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The seventh day of the German _"buclcadss" of the British Isles brought news of the destruction of one more mercantile vessel, making a. total of fourteen ships of British and neutral nationality sunk or damaged by mines or torpedoes in the fi st weeksof the submarine war- fare, which began on February 18. The latest victim of a submarine was a small British coasting steam- er, the Western Coast, which went down in the dangerous zone off ‘Beeehy Bead in the English Chem 'til. All of her crew were sated and landed, at Plymouth. Fifteen members of the crew of the Dept- ford, sunk ofr, Scarborough in the North Sea, were landed at South Shields. The engineer of the ship says he was at; his post when an ex- plosion broke the ship in half. Be was thrown down and stunned, but tnaiaaged to reach the deck and get into a. lifeboat. Some pf the crew say they saw the Mike of a sub, marine afterwards. They spent some hours in a, small boat during a. violent snowstorm and were nearly frozen when they reached land. On the way they passed a, steamship. which paid no attention to their signals. Later the steamer Fulgens pieked them up. , FWHTEEN SHIPS ABE LDST "France and Great Britain hitherto have adhered so religiously to international conventions that they even have refrained from a proclamation of an effective block- ade of the German coast. This sample is no longer iustihed. In putting herself outside of the law Germany gives us a, free hand. We will not abuse our power. We will Alarm Caused by German "Blockade" Threat Has Disappeared Even in Scandinavian Countries v Commenting on the seizure of the Dacia. the Temps says: "International law does not re- cognize the purchase by neutrals of ships belonging to belliger-e'nts with the object of evading the cod2thr. .quenees of a state of war. The test case Which will be submitted to a Brest prize court therefore will be a simfle one, but nevertheless it vwilLattrset widtspead attention. The announcement of the capture of the Dacia, which was issued by the Marine Department, gave no details, nor the name of the cruiser which took her under arrest. A 'despateh from Paris says: A French cruiser arrested the Ameri- can steamer Dacia in the Channel and has taken her to Brest. This 'u1.Eour1eememt is officially made. Controversy Over vessel's Transfer to American Register Thus Taken Off Hands of Britain STEAMEB DAUIA CAPTURE!) _A despatqh from London, says: I: "ss-..-"'" afggfififi 1872 HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL j) SUN Ll‘FlTASSIUMME (C(pgiEai)iis)s,gi"jt' 0f Ct Policies in the _Sun Life pf. Canada are safe and Profitable Policies to Buy. ROBERTSON MACAULAY, T. B. MACAULAY, ee in Canada 7 .' _ Assurances in Force Payments to Policyholders since organization 845,646,6T6 I 'tdsj,f3i/2it" l $105,431,677 Assurances issued and paid for in cash during 1914 totalled $32,167,339-the largest amount issued by any Canadian Life Company. In this respect as well as in amount of Assets, Assurances in Force, Income, and Surplus the Company again established its position as CANADA' s ‘LEADENG LI FE ASSU RANCE COMPANY In spite of continued financial disturbance, the year Nineteen Fourteen was a period of uninterrupted progress and prosperity for the Sun Life of Canada. At the present moment the Company occupies an even stronger position than at any time in its forty-four years' history, as is clearly shown by the substantial and highly satisfactory increases registered during the past year. Assets as at Dee. Blst . . ' . Cash Income . ' . . . . Surplus Earned . . . . . . Surglus distributed to Policyholders . Ad ed to Undistributed Surplus . . Net Surplus at Dec. Mst . . . . Total Payments to Policyholders . . Assurances Issued and paid for in Cash 72 HEN? oricieiraoNTwsAL 1915 STQGNGER THAN EVER PRESIDENT- 1872 1584 1894 1904 1914 A Stockholm dtuipatch says: In shipping circles. the alarm caused by the German blockade threat has al- most disappeared. The regular lines from the west coast of Sweden to England have resumed sailing and mail boats are being despatch- ed as usual, . It is believed here, also that the destruction of neutral ships and cargoes will embmil Germany with neutral countries, and that in the long run the losses which the allies will suffer will be more-than offset by the anger aroused km the part of neutrals and the possible refusal of countries, such as Norway to allow goods to be shipped from their ports to Germany. The Western Coast was sunk on Friday afternoon much in the same manner as the Deptford. All of her crew were saved and were landed in Plymouth Thursday morning. The vessel was a small coasting steamer. While eight British ships have been destroyed in the week that the blockade has been in force, it is pointed out that they are for the most part small vessels and that the majority of them, instead of having food for this country, were either in ballast or carrying coal or other freight for neutral countries. The Dacia, was interned at Port Arthur, Texas, when she was bought in December by Edward N. Breitung, a New York banker and mine owner. Mr. Breitung obtain- ed American registry for her with the consent of the United States Government, and placed aboard her an American skipper and crew. She was taken to Galveston and sailed from that port on January 31 with a cargo of 11,000 bales of cotton for Rotterdam, the cotton being des. tined for Germany. The Federal War Risk Bureau insured the car- go, cotton being non-contraband, but refused to insure the vessel her, self. The report of the arrest of the Dacia caused no surprise in official circles at Washington, for it was known "to them some time ago that following the seizure of the Wil- helmina. by the British Government the French Government had ex- pressed its intention of seizing the Dacia, as soon as she reached the Channel. dWagd tu1rcomptmsation and will continue to respect neutral pro- peIty. . YEAR The Company's Growth $ 48,210.93 278,379.65 1,373,596.60 4,561,936.19 1B,062,275.24 Payments to Policyholders since organization and Assets now held for their benefit INCOME S 64,187,656 15,052,275 1,676,298 861.763 777,035 6.503.794 6,161,287 16,988,430 218,299,836 MMat s 96,461.95 836.897,M 4,616,419.63 17,851,760,92 ti4v18_h_66fi.38 ASSETS ' 55,720,947 13,996,401 1,128,328 706,424 421,904 5,752,986 4,982,553 15,599,764 202,363,996 NANAGING DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY: 1913 Premiums regeived since orga- mmtion A despatch from Amsterdam Says: Figures compiled by the postal authorities show that since the beginnirig of the war 864 Ger- man newspapers have suspended publication., _ Bis Lordship in reviewing the evi- dence to be presented in the case to the grand jury outlined the cir- cumstances of the shooting, and laid stress on the fact that large indem- nities had been paid, thereby mak- ing reparation as far (as money could do it. He intimated that might be taken into consideration in what further action, if any, was ne- cessary. _- Chief J ustice Boyd accepted the return of the jury, and the four ac- cused men stepping outside of the oourtnoom were besieged "with con- gratulatiors. The Fact That Reparation Bail Been Made in Money Was Considered. A despatch from Wellaad says: At six o'clock Tuesday night the grand jury at the Assize Court re- turned "no bill" in the case of Thomas Delaney, Ontario police officer, and the three militiamen charged with manslaughter in con- nection with the shooting of Smith and Dorsch, American citizens at Fort Erie. 864 German Papers The French are now masters of about 1,600 feet of trenches taken Friday night with 100 prisoners and machine guns. In Belgium French patrols occupied a German trench gfher killing all the German soldiers The communique, in addition to telling of the encouraging develoir ments in Champagne, announced that the Germans had again bom- barded Rheims, throwing sixty shells into the city, half of which were directed at the cathedral. This action was followed by a heavy bombardment of Soissons. The Bel- gian troops have also been success- ful in their attacks recently, having occupied a, farm on the right bank of the Yse-r,, according to the after-. noon statement. holding it. SAY SOLDIERS WERE JUSTIFIED Enemy Loses Heavily in Bis Efforts to Maintain Bis Centre Front. A despatch from Paris says: The details of French adva,n6tisjn Cftam, pagne which have been' the 'feature of War Office communiques for more than a, week, are even more gratifying than those previously presented. Apparently the Ger- mans are totally unable to stem the offensive in that region,.although they have brought up heavy rein- forcements and are losing heavily in their efforts to check it. LIFE ASSURANCES IN FORCE UNABLE TI) STEM FRENCH ADVANCE t 1,064,350.00 6,844,404.64 $1,528,569.74 85,327,@2.85 218,299,836.00 ' 8,461,309 1,055,874 647,970 155.339 365.131 750.808 1,178,734 388.666 15,935,839 INCREASE Suspénd Publication (15.2%) (7.6%) (48.6%) (222) (84.22) (13%) (23.6%) (2.5%) (7.92) It is understood that the Turks have stationed 50,000 men along the European side of passage, and that 1%000 are gathered on the Asiatic til e. A despatch from Vienna says: The Government has taken over all stocks of rye, barley, maize and flour products. The distribution of bread wiUbe undertaken in vari- ous districts. At five o'clock Saturday afternoon the attacking ships had reached Caro-phoni lighthouse, near Forts Kilid Bahr and Tsanakale. All the forts on the European side of the strait u'p to that point have now been attended. British and French flags are flying over the entrance forts, which are occupied by de- tachments from the fleet. This is the first time in history that a hos- tile flag has flown on the Darda- nelles. A despetoh from London says: The bombardment of the inner forts of the Dardanelks was continued on Saturday, twenty ships partici- pating in the attack and pouring a storm of heavy shells into the Turk- ish defences for several hours. The success of the allied squadron and the fall of the entrance forts have caused the greatest consternation in Constantinople. Despatches trom Greek and Italian sources, as well as from Egyptian points tell of a panic in the Ottoman capital, which still continues unallayed. The Turkish Cabinet has already de- cided to transfer the Government to Brxyussa, in Asia Minor, the ancient capital, to which Abdul Hamid and part of the Government fled in the hr,st Balkan War, when the Bulgar- ian and Servian armies got within a short distance of Constantinople. Many of the inhabitants are already in flight, and are removing their be- loqgiryrs to the interior. All Cereal Stocks Allies Occupy Smashed Forts and the Fleet Proceeds Up the Dardanelles. General Sir Archibald JTunter, K.C.B., a new photograph of whom is shown here, is the commander of the Third Army Corps" of England. He is La, colonel of the Royal Lan- caster Regiment, and was in com- mand of the Aldershot Training Camp. He won the K.C.B. in 1898. He has served with distinction in the Sudan Expedition, the Nile Ex- pedition, and is a veteran of the South African war. Be was born DRIVING TURKS FROM DEFENGES in 1856. Important progress by the Rus- sian forces is announced in other sections of the front. Wounded and convoys were abandoned by the Germans in their retreat from sev- eral places. It appears that the capture of the town of Przasnysz, 50 miles north of Warsaw, represented the high water mark of the German invasion. According to the Russian official statements Przasnysz was wrested from the Germans on Friday, who came back with reinforcements and again entered the town, only to be driven out for a second time after a furious battle lasting all day Saturday. Great quantities of war material were secured by the Rus- sians on the occasion of their first occupation of the place, while at their second entry, the ofheial re- port says, "the German defenders in large numbers laid down their arms." . Enemy in Pull Flight After Being Twice Driven From Przasnysz. A desm‘wh from London says: Word from Petrograd states that the Grand Duke Nicholas, having re-established his lines on the rivers and fortified towns of Po- land, has turned and struck, and now from the Niemen to the Vistula. the Germans are reported retreat- ing in the face of the reinvigorated armies of the Czar. The retreat is extending, and in some places it is a fight in disorder. ' BUSSIANS WIN ' PIERCE BATTLE Commands Third Army Corps. Seized by Austria a} disease has become a national curse. Science is advancing every day, and fortunately) remedy has been discovered that not only cures but prevents Catarrh. This new treat- ment "Catarrhozone" has sufficient power to kill the germs of Bronchitis, Catarrh and Asthma. It contains pure pine essences and healing balsams This disease is most dangerous ow- ing to its tendency to extend to the Bronchial tubes and lungs, where it causes Consumption. Unfortunately the people have had faith in sprays, ointmepts and snuffs, which can't pos- sibly cure, and in consequence catarrh- Statistics Prove Ninety-Seven Per Cent. of Canada's Pop- ulation is Infested With the Germs of Catarrh A despatch horn Kiel says'. Ad- miral von Ingenohl, commander of the German high sea, fleet, has been removed from his post and sent from Kiel to Berlin. It is rumored that Prince Henry of Prussia, will take his place. A despatch from London says: A serious invasion of German South-. west Africa by the Union of South Africa forces is now under way. The troops which landed in Wal- fiseh and Luderitz Bay are advanc- ing along the railways from those ports to the main line, which runs north and south through virtually the whole length of the colony, while another force is concentrating in northern Cape Colony to advance MARVEUIIJS lljllMiillt ESSEMIES SURE WARE/{H NU DRUES n M--4 WEI illlfllllllill (lljllli' . 'Ohe law and custom of nations tn regard to attacks on commerce have always presumed that the first duty of a oaptor of a merchant Tres- sel is to bring it before a prize court, where it may be tried, where the regularity of the capture may be challenged, and where neutrals may recover their cargoes? The' sinking of prizes is in itself a, ques- tionable act to be resorted to only in extraordinary circumstances and after provisions have been made for the safety of all the crew or passen- gers. If there are passengers on board the responsibility for diseri- minating between neutral and enemy cargoes obviously rests with the attacking ship, whose duty it is to verify the status and character of the vessel and cargo, and to pre- serve all papers before sinking or even capturing it. So also is the humane duty of providing for the safety of the orews of merchant Tres- "Germany has declared that the English Channel, the north and west coasts of France and the war ters around the British Isles are a war area, and has officially 1uotifled that all enemy ships found in that area, will be destroyed and the neu- tral vessels may be exposed to don- ger. This is in effectual. claim to torpedo at sight without regard to the safety of the crew or passengers any merchant vessels under any flag. As it is not in, the power of the German Admiralty to maintain any surface craft in these waters, these attacks can only be delivered by, t.ebrRaarine agency. A despatch from Washington says: The following is the text of the British and French declaration respecting German commerce, as read in the House of Commons by Premier Asquith Monday after- noon, and simultaneously trans- mitted to the several neutral Gov- ernments in the form of a joint note by the British and French Ambassa- dors: . No Commodities Hereafter Shall Reach or Leave Enemy's Shores WELL STO? GERMAN IRAN The Ntition says one of the pri- Chief of German Navy Removals To Conquer German Colony For Asthma and Bronchial irritation nothing can equal Catarrhozon6- every physician and druggist says so. and we advise our readers to try this treatment if suffering with an winter ill. The complete outfit costs $1.00. medium size 50d., at all dealers. ' A sneezing cold is cured in hart minutes. A harsh cough is fsased.irt an hour, the most offensive catarrh is thoroughly drawn from the system. that go to the remotest part of tht nose, throat and lungs, carrying health giving medication to every spot tha( is tainted or weak. You don’t take Catarrhozone like cough mixture-you inhale its healing vapor at the mouth and it spreads all through the breath. ing organs, soothing and curing where. ever Catarrh exists. This is nature’s way of supplying the richest balsamm the purest antiseptics known to science. _ soners from the Bluecher brought his captors a, curious story. It waso that not all the heads of the Ger- man navy approved the policy of raids on unfortihed British towns and that Prince Henry of Prussia, as a, consequence of his opposition, had lowered his flag. from the south. Gen. Botha him.. self is leading the forces which ad- vanced from Walfiseh Bay and is, directing their operations. In a speech to his troops Gen. Bethe. said the campaign would continue until the German colony was com quered, and he promised them also that the rebellion in the Union was being quelled. He said his troops? would be joined by strong reinforce, ments, which would make their stltV cess certain. "Her opponents are, therefore," driven to frame retaliatory mea- sures in order in their turn to pre- vent commodities of any kineLfrom reaching or leaving Geno/2&7“ These Measures? Willi, however, be enforced by the British and French Governments without risk to neu- tral ships or to neutral or n0TH0m-. batant life, and in strict observance of the dictates of humanity. The British and French Governments: will, therefore, hold themselves free to detain and take into port ships carrying goods of presumed enemy destination, owernership or origin. It is not intended to confiscate sueh, vessels br cargoes unless they would otherwise be liable to condemns tion. The treatment of vessels and cargoes which have sailed before this date will not be affected.” .1 l "It is upon this basis that all pre- ‘vious discussions of the Law for regulating warfare at sea have pro- , ceeded. A German submarine, however, fulfUs none of these obli, ' gations; she enjoys no local coms 1 mand of the waters in which she operates; she does not take her , captures within the jurisdiction cigar/4 a prize court; she carries no prize crew which she can put on board ar l prize; she uses 1110 effective means 1 of discriminating between a neu- y tral and an enemy ship; she does Jar- not receive on board for safety the crew and passengers of the vessel - she sinks; her methods of warfare are, therefore, entirely outside the scope of any of the international . T struments regulating o-perati', against commerce in time of war; ", The German declaration substitutes indiscriminate destruction for regu- lated capture. Germany is adopt- ing these methods against peaceful traders and non-combatant crews with the avowed object of prevent- . r ing commodities of all kinds, in, cluding food for the civil popula- tion, from readhing or leaving the British Isles or Northern France. _ -", sels, whether neutral or epemy, , obligation upon every belligerent.