A ---------------- ' THIS IS WAY PRESIDENT CHAM. BERLAIN FOUND THEM. The G. T. P. Line Is in Splendid Shape -- Fine Dry Dock at Prince Rupert -- Stock Increases In the West, vr Montreal, Oct. 6.--E. J. Chamber- lin, president of the Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific railways, has returned to Montreal after a tour of imspection of the companies' lines. His trip extended as far as Prince Rupert, the terminal of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway in Bri: tish Columbia. "1 found," sald Mr. Chamberlain, "conditions in the west very satis- factory. While the crop generally will fall considerably below that of 1913, yet the quality is fair and the increased prices will do much to help in the shortage of yield. Taken all together, the people are very optimistic and are preparing for a very large acreage next sea- son. The crop has been harvested at least three weeks earlier than usual so that a very large am- ount of fall ploughing has been done and this will be a great benefit to the crop of 1915. Under favorable conditions I should think the 1915 crop will be far in excess of any- thing they have ever had in the northwest, as the acreage will pro- | bably be increased at least twenty- five per cent, "I found our line in British Col- umbia in much better condition than I expected; in fact, the work done is remarkable considering that 480 miles were .graded and track laid in twelve months through the mountains of British Columbia. We now have a first class track as far west as Prince: George, B. C., and at least half of the track between Prince George and Prince Rupert is fully finished and the balance of it has a first, and most of it a second lift of ballast and compares to-day very favorably with other railroad lines in the northwest. There Is a big force of men at work putting on the finishing touch and we ex- pect before the close of the season the entire line will be in first class condition; we are now running a through sleeping car train twice a week between Edmonton and Prince Rupert connecting with the through | trains 'to Winnipeg, and this is be- more careful attention to the culti- vation of their land. "Up to the present time the G. T P. has handled about 7,000 carloads of grain more than they handled for the same period last year, but this is {largely due to the earlier harvesting: rand we do not expect that that in- crease will be continued for the full season," © ITALY REMAINS NEUTRAL. Majority of People Now Support Peace Policy. Rome, Oct. 8--As time progresses the situation in.Italy is becoming cleaker. - The present government has no intention to violate the neutral ity proclaimed with) the consent of the whole 'nation | unless such events occur as endan; what Italy com Siders her vital interests or offend or ts. Similarly, Italy at this time does not intend to oecupy either Vallona or any other Albanian point, unless forced to do so by the mction of any country which in so doing disregards her predominant position in the Ad- riatic. Thu# all talk of Ttaly's join- ing the conflict, at the present mo- ment at least, is premature. Public opinion seems to understand the wis- dom of the prudent policy of the ca- binet, as demonstrations made' in trying to force the government to follow one direction or another have ceased and w large majority; of the ing well patronized and giving very good service to the people. We are also running freight to Prince Rupert." 2 "It has mot generally been derstood that this company is building a very large and ext ve dry dock and ship building plant at Prince Rupert. The dry dock be- ing capable of floating a 20.41 ton battle ship. It is now expected that this dry dock and ship yard will be fully completed and machinery in- stalled ready for any class of work which may be offered, by January 1st, 1915." "This company, so far, has not| taken any action relative to steam- ship lines of their own on the Paci- fic coast deeming it.advisable, for the present, to patronize the old es- tablished lines which are running between the Pacific coast and the Orient. "The Grand Trunk Pacific line ix 'British Columbia runs for something over 200 miles through the Fraser River. Valley, which is a wide valley now heavily timbered. This tim- ber will be marketed and taken east for consumption in the prairie provinces. The land where it had been cleared 'is very fertile and yields heavy crops to the acre. From Prince George to Hazleton, the line runs throu the valley of the Ne- chao and the Bulkeley rivers, which are also very widé with much open country and very lightly timbered. Settlers are now pouring in rapidly and within a very short time we will bave a large population in that part of the country." "The opening up of the G. T. P. will be a great boon to the prairie provinées as they will be able to have an all-year-round port for ship- ment if they desire, and they are al- ready getting --- which has been very much needed -- a supply of fresh fish from Prince Rupert. The British Columbia fisheries are locat- ed within two or three hours run of Prince Rupert harbor, and they are already making extensive shipments to the east from that port, the fish going, at the present time, as far east as Winnipeg, St. Paul and Chi- cago, and probably shipments willy } soon be taken to Montreal and To- ronto. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al- berta, a very large increase in stock, which makes it apparent that the farmers are taking up heartily the question of mixed fa*ming, and 1 have no doubt but what this will be a great improvement for the north- west. . They also seem to be giving SICK CHILDREN LOVE CASCARETS © FOR THE BOWELS Give "Candy Cathartic" for a bad cold, sour stomach, constipa- tion. + Get a 10-¢cent box now. Most of the ills of childhood are t caused by a sour, disordered stom- ach sluggish liver aud constipated bowels. They catch cold easily, be- come cross, listless, irritable, fever- ish, restless tongue coated, don't eat or sleep well and need a gentle cleansing of the bowels--but don't try to force a nauseating dose of oil into the little one's already sick stom- ach--it is cruel, needless and old- " fashioned. Auy child will gladly take Cascar- ets Candy Cathartic which act gently ~--never gripe or produce the slight- est uneasiness--though cleanse the little one's systeffi, sweeten the stom- . Ach and put the liver and bowels in a pure, healthy condition. we Full directions for children and grown-ups in each package. ; Mothers can rest ensy after giving this gentle, thorough laxative which casts only 10 cents a box at any drug A regularly "I noticed in passing through) people are supporting the cabinet. GRAND DUKE OF BADEN graphing from Amsterdam a rondent says that German news- papers annour sparture for the front of the of Baden. WHY GERMANS RETREATED. French General Discovered Gap in Their Line. . London, Dee. 8.--The Daily Mail correspondent in France gives a new version of the reason for the Ger- man retreat from Paris, He says that the - moment: Gen. Jofire, the French commander-in-chief, decided to arrest his retreat and face the Ger mans on the Marne, the French 'gene- ral, Foch, who was retreating south: of Ohalons, discovered by 'an aero- plane reconnaissance that two'- Ger- man armies had failed to' make a junction' and had left a considerable gap in the neighborhood of Vitry- le-Francois. Gen. Foch thrust a large wedge of men supported by strong artillery into this gap and had them well -established before the Germans discovered their oversight, with the result that there was a German pam- ic and retreat, in which the 'Germans sufiered very heavily. NOT IGNORING CANADA. British Authorities Anxious to Buy Supplies Here. London, Oct, 8.--Cables received from Canada show that the impres- sion is abroad in the Domonion that the naval and military authorities here are placing extensive orders in America for requirements while over- looking Canada. Enquiries by the Canadian Associated Press show that this impression is unwarranted. The high commissioner has had inter- views with Colonial Secretary Har- court and others on the subject and finds that the authorities are most anxious that supplies from Canada should be utilized to the fullest ex- tént.. The mistaken impression is perhaps due to the fact that certain sub-contractors are fulfilling their obligations with American assist ance, but even of this there is rect evidence. WAR TO COST Nearly Twenty Billions If It Lasts i! Six Months. Paris, "Oct. 8.~Yves Guyot, a po- litical economist, declared at' a meet ing of the Political Economy Society, yesterday, that a six months war would mvolve a total loss to the world of 35000000000 francs (¥17,- 600,000,000), Paul Leroy-Beaulien, another writer on polifieal economy, estimated the amount of the loans that would be made necessary on account of the war at the ogtitlusion of peace at 35,000. 000,000 francs (¥$7,000,000,000 to §8,.- HOO.000, 000), "He estimated the in- demnity which Germany would be re- quired io pay in case the allies should win completely at from 20,000,000,000 to 25,000,000,000 francs ($4,000,000. Vo0 to $5,000,000,000), - Almighty Will Stand By Kaiser Rotterdam, Oct. '8.--The kalser has telegraphed to the king of Si. ony that he visited the third army on October 2nd and greated the "brave and - glorious 181st regi- ment." The kaiser adds: "The spir- it of the troops is excellent, and with such an army we can finick the rest of our task gloriously and victoriously. The Almighty will stand by us." Tuarpinite A Failure ? Paris, Oct. 8M. Tarpin's new pow. der, turpinite, has failed, according to a report current here. " Great thi had been expected from the powder, but it is now said to have been definitely abandoned after ade- quate bottleidld trial, | no d¢i 35 3 DIED PLAYING. THE Rider Haggard's Nephew Met Heroic Death. London, Oct. 28.--A thrilliog story of heroism of the late Capt. Hag- gard, nephew of Rider Haggard, 1s told in a letter recetved from = Pri- vatd C. Berry, of the Second' Batta- lion Welsh Regiment. says on Sept. 13h on the outskirts of the , his compan, was being . sul jected to severe German artillery fire, when Haggard ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge. "What an offi- cer; What a soldier! Hd himself used 'the rifie. We fixed and were prepared to yollow him 'anywhere, but were checked by a storm of maxim fire. We lost'four #' officers in about 20 minutes, "At about three o'clock in dhe af- terroon, just as our artillery had got ready. $0 cover 'us,"the ans found our range with artillery, Just near wis lying our brave captain, mortally wou . As hells burst over us he would occasionally open Welsh regiment ! Stick to it, Welsh !" Many of us, wounded, managed -to crawl up and down the firing line, dishing out ammunition. Wes were unable fo use our guns, though our brave lads stuck at it until our ar- tillery got tito action and' we won out. § "In that field were strewn thou- sands. and thousands of German dead and wounded. They even piled them up and made barricades of their dead. Captain Haggard died that evening, crying 'Stick to it Welsh !" He died as the had lived--an officer apd a gentleman." SOCIETY THIEF'S WIFE COLLAPSE» News That Soldier Would Recover, Too Much Strain, New York, Oct. S8.--Mrs. Herbert J. Eaton, wife of the soldier of fortune, who robbed the apartments of soci- ety women, is in a state of collapse. The news that her husband would re- cover proved too much for her after the strain of the last few days when his' life. hung in the balance. She hopes that her husband will go free, basing her tmist on the sympathy of the victims and the fact that atop had made only "one mistake." The police are continuing their in- vestigation of the "Dear Pinkie" let- ter, and hope to discover irom it de- tails of Eaton's mperations. It is not certain now that the letter was intended for Mrs. Arthur Pike, as her husband first thought, but the de- tectives are at a loss to find out for whom it was intended. BRAVO! NEW ZEALAND ! Has' 8,000 Men at Front and Ready to Send More. New York, Octt 8.--*"New Zealand has already sent 8,000 volunteers to the war in Kurope and we can send many more if wanted," said an Aus- tralian sheep-raiser, S. T. Mathews, who is on a visit to America. "Kven in the South African war we sent as many as seven contingents of 2,000 men each, and our population then "war much smaller . tham now... 1he men who have gone Rave all had mili- tary training. As a matter of fact, military' training in New Zealand is now compulsory and all our youns- ters between the ages of eighteen and tweniv-ome have to spend a fortnight of each year in camp. = "Our country is now passing through a wave of tremendous pros- perity,"" he added. ---- ett i oe LONDON THIEF A PATRIOT. Crime Shows Big Diminution Since War's Outbreak. London, Oct Even thieves are showing" patriotism. in this great cri- sis, and Robert Wallace, K.U., ad- dressing the grand jury at the ILop- don session yesterday complimented them. "Praise is due to the crimin- als for the self-restraint they are ex- ercising during this period of stress and anxiety. 'There has been a di- minution of nearly forty per cent. in crime in the county of London, a fact which gives satisfaction to all wno have the interest of the country at heart." WAR WILL LAST YEAR. Winter Will Tie Up Russo-German Operations. Petrograd; Oct. 8.--The ourse Gazette learns that, owing to ror able news from the seat of war, sub scriptions will be invited for an ine ternal loan « of 500,000,000 rubies (%250,000,000) at five per cent. \ writer in the Army Gazette esti- mates that the war with Germany will drag on for a year because the winler campaign canpot have an in- tensive character. The fighting will, however, break out again in the spring with its previous fury, he says. t Relief at Once Cure Certain Conclusive Evidence That Dr. Chase's Ointment Cures Itching Piles. Mr. John G. McDonald, Pictou, N. 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