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P of Prince Edward Is-land, Today decide this o nce’s

Place inltlte' Empire and iniHistory. Shall we be Red-Blooded

Canadians true-to our-Allies--onshall we be Quitters

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THE SOLDIERS , A CALL T0 THE W0-Ml;

ANSWER FOR UNION

The best reply to the l’atri'ot‘s coolo ed up "Ottawa" story in its yester- day's` issue repeating the falseltood that "indignation is rife among thc troops on accotittt nt' the treatment handed out" and that "tlte soldiers' vote overseas will ho stt'ottgly_ again- st the Union Government," is a pet- ition pu-bllslten ittYYthe Y I-lallfarntttpertr theother day, signed by 110 returttetl soldiers now convalesclng in hospital. The petition which speaks for itself, and for the soldiers ovot‘sl_~:t:~Y ns wt-ll.

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"To Tl-lE`Y`PEoPt;e oF NovA sco-r|A~

"The undersigned Nova Scotia. sold;

ters, who have been at the Front, ex- perienced the horrors and enjoyed the Glory and Pride of Fighting for their Country and Humanity,-and many of them having incurred serious wounds. many of them maimed for life,-now couvalescing 'at Pine Hill Military Hospital, Halifax, fully realizing the

Glti\Vl’l`\' tot' the militat'_\' situation. the PERIL that our brothers in arms are in, ami the VITAL necessity of se-tttlittg t'eittt`o|~t-otttents, ht-rehy ftp- petll to tht- lttett :tml tlit- women ot` llulilnx and all Nova. Scotia to voto only for t-zttttlitltttrs who have pletlgetl tltelnselvt!.~l (ANI) W-ll() CAN BIC

Y*t‘lttlS’l`lED) to sustain 11 gove-rttment

l’l.El)Gl~ID to send t'ei1tfot‘ocment.s without o`tt<=. ltottr's ltnttocessttry dc- luy:~ -

llertr follow the ttatttcs. llotiiltlettt

and Yhome :ttltlt'et-nice; oi`YYtl\e lit) -sold- it,-rs. The Islatttl soltllcrs ittcltttletl aro;--

l’.te._ D. (‘lare_v, tittth, Milton Cross.

l’. E. l. Gr, Wt. H. Singleton, 97th Siege Batt, Eltlon. ll. E. l,. Pte. E. G. Richardson, l4tlt Bristol, P. E. I.; l‘tc. \V. Mcllollftlti, 60th, (‘ltztrlottc- town, llto. ll. llttggan 2tlth, t‘ltttrlott<=- town; Pte. \V. Gay, 5tlt S. A. D. Char- lottetnwtt; Pte. l<`, l-I, llooper. 2nd.

Siege Batt., Charlottetown; Pte-. l’.

L. Mann, 105th, Cltarlottctown.

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WHY LOBSTERS AR E Htl GH E R

BANGOR, Me., I)ec. 14.-Patrolts ot

big city restaurants might ttot sec any connection between the high price of spruce lumber and a scarcity' of lobsters, with resultant advanced values. but there *is a very intimate and substantial relation between the two. , Years ago, when_ although, perltups

there were n\o more lobsters in thc sea than now, fewer people atc the shell llsh, spruce lumber was scllim; at $16 to $20 per tltousattd. Lobster pots. traps and potmtls are matic of spruce. jolt-tts. boards anti tatlts. Also

ears a o Manila hemp rigging was‘

Y 8 - ‘ Belling at about half the present Drill-

es. Lobsterlnen uso tt lot ot' that.

And. i`ttt‘tltct‘tttot'e. and perltztps most importztnt ot` all, gasoline is very ex- pensive now. L.obstertnett go about in these times ilt motor hollis 'instead' ot rowing tloriea to and from their traps, and the motors must be fed.

All these things make lcbsterittg

expensive, and for that reason, with plenty oi’ good paying jobs in other lines waiting for them, hultdretls ot Maine men who ltavc spent years in couxittg the “tttakittgs" of broilotl liv- es front tho deep will hltattriott the ltttslttest-t ttntil prices ot' tttzttftrittls st-t duwtt ttgnin. Thus ful) this sottsott 3,193 lobstertttctt huvo applied to thu Sea and Shore l"lsltt~rit-.s Cottttttissiott- or for licottses, or V00 tower than us- ual. So tltt~.t‘o will ho tt shot'tztl;e in tho lohstor crop in Maine.

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n<|zt.'o\tl' nation is ill peril. limit--tl tlo~.Ys.tYltlnt-ttt, t-oltlpt'is`t-tl ot' tlttr

We are :tl at crisis anti the \\'ot|tt‘ttlt\vo git-at poliliwtl pat-tit‘:'». and to that

ot' Crtttatlzt who ltttvo in-en _fxivtu tht- 1-ntl ht- :wt his mind. with thf- _tt-su. |tt'ivile'gt-‘ and |'osltott>-.iltilit_\Y ot' lltt-ftttnt nu- ltztvt- tttt\\' at l-'niott t‘altittt~l. lntllot. can uvt-rt the rrisis ftrf- \\t~.~:-'rl il` \\<.- \vtnnr\tt do out' duty \\'l- rat. zoittl.; to do it? ‘lit-lp t-l-rl it l`ltitnt tlo\'t-rltlncttt.

with our Viv-L" hillm \V" "il" ""“"‘l “" \ii .zt»l‘ot' in dur' tilt* t‘ott.<t-t'\‘uti\,'~

tltt-_great t-:tlatttity that is xtssttt-tttt_.__\|;,,:,tt-rg <»!` lla" intl. t';|l,ln,.,_ n-ln, rolttilltr upott \1S, but not it' \\‘o_ sit lm,-; ,,,,.nnL.n Hn, ,,, nn, ‘_,n,,.__ ,H |,l;,. i‘t»ltlt~, zttltl rl"t`ll~‘o to list- our i'l'atltt-lxI,~'o. ,,,._,l:`~ _,U Inn; n ynlnn ltnlnnnl ,nn_»_ln tot' tho pl-ot.L“<‘tio|t ol' our ittttlttwg l, nn,-tll,ln_ \l,=,, |,, ln.; l‘nn,,n'l~y_,, llotttiltitnt and ldtttpit-t~. t'altatl;t! tltisi ln-,_ ,,n-,n|n.,-_`- ntl .n-ltr lln. l;l,lnlnl,,l,_ dearly l>elo\'f~tl land ol \:urs_ tilts lan-lf ln l,,,\-,T-gfnnll ngl,-|,. ln nllnw nn

t.-l` tht- ntnplt-s, out- of tht' |\">'l f‘\*U3l ‘t ttatl ttttttlllt-r tit' lriln-rztit, to lit; t-lt\<t»,

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titty., tn tht \~,ot'l.l to-tint, t»tl to Ihrltt tt l'llitttl tlovt-|'tltllt>ltt.

.\lt \\'t- :going to f'-tttlltl itll_\ It-. .;tt.?1 '|'l,,. _.,_,,..-i|l,.,_, |n,.;, 'n.,.n l.;,,,

-.._ _-.. .. » _-' .. f. . l . _ . . `~~‘|"‘§ ill” "lit .IHU\\lll‘l- QU-ll1-A-~LtLT--~mr<+-%~+»~H»as»eltt-tatl, tor tn no oturt tlotttlltzttv the control tht- trnott- Ito- nn, nnnln ,n lvninn (ln,-,.,.,,nn,,n l,`._

tniuiott; that ig what rotttittg it \\'~ t't»t‘ltt<:tl,

tlo_ttot s'-lulttl to rt tvtttltztlt for ttt-- _\n,t non- n ls nnl- nn»n_ lnnn I 'limi G0V@l`lllll"lll- ut-_-'tt and wotttett. who tvislt to sn\'t‘

\\'tr have .it in our llotvt-t' to ttuitt,-. our <-otttttt-_v trout tittlk-.tt. to lttaltt-

tlm two lxrtzltt pttlilivixtl llnl'llo.~'. Volt- .Y-nut- .~';tr'l‘ill<'t~. lt_\' l¢,'ivitt;.{ ltlt tllvit'-ttl.i .<.tt'vaIi\'c,~; alttl l.iltt‘t';tl.~'. in otlt-.~-troll: lutrrt' ltolitit'_q null .~:»talttlilt;: ttttitt-ttl_\Y tlvit:'t‘tttillt‘.t| powt2|'_ lllzlt will ltt~vt‘r tt:|' n l'lli1\lt (iovt‘1‘ltttltell2.

;:ivo up till tht' walt' is won. :tnrl ottlj- 'Vito t.ltlt.ttiitl nttny ot' our Vtttltttliatl; lt;ttiolt ami l~]utpit't~. _\"<‘s, zttttl all tht- \\'outt-rt. who lta\'t- t:i\'t~'n ,~1o lnttt-tt ol" \\'ot‘lti is frvt- l'l'ttttt that _ltloll.~;'l.t'ott,~'- thoir lvrlttl; .~'ct'vit:t-, tttoltuy :tml in-. power that i.,~; tlctl-l‘lt|ittt:ll Io, ootttluttt' tlttrttrt- to will this \\':tr. hy ht-lltlulx ill- tlto worltl. tlt»- ;:t‘t-'att llc-tl Cross \\'orl;_ ittttttitt;;,

()u|‘ wortlty and ltoltornhltt' l’t'imt- wtttlittg >'.ot'lt.~- and t;ontt`t»t-t_~ to out

,\linistet', Sir ltoltort llordon, utter soltliors. also ilt tltt' lt-ltttiotir \vot'l:. tirep and roltst-iotttiotts tlto\tgltt,<;.tnttt hf~‘ltittl.r to roller-l tuolt<\_\ tor' our soi- to lpn trout-lusiott that what was no- tiit~t.<_ \\'i\'t~. atntl t'ztntilit»¢~ tt t ltontv.

or clrlnl

l. t Motlters, wives. and .~:i.s'tt‘l',~'. ul' Van- t».'~..-,tilt-,v to will tin- war \\`:t.-. at .~lt‘ttu;; :intl in tttztlly o't.ltt>r \\'a,\‘.Y‘-,Yt|tt-s»- \\‘otttun|

who ltavt- tluut-' so mul-lt _ for tht-ir| t'n\ltttr_\', :tml to wholtt tht- ballot hast not ht-t-tt ;;ivt-tt, to the-tn shall comet ltonor‘;tttti ,~‘.ottI s:ttist'urtiolt il` they bfi l tltoil' ln»l'_~-,lt'\l ittl`lttt:ttt~,»- ltttlp olvrtt :t I ltiott l¢o\'t-rllltlt-ttt t't~t' t‘:txl:ltl;t, so ;.t:;i tll.- v,':tt ltltty lu* \\'o|l_ » ,

l.t~t _tts rt-tn:-lttllt-t' tllztl tw- tvoittttli

to t`.tlt;ttl;t it.t\'t- lit-\'<~t' llzltl llt't- llullot_j ;!t-! ti ll;-, not tltt-rt-t'ol't- Iwi.-‘tt tttltt.-tt'

:1'.‘.;t_»‘ ll'tllll tts.

, 'l`lt|‘l‘t~ is tt rt-:l.\'t>tt wily' :tll tht- \\'t,-~ I

nn- not' tht, llotttiltiolt-t-ottltl llot ile-

;.;i\'t»lt lilo t'l'nltt'lti:;t-`. lI` tlttt lattt- Gov' 't~.t|ltl--:tl lttltl <,'l\'t-lt .lil lllt~ tvolnt-lt ol

t .x|.-.tia_ i|tt~l\ttlitu:,’tlt~- l'tttY~>iut'n-tx< :ttul

_tht t-ott,<-t-it=tttiott.- oh_]t-t'tt>l',<. tht.-' Intl-

lt»t_ tht-y would have ltl°tntgltt` ties- tt~t:<~tit;n to our t-otttttr_\Y.

- Itl tilt; llrot'ittt‘t- or Qttt‘|lt,‘t'. (lilo

l.:-:t\'ittt‘t-. tlt:tt pt'<-s\t|ttc's to rult- Vau-

,a:tl:t.l Ilt\`y huts- larlro tzttnilies with l

Stl illllily )`tJllll§.1 \\'U|ll(ill \\'ll(l iII`(§ lllil t-tttztttzlt to hart- tho ballot. These with tht-‘ olltt-t‘.~= lttvlttiottt-tl wottltl gl‘cutl_\' out tttluthttr tts, so tht- tiutt- had to lt.-

ill‘.|\\`ll. !~`»{}Illt'?\\`ht3l`(".

'to all tho tvoult-lt who lntvt- dont-

-,'.:t-tt sltltelttlitl troll; .fsittt-te tht-‘ war hmlto out. we wtntltl stty, “girtl on the arlttottt' :intl go illlo tho itattl<-‘. with :t t|ptei'lttitt:tt.iott to stay with it to thc tittislt." l Ol, wolnt-tt that have the ltztllol lot

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tts bestit' 0ut‘selve‘.-'-, `\vhen we tltitlit ARTILLERIES MODERATELY ACT- tltat 1-;tol'¢, than 30,000 ot the sons ot' IVE ALONG BRITISH FRONT-

Valtada. have paid the snpreltte' satzri tit-e tor us. Their bodies are re.-:lin in that land so far away from thc. pAl{lS_ Den l2__'l‘lle war mtnglm. lotwly lttotlttrs-. wives and sisters. lpnlnnnl lonlgnl I-ends; _

These men have given their lives --Boll, nrllllwles were moderately

in save us form the into ot' tIte.Be‘lgiatt 1,,-tlve along me greater na,-,_ of the wolttt-tt. Il' they ltutl not obcyotl thu l',nnl_ There was no lnfann-y acllon t-itil ot' God. and gout- t'ot'tlt to ltuttlt- , --Belgian Connnnnlcatlonz For the long ere this. the (`ret'lnatts would ns; two nays me a-I-llllen-y ncllylly \‘il\'*' \"‘*‘" <‘l`l\fi`lli“fl US- has been comparatively -s-light.

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\`\ll:tt nrt- \\'r- going to do nt rt-.tttrtt 'pnem “-ln, mqllle,-y ncllvlgy along lllo

I'-n' tttf tlttttlstttltls ot' our .soltfz who fl-,nn l,l»l“-nal, Lnky Doll-an and this ltttvt- followvtl tltvnt zltzross tht- seas \'nl»lla,-_'~

lui-tits in utt-tt and motley, to help our f-oltlit-rs. or for tht- ()ppo.~:itiott who llltylll l)l.n_ l),El._- l2__'l‘n@ léxl ol' '-'-'ill tiff-Ytlwv t‘=t1\=1<lt=`>~ ltilrt in tltif- .\tunttav's war ot'f1<-t- statement on mtl- -'_t'cat tvttr, and itriul; dishottor ou tht- nnry l-jn¢~,~nll(_,ns lg, an follows; ltttttotttltlt; mints, thut. ottr doutl and “Al dawn yesterday'the` enemy. by living soltliers have won for us among ll Sul-pf-lgn up-llgn ln forge egg; 9| tht- nations of the World? -tqlpo Slle (gn the Lgwer pllwel 5nY¢,

vcr-tletl in reaching some observation

Women ot' (‘1tttada how t-an any ot` ll-l,-ln-lmt; ll-gill by on the left gf

u_.~ vott- ,lgaitt.~=.t_ tltose lovt-.tt ntttes, wlto pint-Q Vet-chin and Ageuzia -Zuliattt, have lnvott so willing to 1;-ive their and ln lnklng nognesnlon of lhgln af. ll\'€S» if “*'0<l |10- L0 “two US'-' if WU lr-t' at ltand-to-ltund struggle' with the tio. anti tltostr oppost-ti to <‘attttdu colt- Small but gallant gan-l3gn_ EM-ly tinuilttz .ill the wut- are elected. lngl nigllg in g, ¢-gnnlgrpggack, we |-Q. through tho years to come our hmtrt.~' --_lplnrrfl tho entire pot:-itiott. drlvlltl.: will ltluetl from tt contlenuted con- lm(-ll lhn ll-ognn Oc(-,nnylnn ll and wp. >-ricltce, and wc shall al\vay_'s have to lnrlng lhll-ly.flve of lhgm, Numan. ltrep the secret ltiddcn awt\_v in our Ong- L-ngmy Bnnpgl-tg which Came minds that we voted :tgztittst our sou. nlomplly were violently attagkegl ann ltttsbttnd or hrotlter. _as the case may pill lg fllgll1_ suffering severe l0gggg_ W- _ , "During this brilliant operation. the

Nvw 'S our 0ltl>0l'tunil.\Y~ We rut- Tttirtt Battalion of the 226th infantry

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done. and these words Ot James lt. Lowell seem vcry appropriate just at this crisis in ottr national lifc:--

“Once to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide, ltt the strife ot Truth and Falseltood. l-‘or the good and evil side; Some great. cause-Gorl`s now Messialt tl_t`t`ering oaclt tho hloolu or blight Parts the txouts upott tho left hattti

.-\nd the sheep upon the right; Ant( tho choice goes' hy forever. , I "'l`wixt tho flarknt-_--s and tht- light." I

(N|RS.) J_ _OLIVIA BOYD.

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Out:-trio.;

iculttriy distinguished itself,

“Ott the remainder of the front

there were the usual artillery actions.

“The enemy fire was more insist-

ent south of Ae-lago, on the Goldeila Bertctta and in the Monte Tomba. ru- gion. Our batteries shelled .enemy lttzlsst-As anti movemdnty here and there.

“A battery of the Imperial Navy

having found the range on a bridge thrown by the enemy between Vian- t-.llo ati tfltacco obtained a. direct hit on it putting it out of commission for tt titno, whilo a he-I-tvy traffic ot troops, and transports was in progress,

“A French alrman brought down

an mtomy aeroplane."

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