l i l r _V l a._,. OOOO gooeoeeeoeeeeeeooeeeeoeeoeoeoee noeoooeeeeeooooeoo eoeeeoeeeeeoeeee-oooee-N-oeee A eeoe-oooooo-oe-o-I-ee-e-eoeoeel-ee-sees ee-eeooeeeee-_sooo-noe eeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeoe ,.,»¢,,`¢..,.,,¢¢,,,,”,,¢1,,|.-. __ . A , 4 s | ..‘f..*....f‘...f*OOQOOOOQ QQOOOOOOOOOOOOQQOOOOOOOOOQQOOCOOOOQOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQAOQQOOQOO O**°..°.°"“.’.’Q ~ The “Charlottetown Guardian Covers- Prince Edward Island Like- the Dew ` fwnw N 'WmYYW"::;":;"A::`:"A"" 'T`_:"'Y""A`A""`Y'_:'Y""A`A""'_""""`"5"7;f”"§f"""""""""`f"""§`1fj""'f""”~'ff"‘ff-'-‘~`~`~`-'-"`~'~’-`~'-"‘-‘-‘ff-'=fi-‘-‘f-'-'~'f~f-`-‘-‘- -‘-'-'-‘-‘-`-‘-'-‘-‘-‘-'-'ff-'-'-‘- ff-1'-'-o-'-‘-'~‘-‘-'ff-'~§W~'~‘-'-`-fill*-'fff-'--f-A---A-ff-'-‘fi-ff-=f-e-ff-:5-_~:_-_-:ff-=f-ff::_-::.-:.-,--_=-.=-f_-_-_-=:::::.---:.11_-::-'::f:-'::::.. ' V ~ _ _lvionniufa `|:|A.||.$.v --J _ . l ' _,x . . - -., " _. ' ci-hiiiioiiisiowii ooiitii Niiiil' 'Q -'£117'-'i im i CHARLo'i"ra'roWN. CANADA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 21, A1916 A ==-5° P" ve--1 t-~-we--» -- --v-be :~ __ __._.___._._-_. __ __ _, \ . _ . -~ _ - A {$2.60 Per Year (Mailed) in Nl_V_anee laggneda a|\d§IN BE,&\E§ s _ - - ‘ ' _ I - . / iiiil tis viiws '.2 ' THOUSAND NliLES` CANADIAN t RUSSIANS REINEL -- 'NURFASF l iiiiiwiii iiiiioiiioia Foii Fiiirice, ' iiauiori iiiicis-A rrohiiaeiiiisiiei-thwart oihers interviewed , - A e ,_ _ esenialive uieehss ihe ln Response lo llurry-Up Call for Allies Transpor- ""°" i"”“,'“° "‘ '“’“'°“.°°.""”’°_ faiion. 300 Miles of Sldinps Now lieiun Ripped Up ` 5,, A w;,_;t;__ G.T.l'., C.N.ll. and C.P.ll._ will Supply Balance. In or on 0 ascerta n' e genera opinion in the city =on the proposed increase is insurance, briefly touched upon in ,~ he Guardian Tuesday, . a representative of this paper called yes-terday,,on, a number of the lead- ing merchants. i'l‘heir views as ex- pressed by themselves, are as fol- lowsz- - THE ROGERS HARDWARE C0. LTD. Mr. -G. J. Rogers. president of the Rogers Hardware Co., Ltd. said: "l think it -is an outrageous proceed- ing. From what we -learn the business risks in Charlottetown are ve-ry' much higher -than they are in cities of the ‘same size and larger throughout Canada. lt was. generlly understood that when the chemical apparatus was purchased thug premiums would be considerably reduced. We think it very unfair thgt the citizens of Char- lottetown shoird. pay for any loss in- curred in Summersidc- or any other tdwn and are quite confident that policy holders of Halifax would not be called on to pay an increased rate for a fire- in S-t. John or other neighboring towns." . Q, A. MCDONALD. Mr. S. A. McDonald said: A short time ago the ins-urance' t-onipanles_ ‘told the citizens if they, did H01 meet their. demands in seeur-.| haven mate,-ia] reduction in mieg Canadian steel situation was lmmedl- nil-les of spike mate-rial. ing “i°h°llll°“l °llB'll1°_ll1'~l ill# rates Charlottetown has not had n serious ately canvassed- It became apparent would ln _all probability bo ll1f=l°€°H°d- tire, (with the. exception or ge, that the .munitions wot-its _with which other Roads Aid Duu'stan's Cathedral) for mam-.yearn the Canadian mills are at present en- Diirchaaed. 0116 it 3 C05" °f “b°uti&I\d 'lilo illilllrlilloo companies doing gaged. precluded any possibiility of|Government Railway's'~as n start, Mr. _ $5.000. lt_ no sooner arrived than the'busine5g hm-9 have wiiected gens of early delivery of rails, tie plates,lCochrane at once got busy with the steamer is on the way, and other ma- :urcumstance that within about twen-‘ rates Wdlit \l‘ll~ C\l8l'i0"0¢°Wll Bh°“|d'thousands 'of dollars in premiums bolts, etc., from those quarters, audfother railways. Mr. E. J. Chamber- not be called upon to pay for outsideiand ‘napa had to return- vgry- iiwig it was evident that the situation could I lain, president oi' the- Grand Trunk losses. ,f',l‘he, insurance companles||-or igsges, We are of the opinion bo 'properly and promptly met onlylPaciflc' happened to be' in Washing- claim thot their increase in rate-a ia' thai the whoigsaie. and . 1-eiaii mer. by the ‘taking up of Canadian track. lion and was able to irneet the minister Dilrlliy .OV D8 to thmincreased war' chants of rghin eity,.nnl_i others as well. ilu New York on Sunday. In the mean- lax, etc. They- should be patriotic Shahid gm-m ihemgeiveg into im in Gutiolius Consulted ‘time Mr. Cochrane had been in con- 6l\0\l5h 1° PSY BN’ “PSCW surance company and carry tlielr own _ sultation with Mr. A. H. Smith, presl- war tax .%vled_ on them without plac-,ingumnce which they cohid eqgiiy lt so happened that the Minister of dent of the New York Central, and ing on_ edit! “Nell D91' CSM 0" do, or increase the capital stock oi Railways, Honorable Frank Cochrane.'cliairman of the commission which is; lile D909 Of mil DFUVAUCB £0 mike the existing, Chanlottetown Miitua! was unavoidably absent iii New York investigating the Canadian railways ed to rush the work through. V ie Acting on their suggestion, the city their sh of the tax good. It 'looks as if the _ wele takin _ undue odV8ll'- tai stoc ic could be increased --ff-`~‘-`-'-‘-` 'fff-'-'-`-‘ff~‘=-'-'-‘-‘-="”"“""-~'-'~'-'-`-=='-'-‘~‘-‘~`-1`-'-='-`-'-'-'~‘-'~`-‘-’-=‘~‘-'-‘~‘~’-'-‘-*'-'-'-‘-'f-‘-'-‘-'-‘-‘-‘-"‘-‘-‘ Now, after the city- paying several thousand dollars.-in order to comply with their den_1ands'_ we get this raise of '15 per cent. Several citizens have susgested combining together to carry their own insurance.” .e CARTER ti. CO., LTD. Mr. Isaac Carter, president of Car- ter & Co., Ltd: “We were very much surprised to read in -the daily press of the increase of 15 per cent in the insurance rates here. We have al- ways been of the opinion that the rates in' Charlottetown were high enough; in fact we have been asking for a reduction and when the new chemical engine came we fondly hop- ed that a material decrease in ra'te‘i= w_ou»ld forthwith follow. Instead of that we are confronted with an in crease arbitrarily imposed upon us. No doubt this action was brought about by the recent coniiagration in fl Summerslde, but we do not see why Charlottetown insurers should be coiled upon to he-lp pay losses incurr- ed elsewhere. With the splendid Fire Department and apparatus we now have, valued at (including new en- gine) $15,000, and a body of forty to government has asked the Dominion to help solve the difficulties of the French railway situation, both in the relief of port congestion and the ovement of guns and munitions be hind the lines The transportation facilities in France have been innde quate to permit the Allies to take full advantage of the material and sup- lies available, and it is felt that the war cowld be considerably shortened and thousands of lives saved if suffic- ls regarded by the British Minister of War as a vital need and suggesting move-ment to the seaboard sufficient that if no other solution were posible track material, liic-ludlng rails, tie certain already existing trackag-e plates, bolts, spikes and tics to equip might be taken und sent forward. oiielcomplete section of twentty miles. The call on the Dominion is for from of railway including sidings. To en- 1,200 to 1,500 miles of railway track-' able the general' manager to do this ilfty interpld fire fighters. second to HB0- i none in' Canada, from the chief down This information was received in there ig, no reason why wg ghouid noi Ottawa Il`hursday afternoon, and thc Life ilnsurauoa Company, the' capi ent additional railway facilities could and before' ten o’clock a telegram to e provided promptly. the department was on the wire Trackage Wanted manager of government railways, be The British government is doing' lake up 300 miles of government rail- wliat it can to supply the. deficiency; way sidings, and toalso supply what-| from England and Canada was asked ever track material was immediately whether there was any possibility of available. With _these instructions securing rails und other track mate-,’ Mi'. Gutelius, who had been called to wi from the Dominion to meet what, Ottawa, left for Montrea/l on Satur- Frlday afternoon Mr Graham A Bell financial comptroller of the depart ment, left for New York with the necessary documents to place the matter fully before the minister, and at New York Mr Cochrane was able to consult with his colleagues. Honor i able Dr. Reid, who as acting Minister ,of Railways at various times, is also _closely in touch with the Canadian ,railway situation. Mr. Boll reache-il 'New York early Saturday morning OTTAWA, Dec._19-The lmperial_end could _not return at once, so on' situation, and as a result Mr. Coch- 11 i b directing that Mr. Gutelius, general instructed to arrange immediately to day afternoon and has already under the Canadian Northern Railway,- through Mr. D. B. Hanna, very gen- erously came to his support with ten- With the 300 miles from Canadian rane decided that the first request to the Grand Trunk Pacific parallel each other. Sir Henry Drayton, .chairnian mended to council the granting to the B order up existing rails and imaterial w_he-iiever the investigating railway board may agree as to the practicu- bility. There are divisional points on the Transcontinential where' yardage has been provide-tl which cannot possibly be utilized for many years to come and it considerable mileage of rails practice will be followed on Canadian M térinl will. be' forwarded as promptly y at -least one thousand miles of com in plete roadway will be supplied by to onnda, and in orde-r to facilliate the ll not sufficient troops will be employ IS s ir of wh h _ _ 10 isge of the situation." ._ _ MORRIS d. SMITH. in Canada, tbattiie rates should be raised without due consideration of Mn- Rl H; JENKINS. Mlnlrda Llnlment curse garget In cowl T()(()1[?;"S'1g§§F}i‘(g)1:{TION the average loss by fire throughout' the Dominion. At ieaet I should think re ' . . H. i B, J illiliilatinligniiizishggggligiiinbiiistil Nite 501;/,If --Ii have Jr:/ggi :anno into the mst THE WEATHER. TWO cE_NTS per _word .uch inser_ use-nts and the coinpanies they repro- ter and would not care 'to express TEMPERATURE 3-in for nn1eri.islng in ihaarcolumn. sent viewed the whole ground of their on opinion before doing so. if the TIDE MOON ETC ash must §_c_<:oi1lpallY Ol' 8 - insurance. " _ , ‘excuse is by reason of large 1°” H' » ° ° aaunsoms sausaoee Mani _ UATOICB LTD. city should be made to suffer on' that (Special to the Guardian.) young poi-ir, Snunrl-ers, Newsome ¢ `__,j‘ i _ account. We have the ilrellwlt V01* TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 21.-Mo- C0., Mai-ke; Bniding _ "ii thisfiiiortasq were prevalent wil 'unteer are righting force of any city iiornte to fresh north-westerly winds. _ 2248-it-zimemoe. Over Canada vie would consider lt ll in Canada of eulllli “|19 “nd °“l` flrf- fair and with stationary or little lower WAN-,-ED__A MMD F°R 'GENERAL lair proposition but as it appears to equipment is being constantly added temperature. housework Awly M,.B_ D_ 3,9 lés onily local, .webvlew it otherwise. (0, This should putnushln ;inti:\xc;»l»l}e;1(; Tligrliiighest temgetrigture yest;>rilay| warn 165 Kem SL 3546_12_21_M3| usine n av been looking 01'- position, and to te B NI - _ was -» 9Sl’@€'S- ll- m-- WHSI'-~-~‘ -7__~--1*" -_ *m ward ti: ami?edNlctibil in their incur- been looking for some l'€<1llCli0l1 ill 34 and at li p. m. 34. The coldest Tengieli mo%3xFc?E;'£:e';E°:%2x snot- as proml`led.by the Boird 01 ra-tes. instead of an increase. How- the previous night was 31. | mmy located Apply at tm! omce_ Fire Underwriters' when the chemical ever, I ab[uld _like to heal: what :hte 'i‘Ili4e)tidle1stwill bt high thlis merging - s1”_u_21M“___ engine W” gmurgii-by the city." '- underwriters have- to say e ore s a - ht . an omorrow morn ng ae . ; _ ____ __ ___ _ E E oF~ ‘ illl til” "WB 9|l°llld Wt be if* it will be high tonight at 6.50 and to- FOCITIESQL-EwhiggmgFR`L:i;_’s|-\Irlic;v mercelarxel “med by the other Customer- Both lottelowli.`people should be called up- is unfair that-sucbtaxes should be ex ROME, Dec. 20-1- In_A3sa V115!/.twght to read -Braille and to tylle- m °ll i0 Ply' f0l‘. 5\ll1'llIlorslde's fire. in actedfrom the citizens by the for our artillery fire d sparse enemYb e"write, and have been settled in useful sitlon' which the Allies have gains( W 'ww °f "I9 ‘wt 'mat We “ve the “A5” °°mPanie5 dung business here wlchmems and dsminced :mfemy ,t?,t_`and profitable offices. A large Der- through the blockade of Germany and, The W0 Milk Oillfllllis were fiuiokly best fire department to befound in if this increased rate ie- insisted or tcriea, Buys I0 “YS l‘0D0l' l'0m G ml-ment fund ,B needed ,O ensure ade_ Ausmm - marched aut from behind the desk and any city east of Montreal, our pres- _the Charloctetown Fire Insurance War Office. _ Iquate supervision and assistance for ‘Fi ’““i"“,’° E"“'i.' ‘““‘}.“"“°”‘ 1"’ fi{"“F“‘li‘ ‘“.§.".l§‘.I...‘°.`“.‘1.‘i.iI‘.”'i§‘.§’5.'i‘ii? i..'i‘Z...‘.1”‘i’»‘i§..i`..‘”.I".?..}§‘ii'y"’.;i “S§hh.‘i’§ ---C-0 ---1 0-1-ef-1 wie- fe fellow- hs- --<>--hm is-i is ~°<>--- hs- i;;,,,,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,- Am, ,he ,,,,,,, ° °\‘ ew ll “lm H- ‘ "°°m° °° ° “P °° B' , "Th ge. determination and shin in ,-it is ii pinion, th t she S- had ihlli- ll- fe' Uf the underwriters caplml increased by mir leading bus' on both side; was ma-rkedml in th; ruiliiiiiay iguhbiert-oming the handicall exbelntsgdlscrlmiiliiftlsii alioinsta hoi im can club together and put our rates iness men placing their money and Curso froiitvt euenolliysi 8-; H Y_Wlll_ df bundncss shown by them ,B beyond ,nag ,n ports of France- and Great Br, Jn “P “ “"'-" i‘.‘:'°“ '“ °i"“a“i.;“°;;°.‘;.’.';‘;:‘: v;&1':;.s‘2.;’.i;’.:.f .§i..“t:.c.... zi:;'..::... .. is l\'E ll 031° "9 “ ‘ ' iii the incstimable gift of sight will a ' _ th h t - S oo," ‘ c°‘ LTD' mg insurance at 8' reasonable rate 01imeiili‘ii'ttini:',li)NemiJureliiIi:iii:ry‘adr?v`;s send a New Year thunk-offering for to be pooled with her own to heir “ This is w}:,rui3 wriisidiriiig dmdml SNA wxithouf diliiighiiy an e'n,,mv force the benefit of those who have given hor to compete under their flags ir _cash and then gwnlked top &e5'hmel Mr. R. C Golf, of Goff & Co.. said: that at t e oar o ra e ee A _ » ~ _ their cya, for the Em,,,,.e_-- these Dons. i . "l think it a poor reason because a to be held next Tuesday evening i. which was attcmptills £0 lllivllllw . big fire happened in one l0CiUlilY Will TBLCCWB dll9_'~’°“5id§mu°“ from CONDENSED A]')S_ M|na,.dr| |_|n|m",\ M"-5| g|°¢°mp°,._ _to tai tl]0ev;':m;°sg;3;i(t_£)eg'; I w The sun sets this afternoon at each time. And nov when Chai-big fresh every day from aelected Drugstore and Moore & ‘McLeod's a gold brooch with small diamond in, centre. Finder please leave at this office 3543 12 2lM8l _ 3411-iz-1aM4ipii._ o`ii="r Pens-FouN1'A"iN Pau' FTSE the one side line which I carry, in connection with my 0P¢|¢&i billi- ness_ `See my fine showing of We! terinan's ideals. in sold mountedr silver. und plain styles. G. F. Hut- cheson, Optldian. 3544-12-21M8l. tion for advertising in this column Cash must accompany order. - lilly _ Razor, we have them. Johnson £- Johnson, Drugglsts and Kodai ' Agents. 3527-12-21M3l. Tree at North Wiltshire Hall. Friday Dec. 22. Weather unfavorable it wil' be on Saturday evening. 3529 p . D y 3391-12-13Mti. Argyle Shore Hall, Dec. 22nd. Ati __,_° 1-_ BE§ §@_mission 10. and 15c. In aid of the inations, should be taken into con il union of neutral shipping interesti bg Th ANNOUNCEMENTS, ff” - MEETINGS, ETC TWO CENTS per word' each inset "Make l-llM ha with a Saftey “Come to the cr/ncert and Xmas “A School Concert will be held in Belgians. If not_iln'e next fine night. , 3528-12-21M2i. °*'No paper can ever hope to be fully reapeeind untllii It delle advertising just, as Ford eeila Automobiles, or an Eastman aella Cameras. or aa camp - "No reputable advertiser will' with -‘~ . ‘ r' i' ..-'. _ _ . _ `. ; :_ .eil . -/-_ . _ »- . if->. i. ‘_ ‘ ,gl » ~' ' ' _ ' .--s ‘.i~»- ~-;.~ - '- ~..hi-ie-i¢at“~.§¢i-'1i..~ - - - s.__.., ......._..s..._....__.. ... _ . be made of the p,-iv,,te|y owned C,,,,a_ has been in progress on the west bank dian roads would be the 'taking up of °f th” D“"“be “early °Pi’°s“° HU' the 220 mugs of duplicate mileage in sova, Dobrudja, between Russian and the mountain section between Edmon- Te“t°-“ic 'NCEE' the W3’ omce 3"' ton and the coast. For this distance nmmced wday- Au “wicks °“ the the Canadian Northern Railway' and Rvssm" "MB were repulsed* al;-ie violence have also taken place of the Dominion railway commission, 0" the D°|”`“d-ia side of the Dan“be_' has approved of th,B_ Hom D,._ Rem The Russ-ian official -statement reads. ie-It for Ottawa Saturday night to fol- Rm” “rmg °_"d artillery duels are ww the matte-,. there and has recom, proceeding in the directloii of Rimnka Minute, of Railways of power U, conducted by our strong parties. On commission and the Dominion railway and material can be' spared from most ,f of these divisional points. Further, -,tory of the robbery of the Canadian Wh€l'€6V€I‘ B. Sidillg anywhere On SUV* 3ank of Commerce at Manyberrles, ernment railways- is not urgently re- iitn.. 'rho manager of the hanir is Mr. quired it will be taken up- The same Fred C. Msononaid, son or Mr. and g0V6l‘lllll9l1l railway! i>l°8.ll0i1 H1185. ',own. Here ‘are some extracts from and there is also a 'lot of material in the "News," On Saturday et high, connection with the Hudson railway neon, in brood daylight, the Mnnyher-,= construction which wiill be- available _‘ies branch of the Canadian Bank of if ll€C°'SB8l‘Y~ Commerce was held up and robbed of As already stated the first twenty Jver $15,000. And the oddest part mile section auilicient to load one ibout the whole affair is found in the as British bottoms can take care of ind his assistants had been held up., it at the seaboard. It is expected that ‘found and gagged and fifteen thou- C taking up of rails all local labor avail strangers (who subsequently gavei ble will be used. but where this is .heir names as Wilson and McLaugh- ‘iii of New York) got driven to Many ' hat they wished to make a small de~ Danube in which Heavy Fighting on Dobrudia .Side oi-the Tenton Forcas._were Driven Back with Heavy Losses. g _ - _ .rail ispeéisi to the Guardian.) Pnrnoortab, neo. eo- Fighting Outpost engagements of conside-r- uzdu, successful operations being* ,the left bank of the Danube. in the region of Parlita, enemy attacks have been repulsed. ln Dobrud-18. on the right bank of the river fighting i"- proceeding between- advance detach- ments and has attained more than av- erage intensity on our right flung;-ffin the region of the village of Cerna, iii the- centre. and in the region- *jot Umachea. On the Black Sea on Satur day an enemy aeroplane proteoted‘