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Morning Guardian, Founded 1801, Evening Guardian 1337,

1 CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919.

- Annual fiiloorlptlon, rloII\l`o'ro’df'@'

By mall. Cannell. 88-00: U8#-1 9,5-U

SAL AGI G THE SHIPS

A UNK,

BY GERMANS

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A Numberol the ' Largest

Ships Sunk' at Scapa Flow

are Ready to -be ‘Raised and Others Being

Made Ready. _ V

(spools.-l to tha Guardian.)

LONDON, July 31.-Ono battleship,

three light cruisers and fifteen dos- troyr-rg nt' the former Gerinnn Grand Fleet, which were scuttied by their E,-pws at Scnpa Flow in.the Orkney Ispmrig on June 22, are ready to be salvaged it is announced today in the House of Commons by Walter ilumo L0,,g__ plrst Lord of the Admiralty. M,-_ l,ong said the work was proceed- pig on three other destroyers. lie ,pill there was no intention or holding

ti court of enquiry owing to dilhcultle in finding rl. suitable person to occup tlig position ot’ llritisli Aiiibassador ii Washington.

The government is now considcrin

favorable increase in solar-y for thi

office. It is iiiipossible for a man

without large private means to accep the post at present and at least on

Gil it for that reason. He is said l be Lord llobert Cccil. -

s y time by those in the labor muvomont t , ' : : ' ' .' '

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famous and eininenlly suitable per- son was offered the honor has declin-

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(Special to The Guardian.)

WIN‘NIl’lilG, Jliiy 30.-'Phe split

which has been l'orr~seen for some

rictiiaily otcuieil last night, when the Winnipeg Trades ami Labor Council, by a large majority oi' the delegates present, adopted the constitution of tlio ()no Big Union and orilt'i'ed the secretary :ind ti‘easiii'or of the coun-

t cll to tui‘n over' all the couucil’s pro-

WINNIPEG L BOURER . JOIN ONE BIG UNION

Meeting Dominated by Radicals and the Decision was not Concurred in by Many Members.

pei-ty to thiit oi'gaiiiziitioii.

About 120 delegates were preueii

out of ii totiil membersiiip of abou 350. l’romi|ient inoiiiiwr.-; of the coun eil declared after the meeting tha it wus not a represeriiativc one as th tactics of ttlie i‘u.rlit::il ineiiibers io wards those not lu iigroenivnt. wit them was such as to lrcep away innny ot' the delegates ot the sanei' typo.

LIBEL IT ENTERED

AGAINST DAILY EWS

Prominent _British_Ministers _Charged with Purchasing

Shares in Russian Companies Since the Armistice.

(Special to the Guardian.)

l.0Nll()N, July 31.-|,Writs were ls-

,mpii today against the London Daily

lain, t‘hance1lor of the Exchequer, Walter liumc Long, First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Eric Geddes, niinis- ter without portfolio and Sir Auck- land Geiides; Minister for National

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Germans Will Fix

- War Responsibility

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(Special to the Guardian.) _

lli<IilLiN, July 31.-A state tri-

bunal is to ciiqiiirg into and fix the

Service ami Ttcconstruction, for :illeg ed libel concerning coinnic-.nts on char ges made by the Weekly Nation tha

various Russian mining and develop lent conipanies, some of which wer

concluded and tlierci`ore wliiic Crea Britain was hos-tile to Russia.

The Daily News Probates Apology

LONDON, July 31.-The Daily New

chequer, Walter Hume Long, Ftrs

Geddes, Minis/ter, without portfolio, and Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister

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News on iieli-all! of,J. Austin Chamber tim statesnien possessed sliures tn

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purcliased since the ariiiistice _ was

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today prints an npologyto J. Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex-

(Speclal to the Guardian.) !

(TIIIUAGO, July 31.-i<`oli0\ving al

‘day ot' miich rioting on the south sidei between blacks ami whites, in whir-li _ many persons were shot. ami :it least

one kflled, houses occupieil by color- ed people set cn tire, property des-| troyed, telephone anti electric light

_ was cut, pluiigiiig that portion of the

city in which the must ill'soi‘der prc- vuiietl in total riui‘kiir=ss tonight. the decision was i'oiir-lictl to place Vhicago under iuartial law. Troops begun to patrol the streets :it ii o`-

. clock tonight. ’-l‘his 'decision was

reached by the city olhci-als shortly

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMEDIN 'CHICAGO

Rioting Continues, one Killed, Many Buildings Destroyed and 'Rioting Section Plunged in Darkness.

utter a conference in the office of Mayor' William llaie 'l`liompson. At that time it was deciiled to inske t`or- mal application to Governor Lowden for permission to place the stale troops of illinois, of whom at least seven tiioustiiid are expected to b

hero by iiiorning, ln rliurgo of Chic-I

ttgo`s streets. Six llioiisaliil men were then under arms in the city armour- ios. During the tiny various iiiiofliiciul appeals had been inzidc to Governor Lowilen to make use of the state troops now in thc (liiiciigo urinouries. but lvluyor Tliompson was disincliiied to adopt these stringent iiieaisurcs.

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DEATH OF HONORABLE

FREDERICK PETERS

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Rupert, B. C.

Tile ling is flying at hall'-staff on th

Provincial Building out oi' respect i the memory of it former Preiuier of this -l’rovince-Hon. Fred Peters, whose death in Prince Rllllefl. I3- C

has just been announced.

The following telegram wus receiv-

t cd by l’reniier Arsen-.iultz -

_ - l’i'lnce Rupert, Jui~y 29. 101 t l’ri=mier Prince Edward Island

“Regret to inform you of the dcat

_ ol' lion, l"retl Peters, late l’i'cniier of

your l‘roviiice."-Mayor Mc(llynioiit.. Thr- following reply was sent by th

l‘i'eiiiiei': '

tlhrirlottetown, July 30, 101

.'Vl:iyor Mctilyinuut. _

l’rince Rupert, li. C.

“iii-grot i.o lieiii' ol the death of Hon. l<`i'c¢l l’etei's. ()n behalf ot’ the Prov- incn :inii ol’ myself' personally, kindly convey to Mrs. Peters sincere sym- pathies.-A. E. Arsenault. ` ’l‘lie into Mr. l’eti-.rs who had been ill for about three months was a son of the into lion. James ll. Peters, t‘r;rinerly Judge of tho Siiprciiio Court ot' this province and Master of the Rolls who liiid mzii'riod Niiss (luiiard, n ilaiigliter of the into Sir Samuel t'unari| ot' the ftimous (`iinrird Steam- ship Line. V

Frederick Peters was born in Char-

lottetown in 1851. l-Ie was educated at the Prince of Wales College and at ll{lng’s tlollcge, Windsor, N. S., where ‘he receiver] his I3. A; Degree. lie

:studied -law with the lute Fl. J. llodg- -son (later Vice Cliaiicvlloi' ot' the

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c~|Suprenic t`ourt ol' tlil.~i'l’rovince) and

also -'it tho Inner 'i`cmple, London, Eng., oi, which he was :i niomlicr. On being i-oiled to the Bar he piaictisoil iii (‘h:ii'lotti\.towii for ni-ziiiy yours. at first ulonc and later with his brother the lute lion. Arthur Peters.

lie eiiterml public life in 1800 when

he wus elected for the Fort Augustus llistict at tile G‘rnei'iil Elections. In 1891 lie becaine Preinier ot' the pro- v-Tnco, after bye elections in which the (lonservatives were defeated.

He curricil on the government with

n small majority until. 1803, when the

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Lord of the Admiralty, Sli' 'Eric -

ros|'onsibilit.y for the war. It will b

I investigation has provetn its imputa

for National Service and Reconstruc-

s

" tion. The newspaper says that it.

coinposod of the supreme court o

thc Empire whose president will be chairman. lie will be assisted by the -president of the military courts :intl judges of the Prussian, Bavarian aint llzinsa high courts. In rirldition ten assistant- judges will be elected five -by the National Assembly and live by ii committee of the German States. The sittings will be piibllc. The tribunal will be only empowered to pronounce upon the question of guilt. lt will not _impose punishment.

tions to be baseless, ‘

Italy Organizes

(Snecla-I to the Guardian.) ROME, July Ill.-l"reniier Nitti i

ment in olilciial circles its purpos will be to present ltnly‘s financia and imlustrial needs. the establish

inch Recommends

ment of credit and the facilitation 0

(Special to The Guardian.)

PARIS, July 31.-The Judge Advo-

_ 4 _ 5 cate attached to llie second parlia-

orgnnizing u new mission to the Unlt-

ell Slllles- Acwrlllnl-T to ““’l°““C9` the incident connected with tlic de-

” par-ture of the Germans from Ver-

mciit court martial who investigated

I sailles finds that there is no cause. ` lt has been established that the Gor-

-Expulsion of Germans

(Specia-l to the Guardian.)

l‘.-\RlS, July lil.-Division of the

tlerniaii and Aiistrlan worships among the Allies was discussed :it length to- day by the Supreme i(_‘.oiiiicll but no dei-lsioii was reaclied, The council llilproved ri report of Mrirslmli Fooh ret-oiiimeiidiiig the- immedirito expul- sion ot' the Germans from Lctvia wlieri-. general Von der Goltz and ot- her Gorman olllcerskiro declared to he liecoining insoleut und are endea- vouring to prevent the Letts from cstnlillsliing a firm govcrnincnt. ' The council approved tho clause in

the llulgarlun treaty giiamiiiteeiiig the rights of minorities and also tho ports rind waterways clause -to final bound-

exports nnd imports, i-noludlng foo

coni will head the mission.

Britain Increases

Pension Allowance

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONIJON, July 331.-Tlic repor

ryf the Pthisions (lonimlttee recoin niends nil around substantial increas- es in pension allowances, in accord ance with the recent suggestions o Field Marshal lluig. including in- crease of tho flat rate total disabil- ity ponsion' to single men to forty

the increases involve annual expen-

ill`.V decisioiis which have been do- dnures or _£13|000’000_

layerl through fallrure to agree on tho question of ’l‘hracc.

ONDENSED SPECIALS

+ 3

*FOR SALE-300 LOADS OF CLAY.

/\i1i>ly 94 Richmond St.

7421-8-1-M3i.

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*TO LET.--LARGE COMFORTABLE

bedroom. Apply 25 Upper Prince street. 7357-7-29M3ipd

*WANTED A COOK. GOOD WAGES. -‘\i\Dly 29 Rqchford Square. -

7338-7-29M3i.

'WANTED -_BY YOUNG LADY

boarding house centrally located.

Apply to Guardian Oiiice

, 7022-7-15Mi‘.f.

‘WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A MAID

for general housework, small fam- lly- s00d wages. Mrs. R. E- C01 Wlll. 186 Prince St. ' "

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Sensational Suicide

Ol Hunggian President

(Special to the Guardian.) ' GENEVA, .iiily 31.-Alexander Gar- bardi, President of the lluiigzirliin Soviet Government, killed himself in the asseiirlily building at Buda-pest utter delivering ii speech fir-uiliist the Soviet and the communist support ers nml ueciised Behr Kun the Soviet leader' and Minister of i<‘oreign at'l`airs, of lending the risticii to riilii, accord- ing.t0 the Munich Niiciiricliten.

Belgian Sovereigns

~ To Visit U. S.

(Special To The Guardian.)

WASHINGTON. July 31.-king Al-

bert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. will visit America in September, it was learned today.

‘They will be guests of the Pros dent in Washington, after he hu completed his trip. Tire King

country, it was said.

'LOST JULY 80 BETWEEN ROCKY '

Point Ferry and Grafton Street ll\dy’s black leather purse contain- ing check and money. Fluder please leave at Guardian Otllce.

7408-8-1-M3

'TWO LODGERB (GENTLEMEN

preferred) can bo aocomodated with Gr without board. Pleasant and cen- tral location. Apply at Guardian Ot- nce. ' 7056-7-16Mtl.

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*CANADIAN ASSOCIATED PUB~

llslierii wish lpoctoi representatives in every are-‘of the Province. Re- turned soldioii preferred. Liberal

Marshal Foch

' Honored in En land

(Special to The Guardian)-

tlie rank of Field Marshall Ol ill

he was given the freedom of the ctt rind pres

terms. For further particulars apply iwrooutily Guardian' ollice.

. ' 7322-7-2llMtf.

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supplies und rativ iiiatorliils. it is con- sirlPri>.,1 probable tlrut. lVllliani lViui'-

f mans aroused the .protests ot the

crowd by sticking oiii,_tlieir tongues ut the spectators ami slioiitlng “lioeh", and the charges that stones were thrown rest. upon the iilusupported irstiinoliy oi' l)i'. 'l`lieodor ll/l<».lcliici‘, nm, of tho Goriiiuii tiiiiiiitrial rlisliigntrts to the l’eace (‘oiit'ci~ciico, and Frat! Gola Doriblush, one of the secretar-

R WAS DISMISSED

,Case for Alleged Demonstration Against Germans at

, Mission to U_ S_ Versailles was Dismissed byiudge Advocate.

ies to the delegation.

A ilespatr-li from Pui'ls- on June 17

s»a'iil that Dr. lllelcliiors ami) Frau l`)orlblnsh had been struck on the head by stcuies in the course of H. denioiistration against the German delegates on their clepai'tut'e from Versailles the night previous.

Tho rlcnioiistriitiori had Scveiui

pliiise.-; but was coiifiiieil mostly to jeeriiig the (ici-iiiaiis.

l'i'einiei' t‘li-ini-iicoziil later sent ti

gzition apologizing for the demon strulioni ainii the police ollii-.luis eliarg- cd with protecting the Germans were dismisseti l`i'oiii ofiice.

ILONDUN, July 31.-King Georg received Marshall Fooh at Buciiing ham Palace and conferred upon hln

British army. Marshall Foch late was escorted to tho Guildhall wher

ented with a sword of honor-

Tho Lord Mayor of Lund?" elite' tained the Allied Commander-in4.lile at luncheon in the Mannion House.

|pm|e|¢-ri r- 4-m~i.il .it tho ltitc (Hui

Supreme Comm( oc.. c f " Troops to Russia

Leaves lor London Japanese Minister Gyysnragsjj',.q;i,§j§§§f§j"gy,.L

' naval force to Russia to cover the

_(5P¢¢l5'l f° the Guardian!! `f Japan_eviiciiation of the Archangel district

HPASIS' J“‘yE:I31(y;;'i1I:i<(,;) l(“\r;3tl|]r‘1c(lalrsliHt -"* by thc troops thrrc, it was announcer 10 \lDi‘0m° ' . here today. A contingent of regular

today for London wheroutlie scoulixiliigl' }Nl(ggcci]a~lltoghigxriislaggbuaki MDW troops also is being held in iYvilltlntAaeetr>rit,i]ili‘\i)i‘:i1(t):L¢;' (SE) iheigiixieilpcon- heuwd of* ,then Hapuilese delegation td rwdhles” to assist' more if necessary' or i c - - - _i_______

"-01 of supplies, the Pence Conference, accompanied _

by hi staff, will sail shortly from

H A K M L n \ Marsailles for Japan. The party this _ 2 ““- - ° . ° “P ';.'.f;i::.‘;‘.r rr.ia&:;i'.‘:.;"r::‘.:;“'e:‘”.liz in Bulgaria

-1 Arrives in London .in . --

Queen are also planning to tour tHe _____;_ . . * (special to the Guardian)

llihnrals triiiniplied at the general ol ectloiis.

lie reniaineq in office imtil after thc

goiioral elections of 1897, when thc Lilicrzils again were victorious. In that year' lip left i`or Victoria, ll. P., to take up his permanent rosiri"ii<:e :intl becziiiie ii partner in the law llrm <1-i` whicli .Sir ('. liihiiort 'Puppet' was ii niember.

lie i'c.=iiileii 'in Victoria for many

years and recently removed to Prince Rupert where he was appointed Re- corder of the city and where lie con tinued the przic-tice of law.

/Phe late Mr. Peters had on interim tional reputation as ia lawyer and in 1897 was appointed by Sir Louis ll. Davies. then Minister of Marine and l<‘islieries, as Counsel -for (Eiinadu in

l connection with the Arbitration on the

Boliriiig Sou Seal l-‘isiicry 'l`reaty bo- tween (irciit llrltuin and the iinited States. the ai'iiitrators ineeting in Vic-

lotter to tin- bond of the Gi‘l‘niun dole- toriu, B. (‘._

- The deceaseil was :in able ami .suc-

cessful :irliiilnistraton seine very lin portant measures including the aural- gaination of the two branclies of the

_ __ . , ____. - W Legislature being carried out while ho

ADEOUATE LIVING WAGEIPREPARING WELCOME “liHill"Kl;...w..f..l .i.r.,.i...»_ .rn ‘_ AND 48 HOUR WEEK FOR GENERAL CURRIE ".“‘il°"i"{""`f’r-""“ ‘”'f' "$1-""‘-"“'"i

on y iicnti ed witi the li story o

_ _ ____ I.ibci'iulisni in Prince Edward lsltiiiil.

His brotlier, the into Hou| Arthur

,S Are Concessions Provided i_n_BiIIs Monster Demonstration at _Mon- |»,,m,.,,_ Wu, ,,,_.,,, ,.,.,.,,,,-6,. of ,ms pm.

Being Prepared for British ireal. Also Civic Reception vlllffe-

l`l`ie lzile li'r`in Frorloriclc Peters

~ Pafllamfllt- At T°r°nt°° , loaves to imiurii ri widow fornierly

_ _ . , , ..1- _ Miss Grey, daiigliter of the late (lol-

Shlmngs we(.'kly` H' is esunmmd HIM (Special to the Guardian.) (SPe¢lf'-'l V’ A-he Guéldla"-) onol Grey, ami a sister of Mrs. Arte-

LONDON, July Ill.-T0 provide lVl0‘N'l`lll'7'\l'» ‘lilly ‘ll-"“\""“"g0` mas Lord of i`.iiai'lot;`tetii\\'ii, one

ziiletiiiiitn living' wtliivs und i0 RBI il “l‘lllU`l ur” l"’l'lf'j5 ““"1§’ by it "'°_"“"lElee duiiglilor, Mrs. l)e\vtliir-y, of Nr-w Den limit of 43 hm“.,_, as :L “mcks work' oi' rr=.ti_ii‘ni‘il oliii~ei's tor it pariiiio .intl v,,,._ one sum .I._ l,~_ W1", has hem, in is declared to be the purpose ol' two l‘:f<fL‘i}l10l\ fill' l"‘ll0l`ill 5" ‘;\_l'Hf“; the navy, und one sou, Noel. at homo. llllil0l`lillll lill-lf* Wllll7ll ill” lmélll-T1_hIll`°' §":]U'('i;lp"Zht:\(‘;‘l':l$a2ge?,i,,tl%H.,.ivfHl";,; Two sons Jack and Gcr;il¢I, were sired for action in parliaincn . ' est- 1 I ‘ ~‘ ‘l - 4‘_ I ‘ _` killed in tint \\':lr. ` [tivo iiieiisiircs are iiiirlcrstooil to he Moiiti~i~a.l. _liio i\ll‘llS» “fi l-ll do tlllf-.V Om, si§|,,,,' Miss M_ L_ p,,|(,,.,,_ of tho result. of an :il:i'rir>oiiieiit ‘botweeii ll-W0 $011". 1llCl\lll‘-2,11 pi1I‘»\tie0ti.c_.;iii)i£ (.hm.h,m,,,,“.,,_ and mm b,.,,mc,._ fl-lm. l"‘l”"’S"’m‘§lVe\,"‘ gf "§;.l’l;"l;"c“ Igrltfxgj? ;\:3‘"\) R niu.-: S. IP:-tors, oi’ Gugetowii. N. i3. unions am o ic :user o .i ' I ‘y _ ' ‘ ', ' ,' survive lim.

gnupg ng n Nntionnl indiislriui i'-on-Ill’ llll`°l_ Ge"-_ ill' Al`l]““ |(""'_‘°f| __._.______._l_

femiioo. Tlicy are rlcs<'i'ii)ctl as the station, with :i tiluni-pi\.il"p.ii.\iL

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. .. . tl-l]_ H m||m|m work- .ind niuich past by the veteran.; B t ll S d

iiiI;'0Hiet:iriT:oHiiilniiiiiiihiiilih time' rate.-i“, vwlrftilile llioir olil couunuuder this

- ` will be foiiowcil by it diniuer to be

s i -i t the Guardian.) P t R d LoNi>oN. .iniy ai. riepornl from

I.0NDp(;lEl’,a July .31.-Hon. A. K. 0 e I liulgaria by wiiy of Berlin declare

Mclmiin has nrrived in London and Bolslievism is spreading in that coun-

wlil leave in it few days for l<`ran¢C- try. say on exchange telegraph des The trip is only for pleasure but he U 9 patch from Copeiihugen today. Sev

is tncidently looking nftor matters ---' eral ileiiioristrntions have occurred in _

7 i l' I it- G dl . tl l est. towns accompanied by ___ _ f

' Y g IIIlrt.ti?iIimg me (mmdmn Snppng S LOf$l?)'gl?Jm'l.I\II;' ¢ZS‘1°.-I"Ji‘I';te;"gperat- tlifortlitrlri and cbnalderuble blood "echoed th” “mln” of the Ch*30l`J" Tml0NT0~ Allgllsl- 1--S°lllllel'lY

I ing on the' Black. sea held up and shed. The message declares the

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V robbed the steamer Constantine of Soviet system of Government is do

ti U. S. E0 Buy SIT piles $15000 000 worth or notes and gold, nianded. it is added and a sencra

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, says ifnews agency dispatch from revolution is momentarily exrfleclefl-

e (loustuntiiiopie today. leg l(§;i§:)l`titnhSoy;r;I§ (;:J(y!ecr(:i`ivne::!ti)(yy_§rl;e‘ r .,_ _ - - it Bolshevik movement in Bulgaria.

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, The garrison of one .town wus said to

y wA(3s}';|°§|(;!1~g;r“}; %u“rg:1a1;') 31,- secretary oi' war Baker to place on have J0lI\0l1 U19 "l3\llKHl‘llil\ ll0lBl\0

-|-iw Hou," nm "|'gm'ad¢~',i,ie¢| 3 mgnin solo without delay surplus food pro- viki" there. A strike of the Bul8l\\‘~

l tion introduced by one of its war in- duets held by the wur department and inn Railway and Transport workers

vestlgating committees, requesting valued at $120»000.000- fl!" W” "el’°"°d' I .

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The main -featiirv ot' tiliziutiiuqiiii

yosteiwiay was the if-ctiii‘o lust t-v- ening by Mr. li. 'l'iioinais (`urtin, oiitiileii “llfeliiiiii the Sci-iic.~i in (lor- liiaiiy." An ziiiiiioiici: tlinl lilloii the large tent to i';ipiii'it_v followed with the kceiiesi allvntiori the spezilui' tlirougiiout the entire course of his i'ciiiiii'ks.

in the :it`tr-rnoon and also in thi'

evening ltiii- Mi-lr-use-.loi'iluii Uoinpaiiy gavn it spit-iidid cntr-|'t:iininoiit. 'l`li-~ r-ornpuuy is coinposeil ol' four i~lini'm- ing young girls, one of whoin is an :irlist on tin: little, ai si-r-oinl plays: the cello in i-qtiully artistic iniiiiiirir, while the si-lcctioris iwliirli-i~e(1 by tin- pianist wiere liiorougiily oiijoyt-il by till. 'l`in~ supriino soloist had ii urns; ch-Lirining por,-sonality and sinipiy brouglit ilowii the house in her clos- ing numbt~r.

Mr, <‘ui‘tin who spoke in the cv-

ening (lor sonic iiioiitli.~i_previoiis to the war correspoinleiit Poi' the Lon- don Dalby Tinies and other Norlh- cilffe papers] spoilt some time in G-~r~ many and Austria-l-liingary previou-: to the outbreak of the struggle, and was in un especially good position to speak ol’ what had talten plnec.

Mr. (‘.urtin said that previous to

the war he had lived in Aiistria-llim gary, where the was sent to write ii series of maguziiie articles :ind lin-l tricd at that time to see tho wm- trom the viewpoint oi' tho people with whom he lived. Hc endeavored as far as possible to see both sides oi' tin- i:ase,but the longer he remained in tin- country he became more and more possessed with the belief that they were wrong. As this fceliiig grew hc saw more and more cle1~irly the real piirpose oi' tho alliance anti made up his mind tlion and there to do his share loivnrils beating Gerniaiiy.

Since lzinding in this country no

iieczinie more and more a\varc ui’ the part (‘aii:idii had played in the strug- gle and realized the glorious part this coiiiiti-y had taken in the Gght_ lic know lull well tliut if his own coun- try had siiffercil in proportioii to that oi` tfniiadii tlii-.ir losses would lizivn in-.r-ii 1i,.'»00,000 in.-stead of 350.000. Ile could not. help feeling how iliiiiiatln felt, regardiiig the rrspoiisibility for the war-...At.. the outset (iei'iiiniiy willi ull the diploinatic skill ot’ which she was capable, gnrleuvc-r to have it said that she iiid not declare war, It was there th-at a trick ol’ rliploinacy oc- ciirred that was not known to all the world as it retiiliy happened, On the dtiy that war was first iulkcii of ii

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BEHI D THE SCENES

IN t GERMANY

Spirit and Object of Prussianism Shown in its True Light by the Famous Correspondent, Mr. T. D. Curtin at Chautauqua.

lirliisli nui-y made itself felt aud'be- fore long the lines of worry and des- pair began to be evident on the faces of the Gerniuii people.

Mr. tiurtin told inost interestingly

of his visits to (ll-riiiari prison camps .intl the iiietlioils oi' the iliin to li-ave it rnaiie known to the world that all ilu-,rr-iii were iised properly. This he iii-st~r'iln-ii as li parcel of canioufiago got up to be .-ipri-.url briniilciist among tho lwopli-ii ui' tlle Allied nations. Nut. :i|\\';iy>; \\'t~ri- the prisoners treated to ilii~.iti‘iculs and iiiiisir-ul ronrzerts, cto.

’l‘iic s|it~:ikter went on to tell of this

lialrcil that graiiuaiily developed for the Aiiici'ii‘tiiis and of the feclliigs of the tlerinaii foreigii olli-ce regarding the U-boat wiirfare. The murder of i‘opt. l~‘ry;itt was ilesci'i-bed to him by ,ii promim-iit Gcrniaii pzirliaiiientarian, who iforiteiirlcil that this would have ilie i-t1`r-rt ot' inaking sea captains more r-aret`iil In iittarklng U~hout.s.

.\tr_ t‘urilu said that ho informed.

the Gorinan politii-iain that he li;itl tr.ivr\lleri zi great deal with British, .~\iiicricuii and Norwegiuii captains, and he had never _vet found one of tlicm who he bi-lieveil would be afraid of the Gr-rinaii subui-urine \vzirfare.

The speaker pointed out that by

the ruthli-ss acts of the li-boots the Gei‘iuaii.s iviilenod more anti inure the gulf betivoon ilicni and the United States, and sunk lower in the estim- ation oi' people in all civilized coun- tries. - .\1r. <‘urtin, in closing, made ti strong appeal for unity anions English speak- ing peoples. 'l‘licy should be united hc said, in one common purpose so that no pro-German propaganda, wiileh is again evident in the United. States will ever again be the cause ot' world wide strife. He said there should he a trizii of the former Ger- man Eiuperor. in this way evidence would he proiliiced that would have the el`i`<~.ct ot’ disillusioning the Ger- main people,

The lecturer was frc<‘|`uenily ap-

plauded during -his address, and at tin-. close thc applause was loud and pijoioiigeii.

Reginald McKenna Takes Up Banking

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, July 31.-Right Honor-

able Reginald McKenna, former Chan- cellor of the Exclieqiier has been el- ected uliziirinziii of thc London Joint

,inoinentous desputcli was sunt out in

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I toiled duy in -and day out for tlicir

‘ii l3i~rlin paper that lrzid th;-, coiiiiiloiwc of the governiucnt, to the cliect that “Gei'iiiuiiy was iiioliilizliig."_'i`liis was iin1nr~dirile.»l_v sont ‘o 1"ctrogi‘ud by the Riissiuii Ambassador to his home govt-riimeiit and reaclied there in time to start Russia to work. irlliortly :if- tcr -:i second headline in the Gernian papers aiinounced that there was no truth in the lirst item. lriinieiliiiteiy the Russian Aiiiiizisszirlon sont the word on to his capital, but it was licrr-, that the work of (lcrmaii dlp- Ioiii;icy coinniciicotl. The first des- patch was allowed to go out without `i'est'i‘ve but the second was held llwclve hours, with the result that Russia had niobi|izeil_ Then through- -'out the length 'ami brendtli oi’ Ger- luuiiy i`roin the threats ol’ millions ot` (lei-iiian peoplp went thc cry, “down with the' (‘zar; long live the ldiiiper-

_ or; long -live the \\iii'."

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Mr. lurtin in tolling ol` ilie attitudi-

ol` the tlerniain poo;-le rrgziriling war, spolro ol' the ilcclziiaitioii in-.ide by thr- ,tleriuan l{aisr=r previous to the war and :it its opening", “You -.ire the r~lio.<» on people; woo to all that stand in your \v.'i_\'." This was the iii:is-::ig-- oi' the l{ai.<i\r'to his poopli- and zirniir-s. `l..|:-itoiiing to tho ii-r'liii'e oi .i i`niiioii.= G0l`ill1li1 lll`0t'<=ssoi'. he lieard the dor- trine ot' liuti- i-xpouiidcil. llis auti- ioncn were li:-ld not to lizltn the Eng- lish people but to hair- liiiglaml. ,lir- siiw the oeinoiit ol this lizit.ri\il spread through the length and liri-:idili oi` the land iiiitii it saitiiriited the peilpio. Songs of hate were not rizgrtlis, but

, ilic truth. When lie stood 'and looked

ovcr the tlirongs,of Gorniaii soldiers on their way to the training ground ‘and thc battlefield, when he saw the multiturles of Gernian people, all were singing the same refrain: “llntc of tlie_hcad and hate of the

hand;

Hate of the workmen and irate of the

crown;

llatc of seventy millions

Thundering down."

This was directrrl against whoiii?

England. This was the object of their rondeiunation. Then he could not lioip

ands of l‘!nglanil's soliiicry nizircliiiig to their place in the lines. The thous- and of Englisli men and women who

coiiutry's welfare. From tiioiisnnris of threats ln their country erlior-(1 and

song:

_ "Puck up your troubles in your old

kit bag

And smile, smile, sinlle."

_ The speaker told at length of his ox-

perlcuces while behind the scenes. fur into Germany when the war was in progress -and of the methods used

_ by the (lerinnn government to spend

lllfl f€0llI\i¥ of hatred and distrust nnioug.-it their own people, Neverthe-

biit think of when lie saw the thous-

<‘ii'y and Midlaml Bank to siici-eetl the lain Sir l<Irl\vai'd Holden. lie will give his whole time to the work.

‘German Triciiery

` Still in Evidence

(Special to :he Guardian.)

PARIS, July 30.-A waritlg voice

on the dangers of German iiifilter. ation by devious ways comes from Liixenibcrg. According to the Jour. litll of Esc-h of 42 petitions now be- fore Liixeinberg chamber for natural- ization, 38 coine from Prussian sub- jects. several of whom have been identifier] as iiaving been connected, more or loss, with acts Oi’ frlgiitfith ness during the war. None of them. the Esch paper al`l`ii'ms, would have iireaiiit of cluinglng his nationality had the (loriiiniis won. Reports fi‘oin S\\'ii7.i-rlariil that the Germans will try to p:|r~ifir:fill_v i'o-miter I~‘rnncg iinilrr giiise of Swiss citizenship. Ac- cording to :i iii4~s.~'.:ige received from tho iis.~ioi‘l;itoil press correspondeiit in t-lwiizorlrinil the other day, fully 100.- ooli (lor-iiiaiis :ind Aiistrians are wait- ing on the boi-tier line br-tween Basin :ind (`oiistnui'e for aiiiuittani-e into

‘Swim-i~l:iml, but the federal authori- ties are koi-piiig :i strict watch on tliose would be iinniigrunts.

Germany Accepts

Polish Settlement

PARIS, Jiiiy 3i.~l3aron Kurt .Von

ileis-iii-r. eliirl of the German peace di-lcgation, has sont :1 letter to tho l‘i‘:ice (‘onl`£‘.i‘rni:o accepting the pm- codurc proposed by the Allies for tho transfer to Poland of the districts attributed to Poland by tho _petico treaty. Von Lelsner returned yester- day t'roin Berlin. 'He was accompan- ied by tivo si.\i~i'ciarios ami one cour- ir-.rt Baron Von Leisner left Ver- sailles for Berlin on July 25. lt was unnouiicrrd at the time that his visit to the Gorman capital would be of short duration.

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'TIIE \VEATHER 1" TEMPERATURE '

TIDE, MOON, ETC.

winds hecnniiiig unsettled.

The tide will be high this afternoon

nt 2.06 and inniorrow at 2.52, it will he high tomorrow at 2.26 and Sunday at 2. 56.

Sun sets this evening at 7.42 and to-

morrow at 7.41, it rises tomorrow morning nt 5'.07 anti Sunday at 5.08.'

New iuoon Sunday, July 27th at

12.21 ai ni.

First quarter moon, Sunday, Aug

'less the straiigulation- hold of the

ust lird 3.12 p. m._ , , _