States ...... 52 advance Bdition) 1.00 fis monthe arin amis cigs Sow Job Srouls ame BRiTisn ABO Audit Buresu of Ofrculations i -- RESPONDING TO THF CALL, The department of commerce has appealed to the business men of the country, and to the press, for the formation of such plans as will in- 'sure the successful co-operation of the masses In peaceful pursuits. The prese will gladly respond to this ap- peal and do what it can, from time to time, to enlighten the people upon the duties of the hour, That the end of the war will see a dislocation of business and industry in generally conceded. The turning of about 16,000,000 men from conflict in arms to peaceful avocations; the changing of. manufacturing, from munitions of war to productions for agricultural and commercial and in- dustrial purposes; the employment of the millions of returned soldiers in a profitable manner; the opening and cultivating of new avenues of trade, in any country which has been affected by the 'war; the estab- ishing of new relations between the Allies and to the end that they may have an adequate return from the sacrifices they have made; to organ- * 128 "methods by which capital may be successfully employed, "and trade controlled in the interest of the Al- les -- all these and kindred sub- ects will engage the best minds of our country without delay, It will not da to let things drift until there is more leisure for them, op until the times have been relieved of all that has been disturbing in ' them. The planning must be done now, and the minister of commerce, who has been studying the situation a8 it is presented {un Europe, and with the leaders of thought there, must be Is a position to help the Canadians very much with his advice. There will be a convention of business men €re long to exchange views an ex- periences, and in advance of it the press Is invited to lead, as far as it can, in the educational campaign. 80 far as the press is concerned there is no politics in the bye-election which Is ending with this day. It is a' case of go-as-you-please all around. AN ELECTION SCARE. No one was impressed w'th the im- portance of the nickel industry until Mr, Maclean made it an issue in the North Perth election. Mr. Maclean bas had this question on the brain, and to some purpose. He discussed nickel daily during this bye-election. The merit of the subject was not ap- parent to soms people; but Mr. Mac- lean kept on digging up information from day to day, and . connecting Canadian mickel so closely with the war that presently the governments at Ottawa and Teronto became dis- turbed. : s Mark the effects. The Ontario gov- ernment, which was supposed to be . helpless; which had the. assurance of the British government that not 8 pound of Canadian nickel was go- ing into German munitions, decided hurriedly that nickel ore should not treatment, but that it should be re. fined in Ontario and shipped only as Canada permitted. 3 ddenly, 00 it was discovered by the Seven Sleepers in Queen's Park, Toronto, that the Nickel Com- - pany, (an international affair), was not } its own share in taxation, that the fixed sum of $40,000 was nservative politicians in the trust. The rapid changes in the plans by represented by two members, show that a thorough scare has possessed them. In a contest in which the po- litical parties ordinarily were lined up, on direct issues, and issues on which they were generally united, the liberal candidate in Toronto South would not have much chance of success. But when the conserva- tive party is split, and many' nfem- bers of it are disposed to vote against the government, as a protest against its general policy, and as a means of calling it to account, there is no tell- ing what may happen. 'The province does not want a com- mission on the construction of high- ways, but it does want good roads, built under some department of the government. That idea cannot be too etrongly emphasized. ! TEMPERANCE AND LIBERALISM Sir Allen Aylesworth has em- phasized a point of considerable im- portance, It is that prohibition is not a part or feature of the liberal party. No? One recalls the posi- tion of the liberal party in Ontario upon the retirement of Sir George Ross and Hon. G. H. Graham, There was a liberal convention in Toronto. It was called for the selec- tion of a new leader. After much deliberation Mr, Rowell was agreed upon. He was sent for. He at- tended the convention. He accept- ed the call to service--conditionally. He would not be expected to sacrifice any principle to which he had com- mitted himself. individually. Pro- hibition was one of these principles, and thé convention accepted it in accepting him. Later, in the legislature, and be- fore he took any advanced step with regard to sumptuary legislation, he consulted the liberal members in the house, and it has always been ullerstood that they were in ac- cord with his proposals; at all events they voted for them and in that way expressed their approval. Then follows the pertinent reply, How are political policies made? Sir Allen Aylesworth goes back to the days of the Hon. George Brown and the Globe, and he cannot imagine that the great liberal paper should, under Brown, adopt pro- hibition, and champion it, since that would express a desire to interfere with individual conscience. Hon. forceful man in journalism because he was the most forceful out of journalism, and his pen and voice expressed the mind of his party most accurately, There is no coun- terpart of this man in the political life or journalism of thig, day, and there is mo one who can say what Brown would do or say were he alive and editor of the Globe. It is assumed, however, that the paper that he founded would be in accord with the sentiment of the hour, especially when that sentiment had to do with one of the greatest public movements. The fact that the Globe has. become a supporter of prohibition, that it has made fin- ancial sacrifices in its behalf that it has declared its willingness to sup- port a Conservative prohibitionist for parliamegt in preference to an nti-prohibitionist Liberal indicate how seriously it is committed to the cause, Sir Allen does not expect the lib- eral party to become a temperance party, and if it does he will 'not be- long to it. The liberal party in On- tario has cerlainly adopted prohibi- tion as a plank of its platform. It has dong this deliberately. It must be true to itself, though in doing so it loses Sir Allen as a member, and he has been, in his ditinguished per- sonality, one of whom the liberal party has had reason to be proud. Er EDITORIAL NOTES, If anything satisfactory can be made out of the registration of re- cruits it will be accomplished by Of- ficer Molloy. He has the enthusiasm and he has the experience and the courage of his convictions. The city should look after the shade trees, and trim them, and af- ter the boulevards and see that they are free from weeds. This is what is done in every well regulated city, a It is to the credit of the eid cil. A host of independent candidates have appeared in British Columbia. Most of 'them are 'agalpst the gov- erament, and they will split the anti-Bowser vote, which is just what the government wants and is work- ing for. ------------------ Sir Allen Aylesworth will leave the liberal party if it adopts prohi- bition, which' would be bad for both, and it is a contingency which is not at all unlikely. So far as On- tario is concerned, prohibition has become a tenet of the party. "No man," says Sir Allen Ayles. Mr, Brown, in his day, was the most t worth, "can be dragooned into heav: Jen™ But he can be powerfully pushed, or persuaded to go, in that direction. The liberal party cannot make every man a prohibitionist, but it can help him to become an ab- |stainer by removipg temptation from his way. | PUBLIC OPINION | Paid in Advance, tawa, Citizen) Ex-Col. J. W. Allison has been re- tired on a pension paid in advance, as it were, elie Accounted For, (Lethbridge Herald) Judging by the way Austria is slipping, Italy must have handed her a banana peel. It Surely Would. (Windsor Record) . A big railway strike would be like throwing the monkey wrench in the wheels of prosperity. '~ 7 What Women Will Do. (Montreal Mail) Now that cool weather is coming, the ladies who have been wearing furs all pummer will go back to low necks, Poliiter to Uncle Sam. (New York Sun) Uncle Sam would do well, now that he has sold as a curiosity the first submarine ever built, to dis- pose of a few of his later relics. Differently' Occupied. (Ottawa Free Press)" Hon. I. B. Lucas says he and Hon. Howard Ferguson have their ears tq the ground. Possibly Premier Hearst and Hon. Dr. Pyne are left to do the star gazing and take in the old country trips. Papineau Exalted. (Toronto Mail) Capt. Papineau, of the Princess Patricias, has been appointed to the Canadian "Eye-Witness" staff. His literary ability appeared to advant- age in' the {etter in which he casti- gated his cousin, Mr. Bourassa, for disloyalty. A Hot Come-Back (8t. Thomas Journal) The London Conservative Organ says that Hon. George P. Graham speaks with the voice of Quebec, Does the Free Press mean that Mr. Graham has stolen the talk of the Nationalist members of the Borden cabinet. jwcsros EVENTS| 26 YEARS ACO Ald. C. Livingston had a pretty cocker spaniel poisoned to-day. One of Breck & Booth's sheds was destroyed by fire to-day. Flocks of wild ducks have been seen at Horseshoe Island. A quoit match for $100 a side has been arranged between Mr. Claus, of Belleville, and Mr, Todd of Kings- on OF GEORGE HYLAND, A POPU. LAR YOUNG MAN Attention Drawn to the Shocking Condition of the Road at Tuttle's Hill--Repairs Urgently Needed. Kingston Mills, August 21.-- The entire community was shocked to hear of the unexpect- ed death of George Hyland. The de- ceased was a most popular young man, with hosts of friends. A short time ago he was operated on for ap- pendicitis. The operation was a suc- cess, and the young man had left the hospital, when complications set in which terminated fatally last Tues- day. The funeral, which took place to the Church of the Holy Name, of which Mr. Hyland was a devout member, was largely attended. He leaves a widow to mour his loss. Whilst so much is being satd and written, whilst deputations are meet- ing and resoluting about good roads between distant points that visitors to our country might be increased in number and favorably impressed, it might be well to pause long enough to consider some of the pub- lic roads close at hand and the com- fort of the people who "pay for their upkeep. It is all very well to lament the shortage of labor that makes road building and road improvement on a large scale impossible, but it would be neither difficult or impos- sible to remedy the existing state of affairs at a point on a much travelled road known as "Tuttle's Hill." This road since'early spring has been, and still is. in a shocking state of disre- pair. Nothing whatever, so far as the writer knows, has been done to remedy and put in condition this road that under all conditions and at all itmes carries a very heavy traffic, The bed-rock is exposed not in an even surface but in ledges of varying thickness, and every hour of the day you may watch automobiles, auto trucks nad heavily laden stages, with evedy Stns imaginable kind of con- veyancé hopping and bounding--if they 'can--from one ledge of ragged rock to the next. The operation re- sembles nothing so much as it does climbing a stair. Look after our you reach out for vi; Lieut. M. P, Kennedy Promoted. Cobourg, Aug. 21.--Word has been received that Lieut. M. P, Ken- nedy, formerly ' veterinary officer with the Cobourg Heavy Battery, who went overseas as a lieutenant in the veterinary service, has 1 promoted to the rark of captain. Paralysis Case Reported. Brockville, Ont, Aug. 21.--A case of infantile paralysis has been found at Waterton, near Rockport, on the river front in Leeds County. It is the first known in this section the outbreak in the New York epi- demic. Si. own people who pay the taxes before! The general elections in Greece will be held early in October. Bulgarian troops have occupied two more forts in Greek territory. _ The Allfes are on a heavy offensive on a 150-mile front outside of Sa- lonika. The French have driven the Ger- mans -out of a portion of a trench north of Maurepas., . . | The Albanians are now waging heavy guerilla warfare against the Austrian garrisons. The Russians captured the enemy Chervische River region. sians again have the Teutons on. the run on the eastern front. 230% Somme Rivér and Verdun. All German coun attacks regain lost ground on repulsed with heavy enemy losses. Germany and Austria have reached an agreement providing for the re- cogmition of autonomy of Poland. Allied aeroplanes in great force bombarded the Austrian defenses of Trieste, causing considerable damage, to draw troops west of Kolomea after fierce fighting, a Vienna despatch says. Along the Stochod River the czar's troops broke through the Austro- German positions and captured the town of Toboly. Raids by German aircraft on the Russian military establishments "on Oesel Island, off the Gulf of Riga, are being continued. Allied forces are in contact with the Germans and the Bulgarians along the entire Salonika front and have taken five villages. _ The Russians are holding all gains all along the line. The Germans have lost many thousand men in counter attacks during the last few days. All Berlin Socialist clubs were raided by the police, Many persons were arrested, and large quantities of peace manifestos and pamphlets were seized. . The Berlin Admiralty stated Sat- urday that a German submarine sank a small cruiser and damaged a bat- tleship and a cruiser off the east coast of England. Heavy fighting began on Friday on the Russian front east of Kovel after a lull of several days while the Rus- sians pressed their advantage in Gal- acia and near the Carpathians. After breaking through the Stok- eral heights in Hungary three miles from the border. The Russians drove the enemy back and occupied positions. Duteh financiers, who, perhaps, are rightly credited with having a more intimate knowledge of the situ- ation in Germany, both economic ahd otherwise, are practically unanimous that the end of the war is a long way off, , Three battalions left Camp Borden for further training elsewhere, the 127th (York), 129th (Wentworth) and 136th (Middlesex). ox w td hod line the Russians captured sev-| The Store that Keeps. the P rices Down. positions west of Lake Nobelk in the JH By shifting the attacks the Rus- The Allies have sustained all their |i victories in the neighborhood of the | turday were Austrians were compelled to with- New Pinch Back Models: ll have the best $15.00 suit values in ~ "Young Men's | Suits at $15.00 New Canada. English Models. We claim to Young Men's Shoes We are selling agents in Kin Shoe. Same old price, $5.00. | Bibbys One Price Store. gston for the celebrated Just Wright i Returns From Egypt. | Gananoque, Aug. 18.--Lieut. G. E. | Richards, son of the late Rev. J. J. | Richards, Presbyterian minister at Lyn, has returned from the front, where he has been serving with ithe | Royal Army Medical Corps. He is | Bow visiting his mother in Ganan- {oque. Lieut. Richards has been with {the British medical forces at Alex- andria, Egypt. He is returning to practice at Vancouver, B.C. Sometimes it is bad to separate the boy from his good, hearty whistle. bmn, { THE INNER TUBE The inner tube is a one-piece union suit which is worn inside of a rub- ber tire. It is one of the most ex- pensive Yorms of underwear on the market, but that does not deter peo- ple who are four years behind at the grocery store from buying it. The province of the inner tubeé is to hold air and anything else that it runs into. When an inner tube is bright and new it will hold a large quantity of air for a long time and cause the owner to gloat over peo- ple whom he passes on the road, eh- gaged in changing tires with a de- fiant look. But when age creeps over the tube it is liable to rip open in some unexpected spot and allow its contents to evaporate with ~ a deadly and vindictive hiss. There is nothing sadder in a life crowded full of grief and misfortune than to start out on-a picnic with a party of loved relatives and cold chicken, and have a trusted inner tube let go of eighty pounds of free air with a long, mournful sigh. One of the worst faults of the in- ner tube is its tendency to leak air and not say anything about it to the owner. This results in the crown: ing crime of the century, known as the slow puncture, Nobody objects to a decrepit inner tube which has run its course and is covered with the cruel scars of the amateur vul- canizer, when it explodes feet first with a yell of agony. But there is nothing more dastardly than the sloft, clandestine escape of aimos- phere from an inner tube which finally allows the 'tire to squat on its hind legs in a deep bed of sand, far removed from a shade tree or a power pump. Random Reels "0f Shoes and Ships, and Sealing Wax, of .Cabbages and Kings" By rights, the inner tube should be made of fourteen inch armor plate, with a concrete base. This would make motoring both safe and pleasant and prevent many a man | DONT SEE party to a safe distance, from falling from grace with a fane thud. « It is a pleasant task to replace an exhausted inner tube with one whith has had a good, long rest under- neath the back seat. There is noth-' ing easier, unless it is to oil 4 come clutch while standing at the head of the car. Two strong, willing men who are not pressed for time and do not care' to preserve their knuckles can insert a fresh tube by hand in less time than it takes to erect a hollow-tile silo. While doing so, however, most men remove the women of the party to a safe dis- tance, where they will not be con- taminated by the sulphurous tenor of the conversation. ~ Rippling Rhymes "My wifé a dust and flies, ladies and drop Grimes. "I like t, may have their THEMARTYR Grimes, "beside the briny waters, geous times. This have their pleasure, some and so I hump for treasure," * @ treat, and so I leave y to keep them soaked avith mon, are peaches, my wife's a lollipop, AE may they bask and flop." Spavined feet, and toil like gravel carters, that girls may have a I SUDDEN FALL POSSIBLE {I am not sure now that the military collapse through THROUGH IMPAIRED AND DEFICIENT MUNITIONS Former Assistant Attorney-Gen- eral of the United States Confident Of Victory For the Allies. By Hon. James Montgomery Beck, for- mer Assistant Attorney-General of the United States. London, Aug. 21.--I have had a most interesting visit in Britain and France in one of the stermiest crisis of human history, and I carry back to America the spirit of"absolute confi- dence in the ultimate and not distant M( PRAVE| triumph of the allies, of which I have seen so many striking evidences. If I were asked to state the two! most impressive things I saw, I would | answer: The British fleet and the defender of Verdun. While the latter town is sufficiently ruined to remind one of Pompeii, yet | the citidal remains unimparied, and | the encircling armies of France stand | like a stone wall. | Before I came I believed that Ger-| many's internal resources were suf- fering from a slow disintegration, and that the war would end that way, but { power of Germany may not suddenly | imparied morale and deficiency in munitions. - . Neutrals Must Keep Ouf. {many cases be justified, but it would | | seem manifest to me that the failure {to participate makes it most unwise {that any nation should interfere by | voluntary mediation or intervention | : | when the battle is won. Most men remove the women of the | | | harm, { pro- | paid for the victory with an appalling | Neutral nations have for many rea- [sons refused to participate in the| This non-participation may in| war. | It can do no| possible good and may do infinite | When the allies win they will have cost of life and treasure, and may | therefore feel justified to determine, free from any firterference on the part of neutral nations, the questions | between themselves and their en- emies. I venture the suggestion that when the war is ended the allied nations should select five distinguished jurists and four neutral nations, say Holland, Sgritzerland, Spain and the United States, each to be asked to name a Jurist body thus to be formed to con- sider primarily what offenses of the | Central Powers are of such heinous feharacter as to Justify postbellum puntive action against individuals, and in what manner such puntive measures should be taken. 'Electors who had a vote in South-West Toronto in 1914 will be able to vote in that riding to-day, no matter where they live now. Major-Gen. Sir Fred Benson, of the Imperial Army, died in Montreal McLeod's Drug Store Special attention given to, the dispensing of YourPhysician's Prescription We do our best to keep a full stock of pure drugs and 'medicines. | McLEO! 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