Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING J. G Blidott ...... President Leman A. Guid +++ Managing Director and Bec.-Treas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Dally Edition) One year, delivered in city .. One year, if paid in advance One year, One year, to (Bem'-Weekly Edition) Une year, by mall, cash .... One year, if not pald In advance One Year, to United States ...... 8ix and three months pro rata. Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE Ri 32 Church 8t New York Office 226 Fifth Ave. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. Chicago Tribune Bug. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. A MAN WHO GROWS. Mr. Hughes, of Australia, whose visit to England has been of a tri- umphant sort, has set out for home. He has left his mark in the public counselg of the old land, and if Aus- tralia doés not figure largely in the future of the empire the fault will not be his. Before he sailed for England he purchased, on behalf of his govern- ment, nine steamships which will be used in the trade between Australia and the Motherland. The transac- tion was an expensive one, as the ships cost £10 per ton each, when be- fore the war similar ships could have been acquired for £4 per ton. The question of cost, however, does not deter a man of the Hughes stamp when he has a plan and is bound to put it into execution. Mr. Hughes may be termed a "con- structive statésman." He repre- sents advanced ideas, . In. their am- plification .he has electrified Britain. The direct trade by special steamship line is one of the conceptions which has come to men with a vision--a vision of what will take place after the war--and Mr. Hughes is anxious to realize it. He is oné of the over- seas' men that has grown bigger dur- ing the last two years. Everyman. warns the people to take very little stoek in the sfories of German starvation. These, says our contemporary, are handed out by German officials for a purpose, and that purpose to arouse the sympathy of the neutrals. msesmmrsnlssins SACRIFICES OF THE WOMEN, The cancellation of Mrs. Pank- hurst's lecture here, in the interest Qf recruiting, is a mystery, and there ought not to be any mystery 'about it. She could not come for some reason, and that reason should be given out for the satisfaction of the people, Thé good lady is a national, or international, character. She came into prominence as a suffra- gette, and there is a difference of opinion with regard to her plan of campaign, or plan of reaching cer- tain results, , The Whig had no patience 'with her hystericdl, and even violent, ap- peals, and with her repeated attacks upon members of the government. But she left her acrid policy and political besom aside when the war broke out, and ever since she has, in England or in America, been en- grossed with the recruiting, "\Whether she could do much here, to put life into a slumberous cause, is a question. But if anyone could arouse the public interest she could do it. Why did she cut Kingston out of her programme? What has the city done to merit such a slight? The women's leaguers have been busy. The city has one of the best branch- es, Yet the masses are lethargic with regard to their work and are beginning to realize, as never before, the need of some more resource- ful system of recruiting. The wo- men are making many sacrifices for whe war. They have given of their flesh and blood. They have, in some parted with peace and happi- ness and contentment of mind. They * have certainly done their bit. Conservative papers have it that Mr. Rowell is retiring from the lead- ership of the Ontario liberal party. But Mr. Rowell does not seem to know it. He became obscessed with the idea that certain social problems in Canada had to be tackled, and he 'went to England to study its social successes, Ontario will get the bene- "fit later on. PEACE IN PERIL. 'Ireland in a commotion 8gain? What is the matter now? The agree ment which Lloyd-George negotiated, by request and with the authority of the government, is in peril. It was adopted b: resentatives of all the parties, inecldding those Who were in the turmoil \hat preceeded the war--Carson, BaMour, Bonar Law, Redmond, Dillop, = Devlin. Everything went lovely until the lords became quizzical. Lord Sel- borne was the first to bauik. He saw in the agreement something different from that which he expected. The pour parlers were consented to by him with a distinct understanding that the proposed Irish government would be held in abeyance until the War was over. The minister. of munitions was packed off hastily for Ireland, there to effect something which Would bring about the restoration of peace, contentment, and good government. Lord Selborne says he did not expect a revival or enforcement of the Ire land Act of 1914, in its original, or in a modified, form, and that is what he claims the present agreement means, He, therefore, resigned. Even that serious contingency did not alarm Carson or Redmond or Bonar Law or Balfour, or any of the others. It did provoke the Marquis of Lansdowne to make a speech in which he reflected the Selborne view. And--everything is off. So says Mr. Redmond, who is one of Ireland's leaders, and perhaps the most ac- tive and alert of them. The London Mail, anticipating this crisis, was justiCed in scoring the men who play what it calls the old game of party politics. "The dominions," says the Mail, "which sent forth their manhood so splen- didly, looked on with amazement at this renewal of ancient political feuds. One wonders what the French, with the life and death struggle of Verdun on their hands, must be thinking of such an un- worthy exhibition." EDITORIAL NOTES, It is generally believed that the nickel the Deutchfdand is carrying to Germany--or seeking to carry -- is Canadian in its origin. It is simply mortifying that Canada, through the derelictions ¢f government or com- pany, is helping the enemy in this way. A commission of judges has been appointed to administer the affairs of Ireland pending the appointment of a governor and the election of a government, in accordance with the new act. That is if Lansdowne, and a few others of the antiques and ir- reconcilables, do not throw the fat into the fire. ------ Some of the men who have been buying things for the government, as members of the purchasing com- mittee, are to be knighted. Why not Allison? Sir Sam Hughes says that Allison has saved the country millions of dollars through his pur- chases. Why shouldn't he be given a K. C. B.? Hon. Mr. Hearst going back on his promise with regard to prohibition? One must remember what he said in the legislature: "He would rather, ten thousand times, go down to po- litical oblivion, and have his name blotted from the pages of history, than fail in his duty." Is that the talk of a man who has been deceived or entrapped? -------------- The twin governments, and provincial, are all agog with re- gard to the nickel question? They cannot do anything--as everythihg is in the hands of the imperial gov- ernment and the International Nick- el Company--but something will be done. A paradoxical position which has been reached suddenly and as a result of the North Perth election. federal The Toronto Telegram is quite right when it says that it does not matter much what the Meredith-Duff Commission reports upon the Allison graft. It will only be a lawyer's or a judge's summing up. The jury, the people, have already made up their, minds on the evidence they have read, and it is pretty evident what the verdict will be. Two bye- elections have given signs of this. ---------------- | PUBLIC OPINION | A Bad Lot. (Hamilton Times) The great victory in North Perth has led the London Free Press to the conclusion that the Liberals are a bad lot, 5 A Great Catch. (Montreal Mail) The Russians have captured 270, 000 Huns during the last month alone, her prisoners as she threatens, Crying Shame. No, Germany will not starve] line, but the freight rates will likely prove too steep for ordinary traffic. Great Day's Work. The North Perth electors did a great day's work! Hats off to them! The International Nickel Co. and the armament trusts associated with it are on the run! A Difficult Feat. (Windsor Record) Without compulsory service or more assistance from Quebec it will be scarcely possible to raise the Can- adian forces to the 500,000 mark, as authorized by Premier Borde and the Dominion Parliament. Protection Needed. (Toronto Telegram) Progressive Conservatives are strong enough to protect Adam Beck against such Conservative opportun- ists as Hon. I. B. Lucas, W, K. Me- Naught, C.M.G., or such reaction- aries as Col. T. Herbert Lennox, M.P.P.,, or such legislation as the Me- HGarry bill. KINGSTON EVENTS 26 YEARS ACO New potatoes sold at 75c and $1 per bushel .on the market to-day. H. Rankin, Collins' Bay, says the crops never looked more promising. H. Stratford, sr., was fishing in the Rideau River to-day, and caught a bass which measured 16 3-4 inches in length. LIBERAL PRESS. A Tactical Blunder. Guelph Mercury From the standpoint of party poli- tics alone, the North Perth election was a mistake on the part of the Liberals. They should have let the seat slide until the general election and then let loose a regular Johns town flood on the seven sleepers. That one jolt may make them sit up and look around. It will serve notice on the McGarry-Ferguson-Lucas and Co. outfit that they will have to form themselves into a ways and means committee for the next election-- that they will have to get the fixers into operation before the whole out- fit trotted to the polls. They may be able, with such a warning, to pull themselves into shape, and get the old machine oiled and lubricat- ed, but from this distance the chances for the successful tinkering of the Toronto outfit look mighty doubtful. 18 What's the Matter? Hamliton Times The Ontario no longer a Jealousy and dissension have arisen. and so annoyed and irri- tated are some of the members be- coming that they cannot keep it to themselves. For instance, the To- ronto World declares that a strong feeling of dissatisfaction with the Conservative Government at both Ottawa and Toronto prevails, ete, and that 'the Governments seems to listen to anyome but their own sup- porters; it may be time to give them a rude jolt', seems to voice the com- mon view.' BRITISH PRESS. Germans Not Starving. Everyman, London Germany, in fact, is not starving, although there have been temporary Tory happy party is family. Yet we see day after day reports to the effect that the food supply is in- sufficient, that food riots have taken place, and so on. circulated in neutral countries with offences against humanity. be remembered that "starvation" was the alleged reason of the sub- has now been put forward in con- nection with the further reduction of the rations of civilian prisoners at Ruhleben. promised within a week we shall con- this country." The inwardness of this threat has not been generally understood. It is that as there are terned in Germany, we hold six host- ages for every British prisoner. The ers is a hateful ome, but in the cir- cumstances there is hope there will be no need to carry the threat into effect. CONSERVATIVE PRESS. Sir Sam on Trial. Toronto Telegram. Sir Robert Borden has allowed himself to be reduced to the propor- tions of a cipher and a figurehead in his own Government. It is no plea- sure to recognize the perils that threaten Conservative candidates in Ontario dt the next election. Sir Robert Borden's own lack of strength and leadership has promoted the growth of these perils. The liquor issue may have prevented a full and fair trial of the Sir Sam Hughes issue in Stratford. There will be no liquor issue in other Ontario con- stituencies. In these constituencies the Sir Sam Hughes Shell Com- mittee---J, Wesley Allison--Ross rifle candidates will have to carry the load that proved too much for the standard-bearer whom Hon. W. J. Hanna and Hon. I. B. Lucas ex- hibited as the Sir Sam Hughes can- didate in Stratford. IGNITED TENTS AT VALCARTIER CAMP. Forest Fire Causes Destruction --All Buildings are Evacuated. Valcartier, Que, July 14.--A for- est fire was fanned by a high wind until sparks from it yesterday ignit- ed a portion of the tents of the big military camp here, which at present is occupied by 32,000 men. The portion of the camp occupied by the 206th Battalion of Montreal, was de- stroyed. All buildings in the camp were evacuated and nearly the whole force of soldiers were set to work to keep the fire under control. BOARD OF ENQUIRY. Into the Conditions of the Canadian Railways. (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, July 14--Alfred H. Smith, president of the New York Central lines; Sir Harry Drayton, chairman of the Railway Commission; and Sir George Paish, British financial authority, will be the new Board of Enquiry for the Canadian railways. Mrs. Annie Besant, one of the lead- ers of the movement for Home Rule for India, has been prohibited under | the Defence of India Act from enter- ing the Bombay presidency. DS ea ee Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships, and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." THE PALM BEACH SUIT. The Palm Beach suit is a substi- tute for real clothes which men wear in place of a kimona. There are a great many men who could wear a loose-flowing kimono with excellent effect, owing to being constructed on the solid architectural lines of the then a man who can climb into a Palm Beach suit and look as if he knew whether he was going north or south. The Palm Beach suit derived its inspiration from one of the greatest utilities ever draped upon the male physique -- the linen pant. This article, as worn until recent years, was made out of a discarded gunny sack and was almost as porus as a deep-sea sponge. When worn connection with a short seersucker coat it gave to a fat man an air of dignity which no other garment has ever been able to imitate, but when strung around a lean, cadaverous cit- jzen it imparted to him a lugubrius and crestfallen look. wgnts to be in style nowadays wears the linen pant, and it has declined in popularity faster than a patent medicine which has quit advertising. The Palm Beach suit came into being along with the discovery that standpipe, but there is only now and, in" Nobody who { business men could take a month's vacation every summer without ushering in Gabrial's toot. It is a thin form of raiment, worn on the ! outside, and is fastened firmly to the s hips of the wearer by a belt. The ; Palm Beach suit would create more respect if it were held up by suspen- ders, thus preventing that alarming list to starboard which arouses so much consternation at our summer- vesorts. It is a proof of man's stub- born nature that the fewer hips he] has the more determined he is to wear a pair of baggy, underslung pants which have to be yanked back into place ever and anon with a ner-| vous hand. | Originally, the Talm Beach suit| was a sign of aristocratic birth and blue blood, being donned mainly by men who could afford to flutter around the golf links and make love to all with whom they came in con- tact. This is all changed now. Base imitators have produced a Palm Beach suit which will fit anything from a featherweight to a monolith and which retails at $6.75. Thus in every village is to be found the proud possessor of one of these sar- 'torial shocks, moving serenely! jamong his fellow-men with composed | mien and bulging hips. he 1 { Rippling mered in old Ji (Ottawa Journal) ing shame if any able-bodied man of fighting age, or any girl, is taken into the civil service where a re- turned soldier is available. Pretty High Rates. (Ottawa Citisen) This submarine merchant service may look good to the owners of the If 'you ask us, it would be a ery- { righteous scorn ed to home and scrub the floors CAMPAIGN TALK Of course it is a great temptation, to talk of Wil- son and of Hughes, and rant around, like all creation, o'er every bit of campaign nughes. times a-standing, indulging in the talksmith's job, and frothing at the mouth and handing forensic trim-! mings to the mob. didate and that I hammered, until Jim's eyes began to pop. And well I knew, while I stood throwing as- sorted language through my face, I should be home, and busy hoeing, or fixing fences on the place. shooed me, and said 1 was a false alarm. My wife had pumped eight tubs of water, to wash the duds and sawing cord-wood out of doors. Ten billion flies are ttin', ten billion microbes should be boiled; yet man, his duties o'er campaign foolishment is roiled. Rhymes & These reports are|ji} the object of justifying Germany's/ Hi it wit {il On Monday Loyd Roberti} Cecil stated that "If reform is not|} sider the question of reprisals on the|Hi}l 27,000 German civiMans interned ini only about 4,500 British civilians in-| Hil idea of reprisals on helpless prison-{} THREE 3 == rr shortages and errors of organization. marine campaign. The same excuse jj See Bibbys $1.00 Sport Shirt Large roll collar, with button close if you like it. Plain white, cream, tan; blue fancy stripe, etc. Long or short sleeve. The ideal shirt for outing. a One Piece Suit with skirt. Special value 75c¢. See Biblys $1 Negligee Shirts *™ Fast colors, coat style,laundered,at- tached cuffs. Sizes 14 to 18. Bibbys for Bathing Suits! See Our Pure Wool Bathing Suit Two-piece, price See Bibbys $1.00 "Peter Pan Shirts French Soft Roll Cuffs, coat style, separate soft col- lar. Plain shades, neat stripes and checks. 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Take pictures 'along the way and enjoy the trip the I find myself at But yesterday I stood and yam-| m Bickle's blacksmith shop; this can-| With the women viewed me, whefi I return- farm, and from the cottage door they , and Ysobel, my flossy daughter, was SNe (Dias Mair rest of your life. A large assortment of all Eastman Goods -- All new stock. £7 Let us develop and print your pictures. ad a McLEOD'S DRUG STORE BROCK STREET Montserrat Lime Juice. Rose's Lime Juice. Stower's Lime Juice Cordial. _ Raspberry Vinegar, Orangeade Grape Juice Gurd's Ginger Ale, Gurd's Soda Water Imported Ginger Ale. Imported Ginger Beer. Jas. Redden & Co. Phones 20 and 990 rr te Ut (5 JUST A REMINDER that we are headquarters for good things to eat and drink. C. H. Pickering Grocer and Meat Dealer 400 and 492 Princess Street, Phone 530, a al ns We Nominate OUR COAL For Your Approval. It is coal with a blameless re- cord -- the best coal to be had at any price. 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