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w--ni <~~»- =v-»-i»-ii ii-ini iw. _ " ciiaierorrarown, CANADA, -FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917 _ .§.'f°.-'lZ'..'.‘LV'.'i.‘.i.’.°Il!.§l°‘.‘.l lt..Jt.'!.'.1"t’2'.........f.... an ... I... .
“IF SUPPORT is 'Now wrrnni-:Lo on avi.-:N DELAYEDTT-7
_“ If support_is now withheld or even delayed it means that additional burden will have to be borne by men already doing the
Seemingly impossible. The fight must go on until final and complete victory is attained; From the agony of the battlefield goes forth prayer that our homeland does not desert us in hour of our need and of our approaching triumph” -ciiiiiegiiiiii from omiiii gciiiiiii.
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" ISLAND FISHEIIMEN
siiuisii nioors 'inCi5oiii'iin”i`Coo‘inos. in iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiow iiiaiit iieéiiiis
CAPTURI: LANGENIARCII HGUSE OF, 'CONIIIIONS- REGARD
Susl\lthuhTe n
_ _“___ __ _ convention
Takin 1,200' Prisoners, Germ; F' .| CNR. Bill Passed Second Reading. Sir Robert\ lm, thzgusufllcm' Prominent Liberals in Winnipeg 'Rave Sub-
ti _ ns ierce y
l-Indeavoring to Re-capture llill 70 but so
Far Unsuccesstully
Whole Dattalions Having Been Broken Up. Without llill 70 the Germans Cannot Hold
and at Terrible Cost,
Borden Declares War on Nationalisls. Bill Governing Weight ol Lobster Packages Before Senate. Rumiiurs oi Cabinet
ite-organization. ' ‘
Lens. A Second Great Drive Begun. ~--Z
(Canadilan Press Despatch.) _ LONDON.- Field Marshal llalg`n
troops captiirnil Laiiixciiiairk at noon today, l’ri‘niini' l.lo_ril-(loo|'i.;i-e an- nounced in the llonsc: ol ('oininoiin. Twelve hundred prisoners and live guns were captured.
in addition to capturing Lange-
niarck, the Premier said, the British troops gained ground at niiiny points-_ Severe fighting in continuing witii the result iiiidetoriiiiiioil,
The lfroiich. l_ilo_\'ii-George added,
had been co operating must effective- l_v on the lofi where the t`anadian:: niet witii conspicuous iiiicccsa. .
Stewart Lyon. t`aiiailian l‘i‘oi=>; l'0i‘-
respondent ln l"ranco. sayi; the tier- mans are making l`i‘antlc etl`orts tn retake ~l-llli 70 and tcii coiintei'-no
lacks by strong forces were repulsed. The enemy advanced tour ahreai=i ami were inowod down by inacliiiie gun tire, their losses being terrillc.
FRANTIC EFFORTS OF HUN5 T0 RETAKE HILL 70.
(Canadian Press Despatch.)
BY STEWAll'l` l.YON~t‘.\i’\'i\illA1`i l~lEADQl.lAlt'l`EllS IN i-‘lli\N(`l‘], \\’cd‘ iiesrlay cvcnlng, via i.onilon.- 'I`hi‘ Germans are now ligiiting with great tciiacity io rotiiin thcir pi'i‘<'arloiis hold on the ce‘iitral portion of l,eni»=. 'l`hrongho\it the day llioy liavc been bringing up frooli troops willi which to i-iirr_v rin coiiiitfn'-attiickii. 'l`hc original t'oi'cc with which our usiiiaiill
wni-i moi was prtiityi woll u<zcountoil for by tho attiii-hliii; torcc. it non- slnlcd ot two battalions .ttnil the lliiith ltogiiiiciil. Alloi' tho liittinlloiiii hiil
ding the ti‘enclii>.n'li;iii boon put. out of action the i'esci'vo battalions were niovcti up liiirrioilly. Al nine o‘clocli while Iicailifil ioivard llill 70 tiivr.c
liattalioiis were caiiiyht ii|idci"inii' ar~ lillei‘_\' tire and iliizperiaeil. The on-
einy leaders next called' upon the l~'ourth Guards Division which has been hcld on this part of the line for siich an eiiim‘goiic_v iii; that wliicli coiilronicd the ilolciirloiai of lmiis
'mining centre all Gerinan coiiiitenai-
were repulsed.
BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT.
----&-_---_- (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpaclmges of lobsters. now before the
O’I"l`AWA.- By a iiiiaiority oi' Zh .‘§r\.riate_ will be ctiiislilernlily aiiiicnilcit
grpsli m me environs of tha F"°"'-"Il today tlie`govei'niiie|il voted down the througli the ctfortsi of llenators Mur-
tlraiiani ainoiidnicnt and ifarriod tht-I phy :ind l\rlo_l.oan. The weight. in pac-
t""I"“' 'IW “lllciill Hlalelllelll ”(I‘I’i| second rcailiiig iil` thc thiiiaillaii nor- liagea will 'be for it pound -tin, four
tlinrii ltiiliivav Bill. 1 toon iiiiiicos_ ii hiiIi` poiinil, sc.-ven oiiii-
lt. Ll. llniiiiott. t‘nIi;ai'_\', in his cet; and picnic size, ton ounces. The
spccch iiniulc :i :revere .iiralgiiinent ol <'l;iii'_=e ;;ovcriiiiii; labelling of packa- .\lacl\cnzic-, and liianii, 'but voted ,for gui; will be ziiiiciiricil giving the right
Icalladla" PW95 De5Pa'CI‘-l the Bill. llc doiii'iiu'lnr| gro.itcir pro- in lduropean lirlns tn use their own
v , . I L'ONDUr""` The lexf- Uf U19 liflllsll caution tieiilaring that the value of labr-li¢.
official ntatriiiciit about the western
the road, to lix thc wortli ol' stocky 'llivrc aio niani' ruinors current re-
tmnl “"I1"’I' ‘VM ('"“`d V511 /I-l-"I izlioiiiil noi he on present toot, g'ii'<lin;: coliiiioi i'cVorgaiii7.atioii but roasts: ' HH
.
" ltnlicrl lloiwlvii in n biict' slate- viothiii;; ilctinite liiif; _vet iii.-eii done
AAI- 4-45 "'CI“""II Im* “""""I"3 III" incni tnd.i\ ilcilarcil w.ii ii iii ucbci \\' il<i\<~ll tiiitaiiti l.iboifil lcni
i , i- iii 1.) _ -' .i
I‘1I\l*?|\l9 /\IIl“lI l|'00llli BENIN allllilkell Nutitiiluliiilzi. lle_ilocln|'i\ii iliiit iliifri' I i‘i'_ is.lio|'<- an in \\' I". l‘i'oiitii'iiot, oiin
. .' i- . . , . . . I . . . , .
"ll ‘* “HI” 'Will "did -tml llflllll ‘ll win; no collusion or zilliaiicc liclivcciilnl liiii rliiol iiciilrn:iiiti=. It lic, lin
Yprexi. llc-:ivy liglitini, is i'ikii
‘ _lil thi- tlovoriiniciii and thc iialioiialiitlii iii-veil their iinlsriiiin is in coniicction
I'I"""' I’".l I"""i""‘"‘“ Il* I"`I"F-T m"‘I‘V‘f "II;inil it was tht-. ilntv ol govr~riiiiioiil with Iilr. li'o\voll':i position in tho "II lltlllll-" Il' film" "II 5I“I’I"“`" "" iuipportr-r.~i to pi'o\'t.-iii the vloctiiiii of iii-w i-ziliiiict. it` the liiiiou govvriinieiit
“l”l“""° "N HI" *`""‘"-"~ U" UI" L"""' Niiiioiiiillnii. Iwliii \vt_~i'o uiip:iti'|ntii~. - inaiiii'ializcs.
imtllclniiit thrcc. iini|'i»\ cniinlci'-at Th.. |,i|| g,,,,,.,,,mg mn w,.m|,| in 1 \
lacks iiiailo' `li_v`tlio cnciirv tant night a;:ulniat our poeiionii \\'i~rc iweiiiilni-il.
.\ liostiln coiiccntrzitiiiii iii tho nelgli """""“""""`”""""""""""""“' `“"‘“""""""""`“""""""`”"""‘“""“"""' """"`
horlionti of Cite St. iliiguslo wait broken up by nur iirtilier_v.
ANOTHER GREAT DRIVE BEGUN.
l`lllI‘i`l:lll l~`IttlN'l` IN l"llA.\Ii'l‘J ANI)
l.il5l,Gli,‘l\i~- |ll_v thc Assocititofl l‘rosi¢i- l<'orci= ol' the lilntcntc Allie-
at tliiylirciih loiiiiy licgiiii aiiotlic-' drive ziitaiiint troops; ut t`i'o\\'ii l'i'inc»" lti\|Jpi‘ci'lil_ ol' Bi-ivariu along it wldi-
irniit lroini ii point. opposite i'olti:oiiI Wood, cant ol \'pi'c-n, to the lclt ol' the li`ronch positions on the uortli wuril.
FRENCH SURGE_ ACROSS STEEN BEKE RIVER.
in tho lirist oiisliiiiglii thu right iianli
of tliii l-`i'oiicIi iaurixoil :icrnsn Slocii brim itivcr and at thc. saine' time the
loft wing iaiialieil loi\s'ai'd correspon- dingl_\‘. 'l`licsc ineager facts repro .-:clit the iicliiul urivu al. thiii hour tiinii tho ixcciic ol' llio now ol‘l`ctiiiivc. with tho cxcoplitni that the i"rr‘n-.‘li alrc.iil_;' have counted a hundred prisoners.
FRENCH AND BRITISH CAPTURE
ALL OBJECTIVES. _
These guards proceedcil towards llols, lingo with the evident Intention of
retaklng Hill 70. 'They too ivercl
caught under our ai=_llier_v and nia-i chine gun barrage and so roughly handled that two alto-nipts to advance, one at 11.10 olcloclf and tim second shortly after noon, had lo be aban- doned. Hill 70 was not even sc- i‘i0usl.V mennced during the remain- der ot' the day.
A abort wily to the north betwoeii
fit. liaurcnt and lic-.iis the oiieniy re-
covered a porlloii of the lino nt uni! 'I'I"‘ I"""""I‘ “mlle R" alla"k 0” mei iegm-Vg ¢,-,._,,f|,' |',.._;.;,.-.5;|.,,, 0| Wm,-|, .ilsiie aiiil i'-ipturcd (lerinlm tmiiclic-‘: losaoiin tnr tho iii-,.iii+~|i| our pi'oi=.:i|i-if "ll [mm tm, "mill /`,._|||h,|.V .,`,,,| ”,a_ li-i-iiriii if-~iinln|':|tt'ii‘i:.': rut*-rc iepiil-'i
thine gun cvpertii b:i\'e .Iii:=t told iii"
that tho f\iic'iny`a po=.ltliin in rin iiii'
bo?-.fitblr mie .init tii'it it hr- cniiiii-i
iliiv-~ ii.. .iii niii ‘fo in, “iii iiavi- i-.’
PARIS.-~ l“i'encli troops in Elelginiii
attacking early today in conjunction with the British on both sides of the road between Siee-nstraete and Dix inude, captured all their objectives and crossed the Sieonbelie river. the war office announced today. l"iirtiiei‘ progress is heiiig made along the ri ver.
FOUR GERMAN COUNTER-AT~ TACKS REPULSED.
:i trout nt' 'ion lxllc-iiiolir lfiiiiii
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gm mn of ,Aww rr,.m\1_¢t.@ii vi-i-=s tinrmtoli.)
tiur tasiialtlcs can noi" be spelfvi
oi as liqlit. '
HEAVY FlGt~l`l'Il~lG lit FLANDERS.
(Canadian Prem Dupltch.)
LONDON- Troops of the Enleir
ten Allies in l"lniiders attacked Ger-
uian positions today on n wide frunti
"ost and north of Ypron lu llelgluin.
llnin says that progress is bolus made.
Al-L COUNTER-ATTACKS ON HILL 70 REPULSED.
(Canadian Prsu Despatch.)
it
LONDON.- On the Lens front
whore- the f‘nnndlanS .W‘St“'l'flH.\l f‘l\ll'I
lnrnii ttlll 70 and mode further. pro-
i
'Vit Hill.-\ 'i'iio War ififlirs clainr-
tbat airplanes dioppcl iicirnli: on th' I M'irlt_line Arsenal .il Venice on Tues day iniiriiing caiisilng many confla gintiiius.
“DU NUT DESERT US”
CABLES GEN. GURRIE
“ if Support is Withheld or Delayed it Means Additional Burden to he Borne by Men Already Doing the Seeminiflylmpossible"
tloiieral Sir Artliui‘ t'ui~i'ii:. iii ciiiiiniziiiil oi' tho t‘;inafIiaii lorcoi:
nt the ti-ont, in ii i‘nlilcgi'aiii triiiii |~`i':iiii-ie, i<-i‘i~.lvm| tiiilriy hy Mr. J. M. Giidi'i‘o_v. cliaiiiiiiaii nt' the \Vin-ilii‘.~Wai' l`oi|vi iilioii. .»'a_v.::
“Greetings of tm; Wi||.thc-War Convention licl'd at To-
ronto :ire niuch appreciated by all ranks of Canadian corps. lNe sincerely sympathize with your endeavours to arouse our turing,-ying" to tht; neeigssity of-remaiining united and ttrm iii_their "ilcteriiiiiiatton 'to furnish troopglin the tield all ne- cessary support. _
I “We rtccply deplore the tact that the wisdom of doing so
has liccoiiio a subject for rtobatri and coiitrovcrsy by those at lioiiie. aiiu we have liopnd that the cxainplc ot what the toips has been able to acccinpllsli by iinited cttoits of men who have already sacr|tl<.cd so much, would sci-ve to ins- pire rival political tactions to sacrifice their party prejudi- ce; in this hour of their' country's peril.
“lf support is now withcld or even delayed. it means
that adclitinrial burden will have to be borne by mari already doing the seemingly impossible.
“The tight must go on until final and complete victory
is attained. From agony of the battlefield goeslforth the prayer that our homeland does not. desert us in the hour ot our need and of our approacliing triumph."
I
A .nllier cnlilegiain _lust i‘ui'e|ved ni the iiliice== of the \\'in-the
Wai' lieague ir. from iltewzii'tl._vi>ii, c-ilitor of 'thc tllnhe, now Ca- ngiiiyiii iiri-.ss ('ni-i‘r-.Vipiiinleiit at the front, as t'olio\cr~:
The long stiugglc between Avtocracy and Government
ot the people by the people must be touglit to a decisive end. lii iiunibeis. C-aiiada is not adcqiiately vcinesentecl. More- <»~.:~.. tlicrf is serious clanqci that wlicn t?'e man-power is in--~.'_ icuivittl Uatiarliari loi<_"= --/ill be tai-lftly 'lcLteasIng. l'-1-in is iiiiyniil iirrfl for s",li a _=i's,‘i2|1aton tl init/ alrite -=, -_--iii f‘n.'il»Ir- nicii overywlivio in t`.Vai\a'la *'i iiiitte for lm-
»»,=-ji_~'/- miti-ieniiiniii ot the fn-iiiiiiilsoiy service iii'-asnie.
"'-i.~ri=; i-l Vaiiaiilaiii tatliciv- -im) |ni.i’_|ieis, w`7'o ln the
ii -i-i --; iiicli yoiitli po ou; to fiin iii t=cr_~,rtniii’s ~ mise. shoiilii lf- pit/rii .-'i=ii»‘.iiii.f~ that th# tilting; ot their p.i'l¢.cs in t.‘Iie im ~; is if;ai‘i'o:l in I..-ina li fs ei solemn n.1'.lonal. obiIga-- l.‘ui:. t.ia|is;en/.ting nil parlj, t-rs atiil loyalties. The men :t the front Loitfldently to-il'. forward lo the immediate and
adequate enforcement of t‘ie tonsiziiptloii law."
BE RUN REPORT' _ . _ _ ,. . . ._,_.-,- V_, ___,..,_.,.._._-,...,.____-_....,--.-.~.,.,~~_....-4
tcimsdlnii Press Despatch.)
yiingidm Llnlment euros toothlnho. riouiily ill l died, Di were wounded.
___...,._.____._..__._. "i'hi=ire ure no locitl nlinlos.
i Rhll l_.lN.~- Tl (l-‘ .t lenient I saws limi in P`i1iri‘iNc.i'sLt|li];"i?oiN>iiil Stoll' ` '__-__"-'*~___
'l‘he otliclal report of l<"ield Marshal' ` ` ' _ _ _ - ‘ f 9
Iattl luii hniiii toith Tho llrltisli J H"LANDLR’ 'N CASUALTY LIBT' i ii i
iiit`niitr_v iiro-ntliicltliig ttorniun post U.r.l.AwA \ugum MTH” ‘Meat 'mm on H eleven mne front-' _ , "|ii»;n'ilt_\~ list lncI|idn:~i Uiiiinor I). (I.
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` Canadian Frou Den atchi
( p . ~ _ . _ . ' . . .
,;UN'|,0N__ N0w,,,,,,,,,r expression.. o'r'i'n\vi\.--- Ti... iiimii eiisimliy lliil Moiiiiiili, non Point. iiii oar, is. iiiiaiiii
Nli:(';illniii. ol' liower lledeqiie, Gunner
icnnadlnn Pius Despatch) IJ n ciariiii coiiii-iii. Giiiiner A A
of opliiloii are-ilufsvorable to the con' ilzni 125 nainion. Eleven weriiim-||i|,,,-y' ,~¢-.-pm-ted gggged_
l’ope's poacennote and clalui it was ktllt ' in nction. ii died of wounds. 1-
iniipirr-il by Aiistrln. ii l>l'l=*0"f‘l DI .W“"- lil WIIWIDK- 5 fit” Mlnard‘| Llnlmant curel colds, etc.
llnra No Right to u Second
. Season to Recoup Them for
Their Losses.
For want ol’ better material and in
order avoid specifically answi=rIni_f the question put to It by The-. Guardian _\'eiitei‘iiai', the Patri'-l takes to deep waters and attacks the K0\"‘rrlmf-'ll for granting the petition of fisher- men and packers in Prince lddwarii lslan-'. for u secoiifl l--h=ior sonsnii. Of course the Pntrloi li; at sea with regarrl to Ilia ailcgcfi l'nct:: and ratlicr upsets the gallant Uiiiiaiii Read who claimed to have be.--i dirr~ctl_v instru- mental in obtaining the extension. lu order to brinr, the facti; before those
who are not la-niillar with them it may he rccalletl that according to official reports. froiin the tii;her_v ovcrsotira iii.- catch this scaiion was oi|l_~; 'ill pci' cont. ot' noriual for the whole prii- vlncn and oil the south side it wai oven loss- than this. A iargi-. nie1‘iV ing of packers and itisherineii vi'i.:: lielrl in Sinnimerslde in June at wnicii strong i'c.snlntloiis were passiiii ash- lng for :i second scasoii. /\ delega- tion l`roiii l‘rinco lildwarii island and also one ii-oin N. B, waltmi on tlio Minister oi’ Marine and Flslierlcs and
pre-sentetl the facts. strongly urizlii.; the granting of ii ‘second season. After t'iill investigation by the depail- ment. which included the scntllng cl"- nn official l`rcim the rlcpartment at (lt- law'i. thc Minister granted a st-coiiil xieinaoii. li is true that some of the
the :if-cond season. especially in phi.-I ces iviicre cod-lishlng is good and in
bait. lint the cxtviisioii his imc.-ii irresi-
packcirs arc- not taking advanlafle ltlilnopcr; R.tl.i\lllci:k; Robert Young;
filhcr iicctloiin Oiviris to =iv=1r<'lI.v 'il' iiieiii .it iiio in-iiin iii-nw:-i-ii' coni-
l`ollow Suit.
WINNIPEG.-\'lrtuall_v cvcry real-
ly prominent business and pi'ol`csc.lfin- nl iiinn renlileut ln South Winnipeg who vires :illcgiancis to the Liberal Iparty has uiibsci'lbed to a statement. rieciarlng his dissatlsfnctioii wiith the convention which closed Thursda_v. Tho atatcineut, which pronilscs an curly public meeting, was issued _ves- lerday afternoon. it reads: ‘ "We the iindvistgned Liberal elect ors of South Winni-peg. who are dis- Fatinficd with the result and spirit ofthe rccrnt Liberal <‘onvtiiitlon_ahout the war. Naltlonal governinent -iinri ioaiiiwiililp. have tlocldcd to call at an curly date a mans nieclini; ol iliose Liberal electors (both inon and wo- ineni ol' South Winnipeg who hold siiniiar views. itniioiinroinent will he niaiio shortly as to the dale and place ot ineetlniz."
l’itblaiio, K. t‘.; .l. ll. Anlidnwll; l<`riiiik 0. l<`nvvlcr; lil. li. Martin; li. W. Hutchin.°on; F. S. llartstono'; Ilr. Thomas Bealii; 'l`. D. Robinson; Manilus Bull; Edward l’arinll; VV. A. Winilatt; I’. ll. Mcliiunou; ll. .l_. Syiiiiiiptoii. K. ('.; A. ii). liowlen; S. PI. liii~hiii'iis; .l. N. llutchinson; .l. B. (‘o_viio. li. t‘.; William lfisiicr; lid-I wlii Loftus; ld. ll. Bcnnest.; I). ll.
W. T. l{li'bl'; Walter l`rncman; (loc don l\lacltcnzle; 'l`. A. (‘rf-rar ti‘re's-
painyl; W. A. i\latlic.s:oii; t‘. 1-<. Maili-
iy appreciated by tho lisliormeii. ll" such snconil season had not. _hec:iI uraiiloil it would have entailed great! liardsliip on ii large number ot' lisiioi'-' nion who had anciirril only a S-nifill catch durlni: the tlr:it._season and ali-.ti on many who had suffered the loss iii' much of their gear during the early,
iaeasoii bring up the whole seasontsf catch to a noi'»mal one of an ordinai-_v ncason it cannot, be said to be detri-
incntnl to the iiitliistrv as no incit- lobslers will have been caught than in an ordinary year according to the l’atriot’s own showing.
The Patriot. which purports to bf-.
tlie special friend of the farmers and lislieriiicii is showing poor judg-ment ln trying to make political capital out nl' the thoughtfulness of the Fisheries tlepartment in irranting this extra sea- son solely to benefit the fishermefn and in compliance with their petition.
'l-‘llnard'a Llnlment cures distemper.
'I`EMPERA'I`llI{-P]
TIDE, MOON. E'l‘(`-
spring iitorinsi. Should the soooiiii Liberals of Edniontoii and district. ov-
eson; W. E. l\illner; .l. M. \\'lltiio\'; l". ll. Jzikeway; J. Billings; H. V. I-liuisou; R. W. Campbell; A.-Mac- lloiiaiil; lJr. ('._ N. Bell; ltr. ll. li. (`liown; Ii). J. 'l`arr; J. ll. t‘urlc; lt.,l S. ltcflil iind othcrs.
l'lDM(ll\"l`t')NV»liitensn dIssaiii;l'act»
ion is felt. by a large proportion of the
er'thc. result of the Winnipeg coiiven-
lierc are the iiiiziiatiircs: li~iiin,<:i
scribed to a Statement Declarlng Dissatis- taclion wilhilhe Hand Picked Convention. Alberta and British, Columbia Liberals
' Some action will undoubtedly bs taken to give effective voice to this feeling. it la probable that lt will be along the same llnesas foUowsd by the ills-seutiing member; of the party lil Wlmlines- The inlluenca exerted ai the convention hy the machine- plckeii delegates from this city, largely drawn from the Provincial
lim-eriimeiit nlllcers lu the control of Attoi‘iie\'Gfnei'al Vroes. is felt to involve Edmontoii in disgrace. For hall’ zi dozen years, Cross and Oliver have fought. one another, but now, when a vital imperial issue has arisen. they have joined hands in support of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Mr. (Toss has eixtenderl hln influence in Vancouver in recent years and also controls tha organization there. '
coas-r i.isenAi.s ni-:ssc "
\'|t"l`()lIlA, B. (1.--‘Until Premier
Bi-owstor ond the ddlegatgs retum from Winnipeg and clear the political iitniosphere. Liiberals here ‘beyond ex~ pres:-sim: disappointment. generally re- fiii-e to tiller any public expression on tin- cviisiion of the conscrlptlon issue, :init i=iidnrs=eiiieiit of Sir Wilfrid Laur-
ier at the Winnipeg conventloii.
it is asiii here. however. time Brit-
ish Viiliinibia 'l.ihi=rala. because of thc force of piibllc opinion. may lead in i-i movement to repudiate the piissy-fooling of the Winiilpeg con- vention. Eforts are to be made to place the Liberal party in British (‘olninbla on record as- directly favor- ing coiii-iizriptlon, ln a resolution to tw liitroiliicefrl at. the special session ot’ the Legislature this week. I
Before going to Wlnniipcg, the Pre-
mier said that if conscrlptlon were iiecessary to maintain the forces at the front, uonscrlption would have to come. despite Sir Wilfrid Laur-
tloii. `
ler.
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linguished Conduct.
TORONTO. Aiigusl 17-lilorieraw v'e=tci~l_v wind:-.innstlv iiili and warinf .Qitiirdav south easterly winds unset
*li-fl with o low sliri\\‘er.=.
'l`lin- hielicei triiipiiratiiie i`e~.:c-i'-li-l
rcsti‘i‘day was 75 degree: :ihorc At 10 ii. ni. ll war. 'JD above, at fl p. ni it -.vas GR .'ihove'. 'lhe lowest the prev icur. night was G0 above. i
The tide will be high this morning
at 10.05 and tomorrow at 10.!-2; it will be high tonight at 11.24 anti to morrow at 11.55. i
The sun sets this evening at 7.23
rind tomorrow nt. 7.21; lt rises tomor-
row :it 5.23 and Siiiiriay at 5.24. I
The moon sets tonight at 7. I
Thi-. liiiit quarter of tho moon wnn
nn-'l`liiirinliiy, Ang. 9th at 2.56 ii. fin.
Tlinre will be a now moon on Fri-
dny, Ang. l7l.b at l.2i p. ni.
The longlh ot’ today will be tour-
tcen hours and one minute.
Mlnardn Llnlmeni ourel pangs! in cowl
l"ol!':v.'ing are the names oi' the l"li.=l
]_¢im..i.\|= in zo nv:=r.=e.i= to tight tor lilug and i'oinit1j.':
. li ldiiiiwi il \'l`rf>i:=. it " '»'-'iiii tli°
'.'\lllit'sr_»,- i\li~flal for i'oiitltiii<iti= €f‘i1'I
work at Ypies. :ini was awarded a liar to lt for ;;Jili\nir~~ on the 1§oinin=. lin was: granted a tffiiiiiiilsisioii in thc tleld about January of this year, and was shortly afterwards given com inaviil of the 2nd lnlaziiijr Brigade Sig-I nsllers_ I
Before and during the attack and
captiiii- of the Vlmy Ridge he had
iniioli to do with the eignnl arrange iiicnts which proven so iinccnsstui. He nnil his men were lnstriiiiwininl in c,upt.iirlii;; 40 printilicrn. For this ho han been iiwnrdoii the Military Vroim.
The Har to his Military Modal was
one of the first 21 in the lirltleh Ar- niy.
l.\.. li.lt. l-ltewiirt was awarded thu
Order nl St. George hi August, 1915. in August, 1918 he Joined the Royal Flying Corps in France, and was com- missioned. He was flying in France for nine montlin, and was then nent
CHARLOTTETOWN’S 3RD
WAR ANNIVERSARY
. ’ 'Q .
Tbree Years Ago Today P. E. Island s First
Six" Lelt Home tor the Battlefront and are Still on Duty. Two Having Been Wounded
"IE “"'=A'1‘i11'1'=-- and Pour ot- them Decorated tor Dis-
baclz to Canada. as an Instructor in the School or iilliitary Aeronanticl. In Toiunto. training Canadian and iiiiicitcaii lfadets.
1-Joint Veiiion l\'lati.eiid is l€.C.0.
in charge of the Signal Section with wlilch "the six" leit. Cltnada. H8 has won the Military Medal. and was mentioned in the despntchss of the "oiiimsinder_»in-Chief.
(oi-pornl George Gardiner was lust.
i7 wlieu he loft home. Ho hu won the Military Modal for tins work dih- lng the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
t‘nrporal Harry Whitlock ts n Mo-
tor C_vi»le Despatch rider. "Happy llin»i‘_v" in the llrst of those boys to be wounded. lie was hit in the arm iliirlniz the Brittle ol lfestiiberi, in Moy, loin. lie is at present inllllngiand taking a conrns in aviation prepara- tory to doing his bit. in the slr as he has done on land.
Lleut. Heber Largo has been com-
missioned in the Royal. Flying Com! since last April. He is now in,Eng- land recovering from an accident ro- cently sustained by n fall with his piano.