_ solution which was plit to thc inoet

Y" I Y ']§I'0'l°I'5I"l3l‘ei-iit1cfi'."find ou'lho"li:i'ifi`oi7lll-'

' r " "at"the"t‘1'olrt~.~-~ I-lc-1-cferrcd-to--the--i-la-

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'DECEMBER 15, 1917 ' ri-is cHAnLo'r'rE'rows GUARDIAN -PAGE NINE

ROUSING. Ullloslslntsiiiioi I I I I

The Peoples Theatre was cr-oivderl

to the doors last night, stillltlingl; room being at ii prenliulll. the occasion being il closing rally ill support of tho Unionist candidates, ilild more espn. cially for the benefit ol’ the wonlen voters at the fortllcoming clot-[lpn The meeting was most clilhuslilslir: and harmonious thro-ultholit, tho va- rious speaker.-i receiving all attentive hearing iilld tho nulllerous priints they made being loudly appliiudeil, A rn.

ing approving oi' the ll_nion Govern I ment, was linanimous-ly niiopti-ii hy rl’ standing vote_ every single man ;mdI_ woman in the crowded hall thus en. dol-sing the Government. lox-1\1a\pr

in addition to il large poml,:,,- of |_,.' dies, were the following _gelitlomgm His WOFSND ‘M-flyer Brown, Messrs. W. E. Bentley. K. C., lc. D. stcl-ns. .l.I D. Seaman, Maj-ci-, iilcltac, A. .-\. Al. ley, 'Jaillcs i‘iltou.'M.I.A., L. l‘. Tall- to|\_ Dr. llagllnil. 1-

in the body ol' the hilll there was

ii. very large proportion of liiilios,-\\~Ilo 0Vid6IlC8(i iilflr itC-till Oilillllsiilslll in the plbceedings by the vlg'ol'olls lllan-‘ l\8l` Ill which tilt!! led round aiior round oi' applause.

The meeting was opened by .1 php.

ru-s. splenilidly rendered by a number of young trirls. Plivatc lhl-aio also rendered n solo which was louiII_v' on- eored.

Tilt- (lllali-lllail opolll-il tho lllcctilu.;

hy it filling' rcfclcllci- to tlli-_sad dis- :lsi4=r ill llaiiiax iilld lloilliilu: out that tilt'-_v lvcri- mei- io iIi.-i~il-is a illni- tor oi' vil.ai illlporlnilcc to lllc brave soldiers ot' ifilllililll in l~‘rancc and. l<`In'llders, he cilllnd oil all. women and mep alike. to -illow by their votes on Monday that they were behind the Union Govenllluent to llclp win tho war. ‘

Mayor Blown delivercii a splendid

address In which he pointed ont that men ot' both lwlltlcnl parties were united for the great and noble plir- pose ot’ carrying on the war to il suc- cessful issue.

Mr. E. D. Stl-.l'ns. who has two soils

at the front, said that all questions allmlt railways oi allythins: else. paled into inslgniiicance in conlpari- son with the great <|l_iestioil ivllich they were discilssillir, lie wus sup-` porting the Union i;ovorullit-lit. hc- eiiuso it ill:-ani stalidlllg by lilo boys

lliax disaster and' the tact that in two 'instances Liberal caluliilutes had witlitlritwn l`i'olll the field alld thi-re was collsoqlielltly no contest. It was a pity that it should have tiilu-.li this tel-riblo catastrophe to awaken the people tio a sense of their duty. What would Canada do for the help ot' the hrave men at the front with Lau- rier and Bourassa at thc head' of -ili-

fairs? he asked.

Major Mcltae gave the figures to

-rinil the lie lil regard to the alll-grit i'ac-.t that iholo is no llot-cssiiy for re- iill‘oroeinéllt.s. Au urilly tllat. ciluilot reinforce itsnli' must. pi-risll, llc point ed olii. ami i‘allada must Ilavc nlorc mon ni ihk- fl-oni, "A vote for linu- rler would _br-. ii voir- to de-si-l'l tilt- ii- villg and dlsllollour illc di-ati," he dc- ciared ilulid.-ci ciltlillsiustlc applaus--_

Tile l‘oll‘riwilu.: rcsollitioll was thou

reitd_ moved by Miss (Iracc i\iIc.~'si-i'- vtly, i1liil'.~icc:llliIotl hy Mrs. W. i\' Ilo- gors and uluiniiliolisly carrlcd:

Whereas tllo pros'-ni conflict ill

which tlaimda and the Elu- plre sro engaged is being waged to tlecltiewbetller nations. great or small, shall observe and maintain freedom and iiidepeiuleiice ill their relations witll each otlieri- vrhether treaties' and lllt8l‘lli1lI0llHl obligations. shall be kent fffwreil will invlolable; whether pl“lD<‘IDI0S UI democracy and self-g‘overnmr-lit shiill prevail; or whether aggressive- and godless. German nlilitarism. coll- scienceless and rlitllless. shall destroy our che-fished liberties and those iillvr feelings oi' gentleness alld lllilnanily that- characterize our _ (`Ill‘ISlIlll\ civilization. _ ' Tile implacable hatred which the powers against whom we are nrlayi-'|_ in thin stupeiitliolls. strilgtzlc have dc- olarcrl against Ellglalld pud tho ill-itisn Empire makes us realize illai the qpcutmns at itsllo are the oxintollce of the Emp . and the colltllluilnr-c of tlanadn as one ol' its liulr-poililollt and self-goverlllng lnenlbers.

Full 400,000 oi' the noble manhood

of our country have voluntarily Ufffl” ed their lives to maintain the integrity of my Empire and_ to defend the civilization and security oi' the world, and have by their unrivalled darinl! and ¢0urage on the_ battle-fields. of Europe brought nniiylns Klvry 10 the nomo of Canada. will-nine U10 K9ll¢"°"ff~ prai-so oi olir Allies and comltelllllg the admiration of olir inveteiirte foe.

Ilnt the sanguino hopes o_ict_l_;;:___A_l_l_I_$_i: - ea

grtggilgighgcg bei;-il I-ierltilllsly affected _ by ihe'~lrisctlon of our Riissinil Ally. .§°:,':.“;§,°.‘;":.2".§:'...“.l1,t::

._ B ,

qnernlgfwgto his Western lfrolit demaw l’ the Allies a proportionate increaeg In the numhcr of their mili- t " orcetl. '

' “gi-iIniii,'Franoe iinti_.ltaly have _irom

the beginning ol' ' the war put forth herculeiili elim-ia. and .have cvrwcrlni-~ ed all their directive men and avail- able resources- and are meeting' this new siiimtion with fortitude, but are

- now “|||M to tho rltandard vast

numbers of men hitherto exempted

' from service under loss stringent rc-

‘ ful tions.

inited States. entering thc war

_sa....nlizi:ci1es:lll;_il.ei1icll_1iiiL.siolt1L' ‘s-_,i

-I _ HELIJ-,lllPlaolPLE's ullsiulil-: --till-_i-:Elm Hlllislliv, I

» Our own Canadian Government like- wise, in the salno elirllcst spilit, is ru-ekillg is maintain the honour of Uallaila' among her allies ami ber part _ with tht-nl in defence oi’ the welfare ol` the world, and is seekiill.: to add to hcl' men ulrcaiiy in tho ilcid all ad- llillollal lili),00i) lui-ll. _ I Oni' lea<lt~‘i‘s' ln- public Iiie in (`ail-

ada, ill full viow.ol' the crisis to which ("aunda han como, ill a spirit oi' lrohlc self-sfticrlilco Ilavf-. eiiiicod tho lines oi' political cleavage and have formed a Iiilion Government. oi' men that com-

-lnanil-ihn wsspcct. and conildellce ol'

lilo ('anadiall people. 'i‘lley lillvc given us u M.llltary' Service Act which

will. witlloup :lfiectilig the-_ efforts- llo\v liefiilg illnd-t-‘» for increased food pro- duciioll and the llecessary colnlnercial activities of (‘ailada. provide _without di-.Ill_v. wiill all thi, Ilaste that our Gc‘ller;lis- and Oillcelsl at -the front deem so illlpe'ralive', out oi' an eligible 500.- 000 Villlailinn young ullniarrierl men, zi il .~.'olc<-livc ilra|`i ol' 100,00() a nulllbcl' which experience has shown lo he utterly beyond the possibility of being promptly obtain:-il bythe voluntary s_\'.~-lem. I

illasnlllr-Ii ag' till, party opposed' to

the Iiuloll G-ovf-rlllllenl. stmldu pledg-f cd to oppose thc 4-ilt‘ol~i~r-lllcllt ol' thc' Miliiaiy Sf-rvici< Ai-I :lull arc pruclailll- Inu il. policy oi rct'ei‘i-lldlllll, pl‘ocl'ii.-»ti~_ nation alld df-lay and by lhoir nr-iiolls show' iili-lllsl-lvcs llllalllo Io com _ pl't~llclld the crisis ill the al`l'iiii's ol' tili- lilllpiro illul of Cailalda so apparent io: all oili mon at thc l‘l-oni. :uid all our, i-iiixells' wllo have visited the ilglltillg- lille,-»iie ii tlierefoln-i I RESOLVED. that we women oi'

l'rlnce iildwiil-d island in tho City of tilliil-loilciolvll asseiliillctl, siirrollliilcil by hallowed memories of o\lr beloved' sous, brotIlers'. husbands and i`rit‘nds who have heroicaliy fought ami died on the battle-ileiiis oi' I-Iulopo ill- ou." ilefi-nc:-, collsccratiliu our cnllsr- wiill tilt-il' blood and tlleilf lives, and also with nictllorios oi' those deal' ones who I in >:carl'ed and battle-torn fields and trenches still endure llnrdships and cllcollntr-.r llnnumlls-red perils in the sacri-'ii caiisi- ol` our libt-l'i_v and of huiuaility and oi' our wolllllly set-lli-iiv

Europe, llcreby pledge ourselves to support by ‘our votes' and itll our; powcrs thc -Govt-_rliiucni which is liliswrwirii: _ the cali llulilc from ihc. baltleilolds alld l'ronl the graves. oi`_ Fliinders and pledging itselil to thai prompt svndillg forth ot' the awaltedi and lllucli needed reillforcclllt-nts". i

Mr. W. E. Bentley. K. (‘.. rhon gavi-`

il Ilrioi" but vt-r_v :lille spt-.ei-.Il. nlillollfzh he had not expecteil to atltlicss the lueeting. I-ie pointed out the dut;.'_ of true (‘ailadiaus lil this llup-.llilllui crisis ill the llati<ul`s llisiory and ri-alll the llli-s.-:a1.:e coiltiiillcd clracwheix- Ill_ this issllr- t`:'oul l'i'i-llliei' `lr~'cunulI. v ’l.l was llii:l\'tlidabi_v aIl»'i,-ill. lif-_ ulso i-.xcuscii lilo l‘r--_:ri-iizlllli all-. si lu-.'= .ii i\il. Nt-il Illi-I.ci.-il ol' h‘iil_nlllt-_l'~ side, ll siullllcll Iiibcral alld a support

ci' of lllll l'nioll govt-rlllllellt.

'VII' lit-llili-v also oxpinillcis to ilu-

I I I I I

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SOLDIER URGES NEED

0F CONSCRIPTION

A letter received in Cliarlottetown

yesterday frolli ii' soldier overseas. for thc- authenticity of which the Guardian vouclies coiltins the follow- ing sentence: “For goodness sake slroui it to every one who has near rf-liiiivos In France, "vote for the gov- ernment which promi-'ses immediate collscription. 'Phat is the only way the men ill Frnlli-e can get il respite. Our rc-serves are last riwlntilinlz-

OCCUPIED ‘BV`BOLSHEVIKI

(Canadian Press Despatch) '

LONDON, Dr-c. l-i.-l’oIi-olzrad rr-»

pol-to that ilolsht-viki troops' have or'-~ cupied 'l‘alllullovka and Killglic. 'i`i\nl- nllovkii. is aboui' il.'l0 lnilos sbulli oi Most-ow. 'l`lif\i-r-is il. railroad town ll:ilu`-vii Kitlllgo about. Iilil miles

soutllwest of Moscow.

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ooo#-|-on--o-1-4-+-on--rec-oo

EIIIINIIENSEII SPEIIIAISS

O+§O4#i+§4O+++++++0 -ln this column advtu. are Inserted st.two cont! per word net.

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farm, apply to Horne Bros. Winsloo, I’. E. J. ' 1706-12-14M3illd.

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wi-.ck or mouill. Apply to 224 Eus~ tgp ai.!'9Ot. ' G00-10-12Ml.f.

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Charlottetown. four mats. Find- cl- notily is -Bishop st and receive reward. , i661-12-l2M4iltd.

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been over at. the Liberal illeetilu; an.

he hail llevor hoard ii ilulilber ol` up- p;il'entl_v intelligent llloil make such

clilldisil sintelllcllts. lie hoped ani

he was confident. that every one wiul-I vtlto for I':llou ilovf-l'lllll~\lli in

support the men ai the l'i-mil, -

I’i'illt‘ipal Si-.uillnll also gave ll Ilrli

ilanl. spoccll, pollltilig out tho i‘a triot's iucoilslstcilcy as it-.uillwls <‘oll scrlptioll und Mr. '\V. l-'. 'l`li.'.llar,~ill i'.ll

.-¢

ing was held in the (ii'a<-.ellelil ilall,

I whi_»ch is imll'l_t't»Iiilit'ly next to the.

itolnan ilatlloliie (‘llur<‘ll. ’l`his hall h.ld boon nl'i'nili:i-il for by Messrs, I~l. li. Devlin. the Libcrzil stallilard hoar-

' ix, and A. l’|licIlard. tilt-‘ I`iliouisI

' at-i'endcl~. 'ion li-:ull-r.~; lrii-il to nlakc il appciliz' ' '[`lll't-t-. l'cLill‘noil ,~'.,Iiiior_~; ill tho pri- IL lvas also ri-porlcil last cvenilliz ` ;-ans oi' iiiessrs .l._ _-\. \V. Iiallt-.lla-‘, that a lllci-Iilu: ill lilo Elizllliwaki ills

Iizwr-il with it lunguilicr-.ill all-ill~oss 'il _-___.___,_.__, ___~ __|___ |,_,|_ U_____________ _,_ (__

ullielrllc slated lhiit. he had Ili-.cn Li licral always and was ai Liberal still hut lloi al i.lbt‘l'ziI oi' the lizvllliei' type

Ile was ui :llle wiili all tilt- i’|-clllii-i.-

ill the diii'<-l'eili proviilcos ill ('nundu except Quebec, and who were, all cx

cept one_ Liberals. He was for (‘oll-

._.

soriptlon! It was thc only propi thing.

'Pho i`oIio\vin_Lt i-xll'aci frolll il ici

ici' roceivcil ill i‘|l:irlottciowll _\'_t-.sit-i' day and which wail to lluvc het-il l'e;li

at the nicctlllg last llight had tiillc

` .\iilileli,-v, wllo wi-ill across with lili- ' first. division. and IK \\'. itoollcy, one _ oi' <`u.lluiiil's` lll'::si i`;lilloll_=l alillctcs

and ii i'oi‘lllol' llloinln-l oi thi- -ith illit-

_ iery ;_-rtillt-l'_v, had Iliff*-ll invited in ail-

dresff- the iueeiina. and wr-.lit with illc illicutioll of :spl-ilkiillz in sllpporl of thi- lfnion lzovcrilnli-iii and ilu-l'r.'~

_ hy ill support ol' till- ctllllrntli-s llli-_v _ had it-l`i. bi-'llind ilu-lil in thc ircilcll- I i. 'i‘Ili-_sc tlil'i-.i-. ri-tnl'iil-il Iii-i'oc.< _llllve spoken :lt sl-\'el':lI political niet-L

_,m~mm_@,l_ §|,e;,k§ fm- i__<;,.l|~_ __ __._`ilig;_ and did not iilliicipali- all_v

I'|'olll ii lllilll ill lilo Nortll \\'»-_-ll \\-Ilo.-‘i bliltllol- hits bi-\'-ll :li lhi- i'l'olll illrci years?

'-‘*l'lear Mother: ileplyinu to

your li-.ttcr ol’ the 23|-ti' uit: 'I`llt-ro is only one way' i'ol- a mall or wolnan io voio :lt lilo collllllg cl- cclioli lllnl is Il' illf-y liilvo lili- gooil oi' Ihr- i-ollliiigi al lir-art and Illf- wr-li`al‘c ill' thc llfiys ui the i'i-olll. and illai is for ilu- Union ;,ovcl~lllilf-lli, lhc i-|'»-aiu oi' lllr- Icadiili.-; lui-li workiuig logs-illi-l' to i-zll'l'_v ou thc ail`:lil'.-a ol' the coun- try io il s'lli'i-1-ssi`lll isslli-. Oi' coilrso, lllcro will he i|llitc a lol ol' skim lllllk get ill wiill the cl'0alil, hilt what oi' that as long as the i7llit‘.u_(lo\'t-rilnlellt has thi- nla_iorit_\'. (Jul ill this coun- trj' you will illld the worst old Grits “and Tories, who never llnd a good word for either 'siilt-. working togeliler, tilt- Tory work- ing for the (lrii alld` the (lrii worklili: his llc-ad oil' fill' ihc ’I`ol'y. SIR WILFRID LAURIER IS A BACK NUMBER WITH _MOST OF HIS OLD FOLLOW- ERS OUT IN THIS COUNTRY except. solllc `\\'Ilo llavf- soils wh;l

-- will coilli- uudi-i' iili- ilraii.

"I alll ill thc :<1-colli1'tIi'a;`l and

..._uu.i.lL~llo.l__.aslt._.iolc i.-_x.eu1pi.ion_iuii1. alll voting for I`llioll il-.l\'ol'ilill<-:ll alld ii' I had o son over tilt-rc, I would hc proud to it-ll Ililu wht-ll llc callin luick that I had volt-il liilioll. I think ii' I volt-tl ~:l_v other way I would be asilallled Lo look lliln ill tht- i`a4:c ol' inet-I him in the (ll'i‘;it Ui-_iollil as I should i‘el'taiilI_v Iliivc l>ctl'a_\‘--ii lliui ily voiilli.: i'.'l|‘ Lalil'i<‘i', as lialiliei' will novel- fill the ranks and the boys over there will have to hliil the front. lilies lo:l;;t_;i' _without a cllaui-c oi' a l-:st or lr-.avc for Ii:lilo._ 'l`lio i|llr=siiou ls: llow would tho lluus wilili you to vo|c~l`oi' <'.‘|'iii'i llli-ll sent riitlll ov:-r iu' v'ilIllllii|l'_v cllllsinlr-lil lo hi- put lu-i'.ll'c illc pcoplo al il i'u~ lul't- ilalf-_ ilr\.lilyiny,; ilu- lllon i`i'iinl gi-iiilll: to lilo frolli In-i`orc lillil :ir in-vol'?" ' -

ship and still lnore ships null now

‘“"°““'"“‘ 'md mn ll i n nk nnnfiln ` -~ ‘

,n-"Use \`°°°.‘i"°°"' “nd has ‘"V°"i9‘| 111' Harris, Rhys fl _________%-__5__M__: ci-The annual meeting Strathcona

` °idmk“ "om tshgexfirgrlirewivdilecils ` __,_____......_._---' Instituto will be held on Tlilirsday

°f°°\"““°"°°“?~ ‘ I . . '- n...2o il. .l in lilll

_ tg maintain lm- existence ond- the Mlnlrda Llnlmont cure; Diptharln.. ___;‘_;`______ ‘1 it W “_ °1;'§‘_;‘_';‘£__‘__*_‘__‘;__

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. lroublc, p;lrticuIal'Iy as ont- of llli-ir . lllllubcr was a l"l'cl|cll i‘allaiiiall:

Had Poor Reception

'i`llcil‘ nllticiplitiinls provi-ll lo ho ili-

iollndcd, howcvi-"r, Ili-calls.. thi-il; ic- f-cplion fully cilllulti-ii. iii iis slliallci-

cd till- iI.ll‘l0u g'.=v~.-l'lllliclli i'I.pporl-

lllrci- rf-tlllllt-il lllt-ll w~~ro liissoil :lull

lloariul: wi-.rt ilrowlli-d by :ici-i.<ivc crics- and ciiii-l'wa'llliiii.-,_ `

"l`lle cllail-lnail, .\ir. Latollrcilt-. oi'

Glacei`ii-lil.‘vvnsappc-.licil to by illi- soliiiols, and r~"pllf-d that llc did lloi

'lialli,~Il¢_-_ essayctl two or tllrog limes lo gil. a llearilll.-5, but only to he greet ed with cries ol` “llooriiy for Lani' ii-r" alld\l`lll‘i.hr-r walls ol' “’i`raitni'! 'I`|~.liiol‘!" 'i`llc ll1ccIilllr.~'- was fllltllly l»ro\ii.:Ill io all abru|i| i-lost- by ii rilur of “llool‘ily for Lzllliii-r". ' 'I`lle crowd Isiulply hustiill ollt and left the

tclllpi was luadi- in sing illi- Natiolr :ll i\llih1'ul. despiii- lllp I'iici that Illc

` Liberal Speakers'

'Io iii-alll uitll. thc iIll.,» li-iilllled

solilit-'i'.~°, who wt-l‘c si-Ill-illlli-li to speak, ai~riv1?d a the hall a little iatrr.

cupicd the chair, and that .\los.<'»:‘.~..

were io apr-ak on hellalf oi' All . i~l, I3. Devlin, ihf- Lheral calldidaic, The lt-'illruerl lui n asked l>i‘l'illl:=:<ioll ol' the clniirlnali to speiik. ’l‘Ilo cliairlllan prolllplly l'c'I'lisi-il point Iilallk. .\ii'. J. i\. \\'. I,1lIlf-iloioilk iili- ilililr. :ind 1liii.l‘t-ssell a i'i-.lv \v0l'd.~'. lo ill' i-ro ' .

grant n llirarinl: .iiill\r--~- lcliirllcl

Ill_vli-‘lv oi tho rt-.lllilrks in illi-

| clniirmali, alld thc gent-ial |'i-i-Iillg

F ol' thc crowd. it is' nm io ho won-

dcri'-ll at iliili. this vote \va.='- lost, and .

| li. was ilf-i~itit,-il that ihf- .~loIilicr:‘.` __

would not ho allowed' to speak. _-\ _' gl:

cvl oi thc hloadcl nlindcd ami saucl.

-v Ficnill iitivens vlhlo- 'we'i‘c prelfeut

(Canadian Press Despatchi roslellteil illils action oi1_i.ll/o part oi I '

LONDON. Dec. 14.-A vast exleli- the chairman. bllt the wislles oi illi-

sion of oilr slliplulilding facilties is few wcri- ofist-'t by tho walls oi' th.-

l`i)('.(‘.Si4lll`y if \VC 1l.i`(\ Sll(‘.\'I(‘..‘l.\'|`llII)' I() nlrljqy-i|y_ M1-_ [\/|_\(|(i](.'_y 1-nnlglykl-ll U g colnti-i' tllo ellein submarine dopre-I rather sai'ca.-=‘_icall_\', ‘thai tlicri- wire >

i y ,

iiatio-ns. said Sir Eric Gctideis Fil-st no Union Jacks displayed anywlieic ------

Lord oi' the Ailillinllty ill the I-louse in the hall. and was vcry prolnptly (Canadian Press Desoatclni

o.'<'.olllmons. I-loappr-ali-il i`or men to iilforlllr-d that “thc 'iinioil .lack ill_ Sli.-\.\i()l{li’\', l’n. lu-c. li.---I~`ii'tcon lllcoi the i‘eqllil‘olllelli_»;-oi' the tjovcrli- llilglillld, _vt-4. but in l‘allaii,i, no." illollsaiiil uliut-rs ill tho' Sllaluokin lllollt`s shit) i‘epail‘illg; and shipliuiill- livi-r_v aitilllpi nlnde by ilu- l'o'iurili-.l i\lltlll‘ai'iii- iiistricl \\'rl'c. idlf- loiluy ing pm-granime men in voice ilicir opinions was niet and not il pound of coal will hr- sliipp- I lie l-:ave figures sllowing that ins with howls oi' disappproval ironl the i-il as Il rr-suit. of Inst lliizhlfs blizzard.

coilsiruction oi' nlorclialiimcll this motif-_v collcclioll of lluiuau bt-in as litililroail silliilgs into i-ollii-l-ics ari- _v~nl' would be as ilreai ns 'illc lccord wllicll tlllr-,] thc hall. .-\ crowd 'i`i-I- lillili-rsuow iIrii`i.s‘, rnllailli.: irolll lllrci- _\~ar liilil, mul iirall cinsscs of slllpp- iowcd ihr lllroc slioilkr-rs to ihc sul- Ill si-\'t-ll it-ci in di-pill. "I"f~`Illl: ill lug IS pi-'i' ci-ut, higher illau»_lll lillli. iioll, and aolllo ol' thc girls. :llllid wlloli- lrailllonils of coal uliur-ii 'I`lillrf~l-

Il Ociobi-r and Novr-lnili-i~ l-i-i-orils lv.-rc llisscs iulil llflois. iitii-llillllal 'tl li" °'I=l.\'-

ki-pt up lu- sail] this proaralluno would rod i-iI.boli.~= oil thc arms oi' ‘lin tllrcf-

b- grail-1_v ilii-i-:.ii.'¢-il licxl _vi-ar. "’I‘hl-. l':iul'llr-ii incil. '””""“°_’”""'””"

slibtnariluf' llloilac- is ill my cpiniou < _ _ _ _ _

|_,.|,| |,__ ,,.__;,|_ l,___ ,.__.,| _.___ ,_,___`-_,\,~,..l_ Hai Face Slapped. Miuards Llniment cures Neuralgia.

(lur slliplullhiilu.: is llili. vi-I ri-pliicilll: ,_ ,, _ . . ~

. - . Om- vouiu: lady eviiii-nilv lil al __,,_,___,_._____._.,.___.,

olli losses W0 ulu~it_ Ililve ships lilo c ______p__ ___ ____ ____________ ______m________ ___ ______

- 5 _ ' _ 5 \ t \1‘_ \

wilni mon io build them. g_;);l_§"___:_l_:_‘l__l_!;_f:____nl__::_f3r_,_:2:_'_ Rl\,'_.;;`_;‘ ga'___ _IIE \VEAT_1IER» _

""_"°"1_-°*‘“ _ lnllt at-lion llli-l with illo approval ill' TEDIPIDIRATLIRE

- what was cviiit-alll' an ol‘salliv.<~il i:i\l1l:_ T[|)E_ M0()N_ ET(-

of pol-troops alld slnckers, orgailizeil

_for the express purpose of ireaklllg up ' `iho mwtilll. Nil Madelcly had bccil T°DAY 'S THE 1230"' DAY OF

A []FEENS‘VE-`l0ld nnUSi\iiirilay .that some such al- CANADWS PARTICAPAUON ‘N-

_ _ icllipi would- he made at thc luoot- THE WAR _

ni: .

I GENEV/\. DPP. i4.-T-Swiss tl-av_c‘il- I __ WM ________ _____,_m___,_d _______ M,,__.§_.s_ 'l‘Olt0N’I`t), llcc. 14.---Sirollg, north "T5 "'r°””m|‘7 me rrolmm' Hom 'hmti Lal>ellt-,I Madcley and lloollcv should ""`”‘ I" w""' wI"‘I"'- I*"`“""""-V mir

.many W" "I i"""°““"' p""p“mu0"" shook ai. Piirallock. it litiio lililci-. :\n-- f\l\‘| 'l\\li'I\ "0I‘I<`I'~ °

for an ol`i`elleiivp oil tho wr-:--tc-.ru front. ______x_ma___ ___ G_.___.__,"c,]_|_ The meet. 'i`Iu-. Iiinllz-sl tt-lppp,-_,||,,~_. ri-corllrd 0"‘II“‘"'y f""I*"hI rmmc' hm* "M11 M-'R' lun there was held about four ow-ini-ki5"`SI""‘I“Y Wm' 'H .""g"N"" "h°v°‘ M

pt-ndcil for len days. S._____._____. __f_m-n00n_ and __ Im-ge lil _a. il\2-,__it_:ils 5Ii____lilif_l_v_l;_0:_l__ _.‘i___p.__:_l_i

°° number o|` l<`ugllsh~ and i-‘rt-.nt‘ll elcc- “_ Wilt* ‘il V0- lf' ' - ' '

SIX HUN PL_ANE_s BRUUGHTDOWN tors from ihiit precinct. were pr(-sf-ut. Vlflllfi lliilill WHS 34 l\Il°V°-

*"“‘ i\li entirely dilTf-rr.-nt roceptioil was - -

(Canadian Proc; De|patch)_ _ _‘___.(._.__.___,_l nm ______,__k_,__.__ ___ _»__,____5_.k_ at ll,.'lii_ io_lut_ri'o_w at l:_:li_t___iiiiiI__Tl;»_;i

LONDON. Deo. 14.--Ilri-tisll Iilalugit Tha ____-tpglmy was nn cn|_|“,Slm_._l,- mm dily ai. .l. ; I l‘isr\s ton il U » - .

down six _German 'planes on west front ____,| _,___ Wm-,,,__,._ was mos, _.0___.|,._,,,__, iollvrroli' ai li iii, and Monil.-l_v ii

Wetinrsday. Thorn welt- no llrI|.ish_ -|~___._ ___,,.,,k_.__.__ ,._x___.,._S,__,_| ____.__ _.__-,w,,_ l,l_il. _ _ losses. - |I`rf-ely, explaining tho conditions pro-i I`I_l2 Sin:_s€£_;‘___;TJ*___"';‘I,U""_:"_,_L‘; I

v ll`il' "o or ilu-ro." ll I ur ini: the lllfll' w :l i . _ :_' . _-_..._ _ ~

COM[N(} EV]-§`N'1‘S oil:-l-lltlilil lg support. th:-Nlillittiii ilov-_§‘°'"°.'.'l0w "“'_rmmf. M “`r"" MMM"

` Iorllmont ’i`llr- lllontinl: was ad- "ml III"-“‘l“~‘ "I 7"“~ _ '

I ANNOUNGEMENTS, ._0___.____,__ '___ nw 0-_-|o_.k_ nr ' ill,-.|-,ls 'l`hl- lno-on s_ot_.- i.::ilillIll ill ii-01. il" ' _ IYIEET-I__NGS, ETC. ahouis with _thc siugint: of tllr l\':l»'~l‘“_‘]‘"""“"' "i_ ‘_--L_ _ ___ __

iionill Anthem.

- De . lui

"Th" /\““U“I M99U“8 Ui' '|`““I°"| ` R - d ,_ w_ _(_ new 'l`llc first qliarlcr of illellnooll _will

COGIVE 3 3 8

and Sherbrovk-2 Que. when Union amen in soldiers il hun

I-lit-c.-a Io colnacripiioll-wero imilllxii- I . , - init-l_\ llooll-tl down, accorilliii; to the

llrlil--,<, I

\\'a_\'. lilo l~r-of-plloll Ill:l| was- accoril-_

cl-il In :~iIlr-rbrookc and Klicilr-_ill-r. Thi-_

llooi<.I, illsiiltcil and provoked. 'I`Ilf-ir| aiiculpii,- lu speak and to _aaill ai

wish illelll to speak. Mr. .l, .-,\. \\'.‘

:tpflllti-1'; to thi-ir own fate. .‘\'o at-I

lui- thu; hail bi-cu pl'cvi(lllsl_\' :lu-

_@i_llQfi_l :_l_.='-__i_l;jtl_iil_i. llleeiinn.

_ , _. _

owing.: to siollll- ullavoldalilc ini.-:ull-_ \\"I-\‘-\'WEG'- DU* 14-'_Bl`IU5h C01* (hi,-,_m,,_________ W__e__ _1,..\- ___-_t_V_._\ limllia is cniirt-ly isolntf-rl today from tlltf.\' i`oulld that Mr. iiillfllllw-lie os- III" Ulllsltle world, so fill' il-\` I-'lllfl il‘I-

(;___-On _,ml |;,.U~__,__|_ _“_ _»__ ___- _______I tilt.. s.orul_~ ol ullusu.iI liolcllce. l>oill_

_ ____ I' may lu- stmll- i|n_\'s IA-i'o|'c rt-l.1llial'

___________: ________ ___ __._._,___.|_ __- _|__,-_. __._______ ioilllllul_lli-a-lolls _:il-i-_ri-siorcil. in the

' _ hloillliuilla lllc t. I. Ii. Il_il,-. s.ulli‘rr‘ii

_______ ________ _________ _____ _______________ lin- lvorsl In-llvt-cl, .\lol~lh lit-lid and

. ' . .` _ ‘_ ‘ ' . `. ‘ - \ua.~'siz.`

voiced ll|~~ olili-ctloli-= an-~ hilaliv . _ _ ;

. . _’ H" ' ' .: - I-d

'iili-r ill"t<ill-.5 lilo- alltlit-ill-p noi io ll.:- ___ _;;_____H_'l_I_'__‘_‘§___I _::“{.__'____\_‘___:,__;_l}::__:u___§ _ ii'-ll to tho rclilrlli-d lui-ll. look ;| roll- I ', _-

. _ . nrriviil lin-ro uiay llari- Iwi-ll iii-lily:-ll

iri-nlmelll ihrii the boys ii. the i`l'ollt arc slipposeil to have rocclvcd. .\il'. Itotiilpy stated that illr- colldiliolls :il the i'riull and lilo trenilllclll lncii-ii oui to the thc t‘ailadian soldiers was not our- Iota as had as some oi’ lilo opposi-

irii-» ll:i,| Iii-cu hi-ok:-ll up, and that lilo llloli rulc agaili pri-vaili-.d. ` ’i`ill- .~'po:lltcl‘.~z wllo spoke lil i"l‘ellcIl, were at-:-orilcti il Ile<ll~ini.\, lull any refer-

ri-|ill|'l . ~ _ .\Il'. lioolley will he 1':-lilenlllereii

.ln .=.pol'liul:_ i-il'i'lL-.s as one oi' tile iaulous ltoollt-_v lirotilcrs, who pad- dioil ill a i-alloc i'i'olll Iialifnx to I*ori. i\i‘iIillr ill lillfi, iakilli: foul* illozl-Iis alld i'oul'i.»::ll days to com- pli-ic llli-ir trip, a disiallcc oi' 2,800

Pullllt li lllllix

ul _ilgizililil ia

tCanadlan Press Despatch)

ti'i"i`i\\\’-A, in--c, l~i.~- Pollilli; Ill

'i`Ilc. rt-.ci-lll iiisilsii-l' :li lialiilux

has ulaili- it impossible to Ilold all election in lllai city oll tho 17th illsi. As llir- i-alflllliiy which bro- ught abou tilt,-sc colldiliolls is dir- ectly traceable lo illc war. the Gov- erllon in (`oullcii has jurisdlctioil, illlili-rlllc wal' llleasurcs acl, to lakc ai-tion ill the prelllisr-s. Ac- col-ililll;I_\', an Oi-dcr lu (‘ouil<-il has In-i-il pas.~i-il lio.-ipolliill.: .Ili-. pollilli; tiny in llaliiax to Monday. .ialluary ifliiil. The l'etlll‘llilli:,' oliicel' for Iililiinx has been llniiiicd accorii- lni_:l_\‘,

(Canadian Press De.~=~=‘f~Hl

i‘!Ii`Il]`liI (‘fliilil‘('Ii(liiS ili'(‘ l`()il('l‘i'ilt‘il'

in ihr- iuouiliains and br,-.twt-eil Vall- <-illi\'r-i' und Si'-itiic, have brought ilowll lllnlly llliios of iclcgrupll poles. ,\Il_ ii-lcgrllpll <-olllpzlllics are ai`i`i\r-.lcd and ihoupll n :=pi-cial traill has hi--in :Ir-spnlclll-ii wiill l‘r-inirillg gallgs

by thi- siorlus. - __

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fl: -t » 'i>

Minard’s Linlment Cure’s Colds. etc

JZIQC

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Ilic tide will hc high this lllorninc'

lllori- was .i new nloon on ina; C 14th. ui l.lT :_ .

hi-_ on l<‘ridn_v, lloc. ‘list nt l.07.il.ui.

On Saturday. .\i<-ssrs. Rooucy and

' Madcley spoke nt Wakefield lil sup

port. of hir. I'i‘li.rllord. Mr. i‘l'itcliai'lI trove il short ntitlrr-ss. dnd was fol Iowan -by Mr. Mild:-lt-_v, who lnadf- a strong iippi-ni on bi.-iuili of the brave

Thc length ol` iodily will he olght

_ hours and forty-oiallt nliuuios. nnd of

lclllorrow light hours anil for\_\'-seven

, ullnulf-s. _

lil it-ply to a rcqllest aililressed by the Tolonto Daily News to the PN-

inil i-all -` ' ot;l2l.\t;l5|=||5|_|)._ QUEBEQ ..,_............._.._..

_ cd io the lloilrs, a Large Proportion Being Women. Speakers Given Splendid Hearing. Im

._ _ _. _ _ ' MONT ec. 14.-The scenes boys in the trenches. He described

' - - ' il e ii in

b v which ocourréld at Kitchener, Ont,, me absplme up-ity whim existed

" _ ' ' ‘ _ y M 0 ° istsupporters were refused a hear- I~`i°allc@~ and Flanders. and snitf that

ing. and where mob rule prevailed. the snmr- uni_t_v should exist In (‘an- llilve been repeated illzilin. only il little ada. `

. nearer the Capital tlli.-= time tliail eitli- Mr. Itooncy also spoke ai the

civlllzation ofthe world again-at the ladies tile \vay ill which the ballots er oi the two ili`oremcntiolled i-ities. -\\"ilk.elieId lllceting. nild after exhort- recrudescent barbilrlsm of ()eni.l'i1i ure marked. Gra.ceiie_id, In \\'l-ilzlli (.‘oullt_v, was ing his llciil-ers to support the ['llioll- Europe. I Lieutenant Macdonald Said he Ilnd the scene -oi' il most disgraceful ai- isis ami giving plain, ullvarllii-llied|

I lair yesterday ai'i.t-rllooil. A sup- ri-ilsoils why tllr~_v should. bi- mad:-‘ lwseilly lwlltlvui i<-ini raililmiiaii iii--ct ll strong ilnfoilcf- of ilu- alll-E-<~.l --.i»in|"

ei A. L. /irsenalilt has sent the following.-

"In this soiemll hour of national _peril, when the “menace of

Prussian domination is overshadowlng the world, the eyes at the Allied Countries are turning on Canada awaiting the decision of

the Canadian electorate as to whether Canada shall “carry on" or _ 'Ill t. .

“When war broke out_ with one voice we declared that Cl.-

nada. ‘could ho counted on io tho lnsl man and the last diollaf’ and' on the _streligill oi' that dccisioli our boys If-.ft our shores for the

llailiellciils ol’ l~1ul~op@__ -

' "I'Il ill ill" lliiwr-ill iuolnf-lu wi- hilvf- In-pt faith with* them' and

wiill lilo world.

"And now wliell thc ilrst ‘opportunity is being givel'i'to the

lleflhle of Canada to provc that tho pledge thus given was not In- it-udcii as a iocri- idlo boast or as ‘ii scrap ol' papa-r' luit was lliemt 10 Ili' I-"ikell at its i`u|I fact- value, wc Find that some ot' tliiose who had

inud'e illat pledge and otllers who acclaimed it are novirheoitating and llcdgillg and urlziilg delay uuill such time as' the people ol i‘allnila shall have Iii-on conslllicil by l-1-l`cl-r-ndunl as to whether. we shall .flaud by olir plli.'hl.l-d woiil or ici il go hy default and dig. lloilor. " --

“’i`his pllgllleil word was not to ho subject to a referendum.

It was all ns.-ulrallcc uivi-ll in the ilalnt- of (‘iilliuI'.i and which the

f'ilnadiall people accepted., _

“Was the rct'el'endlilll asked for when the Militia Act was made

law ilnd would it Iulve been a llecessary prellnlinilry to its enforce

ment? '

"\\'Ily a rf-i`el'ondlllll in-i'ol-o thi- clliori-r-liienl. ol' the some oct ill

a nlorlilioil or loss driisilc fornl?

“Shall we ask thc alien, the pro-(lorlliall, the disloyai. the anti-

I”iritish_ thc pacifist and Ihr- slat-ki-l' will-ther he is willing to fight for t‘au:ula, and wlliii- wr- art- taking the time to ask his perniission, wilnl ill tilt- meallllllle shall becolllt: oi' our boys ill the trenches? .-\lld to whom are they io look for support? _ _

",\i-c they going to cast wistful 4-yr-is over the Atlantic. watching

ill vain for illr- trallsports that shaulil' bring them the needed

reini`orcf-mcnis'.’

"To mi- Ii i-. loo iraillr- for lvoi-lla. Why thc-rr- slioulii' be two

opillioils ill lilo lllattol- is ilicolilprf-Ilensible. _

"l Ilavc faith ill thc (‘anadiau people, faith in the mothers

.<i::ii-la: :ind wi\'9:‘. ol' illiisr- who tirr- flglliillg l'ol~ their honor and for its invioI_-ability; faith thai when the time of the Supreme Test is at hilnd-and when they come to place a cross on their ballot, the incnlol'_v of those little white i-ross:-s which dot the hillsides oi' ifrallce alld ilelgiunl and wllich iuarlt the last resting place of the heroes of St. Julien. Vinly ltitli.:e`.and Passcll'eildaele_ will be the guiding star that will direct their action and' inspire them tio do what will- most effectually lend succor to those who were the . coinpallions in arms of those fallen heroes.” ‘

“Scif __ -P" 1 . f . =_ _'

Mlnardg Liniment cureo gargot in cowl

ARE 'THESE HANDS UI.EAN ?

linda in the Warburton llallwav Appeal case. When was this decision p liollllccd and for what auloullt? Why did the Dominion Governmen.Lm.`i _

IS s‘i-qllellily inakc. ll plivaii-. llilrgilill with Mr. \Varburton'.'

- \Vh_\' w--rc not the otiici- two i-iaiins adjusted through -the-'t’!ourt~ ol l§xcllei|lli-l',- and wily wel'c private al‘bltl'ators appointed? Who were thesii

al‘bitrat'ors, where dill they sit, and wlioul did' they onli as witnesses?

Docs thi- Patriot illaintaiil that 400 per t-ent profit on a land deal vit

the Goverilnlent is not proilteering whereas 80 per cl-nt. pro-dt in the opi -I lnnikct. on bacon is? If sa, why the distiuriioil?

Does the Patriot. still maintain that Mr. Sinclair did not receive $5.00

pei- day and oxpeiises for his service-:<'on the Swine Commission, which wer-I junketiing to Europe for xl days. and does it think the country got full bi-ueflt for the nloney thus spent? _

Messrs. Will-bilrioil and Sinclair ami the Patriot have been making ge~

lleral cilul‘gcs oi' i-xir.i\‘zl.gallcc against the late Government, what have iht-_v aol io say about ilicsi-. pariicliliir iilstalicos of the Laurier Regime?

EXEIVIPTIUN TRIBIINAIS '

NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR

EXEMPTION DEALT WITH UP

TO i~`RIi)AY NiGHl`,Dr1C. 3684 EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED . . . . . . . 3408

The Record of tile

Union Government

_ They abolished paironageiil nppoliltluents to Government pour, io-us. ill tllr- plirrliase of sllpplirv- and in awarding of Government coiltracts.

Patronagc was the Worst EviI,In Politics.

Tlley controlled the packing houses by ordering that thqy mm;

noi chaigc' ll profil of more tlziin two per ct-ni of.tl'ieir mies-that il-

to say only two cr-ills profit on it dollar. _

Thoy passed an order prolzdinlz that the flour millers can mal.-

it pro-lit. of only 25:: on each barrel of flour. They stopped the use or grain lu lilo manulaf-Iure.oi' liquor. L_

'rhpy Stopped l-xp:-ntlltllrc>1 on almost all Public works with the

object. ol' conserving 0"* f\“ilY\<‘f‘s f¢)l‘ lho war. ‘I

Thr-v greatly extended thc' powers of_ the Food Controller. gli,-

Ing hini pracllt-.ally unlimited authority. They incroaled _tl_10_s€pl¥M ion nllowallco to wives and other <IeD€l1d@“‘l* °f'3\"idI@""' “m_|°f uf ,~_,,,-,_ nf §:¢\i-gr-ani from $20 to $25 il month. _ _

'l'h:-y ora sliinding np nonsense (ram tilt!

Qin-in-'c Exemption Tribunals who tried to mile it ini-i-1-. of lilo thing. Tllousands ‘of appeals from than Tribunal! lilie- I.-op taken by tho Govvrnlllcnt representatives and will be triad promptly. The Government are so-sing to it that Q\l°b,°° 5°” nl f-scope -its duty. , , _'

They have hoen in office only eight weeks and liavebotn hid

pared through having to run all election' forcod “D05 "I0 C°““"V hy linurior. ' V .

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‘ N. _MEN ARE PREMIER ARSENAUI.T’S

IRE UR RED I MESSAGE T0 UANAIIA

'i‘h»- l‘a|l-lol claims iliiii iii-I-isioll was given in the Supreme Court of ia-

‘ 9 _ 4 _ r'