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Premier ttis_i=.tiliii,ti I RE-TllllliS Frou or-niwt

The Conference _,Most

The Premier ‘and Mr. McKinnon Obtain _Num- ber of Concessions for the Province from

Different Departments

Premier Arsenaull. returned on Fri-'

day night from Ottawa, where .lie hud been attending the conference oi` Provincial Premiers. All the pre- miere were present ui. the conference,

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except Mr. Norris of Manitoba, who replietl that lt was out of the ques- waa represented by iloii. Mr. John- tion( A number of necessary servl- . if

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Stop, the Manitoba Legislature being t at present in session at Winnipeg

Premier Arsena-uit, interviewed on the result. oi’ the conference, said | that a great deal oi' important busi- ness had been discussed, much of 1

which could not he isfet-red to iiiib- 011881* 0|’ tt Imiliei' of I-‘ortl Tractors. new ' Tits-so tractors are iisltig sold and tie-

‘llir Robert Hordeii opont-tl tht- con- I

ference with tin atldiugiss setting otit E

the present situation regarding the I war. l\i‘uch of the iiitorniatlon was

of o confitlentlal nature and _went to (5

impress the conference with the ab- I solute necessity of the United States `

ort for increased production in |918

1919. Too mitch stress cannot be 2

laid on the absnl\ite,tit=cessitv of the

conservation oi' food and ,greater D

production, as it. means the saving 5 from starvation of millions of poo- K

ple in Europe. Of such vital impor- N

tance was this considered to be that

a number tifltlitlerent. bonierences 5

have been held with thc labour mt’-ll. ‘ with the agrlciiltural repreneutatives,, 1, with the different Premiers, whileI

others about to' he held include one E

with women from different. sections

nf Canaria, the object. being to im- E

press qhe whole Canadian people with

the absolute. necessity of conserve- n

tion oi’ food on the one hand ttuti in-

‘ .1 I I ml provinces lititl put in ti tzlulni for the

t-retist=.d piotucion on tte pier. t

After Sir Roberi‘s address, the lion. A

Mr. -Calder acted as Chairman. The h conferences were attended by at num- h ber of the Ministers, among others t Sir tloorge Foster, lion. Mr. Mew- I lnu'n, Hon, Mr. Rowell, Hon. Mr. Circ-it h

‘sifton

Among the questions dityrtisseti un- B

rar, I-lou. tMr._ Melglieii and Hon Mr. H S . - W

der the chairmanship of he rcspec- P

tive Ministers. under-'whose tleo3l'l'.i,~ ments the various subjects came

tion, tllehabiiilatimi oi' Returned Sol- 1 diers and their settlement on Lands.

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The Sale of Western School Lands. H

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and other subjects ol’ eflliiil, ilJ1ll0l`l' 5 ance. ~ _

Tho t-onfei'ence had the offcct or H

bringing more forcibly iltlme I0 'IW m

Provincial Premiers, lite great tlU93' ¢ tions anti great difficulties wliit_‘li_ thc (_ liominion'L'lovernmt=.ni has t.o solve. r li. luis also ereiitctl ii. more symprithc- .I tic understanding between the pro- 1 viuces oi' the East and oi’ tho West.

lion, Mr. McKinnon, who was in Ottawa. til tho time on other business. h attended the conferences \vit.li the I Premier. Both he :intl the Preuiiei' liad sepura.i.e conferences with tlii’ft>.r- out departments and had ti very satis- factory interview with lilo i-“Htl L-leitlement Board. 'Tho scheme for

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As to the Northumberland, strong

representations were made to the M _ .

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towcvcr, has engaged to deliver

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and Canada. making it siiprr-tue vii- t’ W ' q' 'nvPmm°" lm

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leretl to lic the lit-“tl trot.-tor manu-

hat before any seiilenictit. was manic he ltlostorii provinces would br-

esson oi’ the .public lands of Caiiatis

oba. A like claim would tirifi' i

ern proviiiccs iiiitil stu-li iiiuc :is thc

orwzirrlctl to the provinces iuterestctl t is under stood this will bc done :it

the settlement of soldiers in this Pro-A A vince was laid before the Board and P

s between the Dominion sud the remiers and the provinces them-

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.Successful Yet l'leld

inister that she should be retained u the service between P.lC.l. und the ainla-ntl The \M'lnlstc however

‘es in (Tuuutla have io lic ttluindoneti or want oi' stettmers, and the North- miierlanti is required i`or other abso- utely necessary servicse. The Commissioner oi Agrltruliiiro

iss made arraiigcinciit for the piii~-

iv_ert>d at less than cost price. The -‘ord (‘ompa|iy has tittnibtwlcss appli- ntion.-4 _for tliese tractors from par- ies \vl|o would be willing to pity two r tlii-no ilmt-is the a.inouiit they arc olng sold at. The llortl Company

he next order is i,iltltl to the Domi- ton government. _They are being old under a guarantee that they will e placed with farmers at actual cost. ireatly at number ot' applications rom farmers have. como. in :ind as list-e'are only u limited num'b-or for its province uny farmer ileslrottn of urchasing one .slioultl send lu imme- iate application. 'l‘lie_v nrt-. consi-

aetiti'ctl and will op-ertite on un ex- entliture of one-ant1~a-lialt' gallons f lterosont- to the zirro. They will iso do nltuost any work t-iipztble oi' elng done by horses. An enquiry being intitlo as to a ewspaper report tluit. iliii \Ves,i_ern

ronsfei' oi' iinturnl i'estuirt-o:-i, Mr. rsenault said such iippiit-ation had een mtidc. The Maritime Provinces ati recelvcd tlio assuruiicc, however,

card. lt will bc i'eitienibet'etl~-t.liat ome years ago P.Fl.l., New tlruns- ick and Nova Scotia.--madt= it pre- eutatlon of their ciaiins lieiiore the t‘lvy Council for compensation by

aving been t.i'aiisfei-i-ed to iliv pro- ihces oi’ Qttebet-, Ontario and Moni-

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vour oi' the Maritime l"rovlncc_-t hould thc natural resources be iran ferred to the \Vestcrn provinces. The l"riinc lllinistor woultl oxiii-cfs o opinion us to what is likcly to bt- iitic ol' ilie _application oi` thc \\’t~s-

ot‘i'ospontIcnce ln the nizitter was

n early dale. ~ The preuiicrs of ilic difforciil pro-‘ int-.os were ncconipn.uietl hy_ti. num- er of other ministers and thc uallier- ng at Ottawa was probably thc larg- est. itntl most. important. ever held tliorc. 'Pits sentiment crciiteti be tween the different provinces wus a most favourable one and cannot but lend to a. better understanding both-

the members were very much im-| pressed with il: and considered it one of the best pt‘oposed`by BUY DTOVIHCG. and assured the Premier and Mr Mc- Kinnon tltat it would receive their sympathetic support.

They also had interviews with the

Food -Control Board, oi’ which Ml'~ Thompson is Chairman. =tSBiBl€ld IW Mr. McGregor and Hon. Mr. Dunning.

Arrangements were made liy_ which

it is hoped assistance will hc tilvell towards greater distribution of mits- sel mud and other fertilizers-timong our farms. -

'Phe Premier and Mr. McKinnon in-

terviewed the Ministers ol’ tiii‘ft=‘l‘€*\1l departments relative to inntters of importance. ’I‘h@_v reccivcd tho Mi- nister of Miiiiiafs assurance that Ge- neral -Lessard would Dt‘"C"@d 'fl me Province at an early date with it view io placing: military matters on it more satisfactory basis. li’ wc ¢‘Bl\ll0f get a separate military disirlctii is confidentially expected that enlarged powers will be given to the Province in military matters.

The Premier also made ai'i'an8€'

ments with the Pension Board. IW which a paid secretary will he still* piled in this Province. lie will also be able to undertake other matters pertaining to returned soldiers. The Secretnr of the Pension ilonrd, Mr. Kerr, will make n visit. io' the pro vlnce at an early date to comD|0l0 tif' rangements. -In the mniicr this Dl'0' Vince is receiving special conBitlf‘I‘H~ tion ns offices oi this kind were aho- llshed in places where there were ten times the number of l\P“9l0'l°"` that there are here.

The Minister of Railways was 8lS0

interviewed with refereiice to the cuf- ferry "Leonard" which is advertised for sale. lt was urilerl uilflfl "W MI” nister that this car ferry Hh0“\U he put. on the -P. lil. 'l. service. ‘lt-limi! out. however, that the Leonard is not suitable for this service. T0 make her effective the docks at Tormenlllle and Borden would have to be Wide ned n.nd.ot.herwise altered. Und" the circumstances _the n\‘0l10B|l|°“ ‘B out of the question. The Minister. Save the assurance. h0W6V'>l't "ml one of the Scotias was heinil 'nifmd up to take the place of the "Prince Edward" at aux time she Bhfllllfl have to go ,in ry dock.

The contract .for the bulldittil Uf

four atitlitional engines for the rail' way lias been let, delivery to be mtlilf' at as early in date as possible. _ vin amount ll also bei\'|l~- llil°°d

in the estimates-rlor a continuation at the Newfoundland unlce.

selves

The weather in Ottawa was quite

mild until after the rain, and then it inrtiod very rnid in North New

»Brunswick the temperature .was

down to 22 below zero on i\‘ridav night. The railways :ire having non tiniml difficulties, and Premier Brews- ter of llilritisii Columbia, it-ft.`Vici.orit| with flowers in bloom, but was twenty-four honrft late in arriving at Ottawa owing to snowstorins in Ou- lilrln

uunm mmlwmi

in the' passing oi' Mrs. W. S. Lou-

mu whose sudtleu death on Saturday morning came as tt severe shock to her many friends, Charlottetown loses i lady of many cltarming qualities, whose kiiidiy deeds will ttlways he a pleasant memory io those whoknew tier llirs. Lonsnn was apparently in 'ici' usiuii licalih on Friday, except or ti srllglii cold, when she was tuddculy stricken with pnrniysls about i(l.Ilfl p.ui., tintl tlid not i‘t*.i€iIfl\ P0"- tr-lousncss, passing gently to rcst at lilllil Stiiiirtluy morning. Tito centre if her lionic, Mrs. Louson lived for ‘ter family, and \_vliile not going out to any great extent socially, she was always actively engaged in church and \'.M_C,A. work anti many will look" 'nick to the i'ecenl. \'_M.ti.A. ten her last public work, and drop tt leur oi' iympathy for the iioroavr-.ti husband ind fnmlly.--~~l'lossi_c, Jean, William md John, who tire left to cherish her nemory. Mrs. Louson was ti daught ‘ tr of Mrs. Sciater, of Montreal, who turvives, and who had the pleasure if seeing her daughter only last nonth,wfit=.n she accompanied her hus- ‘innd on what sito said was the mont injoyable trip she had had for some Lime. Mrs. Seiater, who is tt lady of 18 years is ti sister oi' Sir James Grant if Ottawa. Three sisters nlsomourn. Mrs. James Skench, who has visited iere on several ocucslons; Mrs, David uewis. Mrs. Vetnon Tucker, all of Montreal, and Mrs. Gilbert Ogilvie oi’ Ottawa. and one brother Mr. Alex Sclater of boo Angeles. The funeral _ ankeo .place today and will be private, i‘h<e Guardian extends sincerest sym-

-IPIJTIIHJES lil ll. S

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ing are the wholesale prices oi’ pots

_ _ V ' `~ CANGRESSMAN GEOR GE HOLDEN TINKHAM.

F00tl c0llU`0"Gl'8 PTHGBB FDI' lmel-eating observations -it-om the The tiitbinarlne situation is much

Potatoes from by Cong;-Bggmgn Gem-gc Hgirirm more :initio than thc people are allow-

» ' lTinlthani, ol* Massaclittseits, who rn.-_.ed..Lo...1o.-;iievv The ioiol allied 'and

_W______j_jj __‘<-only visited wt- ww ti-fit-is Imgffli_tflglgt-=‘5;;a;'\q“_ _t-@\'H_c\e1,1'l=- Labour Leaders in England Say Olll

1 f .i s et tot pulicai on, - _ _

( eciiu to the Guardian) Mr_ t§'ltaii'l1Hill. il t>\?€lll'> lo Iltf HW exceeds the new tonne P launched, ‘ -G ` "

0TT§_‘\J’VA. Fvb. ?3~'Tl\& F000 C011' duty to address the House upon my and img, has been Eng fm- many is

U`0“@l' advises limi U10 Wilslllflgmn return from war-torn Europe and to months and will exceed the new ton- SUIDHFSO UBS been l'€1iSPd “Nfl H0 Del" submit to it. some conclusions and page ianntlieti until Juli* 1 even if mit will new be tetiuiretl for potatoes impart tnrm-maumi with-ii i nope win mf- plan-_ or me aims anti neutral (Special to the Guardian) milifatism WS 1° 0011 entering the United -States Follow- he of some value. governrnonts :ire all am-i~1@,l through IJONIJON, Feb. fill.-At :i. luncheon Gernran proletariat I " l have spent most -ot the last l\vo¢\s.ncce,esi’\tll\' 'File l\iediteri'ancan is totlay ni connet-tion with the intcrsaid the inter-allied gf ues; ~ ' ‘ - -- '

Hamilton, ,f»li=w Brunswick Dele-

$2.2l0, Oiitttrlos $21,255 to $2.40; New Brunswick.~i $2.45 to $2.50 pei- Htl poiintls without bag.

lI.S. ANI] NIIRWAI t

Ho Rmarltsun Products to (io,

Through Norway to Central =

Powers.

(Special to the Guan-tliaii)

ilroat llrilaiii :ind the oilicr Alliotl- nations :irc in act~ortl has Iiceti reach ed between the United States and Norway These conditions among, others were agreed to by Norway i That it woilld permit no American

products to go to the t"enlra| Pow E ers, ' 1 Tliai it would not .-.spoil to ii.;-

ifetitriii l“ower.~l any tit’ its iiitu pm I ducin replaccti by itnports _

mmwm _ mmmmt

(Special to the Guardian) .

LONDON, l~‘ch_ 23%,--~(Vitt ilniiici"s

Ottntvfi Agcitcy)-Ji`lit\ nppoitilnloul oi' H.ll.li, 'thc l‘i'iuccss i‘tiirit'lu. tis llo- noriii'y tloioncl in (‘|iicf of thc iaitiioiift Priliccss Pitts, (‘:tii:1tli:iu iligiii infatu- try is gtizoiicti . i

wmnm i

mmwml

(Special to the Guardian)

LONDON, lfcb. 216 ~A siiccessftil

raid was carried out lnftt night. bv ~lcotiish troops in the neighborhood 'if Mont'li_v»l.r~ Prctiz, stiys lod.=iy's Wlir tlllicc rcptiri \\’c t‘.'ipt||i'i"ti` at tow prisoucr:i. l‘rit:oiicrs ivoro also Iirougiit in hy our ptltrnlft cont of Wyi.~lt~lilwit-. The liosiilo :irlliIt\i‘_v was active during ilic night in thc 'iciglilioi‘lioot_l til’ thc Mt-nin Road :intl soutli ol' iloiilliolrii l~`tii't=si

NO SINKINGS l_.l\Sl WFFK. j

(Special lo the Guardian)

PARA-S, l-‘ob 23.-~No From-h mer

cltantinen :intl no fishing vesncls ivcro -niuk by Lierinuii suliniai-inert or inlin--»-. during thc week ending lT‘ebruai‘y in ‘ l`hrt=e morclitinttnen .successfiilly cr: raped sulnnarine attack. Steamers entering Froncli' ports totalled 619 and departing S76. ,

Lattrier’s -Right. lland

_ Man -`l_)ef'eated ,

HOME SOLDIERS' VOTE PUT HON. - FRANK OLLVER DOWN AND OUT

O'i"'l`AWA, l\‘clbrii;ai‘y, l11,~-Hon.

l-‘rank Oliver, l.:inriei"s right hniitl .nan iii thc into olefftioii, has gone flown to defeat, Brigadier-General Griesbat-Ti, Iiis iiuionlst opponent, -bc- irig elecretl -by the home soldiers’ vote. illivor roi only' lil .~'.oitlicrs' votes, as against |27 for tit-ienliacli, so that lir. Oliver, who Iintl a nmiority of 80 on thc civilian roto, is now in a niinority ot' 00.

NHNS|NIltl_Bii SHIP I

(Special to the Guardian)

A GilLl¢‘ PORT, I-‘cb 2Il.~'l“io for

incl Australian steamer Lucia, equipped witli n now “non sltikaliltv' svstcin, han :tailed from liorc with ii cargo, ’l‘lic stoninci' i_s equipped with more than 12,000 nir and wtitnr tight tolls, which thc inventor claims will ltccp the vcsscl tiiltifii oven should it

be torpetlocti

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cotittno nvrsnrs, ,

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ntaE'rtNos,~ n1‘c_‘

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“Reserve Wednesday evening 27th[

insl. for entertainment. and' pie social at North Milton Proceeds in aid oi' Red Gross. - 2645-2-20M3ipd

"Reserve Wednesday t-vt'-ning, Felt. 27th for bean slipper nt. Alex. D. Mc Lenn's, Rice Point. Proceeds in niti of Red Prose. lt’ stormy first tins night » V

11.703-2 ztfititzttpfi

“The Striltlit-oiiit I-‘ti.rmer's lnstI~`|

tute will liold an entertainment :it_ the Consnlltluteti School on Monday evening, Feb. 25th. Admission tlfw-_I Proceeds for i'risoiici's of Wur Fund. This cute-ttnlnmeni will takc thc place ol' tlie- annual banquet- tif won- iiicr unfnvoitrnble, following evening.,

pyliy to the bereaved family.

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'||lnsrd'» Llnlmont Guru' Bhoumutlim

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Nilnarti'» Llnitnotit Gum Nouralgls

wares $2.30 to $2.40; Ontarios $2.25.l

Toronto-l’. l-l. lslitutl stock $2:_L'f» in'

_ IN IIIiRiEIlI[Nl.

WtASl-iii»N(l'i‘0N, Feb. 2Zl.-A com-l

plnto ecoponilc gigi-opment in wliipli is oitcii not true p:iril<'iilarl\' in rc

with men ot’ various iiatlonalitics l military, naval, tliplonintit-, political. ond other t-mployirnenis.

Aiiiei-ioti wttntsitlic truth, and it is

vital that Atueri`tt have tho truili 'l‘h<'-_ picinrt» oi' tl _. iuiiiiary situotloii iii Europe as rot 'otluccti lti l\n1rrlt'.'i

lation to Aiiii'-.i'ic.’.~i military t».t`i'm'i'. there and the cot itinns ln Gerinaiiji' The truth in Eur pe, where America is to plav her gr at and victorious

part, is that iodajf tile- central pou'ci=-. have zlcliieved til of their greater military objectivds, with the excep- tion oi' thi- taking oi' i-'nrirr thc at ieuipi to laltc Vo.t'\lnn liouit; port -.ir that ptit‘poso __

/\ntocr:it'_\' in i?i'tii‘<»|n» has tli»uiot:i‘:i

rv by the throat aint is ntrmigliiig ii. 'i’l1f.‘. i'eaaon.~i for he :tilt-cess of :tui ocrali-y are that zilitociufii-v is orpaiii/ eil, il\'=al.~= more in tlcctls than t'lmioi‘1»,, liilll lllli!ii‘l`|i ili|l0t'l`lli'll",‘l iii'l‘ lil2i‘ii‘liI inc :intl not i`t=inino_ llciuot~i':1t-y to bc siiccciisfiil in this, thc gi‘o:itc,.i fttrugglc in tirnirs uf :ill titties, iutisi tirguni'/.o licttor iliitiii :iiiioci'at-_v, drop i‘lit=tori<- for tlt~i=tlu‘, :intl bcconio mai: ciilltie. \\"lit¢ii .-\ult‘-i'ic:i, thc gi'c:itt‘s.t :intl iiiosl i'»‘-[ii-csotiititirc of dciiior'i':it~ ics, docs i=iir-so things tloiiiot-rucv will lic slit-i-t-:»-`l‘||i.

I ftiiiiiti ilit- l~`|'ciit~li _-ioltiiter :uitl peo-

ple I-oiii~ogcoo¢~. :intl tiiiwaverlng in their dziiitiilcfs. loyalty. Tlterf- is io. nvoitiitis llio truth, iiowevcr, that i?‘rancc is war worii and has pa.s=< f-ti licr iiit=i~itli;iu it iiuiii |io\vt>i‘ null t"-fffflli. Slit” iul_s |Lnty of ftititi, with the cxt-¢<piliin'h'l' iiiieal :intl :.tig.;:ii‘ Nbr- liar! ilxt.-r-lioiii niiliinrv anti _pol itlt-ai lr>1itlci‘siiip '

I fouiiti liliujiziiuln-i wot- f-t'i`orlf\ npir-ii

tlidiy tirgnui/.c=| :intl hor otiiilpluoui f'0ll1lJlt=to_ 'Pho _British -Army is t'llcr~rfiii :intl i-oul'if.lt\iit liargt- lor-.~. vs, s|l_cli :i:. ‘tiltlilllil mon in lin- l:i:.t two iiiontli.-t, I lo'-:trtl t-rillt-.lzcri nw un tiPt'o.sstii'_\'_ ’l‘||l~ truth, liii\v»>\-t-i‘_ is tli:ii Eiiglaiiti in :it iiic iiciglii oi' licr power, but li is :i liolglil \\'hit‘li :thc can in.'iiutaiii, tintloubtcdly, foijonf- or irioro _\'cni‘:t, llntlcr Iitottc i-ii'rittii» aiztiircet, nficr iiiroo :iiul tin.--li:\li` vetirfi til' wtlr, il ttttoiiir. iiiipo.e.lI»|-- i`t_.r l1‘rant‘c onli ltiiiglniitl to ulliziiii :t intlit- :iry tl\?rlsioi1_ :ind lT‘i';iii.~f- :intl i-Iiiglziiid frnnltl_\' :itlinit ili-'~ :tb,~t»iiii.- r.~».'-o5r.ity nl' at t‘olfif.szil »'»t`l`oi't on ilu* |i:irl oi' ,\iuf>ri<~:| '

Much +-yitli=iit~»- shows iliiii nltlioiigli

Germanv 'fs vert' short of food she is not* starving, anti that tlielfood sit- uation in Gt-=_rmanv is not as had in some essential particulars as it. was a_ year ago. 'There is also mitch ev- idence titat Germany today has a lar- ger n'itinb_t=r oi' men under arms than at any other time during the war, al- ihougli their quality is not as good as formerly. The reril social and pol- itical t-.otitiliioiist li_i tlorinony :irc not much known, but li is not thought that there will be ti rcvoliitloii iinlil :tfier ilif-. war

The rcsiili.~i in lF‘i'aiiro of Ainorlcan

ci’i`oi‘ts tip lo thc lst oi' l`|t»ccinbi=r lu a strictly niilitari- wtiy have been practicallq nsgligililc 'l‘lic number oi’ men tlicrt- is inuch smaller than the Anicricati pubiii- liellovcs, and. although food :ind clothing worn good in :amount and quality, tho lack ot general siipplio.-. firm a most dcnmrnl- izing cffot-I up on all rpreparatlcins and efi‘oris l uni not speaking ot American artilir-r_t_. as-t'oplanos_ inacti- ine guns, and nminunition, about which tht- Atnt>rican puiillc now

irnows, but of all other general supp-I ues so necessary for making war- sinfii supplies as auto trucks, maclt- inerv, tools nooti nails, camp irltcli- ens, and mauv other absolutely esseti- tial things 't~Jeitlwi' irrance noi- Eng- liiliti htivt- iliesi- ,-iupplics iii suffici- ent qimntitlcs to spare tiicni to Am- 'l‘|t`U. and iiiilmfi. with tiny new troops that :irc ut-nt tit-ross, general ftllllililcfi ncrtttriptiiiy tliom in suffici- i-iit_ ninouni, their piw»sf_-ticc in l-‘rmioo will he tt bitrtlcn rzitlior tlttiii a liclp ifrance anti England have furuislied to Italv men, guns, ammunition, and general supplies, so that it further drain upon them will lie ti .soitrco oi mitch ivcakncsn

i :mtv some of tlic tint-sl trees in

l-‘rnuct-_ bring t-iit for lumber. Moti- crp wur con not be carrictl on \viihout lulrilier in large amounts, yet there was not suft'it-lent lumber to bo us- ctl by thc lt‘rent‘li and English troops In France. li in my fixed opinion that the sending of niorc American troops without :idoqtiatc general supplies will bo tt tilriastroiis blunder. _ 'i‘lie situation in iinly on tlic cron- nmic side is vs-ry perilous All of the people north ot' Rome livc on wheat. und corn mcni, nutl on the lst of De- t-oiulier iliert-_ was only three months'

supplies on linntl. llnicss Amcricti is'

ulilo to iitippiy wheat anti corn nicnll to italy in siifflcioiil quantities be- foro it is too inte, a revolution such as occiirrotl in Russia _will not ho un- likcly. Tho italian soldiers are fight- ing with _grant valor and skill, hut their supplies, hospital service, and fond are- not such as a modern army

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abnoluthiy requires. _ _

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tt- liost iiiiornii-ti niet. in Vratice

:intl liltigiaiid lit-iiow xi tl.>i_~isl\'~:» milit- ;o~_v ilocisltiii i-.in not iw rcatflieti be- iort- liilll or livllii, itlieii Aiiierit~n 'will lil- obit- to .~rinirib\ii»» tier real milit- :iry strength

'l‘ht- \v:tr for .7\ii'i»-i~ii~ti. I". ti \\`ttr of

iraii'tpoi'ntioii, riiitl ,\ni»»riczi esluinltl t-oiicctiimitti :ill iioesililc t-ffori on the tnauiifut1~|tli'c tif ri huge ot.-earl tonnage to make up for the great destruction of ships 'ivliicii has talfeii place, and ine cnrrjriiig to and maint-ainiiig `oi -xincniczin ri’i'orl-‘ 'in France _ Wheat :intl corn .-xlioulil br- ii'iii'ticdi:ttt\l'\' sont to italy to pi'.=i'r-tit li icrril\iiitu'i, _»\iii~ nricti .-_aiioulll contribttt-= :i iliigo :intl ~.|»|t-iitlidllt' I-tiiiipiictl nh' :ir-t‘\'lt-0, tuiti \iiit>i'it~.': :.lioiilt| tit ouct- scnti to Ain- -~rit'zin Ii:t:»~i\;s in l-‘rltuco ti very much iiit-i'ca.°.oll tiinonpi of gorieiuil :it\pplio§;_

’l`ilc trinnin-;; of thc wat' rest* com-

pletely in tht- brintlft of Anicrica, in lim' i`oi'c.\rl.-1, liar |'iii'ii:tt-i-it, hor l'.'triii::, licr tiioii, in-r I-m»i';:_\', :intl Iicr will. 'i`|1l:t watt", co-_I \\~li:i| il iiuiy, iii blood or rrt~:isit‘i't~, ;=ii'»i1t‘_tli :intl :i:ici'i|‘it‘c. iiitlst tio unit "or _.»\tiit-i'lt::i':‘. lioiior :intl .»\iii»-\'il_'a':'. i'ii|.ur»- l.\ppluii=:t~ |

HAWAII VUIIIINII Illilllll ll] IIVERFIHW

(S eciai to the Guuitiian

it ' - " l I

tt~oNot,tu.it i-wi :::¢_--tellin-ii t-oi

t-ruin on ilic lslnnrl ol' ilnwail \t.':i.-I i-x poctr-ti iiioiut-tii:ii'il,\' to oi-?rilt'i\v, :it- <'ordi1\t_1 io rleporto lioi-_Q |o4ln_\= frtiin Ilit- t.ili.=t=r\'cr oi the toll-.ano 'ilif lriito of l:i\';i hott i'i;.~‘i t\\'t-nt_vi\\'o foo: trithiii .i ft-\\' liour:t :iinl wzir. :tboul 1' root frtiiii thc r»tl"t~ of tb- civil -i' itiurI:.¢:. -_'-'iiitiii-mi ~~ll»_..- in |||-- i-tl_»;t- ttiii tttllt. 'lliv' :tir lil pl`»il‘f ‘lippw-i t-filo.-. iii tio- liirr- inzisri to -te- i'ill`t‘ :ilil\`i'iili':'i

umummn cmmmt

(Special to the Guardian)

lillllliilll l~`»"li f'fi--’i‘iit= Sipatiisli

s|l_\aiti»-l' hiftiwafstiio, has liecu sunk by a r,tilitnzn‘iuo nu her tra;-f to liew `i"t_n'k with 1. l-ai-go of carl-; 'Tile tii'e‘o' were picked up In the Spantsli steam er Plaiiditn Lopez. l” Lopez, wliicli also was stopped iw the submarine, but later was allotrell to proceed. The captain oi the Claiito Lopez. had the gt't=ats-.si tiiiiitfiiity iii iuducting the coiiiinaudoi of thc .-;iibniarmt= to _al low hint to t-ontinuo tht- voyage The sulini:i|'inl~ wztiiit-ti Iii :tink thc :ttf-nin- cr, :ist nhl- was t-iiri'_\'tn;; :i nilniher of ctirv. roiislgiii-ti to inc :lpzinlsli Nortli- ern li:ii|\t..i\, slit-fii l-. partir l-‘rr-ncli own =-i

P THE BOLSHE

,,._._é_ i__.___.~..

em ace ay~. he eu

Dr. iir anpash. S J t Ti

Continue the Wai: 'Blames _Boltsiit

War in Russia, I

-`iioi't ue'-."i.ii1 of thc llc clit' - ' lt

J 1 i is ag, yo-i,er ers, tesp to t _e _fears tiny, :ict-oiwliitp, in llcrlln tiospnicliert the possibilities of an

nv, lir lit»i-ina ‘:t:~.' the v cc- German i.irinies,_and tht

pi't».".itlont_ <littt~iif'..‘;t\tI thc Ilkmiiilaii Iliemsolves its thougii pcticv :intl ilortnnifr. iutciitlou-'1 lntlic they could foi't‘r:'_tli_eil‘ _ east, and i-riot-litrloit bi tlt>nl:trlug: tjentral Powers. The G

owcvci tli u ticsiie pesto hon ever, had shown th

- ' '_ ‘ 3 '= lit oi ._uus military operatioh

rauli ;_r~nulnc titwiiiiiii lovtiltv tiuiil tt strength was unbroken

itt i itiainrtl uiiirii guntnn ees .ihlo

t tice ioun ii uzislied bv Our enemies were u

o or -. , ic lottamty of lien cd to curry ou th? W8-Pl

tif.-vt-lopniciii " man people “ Dl'.`Pa9.B`ohl

c illtiaiiiiaii pt-.oi Dr least o gained by trickery o‘r fo

.tu liouct that ilit l‘entr.t| i'o\\'¢- s - Pntiy Amerlcd' were in earnest agree-ntcnt \\iih _thc The vice Dresldolii Cb!! enipei~or's dcclrirzition, that they tvcrc. <l€t:l2tI‘2£Ii0l1 Of G61*-`m8l`tY’ tv-zrint, tio v/:ir of conquest as iat ll0lfl OHL Aflf!I"‘l1€ ha pt-rico was inode wliliotii itidemuitics fl0l“l_lfli38 Hlllnuhléd D ortfessio ini' “ii ti ' s 021?

ns teti oryon 'ua apeace

llonorahlr to imtli ‘tart _;= I ` "t" `

| lP illtl mu tial

lr :ati'»'.'inlngt-oils. P0|€ Pl‘°\6if

Rtatries Bolaheviki | During the debltn ill

ii lic the l iw cs llkritinc llc degittr__d Ch

nllet itiiici .tu nor. t it pi-ttse st- be givcn to _Ukr_aliie.‘_‘_ ji-l

:elltd I;ovci-niiicni of l¢tis=si:i_" he con tlrotlnti and Bialyatock, tlnuetl_ “ami wo Iiopc tluit c.nci-gotlc Polisli from time imme

action mi our part will liclp thc t'.'tcc.=i not iio assigrietl to Lithu

\ icii so-ttf-i'<'~ti tliotiifatelttc-i front ob

»si.i ittoitiiut- to tlic piiiitiplcs ‘ltir in Berii

t o right of :xslt tleirrniituttioii to rr

turn to poacf-fiti irorlt, frcrtl from thc l.ONDON` Feb. fl 1 terrililr- _'tcoiiri"_r- oi ilic Eolslteviltthoi lit-on Trotzky the =B0| ‘ der liordo-' " ’inini:;tt-r, sent a wire

the German impertgl

' ‘ i. ' ri. \on Heriling accept

lib

AdlG b

o f me er, one oi'

leaders, said the 5))

Fil.imr- to the msuniptiou oi’ thc Fhoim to Ukraine

war with Riissiii could not bc p'lar‘r=.rl been tlomiled upon Ilrpqyl

on tie n l“ot\r\. lit- assert admitted to the

el. The llolshcviki, vthcn the fountl Litovsk. Herr Say _a,,l

t.r man iid not if fu to o protested thai lark’ dfT

'isttirov I' c ` 'n ' ' ' \"t‘ ii ' right Oi" s6li`~dél‘e_l'ii1'lllB. -\, lic :~:iiti_ lirnlrt off tli- iivgotlti n'-_ “liown by the' ffxcliisililt

i n liudtc at thc lon ti from the negqti 1

,terms of the Central

'The honest de~'ire for peace expres caused great. etcfiemlhtf.

sed by Plianoelior Von llertling, on- c0l'dll1E YU all Erblli E

tinned Dr i’aa=t:lie. had been reiertetl 'snatch ‘from A"rn§l’.el%f|Hi_

-tiiw.tn_nsttti »nttftii,tii'siittniiinwlti i=tii|teo1ii=,E|i_El_it:E

GE-Rhillll

months theta, and dining tual tuni- pincticztllv .~ontrolled br thc stthtnar- natiriial :illir-tl labor vonferentw'-,fleierminetl‘ not to acl visited the Aniericau liendquat'iei‘sIiiies, and the iiuiiihr-r oi subniarlncs Arthur- llcntlcrson, former inf-miter ofpeace under any cond :intl somi- of the American cauips in and tlitir t-ffit-it-in-_v :ici-iii lo be lu- War (‘ount:ll :intl .iaiiics iiainsay Mao~liet>ii tiecitlcd to empipg l-‘|'niit:i-__ I travclloti tin- Eliglish [rout t°t't=:isiii_t-, tiitlioiigli tlic _-\iiierictt|i anti iltuiald, Labor liiciulici' of tht- lioiiseinctliods in bringing HDD front Palais nearly to St, Quentin, 2 Britinli t-i`i`oi-is against the submar- of ('ctiimon.=t, iii~ge-tl the holding oi :ttherc was no intention' and along the Pre-ncli front i`i'oiu St lines luivr- boon crowned \viiii muck cotiisretict- with tit-inian .\‘oulali:sis.iiic olive branch Solon illitetuin to Vcrdtiii. i lravollt-d along :tticccst _ hir hint-Donnltl said the only way to\\':i:= clulcltiutf the Sw ilio italian front iroiii \'i=1iir~e and thc: lt is tlitiiiplil by tiio.-to lif-.st infortn- prrvoil upon llc-.rmziuv to aliandnnliaiitlr: _ ‘

nioittli oi' the Piave to ilic Asingoctl on iiiiiittiry irinttrfi-it that ti sup- plant-:ii|_ i also visiii-tl l':iris at rctuc t-on\|iutiitlct‘ of all tnllitilry oft- -~~~- - - ' - ‘ t- '~"~""""“°~'~ Roms., Many nfiiir- plot-t-_=i to which orts of ilo- :illlt-s shoiihl ht- cltoscn l went. l lizitl visltetl oftcii before this :intl givt.-n full |i<i\vt-r :intl antliorii\ gi-93|, wap l»‘|'oiii ilio Nortli Son to tho Adriatic is

` I

My iiiftirtiinitoi# has been gailii-rc-ti I one fi~ont_ and tlii» iiiiinotisc ativan- T H E ‘ G E

no ~ ' ~‘ ' ' -‘ ~ ~.

'iii ~many souires; i’roni poi'sona|,|ugi-.-: of :i t~oiiii':i| corririiztiitl arc in

observations anti; front cnnvt-=\'saiiniis votitestzililo

ii ’l‘li

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si

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1

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llilss Nellie Gillespie Local Secre

tory Returns from Conference in Ottawa Where Various Pro- hitims -Ware Discussed I I

"'t':i\' "1 .wrt w\c‘o . i'» " ,- siimniont-tl to :iiimul :i iucotiiig ttf ith.-i~f~ioi‘i»--. of ltr-tiiriit/tl :~in|ilicrs. ,-qmipiiiof--I for tho i|ii\`i~rcnt provin- .~oi. 'l`lil:t iiit~t-tint; tvtis pi-o--tltlt'-rl .ivi-r li_\' i\’lr iicniiitiicil, rlct'i't‘lai'_\- of iiio '\lllii:ir_\‘ iio<.pii:il:; |‘oiiiiui.<<_-=lliii I 'Flin fini-i~»-izii'i>~::t, \\'t>rl» i'orintilly ro ._-.-it-.~il in- sir .ti-.lin I-fiitsliccll tilt* \`|i;iirin:iii .-\t ilit-"titoeting=- hcl-‘i tiifiorcut ;:cci'r=ta\'ics gave their ro- portsi rind :t gent-rnl tilziritftsititi ioolt plfico on tio- \\ork in thc tllt`f»»rent provinr-os. llitpimseiitntloli was inziticl on t|i»- iiiisiiti:=f:ictoi'_\~ \\':tv ot' rt-port i .ug snliiicri. rvitiruiut: homo Ari i':ili;gi\mr~ni:t Iizirc lion boon i:oi'i\I‘|"' toil by ticncrtil l\it~wburti bv wlilcli :i coiitiuciint; otllccr will iiccol1’llliil\.V soitlinro' from itluglauti It will br-l his duty to report tlit- tncii tfmniiig homo and also ticciirc from oficli iumt lil; personal iiintoiw rtltitiiip, to lil otilistmciit, his period of scrvit---_ lii\ disability, forum- or-r~up:ttioii_ lii_i iii’ tcntions as to the future and no fortli The card with those fin-is sr-i oni- wiil then iii- :tout to tht- difi`orottt pro \'inc.e.-t for the lnfortnriiion of thc fiif

i’¢»rr~ut i~oniiiiitt¢-ns

Mitch iutptirttuit work wit-i tlonc by

thc t'oiift~rt\iit'o, tlic St‘t'rcltirics hcing glvon on insight into the work in-int: done not only by thc Military liospl tnls Comrnisslon. btit also by tho Pon- ginn Bfmril, tlin llccortl (itil:-o and thc Separation Allownnco tttttl Assigtictl Pay Oiilco, nil of which were visited oy'il1e Secretaries. '

“its-, 'lf-llii tlillcspiti iwturnsli on

i»iii titui (lim I t sl. un”

Their Friends in U S lot niimim Elsewhere

___,__ _.ire taking their ,eo ,s

iici of prisoners broug t itilit`e:z:'lt-_'tl to two gene rolonr.-is 432 other

(Special tt the tittardlan) _ -`.\\ i' RIC, -‘or Tho ,ati ment that the army ol' Fzochs and Slavs training in France 'to iight with the Allies noir numbers 120,000 men was made at the closing session here today of the convention ot the Slovak t.ssgnt» of America. it was stated that tiii= l‘z=.>r~lis. anti .`\`lot-'airs are leaving this ;~onntr_v on t_vrt=i'y avali- :ililc --hip by the liundroti in lisroinn i'iisiiiliers iii the new :irmv

Mlnartfa Llnlment Cures Ritetimatllrv

Tilii \\`E.\'i`li]~lii.

'FEM PER AT lfll I3

'l`ll`i`l~`., l\[00N, l".'i`(`.

TODAY IS THE 1301;! UAV OF

t._ANAD/VS PARTlClPI\'i'i0N iN THE WAR,

'l‘Oilf)NTf>, l~‘t~li_ 25---it‘i*of<ii south

to :iniitliwcst wlutls, inostly fair.

'l'lit- liiglictii tompernturc rccortlotl

\.f.~tri»i'da\' tra-1 2'! :ilirivo At 9 8. lti., it ni ll, :ihow At il p. ni. it was 24 :»lv»\r- Tito lotrcsi tht- previous night i\:i‘ i-4 sbf\\'»'-

lin- init- will ii-~ high this morning

:it ii tl~`» :intl tomorrow at 11.746; it will be lit It tfnighi at lf) 40 and tomorrow :it ll ‘E-3

'tho ann rcls |'ii1. tifterunon nt ii

nvil tomorrow ni 00|; it risen tomor- row mornitu: tit tl.ili anti \Vetiht°.t|tiay :it it_0?!

'l`lic nioon rises this evening af, 6.30 'rho ili'.~',t quarter nf tho moon was

on Sunday Fcb. 17th at_7.57 p. in.

'rho moon will be full on Monday

i-‘~-li. :tolli ut. 4.35 p. tu.

The length of today will be ten

hours and ilfty eight minutes.

ll'i€ll.

S I-BHHIN BIIASTS -ANI] sS_IlVS it PRIlGiIESS'lN

mmmmnf WHW%%%@§

_»\l\l:l'l"ElllJ.-l M, l\‘Qli 222.-Diirltig tl iiv those enemies of the

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'oil ii i".i .4 lit- i ‘

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wt Alt- tiiiiili ii »tilt» il to iid it

pc: 4 - 'lc A - ' ' ‘~ . " i . ' . _` uit, in 1 ' ‘ t'_', ' _ _ .i " , . ‘ll "ro 't 'iii ll ` ‘ ' ` ' lihv ' _ -rn ' -- _ - _ fn. - " ff

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up i <31- tr:~l . - ~ ' _ ` _ “t ' nga '-‘l .llc ‘ r ' :t col lr _- ti" ~il 1 '. -` ~ fe dt ii ion ti.i|ion oi ri i l'ic| ti! ' ~ > tio . . , i

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- laemg Joined by Hundreds oftvancing southward from

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in the other tfhea'tl'e§`

is nothing to report,"

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sale excellent for ilu nii¢im.ii or carpets. A

Guardian (lilice.

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me/xvv _l`t3ow|`vf_#_A"

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kinds of Raw Furs B

156 Richmond Stree

beat feed for dies

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housework. Goodmglt party. Apply to ‘_ ‘__ Isis nlclimotid Bt. ' ‘

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