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J« ]iejni*»iwTirrT-i I 'i '" ' 1 '' "ths only papsr In tha Interior of British Columbia oarrying tha lull service ef tha Western Associated Praia avar its own Isassd wire. dally newspaper In Tbe Dally Newe has thi largest elf- ouletlen •»,.■". Canada In proportion te tha pspulatlen ef Its home town. irt tv VOL. 15 No. 294 NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1917 BOo. PER MONTH 0.8. WILL BE READY TO FIGHT WHEN STATE WAR DECLARED FAMOUS I HELD BY {Sweeping Measures to Be Put Into Effect II-MIE FOR on EMERGENCY Portland Regiment Galled up for Federal Service (By Dally News Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Maroh 23.— Ths 8th eompsny osast artillery, Oregon national aguard, was called to federal service tonight and be* gan immediate preparations to entrain fer a destination not made publio. WASHINGTON, Mnrch 23.—The nerlcan government has decided up- bn swooping measures lo be put into effect following the expected declaration by congreaB soon after It meets pn April 2 that a state of wnr exists atween the United States and Ger- any. Fully appreciating Germnny's policy fa-unting Ih tho war first and talking pltorwards, tho government hns detcr- dned to provide against every possible prhergency. Broad questions Involved were dls- bussed today at a long cabinet meeting to which heads of departments arrled reports of preparations already de and others contemplated. Details |ire being taken up between Prenldent Vilson and the Individual cnblnot nembers. 'Hefretfully, the government appar- n'tly has decided that since Germany Is malting war upon the United States through ruthless killing of American citizens and the destruction of their bhlps, tho Issue .must be met with Lisps much moro fnr-rcnchlng than niere attempts to protect Individual norchant craft. j if anything Is ahead to prevent this It Is not foreseen, onco a state or waifs declared to exist, aggressive measures nre expected 0> bo taken. As outlined after today's cabinet nesting, the preparations of the government nre not to be foi* a short wnr Tir a wnr marked by half-way measures. A completo program has been prepared so that everything done will be carried out In a systematic nnd orderly manner. MR THE ADV SES GOVERNMENT Var Corrsspondsnt Emphasizes Importance of Sending Only Big Army to France, (By Dnlly News Leased Wlro.) WASHINGTON, March 23.—Frederick Palmer, war correspondent, who eras the only accredited representative pf tho American pross on the western tront for more than two years, delivered a confidential talk here todny at Ithe army war college to' the general [staff. Mr. Palmer detailed mnny things which he hns nol been at liberty to publish. Some of tho things the cor espomli'iit lold lhe army officers wore ermltted to become public, nnd limong them was his declaration thnt l.he United States should not attempt to aend any troops to France until il had raised an army of proper proportions. Ten thousand men, he said would do little more thnn hold a mile [)f trench. On tho subject of censorship, In lhe (event the United States entered tho War, Mr. Palmer counselled the ap- olntmnt of a chief civilian censor, with army nnd navy officers for assistants and tho publication of all invisible details In connection with tho firmy. Inasmuch as an army must be vomited from tho people, he told the lifflccrs, the people must be recognized lis part of It nnd must be glvon nny in- Iformutlon which would not be of mlll- Itary value lo nn onemy. INCONSISTENCY POINTED OUT BY BOWSER (By Staff Correspondent.) PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA, B. C., March 23.—The Brewster writ was mentioned in the house this afternoon. It was during committee on the Loan act. "What I don't understand," said the opposition leader, Mr. Bowser, "is why the government in this aot by a retroactive clause admits the loan bill passed last session was legal . when in the Brewster writ this legislation was declared illegal." Premier Brewster replied that the matter of the writ would be ventilated thoroughly, but in the meantime he intended now to as-' sume that the last session's business was legal. LIBERALS APPROVE I Member for Rossland Declares it Marks New Epoch in Connection with the Industry. (By Staff Correspondent.) PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA, B.C., March 23.—A. M. Manson, Omlneca, and \V. D. Willson, Rossland, both Liberals, spoke today on the provisions of tho new mining act, expressing general approval. "This bill marks an epoch in mining In this province," said the young\mem- her from the north. He asserted tho lato government had been out of sympathy with the industry, "that It had adopted tho policy of "do nothing." District engineers would "prevent misdirected energy by prospectors" and prevent them from "fooling around with properties which might better be left alone," ho declared, In the past, he said, many roads built to mines hud been of little value. No road should be built until the mine had been subjected to a very severe test, "us mining at the best is a gamble," he said. Speaking generally, ho thought the blue sky provisions a drastic hut wise plan to prevent illegitimate promotion. He said the government should not buy ore from prospectors. Mr. Willson suld tho 'measure was one long looked for In British Columbia. In more than 30 years mining experience he had seen tho need of protection of thc investors. The proposed survey appealed to him strongly. Dr. Rose speaks on Monday. TO ARE WIPED OUT Bowser Withdraws Opposition to Coal and Petroleum Aot Amendments in View of Action Taken (By Staff Correspondent.) PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA, B.C., March 23.—"I notice flint the obnoxious sections which would have wiped out the rights which prospectors have always held are! removed by this new amendment and our objections nre, therefore, removed," said W. .1. Bowser, leader of the opposition, this afternoon In consenting to the second reading of changes to the Coal nnd Petroleum act. When the act was brought down the opposition hnd objected on the ground that the new legislation would huve given the crown the right to use reserved lnnd nol only for crown but fnr "other purposes," and nlso to set the terms for opening to the prospectors. The practise has been to open lhe reserved lands upon the terms of thc general net, and as n result of the opposition's protest that rule will continue In force. The second rending was given without further debute. MANY APPLY FOR FARM LOANS IN MANITOBA (By Dully News Lensed Wire.) WINNIPEG, March 23—lion. Ed- wnrd Brown, provincial treasurer, stntes thnt a large number of applications have been made for farm loans, but that the government will bo unable to do nnythlng In connection with thc matter until a farm board has been nppointed. Tho applications for seed grain loans are also heavy. Grain to tho vnlue of more thnn $100,000 has been applied for. UNY SUGGESTIONS MADE BY WESTERN WITNESSES <By Dally News Lensed Wire.) TORONTO, March 23.—This was a ivestcrn dny at the parliamentary com- Inlttee on returned soldiers, witnesses lorn Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alber- la and British Columbia putting for- Ivnrd points of view differing notice- Jbly from thc main complaints In thc last. Inadequacy of pension to meet lhe western scalo of living wns one, Implication of returned soldiers' com- ntttoes was another, and the ultra- Democratic desire to put alumni alt lenslnns on un equal basis was a third, pile aired more fully thnn nil others [vus the underlying suspicion In sol- Llers' minds that some one profited |.y the believed differences In their ay sheet h from what they .anticipated. the rotonllon of paybooks chiefly In Quebec nnd Canadian camps and In hngland seemed (u be tho ground of ■he most dislike, though a British Columbia witness definitely criticized the l prevnlont notion so far ns his own pny was concerned. It had been given down to the last cent, even to tho exchange rates, A separate asylum for Insane soldiers was suggested, so that a man would not have to mix with criminal lunatics or alien born enemies. It would be self-supporting us the men's pensions would be diverted. An or- phannge for soldiers' children where the guardianship was not satisfactory nnd that artificial limbs be made in tlie west, were other suggestions. A government tailoring factory was also suggested. H. W. Dart and W. Drlscoll of tho British Columbia returned soldiers' returned orgnnlssntions said there was no complaint of pay In that province, as everything wns scttlod by direct reference to tho paymaster. A good deal of trouble was caused by tho overlapping of several volunteer associations for aiding soldiers, LUU FRENCH THE Repeated Attacks by Germans and But* gars Repulsed—About 2000 Taken iPrisoner. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) PARIS, March 23.—A war office report on thc operations In the Orient states: "• VioTent engagements have taken place to the north of Monastir, Serbia, for the possession of Hill 1248, which ultimately remained in our hands, despite repeated attacks by the Germans, and Bulgarians. As a whole, including the figures given ln the preceding communication we had captured in this region up to March 21, eleven mafthlne guns, 24 officers and 1770 men. During the same period three enemy airplane*) were brought: down by the British, whose very active airplanes also have bombarded railway stations and enemy artillery parks." RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS ARE DEMANDING PEACE (By Daily News Leased Wire.) COPENHAGEN, via Berlin and wireless to Tuokerton, N.J., March 23.—-A despatch received here from Haparanda, Sweden, says that the Russian Social-Democratic party has issued a manifesto demanding peace. CYCLONE CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS 40 Said to Have Perished in Indiana Cities—Over 100 Injured—Houses Wrecked. NEW ALBANY, Ind., March 23.— Between 25 nnd 40 persons were killed und probably 100 or moro injured by a storm which swept over New Albany late today, demolishing scores of residences and several industrial plants. Twenty-five bodies ure known to huve been recovered und It Is expected this number will be materially increased when nil the debris of wrecked buildings hus been cleared away. The lighting system for the residence section of the city was put out of commission by tho storm, and the work of rescue is proceeding slowly and with difficulty. In addition to thc bodies taken to undertaking estnblishments there were reports of others that were taken to private houses. NEW ALBANY, ind., March 23.— At lenst 13 persons were killed und 40 Injured during a storm which swept the northeastern part of tliis city, late today. At 5 o!clock the bodies of six negro children and six workmen had been taken from the ruins of more than 40 structures, which, the police said, hud been either damaged or destroyed. Says 25 Persons Killed. ! NEW ALBANY, Hid., March 23.— Circuit Judge John C. Paris at 7:15 o'clock this evening said 25 persons were killed and thut this number probably would be Increased. More than 100 persons, he suld, were Injured, some of them seriously. The majority ol* those killed and Injured, Judge Paris said, were white persons. Many Homes Wrecked. ' JEFFEUSONVILLE, Ind., March 23. —Telephone reports to officers of the Indiana stute reformatory asking for assistance, wild that many houses were completely wrecked. At thut time the message said, n number of dead and injured were lying in tlio streets or burled in the ruins of demolished buildings. RUSSIANS DRAWING NEAR MESOPOTAMIA BORDER (By Associated Press.) LONDON, March 23.—Southwest of Kermanshah, Persia, the Russians have progressed to within 45 miles of the Mesopotamia!, border, Petrograd reports. 296 DROWNED WHEN THE DANTON SANK 806 of Fronch Battleship's Crew Saved—Sub. Attacked by Destroyer and Disappeared (By. Daily Nowh Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 23.—The linking of tha Frenoh battleship Danton in the Mediterranean on March 19 ii announced in a itatement from the Frenoh admiralty receiv- here. Two hundred and eighty- six men were drowned. The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, The admiralty made thc following statement tonight: "Tho battleship Danton wns torpedoed In tho Mediterranean on Marcll 9 and sank hulf an hour luter. Tho victims numbered L'DC. Tho escort, the Massue, and the patrol boats succeeded In saving 80S men. The Massue uttucked tbo submarine with grenades und it disappeared and was not seen again." Tho sinking of u French battleship of tho Danton class by a German submarine In tho Modltorranonn was reported by tho German admirnlty March 12 and received here by wlre- GERMANY EXTENDS 8UB ZONE TO THE ARCTIC (By Dully News Lensed Wire.) LONDON, Maroh 23.—It is unofficially raported that Germany has notified Norway of the extension of the blookade zone to the Arctic ocean. This extends the zone in. which ships go at thoir own risk to inolude the water accessible to the porta of northern Russia. "Tom™1 m m Admits he Had Wrong Idea About Railway Eill DOWSER PO NTS T MISTAKE 0 Pattullo fand Oliver Are Sharply Rapped by Liberal .Member (By Staff Correspondent,) PRESS GALLERY, VICTORIA, B.C., March 23.-^Hon. T. D. Pattullo, mln inter of lands, fell Into a pitfall this afternoon when, defending Hon. John Oliver's Dolly Varden! railway bill, of which members are inclined to be suspicious because it gives on omni bus charter, he asserted W. J. Bowser was "wrong in his law and In his facts" in the criticism he hnd offered of the bill. j"If the honorable leader of the opposition had studied the bill he would not have made the error. He would have seen that the proposed railway would be under section 284- of the Railway act, which safeguards the public," said Mr. Pattullo. "If my hon. friend will read the Dolly Varden charter he will see it is specially exempted from section 284,' retorted Mr. Bowser. Mr. Pattullo hesitated a minute or two, suld he stood corrected, but that Mr. Bowser was wrong ln his facts anyway and then sat down. He had led up to the statement that Mr, Bowser was wrong in his facts und his law by asserting that the Dolly Varden charter was purely for mine and not for railway purposes, therefore made the property thc subject of special legislation. This was in reply to Mr. Bowser's claim tnnt the charter was dangerous to tho pub lie Interest and that., there was no reason why the' regular course should not be taken and a line made to com ply with the provisions in the general act designed to protect the public. Liberal Raps Ministers In this contention Mr. Bowser received support from M. B, Jackson, the Liberal member' for thc Islands, who rapped Mr. Pattullo and Mr. Oliver by saying their explanations of the measure were inconsistent. Incidentally be referred on one - occasion to Mr. Oliver, who has been called the "master of the administration" as "mine honored leader." Mr. Oliver did not seem pleased nt Mr. Jackson's criticisms of the bill and interrupted rather petulantly once or twice. Mr. Jackson's argument followed the line taken by Mr. Bowser. He said the Dolly Varden should get a charter by private bill or operate under tho genernl art rather than get a special government bill. He spoke of the act as containing possible "menaces" to the public and seemed suspicious of the wny It might work out. He pointed out it gave the com pany the sole right to operate a railway up a strategic valley which was the only entrance to the large hinterland. Mr. Oliver interjecting that olh er lines could get running rights. He thought provisions should be made whereby tlie public could take over the line at cost later If It seemed de slrable and Just before referring to the "common dodges of exploiters of rail wny charters," remarked, in answer to another interruption by Mr. Oliver, that he bowed with all deferenco to his honored leader, a sarcastic remark which seemed, to give considerable satisfaction to some members on the Liberal side, who have shown signs of revolt against the minister of railways and agriculture. Mr. Oliver concluded the day's debate by a fow words In which he said tbe bill had not been Introduced without "full consideration," and that It gavo him "ample power to meet all danger points." Mr. Jackson retorted that he felt confident the public Interest would be safe as long at it was in the bands of Mr. Oliver. SHERIFF'S APPOINTMENT NOT YET ANNOUNCED (By Staff Correspondent.) VICTORIA, B. C, Maroh 23.— "Oh, in a day or two," was Attorney-General Macdonald's answer when asked today whtn the appointment of the new sheriff of Kootenay would be announced. The impression here is that a decision has been reached, but no appointment appears In this week's Gazette. , HUNS DID NOT EOR SAFETY 0 ING F CREW Captain of American Ship- Destroyed Tells Story of Attaek by Submarine. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 23.—Thirty »four survivors of the American tank steamer Illinois, which was sunk Sunday, March 18, 20 miles north of Alderney by a German submarine, arrived at Southampton today. Of the party 1$ are Americans, the others Swedes and Spaniards. Captain Iverson made the following statement:. "We sailed on March 16 at 7:45 a, m. On the 18th we sighted a submarine bearing down upon us from the southwest from a distance of three miles. The submarine submerged and approached. About 10 minutes later the distance from us then -being about two miles, the submarine opened fire. Immediately after backing for two minutes our ship was stopped by the engineer on watch. The first shot went over our aerlul and the second brought It down. The firing continued rapidly until the boats were well clear of the ship's sides, when the shooting censed. "The submarine then came alongside the lifeboats and ordered No. 1 boat to come alongside the submarine. Five of our men were ordered aboard this boat and lie transferred five of his crew to the lifeboat, which was then pulled to tho Illinois. These men placed seven bombs along the side of the ship and In the engine room, which exploded In due course. Our five men were tnken off the submarine and I asked the commander If he would tow us toward land. He replied: 'I have no time. We then proceeded undo sail nnd oars to Alderney, and 10 miles from It we were picked up and taken in two by two motor boats thnt .had observed us and came to our assistance. "Thc submarine commander took no measures for tho safety of the crew and continued shelling until they were In the boats. The Illinois did not try to escape. Ono man was killed by shell fire." Gives Pledge to Coast and Interior Delegates Regarding Hope- Princeton Highway. (By Staff Correspondent.) PRESS GALLERY, Victoria, March 23.—Delegations of coast and Interior men today urged the cabinet to complete the Hope-Princeton section of thc transprovinclnl highway, and received a pledge from the premier to complete thc work as soon ns possible and possibly lo make a start this year. Thc delegates included Mayor G. H. Acres, Grnnd Forks; W. D. Willson, Rossland; F. W. Gregory, K. J. Waterman, C. Willarson, Prlncton; E. W. Clayton, Pentlcton; while Dr. Rone, Nelson; J. H. Schofield Trail, and J. 8). Thompson, Grand Forks, Rave tho delegation their support. IS MANAGER OKANAGAN UNITED FRUIT GROWERS (By Daily Nows Leased Wire.) VANCOUVER, B. C, Mnrch 23.— W. J. McDowell of Vernon has been appointed manager of Okanitgun United Fruit Growers. DUTCH FLEET THOUGHT CLEAR OF DANGER ZONE (By Dally News Leased Wire,) WASHINGTON, March 23.—The Associated Pross today says that a fleet of 15 Dutch steamships was said hero to have sailed recently from a port in Holland for the United States. Tho vessels all steamed out tho sarno day and now arc believed to be well nortbj of the German submarine zone around the British Isles. It is intended by The Netherlands government, wh(c)r, haB tho ships under charier, to have them load grain, probably In Now York, and then re* turn; by the route thoy came. SUBS. ARMED AS SMALL CRUISERS Carry 20 Torpedoes and More—Germans Stake Everything on Undersea Boats. (By Dnily News Leased Wire.) AMSTERDAM, March 23—The Tole- grauf p'nbllshes an account of nn Interview with a German soldier who was for some tlmo serving as a clerk at the Vulkan dockyard, Hamburg, HO was sent as a punishment to the front but he contrived to escape across the frontier. This mnn left Hamburg on Feb. 20. There were then In the Vulkan dockyard eight large submarines ou the stocks. These latest submarines aro about 105 metres (nearly 3»0 feet) long, armed as small cruisers. They can lake 20 torpedoes and more and the crew numbers 32, Tho work of construction is excellently organized. Gangs of 120 men stand utmost next to each other, but not so close as to hinder one nnother nnd the completion of a submarine in this way requires about three .months. Uosldes tlio submarines small cruisers nro now building In the Vulkan dockyard for a now class, the so-called "town'1 class. Thoso are about 120 to 130 metres (roughly 400 to 430 feet) long. Vessels of this class recently underwent trials with very satisfactory results, A cruiser of this class is ulso building nt the Glohm and Voss yard, Hamburg- American line cargo boats were being converted into hospital ships at the Vulkan yard. Everything Is expected from Iho Submarine. Alt expectations are built on them. The general opinion Is that the enemy mny pross us back a bit, but that they will not gel ns out of it, he Rated, WOMEN TAKEN TO MAKE MUNITIONS Germans Compelling Those Between Ages of 17 and 35 from Belgian Towns to Work in Factories (By Dally News Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 23.—For the last 24 hours the weather on thc front In Franco has been of the worst possible wintry type, with the result that field operations have been brought almost to a standstill. Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters wires that moro difficult resistance Is being offered by the German rearguards as they arc pressed back by the British advanced troops. This Is particularly noticeable along the Irregular line running in a northern and northwestern direction from Desnvy wood, about three miles west of St. Quentin. Behind all the newly-acquired British front the greatest activity con Unites both in the way of troop movements and In the construction and re pair of roads and railways. Thus far, about 10,000 inhabitants have been left behind by thc Germans during their retreat, mostly elderly or very young persons. Reuter's corals pondent reports that all the women between the ages of 17 and 35 are being sent to the fortress at Maubeuge, ns the Germans say thnt If they were left behind they would make muni tlons for the French and so they are keeping them to make munitions for themselves. pope wiie sun Is Arranging to Have Provisions Con- veyed—Satisfied With Revolu- tion in Russia. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) ROME, via Paris, March 23.—Addressing a private consistory today, (Pope Benedict said he wished to hold a consistory in order to keep up the tradition of the church and fill vacant sees. For the first time since the world war began the pope mnde no reference to international affairs. Cardinal Bourne, archbishop of Westminster who left for France Immediately after the consistory, said to tt correspondent nf the Associated Press: "The Vatican continues its attitude of absolute impartiality toward all belligerents, but I must frankly confess that I have seen no sign of lack of Interest on the part of the pope for the allies. He has always displayed the greatest desire to lessen the horrors of war and ameliorate the condition of prisoners as well as to obtain favorable treatment for Belgium. "The pope conducted negotiations for the provisioning ot Belgium, obtaining German guarantees, not to torpedo steamers taking supplies there as England required. He obtained the Internment In Switzerland of those who had been prisoners for IS months and parents of at least three children. He obtained the exchange of prisoners between England, France and Turkey. LatQBt reports cause the Vatican to hope that its insistence against Belgian deportations will be accepted by Germany and all Belgians will return to their homes, The Vatican Is arranging to supply Syria ami Lebanon, where the population Is on the verge nf starvation, with provisions conveyed In neutral ships, mostly Spanish." The Russian revolution was erected with satisfaction by the Vatican as Catholicism was among the greatest sufferers from luck of liberty In the Muscovite empire. Cardinal Consalvi, the great papal secretary of state In Napoleonic times said that no change wns possible for the Catholic church ln Russia as long as the czar was the ruler. W. H. CURLE BECOMES SOLICITOR FOR THE C. P. R. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) MONTREAL, March 23.—W. H. Curie of Winnipeg, whose resignation as administrator of thc Manitoba Workmen's Compensation act has been announced1, is to join the C. P. R. as general solicitor, E. P. Fllntoff, who has been with the C, P. R. as soliciting department for a number of years nnd who has been solicitor since August 1, 1914, under the extension of this service, is now appointed assistant general solicl- itor. Both the general solicitor and the assistant general solicitor will have offices In Montreal. Drive Brings Them Close to Hun Stronghold REPULSE ATTACKS LAUNCHED AT REIMS British FoirEfforts Made to Regain Lost Ground (By Associated Press.) Temporarily, at least, the retirement of the Gorman forces in France appears to have halted. The Germans are making a stubborn resistance at various points along tho front. Notwithstanding this apparent change in German tactics, the British report progress southeast of Arras and the French have moved forward between ono and .'i quarter and two and a half miles in thc St. Quentin region. The French troops also have made gains on the heights overlooking the Oise valley northeast ot Tergnler and have repulsed German attacks before Thlcl, northeast of Reims, Paris asserts thut the Germans aro flooding the Oise region and that the city of La- fere, thought to have heen one of tho strong points of the German line is under water. South of the Oise thc French continue to cross the Ailette river ami north of Soissons considerable progress Is made toward. Marglval. Stubborn resistance by the Germans. marked the French success. northeast. of the canal between the Somme and. the Olse in which much ground was gained. ■ From Bcaurains, about two miles south of Arras, near Ecourt and Croi- zelles. Berlin says tbe French wero repulsed In attacks along tlio Somme-Crozat canal between the Somme and the Oise and thnt 230 prisoners were taken by the Germans. (By Dnily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 23.—Encounters between British patrols and German detachments have occurred along the general line from Beaurnlne to Elrc- lilers, says the official communication from British headquarters In France. South of Arras and nenr the centre of the line German counter-attacks, the statement adds, were driven off and the British positions were maintained. British troops made further progress In the region of Crolzelles and Ecoust, ' south of Arras. The statement follows: "In the area of advance oncounters between our patrols and hostile detachments of some strength have occurred at a number of points along the general line Elrellle.rs-BeaumeU- les-Cnmbrni-Ueaurulns. "During the day enemy counterattacks near Aizeeourt-le-Bas-Eeau- metsi-lcs-Cnmbrai and Vrauconrt were driven off after fighting. Our positions were maintained and we took a few prisoners. Our troops made further progress hi the vicinity of Ecoust and C roi zellcs. ' "We carried out a successful raid (his morning east of Arras. The enemy blew up a large mine last night north of Neuvilte-St; Vaast, but no damage was reported. Our artillery bomba rded the enemy's positions southwest Of Loos and oast of Vermelles with good effect." Big Advance by Frenoh PARIS. March 23.—The French forces operating to the north of the St. Quentin canal havo pushed back the Germans between one and a quarter and two and a half mllos and also have gained additional ground on the heights northeast of Tergnier, overlooking the oise valley, according to the French official communication issued tonight. Two attacks near Thil. northeast of Reims wero repulsed. The communication says: "Between the Somme and the Oise In the course of the day our troops carried out with decision a spirited offensive which was completely successful. The enemy, despite stubborn resistance, was pushed back ou a large front for distances varying between two and four kilometres to the . northeast of the canal of St. Quentin. "To the northeast of Tergnier our detachment h have piiBhed ahead on Ihe heights Immediately overlooking the Olse valley. In this region the Germans have resorted to inundations. Tbe city of Lefere is under water. "To the south of the Olse wc have (Continued nn Puge Two.) SHIPBUILDING TO BE ENCOURAGED BY N. S. (By Dnlly News Loused Wire.) HALIFAX, March 23.—Two million dollars will be raised on the credit of lhe province of Nova Scotia "for the encouragement of shipbuilding," under a government bill Introduced by Premier Murray today. The bill proposes to place In tne hands of the governor- lu-cottncll power to appoint a shipbuilding commission, consisting of five commissioners nnd a secretary, whoso duty It shall be to Investigate the rnellltles existing within the province for the building of ships. 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SNOW, Manager. INCH SWEEP BACK GERMANS (Continued from I'age (Inc.) continued our crossing of the Ailette river, in tlie region to the north of Soissons our troops fought for and realized considerable progress toward Margival. "To tbe, northwest of Reims tbe Germans carried out against our trenches before Thil two attacks, wiiich Tailed under lhe curtain of .fire of our machine guns. The losses of our enemy have been serious, judging from the bodies ol men abandoned by him within our wire entanglements. "Along* the rest of the front the day1 has been comparatively quiet." "Aviation: Today our an'tl-aircraft guns brought down a German airplane whioh fell within our lines near Dieu- louard. "Belgian communication; In the region north of Dixmude tbe dny has been characterized by reciprocal bombardments of varying intensity." Berlin Statement. BERLIN, Via Sayville. March 23.— The official communication issued by the war office tills evening says: in the Somme and oise sectors there have boen outpost engagements, Otherwise there has been nothing of importance to report from the east and west. HOLLAND REJECTS GERMAN OFFER OF INDEMNITY (By Daily News Leased Wire.) THE HAGUE, via London, March 23 —The Dutch foreign office in a statement in reference to the seven Dutch ships torpedoed off Falmouth recently says the German government on Marcll ti offered to pay an indemnity for loss of members of the crews and to help lhe owners by facilitating the purchase Of German ships aftor tlie war. Thli offer, the- statement adds was made "ot considerations of humanity and good neigh borshii\" Further steps led to a reconsideration of the offer by Germany, which offers German ships for rental on rca bopable conditions," Holland, il is declared, rejected thc offer and the owners, under the circumstances, refused to accept the proposal of Indemnification for the crews, BRITAIN EXTENDSUTS CONTROL OF SHIPPING (By Dally News Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 22.—It is understood In shipping circles that the government has extended its control of shipping and has now requisitioned at fixed rates all liner tonnage ln the Australian, South American, and South African trades. EXPLOSIVES WERE 1 Startling Evidence Given at Trial of Germans Charged With Trying to Blow Up Ships (By Dnlly Nows Lensed Wire.) NEW YORK, March 28.—further testimony regarding alleged conspiracy of the Germans lo destroy entento vessels leaving New York harbor wllh munitions was Introduced today by the government in the trials of Capt. von Klelst, a chemist, and four engineers of the German merchant- man/jFriedrieh der Grosse, now tied up nt (ioboken. The men are charged with having placed bombs on ships. Henry Uarth, a bomb squad detective, gave the names of two llrltish freighters, Tyningehnme and Inch- moor, which he swore Von Klelst mentioned as vessels on which the alleged plotters placed bombs. The Inchmoor was found afire at her pier in December, lfllfi, and $100,000 damage was done to her sugar cargo. Two fires within a week, one nt her pier and the other at sen, did $9.1,000 damage to the. Tyningehnme. George 1), Dnrmels, another bomb squiid delecliv.o, also testified that Von Kleist made a statement setting forth that gome of the defendants placed bombs, on ships in tlie harbor, usually six or eight to the vessel, with explosives sometimes in sugar bags. THE DAILY NEWS 11 . '■!■ -1!' '11.1 I I i SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917. 'i CONDITION UNCHANGED. (By Dally Nows Leased Wire.) TORONTO, March L'3.—Sir Lyman Jones' condition tonight was reported unchanged. SLIDE AT APEX HOLDS GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN Snow slides at Apex made It Impossible lor the Great Northern train northbound, to reach the city yesterday. Passengers and mail were transferred lo the Canadian I'aciflc Railway company's Rossland train and reached the cily during the evening. Tt Is expected that through traffic will be resumed Ibis evening. NELSON—O. \V. Hlonnpron. Trail; Es Wright, Creston; D. Thornton, Bandoai A. Oliver, Seattle; , W. Sutherland, Truro, N. S.; .r. P. Duffy, Midway; .1. T. Trolnor, Kaslo; T. Oley flordon, Farron; T. Reed, Granite, New Grand Hotel STEAM HEATED Hot and Cold Water in Every Room Amorican and European Plant NEW GRAND—John Kerr, Fernle; .Tohn Bloom, City; Joseph Tulso, Pernio, Hotel Castlegar CASTLEGAR, B. C. W. H. GAGE, Prop, Overland train to coast leaves hero daily at 8:5Q a. m. Excellent accommodation for drummers. Nice place to spend a weekend. Rates, $2.00 and $2.50 per day. American plan. H. Hartley Dewart, M. L. A., Toronto, unveiled a portrait of the late Major John McDonald Mowat at a public gathering In the Kingston city hall under the auspices of the Liberal association. PHOENIX HOTELS Whon in Phoenix Stop ht the Queen's Hotel Nicely Furnished Rooms. First class ' moals. Rates from $1.25. IN FVE MINUTES! 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A large fifty-cent ease or Pape's Diapepsin will give you a hundred dollars' worth of satisfaction or your druggist hands you your money back, It's worth Hh weight In gold lo men and women who can't gel their stomachs regulated, it belongs In your home—should always be kept handy in case of n sick, sour, upset stomach during Iho day or night. It's the quickest, surest, and most harmless stomach regulator In the world, It is a winter plague which claims thousands every season. Scott's Emulsion will strengthen and fortify you against Orlppe, and if you *. have had it,Seott's will re- ^SjSi storeyourstrength fasterthan Vlll any other known medicine. J^ Scott's is Just Blood-Food Scott & Bowne, Toronto. Out. 16-26 Afternoon Summary Bright Flashes from Yesttrday'a Telegraph Service to. the Afternoon Papers LIST OF CASUALTIES ISSUED AT OTTAWA INFANTRY. Killed in Action. A. Doucet, Quebec, R. McKenzle, Caledonia, N.S. A. Carrier, Ottawa. E. Dempsey, Jaconet River, N.S. Sergt. J3, Underwood, Kngland. Corp. D. Macdonald, Toronto. Lieut, tl. B. Mulholland, Senforth,* Ont. 13. C. Ball, Toronto. R. Laws, Knglnnd. ,T. Mulllneattx, Kngland. fl. Howell, (ioodwntcr, Sask. ,T. Ooodchlld, Kngland. 13. l\ Norman, Vancouver, C. H. Kingliam, Kngland. 0. Craig, Vancouver. D. B. Ilrown, Orangeville, Ont. Died. C. M. Hall, Simcoo, Ont. E. A. Traux, Toronto. M. ShUHter, England. T. Luio, Oreeee. C. Armstrong, England. .1. II. Mall, Wilkle, Sask. Wounded. Ideal. T. w. Brewer, Seattle, Wash. Lieut. Q. F. Mason, Round Hill, N.S. K, Cook, Toronto. .1. Campbell. Swan Lake, Man. A, Jordan, England, s. Moioka, Japan, T. Koran, Uluesky, Alta Al, I'eel, Truro, N.S. G, Ritchie*,' Scotland. F. Taylor, Deepdale, Man. Q. Wooton, England. E. Ollenhurg, Iteausejour, Man. S. Mitchell, Manor. Sask. A. Onslow, Nlvorvlllo, Man. II. Simons, Fort Georgo, B. C. P. Northrup, St. .lohn, N. B, J, Bruce. Rant ford, Opt. G. Laldlnw, Scotland. Ci. Shelton. England. A. Polssant, Quebec. Reported Wounded. 1. Tophani, London, Ont. K. Kline. Kelllher, Sask. W. Craner, Anglia. Sask. W. Johnson, Horse Lake. Snsk. A. Strnthers, .Scotland. T. Ishihiira, Japan. K. Hiiradd, Japan. S. C. Head, Pictou, X. S* P. Ward, England. A. Fraser, New Glasgow, N. S, \V. Ward, Wentworth, X. S. Reported Wounded, Remaining at Duty Capt. C. o. Jolly, England. C. W. Carter, Toronto. C. Arsenault, Moncton, X, B. III. Sergt J. T. Trott, Oshawn, Ont. D. Weston. Goderlcb, Ont. V. Adams, Quebec. K. Cronmlller, Hunibedstone' Ont. M. May, Stonewall, Man. Reported Missing. II. Oden, Toronto. C. Mameron, Welland, Ont. H. Harden. Toronto. Previously Reported Missing, Not Missing, J. McLaren, Victoria, B. C. T. Copper, Winnipeg. Previously Reported Missing, Now Unofficially Prisoner of War at Dulmen. J, 11. Taylor, Victoria, B, C. EXG1NEERS, Reported Killed in Aotion. W. Hemphill, Winnipeg. Reported Wounded, Remaining at Duty, Corp, E. Bain, Montreal. SERVICES. Slightly Wounded, Remaining at Dlty. Corp. W. C. lbibb. England. 111. P. James, Victoria, B, C. ARTILLERY. III. L. Malison, North Sydney, N. S. Died of Wounds. Corp. s. j, Moore. England, MQUXTBD RIFLES. Wounded. F. II. Howard. Australia. Died. W. F. Wilson, Xew Vork. Unofficially Reported Died of Wounds While Prisoner of War. D. W. Moffatt. Whinllpng. ■a- ■■..— .ii,.,,—i i i THE HAGUE, March 23.—Private messages received here state that Emperor William is suffering from a severe nervous breakdown. Russians Defeat Turks. PETROGRAD, March 23.—By numerous counter attacks tho Russian forces have repaired the breach made tn their lines by German forces near the Rereshia river, east of Lida, on tlie ^Russian front. Russian troops pushing westward from Kermanshah in Persia, have arrived at a point less than 45 miles from the Mesopotanilan border. The Turks in this section were beaten in a lti-hour battle outside Kerind, the Turkish troops retreating to the. vicinity of Kerind where tbey made another stand. Another Itussinn column hns at-* lacked the Turkish forces along the Shlrwan river, a tributary of tbe Dlala, about midway between Keriniinshah and Sakklz from which last point another Russian army has been thrusting soulhwestward into Mesopotamia. The Russians also have won a new success near Lake Van In southern Turkish Armenia, capturing men and material on tbe Southwest shore of the lake. Germans Claim French Repulsed. BERLIN, March 22.—Heavy losses were Inflicted by tbe (Jermans on Thursday upon French troops who had crossed the Somme-Crozat canal in tho vicinity of St. Hlmon. The French were pulsed and 230 prisoners and several machine guns were taken. On tho Macedonian front the French offensive Is dying down. Allies Recognize New Government PETROGRAD, March 23.—The British, French and Italian ambassadors conveyed lo thc minister of foreign affairs Thursday an official recognition by theii' governments of the Russian provisional government. Former Emperor Interned. TSAHSK< lE-SELO, Marcll 23.—On his arrival here Thursday in the custody of four members of the duma committee, Nicholas Romanoff, deposed emperor, was turned over immediately to the Tsarskoe-Selo commander and taken to the Alcxnndrovsky palace, where Hie former Empress Alexandra already was Interned. COFFIN OPENED GRACEFUL LINES AND TASTY TRIMMING MARK THE NEW STYLES IN SUITS WHICH ARE RECEIVING SUCH FAVORABLE ATTENTION WE ARE SHOWING RANGES OF VERY HANDSOME MODELS WHICH WILL GIVE FINE SERVICE YOU WILL BE PROUD TO WEAR ONE OF THESE Let Us Fit You Todao . SMILLIE & WEIR LADIES' WEAR SPECIALISTS Public Stenography Office of C. W. APPLEYARD, 505 Baker Street. Tet. 444 Clients may have their work attended to regularly for a small monthly fee. Shocking Vandalism Perpetrated by Huns—Took Great Pains With Work of Desolation (By Daily News Leased Wire.) LONDON, March 23.—Writing about the German retirement, a correspondent ut the front says: "Circumstances seem to indicate that tbe Germans did not expect to be followed quickly, but, as a mailer of fact, the British and French patrols entered many villages on the heels of the German rearguard. "The more the evacuated territory was explored the greater became thc amazement ;it the amount of labor the Germans put into destruction. Giant trees lining the roads bad been felled after what must have been prodigious effort. Bonfires had been made of all sorts of Implements, Some heavy French farm carts had been deliberately sawed in two and all the spokes had been sawed out of heavy wheels. "One rather shocking bit of vandalism was seen today at the Chateau CJorgeneourt, just outside of Nesle, In the private chapel an ancient coffin containing the skeleton and effects of the well-known Deputy Fountuine bad been opened and desecrated. Further outside this same town it was striking to see one plot of land where everything was orderly and in marked contrast to the confusion and devastation elsewhere. "It was a most elaborate German cemetery. Many graves wore marked with marble slabs and the en lire plot was surrounded by granite posts. At one end of the cemetery was erected a great marble statue of tin angel of peace with wings out spread and with a German inscription reading, "Here foes become friends." "Bordering the graveyard was a fruit on-hard where every tree had been cut down and tho farm house shattered by dynamite." After differences with his congregation over a period of many years, Rev. E. .1, Ethnrlngton, of SI. Thomas Anglican church, Ha mi tlon. has resigned, although he hns repeatedly declared that be would not do so until be had received full salisfnctlon. MINERS IN BRITAIN AND ARMY SERVICE LONDON, England—The discontent among miners which was rapidly Hearing an acute stage, owing to the combing out of certain classes of men, has now happily been settled. Representatives of the executive of the miners federation of Great Britain recently waited upon the home secretary and laid certain points of grievance before him, Later in the day a letter from Sir Georgo Cave, dealing with the complaints raised, was laid before the deputation, and the proposals in it were unanimously agreed to, tlie opinion being expressed that the home secretary had dealt with the mUtor in a 'ery fair way, Thc letter states: Instructions have already been given that men who nre ordinarily employed underground, but nt present time are temporarily employed on lhe surface are not to be regarded for the present purpose ns surface workers. With regard to the cases of men who previously to August 14, 1015, had at some time been employed in mining, but were actually on that date engaged In some other nccupution, instructions have been given that men who were bona fitle miners but were temporarily absent from the Industry on Aug. 14, 1915, (under certain specified condi tlons) and who, subsequently returned to the industry, are not to be regarded as having entered the Industry since that date. The secretary of state fears that it will he Impracticable to define more precisely the cases which should be excluded, but he would be willing io Instruct tbe colliery recruiting court, with whom the decision will rest, to Interpret the word "temporarily" in a broad way, and it will be open for any man to submit a claim for the consideration of the court. Sir George Cave will be very glad, however, to consider any further proposals which tho committee may be able to make on the point. As stated tit the interview Sir George Cave Is willing to agree that the decision in regard to the withdrawal of the certificates of men who, over a certain period, have shown themselves persistent absentees shall not operate retrospectively, and further, their action on the lists now being called for from tho mines, will be suspended. Ho hopes, however, that the federation will continue their efforts to diminish absenteeism and that the local absenteeism committees will tuke vigorous action in the matter and be authorized to refer to the colliery recruiting court tbo cases of nny men, who, notwithstanding the efforts of the commit.ee, persist In absenting themselves from work without reasonable exi.'.se. With reference to the po'ht rtlsed as to the application of se itlon 3 of the military service act and section 0 of tlie amending act to surface workers other than men of th» "barred" classes. Sir George Cave hns arrai-.^od with the war office, that such workers who were engaged with the industry on or before Aug. 14, 1915, shall be treated on tbe same footing for the purpose of these sections as men of the "barred" classes, ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON ITALIAN FRONT (By Dnlly News Leased Wire.) ROME, vln London, March 23.— "There was considerable artillery activity yesterday on the upper Vancl, in the Tiavlgnolo valley and on the Julian front," snid today's war office statoment, "There were patrol encounters at severnl places. A few prisoners were taken." A parcel of foodstuffs sent ' from Kingston to Germany three mon ths ago tliotmh tbe American consulate u>iiiie back mnrked, "Could not be located." The prisoner bad likely been moved to some other Internment camp. The return nf the parcel caused surprise, Auction Sale Tho undersigned has received instructions l'rom MAURICE W. ELLIOTT to Sell hy Public Auction at the MODEL LIVERY BARN, GRAND FORKS, 11. C, near Union Depot, Saturday, March 31 The Following Valuable Farm Stock and Implements:1 HORSES with young calf at side; OnVj Red Durham Milch Cow, S years, due to calve April 2; One Roan Cow with calf two weeks old; One llolsteln Cow, aged, due to calf In May; tine Grade llolstein Dull Calf, 11 months. One Span Well-Matched Dark Grey Mares, 4 years old, weight 2800 lbs., sound, quiet and true; One Dark Iron Grey Gelding, weight 1400, well built, good action, sound and good sense, well suited for fire department; Ono Iron Grey Gelding, 3 years old, broke to work, good match for above gelding; One Span Well-Matched Geldings, 7 and 8 years, weight 2700, sound and quiet, reliable for woman or boy to handle. All above borses are broko to work on lead as well as on pole. Two Dark Mares, good drivers, French Coach Stock, well matched, weight 2250; Heavy Mare, 4 years old, good bone, suitable for heavy work, true to pull, should raise good colt; One Small Brood Mnre, good mother, quiet to handle, suitable for saddle or driving; one Driving Marc, in good condition, sound, quiet, driven nnd ridden by a woman; One Colt, 10 months, from Grade I'ercheron, broke to halter. CATTLE One Registered Ayrshire Hull, calved Dec, 1914, dnm qualified in record of performance class as a two-year-old; One Registered Ayrshire Cow, milking, calved .Ian. 2(J, 1911, bred to above bull and due to calve about June 10; One Registered Ayrshire Hoifer, calved May 2, 1914, milking since August, bred to above bull, supposed to calvo In June, dam qualified in R.O.P. as one-year-old. Reg, papers available for above, all of which is Imported stock. One Purebred llolstein Dull, 15 months old, good size, eligible to register; One Purebred Ayrshire Bull Calf, U months old, eligible lo register; One Large Durham Milch Cow, (1 years old, IMPLEMENTS Ono Heavy General Purpose Wagon, 4-In. tire, good as new; (tne Mitchell Wagon, 4-In, tire, size 3^4; fine Set No. 4 Commonsense Sleigh, with good brake, suitable for heavy work; One Open Buggy in good shape, with pole and shafts; One Deerlng Disc. Harrow, 12 discs, lti in. high, nearly new; one Sldehill B6X Oliver Chilled Plow; One Deerlng Mower, 5 ft. cut, in good repair, two extra knives; One McCormick Mower, 5 ft. cut; One Set Lever Harrows; One Single Horse Cultivator in good shape; One Set Heavy Butt Chain Harness, brass mounted; One Set Butt Chain Lead Harness ; One Set Single I larness; Two Wood Racks, Hay Rack, Singletrees,. Doubletrees, Clevises, Ornb Hooks, Chains, Tongs, Pevies, Numerous Saws, Axes and Wood Cutting Tools; One Washing Machine, t)no Sewing Machine; Two Saddles, Two Bridles; One Set Platform SeaJes, weighs up to 400 lbs.; Ono .Maxwell Favorite Churn, No. 2, nearly now; Two Cream Cans; One Steel Tire Buggy, One Set. Sleighs, no brake, one Wagon Box, One ore Box: Ono Blacksmith Bellows and other Blacksmith Tools; One Studebukcr Buggy, rubber tired, 1000-mile axle, nearly new, cost $140; One Set Single Harness, oak tan leather, also collar and names, cost new $40; Ono New Stable Wheelbarrow; other articles too numerous to mention. SALE WILL START AT ONE P.M. The above to be sold to highest bidder, as owner finds It necessary to go East to reside. TERMS: Alt sums of $25.00 and under. Cash; over that amount threo month's credit will be given on furnishing approved joint notes, .!. A. HARRIS, Auctioneer. FOR SALE OR LEASE, IN WHOLE OR PART—Owner's Property, 470 acres, Including large acreage well timbered, good range and well suited for ranching or general farming. FIRST AUSTRALIAN CADETS TO JOIN GRAND FLEET MELBOURNE, Vic—An interesting ceremony recently look place at .Ter- vis Bay, the federal port of Australia, a ceremony which, simple and dignified, will live ln the history of Australia. It was the occasion of the departure of 25 cadets from the Royal Australian Naval college to proceed to the North sea to join lhe British grand fleet as midshipmen. Tho cadets had completed four years' training, and wero the fli'st contingent to leave the Commonwealth. PrizeB were distributed by the governor-general, Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, who was accompanied by Lady Holen Munro Ferguson, und was attended by Captain Firth, A. D. C. The federal minister for the navy, tbe lion. .Ions Jen- son, Rear Admiral Kir William Crcs- Wolli senior member of the naval board; Capt. Morgan, olficer-ln-com- mand of the college; Commander Grant, Lieutenant-Commander Seton, and others were present. The governor-geilcra! said that be wtis forwarding, the following mes sage by cable to His Majesty tho King: "Sir Ronald Ferguson, with humble duty, begs lo Inform Your Majesty that he litis today said good-bye to tho first conl Ingent of cadets who have passed out of .Jervls Bay Naval col lege as midshipmen to be posted to Your Majesty's fleet. "Sir Ronald Is confident that they are fitted by training and character worthily to maintain the traditions of Your Majesty's sea service." Before distributing the piiv.es bis excellency reviewed Ihe officers, staff and cadets on the quarter-deck, and subsequently at the distribution said that it was a. notable occasion when tie "wished CJod-speed to the first batch of midshipmen from Jervls bay, who bad been trained in the traditions of a race which had never lost its hold on the sea in 300 years." "Yon are," he said, "on the eve of Joining thc grand fleet, which, under Providence, is the greatest security for his majesty's arms and allies. Midshipmen have tlie soft, sldo of all British hearts. You will have a hearty welcome. Australia owes a big debt to Cook and Flinders, n debt which you are helping to repay. There could bo no more acceptable contribution, and one to be judged ns worthy as the first fruits of the college and of its staff. Thanks to Senator Pearce and the full course of training, cadets aro now available In this emergency. Your four years of service will have given you tho knowledge, without whicli in theso days of high technical skill, none aro fit for sea service. So far, Australia enacts no adequate provision for training for public service save that at Jervls bay and Dunlroon. That sho bas done so splendidly In these ctb< part ments warrants the belief that the example of technical training will spread to civil and industrial occupations, as lu Europe and the United States. "Your bearing, good manner, and conduct testify to tbe high tone maintained, and that you are qualified to exhibit that character and personality which, from Nelson downwards, have ever distinguished the British sea officers. All at home are anxious to rice what Australia has made of her cadets. Your progress will be keenly watched here at Jervls bay. You have been taught what duty means. Duty was thc last word of the last signal of lhe first seaman as be led his fleet into the most decisive of all sea actions. So it remains tlie first word to govern every mun und boy of tbo fleet. The navy is not rhetorical. An eighteenth century ndmlrat announced his victory as follows: i met the enemy. Have to report ships sunk and taken as per margin.' In a recent bulletin Admiral Jellicoe was more brief. He left out the marginnl Information, Sir William Robertson has suld we could look forwnrd with complete confidence if we did the right thing and did it in time, but throughout the Empire men and women must make any sacrifice their leaders ask. It is not, therefore, to you ulone as you sail for the grand fleet that Nelson's signal calls, but to every son and daughter of the Empire. In the North sea tlie origin of tho might or British sea power wilt bo- come plain to you, < fi<i)"i-'i YES! MAGICALLY! CORNS LIFT OUT WITH FINGERS "You simply say to tho drug store man "Give me n quarter of an omict of freezone," This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn front one's feet. A few,drops of ibis new ether compound applied directly upon a tcndei aching corn should relieve tho soreness Instantly and soon the entjro corn, roof and all, dries up and can bo lifted out wllh tho fingers. This new way to rid one's feot of corns wan introduced by a Cincinnati iran, who says that, whilo freezone it sticky ft dries in a moment and slmplj shrivels up the corn without inflaming or even irritating tho surrounding I issue or skin. Don't let father die of infection Ol lockjaw from whittling nt his corns but clip this out and mako him try tt ■— ate: SATURDAir, MARCH 24,1917. THE BAIL? NEWS PAGE THtfSat >•♦-♦-♦-•-♦♦»♦■♦< Mining and Markets i RAMBLER YIELDS HALF A POINT AT SPOKANE Slocan Star Eaaes off 1/4—Utica Unchanged—'Luoky Jim Makes Fractional Advance. Recessions wore general on the Spokane market yesterday. Rambler yielded % point, Slooan Star '4 and StaHdard 1 point. Lucky Jim mado a fractional advance and Utlca was unchanged. Spokane Closing Quotation.. <Reported by St. Denla & Lawrence) Bid Asked Lucky Jim f .08% ? .08% Rambler 19% .20% NUndarrt .-69 Slocan Star Wi .21% Utlca 23% .24 Calcdoniu (15 .66 Success 45 .47 (Reported by C. W. Appleyard) Bid Asked Lucky Jim ,.{.08»4 ? .08% Caledonia 65 .66 Rambler .'... .19% .20% Standard .39 Slocan Star 2ly_. .21% Utlca 2314 .24 Hypotheek 11% .11% Snowstorm' G5 ,66 Bleotrlo Point .65 Copper King 09 "4 .09 % Nabob .10% .10"/i BUTTER MARKET QUIET. (By Dally News Leased Wire.) MONTREAL, March 23.—Demand for butter nnd cheese today was quiet. Cheese: Finest westerns, 26%; easterns, 25%. Butter: Choicest creamery. -13; seconds, 40 to 41. Pork: Heavy Canada short mess, 35 to 45 and 41 to 42: short cut back, bis., 45 to 55 and 39 to 10. MINING STOCKS. WE WILL BUY 10,000 Cork Province 02?i 1000 Caledonia 65 ST DENIS & LAWRENCE, Phone 39. 509 Ward St., Nelson, B. C. PRICE OF SILVER AT NEW YORK 721-8 Quotation on London Market Is Given as 35 13-16— Lead Prices Are Unchanged. (By Dnlly News Leased Wire.) NEW YORK,'Marcll 23—Silver, 72>A; at London, 35 13-16. Lead: At St. Louis, 8.112 ^; nt New York; ti; at Montreal, 11.12; at London, £30 10s. Copper firm; electrolytic, spot and nearby, nominal; second quarter, 33 to 35; third quarter, 31 to 32.50. At London: Spot copper, £136; futures, £135 10s; electrolytic, £151. DOMINION STEEL STOCK DECLINES AT MONTREAL (By Dally News Leased Wire.) MONTREAL, March 23.—The stock market operations hero today pivoted on the declaration of a dividend by Dominion Steel corporation, which, judging by the action of that stock, was viewed as somewhat disappointing. From the high level of 67% Ih the morning Iron fell off to 65% In the afternoon when the news of the directors decision to start payments at the rate of 4 per cent per annum was known. There was a slight rally before thp close, last sale golnfe out nt 65%, or % down for the day.: Thc balance of the list wag virtually Idle during the afternoon when the selling of Iron was in progress. Steel of Canada, nest to Iron In activity, was traded fn to the extent of only 528 shares, on which, after showing strength at 67% in the forenoon, it relapsed to 66% at noon and closed at 67, with a net loss og %. Scotia sold one lower at 100. Howard Smith, in thc unlisted department, advanced 4 to 72 and Way- agamack Vi to 8814. Brompton fell •& to 57 and Spanish preferred 1 to 54. Riordon held unchanged at 122. Canada Steamship stocks were quiet but steady. Power and traction stocks wero irregular and unimportant In trend. Total sales, 5206 shares; 524 rights; $2200 bonds and 150 unlisted shares. The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited OfflcoB, Smelting and Refining Department TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SHELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores TRAIL BRAND PIG LEAD, BLUESTONE AND SPELTER Kusa Spelter Company Purchasers of All Classes of Zino Ores and Concentrates Newton W. Emmons, Representativo CREDIT FONCIER BUILDING VANCOUVER, B. C. RAILS ARE FEATURE OF STOCK MET Buoyant Movement Develops in Final Hour—C. P. R. Among Issues That Strengthen, (By Daily News Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, March 23.—The most impresslvo feature of today's market, a buoyant movement in rails, did not develop until tho final hour. The riBe in that group, which ran from 2 to 4 points In leading Issues, was concur- rent with the receipts of advices th'at tho interstate commerce commission had been petitioned by the railroads for a general advance of 10 to 15 per cent to meet Increased operating expenses under tho Adamson law. The strongest of the railway list were Union Pacific, CJP.R., Reading, New York Central, New Haven and Eries, with activity in Southern Railway, Wabash, Missouri, Kansas & Texas preferred, Kansas City Southern, Rock Island and Missouri Pacific. During the forenoon and midseesion United States Steel and munitions monopolized the btilk of the large trading, although Steel did not mako its best price of 117, a gain of 1% points, until the last 15 minutes of the session. Bethlehem Steel, old stock, rose 5% points, to 147 and the new 4% to 139%. Marine preferred roso 3% to 95%, add the common 2% to 36%, with gains of 1 to more than 4 points In Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies, united Fruit and Pacific Mail. Metals and motors made only relatively slight improvement, except for National Lead which was in steady demand at a gain of 3 points to 63. Sugars, papers, Central Leather, Industrial Alcohol and American Woolen kept moderate pace with the advance in other specialties, which was featured by an advance of 8& points to 74% for Wilson packing. Total sales of stocks, 1.030,000 shares. Forecasts of the local movement for tho week indicated a large cash loss in this week's hank statement, but this was without efect on rates, which were inclined to be easier. Bonds were steady with a better Inquiry for internationals. Total sales, par value, $3,465,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. TRADING IN STOCKS QUIET AT TORONTO. C. P. R. Is Strong Feature—Makes Big Advance-r-Victory War Loan Gets Most Attention. TORONTO, March 23.—With tho Canadian victory lonn closing today very little interest was attached in financial circles to the local stock market. Trading was quiet and there was no active stocks. Speculation as to dividend on Dominion Steel caused this Issue to sell off to 66, after coming out at 68. Total dealings ln this Issue wero 650 shares. Steel of Canada, the second best stock ln the list, finished at 67%, after selling at 66'^ to % ruring the day. A stronger market for railway issues at Now York saw an improvement In P. R. on the local board.' A small block changed hands al 166%, an advance or 6%. Otherwise dealings were of little importance. The 1!»25 war loan was >/, up at 07%. TO BUILD LUMBER MILL Struoture Costing $150,000 Will Be Erected Near Fort George—Capacity to Be 20,000,000 Feet, 1 (By Dally News Leased Wire.) WINNIPEG, March 23.—R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Canadian council of agriculture, announced today that the Grain Growers' Grain company planned this year to build a lumber mill costing practically $150,000 upon a timber limit 60 miles east of Fort Oeorge, B.C., on the Grand Trunk railway. The company has owned this timber limit since 1913, but up to the present has taken no active steps toward utilizing it; the company has been conducting a lumber business, however, for several years, securing carload lots from various mills and selling to the farmers. This year, however, the grain growers plan to mill and manufacture their own lumber and supply the farmers direct. The new mill, plans for which are now completed, will have a capacity of 20,000,000 feet of lumber per year, STERLING EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, March 23—Sterling cxt change steady at 4.75 9-16 for demand. WHAT FRANCE IS DOING TO MEET THE COAL CRISIS ESTABLISHED 1875 IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA CAPITAL PAID UP $7,000,000- RESERVE FUND $7,000,000 HEAD OFFICE : TORONTO SAVE your money, SECURE your future, and SERVE the country Iatereat allowed at current rate on Savinga Depoaita at all Branchaa. M NELSON BRANCH, - J. H. D. BENSON, Manager NINES AND SMELTERS INSURE CONSTANT PRODUCTION BY USING THE BEST BABBITT METALS HADE ACTUAL WORKING TESTS HAVE SHOWN: "XXXX Nickel " Copper Hardened "Special No. " i Runs cool at 8500 R.P.M., withstanding pressure of 5300 lbs. to square inch. . Runs cool at 3600 R.P.M., showing no compression under pressure of 18,000 lbs. to square inch. Runs cool at all stower speeds, regardless of enormous pressure. Bearings of this metal under oonstant service at 550 R.P.M. are giving one user an average of 14 months' wear under the tremendous pressure of 185,000 lbs. All of These Grades Are Guaranteed to Give LONGER SERVICE Than Any Other Brands at Approximately the Same Prices "MADE IN B. C." BY GREAT WESTERN SMELTING & REFINING CO. VANCOUVER, B. C, BRANCH (The Largest White Metal Concern In the World.) 1 »> The Royal Bank of Canada INCORPORATED 1860 ■ Capital Authorized % 25,000,000 Capital Paid Up 12,900,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 14,300,000 Total Assets 270,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL Plr H, S. HOLT, President; E. U PEASE, Vice-President and Managing Director; C. E. NEILU Ooneral Manager. 360 BRANCHES IN CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND Branches throughout Cuba and In Porto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Antigua, Bahamas Barbados, Dominica, Orenada, Venezuela, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, British Honduras, and at London, England, and New York City. KOOTENAY DISTRICT BRANCHES Cranbrook— Nelson— Hi C. Son man, Manager. F, A. Hanna, Manager. Grand Forks— Rossland— O, A. Spink, Manager, A. W. Sprague, Manager. MUSINKSH ACCOUNTS CARRIED UPON FAVORABLE TERMS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES (WPW—f"■■ . 'P«l ■ ■!■—■■■ ll I .III——a—■■■■■■ a. MM——^—K Reports of Severe Crop Damage Destruction of U. S. Shipping Responsible. CHICAGO, III., March 23.—Sharp ad- vanceH today In the value of wheat resulted largely from reports of severe crop damago in Nebraska and KnnstiM, The market closed strong, 1% to 41/j cents net higher. With May $1.8094 and July, $1.01)%. Oats gained \% to 1% cents. Provisions closed unchanged to 15 cents up. Although further destruction of American shipping und lives was responsible for considerable uf tho strength thut developed in the wheat markot, the upturn in prices enme chiefly after traders had given attention to crop damage advices whicli flooded in from many different sources. Indications point to a decided lowering of conditions In the winter wheat belt as a whole, but especially throughout Important sections or Nebraska and Kansas, where big losses by winter killing frosts were said to he evident. According to one authority 25 to 7*5 per cent of the wheal was dead In Reno and Pawnee counties, two of the largest wheal counties In Kansas. Some places In Northern Kansas went oven further and said all of the autumn- sown wheat was dead. Notable broadening out of tho volume of trade In wheat took place as tho session advanced and somo of thc heaviest of the speculative shorts were forced to cover in tUe last hour. Country buying orders, In particular increased, and were alone moro than offset by tho bearish influenco of rains that had fallen over part of the winter wheat regioh. At the top price of tho day, May delivery was within 5 cents of the highest price reached this season. Oats . ranged, upward in sympathy with othor grains. Illinois points reported a good demand from the south. Buying of lard helped to glvo firmness to the entire provision list. WINNIPEG WHEAT $1.89'/8- WINNIPEG, March 23—Wheat: May, 11.80%; July, $1.86%; October, $1.52, Oats: May. G3%; July, 62%; October, 55%. Flax: May, $2.66%; July, $2.68%. Cash wheat: No. 1 Northern, $1.90%; No. 2, Northern, $1.87%; No. 3 Northern, $1.81%; No. 4. $1.71%; No. 5, $1.62%; No. 0, $1.20%; food, $1. CHICAGO STOCKYARDS. CHICAGO, 111,, March 23—Hogs: Receipts, 24,000; steady, 5 cents higher. Bulk, 14.80 to 15.05; light. 14.15 to 14.05; mixed, M.45 to 16.10; houVy. 14.40 to 16.15; pigs, 10.50 to 14, Cattle: Receipts, 3000; unsettled. Native beef cattle, 9.20 to 12.06; stock- crs and feeders, 7 to 10; cows and heifers, "..(to to 10.70, « Sheep: Receipts, 12,(00; wenk. Ewes. ) to 12.35; wethers, 11.20 to 12.65; InmbB, 12.75 In 15,25. PARIS, France—It was inevitable that the sufferings of the people of Paris, owing to the impossibility bf getting coal in the coldest month of the year, should lead to an attack on the government ln one, if not in both of the parliamentary assemblies. It occurred in the senate. M. Paul Strauss opened the debate with a description of thc situation In Paris. He touched on Its causes and asked what could be done to mitigate the "undeserved sufferings of the Paris population." He was followed by another senator, M. Perchot, who declared that the entire government was responsible for what had occurred, owing to the total lack of coordination between the ministries which prevented effective action. At 5:30 in the afternoon M. Herrlot, minister of transports and public works, began to speak. He was listened to with groat attention, for in spite of tho present condition of Paris, it is recognized that the former mayor of Lyons hus not had suffcient time to deal with the unquestionable difficulties of the coal supply. For nn hour and a half M. Herrlot dealt with every phase of the situation and described in detail the efforts which he had made to prevent, and afterwards to mitigate, the dearth of fuel ln the capital. France, he said, needs annually, in tho present circumstances, from 43,- 000,000 to 41,000,000 tons of coal. The first question to be considered with regard to supply Is that of importation. It must not be forgotten that Great Britain Is also providing Italy with coal, but In spite of all and thanks to the "friendliness of England I may say that tho importation problem has been solved. I did not find it ncccu- siiry to apply my freight policy, but only the agreements with England of July and December, 1916. All freight questions, according to these agreements, havo to be settled by a committee representing all the allies, sitting In London. The decrease in our coal Imports was serious and having calculated that'" by thc end of January there would be a deficit of 2,000,000 tons on tho amount provided for in the agreements, I went over to London to discuss mattors with Mr. Lloyd George. I asked him if England could provide us with these 2,000,000 tons, but the demand made on British resources were such thnt she could not meet our need, and the only thing left to do was to turn to neutral freights, in which step I received thc support of the English government. In the distribution of coal between the several countries the share of France was over 50 per cent. M. Herrlot went on to say that though he could nol promise that tho import figures would be raised, yet tlie fullest use would be made of the Franco-British agreement "In the tragic circumstances iu which wc find ourselves." Ho wanted, howover, to secure Iho help of the trade in completing tho, administrative organization wiiich would prevent any waste of thc coat whicli had been secured for the country. As 'for tho national production of coal, M. Herrlot said, I am giving this side of tlie problem my fullest attention. Thr- coal mine is essential to the war factory. I have been able to secure milling experts from the ranks. 1 have also sent prisoners of war into tho mines, and these measures not being sufficient, 1 asked and obtained from tho minister of war, tho miners or thc 11*03. 1904, 1905 and 1906 clusses. As for means of transport, wc have been able to obtain 300 engines, and those belonging to the Belgian state, and England is gradually sending over thc 25,000 wagons which she promised us. Lot us not forget that Germany, which has an annual production of 120,000,000 tons of coal, Is suffering from a coal crisis even more severe than our own. Referring more particularly to Paris, M. Herrlot said that the situation in the event of a coal famine was always moro serious In largo cities, slnqo, unlike a country population, the town dwellers could not go into the woods for fuel. Paris was without a stock of coal, and, together with M. Clavellle, he had proceeded to organize tho provisioning of tho capital by land and river. Owing to tho weather conditions the river had failed him, and they had thus lost 10,000 tons of coal per day since thc end of January, when river traffic ceased entirely. Oh tho other hand, the railways had dono oven more than was expected of them, but, snid M. Herrlot, It Is certain tliat never have administrators found themselves in a more terrible situation. One coal train meant for the Scine-et-Marno had to bo dispatched to Nancy, which'was without coal, nnd I am suro you will approve of'tny action. It Is impossible to Increase'the work accomplished by the Nord railway. Both personnel and material have boen worked to such an extent as to have reached a point where extra pressure Is simply an Impossibility. In such circumstances I have turned to motor wagons, which Have been sent to the Pas do Calais In order to save Paris. Many of thom had to be left along the stdb of tho road, owing to the/water freezing in the radiators, and even In the most favorable circumstances the amount they could havo brought into . Paris would only have been relatively small, but I made use of the motor drays, simply because I wanted the people of Paris to know that their minister was doing everything he possibly could. M. Herrlot admitted that France had got very behindhand in her mining activities, and that tho "leavo things as they are" policy must be reversed immediately. In conclusion, he said "It Is no use hiding facts from this country. The peoplo must be told frankly that hard times arc ahead of them. We shall win, but we must be willing to put up with difficulties and restrictions. I would like to feel that I have your sympathy in the very hard task T have to accomplish. PROTECT YOUR WAGES AND FAMILY By taking out a Sickness and Accident policy. This policy Is a straight promise to pay. No "Ifs and "WherenBes." $1 per month upwards. PROTECT YOUR HOME By taking out a fire policy. Protection the Touchstone of Success. All claims settled at sight. Wo are first in Service—Prestige—Stability J. H. Schofield & Co. TRAIL, B. C. J We Insure Everything Except | | the Hereafter. I Protect Your Trees and Plants "~ We have Just secured 150,000 yards of excellent cheese oloth for covering — fruit and other trees as well as bushes, flowers, plants,' etc. By use of this material frost cannot affect the fruits or blossoms. In order to dispose of our entire shipment quickly we are offering this cheese cloth AT TUB REMARKABLY LOW PRICE OF 2%C PER YARD F.O.B. VANCOUVER Fruit growers and others should order a supply AT ONCE ln order to . protect trees from frost bite. Write today for full Information. DOMINION IRON & METAL CO. 1020 Main Street Vancouvor, B. C. . ANCHOR-DONALDSON GLASGOW to PORTLAND. ME. VIA HAlirAH I GLASGOW to ST. JOHN,N.a», PORTLAND to GLASGOW o.i.ct 1 , HALIFAX ro GLASGOW omitt i * ■•«• Wr ■•Yal/'V'*'. •• •• HC.UOMAN ShifiI Aval VHHtOUVKH " STOCKS Will buy nny pnrt 1000 Standard nt market. Telegraphic quotations received dally. C. W. APPLEYARD, 505 Baker Street. Phone 444 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 AND FROM VICTORIA AND SEATTLE Lv. Nelaon.. 7:40 a.m. Arr. Vancouver. .10:20 a.m. Victoria.. 4:30 p.m. Tickets and Sleeper Reservations from any Agent, or Write J. S. CARTER, D. P. A., Nelson, B. C. CANADIANS WANTED FOR u: rj U' To Defend Canada's Coast Qualified Officers and Men wanted at once for service in the Canadian Naval Patrols. P»V On"*" 'rom $2'50 a da? nnd $30.00 and In I upwards monthly to dependents. Men from $ 1.05 n day and separation allowance. Must be sons of Brilish subjects. Ages 18 to 45. Men from 18 to 38 are also wanted for Ov.ra.aa service in the R.N.C.V.R. Exp.ri.nes not necnary. Apply'to the Nearest Naval Recruiting Station or The Naval Recruiting Secretary, 305 Wellington St., Ottawa. AV3-.J* Active Service Abroad PASSED by the censor, nnd ap- proved for circulation abroad, Ihesc pictures have been forwarded to this country by Mr. George McLaren Brown, Kuropean manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The first illustrates lite-boat drill on a troopship, the second a naval quick- firing gun and ono of Its operators, aud thc third thc remains of a German Howitzer gun that had been struck by a British slrell. The three pictures are a suggestion for reflection on throe different phases of the war. The transportation of troops from tlio overseas dominions to the motherland and from the motherland to the different spheres of military activity with which the motherland Is concerned, has been a huge problem that has been solved wtth very llttlo loss of life, despite the watoh which the enemy submarines have kept out tor thorn. Tho picture of life-boat drill on tho troopship shows that troops crossing the seas are prepared fnr emergencies. Several of the Canadian Pacific liners have been engaged In conveying troops from Canada to England. They have also been occupied on other missions In Lhe same transportation task, and so far there havo been no casualties. The view of the quick-firing gun and Its manipulator gives us some conception ot tho equipment ot Lhe navy. These guns are wonderful weapons of destruction when ilEht.fi are being fought at a close range. Tho Jack Tars tn charge ot them are skilled marksmen, and should tho Germnn fleet ever tako-the open sea for a straight combat, they are suro to display the sarno grit aa was shown by their ancestors who made thc British rulers of the waves. How one of the fiercest of destroyers may bo destroyed Is Illustrated for us by the third picture. German Ingenuity Is not proof against tbe Ingenuity of Great Britain and her allies, and the greatest of German guns are rent to pieces by the force of a little British shell. Tbe Canadians who have gone overseas play no small part ln the big gun fighting that Is done on the Western battle-front, Heavy and light artillery batteries have been raised and put through a course of' training In many parts of tbe Do-1 tune their good mart'nanshlp often'--I-.--1 ' Cerman trenches. smn«hed minion and sent to England, where paved the ground for the advance of. bail.,.! .Ire slitalljtlemonlt", Bhnttrred thev completed training before pro lhe British Infantry, nnd the pave ! enen.y guns and corpses ul the owhIuuj to Lba front. IB to* Orlng 1 incuts LiuU nimauu Jut way wane kalawtt auliiieia. PAOE FOUR THE (DAILY NEWS THE DAILY NEWS Published every morning except Sunday fay the News Publishing Company, limited, Nelson, B, C„ Canada. ROBB SUTHERLAND, General Manager, Business letters should be addressed and checks and money orders made payable to the News Publishing Com* pany, Limited, and in no case to individual members ot the staff. Advertising rate cards and sworn detailed statements of circulation mailed on request, or may bo seen at the office of any advertising agency recognized by the Canadian Press Association. ■Subscription Rates—By mail SO cents per month, $2,50 for six months, $5.00 per year. Delivered: 60 cents por month, $3.00 for six months, $6.00 per year, payable in advance. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917. BE FAIR TO THE ENGLISH Many Americans, even those who arc most strongly pro-ally, have the notion thut the Canadians, the Australians and the South Africans have been doing thc bulk of the fighting for the British. Probably the idea was disseminated originally by a German ur a pro-German, says the Toronto Mail and Empire, with the hove of stirring up resentment hi the overseas dominions or of persuading Americans that the British government is ready to sacrifice Canadians and Australians In order to spare Englishmen. No doubt, too, the considerable number of skulking Canadians who have taken refuge in thc United States since thc beginning of the war have sought, to justify their presence there at such ;i time by rc- liresirnling Cannda as a mere victim of Great Britain. Thoy spread tales of incompetent British officers in charge ui' Canadians whom they lead to .slaughter, and ahle Canadian officers set aside in favor of some English upstart. It is noticeable that even the pro-Germans seek to make a distinction hetween the Old Country British and the Canadians; for tho latter they hdvo no disparagement) only a hypocritical sympathy that thoy should be deluded, and led like oxen to tho slaughter. ..One reason why this false idea is no common on the other side'of the border is that the American newspapers know that their reamers arc more interested, other things being equal, in a battle in which Canadians tuke part than In a battle fought by old country' troops. They are nearer to Canada, and since the beginning of the t'firly days of the war, when the; Canadians blocked tiie road tu Calais, and Ln the never-to-be-forgotten words of tlio British commander - in - chief, "saved the day." they have contended that Canadians showed the world "Uow Americans can fight." The agelong generosity of tho Englishman in the matter *>C bestowing praise on the Irish and the Scotch for heroism on the battlefield, praise which wns well disci ved, but which might as fairly htive been given to English line regiments, has also shown itself In official British praiae for the Canadians and the Australians, livery word of it was fairly won und tiie better class of American people take pride in it cousins tako pride in the distinctions awarded lo cousins, The fact remains that the bulk of the fighting in thfs war has been done, so fnr as the Empire Is concerned, by the old country soldiers, and that the bulk of the Empire's fighting henceforth Is likely to be done by the same glorious troops. EUROPE'S FOOD SHORTAGE According to the Trench parlia mentnry committee on agriculture France, Britain and Italy and neighboring neutral countries will, under the most favorable circumstances, have to face a shortage of 200,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1917. Franco alone, losing 5,500,000 acres bncaus of lack of labor, will bo short 127,- 000,000 bushels. Altogether the entente allies nnd the neutrals will need StiO.000,000 bushels from overseas, and the surplus supply from the exporting countries Is placed at 3*10,- 000,000. Thc detailed figures upon which such totals are based are not available. Presumably they take account of probable Increases in Britain, and the neutral countries, and thc effect of generally curtailed consumption. Not a country in Europe is free from the necessity of stringently restricting food consumption. But the placing of thc export surplus of overseas producers at 360,000,000 bushels seemfl rather low, unless another half-yield crop Is expected. In 191[> Canada had an export surplus of 250,000,000 bushels, and the United States 300,- 000,000. Australia and India ought to be good for a surplus 100,000,000 bushels. This leaves out. the Argentine and miscellaneous supplies. IL Is very clear that, oven if a good harvest provides half n billion bushels for export in the overseas countries, the task or transporting lhe grain, along with the vast quantities of other supplies needed, will cnil for an ocean freight service thnt will be difficult to provide. The European countries are ull heading toward grave food shortages. The withdrawal of 20,000,000 men for the armies and other war work must Inevitably reduce food output. The war Ih Increasingly becoming one of economics and transport—of staying power by the civilian populations In the face of Increasing efforts and strains. Fortunately, the entonte allies' access to the sea and to tho world's supplies is every week putting larger odds against Germany. , The Teutons have already got to the stage whero the severest rationing Is unlikely to provide resources enabling them to last over another winter. Germany will have a short harvest, like France and the others, and without ability tu import foodstuffs its ability to last is doubtful. In 1910 tho entente allies fought their principal battle in the munition factories and the training camps. In 1917 they will fight It In the grain fields and ship- yards. By Subscribing $08,000 to the Victory War Loan Nelson is entitled to con-* gralulatlons on having performed a patriotic duty splendidly. The rapidity with which thc Germans aro constructing submarines of the "small cruiser type" is no doubt marvelous, but what about the rapidity with which those that are launched are slipping into the nets of thc British U-boat fighters? The Huns may have ended the re- trement they excused as a strategical move, but yesterday's successes of the allies prove that they have not yet by any means come to a halt. One good thing about the delay in the formal declaration of a state of war between the United States and Germany is that it is giving the Americans all tho more time to bring the country into a fighting position. And they seem to be making good use of It, No wonder the kaiser Is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Even the emperor's iron nerves could nut stand fur lung the, shock caused by the retirement of his "Invincible" armies In France, tho revolution In Russia and the Internment of tho czar. t.-*~4>+w++ ♦♦»♦♦♦ t WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING J t»+~*-»»** #♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦■* ♦-• ♦-»■♦•♦■♦.>♦♦•♦■->»♦■»■♦♦♦♦■»»♦■»+■< REAL STATESMANSHIP 1 Sir "Wilfrid Laurier a fow years ago when giving public expression to his dislike of British Institutions made thc statement: "Is there u Canadian anywhere who would not hnll with joy the day when we would be deprived of the benefits of British diplomacy" Of course Sir Wilfrid would not think of saying such a thing now, he would not dare, but doubtless lie Is still of the same mind. Considering tho luke-warm attitude, of the leader of the opposition with respect to tho war and thc encouragement, he has always given to certain of his colleagues who have been persistently antagonistic to the wholehearted participation of Canada la the war It is refreshing to glance for a moment at thc conduct of these same British states men. E;e-Premier Asqulth a few days ago In an address to his constituents de olaved: "These arc not the times ia which we should allow any personal considerations to conic lit at all. "We should not allow any influence of any sort or kind to distract us or to divert us from the common and wholehearted and united prosecution of tlie great cause which Providence has entrusted to our hands, und upon the triumphant Issue uf which depends thc wholo of the future fortunes of civilization nnd humanity. We must keep that steadily In view and not allow ourselves to be deflected to tho right or to the left by an inch or a hair's breath fn tho single-minded and wholehearted pursuit of that one, that unique, that dominating purpose." In beginning his address, Mr. As qutth showed how indifferent he was to personal ambition when he said: "I am not going to say a word as to tho reasons which have led mc to cease to be a minister of the crown, for I do not wish to distract your attention or that of the country for a single moment from that which should be with all of us the supreme and unique topic, concentrating upon Itself all our thoughts and all our energies." Mr. Asqulth has furnished an example to Liberal politicians in Canada which they would do well to emulate, but it Is too much to hope, they will do so. Gennai: jonquer.- Her Method, la's method—she dupes Brooklyn Eagle. Not Popular Now. The "look at the map" argument Is rapidly losing its popularity in Berlin. —Edmonton Journal. A Golden Nugget. The Chicago conductor who refused to accept a potato as fare explained he did not have enough change.—Wall Street Journal. There Just About Over. seems tu bo an air of lively expectation about Washington today which suggests that thc long period of watchful waiting on the brink of the maelstrom is just about over.—Edmonton Journal, »»'■»■» ♦■» »♦-♦■» ♦»♦»♦ w ♦ ♦ » » ♦.♦ ♦ +•♦■*) j WHY IT HAS FAILED 1 I ♦♦♦♦*♦*> ♦-♦♦-•-♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« 4 These "national government" promoters do rot seem t<> bo living up to press notices. Apparently the hackers of these rare Individuals have lost faith In the feasibility of the enterprise and have withdrawn their support. At any rate there is an ominous lull in the agitation -ouiiumis for thc cause of this KO-catlod "national government." This last campaign, following so closely upon the heels of the IH-fated coalition movement, has quite naturally aroused grave suspicion In the public mind that the backers uf both are one and the same and that the real motive behind It all is not to win tho war so much as to defeat Burden. But both agitations' have failed and their failure may in both cases he ascribed to the same cause, viz.. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. At the time thc proposition (or a coalition was first mooted the Llneral premier of Manitoba, Mr. Norrls, made the statement publicly that If Sir Robort Borden would stretch forth bin hand to Sir Wilfrid Laurier the latter would readily grasp it. But did he? WllOU Sir Hubert Burden launched the national service movement lie Immediately extonded a cordial and pressing invitation to Sir Wilfrid to join hlin 111 this great work—a work quite above and beyond the limits of party politics—but Sir Wilfrid tartly refused and in an attempt to Justify his refusal dragged in matters of only petty partlzan import. The hand of fellowship in a worthy task thus offered was scornfully spurned. Even some staunch Liberal patters harshly criticized Sir Wilfrid for this regrettable act and It spelled the death-knell of coalition. The people of Canada, fully aware of the affront thus offered to Sir Robert Borden, infinitely more to be deplored at a time like this, naturally look with suspicion on any movement aimed at altering the present administration by such underhand means, and for very good reasons, one of them being because the Gordon government is satisfactory to all the people, has carried on Canada's,share of the war In a manner satisfactory to all the people, and can bo sorely trusted to continue the work In an equally satisfactory manner until the end of the war. I COLD STORAGE t ♦♦»»»♦■»»»♦-.>■♦-♦■•»-♦■♦■♦•»■♦♦♦«♦ 4 .lack Timid (presumptuously in love with his employer's daughter)—Is Mr, Cashlelgh In? Butler—Yos, sir. Jack Timid (horribly disappointed)— Well, I'm glad to hear It. He might catch cold outside—beaslly weather. Good night. "Vou waste your time painting pictures." "You are wrong—I sell my pictures." "Which fact convinces me you can sell anything. Why not take up insurance or motors ur something with big money In It?'1 i yw »»♦■♦-> ♦ THE BELLS OF MALINES t August 17, 1914. The gabled roofs of old Malincs Are russet-red and gray and green, And o'Cr them In the sunset hour Looms, dark and huge, .St. Butnbold'.s tower. High in that rugged nest concealed, The sweetest bolls that ever pealed, The deepest bells thut ever rung, The lightest bells that ever sung. Are waiting for the master's hand To fling their music o'er the land. And shall they ring tonight, Malincs? In nineteen hundred and fourteen, The frightful year, the year of woe, j When fire and blood and rapine flow Across the land from lost Liege, Sturm-driven by the German rage? The other oarriltons havo ceased: Fallon is Hanselt, fallen Dicst, From Ghent and Bruges no voices come, Antwerp is .silent. Brussels dumb! Bui In thy belfry, O Malincs, The master of tho bells unseen Has climbed to where the keyboard stands— Tonight his heart Is in his hands! 1 Mice more, before invasion's hell Breaks round the tower he loves so well, Once more he strikes the welt-worn keys. And sends aerial harmonies Far-floating through the twilight dim In patriot sung and holy hymn. O listen, burghers of Malincs! Soldier and workman, pale are seen, Ami mother with a trembling flock Of children clinging to thy frock- Look up and listen, listen all! What tunes are these that gently fall Around yon liko a benlson? "The Flemish Lion." '■Brabunconne." "O Brfivo Liege," and till tho airs That Belgium tn her bosom bears. (t brave bell-muslo of Mallnes, In ibis dark hour how much you mean! The dreadful night of blood and tears Sweeps down un Belgium, but she hears Deep in her heart the melody Of songs she learned when she was free. She will not falter, faint nor fall. But fight until her rights prevail, ' And all her ancient belfries ring "The Flemish Lion." "God Save the King!" —Henry Van Dyke. 3 COST OF BAD ROADS, ♦-»♦-»-»♦ a immh>m a ....+* A company in Stanislaus county, Cullt'ornlu, who buys skimmed milk from tho farmer, hus demonstrated to tho rural residents In an emphatic manner the value of food roads to thom. This company sends trucks directly to tho farms lo collect the skim milk, hut it pays hlRhcr prices to farmers living on good roads than on hnd roads. Oh poor roads tho company pays 17% cents per 100 pounds, but on good roads it pays 20 cents, of course, the farmer always has been liaylng this tax on every 100 pounds ho hauled over bad roads, and ho has been relieved of It on every 100 pounds he has hauled over good roads, but thnt fact has not been brought to his notice as In the case cited. When he measures his distance to town in minutes instead of miles he will realize the profit of good roads.—Americnn Lumberman. i; ♦ ♦»♦♦»♦+->-♦•♦• ■ t LEARNING. ; !.».»♦»»♦■»■».♦♦■».♦■»♦»♦♦■♦■♦ ♦♦♦♦♦■■* (By Berton BraJey"with Apologies to Kipling) When 1 begun as a mucker, I ivas a husky young plug. Always a takin' of chances Down in tho mine where I dug; Minors said: "Kid, you be careful Everywhere you may be at," But 1 laughed and got cute till I fell down a chute— Ati' I learned about m'inln1 from that, After a while I was drillin', Runniu' a full sized machine, Handlln' the fuses and power, Broadest young buck ever seen. Shift boss was .limine McYoughlln— Great guy for safely, was Jim; And ho ticked me with skill when I tamped with a drill— An* I learned about mlnln' from him, Bobby McQuire was my partner- Mighty wise buddy, wns Bolt; Taught me to set tip my timbers, Showed me tlie tricks of the job; I'sed to say: "'-Mother shift comin', Don't use up all of your vim, The boss has gone past, don't bo work- In' so fast— An' I learned about mlnln' from him. There was a gang that I worked with, Used to get tankeil quite a bit. Came tn work bleary and shaky, Not very lively or fit; Wouldn't test ground up above 'en Down came that shaky roof, flat With a crash and a bang, it erased the whole gang- An* I learned about mlnln' from that, An' so I have learned as I labored Tbe ways and lhe works of a mine. How one way of workln' Is crazy, An' others is sure to be fine; An* the end of It's sitting an' resting An' wishln' you saved up more pelf. So If you would know if my story is so— Go learn about mlnln' yourself. —Engineering and M.nlng Journal. IME f f w » ♦ w ♦♦*»»♦»♦ ♦ ♦-♦ » ♦ -+-»♦♦ »-» »^ I NEW I. C. R. REGI The tipnual report of the department of railways and canals shows a net surplus for the Intercolonial of $1,517. 21),' after crediting $1,515,896 to equipment renewal account. Thus has business administration of this road res cued it from a lengthy list of costly deficits lu a position of financial stability. For years the Intercolonial was chiefly regarded as a partisan auxiliary nf Maritime politicians. More and more it became a mill stone around the neck of the country and a rcflec Hun upon the theory that government ownership was sound. Hon. Frank Cochrane was the first minister of railways to conduct the road along buslnoss-.ltko lines. Partisanship and patronage have boen slowly but surely eliminated from the railway's admin istration. nnd the country taught that in future it is lo be, conducted by tbo people for tbe people Instead of by the politicians for the politicians. The splendid surplus of last year spunk." well for the new regime. »»^ »■♦»»♦♦>♦■♦»♦♦♦»»♦ ♦■♦»♦♦■» t A WIDE DIFFERENCE ta».» ♦".♦■♦■♦ »"♦ ♦ »■»'»♦■»♦ * ♦"♦"> *■♦♦■» Prof. A. II. Honfeld, of the German department In the university of Wisconsin, asks what Is Ihe difference in respect to divided allegiance between Americans of German stock who wish Germany to win and Americans of British stock who deslro the British to win. The amazing thing is that a man who belongs to the faculty of a great seat of learning should ask such a question. Did Great Britnln, like Germany, pass a luw authorizing her people to take out naturalisation papers In the United States without losing their original citizenship? Have ICng- llsll people iu the United States plot- ted against the republic, blown up factories or sought tn embroil foreign nations lu war with the United Stales? The unfortunate individual who cannot discriminate between tho Teuton hyphenate and the American of Brlllsh extraction Is almost a motal imbecile. The I'nlted Stales got Its language, Its literature, Its legal code, Its Ideas of democratic freedom, and much of the good blood In lis veins rrom the British Isles. It gal Its first president from Great Britain, and thc Washington family's coat of arms became thc basis of tho American flag. Is It any wonder that the two nations that look back to Magna Cliarta as thu first milestone ef their liberties should be drawn together In the greatest of all wars against the most unscrupulous of military autocracies? --- Toronlo Daily f . .... .. . ..»♦'♦"♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■#-»^ J THE WEATHER I .... Mas Min. Nelson 28 42 1 lawson -'! is 1'rlnee Hupcrl l1:: 30 Victoria :i I 40 Katubiops ... its r,2 I-Mtnonton ... in 12 Uattlcford ... ti 20 princo Albert Hi 20 Cujgary .... IS ■10 Mouse ,l:nv .. s 34 Medicine Hat 21 42 Winnipeg 10 34 Parry Smintl :io ■12 London 31 r,2 40 Ottawa 10 ■10 Montreal z\ ■12 40 34 38 Why Eat Potatoes? "At Four Dollars a bag the potato is a needless luxury," says the Board of Health, The potato is seventy-five per cent water and the rest is mostly starch. It is a good food when eaten in combination with proteid foods—but not worth eight cents a pound. Cut out meat, eggs and high-priced vegetables and stick to cereals and fruits. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits (cost two cents) with milk make a complete meal, supplying all the nutriment needed for a half day's work. For breakfast with hot milk; for dinner with sliced bananas or stewed prunes. Made in Canada. Premier Borden may roturn to face a prolonged session here or a general election if he insists upon getting a prompt answer to hiB request for an extension of the parliamentary term.—Hon. Chas. Marcll, In the Montreal Herald (Lib.) Mr, Marcll, a leading Quebec Liberal member of parliament, and a confidant of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ln the above somewhat remarkable statement hints that when thc commons resumes Its session the Liberals will begin a guerilla warfare against the government, and, If the tlmo Is considered opportune, will at a time when the crisis of thc war has come and countless numbers of our brave sons are shedding their blood in the cause of humanity md of civilization throw the country Into tho throes of a general election, distracting thc peoples' mind from the one supreme object. The condition of affairs in Australia, where a general election has been called, is ■ tho excuse Mr. Marcll gives for such a nefarious threat. There Is no analogy between tho situation iu Australia and that In Canada. How long must thc people of Canada submit to thc evil machinations of an opposition so pnlpably out of sympathy with Canada's participation In the war?. A general election would mean a complete cessation for months of Canada'", war efforts. This Is evidently what Air. Marcll desires. Other Quebec Liberal politicians have expressed the same wish in various ways. They do not hesitate to say that Canada has already done too much. Shall this reactionary and disloyal element rule? It Is up to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, No one doubts the great value of an opposition pledged to cooperation with the ministry, abjuring all barren controversy and passing constantly, in vigilant, but not antagonistic, review the administrations of the government in power. But. an opposition such as we have in Canada which Indulges in headlong and ungenerous criticism and railing attacks, not only unfair but Injurious to tho public Interest, wholesale denunciation in advance by critics who trouble neither to measure difficulties or ascertain intentions, does not promote the general good. B. Is not organization but disorganization that Is brought about by such vagaries. So Economical The dainty little flakes of purest essence of soap—LUX —wash silks, woollens, ete., without fading or shrinking— absolutely—so it's the cheapest cleanser you can buy. LUX Contains more real soap, however, thao five times its weight in ordinary soaps,chipped soaps or soap powders. Try LUX to-day. British made, by Lever Brothers Limited Toronto At all grocers FURS Guaranteed high class furs, nice selection kept in stock or made to order from selected skins. Customers' furs made up, remodeled and repaired. Skins dressed and mounted at moderate prices. Best price paid for raw skins. G. GLASER, Manufacturing Furrier, 116 Ward st, Nelson. B. C. Phone 106 Be Your Own Executor Has it ever occurred to you that soon after your death your estate, however large, may dwindle away owing to the inexperience of your heirs in business matters? You need have no apprehension that your dependents will thus come to want if you make adequate provision for them by means of an Imperial Life policy. Because every such policy contains a provision under which you may specify that the proceeds shall be paid in monthly, quarter-yearly, half-yearly or yearly instalments for 5,10, IS, 20, 25 or 30 years after your death, instead of in one sum. While in the calculation of the instalments a definite rate of interest is guaranteed, such payments in the case of participating policies will be increased by sharing in the interest which thc Company earns in excess of this guaranteed rate. Ask for a free copy of our new booklet "Safeguard Vour Legacy." You'll find it interesting. THE IMPERIAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada HEAD OFFICE TORONTO C. K. HICKMAN, Iainct.r lor Caalral B. C. . NELSON Staakr HiaitrMB, Haaiitr far B. C. Vaacaa.tr John Burns & Sons Gerd'iTdrcarfrs SASH AND DOOR. FACTORY. NELSON PLANING MILLS. ' VERNON STREET, NEL80N, B.C. Every Description of Building Material Kept In Stook, Estimates Given on Stone, Brick, Conorete and Frame Buildings, MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. P.O. BOX 134 PHONE 171 Brown Stoneware <^smsmm^mmmmmmmmsmmrsmmrimmm.mm^stmmmmsmiimsmmmmmmmmmmmms. IF yT)U WANT TO PROCURE A FEW CHOICE PIECES OF "GURSNEY STONEWARE" NOW IS YOUR CHANCE WE HAVE JUST A FEW LEFT Consisting of: OVAI, AND ROUND CASSEROLES—Ench J1.26 and $1.60 BEAN POTS—Each 50c, 65c and 75c CHOCOLATE POTS—Each 75o and $1.00 PUDDING BOWLS—Each 15c, 20o and 26o CUSTARD CUPS—Each 15o and 20c DON'T WAIT TILL THEY ARE ALL SOLD Nelson Hardware Co. BAKER 8TREET NELSON, B.C. 8ATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917. W|' i i a «3B=sgaae3 Buy the Best BURNS' SHAMROCK HAM8 BURNS' SHAMROCK BACON BURNS' SHAMROCK LARD BURNS' SHAMROCK BUTTER ASK YOUR GROCER OR BUTCHER FOR THESE BRAND8 P. Burns & Co., Ltd. A Bilks'Watck on Easter morning! For someone whom you especially wish to> please a Birks' Bracelet or Pocket Watch is a most welcome and acceptable gift. Neat, accurate and absolutely reliable—guaranteed in every way — Birks' Watches will give a pleasure which will last for very many Easters to come: See our catalogue for a splendid variety of watches and when ordering allow us time for any engraving required. Henry Birks & Sou LN. Vancouver,, B. C. H. A. Masters Machine Shop, Waterfront, Nelson. Guaranteed Engine Repairs. Hulls Overhauled and painted. Agent ■ for Reliable Engines. MOTOR BOAT MART. ' Register your bout or en sine for sale and. huve it. recommended und advertised on Its merits by u reliable man for reasonable commission. Several secondhand guurunteed 2 cycle und 4 cycle engines for sule cheap. Also one li7-foot launch, Kermath engine. Ono 20-foot launch, Fierce engine. Both bargains. Notice Owing to a large number of request. I (or dollar tickets on the drawing for] the Ford automobile, we have reduced f tho tickets (rom *2 to 11. All those holding $2 tickets may ex- I change them (or two 11 ticketa at th. | tilace where tickets were purchased, or If out ot town by mall. It you have not already purchased a 1 ticket, get one today as we expect to | aell the remainder in a short time. PAUL NIPOU Nelson Steam Laundry, Nelson, B. C. Hotel Registers The Dally News Job Department haB just placed in stock a new lot ot Hotel Registers for whleh orders cun bo filled by return mail. 160-Page Books, each. ...S4.50 100-Page Hooks, each....83.50 The Daily News Job Department NELSON. 8YNOPSI8 0» COAL MINING REGULATIONS] Coal mining rlghta ot th. Dominion I In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al-| berta, the Yukon Territory, tlie Northwest Territories and In a portion ofl tho province ot British Columbia, may I be loused (or a term of twenty-ona I years at an annual rental of (1 p*rl acre. No more than 2660 acres will J be leased to one applicant Application for loose must be] made by the applicant In peraon to th* J agent or aub-agent of the dlstrlot ofl whioh tho right, applied tor ar. alt-] uated. In surveyed territory the land must J be described by sections or legal .ub. divisions of sections and In uneurvey-1 <jd territory the tract applied (or .hall I oe staked out by the applicant hlma.lt I Each application must b. aceont-| panted by a (ee of |6 which will b. refunded if the rlghta applied (or aral aot available, but not otherwtae. Al royalty shall bo paid on th. merchant-1 able output of th. mln* at th* rat*] of flvo oent. per ton. The person oporating th. mln. shall I furnish th. agent with .worn return.! accounting (or the (ull quantity oil merchantable coal mined and pay th*| royalty thereon. If th. ooal mlnln right, ar. not being operated, auoh] return, .hall b. furnished at once a yoar. Th. lease will include th. coal mln-l Ing right, only, but th. lease, may b.1 pormltted to purchase what.v.r avail-1 able aurfao. right, may b. eonildaredl necessary (or the working ot th. mln.l at the rat. ot $10 an aore. For full Information application! should bo mad. to tho Secretary o( thai Department of th. Interior, Ottawa,! or to any Agent or Bub-Agent of Do-I minion lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N, B.—Unauthorised publication od| this adv.rtlmm.nt will not b. paid t &* r~ SATUftOAY, MARCH 24, 1917. DAILY p*«(tVtW!' DEAL AT TBiE STAR FIVE PER CENT DISCOUNT POR CASH. New Vegetables SPINACH 3 pounds BOc RHUBARB Pound 20c LETTUCE Pound' 40c NEW COMB HONEY ISach -20c I LOCAL NORTHERN SPY | I APPLES j Box. 91.25 I GOOD CARROTS D pounda 25C Star Grocery PHONE 10 [Private Hospital 1 LICENSED BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. - Wo give particular attention to all [female trouble—home-like apartments I for ladles awaiting accouchment. I Highest references; reasonable [terms; Inspection invited. Mrs. Moore, Superintendent, (THE HOME PRIVATE HOSPITAL Pall, and Baker Sts., Nelson, B. C. P. 0. Box 772. Phone 372 for Appointment. RAW PURS WANTED Trappers, farmers, ranchers, It does | not cost you anything to get our cash I offer on your furs. Express them to I us. We will pay all charges over a $6 [ valuation. We make you our offer and | hold your furs for your reply, return- I Imr them at our expense if not pur- [ chased. Try us. Special prices paid foi 1 dark marten. 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Absorblne Sfld Absorbtae. jl., are made la Canada. [clay ct-ficrmi' t Vou may say that, too —if you warn mora [Income. Easy to loam. Steady work at homo tht mwarrottm.'. Write Auto-Knitter Hosiery (Cnnsdat |Co.. Ltd, 82F 257 College St., Toronto TRADE BETWEEN BRAZIL AND THE UNITED STATES PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Speaking of [trade relations between this country land Brazil, Dr. D. de Sumplnlo Rerrnz j said there had been somo friction duo [ to the fact -that Americans not ac- [qunlntcd with the methods of Brazil I had entered Into competition down [ there and had tried to make capital | out of the war. Dr. Forraz Is one of [ the editors of Jorliol do Commerclo of Mtlo de Janolro, who Is In this coun- I try ns an ommlsBnry for the Brazilian I government to make u study of com- | merce and Industries of this country. [He has been In this city for thc past The Owen Sound council has ln pros- Ipect a couple of good Industries for Ithe town In two separate knitting fac- I torles. [Montreal Nan Tells Wonderful Story I Bad Case of Bright'* Disease Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. I George Sullivan. Who Suffered from , the Dread Disease for two years Gives Credit for His Recovery to Dodd's Kidney Pills. MONTREAL, Que., March 23.— [Special.—Completely cured of that Iniost dreaded of all diseases, Brlght's ■Disease of tho kidneys, Mr. George ■Sullivan, 284 do St. Vallers St., this Iclty, Is spreading the good news that Iho found his cure In Dodd's Kidney |PHlH. "I suffered from Brlght's Disease [for two years," Mur Sullivan states ln an Interview. "I waa unable to work pr weeks at a tlmo. I spent hundreds bf dollars on doctors without rccelv- [lng any real benefit nnd received outdoor treatment at the Montreal General hospital. "I waa feeling vory badly dtscour- jaged when a frlond advised mo to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. Aftor using throe Jltoxos I was much better. I kept on ■till I had used nine boxes, when I pas completely oured. "Naturally I consider Dodd's Kidney Pills a wonderful remedy." | Dodd's Kidney Pills are no cure-all. rhey cure kidney diseases of all kinds from backache to Brlght's disease. The Jproof of this Is their growing popularity In Canada for over a quarter of a Ventyry, U you haven't used; them ask your neighbor about them. few days and left recently for the south where he will investigate especially the cotton industry, under tho auspices of the department of agriculture. The study of cotton growing and subjects co-relative are the main objects of Dr. Ferraz's visit, as It is 'he purpose of his government to stimulate the cultivation and manufacture of that staple in Brazil. Dr. Ferraz maintains that, for tho most part, conditions generally be^ tween the United States and Brazil arc better than thoy have been for a long time. He advises American exporters to send representatives to Brazil who understand Portuguese, and to learn the country's methods of doing business, He said also if American manu fucturers would adopt the "acceptance system" of payments, great progross toward a better understanding would be made. While in the city Dr. Ferraz was the guest of the chamber of commerce and other civic bodies. - Kootenay and Boundary MIR PAILS AT TRAIL Italian Workman Injured—Other Employees Off for Dinner Hour When Accident Occurred. (Special to The Daily News.) TRAIL, B. C, March 28.—An Italian workman was injured yesterday when a section of the treater at thc Consolidated company's zinc works collapsed. He was conveyed to the hospital and Is reported to be recovering steadily. The Italian was the only man in the treater at the time of the accident, which occurred when the other employees were off for tbe dinner hour. PHOENIX GIVES LARGE SUM8 TO PATRIOTIC CAUSES (Special to The Dally News.) PHOENIX, B. (j., March 23.—Tho following distribution of patriotic fund money for February was made by P. B. Freeland as follows: Canadian patriotic fund, Victoria, B. C, $1875; Rod Cross, Toronto, $500; outside subscriptions, Burns concert, $20; Presbyterian Sunday school, $25. Dr. Griffin has gone to Vancouver and wilt be absent for about three weeks, Charles Moran is sick In tlie hospital wllh pemimonio. R. Matheau Expires at His Residence —Family Perished in Fire at Prince Rupert. (Special to Thc Dully News.) PHOENIX, B. C, March 23.—E. Ma- theu was found dead In his residence this morning, having expired suddenly. Mil Mutheu opened o barber shop abput two weeks ago. Ho came from Prince Rupert, where his home had been destroyed by fire and all his family had perished. It would appear that lie had been sitting in his barber chair and waa .stepping Into the room adjoining whon he was stricken down. Deceased was 71 years of age. Coroner W. Lakeland, Greenwood, will hold un inquest today at K, B. Mc- Cammon-s undertaking parlors. TRIBUTE PAID CLUB FOR 'WIVES OP SERVICE MEN LONDON, England—Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Lord Derby were Iho speakers at a recent meeting and conference of the Women's United Services league at the Mansion House, ovor. which the lord mayor presided. The league, which has for its presidents Lady French and Lady Jellicoe, has been formed to start and assist clubs for sailora' and soldiers' wives and relations, and to invite coopera< tlon with such groups of clubs as already exist In order to prevent over- lapping and waste of effort. Sir John .Teltlcoe said that Lady .Tel llcoe, who regretted her inability to be present, had asked him to thank them for the work they had done for the clubs. On his own behalf, he also thanked them for what they had ac compllshed on behalf of the wives of the sailors of the British, Empire. They had heard a great denl'Iutely of the deeds of the officers and men of the mercantile marine, They could never hear too much of them. No words of gratitude could be too great for the services of these men who were endur Ing so much that they might bring to their country the necessaries of exist once. He knew full well tho value of these clubs to tbe men. Their key note fas sympathy. It was a great re< lief to officers and men to know that their wives were being cared for In their absence. The men of the navy and the mercantile marine had now had two and a half years of almost constant separation from their wives und families. If the clubs did one thing, and that wns keep tbe wives cheery, they were doing a great deal to win the war. Until about three months ago he should havo spoken to them only on behalf of thc men of the grand fleet. It was now his privilege to speak on behalf of the men of the whole navy. Although the strain on the grand fleet had been very great, thc strain on the men aerving far aflold was perhaps far greater. The grand fleet, at any rate, always cherished the hope of ono day meeting the enemy nnd that hope had kept them going for two and n half years, The ships that were far afield had no such hope to cheer them up. Theso mon had seen even less of their wives thnn thc men of the grand fleet. The men of the mercantile marine who were working far away could not come to England at all, and they had not had the opportunity of a fight, except possibly with a submarine that they did not see, S Lord Derby said thnt these clubs had provided an opportunity for cooperation among the wives ot those who were fighting for their country. In tho ranks of tho army were all classes of men, and the distinctions thnt formerly existed—the misconceptions that existed between master and man—had been swept away in ono general brotherhood of service for king and country. He believed that these clubs conduced to cheerfulness, and- the breaking down of barriers that bad existed between one class und another. He believed that friendships had been mnde In this way, between people who never would have been brought together in ordinary circumstances, that woro going to last after the war for the good of all and for tho good of tho country. Continuing, Lord Derby said that he did not think tho war was over yet. Ho bolloved thero wero many months beforo them still, but they must not think from that that he was In any way pessimistic, He believed victory absolutely awaited their arms both on laud and sea, but that victory was not going to be achieved if everybody ln tho country did not only what they wero plens- ed to call doing their bit, but did their best. That was what was required at present. Unless everyone did their best the wnr would be prolonged much further than It need be. Ho was optimistic with regard to the result of tho war, but optimism would nover win the war. It required work—work by cheerful and willing people—and ho believed those clubs could assist In making even moro women take tholr part In tho work that had been the ense ln the past and tako It with cheerfutnosB and with Courage. Tho conference which followod was presided over by Lady French. J. F, Brass Is the newly appointed superintendent of the LlndBay House of Refuge. ROSSLAND NOTES. ROSSLAND, B. C, March 23.—Mrs. R. J. Clegg entertained a number of young people at a delightful card party at her home on Wednesday evening. Mrs. W. G. Tenian spent the day in Northport visiting friends. E. Levy has returned from a trip east. The ladies of the Maccabees held a successful card party in tlie Oddfellows' ball on Thursday night. The prizes were won by Mrs. W. Borthwick and Jumes Lee. Mrs. H. W. Atkinson underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Sisters' hospital on Thursday. She is reported as doing nicely today. Mrs. Jack left today for Vancouver, being culled away by tho serious illness of her mother. Mrs. J. Fisher returned on Friday from a visit to Spokane. Mrs. Binns of Kaslo was able to leave the hospital yesterday, and will be tbe guest of Mrs. A. M. Betts until next week, when she will leave for her home. FORT STEELE SOLDIER AMONG THE WOUNDED (Special to Tho Daily News.) FORT STEELE, B. C, March 23.— to. Harold Bridges, formerly o£ Fort Steele, hos been reported wounded. He is the son of .1. F. Bridges', who has a mill in the vicinity. E, Wlnslow, foroinan of tbe Victor mine, was in town March 21. Pte. Ben Talfree has written from Stanford saying that ho bas been trunB- terred to another battalion. He mentioned having seen several Fort Steele hoys, among thom Hugh Dunlop. Miss M. Blair visited Cranbrook March 20, Born, March 10, to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Coleman, Manor ranch, Lake Windermere, il soil. Mrs. Coleman was formerly Miss Violet Roberts. STORE CLOSES AT I O'CLOCK P.M. TODAY Ten Great Money Savers Far Saturday Morning SALE COMMENCES AT 9 O'CLOCK FORMER NELSON MAN MARRIED AT PEACHLAND (Special to The Daily News.) GRAND KOKKS, B. C, Murch 23.— Oh Wednesday afternoon at Penchtand, B. C., Edgar W. Dynes, formerly of Nelson and the Boundary, was married to Gertrude Vera Blanche, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gun- now, Rev. John Scott officiating. The Wedding was a quiet one, only the im> mediate relatives being present. On Thursday morning Mr. and Mrs. Dynes took the Kettle Valley train en route to New York, where thoy will reside. Mrs. P. B. Scunah, of Victoria, formerly of Greenwood, and sister of tlie groom, was present at the wedding. CIVILIAN WAR PRISONERS URGE EXCHANGE SCHEME LONDON, England—A large number of British civilian prisoners released from tbo internment cami> ut Ruhlehen have signed a. memorandum onathe subject of n general exchange of Germnn and iirilirth civilian prisoners. Tlie memorandum urges that the welfare of the -1000 English civilian prisoners In Germany should be thoroughly discussed in both houses of parliament at the earliest possible opportunity, und that tbe following points should be brought forward: 1. Tlie refusal by Groat Britain (which was afterwards withdrawn when It was too late) of the offer made by Germany in November, 1914, of a "man for man" exchange, as stated in the White Paper Miscellaneous, No. s, 1915, page 4. 2. What Inquiries have been made by the government us to the truth ol the statement made, according to the Westmlnsler Gazette, Nov. 3, 191fi, by Dr. Krlogc of tbe German foreign office tn the retchstug, that: "If the negotiations for the release of civilian prisoners succeed, we bind ourselves not to Incorporate the men returned In the army." 3. The consideration of tbe serious condition of thc British civilian prisoners at Ruhlehen, on which every roturned British civilian prisoner has insisted, urging the government to take definite action, which has never been done. 4. The question as to whether the release of 20,000 Germans for 4000 Englishmen would be seriously detrimental to the military situation. The memorandum then gives a summary of arguments for and against the proposed exchange, which it believes may be of interest; Against may bo urged thc possible gain for Gormany of 26,000 fighting mon and possible information given to tbo enemy. For exchange may be urged: 1. The probability that, after two years' confinement, not many Germans would be fit for military service. 2. The impression that would be created in Germany by the arrival of 26,000 men who could vouch for: the strength of Great Britain; tbo small effect of the war on business prosperity ln Brltuin; thc plcntifulness of hor food supply compared with that of Germany; tbe failure of the zoppelln campaign; the kind treatment of prisoners, etc, 3. That tho guards of the camps in England would be freed for military service, 4. That the expense of feeding 26,- 000 men would ho borne by the Germans Instead of by tho British. fi. The Improbability that 26,000 moro fighting men would have any effect In a war of millions. 6. That the dnngor of such a largo number of enemy aliens in England would be removed and tho consequent leakage of Important secrets would cease. 7. The probability that aftor tho war the Germans remaining in England would once more settle down to their businesses ln that country. The memorandum then proposes the following alternative arrangements which might bo discussed if, after the consideration of tho above points It Is still considered undesirable to exchange 2(1,000 Germans for 4000 Englishmen: 1. Tho exchange of nil men over 46 and the removal of tho remainder to neutral countries. (Since this wan written It has boen officially announced that tho exchange of civilian prisoners over 45 has boen definitely agreed upon by both governments.) , A proposal to the Germans that they should add to their English prisoners: (a) A sufficient number of French or Russian civilians; or (b) a sufficient number of British mill tar; prisoners . Lp ejlualliieUhe exchange. . Finally,, the ^IgftaCaries of the mem praiidum ftKfl it their duty'to urg(- iho immediate release' qf all British civilian prisoners. They point out that if those men wero Buffering ut home an thoy are now suffering abroad there would be a popular outcry and a demand for their immediate relcusi It is only owing to the fact thul they aro In an enemy country, cut off from their homo and consequently forgotten by most of their compatriots that they continue to remain iu captivity. HOW BRITAIN RESPONDED TO RECENT WAR LOAN LONDf IN.—Tho prospectus of thc recent war loan was advertised for the first time on Jan. 11. In the first blush of iho exceptional terms offered by tbo government people were enthu Hlustlc, keen and vigorous, and somo large subscriptions were r announced by big enterprising firms. Then came a period of taking stock of possessions, position, the ability to subscribe aad the extent of the sum to be earmarked. Thon what might be called the wnr loan campaign began to get under way and Britain started to loosen her purso strings and let her money flow treas uryward. By the end of tbe third weok the populace was thoroughly roused to the noed of the hour and tho question became not, how much money have I on hnnd.? But how much can I borrow with which to subscribe? So It hns transpired that from the small oat to the greatest, from the tiniest village to the largest city in the king dom, that effort in response to tho appeal to bo generous hns been made. On the biBt day of the opening of the application lists the crowd of up pllcants streaming steadily through the doors of thc Bunk of England represented all kinds nnd conditions of people. Behind tbe broad counter running round two sides of the room were perhaps 15 receiving clerks, so that tho stream of people was nover congested. A broker's clerk came in, waited ln file for a few seconds for uttentlon, then handed In a roll of applications, possibly 15 or 20 of them. As tho receiving clerk looked them through it was an easy matter to catch sight of the amounts for which the applications woro made anil tlie figures on the checks for the application money, although only 6 per cent of tho total, could plainly be seen to amount to a fortune." one man, obviously of considerable means, handed lu his application with n bundle of .CfiO Bank of England notes, "is any receipt given?" he asked ln a casual way. "No, we don't give nny receipts," ho was briefly told. Now, tho amount handed over was certainly £400 or £600 ln bard cash and might easily have been mode. Yet the uninitiated might well express surprise at tho nonchalant way In which the receiving clerk tore a green slip from a book of counterfoils, pinned one portion to the notes and tho oth,or lo the application blank and unconcernedly consigned thc whole to ii large wicker receptacle closely allied to thc familiar laundry basket, tho whole proess taking a few seconds. Tbe Incident recalled somo of th© many stories relative to tho pro- verblnl ncmiracy with which tho Bank of England Is credited. A talo Is told of how n customer on cuHhlng a check received u £10 note too.much and on drawing the attention of tbo paying cashier' to the error, was told that It 'was impossiblo, aB the Bank of England never made mistakes. The banks' IN ORDER TO RUSH A FULL DAY'S BUSINESS INTO A FEW HOURS, WE HAVE GATHERED A WONDERFUL SHOWING OF SAVINGS FOR SATURDAY MORNING SHOPPERS, EVERY ARTICLE IS FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK AND CARRIES WITH IT MEAGHER'S GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION; WE HAVE .MADE THE HOUR FOR STARTING SALE NINE O'CLOCK, SO THAT ALL LIVING AT A DISTANCE MAY GET HERE ON TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. White Voile Blouses at $1.50 Another lot of these great Blouse values on sale this morning. These are well made of good quality EngllBh Voile; all have large collars, long- sleeves and trimmings of fine embroidery or lace. Sizes to 44. Saturday Special T..5Q 26-in. Pongee Silk at 35e Yd. Four Hundred Yards of Good Quality Pongee, good weight and smooth finish. Splendid material for dresses, blouses or under- QCa wear. Today We Sell 15c Value at OVU Bungalow Aprons at 35c each Made of Best English Print in Light ana Medium Colors-, finished with holt nt hack; full width. Worth $1.00 today—another 7C« example of how we save you money. Saturday Special, Each.. I WW SERGE SKIRTS AT $4.95 One of the greatest values In the store for the money. These ure mnde of Good Mannish Serge, some with pleats and others plain tailored, with pockeis. Navy and Black only. Sizes 24 to 30 inches ( waist measure. Special Value Today $4.95 EXTRA HEAVY HUCK TOWELLING AT 20c Good Union Huck, IS Inches wide. The kind you Ray 2iic for Saturday Special, Pet Yard 20c Three Great Whitewear Values Ladies1 Gowns at 75c Made of Super Quality English Cambric and trimmed at neck aad sleeves with Torchon Lace. Made pull-over style In good full sizes. 7Ka Saturdny Special I vu Ladies' Drawers at 50c Fine English Cambric, made both styles. Wide frills, hemstitched or lace-trimmed. Cfln All sizes. Saturday Special vUv Corset Covers at 35c Made of Fine Cambric with trimmings of good wearing lace. All sizes. OR a Saturday Special 0*>*O Underskirt Special $1.35 torn, made.with wide frills. Guaranteed the best '.ViA ... tr.f.t •■ • • -,* .■.«.'• * «' I ....,,.. Children's Wash Crepe Dresses at 75c Good'Quality Black Sateen, made.with wide frills. Guaranteed the best value oh the" '©-ftfE '-market,■ sriturduy Sfleotal ■'..•,.'. .;,.^t,........,...,.,..,...,., ........ »tj 1'iUv Dresses of Best Japanese Crepe for Little Tots, in Plain Pink, Sky or Copenhagen. A variety of 7Co styles. Sizes 2, A and I years. Saturday Special I Ub MEAGHER & CO. THE STORE FOR STYLE THE STORE FOR QUALITY reputation was worth much more than a £lo note. What is probably the climax of the war loan campaign wns readied on tho day before tlie subscription lists were to lie finally closed. Through crowd- lined streets all tiie way from tho Mansion House along Queen Victoria street. Cannon street, down Ludgate idll to the sound of the clamorous bells of St. Paul's, St. Pride's aad St Dun- Ktnn's up Fleet street and along the Strand passed tbe lord mayor's procession to Trafalgar Square, First camo a body of mounted police, then a tuneful bund of guards, followed by tho metropolitan mayors aad tho lord mayor and oity sheriffs, to be met and received under the shallow of Nelson's column by the mayor of Westminster. Tho crowd gathered in the square, Computed to number somewhere between 80,000 and 100,000, greeted tho various speakers with great enthusiasm. • BRITISH PLANS TO 8ECURE VOLUNTEERS LONDON, England.—A meeting of mayors, town clerks of thc metropolitan boroughs, chairmen of district councils and of the committees appointed in connection with tlie national service scheme, was held recently at the Mansion House to consider tho best method to adopt for getting volunteers. Mr. Chamberlain, director-general C nntionnl service, said he was entirely dependent on the local author!* tics to further the campaign to so- nre men. He waated evory man to aroll, whether engaged upon work of national Importance or not. Ho ulso wanted professional men to enroll, and If called up they would be used on work for which their processions would bo specially suited. On thc subject of the pooling of Industries, Mr. Chamberlain Instanced the baking trade, and said that If there wero a number of bakers, each of whom used, hlu machinery for part of tho day only, If an arrangement could be made whereby thoy could pool their energies they could keep their machinery going all day and release labor. He appealed to mayors and chairmen of councils to encourage local traders to pool their machinery and combine as fnr as poBslblo with that object In view. Mr. Chamberlain gave tt as his own opinion that tho best way to got hold of volunteers wns by personal unvass. The traveling representatives of somo of tho leading Insurance companies, ho snid. bad volunteered to1 act as canvassers when going on their j rounds, and ho hoped that all Insurance canvnssers would put themselves! at tho disposal of the local national J service committee to help in that way. ln answer to questions put, Mr. Chamberlain said ho was most anxious to innke two points clear. Ono of these wus in regard to the minimum wage of 25s. per week. There bad been n great deal of misunderstanding about that, and some people hail got the idea that 25s. was to be tho standard rate of wage of all national service volunteers. That, of course, was not so. Twenty-five shillings a week was the minimum rate of wage, and national service volunteers would bo given the standard rate of wages prevailing in tbe trade to which they were put In the district to which they were sent. In no case, he stated, would that wage be less than 25s. a week, while in some enses it might bo several times that amount. A married man, leaving his household behind, would, in addition to bis wages, get a subsistence allowance of 2s. 6d. a day. On the question of time-workers, Mr. Chamberlain said he bad been repeatedly asked whether a man who could only give part of his time should volunteer, and fill up a form. The reply at present wus "No." It was no use, Mr. Chamberlain said, a man signing a national service volunteer paper, if lie could only give part of his time, but it was hoped that those so placed would put themselves at tlie disposal of the local authorities and ask them whether they could be found work of national Importance to fill up any spare time which they could offer. That, he added, must be done locally, and not through tho director-general of national service. Amazing Power of Bon-Opto To Make Weak Eyes Strong Doctor Says It Strengthens Eyesight 50 per cent in One Week's Time in Many Instances A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Uie at Home Victims of eye strain and other' eye weaknesses aud those who wear glasses, will be glnd to know thnt nc'conliug to Dr. Lewis there is real hope aad help for then), Mnny Whose eyes were failing suy they have had their eyes restored by this remarkable prescription and many who once wore glosses say they have thrown them away. One man says, after using it: "I wos almost blind. Could not see to read nt all. Now I can read everything without my glasses* and my eyes do n«it hurt any more. At nlglit they would ptiln dreadfully. Now they feel fiuo nil thc time. It wns like n miracle to me. A lady who used it says: "Tho ntiuos- phcro seemed hazy with or without glasses, but after using thin prescription for fifteen days everything seems clear I can read even fine print without glasses." Another who used it Snysj "I was bothered with eyo strain cauwd by overworked, tired eyes, whleh induced licrco headaches. I have worn glasses for several yenrs, both for distance aud work, aud without them I OOtlld not rend my own name on nn envelope or tho typewriting ou the machine before me. I can do both now and have discarded my long aiitanoQ glasses nltogetneR I can count the fluttering leaves ou tho trees across the street imw, which for several years havo looked like a dim green blutf to mo I cannot express my joy at what it has done for me." It is believed thnt thousands who wear glasses can uuw discard them in u reuson- nble time nnd multitudes more will be able to streagthen their eyes so nn to be spared the trouble and expense of ever getting glasses. Eye troubles of mtitiv descriptions may be wonderfully benetlied By tho use of this prescription at home. Go to nny active drug store and get a bottle of Bon-OptO tablets. Drop onn Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of a glass of water and let it dissolve. With this liquid bntho the eyes two to four times doily. You should notice your eves clear up perceptibly right from tho start, and Inflammation nnd redness will quickly disappear. If your eyes bother you even a little it Is your duty to tako steps to save them now brforo it Is too late. Many hoDelessln blind might havo saved their sight if they had cared for their eyes iu time, Noto: Another prominent VUyslcinn to whom the above article wns rihjnlttM* soldi ''Ves. the BOn-Opto preMtiptton is truly n wonilerfu! eye romedv, its raniutaent im-mlicnts ore well known to eminent eyo •twclaltltS awl widely jiM-wrmcd by them. I hnve used It very siit- ccsfmny In my own practice on patients whose eves were ■trained through overwork or misfit irlnsscs. I cut, highly recommend it in cofo of jvenk. watery, BchJBf* smart line, itching, liant- liiir eyes, rod lids, blurred villon or for eyes in* llnnied fniii oxijonuro to smoke, smi, dust of wind. It Is ono of tba Tory few preparations I feel phould be kept on band for rcpulrir neu in nlmost every fniiilly.'V Hon-Opto, referred to nbore, Is not n pntent medicine or a secret remedy. It I- nn ethical preparation, the for* main nelnir printed on tho pneknire. The mini- araentron •usmntoe It to sqonirthen eyesight iw percent in one Week's time in ninny instancci or refriml the money. It oin be •wnlnn from nny good drugi'lst and It suld lu thu city .by Rutherford Drug Co., and others, ^ v.., ""I PA'GE SIX THE DAILY NEWS 8ATURDAY, ,MA«eC*l, WJT. Jiff AUTOINTOXICATION SPO/?T The Dangerous Condition Which Produce. Many Well '' Known Disease*. HOWTOGUARDAGAINST , THISJROUBLE ••FRU1T.A.T1VES" -Th. Wonderful Fruit Medicine —will Protect You ' Autointoxication means self-poisoning, caused by continuous or partial constipation, or insufficient action oi' the bowels. Instead of the refuse matter passing daily from the body, it is absorbed by the blood. As n result, thc Kidneys and Skin are overworked, in their efforts to rid the blood of this poisoning. Poisoningofthebloodin tht'swayoften causes Indigestion, Loss of Appetite and Disturbed Stomach. It may produce Headaches and Sleeplessness. /' may irritate ihe Kidneys and bring on Pain in the Back, Rheumatism, Clout, and Rheumatic Pains. It is tho chief cause of Eczema—and keeps the whole il'j/«««»/Ma//Avbytheconstant absorption into the blood of this refuse mntler, "Fruit-a-tives'* wilt always cure Autointoxication or self-poisoning — as " Kruit-a-tivcs " acts gently on bowels, kidneys and skin, strengthens tho bowels and tones up the nervoussyslcm, 00c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 23c. AC alt dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. Ek The Right Varnish for Tour Boat The varnish you choose for your boat is of utmost importance. You want your boat to look spick and span the whole season through. If you buy Luxeberry Spar you'U use a varnish that won't turn white no matter how hard the wear and weather. It is tough, elastic and easily withstands hot sun, beating rain—even constant immersion in water. Luxeberry Spar is easy to use and is sure to satisfy. Let us tell you more about it. WOOD, VALLANCE HDWE CO., LTD., NELSON. m FOR THE BE8T IN Cigars, Cigarettes and Pipes Qo t. THURMAN'S CIGAR 8T0RE. PUZZLED? If with some perplexing question you are vexed, ro down to the O. K. BARBER SHOP And you will soon he next. A. L. WILSON. The Original Only Genuine Sold on the Merits of Minard's Liniment Beware of Imitations CANADIENS AGAIN BEATINJY SEATTLE Teams Give the Most Sensational Exhibition of Hookey Ever Seen in Northtvost. (By Daily News Leased Wire.) SEATTLE, Wash., March 23.—In the most sensational game o£ hockey ever played in the northwest, Seattle defeated the Montreal Omiullens tonight by a score of 4 to 1. For speed tho contest excelled any battle in the history of the game on the coast. Every man on both teams played in a reckless, almoBt daredevil manner, which kept the crowd breathless. As in the last game between the two aggregations of puckchasers, the hard checking game of the coast champions kept the Flying Frenchmen on the defensive most of the time. The Seattle forwards used the back check to advantage while the defense was much stronger than in Saturday's game. "Vezina gave a wonderful exhibition of goal tending. Time and again the Seattle men were on top of the Can;. - glens' goal firing shots at Vezina, but he was equal to the occasion in almost every instance. The Canadiens' defense weakened, however, in the last period and Seattle then won the game. It was the roughest game of the. series, many penalties being levied by tho officials. The lineup: Seattle Canadiens Cloal Holmes Vezina Point Rickey Corbeau Co v or Carpenter Mummery Rover Walker Lalonde Centro Morris Smith Right wing Foyston Laviolette Left wing Wilson Pitre Referee, Ion; judge of play, Irvine. LACROSSE PLAYERS IN FAVOR OF RESUMING (By Daily News Leased Wire.) OTTAWA, March 23.—Lacrosse will bo played in the capital this summer and Ottawa again will he represented In the National Lacrosse union, if the sentiment of the players, expressed at a meeting tonight are shared by the directors of the Ottawa club. Cliff Spring, the former Westminster and Toronto star, got the men together. About 12 players attended and it was unanimously agreed to turn out again if the club operated. Another meeting will be lield next Friday. The players seemed agreeable to turning over any profits, they .might make to some patriotic cause. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE AT "Y" ARRANGED The following Is tbo schedule of bas- ketbnll games to be played In the Ca- nadiun Standard of Efficiency Tests class series at the Y. M. C. A.: March .16—Bennett vs. Morris, Stanley vs. Wright. March 2fl—Morris vs. Bennett, Wright vs. Stanley. April 2—Wright vs. Bennett, Morris vs. Stanloy. April 5—Wright vs. Morris, Stanley vs. Bennett. April fl—Bennett vs, Wright, Stnnley vs. Morris. April 11—Winners play off. The following schedule of games in the girls' series will also be played at the Y. M. C. A.: March 84—High school vs. "Y" girls. March 1!8—"Y" girls vs. J. B. club. March 31—.1. B. ditto vs. "Y" girls. April 4—High school girls vs. J. B. club. April 6—"Y" girls vs. High si-houl girls. In the men's series the following games will be played: March 24— Y. M. C. A. vs, Business men. March 28—High school vs. Business men. March 31—Business men vs. Y. M. C. A. April 0—Y. M. C. A. vs. High school. HORSES DECLARED TO BE HONE8TLY BOUGHT Royal Commission Reports on Charges Made Regarding Purchase of Re* mounts at Regina. (By Daily News Leased Wlro.) OTTAWA, Marcll H3.—Two additional reports of the Davidson royal commission were glvon out by tbe government today. They deal with the charges of improprieties tn connection with government food supplies to the troops in the vicinity or Reglna in the early part of the war; tho other with tho purchuHO of horses for war purposes in tbo same vicinity. In tbo report on the first matter the commission finds: "Thai there was not at Reglna any Information found available, although It wns sought for, to warrant the belief that contractors hnd not lived up to their specifications," and concludes: "Tho evidence of Major H. W. Laird, O.C., army service corps, in charge of sustenance at Camp Hugbes, in tbe vicinity of Reglna, was not challenged. His was nn effective performance of an onerous military duty." In the purchase of GOO horses in Uo- glna nnd vicinity, tho commission observes that "here, as elsewhere, tho regrettable presumption existed that public officials were wrongdoers, rather than conscientious dischargers of tholr duties" nnd, after reviewing tho ovldencc, concludes: "It Is not posBlblo to roach othor conclusions than that tho horses bought at Reglna and its vicinity wore honestly bought, of good quality and of reasonable price." PROBLEM OF CANADA'S FOOD PRODUCTION Hon. Martin Burrell Speaks of Efforts Being Mado to Get it Solved. OTTAWA.—The Hon. Martin Burrell, asked as to what efforts were being made to Increase food production, made the following statement: "The production of food, and the operation of tho thousand and one activities before the food reachea the consumer, often thousands of miles away from the point of production, are matters of vast importance, and, when in August, 1914, the long-dreaded European conflict broke forth, it waB natural that the keenest attention should 4be directed to the supplies of grain,' live stock, and live- Btock products In this and other countries immediately affected by the war. Unhappily, in respect to the great wheat producing district of western Canada, tho month war broke out was the month which, at the close of an exceptionally hot and dry summer, sealed the fate of the harvest, especially southwestern Saskatchewan and Alberta. "Tbo wheat yield of tho threo western provinces in 1913 was 209,202,000 bushels;' in 1914, 140,9118,000 bushels. Assistance was Imperative. War made It moro imperative. An extraordinary situation justified extraordinary measures and for the supply of necessary food and fodder, and for supplying seed grain on an unprecedented scale, the federal government advanced the sum of ¥12,309,000. 'The. department of agriculture, In the winter ami spring of 1915 carried out a wide campaign of 'Patriotism and Production.' As a result of the sentiment aroused and of the fortunate climatic conditions, wo witnessed happily the greatest harvest in tbe history of the western country—342.94S,- 000 bushels. Another campaign of Production and Thrift' was made In the winter and spring of HUB. A lnrge staff of special speakers was employed, and the cooperation of the provinces readily secured. Unfortunately tho climatic conditions of 1916 were the reverse of favorable. An excess of moisture. In many parts of the country, widespread outbreaks of rust, and other difficulties, resulted in a wheat crop In the three western provinces of approximately 199,900,000 bushels, and a shortage of most crops throughout the country, with the exception of hay. Needs Protection Along Right Lines. "Already the labor question, as related to production on tbe farms, was becoming acute, and the farmers, who hail responded splendidly under the spur, not only of high prices, but of u true patriotism, were faced In the present year with a situation more difficult thuu In the past. It seemed desirable, therefore, that the department should meet thc new situation in a new way. Enul.uul, - whose average crop oi' whoaris 81,000,000 bushels, and whose yearly Import of wheat is approximately 210,000,000 bushels, oould no longer look to Russia. Suplpies from Australia and India, and even supplies from Canada, and the United States, were rendered more difficult and more costly by shortage of transportation and by the submarine menace. Munitions were vital; foodstuffs vital. Restriction of unessential Imports was bound to come. In face of the conditions touched on above, it seemed clear that Canada should not only increase her productive efforts and direct them along thc right lines, but should also enlist all available forces in thc task. What la Being Dono Now. "For this reason an appeal was issued two weeks ago for citizens not only In the rural, but In the urban communitleih It was followed by a personal letter to the mayor of every town and city in Canada, setting the situation forth at some length, and inviting cooperation. Every provincial minister of agriculture was also written to, tbe directors of national service, and others, and, from the replies, it is abundantly evident that a strong and healthy sentiment exists all through tho country, ond that already much oxcellont work has been done, ".We have organized a special bureau of information In the department, and, In addition to literature already printed, have iu preparation Bpeclal pamphlets and circulars designed to be of direct practical use to thoso who have hitherto paid little attention to gardening or production nf any kind. The experimental farm Byatem now embraces 2,ri farms and stations, covering the country from const to const. The work is naturally nearly all of an**ex- perlmental or investigational character. This year the officers In the respective districts have boon Instructed to direct their effortB to the immediate problem of crop production, and tho help and influence of each farm should stretch over a large territory. A departmental committee has been appointed to give special and close attention to the wholo question of food supplies. It consists of .1. IT. Qrisdnle, director of experimental farms; J. A. Ruddick, Tlffiry commissioner; Oeorge H. Clark, seed commissioner; H. S, Arkell, assistant live stock commissioner, and W. .1. Black, commissioner under tbe agricultural instruction act. These officers will keep In touch with the sit uation and report to mc from tlmo to tlmo. "Wo are also utilizing tlio services of tho proas throughout Canada. Advertising will naturally call special attention to those features of food production which are directly related to tho Empire's requirements at the present tlnie, and will have particular reference to the recent announcement of the British government ln regard to the restriction of lmportB. Amongst those products upon which particular stress may -be laid are: Wheat, oats, peas, beans, beef, bacon, poultry, eggs, butter and cheese. Some Facts With Regard to Potatoes "In regard to the appeal to the people in cities and towns for the utilization of vacant lots and gardens in productive work, it Is obvious that vegetables, Including potatoes, would be chiefly grown. Potatoes are not a perfect food, having a heavy watery eon- tent, and*are-too bulky to be a very desirable form of export to Great Britain. . Nevertheless, tholr food value Is considerable, and their production and use on a large scalo this year would assist In releasing some of thu other more compact and highly nutritious foods, which It might be vitally necessary to get to England. Much has been said about the potato situation at the present time, and it might be well to put on racord some facts relating to this food product: "In Canada for the ten fiscal years from 1907 lo 1910: Average production 70,000,000 bus. Average yearly imports 355,000 bus. Average exports 1,130,000 bus. Yearly excess of exports ? over, imports 775,000 bus. (Or practically 1 per cent of tlie whole crop.) "For the past season the crop has been estimated at about 00,000,000 bushels. The countries to which we export most heavily are, first, Cuba, where a valuable trade has been built up; then the United States; then Newfoundland, West Indies and so on. Pains have been taken to ascertain tho amount of supplies In tbe country at the present time. For obvious reasons it is not easy to get accurate figures, but, from official and commercial Information gathered from a large number of sources the present supplies, over nnd above the estimated requirements for food and seed, aro between two millions and two and one half million bushels. Widespread Interest Aroused "It is most encouraging to know of the widespread Interest aroused ln the towns and cities in this whole question of production. Provincial and munlclpnl authorities and local organizations of nil kinds are actively engaged In the work. The directors of national service ure devoting unstinted efforts in the same cause, and aro paying special, attention to'the enlistment of all available labor and energies. Mr. Sherrnrd, tbe director for the Montreal distrlet, Is doing excellent organizing .work in that city, and in a recent letter from Mr. Hanlng, the dlroctor for Saskatchewan, he tells ine that the whole "movement Is receiving very enthusiastic support, and makes |h»i interesting Statement that the city qt^Su.skutoon has undertaken fd plow,' narrow and disc all vacant lots nnd back gardens for. the sum of one dollar, thus giving a fereat impetus to the prodnetlon of home vegetables. "The situation facing the Empire is undoubtedly a cause for anxiety. Nevertheless, It is being mot with courage nnd resource, and I feel sure that Cannda will do ber part well." ONTARIO LICENSE BOARD NOT TO BE ABOLISHED (By Daily News Leased Wire.) TORONTO, March 23.—Amendments to the Ontario Temperance act were brought down In the legislature today by Hon. W. D. McPherson. The amendments do not In nny way affect the principle of the act. Tho most important is the extension of exemption of standard hotels from businoss assessment until the end of 1919. Another requires express companies lo permit officers of the license board to examine their books, and the Institution of an "Indian list" for protection of inebriates Is provided for. The minister stated there were several other amendments under consideration, among them the question of solicitations of orders and advertisements, and restriction of salo nf malted liquors to standard hotels. Thero Is no intention to abolish tbe license commission. Ontario will Impose a penalty for listening to telephone conversations on a party line. - DODDS v ^KIDNEY^ k pills 4 EIGHTS P^Vi faa-wB^ Increase the Production of lOUr Farm by Clearing your Land with a irstin stump ££££££ Puller "Made in Canada " With the mciuisiug demand tor ioou stuirs which now exists m Europe the Govern ment has sent out a timely, call for Increused production. You can "do your bit" at home by making every foot of land produce, not stumps, but crops to feed our soldiers at the front. Almost every farm has two or threo acres, and possibly several moro, of land which have a few deep-rooted stumps that you haven't been able to pull without a grent deal of effort. The Kirstin method Is guaranteed to clear your land from 10 per cent, j to 50 per cent, cheaper than any other method. When you buy a Kirstin Stump Puller you get n Guarantee Rond' whleh protects'you against breakage—flaw or no flaw—for fifteen years and the helpful advice of our land clearing experts Is at your service for all time to come. Largest Act now—send lor our Illustrated bodk. Jjj' Manufac- "Tbe Gold In Your Stump Land," and details l"/ turero in ot our profit-sharing plan. :j$*Ti *n0 World' ^ A. J. KIRSTIN Canadian Company IpM t,SST 8830 Dennis Stroek fl Jjfif Hand and SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. fl I'M HorwPwr. IflrStiii. One Man Stump puller Keep up the Food Supply and Help Make Victory Sure 1AM assured that my people will respond to every call necessary to the success of our cause—with the same indomitable ardour and devotion that have filled me with pride and gratitude since the war began." Hts Majesty King George UR soldiers must be fed; the people at home must be fed. And—in spite of Germany's murderous campaign to cut off the Allies' Food supply, by sinking every ship on the High Seas—an ample and unfailing flow of food to England and France must be maintained. This is National Service- Not to the Farmer only— But to YOU—to everybody— This appeal is directed rK must unite as a Nation to SERVE —toSAVEand to PRODUCE. Men, women "and. children; thc young, the middle aged and the old—all can help in the Nation's Army of Production. ■ EVERY pound of FOOD raised, helps reduce the cost of living and adds to the Food Supply for Overseas. For information on any subject relating to the Farm and Garden, write: oi INFORMATION BUREAU Department of Agriculture OTTAWA PLANT a garden—small or large. Utilize your own back yard. Cultivate the vacant lots. Make them all yield food. WOMEN of towns can find no better or more important outlet for their energies than in cultivating a vegetable garden. Be patriotic in act as well as in thought. Use every means available-" Overlook nothing. Dominion Department of Agriculture OTTAWA, CANADA. HON. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister. Dnnlol C. Reed of Rostown, Sunk., wont to Detroit with 1800 in cash in bin pockot*. Ho returned homo hy tho graco of tho polloo doportmont, who furniBhod him necessary transportation. Rood foil among thlovos, ho says; and when-he woke up hla bank roll was gone, in fact evon his trousers wore mlsBlng. Thoro havo been no arrests yet SHOE POHSHES BLACK WHITE TAN '■•■•' I04 Keeper Shoes Neat ■ F.F.DAtliEY GO. of CANADA l.t<i HAMILTON, CAN. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917. ■WP THE DAILY NEWS1 M PAGE SEVEN MAGIC BAKING POWDER.! CONTAIN! NO ALUM. Th* only woll known medium priced baking powder made In Canada •Hal doe* net contain alum and whleh haa all Ite Ingredient* plainly Mated on th* label. EWGIUETT COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO, ONT. THRILLING WORK OF THE SEAPLANE PATROL "Right, away!" Wtth a roar uiid~a splutter our engine 'commences to twist tho great fccrew at our Btern, and, like a gigantic bird held in leash, our great biplane pommeiices to-shudder throughout her a-hole length. Then, with a drone like thut of a monster bee, we rise, shake lhe sea from our snlt-bleached floats, lind mount steadily upwards into the llr. J I am in the control seat, with the joy stick between my knees, while just front-of. me, with what appears to lie telephone receivers strapped over ■its ours, sits my observer. He Is very Tuisy preparing for his special job, Ivhich will commence when we reach live hundred feet..' I With) a burst of glory, the sun shoots lboye;the eastern horizon, apparently lust t&ead of our bows, for we are Iteoring dead oast. Behind us rlso thc prey hulls of the grand fleet, tho ship Vhich Ib our mother 'and our base in Die van. "J Five hundred feet and my observer [■nn.s forwnrd and pulls over a lever. J'h.N Is tho brake which controls thc Irum that curries the wireless aerials. The thin strand of copper wire streams lut below and astern in a long gleaming curve.. On a small sloping board front of him Is secured a notebook, while made fast by a piece of ordinary string to tho side is a common or gar-; den blucklead pencil. On the top edge of tho board Is a Morso sending key, connected to a tiny electric battery under thc observer's seat, which supplies the current to the telephones which enable us t6 converse in the upper air. Still rising, he waggles the sending key a few times, noting the exact minute in his hook. Then he (rets a few answering clicks, and says, into the telephone transmitter at his right hand, so that I can hear, "In touch, old man." lie unsllnga a pair of powerful binoculars from his shoulder and scans the gray horizon with them, looking for anything at all that may bo worth reporting, And at the same moment I glance ,at the altitude indicator on my own dashboard, and note that it says we are a thousand feet above the sea. Miles below—or so it seems—and looking like penny steamers, three cargo vessels are beating up*the channel, with two torpedo boats attending on them. One steams ahead and the othor astern, and they look, even in comparison with the merchantmen, like little boats dropped from their big sister. 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Mammoth Fringed Cosmos, mixed colors Pkg. 10c XXX Mammoth Verbenas, superb mixture of colors.Pkg. 10c XXX Spencer Giant Sweet Peas, all shades mixed. .Pkg. 15c, oi. 36o. , "Pakro" Seedtape. "You plant it by the yard." 2 pkts. for 25c. Ask for descriptive list. Ronnie's Seed Annual Tree to All. Delivery Free in Canada.. Order through your LOCAL DEALER or direot from IICI1I1IL U ULCIIU 1138 Homer Street, Vancouver. Alio *t TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG streaked along the hulls of the cargo boats, nnd "Two Frenoh and ono Spanish mercTVant ships heading N.N. E. under convoy," appears both ,in my observer's notebook and.the signal log In our mother ship. . . These .ships.are nothing to troublo about, so round go tb* glasses again. Far away, right below the edge of tho world, there are what appear to bo half a dozen wisps of smoke, "Let's, go look, shall we?" suggests the observer, and so we mount still higher. Up and up till tho indicator shows 4000 feet, and here we mako out tho hulls of a long line of ships, evidently from their formation, warships of somo kind, and evidently in a dickens of a hurry. Click, click, cllok. The wireless key taps out a message in the pro-arranged code, and out of the corner of an eye we see half a dozen destroyers detach themselves from thc fleet, and steam off in the direction wo have indicated. 1 decide to follow them and, banking in a hurry, skim round to tho right on the tips of my wing-planes, causing my observer to grab quickly nt his board and says things into the telephone that the censor might obliterate if they were mentioned here. Ho needn't have worried, though, his straps would have held even If we'd gone right over, - Soon we are able to make them out, long before the speeding destroyers before us can nee them at all, and we signal back that they are a cruiser squadron or our own, and give the markings on their funnels and their apparent clnss.'by which thc destroyers and the mother ship can recognize their names and lo what fleet they belong. But,, even as we look, the foremost ship speaks with a gun. We see the white as the shell leaves and then, threonines ahead of us, nnd just under a small black cloud, thero appears 1 ball of cotton wool—the mark of an exploding shrapnel shell. Another and then another, and suddenly, as we rise to investigate, we spot a black speck, dancing about in thc yellow morning su nil glit. "A strafing match, ch?" says the observer, and with a nod I push the joy stick from me, ahd put the tail planes and the side wing planes into a position for climbing rajildly. Round and round we go in a stiff spiral climb ever mounting higher and higher. But tho other plane has seen us, and is off as fast as he can drive. Over with the stick again, and as we rush down in a giddy volpane, I notice that the pruUers have ceased firing. At seven thousand feet wc regain an even keel und'rap out a Morse message through the air to the cruisers. They answer with a rattle and a whisk and wc are off In chase of the interloper, who is now climbing upwards again. By continuing to volplane downwards we get ahead of him, unfortunately in such a position that we cannot bring our machine gun to bear. A glance over my shoulder reveals the fact that he in following us at a higher level, but is also volplaning downwards. A kick on the aerilon, a push ovor again of the control stick, and we climb almost straight upwards on our tail. It is a dizzying experience, but one wo are used to, and presently .tjhe enemy plane gets right below us.'-- I jerk the machine baokwards and over on her right side again, as wc loop tbe loop. And now It is we who are behind and below the racing enemy. Coolly my observer swings round his machine gun, and puts a drum of cartridges into place. Down comes tho other plane and our machine alter her angle to keep her in line. The wireless sending key clicks again, as we intimate our Intention to engage the enemy machine if it is at all possible; And then, almost before the receivers down below have .finished buzzing we open the ball. Ahead of me, and obscuring vision for a second, tlie machine gun commences to rattle and spit forth a hail of bullets after the flying enemy. Just a few tentative rounds at flrsl, to see if his calculation of ithe range is correct. Then, more assuredly this time, ho opens fire again, aiming direct for the idiot of the German plane. The Boche observer, too, though he is seated behind his pilot, turns his gun and opens flro at us, but, counting nothing of the bullets wiiich are flying all around and punching neat holes in tho fabric of our wings, my observer slips a second drum of cartridges Into place and lets tbo Boche havo it lu a full and non-stopping stream. Suddonly the enemy gun grows silent, and the plane goes side-slipping away and away, downwards towards tho sen. And as she strikes thc concrete hard surface of the water, the leading cruiser sends out a boat to pick up the airmen, if tbey be left alive— the machine is smashed beyond hope of repair. immediately "Well done," springs, iu a rainbow hoist of flag signals, from the mastheads of the cruisers. We Ui}) Just far enough to allow thom to make out our number, and then go ahead, ut less than a thousand feet, to carry out our orders. The observer cleans the barret of his gun and slips in another drum of rounds, reudy for any eventualities. Then after taking a few more observations he marks on his chart our position over the sea. Presently as wo cruise along my observer calls, "Go slow—there's something on the bottom just thero. We've passed over it, and I'll bet Its a submarine." Accordingly, acting now under his guiding orders, I turn the biplane around and we cast back a llttlo way over our track. There, lying on the crystal clear bottom is something for all the world like tho hull of a sunken ship. But wo know what it is it can .not hope to hide from our oyes. And whilo we watch it, a black round, ob' ject comes to the surface, shows itself and then floats away down the curront, Just under water. The subpiarlno la mine-laying. Cracklo-orackle goes the wireless onco more, and half a score of torpedo craft haBten up beyond the horizon, guided by our signals. Not a second is lost. They form up into four lines, steaming In different directions, nnd between each pair of boats Is the submarine catching net. * They commence to steam toward us, and so as to be out of the way of tholr operations, we rise a little. Tho nets—we seo them—pass ovor tho smooth hull of the submarine, nnd, failing this method of getting her, two of thc destroyers detach themselves, ' furl tho nets and stow them away, and then, getting out a big wire hawser, drag this along the sea bed. It is kept down by a weighted "kite," and we presently watch It nip under the bows of the submarine, which is now. hem- mend in on all sides by the nets of the other craft. The destroyers still go ahead-but are not making way* through the water. The wire becomes as taut as a bar of steel, and we watch a man on the star, board boat clipping something round and red to it. This slides down tho /wire, takes thc water with a splash, nnd presently comes to rest alongside the submarine's hull. And although wo are too far up to see it, thoro is an electric wire attached to it. We signal by a revolver shot that It is in place, and somebody on the destroyer touches a button. There is a dull disturbance of water and sand on tho sen bed; a spout of spray into the air, and the tautened wire files back, cut In the centre. Still hovering, we watch, the sand settle down again, and 1iow, where the submarine lay, there is a mass of twisted metal—a steel Hull torn to pieces by thc explosion of not more than 30 pounds of a very high explosive. The destroyers furl their nots, mark thc place where the wreck lies with a special buoy, and with a final wave of the hand to us, hasten off "on their lawful occnslons." But the mine has not yet been settled with, and is still knocking about somewhere near. It can't possibly have floated far in tho 10 minutes the destroyers have been at work. So we go down within. 30 feet of the surface to find it and at last locate it where It sways bobblngly In tlie current, bearing down for tho place where some Innocent ship shall, strike it— with a resultant ignorance of what it was she hit. Whirr, crackle, splutter, the machine gun comes into action once moro, and soon, with a spout of water that makes a hole In the air and nearly capsizes us, the mine is exploded. And then we rise once more, and Indulge In a burst of speed, for our patrol watch Is nearly over. Besides, It is time for breakfast and we are getting hungry. Also the pilot of the seaplane who Is to relieve us will have something to say If wo are not back at the right time, and wc have yet to search half a hundred miles of sky. Nothing there, as far as we can Bee. We'll get back again to coffee, fish, and the eternal eggs and bacon. High up In the sky, I stop my engine and put the plane's nose down. In a long, straight line, she falls at an angle of 60 degrees, her screw running out of the clutch—out of control, and yet in control all the time. Near enough to the sea, I start my engine again, perform a few monkey tricks with the planes and rudder, nnd finally with hardly a splash, bring the machine to thc sea fifty yards from the ship. A few more turns of the propeller, a hooking on of tackles, and she is hoisted out of the water. Then with a very few words, I make my report, receive a brief message of congratulation, tell the captain that the praise belongs to the observer, and then after a cold bath, go to breakfast. I have finished nnother'^ea plane patrol,—By John «. Margerispn In the Weekly Telegraph. ',..*' ,," ,.'' A CHILD'S WOE shows if lira OR BOWELS IE ACT Vf If cross, feverish, sick,'bilious, give fruit laxative at once - Every mother realizes, after giving her children "California Syrup of Figs" that this is their ideal laxative, because thoy love Its pleasant tasto and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels without griping. When cross, Irritable, feverish breath is bad, stomach sour, look at tlie tongue, mother! If coated,'glvo a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative" and in a few hours all tbe foul, constipated waste, sour bile nnd undigested food passes out. of the bowels and you have a well, playful child again. When Its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach ache, diarrhoea. Indigestion, colic— rc- 1 member, a gtfod' "inside cleansing" should always be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a 50-ccnt bottle of "California Syrup of Figs'* which hns directions for babies, children of all ngos and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here, so don't bo fooled, Get tho genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company," HON. W. C. SUTHERLAND RETIRING FROM POLITICS ' (By Daily News Loased Wire.) \ } SASKATOON, Sask., March 23.— 'The Liberal convention for Saskatoon county will bo held in this city April 5 to choose a successor to Hon, W. C. 'Sutherland, who some days ago intimated his desire to retire from active politics. Fifteen delegates from this district will go to the Moose Jaw convention to be held March 28 and 29. I Hon. W. C. Sutherland was first representative of Saskatoon city In tho legislative assembly from 1005 to, 1908 and since then he has represented Saskatoon county. He was speaker of the second legislature from 1908 to 1912. FUR TRADER PUNISHED FOR VIOLATING LAW8 (By Daily News Leased Wire.) FORT vARTHUR, Ont., March 23 — Fines and confiscations totaling $1060 were Imposed by Magistrate Vaughn at Sioux Lookout upon a fur trader nailed Swalu for violations of thc temperance act and game laws. Good for the whole family; A good cough remedy is one that can be do* ponded upon to curo coughs. Not one that euros some particular cough, but coughs in general. While tho causes of all coughs aro primarily the same, yet tho condition of the patient is what makes tlio difference in tho nature of the cough itself. Coughs of healthy persons aro easier to curo than tho coughs of invalids. The more powerful convulsive cough of a big man is harder to curo than the cough of a baby. If you get a remedy that will euro a big man's cough and yet not bo too powerful for the baby, you havo a good cough remedy. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy vtumf riiajiMiih ib just this kind of remedy. It is good for any member of the family. It relieves eougliB of all kinds. It is composod of things which cure easily and soothingly without harming the delicate tissues of ths throat, and is tho ideal remedy for coughs, colds, cronp, influenza and whooping cough. 31 Q&ouMtj*, 7iuJtt^g*^<$mnJmt£XjL Freckle-Face Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots. Do you know how easy it.is to remove thoso ugly spots so that no ono will call you i'recklo-facc? Simply get an ounce of othlnc, double strength, from your druggist and a few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of freckles and get a beautiful complexion. Thc sun and winds of March have a strong tendency to bring out freckles, and as a result moro othlnc is sold in this month. De suro to ask for the doublo strength othine, as this is sold under guarantee of money back If It fails to remove thc freckles. Ringworm™ Scalp Sores H you want apeedy help try the D. D. b. Proscription. So easy to.ap- ply, not greasy or mossy. It wnshea Into the scalp arid tho relief Is Instant. Try it,today on our gtiarahtoe. idWaah Poole Drug Co., Limited, Nelson, B.C. 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 ceased 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 Condensed "Want" Ads Order Form Use this blank on whioh Ito write out your condensed ad., one word in each spaco. Enclose money order or check and mail direct to Tho Daily News. Nelson, B. C. Rate: One cent a word each insertion, six conseoutive insertions charged at four. Each initial, figure, dollar sign, etc., count as one word. No charge less than 25 cents. t i 1 • .. Pleaee publish the above advertisement time., for whleh I enclose V Name Address If de.lred, replies may be addressed to Bex Numb ers at The Daily News Office. If replies are te be mailed enolose 10c extra to cover coat of postage and allow five words extra for box number, PAGE EIGHT ' THE DAILY NEWS 6ATUB0AY, MARCH 24\, HIT. St. Paul's PRESBYTERIAN Church Rev. C. M. Wright, Minister Manse, 315 Silica St., Phone 406 WEEK OF MARCH 25 SUNDAY, 11 a.m.- Christ'sJInevitable Conflict STORY SERMON "For Homeless Boys and Girls" 2:30 p.m.—SABBATH SCHOOL At 4 p.m. a meeting (Inter- denominational) of all Sunday school teachers and others interested will be held in the Y .M ,C. A. to arrange a short course of training on Religious Education. 7:30 p.m.— "Triumph Over Hindrances" MONDAY, March 26— 3 p.m.—Women's Missionary Society. 8 p.m.—Young Ladies' Club. WEDNESDAY, March 28— 4 p.m.—Good Cheer Club. 6 p.m.—C.S.E.T. In Y.M.C.A. 7 p.m.—Boys' Brigade. 8 p.m.—Choir Practise. THURSDAY, March 29— 5 p.m.—Midweek Meeting, FRIDAY, March 30— 4 p.m.—Junior nnd Senior Mission Bands. You Are Always Welcome at St. Paul's Church Trinity Methodist Church PASTOR W. W. ABBOTT. Thc Pastor will preach at both services. Morning Subject: "OUR STEWARDSHIP" Evening Subject: "RELIGION AND POLITICS" On Monday night at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the Mission Circle, the young people will hold a box BOClal. Everybody Ih Invited. The Trustee Board will meet ln the church parlors on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The regular midweek servlco of prayer and Bible study will be held on Thursday at S p. m. First Church of Christ, Scientist Corner Kootenay and Victoria Streets. Sunday morning sen-Ice at 11. Sunday evening service at 7:30. Wednesday evening meeting at 8. Reading room In church building open from 3 to 5 daily, except Sunday. Visitors Cordially Welcome. News of the Churches YOUNG Provision In Churches for Aotivities Is Sound Policy for Congregations. It Is surely good policy on the part of the congregation to make provision in Its church buildings for the young people's meetings. It Is equally good policy to enlist the young element of the congregation In every form of con. gregatlonal activity. Any business enterprise that does not take ln new blood and young blood is, by that very fact, foredoomed to failure. Congregations are no ex ceptlon to the rule. There Is no better job that any minister, or other leader in tbe congregation, can do than to sit down with a sheet of paper and, taking each of the activities of the church in turn, mark out somo place ln it for the young people—and then see that these young people are sought out and set to work in the places so marked. And, for the young people them solves, should they not also do some looking nround? Is there not a danger, for instance, that members of the young people's societies may be quite willing to limit both their interest and their activity to the meetings and tbe work of their society? One hears occasionally: "Tbe young people's meeting is my ono interest as far as the church work is concerned. It is true I am a communicant, and I attend more or less regularly the services of the church, but I feel that my obligations are to the society rather than to the congregation." Any young person who takes this position stands very much in his own light spiritually, very greatly limits his sphere of Christian service, and falls woefully as a constituent member of a body of Christian believers banded together for their master's work. As the old psalmist quaintly says, "They that nre planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish ln the courts of our God." Out of a regulnr, Interested, and sympathetic attendance on the public services of the church, comes not only personal spiritual profit, but (he depth and width of knowledge and sympathy which loads a young person to say, "No! the Y. P. S. is not the all In all. It Is only one thing. Thero are many ways in which 1 can help." Thc congregation that Is on the lookout for tbe rejuvenating of its various activities whicli only young life can give, and the young people who are so thoroughly part and parcel of the whole congregation as to be ready to give a helping hand In uny purt of that congregation's activities where It Is desired, make a truly strong combination.—The Pathfinder. individual congregation, but as preacher and apostle to all the churches In the kingdom. Arrangements have been made to eliminate all overlapping on the part of tho churches negotiating for union in Canada, and it is reported that in this one district a saving of 10 men and $10,000 a year will be effected. r I WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE * RELIGIOUS WORLD ♦ ♦♦+»♦♦»»♦-♦ i Baptist Church Pastor, REV. H. S. BAGNALL 820 Silica Street. Telephone 412- L The pastor will preach In the morning at 11 und In the evening at 7:30. The ohlldron are especially Invited to thc morning service. Subject) "Christian Character Building." Sunday School and Bible Classes at 2:30 in tbe afternoon. Evening subject, "The Seeking Saviour." Prayer and Business Meeting Thursday evening at 8. WE NEED YOUR PRESENCE Tlie board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U. S. A. entered upon a campaign at the beginning of tlie year for one million dollars for extension work in many lands. In five cities, Pittsburg, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis, and in a few smaller places tbe campaigns have been held and the amount now subscribed Is over $500,000. Tbe board of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church In the United States Is developing a publicity plan whereby free evangelistic literature will be supplied to all the newspapers of the world. One gentleman has offered $5000 on condition that $50,000 is raised to make a fair trial of thc phut in Japan. Korea and China. Thc First Presbyterian church, Spokane, is planning extensive improvements in lis magnificent equipment, and proposes to spend from $15,000 to $20,000 to make thc building a centre for young people. A gymnasium Is to be erected with shower baths and swimming pools, and the present splendid Sunday school rooms are to be enlarged and Improved. Thc program bas been issued for the thirty-fifth session of thc B. C. Methodist conference to be held In Victoria, May 17, and following days. Dr. 8. S. Osterhont Is president and Rev. R. J, Mclntyre, recently of Nelson, secre- i tary. Dr. .1. H. Jowett. pastor of the Fifth I Avenue Presbyterian church in New | Yurk Is again being urged to return to I England, this time to take chnrgc nf j Westminster ebapel, London, ns successor to Dr. G. Campbell Morgan. The call of the church Itself Is urgent, but a national aspect is given It by the earnest personal appeal from his Intimate friend, Premier David Lloyd Oeorge. The Fifth Avenue congregation, recognizing the Irresistible appeal to their former minister have offered to grant him six months every year to spend in Kngland and still to pay him his full salary, claiming that ills influence will be greater if he returns to England nol as pastor of an ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH REV (Cornor Ward and Silica Streets) FRED H. GRAHAM, B.A., RECTOR AND RURAL DEAN SERVICES SUNDAY, March 25- The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Communion 8:00 a.m. Mattius und Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes 2:30 p.m. Evensong 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, March 28— Litany and Intercessions 12:05 p.m. Evensong and Address 5:00 p.m. Friday, March ao— Litany and Intercessions 12:05 p.m. Evensong and Address 5:00 p.m. MEETINGS Monday—Daughters of the King, Annual Meeting, at Rectory 8:00 p.m. Tuesday—Mothers' Club 3:00 p.m. Tuesday—Confirmation Class (Boys) 7:00 p.m. Wednesday—3:00 to 6:00 p.m. TEA AND SALE OF WORK ASSOCIATION OP CHURCH HELPERS, IN PAKIHH HALL Thursday—Woman's Auxiliary 3:00 p.m. Friday—Choir Practise 7:30 p.m. Hatnnlny—Confirmation Class fOlrls) 10:30 a.m. INFLUENCE. He tolled on the street for his daily bread, Jostled and pushed by the surging throng. "No one has time to watch," he said, Whether I choose the right or the wrong; No one can be me be mlBled." He chose the wrong, and thought no one cared: But a child lost that day his Ideal of strength; A cynic sneered at the soul ensnared; A weak man halted, faltered, at length Followed him into the sin ho had dared. In Woman's Realm SOME CHOICE FRAGMENTS. Kindness is catching and if you go around with a thoroughly developed case your neighbor will be sure to get it. This world we're a-llvln' In Is mighty hard to beat; You get a thorn with every rose. But ain't the roses sweet! A wise old owl lived in an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard Why can't be be like that old bird? Let us fold away our fears And put by our foolish tears And through all the coming years Just be glad. The thing to do is hope, not mope, Thc thing to do is work, not shirk. Impatient people water their miseries and hoe up their comforts; sorrows are visitors that come without Invitation, but complaining minds send a wagon to bring their troubles home In. Many people are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed; they chew thc bitter pill which they would not even know to be bitter if they had the sense to swallow it wholo In a cup of patience and water.— Charles H. Spurgeon. A Morning Motto. God's will, nothing more, nothing less, nothing elso. For I do know God's patience love porceives Not what we did But what we tried to do. A PRAYER FOR PEACE Thy peace, O Clod, our hearts Implore! No armistice red-shot with gore; No fist of steel with threat fear-clad, But peaco that earth has never had, With love sun-gilding every shore. We spurn all peace that dares Ignore Thy justice. Down the battle-roar Tlie cry rings clear, though stern and sad; Thy Peace, O God! We crave no pence that hath a score Of tyrannies deep at Its core; No wealth and squalor, money-mud, But pence that makes tho whole world glad— Thy peace, O God! —Albert 15, Watson. EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT. There is a striking analogy between tho beneficial effects of sunlight and air upon plants and upon human beings. One of the principal requisites for our physical welfare is haemoglobin, the coloring matter of the blood. Sun bathing and outdoor life arc thc best means of making It. Physiologists tell us that thc haemoglobin of tbe blood Is to tho human body what chtorophyl is to the plant. —Just as the growth'is facilitated in the body by sunlight. Just so the growth or the green chlorophyl in tho plant Is facilitated. Miners who work underground become pale. Flowers that grow In durk places have little color and the leaves are pale. Human beings and animals ore affected In much the same way for want of sunlight, excepting those that by nature are adapted to this life. The sunlight does more than tan the surface of the skin. The coloring matter Is formed and developed deeper in. The suns* rays strike down and the effects penetrate for an inch or two Into the soft tissues, so that the influence of tho sun Is felt on the interior of tho body as well as on the exterior. HAIRPIN CAME BEFORE BUTTON Woman knew the uses of tbe hairpin before she became acquainted with the button, according tp Prof. Charles C. Torrey of' Yale, who lectured recently in St. Louis. Professor Torrey said that hairpins had been found In u rock stratum lower than those In which buttons wero found. The oldest style of hair dressing was a braid, according to thc Yale professor. >Rlnglets, popular among young women and some nol so young today, were In high favor with tho belles of Babylon four thousand years ngo, he snid.—Kansas City Star* Thc lleamsvllle Methodist church has extended a call to Rev. T. R, Todd of Niagara Falls. A largely attended servico of intercession for the cause of thc allies nnd their men at the front was held in Port Elgin, all business being suspended during the meeting. Godfrey Thibet, a drlvor of Chippewa, had a narrow escape from losing his life In the waters of the forebny of the Cnnndlan Niagara Power company, when his face plate became loojjQ piul allowed ffMW -»i THE ECHO OF A SONG ' 1 * ■ • ' .■ ■ lii.JoJ.L. To my fancy, idly roaming, comes a picture of tho gloaming, Comes a fragrance from the blossoms of the lilac and the rose; With the yellow lamplight streaming I am sitting here and dreaming Of a half-forgotten twilight whence a mellow memory flows; To my listening ears comes winging vagrant notes of woman's singing, I've a sense of sweet contentment as the sounds are borne along; 'Tls a mother who is tuning her fond heart to love and crooning To her laddie such a Sleepy little Creepy little Song. Ah, how well do l remember when by crackling spark and ember The old-fashioned oaken rocker moved with rythmic sweep and slow, With her feet upon the fender, in a cadence low and tender, Floated forth that slumber anthem of a childhood long ago. Thero were goblins in the gloaming, and the half-closed eyes went roaming Through the twilight for tho ghostly shapes of bugaboos along; Now the sandman's slyly creeping and a tired lad's half sleeping When she sings to him that Sleepy little Creepy little Song. So I'm sitting hero and dreaming with the mellow lamplight streaming Through the vine-embowered window In a yellow filigree; On the fragrant air comes winging vagrant notes of woman's singing— 'Tls the slumber song of childhood that Is murmuring to me, And somo subtle fancy creeping lulls my senses half to sleeping As tbe misty shapes of bugaboos go dreamily along, All my sorrows disappearing, as a tired lad I'm hearing Once again my mother's Sleepy little Creepy little Song. GOOD READING CIS POWER TO CONVERSE To Become Intelligent Conversation- allst One Must Read, Observe, Comment and Exchange Opinions. Some folks think conversation comes by grace of heaven—but nothing is farther from the truth, one might as well say playing the violin comes by nature. No human being—no matter how musical—could piny a simple lullaby on the violin without first learning. Of course a maestro might play by ear without lessons—but not without practise. And most mortals noed all the aid good instruction can give them. Well, by thc same token of practical common sense, although a favored few talk glibly and even pleasantly by Instinct, oven they do not get far without study, without practise and without taking infinite pains. Of course the obvious way to improve In conversation is to talk—provided one talks as well as one Is able. But It would be hard to force any mnn or woman to take a tenth as much pains lo learn the game of conversation as to master tho latest fox trot step or learn the game of golf. And yet conversation Is a game that can never go out of style and that will be important as long as mortals have ears and tongues. Here are a few rules of practise for learning1 the gentle art of conversation. Talk as well as possible to all sorts of people. Adapt yourself to moods, to character and to varying ages. Make it your business to say what you want to convey so you shall bo thoroughly understood by the Individual you address. Be clear and simple. When you are thrown with an unutterably duli person who seems almost dumb pride yourself on finding out something about which he can talk. Anyone cun talk about something. Even an utter fool can tell you about himself. Get Into the habit of drawing out the silent ond taciturn. As they expand into conversation you will get a kind of perspective on your own lesser difficulties ln finding conversational material. The very best school for conversation Is, of course, good reading. Thc ctasslcal novels will accustom you to English used with charm and certainty and exactness. The right word in thc right placo will come through good reading, to have a meaning all Its own to you. Don't read to iiuote—don't read to talk with "blgh-falutln'" and literary elegance. Read to see how words can be modeled Into a living mass to express just the meaning in the modeller's mind. Shakespeare and Gothc will prove Interesting after you have accustomed yourself to a school of reading in which "Said she languidly" and "Ho exclaimed with flashing eyes" do not make up for nlceness—for exactness In modelling words into a breathing expression of thought. It is obvious that all knowledge will holp you In conversation. A little anecdote about your washerwoman's boy may lighten a dull moment. It Is well to keep up with tho times. The editorial pages of the newspapers In themselves offer a training for interesting talk, whether you agree or intelligently differ with what you have read, if you have read good hook reviews and criticisms of popular plays you can talk about the originals with those who havo first hand knowledge. There are two classics about boredom which you must avoid II you want to he known as a good conversationalist. A bore has been defined as a "person who talks about himself when I want to talk about myself." Don't let yourself be so defined. Talk about the other chap, let him fall Into the category of bores, but avoid tho slough of despond, for your own social reputation. Then a bore has been called a person who, when you ask hlin how he feels—teltH you. Don't, don't, as you value your friendly place In the minds of men tell them all about your last headache, nor how you can't sleep ln hot weather, nor bow you have nil thc symptoms of appendicitis. Rather than that use the foolish old expression "Fine and dandy," when asked how you feel. But don't go into a clinical and medical mass of detail. Save your symptoms for the doctor. You will pay him to listen to the story thereof. And finally- -to talk well. ' roaden your horizon. Everything lu ij.e world about you—be it a crying baby in the subway or the latest war bulletin- has possibilities of interest and interesting possibilities. Observe—consider —comment. Don't turn your mind in on yourself, but expansively offer it to the world for Impressions. And then exchange opinions with the people you meet. CHILDREN'S VOICES This question is often asked, but is answered in many different ways. Some aay IS, others put the age even later. Few advise training a child's voice, but experience has taught us that the earlier such training Is commenced the better. Children use their voices any way, and unless properly trained they grow worse. In the larger churches of New York small children receive vocal training every day with good results. A child has to learn to talk and to walk, and If left to themselves most children will naturally pitch their little voices Into some kind of a tune. Singing Is Natural. Singing Is more natural than either talking or walking, and If you had spent the same amount of time in teaching your baby how to sing he would be singing Just as well, or better, than he talks. The child's voice is naturally placed until he Is nine or ten years old, when his larynx Increases and an extra "something" Is required to preserve the pure tones of infancy. This "something" we call placing or focusing the tone to the lips so that there will be nothing throaty or harsh about it. Placing is bringing the tone to tho lips Just as it forms Itself thore naturally in childhood. This takes all the strain from the throat, relieving it from irritation caused by the breath falling back into the throat. Correct singing in a healthful exercise and strengthens the lungs and throat greatly. Children are allowed to sing In school. Then why should they not bo allowed private lessons from a reputable vocat teacher? By ail means begin the child's vocal music with his first lesson in the kindergarten; then when he graduates in other branches he will be ready to graduate in vocal music. Don't wait until he lias formed such fixed habitual faults that it will take years to overcome them. Pattl began her vocal lessons at four years of age. Jenny Lind was also discovered when but a little child singing to her cat, and her training commenced then. Many great singers began their lessons when practically infants. It Is claimed that If children sing at too early an age their voices will be ruined. The teacher who would injure thc child's voice Is unfit to teach tbe adult, and herein lies tho danger. Parents arc not able to discriminate between teachers, and unless the teacher understands the child's voice he will injure a voice instead of benefiting it. License Vocal Teachers, No doctor would be allowed to practise without a license, and so It should be with vocal teachers. Many pupils get their first death notes in the studios. 1 know a poor woman who on her deathbed attributed her miserable throat to a certain vocal teacher and I myself suffered agonies from incorrect vocal training. But correct Instruction effected a cure that doctors had pronounced Incurable. Correct vocalization combined with correct breathing, is a specific for all throat diseases and consumption. We are told that even savages attempt to express themselves in music, preferably in vocal music. Music seems to be a part of man's nature by which he expresses thoughts that otherwise would never be revealed. Then why deny your child the cultivation of tho only thing that seems to be natural to him? Everyone who is not dumb may he taught to sing artistically. It Ir never too soon nor too late to begin. The writer has taught infants, nnd both men and women 40 to 74 years of age, and they sang pleasingly and artistically. Not everyone may become an artist, but ovoryone can be taught to sing artistically. The sooner they begin tho better. CAKE RECIPES. Chocolate Cake. Cream together lifc cups of sugar and \i cup of butter. Add slowly the yolks of 2 6ggfl well benten, and gradually and alterralely 1 cup nf milk ami aboul \.\» uu.tJ «. flour with which lifts, been Hlueii •> teaspoons of butting For any floors—tile, wood, linoleum^—' Old Dutch quickly takes up all the dirt and removes all the stains There are til kinds of weatjrer btit .only otil kirtdWf PURITAf Always the same Miqre Jfell snd Jeiter'Bread tmm\ powder and % teaspoon ol salt. Add 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate, melted, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Almond extract might be substituted for the vanilla, if preferred. Cover with plain boiled frosting (white) und then with a final thin coating of unsweetened chocolate. This also makes a delicious layer cake with a filling of the plain boiled icing. Maple Cake. Cream 1-3 cup of butter and lard, melted, with y» cup of brown or maple sugar, and add the well beaten yolks of 2 eggs. Sift together 1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, % teaspoon soda and Mi teaspoon of salt. Add alternately with H cup of milk. Bake In two layers. Make a filling and frosting as follows: Boil 1 cup of maple (or brown) sugar and % cup of whll sugar with enough water to dlssolvl until it will form a hard ball ln coT water. Have the whites of tho 2 egfl beaten to a stiff froth and pour til boiling sugar and water slowly ov| them, beating all the time. Spice Cake. Cream % cup sugar and % cup I butter, add W cup of molasses and! egg well beaten. Sift together 1 c| of flour, I teaspoon of cinnamon, teaspoon cloves (powdered), % te| spoon ginger, % teaspoon nutmeg, teaspoon salt. Add this mixture ai % cup of boiling water alternately ail last of all, 1 level teaspoon of HOda dll solved ln 1 tablespoon cold water. Bel thoroughly and bake in a moderag oven. "We never have coffee at our house, because I can't make good coffee". Have you ever smarted right —with Chase & Sanborn's "SEAL BRAND" COFFEE ? In '/., 1 and 2 pound tins. Whole—ground—pulverized—lino fine ground tor Percolators. Never sold in bulk. its CHASE & SANBORN, MONTREAL. If you have a heart that feels for suffering and a purse that opens to desperate need.— Save some Belgian child from starvation by giving freely to the Belgian Relief Fund 59 St. Peter Street, Montreal B3 uWswKSB SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917. THE DAILY NEWS PAGE NINE m Little Ads that Bring Big Returns CONDENSED ADVERTISING RATES One insertion, per word lc lainlmum chargo 25c Six consecutive insertions, per word 4c *Twcnty-slx consecutive Insertions (one month), per word 16c Births, one Insertion 50c Marriages, ono insertion 50c Deaths, ono insertion BOc Card ot Thanks 50c I Each subsequent Insertion 25c Death and Funeral Notice $1.00 All condensed advertisements are .cash in advance. j In computing the number of words ,ln a classified advertisement count leach word, dollar mark, abbreviation, Initial letter and figure as one word. I Advortlsers aro reminded that it is ^contrary to tho provision of tho postal (laws to have letters addressed to in- Iptlais only; therefore uny advortlser [■desirous of concealing his or her iden- Iftity may use a box at this office without any extra chargo if replies uro (called for; if replies are to lie mailed jto advertiser allow 10 cents extra in addition to, price of advertisement, to nay postage. i. Tho News reserves the right to reflect any copy submitted for publication. ' SITUATJONSJMCANJ—MALE^ KELSON EMPLOYMENT AGENOY- W. Parker, 309 Biker St., Phone 2E3. VANTED—Engineers, 3rd and 4th; ! everybody to register. ^VANTED—Mon to loam automobile driving and repairing in our own khop. Call or write for particulars, flefonluu Auto academy, 215 Granito 'nulock, Spokane, Wash. (52HS) DoWANTED—Apprentice, ubout 17 or 18 iu; to learn drug business. Apply 1'ooh POULTRY ANDJEGGS^ S. C. WHITE LEGHORN EGGS for hatching; leading egg-laying contest, Victoria. .Send ror price list. J. O. M. Thackeray, Chilllwack, B.C. (5040) TRAPNESTUD BUFIJ AND BLACK Orpingtons, exhibition slock. Excellent winter layers; Eggs, $1.75 per sitting. Albert II. Webb, Nelson. (5237) BARRED ROCKS—Celebrated Pass.- morc strain. See my splendid mat- ings. Eggs, 51.50 Per setting ot 15. Tl Roynun, Somerset Poultry Yards, Nelson, B.C. Phone 434-R. (5201) EGGS FOR HATCHING—Heavy laying strains. S.C. Rhode Island Reds and Barrons White Leghorns. Price , list on request. C. I. Archibald, Salmo, B.C. (40821 IsOrug <'»., Ltd. N (5257) J*JTUATJOJYJ^NTED—MALE. [n(vVANTED—A position as yard foro- • man shipper; 25 years' experience: thoroughly familiar wllh grading. Box lh!213, Dally News. (5213) WANTED—Position as assistant hooli- ' keeper or time-keeper, about April Aist, lumber company preferred. What rbffets? Box 523S Daily News. (5238) :'c SITUATION VACANT—FEMALE. Itt WANTED—Girl to look aftor baby and do light housework. Apply His Vlc- oria street. (5203) 'aWANTED—A callable gill fur general *u housework. Apply mornings at 711 "Carbonate sheet. (6281)) lOWANTED—Girl or woman for general vi housework. Room 23 Annable block. el (5270) ^WANTED—Stenographer. Apply box "I 417, Trail. (5258) '^SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE ''EXPERIENCED NURSE disengaged, \ medical, surgical, maternity. Phono M21 M. (5233) f XPER1ENCED Dressmaker— Chargoa m moderate; 310 Victoria St. ("»270> WANTED—Hy nn English woman, a widow, position of trust; housekeeper )r holp; capable ami reliable. Apply jox fH.73, Dnlly News. (f^I.T) ARTICLES FOR SALE. t?OR SALE—Mentgcs newspaper folder; folds 4, C, S, 10 and 12 pages; in jlret class condition. Snap for cnsh. The Daily News, Nelson. (078) ■U?OR SALE—Now steel ntngo. Only 'a used scvon months. Cheap lor quick r-jwilo. Apply 313 Hall .Mines road. (5281) hi.914 EORD AL*To lor sale—Good coh- 'h ditlon. Orescent Valley Store, Crcs- rcent Volley, U.C. C.2S6) J>OR SALE AT A SACRIFICE—'Tbe library of the lato Sheriff Tuck, 'hlcb Is ono of tbo most select In tbe trovlnce, containing more than fifteen mndrcd volumes of thc world's best literature. An unusual opportunity for city, community or individual. Apply ,0 box 4117, Daily News. (4117) [914 FORD CAR FOR SALE—Engine just overhauled, good eondit Ion; for quick salo. Apply Sargent's rnrnge, Nelson. ("»2^t>> tfOn SALE—Edison Dictograph com- f plete; olootrio power. Apply to Dally Jews business office. (054) ' 1: >h lt< i<* I'OR SALE—Shaving machine for Edison records. Hox 1185. Dally Nows. .■vtn «. LIVESTOCK. 'OR SALE—Dark bay horse, weight 10G0 lbs., In good shape. Apply Harry Clark, Shirley, U.C. (5200) JIGS FOR SALE— 0-weeks old. In good condition. If sold before March 2§ fi each. After date 25 cents lb. Chas. <ursten, West Demurs, B.C; (5207) VANTED—Good, true work horse, about 1300 lbs. Must bn young, sound .nd (|iilct. Write particulars to box 283. Daily Nows, (52S3) "'J VANTED—At once, one team horses, about 1200 lbs. ench; 1 milk cow; 1 .'agon nnd other farm Implements, Seo. G, McLaren, Nelson, box 051. d j (5:102) '^OR SALE—Cow, milking, tlireo yenrs 3 old, part Jersey; also Peerless brood- (jr, used once. Perennial plants, many ,arletles. Cecil Patey, South Slocan, (5252) | OR SALE—Eight pairs of good logging horses; somo good ranch burses; ) sets of good logging trucks, canyon (Ity Lumber Company, Creston, B.C. (50D5) OR SAPE—.loi-sey Ayrshire cow, freshen ln May. Roso, Balfour. (1.239) -1 WANTED—Flemish Giant and Belgian if Hare buok. Rose, Balfour. (G2-J0) jfHEN REPLYING TO ADVERT1SE- I ments In Condensed Columns, kindly i lentlon you snw It in The News—It [till help you. \ ' BARRED ROCK hatching eggs, heavy lnying strain, dollar fifty setting; eight dollars hundred. McDIarmid & Squires, Robson. (5178) BARRON, Cam. Ranfculra, Leghorns, breeding strain, eggs, chicks. Heavy egg strains. Also Indian Runner duck eggn. W. X. Scott, Trail. (5284) Ftm 3ALE^2Vfe your oToVWHito Vork~ shire boar, Crescent Valley Store, Crescent Valley. U.C (52X5) 1TQR SALl-:—R. C, Rhode Island Rod hatching ej-gs, dollar por 15. Day old chicks, 20 cents each. R. If. Baker, Baker's Landing, near Kootenay Hay, U.C. (5275) PEKIN DUCK EGGS—One fifty per .setting. Belgian hares. M. B. Edwards. Nelson. (5201) FOR SALE—Pckln drake, three fifty. M. H. Edwards, Nelson. (5200) HATCHING KGGS from pure bred trap-nested White Wyandottes, $1.60 n wetting. Day old chicks to order. B. W. Lean, Crescent Valley, RC. (5251) ROSE CI >M tf REDS—Eggs' for hatching from first prize winners In utility class, $i.ii0 for 15. A. Treglllus, box 543, Nelson. (5240) EGGS FOR HATCHING—From imported Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, $i.50 per setting. Hox 698] Nelson. (51 S3) WHEN REPAYING TO ADVERT1SE- ments in Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it in The News—it will help you. LAUNCHES AND JJOJTO^BOATS^ WANTED—Rmvbnat, lnpstruke, good condition, about 10 ft. Miss Holman, Riondel, U.C. (5250) FOR SALE— Moat, 21 feet long, wllh •l-cyclo engine, able to make 8 miles por hour; also boat house. Hoth to go for $250. Apply A. Hebert, Falrview, Nelson. (517*3) WHOLESALE. A. MACDONALD & CO., WHOLE- snto Grocers and provision Merchants. Importers of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Dried Fruits, Staples and Fancy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars, Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Packing Houso Products, Office nnd ware- bouse, corner of Front and Hall Sts. P.O. box 1095; telephones 28 nnd 23. FUNERAL DIRECTORS^^ D. .1. ROBERTSON, F. D. D. & E., 303 Victoria street. Phone 202; night phono, 157-L. AUCTIONEERS. C. A. WATERMAN &■ CO., Opera bile. WM. CUTLER, AUCTIONEER, BOX 474; phono 18. SECOND HAND DEALERS^^ THE ARK pays cash for second hand furniture, stoves; 006 Vernon. INSURANCE AND FINANCE. IL E. DILL, Fjro and life Insurance, Accounting, Auditing, Estates Managed. K.W.C. Block. Rhone 180. BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS DONAGHY & DONAGHY, Barristers, Solicitors, etc., McCulloch block, Nelson, B.C., Flack block. Vancouver. JENGINEERS. GREEN BROS., BURDEN & CO. Civil Engineers, Dominion and B, C. Laud Surveyors. Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, etc. Nelson, 510 Ward street, A. H. Green, Mgr.; Victoria, 114 Pembertou Bldg., F. C. Green; Fort George, Hammond street. F. P, Burden. A. L. McCULLOCH, Hydraulic Engineer. Provincial Land Surveyor. Baker St.. Nelson, U.C. JiRycAJIOJ^AJ-^ KING EDWARD'S SOHOOL FOR GIRLS—Cranbrook, B.C. Boys under 12 taken. Bracing climate. Full school course. Piano, violin, singing, danolhg, dressmaking, stenography, bookeeping. French taught by pnrls- ienne. Write for prospectus to Miss Chorrlngton, hcadailstross. (5260) VERNON Preparatory School—Boys 7-14; 24 acres. Matron trained nurse, Numbors trebled slnco war prospectus. (Rev.) Augustlno C. Alac- klo, H.D., M.A. (Cantab.), Headmaster, FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT. FOR RENT—Suites 6f furnished house keeping rooms ln Annable block. Enquire room 32. (5092) FOR RENT—Furnished room, 714 Victoria street. (529fi) FOR RENT—Furnished housekeeping room, $8 per month, over Poolo Drug. (5170) FOR RENT—Clean, well furnished housekeeping rooms recently renovated throughout; 507 Sillct St. (51G2) FURNISHED SUITES for rent. Apply Kerr apartments. (5094) K.W.C. BLOCK—Housekeeping suites and rooms for rent. Terms moderate, A. Macdonald & Co. (5093) WHEN RE^LyTnc* TO advertise" ments In Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it in The Nows—it will help you. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—I will rent my residence 510 Carbonate street, foi- thc summer or permanently, partly furnished or unfurnished. Call at thc house. N. Wolverton. (5211) WELL FURBISHED" HOUSE for rent, OK. Carbonate street. (5259) ^FARIV^PROPERTY. FOR SALE—Seventeen acre ranch, near station; 5-roomed house, bain, several outhouses; an ideal chicken ranch. Box 24, Birehbank, B.C. (5198) FOR SALE—Five acre orchard, new stone house, six rooms, modern, near city and street railway. Apply to Ross Fleming, Nelson, B.C. (5288) FOR SALE OR TO RENT—Fine dairy farm situated at Warfield Siding, 2'/j miles from the prosperous and growing city of Trail, and 3& miles from Rossland, on the Rossland wagon road; composed of SO ueres of valuable pasture land, 25 acres under cultivation, mostly hay, balance good rang", with additional range of 200 to .100 acres available to this property only; buildings capable of accommodating 40 head of cows, also utensils and other necessary equipment, such ns team, wagon, milk cans, etc. Water laid on promises, good family ranch house, seven head of milk cows with good business outlook. Enquire Andrew Schnaebele, Trail, B. C. (5234) ^^ WANTED. ^^ WANTED—SPLIT CEDAR POSTS— Kootenay Lakes Cedar Company, Nelson, B.C. (5090) WANTED—Second hand nam power stump puller. Particulars to A. Cooper, Bonnington, B.C. (5227) BICYCLE WANTED — English preferred, new oi* second hand. Send full particulars P.O. box 1S2, Trail. (520S) WANTED—Fresh eggs, meat and farm produce. M, MeLeod, Sandon, B. C. (3540) WANTED—Scotch, brandy and rye bottles, any color, regular quail size. Unstamped. Also beer bottles, crown top, quarts, 35c per dozen, charges paid. Joe parry, Box 529, Fernie, B, C. (5174) WHEN REPLYING TO ADVEUT1SE- ments in Condensed Columns, kindly mention you saw it in The News—It -vill help you. LOST ^ND FOUNTS LOST—Motor skid chalh between Carbonate street and shipyard, Return lo Daily News and receive reward. (520 (i) LOST—On Josephine street, purse with monev. Return to Dally News; reward. (5304) THE NEAL INSTITUTE. II does tlie business. It takes a shaky, dangerous, tlono-for man and puts him on his feel. Thero nre no bud after-offocts. Write the Neal Institute, Cranbrook, B.C. ^ATENTS^ BABCOCK & SONS, Registered Attorneys. Estab. 1877. Formerlj Patent office examiner. Master of Patent Laws. Hook "Patent Protection," free; 99 St. James St., Montreal. Branches; Ottawa and Washington. ACCOUNTANTS^ W. H. FALDING, 'ubile Accountant, Bank of Montreal Chambers, Rossland, B.C. _JNJURJjNCj^t^F^^ TAYLOR & DUBAR, Financial and Insurance Agents, No- turles Public, Conveyancers, Accountants. Auditors, Assignees, Estates managed; 602 Baker St. Phono 254, ASSAY ERS. E. W. WIDDOWSON, box A-1108, Nel son, B.C. Standard western charges. ^EJ^OG^PHY^ SHORTHAND, Typewriting, Penman ship. Day and night classes; 820 Victoria St. Hox 745. (5219) MESSENGERS. NELSON MESSENGER CO.—Baggage and express. Prompt and reliable. Day and night. Phone 242. J-ODGE NOVICES. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS—MEETS Tuesday nights in K. of P. hall, Eagle blocli ARTHUR JOHNSON—Painter. Phone 326-R. (5160) HOME WORK. "OVER $2 DAILY easily earned at home on Auto-Knfttors making War socks, experience unnecessary, distance Immaterial. Enclose threo cent stamps today for contract form. Dept, 82-C, Auto-Knitter Co., College streot, Toronlo. IHWIUJII ||"j| ^"'W. »■ Uf |i ii , ■-.'.$■',■»■ * ' ■ SPEAKS. OF IMMIGftATlpB , PLANS IN AUSTRALIA LONDON, England—Andrew Fisher, high commissioner for Australia, rer cently gave, an Interesting address before the Royal Colonial Institute at tfie Caxton hall on "Australia, a Commonwealth," ln tbls address Mr. Fisher dealt with,the question of immigration after thc war, which he prophesied would be on a greater scale than had ever boon known before In history. He pointed out the appropriateness of the term "commonwealth," and asked Whether those men who had given up nil for tho Empire would be forced to go outside it when the war ended, for he was certain they would be anxious to lenve behind them the humdrum life of the elty nnd seek new lands overseas. Tbe governments of the Commonwealth and the slates of Australia had, he stated, already begun to prepare for these developments, nnd recently a conference had been held at whleh u BCheme of settlement had been drawn up for hoth British aad Australian soldiers and sailors, It wns hoped by this that tho friendship of tbe trenches would merge into d mutual citizenship in the new commonwealth of the south. A soldiers' settlement board had been appointed consisting of a minister from each state ami one representing lhe commonwealth. This board would rerommend, (1) financial aid to be advanced to the soldier-set Hers (irrespective of their provision of land); (2) the purposes for which tho advances might bo made; (3) the rate of Interest to be paid on the advances; and 1.4) the conditions under which the Interest was to be paid. The money for these advances would be provided by the commonwealth government through existing stale Institutions, such as agricultural banks and credits fonder, to the soldier-set tiers against the vnlue of their improvement of the land. Lnrge areas of land for the settlement of discharged soldiers hud been acquired by the governments of each state, and very generous terms bad been arranged upon whicli tbe land might"be taken up. In Queensland no deposit of money would he required from o (lisbhnrg- ed soldier when applying for a perpetual lease, and no rent would he asked for the first three years. In western Australia the government proposed to give the land free up to 100 acres, to clear the land and to give the settlers the help of the agricultural bank. In conclusion, Mr. Fisher said thnt though Australia might seem far away yet when onco the industry and enterprise of the world started running again In normal channels tlie objection to distance would be gradually diminished, ami he looked lo the time when men from British shores would l»- landed in Australia In 21 days. PERU AND CHILE PAPERS PURCHASE MODERN PRESSES WASHINGTON, D. O— El Cnmercio of Lima, the oldest tlnjly newspaper in Peru, Is now printed on a new press, which was purchased ln the United @tntes six mouths ago and put into service Jan. 21, 19l7, says a commerce report. It Is the first hWi-speed American newspaper press with color deck lo be Installed In Peru. Several newspapers in Limn and Arequlpa own f la I - lied perfecting presses' ma mifac - Hired in the Culted .States. The Peruvian government owns a rotary stereotyping press, which was purchased In 19011. The first edition of 151 Cnmercio from its new press consisted of 12 pages, printed in all the available colors, and contained an interesting description of the printing presses that tlie newspaper has owned. The first press, whicli was used when El Cnmercio was established iu 18H9 was a little machine capable of turning out 1000 copies an hour of a two-page paper. It was operated by mule power. In 1855 It was replaced by a drum cylinder, moved by steam, and In 1902 by the first stereotyping presses to be Introduced Into Peru—two French machines, line of these wns an eluht- pa^e press for lhe morning edition, and the other a four-page press for tbe afternoon edition. Tholr maximum capacity was 18,000 copies nn hour. Another American High-speed American newspaper press was installed by El Meivurlo, the principal Chilean daily, publishing editions ai Valparaiso and Santiago, ahmii six months earlier than the Installation by El Comerelo. This Chilean press ts the latest of a long line of presses, beginning with the old fashioned hand presses of the period when 151 .Merenrlo was first published, Sept. 12, 1827. down through the period of flat bed power presses to the modern curved plate patterns. Most of these machines were of European make, although the United States supplied one or two In the 60's, or thereabouts. The first operation of this lntest American press wus made the occasion of n publie reception in the offices of 151 Mercurio, with congratulatory speeches and a collation. Many people high in the national ami local governments attended. Rudolph Mntz, a Chicago, lawyer leaped from the window of ft room on the eighteenth floor of the Belmont hotel, New York, and was killed instantly. Airs. Mtt'z, who was with him, said her husband had heen III. «TI7» IB" PUIS JOV IN SORE, ACHING FEET "My How Tiz* Gladdens Tired, Swollen, Burning Feat—It's glorious!" Ah! what relief. NO more tired feet; no moro burning feet; no more swollen aching, tender, sweaty feet. No more soreness In corns, callouses, bunions, No mutter what alls your feet or what under the sun you've tried without getting relief. Just use "Tlz." "Tin" Is the only remedy that draws out all Ihe poisonous exudations which puff up tho feel. "TIk" cures your foot trouble ho you'll never limp or draw up your face In pain. Your shoes won't seem tight and your, feet will nevei- hurt or get soro and swollon. Think of It, no more foot mlsory, no more agony from corns, callouses or bunions, Got a 25-cent box at any drug store or department store and get Instant re lief. Wear smaller shoes. Just onco try "Tiz." get a whole year's foot comfort for only 25 cents. Think of It, 15 :iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii)iiiiiiim m "The Sauce Superlative" —the universal favorite among those who enjoy the best Th. Original and Genuine Worc.tttr.hirt. Any good grocer will aupply you. (ELSONNEWSOFTDEDA) Baby Marie Osborne at Starland to* day in "Twin Kiddies." (5302) Keys made, cycl* repairs and baby cab tiring. H. R. Kitto, 412 Ward St. (5000) Milk fed pork nnd fresh young beef nt the Willow Point market stall this morning. (5305) Born, Mnrch 22nd, at the Home I'ri- va'to hospital, to Mr, and Mrs. IT. li. Etter of Arrow Bark, H.C., a son. (5808) We will pay 7c lb. for clean cotton rags, white or colored,'in large pieces, free from buttons. The Daily News. (4843) Don't forget the sale of home cooking and hot doughnuts In the Annable block todny from 10: III) o'clock. Afternoon tea. Coffee uml doughnuts will ho served. (6299) A special meeting of tbe Nelson and District Women's Institute will be held In the y.M.C.A, on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock to discuss 'the manual training and domestic scienco Issue. All women interested arc Invited to attend. (5294) Tbo adjourned meeting of the Nelson Women's Liberal association will be held In the Liberal club rooms at 8 o'clock Monday evening. All those In sympathy with tho Liberal cause are Invited to be present as very important business will be brought up. (5301) ITo cume In shuklpg and weeklng, sick lie was received as a friend and treated as a gentleman. And behold In Just three days my friend came back, all craving ami desire for liquor gone. Write The Nen! Institute, Ci'nnbrook. B.C. • t I wish to announce to my customers and public In general that for 30 days from date, 20th, I will make special prices for ladles' tailor made suits and shirt waist skirts. I have the latest l-'rench books and a beautiful selection of materials. I furnish everything complete nnd nil ■work guaranteed. Mine. Bohlnson, 45 Nelson Ave., Knlr- VleW, (5204) JAMES LILLY FUNERAL AT B30 O'CLOCK TODAY The funeral of .lumes Lilly will take place this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock froni the undertaking parlors of D. ,r. Robertson, where a service will be con- ducted by Bev. Kred IL Graham or St. Saviour's church. »■♦■♦♦■»■»"■>♦ »■»■♦■» ♦ » » ♦ ♦■»■♦■♦•»»♦■♦»•< ? AT THE THEATRES ♦ .V * ♦-»>-♦♦ ♦ » » ♦■♦■♦-»♦-♦ ♦-♦ ♦ «- ♦■♦-♦♦-♦ •* It. B. Warner, famous star of the speaking stage, who endeared himself to millions by his Immortal portrayal of "Alias Jimmy Valentine," is seen for the fifth time on the screen In ".V Vngabpnd Prince,'1 an original Triangle play from the jam of J. G. Hawko. The subject recently wns completed at the luce studios In Culver City and will be shown nt the Ciem theatre today. "A Vagabond Prince*1 is the colorful tale of a pelted young nobleman who came to America In search of adventure and became tho dominant figure In n delightful romance. Fame for This Little Girl Over Night One night, not long ngo, a very little girl wont to bed. Her namo was Marie Osborne. Sho was then unknown except to a, privileged few. By the next day she hnd became famous. The Bathe Cold Rooster play, called "Little Mary Sunshine" in which she was the star, bad been shown In nil the big cities of the country, during lhe intervening 24 hours. Soon the vast world- Wide organization of Pathe began to send her In round tin boxes to the ends of the earth and the entire civilized globe took lier'to 1'ts collective heart. Thon came "Shadows and Sunshine" and "Joy and the Dragon." Now "Twin Kiddlos," her latent starring vehicle, is to be shown at lhe Starland theatre today only. POSTMASTER-GENERAL ON BRITAIN AND WAR IIEYWOOD, England.—-Tho Postmaster-General, Albert Ullugworth, M. P., recently addressed a war loan meeting at lleywood, near Bolton. Dwelling on the importance of people of small means Investing In the recent loan, he said thnt up to Doc. 31 there were 59,000,000 npplleatlons for the 15s. Od. war savings certificates, and the amount Invested wns .C 125,000,000. It might be that the 15s. fid, of the small Investor was a greater moral support than thnt derived from the man who subscribed .C 10,000. The larger the sum raised the sooner the war would bo ovor. Their financial and other resources wero greator by far than thoso of Germany, ns thoir finances were greater than thoso of their allies. Tho munitions which Great Britain sent to her allies now amounted in vnlue to three-quarters pr a million a duy. This would be returned some time. The British lossos had bocn very great, but thoy wero us Close at One oXIock Today THE SPECIAL DOLLAR DAY OF YESTERDAY WAS X OREAT SUCCESS. MANY LINES WERE QUITE CLEARED OUT. TO FINISH UP THE WEEK WE AGAIN OFFER TODAY ANY LINES NOT SOLD, WITH THE ADDITION OF A FEW NEW ONES. $1.00 MEN'S BLUE SMOCK COATS— S-od. Dpnlm; riveted pockets. Values, $1.2 Special... LIEN'S TWO-PIECE MERINO UNDERWEAR— «4 fill , Per Garment a) I aUU MEN'S TWO-PIECE DALBRIGOAN UNDERWEAR— CI Ofl Per Suit a) I iUU HOVS' FLANNELETTE PYJAMAS— SI fin HOYS' FANCY STITCH SWEATERS— Q 4 (III llrown or Orey. Each tp I iUU CORDED VELVETEEN A very nice cord and flrrn even weave; 27 Inches wide; colors o£ Navy, Green, Saxe and Brown. Cannot ho duplicated at thc price. DON'T FORGET THE SNAPS OF YESTERDAY ' EGGS ONLY ACCEPTED PROVIDED WE HAVE THE STOCK AT TRIE OF WRITING WE 11 AYR NEARLY CLEARED UP ALL OUR STOCK ] The Most Wonderful i $1.00 Waists Ever Offered Comprising all that is new in Cotton Voiles und Xainsonks; daintily embroidered In the latest designs. .Saturday Morning Worth $1.50, 91.76 and $2.00 each. $1.00 ONE DOLLAR REFUNDED THIS MORNING ON ANY SUIT CASE OR TRAVELING TRUNK VALUED AT $5.00 OR OVER READERS OF TIIE NEWS ARE ASKED TO CAREFULLY READ THIS STATEMENT AND SUCCEEDING STATEMENTS ON THE QUESTION, AS THEY EXPLAIN A QUESTION OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE. Revision of B.C. Dental Act The number of dentists licensed to practise in British Columbia Is less, in proportion lo population, than in any other province of Canada or in any Stnte of the United ytntes. Outside of Vancouver and Victoria and vicinity, dentists are located ut only 25 points in thr province. WHY IS THIS THE CASE? Because the provisions of the Dental Act are not sufficiently clastic to provide sufficient practitioners to meet the needs of the case. The only way in which the dental needs of the British Columbia public are fully met even where dentists are now located is by the employment of practitioners in open violation of the provisions of the Dental Act. IS IT NOT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE B.C. DENTAL ACT BE REVISED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE CASE? Among thc rciUsterrd deniists of tbe province who are pressing for the revision of the Dental Act are the following: Dr. IJRETT ANDERSON Or. P. ANDERSON Dr. O. C. GILBERT Dr. W. S. HALL Dr. A. E. CLARKE Dr. A. R. BAKER Dr. .1. NORTON IIANNA nothing compared with the losses of the French and Russians. Tha Germans were flKbtliiK to gain time, said Mr. lllingwnrth. Tbey thought thut if they could last long enough the huge expense thai Gri-al Brltnln was bring put to, nut only for hersolf, but for her allies, would be too great a strain upon her. Hut he was quite sure that If they wore backed up by all tho financial resources of the country thoy could wear them down. Their blockade wna telling on the Germans more and more. He hnd been told thul their stocks of imported raw material for manufacture were entirely i-xhausted. which meant that people were thrown out of work and hail lo bp kept, either by the municipalities or the government. The same remark applied to foodstuffs. The conditions In Germany wero such that before long she would have to go under. He did not menn to say, he explained, that they too would not have hnrdships this yenr because of the more strenuous submarine piracy, but he was quite sure J. P. Morgan Buys for Cash Furniture, Stoves', Old Clothes, Roots, Rubbers, Brass, Copper. Good prices paid for left off clothing. Brand new Oliver typewriter, Ions carriage, New l(jr fuot hull, 4-foot beam, PHONE 47 and ask us to call. that nobody need Bet into a stato of panic or extreme alarm about it. Ho trusted that their voluntary methods of raising Ihe loan would be so successful that thoro would bo no causo for tbe adoption of other means. Tile conscription of men had heen necessary to save the country from disaster: but having experienced so much of it, ho was sure that everybody would want to be qull of It for ever when tbe war finished. I* fttJ I Free Sample s^ PAQE TEN THE DAILY NEWS SATURDAY, MARCH. M, 1«<7V: TV, UNEQUALLED FOR GENERAL USE W. ft TIERNEY,Q.n.r.l Salts Agsnt, Nolson, B. C. . Can supplied to all railway points. Willard's Forkdipt Chocolates A shipment of Willard's Forkdipt Chooolates have just arrived. Prices 65c to $6.50 per Box. We are sols agents for thess celebrated chocolates. Canada Drug & Book Co. Mail Ordsrt Filled Promptly. ■adman Kodaks and Supplies, Wlllard Chocolates. THE ARK Babies' Shoes, pair 15c Ladles' Slippers, pnlr 2«HS Men's Wool Sox, pair 25c White Middy Cloth, yard 20c Cooking Range, combination, uses gas, coal or wood, water front and high closet 875 New and Second-hand Furniture, Cheapest In the City, SIGN RED ROCKER, 609 Vernon St Prominent Specialists Endorse Our Methods and Verify our Results as Being Correct. Yearly nnd sometimes half-yearly trips to the lnrge optical institutions ln the east hns kept us up-to-date and Improved our methods in optics. We Use a Positive Method of Eye Examination We Guarantee Our Optical Work. J. 0. Patenaude SPECIALIST IN OPTICS. TO BUY OR SELL TRY WANT AD SUCCESSFUL CIVIL SERVICE CANDIDATES '. (By Dnlly News Lensed Wire.) OTTAWA, March 28.—Successful candidates at the (Special preliminary examination!; for the outside division Of the civil service held at western points on March 6 wero: .At Victoria--Harry B. Beldlng, Ernest Crosswaite, Wllllnm Heryet, Albert 12. Jopln, John Alfred Wood. ' .At Vnncouver—Robert Louis Blnn- chard , Henry Norman Delmonicn, Jumi'.s ISIwnrd Dolpin, Thomas Gnuld Hepburn, Peter McHnllam, James Hharpe, Jamos William Thomas. ,At Edmonton—<H. R. Balrd, Jessie Victoria Buchanan, David W. Cotton, Andrew Dalron, Marcel Dron, E. FIgg. William Albert Fletcher, George R. Johnson, It. Ma Hoy, Duncan Macintosh, Jdhn Neilans, Robert Roe, Edward Vn- dflKWOpd, George F. Watson, Ralph Whiteheud, Frank Yeatos. .At Calgary—A. Beresford, T. E. Bowler, H. .T. S. Brown, J. Cuden- head, Q. ||. K. Cote, Henry Gonley, E. R. Dakin, Chester R. Dny, m E. Downs, C. 13. Edlnborongh, Frew Gower, J, M. Grady, Edward Hawley, r. w*. Henderson, F. W. Knight, Edward Mnltby, C H. Mardo, \\\ Paterson, .1. M. Rear, William Scott, Walter S. Slack, Geo. SlcWnrt, R. T. Taylor, John A. Tower, John Ha Turner, George Wells, At Frank—Reginald Bunynn, F>an- cls DoolOy, John Johnson, James R. Lindsay, John C. McCunlg, Frank Wur wick, At ;Moose flaw—Albert Algtev M, W. Ashworth, W. Horlhwick, A. J. De- Isle, Cnmpbell Humilton, T. W. Kldd, 0. M. Kyle, W. J. Merrifleld, James McAllister, C. \\\ Neat, L. B. Stevenson, E. Swnln. V Al Saskatoon—Harry Attree, Harold Baldwin. Albert (Mark, W. H. Cook, M. W. Enrlght, E: E. Pullett, H. R. L. Pnry, E. Beckett, W. .T. 1'inchln. M. R. Bout, A. E. W. Rosson, II. F. Sherwooil, W. C. YovejI. At Reglna— W. J. E. Adamson. David Asals, Edward .lolleys, A. N. Norrls. V. W. Redman, Robert Reid, Charles Smith. 0. W. Heifer, Charles Thomus. ■JSB MATINEE 2:30 NIGHT TWO-REEL KEYSTONE COMEDY AT MATINEE THE FAMOUS STAR OF SCREEN AND STAGE H. B. WARNER IN A ROMANTIC DRAMA OF FIVE PARTS "A VAGABOND PRINCE" TENTH EPISODE "PEG 0» THE RIINCI" NEXT FRIDAY—A BLUEBIRD SPECIAL ELLA HALL IN "THE BUGLER OF ALGIERS" Flour Breakfast Food PANTRY QUEEN CREMO GRAIN AND FEED The Macleod Flouring Mills, Ltd. PHONE 134 P.O. BOX 71 WHEN YOU Overhaul Your Launch USE BAPCO MARINE PAINT Whit., Green snd Red AND BERRY BROS.' "LUXEBERRY" SPAR VARNI8H Ws csn slso supply you with Paint and Varnish Ramovtr, Sand Pap.r, Steol Wool, Varnish and Paint Brush.., Etc. Wood-Vallance Hardware Co.,Ltd. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NELSON, B. C. <*m \ Want Ad. Is both cheap and efficient. Try it T'iIi \ »»♦«?»•»♦ ♦•»♦••; Nelson News*of the Dap nelson raises o Rises Splendidly to Occasion in Sub* scribing to the Victory War Loan Nelaon subscribers to the third Dominion war loan absorbed $98,- 300 or $37,000 more than was taken up of the second loan, and but $9100 less than was taken up by private individuals subscribing to the first loan. Tbe first Dominion loan, applications for allotments in whioh closed Nov. 30, 1915, received subscriptions amounting to $232,400 from Nelson and vicinity of which $125,000 came from the city's sink* [ ing fund, making the sum'\ sub- -• soribed by private individuals $107,400. The second application for subscriptions fell much lower. This closed Sept. 23, 1916 and realized $61,300 in Nelson. The third loan, which closed yesterday, showed subscriptions from the city and immediate vicinity totaling $98,- 300, an increase of $37,000. Of the total amount subscribed $20,700 was written by the local brokerage firm of St. Denis & Lawrence. The amounts subscribed through the various local branch banks were as follows: Bank of Montreal, $29,000; Imperial Bank ,of Canada, $22,900; Royal Bank of Canada, $17,500; Canadian Bank of Commerce, $28,900; total, $98,300. BY GVEN POULTRYMEN Donations Made to Junior Club by Chicken Fanciers in the City and District—Work Already Begun Albert II. Webb, secretary of thc Wont Kootenuy Farmers Institute und organiser of Junior clubs tor agricultural work, announced lust night that work by the poultry club bas been begun nnd thul a number of settings of eggs bud been received from pout- try fanciers interested in the movement to stimulate the raising of poultry among the young folk of the oity. Those who have contributed settings arc: T. A. Wright, Blaok Langshangs; Na M. Cummins, Brown LegtiOrns nnd Anconas; T. Hoy non. Barred Rocks; Q. H. Fraser, plnglo Comb miotic talanfl Reds; \v. Davles* Black ofp- Ingtons; F, L. Irwin, White Wyandottes; Dr. S. II. Smyth, While Leghorns; Hugh W. Robertson, Anconas and Brown Leghorns; G. Noel LJrowh, Bonnington, White. Leghorns; Mrs. R. W, ChnlmerB, Thrums, White Leghorns; and S. Smedloy, White Leghorns. LIEUT. H. GUY GREENWOOD TEMPORARY MAJOR Lieut. H. Guy Greenwood of Willow Point has been appointed a temporary major, while in command of a company, according to an extract from the gazette published in the London Times of March 3. Lieut, Greenwood has risen from the rank of sergeant to that of major within the past six months. CONVENTION PLANS WELl UNDER WAY Hope to Give Delegates One to Two Days in Slocan District—Committees Now Being Formed. Organization machinery has boen set in motion for the mining convention to be held In Nelson May 23 to 26, severul meetings of thc executive of the Nel- son-SIoenn nnd Kuslern British Columbia Mining club having been held, with the result that plans are being rnpidly completed ror carrying out tho convention on a scale thut shall he worthy of the city and district. At the present time committees nre being formed to handle the following Ingersoll Cream Cheese Per pncltn go 15c LILAC-ROSE TRANSPARENT GLYCERINE SOAP Per enke IOC JERSEY CRANBERRIES Por i)Ound IOC NAVEL ORANGES Dozon 25c. 35c. 40c. 50c J. A. IRVING & Co. THE GREAT SUPPLY HOU8E branches of the work: Finance, publicity, reception, tninsportutlon, .program and entertainment. Each committee will consist of carefully picked representatives fully qualified to undertake the successru. carrying out of the departments allotted to them and the executive expects to receipt the whole hearted support of the citizens in making the coming convention one thnt will inaugurate an era of many such events In Nelson. Plans nre being formed by which it Is hoped that nil delegates wishing ,to do so, may spend from one to two days examining various properties ln tho Slocan lake district, ln which they may bo Interested und excursions will be run to the Slocan country both by way of Slocan city und Kaslo, where it is expected a reception will be accorded the delegates. Those who may not enre to take tbe Slocan trip will be entertained In the city during tho first two days of the convention with trips to the mining camps in tlie. neighborhood. \ Social and Personal ; M. E. Betts of Trail is registered at the Strntheona. M. McLean of New Denver i:? visiting the city and is nt the. Hume. W. G. Hipperson of Kaslo Is registered at the Strathcona. Miss Mary Forester of Creston is registered at the Strathcona. Mrs. Join. Cavtmel bus reached the city from Vancouver nn a visit. Stanley Davis of Grand Forks is visiting the city und is ut the Hume. Mrs. McKenzle und family of Fruh- vale reached thc city yesterday und arc staying ot the Grand Central. P. McDonough and Frank C. Bonan will leave this morning for the coast via the Great Northern. Mrs. George Benwell, who has been in the Kootenay Lake General hospital foi- several days, wus reported last night ns greatly improved. Miss Gladys iMscoe, who wus operated on at-the hospital Thursday night for appendicitis, was reported as progressing favorably at n lute hour last night. G. fi. Ayln'rd of Victoria, president of the Standard Silver Lend Mining company, Silverton, and C. Hussey of Spokane, secretary-treasurer of the company, reached the city yesterday ami arc ut tlie Hume. A. R. Matthew, general manager of the Guardian Cusuulty and Guaranty company, and Hurry Wright of the firm of X If. 'Schorield & Co., Trail, who are the district munagers for this company, have been spending a few days in the elty. SLIDES DELAY COAST TRAIN OVER THE KETTLE VALLEY Owing to. reported rock nnd snow slides west of-.Midway tbe truin from tbe coast did not arrive In tho city lust night and was slated ut 15 hours laic. A special train was run from Midway bringing In passengers from that and intermediate points. DESCRIBES VISIT TO BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE EDINBURGH, Scotland—In a lecture given under the auspices of the Philosophical Institute, the Rev. Dr. John rCelman, who hnd recently returned from a visit to the front, said thnt there were worse things than war and one of these wonhl have been if Grent Britain had flinched on Aug. 1, 11114. Une of lhe most striking things with regard to lhe presenl wur wus the fact tbnt there was less hand-to-hand fighting nnd mueh more labor than in previous wars and that the old dash of chivalry had given place to the new factor of "the mun." Dr. Kehnun describes how, alter being escorted by four torpedo boats and airships, they arrived at a seaport In France. On all sides troops were coming and going nnd hundreds of other gallant men who were unable to take their place in tlie lighting line worked day ufter duy wheeling barrows of every imaginable kind of supply lo be sent up to tbe fighting line. In the shops a smiling salesman would ask one franc for even a pair of bootlaces. In the enmps nearer the bnse the men had made beautiful little greens and gardens, their edges (ticked out in broken glass. Dr. Kelinan referred lo the magnificent, work of the Y. M. C. A. and suld it wns one of the great est achievements on record. A fine opportunity came to them and they sprang at it. Their huts hnd heen of Inestimable benefit to the men In every. way and the situation had been- handled in the best und most practieul manner, The artist, the professor, the clergyman, the plerrot, hud ull contributed something for the welfare of the men. The Y. M. C. A. had also done good work In receiving relatives of men In hospital, feeding nnd housing them und directing thom on their wny. Each hut was a now udvenluro and had a character of its own, partly given to It by its leader, and to these men the speaker paid n high tribute. The V. i\f. C. A. wus always pressing further and further up to the fighting Lump Coal for Sale Prloss, $8.00, $8.25, $8.50 snd $10.00 per Ton Dallvsned C. W. C. STOVE COAL..' $6.75 per Ton Delivorsd DRY CORDWOOD AND SLAB8 WE ENDEAVOR TO GIVE SATISFACTION Kootenay Columbia Fuel Co. CHARLE8 F. MoHAno^, AGENT}: U£j PHONE 135 GREEN BLOCK A. S. Horswill &Co. Mb. sack Rolled Oats, each...4B0 Canned Pumpkin, largo tins. .|5o Canned Sweet Corn 15c Canned Alymcr Peas ■••l5o Van Camp's Pork and Beans, 2 tor 25c Parlor Matches, per box. 300 See our Navel Oranges at 2 dozen for 45c Wo carry International Stook Foods, Poultry Foods and Remedies. Not Many DaysJLeft Drug Sale Nearly Over WE QUIT IN APRIL Talcum, 7 for SI.OO 3 for 50C Bocf, Iron antl Wine 75c EmnlHlon Coil Llvm- Oil 80C Zamlnik, Frultdtives, Qln Pills.38c Palm Ollvo Soap, 2 for 2BC Blue Soul Vaseline, "-o?.., 4 for.25c 5-oz,, each 15C PAPER AND ENVELOPES Papetrles, each...40c, 35c, 30c Writing T'litlH, small, Qaeh....'|5c Largo, each 30c Envelopes 1 IOC 3 for .' 25C GARDEN SEEDS Complete fresh .took at 20 per cent off. MAIL ORDERS PILLED PROMPTLY Rutherford Drug Co. NELSON, B. C. SCAB Most of ths larger growers will apply ths Delayed Dormsnt Spray for Scab, and will also spray "In ths Pink." IT PAYS. We osn supply Lime and Sulphur Spray In 40-gsllon barrels, or in half-: barrels of 25 gsllons, or in tins of four' imperial gallons eaoh. The Brackman Ker Milling Co., Limited ADVERTI8E IN THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS OF THE DAILY NEWS.t.| line. In one place there wns "Cambridge House," n dugout, where two attendants stayed and hot cocoa- was nerved out to the men. Sometimes the hut was underground and in one place he saw n collar converted Into n concert hall and :i soldier was playing the piano. The Journey from the base to the front, a Journey nf 200 inlle.s, which took a whole day and night, was u very curious experience. There were cities of brick and stone without one room Intact, whilst five or six miles back the country had aot changed much and the land WOS being tilled as usual. There were ammunition rinmpx along the roads and tho traffic was nlmost entirely military, transport aad Red Cross wagons coming and going constantly. . The London omnibuses, painted like torpedoes. ran about tn a country that they never dreamed of In their youth. Aircraft was constantly overhead, surrounded with little puffs of bursting shrapnel. ln this service, Dr. Kelman said, there was acknowledged to be a very fine type of man on both sides, and nir warfare hod boon carried on In the most chivalrous fashion. Forward from the back of tho front there was a thickening up of camps. Agriculture became interrupted and on the open road long stretches were screened. The one thing: one could not see was the guns. The Intervals between the sound of firing were melodious with the songs of birds, The city of trenches was a wonderful world, not a set of ditches, but full of little houses, as it were, witli stores and so forth, boxes of bombs let into tlie walls and with all manner of work and detail most carefully carried out. The cheerfulness of the British soldier was proverbial. He wos full of fun and full of all kinds of stories. Ho did not hate tho enemy, he had sunn- thing better to do. U was usually the man who dltl nothing who thought lie could do his bit with hard words, but not the soldier. No words could describe the courage to bo seen oh all sides. Starland] m Theatre [ KIDS FIVE-CENT MATINEE at 2:30 CHARLIE CHAPLIN THIS AFTERNOON ONLY 1 MATINEE 2:30 -TODAY- EVENING, 6:45 to 10:45 Baby Marie Osborne IN ANOTHER WONDERFUL PLAY OF SUNSHINE AND MfOIC ENTITLED v..; "Twin Kiddies" Screen Time, V/z Hours .• ^ SELECTED COMEDY AT THE MATINEE ONLY—CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN "WORK" SCALE OF PRICES—Matinee, 5c and 10c; Evening, 10c and 15c FIVE-PIECE ORCHESTRA COMING MONDAY—DUSTIN FARNUM IN "A SON OF ERIN" Spring Is Coming And we are expecting to arrive today Lettuce, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Celery, Head Lettuce, .Rhubarb, Carnations, etc. Joy Bros.' Store 415 Ward Street near tho Postofflce SERBIA PAST AND PRESENT DISCUSSED PARKS.—A meeting hold recently under the auspices of the French commit- tco which has styled itself "The Effort of France and Her Allies," was devoted to Serbia. M. .loseph Kelnuch, the eminent 'publicist, opened the proceedings with an elo<|tical description of the "IJenjanla," thc Serbian retreat, which, lie said, would doubtless rank as one of the most famous retreats in history and also, together with the Russians, as the most terrible, After he had closed with a glowing tribute to "the France of the Danube and of the Balkans," M. Vesnlteh, the Serbian minister to France and Belgium, address the meeting over which he presided together with M. lOdinond Perrier. M. Vesnlteh said that he was anxious to define what should bo understood hy the expression "Serbs." "l>o not forget tbnt when you speak of Serbs you must always take that wont lu Its widest sense," he snid, "It embraces not only the citizens of the kingdom of Serbia as it existed before the war but uIho the Serbs living outside that kingdom, that is, their brothers, tho Croats and Slovenes. "As the national unity of the Jugoslavs was one of hearts, although it did not appear on the maps, the decisive victory gained by the Serbian army over tho Turks near Koumnnovo In lhe autumn of 1012 resounded nowhere morer loudly than In villages subjected to the foreign yoke such ns i.ouballana, Spain to, Slbenicbo or Sarajevo. That spontaneous enthusiasm was momentarily fatal for ns. It furnished the Auslro-Gcrmniiu with thc occasion for forcing on their armaments and served as a pretext for the immemorial meeting held at Kuno- plcht, some months before the actual outbreak of war, between! tho kaiser and tho Archduke Fran?, Ferdinand, General..v.on -Multlie. and.Ajlmhnl. vuu Tirpttsi. Again, it was In-order to cope with Jugo-Slav patriotism that the archduke wont to Hcrnjevo, where ho met with that strange fate whioh served its a pretext for the great conflagration,—., ,,,,, ■. Tho spectacle of the desperate resistance which our race is making lu this war leads to the question being asked, why our compatriots face such sufferings, it is because they wish, because we all wish to be our own masters at last. We value our liberty and our Independence moro than our property and our life. "Believe me, these are not vain words," said M. Vesnlteh. "For centuries our race has fought for its religious autonomy, nnd for the creation of an Independent pulley. So soon as this little nucleus of independence was formed the whole race set to work to create a completo Intellectual independence with a view of disseminating as quickly as possible among Its members all the acquisitions of modern civilization. Tliis effort was made spontaneously, each branch of tbe race cooperating with the others without even concerting with them—a course which. moreover, would often have been very dangerous. We thus even succeeded In establishing a Jugo-Slav culture, which Included natural science :ih well as literature, Thc differences that separate ns among ourselves, whether they are fundamental, like religious differences, or a matter of form like differences of script, have changed absolutely nothing with retfard to this result and will never do so.'* After four years of Isolation and treatment under the direction and observation of thu state board of health and United States publie health service, "U, O.," the typhoid carrier who caused the steamship Acme to become known as the "typhoid ship" live years ago, 1k still a carrier, a menace to tlie public health, "II. o.," whoso Identity hns been kept from the publio by the health authorities, is sub- inlttlngjYOluntarlly to his isolation ut the marine hospital al San Francisco. During the time "ir. < >." was a member of the Acme's crew :io cases nC typhoid developed, of which five were fatal. Twenty-six mall bags addressed to Washington anil the llrltish embassy al WashlUKtnn were fount! tn havo been rlfleil on board thc Cunard liner Saxonln upon hor arrival at New York. Mrs. Aunle M. Sullivan, the divorced wife of John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, is dead at Iter home at Con- trevllle, R, I., after a long illness. Blank Books and Loose Leaf Forms The Blank Uooks and Loose Leaf Ledger forms being turned out by The Dally News bindery are a revelation to those who "did not know" such good work could bo dono in Nelson. There's no excuse for you sending any kind of ruled or printed work out of the district until yon are sure wc cannot handle It. Every dollar you send with Tho Daily News helps swell tho pay roll. TheDailp News Bindery Department WANTED FOR CASH. Top prices received from the Tmj hido dealer. Correspondence sollcitet Green, salt cured, sound Cow .„ Steer Hides, 16c lb., Green, salt cure! sound Bulls and Stags, lOe lb. Green salt cured sound Calf Skins, 20c lb] Unsalted cured skins and hides, 8c L 40 less than salt cured. Culls, hldel and skins, U less than sound hldel Dry Cow and Steer Hides, sound, :'0L to 2»o lb. Dry Calf Skins, sound, 25] Also wool and pelts wanted. Buy oil copper, brass, old rubber boots anf shoes free of leather and nailsj The above prices aro subject to Chan* according to the market and prompj shippers get the best satisfaction. A. DERNHEIM. TRAIL. You will never be in the predicament of missing your train or Crow boat it you Let Us Repair Your Watch Every good watch can be made to run accurately. We make a specialty of accuracy ln our watch work and will be glad to have you seo us about It, A. D. Papazian Watchmaker, Joweier and Graduate ] Optician, , Madden Black, Baker St. H.K.Footl NELSON, B C. For High Class Dyeing and Cleaning Agencies: 51. Papaslnn, 411 Wnrd| Street. Robb Fleming, Falrview. USE DAILY NEWS WANT AD| Have a style that is just a llttlo different than any other Hat. See the new ahapss far ths Spring.' Quality ths bsst. Emory&Walley
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