GUNNER EDWARD M. DOLAN WRITES AN INTERESTING COUNT OF A TOUR. That He Made of London and Edin- burgh~--He is With "A" Battery, Canadian Reserve Artillery, at Shorneliffe, Ne The following letter ceived from Gunner Dolan, son of Mr. and Mrs . Wellington street, who is with Battery, Canadian Reserve, Barracks, Shornciiffe, Eng.: Last Friday morning 1 was called out and lined up along with half a dozen others. We were unaware of what was wanted of us, but were soon delighted to find out that we were to be sent on leave. This was sudden and unexpected news to us, although we had all applied for leave some ten days previously with no thought of getging it at the time, We were dismissed at 6.00 a.m. with instructions to fall in ready io go at 6.830 a.m. Doubtless if it had been for any fatigue we would never have-done it, but as it was for leave we were ready and waiting. Eek and I had applied for leave to Edin- burgh, and for that place our passes were made out. We were all march- ed down to the station at 7.00 am. AC. has been re- Edward © M. M. Dolan, A" and needless to say everybody was | DYSPEPTIC FOR SIX YEARS. Halifax, N.8S., Sergeant Tried Every thing on the Market, but Only Cure was Dr, Cassell's Tablets, Sergt. Duncan MacNeil (home ad- dress 116 Pleasant-street, Halifax, N.8.), writing from Europe, says: "For years 1 suffered from frequent attacks of Dyspepsia, and though I tried all the remedies on the market I obtained liftle or no relief. 1 had not been long with the C.E.F, when my old trouble returned, Then a friend told me about Dr. Cassell's Tablets, The first box brought such pronounced relief that I continued, and to raake a long story short com- plete cure was effected." A free sample of Dr. Cassell's Tab lets will be sent to you on receipt of B eents for mailing and packing. Ad- dvess: Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Ltd. 10, M'Caulwt., T. to. 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You will not be disappointed with this treatment, providing you get real delatone, Branch Six months ago bill boards adorned the corner now occu- pled by Best's branch. To-day it is one of the most popular people who have made such a success of our new venture we wish to cone vey our sincers thanks. We are striv each day to give the very best service ever, and it is most gratifying to us to have our efforts so ap- 'preciated, 2 Use us In every way you ean, We are here 3 serve \ BEST'S UP TOWN "BRANCH "Phon 2018. XV. Bradshaw, . Ross | (tat the Overseas Club. snort of the "lu little with me. as the banked in the which only a pound intervals of four what we lacked ia up in joyful anticip jdoys' rest from leamp routine. ; 'We boarded the London train at {8.25 a.m. and after apout. two hours' {fast travelling through some very | pretty country we landed at Charing { Cross, one of the great stations of | London. After squeezing through {all the traffic and dodging the wo- men "baggemen," we finally came {to the "underground." Here. we boarded one of the tube trains, and after travelling a short time sat about sixty miles per hour, fell out at King's Cross station, {rom where we weré fo take the evening train for Edinburgh. We left our haver- | saéks there, and 'were glad enough | to once more find ourselves in open | air. We went to call on FEck's { uncle, but found that he was in | France. I tried to look up Mr, | Swaffield's brother at Harrod's, but { was unable to locate him. Then we | saw London Bridge, which is a fine | sight for Opie who have hitherto | been used to looking at such speci- mens. of architecture as Cataragui bridge. In the afternoon we wpnt {to one of the large shows, and were | almost afraid of all the "red tape" and exquisite fittings in connection | with it After the show we wele i walking along Picadilly, when we { met a gentleman, accompanied by {two or three Australians. He asked 8 If we would care to go with him y one of the Y.M.C.A" branches and have tea. We did and he brought [us to one of the neatest and most {attractive litfle clubs one could im- |agine. Before the war it had been |a private club; and all its rooms were kept In thelr original decora- i tions. The room where afternoon |tea was served was finished in pale | blue with gold tfimmings, with the {old French style of windows look- ling into a very attractive dancing hall. There is a small stage.at one end of the "blue room," from which music is furnished during 'tea time." An extra attraction is the staff of waitresses, who are all re- | spectable young girls, who devote a i good deal of their time to looking {after soldiers' requisites. From {there we were directed to the cent- | ral Y.M.C.A., which {¢ a fine, large {bullding, fitted out like a hotel. { They furnish accommodation for sol- {diers there, but it, has practically become a home for those working in the pay and record office, of {whom there are about one thousand, {Here we had supper and then ent | joyed a real good swim In their {large pool in thé basement. In con- nection with this they also run a shooting gallery and gymnasium. The evening we were there two great "ladies" and sirs'"" spoke on the war, and reflected great credit on the Canadians, After that we (walked out through Pleadtlly, Le- {cester Square and the Strand, and jthen hurried to King's Cross sta- tion, where we were to take the train at 10.30 p.m. for Edinburgh. There were strange sights at the station, probably the most promin- ent being soldiers on furlough from France. These looked like pictures which had suddenly become animat- ed and spepped from their magazine pages. 'They all had their kits strapped - to. their backs, with their steel helmets hanging behind, and their rifles slung over their shoulders, with cigarettes In their mouths. However, with all thelr outfit they didn't seem to be at all disheartened, and took things in that matter of fact wa¥ which makes them such steady fighters. Mixed in them, were the gaudy uniforms of {the French and Belgians, = All classes of people, could be seen, in fact, the station was au slice of the British Empire condensed. We have great difficulty in securing seats, but fin- ally nianaged to squeeze in with some other Soldiers, and a couple of sallors. The journey was very tire- some, as there was not sufficient room to permit sleeping except on the floor, where we made ourselves as comfortable as possible under the circumstances: As soon as daylight appeared, we passed the time by watching all the small villages, of which there are very many. About five o'clock we passed through New- castle and time passed quickly from then on, till we finally reached Edinburgh about- eight o'clock: Sats urday morning. . «They have a very fine station there, but our first thought wae for breakfast. After we had finished that, we ptarted to look for 4 place to stay. After following many direc- tions and advices, we rinally landed This club was run by some benevolent old dames, who had turned a private hotel into a lodging house for soldiers. Beds were available at 1-6 (38¢) a night, and dinner was 1-6, (36¢), breakfast 1-3 (30¢), supper 1s (24c). Taking into consideration the high cost of everything, these prices just enabled the clitb to clear expenses. en we arrived, it was mostly Austra- Hans and New Zealanders who were staying there. That morning we made I had very rest of it was office, from n be drawn at However, money we made tions of six monotofious lays In the after, Lord French inspect< the troops of the area. The en- tire population of Hdinburgh and al- #0 that of the country within about a twenty'mile radius, made heroic efforts to crowd into a half block of Princess street (the . main stseet). The general was located on the steps of a building and while the troops were passing, the crowd waved back- © D4 WAR INSTIGATED BY GERMANY, SAYS COUNT TISZA a ® IX LX Serbia. I ---------------- behind. There were small boys that we coulfln't see, mixed up in the crowd, and as we were standing in front of a shop doorway which was protected by a steel gate, we would lift these small pieces of humanity over the gate to comparative safety. It took the crowd a halt hour to dis- perse and as it was then eigiit o'é¢lock we had supper and did nothing till bed-time. By Sunday morning I had discovered a Church, where I went to mass. In the afternoon we took the car to the Zoo. This Is a very extensive park containing all sorts of things from = canaries to ele phafits. This occupied all our after noon, but we could do nothing "in the evening, as Scotland has not yet lost her Sabbath sobriety despite.the presence of so many soldiers, Mon- day morning we went up to the Cis. tle, some views of which I am send- ing. We were shown around by a guide and he and his accent were almost more interesting to us than the his- torical sights. On the ecards you can see practically) all wo saw, £0 I need not tell you anything. Of course, it was much more realistic to hear every detail explained than to pes the same sight in dead pic. ured. Then when we were leaving the castle, wo were mobbed by about /fifteén wee Scots who in a breath- less pgdorus went through all of the e's speech in a tent of the time, 'They "all had it memorized and lost no time in displaying theiz knowledge to us, not, however, with- out intermittent pleadings for pen- nies, Of course, after having all that inside of us, we comldn't eat very much dinger, although we made that 1-6 look pretly .cheap. In the afternoon we availed oumselves of tue reduced vates for baths, and I also took the opportunity to change my socks for the second (lune after leav- ing Kingston, That evening we saw "Joylands," a big revue at one of the classy theatres. It was a fairly good show, but not of the same type #8 we see in Canada. Nearly all the shows here are revues. Tues- day morning we visited Holyrood Palate and were extremely pleased to see a'sign hanging outside "Sailors and Soldiers in Uniform Admitted bFpee." That wai just our speed, so we lost no time in getting inside. One part of the Palace was in ruins, but was, nevertheless, very inter- eating, chapel, We could see tombs dated as far back as 1050 A.D. The main part of the Palace was comparatively mo- deérn, and contained a museum which boasted some very interesting relics of by-gone days. After leaving there wa walked through the slums and visited all sorts of pawnshops. There also, we saw many things of interest and in every case, put the old es to 'the trouble of relating Afie indi vidual history of each autfque piece in the shops. ' . That af we stayed in and passed the time with the many var- us games in the club. We took train for London that night And once more landed at the Metropolis the following mortiing (Wednesday), We washed up and then proceeded to Westminster Abbey, where we wwore shown around and had sll the tombs of historical interest exhibit ed to us. We also saw Wolfe's monument there, covered with the regiments. visited the where the fate In {he remains of the old|€as. : .. JTERAN Tlo7a- Recent developments huie wade io certain that on Germany resta the responsibility for the war now raging in Europe and in which this country is now involved. Count Stefan Tisza declared in an interview that the Kaiser had fourfeen hours in which to act and that he failed to interpose the necessary influence that would have prevented the break betwee n Austria-Hungary and a tt a tt Nt of half the world is decreed. Then we went to Buckingham Palace, but were unable to see the King as he was indisposed at the time. There Is a fine large monument to Queen Victoria 'in front, of the Palace. From there we rode to Madame Tus- sands Wax Works. There are of such fame that I meedh'f describe them. Every notable is 'duplicated thére in wax, and it also has a chamber of Horrors, where a grizzled old bum takes great pleasure in relating the various crimes credited to each per- son represented there. After get- ting our money's worth here, we, started to work bagk into the central part of the eity. /e had dinner at a Chinese restaurant on the Strand, and then "traveMed" 'around some more, 'losing. mow: opportunity | of sightseeing. (FP -forgot to mention hefore that we took g bus from Edin- burgh to" thie. Forth Bridge, some eight miles from the city. There is a picture«of it oh the card, but that does not'show the fleet which is at present stationed there). 'noviug around all afternoon, we started for the train which was leayv- clitfe was made in two hours, so that wo were back in Camp by 10 pam, Wednesday, June 27th. There we found that Evans had gote to France the prévious. day, so that we were uniple to see him, DUGOUTS FLOODED WITH POISON GAS Ninety German: Casualties in One Battalion From Such an Attack. By Stewart Ton Canadian Headquarters in France, Ang. 13.--Gas was again projected successfully early this (Sunday) morning into the enemy positions In thie northern part of St. Laurent, where many dugbuts and occupied cellars were known to be. A prisoner who was eaptured on this part of the front, says that the recent gis attads resulted in over ninety casualties to the men of 'his battalion alone. The German mask' does not seem to be a very effective protection, Chemists of Germany are constantly experiment- ng in new and more deadly forms of The war of meroplanes continues on an increasing scale. "The number of machines engaged in night raiding is growing, and aviators are using machine-guns freely. In a raid nto Belelum by airmenvon this front 27 machines took part. The Germans used 36 machines in a mid under- taken on the same day. The result of all this is a great increase in the use of te and aati<craft guns of various sorts. An uncanay affect is produced in the searchlights turned upon every bit of cloud that Comes sweeping over #t a low alti- tude and that may provide conceal-] ent 1 a that fez: by tL" To other activities our aviators add the -- ol lorry in enemy territory. On Friday an airmon, by firing on a group of lorries, caused the leading forry 40 fw erve and crash into a tree. The ery and trench mortars, our own worst enemies, .are very active all along the front to-day. -~ Brockville, Auz. 14 Jn a chal lénze run against time at AJexandria v Sunday Miss Detroit TIL. 'wine ner o at Alexandria Bay last. week, over a measured course © of eleven miles completed the distance in: eleven mimuten flat. : © Ome of the miles was reeled off it bin » §wconds. Phis is the {Blood : og re: made bn the St. wrenee.. (i : Ss Noa whe Tas nevenbeen teurpt- #4 is sure bf bis honesty. Ing at 7.18 p.m. The run to Shorn-|ishe possesses. I the gold challenge cup races|! shaped collar effects. Gegrgette Crepe, en FALLING BEFORE HAIG LENS FUEL BELT FRANCE FOR [LAST U. LOST TO 3 YEARS, S. Experts Next--United States to Help Put Coal Mines in Order When the Hun Clutch' Opens. With the British Armies in the Field, Aug. "14"-Soomer or later Lens, capital of France's "black Country," or coal belt; will fall be- fore the ever tightening pressure put upon it by Sir Douglas Haig. When this day comes America can render France and her allies no greater ser- vice than to send Immediately to this region the experts necessary to put the coal mines in order in the After yshortest possible time. For three years France has been deprived of the richest coal desposits In the Loire, Bur- gundy, Nivernais, Gard, Blanzy, d'- Aubin, Decazeville and Carmaux, it is true there are coal mines, but those are not to be compared with those in the northern part of the country, around Lens. This deposit runs from east to west, from Belgium to. Flee: hinelle, in France, and' since the German occupation it is only the ex- treme western end of -it which the French has been able to work. And this is the hardest to work, being deep below the surface. Whereas in Belgiufa the coal is practically on top of the ground, at Anzin it ia 120 feet down, and deeper the further west it runs. At Doual It [s 480 feet Heep: at Flechinelle; it 48 about 1,800 eet, \ f The- véin of coal frompthe Belgium trontier to Flocninsiie a a 5 sniles long by 10 miles wide. Prior to the war of the 39,000,000 tons ex- #ractdd from "French soil, three- fifths came from here, or ut 265,- 000,000 tons. Even with this; France has always been compelled to puy from the outside almost ag much coal again as she produced, half of which came from Belgium--from the country around Mons, Charleroi, and Liege, seized by (Germany as her very first act of war. British Pressure Grows. It is this country, around Lens and behind Lens to the east, which the Prussian. war lords are defend- ing vegurdless of thé cost In Ger- man lives. And here it is that Bri- tish pressure is growing ever strong- €r. Every blow struck this summer has yielded a met gain in the diree- tion of these coal fi¥lds and a re- tirement anywhere from Arras to the sea would be more injurious to Ger- many from. an economical point 'of view than at any other part of the western front. : Fighting in this country is ex- tremely difficult. On the sea where British Tommies have recently made their a rance, there are sand flunes which make trenches almost Fighting there is lke fighting in the heart of the Sahara Desert, Further south along the line it water, water everywhere, spread jals. F. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohle, Sold b; The y Druggists, Tie. ? Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Habutai silk waists from $2.25 to $4.50. Crepe-de-chene, $5.50 to $8.50. $6.00 to $10.50. CARPETS HE TERE TT RT REY than the last. them." We have just received this morning a host of beautiful new crepe- de-chene, georgette crepe and habutai New York styled waists. They are different in so many little ways to the waist styles of other sea- »sons that we would urge all smart dressers to see them early. The colors are rose, flesh, tea rose, maize, white, black, black and white and combination color effects. In the high, hy-lo and" low: See our new coat dresses -- priced from $12.50 on up to $42.50. " SITET -- CURTAINS FURNITURE Weare always on the look out for some- thing new -- something a little better value Our stock is very large and well select- ed, great care being taken as to value. In_ some cases our retail cost of the goods, wholesale, today. Select now while our stock is large. We will store your purchases until you require rices are below the . T. F. HARRISON COMPANY tains of slag and cinders, called "Crassiers," rising nearly 200 foc: over the level country around about; and the "fosses," or mines, with min- ing buildings cluttered about them, all affording the best possible obsta- cles from the defender's viewpoint, hiding fleld guns, howitzers and es- pecially machine guns. Buch is the country over which the British afe now fighting. If. the Germans are beaten k_out of the toal country they will do as they have done already at Lens: Des- troy the mines by blowing them up or flooding them, or both. But Am- erican miners are said to be the best hundreds. of them over here to re- Claim the ruins, for even if the Prussians do their work so com- pletely as to render the mines use- less for the remainder of the war, re- construction of France and Bélginm iit depend Jargely on the fuel sup- y. i nil Funeral at Belleville. Belleville. Aug. 15.4-On Saturday afternoon the first place in Belleville a8 a result of Lhe tragedy. It was that of Greta Smith, the daughter of Captain Smith, whe Perished after floating for five hours | the water. The remains lay in a day afternoon, when they were re- moved to Bt. Thomas' ehurch. Arche deacon Beamish officiated at the funeral. Sunday evening an impressive me- rial service was held at St omas' charch for the vietimm of le.) the George A. Marsh tragedy. Near os) IY all the persons drowned were nal members of that congregation. Ven. Archdeacon Bedmish conducted the service: : Cheese Markets. London, 250 at 218" o Belleville, 1.490 at 21%¢ Cowansville, Que. 23 at 20%e¢c. St. Hyacinthe, Que., 950 at 20%c. to 'be had, and certainly the United] States can do no better than to send |" funeral tosk | 8t. Thomas' Parish Hall anti} Sun- } Vankleek Hill, 1,457 at 21 7-16¢.} Plano, violin and other str instruments; Elocution and matic Art. Summer pupils begin at any date. Torn a plication. 216 Frontenac Street. Phone 1610, PALESTINE PILLAGED Countty Almost of Corn, Turks Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 14. ~The mixed w