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EMPIRE DAY
Tomorrow throughout the British Dominions the
world over Empire Day will be celebrated in one form
or another. On the battlefields of Europe, in the
homes where only the shadow of the war has fallen
Empire Day and the flag which stands for it will both
have a deeper meaning than ever before. It will be
observed here merely as a holiday, a day to spend in
the country orvisitiiig friends or otherwise pleasur-
ing. This year it should be more than a holi-hy: it
should be a holy day and the Empire’s flag should have
a larger place than heretofore in our observance of
both the holiday and the holy day. The Empire has
had the light of its life for its life. The fight is not
over but the collapse of the enemy is in sight, although
there is yet room for _much bloodshed and sorrow.
Let the flags he spread to the breeze then, tomorrow.
Let the City be red with flags and let the children
know what it stands for. Let them know what it
would have meant to the world, to civilization and
to Christianity if the celebration of Empire day had
been stopped, if the flag had been supplanted by the
German eagle. And let them know also what it has
cost and shall yet cost to the homes of the Empire to
keep it flyiiig_
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_ OUR VACANT SPACES
I t has been demonstrated beyond any question that
vegetable and flower gardens even within the circum-
scribed limits of Charlottetown, can be made. pay.
There are niany families in the City who raise most
if not all of their own vegetables and flowers and who
find it not only a profitable but an agreeable pastime,
a healthful diversion in the midst of the ordinary
business. While there are many such gardens there
are also, spaces which might be converted into gardens
and which are littered and cluttered with everything
from a battered tin can to the most noxious weeds.
At a time when economy and thrift are supposed to bc
the watch\vords of all Canadians this is a condition
that should not exist. These vacant lots of which there
are many iii different parts of thelCity, could easily be
converted into profitable gardens. _/\iiy one of these
plots, ifhanded to an industrious citizen would pro-
duce vegetablcs ciiought for his family and probably
something for the market. In this way the unsightly
spots in the City could be transformed not ~only into
beauty spots but into things of considerable economic
value and we have no doubt' that there are many citi-
zens who would gladly avail themselves of thc opportu-
nity to add something to their regular earnings by
in value by audi cultivation,
poor the city would be benefited and
whole provmce enriched by so much additional produc
tion. , : 5 _J . `
In.a"`wallr` around the City a number of these va-
cant spaccs maybe seen. On th_e.corner. of Grafton
and Pownal Streets ; on Rochford Street, between
Richmond and Grafton; on Kent Street between Pow-
`nal and Rochford; opposite the City Hospital, and in
other places that might be named there are gardens
now hidden under debris or grown up with weeds. If
offered to those _who would undertake to work them
they would add materially to their income and at the
sam.;  h¢'_m5d¢_much mire valuable to the owner
than they are"at_present." ` '-"~ " " 'f' `
, . Arringomentslof this_-_l§i\d_,aij_¢_'-lj1i.'ing:itia<i_`e _`
Canadian"citizeiis the owners of _vacant lots
them freely at the disposal ofthoee who are
work them. Who will make a beginning in
town? '
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Since the outbreak of war new problems 'in
sive and offensive weapons have been continually ari-
sing. .
As a result, quite a number of devices have been
invented in the nature of shields, armor, etc., One
of the earliest of these is the entrenching spade. An-
other is the sectional armor plate of a certain type of
auto, so made thateach section may be taken from the
machine and *carried by `a soldier and used as a body
shield- much as in the ancient days when lances, swords
and shields were the principal implements of war.
` Then,"a'little later came the steel helmets to protect
against shrapnel bullets, and shell splinters.
Recently, the Russian infantry has developed a
large movable shield, made in duplicate sections with
steeply inclined front face provided with ports or rfle
openings., each section large enough to shelter and pro-
tect six men. The rigid part of the shield is about
three and a half feet high and its lower edge about
two feet from the ground. To this lower edge is
hinged a bottom sec_tion which is free to swing rear
wardly aiidupwardly so that, as the shield is moved
forward it will pass freely over any uneveness and the
lower section will swing down as soon as the rock,
linmniock or other obstruction is passed.
Each section has two large wheels, one at each end,
and a set of smaller rear wheels with a push bar bet-
ween them and extending practically the ~full length
of the section. In use, the squad of each shield grasps
the push bar and rushes the shield forward into align-
ment with the other sections, thus forming a steadily
advancing steel field fortress. Each section is provided
with an extension by which it may be connected to an
adjacent section, thus forming a continuous 'station-
ary steel fort- when desired.
Itis a very valuable equipment when attacking an
entrenched enemy across open level ground, as in fre-
quently occurring in the present war.
The inventiveness and resourcefulness of the Rus-
sians has been evidenced more than 'once duriiig the
present war. The appearance of a body of Russian'
cavalry iii Mesopotamia, as recorded in our telcgrams
yesterday, following closely upon their almost myste-
rious landing in Versailles, is an exhibition of mobility
and dash for which there are few parallels in history.
That they have the Turks well nigh paralyzed is now
evident. They have constructed a very important sec-
tion of the ring of steel that has been slowly but surely
encircling the Germans and that as surely will crush
tlicin into submission. The Russians are playing a
bigger part in the \var than has been generally sup-
posed. Their activities in the north, whether retreat-
ing or advancing, have lightened the German pressure
spending -a few profitable hours in a garden. The
o\\'iiers of these properties could legally protect them-`
on the west while the Allies were preparing. Now
selves against any “squatter” rights; their property
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they are on both sides of the Tiirkish forces arid the
Turks :ire doomed.
THE DIIRY 0UTLO0K
Slrz- There never was a time in
the history ot’ Prlnce Edward Island
when the outlook for the Datrylng
Industry was better than it is today.
Almost all the Agricultural papers are
noting the unusually high prices that
are being paid for cheese and forecast-
ing exceptional prices throughout the
eason
s .
The Weekly Sun of May 17th gives
the prices on the Western Ontarlo
Boards as from 19% to 19%c. per lb.
"There is tlcall f l t
pruc y none o as
years make on hand. Dealers expec-
ted to buy on easier terms at Brock-
ville last week than the previous one,
hut prices were sharply advanced. lt
hardly seems possible that prlces can
he kept up _to the present level
throughout tho season. but ln any
event cheese promises to he it prof-
itable crop.” _
The Canadian Farm of May 10th
says "Cheese looks like u spot light
favourlte agnln this year. Already
19 to 19%c. ls being paid on the cheese
Boards and lilgher prlces are expected.
At present the markets show great
strength.” _
In this Province no cheese has as
yet been manufactured this season _but
large flrml that have never done bust-
nen in cheode here befor-e_ore making
enquiry as to the quantlty and quality
of the cheese manufactured here with
a vlow to getting o more of the buol-
ness. and lt is up to every former to
do ll utitiolt this ear to lncres of
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n p c w be ma
but there w V58 no slump.
e campaign for Thrift which has
been carried on throughout the British
Empire has called special attontlon to
the food value of choose. but your
the British reduced their imports of
moot by,.315 million pounds and ln-
crensd tbolr lmpom of cheese by 38
tel' can at present, be purchased cheap-
than ever bofoi-e‘ond the forma of
mllllon pounds. lnoddltlon to this they
have been supplying lu large qunntl-
ties to the men at the front. The Cun-
adlan War Book for 1916 gives o spe-
clul paragraph to the "Food Value of~,,
Cheese" and Professor Dean states
that the foodwalue of a pound of
cheese ls.equal to that of two pounds
gf meat, 16 eggs or three pounds of
sh.
The llkellhood ls that after the war
ls over the price of cheese will he
hlgher for some years than lt was be-
fore the wnr begun.
The price of butter has been de-
clining somewhat and is now quoted
at from 27 to 28 cents per lb. ln Toron-
to. The Canadian Farm, however,
suggests that prices have about touch-~
ed bottom." A great deal of mllk
that formerly went into butter is this
year going into cheese factories. and .
consequently less butter will be made.
There ls stlll, however. a largoquantl-.
ty of last year's make on hand. and
when thls is worked oft an upward ten-
dency ls expected." The Sun says
"The butter situation shows a. good
flow of Milk, increasing make and a
tendency to lower prlces, but still the
market does not respond. but presents
is puzzling face to the trade." '
This is the time of opportunity for
Prince Edward Island. The prlcen
of dairy products are very high and
wlll undoubtedly be high for some time
at least. Oats and ollcuko are not
150'” WBTBKG llrlce. Indeed the lat-
er than tor, yeojrs ln this provlnco-
and cot-tle glut have been 'folrly well
wlnterod \v I respond very roodlly_to
thesedcedz. It ls not only in tliof4n= '
.lerests of tlfe former but also ln the
Interests of the Empire and indeed of
clvlllmtlon that more cheese and but-
ter should be produced this summer
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Venice Edward Iiland wlll no tight
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THEODORE R088
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50 CTS. A POUND FOR FLOUR
IN AUSTRIAN HOMES.
(]TTAWA_ May 19.- Evidence of
the growing seriousness of the food‘
situation in the central empires ls_
furnished ln a letter received in Ot-
tawa. While the source may not be
divulged lt is such as to guarantee
the accuracy of the information.
Food prices ln Austria, according
to this lettenliave soared to extraord-
inary heights, hull a dozen quotations
which are contaliieil in the couiniuul-
lcntlon being as follows: --$50 for
n 100 pound bag of flour; $1.25 for 1
pound of meat and $2 per tin for
cooking oll which the letter states is
now being-used ln Austria households
instead ,of butter. Two hundred
pound;-of straw cost $30 while a pint
of coal oll costs 30 cents. A yoke of
oxen cost u remarkable figure, $360. ‘
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Hats and trimmings by express yester-
day. Miss Dolron wlll be pleased to
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WAR HEROES.
' By Emma P_ Seabvry.
We met them everywhere, and never
dreamed
We walked and talked with heroes by
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say;
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stay,
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gleumed. _
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thc call
,For country. home. and llfe, God's
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Wrenched love away, waved cheer.
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