Jotliiy. " ,is I lil , - , _ G . .g ,__ M, i _ OCTOBER 6 1917 i 1 ""‘ 1 s »» c » .'». .i_)" . 7 ' \ _f 1. ‘ ’,. ~ ____ _ ___' __ __ ~ _ THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN _ _ T, PAGE NINE `° f --- t E - - - --» _ _ _ __ iiiasiini-consisiiviiiivis -UNE 0|: THE GREATEST iisiiis ii convention iussiiiiv VICTURIES OF THEW An Important Liberal-Conservative Con~ vention to ‘Select didate will be lleld in the Market Hall Tuesday. Dele ates lor Charlottetown and Royalty E ected Last Night. .ln connection with the l.lberal~t.'»on-‘ sorvative Convention to be held in the Market I-lall on Tuesday t’orenoon.` 1a, meeting of the party wus heh] in the Board ot' 'l`rade Roonns last night for the purpose of electing delegates from Charlottetown und Royalty. ln tho unavoidable absence of Mr. Bl-ako, Convener through ill- ness, Ur. W. J. McMillan was' culled to the chair. Mr, George Moran was elected Secrt‘~tai'_v. There was a crowdeil atteiidaiicc all thc polls being reprcsenteil. Tho Cliiiirninii exploiti- cd thc- object ol' the iiieetlng, and culled tor noininiitions. The follow- ing dclcgiitcs were uiiiiiiiniously rho sen: (.‘()NV}]l\'Elt-~ .\llt_ M. BLAKE SECT’\’_~Mlt. El). I\$lUllOLSO.\' ward i East, .loiiii lilurniigliun. John hlartin. Edw. llogiiii. ’i`lionias l'owcr_ hillton McLeod. Wa|‘~l 1 West. \‘\". ll. lliitt jr. \Viii. Moran. Vhurles l\Ioi-nn. | \\'iii. Butt Sr. i ll. ll. Stu-w:ii‘t. Ward 2 East. HW ' ...ii _ \\'. J. iirowii. .lolin .\ii,~l.iii'oi|. - llr. l.i'd\vt.-ll. l’it'ton 1'. lirowii. John McKinnon. _ Ward 2 West. Fulk. l(iioiiuii_ I3. I). l_lr_vciitoii, Juiiies l‘urd_\'. ' A, E. l\icEachei'ii_ Lon Kiggins. _ Ward 3 East. .l. t‘, Siins. .lunins Dnfi`_v_ /\. A. Allcy, ` Stoplii-n iiiycrs. lt. B. liilti.l'~ii_\'. Ward 3 West. lid. t‘ulicn. James Eden. Alfred 'l`ralnor. 'riionias itorlc. Jnines lliiiriiiigliiiii. Ward 4 East. ti .|. I). 'l`a_vlor. __ Il iiiiiiiii iiinis iii iii init. (canadian Press Despatch) _ \\‘ASl~llNt`l'l`0N. Out. 5.-'l:wt‘_nty-. ilioiisiind nlrpliiiics for Aiiioi‘ica's Iight_l(_ Ing »for<~cs in |~`riiiice aiutliorizcd in tiiolq' $ti-lU.000.000 iiviiilioii l5ill passed liyh coiigrcss lust July nctiiiilly :ire iiiiilc-ru] coiiat_riictloii_ ____ __, .-_._.----:.- ,_ Minsrds Llnlment cures garnet ln rows H ' ii ' '”'._*"_"_`”" tl _'iii-: \vii:A'i'iii-iii. T: 'I‘EMI’E1¢A'I‘[lRE ` 0 TIDE. MOON, l§"l‘C. U ' ---' ti 'i‘t)ltUN'l‘t) (li-t, Zi-Moiltivitc to ff |`r¢-sh vnrlublu winds: fair. Sliowcrs I The liiglicst Iciiipoi‘utiii'r~ i‘ccoi'ilI*il _t-051,.,-(|a_`, was mi degrees ahovc. At' F 10 ii. ni. it wus 50 abovef; nt. 9 lt. Ill- ii wits 49 above. 'l‘lie lowest the pre- vious nigh( was 47 shove. 'Flin tidc will be high this afternoon I si nt 21.04. toniorrmv at 4.0l and MOD- nd an ii_h n list of upwards of flfiv appeals day at I3; li will lm high tomorrow W morning nt 2_Ii'». Monday at 3.01 and fl' ueliec province heads tho list, with 5:) . 'I`iicsdiiy ut ILM. Q 'l'h»~ sun sets- this ailtcrnoon nt 5,51 2] imnnrrow at 5.-III and Monday nt "l* 5.47; it rises tomorrow inornlnll ill 0.24. Moiiilny nt 6.25 und Titesdny iii 6.26. ' The moon rises tonight ut li.l'il and tomorrow in l0.Fi2l. 'l'he moon was full on i~ii|iidn,\". Sept. :\0th at 3.31 p. in. The lnstrqiliirtcr nl' the nioon will Q tri _ , _ _ 8 _ Im on Sunday. (li-t. 7th ut 5.14 p.m. ml me murder nf _msgph P 'lleriu ,,¥\0htev'oi||n|,| 0,- "mon was mmcuh; Ecomiiilereil nt :ill unlikely that the_Gm_m_m government' m View of mel _WEN of “e_ M pm-"hum, wqsi_‘iiiiiii_v I.iIn-mis wlin recognizeil thnt ‘ ""’"“|“ Wm K0 ‘U the c°"""y "ml" scarcity of foodstuffs, to remove from' ntinued this forenoon. The aimlri union Vnhinet under tim illret-tion g|'|"“| '°“d°"M"_s" Wnmd “‘“"h` ~ ipsy showed that the, body had been _ol Nh- ltolierl Borden was demanded: The length of today will hs eleven W hours and thIrt_v mlniitss. and o _ _ vo tomorrow eleven hours and twenty- . it seven minutes. ‘ lo _._ “.~.-4».'-_ ..» .--»oA-- __ ... Mins.-d's Llhlmont cures Mothlohl ll" S ted with the Legion of Honor, while ie twelve men of her crew, several M i’ whom were wounded, -have been lven war crosses. Seven nieinbers bn t’ the crew who piirticiiltirly dieting- 0" isiied themselves received the mill- m iiy medal in nddition to the wiii' To hi (ill l tting ot' thc .siipremi-_ court of t`an- R 'I4 r Win-the-War Can- W. S. Mcliic. Won. "I‘eed. John Reardon, E. A. Foster, Ward 4 Central. liiignltl tiurrie. John Cameron. Dr. McMillan, t‘h:\rles Drew. Pope Mills. _ Ward 4 West. James Kelly. l)r. Jenkins. Austin ’l'rainor. J. A. Me.-isei‘vc_\'. Andrew llenncsscy I Wai"l 5 E John Mulior. .l, l'. Gordon. Josp. Gallant. \V. li. Aitken izldwiird Saunders cntral. _ _ Ward 5 E. C Angus llesllot-lic. llooper llornc. l'ut.li. Mt:’I`iigut'. .loiin S. i\lcDonald. E. lt. Brow. Ward 5 West. J. J. i\lcKiniion_ .\. iloriic. l'i\_t~\r I\'\'vi'soiii._ l-‘rt-d. l"osit~r. i lsiiiit' i\Iiirlc_\'. Ward 5 W. I.. l'. '|‘uiitoii. Siiniucl tlruig. iliiviil l~`. _lletliuiio_ llugh l-‘_ (_foiiiioi~s‘. (leorge McQuuid. East Royalty. Vim-clit lilii_lu‘. .»\. lt. Miicliiiy. IE. l.owc_ \\'. ll. Long. John Alien. ‘. \ t_ A West Roy l~‘rniik lit,-ll. <1 Joseph Curley. lloiir_v Hurry Sr. J. l\'lcMurrah_ Andrew Dollar. li ll tfcrtillcittcs signed 'oy the (‘iiairniiin 1) nd St-_ci‘etiii'y will he forwarded to all fi elc-gates today. p h en pu 4 - tl m_ ’ oi AILING SHIP HAD BETTER OF U~BOAT l'AltlS, Url. 5.-'l`hc Minister ot Mui-~ su nc has comineniled in navy orilci'=_ hc i~‘rench sailing vessel l{lebor_ oi’ to 77 tons, which. on Sept.. 7. stood ii; ‘___ I0 G ii big Gcrinan submarine oft' Ilii- oiist south oI` Brittany unit pluccif it ingli- gnu so well that her opponent A oirenled ilisconiiitcil iiftcr three an ours' of stirring hnitlc. L l’loi're lllonlet. the boiitswaln_ who night thi-_ ship iiftin' the captain of ie liiebor was killed. has been decor- ll Gt '()i4i<. ll VE MARITIME CASES IN is] SUPREME COURT . lit' Fla _ - » . ~ - - ' - f i.uper. are now only ' th Ili tx d is nn iinti»r'oiis<-riptionisi_ and ii i l"".’"- Whl" Wm hecnllle °f the ‘"h` “or lr) gh |,,,,m_,|n“|m mm M,._ Murphy ci~s'.’ .»\nd if ii const-iiptioiitst. such _ d .\lr. .-\. lt. Mai-lean nro not being "3 Mr- U""V""~ be nl" new Lllleml ~ _ , louder what will happen to the Lihei- entioiicd. ho that the tlioict gets "I mi `. _I H _ _ __ _H _ KAIBER AND KAISERIN GIVES ck to .’\lr_ t'iirvoll und Sir lioinerl. B "'°"”‘rl’ 0"” 5- “""" ""9 GEMS To COUNT *_ qiieslioiis which run only he nnswcred RY . . l “'““‘° Unk," Made Dmmim by err-nts ot thc next tew weeks. __\MS,l,ERDAM Sir \\`ilt`rid l.niirIei's rosigiiution lm., "___ me ‘Mnmx of ‘lm,e “,(_ek_q dlcted that even though Sir Villirld Germ Pm _ _ _ nn peror and Em ross hav litiivriil negotiations uni: coiit'er~ "h‘“'|d “mp dnm' mm uw 'anks' ho placed n1lnrge number oiyjf-wels at WH' To 'how who 'mm hmm wRmh__ would retain the leadership of his par- H ‘___ "H _ I 1 ' ()'l"l‘A\’\'1\_ Oct. 4.--'i`lli' ()t:t.til)ol‘ ii will open on 'l'uesiln_v. October 9 gl ‘ m om various courts to be heard. . 'Phe Maritime I'rovini~c.i liavvitve ses. ___ _._ ______ ___.,..___,_ qt) ' _ ot’ usasc MAN is on 'rniA.L vit Fon iviunoss 1" ` .._....__. H0 ll? ast. V (l w iii ly too iiiiich to sny Iliiit they Iiiivc ai' lv ti( ll I in o ill _ ill Central. S l ` it is alty. ei _of | o ‘ do ir Carleton. wlicreiipon he very om- huticiill_v iiiiidc this tlct~luriitioii: “l ave no political uspii'atloiis." Such _s ~....._,.`.a,_._,.,.,.,.,,.,__~...~....~»...-.~».. Ht uini~nI is Sir \Vlli'rid's vlilvi llciilcii- l _ _ _ _ Ju I ie_\' iiocd liiiiiiil und onions 'l`hi- _ - . . _.|`. . |_ . _ _ :iii niiti-i'oiisci'lptlonisl leiids-,ii~il|i|i_ put ' " "` '“'i°“f -_ ‘"°“K‘ .""l ‘°""m" _ _ _ _ _ people nrc hungr_v 'ind exliniiste,-ii. Vu BRITISH l*`ltON’[` IN l"llA;\'(`i:l ANI) BELGIUM, October 4.-tl)elnyed)-- (Hy The Associated l’i'ess'.l-Hritisli arms today achieved one ot' the great- est victories ot' thc war in 1| tremeii- dous assault begun at dawn against the German positions east and north- east of Ypres. indeed. when the whole story ot' this battle has been told it may take its place as nn unc- fi "_ th H. _ D e seething culdroii along this front dds to the iiiipoyt_um:c of the sur- LONDON. (lt-tolier -l.-- The llriti.-iii ~t0i'y to~diiy put tiioiii in possession i’ the positions toward which their liolc ui`i`ciisi\'o ciiiiipiiigii this stim- cr has inf:-:ii direcici|_ it is linrii- cc ONE OF THE GREATEST VICTO- ic is not ovfwsliaiiliiivcil by :iny oporii- iii .siiico Ii't'iicl| witrl`iiri~ licgiiii. DOMINATE FLEMISH PLAINS. lilroin the i-i‘o_~'I ot' tlir Ziiiiiiciiclic- i’ussi'liciiilzieel i-itigc. Britisli guns ow dominate the l-`ienils'li Plains and o great ruilroiid systeni coiiiieciiiig stend :intl liillc, \vIii<~_h supplle,< the ihmiiriiii' buses iii Osteiltll The Great Work Along the Easieriijpres Sector an Uneqnalled _ Triumph ot Three Years Conflict. British lloiil all Ground ...i$S3i$’_'“3..Z;2i*.f3i;‘;§?.'I;3.. ..§ I Gained and Dominate Flemish Plains and Railways Between §»I‘_‘;.‘Z',‘ii."; .‘i_‘...§I`..°`_.ii¥‘IIfl‘,.*;Z.‘l".l'I..‘.l.'i tistend and Lille. Thousands oi Prisoners Taken. “ref °*f°°i”f°fMll“"~‘~»~ 470 Guns. . < crations ut the war office said' today the Western ‘front 51, 435 Germ lioulers and with it 'i`iiourut und Me- (Canadian press Degpagch) p iiii\_ coiriiectliig links in the German i,0N|)()N_ 0i~g0i,u;- 5._T|mu5am|S uf g reserve line_ot' thc defence stand ui-I prisoners have been taken by the Iii-j. 0 niost in the shadow of the Britisii‘ tish in the drive which was begun this I positions. the great highway runniug_inorning i;-.ist ot' Ypres in Flanders. 0 from Ypres to Menin and the rail-|All the objectives oi' the British were 1 F0110 fl`0I1l YPFCH l0 Mellili, and th€f\von_ including positions charntzterizeil. riiilrond from Ypres to Staden are out-I hy Field Marshal l-liiigls report from lianked. iieailqiiartcrs to-night as ot’ “grezit.|, iniportziiice " The levi of iiir- report I uns, while our losses have benn 15 . G5 prisoners und no guns. “In ai 5,85Q_prisoners and no guns. _ -L_ WU HUN RAIDERS ualled triuiiipli of three ycui's of con- TWO VILLAGES CAPTURED. t`roni British lieailr|uiirtci's‘ in 'l\`ruiire l ict t'or each successive rc ort from ' - ' i- _; ' ' I tonight tends (Canadian Press Despatch) “Our attack to-iluy was iaunciicil on _ '*_‘ I.t).\'l)(JN. October :'».-~-'l`lie villages ii t`ront of over eight miles. from ‘(`""“dia“ Pr"“"" ]"'”l’“"`|" as -recorded. oi' Iti_utt~i :ind .Yooriluinlwck were can-' south oi" Tower l-luinlcts to the Y tres- W"‘SmNGT0N- 0"" 5""“'l‘l‘ I I _ _ . _ lm-ml by B,-mg-h U~l,,,l,__; who algo SL., 3mm," |_ai|“.u_\,_ norm 0f1_aum,mul.(,k, ilctinite inforiiiation of tlic. pri_>st‘iic'. RIES OF THE WAR. cured the high ground overlooking Lie- and has iii.-on complctelv sncccssfiil. °f tw" G°""““" 5"” ""i‘l""’l in th" (Canadian Press Despatch) ccliirc, East ot' Ypi~cs. Austruliiin All our ulijep-¢i\»¢,,T huvU`b0cn g“ilmll__Sr>iitii Pnciiir Uceaii uiinouiiced in rugiiiients took the village ol' lli'ooil~ positions of great importaiicc - liii\'irid"sl’““`h°“ rmlll 's“m°" ln me Nm'-" seinile and retabiislicil tiieiiiselvcs been won and over 3,000 Gerniun pri,-,`D"l"“‘"“l""l' ll hum wr ul" "°mm"'“"` ‘WIT ,,_\,(._|- me |»i,_1g(, ,iw miT(i__., (.351 of sown.” have already I.éu(_'||ud the (.U]__ rics=ti'0_vci‘s had bet-ii sci in ii1otion_ Yprs, ui:t:oi'iliiii.: to the liritisli otliolil stiitriiiciit issuvil to-ilu_\'_ . _3R|T|SH HQLU GROUND, G-/“NED thc Atlnntic southeast, around South (Canadian Press Despatch) (Canadian Press Despatch.) ~‘\’“*""f"“~ l""’~"'"F5 0" Shipping “ml I.t).\`l)O.\', October 5.--'l'lic lti:utt~r l.O.\'l)O.\' _ Out. 5.-The (leriiiiiiis 'l'(‘""1` "3 mt’ Somh P‘“"m"` “'h(”'0 me <-oi‘i'i:`s|ioiitlciiI nt l