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mi,-ning puny roonoea im I ' F - ~ _ , _f-- ~ ~ f - - --_ -~ - _- - - - -- 4:1:

Weekly (Now Evening Daily) 1331,

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANA A, WEDNESDAY, MARCH`21, 1917 {”"° P" "°" ‘°°""°'°") "' *"""'°° _r _ '

$2.50 Per Year (Mailed) in Advance In Canada, and 0800 for U, 8.

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Claaelfed ads. under this head coat

one ooh! per word per insertion when been accompanies order, with mini- mum charge oi' 25 cents per liner, tion. Count your words and save mon- sy'by remlttlng with order. Stamps accepted. Ads. taken by phono or 'eent by- mail will be charged at 2c. per word. to- cover book-keeping chair- gea .stationery and postage on sc- counts.

.\onN'rs wAN'r1s1>

AGENTS WANTED.- TO SELL FOR

"the old reliable Fonthill N_urseri- ves-.” We teach our men to sell. Ex- perience unnecessary; highest com- missions paid; handsome free equip- ment. Stone & Wellington, Toronto, Ontaf'l0. 4597-3-1MEtlMal‘31

WANTED-REPRESENTATIVES TO

distribute Tablets, wlrlch wash ulothes spotlesely. clean, without rubbing. Ono trial makes perman- ent customers. One hundred per cent profit. Make five dollars daily. Send ten cents for samples for four washlngs. Bradley Company, Brant- ford, Ontario. 4707-3-8Mi2i \VAN'1‘ED.

'CATS WANTED.- I W.ILL PAY $2.00

'to an_ one desiring to loan me a cat with kittens (three or four days old) or one ahtalt to have kittens within the next three or four days. Address ‘by mail. Fox Ilnnch, cle Guardian Oillce. 4933-3-21M3ipil.

HAY AND STRAW WANTED.- WE

won; a few cars good hay and straw, Will pay' good price for prompt delivery. F. J. I-lolman & Co. 4915-3-20M2i.

1 MIS(§‘l"}LLANEOUS.

sauusoms ssussoss Mans

f"°3i\ °V€1'Y ‘lily from selected young pork. Saunders, Newsome' & Co.. Market Building, _

M/mr-riso MAN wisiiss To REQ?

f&l‘1u.'0r hire. A.pply “A. 11"’ Guard- 11111- 4901-:i-iorvizipa

SPECIAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS.-

Shoe repair shops, ‘country stores, small groceries, clothes-cleaning Sl10l>S». etc.- One hundred printed blllheade with your name, business and address for only $1,50_ TUE GUARDIAN PIIINTERY.

4912-3-20Mtf.

FLOWERS AND HOUSE PLANTS.-

Buy a can of English Fertilizer and see your plants' grow. 15c. per can. A. llorne & Co. 4904-3-20l\I6I.

HORSEMEN- NOW IS THE TIME

to get your stallion cards' printed at THB GUARDIAN PRINTERY.

4912-3-20Mti.

MLILTIGRAPH LETTERS, ARE BUS-

iness letters and the only place that producesthem is THE GUAR- DIAN PRINTERY. We can dupli- cate exactly any typewritlng in quantities of one copy to 50.000. i - 4912-3-20Mtf.

MUbKRAT-RED FOX.- l WILL PAY

high prices for muskrat-red fox etc until last of the season. J. D. Jen- kins. 4835-3»16M6i.

FIRE-WOOD-WE S-ELL WOOD

both hard ami soft any size or length. A. l’lckard`& Co.. Coal Dealers. 4857-3-1'IM6i. r

_ T0 LET.

TO LET- STORE AND OFFICE ON

Victoria Rowi possession May lst. Apply Fenneli & Chandler.

4549-2-24Mtf

T0 LET-DWELLING HOUSE Sl-

tuated on corner Euston and Hills- borough Street, at present occupied by Mr. W. W. Stanley. Further particulars furnished upon splice- tion to G. D. Dc-Blols. 55 ,Water Street. This is an exceptional op- portunity. Act quickly.

3-2lM3i.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE- 300 BUSHELS TURN-

ips. Apply S. B. Gilllspic, North Milton. 4935-3-21M2ipd.

FOR SALE- COTTAGE WITH

stable ou Pleasant St. Apply iii ii

Pleasant Street. 4024-3-21M6tpd.(_

FOR 8ALE.- TWO PURE BRED

Ayrshire bulls, flt for service, (_‘. T. Ferguson, No. 2. York, R. R.

4880-3~l8M6lpd.

FARM FOR SALE- AT CHERRY

llill, 2% miles from Mt. Stc\vart._ consisting of 75 acres in good state of cultivation, 3 acres- oi' good marsh. Well watered, For further-_ particulars apply, Thomas ll. Collin. (‘llcrr_\' Hill. P. E. i. I

4909-3-20ll1!ipil.

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN A PROT-

ectograpll check writer (almost new). also a. New Era Check pro- tector. Apply at Guardian Ofiice. ‘

_ - 4070-Mtf. I

TEACIIERS \\’Ah'1‘ED. _ _ _ _J , “TEACHER WANTED FOR SAsi<A-i tchewan and Alberta schools. Sal- aries $720 in $1000. Apply for full infomation tg Canadian Teachers’

WANTED- A HOUSEMAID APPLY

evenings Mrs. (1. H. B. Long- worth, 181 Fitzroy St.

4914-3-20MIil.

SHEETS NOTEPAPER WITH

printed address 50c. Guardian I

oflilce. 4685-3-6lVIl.i.

100

4685-3-f‘l.'illf`z

IIELP VV.-\1\'TEI)-i\IAI..E.

WANTED- AT ONCE. A CAPABLE

man to work on farm. Apply to T.` J. Huniplircy, Wilmot Valley.

4925-3-21M4lpd .

- IIELI’ \\'AN'I`l£D- l"E- IIIALE.

WANTED A GIRL FOR GENERALI houscrvork. Apply to Mrs. C. W. Pxitttrrson 284 Kent St. 4939-3-21M3l

WANTED.- TWO MAIDS. APPLY

in person, Russ' Ilotol. _ - 4872-3~17Mtl. '

ENVELOPES WITH PRINTED

address 50c. Guardian Office

WANTED- PUPIL NURSES, MALEi and female at the Taunton State Hospital irraining School for Nurs es. For particulars address Dr. Ar tliur V. Goss, Supt. Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Mass.

8191-4-11Mi.f »

-_ere

LOST. ‘

LOST-A PAIR OF STERLING SIL-|

vor prayer beads. Finder' pieasci

lcsvc at this office. 4941-3~21M3lpd.!

LOST- IN THIS CITY A SMALL' purse containing two keys. Finder return to Prowsc Bros.

4930-3-21M2l.

LOST-BETWEEN OLEBAR ST. and St. James Chu-rch a pearl pin

Agency. at Regina, Sask.'or Cal-i Sify, Albertl. 4509-2-22Mlm0

Finder' please leave at this office.

4888-3-19M3i.

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mai P_r_|g,cisuiir|is

OTTAWA, March 20.-A Strong, of

Summarside, Infantry. is reported killed in action; M. J. Macdona!:l.KIn- FOHP: C. S. McCarthy. Palmer Road. Wounded; H. A. Mcllcih. iris. dan- gerously »ill.

M|nard'e Linlmont Cures Colds, Qc.

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* _ TEMPERATURE.

Tron. uooiv. src.

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MONCTON. Miairch 21.-Fsiir and

cold higher temporatpre.

The highest temperature recorded

Yesterday was 21 degrees above. At 10 a. ni. it was 18 above: at 9 p. m. 11 above. The coldest the previous llitht was 19 above.

The tide will be high this mornini!

It 9.16 and tomorrow at 9.69: it, will ll: :ion tonight si im and tomorrow I .10. r

The sun riots this evening at 6.32

llld tomorrow at 6.88; it rises tomor-

gllllg' morning at 8.17 and Friday at

The moon sets tonight at 6. The lest quarter of the moon was,

°l\ l_‘rldsy_Maroh ltith at 7.87 a. m. I There will be a new moon on Thur! du. lima me st ii.os . m. The length or tone, will lie rwelve "Mira mul nilrtiieii maint es.

Colonloi and British Statesman

UPENS IN lilN[l0N_

Sit for First Time Together In Council.

_-.1-

(Speciai to The Guardian.)

LONDON, March 20-- The British

Imperial Conference was inaugurated today. For the ilrts time the Colonel statesman sat around altabie‘wi»th the members of the British Government in the Council room of Premier Lloyd George's oillcial residence.

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Minarda Llnlment cures garget in eows ,l

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COMING EVENTS

ANNOUNOEMEN TS.

MEETINGS. ETC.

W

“Tenders will be received from

parties willing to become manager of the Springfield Egg Circle No. 26. Tenliers to state price per dozen and he In directors hands n0t iii/61' 1-illll

Merch 20th. Cont-ractsto -begin Aprii‘, it. Geo. H. Mayne. ecretsry. , ” ' ' 49004-somai.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1917.

said:

tion. He had some grievance about

not pay thclr tnxcs and who were sued for them ad had to pay the

Minoru Linlnlenl Canoe Oimnlper.

DEBATE ori THE Annlifss Iisriliiirdisiimrfsim

SOUND WITHOUT SENSE.

The House met at 3.15 p. ru.. -to- I remember. in the early days of day when the Premier, lion. J. A. wheat growing in the West, in llianito-' Mathieson, took up the debate on the ba, the llrst steam thresller was intro-` Address in reply to the Speech from duced by a. half-breed by the name, I the Throne. ln doing so tho Premier iliillk. of Gaiinlan, and it was regar-

ded as rl tnarvellolis contrlvailce and had ar great vogue. Of course it had

Mr. Speaker; I was not vreavlll 011: a good many defects. it required a

Saturday last when the debate wusi small ai-my of people to feed it and It adjourned on my behalf by the Hon._ did not turn out 9, very large pile cf Mr. Arsenault. I now isko up the gi-pin when the day., work was -"|“eS11°1\ befvfe the House. the const- tlirougli. However. li was wonder- deration of the reply to the Speech of ful, and its owner was a msn of vast] His Honour tho Lieutenant-Governor. importance during the threshing sea-i ‘md ‘"1 1'*-311111118 01/or tire- speech tllat son for a number of years. liut as has been 11111119 by the Leader of the _ the crops grew larger and the demand Opposition, one would never evell greater. rivals entered itlie ileld with Buess what the real question before ,better equipped machines. and years the House was. nc-r what considera- aiterwsrdsl heard this story oi' poor tions were involved in the discussion. old Gasman, that he held on to his 'P11111 i\0Il» gelltlcmen. after making n machine. He would not believe that very few remarks on the Speech and any other could compare with the remarks rather derogatory of the proil'| qualities and virtues of ills, until at D8-“ity of Canada and of this province! last his custom passed entirely from and ndulged in a rehash of party po- him. lie still. however, cherished litlcs and never returned to the dis- his faith ill his old machine, and as cussion of the important questions ro- lie grew older and his faculties became ferred (0 by His I-Ionour. I don't l-ess under control he,star-ted out with believe that the hon. gentleman would the old machine again. No person be wilfully discourteous, -but his utter would engage him to thresii grain, and ignoring of those things that were re- he used to gp to the old heaps of garded as being of fundamental im- straw and start up the old machine portance. while he dealt with his own and thresh the straw; :ind night after petty questions, would in the ordinary night the people would hear this ratt- coursc be considered as it repudiation ling noise. It was old Gasnian thresh-

of any interest in the great public ing the straw over again. Now. I quest ons, a repudiation of any regard felt' on reading over this speech of for the suggestions that were made the lion. Leader of the Opposition. by His Iloiiour for tho consideration when I fr.-und him getting back into of this Iiouse. There were some im- speeches that he alleged I made eight l>0l`l8=\l questions; There was the or nine years ago. falling back into ii question of the condition and progress discussion of things no longer mate- Of U10 War.-a matter of the first ini- rial and no longer vital.-I felt, I say. Dortance_ There was the question oi’ that -there was a parallel -between the Dre-vliililg for soldiers returning from Leader of the Opposition and poor old tile \l ar,-another matter of very Johnnie- Gasnian threshing over the great collsefillellcei and there was the old straw, making a trernendous rac- work of the Development Commis- ket anti doing nothing. The hon. sion. s body of men selected at ii gentleman. it seems_ -to me. lriis put provincial meeting and comprising ii lrlmself in in position exactly ou all niiliiber of the ahlest and most pro- fours with this unfortunate old half- Eressive citizens that our country con. breed and his wornout and discarded (sins. Their work has been contlnu- machine. When you hear it person ous. and on a recent date, as it is make statements which you know are known to the public. the-y have sunim- not correct, -there is n. strong tempta- ‘-‘fl UD and put in concrete form the tion to follow up and contradict them. results of the _vear’s labc-urs. That in yielding to that temptation, I will was not worth a thought or a passing ileal with the rriisi'eprese'ntation of the

word from the Leader of the Opposi- hon. genilcrnan as brlci’ly as I con.

some foxes. some parties who would A FALSE STATEMENT CORRECT-

ED.

costs. That was'-all vastly more lin- r I will fl"si. take' up the statement

plortalrlt to the Leader of the Opposi- which I find in lrisspeerli-n.='n'»;msnt on ian t 8 great .uestlons tha ade -li h ' -

were being dealt wltlrqby the Developl :ition wihgtpghgggl -` 'z 0?.-ic; A PARTWULAR CASE- ment Commission,-questions as wide true-that' I had pri psp; of i as our provincial resources. The olrr platform, that t.r:;.itio~i}s-lioulil be I mllm te" the M11' gentleman °[ charter to this Commission was to on- abolished, that taxation upon farm a ma". M Weaml' “ mlm "ee to give (wire and report upon and investigate land should he Rbonshem And me and give largely, who needs nothing- irrto cc~rrditions arising in consequence hon. gentleman has been good enough hm the patriotic Spirit and "'h° 590°' of the war and to make proposals to refer to a speech of mine at George- mu” 'mart 1° give and give as largely and plans to meet conditions to arise town in 1908 in which I set forth va- M any mhe" mam' in this pr°Viu°e l>l'0f1D€~Ctivcly after the war. No more rlous planks oi` the platform of the: could give' and he gave A SHANE?) important questions were ever assign- (.‘onscrvativc pn°‘ly. lie will not find FUI’ TRIFLE' donbtle" _"ying: H ed to any body of men wlthilr this that alleged promise us a plank of Wm be raised by the mx" I know DN-,‘.|nce' and no hom. of mm, (0 whom that plan-0|-m_ it never was put into that same man, when ills tux bill was all important work has been ontrusieil our platform. Always I put the case sem to hull’ swom the taxable income were evcr rrrore firitllflll r-r more sin- as it is put in that speech: first when not ha" ol what the popular esumne cc-ro ill tho prosecution of their ailus. this province entered (‘olli’cileratic-n is believed to be and in his defence' What did that count for when the the intention or both parties to the "yum to shirk his war mx' and il Loader' of tho Oppositloii wanted lol contract was 'i‘fl Ni.'\i{i~I S-i.’('.lI PRO- should not be pam Cn that ye" but ton wir.. he voicilsgsinst the Patriotic vrsroiv, nv \\f_-iv or sifssrrirlcs. ""“L li ”"‘°“"‘ he °“ ““°"““` "°°" Fund slid against making provision FOR THIS I’il0\'i.\'f‘l~i TIIAT IT mmkmg “mt tho mx www end In in ilio milton ssiiatoi-fum for soldiers \vour.n Nor nr: .vi-:f‘l~:ss.\u\' 'ro "mi °"" Y"““` ““‘l he W°“l" shirk “ returning afflicted with tuberculosis? itnsolvr 'ro prltaivi' T/ix/\loN. '“ th” "W “'l"’“ “ °°“l"l "°‘ 1”’ °°" when he Wanted l-0 Mid i0 his exou- That was tho lrcvrrolc iilwavs and the muted' A" mmugh the pmvmce you HGH. all these other questions sank ln- foundation of the claims 'wliirli we Wm "nd this mm; that me man who

10 illrlilrniflcance before him. on our sldo prepared for presentation ffmezilfiyf mlunst oi-}:?im°uc

Ed , U . - V ' .i, ~ ' ._ rec _v ou s poc-

lilia 011 “BS Bllllpcsed to be n ngninst the Doiniirloll oi' Gallatin. ll km mu, mg tax 'Teh as wt," nm

uos ._ . . - '- -- - . ~ gne :v‘(;’Ifd Zgdsgxellgglpgggligséll hl:3;' ;‘;:1l1nl1|l§h;;1;:l;,£l ;1l;lL§‘l;~1.l`f1|\I»!ii1 ill! ‘im tho inali who wishes to sirlrk. sllirks to ssv about that, Probably if the ,,uc,.,.,,.,ithm in _0'n i\'|prctr;eirf1,'i W on the sulisisriptioii lisi; because, he ,,ch00'| ,ax had been raised ,en cents gmh‘é‘{l comr0l"0f"‘C_u°r"“c °;‘ °'° “"5 stiys “This should not be a tax; it |n tm, past vm we would X cl d - D ` “H ‘mls an should be n voluntary gift." It is

r HW in excise. n suiliclent provision should bo

m I ’» _ , _ _ ' thc sniirc ilisloyal spirit displayed by

giélco. or iours speech upon the sub made. by wgiy of sfrfiblsldy, to onabio us the man who shirks on hom of these

ru" 0"' “ml “ “ "H “’m‘°"t """‘"" occasions Let iilivono examine the

The whole question of agriculture tt- direct taxation. Ever -one of in- ` `

and all that that me-ans to this pro- loliigehvff- fvliowillg the plill-tical his- ;f;’fnlZlB,t,?,,,l|’,l. :,l;,isa,§),l]'°,`,',l|!11|c?,em;0t£Bl/eta,,:1e vince never called forth one word of tory of our p oviiirc for thc last twcn- and he Wm "nd what ‘I my |5 trac' comment from him in that speech that t years. can vi~rii',\‘ Wllfli Y om saying- and the Ilon Leader of the Qppogil occupied the talking part of three ses- 'lyhere novcr sliorrld have been ii tax Hon who caps himself the Lnwml slolis of -the House. imposed. and the fault began very ear- '

_ l§ell'_a_nd in a Vi orousi Speech Shows_the Total Unre-f A _

iiabdiiy of the eader}_ oi the 0pposiiion’s StatemenIs.jLihraries, Gardens, Fruit and 0rnamen- Mr. Bell Wmces Under the Castigaiion he Receives.

f`or nn ilicreai-ie of subsidy wiilcll, if fully inet, would have enabled us to provide for the dc-bt and for our pub- llc services as well without a tax. We pu( in s claim for $200,000 and we sue- ceedod irl gecting $100,000. We got il subsidy which we consider only bali' of what we are entitled to in full. Our claini stands urrimpaired. \Ve have put in other claims as well, and in better times-if it were not for this war--I have no doubt we would have carried our surcess further than the scclii-ing of the $100,000 ofanincreased srilisiily. But it carried us -this far: that i`or thc first time in the history oi' file province since Confederation, out of our ordinary revenue we were able to make both ends meet.

THE OPPOSITION AND THE WAR TAX.

Why the Holi. Leader of the Oppo-

sition should think it necessary to go back to the Georgetown speech of 1908 and misrepresent it in the way he Iias dorlc is one of those unfathomable mysteries than even he cannot ox- plarn. Tire" ‘he proceeds with a re- hash of the road -tax and the dog tax and the old man’l-r tax, and comes at last to the Patriotic Fund. Herc he starts to tiiresh over the whole of the old straw oi' last August. At that time he went away from this House, I know. feeling like a man un- der condenrnation. He had an oppor- trinity of rising to higher tlllngs. but he vlciiherately took the lower ground and induced those with liim to do the same, und he cannot. keep away from the scene of that crime of last Au- gust. lie irresistibly comes back to it., lic knows he made no suitable or fitting explanation of his conduct then. lic knows he satii-ifleil no per- son and thinks “I will try it agai'r”; and what is his defence? lie sriys the Patriotic Fund is not a porper tax, and the only taxes imposed for purposes of the War should be those imposed by the Donilnlon Government. That is his view. Now. in regard to this Patriotic Fund. there are two nt- titudeii adopted' by the some class of people. If they were iipplied io for zl su-hscriptlolt they say: "No; ict the Local Government pay that. Let them put on s, tax and pay tl1at;” and so they shirk that subscription. Then when it is put on as a tax and the tax is put up to them they say: “This sho-uid not the a. tax. This should be a voluntary subscription." It is the same shirkcr, trying to shirk both ways. _

partv. will not be able to deny it

The nsliomien and what their for- lv Wllh ‘he ‘"1i’?“"'°“ °f U1” .""“ Tlrffhon- gentleman says. in that med- tunos are and what the duties of Ca- mx' l""“`"‘l " l"‘D°"l"g nl" mx' 10! C" Stuff lie his SWB!! UH. tlliit UIC “ada and of this province are to them they should have ropre-sented our case wav the mx was raginered 1," ye". he never thought ol' mentic-ning in all to Callnda “"5 "“l‘lf Willa" W0 011' was not according £0 Law- Weil. ii the three hours or more that he pour- tered C°"f"‘l‘"`"ll""‘ “'° “'0\'° l1Ul1.i""l was according to law as it is under- rd forth his oratory. The prosperity lo 1* dull’ ‘lf 011|? 5 PGI' "€‘"1- W0 stooi by lawyers and bv ffourts. ll.. of this D,-0v|nm and om. thanks to wont in and bccnnic "vspolisiilic for a Huy., ufe,-0 annum hc 3', ,.L,,.m|n “XM llrovitlnncc for nil tho good things we 'l“'.\' °f 1110"” “"1" 'Wl<‘" U11" |\'110""i~ num to bo raised for a tax ami that have enjoyed he ignored; and when Nm" .\'0\l have raised it higher again tilted sum should be adjusted this wav I read his speech this morning I must “ml ""° "ml 1-l11*l0\"'i11C0U1‘1‘i*,\'W\1y °f and that way. I don’t know where say I felt it struck it lower note and ”“l”‘ldy “nd °U1°1'“'l“@ |11 11°* 5“m°l““ iw slit lhe notion from. I rlon't know kept ii lower level than anything we 1° "V9 1111011- The? ¢`-mild have Dre' what his friends on the Opposition can pc-.isihly 0nd in our time. Some- “°“t1‘-U U10" Clllim- "nfl ,Dm-“01\UN1 ii must think of it. I cannot make any- timcs we have had strong partisan Wml effect? bill “WY ‘lid 11°* d° ii' lhillg Olli C'f ills 0011101111011 ill 1i11\I. P0- spoeclics; sometimes we have lisa TM? D111 011 1 1111 1“f*1°°“- We “wi sarfi. The I-aw sara that the proper- speechcs that overlooked matters of 210! f0ilf-'W thai- 011 M880 'by N980- li tv should he valued and that for every first-rate importance: but in his WM lake" ‘iff *Hifi P111 0" 055111- ll S100 of value there should be twenty speech tha hon. gentleman started low "UW 111111 B’\°0W- Um". WHEN W0 1-0011 cents ol a tax. That is plain enough. Ind llvacenfled lower and lower, and "l“11`Kc Ui Bffilifll here- W0 f0\ll1d 011 Any man of common sense can under- never grappied with a single one nf,1l19 0110 hand 11 U11 ‘Wil 011 U10 0li\P1` -stand that. There' must be twenty the mlgmy que,,¢,|C.;,g may He before llarld a debt, and the yield from the (-em, 0|- n mx (.3 M-ery g(00_ The this assembly. i wilr ss.. irils, Mr. lend tel was Iwi Suillvieut and has Ai-L was passed in 1910 hy ui.-_ inbersl Spealic: that in my conception of our 1101 DFOVMI Sumcicllt 10 PHY lilo inter- Government which was then in power duty and of the opportunities and di- 0'" 011 limi ilflll- Tim 110111 limi- WHS and we have been carrying their ino- fliculties -that lie before us, no A,,_ handed over to “B when we camo into thod through. We did not have a ve- sembly has ever met in this historic power has eaten up vastly m0\'s than itisilon made in 1915. li was s War I-Iali that was charged with matters UW ll! yielded by 111015110- /\lWI1l`B ye-ar. lt wa's an election yosr. and of more grave concern. more heavily W0 ‘¢‘0nt9i1<led that if -the Opposition im election your is no _voar in which to frniiglit with rogpimglhllltlgg and pos. had dc-ne their duty they could have. adjust taxes. The hon. gentleman sibilttles of the future; (md | rpg(-or or should have. obtained an increase smiles. and I will just feed that sm-llc most sincerely that custom 0.- duty of subsidy that would have proventedl- ii little. I saw it tried out when their ll10\lld render it necessary to follow ills piling up of that .debl. But now party was in power. I say byeoleo the Hon, Leader of the opposition that the debt has grown it must be tions being held that time and iltilew along the lin., he has chosen, 1 spun fed. And how is it to be foil? it of the power being exerted to induce endeavour to cover the ground as is their debt; they handed it over to voters to vote for-\ the Government. quickly as possible and return io some 08- if il $11011* UIKIUOIII i-iwy hon-. - f f-- - -' f - --

lmoro profitable discrlsaion. doll it over io us. We put in s claim (I_‘ontl'nued ‘vom Page Eight.)

Premier Mafhieson Replies to the Criticism oi Mr. J.

tal Trees Wautonly Destroyed Before

` Leaving 'Peronne.

(Special to The Guardian.)

BIIITISII l<lEAI)QI'AR'l`EItS IN

FRANCE. March 20 (From the Staff Correspondent, of thc' Ascoiriated I’ress.)- The deliberate I-haructer oi the destruction by thc Germans bc- fore their withdrawn] irolu Pcronrrc, is pnirifully evident in a. once beauti- ful avenue of trees leading to the railway station. These trees- were untouched by shell fire but each was hacked irl with axes and the gaahcs and chips show that the work was done' within the -last few days. The beautiful gardens of outlying houses were wrecked and every fruit tree within several miles' of the town »s:tw-- ed two thlrds of thc” way through and broken down.

The' correspondent of the Asso-

ciated Press was anlong the first visitors to Peronne in the wake of the British troops who have now swept well beyond that place. It was- necessnry to pass through ha-lt a score oi` ruined villages which. only ti few days ago, were within the zone of in- tense artillery fire before reaching the banks oi’ the Somme, Crossing that stream on an improvised bridge and trutlging through Halle, Peronne was reached over zl road which had been reconstructed within twenty hours. over succeeding rows of Ger» man trenches and' throughout recurr- ing mazes oi' rus'ted`barbed wire. some of these being at least six feet in height and fifty feet in width. In the outskirts British Tomrnies were en countered wearing "pickle" helmets and grinning from ear to ear. There

‘height of' iieecy clouds and anti- aircraft gum. opened, driving him to quick retreat.

. British officers pointed out building latter building where apparently the ,total darnagc had resulted from the

interior. Tile railway station was com- pletely wreckod, including tracks and crossing bridgcii. German signs had been substituted throughout the sta- tion and on a bulletin board was s. time table oI` a train to Lille, Munich ‘nd other points Within Germlill. lines, In some of thc fine residences -libnariala had been wrecked. books torn in peices and scattered in the streets. The Germans had left several foot bridges across the Som-me which were apparently intact but on closer examination ,showed that false sec- tions had been insertcd which gave away at the first foot pressure. At Chateau just outside Peronno' the Germans had killed two magpies and stuck them on sharp points. of iron posts at either side of the entrance. "I suppose that signifies some Ger- man curse or sign of ba/d luck." F-aid a British subaltern as he went whistl- ing gaily on his way to find as he said, "where the war had taken it- self oil' to."

(Special to The Guardian.)

PARIS. March 20- Nesle, u vil-

lage of 2,500. was entered at 10 o`- clock Sunday morning. A French aviator raw a man on a roof waving a French Hag and descending found the Gemians had just left. I'-‘rench cavalry quickly followed.

was ghostly silence in ,most sections of the city. There' was no sound of' war except when a preying German. airplane scudded in thc siioi-tor of ii

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IN MACEDONIA*

Several Villages ond Over l,200`

Prisoners Captured. i

(Special to The Guardian.)

PARIS. March 20- French troops

iii Macedonia, nccording to the War Office :innoancenicnt this morning, capturcd it Ilill and two towns about. three antics north of' Monastir after stubborn resistance. They also took more than 1200 prisoners, including, eleven officers. Military activity ou the' part of- the llritish forces to the east of Lake Doiran resulted in thc bringing in of prisoners. The text of the snnouncemem follows:

“Between March 13th and

March 18th, inclusive, after a series of very spirited attacks in the region to the' north and to the west of Monastir and in spite of s-tubborn resistance of the en- emy and the hampering effects of very heavy snowstorms, Franc-lr ti-oops criptured by asault Hill 1248, Sliegovo monastery, and the village or Raspatariia. about three miles north of llionastlr. Corinter attacks of the enemy were repulsed. Nine machine guns and over 1200 prisoners- .in- cluding eleven officers, fell into our hands. During some raids executed upon the villages of Brest and Poroy, east of Lakc Dolrun and at tho foot oi’ Ilcloeh Mountains British forces took ii nunibor of prisoners. The cn- omy ms-ponded with a bombard- ment in which asphyxiating

shells were used.

(Special to The Guardian.)

MONTItl~1Al., March 20-- i~`irr

which broke out this morning ill the wholosale districts near the corner oi' St. Paul- and McGill Streets did dam- age estimated at over $100,000. The ilro started in the basement of the Ingereoi Packing |00. and spi-md io the premises of the fforitinentsl Bag and Paper (To. and J. A. Villan- court ami Co.. produce dealers..

BIG SNIPBNIIUING

PlANl FUN BANANA

(Special to The Guardian.)

OTTAWA. March 20- Negotia-

tions looking to the establishment In Canada of a branch of another of the big British shiphriildng iir'rns. are in progress. it is understood thnt dur-- ing his stay in England Sir Robert 'Borden will inko up the matter which is being developed in connection with

GREAT SNCCESSES {

liilllilil NRE A $ IN MONTREAL

Roye. another town, was completely

looted, thc' inhabitants being only al- lowed to keep absolute necess-aries in rrlrnifuri-_

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Si_ NIHN STENMBN - SUNK BY BERMNNS

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Coptoln ond I5 Ilan listing. I7 Landed.

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(Special to The Guardian.)

ST. JOHN. N. B., March 20- The

lload .Line steamer 3. S. Brayilead. 2,854 tons, which sailed from St.. John. on March lst, ibr Belfast with a. large general cargo, was .sink on We'dnesda,v, The Captain and fifteen of the crew are missing. Two mon are known to have died from exposure. Seventeen lauded' today.

Splendid Play ,

(Iapahiy Performed

The l’cople's Theatre was crowded-

lzist night when the splentlii.l,.fol\r-act conlcdy~dranin “Retributlon. or e Flash- i-rnran's Luck." was presented by local talent under the auspices oi’ the B. i. S. to mark this. year's celebration of the Feast of St. Patrick. It -is _long time since a Charlotetown audience has seen si better play than this pro- scnted wholly by home talent. It was n delightful play s lorididly present- od :ind suitably' staged.

Wit and pathos were equally _blend-

ed.

Misses Zilla Arst-:~uault` as Itoffo

Prescott, Annie Egan as Ituflt Manly. ami Bertha I.. Stewart as Mrs. Manly. in the leading feminine folcs were excellent and littlu`MAss Mary C. Maddigan as Little Nellie. the Waite, dost-rves special praise for auch accomplished work by one -so young.

Mr. J. Austin Trainer in thoviepd-

mi: male role of 'rom Meniey Mlsvilii that tho name implied and lilliriictiilg was superb. Messrs Patrick llfc‘l'M`uo as Uncle Davie and Mr. W. M. Van- Iluskirk as Silas I{l1_it‘i<\r. stage striick, lwpl illcn\ld‘lr~nco rotivulshd with laughter by iiiolr droli rllniarlilii, and an colriciI'inns'lf would bo lilrii -I0 ilnd nruch better in the professional. ranks. Mr. J. M. Hynes as ire llnmmond played the part deci lv well, und' Mr. bouts Wynne. 4 a typical villain. Mr. Msddigatbad it

small part to play as the clergihdli but took it sn right. 'nic lrisii hoes by the Misses Novell wer beoiittihl o ci. gracefully performed and the songs

bl; Mr. J. A. 'halnor and' llltltenl.. Molifillan made quite a hit, thot! ter

being encored. The stage segiings were in charge of Mr. Wm. Wh Itook

and everything was carried oltailila ilr-is effect. Prof. 'Penton Visalia l director and gave full snttsihctloit The play is worth! repeating \ dtfie hopod it will be at na early te: A' sale of candy between note. lit ii substantial sum ni sis or et viii- i~uit’s Orphanage. Owtng to mls hour at which the 'perbnllanlo so it morn detailed account of the play is impossible in this issue.

is plan of extensive ship construc- tion in this contry. The probable

i sea hoard. _

iiocatlon would he on the Afilotic

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Mlnsrop tilvlment out-ee tfrliiiillhvi

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