PAGE FOUR THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917. ommpe-- The British Whig 84TH. YEAR. a. ing 1 | ol Published Dafly and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITS WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. L G BIOL ...ounnne . President n A. Guild ... Managing Director snd Sec.-Treas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) One year, delivered ir city ......38.00 Une year, it in advance $5.00 One year, by mall to rural offices Ome year, to United States (Bemi- Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, cash Ome year, If not paid in ad) ear, to United States ix and three months pro rata, MONTR BAL REPRESENTATIV E R. Bruce Ow 123 St. Peter St. TORC RONTG' REPRESE NTATIVE F. C, Ho 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED Yara ES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R.Northrup, 2256 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg., Chicage Att is ome "of the best job printing offices ¢n Canada. The circulation THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. a THE AUTHORITY AT HAND. Why a Conscription Bill should be introduced, with the Militia Act at hand, and amended some years ago in order that the men. recruited un- der it could be sent overseas, has passed the Whig's comprehension. As it has been pointed out the Act calls for a registration of the males between certain ages, in classes, and from these selections can be made, when the men, so eligible and called, "do not volunteer for service. The process of drafting can be continued until the necessary number of men have been secured. y The discussion upon the Militia Act in 1904 reyealed some men in a peculiar light,'! Bourassa, for in- stance, was the stalwart advocate of that broadness of view which would not hesitate to send out of Canada the troops that are wanted in the British empire, anywhere, in defence of Canada. The service of the Canadians, in Flanders, was surely in defence of the country, and yet now Mr. Bourassa is opposed to the same, and before confirm- ing the Militia Act in its present form, (and he supported it in 1904), he would have the people vote on a referendum. ; The Militia Act can be the more conveniently enforced because par- Hament is in session, and it can con- firm the act of the government or the ormder-inwcouneil which may be passed. 'When the machinery for recruiting is so perfect why seek something else? not the premier recom- mend several members of his gov- ernment for knighthood. It would soothe them in retiring them from cabinet offices, and the care of their 'honors would have been ail they could attend to for the time being. Why did FORCED INTO THE FIGHT. The anti-conseriptionists) in To- ronto have had a scarcy which will do them good. Theircéeting was ruthlessly broken up, and some of them, before the fury of the invad- ing soldiers, had to beat a hasty and unceremonious escape from the hall. Of course law and order at all times must be Maire ed. They are against any breach of the peace. Freedom of speech is an inalienable right of the British citizen. Some- times, however, this freedom is abus- ed. The returned soldiers have' a viewpoint of their own. They have been in the thick of the fight. They have seen how desperate is the enemy, how treacherous and in- human, and they realize, ag the lay- men at home do not, the very great need of recruits with whom to fill up the broken ranks in France. The very thought of meetings that mean an interference with the war, that threaten to hamper or hinder the Canadian forces abroad, raises the ire of the soldiers at home, and if they have given a somewhat violent demonstration of their feelings they will be forgiven. 'What they did in action is not any more revolutionary in suggestion than the speech of Mr. MeGarny, who declared at a pub-. lic meeting that the slackers Wer force of arms should be made to line up for military duty. It has been stated that at least 5.000 boys and 2,000 girls from the high schools. of Ontario have gone into the country for service during the summer. They whl grow with the crops and come back with a _yremendous appetitte--tor study. 1 | position empire. { matter of form, HONORS OF THE KING. The King's birthday marked by more than the tribution of titles His Majesty in the annual the influenced dis- of favors by governments which repre the The recommendations are been gent sent to him, accompanied by memor- anda of the services which call for kingly recognition, and he acts as a though, of course, in- list and making it terested in each la study. In the exigencies of war many men | have performed notable services, and |it Is gratifying that they | duly honored. { wear decorations that have lin the field of action, {ties granted {in defence of the empire have been It is a satisfaction to beén won or in the activi- self-sacrifice These will be an incentive to the recipients, and others, in deeds of valor, The laymen, especially in the finan- cial life of Canada, will + accept knighthood as a token of the dppreci- ation by the King and his govern- ment of their services to the State. The financial feats of Canada have been unprecedented, and if the war there will be still greater for heroic to excel continue feats. The democracy of Canada, which 0| has been addressed so much of late, and by some very distinguished men, not take kindly to these decor- ations. It is not likely that they will The democracy will see in Mr. Bal- four and Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Asquith men whose greatness has not suffered because they have chos- en to decline knighthood' or decora- tion of any kind. It requires men to be really great in order to act as they have done and hold their places as political leaders. sow may The Orange Sentinel says that Al- berta will have only two members in the legislature representing the 37,000 voters it has in the army. But eleven members in khaki--there were twelve and one was kiled in action--were allowed to go in by acclamation in acknowledgment of their patriotism and public service. That is not a bad exhibit. PRESIDENT ELLIS. The Montreal Conference has hon- ored the pastor----of Queen Street Methodist Church, and itself at the same time, by electing Rev. John D. Ellis as its president. The confer- ence is. usually very discreet in {fs selection of office-bearers from year to year. Generally those are chosen who by"experience and ability. have earned the distinction. It comes to Mr. Ellis after long and devoted ser- vice to the' Church, in many capaci- ties and in many fields, and he will be sure to fill it with the highest satisfaction. He has only been a year in the Kingston district, but has commanded the greatest confi- dence by his wise and judicious over- sight of its affairs. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Hamilton Spectator cannot mnderstand why the premier at Ot- tawa does not. fire Hon. Robert Rogers. 'Why? Because the honor- able minister of public works will not let him. The minister of customs has pro- mised to appoint a returned soldier, who is qualified, to the collectorship of Montreal. Here is a snap for some one, and before the govern- ment can Io about its promises, Sir Joseph Ward, of New Zealand, speaking in Winnipeg, said Canada will have to conscript the wealth of the country as well as the men. The government is getting ready for this by knighting several of the bank- ers. John R. Rathom, of the Provid; ence Journal, the man who did so much to reveal the plots of the Ger- mans in America, cannot accept, as it was thought he would, the invita- tion of the Canadian Club to speak in Kingsttn, The National Service Commission is expected to place the returned sol- dier after the wan If it could place a few hundreds of them, now out of service, and no longer in demand because in some measure incapaci- tated, it would be worthy of all praisee, : The Toronto News / says that if Sir Robert Borden apd his associates had had their way the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway would have deen owned by the people. Oh no! Sir Robert Borden talked public owners ship but forgot to vote for it. Hon. Mr. Choquette would not 'have conscription without a refer- endum because the premier and the leader of the opposition declared, three months after war was on, that it would not come in Canada. Must men never change their minds? The war has ghattered mmany a theory. Bay of Quinte League. Cobourg, June 5.--A movement Is under way in the Bay of Quinte distriet for the organization of a has been usual dis-| has' various | HOW. TO STOP NEXT OUTRAGE > London Mail There stands upon a lonely hill a glorious cathedral, less known than that of Rheims, though it gave the real birth to France--Laon. . Within ten days from now, if an ultimatum is not sent, this cathedral will be utterly destroyed by the Ger- mans. It cannot be replaced. Sooner or later we shall have to call for a reprisal which we actually mean to take, Cologne Cathedral is the easiest mark in Germany. Its two spires spring up like the ears of a hare in its form, visible for many miles in all directions. It is a colos- sal but not a beautiful building. It was built largely fon the glorifica- tion of the Empire of Germany. It would be a thousand pities if the Al- lies were forced to destroy Hildes- heim, Ratisbon, Nuremberg, Rothen- burg-ob-der-Tauber. But it will have to happen if the German insists upon destroying all civilisations but his own. If William 11. destroys Laon Cath- edral he will destroy the Hotel de Ville of Brussels and its Palais de Justice. He will stop at no crime, and the only way that we can stop him is by making it perfectly sure that we shall smash to atoms that which he most cherishes, whether it be the statue of Germania on the Rhine or the Valhalla on the Danube, or, most significant of all, the great cathedral of Cologne. If the German General Staff do | not spare the cathedral oe A A a A A AAA AN of Laon, which is of no value as a military | post any more than the Chateau of Coucy, there can be only one result. But what has to be done has to be| The ultimatum must, the trum-| done at once, be given with the note of pet. SEEKS SAFEGUARD FOR OWN TERRITORY Demands Guarantees Against Foreign Plans of Conquest 8ays Semi-official Report Amsterdam, June 2.--The semi- official Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Berlin declares that Ger- many desires no extension of terri- tory ment or of political or economic cretion of power. Germany wishes her own territory plans of conquest, the newspaper says, and, moreover demands such guarantees as will serve for the pur- pose of her future defence and self- protection. solely to defend against foreign There died in Arnprior on Wed- nesday last William Streich, a well- known and much-esteemed gentle- man of the McNab section. After a continuous service of forty years, Rev. A. A. Chaine, trea- surer of the Separate School Board of Education, Arnpr.or, has retired. The oiling of Main street, Ren- frew, has been decided upon. Renfrew will tax all auto cars that go for hire, ) on A A A > Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." PLUMBING. Plumbing is an expensive attach- ment to a new house which serves forever after as a meal ticket for the members of the Joint Fitters' Union. It is not usually included in the con- tract price, and is guaranteed only against tornadoes and earthquakes, which are not the fault of the party of the second part. Men who have built several houses in rapid succession draw up a separ- ate contract for the plumbing, which specifies that all holes in the founda- tion walls large enough to admit cats and other insects shall be care- fully stopped up with putty instead of discarded coats, pants and other re- galia. Putty is a durable substance, and. when properly applied will. re- tard the progress of a determinéd rat for several hours. The contract also provides that in case of a leak in the bath room pipes the repair charge shall not exceed the original contract price, but the courts have declared this unconstitutional. There are two kinds of plumbing, open and concealed, the only dif- ference being that with concealed plumbing it becomes necessary to take down the house in sections in order to locate a clog in the drain pipe, while with the open kind it can be found almost instantly after two i or three days' search by the head plumber. Open plumbing can also be reached bétter by the prying nose of the vacuum cleaner, and in case of an explosion in the pipes does not pre-| vent the water from escaping to the floor below and alarming the in- mates. In some places it is still the fash- fon to insert plumbing just inside the siding on the north wall, can freeze in one solid piece cause an unavoidable postponement of the weekly bath. It also works a hardship on the plumber, who has to climb out on the roof with a blow- pipe and work fast in order to es- cape being converted into an icicle, in direct violation of the rules of the union. Plumbing is usually performed by | deliberate and time-tried mechanics who do not seem anxious to arrive and who al-| ways appear with a discouraged look | anywhere before night, and the wrong set"of tools, thus re- quiring a few extra trips at the ex- pense of the abutting property own- er. It is doubtful if the improvement in plumbing which has taken place during recent Years has kept pace with the imprevement in charging, but nobody objects the charge when the grand piano is four feet under water. Rippling Rhymes in the sun, which broth was made in Germany. the ruler gayly cried, "wie gheth! break was made in Germany. Soon house made in Germany. made in Germany. "MADE IN GERMANY There was a wondrous war machine, the most tre- mendous ever seen, with cannon, gun and submarine, and it was made in Germany. and with our sword and bomb and gun, I we'll rule the planet ere we're done;" the boast was oa The ruler stalked with haughty | Se tread, his eyes were ever seeing red, and bats were buzzing in his head; He kicked up war and for long years, world in blood and tears, and startled all adjoining spheres, with weapons made in Germany. enemies each day, and hailed them gladly in the fray, and shot them up with bales of 'ham, and sauerkraut made in Germany. and Russia----there he saw advance, and held them level with his lance, and bludgeon made in Germany. And minor countries, kaiser with a whoop; he handed each a bowl of soup, "Since I am whipping all these skates," I'll take on the United States!" "A place we're seeking the bats were made in Gepmany. he batifed the He took on Greéat Britain, Italy and France, group by group, went at the This Uncle Sam, incensed by wrongs, will seize him with a pair of tongs, and put him where his nobs belongs--in boob --WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN NO | HAVE MENT PUBLICATION Jae: for the purpose of aggrandize-| ac- where it} and | Attended To. ~ / Boys' Tweed Raincoats Special Value, $10.00. New Balmaroon style; neat patterns in Eng- lish waterproof tweeds. Sizes 28 to 34. Boys' Blue Suits Sizes 25 to 33. Special value, $6.50. English Blue Worsted, Norfolk style coat, Bloomer Pant. See Bibbys English Parametta Raincoats. Sizes 34 to 46. Price $8.50. Men's Raincoats -- Extra Special Values. See Bibbys English Tweed Raincoats; new Balmaroon style." Special Value, $15.00. POOR BLOOD AND | WEAK NERVES (By F. Raymond Ward, M. D.) Carbona come nervousness, unsteady hands and Yumbe, skin eruptions, dizziness, sleeplessness, tation, and with the feeling that oath Tite 1 ood is being sapped comes complete pros- tration. In this condition the sufferer is indifferent to all things--and looks upon life | with a gloomy, melancholic view. It is given as a statistical fact that seven out of every ten people in the United States are suffering from nerve exhaustion, and of this number less than half realize it. Joey know that they have gloomy though dopression of mind, an impaired memo! dizziness and headache, wakeful nights and spells of extreme exhaustion, but they attribute it to any other cause but the right one. They feel languid, irritable and restless, the why and wherefore of which they g cannot explain. They are® suffering from nerve exhaustion, a condition which is undoubtedly the means of causing more mise: crushing more hopes than any other F trouble that flesh is heir to. Nervous exhaustion will not cure itself. The sufferer who thinks that nature alone will bring about a restoration of health is simply duoluded by a false hope. He will | real that e power of realizing is left him), w Wh he becomes a hopeless vietim to one of the many diseases which follow in its path. x suffering from nerve exhsustion shoes. Removes grease spot explosive, 23¢ BOTTLE DRUG STORE 185 Princess St. Phone 343. . "» Lack of strength is about the first sym: e U of violation of the laws of health. ere For cleaning white gloves, white or colored. kid or satin with- out injury to color or fabric. Better than benzine or gaso- line as it is not inflammable or DR. CHOWNS of energy as a result of overwork, of nature's laws sound health "special" treatments. Dr. A "office is Tocatad a 79 Niagara Square, Buffalo, N. Y., which h right opposite the McKinley Monument. His office hours are Mosatys Wednesdays and Sattrds s 9 AM. . M., and oo Sesdara, OT hursdaye and Friday, $9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sa A.M. to 1 P.M. Consultation and examination is always without charve. o IN GLASS: Oange, Grape Fruit, Guava, Roselle, Quince, Satsuma Plum, oY po AAARAAAAALLAL SSA VV VV VV VV VV ! After a close contest it was decid- ed to hold the next convention of the Daughters of the Empire in To- ronto. 9 HIGH GRADE ~ Ale, Porter and Lager I beg to advise my patrons throughout the ¢ity and district "Y, the above goods, delivered at their doors, which are decidedly the best brands on the market in these limes. > "THE OLD NAME the old fame, the new quality. Canada's greatest malt bever- age of the day, highly recommended by the medical faculty as an appetizing, healthful and strengthening 2% 9% tonic. " JAMES McPARLAND 76 Brock Street. Phone 274 CALIFORNIA JELLIES | receive prompt attention. I'Twe sizes, 13¢ and 25¢. JAS. REDDEN & CO. Phones 20 and 990. that 1 am prepared to supply the trade and private families with Brick Dwelling Detached, 9 rooms, B and C., hot water furnace; fire place, mantle, gas, oak finish, all in good repair, and large barn. This property will be sold at a sacrifice as owner is leaving the city. Now is your chance to get a good home cheap. T.J.Lockhart Real Estate. and Insurance. Montreal Bank Building Clarence Street "THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987 wanting anything done in the earpen- tery line. Estimates given on all kinds of repairs and new work; &lso hari- wood floors of all kinds. All orders will Bhop 0 Queen street. CRAWFORD Begs to Notify His Customers that commencing May 1st. COAL SALES Will Be For CASH At price current for the month when the order is giyen. The Coal situation in the United States compels this ac tion.