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i wallpapers window shndca curtain polea wo curry i conipfclu utuck our ineea aro right maluuaam liorcrunca iuoued geo hynds aotom ontaetlo i new store i dry goods groceries and furniture j l jtarkman iiis rentovtdfrom hri former resi dence on younfj street and has opened a store in arthurs bloclc on mill street acton with till above lines ov goods the patronise of the x general pnbli invited l starkman kljc xttm tce s tiluilsday may 3rf 1017 bbief local items plaint poutoe plentifully oct read to banlab tho fltoa thrift u tfaa best method for thriving maj flowar aro idoomlofr in profusion in tba woods gaolph iulsjv vacant lot and rack oftrdtta ccmraiuoo miydij waaoold wet andblusunnfj no hiafc of sprioiftlino prevailed thaj wonuai imtituto collecud 80 81 for aid to tho belgian children saerftmontal aarrlccn will lo held in the metfiodiatcunrcb next sunday tba flurry of mow yofllerdny morning 2nd uay w not greatly welcomed tb mora vegaublai you frow in your oarngmrdao the betur for janrttlf and for um country too tato pride in nuking our pretty town j b ufa v clean up plant dowers keep laws awd boulwrarda trim mad tbe uaharmon did oot forgot that uie troatmuon opooed on tuesday but the oold vatber dampenad tbair ardor hr j a tracy has bean appointed g bo- n watd by tho death of mr a c iloa oorgtown horald th fountain at tho tgvtf hall was pat oat of btulneas on tuesday hy a gontla jaa from georgetown who ran into it with hi an to jidtoo reformer tb sprint show held laal friday u oot p well attended aa uaual owing to the hurattt taking advantage of the fine tffr r- whiny georgetown herald tho tooturoaoma lada wha are in tho habit of taking an occasional spin oror n block or two of aidawalk are likaly to find i umoxmivot in the police court one of tbea fine afternoons the provincial treavirer ha nnnouna aa that tho amuamont tax on race trackn will probably be wicroaaed from joc to 25c per poraoti mid lliat tho hranm fee may aba lie raladl rar mr comoro of lignite pro aullttl tliaililaiinihf jiftcrlqahaaat-tau- itiotqf the methodut chnrcb last son day bar mr aieon apoko on thaamo eabjecb at luwville r lira john i mcoibbonban taken up hcrreaidencaiaclonwiliiaina liar old lionio iter manr frlonda in town aro orrv to lose her mr tloo maou haa loated the liotol afi 1 ton be f o rme r ootntnenciog may 2nd a number of nerchanui of thft town will obaerta wed neaday altcrnuonaa a half holiday during the months pf way jnne july and aujr u t bur li uk ton loiotte a apodal mcctiugof llalton reform a a tion will be held in milton ntut wed amvslhinat at i oulrxlc to consider muieiidlug rojiatuation to tno new coudi tton grantitlk thofranclilao to women aui ntbei baaicoas when the heart i breaking from an old intra tliare u apt to be a crotico through which a hftlt attach oi nl auiorn and wuully beat tio fracture x t h tlrao tablu tho 10 xi turn troiu ttoiuj woat wa raurod uiii wpek it carriva the inajia aa before the trains going eit are now an lollow b 13am 10 20 aw ijl pm b4h jm and tt- ij i tn oin eant 0 00 bin t 11 jtani jtipin uid 7 02 ihiu womans in siltu to annual hooting xlie woman inatituie wilt hold their annual ujvtiog ou friday afternoon at thr oclock ab io home of mr alex ball lino avmuv hloction of oqodra reporta for tho year and ilao a good uiua iolv vi bl ilofreali roant berserrbd at cloaor the mmt mg krerjrbady will be welcomed i inspoqtlon or dalrlosond milk hew dairy rgu lniona bare beau put into force by ordflnri council to deal wore atrictly with- tho quutton of lu berculoia and to prevent the apread of that digram the now roktilallonn provide ttiat dalrioa in which suik or croam are protluctld fo m o be liconaod and u lioenae ehal bo lm ied unleak that dairy lill conform uulix tha t retulrw tit ho auhlo nhnll hao im ample amount of air jace ntnl at lennt two wjun fcotf each cow end hall bo wall vvutiuud drained and li t clean aud aanitary to yanra fn ilm dat of the flrat tcat of the cattlo of a dairy theaale within the city ir uiwikut nntwwteu hud milk or cream from that dairy ehall 1 pruhibitad unleaa tlio vetorin r inein- c certify that the hard coualne n ttmolot aiid in kin opinion is free from tult napectorajire to uae the tuberculmk teat anil carefully examine tbw omv t- news 0f impoht uionxo llonumont to iulh cuvoll the nchoou of onlnno are aking iipnub- ftcnptlotii ui aitiil librae liny a inon iniont to uia metiiory n llith fairm the innr dored diirle 1 mplro day la augaatad by tho c ommlttoe a a fiuiublo lato for the canijialen by oarli nchoul 1 ho object lu a worthy patriot io una monoy in growing potaboci the avcnlco yiol 1 or volatoafl in 1010 throughout ontario vu f 1 i nnholn pas- juire tlio next lowbit yiold in thirty live yaarn waa 70 hiiaheb but tho average for the thirty fivo years waa 114 buahola taken on tho avcrao the jotau croji i one of ttie nt paying on u o farm patriotic sorvlco worth emulating a band of young men in toronto who for noma reaeon orothcr have ji ot onliatcd are denllng uiolr evenl ign in digging ganlana for tho wiyi of aol ham who am overscaa bltniur lorvloo might with pro fit to all concerned bdbiron by tho young men of actoo wlo hue not eoen lib- to on lut orgauifo fur ihlrt eorvioe boy a and ahow your wdhngnam to do thin bit for the brave folio wn nlm nro flghungyourlkattlca ijooddaniaffoa from stroot hallway a jury lotlio fjooern1 annua v court toi onto but b nday awarded 2 000 damages u mrs iouiao hannon who nued tho tor ento luliway company for i 000 mn iaasoq waa debarking from a xluiidaa street car at keela fatroat and while she had one foot en the car atop and ono foot on the pavement the car was started with oot any warnffff bic litoh bar ai result eho was thrown heavily and nut tined aorare and erinanent iojurioa mrs hanson iannlaterof fc jtvieph ioaii bower avo4 and ajmnt hor girlhoodiayn id acton r uso tho soll body it la juit as important under present conditions to have rcflorvei of fool aa well tut resorvoa of cartrldgea when oo much is dependent upon a good crop tho entiro community should concent itaelf about the situation from tho beginning of tho acasoo there are certain common vegetables comprising a ian a art of the food supply iucu as jotatoei lcini onions etc which do woll in all psrtn of tho country they can be grown am all way by hand cultivation and their produc i tion this jear inampleqiiantitifli ahuuld ataurcd beyond chanco or dqubt fvory citizen nhould havo a garden tho epworth loaffuo a now officers on tuesday eveninf tho annual election of officers of the epworth loagun took placo and reiulted aa folia wi son president itev ii w avison m b d president- miai minnie dennou lt vice irea misa clara moore iad vice prea mii muriel iloury 3nl vice pros mum eikio stewart th vice proa harl vinoeol itfi vica president is liertio hpoijht juuiaira n iv moo re flee sea miss edith donnli cor sec martm mduat treasurer orrol johnston pianist lrn est brown aal t pianist mlaa marguerite stowart- mualcal conveuer miss ilaxol maaoo youth and scrv wo representative mia stella mclara animportant jjasonlo evont the first ofllciat visit of an oflicor of tho orand eodgo to walker lodgo n v and a m since tho 1 oil go waa transferred from hamilton to wellington dlwinot waa made on monday by h w bro dr 1 platli i d o m of draytnn he waa accom pnaied by it w bro s 0 holloy p d i o m of nw hamburg an 1 bros o ij mcanhar p m coo wal lace p m chas h ventem w m jvloi xrikrriv kf tnrjjifl blackii hignoll jno t marrm offiuelph sdiiv w brol ia p m w pro jaraoi newton p m w dr j r nuoii w m aul bro t il rumfordwk orahaiu ii ii cook j n ncwtou and win oowdy georgetown the work uf tlu uljo jmn imtratd for the review of tbj 1 d o i in tin on fcrnngof tl othinl irjr- w uto t mullin w m prciii hi tie rust 1 i v tt m conrutullt dit tit prnhrlirjlt uma ulectnocutrd at ororqctowh tho elec at thti tomntfl sub urban klllnu oil satur jay snrnisu irtiil tlio ulc rifinii in chaw of lhlrajinformor ulali in of tho toronto hulwrhaii strttlon nt rirgouiwii received injuria on hatyrday afternoon fitln which he died at nlno o clock llmt evening mr i aul won at work at thonuh station alone at tho tune of tho ooci lellt and just how be came to hli death i dot known hut it in nasumed list ho came into cju tart witlr a liyj wjre aurj wbji thrown on en his back tlia rilrcwt raiino of bin death waa a fraclurwt skull hut both prms wore badly burned whon ho was fnund ho was in an mi can ifjjoufi condition pr moandrnw was immediately nuuitnnued aud arcompanud tho man to tho co no rut htxpital ouolph lo never rallied ami expired at the hon pital nt nitioo clock an loquoat in being hold hy dr hango coroner luolph mr l l heck of georgetown haa purdliaaedadoutacrn farm above uoorge ttrnn known jat ho 1 toddy fnrm snlo waa made hy j a wllloutthby loorg j lown t j social and pefisonal allo l i nr onto durmi tin kikiiil uiuhek ond warden mil f j mo to rod to tojvn isshaidumaayu apeulth mkiul j- umlaynnd ith fnoudn in toronto titnv j h 1 hmlth fisn rptaruod from hor vialt with fneiidn at chicago hev i i hldy of ifeiiwtor vlmuxi at the meihodlnt pantunagn lont rhiixaday ittrn c mclnughlln ftai rnlntnad ufier npcnfiiig a couple of woekn with friendn in loronto kqv mr laaimoro at lyjwvillo waa tho tliofftiflktof mr and mm w i wnrdcn on huiulny mr and mtn if ii wausborough of poronlo apont a day or wo uiin week wish arloti frinnda mr nl mra lou m moj7onnd mian aileuii of 00riplown ont saturday rith rolntnei iiero mr a 1 nioklm nrrivcl homo from bin four liiontha trip throuj h the wustoi rovlncei last thiindh and thoy will mr nnd mm pro1 lutx ock and children hero and mlji mane lord of million viaited at touffiendn on hnmlny mr and mm uryirjo 1toe ion weok fur alipniethy sank ai d will spend thb uammor wilh their win ihcrs mr if v monro ww if tlao liu t wlk via tbj laknn nudtlnnly better thia tvrok mr hit u it mnn eriy of arkm wan lrfs hut itl iy ino ruing rrgainini i on tfiuuner u allwrt itiihop mvod to wcllnnd o li to rafunii i to 1 homo in i mfofrcd to tho r mr i rank hpirlvnjo ti m torontu intcuilinga family to ll nt i itj 1 i ar in the nations honoxzr heed acquit yourselves like men as worker on the land do your dztty with all yoar strength lzoyd george the crisis uhii tor itio mom effectlvd clitnonrlratton of tli jejoti tmufht fn tlifl iinpri33id and beulilul work of ilia crfu apr onjo nblo ludcboon u aorvcil uxtvilcv cafti ui wlncli inuireauci jdracs or delivaro uj tho i d fl m ttjiil viiltlii 1 roilirori ud by officer of walker lodyr mr 7opojili uroouf of lutjlil 1 i punltrned ill itlrei it ltmuliouio ixilonijing to ijoo w iuicti and mlii tjucfcuj- uulo wn madu lij j a llluulibj ownr6town france england and italy in peace times did not depend upon america but oniussiatrounsariet and bulgaria lor most of their breadstuffs with these sources closed the crisis of the hour demands that we see that our soldiers and the motherland are fed everyone in great britain has been put on limited rations meat is prohibited one day a week and the making of cakes and pastry has been stopped further restrictions areinticipated r brpad has gnnr to 28c perfourpound loaf in eng land for the first time since the crimean war lord devonport british food comptroller pro poses taking authority to search the houses of great britain to prevent food hoarding forty million men less the casualties are now on active service twenty million men and women are supporting them by service in other var activities in the last analysis the land is bearing this burden one million tons of foodcarrying ships have been torpedoed since february 1st 1917 germanys hope for victory is in tite starvation of britain through the submarine canadas sons will have died m vain if hunger compelshhejvlothrlandssurrender the land is waitingttke we make the plough migntjel than the sword will we help the acres to save the flag worldhunger stares us in the face emlit any timl i or n thorough coutu in any unn of stjavv seven buutieut slhooii lor onto rite fur fro catalogue homo study courhf t a provided w ii siiw pan goq for msri and be davtd lubm representative of the united states to the international institute of agriculture maintained by forty governments reports officiahy to waslmiptontliat the food grams of lie world on march 3 ist 1017 showed a shortage of lsoooo000 bushels below the amount necessary to feed the world until august 1917 he decjares it is beyond question that unless a greater acreage is put to crop in 1917 there uill be worllhtjniker btfore the 1918 crop is harvested the failure of the grain crop in the argentine republic which u ordinarily a great grainexporting nation resulted in an embargo being placed in march 1917 upon the export of grains from that country to avert local famine the united btues depigment of agriculture in ila ofticial report announces the condition of the- fall wheat crop which ib two thirds of their total wheat crop on april 1st 1917 to be the poorest ever recorded and predicts a yieidof 2 1 1000000 bushed bcloy the crop of 1915 the 1916 crop was poor lven with favorable weather the wheat crop of the united states is iiuely to be the smallest in thirtyfive years not more than 64 of the normal crop undedate of april 10th ogden armour executive head of armour it company one of the w5lds largest dealers in food products stated out unless the united slates wishes to yulk deliberately into a catastrophe the best brains of the country under government supervision iriust immediately devise means of increasing and conserving food supplics- armour urged the cultivation of every available acre the food shortage he said lb worldwide european production is cut in half the argentine republic has suffered droughts canadt and the urtited states must wake upl hanger tightening his i u m know that they are tho tot reserve- and i which crops are prown is the strategic grouna i he lanue tlu the ioil on which crops aic smwu 4 u- on winch u ar arc decided to their care is entrusted tnc uaio ol jlippllcs to enable the farm to do the work two factor arts e til the frst u tunc whatever we ore to do nfflt be done at once nufcire wwu for no man- tbe mecond l many farmers cannot plant the acre they would becane tuey cannot get the necessary help many arc afraid to k tlicu- acreage because they fear ihey would not be able to cmt vato and harvest an unusaal crop after they haveraisedi it it ihey arc to do tbe work that t essential for them to do tbe last mpn io each aty towp and village must be rnohitfrrd at once lvery ram not ou active service can help in every city town and village ire men who by their trainmg on the farm or by their present occupahon cm readily adapt themselves to firui worl ihese can render no greater service to the em pire at the present time unn by answering the call of the farm l uuble men and bovi willing to learn should not allow their laek of farm experience to stand in tbe way i t rtpi a more sig service in this crisn tli tn by encouraging these men to netjrtllc rarmerto eullivite every available acre and by making it easy for them ibtp4ements food production is the greatest problem the world faces today owing to destruction by submarines ocean scarce s it is much easier to protect shipping between can tda and england than on the longer voyage from india or australia one vessel can mate twice us nuny trips from canada to britain as froui india and four tunes as many as from australia therefore every ton of food stuffs grown in cam da is worth to the motherland two tons grown hi india or four ton grown m australia titttjttt iira itn a t re id the equipment l complete the fanner t willing all iie tie- t ithor so ji jrt i the world 5 food supply that without increased poduhul nuii in cuuda must go hungry and even with etion k i i inert istd production we cannot expect cheap food 1 hi vor 1 i iitmi for our harvest i i should be declared within a year the food con dition ill u no hettr for the accumulated hunger of the lunr il i inpire mu t be met 1 iil will absorb a large paft of tlie uml i dpi lv l iilii tlil war shall cease it is endle ut his paraled the thought and conception i li u lit about it and its possible time of con- lihj six months we said nine montlis a nut tt tuo ears and eiijht months have passed i i muiuary leiigtli and there is no man hrftlin gi antic struggle may yet last a letter addreied to farmers throughout fhi lioa xnhtch the british empire holds 4i aulxt tl c germans is held by those who work on jul land as well as by those- who fight oii land and sta- w breaks at any point it hteutt everywhere in the face of the enemy the s4jii of vur royal naaal and mcx marine umj jf- mjjirrs gathered from every part of oar 4 italj our itne firstly- yoa workers on land nutt hold yuufjart of our luxe as strongly eocry full jayiy labor yoa do kelps to shorten the stra- tfld and bhm nearer victory eoery idle day till lauermi lengthens the straggle and ptakes de fcat tnori possible therefore tn the nations 4 honour ac d acquit yourzeloes like men and as worker on land do your duty with all yoar itrtmlth why the call to canada is so urgent we limn i oi t anaja oldiers m i rauce and i in new lorn nationhood let it be said of tint ui llt hour ut our greatest need their illn t i tluif oio it t dtbt to tliu-h- uho are tightmg for us ifthistronn trxdo csn ami icnrotgcr o phi is ycsf not only will tlie people of c mada sulfer but tbe mother uul and her allies will sufler jnd their military power will be we tkeiied il not paralysed therefore the nilti solution of the present w ir problem come- b ick to the t irm as to i foundation upon which our whole national and international structure must be built and maintained t fganidtion of resources committee parliament buildings toronto u ken a av ex ii muurablo uir wlj- erlo n w uowoll albert il abbott food