_.the manhood and patriotism of' the peo-I `scripton by which 7,000 men shall be sont. _ _ U _ _ ,W ‘}Tl()l`itlll.V to prevent the brave Allstllzlllillll ` Un(lel` the C‘?lI)tl()ll,` `bl"l2lll1C`()ll lll`lilC(" 'i-lily at all tinios no nlzllivr \vlil‘gl‘t~ Y army from being. Wipgd Gut in Arlsll-algal Ldward Island, the bt. John St:llidai'd o as in Canada there are those who think ll“€ffd*l5' Silysf _ they have done enough, that others should Th? Qlecuws ‘lf Pmllce E(l\"'lll"l l"`l1‘l“ bear the burden and thevthemselves re- Me. e"m.lC(l t" “U Crefllt fm' ."‘-`»"l@l"l2l.V» main at home to carry Onltheir mon€.\' ma- U.mOn \'lCt0l.'-V' Fmm the “'*‘-Y that lm) king. ,md ,_],ei,. enjovments as uSua1_ T-,,(,,\'ince voted it would almost seelii that th ~ (ll2ll'lS f()l' tllf? 1)l'O'S9Clltl0ll Of llll@ l \V2l1`. Il cal g0d.S,a'nd ?OnSe(luently _are C(-lllll)l0t'fll_\' Ailtiluiyov than the rtiizclis ol' l'<~|ro- was the message of and in the spirit a "UP of lomi Wm" the "est Ol Cllllilflll. From L'l‘-ill. \-no--\ in live.-_ statesman, a “spirit akin to that of the (Ta-l lf-hm fiomlltlon Quebec Wlll Suflef m0~"»l» ffll' Lol of Russian soldiers. nndians “vho are holding. back the enelnv It Will I°iOt bf) S-ll1~pl.iSng. “vith Zi l)!~ucLi_ lli.~: artieili was wrilillll .~'o\~l-l*:l| LL. PAGE 'Focal f 'rim ciiARLo'i'rE'rowN .`_ _ __ I .»*~ -~- ---- - »- on traitors selling the Union party as tnorsldo, Atherton. Sanrio and Montlllll H," gmc. .g clmlonmwn, arlmall om" ue sum. did the Conscription issue. mas Day, and a Statutory Holiday, th Morning Guardian will not be issued o Wednesday. The Evening Guardian will not be issped on Fuesday, but will be pu_ lished as usual on Wednesday. Advertis- ers please note these changes. 7 I '_ l ___A - --_~_f;-~-~»~»_»;;;;~~;-.;,,. ~ ''' , ' ' .),.,..`~'*.:."" THunsDAv DECEMBER 20th. 1917. _ l 2 | The messac,'e`of Sir Robert Borden t o " ~ 1 - - - faults The Girli°di‘m has `ust this t s~i >-» ' ‘ es of Australi-1 Jublished in - *' _ _ ‘ ‘ ` lf ‘ 0 “ I “mlm Hugh " l- » and our intelligent readers \vill bear us ou vesterday’s Guardiaii telling of Canadas - ’ __ _ - _ - that froni the be " ' ' f` tl " proud stand on the one gleat issue in the to the end Q gl"’“"§ 0 le camllilg _ Tuesday December 25th. being Ch,.iSt_ why and the wherefore of Prince Edwar i ’ ’ ‘ ' _ . _ . non realizes that th wloii it boaste - of on the day after the election was' one o _ , _ b_ the cruelest blows ever dealt to this pro ’ vince and has resulted in the fair name 0 lthe province being held up to coiitumel ,Now realizing the fruits of its misguide lcampaign it attempts to 'disown credit fo the result. This modesty ill becomes ou _ .` t-or.temporar_v and its ol’.l_'».' justification i """“"'””"_~" "“""”"""”"`:“"`° ~ "NMI .itS Pealizatioii that the path it deliberatel |.\`sl'l|tI.\`` ' lfollowed and induced others to follow le I ;' ~ ~_~. . 0 » . ‘ u,,' ,.“ ‘ ,/. H . . V e __ _ -We have no disposition to entei int e .sland s detection last l\lond.i v The Patri election conscription. Wlll. we feel assured. ' ll' l°‘t“'S“e (me .°°“S‘S en i . . I f _ course. turning neither to the right nor t llmve an lnspllailon to th? lleoll Q 0 om the left in pl‘iciii0' the seriousness f th ‘treat southern sister dominion as they . ‘ ‘ U ~ ‘ ~ 0 ~" - .' __ - ‘ great issue before the public. The Patrio ;~» 1 .t . l`h A sti lians, ._ . , . _ _ f.;{°°t§lheCSUll§.qll?<;&0€he Uuteset Sf tl; wall is fond of ,niaklng geiieral charges; it dz calledfor volunteers and,‘like the Cana- " _ c. -_ . .~ 6 wards bil' Wilfl'id Laurier but when chill dians they responded nobly as longjas the ‘ _ 'J _ _ _ I ‘ t red blood lasted. In Australia, as in Ca-I leflged to l.)l°‘° lt” °t‘l_tei“emS by “(’“Cl"ll lexamples it not onlv failed to accept' oil nada, the time came when there were nolch He ` b L f_ -h _d iurther responses to appeals for volunteers 3 nge .U .mm t at all to the end ‘l the campaign it carefully refrained »f'rom- - ~_ ,. .. ,,,, .,, ,,_,,,, ,,.,,,_,. ,,, ,,,,,.,, ,,,, and the Australian army like the Cana-'1 f . l b. . t ~ . re erri ~ _ » _ , di: i came face to face with the Jroblem of Hg to tle qu Jett' A “ewsllw-’.‘ U l ‘ l that can so easily turn its back upon it .standinf>" asa unit or being absorbed into .__._.__ l Sir.---I wish l‘b be ailoiroll sullieient 0 ;spui-L' 1,, your pi1per`lo 1-xpress to thu _L_ controversy with the Patriot over the. i’“"*"“E Uf U16 H1611 \\"‘l*"' "'-" "0"" lilalid my appreciation of llie noble “THE HABERDASHERY” ` THE GIFT SHOP ' d .uid self-'saci'liiciiig uid l'ei\dc;i'ed_ by 4; tlilus1’I' lil llll* f]t‘it._\- oi' Hlllltiix. linrillg`\liese ter- i rllilg days they worked reusciessl_\' Hlill 'l with untiriiiz efforts io rescue tronl f the ruins ot' tile devastated area thosc eiitoombed by the debris oi' their y- homes, tirlveli to greater :-:Tort hy thc d nioulis and cries ot' thi- men. wolllcll :ind little children, still living hilt l' 1-aught in that :iwtul crasii which 1- crllslied to death liundrcds \\\` l\0»l. »\ ~‘<»llllll~.\' is <»~»»\»~I 1 ni i . . ~ l 1 ` ’ ii _ ,,_,_ .mt St,,,,,{S fm tm, S`,,,,,(,,.t` uf ,hcl pride ni its lo_\alt_\' and patrio `.sni. It is :lr-ll_\_'. We .shall await their llecisloil with lnattef _for rcilfiet that the Island is so farllllin-.~<-nl'lyiunt-I§nl~lni..fl-~<.l° ll l~.nl.ll_\. i|;t(.;_0SL _ out of Joint \Vth the rest of En‘g-lish Cana: 1'roin lllmtili-r. '|`lli~ tlionllht is hroll.Ai|'l [che n,(.SS,,g.@ of Sh. Robert; B,,,_,}(_,n to the da, but there is hope that Fniglisli Laurier- ,\»l.ll~»_\-in-_ wil.. l_- _-intl nl ln- llnl _.ni-..l 1 tlcctors of' Canada showsthe hl£‘ine.ss of the lteg l'Ct“l`"°"l fmm tllEt.l)l`0VlllC0 lllili' Sllll ""- ""'“"l"" ""`l"" `“l""" ""'l""‘"' """` m;|l]' 3 bignegg that has _qku/@`fl_ Canwla1’].(nn 509 Cl'l'()l` Of lLl'lCll` \fV21yS 2lll(l Sl.ll)1)()l`t till? lions that are now rolidilil.: ltilssill :tsl the unliardonable,crime of' :-lbaiidoliiiiL‘.‘ her MlnmllS.tmtl‘m Whlch lakes l3UW0l' ill Oil- ““` '“'“"“ """"' ll" l"""""""“`l""""` ,,,.,,,_,., 2, bigness that ,.@c(,g.,,_;:,_,.`__,_. me bi;,.,,€S_q\tziv\iii with a iiiiijol-ity so .sweeping as to ..ln»l..\ln,. l..- .low nm .W-,....-l will l...l oi' those former political ol>liolielll_s_ who leave ll" llmlbt ol. the ‘lefllllte Cll""*‘t't0l` ‘ll “'I""'l~" """"" "lm" lb" "“""""l" "closed the door ilopn the past ar/I for the me Peolllels Vevillcl-" . `l)(‘._\'()l](l U19 S€&1S." T0 fl”iOS€ Wll0 £ll`€ tally Sohd Callllflll behlllfl tllelll, liriilistico coilclllllefl illolli: the lllls-1 (~_[](|u_Q_‘h to See’ beyond the dollar and b€_ tl'l€ l"l'l€Illb€1°S Of llllé UNION GOV‘?\_-il]']`i@lll2 .sllln front. This Riisslilli saw lhlit it y()l'l(l lllle [)Zll'ty. tl’l€ ;{1'ml\r its Slzlould declqe that the Lkuvrenmi Pro" llllr-'si:l`s ilzltiollzll i\N1or`li¢\ pi'oicsted Way through Llnnameable climcllltics to V1l'lQQ 1'@qL\11°@g, 3 Shayp lesson, one alixilinst tho ronllltlons illid lhe_ int-nl f,.€edOm and ,,ict0,.,. and death and glory the new administration should not be lo;-ith ,».,,-,Q ,¢,,_..,,, ,nw ,, _.,,.,,,,,,,,0 ,,,.,,,.,._ lhlg message also “.111 be an inSp,,.a»,i0,,_ To to teach. Prince Edward Island, as usual Q honour and safety of the nat-ion gave theii Y ,lfl Zmotlwl' lllilce ill? Sl'°lll‘l*l1`fl »“`ll.\’f‘l l most earnest endeavour and their utmost Qllebffc IS t0 bt? lllllefl- 'l`ll@ \"Ul‘»’l'S ‘ll l>ll='l»l'f>l»=ll>l.\' it will lu h=ll~ll1.\‘ ln»..}~.`l Cnortn In ald of a union of all loval Cana- that province have pl.ayed_t0 'false }.)0hu_ ili llii.ssi_i|. '1~lint-iiizn,, of lvzlris or o|. those who could not close the door on a has Pla-Ved the f0°l~ - partizan past, who could See nothing- ben “That it appears to 'be Quebec again_\-f, .lone ln. _-.ll-.<; now wi-.sl-_\~ inn _\'0l'l(l the ]')3l`tlZ2l.ll llOI')€ Of OHICQ Ol' Lf _Q`2`¢lll, the Fesft of Canada .ls regllettabler lil-ll~ the thoni are lhrt-e years of joyloss wllr. who abandoned all thev had iioiessod to fault lie* Wltll Quebec lf. lil th? fuiul . _ - i “ . ‘ _ ' . ’ . [_ behave ,U Order tq put their ,imc Shoulder that pivotal_p_rovince receives less consider- ,_.,..,.,,,.,. ,,.,,,, ,,,, S,,,,,,,.€,,gn l,..,,,,,.,. to the little artizan wheel Sir Robe;-Us tition than in the Past she should rl\i.'lolil- \\S0lUf@ly mf-°0@SSa1`y. and then Claim: “tllank G0fl» that Sl10WS the Pest Of 'tim ll’ .."'.'{f{.‘}i lilies liiiifl i.'l-"'.'.°..i....l.llt.'l'll`. turned round and played traitor to its con- Camilla lS Safe-” ` . . . _ . . . . i . l l , .i lll.- 1- ,,_ . , . I victions in ordei to catch the anti-conscrip- --- ,,',‘[,"c';’,‘, ‘,f,.“’,.2}f',,{,,c’f, ',‘,`§“‘},",‘§,‘ ‘}§‘,§,,i,.§ llllhl' '\:l»'"fi.'",',""‘,l ",’,,fl."" ‘““ "‘ W '“"~ 'll , _ _ ` __ __ tion vote for its party. The Liberals who The Bolsheviki armistice is to be ~fol- nlen{willl 5. I lllll, Sir. ella. i J.A.S. BAYER. `°l'+'i°'l'°l"l"!'*l'4‘ 'I' 'I' +4' '!~4"l~~l~-I- ri -F +¢¢+ 1 é+é+*4 4 -‘° lllllllll [IES RUSSIA . -i- -|°~!~°I°'!~-!°+'l° 'P+ 'l"l'-!~'I'-!~'!~4'-I-'I'-D llne vaniiol .-'peak in positive it-rin-.1 tlilllsilrl- lo snlln- |lcl‘:~'oll.s llivltitll-li lvl .ll l\<>~’¢'. llelol-n llivre had lirlin :ln was iiicvitallilr. and in the nniuc ol' lresponslhlo for il Biluiltioii that would , lic spetlkg with the ciiilrlty ol it great mini :lhonl tim iliissiain llrliiy. llc docs not liliinic the army for what it liar. .. fatiizned are our soldiers. lichind liove thc glooni; ll \iiPi'“lll:it-loiis au- ilalld and tho .siiilrpel-'.s roscrw-_ ciirll oi' :l scplll‘atl~ pence in tml othl\.r; 1-nlliiiilliidcrs grr\otly of gain limi ol' honors; colisliillt wiilspolas oi' Irczlson :md trl\ii|:ii<‘~i‘yi lio wo hiivc wl\iiril\d ol' these zilloiiiiiilitlgisi Alld hcri- is ,this idea ot' pl-tice. periiupg soon Io - they l`iil't\ lllillllts, lose thr-ir lilo, llirll' morrow this longed-for pt-into will como anll hrini; iill its t:ii'ts'.’ To div who l{lls.s" hii heroine frcc n dll tt Buy Your Christmas Gifts Now You’ll 0 0 Get a Better Choice . S A W.. \\-oulll like you to select your Christmas Gifts early before the rush 'ol the last few davs oi` (`hri.stlnas shopping sets ln. ' The alillS-i\ sensible gift. Prices $i5c, 501;, 75, $1.00, iioxoll irce. l\’lUl~`l"I.ICIYS-Wool lli=.illlel's $1.50, $1.75 and $2.20. l\lc\'c0l'lsc`-»/\l\\':i_\'s :ic - treptztllle. l‘l'lt'e.s $1.50 :lllil $2.00. » \`ll.l( Sll,lll'l`S IN llllll/IAN S'l`llll'- ICS-Vol‘\' .sliappv extra vzlllle $5.01". _.. -i Ll links, tu- pin and tic _lig»ltlc\‘s. -hlfffl. (`llll` lblnks fl5c, 50<', :ind 751'. 'l`lc plus. 50c. 'l`le liolllel's 251' :llld 2150. .-'\ltNl lii\NllS--lflc, 201'. 251', Iliix. .ind 101 __ l)lll‘lS;\`lN(§ l}li\"v"l\lS--/\ l‘o_v:ll gilt $8.25, 0.50, 12.00 and 12.501 Sllillltiilg `:icl.00. - °l-‘ANt"\' sillli‘l‘s~~>`ll.llo, l_ri.'», 1.30, . 2.00 :ind White piqile $1.2-`-. .ll‘lWl']l.llY Sl‘l'l`h`-llii-lllllillg f'illl` gift. I"l'icc‘s 751', $1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, ~ 2.50 por _c‘ariiiclit. (`olnbillaiions 532.1111. 2.50, 2.75, 3.00, 3.75, -1.75 and YoU'l‘i-is’ oVEnCoA'l‘s _ .l;sl_lill,‘»~ 10.00, 12.50 up in 1.3.00. ivli0, 1.85, (L51), 7.50, 8.25, 9.00 K' 0.50. Wlitll, (lli(`)Vl‘lS-#Nice and \-vzlrni, 00c,~ $1.00, up to 1.50. Kid triinlncll. $1.00: lloys' wool gloves 750. Wool initts .loc to (inc. » W Kill (il.(lVICS--'I`:lli l“<‘l\ lllld llc llillllih' that they `<>r;lild have dlll\_v no dii`i`t‘l‘- points ont lo thrill that tlltqv :ire Kl n N EY _gb///,I Pi|'L,|.'-S' ' S1a`r\l~\»-._\>.s_f\.\.`” i . s l EY ll il., Eg? `D Ni/ ‘fc ill, ";!1l,=_l_ \.n \r~lr:lyilig civilization. ill- colicllillt-sz ,fi |"\\`lll\il lilo wlloli- world will lliillllw- _ p |ln:ltlzc tl'olll'lim'olls ltussill, I silnll not ciilwip hor. llow can l curse my own mother l shlill sllllrc hor \\'i°cll'iiotl 1-xlstollcn and silllll have only one thollltiil: \\'il:it llll iliil'nrtli|ilnl--poo- pic \\'r- nrt-, what lin llnt`ol°tnlilito poo- T|\lo!“ ,llc conullldls that it iilily~hl~ that ili the llivinc srliciiic of things ‘ lllvrc is no lived for il llusslu, it \i\i\_v Im llcstinotl to p<‘l°isil from thc ciirth. t'1‘l't'lllily. li’ tiicre is no lice'-ll for Illia-' .sili now tilcro will he no need for hor ili il _vcalr i'roln now or liciiccforili. ' "Why lines- li tililtey gohhlnr s2_.=~f "" _ -*_ ig' ;]r. ______:4:--- TJ \ Gilt l S A Lasting, A william coli Wrisllet Watch We have a iine assert' ll ment in the ‘convertiable style with gold. white or sllver dials and b e st guaranteed bracelets. Prices $15.00 to 1143.00 Also others at llllflllo and up. .G. H.Taylor Jeweler and l'~in$!\`l“"`-" I iited any moment. hy his Snoiililsi ' | f'ili:i_\'1il-.“, mid |.~,,,-mm. (~n,.“m,,,,(,]',, g 1, ‘ _ ,L __ lllalle ‘ ‘lf dllferenl 'llhllllil have fought ny If they were t0 qUCC€€d'. German' pri- ns n soldier lie has a sc-me of lionofll I A nnrmung in wlmmmlm MIREM' “'"l ll"-VV" 0001!. ilolllrlll- l"`0n\ tin nvl-rstndurd niuntitnclllwr Ill “'.`"'Iy» rc. . . ' ' __ _ ° . . ` ”' _ 1 I -i~._ W- ~ -_ _ . - 1, -Ll l“"l° thelr way to then- present posltlon against Soners |n Russladyould be released for war rifle! ‘rl>;)\:),!»`o:`ti1n¢i}`gs;il\aé mi[:.xltI¢:(`;h<:,fA!lli;"ti;, <1:-nsirgl. 4 lllu .0\\r tiistnliiers the hcntllt. Womens (lull Mottii. illiih clit/, uizoii 1 l n l ° ° I Q 4 ° ° 0 A ' ‘ ' ' ' | Nl' - .V I I ` 1 \_ » ‘ i- I the SU‘0lll,lOllS 0}')p0Sll§l0I'l Of the Laurierlfeg, S(-)I‘VlC€. R€I)ll`|g`lL0l'l IS 110116 ‘lL00 IJBSSI- purine pplino an me chmllllm pcnslints . Iul>:'\f;‘~4mll:l'|nmulnilll (‘;i‘|;"lxl‘i#;in’lnlili1l|l»lit;tl,hi(i<¥lJ|'ganna‘si‘T:y~101;qt&I qi ‘3._mP;lr"l'_~rF$;l‘;i;h, lsllnnnirs - ¢~_ _ _ ~- . ,. ' -_ - ..; ....;.l _ .._|l. -_ (lllfl.Wlll l(iy3.lly §Upl)0Tt .dll R0l')(>_1l; Bolden) lTllStlC When he fl€Cl3l`€S tl'lG l1€XfL SIX ::;m|,a,; nlsghggly heq'll,,(:m “,’|‘;":'H"‘,:;l lin would illm to iiflvn ynll t-nll limi soo lhnsn lmrlznlns. Q l during' the continuance of the war, leaving months will be a time of great danger. Free lil- tml. nmlllnz. “"""""‘ "mf" whtll. ` ` . ‘ hy* b d P _ l _ h t p . d ,A - ho can no longer cmnlnnnli. __'i‘hs~~ \ » 4 ` . l lv (»_°’3_0 l Que ecfln 50 ld .l. I. PGIJTCSGH poop of ave 0 Stan fdqt or they wlu be-might. in he il spnvlnlvnndnt preparlil ‘. ~ V ()' F F B 0 S / S tatives with the remnaiiil. from the other vanquished. _ _ _ _ W _ __ for the Russian svldle" wlw lla" . I _° _. 0