A Fall Suit and Over- coat Feast The man who is interested in should be "considering" about now! It's high time, and early buye rs always secure the plums. We've a regular Suit Feast clusive styles. Good Clothes of choice and ex- (=H May We Show You ? We have the best suits, made by the best mak- ers we know anvthing about! It would take miles of talk to do them justice. Compare our suits with any to be had anvwhere--garment for garment--fabrie for fabric. Then compare prices! : Do this and you will certainly buy 'vour fall suit here. Special Value Suits and Overcoats $15.00 and $18.00 ILIVINGSTON' S BROCK STREET A Little Out of the Way, But It Will Pay You To Walk | ly needed in Special Sale Saturday Morning Women's Fall and Winter Coats Ata Great Reduction: $10, $12 and $15 Values for $7.98 87 NEW FALL AND WINTER COATS, the over makes of a large manufactur- er; tailored in the most wanted mater- ials and all this season's latest styles. Three quarter and long coats in fancy tweeds, all black, blues, tans, greys and other popular shades, with storm and military collars; plain and belted backs, full assortment of sizes; values up to $15 Saturday Morning for $7.98 SEE CORNER WINDOW | for | | { | { | | [ i | _THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, T0 HELP THE BELGIANS AN APPEAL HAS iAS BEEN MADE TO BOARD OF TRADE. Matter Will be Taken Up at Meeting on Tuesday Next--Montreal Board of Trade Has Made the Request. ..The Kingston Board of Trade has been asked by the Montreal Board of Trade to take up the malter of assistance fu the victims of the war in Belgium. - The matter will come fbhefore the board at the first fall meeting, to be held on Tuesday ev- ening next. In the meantime, any citizens : care to give to the fund can do by leaving thesr subscription with the secretary of the Board of Trade. The Montreal board has issued a vircular in which an appeal is made for a relief fund for the Belgians. In this circular reference is made to the magnificent stand made by the Bel ginns against the German army, and sympathy is extended to them in their loss and suffering. In view of splendid response to the recent appeals made on behalf of the Ca- whe nadian Patriotic fund the council does not ask for large subseriptions ia aid of the Belgian sufferers. Urgent relief of the inhabitants of large sections' 'of Belgium whose homes, crops and other means of living have been destroyed, is great- order that many of them may not die of hunger or ex- posure. ' Their misery cannot but in crease during the coming winter, unless assistance comes to them from everywhere, The appeal < is made for contribu- tions in kind or money. e most suitable contributions in kind will be clothing of every deswription, new or old, for men, women and children, blankets, wool or cotton, shoes, flour, oatmeal, sugar, ndried fruits, dried vegetables, salted fish, salt, ba- con, pork, and beans and other can- ned eatables., Shiploads of © these will be necessary. Contributions in money will be employed for purchas- ing goods in Canada and for freight to Belgium. H. Prudhowime, 59 St Peter . street, Montreal, has been au- thorized to receive contributions. Prof. J. N. Lanos sent a box ef clothing to Halifax for Belgium. Sev- eral citizens contributed to its tents. con- WILL LEAVE FOR ENGLAND. Sergt-Major Bray Gets Position -- Sergt.-Inst. Jordan Out Again. Sergt.-Major H. F. Bray, who hac his leg broken and his ankle tur under him in an accident at Petaw: wa, has been so insistent to go ts England in spite of his disabled con dition, that the "department ha granted him a position, and h: leaves on Friday night. He is stil under the doctor's care, and it i thought that by the time he reache England he will be sufficiently recov ered to act. Sergt.-Major Inst. S. Jordan wh has been confined to his home with : back injury, was.on Thursday after noon able to walk down street for : short time. He is very anxious t go to the front, and said that if bh was not given a position, he woul go anyway, paying his own way, | necessary. THE ADDRESSES DELIVERED At Friday Morning's Session oo County Teachers' Convention. At the county of Frontenac teach ers' convention on Friday morning, S J. Keyes, of the Peterboro mode school staff," spoke on "The Powe: of Suggestion." He spoke of the time-tables of the school and hoy they should be posted afd change often. He suggested that newépa pers and periodicals be given to the pupils on the completion of their re gular work. Ur. W. Spankie gave a short talk on "The Value of Proper Medical Su pervision." If the pupils were not properly inspected, and taken care of, they would 'naturally be deficient in their studies, Miss MoKnight and Miss gave their jreports from, the recent conference ig, Toronto. Miss Harold gave her report from the O.E.A. con ference in Guelph. CC. C. Main, Sy donham, gave an address in the af ternoon on agricultural subjects Herlehy Germans Electrocuted. London, Oct. 2.--At Liege King Albert is constantly seen in the dan ger zone. It is stated, though I can | not obtain confirmation, that yes terday he ascended in a balloon to survey the operations: The ballnor was fired on by the enemy, but the shells fell short by a thousand yards In attacking the gap between Liezele and Breendock, the Germans made their first acquaintance with a sur prise works, numbers of them be- ing electrocuted on touching the barbed wire entanglement. Ottawa Gives $371,215 To the Fund Ottawa, Oct. 2.--Ottawa's three days' patriotic fund campaign was brought to a close last night. It was announced that the sum of $371,215 had been secured. - The am- ount dimed at was $350,000. . .J. Morgan Shaw, of Toronto, ar ex-mayor of Kingston, now residing in Toronto, is in the city on business Alligator pears at CafnovsKy's. BIG DEMAND FOR FELDSPAR. To Be Reduced { Ito ¥ Potash--Kings- ton Exports Increase. 'I he feldspar of Frontenac county will be in a big demand pow, and a higher price will be received for this product owing to the sumpelition of mills in several parts 'of the United States for its reduction info potash. Germany had, until the beginning of the war, practically a monopoly of the sarily stopped. The American Cham- | ber af commerce, with the help of ex- perts, immediately looked. around ture it in the states. that 'the Canadian in potash when reduced, and mills were erected in Chicago, Philadelphia and other places for the process. Since these mills have been erected, the ex- portation of feldspar from Kingston has: increased by leaps and bounds. a BRITAIN TO LAY MINES. London, October. 2.--The of- # ficial information bureau an- # nounced to-day that the Brit- # ish government had decided to # lay mines in certain areas as a # counter stroke 16 German pro- + cedure. * FPPPEPEPP EEE b bbe Pd bbb id WARNS THE PEOPLE WAR IN ORIENT Republican Leader Mann Sees Dan- ger in Philippine Inde- pendence. washington, Oct. 2.-- Warning that Philippine indepéndence mean" surrender of American strategic command of the Pacific, "the fight- ing ground of the future," and that a conflict between the United Sta- tes and the Orient, 'commercial or otherwise," was inevitable, was giv- en the house yesterday by Republi- can Leader Mann in a vigorous speech opposing the pending admini- stration Philippine 'bill. Representative Mann declared that if the Philippines becames in- dependent they would, in time, eith- er be acquired by Japan or some ther nation, ultimately to be used against the United States. PEP ebb rb rd ee ONTARIO'S NEW PREMIER Is. Fifty, Years Old -- One of Young Members. lion. William Howard, Hearst, min- ister of lands, forests and mines and M.P.P. for Sault Ste. Marie, is fifty vears old. He was born on Februar, I51h, 1864, in the township of Arran, Bruce county, Out., being the son of William Hearst and Margaret McFad den Hearst. 'He was educated at the nublic schools and at Collingwood ollegiate Institute, and graduated with honors. from 'the law school at Jsgoode Hal. He was called to the bar in 188%, and began the practice of law at Sault Ste. Marie, where he appeared as counsel in most of the mportant civil and criminal cases tried io the district of Algoma. On the formation of the Whitney govern- ment "in 1905, 'he was appointed gov- ornament agent and counsel in con- nection with the provincial loan to the Lake Ontario gorporation, resign «d in 1908 (o enter the provincial campaign of that year. In 1804 we had unsuccessfully contested the riding of Fast Algoma, being defeat ed hy U, F. Farwell; the liberal can- lidate.. In 1908 he was more for- tpnate, defeating the sitting liberal membpr, Charles M. Smith, and in the reneral election of 1911 he was re wlected by acclamation. On Oct 11th, 1911, he succeeded Hon. Frank Cochrane in the portfolio which he still holds. In point of age Hon. MM: Nearst in the youngest member of ha cabinet except Hon. 1. B. Lucas, who is forty-seven years old, and who became provincial treasurer last year n the death of Hon. A. J. Mathew- In length of service in the Hearst is also junior on 'who was made =n He won. cabinet Mr. ly to Mr. Lueas, minister without portfolio in 190% Mr. Hearst is married and has two wns and two daughters. He is n Methodist and a Mason. War Tidings. The Italian government will wroplanes in. the United States. It is officially announced that the jervians on the Drina Shabatz front ave repulsed the Austrians toward Parachitsa with enormous losses, Captain the Hon. William Am herst Cecil, of the Grenadier Guard, on and heir of Baroness Amherst »f Hackney, has been killed in ac- tion. buy Queen's Students Will find the biggest stock of hats n Kingston at "The Hat Store." weorge Mills 5% Co, 126-128 Princess street. : Mclean, of Simcoe, is the to the big roll at He was brought here A for for- Roland latest addition the penitentiary. to-day to serve two years Marie took over the Tagona Wafer & H ydro- Sault" Ste. franchise of the Light Co. to operate it on Eleotric. lines, Horrors Surpass Imagination. The Red. © ross is simply swamped. where near enough surgeons. Phere are no- The wounded for the most rt ave forced to travel alone beeause of the great need surgeons to remain at the front rendering first aid. f| Many of the wounded passing through here 'are Germans. ' © So fierce has been the fighting that the Germans havs been unable to gather their wounded or to bury their dead and thé territory gained by the allies is littered with dead and wounded foes. Hundreds of both sides, wiio might have been saved, had doctors been able to reach them, hav died' unattended, suffering untold agony from wounds; hunger and thirst. Ev eryone who has returned rom the 'actual battleground nite] in Hesiaring Hit the potash market, and with the war, its {prisoner arrived at 1.40 on Friday importation into America was neces: | afternoon inSgharge of Guard Mc- to oners were in charge of the officers see if it was not "possible to manufac- | and as soon as the train arrived they It was found | were immediately transferred in a feldspar was rich | taxi to the big institution. & _FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914 SZYMONDSKI IS BACK ESCAPED PRISONER AGAIN IN THE PENITENTIARY, Arrived on Friday Al Afternoon -- He iscaped From the Penitentiary Farm on 20th of August. the escaped Viétor Szymondski sheriff and a con- Pherson and t Three pris- stable from Sudbury. Szymondski was dressed in a civi- lian's suit, which it is understood was stolen from the section-foreman near Franktown. 'He escaped from the" penitentiary farm on August { 20th, after being at liberty for five weeks and was captured on Wednesday last by Chief of Police Brown, of Copper Cliff. . He put up a hard fight before his capture and had the help of several foreigners He has travelled, it is thought, since he escaped, over four hundred miles as he went from here to Smith's Falls, to Ottawa and up the Ottawa river to Sudbury. Having to keep under cover at all times, his travels could not have been very pleasant, having been without food a great dea] of the time. He discarded his rifle near Smith's Falls, "and his boots at Franktown, These later were found and when sent to the big institution they were identified: And it is thought that he ds the murderer of Moran, the Smith's Falls guard, he will likely be tried in the near future on this charge. He is accused of attempted murder of the two guards, Tatton and Dows- ley, and of theft in a number of places as well as breaking jail. ! He was very quiet when brought down, and spoke only a few words to his guards. He is of a quiet and determined character but his ex- posure in the woods has somewhat weakened him. An investigation was held by in- spector W. S. Hughes about his es- cape and on Thursday the evidence was sent to Ottawa. , On Wednesday as soon as the ture had been wired to the peni- tentiary, Guard MacPherson was sent to Sudbury to identify the pris- oner. TROOPS FROM INDIA NOW ON FRENCH SOIL The Contingent Disembark Probably at Marseilies - Landing Point Not Revealed. London, Oct. 2.--The war informa- ticn bureau made it known yesterday that Indian troops were landed in France last Friday. The. point of landing was mot revealed, but it is presumed that the troops disemburk- ed at Marseilles. The throwing by England of 'thou- sands of her Indian fighters into France to combat Germany and the | importation of French Airican troops into the field have given amazing as- pect to the international war. Ger many now is opposing English, French, Belgians, Russians, llindus and Africans. The remarkable short time the beginning of war in- which British Indian troops were crossing Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic astonished the Germans. It indicated that the Asiatic soldiers were on their way about the same instant that war was formally declar ed by Great Britain. England, if necessary, to France from India 2 od men, of which 75,000 yritish troops, including. ome of the crack regiments of the royal a¥my, the remainder being native Indian sel diers, fit comrades on the firing line of France's Turcos and Spahis. cap- after the seen can pour in- 8,000 train are trained Ontario's New Cabinet. Toronto, Bet. 2--The new Ontario cabinet" will be: First minister and executive council, and lands, forests and mines, H. Hearst. Attorney-general, Minister of education, Pyne. Provincial Hanna. Minister of agriculture, Duff. Provincial Lucas. Minister of Rul blic works, MacDiarmid. Minister without partfolio, ®t. PF. Preston. president of minister of Hon. W. Hon. 3.3 Hon. Foy R. A secretary, Han: Ww: J. Hon. J. 8S. treasurer, Hon. I. B. F. G. Hon. Ointment, 15¢."" Gib- '"25¢. Carbolie THE WOMAN With $15.00 Or $20.00 Or $23.00 To Pay for a New Suit | May and .probably will shop | carefully through all the stores | in search of what is desired, but she is very likely to come back to BUY at Laidlaw's. There is a distinction in the ~gtyles. There is unquestioned quality in the materials. There is skill and thoroughness in the making, and women will find they require the least possible | alteration to give them the made- to-measure look that is always desired. tvery Woman-- Vexed With the problem of "What to Wear' is invited to see our new Fall Suits and Coats. To-Morrow, OU may select any suit or coat even if not ready to buy, and your choice will be ready when required. = -- $3.50 Button or Laced Men's Black Velour Calf, Button or Laced Boots size 6 to 10. Splendid Boots, Goodyear Welted.