We're Always Ahead You'll never find this house of good clothes behind in anything--we're always ahead. But you'll say, "That's what they zll say." Sure they do, and it's for this reason we ask you to come in for a see--a see is the proof. We are showing some hundreds of Spring Suits at $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00. Some new models in Spring Overcoats, at $10.00, $12.00, $15.00 and $18.00 that will make our competitors stand up and take notice. We've lots of new outfitting for spring that we want you to see, All the correct shapes in Stiff and Soft Hats for Spring. So we say again---this way, please ? Livingston's, Brock Street A little out of the way,but it will pay you to walk SUMMER DRESSES An immense display of all that is new in Summer Frocks for street and afternoon wear. iBxclusive designs not shown elsewhere.' Beautiful Garments, exclusively made up in the most fashionable: materials--Voiles, Muslins, Organcies, Crepes and Summer Silks, featuring the new Stripes, Checks and Combinations. Priced from $3.75 to $17 As these dresses can not be duplicated lat- er on in the season, we would suggest an early selection. Children's Navy Reefer Coats ~ at$398 | Wadron's - re mg oS Blab ase tl pn News of Troops in the City (See also page 12.) Lieut.-Col. Gregory has been ap- pointed to command Pelawawa Camp. He is a cavalry officer. A movement to raise a ten thou- sand dollar fund for the use of the Peterboro. The 88. Scandinavian brought in 158 invalided soldiers. Among them: Peterboro--A. Cripp, W. J. Williams, F. Underwood, C. Stur- geon, Bélleville--J. N. Gullett. Co- bourg--F. W, Watson. Winchester --8. D. Billings, B. M. Hitsman. Ot- tawa--W, Hoffs, T. McNaughton, T. W. Auger. | | ENTITLED TO PAY. Zirzow, a prisoner of war at Fort Henry, according to an of- ficial message received, is the 93rd Battalion ig being planned in' THEATRICAL NEWS At The Grand, On Thursday and Friday after- noon and evening only, one of the strongest programmes of vaudeville and photoplays that has even been looked into the eity will appear at the Grand Opera House. Florence Rockwell, one of the most popular actresses of the American stage as- sisted by Forrest Stanley will appear in' a photoplay production of "He Fell in Love With His Wife." A two-reel Universal photoplay, a com- edy picture and the Paramount Trav- el Series, showing interesting scenes of the South American continent, will also be shown. The vaudeville is excellent. Lewis Grenat in a whistling and impersonatingactcomes well recommended and Shilling and Anderson in a singing, talking and dancing specialty offer an entirely new act from anything yet seen in the city. Mutt and Jeff in College. ' The best evidence a theatre mana- ger can offer his patrons as to the ac- only prisoner at the fort who is entitled to the pay and treat- tual merits of an attraction that he THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17,1916. = | is offering for their approval are the | undisputed facts concerning ifs sue | cess elsewhere, What is said here | concerning the success of Gus Hill's ment of an officer, as he is the only one who was on .the Ger- man active military list when the war broke out. He is en- titled to four shillings a day afid back pay amounting to $150. EPP FE PERT abe) be RS 3 | | | The Militia Y. M. C. A. is prepar- ing its camp site at Barriefield for the season's work. There will be a number of large tents where moving pictures, concerts, wrestling, boxing and fencing matches, religious meet- ings, illustrated addresses and popu- Yar meetings will be held for the sol- diers. Two tents will be used for correspondence and reading, being as usual furnished with free writing ma- | terials The canteen will be con-| ducted as before for the accommo-| dation of the men. The following will be on the staff: E. R. Wilson, chief of staff; A. Simpson, assistant manager and bookkeeper; R. H. Barkley, cashier; F. W, Fisher, post office and stamp clerk; J. Carpenter, | stock-keeper; W. H. Fletcher, re-| freshments; M. L. Keeling, pianist; | | R. Hudgon, soloist and song leader; | cartoon play, "Mutt and Jeff in Col- production of Bud Fisher's great lege," coming to the Grand on Sat- urday, May"20th, matinee and night, can easily be verified in the news col- umns of almost any newspaper. More than five hundred prominent news- papers throughout the country are running the clever cartoons daily. The newspapers are paying a big bo- nus for the privilege of getting the Fisher cartoons. as they attract its readers, They have proven the big- gest success since cartoon pictures have become a feature in daily pa- pers. "The Princess Pat." John Cort will present his great- est success, "The Princess Pat," at the Grand Opera House, Victoria Day, Wednesday, May 24th, matinee and night, with a cast of favorite singers, comedians and dancers, a group of pretty girls and a splendid orchestra. At the Strand. A good-sized audience, considering H. D. McC ullech, leader n religious | the wet weather, attended the Strand and special work; O. P, Bearson, di-| Theatre last evening to see that| rector of athletics and SPOrts; J. 8.| charming and talented actress, Ma- Whyte, assistant to Mr. Pearson. rie Doro, in her latest film play, "The| Wood Nymph." In this story Miss | Doro is seen in the role of a child of the woods, a part that suits her | admirably and in which she upholds { ner title of being one of the most fascinating film favorites of the day. | Harry Gribbon and the Keystone Players are seen in a 2-act comedy, | "Perils of the Park." The latest current events are shown by the | Selig Weekly, and also a two-reel Biograph' drama, and- other good | photo plays go to make up a first- class bill which will be shown for the last time to-night, | At Griffin's, | Meredith Nicholson's most famous | novel, "Lord of.High Decision," a | dramatic industrial romance with | comedy high spots, will be produced 1in a photoplay form at the Griffin | Theatre on Friday and Saturday un- der the auspices of the Universal i Film Mfg. Co., with Cyril Scott, the star of '""Floradora," in the principal | role; The photoplay version of the {| novel is confined to five reels. The | picture was directed by Jack Harvey ; {and its wonderfully realistic scenes | were filmed in the steel mills and mines near Pittsburgh. Cyril Scott | plays the role of a young man just SIR ROGER CASEMENT > high treason is being held by the Brit- Ish authorities In the wmpreliminary hearing, Sir Roger pleaded for fellow prisoner, Daniel Julian Bail formerly an Irish soldier who was - 1 by the Germans and who aided r in his " expedition against USED MAPLE SYRUP IN HIS MOTOR BOAT. And It Would Not Go--The Frouble Finally Dis= covered. A local motor-boat enthusiast has found out by experience that maple syrup cannot be used in place of ma chine oil. He kéeps his motor-hoat near the plant of the Dominion Tex- tile Company, and had considerable trouble with the engine. After ex- amining different parts of the engine, he was unable to find anything wrong, so he examined the oil he was using. Before leaving home that day he picked up what he supposed to be a one-gallon can of machine oil. Upon arriving' at the boat- house he poured a quantity into the engine and some in the gasoline which "was in the tank. When he | Started his engine it appeared to he all right, but in a short time it start- ed to give trouble. Although he cranked the engine there was '"'noth- ing doing." A friend bappened to drop into the boathouse, and upon being informed of the trouble, took the cap off the oil can and smelled it. To his as- tonishment he found out that his friend had been using maple syrup. HORSE AMBULANCE ARRIVES IN FRANCE. ter To Dr. J. C. Connell. Dr. J. C. Connell received a letter on Wednesday morning from Col. A. E. Ross. which stated that the horse ambulance which was purchased largely by public subscriptions in Kingston had arrived and was now within seventy miles of the writer. It was to be sent up immediately. is now all under canvas at Treport, France, being situated on a hill com- munding a view of the sea. Canadian Casualties. Died of wounds--Corpl. G. M. Da- vis, Gananoque. | Woeasod 0 H. Hart, Tweed; Thomas Vance, Congecon; Harold Anderson, Belleville; "Major 8. H. I Osler, Cobourg. v Whose formal trial on a charge of gut of college who stands aghast at | some of the methods of high finance nhis| employed by his father. Col. Ross Mentions It In Let- No. 7 General Hospital (Queen's) | Besides Mr. Scott the following cast of sterling | character actors enact the principal { roles in the play: Joseph Gerard, | William Welsh, Joe Daly, Margaret { Scervin, Mildrid Gregoty and Mrs. | Brundage, WITH ENGINEERING PARTY Of Which Fourteen Were Shot--Wil- liam Gilbert Writes, : John Gilbert received a letter from his son, William Gilbert, who is in {| France with Queen's Engineers, stat- | ig that when the letter was written | things were pretty hot where they { were billeted. He himself had heen | out with a party of which fourteen | were shot. { Would Have Called Coroner. { "If T had noticed that heel this | time last year 1 would have called a | coroner, for I would have been sure | that it was the boot of a drowned man." | This was the remark of a Brock i street resident to a Whig represen- | tative yesterday. ' The heel of a | boot appeared on top of a pool of wa- { ter in front of Major~D. E. Mundell's | residence. last year, before an- | other grate was installed at this cor- { ner there was a small lake after a | heavy rain that would have submerg- {ed even the manager of the Grand {Opera House. o i i ANNOUNCEMENTS. | -_ Notices of any character re- lating to future events, where. i} an admission fee is charged, {} are inserted in the advertising columns at 10c a line for first insertion and 6c a line for each i consecutive insertion; or 10c a line each insertiop, if reading matter. Announcements for societies, clubs, or other organizations of future events, where no admis- sion fee is charged, may be in- serted in this column at ome cent a word, with a minimum of 25¢ for one insertion. A r---------------- Noted Evangelist Here, Robert McMurdo of Chicago, edit- or of "The Armour of Light," will speak in Brock Street Hall, between Wellington and Bagot streets, to- night, Thursday and Friday of this week on ale Book at Revelation and its bearing on present world conditions." Mr. McMurdo is worth hearing. gt sete os mr CBC ct cr ee EA Sr Phis is the time to choose the. materials for your Summer Dresses, we are showing an unusually attractive ranges of the latest things in Cotton Stuffs. COTTON CREPES - VOILES PRINTED MULLS PRINTED NAINSOOKS CHAMBRAYS ANDERSONS SCOTCH LINEN SUITINGS GINGHAMS ¢ AWNING STRIPES ORGANDIES IN VOILES AND MULLS PERSIAN LAWNS COTTON POPLINS SPOT MUSLINS PIQUES Indian Head Marquisettes These "are wel1 worth coming to see, even if you are not ready to buy Now ready over 2000 GARMENTS at prices lower than you will get again within the next two years. Come and see them. DAINTY WHITE SKIRTS COMBINATIONS NIGHTGOWNS CAMISOLES CORSET COVERS DRAWERS i In Fine Nainsook--In Crepe de Chene--In Spanish Longcloth Rubber Soled Shoes tor Men, Women & Children " we We have the most édmplete range of Rubber Soled Shoes we have ever carried, too many lines to write about, but wish to call your attention to our White Canvas Boot with rubber sole and heel. | Girl's size 2 1-2 to 6-31.75. Men's size 6 to 10--$2.00.