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34 premises. corner of Queen and lticli
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TUESDAY the 26th day of February
A.D., 1918 ut the hour of T\‘\‘lEL\'E
o'clock noon.
ALL THAT property having u
frontage of 44 feet on Queen ‘Street
and Il feet 8 iilclies on Richmond
Street_ with the brick building there-
on occupied by the Doiuiiiloii Express
Company_ and the wooden building
adjoining and at present in the oc-
cupation of Messrs. James and Train-
or, Barbers. _
The property will be sold subject
to a. Lease oi' siinie now outstandiiig
and which will expire oil the Ele-
venth day oi' June, A. 1)., 1924.
Tile purclinser will be entitled to
the rent froui the date ot' deliver oi'
Deed of (7onvc_vaiii~i- oi' the prcmii-ies.
A deposit of twciiiy per cent. oi' the
ipurcliase nioncy will be required at
40
45
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DIARY _
Prince Edward Theatre, 3.15. 7 and'
8.45 p. ni.
‘time ol` sale and balance within
1 twenty days. 1
For furtliei- particulars apply to the
. undei'sigin-ii. ' 
Dated at Cliarlottetoivn titli, Febru-
ary A. D.. 1918.
GAUDET & HASZARD.
 _ _ Solicitors.
. . ._ 2505-2-14'l‘lius'l`utilllltith.
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ACORN.-lii this citv on l-‘eb
1 . I
S. V. and Mrs. Acorn: a duugliter` ‘)_   
 i` ”T.’.;_. if "1 Trains
=  .__ _ _ . .____.._. l "”°*'
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FOUCHERE- At Georgetown on Comnienclng Monday, February
Tuesday, February 5th ins; to .\li. and 4th. 1918 and until further notice the
Mrs. William Fouchere. nee Irene following lI`i1illS Will be Callirellelilv-
Bachelder, a son, Howard Lawrence. N0- ‘ll--A'lV€YIiS°'i lf* |*‘f\\"° "bil"
-&_ lottetown Monday, Wednesday and
Frida at 700 ii in for ouris and
y . . . S
MACLENNAN.-Entered into rest, intermediate Stations, _
February 15th. 1918, Julie Ross Mac-
lemwn.. daughter cr the late Rev.- No 22.-Advertised to leave Souris,
.lohn Mnclennaii. Funezai (private) Monday. Wednesday and Friday at
_today from the residence of her 1.35 p. m for Charlottetown and ln-
nrother, Mr. David lllaclennan, Prince termediate Stations
Street. interment People's ceme-_ ' ._
ff1f'>'- Kindly o1n'1 "-mera. N. 23. -Advertised to slsave Mt.
(Stewart, Monday, Wednesday and
M. ,lfrivlni :it ll lfl 11 in for flenruetoivli
FRENCH MADE EMG RMB .and intermediate Stations.
ON 1.' 7. , '
THE GERMA' L' ES N . 24. Adv us <1 1 i G
_ 0 _ BP E 0 €8.V6 BOTEG-
P__\R.S_ Fel, 14__A hi _-I , -town for Mt. Stewart on Monday,
C,,,.,,,.d‘ Ou, ,,,,,_,y ,,._. fmf “‘F,___‘§f,‘,f- wefinesday and 1..-may at 1.40 p _m.
southwest' of l’.',‘ic Tfrsiiil 'lie Gcr- gotgtilggs Stewart and intermediate
man positions were 4-n‘»-red
the thirl line an-l
:ind shelters were 'lestro_ved.
aiiuouncemen vos ni _ie hy t
. ofllce in its regular onilnu
- tonight.
lli fl" r
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Plainlong-wnlstc-'E' ‘elvet fro
seen in greater numbers as.
son advances.
Close. vertical stripes ol`
,‘Lp_,__Qlff These cancellations are made nec-
' 'This essary owing to freight accumulat-
_he _‘ar lon._ weather and track conditions. '
mcwion- _District Passenger Agent's Office. '
“ 2470-2-211131.
einbroideiy give ii hinzlscnie effect t
a large knitting bag.
East R-.yally
   yrs. old, 1 .niarc:.5 yrs. old, 1 niard|
Since the Spring of 1017 has sen
i
' .~;-_- ,
cfrs are.
the sea-
l AUUTIUN
(flilnesi-_ --
U
l ani instructed by Robert Taper to
sell by public auction. at Highfield.
_i-1% miles from t‘liarlottetown) on
Aiwiednesday. Feb. 20th. 1918, at one
o'clo<-k p in' Stu k-~1 diiving niaic
I0 yrs. old, 5 iiiilcli cows in calf, Jer-
! sey heifer incalf, 2 fat cl1ttle_ 1 liei-
and miter 2 yrs. _olil. 2 oxen 2 yrs. old. 3
boxes ol' goodies to the soldier llo's:yeaHings’ I’ [au pigs’ 1 brood Sow'
The undersigned are instructed to'
offer for sale at Pufbllc Auction on the
mond Streets in Charlottetown on
The Following statement has been er than medical should bc unilcr- sions of the lust iii:-iitionctl order-in
ken by the commission. and that Council. the order oi' the A..-\.G. ol
citizen who believes that the authorl- the medical service should be under Nov. zilili was euiicelled and mat'
ty of the Military _Hospitals Commls- the udniinistriitlon and coiiirol ot the ters to-day remain in the sumo un
rniy Medical Corps. All appoint- settled condition. _
cuts to the medical ge;-vice wus The couiniission bus on every occa
_hc subject to the approval oi' the sion where tlifllcultics have `urisei _
prepared for The Toronto Star by a ta
sion, in dealing with the care of re- A
turned convalescent soldiers, should in
be extended rather than contracted to
B\1=i=l°'=S Pf¢mi=¢=_WHi0 GUNTRULS [I0-NVlllESl}ENT HOMES? it
ARMY MED. GURPSUR HUSP. GUMMISSIUN?
tatvment Showing l‘low thc Present Acute Situation 0 ilas Dcpelopedi
and Serious lsiuc Involved by Onc Who Favors Military fio>piial~
Commissinn’< Side of the Controversy-lias Been Friction Ever Since
the Beginning. Attempts By__Qgv5_rnmcnt_ to Effect a Compromise
T l'lav_c All Ended in Failure--Big Plans'For. Future. _
It gives a lucid outline ofthe develop- superintendent of the coniinissioii.
is an illuminating contribution to the is
discussion of an acute situation, c
ment of the system in existence. and -
11
gate of the Commission control! Q
sion was created for thc purpose of 'r
making provision for the care uniltii
to deal with the probleni which pro- fu
posed that arrangements should be lil
'O
By order-in-Couiicil dated June 30. in
made to secure the cooperation of routine of the ilolillilul-
the St. John`s Ambulance Associa-i
nursing and other aissistuiicc takenlfl'
men who |,-,ui |~@;m»|1@¢] up tu ilmhplete charge of the inedirul servir-' "ere twenty-sevcii niedical oflicerf _
time were bemg taken care of in and whose reputation would be su( -:ho w-.-re being paid part :ind fu!
,.,,nva|e,,,,em homes D,-ovided by the as to inerit the confidence of thc p\i= line pay und twenty-iivc Arin_\- .\iedi
This luck of co-operation contiiiue‘ -ue unit where tliei-fa were ini. ii
tion and the Uaiiiadiaii Red (‘ross-land it was felt desirable that un cr rzitutions with about 450 beds un
Some()-_ with |119 View [01|;,_\~iug ilielperienccti otl'lcer should be reiuriie- 00 in and out patients, but only -9'
oni France who could take con
Red (1,-USS 1, 0_.,1)_ [.1 and mum- U,-. lic.. Gen. Fotlierliigliani was selef'
ganlzations, and iii the city ot' To- if
ronto the men. ii` any, were largely ‘l
On the 24th June, 1910, a repor'
:vas submitted by the president oi
the 'omniission to the Privy Coun-4
cil in which it was stated that the
'lufy of caring for the returned inen
'is -livided between thc medical
s‘al’t` of the Department of Militia Si
and Defence and the Military Hospi-,
tals Commission and that the dual
system of control did not make for
eilicient adiiiinistratioii, nor did it
adinit of tiio-coiniiiissioii exercising:
the whole oi' the powers :ind author-
ity previously conferred upon it by
the oi'der-in-_Council creating it. This _
report reconiniends the creation ot’ e
Military Hospitals tioiiiiiiission i‘oin-
iiiaiid, and that all iiiatti-_rs -connect-
ed with eoinii|aiii|_ udiiiiiiistrationt
and discipline, subject to the require- ___
ments ‘of the military service. were
to be under the Military Hospitals
Commission. It further provided t`or
the appointment oi' a medical super-
iiitelldent who' was charged with the _
inanageinent ol' liuspitals-or-;lioiiies-
it
W
N
d_ and on or about Aiigust, 1917. wx -red was distinctly iiicilicieiit and on _
ppointcd D. M. S. lnvnlids, the r~ ' keeping wltli the large pay i-o‘i `,
when Um-0 of by lm, A,-my gvllediwi pectatioii being that he would_l>e ’. .hich thc Uoiiiiiiissioii was assure- |
pm-vs_ tailed to the lieaduual'tci's ul tl* =' coiiipetr-nl medical uuthorit_v wa-
coniinisslon at Ottawa in the snni -sing uctuall-y double, tor upproxl
Commissiunis Autho,-ggy Extended_ inanner as was the ofiicer eolnlnaii cutoly $30.00() per anliuiii uiore. than _
in
g the Military Hospitals Coniini
sion (`o1nmand. ituiioii of Army i\ledit-ul Corp
_`__GeiL__Eqtherin_gham Opposes. iltcd in n i'iii°tlii-i~ iiiiiii-r~essnr_v ex
However, 'on lils_arrival in Cam I
he showed himself so entirely opp...
od to the commission by the subn‘i~
on of a tentative scheme of orga.
zation, which meant practically tb
elimination of the comniissioii. il'
was iniinediately recogiii'/.eil th'
his coiitrol of the medical services ;
_the hospitals of 'the coniniissi
ould not be conducive to liairinoiz
The situation was bronglit to a hc.
n the latter part of Septeinbcr as
_result of a 1leinaiid.made by Miltini
District No. 2 lor llic lrziiisi'er oi' 1.
docuiiieiils periailiiing io pzitii-iils i
he liospituls ot' thi' coininlssiou an
` the medical olllcers who had bc-
detuiled for duty at the lieallr|ua\'i~-~
oi' the comniission in Toi-onto to tl.
lieadquaiters oi` Military Distri-
o. 2.
Another Difference of Opinion.
It was found that this airiiiigeiiieni Arilly .\ledlr,-:ii Corps for llii- .~:i'<~ ii
.is not satisfactory owing to the securing liariiioiiy. This iii.-_i-~_-. Q
onstant friction between the nicdi has not been suilicicni. as iiclliiii
from the point of view of an advo- c'l officers of the hospital and iii' ‘nit absolute control of the ir.-_fi.::1 _
inbatant oilicers who were yilacel 'if thc coininission will satisfy :ii l
charge oi' such institutions iy iii' 'leinands of the Army Meilicul f'iii~e.~ i
1015, the Military I-Iospitiils Comniis- f'oinniission Coinniand_ The oiiicer' is evidenced ‘by the order i.~:i:/.-l I; l
omniandlng were unable to exercis._ lie A..-\.G. on Nov. Ziltli, 1111?. 1
ny control over the nierllcal ofllccizs
trczitnieiit of returned disabled sol-"H1111 the 10-li-81'. illlilmlgil l'0u\li~'lll£' Extravagance Charged.
fliers. Prior to this date the Militialmen to be paraded for exaininatioil
l)epurtineiit appointed a committee and treatment at stated hours. oftell The adiniiiistratioii ot' the .\le~_lici» l
iled to keep their appointnientr iervices in the Hospitals nt' the f‘on~_
us niiderinining discipline and th- uission by the Ai~ni_v Medical Corp-
~t'r0in the niedicail point ol' view. and
that the medical service at such hos-
pitals should he pert’oi-ined either by
oflicers of the Army Medical Corps
_or by civil practitloiiers. it also pro-
vided tbat niedical olliccrs ul' the
Departineiil of-Militia and l)ci`ellc':
doing duty at liospitals or homes
should be seconded for service uiider
the comniissioii. Due provision was
niade l'or` the creation ot' inar‘hiiicry
at Xmas
. Proceeds front ice cream
held on ground of Mr. Allison
3’ 25 lietis..
» for the boarding and final' rliscliurge
(lunfcrences were held with tl 1
then Acting Adjutant Geiiei-ul with
view to reacliing an adjustnient i
the dii`l`e1‘ences which had 1u‘is-_'11, tl-
conilnission contending that the owl
satist'acto`ry solution ol’ thc, troulii
1
conceded furtliei' jiiri.~'ilictiou ii- ilri
`»"ts been costly and iiietllcieiil. l
witients confined to their 'bcds, iii.-r
~il Corps nurses. The services rcnfi
hut it should have been _ The sul.
iurses for civilian iilirses has r
nditure of public iiioiii-_\'. _'ts tiles. i
'iinecessary expeiiilit_iii'4-s- take~pl1if'i
ii the Hospitals ol' the Voiiiiiiissioi
mt organization niust, in the eyes '_
ite public. assume full rcsponsibili|\
or the iidnliiiistratioii of any nierli
l or otlier nrgaiiizutioii :mar-li'_=<l if
l The Commission's Plans. _
.
i_ By the policy of the Military llos
. `~tals (‘oiii|nissioii, coiiciirred in ii-
i oinpetciit iiiciliral ziiitiioi'iiies. ii wal
‘ciilvil tliiti .\Ie\\'liiii|'l1cI slioulil lu- .
'earring Iio.s|iit:il for iii.»<:iiii~; the ()i
-rio .\lilil;ir_\' llospitul ul (‘.obour;;' .. `
~ <-spititl devoted to the care of sho! _
_ buck rzisos; Guclpll. a liospitnl i`<‘
I ilvuiicerl L-oii\'alei=1-exits. i'egui‘dle..s C
, 'strii-is. wlicre patients could lui-°
` .lvaiiiliigc of the siiperlor ciliiriilioiii'
. nd_inaiiii|`:ictiii'iiig facilitii-s providl
liopai.-tlic nt Nortli 'l‘oi'onto, wi~i'e i=
-1 l1ir;ge tiwiitiiieiit centres. At \\'iiii
»y every l`:icility for niodern treo* -_
rent wars being provided.
Conceiitration ln Toronto. _
I <
was the carr_viiig on ot' operation The policy of the A.l)..li.S.. No. i -Vililfil WHS l"~"i'l|S0<|~
unller the provisions ot' the ordel‘-i- -'1-itrlct, has bceii one of i:oncci\tr:‘ , lb) 'i`_i\U, <'0lllllliSSl0ll ilil-ri ull U\'l2l`.‘
Council creating the 1-oininuiid. ui: ‘on in '|'.,|-.nun “~11i.,1| 1,35, ,-.,5|,11.,- '_ urcusioii eiulciivort-il to <-o-opciwite
the seconding of thc Arniy Medic- ~i iiiiii<~.'~i~..sii1'\~ ovei-<'i-oiviliiig. 'l`li- “ilil U10 -\» Nl. 1'-~ Dui ull 02lt'l\ OCCH-
‘; \\'liit.b_\'. lliii‘liiigl11ii and the ()i---'i-
' i na.
~ “"3 ‘li '2l.'.i'i..i‘2ii"'i¥ I.’.ii!i'i’.“i’l...' ....i'.“i'Z.'.'i‘1l'.§
to the front 218 pairs of socks
is
donations and members' fees
91; paid t`or yarn, etc.. $142.1
option of War Prisoner $54.00
Cash on hand $9.81. The Pi
festival t‘.ltOl_°-350 bus. Banner oats, 75
H0lm__S|bus. mixed grain. :ill bus. wheat, 14
$!,)5__| tons hay, quantity ot' straw, 200 bus.
U; __(l__polatoes. ` v _ . _
=li\'l}’LEi\'lhl\TS- Driving wagon.
'esidem driving sleigh, I5-.tin wagon wood
M_,.S_ “-(alluw \Vheum,y (“____i__;_q" I0- sleigh, liayf iiiowciz, hay rake, dis(-
tliank one and all of the East
ty fled Cross workers for their past
assistance.
Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Win-
nifred Connolly.
Feb. 13th. 1918.
2594pd.
Notice to
Traveller
m___i_]_ liuri-ow, spike liurrow, spring tooth
liarrow, single piow_ daisy churn,
'washing machine. _ `
Also'i steel kitchen range.
TERMS~All sums ot' $5.00 and un-
- der cash, over that amount 10 months
credit on approved joint notes. 6
per cent. oft' for cash. Fat cattle
\vill be sold far cash. If day proves
stormy sale will be held iirst line day
following. '
PETER BRODIE,
` 35531-if-13\Vl"l‘iSuL1il4iptl. _
i .
l
i
li
(`or ‘ oiiic rs to the cominission :-
of nien. This report was approved. t pb E ’
erein provided. Tile Acting Ai
jutaiit General inaiiituincd that Arm
| Army Medical Corps Backs Up(
Toivards thc close of 1916 the
iiicliiczil superintendent rc.i|uest_ed tho
Arlny Medical Corps to second to the
coininissioli sonic tliii'i__\'-two medical
officers wiio were at the time on
the stan' ot' the hospitals. This re-
quest was refused, it being alleged
that 'the demand for niedical nien
overseas was so pressing that no men
could he spared for other work. The
coniniission accepted this statement.
but to date practically none of these
men, whose services were refused to
the commission, have been with-
drawn from the hospitals or gone
,\ucti,,nee|-5_ overseas. ln some parts of Caieadal
the ('oniniissioii had appointed civil-
ian nioilical otfi-;-ers. in its hospitals,
also tivilinn inedical bo.llds, but sub
i _ .
W _ . , .. . . _ _
S seuueiitly found that the Army Merli-
Qi ..l(
The Hunter River Hotel
an i b-iafding ~t.4bie will close
Enha-id after Monday, March
t _
The travelling public will
please not trrspass on this
notice' as I iiud it impossible
to get help.
G. H. M¢cUicAN“
2554-Z-1-4ivl3i.
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Synopsis of Canadian Northwutl
l
See Our
Separators
Don’t fail to see our
exhibit of De Laval
149 Great George St.
Milk cans, bottles, caps,
brushes, Separator oil,
Separator parts. The
Alpha gasoline and ker-
osene engines, gas en-»
glue oil.
Jas. D. Offer
Land Regulation ,_
l.
THE sole head of a family of any male over
eighteen years old. rlinv homestead a qnairter
section of available Dominion land in Manitoba.
Snltltchev/an or Alberta. Applicant must :ip-
pear In pcnun at the Dominion Lands Agency
or Sub-Agency lor the District. Enuy by proxy
may be nude at my Dominion _Lands Agency
but not Sub- Agency on certain conditions.
Dutlu-Six months residence upon and cul-
tlvltion ofthe land in each of three years. A
homeolaoder may live within nine 'miles of his
homestead on 1 farm ol nt lent Bn acres, on
clnlln conditions A habitable house is rs-
xelli-:idvexcept where rnldcnce is performed in the
In ccrtlln districts n liomnfetder in (nod stand
Ill lily me-empt n quarter-section alongside his
homntud. Price $3.00 per acre.
Du in Six
t months residence ln cnch of three
nan after earning homestead patent; also so nr,m_
cl!!! cultivation, Pre-eruption pctenl maybe ob-
:|5514 "oz 4:2: 'ul borigemadd KIT, on certain
tml" u ox sunt nt d rl h
may uh lpurcliuod homestead in ceigtnxinearlstrigts.
krlec . Dial -M reside six
il ncrgtrédggm cularlvstcugo acres and |3321:
hm oruoioultivctlon lr nuliloct to reduction in
- w. w coiiv. c. M. c.
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Charlottetown
463 wma-ittmu. _ »
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will 1 C 18| D I . .
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nott sellmy far atth
Fresh Fish Pf¢S°(1)1ffim¢» m e
Smoitl, Eels. Lobotors and
Frogs are Specialities
Consignments Sollcltod
872-10-80Mtll!Efl’l4mthl».
Cream Separators, at 3
ta. Iorps refused to rccogiilzc the
recomineiidatioiis t`or discharge made
lby any civilian medical bouril. ('oii-
t'l1`tl. .li:~l ‘~  --
_ io o ie niet 1.1 seivlce was moic
_or less in the liands ol' the A.l.).M.S.
District. and through failure on the
lpiirt ot' the Army Medical Corps to
‘second oiiii.-ers as provided by thc
ordcriii('ou|i1il océu led with thr-ii
I __ __ _ _ ._ ,, __
.refusal to reg-.ognize civilian boards,
- ithey made it inipossi-ble for the coin-
niission to exercise thc powers con-
ferred upon lt with respect to medl-
cztl service.
A Compromise that Failed.
In March, 1917, an effort was inode
to secure the co-operation of the De-
purtnient of Militia und Defence and
a nieniorandiini was entered into be-
tween tlie two organizations wlierehy
it was provided that ull services oth-
For Sale by `
Public Auction
At New Perth on Tuesday, l"ob.`
21111 at 1 p. ni._ mi-m of 105 :ici-ca, 00?
in u high state of cultlvutlon. re-l
- niaindcr under wood. il~lu'ildlngs f'
,ample and in good repair. Also crop.,
'stock and lmplem,ents-See liandblllii.
,l M|i.'roN KENNEDY.
2481-2-9Mlilpd. .
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_ O
otice
Owing to u n‘expec_ted
1i1AL.Rono _
Medical (‘orps oiliccrs could not l'
tr11iist`ei°red to the coiiiinissioi
and not be under the contr
of the A.l)..\'l.S. districts. no
withstanding the fact ilint the ordc
-in-(iouncil i'e_t'erred to provided fi-_
such procedure. He stated that sn(-
nrtlcers, should they so desire. cout
be released from the A.M.(‘,. to cntf
the service of the commission i l
civilian capacity oiil_v. _
ln view of this attitude the cor-
iiiissioii notiiicd the Depurtnieiit <-
Militia and Defence that on Ileeeii
bei' lst it would tuke ovcr its ow
iiiediuul service and carry on tll
same as ti civilian organization. l
view ol' the eouiniissloirs previou'
experieiice with the A1'i1iy Medica
Corps in the liunilling of civilial
boards a report to council was sul
mitted providing for certain uiiiz-iii 1
nients of the order-iii-Couiicil ci-1-_:i
lug the command, and confiriuin
the decision to carry on with civili.i
I incdicul ofllccrs.
A New -Order(-in.-Council. ‘_
R This repori. was noi/ adopted, bu' .
-i new ordei'-iii-tlouiicil was passe
on Novenibor 28. 1917, which wa'
supposed to define the resp:-.ctiv
functions of the commission. the M'
litia Departineiit und the Army Medi
"ul Corps. u.nd to eliminate dual cm
trol. As u niatter of fact under this ‘
order-in-Council dual control was as
celituated to a greater' degree tlnui ai
any time lieretofore, and. as '_.~_i‘
order-in-Council wits interpreted bf -
the tlcpartiiieiits interested in differ
cnt ways_ serious confusion arose.
A.M.C. Assuming Control.
The Army Medical -Corps iii-lsiiiiiieii
that full control of the com1nis;lon's
hospitals was conferred irpon it, nm'
the Acting Adjutant General on tht
'.'ill_li of Noveiii'h|»~r. the day ufiigr [hr
order-iii-(.'ounell was approved by
l-lis Excellency, lsl-iuerl on_ 'i~der io
all G.O.f}. districts 1idvlslng_tliat thc
oiliccrs in coniniand of Militury Hoa
pltuls (loinniisi-iion units were uiidei
the control of thc G.O.C. districts in
ull respects.
ln some districts the A. D. M. S.
and the A. A. G. proceeded to issue
of their arrival in Canada until their
-llscliarge has resulted in the work oi . ,
'lie commission bein- ii I
`oiiiini.~:sioii has. tlirouglioul tur-
ng iulvziiilaige of (li-ncrul Ho.-‘pil
:ls and their cfiulpiiiciit l`or'tlie per i
u'iiiance oi' iuajoi' surgery other thai
rtliopuotlir. ’l`lic A.D.M.S., 'l’oror
o, contends that a concclitrutioii oi
orvatioii -by specialists. One ina'
roperly ask why, when lliedicul iue‘
in thc uniforni oi` an otli<:er_ th-;-~
re not, under orders us such. an
re not prepared to go where liieii
iiporior oilicer directs tlieni_ Ollw -:‘
lse they should cease to wear ilioi
niforiii and continue their prucllc- l
A civiliuiis.
Sllortoge oi' liaise llospital at-;coii:
nodai.ioii_ wlilcli is an A.M.1`, inaiiri
nd not one to be dealt with by iii
oniinissioii. undue eoiiceiitratlou ol,
iaticnts of the couiinisi-iion in Toroi. ’
o, and the contention ot' the ’l"ori_-uf'
-liyslcians that pittieiiis niust be kep
ii the city for obsei'vutioii, tlicreb_\
nabling such plrvslcinns to contiuii-
hcir practice und atteiiii soldier pa
lents with niliiliiiuiii iiicoiiveiilcnc-
o tlieniseives, has resulted in a pi'o
ind (lol. Ryerson. to have 11 1,040 berfl
iospitul erected in High l’urk. To
,obourg, Wlliitby, Burlington und
‘luelpli there are to-day 1lppl'0.<i-
iialely 1,200'vucu|ii, beds. Tliesc are
uiore than sulllclent to take care of
ceduro generally with rc.~:peet to llie`
movenieut of patients from the tluic
| -:ion thc iuiicr has rcaivlietl out for
dip |'U}|U\\-ni] ||1L» pU|i@y_L,|` my _`urtli<.r control with the single oh-
iiistructlons to the 0. C. of commis-
sion unlts as to the manner in which
the hospitals were to 'be taken over
in `Mllitary District No. 2 medical 0.
(7.’s were immediately appointed for
North Toronto. Burlington, and the
Central Military Hospitals, not\vltli~
standing the fnct. that the lust men
tloiied order-lii-tfouiicll providi-il foi
the appointment of an A. D. M. S.
lnvallds. with headquarters ut the
liend office of the commission. who
was to be charged wltli the selection
and appointment of all medical offl-
cers and other medical personnel. Un
the commission directing the atten-
tion of the adjutant-general to the
fact that the procedure carried out
was without the scope of their juris-
diction. and contrary to the Drovl
than not _cases were clenreii through l
the discharge depots at Halifax and
Quebec, nt which points expert inodl `
ployed for the purpose of securing ull
nnd re-educational wo_rk_ etc., und us
ull patients had to pass through this
one channel, complete data was so
The Department of Militia and De-
fence has recently undertaken
nd-toieporlods varying from tour tb
. . Vi
where they are boarded. _"if" 3:31' eigliteoii mouths. and it may prover-
.redure wil result ln multp cal ‘_ ly be a“u,,w,| that ,hare was mmm
of medical bourds and the emi) 0- available for those men in England
mont of laige staffs of interviewers
he services ol’ the best medical i1\;~ii.
‘ - t
in the several districts tlirouglwlli This lollg residence in the liosiiitiils
‘iinailn Lark of uiiltorniitv in llle
mek 0.- pu[;_.iits when granted fur
i nlll lcsult lil inu D(-flll8
ius ii tendency to liistitutionnlisc the
o be fitted for civil life. lt niuy also
; ' . ‘ ' f _ ~ _ - i
hong “nd the dmwlmy m kcepmglliieu und ,renders thein niore rlililcult;
_ . . 1
ougl ‘ ` S "-" l l
1vei~looln.d or the iui`orinaition only
m,,,,,.,i in- gi-eiiil_v |iii~:'e1i.-‘eil labor
pp if, the preseiit fullv '20 llb‘l` Will(
.t' thc pulleilts passed tliroul-til thi
`is1-li'.r'i- ilepois \\‘cl".‘ l\lllll£’tli11lL‘i.\
- ' 1'* _ _ _ 1,
--ecoliiiiiciitietl foi .liseliaige .intl illi-
iot pals-' il|:'i,ugh the liiispiiatls oi tin.
oiiiiilissioll. This i\\'cniZ~' lll'l` l"‘m
. _ ,. _ 1 »
,.,.,~,, ,_,,,i_\~ imp; on p_|_\ |i iidln_.; tlitii
’iscliui'ge. l'llder the cliullfie ill l1l'0
calure outlined above this t\l'L’llTl' lllll
cnt. will arrive ut their |lisil‘i\‘ts. ant'
.long with thc oilicr. i:icn. will D1’
r.inie<l lurlougli and will n;»_; lic
ioui-ded until the e.\'pir:itloll Ui ll-
n,,,,._ ,|,,.,-L.b_\- ycsuliiiiis in abc cmui
r\' bcilig clizirizcd \\'itli :ul1iltioi~=ii
inbillty. 'l`o this must be aulilcil thi.
'os' wiiii-li will be iiicurreil in pro-
fidliii; lniri':|<:li nr-1-oiiitiioilatiiiii '\lll
wich iuilitnry district. wliere till' 
uriieii nieii can bc housed while ie
i'; boiiiwleil for the piiruoec of i|Sl'L'l‘
--living thc disposition to be inuile of
tliein.
What Commission Has Done.
I\'ut\vitli.~,tan1liiii.; all thc ililiiculiics
'-‘liicli the couiiiiissloii has been _nib
leclod lo in an effort to -cul‘l'_\' Olli
he worli cntrnstcd to »it. inuch luis
ieen u<'coiiiplislit-d. particularll’ ill
he-provision ol` hospitals. whereby I
.qpulation of ‘_*.1.\€l in llecciiilr.-i'. 1010.
'ow iitcreascil to 12.000 in lleceni-
fer, 1917 hzis bet-il taken care of,
ii(-uiioiiill and icciliicaiioii worli
'us bt-1:11 cairrii-d on iviih iiiciiheili
-u<_~ci‘.~‘s. und when 1-onipalred \vl_i_‘i
lie work in Engluiiil, is disiiiii-ily in
zdvzilirv. liiiluslrizil si\i‘\"_vs li.i\'r_‘
iceu nindc tlii'ouif,liout t‘;iii;idu io:
he piirposc ot' aisci-i't:iiiiiiig the vzlri
us tru-les for wliicli lliiiiiiiinppirf
-ien can bi- tlnlilird. .\ S:-iiool o
llzissage has befell in opcintioii for
»oinc iiuie. .-\ training ceiiiru lol
"1-liciioinil i‘c~1-dui-atioii -'li' i'_e'i'."_il-l‘l
lorhers. .slit-.ll as the i'et.ui'|ieil in<-i‘.
'irougli their orgaiilzations iiiiv-1 rc
-\ntedly urged, is under w:i_v. \\'i i.
his should bc cairri-eil on <‘f~iiii<-1-,
»'~ii1-.re iiieilic-ul olii<‘i>\‘.s of liospitzzl-‘_
liroiiglioui. t`niiuil:| could ln- bi'ougli‘
ii for rcfrcslier rolli‘ses iii cis.-;"1'.'1 ‘
lc ussuiiied thnt, huvlng regard :fi
the length ol' the hospital resident:
in England and the niedicel service
available. they would not have been
iiscliarged l`roiii Eiighxiid unless it
was felt that thc iiiiiilinuni of medienl
treatineiit would likely be required
in this couiitry_ except. in the case
of ortliopaedic<eases, which niight ro-
pi~esciit 25 per cent of the whole.
For this 1-.nd other reusons the whole
niucliiiiery oi' the Military Hospitals
Coiiinilssion niust be culled into play
in the dc-institutioiiulizlng of the
nnin and ln the fitting of liiin for re-
instatenient ln civil lll`e. The process
of do-inshitutionalizatloii must -bc
grnduul and the organizutloii cliairgcd
with the task must have at its dis-
posal talent oi' all sorts, the grcates
libcrl._\' ol' action. and, above ull. the
power of opportulllty to co-oiwliiiatc
all services, niliiiiiiistrntive. discip-
linary. inedical and otlierwlso.
(ii 'l‘lie powers con!`erred on the
Military Hospitals Coiiiinissioii
should be exercised either by the
coiiiinissioii or by the Departinent ot’
Militia and Defence, but should not
be vested in both, as the nature of
the probleni to be solved must lie un-
der one control. The i`oriner`possess-
ses advuiituges, inasmuch as many
voluiitury orgniiiziitlons und other
services are placed at the disposal of
the patients through the intiuence
und interest ul' local coinmissioners,
wliicii would not be available under
strictly ilcpairtinciitul adniiiiistration.
(J) The commission is orgaiiizcd
on sti-ictly business principles, and
is untruininelled by the usual depart-
nieiital and military routine. and
free to handle witli the greatest ex-
pezlii-iicy the necessary innchincry
"or the ireiieral welfare of the l‘e-
iiiriied, invalided inan. 'll has nian~-
.iged its hospitals and its utfairs on
sound liusiiiess lines, chief of' which
iiiuy be cited its system oi' food con-
irol whereby the dining room -and
lritclieii service is under the control
ol' skilled dictitians, who are special-
ly trained in the preparation of pro-
perly balaiiced rations and the elim-
inatioii,,,oi` waste. 'its accounting
mctliods afford a means for compi-
lecrino. li_'\'di'o, and iii:-1-lniiioiii.-rapyipng ,.U,mm,-,,1i\-Q ,mst dm that cn.
. . .,
All this \\orlt, which is d's.ilii-: ~
-=cdic:ll. other than 1-iliic.i1ioii.\l
.hould have been iiiidcrtzilieii by thc
'\.M.t‘., hui luis beeii liuiirilcil by_
lic llospit.il- <’i»i||iiii.-:_-=ioii. ll slinillil
'ie ilirccleil iroin one 1-1-iiii'nl control
'o illaii the ailiiiiiiistiuitivw- olli-’»>i'
would have the power to bi-in.; in the
ucdicul oliirers for i-i~i.~\;»li»_ .
nurses" l'roni the \'ni'loiis ulliis iii
'uiiud=i. 'l`oduy .suiili :. pi'oci-i‘\irc is|
liipo:=:.ibii~. as iiic 1-imi|iii.~'>=ioii doe.~|
i in ~ . lull
rot control its iii:-di--ul si-"' -_ u
uiiiiot si-<~ure 1-vtii the iii-vc.'s1ii'\- nil .
iniiii.s|i'uii\'c ollicei.~z io pi'i»|n.|‘lv pci'
orni_its duties.
A Summary of Situation. _
lirii-i'l_\'. iiic liiailei' inuy be suin-
tn) Power was coiil`ei'red on the
.;-bles thc adininistratlve ofiicers to
l_:cepiii<>oiista1it touch with the
opeiwitiiiir, costs anti to secure the
liiglic-st eillc-icnr~._v at iiiinlni_uin ex-
pense to the country.
(lt) lf the coiniiiission had the
power to draw on the Depnrtiiieiit ot'
i\'iilitiu ond llefeiice :is provided in
the ordcr»iii~(`oiiii<-il creating the
coniiiiuiid."t`liere would be created n.
Strong tlepurtiiii-iii oi' medical ser-
vice. ’l`liis sl-ould he built up in the
wgaiiiizailioii ol' the eoniiiilssioii with
iiicilicul ollircrs in cliui'l:0 Of llllil-S
located at the unit. lieadquurters of
the coiiiinissioii, such unit M. O.’s
lllrectly responsible to the medical
supcrinteiideiit ‘of the coininission_
and not in any wuy rcspons le to
A ll. \i. S. district or u e_c
service, thc tniiisfei' and boarding
_ _ lille _ _ 1 ` it il.l.___ t
"‘i‘a*"V“*d "5 f0"U“'>'5  'to any lateral control. Wltli such
l 1 i
l
\lilitar_\' Hospiials Coliiiiiissioii 1*
iiidertillit' ccrtuin work. and to cal 
iii other ilcpuitiiieiiis of the Govcril-'
Ticiil for :|.~‘sisiavice. A i'cqiii-si was
.iailc on the Militia l)cpurinieiii. to
econil -crtaiii .\. .\l. f`. 0lllcer.~i._
icct ol' the ulfiniate elimination of
lic coniniissioii.
(cl .\s al result ol' 1'oiiiproiiiises,
lual control , wliieh the oriler-in-
lloulicil creating the Voiiiiilission
'ltienls is iii-cf-ss;ii'_\' in that 1-.ity s- Toiiiiiiziiid cinluuvoreil io obviate. has
Init puiiciits uiuy be kcpi under ob becolne so ucceiitiiuted as to iuipairi
he cihr:ieiicy`ot' the coininissioirs
wguliizatioii. -
(dl The problein oi' liundling the
eturiicd inan 'ls one and indivisible.
ind must cliibruce. insofar as the
lsublcrl lnun is r‘once|'|l1:il, the lailvi
ng control ot’ liliii froni the flute of
‘tis arrival in (‘1inudu until his ulti
'naic iw-plaureinciit iii civil life.
(e) The trzliliing ol"1t civilian to bc
isoldiel' should essentially ‘bc pluccrl
' ‘ii the liunds ot'°t1‘uiiic1l iniliiury ,i-x-_
i
sorts. So. coiiv(-i'.~;i_l_\', sliould the
ruinini; of ti soldier in lin :i civilian
'oe more czipiibly liuii<ll.¢d li_\ .1 civil
‘an orgxaiiiziitioii in touch with il-_c re-
iulrciiieuts oi' coiiniicrcc :uid iii
iustry.
(fl _'l`li<- rclitibilllttlioii ol' ilic rc-
.‘.urned soldier is not solely a iiindiciil
probleni, tfoiiieiilent with tb'-. lncdi-
'UHIU being llllllil* by G€*ll@l`Hl |-0gi< ,cal probleni arc physical training.
the provision ol' artificial iinibs vvliore
iicccssury niiil cducutloil in the use
'onto. Tlife csiiiiiaieil cost ot' this or sainc, vocutioiiul training or or-
\0SD|Ul1 Will bo "Ol ii*-SS lilull $300- cupational therapy for the conval
‘00, und the buildings will have to bt ascent, l‘e»education for those so dis-
lemolished alter the war is over. .ibled as to require at new trude, final
A-9_`Ul0 l?0lllllliSHi0ll fl00S ll0l l'Ul1 eiiiployinciit :ind rciiistuteinent ill the
"01 IW "WD lllffllivlll -lL’l'\'il1\2. und 115 world ol' i-_oiiiiiiercc or iudiistrv.
.hc transfer oi` patients is ti ineiliciil tg) lt inuy be sui`el_v stated” ibut,
natter. the coiiiiiilssioii is una-ble tt generally speaking. those paticm.-i ‘freshen the entire alimentary Camil-
’Hl‘l’y 0Ui- lit-l ll0m`-V “itll l'°SDect tf who pass through the hospitals ot
:lie allocuttml of its D-Tlilllltri to live thc eoniiiiissioii liuvo been placed in
*DGUUII |l0HDilili>l lvrovitied. Tile Mill proiita-bl( cinployiiiciit. und. by _rea-
‘ary Hospitals (loniiiilsslon hus uinplf son oi’ the griidiial iraiii-il`orniutioii
lrst~class uccoinniodatioii for the pa froin soldier to civilian, have been
ilents under its control, and 'between successful. ~
~
Shaking Off Hospital Life.
(li) l'utients before reacliiiig (lun-
nrospectlvc patients. The absence o; ada have 1,. | 1 _ 1 1- _
control of niedical boards nl' the pro-. Len n ww mt In Eng.
ot' patients can bi. ex-pedited und
uiiifornilty in nietliods and produc-
tion tlirou-._:'liout (Ian-ada assured.
Above all. thc saving of large sums
of iiioiicy to Canada would be effect
cd. The cllniinatiou of all cumber-
some procedure in the medical ser-
vice is essential. so that the admin-
istrative staffs niay be reduced £0
the iuiiiliiiuiii. -ln some _hospitals
such stuffs t'or niedical routine only,
approxliiiate as high as -l per cent.
oi' the patient population.
| Hot Water for
' Sick Headaches
Tells why everyone should
drink hot water with phos-
phate before breakfast
l-lendaclic ol' any kind, is caused 'by'
auto-intcxication-which means self-
poisoning. Diver and bowel poisons
ciill7:il ttxins, sucked iiil.-o the ‘blood
~tlirt;ui;li thc lymph ducts. excite the
heart which puinps the blood so fast
that it Cong-esta in the smaller art-
eries and veins of the head producing
violent, tlii'c»bblng _pain and diseases
culled heacaclie. You become ner-
vou's. despoiideni, sick, feverish and
inlseruble, your inenls sour und ul-
inosi iniuseute you. Then you resort
to acctiinilide ,aspirin or the bromid-
es which teniporiirlly relieve but do
not rid tho blood of, these irritating
toxins.
A glass of hot water with u ten-
spooniul of limestone phosphate in it.
drunk before 'breakfast for awhile.
will not only was-li these poisons fl‘0lll
your system und cure you ot' head-
ache but will cleanse. purify Bull
Ask your pharmacist for ti quarter
pound of limestone phosphate. It is
inexpensive ,hurinless as sugar.
lt' you uren’l. -feeling your -best. if
tongue is coated or you wake llfll
with bin? taste, foul breath, or have
-colds, indlgcstion, biliousness, cou-
stlpiilicii or sour, acid sctlo-inacli. be-
gin the pliospliuted hot water cure to
rid your system of`toxins and pois-
‘ l)llS.
' __ ____ ..;._-='_'=;.____.. ._ ._..____
c oice tresh meats.
1 quality is needed.
_-..L_ _____.;1 ___ . _...!'l'
 ii’ ’ » Fresh Pork' Sansa
1
A Change in Clearing Methods. ‘_  .
M_1_i»_1_l_§1 _§_;=_§§§_1m§;_<:@;s_ 1_1)-_~_1:1_<;<_l__;»r)__l_l§ h _Manufactured from best spices obtainable and
;2:..’.1;::.";:_ Undef G0V€1°"m@I\¢ I'\SP2<=¢i0l1 c
:::;°*i::‘L".".f’.a1‘.‘;i':;"1.:.s'.P‘ii‘:.':::.ia:1 5,, ,,§°°§ revvef been the °_ffi¢i-1 Start-i_i>= f'ESf
Soldiers' Aid (!ommlsslon_ vocational _ _ fl? a A.DDI'0V€d. N1: 11181161' 051' ` Wim Of
cured on the history of every mani  by  leading grocersc
_ to ° .
change this procedure, and as 11 re-  .
suit. Patients do not pass, through the
discharge depots, but are sentl
llirougli direct in their districts. Cha-f101t¢t0Wl], P, E_ I . .