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FRUIII PUBLIC -LIFE

Correspondence Between the Prime Minister and Sir Thomas White. Finance Minister Needed Rest

After Eight Years Work. `

OTTAWA. August 4.-Correspohq.

ence between the Prime Minister arirl Sir Thomas White was made public today. On July 17, Sir Tlioriras White wrote to the Prime Minister as fol- lows:

"Dear Sir Robert Bordenz-

"Before you left for England last

November I asked to be relieved or my duties as Minister of Finance pointing out that my health had been lrnpaired by the long strain and heavy responsibility which had tested upon me continually during the period of the war, and further that my personal affairs, which for the past eight years or public life I have been obliged to almost wholly neglect, demanded my immediate rel turn to private business. At your request. ii consented to remain and aisclirirge thc diities of acting l’riiiie Minister during your absence over- seas, on the understanding that, rip- on your return, my resignation from tim (iovcrnrnent would be accept- ed. In view oi’ the foregoing and for the reasons mentioned, 1 hereby tender my resignation as Minister of Finance with the request that it be iniriiediately accepted. in order that l may take a much needed rest. if at any tiriie it appears to you that my courisci or assistance would be of service to the Government, you ivill, ifccl confident, not hesitate to r-all upon me. il ani happy. to be able to state that I leave oillcc upon terms oi' accord with my colleagues, to all of whom I felt bound with tics of high personal regard and friend- ship. As to yourself, icanriot say bow_ greatly 'I appreciate the kirirl- ness, consideratioir and courtesy which you have at all times extend- ed to nie, and which will remain a most pleasant memory of our asso- ciation during the trying and criti- cal period through which Canada has passed, _

“\Vili nrucli respect, believe mc,

as ever.

"l'oiirs friitlifirlly.

(Signed) "W.T. Wlritc"

Ou July 30, Sir Robert wrote the

following reply.:

"My dear Sir Tliomas Wli`ito:-

"You rcqulro no assiiranci that,

your final decision to relinqulsli; your duties as Minister of' lfiiiarice

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-tainnicnt. Perhaps more than any

'from you the most loyal and whirle-

has been received by myself and my colleagues with the deepest rv- i-Zrct. That also will be the feeling OI the Canadian people as a wlioie. During your incunibency oi’ the of- TIUG. and especially during the. past; “V0 YCHYS, you have niet and you have solved problems or slir'passirr;._' riiagnitude and diiilculty, and y-in have accomplished results which, live years ago. would have been re- garded as utterl impossible of at

Dersoii,`i have been in a po'-riri~Jn to realize the conspicuous ability, the tensrve devotion to duty, the wide Krasp of financial conditions tliroughout the worlri, and the un- rerriittliig energy which you have brouglrt to bear upon these ques- tions. You have had to take into account and deal with coii.iirlcr'a- tions of vast riionicnt, not only to the present but to the future inter- ests of our country.

"l~‘i'oni first to last, l have had

hearted co-operation _and _ support and our iissocigitioii in public ,affairs will always have happy nicniorics for nie. "‘it was my hope, iiotwltlistainlliig the intinratiou coritairicd in your ict- ter, that you might continue to dis- charge, during rr i`ur'tlicr period, the highly iriipoi'taiit duties of the oilicc from wiilch you are now retiring. it is dire toyoii, iiowever. t.irati should express my coiriprelierision and appreciation of thc personal reasons which have lcd to your do- cisiorij'

"With every good wish, believe me,

“i~`aitiifully' yours,

(Signed) "lt. ia. llorderi." '

Sli'-Tlinnias is leaving Ottawa to-

day and has stated that it is not his. intention at present to resign his scat in the Coriiriroirs, lint that he will rctrirri this fall and sit in the iloiise as a private incriibcr_ \

The forrncr Minister' has also or-

fereil to assist his successor, Sir llenry Drayton, in the flotation of the new loan, and before leaving Ottawa he cx'presscrl his regret at having to sever relations with his colleagues and those civil servants with whom he had coriic in‘ con- tact during the past eight years.

POLES CONTINUE `

, THEIR ADVANCE

VIENNA. Aug, 4.-The Poles air-

rioirrice a continuance of their' victor- ious march against the ilkrriiiiiaris. They are crossing the Zbrue'/. river at various points. (lt sliouid be noted that the Poles were given authority by the peace conference to proceed only to th_o Zbrucz.) "fire l’olish arniy's objective is said .te be Kam- entez, Parlolia, which is the capital ol' General Simon Petlura, thc Ukranlan leader. I PRIEST, NATIVE OF P. E. i.

'REQUESTED N0 MOUFINING

WATERBURY, Conn., July 29. -

The Rev. Joseph M. Gleeson. 79 y0lll'i'l old, pastor of St. 1’at,rick's ltornaii (Tatlrolic Cliurch, in this city since 1895, is dead here of pneiinioiiia. llc left a letter giving instructions to his citrate, tho ltev. Daniel Marining,for his funeral and burial. Ile requests that the newspiiipers make no state- iiient, about him whatever. in this connection he says:

I have done my work faithfully and

honestly from the day I was ordained priest down to the present.

in the letter of irrstructions to his

curate, the priest directed that no letters, telcgi'anis or tclepliorie. nies- suges giving irotice of his death be sent, to any place. Other directions were that neither the rectory nor the chirrch be draped in mourning and that there be no flowers and no ser- nion at the funeral. lic also direct- ed tirat his executor, l<`rank l’. llrfltl. should arrange to send his body to ireland for liiirial, accompanied by Miss Ellen Quealy, who for years had been his housekeeper and cook.

Father Gleeson was lior'rr on Priricc

Edward iii-iiurid; llc was in a eolleiZ0 at Morint Malory in County Water- ford, ‘lreln.nd, ilvo years, and it is there that he will be buried. -

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MEASURES T0 EXPEDITE

TUNNEL UNDER ENGLISH

CHANNEL

i‘A'lllS. July Ill.-Mcasrir'es to expe-

dite the coristriictiori of a tiiriircl un- ricr' the laliigiisli (‘iiariirei connecting la‘raricc and ltlriglarrd wern prcseriteii to the t‘.abinei_ today by Albert ilia- veilie, Minister of l‘uliiie Works.

i’lans to corrsti'irct the tunnel nn-

dei- the ldiigiisir (‘iiariricl have been under eonsidcratiori by the l<`rcncii and' Eriglisli for nearly a year. A llriti.-ih~ parllanientary conrinlttco ,con- sidering tlro matter, was said to have suggested some time ago that the :rr- rarigeriiciits bo rnadc to flood or blow up sriiiie part of the tunnel in case uf eiricr'gericy. It was decided also that tho tuririei sirouid beloiig jointly to Great ilritaiii and lfrariee and that work should be started i`f‘oni lnth ends at the suing time.

JUDGMENT nssenvsn iN

DsPoi=r1'A1'roN c/iss

WINNIPEG, July 31.-Owing to

sorrio doubt as to"liis_ arrthnrity during the vaeatlorr session in hearing the upplicatioii for a writ off habeas cor- pus arrrl a writ of certiorari on boliriii' ol’ Oscar Slioppeli-ei, wliose ¢l¢p0r_ tatloii was ordered July is by the ini- ll1ll§l'ilti0n board Cbiei’ Justice Mathers reserved juiignieiit today. lie point- ed out tiiat the court oi' appeals sits on August 5 and advised eoiinsol to have the lieiiririg transferred to that date and court. After' some disciissioii this the counsel agreed to do.

On belialf of Solonirio Alniazoif, al-

so held by the iriiniigratiori aiithori- ties. Marcus iiyiiiari, courisi-l', innrlc llirniicatioii for n writ of habeas cor-` pus. llcaring of this was si-t over

tlll next Tiiestiay Mr. llyiiiaii also asked that his c icnt be allowed bail nie_airtinie brit this was refused.

GOOD EFFECT OF

DRY LAW SHOWN

llliT'l`l~l,' Montana, Aug. 4.-Since

Montana went dry by state erractiiient in Deer-riibei', 1918, the riation-whit; prohibition measure cl”i"cctivc July 1 has caused a big decrease in bootleg- ging fr'r1iii other states. Before Jirly 1 Wyoriritig r-ihippcrl litrndreds of crises of liquors into Moritana, but on July 1 \‘Vyoniing went diry, both by state prohlbltiori 'and -national proliibltioii, and iririch of the illicit traiilc coniiiict- ed across the state line since last De- cember stopped short.

During six months of state prohibi-

tion corrditlons in police courts of all the leading cities of 'Montana have ini- proved so rapidly that tire costs of maintaining courts, jails, etc.. have dropped to ri minimum. in so far as pettv crimes are concerned, rind there has been r;_tiegcg_se, also in the more serious oilences. " T ' conditions in the mines. liniilwl'

mills, snicltcrs, and even-on ll\0 fl\\'\“H have greatly iiriproved since workilwll have been unable to obtain lifl\10l‘ in saloons. The workmen are better led.

ore riteadil have fewer acer-

terms. For further particulars apply

personally Guardian oilice. work. g _ four months.

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work in Y- f ' ' dents, and turn out more and better

Carvell to Railway

Commission

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OTTAWA. Aug. 4.-The follow

Cabinet changes were oiilclally nouirced by the Primo Minister noon: V

Sir Henry Drayton becomes M

-ister oi' Finance; hc was sworn

at 12 o'clock.

Hon. F. B. Carvell who retires

from the portfolio of Public Works, succeeds Sir llenry as Chairrnan of the Board of Railway Coniriilssion- GFS: l)r. F. S. Tolniie, succeeds Hon. T. A. (lrerar as Minister' of Agricul- ture. He will be sworn in as soon as he reaches Ottawa.

Tile Primo l\ilnister announ further that Hon. Martin Burrell is to remain at his post; for thc pres-, ent. and that when lie retires he will be succeeded by anotiicr British Columbia man. No successor' to Mr. Carvell as Minister of Pubic Works Ilil-S Yet' been appointed.

Sir Robert added 'that Col.. John

Thompson, Ottawa, has been appoint- ed cliairnian of the Pens-ioiis Board. and that Major Margeson has lyt-on added to ibn' l'lonrd_ ~

(iol. Thoiripson is a well lrnriwn

barrister with a fine overseas record, who has' been ti riicitrber of the board for some tlriic. lie is a son oi Sir John Miieilonalri.

Major Margesoir is a Neva trice-

tlarr. He was iiniorrist candidate in Lunenburg at thc last eiectcion.

Big Wheat Crop,"

in the West

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ing an- at

iii-' in

ced

W'iN‘Nll'i<)(l, Aug. -i__-At least tlir

weeks »earilei\` than iisiial li:ii'vv_s~|_i is in ii1'i>i:i1'-Ss ln many iociiiit_it-S the t,hr‘t'e pr'air'ic provinces and by file D01-!IIllll`lli,’ nt' next 'week slioirld Ili'-,lielrcral tlir'oiil:iiotit \V,t'._ster~rr (?ar\.- ada, '1‘hougli this is a year in which even those ivlro are inost expert, hesi- tat"c soinewhat at prcdiictioris, it is thc conseiisiis ot` opinion aiiioiig the niost reliable "'autlroi'ities tltat the wheat yield for tb., praii'ie provinces should i‘lrri between one lluirdi"ed and scvcirty and one liirrriir'ed__aiirl eighty niilliori busliels. l<lvei'ywlicr'e it is coricctleti that Manitoba will irarvest the finest crop since that of 1915, it recorrl year, while in Alberta and Saskatcliewari ~yields will vary great- ly. A reliable anti* pr'oliably corr.~ir'i'~ Villlve estiiiiaie cf the yields, by pro- vinces allows Manitoba 70, millions, Saskatclicivari 00 millions, -and Al- berta. 20 riiiiiioii bushels of ivliiipt.

Wealtirvr conditions are ideal, aiirl

the change from the cxireiiiely liot days of last week to bright, ivindy \veatho|', with ‘alburidarrt sunslrinc, has clreckcd the spread of such red rust, as had apps-are.; in isolated areas. and forrricr' r-.iilciilziiioiiis as. to yieiil sliotrlrl be realized. While wages are high, the lalior situation cannot be rlescrilicrl as at-_rite in any iliigrwe, and it is liroliablc that an influx of six in eight tliorrsaiiil laiior°er'i-i, t'i'orii other provinces will meet all the i'cqulre- ments ot' pr'air'ic faririers.

New Gold Fields R in British Columbia

III! oi'

NEW' YORK, Aug. 1.-Not since

tho dist-over'y til' (‘0balt in 1904 has th-ri l)riiiiirilo`n of Caiiarlri wlstriesseri a mining, stampede as is now taking place in the Salmon ltiver' district of llritisli tiolurnbia to the silver gold crrrirp~"'of Sit-.war't, where irnnreriso ore bodies carrying piienoriierial values in silver and gold are attracting mine operators, prosneetors, ~ pron`iot_ers and spccuiators fr'oni .ali parts of (ia- nziria 'arid ~niany pi'oiiiirreiit ruining ciiglrieors froin New York. - The tirigiliril rli:=.cover'ics' ul. Stewart were niade two years ago but riot. im- til recently were thi' rich ore slroots uncovered that have been the cause of the pi'esent rusli to the cariip and the anxiety of big mine operators to secrirn properties.

ilepreseiitatives 'of the princ_|pal|

operating corporations in this coiiri-' try arit_l.(!aiiada including the (lrairby Copper Company, the Nipisslng Mines and Alaska Gold (Toinpaiiy arc. exarninlirg several properties and, tin, Griiriby Popper (lompariy is re-i ported to have acquired one group ol* claims under a working bond. I

What is at present regarded as the

“show” riiirie of thc camp is known as the Premier mine. wirlcli, prior to, passing into the liariris of ibn pres- ent oivriers was uiirler option to New York capitalists, whose iiianiiger failed to open up the rich ore which is now causing great excltnreiit.

Samples of this ore no\v in New

York show values up to $2,000 rind $4,000 ir ton while native sliver in foliatcd ‘leaf slizipe is -found. That tiio rich orc is not found in small isolated pockets ls_ricriio_rnitraterl by thc ship- ments the last oi’ which nniourillng to 153 tons, gave net returns of $046 n tori after paiynient ot’ all transporta- tlorr and smelling charges.

TELEPHONE ‘ RATES REDUCED

Cl-IIC/\(l0. August 4.-Tire illinois

Public Utilities tforninission has ab- olished thi'r‘p1'cs'ei'rt"$2'mlnimiiiii rate on tour-party line resilience telc- plioiies in (iiiicago and restored the 30-crili-a~inoni.li-$1.50 rate, in an order issued yesterday. All teleplionebiov- ing and installation charges are ab- olished. The new order went into ef- fect on August 1 and continues for

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GERMANY T0

PARIS, August 4.-Marshal For-h,

appeared before the Supreme (loun- cii this afternoon in coirrrection with the decision of the Russiariprisoriers probleni._ '1`lie'corir1i-tion of the lini- gariaii army was taken up, iitlarslrai Foch making a report on thi' riunrber of effective troops’iluigarla still has under arms. '

The Council decided today to in-

foi'rri Gcr‘iiiariy that all restri' "ons on the riiovcrncrit of Russlaii p. oncrs

rros_sran_rmr o at

250,000 Russian Prisoners' in Germany Released and Germany Held Responsihe for Their Maintenance.

RELEASE

held in Gernrariy have been lifted.

(,lt-rriiany may now release sucli

prisoners and will lri»i'eai`tui‘ lie rcs- porisible for their riiairrtainerice. 'i‘|io|'e are between two huridrctl tliorrzlarrd and two liuridreriariil iiftytlrousziriri ituss- ian prisoners in Gerirraiiy., 'i`iri:1lias been a great pr'olrlcrri for the Allie:-i,as rnany of thorn are itii>i:rian lltilslit-vlk.

i'olan|l lit-r'ctofore has been uri\vill~

ing to allow tliesc itussiaris to cross i‘o‘ :li t_er'r'iior'y on their way to ltus~ si.,

DOMINl0N POLICE

I SPECTOR DEFA LTS

St. Clair West, Dominion Police Inspector for Nova Scotia, Decamps with Funds Said to Amount to $40,000.

rr.\i.ri-'.\.\', _\ii.;_ 4.-»-'rw '_ V' 1

(lovci'irrri<\irl, nas bfi-|l iioliliotl ` airrls of tl'illar.~= and St. t‘l:i§. 4

who was ir..;pi-,t~ttii~ of the 1,. - I-4-

piilici- rn .\ii.'a .*`..otia, is irii~.:-'ir~.'. - i‘-‘<2\_l'l ligtlrt'-4 are not lriiowii. but it is wtiiiiatril that tiic siirirrti e "

'l' -' ' .` "1: will tilrr- » oniit to iii-twt-i-ii --iti,il00 and $5it.000.

.Illia-olives' in the r~riiplri_\' oi' the

Ililiuiiiioir titivt-rriiiiorii. and 'the loruil t

id it will probably be some time be- .rc tht-_ iiirssiiig official is rounded up. West had a suite of offices in the Ex- li:iiigi» llirllriing on Prince Street, and rc(-iiritiy it was anriounced that he had, resigiictl the Police lnspcctorship. “Hon after -he. loft auditors were sent

.rlling revelations were dis- ./iccorrlirrg to the officials,

police are .~crii'<‘liiiig for Wi-st, who i._: for uriiiniitcd, were discovered, -

said to have li~i't the city in a lii|ri‘_\'. IIU Ililll il iéood start on tht- oil`it'cr>,

aiiit rge sums of money were also

~ foiinil tri bf: riiissirrg,

Coal Production

,0n tlie increase

SYDNEY, Aug. 4,-(loal production

is on the ir.ri'eas_e at Sydriey_r_is shown by the July' output. 'l‘lre Fiorericc col- ller'y was again high liiier, with a rc- eorrl output. of 10,000 tons, followed by ilic l’r'inccss, which increased its prod_lictioir over, the previous nioritl. and raised to the surface 13,000 orirl tons. Scotia, on account of thc disar- rarigeriierii of the electrical plant, res- ponsible for three or four' idle dayrl, went. back r-orrsideralily, but on tht- whoie iro\v has re'-il good iivr~\'a;.:i' out-

weck for the last six nrontlis. and there is reasoii to believe tiiat the nrcii will be more regirlarly' engaged during the pi'cseriL moiitli.

Seven Thousand

.Men are,Missing4

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LONDON, Aug. 4.-ll.ecoi'tls'oillces

in Loiirion of the variiirls overseas forces arc iiiakiirg their last grrintll tally and tryi_irg to trace every iiian who has appcair'cd`oii their' books. lip to tho present time sonic 7000 o`i' about one pci' cent of the total urin- irot be accoiiiiteil for. - Not all tliiise iireii arc cr;-risiilcr'_cd to be tit-firriti-ly' lost. Sonic have gone on fiirlnugli and acceptr-rl work without tlie'i`oi'rn- aiity of corriiiiunicatirir; with the au- thorities; otliers have iiiari'ierl and settled down in pr'ci`t'i'eiir'c to rc- turning to camp and telling the col- onel; ritliers are i'i~stlris:s nicri, rirany of whom will triclcic baclr.

'l‘hc South Afrit'arrs have brit 25

iiliseritcos, every other mari of the 210,000 who carrie. over'se:is, being ac- coiinir-d for.

Most oi' the rnisrririg are Austral-

ians and (‘:rrrarli;iii:= and it will tithe a long time for the iiiiiitary polit-ii to rriniiil ilrern up and slit-plicrd tliein iii cor|ci'riti‘:iiioir riirrrps. Seine, ot' the Ilonilniiiii (lovi.-_i'ririie|its are pub- lishing iirivei'tlser|iei’§*.~r \\'li.r'rriirig these nrcn to rcturii by a. certalii time irriless tliuiy wish to forego their 'gratuity and free passage ironic.

Still Rioting

in Liverpool

--i.lV|dlll'tl0l., Aug. -i.-itloioiis croivris were drlveii frcin the streets oi' this r-ity this rnorriing by troops cliarglng with fixcd` li'iyiroti_-s. Rio- ters iillorl the str'cpt:-i during the night and .it was not iii\t_il rla'ylircak that the .soldiers were iir'tiiii'ed to cliarge, fl`hd. c'riiiscr Vallrrit and two destroyers have irroved iirlo the Mersey ltiver to protect the flocks.

I.lVl<iIti’(it)*I., Aug. 4,*-iiiverpiiol is

in the grip of llooligzinisrn. l"or tivo nights the city has) licriir given over' to riot and pillage, Scores of shorts liirvi- iiciirr snriislii-ii and r'li`ieti and at one place all airing the "line of <lricl<.~', gales were br'okr_-ri oiicri and tire mob storrrreri a foori ri. Liiiiisc carrying oil stocks- of- b.ii'oii, llilln. lar'rl, sirgar, rit‘.c, and tirini-il st_irll'.~i.

EX-KAISER OFFERED

ROLiE IN MOVIES

LOS AN(ll‘}I,lDS, (`.al_, Aim. 4_»'l`iie

I{a`s1-.r has been, or shortly will be. offered one million dollars to play the part of Satan, or sornetliiiig equally as evil, in ri motion pirtiire pi'otiiir-- tion to be illiiieri anywliere a permit can be arrarrged, .fiecorrliiig to \\'. li). Kecfc, legal representative of a local motion picture iiiagriate. Mr. Keele today iirltlr'r-ssetl the following coin- rniinieatiriii to Presitlent lWiisoii:

“While representatives of the Ai-

leid and Associated Governniciits ari- rllsciissiiig' what riisprisitioii'is to be made of the Kaiser, on behalf ot`.onc ot' the largest motion plctiire promot- ers in thc world, l crave your assist- rihc(-, in gaining the iornier ciricf of tho lluns as ri motion picture asset.

“We are willing to pay the Kaiser

or iiniy government guaranteeing his appearance in four or five reel pic- tures ricpiriiiig his part in the great world war.. This photoplay will bc staged before the Kaiser goes to trial. if arrnngeirients can be niade. We will arrange to lllni tho picture in America, lloliand, Englaiiil, (li-rinziriy, 'or wlrerevei' the powers coiitrollirui the `Ki1lsor‘s complete rriovciiiorits may decide. This is ii bona ilrie offer. made in the iriterosts of posterity, and we would appreciate your co-opera~ tion."

D. W. Grltll-th is' reported to be the

promoter represented by Keele, and Thomas il. lnce also has been men-

puts. Jubilee. is working the first full-

No Political Past to Live Down Says Globe

Ttllt()N'i‘0, Ang, »i.~»(lii the pre- surnption that . Sir ilenlry ,ilrayton will be (!:iriiitia's ircw Minister ot' lfiriririce, the Gltzbe said etlitoririlli

“As Minister of i"iriaii<'_e Sir'

lienry Draytorr vvfiii- have no tical past to live down. lic - been tlistlirictiy i-.tlirierit as riiritr mari, oi"tl|e Railway ('lorniiiissiori.' bitt the i'iriaii'ee riiinistry calls for ability in debate and a kiioivit-ilgc oi’ baiiklrig that. _Sir il‘}1ir_v ilriiytuii has as yet iiziri no iipportuiiity to display, *RHI

"Like Sir _'I‘htriiias \\'liitf-. Sir

iionry was at one time ;i sort oi` st-ri|i~tIt'i.‘if'lri-il i.ii>t-.ral. fiilioiigh hi~¢~ iatiier, Mr'. l’lrilip_> lli"'v K. l‘.,l was :ind is a still' (`on> 'it._ oi' the old selioul. Si'i' I|t'.rii'_\"‘ i -'--'riii~..r \\'iil| iiiberalisniw as nerr g ins. biii, iii did r'esuli_ iii his ._.;ii Iii. ‘nr to thai oiliice of Uouiity (iron . .-\ttoi'ri<-y iii, 'l`oi'orrto, in l"04_ on ilit- iioiiilriiittou§ ol' Sir' Juli .jill wir, at 11 tirpi- wlii-n| ihi~- itoss (lt 'f-riiriii-nt was si,r'aiiiirigi r-very nerve to retain its grip _ui of-r lice. 'l‘lri`i cliairiiixiri oi` tlic ltailwayi (`r-riiiirissiriii has ii line iJr'i,isr\iir~c, iirril‘| rirakes t`ri<~li»il_~i ri-zitiily. - ' “llc has many of tiicm iii North ’1‘nroiito,_ \\'iier'c`, it is said, lip iiiay. find ti seal in the roiiiii oi' Hb' til'-'\i'_‘-'.1' I“lislci'," " _ '_ 1

Hiori PEncEN`TAoE or Ex- `

siarivics MEN i>i_Ac.En iN .ross

\VASiiilN(l'l‘t>N, ii. t‘. Augiist 4,# ‘Sixty-six piii't'r-ril ol' i~r»g.:i.<tt;t'»'ti

soldier' anti i':ri|oi- applivzrriis for jobs '\\'4-r'e piai'<"i by Iiii- v.'ir‘iorri< govt-r‘rril'ri» tal iinrl voiriiitiiei' r-iiiployirisiiit ,\‘cr'vi<'i'.‘= during tive i\'i-t-its r-ruling .luric 2t\'lh. :i<~t'iir'i'iiiii; lo Iigrrris rnridr- public iicri- torliiy by t‘oliirii-I .»\i'tiiur' \\'ooils, As- sistant to the .\‘<i<-r't'i:\r'_y of \\'ar and lrczrrl oi' ilir- ;;0ver'riiii<'rri's or|;:irri'/.rriiori for the i'~~.'-iiiployiiii-iit oi' .st-rvir-ii iiiiiri.

'I'lti~ st-vi'rr|_\'-:~;<-vriii i-itil-:4 iii liri-

siii've_v art- iliviili-il into |`oi|i‘ groiips, :ict-,o\'iiirig to popirlrition, and r'i'pi'r-i=erit_ every sectiori of the i~oiriili'_\'. '|`li<' eii_ie.<. over' 200,000 place-ri till pt'r‘ei~rii oi' their _eri'r'oilc|| rnen; the next group, eorisistirrg ol` cities from 100,000 to 200,000, 70 |.er'ct-rit`; the f»i),000 to 100.- 000 groirp, S1 pcrccrit., and thc “little cities", oi' those under' 50,000, 71 per- cent.

'i`wi'rity-orit' cities out, of twenty

six, of riiiirii than 200.000 iriliaiiitarits. eat-li iiavt- plaeetl over 50 pi~rr't-.rit tif t,hr~ii° sellers and sailors. ’i‘lie Niitldlis West vlairiis thc lirsi, iivc places on the list, oi' the big t'ilit':~' oil the per- (-_eritagii iiasis. Miririeiipolls hearts this list, with ai ret'/tra! of i'.i6 pei'i't'nl of r'<~r.;i:<ti-rr-tl iiir-ri |ilirt'cii (which riimiiis that she |ilai~i~d i-v~~_i'y niaii r'ei,;isii_:i-.I in the iiriitcd ?.~`talcs liiireaii, and ir large nuriilier irriregi:~‘tiii'eri ur .figiiiiti up with other' orgaiiimitloris). Ht. l.oriis follows lltiirniriaptilis with |02 pr-|'c<'rit, t‘.li-vclarrri :.|iow_~i till |irii'i~r-tit, Tiilcdii all pcrccrit nird liarrsns t'.ity~Xl pi-rt-eirt.

luis Arigiilt-H, 'i'orl,l:i|id tUi'<‘gorii.

i'iiiiadr-ipliiii, Seattle, (`lilr~agii and Iltrlilriiori-_ had river 2,000 iii#-ri to placi- iii that pt-riod ziriii ali, r-xt-cpl, Hr-:i.ttii' and ,llalti|iifir'i~, placed over' 70 llUl""‘l\I- of tlr~rn. Nciv York t‘ii_v, with l5,ti.'.It| jobli-ss mon, hail a pwililciii tive tiiiics as big as any other' city ext-cpl l`iii<'ago, and plareil just one hail' ol' the applicants, or,l'»0 pr-i'ccrit.. l'itts burlrlr and ilostori have only till gurl IIS pereerit i-i-_r-ord.\' to their ererlit, :ind lliiilrilri trails at the foot oi" tho list. with 20 pt-i'r'eiit. . “

(lf i-_itliis froni 100.000 io 200,000 ini

poptilziiiori. the Middle \’Yest, with! llaviori. Ohio, in the lead

_ i.tl.’\'I>(t.\'_ Aug I l,~ll<>iiti‘i',~' Ita-riiii

lluytoii plat-eil in lliat time 12-I piir;,_,. cerit, or SSI! iiicn_ l~`oi't_ \\’ortii, Texas ' follows willi 117 pci't-crit; Spoke" \Va.~:liirii:toii, has 01 pt-r'r'.eiit. ant. ‘ the r-ritiro list, of sixteen cities, ont one. i\’a_-li\'ill<\, ’i`criiit‘seii-ri., has plzici-ri, less than .’».l perctiirt, lier'ir`i'corrl f,ho\\'~ ing fl~i in-i'<-ciit. »

Sari llit-go. (‘:iliforriiri, iii the thirtl

group, has the most. sriirsatiorial per- ceiitrrgc ri-t'oi'rl to her r-reilit for that period, altlroriglr ‘ic aclri:ii_ niinrbei placetl iras iirit large. Sire pinot-rl 132' per't'i»rit of her' applir~arit.s. \\'bir'li is the best per't‘eiitage sliowlui: ii.:""~ by air_\' city, Sari Diego is fo"i\\.' r in iliri list, of cities i`rorii ='»0,0‘i" to 100.000 population. l»_v Mobile, \--llama, with n 97 pr-rncrit rcr'o"il_ R -c of tlicsti citii-_-= lias.plar-rid less Xian 57 poet-iit of their rrgistinrits and ns at group have rniirlri il-~ best i'e.r'ortl of all. l.ittli- ltoc-it \i'lrriiisa_=i, had riioro riiriii to place than airy other city in this group, and .=irr-c<~erii~d in oliiniriiirg jobs for 1.407 of her 1,907 men.

If iiir~ "little cities," those \\'itl\

population uritlrir 50,000, i’o\ii',lil<ci;~psli-, New York, has the best percentrige record. nittloiigli (llieyeiirie, Wyoriiiiig, with 895 iiien to place, inade by for the liiggest showing by getting _iclis for R60 of these. l‘oiiglikcepsio's por-

No intention to Cede Brsish West Indies

Drought Over

inthe West

_il-("f\'UU-\'. -turf. -i.- "'= Nrititiiiril t‘,-\i.t}.-\i{l', Aug. 2.-1Gc_rierul rains f\"“'H ~*1\,\'_-, riiar ri sires- i that rho riiroiiglioirt the southern sections of

iir'iti.~'ir \\`i-.~t lirtilis iii- -ti' I to thi- Ili

i- proi'iiii-i- _\'t~stcrday and last night

i`nitiiti biziti-.< in piiir p;i_ nr tor iiidit':iti~ that the long rirougiit has "

fii‘»'i1l lii'itairi`.~' ivzii' ililit being

i~'iri|_>rerl seriously on both =.,.ies tit'

»\tlan’i<'_ _ ,

'~fl'liN'l1'l‘t)N, Aug. 4.-So far as

ii no |ir'o|iosal that ilii- linltcii Statics talrc over the llrltisii \Ve.~;t. lnrlics .is part payirrcrit oi' (lreat liri-

<'l ntcii by the

iit on brrikr-ii and the situation as ro- grrrtis fetal slroi‘lage for cattle is rap- .irily irnproving.

French Deny -

i:iiri's war' iii-bi, as 1'. it ' ' V r .\':iiiorral Neivs of iioriiliiii, has br-»-ii p t corisiriei'c.| by this t' -rnriiiint. e 0

To Accorri;'r;ifaf.".d

a es

_ t-' ..fd\4 `_.

- I\ltl_\'l`ltfl-.. l\i. , rle,<;|i;iir'lr t

irtiiii (itt:i\'.‘.i ~ tlii» t.. _i says;

.\,r.i_i...» ti--ii.-.-iii sn _ iiiii-stiirr, '“

-_. Aug. -l "lic i<‘oreign Oiiice

,i _i tiill-r:ial :=tatt-rnent denies it re-

t fr il rlir that. iririgtriii

‘twirl r'<-por' ‘Dill 0 l t - .try i~oiii`iit‘t,~i betwecri the l~`rerich

iiiililary and civilians have taken plrict- in Sti'a:'.slirrr'g, capital of Alsace. "(l<»riii:i|i `irr".vspapi~r's of .iuiy 26th" sa_\'s tho- statornerit, “prililislred ac- ~oiint.~: iii' saiigiriirriry r_~_oriflir'ts be-

'wcn l<`i-tiricli sriidiers and ,civilians

in .\‘tr':is.-li\rr'g_ July 113."

I . 0 ' |_" "'l`hi- r‘t-ports are irlrsoiuicly cron-

ivlio ioiiiiiifriii- iii. Si-t ':iii:id':i tuvr-' - '-

sion .il tht- iioiil-, ii iii iiir'l_\'

ln- ;i|iptiirilr',| atiiutirrrt gisii :it rn' `~ tary iri~:i<li|ua|'ii-rs iirirti, :is had bee i'<'iiii`|<' . ` : '. .i .‘; ' .

I .tl ii 1-. iilli|l>ri'\i.i, siiliil 'WH

lie \\'i|l be ri int-iiilii-ro1` rlii stall' -it ‘ll

In-:iiLt|ii;ii'_ii-i',~' -iiirtl riuiy in: i|iiai"tt-i‘- _

nrzislr~i'-gr-|ri'rai. li, has riot, yet bet-ri iii-iii|iiti'Iy det-iticil, liriwi-vt-r' wlrarl

I i ‘ . -- _ . .

.flirt-_., r.i~n._..ir irin>.t..ii our ini. ""'

|III\tlIi

‘ lit- has bi-i'ii ,dt-laiititl lo :itat-orripfirry thi- l’i'irii-ti of \\`all‘i-i ililrlirg his ii-ip iii|‘r.iiinlr» tfairatiri. '

SITUAITIONA IS GRAl/YE IN BERLIN

V ~ 4

siori iii lliiriiii and thi- po.~',~;iliilit_v of

an :itll-inpi into in the ;<iiiniiit-r by thi- |.,.1 I\':rii|i|rrili.~;l¢< iii r'rir'i'y iiul ri 1rrilii.'1r‘y 1;

ioiis and i':il<|». [luring the traniway

iii _ . H striitt- ext:-iitliri over' ii three days

"oil, tba - -cr-iri'r'etl irit-iili-rits \\'hit'h

"t- iriiii_-|'i»iii in all strikes. 'l‘liero was no lilooiisiietl and no rioting.

"l`lr<' tlcrrriiiri r'i'por‘t:-i evidently

wer., iiiti-niieii to fgreate an impression

: tlii-ro is rlissenslon existing ' g tin- i.-oi<lior.~i and the lnhabi-_ tzirits of the rc-r'uiiqirrii‘<'ri<l eoirritries."

Sinn Feiners Seize

Rifles in Belfast

ill-iI,l<`.»\:¢ l‘, .i\ug. -I.-Sinn l"clrret's ay ,i'uitlr-ii the frviglit depot at

r'i-i-ii|iioi'i- and r'ar'r'ii;'tl oii` it quantity

"""|’- I _ _ iii' ril'|i-\', i\'liit'ir hail just rrr'riverl from

' III" i"’I\ll"llI illlilll-iiiI\"i`\‘ Ill UPI" I'IriL',lrrrrri_ 'l`lir= riili-is were arlriressed Iii

‘ li llri toni

lin." .\'»i,\'.< tht- i-oi'i‘<'-\'lioiitii nt, "iris

i ' iiiaiidirig ‘t>i'|`ii-ci' ol' the Royal

i-rirrr.- :~'\|i'r'ir:ir'gi'i| o\\'irig to.r'i-ra-rrt r|i:~'~ \i-||llt-ri

ellis-i|r'ii.~' :inri r'|‘t'r‘i|rii|r;iiir»ii.~' i`<iliiiwirrg

tht-iii. 'l`br- iii.ili»i'iiil tlii\.~' far |ir'inliii~ |,() . .

.\ili<i.\.'. Aug. 4,--A party corr-

iti is :iiigriiiirrtary but thi- goii-i'|iriiciit sistirig of twenty to thirty nien this

|i.ii'|ii-_~i are in the ;iiii';iii|;i;,:.-. over- 1", tlicii' opptiiierits' in lraviiiis, r~niilrol iii' I

oilii-izti dot-iiiiicrits. Nri one has vomi-

irriirig ziltiirlu-ti the llrarlforti Po-

icc llai'i'a<»lrs, in East (`.lare, Irelariil. ar-i'oriiirig to nr-ws dr-spalclies ' from

out, oi' the ri|`i`air' wi-il, but the ri:riioii~ l-hints, vupltiil of tioiiiity (flare. The

aliets probribly have bt-cn iirjirri-ii iii

niris , `

-spritrii aflits that ri brisk fire was :` aiiicd iipou the barracks i`oi'

I I in iiiit

‘ the ri-.il iiiipoit oi the r-.iiiiprirgri rirorix than an hour, with police ans- i

is rrrorf- :~'igirii'i1':i|ri tlrarri iiriglri appear at. |`lr'.~'i siglit. t is not riii»i'ol_v a sqirzrlililo about p:i.~'l iii,~'ioi'y_ lltiili

\v<-riizg lt.

A t-oiistablri iiaiiied O‘Sulli\'an, was

_~'ii;:litly wiiiirided.

siiles Irrtvri liiirilr i<p;ii~i'i|ig for -,H ml: __`____.__._.____.

. .

v:rrria[.‘.'e |il‘r'iri|:~'v- iii' |li_o |\xper't<~il lit-

WHISKY EXPORTS AT

cisivt' pol|iir':i| slrrigglc that i' :iii-` proarliirrg. l

“lbispitc ihr- siipert`iiiial tru- _. _

of life the intier It-riiaiiiu rr-ri i _ grt-at as r-vi-i'_ :intl possiliiy

LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY

i,(llllSVil.i.F}, August fi.-»Exp.'>r'ta- ins ol' wliisley throiigli the local

'i cniir- otlicri in Jirly totalr-ii appro`xi-

»sirniiiir-r' will sec uri attt-nipt .t. .iati-ly 5.0.0111) b;ii'i‘eis, four times the

tary r-4 up by thi' Nriiioiiiilists ;rorriiiil irioritlriy sliipiiinrits of whisky

“'i‘iii-roi wt-rt' iiiiiitwitioris or 5' 1 in |'oi'i-igrr t'oirrrtr`iL's. 'l`llis :iggr'ega|es iii i i r .il "

rrioii;ii't<lii~.l iicriitirr.\'ii'.'itiori.»' _' ; -

was :i iii.~i >l:i\' of it-w lilat-lr ii ' -

I _ \L

iiriri rr-il li:i':,~a \\'|l|i ;ip|li'ii|ir‘»:itt\ riiii.:ir'. .\Ior'i-ii\'<ii‘. :-airiio d:i_v,-. :iiui ir itii,-'.;»'i:irit

lille ol` r'l~girrit-iris last wi-r-|< wliiiii th irsili

, lirtt |l

' ioiit ;5.3.:.0.0o0 gallons. The great ull; of the :thipirivrris wi-nt Io litig-

` 'i-iariil, Scotiaiid, and seine to _

isiiiiiiitiitl that when proliibi-

war' liar; was iiiiislotl at ilii~ piitavt- by tit. .iiiii- i~i`i'i-ctivc on .lirly l, there

iii. ot't'i|i_virit', trtir; iw .arid is :liiii ily-

iri;g_ .\ nniiiiilii-i' if poli `-; : '

v;tr'i<iiii< part.; of ilic r:ol|iit|'_\'."

PRESIDENT `EYI(YI9AE“t'_`i`lTED TO

LEACE AUGUST 20TH

\\’_-\.\‘ll. "t,l.\'. /\\r'.;_ -1.--\_< now

l I

liiil rrrtsls iirii , [ti] '

have bei-ii i~i:t<l.- rriida-r rii:ii~iial l.i\i‘ irl \\iii,.lty_

County Court

l’I“"""‘I' I"` """ wiI"‘"‘ “`llI ¢"`1""" The trial of ilaiiiei tiroriaii before

in Suri I-`i'.iritr _-ii, I`alil`rir ii_ .ip Sr-pt, L’ or Il iii i'iiviii\\' tht- i ilciii, it i< still ii|i<'cr't.iiii wlitii ni- lil lciivi- \\'a_:liiiii:tiiri, ` I as ht- l iiiakc 'pi-iiilir~< in :<ii\'i~,i'iii r-itir~,~. iii ‘ ~' wary ~ the iw-»iti'i'ii t~o:i.<| it is tin. 'lit lie i ' -tart by Aug. 20. lit' a.i\'t- .lose- . ' il:iiii<~l,<. .~lf-r-i'ctiii'_\' of the linit_~ \ it-= l\`a\'_\', rioliiiill' ii.~'sirr'arrr:t' _vt ~ri_~i'ii.i_v that lic would iii- pr‘t'.~acirt in Sari i~`i';irii'isi'ii on ont- of the datbs irierilioiieri.

TIIE \\"EA'l' HER

.iiiilgn Sit-\\'ar'l. in the t`ourity (‘ouri. yr-str-i'rl;iy for operating ri still for the iiiiiriiitactirrc of spiritrioiis liquor Vein-atetlrorislrieraiilt- liitercfst.. Mr. tl. S. lrririaii, K. (L, appeared for defen- rliiiit and hir. llciitley, K. (‘__, for tho prwisriciititin. Tha- evirlence of seven or eight witrre.~'.~'i-s was taken, chief of wliom was Mr. i~‘rank Mi-Atee who was also ;ii'i°r-steri last week in con- iir-ctioii \\‘ith the case.

The c\'iiicrice brouglit out ilie in-

teresiiiiir iiiforniiiiioii that the still lim' ' ii giiiiig for soinc time and.

'ri~:.\ir'r“'~ . _“i'ni<i »

Tllli .'ilt‘fli\',l".'I`(`.

Tt\i?,(l_\`Ttl. ug. 4. ‘liwr-stef*

ly ..=ii.i t-bii ~ noi ciiange in i 'i .wt

lligtli tiili- is riir'.'i - . _il-I. this

ufteriiooii :ii 32. lor moriiirrll at -1 Till and 'l`liii:'~<iIay i tr; at 6.01,

Suri si-|< this tyi~iiii_ 1:27. sun

rise tiiiirliI'i'tii'; at .`i,Il_

lfiill iiioaiii Aug. 1:! at . = rr. nr.

Last tirizirttir Aug IS.

erirollr-tl. I<‘lve otlrer cities iii this list got jobs for over 75 percerit of their ripplicaiits. These were l‘e_risacola. Fioridri, Wilmington. North Carolina, llscin. Wisconsiii, llirtte. Montana, and

tloried in this connection. ~

. ‘ . '-

\- \ ._ . .

_.--._

cent was 98, brit she had ony 55 iiicn

.iq-n...-ana...-..._

i ltr-nn, Nevada. ,

braiiil -if lioiiie~rnniic wlils- l ..i|._. ir- ot' -applying thirsty . . with ii "lag" equal to any. The eviilcrii-o slioweri that the concoction iist-il io bring iibiiiit this liquor was chiefly riiolasses, yeast, raw pota. toes. slit-i-rl after being peeled. and raisins. 'l`iiis was mixed with e. 1-oii.sirier:iliit», qirrrntlty of water, and. their siibrriitteii to a fermentation and boiling process, bearing as one

bbiiir-e to pig-swlll than any tiring else lin could think of.

| . , .

siiiiti-riecd 9 _'i fine of $200 iiiiii costs, and lri :iridlti..n to this to ii torni ot .lniprlsoninent for two months in jail. ` Two other defendants in this case, Diiiiriond and i)ow_n, did not appear :ind are reported to have lett the prow vincc

° . .A ._ 4

i i

"or the books, and as a. result; '

witriess ucclrirr-d, more of a resem-

’l‘hi» irlsoiier"va~4 found gtlilfy"i7li`d""“

-‘ ie' ‘*" , ` ~ i i , , - .. - | , 1 , . . ~' f..-.;=,. < ~ ra rt. . - i _ . » . -- ‘_ » '» - _ ». . _ ,- -_\. -,;; .» . , - '.~.~a_»fi_-.;_ -,~,-_,;. _ -__.i.,;“i,§;-,;'_-,..__

' I . - " , ` . _ 4, , '» i 'fig _,'j»,~;;.§_~'y eff., ,,,jv“? ,mg fi,-

. .

» . _ ei.

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