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HOI!,. 16   No. 4
NEL80N, B. C, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1917
BOo. PER MONTH
WIN IN MANY SECTORS-PRISONERS NOW
HAS OF P.G.L
Action Taken by Provincial
'Legislature
REFUSES
10
0 REPLY
QUESTIONS PUT
tt   *
Examined Regarding Statements by Tate on Gifts
to Campaign Funds
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA, B.C.,
I April   18.—Richard  Duff   Thomas, -a
' young man who is secretary-treasurer
j of the P. O. E., was  this afternoon
; caller to   the  bar of  the   legislature
.and  committed for alleged contempt
because  he refused  to  repeat  state-
' ments regarding campaign fund contributions, which he said, D'Arcy Tate,
[vice-president of the P.G.E., had made
to him in confidence.   He was committed for an indefinite period, which
cannot, however, extend beyond the end
of the session as the legislature's powers expire when Its members disperse.
Tonight he was taken to dinner at
tho   Empress  by   Sergeant   at   Arms
Bawden.    It Is understood, some arrangements will be made for him tc
I sleep in the parliament buildings.
!    By Chairman Farrls of the  P.G.E.
; committee, questions Thomas  refused
' to answer Tuesday were  repeated In
the legislative chamber, Thomus standing at the bar.   He again declined to
answer.   Kr. Farrlp directed hl«Cukh-
.^ior.ii to fcTti ■GurtBeiTatlVf* fuiMs.'unti'
., pU W. Shatford ashed similar questions
\' (concerning what Mr. Tate said about
illiberal funds.
"In eaoh case Thomas said: "1 decline to answer."
i "I cannot say; I am on my honor.
Mr. Tate discussed the matter with
}mc in a confidential way. He did so,
I believe, so that I might understand
*>his future conduct. w« have beEti
^friendly for over five years,*' Mr.
Thomas said ln explanation of his refusal.
The committal of Thomas to the custody of the sergeant at aims occurred
following the session of the P.G.E.
committee this morning, when it war
announced Donald McLeod, persona1
agent for J. W. Stewart, had also left
Canada. "Hb has gone to St. Paul "ir
connection with a lawsuit," It is saiil.
/ Wanted to Consult Superior.
t   , It was Mr. McLeod that the Conser-
J vative  member**!  endeavored     several
i days ago to have added to the names
jln the resolution instructing tho corn-
,\mittee to make an Inquiry into cam-
\paign fund contributions.'It Is through
-jliim, it Is said, that Mr. Stowart made
-j-inost of tho recent donations to the
[a Liberal campaign funds.   The govern-
'■ment majority in the legislature voted
down the proposal to   add   Mr. Me-
Leod's name.   Mr. Tate, who stated he
had to take care of tho Conservative
funds, is also on his way to St. Paul,
and It is probable Pat Welch Is going
there, too.
Mr. McLeod, according lo the evidence of his assistant, R. J. Cromlo,
may have vouchors and canceled
checks covering payments by Stewart
of $763,000 he secured from the P. G. E.
Cromlo did not think, however, tho
checks showed an amount totaling as
much, so that if tho documents have
been left by Mr. McLood in tho Vancouver offlco they may not cover all
the disbursements by Stewart. Mr,
Cromlo was ordered to go to Vancouver and bring the documents back. Ho
suggested to the committee he would
like to consult Mr. McLeod about it, as
Mr. McLeod was his superior officer.
Chairman Farrls of tho committee
(Continued on Page Two.)
GERMANS ABOUT TO
■    RETIRE IN THE EAST
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
PETROGRAD, via London, April
18.—A report received here from
Jassy, the aeat of the 'Rumanian
government, says the Germans
have burned the towns of Braila
and Fokshani. The despatch says
Russian military circles consider
thia forecasts a German retirement.
ml
RESULTS GOOD
R. F* Green, M.P., Retires from Business to Devote Whole Time to
Interests of Constituents.
Satisfaction was expressed yesterday
by R, P. Green, M.P., with the response
made by the citizens of Canada to the
national service movement, of which
he was director for district 11, up until
the first of this month when his resignation from office went into effect.
Mr, Green spent yesterday in the city
and will leave this morning for Ottawa
to attend tho session of the Dominion
house which opens today.
Mr. Green explained that he had
found that the increasing pressure of
his parliamentary duties would make
it difficult for him to give his full attention to tho national service directorship and had therefore resigned ns
soon as the bureaus bad been placed
on an automatically working lutsls.
The work, he said, had recently become
a matter of routine and the problems
which had at first presented themselves
having been solved tho business could
be handled by those now In charge
without further supervision.
The response, said Mr. Green, al ■
though not up to expectations when
tho nationnl service- cards were first
fi)iiiW9ij/to*\y^^
for attention, been so general that no
difficulty was now experienced in securing voluntary service in any branch
of work where additional help was required. Many persons, he said, had
apparently fulled at first to understand the significance of the movement'
but had later, when the. national service scheme had been thoroughly explained through the press, sent In national service cards properly filled out.
Speaking of the opening of the session of tho houso today, Mr. Green
stated that It was impossible to forecast what questions might present
themselves for discussion other than
those already on the calendar, but that
the session showed every prospect of
being a most interesting and busy one
The duration of the session, ho said,
would, of course, depend upon whether
tho extension of tho life of parliament
would be granted or not.
In order to devote moro time to his
parliamentary duties and private Interests Mr. Green lately severed his
connection with the firm of (heen &
Burdick Bros., at Victoria, and that
business will now be carried on by the
remaining partners, A, C. and N. T.
Burdick and R. E. Brett.
SALE OF PASTRIES TO
CEASE  IN   BRITAIN
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 16.—The food
controller, Lord Devonport, has issued an order, effective Tuesday
next, prohibiting thereafter the
sale of pastries, muffins, crumpets
or toacakes.
FEW ITALIAN 8HIPS
ARE SUNK  BY SUBS
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
ROME, April 18.—An official statement reads:
"During the week ended April 16,
454 ships of nil nationalities, of a
gross tonnage of 401.BSC, entered Italian ports, while 419 ships, of a gross
tonnage of 399.580, departed. Five of
Italian nationality, ships under 3500
tons, and two sailing vessels under
160 tons were sunk."
MORE WOUNDED CANADIAN
OFFICERS ARE LOCATED
(Canadian Associated Press.)
LONDON, April 18.—The where-
uboutH of the HI and wounded Canadian officers are announced ns follows:
Seriously ill at Boulogne—Lieut. H.
M. Kennedy, shot in lower body and
chest; Lieut. S. Woode, fracture of
thigh.
Seriously ill at Lo Treport—Lieut.
H.  W. Price, shot In  back.
At'Daughters of the Empire hospital,
Hyde Park—Llout.H. H. aPnnill, shot
In left wrist.
At war hospital, Reading—Chaplain
Paulln, shot in back; Lieut. E. B. Fln-
Iley, shot tn shoulder; Lieut. W. G. Haz-
lett, shirf In head and elbow; Lieut. C.
O. Orler, shot In baok; Lieut. W. A.
Dawe. arm wound; Lieut. W. Proud-
foot, wounded in loft arm; Lieut. W.
K. Comralns, arm wound; Lieut. T. B.
,l-*arreii, arm wound; Lieut. H. A. Moly-
noiiux, faoo wound.
At Oamberwell hoHpltnl — Mnjor
Bradbrobk, wl'lnt wound; Major Coleman, fmcturiHl ni'm; Major A, Dawson,
.wound In lou-or holly; Mnjor Wnns-
jjirough, urm WOMIMlj. filfjor Arohnm-
bault, arm wound; Lieut. W. D. Bay,
arm wound; Llout. "W. Knapp, scalp
wound; Lieut. R. Bailey, shell wound
ln thigh; Lieut. I. B. Yountloy, wound
In left arm; Lieut. D. JI. Ross, wounded in left hand and concussion; Major
C. S. White, shrapnel wounds ln back;
Capt. P» R. Law, wounded In left leg;
Lieut. R. P. Grnham, wounded ln leg
and thigh; Lieut. N. C. Wallace, thigh
wound; Lieut. M. P. Klrchman, wound
ln arm; Lieut .A E. Elliott, wounded In
arm, and Lieut. C. E. Tuck, wounded in
jaw and neck.
At Hyde park Place hospital—Llout.
R. Ingrahatn, wound in left hand;
Lieut. N. H. Peters, wound ln left
arm; L|eut. H. J. Wilson, wounded In
back,
At Wandsworth—Lieut. A. R. Jones,
neck wound); Capt. in. ,E .dwell,
wounded In right shoulder; Lieut R. P.
Phillips, wound tn left arm; Lieut. L.
Hunt, wound in right leg; Lieut. H.
H. Moore, Wound In left arm; dipt. a.
A. Holman, head wound; Capt. F. L.
Shouldlco, wountln in left log; Liout.
P. ,T. Gray, wounds In arm and thigh.
U.S. IS PRAISED
FOR WAR ACTION
both British  Houses Pass
Appreciative  Motions
PAID BY ASQUITH
Says Nation  In Entering
Conflict Had Yielded to
Conscience
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 18.—Today's sitting
of the British parliament will be an
historic landmark. Both the legislative houses adopted—the houso of
lords unanimously and the houso of
commons with a dissenting vote—
resolutions expressing the profound
appreciation of the British nation for
.-the action of the United States gov-
I' fcrnment and people in entering the
P^rld war in defense of tho high
cause of freedom nnd the rights of
humanity. The unusual Importance of
the occasion was shown in the crowded state of the gallery in the house of
commons. Among, those in the galleries were Walter Mines Page, tho
American ambassador, and many
other Americans as well as the
representatives of the entente allied
states. An unaccustomed air of enthusiasm was given the occasion.
The resolution in the house of commons was moved by Andrew Bonar
Law. Former Premier Asqulth seconded it in un eloquent speech. The
resolution in the house of lords was
^introduced by EaTI Curson of Kodles-
ton, lord president of the council.
Viscount Brycc alluded to the sumo
lofty Ideals animating both the United States and Great Britain. The
Marquis of Crewe admitting the material resources of the United Slates
wore unspeakably welcome to tho entente, said that even more welcome
was the moral force of which Karl
(Minion had spoken.
Mr. Asquith's Speech
Yielded to Force of Conscience.
"American Interests at home or
abroad nre not directly imperilled, least
of nil that greatest Interest of a democratic community, the maintenance of
domestic independence and liberty,"
Mr. Asqulth continued. "What then
has enabled the president—after waiting with patience which Pitt described
as the first virtue of a statesman—to
carry with him a united nation into
the hazards and horrors of the greatest
war in history. No calculation of material gain, no hope of territorial aggrandizement, not even the picking of
ono of those so-called points of honor
which in days gone by have ftrlvcn nations, as thoy used to drive individuals
to the dueling grounds. It. was tho constraining force of conscience and humanity, growing in strength and com-;
pulsivo authority month by month,
with the gradual unfolding of the real
Character of German alms and methods. It was that force alone which
brought home to tho great democracy
overseas tho momentous truth that
thoy wore standing nt. tho pnrting of
the ways. Tho American nation had to
make one of the great decisions which
In the lives of men and nations determine for good or ill their whole future.
The Issue in the Conflict.
"What was it that pur kinsmen In
America realized as the Issue in this
unexampled conflict? Tho very things
which'If wo ure worthy of our best
traditions We are bound to Indicate—
essential conditions of free and honorable development of the nations of
tho world, humanity, respect for law,
consideration for *he weak and unprotected, chivalry toward mankind, observance of good faith—these things
which wo used to regard as commonplaces of International decency ono after another havo been flouted, menaced,
trodden under foot as though they were
effete superstitions of n bygone creed,
Amortca sees In this clear issue something of wider import than tho vicissitudes of the battlefield, or oven of a
rearrangement of the map of Europe
on the basis of nationality. The whole
future of civilized government and Intercourse, in particular the fortunes
and faith of democracy, have been
brought into peril. In such a situation aloofness Is seen to be only a
blunder and a crime.
To stand aside with stopped ears,
with folded arms, with averted gazo,
when you have the power to intervene
Is to become not a moro spectator hut
an accomplice. There was never u
doubt lu the minds of any of uh that
the moment tho issue became apparent
and unmistakable, tho voice of America would not be heard. She hus now
dedicated hcrsotf without hesitation or
reserve, heart and soul and strength
to the grealest of causes, to which.
stimulated and fortified by her eom-
radeshlp.wc hero renew our fealty and
devotion."
Nationalists Greet U. S.
After tho  former premier had  concluded, John Dillon extended greetings
to  tho   United  States  In  the  name  of
the  Irish  Nationalists.
"When   the   banner   of   the   United
(Continued on Pngc Two-)
GERMANS EMPLOY
SWITCH SYSTEM
Intended to Preserve Good
Fighting Front
DO FI WORK
Are of Immense Value as
the Eyes of the
■£rmy
(By  a  Staff  Correspondent    of   tho
Associated Press.)
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
PRANCE, April 18.—The flexibility of
their trench communications und the
effectiveness of their machine guns
are the two elements of defense upon
whioh the Germans appear to be placing the greatest reliance in the presont fighting. In effect, the various elements of the more important defensive
trenches enable the German fighting
line to swing upon double hinges so,
if pressed hard, one pivot swings back
from tho other.
In tills manner much ground can
be yielded In a series of angular or
criss-cross retirements without tho
fighting front technically being broken.
These trenches arc known
switches nnd a great system of them
Is connected, with the Hindenburg or
Siegfried position. It was undoubted'
ly with those strategic switch lines
in view that Field Marshal von Hln
denburg recently declared that tho
German lines in the west could not be
broken. w?
The preparation and maintenance of
the elaborate system requires an untold nmount of labor, for each section
of trench must have several belts of
wire front. The Germans are employ
ing more machine guns than ever before In their attempt to hold up tho
British Infantry advances. As high as
six or eight of these weapons are now
assigned' to each company on the
front line and they undoubtedly con
stltute the German effort to counter-
act the preponderance of allied cannon.
Give Up Attempt.
But in cases of great drives like that
of Arras, the enemy temporarily gets
beyond the effective reach of the great
muss of guns. While they are being
brought up anew the Germans cut
loose with thousands of machine guns,
Nowhere along tho front do the Germans any longer attempt to keep up
with the allied Increase In artillery.
Even if they had tho guns, tho Germans lackfi transport facilities.
That machine guns are the real reliance of tho Germans is shown by
the construction of the famed Hindenburg lines, which arc mostly salients,
built thus lo permit the intensive use
of the weapons. Machine guns are being used largely In the defense of
Lens.
Airmen  Do Splendid Work
Although the weather continues
atrocious, Ihe airplanes dally brave
the elements und carry on tho important work of serving as the "eyes"
of the army. The work is moro important during an advance than ut
any other time, and without the loyal
cooperation of the airplanes progress
would virtually be impossible. The
airmen reflect the offensive spirit of
the entire British fighting force and
carry out their task with daring self-
sacrifice, which will ever bo ono of
tho brightest chapters In the history
of the war.
Two of them had a new experience
yesterday. They were forced to land
within the Gorman lines southeast of
Lens, neither the pilot nor the observer being Injured, Realizing their
position, they salved two machine
guns from the wrecked plane und
drove off two German patrols which
attacked them. Thoy held the Gorans until nightfall, when eventually they returned safely to tholr own
lines.
In addition to their thousands of
otlier duties and activities tho British
army Is now endeavoring to give the
French farmers every possible assistance In getting their crops under way.
A bureau lias been established where
farmers requiring hell) register, and
horses temporarily unemployed aro
lent for plowing and other farm
duties. Tractors are occasionally furnish oil. Some of tho principal work
consists In reclaiming tho battlefields,
filling up of trenches and shell holes
and levelling the ground.
BORDEN  SEES WOUNDED
HEROES FROM VIMY
(Canadian Associated Press.)
LONDON, April 18.—Sir Robert
Borden has visited a'number of
hospitals in London to meet the
wounded from Vimy ridge. Tho Imperial conferences meanwhllr are
proceeding dally. The premier informally goes to Manchester Friday night to receive the freedom
of the city.
GERMAN 8TRIKERS ARE
GRANTED CONCESSIONS
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
COPENHAGEN, via lxmdon, April
18.—The Welsor Zollung says Gen.
Crooner, head uf the German department of munitions, hits Issued an
order that two of the members of ull
municipal food supply committees In
Germun towns shall be representatives of trades unions. This Is regarded hero ns an Important concession lo the strikers.
Rumors thnt a general strike will
be declared In Germuny, May 1, have
not Iwn sen finned,
ITALIAN TROOPS
Austrians   Repeatedly   Try   to   Drive
Them Back But Fail—Airmen
Bombard  Stronghold
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
ROME, via London, April 18.—Today's official statement reads:
"Between the Adige and the Brcnta
the artillery action Tuesday was more
intense. Our artillery destroyed
enemy huts on the Zugna slopes,
bombarded the station at Rovereto
und harrussed the movement of troops
and trains along tho Sugana valley
road and railway.
"On the northern slopes of Col
Bricon Travlgnolo, ' an attempted
enemy attack was repulsed by our
forces. Two attacks against our advanced positions on the second summit of Col Bricon last night met with
the same fate,
"On the Julian Alps front Tuesday
the enemy's artillery continued particularly active. In tho Gorfzla region
it was energetically answered by our
artillery.   Some shells fell ln Gorlalu.
"One of our aerial squadrons bombarded Chlapova.no, an important
enemy revlctualling centre east of the
Sptrlto BanslziMi plateau, hi spite of
a violent fire from the enemy's artillery our aviators returned safely."
IC. BUDGET MAY
COHt DOWN TODAY
Rumor States Road Grants Will Average Only 45 Per Cent of Last
Appropriations.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, Victoria, April
18.—Tho budget may come down to-
niorrow. According to corridor gossip,
the roud grants will average only 45
per cent of last year's appropriations.
It Is reported that this big cut in
grants has heen the subject of disputes lu caucus. Last night's caucus
which followed Mr. Cowper's charge
against Attorney-General Macdonald,
lasted five hours, not concluding till
1 o'clock this morning.
Many Villages and Points of Vantage Captured—Enemy
Retreats In Disorder Under Terrific Artillery Fire
RUSSIANS REPULSE
ATTACK BY GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, April 18.—North of
Braila, on the Danube river in
Rumania, the Germans delivered a
violent attack against the Russians, but were repulsed, says the
Petrograd war office.
Berlin reports the capture from
the French in Macedonia of a
position extending over two-thirds
of a mile along the Crvenastena.
WAR OFFICE WANTS REPORT
ON LIVE STOCK IN  BRITAIN
LONDON, April 18.—The war office
has ordered a return made by May 1
of all horses, mules, cattle, sheep, pigs
and agricultural Implements In Great
Will INVESTIGATE
COWPER'S CHARGE
Premier Promises Inquiry   Into Allegations   Regarding   Macdonald
and C. N. R. Contribution
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA,
B. C, April 18.—Premier Brewster
announced In the legislature today
that inquiry would be mude Into J. S.
Cowper's charge that Attorney-
General Macdonald, Sept. 14 last, received 125,000 from the Canadian
Northern railway intended for Liberal party funds and did not turn It
into those funds, lie spoke of a
"thorough and Impartial Investigation," and after the houso rose told
The Dally News It would be by a
judicial commission. In the house he
declared "no honorable gentleman
can make statements rashly but must
tie prepared to substantiate them."
During discussion as to the wording of Cowper's chnrgo on questions
raised by Hon. John Oliver, Cowper
stated ho had no desire to evade any
responsibility and was quite willing to
write out what he hnd said. Oliver
wrote out the statement and Cowper
agreed to it. It will be Incorporated
in the records of the house,
WITH ALLIES TAKES POSITION
In One Sector Germans Hurl Force of 40,000 Against
French in Desperate Effort to Smash Lines but
Onslaught Fails-British (rain More Ground
(By Associated Press.)
The great offensive by the
French army against the Germans
along the bend in the line in
France from Soissons eastward
into tha Champagne continues unabated. Numerous new points of
vantage have been taken, prisoners and guns captured, and violent
counter attacks put down with
heavy casualties. In threo days of
fighting more than 17,000 un-
wounded prisoners have fallen
into the hands of the French, together with 75 cannon.
In   Wednesday's   battle   in   the
forest of Ville au Bois, an enveloping   movement  was   carried   out
against the Germans and  1300 of
them throw down their arms and
surrendered.   In addition, 180 machine   guns   were  captured.    Between Soissons  and   Rheims   the
villages of   Ostel   and   Braye-en-
Laonnoia were captured, together
with   territory   about   them,   the
Germans in the latter region retreating in disorder and losing to
one  French   regiment   alone   300
prisoners belonging to seven different regiments.    In their flight
the   Germans   left   behind   them
much    war   material.     Here   the
French captured 19 cannon.
Between Juvcnicourt and tho Aisne
the Germans threw a counter-attack
against  the  French   line   with  about
40,000 men, but Paris reports that the
French artillery nnd Infantry repulsed
the   attack   with   sanguinary   losses.
South of St. Quentln during "Wednesday the Germans also made  an attack    against   tho    French    oast   of
Gauchy.    This attack,   which   failed,
was followed by another, in which the
Germans penetrated advanced  French
positions.      In   a   counter-attack   the
French   killed   or   made   prisoners   of
tho  Germans  and  regained   their lost
trenches.
The British have gained additional
ground along the Searpe river to the
east of Fampoux, and also captured
the village of Vlllcrs-Gaislain, north
of St. Quentin. North of the region
of Loos a system of German front line
trenches also was taken.
LONDON, April 18. — Tho official
report from British headquarters In
Franco  tonight  reads:
"Our troops gained ground during
Tuesday night along tho left bank of
tho river Searpe, east of Fampoux and
this morning captured further portions
of the enemy's front line system southeast of Loos. We took a few prisoners.
"In the course of bombing expedl
tions carried out last night our air
planes obtained hits upon nn enemy
train, two hostile columns, a median 1
cat transport and a German transport
pack. Great damage was observed iu
each case."
French Get 17,000 Prisoners
PARIS, April 18.—Since tho beginning of the great French drive on the
southern end of the battle line, tho
French have captured 17,000 un-
wounded prisoners, together with 75
cannon, according to the official
statement issued by tlio war office tonight.
Desperate fighting took place over
many sectors between French and
Germans today, the Germans making
numerous powerful counter-attacks,
all of which were put down with great
losses.
PARIS, April 18.—The following official   statement  was  issued   tonight:
'South of St. Quentin, after a very
spirited bombardment, the Germans attacked our positions east of Gouchy.
The first attempt, stopped short by
our fire, was followed by a second of
greater violence in the course of which
groups of the enemy succeeded in
penetrating our advanced elements. In
immediate counter-attacks all tho occupants were killed or taken prisoners.
Our tine was completely reestablished.
"Between Soissons and Auberive wo
energetically continued our action at
various points, despite the persistent
bad weather.
"On the west front of attack these
operations resulted In a most brilliant
success. North of Chavonne our troops
occupied the village of Ostel and drovo
the enemy buck a kilometer to the
north. Brayc en Laonnols was likewise
captured, as well as all the ground to
the cast as far as tho outskirts of
Courtecpn. ,        .....
"Under the energetlo pressure of our
infantry and tho murderous fire of our
cannon the enemy fell back ln disorder,
abandoning Important material and
leaving in our hands its supply depots.
A single one of our regiments took
threo hundred prisoners belonging to
seven different regiments. We captured 19 cannon, of which fivo wero
short seigo guns.
Rout the Enemy.
"South of Laffaux our troops, covered
on the south by division cavalry, routed the enemy and occupied Nantcull la
Fosse.
"Finally, on the south bank of tho
Aisne un attack, carried out In spirited
fashion, gave us a bridgehead organized by the enemy between Conde and
Vallly, as well as tho latter place in Its
entirety.
"In the forest of Ville au Bois an Important unit, surrounded by us, threw
down its arms. Thirteen hundred
prisoners and 180 machine guns wero
taken, which served as the defense of
the wood.
"About 4:30 in the afternoon tho Germans launched a vory violent counterattack with effectives of two divisions
(40,000) agains our positions betweon
Juvlncourt and the AlBno. Our barrage and the flro of our machine guna
broke down the attack and inflicted
sanguinary losses on the enemy, who
was able to reach our lines at no point.
"East of Gouchy u Russian brlgado
completed Us success, carrying a fortified work and taking prisoners.
"In the course of the operation in all
that region we captured 24 heavy field
guns and three cannon of 150 millimeters intact with 1000 shells for each
piece. These guns were turned against
the enemy by our artillery.
"In Champagne wc reduced several
isolated places which were still resisting and occupied enemy points of support. Twenty cannon, of which eight
were heavy guns, and five hundred additional prisoners fell into our hands.
The total number of unwounded oncmy
prisoners whom we havo taken to tho
rear since the beginning of tho battlo
exceeds at the present time 17,000.
Seventy-five cannon have so far been,
counted.
"Belgian communication: There wan
feeble artillery   fighting    at   several
points  on the Belgian front."
Berlin  Report,
BERLIN, April 18.—Tonight's communication issued by the German wap
office reads:
(Continued on Page Two.)
DOMINION HOUSE MLL
BE IN SESSION TODAY
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, April 18.—Nothing Of an
exciting nature Is promised when parliament resumes Its labor Thursday.
There will be a good attendance of
members, today's trains bringing in
about 30. The morning trains aro expected to bring twice as many more.
The only government resolution on the
order paper In the house Is one providing salaries for F. B. McCurdy, undersecretary of the -militia department and Col. Hugh Clark, parliamentary secretary for external affairs.
Consideration of these resolutions is
not likely to be proceeded with before
tlio return of the premier.
Considerable legislation KJU,   feoff-
'*'- ■"■- ■ ■   *
over, be introduced by tho government
without delay, including tho soldiers'
land settlement bill.
It is expected ono or two amend-'
ments to the Bunk act will be introduced as well as an amendment to thu
Insurance act. A privy counoil Judgment has thrown some doubt on thu
legality of tho Insurance act and thin
will be cleared up. The bill to extend
the life of parliament will not be introduced until after tho premier la
back in the house.
On next Tuesday Sir Thomas Whlto
will deliver his annual budget. Somo
new taxation plans and a few tariff
changes are expected but there is good
reason to believe that the latter will
neither be numerous- nor IfflUQrtMltt j
 PAGE TWO
THE DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
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Journal Bays:
. "Sir Itoliort Uorden is expected hack
In Uttawa about .May 12. Whon ho
loft for Bnirliimi early in March It
was expected that ho would bo back
ln time for the opening of parliament
tomorrow, but the opening of Imperial
conferences were delayed unexpectedly."
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II. S. IS
FOR WAR ACTION
(Continued from Page One.)
State**} way unfurled," ho mild, "every
man of Irish blond in the United States
was a loyal supporter of the president.
I venture to prophesy that when the
roll is culled for buttle the Irish will
bo thero. They will outnumber in proportion of their population, all other
races among the soldiers of the republic.
Speaking on behalf of the Labor
party, George Warclle said the entrance of the United States Into the
war emphasized the fact that her days
of isolation were over; and there wus
an interdependence among nations in
the interests of humanity. If tho entry
of America meant the establishment of
great league of nations, especially
charged with keeping tho world's peace
none of the sacrifices would be too
great.
Afternoon Summary
Bright   Flashes   from   Yesterday's
Telegraph Service to the
Afternoon Papers
WOUNDED TAKfN
MM fill
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
PRANCE, April IS.—Sharpest fighting
of the last three days has been in the
vicinity of Monchy le Preux, the loss
of which was evidently not a part of
the enemy's plans and which they nre
making desperate antj costly efforts to
recover. In one day, what wero practically five counter-attacks wero delivered, All were beaten off antl the
enemy's losses are believed to have
boon about 4000.
French Capture Two Towni.
PARIS, April 18,—Important progress was made last night by the French
In their attack oast of Soissons. The
war office announces the capture of
Chavonne and Chivy. The French
pushed on north of theso points, reaching tho vicinity of Braye en Laonnols,
Tiip (Germans made three desperate
counter-attacks in the Champagne last
night. Theso wero checked by the
French, who inflicted heavy losses on
the at tucking troops. Since Monday
the French havo captured upward of
11,000 unwounded Germans.
Monarchy Falls if Defeated.
AMSTERDAM. April 18—Count von
Reventlow, writing in tho Tages Zel-
tung, asserts that victory is necessary
If the Gorman monarchy Is to endure.
Berlin Strikers Resume Work.
London, April 18—-A Router despatch
from Amsterdam says  it is  reported
thore from Berlin that the hist of the
strikers have resumed work.
FRENCH WIN IN
MANY SECTORS
.. (Continued from Page One.)
"Near Amis thero is nothing new to
report.
''On the Aisne front a night attack
brought a small gain of territory to
tho enemy near Braye en Laonnois.
"On both sides of Craonne, after tho
failure of the French attack in the
morning, a second attack is now in
progress.
"Fresh fighting began in the champagne during this afternoon.'*
BRITISH SUBJECTS
MAY BE CONSCRIPTED
Government  Said  to  Be  Making  Arrangements for Drastic Action in
United States.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, April is.—lt Is hinted
here In official circles that Canadians
who during the last few months have
gone to the United States In order to
escape enforced military service, which
was never proposed by the Canadian
government may possibly rind themselves In an awkward predicament now
that the British government is about
to make an arrangement with the
United States whereby all British sub
joots there will be conscripted and
taken to England. It is said that the
names and addresses of most of these
men are known and the first to bb selected may be those who have left
Canada, as thoy come under tho head
of British subjects.
BRITISH   HOUSE  WILL
HAVE SECRET SESSION
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 18.—A secret
session of the house of commons is
going to be held shortly after the
premier's return from the continent, says the Press association,
to discuss man power, air service,
the submarine menace and other
questions.
HUN GOVERNOR-GENERAL
IN BELGIUM IS DEAD
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 18.—Reuter's  Amsterdam correspondent says thut, according lo a   Brussels despatch, Gon.
von   Missing,   German   governor-yon
eral    in    Belgium,   died    Wedhcsdn
oven ing.
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and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. .Remember there aro counterfeits
sold here, so surely look and see that
yours is made by tho "California Fig
Syrup company." Hand back with
contempt nny other fig syrup.
SOLDIERS GIVEN
PAY PRIVILEGES
SECRETARY THOMAS IS
COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT
(Continued from Page One.)
argued that the legislative committee's
powers were superior to thoso of Mr.
McLeod.
When the matter was brought up in
the legislature this afternoon, Chairman Farrls proposed a. motion calling
on the speaker to issue a warrant for
Pat Welch and calling1 Thomas before
the bar of the houso. Both passed
unanimously.
\ few minutes later Speaker YVeart
announced that Thomas, who two days
ago gave his word of honor he would
not leave Victoria, had signified' he
would attend beforo tho legislature im
mediately  without  subpoena.
Mr. Furns quoted Mr. Tate's statement, "My ngreemont was to take care
of the campaign funds as far as the
Conservative party was concerned.
and then, ho questioned Thomas, re
ceiving refusal to repent what Mr. Tate
had said in confidence.
Wants "Higher  Ups"   Brought,
Mr. Shatford's question, "Did Mr.
Tate inform you as to any contributions made to tho Liberal party or any
one on behalf of the Liberal party
received the same reply, "I decline to
answer."
After Thomas left the chamber Mr
Farrift moved that Thomas be declared
guilty of**conlompt and be *^lvcn Into
the custody of the serg-eant-at-arms
till tho end of the session or the pleasure of the house. He said he regretted
tho young man had been brought to the
bar of the house and punished this
way Instead of someone else.
W. .1. Bowser, leader of the opposi
lion, said lie had no objection to the
legislature oxercislrtg its powers of
control, but pointed out H was a de
llbemtive assembly* omnipulent. so to
speak, and when it Inteforod with
tho liberty of the subject it placed itself In the position of u judge of the
courts except that from it there was
no appeal. For this reason it shoujd
proceed as carefully as would a Judge
at a trial. It should ho considered
that the questions put to Thomas were
purely regarding hearsay evidence. It
was a nice legal question if the house
or the court had any right to ask
questions of a hearsay nature. Any
powers it might exercise In this way
might result in its actions being set
aside on a writ of habeas corpus.
"There is nothing more sacred than
the liberty of the subject." he said.
Then there was the question of the
right of the legislature to ask Thomas
what had been told him in confidence
hy his employer, Mr. Tate.
Me quite  agreed  it  was a  difficult
ami painful task for the house to pun
Ish     man in Thomas' position. "Bath
or than having clerks brought before
the   legislature.   I   would  like  to see
what   are   commonly   known   as ^he
liiKher up here." he declared.
Bowser Suggests Warning
"Thonias' demeanor shows him to
lie a young man of u very high sense
of honor. His employer gave him
eonridencu and this young man, I
think, should bo commended for refusing to violate it. Supposing anyone of us confided to his wife, would
we think It Just.for her to be forced
to unveil a confidence given her by
her husband." ho asked.
"Hefore we confine this young man
for doing what I consider Is very
honorable, I think we should consider
this matter.very thoroughly," said the
opposition leader.
Attorney-General Macdonald declared the case was painful, but was
not one of Inflicting punishment on
an individual hut of upholding the
rights and dignity of tlio house. Tho
legislature might say. if the confinement wero to be of long or short duration. Hearsay evidence was scarcely
the point, he declared, Mr. Tate's
statements were more of the nature of
admissions. In his mind punishment
should be of a nature to assert the
authority of the house.
Mr. Bowser—"On this motion you
can confine him for the balance of the
term because he refuses to violate
confidence. I do not think from his
demeanor he evor would betray this
confidence. 1 suggest he be admonished and allowed to go."
Hi C. Hull said that if Mr. Tate
cumc back thero would be very little
difficulty in releasing Thomas
suggestion of holding Thomas
hostage for Tate which caused somo
members to smile.
He agree an effort should bo mado
to get the higher-ups.
O. S. Haynes, North Vancouver,
asserted Thomas should be hold till he
answered tho questions. Mr. Farrls
said more was at issue than Thomas*
sense of duty and that it waa a false
sense of duty to protoct a man who
had not the courage and manhood to
stay and face the muslo.
Motion to commit Thomas passed
without nn adverse vote.
Prompt   Handling  of  Stricken   Canadians Is Material Factor in Saving  Many  Lives.
(By   the   Canadian   Overseas   Corre-
'    < spondent.)
CANADIAN. HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, April .'IS.—Now that the lists
of casualties-from the actions of last
week. are beginning to appear in the
Canadian press,, it may bring solace to
sad hearts-tb "Itrtow how carefully the
wounded were handled ami how reverently the dead were buried. Hospital
arrangements wterc made to handle far
more than the number actually wounded. Extra ambulances were provldod
at the front. '"Many supplementary
dressing stations were opened. There
was little congestion anywhere. More
than 2000 who were wounded on tho
first day at' Vimy ridge, were so
slightly hit that they were able to
walk back to the stations without aid.
Despite the extraordinary condition
of the ground over which the advance
was made, the stretcher-bearers fourid
and brought out practically all the
wounded before nightfall in each day's
fighting.
It is believed this prompt handling
resulted in a material reduction under
the heading. "Died'of wounds." Similar
systematic care was shown In the dls-
posal of the dead, who are now believed to bear the remarkably low ratio
.if ono to five wounded.
Two  Important Cemeteries.
There arc two important military
cemeteries mi the Canadian front, at
Curoncy and Ecoivre. These are connected with the trenches by light railways ami the .'dead are brought thero
for burial. For the operations of last
week additional burying grounds were
opened up near the front line, so that
thu work of. the burial parties might
be more quickly done. Each body of
ours Is given individual burial and
over each ol" the dead is placed a aim
pie wooden cross giving name, rank
and identification number. Even if
these crosses should be removed the
recdrda of the burial arc so complete
that the location of everybody can be
indlcatedi The dead are wrapped in
blankets before being committed to the
earth by Co men's own unit, and the
burial service is read by a clergyman
of the dead soldier's own denomination.
The army chaplains are so distributed
as to almost invariably permit of this
reverence' for the dead, which is one
of the marked characteristics of the
British and Canadian troops.
I know of one ease where the chaplain and four bearers carried the shell
of a rent body of an unknown Canadian over almost two miles of practically impassable ground in order that
ho, might rest with his comrades in
the divisional cemetery.
Lay for Week Undiscovered.
A week atttif the battle occasional
bodies are" still being discovered showing the fate of some missing men.
While traversing the shell-torn ground
nair the (main, street of Thelus a
seoUt iiu my company two days ago
discovered the body of one of our men
in the bottom of a deep shell hole.
Fatally wounded by splinters, he had
-crept into thu hole to die and there he
lay undiscovered for a week, while
thousands of persons passed with 20
feet of him.
A search of the battlefield, containing hundreds of thousands of shell
holes required days of labor. Hundreds
if men were specially detailed for the
work and It has been well done.
Sorrowing relatives in Canada of the
unreturning brave men may take com?
fort In the fact thut their dead have
been eared for as reverently as If they
had been laid to rest in the family plot
at home.
The French nation offered to maintain cemeteries along the front for all
time, and arrangements have already
been made for the planting of trees and
evergreens around them.
Allowance Continued for Three Months
After Honorable Discharge in
Case of Overseas Men.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, April 18.—The following
order In council has been passed by
the cabinet today:
The committee of the privy council, on the recommendation of the minister of militia and defense, advise that
every person who has served, is now
serving, or may In the future serve as
an officer, nursing sister, warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, enlisted man of the expeditionary force
and who lias been or may hereafter, be
honorably retired or discharged from
such service after six months' continuous service during tho present war,
be continued on the pay and allowance of the rank held at tho date of retirement or discharge for a period of
three months if the said service or any
portion thereof has been performed
overseas.      » x
"This means," tho government explains, "that on being honorably discharged from service every soldier, of
whatever rank, who has served for six
months, a portion of which has been
overseas, Is to receive a grant of three
months' pay and allowances of the
rank hold when honorably discharged.
Nurses will participate in the grant,
upon the same terms as soldiers. The
grant Includes separation allowance as
well as pay.
"The object of the extra iwiy Is to
keep the soldier ln funds during a period In which he may be expected, by
reasonable efforts, to find employment
and be reabsorbed into'the industrial
or business life of the community."
TWO 8lli
Bins
FREIGHTERS
GE1 BEYOND HIM
Burn Down Hotel and Store in Brazilian City—Cheer for the Entente
Allies
(By Dally News Leased Wiro.)
RIO JANEIRO, April 18.—Popular
feeling against Germany Is increasing,
and In the city of Porto Alegre, which
has a largo German colony, the situation today passed beyond control of
the police. Crowds attacked several
German establishments, burning a
hotel nnd a large' store. They marched through the streets, cheering for
Brazil and the entente allies. President Bras: and the minister of war conferred in regard to the measures for
establishing pence.
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(liy Dally News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, April 18.—The government has purchased two targe freight
ships for the coal carrying trade between Montreal und Nova Scotia, and
It is believed that these are only the
first of what is iu be u big government-owned fleet of freighters.
The vessels purchased have been
operating on the* Great Lakes and will
be put on the St. Luwroitce at once.
There is a serious shortage of transportation facilities on the Ht. Lawrence and Atlantic coast trade and
there bus been a great coal shortage
In Quebec.
The purcjiuse of these ships is to
obviate such a serious situation us a
coal shortage on the Ht. Lawrence.
SIR SAMfSlATES
VIEW M KAISER
Says   If  Emperor  Lasts War Out  It
Will Be to Surrender Throne
to Allies
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April; 18.—Sir Sum
Hughes, who arrived here tonight
from Boston, expressed the hope that
Col. Theodora Roosevelt would be
given permission by the United States
government to lead an American contingent on tho western front.
"Col, UodscvoU'h presence with the
troops," said Sir Sam, "would go far
vTo convince those on* the other sldo
that America's part in tho world war
Is a real one, for Col, Roosevelt Is
known as a brave man personally."
Slr^Sain does not liolleve the Ualsor
will last the War out, but If ho does
it will be only to surrender his throne
to the victorious allies.
If
METHODIST PULPIT
Rev.  H. C.  Morrison  and   Rev.  S. J.
Thompson  Leave B. C. for the
East.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
TORONTO, April tS..--At the regular meeting of the transfer commission of the Methodist church the following wen* among the transfers:
Interim transfers—Oeorge P. Denyes,
from Alberta to Manitoba; Edward
Kwayne from Saskatchewan to Bay of
Quinte.
Among transfers of probationers affected were: W. E. Hutty, from Toronto to Manitoba.
Ministers—P, W. Armstrong, from
Alberta to London, England; Dr. \V. L.
Armstrong, from Alberta to Manitoba;
T. ir. Hole, from Alberta to Hamilton;
Capt. W. B. Caswell, from Manitoba
to Hamilton; O. K. Craig-, from Bay of
Quinte to Alberta; J. P. Dyer, from
Saskatchewan to Alberta; Dr. C. ft.
Hauilers from London, ont., to Manitoba.
Br. C. -E. I.uker transferred from
Hamilton to Manitoba; H. C. Morrison,
from British Columbia to Montreal;
IX. P. McTavlsh, from Saskatchewan
to Alberta; Charles Morgan, from
Manitoba to Saskatchewan; U. V. Morton, from Saskatchewan to Toronto;
B. W. Thompson, from Montreal to
Manitoba; S. J. Thompson, from British Columbia to London. Ont.; It,
Whiting, from Manitoba to Montreal;
L. S. Wight, from Alberta to Bay of
Quinte.
The transfer of the ministers Is to
take effect nt 9 a.m. on the opening
of conference to which they aro
transferred.
LIEUT ELMER JONES OF
VANCOUVER 18 WOUNDED
(By Dally News Leasod Wire.)
VANCOUVER, B.C., April 18.—Llout."
Elmer Jones, a son-in-law of the late
Hon.  C. (H.  Mackintosh,    has    been
wounded In France.
LAIDLAW LAND CHARGES
ARE BEING INVESTIGATED
(By Staff Correspondent.*)
. I'RICSS GALLERY. VICTORIA, B.C.,
April 18.—Tho Laidlaw land case, In
which Hon. John Oliver charges the
late government with Improperly making a refund of $7900 to .Tames Lnldlaw
was opened before the public accounts
committee this morning and It wns do^
cided to secure the evidence of Gov
eminent Agent Christie and formor
Deputy Minister of Lands Renwick.
TAXATION OF CHURCH
SITES TO CONTINUE
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA,
B.C., April 18.—Decision in the'
application of some of the churches
for exemption of sites from taxation was formally givon by .the
munioipsl committee today. As
antioipatsd, It waa a gain it 4 he proposal and the committee, by a vote
of five to two, decided to leave the
aot as it Is.
DID PREMIER APPROVE      s
RENWICK'S   DISMISSAL?
Minister of Lands Declines to Answer
Question Put by W. R. Rots on
Point.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
I'RESS GALLERY, VICTORIA. B.C.
AprtMs-^As to whethorVTremler Brewster upprovbd of the dismissal of It.
iV. Renwick, deputy minister of lands
and for nearly 15 years in the government service, the minister of lands refused to say In answer to questions
asked by W. R. Ross In the legislature,
The attitude taken by the premier on
the question and telegrams which passed between Premier Brewster and Hon.
John Oliver is said to be covered by
confidential communications which
may not be divulged. " Reorganization"
Is given as the reason for Ken wick's
Jlsmlssal. The questions and answers
regarding Renwick arc us follows:
I. How long was R. A. Renwick In
the service of the government?
Whon was he appointed to the
service and what position has he "held?
3. When was ho appointed as deputy minister of lands?
4. What salary did he receive?
r>.   ITas ho been dismissed?
0. If so, when?
7. Why wns he dismissed?
8. Where was the lion, the premier
ut the date of his dismissal?
Did the premier know of his proposed dismissal?
10.   Did he approve of same?
II. If he approved of same, was snld
approval done by u communication between the hmi. the premier and the
hon. the minister of agriculture or with
any other colleague?
12. If so. will a copy of said letters
or telegrams be tabled?
13. Who succeeded said Renwick?
14. Was his successor previously In
tho services of tho crown?
, What Is the age of his successor?
16. What salary iu buing paid his
successor? ,
Hon. T. D. Pattullo replied as follows:
1. Fourteen years four and a half
months.
2. October 30th, 1902, appointed us
government ugpnt at Nelson, etc., and
deputy minister of lands.
3. March 25, 1917.
4. 1298.33 per month.
5. Ves.
January 16th, 1917.
Reorganization.
Ottawa,
Yes.
10, 11 and 12. Confidential communications between members of cabinet
moy not bo divulged.
18.   Georgo R. Nadon.
14. No.
15. Flfty-one.
1G.   $298.33.
BIG MUNITIONS WORKS
IN  GERMANY  ARE
IDLE
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
LONDON. April 18.—A despatch to
the Exchango Telegraph from Tho
Hugtio says that according to frontier
reports German munition factories
ut Krefcld, lsorlohn und Bremen are
idle, owing to strikes. About 75,000
workers of both sexes ceased work
us a protest against the lack of food;
There havo -been no serious disorders, except at Barmen, where the
strikers attempted lo burn a factory.
The police Inferforeu and threo men
wero wounded. Many persons were
arrested.
Public Stenography
Offics of
C W. APPLEYARD.
605 Baker Street. Tel. 444
Clients may have their work attended
to regularly for a small monthly fee.
7.
9.
BRAZIL'S POLICE 18 WELL
EQUIPPED FOR WAR SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D.C—"Should Bra.
Ell, tlko the United States, bo forced
Into war with Germany," says a bul
letln  Issued   by  the   National   Geo
graphic society, "hor pcacu-tlmu nu
clcus of an army (25,000 men) will be
supplemented   by   a   well-organized
and thoroughly trained police force of
20,000 men equipped for military scr
vice.    The   strength   of   the   South
American  republic's reserve army Is
In excess of half a million mon, white
the total nation  is -4,300,000  from a
population   slightly   loss   than   one-
fourth as Inrge as that of the United
States.
"For nine years Brazil has had In
force a universal militury service law,
every Brazilian between the ages of
21 and 45 being affected. Tho terms
of service under this law require two
years ln(tho ranks, followed by scvon
years  In   the   army   reserve,   seven
yearn in tho tenHtorial 'pr-miy. and
eight years in the national guard.
Reservists are called up for four
Weeks' training annually and aro
given rifle practise unco a month.
The territorial army's-training varies.
from two to four weeks a year. ,
"The total available unorganized
military strength of Brazil exceeds by
500,000 men (he total organized military strength of Italy nt the time the
latter country entered the world war.
The war strength of the country la
twice ns great as that of Portugal."
five) times greater than that of Norway, exceeds that of Greece, of Serbia and of Bulgaria. Its reserves
and regular army constitute a tight-
ing force half as large as the total
war strength of all the other countries of South America combined.
"Of the South American republic*j
only the three A B C powers have
navies of appreciable strength. The
personnel, officers and men, of Brazil.
Is equul to the combined strength of
Chile and Argentina. The pride of the
Brazilian navy are her two modern
dreadnoughts of 19,000 tons displacement, and with an armament uf 12
12-lneh guns each. Contracts wero
under consideration for the building
of a supordreadnoiight with Ki-inch
guna nt the time the European war
began and the naval construction
yards nf nil the belligerent powers
found their hands full supplying tint
needs of their own governments, Two
old battleships, laid down in 1898. ami
two protected cruisers, of 3500 tons
displacement each, comprise the
remainder of Brazil's major fighting
ships, supplemented by five torpedo
gunboats, 10 Yarrow destroyers, four
first-class torpedo boats, four destroyers, a mine ship and three submarines.
"The country has three naval arsenals—at Rio de Janeiro, Para and
Laddrlo de Motto Grosso. the last
named a river arsenal.
"The infantry wus equipped with
Mauser rifles, while the field and
horse artillery use a Krupp gun. The
military budget for 1915 amounted to.
{30,000,000.
"If Brazil should bo drawn Into the
war vortex, It would mark the entry.
Into the lists against autocracy of the
third largest republic tn the world,
"It Is Interesting to note thut otv
of the most significant movements
during 1916 was the organization in
Brazil of the League In Favor of the
Allien, formed by many of tho lending men of the nation lo express
sympathy with Franco and her allies.
At the close of tho year there was
ngltutiiin for the taking over of all
the Gorman shipping In Brazilian
ports."
"DODD'S '''
KIDNEY
'/, PILLS .-.
■'ts1-.KIDNEY uct
tn.     "ICHTS    Dl*>>< ^
 3D
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
THE DAILY NEWS
PAGE THREB '
ining and Markets
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UTICA DIVIDEND IS
2 CENTS A SI
Annual Masting of Stockholders Held
—V. D. Williamson Is Elected
President.
(Special to The Dally Nows.)
KASLO, B.C., April 18.—The stockholders of the Utica Mines, Limited
was' held today and elected tho following board of directors: V. D. Wil-
. llamsdn, president and general manager; C. F. Caldwell, vice-president;
;}V. C. Slvyor, W. W. Holeman and B.
•R. VoorheeB.
The financial statement showed cash
on hand of $106,760. a dividend was
'declared of two cents a share In ac.
enrdonee with tho following resolution:     I
> "ftesolved that a dividend be and Is
.-declared of two cents on each share
gpf outstanding stock to the holders
thereof appearing on the books of the
company ns such on the first day of
June, 1917, to be paid on tho fifteenth
day of June, 1917, subject to tho approval of tho hoard of directors."
, - It Is expected that this amount of
dividend will be declared and paid
■quarterly from this lime on.
ORE SHIPMENTS TO
TRAIL 6295 TONS
Receipts at Smelter Lees Than Average on Account of Shutting Down
of Three Rossland  Mines.
Ore shipments to the Consolidated
Mining & Smelting company's smelter
at Trail for the week ending April 14,
fell below the average tonnage; with a
total receipt of ii29r. tons. Thia is accounted for. in largo measure, by the
cessation of shipments from the mines
at Rossland, * which are ndw closed
down.
The greatest tonnage from any one
district, with the exception of the Sullivan mine at Kimberley, in East,
Kooteriay, which alone shipped 3850
tons, came from the Slocan country,
which sent In during the past week all*
'most 200 cars of ore for treatment, agi'
gregatlng 646 tons. Another Manitoba
mine has entered the shipping liati*j.
This la the Northern Manitoba, situated at Le Pas, which sent ln a car of 20
tons.
Tho list of last week's shippers, to;-
gether'with-the shipping mines for the
year with total tonnage up until April
14, follows*: ■   ■  *
Rossland.
Centre Star     16,79^
Le Roi     23,868
Le Roi No. 2 	
Total
2,364
42,010
ft;
ANCHOR-DONALDSON
™       LINK
— Glasgow S»rvie»»—
GLASGOW to ST. JOHN, N.B.
DIRECT
PORTLAND TO GLASGOW
DIRCCT
*
HALIFAXoTO cGt ASGOW
H.S.UDMAN   MN-H-kt Atmt
VATKOUVKK  531 Crbnvtll* St.
WIWNIPCa   449 Kaln SI W14K*** M.3SI2
The B.C. Assay and
Chemical Supply
Company, Ltd.
Laboratory  Suppli.s  for  Aasnyers,
Chemists, 8chools and Colleges
Scientific Glassware and Porcelain-
ware, Chemically Pure Adda
and Chemicals,
567 Hornby St.,      Vanocuver, B. C.
East Kootenay.'
Sullivan    3,859
ParadlBe	
St. Eugene	
Quantrell .'	
Isaac	
Lead Queen   	
Burton	
Lanark 	
Total   3,8ns
Slocan and Ainsworth.
Black Grouse v
Ruth        29
Sovereign         32
Queen Bess ...	
Lucky ,11m       41
Boll  :
Bluebell       48
Comfort 	
Qalena Farm  	
Lucky Thought          31
Reco 	
Slocan City 	
Molly Gibson  	
Mountain  Chief   	
No. 1, Slocan 	
Ottawa	
Rambler-Cariboo  ..
Silver Hill   	
Spokane Trinket ...
Surprise   	
Standard  	
Utica 	
Wonderful 	
Hewitt	
Slocan  Star   	
lvanhoo 	
Blumenouer  	
OH
28
2(13
48
40,467
991
1,478
61
88
126
86
40
11
66
97
692
1,312
522
701
51
113
203
17
78
42
18
50
108
175
9
16
125
2,690
396
87
si
71
34
12
'~H»I"IJI!
Clubihq ,
Lardeau.
Total .
Beatrice	
fidelity	
Lampere	
Total   	
Other B. C. Mines.
Lucky Mike	
Silver Standard   ..'       32
Iron Mask ■	
Alaska  	
Aberdeen	
Blue Grouse.	
Mountain Chief	
Queen Bess       ...
Millie Mao     ...
Donohoe       -.	
Multiplex	
Kokomo	
Silver Belt	
Wind PasB	
Paradise    ,	
Foghorn     ...
Total   ...;        32
United States Mines.
United Copper       ,92
Electric Point       ...
Admiral   	
Knob Hill     128
Day Republic  	
Loon Lake	
Hope 	
Wakefield	
Kuhnert 	
High Grade	
Hercules   	
Lead Trust 	
T6m Thumb   	
Golden   Seal	
Total         220
Ontario Mines.
Tip Top      274
Alberta Mines.
Eldon   	
Manitoba  Mines.
Mnndy M       62
Northern Manitoba       29
China
Robert Dollar 	
108      3,206
65
Total        646
Boundary,
Emma   1,127
Sally	
Total   1.127
Nelson.
Pioneer 	
Eureka        66
Emerald         42
California	
Southern'Belle .....,..;.    ...
Rio."*!^".':.'.::'.';'"!.".:'.' ';:r
11,325
42
34
1,044
2,035
27
■A
MINING ST0CK8.
Wc receive each morning by wire direct from New York the opening prices
on the curb, and also get the closing
prices of tho curb as woll ns the closing of the New York and Spokane exchanges. We arc therefore able to
give our clients tho best servlco that is
possible.
8T DENIS & LAWRENCE,
Phone 39.    609 Ward St. Nelson, B. C.
i
The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co.
of Canada, Limited
Offices, Smelting and Refining Department
TRAIL,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA
SMELTERS AND REFINERS
Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores
TADANAC BRAND PIG LEAD, BLUESTONE AND SPELTER
UTICA STOCK MAKES
INTEREST IN STOCKS
STILL
.03 V-
•OSVi
.20,
Kusa Spelter Company
Purchasers of All Classes of Zinc Ores and Concentrates
Newton W. Emmens, Rspressntativa
CREDIT  FONCIER   BUILDING VANCOUVER,  B.  C.
THE NELSON IRON WORKS, Limited
PARTIAL   LIST   OF   SECONDHAND   MACHINERY   FOR   8ALE
One 16-in. z 48-ln. Vertical Boiler.
One 20-h.p. Vertical Boiler.
Ona 100-h.p, Corliss Engine.
One 100-h.p. Ball Engine.
One 6x7 Vertical Engine.
One 20-h.p. Fairbanks Oil Engine.
One 8 z 10 Link Motion Hoist
Ode B-h.p. Fairbanks Motor.
One Buffalo Forge Co. Fan.
One 46 K.W. Gonerator, D. C,
-ln. Standard W.L Pipe
8 x 16 Knowlea Sinking
One Lot
One 16 z
Pump.
One 7 z 10 Blake. Crasher.
One Five-Ton Chain Block.
One Small  Assayer's Crusher.
One Small Gates Crusher.
Two Large Gyratory Crusher*.
One Hydraulic Elevator,
One 6 z 24 Surfecer and Match!
CANADIAN
J.PACIFIC
\ RAILWAY    '
Through Service
Vancouver
AND
Nelson
Via Kettle Valley Railway Through Hope
ELECTRIC LIGHTED—DRAWING ROOM—STANDARD SLEEPERS
CAFE DINING CAR AND COACHES
DIRECT  CONNECTION   AT   VANCOUVER  WITH   STEAMER  TO
.     » ,        ,AN0  FR?M  V,CT°RIA AND SEATTLE
Lv. Ntl»n..7t40 «.m.   Arr. Vancouver..10i20 a.m.   Victoria..4.30 p.m.
>.    Tlek-itt and Sleeper Reservations from arty Afaont, or Wrlta
J. S. CARTER, D. P. A.,* Nelson, B. C.
Lucky  Jim   Unchanged  at  Spokane-
Rambler. Slocan Star and Standard Recede.
Utica mado a fractional gain on the
Spokane market yesterday, the nLock
being quoted at 24%. Lucky Jim was
unchanged. Rambler yielded % point
and Slocan Star receded fractionally,
while  Standard  dropped   7   points.
Spokane doling Quotations.
(Reported by St. Denis & Lawrence.)
Bid     Asked
Cork-Province    '..% .02
Lucky Jim 08
Rambler  ...;    .17V.-
Standard    .U0
Slocan Star 21%
Utica 24%
Caledonia   GS
SumtHs - , w*.*vv*..    .4*1%
New York Exchange Closings
C. P. R. , lfliK
Chino   63%
Inspiration   Rfitt
Miami     41M
Southern Pacific   94
Union Pacific  137H
Granby, Great Northern and G. N.
Ore Cert not ([noted.
New   York   Curb   Closings.
Canada Copper, 2 1-lti—2%.
Slocan   Star,   20—24.
Standard,   11-16—%,
Ray  Herculea, W%—4.
Spokane Closing Quotations.
(Reported hy C. W. Appleyard.
Bid     Asked
Lucky Jim    % .08
Caledonia   68
Cork-Province    02
Rambler    \7%
Standard    .CO
Sloean Star 21%
Utica   24%
Hypotheek   10%
Snowstorm   81
Electric Point hZ%
Nabob    09%
Missoula Copper 02%
Florence    78
Market Saga After Early Demonstration of Irregular Strength—C.P.R.
Features Rails.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April 18—Loft largely
to Us own devices when not under fur-
'ther professional pressure today's market sagged after an early demonstration of irregular strength, in which all
but a few special stocks participated.
Virtually the same influence's which
have governed the source of recent
operations were still in efrect, particularly the utter lack of interest, a continuance of moderate investment liquidation and increasing uncertainty created by the government's program of
finance and taxation in connection with
the war.
Less than a dozen different Issues,
chief of which were United States
Steel, Marines, metals, motors, equipments and munitions made up almost
three-fourths of the day's total turnover of 510,000 shares. Rails were at
no time a factor, aside from their comparative strength.
The conflicting sentiment prevailing
in speculative quarters wus seen In the
contrary course pursued by -stocks of
thut class. Ohio Gas, for instance,
made an extreme advance of r,% points
to 140%, while Industrial Alcohol 2%
points, with losses of 2 to about 5
points in motors and subsidiaries. Oils,
tobaccos, fertilizers and'shippings were
mostly lower, the latter developing
heaviness in the ufternoon on thu ar
rival of rumors suggesting the pres
ence of enemy vessels In homo waters.
Canadian Pacific was one of the'features of thu railroad group with fractional gfttrts which were canceled before the close of th© session.
United Stales Steel derived much of
its strength from estimates of earnings for the first quarter of the year
soon to be published and Sloss-Shef-
lleld's further decline of 3% points to
Hi) resulted from the pusslng of the
dividend.
Hiiiids   showed   their  usual   irregularity  after  early   steadiness. ' Totnl
sales,  pur value,  $3,825,000.
Closing  prices.
American Smelting  99
Anaconda  ;  79 %
Butte      43%
C. p. R ' 1*01%
Chile  22%
Chino    58%
Inspiration   "(5%
kennpeott   43 %
Nevudn    22 %
Republic Iron   79 j
Tennessee     16%
V. S. Steel  ■ 111%
U. S. Steel preferred   117%
Utah  110%
WHEAT PRICES HAKE
SENSAIIONAL JUMP
Chicago Market Closes Unsettled with
May at $2.32^jr-Oat8 nnd Provisions also   Rise.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, III,, April 18.—Sensational
upturns in wheat values resulted today from export interests buying up
3,000,000 bushels May delivery and also
purchasing liberally of the July option.
On the advance May showed at one
timo a bulge of 13 cents over the low-
ost level of the session. The close was
unsettled, 2 cents to 8% cents above
Tuesday's close, with Mny at $2,32%
and July at 11.97%.
Oats gained % to 1% and provisions
closed 20 to 62 cents higher.
Assertions that foreign interests controlled millions of bushels of Chicago
contracts for grain acted as a notable
stimulus to bullish sentiment regarding wheat entirely aside from the big
acquisitions today for Europe, Besides,
gossip was current that, all available
offerings were being absorbed for export account in other markets as well
as Chicago, and that prices were aa
high as 65 cents over Chicago for July
at the Gulf of Mexico. Domestic millers were also said to have resumed active buying and to have made large
sales of flour,
Ono of the chief influences which at
first gave wheat prices a temporary
setback was an enlarged estimate of
the stock on hand in Canada. It was
said thn aggregate was 116,000,000 as
agoinst recent estimates of 76,000,-
000 bushels.
Excellent weather conditions both in
the United States and Canada together with better crop advices, operated also for u while as a passing
handicap on the bulls.
Oats showed a brisk demand for
cash houses and the seaboard made a
strong market. Messages from the
south told of heavy substitutions of
oats for corn.
Provisions rallied when grain turned upward. In tho earlier dealings,
the market was depressed by the weakness of hog values.
WHEAT IN STOCK
snows!
CREASE
WINNIPEG WHEAT, $2.35.
WINNIPEG, April 18—Wheal: May,
$2.35;  July, $2.27W;  October, $1.74%.
Oats: May, 70%; July, 68%; Oct., 06.
Flax:   May,   $2.99%;   July,  $3.61%,
Cash wheat: No. 1 Northern, $2.36%;
No. 2 Northern* $2.32; No. 3 Northern,
$2.27; No. 4 Northern, $2.17; No. 5,
$1.98;   No. 0, $1.68;   feed, $1.18.
Canadian Census Puts It at 126,000,000
Bushels, Compared With 197,000,000
Last Year
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
OTTAWA, April 18.—The census
and statistics office issued today in
summary form the results of inquiries
as to (a) the stocks of wheat, oats,
barley and flax in Canada on March
■ 81} (b) the stocks of all agricultural
produce remaining in farmers' hands
on March 31; and (c) the proportion
of the crops of 1916 that proved to be
of merchantable quality.
The compilation of returns collected
from elevators, flour mills and railway companies, shows that on March
31, 1917, the quantity of wheat and
wheat flour expressed as wheat was
126,000,000 bushels, as compared with
197,000,000 bushels last year, and 79,-
000,000 bushels on Feb. 8, 1915. The
total for 1917 inoluded 07,500,OO'O
bushels in the elevators, flour mills
and in winter storage vessels, 45,638,-
000 bushels In farmers' hands nnd
12,862,000 bushels In transit by railway, This year for the first time the
inquiry was extended to oats, barley
and flax. Of oats, including oats
products expressed as oats, the total
quantity in Canada on March 31, was
about 184,000,000 bushels, comprising
37,000,000 bushels in elevators and
mills, 137,000,000 bushels In farmers'
hands and 10,000,000 bushels in transit
by rail.
Of barley the total quantity In
Canada on March 31, was about 15,-
000,000 bushels, of which 3,020,000
bushels were in elevators, 10,500,000
bushels In farmers' hands and 880,000
bushels in transit by rail.
Out of the total estimated wheat
production of 1916, 21 per cent, or
45,638,000 bushels remained in
farmers' bands at the end of March.
In 1916, at the corresponding date, the
proportion was 23 per cent; in 1915,
it was 12% per cent, and ln 1914 it
was 18% per cent.
Of the remaining field crops the
proportions nnd quantities estimated
to be In farmers' luinils on March 31
are as follows: Oats, 3U per cent, or
136,179,000 bushels; barley, 26 per
cent, or 10,559,000 bushels; rye, 28 per
cent, or 813,500, for husking 13 per
cent, or 814,000 bushels; flax, 20 per
cent, or 1,413,000 bushels; potatoes. 26
per cent, or 15,969,000 bushels; turnips, etc., 14 per cent., or 5,843,000
bushels; hay and' clover, 32 per cent,
or 1,802,000 tons.   For corn, the ijuan-
UTICA  TO   PAY   DIVIDE-NO-
Of 2 cents a share payable June 15th
to shareholders of record Juno lot   It|
all probability the same amount will
be disbursed quarterly.
Telegraphic Quotations Rectiv#d Dally
by Wire.
C. W. APPLEYARD,
505 Baker Street. Phona 444
tity on hand at tho end of March is
smaller and hay and clover is larger
than in any previous year on re<poto.
The stock of potatoes; 15,069,01)0
bushels, compares with 12(960,800
bushels at March 31, 1916, both years
being lower than In any previous year
since the records began In 1909.
The returns received from crop correspondents show that of tho total
estimated wheat crop In "1916, viz.,
220,367,000 bushels,' 85 per cent, or
187,857,000 bushels proved to be of
merchantable quality. This loss If 15
per cent is greater than in any previous year on record since 1909, and
contrasts with Inst year's high proportion of 95 per cent merchantable,
or only 5 per cent loss. The proportions of the other crops of 1,916 which
proved to be of merchantable quality
are as follows:
Oats, 89 per cent, 312,798,000 bushels
out of 351,174,000 buBhels; barley, 84
per cent, 34,558,000 bushels out of
41,318,000 bushels; rye, 92 per cent,
2,659,000 bushels out of 2,896,000
bushels; buckwheat, 78 per cent,
1,600,000 bushels out of 5,976,000
bushels; flax, 93 per cent, 6,596,000 out
of 7,122,300 bushels; corn for husking,
58 per cent, 3,648,000 bushels out of
6,282,000 bushels; potatoes, 78 per
cent, 47,814,000 bushels out of 61,128,-
000 bushels; turnips, etc., 75 per cent.,
31,099,000 bushels out of 41,278,000
bushels; and hay and clover, 90 per
cent, 13,371,000 tons out of 14,799,000
tons.
BUTTER MARKET 8TRONQ.
MONTREAL, April 18.—There was a
good demand for choice creamery butter of which the offerings were small
and prices firm, but the demand for
the undergrades is limited and prices
for such rule eusy. Cheese in fair
demand and steady. Eggs fairly active
at  unchanged  prices.
Butter: Choicest creamery, 42% to
43; seconds, 38 to 40.
Cheese: Finest easterns, 23 to %;
finest we'sturns,   24  to  %.
Eggs: Fresh. 36; selected, 38; No. 1
stuck, 34.
•ork: Heavy Canada short mess, 45
to 40; Canada short cut back, 43 to 44.
STERLING  EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, April 18.—Sterling exchange steady at 4.75% for demand.
$ .08%
.69
.03%
.20
.75
.22
.25
.11%
62
.60
.09%
.04
.79
SILVER QUOTED AT
NEW jORK AT 74
Prloe on London Market 36?i—Copper
M.rk.t Quiet—Lead Prices Unchanged.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, ..April 18.—Silver, 74;
at London, 36%. Tuesday's quota,
tions were: At New York. 7396; nt
London, 36 9-16.
Copper quiet; electrolytic, spot and
second quarter, 30 to 32; third quarter,
28 to 30.
At London: Spot copper, £135; futures, £134 10s; electrolytic, £147.
Lead: At St. Louis, XM'A: ut New
York, 9; at Montreal, 11.18; at London,
£30 10s.
STEEL IS8UE8 MAKE
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS
(By Dally News Leased Wire.)
MONTREAL, April 18.—Dominion
Iron and Steel oC Canada advanced
steadily through the dny undor a moro
active demand than hns beon in evidence for some lime and both closed
at their best lydces, 63',; for the former and 68 for the latter, substantial
trains of 2 and 1% points respectively.
Dominion Iron woe Ihe feature of tho
group, as It was of tho market, furnishing about 1900 shares of 4500 dealt
ln for tho day. Scotia Stool continues
quiet, but firmed n fraction from the
close of Tuesday, finishing at 94V4 bid.
Steel of Canada preferred Improved 2
points to 92Vj. Other Industrials to
display a better tone Included Bridge
which advanced 2Vj points to 135 with
the last sale marked at 134% and Cement up 1 point to 63.
Brazilian wan nominally unchanged
at 40'/. in tho final dealings, but closing bid was off % from Tuesday at
40. Civic Power sold off % to 79, then
rallied to 7!"i and closed that price bid
or off 14,
Some moderate pressure on tho
bonds of the new wnr loan was tho feature ln bonds, the prlco sagging from
05% to 05%. Transactions for the day,
1 ion aliuioa and (44,100 bonds.
TONE  OF TRADING  IS
STRONGER AT TORONTO
TORONTO, April 18. — Brazilian
Traction sold fairly well today on tbe
local stock market ln face of strong
pressure. The street waa not optimistic- nltoui ihe maintenance of the dividend and at one-stage tn the session
the price went down to a low point of
39Tfi. In Ihe Infter part or tho afternoon there was a firmer market and
tho close was only fractionally lowe
than Tuesday at 40%. Thore appears
to be a large short Interest in Brazilian.
No official news ubout dividend ;
tion wns obtainable but traders :
hcglning to take it for granted that the
disbursement will be slopped temporarily on account of tho unfavorable exchange rules. Dealings In Braztlinn
amounted to more than 1500 shores.
Throughout the rest of the list there
was generally a firmer feeling with the
steel issuer, allowing the way upward
Willi light dealings. Dominion Iron
was the leader In HiIh section, with a
2-poinl gain at 63 and with the close
at the high. Steel of Canada was active Willi a gain of 1% to 63. Steamship Issues were easier, probably In
connection with the requisition of all
liritish tonnage, but this will not affect
tho Canadian Steamship company for
this year. The common stock eased off
% to 38 and the preferred sold %
lower at 84,4. with both'closlug'at the
low for the day.
The third wax loan .was the most
active bond, selling up to. the high
price of !Hi and then going bnck to 95%
at the close, with dealings for the day
amounting to $42,600.
MACHINERY FOR VICTOR MINE
CONCENTRATOR IS BOUGHT
FORT STEELE, B. C, April 18.-
It is reported that the machinery for
the concentrator to be Installed nt the
Victor mine has lieop bought nnd arrangements are being mnde for its installation.
CHICAGO STOCKYARDS.
OIIlCAOO, III., April 18.—Hogs: Receipts, 29,000: market,weak. 20 cenls
lower. Hulk, 16..50 to 15.80; light, lfi.20
to 15.75; mixed. 15.20 to 15.90; heavy,
15.20 to 15.95; rough. 13.20 to 15.40;
pigs, 10.60 to 14.
Cattle: Receipts, 17,000; slow. Native beef onttle. 9 to 13.35; Blockers and
feeders, 7,26 to 9.90; cows and heifers,
5.60 to 10.85;  calves, 8.50 to 12.76.
Sheep: Receipts, 21.000; weak. Ewes,
9,25 to 12.30; wethers, 10.60 lo 12.75;
lambs, 11..90 to 15.75.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
■Ndt   STRATEGIC   RETREAT   BUT
ACTUAL DEFEAT.
What Germany haa hitherto explained as a strategic retirement, now stands
revealed as defeat and retreat along a
jfflSfa^pt nearly 100 miles. The Hlndenburg line, a mythical and certainly
a^varlafile mark In several regions
was undoubtedly defined along the Vimy r^dge. Here. Germany made an
unmistakable stand, something far
more than a rear-guard action, and
ftey have beon driven out with heavy
losses of men and guns.
if TJIwu the kaiser recognizes a vast
diffe^nce between the allies' spring
Offensive of 1917, and those of 1915 and
^916 (Is sfien In the precautions taken
to retire to lines of greater safety.
Twice the allies tried and twice the
allies failed to turn the spring season
to advantage. The German front remained firm, but since the midsummer
of last year the French and British
have been pushing steadily forward,
suffering nothing more than a slight
reverse in the Champagne and a waspish sting from the enemy's retreating
tail near Rheims,   -
In part the defeat of Hindenburg's
forces is due to the demoralization of
nearly two years of fruitless offense,
but. in the main, the triumph of the
allies is the result of an ever-Increasing output of ammunition and a superiority In number and quality of artillery. There are'no longer any fortresses calling for the cumbersome 16-
Mch guns with which the Teutons
scored their Initial victories at Liege
and Namur; the honors are now with
the lighter artillery perfected by the
French.
A STRAW WHICH 8HOW8 DIREC-
_v TION  OF WIND
, Once or twice in. the course of this
war it has been possible to catch a
momentary glimpse of the authentic
mind of "the German people. The high
command, which imposes its will on
the civil government and the gagged
musics, with an equal disregard of
policy rtnd popular feeling, affords no
clue to. the national temper. The
chancellor, steering nn uneasy course
between, Jlic dictation of Hlndenburg
and the blustering of Reventlow, is
scarcely n surer guide. At length, in
the by-election of Potsdam the revelation has come. One would hardly expect a. revolutionary pacificism from
Potsdam. None the less, Potsdam has
by a decisive mujorily elected to the
Prussian diet a "Minority" Socialist of
the extremist school. In succession to
Dr. Liebknecht. deprived of his seat by
his imprisonment, it has chosen ns its
representative Dr. Franz Mehring, who
has just been released from a long
term of Internment as nn untried political suspect.
The .result means far more than an
election to the reichstag, for It took
place by open. Indirect voting under
the Prussian three-class franchise, that
sorts the electors in distinct compartments, according to their wealth, the
London Nation points out. The lowest class can never alone elect a member. Dr. Mehring could not have been
elected unless he obtained a separate
maiprlty among the middle class electors, an well as among the working
class.1 It Is a demonstration against
the persecution to which these two
brave men have been subjected, but ll
is also an overwhelming manifestation
for peace. Ono hy-eleclion may not
suffice to test a people's spirit, but
others have pointed in the same direction, though It is not lo be expected
that the kulserbund will lose Its control until it has been defeated by the
entente arms.
tlc'ulart*^Itrfruirs"and "vegetables, but'
every part of the plant, root, stem,
leaf, flower, fruit, bark, wood, veins-
is, subject -to tho disease.
Although there is only a slight resemblance between the human body
and a vegetable or fruit1, the latter
may-be likened to the human body.
What the bones are to the human body,
the core and seeds are to the fruit and
vegetables. The disease attacks core
and seeds. There is no discharge, but
the core is discolored and spongy. The
frlut Is bitter; the vegetables tasteless.
Unless the general publio is aroused
to plant protection this disease will
continue to spread and Increase until
the value of the product is diminished
or totally destroyed.
IS    WAR    TO     MAKE    KING    OF
PEANUTS?
King Cotton may yet givo place to
King Goober, in other words, King Peanuts, In tho Southern states.
He has already yielded primacy In
some southern localities, particularly
tn Comanche county, Texas, three
fourths of whose area has been divert
ed from cotton to peanuts. Tho whole
state of Texas Is said to have moro
than 200,000 acres planted In peanuts,
which is 1000 per cent more than In
1915. There has been a similar development In Georgia, Alabama and
Louisiana. An expert, writing in the
Nation's Business, says that tho 1916
peanut crop amounted to $56,000,000,
nearly five times as much as the average production eight years ago. The
war Is partly responsible, having cut
off the European supply. Tho boll
weevil has had a good deal to do with
it; when that predatory insect, ravaging the cotton crop, lessened the supply of cottonseed, the oil millers took
to grinding peanuts. The oil is said
to be an admirable substitute for cottonseed oil. It Is regarded as better
for making lard and butter substitutes. There is a distinct advantage,
too, in growing goobers as far as the
soil Is.concerned. They have the same
effect as clover and peas, in that they
gather and deposit nitrogen in the
soil, thus leaving It richer Instead of
impoverishing it as cotton does. There
is a growing appreciation, too, of
roasted peanuts, peanut butter and
peanut candy as cheap and valuable
foods. The result, according to the expert mentioned, Is that peanuts may
soon be listed on the stock exchange,
and the United States is threatened
with a generation of "goober baronB."
****^r—■ I     I    |u_ii      ■ i'
executive in confidence. It should now
be made public.
Mrs. Anderson's statement re one
man "preventing" 100 soldiers voting
was very, explicit, as sho said that by
certain practises, which she described,
one man had "turned" 100 votes,
The speaker did not say that boys
and girls were being served by the
"teapot method" in Vancouver now,
but that this method had been unearthed and.actions before the courts
in the case of offending license holders.
Then, with regard to the certificates
to accompany the ballot bags, these
were mailed direct to the agent-general and evidence shows thnt not one
of the four presiding officers examined beforo Slr-'Richard McBride compiled with this regulation, leaving the
way open for the Introduction of innumerable faked ballots.
In view of the seriousness of the Issue involved and in Justice to the
speaker, the correction of these wrong
impressions of her statement will be
appreciated.
J. K, ANNABLE,
Chairman People's Prohibition Assoc!
atlon.
Nelson, April 18, 1917.
r-—rr-rr- ; n
I       Teaching Drawing in Schools       j
Those tanks nre still scattering the
sauerkraut.
Owing to tiie British blockade the
Germans can cook up new plans much
more easily than they can cook food.
There is talk In Germany of "clipping the Hohenzollt-rns' wings." The
only place to clip them is Just back of
the ears.
It's dangerous business to talk un-'
patriotically in the United. States these
days. A Sioux City judge has sentenced
nn offender to study for seven days
one of Vice-President Marshall's patriotic   speeches.
All women who arc British subjects
and possess the other necessary qualifications may be registered on the
provincial voters' lists, whether they
are British subjects by birth, naturalization or marriage. The lists arc
open until the middle of May, but the
best lime to register is today.
Germany taught a surprised world in
August, 1914, that fortresses were as
paper before the. 16-inch gun. Tho
French nnd British are today teaching
a surprised Germany that field defenses are as dust under the incessant pounding of well directed high explosives fired from artillery supplied
from a virtually Inexhaustible stock
of shells.
The absolute monarchinllsm of Prussia and Austria were united ns strongly
against Hie French revolution as are
the autocrats of the central empires
today united ngainst Russia. One of
their schemes undoubtedly will be to
endeavor to stir up the extremists of
the Russian revolution against tho
moderates and then comblbe the extremists with the autocratic party—a
political paradox that may cause some
trouble, but which will not be effec
Hve against the good sense of the great
mass of the Russian people.
PLANTS ALSO SUFFER FROM THE
WHITE PLAGUE.
.Recent, scientific Investigation confirms the theory that fruits and vegetable n are afflicted with tuberculosis.
■T. J. Burrell, working upon trio blight
of the pear and apple In 1879, was the
first id attribute a plant disease to
bacterial origin. His work has been
confirmed nnd his conclusions more
fully established by S. Q. Swlnton, a
recent investigator.
According to Mr. Swlnton, the pre
itlffliosinff conditions which contribute
toward the development of tuberculos
If In fruits and vegetables are slmi*
Tor'to those of the human body—in
pujjncient .nourishment and exposure to
extremes; of heat and cold.    If fruits
•nd vegetables are not properly fertilised and watered they are not nour
ished, and suffer ln consequence.
.   Tuberculosis   manifests   Itself   pnr-
COMMUNICATION8.
CANADIAN   UKRAINIAN'S APPEAL
To tho Editor of The Daily News;
Sir,—I have noticed a news story
from Petrograd dated April 10, that
the present government of Russia does
not wish to have Constantinople as a
price from Turkey, nor does it wish
to have any Austrian territory as an
indemnity. Is it possible that the new
Russian government will leave four
and a half millions of the Slav race
namely the Ukrainians, now under the
AuatrJan government, to be further
terrorized by Magglors, shedding their
blood for their existence, while ruining themselves? I should think ft would
be the duty of the present Russian
government not to hide Its sword until the Magglors and German-Austrians
are driven to the southern side of Ih*'
Carpathians and until the whole Transylvania is freed from the Magglorlc
hordes. Ukrainians numbering 35,000,-
000 riouls have undergone unheard of
tortures for the last 2C0 years, under
tho regime of Romanoff and that of
Hapsburg. Now, when the British
government has recognized the new
Russian government and the liberty of
the whole nation of Russia, we, the
Ukrlanlnns in Canada, hope that the
Ukrainians from Russia will influence
their government to liberate the four
and a half million of Ukrainians now
Under the regime of Hapsburgs, as only after they aro all liberated, can they
live their own happy life, and only
then can the great words of our greatest national writer, Tnrus Schevchen-
ko, be fulfilled: "In the great newly
horn family remember me, wllh good
silent words."
WOSEL MELNECHUK.
South Slocan, April IC.
I WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYINGI
Cold Feet.
Some are born with cold feet, some
achieve cold feet and some have cold
feet thrust upon them.—Calgary Nut-
crecker.
Some Bird.
The German black eagle Is now up
against the American golden eagle,
which is some bird in nn endurance
fight.—Ottawa, Citizen.
Teddy Practise!.
"Teddy"' Roosevelt is in California
catching devil fish. He must be practising for the time when ho hopes to
make a cast at the kaiser.—Calgary
Herald.
"Dough" Man Still Popular.
Tho Windsor Record advises girls to
tie up with the "man with the hoe'' but
the man With the "dough" will still remain a warm favorite—Hamilton Spectator.
Not to Early.
Even If the frost is still in possession of the back yard, it isn't too early
to plan out that garden which is to
help put a crimp in the II. c. of L.-V
7-iOthbridge Herald.
IDE  HUN  DEATH  ROLL.
"5
MR8. ANDERSON'S ADDRESS.
Sir—In your report of Mrs. Anderson's address at the prohibition meeting last night, nppearin-g in your issue
today, there ure several, points Incorrectly reported to which, as chairman
of the meeting and of the local association, I would respectfully osk attention.
Mrs. Anderson Is reported as saying
that the "liquor Interests were given
the lists of otlgible voters'* though tho
actual statement was that they "got
tho lists," How they could get them
when the representatives of the prohibition party had been frequently denied these has not been revealed.
Regarding the deferred. clausos; Mrs.
Anderson stated that these were not
In the cat "whon originally drawn."
They were apparently forced In before
the first reading and the member of
the late government who knows who
Is responsible for their insertion has
been called upon to publish the name
of said party, which name has been
Btated to members of the prohibition
In an article explaining the attitude
of the German women toward the war,
D, Thomas Curtln, a special in
vestigatQr, said: To show how little
the truth of tho war Is understood by
Ihe German womun 1 may mention an
Incident that occurred at the house
of people of the official class at which
I was visiting one day. The eldest
sou, who wus just back from the
Somme trenches suffering from slight
shell shock, brought home a copy of
a London illustrated paper which had
been thrown across the trenches by
the English. In this photograph there
was a picture of a long' proceBston of
German prisoners captured 'by the
English.
The daughter of the house, a well
read girl of 19, blazed up at the sight
of this photograph and showed it to
her mother, who was equally surprised.
The son of the house remarked, "Surely you know the English have taken a
great many prisoners?"'
Tho women had never heard of it and
were dumbfounded. When you come
to think of It. 1 wonder how often you
have seen a reference to loss of prisoners in any Germnn communique? The
Germans conceal the lost prisoners
just ns they conceal the real death
roll.
£
COLD   STORAGE
::i
Wife (at breakfast)—Oh, John, I'll
bet I know who you gave your seat to
coming home in the car last night.
Hub (who had been out having a
quletltttle game)— Nonsense by dear1
How could you ever guess How do
you know I gave up my seat to anyone?
Wife—Yos, you did. You dear, kind
old boy, you let a poor old irishman
have it, forj^ distinctly heard you say
In your sleep, "Oh, that's all right,
I'll stand pat."
My motor shed stands bare and biff,
My gardener's gone into munitions;
I'm going to try to keep a pl«,
And house it under war conditions.
The Hun—my meaning you will catch-
May ho an ardent. Hymn-of-Hfct!'lot(
But when  r dig my "putting"  prtteh
I am the new and true potatrlot.
(fly Prof. A. Lakes.)
We saw in ft lute issue of the Province an able Article on the subject of
teaching drawing in the public schools,
discussing the question as to whether
it should be,.retained or dropped in
favor of what Some may consider as
more Important studies of a strictly
educational; character, The writer reviews both sides of the question and
concludes by warmly advocating the
study on its moral, intellectual and
•practlcAl grounds, the love of observation and appreciation of what is beautiful In nature and art, and its practical utility in.c'Ultivating habits of ob-
servation such as are needed, in all
the walks, of fife.
What It Education?
There Is, we, think, a good deal of
vagueness sometimes as to what education is, and what it should aim. at.
It is worth while to consider for a
moment the original meaning of the
word. "Education" is from the Latin.
'EV which* means out of, or forth,
and "ducepg" to lead. It is the leading
out or forth or what is supposed to be
In a person, such as natural disposition, taste, faculties, Inclination toward
some object agreeable to the same, cultivating and pruning as wc would a
plant and drawing out what is good,
natural and useful, rather than stuffing in what is mentally repulsive, unattractive and indigestible.
In olden days education was something that had to be "licked into tho
boy" by the persunsivo rod, something
uninteresting and unpleasant that the
boy hated but had to do, and that
the teacher had the unpleasant duty
of making him do. What possible live
Interest was there to the boy in the
Latin and Greek declensions and classified studies as they were taught iu
those days? What was their object,
he might ask, and. what their future
living use? But it was not for him "to
reason why," but to do as he was told.
Education, so-called, was rammed into
the boy whether he liked It or no, and
he voted it at best.as a "horrid" grind.
But things have changed since those
days, and it was something of a pleas
ant surprise and a new experience
when In earlier days on visiting some
American Institutions of education we
noticed how much interest the boys
often took In their studies, which had
been made interesting and iu which
they could, see some practical end.
Popularity of Drawing.
This was well shown In the matter
of drawing, both free-hand and me
chahlcai or Instrumental. They would
draw for hours'after school was dismissed, and'on half holidays for the
sheer pleasure of it, the pleasure of do-
ling and creating something rational
and to be proud of. These studies were
not mere "frills" or "fancy work'
drawing, but from natural objects, such
as the outlines of mountains from the
school windows, or mechanical draw
ngs of mills, machinery, or mining
subjects, with the older students, subjects .they knew might be met with
iu their future professional career.
The kindergarten was a great thing
for little, tots who before had been un.
der a harsh, irrational regime. Young
minds were drawn out, enticed, at
tmeted through the medium of their
plays and toys to the first steps of future more serious studies. This was a
step in tho direction of .true e-ducation,
making education not a dreariness but
a pleasure and something to look back
upon in after years, not to dream of
as something aklnnto a penitentiary,
Among tbe kindergarten courses children were given pencil, paper and colors to draw nnd paint simple things,
Every healthy child loves to draw and
dabble ln bright colors, n natural Interest which we find developed in savage as well as civilized humanity.
Drawings of the Cliff Dwellers.
The love of the pictorial art and of
representation, it may be only by
scratches of a sharp Instrument on
sandstone rocks, or rude sketches in
chiircii!*,! or mineral paint, depicting
something of interest either that occurred iu battle, or the hunt, or the
tending of flocks and herds, or the
ceremonies of religion. Any one who
has visited the abodes of the "cliff
dwellers" in the canyons of Colorado
nnd Arizona, will recall Ihe Interesting
sketches engaved on tho rocks by some
sharp Instrument, or the paintings
adorning the walls of their dwellings,
or on their pottery.- So high was this
pictorial art valued,' that It appears to
have been the special prerogative of
the priests of the tribe.
How natural and early Is the human Interest for drawing and pictorial
representation iti shown in an etching
of the great extinct mammoth elephant, engraved on an ivory tusk
found in a cave In Prance. It was the
work of n primeval cave dweller who
lived contemporaneously with these extinct monsters, the proof of whose existence we have otherwise only In their
fossilized remains.
To sketch and to endeavor to represent plctorlally things of interest is a
natural and worthy Instinct of the human race, nnd this universal and natural instinct should be cultivated and
encouraged tn all possible ways, especially amongst children as they grow
up from the nursery to the school and
college and afterwards kept up as a
useful, valuable and high class accomplishment You cannot put paint box
and brushes too early In the hands of
an infant, even If he or she does paint
face and hands and dress like an Indian chief on the warpath, or gives you
the most wonderful and impossible
scones of conflagrations in which the
smoke and fire from the. chimneys goes
iu opposite directions, and terrible battles with Indians In which the white
man always comes out best, and I suppose in these days sinking of submarines by British destroyers and bringing down Zeppelins In lurid flumes. As
they grow up to boyhood or girlhood
give them first-class paper, paints and
brushes, and encourage them to draw
whatever they love or fancy, weaning
them gradually from the habit of too
much copying to draw direct from natural objects.
I Should Encourage First Attempt.
Let thetn learn the pleasure and
satisfaction oil studying some natural
object, such tu* a leaf, a flower, or a
bird, and let them experience the triumph when they have produced something like it. We should never dlscour.
age the first daubing efforts, but keep
on praising and sometimes correcting,
encouraging till the young artist does
something Worth while* Thero is a
laudable sense of triumph when the
hoy or girl brings home* the first successful sketch of some familiar nat
urttl scene or object,. It is tbe pleasure
of creation, the triumph of actually
representing something rrom nature.
It Is like the. pleasure of the poet whb>
creates, of the machinist who Invents.
It is'somethlng new, alive, worth while,
which -gives the young beginner so
much satisfaction and pleasure which
does not cease but matures as with
years and experience he. does better
and beter work, each sketch being
nearer to nature than the last. We
have carried these preliminary remarks
the limit of the page, but hope to
go more'into the subject of the uses of
drawing and * tlio desirability of the
acquisition of the art of, sketching and
of its being taught In the schools In a
later article.
SAD,   EMPTY   BERLIN.
Returning from, Germany after a
depressing visit there a neutral newspaperman writes In England:,"The vitality of London, the immense stream
of traffic, the tall Australians and New
Kealanders, clean-cut Canadians, the
dogged looking English and Scotch, tho
handsome young officers, tho air of
real confidence and abundance, strikes
me overy time I leave my hotel for a
walk and the comparison with the deserted roads of Berlin makes a newly
arrived. foreigner nervous In crossing
one of your whizzing main thoroughfares. You can walk across] most
streets In Berlin reading a newspaper
and those who remember Berlin before
the war will realize the difference.
So far I have heard no bell ringing
nnd seen ho flag displays in London,
although since I have been here the
advances and captures of prisoners on
the western front would have afforded
the Germans occasions for half a dozen
such displays. Plea-se imagine tho
flagging and ringing in Berlin If the
allied advance at Verdun had heen n
German advance In tho same locality.
The newspaper cries here are different. Here it appears to bo the custom to_shout the name of the paper.
At evory corner in Berlin old women
and old men shout "Attacks of 20 divisions of English repulsed on the
Sommo" and the rest of it. Wher
things are going unusually badly on
the Somme the old familiar cry of
terrible Russian tosses" croaks on hour
after hour.
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PRAISED LLOYD GEORGE
Albert Thomas, minister of munitions., wrote tn L'Humanlte, (PariB
Socialist daily): The noble, religious
thought animating the English statesman is the defense of the prerogatives
that raise man above the beasts of
the forests—justice, liberty and moral
law. And it is Jn this thought that the
whole. English people ts at one with
him. In the dugouts of Verdun, when
Lloyd George, in a speech that drew
tears from the ipost , robust, celebrated the heroes fallen at Verdun, it was because they had saved
right nnd civilization that he turned
his grateful thoughts with emotion towards them. It is a comfort in reading Mr. Lloyd George to feel that In
splto of the difference of temperament
and tradition, the same keenness for
justice and for a peace founded on a
respect of right animates the workmen*
or Sheffield and the Socialists of Paris,
tho Tommies and tho Pollus. Let US
not cease to keep high in our hearts
this high and noble ideal.
Wisdom of Toronto Editors
Boats .are starting to run from Toronto to the island. Now, the Toronto
editors will watch these old tubs swish
through the dirty waters of tho bay,
and write wise essays about a Canadian crUlser fleet and empty British
dreadnoughts.-—Guelph Mercury.
The following from Sir Arthur Cotmn
Doyle's account of the war will indicate why very early the British had to
lose faith In German fairness: Prom
the story of the buttle of the Aisne—
On seeing the white flag Captain Sav
age or B company, Northamptons, got
out of the trench and wllh Lieut. Dim
mer of tho Rifles, advanced to the
Germans. Ho threw down tils swortl
and revolver to show that he was unarmed. 'He found a difficulty in getting, a direct, answer from the Germans,
so he saluted their officers who returned his salute and turned back tc
walk to his own trench. Dimmer, looking back, saw the Germans level their
rifles, so he threw himself down, crying out "For Gods sake get down!"i to supply heat and enerev.
Captain  Savage stood erect nnd was! lmftmtm   JjTjT.JlVtL__   aZ   t_J
riddled  with  bullets.    Many    of   the   " •"■-*—
Northamptons, including Lieut. Gordon
were shot down by the samo volley
The Germans then attempted an advance which was stopped by the machine guns of the 1st Queen's, Such
deplorable actions must always destroy
the amenities of civilized warfare.
Nature's 3est Food
Laxative is. the,bran
which makes up the outer
coating of the whole wheat
grain. But why eat coarse
bran cakes when you can
accomplish the same purpose by eating Shredded
Wheat Biscuit and at the
same time get all the rich,
body-building material in the
whole wheat grain prepared
in a digestible form. A perfect food—just enough pro-
teid to build healthy muscle,
just enough carbohydrates
just enough bran to keep
the ^bowels healthy and
active. For breakfast with
milk or cream, or for any
meal with fruits. Made in
Canada. ,
John Burns &, Sons •■aSS?"
(ASH   AND   DOOR   FACTORY. NELSON   PLANING   MILLS.
VERNON   STREET,   NELSON,   B.C.
Ev.ry Dauriptlon of Building Malarial K.pt In Steak.
E.tlmat.. Glv.n en Stone, Brick, Concrete and Frame Building*.
MAIL  ORDER8  PROMPTLY  ATTENDED  TO.
P.O. BOX  134 PHONE 171
STONE CROCKS
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WE   HAVE   PASSED   INTO   STOCK   A   LARGE   CONSIGNMENT
OF   STONE   CROCKS,   BOWLS,  CHURNS,   ETC.
THE   PRICE   IS  WITHIN   THE   REACH   OF   ALL
FOR  ONE  WEEK  ONLY  WE  OFFER  YOU
Stone Crooks, 1 Gal, Each....45c       Stone Crock., 5 Gal., Each..$1.60
Stene Crock., 2 Gal., Eech...75c       Stene Crocks, 8 Gal., Eaoh. .$2.00
Stone Crooks, 3 Gal, Each..$1.00       Stone Crooks, 10 Gal, Eaoh.$3.00
Stene Crocks, 4 Gal, Each..$1.35
Ju.t the Thing for Packing Away Egge for the Fall and Winter
WE  HAVE  ALSO
6-in. Kitchen Bowls, Each....10c       9-ln. Mixing Bowls, Each....20c
7-ln. Mixing Bowls, Eech....15o       10-in. Mixing Bowls, Eaoh....26c
CHURNS,   ETC,  AT  LOWEST  PRICES—BUY   NOW
Nelson Hardware Co.
BAKER STREET NELSON, B. C.
•/*3en.c tfonv
Ttotaovw
MTMCWIP Wtitl MAY
A-eiut*** *•** TttANMOI/SeAt
It Is a Pleasure
to remember yeur relative,
and friends on Sift ocea*
sien* when you knew
where you can get the gift
that is Just suitable, both
in atr'a and price.
Whatever the event er occasion, and whatever prloe
you de.ir* to pay, you will,
be more than .pleased by
ooneulting Birks' j' Cats'*
logue. There are inexpensive a. well a. elaborate
gifts in Cut Gl.se, Silverware,. Leatherware,
Watches, Clock., Jewellery, and many,other line,
ih which the firm'sper.
cialize.
Catalogue i sent    free
on reaueBt.."*
Henry Birtaft Sou Lit
Vancouver, B, C,
PURS
Guaranteed high class furs, nick) selection kept In stock or made to order
from selected skins. ' Customers' fun
made up, remodeled and repaired.
Slttna dressed and mounted at moderate prices. Best price paid for raw skins.
G. GLASER, Manufacturing Furrier,
116 Ward st. Nelson. B. C.    Phone IM
NOTICE   OF   APPLICATION    FORI
TRANSFER  OF  LIQUOR   LICENSE!
Notlco la hereby given that' thirty!
days from date hereof application wilt,
be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for the transfer of the!
license to sell liquor by retail In and!
upon the premises known aa the Out-1
let Hotel, Proctor, n. c, from a. T.f
Snow, Proctor, B. C to H. H. Pitts. I
Nelson, B. C.
Q. T. SNOW,      ■/■'
Holder of License. |
H. H. PITTS,
Applicant for traasfer.|
Dated this 28th day of March, 1917.
SI-
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF**;
SLOCAN
NOTICE is hereby giveii' that the!
first sitting of the Court -of Revision |
for the purpose of hearing ull complaints against the' assessment as]
made by the Assessor for the City of I
Slocan. and the Slocan-City. School!
District, will be held In the City HnllJ
Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, on Monday,!
April 30th., .1917, at 7 p.m.   .
Notice of any complaint must be gi-l
ven to the Assessor in writing at least!
TEN days previous to the first sitting]
of the said Court.
E. W. GRAHAM,
Z.[J, Assessor.!
Dated at Slocan City, B. C., tills 28th|
day of March, 1917.
WATER NOTICE.
(Diversion and Use.)'
Take notice that John Hyslop, whos*
address is Nelson, B.C., will apply foil
a license to take and use '25 cubic feetf
per second of water out. of Sprin
Creek,   which   flows   northerly   and
drains  into West Arm ot Kootcnayl
lake, about % a mile' above Harrop j
The water will be diverted from tn
stream at a point about where it leavi
the mountains- (see sketch map)-a
will be used for irrigation and doraea-1
tic purposes. upon the land described!
as Sublots 2 and 5, of S.L 8 and Kj
block SOS Ol.   This notice waa posii
on tho ground on the 6th day of April
1917.   A copy of this notice and anl
application pursuant thereto and to the]
"Water Act, 191','• will be filed in the]
office ot the Water Recorder at Nel J
son; B.C.   Objections to the apptloSJ
tion may be filed With the said WateJ
Recorder o- with the Comptroller on
Water Rights, parliament Buildings!
Victoria, B.C., within1 30 days after th J
first appearance of this notice in a lo J
cat newspaper.   The date Of tbe firm
publication of this notice is April *,2|
1917.
JOHN HYSLOP,
•Appllcantl
99X9
At th. Starla nd Tomorrow.
SYNOPSIS OF COAL
MINING REGULATIONS!
Coal mining righta of .the Dominion I
In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and M-\
berta, the Yukon Territory. th« Nortb-
west Territories and ln a portion 0(1
tha province of British Columbia, may I
be leaned for a term of twiBnty-ojwl
years at an annual rental of |1 pari
acre. No more than 2560 acres will j
be leased to one applicant., .
Application   for   lease     must   be|
made by tbe. applicant in person 'toT
the agent or sub-agent of the dlstribf
of which the right, applied for are i"
uatod,      ' . .       •
In surveyed territory the land mm
be described by seotlona Or legal aflb-J
divisions of sections and in ubsurveyj
ed territory the'tract applied for sbalf
be staked out by the applicant him
Each application must be accompan-l
led by a fee of 15 which will be re-f|
funded. If, the rights applied tor i
bdt available, but not' otherwiw.
royalty ahall be paid on the merchant'
able output ot the mine. at the rati
of five cents per ton. ' ■
The person operating the mine ah
furnish the agent with sworn returnii
accounting sfor. tbe full quantity ol
merchantable coal mined and pay tbd
royalty thereon. If,the coal minim"
righta are not being, operated, suol
returns aball be furnished at least ono
a year. >' ' %%.
The lease will Include the coal mln|
Ing righta only, but tbe lessee may M
permitted to purchase whatever avalll
able surface rights may be consttttrl
ed necessary for the -working of tb|
mine at the 'rate of lio an acrq.   j
For full Information apjlllcatl
should ba made to the Secretary ot tbl
department of the Interior,' Ottawa, ol
to any agent or sub-agent- of Domlnldr
lands. W. W. CORT.
- Deputy Minister of tbe Int*
N. B.—Unauthorized publication
this advertisement will not be peW i
L_J	
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 191T.    T
THE DAILY NEWS
PAGE FIVE
DEAL AT THE
AND SET'S PER CENT DIS-
.        COUNT FOB CASH
fA Few Money-Savers
RICH MIXED SWEET BISCUITS
Pound .'.  .20c
1'              SODA BISCUITS
'2-pound carton 35c
FACTORY  BROKEN  SWEET  .
BISCUITS
| 2 pounds    ..-25c
;   BALDWIN APPLES.
|(Box J 75C
PHONE 10
Mrs. H. A. Jones
Held the lucky number for last
week tn our weekly drawing for
a pair of $5 Shoes. Ask for ticket
with your purchase.
R. Andrew & Co.
LEADERS IN FOOT FASHION.
=-=
[STOPS PLUGGING OF
CIVIC VOTERS LISTS
f Municipal Committee to Make Recommendation Dealing With  False
Agreements of Sate
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS.    GALLERY.,     VICTORIA,
| B. C, April 16.—To prevent the plug-
, -Bring* of   civic   voters   lljrts   by false
agreements   of' sale,   the   municipal
committee   wilt   recommend   to   the
legislature that in all cases where the
holder of an agreement for the sale
ot land seeks to get on the voters' list
Dandruff Surely
i Destroys The Hair
: Olrts-T-If you want plenty of thick,
! beautiful, glossy,'silky hair, do by all
"means get rid of dandruff, for It will
starve your hah* and ruin it if you
•flo'n't.,
It doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis-
(ioive it, then you destroy it entirely.
To do this, get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid 91'von; apply il. at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the .sculp'and rub It in gentty with the
finger ' dps.
. By morning most, If not alt, of ybtir
! dandruffwill be none and three or four
more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it.
You  will find, too, that all itching
I and digging- of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look, and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid
nrvon al any drug store. It is inexpensive and four ounces is all you will
need, no matter how. much dandruff
you have. This simple remedy never
/nils.
as an assessed owner he shall make
an affidavit of bona fides ami that a
penalty for wrongful affidavit shall
be provided. Hugh Stewart, member
for Comox, brought up ihe question.
He said that a corporation had won
an election at the town of Courtney
by plugging the voters list with
"street loafers and barroom loungers"
by providing them with non-bdna fide
agreements for sale on which they
were registered ns assessed owners.
Reeve Sullivan of Surrey has asked
the municipal committee to recommend to the government that it bear
the cost of treatment of indigent
patients at hospitals, Instead of forcing the cities to bear this burden. He
spoke particularly of patients who
came to cities a short time beforo entering hospital and then were treated
ns residents of the city in question.
The committee will recommend that
an. act to provide uniform measures
governing .the manufacture of bread
should be drawn by the government
and placed on the table for consideration during: the coming year, with
a view to its passage at the 1918 session of the legislature. The committee gave Its approval to the principle
of the registration of bakeshops and
the stamping.of weight upon loaves.
Medical Inspection of bnkeshop employees was also given approval by
the committee.
■t-IMMIH *»MM>*IM->M*i»*»M»1
Kootenay andBoundary
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair
If you want to keep your hair in
I good  condition,  he  careful  what you
[wash it with.
pon't, use prepared shampoos or anything-else that, contains too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the
hair brittle and is very harmful. Just
plain, mulsified cocoanut oil (which Is
pur*- and entirely greaseless) is much
better than anything else you can use
for shampooing, as this can't possible
injure the hair.
.Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One or two teaspoon-
fills will make an abundance of rich,
creamy lather and cleanses the hair
and scalp thoroughly.-The-lather rinses
otit easily and removes every particle
of dust, dirt, dandruff and-excessive
oil. The hair dries quickly and,evenly
nnd It leaves it flno and silky, bright,
';fluffy 'ia-nd endy to'mhriage:
'   You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
■"at most any drug store. It is very
cheap, and a few ounces is enough to
'last everybiie in the family for months.
LIST OF ROAD CHIEF8
DISMISSED IS LONG
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA,
B. C, April 18.—A long list of road
superintendents who have been dismissed by the now government is
given-by Hon. J. H. King in reply to
questions asked by W. J. Bowser.
"Their applications will be considered
with others," is the reply to the question: "Is it the intention of the government to take nny of them buck Into
the service?"
The names and the date of their
appointments are: P. Auchinachie,
since April, 1911; O. M. Benny, since
March, 1910; R. R Bonson, since
April, 1911; W. Ji Carr, since .lime,
1912; J. .1. Fingland, since March,
l!tl-f; J. A. Good, since June, 11)10;
V. H. Hutton, since June, 1915; R, O.
Jennings, since March, 1910; Hamilton
Lnng, since October, 1907; J. K. More,
since May. 1908; H. Moffatt, since
July, 1907; J. Manson, since May,
1912; H. Molyneaiix, since 1008; HT
Munroe, since Octoher, 1915; J. N.
McLeod, since May, 1915; IX MoNelsh,
since May, 1906; It. D. Mackenzie,
since April, 1912; M. Moljeaiv since
March, 190S; D. Nlcl\olson, since
March, 1911; J. Reid, since May, 1908;
A. Roberts, since March, 1911; M. M.
Stephens, since October, 1915; G.
Snell, since March. 1913; D. G. Sutherland, since May, 1908; A. R. Trowsc,
since June, 1916; II. A, Turner, since
April, 1910; William While, since October, 1907; W. A. Wllliscroft, since
May, 1909; and J. Wilmhurst, since
March,  1909.
8AYS   ANSTRUTHER-MORTON
RESIGNED A  MONTH AGO
(By Staff Correspondent.)
PRESS GALLERY, Victoria, April
IS.—The government states in reply to
questions regarding J. E. D. Anstruther-Morton that he resigned .■.limit a
month ago from the auditing staff of
Price, Wuterhonse & Co., employed by
the government to audit the provincial
books. Anstruther-Morton is one of
the $19-a-day auditors. He cut quite
a dash in Victoria, became engaged to
two society girls, purchased an automobile and house for one of them nnd
then disappeared to Seattle, when a
telegram, of which the original was in
his handwriting, ,but signed "Dr.
O'Connor," came announcing his death
from ''heart failure.'*
The government's answer to a series
of questions asked by tho member for
Prince George about Anstruther-
Morton is as follows:
"The government Informed that no
J. E. I). Anstruther-Morton has been In
the employ of Messrs, Price, Water
house & Co. for some time. About a
month ago. a man bearing tho same
name resigned a position on the staff
of the said firm on account of ill
health;
All the fun of staying out late at
night is lost when there's nobody at
home to   make n fuss about it.
Manufacturers     Independent
FORESTRY COMPANY
REVELSTOKE, B. C
ARE   IN   URGENT: NEED  OF 260 GOOD  MU.LMEN,  BUSHMEN
AND   HANDYMEN
*'U....N0  ArtDU0W TRAINING  IN  CANADA  OR  ENGLAND
WILL   LEAVE   FOR   OVERSEAS   IMMEDIATELY   WE   ARE   UP
TO STRENGTH
!  ■ „i  TRANSPORTATION   ARRANGED  FROM   ANY   PLACE
APPLY  YOUR   NEAREST   RECRUITING  OFFICER  OR  DOCTOR
 OR  WRITE  TO
f CAP?. GEORGE R. HANBURY,
!   >, Officer Commanding
NELSON   RECRUITING   OFFICE-F.   A.   STARKEY'S   OFFICE,
i:';-*1*":"' *-■•■ ■  .-• 4ia-ward street	
DISPLAY ISIGIVEN
Pupils of Mitt Ivy Brown Delight Big
Audience—$50  Raised for
Belgian Fund
■ (Special to the Dally News.)
SOUTH SLOCAN, B. C, April 15.—
The dancing display givon at South
Slocan Friday evening wns one of the
many delightful affairs held during
the season, and for novelty and artistic merit was incomparable. The
classical dances appealed to all in the
graceful expression of emotion and
verve.
The entertainment was arranged by
Miss Ivy Brown for her pupils as a
finish up to tho classes for the winter
term and was ln aid of the Belgian
fund, for which $50 was realized.
The first part was opened by Miss
Denlse Helbecque with a pianoforte
selection, followed by a gavotte, danced by four children, Paula and Leo
Gansner, Olga Melneruk and Myra
Humphry, dressed in quaint old English costume, followed by Janet Patey
and Chlsholm Qray dancing a three-
step. The Misses Ilvy and Daisy
Brown then gave a very striking and
coquettish Spanish dance in costume,
followed by Janet and Pat Patey In a
frolicsome Russian winter dance. The
next wns a, hesitation waltz, danced
with stately dignity by Janet Patey
and Chlsholm Gray. A hornpipe by
Patrick Patey was cleverly executed.
J. J. Campbell contributed two
humorous readings from Drummond,
which were loudly applauded. A
pleasing and expressive song by Myra
Humphry, entitled "Go Away Mr.
Crocodile," received a hearty encore.
Recitations were given by Gerald Lee,
Loo Gansner, Olga and Peter Melneruk and Alberta I tenner and Chlsholm Gray.
The second part of tho program
opened with a pianoforte selection by
G. N. Brown. The next was a pastorale, "Rendezvous," which evoked
much applause and was repeated. The
parts were taken by Miss Daisy Brown
as Sheperdess, Miss Ivy Brown as
Shepherd Hoy, and the song by Sergt.
Owen. The picturesque and charming
old world dance of the statues and
the song were most appealing. A
spring danco by Miss Janet Patey and
six little children as butterflies was
lalry-llke and graceful. One of the
features of the second part wns a
waltz duet by Miss Brown and Sergt..
Owen, taken from "The Count of
Luxembourg," which brought down
the house, and in response they gave,
"I Will Give Thee the Keys of
Heaven." A winsome number was a
Welsh dance by Olga Melneruk, Paula
Gansner and Myra Humphry. A
charming rose dunce was given by
Miss Janet Patey. Sergt. Owen, who
was in splendid voice, sang "Somewhere n Voice Is Calling," and Miss
Brown's song, "Across the Desert
Sand," was well received. As a finish
up she gave a graceful exhibition of
Pavlova's tambourine dance, which
was alluring and charming, with ail
tbe abundon and grace suggested by
the primeval age.
The entertainment closed with a
tableau entitled "The Helping Hand,"
with a representative carrying tin*
flags of each of the Allies.
The schoolroom was used for a
supper room, presided over by Mrs.
G, N. Brown. Dancing wns indulged
in till the early hours, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C, Motley kindly giving their services with violin and piano and J. D.
Yentmnn acting as floor manager.
SHRINERS ARE
mm cuib
Headquarters Will Be at Cranbrook—
Operations at C. P. R. Mills
Art Commenced
(Special to The Daily News.)
CRANBROOK, B. C, April 18.—The
Shriners ln Cranbrook and In sur-~
rounding districts aro forming a club.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caven and
daughter Marguerite are spending the
week in Spokane.
Mr, and Mrs. James Flnlay have
been visiting in Edmonton for the past
two weeks. They will return to Cranbrook Friday for the Shriners celebration.
Miss McLcllan of the Central school
teaching staff returned Sunday from
Nelson where she spent the EaBter
holidays.
B. Luclor of Wardner is in the St.
Eugene hospital suffering from an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. James Bryan of Jaffray is visiting friends in Cranbrook this week.
Miss A. May Bato of Fort Steele
spent the Easter holidays in the city
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Ward.
The C P. B. mills at Bull River
have commenced sawing operations.
They have a big cut of logs for this
season. The ice is about all gone in
the log dam.
The Crows Xest Pass Lumber com
pnny's  sawmill  at Wardner,  after a
few dnys shut down on account of lov
water, but has now commenced operations again.
Mrs. George Lesselyoung of Wardner
Is in St. Eugene hospital.   Mr. Lcssol
young was In the city yesterday.
Mrs. C. J. Little received a wire yes
terday that her brother, Hugh McKay
of Lcthbridge, was dangerously
wounded on April 13.
The Jewell Lumber company of Hanbury, British Columbia, commenced
operations this week. It has about
four weeks' cut at Hanbury. Then it
will move to Crows Nest, B. C„ where
it recently bought other limits.
Mrs. P. Lueler of Wardner hns been
in the city during the past week visiting her son, who is in St. Eugene hospital.
COLUMBIA GARDENS BOY
GOES FIVE MILES TO SCHOOL
(Special to the Daily News.)
COLUMBIA GARDENS, B. C„
April 18.—Mi', and Mrs, Doughty and
family have returned to the valley
from Rossland.
Mrs. Leltch has moved back to her
ranch, accompanied by her son, who
has returned from Trail to do the
Nprlng work.
Jack Stirling has resumed his fl vend lo' ride to school,1 'after a long
absence caused by the'hnd roads and
weather.
Maurice Paull, who several weeks
ago hnd the misfortune to break a
leg, has returned to school.
SLOCAN PARK CLUB
HAS ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
SLOCAN PARK, B.C., April 18.—The
women members of tho Belgian Relief
club gave an enjoyable Easter entertainment in Slocan Park hall Friday.
Whist was played in the early part of
the evening. For Indy's first prize there
was a tie between Mrs. A. Smith und
Mrs. J, Burns, Mrs, Burns, however,
proving the winner. F. Sousy of Vnl-
lican won the gentlemen's first prize.
Mrs. W. Lewis and W. Ulce got the
consolation prizes. Refreshments were
served by Mesdamcs Groom and Frederick., A guessing contest got up by
Mr. and Mrs. A. Newell was much en-
Joyed. Mrs. F. N. McEwan, Miss E.
Pearson and J. Cooper won the prizes.
A cake donated by Mrs. R. E. Frederick wns won by Mrs. A. Smith.
FORT STEELE SOLDIERS
MAY BE BACK SOON
(Spccinl to The Dally News.)
FORT STEELE, B.C., April 18.—Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Agnew and son, formerly of Elko, moved Into Fort Steele
this week. Mr. Agnew will be employed at the BridgcB mill.
School reopened Monday with a good
attendance and ono new pupil, Walter
Agnew.
Pte. John Kelly hns written to sny
that he will very likely be home on
leave In the hear future,
Pte. Eddie Walsh of Fort Steele, son
of Constable Walsh, Is at present ill
in the 4th general hospital, London and
expects soon to return to his' home
here.
Pte. Vat. Goggs has written from
Seafdrd, Sussex, saying thnt ho will
not be coming to Canada but wilt stay
with his mother in England.
Mrs. L, Clarke Is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. J. Crowe.
Visitors In' Cranbrook from Fort
Steele during tho week end wero Mr.
and Mra, A. I). Fenwlck, Miss Theo
Fcnwick, R. T. Richard Hon, C. R. Alters,
A. Nlcot, W. Tunnhauser.
5'fyPATED
For Dytpepaia, Indigestion,
Honrtburn, Belching, Hour Stomach,
Gns In Stomach, etc., take a teaspoon
ful of Blsurated Magnesia in a half
glass of hot water after eating. Is
snfe, pleasant and harmless to use and
giVos Instant relief from nil forma of
stomach disorder. Sold hy druggists
everywhere.
MIRROR  LAKE NOTES.
i Special to The Dally News.)
MIRROR LAKE. B.'C, April 18.—
Miss Elsie Dedolph of Kaslo has been
spending a few days here with Miss
Millie Versnel.
Miss Dora Wolverton and Fred Steele
returned to Nelson by the Kuskanook
Saturday.
Miss Elva Hanna of Kaslo spent part
of her Easter vacation as the guest of
Miss Ruth Link.
A. Versnel has taken a threo yenrs'
lease on tho ranch lately occupied by
A. T. Davis now of North Yakima.
CONSOLIDATED AIDS
MINE DISASTER FUND
(Special to The Dally News.)
TRAIL, B.C., April 18.—Consolidated
has contributed $500 to the Fernie mine
disaster relief fund.
MORE CANADIANS
Distinguished Conduct Medal Awarded
to Seven  Noncommissioned
Officers and Man.
(By Canadian Associated Press,)
LONDON, April 18.—The Official
Gazette tonight announces award of
the D. C. M. to seven noncommissioned officers and men of the Canadian
Infantry. The names of thoso decorated follow:
Sergt. J. H. Edmondson, E. G. Eidt,
A. Lalondc, Sergt.-Maj. J. T. Maccal-
lum, Corp. A. R. Snow, N. M. Soren-
son and O. G. Webster.
The following 27 have beon decorated with.the Military Cross: H. But-
terworth, Corp, J. Cameron, W. E. Cramer, A. J. Cuthbert, T. A. Fell, B. Fulton, Sorgt. W H Creggaln, Corp. H. M.
Kerr, J. Kettlng, A. Lucas, C. M. Mac-
allister, G. A. McEwen, T. McGovern,
J. A. Montgomery, Corp. E. S. Plaxtou,
Corp. TV Rocheford, W. T. Roper,
Sergt. G. Ross, Corp. D. Stevenson,
Sergt. F. Sutcliffe, Corp S. Swindell,
B. F. Turner. G. Warawick, E. L. Whlt-
aker, A. M. Wilson, Sergt. J. Wilson
and Pte. T, P. Woodward.
The Meritorious Service Medal has
been awarded to Sergt. W. H. T. Griffiths.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS
PROPOSALS IMPRACTICABLE
(Bv Staff Correspondent,)
PRESS GALLEHV, Victoria, April
1S.—J, S. Cowper's proposal in the
legislature this afternoon that the supreme court act should be amended
to provide thai, only British subjects
could be appointed court stenograph
crs was negatived, Attorney-Goneral
Macdonald saying It was impracticable
NORWEGIAN STEAMER
tS SENT TO BOTTOM
tDy Dnily News Leased Wire.)
LONDON,   April   18.—Tho   Morning
Post's   Chrtstinnln   correspondent   re
ports that tho    Norwegian    steamor
Paris, 1634 tons, was sunk Tuesday.
VANCOUVER HAN
DESJF WOUNDS
J.   H.  Carton   of  Phoenix  Is  One of
Three Soldiers From Province
Reported Wounded.
Four British Columbia soldiers are
mention in the casualty list Issued
from Ottawa last night, one as having
died of wounds, and throe as being
wounded.   The men are:
Died of wounds—H. A. Willis, Vancouver.
Wounded—Lieut, A. V. Mackin, Victoria; P. F. James, Victoria; J. H,
Carson, Phoenix.
The complete Jist follows:
INFANTRY.
Killed in Aotion.
A. T. Green, Essex, Ont.
R. W. McMeekin, Preston, Ont.
J. J. Britto, Jacques Cartier, Que.
Died of Wounds,
lJ. Trott, Englnnd.
C, H. Grover, England.
C. Honeyman, Redvers, Sask.
.1. A. Gaudlon, Channel Islands.
J. R. McCarthy, Marksville, Ont.*
Sergt, R. Fraser, Scotland.
J, Lomnx, Calgary,
A. Guimond, Manchester, N. H.
W. Donald, England.
C. A. Moyer, Kentonville, Sask.
H. A. Willis, 1031 Eighth avenue
west, Vancouver, B, C.
W. Johnson, Leltchos Creek, N. S.
N. E. Dow, India".
Died.
R. S. Graham, Winnipeg.
G. M. Dnvis, Spyhlll, Sask.
Died of Gat Poison.
G. C. Fisher, Truro, N. S.
Dangerously III and Wounded,
F. Haylett, Norwood, Man.
G. W. Gospe, Medford, Ont.
J. T. Carrigan, Box 637, Nanaimo,
R C.
R. G. Esple, Ireland.
,). C. Graham, Barrle, Ont.
Sergt, H. A. Saunders, Toronto,
G. Macrury, Scotland.
'   F. Owens, Fort Pelly, Sask.
P. W. Woodhead, England.
L. Brown, Mount Forest, Ont.
H. T. Eskert, Toronto.
H. G. Bird, England.
Seriously  III.
J. M. Brown, Paris, Ont.
Corp.. F. King. St. Catharines, Out.
II. Kitty, Welland, Ont.
N. Franche, Hammond, Ont.
T.  W. Alliet. England.
F. G. Walker, Oshawa, Ont.
W. A. Rosengrcen, J^cquet River,
N. B.
W. Brooks, England.
P. T. Savin, Regln, Sask.
F. Hubbllng,  London,  Ont.
G. S. Sellers, England.
W. M. Holden, England.
T. Leahard, Outlook, Sask.
C. E. McCuIloch. England.
D. E. Harebell, England,
W. H. Horton, England.
O, W. Rogers, Forest, Ont .
P. F. Zurk, Zurich, Ont.
W. F. Rankin, unknbwn.
J. T. Gibson, Ireland.
Oorp, H.  M.  Siucdley. England.
E. It. Inglmucrson. Stone-hill, Man,
Wounded.
A, E. Thomas, Intola, Ont,
Lieut. W. Bay, Englnnd.
Llout. W. S. Duncan, port Credit.
(»nt.
Lieut. E. V. Mnckin, Peinbei-ton
road, Victoria, B.C.
Lieut. D. Strype, Toronto.
Lieut. T. B. Farrell, Toronto.
Lieut.  H. Alrd, Saskatoon, Sask.
Lieut. O. F. Foster, Dorchester, N.B
W. Bradley. Scotland.
Corp. c. E. Jones, England.
S. Smith, Cntgary.
'H1. Garrow, England.
H. W. McDlarmid. Carleton Place.
R, Crossmnn, Monclon, N.B.
J. S. Reid, Scotland.
H. Brownlee, North Gowcr, Ont.
A. F. Reid, Cornwall, Ont.
R. W. Walker, Neepawa, Ont.
D. Dalton, Newcastle, N.B.
Sergt. W. Wayne, England.
Corp. H. W. Dagnall, England,
Corp. O. E. Wasdell, Winnipeg.
V. Carrick, Hamilton,
M. Meaghon, Irolnnd.
J. Edgar, Manitou, Man.
W. J. Mannett, Halifax.
M. Frank, West Indies.
J. Simpson, Swan Lake, Man.
J, Ash, Embro, Ont.
Corp. F. G. Hamlyn, England.
C. V, Batchelor, North Battieford.
S. H. Stevens, Baldeur, Man.
P. F. James, 1329 Denman street,
Victoria.
J. F.  Thome,  Springfield,  Ont
T. Webster, Englnnd,
Corp. J. I. Lindsay, Toronto.
A. V. Mann, Toronto.
N. Soullior, Pembroke.
H. C. Heath, England.
T. E. Thompson, Owen Sound,
Lieut. E. A. Robinson, MC, Montreal.
T. Sleo, England.
R. Esson, Scotland.
F. Flfield, Newfoundland.
S. Pallett, Ireland.
P. Charest, Kenora, Ont.
A. N. Duquotto, Whltewood, Sask.
A. H. McKenn, Plapot, Susk.
A. Tilbeny, Corydon, Sask.
F. M, Curdy, England.
G. Bell, England.
J. Walsh, Swarthmore, Sask,
Suffering from Shell Shock.
R. Hunter, Scotland.
Wounded,  Remaining on  Duty.
Capt. J. P. cnthturt, Courtright, Ont.
,   ARTILLERY
Killed in Aotion
Sorgt. R. Daly, River Descret, Ont.
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Gunner W. .1. Anderson, Hamilton,
Ont.
Gunner A. Hahn, Peterb'oro, Out.
Wounded
Gunner Leonard Quick, London, Ont.
Gunner A. D. Ross,  Port Dalhousle,
Ont.
.  Sergt:  Nj s. Low.   Swift   Current,
Snsk.
Gunner II. Qulnton, Theodore, Sask.
Gunner .1. McArthur, Scotland.
Gunner A. Shutt, Brunt ford, Ont.
Gunner \V. Enwcctt, England,
Gunner J, Borden, Mat sport, N. S.
G.  Pratt, Tort Nelson, Ont.
Sergt. D. Brown, Scotland.
Gunner D. Macgregor, St. Thomas,
Ont.
Gunnel' A.  t\ McDonald, Waterloo,
Ont.
Gunner   K.   W.   Wiggins,   Belleville,
Ont.
Dangerously   111  and  Wounded
Sergt. II, McKay.  Lcthbridge, Alta.
Wounded, Remaining at Duty
Lieut. P. Ohambers, Radisson, Snsk.
ENGINEERS
Wounded .
Sergt.  E, A. O'Leary,  Toronto.
.1. H. Rudd, Winnipeg.
MOUNTED' RIFLES
Killed in Action
Lieut.  M. A.  Macmillan, Charlotte-
town, 1'. 13. l.
Dangerously   III   and   Wounded
D. McDuckie, Scotland.
W. R. Clark, Kingston, Ont.
Wounded
Lieut. A. R. Jones, England.
Major A. a. Mckenzie, Woodbrtdge,
Ont.
.M. Dunlop, Winchester. Out.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Wounded
D. T.  Lovell. Ann  Arbor. Mich.
MOUNTED SERVICES
Died
Sergt.   II.  Bruce,  Englund.
Wounded
V. Gerling, Men-heck, Alta.
Admitted   to   Hospital   and   Returned
to  Duty
A, E. Contes, Toronto.
SERVICES
Wounded       *.
■T. 11. Carson, Phoenix, B. C.
FIRE ATTACKS CANNERIES;
LOSS PUT AT $500,000
SIMCOE,  Ont.,   April   IS.—Flro   today  and   tliis  evening  caused a   loss
estimated at $riUO,000 in the Dominion
Canneries, which  was  gutted.
NITRATES FROM  FAR SOUTH
TO INCREASE CROPS
Washington, i>. C—Contending
the agricultural production of the Atlantic Seaboard states can lie quintupled by the use of nitrate products
from South America, tberehy wholly
solving the tremendous food supply
problem looming up before the United
States as war preparations progress,
Senator Smith of Soiilb Carolina hns
begun a campaign in congressional
and administration circles, with the
object of sending a large fleet of merchant vessels to Chile und Argentina,
to return loaded with nitrates for the
country's farmers.
The senator has laid his plan beforo President Wilson, the federal
shipping board and the council of
national defense, lie declares thai
the Importation of nitrates in large
Quantities should accompany the efforts of tho department of agriculture
in encouraging the farmers to increase their plantings. Ho said to a
representative of this bureau:
"The administration has obtained
the passage of the Ship Purchase act
to establish n line of. steamers between the I'nited States nnd South
America, which should. Immediately
be put in operation to bring cargoes
of nitrates to this country.
"Furthermore, private companies
and private capital havo made a pro
position to the Shipping board lo put
up 25 per cent of tho purchase price
of additional steamers, as well as to
give a first mortgage on the remaining 15 per cent, and also to obtain the
vessels nt onco.
"Certain members of i lie eoiun-.il oi
national defense told mc recently that
they are now considering another step
In this direction. They propose tn
withdraw coastwise vessels plying between United Stales ports in cases
where adequate transportation facilities in lieu can be furnished by tho
railways. The vessels would be pul in
the South American trade.
"Chflenn nitrate hus advanced only
$1 iter ton since the start of the European war. Ocean freight rates to the
United States, however, have advanced from ?4 to $26 or $3ji per ton. The
European freight rates have soared so
high as to make it extremely difficult
to obtain vessels for other routes,
"The exhaustion of the Peruvian
island nitrate supply makes It necessary to turn to Chile and other countries for tbe artificial fertilizer upon,
Which the farms along the entire Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Florida
are entirely dependent. Hut we must
have the ships in which to bring it
here. When the nitrate supply is
readily obtainable, the production pel-
acre of foodstuffs win bo multiplied
several times,
"Then tbe Atlantic seaboard states
can, if necessary, feed tho whole nation, I firmly believe. Then, too, we
will have met in lnrge degree the high
cost of living that every day is pinching harder and harder the average
family."
Senator Smith is a practical farmer
ami declares if tho government cannot find the nitrates for the farms by
June I the present food situation will
be intensified a hundredfold by Oct. 1.
Being the author of the measure in
tlio sixty-fourth congress appropriating $20.noo,000 for a nitrate plant.
Senator Smith declared he is using
every effort to obtain speedy ron-
structlon of the plant, so that the production of munitions nnd of nitrates
for the farms mny not be delayed
longer than necessary.
He slates he Is Informed that a
cheaper process, and one that will increase largely the output,of the proposed nitrate plant, has heen found,
and ho understands tho now method
will bo within reach inside of four or
five months.
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THE DAILY NEWS
THUR8DAY, APRIL 19, 1917.     ,1
News of Sport
WOMEN SEE HOUR
Off
BROOKLYN SECK
FIRST WIN OF S
ASON
Defeats New York—Chicago Beats St.
Louis and. Wins Final Game
of Series.
National.
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
BROOKLYN, April 18.—The Brook-
lyns won their first game of the season today when thoy defeated Now
York, 4 to 3.
CINCINNATI, April IS.—Cincinnati
mado it three out of four in the scries
with Pittsburg, winning today's game,
7 to 5.
CHICAGO, April IS—Chicago bunched!.bits  behind  some erratic fields by
St. Louis and won the final game of
the series, 0 to 2, today.
American.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The Now
York Americans again beat Washington here today, winning 7 to 5.
ST. LOUIS, April IS.—Harris' wild
throw over first in the ninth scored E.
Johnson wit lithe run that gave St.
J,ouis today's game with Cleveland,
3 to 2.
PHILADELPHIA, April 18.—Boston
shut out Philadelphia"; 2 to 0, toduy.
Leonard fanned  10 batsmen.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
R.   H.  E.
New   York      3     il     0
Brooklyn       1     0     2
Batteries—Bailee, Smith, Middleton
nnd McCarty; Coombs and Miller.
R. II.  E.
St.   Louis     2     !>     2
Chjca'go    ;  9      9      1
Batteries—Steele, Norsunun, Pierce,
Roehe nnd Snyder; Douglas and Elliott.
II. H. E.
Pittsburg ..'  r.     4      1
Cincinnati     7     0     0
Batteries—Mumaux and I'ishor;
Sander. Ring, Idler. Mitchell and Win-
go.
Philadelphia nt Boston, postponed;
ruin.*.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.  H.  E.
Boston     2      5      1
Philadelphia      0      7      2
Nelson Steam Laundry
FRENCH    DRY    CLEANING    AND
DYEING.
Batteries—Leonard nnil Thomas;
Noyes and Schanjr.
B.   H.  E.
Washington     6     ■*     1
Now York    7   11     3
llntlcrlcs—Gallia. Ayors and Henry;
Shocker and Nunamrtker.
K. H. K.
Cleveland    2      1     3
St. Louis    3   13     1
Batteries—'Kleprter, Smith, Lambeth
and O'Neill; Ddv'enport, Groom and
Hale, Severoid.
Chicago at Detroit, postponed;  rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
B.   H.  E.
Ii     0
9      1
Perry;
Kansas City 	
Minneapolis 	
Batteries—Chalmers     and
Thomas and Owens.
B.   H.   E.
Louisville   2     4     ii
Columbus   3     5    0
Batteries—I'almero   and     Clemens;
Loudormltk and Coleman.
B.  II.  E.
Indianapolis  2     5     2
Toledo      0      9     3
Batteries—Kanteihner  and  Gossott;
Vance, Uradv and Hresnahnn.
B.   H.   E.
Milwaukee   15    15     0
St.  Paul      4      7     4
Batteries—Kerr and  Murphy;   Williams, Ilae-ermnn and Laland.
INTERNATIONAL   LEAGUE.
B.   H.  E.
Toronto    I     3     3
Baltimore    I     s     l
Batteries—Sherman    and    McAvoy;
Lyons. RUSS and Kelly.
B.   H.   E.
  3     S     0
   1      3     1
and    Reynolds;
Rochester 	
Richmond 	
Batteries—Adams
i.ohman and Wendel.
B.  H.  E.
.081
.351
Buffalo	
Newark 	
Batteries—Knsman and Egan; Engel,
MoOabe and Casey, Wilder.
B.   H.   B.
Montreal     0     8     5.
Providence    5   10     2
Batteries—Stewart     and     .Madden;
Sohfiltz and Gaston.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Al   Los Angeles— R.  H.   E.
Vernon     2     7      1
Los Angeles    1     5     3
Batteries—Qulnn and Mit/.e: Cran-
dall and Boles.
At Salt  Lake— n.   H.  E.
San  l-'ranelsen  ...., 3     9     2
Snlt   Lake      0    12     2
Butteries—Brlokson, Odttol nnd McKee;  Utllnie, Illiss and Hannah.
Al San Francisco— R.   H.  E.
Portland     1     S     2
Oakland   5   10     1
Batteries—Houck, Flneher, Hlghee
and O'Brien, Fisher; Burns and Murray.
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Nelson Steam Laundry
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CINCINNATI PITCHER  IS
SOLD TO MONTREAL CLUB
(By Dally News T.ensed Who.)
CINCINNATI, O., April 18.—Pitcher
I'M ward Clorner was .sold today by the
Clnoinnati Nationals to the  Montreal
cluh ol* the International league.
60 WILL COMPETE  IN
U. S.  MARATHON  TODAY
(Hy Daily News Leased Wire.)
BOSTON, Mass., April 18.—A field
of 50 odd athletes nf long distance running powers, gathered from 10 states
and from Canada and Greece, will
eon tend in tin- American Marathon
road race tomorrow and so high Is the
grade of most of them that a new record performance is considered not unlikely.
FAMOUS   POLO   PLAYER,
CAPT. WILSON, KILLED
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 18.—Capt. H. Rohert
Wilson, who was a memher of the
British polo team which played against
the American team, the MendowhrnoKs,
in mil, has heen killed In action.
NEW YORK.—The fact that woman's hour has struck can be proved,
say tho champions of equal lights, by
a glance at recent events in several
countries, in addition to the signlf-
cance attached to the entrance of Miss
Jeanette Rankin pf Montana Into the
United States house of representatives
as the first congresswoman, Miss Rose
"NTouug, director of the bureau of suffrage education of the National American Woman Suffrage association,
points to the advancement of woman's
causo \^hich has taken place recently
In England, Russia, Germany, France
and Mexico.
"In England," says Miss Voung, "Mr.
Asquith has so long been the archenemy of woman suffrage that it took
a cataclysm like the present world
war to .move him from his position,
But, given the cataclysm, he has moved and he is now to he accounted an
ardent suffragist. American suffragists remember well how many times
In the past Mr. Asquith has been
quoted as reverting to the physical
force of government as the reason for
his opposition to woman suffrage.
Now comes Mr. Asquith declaring that
war could hot be carried on without
women,
"Assurance grows among American
suffragists that women suffrage is to
he included in the program of the new
constitutional government for Russia.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president
of the International (Woman Suffrage
association, hus received a cablegram
from Miss Annie Puruhjelm, member
of parliament for Finland, in which she
says that the Cadettes and Social
Democrats are in favor of woman suffrage. This points the moral that only
a small part, including the Conservatives and Reactionaries, arc opposed.
It is known that Minister Kerensky is
In favor of woman suffrage, and although recent dispatches have quoted
him as saying that the time was short
in which to'inaugurate so great a reform before the new constituent assembly, suffragists hold that It Is not
believable that woman suffrage will he
allowed to fall between the cracks In
so pronounced a revolution as that
which is remaking Russia.
"The old Teutonic insistents th a
woman's capacity should be exercised
only in hohalf of the. kitchen, the
church and the children, Is yielding to
tho onmarch of events in Germany. Or,
Is it that German men have suddently
seen the light,, and by the strength of
U have come to realize thnt affairs of
state directly reflect Into the kitchen,
tho church and upon the children?. In
nny event a woman has been* asked to
participate officially in the business of
the relctistng, for the first time ia German history. Krauleln Else Lueders,
a member of General Groener's war offlco staff, has been invited to take
part In the discussion of nn important
economic committee, particularly with
regard to the protection of working
women in war industries, Krauleln
Lueders is a friend of Mrs. catt, who
pays a high tribute to her ability as
a writer nnd suffrage leader.
In France, Mile: .leannc Tardy hns
beon -appointed nn attache in tho department of the ministry of finance*
No French woinun has ever before
held such a position. Mile. Tardy believes in equal rights for women. It Is
believed that her appointment sets
woman suffrage considerably forward
In Prance.
"The association is in receipt of
many requests for Information concerning Senorlta Hermlal Galindo, recently "elected a member of the Mexican
congress. She is a citizen ol the stnte
of Yucatan, where women vote for the
president of the republic. Sho represents tbe fifth district of the federal
district. She Is considered a brilliant
young woman and Is a distinguished
orator, as well as editor and publisher
of the Modern Woman, in Mexico City.
To Salvador Alvarudo, governor of
Vucatan, belongs a great deal ' of
credit lor the Initiation of democratic
reforms on a broad enough basis to
permit the Inclusion of women
worthy of a vote."
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Bath of Happiness," a woodland drama
in live acts, hy Elaine Sterns, produced
by John Adol'fl.
This will lie the first Universal feature to be released under the Red
Feather Insignia and promises to surpass the famous Broadway features.
An exceptional cast was selected to
support Miss Mersereau, inclduing
Harry IJenhnm, Sidney Uracy, Florence Crawford and others.
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IMPORTANCE OF THE
CAPTURE OF BAGDAD
LONDON Englnnd—The fall Of Bagdad has a significance in the east that
is perhaps lost on the westerner, however jiratlfled or disturbed he may be,
according to his point of view, hy Sir
Stanley Maude's achievement. It Is
safe to say that throughout India and
the east generally, the loss by the Turk
of the half-way house to India and
Persia will cause certainly as much
impression as the loss of Constantinople might be expected to produce. The
history of the "Queen of Cities" Is
bound up with the history of the east,
and with the menace to Constantinople
as a Turkish capital that Is Involved
In all developments of the war In favor of the entente Bagdad hns been
steadily assuming lncrensed Importance. As the capital of a reduced
Turkish empire Bagdnd would have
recovered all Its own Importance to the
peoples of the east and this possibility had added to Its Immediate Importance as a possible prize of wnr. That
Bagdad should have fallen to an army
consisting largely of Indian troops will
not be lost on the peoples of the east.
To the westerner the chief Importance of Bagdad Is thnt it was the proposed terminus of the Berlin-Bagdad
railway of which only a short portion
remains to he completed. It represented, to the entente, the immediate
goal of the Germnn aspirations In the
east. To many students in entente
countries It represented tho political
cause of the war, By its capture from
tiie Turks, it is felt in entente countries, the Germans have received their
greatest blow politically, the first serious blow at the schemes of Mlttel
Ruropa and Berlin-Bagdad which nre
already tn being so far ns the war map
Is concerned, but require to be made
effective by at least partial mlHtnry
success for the central powers.
Commercially Bagdad is important
and will grow steadily more Important
in the future as this region develops.
It Is the doorway and the halfway
houso between Europe and the riches
of the east. It Is the centre of trade
passing to and from the Persian gulf,
Aleppo, Mecca, Hamadan and Ispahan.
•As a town It has no intrinsic importance. Few of the houses hnve any
architectural value and despite the
historic chnrncter of the town none of
them arc really old,
^/EEDS, Englana.-—A meeting was
held recently at Leeds university under the auspices of the refractory materials section of the Ceramic society,
which was attended by representatives
of the fireclay Industry from various
parts of the country. In view of the
growing demand for fireclay goods for
steel furnnces, glass works, coke byproduct ovens'and other purposes a
movement has been started among the
makers of firebricks and refractory
materials to develop this industry am
enable it to hold Its own against. German competition after the wnr. The
meeting in question was held to help
on this movement.
William Oats, who presided, re
marked that the west riding of York-
Shire stood preeminent ns a center of
refractory products and advised cooperation between the Ceramic society
and the Iron and Steel institute.
Professor Kendall and Albert Giligan
Of Leeds university, spoke on the elnys
of northern nnd central Yorkshire:
Professor Kendall stating -that the
'three ridings of Yorkshire appeared tr
be bettor endowed In the matter of
clays than any other area of equal size
In Britain, Tn coming from the other
side of the T'ennines, he remarked, a
succession of brick towns and stone
towns was noticeable, stone being predominant until Leeds wns approached.
This latter fact was due not to nny
deficiency of brick clay, but to the ex
cellent building stone obtainable In
large quantities. There were few dis
tricts in Yorkshire where good brick
making materials could not be obtained,
J. A. And lay of Stoke-on-Trent read
n pnper on "The Use of Zlrtionia as a
Refractory Material." He stated that In
Germany patents had been taken out
for the use of zirconla in a variety or
ways. As a refractory it was applied
to cutting muffles, retorts and tidies
nnd to crucibles inwhich quartz wns
to be fused to prepare quartz glass.
It bad been placed on record that a
zlrconia lined hearth of a Siemens-
Martin furnnce In a steel works In
Germany, after four months' continuous working at high temperature, was
still In good condition nnd capable of
serving at least four months longer bo-
fore renewal would he necessary. Calculations based on some tests showed
in actual maintenance cost a saving
of over RO per cent lu favor of zlrconla
lining, as f-omparcd with the refractory
lining ordinarily used. In the calculation no allowance was made for Increased production and higher efficiency. Another Interesting application
of zlrconia was iu the manufacture of
fcrro-zlrconium steel for armor plates,
n rmor piercing project lies, bullet -
proof steel, etc. Zirconium steels were
particularly hard and it was affirmed
that one inch of zirconium steel was
equnl to three-Inch armor plate of the
best German steel. Before tho war
said Mr. Audlny, there was prnetlcally
a German Monopoly of the raw zlrconia ore, which was mainly dealt with
under -German patents. This wns now
of course available for other countries, provided that they could find a
menns for transferring It.
A lecture was given ln the evening
on -"Temperature Measurement lu Clay
Works Practise" by Prof, J. W. Cobb,
head of the coal gas and fuel industries department nt Leeds university.
Me remarked that it wns n tradition in
the clay industry, us in muny others,
to depend almost exclusively upon the
personal judgment and acquired skill
of a fireman In the determination of
the temperature tn the kilns used for
burning bricks, pottery and porcelain.
Modern Inventions had produced a far
more effective menns for this purpose
In several directions, giving the possibility of much greater precision in
the manufacturing operations. Professor Cobb explained the use of instruments now In the hnuds of the
clny worker for the control of temperature. Many of these, he pointed out.
were dependent upon the, application
of the Inws nf electricity hut one type
which was shown" In several varieties
depended upon the fusibility of carefully prepared mixtures of stnndnrd
composition. Professor Cobb Illustrated points touched on ln his lecture by
demonstrations of the actual Instruments.
TELLS OF SUPPLIES. ,
OF TIMBER IN BRITAIN
LONDON, England--With a view to
considering how imports of timber
could he restricted to save tonnage a
special meeting of landowners and
timber growers was convened recently
by' the English Forestry association.
Major G. L. Courthope, M. P., presided, and Introduced Major Sir
Itnmpfylde Fuller, director of timber
supplies.
fn his address Sir Bampfylde Fuller said thnt was was aimed at was
the restriction of timber imports
which amounted to 6,000,000 tons and
If they could cut that tontuvgo down
m favor of food and materials for
munitions they would be doing good
service. As there were only four or
live months' supplies left, and they
desired to make tho stocks last longer
be nsked those present to go back
as missionaries nnd lend their Influence against Indiscriminate and extravagant use of timber. Reinforced
concrete, he said, must he employed
instead. Packing cases must be dispensed with as much as possible;
any waste of timber at the present
lime would be a scandal.
Continuing, Sir Bampfylde Fuller
said that the army wa*atcd most timber;  the most stringent steps, how
ever, were now being taken to reduce
It. Between 12,00.0 and 14,00.0 men,
he stated, would be required to pro -
duco sufficient pit props to meet the
country's needs, and for other purposes hetween 60,000 and 70,000 men
would be required. To secure that
labor thoy Were Importing White labor
from other countries, and especially
from the overseas dominions. The
work of cutting would be supervised
by trained forestry experts, who
would act as officers. There would
be nn advisory committee, representing landowners' interests, and he assured the meeting they were not going to make a desert of "this green
and pleasant land," Much was hoped
from private enterprise in increasing
the supply of timber, and he had secured the exemption of all men engaged ln timber cutting nnd transport who were over 25 and not tn
Class A,
. Hnrllng Turner, agricultural director of national service, said they
would try to supply 10,000 men for
the use of those dealing with flmber.
While his department could not find
expert foresters, those at the meeting
could do so and he proposed that they
should train the unskilled men supplied hy the national service department. He also proposed that during
their period of training the minimum
wage.of 2«y. .should he paid and after-,
"w^rds piecework wages, or else .tfie^
local rates for similar work.
. Entente Ally spring style's are becoming fashionable the world over.-
Toronto News. v
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Bind thn all tho mt of ay life.
j. Albort LoHud."
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BOYS AND GIRLS OF KANSAS
WILL CULTIVATE GARDENS
TOVfelCA, Kansas— Nearly 7000 boys
and girls In Kansas will be able to
start springs accounts for their college
expenses this spring nnd summer, and
at the same time help to overcome Ihe
food shortage. They are going to farm
on a small scale In Kansas on vacant
lots In the cities, and on small patches
of ground In thn country.
Otis IC. Hall of the extension department of the Kansas state agricultural
college has received over 7000 entries
in the club garden contest. The con
test is state-wide. Any boy or girl
may enter. They receive free general
Instructions In gardening, and free
special instructions on nny problem
they may present lo the college. The
plan was ndopted to encourage gnr
denlng with a two-fold purpose. One
Is to help In overcoming the high cost
of living and the other is to create
nn interest In farm effort that more
young folks will study agriculture
from a definite standpoint nnd tnke
up agriculture as a profession.
Last year there were nearly 5000
children In the garden clubs of the
college, One boy returned 120.35 net
profits from a sqtinre rod of ground
devoted to tomatoes. A single acre
or land, farmed as carefully and thoroughly as this square rod, would have
produced a net profit of $3256.
In addition to tho growing of the
garden, the college Is planning nn extensive campaign this year In homo
conservation of the food supplies,
There will be many separate canning
contests conducted, wherein tho products of n small boy'js garden will be
canned or preserved by his little slater nnd snved for use when tho price
of similar foodstuffs may bo prohibitive to thnt family. Tho college has
prepared practical recipes for canning
and preserving alt sorts of fruits ond
vegetables In many different ways, and
these arc ull furnished free to the children or grown folks either, nnd they
may have special Instruction or Infor-
mixtion for tho asking.
t
The habit of reading
Advertisements
NEWSPAPERS would be much less enjoyable, instructive and valuable than they are if they contained no advertisements. Many persons read the
advertisements quite as thoroughly as they read the
news matter.   This is just as it should be.
The more advertising, the more buying. The more
buying, the greater the consumption of the goods or
service advertised.
More business could be done by the merchants of
Nelson if they advertised more, and if more of them
advertised. Much business goes to the big city mail
order houses because they advertise. These houses
cease to draw business from this community if they
cease*! to advertise.
To the merchants of Nelson:
Advertise more, and more of you advertise, and the
big mail order houses will get less and less business
from this community, and you will get more.
Advertisement reading is worth while
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SITUATIONS VACANT-MALE
iELSON EMPLOYMENT AGENCY—
, W. Parker, 309 Baker St, Phono 283.
VANTED—Bush and sawmill [men,
skilled and common labor, tor over-
eas forestry company. No. fee, free
are, free board, freo (khaki) clothes;
ong job. . call, phono or write. 'Also
vantcd for local work; Cookee; wo-
nan cooks; waitreBstes; fireman;
water.
%:■■ Mk
Ifpati
BARKON, Cam.  Rangulra, Leghorns,
breeding strain, eggs, chicks. Heavy
egg strains.   Also Indian Runner duck
eggs.   W. N. Scott, Trail. (5284)
8. C WHITE LEGHORN eggs for
hatching from gooil winter lnyors,
51.00 per IB, $8.00 per 100. One 200-
egg Peorless incubator. . G. S. Horn,
Robson, B. C. (5309)
WHITE WYANDOTTES, Adams strain
Black Minorcas. heavy laying strain;
one fifty per sotting.   Mrs. Irving, Granite road. (5444)
BARRED  ROCK  EGGS — Passmore
strain,  $1.26 for 15.    M. Campbell,
P.O. box 106, Nelson. (5207)
SITUATION VACANT—FEMALE.
.VANTED—Elderly woman for general
housework, ono able to milk prefer-
od.   Apply Mrs. J. McKlnnon, C.P.R.
warding house, Crow's Nest.      (551B)
VANTED—Young girl to core for two
small children part of each day. Ap-
•ly Rev. H. S. Bagnull, 820 Silica St.
•bono 412-1.,. (5540)
ISITUftTljDf^WANTED—FEMALE
IVANTED—By young lady, position as
'. cashier or bookkeeper. First class
references. Apply to Redlac, box 222.
iwift Current, Sask. (BB30)
VANTED—Two    experienced    waitresses.   Arlington hotel, Trail, B.C.
(5547)
VANTED—Two first class waitresses
—no other noed apply.   Strathcona
lOtol. (5511)
^uveittock^
paw FOR SALE—Good milker.   Box
5493, Daily News. (54!I31.
B'K>R SALE—Thoroughbred Holstoln
] bull, 10 months old. Bred from good
bilk and butter strain. James Coinp-
i Creston, B.C. 15525)
HfOR SALE—One saddle horse, cheap.
Box 5529, Dally News. (552'J)
; SALE—Two milk cows. Apply .1.
voslancic, Crescent Valley. (5537)
FOB SALE—Strong pigs, t: months;
rt Jcrsey-Duroc, $9 each. Bealby,
x 897, Nelson, B.C. (5485)
|*OR SALE—One Holstoln bull, 1 year
old; ono Ayrshire bull, 2 years old.
"•sorgo Bourgeois, Crescent Valley.
(5531)
PEKIN DUCK EGGS for hatching. $1
for 12.    Apply W. Mohr, .Fairvlow,
and Cartwrlght, Taghura, B.C.     (6498)
HATCHING EGGS—From puro bred,
trap-nested White Wyandottes, 11.35
a setting. Day old chicks, after May
15, 20c each. B. W. Lean, Crescent
Valley, B.C. (55*03)
S.   C.   WHITE   LEGHORNS—Heavy
luying strain hatching eggs, $1.50 per
15.   J. B. Bliss, Falrview, corner Gordon and Seventh streets. (5523)
FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching, from
pure bred Whlto Leghorns and White
Wyandotte liens, $1.50 for 15. S.
Hmyihe, phone 81, Nolson, U.C.   (5454)
HOUDAN EGGS—One fifty for 15;
limited number; splendid layers: In-
fortiles replaced, Also night White
Wyandotte cockerel, $1,25. Alfred'Hill,
Harrop. •'   (6524)
BLUE ORPINGTONS are the best Orpingtons. Stock Imported from Cork
of Orpington. First Pullet Provincial
show. Winners Orpington Club shield.
Hatching eggs, $5 per 16. G. Noel
Brown, Bonnington Falls, B.C.   (6514)
ROSE COMB REDS—Good strain winter layers;   oggs  for hatching $1.50
for 15.   Also a few broody hens.   W.
J. McKIm, Nelson, phono 32S-K. (5518)
BARRED   ROCKS—Celebrated   Puss
more strain.   See my splendid mat
lags.   Eggs,' $1.50 per setting of 15. T.
Roynan, Somerset Poultry Yards, Nelson, B.C.   Phone 434-R. (5382)
ONE HUFF ORPINGTON COCKEREL
—Wood's strain, price J2.0U. Martin's
Regal   White   Wyandotte  eggs,   S1.25
setting.   Willatt, Wlnlnw, B..C.   (5555)
3R SALE—Thoroughbred Jersey bull,
6 years old. Apply Capt. R. Ellis,
poswcll, B.C. (5437)
OR SALE—2% year old Whlto Yorkshire boar.    Crescent Valley Store,
proscent Valley, B.C. (5174)
Irl)R   SALE—Thoroughbred   Holstoln
bull lo months old, bred rroni good
und butler strain.   Jumcs Comp-
>n, Creston, B.C. (5520)
IROOD SOW—with 12 young pigs;
also 10 young pigs, $5.00 each. Pure
irod Holstoln, fresh, 3 years old, very
icuvy milker. Ranch horse, works
Ingle and double; ulso oxpress i-ig.
Ccnncdy, Harrop. (5554)
SOOD COW FOR SAL15—Well bred
Holstoln, four years old, to freshen
nlddlo May. Bred to registered Hol-
itcill. A guaranteed dairy cow; reasonable price. Apply Leslie Mclnnes.
Canyon City, B.C. (5543)
REGISTERED OHIO IMPROVED
Chester White swine, young stock
for breeding, both sexes, seven weeks
old, quick growers; delivery May and
Juno; express paid. Mangln & Robson, Whlto Horse ranch, Wuldo, B.C.
(5520)
BABY CHICKS and hatching eggs
from heavy laying strains of white
^^cghorns, Whlto Wyandottes und
Rhode Island Reds. Order ut once to
ivold disappointment. May hatched
snicks at $15 por 100. Price list of
imaller lots on request. Also booking
micro for breeding cockerels from my
heaviest layers for full delivery. Der-
icii Poultry Farm, Sardls, B.C. (5527)
FRUIT8, 8EED8 AND VEGETABLES
WWli CONTRACT ull aoroago ln district, of   strawborrlos,   raspberries,
flackhcrrlcs,  black  currants,  damson
iluras, crabuppleB, and a largo amount
 if grcon gages, plums   und   peaohes.
Nelson Jam Co. (6371)
EDIGREE STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
HARD*  NORTHERN GROWN stock
of tho following varieties: Senator
dunlop. Parsons Beauty, Glon .Mary,
Joodoll & Magoon. Ono hundred
ilantu postpaid for $1.60. One thousand plants f.o.b. horo $7.75; currant
>ushos, largo two year old plants, $1,50
dozen postpaid, or $7,76 per bunded, f.o.b. horo. Discount of 10 per
tent for cash In full with order. Mon-
•sd Wlgen. (6300)
iOO 3-YKAR OLD ROSE BUSHES—
Best varieties, 10c each; also flowering shrubs. 10,000 fruit trees, apples,
lears, plums and cherries at war
^itices. Kennedy, nurseryman, Har-
**l». (B5B3)
S. C. ANCONAS—Standard bred; eggs,
ono lifly per fifteen.   A. C, Young,
Appledale,  B.C.  (5356)
WHITE     WYANDOTTE     eggs     for
hatching, one dollar fifty for fifteen.
Mrs, J. Fred Hume, box 55, Nelson.
(5401)
PEKIN   DUCK   EGGS—One   fifty  for
11.   Belgian hares.   M. li. Edwards,
Nelson. (5261)
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
HEAVY    LAYING    STRAINS—S.   C.
Rhode Island  Reds    nnd    Barron's
Whlto Leghorns, $1.50 per setting 15
eggs.    C, I, Archibald, Salmo, U.C.
(r,;:oi)
LAUNCHES AND  MOTOR  BOATS.
WANTED—.Motor boat, speed not less
thun 12 miles per hour; light draft;
to carry si>: men or more. J. F. Bridges.
box   10. Fort Steele,  Il.C. (5513)
WANTED—Good 16-foot cunoo or row
boat.    Box 5552, Dally News. (5552)
WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTIKK-
ments In Condensod Columns, kindly
mention you saw It ln The News—It
wilt holp you.
JtAr^OJ-ESALE^
A. MACDONALD & CO.. WHOLE-
sale Grocers and provision Merchants. Importers of Teas, Coffees,
Spices, Dried Fruits, Staples and
Fancy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars,
Butter, Eggs, cheese and Packing
Houso Products. Offlco and waro-
house, cornor of Front and Hall Sts.
P.O. box 1096; telephones 28 and 23.
AUCTIONEERS,
C. A. WATERMAN & CO., Opera blk.
WM.  CUTLER," AUCTIONEER,  3oX
474; phono 18.
INSURANCE^AND  FINANCE.
hTe. DILL, Flro andTifoTnsuronco,
Accounting, Auditing, Estates Managed. K.W.C. Block.   Phono 180.
BARmf»T^tWj-k^80LICITORf^
DONAGHY & DONAGHY, Barristers,
Solicitors, etc., McCutlocb block, Nelson, B.C., Fh'ck block. Vancouver,
ENGINEERS^
OREEN BROS., BURDEN A CO.
Civil Engineers, Dominion aud B. C.
Land Surveyors,
Surveys of Lands, Minos* Townsltes,
Tlmbor Limits, etc.
Nelson, 616 Word streot, A. It. Green,
Mgr.;  victoria, 114 Pomberton Bldg.,
F. C, Grcon; Fort Gcorgo, Hammond
street, F. p. Burden.
A. L, MoCULLOCH,
Hydraulic Engineer.
Provincial Land Surveyor,
Bakor St.. Nelson. B.C.
WHEN REPLYINO TO ADVERTISE-
ments In Condensed Columns, kindly
mention you saw it in The News—It
will holp you.
^FURNISHEI-i^O^^
FOR RENT—Suite's of furnished house
keeping rooms in    Annable   blook
Enquire room 32. (5470)
FURNISHED  SUITES  toi   rent,  Apply Kerr apartments. (5471)
K.W.C. BLOCK—Housekeeping suites
and rooms for rent.   Terms moderate.   A. Macdonald & Co. (5472)
FOR RENT—Threo rurnisned rooms;
bath room and sleeping porch.   Apply 310 Victoria street, near Strathcona hotel. (5465)
WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISE-
ments In Condensed Columns, kindly
nentlon you saw It. in The News—it
"III help you.
PROPERTY FOR 8ALE.
FOR SALE—House near coast, beautiful surroundings; near car line; owner too aged to work; well stocked garden; $3000; $1000 would handle; no
agents. D. White, East Burnaby. B.C.
(5518)
J*JJ8INj*SSJ-M-{ANCES^
FOR KALE—Lunch counter restauraut.
Good   fixtures   and   business.    Box
1177, Nelson, B.C. (5551)
J^OJJJJENT^
SUMMER COTTAGE    FOR   RENT—
Partly   furnished.     W.   Rutherford,
Nelson. (5550)
FARM PROPERTY.
FOR RENT OR ON SHARES—Fruit
ranch, l',™ miles from Creston; 750
fruit trees, from 11 to 4 year; % acre
strawberries; 1 aero raspberries; 3
cows; 2 horses and nl Harming implements. Apply A. Miller, box 79, Creston, B.C. (5487)
FOR EXCHANGE—An Improved, clear
title Alberta, quarter section for improved fruit land.    Geo. G. McLaren,
Nelson. (5535)
OREGON & CALIFORNIA Railroad
Co. grant lands. Title of same revested ln United States by act of con
grass, dated Juno 9, 1916. Two million
three hundred thousand acres to be
opened for homesteads and sale. Timber and agricultural hinds; containing
some of ihe best land left In tho i'nited
Stntes. Now is tho opportune time
Large map showing lands by sections
and description of soil, climate, rain
fall, elevations, ele. Postpaid one del
lor. Grant Lauds Locating Co., box
610, Portland, Ore. '552S)
ARTICLE8 FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—Mcntgea newspaper fold
er; folds 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 pages; in
first class condition.    Snap for cash,
Tho Dally News. Nolson. (678)
DR.Y KlNDLlNGr--Fof sulo at shlngl
mill. (5502)
MASON * RIKCH PIANO ns good
new.   Bargain, $300. Box 1007. (5561)
FOR SALE AT A SACRIFICE—The
library of tho Into Sheriff Tuolt,
which is one of tho most select in the
province, containing more thun fifteen
hundred volumes of tho world's best
literature. An unusual opportunity for
a city, community or Individual. Apply
to box 4117. Daily Nows. (4117)
FOR SALE—Edison Dictograph com
Plote; electric power. Apply lo Daily
.Vows business offlco. (664)
FOR SALE—Shaving machine for Edison records.   Box *»R5. Daily News.
FOR SAKE—Hacker runabout, Storl-
lllg   engine,   speed   22   miles. Prleo
$600.   Tills Is It. UuurUe's bout. Apply
H. A. Masters, waterfront. (5501)
WHEN REPLYINO TO ADVERTISE
ments In Condensed Columns, kindly
nentlon you saw It in The Newt—it
•111 help you.
LOST   AND   FOUND
LOST—Jubilee sovereign, made up as
link,  valued as  gift.    Finder please
return lo Daily News.   Reward,   (6662)
ACCOUNTANTS.
W. H. FALDING
Publio Accountant, Bank ot Montreal
Chambers, Rossland, U.C.
~^J!!^,*iS^H£L'!i^t.,J!!A^S5u^
TAYLOR & DUBAR,
Financial and Insurance Agents, Notaries Public, Conveyancers, Account-
ants.     Auditors,   Assignees,   Estates
managed; 602 Baker St.   Phone 254.
_A^AYERS^
E. W. WIDDOWSON, box A-1108, Nelson, B.C. Standard western charges.
^T^NOGRAPHY^
SHORTHAND, Typewriting, Penman
ship.    Day and night classes;   820
Victoria St.    Box  745. (5219)
MESSENGERS
NELSON MESSENGER CO.—Baggago
and oxpress. Prompt and reliable.
Day and night.   Phone 242.
LODGE NOVICES,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS—MEETS
Tuesday nights In K. of P. boll,
Eaglo blook.
NEAL  INSTITUTE.
TREATMENT FOR LIQUOR HABIT.
Box 21,  Cranbrook,  B.C.
' FUNERAL  DIRECTOR8.
D. J. ROBERTSON, F D. D. & E., 308
Victoria street, Phono 202; night
phono, 157-L.
TIIE ARK pays cash for socond hand
furniture, stoves; 606 Vornon.
PATENTS,
BABCOCK & SONS, Registered Attorneys. Estab. 1877. Formorly
Patont office examiner. Master of
Patent Laws. Book "Patent Protec
tion," froc; 99 St. James St., Montreal. Branches: Ottawa and Washing.,
ton.
WANTED.
WANTED-rSPLIT  CEDAR POSTS—
Kootenay   Lakes   Cedar   Company,
Nelson, B.C. (6469)
WANTED—Young children to board.
Best references.   Box 51, Cranbrook,
B.C.    , (5486)
WANTED—Beef, pork, veal and poultry.   Write Guloh meat market for
quotations.   Telephone 61, P. O. Box
449, Trail, B. C.  (6810)
WANTED—Two, ton dump truck,  lo
suit track of 3-foot guage.   Capt. B.
U. Olson, Balfour Sanitarium,   (5506)
TIMBER—I havo Inquiries for medium
sized limits.   Let mo have your listings.   H. E. Dill, K.W.C. block.   (5533)
WANTED—$700 loan on mortgage, 8
per cent interest.   P.O. box 402, Nelson, B.C. (5534)
WANTED—At onco. In Falrview, woll
furnished houso for a few months
Reply   to   Thomas   French,   box  324,
Nelson. (5632)
WHEN REPLYINO TO ADVERTISE-
nients ln Condensed Columns, kindlj
montlon you saw it in The News—it
will help you.
J» ISC ELL AN EOUSv
BILLY BURKE DRESSES, silk skirts,
seven  fifty;   suits  ten  dollars;   701
Stnnloy Btrcot. (5542)
CORPORATION  OF  THE  CITY  OF
CRANBROOK.
City Engineer.
Applications win be received by the
undersigned on or before tho 21st of
April for the position of City Engineer
for tho City of Cranbrook. Applicants
will kindly state experience and salary
required.
T. M. ROBERTS.
City Clerk,
April 11, 1917.
NELSONNEWSOF THE DAY
Aberdeen Review No. 12 will hold Us
regular meeting tonight. (55GG)
Films developed and pictures enlarged. Star Photo Co., box 701i, Nolson. (iilSl)
A regular meeting of the Nelson
lodge B. P. O Elks will be held iirtho
Elks' home tonight. (.1565)
Clan Johnstone No. 212 will moet in
tho Oddfellows hall tonight ut 8
o'clock. (5558)
We will pay 7o lb. for clean cotton
rags, white or colored. In large pieces.
free from buttons.   The Dally News.
(4843:
Nelson Choral  Society1 rehearsal in
the Y.M.C.A. rooms Thursday evening
at  S o'clock.    Members  nre  requested
to bring or send their copies of music.
(6668)
FUNERAL  NOTICE.
Rov. Father Welch will conduct the
funeral services of tho Into P. Fleichon
this morning ut 0' o'clock at D. J. Robertson's parlors. .5r>o*i)
Mrs:' Martromi I'iroshcu ol" Shore-
acros, Jt.C, wishes to announce the engagement of her youngest daughtor.
Miss Nina I'iroshco to \V. T. Jones,
Crescent Valley, ll.C, wedding to take
place sometime in June. (r>r,5fl)
WILL COMP
ETE
TRIN TY CHURCH
Methodist   Congregation    Expects   to
Occupy Main Auditorium Beforo
Next Winter  Months
Members uf Trinity Methodist
eliureh congregation ure looking for-
v:ard tu »ltemling divine service in
the main auditorium of the church
before another winter season sets In,
tenders having been asked for, for tho
completion of the building.
It Is expected that within a few
weeks work on tlie Interior of the
auditorium will he begun and carried
through to completion during the fall
months. Tenders have been asked for
work which shall include the interior
roofing, plastering, gluss for windows,
flooring, wainscoting und furnishing.
IJcsldes this a thoroughly modern
steam heating plant will be put In
and lighting, which will include wall
lights und a centre chandelier.
The, congregation Is not contemplating the Immediate purchase of a
new organ, which It is expected will
be udded at a later date, tho musical
portion of the church services, it la
planned, will be conducted by means
of a piano and orchestra, as at present. Whon completed the main auditorium will have seating accommodation fur about r>00 persons on tho
ground floor and In the gallery. The
walls will bo plastered and tinted to
within about four feet of tho floor,
from where a wood wainscoting will
bo laid in. Tho platform and reading
desk will, as In the old auditorium, bo
situated nt the south end, while Iho
gallery will occupy the remnlning
three sides.
Trinity Methodist church building'
was completely gutted by fire Sunday
morning, Jan. 24, 1915, tho flro breaking out about 10 o'clock, as many of
the mombors of the congregation living on tho outskirts of tho city were,
stiirting for morning service. Thfc
building, which, with Its contents,
whs valued at $35,000, WW* completely
fire swept and rendered uninhabitable
for some time. Latterly services havo
been held In the basement lecture
room, which is now boing found inadequate to accommodute all those
who wish to attend, so that it In with
feelings of tho liveliest anticipation
that the congregation looks forwurd
to the completion of tho main auditorium, which it is said will bo one of
the most commodious and henutlful In
the Interior of the province.
Wash Suits and Skirts
HERE WE HAVE THE STYLES, THE MATERIALS AND THE
VALUES TO HELP YOU IN YOUR SELECTION, AND IT IS
GOING TO BE A RECORD SEASON WITH THIS CLASS OP
GOODS. WE HAVE SKIRTS TODAY PROM THE AMERICAN
MARKETS THAT FOR WORKMANSHIP AND HIGH CLASS
STYLES ARE EAR SUPERIOR TO PRE-WAR DAYS.
WHITE SKIRTS—In Drill, White Plqne nnd the Wide Velour
Rib.   The good sensible kind that launder well. # A QC
Each, $1.00, t',26, $1.76, *2j00 to **Tl£«J
WHITE MARQUISETTE FROCKS—Trimmed Willi contrasting
colors of Pink and Crccn Check. Skirt hns a wide hem or same
trimming.
WHITE FROCK—A Chinese Model. Made of Spotted MUBlln;
embroidered ln Blue or White. $1(1 Rfl
A SMART AMERICAN MODEL—Comes In Whito Marquisette
Sports Suit; embroidered ln Rose and Green.   Very striking model.
BILLIE BURKES—In White Piaue, trimmed cither^ Rose
or Mauve.   Is a stunning model and In reach of all
purses.   Price	
$5.50
BETTY WALES—Is  made of Whito  Drill  with  dash  of
color In Black, Rose or Blue.
Specially Priced at 	
$7.50
GIRLS' FROCKS—A line just picked up from the Eastern
Market. Mado of a good Washing Zephyr, in colors of Grey,
Pink and Blue. Just the thing for school wear. All sizes in
stock.    Selling at $1.26. QQ-
Just for One Day We Offer Them at 33G
There should not be a single one left by night at this price.
SPORTS SUITS AND SKIRTS ARE ALL THE RAGE JUST
NOW AND  WE CAN   SHOW  YOU  A  SPLENDID
ASSORTMENT—ALL INDIVIDUAL GARMENTS
THE   TEA   ON   SATURDAY   NEXT   WILL   PRESENT
MANY  SURPRISE8
Amongst the most noticeable will he thc.dlsplay of New-
Sports Suits, which will be worn for the first time this
year.
It promises to be the Dress Occasion of the Season.
Have you got yours?
dk Button's fist) (fompm
HERBERT E.BURB1DGE STORES COMMISSIONER
CUBAN SOLDIERS STAND
LOYALLY BY TRADITIONS
NEW YORK, N. Y.—During the recent uprising In Cuba, the rural guard
and artillery showed themselves
"worthy of their .traditional loyalty,"
and onty a small percentage of the
soldier-politicians in the regular army
yielded to their political affiliations
and broke their oaths and betrayed
the legally constituted Cuban government.
This statement was made by a person closely in touch with Cubnn affairs. "Those who did betray their
oaths," It. is added, "seemed to have
been swayed by a mistaken sentiment
of gratitude to General Gomez for
appointments and favors that had
been granted to them during his
regime. To this .seiuirnenl, of course,
were added promiKes of. reward, further promotion and political preference. To the credit, of most of the
officers, however, belli Liberal aud
Conservatives, il Is recorded that
politics did not influence them in
their course, and the Cuban army today stands higher in tho popular estimation than It ever did before.
"When, Immediately alter the Spanish-American war, Gen. Leonard
Wood assumed command of the province of Orlentc In Culm, he organized
the first Cuban armed force, under
the name of gendarmerla, in order
to combat the groups of bandits that
frequented this province,
"Later, when he became military
governor of the island, this force was
increased and organized In a more
definite form under tho name of rural
guard. The elements composing It
proceeded from the ranks of tho revolutionary army, chosen fur their good
conduct, courage und other qualities.
"During the administration of
Cuba's first president. Tomas Estrada
Talma, the rural guard was increased
to 30U0 men und officers, recruited
from the revolutionary army. Some
time alter that it was increased to
about ?iouo, and it remained at this
strength until It was consolidated
wllh the regular army, tho latter having been organized by Gen. .lose
Miguel Gomez, iu conformity with a
law put In force before Provisional
Governor Magoon left tho Island In
11)06.
"A considerable part of the elements
composing the regular army were proteges of influential friends of the
Gomez administration, evidently In
need of a military force to counterbalance the rural guard, which, ou
uccount of having combatted the rebellion In. August, 1006, was considered
hostile to Gomez.
"This was an unmerited suspicion,
since the rural guard hus always
been loyal to administrations; first,
under the American intervention of
1900; second, under the administration of Estrada Palpm; third, under
Provisional Governor Magoon; and
lastly under Prcsidont Gomez, who
mado good use of them in the negro
uprising In 1911
"Another Toree, organized by General Wood, was no less faithful to the
succeeding Cuban governments. This
was tho artillery corps. As a matter
of Justice, It must bo stated in honor
.of both theso armed forces, that their
officera havo remained loyal to the
administration of President Mcnocul.
"President Munocul. solely inspired
by patrtutlsm, and realizing his duty
as executive, felt that all armed forces
In the republic should be under a
single command, in order to avoid
those  rivalries  which  are  frequently
injurious in Spanish-American countries. Hence his recent reorganization of the armed forces proved advantageous to the regular army, in
spite of the fact that It had been in
existence only five years.
"President Menocnl placed the reg-
ulnr army on the same footing ns the
national guard and the artillery, and
all have been characterized by their
esprlt-de-corps and steadfast loyalty
to all Cuban constitutional governments.
"As tho result of the earlier arrangement, many men who were plain
citizens were promoted to high rank
in the regular army and with the promotion figured in the consolidation
witli the two older military bodies.
Thus It happened that a number of
persons who wero more politicians
than soldiers became colonets, lteu-
teiiunt-coloncls and majors. It was
some of this class who were swayed
hy a mistaken sense of gratitude to
General Gomez during the recent, uprising." • v
PREPAREDNESS IN  U. S.
FOOD  SUPPLY   ESSENTIAL
Whether there shall be a long war,
dating from the entrance of the United
States into the conflict, or tbe decision
of congress shall bring about an early
peace, there is certain to be a world
shortage In the* food supply for some
time to come, says the Christian Science Monitor. Millions of men in Europe and the near cast, who would, today, be engaged in tho cultivation uf
the soil, ure employed in munition factories, or .serving at one of the several fronts. Even Canada, remote from
the battle lines, feels the lack of agricultural labor. After a call for volunteers commensurate with the task
the government at Washington is
undertaking the surplus labor upon
which the farmers of the United
Slates wesl depend for the planting,
harvesting, moving of the crops, is
certain to bo greatly reduced.
Nevertheless. Cuiiudu and the United
States, as two uf the, principal food-
producing countries ol1 tin- globe, owe
it to the cuuso in which they have
enlisted to raise more foodstuff this
year than ever before. More than that
they are under a sacred obligation to
harvest and garner their crops without waste, and to see that these arc
distributed with intelligence, with all
possible expedition and at the lowest,
possible cost to consumers. There Is
no part, of the preparedness campaign
in the United States or in Canada of
greater consequence than that of rais
ing, preparing and distributing food
stuffs. If this branch of the work
is skilfully and faithfully performed,
the end of the war may be greatly
hastened.
There is no reason which is unavoidable, which should deprive tho United States and Canada, or any of tbe
countries with which the former muy
be allied, of an ample supply of food,
at moderate cost during the further
continuance of the wur. The Increase
of production and the reduetlon of
prices that must nccessaflly* follow,
comprise a work In which every person
capable of -handling a spado, a rake
and a wheelbarrow can take* part. The
soil production of Canada and the
United States this year, can be doubled if all can take a hand, and no
land capable of yielding produce Is
permitted to run to weods. There Is
no more effectlvo way In which the
exempt men, women und children can
contribute toward the success of the
HIDES
WE PAY TOP PRICES
Green Cow and Steer Hides, 16c
lb.; Green Bulls and Stags, 10c lb.;
Green Calf Skins, 20c lb.; Copper,
16c lb.; Brass, 12c lb.; Rubber, 4c
lb.
J. P. MORGAN
PHONE 47 NELSON, B.C.
Private  Hospital
LICENSED BY PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT
We give particular attention, to all
female trouhle-**home-llke apartments
for ladies awaiting accouchment. Certified nurses sent out on private cases,
town or country. Highest references;
reasonable  terms;   inspection  Invited.
Mrs. Moore, Superintendent.
THE   HOME   PRIVATE   HOSPITAL
Falls and Baker Sts., Nelson, B. C.
P. O. Box 772.
Phone 372 for Appointment.
enterprise In which tiie United States,
tu go on further, lias now embarked.
Governmental aid. Is. however, a
prime essential. A til) or 100 per cent
increase in production, this year, will
largely represent a useless expenditure of effort and energy if half or two
thirds of the yield fails to reach the
consumer, and the hulk of the remainder is controled by the manipulator and nioiuqiollst. The part which
tho government can play is that of
compelling open and unrestricted
transportation facilities for foodstuffs and open und unrestricted markets. The consumers In some parts of
the country must not again l>e asked
to pay three prices for vegetables while
storage warehouses are filled with
them, and while farmers and gardeners In the agricultural states in all
sections of the country for want of
easy access to convenient markets, are
allowing vegetables to decay. There
should be no misunderstanding regarding tin: attitude nf tbe great majority of the peoplo toward the handlers of the foodstuffs. Prejudice docs
not e.xist against the middleman, or
iiKuinsl tiiose who prepare food for
consumption or against the wholesaler
or the retailer, so long as they carry
on their business fairly. While there
is a growing and a proper disposition
to erticlse and demand reform of the
whole existing system of dealing with
the food problem, fair profits are not
antagonized, It is dishonest methods,
not square dealing, that Is questioned,
and It Is the grasping interest against
which sentiment is growing.
The Waste resulting from manipulation and monopoly, to say nothing of
the injustice und the suffering, has, in
recent years, been shameful. It Is
manifestly a function of democratic
government lo put n stop to It by assuming whatever control over the
movement, of the crops may bo deemed necessary to public welfare, even to
the extent of distributing them by the
employment of motor cars as an auxiliary to an improved railroad service.
WELLAND  CANAL  IS
NOW OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
POUT  DAUHOUSIE,  Out.. April  18.
—The Welland canal opened for traffic today, but there were no westbound
arrivals   here.
With the approach of Spring the Poultry Column will be 6ne of
the best read in the Classified pages. If you have any birds or
settings of eggs for sale a small Want Ad. will dispose of them for
you. Try one of these efficient little workers today. You will be
surprised at the results.
 PAGE EIQHt   —
THE DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.1
UNEQUALLED FOR GENERAL USE If
W. P. TIERNEY, Q.n.r.l Salss Ag.nt,
Nalaon, B. C.
Can supplied to all railway points.
s
Camera Time
IS HERE
We Carry a Full Line of
Eastman
Kodak
Supplies
m— r—' —*-- ■■■■—   '        "i ——-
Canada Drag & Book Co.
Mall Orders Filled Promptly.
Eastman Kodaks and  8uppllss,
Wlllard  Choeelatea.
THE ARK
ART CONGOLEUM RUG
6x6  S3.50
6x9  85.75
9x10%    811.60
9x12  812.75
White Pique, yard  25c
Printed Linoleum, yard.70c. 85c
ladies' Comets, palr.SI to 81.25
New and Second-hand   Furniture.
Chsapest In the City.
SIGN RED ROCKER, 696 Vernon 81
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I   Nelson News of the Dag
An Opportunity
To Purchase from Our Beautiful Selection of Brooches
THAT   ANNIVERSARY   GIFT
at
20 PER CENT DISCOUNT
Two Days More.
J.O.Patenaude
ARTISTIC JEWELER
USE   DAILY    NEWS   WANT    ADS
GERMAN STRIKERS PROTEST
REDUCED BREAD SUPPLY
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
BERNB, via Paris, April 18.—Swiss
Socialists with close German relations
learn, op what they regard as indisputable authority, that the representatives of about one-half the strikers
in Berlin Tuesday formulated demands
under which the German government
was called upon to confiscate alt foodstuffs, redistribute them equitably and
revoke the order reducing the bread
supply.
PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL
AND   ITS   PAST   HISTORY
LONDON, England — Peterborough
cathedral, which is celebrating its
eighth centenary this year, was an
abbey and Benedictine monastery until, on Nov. 29, 1539, It was surrendered to King Henry VIII. On Sept.
4, 1541, the new see was founded, the
abbey became a cathedral, the abbot's
lodging the bishop's palace, and John
ChambeiB, the last abbot, as a reward
for complacency, was made the first
bishop. Before the battle of Hastings
was fought and lost, a monastery existed where Peterborough now stands.
Penda, the heathen King of Mercla,
granted Saxulf, the Saxon, a large
tract of marshland where' in G54, he
ftstabllshed his mission. The gift proved a blessing in many ways to tho surrounding* country, for one of the first
duties to which the Christian owners
set themselves was gradually to drain
and reclaim the land. They built their
house on strong foundations. Hugh
White, or Candidus, tho twelfth century chronicler, says that some of tho
stones were so immense (immanlsslml
lapldes) that eight yoke of oxen could
scarce draw one of them. Medesham-
sted, "the home in the meadows." was
the name of the monastery until Abbot Kenulf surrounded It with a wall
In 1006, and It then became Burgh,
the fortified place; later Goldenburgh,
because of Its riches, and afterwards
I'eterburgh. The Danish invasions of
England provided tragic Interruptions
to the history of the monastery, which
also suffered at the hands of Here-
ward the Wake. In tho year lll(i
came an untoward incident in tho
chronicles of I'eterburgh, which is best
told by Hugh White, the chronicler'
monk, who was witness of the affair:
"On the second day before the nones
of August on the vigil of St. Oswald,
king and martyr, the whole monastery,
through carelessness, was destroyed by
fire, except the chapter house, the dormitory, the necessary and the new refectory, whero the monks had only
dined for three days, the poor first being fed. The whole town was also
burnt. For on that day the abbot reviled the convent, and because he was
In too great a rage he had, In his an-
TODAY!    TODAY1
Violet Mersereau
In a five-part Red Feather,
"THE PATH  OF HAPPINESS
One Reel Universal Comedy.
TOMORROW
Is Blue Bird Day.
"The Honor of Mary Blake"
ger, heedlessly committed It to the care
of the devil. There was also a certain
servant in the bakehouse, who made a
ffre, and, when it did not burn forthwith, he said In his anger, 'May the
devil come and light the fire,' and immediately the fire blazed right up to
roof. . . . Then was a day of sorrow and anguish.
"But ere another year had passed
the abbot commenced to build a new
church, and he laid the foundation on
the eighth day before the Ides of
March, ln the one thousand one hundred and eighteenth (seventeenth)
year from the incarnation of our Lord,
and he wrought greatly thereon but
he did not complete It."
Thus began the building of that
wonderful church which was only
completed 120 years later and which
Is still one of the finest examples of
Norman architecture In the country.
It proceded thus. By 1155 the eastern
arm was built to its full height, the
north and south transopts were completed by 1175, as was the first bay of
the nave. By 1193 the main arcades
and the trlforium were advanced tho
full length of ten bays and the foundations of the west wall were laid;
In 1200 the last bay of the nave clerestory was finished, and the transepts
to the base of the gables. The westJ
front as It now stands was completed
wllh its side openings, gables over and
flanking stair towers, in 1238, and on
the 6th of October of that year it was
solemnly consecrated by Robert Gros-
seteste. bishop of Lincoln and the
bishop of Exeter; Walter of Bury.St.
Edmunds being abbot at the time. The
lady chapel was begun In the days of
Robert of Sutton in 1272 by William
Pap's, the prior, und finished by him
up to the glass, lead images and painting. That portion of the church known
as the new building was built by Abbot Robert Klrton, who ruled between
1496 and 1528. In the bosses of the
roof are shields with the arms of St.
Edmund of East Anglla, those of St.
Edward the Confessor, the leopards of
England and a cross between devices,
EDINBURGH MAY
HAVE WAR  MU8EUM
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Following
the lead already given by Paris in the
establishment of a war museum, towns
In Great Britain are beginning to consider the question also. Although the
movement Is national, it Is felt that
the museums themselves should be local and should Include a record of the
part played by civilians at home as
well as by the men of the fighting
forces. In Edinburgh the curator of
Ihe Royal Scottish musuem is considering the matter with the civic authorities with tho view of inaugurating such a scheme, although there are
more pressing claims to be dealt with
before it can actually be taken in
hand.
Such a scheme offers endless possibilities, and there Is abundant material
for war museums all over the country,
which only need to be collected and arranged. It Is thought that private individuals will gladly contribute their
personal souvenirs for the general interest of the community. Among the
many Interesting articles that would
find a fitting place ln a public war
museum may be mentioned: Zeppelin
relics, minature flags from street collections, war loan, recruiting und other
posters, photographs, books, drawings,
letters, flags, war medals, money and
so on. Even articles that seem quite
trivial may prove of great interest to
future generations. It has been proposed that each museum should have
a roll of honor consisting of the names
Inscribed on vellum of those lu the locality who joined the army or navy.
Besides constituting a memorial to the
courage and self-sacrifice of the soldiers and sailors, the museums will
stand as a record of civilian patriotism
and self-sacrifice.
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WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL NELSON, B. C.
NELSON WOMEN
WORKERS THANKED
Capt.   Olwn   of   Balfour   Sanitarium
Acknowledges Articles and
Supplies Forwarded.
Capt. B. H. Olson of the Balfour
sanitarium in acknowledging a list of
articles and supplies sent to the institution from Nelson, asks The Dally
News to convey to tho members of the
various societies who have contributed his hearty appreciation of the kindness they have shown. "The quality
of the articles sent," he states, "was
excellent. They will suit our purpose
admirably and I am sure the jams and
preserves will prove a real treat to tho
men."
Acknowledgment of the following is
made:
Jams, preserves and other donations
the result of tho joint shower held at
Nelson: Plum, SI; cherry, 40; applo
butter, 4; orange marmalade, 8; raspberry, 53; apple jelly, 31; assorted
lams, 9; strawberry, 40; gooseberry,
14; apricot, 4; peach, 12; currant Jelly,
32; rhubarb, 7; pears, 9; raspberry
vinegar, 3; honey, 3; pickles, -TJ; black
currant, 12; pineapple, 1; apple cheese,
1; red currant jam, 1.
Nelson Red Cross, 50 suits pyjamas
and 13 dressing gowns.
Kokanec chapter, I. O. D. E., 41 suits
pyjamas.
Slocan Red Cross, check for $35.
NELSON AND COAST
LINKED BY PHONE
The Daily  News   Holds  Conversation
With Victoria Over New Commercial Telephone Line
During the past few days a number
of successful tests have been made
of the long distance service line between Nelson and Victoria with a
view to placing it upon a commercial
basis and giving the public a regular
long distance service between Kootenay points and the const.
E. C. Relchard, district trnfflc
superintendent. Vancouver, has spent
the last few days in the city conducting the tests, with tho result that
yesterday The Dally News was In
direct communication with Vancouver
and Victoria and several conversa***
tlons were held with British Columbia
Telephone company officials and private Individuals at Victoria, among
whom were P, F. Payne, editor in
chief of The Dally News; Joseph
Drury, of the editorial staff of the
Victoria Colonist; and N. 0. Fltz-
patrick, district traffic superintendent of the British Columbia Telephone
company for Vancouver Island.
The coast service is made via
Spokane, Seattle, Belllngham, Wash.,
and at present work Is being completed iu the Spokane exchange,
which, by means of the Installation of
"repeaters"—instruments for the intensifying of the volume of sound—it
is hoped that within a short timo the.,
service between Nelson and the coast
will be perfected. *
The new long distance commercial
line is one of the many Improvements in the telephone servlco which
have already been made and will in
the future bo carried out by the company.
"JOHN BULLS" WIN
BASKETBALL GAME
The "Y" girls and the John Bull
club played a schedule basketball
game at the Y. M. C. A. Inst night,
when the John Hulls again demonstrated the ability of their namesake
to win, defeating the "V" girls by the
close margin of 11-10. The line-up
follows:
John Bull Club—Miss Khuttlcworth.
Miss Blackwood, Miss Rut ledge. Miss
Phoebe Cummins, Miss Not num.
-•y-i oirls—Miss Ferguson, Miss
Annable, Miss Wolverton, Miss G.
Cummins, Miss Whltmore.
Referee, E. Anderson.
VERNA   PELTON   ENTERS
MOTION PICTURE FIELD
Nolson Theatrical   Favorite    Engaged
To Play Leading Role in Film
Drama
Miss Verna Felton. well known to
Nelson theatre goers as leading woman
with the Allan Players, who up until
the last couple of years were regular
visitors to Nelson, Is busy playing before the camera ln one of the large
motion picture studios near San Francisco.
The name of Miss Fclton's first
starring vehicle has not yet beon announced, but Is said that the actress,
who Is working under tho personal direction of William V. Mong, has already registered her suitability for
the silent drama. Sho will not, It ts
believed, forsake the speaking stago
entirely and according to reports in
theatrical circles is planning to head
her own company on a tour through
British Columbia In the near future.
BALFOUR  SANITARIUM
TO OPEN TOMORROW
Word was received in tho city yesterday stating that the military sanitarium for returned soldiers would bo
ready tomorrow for the reception of
50 patients,
LIEUT. W, J. STURGEON
18 ON HIS WAY HOME
Lieut. William J. Sturgeon is on
his way home to Nelson and is
expected to reach the city within
the next two weeks, according to
word received by his mother,
Mrs. Joseph Sturgeon. „
Lieut. Sturgeon was wounded at
the same time as the late Lieut.
James H. Grant and has been In
hospital in England for several
months. It is expected that he
will spend some days in the city
after his arrival and then go to
Victoria for further medical treatment.
BOYS BANQUET
«u»
AH
Members   of   Standard   of   Effioienoy
Classes Serve Supper and  Entertain Guests.
Members of the Canadian Standard
of Efficiency Tests classes last night
banqueted about SO of the boys' mothers In tho Y.M.C.A. parlors and afterward treated them to an exhibition
basketball game In the gymnasium her
tween a team from fW. S, Stanley's
class and a picked team from the other
classes nnd a game between the girl*-*
of the John Bull club and the Y Glrla'
qlub.
Tho supper table was spread ln the
parlors and the meal served by the following members of the classes: Herb
ert Sheppard, Fred Irvine, Chester
Bradshaw, Edwin Eades, Donald La-
badee, Jack Weir, Carleton Duck, Wll
lard Keys, James Curran, Howard Foster, Wilbur Blanchard, Lee Wilson,
Robert Lnughton, R. Dill, Edward Ingram, Fred Hartwlg and T. Gibson.
The basketball game which followed
was witnessed by the guests, from the
balcony and judging by the cheering
and excited rooting which came from
this quarter It was evident that the
mothers were as keen basketball fans
as the boys themselves.
For the first time during the season
Stanley's class went down to defeat,
but the team put up a hard battle and
finished close up in the scoring, the
final tally being 33-24. The lineup was
ns follows:
Picked team—D. Barton, F. Steeves,
D. Hlnton, G. Bradshaw and G. Wilson,
Stanley's team—J. Curran, W. Blanchard, J. Rlngrose, T, Jerome and P.
Young.
Referee, E. Anderson,
t Social and Personal \
G. E. Irwin of Salmo Is u guest at
the Hume.
D. St. Denis will leave this morning
for Sllverton.
M. W. Whirling of Trail is registered
at the Strathcona,
H. H. Johnstone of Rossland Is n
guest at the Strathcona.
J. Henry of Alnsworth reached the
city yesterday and Is a guost at tho
Hume.
A. D. Wheeler of Alnsworth Is vis
lting the city and is a guest at the
Hume.
Ti. A. Campbell reached the city last
night from Rosslund and is registered
at the Strathcona.
A. ,T. Curie of Kaslo reached the city
last night from Vancouver and will
leave for his home this afternoon on
the 4 o'clock boat.
William Barker left yesterday for
Salmo where he will take charge of
the Emerald mine. Mr. Barker was for
many years associated with the Arlington mine nt Erie.
P C. Wilson has received a card
from T. A. Alrey of iNne-Mile, who Is
now with the Army Service corps, in
training at Winnipeg. 'Ho reports himself in good health.
J. II. Doyle, newly appointed sheriff
of South Kootenay has been sworn In
by D. St. Denis, .T.P., and will enter
upon the duties of his office Immediately. Hie expects shortly to make his
home In the city.
Mrs. A. H. D. Kemball, wife of the
j late Col. Kemball, who was killed In
action recently, reached the city last
night from Vancouver accompanied by
her two daughters, Miss Dorothy and
Miss Yerda Kemball. They are the
guests of L. B. DeVeber. Mrs. Kemball
and her daughters will leave this afternoon for their home at Kaslo,
CHILD FALLS ON SIDEWALK
FROM VERANDA; BREAKS JAW
Llttlo three-year-old Bert Boyse, son
of Mr, and Mrs. George Boyse of Victoria street, fell from the veranda railing of his parents' home to the cement sidewalk yesterday morning,
fracturing his Jaw. He was treated at
the hospital and was reported lolst
night as progressing favorably.
"He's the best dressed man in town."
"That's   easy   to  accomplish.     The
fellow who Is really doing something
Is the man    with    the    best-dressed
wire."
We Gin Make Immediate
Delivery of Coal and Wood
WE AIM TO GIVE PROMPT SERVICE  AND 8ATI8FACTIO0
Kootenay Columbia Fuel Cajj
CHARLES   F.   McHARDY,  AGENT
PHONE  135 WARD  STREET GREEN  BLOCK
A. S. Horswill
& Co.
Fresh Rhubarb, pound  15o
Fresh Head Lettuce, pound...30c
Fresh Celery, stock    IOC
Fresh Spinach, pound  12!4c
Navel Oranges, 2 doz. for 45c
Blood Oranges, 2 doz. for 45c
Australian Onions, >2 pounds..25c
Garlic, 2 pounds for 3Bc
Broken Rice, per pound 50
Lime and Sulphuf
Spray
40-Gallon Barrels and in 4-Gallon*
ARSENATE OF LEAD
"BLACK LEAF 40"
GRASSELLI'S
NICOTINE   SULPHATE
In Various Sizes.
The Brackman-Ker]
Milling Co., Limited
ADVERTISE   IN   THE  WANT  AD   COLUMNS OF THE  DAJLV  NEW
FIVE BOXES OF 3MALL
APPLES
Per box  70C
ORANGES
Per dozen  25c
GRAPE FRUIT
2   for    25C
Fresh Flowers and Vegetable Sesda
Joy Bros.' Store
416 Ward Street near ths Postofflce
I Do Not Advise
You to buy Jewelery In times like
the present, but If you need any I
have everything at much closer
margin of profit.
A. D. Papszian
Watchmaker, Jeweler and Graduate
Optician.
Madden Block, Baker Street
HUN 80LDIERS FEEL
SORE OVER LOSSES
(By the Canadian Overseas Correspondent.)
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, April 18.—While
the tide of war rolls on elsewhere
there is no material change En the
situation here. The enemy is said
to be greatly depressed.
BALLASTING OF GOOSE LAKE
LINE TO BE FINISHED SOON
(By Daily News leased Wire.)
"WINNIPEG. April 18.—The ballasting of the Canadian Northern Goose
Lake line will be completed this spring.
It is said the work will cost nearly
$600,000.
LIEUT. WILLIAM   ROS8
WINS MILITARY CROSS
(By Daily News Leased Wire.)
VICTORIA. April 18.—W. It. Loss,
M. L, A., has received word from
France that his son, Lieut. William
Ross, who was recently wounded in
conducting a daring raid, .has been
awarded the Military Cross. In this
raid IS Germans were captured and
many killed.
SNOW DELAYS SEEDING
IN SASKATCHEWAN
REGINA, April 17.—Recent snowfalls will delay seeding In many parts
of the province, although a good start
has been made in tho western section.
There seems to be no scarcity of seed
whent.
POSSIBILITIES OF
BEET SUGAR GROWING
MANCHESTER, England—At a recent meeting of tho Manchester chamber of commerce Councillor Russell
Taylor of Liverpool, chairman of the
Incorporated English Beet Sugar Pioneer association, spoke on the possibilities of sugar beet growing in Groat
Britain. He gave some interesting
facts and figures based on exiieriments
carried out by his association showing
that sugar beets had been grown In
England which were equal in quality
per acre and in saccharine contents to
the best beet grown In America or on
the continent. He also mentioned un
Interesting Instance of beet having
been cultivated in Montgomeryshire at
a height 900 feet above sea level. Russell Taylor stated that it was possible
for a farmer to ge.t a yield per acre
which would realize C7 Bis., and ho
contended that, provided a. sound policy were adopted, there was no reason
why British sugar factories should not
be as paying concerns of those of Germany, Austria, Holland and Belgium,
some of which paid dividends up to
33 "H* per cent. The speaker also pointed out that the industry provided valuable by-products, especially feeding
for cattle. The cultivation of beet also served to aerate and fertilize the
ground, and wherever It had been established a marked Increase lu rotation cereal crops had been the result.
Russell Taylor concluded by expressing the hope that as the British government had helped the cotton growing
and dye industry, It would also assist
the beet sugar Industry in the Initial
stages of Its career. He looked forward lo seeing a greater development
of tho Industry ln Great Britain.
LENQRE. ULRICH
'ih "THE ROAD TO LOVE"
,THE OUVER MOR.OSCO PHOTOPLftYCoA,
TONIGHT   ONLY
TONIGHT   ONLY
"The Road to Love"
MOROSCO-PARAMOUNT—FIVE   PARTS
A   WONDERFULLY   THRILLING   8T0RY   OF   ALGERIA
WHALING   OFF   THE   COAST   OF   BRITI8H   COLUMBIA
"THE   FATAL   PIE"—Goldberg  Cartoon Comedy
TOMORROW—"HER   BELOVED   ENEMY"
SATURDAY
PAULINE   FREDERICK   IN   "NANETTE   OF   THE   WILDS?
Starland m Theatre
Choice Ontario
Apples
No. i, por bus  S1.7S
No. 2, per box  31.2S
NABOB PUDDINGS.
CuBtard, Chocolate und Quick Tapioca;   2 packages for   25c
NABOB TEA
Per pound    45c
J. A. IRVING & Co.
THE GREAT SUPPLY HOU8E
House Cleaning
Curtains and Drapes in Silk, Tap-J
estry, Serge, Chenille, etc., etc.
Table   Covers   and   Cushions , Dry|
Cleaned.
H. K. Foot
DYER AND CLEANER.
Nelson, B. C.
Agencies—M. Fapazlan,  411  "Ward]
St.;   Ross   Fleming,   Falrview.
thing had happened in regard to wheat.
Mr. Massey also said that he believed
preference would stimulate the output
of the colonies, and increase the population by Inducing greater industrial
activity. So long as tho United Kingdom could not produce all sho required
he asked whether it was not far better for her to put herself in a position
to place orders with the dominions rather than to continue the old system.
In conclusion Air. Masney said ho hoped for great results from the imperial
conference, nnd among these he would
like tu sec an annual meeting for the
discussion of imperial affairs over
which the conference should have
complete control, each colony having
a parliament for its local affairs, and
all bearing in view the main view that
the Empire was not a federation of
states, but a union of nations.
W.  F.  MASSEY ON
EMPIRE PREFERENCE
LIVERPOOL, England—A meeting
of Liverpool business men was recently
addressed by W. F. Massey, prime
minister of New Zealand, who said
that he hoped that a sincere effort
would be made as a result of the war
to make the British Empire self-supporting In both food and raw materials. He looked at tho question from
an ftmplre-bullding point of view, and
maintained that a proper and reasonable scheme of preference would so
encourage Increased production, and
raise the supply In proportion to the
domand that prices of ordinary requirements would not go up. If there
had heen a proper and well thought-
out scheme In operation 10 years ago,
necossnrlos ln Great Britain today
would have been much cheaper than
they were. In the ease of sugar, England had allowed a great industry to
be strangled lu favor of the alien, and
the price of sugar In ISngland was
double that In Xew Zealand, where
llioy had no! depended i*pou (leri.iaiiy
I'ui' il,    Td m *mal!e|- extent Ihe NftffiO |
Roses
Strong -'-year-old plants, cacli.50c
Frau  Karl  Druschki—white.
Hugh Dickson—red.
Mrs. John  Laing—pink,
Kaiserin Aug. Victoria—creamy
white.
Madame Abel Chatcnay—rosy carmine.
Maman Cochet—pink.
Manan Cochet—white.
Viscountess    Folkestone — profuse
pink.
CLIMBERS
Crimson Rambler—Dorothy Perkins, red; Caroline Testout, red;
Tausendchen, pink; Madame Alf.
Carrie re, white.
New extra choice varieties,
each   '	
Prince de Bulgaria—pink.
Mme.    Edw.    Herriot—coral
ahadod yellow and scarlet.
Old  Gold—yellow.
King George V.—dark red.
Lyon—shaded  pink and coral   red.
Mrs. A. Ward—Indian yellow.
Sunburst—orange  yellow.
Mrs. Frank Bray.
Climbing Papa Gontier—light pink.
Sweat Peas, large assortment of
Spencer's.
Mall Orders Filled Promptly,
10C*  15c  end 25c packets.
75c
red,
Rutherford Drag Co.
NELSON, B. C,
WANTED FOR CASH.
Top prices received from the Tn
hide dealer.  Correspondence  solicltet!
Green, ealt cured, sound Cow
Steer Hides, 16c lb., Green, salt cure!
sound Bulla and Stags, 10c lb. Greet!
salt cured sound Calf Skins, 20c l|
Unsalted cured skins and hides. 3c
4o less than Bait cured. Culls, hldd
and skins, '/i less than sound hldel
Dry Cow and Steer Hides, sound, iiiT
to 25c lb. Dry Calf Skins, sound, 2*4
AIbo wool and pelts wanted. Buy oil
copper, brass, old rubber boots an]
shoes free of leather and nallfl
The above prices are subject to chanjf
according to the market and promi|
shippers get the best satisfaction.
A. BERNHEIM, TRAIL.
"Father Looks Young
in His New Stetson*
\.
It's a Stetson knack—one o*\
the many that have made
Stetson a world-wide tern
for HAT.
Many a "Dad" apprel
ciates how the youthfu|
styles of Stetson  hati
aid men who won't grow
old in looks or spirit.
The SPRING STETSON^
we have just received havaj
a"get-upand go"that appeal*]
to young me*.
Shades and shapes aplenty-1
new designs, conservative
models. Five minutes or less
with our salesman will Ana
the Stetson we have for YOUJ
StutHon  HntH
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