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one “ng per word per insertion when
uh accomplnilee order, with mini-i
:num ehnrge of 25 cents per inner. tion. Count your word; and uve mon- ,y by remlttlng with order. Stamps neepted. Adi. taken by phone or sent by mail will be charged at 2c. 9,, word, to cover book-keeping char- ge. ,stationery Ind iwltsse °" counts. ‘
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MISCELLANEOUS.
sAuNsoME sAusAcEs ~iA`iTE fresh BVBFY dill’ from selected young pork, Saunders, Newsome & C0.. Market Building,
My MARRIED MAN-WISHES TO RENT
farnl. or hire. Apply “A. 11"’ Guard.
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. s. NEwsoM wi-i.t. EE iN suM- m°"“Id° Wednesday N0 dav in the
AGENTS VVANTED - year that we don‘t' have an order
A'GEN1's wAN'rED.- 'ro sEi.i. Fon
“the old reliable Fonthill Nurseri- es," We teach our men to sell. Ex- perience unnecessary; highest com- missions paid; handsome free equip- ment. Stone & Wellington, Toronto, Ontario. - 4597-3-1MEtlMar31 "` ED-REPRESENTATIVES T0 wdilrlt-I'-ibuto Tablets, which wash
clothes epotlessly, clean, without rubbing. One trial makes perman cnt customers. One hundred' per cant profit. Make five dollars daily. Send ten cents for samples for four warnings. Bradley Company. Brent- ford, ontario. 4707-3-8M12I f-l WANTLD.
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Modern improvements. Ailllll’ 5 5,.,-mg St 4s'1l-3-1'1M§1.
FlTv°A'N'o"s'rnAw wAN'rEo.- wE want a few cars good hey 111111 straw. WIIA DRY H00" Price for prompt delivery. F. J. Holman & C(-,_ 4915-3-20M2i.
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-ro LET- s'r0nE AND oi=i=icE o Victoria Rovii 'Possession Mal' 15t- Apply Fennell & Chandler.
4549-2-24MI.f
for U10 fight kind of it horse' in
A some class. Pleased to geo what _ you have. 4905 SPECIAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS.-
Shoo repair shops, country stores, small groceries, clothes-cleaning SIIODE, etc.- One hundred printed blllheadu with your name, -business and address for only $1.50. THE GUARDIAN PRINTERY.
_____V_>_ 4912-3-Li0Mtf. FLovi/`Eii`s"AN7»_i-iousE 'iTU\'N'1'°sT-`-
Bliy a can of English Fertilizer and sec your plants grow. 15c. por cnn. A. llorne & Co. 4904-3-20M6l. HoRsE,MEN- Now is"1'FiE"ri_iv|E
to get your stallion cards* printed at 'I‘I»IE GUARDIAN PRINTERY.
4912-3-20Mtf.
MU|LTIGRAPH LETTERS ARE BUS-
Iness letters and the only place ' that produces them is THE GUAR- DIAN PRINTERY. We can dupli- cate exactly any typewriting in quantities of one copy to 50,000.
4912-3-20l\-ltf.
MC`s'i<nAT-nEo`Fox.1`i wii.i. PAV
high prices for mtlskrnt-red fox otc until Inst of the season. J. D. .len- kins. 4835-3-1GM6l.
FIRE-WOOD-WE SELL WOOD
both hard and .soft any sizo or length. A. l"ic(k_ard R' Co.. Coal Dealers. 4857-.‘i-1'lM6i.
& ig §___'_ .. -_-5
lfon, s.-\Ln.`
ron sAi.E-- 5 H. P. eoii.En EN-
gine. Apply 29 Stewart St,
4863-3-171\13i.
FOR SALE.- TWO PURE BRED
.\yrshire' bulls, flt for service. C. T. Ferguwn, No. 2, York, R. R.
4880-3-18M6ipil.
on sAi.E.- 764 ExE:`EClT`E`N1'”c`ow
F
due to freshen last of April. Wi'lte=
or- cell. J. W. McKenzie. Belfast .\/Innsc. 4844-3~16ME1i
FARM FOR SALE- AT CHERRY
llill, 2% miles from Mt. Stewart. consisting of 76 acres ill good state of cultivation. 3 acres- of good marsh. Well watered. For further particulars apply, Thomas D. Collin, (‘herry Hill, P. E. I.
' 4909~3~20M2ipd.
ron sAi.E A'r"A`a'A`noAiN A i>no'r-
cctograph check writer (almost new), also a New Era Check pro- fector. Apply at Guardian Office.
4070-Mtf.
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WANTED- A HOUSEMAID APPLY
'evenings Mrs. (‘. ll. I3. Long- worth, 181 Fitzroy St.
4914-ii-201\l3i.
NOTICE- ALL OVERDUE AC-
counts not settle-ti lleforc March 31st 1917, will he turns.-tl over to our At- torney t`or collection. Campbell and, l\Icl)onald, iilgg. 4913-3-‘.£M7f'i7l.t
si-iEETs No1'EPAi=»Ei=t_'wFrFi' office.
printed address G0c. Guardian ‘
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46. 5-.l-6_ .
ENVELOPES WITH PRINTED
address 500. Guardian Office
4685-ii-Gllltf I
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wANTEo.- Two MAios. APPi.vI
in person, Russ' Hotel.
4872-3~1'lMti‘.
vWiTEo- AT oNcE. A coMi>E-
tcnt kitchen girl at the Kozey Kor~ “et-_ 4906-3-20_M3i.
WANTED- PUPIL NURSES, MgALE
and female at the Taunton tate Hospital frrainlng School for urs- es. For particulars address Dr. Ar- thur iV.lG';i_ss, tS\lDliwTl;\lUt°“ Sm'-° H t. aunon, as . °°° ° sis;-4-niutf.
“TEACHER WANTED FOR SASKA-
tchewan and Alberta schools. Sal- aries $720 to $1000. Apply for‘fuiI infomlation to Canadian Teachers' Agency. at Regina, Sask. or Cal- gary, Alberta. 4509-2-22M1mo
Q-,139-3'..__l*' 'i*'““U LOST. LC`§1':`BF'W`E`ET"5`C`E`éA`R_ ST.
and St. James (‘hurch a pearl DIN I"-Indci' ploaso lcnvo at this office..
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itnniiiii”E”Errortnncciiniin
AI IUR_I_II_SH BIIRIIIR
(Special to the Guardian)
PETROG-RAD, March 19.--F'urtlie‘l‘
nrogress has been made by the Rus- iiinus in Persia who have now reached filo vicinity of the Turkish border. ll in reported today by the War Oflicc.
anon inns null il Pliinnin
...._._.
(Special to the Guardian) ` LONDON, March 19.-Thirty-three
iliousnnd troops paraded in the Rod Square of Moscow Sunday. says ii itcuter's Petrograd corresD0l1<Ifl“l~ Many of the regiments were headed lily red flags and most of the sC~idi0I‘H "Hd some of the officers wore red bou- ionnieres.
Minard'| Llniment Cure: Celdli 5°-
TIIE WEATHER'
TEMPERATURE:
TIDE, MOON, ETC-
.._.,...
TOONTO. March 20.-Pair and
rold. The highest temeprature \‘0C0f0€d
,yesterday was 25 degrees above. At I0 n. m. it was 25 above; at 9 D- “1- l7 above. The coldest the pl'0Vi0\\B “Isht was 25 above.
The tide will be .high this morninil ni. 8.28 and tc/morrow at 9-16: Il WI" lie high tonight at 7.57 and tomorrow nt 9.12. _
The sim sets this evening at 6.30
imd tomorrow at 6.32; It rises tomor- row morning nt 6.19 Intl Tuesday nt ii,l7.
The moon sets tcfnlglit at 6. The laiit quarter of-the moon was
on Friday. March 16th at 7.37 a. m.
PIANI BIIIWN UP
Several Hundred llorkmen Sold To Hove Perlshed.
(special to the Guardian)
COPENHAGEN. March 19.-A large
maniiion plan; at Cologne blew up on Tuesday, according to information rcccivcd from Germany by a nnwfilm' per at Koldlng, near the fron-tier. Se- veral hundred workmen are reported to have perished. _ I
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N IN BERIIN
NAINNININIINIIAI REPIIRI
S I I‘ t ti1e.Guardian.)
NEIvp;'c0aRK.° March 19.-Wild ru-
mors of rt revolution in Berlin swopt over the United States and Cillllilfl this afternoon. with no snimrenf bs- sis, so far as could he ascertained.
COMING EVENTS , ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MEETINGS, ETO.
__-
°°BASKET SOCIAL.-All should at-
tend the basket social and concert in North River. Hall Thursday oven- ing March 22nd. Admission 20cts. (lhildreu 10c. Lad-ies with baskets
. . If to i following evening. ""° I my isiis-fi-mwsi.
"Tenders wilT_ lic received from
parties willing to become manager oi' the gp,-ing-nelri Egg (‘irt-le No. 28. Tenders to state price per dozen md he in directors hands not IBM' “ll” March 26th. Contract to begin April
. 1 _ G . H. Mayne, Secretary-.
da;~I“lVll.Er::vli\“§gI!iiI'I riIT‘l1III)tI5m|‘J.o'lln'I`hu“ at eo 4900-ll-20M8i.
The length of today will be twelve- 1"-"""*"’_
hours and nlnn minutes.
I
Mliiards Llnimeni cures garget In owl
In their Retreat
(Special to the Guardian.) `
LONDON, March 19.-Memorable
will bo St. l"atrIck's Day, 1917. It was oil thai. day the German llnes_ in France, held for over two years, sud- denl yielded along a front of one hun<I’red miles. Over sixty cities, towns and villages, including Ba- paume, Pe.-ronne. lloye, Chauluess. Neale, Noyan, and Lasslgny have been occupied by British and French troops.
The British advanced azlong a front
of 45 miles and at points ten miles deep.
The French advanced on a 37 mile
front. at points 12% miles deep. lla- paume. Peronne and over sixty villa- ges fi-.ll to the British. Nesle would appear to he the point of junction bc- twcen tho ilrltish and French because troops from both armies-i entered the place.
The re'-ca»ptur@ of Noyon, which was
the nearest point tc- Paris held by Germans since the beginning of the war has given a great relief to the people o__l’ the capital. Bnpnume, lioye, Lnssigny and a large number of vil- lages in Picardy and Artolse, which for two years have not seen at l<`rent~ll unIl`orm now are under the tri-color anii the flag ol’ their allies.
ROUSING WELCOME TO THVE VIC-
~ ' TORS.
yy T_ ___ _,_ "ST, PATRICK S DAY WAS .CELEBRATED
BY A SIIIASHING ALLIED VICTORY
German Troops Along a Front of Miles u en y
Yielded and are now in Full Retreat. In Addition to Bapaume and Pernnne -Over 60 Villages and Towns were Occupied hy French and British. Towns Held by Germans for Over Two Years Have Been Liberated, the Inhabitants Welcoming Their Victorious Countrymen with Tears of Gladness. The German Rout is Complete.
They Burned and Lonted 300 Villages.
named village and have gained the western and northern western defen- ces of Monchy Au Bois, Lassgny. No- yon, Carlepont, Morsan, Nc-uvron. Vitige, Crouy, all In the Oisc and Aisno districts have also been taken.
Two oEPAi=n-mEN1°s tieEnArEo Fnoiu GERMAN note.
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, March 19.-Toiuorrow or
the day after two entire l-‘rench De- partments, those of Oil-ie and Aisne will lic liberated from the German in- vaiier, according to reports from the fighting front. The total territory now regained is roughly calculated at 620 square miles. The nature of the ground over which the Germans re- treated was almost all against them and they were hurried by cavalry which is now being used lu force for the first time since the battle of thc Marne. `
ONE FIFTH OF GERMAN LINE
(Special to 'thc Guardian.)
I’ \liIS. March 19-The German line.
by last ncronnts, was in full retreat over a sectioli"\vli'TElt represents at most one fifth ot' the vast t`ront front
The victorious entry‘ot` the French
into Itoye on the heels ol’ the reti- ring Germans was marked by stirring iucide'nts in which eight hundred li- berated citizens participated. The lnhabiteilts threw themselves in front of the arriving French soldiers all shouting as they did so “Vive is France." Women hugged them while old people grasped their hands. Tears were in the eyes of all when suddenly a twelve year old boy began singing the Marsellaise which was ta- ken up instantly by the populace. The on-rushing waves of -soldiers joined in and it was to the strains of the Na- tional Anthem that the French out- posts left Roye pressing the rotreat- ing Germans.
I i
EXENT OF THE VICTORY.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. March 19.-It is difficult
at tho present momcl1t to give the names of all thc' -plnccs captured but some of thc namcs and a rcfcrenco to` maps will aid in indicating the tro- mcndous scope of tho advance. A fowl of tho names are as follows: Ba- paumc. Porronnc, Noyon, ltoyc. Neslc. Chaulncs. These indicate it frontier 100 miles. lncidcntal to fheso cup- turcs thrrc wcro others; south of the Somnlo tho villages of Fresncs, llorg- ny, Villers, Carboneli, Barleux, and Lama Sonnettc; north of the river, in addition to the town of Bapaume, wc' arg in possession of tho villages of Lotransloy, Biefvillers. Bihucourt.' Achietlcgrantl, Achitlepctit, Abc- lainosville, Bucquery, and Et-isarts. We also hold Qussnoy Perm, fifteen hundrcd yards north cast of tho last
Sw-itzerlniul to the sea, closely press- eil by French ami British . French troops -have recaptured important towns and many square miles of ter- ritory, accomplishing this at small cost to themselves, so carefully has every detail ot' the advance -been thought out. .
(Special to the Guardian)
LONDON. Maron 19--British troops.
say advices from headquarters, press- ed the retreating Germans hard all night long.
TI-IIRTEEN MILES- 'T ‘ Z‘f'JND.
In Lassigny region wc’ of Roye.
the Gomtans appear to have made only a weak defence since the French were able to push forward thirteen miles at one bound. General Nivelle thc French commander. is following up tho retreating Germans with great ra-pidity. It is rcgnrdori hcrc :is doubtful whether tho Germans will find it feasible io offer scrioils resis- tance before reaching their basic line of defenco between Lille and Sc-issons. two days march from \"llirrc they now arc.
GERMAN RETRE_;ATDUNPFtECEDEN-
E .
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. March 19.-Whilo news-
paper commcnt is moderate' in toxic the retreat in ricscrilierl ns unprvru- dentcil except for Ihr period following the battle of the lilariio. and it is cin- phagized that thvi-,, in nothing yvt to indicate where lilo Gcl°iu'in llnc will be halted.
I FROM SWITZERLAND TO THE
SEA IS IN RETREAT. ~
Ono corrcspc-udcnt writes that it
would bo easier now to say whore the German line between Arras and -Roye is not than where it is. 1-Ie says that it is dissolved and has not yet settled anywhere definitely. The correspon- dents tell but little of the work of tho lliritish cavalry. They are “over the ‘hills and far away" says one. The- , Germans have a cavalry screen behind their rear guard, reconnoltering the roads in an attempt to ascertain the volume of the British advance.
PERONNE OCCUPIED WITHOUT A SINGLE CASUALTY.
Ong feature of thc operations gon-
- erally remarfkcd upon is that the Bri- - fish advance south from Bapaume has _prcducetl no Important lighting. Pe- ronue- ll.self was ocrlipied wltlioilt a
I-`llrther no“th. however the destruc-
3 lion is complete and it is declared that at least three ltuniireri villages we-re burned to ciitders. Thr- small . town of Athch is described as it flam- ing torch, visible for miles around and many villages are still fhurnlng. Of all this great tract of France which the enemy has been forced to aban- don. says one correspondent. there is ,no beauty left, no farms, only black lruins everywhere. There was ne- ver a moment in the wer when the Frencli inhabitants felt, such fury ol’ rage against the Germans.
FRENCH TOOK 100 VILLAGES IN THREE DAYS.
PARIS. March 19.-Tho Frolicli.
closely following the retiring Gor- ,mans, reoccupied Guiscard last night , and at several points reached the rail- road from Ham to Nesle, the Wial' Office announces. Troops were push- ed along the road to St. Quentin, east of Nei-llc, the second German posi- tion cnpturcd. The statement says one llundrcd villagcs have been re- occuplctl by the French in -three days. illauy of these towns had to be dos- froyefl. ihollsallds of persons whom the Germans were unable to send to the rear camo forward to greet the
‘I-‘rcncli.
GERMANS MADE VIOLENT AT-
I TACK AT VERDUN.
Z On tho Vcrdun front Germans made a heavy attack between Avoncr/nrt and Dcnd l\'lnn's- llill after artillery pmnnrailonri. Thry penetrated th-e l<‘rPilcl\ liilrs on n. front 'of 250 yards Init worn cjci-tml from part of this po-
\ iiition aitcr violent hand to hand fight-
ug.
HRANI] RUIIE MICHAEL
RENIIUNUES IHRIINI
-_-~
Leiivlng Selection In Hands Of The People.
(Special to th; Guardian)
PETROGRAD, March 19.- The
Grand Duke Michael has _ finally
REMAINS III IJUIIHESS
IAII] III RISI
Body Vins Cremnteii llnd Ashes interred in Albert Memorial Chapel.
I (Special to the Guard-lan)
renounced the throne, leaving the mat-| ter oi' the selection of V a monarch entirely in the hands of the people The Grand Duke Michael has advised the army and navy to bow to the new government and stand by Russia. All political prisoners are being released.
niiisii vans
surly iniiliis
to an 'idmiralt statement iii
stink.
LONON. March 19.-The ashes Of
the Duchess of Uonnaught, whose re- mains were cremated. were interred today In the crypt iz-f the Albert Me- morial chapel. Windsor. in the pre- sence ot' mcmhers of the Royal Fd- iull_v. A memorial service was ltr-ld in \Vc#stminister Abbey. It was at tended by officials and diplomats.
U. S RAILWAY
Straits of Dover Sunday morning and ronfl strike has been avoided. Yield- torpedoed it British destroyer. accor- ing to an appeal of President Wilson
an facin the robabilitv ofthe Uni
ding _ y - d 5 D . ' sued this afternoon. The latter llrl- ted States entering into the world tish warship was not seriously damag-. war, the railroad early today granted ed. A merchant vessel wns also the demands of four employees' bro
theriloods for a basic eight hour dny
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IIHREIE ANIERIIIAN
VESSELS SUNII
‘several of the urinlirrs of nie
Crew Are Missing
(Special to the Guardian)
WASHINGTON, March I9.--German
I (Special to the Guardian) ‘form ii National Service League. o' I ST. JOIIN, March 18.-Private An-iirecommenried the formation of n ‘toino Nolan of the lilfith Battalion was' Central Executive to plan for the
(Special to the Guardian) --- 'killed on Saturday :ilternoon on the whois province and asked for names.
LONDON March I9.-German des- (Special to the Guardian) 'Parnqliet Railway. liriwecu ifnraquet for the conimittee. Ile- hopod the
"aye" ,hy n B,-|¢|,,h patrol). |" thai y|.;\v Y0l'tl<, .\iai-vii lil.--'I‘hc rail-land ilnthurst. l"rivute Nolan. with se-ymovemi-in inaugurated would get
vi-ral other men of the lil-'»tli. had many niori- init-i-cstiul in patriotic goin- home on election leave and ow- work, ing to the heavy snow storms which On motion of Mr. C. ll. B. Long- followed their departurn from the unit worth. Messrs James Paton. M. i..
able to return. A.. Colonel Davison and Mr. J. 0.
liyndman were appointed ii. nominat-
Minnrdu Llnlment Cures Toothlehcding committee to appoint a gener
WPT? IITI
The mcetin called for last cveuln
connection with the question of Na~ tional Service was well attended and much interest was manifested. As th-2 result of this meeting a National Ser vice League for Queen`s County was formed with a general committee and committees on Demobilization and Production,
Those present included: lion. J.
A. McDonald. Director of National Service, who presided, Judge' Stewart. Mayor Brown. James- Paton, M. I.. A.. A. B. \Varburton, Percy Pope; A. W. Hyudmnn, Dr. Lundie, Rev. Canon Simpson, Rev. T. W. l\'lurphy, Rev. i‘. R. Freeman. (lol. Moore, Colonel Davison. W. \V. Stanley, .i. P. Gor- don. It. ll. Jenkins, , S. A. .\lt~Don~ nld, Ilr. J. W. l’. Mclllllluu, Mnjol' Leigh, I.. .l. 'l`ennant, E. D, Steins. t'. II. B. Lougworth, J. I). Stewart
I
I
I
submarines have sunk three unarmed should be taken to encourage P- E- _Amqrlcgn vgggelg Several American Itllllnilers (0 return to their Own Dro- ,m||m~,; are m|,.p,|ng_ vlnce. Ile understood the Provincial
IMlnard'u Llnlment Cuneu Diltemper. fills-SLIOH Of mil-KIIIK IZFMHS Of IHWI A0 I ____ these men, Tho National Service
I llonrd had already sent out enquiries
io all employees asking what ihoy
, , ha :lone in the as-it in the way of
d D
employing help ami what they could
I do. Cards wi-ll also he nent to the sol- | diers asking what they wish to do. , - The partir-ular object of this -meet-
l~:. 'r. viii-lionell. lc. ii. lm-r, ia, Af Fosiei'. .l. I). Seaman. .lo.~reph lilc-
§:;§IetL_P’g;I;‘2 §’)‘;’;’laI3;6l_0l;rI;e PIM” ISI i_'arc_v, (`apt. Palincl-, A. .l. I\ioAdu-ln. ~ - Elly lmfedie. n. Holman. w. ri. i>uri.i'io J. .\. but although many buildings \vere;(~|m.k _]_ 0_ uvndnmn W I&_ Rob burlw.d a great number are utitlattitlgedl pm flour (.0, ` _]enkin;_i M L y and Peronne. unlike llapnuiuc. is still _y,,h`“ M(.Kenm,_° _mseph yu(-:;,.ey_' 3§,,`_f H '°“'“' 'jot' I~‘uilerfon, John Bradlv-_r_ J. li.
Burnett Rvlliien \liDoll.lli
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30° VILI-AGES BURNED' |I~Iubhlird and .l. .l. Flnnmu.
i
lion. J. A. .\l<-lionald. Iliri-t-toy ol'
E ‘ ‘ Si'
in the' Legislative Council Chamber ini
NATIONAL SERVICE . LEAGUE FORNIED’
At a Largely Attended Meeting Held in
the Legislative Council Chamber Last Evening. Committees Appointed.
committee oi’ 25 persons and com- mittees on Demobilization and ~ in- creased Production with power to add to tho tncmbens of each committee.
As the result the following coni-
uaitteeg were nominated and accept- e :
GENERAL EXECUTIVE.
lion. J. A. McDonald. C. H. B.
Longworth, Percy Pope, Dr. J. W. P. McMillan, Rev. Canon Simpson, Reuben -Mcllonald. Rev. Maurice Mc- Donald, Rev. Dr. Fullerton, Mayor Browil. Judge Stewart, Rev. R. G. Fulton, Rev. (‘. R. Freeman, J. R. Burnett, A. W. llyndnian, W. L. (fottoli. J. A. Webster, Wm. T. Prowse, lloward Iiillson, Rev, Dr. G. J. l\i<'l.ellan, Geo. IS. Hughes. I). 0`M. itflltiiu, I). J. Riley. C. li. Chnuillel. W. W. Stanley, E. II. Boer, .lathes Paton, Cui. li. M. Davi- soii,_i_‘ol. I-‘, S. Moore,
COMMITTEE ON DE MOBI LIIATION
it, ll. Jenkins. .lunles Eden. Percv
l'opc_ .I. P. (lot-don. W. Ii. Tidmursh. i`lins'. |_,\'nns. Dr. S. R. Jefllkinii, Edwin Aitken. W. K. Ibugers. R. E. Spi1lett,.l. tl. li,\'uri-man..
National Servirci who presiiicii. ox-
COMMITTEE ON PRODUCTION.
plaincd in at golieinl way the icirn o.‘| _ '_ _ the lllcctlllg. lie tlcrluiwti that the 'I~ -\~ AI“TI‘~- Il- 5- I-0*"-\0¥\» A- E-
first duty oi' Nnlloilnl Service was to make' nu enrolnlcni of th-tr man povi-i er of Canada. The <:ard.=i distlibutcd-
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I)cwui'_ .lsi~'. I). Ste-wiirt. J. R. Dinnls, `. G. 'liuifgg Ex-I.t. Gov. li. A. Mc-- Kiunon. lion. .\l. McKinnon. Vincent
In this province \\'ci'e verv g<*nerully`HIa'If*’- I"~ R- A115011?- ,-etm.ued_ To the post 0|-me 0fm.ia|sI' Vi hilc thc' ioinnilttec were decid- much credit must he given for this. mg 0" ‘IW l'*~'\"-‘l0mlf>I Of lbe Bfbdve
I; was highly cretlitiib-'lo to Cliarlotte-I town that this city gave a better re-~ turn than any other city in (`-ani-\dn,I sending in 98 -per cent ofthe raids. En- rolment was not yet complete, The qucs-tion of making it compulsory had been discussed at u recent meeting and It was decided to give another chance to the young mon to register-I this- time t0 March (list. Tl\e`Nx-ltional Service Directors at this meeting were charged to assist the' recruiting officers in every way possible as well as to formulate plans in civil affairs. The starting of industrial es~ tablishments-, especially tho manufac- ture of munitions was one very impor- tant matter. The Miinitions' Board were paying for a certain cla-ss oi' skilled mechanics from the United States. The National Service cards showed where several hundreds of such workers were available in this country. Locomotive engineers were very lnuch needed. Some three hun- dred of those were' located by moans of the cards. But what had been done so far was oniy preliminary, To handle some of the big problems of the future was why they had' assembl- ed at this meeting, Tho best brains thought and advice are needed. Hon. Mr. McDonald said he hoped to get_ some needed advice, Ono' thing essen- tial, sald hc, is to impre'ss on the country the importance of specdinll up tho production of foodstuffs and thc i-ul`iiva.tion of lends in and around the cities. it was highly important that every possiblo bushel of produce that could be grown e-hould bo forth- coming next season. In tho British Isles this ls' the essential thing. Pre- mier Lloyd-George had said that if there would be any reason why they should not be successful in this war it was because' of at shortage of food- stuffs.
Another feature dwelt upon by Hon.
Mr. McDonald' was that of making pre- parations for demobilizatlon-the handling of our soldiers when the’ war is over. Whnl will be done with thc men froln l’. E. Islanti? Othet pro- vinces will be trying to get these men. Mr. McDonald thought steps
Legislature was going to consider the
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committees it number of those pres- ent delivered short addresses.
Judge Stewart said be did not sen
that the committee could do very much in regard to unoccupied rand in this province, lie thought the main thing was to stir up the people to the necessity of increased' production.
Canon Simpson thought that there
wquld not be anything in the way oi’ problems for this province tim; the others will have to face, Ile thought nearly all the Island' oldiers were farmers and we would be glad to have them back. Any means of telling be"- forehand the employment of those men should be utilized. Canon Simp- son incidentally mentioned-thathy the Patriotic Society would help all it could.
Mayor Brown said that it would
be well to prepare for the settling here of others than Island soldiers. lie' said there was plentyof ‘land audi plenty for men to do here, and hero was an opportunity to materially add io the population. Find out, said he. how many we can provide for and. give this information to tho- Govern- ment,
Mr. A. B. Warbrton said he held
the same views as Canon Blmpson. ,lie said there was big scope here for men from tho farms. The fisheries- vvr-re open to immense and profitable development. Unfortunately thentcn- dency or late years had been towards the citltes. llo thought manufacturies in connection with the soil could be started. He deplored the fact that
farmers here do not give thglr sons n hold on the lend. Samet ing he' thought should be done to ' provide homee for all who work on the farms.
Mr. Il.. H. Jenkins lnqired ah to
what was to be done regarding tho question of Thrift and Economy?
Mr. McDonald' replied that it was
hoped to accomplish a greet deal along this line by the aid of liters- ‘ture and through the scohols and teachers,
Mr. W. K. Rogers said he under-
stood that the question of National Seivlce was a matter of getting fo- gether men and meanr, He thought there should be a committee to 'deal
with conscription of money a 'd as well. There are many wilio c `n give fifty times as mch as they have given without feeling it. The mall amount nt' silbscrlptions received from thc countrv to the Patriotic Fund. he thought n disgrace to the province.
Mr. Mcllonald in explanation said
ii was not intended tha( the National Service Ponlmission was to be A re-
cruitiug board. The civil side Ihe work was delegated to than _r- lly and to assist in wha; way ` _ey could in recruiting.
Judge Stewlry said he hmved
. recruiting was as successful li _"‘ns~
in any other province, all tmmii- sidered. ln regard to the ' in l~’und -over $38,000 had just been paid in and it was safe to sly th; over $50.00() will come in by voluntary subscriptions. Re did not t it
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‘right to say the subscriptions? had