we' emrromroi. awry ai swarm or- Zoi » ! _-0-_ _i “A” 'Y “V ”Y'°°Y I -ri-re i=i:oPi.n'a PAPM I »» ~. , . , .-, ...,~ i ,, ,_ . ,,.. . _ ,_ __ . _.____, TIIEGGUARDIAN COVERS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LIKE TIIE Dl‘l\V. 0VER`45,000 READERS DAILY ._ ' W; f , i ' ' .' », ,;.g.- 9. 't ;.` , A 1 . . _ i \ wut -. . ‘ ' ._ , - '_ fr.. ~.,»"" . . 1. irq' - - ' I . . i’ nr cininriowi niiiiiiiiiiii “I _ei W Z i Au. 'ritz AM. ‘ Tcnammwn °".""."° Thr” cm” VY ' ` _W IT" "T Annual Subscription, delivered,-5 ~°"""° °""""“"~ ‘°"“°°° 1°°1- sw-.iii-=<=----ii-» iw. CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, ioi9_ ' B mall Clnnda. NN; UUA., Url- A_ W Drayton Sworn in FRUIII PUBLIC -LIFE Correspondence Between the Prime Minister and Sir Thomas White. Finance Minister Needed Rest After Eight Years Work. ` OTTAWA. August 4.-Correspohq. ence between the Prime Minister arirl Sir Thomas White was made public today. On July 17, Sir Tlioriras White wrote to the Prime Minister as fol- lows: "Dear Sir Robert Bordenz- "Before you left for England last November I asked to be relieved or my duties as Minister of Finance pointing out that my health had been lrnpaired by the long strain and heavy responsibility which had tested upon me continually during the period of the war, and further that my personal affairs, which for the past eight years or public life I have been obliged to almost wholly neglect, demanded my immediate rel turn to private business. At your request. ii consented to remain and aisclirirge thc diities of acting l’riiiie Minister during your absence over- seas, on the understanding that, rip- on your return, my resignation from tim (iovcrnrnent would be accept- ed. In view oi’ the foregoing and for the reasons mentioned, 1 hereby tender my resignation as Minister of Finance with the request that it be iniriiediately accepted. in order that l may take a much needed rest. if at any tiriie it appears to you that my courisci or assistance would be of service to the Government, you ivill, ifccl confident, not hesitate to r-all upon me. il ani happy. to be able to state that I leave oillcc upon terms oi' accord with my colleagues, to all of whom I felt bound with tics of high personal regard and friend- ship. As to yourself, icanriot say bow_ greatly 'I appreciate the kirirl- ness, consideratioir and courtesy which you have at all times extend- ed to nie, and which will remain a most pleasant memory of our asso- ciation during the trying and criti- cal period through which Canada has passed, _ “\Vili nrucli respect, believe mc, as ever. "l'oiirs friitlifirlly. (Signed) "W.T. Wlritc" Ou July 30, Sir Robert wrote the following reply.: "My dear Sir Tliomas Wli`ito:- "You rcqulro no assiiranci that, your final decision to relinqulsli; your duties as Minister of' lfiiiarice _ _ Y - -tainnicnt. Perhaps more than any 'from you the most loyal and whirle- has been received by myself and my colleagues with the deepest rv- i-Zrct. That also will be the feeling OI the Canadian people as a wlioie. During your incunibency oi’ the of- TIUG. and especially during the. past; “V0 YCHYS, you have niet and you have solved problems or slir'passirr;._' riiagnitude and diiilculty, and y-in have accomplished results which, live years ago. would have been re- garded as utterl impossible of at Dersoii,`i have been in a po'-riri~Jn to realize the conspicuous ability, the tensrve devotion to duty, the wide Krasp of financial conditions tliroughout the worlri, and the un- rerriittliig energy which you have brouglrt to bear upon these ques- tions. You have had to take into account and deal with coii.iirlcr'a- tions of vast riionicnt, not only to the present but to the future inter- ests of our country. "l~‘i'oni first to last, l have had hearted co-operation _and _ support and our iissocigitioii in public ,affairs will always have happy nicniorics for nie. "‘it was my hope, iiotwltlistainlliig the intinratiou coritairicd in your ict- ter, that you might continue to dis- charge, during rr i`ur'tlicr period, the highly iriipoi'taiit duties of the oilicc from wiilch you are now retiring. it is dire toyoii, iiowever. t.irati should express my coiriprelierision and appreciation of thc personal reasons which have lcd to your do- cisiorij' "With every good wish, believe me, “i~`aitiifully' yours, (Signed) "lt. ia. llorderi." ' Sli'-Tlinnias is leaving Ottawa to- day and has stated that it is not his. intention at present to resign his scat in the Coriiriroirs, lint that he will rctrirri this fall and sit in the iloiise as a private incriibcr_ \ The forrncr Minister' has also or- fereil to assist his successor, Sir llenry Drayton, in the flotation of the new loan, and before leaving Ottawa he cx'presscrl his regret at having to sever relations with his colleagues and those civil servants with whom he had coriic in‘ con- tact during the past eight years. POLES CONTINUE ` , THEIR ADVANCE VIENNA. Aug, 4.-The Poles air- rioirrice a continuance of their' victor- ious march against the ilkrriiiiiaris. They are crossing the Zbrue'/. river at various points. (lt sliouid be noted that the Poles were given authority by the peace conference to proceed only to th_o Zbrucz.) "fire l’olish arniy's objective is said .te be Kam- entez, Parlolia, which is the capital ol' General Simon Petlura, thc Ukranlan leader. I PRIEST, NATIVE OF P. E. i. 'REQUESTED N0 MOUFINING WATERBURY, Conn., July 29. - The Rev. Joseph M. Gleeson. 79 y0lll'i'l old, pastor of St. 1’at,rick's ltornaii (Tatlrolic Cliurch, in this city since 1895, is dead here of pneiinioiiia. llc left a letter giving instructions to his citrate, tho ltev. Daniel Marining,for his funeral and burial. Ile requests that the newspiiipers make no state- iiient, about him whatever. in this connection he says: I have done my work faithfully and honestly from the day I was ordained priest down to the present. in the letter of irrstructions to his curate, the priest directed that no letters, telcgi'anis or tclepliorie. nies- suges giving irotice of his death be sent, to any place. Other directions were that neither the rectory nor the chirrch be draped in mourning and that there be no flowers and no ser- nion at the funeral. lic also direct- ed tirat his executor, l<`rank l’. llrfltl. should arrange to send his body to ireland for liiirial, accompanied by Miss Ellen Quealy, who for years had been his housekeeper and cook. Father Gleeson was lior'rr on Priricc Edward iii-iiurid; llc was in a eolleiZ0 at Morint Malory in County Water- ford, ‘lreln.nd, ilvo years, and it is there that he will be buried. - ,é1_f-.1-11 'lvl 1°.. +a1*$#*¢iid§ f 1GONDENSED -SPECIALS ` LOST--IN CHAUTAUQUA TENT Saturday night. a ladies black upi- brella. Handle with round top. Finder please leave at Cnrtern Seed Store. ‘ - *WANTED IMMEDIATELY. A MAID for general housework, small fam- 'iiy, good wages. Mrs. R. E. (Jol- wiil, 186 Prince St. ` 7448-8-Zmtf. 'TWO UODGERB (GENTLEMEN preferred) can be accomodated with or without -board. Pleasant and cen- fico. i 7056-7-16Mtf. , _ 'CANADIAN ASSOCIATED PUB- lishers wish special representatives in every part of the Province. Re- turned soldiers preferred. Liberal MEASURES T0 EXPEDITE TUNNEL UNDER ENGLISH CHANNEL i‘A'lllS. July Ill.-Mcasrir'es to expe- dite the coristriictiori of a tiiriircl un- ricr' the laliigiisli (‘iiariirei connecting la‘raricc and ltlriglarrd wern prcseriteii to the t‘.abinei_ today by Albert ilia- veilie, Minister of l‘uliiie Works. i’lans to corrsti'irct the tunnel nn- dei- the ldiigiisir (‘iiariricl have been under eonsidcratiori by the l<`rcncii and' Eriglisli for nearly a year. A llriti.-ih~ parllanientary conrinlttco ,con- sidering tlro matter, was said to have suggested some time ago that the :rr- rarigeriiciits bo rnadc to flood or blow up sriiiie part of the tunnel in case uf eiricr'gericy. It was decided also that tho tuririei sirouid beloiig jointly to Great ilritaiii and lfrariee and that work should be started i`f‘oni lnth ends at the suing time. JUDGMENT nssenvsn iN DsPoi=r1'A1'roN c/iss WINNIPEG, July 31.-Owing to sorrio doubt as to"liis_ arrthnrity during the vaeatlorr session in hearing the upplicatioii for a writ off habeas cor- pus arrrl a writ of certiorari on boliriii' ol’ Oscar Slioppeli-ei, wliose ¢l¢p0r_ tatloii was ordered July is by the ini- ll1ll§l'ilti0n board Cbiei’ Justice Mathers reserved juiignieiit today. lie point- ed out tiiat the court oi' appeals sits on August 5 and advised eoiinsol to have the lieiiririg transferred to that date and court. After' some disciissioii this the counsel agreed to do. On belialf of Solonirio Alniazoif, al- so held by the iriiniigratiori aiithori- ties. Marcus iiyiiiari, courisi-l', innrlc llirniicatioii for n writ of habeas cor-` pus. llcaring of this was si-t over tlll next Tiiestiay Mr. llyiiiaii also asked that his c icnt be allowed bail nie_airtinie brit this was refused. GOOD EFFECT OF DRY LAW SHOWN llliT'l`l~l,' Montana, Aug. 4.-Since Montana went dry by state erractiiient in Deer-riibei', 1918, the riation-whit; prohibition measure cl”i"cctivc July 1 has caused a big decrease in bootleg- ging fr'r1iii other states. Before Jirly 1 Wyoriritig r-ihippcrl litrndreds of crises of liquors into Moritana, but on July 1 \‘Vyoniing went diry, both by state prohlbltiori 'and -national proliibltioii, and iririch of the illicit traiilc coniiiict- ed across the state line since last De- cember stopped short. During six months of state prohibi- tion corrditlons in police courts of all the leading cities of 'Montana have ini- proved so rapidly that tire costs of maintaining courts, jails, etc.. have dropped to ri minimum. in so far as pettv crimes are concerned, rind there has been r;_tiegcg_se, also in the more serious oilences. " T ' conditions in the mines. liniilwl' mills, snicltcrs, and even-on ll\0 fl\\'\“H have greatly iiriproved since workilwll have been unable to obtain lifl\10l‘ in saloons. The workmen are better led. ore riteadil have fewer acer- terms. For further particulars apply personally Guardian oilice. work. g _ four months. -_.,_,_,__ ,_____,_ _ 73.22'7'23\¢I~I" work in Y- f ' ' dents, and turn out more and better Carvell to Railway Commission -#__ OTTAWA. Aug. 4.-The follow Cabinet changes were oiilclally nouirced by the Primo Minister noon: V Sir Henry Drayton becomes M -ister oi' Finance; hc was sworn at 12 o'clock. Hon. F. B. Carvell who retires from the portfolio of Public Works, succeeds Sir llenry as Chairrnan of the Board of Railway Coniriilssion- GFS: l)r. F. S. Tolniie, succeeds Hon. T. A. (lrerar as Minister' of Agricul- ture. He will be sworn in as soon as he reaches Ottawa. Tile Primo l\ilnister announ further that Hon. Martin Burrell is to remain at his post; for thc pres-, ent. and that when lie retires he will be succeeded by anotiicr British Columbia man. No successor' to Mr. Carvell as Minister of Pubic Works Ilil-S Yet' been appointed. Sir Robert added 'that Col.. John Thompson, Ottawa, has been appoint- ed cliairnian of the Pens-ioiis Board. and that Major Margeson has lyt-on added to ibn' l'lonrd_ ~ (iol. Thoiripson is a well lrnriwn barrister with a fine overseas record, who has' been ti riicitrber of the board for some tlriic. lie is a son oi Sir John Miieilonalri. Major Margesoir is a Neva trice- tlarr. He was iiniorrist candidate in Lunenburg at thc last eiectcion. Big Wheat Crop," in the West _*_ ' ing an- at iii-' in ced W'iN‘Nll'i<)(l, Aug. -i__-At least tlir weeks »earilei\` than iisiial li:ii'vv_s~|_i is in ii1'i>i:i1'-Ss ln many iociiiit_it-S the t,hr‘t'e pr'air'ic provinces and by file D01-!IIllll`lli,’ nt' next 'week slioirld Ili'-,lielrcral tlir'oiil:iiotit \V,t'._ster~rr (?ar\.- ada, '1‘hougli this is a year in which even those ivlro are inost expert, hesi- tat"c soinewhat at prcdiictioris, it is thc conseiisiis ot` opinion aiiioiig the niost reliable "'autlroi'ities tltat the wheat yield for tb., praii'ie provinces should i‘lrri between one lluirdi"ed and scvcirty and one liirrriir'ed__aiirl eighty niilliori busliels. li:rian lltilslit-vlk. i'olan|l lit-r'ctofore has been uri\vill~ ing to allow tliesc itussiaris to cross i‘o‘ :li t_er'r'iior'y on their way to ltus~ si., DOMINl0N POLICE I SPECTOR DEFA LTS St. Clair West, Dominion Police Inspector for Nova Scotia, Decamps with Funds Said to Amount to $40,000. rr.\i.ri-'.\.\', _\ii.;_ 4.-»-'rw '_ V' 1 (lovci'irrri<\irl, nas bfi-|l iioliliotl ` airrls of tl'illar.~= and St. t‘l:i§. 4 who was ir..;pi-,t~ttii~ of the 1,. - I-4- piilici- rn .\ii.'a .*`..otia, is irii~.:-'ir~.'. - i‘-‘<2\_l'l ligtlrt'-4 are not lriiowii. but it is wtiiiiatril that tiic siirirrti e " 'l' -' ' .` "1: will tilrr- » oniit to iii-twt-i-ii --iti,il00 and $5it.000. .Illia-olives' in the r~riiplri_\' oi' the Ililiuiiiioir titivt-rriiiiorii. and 'the loruil t id it will probably be some time be- .rc tht-_ iiirssiiig official is rounded up. West had a suite of offices in the Ex- li:iiigi» llirllriing on Prince Street, and rc(-iiritiy it was anriounced that he had, resigiictl the Police lnspcctorship. “Hon after -he. loft auditors were sent .rlling revelations were dis- ./iccorrlirrg to the officials, police are .~crii'<‘liiiig for Wi-st, who i._: for uriiiniitcd, were discovered, - said to have li~i't the city in a lii|ri‘_\'. IIU Ililll il iéood start on tht- oil`it'cr>, aiiit rge sums of money were also ~ foiinil tri bf: riiissirrg, Coal Production ,0n tlie increase SYDNEY, Aug. 4,-(loal production is on the ir.ri'eas_e at Sydriey_r_is shown by the July' output. 'l‘lre Fiorericc col- ller'y was again high liiier, with a rc- eorrl output. of 10,000 tons, followed by ilic l’r'inccss, which increased its prod_lictioir over, the previous nioritl. and raised to the surface 13,000 orirl tons. Scotia, on account of thc disar- rarigeriierii of the electrical plant, res- ponsible for three or four' idle dayrl, went. back r-orrsideralily, but on tht- whoie iro\v has re'-il good iivr~\'a;.:i' out- weck for the last six nrontlis. and there is reasoii to believe tiiat the nrcii will be more regirlarly' engaged during the pi'cseriL moiitli. Seven Thousand .Men are,Missing4 .-,- LONDON, Aug. 4.-ll.ecoi'tls'oillces in Loiirion of the variiirls overseas forces arc iiiakiirg their last grrintll tally and tryi_irg to trace every iiian who has appcair'cd`oii their' books. lip to tho present time sonic 7000 o`i' about one pci' cent of the total urin- irot be accoiiiiteil for. - Not all tliiise iireii arc cr;-risiilcr'_cd to be tit-firriti-ly' lost. Sonic have gone on fiirlnugli and acceptr-rl work without tlie'i`oi'rn- aiity of corriiiiunicatirir; with the au- thorities; otliers have iiiari'ierl and settled down in pr'ci`t'i'eiir'c to rc- turning to camp and telling the col- onel; ritliers are i'i~stlris:s nicri, rirany of whom will triclcic baclr. 'l‘hc South Afrit'arrs have brit 25 iiliseritcos, every other mari of the 210,000 who carrie. over'se:is, being ac- coiinir-d for. Most oi' the rnisrririg are Austral- ians and (‘:rrrarli;iii:= and it will tithe a long time for the iiiiiitary polit-ii to rriniiil ilrern up and slit-plicrd tliein iii cor|ci'riti‘:iiioir riirrrps. Seine, ot' the Ilonilniiiii (lovi.-_i'ririie|its are pub- lishing iirivei'tlser|iei’§*.~r \\'li.r'rriirig these nrcn to rcturii by a. certalii time irriless tliuiy wish to forego their 'gratuity and free passage ironic. Still Rioting in Liverpool --i.lV|dlll'tl0l., Aug. -i.-itloioiis croivris were drlveii frcin the streets oi' this r-ity this rnorriing by troops cliarglng with fixcd` li'iyiroti_-s. Rio- ters iillorl the str'cpt:-i during the night and .it was not iii\t_il rla'ylircak that the .soldiers were iir'tiiii'ed to cliarge, fl`hd. c'riiiscr Vallrrit and two destroyers have irroved iirlo the Mersey ltiver to protect the flocks. I.lVlt-.ral. fiilioiigh hi~¢~ iatiier, Mr'. l’lrilip_> lli"'v K. l‘.,l was :ind is a still' (`on> 'it._ oi' the old selioul. Si'i' I|t'.rii'_\"‘ i -'--'riii~..r \\'iil| iiiberalisniw as nerr g ins. biii, iii did r'esuli_ iii his ._.;ii Iii. ‘nr to thai oiliice of Uouiity (iron . .-\ttoi'ri<-y iii, 'l`oi'orrto, in l"04_ on ilit- iioiiilriiittou§ ol' Sir' Juli .jill wir, at 11 tirpi- wlii-n| ihi~- itoss (lt 'f-riiriii-nt was si,r'aiiiirigi r-very nerve to retain its grip _ui of-r lice. 'l‘lri`i cliairiiixiri oi` tlic ltailwayi (`r-riiiirissiriii has ii line iJr'i,isr\iir~c, iirril‘| rirakes t`ri<~li»il_~i ri-zitiily. - ' “llc has many of tiicm iii North ’1‘nroiito,_ \\'iier'c`, it is said, lip iiiay. find ti seal in the roiiiii oi' Hb' til'-'\i'_‘-'.1' I“lislci'," " _ '_ 1 Hiori PEncEN`TAoE or Ex- ` siarivics MEN i>i_Ac.En iN .ross \VASiiilN(l'l‘t>N, ii. t‘. Augiist 4,# ‘Sixty-six piii't'r-ril ol' i~r»g.:i.(t.\'_ Aug I l,~ll<>iiti‘i',~' Ita-riiii lluytoii plat-eil in lliat time 12-I piir;,_,. cerit, or SSI! iiicn_ l~`oi't_ \\’ortii, Texas ' follows willi 117 pci't-crit; Spoke" \Va.~:liirii:toii, has 01 pt-r'r'.eiit. ant. ‘ the r-ritiro list, of sixteen cities, ont one. i\’a_-li\'ill<\, ’i`criiit‘seii-ri., has plzici-ri, less than .’».l perctiirt, lier'ir`i'corrl f,ho\\'~ ing fl~i in-i'<-ciit. » Sari llit-go. (‘:iliforriiri, iii the thirtl group, has the most. sriirsatiorial per- ceiitrrgc ri-t'oi'rl to her r-reilit for that period, altlroriglr ‘ic aclri:ii_ niinrbei placetl iras iirit large. Sire pinot-rl 132' per't'i»rit of her' applir~arit.s. \\'bir'li is the best per't‘eiitage sliowlui: ii.:""~ by air_\' city, Sari Diego is fo"i\\.' r in iliri list, of cities i`rorii ='»0,0‘i" to 100.000 population. l»_v Mobile, \--llama, with n 97 pr-rncrit rcr'o"il_ R -c of tlicsti citii-_-= lias.plar-rid less Xian 57 poet-iit of their rrgistinrits and ns at group have rniirlri il-~ best i'e.r'ortl of all. l.ittli- ltoc-it \i'lrriiisa_=i, had riioro riiriii to place than airy other city in this group, and .=irr-c<~erii~d in oliiniriiirg jobs for 1.407 of her 1,907 men. If iiir~ "little cities," those \\'itl\ population uritlrir 50,000, i’o\ii',lilrerl seriously on both =.,.ies tit' »\tlan’i<'_ _ , '~fl'liN'l1'l‘t)N, Aug. 4.-So far as ii no |ir'o|iosal that ilii- linltcii Statics talrc over the llrltisii \Ve.~;t. lnrlics .is part payirrcrit oi' (lreat liri- <'l ntcii by the iit on brrikr-ii and the situation as ro- grrrtis fetal slroi‘lage for cattle is rap- .irily irnproving. French Deny - i:iiri's war' iii-bi, as 1'. it ' ' V r .\':iiiorral Neivs of iioriiliiii, has br-»-ii p t corisiriei'c.| by this t' -rnriiiint. e 0 To Accorri;'r;ifaf.".d a es _ t-' ..fd\4 `_. W - I\ltl_\'l`ltfl-.. l\i. , rle,<;|i;iir'lr t irtiiii (itt:i\'.‘.i ~ tlii» t.. _i says; .\,r.i_i...» ti--ii.-.-iii sn _ iiiii-stiirr, '“ -_. Aug. -l "lic i<‘oreign Oiiice ,i _i tiill-r:ial :=tatt-rnent denies it re- t fr il rlir that. iririgtriii ‘twirl r'<-por' ‘Dill 0 l t - .try i~oiii`iit‘t,~i betwecri the l~`rerich iiiililary and civilians have taken plrict- in Sti'a:'.slirrr'g, capital of Alsace. "(l<»riii:i|i `irr".vspapi~r's of .iuiy 26th" sa_\'s tho- statornerit, “prililislred ac- ~oiint.~: iii' saiigiriirriry r_~_oriflir'ts be- 'wcn l<`i-tiricli sriidiers and ,civilians in .\‘tr':is.-li\rr'g_ July 113." I . 0 ' |_" "'l`hi- r‘t-ports are irlrsoiuicly cron- ivlio ioiiiiiifriii- iii. Si-t ':iii:id':i tuvr-' - '- sion .il tht- iioiil-, ii iii iiir'l_\' t ln- ;i|iptiirilr',| atiiutirrrt gisii :it rn' `~ tary iri~:iri'\i.i, siiliil 'WH lie \\'i|l be ri int-iiilii-ro1` rlii stall' -it ‘ll In-:iiLt|ii;ii'_ii-i',~' -iiirtl riuiy in: i|iiai"tt-i‘- _ nrzislr~i'-gr-|ri'rai. li, has riot, yet bet-ri iii-iii|iiti'Iy det-iticil, liriwi-vt-r' wlrarl I i ‘ . -- _ . . .flirt-_., r.i~n._..ir irin>.t..ii our ini. ""' |III\tlIi ‘ lit- has bi-i'ii ,dt-laiititl lo :itat-orripfirry thi- l’i'irii-ti of \\`all‘i-i ililrlirg his ii-ip iii|‘r.iiinlr» tfairatiri. ' SITUAITIONA IS GRAl/YE IN BERLIN V ~ 4 siori iii lliiriiii and thi- po.~',~;iliilit_v of an :itll-inpi into in the ;i'|`ii-ci' ol' the Royal i-rirrr.- :~'\|i'r'ir:ir'gi'i| o\\'irig to.r'i-ra-rrt r|i:~'~ \i-||llt-ri ellis-i|r'ii.~' :inri r'|‘t'r‘i|rii|r;iiir»ii.~' i`r'ta- ins ol' wliisley throiigli the local 'i cniir- otlicri in Jirly totalr-ii appro`xi- »sirniiiir-r' will sec uri attt-nipt .t. .iati-ly 5.0.0111) b;ii'i‘eis, four times the tary r-4 up by thi' Nriiioiiiilists ;rorriiiil irioritlriy sliipiiinrits of whisky “'i‘iii-roi wt-rt' iiiiiitwitioris or 5' 1 in |'oi'i-igrr t'oirrrtr`iL's. 'l`llis :iggr'ega|es iii i i r .il " rrioii;ii'tl:i\' of it-w lilat-lr ii ' - I _ \L iiriri rr-il li:i':,~a \\'|l|i ;ip|li'ii|ir‘»:itt\ riiii.:ir'. .\Ior'i-ii\'