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EMPIRE DAY

Tomorrow throughout the British Dominions the

world over Empire Day will be celebrated in one form or another. On the battlefields of Europe, in the homes where only the shadow of the war has fallen Empire Day and the flag which stands for it will both have a deeper meaning than ever before. It will be observed here merely as a holiday, a day to spend in the country orvisitiiig friends or otherwise pleasur- ing. This year it should be more than a holi-hy: it should be a holy day and the Empire’s flag should have a larger place than heretofore in our observance of both the holiday and the holy day. The Empire has had the light of its life for its life. The fight is not over but the collapse of the enemy is in sight, although there is yet room for _much bloodshed and sorrow. Let the flags he spread to the breeze then, tomorrow. Let the City be red with flags and let the children know what it stands for. Let them know what it

would have meant to the world, to civilization and to Christianity if the celebration of Empire day had been stopped, if the flag had been supplanted by the German eagle. And let them know also what it has cost and shall yet cost to the homes of the Empire to keep it flyiiig_

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_ OUR VACANT SPACES

I t has been demonstrated beyond any question that

vegetable and flower gardens even within the circum- scribed limits of Charlottetown, can be made. pay. There are niany families in the City who raise most if not all of their own vegetables and flowers and who find it not only a profitable but an agreeable pastime, a healthful diversion in the midst of the ordinary business. While there are many such gardens there are also, spaces which might be converted into gardens and which are littered and cluttered with everything from a battered tin can to the most noxious weeds. At a time when economy and thrift are supposed to bc the watch\vords of all Canadians this is a condition that should not exist. These vacant lots of which there are many iii different parts of thelCity, could easily be converted into profitable gardens. _/\iiy one of these plots, ifhanded to an industrious citizen would pro- duce vegetablcs ciiought for his family and probably something for the market. In this way the unsightly spots in the City could be transformed not ~only into beauty spots but into things of considerable economic value and we have no doubt' that there are many citi- zens who would gladly avail themselves of thc opportu- nity to add something to their regular earnings by

in value by audi cultivation,

poor the city would be benefited and

whole provmce enriched by so much additional produc tion. , : 5 _J . `

In.a"`wallr` around the City a number of these va-

cant spaccs maybe seen. On th_e.corner. of Grafton and Pownal Streets ; on Rochford Street, between Richmond and Grafton; on Kent Street between Pow- `nal and Rochford; opposite the City Hospital, and in other places that might be named there are gardens now hidden under debris or grown up with weeds. If offered to those _who would undertake to work them they would add materially to their income and at the

sam.; h¢'_m5d¢_much mire valuable to the owner than they are"at_present." ` '-"~ " " 'f' ` , . Arringomentslof this_-_l§i\d_,aij_¢_'-lj1i.'ing:itia<i_`e _` Canadian"citizeiis the owners of _vacant lots them freely at the disposal ofthoee who are work them. Who will make a beginning in

town? '

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Since the outbreak of war new problems 'in

sive and offensive weapons have been continually ari- sing. .

As a result, quite a number of devices have been

invented in the nature of shields, armor, etc., One of the earliest of these is the entrenching spade. An- other is the sectional armor plate of a certain type of auto, so made thateach section may be taken from the machine and *carried by `a soldier and used as a body shield- much as in the ancient days when lances, swords and shields were the principal implements of war. ` Then,"a'little later came the steel helmets to protect against shrapnel bullets, and shell splinters.

Recently, the Russian infantry has developed a

large movable shield, made in duplicate sections with steeply inclined front face provided with ports or rfle openings., each section large enough to shelter and pro- tect six men. The rigid part of the shield is about three and a half feet high and its lower edge about two feet from the ground. To this lower edge is hinged a bottom sec_tion which is free to swing rear wardly aiidupwardly so that, as the shield is moved forward it will pass freely over any uneveness and the lower section will swing down as soon as the rock, linmniock or other obstruction is passed.

Each section has two large wheels, one at each end,

and a set of smaller rear wheels with a push bar bet- ween them and extending practically the ~full length of the section. In use, the squad of each shield grasps the push bar and rushes the shield forward into align- ment with the other sections, thus forming a steadily advancing steel field fortress. Each section is provided with an extension by which it may be connected to an adjacent section, thus forming a continuous 'station- ary steel fort- when desired.

Itis a very valuable equipment when attacking an

entrenched enemy across open level ground, as in fre- quently occurring in the present war.

The inventiveness and resourcefulness of the Rus-

sians has been evidenced more than 'once duriiig the present war. The appearance of a body of Russian' cavalry iii Mesopotamia, as recorded in our telcgrams yesterday, following closely upon their almost myste- rious landing in Versailles, is an exhibition of mobility and dash for which there are few parallels in history. That they have the Turks well nigh paralyzed is now evident. They have constructed a very important sec- tion of the ring of steel that has been slowly but surely encircling the Germans and that as surely will crush tlicin into submission. The Russians are playing a bigger part in the \var than has been generally sup- posed. Their activities in the north, whether retreat- ing or advancing, have lightened the German pressure

spending -a few profitable hours in a garden. The o\\'iiers of these properties could legally protect them-`

on the west while the Allies were preparing. Now

selves against any “squatter” rights; their property

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they are on both sides of the Tiirkish forces arid the Turks :ire doomed.

THE DIIRY 0UTLO0K

Slrz- There never was a time in

the history ot’ Prlnce Edward Island when the outlook for the Datrylng Industry was better than it is today. Almost all the Agricultural papers are noting the unusually high prices that are being paid for cheese and forecast- ing exceptional prices throughout the eason

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The Weekly Sun of May 17th gives

the prices on the Western Ontarlo Boards as from 19% to 19%c. per lb. "There is tlcall f l t

pruc y none o as

years make on hand. Dealers expec- ted to buy on easier terms at Brock- ville last week than the previous one, hut prices were sharply advanced. lt hardly seems possible that prlces can he kept up _to the present level throughout tho season. but ln any event cheese promises to he it prof- itable crop.” _

The Canadian Farm of May 10th

says "Cheese looks like u spot light favourlte agnln this year. Already 19 to 19%c. ls being paid on the cheese Boards and lilgher prlces are expected. At present the markets show great strength.” _

In this Province no cheese has as

yet been manufactured this season _but large flrml that have never done bust- nen in cheode here befor-e_ore making enquiry as to the quantlty and quality of the cheese manufactured here with a vlow to getting o more of the buol- ness. and lt is up to every former to do ll utitiolt this ear to lncres of

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but there w V58 no slump. e campaign for Thrift which has

been carried on throughout the British Empire has called special attontlon to the food value of choose. but your the British reduced their imports of moot by,.315 million pounds and ln- crensd tbolr lmpom of cheese by 38

tel' can at present, be purchased cheap-

than ever bofoi-e‘ond the forma of

mllllon pounds. lnoddltlon to this they

have been supplying lu large qunntl- ties to the men at the front. The Cun- adlan War Book for 1916 gives o spe- clul paragraph to the "Food Value of~,, Cheese" and Professor Dean states that the foodwalue of a pound of cheese ls.equal to that of two pounds

gf meat, 16 eggs or three pounds of sh. The llkellhood ls that after the war

ls over the price of cheese will he hlgher for some years than lt was be- fore the wnr begun.

The price of butter has been de-

clining somewhat and is now quoted at from 27 to 28 cents per lb. ln Toron- to. The Canadian Farm, however, suggests that prices have about touch-~ ed bottom." A great deal of mllk that formerly went into butter is this year going into cheese factories. and . consequently less butter will be made. There ls stlll, however. a largoquantl-. ty of last year's make on hand. and when thls is worked oft an upward ten- dency ls expected." The Sun says "The butter situation shows a. good flow of Milk, increasing make and a tendency to lower prlces, but still the market does not respond. but presents is puzzling face to the trade." '

This is the time of opportunity for

Prince Edward Island. The prlcen of dairy products are very high and wlll undoubtedly be high for some time at least. Oats and ollcuko are not 150'” WBTBKG llrlce. Indeed the lat-

er than tor, yeojrs ln this provlnco- and cot-tle glut have been 'folrly well wlnterod \v I respond very roodlly_to thesedcedz. It ls not only in tliof4n= ' .lerests of tlfe former but also ln the Interests of the Empire and indeed of clvlllmtlon that more cheese and but- ter should be produced this summer

Venice Edward Iiland wlll no tight

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IN AUSTRIAN HOMES.

(]TTAWA_ May 19.- Evidence of the growing seriousness of the food‘ situation in the central empires ls_ furnished ln a letter received in Ot- tawa. While the source may not be divulged lt is such as to guarantee the accuracy of the information.

Food prices ln Austria, according

to this lettenliave soared to extraord- inary heights, hull a dozen quotations which are contaliieil in the couiniuul- lcntlon being as follows: --$50 for n 100 pound bag of flour; $1.25 for 1 pound of meat and $2 per tin for cooking oll which the letter states is now being-used ln Austria households instead ,of butter. Two hundred pound;-of straw cost $30 while a pint of coal oll costs 30 cents. A yoke of oxen cost u remarkable figure, $360. ‘ _.___ , “One of the prettiest lots of Slimmer Hats and trimmings by express yester- day. Miss Dolron wlll be pleased to show them. PATONS' LIMITED. '

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We met them everywhere, and never

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thc call

,For country. home. and llfe, God's , i promised years;

‘ Death's request, Wrenched love away, waved cheer.

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