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'F ~WE-‘LT ‘ . 15 _ ". 5; If . ,,. .l l :".i` ,_ , , ,t . ,, ¢ _ 1 fl. _§__. » x 'i it at .5 'I ig# “ .,, 2 . lit ~ _ . i ,__ nr gi L ~ it s , i l fy 'I 4 __ \, \ l..>i_; _ sf . _I v il 4 . . . 2 ‘I Z* g_ Tfiiili ~l_¢f'r?`§ .»w\'»`.=..a-»¢-_ .lf » ig 5. ‘ ¥ __ up ’,~ i aw; ` ia ~,, ‘ffl-a if. ; __ ,._ , . rg i’ itll. ~;-it 35.1 ' rflli' 1 *ill I I1 4%.' itll _#Et rf ill i 'i itil if It li* ¢ It if f;g:.';f:'; '- ~ 1°-_‘*;'; ' sj,il_= /. it- pf; If-‘J I, in ii __ at ,I3 ._ i, ,,. ‘ i Ji* 3 dh ' l ,-,¢yvrv '~..- . _ Pi}.oE_i~‘oUR __ _ __ ____ _ _ Tl" Ulifltlltltll Glafllilleieii;a.<1;;:;.ti;.- __ , THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN ._, _..-_ . , _ ~-_. , . ..._ ,.,1,..,.‘,' ~-1,3. .-,<= -‘- ,pi ;f5~_£ _ t~.,_.. ~._ ,vt ,_ AUGUST 7, '1917 Sir Wilfrid Laurier as,_the recognized and me to appoint one-half of the Ministers to be The Opposition leader asked and secured time to consider this proposal, but itwas soon obvious 'that he was only trifling w1th_ the situaticxi' never intended to come in, even th gh t e Prime Minster undeifi t0Ol( that HO OI`f€ Sl‘lOt1ld l`l9.V€ 3. place lil H181éonsplcugusly_messages _iroiii _' 'fthe gf _ _ _ _ _ , _ __ Et new Caine( who Wilfrldts aP_‘..,_*_f-liiiiii t0. overelgnsond 11|-esldentiroic. The Militaiy Slerylce ibill hav1fi_g°pa§set‘l provap ftér the Opposl ion leadelas falié :_i_i_t;__tii;_.;rs;;_\::i<;.;_0t;_wr;\;Z its second reading, in the Senateit-\yill__,£o_,ure tp _measure up _t9._ the requirements_ o_-_c___;,,,,,fe;,Ii~,,,,,,_ m_ceSs_ dpubt' beccme 1aW_befOre the' end of t el the Situation, S11' ROb91`IZ BOI`d€U made Slrf1"'»],~ Cl`llo.\'_lJubllsl\ others from members ed by their lack ofa recognized leader or_ spokesman. _ I But the Prime Minister was not discour-I aged, He did not give up a project which he deemed essential to the welfare of the has been thrust upon us and we must face Canadian army and vital to the honor_of- it even amidst the distractions of war. Thatlthe nation. He made overtures to promin- I it will be a bitter contest, perhaps the bit -~ terest in the history of Canada, may be ex- to pected- 'Our Liberal friends who have forced the contest, have done so deliberate- ly and for a purpose, the purpose of win - ning the election, of getting hold of the reins of government. The war and all that it means to the boys on the battlefields, all that it means to freedom and to civilization will count for nothing to those who are|is now endeavoring to open the doors of of- fice with “a bloody key." Much as this is to be regretted it is up ent Liberals outside of Parliament and also I leading grain growers and Labor men.? Powerful influences within the Liberal par- ty are laboring to the same end and it may* be that the desired Union Government willl come partly as a result of this week’s con-_' vention in Toronto and nextweekls con-I vention in Winnipeg- Canada must get on with the war. Nothing else matters. That why Sir Robert Borden is laboring so patiently for the constitution of a Win-the-, War Administration representative of alll the patriotic sections of the population In-' to those whose thoughts hitherto have beeii.dividuals who throw obstacles in the 'wayl uopn the war and upon those near and dear to them on the battlefields, to pre - pare for the election. The issue in the con- testwis clear and well defined. Under the leadership of Sir Robert Borden the coun- try is pledged to continue the War to the last man and the last dollar, should that be necessary; in any case to permit of no slackening of effort and to put into imme- diate force the selective conscriptioii act. With Sir Wilfrid Laurier as leader there will be no selective or other conscription, at least in Quebec. To the credit of many P _ . Liberal members in the __H_ou_se of Commons Saturday, announced that “to every l0.\‘=\l~ of to _ g g . ~ _ which conduct campaigns against the head' of the nation at such a critical inoment are just as bad. ; that desirable consummation come near; bein uilty of treason Newspapers! ` _|.||:|<:n_\i. 'riionxs . These anti-conscriptionist Liberals are? thorns in the fiesh. Whenever any goodf patriots talk about winning the war the! thorns spring up and choke them. The] included in a new Union or War Cabinet. I (cmd,_n' ,rm Dupmm _ atriot in a “Communicated” article oni ~ ._-f IIUIII ENT UN IIIIIII LONDON.-"The -mornlrig DUWSPB' pers'lo-day commemorate the eqnclu- sion of three years' of war by long reviews nf post events, taking stock of the present position und specula- tions ul_`t,l1¢ future. They also print out portfolio, says: “The Gerniaiis nnslieatliod the sword, they must not bo allowed to put li, bat-li unbroken." The editorials and revit-ws alth‘ough 'firmly aiialntaiiiiiig that victory f'or the Allied deniocracles is absolutely: issured. that their strrfugth is grow- ing while that of the tlvriiiuii allies is waning, rccognlzo iievertbelcss flint, Genmuiiy reniaius iiiiliturily t.-conon;lcal_ly, and politit-lilly strong and i(il'iiiitlable and her down‘.`all-lsi liintlered by the results ot' the ltns-' sian ‘ro\'ol\itlou. Against thc un- questioned dlsnstrous cffct-t of the def struction of Russlzfs. offensive, pow- er, with 'all its daniaglng consrqlien- rcs l`or her allies is hopei'u|l_v set thc entrance of America into thc war, which is welcomed not only from a. material point of view hut as an im-‘ .mouse moral endorscnicnt_of the aims' :ill are fighting for. lWII BIIIIUNIESS IINIl lWIl BEEFIESS DAYS' M O'I"l`AWA.-sllon. .i. llanua, l<‘0od| tiontroller. it ls' undeistoud, has ap- plied to the Minister ol' Justice for authoilty to eiiforcc- stringent f`ood regulations which lit- has tlcoitled up~ IIBTIIIWFIIREW IIF Ilnl wa ‘Ju Pla . , . Pla _ -1- Pla LONDON-~lt was reported' nt the' ' ' Phi » ~ ' _ '- ` You shall see u harvest richer tar l-‘le _ flght,~ vers' acre more of' wheat . uns- ' Serves to bear the too dete-nt, (\` livery stalk or corn’s ii blow for land and right! ted' States' consulate here todny` Grim. and ii|itllst~oili'f\»g@tl<. Still i\l”0 that 45 members ul' the crew of th_f; American steamshlp Motanb whlc _ _ _ _s sunk by u German submarine on 3¢fl`\'€f y_0l\l' C0U“fl3"'d° _fit ""lX; ir aiu. lost men- lives, - _ Hale dt'-*f'°Y the ""“““‘°‘ Q “"°“~~' I am "the bit-left-over;".l,h eaten absent-mlndvflly -when? §§||°]!;ci wasn't.» needed :L_ I 'am _the w;§`(g"c,.,m lf you collected mo and c°m`_ panfons for a, whole wookffyou 'mum find that we amountetig ghounnds of tonsiof' good bread ' ,d_ Whon you throw me uw 0|. ,mm me you are adding just so many gu|,_ marines to the German navy. Stop' lt! Stop fighting for the onciny by wasting me! nt, plant, plant. the nation's call- ing. ld as well as forgo £0 .IUIH the nt. plant, plant. the foes of frec- dom, strong; t‘lv|lizc 'em with a lIl0Wl * -u I ` _Worth Trying 'H __ _' _`,-f___t-' _.75 _ nt plant, plant. and ln tho future. A_PL,AN1'iNc s,oNc. , l ’I`l\f\i\- the Chwvvi 01’ Hilde" Wl‘°*"l Th., smfali my stout- at th., gn,-den .» - ' Liberty at Inst complete, _ _m,.¢€. “L D|nm_ p|"m_ the l,,,_\.s M25 15|", Life ot last triumphant ovor Wnr! . A ing. _ _Sure to`need the food that _vou can raise! I-lelp to feed the urtn_\- \\;t-ll.` Help to gl\'o`the Kaiser lf---. lltlp to bling thp lirIf.:litt‘r, better tlfiys! _ ' Plant, plant, plant, the' ships art- sall»_ I _ _ _ _ I i,|g_ ra half, ant; ni_v tliickness is half un UH, v and ,howlod and lmw|¢\'q_ -of-ucAco HEnALo. h,,,,_"’“”'"g “ld My P“¥'S°d beside ` "Wha.t’s the mutter, lltflc man?" she asked in a kindly volco. A 3|-ICE OF BREAD “O-o-li!" walled the youngster "Pl, and' ma won”t let me go to the pl(-tu|;_ t_t‘leveland Press.) pg tonight!" "But don't make such i »- am 1| slice Of \H0=lll. said the dam-.ei admonisliingly»,n0ilFi;0 ineasure three inches by two and *they ever take you when yon C____ "kc t. Out to wliere the silent terrors wait, ` ilwh. _ “S-sonictlnies they do, .an'-my Help to in-.ilu-, the land and sea , My \\'eif»Zlit is cxurtly all OUHUO- soinetlnics they g_l-_Q-g10n'1!" hc||0“.ed Safer for the nations treo. I Hnrder for the predator_\‘ state! oi` uni wasted once a day hy millions the boy. “But it aln't no trouble to peoplt-7 of the Uiiltcd States. lyell!" _i / \_ on His purpose l.~: to conipol resfanr-_ ants and hotels to observe twu bacon-I less days in each week and t\vo lieet`-_ less days Also rt*-sturaiits which serve over twenty-five nieals a day he wants to be piblilliiterl from using white bread - they_have separated themselves from Sir citizen conscription of man power and novy ` I Wilfrid’s leadership ‘and have united with c Sir Robert Borden in his policy of continu- la ing the war. Throughout the country there onscription of wealth are welcome, if be- n t e same page t e atrio c 0 _es are the little partizan' Liberals who see in "Communicated" by quoting Sir Wilfrid! the election a possible chance of getting I aurier as stating that not only did he not' _ _ ,PIlSIlIIlNS RE-TIIKEN I iid’ h P 't h k a BY BRITISH (Canadian Press Despatch.) l l.OND()l\`.- All the positions east J ba.Ck lY1l§O OHTCQ, and they 3.1`€ l`1()Wllllg fO1` HH \’V@lC0lTl9 Conscrlptloll, but he VV3-S ab' of .liuncliy Le Preux on Arrus battle- election and heaping abuse on the govern- s ment. Between the two parties the Cana- dian voters will be asked to choose and Ca-`| down his leader, or according to his own nada’s future participation in the wan will argument, be counted, with Sir Wilfrid, be determined at the polls. among the disloyal citizens I We trust that the Liberal and Conserva- tive friends of the win-the-war policy of Sir Robert Borden will at once_see to it that theiriorganization for the coming con- currencyfhere that Mr. Donald Nicholson,'l M.P~ does not purpose contesting the elec- t tion. We have Mr. Nicholson’s authority for stating that this rumor is unfounded. As already agreed upon Mr. Nicholson and Mr A. A. McLean will he the standard bearers of their party at the coming elec- f tion, and they will have not only the united testis complete. The rumor has-gained'trade in Canada.. Dr- Michael Clark has o ' L see Canada remain in the war to the end. Many old~time Liberals who see in Sir Wil- frid Laurier’s leadership the purpose of t letting the slackers and the disloyal shirk fl0Yl€d U18 C0llHt1"i"`S d@f€Ud€l`S- AS the nizes that in the shadow of the present _ _world crisis there is no place for economic or other ancient party shibboleths. The/ _ vilization are in the balance. The honor support of the Conservative party but, we of the Canadian Army is in question. That feel assured, of every elector who wishes to army contains four of Dr. Clark’s sons and he cannot find in his heart to desert them. Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the anti-Conscrip- olutely opposed to compulsory service. Thus “Communicated” must either turnl i0( 'l`l[l'] ().\`l‘I lSSl'l‘I As the outstanding exponent of free ng been one of the most extreme, andatl he same time one of the most eloquent @- _ front in l"r:ince whicli were t-.aptnreti by the Germans 'Fhursflay might have been retaken by the British, accord- ing to an ofliciul statement issued to- d'"i_v 'by the British war ofiice. I Ou the Belgian front. where thc l~‘rciion and British launched un offen-_ sive Tuesday morning the etiiteiltg allied' troops made further progress* east ot' l\'ort,ekeer, Cnborot. _ T119 C0nvi0led man hadjust recciv-l d his sentence and was' being led iberais in the Dominion. But he recog- .‘§.§‘£'.{l.”‘,‘~.?§ ,f‘;;“,';;.'__f{_,§,§';f~> "IW"-= L ate of Canada and Great Britain and ci ionist members of his party have aban~ a sympathelt woman. "N0, mum.” said tho prisoner. .|.++++++-|»-I.,- unloss yon'd like to do this three| cars."-I):-trolt Saturday Night. - +-i--|-+-|--|--|--|- -|- -|- -i--|- -4--I--|--I-3-_r DAILY SELECTIO-NS FOR 'l" GURRDIIN' I READERS Furnished by W. S. Louson, 'I-'l'_°l' 7|' + ? _ ' ` - --- .3 I “Up with the Union Jack boys, And let The Flag which Britons hail with pride the Nations see 9 The Flag for which 'our fathers died, The Flag we"ll guard whate’er befide- THE FLAG OF LIBERTY!" i get ».”~~:; 4\- 1'-‘Q t ~ /-/ if-_\ .-ff-'iw ` `\ iv” l f ~- » » e _ __ ._ 1 ~ `;‘t_tIf_‘*i->“‘-i e"?~1; _ rf ii' ;"”§ ' _ _ ..`,.,.._ ‘, '\ lid gi » 3 \ ' f . ‘ ~", . /.I .‘~ -1;.; if fzfiff J ,g\.,:;'-‘,i..; x /‘ '» r 3?/ _ 'i-A -; _ '.- 1 ___' _ _ -r'_.;' , ly-4. `; " lf " ~.'si""">§.5`\ / f ";.`.`»_;:;__.“<'.»¢//,4-'~.¢,.»'».>»l'i`lf-.' "_5§;;_=l‘w_-""f`_ij' . ,t ` _ - , 3 . f . _ ',--‘fi “',i,.= Hr. i _ ._ , ,~ _‘_',\i_ " tg if it \ ,_ . _X <‘"~ i` ' 5'* =f‘_».~, " fe/' 2'-‘L _ _ " 'i f ` /M ,f ,il "i `_-_:;1-__,,/ / ` 5 . "-i»__, _~__ . Zjf-1" . ` f/ " . ' ,,. fllllllf . I f\ ' ~ ,I ' ' `T _ . / A """R">fO _ ,, ` ‘ _ / ' ' _ . ~ I - __' `_ You will need the flag for every patriotic event for years to come--for every one of those great victories that you positively KNOW are sure to come! You can use it constantly for decorative purposes in public and private sociables, in the school house, in the_church, and-best of all-in the home. You will be able to gtgéebrate all the holidays-Empire Day, the Kmg’s Birthday, Dominion Day, etc., Presented B ' the Guardian This flag distribution is a patriotic effort enéred into by a combination of the leading papers gf the Dominion to provide _the way whereby the Emp1re’s emblem may be flung to the _ gee? from every house in Canada. Owing to the _war th_e shortage of fast _dye colors- w ic must come from abroad-had m_ade it well-nigh impossible to secure genuine fast-color dyed flags in_quant1t_1es. How to possibly secure several hundred thousand tull-sized flags ftgréhis gominion-wide movement-that became the question of the hour._ This combination p anta _a s_gr§atest newspapers took up the vt ork, and by guaianteeing what was the arges sing e ag order ever placed, the way was smoothed so that every reader may be prepared to unfurl from his or her home the full-sized, authentic emblem of the world’s greatest and proudest Empire. \ their duty in the war, have definitely de- cided that they shall have no part or parcel in such a policy and will dissociate them-» selves from his leadership as far as the car- rying on of the _war is concerned. But el- ections, like battles, ai'e to be won by hearty co-operation and organization and the time is nowatfliand forsuch if Canada is going to be true to herself in the first and only great struggle 'in which she has ever been engaged, as_trugg'le out. of which .she is to emerge victorious or as a craven who has shirked his duty. ' » )0t ' "»l"0'R"I`I`Il5'HONOR Ol" (‘.\N.\l).-\ it . ` 'Overwhelmingly impressed by the seri- ousness of the information which came to him as the official head of the nation dur- ing his last visit to Engand and France, Sir Robert Borden has ever since had only one purpose in mind. That purpose has been to consolidate the nation behind him ih giving the Canadian army adequate re- inforcements in the shortest possible time. Having put forward the selective draft as the best-means of attaining this patriotic ond, he has sought, and still seeks, the co - o eration of patriotic Liberals, grain grow- tliis and Labor men. His first offer was to of centuries to come---U. S. Ex. ' , And turns its asfimessinto iight. ' - ' I .,'.f ia.. member for Red Deer says, the Opposition leader has stepped down from the wider walks of Imperial statesmanship into the narrower paths of Provincialism. He and those who are working with him all» rest on one bosom--Bourassa’s bosom. “The Nationalisttug is drawing Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Pugsley, Mr. Oliver and they whole lot of derelict timber into the_hat_"- bor.” },¢»The issue is clear. If Britain fal s Canada also falls Slay freedom in Bri- tain iéind freedom also disappears in-i Ca'-_ nada`.i-f_“Wl*io lives if England dies, who dies~if’England livep? A 7 0( Russia is furnishing the most stupend - ous drama sincethe French Revolution. To be a contemporary of its struggle toward privilege. _Somewhere today lives a young man who will write a great history of Rus- sia’s new birth;just“as somewhere with the American forces is a young man who will be a President of the U nited__Stat~es. When the gloom toward the Eastern battle front is thickest, try thinking of the privilege of living in this decade, sure to be the wonder 75 better. _ - ' I,»<< ' NOTES ' ’ Genhrmstrong. ;"lt you intcrl to do a mean thlrng, freedom and stable self-government is al ...I --_.~-», __ » ng, -It-I-'I~~l~'l-'|°~|'d~ 'I' Il' 'I'-I' -l°'l~'l'~I~-l- BOILED DOWN WISDOM. WP "l“"H_\'-s liurt"ou|°sclves when wc' fry to hurt others. _` rw It 4 . Iwo cars and but at slrlgle loniruo __ By 1\'nture's Laws to man belong. The lesson she'-woulditencli is clear, Repeat but li'-all of w'lint`you liunr. .' .t _ Those who bring snnsliino to the llvés ' . dl' others "" _ _ t`nnnot keep' it from tlieniseilies. _ ' ' _ _ _ J. M. Barrie. i Whenever you are feelliiitf blue tioinefililiig for pomp one elso._,gn do.,ti ,_ NI/t»-are putdnto tlilb world to ii'iakn°ft" _ Anfl’"wfi must.be about our business. _ Walt't,ill tomorrow; lf’ you aria to 'do a noble thing. Do it now. now.-Dr.Gutlirie. Thou cnm€Bt not to thy place by accid- 'ent; , lt ls the very place God meant for thee. Trench. Not izetthig the better of another pen son , But getting the best out of one'g self, is success. _ _.___ What makes ii. city great and strong? Not archlrtecturds graceful strength, _ Not tnctonles‘ extended length, , Hut men who nee tho civic wrong. And give their llvepto make lt right r A FLAG Fon EVERY HOME-oct ready lor that great victory! I)on't .V011 KNOW it iS Sure to como Pat- riotic Canaria must be' ready for it,- YOU must do your part! Your flag \vlll bc ready for you so get one at once. These beautiful fla _ 'Phi-Q D1‘l<1e. of $2.25 is for »the coni- lilcto Flag Outfit. lt is not a stiff muslin flag printed with lnk-buf. lt . is a beautiful soft cotton hunting that wltli ordinary care should las-L a lilctiino. 'l‘ht-_ colors are dyed in sliaranfcorl fast colors. with canvas - licading and gromniots. The Outfit voniplcia is described below. gs are not little hand flags, but-full sized fhI‘e_¢ by fiV_€ fed; bigger than the top of your drawing room ta'ble, and are in genuine fast-dyed colors. _The ornamental pole or staff, if desired in addition is over Isix feet long-and jointed like a fishing-rod. The m_etal holder or window _bracket, to be permanently fastened in the window, overcomes all th hanging out a flag. e trouble you have always heretofore had in The Complete $5. Flag Outfit, $2.25 This_‘_‘Outfit” Consists of: ' ` Th Fi -i 1| ' . . _ _Q §°_op__;*fI__l_l;____S&2§E__fii;2_§_.__,_fast colors. - - X 00: .minced Flagstaff, 'ui' t 1b fi ti. A Mfétal Staff ‘Holder (which mviiif b?ernd’eIi']r(iiIiii$entlly tfctiewcd to the ‘ r ' I An encased issbox, in vlhi space w hen not in usetsizcf box, ‘ Ilfind "ll- l ' ' ° _ ,_ _ __e_____f:_V;’_f_F;; wimowing the pole to be instantly inserted or C th? C0mi>lete oudit may be permanently kept in compact 2|-l‘2 1F1Ch€S Square by 3 feet long) ' I . . 4 ,fur _L _- -,_ We strongly recommend the complete $5 'Outfit at $2.25 as most desirable. With th_e complete $5 0utti_t. you will ata_moment's notice be able to display the Flag from any window, rom the roof or gable-end. Clip this Coupon Tinley W , ,E _This Flag Coupon l (Accompanied by the amount mentioned in the announcement covering the cost of the distribution.) g WILL. WHEN PRESENTED AT THE OFFICE OF THI ., Charlottetown Guardian Entltle the reader ot this paper to ` The Complete $5 Flag and Outfit For Only $2.25 MAIL ORDERS.-it complete outfit i wanted cond th $335 Mid 7c. additional for postage in 20 nifle :offs (or 182:. 'Ill °'h"` ‘°"°“ °f PFOVIIICS); for Ereater distances nk ' ¥0\If D08tl1lMt6r amount to include tor 3 tbl. , . t. ~ it-as - _W ' i _ \