l t i 4 st- ,r i `\ i t li . _ »‘f»1~ `<. 5 - *J l 5 fr -_._ -n 5”” r . _would be »mutual insurance by merchants and . 1-“ze it ....._., .~i ‘ 1 L.; " _ _ ` »»»"'e ~ *Rc lliittlllliarliillalulit lluatillan --~ Q ._ ' e _ _ mu om# he cmiriqtmowa. lunch omm wooin- nouldo. Albonsn. eomilonnd llelhetas. r __ -_ l:::-:-:¢v-=---1 - ~'~'-11 ff5-j-;-‘-'-'-`-`-'-`-'ii-'-'-';'~__;°jr'\=-‘-`-`€-i-`-`~`-‘-'-`-'f'-'-' “* Monday, Decefltlwer 25th being Christina: Day and tl statutory holiday, the Jllorning Guardian will not be issiied on Ti_i:Sda_\'.. The I:"ven1`ng Guardian. will not be ismed on Monday, but will51>e published _|.v~u.rtia_l Tu d "cf ` iseffil Ieasifitote thefe c/l¢'lng,e.r. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916. NATIONAL SERVILE 'WEEK 'l"hc f\'ati0n:\l .\`t-rvice lloaril of Canada under the direction of tht- l)irector lieneral has set apart the tirst \\'e‘ek in janiiziry as "National Service \\"eek” for the purpose of i:ill0)"|0“t for uirreglllalgn Posing 35 lV~`W5b0Y5 “nd the l)0` nleiil of men wlio, pli_\'-ically tit and of suitable age, l may ilesiri- to serri- o\i-rsc:i< with our military or ua- 0-f I|l0 ll0\NSP3PCl‘ 0m¢`€9 ll2iS the r\am€-S Of ilS \1€WSl>0yS ' ‘ . on tile and thoirregiilars can be spotted without much ln iirrler to seciire i.lii< iiirentori' at the carliest`<><--- THE WAR The German`Chancellor told the Reichstag that in he siiinnier, when the Russians had advanced in (ia- icia almost to the gates of Lemberg, and the Allies be- 'as prodded into the minds of the war lords that, af- ii. _ Many circumstances, says the Toronto Mail and ian suzerainty. The one was designed to coerce Bel- iuin into pleading with the Allies for acceptance ol izit would include the loss of Poland and Lithuania. 'lt-vlits not beforqtjme thafthe Children’s Aid So- l with reiercnce to the care of the “little,0nes” on the in the Montrail Witness, recently llylntt that no-more funds are re- quired for th; gkrlsonerii of War. I have just reeolyod a cable from the Helduuarters ot the canadian Priso- ners Fund. Loudon England, saying "Sta.t.ement.". in Witness quite Incor- rect, please contrsdict, signed Bul- Slnce my int letter, the following Societies and persons have each ad- 0D¢0d H prisoner. The Tlgnlah Red Cross. The Cavendish Presbyterian W. A. Mtsirf Dorothy Simpson and one in memory of the lots Mrs. D. C. MacKinlay, No-rth Rlv_d»r.- Also a donation of $10.00 from the Cra- plud Red Cro`s|,* proceeds of Picture Entertainment und Sale. Flftypne prisoners are now adopted and _we Wlllt as many more: as possible before the grid _ofthe year. Two Canadian Dl`iH0l\Gl‘B who escaped recently, stated that the prisoners parcels were alwnys received. ' ` l ant Slr. &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Treasurer, _Prlnoners of War Dept. (luiinillan Red Cross. Slr lllfrsd Luurler ‘ Slr.- ln regard to the rumour going the rounds ., of- our local Canadian Press, and occasionally you will see the same rumour hi that leading Am- erican Papers to the eh`eet that tho Liberals-are, trying hard to put Str wnrriii on mo shelf, itio 'toronto Sentinel- lndepondent-- hus- this~tb say:- “Tho mon who are trylng`to oust* Sir Wilfrid from the leadership know what is good for their party. Those Liberals who think Sli- Wllfrld Luurl- er'will retire to make way for Premk er Murray of Nova Scotia to lead the ' party do not know hlm. Tlie move to be rid of lilin wlll make Sli' Wilfrid ‘ I am Sir, etc., ‘ INDEPENDENT. *_._._._il_ iiiii_i_it|ti1tt Amp i-i`En sonos. The wlnso-me and wltchlng per- sonality of Emma Abbott wlll always be associated with Balfe'i-x "Bohemian Girl," although she made a great tri- umph ln “La 'I`ravtnta" and Meyer- beer's "Faust" in London and Pnrls Emma Abbott was born ln Cliicugn Lake (llty frc-m pneumonia hi 1891 deprived America of one ol’ her most gifted prima donnas, It was her de- llght to sing selections- from “’|‘lu\ Bohemian Girl", "l Dreamt I' Dwelt in Miirbio 1-tails," "friio Hriirt bpwot Down," and “Then Yc'u`ll Remember Me." These songs nro conttilnetl ln “Heart Songs" -ii collection ol’ 400 of the world's favorite songs. 'Flilia distributing It.. Real] the coupon else- wheré in toduy's issue. =-»~ AT THE HOT'E L8. ff! REVER.E.- F. W. , Actherlngton, Wlltiz~hlt‘e; D. C. E. l'1erome', Sum- mersltle; Fred Hooper, Freetown; ll. kaley . " _ ~ stick the tighter. " » in 1840, and her early death in Salt K ff _._.'\l-_ 1 i paper endorses thi:-i book and is now `1'0 Kggp 59,099 _ ._». ._ . forty-tive will he kept in Canada this winter, forward to 3 rediictioii of _insurance rates. Now, P|’lQIl“f$ bf 'ill' _ l ' _ ` _ = » 1 »._ __ whengtmstead-of the reduction they had hoped for, »f ' _ _ _ .. the are confronted with a fifteen r cent increase to - 51"” Th” “f"°m°“t “mt °W°*"°d ` I _LI J,” __ i __ _ _ ' - _. _ . i i _ ` i '._` i .' ‘ on ‘.4 r o f c ~ _ _ 1 , 1 - ‘ 17;' I 'A i - ' c _ Will Soon be Ringi;ng It is impossible tor you to appreciate what our careful buying means, until you see our g00dS and Bel Q01' PHCCS- _ Read our list given below. It w1ll_furnish some valuable sugges- tions. Check the items ot interest and bring it along when you visit our store.- ‘Chocolates ` K"d°k9 ' Parisian Ivory Goods Walkin! Sfkkl . ~ Perfumes Toilet Waters Manicure sets T"il‘2' Set! _ _ Shaving Sew Shaw/ig Brushes ' ` Sh I M S - Mirrors s.i`§r"§..fff. ` “"2" S"°v° 7 'Travelling Rolls Cale°¢5ir Mounts Cigarettes ' C5331? ` Cigarette Cases , _ Cases _ gniokers P5998 Cigars Hum’dors T°b3_°_¢° Polwhes Hair Brushes Military Brushes not writer banter Chamois Vests playing' Cmllii hlickel Plated Bottles __ .Thqmos Bowes Fancy'Soaps Clothes Brushes - Thermos Lunch _ kits Etc, Etc, Etc ? When you visit our store other things will also besuggested as ' ’ 'suitable for gifts _ , _ We want YOU to visit our store and look through OUR HOLIDAY STOCK just as often as you wish, whether you are ready to buy .or~ not; Johnson & Johnson Y . ' The Quality Drugstore _ Cor. Kent & Prince Streets --4.' -__ 'ef - ' though the policy of i serpdiiig relp- thousand per; m_onth._ “It |g_ believstl forcements by drafts instead of com- that this tlguré during the winter plete rsgtments will tend to c/xpedlte wlltl be materially increased, so that ~ the mo ement overseas, while the mlnlimum " number of Recruiting is now going ulicuil at troops ln the country wlll be' maln- the rate between six and seven tained, the needs- of overseas organ- ' ~ lziitlon will be fully met.. t _ MEN IN CANADA. or'I‘AwA, Deo. 17-A mtnimiim 'of or llfty thousand soldiers H. = _= AJ ,_ -5- i 1 --11' “- g weakness. They had to have the stage properly set. ut in most vulnerable fashion. In the meantime, the rmies of Von Mackensen and Falkenhayn were ga- iania and get Bucharest began. The Roumanians xperience disabled them. 'I`h_e Germans got Buchar- st, got large stocks of foodstuffs, and their stage was Without minimizing for a moment the importance f the Tcuton gains in the Balkans, let us not forget gan; A. Biiuri>:_B shadow Bhd.. 199, Km’ 0' nlg t,” "" '_.,' '_ _ I Because we' f~li’tt_i%;.`~_3"¢he..-IIl,_<>l‘lIll\8 U05 beym,¢,._i»< ooo-.. _' And'we mus\t..»wB_l£-_n_ little. while f0"- So when wn weary with, the card _ and strlfe, ‘fgff-`-_ _ 40nr.-loverli ones- tlnd ln ,all,__ ' lhb ' '-.»-= peaoethey. crave, ~“_ _ __ Wg should not weep. Nh;-!°°|`" W, . _J count mls llfe- , .~`.l_ " A prelude to thd onepégqnd the grave; if- _ = _ Amrtiiiir no happy torxm uc not dl# tres _ _ . . B, - ,But _ll_f_t your”hearts with lure to tlod and smile, 1 2 And we,- anon, tlko'tll~ed ones will ,‘ ~ _l‘0ll., ‘ .g i 'len we witihopo iiilii won- A moo ' wiiiii. 7 , _ av ¢t.i.A n¢nlri.¢v . mnngqéts-I ht - _ _ Further details on request _ ~,, New York Fur Auction Salesj shipments are solicited in order to' insure proper cataloging. All merchan- dise will be stored and insured free of charge. ' We make tne usual advances when requested, on receiot of goods. _ _ b A charge of 5 p. c. is made on all goods sold, plus 1 p.c. dlscouttttn the _ uyer. _ ' ~ - f -' 48, 50,' 52~Great_Jones`Street New ¢l¢,&',~ l _ . _ _ ,_. ,. , _ _ - - _____., ., 2 " - =...»¢»r»i~ \\ _ With childrei;(playin_|____o1_t _the streets _pr in ' _ ._ t * ' ' pe i" ii l S . leY\;_/ay? or bac y_i:rds_It;»hne wonders yy at ev iatipn ~ _ _ . *__ _ H 0v°"h°es_ Gaitem smwhok Mwc“hm_Feuau _ » _Aukbt . all Purple, A an¢lli¢htBlu;Grey, min anRed et? 8 so _ _ ay' o or city parii. ”_ ere"is.somet ing prop eic_ _ 7. -i ‘pt . ‘~"ff‘ R W . _,LH 'I _ I . h ~ .V _ :__ __ L A » I- “_ Paying H0. l"’¢m\1I.m8 Wl'|¢l1'lll¢f¢ 1f¢ 110 IOGBCS- Th# in_th_e,announcement_ recently 1_nade_that a model patlk,lt _ - _fg3¢,N $Wn 'evglillg m §i dst! _ , R__D¢» I 4 .'.- .- ' , '_ ; ._A '_ v _ _ ». ‘. J ` ` 'A ' great mnfoifity of policy; _holders -have been paying heavy premiums year-after year without ri dollar of c I 2- ___ ___ ____ _ __ _ _ _ not ri fmiisii op, _;iir¢_¢ iimiriii diamond., _two , _:___ _ _ yi yi gpRkM_;5q__;y.y,.¥.¢_&tWei~§r;l_t¢k¢y boon, Rubb¢r»,rot£"oindi.;f,it¢_’t§iiifit;ipari, nuttin c ttot e- _snrance companies ant now. wien :i oss- tennis courts, racel rac s, umping pits, and ttree _ .j”_.. T2. , __ _ _ _ 80 to __ ‘ _ an ‘ ue' f l'~_ , ,_ - . " \ _ occurs, they are expected to make it good. ' _ playgrotirltli' for “boys and two for girls. just -what "° ‘ ‘_. - __ Ii' ';_('_ FOR t’h¢LI|1¢`iB.'E Tf')1'5*.-Pretty Pdl_éht"Bft'Jhi, ¥§luie,_G`t‘.:{, and W.|ifé"l’0pb) MlccUll1!,"C'l0c..'£atn 'Chn`rIottetgiyn, with .its splendid. [ire fighting the `edate ad_u|_t__ will beexpected to,dolin such a--platter "T ~ 3 Whlteld rn" l_S||lfP¢l'9~ ‘ , '_ » `_ o- ,~ 'l . __¢qaippi'ai0§tid"[4)|§|igi;i1l' qgoiepifql an ~j¢iig1;_ntl1;. .iii mr.iiii»liiit.'._i’I»a?,_vatt, ilawo, tit"=ii tiiiieriiaye ,j“1°M__ 7 c _..i. gp - _ _ ‘ '_ ~ ~ " ¢9s*ill¢,_!l29“t §5»<2<19»_'S.¢.s\tts.fl.9".th.¢ resemmeddatioi .flu iipbfnmily of Phyins the f°l= of the i»'¢¢f¢»*¢