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Evening 1887. ‘ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, .TH-URSDAY’ FEBRUARY 27' 1919 Annual Subaerlptlon; delivered HM’ I - _ = _ .. _ __ . - _ 1 _ _ _ By Mtrli, Canada._§,§-_9f_\._f_o_»' _ _ V I -Moncton Protests Against S F . Removal of ICR Oificesgp I If noun utou oinwn iN iioitsn or oouuons I unit i>i-:iron retires _ _I-1*-n@n_,~1;1| .\lO\lC'I‘ON Feb 26 Thr- storm which has becirgraduuily growing in this section of the Maritime Provinces in Con,igitnce with Heads of Departments Received ppppsirion [mer pm-pres the Waudems 'Back tssuring xii,-I.;an;.;l.3:(t_;-;.;_..m;..l5... Armistice Negotiations will Form Basis oi Final Peace Promises of Generous Treatment for the Pro' e` ‘ ° - ~ ~ _ I » 1 _....1 . ' ' in _Matterbi Ra, wa, Roads _ _ vinc Them the Light ts _tn the Window and the _tg”;:fi.;;§;.tdm.Z0§__rt;..;r...:;_U.;__. _ Terms. Formal Settlement will Probably _be at Other Matters. ini-___.l,_, The Premier, lion. A. E. Arr-renault. retumeti from Ottawa Tuesday oven- iug and yesterday gave at Guardian representative some particulars of his visit. lie endorsed thc report given by Mr. J. O. liytidnlan (who nccotn- panied hlttr to Ottawa) in Monday’s Guardian and gave some additional details. I _ I SIR WILFRID'S FUNERAL " Tito l'ri:nilcr remained in Ottawa to keep an engageineut on Friday \\‘iti.r Sli' Thomas White, acting Primo Minister . and attended the funeral of Sir _ Wilfrid Laurier. The funeral was the largest ever holdin Canada. Tho floral tributes filled ten large sleiglts banked up four or tive feet. _ (Special to t-lie Guardian) _flll0i~il'lou with Sir Thomas Whit l b as reasonable expectation that his _ from thc opposition on the cotrscrlpt. representation of our claims will rc? ion issue. H -.1 q ||,, number of inuttcrs in connecti 'iti b ' i friends that the light is in the window for you, the itrtcltstring is on the otit- side und you are all/welcome." CONSERVATION COMMISSION iio` was present at the sittings of _The invitation was received with the conservation Commission. Among tnerryntcnt anti applause. Mr. llic ell Jack Milli/1'. of Klugsville, -Out.. on the address in reply to the speech wiro some ten years age started in to attract wild geese to hip fat-in. For from the throne which was iriovcil ll yy 9 utercolonini section front .\lotrctort ' -.\iontrcul and Toronto is apparently 'und sctcoudcd by _\1ujm._D_L_ Redman about to burst. Tire board of trade SUBSIDY QUEST OTTAWA, Feb. 26.-On the flrstloi Cttignry>Eust, and Captain ILJ. ms' "ight 111°! 1° UUIIWICI' §L‘11C1'11I ion 1111!' 0* “I5 1°““°1'Sl1lu or.iite Lint-mt.-.iitrttion or i-‘ot-t \viiii.frtrr. nent nrt- re- l111f‘i11<1=11i l>1\\i11 the \'io“'v1'i1iose urea- Thl P _ U _ Oppositioii irt the House of Conrtrrons,|tttt‘ited soldiers wire covered theru- "M ‘hem ‘VUH 01113’ 0110 Illiolllcss to c rcntiu discussed the subsidy Daniel D. McKenzie held out the olivoiselvct; with glory on l"inndo|-S 1-i,_1d_.; consider und that was the question' h _ e, ant rttnch .to the Liberals who dll'it-.roll Both were congrutulrttctl oit their Ui’ U10 Milfilillle i’1'01`i11<:1‘-i lu their splentiiti speeches in Pariittnrt-tit. hitr}»` FUIHUOX1 i0 U10 fl1i11l'o Oi' the lntc:-» e cont. u ed i ttpceclt oi'liet11iinn is"tlio youngest intrn in thc I °°l°""‘| *“‘UiI\"1~ Th0l`f> WCW 011|Y 011"- COI\\;o liqvorabie consideration. with fihese words: “i ani gluti that the conrnions.~ When thc honsr- rrtct tit-~ I 01' l“'U 11001101165 11151 lligilt but tlivv l rsenauit also atttntleil to a war is over because our wandering draperies oftgournitig which uovoretlI“’01`0 =`l1'011H1Y 051111181 the C. N. lt. Returned somiorq mud Small \\l It Oisuwio rtrediere and there tlirouginitlte interior tltvo building while thc; IIOHCY- I-'11dC‘1' T-110 -‘¢1\1SI>1`COS ol’ tit" pensions and 0-t-hmm du “`ue‘r‘i:ircit\l. on Iris house can new tvend their-I rt1rnains_of Sr Wilfrid Laurier lay itr 5 n.°““l Of T1"1\d“ fl 11111-*S 1110011112! Wil* matter; - p. . way rome to the deny- old place “-mc), 4 spam' had helm mprncod by me flags t called to bt- hold Friday night io! ~- tltey have left. Let me tell tny good _I of the Allies and the clock ltr the main i UISCUSS U10 “'I10I0 \l11<‘Sti011- . ,hull was surr0uii`ded by it for-itoon oi; _.________,__ i_ t .f5.1131.~11f.ir:~..2't..‘;z1t; ..r;::::;: ...fi t t\N0THER CRISIS [bouquet of violets upon the ilenil: Chiefs citair and desit Pariiantciitl with the consideration of the pressing . ` - ' ' - 1 ...__ i those who attended was the celebrnt- Kenzie was s eali ' ti » t1»b t I - ._ ~ -- _ .. _ _ ' . p t ng in ic e u c_(oninrentcti its iirst .tittr nat session? (5DL.¢);,1 to tirr- Guardian) i , ’ *‘ I roblents n . _ ` D of De cf' was hclrcved to have tti't'i\'etl today as The procession extended from the Museum to the Chitrch, and took an hour to ‘pass any given point. lu addition to being represented by the Prcmlcr, the P_`E. I. Government sont tt beautiful cross as it floral tribute to the iuemory of the dead statesman. THIRD RAIL TO GO Discussing the widening of thc gauge, particulars of which were _given by Mr. llyndman, the Proinicr' said tit!-It the Board of Director, ot' the National Itailwnys fully recogniz- ccl that the third rail was only a tern -Porury expedient and would be taken 11p lust as soon as in possible. They also rccosnize that nothing will be satisfactory from a railway standpoint until the whole gauge of the raiiwn;~.' is widened. But as to the nrodo of do- so`nto years he scented to labor ltr vain, but gradually he succeeded ln‘ inducing a few geese to alight and from that sinoli beginning the geese have been attracted in such large numbers that hc is now obliged to eit- lttrgn tho artificial pond made for their' irccontotlation on his farm. The geese remain with* lrlnr about six weeks in the spring on their wtr_v north. They are his guests, anti bc feeds them at his own expense. hir. lllinor is a great lover of nature anti of wild llfc. Ile has inspired such conildence in wild life that the birds allow him to approach them and virtually fectl front his hand. ills lccturc, together with moving pictures illustrating lt, was so much a-pprcciut_ uti that. ht, had to repeat it a second tltuc. _ __ in conclusion l’rcinit:t' Arseiiaui' U18 this -they inLluiated that they said: would follow their own counsel and tlii`t:-ss gallery, Mr. linrry Anderson oi' uns (`ol_um`\` the Globe' knew what was Hamm-n__i» Chiei Sect-ct:rr~y .Macpiicr-sort has in-I mg hcmud me Scenes but iw ‘mst tot-med the council that its sc;-t-ict-s ' ot'or.i.\’ I-‘en no.-.ft serious ortdst 1-xc-I tsiiccial tu the Guartiittnt tilt., future policy toward Germany. i’A-ltlS, Feb. 26.-A great step htm 1 They had two alternatives, either they been made, li' not toward iuiinlment, ! could gamble and allow Germany to at any rate towtrrti tt rupiti. proptrrrt-[go utterly to wreck and ruin as the tion of the basic izrctors of thc Ailit-.-; _ result of internal agitations and tr-ost L tt~i'nrs. 'I`iicre are .~_to many t:ouirciit:_ 1 to tlit-.ir sttttesnniinship to prevent the |corniiiiItci.»s, delegations and coil-lsprcud of llolshcvisnt and to exploit feronces sitting in Paris that titer-t-Ltmiitit-ally Gerrnanrs complete d»isf tniglit ltttve boeti some danger of the r ruptlon, or they cond give the sober enthusiasm of experts for their own 'Clements in Germany tr chance or subjects and or .-t:ttt-srnerr, in pit-:rtilrtg I iualiitaiiiitiiz some degree ot’ order and their orvn national cattnes, leading to I unity. pcttcc with (icrnitttrr being mtitatr' i>\'o1'l0olwtl. iN'i'ERNATl0NAL LABOR it is probably tio i'cat:c Cotiicrcnttog BUREAU p|_,\f_q§ REA9y_ ittts really it.~tt'li` rnutie peace and thol _Paris Coiiiorcncc in this respect is l’A_lt['S, Feb. 20.-The peace confer- inot singular. for rt-tri pc.-tt‘c, in ull its I ontrt, committee on international labor Inrost important aspects, may turn out tleglslation expects to complete the to bc the work oi' the i\i'ntistict\ coin. - proposal foi' an International Laym- ntission and the postliuinous child ofiilurcrtu by l"riday._ The conclusion the old Allied Council of \’cr-suiiles. irertchcd by the commission will then 1 Attetttion has bccn titjaivn to tttcibe ready for presentation at the next _ Iirtrporttrrrce of the a|'tnisti<:e ncgoti.'t~ . pl-‘nary session of the peace confer. Lviliii its an iinpcitrcnt of peace, for the t ence, some lutotty problems have tendency to use ’l`i'e\'es in tho ilniti - been encountered by the counnission settlement has been very clear to ul! and there have -been numerous con- tlto observers oi' _the negotiiitions lrt-rc. 1 flicting views to harmonize but these Treves has inticcd bcconic the ud\'nt1c--difficulties lmve been overcomc and cd i;cncral nettt|t|trztt'tt-rs of peace. 'I' iilte British Proposals as it whole have has acquired this character' ilrst of all i been accepted. There still remain A G . ‘ tittte, however. the incident was strc- _ rt. dozen ot’ the Liberal leaders. Sir \’i'li|'rid was known tg have linen U18 110Wt~iDt\pt.t‘s in advance wits sourc- Mr_ Lai-»ointc's i'esoiut.ioit 'whether' rt cost him his lcaticrslrip or not and tiv- terances in inter life. to -be dealt 'with more sternly. it rs understood that the Government has passed an Order irt (‘ouncil placing the iuiuirnum line to be iniposctt upon such deserters at $250 and the mn.\- imunt ilne at $500. lt is further untlt-r--._ stood that this Order in Council wrt. be retroactive, that is to say, arty tic- serter who has already given hitnsetr' up and been ict eil with _a flue less thun $250 can be reorrestctl anti rc- tlucd at lcust to the mluinnuui amount iixcil in thc new Order. Tho debate on the address lu rt-pt_\ to tho speech from the i.ht'ont: pro~ ccetlcti this afternoon. Curvcli was the principal speaker from the t,r'-o\'- crutncut side. So far thc debttters in the Ltltt,-ral party have site-tru little deixritng strength anti the main invitation or leader MacKenzie to ull Liberal Ln- loitists to return to the party resitittrtr' lu nothing but amusement. “'l'nc war is ryvcrftite iight is in the wiiitlotv and the latch string is out For itll who care to return" and the whole House roared but no one walked across the iloor. Dr. A. H. -Scott Nominated As Synod Moderator it-lpt-eitti to the tluartiinitl MON'l`Ri§Ai._ l“cb. 26.-The prcsby~ tory of Lanark atttl ilenfrevv, Ont. into norninutoti Rev. Dr. A.li. Scott of Ht. Antlrew‘s Chrrrcit. l’cr'tli. as -moderator of the next General Assembly ol’ thc Presbytcriart Cliurrir in Cnrmdtr. Dr. Scott lint-t'uli'cntl_\' served as moderator of tile synoti oi .\lontrcttl and Ottawa und has given more than forty years of service to the church. 'NIE WEAGTLIEII TEMPERATURE, 'l‘IDE. MOON. ETC TORONTO. l"ob. 27.-Fair and cold- er ` The tide will be high this morning at 8.03 and tomorrow at 9: tonight at 0.47 and tomorrow nt 8.05. _ ‘ First ouarter- of moon Saturday l~‘oii_ 22nd. ' ` ` ` 42Htl-2-27-t\l1lI2l. t , t t 1 1'*-,ip . 1- ‘. New moon iluutiuy, Mttnch 2nd. vm-y dL.S,,,,udem about mls um” mm i cii included Sit' llcnry l\i`cLaughliu. to rt uurrcspontii-nt who caiictt upon Ii Sh' M`"lm“"’ D°“"k1`“H and -S°`m°"”' hiin in '1`oi'0nto, hi- said that itniorm- I S“m"""" _ | thing hc was not accustontcd to t_oI ` but ho was tlciorntincd to speak oit|St° G'W°V°A‘ , . Siiceclr which he did dcllvcr was oric ` or the most impassioned of itll his ni- __ -____ I bound to secrecy. Tire story never; “rf "0 li-’1\I§<*1'1‘cttuir‘cd. lettketl out and as rt matter of rttcti Um "0m“n’ ma) be "`0 “glow li - » -' ‘ .‘ ' .-. " wus.. not _kugwn ‘U more than hun that they \\tll join the hinn icincr... said (lapt. Gwynn, ti. ineiuber of tb-i‘ council. in addition to (iwyutt thu court- Lays Complaint re I (Special to the Guardian) I Deserters from nrilitnry service arc ` S’l‘_\iOll.\', Feb. iiti.-l<`or the purpogr-f ot' laying complaints of soldiers wh-JI carrie over on the steitiuer Metcgamrti licfore the military ttutiiorities :rt Otta- wa Captain G. Earl Logan. lhesititiiit ot’ iitc G \\' V -A itutl Allan Schofield left for tht' tapittrl lust evening. _ i PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS ON THE DEOLINE (Special to tho Guardian) ’l`Oll()N'l’O, Feb. 26.--Tiist the whole. salt- and con.scqucnt.ly thc retail pt°lt‘o>= of fooilstufis will be uit thc decline during tho year isthc opinion express- - od by ti. number of representatives oil tvlioicsttlc houscs at tho first annual convention oi' the witolesulo groct-ret; oi’ Ontario in the King Etl\\'ai‘d lioi;-i| today. I For iirstuiicc, said one \\'Iiolt-suit-r, thc price of starch anti syrup is down. | lnrtl is down four cents it pound also.: anti the price of cereal products, strt-it us oatmeal, is also down. During tht.-I past monilt the price of flour cum--I down $1.50 it barrel. These prices \\‘ili also affect the retail groccrs :intl ron- ‘ sequcntly the consumer. _ ----~~ t uinnits consinnntno sriuitn strtnrtont (Special to the (.tuurdiau) LONDON, Feb 20.-Tire Triple Alli- untic ol minors, rttiitvnymon and trans- port 'worl¢oi.~t at tr meeting ht-.id yestt-r- ` day decided. "in view of the scrious position at strike wotilil `iiccoss‘ittitt'." to adjourn ttntli it dutc prior to March 15th, the tiny upon which thc ntlncrs strilto notices expire. _ _ A.\'t\`0U.\`CEMENTl`S. COMING EVENTS. itn~:r-:1'r.\'Gs. r~:'rr=._t °*l\iovlng l’icture:L'uioit linti i~'t'r-~ tiny Feb. 28th. 42192-27M2ipti. "Tea and sale in Ht. l’unl’st l‘arish Hall this uftornoott _ Doors open 4 p. m_ Ten `ni\rvt~t| 5-- T tv. in. Adiniss ion itic. 'l`cu 250. 4200-2-2OM2l. by reason oi tltc inilltiiry situation. isonit- matters more or less extraneou- The desire of all countries to ticnio- bllzc as tttiicltiy its possible ntntlc it intpcrativc for the Allies to deterinlne to the constitution for sottlemerr such as the question of itnmigratior. but these will be taken up later. ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER - GROUP OF ISLAND .SOLDIERS Tito train from Borden last evening broiiglr another cortsignrnent of return- ctl island licrocs. incu who arrlveri in liallfnx on 'l‘iiost_ltiy morning by the C. P. lt. steamer Empress ut llrituln which brought 71 officers :intl 3078 other ranks of the C. E. l~`. f Tire stetiiner which left Liverpool on Monday. Feb, 17. had tr good trip across the Atlantic covering the dist-i ance within eight days. Good weatiter was eiicoitntcrctl and the trip was :r pleasant nurl uneventful onc. A I The boys 'who came to Charlotte- town were mnt at thc station b_\' Mayor Wright and repr'osontativcs nl' the G W V A.. and the various other organizations. I Mr. IIS. Brown for the li of C met theiu at Sackvillo and Mr. C.l3_ Apple tnn oi’ ilaiifax iullitary ropi'oscni.n.tiva~ of the Y bi' C A who is to be stationed hero. nctrouipttiilcd thcni to the cit._v. Lt. iiobcrt Messcrvy for the War Vcf- erniig niet them at Emerald. Tire brrnd of tho -ith ltegintcut was Q also on irttnti and a large number oi; I iltc ittnrrt--routers conveyed in 'Mayor \\`rigitts tennis were taken to the (tl \\' \' A ilnil wltcrc- they were given it I luncheon by the bodies .-iid and wci- i coincti ironic ltr speeches bl' U10 f'l'¢‘n-1' _ icr. on 'bclialt' of the province, the Iilayor for the city. hir. IJ. D. Sterns , for tho Y .\l C A and Licut. P. E. Palm. er for thc G W V A. At tho closc ot’ their short but cxccllciit addrcs;tt‘s tzltccrs were given for the retnrnl.-ii. int.-n and for tho Ladies Auxiliary who bud propnrctl thc rcfrcshiunnis. ‘ 'l’lrt-. pi'o¢:ccrii|tgs rioscrl \vit_i1 thi: slim- t ing of the .\‘ntlontri Atrtirortr. J SOME OF THE RETUBNED MEN ' Lieut. W. M. Harris Licnt. llnrris is at rt:tIi\'c ol' li.usc~ nouiir and lcit the isi:itiri for the \\'u_-it 15 years ngo. llo is tit: son of Mr. James linrris who still resides at Itosu- Q M S. J. Gordon Worth Qurirtcr Muster Sergeant Worth it. one of the Charlottetown 'boys who rritrrclicd away with the 2nd Slegi Battery and played his port ably in th- latc conflict. The Buttery was rlghf with the tide of victory and reached Mons when the annistice was signed The Sergeant is looking fine. Sappcr F. Yates. Supper Yates or Charlottetown loft ltcro with the 105th. 'lritnaterred to thc 26th and later to the Canadian Engineers. was badly zassedv at Lit-van. and reduced to point of death by hcrnorrbage. Was unconscious eight -hours. so i"a.t` gong indeed that his grave was dug. Raliied howwur. Spent tive months nt hospital. :mtv recover- ing in good shape. Pte. Edwin F. Hinges. Pte. Hughes bobble w Ruskin. I:.`.n- lltttcd in the Engineers in Loudon Ont. in t9i6. Was wounded in the lex and gassed at Hill 70. Spent 10 1-2 months in hospital. Lnttely has been in the C. A. M. C. Pte. J. M. McPhee. Bt-longs to New Perth. Enlisted in i81st Btn., Brandon, Man.. Transferr- ed to 44th Btn. Fought in all battles front Pttssehendaele to Citrnbrai. Wounded in wrist at Cambrai. Pte. D. o. Mobwollli- ' ' Son of Air. Colin Mcbotlltlli- 1711111" iotictowu. formerly of' Morcll. Loft here with first reinforcement.; of 105th Was in fighting at Amicus Ind .Arruf Wunniicd i.n chest und right |08 lil Ai'r-as. ' Pic. J. D- Cantptaeb' . iioiongs to hilntira. Lett with tooth Transferred to 2`6il\~Du\.-lboiilhtio-8.1. battles from Vimy to Cantbnri nn-_ dons. \t'ouitdetl‘tit ltrrtis. Pte. D. Peters. lioluugs to Rocky Point. Enlhiwd it |1917 in 'Forestry Battalion und lin. g ht-on engaged siiice in forestry wer 1 in South of France. ‘ ~ . Pte. D. Llvlniltonc. neatb. Llcnt. llnrris was conducting* Damn” to Chino my". W" wut tt successful groc'er_v business in me nth m||w¢y ¢"°”_ gnu; for-~ (`ranln~ook. B.C.. when the war broitci months in 54"_n¢,_ - nttt.. lit- sold out the business to enlist , pw A‘_ ‘_-“¢N||||_ lu the 225tlr Battalion. in Frairro but “manga “mum-M' mt “JAR 1,,-, tr:tnst‘t:t'rt-ti to the ‘Jud C. M. R. ll»~ wnh 1%`n`W..um “mam “Id W. saw it Brcat dcnl of service and woo I buncd by meh ex`§|¢,||m\; _ 11¢\'l11°L‘I.\' ivoundt-rl in the urni nt pm pr” }_|.,'.¢_ , . i Amicus. Ili.-ioro going \\ ost Lt. liurrizrt lu UN, “ou of Mn Uhurlus "Up ,. was ussociatetl with thu l'.i'I.i. Militia ' of me p_ E_ L “_ Enlisted in me.-mrrx und cuiuo to camp in Llliarluttetowtil Way troop. and W". mb; ;qg\g¢,r; rtnnutriiy with tho .\ioutagiic (.‘ompnn_\“ H ‘X3 now me rcmrwof twain, ,,,,_.; t o D for training und was wcll know-r t me many trmmu ,mp bb dctrsmnd _,, uinong most of the ('littrlottt\town Itoyr t BW mm mmm “zulu llc cxpot-is to return \\‘t:st shortly. 1 I-,n.¢|W|“” 0| umm. |..\m.“w “.5 I _ . Wm u&.r’ -_.a.-..tn--¢~n¢_»- . . t . t ‘-_ ~.» " _ _ . -ouniwtnrt covisits rttincn eowaun tsLAt~to trite I e ` ~ . ' I* 4 V ..