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1 FOR FOX INDUSTRY
So.-Says Dr. Leo Jlisi lteturned
Frank, who has trom New York
ii{liere.,lie Visited the Leading
p E-urriers ol the Great llietropolls_
-Dr. Loo--Frank of the Rosebank Fur During Dr. Frs.nk’s stay in New Farms, Ltd., who has just returned York he saw a number of people who from an extended visit to New York' were somewhat interested in the pup-
reports that the fur market in that city --particularly with regard to tox-
chase of_ stock and the question in- variably asked was,-"lg it true that
es-was never better than this year.t the ranch-bred fox is lnferior_|n qual- He states that there is a great scar- ity to the wild fox ,particularly as to city’0! patched foxes- and silvers and the texture of fur and also of animal? evehy_»pelt that can be made to re~I Dr. Frank made an appointment semble silver or blue, or white or with one of those questi0ners-a man notch is-being worn. ‘who will possibly be greatly inter-
Dt. Frank states that prices have gona up fully forty per cent' within' the past three months and it is ex- pected that they will-go still higher.
Dr_ Frank has been in New York,
since January and studied the market, conditions at his .leisure and at thc, same time spent considerable moneyl to advertise the business. He showed the Guardian representative who called to see him yesterday copies of the New York Bun, Brooklyn Citizen Brooklyn Eagle and New York Globe which contained splendid full page illustrated write-ups of the fox ln- dustry on the island.
lnijinterviewing some of the fur-
rlers-es an example-Jackael & Co., Sth Avenue, one of the leading.firms,- one of their .representatives "showed some of his .collections in foxes. Among those, and which he showed with pride were four pelts and he mentioned at the same time that they came from P. E. Island ranches_ When asked what was the lowest figure he would take for them he replied that though they were not evenly matched they were worth $5,500 for a set of two and' the other two §6,Q00. -At the same time 'hqlsgtpditliat he regretted not seeing Dr. ank the previous day as he ,bad sold a set of two skins for $5,500 with- out any trouble and that they were of the same kind as those shown, and also from P. E. lsland_ _
Asked if he could mention from
what ranch they were purchased he replied that he had not purchased them direct from P. E. Island; but from a wholesale house in New York.
Dr. Frank then asked him what he
had paid for those pelts_ He replied that though it was confidential, inas- much’as he wanted to get values in grades he would look it up and let him know. The price paid for those pelts was $5,000 or $1,250 each. He men- -tloned at the time that if those pelts had been well matched the firm would have gladly -paid a matter of twenty per cent more for them.
The,style for silver is so well re-
cognised at the present time among society women that the leading fur- riers take pride in spending five or six hundred dollars a day in advertis- ing through the medium of the press that they have. a very fine set of sil- vers. mentioning a price of $5,000 or
$6,000. - - ‘
ested in the industry in the near future_ -He took him around tio a num- ber of the furriers in New York and all stated that the ranch -b_red» fox of P. E. Island is the best and comman- ded iully 200 p. c. more than that of ,the wild sliver fox.
One concern particularly said the
answer to this question can very eas- ily be verified-not in theory but in fact. At the same time he opened a safe containing a large collection of silver foxes and saidz-
“Here are wild silvers that we will
be glad to sell for from $400 to $1_000 a set and they cost us an average of $150 a skin, while here are a couple of sllvers from P. E. Island for which
the will-take nothing less than $3.5 and they cost us $2,050 cash forthe two skins. I think this ought to satisfy you as to the distinction between ranch-bred foxes and wild silvers.”
Dr. Frank had an interview with a
number of prominent business men in connection with the fox business and during the conversation they stated that upon the termination of the war the business will be better. than ever-that the different Govern- ments are starting to take notice of the industryand no doubt will en- courage the raising of silver foxes and that prices for foxes for breeding pur- poses will command five or six times higher than the value for its pelt.
One of the leading furriers on Fifth
Avenue stated that if P_ E. Island had been in a position to send 5,000 pelts to the New York market this season that they could have used them with- out depreciating the prices and ask for more.
Dr. Frank was asked if he would
advise the selling of this year’s pups at present low prices and he replied "I don’t know what other' ranches will
do, but Rosebank qur Farms, Ltd., are not going to sei their foxes. On the contrary they intend enlarging their ranch, keeping all their young, and if any bargains are to be had are open to buy more."
“What success has Roeebank had
in their young this year?" the report- er asked.
“They figure that they will have an
increase of 100 per ceut_" was the reply.
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LONDON. May 10.-Shelling
s of Russians at on the eastern line
in progress many
There has been
other
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Meeting oi Directors
~ di P. F. island Dairy Association
Pursuant to the amendments- recent.
ly added to the Dairy Act the Directors met yesterday with the Director of Agrfcullural instruction for the purpose of appointing an Instructor and Inspec- tor_ Mr. Fraser T. Morrow wae"ap- pointed and is now engaged for the entire year instead of nine months as heretofore. Mr. Morrow will work under the Federal Grant made for the encouragement of agriculture, thus eli- minating the assesinents previously made on the factories. _ -
After considerabiwdiscussion on the
dairy situation on the Island-, it was considered to be in the best interests; of-the‘~indus_try that the infomation' -presented at the conference _of factory- -men and," patrons held at the time -.oi '-the ann'ual~mee_ting of the Association 'fshould be published- and a , resolution authorizing such action' was pasled._ - -
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a ill be hi h this afternoon
stqfgluslndwtomorrove at 6.15; it will he high tomorrow morning at 0.19-and Saturday it 7.01.
The sun sets this evening at 7-.21
and tomorrow at 7.22; it rises tomor-
sos morning at 4.80 and saturday at
The moon rises this afternoon at
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,soar-.-~»~.... 'LONDON, May 10.--On the Wes- tem front in France, notably in the re. glon of Verdun, which for weeks has been the theatre of the most sangui-
parative calm prevails. The French, however, have been able to capture portions of German trenches on the west slopes of Le Morto Homme, and put to naught a German attack near Hill 287 between the wood of Matan- court and Le Mort Homme, launched in an endeavor to advance further the German line toward Verdun.
PARIS, May 10.-An otllcial com-
nary conflicts of the world war, com-
1-.
(Special to the Guardian.)
munlcation issued by the war otilce tonight reads: In Champagne our ar- tillery shelled trenches and batteries of the Germans north of Ville Sur Tourbe and enemy communications in the region of Somme~py on the -left bank of the Meuse bombardment was less intense. In the course of the day -an enemy attack against a trench west of Hill 304 was stopped short by our curtain of fire and was not able to de- houch. On the right bank and in the Woevrs artillery action was intermit- tent. Latest reports show that in the night of May 8-9 the Germans
GERMAN ATTACKS
FAILING AT VERDUN
Frenchtlccupied Enemy Trenches Capturing Prisoners s and Guns. 'the German Strength --in this Sector '
I Apparently Exllausted.
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launched in the region of hill 301 three very violent attacks which were met by our heavy eflectives, elle reported in communication of the morning against our positions on hill 287, ano- ther against our trenches northeast of Hill 304 and the last against the wood to the west_ All these attacks were broken by our fire and cost the adver- sary very serious losses. Our batter- ies took under the fire their fire revie- tualling convoys and enemy 'detach- ments on the road between Eesey and Bayonville northwest of Polnt-a-Mus- son
Nnlprbess, Obliged
To Return to
Charlottetown
The good ship Empress, lately owned
by the Charlottetown Steam Naviga- tion Company left this port at 7 o’c1ock yesterday moming in the wake of the Car Ferry steamer, en route to St. John via Halifax where she will go on the dry dock before taking up her work in the C. P. R. service between St. John and Digby.
The steamer was only able to get toa
point eight miles southeast of Wood islands, where she met such heavily packed ice that she was obliged to put
:bout and docked in Charlottetown at
li ID. I' ' The Empress will replace the stea-
mer Yarmouth on the St. John-Digby route, being a, considerable faster ship. Her excellent passenger and freight accomodation will make her quite an
acquisition to the Bay of Funday ser- v ce.
The Empress is now commanded by
Captain A. McDonald, a native of Sou- ris, P. E. I., who has been in the C. P. R. service for the past four years, as Captain of the S. S_ Yarmouth, -and before this for seven years was with the D. A. R. as Chief Ofilcer on the Prince Arthur, Prince George and Bos- ton respectively. -
The other oill-cers of the Empress
arez-
First (gfilcer.--H. A. Hurst, Guys-
boro, N. .
Second 0iilcer_--J. A. Hughes, Char-
lottetown.
Chief lilngineer.-J. A. Ledingham.
St. John N. B.,
Second Engineer.-W. Meikle, Char
lottetown.
Third Engineer.-C. A. Warry, Clmr-
lottetown_ _
The steamer has a total crew of 34
men., If the conditions are favorable the steamer will make a fresh start this morning.
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Another Islander
Killed in Action
Mr. Milton McDonald, Roseberry,
has just received the sad news that his brother Angus, was killed while fighting in one of the big battles in France in April. He was at the front one year. Deceased, Angus Mc- Donald, was formerly of Roseberry, P. E. Island but enlisted from Vancouver, B. C., where he had been for a num- ber of years.
Meeting-ill S’Si_de. '
Town Council
-TOWN COUNClL.' -The regular
meeting of the » Summerside Town Council was held on Monday evening. Mayor Jardine and all the councillors being present. Alter the- usual rou- tine, which included the reading of several communications the usual monthly bills were approved -of and ordered paid_ The request of the Polics officers for a raise in wages made at - previous meeting was rejected. It was decided to have concrete walks laid on the lol lowing streets: on Central Street, west side from North Market Street to Notre Dame Street, on the- - north side of First Street from Central to -zmmcr and on the' south side of Con- vent Street from Summer Street to Granville Street. The matter of ap- pointing s. street commissioner was laid over until next meeting. The chairman of Property Committee re- ported on the purchase of a house, and also stated that work on the re- pairs to town wharf was to com- mence immediately. The chairman of the Fire and Light recommended the purchase ot' 500 feet of new hose for fire department. Clerk was order- ed to purchase same. The report of the assessors for nfccont your read
Committee, who presented his "Budg- et." The tax rate on real and personal property was placed the same as last year, as was also the poll tax, A reso- lution was passed exempting from tax all citizens who have enlisted A number ofaged and iniirmed citizens were also given exemption from poll tax. Mr_ J. A. Brace addressed the council re improvements to East endl Ottawa- Street. he claimed that he and other residents of that street had kept same in repair for some years
past. the chairman of Street Com-
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material for the macadamizing sum- mer Street, the full length of Domin- ion Square, providing the town would do the work. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Hinton for his offer, which was laid over for future cou- sideration. A committee was appoint- ed to arrange for the consolidation of the Town bye laws_ The mayor spoke of the epidemic of measles now preve lent and drew attention of the citi- zens to the bye law which required that all cases should be immediately reported to the Town Clerk. The mayor also requested that all citi- zens should join in the “clean up cam- paign." Some discussion on the mat- ter took place but no action taken. Council adjourned until Monday next;-C.
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Address and c
Presentation
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ho- gan, Hcpe River, wheu'""the young people gathered to bid farewell ,to their son Joseph who has enlisted in the No. 5 Siege Battery, Charlotte- town. His school chums and friends of early manhood could not allow him to leave without some slight token of their friendship. Mr_ J. T. Reid, ac- ted ss chairman and an address was read by Mr. J. R. Fleming, during which -he was presented with a wrist- let watch. He replied in fitting terms and thanked the boys kindly for their gift and added that he considered it was his duty to. go and fight for our Mother Country. After several speeches were made by the young men present luncheon was served by the kind and genial hostess, assisted by some of the young ladies. The rest of the evening was spent in a very sociable ‘manner each and everyone doing their part splendidly in singing the' old-time songs and closing by singing God Save the King.
At last the time came for bidding
the soldier boy adieu and although his friends feel proud of himln going forth to share his part in this terrible war yet they could not but feel that his presence would be greatly missed from amongst them_
Following was the address: Dear Friendz- We, your old time
chums on hearing of your intended de.
parture from home, feel tint we can- not let the occasion pass w thout assur- ing you of our friendship. We deeply regret loosing from our limited circle one who although undemonstratlve, was at all times sincere. '
With feelings of admiration, we re-
gard your noble sacrifice for, the brave deed which was not the impulsive ac- tion of an sxcited bo by the pas
mittee promised to take up this mat-
MInard"¢ Llnlmeni cures- Dlphtherla.
ter. Coun. Schurman stated that Mr. J. S. Hinton had offered' to furnish
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sionate appeals of recruiting offers. but the calm. deliberate -relsonlng' of a man, -_weighing all'-_that makes
WHY courmlcrs avi To THE uumao sml-:s
Canada Made it
Contracts to U.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
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OTTAWA, May 10.-Further evi-
dence supporting the contention of tim Shell Committee that the live million dollasr fuse contracts could not have been filled in Canada within the time required, was given before the Royal Commission todayby Major Hawkins, an expert ordnance ofilcer, who left the United States army to become one of the technical advisers to the Inter- national arms and Fuse Company. Ma- jor Hawkins descrlbed to the commis- sion in detail the process oi’ -fuse ma- nufacturing and the difficulties invol- ved n producing fuses which would pass gun proof. The plant built by the International Arms and Fuse Com- pany at Bloomfield N_ J_, he described as one of the best in the world. This was the loading plan; built by the In- ternational for the loduing of time fu- ses ordered by the Shell Committee. Dr. John A. Harris of Toronto and New York, head of the international who was the tlrst to negotiate with the Shell Committee for the manufacture of time fuses, was on the stand for the greater part of the afternoon and told of the circumstances leading up to the awarding of the contracts, agree ing with the evidence Elven on Mon day by his associate, M. R._ L. Patter- son_ He said that he had figured on fu- ses as early as January of last year
impossibility ot Securing Necessary
Quality and Quantity oi Fuses in I Imperative totiive
S. Manufacturers.
mittee coming down to $4.50 in April, He denied having decussed fuss con- tracts with Col J. W. Allison, any stagi- and swore positively that he'knew U- no commissions or other improper lu- ducemcnts of any sort in connection with the awarding of the fuse contract-; to his company_ Dr. Harris told tlv. Commission that throughout the ear- lier part of the negotiations with the Shell Committee he had hoped, that some of the work might be done in Canada, but his new York associates had found this not practical and thc work went to the Unted States, under cross-examination, by E. F. B. Johnston Johnston. K. C., Dr. Harris told ol having learned from his bankers that Col. J. Allison, was making inquirie:-_ as to hs affairs. This made him sus- picious but he explained that these suspicions were that an effort wa-< being made to interest him in som" rifle proposition. A feature of thc evidence of both Major Hawkins and Dr. Harris was their description of
the extraordinary and expensive seo-
ret service system which the Interna- tlon arms and Fuse Company had found necessary for the protectlonot' their industry and their-statement that despite these precautions numerous at- tempts had been made to damage or destroy the loading plant or otherwise to hold up the work of fuse production_
Dr, Harris also stated that papers
and in March of that year he had quo- I from his files had "disappeared mys- ted a. price of $4.90 to the Shell Com- teriously." ‘
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WASHINGTON, May 19-Germany's
for tlfe destruction of the Sussex and
the submarine com
state department from Ambassador Ge- rard. Tho text of the note as made public reveals that Germany while con- tending that the submarine command- er acted in the bonatlde belief that hc was facing an enemy warship wllcn he torpedoed the Sussex nevcrthclcss
ANOTHER LOIIELETTER
FROM GERMANY
TO WASHINGTON
Admits llaving Sunk the Sussex, Blames the Captain and tliters
' Reparation.
says he formed his judgment too has- tily and did not act in strict accordance with his instructions and imperial
new note acknowledging resposibility gcvemment. Therefore Germany
frankly admits that the assurances gi
promising reparation and announcing van the U. S. were not adhered to in
this instance The note expresses
the punishment of - . mander was received to-day at the sincere regret regarding the deplorable
incident and declares Germany's readi- ness to pay an adequate indemnity to injured American citizens. It says tho Government disapproves of the cam mander who has been appropriately punished and voices tho hope that the U. S. will consider the case settled.
life sweet, has found it over balanced by Stern Duty.
Therefore we are pround to number
among our friends one who hecds the call of King and Country.
Please accept this gift from the boys
whose goodwishes will follow you over the sea. We ask not to be forgotten and, although not yet soldiers we can loyalty say with you “God Save the King_" W. B. Power, J. T. lteirl. W. L_ Reid. Leo A Cullen, Jos. R. Flem- ing_ (Patriot please copy.)
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