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NEXT YEAR'S I°`00DSTUFFS In view of the Patriotism and Production campaign now being conducted not only in this province but through- out the doniinloii it is interesting to note that ollicialsof the Dominion Goverumeiit have compiled statistics show- ing the diminution to be looked for next year in the pro- duction of food stuffs as a result ol’ the war. According to the statistics supplied, the four leading Continental coun- tries at war have a total wheat area of about 108,000,000 acres and a rye area of 102,000,000 acres. The war means probably a loss of 42,000,000 acres ol' wheat and r>'0 in France, Germany, Austria-Ilungry, and Russia. Can this enormous reduction lu supplies of bread- stuifs be made up anywhere else? Canada last year had over 15,000,000 acres in wheat, and if the effort after a 60 per.-cent. i__u_crease be realized, with 20 per cent. in Aus- tralia, and 10'per cent. in India, it would mean an increase of only, 11,500,000 acres. Much more will be required, and Canada realizes it is her duty to put down in seed every possible acre. This estimate has been subjected to an elaborate au- alysis by Dr. Gilbert Slater, the principal of Ruskin College. Oxford, who is an expert on the economies of production. He comes to the conclusion that the Canadian estimate is too pessimistic, and puts the probable diminution at about half' the figures quoted above, or somewhere around 20,000,000 acres. But even if the Canadian estimate is an exaggeration, hedeclarcs that thc argument that accom- panies it holds good. if there is an average crop next year. breadstuffs will he none too cheap; if moderate. bread will be very dear; while if the harvest is poor, then thc people of Europe will be nearer famine than this genera- tion lias ever been before. From this it will be seen that Canada cannot grow too much wheat next year, for all her added production will be but small portion of the extra amount that will be needed from this continent. if on the other hand, the Can- adian estimate proves true, it would look as though Eur- apewill be clamoring for bread by this time next yctir. It is satisfactory' to know that the Dominion and Provincial governments are doing all they can to increase the area sown to wheat next. year. This will be at once a duty to the Empire and zi profit to oursclvcs. A fifty per cent. in- crease Ls a large amount to aim at. But (‘aiiada is on trial as the grnnary ot' the Empire, and probably we shall iievcr again have so dramatic an 'opportunity ot’ proving our claim to the title. The estimate, it will be observed, is only for wheat. Other foodstuffs will he equally reduced by thc war. for all the billigcrt-nl. nations have been large producers in all other llno while tlicfcv.'i:ouiiti'ics that are not at`w:ir will have new outlets for their products. The call then is i'or greater production all round and the conferences now be- ing held throughout this province will give our f'iiriiii-rs much valuable information as to \\'lia‘. products arc iii:-sly t0 be in greatest demand. _______0.____....__...._ isi:NEr11;or_ 'ri_i_i_i noiiar ' The war`s stern iiccessitlcs have changed many ol our former customs. Givlni; a prisoner "the benefit of the doubt" was a liurnane procedure and many an iliiioceiit vic- tim ol’ clrcuinstuiices luis, through it, been saved from a folon`s deulli and l`roiii uiidcscrved imprisonment, ` wlillc_ probably also it has .saved iiiniiy ii neck tluit dest-r\'i:d to be broken by the liaiigiiniii. in war time even humanity must be laid aside and stern justice alone uicted out. The other day in a Toronto (‘ourt Chief Justice Mcredotli rc- fused to release on habeas corpus proceedings ii military prisoner, Rudolph Baernack, who had been arrested for hanging around the filtrantlon plant. In the course of his Judgment the Chief Justice said. “lt should be plain to every one that in the stress and danger to the life of any nation at war, the courts should be exceedingly careful not to hamper the actions of those expressely charged with the safety of thc nation, careful among other things, not to take up the time and attention of those who should be fighting the enemy in the field. in fighting lawsuits in the law courts over private rights. it is not a time when thc prisoner is to have the benefit of the doubt; it is a time when iii all things, great and small. the country must have every possible advantage; when it must be the general safety ilrst in all things always, until the final victory in won, even the iiidivlduals may suffci' ineanwhile. Private wrong can be rlghted when the final defeat would not only prevent that. but bring untold dis- aster to all." ' After what occurred iii the Eiigllsli Coast cities' to which, undoubtedly. the Gorman ralders were piloted by spies resident in the raided cltlei-i,thc question of leniency even of mercy, must be laid aside. Even Canada has had. and may still_havc, its mischief makers and this in a time when “lt must be the general safety first in all things al- ways." i=iNA@_r§i’. iiiivisw The financial review of Henry Clews & Co., New York. for the week ending January 30th, is much more optimistic than 'lay that had 'precedlld it during the past few months. 'file Iollowing extract will be of special interest to those who ere interested in the flow of capital in the United Btltel: , ‘ _ _ _ . » “January developed a much better investment demanll Bi- wanraxpected.-r Evidently caplta'l'iil0" ' been -accumulating in spite of last year’s rotrogressfon; v though the latter feature was not prominent. The shock , St I divld nd shook out a ill great deal of weak stoclr and gave the »geueral_-market a _ proved by the manifestation of a more considerate spirit on part of the Interstate Commerce Commission.” The follgwlxig Baud .comment on -the passing of the of the fact that a few of our fox companies found"lt neces- ai setback to tlie market. As the earnings of the company :_ quirements for dividends on the preferred and common stocks, passing the dividend, which represented past con- ditions, was eminently proper and should excite no criti- clsiu. Since the Corporation has been running for months at less than 40 per cent. of' its capacity, and since prices Q have been abnormally low, no sane observer expected that any prudent investor expect the Company to indefinitely IS `“"""""_`_"' _ tl all." A French gir w ng to er ance in a osp a 0 __ him he need not worry about coming back to her minus W disfigured in the men who have received glorious wounds while serving their country and it is these wounds them- T young girls of France,_that they can be quite without worry f) for the fixture. Tell those glorious amputated ones. that one will be the devoted companion of such heroes." And so, among the merciful results of the merciless war there may be a gloriflcation ot' scars, liowover "fright- ful," and in the train of the new glorlllcation may come voluntary disflgurements to oulistthe fickle feminine fancy. Anyway the example set by the young French lady may serve to put a different complexion upon scars, honorable and dislionorable and the time may come, also as a result of the war, when attractiveness will be judged by other standards than personal appearances. ’ 6ERMANY’S’ TWO ‘SPECTRES A contributor do “Life” says- Gsrriians in their' budl- ness relations seein to be average honest, but Gerinnny in her national or -governmental policy is ii higliwaymaii. She tries to act out Mark Twain's comniundiueuts: "Do unto others what you think they arc going to do unto you, and do it first." There is no safety or pence for anybody, niaii or na- tion, who shapes _bis course by that commandment. No doubt the reason why Germany is so afraid of Russia is that she expects from Russia the sort of rapacious assault tlint she would make on Russia it' she were Russia andltus- sia Germany. Sho does not sec lliat it is not in itussla to he-` liuvc like Germany. She does not understand any people but Germans. Slit. sees two black spectres. Itussla and England, and behold, in her hato and dread of thoiu,_ in- stcnd of letting them stand one another off, she has manag- ed to bring them bolli down on her at once. Germany must give up her robber ithlne-baron ideal. She must learn to Ile an honest nation and help to keep the other nations honest and get in with them to forni :i confederation strong enough to keep in check all unruly and .predatory ambitious. Then she need not be afraid ol' any bear coming out of the woods, or any sea-monster coinliig out ot' tho sea, fo destroy her. Both from her and for licr the world must be made safe. NOTES Alexander Groliaiu Ilell must have thrilled with pride when he talked across the continent with thc inan who helped liliu when he first succssfully tested his wonderful invention twoscore years ago. Bell surely is one of Cau- ada`s grand old men. licrr Possehl, the head of the great trading ilriu and a friend of the Kaiser, is being tried for high treason be- cause lie traded with the enemy. Possibly the llerr in question was uiiawareol tlic oiIgncc"lils_coiiipany' was coiniiilttlng. If so. his opinlon'ol‘ war is likely to be some- what slmiiar to that held by the late General Shcrinan, of the U. S. A. _,__________.L_0_._..____l_ \ liven in England. where nearuoss to the scene of con fllct as well as the possibility of its coming nearer, by raid or otherwise, the horror of war has not obliterated the sense of liunior, ami we flud that they can weave out many a joke with the war for a background. A recruiting officer, whose sense of humor appears to have been well developed, and who, possibly, may have had some experience as a commercial traveller. used a poster to aid him in his work. The poster was worded as follows: ".To Berlin. The coun- t_ry is arranging a trip to Germany in the spring for a few sportsmen; all hotel expenses and railway fares paid. Good shooting mid hunting; age 38. Rifle and ammunition sup- plied free. Cheap trips-up the Rhine. Apply at once, as there is only a limited number. _l,000,000 required." It ls said the poster attracts enormous crowds and has not by any means failed to secure recruits. ' ._...__.i__o_.__..._.__...-- ` 'l`lic cssciilial fact about German fi_nan':c just now is that llc Government is living on it depreciated lncoiivort- iblc paper, with which the contry iii flooded. Through two great clinics; the Government is turiilizif it out. The lui pt'~i‘ial` P1anl\'f._ issue of notes is checked only by the capac- ity of its presses, while the good citizen _with hitherto du- i reasonable stock of wares from pianos and 'iiiotor 'bouts ‘olumiis I_,0_l' _tile spinal continue payins unearned dividends out of surplus." ;`_?_lusu_y lose no _“me ___ ___ukmg __ vi ----_---_0--_----~ i_r_orous attack on the recent report of lottetowi which has been noted in Slr.-In _Saturdays issue you pub arising from the passlngofthe ee _ _ e _ , Shed me l’°P°l'¢i.Wii-ll 5'0"’ °d"°"I'»‘\ ` .C0 mments thereon. of Judge Mcbeod fairly tood test under the; hurtful ctrcuiiistances. i:,,;1,dt,;1_(?b§»'mT;°i:;;¢Lt'i8»:-;!,‘:§5e§-,§n:,l,;e Ac‘iIr;g;,§ “As to general conditions, the tendency is rather tow- ,gamut comin “mama who have to ards improvement than otherwise. Confidence has been do with" the enforcement of tlie 'Profil-_ steiidiiy growing because the country has aa_1uneti.itseir to _‘bhfuil Asif- , . . - ~ -time with widen me indian troops _‘the war`hasis, because the antagonism tocapital shows is :signs of abatlng, because our legislators are beginning to 0 ‘realize that attacks upon business have been carried to an I injurious degree _and because the railroad outlook has im- ih6_ C°1IllIillBi0ner’s Report, and I rust you will allow nie space in your As soon asthepr sent term._of_ the upreme C_o_urft_`. ii' add and I can et pportimlty ‘to -Iei‘Z_.}I_dine it carefusy, purpcser.1na¥iii3_“sfome comments on . 1- assi. -tcm . ’ iw. izi.rn‘aN'ri.i-sv. dividend viii... U. s. sit-ei, win also us of interest in view Ci.si'l‘5"°i°“'ii-. Feb- 1. 1915. i'l‘1\'eouli_n`iia'ii`,'wiii be pit-its..-ti io' sary, for _almost ideiitlcal reasons, to pass-their dividends glve ML Be,-_,rex the 0pp0,.muuy he during the papt yearz- - - desires. pl"ov`_ ded ,ho 'confines his re- "Suspeiision of the dividend on U. S. Steel caused quite ,VIEW 1_0 l\_10_$\l_\>ioct of the judgment \0l10. HB. the controversy' on other utters haaalready been unduly pro for the last quarter fe_}.l more than $8,000,000 below the re- '\0nged___Ed_~ GJ SILVER FOXES IIGIIIN The Boston Herald, which had not t first taken enthusiastically to the ox lndustry, has been looking into _ the matter, as is evidenced by the foi- the dividend would be earned in the last quarter; nor could lowing edits;-mi wing, appeared in its sue of January' 27th:--“Those inter- ted in the Prince Edward Island fox] nlted States Consul Mays at Char- \. il iis and other newspapers. They The l'anii_liar coijplet will licucefortli read “Tis better make it plain that they regard Mr. to have loved and lost a limb than never to have loved at i MUS. Wh0 1188 been at Cllal'l0lle\0Wf1 _ 1 mi h H - h it X ,_ ld only a f’ew_mo_nths, as one of Secre- ary Bryans_ deserving Democrats ho was smuggled into the consular a limb or two. The editor of one of the Paris papers called sc;-vice to ng ¢{e¢|-imeng H15 attitude her altitude "heroic," whereupon another youus lady ex- '_0;\__t_lie‘fox ir_i:i_u;;tri/hot tnehislanddiscdl- pressed “surprise” that the editor should call such an attl- 86'; ;h‘;Pg3;_f ‘gm gags is ggsefviisg tude heroic, and continued, "lt was natural. We are num- _,md investigating me remanmble erous, innumerable, those of us who cannot find anything growth of this unique |n,1.m|-y_ “These critics accuse Consul Mays hey agree with his statement that _ D the bearers doubly attractive to us. I ask you, hir. Edit- at the London Sale |33, June was only selves, however frightful they mlglit be, which will make the average rice at silver black foxes or, to tell them in my name and in the name of all the $118 but they 84111 the ill\I>0l'lHl1l il1° 0 rmatidii that the average of the rlnce Edward Island pelts at the me sale was $950 each. The aver- of gross unfairness in his figures. sa they will find work to do and with our aid, that they will find age or an pens S01,-1 ‘at these London a tiresitie awaiting them, and that it will be witirpritie that sales for Seven years ending in 1911 was only $226, but the average for the 171 Prince Edward Island pelts sold in that period was $839. Mr. Mays should havetold the whole story. "The critics say that the provliicial government fouiiut a vigorous young repub- lic, and"alie does not iight alone. What- ever tho end may bo, it- will be strange if those blue eyes that 'years and tears have dimmed survive to look upon lt. < ~_ ‘ oltoiano ron vm: rnour. . __ °H41§f 1 Af1PlQI\\U f_A¢ QD _Il_\._-. ___-q _ _LONDON, Feb. 1.-(Correspondence oh the Associated Press)-The readi-- adapt themselves to the altered con.. dltlons of modern warfare is the sub- ject of a letter from Count D’Hln- court, who la with the English forces in. France. He says: . - ‘ln their first encounter, the In- dians iinpetuously made frontal at lacks .ignoring 'the obstacles. and throwing themselves on the enemy But they quickly learned the formid- able character of the defense of mod- orn_ warfare. This resulted inthe re- straint of their natural ardor, and the use of the inventive genius of firlental cunning. "Recently, in a valley brlatllnl! with traps and snares, they sliowod their adaptiveness. lt was a nixllt black as ink. Without waiting for the word of command, the Gliurkas crept forward toward the enemy‘s lines. 'Phe wind drowned the silent noise an they moved along the ground, and the darkness lild them. They advanc- ed a long line which extended the whole length of the opposing trench- es. _ “Arriving at the barbed wire, of which tho Germans had placed small bells and other means of warning. they cut them one by one, using rs- inarkable skill and care, making no noise to disturb the enemy. “As soon as they had fliiislied their work they returned to their own trenches. They explained to the subadar (captain) that the barbed wire now offered no resistance, and after a rapid inquiry, the English did not hesitate to take part in the adventure. “An indian lieutenant gave some orders in ii. low voice. A slight grat- ing sound was audible from one side of the trench to the other; the men were fixing their bayonets. The oflicer by a silent signal, gave the order to advance. "The Indians threw themselves on thc ground, planting thclr_kukris sli- ently in the soil so as to draw them- selves auong. The English followed on beaded knees, listening l`ntently. "When they came to the eiieiny’s trenches the Ghurkas threw them- selves against the stakes, which were no longer protected by the barbed wire barricades, and leaped like de- mons into the trenches. "ln the morning..as a. feclilc rny of sun filtered tlmidly through the great grey clouds, one could see the Eng- lish seated on the edge of the newly captured trench, smoking their pipes. while the lnipasslve..Ghurkas, draped in their w’coien bitnas, dreamed of fresh nocturnal expeditions and new victories." RUSSIAN SOLDIER IS A BIG EATER PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.--llussinn sol- dlors, have the most astonishiiig appet- ites of any troops in the world, writes an army ofiicer with the Russian troops iii Poland. "At midday," he says, “each soldier gets' a pound of meat, three pounds ot' black bread, and ii great howl of bagc soup. It all dissapcars in about an hour, 'and a couple of hours later they are all hungry again. Then you can see them clubbing together to buy chickens. which they cook and eat. Au hour or so later you will hear a. pig squealing and they are eating again. it reminds one of the stories of the habits of the North American Indians. l suppose tliousaiids of Itussiaii sclioolhoys, iiiost of tlicni not more tliziii eleven or twelve years old. have run away from lionie. and managed by hook or crook to attach thenisolves to the ariny as helpers of one kind or another. Most useful they are, too. At that age they don‘t know or care about death or danger. A few smart boys solve the dililcull. problem of the supply of ammuultioii to tho fight- ing line during the hottest times. “The great schoolboy iioro is Or- iof, from Ziiitomlr. Ile luis fought in eleven battles and has been decorated by the Czar with the Order of Sl. George. While on scout duty he camo upon n trench of itusslans who were having a hard battle with :i superior force of tho enemy. Ile lay in ii trench with them and fought all day, By nigiitfull their iiiniiiiinltioii was giving out, and ()rlol` saved his corps by erecpliig out in the dark and flndliig his way through the heaped corpses to'tlic main lliissian line. where lic ohtaincd rcliifiirceiiiciits and a supply of ammunition. He was uiidor gun and rifle fire all tlic lime, but he suc- ceeded in getting through safely." ONE SPOONFUL GIVES ASTONISH- ING RESULTS. Cllarlottetown residents are aston- ished nt the QUICK results from l.he simple mixture of buckthoru bark. gly- cerlne, otc., known as Alder-i-ka. This reinerly acts on B(J'l‘H upper and low- er bowl and is so TIIOIIOUGI-I a bowel cleanser that it ls used success- fully in iippendlcltis. ONE SPOONFUIJ of'Alder-i-ka relieves almost ANY CASE of constipation. sour or gassy stomach. ONE MINUTE after you take it. the gasses rumble and pass out. E. A. -Foster, Central Drugstore, Charlottetown, l’. E. I. _ able, in many pleasing odors. ltosc, Yucca. Retail Violet, Violet Dulce, Carnation and Trailing Arbntis at-26c per tin. MacKinnon Drug Co., Cor. Great George and Kent Streets. MEM, __ - ' `:l/_ ""“ . _ 1' sNii=lii|`-is #Noi c_i.E/AB parurrzo nosarmisvnicrniire ' I EQuAi.s -"cATA_ni=ii-iozoiils." You can end a cold mighty quielt-- euro it completely by Catarrhozone. Any sort of Catarrh. whether in nose. throat or bronchial tubes can be driv- en forever out of the system by simply breathlngiin the healing vapor of Ca.- tarrliozone. _ lt.’s in the nostrils and air passages that Catarrh germs breed. The germ- kililng vapor of Catarrhozone nioans instant death to these germs-means that a healing process is started of the real cause of the trouble. Catarrhozone promptly opens up throughout all the sore membranes,_ thereby effectually ridding the system 2 ‘ " ` . . :ra.iz‘.;.:iia.a:.';:i.i_:.~::::.;_:‘:i‘::i..i:F:.:;ai:°::I in icuii- i|i|"gf'M5. in Hli_tlll;_;ii`-f_ I -1' _ lin iiilsiliii ini Sll1i__ lliiiiinigs liiieliioal. -_ _ i -I clogged notst£i_'_ils.- takes 1 that;lr:_‘fhtpt;ng§;_ pan out Q ea . ,proven o' e or-Ts mation of liar