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Y ' 'A ' '_ 7 p _ LIHE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN PAGE THREE ' ‘

W HARDER wont< I - O W' I V ‘ *W \ . 7' ' " '

Overseas

Boxes

We have just received

a lot of these handy boxes made to hold b, 7 and 11 lbs. They take up no room an carrying themfas they are collapsible and easily put together when you get home.

The prices are 15c, 20c

and 25c each

Call and see them when

you are tn need of a box to send goods to the soldiers.

E A. Foster

Central Drugstore

AN ANESTHETIC

Fitlgttt' \\':tilat~t- .thc Ilritish jottrnai-

ist, wltttst- "'l`anl 0' tltt- Scots," st-rites of storlt-tt about tltt- Royal I-‘lying t‘orps appears in Itl\'t*t'_\'l>otIy‘s was tt pt'l\'att* in tht: ltinsltonttlanti lit-ht*.liion o_f 1891?. lit* tolls tt stot‘_v of an t*tn~ nrgt-nt~_\' amputation wl1it~ltitowas callctl ttpott to pt-t°t`ot'tn in his cant- halgn, "l'tn hlt\sst*tl if I likt* this," he

saitt to his t*ntt-rgoncy assistant al

rouglt-=tntl~t't-tttly t'ot~ "tht*rt- isn`t an ant-stht cinc t-ht*st."- "\\'hat`< asltcd the pu’/.zit-tl soltiit-r. ".\`otnt*thIng to tnaltt* hln-_ lttst*nsiItlt*." said \\'allact-,. "Oh that's all right." s-:titl 'l`otntn_v, brlglttcning tip. "l`il ‘it 'int on tltt-'t*ati with iht- 'atntnt-t‘!` I-`ot'tttuatt-ly tt “tlopc' was tiist-ovt-rt*tI. anti tht* opt*t'- ation was sut't't-sst`ttll\' pt-rl`ot'ntctl,

kt , xtltl .‘; -tit' in tht- tnt*tli- an attt-stltvtit-'."'

Diseased Skin

Frcedottt at ont-,o frotn tho agony

of skin disease. The soothing wash of oils. Try D. I). l).-its tiit't`ercnt. ~E. A. l<"ostcr, Cen

Charlottetown,

W D.

trai Drugstore.

E Ann Loness nouns I I-IINUIIN. May 1S-Introtlut-ing the toattl oi' trttdt* ostitntttt-s in tht- houst- oi comtnons _vt-.stt*t'tl:tv Sir Albert 5Ii1_IlI0_>'. Stahl that tht- volntno of im- I"’II”.IIl I-lit was only two thirds tht* viohtme in lilitt. 'l‘ltis yt-ul. it was Us tllmtcd that'tht* ttnports woulil not tltprcsent more than half of thoso ot'

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.l1.l. 1\o ont- hclott- tht- war would IIIIW* I>l‘t»nltt*sietl that tht- t*ountrv could t-ttrry on as \vt- art* doing, t-tuffpf-_ INK little ttpparcttt discomfort. on hall lltt- ttnports ht-t'ot‘c thc war

'l`his was tt vaiutthlc lesson, said tht-

l|\i‘t;*sltlt-nt ot' the board of trade. anti ltht* people of Gr(-at Ilritaln should not allow thcntseives to tlrit't into depen- ptlcnce on foreign sourizt.-s. I ’1‘ttking the _pre-war prices and ati. justtng the price lcvt*l, the imports wottld he forty per ct-nt anti tht* . _ . ~ "-‘I’I'I`I¢“ IIIIVIY lI<‘l` Will. bt*lo\v thc pre-tvat' t1gnrt*s. ltt*. t-ontinut*tl. The i1\l~Yl~¥l`t*l§1lit' tlutpttt of tht* variotts indus- trit*s so far was very little less than was tht- case befort* thc war. More jovt-rlitnt: was workctl atttl tht- work pcoplo worltcd hartlcr. There was lan Itnprovr-tnt~nt in tltt- ntt*thotI ot' nm.- lnttfttcturt- anti at lt-:ist at ntillion anti in half niort- wontt-n \vt*rt-. t-ngagetl tu. titty than ht-fort* iltt- wttr. I Sh' Alht-rt annottnrcd that it would tht- ttt*t~t*ssar_\- still t`ttrtl\t-r to rctittct- ttht* t~onsutt_tpiitnt_ ot' t-oal anti saiti tltat ltht- t':tt_tonttl;.: oi tht* tlontt-stit: supply init-xt wtntt-r would ht- on a itttvt-1' htt- t.ts than that oi' last wintt-r. I lit-tzartlintr tht* tI_vt- industry’ after tht- war. Sir .\lht-rt said tho itnporta- Ition ot` |'ort*igtt tl_vt*stul`t`s wtntlti ht- vontrollt-tl hy tt s_vstt-11| pt' lit-K-mt, for a tit-t'tttlt-,_ `

An Aged Choir

.\n ttgt-tl choi`r t‘otn|iost‘t7.' ttf hail'

tt dom-n t:t‘atttlfatitt*rs atttl at lt*ast tntt-

\;'rt-at-grantlI‘atltt-r. wiihottl any assist~ 1\llt'l‘. saint tht* wholt* music o|` tht*. sor- vict* ttt \\`itl\atn l’arish t`.l\urt*lt. l*Isst-x, tl*Jnglantl. rct~t*nil_\'. lt was not a cast* got' tht* "big n\anl_\' volt-c turning again Ito t-hiltlish ttt*hlt-." 'l`hc_\' sting so well |th:tt ali. nont* tnort- tltan tht-tnst*.lv`t*s. ' wt*t't*. tit*liglttt*tl. 'l`hc grt-at-t:t’antlfatht*r I .\lr_ \\'illiant lit-artl\\'t-ll. is a great oltl choit'istt-1', and st-vt*rai of tht* i-Yrantl-

Iifty _vt-ttrs. ’I`ht*_\~ wt*t't- l|t:ttrlil_v con- i:r1ttttl:tit*tl on tht*it' sttt~t't»ss in "t'arr_v- Ing on" whilt* "'tht- boys" art: away lighting.

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‘I`V *I IC' i|`atln-rs httvt-. ht-t-tt in choirs for over

I ttorn _ttntttvtits

REVERE HOTEL

_ Il. l'oolt-, i\iontag\tt*.

. Davis, Iliontrcal.

. l*`rank, ‘l\iontrt*ai.

. l'. (iray_ Toronto. _ _ ll. 1\it-l.t-nnan, il/lttt‘t'a_v llarbor. _ lit-ll. Mttrrzty llurbor.

A. ill ,i`artt-r, ’l‘oronto.

\Vtn. ll. liouston. llarringion.

t\irs. '.l. li, llarrls, lloston.

J. l*l. I-`lt*tning. M. ll., ltltncrztitl.

.l. IC. Iirown, Ilztysitlt-_

, I.ouis I'. hit-(luigan. llopt- River. I t‘. .\Ittrtin, Springton.

J. l*`, Ross, Kinross.

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1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

I ~ I I'

AGENTS -W A NTED

I LOST

PORTRAIT AGENTS. A NEW LINE

of proofs. first class ilnishotl por- traits, frttntt-s at lo\\'t*st prict*s_ t`al| or write i'nitt*d .-\t‘t t‘o,, 4 Bruns- wick Ave.. Toronto, Ont.

AGENTS WANTED TO SELL FOR

"the oltl reliable l*`ont,hili' Nurser- ies." We tt*.ttch ottr men to soil. Experience ttnnecostsary; highest cotuntissions paid; ltantlsotnt*. fron equipment. Stone tit. Wellington. Toronto. 4737-ft-1l\iE1mo.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE -- 25 TONS OF HAY,

Apply J. ilchct' l‘rosh_\'. i\Iat'shlit-lti.

fillI`.l~5-l.'»t\ltiiptl

FOR SALE ON SPRING PARK RD..

hotttttt and t:tot't~. vtunltittotl, willt good burns. i'ot' pttrilt-ulttrs apply il Spring Dark Ittl .'»07l-:`»-lSMIiIptl

FOR SALE A GOOD BUSINESS

tttttntl for salt- on l)tn't-ht*stt-r Sltt~t-t N0. 75. 'l`ho hriclt dtvt-llinl! |\ott:tt*, sltoptt anti stable just ont- tlotn' t'|'ottt Queen Street. l~`or l`ut'iht-r Ittl`t>rtn:tl- ion apply on pt't-tnisvs.

' l'\tl7JI I]-ilitttttoifi

FOR SALE, A GOOD BUSINESS

slnnti ftn' ttttlt- on Ilot'ci|t-stt-t' st,rt*t-t. No. 75. 'l`ht- hriclt tiwclling ltott.~tt‘.. shops ttntl stahlt* just ont* tioor t'rtnn Queen atrcet. For t'ut‘t.ltt-.r ittt'ot'tna- tion apply on pt't-tttit-tes.

5072!-l'»-ltistttc2I

EDWARD BAYFIELD OFFERS FOR

Sale his rcsitlcnct-. atttl cottage ntl- Iolning. on tho North ltivt-r ltoatl. close to (lltarlottctowtt at it vt*.t',\' roasottahle price. 7 acrt-.s of land. oulhulldings, etc. Apply to Mt'l,t*'an nntl McKinnon, Royal llttnk Bulld- ln. (‘ln\rlot.tt-town. 5040-I1-l7Miwk,

AUCTON, CLEARING OUT SALE

Russ Holt-I furniture. itll Print-.t-. Street, on Wetlnostitty. 22nd May commencing -at it tvclock fore- noon.` comprising piano. DfH‘I0\' dining-room, office. ltnll, hed-mom and kitchen fnttntture silverware. Klast-twttro. t-hlna and t~rocltery° Warn. table line, hlttnkt-tit, slit-nts. sproatls. carpets. oilt-loth vit". II~ lleaitnto, Auctioneer, 5053-5~l7M5I

LOST- BETW1EEN DAVIS AND

i~‘t.tst*ts .tnd Exhibition Grounds .t parcel containing tt pair ot' nt-tv overalls also tt piece nt new ropt*. i<‘inder. please leave at W. S. llro\vn`s Livery Stable.

600:!-ft-2iM2i.

W A N 'I‘ED lIEI.P-- ]*`EMAI.E cts-L' MTAVRTED Fon céhztawnlltt

ltottst-worlt. _-\ppl_v Mrs. ltagnnll. l;'i» I-‘iizroy St, l'»tlil5-5-tSM2liptl

NORTH ADAMS HOt5PITAL,NORTH

Adams, Mass., offers s three year course of tmining for young wo msn who wish to enter the nurs» ing profession. Six months of this time is spent. in Mt. Sinai Hospital.

I New York. (lily. Applicants are re- I colved every three mont-hs.

2495-2-5Mtr

,HELP WANTEI)-MALE

WANTED A TRAVELLER T0 REP-

rt-st*nt tts on I’rint~t* I*ItiwttrtI lslttntl

I anti tt portion ol' Nt-tv llrttnswlt-It.

Apply to W. ll. Ii:t_vw:trti t‘o., i,int itvtl, Wholosttlt-_ t‘hin:t Ai. (llass\v:tt't*. St. John, N. ll. MISS-:’»»3t)iIIlwk.

WANTED AT ONCE,.MAN TO WORK

on t'ttrt|t. Gooti wages, Apply Mrs_ ll, Ii. Scott, lt. lt. .\'o. 2, North Riv- or. 5064-5-i9MIiiptl s'rEwAnt:> wAN'rEt:t._~ A Psasoh

to at-t Assistant. Steward of (‘Iub- person ovt-.r Military ugc preferred.

I (lt-od rt-ferenctts rt-t|uil'etl. Apply

I It-.tto|'. I’.(). Ilox 163. 5055-5-17Mtf £1- TO LET

T0 LET.-SUMMER COTTAGE A1

l.ttnglt-_v Iicttt-It, Apply to J. Ii. Mac- donald. |5002-It-2lM1Iipd

NEW COTTAGE T0 LET. Inst of

.Ittnt-. partly furnisht-ti If wanti-d. Write "Voltage, Box 423." City.

6004!-5-21M-ii

TO RENT FUDNSHED HOUSE AT

lirlghton for summer months. Apply' Guardian Oiiico. 5048-5-i7Mtf.

WAN Til) p

gll1u!g_1____; ____ .i

__ MISCELLANEOUS

DOMINION EXPRESS MONEY OR-

dcrs are on suit- in ftvt*. thonsnntl of- Ilcos throughout ('anada. 5091-MEII

REMEMBER THE AUCTION FUR-

nlture ut llto resident-o of late Dr. ('.onroy this morning. ctutltltenciltit at ll o'clot:k. 5099

JOHN MCQUILLAN I C0. WILL

givt- tht* hlgltost cost prlt°t‘ for PKKH-

5099-5-2lMtf

WANTED ROOM AND BOARD FOR

lntly ntttl chiltl, cltzht months oltl. good locality. Apply to I-`. Levatt.. 2ntl -Engineer 8.’ S. Roseina B. cio Bttntain & Bell. 5079-5-18M3Ipd.

WANTED BY MAY 28th 300 FAT

hog; on hoof. We are paying high- est market prices, See us before you kill on farm. J. M. Roop & Co,

*WANTED, - TWO SAILORB FOR

srhoncr .losoph Mt-(till. Apply nt vt=.ttnt*l. l'icltnrtI't't Wharf Charlotte- ,_,,w,,_ :toss-tt-1sM:tt

N0 HONOURII

EFFORT

Balfour Tells House Tha

for Peace Would -be

Such Had Been Mad

l.()Ni)O.\I, May 19.-(lreat Ilritain is

iJl‘t*pa.rctl to consider proposals front the ent*.tn_\", provltlotl they are pttt. |`or- wntti hy act-retlitctl pt-rsons in a ~“I\'llIt!IttftJr\vartl tnaner, l~`oreign Scrrt*,- tary iialfottr tlcclat'etI today in tho house of commons.

“lf any roprt-sctttative of any ht-li-

gt*.rt¢nt country desires seriously to la_v hofort-. us any proposals." hc- said. "wt*. are rt*tttl_v lo listen to tht*ttt." "l‘ho liritish govt-tnntent was desirous ot"tttt honortthif* tcrntittation of thc war, ht-_ atlctl. but tht* pcat-ti moves ot' the (lcntral Powers l1t*rot0t`ot'r-. had not ht*t*.n in tht* interests ol` fait' anti' ltonotahle peace.

Was Sixtus in England?

liztlfou-r was :tsitt-ti in tht- ltoust* ol`

t-omntons wltt*lltt*|~ I‘t'int~<- Sixttts of ltottrhon, to whom I<}|npt*ror t'hnrlt-s of .\uf=lria tttltlrt-sst*.tI It-ltt-ts last ytrar in \\'hit'h pt-acc was oi`i`t*t'ctI to I*`|'ant't-, paid two visits to Itlnglantl in t~onnttt-- tion with tho peace proposal. anti \vltt-tht-t' ht* was in trotnttttication on this sttbjt*t-t with l’t't*tnit-r Lloyd (lt*orgt*.

'l'ht*, ttucstion was bt'ougltt up hy

ltttbt-rt ()uthwaitt-t', l.iht-ral i\l. l’. for llanicy. illr. llalfottt' rt*pIlt-tl that the s\thjt*ct was not ont- wltich t-oultl ht* tlt-ttlt with b_v question anti ttns\vt-.r,

'l`ho whole topic of ldtnpcror (‘hat'lt*s’

proposals as tiistfussetl today on the initiative ot` tho paciiists and tttivocat- cs ol` pt*ttt*e by nt*goiiatlon.

.\It‘. llaifottr said' that l'1tnpt*ror|

t‘harlt*s wrote tt lt*ttt*t‘ to tt rtrlativo

tl’rint-t- Slxtns is tt hrotitt*r-in-la\\' o't'[ tht* t-ntpctorl. anti that it was convt*_v-

t-d hy' this t't*lativt-. to the president and prt*n1it*r of l*`t':tnt*t-, undt*t° tht* st-al of tht* strit-tt*st st-crt*t-_\'. No portitission

was 'von o t-otntnunictt t- 14-. te t*.r`

l..l i i tl lit

to anyont- ext-t-pt, tht* so\‘t*rt-ign anti prt-mit*r ol' this country,

Mr, lialftntt' said he itatl no st*t'rt-is

front Prositlent Wilson. Every thought

ltt* had on the war ot' in rt-garti io,

t|ttt*s'tions- of diplotnatcy connetttctl

with tht* wat' was open to the ‘pre-

sitlcnt.

'l`ht*., foreign set't‘ctary said hc

not think it \vottltl he possible for Ilnitt-.tl States anti' Great Iiritain t-arry on the grcat work-in \vh_it1_I_i_

tliil

wt*rt- t-,t't`_".f'il`t2`5l`i't»t' to tItTa'l"wItIt tht*`t':t'§'t'ii7"

;>lit'att*tl tlay-to-tlay prohlcnts without

t-tnnplt*tt- t*oniitlt*nt-t*,. So far as hc was t<ont*,t-rnt*tl. compit-.ttz t:oniitlent:t*.

would always be giv-cn.

No Fair or Honorable Efforts.

'I`l\t*|'t- was no one tnort- dt*s_irtnts'

than the liritish govt*rnmt*nt, ht- con-

linuctl. tltat tht-, war should ht- brought

‘o ttn honorahlt- tt-rntlttatton. if any ntctltotl could bt* sltown tht* govern- tnt-ttt tvlterchy that \vottitl ht- accom- piisht-ti. it woultl. of t-ourf-tc. ht* accept-

t-,tI.

Ilt*, ati‘tIt*tl, however. that no t-tlori. al

t'onvet'sations which hati ht-t*n matic -

hy the (‘cntt'al I’owt*rs had t-vct been tnado in the interests of t`air and l\onot'ahie peace: t0 thc t-ountt'_v. they

had bt-on put i`ot‘warti in order to

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RUSSIAN VILLAGES

BURNED BY GERMANS

l,0NllO.\l, May 16.--.»\t't'tn'tIit1g to

lit-titers liitnitetl ti litlssian go\jt*rn- tnent wirt*lt*ss rt*cclvt*.tl ht*rt*. totE'.ty rt-voals tht* t'ttlI horror of (lt-t‘ttt:ttt :tt- rocities in tht* occnpieti regions ol’ \\'hitt- Russia. il, says that trust-wor- |h_v witness who ptotluccti tlot'ttn\t-nt- try t-vitlt*nt't-. ioltl of tht- violt-nct* of tht* pogrotns anti of tht- torturt-t-t ox- t*t-utions anti savage tncthotis of tical- ing with tht* tvorking t*lasst*s as wt-ll 'ts tht* pluntlt-ring ttntl bttrnint: of Rus- sian villages by (tot-tnttn tit-t.ttt~htnt-nts.

“ln tht- Bonrlnslt tlistrict," tht- tit-s-

ptttclt says. "t*.niit~tt villttgt-s ltavt- ht-t*n .~:t~i ttiirt- tttttl plulttlt-t't*tl. ltt tht- villas" of Iitttla an l'l\lat\ patrol cxtortt-tE‘ at contribution *ol‘ sovt-t':tl tltousnntls ttthlt-s, anti wht-n tht* peasant.-t ltatl pztiti p:tt'l of Ii, anti were unabit-. to pay tnort* tht- llhlans sttrrtntntlcd the viilttgt- and hotnhttrtlt*ti il.

“ln olht*t' villages pcasttttts. \vti~

nn-.n and t'hiItIt't*n, who t*.ntIt-ttvort,-tl to t*xt-t~tttt»t| in two days," t*.st!;tpo I`|'tnn Iirt-s wt-rt-, lttt|‘sttoti It_\‘ l'hl:tns anti t-tt; to pit-t~t*s with stvortlzt or iioggt~ti with whips. ltt ont- viilttgo ttn niti' .It-w was llrs-t Iloggtttl attti thten httttgtrtl ltt the pt'cst-ttctt of all iht-. villngots. Most savage acts wt-.rc pt-.Vpotrtttt-.tl in .lt-wish villages.

"‘All ptwsolnt suspcctt-tl ol` belong-

ing to Ilolslteviki and those in niill- tury uniforms were itnmetllatcly' shot. even twelve year olti t-hlltlrt-n have been shot. At Vlborg one witness sttw two hundred corpses, mainly Russian oillccrs und tnorc school- boys. .\t~t-ortllug to other witncsst-s tncrc than six huntirt-tl poisons wt-re

Victory Bonds

5 ]."2 po cc

The untlersixzt-' have been

appointed by the .~';---cial Com- mittee for (lnnatI» to arrange the sale of Victor-3 lttrttls nt the ilxotl price of 987. ttn-I occured interest. no cotttmisslott. all de- nominations ttntl nmturities. Full information given. Apply to

Ea stern Trust Co. c.H.`B. Lonowotzrn

_ Acting Manager

154 Richmond Street Charlottetown.

rt l,

'*”?*

tho t

ttwii his jtttlgntt;*.nt (here had not bt*.t-n anti

BLE

FDR PEIICE

t Straightforward Offer Entertained but None by Germany.

___

Reterring to a statctnt-.nt tnatit-,I by

\\'.titt*t Rtttitintatt, formt-t'ly‘ president ot tht* board of tratlt'-, that l*`t'aince had .t-sited tot a bigger Alsace-ltorrainc than that of 1870, Mt. Balfour said |tht*re was no ttuostion of this bigger Alsat-e-Lorraine being the war aim of Itho Allies. \ i “If atty rcprcscntativt- of any hcl- iigcrent country." tht* fort*ign ministt-,t Itht-n tIt*.t*lared. “ti'esircs scritntsly to Qlay before ns any' proposals we are rt-:|tl_v to listen to them." ; Mr. Balfour saitl tht* conversations whit-h Gaston I)outut*t'gttt-, fortnt-r l*‘t‘t-.nt'lt protniet' anti forclgn minister, had with tltc Itussian t-tnpt*rtn' in llilli. rt-gttrtling a higl;t*|' Alsttct--I.orr:tInt*. \\'ltlt'h I~‘rant-o would dt-tnantl, was ttot ltnown' to (iroat llritain utttii vt*t'y tnttch lzttt-r, 'I`ht*y had no lntt-rna- tional ht~at'ing, he said, tiitl not pledge tit't-;tt'lltil1\itt. anti tht* Iiritish govern- ntt-nt ncvt*.t‘ gave tht- it-:tsl ontrottt'agt-- tn'-nt to any such nation. | Mr. Ilalfour said an t-xtctttleti Al.-tat:o- lliorraint* was not a .sttthjet-t which should' ht* t-ontcn\platt*tl st*riousl_\", anti ht* tliti think it evt-r was tt iixctl patt t‘f thc policy oi' tht- l"rt*.nch govern- Ltnt-nt for any length ot' tinit-. I The forcign minlstt*r also said the . pttttt‘-pnritfrst ovet tht*. Austrian ompcr- t»r`s lt*tter were not intt*rft*rt-tl with by I tht-, tlt*tnantl of l*`rant~o for an t*xtt*.nsion

lot tcrtitory beyond hcr hountlaries of ISTD.

Mr. l'iaii`o\1t‘ said tltcrt-. was no evi-

tlrnt-tt now or at any thnt- that tht* Ger- .nt:tn govm-tttnt,*nt. cht-lt*s t*ontt-tnplatetl 'tho possibility o t'\vhat “\\'t- sltoultl re- ttttrti as tt rt-asonahlt: pt*at'e-tt pt-.act- .\\'itit'h \vottlt| st*t-urt* tht* l'rt*t-tlo|n\tlI` tht- worltl anti t`rt-.t*tlont i`or thost* who iztrt- in tinttgcr of (lt-rtnan domina- ii.*.ns_" ' .. I 'l`ht* .-\tnt-rIt~an govt-tntnt-ht, said Mr. llalfottr, was :tl tht* time no ht*ttt-.r in- i`ot‘ntt*tl of tht* facts rt-gztrtllng the ict- -tt*t' of I€tnpt*.t‘or t‘.harlt*s than he him- -st-lt' was, but if ztnyttnc, supposed that any want oi` t-oniitit*nt-t- in the .~\ntt*rit-:tn govcrnntt-nt had been -.~:ltown. he was nndcr a complete de- ‘ ittsion. 1 I<`orn1t*r l’t'cnticr .-\st|uith. who fol- lonieti .\ir. Balfour. said that while in

divide the Allies.

-1-rmirlrrmt--l1rr:m1iroxpansinn'rrt'~tIrn‘rloaf aitns anti purposes for which Great llritttin lmtl t*.nict't-.ti anti' was pt'ost*t'ut- * ing tho war and desiring to bring it to rt sttcct-ssfttl I.-tsut-.

.\1t. Asttttlilt said ht- tlt-sirt-tl t0 t't*t't>t'tl

tht* satisfaction ht* ft-ll at thc instrttc~ tivt* and opportnnt- sttttotttcttt matte by .\it'. llalt`our. it is a satisfaction to tht* Iworitl :ti iat't:t*. ht- said. that the }iri~ ti~tlt ;;ovt*tnu\t-nt hatl t-Iosctl no door

lon any ovt-rtnr_nt*s anti appt'oat'hes to-

’ \\':trd an honorablt* peace,

I No New co/tr Fon BINDLE

"I wtnnlt-r \vi\t*.tht*t' I must wt*at‘ tltal

last \vintt-r's coat again this season,” ntusetl lliutllc as he tit'ttL'.-ltvtl the irllllk out of tin- t-losct anti' into the light of day.

.\lrs. llintllc. “’l`hat`s ti perfectlv gootl coat. I don't' ttunember seeing 'you in one tltnt lookctl nicer on yon. lt al- ways had such stylish lines. it made 1 you loolt so boyish, don't _vott know!" * "No, I don't know. roplictl liintiln »*fI‘II.\"- "I hatl my t-_vos on ttno of those* tncw fnsltiont-tl military t*.t'i`ct-is-~wltIt ,the belt attatehtxti and ttll that."

| “Wh_v. tny dear!" said Mrs, Rttnti'lt-. "tt tnan in civil iit`t* has no t*xtfttsc t`or trying to look likt- a tirtttn major. lt` ht* wants :t tnililatv cttt. lhtrrt- is just ont- place to tio it

"l get _\'ott!“ sttitl Fiitttlic. ".\nti if

I httvt- to wear that last _vt-ar`_< over- coat, again. l‘ti just as soon join thc iIl`"\.V---:t whole Io; soont-r_’

iiindlt- raist-tl lltt- litl oi` tht- trtt

anti foil hack in tts°ttmii4|||pt-,;tt_

"i.ook! Wift-_ rotnt- t|t|it-lt!" ju.

sltoulc-.tI, "Ah, ht-re is sotntt ol' your t-tlicit,et|t:_v t`ot' yon. (lazo tlownyartl at Ithls lhrlvlng tntttlt villago in our liitit- |trttnit of wlntt-r things. llow tiiti this happt-n "

"Ilon't .ltnt>w. t`an`t st-.te how n

'ninth got in-~-tItt- trttnit was lot-Itt-ti."

"’lnt- of 'cnt had a ittty. I .-tttppost-,"

|s:titi Illnd'lt-_ “l|itln't l it-li _von ltteti ‘fall to pttt sotnt-. toliacco in tlto lrttttk t`or tho molI\s'."‘ ' "\’es. tlcar, but I wa.-tn't surt- of tht* tltintl of iohat-co they likt*.tl_ You tlltln’t stty whciltnr stnoking or t-bowing". I “'I`hert* you arc." said Illntllc, bring- ing forth a ttt-ar-st*ttl coat of his \vlfc‘s fftllll the depths. “Your host garment shot full of hoit-s. I I`igurt*tI that coal would last _von i'or the ncxt season years. That's what you said whcn you hon|zht_ it."

"lint there is tt new style on the

market this year! l'm just ns wcll pit-asctl that iitt- moths tnutlt* tntirry with this ont*. I really want tt cont of tht* nt-w aviatrix model,"

ltlaclt thnt* that llintlle cntnt-, tip for

air hc brought something else that the Qntoths had fvastctl on. Mrs. llintl'lo's .pleased that tht* moths mnde a merry two winter suits were peck-a-lions.

liter sweater jackets and sport t-oats wort* retlucetl to skeletonlzctl I'orm. ‘The Inst thing to t*o|nc out of tht* ill* |fntetl trunk was llindlt*/s lttsft winter's overt-oat. lit* ht-,ld It ttp--pr-rIt*,t*t! I “"I`hrtnIt gootint-ss for that!" t-rictl Mrs.IlIntlit*, "l'tn so glad It was nty Ithlngs thost* awful moths att- instead ‘of _vourt~t, Mt-t't*tlIth. I'il lmvt- to got on cntlrtt now outfit, nntl you, lut*k_v ‘boy. t-an wt-nr that t-ont another son- son."~-(‘ltit~t\tlt* -\'t'Wf~*~

nlt`

EXPLAINING IT

From Tit Bit: ..

t'ttston\t-r: “Look horei lsn't that

a hair on tht* butter?" I Wnitcr: "\’t*tt. slr, tl t-nw's hnlr.

“l ntn afraid _vott will!" cxclaitnc-t`t

ENEMY POSITION

IN NORTH FLANDERS

LONDON, May Ili,-(Via Itt-utcr's

Ottawa Agency).--Tile best indica- tion of the enetny‘s tlefeat in north- ern Flantlers is tzontainetl in tlte` evident. immlnence of a renewal of the peace offensive. Thus the Ger- man papers state that the Pope is about ‘to Issue B. new pence note while the German peace agents are ltttsy in neutral countries anti little doubt is entertained that thc visit of the Austrian Prime Minister Ilurian to the Kaiser is-in connection with auch tt move. Articles in the Scan- dinavian ptess suggest that Italy may be the main objective of the enemy attempts to divide the allies,

Meanwhile the troubles of the Aus-

trian empire nre apparently coming to n head. The Cabinet crisis both in Austria anti' Hungary is still unsettled. The Ai-better Zeitung of Vienna de- nounces iluttgary for starving Austria and declares that the imports from the liltrainc are still remote and empty stomachs cannot. nffortl to wait. t‘.zct*lto4Slavak troops, wlto are Aus- trian subjects have appearctl, ttt'cot'd- ing to thc Itatlian papt*t's. on the italian front' lighting for Italy. 'I`ht*ir arrival has* tlist|uit-tt-tl the Attst.ro-lltttigariati lcatlors who fear 'thcir cffect on tht*.-Slav troops. ltct-t*ntly sonic oi` tltcst* mon pcrsttati- t*tl it n\ttnht*t‘ of Austrian i‘7.cchs to tit-sort, which tht* Italian hart-agc ho- twt-t*n tht* Austrian support anti front lincs t-nablcti thom to tio.

A spot-ial Ettglish t-orrt*.spontlcn*t on

tht* Swiss l'rontlt*t' has t‘t*.t-t*i'vt*tl in- formation showing that tho popula- tions of Attstria_ and lI_unI<ary aro starving anti' st-t*thing with rt-voii, which ht* prt*tlit-ts will hroztlt out wht-n *tht* \Vt*sif*rn offt*nsivt*. has bt-t-n hroutrht to a stattrlstill. At‘t'ordlng to 'l`ht- l{it*ft` ’I`olegra.tn. \'ia Munich, l*`it*lti Marshall l*Ilchhornt*, comntantl- Ing tht* Germans in tho iikrtiinc. has ortlt*t'cti tht* pcasatttry to rcturn lite propt*t't_v_*taitt*n from tht* land owncrs anti begin cultivation of the great estates. This is artntsittg- tht* most vigorotts opposition. 'Pho Ukrainian Ratiatl has instrut-tt*ti tht- Minister of Agrlcttllnrt- to tlircci tht* peasants to tlisrt-gartl Eit-ltot"n`s ordt'*t'.

THE CRUX

lit*,‘ti nt-vt*r rt-ally ht-t-tt kt*t-n on

.~toltiit*rInt.-:.

lit-‘tl only gout* into tht- a|'n1_v h't*-

t-ttnsc ht* coultin't vt*ry wt-li avoiti lt.

lint hitht*rio hr* lttttl gout- tltrottglt

with it without ntalting a conspittu- ous ass ot` ltnnsolf.

Now. howcvt*t'. titai tht* motncnt

was at hantl. thc ntotncnt tltat w_oultZ' really' test hitn. hc ltncw himself for at cowartix

llc felt a worm. tt jt-ilyfiislt, no

man-hc i't*ll, in fact tt conglontt*ra- .tion of all the emotions that analy- tical novc_li.-zts _depicting _their Iter- oes in hluo funk, had tit*st-riht-tl at length in the days bt*fot't*. thcrt* was a paper shortage.

Anti t'-,vt*.n tht*. opportunity of rum

ning atvay was dt*nit*d hitn. for tht* hrutttl stn'gt-ant-» he ttlways tlis- liltctl that particttlar st*rgt-.attt---ltatl sci Itltn in t`t'ont of tht-. iirst rank in- sitlt* tht- hollow square anti was huskii_\~ whispt*rlng in his car, "Now, tnt* latl. if _\~t*r will bt- n blinltin' ht-ro, go up and take yt*.r tnctlicino."

"Corporal Sntith,' t-alle dan otliccr.

rcatling front a paper. '

"t'o1pot‘al Smith." callt*tl an oiiicer,

ily fortvartl to rcttcivt* front thc hands of the gent-ral the tlot*ot“.\tion ht-. had t-,arnt*tl in l*`ranct-. _

Legiess Mountain Climber

Snow-cappt*tI' Mt. llootl. tt tiiillt-ull,

exhausting climb for the set-tsonetl tportsman, has been scaletl by it leg- `t*ss nt*\vshoy. A few weeks ago. ac- cotnpnnietl by two guides. a forest rttngot, and his wife, the now.=y's de- tcrtnlnation won ottt, according to Popular i\Iet*hanics` iliagazino. Part of thc trip was matic on horrtcbaclt. Init. wht*n tho stt-.cp gratlt-s wt*.rts t*ncount.- ert*tI it was t-vt-ry tnttn i`or hitnst*ll`. Tht- nt-.wsboy was cttuippetl with an lniprovist-ti sit-tl anti blocks siutltled with ht*av_v spiltcs. 'l`ht*st- itnplctncnts howcvt*t', provt-.tl mort- tn a l1itni‘r:tttt-r- tlntn ht-lp and wt*.t‘t: tlist'at'tlt-ti. liais- ing hitnst*lf on his ahnortnaliy strong ttrtns ht* flung his hotly up tho int-lint* st*vt*.ral ft-t-t :tt tt tintt-. atttl ollcn tnatlc ht*tlt*t‘ |it'o:-‘.t~t-.ts than otltt-rs of tht- party.

RATE OF SEEDING CLOVER.

Thr- ttttantitv of t~lovt*r st-t-tl to ust-

to illt* acrt* tit-.pt-ntls upon tht* Itintl ol t'lovt*t‘ as \vt*lI as upon iht-. it-rlIIIt_\' oi tht- soil. \\'hiIt- rt-ti t-lovt-r st-t*ti is gt-nt-rally hrt>atit~t\stt*tl on fror.t*n ground in tht- spring at. tht* rtttt- of S to li) potttttls por at-rt-_ ttlslko tntty rt- ttttlro httt 7 pounds anti tht- small wltitt- varlt-ty only ii ptxtintltt,

\Vith titnothy anti rt-tl t'iovt*t‘ art*

st-otlt-tl togt*,iht*t‘ tho tlhlo I*}xnt*t'|tnt-ttt Station t‘tet'on|tnt-ntls ii to ti pottntls oi` thc tlrst anti S to ii of tht* st-t-tnttl,

'l`ht*. sttbstitutitnt of 2 pounds of al

siltc clover for 8 pounds of red clovt-r :ioctl ltt this tnixtttrt* is also connnon in Ohio. p

Abottt I2 pounds of rt-tl t~lovt*r st*t*tl

is used pt-r at'rt* when it is st-otltttl alont-. in tho spring. Such a prac- tice in snorting often results in tnoro oompctition with weeds than is the case wht-n tt nurse crop is us'-tl.

Swttot, clover rcqttlrcs I0 to I2

ponntls of hullctl set-.tl or from 2 to fl pcuks of unhullotl seed pt-r at-rt-_ lt is ut-tally st-etlvtl nlont- at any time from March to ntitlsumtner. Set-.tlittgs ofswct-I trlover in wheat or ryti fields on fro'/.en ground iroqucntly fall.

THE GREAT WHY OF CONSERVA- TION

'I`ht- t‘anttdlan anti Ilnitt-tl States

supplies. upon it normal t-xport hnsis. full approximately 350,000.00!! htntltols short of thc allied needs. If by con- servation nit-asttrt-it in (`nnadtt anti our ottr own cottntry wo can incronsc* thc export hy lFi0,000,00tl bushels wt* will have rt-rlutzcd the tlcillciency to 200.- 00fl.000 bushels. This wt* coultl tio If our people would ont I pound it-ss of wheat flour por wt-ok and 1 pottntl of corn meal instead.

The remaining tleflclency must he

ovc-rrome either by greater reduction in consumption in the allied co\tntrlt*s or hy tho substitution of other cereals for brand pttrposcs. which can and will ht* dont* so far ns is ph_vsicali_\'

Vie ttlwnys servt- one with the hut- Iter to show that it it-tn't mnrpzttrint-..“

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