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morsldo, Alberton, 8ourl| and Mnntlguh
l\ioi\'D.-tv, Oc1'oi;ir;i< 23, 1916.
THE PATRIOTS CUNTENTIUN
Ilitllll ii
On the eve~of the last provincial election the l’a-
iriot. asserted \vitli its ciistoiiiiiry assuiiiptioii oi uii-
qiicstioiied authority that the lloveriiineiit had abziii-
rluned its intenion to widen the gauge of the 1*. li. Is-
land Railway; that, iiistead, transfer sheds were to be
erected at Carleton l’oiiit for the purpose of transfer-
ring freight froiii the wide gauge cars to the niirrow
giiiige eiirs and vice versa, ;inilth:it iiibotircrs for this
piirposc were to be brought over front the niziiiilziiid.
'Ilicse xillegalioiis were ni:iiIe purely for eleetioiieeriiig
piirposes :ind in order to ii.'iiI the lie to the counter the
tfiiiirdiiiii telegriiplierl to the I’riine .\Iinister_ Sir Ii.
I.. Iiortleii, on the siilijeet. .\`ii‘ I{oIiert replied inline-
di;iteI_\' as fiiliiiiixsi
"'I`eIe_qi':iiii reeeiveil, 'I`he :iilegzitioiis oi' the
iie\\`s|>:iper to \\hieIi you :illiiile :ire \\'IioII_\' with-
iiiit foiiiid;iiioii_ l'poii iiif|iiir_\' froiii the I{:iil-
\\'.'i_v I)ep:ii`liiieiit I :iiii :iilviseil that ilie widen-
ing of the _qriiige of the l\':iilii':i_v niust iieeessziri-
I_\ be iIetei'i'ed_ iiiiiil :titer the terry is eoiiipleieii
1lll‘I ill "|i\'l'1lli'iII. ni.'iI\iiig llie plxitfiiriii iieeess-;ii'\.
Sri Iiiii_; :is siiiiieieiii l.'iliourers or riiilroiiil iiieii
"“’l I" -"\'\`l'ft"l UH the Islziiid outside nieii will
"Ut IW ‘Wil lll~ iSgiI,i Ii. I.. Iiorden "
I`iii~ sileiieed our eoiiteinpor:ir_\' for the time being.
Ilut zigziiii, in :iiitieipatioii ot zi federal election the
’<' .-' ,..'.._,-,_ - .
I .itriot rtsiirrcets its .illegatious regarding the widen-
ing oi the _gatige :ind insists thzit the governnieiit has
no inteiitioii of fulfilling its promise It has "is little
toiiiiilniioii now :is it had in .\`epteiiil>er l:ist've."ir. The
Ili.~"-`»-.f i- `~
01 Ir"“I\ (",\Ill'~lli< .ind .\lr. tiutelius were in the
proviiiee on .\:itur<i;i_\' :ind iiispeeted not onl_\' the ter-
iiiinzils :it L`zii'leton I’oint but also the R:iil\\';i\' fi-oiii
t`h:irlottetowii to Suiiiiiierside. 'I`Iiev both expressed
the iipinioii that the \\‘orI< of eoiivertiiigf our present
ii:ii'i'i»\\' _4.'iit;e 'to >i:iiid:ii'd qriiiqe iviiulrl lie eon1p'ii'-,_
li\‘i‘l_\' easy ziilil pointed out tlizit the work lrid been
_e|i'e;iil_v fxieilitiiteri li_\' the griiiliixil siilistitutioii during
Ill” l’1i>l !\\`f» yezirs ot strinfhird ties for iizirrow ones
\\-]»|-»|--.T  ,_,..... ` .'.
i. t tiit\\ il \\.i~ iittess.ii). .\lr. lniiehus rleelnreil
then. \\-WK, HU m_`_uIK.m|,|,. ,I;|`|],.,,|1,',.`. so hr ,N ‘|19
eniirse ol the r:1il\\':i\' w.-is eoneeriied, tliere being
pit-iiiy oi ,,.,.|||, “.h,.,.(. ,,,,],,~ 4, _e-;,,gp- lim. i, ,m.L_`.§,H_\,_
iron. tilt- \ii..f~  . ~. .  "
stti .ind tht titiitr.iI .\I:iii.'i_et'i'_~\r;i\-._-1]1,_»
-i\\lllJiiit`e lhzii the worlt' wiiiilil he pmeeeileii with :ie-
fonliiig to proefi'.'iiiiiiie_ This shoiilil s:iti<|`\' our
.~l\eptie;il i'oiiieiiipoi'.'ii'_v if it lic open to coiivietioii.
I'.\'er since I'reniier Iiorrlen proiiiisefl ilie Car I"ei‘r\'
the I'zitriot has thrown doubt upon its ever being re~
iilizerl. Ihe fuel that the ,\`t2iiiIe_\' rlorked aloiigsiile
ilie \\‘h;iri :it txirietoii I’iiiiil on .*iattiril;i_v wiiere in-rc.
liiiore :i lobster liri:ii eoiild srziiveli' enter iiiiist be :i
gi'ei'iuiis :Ii`s;ippoiiiiiiieni. to our eoiiteiiipor.'ir_\'. It
Il-'I-\ -*iii Itillje' Iieeii zieeiisioiiieii to Sit' \\`ilfriiI Iiiiirier
iii.'iI\iii_q eleetiiiii priiitiises iie\'e|‘ iiileiirleil iii lie lill-
iilleil that it li:i<I eiinie to the eoiielilsiriii that Sir lio-
liert Iioiwli.-ii`s wiird iiiiist iieee.s.\:it'ily lie :is uiirelizilile.
'l`Iie piiliiir lviiow <Iiiiei'eiitI_v_ 'I`Iiey see for tlieiiiselves
the (`:ir Ifei'i'_v steuiiler ready for the eoiiiiiieiieeiiieiit
oi' llie service. 'I`he_v see the teriiiiiials :it (`:irletoii
I'oiiit :ind tape 'I`oi‘iiientiiie being ruslied to eoiiiple-
iiiiii :ind they have the zissiiitiliee of the i'es|»oiisiIile
.\Iiiiistei' and his tienernl .\l;iii:igei'_ :is well :i~ 11,,-,| ,,f
the i'uiili':ieti»i's that. \\ve:ithei' periiiiiliiiq, e\‘ei'vtliiii;_;'
will be iii rezirliiicss tor the iiiriiigiiriitifiii oi the (:ir
I-`ei'i'_\' sl-i'\‘i<‘e li_v the eiiil of ilie pt'e_seiit _\'e:ir, 'I`Iie
l’:iiriot hzis iiizide iiiiieli of the ereetioii of the ti':iii:~fer
sheds :it (_:irIelon I'oiiit, but iiegleetefi to eniplizisize
the inet ili:it these were of zi teiiiponiry eliziriieier :ind
tliiii it was lieeaiise of the ieiiipoi‘:ii‘_v iialiire of the
<'oiisii'tielioii that eertziiii iiieiiilieits of the Iiozird of
'I`i':iiIe desired to have tlieiii iiiore siilisiziiilizilly built
iii the iiiterest of the einplo_vee.s, 'I`lie Patriot l<iio\v.-'
this of eoiiiise but it does not suit its political book to
t:il<e its re:i1Iei's into its eoiilirleiiee.
'I`he I’:itriot pretended to he :iiixioiis to lirive :i rie-
el:ii'atioii front Mr. Cochrane that the wideiiing of
I 'Y l
now to look :ifter and is without doubt the abllest lili-
nister of Railivays that has ever held the position in
Caiiiidzi.
deeessors in office is that he is not subject to the [Kili-
tieiil pressure and wire pulling to which they sue-
euiiilied, \\'iiile this niziy be diszippoiiitiiig to oiiiee-
seekers it is to the uiidoubtcd tidvaiitage of the rail-
\\‘;i\" froiii the point of view of efficiency and is a vir-
tue- wiiieli nil iinbizised :ind disiiiteresied people will
iii the long run "count unto hint for rigliteoiisiiess.
well :is one of ilie nlilest inenibers of the goveriiiiieiit.
\\`itli ilu- reeeiit :idditioiis to his department, due to
tl
has
niziiiner iii which he has succeeded iii diseliairgiiig
these duties refleeis t-he greatest credit on hiniself
:ind on the goveriiiiieiit of which he is :i member.
L.
eeiitlymlieeii the subject of';i diseiissioii iii :i section
of
zette szivs:
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from ?¢i.2o to $i..25 in iiiziiiitenziiiee and operating otit-
I:i\'
section .'ieliieved :i like result one year, under the
.`\`
tural .sei-tion< of L`.'iii;id:i. Years zigo soiiiehorl\', in
excuse for the liaid sliowiiig it was iiizilciiig, stzirted :i
fable that it siiiiered from its route liaving been fixed
bv
tl
\\
i':itions tixeil its route, they iixed it :is it is. It serves
it
has :i Iiigli elnss rozidbed. :ind gives it good serviee. It
eost up iii .\l:ii~rli gi. ioig, the large suiii of $iii.`\‘_-
o
ii
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L.
:il ire:isiii'y, in eoiiiieetioii, first, with the interest
eliiirge on its debt, :ind seeoiid, liceriiise there was a
eoiitiiitioiis deiii.'iiiiI for iiirire tnfiiley for iinprove-
ii
r;iiI\\'.'i_\'s :ind r.'iii;ils his Iiusiiiess trziiiiiiig 'iiid iiistineis-
led Iiiiii to seek :iii iiii|ii'ri\’eiiteiit ini pilst/eoiiilitioits iii
eiiiiiieeiioii \\'itIi the pi'itiei|i;il property in Iiis eIi:ii'gi-_
'lille fippositioii was loud :ind \‘igorous. .\loiig soiiic
seetioiis of the line the idezi has been accepted that
:ippoiiiiiiieiits to the sei'\'iee of the road shall be made
i|\'
uiinisierial direction of .\lr. Tfinerson, and though hcl
and sonie others seemed to be pleased with the dis-
astrous outeoine of their efforts, there was a general
feeling that such :i state of aiiairs could not be al-
lowed to continue. Varioiis eiiorts :it iinproveiiient
were iiuide, with limited success. The facts about thei
road :ire faniilizir. lt eoiiiieets l\loiitrc.'il with thc
principle trade eeiitres in New Ilriiiisivielc and Nova
The differeiiee between hilll 1ll\<| hi-Q I-ibfffill DVC'
MINISTER  RAILWAYS
'I`|ie lion. Frniik (`oehr:iiie is one of the busiest as
ie iiiisinaiizigeiiieiit of the Laurier government, he
liuge,responsibilities on his slioulders and the
Iii ii recent article dealing with the ease of the
:in:idi:iii goveriiiiient r:iiI\\':i_v systeiii which has re-
tlie I`iiited States i'ziil\\':i_v press, the .\l<iiitre:il (ia-
'I`he story of the eiiterprise has lieeii iifteii told to
ziiizidiziiis. ' 'I`ht- svsteiii is iii tivo feorrii iliiezil see-
. is
ons. Ou the I’riiiee lfdward islmid division it eosts
to earn $1 hy rzirr_\'ing trafiie. The Tiitereoloiiial
eotiii :uid in Quebec serves one of the rich agricul-
poliiiezil voiisiilerziiioiis. Roads have been built on
ie :ilieriiative routes. 'I`lieir record iiiilieates that it
'as well for the liitereoloiiial that whzitever conside-
_qood tr:iI`iiir heziriiig eoiiiitry, izikeii :is a whole. It
o<i,ooo_ :ind during the past year zi eoiisideriilile suiii
i :idditioii was laid out on it front eapitzil. Its owii-
rship has been ii coiitiniions btirdeii tipoii the tuition-
.
i
ieitl.\'.
\\'Iieii:.\li'. tfneliijriiie tiioi<eli:irge`oftliedep:irtiiieiitu i'
the p.'it|'oii:i;_{e rlispeiisers of the iloiiiiiiaiit poliiietil
p:irt_\', I"roiii _siiperiiiiendeiii of divisioii down to .see-
tioii liziiiils, it is expected :ill shall reeogiiize that up-
poiiiiiiieiit :iiiil preferiiient eonic from the local poli-
tical liiisses. It is eveii alleged that a prime niinisiei'
on one o<‘i~;isioii eoiiipellerl the retention of 11 defaul-
ting _<t.'itioii :igeiit beeziiise of his political pull. .\lr.
t'orIir:iiie iiiiiy not Iiiive Iieeii :tble to do :ill he ilesii'e<l;
biit_ zieeoriliiig to Szinitiel l)uiiii`s review of the -itun-
lion iii the I<:iii\\‘:iy Age (iazette, he ha:-i done :i great
ile;il. The road hris been nuiiiiiziiiierl :it zi good siini-
ilurii of pliysieal eiiieieiiey :ind its eqtiipiiieiit has been
iinproveil. It efiriied iiiore iiioiiey in its last iisezil
_vezir than iii :in_v twelve iiioiiths in its Iiistory. 'I`lie
ratio of expeiise io revenue was rut down to S5 per
eent. It h.'is often heeii loo per cent., :ind soiiieiinies
over th.'it <Ies<‘redit;iliIe Iigttre. 'I`liis record, wliieli
li_v .\lr. I)tiiiii is ererliteri to the poliey of ;\flr_ tfoeliriiiie
and the inaiiagiiig capacity of Mr, (}utL-lim is ;p(,]\.,.n
., _ ,
Dollar Day EXc|.lrSi0n$ 7 Dnitii sstrciioiis roiif
Schedule of Time and Fares on Special Trains ; »=~-i-mi ry
On OCTOBER 26tli, 1916. w- =- i-°~-°»--
.\liii‘i':iy II:irbor leave . /\. .\I.
.\liirr:i_\' River ` 7.l3 " “
\\ioniI Isliiiifi 7.35 “ “
.\lelvilIe 7.48 “ "
i=...iiii.. 8.05  ~
\'eriioii River 8.3i “ “
\`eriioii 8.53 “ “`
I.:iLe \‘ei'i|e frog “ “
Kit, /\lliioii i).i7 " “
.\lr. llerliert 'i..:7 “ “
(`h:irlottetowii Arrive f)..4_; “ “
Suiiiiiierside leave 3.00 “ “
l\'ensinglon . 8.23 “
I"reetowii 8,39 “ “
liiiierrild jet. 8.48 " “
Iii':i|I:iIli:iiie 8.55 “ "
l"|-crlerirloii ').O(i “ “
lluiiier River 9.20 " “
North \\'ili.-liirc 9.30 " "
loyalist _ 9.45 “ "
Royalty jet. 1o.oo " " .
t`li:irlotteto\vn .\rrive 1015 "
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. 262,-io-:i.\i5il-..\ii,  4W______ A _‘_ i ,hen . ...rho Mhung has Dfw, h,,,,.y am, - \
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TIMI3 I-‘_»\R}; ri-is oAii.v oPPoaruNn'v.
700
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GUARDIAN REIDERS
@¥ 
Every day brings every person
some opportunity that will not come
again. _
“But i.iiere'n iiotliing in my day that
could' he called an opportunity." one
and another will say.
lint no day in without. chances for
growth and iiappineiia. liotli for oneaclf
and others. rind thc habit of iiiiasiiig
_45 ilicao elianeei-i iii tho groritrist. eaui-ic oi’
3,) human uiiliapplneaii. J
I, Onco mialedz no power can bring
‘ 3 them back again. But each young
niun or woman can cultivate the keen
glance which dlaccrna -the r-imiling of
opportunity. 
I 25 Though we may weep the dark night
' - through.
VID Joy cometh with the mornlng's blue;
.95 Ansl though the day wears weariiy,
, Still. aa our day our strength shall be;
- 10 .
___ When day draws on to shadowy night,
'/,U At eventide it shall he light;
~"0 when darkness folds us, calm and
.50 deep,
He giveth His beloved' sleep;
` 'Or if we wake and night seems long;
i.5o
i.4o
i.2o
i.oo
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i.5o
Mr. niadeiiek campbeii, Nine Mite
Creek, Lot 65, has received the fol-
lowing letter' from the Honorable, the
Minister of Militia and Defence, Sir
Sam Hughes, upon the sad loss he has
sustained' in the death of his son while
figlitingnfrr the great causeh oflthe
wor (US erty. It is a tiioug tu ac-
tion on the part of the Minister of
Militia to write thus to the sorruwing
ouea and shows how his heart is
wrapped up l the welfare of Canarla'i~i
gallant sous Iiivho ai'e so nolily doing
their part.
The letter reads:
Dear Mr. Campbell.-
Wlll you kinti'iy accept my sincere
sympathy and condolence iii the de-
cease 'of that worthy citizen and hero-
ic soldier, Private John Campbell?
\Vhi1e one cannot too deeply mourn
the luas oi' such a brave eoiiirzui'e,
there is a consolation in knowing that
lie did his duty feariesslv und well,
and gave his lite for the eaiiae of lili-
erty anri' the upbuildiiig of the Eni-
plre.
Again exitciiding to you niy hbiirt-
felt sympathy.
Faiithfiiily,
SAM HUGHES,
Lieiit-Geiiei'zi|.
itflnistci' iot` Militia and
l)et‘ciiee for t‘riiiadu.
lioderiek (iaiiipheil, Esq.,
Niiic Mile (lreck,
Lot 65, P. E. 1. ,
'Private (`ainpheil oiilisied' in 01-in-
licr. 1914, in thu fainoils "l"iglitiiig
20th llattulion." Before enlisting lic
held an excellent position in Cobalt,
Ont. He had been in the trciieiics
ainec September. 1915. and niet death
in action on the 29th Scpteiniicr, uit.
Interesting Service
in Ba_pi_isl Church
At the Sunday evening service at
the Baptist Church, Rev. l-lei-bert
Pierce-y gave a beautiful rendering of
the story of Joseph and his Brethren.
Mr. Piereey is si eioeutionls; of
great talent and his wonderfiil inter-
pretation Of this dramatic old Billie
stc»i'_\' wa.~‘~ most inipressive and pow-
erful, niaking every eliziriir-tcr and
eiieli evfriit fairly live licforu his
hcarcrs-_ '
Mr. Piercey will be lieard in tho
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Baptist (‘hureh tonight iii a litci'iii'_vi
reeital which will exhibit itnotlier
phiisc- of his reinarkalilo talent..
Day, Thursday, Oct. 2
5A\
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it on the merit of our' MERCHAN.
DISE. The “Force” behind PATONS’ FURS is
summed up in one word---“Value.-” . -
OOK Your Furs are .p
Here _
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We are particularly Well equipped
_  in Furs in Alaska Sable, Black Fox,
,.  Blended Watermink, Caracul Astra-
-  chan, Cinnamon Bear, Fitch, Isabella
, I I Fox, Mink, Orenburg l_\/link, Opossum,
l ` Grey and Black Persian Lamb, Red-
- M Fox,-Patch Fox and lots of Odd Neck _
` -|, . Pieces and -separate Muffs.
I
Dvgsa _
 PATONS, LTD.  
ns from the East to Cbarlotteto vvn on Dollar
6, will be at one way first class rate. .
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t'i~o\1ble in ilie ease is that
n former order.
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i.().\'l)()l\'. (lei. 2:1.-Gciiiirul Sir
iloiigliis liiiig, the ilritisli eoiiiiii:iiidoi‘
in l~`i':iiir-e, has sont. ii ri-port on ilie
opcriitioiis wliieh liuvo liceii in pro-
gress siiir-.c tho end of Septciiilii-i'._
have ailvziniriid well beyond the rirest t
oi' this main rid`gc from Tliiopviil I0 2
Siiilly-S:iiliisel_ l~`r‘oiii thc line thus
icy running northwest. i'roin Sziiiiy- i
Sailliscl, to about 2.000 _vairils south ot'
llupaiiiiio uiiii 'tlien turns westward*
and joins thc valley oi` 'ol' the river
Aiicre ut. Miruniouiit.. l"i‘oiii the main
'i`liiepvrti»i\/iorvul ridge, it serie oi'
long wcll inarkcd spurs riiii down to
the vullcy described' ahovc. The most
import.iint oi' the sei'ies is it hummer-
iiezidcd spur iiiinicdiiitely east. ot' i<`lols
ut. the western extreiniiy ot' which
stands a tiiniulous. called Butte Do
l\':irieiieoiirt..
Lying :ieross the niaiii trend ofthe
ground iiiiotiicr wcli marked spur runs-
ironi ll/lorztl iiortli towards 'i`liilloy,.
iiiissiiig ii tlioiisaiid yards east. oi`
(.lu_eilc<foiii‘t. iiehind this spur lies
the Geiinan fourth position to get
wiiliin ussiiiiitiiig distance of which,
it was iiecesiiary to carry Lesars and
tho o two spurs. These were held as
Iiitcriiiediate positions by the Germ-
cns, evcry iidvziiitago being taken of
the sunken roadfl. buildiugfl 11Dll` UU'
duliiting nature ot’ the country.-
"0ii September 29." continues the
report. "we eiirrled Destreinont Farm
three iiiindred yards southwest .of Le-
arn and just ,north ot the Aibert-Bap-
aiimc roudz Ou the afternoon of Oct.
1, we advanced our line on a front ot’
3,000 yards .occupying the h\1IIIl'l'HSS
of Eiitieoiirt L`Ahhay0» f0lll`i“9e9 him'
fired yards southeast of Lesara.
"Tho stiiiggie in this neighborhiood
eontiniiod with great severity during
the iilght ami early in the morning of
Oct.. 2, the enemy had regained' a foot-
ing in the place. During the whole
of next diiy and night -the battle fiiic~
tuaieif. but by the following morning
we had ruieeccded in finally cleurlni!
tho building of tho enemy. On the
6th wo won the mill n0l’tl\W9Hl Of
loriirfoui-t i.‘/iliimye. On _the aftorriearl
of the 7t , in conjunction with the
French on our right we attacked a
wide front. between the Albert~Bau|\-
aume road and Les Bouts. We drove
the enemy from Lesara and near ly-
ing positions also to the east and W0!!
of that village after. severe fighting.
between Guendocourt and' Lea Boeufs
we forced our wayforward flfbhi' 600
tn 1.000 yards.
“The period since that date har.
been oceiipled in winning 8l`°\l¥l\'l |10'
tween I.i\sai~s and Les Boaufa up to
the slopes of the low ridseralrendy
mentioned. in the area--between Thi
epval and' i.eiinrn we made steady Dl'0
3%
'£0 Titan for our sighs l-le giveth soug-
` Joy cometh with the dawn again.
the justice of sueh ii siziieiiieiit no one can object. llie
liiiiied. It is good for the r;iiI\\':i\': it is good for the
iizitioniil ti'e;isiii'_\'; it is good for the eotiiitry. It i~'. .
liowerei' not counted _good for those who profited hy
wlicn, lin says. the British i`oi‘i-e.~i r'cpeatcd count.ci'-iiittaelfs. Generiiili'
iiesii were. str ieii' liv our uriillei',\‘  
licld, iiceoriliiig to the report. tho tr
gioiiiid slopes geiiilo to it sliuilow viii- i.
style
gras and gradually won- A berieii of ' ’ _
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the record may not be uiziiii-
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`pt'oiongeil, Thu oiieniy resi-:~iteii stub-
liornly iiiiiil S\|i°i‘oiiiid‘eil in one pinre
iiiii-r uiiotlier and iurge iiunilii-is of
prisoners have fiiilcn liito our huiiiis.
“Dtiriiig this period' we hurl to i‘f-pei
*iii _
inii iiiiieliiiie gun (irc.
"()iitsiii1~. the Soniiiiri liiitile i`|';iiii our
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Royal Grand You Have the
Best Range in the Land
This is the satisfactory range that is easy on the coal pile
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oops have shown greiii. iietiviiy iii ` viCt0!'lZl ROW ~' ' T ~
icneli riiiiin. ljotwcen Ypres rind . __ __,_
.oos over si-x-i_v ruiiisi were 4-iiirierl _
oiit. iii which we scoured' iniiiiy pris-
onors, :iiitl inilitfted iicavy ciisiiztllie,.s. ,_ . ~Y-~ -Y~ _ .
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“Tito cliptiiriid, during thc fortnight
brings tho total number of prisoners
in the Somme battle since thc begin
ning of July Us 28,918( and in tliv-
actioii lot' October 7. one division alone
which previously had inaiiy days off
hard lighting, took eight otliccrs and
474 inert of other ranks."
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RUSSIANS ARE FINANCING FOR
ANOTHER YEAR.
l.ONl)().\'. Oei._ 20.~.»\ lleutei' des-
patch from Pet.rogi'iiil say that the
liudget of 1917 submitted' to the Du-
ma and- (Zouncil oi’ the Empire. has
been framed iii view ofthe prohiiliill-
ty of the war lasting for the vviiolc
iiiianciai year.
llevenuo and expciidiiiire iiiiiiiiiec ii
total of 4,078,000,000 rubles. this being
the first time the Russian liudgct harv-
reaclicd four billion. The excess ex-
peiid'itui'e over the ical revenue, uni-
ouiitiiig to 73,000,000' rublea, will lic
covered liy orodit operations.
The iceclpts from the sale of iiiioxi-
cating liquors which in 1913 were ap~,
proximately. 100,000,000 ruhlcs, are
now estimated at only 50,000,000 rulii~I
es. An explanatory menioirindiini rit-
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the taxable reimiii'cei~i of the Empire
have increased' almost entirely as a
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