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FRINGE • GEOB$E, B. C, SATJJRD^Y^D^EMBER 21 , ISti."-
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TEN CENTS ATUOPY   -
VICTORIOUS
Interview Baron Takaaki,StatesXrhat War Be-
Germanjr^atidLJapan Was Unavoidable. Loss     Enormous.
ork, Nov. ?CL-—A cabsible at the present moment to efday, to the East and West News Burea^ here,   quotes iaroii- Takaakl Kato, the Foreign Minister, saying to a report te>of, the- Jiji on Npvember the 17th:' 'Although it is impossible at the present momenttoteli when peace in Europe wiU be restored, tliefinar victory will undoubtedly be on the side
W. STEWART A,       ^        COMMISSIONER^ WlLL
VISITOR IiTCITY         AREIVBIhERE T&DAy
President   of   Pacific   Great   Eastern Meets
 Welsh at This> Point
of Jhe Allies. ^totie>of the belligerent powers., is so seriously affected as G^ermany^whose enemies are on ever^ side. Xhe'loss [she is now^sustaining through the, cutting of he exports is enormous,; inasmuch^as during reiser*
Ivcl'-i/ment   uf "her
Idustrv IJupan able. ..<
 has. indeed been'striking. That! TYPHOID IN GERMAN
 RANKS CAUSES ALARM
.should go to war was uniivoid- ,
wiiiR to .the necessity of>mairf-4
: peaee'ln the Far East." ^lle-| French  Despatch    States ^Tn
:   ui   Japan's  attitude  in "•the^X..     "^d«fimc Has Broken Out
J- W. Stewart, president of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, arrived, heret his week from the south/ ^oniing_in over the route of the line from Vancouver to this p6int. Mr. Stewart is* better' known through his old connection with the great contracting firm of Foley, Welsh & Stewart, contractor!! for the, construction of^the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway/ MrXStewart met Patrick Welsh here on hia arrival, Mr.'Welch having arrived over t-h.e G. T. P. for the meeting.              : >N-<
"Jack" Stewart>as he is familiarly called, a slight, rattier^ shorC gentleman   of  middle   age, ^afcaqds   out^as
one  of the greatestr^of
men
^ray builders. ^Hfs arrivafsaiMr departures in/cities which-owe ijreat thjngs^to  the  operations  of  himsel
Members of Railway Commission Will
 Arrive Here This Evening
iijuan   war   zone .Baron  Takaaki j     Lonaon, Nov. 20.-<AV-Boulogrfe des-tinued ''The despatch of Japanese ! pattmto.. the London DaUjKTelegraph of the European i states that^a .^eriou's.epidemic^pf ty-
 matter which should, riot jphoid has
 among thexGer-
 ,   mae   whh should, riot jphoid has br^kenftuiT among thexGer- viiiscussed as it has nor'direct' man trotfps whoaTe in occupation -of
fing on cither Japan's national ex-  Lille and^the surrounding district.
jtejic'e or the peace of<tne Far East, j    /     ,>"'_____________^r
^•seriously   affect;'/¦ '• ZEPPELIN  ACTIVITY . '  4"                                         A San"Francisc6 lady, who has
returned from Germany, gives an
colleagues, are   unimportant j Company,   \whose ^ervents. save to a gathering of expert  Georg^ John 11* railroad  men who wait upon his decisions on matters of great moment.
Chief Commissioner, Drayton, accompanied- "by Assistant Chief ¦'Commissioner Scott and other "members of the Railway Board, will arrive, here on tonight's train to hold a session of the Board here on Jrlojid.ay^next at 10 o'clock.v The sesstonf'for^th'e" pur-, ppse of dealing witlTthe station location matter,.-wtll probably be held "in the Ritjt8<kifer Hall.      <T
The^Hudsqn's, Bay Company,, will pro.bab.ly have ..Ji>le"ga'l representative at the sitting.^b plead in their behalf in support'of_the George Street depot site^'South' Fort^George will be represented/in support of this site also, whils/the business people of Pringe George will also, support the George location.
\n opposition to these factions a{i-thiK^J-atural Resources Security-president, Mr. is expected
g              Hammond,  is  expected
here foi-'the caselHo plead for a location   at   Maple   Street.    It   is  under-
Ber
; teresting account of the Zeppelin ac-
Rising from an insignificant position j stood that ' MrT>Hammond will bring Mr. Stewart today sways great forces j-his attorney on thi^ase.-Mn. Pringle, and keeps always the respect and ad-; from  Ottawa.             x     ,^K
miration of xthe thousands . *who are [ The Fort George Board of Trade, employed in his vast undertakings? {"supporters of everything relating^, >'Pat" Welch« "MT- Stewart's old I Fort George, will also be represented partner, early in xthe year came j in some manner, and other demerit^ through a^.grave, illness;xis the con- appearing in the case are the real es-tractor forthe construction of>the' tate speculators who hope to* profit sFacific GreaigEastern. Mr. W^lch ap-J through   the   ownership   of  property
liwf via tmt, Hague^and -London, tivity/in Germany. lu.¦¦—"The  Russians   have  num-!/   She   says:   "Frie
says:   "Friends   of  Count von
SNOW IS FAIJ1NG
PORTION W BATTLE UNE
al Communication  States That ks Have Moderated and
ire   Been Jbess   Violent.
BVench  official  ^there      ^
Paris, Nov^O^Bulletin,"#. O. communication issued this afternoon says hardly any infantry attacks.ontheNpartof the enemy^«»<£that the artillery attacks have^en largely^reduced: "n^e tesxt fbi lows:
"The. day of November 19th was marked" by the almost total absence of infantry attacks^on the-i>artN of the enemy, and at the same time their artillery Jire^ was much less violent than on the afternoon of November
v"To the north the weather has been very bad. and^ snow
ir~^"~—~ ®has fallen.  All the regioivot" £he Yser
THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMi Canal to'..the east V^-Dixmude i> in-
vaded Aiy   the
The   Problem   Will    Present     Maay I RamsCap^le ,
sf^--Ln_,front   of
Difficulties Here.
: the  wateivtwb Tlj.o  centimeter- mor-
•"""¦-.--.•'¦'~~-------„•_•    ,                     i tars ahafidonedTiy the Germans! There
That there will be difficulty .in con- j h^een fuirly inte.nse al.tiHery fire
i-t'o the south of Y"pres."
 y nection  with  the - drainage    of th,sj
town the public are generally aware since Colonel Thompson, the government engineer who. made a.,report onx the'matter, visitedt hij^-piace during he summer.           ,¦'"¦                 . •
[Wing to the^-fall in the rivers' it wouiaxappear'*that this have  to   be  made   to  the through septic tanks into
peai-s^little the worse for his illness,  near a possible compromise location*!'a™*r'   WftetHerotvnot and hisAv^rk of pushing the construe-j     f he matter will be keenly fougKt    ation movement ^eomeXa
 ps          p                n*
and hisAv^rk of pushing the construe-.j     f he matter will be keenly fougKt,
r their side.'lniVnumbersalbne /Zeppelin, whom we metT in Germany, | tl0nP,     I ^i!road Swhlcl| will.do so
not   tht^decrsive   factor.   ITT theT told. us   that   the   outside  world  had Xol  the  warXJess  than ^only, the   vaguest  notion  of the effi-ti(5forp''.a7e~\ve afraid of the^ Rus-j ciencj^/f this branch of the Gerrnan nu^nericul  superiority.   J
Liege,'-f^>r instance^some of the! !g^st^effectiy.e--W6fk against the Be"
was accomplished by'yt' elins.  The bombs that
much for this section continues apace.
Russians outnumbered ifee to one, yet the result was «_ notable German victory." These are the views of General" Vori';. Hinderburg, now opposing the great Russian war m;ichine".'as ,<ixpresed,.in conversation »-ith>sthe Berlin: corres^pndenjfN^f the N'ieuv .Kreie Prese pf-^Vienna-
DENNIS H. CALLAGHAN QOMMITTED FdR JRIAL
rouriK Man Accused of Father's Mur-
should prove to be a most interesting • session of the  Railway  Com-
| ation cilitate  our  drai
jtNor
D.
OLDf-lMER VISITS
Sprapue/one of the efiief en-m^lifirge of the preliminary'
Purveys  ot the""Grand Trunk
Kailv.uy,' when the llne^was laid out
through this section aUout
;i^o, \va.s'a.visitdr , aceompanied'TSy  Mrs.
'  Mr. Sprague was greeted 'thusiasm  by  the oldtimers/here^ who
passed   many   hours talking over  old
havoc with^ these forts
tyveryiot drop-|.ghan; Ke Zeppelins. In-1 ther n
ped directly\from/>Ke Zeppelins. I stead men werfeylowered^y ropes from the dirigibles »t u grreat distance^ the air and while the fire was directed "at^ the miEty shapes or\^he Zeppelins en hurling th« bombs were vir-
NAVAL RESERVE ENLISTMENT
St. Johnsf' N.F.,   Nov.   20.—Official announcement  has   been   received  by der Must Face Charge at Assizes^l the^Ne^,foundland -Government  that , Alta., Nov. 20.—The pre^^_«ritigh admiralty is prepared^to hearing of Dennis H. Ca"* with.murder of^his
tually hidden from-view and .carried on their work of destruction liberate care.
A*         Two Xfppcljrs a Weelj^^. "It is the belief of tKe^*htTre C
ther near Vegreville, Alta^otTthe 12th instant,. was :~held at^vegreville on. Wednesday before.xN^M<iIntyre, J. P.
The accused
 committed for trial.
HeNwas" afterwards removed  to^the
Fort Saskatchewan jajl..          /
Tp<ST0iP SEDITIQN
Ottawa, .Ortt., Nov>2p.-4Bo persistent  is  the  anti-British "carnpaigr^ Ja German newspapers of -Western
former members at the NewfoundTand Naval Reserve-for immediate servi&e^in Europe.     N
It also' is desired td increase the strength of\this reserve from 600 to 1,000 men. Enlistment ibcQboth services is actively proceeding.
It is understood that the to Europe will be drafted into British ships to fill up gapsvCausedT'by losses of' British war vessels in the North
 ^^|s^e Gera      epapers                i
man  nation   that   the.-Zeppelins /wills Canada that orders were issuedS<i^ay >lay an undreamed-of part in the war   to thtjtnilitary authorities        Wi d   h                                                    !       "         l
i,and that their^^flncacy  in the crucial • peg^ Regiha.  Calgary""and/£dmonton nioment wilfprove supreme. They are i to notify allSiewspapers^in their dis-   °^ce
CENSORS CRITICISED
3, Nov. 20.—Censors at the war
being recruited
 profes-
times. In those days/Some of the bus"-]building" Zeppelins in Germany at the ¦ tricts tnat the>^rther publication of sors of laiigu^ges atTrench universi-iness men of_ the^e^towns werework-ikat^ofjtwo a week, and only the fore- j articles of a: seditious nature or cal-1ties- F°rce ofliabTtis so sttong witih ing on Mr. Spragues parties in tbe**»nost members of\the war - council; culated to "incite antkBritish sentiJ these irnprovised officials that- it is ,...:„„_... ... *u.. , :„..-* v.-----^ it.^,_    know-lhe_ exact     strength     of   this ].ment of a dangerous character would i —"-?!m«   K-"'!   f™ thi'm  tn  «.nliz^
laying out of thejine""through th«"'llfe-chaco Valley-try.
nd upper Fraser coun-
Wwas- D. D. Sppague who discovered the "Eagle^btike cutoff," one of the (ilstance saving features of the. west-urn lint*!                           '  .
 hate for
branch of the German-fighting force.
Mrs.  Fickcnscher and her husband
returned   home   with "an   interesting
be followeoHrnrnediately by>5ppres. j they are on sterner duty than correct,
 in& recitation papers
sion ofrthe newspapers.
These   instructions   are  so   specific
 & recitation papers.
 All Bordeaux was amused when it
HIT AMBASSADOR IN   JAW
London,   Nov.   20.—When   Turkey's
diplomatic staff were closing the eni»   encountered    thousands bassy -here  this  morning-they   were j while   passing   through-- German   and
reminded   that   pome ^of   the   Russia.i   Belgian towns.___
employees hud not neon paid for four-;                    -—-----————:      s,
months;           "                                            VON  MOLTKE'S DISMISSAL    .
-Fahreddin Bey, the ambassador, i The-dismissal of-Gen. von Moltke, said there was no money for Russians '; which was recently officially annoQnc-iind when the employees insisted he_'cd> has produced a-si^nificant and'far-jeered, and told them they would be i reaching effect on Berlin^Nobody, of paid in Odessa when the Turks took it. [course, believes that Gen. yoh Moltke
This evoked an ultimatum from the|has left his Post. on account of ^ill-Russian clerk, who, acting as spokes- J.health, as the authorities declare. mail for his colleugues, delivered it in  Everybody knows, too, that there -was
budget of gossip and anecdote* about   that  the  campaign, against  England; was reported that a telegram trans-the American and other art colonies \ and her Allies ia likely to be'stopped! fitting a news dispatch from the bat-in Berlin. Concerts .were going oh as   at once.   The:.decision' to^ftopt  ex- j tie front was,   stopped   .on the  sole usual, they said, and the city had almost  returned to its normal  aspect. They left Berlin on October 9th and of refugees
treme  measures, has.>e«y tardy,  the j ground   that   it  contained  defects  of Government hopiiip    that    campaign j style/
would end without interference.
the  shape of a blow on the  Turk's jaw.   The  irate diplomat shouted for
a rupture between, the Kaiser and von Moltke.  Nevertheless, nobody believed
help and sent Tor the police, but the jthat M}*5 Kaiser would decide at such policeman guarding the door refused j a critical"moment to dismiss the leader
to interfere.
Fahreddin  Bey will depart via S\ve-
of the German general-staff.
Although the  illness  of Gen.     von
den for  Holland, where, he  says,  he i Moltke is not a myth, the true reas-will continue to represent Turkey.      ons   for   hls   dismissal   were   strifes,
-     -         _____^—¦>                    ' court intrigues and disputes, the  de-
AT LEAST $42,500,000             I sire of the  Crown Prince to act  en-
Petrograd, Nov. 20.—The draft of j tirely on his own initiative, and, fin>. a bill to raise a war levy has been*fally, the autocratic ways of the Kai-issuud by the Minister _of.Finance. It^ ser 'himself1.- Recent failures in the. proposes a general tax on the incomes ! theatres of (war also contributed in of individuals, corporations, and com-j no small  extent  tb  the  Kaiser's   de-
p            with   an   annual  revenue   ofcisionT
.more than""$500.and a personal tax on | Irv'Germany complications are foremen who are absolved frpm rnilitaryf-sedn with alarm as the result of Gen. service.     -                        '*•  k l-           i.von Moltke's being succeeded by Gen.
¦4t The income tax will range from.'$8' von Falkenhayn.' The' appointment is on incomes of between $500 and $550 regarded as manifesting the desireof to $7,000 on-inoomes of between $95,-j the Kaiser to-take into his own hands 000 and $100,000. Incomes exceeding the complete control, of all military $100,000 will pay S^per cent, of their j operations.    In  military circles  it is
thought':"that, with  the  exception  of the  Kaiser's   support, • the new  chief
total   amount-                  -,,'
.Finland and the Cossack"provinces are-exempted from, the, personal tax. It is expected that the wu»-'levy wijl produce not less than $42,600,000.
BANKING CHANGES
A. R. \Heiter, manager of the Vancouver branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, Was been appointed manager of the .Saskatoon office of the bank, and is expected,' to take ,up his new di      within¦¦¦*.'few days.      r
The Prince, George Pdst will.be fr>r sale with every live newsdealer in the
**»-C' ."!.VA7.^-t;|J
poasesF.es -no qualifications "whatever. Neither has he sufficient authority or requisite<military knowledge to be able to (command,the Germah; drmy" suc-cessfuliy. Some people hold that the change! in the general staff "may create, the same_unfavorable situation as in Austria, where similar changes had very serious consequences and were splendidly made" use of by. the enemy. It is openly maintained by competent men that Gen*, von Falkenhayn .will merely be a puppet of the Kaiser, and in no sense can be compared with Gen.
¦                                                                                                    ¦\'
 FAVORS JGEORGE ST. SITE
[Representative Gathering Last
Evening Almost Unanimous
for Present Location
F^NCHSAYWAR END SEPT., 1915
Predict That  Troops Will  Stand Under Arms Six Months After That —Date Whilst  l'oace Considered
-——  ;      ¦'-, \   .,-         A largely  attended meeting of the London, Nov. 20.-A despatch to the h.diizeng  of  prince, Ge^rge  was  held d      Sdd f         Bdux says <
London Standard from Bordeaux says | -. the  Ritts.Kifer  Hall last evening.
that French officers fix September, 1916, as the earliest date for the conclusion  of hostilities,  and   they fore-
the   subject   under   discussion   being, station siteV- After Mr. Neil Geth-been voted to the chair the
^                                                          j  ^ had been voted ^ the
cast a further period  of perhaps six ¦ meetin    was thrown i?pen for. discus-mth      ft      tht    date    which  will
 p
months after that    date    which  will practically amount to an armistice in
 ill b
 sion of, this lfve topic.
 Cra%vford>  wno  was  the :first
ranged.
py                                         ^   Cra%vford>  wno  was  th   :
which the terms of peace will be ar" j spe.lker) very ably handled the argument in favor of George Street, and in conclusion moved a resolution, previously passed by the,South Fort Geoige Chamber of Commerce to the effect that the railway commission be petitioned to rescindI .their order of May, 1913, placing the, station at Maple Street and revert to their order of January, 1913,;' placing it at the £pot of George Street. £     •    1
Other, speakers favoring the-reso-
~   Relief Cargo Reaches Belgium
New York, Nov:-20:—The Christian Herald^which sent a eargo-of supplier from' London to Belgium, hus received a cable from its agent at Rotterdam who superintended the distribution of her,'cargo of fooJ and clothing in which he says that it was the first cargo of American supplies to reach
the  Belgians.   "Tell  our  people,    ne j lution-were W. F. Cook, John Mcrn-bl      "i   i   b        d       ith   buckeL I                                                   d        d
 gans.     Te            p
cables, "it is but a drop iri^the buckeL
 S
Tellthem to give and then giyo again It is snowing here, yet-..wo«cn and children refugees in TheJ_Iague stand in line for clothes, and there juc seven" million of them  in} need ;J
 . i ^   ^
 Bradley of Hoods, Ltd.-, and
 Bel-
TBJN  AEROPLANES ;IN  BATTLE
Faris,, Nov. 20.—Ten aeroplanes, four German and,six French, engaged in an air battle over Reims. The engagement ended in a French victory. For. half an hour, the aeroplanes maneuvered 2,000 feet above the city, exchanging" volleys.' Finally the German aviators, /outnumbered, but, speedier than the\ French, fled, the planes of the machines riddled with shot; One of ^hem dropped when it reached its own, lines land the pilot was-killed.  - ; , ,
UpoTi^a call for a vote it was found out of ,a "iptal of 155 present there were\ only two dissenting 'voices. v ~ The meeting authorized the •^airman'to name a committee of not less than three or more than five to meet the railway commission and take such other action, as theyv thought advisable in the ineerests of those favoring trie George Street locationr ;
Russian ConsuLWwmfied
London, Nov. 20.+-An Austrian despatch to Reuter's says that during the bombardment,of the, Turkish port of Trebistyid on the Baltic sea by the Russian^floet, the Russian consul was severely ¦wounded.  \      -i  ;,    ;.
"On the qentre there have been -no important' actions to report. In the ~Argon6 three vigorous attacks on the parf(of the eliemy's infantry have been .repulse^.
"On  ouj; right  wing  tht_   Gepmans have reoccilpied the destroyed'sectioh of Chauvon Cofeur. Furthei'^tp the east we have made sonW progress."'¦"'-•. Great Battle in AV^st Poland
Berlin   (via   the   Hagufe-h   Nov.  20,
nnot for loog put up. 'a   inJ &$>$*>&$$.   Official-Sports
is a
of this town
with  the^present  primitiv^e systernX
Under Section 209^_.   ...    ...
Statutes of. British Columbia a s
^.j/progress.
state  that no decision  has  yet^been reached, but otherwise no definite 9>T tails  are  known  here  of  the struggle  which far overshadows  the
age district  could  be   formed  which^W'ct of the ^est would enable the sewage required in         ^
 more   congested   districts   to   be
 the Front
ustria Short of roodstuffs Rom^>Nbv. 40.—Reports from Tri-.
put in, and money could bet raised for : este telegraphedjTrom the frontier, say the^purpose by the'^levying of- assess- \ that lack oiNfwdstuffs is.felt through-ments.                                                   ! out A.ustrjaC ^C^V
PRINCE GEORGE TO GET   i^yfoXto^ont., Oct
GOOD ELECTRIC SERVICE   to private, advices  received^here^
_.//'      _ '".----77~~^ \     . y^.    i Royal Canadian Dragoons andv^trath-
Plant- to Be InstaUed Early^Hi,   the ; cona |jorse are now at the
>::     Year by Northern Tejepiume          .       v.r..       ,            4    „. ,t.
<¦-   a   p           c^^-        '•>          '        Winter Interrupts righting
&  Power Jcq.   \        J            London   (Despatch 'war. summary-).,"
^That^the best' of arrange^HW^^^MSf^^ hive^been,>ade to supply the grow-  inP interrupted the hgjjt.hg along the
mg nm
light and pow-
 ^orth coast'
er in Prince Georgfe^will be welcome  tOrt -to P»erce ne^vs/to the "people <rf^is city  This  ut another^
ne^vs/to the "people
 city. This
making an ef-he" line of the Allies
int.
ne^vsto the pepe  rf^        y ^information was elicited by^The Post, in an interview with Mr.'Melville G.
German Attacks Repulsed
JJaris, Nov. 20.—The French-war of-
v porous re by German th&ge attacks are said
 been
Brown, president of the Fort Ge^ge^-nce announced today J.h&C in the r Telephone and Power Company^tdx gion of the Argonne Forest, wherje^si
It has been generally supposed, for'i vere engagements have been^Hf* prog-sbme^ time past, that Mr." 'Brown's | ress^tgr the last few company, which is now supplying the | attacks" power/from the South Fort Georgeri infantry, power station,- would eventually in-| to have been stall a-'larger power station on the I The impoKance^of this battle, for Prince- George townsite. It is our j eign nulitary" critics explain, lies in p'rivilege to be' able to inform thejthe frtct that if the Germans should public how these jplans - have been I succeed in pushing back the allies thjey crystallized   by   the   Northern   Tele- | would be able to join forces with their
phone and Power Company, Ltd., and to state that Prince, George will have its own electric service in the early spring.
Mr. Brown informed The Post that
troops which farther in the east have thrust a sharp wedge into the line.
Such a junction of forces would result in the investing of the strong fortresses of Verdun, which the German
M
the company's new plant is now on j Crpwjj Prin.ce attacked in vain.during
order, and- will be shipped to this place early in the coaming year. Without-entering into a1 technical description an idea of -the capacity of this
the earlier days of the war.  .The reply of the Allies to this challenge wa-ss to attack the Germans  in the  neighborhood  of Verdun.   An official'' Ger-
¦X
new   plant   may   be   gained   from . a j man  statement today say^f that- this statement of the fact that it has ten ' attack has been repulse^
tiries the capacity of the plant now running which    lights     South    Fort eorge and this city at present. The   company   will   build   i power    house on  a  complete
Belgium Getting a Rest
In Belgium the diminution of activities has become still more pronounced.' as.an almost total absence of
 y^ m thenorthwes^ranCeveiv^he which they own on Scotia Street, hav- ] artillei.y force which reeently has beer. ing   trackage  facilities  for  handling.; mercilessly sevc^; has'lessened. " fuel^The new. plant will be equipped      The Germans of their jett win? h.1Vc. for the burning of oil fuel, and  the | reoccUpied moUve power-wiU be  steam  turbine               ^
engines.
 section of the  town of y^ '.SshicTi   they   re:enuv  \ blew up with mines after the Fveneti
 ^      ^..            \ blew up with mines afte
Just as soon as circumstances jus-  had forced their way in;
tify the company will run a. continu- I ous service, and the  needs, of power users will be., supplied.
ORDERS SUBMARINES IN U. S.
 No News From Scrvia
 Either the censorship.or the absence
of decisive events was responsible for
the fact that from Servia and Prismr
there came'.- only fragmentary reports..
there came. only fragmentary r
Boston, Mass., Nov. 20.—An order today;  The  German  statement  . for the immediate constructioIS of .20 j the Rusdans Were continuing their .v-submarines has been placed with the l^Q     ^i
 in^oiand, buithat in East Pr.J's-
 ^Q in^oiand, buithat in East Pr.s
Fore River  ShipbuUding Corporation I 8ia~ thpy ha(J  ca^tul.ed an unfortil^d of Quincy.   Officials of the plant re- i tw^   >>                  v
of Quincy.   Officials of the plant re- i fused information as to the  identity j
if the. power for. which the submarines are'intended. An oflfcer of the corpora-
;ion said the order would amount , to j about $10,000,000;
Hamburg-American Liner Sunk ,-¦ London,' Nov. 20.—The Daily News states "that news has been received to the effect that the Hamburg-American 1ii\er Kkbatana, has been sunk <n the f ers«an gulf. There are no details- as to "how this . was Ekbatana is a vessel tons displacement and was last reported as having arrived as Bussorah, in Asiatic Turkeyr«arly in August. ~\
J    ¦    \    L    :^<-'.-'             I
Increase in Canadian jtesecye
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 20.—The government is likely to increase very shortly the number of men under amis' itr Canada from 130,000 to 40^000, from, which reinforcements can be drawn. It was decided some time ago to Ueep constantly enlisted a force of 10,000, and it has now beeTTpracticnlly de\er-mihed to increase this number to -10,--000, forwarding them at such times and in  such numbers as will be )o-
accomplished.  The  quired.by the \var office. This policy'is.
icl of about ^60,000 j in; keeping with Great BntJ\iiVs in creased call for men and the requirements for reinforcements on a basis of 25 per, cent, per month.      -   .v     %
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