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F-iii. “HISTORIC ARNIV‘ERSAllYt ~

jsproposed to fittingly commemorate throughout

Canarhipps will doubtless beg done elsewhere through- out `tltei`Empire-Britaiii’s entry into the war, August 4th. No definite programme has been mapped out but,

doubtless, each province will make its own arrange- ll’ beaten- Thl5 their P1155 is bfglnnlng alfeadl’ to

inc-tits. Last year the day was observed rather in ex-

ressiiig thc grim British determination to carry the broke" and that W0 Will hell’ t0 haste" 'he 9I1Cl» The

p war through to a sticcessful issue and to bend every energv, national and individual, to that end. Since

that time Canada has done rnucli; her men have cnlis- much Yet t0 bc dom' before the final S°UlCm¢11l-

ted in tliousands, many of tliciii have bcen in the tren- ches and iiiaiiy are on their way to the front. This year. as :i result of the work of thc past few days, the end of tlic struggle is distinctly nearer. The lititente

tin-_v are now ready to follow up the offensive so aus piciously begun on _lilly First.

\\'liat foriii the celebration will assunie in Charlot-

tetown has not yet been definitely decided other than the lioldiiig of a large provincial meeting in the Legis- lative Council (liaiiibcr. No doubt a prograniinc of ad- ilrcsscs suitable to the occasion will be arranged for.

in view of the fact that thc war and preparation

for it, preparation not only for carrying it to a suc- ccssfiil issue bitt for the conditions to be faced when thc war is over will be the chief subject for discus- sioii_ it may be expected that tlic Ilcvclopnient Coni- iiiissioii will tak.; a leading part in the proceedings. Thi- t`oiiiiiii-sioii. under the able presidency of .\lr. l". R. llcartz, has been carrying on it iiiost important iiivestigatioii iii a quiet, unostciitatious man- ner, i’robabl_v Mr. Heartz and his executive will be in a position by the Fourth of August togivc the pub- lic sonic detinitt- iiiformatioii regarding the schemes they have lizid under consideration. Tlici celebration will tliiis afford excellent opportunity not only for

upon. i lx(

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_\ftcr tlic highly satisfactory reports of the past S

. last Saturday’s has not even been guess`e¥¥il~.but five'

advance over the strongly entrenched western front where an advanc¢ would mean terrible slaughter. The slowly weakening German lines will gradually 'yield to the all round pressure and the war will end, as long ago predicted, by attrition rather than by any one deci- sive Waterloo. And for such attrition as will mean the end we must not look too soon. Where armies are numbered by millioiib attrition is necessarily slow. It is said the Germans lost too,0oo_ men 'at Verdun..§ what they have lost in th¢_.Ypr¢s-Hi»,g¢=»- i 'anti in

or six hundred thousand taken out of a million ,leaves a very considerable army to carry on the ii'ci‘rk.»‘ Pro- bably a more effective check to the Germans will be the discovery' of the fact that they are being hopeless- `

hint vaguely at. Once discovered their morale will bc

thing is not to. look too soon for an end of the war. \\"c are only at the beginning of the end and there is

THE WEATHER

For about a weekpast the weather has furnish-

n cnt has not been flattering to the weather arrange-

fall of the past week here and of the past month oi

explosions induce rainfall. If gunfire and explosions a

has been abundant opportunity for proof during the past two years. .»\s a `mattcr of fact the rainfall in Europe since thc war began, if we are to judge by the stories that come from the camps in England andifrom thc trenches in France gives very good ground for a suspicion that the \var is not entirely guiltless. But scientists differ. The Meteorological Service of Can- ada whose headquarters is at Toronto and which in-i

cct on the following day-whether our expectations b

rc realized or not-has recently issued a statement p

' Meteorological Service claims that the weather is not Of D Y

unusual, that we have had similar weather before and Eould find-iioue of them offered much

will have it again independent of known cases. The ervicc argues that people generally have short ment- we were under” heavy me an the time

'with yoke and belt/lfhebloom ._ _ __ ,, , ers"' are,.cut', 2121!/.ltfl%; ‘ ' . , "i, .~ -,. , I _ thiioughotit. Special price wht >i _ ,__ , - ` ' " I 1 ~ last-ru'-¢»~ -.»~i--1-,~-'1°$.3*.a’9. K1 " I. » i- .`." ilifi 5' i' "' ~ Another large quantity- of: __ _J '_ N, . _ »,._.~._;. Y

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situ setting Boys suits at he- A . 7 I _ ,

fore War prices. Under-an old _ ' , I _ ' contract we have Just stocked 1 - . y . _

about 200 more Suits at $3.49 to fit lads from6 years'to16 - . years. _ They are smartly' cut.

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Worsted and Tweeds all have I ' ` ""`°

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nor strap, in fact all our boys suits whether theysell at $3.49

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ments. Of course no one “has ever remembered I

such weather” as ive have had for the, past week, but

this lapse of memory is a phenomenon that always ac-i r-w' i '_' 'im-I I '-"'_ 5-* I!

companies phenoinenal weather. The excessive rain-

more iii Ontario, Quebec and sections of the Easier" Ono pound of Sekyer Ltd., Fox Biscuit, No. '4 liao proven much better

_. _ . _ . lhan five pounds of plain meat for both old and young foxes. Have you

Slat* hd” bee" Lhafged bl’ some “`C3lhei'“'l5C arid tried them? Price Bc. per pound. For the present in ordor to demonstrate tl " l 5 ` ` - th lit f th b I It ' aro offorln oame ai 6'/c. por pound. Send i) ifzrlllée proplei` to lhe heavy gunhre in Europe as fo: oiidgr toaeoiilvigiie yviiiiruelf that viilo have a todd product of molto. lt '° hflb long been clalmed that heavy and Collllllllefl Warren B..Purdy, cole agent for P. E. I., 154 Queen Bt., Charlottetown.

6-ziniiisi. V

c ii exert any influence on the weather therc certainly I* "E"-i"_*'*' i -_"S" _ -" 1-*

in fact some ot' them were picked up dead afterwards with a cigarette still in their mouths. I saw lots of practice attacks ln England (in calm and peaceful surroundings) that were more mixed up than ours was. All day long the enemy kept up ii heavy fire which made the work of our stretcher bearers very dangerous.

The line that we had restored

was so good that it was held for nine

forms us nightly what kind of weather we may ex- gays' when we went up again to

coiiinicnioraiiiig an historic event but for fornially,p '

pi-oiiiiil_;;itiiig thc development sclicnics which thc 3 (biiiiiiissioii was empowered to iiivestigatc and report _1

eip the 13th ati d thc 16th to take ack our old trenches. I In this charge we had the strongest osslble artillery Support. so that

bout the weather which throws the war and thc gun- when We Went f0fWUd We Only met il rc and the explosions out of the Calculation- The few machine guns for about a hundred

ards-after that it was just a case

take all the rlsonera that ou

pposltion. ` . After we got possesaiion ofthe trench

s soon as we would get a bit or new

. _ _ a

ftw d:i_\z~ there is. coiiiparatively, a lull iii the fighting, 0l"¢`5 U5 i0 \\`Ciill1Cf 601101210115 and are inclined to work up a Shell would but it fill

This was to bt- expected. The British and French on l

the \\‘cstcrii front made their drive and succeeded in U

pctietratiiig thc ciiciiiys lines and zidvanciiig into thc C0l"l>` kept by 0b5L`fVcf5 at dlffefem Pans Of U10 link was L-.trried out during it dirty

hiiik that what worries or impresses them for the ii,

gain. ~I got my shrapnel helmet all ont and knocked off my head three

ionicnt, or tlic day, must be unusual. The exact rc- 011108 H1111 §0t bruised up H bit but was

therwlse unhnrt. All the last at-

ciiciii_\".-‘ territorv. .\ow the work of consolidating the Colllilfl’ \\5i1allY SCVVC t0 dlSP€l the belief that what ‘rainy iilglit and early morning with

~xcites coiiinicnt is unusual or unprecedented. It is :im mud up pas' your knee?-wme of

capturcrl pu.-itioiis iiiiist be carried through. Tlicre < i~ .-_giiiiig to be no mad. wild, screainiug charge over ll

cnc-iii_\' trciiclies and through cnciny battalions. The situation iii the whole western front is a siege witli both itelligereius besieged. Up to now it has been it

of \`ei‘iluii furiiislies an cxccllciit illustration of thi: nature of thc work i ii hand. This battle has bccii raging almost continuously day and night for four inoiitlis. The lfreucli iii this case were the besieged: they were on the ilcfcnsive; no doubt their losses were |hcav}' but tlic_\' were trifling iii comparison with the losses of the iicriiians who were on the offensive, who were following attack and repulse with attack and rt-pulse, The iicrinaiis outnuiiibcrcd the French many tiiiic over yet in four long hard fought months they have been unable to sccilrc a footing. Had we attempt- ed to break through Vcrdun, cvcii with forces and

superior to those of the Germans there is no rea-

son tri in-licve ive would bc any more successful than tht; tit-i'iii:iiis were. So wc iiiiisi be patient. 'l`hc

oi' r:ti|ip:iigii agrccil upuii by thc _\llics, it may

iiifcrrcd. \\'.'is just what is iiow being worked out wliicli proiiiises to be successful-a simultaneous

on all fronts. attacking wlicrcvcry weakness twiiisoliilatiiig thc gains iiiadc and being

for it further advaiice when oppoi'iutiit_\~ olicrs.

i)ii the liasterii front the situation is fliffcrent.

the tight is largely iii the open; there arc few

few claliiirntcly cuiistructeil trciiclics; it

liattalion agziiiist liattalioii and the advantage is

thc lai';_'cst battiilioii. These thc Riissiaiis possess

s ilcspatelies gave thc cheering news that tlieyl

crossed the (_`:irpatliiaiis into .\ustria Hungary.

they are iising them to good advaiitagc. Our yes-lacy, what the condition will be in a defined area: but

this continent it has been possible, from the study of records and observations of tree growth, as shown iii thc rings that mark each year's development, to form an cstiiiiate of the rainfall for thirty centuries past. The calculatioiis show tlironghout that long time iii tivo widely separated parts of th_e world periods of iaiiiy seasons and periods - of relatively dry seasons have succeeded each other. At the beginning of tlic iiincteciitli century there was a succession of cold wet summers; indeed, 1816 was known as the year without a summer. There was a recur;-¢n¢¢ of Img ,experience in the ’4o’s, and again in the '8o’s_ The QU0lJCC Telegraph, the other day, recalled that iiitv

years ago, in 1866, the suminer was unusually wet up to the end of june, just as has been the present 5;-,|_ son. Some men have thought, from a study of met- eorological records that weather conditions moved in cycles. Several observers developed this theory and ventured predictions at somewhat long range as to what conditions would prevail at particular places at stated times. There were some remarkable fulfil- ineiits; and also some failures. If the cycle theory was right the length of t he periods was greater thaii` could be judged from the records available. There are certain great laws governing the climate of each region,but they are not understood well eiiotigli to base predictions upon. The meteorological services of the United States and Canada, co'-operating with cacli other and exchanging daily records, can tell for twenty-foiir hours ahead, with a fair degree of accur-

cvcii they make mistakes at times. They are gathering

iiicaii- that thc .-\ustriaiis must get more help

material all the time, however, that will be of help in

IVID DESGRIPTIUN

UF A GERMAN

we did already this month ns llno good again.

I will try to give you an idea or, lot of the Htli and

A . `

Germans blew up five mines on like resting than go

An Island boy now ln -the trenchesidlstanco of 700 yards. That loft o

Aer-ordliigtoapromloe oftlcn. portion of our line without any we wil' li-r harli for a root be- trench whatever so we were ln a

Ist July. I was too busy on pretty serious position and an our fini to notice what tiny it was. Brigade was in Reserve, it fall to tho

as I can We had A long march to get up to bout the flriit of the month while the line. so when we got tb.re it woo Brigadn was In Corps Reserve, juinbrouklng dly and wo felt more

flu] Division frontage. following but there was no getting over it. on Ii ' - ~ ~ »

hy n ilirro bombardment. then'we extended out and started on the, simply walked over and tooklriouble. not knowing just whirl V3 lollolil ‘wont over that ground

front line and support line for ii would moot the first Germans. Anerleomo of them smoking clxorottes--- igh:“‘3;!ft|:,f°|;h:§';fwh?§?5’§ “ui counter* I

- ~ . ` of Silk* "t'in!‘ I-Edith

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" .we had covered about '900 yards' the’

_ artillery fire was pretty heavy and

We were cornpletelycwindod, sd wp. Stnxtho order tn "dig ln"(get,into_"

trencht? or crater holes) for the day." I can ell you that It does not take long to get into the ground in acase t

of that kind ltookl header into the nearest shell hole and made

myself as comforoablo on I could.

About 7.45 a. m. wc got orders to

go forward' again. so we had another go at it, but after going about 200 yards the machine gun ond rifle fire, along with 'tho shells. picked our mon » oft so root. thot we had to "dig ln" again. We were then .undor the direct fire of tIi.~.'onomy'o rifles and machine guna and had considerable losses. but we stuck to our position for the day ond got relieved that

nllht.

It was grand to sen the way our

15th to make the

Ing into . action.

‘thc future, when greater things are attempted. A V _ ‘

ie rifles got so iiiudd_v that they

ot generally known that both iii Asia Minor and on W0\1|1l 1101 W0l'k. but i kept mine Work-

ing so that when Fritz tried to sneak back at us I was able to show him that wc were still iii the game.

All the prisoners seemed to be-well

fed, but tired of the war-some of them were only fourteen and fifteen years old-mere boys. One of them said that the Russian drive would fin- ish the war by the middle of August.

As fur as l could see all acted like

gentlcmeii and their medical men and stretcher bearers helped ours at the dressing station. One chap In partl- cular was a very rapid worker-he would take a case and take the shrap- iiel from the wound and dress it all _in a few minutes-it did not make any difference if it was Canadian or Ger- man. he was as gentle as a trained nurse. You ace tliat~tliere are good und bad in their ranks.

General Currie promised us that as

soon as we had restored our old origi- nal lines we would go back for ri. rest. but we are still at the old game with hope ot' being relieved soon._

A Staff Major who was asked what

ho though the inoiit striking thing of our first attack said that the best thing that lie saw since coming out licrc was tho 14th going across that field as ln a parade-smoking and Jok- iiig under heavy firing.

It was a lucky thing for us that we

advanced so fast, as we did not get the worst of the curtain fire, which was something to be remembered.

Since our work we have been trea-

ted like heroes by the different units here, but we get a lioavle_r part ot' the work to do since, an they feel we can be fully relied upon in a crisis.

D_ M. Robinson and I are the only

two loft now ot' the bunch I camo out here with. I womlor lf.we will last until the end of the war?

We have u fooling here that the war

will speedily draw to ii close now. We have the different parts pretty well uiider control and the Germans cannot hope to drive through at ;i\i_iy, point." _ , » sf;

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(Copy toleeram In Bulletin.) i'ff

LONI)0N,,JiiIy 1.--tg do for ho

ontdnfn allies on the fgxmost $1115 portant European fronts-in Franco;

on the Italian theatre. .on*»it\'iEant»Qu°li icia-are chronicled lnfyt o lutostolll. cial communications. The French ahd British V ‘continue their "reins against the Germans ln Erunoo. ‘tho French again having captured tho Tlxhumont

wood northeast of Vet- up _.mid (Te in-iii? havin: rein uplfiidlii twmiia ii-

imeml or ‘German trait heir limi ilidii

inmnionslgito Germapdiositlong 1. ,by ra ngna eo. » f..-\ i.;

The Russians have taken Kolo o.

an important railway junction leadilii to Lembprg In Galicia, Ind the nn. cont rnie ti ntlvp no . ,nlmt the .xiii-ii-irifrip rim rreiliciiigiinmn thi- -drugge _ro the po ooonn. .ni the Thiaumnnt iiifnmi, ix( by the -G ~

times in the incessant lighting.

Violent liombarduients have marked

the lighting on ilu: re-nisiinilei' of the front around Verdiin, particularly on the sector of Hill S04.

The British are keeping up their

tactics of destroying by artillery fire, German first and second line trenches from Ypres to the Somme. Unotllclal- ly` it is reported that the Britltili are' expending over ii. million shells it day in this work. In addition to the cap- ture of Kolome.tlic Russians nlsn have taken the town of (ibcrtyn iiorthiiast ot' Kolome. the Russians also have taken the' town of Obertyn northeast or Kol- oiiie, and several other villages north and south of that point.

On the front in Russia, from the Gal-

icia border to the region of Riga. there have been battles at various points, but with no decisive results.

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VOICES. -

By Robert H. Tate. Have you trained _vour ear to the

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To their full throated paoans that

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which put into words.

Would tell of their nests and the

joy that they bring?

Have you noticed. the flowers in the

grass by the way,

Tosslng klsses_to you as you pass

then at noon? ' ’

Do tlielrjbold, gleaming colors in-

vite-you to stay. . 1

And caress them, and take their

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Are you willing to say that the

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Who has tuned all the universe

liito a choir

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so dim

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fire?

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