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%‘:2.'lJri“<‘»’r‘Fl~" =‘»'1“»~'t“»‘-3“r»`-‘lib rar. cHARLo'rrs'rowN,~ cANAnA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917 ,;gg°,.';';',",~;~;' ,<g;,',';;;°<,'g ;g,,';1,;;~f;,,,,_,__ _,_ ,W ,ar “_ -‘I

HOME RULE QUESTION IIIIIGNIFICENT BRITISH VICTORY ICOMNIISSIONS REPORT

IS IIOIIIN CHECKED I IN MESOPOTIIIIIIIIN CIINIPIIIGNI ON THE DIIRDIINELLES

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T. P. 0’Connor’s Resolution Forcediiirand Slralegy ol Allies has [{g5||||gd in Complete R0ulILord Kitchener had Favoured Proiect

Government to Namely to Grant

Part oi Ireland that Wanted it. Nation- I aiists Left House in a Body.

Declare its Policy, Home Rule to Any ~

Guard Now Within 'len Miles oi Jerusalem. Whall was Reparded as litipossible Feat has been Aceoin~-

plished in Crossing Desert from Suez to Palestine;

I .

ol Turks from ,North and South. Advance Britishf I’“‘ II'SP“‘°I‘ "I I"°°PS had .I"?°“

Delayed Three Weeks Commission Found it was lli=Advised to Make Naval

Attack Without Jo

int Land Attack.

(S ecial to the Guardian)

the Admiralty lvlnston 3 ge,

(special to the Guardian.) I

LONIJON, March S.-'l‘. P. O'Col'l-

veriiment oit ports ot' ireland clear]

Y ,

tlelllilhfilllg it. Premier Lloyd-George , ________._______ .

concluded his speech rby moving an

iici-‘s irish Home Rule resolution in-jzimettdment -to the resolution offered (sp¢¢|a| to ing Qnaftgligm)

tho imperial l-louse oi' Commons Wed- nrigrlay, precipitated a complete split helwccii the Natlc-nalists :ind the Lloyd-George government. Tho scene rrcuilud tlioso of many years since and the Ntitionolists, led by John Rod-, inoiid. left -in zi. bodv tho I-lousp of Commons. The resolution forced the government .iuto a. declaration ot its policy towards strll'-govei'nn1c-nt. name- lr that any part of Ireland that. wished llomn Rule could have it bitt that i_io r-trrcion would be employed to compel l'lster to iiccopl. At tho same time rho proposal drew from tltc Ulstcritos an ttitlmattim that they wouldynot nc- rcpt, which, coupled with the govern- iricnt'.~r pronouncenic-nt oifccttiaily rrtislictl :ill hopes for it speedy settle ilituit.

l-‘cr more than an hour before the .\'at.iott:tlists left the House the Pre-I.

ml:-r hud faced ti,wllirlwliid of :iiigt-y( AUSTRALIAN SENATE PAVOURS lowing tip the Ottoman rear guards.

censure from the Nationalist quarter, which at times forced him to take his scat bectttise he could not innkr: him- sell’ liczird. lle was called “turiicoat"

Nationalist exclaimed “Iiatigmtin (‘or- son is only tit to ber,s. htingmun, not l~`ir-t l.ord.ol the Admiralty." Pre-

Iicy dlllr. 0'('.onn0r. The amendment LONDON, Mnrcli 8.--The gran .a sz

Istratcg oi' th Allies’ Asiatic coin-5

RUSSIANS ALSO MADE IMPOR-

tl, TANT ADVANCES.

“This House would welcome any palgn rcveacictl today in reports oft (Special to the Guardian)

Seltletiteilt which would produce bet-:victory on ull fronts; in l"nlcstino,I r . . I. I. .. _

e S-The Russians in l’crsla. liavn niado IIIIIIIIIIIIK III IIS I`f‘\'IHf‘<I I`0Vl\1-

ter- understuiidlng lietivecn irelimd-wliere the British have drlvcn th and the rest ol' the United lilngdoni-Turks liztck thirty miles, from befor

but considers it impossible to iniposofliagdatl, where General lil:tiido's caval- by forco on an section of lrclzind xi ry has pnrsueti thr deuioralived for

forln ot government whlcli has not ces to within nlnn mil;-q nf ('l0,,ipn0

their c"onscnt.I' I I [Hin ‘great battle Igi'otititl oi’ ‘thc -181115

Toduy tho Natlonalists i'ei1l:iiti<‘rl lib-fcoiiipalgn; and t'rom Persiri. wher

solutoly from tho llrniscs ot. the con-Itlic Rttssiaiis have seized tho moun- feroiico which oiidorsed l`tcdniond'sIt1iin passes south ol' llttmltlnn, tliroiigli

tlccisioii to opposo the Llc/yd{l-corge wliicli they :ire dying tliclr (‘ossaclt

PETROGIIAD, Vili London, l\Iitrcl

o further- important proilress in their

Dllfsllit el’ the Turks from I-lamatlan,

_ the Wai' Ofllcc. iiiiiioiiiic-,ml todliy. Al'- , ter their capture ol’ Asatlabad summit

they continued their progress south-

n ward and-on Monday ncctipictl tho

town ot’ Kungaver.

S ONLV 12 MILES FROM BAGDAD.

g0V€il'l\ll1(illl.

:iftcr tho ileolng Askaris.

This afternoon llonar Law stated l'clrogi'ad confirms tho retreat o

that tho government could not seo its,t.he Turks. According to an oiliciti

wav to arrange l'or any l'ui'thf~r tlebatc. report isstictl there, they have aban-

i` (Special to the Guardian.) l - LONDON. March S-’l`lio llrltisli cn-

vnlry is now within twelve miles ol'

oitltlic lrisli question. Tho crislsIdoiictl lin-, summit oi' Asadilnid where Barldatl, it is otllt-ially tiiiiiotiiiccri to

thus ierclpltatod conimaiitls thc i1tten||ho passes into lowlands isstic, and

day. ._

tion ol' thc neivspitpcrs. (ire retiring upon Kingnvtn- -toward the - ,`"‘

HOME RULE.

S eciai' to the Guardian

]-‘=0\llI\- Rilssiftll light. forces are lol- TURKS DEMORALIZED.

The British drive in Palestine has (Special to the Guardian.)

brought them to within forty miles I.O1\'llOI\', Zilttrcli S.-(lcncrzil Mutt- of lerusalom arcoidin to late do/~ rice slid thc Turks matic no dcfcnsc

( p t ~) - I . . r ‘ g ' . .‘: . . »- .

I l\lFli.l`iOllll‘Nl<l. Via London, March pzitclics received licrc and an advance of (`tcsplion._ lt bus been believed

on thc llomo Iluio question and one 8.~Tlto Australian Seinttc, by n vote giiard is tlcclared in one report to the Ttifks might offer resistance

ol’ 28 to 2. today adopted at resoltitionlliavp rcnclicd lllclialil, only ten milcs when Ctesphon was rcaclied. This calling for llonie Rule i`or lreinntllfrom the Holy (lity. lt’ the- drive is town is about twenty miles below “without undue delay" substituting'sttccessful one thousand American re- Bagdad. The llrltlsh War Office re-

niior Lloyd-George said it was the go-|lliiIit. phrase for the word “iniiiicdit1t._e-lt`tigccs there who are now awaiting ports iiidicale that little opposition wi-iimcnt‘s view that there must. be Ii'-’ 301111101' Stewart. Laborile. said instructioiis to go to.llelrnt to be, has born offered by the 'l`lit'kS Siucff

i

nr. attempt ata settlement of the lrisl

'Sir Edward tiarson had favoured i`0N'of picttetl. tip by American vessels will bel the tall ol’ l{ut~cl-Amnrti. February

rnntfntnn which would provoke civil Io iight the British authorities in Ire- ciutblctl to return’ via the British line filth., The Ilritislt have advanced

u.n in our-A' nrt ot' the Kingdom and

land and was thou brought into tlicIot` ccmintinlczitioti to Egypt or may iioztrlv 100 miles in that time.;

rcntl the whole Kingdom into warring] Cabinet. As tt result there came it rt-vi elect to remain In the lloly (‘lty. Bri- ` <-:mips during the grcnt world strug-,volt in ireland iii ivlitch the people tisli l`orc.es based on tho Suez (‘ansl WILL BE HANGED. gn. The irremiar Sam (nr-, gnvorri- were balke-tl. The reason was tliatinccompllshod what was believed to be (Speciabto thd Guardian.)

rnt-'nt wav; pr-oppr-old tc- confer srzif-go hc belonged to privileged class. ' (an impossible feat, in crossing the do- WINDSOII, Ont., ‘March S.--Sen

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alias Jaincs Steward, who on the night oi January 26 last shot. und killed \-Villinm Jackson ot' Winnipeg a C:i~ nadlan Immigration oillcer. I FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERSI

(Special to the Guardian.) I

PARIS, lilarcb .\`.-Spirited iirtiilery(

actions continiicd rlitring tho night be-I tween the Oisn and the Aisno sttys to~= dny's tflhclnl report. The l\`rencliI took prisoners in attacks on tt posl-I lion rot Scppols 1.0 llatit. I

’l‘lio atiiiotinconiotir rctids: ' “Bct\vcen tho Oisc niirl tht- Aisnc

:there were rutlicr lively ttrtilicry (In- Igageinents. Patrol ciiconntcrs oc-I Ictirred in the region of Br:-iiliii Sous, Totitvcnt. I

ln Lorrainc, northeast. of I-Imbcrme 1

nit. front it detztclinieiit pen(-.ti'ntetlI _(lei-itian ti‘ciiclit=~,4 :intl bi-ought buck ilifteen prisoners. utter doing conslf 1 rlcralilc dtiinugo to thc ciicni_v's works.) ln Alsace at Gcrnian attack on our po-I sitioiis uczir Zeppois l.r.liaut tvus rc-r pulsed completely. We t.ook prison-I ers. Neal' lliiscnfirst. l<`rench recon-I `no|tc-ring parties lutlit-lcd n heavy blow on the snemv The night pass-

BERLIN REPORT.

t ' an

(Special to he Guardi .) '

BERLIN, liiurcli S.-llyI\virelcss to

the Associated l‘ress via Snyville.- The Admiralty made the following au- iiouiicement today: 'l`wenty-nun stea- mers, ten sailing vessels and sixteen(

(-I“l”i`I“II» The Commission report that naval advisers would have pre- ferred ioint military attacks, tustetnt of :tn attack by the fleet alone, and tlcsirctl that these views sliould have been heard by the War Council which wits not justified in coming to a de- cision without uiur-li fuller investiga- tion. ’l‘he possibility' ol’ im-tiring ti surprise attack by lurid and water (-1'i'f’rctl such' great military and poli- licfll tltIVlllli.<'1gt‘s, I.Ilt‘. (fommigglon lliids. that it was ill advised to stic- riilire this possibility by deciding has

I,()NDIT)I\', March N.-~.\ie.jority rc.-

port ol' thc (‘ommissioii appoiiited lust July to investigate the Dtirdaneiles cautpziign, which was held up for at t'ortnlght by the decision to expurgatc it certain section referring to the Al- lied I-1>uiitrit=~i. was marie pohhr- this

'l`he Commissioii reports that the

late Lord l\'1tclionc:', then \\'ar Scorc- tary, favorctl tho pr-ojnr-t nnd (img wlicii lic gave :i decision to the war t‘ouncil it was invai'iz\bl_\' :it‘ceptct_l as linal. 'l‘lit>wtlcspult-lt of troops to the east uns tif.-layed tlii-te., weeks. thc rc- tily to undertake ii pu:-ciy naval at-` liI0rt says, as the result ct the rlecl-,tat-k. which, from its nitturc, could sion ot' Lord l{itclieiicr not being coin- not attain completely the objects do titttniwttcd to llit- tlicn First Lord of sired.

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SPLENDID WELCOME

FOR ISLIIND HERO

ir..-

l;.-;;m-;- -- tt'-' ~f ->f~=jPrivaie Marlin oi Caledonia, who was

g Wounded at Ypres and lnvalitled llome,

Received a llearly Reception Yesterday. -

A splcntlid wclcomt- ivzis tit-cotwleti

Private Wllliuni .\lzirtin of Caledonia,

had laid down their livcs. Ypres. he declared would rank with Waterloo

lsert that lies between the (‘ttii:\l and ,

tenor; ot death “tis passed at eight

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'_' M _____I___,I vI___ __w_M________M, _”___,`__, w__,__ laiesliiic. oclock last night. upon John ilogue.

(Special to the Guardian.)

lug: During the week ending at initi- tiighl, March 4th. Shi) riicrchant ships

“I 0\"‘i` 100 IUII‘=I II‘*I» UI IIII IIIIII°IIII` I0 FI 0' Im ’ ` ` ltlgures front the llrltlsh utlmirnltv _

~ ,_ _ I 1 1 n_l'ng Tho lianibtiiger Nat-lirichtcii. \vhichI ' _ `_ -' (Special to the Guardian.) litlts, excluding constitg itid sii I I I ,_ . . h I C _ I made publit. hero today at the office OTTAWAI March 3I__Thm an 0m_

vessels. entered French ports. lltit-

- , , . _ nun( plot as u “truly Aiiiericaii" political ' ` ' ' _‘, jthargo will be placed on potatoes from fiiirr:III0»I:rIn§pcpIIrIi)tNsnIIII8t,o]N;nI:rossIiimtioettvre by P1‘<‘-1IlIf“"- “`II§““ I°IiIh°IvB"IIIltimmngh Fcthriulm . "In§II'III=111H<l=1'is improbable in the iight ' and t-nc tindcr this tonnage were get tt irutjorlty of f'0iil-Kress to favor IIIIIIIIIEIIII _SI I'III;I`° IIIIS “bInIIIIi“eI'8 Igéflnfortuatlon collected by the lvllnister sunk livsubniz)ii‘iites or mines, as woli lI\0 IMIELIIY €IIil0l‘IUI 011 U10 L‘~'l`0Im_lII ‘mg nmiibgf II_iIIt°Io I: 11;” ni?" of of Agriculture regarding the situation IN ,i“`(,e`u “shin _,marks of commtinity interests to ' jus-tltyil _'O I _°I‘I~V: II II PIII Us |(n|-nnghont (ns Count,-y, [1 in nppm. " ' ‘ ' II’ ` ' ' - - - ' e -U0 I°II"' °I IIIPI' ‘III‘I III I`I~v`I Ice' eiit that over and above what is re-

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- . Iailly in Mexico for the disturbed con- ' ' Iqtiired for domestic consumption und Mmard S Llnlment cur" T°°thnhe"tlitlori' ol' which country it blames Am- IP: III” IIIIII_`°IIIIIII IIIIIIIS _~IIf'°IIII"IIIII_‘°’,seetl purposes there are two million

IIONDENSED ADS' " ' ‘ I~ .I I - lil lic wor\""IIIIII' II “IIIII III-so I`"IIIII'IeII IIIIII ‘IIII"'I\viicrt.tis the nvciwigc nnniial' export. is

T00 LATE FOR over." says tho l\`aclii'lcliteii, “we ogchmt `.‘,.,qe|8 `“§,s§,(.(.(.§sf“]| ,il ‘°III~" SIII"fIIII»" III “"9"” ‘IIIII‘IIII0~IIIIII

lot know, htit. we quite believe that( ' I _° 5' _ `rbushel<

CLASSIFICATION Ineauwlillo Japan Is still tit wnr wit._hf III'IIIIIeII III’f‘I;IIII_IIIIIiIIIIIII:I;3II' ainihgmn II-V II_e‘I

SAUNSOME SAUSAGES MADE

fresh every day from sc-lectedl yotiiig pork. Sounders; Newsonitf & t‘o, Market l3\iilding. _ I

IT l8"ALWAVS SAFE TO SEND A

Dominion Express Money Order.

l-'ive dollars costs three ventil-

Milli

4714-ri-0 __I_._

sHEE1'e NOTEPAPER wi_Ti-i

printed nddrcss 500. Gtinrdiiin

office. 46R5-IiiNI!i- l00’sNvE|_oFEs-wiri-t PniN~rso`

arldr'cs‘s 50c. Guardian Office

4tiii5-It-tililti'

wA`N1‘EDl"l"C>"`“EU`\`f”A SEGOND

band pair ot snow slices. ADDIY Qiiairdittn Oillce. ions McQuii.i.AN at co.. w|i.i.. liitv the highest. cash price f0t‘ D0' intces and will tuke tlicni cvcry .IIIIIII day. Lo's'r1` iN 'Frtts cirv, BETWEEN

the Five and Ten, and corner ot’ Pltiasurit and Euston sts.. it smith sil- ver mcshbsg. Kindly lciivc at this ...°.'II.“‘-‘~ _ ‘?2_I":"i2IYI;I.I.._ FOR s`A'LE“KTT§`A`n'GFiN A PROT-

cctogrirplt check writer (almost now). also a New Ern. Check l\\'0~ Hiclor. Apply at Guardian Office.

4070-Mtt.

C6§fI`FrT§tTMN E`ifeT6 ETESTER1

(my mommi' R leather Imuch' c0n."'ii»rd's hrilt million marks. We nord 110, crll’ winds, tnlr and nillrl, occasional WII. es - -I°it the highway-"'.,I“`? IIN* on `

mining sum of money. Fltnler Please communicate with D. B.

lilctjormack. milk dealer. 5\lml“@I"

`sItIo_ 4Til2~3-OMII.

HOUSE T0 LET-EIGHT RO0M3»

lnilii und pantry. iiot wnlcr lieiitotl, elf-otric light. large lnwii. TWO blocks from R. R. Station. tlirco from market. Geo. W. Gardiner- 222 (lrnfton Street. .4683-3-0Mlill'. `5TiTi.o`h~Jo` tio1‘°`i6'ri”`sAi.s-can

tral lot 50 x 168 feel. with Itirtw building in good order thereon. Ex- collont slttintlon'lor private resi- dence. Geo. W. Gardiner. 22'-I urrrttorr street. 4033-ri-mvitht.

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ANTED.- TO PURCHASE, xlitored Bliortliorn bull., Portlet* lutvlng some for sale. please W1`Il0 stating age, -color. and price to Wm- S. McNeill. Fairview. P. E. 1.

471s-a-oust.

.fishing craft with tin t|ggi'cgate gross “hom "mu," 1-mm F" ' ' . I I ' I I _ ' . : . ' . gland wus chro- E_II;IIIIlIIgi CIGIIIIIQIIIIIIIII' III:I;I?n_I)lf`i?1III_q““IIII Ie' nicled in yestcrd1iy’.~t (luartlluti.

II " y ‘ ‘II ‘ " - lt was fortunate for I’rivatr=' l\lztrtin

(Canadian Press Despatch)

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T,I°m"§’"\-PI‘§f§,,,3§,sI'§f§II,'.I, 7__I New ioitk, March 1.-orncni

. , l l l ~ . n

"em" me mv” 3 mn 0 I I 'mmq 'ot' tho consul general of (lrcat Britain

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GeIIIIIIII‘ S eIIdeav°I to “mme H' I were tiiidci 1,600 tons lu addition

Grimm- umvhhmtious fishing icsscln ol Biitlsli register wt-to

“'II°IIIeI "Im" mu d = ing the month sivtv-sevcii British nicr--

_ , , ,, ,ports on t nl ie nr ii y up o if "iii II“Sm`mli~f°if..§Ii'IrIIffI ...~IIw»fr”riIl'=‘1dl '“°1"<""t= M=1f<f\i I- ' i ucMl_.nlexe i Qvns ,`ne`,.;l`). .1 (i|pm,m‘h`| The figures show that the iitiixitbcrl MII? )‘0imN_ 'mg uw Genlnm; minh,|,_(_,.Iof iriert:liani vessels, of all nationnli-, III' AIIUYICII on h0W‘tI0 “ct Should Am_itlcs, over |00 tons elicit and exclusive IINCII dccmm wan That is the bott0m[of local or fishing crtilt wIhlch arriv-I I, me whom _mal sensational exg ed at nndI departed i’roni Biltislt ports,- 0 ' ' 'h"l tl llotisc ol` Reprc~I were ‘III I°II°“'SI

"Witch the l-louse regains its com-"III, II'I?III_IIII'aI ,I8é587' I

.II may wc, mane” In n ,W-_I l`hc oicgoing gtiresI do not. in-I

II0S“Ie I I. _ Nuqheq being' clude losses of ships of Oren( Britaln’s f0f'9“t IIgIII IIIIHIIII “QI” r;m’w&ds Ithabzillies, or those ot' ticutrnl nations IIIIIIIIIII' BISIIQIIH yb:IIIi:;;In mfm_um.,on which. the admiralty stated, are not IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl§°iII§"II\nII;)\gyeI:‘,_ I: "‘ available. The number ol’ Ggritiedn

. . . . _ Ig . . I _ _

TII" IIIIIIIII"('I` (I°III`Il°I"| lII|_CoIII;:o‘;I ?1IilIrItIIIl;hsIi&iI.)'ii?Il\IrIIllIrNIJtoliehinldldotpfiliiic. “'III"II IIIIII II°‘III IEC" vm ff? H of liitlicutlvn of llic activity ot’ Great IIII"~"' II VIIIIII°I'III III I" ‘if III ‘$11 on Britain in replacing tho losses it was P“I`II°"III IIIIIIIIE IIII PIG; 0"! sem otllcially suited that at tho present III” II“II°‘I SIjII°’I"“‘I ,,I”eI,f,I:“”.I‘d,,,_ time more than 2,000,000 rc-in of ship.

occur in every other line. `I émgeg nl- (,0n9mm|on_ i

"WIIIIII I;__II‘Ih:_II;Ii "The general situation." the tidml--

axe? if Anierlco joins our enemies (yn have n perfect right to tlcitl with

Aiiieric:tn’sI eiieniIlcs.'IIIIIIIIIIs I0 II IIIIII THE WEAITHERI

concr-.riilng "American liypocr SY- 'FIDE MOON ETCI

Thr- editorial ,concliirlesz ‘ ’ “Tito army widows' and orphans ’ -_ I

commission rightly rejected Mt' Ger- TORONTO, March 9- rrcsii south-

‘ r tho widows- and or- rain. _ ;IE,';',,, E? 3|?-Tinis of American bullets The highest trinpcrnttiro rocortlcd lt. dole from blood money eiiriicd from' yesterday was 35 rlitgrcos above, .-\t thc'm was on iinpertlnonco inviting lt. 10 a. m., it wits 25 nbovo; nt 9 13. tn.. poinlblrtnk refusal of the money." .l 32 above. The coldest the' previous

Th.. 50.0000 marks referred to in night was 17 above,

me nlrpviwrlospatcli was collected' ln The title will bo high this morning the United States under the patron-, at 11.31 nn ritoinlrrow nt 11.59; it will nge of n committee headed by .im-i. W.i bo hlqh tonight nl 11.38 and tomorrow Gerard. then Ambassador to Gcr- ni. 12._ _ mrmy. A despntclt from Berlin. March Tho suit sets this evening at. 6.15 2 said the committee to tvlilch the and tomorrow ri( 6.16; lt rises tomor- ' been turned over bv Mr.l row 'morning at 6.40 and Sunday nt

6.39.

ttttttss ul ltittttrs ctlnvl 1 IIIIIIIIIIII WIII III[II,I,I,I,II[II,,,,,I§iI,I[I ,IM RISUIIclUlIrlI|IiIlMIRINI 2'00|IIiIIItIiIIIIiiNtnl

.v ~ 0I'l

CIHIIIII -In..iI'vhL(rItI\nI:.(.I‘Ie(`Inn3s ..h“;\|‘,mg.- PINE IS 011 the -IIIUCIU4 In \'f\\'I0\lS SIlIl7‘I'ntidlun division worn cngagctl. H very']I1,-pe mp,-engn in population. II°III`”' gn ' ` Vitrds, all in more or less advanced. "Tho attack ‘took place on Thurs- MFI Mc(-remly ,cfm-,-on in the img(

1118)' N0-fb r ' Ii ' ‘ ‘ ' |rn't announced "is cmisldtvrr-tl fluite bee maklii rf late over rotiiid v ' l » ' *h tid . I. ; .I _ . |¢, mtgnr. -'Y I_,' ' ' ‘ ' I1 I5 ’ ‘ I ' Il land, l\o bettei pate lor sur cot I£~r'iiiIY-o\I.I(IriIiIIiIIiI» iI:“I0\;qtII<Il i»rI1tcircr-'s"I"'I"III°I"II' I“I“‘"‘I°’“’-‘I IW III"-_II““S I" *IW-If f“~ he rounrl, but lt will rcfniire tt lttrse I ` ` ' III`9I1I- III” IIIIIIII‘IIIIII>“ I"III`I°IIeII *I investment. of money. Mr. hltvt1reatl_\',

'IIIIII III’“I`IIIIIIIeI L0 - tnalined bv tho enemy. U le The um. pl;-man; inn( IIIII or [I comnm' makmg MR0rI1lonIII TEI"'PER'ATUl"E’ I "AIIII-I' VII-T°I`0IIs II°mhIII`IIIII9“I °IIgIiprils0crI)eIJlI)e IlntrotltEiIctlonIr»l` thc rflll-1

'IIUHF-"I IIIIII III” IIIICIIIIIIIIIIY 'II III"I ilviiig niuchlncs wt- :irc sittiatod just

(‘ommlss'ion on discussing the Murtiocli McKin- ot‘ Agriculture. not only an able valuable rep0l't,I

island Developmeiit Wednesday evening. gciteritl report, lion. non. Fommlssioiicr

tlccizired that it was btit tin exceedingly

0l|wIiit'li will set. the

Some tinics, said tl

we try liaid to do things, which are

not of much inipoi

they do big things done. than thc smofll sation with at gentle the other dui". Sold tlet:lzii't~tl that in P. resources and oppo

_, Inrit to lic found In Ontario. 'lhe thing

I to do is to make ti st .\lr_ l\lcKiiiiion most ln1Intc('l the gentlcmzt

- report..

ltev. Ur. Gauthier following. de-

clared that in inuny ways this Dl‘0V' intro is yciirs ahead of Ontario and Qttehcc. llc rcl`orred to it S‘tt\te'm0Hi IIE litid matic at the recent l’)ali'yineh's Convciition showing liow in the prov- in.~._» or Qur-hcc they were stil using

(Canadian PFESS I3€SPHiCh-) the nntiqtuiterl method of pooling the

TORONTO, March 7.~'l`lio special m;|k_ (hy ii typogrnphlcnlly error at

COYFGSDOINIUUI UI' III9 EVUIIIIIS 'IIQIC' the time incorrectly reported as gram cabled as follows: -I(-noting" (no mllit,)--getting so much

"Once again after months of rout- an aycmgr, for 100 pmrrnls.

ine wai'l'arc the Cttiiatlluns have brett M,-_ p,1¢(j,-Cady gnlrl it was not only III II‘3III`v IIEIIIIIIII' III” I“’II"I°3I for a voluminous, bitt tt very.luminous IIIUIII SIIW0 III0 SOIIIIIIO 0II"IIIII""~ report and it. showed beyond ti doubt) l.hc~ugh very local lo GXICUI- f0I` III thnt. it number of indtistries could be the latest Istrufo' against the Germans esmimsherd np,-@_ Until tnoy are cs- sevcral battnlipns only from one (`.a- mbushpdt .mid ne, wp cannot. expect

_Esporh

busliels ot' potatoes in thc r-ountrv

n who made the

IIANAIIIIINS III

~HElIVIiS IIIIHIINII SINIII SIIMNIE IIFFENS'Vi

day to assist. in the gcnernl forward mmm. industry M, born; nm, of (ng movement. the British troops have mom momising in High( for (hp, yn.

strong assault. against the iiH"I-IUII' declared that before it grcrtt. rlcntl can( IIIIIY IIIIUIIK (I“"`II"IfIII II°9III°“ ‘III IIIIIIII -be accomplislied hcrc it change of‘ FiI`°IIIIII- “'I‘II IT'I`IIII'3‘I ”II‘I IICIWII-"I heart is iieccsstiry in a large ntimbci

the Hun position by artillery thc? WWI wnyerwo,-ks-I mm ,_w“.,.m_._U,I ,md ("IIIII“IIIIII~“ IIII`IIe‘I °II “II” I°II°wIIIK r other modern iiecossltics ls still hurt' tip with nn lnt'aiitr_\- advance lnI,\m| mdny (H Qppnglnf mmnr trnmr-

V - ' l t lv Owing to uiilavornblo atmospheric nummohncs In ml, mm\m.(. q_,,,| M1-_

cohdltlons (it has been damp and | McC,.eady_ bu( “ying ,,,,,-“,h(neS‘ [gy

“'I“‘I IIII’ KIIS "I‘*II‘I" “"II'I‘ "III III* I‘I'Ioiie hour l°roni Moncton. ll is ngnliist I'9f`IIrI_;’I?I ‘EI IISIIIII- III IIIII IIlIIIIm_I_fspiritttnl darkness we arc wIrcsIt.llr;:z

0I°I"IIII‘I‘ III ' ` I "ti lis roviiir-c, unrl not pr nc pit -

with ii heavy fire but the (‘ariadlaiin I tII0Sl;ndpp0we‘.§I inflicted severe losses upon the encmyf pmmlm. Mmhiesml ‘,xD,.es,“._,] ,mop II"'I°r" I`9I'III`IIIIII~f III IIII’II` II""IIIIIII"°" npprrclntloii of thc valuable work ot'

IOIII' aI`IIIIfI"~" IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-V "I` itlic Commission, .lust tt year ago they

I”"IIV‘I w°I`I“ had laid the foundation, wlilclt was

ns broad as the province. Now that

L-ONIING EVENTS the yenr's work is over. said he.

§__I___________ M_=________________A____I_________L_________I_______, that lic_happened to nice; his old coni-

_r-atle. l.ieu_t_ McQueen, shortly zrftct lhis arrivul in the cltv othcrwisc he

E T would hilvr left l`0l' ills- litinic thc*

same’ afternoon on wliicli lic arrived,

| and' would thus have inis'-ed the op-‘

I portunity of seeing' how Vliurlotte-

town can welcome n hero.

I’t\RIS. MHPCII 3-*'I`I\9 I'0II°\‘<'IIIi5 I7‘III" ' , » - 1 . . drafts in coinniniid ot' Ma or 'l.ci li :ir-

cial statement was issued last even- -""" _ - I N0 Embargo bfi PIaCed 'II III-"IIIe"'IIIIg°IIIII°II`IIII"I IIIIIMIIII , 'I FI

in line at the front of the building, where thc 4th Regt, Bunri :intlulurgo number of citizens were :tltcudy :is- semliied.

pmpm thinking; turned hero to His Worship. Iiinyor le (-0mm(s,,,i0nerI Brown, as he stood on this steps

~ . at the approach to (`.|t._v llail.

.tm.lce_ Elsewhere Mayor Brown after warmly shaking which seem QM-|er,tlit: hand ot' the' gailant young` man. (h;m_,I5I,1n mnym-. who stood before him, attlrcd in the man 1-,Um Ontario kilt and bonnet of the 16th Uuiiadiaii Mn M¢Khm0nI ho Scottish, then, l'ront the steps of the EI mmm we have building, addressed the large num- ,.t_““i,|eS may are ber ot' people who stood hefoi-c‘ him.

“NI 1,, (-fmcmston lirst time they had asseinbled there hcartllv congra- to welcome home aihcro. "This young

` man," said be, “donned the khaki to

iight for us' and our homes and l unn- noy, find words .sufficient to exprcs-sI the welcome -l feel that lic do.~'crvcs."|

said: “l hope liel`or'e (lic leaves are on the trees that you will hr- ftrl:_v restored to health. and I hope ttic

Promptl,v rt( 2.15 the overseas

'ived' at ('ity Hall and were tlrawii tip

Major Fiillerton iiitr0tiuct~tl the rc-

Hls Worship said it was not thc

Then, to tho rctiirnt-tl soldier, br-I

authorities will see that _voti do not want l'or anything. On hcliiilf of the citizens l extend to you tt mos( licnrli- welcome."

The band then played “Tho Maple

i.e:ti'," :titer which lle'\`. Canon Simp- son spoko. statliig that on belinlf of the l’a.triot|c Society he felt it ri pleasure and an honor to welcome Private Martin home, especially In view of thc fiicl that ho was one ol' that gnilunr blind who had fought ut Yprcs, whore so many Cnnutliaii lads

t`t“rItIriliTiI”itlii“III

and 'l‘rat'algar, among the decisive battrlcs of thc Empire. Whtle`_the Can- ildiftlls had played well their part at ' (`oiirt:t=llotttr, Regina Trench, undvarl- ous other places, lt. was' nt Ypres [lint they had made tho stand, which had saved the Empire' (‘anoti Simpson said he hoped that the presence or lhivtttc ilitirtin tvotiltl prove an inspi- ration to others. Too runny, he paid, sccfrmirl uuxlntts- that the war would coiitliiiio so that they would keep on getting cxhorbltnnt prices for their potatoes und other products. Many young men, lie said, scented content. to remain home and play hockey. while others are freely' giving their

lives that the Empire might live.

Private Martin, wuts now called oii

and facing the assemblage said he wris proud to see' such a gathering to greet him. Speaking of Ypres, he said that for a time it looked blue, - and they were wishing that they had more Canadians, but the boys got. there itll right. "We have the best army in' the world and will crush the Kaiser in spite ol' his neck." said hc. “Some of our boys have fallen," ht- continued. “and it the young fellows at home could have witnessed some of thc scones tlicro they would lose no time in enlisting." Private l\'lnrt.in‘ defend- ed the island boys- at home, declaring they were afraid ot nothing and would enlisr il' tliey could just realize

tht' sltiistloii. -

After three cheers for Pte. Martin

and tho King, tht: hand played the National Anthem und the returned soitlitfr was escorted to iilr. W. K. 'lingers' unto which was in waiting hurl with .\i:tjor Fttllertou. Colonel Moore. ('anon Simpson. Col. Jenkins. und Limit. l\lcQueeii, was conveyed by Hr. Rogers to the railway station. headed by the htind. anti' the Over- srus Drafts, the hand playing lively :iirs during thc parade.

Quite a number wfro at the Bllll-|01)

to soc Pte. lilnrtln take his dopnrturc and wish him good luck.

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PREMIER BIIRIIIN

IINIIIRIII_II§|iISIIlII|III

(Special to the Guardian.)

'T()RO.\1'l`O, .\litrr‘l\ S.-Ou l’t‘cniici'

llc:t:‘t's motion in the l.cgislrititrc last iilgltt. N. W. llowcls' llill to roniove thc disqtinllllcatlioii of woincn as cati- ditlntos for the I..cglslntui'o nas givcu the six tnontbs hoist.. Premier Ilenrst`s motion In tht; Lcgisluturc las! sary iior :idvisulilc rtutl tlinl lt. hall not bceii asked for by rt singlc woman in thc province. lt would bc bcttcr to wait until thi- opinion ol' thc public und the attitude nt` the woliicn could bo tts(-rrtnliicrl.

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, (Special to the Guardian.) - >()T'l‘AWA. Merch 8.--Sir Robert I liordcn and his colleagues are visiting the bottle front in France, acconilnk to it cable received by the government today. The Premier and his party Ilinvo crossed the channel and will be hack ln London on Monday. .

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HIIIIANII IS~ NIIW f GIVIIR IWIBII

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(Special to th; Guardian.)

i.o.\moN. March s.-it repo:-i cur-

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Nlln|rd'o Llnlmont Corn Colds. 5°-

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nt;;IiIIiei?Il clit the eve ol’ the Ambaiisu- dor's departure front Berlin bod' de'~

' The moon rises this evening at 7.26. ANN0UNCEMENTS` me “Iam mm mIalm OI um

-med to deposit ll. ln ii. local hnnk.I The first quarter ol’ the moon was MEETINGSr ETC- deep apprcclittlon. The FPDOFI P00' (I bject to the disposition of Mr.Ion Wednedtluy, Feb, 28th at. 11.44 o. -1 ltxiins a large amount of mtiterilnl ol' gllhriird lt was added that the com-` m. I' "The play, entitled. "Tho Country the highest value, anti I hope wht-ri' it mltteelhad decided not to make the 'Pho moon will be ftill on 'I`htirttdo_v, Minister" will bo helrl in New Glas-Ils printed that thc Sttperintcudent. of rl( trlbutlon among the' war widows Merdh Sth ot 4.58 p. rn. gow Hall on Monday evening, March ‘l-frlticatloii will make it wise selection

sd or-plmnp as was orlginallly con-I 'Php length of today will he r-lt-vch 12th. Proceeds for patriotic purposes. of those articles which might ho,

xmplated Iliotirs and thirty-three minutes. tilt-aditig singers from city will take' brought to the attention of the schol-

` pnrt. lf not llnc Monday, come first nrs ol' our D\‘I‘II" S"I‘°“If‘- I-91, Uh*

Mlnnrde Llnliruntouroo |ar|ttln_eow| MInard'| Llnlment Gunn Dlotomperwtlne night. 4728 chllrfren be taught the vnlue of tho,to make sensible and suitable reports. lui conclusion _

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work is n ninttc'r of astoiilslinicnt and

,rout here. that lioliand ls tletierlnliletl

opporlunitics within their rciicli Tito to lay up their ships rather RBD B!- icport will have mttny other priicti-I pose them to the dangers of thbjllbr- t-nl tiscs, bu( none gr(-stcr than thtiIman submarine war zone, iii dinning educiitiotiol purposes they will at-rvr~,so much irritation that lt Wolildfhot

iur. if. n. tit-in-tr.. the itrr-strir-nt. the antonio adopted i‘ ihitory

replying hrlcfly rlcclarcri that they measures unless negotiations* tween had cndenvotirerl as much ns possible liontlon and the Hs e re ch necess-

for tho hciictlt of otir scholars. Ihc. iiurprlslng if the govor U of

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