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THE CHARLDIIEIQ ,__ _QU ARDIA
Moraine Daily Pentium im ' " - ' 1 - A _ - _ ' ~ - f
wf°k" (~°“'_"-'°”'“_$_°l'|¥) 1337- _ . CI'lARI»01'[`ETOwrdN. CANADA. SAHTURPAY, MAY726, _1917 in ,'::'y2f." 'L"d:::::”f:'°“.“ M, "_ ._
GERMANY* GREAT BLUNUER .GRAVE rotiiicilt crisis
twin uiuiinr sive in LIBERAL Piiuv
lsr
lirliainby Means of Submarine Warfare. P
Y out said that German
calculations upon the success of th e my submarine warfare are now doonitiiki lmivg renamed and mf’ Flrafi U12?
"Wi-' lliilced' at our disposal. Now
on 1 U that America is in the war lt. is
ii in easier to make arraiigemonts for the
if/ disnnnolntmeiit. and destined to be the greatest mlscalculatl whole sorles of miscalculatloiis of that
protection -' - ~ .
hated Em h_u_ Sl ` ti our meicaiitlle mailnc
V iilipillg losses for
Moy. the. Premier' said probably
would show H mductio ` _ ' _ - ~ ' l'i;o asserted the-rv
il fi0I1l April was no danger to the country from
starvation but that the utmost econo-
iiS\H‘==H- in speaking or inc siict-css of anti-submarine iiietlituis ho said'
ililiiiéliuisui
Die for the effective assistanc tl
than it was 'before." -
Mr Ll0vtiGc0
my of fmdstuffs was still essential
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BUYS IDDADDD FNND
V'Dl-NDIS. ‘NURSE niwni;
has entered liito its second stago with ‘WW Bild il1ili0\‘lant gains between Gorlzia and the sea" gold lvll,j.,,~
G M '1 ’~_ B_ M ' I, The growing lnterest'in the Tobiit- nfst 5: :H I6 auriff t°‘1“y~ Till co l-und for the island boys in Eng-
y ti newd rvc has resulted
iii U10 Ciillture of more than 3,000 pi-is oners.
llOME.- italian troops engaged in
tho offensive uuovenient south of Go- rlzlii have captiireil the fo(-tlfletl heights north of Janilnno, thc War Office nnniiunceu ic-nay. 'rua iiiiiian Positions have been extended still further.
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ARMDND LAIIERDNE . IN_I_lIS EIEMENI
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
QUEBEC.- in heavy downpour cf
rain at Montcalni Market last night Armand Lavergne addressed Quehec‘s second anti-conscriptlon meeting, af- ter which the crowd marched io the offices of the Quebec Chrouiclo and l/Evenement and smashed the win- dows." ‘Afttir _leering outside the buildings and shouting “down with couscrlptiou and singing. “O Canada" a-bout three thousand people braved the rain and cold and' gathered on the Market Square just outside St. Joliu's gate. and wlille waiting for the arri- val of the speakers they sang French- Canadian folk-songs, shouted “down with conscription.” down with L'even- omeut." etc. Prolonged cheers greet- od Armand Lavcrgne on his arrival. and auc-ther ovation was accorded him when he advanced to speak. He said that for eighteen years he had been treated as a fool and demonlac but that meeting which he was arl- dresslng was proof conclusive that his preachlngs had been -right. lf the people of Quebec were facing con- scription in 1917 and were obliged to gc- overseas it was not Bourassa and Lavergnc who would he responsible for the tears of their women and chil- dren. People of this province had preferred to be red or blue, and now they could strike their breasts and saw it was their own fault. Ho held that” conaerlptimi of 1917 had had its origin .lu 1800 when Canada had sent men to assist in crushing the small nation of the Transvaal who only wanted the right to live. England of’ course. was strong enough to ac- complish it herself but she only wan- ted -to establish the principle of Ca- nada's participation in tho wars of the Empire. Ho was not against ob- ligation io serve. the speaker said. but only for the defence of thc coun- try. Milli'
(Canadian Press Despatcli)
PARFIS-German counter attacks
near Vavioleroe Plateau. were repul- sed last night. with heavy losses. Since May lat. the Frm-hcli have taken 8.600 prisoners lu this district.
1
MInard'| Linimant euros toothloho.
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'PHE WEATHER.
'l'EllPERA'l‘URl»
TIDE, IIOON. ETC.
TORONTO. May 26.-Fresh and
north-west windii. with ll8ht t¢mli*“'“‘ turn.-
The higheat temperature recorded
yesterday was ill degrees above. At 10 s.m. it was 48 above: at 9 a.ni. ii was 41 above The coldest the pre- vious night was 42 above.
'rite tide will he iugn this afternoon
at 1.33.' tottiorrow ‘at 2.18 and Monday at 3.08; it will be M50 i°1“°"`°" mc-:ning at 3.13. Monday at 3.55 and Tuesday at 4.37. ,
The ahh stats this evening at 7-51-
tomormw it 1.si:ii<i Monday -it 'I-53= it rises tomoi-ro mornin: It 4-37- Mouday and Tuesday at 4.36.
'rhe moon sets tonight at 12 and
tomorrow at 12.07. .
There was A new moon on Sunday.
May 20th at 7.47 p. m.
The first qiilrtar of the moon will
be on Monday, May 28th at 0.34 P-HL
The length of today will be fifteen
hours and thirteen minutes and of toimorrovt fifteen hours and fifteen minutes. _ `
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land and at the front is gratifying. Many are commending li and promis- ing to contribute and' quite a littlt. fund has already been handed in.As already stated the tobacco will lic forwarded duty free and will be dis- tributed' among the different Island units by the island representatives on their arrival in England. Contribu- tions may ha sent to the Guardian or any of the other dailies, to Mr. B. Graham Rogers or lion. A. E. Ar- senault, Sumnierside and will be nc- knowledged through t-he press. lt isa treat for the boys. a treat from lioiiie delivered to them by trends from home. Give lt it boost by sending lu at the eai-llest opportunity ai con- tribution blg or little.
'Dhe ilollowiiig contributions havi-
already been received. .
4 Friends $4.00 A l<‘i'leml (Mrs. Bears, Brooklyn) .50 Rev. D. J. G. McDonald 1.00 A. Bennet McDonald 1.00 A "Mother of Nine" .50 For “Mothers Boyd’ .25 F. J. J. ‘ "" Jno. Sllliker
Hon. A. E. Arsenault
Rev. J. C. McLean
Holy Name Society, Suiuiuersltle
R. H. McDonald
Collected "Overseas Tobacco
Box" .'-
1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 .T5
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`::~¥= _ cas.
Mrs. Jno H. Byant (Enmore) Harvy L. Bryant .50 Havelock Bryant .50 Dougal lVicEiichern . .50 The Women's institute.
Mt. Carmel 10.00
Stanislaus J. G-ailaut 1.00 Hon. H. D. McEwen 1.00 A. F. Arsenault 1.00 A Few Friends, Eldon 1.00 Boys' Father 1.00 Boys' Friend' .'.'i3 A Freud -25
2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 1.0() 1.00
Prof. Watkis
Judge N. Mctluarrie
A. E. McLean "
Di-. J. A. Memos A. Stirling .McKay
Capt. Jos Reid J. E. Gallant I-I. W. B. Stavert .00 J. S.Hinton .50 Jno. 0. llyndmaii 1.00 Col. l-‘. S. Moore 1.00 “A Friend" 1.00 D. I". G. Belfast 1.00 Edward Strong, Summerslde 1.00 'Tobacco from Mrs. Devereaux
Wiltshire. A
Launching Place. $8.06 Aa Fo|lowa:-- Angus B. Walker . . . ... 1.00 Daniel G._McCorniack 1.00 ildneas P. McDonald 1.00 Jos. McPherson ._ 1.00 Patrick Mc(‘.ormack .. .Evil Patrick M. Morrison .. .00 Patrick l’. Morrison .. .50 John D. McCormack .. .50 Prank D. McPherson .. .50 Mrs. N. Landrlgan .. -'15 Allan J. MacDonald 25 Miss Maggie Walker ._ -- .25 Daniel Yoston . 25 Mrs. Angus Morrison Neil D. Morrison _) John i’. McDonald' .. ._-5 John I.. McPherson .. .. .£5 Stephen McDonald . .-5
'.`. las _ .. .-15
Mrs. D. J. Walker . Jno. B. Acorn. Bridgetown -.
Alex. Acorn. Bridgetown . . . ...
Leo McMaster. Primrose . Mrs. Jno. T. Enmln. Grand View . Jno. 'l'. Mullins. Kensin8i°l1 -- l~ Mrs. W. A. 0. Moi-son. City ..,1-00 Joseph George MacDonald’ st. Georges 50-50
John Fitzpatrick and Famill’
Woodviile.
J. L. Mulrhead. Summerslde.
John Trainer. Arlin8i0ii-
Mrs. Gilbert Gaudet. Muddy
Creek
Ladies' of Abram’s Village. walter oi-een. Summorside Frank MacNell Bummersirle.
urs. anon niiiisan. Sh@~'hr°5\i. Mrs. 'George MacDonald. Little
M4%D'eWlnnia McGee, Little
.50 1.00
5.00
River Tobacco from Jumol. E~ MIC'
Donald. valued at _
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Government o
0’FT»\WA~ Parliaui(.nt listened fix'
hers, Dr. Neley. Humboldt and Mr. Thomas McNutt. Saltevals, in support of lion. Frank 0liver's aiiieiidmeiit calling for a radical revision of the Tariff' downward. Both speakers inalntuinetl that the property of the'
western farm was hampered und re-: tardad by tariff taxation. The House
then went. into supply on the Dept., of the interior estimates, with the uu-
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
an hour today to two Western niein-I
Join the Conservatives and Form
ilorstaiidiiig that Mr. Olivcr's amend- ment would he again inovcii on the tlilrii reading of the Budget.
it is beef.-ming more apparent that
Sir Wilfrltl Laurier will oppose the Conscrlptlon Bill and will break `witli his Ontario and Western supporters. English Liberals west of Illoiitrcal have given up hope of Sir Wilfrid supporting conscriptiou. They will break, and break definitely, with him if he follows the course his at-tion iii- dicates. lt is understood that Sir llobeitliordcii will shortly announce
RUSSIAN SDIDIERS S I
(Canadian Press Dt-spatclii
SEBASTOPOL. via Lou<loii.~--
Offlcers and' men of the local garri- son unanimously iequest they he sent to Riga front to fight Germans. Their action ls 'iii response to iliei speech of the Miiilster oi' War and the appeal of the Council ot' Soldii-'r‘ and Workmens’ Delegates.
SNRVIVDRS DF IHE
IRANSYIVANIA ARRNE NDNIE.
((‘anadlaii Press Despatch) .
l.ONDON.- Survivors of the torpe-
doed trdnspc-rt Trans_vlvania, sunk in the Mediterraneuii, reached England yesterday. The ship was struck by two torpedoes. Many of the fatali- ties were caused by the explosion of a torpedo. There is doubt as to whe- llier casualties are as large ns. annou- nced. yesterday. One report says that it party of about 1l30soldiers could not be rescued. Another report places the number lc-st at 413.
NE\V‘YOR'K.- t‘unard Liner Sel-
trid was sunk off the Irish coast on May 5th with the loss of the captain and fifty-two of the crew.
BRIIISHIRANSPDRI SUNK
(Canadian Press.)
Lf)NDON.- The British transport
Transvlvania was torpedoed on May 4i.li with loss r-f 413 persons. The of- tlclalatatement today said the losses included 29 officers. 373 men. the Trausylvania's Captain _and 10 of the crew.
The Transylvania was ii steel twin-|
screw steamer of 14.315 tous the pro- perty of the Anchor Line. Silo was built in 1014 and rnglstercil ut Glas- gow. The Transylvania was iorpedoeil
WANI ID FIDHF
i`
_liitiiuin
65 Li res Lost.
(Caiiatlian Press Despatcli)
l‘i\ltiS-It is oillcially announced
that the' Freiicli llnci' Sonlay. hound for Maiseilles from Saloulka with 3413 passeiigc-rs, was iorpcdoed on April liitli. with a loss of 45 lives. 'l‘hi- steaiiirl' sank rapidly in heavy sen. but the prompt and iiietliodical inau- ner in which small bouts were launch- ed saved the maloiliy of these
ship. The Sontay was a vessel oi'
NIR; liAlFDIiR
CDNIESID CANADA
(Canadian Pi'ess‘ Despair-li)
WASIllNGTON--Rt.-lloii. A.J, Bal-
four and the British mission left to- day on u visit to ("onada and crossed the .\'lagara Froiitior shortly before noon cn rt;-;ite to 'l`oronto and Otta-
W8.
ii ix-ulltti uni
(Canadian i’re.~'.~i liespatclii
AALGIERS-l<`oriiier Queen Rana-
valona. of Madagscai, 1:- dead at her home here.
wire'lc~ss station has heen installed here and expected to lie lu operation in a few days. Some of thc news- papers demautl the use of thc plant be forblddeii.
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
lu the Mediterranean Sea. The surviv- ors were takcu into Snvanu. ltiil_v. There they remained uni.ll May 12. ivliere iliey were cared for ‘hy the populace. and ad-inliilst.ered to by the Red Cross authorities. '
ADVANDE AI IDDS » SUDDESSFIII
((‘anadlun Press' Despatch) , l.ONDON.- “ln iiilnor British op- erations this morning, southeast of Loos, we captured a portloii of the eneiniy's front trench system, and tc-ak tweiity~eiglit prisoners. The enemy counter-attack failed. There were successful raids hy our troops south of Arnientleres and west of Messlncs. A few prisoners were ta-
kiiiii ii in iiiici iiiiiii inn
_._.'_
(Canadian Pools.) ,
l’.\RlS.- German (".oiinte'r attacks
in (lie region of the Vauclerc Plateau were repulsed Aust night Wiih IWWY losses. according to an official state- ment issued by the war otlice this morning. ' .
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ERMAN DDIINTER E 1 AFIADNS REPUlSFD
l.0ND0l\',--"Wa secured a few‘
prisoners during the night as the
Leverguler" says today War Official rgpon o||.tlie operations along the
',~an¢¢.gg\glaii. .f-‘i»on|'s. 'iNothli\g else interesklng oc`curi1ad.'.f . H
. - _ii ..
DETROIT, Mich., ~ ‘Siioiv-s-torins
and bllzzartls of serious proportloiis were reportc-;l i'roiii various points on the Great Lakes lust night. At niniiy places navigation for a tl-me was vii- tually at a standstill.
(Canadian Prana Despatch.) `
IAIESI DESPAIDHES I
I
(Canadian Press Despatch.) |
BUENOS AYRE5-‘_ A G‘5"'“““ ciously promised to bc present and ai
t
I
.
ne Cmulauon nm she Ca" Sin” 0'" Sir Wilfrid Re orted About to Make a Break with His
Western and Ontario Supporters and to Stick to Quebec
..,..,,,,,, ,,,___ ,.,_,'_p_,c,, _,We M The Liberal Whip,»Di°.. Michael Clarke and Others, _May
L0ND0N___ Premie L] d_' ' I A ' y con derablo. debt of
toda in Parliani -r oy Gwrw gratitude to um greni A""""i°““ D99"
a Great National
a (Tsbinct reconstruction. l<`our. and
probably five of the present iiliiilsters will retire andibe rcpltiired either by
proiiilneiit Conservatives or there uiay be representation given to ilio t'onscriptiou Liberals.
if the Coiiscription Liberals break
with hir \N’ili`rl(l lliel' will coalesce with the Government to sec the war tlirougli. The Liberals who will lcail the i-eve-lt if Sir Wifrid opposes con sci-iptlon are Dr. Clarke, Mr. Hugh Guthrie. Mr. Fred Pardee. Liberal Wliiii, and Mr. A.K. McLean.
FRENCH IINER I .AERDPEANE RAID
lil iiili/iii
(l`al`iadlaii i’rci... Despatvli)
LONIJON-Four or five Gerniiii.
ali-ships ialiled the eastern counties of Euglaiiiil last night. :ii-rorlllng to at official ivtateuieiit issued this morn ing. The alrships dropped bombs and iscapeil although pursued. The olllclal siiiteiiientsaid four or five hostile alrshlps appi'o_ii<~li€-il East An glla shortly before inidnl-giit last night. The weather was overcast and a thi(-k bank of rain clouds made observation difficult. Four uirslilps
011 b0Bl"-i- _ 'appeared to have penetrated inland
Capt. lliiagts' went down with. hi; imc the e-atlwn ‘.0“mleS_ 1-hey my
lowed erratic courses and dropped ai
7.247 tons and built in 1908. owiieillnumhel- of bombs lu the poum,-y ,tis ill M3l`i‘9iI'i0S- itricts, apparently unable to locate
----_------ Itheir positions. The ralders were
pursued by our aiiplanes. but thick clouds permitted their escape. Ona man was killed iii ii Norfolk village. Material damage is believed to be ne-glible.
d
DDNFEDERAIIDN WIII
DE DEIEDRAFED
IN IDNDDN
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
OTTAWA- A memorandum from
thc Minister ol' Militia last night says:
“There will be held in Westminster
Abbey. London on July 2nd. solemn service in coinmcnioralion ol’ the sc ml-centennial of the Dominion. and also in -memory of Canadians who 'lava fallen in war.
"'l`hc King sud Queen have grn
go<.~.l many Canadian troops in ldng- land will be present on that occa- sion.
BARRED FHE U. S. ,
MEN IDRNED BADII
ilI'J'l`llOl'l‘. M'l(‘l~l.- Thousands oi
persons attempting to come to Dc troll from Windsor. Ontario. this torc- iiooii were detained at the ferry stu
(Canadian Preu Despatch.)
tliusiasni the National ljiiity Conven- tion oi' Canada was constituted a per- niaucut organization this morning. Mr. Horace J. Gagne, Montreal. Clialrman. was 'chosen President of the Natioiial body which, all felt would have lasting results ou the his- tory of the Dominion.
“I accept the honor conferrex*
upon me because the honor falll on the Province of Quebec." replied Mr. Gsgne. “l have been glad you came to Quebec for I love my native pro- vince, and I wanted to show all Ca~ nada that Quebec was loyal, that she was Canadian and that she wanted to ’ii‘irch on the front line with the
oiicrs. Carry back to your other home, for Quebec. too, is your home, those principIes_ for which our fora-
MONTREAL- Ainld scenes of en-
WIN-THE-WAR DDNVENTIDII I
MADE PERMANENT
__;__.______._._. p
lbe Win-the-War Convention Has Been
Formed into a National Unity Drganizaiion wlili a French Representative as President.
'fathers fought and died. and to mlifiiliin which we are now called upon to put forth our maximum ei- fort." g A delegation representing the dif- ferent provinces was appointed to present to the government and Op- position resolutions adopted by the Convention. Rev. J.J. MacDonald represents IIE. island. The delegates left this afternoon for a trip through Laclilne Canal returning over Lachlne Rapids.
Moiitreal‘s hospitality to the dele-
gates was inunlflcent. and all are de- lighted with the visit and hopeful as to the outcome;
'l‘lie Convention passed a resolu-
lutloii. practically unanimously, favo- ring Conscriptlon. An ainendmént for ii referendum was negatived.
HEAVI DASUALIY
IISF YESIERDAY
((‘anadlan Press Despair li
PREMIER MAINIESDN . REINRNS i
._.?._. ~
0'l"l`AWA.-The percentage of dead
in the list.
ADSIRIAN PARLIAMENT
DDNIENES
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
AMSTERDAM.- A Vienna tele-
gram says that in the course ot’ a meeting of representatives of the lo- wer chamber, Premier (‘lani Martlrilc expressed the-hope that the session would proceed in a inauiiel- to in- crease the reputation of the Monar- chy abroad. He mentioned ‘bills which would be submitted, including coali- tion law, and one providing for war profit tax. The Premier admitted the right of the House to decide ln- depeiideiitly what it considered neccs~ sary. -The foregoing despatch gives the first news that the Austrian par- liament has convened The conve- ning of parliament. which has not been in session since the outbreak of the war. has been one of the most acute political questions in Austria.
DHEVEREDX WDDD
PARIIY FANEN
(Canadian Press Despatch)
PARIS- Late yesterday the French
captured part of Chevereux wood
ters. 'l`lilrty prisoners were taken.
IANII-IIDNSIIRIPIS
SMARIIY PNNISHED
(Ci1lliHli1lIi i’l`0HH' iifliillfliiiiii tion by (Tuuailiaii officials who began '“"_'
LONDON- Tho FESIIEHHUOII Uf| a rigid enforcement of the l)omlnIoii'.~ _ I
Count iran, llungariaii Preniler.uoioi'- mllltary lgws_ N0 person of military( ' iiilliiiiiiiiii Pi`@Sfi i)eH|>HU'i\`i flclally announced, although tele- use was allowed to board the ferry M0NTREAL»~ S\iil1ili1il‘." .IUSli‘f*f slams from Budapest received ilunniess he had convinced the ofn<.-isis WH" 'M2011 Ulu- I" the P0009 C-°“" Swltzerli-iml asserts that the entiicl that he was not seeklng to avcm 00,, this morning to four men who were cabl-net has resigned. lscripuon Every person pagsmg arrested last night for damaging pro-
tmmu h U, fer, “ws was "Emo" portv assaulting the police and creat-
. ir e y 8 - ' ll - ' ' " .
(Canadian Press Despatch.) lmlandgreatcollgemon ,.esu|ted_Mos. ing ii disturbance following the aiitl-
LONDON- Engineers fiom thi‘|0|- the Wh,d,,o,. resldems who ml. (;oiisrrllitioii meetings. Recorder
Unite-d States iiriii_v who have ai-riv-, 5mp|0\.ed m Dewalt were demlned at Semple. lectured the men and warned
ed in England. were entertained at I least 'Bn hm". M me station on a(._ them that such actions would be luncheon today by the Earl ofDei-by, count-of the crush nlsheil by the severest penalties
pu- tha
Secretary of Wai. A number oi' nd- _ law allowed. I-ie also lntiniated that
dltional officers and.hos.pital units shirkers who lncited men to commit home-. particularly in the agrii-iiltui-al have arrived and more than one _ such ui-.tions were not guiltless. The classes. The enlistment by selection thousand persons belonging to the ' _ 5001011098 Di'0u0un<-("1 on the men will be much more effective in thlsre- Ame,-l.c,,n army me now ln (;re,1t_ - were as follows: :iii-i~dere l.aflimime. gard than thovoiuntaiy system.” F 3|-ltaln_ ' (aged 54). was lined fifty dollars
. three mouths in jail; Frank Blan- "What is tho attitude of Prince
Canadian Pr-an Des iitch.) . » _ . chard. 37 years. was fined one h
Premi¢~i° Mathieson returned
Tliursday night from an official visit
in today's vasiiaity list is exceptional- to Ottawa lp connection' with Gm-_ ly heavy. Out of a iotal of 242Iemment business. On the way home names. 100 were killed in action, tive `hc broke his- journey at Montreal for ‘Heli Of Wfilimifi- Ihre? Di'@-'lllnleli ilénll-Illia Duipose of being pre-sent at the nineteen missing. three of the iatterlexecntive meetings of the Wln-the- believed to be killed. No lslanders~\Vni- (‘onl’er9'nce. As the telegranrs
showed Premier Mnthieson took a promiue-nt part ln the visit of the delegates to Quebec. lie was greatly impressed by the enthusiasm prevailing all through the ninety miles journey from Mon- treal to the ancient capital. The die- ti-lct is a densely populated one. there being houses practically all along the route with every here and"'ih'e"i“`e' villages and towns-. All the houses
were gaily decdlged with hunting and the people dr sed in holiday garb lined the roads on both sides cheering the delegates as they passed. The school children were gathered at the schools and sang patriotic choruses' and waved and cheered the visitori. ln Quebec there was- a most enthus- iastic meeting and the Premier and other visitors felt that all that was- neeessary in that province was prop- er leadership to bring the .vast ma- jority of the populace into line with the rest of Canada in active/ support. of the war. Premier Mathieson was unable to remain for the second half
‘oi the Conference in Montreal as hd
had to return to Charlottetown. When in' Montreal he was interviewed by a representative of La Patrle andthe interview along with snapshots of the Premier appeared in Tuesdays is- sue. Part of the Interview was as tol- lowsz-
A TRIBUTE TO THE
FRENCH CANADIANS.
The Hon.,Mr. Mlthiolon, Prime Min-
Oili later of Prince Edward island, maya
Alsne front. Numerous dead W(ii"ii that tha French Ctrlldiano of His found ln the destroyed Gr-rniaii sliel-l provlneo, will no Thglr piuty,
Hon. J. A. Mathis-son. Premier of
Prince Edward island. came io Mon‘- treal this morning an route to Que- bec with the delegates of the Win- the-War Convention. He gave an ln- tervie-w in a representative of this paper on the event oi' the hour.
, “What do you think of the proposal
of Sir R. l.. Borden in favour of Sidi- ectivo Conscrlptlon?" asked our representative.
"1 consider the scheme of Selec-
tive (Tonscrlption is excellent. The proposal to my mind interprets the prevailing sentiment in Prince Ed- ward island. Under the present arrangements many are liable to enlist for overseas whbll services would be more beneficial if they' remained at
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. _ S 3.000 men marched through the U5 "is ug 3 Lemare (43) to furnish bond of five Canada. that fe to say-loyal Bild
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MONTREAL. A parade of about W U H h' , R. tired dollars or six months; Geor
streets this morning headed by a band pfgggntqtlyg 0yQf||||3_ hundred dollars to keep (lie peace f
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in protest against the high cost. of, _______ one year and to pay cunts. or serve ~
living and the introduction of l _\~__A H/ P | - _ nineteen months in jail; Henry conscrl tion. Last night several IONDO I “F rem er; rl; dean (10) who pleaded guilty
Na- Here ths‘ Hon. Mr. Miithiown to. stated that the French Canadians in
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thousand men attended a niaas meet. §?|m“'R:;2r_:;e?,';,a|‘§ \Epn~ga,.,.:n_ nf me breaking windows of ii street car.(hln province had considered ii- ll
ing in Lafontaine Park where . f Y ' was fined forty dollars and costs. speeches were made a8Bi“°i "'°“'|(nnad’mi mm' ,,o.Icf°,' two months in jail.
iicrlptlon. Another big meeting is nr- ranged for tonight.
RIO JANlERO.-- Foreign Minister'
General Sir John Carson is well
known as managing director of the Crown Reserve mine. He is 53 years of age and s native .of Montreal
a millionaire a number of years ago. .
because she was virtually forced into He W" F" '“““-V y°°"' °°“"°“""dI S'i`0(`Ki'i0l»M- T00 fUll°\`llli
or much their duty as the Scotch, the
English and tho irish. to offer their services for the fmnt.
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WHAI SDDIAIISFS
Bilo Peeanha, declared il the council ' ‘ ‘ V °.;:..':'.:“°:.:::" .i°°.:':‘:'“:..::.;;°..r‘::. ?i‘lf1i2.2i ‘¥.::..';.‘.‘?"‘i.;"‘.'.°.:".::‘.1.“:: INDNID IINE IIAIY
Brazil'to declare war on Germany. on E ~ ,
a state of war _hy tha circumstances. Wm' me (""“"“““ '“"m°~ “ml “"’“"‘ of Belgium. Serbia. Montenegro a
nd
After the meeting of the council "ie '°“5 "°""i°e '“°‘i“I~ H” "’""“d Roumonia was demanded by Bnlgar- -----'
as lieut colonel of tho 5th Royal
Benner Peeanha asked as to the » ‘_ ian Socialist delegates in conference (Canadian Press i- -'
result of patrol 0110001110" EU! Uffpouibillty of Brnzll declaring war on iiigiiilliifirfs Of M0“lf<‘¥\|- ii" - ii with Dutch and Scandinavvian com- ROME-No lttliln ol were
osrmsiiy replied that emu neriii-ts Liberal in n°liil¢~-- »- iiutuis. 'racy also declared tliamsi- iiiair by siiiiiaasiasi daring the weak
war on 'nobody.. Sh; defends her Wliien WH! bI‘°\\° 0\ii he ofierod iliwires in -favor of national re-union
ol ending May Sn . '
self. It is Germany which declares services. and w\_l lcoitlii-00 'by 90"' Bulgarians as n stop to giive permaii- Olly two Milli!! shilio. both inthe
war on all naturals." _ Hnshea- He noted' as General Hughes' ent tranquility to the Balkans.
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personal reprasontatixa ovbrseas.
300 tons. were loot. _
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