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THEIIBH TIIIIHPS TAKE
l THllUSlll|] PHISUNEHS
(Canadian Press.)
LONDON. Aus. 17.- 'rn omcini
Press Bureau of the War Office has issued a statement saying the lr,-encl,
tro0l>B.,in the course of a rapid ad-
vance along the Valle of Sch
Y irm k
have taken a thousand prlsonersfw '
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-MEEIIITIUII IITELINEU
(Canadian Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 17_- 13,-1131,,
France, Germany and Austria de. cline President Wilson's mediation.
LONDON TIME’S VIEWS
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(Exclusive to The Guardian.) LUNUUN,___A_ug. 17.-Froin many
sources have come clear indications says the' military expert of the L0n_ don Times, that the general adv
ance
of the allies ag~ai|.st the Austro- ,_,
German forces has begun. It is not only in the west but also in the
east and the south of the vast their-1'
tre‘wur that a. collision is impending 'i‘he Russians am already casa. oi, Prussia and Galeciu and second Russian army, already 800,000 strong is nearly ready to move for. ward against Germany. 'l‘hese two lcussian armies steadily grow in numbers week by week and we shall soon know whether Russians are making t-heir chief eiiort in the _North or south iianss. 'l‘hc great Russian army lu Poland is threaten- ed from least Prussia on the right from Gulecia on the left., §l`hesc threats have been dealt before the advance towards Berlin can he made. Large forces are necessary for this purpose. The Russians are gradually making their presence felt, and he- fore long their doings will become exceedingly important, but our chief interest no\v is concentrated upon the' battle- ll-eld which stretches prac- tically from the North Sen to this Swiss frontier.
of the allies against tle G r -A
to the successful efforts of the Bel glans at Liege, have been able to complete their plans, and are now moving on the German frontier through Belgium. It is presumed the English force, under General French, is operating with the French forces.
The French troops in the course of
a rapid advance along the Valley of' Schirmack have taken 1,000 prison- ns, according to the oiilcial report of _ he British Press Bureau.
Contrary to expectations a French orce has advanced into Alsace, ami the German army in Belgium is now threatened in the rear and its lines of communication put in danger.
According.to ltcutcrb the French
are now driving back the Germans in both Belgium and in the Vosgcs Mountains. This is officially confirm- ed from Paris whcrc it umiounced the French gained a victory at Dinant, Belgium, hundreds of llhians being captured as wcll as munitions ofwur. it is claimed the French have rc-c:1p- tured Blamont, (llrcy and Thaun.
The War Oillcc rc-ports that a battle
oi’ some consequence was fought at Auricourt, the French being success-
Here great events are impmldmgnl' i`nl there and all along the line.
When the German concentration was unveiled it was found to extenb somewhat more north than had been expected. Had the Germans obtained a clear cnt through Belgi-un. this fact might have gained for them an initial advantage. The priceless val- or oi the Liege (Belgium) army dis- counted this expected success and gave tlime to the French general stqif to 1-_.11e..n dispositions. Every _lfrcncli _-,<11-nr.; has practically been moved .,.u*, 1-11-ther northward. The German nrfllfy has not been able tu prevenll'-this. nor were the Austro- Gerrnar -lilies able to irnpcdc in any way the trannrort of troops by sea from the l\!-.~d!tf:r\'ancan or elscwllcrc- _,\B 8 ¢upg¢,._N¢--ice the Fra.nco~.Bely,iau
allies now are in good military DOH' itlon.
GERMANS (_‘I.AIM VI("I`()llY,
lt is also oillcially announced that
the lielenic Government has inform- ed Turkcy that il' the report that ’I‘ur- irish troops were marching through Bulgaria to Greece be conilrmed,cor- rt-sponding naval and military mea- sures will be"1nT111ci.7i‘TteE'4Etl<c|i by (Irccco.
A report from Izlrusscls states that
General Von Enunicll, connnuntling the Germans at Liege, committed sui- cide because his confidence in his force had been shattered by recent events.
A naval battle between the`I<`rcnch
and Austrian tlcets is reported in the Adriatic in which two Austrian iron-clads were sunk, one set on iire, while a fourth escaped northward.
U. S. \VAItSIIIi’ IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug 17.-'l‘ho warship
BERLIN, Aug. lilth, vin Iiondon, 'I‘cnesscc, l'ro1n North tlaroliiiu, laden
Aug 16___Be,.|m has bpm, ceipbl-u(i|;g with gold und relief corps i`or .\.nc1'_i- not only me uapul,-,._ of L,;,.gc but u can refugees arrived in ifnlmouth this "victory of German troops in Uppcr =Lllcl'l\u0ll-
Alsace."
The Berlin Tngeblatt in an author-
ized statement says “N othlng IMS 000"
able to arrest in the smallest deilree S
the advance of our troops which pro- ceeded with mcchanlcal precision. Everything is working wondci°~
UMMAHISTTI IELEEHAMS
_ , ., |,. -` _ es arriving here from Berlin declare the socialists ure rising lin revolt
` t
rather heavy. but that is our return i`or tho prioe we Dlllil T01' lll0 _ DY0'
hroughnut Germany." /in oihcial announcement by lille
tection of our Prussian provu\ceS..French war oilice says French troops beige we have captured with _losses-cook over 500 German prisoners Fri- which tho assault cost us. lhis is day a,.,,,,nd Don,-m_
a military success, the importance of
Austrian troops evacuated Klelcc
WI\l0|\ I9 I“”l\I°“"'I’I“`~" and (`hencin in Russian Poland on
CONDENSED ADS.
TOO LITE FOR
August 13, after an attack by Ituss- ian cavalry.
An nccount of the fighting south
of Namiur, given in n l~hmday Times
cspnt h says German -avalry occu
~ dl- ' 'v ' '
.pied n_posil'ion at Dlnnnt on ‘the left
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502g_18M2ipd. teen 0 - A Body 01 French Cavalry oil' for the Front. Less, perhaps has been writ ten and said about the French cavalry than the German, nevertheless the
'”“'_" ¢ d g | og Francs nfs believed to be second to none in the matter of efficiency and discipline Mi rd' li i t C C ids
bunk of the Meusc. 'French Infantry coming from the North with machine guns, however, drove them out.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 17.-According
to latest advices from the BelEi“" ¢-_llpital only 500 German soldiers cs- rnped unhurt out of 4.000 or 5.000
,engaged Ill the bhttle Ol Hll9lI'57f-
'Many field ‘guns and Germlln tif*-’1I°"Y were lost in the s\vnh’iP5» \
The newgpgpqrs .ltjl Shimpo, which
is usually well informed, in ur. extra l es some additional details of tim
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(continued on page 6-)
TIIE lElTIlEIl
TIIE TEMPERITURE
TIDE. NOON. ETC.
S i I t The Guardian)
TOINODISTO, Eugust 18-‘ Maritiine:
Moderate to fresh winds; showers rl many localities. 'run wsA'rHEn.- Yesterday was
fair and warm.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 78 deg. above zero, the lowest the previous niKh¢ belllil' 58 deg. above. At 0 n. m. yesterday il was 67 deg.; at 9 p. m.. 65 dem |\li°V°-
The tide will be high tonight at
0.20 and tomorrow at 10.10: it Wg” be high tgmoriéox/osmornlng at 7. 8 an'l‘lhZh:\Ti'1 Bit: this event!!! B07-00 an tomorrow at 7.04; it rises tomorrow morning at 5.04 and Thursday at
5'0The moon sets this afternoon at
5.52. , The last quarter of the moon was on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 8.56 p. m.
There will he a. new moon on Fri-
day, Aug. 21st at 8.26 a. m. 'rue length of many will be f°“f'
h urs rnd four minutes.
sum.. up §,§§H,”,}f.',]"iiermuny Opened The Battle Tillich-Ruged All buy But iliere Driven Steudiy Buck From Positior
V " “ _ ,p 1 al
- ' ‘1.~ _ _-'
BIG BATTLE IN PROGRESS
(Exclusive to Guardian)
LONDON, Aug. 17,--A battle on
which hangs the destiny of Europe is no\v progressing south of Namur. 'i`he allies have been victorious in a sharp artillery duel.
German aeroplancs dropped many
bombs on the city of Namur, ilve men were wounded. The Bulgarian Gov- ernment has oillcially declared thc
NAMUR, Belgium, Aug. 17.-
From six o'cIock- this morning till this evening, there was a general en- gagement between the French and Germans at iilnant, eighteen miles south of Namur, on _the Meuse ltiver. I had the good fortune to .witness it by the side of t_hc Frciicli troops. By six o’clock tonight when I had to leave for Brussels to send this dis- patch the French army had driven the Germans about tive miles back from Dinant, south of ltochcfort and Glevt and were pursuing them all the time. '
The Germans opened the battle
the town itself, on the left bank of tho Meuse. A regiment of French infantry, advancing from the south, occupied the other side of the town, that is thc right bank. lt was prin- cipally an artillery duel at a distance oi' about three and a half miles, the l~‘rench had six batteries of six guns each, with heavier guns hidden be- hind a wood farther t’rom town.
Tho French artillery fire seemed
extraordinarily accurate, at least thc Germans wore forced repeatedly to change their position, gradually re- tiring, wbilc thc French never moved except to advance.
During the lighting Friday night
the French occupied an important po- sitlon at l)onan, where they captured
more than tive hundred prisoners.
vlclunv ii latin
PARIS, Aug. 17.-The War Ollico to-
day announced it victory for Fri'-xicli arms at lllnunt, Bclgimn, which makes known for the first time thc exact location ol' the l~‘rench und :Lilies in Llolgiuni. Sharp lighting took place on the right bank of thc Mouse whore Gorman l'orccs, composed ot' int'n.|itry supported by cavalry and rapid ilring guns, were forced to ro- ireut In disorder. lluntlrvrls of Uh- lan's horses wcrc captured, also a large amount oi' war munitions. The cngagement was marked hy a display ol' brilliant. courage on the part ol' the l\'rench. Bavarian forces, says the War Ofllce state`nient, have been pushed back across the border to German territory. losing evory posi- tion they rcccutly gained in the vicinity. Fighting is also reported southward, along the Franco-German border.
'1‘he French are reported to have
recaptured Lllomont, Cirey and Thanu.
I Will LIMIT
LONDON, Aug. ltl,-Sir liirnza
Maxim uu_\':: Russia will suvcep Aus- tria ln three weeks and the war will bo ovol' in iwolvo.
liniment cures garget in cows
Minai‘d's
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RIIGING BELGIUM
BIGGEST BIITTLE THE WITR
EEHMANS THE TIKINI”
BEEEIAIIS SEITITIUSEI
(Exclusive to the (.uar<llnn)
A despatch from Belgium Saturday
night by William Maxwell says “there bus been important lighting
country to be in a state of siege. along the front today. '|`ho Gcrnmn.=1
are busy making tronclms, digging themselves in as the soldiers call it. They are beginning to take the Belgian seriously. The three follow- ing incidents would be incomprehen- sible unless you -realize that thc army front in Belgium :ilnne-, from Dicst to l.ongwy un the l~‘rcnch Lux- cmlnlrg' frontier is exactly one hun- dred miles long, The hardy or tho Gcrnlau army is s1\\|1|ir>:;c1l to be hn- twoon Iiicge ami ,i.ux1~n|burg, about eight hundred thousand strong. has
to bc full chlctly by moving arny| "'l`hc violation of thc neutra-
brllllnntly cnrrlcd by the French und the hrllnun columns nic non filling hack They left behind many dead and wounded in addition to prisoners.
In upper Vosges French troops al-
so continue to make progress und the Germans are rctren.t‘lng."
PARIS, Au1:.lli.-'l‘hc conditions
under which tho great Imttlo In-tw(-eil thc- Germans utnl tho nllit-cl forces, will probably be fought arc made the _ s\\I\_|¢\ct of un oillcial 1-orun1uni<~ution_ lsssued by thc I"r<‘n<-.ll Minister ol’ War Saturday afternoon.
"By reason of the abandonment of
the uttark which the Germausplun- nod against Nauc_v," says the colu- munh-utiou, "our concentration has been carried out with regularity and
in its elitirety. and thus the whole of `
the l1‘ren|:h urmy will battle with the wholo ot` the Gvrlnatn forces, with tho 1-xi-.cption of thossc Gernnm troops ronr-c~1\iraie(I un thc eastern frontier ol' the empire.
T 'nun mint I
A°°°""“@ t° 'he militia °“>'=“ to Position--Millions of Men En u ed on Both Sides Likely to Continue for Du s
of The l‘lmes, the general advance g g y
.......,.....,..,,;.,_,i.’;‘,11I‘.‘;f‘.. Buttle line ls 266 Miles Long French Minister of Wur Says it will be Profoundh
Russians are now east of Prussia and
Galicia, with a second Russian forte,
800 000 strong, mobilized and ready to follow on The French forces, thanks U
THE EHENEH HAVE
l|]VlNEE|] UN llSllIE
I_'lNI)0N,Aug.l7.-Yesterday morning
come confirmation of the French ad- '/am-v on Alsace l'l‘hia uns .1 sur rlsf-
_ - . _ ~ p _
_-err-n to military men, as it was ex-
prctcil the |"|'cnch would hold oil un- _tll the great battle impending in liclgium had been fought. General Jollre, however, cviilentiy was ready to tnke the offensive. 'fue movement 1ncam1¢_h_-it the tlcrntnns waging u cumpuign against liclgium will he tllrcntcnctl in their roar und their lines of cinntliunicutiori put in dan- gcr.
'l‘hc French war otlicc says neutral-
ity of llclgiunl huh cxliciidtetl Bclgiuyn `nu1`l l<‘rcnc|| lines to ~l'I1tlln||<l. The next, bottle \\ill bc fought from Basic to
kitchens, an incredible task. lic- llty oi' Ilclglum has cxicnilerl thc M“”"""i°ht “fith ""V'"“I ‘"IIlT°“"’ 0;
tachmcnta of Uhlun cavalry were sent to roam all over the country cast ot' the army t'ront, feeling and reporting their positions and to pnevent observation by the enemy ol’ the main Gclman army movements. These Uhlans sometimes get separ- ated into squads of ten or twelve and become famished for food, for nature won’t feed them. Even then they iight like maniacs when threatened unless the force is overwhelming. Now for three typical incidents ot' today: aight Uhlans were brought into Diost this morning by their cap- tors who remarked to mc, "You dont need 0. rifle, bread and water are enough." About noon llvo more llhlans were reported near thcruil- way station. Licutennnt Van lion.-en took out his watch und said to two soldiers, "I give you fifteen minutes to fetch them in." hatcr. in the day three more Uhlans wcredis- coverd in the nc‘igborhood of the telephone and patrols rounded them up. It is astounding the spirit oi those people. Thcy are confident of vic- tory, that is halt' thc battle.
The War Oflico says: “An engage-
ment ot some consequence wus fought at Auricourt. The l"ren1:h were successful there and all along tho lint-."
l-‘lgzbtlug was iii progrcrs all dny
bctw1=en lcrcnch and German l'orces along thc border of ilppci' Alszuzcztlui Lower l.orroino. The I<"rou(‘l1 were vit.Lox-iiius, although it is 1.<l1nil_trd lu- l'c1'c|ilialiy that the (l;‘::ii11.'-1 hive' ciiicwtl -l"i°cuc‘i t:-rrito~'_\' ot the :lor- llllill 1-iitl 0i` tim \"l|1:gi-S I{;L)|gi~, '_l‘l\f\ licights of .‘.:\chl;1 v.'v.‘o ruzciiliii-il by thc I- _'.~u1!1 itil'-r :u`\'c."~‘. li_~;l|...1=;:. the Germans Icavlnjt iminy ill-od and wounded on the field.
LONDON, _-lug, 17.-A Itcutcr des-
patch thus summarizes the situation "German forces stretch from Liege to Illulnausen district with murkcd density towards the North. Tbcir front seems to follow the' course of the .rivrr than the frontier, which is crossed ut Longwy and Clrcy. A large pnrt of this front has been
_ BATILESHIP AHHWES
Iiolgiun and French lilies to the front- lor of Holland. The next. battle, thoro- forc, will be from Basic to l\luns» truchi. with several millions of nlvn on ouch side. It is this enormous or-' tension oi' ei`l’cct.ivencss and oi' frontl which will <‘liara<~terizc the battle and will bc profoundly dll‘t`ercnt fron nil other battles. The battle front will extend ovcr 266 miles.
“’l`hcsc observations have for their
object thc preparation of the public for o. battle in new form, and without. precedent in history."
The <-.o1nlnunlr:atl<ni adds that news
of dollultc results need not bo expvct- ctl for at least cign; tlays or longer.
EEHMAN UEEICEH
ETMMITS SUIETTIE
LONDON, Aug. l(i.-A despatch to
the (‘entru.i News Agency from at Paris correspondent says General llaimiling, coinxnandcr of tho Ger- man l~‘iftccnth Army Corps, is In Ilos- pital on account of u. bullet whicli passed through his ni-ck. The lirus- sels rorrespomlcut of the Star ez:\_\';; it Ilclgian otll<-1-1' who csc-upcll fri-.n Liege bringing ilctuils ul' the death ol' General \'on l'l1nnlit'l1, the olliccrtlc- olurcd Von l~hnmich connuitturl :j.ui tide llveinmc his unlimited confidence in the Gcrm;in atrluy and its style of lighting was shattered by events aroutul Liege.
(lOI‘ENil1\GEN, via I.ONDON..\ug.
1G.---A1~cording to it special message from Berlin, twenty-tliroe Itussian generals und adniirals. inc-ludin1.: tho tormer llun1lno.udt-1'-in-(lbici' ofthe lllauk Sen. iioct have been intcrucd by Gorman nutlioritics.
ll1vl1_ ami
I.O_\`DON, Aug. l7.f--_\ despntrli
from Niall, Servio, says u nnvnl hut- tle l=etwccn Frr-ncii ond' Ausirinn \-.-nrshlps hcgfm nlf iiuduzi, Austria, in tho Adriatic Sen ut one 1.--clock
men on each side.
The French war .ylllce also claims
that the Germans plnnnrd to ,move n. double attack on French forces, through BeIg‘Iun1 of course. The first failed, i_hc second wus never cum- pletcd in its entry.
TUHKEY THUUPS AHE
MAHIIHINIS Tll EITEEEE
(t‘:\nudiun I’rr-ss)
LONDON, Aug. l7,~- Otllclal des-
patchcs say Greece has roccivcti information that Turkish troops were crossing' iiulgarlun Territory marching lil thc direction ot' Greece. The Hellenic Government in con- sequence has notified Turkey that ii’ this news should be confirmed cor- responding mllltztry and nnvul men- sures \\'lll he iukun iiunxoalizttcly by Greece.
GEITNTAN STEAMEHS _
CIPTUHEIT BY BHITISH
IlI'Fl_-VA, Spain, /\u£¥. 17.-The
'crew of the stcnuirr lintlierine from Al5_;ii~r.;, wliitrh hu.-1 just nrrivcd here, says thcy saw nn Iiiiglisli ’1‘orpcdo 1.11.-,;i|1,, c,,I,1,,,,-o tu., |11-rmnu slcum-, 1-rs ons frei»:htcr und the other n p.-“manger ship, The lnttcr tried to escape. Iiighi. shots were fired nl. hor hciorc she come to. A prize crew wus put aboard thc passenger si;enn'..=.r, the Fantniu rciusing to stu.-cr hcr to Gibraltar.
AUSTRIANS DEFEATED
ST. l’i~l'i‘i-:llSlll'itG. Aug. I7.-»'l‘\vo
G1-rmun torpvtlo boat di-stroyors hon|hu|-rim] i‘.\|nng|~n in <`ourlmuI, on th.: llullir Si-ai. No mzttcriul <l:uuag<~
was dont-.
i.(iNlitlN, Aug. l7_--'i‘h<- Austrians
. _ _ Sunday m<»l'uil\II. TW!" A"FtVI‘"‘ 5"*-'"' l\r,\'c lwrn driven out of thi- iownsof
cluils were sunk, one sci. on fire ullil
Kloloa and t`_||ouoin in llu:;si:u\ l’o-
HALIFAX, Aug. l7.~ H. M. Buttle- a i’ouI‘f.h ilcd northwnrds. The illillt land by lhisslzlii 1-:iv:1Ir_\'. 'l'I1v Aus- shlp Glory arrived here today. [ lnstrd un hour. l"I1\nH IHISIU-Ill“‘I Il"*\‘/.V I"9<`“-
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,V The Dominion Royal Trade Com- mission, which arrived ou the ls- iand on Saturday night, held their llrst meeting yesterday morning n thu Provincial Building, beginning it 10.15 o'clock. The Commissioners were: Sir Alfred Bateman .tChair- mau). Sir Rider Haggard. Mr. T. Garnett Mr. W. Lorimer, Mr. J. Tat- low, Mr. I). Campbell,\ Mr. J. R. _iincinlr and Sir J. Laugcrman.
'l`he l’remlcr,llon_J.A. Mathieson,
.vas in ntendance, as also His I-Ionor ludge \‘V. S. Stewart.
Dr. J. W. Keir, M. D., Malpepue,and
Professor ll. Shaw, were the first wit- .iessos examined, giving evidence in regard to the oyster lndustry.
Ur. Kler read n Memorandum
.vhlcli haul been prepared by him on ‘Oyster Fi:-siieries of l'rlnce Edward islauul," in which hc commented on ‘th superior ouullty of the island or .llalpcquo oyster compared with any nher found on the American contin- mt. and guvc the reasons for the de- pletion oi' the oyster beds and the .nethods taken for the remedy of the unsatisfactory condition.
lnlcr nllu. Dr. Kier’s memorandum
read an follows:
“i'rior to the exploration by Public
Jystcr I-‘lshcrnuén all of our natural iyster areas were very heavily stock- :d. a good fisherman with tongs .vould be able to secure six to eight .mrrcls of oysters per day. Today un- Ier the Public Fisheries system in vogue hall' n barrel per fisherman per Liuy is a good average catch.
The problem of thc Prince Edward
island oyster tlsherles today is the replenishing of her only depleted public tishcry and the establishment if private cultivation.
'l‘hc chief' reasons lor the growing
lcpil-tion of our public beds has been 1 luck of knowledge on the part of public ilshcrmen as to the extent that nulure, through reproduction, was capable of oil'-setting the year y cntch. and their inctllcient Govern- nu.-nt protection.
To remedy t.h'is condition private
cultivation appealed, from. gi mone- ‘;or_v standpoint, so strongly to our local tlovcrnm-cnt that they have ,Qnken over the oyster ushery and rented areas suitable for oyster farm- Iihg. Tliat the possihi\_E'iea under mi- vnte cultivation are enormous as compared-v\'ith the public fisheries can easily be seen when we consider Y.lmt'. the private eulturllst takes every precaution against loss by natural enemies, his areas are thoroughly cleaned yearly, und the oysters mark.-' eted hy him ure replenished and oilset hy placing at thc proper season large quantities of clean material suit-ohio for catching spat. 1
Oyster farming in Prince Edward
Island is innits second season.
The greatest development of this
industry in this Province has taken Llnce in Richmond or Mnlpcque Bay, where about 3,000 acres have been leased for a te.-rm of 20 years with the privilege of renewal; the yearly rcntul is one Jollar un acre for the first tive ycars,_1.hree dollars an acre the micreeiling tive years, and five dollars per acre .the following ten
yours.
'l‘hc curly stages of our oyster fish-
ery were n1arlu\d hy. Spring. F‘all,nnd Winter iiahlnpg on thc lee, with the sacrifice or immature and spat oy- sters. 'l`hc lutcrvz-ning efforts of the Government to conserve this ilsh~ cry, i, e., prohibiting winter and spring fishing, und eventuullyshorton ing thc Full season,althoughstaying the rapidity ot' depiction, has not tended materially to the replenish-
ment of the public beds.
The reason for this can be under-
stood whon we consider that along with the nmrkeinble oyster our fish- ermen look yearly and two year old oyster and all nttncliod spat, which in-ing culled on shore wus invariably ti:-eitroyotl, f»iTorts were not made to clean these boils ui the proper time to insure u _\'1-arlysuitlllpr ofsput.ProvI- sions \\'<~r<- noi mndv for combatling thc nziturul uuimnlu ol' the oyster, whit-I1 result(-il In tho boils becoming ro\w~rc<l with slit and overrun with
star ish.
Seven oyster companion are actively
cngugexl here in oyster cultivation two arc e.|uipp|\d with the moat m0d- rrn upplinnceo for oyster farming, and cxpcmicd lust season between 20,000 and 30,000 dollars each and have on their ground several thous- nml hnrrcls of seed nud young oys- ters, The Inst. yoar's growth of these oyster.-1 has come up to every expecta- tion. The \=mn.l|cr companies have all done considerable work along thb line of cleaning and preparing bob tom for spotting this year, and ac- (Vontinucd on D080 2-)
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