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THEIIBH TIIIIHPS TAKE
l THllUSlll|] PHISUNEHS
(Canadian Press.)
LONDON. Aus. 17.- 'rn omcini
Press Bureau of the War Office has
issued a statement saying the lr,-encl,
tro0l>B.,in the course of a rapid ad-
vance along the Valle of Sch
Y irm k
have taken a thousand prlsonersfw '
--l.______
-MEEIIITIUII IITELINEU
(Canadian Press.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17_- 13,-1131,,
France, Germany and Austria de.
cline President Wilson's mediation.
LONDON TIME’S VIEWS
~- -wm-
(Exclusive to The Guardian.)
LUNUUN,___A_ug. 17.-Froin many
sources have come clear indications
says the' military expert of the L0n_
don Times, that the general adv
ance
of the allies ag~ai|.st the Austro- ,_,
German forces has begun. It is not
only in the west but also in the
east and the south of the vast their-1'
tre‘wur that a. collision is impending
'i‘he Russians am already casa. oi,
Prussia and Galeciu and second
Russian army, already 800,000
strong is nearly ready to move for.
ward against Germany. 'l‘hese two
lcussian armies steadily grow in
numbers week by week and we shall
soon know whether Russians are
making t-heir chief eiiort in the
_North or south iianss. 'l‘hc great
Russian army lu Poland is threaten-
ed from least Prussia on the right
from Gulecia on the left., §l`hesc
threats have been dealt before the
advance towards Berlin can he made.
Large forces are necessary for this
purpose. The Russians are gradually
making their presence felt, and he-
fore long their doings will become
exceedingly important, but our chief
interest no\v is concentrated upon
the' battle- ll-eld which stretches prac-
tically from the North Sen to this
Swiss frontier.
of the allies against tle G r -A
to the successful efforts of the Bel
glans at Liege, have been able to
complete their plans, and are now
moving on the German frontier
through Belgium. It is presumed the
English force, under General French,
is operating with the French forces.
The French troops in the course of
a rapid advance along the Valley of'
Schirmack have taken 1,000 prison-
ns, according to the oiilcial report of
_ he British Press Bureau.
Contrary to expectations a French
orce has advanced into Alsace, ami
the German army in Belgium is now
threatened in the rear and its lines
of communication put in danger.
According.to ltcutcrb the French
are now driving back the Germans in
both Belgium and in the Vosgcs
Mountains. This is officially confirm-
ed from Paris whcrc it umiounced the
French gained a victory at Dinant,
Belgium, hundreds of llhians being
captured as wcll as munitions ofwur.
it is claimed the French have rc-c:1p-
tured Blamont, (llrcy and Thaun.
The War Oillcc rc-ports that a battle
oi’ some consequence was fought at
Auricourt, the French being success-
Here great events are impmldmgnl' i`nl there and all along the line.
When the German concentration was
unveiled it was found to extenb
somewhat more north than had been
expected. Had the Germans obtained
a clear cnt through Belgi-un. this
fact might have gained for them an
initial advantage. The priceless val-
or oi the Liege (Belgium) army dis-
counted this expected success and
gave tlime to the French general
stqif to 1-_.11e..n dispositions. Every
_lfrcncli _-,<11-nr.; has practically been
moved .,.u*, 1-11-ther northward. The
German nrfllfy has not been able tu
prevenll'-this. nor were the Austro-
Gerrnar -lilies able to irnpcdc in any
way the trannrort of troops by sea
from the l\!-.~d!tf:r\'ancan or elscwllcrc-
_,\B 8 ¢upg¢,._N¢--ice the Fra.nco~.Bely,iau
allies now are in good military DOH'
itlon.
GERMANS (_‘I.AIM VI("I`()llY,
lt is also oillcially announced that
the lielenic Government has inform-
ed Turkcy that il' the report that ’I‘ur-
irish troops were marching through
Bulgaria to Greece be conilrmed,cor-
rt-sponding naval and military mea-
sures will be"1nT111ci.7i‘TteE'4Etl<c|i by
(Irccco.
A report from Izlrusscls states that
General Von Enunicll, connnuntling
the Germans at Liege, committed sui-
cide because his confidence in his
force had been shattered by recent
events.
A naval battle between the`I<`rcnch
and Austrian tlcets is reported in
the Adriatic in which two Austrian
iron-clads were sunk, one set on iire,
while a fourth escaped northward.
U. S. \VAItSIIIi’ IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug 17.-'l‘ho warship
BERLIN, Aug. lilth, vin Iiondon, 'I‘cnesscc, l'ro1n North tlaroliiiu, laden
Aug 16___Be,.|m has bpm, ceipbl-u(i|;g with gold und relief corps i`or .\.nc1'_i-
not only me uapul,-,._ of L,;,.gc but u can refugees arrived in ifnlmouth this
"victory of German troops in Uppcr =Lllcl'l\u0ll-
Alsace."
The Berlin Tngeblatt in an author-
ized statement says “N othlng IMS 000"
able to arrest in the smallest deilree S
the advance of our troops which pro-
ceeded with mcchanlcal precision.
Everything is working wondci°~
UMMAHISTTI IELEEHAMS
_ , ., |,. -` _ es arriving here from Berlin declare
      the socialists ure rising lin revolt
` t
rather heavy. but that is our return
i`or tho prioe we Dlllil T01' lll0 _ DY0'
hroughnut Germany."
/in oihcial announcement by lille
tection of our Prussian provu\ceS..French war oilice says French troops
beige we have captured with _losses-cook over 500 German prisoners Fri-
which tho assault cost us. lhis is day a,.,,,,nd Don,-m_
a military success, the importance of
Austrian troops evacuated Klelcc
WI\l0|\ I9 I“”l\I°“"'I’I“`~" and (`hencin in Russian Poland on
CONDENSED ADS.
TOO LITE FOR
August 13, after an attack by Ituss-
ian cavalry.
An nccount of the fighting south
of Namiur, given in n l~hmday Times
cspnt h says German -avalry occu
~ dl-  ' 'v ' '
 .pied n_posil'ion at Dlnnnt on ‘the left
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bunk of the Meusc. 'French Infantry
coming from the North with machine
guns, however, drove them out.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 17.-According
to latest advices from the BelEi“"
¢-_llpital only 500 German soldiers cs-
rnped unhurt out of 4.000 or 5.000
,engaged Ill the bhttle Ol Hll9lI'57f-
'Many field ‘guns and Germlln tif*-’1I°"Y
were lost in the s\vnh’iP5» \
The newgpgpqrs .ltjl Shimpo, which
is usually well informed, in ur. extra
l es some additional details of tim
S__"__________ _ .____----
(continued on page 6-)
TIIE lElTIlEIl
TIIE TEMPERITURE
TIDE. NOON. ETC.
S i I t The Guardian)
TOINODISTO, Eugust 18-‘ Maritiine:
Moderate to fresh winds; showers rl
many localities.
'run wsA'rHEn.- Yesterday was
fair and warm.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 78 deg. above zero, the
lowest the previous niKh¢ belllil' 58
deg. above. At 0 n. m. yesterday il
was 67 deg.; at 9 p. m.. 65 dem |\li°V°-
The tide will be high tonight at
0.20 and tomorrow at 10.10: it Wg”
be high tgmoriéox/osmornlng at 7. 8
an'l‘lhZh:\Ti'1 Bit: this event!!! B07-00 an
tomorrow at 7.04; it rises tomorrow
morning at 5.04 and Thursday at
5'0The moon sets this afternoon at
5.52.
, The last quarter of the moon was
on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 8.56 p. m.
There will he a. new moon on Fri-
day, Aug. 21st at 8.26 a. m.
'rue length of many will be f°“f'
h urs rnd four minutes.
sum.. up §,§§H,”,}f.',]"iiermuny Opened The Battle Tillich-Ruged All buy But iliere Driven Steudiy Buck From Positior
V " “ _ ,p 1    al
- ' ‘1.~ _ _-'
BIG BATTLE IN PROGRESS
(Exclusive to Guardian)
LONDON, Aug. 17,--A battle on
which hangs the destiny of Europe is
no\v progressing south of Namur. 'i`he
allies have been victorious in a sharp
artillery duel.
German aeroplancs dropped many
bombs on the city of Namur, ilve men
were wounded. The Bulgarian Gov-
ernment has oillcially declared thc
NAMUR, Belgium, Aug. 17.-
From six o'cIock- this morning till
this evening, there was a general en-
gagement between the French and
Germans at iilnant, eighteen miles
south of Namur, on _the Meuse ltiver.
I had the good fortune to .witness it
by the side of t_hc Frciicli troops.
By six o’clock tonight when I had to
leave for Brussels to send this dis-
patch the French army had driven
the Germans about tive miles back
from Dinant, south of ltochcfort and
Glevt and were pursuing them all the
time. '
The Germans opened the battle
the town itself, on the left bank of
tho Meuse. A regiment of French
infantry, advancing from the south,
occupied the other side of the town,
that is thc right bank. lt was prin-
cipally an artillery duel at a distance
oi' about three and a half miles, the
l~‘rench had six batteries of six guns
each, with heavier guns hidden be-
hind a wood farther t’rom town.
Tho French artillery fire seemed
extraordinarily accurate, at least
thc Germans wore forced repeatedly
to change their position, gradually re-
tiring, wbilc thc French never moved
except to advance.
During the lighting Friday night
the French occupied an important po-
sitlon at l)onan, where they captured
more than tive hundred prisoners.
vlclunv ii latin
PARIS, Aug. 17.-The War Ollico to-
day announced it victory for Fri'-xicli
arms at lllnunt, Bclgimn, which
makes known for the first time thc
exact location ol' the l~‘rench und
:Lilies in Llolgiuni. Sharp lighting took
place on the right bank of thc Mouse
whore Gorman l'orccs, composed ot'
int'n.|itry supported by cavalry and
rapid ilring guns, were forced to ro-
ireut In disorder. lluntlrvrls of Uh-
lan's horses wcrc captured, also a
large amount oi' war munitions. The
cngagement was marked hy a display
ol' brilliant. courage on the part ol' the
l\'rench. Bavarian forces, says the
War Ofllce state`nient, have been
pushed back across the border to
German territory. losing evory posi-
tion they rcccutly gained in the
vicinity. Fighting is also reported
southward, along the Franco-German
border.
'1‘he French are reported to have
recaptured Lllomont, Cirey and
Thanu.
I Will LIMIT
LONDON, Aug. ltl,-Sir liirnza
Maxim uu_\':: Russia will suvcep Aus-
tria ln three weeks and the war will
bo ovol' in iwolvo.
liniment cures garget in cows
Minai‘d's
._,_,,7
 RIIGING  BELGIUM
BIGGEST BIITTLE  THE WITR
EEHMANS THE TIKINI”
BEEEIAIIS SEITITIUSEI
(Exclusive to the (.uar<llnn)
A despatch from Belgium Saturday
night by William Maxwell says
“there bus been important lighting
country to be in a state of siege. along the front today. '|`ho Gcrnmn.=1
are busy making tronclms, digging
themselves in as the soldiers call
it. They are beginning to take the
Belgian seriously. The three follow-
ing incidents would be incomprehen-
sible unless you -realize that thc
army front in Belgium :ilnne-, from
Dicst to l.ongwy un the l~‘rcnch Lux-
cmlnlrg' frontier is exactly one hun-
dred miles long, The hardy or tho
Gcrnlau army is s1\\|1|ir>:;c1l to be hn-
twoon Iiicge ami ,i.ux1~n|burg, about
eight hundred thousand strong. has
to bc full chlctly by moving arny| "'l`hc violation of thc neutra-
brllllnntly cnrrlcd by the French
und the hrllnun columns nic non
filling hack They left behind many
dead and wounded in addition to
prisoners.
In upper Vosges French troops al-
so continue to make progress und
the Germans are rctren.t‘lng."
PARIS, Au1:.lli.-'l‘hc conditions
under which tho great Imttlo In-tw(-eil
thc- Germans utnl tho nllit-cl forces,
will probably be fought arc made the _
s\\I\_|¢\ct of un oillcial 1-orun1uni<~ution_
lsssued by thc I"r<‘n<-.ll Minister ol’
War Saturday afternoon.
"By reason of the abandonment of
the uttark which the Germausplun-
nod against Nauc_v," says the colu-
munh-utiou, "our concentration has
been carried out with regularity and
in its elitirety. and thus the whole of `
the l1‘ren|:h urmy will battle with the
wholo ot` the Gvrlnatn forces, with tho
1-xi-.cption of thossc Gernnm troops
ronr-c~1\iraie(I un thc eastern frontier
ol' the empire.
T 'nun mint I
A°°°""“@ t° 'he militia °“>'=“ to Position--Millions of Men En u ed on Both Sides Likely to Continue for Du s
of The l‘lmes, the general advance g g y
.......,.....,..,,;.,_,i.’;‘,11I‘.‘;f‘.. Buttle line ls 266 Miles Long French Minister of Wur Says it will be Profoundh
Russians are now east of Prussia and
Galicia, with a second Russian forte,     
800 000 strong, mobilized and ready to
follow on The French forces, thanks U
THE EHENEH HAVE
l|]VlNEE|] UN llSllIE
I_'lNI)0N,Aug.l7.-Yesterday morning
come confirmation of the French ad-
'/am-v on Alsace l'l‘hia uns .1 sur rlsf-
_ - . _ ~ p _
_-err-n to military men, as it was ex-
prctcil the |"|'cnch would hold oil un-
_tll the great battle impending in
liclgium had been fought. General
Jollre, however, cviilentiy was ready
to tnke the offensive. 'fue movement
1ncam1¢_h_-it the tlcrntnns waging u
cumpuign against liclgium will he
tllrcntcnctl in their roar und their
lines of cinntliunicutiori put in dan-
gcr.
'l‘hc French war otlicc says neutral-
ity of llclgiunl huh cxliciidtetl Bclgiuyn
`nu1`l l<‘rcnc|| lines to ~l'I1tlln||<l. The next,
bottle \\ill bc fought from Basic to
kitchens, an incredible task. lic- llty oi' Ilclglum has cxicnilerl thc M“”"""i°ht “fith ""V'"“I ‘"IIlT°“"’ 0;
tachmcnta of Uhlun cavalry were
sent to roam all over the country
cast ot' the army t'ront, feeling and
reporting their positions and to
pnevent observation by the enemy ol’
the main Gclman army movements.
These Uhlans sometimes get separ-
ated into squads of ten or twelve and
become famished for food, for nature
won’t feed them. Even then they
iight like maniacs when threatened
unless the force is overwhelming.
Now for three typical incidents ot'
today: aight Uhlans were brought
into Diost this morning by their cap-
tors who remarked to mc, "You dont
need 0. rifle, bread and water are
enough." About noon llvo more
llhlans were reported near thcruil-
way station. Licutennnt Van lion.-en
took out his watch und said to
two soldiers, "I give you fifteen
minutes to fetch them in." hatcr. in
the day three more Uhlans wcredis-
coverd in the nc‘igborhood of the
telephone and patrols rounded them
up. It is astounding the spirit oi those
people. Thcy are confident of vic-
tory, that is halt' thc battle.
The War Oflico says: “An engage-
ment ot some consequence wus
fought at Auricourt. The l"ren1:h
were successful there and all along
tho lint-."
l-‘lgzbtlug was iii progrcrs all dny
bctw1=en lcrcnch and German l'orces
along thc border of ilppci' Alszuzcztlui
Lower l.orroino. The I<"rou(‘l1 were
vit.Lox-iiius, although it is 1.<l1nil_trd lu-
l'c1'c|ilialiy that the (l;‘::ii11.'-1 hive'
ciiicwtl -l"i°cuc‘i t:-rrito~'_\' ot the :lor-
llllill 1-iitl 0i` tim \"l|1:gi-S I{;L)|gi~, '_l‘l\f\
licights of .‘.:\chl;1 v.'v.‘o ruzciiliii-il by
thc I- _'.~u1!1 itil'-r :u`\'c."~‘. li_~;l|...1=;:. the
Germans Icavlnjt iminy ill-od and
wounded on the field.
LONDON, _-lug, 17.-A Itcutcr des-
patch thus summarizes the situation
"German forces stretch from Liege
to Illulnausen district with murkcd
density towards the North. Tbcir
front seems to follow the' course of
the .rivrr than the frontier, which is
crossed ut Longwy and Clrcy. A
large pnrt of this front has been
_ BATILESHIP AHHWES
Iiolgiun and French lilies to the front-
lor of Holland. The next. battle, thoro-
forc, will be from Basic to l\luns»
truchi. with several millions of nlvn
on ouch side. It is this enormous or-'
tension oi' ei`l’cct.ivencss and oi' frontl
which will <‘liara<~terizc the battle
and will bc profoundly dll‘t`ercnt fron
nil other battles. The battle front
will extend ovcr 266 miles.
“’l`hcsc observations have for their
object thc preparation of the public
for o. battle in new form, and without.
precedent in history."
The <-.o1nlnunlr:atl<ni adds that news
of dollultc results need not bo expvct-
ctl for at least cign; tlays or longer.
EEHMAN UEEICEH
ETMMITS SUIETTIE
LONDON, Aug. l(i.-A despatch to
the (‘entru.i News Agency from at
Paris correspondent says General
llaimiling, coinxnandcr of tho Ger-
man l~‘iftccnth Army Corps, is In Ilos-
pital on account of u. bullet whicli
passed through his ni-ck. The lirus-
sels rorrespomlcut of the Star ez:\_\';;
it Ilclgian otll<-1-1' who csc-upcll fri-.n
Liege bringing ilctuils ul' the death ol'
General \'on l'l1nnlit'l1, the olliccrtlc-
olurcd Von l~hnmich connuitturl :j.ui
tide llveinmc his unlimited confidence
in the Gcrm;in atrluy and its style of
lighting was shattered by events
aroutul Liege.
(lOI‘ENil1\GEN, via I.ONDON..\ug.
1G.---A1~cording to it special message
from Berlin, twenty-tliroe Itussian
generals und adniirals. inc-ludin1.: tho
tormer llun1lno.udt-1'-in-(lbici' ofthe
lllauk Sen. iioct have been intcrucd by
Gorman nutlioritics.
ll1vl1_ ami  
I.O_\`DON, Aug. l7.f--_\ despntrli
from Niall, Servio, says u nnvnl hut-
tle l=etwccn Frr-ncii ond' Ausirinn
\-.-nrshlps hcgfm nlf iiuduzi, Austria,
in tho Adriatic Sen ut one 1.--clock
men on each side.
The French war .ylllce also claims
that the Germans plnnnrd to ,move n.
double attack on French forces,
through BeIg‘Iun1 of course. The first
failed, i_hc second wus never cum-
pletcd in its entry.
TUHKEY THUUPS AHE
MAHIIHINIS Tll EITEEEE
(t‘:\nudiun I’rr-ss)
LONDON, Aug. l7,~- Otllclal des-
patchcs say Greece has roccivcti
information that Turkish troops
were crossing' iiulgarlun Territory
marching lil thc direction ot' Greece.
The Hellenic Government in con-
sequence has notified Turkey that
ii’ this news should be confirmed cor-
responding mllltztry and nnvul men-
sures \\'lll he iukun iiunxoalizttcly by
Greece.
GEITNTAN STEAMEHS _
CIPTUHEIT BY BHITISH
IlI'Fl_-VA, Spain, /\u£¥. 17.-The
'crew of the stcnuirr lintlierine from
Al5_;ii~r.;, wliitrh hu.-1 just nrrivcd here,
says thcy saw nn Iiiiglisli ’1‘orpcdo
1.11.-,;i|1,, c,,I,1,,,,-o tu., |11-rmnu slcum-,
1-rs ons frei»:htcr und the other n
p.-“manger ship, The lnttcr tried to
escape. Iiighi. shots were fired nl. hor
hciorc she come to. A prize crew wus
put aboard thc passenger si;enn'..=.r,
the Fantniu rciusing to stu.-cr hcr to
Gibraltar.
AUSTRIANS DEFEATED
ST. l’i~l'i‘i-:llSlll'itG. Aug. I7.-»'l‘\vo
G1-rmun torpvtlo boat di-stroyors
hon|hu|-rim] i‘.\|nng|~n in <`ourlmuI, on
th.: llullir Si-ai. No mzttcriul <l:uuag<~
was dont-.
i.(iNlitlN, Aug. l7_--'i‘h<- Austrians
. _ _ Sunday m<»l'uil\II. TW!" A"FtVI‘"‘ 5"*-'"' l\r,\'c lwrn driven out of thi- iownsof
cluils were sunk, one sci. on fire ullil
Kloloa and t`_||ouoin in llu:;si:u\ l’o-
HALIFAX, Aug. l7.~ H. M. Buttle- a i’ouI‘f.h ilcd northwnrds. The illillt land by lhisslzlii 1-:iv:1Ir_\'. 'l'I1v Aus-
shlp Glory arrived here today. [ lnstrd un hour. l"I1\nH IHISIU-Ill“‘I Il"*\‘/.V I"9<`“-
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TIHEITLIITIETIIWII
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,V The Dominion Royal Trade Com-
mission, which arrived ou the ls-
iand on Saturday night, held their
llrst meeting yesterday morning
n thu Provincial Building, beginning
it 10.15 o'clock. The Commissioners
were: Sir Alfred Bateman .tChair-
mau). Sir Rider Haggard. Mr. T.
Garnett Mr. W. Lorimer, Mr. J. Tat-
low, Mr. I). Campbell,\ Mr. J. R.
_iincinlr and Sir J. Laugcrman.
'l`he l’remlcr,llon_J.A. Mathieson,
.vas in ntendance, as also His I-Ionor
ludge \‘V. S. Stewart.
Dr. J. W. Keir, M. D., Malpepue,and
Professor ll. Shaw, were the first wit-
.iessos examined, giving evidence in
regard to the oyster lndustry.
Ur. Kler read n Memorandum
.vhlcli haul been prepared by him on
‘Oyster Fi:-siieries of l'rlnce Edward
islauul," in which hc commented on
‘th superior ouullty of the island or
.llalpcquo oyster compared with any
nher found on the American contin-
mt. and guvc the reasons for the de-
pletion oi' the oyster beds and the
.nethods taken for the remedy of
the unsatisfactory condition.
lnlcr nllu. Dr. Kier’s memorandum
read an follows:
“i'rior to the exploration by Public
Jystcr I-‘lshcrnuén all of our natural
iyster areas were very heavily stock-
:d. a good fisherman with tongs
.vould be able to secure six to eight
.mrrcls of oysters per day. Today un-
Ier the Public Fisheries system in
vogue hall' n barrel per fisherman per
Liuy is a good average catch.
The problem of thc Prince Edward
island oyster tlsherles today is the
replenishing of her only depleted
public tishcry and the establishment
if private cultivation.
'l‘hc chief' reasons lor the growing
lcpil-tion of our public beds has been
1 luck of knowledge on the part of
public ilshcrmen as to the extent
that nulure, through reproduction,
was capable of oil'-setting the year
y cntch. and their inctllcient Govern-
nu.-nt protection.
To remedy t.h'is condition private
cultivation appealed, from. gi mone-
‘;or_v standpoint, so strongly to our
local tlovcrnm-cnt that they have
,Qnken over the oyster ushery and
rented areas suitable for oyster farm-
Iihg. Tliat the possihi\_E'iea under mi-
vnte cultivation are enormous as
compared-v\'ith the public fisheries
can easily be seen when we consider
Y.lmt'. the private eulturllst takes every
precaution against loss by natural
enemies, his areas are thoroughly
cleaned yearly, und the oysters mark.-'
eted hy him ure replenished and oilset
hy placing at thc proper season large
quantities of clean material suit-ohio
for catching spat. 1
Oyster farming in Prince Edward
Island is innits second season.
The greatest development of this
industry in this Province has taken
Llnce in Richmond or Mnlpcque Bay,
where about 3,000 acres have been
leased for a te.-rm of 20 years with
the privilege of renewal; the yearly
rcntul is one Jollar un acre for the
first tive ycars,_1.hree dollars an acre
the micreeiling tive years, and five
dollars per acre .the following ten
yours.
'l‘hc curly stages of our oyster fish-
ery were n1arlu\d hy. Spring. F‘all,nnd
Winter iiahlnpg on thc lee, with the
sacrifice or immature and spat oy-
sters. 'l`hc lutcrvz-ning efforts of
the Government to conserve this ilsh~
cry, i, e., prohibiting winter and
spring fishing, und eventuullyshorton
ing thc Full season,althoughstaying
the rapidity ot' depiction, has not
tended materially to the replenish-
ment of the public beds.
The reason for this can be under-
stood whon we consider that along
with the nmrkeinble oyster our fish-
ermen look yearly and two year old
oyster and all nttncliod spat, which
in-ing culled on shore wus invariably
ti:-eitroyotl, f»iTorts were not made to
clean these boils ui the proper time to
insure u _\'1-arlysuitlllpr ofsput.ProvI-
sions \\'<~r<- noi mndv for combatling
thc nziturul uuimnlu ol' the oyster,
whit-I1 result(-il In tho boils becoming
ro\w~rc<l with slit and overrun with
star ish.
Seven oyster companion are actively
cngugexl here in oyster cultivation
two arc e.|uipp|\d with the moat m0d-
rrn upplinnceo for oyster farming,
and cxpcmicd lust season between
20,000 and 30,000 dollars each and
have on their ground several thous-
nml hnrrcls of seed nud young oys-
ters, The Inst. yoar's growth of these
oyster.-1 has come up to every expecta-
tion. The \=mn.l|cr companies have all
done considerable work along thb
line of cleaning and preparing bob
tom for spotting this year, and ac-
(Vontinucd on D080 2-)
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COMING EVENTS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEETINGS, ETC
One cent per word each insertion
in this <-ohunn. Cnnh must accomp-
any orilrr. Minimum charge twenty-
tivc cents.
"Pure Gold Jelly, sparkling and
clear. 5027-
“flome to the ice cream social in
Cornwall on the Parsonage grounds
on Wednesday, Aug. lil at 0 p. m.
Home made candy for sale. lf wu-
ther not favorable social will be bald
first fine evening following. 4000.
“Go to York Point Hotel for I.
days or weeks outing. Good bathing
and boating. A Ferry boat makes
four trips daily between Powbq
wnsn, cnnriomtown and vorkwiav.
Round trip ten cents. Bee time table.
Telephone connections with the bowl.
D_. W. White, Proprietor.
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