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THE CHARLDTTETDW G ARDIA
NIQRINING DAILY -
: l Daily Founded 1891 wzxziilriln (Now Evening Daily) 1887
___CH_A/RLOTTETOWN, CANADA. THURSDAY JANUARY 25 1917
$8.50 Per Year (delivered). In advance ' C,-5,
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF
EGG AND POULTRY A
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large Number ot Representative Farmer Present. 0ullooli Most Encouraging to
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SOME HOT SPARRING
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
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'l‘hr meetings of the P. E. Islund portant than munitions. Napoleon
l--mlpti-ittlve Egg and Poultry Asso- ciation held in this city on Tuesday
9810. an army_fought on its stomach. Lack of food is brin in er
Wilson also Crilicized.
4 g g G man to.
and \\'ctlnesday WBFB 8. great SUCCESS. her knees at the present time. }l’ro~ _(From Our Own Correspondent.) l(`ockshutt. and Hon. Cliarles Marci] of 'rho poultry industry is without clues- duction must be increased. Our far- OTTAWA. Jun. 24.--Criticism of Bonaventure.
hm, (mc nf the greatest in Canada to- mera at the present time are not fifty Quebec’s poor recruiting performance, (hh. hm] (hc. lmglllgept discussion by -no, not forty per cent. etllcient in as fostered by statements such as lilo _gt-ntlcmen present of the various the conduct of their business. Oh- 9105*’ Wililfh M0 being 11111110 ill DOP-
llllrtsvs of the subject. as ulfectin l’ri|n:t l-`.dward Island in_particular is
done i'or the manufacture oi’ mun‘i--
g serve what organized industry has Cllcsler by MY- Lucien C¢lm\0ll. like
Lnurler candidate, against llcn. Albert
hound to result in much benefit to tions Consider. if cu 39)/it-’J15 l'0t‘m0d one of the ffotutes
lilo iutln.-:try and the Province its
wliolo. _
'l‘lu~rtt was u largc otteiulanco, Rev.
lt_ i'_, Arsctitiult, thc' -prositioiit, oc
hire and food production in this coun- ry.
Canatln will have t'otupct.ltiou fiftcri'
. . . y ~ will, what or- - 1 ` -
t1 gauized lndustry could do for agricul- °f Wdllyfi Flleecilf’-fi ll\\l`l"il lilo t‘0l1lil\<
nation of the debate on thc Address.
.»_\nothcr outstanding pc-iiit was ii cri-
ticism by Mr. W. F. Couksliutt of
r-ttpyittg tlto chair. while the genial Dr, the war. Riissin with her millions B"3“lE0l"l Of l’l"9-‘iidfilll WUBUIVH I`€‘ timuait-r hy his cheering optimism offtcrcs olvrniriw ittntthcr cltcttit ln- "“"“-Y' ‘“‘“°““"@“ 1"’-“‘-"“ 'Platt which
.mind judgmciit null good humor it
bor. her tlircc inches more rainfall in
thc lii'nttt1`ord inomber clinrncte-i'isetl
.' . tl- ta-tt iiuicii ic- the ptcasurc and success the ptoduclnt: season. and her cltenit “F ‘"'"’""‘l ’"‘°""*“"“P5 “"0 -1" "10-
oi' tht occasion.
water transportation to the markets of
'l'll,. tone of -the meetings was her. the world can outbld Canada. in the
mouious, the speakers were progres- _-ivc in their ideas and there was it uiariu-ti absence of the “anti” spirit. 'i`lio meetings were business-like in t~liarat»tcr from start 'to finish.
Aunrng those present were Mr. W.
.-\. ilrown, of the Live Stock Branch. Ottawa, and Hon. M. McKinnon. Com- missioner of Agriculture, Rev. Dr. llrimtglian. Mlscouche; Rev. I. R. A. .\l'cIlt»uald. St. Teresa; Rev. Dr. Smith, tona; Rev. P. C. Gauthier. Pnltuer Road; Rev. Archibald Suther- land. Murray Harbor. North; D. B. .lit-Donald, Bedeque; D, F. McDonald, Souris; Preston Campbell. Montague, t‘t:~r|it-liiis Whelan, Grand -River; Ber- tram ltrown, York; Ai'-temss Bet-ts. <‘utn\tcrland; Paul Plneaud, Bloom- field; A. W. Woodside, Darnley; Geo. ll, .lit-Donald, East Point; Fred Ri- chard. Egmont Bay; Albert Yeo, Eg- aioitr llay; John Fraser, Falrville, Ber- tram Mcllellan, Glenwood, Edward ,lit-licnua, Iona; Patrick Trainor. .lolius1oii’s River; J. A. McKenzie, Keusingtc-n, Harry Brown, Kensing- ton; Chas. McKenzie, Millview; G. .\rsf-nault, Mont Carmel; C. B. Shaw, New Perth, Edward Bulpitt. E." Ho- watt, New London; A. A. McKinnon, Pistluitt; \Vilber-t Bert, Pisquid; Peter tnllugimn, Palmer Road; Walter Bun- tain. and Theo, Blanchard of Rusti- t-tt; l‘carley Harris. Murray Harbor; l»‘. li. hlclaauc, St. Margarets; J. E. h‘iiiclttir. Springfield; ‘Roy Jones, Ila- zrllirnoli; John J. McKinnon, St. Pe ttr.<_ 1'utt'ick Ctii-ruii. St. Teresus, An- nu.. .lit-l.c.uii and Wm. Martin. 'l‘wo Rl_ \'0r.~=: ll. (2. McLeod. Uigg; James Mc- Leod and S. M. McLeod. _Victoria- t‘ruf.~;; Wm. llollantl, W-ebst.er's Cor- itt-i' .ind i'cter Brodie Liittlo York.
Tht- statfinf-.nt of the Business Ma-
uaattr showed that the value of eggs in ht- $206,059. The highest price puitl during the year was 27,91 cents. and thc lowest 20.64, _the average lwinl; 25.35. .Southern King's leads with rot-oipts $10,564. Egmont Bayco Tlliltii ttcxt with $8,254.37.
MR. BROWN’8 ADDRESS. _
Thu lcnturo of Tuesday evoning’s
iiicottiig was an address by Mr. W. A. lit-own. (‘hief of Poultry Division, Dominion Live Stock Branch. Otto-
Wil.
ltr. ilrown opened by stating that
ho was pleased nt. the financial status thc Association. -Did he- not con- sular himself almost a charter mem- lwr oi' the Association ho would feel rallml upon to congratulate the mem- lai-.-. Speaking from a departmen- tal standpoint, lio said, that the acti- vitit--t ui' thc cc--op`crai.lve Association \\'t‘t°t- di-mniuling the attention of the ttoinnry over. While it had not been no-.-ililt- for thu Minister of Agricul- tm-tt. limi. Martin Burrell tc- attend uni' oi' the meetings of the Associa- tion. Mr. Brown wished' it known that ilu- .llinister was taking a personal in- lcrt-st in the work being done ln this l’rr.~viti<'o and that he appreciated the l"‘Sltotisc of the farmers of P. E. ls- iautl tu the assistance that had been
3-xt:-utlt-tl to the Live Stock Branch ll‘l'i~, .\|i~. llrowu then went on to say that
ln- had no chosen subject. but that he had st.-mething to say which he l|\0\Iirltt would interest them. He Ur-‘ll gave an illustration. coiislsting of a dest-rlptlon of s certain farm and the diilicultlcs it had passed through dur- lllll 'ite past 20 years-how it had been l‘f0Sl\ct'oiis at first. bttt throrugh chau- iilllil conditions had become serious- ll' cmbarrased financially. He like- cnetl Canada to this farm. In fact, Ca- ttndu, said he, is but one large farm with her orchards in the Maritime lrnvinccs and her garden in the' Gulf. ltcr harnyard and livestock in Ontario “Wi Quebec. her pasture land and tim- lwrlund in the North and her fields ‘tt tho West. Her expenses had been great.. her borrowings heavy, She has sullered from speculation in parts; 'ht' time has come when even greater
'"‘~\' tcsponsihiiiiics in respect to' the “'""» Pensions and provision for her re- turned soldiers. etc. 1-low are- these "Kitt-uses ifgoing tg be met? The ans-
wer is, by increasing tho volume of 'towards the close of the season the A resolution propcslsg the percen-
notea were' released and have been tagc basis of payment for produce was returned tothe various- country organ- introduced by Messrs. J. E. Sinclair
ltct' luislness, first from n national eco- nf-iuic standpoint, and secondly from -\ patriotic standpoint
sale of wheat, our largest national CWD nt the present time. But Cu- nada. will win out. With our supe- rior civllizat-lon and foundation of pure bred stock we can build up our live stock industry in a. way that will
on supply. Canada has been adver- tised. Her name has received a new
Canada is the- greatest country uu-
der the sun. While some may say that the national trend of .trade -is North and South, the facts of the case are against them, for in the rlilrst place did not the great glaciers strip our western country of the gravel, the sand, and poor so_l_l_gqhg'§§,lly and leave in its place it rich, llluvlal plain. The prevailing windts blow east, the great rivers flow east, the Great; Lakes and the St. Lawrence flow east, the Gulf stream flows east.. and in support of all, it has been placed in the minds c-f mel, to construct the great Trans continental railways east and west, to provide huge terminals at Montreal Halifax, and St. John to carry the product that ls to he. just at the time when the four~tlay ferry between Ha liiax and Liverpool will be an accom plslied fact.
Mr. Brown in winding up, stated
that the trouble is that we are no' by any moans awake to'our posslbili tics. Canada needs men who ser' visions of a greater agricultural dovol opment. There is needed ill Canada a. great, big national production bust ness policy, ond it. may bo that troir P. E. Island. there may be the mer who will come forward to perfect tht oluns tliat/will cnsurc Canada and Ca uadians generally that prosperity which we hope and believe is the Na tural heritage of this fair Dominion
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Meeting began ut 8.30 a. ni., the Pro
sident in the chair. The President in his excellent and optimistic address highly commended the members fot tho splendid season's work. I-le thought -thc meeting would infuse in terest into tho delegates und that they would return bg their respective- circles and encourage their people in the coming season -to oven double the re suits of last year. The farmers of the Island should give due credit to the Live Stock Branch for sr.-ndiug Mr. W. A. ‘Brown to the Island to assist at t.he annual meeting. The Presi- dent also spoke in highly cotnlJllll\f‘"‘ tary .terms of Mr. Kr-.~rr. and the suc- ccss he has made of this movement. and thanked the Commissioner of Ag- riculture for thc assistuiice given by himself ami the officers oi' his depart- ment, and also referred in most all r eiativc- terms of the work of Mr
which enabled him to submit such n
nection with the business transacted.
lzations.
D 6 ‘- Lightizer and his untiring efforts
pinii. scheme.
'l‘oday’s speakers wcre Mr. D. D.
MacKenzie of North Cape' Breton, Mr. W. A. Boys of South Simcoe, Mr. E. W, Nesbitt of North Oxford, Mt'.
Mr. Boys. after iluoting Mr. Can-
uon's utterances in Iiorchester. said t-hey were such as th :nuke every man iii his constituency blush with shame.
“To my mind, Mr. gaunou is seeking ti place, not ln the I ouse of Commons but in an internment, cunip. Sir \Vll frid Laurier.” said Mr. Boys. “had no* repdilttotl Mr. Cann0n's standpoint
Mr. W. I". (lockshutt said that the
llnlteti States. though at guarantor of Bolgiitii iictitrality, had never attemp- ted to protest against; Belgian depor- tatioiis. President Wilson evidently
was one 01' those wig; held that the pen was mlghtiei' t n the sword. The Brantford member concluded this portion ct' his address by likeuiug the l'rcsident's actioh tolthat of a mon
ii
s Severe Criticism ot Mr. Ca non, Liberal Candidate tor
Future oi lndustry. Important Resolution; Dnrchester lndulged i ’ “ei Member Declarmgl stamina. ai.¢....i... mm by shut Ile was Seekitto tt Place in att tlttlertttttettl Cana
01 ll°‘l°f°l'°“ “tl Fairness- Rather Than in llouse oi Commons. (President
the construction of ii new residence.
txport and the control of food prices.
ploughs.
lion. Clmrles Marcil said. if rr-.crul
ing were :ii ii standstill in Quebec li wanted Ontario -llritishers to know what to blame. Wtithout the unlc-it of Nationaiists and Conservatives the present administration would never have been in power nor would the Nii-
of a disciple in office.
DE BANKRUPTCY
cided on an extraordinary measurc to stave off imminent bankruptcy, according to the Petit Journal’s Ge-
MONCTON, Jan. 24 -A slight re-
tants of the empire- is to become the property of tho _state in exchange for a tmortgage bond. This bond, uc- cordlng to the .corresponde'nt, the state binds itself to redeem when' the financial- situation permits.
REV. D. SDEE FRASER
. DIED YESTERDAY
(Special to the Guardian.) -
II.\l..Il<‘AX. Jan. 24.-Rev, D. S.
iitile Fraser. one of the best known ‘rcsbytcrian clergymcn in the Mari- 'lme Provlucos and former editor of the Presbyterian Witness, died sud- 'lenly last night at tho Manse in Lou- londcrry. after one week's illness of pneumonia.
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tssociation has done considerable work in tho' dressed poultry business. This department of the work has not bc-an closed for thc season. Conditions on the trade and a rising market ln- 'iicato that high prices will prevail for the class of stuff that the Assoc- iation is at present. holding.
' A
A rmovement was inaugurated to in-
ttoduco pure bred poultry among cir- cle members. Considerable i~uiccess - has attcticleu this effort and it is to be ltopetl that this movement will grow with time-.
The' total rcceipts at. the Candling
Station in 1915 was 551,600 dozens- 1916,-812.59li dozcnr-. The receipts in 1015 have nmouutrd to 2ti0,t\9li tlozciis in excess ni’ 1il1i'v.
In 1915 ilit~` per-cciitztgc of No £l's wits
12.21 per cont.
In 1916 tho pf.-rceiitugo of No. 2's wus
11 per cont, sliowiiig ti nuwkotl ini- provoment in' thc- tliialily.
During the your some reduction in
metuhcrsltlp has takcu place among the Circles. Four organizations have bc-come defunct., while two new sec- tions have been orgai\`ize'd and are
Province.
neva correspondent. The corrcspoii-_sidcntiai fire today li u tragic re- do-nt says that a. decree is about to bojsult in thc family of James Long, Jr. 'submitted to the Emperor wherebylof tht- lntcrcolonlal (lair Department. the fourli part of the real and person-;Retiriug 'to bed last niglit. Mr. Long il property of all subjects and inliabi-_iioticetl n slight smell of gas .` Some
one suggetstctl that it would be better'. in the morning before lighting a match, to open the dogrs and let in i’resh_air.~ Mrs. Long on getting up at six o'clock to get her husband’s breakfast forgot the suggestion. Sho liad nc- sooner struck it match in her bedroom than an explosion ‘took place followed by fire. She was only par- tially dressed and her light clothing was soon in lianics. Her husband \vho was still in had clasped an infant.
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excel all. A I E . Canada has the market. but is short _ R C _.
significance in England and in the ~` `
markets of the world, for have not _ _ :_ Canadian soldiers won enduring fame ( Special to the Guardian.) - A on the battlefields ot’ Europe. PARIS, Jan. 24- Austria has de-
child and took it down stairs -then re- turned for his..wife and carried her down stairs where she fain-ted. He then went back for one of the other children and while he went back and rescued another child other people res cued the other children. There were
’Vlrs Leng was hurried to a hospital where she died this afternoon. He little six year old girl, Lillian, is also thero in a. serious condition and will probably not live. Mr. Long hlmseli and his son Roy aged eleven, wht went~~-i-hroug-li the flames Lo save uno Liter little sister are botli serlousll
lseven children lit the house all told.
I r
. burned.
RDSSIANS REPUESE
GERMAN TRDDPS
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(Special to thic Guardian.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 24- The War
Otllco claims that Russian troops have repulsed the Germans- in Tirul Swamp, but retreated about a mile and ri half cast of Kilmzeu.
BU LGARIAN DETACH-
MENT DESTROYED.
‘ (Special tio the Guardian.) PETROGRAD, vin. London; Jun 24-
Btilgarian detachments crossing a braiicll of the Danube opposite Tul- lcha was surprise-d by Russian troops and de'stroyctl, thc Wat' Otiice un- uounccd today. Prisoners to the u\i|u- bcr oi' 337 and Your inacliiiie' guns wcic tnkcit.
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OONDENSED ADS.
T00 LATE FOR
CLASSIFICATION
TWO CENTS per word each inser-
tion for advertising in this column Cnslt must accompany order. _ sKu_NsoME stwsixoss MADE
fresh every day from selected
young pork. Saunders, Newsome & Co., Market Building.
satisfactory iinattclttl r@i>0t't- doing W0" 11'- tile' P"e“e“* time- _t _._____.~_._-__??f§`9`25M6m°'
The following committees were up- The Live Sock Branch has suppotv-I 1-wg UQUBLE 3|_E|(;,H3 fm- saw hme higher tempem'_hre_ .
holhl_ed;_ tori the co-operative work most llbei~I §@-9 ¢lgsiti<3lAatl. . The hlgheht ,_eh,he,.Mm.e recorded
Nominating C0mmi~tl€‘€- Alben BUY. DYOVWHS the “}€i\l“‘ of '~\'”~"'e1 ““‘i_t WAN1-E|3__ A |v|A|p Fon GENERAL yesterday was 24 degrees above. At
Schurmati, Edward Bulpitt. and Rcv. study that has been found so necesaryl housework* Apply to 34 sydney gh _ 5| h_ m__ lt was 15 degrees above; a P. C. Gauthier. in P ( by* the hf{l};1ot‘€1v£_1kChRl'iZ@ "1 the m`°Se"` . 4057-1-M31. Dip. in.; 14 above; the coldest the pro Resolution Comm ec- . lamp- ii on o e . ----------- -- -F'o -" ` v ous iight was 2 degrees above. bell. Peter Callaghan, J. B. Millman. The Provincial Depurtnient of Agritc- W€VE;*)"fkEDAp;l‘-D1:‘:|Et’h;_ L§m;;;°U134% The tide Wm he high this anhrhom
“lwre -has. give" Mend-V ‘”`"pp°rt ° Whtmi qt ‘ 4057_1_M.,i at 12.35 and tomorrow at 1.16; it wil
SE°“"A"v's “P°RT "`°n°°`°‘i"R"v° t`i°i.‘.‘.'ti.i’.‘.’,§"...‘.'it RRR i=6i'§».‘Eé” c'oob'uifc»-Vcows 1'” “’““ “""°"°"’ “’°"““" “” 12'” “""
ma er o nnnca - - _ _ _ ~.Salui‘duy at 1.12
1. Financial Report, . hearty co-operation in an advisoryivxay Apply Joseph bloiigljdxei Zmhzciithi The sun sets [hm Memooh at 5_1- 2. Statement 0i3§3l‘l;)C9|(t)?Sl iitfandllfi- °|f 3151:;Ughtfivhe('5;‘:_T;T§ig%€;rer‘; COE w§tjJ'_‘i_r'l_____ _ ._"_°_`__.2‘_ 'land tomorrow at75.17; it rises tomor- Durlng the year . 2 GW all if - ‘ , m g t .45 and Saturday a
circulars have been sent out and 110 nected with his Branch. _ I whhh, hve mheg of Ch_,._ huh 7_44_
public Meetings have been attended. ' 1 have found it necessary to speud,_ 453_ L_ 4052_1_25M6,h,d_ The. moon sets tonight at 8_46_
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Considerabieicolllltry l;'|Blll\;K lg: hge? $3.19':§;`g;’i?l£’(f‘°cg2_;|Ifg"gg ‘::*\‘Ve's“5;l FQ`i:;;3`§L_EIlKi'§`*QF (;Ul=l|_|NG There was s. new moon on Tuesday. done and ass- stance B V0" 0 8 0 ' 5 - - -~ . 'I stones. Apply Beer & Weeks. . _ . . lectors and Circle' Otllccrs in the ad- sion work and studyhillh co-toDei‘_t:)tlvTi;f/ ° 4047_1_25M2h,d_l The ll,-sl qua,-(er of the moon wh illtllmellt Of “WHATS WMU" the "“‘°i°“3 m"th°d°' “nd hav” “° t ere me 6° ‘ ' ‘ -‘ _'r' be on Monday, January 29 at 8.02 p. ui.
| I h ll 9 ng tl would MILLINER WANTED A FIRST. f
Circles' “he to spgm Mtmuc m class millincr for ciiv dry goods Th” 'anim' M “may Wm h° ‘Un
A new form °( check Moi( hm' beg" "ke in the gmm ry, 'th rehohse hl htmle Ahhh,” hy h._,he`r to P_ 0_ hours and thirty minutes.
l ,_ d wh and anew ledger has been During t ff vent - 0 WH ' - _____._._.__._
“ "° “ . - -2 . _ provided which facilitates circle tic- which the business ot the Association BOX ‘il9. __40491 i5iM'li M|n"d_| ummm* wr" Dhumph
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iD INDEIYINIEY
A WAR EDSSES
(Special to the Guardian.) PARIS, Jan. 24-The Chamber Deputies introduced a bill to iuder nify all those who suffer from pt* pcrty losses- throughout war oper iions. ~
` BULGARIANS WITHDRAW
(Special to the Guardian.) NEW YORK, Jan. 24- Apparentr
the Bulgarians were not able to hol- tlieir ground on the north side of tht southern' estuary of the Danube- North of Tultchs in the Dobrudja. tht occupation of which was announcer in y'c'sterday‘s German army head quarteirs report.
'l`oday’s state-mciit, while s:otucwha‘
tumbiguously, worked apparently iitdi
icntes the withdrawal of Bulgarinir
'to their i'oi'me'r positions on the south t-'rn sitio ot' the estuary. _
Minards Linlmlent Cures Toothache.
'mn WEATHER,
TEMPERATURE _ Tum, MooN, ETC.
'so-as 1'o“75`“AcREs i.ANo row cram a
lauunry 23 at 2 40 a in
counting. has heretofore hoeh hurried ghlthas wANTEp__A QENERAL SERVANT, _
f ll t l finance ad- been purchased .nm u so an a ou- Small family, no wlmhltng Apply
op'Ee‘:l°lE1ysEi;;ili13(Nai:0piER>i:N to bc most al lot of land at the back. 0" which to Mrs. G. E. Full. 69. Upper Prlnco ANNOUNCEMENTS*
"x"°“‘m“"°5 mu!! 5° Wilde ¢° mee! sstls»factory'. The collateral notes sign- there has been erected s new building street. _ 4_933L1`¥_4l"2U"‘ MEETINGS' ETC'
ed by tlte circle organizslons has en-t 80x$l0x3 stories high. This gives n -|-
Asdoctation to carry the fiooi' space of 12.222 sq ft and one
l W0 DOUBLE SEATED SECONDi TWO CENTS per word each inser-
Nghuvg htlénanclal. obligations' in lcon- of the best egg warehouses in' the
hand sleighs, imported this fall tion for advertising in this column. fl'0ll‘l HOBl0l1, Will b8 ilfliti HL RUC- Cash mllgf ggcompgny qfdgl-_
tion at Market. _l~‘riday. the' 26th, -_._
I at 11 a. m.. Superior American, "llemembe-r the sgle al, F, P,
Slelghs. R. Beairsto, suctioncer. llireke‘s on Monday the 29th inet.. a
ioss-1-iviiipu. l vcmon. 4044-1-zshizi.
_ and E, I-lowatt and aroused it consi- ________________
I 'rho necessary f00<¥lt\`lff! Inlllt b°' hl addition to an oss business the_ (Continued on page six). Mlnarde Llnimont enrol urge; ln dowel nef~d'e Llniinent oureo ooidl lo. ortlicoming. Food il even more im- t
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who-, when it citizen has endeavored to prevent the bumlng up of his house. should interrupt hint with a plan for
Such at matt. said Mr. Cockshiit‘.. should be cliucked down stairs. llc concluded by relteraiing his appeal of last year, for the restriction c-f food
I-le stated he was prepared even for
‘government control oi' the pricc of
(_. 0
ticnslists ever have been able to boast _
Toronto Jan, 24.-‘Moderate and fresh south westerly winds; fair with it
t
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c
L while
{$2.50 Per Year (Mailed) ln Advlngg _Ill _¢g_|\ldl_ Ind OOM for U- I A.
, OTTAWA, Jun. 22- The Evening Journal (Independent) says:-
"Oiie of the greatest political sen-
sations in the course' of recent Cun- adian history at, any rate, has been created by the campaign speech ot’ l\'lr. Lucien' Cannon, the Liberal cun- didate' in Dorchester county, who is ‘opposing Hou. Albort Scvigny. the new Minister of Inland Revenue. in the bye-election rendered necessary by the latter’s- elevation to the cabi- net.
“Sonic members of Parllamcitt. go
so -fur as to say that Mr. Csuuon’s statements have nrt-:ited a situation far grentct' in im- portance than €-veii in thc’ days of the MacKenzie rebellion.
“Mr. tfaiinotvs statement is iii' ef-
fect that Canada has done' enough for iinglaud and that Caiiatla cannot 'tilord to injure herself 'by doing ony- Lhing further.
“The seriousness oi’ this attitude is
Found in the fact, that he had con- sulted Sir Wilfrid Laurier before dc- ciding to resign his sent in the Que- bec legislziture and opens Mr. Sev- lgny.
“The endorsement oi' Mr. lfaiinon
came as a complete surprise- to the members of parliament. anti it is sig- nificant that there is _ifo repudiatioit "orthcoming from Sir Wilfrid Litur- iei' or any leading Liberal.
. over sv-Ettciiga
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Ptitrirut situation
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Mr. Cannon’s Utterances Have Sliooiltg Canadians While His Endorsement? li Sir Wilfrid Laurier Has Created ig Cleavage in Liberal Ranks.
places in' the field a. candidate ` bor Federal 'honors who is 0DDOs9d to thr- part Canada. is playing - AND HE IS ENDORSED SEEKINGLY ` KY THE OUTSTANDING FIGURE 'i‘HE LIBERAL PARTY.
English Liberals' View. ` '
“it is only fair to say that the
speech of Mr. Cannon is fur from being endorsed by a l8rg'e‘e€Cti0l1 of the English Liberals in the House and while none' cares to 6_3- press himself, for quota- . tions, yet it is very e`v1t\¢@- that there is. already s. big cIcovl8€ of opinion in the party.
Hints Even 'RevoIu1iion. -
“One member told The Journal oo,
day that he regarded the sitiuitwlt there as the first real sign ofarevoiu- tion, and that Sli' Wilfrid Lallridi' would have to declare himself flow and in a clear-cut way state his em-' act position on this national issue.
“Should Mr. Can‘non’s' statemhnl.
regarding Sir Wilfrld’s support of is attitude beaccurate, there' remains no doubt that the Dominion is now facing_,the most critical situation, Koi only since Confederation, but for ' many years before.
. A British Canida.
,E Now Comes Olcavage. h
“The issue thus created is that
there is a, Quebec candidate endors- ed by the French-Canadian leadcr of the Liberal party who has an-~ nounced it cleavage ltet\vee'n thc Freiicli-Canadiati Liberals. ou the; me side and the British race on the'\ other side regarding (ian'ada’s fur-l hor participation in this war, and the policy that should be pursued by] the Government of Canada. ' "This .means nothing else than that
the next Federal election is to be fought. out in this- issue-THE MOST_ SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD BE CONCEIVED. Canada and the
tther Allies are fighting for their] 'eryexisteiice as froe people and 'or the' ‘liberty of mankind, yet a ‘-cction of thc Canadian community
"There is absolutely no doubt ot'
this- that on Parliament H111 L0- day, the Conservative party 'Ind ;a number of the Englislrspotlitk Liberals are united in' their" mluatlon to uphold, Canada .-una. British country at war toda_y___a'i0 1 side France- and the other Alllr and that until there is the sg .
est repudiation' of Mr. Clmll ll Ag Sir Wilfrid Irallrléf; 8 denial _ him that he endorsed -.Mi'.' (11% as the' Liberal candidate .in':`~~ chester, and Mr. Cannon'e, al from the Dorchester ceudideture,
the Fre-n‘ch-Canadian section' of tlhg Liberal party, as led by Bit Wllf Laurier, stands committed to, 131%, British sentiments and and-Gllp ,_ of the allied cause. _
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British Destroyer
LONDON. Jan. 24.--No additional
itil(-iul statement has yet been given uit respecting the two naval engage- 'nenis 'in tlip, North Sen Monday night. md Tucstlny morning. A Gcrurnti 'rflicliil bulletin clniuis thot_nnc liri- ‘ish ilcst.royn.r was sunk which is ntl- -nittod bv ilic llritisli _-\dinir:illy. and flick. nnoilicr was sei-u to be sinklllll vltich is not. ntliiilltctl, but cltiiius thai. they Germans suilcrcd no losses save that one boat V-till was damaged. '
'in the loss of the British dcsl.t'oyer
lhrcc otlicrrs and 44 men were killed by explosion. Following this a go- 'icral action took place which opened it short range and early ill the ililhi ‘lie bridge of the Ge'rmftn destroyer 17-69 was swept away by a. direct hit, the tfoniniiuider and two other offi- cers being killed. The V-69 fired one torprftlo and was then hit by another tlritlsii shell which knocked -her fitn- 'tcl tint on tho deck. ‘Still another tlicll put a hole on the torepnrt of thet vc.-tscl. Her guns appeared not to have been damaged. The crew of `iic V-till titiniheretl about sixty it would appcnr from statements of thc mcu that seven other Gorman vessels were sunk. The V-69 belonged to the home tleet. There are many reports in which German losses are placed all the way from one to fourteen but as in the battle of Jutland no British de- tails arc available until the Admiral- ty receives oiiicial statements.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Jan. 24.-Special despat-
chcs from Holland give stories of the battle between German and llrltish destroyers in the North Sea but de- tails which on sonic points are con-
rived tinted thc m in the 7 and
ludged from tho fact. that el ht cor
A Renter despatch from Y dau
ireports that Commander ~;
iiicling are mostly and avowedly de~
fiom hearsay anti not substan- . ll seems however certain that sin engagement began about two morning .This lasted till about was fought in the darkness the severity of the co-ld may be
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,ses on thc V-69 German flagship were
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nollicial Rcports Place German Losses at from One to Fourteen Vessels, One
Sunk with Lossvi'
Three Oliicers and 44 Men. 'f
arrived at Yumlden that they had to be hewn free with axes. Practically an iiciathi of the actual damages to the ships refer to the V-09 which it '19 stated was rammed by a Brltieh ship uftr-.r being seriously battered. A corrosponclcnt reports that agen.” ton (lorninn vessels were suiilt. there is nothing con-tlrmed in regnftl to this. According to one the Ger- mans started from Heligoland ‘ with the intention of raiding the British coast. hut were driven beck tovrarrl Flanders where some took rehilfit: Zeebrugge. It is confirmed that Com- mander Boehm of the V-69 is nlive, Sci C01“di11s te one report, enltijured. _ -l* _ ` _ "P9
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is stated he superinteuded the val of the crew of the deetroylr In examination of the ship prdvdd
impossibility of repairing her ' twenty-four hours. This N imllhkcf implies his intention to intern Ivor. nothing otiiclsl is known. A`i||§3~ ber of survivors of the mmkyt tish vessel have arrived on tin l".(`/RST. "" ' H
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ed but that the death of' o . "` '. is confirmed, two other J., - ‘(1 ¥l'° v".‘.§“i”'.i`““.l’.¢,.‘ °‘“.' ‘ '
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.the German destroyer Vihf -. > ed at Yumlden said thediili oc curred at a point thirty -t I bruzse. His vessel ' ` i . _ pedo boat deetroyee fo . rt guard of the flotllle 'of e ~ - l 5" _ S\ldd6’liiy il G6fmll\ i.-li "’ ' '_
fronted by tvN>Bflti1 -.fl - Dosed of four Britil data? V J
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