\ PAGE FOUR v ome The British Whig ------t LINEN] [La Il and Semi-Weekly b oar Ror WHIG PUBLISHING CO. LIMITED, vsses+se President A. Guild ... Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. Telephones: wot sreese tessasenss 8 SUBSCRIPTION RATES ( Edition) gus year, Jeliveled in city ......50.00 @ yoar, One year, by "mali to United States .... (Bemi- Weekly Edition) One year, by mail, cash Ome year, if not pald in advance One year, to Unijed States x and three months pro rata, MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 123 St. Peter Bt. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ¥P. C. Hoy, ... 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: P.R.Northrup, 226 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg. Chlcage Attached fs one of the best job printing offices in Canada. of THE BRITISH ticated by the © Audit Bureau of Circulations, -- IP ca NANNING VICTORY WITH THE ALLIES. Men returned from the front, and bearing the scars of active service, know what an advance on the Hin- denburg line means. The Vimy Ridge experience will probably be repeated between Arras and Ypres. The Hindenburg line is no longer a terror for the British and Canadian forces. They have penetrated it several times. Long before the Pe rage of fire, which preceded the in- fantry, there had been a terrifi¢ fire from large guns, and great shells, of a ton or more each, had crashed through everything in the way of defences. For this advance, says an inform- ant, who had been in the siege of Vimy Ridge, careful preparation "was made. The royal #viators, who are the eyes of the army, had brought in mental and other photo- graphs of the German defences. These had been committed to field maps and stugied with the deepest interest. Every detail was impressed upon the army, and then, when all was ready, the advance began, and when it was over there was nothing .left of the supposedly impassable barriers which German skill and Jerman genius had spent months in constructing. There is hardly a doubt that Gen. Haig has made certain of his infor- mation and plans, and when he issues another order it will be fol- lawed by a successful movement forward. The war has demonstrated that no defence can be created against the use of high explosives. Before them everything fails, and provided the Allies have an ample supply of shells the victory is theirs beyond a doubt. The council takes its holidays at the wrong season, in summer, when the most of the public work is done. It was always thus. ISSUE A NATIONAL ONE. The Brockville Times illustrates the truth of what the Whig said on a recent occasion, that there is, in the divergencies between French and English at this time, a disposi- tion to magnify the attitude of men according to their political leanings. Its chatter gbout this paper and Sir Wilfrid Le: could not be more inappropriate under the circum~ stances. The liberal leader favors a referendum, prior to the enforce- ment of conscription. The Whig does. not, and calls upon all who have friends and relatives in the war to rally to their aid by giving them - the recruits that must help them to win out. This is not a time for party recrimination. It is a time when men are at liberty to ex- ercise their judgment as they see fit, and nothing could be more graceful than the compliment which Mr. Guthrie, of Guelph, paid to his leader when he thanked Sir Wilfrid for the invitation to act and speak without feeling any embarrassment. Mr. Guthrie is referred to as a libe- ral who has "broken faim his party." Conscription is not a party issue, and it would be unfortunate if this were the case. Conscription is a national issue, and the members of parliament will do themselves honor and credit by keeping this in ming. me people are wondering whe- ther Mayor Hughes has time for anything else than his public duties. He is certainly a very busy man. {| Ishmaelite. SOME VERY CANDID TALK. Mr. Guthrie, M.P., an advanced | liberal generally, made a significant remark in the debate upon the Con- scription Bill. There had been as- sociated with it certain contingen- JJes, namely, a referendum and am | election, and he was against both. | One would delay the most' desirable | of all things at the present time, the | recruiting 'process The other | would involve the country in a tur- moil for which it had no heart. He | suggested that the leaders of the | respective parties make one more | attempt at the formation of a coali- {tion government. He thought the | proposition was feasible. If ¢ the | front benchers could not reach an | agreement, perhaps the back bench- | ers might succeed, and Mr. Guthrie { was by no means prepared to admit that all the brains in parliament rested with the men who occupied the foremost seats. May one not read between the lines and see in this message the outward evidence of the thoughts of men who want to sink party prejudices during the war and conduct a parliament in which all the members will be for the country, and no one for himself. Candid talk from a man of the Guthrie type means something just now. EDITORIAL NOTES. Roosevelt's two younger sons are going into service in France Teddy may go next, and then there will be real war. Complaint is made because the premier did not say what he thought about the Militia Act. He announc- ed a conscription bill? Wasn't that an answer? Sir Sam Hughes intimates that he had a terrible time of it while in the government. He was a sort of Every colleague's hand was against his. Sir Sam Hughes charges that Ger- man money or gold 'has been influ- encing opinion in Canada, especially among the labour men. An unwise remark to say the least of it. The Montreal Gazette hints that an election will be due about the time the harvest is ripe. An elec- tion when the farmer is his busiest? Now what do you know about that? Mhe police must be equipped with a high-powered machine of some sort so that they can pursue the rac- ing motorists and get their num- bers. The speeding must certainly be stopped. Venizelos, (a wise old man, pat- riot and statesman), is the real rul- er of Greece. The new king repre- sents the monarchy in a sense, but Venizelos is the real power behind the throne or on it. The Kaiser, with the help of the Almighty, will see that his brother- in-law, (Constantine, is again put upon the throne of Greece. Not if the people know it. They want no more truck with the Teutons. It was not very nice of the ex- minister of militia to lift the geal of secrecy from his own letters to the premier and read them to parlia- ment. But there is a lesson in all this. Don't write letters and then they won't be read. PUBLIC OPINION Something Wrong. (London Advertiser.) When members of parliament can call a cabinet minister a Har and not be called to order, they must be ex- pressing unanimous sentiment. Effect in the States. (Windsor Record.) Conscription didn't produce any revolution in the United States, where there are millions of "hy- phens." Why should Canada fear to offend & handful of Austro-Gurmans, Quebec Nationalists and the Simp- son Socialists? : Plenty of Coal. (Montreal Gazette.) Mr. Magrath, controller of fuel for the Dominion is convinced that there will be a sufficient of hard coal for next winter. That is gratifying even if the consulaers are somewhat fear- ful that the record prices are to be maintained and even enhanced. Made a Start, © (Toronto News.) Twenty-four returned soldiers have gone north to start farming un- der favorable col provided by the Ontario Government. They may prove the vanguard of one of the greatest and most successful lacd settlement movements in the history of the country. 's (Torimte News ) . {Tororto News.) Thousands of those who have AT THE PRESENT. | STAND OF LIBERALS Tor ronto Globe. What is the httitude of the Liber- als of Canada? For them there can be no turning back until the barbar- ous foe, who fights with tae blood- lust and ferocity of the unre-deem- ed savage, is beaten to his knees and his military power utterly destroyed This war is a fight for Liberal prin- ciples in the relations between man | It is for Conservatives who fa- vor a nation-wide mobilization for! war purposes to make their position clear in the eyes of the nation, There} should be no conscription of man-| power apart from concurrent legisla- | tion for the conscription of all the} nation's resources. Canada cannot] play a part in t js war worthy of lier high calling until she enters as a uni- | ted country having tion. but one-aim and one purpose--the complete democra- tization of individual and interna- tional relations. This denfocratiza- tion must begin at home. Canada would be false to the ideals for which she is fighting in Europe were the manhood of the country conséripted for the harvestfields of Death while immunity from national service and national sacrifice is cleamed for those who traffic in the baser metals of gold and silger. h, JUGGLING WITH FOOD SUPPLIES. Toronto Star | interfered with when private firm scour Ontario in June and buy up eggs and butter at fancy prices and hide them in cold storage. By vast purchasing and storing a situation is brought about wherein prices are i} not at all regulated by the supply of |} eggs and butter produced in the country and the demand that exists i A few! for them among consumers. firms simply corner these food pro- ducts, control the whole surplus sup- ply, and are in a position to fix prices practically throughtout the year, Once in control of the situation as re- gards supply they are not concern- ' : : ._'ed about meeting the demand--their and man and between nation and na business is to make money out of the demand by always keeping it am xious. Give Him the Sack. (Toronto Star.) - Mr. Sevigny must go. His dis- missal would be the right course at any time, It is'imperative at a moment when Sir Robert Borden re- quires support from public-spirited men of both parties for his con- scription measure. The Sevigny in- cident tends to destroy confidence in the Government and its ability to administer public affairs at a erii- cal time. Sub-Division Plan Given Approval. Renfrew, June meeting of the town council approval was 'given to the plan of a new sub- division submitted by T. A. Low, bong Style Craft Suits i Special Value at $20.00 20.--At dn. extra|jy ex-M.P., who recently purchased thel} Allan Francis property. The sur- veying was done by H, J. Beatty, P.L.S., Pembroke, who conformed to suggestion of Thomas Adams, of Ot- tawa, the Conservation Commission. Injustice is one of greed's rankest The law of supply and demand is mm THE INSPECTOR The inspector is a form of tonic prescribed by the government and us- ually taken according to directions. If for any reason the patient is not satisfied with the treatmentsand ob- jects to putting wire screens over the dill pickles, he can obtain redress by retiring from business and buying a tarm, which is never inspected by anybody but the chintz bug and the Russian Thistle. The inspector is a comparatively recent invention. Until a few years ago nobody thought of making it a penitentiary offence to sell the uncan- dled hen's egg and the liquid leaf lard, but it has gotten so nowadays that a grocer can hardly get the first day's business on his books before an emissary of the pure food department enters noiselessly by 'the rear door, and pins a set of rules and regula- tions on the cheese protector. While this has considerably improved the vitality of the modern egg, it works a severe hardship upon the grocer, who is obliged to furnish fresh eggs to people who do not expect to pay for anything in this life. One of the most prying forms of inspector-is the bank examiner, who Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." always drops in the next day after: agents, some relative of the third vice-presi- dent has negotiated a loan that is not secured by anything but the bright blue sky. If there were a law compelling bank examiners to wire ahead the exact day and hour of their arrival, there would be less difficulty in scaling down the overdrafts to the i size of the time deposits. The postoffice inspector is a mild- | mannered sleuth. It is the business of this official to see that the post- master does not draw his salary in advance for ninety-nine years or en- gage in politics in opposition to the administration. Whenever an inspec- tor finds a postmaster who is allow- ing his official duties to interfere with his regular business, the office is tak- en away from him and bestowed upon some faithful party worker who drops in once a month to sign the rural car- rier vouchers. Postoffice inspectors also have the unpleasant habit of hap- pening in. at, the precise moment when the postmaster has borrowed the money order funds for a few weeks in order to start a flutter on the board of trade. As a cla¥, however, they are hardworking men, and being un- der the civil service rules are not re- moved except whenever the adminis- tration changes hands. Rippling Rhymes another's goat. go the limit and will whirl his de zollern, and the 8 red hot riot on the sea and on the lern and the Kaiser has been canned. NO QUITTER Uncle Sam is not a quitter; he is slow to shed his coat, slow to draw his lethal weapons and demand though the scrap be fierce and rough, Uncle Sam will warlike captains thunder, and the blare, Uncle Sam \will join the scrimmage, with his coattails in the air, he will swing his shining sabre, he his banners flying, as today you see them flung, till he fetches home the bacon, and the last dog has been hung. Though he's slow to indignation--as our neigh- bors long have felt--he can whip an anaconda when he tightens up his belt; oh, he'll scrap and keep on scrap- ping, never think to end the scrap, till the foe is shot to pieces and goes tumbling off the map; he'll conduct But when once the fuss is started, When the bugles will never say "Enough!" brazen adly brand, till the Hohens cease their kaiser has been canned. You will see land, till the Hohens cease from zol- --WALT MASON. \ THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN. le Wks WEEE scros AT TIME WE NEVER HAD AN -- NOT One CROSS WORD Acumen the official town planner of | | The Alton Pinch Back Style. Fabrics are neat, small checks and pencil stripes in cheviot and worsteds. Sizes 33 to 40. The Biltmore Neatly tailored, three button sack. Suit fabrics are fine English and Scotch cheviots. Sizes 34 to 46. New Panama Hats Same style as hat shown here. Special value .. .. .. .. .. Fine quality Panama. PUPILS ARE WRITING At the Various School Examinations At Cataraqui. Cataraqui, June 19.--The junior public school graduation candidates are now writing on examinations here. The entrance examinations will begin to-morrow. Miss M. His- cock, Sydenham High School, is now the presiding examiner. Mrs. Blair has received -word that her son, Blair has heen severely wounded in the leg. Corporal Blair has been "in the trenches nearly two years, and was wounded once before. He is now in hospital in France, and the family are anxiously waiting fur- ther information. : The Anglican congregation here had expected to have as their rector Rev. Mr. McTear, Bath, but have now received word that he is not coming. John Shaw has enlisted to serve his King and country. Miss Needham spent the week-end with friends at Murvale, Two weddings will take place in the village in the near future. D. Ahearn and G. Mur- ray have purchased new automo- biles. A number of ladies from here attended the branch meeting of the W.M.S. held in Kingston last week. Mrs. Weston has been visiting her niece, Mrs. C. Gillespie on Wolfe Island. Capt. C. Edwards, C.E.F,, Is home on furlough. He has been in France since the beginning of the war. Mr. and Mrs, Wyman Rowe have moved to the village from Kingston. Mrs. Andrew Smith, Ogdensburg, has joined her husband here. x Rev. Mr. Kelly is expected to ar- rive here from Carp this week. Rev. L. M. England and family also leave for Inkerman, his new field of labor. On Friday last the members of his congregation presented him with a close roll umbrella and Mrs. Eng- land with a silver bake dish. Miss Mildred England also received a pin from her associates in Miss Eva Purdy"s Sunday school class, TO SAY GOODBYE To Capt. Freeman Before He Leaves For Front. Hartington, June 19.---Farm pro- perty is changing hands. Marley Brown has bought George Trsus- dale's farm; Frank Sigsworth has bought Matthew Trousdale's farm at Holleford. James Carleton, Chas. Sigsworth 'have bought Chevrolet cars. Edley Campsall a Ford, Henry Westbrooke a Studebaker. Edward Freeman, jr., and family, of Peterboro; Elmer Freeman and family, of Newburgh; Mrs. George Deere, Godfrey, all at ther former home to bid their father, Capt. Free- man, farewell before he sails. Edley Campsall met with a seri ous accident while moving a build- ing at Murvale. He fell twenty feet, but fortunately broke no bones, but is confined to his home. Miss Es- teélla Trousdale is in Toronto trying her music examination. The town- ship Sunday school convention was held in the Methodist church here bon May 30th, and was wel attended. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Camp- sall a son. Mr. and Mys. Everrett For Sale . 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 New line of Bathing Caps in fancy colors and combinations. Best qualities, 25¢ to $1.25 See our assortment of Trav- elling Rolls and Cases. DR. CHOWN'S We Have a Nice Assortment of Pure Corn Syrup FRESH LAKE ON- TARIO WHITE- FISH AND TROUT All Kinds of Fresh Fish. Dominion Fish Co. | Carpenter and Builder W.R.B en RoE odeiiing, Randin ae ru ki ESTIMATES " EXPERIENCE , Address 272 University Ave. GLASCO'S Pure Scotch Marmalade and Jam. In glass and tins. Baker's Fresh Grated Cocoanut with the milk, 15¢ per tin. D. COUPER Phone 76. 841-83 Princess St. Delivery. CRAWFORD Begs to Notify His that commencing -- Customers May ist. COAL SALES Will CEE aan