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Was the Message of Sinn- Feiners to Offic- ials and Physicians in Charge 0f Hunger

l i; Strike Prisoners.

(5Mclal to The Guardian.)

DUBLIN, Aug. 23_—-"lf the hun. grr slrlkem die then you will die." Sinn Fain sent this message to the oflllclal having chayge of cases of these mcri now in jail at Cork. Doctors were warned in same mes- sage to resign.

Dying Mayor Refuses to Eat. (Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, Aug. 23_-Jl‘he last sacrament was administered today

‘Mayor of Cork, who was dying ln Brlxton Prison as tho result of a hunger strike. The dramatic ac. lion of MacSwecneyb young wlfo. lll urging him to carry out his aolf imposed dewth sentence when she visited lilm in prison Saturday. had attracted unusual attention to his W", 111180 crowds of sympath- laers formed about the prison grilh "Plllfl again as fast as they were dispersed by iho pollcel Officials feared rioting. MacSween- ey is serving two years for sedit-

lo Terence MrvcSweenoy, Lord 191p - - ‘Double Drowning Six Killed . In Auto Collision At Five islands, NS.

' (Special to The Guardian.) CAMDEN, N. l., Aug. 23.—The Ptlllllf-Iylv-‘lllllil electric train struck an auto bus containing fifteen per- sons inst night, killing six occu- pillliS of the vehicle and injuring at least four others.

Glace Bay Boy Killed in St. John

(Special to The Guardian.) ST. JOllN, Aug. 23.—Mlchaal Mc-

‘llonuld. lnboi-cr in the employ of the Foundation Co., which is erect.- iiig n new bridge across the rov- erslng Frills was klllcd Saturday by being struck on the head by‘u living piece of rock. McDonald who was sovcntccn yours of ago, was n native of Gluce Bay, N. S., and had

boon in tho city only a few weeks. v—_-hno

Groom of 1_00 Weds Maid of 72

(Spcclai to The Guardian.)

LOS ANGELES, CAL... Aug_ 23- Aridrcw Malcolm Morrison. who gave his age as t100 yesterday, ob- tained a llcensc to marry iMriry Augusta Biirnty who said she was 72.

§CONDENSED siicuis}

‘CAR FOR HIRE-PHONE SSS-R 9089 5 2 if

HOUSE TO LET. BYRNE BROS. North River. 2393—8-2~i-34i pd

.. FOR SALE-AN UPRIGHT PIANO Almost new. Apply at 192 Graf-

ton IStreet_ ‘ 2386-8-24-3.

"JNO. ALFRED MCDONALD, Land Surveyor, Hermanvllle.

2077-8-10-121 .i____,_____________ ‘FOR 8ALE.— BLACKSMITWS stand at Now Glasgow Mills and also l4 acres of land. Apply to Frank Murphy. Now Glasgow Mills. ' 2887-8-21-21.

‘WANTED TWO OR THREE roomsfor light houscksepllll ill central locality. Alppiy to Guardian Ofllco 2123-8-12-h

LOST-DOOR OF AUTOMOBILE, Finder leavo at Haberdashery Reward 2385-8-24-tf.

‘POSITIVELY NO ADVIRTISINI- merits accepted at this 056cc for Mll- dltfo ialuo after d p. m. un- ion paid for in advanco.

‘WANTED IV SEC-ONO WEEK of September a cook to do plain cooking. Good wages. References fequlrod. A-DplY!.‘MI"I_ H, W Lon! worth; nail.’ fifjGuardlah Orbs.

‘ Mid- 49-11.

‘WANTED 0N: oooo export Moat Cutler and Sausage maker. Allillly ‘with reference! and full her cu are ca to exports cc tol- Bonnet l-laobcy, ‘st athurit, N . 04-19-101.

‘urn INTATLVI warn-ao- dlollahlo Fonthlil Nur-

series." Big aaloa arc to be made in soiling nun g stock during the‘ recofiltrug oh per- iod. sot uic opportunitica for

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(Special to The Guardian.)

IliAiLl-FAX, Aug 22.-~A tragic double drowning in wlilclfLena Crowoll, oi‘ Halifax, and Everett. Malcolm, of Nrvwrport, N_ S_. lost their lives, in Five islands Lake. St. ‘Margaret's Bay itond, lute this afternoon, added t-wo to this sum- mer's already long list of similar accidents.

Neither of the-m were expert swilrrfmers, but waded beyond their depth to rescue Rachael llems- worth. another member of their party who was in difficulty a short distance from the shore. Kennedy Sullivan, who happened to be bath ing nearby the Lake. managed to bring Miss llemsworth safely ashore, but was so exhausted by his efforts that he was nnahlc to attempt a rescue of the others.

lrA telephone message to the '(‘.um'p of Dr. A. C. Hawkins, some (llstance down the lake, brought ii lpllrty to the spot too late to suvo Malcolm and Miss Crowell.

There was no sign of life alter methods of reausitaticn had been applied under Dr. Hawkins‘ direc- tion for an hour and a half_

Miss Crowell was twenty-three years of age. She was the daughter of S. J. Crowell, of 33 Lady llam- inond Road, Malcolm was twenty- flvo years of age Both worepm- ployces of the Nova Scutiu Tele- phone Company

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‘Maritimc Provinces Telegraphic News

(Special to The Guardian.)

MORE WATER FOR 8T. JOHN.

ST. JOHN, N_IB-. AUGlEST 23- To provide citizens of tho West. Errl with a greater water pressure the city purposes laying 22.000 feet of pipe to Spruce Lake. The con- tract for this work was awarded this afternoon go the Calllldlllill 1100K Joint Pipe Company of Toronto. at an estmatod cost of $376000.

SUPREME COUNCIL TEMPLE OF HONOR AT ST. JOHN.

8'1‘, JOHN, August 23.—74th. annual session of the Supreme Council of the Temvlll 0f 30"" of Nort America meets here t0- morrow. Among the speakers are yHon. lLW. Wlgmore, Minister of cuutorhs, Senator Clark Pottc. from Rhoda ldland and rMayorl, B1010" field.

cAnvsui. courses wiru com. MINERB.

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HAM-FAX. NJS"! August 23-» lion. F.B. Carvell Dominion Fuel Commissioner and Minister of ‘Ruli- ways, arrived in the city from Ot- tawa last night. He held a confer- ence with coal mino operators and representatives of the mlnora llllfl forenoon to familiarize himself with local conditions and left in tho alt- ernoon for Ottawa.

ROTHDSAY N.B.. August.23.— Wet weather postponed the intor- ‘provlnclal tennis tournament. horo this morning. Mr. Dawson of Bridge water la substitution for, Mr. Rice of North aiydnev. the Nova Beetle champion and will be matched with Halon Shot, the N.B.- chump- ion.

SONS DILFNGLAND.

tAll members of lodlfil ’ Prince miward and Eton will moo; 1h [lodge room at 1.45 o'clock, today. to attend the funeral of our late brother» Ernest Rico. Full dress. ARTHUR HIM-RV Secty. Prlnccmdward. H. I. WARD. Socty. Elton. a‘; pf 4 t r

terrupted.

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON: Aug 23.—-Polcs are continuing their advance on a wide front in the center while the Rus- sians are still gaining at tho ex-

battie line, according to latest ad- vices received here today. Presl- dent Pilsudskfs smash northeast of Warsaw was suid to have lui-th er imperllled 40.000 Reds north of the ciipltal and rendered their with drawal practically impossible The Poles reported that an additional captures over week end had brought the total of Bolshevtki plzlsoners to about 36.000.

Armistice Not Concluded.

iBFJRllJlN, Aug. ilih-lfitrroneous rrport that an armistice had linen concluded between Poland and Rus- siu. received here shortly after midnight from the Kovno corres- pondent of the United Telegraph company, was later corrected by that some agency company explain lng that the error was due to n dispatch garbled ‘in transmission referring to ratification of the prn- posed terms by Lithuanian gov- ernment.

France Advises Poland Not to Ac- cept Russian Terms.

‘PNRIBS, Aug. 23_——Roports were circulated here today that the French government has formally advised Pol-and not to accept. the Russian armistice ienms_ These could liot be confirmed statements wlreiessctl from Moscow reiterated that Poles are deliberately delay- ing negotiations and that they “do not want peace but are only mak- ing believe," The third session of negotiations was scheduled for io- tllly.

Three Solahsvlk Armies Cut Off.

TPARPS, Aug 2Ji‘——-’l‘hrr=o Bol- shevlk armies‘ operating in Poland are now completely cut off from each other, according in Warsaw advices to the French Foreign Of- fice today.

Russian; Haw- Evacuated Brest Lltovak.

MOSCOW, August 22.—-Russ~lnn troops have evacuated Brest Lilo- vsk, a Eoishevlkl official com- munrlque announced today.

Unlonllt Rlctc in Roprlcal.

BELFAST, August 23.—-Unionlsl sympathizors in reprisal for the murder of Police inspector Swanzy in Llsburn. yesterday rlotsd in

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36,000 Prisoners so Far Taken ‘by Poles and their Progress is Practically Unin-

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treme right and left of a 500 m-ilcv

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town throughout inst night injuring several Nationalists and burning nationalist property valued at half a million dollars.

General Wrangel Makeo Further Successes.

(7ONlSTANTlNOPLE, Allgtllii 23. --Gonoral Wrangcis aiiti-Bolshevlk forces have gained new successes both in the Crimea and Don re- gion. it. was reported here today. Entire left bank of the Dnclper east of Kherson has been cleared of Red troops it was saiid, more than a thousand prisoners. 34 field guns and 100 machine guns have been

' taken. The offensive between tha

Don varrl Muntlieh was said to be progressing actively.

Poles Probably at Limit of Strength

BERLIN ‘August 23.—Mllitary experts expressed the belief that Poland has reached lust about the limit of her success against the Bolshevlki armies‘. The rersons given were, first, that the Polish offensive has slowed down as it result of ihe Sllfflflllhlg hy the Rods and second, because while the Bol- shoviki are ln toirch with ammuni- tinn reserves and can be supplied JWlllPXIlOPB. The Polish armies have limited supplies and tho boycott of international labor against allied replenishment of “mnunitlon and arms is bound to hurt Poland soap

Roles and Russians Nrgcd to Make Peace.

PARl-S, August 22l.~Premicr Lloyd Gvflrgr: cf Croat Britain and Premier Glolittl of Italy have urg- ed bothgflusaiiins and- Poland to conclude peace immediately on tho basis of mutual concesslo s (lis- patchcs from Income reported this afternoon. Two Etrtentc leaders Wcre Slhlt] to have informed Mos- cow and Warsaw that the Bolshe- vlk proposals to date are not ac- ceptable. _£

Three Aviators Were Killed

(Special to The Guardian.)

RENWOOD CITY,_CALLF., Aug_ [zit-Three men were’ instantly killed at Varney aviation field here late last nllght when their air- lpltlllfl crashed to the ground from a height of 300 feet.

ill-OPENING

Citizens Del iiteti With

Creatcllg

Charlottetown theatre patrons turned out en iririsse yesterday ut the various performances at the Prince Edward Theatre and on all sides from the many hundreds who attended were heard expressions of delight and remarks of the most complimentary nature upon the magnificent chnngcs which huvc been made in this most popular, playhouse.

Congratulations are duo all round to management, the artists. and various workmen who have helped to make these splendid im- proveinonts and to the Charlotte- town cltlzona whose happy lot it will be toonjoy them.

At last. night's performances a programme do luxe was presented in a theatre de luxo. a programme which excollont as it was will bo followed by programmes of greater excellence according to Mr_ ll‘; G, Spencer, the lessee of the theatre. who leaves this morn- lng upon his return to Si. John. delighted with ‘the mariner in which tho citizens have expressed their appreplaflon lol the good work done_

‘rho programme of last evening had as a special opening attraction a rattling five act feature entitled "Double Speed", relating the ad- venturer of one "Speed Carr." a cap- tivating species of the genus homo who ieftNetw York a millionaire, and reached Los Angeles o, tramp. The st ls beyond doubt one of the final things in inovledom seen hero for acme time and Wallace ltoiti who portrays tho character in all its clever and laughable trit-

tble screen artist. ffhoa thorn wan a hi: loner-our oponind inafiallmont of another t (story, Dlv“Pglll,ggucg,-. a

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ilF PRINCE EDWARD

liieir Ma iiicent Re-

Theatte and Splendid ictures.

Paths serial which will hold tho close attention of Prince Edward patrons for weeks to come, it lg u spoil-binder and iho main charac- ter is taken by the noted Jack Dempsey. reputed to be the best known nvan in. tho world, and whose athletic ability which has made him famous fits hlin admir- ably for the part he has to play. This serial is alive with amazing adventure and vibrant with vivid surprises and Prince Edward pat- wile will easerly aiwait the chap- ters to follow.

it was a delightful revelation to the citizens who attended last ev- Blllllshr shows to note the changes nuuio and the up-itodatoness of everything in connection with the theatre.

From the moment of entering the lobby the beauty of the place attracts the attention and the whole redecorated interior with its myriad soft toned lights capable

illumination at will, makes a scene ln itself hardly surpassed by any theatre in Canada

The other improvements made at this theatre and still in process of being made have already been referred to_

Yesterday's excellent programme will be repeated today.

FUNERAL NOTICE

All Odd Fallow: arc roquoct- 0d to ma! at tho Lodge Room: It 2 p. m today for the purpoac of attending tho funcral of their lata Brother lrnoat Rice G.,P. NICHOLSON, loci-nary or Lawrence.

D. D. MQRRIION,

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of being put on at any degree of.-

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Valley of the Nile Lend all Assistan

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, Aug. 23~The London 'l‘line.s yesterday morning says it unilorstrinils Grout Britain has dc- cidotl to recognize the indepen- dence of Dllypb among tho funda- mentul points of agreement are:

deuce of Egypt. Among tho funda- tiiln's privileged position in the

Valley of the Nile- and agrees in case of war to afford every facili- ty for access to Egyptian torri- tory_ Great tBritain will main-

tain her rule on Egypt in the ca- nal zone, Egypt to have control

of foreign relations subject to her

Egypt Will Recognize Britain’s Position in

[NEE Ill EGYPT

andin Case of War ce. ' '

(Bllflllll to The Guardian.)

OTTAWA. Aug. 23~——Tho argu- ment in the application of the Ca- nadian railways for increased freight and passenger rate: was Cvllllllcted on Saturday ' and the case is now before tho board of iiallwiiy Commissioners for judg men-t. indications are that the decision will not be long delayed. When the hearing closed Chief Commissioner Carvell thanked the assembled council for tho cour- tcous business like way in which the case had been presented and said. the Board had been placed in u position which would enable it

not making treaties contrary to British policy and will have tho right to maintain diplomatic rc-

presenta tlves abroad

to render fair and impartial judg-

ment. i

"EHENEH l

Appeal on Behalf phans of the West Captain Wm. McR

'l‘hc Patriot hits oponed its coi- umns to subscriptions to this most worthy fund and to it Messrs Prowse lBros, have contributed $100 and Hon. C_ W. Crosby 32d Today we have received a cheque for $25.00 from Mr. W. A. Weeks and another for $50 from Mr. D.

Generous Response to DeBlois Brothers

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of the Widow and 0r- River Hero, the Late ae.

iNicliolsrIn, M_ l‘.. and feel sure these will be followed by further contributions

DeBlois Bros. per Mr. Geo. Do-

Blols . .__. $109,110

Goff Bros, per Mr. J.' A_ Robert- aon 25.00 Mr, \V A‘ \Vr-ek.s 25.00

u. Nicholson, M. P_ 50.00

Danzig Germans Proclaim Soviet

(Special to The Guardian.)

BERiIJlN, Aug, 23.——German work men in Danzig have proclaimed a Soviet. according to reports recelv ‘ed hare today. The Soviet immed- ‘iately announced a “blockade" and

refused to permit the French cruls ,er Greydon to dock. British Com- missioner Tower declared he would .not be responsible for results if ‘the cruiser attempted lo unload its cargo of munitions intended for the Polish army.

A Bail limit Coiville

A very serious fire occurred at Colville Station Sunday afternoon when two large barns and one small barn were totally destroyed together with their contents of hay olc., The origin of the flro is unknown The firehightens were handicapp- ed by the fact that the well house caught fire thus cutting off the water supply. The house was sav- od with difficulty by tho neigh- bors The amount of damage is not yet estimated. but lt is understood there was no insurance on the des- troyed property _

|Mr McLeod ls a brother of lVlr. John'McLeod. merchant tailor, of this city.

Tramp Knew Nothing 0t Murder

(Special to The Guardian.) ST_ OATHERJNES. 0NT_, ‘Aug.

z1—~llallld-ay Gahon, a tramp. who W119 taken to Brantford last Wed- nesday for Iinvestigation as to what ho might know rninll the murder of Margaret lBoucook. the Thorold child. was brought. t.o Thorold Friday night but was set at liberty again, the Thorold po- iicc being convinced he knows nothing of the crime, All the investigations proved was that he bad asked two women at Brant- ford for a drink of water and while taking it stated. that he know the father of tho murdered Bill-

-i-—{rO-}—-—-—— OPRlNGHl-LL ON AOA|N

AMHERST. N.S.. Ausllbt 23.-— The Sprlngbili minus are -agalrr working full blast. Additional fire- men have boon employed in No. 2 and ca increase cf 5 to 16 cents a tan according to the donth at which

flip aiming- _..._..

arc/working won mated the lllirrcf No.0 the men wont back

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National Coal Strike Feared

(Special to The Guardian.) LONiDON. Aug 23_-—YI‘he news- papers express fears which they believe well grounded that there will be a national coal strike be- fore the end of September. Ar- ticles which apparently are inspir- ed by the government urge the pro pie to save and stock up full. An- ticipating this suggestion imany resi dents of Londion already have pur- chased sour supplies beyond the us ual limit and London dealers are virtually sold out.

‘Milieraiiti Sends Cheering Message

PARIS. August 22.~Congratula- lions to the Flrcnch diplomatic and military missions in ‘Poland "l!" the part, whlcli ihoy played in the victory of the Polish armies" have been sent to tho French Minister at, Warsaw by Premier Millorand. ln another telegram addressed to JJ. Jusserarid head of the French mission, the Premier asks that con- gpatulatlons be offered to General Pilsudskl “for tho glory with which the ‘Polish army has just covered itself."

"France," says the latter message "which always had faith in the pa- trlotism of the Polish neoole- Wel- roman with joy of victory saving ‘Poland, and assuring tho accom- plishment of her historical dos- tinlcs."

NEWCASTLE. AuB- 2Z.—-Ai- l-lardiwlck Saturday, the three-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mills died as the result of lillrllll received when her clothing caught fire from playing with matches. The child was so severely burned she lived but a few minutes after assistance arrived and smothered the flames

A. F: 8t M. Funeral Notice

The officers: and lelberl cl M. John's nml Victoria Irodgoa A-li‘. and AMI. are Rqueltrl to urn-f the Worahlpful Milk-T and Warden cl Vleturla hull; - at the lrmlge In‘. (Ila alter- noon at a o'clock for the por- pono of atfendlnl the fllilrl '0! our late blofluér. Slime t “In. The numeral will leavn‘ hln late nnlilelcn l1 Rockford square, n! 3. p. I. for It. PauPa Church themes l0 lie People's (Jo-Mery-

lly order of the ‘ Worahlpfal Ilaatoa n. s. rlasuaion, Iceman

Worth flooding . an m Ado Worth rr-inuhg,

Ann

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TWI] STEAM

One Ship Wen

(special to The Guardian.) SAllLT ST. MARlE, Michigan. Aug, 23.—Soarch is bcinl; f-‘llllllm ued by lilo savers for the bodice 0i‘ 29 persons who are missing, iollow- ing the sinking oi the Lady Super‘ lor on Friday nighl. l! lFl-‘lt-llllfll‘ from Superior City which went down after colliding With the steamer Willis T. King. bate lafll night no word had come from the searching parties oi'f the White Fish Point where the accident oc- curred and little wreckage from Superior City has been found. Ono missing person, a woman was tho wife of tho second engineer ol‘ the lost ship. The remainder were members of the crew. Four surviv- ors who were picked up from the