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' N l D H' (T “mm wr "r(o°"w_ the International Waterways Commiss-

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‘~ 'evening mu, ifeuiissa won s2.oo-by mu in cum. in the Long Sault Channel, briefly referred

and 52.50 for U. R. A. ~

Head Ofnce at Chsrloteeown. Branch Offices at Sum

msrsids. Atherton, Sourls and Montague.

President--Nlsjor A. A. Bartlett Editor and Publisher: Assoclate Editor: J. A. Bumen. D. K. Currie-

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25. 1918 `

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Events on the western battlefront,great

as they have been, are almost overshadow- ed in the news of' these days by the mirac- les being wrought by General Alleiiby in the ancient Bible lands. We have had but little news from this sector for some week.-a until yesterday and Saturday when the veil was partially lifted and facts reveale.i that are so amazing as to be almost beyond conception. On the western front it was man against man, battalion against bat- talion; in the east it was man against man plus the hitherto insurmountable diflicul- ties of the desert; man against hordes eii- trenched beyond a hitherto impassablc barrier of arid land that yields no water,n';~ food, nothing but heat intolerable and thi; man has won out. The man is General Al- lenby and the multiple man British aii».f. French. The story of' this part of the great world war, when told, will have no paral- lel even in the glorious achievements on the western front.

The story has not yet been written, only

the sequel has come to us and the sequel. a typical, brief, British report tells wh-al has been accomplished; how, by whom, at what fearful cost in endurance, persist- ence, pluck, is yet to be told. Railways built water piped across the trackless desert, tht enemy dislodged, squalid, disease-filled eastern cities modernized and westernized, surely the land of ancient miracles has rig ain witnessed miracles. Of the land and cities conquered and brought within the bounds of civilization, nothing has been known in recent centuries except that they were peopled by races that were lit- tle better than savages, savages armed and generalled by modern savages and niod- ern science, secure behind inipassablrf barriers, Today the birthplace of Christian- ity that has not known christiaiiitv for centuries nor toleratel it is opeii to civilization and Christianity through the stupendous achievements of General Al- lenby and the army he has led to victory. The Turk is now definitely out of the land he has cursed for a thousand years; '

'I'he Bulgarians in Mesopotamia are go-

ing the way of the Turks in Palestine and ere long Mesopotamia, Serbia, and _Rou- mania will have been swept clear of’ Bul garians and Germans.

On the western front there is afslowiiig

up in the advance on St. Quentin and Cam- brai. Roads have to be built, artillery _fn »-.»- ed, and troops concentrated where needed. The Germans know what is coming to them and German-like they are destroy- ing what they cannot carry away -witl- them. They are burning St. Quentin and thi- cityis now in flames. Cambrai will in all probability suffer a similar fate. The Ger- mans, bankrupt in honour as in lneanf-_ will destroy everything that is distructablc to prevent it falling into the hands of their enemies.

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It is easier to ask “why worry?" than

not to worry. With some four thousand sons and brothers and husbands at the front, with casualties reported daily, there is naturally the most acute anxiety, a con- stant dread as to whei'e the next blow is to fall. The curious thing about it all is that the worrying and anxiety are to be found at home. The soldiers’ letters are all cheerful, happy, optimistic.

He never tells the pain of it, he dreams

about the gain of it; his letters ring of victory and gl/orious days to be. He never pens the hurt of it, the drudgery and dirt of it, tomorrow’s better, finer world is a

that he can see.

It’s fine, he writes, to share in it, to have

the chance to dare in it, to see the flag loves so well still dancing in the sky; to be a living part of it, the flesh and blood and _heart of it and feel that all th‘at’s good shall live long after we shall die. '

We too, waiting in the shadows, should

look beyond the cost of it, should look be- yond the death and pain~.of it and see only the splendour of the goal to which they are pressindg so splendidly, the goal which, liv- ing or ying they shall have won for us and fqr,~¢1;e__ivvorld- -- _ _ - i

to in our despatches yesterday, the Toron- to News says: -

“Under an order of the International

Waterways Commission a private Ameri- cantfirni has the right to put a sunken Weir in the south channel of the St. Lawrence River at the Long Sault. The concession is for five years with the right of argun; against cancellation when the time expires Those with experience in legal affairs see no difference between such an arrange :nent and “five years with right ot' renew al.” ln practice a public utility franclii<_ _» “with right of renewal” is regarded a-' perpetual.

’l`he Ashburton Treaty declares that

both channels of the Long Sault are to ‘es maintained for the purposes of navigat- ion. Therefore the ruling of the Iiitc1'na€_- ional Commission is legally questionablf, unless itwere validated by the parties to the treaty. The American Gov°rnnic.~.i would validate ,V it in a moment. The Canadian Government would val- idate it, not _ for lack of neigh- borliness, not because of the block- ingcof navigation in the south channel, tui because it is opposed to the alienation oi power rights in the river to private corpor- ations. The weir is said to be necessary if order that the alluminum works at Mil;-° sena, N. Y., may meet the war-demands o' the Washington Government. Canada wa ready to consent to the work and to t. additional draft of water from the river, i

the privilege of the private company " rigidly limited to a fixed period, without right of' appeal, and if the weir were re- moved at the end of the period. For sonif unexplained reason the Washington Gov- ernment was not content with this conces sion and iiisistedupon favorable consider- ation of the private company’s application despite the opposition of Canada and thi State of New York. The Commission con- sists ot' six members three from Canadz and three from the United States. We have not heard that there was a dead loclf Therefore at least one member of the Can adian section owes an explanation to thi Government, whose policy he has seen fit to block. The Canadian members are Mr C_ A. Magrath, Ottawa; Mr. H; A. Powel of St. John and Mr. P. B. Mignault, K. C. of Monti'eal. We are informed that tht position of Mr. Magrath and Mr. Mignaull was not open to criticism. For several years the Federal Administration has been f‘turning down” private companies desir- ing to exploit the Long Sault water-power. Since Niagara was conserved in the pub- lic interest, there has been a desire to fol- low the same wholesome policy at theiLong Sault, for the benefit of industrial inter- ests in the eastern part of the Province and for the conservation of coal. A joint' policy of power development undertaken. by the State of‘New York and the Provinci- of Ontario was hoped for after the war That project may be hampered by the vest- ed rights of the Massena company. Perhaps Mr. Powell would give' the Canadian pub- lic a glimpse at the reasons which influen- ced _his decision-if that decision was fav-

orable to the applicant.

TIIE \\"0i\IE1_\"S PA li-'l‘

A woman, writing in the Manitoba Free

Pres_s,,speaks to the women of Canada con- cerning the enemy’s peace drive:

What about the women in the countries

where the war actually rages? Are our sisters of_ France asking that we negotiate peace? Listen to their message brought from Paris-Paris the beautiful, Paris subjected to air raids and to bombard- ment: “Believe Victory; Think Victory; Preach Victory; Live Victory”-that is what they plead for. Great Britain’s wo- men also ,send a message and remember it comes from our kindred, our kindred whose sacrifics are many times greater than our own. “We know what we have paid. We are determined that this shall be settled once for all and that the world shall be made safe.” The cloud of witnesses is a_ll_about us. From the dead and- from the living the call to us is to be steadfast, to bny they truth and sell it not. They speak- with every right there is, for they have given or are offering all that they have and are to the end, that this terrible plague that has come upon mankind shall be wip- ed out. It is up to us. Shall yve make their efforts of no avail? '

lo( NOTES ;_..__,__

A soldier braving disease and death in

the camp and on the battlefield has a sev- en-times better chance of life than a new-

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NlE\\' YORK, Close io $7oo.ooo

worth of raw furs were sold hcrc to- day at the opening of llic annual fall auction, following thc rcrcipt from buyers and dealers prcscnt of‘ ad- yziiicc suliscriptioiis for nearly $1, 2<'io,ooo worili of bonds for thc foriliconiing liberty lo:ni_ (icrnian owned furs, totaling in value about $30,000 were also sold for iiic uc- count of Alien Property Ciistotliziii Mitchell l’:ilinei', ilu- collections offered during thc day were siiizillci' than at thc spring sale, Init in spiic of this most of the varieties sold »lii‘ong'lit higher :totals llizizi :it llizii lime. Cross l"ox` and l"isli_cr ivcri' niost :iciivcly hid for with red fox also wanted. The hi-sl fislicr pclts brought eighty dollars, while llic hcst cross fox sold for $|.z7 :uid the licsi rcil fox :il $47.50. 'l`lic top pi'ii‘<_' paid for Riissiziii szililc was $150, :ind for liluc fox $|_§3. (`onip;n'<'-l with the average |>i‘iccs got at iliv i\pi=il szili- of thc i`\Ic\v \"oi‘l<_fur zinc- iioii sxilcs (`o-`opi~i':iiioii, \\'ol\-'i~i'iiirs :ind rcil foxes slio\\'c<l no cliaiigc hill ilii‘.~'r pcrrciilzigc :irlvaiiccs were rtgcortlcil by the ollicr furs sold: l"i_~'licr__1o; llluc Fox 15; (ross l"ux 1_;;:i1iil .'\iisti':ili:ni fox lo.

::l.oiii: slllliilliig Astliinii. Mnny

have siil`foi‘oil so long l’roin zistliniu :iiid have tried so niziiiy so-called reni- e lies they ililiik thai there is no real help for tlicin, 'l`hc_\' should read the letters reizciveil hy lhc iiiiiiiiil':iclui~';fi's ol' llr. J. li. l{cllo;>,'g's Aslliina llein- edy from liiiinlrezls of cases once :is desperate as their own. Even in long iicglecieil f>;isr‘.~; this l`anious prepiirii- ion hrliigs pronipl help. '

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lhy side;

liezii' patiently thy ci'oss of grief

:ind pain; ` _

Leave to thy (iod to order :ind

provide;

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at last".

llc still niy soul: wlicii dearest

friciiils di-pai'l'.

/\iid all is il:ii'l<ciicil in llic vrilc of

tears, I 'l`licn thou shall better l<iio\\-' his

love, his heart,

\\'lio conics to soothe thy sori'o\\‘

:ind thy fears.

llc still in_v soul, thc lioui' is hast-

ciiing on,

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the Lord;

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-fears arc gone, _

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restored.

lie still my soul, when change

:ind tears :irc past,

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You are In- ited to o u r pecial Sale of ' atches during

xhibition week.

G.H. Taylor

Jen i" .' 5':-i i‘.ii;Z1'." '~'\ i'

born baby, says G»,.S. Fariishaw. _A

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here awaiting your

Our showing of

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Boisalino you’il get rea_l hat s itisf ction.

nov: ltics here at most ~ reasonable prices $1.50,

" 1.75, 2.uo and 2.25 Boys Caps from Ioo up

,Q New Sl-TE;

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W ile ~»=itt nding the Exhibiiion

step in and lo k our new m-,dds in

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, ,ip Tj/7.' line of young meo's an.l men’s lover.

{ ‘ 'L coals on display that we have ever

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` "` '/" bo,s’ suits we are showing,

ilorsalino Hats '

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Getyour new ‘Borsalino” hat from us Ex- , ' _

All the new bocks in this famous hal are _

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iospeciion If you buy a

Exhibition i. immense. We have all the latest

to that New Cap

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New Moilels in Uvercoats

had and you wil find the prices re-

lm\\ii W V ’\\ W '. p ;.n¢Zini;l;lpm’$pI6 5o_ _I8 oo, 20,00, 22 50

l ,\’ ll ll Boys’ Suits

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fnlrliitv. sl1lt;'EXl"llblll0l'l Wték.

_ .We can give you the choicepf several lovely stylfs io choosegfrdrri V ' includi ig the new Swing lieli models

Prices $8.50 In oo. Iz,oo_~ 13.50. and up, come and ste ihc wide range of

- New 'Tweed Caps I/.i',_

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See Our Large Showing of New Ties

HENDERSON & CUDMORE 101 Grafton Street

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Yoiii'1’i'olileiiis Solved

lY`REV_ T.B.l.lNBCOTT, D. D.

(All rlghts reserved)

Di'. Llnscott. iii this column wlll

help you solve your heart. problems rellgloiis, natural. social, financial and i-.very other anxious care that poi' plexus you. ll' ii, personal iinswer ls i°e~ quired, enclose a flve cent siaiiip, No nunies will he piibllslicil; lf you pre- fer, sign your initials only, or use ix pseudonym.

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llLISlNlCS.\`: “.\ ;\|crcli:iiii" writes nic that lic is doing :i .siicccssfiil lnisiiicss and :isles \vli_\' he should :ulv<.§i'tisc? lf _you do iiol want to iii'- crczise your lnisiiicss then l advise you not lo advertise, but if this is your state of mind you :irc the first of the kind l have cvcr niet. 'l`licrc is no 'business liowcvcr, no i'n:itlci~ lio\v large, which cininol hc greatly iiicrcascd by systciiuitic advertising Ncivspzipcr :idvcrtisiiig is iiioncy well spent, for it has the saiiic rc- lzition to success as seed wliczil has to zi crop

Nl".l’(')'l`l.S`.\l: "\\'hy", asks “A

fioiicriinicni official” “is it wroiig to give onc’s relative the first chriiicc in (iovcriimcnt positions if they :irc roiiipctciit?" llccausc other meni- bcrs of thc coniniunity have thc sanie right to vacant offices as .your relatives. lt is dishonest for :i man in a govcriinicnt posilioii to use his :iutlioi'it_\' for the fiiiaiicinl bcncfii of relatives. The people look at such thiiigs with grave siispicioii :iiid they have :i right to do so.

::l|_ is usually safe to say that

when a'clilld ls pale, sickly, peevlsli and restless, the cause ls worms. 'Ilhose parasites range the sloiniich and lnlesllnes. causing serious dis- orders ol` the dlgestlon and prevent- ing' the lnifiint from deriving susten- ance from food. lVllller's Worm Pow- ders. -by destroying the, worms cor- rect llieso faults ofthe dlgesllon nnil

thy actlon.

Mlnard’s Llnlment used by Physlclsns

¢' .;;: .1-9.--.____.__ _

serves to restore llio organs to heal-

? Qf Course, if _ g

Ontzirio fall wheat (the finest pastry

to increase the strength.

nutlike flavor. -

` “Beaver” Flour. Order some

makes ood _

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Flour ii zi special "3i$."=`~."i5'. _ pastry flour. lt contains the choicest

wheat in the world) blended with western spring wheat

EAVER FLOUR

MILLED OF BLENDED WHEAT

makes the lightest, llakiext Pies and Tarts-the most inviting Cllee, Cookies snd Doughnuts-sud lesl homemade Bread, with the delicious,

Tliere’a no comparison between the mugl. Psiiry und' issteless Breed. made with wesiciii when flouq and :he "good things? msde with

DEALERS--wrlle us for prices on Feed, Cause Gruns and Gerenle. 104

THE T. H. TAYLOR. CO. LIMITED, ~ CHATHAM, Oni.

,ri Ciiniida Food Board Flour Mill License No. 10

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See The Famous Willis Piano

117 Queen"St.._,

smmmnimuumuimi

Gore Buos G"

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The choice of all music loyers,

students and master musicians.

At theA. E. Toomb’s Booth

and at Exhibition Building. '

A. E. T()0MBSl

i Boots to ,Clear at a Bargaliii,

wehiveon ima ainiofmf-_' iz is r yfbe mi fi , ia be ann from-$6.50

$8.00 selling at 4.50, 5.00, 5.50 and 6.ll(lg, Sggdial Viiliiel at thgse lgndgswou ll __

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