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PAGBHFUUR 'rnzidnNi%1Di*1iETowit'TGUA`l%Dwti' _ _  _ _ "JUNE 8, 19.1.7'  
The Distinguished Conduct Me a 1 s
__ __ __________  conferned ‘ffor individual acts of disting-
‘~ - uislhed_conduct in the field”
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$.'__ t -;__- |»
Evsrilriq Daily. (founded 19tV_) $2.00 (delivered or bfy
,N ,,_ ,1_.,_,_ i"@atl`dition .to the above there are the
mall in Can.|da,f'i\nu $2.50
uisheii.Stai°vi’ce'Ci‘_oss and the Distinguislied
;“:___'_;' ""Z":;,;_‘f_;5°o"”' ’A“' ("‘“"”"’ '" “""“"_°"' '" Sei"vic`e Medal, each of which is coni`erred
° °' an 5 ' ` ` ` _, ` for actual and 1ii*oy_eii bravery.
s=iioua,,__-_u/_9iii<iy_ tiiiiiiitii-.i iiiiiii si.f.o ,W annum by it is pleasing to note that some one or
""°" "‘  -» ~- - » more of practically all of these distinctions
‘ are now being worn by our boys at the front
or have been sent to their homes to lie cared
____  -_.M-__;-.__ for until they return. Each indicates a
' ‘ ' little more, some of them much more, than
Morning Dally`_‘ff_o_un`d¥d`i8§ll),`Qii.50 per year. (Deliver-
8
Head Office at Charlottetown, Branch Officeailtf"Silme:'|nr-
side. Allierton, Sourisi and Montague.
i, ~ll<‘ron\ our own forrespondent)
t i - . _
i _0’i"l‘AWA, June. 'l`lio pol!-tical sit--
_lmlloii iii Ottiiwu is still iciise. 'l‘he
-‘ ‘l-" "-z~'~" "1 . .  `
(,.tiiis1iicuous,Gailanti y Medal, the Disting- _,Huy _,nes ,um ,ww u____“,m_ is gQm__
_ou behliiil ‘tho .sreties aw- Sir llohei-t
lit -Ie ' i Si* \Viil'i'lli L' irler.'|‘heie
_ iii ii .ini i .ii
is muci talk oi' coilitlou about the
. _ h _ _
lt;or,rhloi'u,, \i_u_t__ little _lu kriowii as-_';|i,
th 'I bi ul ..
; c woy this is lo ii- -ought iout
:'i`lie uii' is.l'iili of ruuiors, however.
liinri some-ol’ the more plausible 'oi'
lili_e.ie iliid their way into the press.
"i`he._liitest.oi’- these ruiiiois lu which
lilie iiewiipapers glvi- piibllclty is to
_ilie__el’l'ect. that tlii- Prime Minis-ter
.lion oii'ered to givci the l.ilier-als hulr
lihe! representation iii thc re-orgunlzed
family are eaied for as at present
iindependent. of any' wages he may
earn. So ter 75 men have had their
application* for agilcullturiil triiinlng
granted. a in the Xestei-ii provin-
ces, and the governm nt ol' Alberta
hos iirranzed to keep one of the Prov-
incial Scliools of '.Agrlc.\iltii_re upen
tliioughoul the year.. wlieig- ilie nieii
Will llc Kivon twelve iiiuiitlis iiistriic-
lion. ~
t Q II
’|‘he (loverntiieiii luis under consid-
'erutioii wuys ond ineaiis oi' eliminut-~
ling speculation iii grain :luring the
war, ll is unilci~slood_tliut the :idiiiiu~
iisti-atio_n~ is I1r\ eomiiiuliieutloii with
,Wosliiugloii. iiiid- as ~tlie situation is
liiiiiuiiy res-penis the some -in-the two
coiiiitrie'3 und as their interests ure'
so closely reluteo iii, is likely that
,cabinet and has agreecl that Sir \\'il-
there \vlll be eo-opeioiioii niid Joiiil
i~_`p_ihm? __li'\'i‘ H, i-iij' Q  _.    . _ _ - . _ _ _ __ ,
""`E‘»i‘$’ ‘ -lp . 1 the-»,lnQ*le‘-FQ;-ff?-mnanbe of duty' In evelylffill f*l\all.ll1l\'@ NW llnmlnil 01' llwiactioii. Similar iiieosuies will in all
'-~ ~  ‘_ " caedithey w`11l° -inafke a proud memento to
silt \\'i'1._.(gi,{; _l__|i_.\i_§»i-1i.I~` .\fi_.\IN  _cornmenioi-ate for their friends and theii‘
-___--i lchildren’s children, their participation in
_ Si; \\"i-iirid l,auricr by his failure to ef-_U10 _Q`l'01lL<fSt WIN' ill tht* |1iSl<>l'_\' uf tht'
iedt a coalition; with Sir Robert liorden for \\'l>l_‘i<l. . _ _
thc"pii`i`~posc oi ca`1°r_\'iiig the war to a suc-~ » ~,,,( A
ccssiul issiic drops lroni the rank oi’ states-_ _ _ , ' _ _
iiicn to that oi the mere politician and v (-("\"“`"""TmN ~\~“’ |"\'“’"
place-sceltcix The opportuiiity offered Sir _ »
Wilirid was one oi a life time. He had, `on_'
thc onc hand, tlrc chance of wiping out his
i-ccord as :iii anti-Im ierialist, and on thc. ,
other of provind to (`iin`ada and the world In thc Wu? “f='"1’lSt Gmma"-V» ’ ‘md they
that thc iiitcrcsts of hunianity and civili-li'h""“' the" ‘Vimle fowe im" it- They See
‘ _ that it is a war for democracy. They see
'/.ation were iii_oi'c to him than the parochial . . . _ ._
iiitcrcsis ol` liis iiaiivc province. llc has Limit' it is fl Wil" agillllst _U10 illlllilslllg l)l`1“'
lailotl to rise to thc _L>_'rc:it occasion. lust zislcllilil’ ilwiqlllstu uw lmilcli)-lui of ;.1“L"_“m°.`-V’
he iailcd to sei'-ac the two previous <iii`ei'::“‘-Q`"1’l~“i L C “lil **i~lJl`mClll 0 Wlllch IS ill-“-
made by Sir llobert to brin_Q” about co_-<_i}J_-_1)"S§3.‘l "lY'?‘_V5__t" Lilke i_3b0l` u7_l)10“~*`_bY me
eration bctwccii tiic t\vo leaders and tlicirincc ( fm( Cm e ii'-lon] mt" Su Sewlenc-l' at
_|,,i|,,W(.,.__. hu. Liu. ,Q ,(.(.;fh. ,u1.u__%,_ of uu_|an_v time they bcconie troublesome. I`$ritish
_ _ i i l __ . _
u,_u._ _ fu w1_,_ Su. ho\u,,.t__ iu uh hu_o,.\,h.w_-iiiitl /\incrica-n labor leaders haye seized
with the llcadcr ol`ilic`"()`pl>osit.ion, f?t"lil`il‘<:s-i5'\|""’ Luw truth thai -when iRl'1t‘~*l‘ and
ted that they should throxv in their lot to-lt' 'licmmll lab" 'iz'-’i'm"` Gcrmim-V the fight
_i>‘l'tliol', but Sir Wiliifid declined to do so.|l"" My hlimim Ummm-Y amd H09 institutions'
/\l.,":-iiii- iii (ltilolii-l'. lillli, Sir ltolicli. aslcodi i”"l'>*`h "Wi /\’ll(`-l`|¢'flU iilbfll' l‘¢`ild¢‘l"-`i
the l.t~:ul<~r_oi` ilic (lppositioii to co-opcratolmilf" ~f¢'W_f<| ill-*U Ullilll UW _imlih that 00"'
wtih him i:'i the iorination of a comniitteclS“"il’ti("‘ 'S ‘|°m°°`1`““-l' and ‘iiluilm-‘-'_~ C011'
oi' members of l’ai°li;inieiit for thc purpose;“°"1lli‘0‘l_“*‘iiS @V@1`.V Will- high Q1' 10“.'» “Ch
oi' making' "a strong' and explicit call to tlic‘m'_llQ0"i lm" _the 3C"Vl°°_ “f_ hm CQlmt"-Y on
manhood of Canada oi’ military ag-e andiit- 5*" “quill WSIS- C0“>`U1`1l)tl0ll 11l'mS H f¥'€0
people against any foreign enslavement or
Ilritisli labor leaders and American la-
bor leaders have seized upon the vital truth
ness to enlist lor overseas military and na-,_ , _ _ _ 5
val service." Sir \\-'ilfrid refused to co-op-lmJUl'.\"~ buf it (i095 mme? it lllcuic-ateS"3ti
s
crate even to thc extent oi' noniii'iatin_o,' i'c"iil_°}“@ the “ICH Oi eqlllll Citi'/-ellshiil Of HB0-
prescntativcs for :i call for voluntary cii-imlfm ‘lf Ciilsf l""i"i]e§U- _*md it lllilciés thi’
listment: it was therefore a forcgoiie ctin--U|Umi1`t@ l.lil.l’..-*Iwi PUWCV ill the Suite In limi
(_.iuup,h that if hp wp,-0 hut U, ,-io-L. _u},i,Vp'liiiiitls ofthe people lfievond peradventure. '
l
liiien. This is on uiuisiuil-l_v gcnerouz-
tpropositioii, and it does not seem like~
ly that the Liberal leader will refuse
lit. liideed, lie has everyiliiiig to gain
by accepting il. ln iniiking the propos.
filioii the (ionservaiive lender has
_.~:.ho\vir un absolute dlsiegaid i‘or the
_|'ortuiif.'s oi' himself and his party in
order that the iiiteresis ot’ his country
iiiiuy he best. served in the pre,-_sent
lcri.-ls. t`oi;s-cription is the geiat dif-
lllciilty. and it is uiiderstootl that the
liiiain object ot the proposal is to give
,tlia Quebec leader.-- time to prove that
_compulsion is not neeessiir.\’. There it'
'little doubt of the bill passing, hui
_ there is some prospect oi`it.~1\ nm being
,made opertitivt-\ for three months or
nioi'c_ Meuiiwliile 50,00() iiieii ure need
_eil to inalte up the iviistugo uuiong
iilie t‘iiiiiidinn‘ soldiers. and il' the op-
ipoue-nts ol' conscriptioii iiriide and
oiitside oi' Parliiinient can seciire that
iuiinbe`r oi' ineii there will he no nec-
essity for instituting conipiilsory ser
vice. li' this is noi dont- ilic lun' niiiy
lic iiivoketl to bring about the tics-
ircd end. '
lll ll $
iiillc about coiistriplioit since the
vitliiiig l'or cniiipitlsory eiilisliiient. At
.iiioss lhi iivei fi-oiii Ot
slrrngili. 'l‘hi.-- pi'or-esiiioii was sclied
tiled to L-ross the bridge to 0ltiiwo,i
but better counsels previiilell and the
capital wus not invaded. .lust what
woulll have happened had the prol
cession 1-tossed the bridge can only
be ourmised. But the geiieriil i‘eeliiig`
is that there would have Iioeii trouble‘.
‘One or two hot-heads on either .s-ide'
t-ouiltl easily start u i'ow that woiild in
ull liklihood result in damage to pro
perty and serious injury to liumoii
beings. Tlirongs of people, in u moi'e
or less excited condition. li.ned_
:~‘iparks street in thc vicinil.y of the
liuso recriiiiiiig olilce w.i|tliig ‘lor the
processeioii, and there wus- a good _deal
provincial |>i'cjiidiccs, that hc would noti lil Cillliliiai MV- -7- C- WlllU*l'S, Illlil H1050
consciit to s;ii~i'il'if-c Quebec i'or :i pi':icticiil_Wll" Ulillk With him, llUl'l>0l'lill_L" T-0 l'0lll'@*i
| | sent ("niadiaii labor have not yet ser/.ed
t-ozilitioii licl\\'ci»ii all patriotic l.ibcr;i s :ini _-` fi , l
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(7 iii_'crvati' _‘ _ 9 _. _ _ _ - - - _ _ ._ _
l’:ii-liaiiit-iii_ _ what isalmost worse and iar more pitiable._
‘i o 'Wo imih iuophi um] ,,uiq;(|(. uf upon any truths oi’ tliefore foinrkind And
L. l-.
_____._____i,,(_ ____._____ ' they do not seein to have in _ their veins
even such decent warm blood as would be
\\'.\l' |i|<:t‘tli'.\'i‘lti.\',' ' ` - _ . “ _ ,
` ` ` ii-ouscd to heat by the vile crimes oi (fer-I
l
. _ many _a__»‘a-iiist not onl f laborfbut ainst
. N"W L]'“_l_ ‘.’“_f‘-~-w'H"_m ""_l(_l"""" ‘"`9_W'_“`iinaiikiiid. 'l`he_v rank lhciiiselvcs wziirh the
ni"-’ji_h."""_i'_’_”_ifli H'_°_"'_`_(:'.lV?" “mi th?" 1_1' l.avci‘-giics and llourassas, \vliom the mas-
;/_'"_“§'._’_l“_‘_‘_1 _ "__"_‘¥f'_‘i”  tm "Vg _ “_” |sacrc of lielgiliiii and Serbia, the cries of
“' (.' Uh" "H UT '('.i"f"“'". ‘lm _‘L m‘m'|tlie dro`wning women and children of the
nor in which cacli is ilistiiigiiislictl iroin thc Luuituuim tho who of uorthoru 1;~l.uuoo_ tho
"U‘Q"' _ _ . _oliastlv storv of Armenia, have failed to stir
cd of all awards, was instituted in lhob. 1.uuoo'_. But the Foal manhood of thiq
The badge is a Maltese Cross in bronze, one oouuuu, know; itq J-ob and is bound to out
and a half- inches in diameter. In the cen- pts Whole form; iuio th; battle fo); demool.,__
tre is the Royal Crest (a lion and crown) ouuud fhoodouh and agaiust ohghuized h,..u'_
     
reatcd bar connected with the Cross by a_
V. (ln the reverse of the bar are cngravet, 7, , , _ , . ,, , ._ ,
thc name, rank and corps of the recipient. ""()\.n"""“m'l" AN D- HH” “ A"
The ribbon is red, for the Army and blue ‘ _
for the Navy. The _Cross carries with it a __ premier L]oVd_Gool.ge iu u recent
pension often pounds per annum-to non- Speech to his oouétituouts said:
commissioned officers and men with an ex- i-Lot me give you 3 Second mutter which
ml of 5"? l°_0““°iS for ‘]3Ve’°;V Clasp- seems to be worrying some of my very
The Distinguished -Service. Order. deno- host L5_ho-,.31 f,.ieudS_ They are _.other
_...___-__-.__) 0(..._.___.._.._.
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' ° .°| ‘ i - - ~ '- i - I _ I _ ~ _ _
The VNU” “‘ U"”'“’ the m"‘“t I"-‘im-l l’_'_”; to anything but squeaks of racial or classy
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ol' iilssiipoiiitmeut wlii-ii it failed to
iiiotci-iuiize. -indeed, somenl' the morel
iiirliiili»ii| spiriig pioposotl ii coiintoi
_p:il'~.ii|o to llul!,unli port of thc
`t»rowi| uctunlly -atarleii iii that dir
i-clioii bur, on strooiiidxtlioiighl' the ideu
wir-i abandoned.” 'Flie‘pollce and mil-
itiiry iiiuhorltles unnile ext-eneslvtr pre-
piirtilions to prelierve order in the]
event of any distiirhsiit-e ot-ciii'ring.`
ilio' whole l'oree».ol' police `lieliig on
diit._v with every ,.--oliliei' iii the city
rl\ad_v to cor|ie_ to their iissistatice
_-lioiild tho nece‘siilt_v' arise. ;\‘lo.<i! ol
tho snliliers cuiiried licuvy riding
crops and not it few sported uxoliuiitl-
li-__-1. 'i‘lieri» have been i-iimnrs .since
tli.i| Otawn would lic liiviiileil by ilul:
iiiili-consciiptionists, liiitl thc police
iiiiil soldiers have liecii iii readiness
tor iiciion each evening :ilioiilii some-
ilii-ni; he stnrl,e.d. So fur. liowever.
tlieii- services have not been i~ct|iiircd._
Nor is ir ithoiigln they will lic.
'I ll U
In preparation ,tor disbantlmeiil :if-
ter the w_ar und the consequent re-
tum oi' (‘uniidian soldiers- to civil -life,
a census is now being tiiken oil' the
men overseas by which it is hoped lo
learn 'the iiuniher _of men likely lo
return- to farming alter the ilglitinir
is over. A card issued by llie Niitionul
Service (‘oiumissioii provides for the
securing of ouch mun's name. place
of eiilistniciit, work before the wai-
aiid other detiills. The niun is (hen
asked if it is his intention lo return
to Canada, and if so will lie take' up
fanning. lie is also. asked regarding
previous experience. und the amount
of capitol hp will have on his return
to civil lite. Other qiiestions are cal-
eullated to showfwhethefi' or not the
man will luke advantage ol' any set#
tlement iiclicine, and il`, in goin ex-
tcd by the letters D.-S.()., and ' which has _uhoohotfiu theh.ho_u.tS hoouuso Iam th,.oW_
just been conferred upon four Prince Ed-
ward Island officers, naniely: Major D. A.
McKinnon, Major W. Prowse, Major J.
S. Jenkins and Lieut. J. ‘ l’arkcr Hooper,
was founded in 1886 to recognise the spe-
cialservices oi oiiiccrsin the A_rm_v and Na- f-ou Butuou either muhe Wiu. ol. you
vy. It ranks after the fourth class of the_dou»t (Choemy It is the business of
Royal Victorian Order, the latter an order Stutosmou to Smuu every uervo to keep u
I am helping to manufacture are intended
ria in 1896. The badge designating the D. t .1
S_ O_ ____ __ White _md g_____________S___________ __ _ed i is a so their business to Waite it with all
centre bearing' the Imperial crown sur-
rounded hv a laurel wreath. It is to be sus-
their nnght (Cheers ) It isthe old story.
Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but being
in it see that thine enemy beware of thee.
of Kniuhthood instituted by Queen 'Victo-_ uohiou out of Wu1.__hut ouoo they a,.o_ iu it
pcnded froni thc left bi-east by a red l“i__|_Thu_h is the__h¢_3iS_¢m -Why mpnycal-I Wage €f._
i""“l~9d€f¢‘ nb-‘Wi ""0 i"°h~i.“. Width- fcctive war only when they have _either a
-»     “T3  good' coiiscien_ce_oif no _Conscience at all. The
‘~  ,  f-i-in e it i. inf.,-.~"’¢;i.i.  late” hr tri- .i-i¢;Ge-‘ear est- “euth-
_Qi~_f-_1-i'-if/J--.»  fry . .-.' __ ‘ _ _,_ _ T’ _ ter.) I als_e_;ha_£e-wa_if,-aiiid-thatgis the rea-
____ -_ _i. i 9_i;,\_lL_€I`__f.;‘f’,- ._-1 _ogeilson .why I 'w§i'nt_i.l'iis.tq igitiie- last (hear,
hiiilililiiin  bzl1l¢icro(;;ihemf')’_ and itwhhit b.9J‘°"` '-this Wariis ef`
‘of silver beailiiié’ the Imperialgcrown ori‘fectwely waged by Wi' it -'ear' hear) A
fu am; Wuh the letterq G R I in the c_____ badly 'conducted war means a _bad peace,
 The ribbon ishwhite ‘with piirple stripe and a had peaceimeansino peace at A-au'
It  worn on the left breast immediatelvi(Hear`-hem?)  That ls Whv I hniveyrged
following the Victoria Cross -and before alliihat ihlst-W-M  be conduc-bid lglth de'
. ' `_ |.ermina ion. " ' ' '<inus-t-not on y e reso-
decorations and medals, but after all or-_lute but you must appear to be resoluita
ders. " _ _ _ _________,,,(________ _
The Military Medal was instituted in - NOTES - .
1916 and is conferred on non-commission_-  _ .
ed officers and men and women “for indlvi- The Ames Should announce fhe name
dual or associated acts of bravery on the o t e mah Wh ot D at S he `
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ing such fervor into the prosecution of thel
war. Well, I hate war. I very often feel;
a sense of shock pass through my systenii
when I realize what the terrible machinesl
perieiicc, lip will be willing to work
FOOQOIDOQQOOQOOOOO I:
I DIILY SELE¢T|0ll8 'FOR
Gllllillllli IEIDERS
DDQ!
_ Furnished by
W. li Leiileii,
ooeeooeoeoeooeoeo 0
A srnixino rnisui-E.
The other day the Metropolitan
Magnziiie cabled Lord Nortlicllfie ask-
ing him ll' lic liiiii any siigiifestloiis to
iiialte us to how the llnltod States
could efllcicntly prosecute the wnr.
lloro is what the grent joiirii:-illst rc
piled: ' _
§1"i'°|'*I'°£"|‘
50000000
"lf your rome in I liiive one
iliiiig to sn_v_to you, and it ls ilils:
You can learn a great deal from
the exlmple of Canada."
This iriliiitt- to 'Cnnntllaii ncliieve-
nioiil., from tlio mnii who stiintls out
above all otlierii on the iihlcrit erltlc
ilinr the iv:iq)iiis pt_-qpiicetl, should he
for every <'iinndinn‘n mitller ol' pride.
Small -'woiider thru c-.ir pnlriollc
iriitherlngs listen with mucli respect
aii_d~ with deep interest in Unnaiiinii
speakers. (ine _ thing is certnlii, thc
t‘rinadii of the future Iii uni to be look-
'-ii on with iinyihing resonihllni: the
superior slr that we have lialiltiialiy
:iiisumed on -this sitio of the border.
The pence that has mndo it iiniieceii
iiiiry‘to hiillii- ii fort nlong llio 3,000
miles of liorderr will continue. but ii
is not going in lie the peace of th e cop
ileeqondlniz ,kindness of n hlg hrotlior
to ugheiplelll yQi\li¢l_tBr'. ‘Ah Ainericau
;i__i._\_¢__`_t;`iiiui-i_l_ sq _qpnh _iii i _ _
'I‘lir\rf- has liecii ii wliolc lol or wild]
»'riiiic i\'iiriisilei' i.<n\'f»‘ notice oi his in-i
il\iil‘oii to bring dowii ii iiieu.-'iii't» pro '
lliil-l. just ' -'  ~ ' ' ~
iiiwii, several anii-conscriptioii goth.
vriii_‘_:s have been held uiitl the op~|
p_oiic.iits ot` coiiipulsioii on one ol’ -these'
occnsioiia parudeil to show tholii
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.liklllliood be put in force in both
|counti-ies.Repi'esetitativt-ii of the Win-
nipeg Grain ‘Ext-haiiige, grain dealers
und miller.-. talked the whole matter
over lust week with Sir George Fos-
ter andother Ministers. They tIi:'f.'.ii.=-
lsed-the bei-it inethods ol' eliniinuting
fthe causes wlilch led to the sharp
=rlse ol` prices during the lost few
months, and ol' preveiitliig' the evils
of unrestricted speculation, liesiiies
the gi-iiiii men there were present at
thp i~oiil'l=retice. Mr. Anderson i~hui~r-
mon of ‘the British Wheat _l‘oiiim_is-
sion, undlu i'epr.e'sentutive of the <‘oni-
inisslon'wlio is -located iii New York.
As the '(`oinuilssir{i- are pi'.ict-i<‘iilly.
the sole foreign liu_vers.ii1 the pi-eseiit
time they .ire vitii`ily interested i-ii
un`_\-i action ivhicli may li.. tiikifii.
~ i ~ x is e '
With 219 recriiits enlisted lii the
laid- fitleeii duy's*oI` May, und ii lotul
of 335 rocriiltii for the iiinntli. all
previbus rei~oi~tls"i\inde.' iit 'tho bus?
recriiltiiig‘ ofiice licre haivi- be-'en .~ih.it
tered Since coiisciiplion wus iiiiiiouii.
codfiii Paiiliaiiieiii. young nieiil iiiive
been flocking t.o join the colors. There
wer@'up\vai~ds o|` 500 ineii expininetl
duri-ng thi- iiioiith. und the pe-ri~e_iit.ige
iias-tell was very large. Only _tiuriiig
ilic past i wo days
lhcro `hiis lil-_eh ii llccreiist- `
in tho iiiiiiibt-‘r oi iippiii-utils for ut-
lesialior.. The uveriige iiiiiiiber or ex-
oiiiinutloiis since thc lirsi oi‘ the
nioiith is’ plot-cd iii 25.-A lzirgi, num-
bt i- of ciilislcil iiieii -have
not `sig*i`ictl llirir php-
er, ont] in llic iiiujority ol` sul-li ciises
these iiieii hnvi-f txilceii an opport`iinit_\'
to enjoy shorl holidays. The i"oresl-
ry drafts proved ln be the most pop-
ular uni-is, as 48 men joiiic‘d_ \\'itli
37 men attested the Signal ’l`roiiiing
Depot second pliice. 'l`he Siege and
lleiivy llniterics signed up 30 men.
The ’l2iiil l3zittei'y‘ leads the' l~‘ielii Ar-
tillery units. havin! enlistediil men.
‘S \t< #ll
The Govcrniiieiital order issued ii
doy or two ago providing llizil civil
servants who enlist licieui'tci- :aliiill
noi receive civil pay does not in.ihi'
much ilii`l`ei-eiice to -iliiit cliiss oi' pub-
lic' oiilcliils_ iiccor|llni.;' to sonic ol' ilio
men ui'i'cctcd by it. A i-trout iiiiinl'
ineii are zilrendy serving whose civil
pay ceased as they be‘gzin'_ to ilriiw
inilltury pay. ’l`liut was ii condition oi'
the leave irrontetl in 'many instances.
i~‘iom the Ottawa stuff of the' Depart-
irient of' tire interior 'alone ther tire
forty ,men in the army \vho (lg not
receive one com of civil pfiy. Large
nuniberg of outside service men :irc
in the same position_ Al."-o there orc
litany nie'ii on "net civil pay" who re-
ceive. przictlcnlly no civil pay iii all.
liecauso their inllltary' pay is :iliiiosl
us liirne as the civil salary, and when
li is ilctlui-leo there is lltle left. liven
ii ]ii‘ivi1te‘s pity is ulinost us uiurh :is
ii mon euriis in the third llivisioii of
the civil service iii thc llrsi two or
tliree years- oi his ciiiployuient. und
when 11 mini gels ii few stripes on liisl
iirm his uiilltnry piiy oltcii exceeili-i
his cilvil iuilury.
War badges l`or -men who have serv-
ed in the Canadian Expeditioiiary For-
ces ul home oi' nbroud, und i`oi' those
nien who have been discliurged ui-i ino-
dlcnlly iiiillt for service. liiivo lioeii on-
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POULTRY RIIISING.
Sir.-ln _voiir coluiiius of ,luiio lst.
headed "l’ou.`Itry lliil>~lii|:,"'l, iioilcc
where you say “’1`lie Dominion Gov-
ernment has made fi survey of tliezl
i'a.rnis which have gone into the poul-
try liusliiesii, ondthnt it list has been
lie,'ntl'cd to Mr. Kerr, ol' all the iurriis
lhal,liovo_poultry_oi a standard breed,
the eggs ol' which are recommended
for hutcliliig;"‘ and that these eggs
are to be sold at ii unil’orm price, oi'
75%-e`lits"per soiling. l muy. silly. us
one olftllio largest breeders of stuiid-l
:trd-bt-eil poultry on l’.E. island, lhut
ony |‘_:ii'ni`er breeding stiiiidurd-bred
poiilti-_v cannot sell eggs at 76 cents
per*-solliiig und keep his flock up to
th_e_-niiirk. When you ptiy $25.00 or
more for¢’:i 'nitile bird" to head your
pen, it would tuke xi long time sell-
ing eggs at 15 cents to pny for him;
lf the Government would try and get
the fiirmerii io see that they cannot
liuy stnptinrtldired -eggs or stock for
less-ilisn _they wo_iild_ have to pay for
grade stock, any more than they cnn
liuy ii stnndiirtl-bred cow for less than-
lltev.-‘iNi.¥ for _a_.grade.- it would encour-
age the liirmors bi'eed‘lng"e’tnnrlurd~;
limi poiiltry to psy .A-good-price tori
his breeding slock, and it wotild rnlsc’
iii; stiindnrd of our poultry oi1"i'rlnco
n wiiro inland. one or me in-.~i._ hiiiigs
lun Department of Agrlifiiltiird could
do would be-to_.ho_ld nn egg-Inying
nompetilidn." 'l‘l\Is.-wniilrl test out ii
lot of those who ndvertise bred'-to-luy
’poiiltry. "l would also like lo'oce on
our Exhibition Prize Lint ii class for
‘Utility lgqiihry. and .lfwo could _iliio u
way' of eti ng those farmers hifecling
iitandnrd-li ed poultry -to join-,_ he P.
E. liilend_?jAiill?',¥ Agooclntlon u!_e]woiiltl
flnd"a'i lii1_v'ca§. for them -si our
winter show. As one who takes n
big interest ln tho rnislng of more
and hotter poultry on Prliice Edwnrd‘
lslatul, I nni, iilr ,etc.,
W J PICKARD
h Won'tthey? Weil, with every
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 _  annancrimson stripesirlternating in the ct-hnhre.    me uhm ¢¢r-9151?, pmviiieii ii~i»_` _ “The Haberdashor-yen ‘ _
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Oh, you luy. it is impossible
to qell .i decent sort of iiuit at
#I6 50!
Well. then, just come- iii and
examine them for yourself.
your own eyes and Willie!
cannot deceive you. ‘
Ah, you thfnk.'there~iir a~
nigger in the woodpiie nome-
where. They may _look all
right, but they won t wear.
-goes u 'positive guarantee of satisfac-
, :ion or money returned.
No strings-'-no niilfr in fl" “'°°d'
pile-just is revolution of the clothing
i busiiieslthiit Puts $10 l’“¢|‘ ‘M0 J/°\“'
potket. 'ou "- _
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Superphosphato
To arrive Saturday the 26th.
150 tons of Superpliosphate also a
_quantity _Nitrated soda which we
offer-_ at .lowest prices. '
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Auld Bros Ltd.
_ Cliarlottetown
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Banner Seed Oats
_ Another Carload(1050 Bushels) .
Just received extra choice cleaii stock. We are selling
them at the low price of $1.25 per bushel, -Farmers
are advised to get some of these Oats for Seed Sio ck
it will pay well to do so.
 ARRIVED’
600 Bags Oil Cakelllenl |i?resh Stock]
50,000 Bags Bran »
' 400 Bags Craked Corn and Cornmeai
350 Bags Middlings I 'I
EXPECTED SOON
10 Tons Binder Twine “Greensheai”
50.000 Strawberry Boxes "
- _ -We ha‘ve also in stock-
“Beaveir” Flour in Bblsand Bags
Berger’s Pure Paris Green=.("l"ii'is)
_ Several Cars of Choice Hay
all at lowest wholesale prices. _ _“ _ _ _
Carter & Co; Ltd.
Queen St. Feed and Grain Warehouse
White Footwear For the warm days _
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leaf her.Vbi“diiii:v(ii;‘ibgaigdhxgisinxiidgyiaiin  ;i3e'?5 "-’l;u’ii\.‘i':'d(i;x§t°e€fx`¥tiliiiil: iliintilo '__
H . . ` . ‘   - 'I c _ cm
field., It is wo immediately before _all - ,,. ,lu-._ .J - _
war medals on_id3left"'llteii_sié. The_ivibwu¥E\?:;  _gjrt V; B _announcing 1;;
is dill# blue with three white and three____el__eB_ ___ - _  - __ __ __lt_
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