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OTTAWA, April 8.-Mr. F. B. Car-

vell. M. P., for Carleton, made a pub- » lic apology to the Public Accounts Committee for his references at last 'Friday's session to H. S. Clements, M. P. for Comox Atlln. “‘I want,to publicly state," said Mr, Carveil, '_‘that I was not justified in my reference to Mr. (llcments, and I sincerely wsret_ii.'i_ . _ _ _ _ _ . - Mr. Carveii said that he was under the .impression that. there was an at- tempt being made at the time to block tbe'inq'uiry which accounted for his making. the reference that he. did. _ `j_Mr. Clements sald'he appreciated

the statement of Mr. Carvell. Mr. Mallory, who was the witness at that. time. had no right to attempt to make the insinuation against him that he did. He thought it would he a lesson in future 'to witnesses.

Mr. Mallory had said that he heard

Mr. MacDonnell, his employer, who was a contractor on the Victoria harbor works, state _that hembad to__ meet Mr. Clements to pay him $1600. The impression given was that this was graft money. Mr. Clements had the documents with him to show that the money was the first. payment on the purchase of a farm.

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LONDON, April 8.- Hilaire Belloc

places the German losses before Ver- dun at 270,000, probably near 300,000. I-ie" is convinced that the struggle for the salient, which has already been wjtgsd for six weeks, will be con- thtued for many days. In a detailed examination of the enemy's object Belloc shows that the Germans’ origi- nal design of crushing back the French

f.`roops‘beyond the Megseand breaking the French line was estroyed within the ii‘rs!1._'W§°k;j ,_ _Onfeh al1lti§gy_of all the other great oife'ns,v¥s}.cffthis war,-since the role o{'~h`es.vy _ artillery b'ecame> clear. the Garnish (attack should then _ have ceased. ' ' " '

Although defeated in the original

military design the Germans persisted in the offensive, believing that the final -moral and political effect of the capture of the salient would more than

Belloc, who is characteristically

is possible. he says. that the enemy believes a more hammering, no matter at what cost to himself, no matter how small the French losses, compared with his own, will cause the French morale to break. It is for him to judge how far the result shows whether so strange a conclusion is well founded. The enemy may expect to shake the confidence of the world by entering Verdun or to shake in a more restrict- ed area the morale of the French army. ‘ ` ' _

He may think it worth while to lose

half-a-million men. His lines will still be intact if his losses are three-quar- ters of a million. But with' every fraction he throws away, if his calcu- "lation or the moral effect is unwise, as we believe it ls, he is throwing away a, calculablc portion of his re- maining power to nght. - With the continuation of the enemy's present enormous losses Belloc declares therc is no reason

cautious in his conjectures, concludes. why thc enemy should not reach the

justify the tremendous cost involved(

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PARIS, April 9.--A systematic bom-

bardment of the city oi’ Rholms was resumed three woeks ago and con- tinues with increasing intensity. Ono thousand shells fell in the town on Friday. The prefect has sent away all inmates of homes for the aged ami taken monsurcs to avoid further losses of life.

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Mr Thos. I.. Murphy. tho ;:hlld‘s

grandt'ather, having taken the child t.o the barn as it was his custom. loft him standing near a horse whilo ho wont to attend to a horse in another stall. lie happened i.o lose sight ol' thc itttlc follow for a moment and was horrified to find he had gone into the stall and was so trampled upon that ho was almost dead when picked up. Dr Thompson was at once summoned aint attended to the child. but in spite of all that medical skill could do be passed (away six and one half hours later. ‘

The sod accident has cast a deep

gloom over the community and much sympathy is felt for the father, mother and grandpa:-ent.. Mrs Murphy is a daughter oi' Mr Phillip McKenna. section foreman of the l".E.I.R.-(l.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 7.

The House resumed at 10.30 a. m..

Mr. Speaker Martin in the Chair.

Mr. A. (l. Saunders resumed his

speech and dealt with the duty of dis- trict representatives of the Agricultu- ral-Dopartment. -He said they -onght- to attend cheese and butter factory meet- ings without in ltation, instead of sit- ting in their ofllces waiting to be ask- ed. He approved of the suggestion of Mr. McMillan that additional cold sto- rage should be established which ,would be of benefit to thc fox industry as well as to fishermen and farmers. ~I-ie referred to the value of the United' _States market to the Canadian farmers and quoted figures to show the encour- agement the live stock industry had received through the removing of the tariff by the United States Govern- ment. in 1911. 183,652 head _htld been exported and in 1914 206,446 head. while the United States had paid us $15,000,000 in cash. That showed he said, that the principle of reciprocity enunciated by‘Str Wilfrid Laurier was right.

THE PREMIER: It showed that we

could get what we wanted without sacrificing our own markets. Mr SAUNDERS approved of tile drain- age as in the interests of the farmers and said it was up to them to take ad- vantage of the clay fields- in their midst to build up an important new in- dustry which would- supply Canada and probably the United States with tho finished article. He dealt at some length with the oyster question, and

suibmltted that whether with the per- m ssion of the Government or not, cer- tain Company leasc holders had con- travened the law. and that according to evidence in two law suits in which he was interested as counsel. certain areas of live bottoms had been leased.

The PREMIER said not a man could

truthfully say that he took oysters, alive or dead, or oven shells, from any area with tho permission of tho Provin- cial Government.

Dealing with prohibition Mr

Saunders, said that although ho was ~n. total abstaincl' and temporanee ntlvoentn hc had novor be- longed to any tcmporauce organiza- tion. Ile could not approve of some of the methods adopted by the Al- liance. On the other hand, while he admitted there was not now a great deal of drunkenness in Summcrsidc ho must say that the Prohibition Art was not enforced ns it should bc. lic had been Mayor of Summersldc, und hr knew something about what bo was talking about. In one year $10,000 worth ot' liquor was brought in to the town. Where did all that' liquor go? ,lt was not all used as medicine; no one would believe that. in one day 100 cases and 14 casks passed through the town in two teams and built up to rc- prosent bales of hay. What became of that liquor? He knew that while he was Mayor scarcely a week passed

the prosecutor. The. prosecutor was absent from Summersldo about fifteen days out oi' every month,

The PREMIER: if this is true it is

n serious matter for Mr. Phillips.

Mr. SAUNDERS. Mr. Phillips

was n friend of his ami lt. was solely in tho public interest that he made that complaint ti.t~ro. The Premier might bo satisfied that the prosecutor was absent far too much. Mr. Saun- ders said hla belief was that the drug stores were formed into limited com- panies in order to evade the law, and suggested that the law should be amended to make owners and mann- gcrs responsible for tho acts of their employees. -

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I the non. member has hi-ought this to _my attention. I hope lie will send me 'K memorandum on the subject. f

mr. sstmoans ma no 'wanna op lmao. He- was sure the Govemuiqhti, ei _n; sired tc- do its best in thc inter_ei_t_‘, on

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again tit`ni|`tlle Govdruraent was 'ivoék--‘ ihg for the public interest as a whole. And 00 per cent of the people were ln fsvoar of rohibitton He was cer-

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Wesdnestlsy at 61.27. su, hint! the Tetnperance Alliance pre-

_senthd their views forthe enforcement 'of the law ia ‘a right and proper man- ner. t hey would-receive A respectful hearing from the Government.

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but he had complaints about the lax”} enforcement of the law and against-

_ Utlewere No sdos to every ques-t

It afforded him lnuch pleasure to

join in the congratulations extended to Mr. Speaker. on his elevation to the honorable position of Speaker of this Assembly. the duties of which high office he was sure he would per- form with credit to himself and to the\ House.- - ' -_~ _ --

He also congratulated the mover

find scconder of the address cn the very eflicientmanner in which they had discharged their duties. He -had hoped that the high plain at which the debate was set by the mover and maintained by the seconder would have been continued throughout, but he regretted that such had not been the case and it was the Hon. Leader of the Opposltlonlthat must be charg- ed with loweringthe standard.

Referring to the tact that this was

the 28th session of this Assembly they werereminded of the swift passing of time. Looking around this room and on the faces of the members now com- posing the Assembly these changes were to him very impressive. Since the session of tho year 1900 the first that he had the honor of a seat in the House the Grim Reaper had claimed a. large number of those who were there and had since been/ prominent in pub- lic _llfe`and who performed their part in the businesscccupylng the atten- tion of_this Legislature. _ ~ - "it would _be well"for us” said the

Speaker durinK.1he tlme'wo are-hero.”

while honestly endoavouringto serve our constituencies to the best of 'our ability and voting for such measures as we conscienciously believe, to _bein the best -interest of our country and in making suggestions or offering fair criticism, that we be guided by'a sense of fair play, be cour- teous and gentlemanly in de- bate and charitable to those who may differ with us in opinions. It is by holiest debate and fair criticism that the best results may be expected."

in fitting and impressivelanguage he

touched upon thc war and the causes which led it, and paid a fitting tribute to the loyalty of the dominion to the greatest Empire tho world had ever seen, the sadness that has resulted to many homes in this province ami throughout, thio Empire. He closed this t~_"<-.rcuce with an optimistic note as -.i the final issue when righteousness .vouitl triumph and the oppressor and tryant given his deserts. ‘

in 'view ol' the enormous expenditur-

es oxpcntlod in carrying on the war, ‘hc injunction und admonition of the ilritish leaders to practice economy and thrift should he heeded by all so that thc country should be the better prepared to meet the necessary calls that will he made upon it. lie com- mended thc junior monibcrs l`or St. Peter’s for his timcly, advice along this llno and which all should accept.

SOLDIERS RETURNING. h

They were assured the matter of

caring for returned soldiers would receive the most earnest considera- tion and he was satisded the Govern- ment would have the united support of all in dealing with it-as all that could be done would only in a small measure meet their obligations to those who so valiantly went forth in their belmlf. `

EDUCATION.

It was, gratifying to know that the

past year's record was one of steady progress. This statement was most admirably borne out bythe facts and figures given from the reports by the hon. member for Egmont. Bay last week and by the hon. the Commission er of Agriculture this -week.The great

advancegndtin this -Branch of the Public _ervice during the past four years wasjn ,marked contrast"w,it.h the record 'of the previous 'd_ec`l`gde.' _

l',..$1uad9rs had |tlted',that the

s cols-today-.were 'no better than they yt ra 2$.yea`rs-ago. As_~liir. Saunders' do ‘agues h_ad hold thefrslns of bo

_ unders’ comment .was ‘estriklag con damnation ot.~I,tberal Btshool Policy. The present Goveriginent -in its 'four yearg or onlne had one very muqlr to arrest thedrift tlult ~Mr. Saunders complained of. ' '

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DEBATE mylpasrss orresnlori FULLY Exrossu

lion. Leonard Wood, lion. Murdock Kennedys and llir. li. li.. Mclean Pr0,ve.€onelusively- iilai the Aceusa-

llons of the dppeslilonh were liniii3ely` ‘Without lffeundaiion in fact. I Mr. Johnston Causes Scene by interrupting lllr. Kennedy and ,Attempting to Lecture the Speaker. by

ment from thc Federal and Provincial Governments and with their own in- dustry aud perserverance they were able to make their occupation pleasant and profitable.

THE FISHERIES.

The fisheries are one of our great

natural resources and any move for the further development of this industry should meet with the united approval of all. He believed that in this llnc there were great ' possibilities.

onsu_~tA_or-:_ or 1'Hs_,rA_aM tmp.

The matter of drainage was an in-

teresting question and one that should receive the careful attention and con- sideration of all. As there appeared to be quite a number of farmers who have suffered severe losses in the past owing tc t heir low fiat lands be- ing overrun with » water preventing them from working those lands early enough in the spring. and ln some cas- es their crops destroyed, if a. remedy for this hardship has been discovered 'he was sure any Government who might bold. the reins of power would be remiss in their duty if they did not take the matter up. With preced- _entsof what has been successfully

;1l;>ne` in other _countries in this line.

risk ,abaut."_i.t. The province neededto make good'use of all its farm lanlds.

IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION.

Improved-,Transportation facilities

now* nearing completion would give a great impetus to our trade by the ex- pansion of present industries as well as to open the way for new enterprises. It was a satisfaction to know that the long agitation on the question of Win- ter` Communication had at last been successful and that t he great problem had been solved.

The hearilest thanks ot' this prov-

incc should be extended to Sir Robert Berrien for taking such an interest in its welfare and carrying out to a suc- cessful conclusion tho promise he gave during his last visit. The good steam- er Prince Edward Island uudor hor excellent commander. Captain Murchi- son, had given a splendid service this winter, having made connection be- tween this clty and Pictou during the whole winter excepting one week when unfortunately she was caught in the ice pressure. This was a great stride in advance ofanything wo had ever had. When the terminals at the Capes are completed and the railway widened to the standard guage then we would in reality be an integral part of, this great Dominion. 'The advant- age to us as a province by these chang- ed conditions will bo beyond our cal- culation.

THE CONFERENOE.

The Conference recently held in

\Charlottetowu was in his opinion a ,step in the right direction and the

1 ?earty response given by persons

rom all parts of the province showed that'the calling of such a meeting was approved of. He hoped to see some lasting benefits as the result of that gathering.

lie fully concurred in the sentiments

so admirably expressed by Speakers that preceded him in their tribute of praise to thc memory of so great a statesman as the late Sir Charles Tup- per. the last of the fathers of Confed- eration.

PROHIBITION.

I-lie stand on the temperance ques-

tion so well known that he need

refer to lt. If a connecting -required to be supplied by Government to give effect to

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Driven Back.

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, April 9.-The French evacu-

ated the Bethlncourt salient Saturday night and the' Germans to-day attacked with great violence their new line from Avocourt to Cumieres but were re- pulsed with sanguinary losses. Only at one point, north-east of Avocourt, did the Germans succeed in entering French trenches and from this posi- tion théy were immediately ejected through a counter-attack, according to a French. communication issued to- night. -

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, April 9.-Saturday nlght's

oiiicial report says: “ South of Avrc our artillery destroyed Saint Aurln _Mlll, where there was an observatory and shattered the enemy's trenches

in the region of Navrin, wo replied by a curtain of fire to a violent bombard- ment which presaged nn attack. The enemy did not leave his tronclios. in Argonne we directed a concentrated fire on an enemy battery in Choppy Wood and in the region of Montfaucon and Malancourt. in tho region of Verdun there was no event of import- ance save a. somewhat spirited bom- bardment of our front in thc region of Bethancourt, Le Mort Ilomme rand Cumleres in the Vosges, Our artillery was active in the Fecht Valley."

A Rome official report tells of activ-

ltyalong the whole front. The enemy occupied an advanced line in the _Gristallo zone, where the Italian troops retired rather than -be exposed to use- less losses. In Carnia region Italian artillery dispersed convoys marching along .Valencia and Kronhof Valleys. In a- surprise attack on the Italian positions in Vodil district the Italians tcok‘ 76 prisoners and captured machine guns.

Tho Bethlncourt Salient which for

weeks had projected like a wedge into the German lines northwest of Verdun has been evacuated by the French. The evacuation was carried out under cover oi' darkness ant wliho ' tor

move have been enabled to straighten

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German Activity Around Verdnn is”

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French tapiured

More Trenches. Allied Successes All Along the Line.

trenches but were immediately driven out, Northeast of Verdun, Donn

,aumont and Vuux the Germans bomb

nrded French positions but wore up able to launch an infantry attack in the face of the fire of French gum.. The capture of 150 metres of German trenches southwest of Douaumont l-. reported by Paris. On rest of th. lines in France and Belgium, artillery duels alone have been in progress The offensive of the Russians agaim-.t the Germans in tho northwest of Rus sta has simmerod down to mutual bombardments and bombing. attacks hy (lei-man and Russian aviators.

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, April 9. - The British

official report of Saturday night tells of mining activity about Hulloch quar- ries, Givenchy and south-east of Rich- incourt. There was artillery actlviti' on both sides between Bellacourt. Souchcz Loretto ridge and Wulvor- ghcm. About. St Eioi the enemy shell ed the British trenches heavily and the British retaliated.

(Special to the Guardian.)

PETROGRAD, April 9. - Saturtlal'

nlght's official report tells of artillery activity ln Galicia, but no material progress was made on either side.

(Special 'fo the Guardian.) <

PARIS, April 9.-The capture by tht-

French of 150 metres of German trenches south-west of Douaumont village and north-east of Verdun wa: announced Sunday afternoon. Pre- gress in the communicating tranche: south of the village' was also reported The Germans made two hand grenade attacks on the French positions in Caillette Wood in this region but both were repulsed. West of the Menst- there -was only feeble artillery activity. The text of the statement foilows:-- "West of the Mouse there was feeble artillery activity during the night. East of' the Mouse we mado some pro`- gress in communicating trenches south cf llonnumont village and have taken to the south-wr-at of the village sonn- ilitl metres of enemy trenches. Hand

the line which now runs from Avo-, court. wood to tho south, crossing of`,agni|n-at Frencli positions in (‘utllcti.- Bothincourl. and (‘-huttoncourt rouds.l\\-'ooti were easily repulsed. In Loi- Vlolent attacks delivered by the tior- ruinc at surprise attack by the Gorman - mans against. the new positions found against our works in tho region o' the French Iino unwavering and nll;l<1n\ber|nonii 1-.omplotcly failed, with

were repulsed except between Avo-ilosses to'tho enemy. No event of im- coilrt wood and Forges brook wlim~e_po1'tn|\ce transpired on thc rest of tin- the Germans entered the I"ront-ltlfrnnt.

grcnntle attacks by the (lermans

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MONC'|`()N, April 8.-Mr. Roy Mil-

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i’. I~l. i. Speaking to a Times' repro- sentntlvc Mr. Miller said they _expected to finish up their contract this summc; The work of shipping stone across tl\_= straits from Point du Chenc will prob ably not comnlcnce for some weeks yoi The dutc of starting this branch of tht- wcrk. however, will depend entirely.-

ler, of the Roger Miller Co., Shediac. upon how soon the strait is clear of arrived in the city yesterday afternoon i ice. The company has had very goozt from Toronto where ho has been ‘ success, Mr. Miller said. in getting: spending the winter. llc was accom- istone across to Carleton Point. so fur. panled by Mrs. Miller, and was rct.urn- land. have every reason to be please-fi ing to Shediac to resume work in con- | with the progress made with the cot: nection with the construction of the ; tract. Three large tugs were employ.-.1

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