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ALLIES rm fjfl)ful,l SHIPPING 49 Seven German Officers Killed and Two Aeroplanes Shot Down by One British Airmen f ."It is the same all along the (front in this quarter. Everywhere, still, grey figures can be seen lying, .G , Axrmetimes several rows together, Jamil sometimes singly or in twos or ithrees. - "This description might serve "Ntr' with a few minor alterations for i“? "mamy of the localities along our 1 "', front where the fighting has centred 'aiound some wood, a village or line . ‘Iof trenches. It is as if each had j heen swept by a withering blast be- _, itore which every object, whether a l _lwork of nature or of man, had tl Banks, Shops, Factories and Other Enterprises to l, Be Turned Over to Subjects of the Kaiser A despatch from London says: Great Britain, France and their allies have advised neutral coun- tries that they hold themselves at [liberty to stop all shipping to and {from Germany and the countries of )her allies. The text of the declara- tion sets forth that this decision is l emissary because of German sub- ";mar‘ine attacks, but that Great Bri- Min and France will respect the 'i.ves of crews arid passengers in any step they_may_take_. - v", "At: one point of the brickhelds {recently some thirty men tried to frush our line. At their head was, )a young German officer, who came" bn gallantly waving his sword. He tiiiir,i'iii' reached the barbed wire and , ' en fell dead, and he lies there yet with his sword in his hand and all r:his" thirty men about him. “A despatch mm London says: In _ off,leial statement on Wednesday ight the Admiralty announces that bhree of its aviators have been miss- ing since the' recent joint attack upon Ostend, Zeebrugge, and the .Bruges districts. The statement is ',m? follows: “In the recent naval air attack upon Ostend, Zeebrugge arid/the Brugis districts four flying I . . officers, were reported m1ss1ng. One pf these, Lieut. Murray, has since greported himself from Flushing. {Murray was compelled to alight in {the open sea and eventually was icked up by a Dutch torpedo boat. Elle other missing are Lient. Kigali, THREE BRITISH AVIATORS LOST A despatch from Paris says: The French Marine Assurance Temps has turned over to Minister of Mar- te Augamneur 5,000 francs ($1,000) . be given to the crew of the ship {of the second light squadron which asu'n'k a, German submarine at Bott- (lege: The Marquis of Ornano has ,offered a mrize_of..5,000 francs for . A deespatch from Berne, Switzer- J,yd.,, reports an announcement by lhe Wolff Agency (an official Ger- 'man news agency) that Germany is E The announcement is that at "B1,r,ry,ssels, Gen. You Bissing, the military governor, has directed the '.tsequesfrating of business enter- ‘prises in the kingdom, owned by Ind those of her ally, Austria. A despahbh from London says: {MAD the ground near the front line y, plowed up with shells and fur- Lrowed with the remains of old {trenches and graves. The whole place " a, vast cemetery, in which 'our trenches and those of the enemy :Wind in every direction. "This statement is made by the British official "eye-wists" at the front in a description given out of the recent battles south-east of Ypres and of the country in which the armies are fighting. F Mince Neutrai Countries Have Been Advised of the Am, ' swer to Germany's Submarines ' The da.iarition is not a reply to the American representations Joolr- ing to a cessation of German sub- ti I u . n to turn all buisiness enterprises In [Belgium over to her own subjects ESEQUESTRATE ALL PROPERTIES THREE LEFT OUT GP PONY “In a, sheltered spot there is a little graveyard where some of our own dead have been buried. Their 'graves have been carefully marked land a rough square of bricks has been placed around them. In front of the trenches German bodies still lie thick. But the 'rench Crew Rewarded for Sinking Submarine next Zeppelin bfought down in Trio of Britishers Held Enemy at Bay Till Help Came / "To the south of the Ypres-Com- ines Canal the ground, although there are some enclosures, is com- paratively open. To the north of it, however, there are many woods, and these have become a tangle of fallen trees interspersed with shell cra- ters. To add to the hardships of such fighting the troops have been attacking on ground in which the men sink up to their knees in med.',', crnmbled into ruins or become twisted and deformed, even the very ground itself looks as if it had been shaken by a, violent convulsion of nature. . marine activity and the admission of food to Germany for civilians. The declaration will not affect oar- goes shipped before the date of this advice to neutrals.. "Despite all these drawbacks," continues the observer, "counter- attacks have been carried out with suohu‘esolution that in nearly all cases the original line has been re- gained. ' r. , , I, . The support, slender as it was, came in the nick of time; for at that mo- ment the Germans launched an- other assault which, like the previ- ous ones, was beaten off and the position was saved. A despatch from Geneva. says: Three new German submarines ar- rived by railroad at Pola (the chief naval station of Austria-Hu-ry), according to a telegram in The Tri- bune, and will soon begin opera,‘ tions not only in the Adriatic, but in the Mediterranean. A despatch from Munich says that Germany is arranging; to send several other submarines to Austria. No special articles of commerce will be mentioned in the British- French declaration. Cotton and foodstuffs, for example, will not be specified, but the terms will be gen- eral. The situation created will be entirely justified, according to the English view, because of Germany's unprecedented action in attempting a, submarine blockade regardless of danger to the crews and passengers Seven German offioers were kill- ed, two aeroplanes shot down, and a third badly damaged by one Bri- tish airman, according to a despatch to the Amsterdam Tyd here on Wed- nesday. Pursued by German aria- tors between Thourout and Ostend, Belgium, the British birdman suc- ceeded in getting above them, the despatch stated. He shot down two of. the machines while fleeing from them, and hit a third, damaging it German Submarines of ships. subjects or citizens of nations with which Germany is at war. The ef- fect of this will be to close all banks, shops, factories and other business enterprises conducted by Belgians even in Brussels itself, where the Germans have never been opposed. It will affect the business of Antwerp and other cities in a similar way. It will serve shortly to increase vastly the number of persons dependent upon the outside world for subsistence. mea Lieut. Hon. D. O'Brien and Bub, Lieut. Spencer. It is regretted that no further: news has been obtained of them." so that it had to descend. in Mediterranean HAN nn GARDEN "lllilll Every home should be surrounded by a beautiful and artistic yard. Few will argue against this fact, but there is considerable divergence of opinion as to the best way to make the yard beautiful. _ HAVE FRESH CUT FLOWERS FOR YOUR TABLE DAILY. Well Planted Herbaceous Border 'd Delight From Early Spring to Late Fall. In the case of country places the house is the outstanding feature in the beautifying of the yard because on all sides there is ample land, and the primary idea is to make a picture that delights not only the inmates of the home but also the passerby. . Houses of different architectural styles, must be treated in decidedly different manners. For instance, the formal house should be sur- rounded by natural things in geo- metrical patterns-straight walks, formal shaped shrubs, square corn- ers, etc., while the more imposing type of building should be a,eCom- panied with flower beds, shrubs, trees and walks of such a design as to carry out the style of the house asifar as possible. ' Now is the time to plan your gar- den. Call a family council and let every member offer suggestions for the beautification of the home this year. Grow pleasing and beautiful flowers where the burdock used to thrive. Hundreds of flowers suggest themselves after a, moment's thought, and for a very small ex- penditure and a little‘attention, a wonderful revolution can be worked in the whole general appearance of your home. ‘ His advice is to apply this mix- ture in March at the rate of one- qugrter poqné' tfr t?ty sqilare yard. Mid-Spring is the best time for planting. Like nearly all other plants, roses delight in deep, rich, well-drained land. When a bed of roses is to be planted, the soil should be dug to a depth of at least one foot, and well mixed with a coating of two or three inches of rotted cow manure. In the absence of that, saw bone dust on the sur- face just thick enough to cover it, or about half a pound to a, square yard, and mix to the depth of a foot with the soil. The Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, an expert rose- grower and writer on the subject, recommends the following especial- ly prepared fertilizer: [ Superphosiihate of lime .. 12 parts Nitrate of potash ... . . . .. 10 parts Sulphate of magnesia .... 2 parts Sulphate of lime . . . . . . ' . . 8 parts Sulphate of iron ......... 1 part No words of praise can adequately convey the extreme beauty and un- ique usefulness of the Hybrid-Tea Rose which now dominates all other sections of Bedding Roses. The profusion of bloom, the superb vig- or, the exquisite coloring and beautiful formation of the flowers and buds of this new species of the Queen of Flowers, at once place it without a rival in the rose garden. To protect Hybrid Tea, Roses over winter each rose bush should be covered with six or eight inches of earth above the ground in the Fall. In Spring the bush may be pruned back to the height it was povered with earth in the Fall. The cover- ing should be removed gradually in the Spring when danger from frost is past. Some of the best and well known kinds of Hybrid-Tea, Roses are: American Beauty; Dean Hole; George Dickson; Kilrarney; Mrs. Cornwallis. Gladioli. There is perhaps no bulb that is so satisfactory or so easily culti- vated as the Gladiolus, no other bulb embraces such a variation of color, comprising nearly every shade except blue. Provided they are planted in fairly good soil, and where they will not be shaded, there is an absolute certainty that they will flower. Hybrid Teas should be planted 14 to 16 inches each way. Too deep Too shgllow Just right an set wrong Bulbs set out during April will Showing where to prune Roses. Right and banked for winter be usually at their best flowering in August, but "succession, plant- ings" may be made every ten days until the middle of July, which will provide a succession of bloom the entire season. Some of the best classes of Gladioli are America, Augusta, Pink Beauty, Panama. Dahlias. Dahlias because of their bright flowers of the most varied hues are unsurpassed for general/able deco- ration. They grow very easily from seed and bloom profusely. There is nothing to equal it in September' or October, when everything else is faded or fading. Tubers should be planted when the season becomes warm, covering the neck about three inches. If many shoots start, thin out. Plants should be taken up before hard frost in the fall, tops cut off, tubers dried a little, and put in the cellar until 'Spring,'. There are six distinct classes of Dahlias: Single, Tall Double, Dwarf Double, True Cactus, Deco- rative Cactus, Peony Flowered. Pansies. Pansies with their velvety, many- colored and attractive petals should greet us at every turn. Pansy seed gtrminates and the plants grow more freely in the cool early days of spring, and for summer blooming should be sown by the latter part of April or early May. Sow the seeds in drills, covering them not more than four times their diameter, and pressing the soil well above them. As soon as the plants are up and large enough to handle, they should be thinned out or trans- planted to stand nine inches apart in the rows. Do not plant Pansies in the shade of a building or other object. During dry weather watch the bed daily. A , 7 Some popluar classes of pansies are: Goliath, Princess, Hercules Giant, Giant Snow Queen. Verse 17. This same shall have authority over my people-The word "authority" means to restrain, and is well chosen in view of the fact that the children of Israel Were be-_' coming rebellious again and wanted to go their own way. They, did 'not want to have judges or prophets over them; they wanted to have a, king over them like the neighboring peoples had. The use of the word "authority" in the sense of “re- strain" shows that the king of Israel was to restrain his people rather than give them privileges which they did not now possess. 20. As for thine asses-While Samuel had things of far greater Consequence to tell Saul, Saul's mind was fixed first of all upon the lost property of his father. He had come to Samuel to ask him about the animals. Samuel saw this and recognized that Saul was not to be turned aside from his quest, and so 18. In the gyste-1n verse 14' we read that Saul and his servant "went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold,Sam- uel came out toward them.” The words for "gate" and for "city" in Hebrew are very much a)lilre. It is supposed that here in verse 18 the reading should be "in the city," and not "in the gate." However, it is very probable that Saul and his servant, after they came into the city, had been inquiring for Samuel, and when he was finally pointed out to them, he was nearing the gate of the city, and that they retraced their steps and actually met him in the gate. _ . the seer satisfies the seeker about the first, although the lesser, thing. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel .?-The margin reads "the desire of Israel.” In Hag. 2. 7. ap- pears a phrase which is frequently found in the Old Testament, "The desire of all nations," and verse 8 describes this desire to be "the sil- ver and the gold," which are for Jehovah. "The desire of Israel," therefore, was all that was "de- sirable in Israel," form the value point of view. Saul and his house were to be enriched by the honor that was to be thrust upon Saul. What, therefore, were a few asses to hid father? '18 not all that is desirable in Israel "for thee and all thy fatl)eis house"! - . . --. Lesson X. Saul Anointed King. 1 Sam. 8 to 10.-Golden Text, 1 Pet. 2. 17. 21. Sand answered and said-The natural modesty of Saul here ap- pears. What Samuel was saying could have no reference to him. Am not I a Ihynjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of: Israel? and my family the least of all the tami, lies of thetribe of Benjamin? where- fore then speakest thou to me after this msnnersr--The tribe of Ben- jamin was the smallest of the tribes of Israel, if the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh are looked upon as one tribe. In Judg. 20 we read and hid that shall not be known; that which we have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers' shall be proclaimed upon the housetops." M. The spring of the day-This, 26. The spring of the day---This means dawn of the morning. Com-. pare Pippa, Passes: "The year's at the spring.” Early rising was hab- itual among the dwellers of Pause WE Sliliilll? StiWl.MM INTERNATIONAL LE SSON MARCH 7 In Paul's Sense It Is To "fight the Good Fight" Against Every Form of Evil TEE f)llilfiiij.1jl (]lh'h'"i3lflii0ilif Itjs undoubtedlv true that the contentment which is commended bv St. Paul in our text is not; al- ways a praiseworehy state of mind. The schoolboy who is content to see his comrades go on ahead to the higher- grades while he remains be- hind is inevitably a source of worry to his conscientious teacher. The painter who is satisfied with his fin- ished picture and neither hopes nor cares to improve it or to do a no- bler piece of work another time is faithless to the art which he pre- tends to serve. The contentment of the slave in the chain gang and on the auction block was ever the despair of the emancipator, as the contentment of the great masses of the poor in tenement and sweat, shop is still the despair of the so- cial reformer. To be satisfied with petty achievements, to be content with low ideals, to be resigned "like dumb, driven cattle", to in- tolerable conditions-all this is un- worthy of our manhood and right- ly challenges the rebuke of every true proplhet of the living God. Serene Mastery of Spirit. When the apostle, however, speaks and even boasts of the fact that he has learned, in whatsoever estate he may be, "therein to be content” he has reference to quite a different state of mind. Be is thinking here not of meek submis- sion to the world or abject rsurren der to fortune, least of all of mean ambition and trivial desire, but re}- ther of that .serene mastery of spirit which enables a man to maintain his inward integrity intact even when the slings and arrows of ouf- rageous fortune" heat most. fast and furious upon him. "To be coo- tent" in Paul's sense is to seek th.e farthest goals and feel no despair "I have learned, in whatsoever estate I am, therein to be eontene- ed."---Philippians iv., 11. tine. Passages in abundance re- ferring to the many important things that were the consequence of early rising are to be cited. And this early-rising habit has not de- parted from the land of Palestine. He surely is a sound sleeperwho can rest undisturbed in any of the cities of Palestine to-day after the rising sun has pronounced itself by the first faint rays of light above the distant hills. Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritence?--Doubuess Saul was very much surprised when Samuel anointed his head and kissed him. So Samuel adds at once. Is it not Jehovah who hath called thee, and who hath directed me to proclaim unto thee that thou art to be king over Israel?” that the tribe of Benjamin was near- ly annihilated. In verse 35 we read that "the children of Israel destroy- ed of Benjamin that day twenty and tive thousand and a hundred men: all these drew the sword." And in verse 44, "And there fell of Ben- jamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor." As the tribe had not recovered from this awful decimation at the time of Saul was speaking to Samuel, it was un- doubtedly by far the smallest of the tribes of Israel. _ 27. Bid the servant pass on be- fore us-Although the servant had been a part of all the ceremonials up to that time, he was not to hear the word of Jehovah as pronounced by the lips of Samuel which would make of his master a king. The servant was to pass on and only Saul was to hear the word of God. 22. Guest-chamber-The temple had chambers team the sanctuary. Those who were put over these chambers held offices of trust, as we read in 1 Chron. 9. 26. It is quite likely that the guest-chamber here mentioned was similar to the waiting-room in the Bamah, or high place, where Jehovah was worship- ed outside the city. Samuel called to Saul, on the [tousted/op-lam) did not call "up to" the hows-(atop. He was on the housetop with Saul, as they had slep there together. ' Doubtless a tent or an awning had been provid- ed for Saul . Chapter 10. 1. Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him-The oil was for the anointing, of course, and the kiss was the mark of respect and honor. The chiefest place-We well re- member the parable of Jesus about not taking the chief seat at the ban- quet. Among the thirty who were hidden, Saul and his servant were placed in the very best seats brin- vitation. This, according to the parable of Jesus, was indication that Saul belonged where he was placed. To show that, the future king was to be democratic,' and not aristocratic, one of the people, rather than one over the people, the servant of Saul was invited to sit with him. 23. Samuel said unto the oc)olr- The word for "cook" in the Hebrew is "slaugheerer." This ofticer of the tempie, or the place of worship, not only cookedgihe animal; he kil- when one falls short and no envy when another goes ahead. It is to "fight the good frght" against every form of evil and possess one's soul with patience in the hour of defeat and with humility in tho hour of victory. It is to seek what- soever things are true and honest and lovely and of good report and rejoice when a little is gained, and not lament when the little is not more. It is to meet sorrow with equanimity, disaster with new ef- fort, wrong without capitulation; it is to be self-poised amid confu- sion, unteimpted amid prosperity, undaunted amid misfortune; it is to ftnd riches in poverty, good in evil, light in darkness, life in death. The iSto-ic exemplified it. when, like Epioeetus, he remember- ed that "it is not things that dis- quiet, us, but our opinion about things." The Christian glorifbys it, when, like Christ, he "endures the cross, despising the shame." Maximum of Contentment. To find contentment of this ex- alted type is to find the secret of life. The failure to find this con- tentment explains the woe of the world. John Ruskin sums it all up in a memorable passage in his “Unto This Last":--)) are perhaps some circumstances in life in which Providence has no inten- tion that people should be conWitly Nevertheless, the maxim (or"botr: t-entiment) is on the whole a gdqfhf one. We need examples of peonga who, leaving Heaven to decide tthe- ther they are to rise in the world, decide for themselves that they will be hacopv in it, and have resolved to seek not greater wealth but sim- plier- pleasure, not higher fortune but deeper felicity. making the first of possessions self-possession and honoring themselves in the harm- ilelss pride and calm pursuits of lpeace.” - Rev. John Haynes ’Holmeis. _ 24. The cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before. Saul---The thigh; ot shoulder, was the choicest piece; it was the most tender and juicy, the piece most desired by those, whose tastes were cultivated for the good things, As We read in Lev. 7. 32, the right thigh, or shoulder, was the piece which was given unto the priest for tt a heave offering" out of the sicrifices of the peace offering. Doubtless this portion which was”: given to Saul was Samuel's .0W1i piece, expressly set aside for hirn.ko The king, therefore, was to receive that which was expressly provided for the priest. The priestly pre- rogatives thus easily became merg- ed in the kingly. , Plans of Highways and Eaters“ Found Upon Him. 'i’ . A despatch from Monoton, N.B., _ says : Reinhold Reidel, who says htr is a German naval reservist, wag arrested on Wednesday by 1.0.an Special Agent A. J. Tingler, of this; city. as an alien enemy. When'ar-" rested the German had on him-sc, package of letters and pl4rnsof high- way bridges, railway tracks and bridges through the Matapedia Val- .ley? led it, and dismembered it, cutting it intoirints. - - - - _ -. 25. When they came down from "i. the high place into the city, he com- muned with Saul upon the house- top-This was not a, private plaice, but a, public one. Samuel t1Vryti'vtrr pheb, took Saul, the seraa1giii,j:fittiif as conspicuous a, place as'ihiCt'iouftrt find, so that all the people would C know that he was honoring hi & guest ' in a peculiar and importhpti,,ji'itayr, . The ho-us-etops of the Chie'ntly)rtts". flat. That there would be no digger,” from anyone falling off and hurting; himself, it was ordained in the‘lgm (Dent. 22. 8) as follows: "When" thou buildest a new house,, Ellie-n}. thou shalt make a battlerpreht "Os? railing) for thy roof. that "than _ bring no tblood upon thy house, if. any man fall from thence." In Isa. 15. 3 we read of the housetop in the same sense as the broad or pubs lie place, showing the publicity of the housetop. In Luke 12. 2. 3 wow read that,. "There is nothing Covey- ed up that shall not be revealed, According to a special telegram from Berlin, in the course of this discussion or1dhe Budget in the' Prussian Diet a member attacked Auétria strongly, spying that Aus- tria was unable 10* beat Serbia, and that dissatisfaction with Austria’s weakness was general. All this members applauded, but the ofticia2 report makes no reference to the incident. ' It is learned from a source inti- mately connected with the Gemam General Staff that Germany intengI-s.‘ to start peace negotiations in abofib two months. Information Claimed by Coiseri'd hagen Correspondent. ti, A despatch to the London Daily Telegraph from _ Copenhagen gay; :' GERMANY TO SEEK PEACE. SPY SUSPECT ARRESTED. a