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t Mf0U,l,\ ARTILLERY UNl‘l`S_` '

Our Artillery in the annual competitions

'before the' Wir so often led the rest of Canada that a ‘failure to hold this place in any year was more notice-

able than _the reverse.

Military records m_ade in peace times must be sus-

tained in time of war otherwise we must feel greatly discredited before the world a°nd it is with great and pardonable pride that we today think of our artillery record in the present \var.

'I`he'P. E. I. Heavy Battery on home duty at Fort

Ives is fulfilling that part of home service apportioned to Prince Edward Island and its work at this fort has been a repetition of the efficiency established in pre- vious years. From this battery many trained officers and men are continually supplied to oversea forces.

In England \ve are represented at the Midway

training camps by the 5th Canadian Siege Battery a body of men of whom we are all‘proud and we wait 'with every confidence for word of their work in training as compared with other Canadian units.

On the firing line in France and in the hottest sec'

tion \ve are represented by our .noble 98th Siege Bat- tery the pride and admiration of every true Islander.

_ Training in England as the 5th is now doing the'

98th was easily first and out of all Canada was the fi_rst Siege Battery to be sent to France where during

‘the many months of continual work at the front it has

repeatedly-drawn the attention and admiration of Commanding Officers to its accuracy, rapidity and effi- ciency.

Thesesuccesses of Island Artillery should make

it a popular branch of the service and no difficulty should be experienced in raising the two Siege Artil- lery drafts now recruiting, one of which has been al- lotted to King’s County under Command of Lieut. Roy C. McLean. N/ ~ ' ~_. \

The County is already well represented in the

98th having two Commissioned Officers and a large percentage of N. C. O.’s and men.

The opportunity Of sending a unit of artillery is

ar; honor well merited by King’s 'County which has always been exclusively an artillery district and an op- portunity for every old artilleryman and others throughout the County to sustain and improve`a re- cord of which we are already proud.

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'IHE GREAT REFUSER

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier advances a flimsy excuse for

rejecting Sir Robert Borden’s invitation to co-operate in the appointment of a joint Parliamentary National Service Committee. 'His refusal was to be expected says ithe Toronto News He has a long record of similar refusals to his credit. In a series of Imperial Conferences he persistently re- fused to co-operate with the rest of the Empire for Imperial defence purposes. He blocked the proposals of South Africa and New Zealand statesmen looking to united action for the common safety. 'He refused to follow the lead of Natal, New Zealand and Aus" tralia in making direct contributions of cash or ships to the British navy, which in the last 27 months, with the assistance of ships from these Dominions, has saved the Empire and civilization from destruction.

He hesitated to send Canadian troops to South

Africa until his hand was forced by rising public opin- ion, andreven then he made the Imperial Government pay the whole cost of the 'expeditionary force. When, In 1909, the British Government forecasted the Ger- man emergency in the North Sea, Sir Wilfrid rejected the advice of the Admiralty, wasted two years without

really entering upon the construction of a navy, and _T

went out of office without doing anything. When, in 1912, the war clouds lowered with increasing gloom he s‘comed Sir Robert Borden’s invitation to unite in the construction and loan of three super-Dread- noughts to the Aldmiralty against the very struggle in which we are now engaged. _

“The possibilities of producing flax for fibre in

to encourage the growth of_this industry in districts suited' thereto at this time, when unusually high prices will serve as an impetus to, its development and exten- sion." So writes the Director of Dominion Experi- mental Farms, while the Dominion Botanist speaks of "enhanced interest in an industry for which there cer- tainly is a wide scope in suitable localities in the Dom' ion of Canada.” Both these retnarkswére promoted by the publication of Bulletin No. 28 Second Series Experimental Farm at Ottawa entitled, “Flax for Fibre; its cultivation and handling,”'wri~tten by J. Adams, M.A_, Assistant Dominion Botanist, who for years was associated with the flax industry in-Ireland. The cultivation of flax, as Mr. Adams says, is anti- quity. E\"ery biblical student will recall that in the account of the destruction wrought by hail in Egypt it is written that “the -barley was in the ear and the flax was boiled." Flax is grown in Canada to some extent, but not, judging by statements of authorities, to the extent that the demand, the price, usefulness and the soil and climatic conditions warrant. Mr. Adams in his bulletin, which can be had free by ap- plication to the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, describes the plant in all its par- ticulars tells of thc-'soil and climate required, and sets forth, with illuminative drawings and with minute' ness cf detail all that is required in its cultivation and harvesting. He also shows that in two years flax has doubled in price.

Considerable quantities of flax are being raised in

this province and mnclr more could be raised as our soil and climate are admirably adapted to its cultiva- tion. Our readers should secure Mr. Adam’s bulletin. 0

In its yesterday's issue the Patriot says in two

statements we made yesterday on the Borden Naval policy and the Laurier defeat thereof we were mis- leading and untruthful. For every `statement we make we have-proof which is easily ascertainable. The two statements to which the Patriot refers are in its own words: '

(1) “That the $35,000,000 fake was due to the

memorandum; of the Admiralty with regard to the provision of a certain number ‘of the largest ships of war which science can build or money supply. This is not a fact. The application to the Admiralty was an afterthought, when Borden was seeking a way out of the position into which his Nationalist embarrass- ments had brought him.

(2) “The second untrue statement is that Laurier

defeated the Bill in the,Senate. This is not true. The

Bill was not defeated in the Senate. An amendment was carried there that it be referred to the people for approval, which ltorden refused to accept.” '

With regard to the first allegation we submit the

irrefutable evidence of the speech of His Royal High- ness the Duke of Connaught in opening the second session of Parliament in which Sir Robeft Borden was Premier. The pivotal subject of the Speech from the Throne was the Naval policy, and the announce- ment made by His Royal Highness was as follows:

“During the past summer four members of

my Got/ernment conferred in London with His Maje.rly'.r Government on the question of Naval Defence. Important discussion: took place and CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED WHICH, IN THE O,PINION'OI-i MY ADV]-` SERS, RENDER IT IMPERATIVE THAT THE EFFECTIVE NAVAL FORCES OF _ THE E)MP1RE_ SHOULD .BE f.STRENGTH- ENED WITHOUT DELAY. My advisers are corn/r`nced that it is the duly of Canada .at I/tis juncture to afford reasonable and neces.¢ar_~,r aid for thi!! prrrposc. A bill will be introduced 'accor-

dingly.”

These are the very words of the Speech from the hrone delivered on Nov. 21, 1912. On December 5th, with every member in his seat, with _densely crowded galleries, with the presence of T. R. H. the Duke and Duchessof Connaught and Princess Patri- cia, Sir_ Robert -Borden introduced his measure,‘ the formal resolution being in exactly the same terms as he bill. SUPPLEMENTARY TO HIS SPEECH

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SIR WILFRID KNEW ”"““l, ‘° ‘Sill {"<i"¢'"r'r.e"§...'§`r,°r'i. .my

$325.*

For months he fought the proposal in the Com- t

mons and finally got his majority in the Senate to re- ject it. As a consequence Canada has no battleships _ to take their places beside the powerful vessels which , represent Australia and _New Zealand in_ the North Sea. From first to last the Opposition leader has been out of' sympathy with the British rE;mpire and its ideals. ~-Even in presence of the greatest struggle in history he raises the bogey of militarism in an_Empire which in 250 years has not maintained a considerable

standing army. '

_ In Quebec hecompetes with Bourassa in misrep- resenting 0ntario’s treatment of the 'French language.

In the I-louse of Commons last session hetfathered a resolution justifying the attempt of the ationalists to override the educational regulations df that pro~ vince. ,il~lis_ course on this issue has constituted only another refusal to co-operate in consolidating the na-_ tionfor the -successful prosecution of the war. In the light of such-a record; there is nothing new or inconsis- tent, in hls'dete_nnination to have nothing to do with the rt'ew'eft‘ort to strengthen the Canadian army.,HE, Wn_.1. nor oo on A JOINT connrrrss. nrqrsspft AND HE wlr._L NOT ALLOW _ANY or _I-1rs_1l‘or,LowrzRs IN Tm; House To GO t1PoN'r‘r. ‘tn rA1<rNc. Tnfs sTANo HE:

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Yet the Patriot has the cool audacity to think it

. . . _ . Among the guests at a plcnlc lunch-

wrll escape with the allegation that “the application to 9-on given at the rmdence of Mm

the Admiralty was an afterthoughtt.” M50" Cfllllfllwlk. Bt- JOM. B few

Further comment would be superfluous.

With regard to the second contention of the Pa-.

triot, all we need say is that had Sir Robert Borden ' _ ‘accepted the Senate amendment which suspended the DHL' sE|'Ec"°l' I _bill until after next general election, what difference uullnlll .BIDS would that have' made today. The bill was an 'lemer- l *I* gency" measure based on the infomation supplied' by " '"""'”“ .W -

the British Government, regarding the critical eondi- \ VI. I. Linnea-,` ' _

tions in Europe. and to suspend it, was to PLAY IN- Ailelololololoigjlogogog. TO THE HANDS OF GERMANY AND SIR 1-Hg j-||q|.| Aug 1»}.|. Low WAV WILFRID LAURIER KNEW IT. '__'."‘

-- _ . _'Ile following original verses by

0(----_-- \, \ Captain M. E. conron, have boon not

no ES in.-to pus along to this corner. Let

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* gl -W” _‘ _ ‘ ` ` ' * I ‘ . A CULTURE, _ - All 0LDil8l.lllDEIl i ` _

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lrrn rue Auto

8ir,- After forty-eight years as o

Canada have been proven to be very considerable. Itnsudent of th; states’ I have l_emm_: \ , would`seem wise, therefore, to do anything possibl¢ od to my hlrth place, “The Garden otj _ ` _ ’

- one ojrru' -tgrtnrilush my brarnusvr ' " - ° 1 i `

was a o o I I h s l » , r n S _.... ...;':... .. rr: emgm gr _ i e oys III 6 I .8 _ C 8

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particularly ln Iato_years since scleu tlflc farming has been ln practice.

I want to say right here you may

tic and nowhere find such farm bulld- lugs, such an alr of independence and prosperity as exlrrts on the Island. The farmers here have kept well a- breast of the tlmosln the useoflabor saving uevlces. I Ilnd the old cradle which I have slung many s day, re- placed by the self-hinder; gasoline engines thresh the grain, saw the wood, pump the water, separate milk. churn butter, and even wash the clo- thes.

In view of such advancement I am

surprised to find the farmer here op-~ posed to the automobile, the greatest oi’ modern improvements. ln the States _today even the smallest farm- ed considers his machine a necessity rather than a luxury; and the cost ls now _so nominal that an automobile may be bought for the price of a good team. with the great recommendation that a car _ls not eating its head off when not in use.

Many farmers here argue that lhe

roads are unllt for machines; my op- lulon ls the roads here- are naturally. much better than roads I have been familiar with ln Illinois. There the soil ls black loam and when it ralns sticks to the wheels sg badly lt is ulmo.-it impossible: for them lo go a- round. However, you will tlnd tha: v/hereever the automobile comes, good roads follow. The motor car ls the direct lnsligator of the “Good Roads Movement,” one of the great est things that can interest a coun-

try.

Encounterlng frightened horses

along the road le. -practically a thing of the past; a very wise horse would often scare and any man with common horse sense' can drive a car. IN also

vl r need

not e re c e o cases' women make the' best drivers, and while the men are working their horses in the field the women may take their butter, eggs, &c., to mark- ot. Then consider the advantage as well as -the pleasure of the whole family driving to church on Sunday while the horses are resting. Un- doubtedly the motor ear is the great eliminator of time and distance.

Now, I am not an agent for any ear,

neither have' I an Interest In any particular make. I am simply speak- lng from observation and experience.

I nm, slr, etc.

GEORGE SIMMONS.

Springfield, Ill.

Hll’Plll|llES_lll lHl WEEK

Halloween was royslly celebrated

on Tuesday, the' young people espec- ially having a jolly time, while their elders enjoyed themselves more lels- urely. Several real old fashioned part- le's a-re still being talked about and laughed over and the outcome of many Hn.llowe'en- tricks yet anticipated.

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travel from the Atlantic to the Pact

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The 'deserve the bcSt Dfesenf YOU 5311

afford. » li/lake it something comfortable and ~_

warm. Months ago we were watchmg the

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market for such articles as w0uld EWG them pleasure and gomtort. Here area few articles.

1 pr. of Khaki Woolen Gloves 356

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Braces 50c \

' Good large size_Khaki Silk H’dkf. 756

1-2 dozen Khaki Excelda H’dkf. 7 56

$ 2.85 for the lot I

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` All regulation colors and styles for $2._8_!i. We will box theabove

Xmas goods for you and look after the mallrng.

_ ‘ Here is something warm and comfortable. Great big Military Sweater Coat, iirrtlr_;.n\ l{»iir_ Kh rkr ij rlor, all sizes good value at to-

days price $5.00. Our price $4.2 ».

Hefe are 3()|]| \ fo \" ~~ » --rj » ~; ` I I ".lll‘~i l`It_!I‘lY Klllf

Khaki WOOI Socks, all size-siill: p' 'rr' l gi"-:_ f~;\-.' ill. rl

Good warm lined Khaki Gloves, Moclra or Dogskin. ?lll.00 wr _ Fur Lined Mocha Gloves at $2-.25.

8 only Heavy Trench Flannel Shirts worth 2 25 for 1.75 ea.

Snug Ear Comforts, just the thing for the boys 40c ea. .

Body Belts all wool, all sizes, just the thing to keep the Boys well

80c each.

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Officers Neck Ties in Khaki Silk Regulation, also in Silk Crochet

50c, 60c and 75c.

Fringed Cravats, made either from Eidcrdown, Angora and Mer-

' cherised Fibre or Pure Silk, Khaki Color in regulation style. Prices

from $1.00, 1.25, 1.85 to 2.00, we also carry_ them in a pretty light

fawn. `

Alsoauseful line of Pyjamas, good warm underclothing, ties,

wristlets, gloves, mitts, socks and all other accessories suitable for the

Boys away from home. `

So help the Boys at the Front by.helping_ yourself. We will mail

any of the above goods to your fr1end,_you will have no bother, just drop in and order the goods and we will do the rest.

i PATONS,_ LIMITED D

Speaking of Ha~llowe’e'n it might be ,

mentioned that the St. James' Young ,

Ladies Gund hem their annual ten as

usual on Tuesday and received very

,wide patronage. The large hall was ,Y ~ 111 5:5 fr ' ~ ' ._ L _ ____ _ ---_ _ _

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charmlngly arranged with pretty Jack

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Mrs. A .A. Bartlett who has' been

a vlslt to New York. |t

Taylor, of Montreal, Canada, announ- ced the engagement this week of their daughter, Misa Brenda Germaine Oj-

of New York. Miss' Williams-Taylor is prominent in society In the domlnlon and in' (London. Her father ls the gen- is

Her mother, Lady Williams-Taylor, is W

and last winter she stayed in New

don to Montreal, to express Her Maj- esty’s appreciation of the work of the' American. branch of Queen Mary's Needlework Gund. she is the president fl* of the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, M

the early months' of the war and

who went to the front with the Can adlan contingent at the beginning of the war. "Mr. Frazier ls the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce Frazier, of :[7 West Flftyoebonth street, New

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0'Lanterns. Black Cate-and Halloween days ago was Mrs. A. A. Bartlett, or ,___-...___

decorations. Charlottetown. _

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The twilight musicsles arranged un-

_in St- John for Home days 11 guest at der the auspices or the' Daughters or the Royal, is leaving this week accom- th D&¥1l9d by MTH- CIHFBIICB B- Allllll UH pleasurable anticipation this' week and

e Empire are creating quite a lot of

ha. likely a large attendance will

* "‘ ° greet Prof. Watkls’ opening on this

"Sir Frederick and Lady wrllrrnns auernoonrnst..rames1~1nrr.

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Mrs. Hazen, wife of Mayor Hazen, St. John". is the guest this week of

Williams-Tayilor to I-‘rank Duff Frazier he, _daughter Mm (}_ Dgugqgg Steele.

o o 0 _ Mrs. H. K. Dutchor of Vancouver, vl ing her sister Mrs. H. V. Mc"-

eral manager of the Bank of Montreal. K% of st John’ whose former home

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ln this City. On Tuesday Mrs. M -

u warm p°"°“”'l mend M Que” Mary' Klnnon entertained informally nt the

ties hour ln her sIster's honor nt the

York a fe`w days on her way from- Lon- Sign 0. me Lantern

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1\lr. and Mrs. J.‘D. Seaman have us elr guest their daughter, Iss Nellie Seaman, a clever young

nurse who returned this week from

9' “mer organlzauonl formed during Salonikl where she' has been attached which is represented ln this. Province. t° tht’ Al°x_°“d"‘ ““"°1“g “me” for Miss Williams-'l‘aylor’s brother, Cap- 31° Past Yew' Ml” Seaman “ner °

t l Wlll - ' short furlough wllrl return overseas B n mms Taylor was among those probably to France. She ls being warm-

welcomed by her many friends.

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The Young People’s' Society of the

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plans free of charge ?

L .loin the Greatest Co-operative Pfam l

in Existence, to Save Money

It does not cost anything to join, you merely invest your

_ mon_ey in large or small znnounts, rn the very best of security

obtainable, viz, Life and Endowment Insurance.

When you think of the numberless widows Life insur-

ance rs saving from poverty, from hunger and' from despair, of the countless children to whom the Policy benefits are giv- ing a chance rn life, preventing them from bein huddled together rn the slums _of large cities, breathing foul air and

_ eating food both unsuitable and msullicrent and best of all A saving and preserving to them the moiher's care, you will

i agreg that rt is the greatest benefrcient institution in the

We would like to be of service_ to you and yours. Can/

We have all 0 Dortunrty of submitting particulars of our

Hyndman & Company, Limited

:V Provincial Managers,Great-West l.ife,Charlottetown ‘ Several reliable energetic Solicitinti Agents wanted.

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First. Methodist Church held a. mas-

d Hall e’ rt ln the

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5oo persons, including lawyers, clergyman, ,college °‘" l""l°'» *°\'°°"l*°"° ll* “`“‘°°'

professors and novelists, took part in a competition 'ro evzry mi tram opomth a way for the best 5oo word editorial pointing out why either "“ "W *“ '* _"*» A wrrmrof 1-region .amid in erected ip;¢¢ra¢m._ “l"ji'»§"l’-.lr"'t‘i.f¢f'_i'.3.‘»'»§i»'i' rli$."l§'$ 'Though the judges weren’t` journalists the two Ent AM- ‘};'iw»» 3. 5 nm-

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us not for-get our brave volunteers,

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nero e ow on pa y~ Heartz Memorial Hall on Tuesday venlng which will be' 9, bright memory for many months. There was much merrlment as the evening proceeded

and every one had a jolly good time.

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- Mrs. Laidlaw of Halifax has as a

welcome guest this week her friend ‘Miss Amy Earle.

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II‘h¢ Mission ln St. Dun'stan's Cath-

edral ls being exceptionally well at- tended by tha men to whom _thls wesk's services are devoted. The ln- terestlng and tllllmctlva addresses ,were followed with the closest atten- tion by alL . _ _

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Morton’ who

spent a very pleasant _visit among former friends hare returned home

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l t-hit! WBBK hiking ni! their guest Mir-is Mrs. Steele lookel exceptionally pret- Gertrudo Dolllols on a short visit. ty wearing tt dainty. gown of wmte

' " 0 cre o ve` k tl hlle ho

Prof. and Mrs. Clark of the Expert-

p o r o pln sa n w

mother worn a smart dress of wine

mental Station entertained at a nicely' colored molre silk. Assisting lil the Wa Bfffmked Hallowe”en party on Tues- room were Miss Mamie Smith, MISS day in ho-nor of their Sunday School Helen Smith, Mlm; Margareg White. classes. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are ex- Ml” -IGH! White. Miss Annlo,J0hn-

ceptlonally clever entertainers und

non and Miss Helen Wakeford, Mrs.

their arty roved the even ;_Fulton presiding gracefully oventhe

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the season for the guests present.

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Prof. and_Mrs. Steel held their first

post-nuptfal reception this week when many ladies and gentlemen called to offer their congratulations and wol-

, :emo Mrs. Steele _to Charlottetown. In

e aft.6rn'00n Mrs. Steele received ss-

slsted by her mother, Mrs. Hagen of gt, John and Mrs. Rogers ,wmrg in tm evening Mr. Steeler was also present.

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tea cups. The reception' and dln|nS rooms were very artistically decor- ated w|th_crysauthemums and roses and made A charming background for tho' dainty drones worn by the ladies. O O O

Mlss Elsie! Nicholson ls being wel-

comod home from Franco on 1 lhoft- furlough -to hor parents, Mr. Dolim Nicholson. M. P. and nm. Nrcnolwn-

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lF0r Men, Women. Boys Girls and crnrtrmi

if Heavy Boots `

iff, __-J .,-

rm- mud and wer, made by the wry

pf Sackville. . Soljd_I»eatl1ersold_.by_ `

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