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SAUNBOMEV BAUSAGES MAD! mum charge of 26 cents per Inser. "Bill €V9l‘y dey from selected tion. Count your words and save rnon- Willis Dork. Saunders, Newsome' at sy by romittlng with erdar. stamps C0.. Market, Building. aeeepied. Ads. taken by Phono or' rEMl'r`av`oomiNioN_eXi5liE asnt_by mail will he charged at 2c.| Money Order. If lost or stolen, yas por word, to cover book-keeping char-' get your money back. 'ee ,stationery and postage on ac- counts. - AGENTS WANTED Assure wAN'rso.- -rol's'i=.i.i. ron 4836-3-16ME1l. MAnl1lEo MAN wisi-las`~ro asm' farm, or hire. Apply at Guardian Omoo. lsal-s-lsivlll. M}i|:s:-- - j-5 :__-_-_ _-_{7u}~ va .-,-.-,~.~_-_.z---»~f 'ff-.‘-J-`-'-“-“-'-'-‘ ‘- llw ll all NNN Nnllulll 1 (8|ld`bllI tl -The Guardian.) PENSANOE, March 15- 'rllo slin- lnarlne which sank the American steamer, Ailcmuin. was the U-38. Oue of-the inoimbers of the crew of tlle'Algonquin hiya he counted 22 men ofL the-.dec of the submarine, and alsotbat 'tho -submersible mount- ed two lllns, ` _' '* Minardfe r'Qidh|)pnt~ cures Dlatsmper. ' .i _ .-3, .- '1‘H.E.»`W' V‘;l?_!iER. -. -_fr n,.1toos, ll-ro. izpeoill to the Guardian.) TOR N'llO..Msrch 16.-Light snow falls. not mania cninlse in tempera- ture. -- The highest temperature recorded yesterday vs at degrees above. At 10 a. ., it wks Btlabove; st 9 ll- fl1-- a2 shouts. s coldest the vr°vi°“° night was 80 above. - 'rne tide will-be null this-afternoon at 12.4l and millorrow at 3.42; it will be high tomorrow morning at 5:12. and Sunday at Mall. ' - ' 'rho mln a t is evsliisz at 6225' and lmao' " lt1:lt¢ -'it rises wmv” ro; merNTn¥;t sail, and sunday It 62 5, . The' moon files tomorrow mornlnl sl 2:65 ' ~ ‘ = ’l‘lsi-'Q vm s fdll incon on Thurs- ~\».v..uml na me l. m- 'rh ' of tad will in oil- I7n'Ill°}@lTfol tstll'l'i'°'?=°s=l A- 0 Ill. - l . Tlldls ' I-,gg be eleven hours sas' il!-anger. Minsrd's Llniiviliit Cures Toothaohe. ,-( . _~- l. - "SUNNY" NIUUKIR KIIIEIIIN IIIIIIIIN 1-1- Brlglit Young Mun. Formerly of ilhorlottstown, Makes Supremo Sacrifice. ' Among the list of -those "killed In action," reported this week appears the name of Noel Toolier. son of Cap- Olty. but now residing in Cowichan. Vancouver Island. Numerous friends in Charlotteown will remember "Noel," particularly those who atten- ded St. i’eto's Boys School, where "Sonny," as he was fllmillarly called ny ills schoolmates. was a arent fav- orite. After leaving St. Pdtor's he con- tinued his stutlies at Kingston. Ho, has two other brothers, Guy and Hugh, who are new on active service. Their father, Captain Tookel. WH! Ill command of the stlrveyin8 steamer "llliinor' during part of the time sho mg oh' rlottetown her headquarters 'liiiedfe wR_li he sincere sympathy for the beresyed family in 'the loss they have sustained by the with 0f their gallant young .S011- llnsi-d’a Unialslit Ctirll Colds, lo. confuse nvmrrs _' A-Nsoolvonlfnms. lfanmnos, are. \ ____ , »|n1'lllI'A|NM|N1'.- A stand ,,m,|_¢g\ and Literary Entertallllgqnt `wlll be held in the C. M. B. A. all. Vat-non Rive; ol1”2:lill;\'¢TlY,_ _gag ru; inst. ll bros #iii so rsndergd. I-Aémileion ` . MI l- 0'(‘0C . .' ' lim" M r 4528-rl-ltlatal. I ., . tain 'rooln>r, n. N.. formerlvvf this' Gentlemen. ` THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917. ` With all the time-llolloreil ceremollyf and military display the Third Ses- sion of the 38th Annual Assemblage of the Legislature of Prince Edward Island was opened at 3 o’clock yes- terday afternoon by His Honor Lieut- Governor Augustine Colin Mac- Donald. , To the accompaniment of cnlivenlng music by the Fourth Regiment Band.' the Guard of Honor, composed of some seventy officers and men from the Overseas Artillery and Infantry Reinforcelnents stationed at the Ar- mouries, left their quarters at, 2.30 ll. m. and marched to the Provincial Building. § The Guard was in command of Ma-' .i0r Leigh, with Lleuts. Davison and` Strong, and Lleut. Beer as Adjutant.” There have been some decidedly fine looking Guards of Honor ill rc~, cent years at the opening of the Le- fislature and that of yesterday, though probably not so large in numbers, would compare most favourably with any of them as far as smart solillerly appearance and general bearing are concerned. These gallant young men who have donned the khaki in defence of the Empire showed admi- rable precision in rifle manipulation. i A few minutes after 3 o‘clock the coaches containing His Honor the lieutenant-Governor and his aides- do-camo. colonel, tile l-lonornllle s. R- Jollkllls. and Major Bartlett and his Secretary. Judge _/Eness McDonald, and the- Usher of the Black Rod. Mr. Dousald Currie. arrived at -tile Legis- lative Building where- a large throng of spectators were assembled. . His Honor was received with the usual nll- litary- forlll. the Band playing the Na- tional Anthem .as the military guard stood at the salute. The customary salute at Fort Edward was dispensed with this year. Preceded by -the Usher of the Black Rod His‘ Honor ac- companied bv his escort proceeded to lhe Legislative Chamber where nlany| citizens both ladies and gentlemen were already assembled and read the following 1 SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the' Legislative Assembly:- Since last we met in parliamentary 89881011. His Royal Highness the 'Duke of Connaught retired from the Gov; ernor-geueralship of Canada, having won in a remarkable degree the sym- pathy and respect of our people. I-lis successor, the Duke of Devonshire, brings with him a reputation ‘for great zeal in the Em-pire’s service,and rare administrative ability. V ' My references of last year tc- the war are equally applicable today.Wjth undauntcd courage the resources of tile Empire are -being marshailed for' victory against the foes of freedom' and injustice. With confident-hope `we look forward to victory In this yeal~’s campaign. Your most earnest consideration s invoked on behalf of’ the defenders oi' our country-and their dependent ones. _ _ I As one moans oi' providing for soldi- ers returning from the war, you will be asked to consider a measure hav. ing in view the organization and- pre- paration for settlement of the unused Thi’ D€’V@|<`/Dment Commission or- ganized one year ago has concentrat- ed the efforts of our most progres- sive citizens in devising plans for the development of our great natur. al resources and dealing with the pru- blems to arise after the war. An ex-| tended report of their proceedings will be laid before you. In the Department of Education` there is evidence of increasing inter- est in our public schools. More liber- al supplements have been voted and marked improvements made in equip- ment. in every branch the service has boon well maintained. The work in many at the schools has been disor- gallized by the enlistment for war ser- vice of experienced teachers but this disadvantage, will soon pass, while the spirit of loyalty and devotion to duty shown by these teachers will ln- spire the present and future genera- tions of our scholars. The past year has been one of abun- dant harvests and high pl-loss for an the products of the farm. At no per- iod in the history of our Province was Agriculture so prontable and so intei- igsntly prosecuted. For the future there is no more cheering assurance of continued prosperity than' the rc- gonle made to every efl'ort"to pro- ote agricultural education more es- pecially tllrougll the medium of Prince of Wales College and the -pub. lie schools. Tile _Harvest of the ses has -been ll. bandant and profitable beyond the l‘9¢0l‘d of many years. l invite your most careful consideration of propos ,sais providing for the fishermen op- portunities for technical education in their calling. \ 'lt is the cause for deepest gnu. tuds that notwithstanding the deple- tion of the ranks of workers. the trade and, commerce and the revenu- ‘rnl°dl~. and we in this Province have lllnds or tllislldovinco. - ~ " ` ,es ol, Canada have surpassed all re-. lil-E lselstlllll E . . A TFORMIILLY. OPENED Lieutenant-Governor McDonald Delivers Opening Address in -Presence oi Crowded Attendance of Ladies and ou1~ full sllare of tllc general prosper- ity. ` Tile Public Accounts for tllc past year and the Estimates for the cur- rent year will be laid before you. I now leave you in the discllarge of your legislative duties, trusting that under the guidance of Divine Providence your deliberations may tend to the further advancement wel- fare and prosperity of our people. The Premier then introduced a bill entitled “An Act tc- amend an Act respecting Justices of the Ponce," which was read a first time and will be read a. second time tomorrow. Mr. A. J. Mc'Novls_l.. moved that the ad- dress ill reply to the Speech from the Throne be considered tomorrow The motion was carried. The Premier then moved that stand- ing committees be appointed cn,' (1) Agriculture; (2) Public Accounts; (3) Standing Rules and Orders; (4) Pri- vate Bills; _(5), Printing and Binding the Journals of thc llouse; (6) the Legislative Library; (7) Bills to -be engrossed and that have been engross- edi (8) the Revision of the Journal, said committees to hc empowered to examine -and enquire into all such matters and things as may be re- quired by the House, and to report lronl time to time their observations and opinions thereon, with power to send for persons, papers and records. The motion was-tcarrled. Tile Premier moved thatanominating committee of 3 be appointed to pre- pare a list of members to compose the sele-ct standing committees, namely. Hon. Mr. Mathieson, lion. Mr. Arse- nault. and Mr. J. ll. Bell. The lllotion was carried. As Chairman c-f such nominating committee the Premier presented the following report: Standing and special (fomnlittees of the Legislative Assembly for the year 1917: On Agriculture-Hon. Mr. McKin- non, Hon. Mr. Wood. Mr. Dewar, Mr. McLellan, Mr. McMillan. Mr. Lea, Mr. D. A. McDt-nald, quorulll to consist of 4 members. Public Accounts-Mr. Prowse, Mr. McLellan, Mr. MicNevin, Hon. Mr. Mc- Ewen. Mr.-Bell, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Mclnnll-1, quorum to consist of 4 mem- bers. , Sfanding Rules and Orders.-lion. Mr. Mathleson, Mr. Dalton, lion. Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bell, Mr. l-lowatt, quo rum to consist of 3 members. Private Blifs-Hon. Mr Arsenault. Hon. Mr. Dalton. Hon. Mr. Mcllwen. Mr. Dennis, Mr. Saunders, quorum to consist of 3 members. Printing and Binding the Journals of the_i>-louse-Hon. _Mr. li/lclllwen, Mr. Johnston, Mr. McNevln, quorum to consist of 2` members. On Revising the Journal-Mr. Prowse, Mr. A. A. McDonald, Mr. Gal- lant. quorum to consist of 2 members. Legislative Library.--Mr. Johnston. l-lon. Mr. Dalton, Hon. Mr. Jenkills. Mr.. Hughes, Mr. Forbes, quorum ,to consist of 3 members. Engroassd Bills-Mr. Dewar. Mr. Paton, Mr. McLean, Mr. H. D. McLean, Mr. Gallant, quorum to con- sist of 3 members. (The first-named ill each case being chairman.) Tile Premier moved tilat the' report be adopted. Mr. BELL. before the motion was put,`,sald 'that he thought if would bc in order that thc committee of three. appoined for the purpose of nomina- ting the standing committees, should- meet. He happened' to be oil that committee and would like to -have an opportunity of suggesting the names of certain persons to compose those committees. lt would be rather unusual he thought, to appoint a com- mittee and then. before that commit- tea 'had had time to meet, that the chairman of the committee shonld take it for granted that he (Mr. Bell) was either in favvoul-_of or opposed to his nominations. As Leader of the Opposition, he felt that it was his pr vllege and his duty to make sug- gestions as to which -members of the Opposition should be on the Commit- tees. I-ic should be in the best posi- tion to judge of the men who should go on those committees froilli thc Op- position; and he claimed thc right and privilege of suggesting their nhmesn THE PREMIER. in reply. said that before the House rose there would be doubtless many questions wot-thy! of discussion slid _ he hoped' the on. Leader of the Opposition would re- serve tilst energy for which he was so remarkable to apply it to useful purposes and not putting in formal objections such as this one. _ "i have been in the House a good many years." said the Premier, "and the records of the House go further back than that; and let me say, small as lt is, there never was an occa- sion when the report of a govemmellt, Committee such as this wilrbrought in in any other way than the manner in which this report is now _submit- ted. My learned friend will have to bring' this home to himself oliile for all. that in British Parliamentary Practice majorities rule. The repoi-l of the Commltteg this year nominates precisely the some menthol-s'as were (Continued on Page "l‘llre'e.i _A GERMI-INS RET-IRING ON SONIIIIE FRONT Retirement Proceeding Faster than Anticipated. The New Line will-be on Reverse Side Further Progress of Bapaume Ridge. in Mesopotamia. (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 15- Brigadier General Frederick B. Maurice, Chief Director of Military' Operations at thc British War Office today stated that `the withdrawal of Germans from Bucquoy line-on the Somme_ front was taking place faster than anticipated and the' whole new line might soon be on the reverse side of Bapaumv ridge. GERMANS WERE POUNDED OUT OF LOUPART BY BRITISH GUNS (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 15- The British capture of'Loupart. near Bapaume. was made with a heavy rain storm beating in the faces of the British troops. The correspondents describe at length thc positions abandoned by the Germans and state entllusiastical- ly that the evacuation was not vol- untary, but that the Germans were pounded out by British guns-. From Loupart' Bridge. which was held by the Prussian footguards, it is said that the defenders ran away leaving intact the dugouts, which British :lr- tlllery had spared. Explosive charges and detoliaiors which had been pre pared for wrecking the positions were found by the British. The Brit- lsll found the villages taken were much less d_s|nlaged` than they had ex- always' been an exposed position. It also strengthens lilo British defence by the addition of an extra line of trenches, l~`urihc`rlnoro facilitator. additional l"liids» upon hostile positions in this sector by reducing No mania Land to the limits of a sharp sprint. (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 15- Telegraphlng on Monday and 'l`uesfday General Maude, British Commander ill Meso- potamia, reports that our , advailced detachments reached a point thil-'ty miles up stream from Bagdad and that steps had been taken to prevent needing Bagdud. MUCH VALUABLE BOOTY TAKEN INCLUDING GUNS LOST AT K.UT- Tlle 8ui'k1sh small anms factory is ln good repair. Railway works contain good s-ervicable machinery which is uninjured, also live locomotives and some rolling stock. Collsldcrablc oh- solcte ordnance including some an- tique bronze guns and masses of all kinds of ammunition were found in the citadel. The guns which were captured from us at tile’ surrender of Kut also have been recovered' in Bagdad. ‘ (Special to- The Guardian.) PETROGRAD, March 15- A Rus'-~ sian official announcement says: “ln the direction of Sakkiz, our troops pected, Grevlllers to a great extent| pressing the letrelltlng Turks are was not damaged. Many houses in|now approaching toward Banu, ill the Moriamont were only slightly' iniur- direction of Hnmnilan. After nn ob- ed. The Germans sacrificed consider- 'stinate battle lasting two days ollr able ammunition and sup-plies in their retreat. Some of the 1lllK0\-its contained a-quuulity of chulnpllglle and troops took pos-session of the town of Koimanshaw, Pursuit of tile Tprks <-olltlllues. - other wines und cigar!-. , , I FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERS. (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, lilarch l5~- The British lllle southwest of Dori oil the !\ln.c'e- donlan front. advanced one tllousand yards' over a frellt of 3,500 yards, says a despatch received froul Salonlkul The British 'trenches are thus brought to within two hundred yards of the German-Bulgarian advanced lines. The operation was carried out ni night and rrnet with no opposition. The new line possesses s-everal ad- vantages over"the former which has tions. .-._-...-f~.-.___ ~`».._..-»»~..-.-.\~ - -_ OERMIiNY’S VERSION OF RUSSIAN SITUATION (Special to The Guardian.) |usual activities, Deputy Gronski was BERLIN March 15- Wireless- via. Ss.yville.- There has been a revolu- tion in Russia, according to the Over- seals Agency (the' official German news bureau) which says: " “The following report- was- issued ill Petroglad on March 14th about a successful Russian revolution. The population of Petrograd incensed by the compelte llisorganlzation- of trans- portatioll services and alinlentations had been irritated for a long time against thc -Geiicrnmeut and' had be- (Spocizll to The Guardian.) l’.-\RlS, lilarrcll l5- East of the Oise, during a surprise attack \vhic‘_i was made in the region of _ Moulin Sous Toutvellt, we took prisoners. Several German attacks oil small French posts in the vicinity of Vlngeo, west of Navarin form, and ill Argonne were broken up hy our fire. In the' region of Mulsons do (‘hnm- pagne there was rather spirited ar- tillery fighiing without infantliv au- chosen by the Duma committee for the provisionall management of the Pctrograd telegrapblc agency. This probably refers to the semi-official Russian news- ogolifyl- (Special to The Guardian.) REVOLUTION TO CLEAR OUT PRO-GERMAN ELEMENTS. SEIIIIIUS IIISIIIIIIEIIS - IN IIIINSIANIINIII-*II .-3. Turks lllscourcgsti by Fall of Bogiiod into British Hondo. (Special fo The Guardian.) ' NEW YORK, March 15- -A wire- less press message from Paris Says: "Serious disorder broke outin Con- stantinople on receipt of the nevwa of the British entry into Bagdad. Pover- ty and high prices of provisions were the pretext.” pared to take in the lnterestlsfof his country. He demanded the right to choose his' own Ministers. and _receiv- ed assurances that satisfied' him. There were' signs that he would make every effort to clear up the political atmosphere before the reassembllng of the Duma. ' But what llas actually happened. in llnsl:-ia during the last month? By ll. series of swift startling blows the “dark forces." so violently denounc- ed by Mr. Mllyukov last November, have regained the positions they _lost, and have suceceded in over- thlowing not only the Prime Minister, but even a Minister like Count dgns- tiev, whose honer-ty and devotion to dut'y had made him strong enough to maintain his position even during Mr. Stur-mer's regime, The first sign .of the reaction was the entrenchmont of Mr. Prowpopov in his position; lt was he who suppressed the meetings of the unions of the' Towne and Zefns- tva ill Mosww. Yet a few days later he was confirmed in his appointment as Minister of the interior, A.t the same time the resignation of Mr. Makarov, _Minister of Justice, was alu- nounced. Mr. Makarov had been chos- en by Mr. Tlepov as his right-hand man, l-le was not loved by the Duma. and has, for years past. been associat- ed' with the extreme Reactlonaries. but his resignation did him honour. It was due to a`re'fusal to counter- nland the' trial of that al*ch-intrigller. Manassevitcb-Mlanuilov, the private secretory of Mr. Sturmer, the corrupt agent of n corrupt system. Mr. .\lllknro\j_ hos been replaced by Mr. llollrovolaky, a man whom the llulnd will not listen to any more than ' » . l.olvDo`N. Mal-on 15- lzcvollltlolr in Russia is confirmed hero. lt -is I . . como restless. The popula_t,ion‘ hela1'5F~3~I