ENGLISH COAST BOMBARDED Electric Sky Sign rioatcd High in Air Owr Whit by Directed by Spies on Coast A despatch fiom London sav-- -. Tin- <-a-ua tv li-ts of tin- Geiiri.it! naval ra--; a--.unt for !)7 civ ill HIS killed and \-2-2 w.uii-i-<l i'i the bom haiihn'-ni Scarborough, Hartlc- IMIO! and Whitby. Seven M Idlers were killed an -.1 II wounded at We--: HartU'i i i Tii-- fiuures rhow Killed Wounded Scarborough 20 n Whitby -' 2 HurtlejHMi! 41 101 W- -i Martlepool ... 41 M Total. . 104 136 Army officer'- who exa-iiined the ruins <auwd by tin- bombardment estimate that tiie Germans fired -JDO (-hells, chielly of the it-inch and !'2 inch kin<l. Several 1'J inch sliells whioli had not exph-did were f<'imd 'ater in the soft earth. The Haiti'- p. <>ls were raked from three an gles by tin- :-ii!-m.v l.vmg off the peninsula, which the Germans ap- proached fr.-ni tiie south, ii.it'i towns were -iielle<l by the forward guns as the cruisers advanced. \lirt-. i^! of the peninsula th>- Ger mans poured a broadside fire over the entire length of the sister towns. \^ the cruisers made their escape t<> (he noith east they poured a fire fr(.m their rear guns on the north fcide of the peninsula Man-. <l - lioyt-rs were visible b>'voii(l the Germans during the boinhardn.i i- At first th'-se were believed to be- long to the hostile squadron, but Competent observer* sa\ the <!'T mans fired both s--.-iw.-u-d and to- ward the shore, which set-ms to in dicate that the German-- s'-pp"<l be- tween the Knglish flotilla and tiie -- 1 during the heavv fog that pre- vailed jusfbefoie the l.oinkiid- rnent. Tiie shore guns ac<piitt'-d theni- elve.s creditably and were not in- jured by the German fire. I'err-ons who witnessed tiie fighting between the shore guns, and t!i- cruiser ^iv the hiiioke >-:a<-k of one of th<- < mis trs was smashed and thai MM:I\ sin ts lan<le<l on another vvliile it via*- Mandiim in i.ad^id'- to the sii<ire batteries. A despatch from London says-: A fhort. fi> ,< e battle w.-i-. fought in the f..g cff the Yorkshire i-.-a-t I." tween a mosquito Meet of Hnti-h destroyers and the powerful squad I'on of the German high lleet. which fled from the wrecked cmc-i. f Hai- tlepool. Scarborouhg and Whitby. Racing to the coast in response to t'i. v\ir'-les appeaN that were flung out from the bombarded cities to i very British warship and depot. the destroyer- encountered the Ger- man battle CHUM-IS before tlieir neariM-ss was realix.ed. In tiie mist that veiled tlit- --ea, the TV ne flotilla > -mi-- into < itit.u-t with the Ger n.an--. and did their best to delay tin flight untis the British battle < rui"<-rs and dreadnoughts could iu<" up. They were not succes-ful. arid they suffered vomi- punishment from the heavy, long rnnue gun- < f .in- German <r;ii-er -, but they made a plucky fight . The light eji:,^er Patrol and the de-trover 1)< on were among the 1'ritish ships wiii'-h attacked the 'li-Miiai. criii^i-rc. Both were struck bv shells. They loKt live men killed nnd fifteen wounded. The two ves- sel* mentioned c.ui!d have only a unal! <-liai!'-e of doing any srrioii* damage to the larger (jerman thips i n gaged. It i- as-ii-ned here that the Bri t.-l. d. -troverK mad<- Mich fa:-.t time in approaching the Yorkshire- coast fter the wireless h.vl given th<> alarir, of tin bombardment of the three cities tint they found them M-ivcs in the path <A the retreat of the Germans. S.-ink Three Men-haul Shi|ii. I'uiploying a d--fi nsive trick they uted to some pur|x>se on Novemiier 3, the Gorman cruisers dropped n.ines in their wake as they slipped to sea in the fog. Three British merchant vessels were, sunk by theM 1 mines, and at least seven men and probably more were killed T^e steamer Kllerwate:-. of 743 tons, hi ruck a mine off Hamborough Head and went to the bottom. Twelve of her crew escaped, but seven were lof-jt. The Princess Olga : a coaster of 4.T1 tons, was blown up by a mine off Hartlepool and about six inilf.s from Uie coast Members of thfi crew of this ship reported that th'-y isaw a Oerrrinn splaying Fine* ne;' I/he point where thc> rince^e (l!ga wa.> lost. The third stenmer was the V.iar- f, A trawler brought to Grimuby four suiviv. rs from this vessel. The Vaan-n t- truck a mine in the North 8e* on Wednexlay night and 13 per- t/in* p-'-ibed. The -survivors wero f'nind clinging to an upturned boat. The C'-rt.-iinty that the German* i\r siui with mines compel ., .SrA/lrairaU-y Uj issue a warn- MIH ty hipjiihjf. Kavigators and kfenoMi wore rnfoniMjd jbal traffic Iween Pjiniborough fwnd and \vc{yll in endyi^r-d by min>8, ii T/ondon and J.n all l^ngland igiaihtt ill'.- G' riuai. g IB tem- pered by grief for the hnlpleflft wo ine-n and children who we.ro wbruok ..ut of life o auddeii'ly and cruelly. A majority of tJhe victims at Har- t!op<il wf-Hs women and children. I ifteen nohool boys were kilJed by a single stie'l. only one lad in the gn.up es'-aping. Ten persons lost their lives when a huildinfe in which they l-ad taken >-efupe collapsed un- der tin- sh<x'k of shells. Seven oi rlie <lra<l at Hartlepool were vtdun- tcers<if l.o|-<| Kitchener's new army. They were sent with their comrade! to iiMin the trenches in anticipation .if nn .ttteinpt of the Germans to land an invading force. The Ger- mans had I lie range < f thf new de- fences perfectly, and this fact is n'\ iiin- .f many evidences that they had complete informal inn from ^pips as to the location of <lefence works and important buildings. Dim-ted liy Spies. A -t:inling sf/iry. indicating that the Germ.in ships were directed by .-pies on the coast as to where to strike is furnished to the Daily Mail l>> lyoiii* Tracy, the well known author His home. "l''air- lawn," at Whitby, was under the tiie of the German shells. Mr. Tracy sas<l : "The whole c'as-t wa.s excited by a brilliant sky sign, which shone 4iver the moors for half an hour. It wa> ;.n eli'otric lamp fixed to a kite, and a-s :!. lloattMJ high in the air. it m:!rk<-d the position of VVhitbj "I saw it. and lean name dozens who saw it flaunting over our heads at !*.30 p.m.. telling the German ship* exactly where we were. It twinkled in defiance of our authori- t;- ." '! lie raid lias iiad one very impor- t.-.iit and useful effect. Recruiting i:a- been stimulated as never before in tin- war The station at Scotland Yard was crowded all day w-itii men to whom the news of the raid had brought home sharply the actual peri] that Kngland is in and the iiiairnitiide <if the task before her. It is s-afe to bay that the bombard- ment of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby will bring forward not less than -200,000 men who might ha\e hung back in a feeling of false security. I'.iili- ii- Incident". An old woman was picking up coa! dropped from cars on the rail- way embankment, when she was killed by a shell. An old man and his two daughters were just starting breakfast in the kitchen when u shell hurst in the room killing all three of them. A young woman went to the house of her aged mo (her. intending to conduct her to a I place of safety . Entering tin- pas- -a;'ev, ay she- stumbled across her mo'.her's body. A shell had pierced the roof a hd killed her. An elderly- man, who thought the gun firing was that of Hritish ships at prac- tice, sat down unconcernedly to breakfast. A shell carried away tic- corner if his house, killing bis two little grandchildren. ".May" At<mi*h Hie World. ( )n his arrival at Rome. I'rinco von HuelTiw. the former Imperial German Chancellor, and now Am- ba&sador to Italy, was informed -if tin- bombardment of tiie English coast by German ships, but showed no surprise He said that this achievement had heen arranged for prior to his departure from HcHin. He added : ''Thi~ is simply the prelude to what the German fleet is soon t-> undertake, w hi oh may astonish the world.'' BRITISH GAINS ARE IMPORTANT \ilvanccil ll,< n Trenches Toward tile I,. Mil. ill I Illr- Ilrl.-Mll- Ine Mile. A despa/tch from Paris suys : Th Belgian and Frerw-h troops attacked south west of Ostend and pushed their line up the neacoast to a point which is nearer Ostend than the allies have been since they w<^re compelled to evacuate th-n town on October 16. The announcement is made by the French Government and confirms unofficial news that We*tende, a suburb of Ostend, has been attacked by the troops unde>r King Albert and by the soldiers of the republic.. The forward move- ment along tiie coast, followed a, heavy bombardment of the German iiosjtioiiiH by British warithips. The allies' offensive produced an advance, also in tlw region of Ar- m<Mitiei-e.-.. a-nd it '.- anmi'med that the British advanced tlieir trenches toward the German lines defending Lille. For many weeks th<e fighting between large force covering the. ground between] Armentieres and Lill IUIB been indecisive, hut th<*r* are indications now that the l,li'- MI.- progre.ufcing at this point as well BB iiit many nointu to the north and eout'l). In order to relieve the gra- dually invre.awing prc^uro on tlvdT Hues Hi FIntler and in the, reion of Arras, the. Germans delivered ait- tacks between Ypre* nnd Menln, IM-H- ii-i'. .nil-- -.-- Iiad in > n mode and position* wazed by the a.llie. These, atit-aokt, it is officially announced, were repulaed. A Kclgian Chris) mas. From the New York Sun. WORK OF FLEET OFF NIEDPORT Enemy Subjected to One of the Most Dreadful Bombardments of War A despatch from London says: 'The task of pushing the Germans out of Belgium has begun on the whole lin from Ypres to the sea. The British, French and Bel gian forces have combined for a vigorous offensive and the British lleet began an attack from off Nieu- port. "The tk'cit opened a devastating fire on one German stronghold near l.ombaerty.yde and fired unceasingly for five hours. The French and Bel- gian batteries placed south and west of N'ieiiport added to the fire, and tin- Germans were subjected to one of the most dreadful bombard- ments of the whole war. They fll I from place to plaee as the shells came tumbling about their ears in tlu- trenches. The shells often hit, and the heaps of dead showed the tremendous violence <jf the- fire. "Tiie firing ceased suddenly. The infantry was ready and waiting. There were Belgian and French in- fantry battalion* nnd also some French marines, and soon the three roads leading eastward from Nu-u- port were the sren.e of tihe bravest charges of the allied infantry. The | Germans were driven with rifle nnd bayonet headlong- from the t renclie 1 - to the houses or killed as they s-toud between two of the most northern roads of the three. "Hadijiting eastward from Nieu- porf was the farim of Graoote liram- bourgh, which was strongly forti- fied, and which Ims hitherto been a great menace to troops leaving Nieuport. The farm was assaulted by the infantry after a dreadful battering by shell. The German in- fantry formed on the road on the ciinal side opposed the rush, and the fiercest kind of a hand-to-hand en- counter ensued, continuing till dunk. The French marines made a glorious charge, and bayoneted x-ores. The French infantry pushed on under a heavy rifle fire, and drove the Germans from the trench- es to the houses. "By nightfall the Germans had been driven back from Loinbaert- /.\de and St. Georges and many of the strongest positions had been taken. Fighting of a hand-to-hand character continued after dark and from house to house scores of Ger- mans were killed or wounded. "Meanwhile between Nieuport and the eia tihe Britis'i had given tiie Germans a surprise by sending down the Yser Canal barges armed with machine and quick-firing guns. These fired with deadly effect on the Germans, who were seeking to escape the sihell fire of the fleet. "Further south along almost, the whole line from the ea to Ypres a violent offensive of, a similar kind was waged by the allies. The French, though suffering heavy loss es, inflicted far greater casualties on the enemy. St. liloi, Zillebeke. and the neighboring country, were cleaned of the Germans and tremen- dous losses inflicted." "NO QUARTER'^NOW REPLY British Naval Expert Says That German Naval Raid Will End Humane Policy of British Admiralty A despatch from London says: Following is the comment of Frexl T. Jane, the foremost naval writer in Britain, on the German naval raid : "The full story of the Ge-rman North Sea raid is clearly in accord with the senseless policy which, re- gardless of everything, has during tihe past few days been advocated in the Gernmn press. It is a niardtjmo application of the German land policy in Belgium wholesale de- Ktruet.ion of helpless and inoffen&ive- civilians in an effort to create a reign of terror. The Hritih navy has hitherto seemed unduly humane in this war. We have gone out of our way to save the enemy's lives. We regarded the ene-my as a civi- lized foe. Now all this is likely to be changed. 'No quarter' seems to be tiho only possible reply to the pure savagery of Gorman action. The horrors of naval war will be in- creased, but the duration of opera- tions will perhaps be (shortened ac- cordingly. "This is to our advantage, but from no possable point of view has the German behavior been justified. Nor can it ever be forgiven. We shall probably manage to see to it that few- of the German cruiwrs re- turn to harbor. If we are wise wo shall hang any prisoners taken. Then, and then only, shall we ren- der ourselves immune from similar raids in the future. "In these days war is a more or less exact science. The result of the success of any operation can be gauged beforehand. Germany must have known perfectly well tiiat no material result could possibly ac- crue from the naid which her ships made on Wednesday. Perhaps it is a nide issue, but the question certain- tainly arises. How did the Germans get out so easily 'I It is not a ques- tion which should be insisted on. If tihe enemy got out so easily and finds return impossible, high stra- tegy may bo perceived in the cir- cumstances of their easy exit." Wounded Return to the Firing Line A despatch from Paris says : No fewer tlian 64 per cent, of the French wounded returned to the firing line hefore December 12, ac- cording to interesting figures sup- plied by the surgical department of the Ministry of- War. Of the re- mainder 24 per cent, had been given convalescent leave, 17 per cent, were still in hospitals, and }% per cent, had been discharged from the army. Three and a half per cent, of the wounded died. These wt-atistics demonstrate the re- markable advance made in surgery. and show a lower percentage of deaths from wounds than in any preceding war. We unhesitatingly recommend Magic Baking Powder as being the best, purest and most healthful baking pow- der that it is possible to produce. CONTAINS NO ALUM All ingredients are plainly printed on the label. MAGIC BAKING POWDER IW.G11LHTCO.LTD, TORONTO, ONT. WINNIPEG MONTREAL AUSTRIAN DEFEAT COMPLETE Positions Pell One fter Another Until Thsy Fled From Servia in Precipitate Disorder A despatch from Paris says : Tele- graphing from Xish, the correspon- dent of the Havas Agency says : "Full details of the fighting around Belgrade have not yet been received, but enough is known to show that there also the Austrians suffered a defeat of a fatal nature. After several da.ys of stubborn fighting the Austrian troops occu pied a line of positions echeloned from the northeast of Obrenovatz, as far as Koviona, to the south -east of Avala (nine miles from Be! grade). The latter position was carried by the Serbs after several bayonet charges. Other positions fell one after another, until the Austrians were completely beaten on the last hills to the north of Avala. They were beaten also on the left flank by Servian columns, de bouching from Obrenovatz. The Austrians retreated precipitately towards the Danube and Save, over which bridges had previously been thrown, and on which numerous monitors, lighters, and other craft waited to ferry the troops to the opposite bank. While the Austrians were crossing in the greatest haste, the Servians broke the last resis- tance. The Austrian columns, which were left to protect the retreat were thrown into wild disorder and aban- doned heavy guns, rifles and other equipment, throwing some of it in- to the Danube. "Servian artillery, which was ra- pidly brought up to positions com- ma-nning both rivers, shtlled and destroyed several bridges. The Austrian losses during- the latter days were- enormous, and those of the Servians were also serious. The Servians captured about 10.000 pri- soners, of whom 67 were officers, 30 cannon, including eight mortars, 20 machine guns, 239' ammunition wa- gons, 20 field kitchens, numerous horses, and a great quantity of sup- plies. Manv Austrians were drown- ed." NOVEMBER TRADE INCREASE Shows an Increase of About Fifteen Million Dollars Over November, 1913 A despatch from Ottawa says: An increase in the total trade of Can- ada for the month over the corres- ponding period of last year is indi- cated in the trade statement for November. The total trade was 9126. -155.299. an increase of about fifteen millions over November, 1913. Exclusive of the import of coin and bullion, which has largely- increased, both total exports and imports showed a decrease, this be- ing chiefly due to a falling off in the export of agricultural products. Total imports for November, in- cluding coin and bullion, were $79,- sso.917 as compared with $52.016.- 5(iO in 1913. and the total for the eight months ending November was $1-17,911, 1-14 as compared with $146.- 169,')81 in 1913. Imports of coin and bullion in November were $-18,328,- 727 as compared with $1,814,404 in November, 1913. Exports in November, 1914, were $74. 424, -299 as compared with $107,- 96-1,484. Exports of manufactures have increased, a healthy sign, and were 86,376.500 for the month com- pared with $4,S41,L'2 in 1913. Ex- ports of animals and their produce were 3,4:0.602 compared with $7,- 795,511. Exports of agricultural product*, however, dropped from 833. -117, 055 in November, 1913, to 81N..S-W.28G this vear. EGYPT A BRITISH PROTECTORATE Suzerainty of Turkey Over the Country is minated Per- \ despatch from lyondoTi says : The Official Press Ihireau issued the following statement concern- ing the making of Egypt a British protectorate : "His Britannic Majesty's princi- pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs gives no-tice that in view of a &tate of war arising out of the ac- tion of Turkey, Egypt is placed un- der the protection of his Majesty, and will henceforth constitute a Rri- ii.sh protectorate. The suzerainty of Turkey over Egypt is thus termi- nates, and his Majesty's Govern- ment will adopt all measures neces- sary for the defence of Egypt, ami the protection of its inhabitant* nnd interests. The King has been pleas. ed to approve the appointment of Lieut. -Col. Sir Arthur Henry Mac- Mahon to be his Majesty's High Commissioner for Egypt."' Enormous Damage in Aerial Raids A despatch from Paris says: "De- spite German denials it is now clearly established that the recent aeroplane raids from Belfort were productive of real results. Six bombs were thrown on Frieburg, Baden, on December 4. In order to mislead the Germans the lender of the flotilla, a sergeant-major of Hussars, made a wide detour over the Black Forest, coining back on Freiburg witliout being molested. On December 9 the flotilla, flying in a single file at a height of 3,000 feet, amidst a furious storm of shells from the German guns, threw eigh- teen bombs, of which fourteen caused enormous damage. The leading aeroplane was struck by a shell splinter in the left plane, and several bullets graxed the gasolino reservoir, breaking some "of tho stays, without, however, impairing the stability of the machine. The aeroplanes, after undergoing a final bombardment, returned to Belfort without further incident." British Troops Landing at Havre A despatch from Havre, France, eayn : Thousands of British troops are arriving here daily on trans- ports, and are being moved to the north as rapidly as possible. The British are making the port of Havre their uva-in base of supplies. On the average, 15 British trans- ports arrive here daily from South- ampton. Largo camps have been leawd on the heights along tho Seine for period* varying from two to three years, and barrax-ks arc be- ing built. Extensive supply depots have been established he-re. A croM-ohnnnel transport would carry not fewer tlia-n 1,000 men, : that if tihe arrivals have continued at the same rate sante the above despatch was written, a.t least 150, j 000 men mu - 1 have b?on landed in ] France in the las-.t ten days.