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Y ' 'A ' '_ 7 p _ LIHE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN PAGE THREE ' ‘
W HARDER wont< I - O W' I V ‘ *W \ . 7' ' " '
Overseas
Boxes
We have just received
a lot of these handy boxes
made to hold b, 7 and 11
lbs. They take up no
room an carrying themfas
they are collapsible and
easily put together when
you get home.
The prices are 15c, 20c
and 25c each
Call and see them when
you are tn need of a box
to send goods to the
soldiers.
E A. Foster
Central Drugstore
 ,
AN ANESTHETIC
Fitlgttt' \\':tilat~t- .thc Ilritish jottrnai-
ist, wltttst- "'l`anl 0' tltt- Scots," st-rites
of storlt-tt about tltt- Royal I-‘lying
t‘orps appears in Itl\'t*t'_\'l>otIy‘s was tt
pt'l\'att* in tht: ltinsltonttlanti lit-ht*.liion
o_f 1891?. lit* tolls tt stot‘_v of an t*tn~
nrgt-nt~_\' amputation wl1it~ltitowas
callctl ttpott to pt-t°t`ot'tn in his cant-
halgn, "l'tn hlt\sst*tl if I likt* this," he
saitt to his t*ntt-rgoncy assistant al
rouglt-=tntl~t't-tttly t'ot~
"tht*rt- isn`t an ant-stht
cinc t-ht*st."- "\\'hat`<
asltcd the pu’/.zit-tl soltiit-r. ".\`otnt*thIng
to tnaltt* hln-_ lttst*nsiItlt*." said \\'allact-,.
"Oh that's all right." s-:titl 'l`otntn_v,
brlglttcning tip. "l`il ‘it 'int on tltt-'t*ati
with iht- 'atntnt-t‘!` I-`ot'tttuatt-ly tt
“tlopc' was tiist-ovt-rt*tI. anti tht* opt*t'-
ation was sut't't-sst`ttll\' pt-rl`ot'ntctl,
kt , xtltl .‘;
-tit' in tht- tnt*tli-
an attt-stltvtit-'."'
Diseased Skin
Frcedottt at ont-,o frotn tho agony
of skin disease. The soothing wash
of oils. Try D. I). l).-its tiit't`ercnt.
~E. A. l<"ostcr, Cen
Charlottetown,
W D.
D.
trai Drugstore.
E Ann Loness nouns
I I-IINUIIN. May 1S-Introtlut-ing the
toattl oi' trttdt* ostitntttt-s in tht- houst-
oi comtnons _vt-.stt*t'tl:tv Sir Albert
5Ii1_IlI0_>'. Stahl that tht- volntno of im-
I"’II”.IIl I-lit was only two thirds tht*
viohtme in lilitt. 'l‘ltis yt-ul. it was Us
tllmtcd that'tht* ttnports woulil not
tltprcsent more than half of thoso ot'
' 1’ ‘ t
.l1.l. 1\o ont- hclott- tht- war would
IIIIW* I>l‘t»nltt*sietl that tht- t*ountrv
could t-ttrry on as \vt- art* doing, t-tuffpf-_
INK little ttpparcttt discomfort. on hall
lltt- ttnports ht-t'ot‘c thc war
'l`his was tt vaiutthlc lesson, said tht-
l|\i‘t;*sltlt-nt ot' the board of trade. anti
ltht* people of Gr(-at Ilritaln should not
allow thcntseives to tlrit't into depen-
ptlcnce on foreign sourizt.-s.
I ’1‘ttking the _pre-war prices and ati.
justtng the price lcvt*l, the imports
wottld he forty per ct-nt anti tht*
. _ . ~
"-‘I’I'I`I¢“ IIIIVIY lI<‘l` Will. bt*lo\v thc
pre-tvat' t1gnrt*s. ltt*. t-ontinut*tl. The
i1\l~Yl~¥l`t*l§1lit' tlutpttt of tht* variotts indus-
trit*s so far was very little less than
was tht- case befort* thc war. More
jovt-rlitnt: was workctl atttl tht- work
pcoplo worltcd hartlcr. There was
lan Itnprovr-tnt~nt in tltt- ntt*thotI ot' nm.-
lnttfttcturt- anti at lt-:ist at ntillion anti
in half niort- wontt-n \vt*rt-. t-ngagetl tu.
titty than ht-fort* iltt- wttr.
I Sh' Alht-rt annottnrcd that it would
tht- ttt*t~t*ssar_\- still t`ttrtl\t-r to rctittct-
ttht* t~onsutt_tpiitnt_ ot' t-oal anti saiti tltat
ltht- t':tt_tonttl;.: oi tht* tlontt-stit: supply
init-xt wtntt-r would ht- on a itttvt-1' htt-
t.ts than that oi' last wintt-r.
I lit-tzartlintr tht* tI_vt- industry’ after
tht- war. Sir .\lht-rt said tho itnporta-
Ition ot` |'ort*igtt tl_vt*stul`t`s wtntlti ht-
vontrollt-tl hy tt s_vstt-11| pt' lit-K-mt, for
a tit-t'tttlt-,_ `
An Aged Choir
.\n ttgt-tl choi`r t‘otn|iost‘t7.' ttf hail'
tt dom-n t:t‘atttlfatitt*rs atttl at lt*ast tntt-
\;'rt-at-grantlI‘atltt-r. wiihottl any assist~
1\llt'l‘. saint tht* wholt* music o|` tht*. sor-
vict* ttt \\`itl\atn l’arish t`.l\urt*lt. l*Isst-x,
tl*Jnglantl. rct~t*nil_\'. lt was not a cast*
got' tht* "big n\anl_\' volt-c turning again
Ito t-hiltlish ttt*hlt-." 'l`hc_\' sting so well
|th:tt ali. nont* tnort- tltan tht-tnst*.lv`t*s.
' wt*t't*. tit*liglttt*tl. 'l`hc grt-at-t:t’antlfatht*r
I .\lr_ \\'illiant lit-artl\\'t-ll. is a great oltl
choit'istt-1', and st-vt*rai of tht* i-Yrantl-
Iifty _vt-ttrs. ’I`ht*_\~ wt*t't- l|t:ttrlil_v con-
i:r1ttttl:tit*tl on tht*it' sttt~t't»ss in "t'arr_v-
Ing on" whilt* "'tht- boys" art: away
lighting.
'. I
‘I`V *I IC' i|`atln-rs httvt-. ht-t-tt in choirs for over
I ttorn _ttntttvtits
REVERE HOTEL
_ Il. l'oolt-, i\iontag\tt*.
. Davis, Iliontrcal.
. l*`rank, ‘l\iontrt*ai.
. l'. (iray_ Toronto. _
_ ll. 1\it-l.t-nnan, il/lttt‘t'a_v llarbor.
_ lit-ll. Mttrrzty llurbor.
A. ill ,i`artt-r, ’l‘oronto.
\Vtn. ll. liouston. llarringion.
t\irs. '.l. li, llarrls, lloston.
J. l*l. I-`lt*tning. M. ll., ltltncrztitl.
.l. IC. Iirown, Ilztysitlt-_
, I.ouis I'. hit-(luigan. llopt- River.
I t‘. .\Ittrtin, Springton.
J. l*`, Ross, Kinross.
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1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 
I ~ I I'
AGENTS -W A NTED
I
I LOST
PORTRAIT AGENTS. A NEW LINE
of proofs. first class ilnishotl por-
traits, frttntt-s at lo\\'t*st prict*s_ t`al|
or write i'nitt*d .-\t‘t t‘o,, 4 Bruns-
wick Ave.. Toronto, Ont.
AGENTS WANTED TO SELL FOR
"the oltl reliable l*`ont,hili' Nurser-
ies." We tt*.ttch ottr men to soil.
Experience ttnnecostsary; highest
cotuntissions paid; ltantlsotnt*. fron
equipment. Stone tit. Wellington.
Toronto. 4737-ft-1l\iE1mo.
 
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE -- 25 TONS OF HAY,
Apply J. ilchct' l‘rosh_\'. i\Iat'shlit-lti.
fillI`.l~5-l.'»t\ltiiptl
FOR SALE ON SPRING PARK RD..
hotttttt and t:tot't~. vtunltittotl, willt
good burns. i'ot' pttrilt-ulttrs apply il
Spring Dark Ittl .'»07l-:`»-lSMIiIptl
FOR SALE A GOOD BUSINESS
tttttntl for salt- on l)tn't-ht*stt-r Sltt~t-t
N0. 75. 'l`ho hriclt dtvt-llinl! |\ott:tt*,
sltoptt anti stable just ont- tlotn' t'|'ottt
Queen Street. l~`or l`ut'iht-r Ittl`t>rtn:tl-
ion apply on pt't-tnisvs.
' l'\tl7JI I]-ilitttttoifi
FOR SALE, A GOOD BUSINESS
slnnti ftn' ttttlt- on Ilot'ci|t-stt-t' st,rt*t-t.
No. 75. 'l`ht- hriclt tiwclling ltott.~tt‘..
shops ttntl stahlt* just ont* tioor t'rtnn
Queen atrcet. For t'ut‘t.ltt-.r ittt'ot'tna-
tion apply on pt't-tttit-tes.
5072!-l'»-ltistttc2I
EDWARD BAYFIELD OFFERS FOR
Sale his rcsitlcnct-. atttl cottage ntl-
Iolning. on tho North ltivt-r ltoatl.
close to (lltarlottctowtt at it vt*.t',\'
roasottahle price. 7 acrt-.s of land.
oulhulldings, etc. Apply to Mt'l,t*'an
nntl McKinnon, Royal llttnk Bulld-
ln. (‘ln\rlot.tt-town. 5040-I1-l7Miwk,
AUCTON, CLEARING OUT SALE
Russ Holt-I furniture. itll Print-.t-.
Street, on Wetlnostitty. 22nd May
commencing -at it tvclock fore-
noon.` comprising piano. DfH‘I0\'
dining-room, office. ltnll, hed-mom
and kitchen fnttntture silverware.
Klast-twttro. t-hlna and t~rocltery°
Warn. table line, hlttnkt-tit, slit-nts.
sproatls. carpets. oilt-loth vit". II~
lleaitnto, Auctioneer, 5053-5~l7M5I
LOST- BETW1EEN DAVIS AND
i~‘t.tst*ts .tnd Exhibition Grounds .t
parcel containing tt pair ot' nt-tv
overalls also tt piece nt new ropt*.
i<‘inder. please leave at W. S.
llro\vn`s Livery Stable.
600:!-ft-2iM2i.
` 
W A N 'I‘ED lIEI.P--
]*`EMAI.E
cts-L' MTAVRTED Fon céhztawnlltt
ltottst-worlt. _-\ppl_v Mrs. ltagnnll.
l;'i» I-‘iizroy St, l'»tlil5-5-tSM2liptl
NORTH ADAMS HOt5PITAL,NORTH
Adams, Mass., offers s three year
course of tmining for young wo
msn who wish to enter the nurs»
ing profession. Six months of this
time is spent. in Mt. Sinai Hospital.
I New York. (lily. Applicants are re-
I colved every three mont-hs.
2495-2-5Mtr
,HELP WANTEI)-MALE
WANTED A TRAVELLER T0 REP-
rt-st*nt tts on I’rint~t* I*ItiwttrtI lslttntl
t
t
I anti tt portion ol' Nt-tv llrttnswlt-It.
Apply to W. ll. Ii:t_vw:trti t‘o., i,int
itvtl, Wholosttlt-_ t‘hin:t Ai. (llass\v:tt't*.
St. John, N. ll. MISS-:’»»3t)iIIlwk.
WANTED AT ONCE,.MAN TO WORK
on t'ttrt|t. Gooti wages, Apply Mrs_
ll, Ii. Scott, lt. lt. .\'o. 2, North Riv-
or. 5064-5-i9MIiiptl
s'rEwAnt:> wAN'rEt:t._~ A Psasoh
to at-t Assistant. Steward of (‘Iub-
person ovt-.r Military ugc preferred.
I (lt-od rt-ferenctts rt-t|uil'etl. Apply
I It-.tto|'. I’.(). Ilox 163. 5055-5-17Mtf
£1- 
TO LET
T0 LET.-SUMMER COTTAGE A1
l.ttnglt-_v Iicttt-It, Apply to J. Ii. Mac-
donald. |5002-It-2lM1Iipd
NEW COTTAGE T0 LET. Inst of
.Ittnt-. partly furnisht-ti If wanti-d.
Write "Voltage, Box 423." City.
6004!-5-21M-ii
TO RENT FUDNSHED HOUSE AT
lirlghton for summer months. Apply'
Guardian Oiiico. 5048-5-i7Mtf.
WAN Til) p
gll1u!g_1____; ____ .i
__ MISCELLANEOUS
DOMINION EXPRESS MONEY OR-
dcrs are on suit- in ftvt*. thonsnntl of-
Ilcos throughout ('anada. 5091-MEII
REMEMBER THE AUCTION FUR-
nlture ut llto resident-o of late Dr.
('.onroy this morning. ctutltltenciltit
at ll o'clot:k. 5099
JOHN MCQUILLAN I C0. WILL
givt- tht* hlgltost cost prlt°t‘ for PKKH-
5099-5-2lMtf
WANTED ROOM AND BOARD FOR
lntly ntttl chiltl, cltzht months oltl.
good locality. Apply to I-`. Levatt..
2ntl -Engineer 8.’ S. Roseina B. cio
Bttntain & Bell. 5079-5-18M3Ipd.
WANTED BY MAY 28th 300 FAT
hog; on hoof. We are paying high-
est market prices, See us before you
kill on farm. J. M. Roop & Co,
*WANTED, - TWO SAILORB FOR
srhoncr .losoph Mt-(till. Apply nt
vt=.ttnt*l. l'icltnrtI't't Wharf Charlotte-
,_,,w,,_ :toss-tt-1sM:tt
N0 HONOURII
EFFORT
Balfour Tells House Tha
for Peace Would -be
Such Had Been Mad
l.()Ni)O.\I, May 19.-(lreat Ilritain is
iJl‘t*pa.rctl to consider proposals front
the ent*.tn_\", provltlotl they are pttt. |`or-
wntti hy act-retlitctl pt-rsons in a
~“I\'llIt!IttftJr\vartl tnaner, l~`oreign Scrrt*,-
tary iialfottr tlcclat'etI today in tho
house of commons.
“lf any roprt-sctttative of any ht-li-
gt*.rt¢nt country desires seriously to
la_v hofort-. us any proposals." hc- said.
"wt*. are rt*tttl_v lo listen to tht*ttt."
"l‘ho liritish govt-tnntent was desirous
ot"tttt honortthif* tcrntittation of thc
war, ht-_ atlctl. but tht* pcat-ti moves ot'
the (lcntral Powers l1t*rot0t`ot'r-. had not
ht*t*.n in tht* interests ol` fait' anti'
ltonotahle peace.
Was Sixtus in England?
liztlfou-r was :tsitt-ti in tht- ltoust* ol`
t-omntons wltt*lltt*|~ I‘t'int~<- Sixttts of
ltottrhon, to whom I<}|npt*ror t'hnrlt-s of
.\uf=lria tttltlrt-sst*.tI It-ltt-ts last ytrar in
\\'hit'h pt-acc was oi`i`t*t'ctI to I*`|'ant't-,
paid two visits to Itlnglantl in t~onnttt--
tion with tho peace proposal. anti
\vltt-tht-t' ht* was in trotnttttication on
this sttbjt*t-t with l’t't*tnit-r Lloyd
(lt*orgt*.
'l'ht*, ttucstion was bt'ougltt up hy
ltttbt-rt ()uthwaitt-t', l.iht-ral i\l. l’. for
llanicy. illr. llalfottt' rt*pIlt-tl that the
s\thjt*ct was not ont- wltich t-oultl ht*
tlt-ttlt with b_v question anti ttns\vt-.r,
'l`ho whole topic of ldtnpcror (‘hat'lt*s’
proposals as tiistfussetl today on the
initiative ot` tho paciiists and tttivocat-
cs ol` pt*ttt*e by nt*goiiatlon.
.\It‘. llaifottr said' that l'1tnpt*ror|
t‘harlt*s wrote tt lt*ttt*t‘ to tt rtrlativo
tl’rint-t- Slxtns is tt hrotitt*r-in-la\\' o't'[
tht* t-ntpctorl. anti that it was convt*_v-
t-d hy' this t't*lativt-. to the president and
prt*n1it*r of l*`t':tnt*t-, undt*t° tht* st-al of
tht* strit-tt*st st-crt*t-_\'. No portitission
was 'von o t-otntnunictt t- 14-. te t*.r`
l..l i i tl lit
to anyont- ext-t-pt, tht* so\‘t*rt-ign anti
prt-mit*r ol' this country,
Mr, lialftntt' said he itatl no st*t'rt-is
front Prositlent Wilson. Every thought
ltt* had on the war ot' in rt-garti io,
t|ttt*s'tions- of diplotnatcy connetttctl
with tht* wat' was open to the ‘pre-
sitlcnt.
'l`ht*., foreign set't‘ctary said hc
not think it \vottltl he possible for
Ilnitt-.tl States anti' Great Iiritain
t-arry on the grcat work-in \vh_it1_I_i_
tliil
wt*rt- t-,t't`_".f'il`t2`5l`i't»t' to tItTa'l"wItIt tht*`t':t'§'t'ii7"
;>lit'att*tl tlay-to-tlay prohlcnts without
t-tnnplt*tt- t*oniitlt*nt-t*,. So far as hc
was t<ont*,t-rnt*tl. compit-.ttz t:oniitlent:t*.
would always be giv-cn.
No Fair or Honorable Efforts.
'I`l\t*|'t- was no one tnort- dt*s_irtnts'
than the liritish govt*rnmt*nt, ht- con-
linuctl. tltat tht-, war should ht- brought
I
‘o ttn honorahlt- tt-rntlttatton. if any
ntctltotl could bt* sltown tht* govern-
tnt-ttt tvlterchy that \vottitl ht- accom-
piisht-ti. it woultl. of t-ourf-tc. ht* accept-
t-,tI.
Ilt*, ati‘tIt*tl, however. that no t-tlori. al
t'onvet'sations which hati ht-t*n matic -
hy the (‘cntt'al I’owt*rs had t-vct been
tnado in the interests of t`air and
l\onot'ahie peace: t0 thc t-ountt'_v. they
had bt-on put i`ot‘warti in order to
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RUSSIAN VILLAGES
BURNED BY GERMANS
l,0NllO.\l, May 16.--.»\t't'tn'tIit1g to
lit-titers liitnitetl ti litlssian go\jt*rn-
tnent wirt*lt*ss rt*cclvt*.tl ht*rt*. totE'.ty
rt-voals tht* t'ttlI horror of (lt-t‘ttt:ttt :tt-
rocities in tht* occnpieti regions ol’
\\'hitt- Russia. il, says that trust-wor-
|h_v witness who ptotluccti tlot'ttn\t-nt-
try t-vitlt*nt't-. ioltl of tht- violt-nct* of
tht* pogrotns anti of tht- torturt-t-t ox-
t*t-utions anti savage tncthotis of tical-
ing with tht* tvorking t*lasst*s as wt-ll
'ts tht* pluntlt-ring ttntl bttrnint: of Rus-
sian villages by (tot-tnttn tit-t.ttt~htnt-nts.
“ln tht- Bonrlnslt tlistrict," tht- tit-s-
ptttclt says. "t*.niit~tt villttgt-s ltavt- ht-t*n
.~:t~i ttiirt- tttttl plulttlt-t't*tl. ltt tht- villas"
of Iitttla an l'l\lat\ patrol cxtortt-tE‘ at
contribution *ol‘ sovt-t':tl tltousnntls
ttthlt-s, anti wht-n tht* peasant.-t ltatl
pztiti p:tt'l of Ii, anti were unabit-. to
pay tnort* tht- llhlans sttrrtntntlcd the
viilttgt- and hotnhttrtlt*ti il.
“ln olht*t' villages pcasttttts. \vti~
nn-.n and t'hiItIt't*n, who t*.ntIt-ttvort,-tl to
t*xt-t~tttt»t| in two days,"
t*.st!;tpo I`|'tnn Iirt-s wt-rt-, lttt|‘sttoti It_\‘
l'hl:tns anti t-tt; to pit-t~t*s with stvortlzt
or iioggt~ti with whips. ltt ont- viilttgo
ttn niti' .It-w was llrs-t Iloggtttl attti
thten httttgtrtl ltt the pt'cst-ttctt of all iht-.
villngots. Most savage acts wt-.rc
pt-.Vpotrtttt-.tl in .lt-wish villages.
"‘All ptwsolnt suspcctt-tl ol` belong-
ing to Ilolslteviki and those in niill-
tury uniforms were itnmetllatcly' shot.
even twelve year olti t-hlltlrt-n have
been shot. At Vlborg one witness
sttw two hundred corpses, mainly
Russian oillccrs und tnorc school-
boys. .\t~t-ortllug to other witncsst-s
tncrc than six huntirt-tl poisons wt-re
Victory Bonds
5 ]."2 po cc
The untlersixzt-' have been
appointed by the .~';---cial Com-
mittee for (lnnatI» to arrange
the sale of Victor-3 lttrttls nt the
ilxotl price of 987. ttn-I occured
interest. no cotttmisslott. all de-
nominations ttntl nmturities.
Full information given. Apply
to
Ea stern Trust Co.
c.H.`B. Lonowotzrn
_ Acting Manager
154 Richmond Street
Charlottetown.
rt l,
 '*”?*
tho
t
ttwii his jtttlgntt;*.nt (here had not bt*.t-n anti
BLE
FDR PEIICE
t Straightforward Offer
Entertained but None
by Germany.
___
P.
Reterring to a statctnt-.nt tnatit-,I by
\\'.titt*t Rtttitintatt, formt-t'ly‘ president
ot tht* board of tratlt'-, that l*`t'aince had
.t-sited tot a bigger Alsace-ltorrainc
than that of 1870, Mt. Balfour said
|tht*re was no ttuostion of this bigger
Alsat-e-Lorraine being the war aim of
Itho Allies. \
i “If atty rcprcscntativt- of any hcl-
iigcrent country." tht* fort*ign ministt-,t
Itht-n tIt*.t*lared. “ti'esircs scritntsly to
Qlay before ns any' proposals we are
rt-:|tl_v to listen to them."
; Mr. Balfour saitl tht* conversations
whit-h Gaston I)outut*t'gttt-, fortnt-r
l*‘t‘t-.nt'lt protniet' anti forclgn minister,
had with tltc Itussian t-tnpt*rtn' in llilli.
rt-gttrtling a higl;t*|' Alsttct--I.orr:tInt*.
\\'ltlt'h I~‘rant-o would dt-tnantl, was ttot
ltnown' to (iroat llritain utttii vt*t'y
tnttch lzttt-r, 'I`ht*y had no lntt-rna-
tional ht~at'ing, he said, tiitl not pledge
tit't-;tt'lltil1\itt. anti tht* Iiritish govern-
ntt-nt ncvt*.t‘ gave tht- it-:tsl ontrottt'agt--
tn'-nt to any such nation.
| Mr. Ilalfour said an t-xtctttleti Al.-tat:o-
lliorraint* was not a .sttthjet-t which
should' ht* t-ontcn\platt*tl st*riousl_\", anti
ht* tliti think it evt-r was tt iixctl patt
t‘f thc policy oi' tht- l"rt*.nch govern-
Ltnt-nt for any length ot' tinit-.
I The forcign minlstt*r also said the
. pttttt‘-pnritfrst ovet tht*. Austrian ompcr-
t»r`s lt*tter were not intt*rft*rt-tl with by
I tht-, tlt*tnantl of l*`rant~o for an t*xtt*.nsion
lot tcrtitory beyond hcr hountlaries of
ISTD.
Mr. l'iaii`o\1t‘ said tltcrt-. was no evi-
tlrnt-tt now or at any thnt- that tht* Ger-
.nt:tn govm-tttnt,*nt. cht-lt*s t*ontt-tnplatetl
'tho possibility o t'\vhat “\\'t- sltoultl re-
ttttrti as tt rt-asonahlt: pt*at'e-tt pt-.act-
.\\'itit'h \vottlt| st*t-urt* tht* l'rt*t-tlo|n\tlI`
tht- worltl anti t`rt-.t*tlont i`or thost* who
iztrt- in tinttgcr of (lt-rtnan domina-
ii.*.ns_" ' ..
I 'l`ht* .-\tnt-rIt~an govt-tntnt-ht, said Mr.
llalfottr, was :tl tht* time no ht*ttt-.r in-
i`ot‘ntt*tl of tht* facts rt-gztrtllng the ict-
-tt*t' of I€tnpt*.t‘or t‘.harlt*s than he him-
-st-lt' was, but if ztnyttnc, supposed that
any want oi` t-oniitit*nt-t- in the
.~\ntt*rit-:tn govcrnntt-nt had been
-.~:ltown. he was nndcr a complete de-
‘ ittsion.
1 I<`orn1t*r l’t'cnticr .-\st|uith. who fol-
lonieti .\ir. Balfour. said that while in
divide the Allies.
I
-1-rmirlrrmt--l1rr:m1iroxpansinn'rrt'~tIrn‘rloaf
aitns anti purposes for which Great
llritttin lmtl t*.nict't-.ti anti' was pt'ost*t'ut-
* ing tho war and desiring to bring it to
rt sttcct-ssfttl I.-tsut-.
.\1t. Asttttlilt said ht- tlt-sirt-tl t0 t't*t't>t'tl
tht* satisfaction ht* ft-ll at thc instrttc~
tivt* and opportnnt- sttttotttcttt matte by
.\it'. llalt`our. it is a satisfaction to tht*
Iworitl :ti iat't:t*. ht- said. that the }iri~
ti~tlt ;;ovt*tnu\t-nt hatl t-Iosctl no door
lon any ovt-rtnr_nt*s anti appt'oat'hes to-
’ \\':trd an honorablt* peace,
I No New co/tr Fon BINDLE
"I wtnnlt-r \vi\t*.tht*t' I must wt*at‘ tltal
last \vintt-r's coat again this season,”
ntusetl lliutllc as he tit'ttL'.-ltvtl the irllllk
out of tin- t-losct anti' into the light of
day.
.\lrs. llintllc. “’l`hat`s ti perfectlv gootl
coat. I don't' ttunember seeing 'you in
one tltnt lookctl nicer on yon. lt al-
ways had such stylish lines. it made
1 you loolt so boyish, don't _vott know!"
* "No, I don't know. roplictl liintiln
»*fI‘II.\"- "I hatl my t-_vos on ttno of those*
tncw fnsltiont-tl military t*.t'i`ct-is-~wltIt
,the belt attatehtxti and ttll that."
| “Wh_v. tny dear!" said Mrs, Rttnti'lt-.
"tt tnan in civil iit`t* has no t*xtfttsc t`or
trying to look likt- a tirtttn major. lt`
ht* wants :t tnililatv cttt. lhtrrt- is just
ont- place to tio it
"l get _\'ott!“ sttitl Fiitttlic. ".\nti if
I httvt- to wear that last _vt-ar`_< over-
coat, again. l‘ti just as soon join thc
iIl`"\.V---:t whole Io; soont-r_’
iiindlt- raist-tl lltt- litl oi` tht- trtt
anti foil hack in tts°ttmii4|||pt-,;tt_
"i.ook! Wift-_ rotnt- t|t|it-lt!" ju.
sltoulc-.tI, "Ah, ht-re is sotntt ol' your
t-tlicit,et|t:_v t`ot' yon. (lazo tlownyartl at
Ithls lhrlvlng tntttlt villago in our liitit-
|trttnit of wlntt-r things. llow tiiti this
happt-n "
"Ilon't .ltnt>w. t`an`t st-.te how n
'ninth got in-~-tItt- trttnit was lot-Itt-ti."
"’lnt- of 'cnt had a ittty. I .-tttppost-,"
|s:titi Illnd'lt-_ “l|itln't l it-li _von ltteti
‘fall to pttt sotnt-. toliacco in tlto lrttttk
t`or tho molI\s'."‘
' "\’es. tlcar, but I wa.-tn't surt- of tht*
tltintl of iohat-co they likt*.tl_ You tlltln’t
stty whciltnr stnoking or t-bowing".
I “'I`hert* you arc." said Illntllc, bring-
ing forth a ttt-ar-st*ttl coat of his \vlfc‘s
fftllll the depths. “Your host garment
shot full of hoit-s. I I`igurt*tI that coal
would last _von i'or the ncxt season
years. That's what you said whcn
you hon|zht_ it."
"lint there is tt new style on the
market this year! l'm just ns wcll
pit-asctl that iitt- moths tnutlt* tntirry
with this ont*. I really want tt cont
of tht* nt-w aviatrix model,"
ltlaclt thnt* that llintlle cntnt-, tip for
air hc brought something else that the
Qntoths had fvastctl on. Mrs. llintl'lo's
.pleased that tht* moths mnde a merry
two winter suits were peck-a-lions.
liter sweater jackets and sport t-oats
wort* retlucetl to skeletonlzctl I'orm.
‘The Inst thing to t*o|nc out of tht* ill*
|fntetl trunk was llindlt*/s lttsft winter's
overt-oat. lit* ht-,ld It ttp--pr-rIt*,t*t!
I “"I`hrtnIt gootint-ss for that!" t-rictl
Mrs.IlIntlit*, "l'tn so glad It was nty
Ithlngs thost* awful moths att- instead
‘of _vourt~t, Mt-t't*tlIth. I'il lmvt- to got
on cntlrtt now outfit, nntl you, lut*k_v
‘boy. t-an wt-nr that t-ont another son-
son."~-(‘ltit~t\tlt* -\'t'Wf~*~
nlt`
EXPLAINING IT
From Tit Bit: ..
t'ttston\t-r: “Look horei lsn't that
a hair on tht* butter?"
I Wnitcr: "\’t*tt. slr, tl t-nw's hnlr.
t
“l ntn afraid _vott will!" cxclaitnc-t`t
ENEMY POSITION
IN NORTH FLANDERS
LONDON, May Ili,-(Via Itt-utcr's
Ottawa Agency).--Tile best indica-
tion of the enetny‘s tlefeat in north-
ern Flantlers is tzontainetl in tlte`
evident. immlnence of a renewal of
the peace offensive. Thus the Ger-
man papers state that the Pope is
about ‘to Issue B. new pence note
while the German peace agents are
ltttsy in neutral countries anti little
doubt is entertained that thc visit of
the Austrian Prime Minister Ilurian
to the Kaiser is-in connection with
auch tt move. Articles in the Scan-
dinavian ptess suggest that Italy may
be the main objective of the enemy
attempts to divide the allies,
Meanwhile the troubles of the Aus-
trian empire nre apparently coming
to n head. The Cabinet crisis both in
Austria anti' Hungary is still unsettled.
The Ai-better Zeitung of Vienna de-
nounces iluttgary for starving Austria
and declares that the imports from the
liltrainc are still remote and empty
stomachs cannot. nffortl to wait.
t‘.zct*lto4Slavak troops, wlto are Aus-
trian subjects have appearctl, ttt'cot'd-
ing to thc Itatlian papt*t's. on the
italian front' lighting for Italy.
'I`ht*ir arrival has* tlist|uit-tt-tl
the Attst.ro-lltttigariati lcatlors who
fear 'thcir cffect on tht*.-Slav troops.
ltct-t*ntly sonic oi` tltcst* mon pcrsttati-
t*tl it n\ttnht*t‘ of Austrian i‘7.cchs to
tit-sort, which tht* Italian hart-agc ho-
twt-t*n tht* Austrian support anti front
lincs t-nablcti thom to tio.
A spot-ial Ettglish t-orrt*.spontlcn*t on
tht* Swiss l'rontlt*t' has t‘t*.t-t*i'vt*tl in-
formation showing that tho popula-
tions of Attstria_ and lI_unI<ary aro
starving anti' st-t*thing with rt-voii,
which ht* prt*tlit-ts will hroztlt out
wht-n *tht* \Vt*sif*rn offt*nsivt*. has bt-t-n
hroutrht to a stattrlstill. At‘t'ordlng
to 'l`ht- l{it*ft` ’I`olegra.tn. \'ia Munich,
l*`it*lti Marshall l*Ilchhornt*, comntantl-
Ing tht* Germans in tho iikrtiinc. has
ortlt*t'cti tht* pcasatttry to rcturn lite
propt*t't_v_*taitt*n from tht* land owncrs
anti begin cultivation of the great
estates. This is artntsittg- tht* most
vigorotts opposition. 'Pho Ukrainian
Ratiatl has instrut-tt*ti tht- Minister of
Agrlcttllnrt- to tlircci tht* peasants to
tlisrt-gartl Eit-ltot"n`s ordt'*t'.
THE CRUX
lit*,‘ti nt-vt*r rt-ally ht-t-tt kt*t-n on
.~toltiit*rInt.-:.
lit-‘tl only gout* into tht- a|'n1_v h't*-
t-ttnsc ht* coultin't vt*ry wt-li avoiti
lt.
lint hitht*rio hr* lttttl gout- tltrottglt
with it without ntalting a conspittu-
ous ass ot` ltnnsolf.
Now. howcvt*t'. titai tht* motncnt
was at hantl. thc ntotncnt tltat w_oultZ'
really' test hitn. hc ltncw himself for
at cowartix
llc felt a worm. tt jt-ilyfiislt, no
man-hc i't*ll, in fact tt conglontt*ra-
.tion of all the emotions that analy-
tical novc_li.-zts _depicting _their Iter-
oes in hluo funk, had tit*st-riht-tl at
length in the days bt*fot't*. thcrt* was
a paper shortage.
Anti t'-,vt*.n tht*. opportunity of rum
ning atvay was dt*nit*d hitn. for tht*
hrutttl stn'gt-ant-» he ttlways tlis-
liltctl that particttlar st*rgt-.attt---ltatl
sci Itltn in t`t'ont of tht-. iirst rank in-
sitlt* tht- hollow square anti was
huskii_\~ whispt*rlng in his car, "Now,
tnt* latl. if _\~t*r will bt- n blinltin' ht-ro,
go up and take yt*.r tnctlicino."
"Corporal Sntith,' t-alle dan otliccr.
rcatling front a paper. '
"t'o1pot‘al Smith." callt*tl an oiiicer,
ily fortvartl to rcttcivt* front thc hands
of the gent-ral the tlot*ot“.\tion ht-. had
t-,arnt*tl in l*`ranct-. _
Legiess Mountain Climber
Snow-cappt*tI' Mt. llootl. tt tiiillt-ull,
exhausting climb for the set-tsonetl
tportsman, has been scaletl by it leg-
`t*ss nt*\vshoy. A few weeks ago. ac-
cotnpnnietl by two guides. a forest
rttngot, and his wife, the now.=y's de-
tcrtnlnation won ottt, according to
Popular i\Iet*hanics` iliagazino. Part of
thc trip was matic on horrtcbaclt. Init.
wht*n tho stt-.cp gratlt-s wt*.rts t*ncount.-
ert*tI it was t-vt-ry tnttn i`or hitnst*ll`.
Tht- nt-.wsboy was cttuippetl with an
lniprovist-ti sit-tl anti blocks siutltled
with ht*av_v spiltcs. 'l`ht*st- itnplctncnts
howcvt*t', provt-.tl mort- tn a l1itni‘r:tttt-r-
tlntn ht-lp and wt*.t‘t: tlist'at'tlt-ti. liais-
ing hitnst*lf on his ahnortnaliy strong
ttrtns ht* flung his hotly up tho int-lint*
st*vt*.ral ft-t-t :tt tt tintt-. atttl ollcn tnatlc
ht*tlt*t‘ |it'o:-‘.t~t-.ts than otltt-rs of tht-
party.
RATE OF SEEDING CLOVER.
Thr- ttttantitv of t~lovt*r st-t-tl to ust-
to illt* acrt* tit-.pt-ntls upon tht* Itintl ol
t'lovt*t‘ as \vt*lI as upon iht-. it-rlIIIt_\' oi
tht- soil. \\'hiIt- rt-ti t-lovt-r st-t*ti is
gt-nt-rally hrt>atit~t\stt*tl on fror.t*n
ground in tht- spring at. tht* rtttt- of S
to li) potttttls por at-rt-_ ttlslko tntty rt-
ttttlro httt 7 pounds anti tht- small
wltitt- varlt-ty only ii ptxtintltt,
\Vith titnothy anti rt-tl t'iovt*t‘ art*
st-otlt-tl togt*,iht*t‘ tho tlhlo I*}xnt*t'|tnt-ttt
Station t‘tet'on|tnt-ntls ii to ti pottntls
oi` thc tlrst anti S to ii of tht* st-t-tnttl,
'l`ht*. sttbstitutitnt of 2 pounds of al
siltc clover for 8 pounds of red clovt-r
:ioctl ltt this tnixtttrt* is also connnon
in Ohio. p
Abottt I2 pounds of rt-tl t~lovt*r st*t*tl
is used pt-r at'rt* when it is st-otltttl
alont-. in tho spring. Such a prac-
tice in snorting often results in tnoro
oompctition with weeds than is the
case wht-n tt nurse crop is us'-tl.
Swttot, clover rcqttlrcs I0 to I2
ponntls of hullctl set-.tl or from 2 to fl
pcuks of unhullotl seed pt-r at-rt-_ lt
is ut-tally st-etlvtl nlont- at any time
from March to ntitlsumtner. Set-.tlittgs
ofswct-I trlover in wheat or ryti fields
on fro'/.en ground iroqucntly fall.
THE GREAT WHY OF CONSERVA-
TION
'I`ht- t‘anttdlan anti Ilnitt-tl States
supplies. upon it normal t-xport hnsis.
full approximately 350,000.00!! htntltols
short of thc allied needs. If by con-
servation nit-asttrt-it in (`nnadtt anti our
ottr own cottntry wo can incronsc* thc
export hy lFi0,000,00tl bushels wt* will
have rt-rlutzcd the tlcillciency to 200.-
00fl.000 bushels. This wt* coultl tio If
our people would ont I pound it-ss of
wheat flour por wt-ok and 1 pottntl of
corn meal instead.
The remaining tleflclency must he
ovc-rrome either by greater reduction
in consumption in the allied co\tntrlt*s
or hy tho substitution of other cereals
for brand pttrposcs. which can and
will ht* dont* so far ns is ph_vsicali_\'
Vie ttlwnys servt- one with the hut-
Iter to show that it it-tn't mnrpzttrint-..“
possihlc.
ll. S. I-‘ood Atimilntttrstion.
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It is roportt-tl that in U_ertnan_\' sev-
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tht*it youth, energy anti ttttraetivt*nt*s==
--are it-arning tht* llussian lantxuagt-,
'l`ht*,ir tutors art* ltussittn prisont-rs,I
who art* cotnpciietl to give tht-tn lt,-s-i
st\nsA 'i`ht-st- stttdt-nts art- intt‘tltlt*tl it-
pttrstttn a|`tt*r tht- war, tht- ttt:t~ttpaiion
of travelling salt-swonn-n to captttrt-
tht* llnssittn nntrkt*ts, anti tlcstrriptive
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