 pupils; Alexandra,
222; Connaught. 308; Toronto Street;
93.
A Million Dollars Alr^l
In accordance w ith our policy of ar- f '
ra n s ln s the classification in the
ocbools to facllU ate prom otion of pu Ottawa, Ont., Mar. IS.With
pils whenever the a re n t fo r ad
vanced work, we made ihe necessary
list of subscriptions far from
arrangem ents fo r torm atfon ot classes the indications heri are thafc^the initial d |y of ^4
at th e first of F ebruary, l a Con-
Canadas Victory Loan established a new^eci?i
naagbt School tb e Senior IV class was
prom oted to V, the Senior V to VI, a ord in war loan subscriptions.* Much iiipw,.
VI to V ll. In Toronto S treet school
a Senior II class was prom oted to III, money was subscribed on the opening
a Senior IV to V, and a Senior II to
IV. In M ontreal S treet school a Senior
than in the case of either of the otherloans. "'
IV was prom oted to V, a Senior III It w ^ be several days before the BU^c^p-
to IV, a Be'nlor II to lH . In Earn
S treet school a V to VI, IV to V. a
tions made at more diBtant points are recemd-
i l l to IV and a I-B to II. In Ellaabeth at the capital, but telegrapi adviqes
Street school a IV to V, a I I I to IV, I |
to III, and a I>B to II . Provision was that, apart from the
made tor the form ation of I n t r o ^ c - big corporation! and iinanci^
)ichol A lexandra School, Bliabetb subscribed approxi])tLato|t^.^^
S trM t ' school and B arf K lt^ ie n
s c h ^ i. A Q iade t class o f 6siiihe.rs
yesterday.
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