~_PAGE SIX _ _THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1917. News From Eastern Ontario GANANOQUE (From Our Own Correspondent) Gananoque, Nov. 19.---The Vie tory Loan campaign in both town and township is still progressing rapidly. The local team up to Saturday night having in the neighborhood of $125,- 000 subscribed and the township of Front of Leeds and Lansdone well up to $75,000, making a total of close +10 $200,000 for the first week of the campaign, which will probably | be continued up to the end of this month. The steamer Belleville was In port yesterday morning with 'quite large freight shipments on board and took on a fair amount here, The new office of the Gananoque Reporter on the south side of King street, almost opposite the old office, has been opened up and presents a decidedly tine appearance. The man- agement has installed a new linotype machine with individual motors for the motive power for their presses, and will be among the up-to-date of- fices of the country. in Grace Church yesterday morn * ing the pastor, Rev. W. 8. Lennon, preached an admirable sermon to No. 2 troop of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, the attendance being large. The evening service was given over to. the needs of the Sunday school. ' Pte, Swann recently invalided 'home from the front, who was pre- vious to going overseas a member of town councilior Clifford Sine's Knights of Honor Bible Class was in- troduced to the Sunday school yester- day afternoon by Mr. Sine in a few commendatory remarks. Pte. Swann then gave a short resume of his trip overseas and back, in a very interest- Ing mater rs, Albert ¥, Britton of Brooklyn, N.Y, Is spending a short time in town, guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Britton at the custom house, Main street. Miss Bertha Britton, shending. the past month with friends in St, Cath- erines and Hamilton, returned home on Friday. Miss Isabella McDonald is visiting in Brockville the guest of Mrs, Wal- ton. Wellington Knight, for sofe time past conductor on the Thousand Is- land Railway here, left during the past week for Youngstown, Ohio, where he expects to locate. MEMORIAL WINDOW ERECTED To the Memory of the Late W, P. Niles, Wellington, Wellington, Nov. 14.--The Picton choir of the stome church favored the Methodist congregation, Welling- ton, with some fine singing on Sun- day evening~ Ms. Thomas Rankin is confined to her house through ge- vere sickness. The canning factor- ies have closed down thelr business for this season, All had a very pros- perious season. The Muck farm pur- chased by the Graham Co., Belleville, has been proven this season to yield far greater quantities of produce per aore than high loam or clay land. Hundreds and hundreds of tons has P. Niles, and bought by Mr. Graham for $6,500 and enough seasons crop will doubly pay for it. Hogg and Lytle, the W, P. Niles, Ltd., and business and L. K. Shourds apple industry are all doing a fine business. Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Ceark, has moved in their terris A memorial stained glass window in memory of the late W. P, Niles was placed in the sanctuary of St. Andrgws church this week. The subject of the window is "Behold a sower went forth to sow" and repre- sents the figure of Christ sowing the seed upon the ground. The work- manship and coloring combine give an artistic effect with a devotional atmosphere. It is a fitting tribute to the memory of Mr. Niles, who was a devoted member of the church and church warden for fany years. - The inscription beneath reads, "To the Glory of God and the memory of Willtam Pettet Niles, erected by his loving wife, 1917." Two other stain- ed glass windows were placed on by Mrs, Cora Niles, in memory of her little daughter, Etnel, and the other by Mrs. Cemton, in memory of her little soml, Robbie. Rev, G. W.. McCall, 'B.D, of Smith's Falls, will preach anniver- sary sermon in the Methodist Church here in December, The quartette of the First Methodist Church, Picton, rendered some three or four beauti- ful selections. DOINGS AT SYDENHAM. A Budget of Interesting Items From the Wide Awake Village, Sydenham, Nov. 15--Mr. Boyce, of Colebrook, spent a few days as guest of Mr. and Mrs. David Boyce. The board sidewalk torn up on Hallowe'en night has just been replaced. A meeting of the Public Library Board was held on Thursday evening, Misses Gertie and Nellie Frgeman spent the week-end visiting Miss Millicent Free- man, of Forfar, A peeting to explain the great Vic- tory war loan campaign was held in the village hall on Friday evening. Several from here have been attend- ing the Methodist revival services at Yarker. Mrs, J. Wood spent a few days with friends in Kingston this week. S. Knowlton and family have moved into the house recently occu- pied by Mrs. Kenneth Blow, Rob- ert McFadden, of New Hampshire, is spending a week with friends at Rose- dale. Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott have moved into the new house recently built by P. Groome. William Grif- fith received another car of coal on Friday, and it found ready purchasers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trousdale en- tertained a number of young folk at the American Hotel on Tuesday even- ing. Mrs. Armstrong, of Lombardy, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kirkpatrick visited friends at Westport recently. J. E, Anglin, of Battersea. was in the vil- laeg on business on Monday. A few patrons are still drawing, milk to the factory here every other day. Mr, and Mrs, William Rutledge and fam- ily have moved to the village. John Blake, Edward Ruttan and Fred, Wood served on the jury in Kingston last week, Six of Rose- been grown of vegetables of every di- and safely harvested and sent to the proprietors mammoth evaporator, Belleville. They. will there be evaporated and shipped overseas. The farm consists consid- erably over one hundred acres and was formerly owned by the late W, dale's progressive farmers have pure chased the threshing outfit of Herb- ert Duen, of Harrowsniith. Thresh- ing in that section has just finished. Earl Rustan has been confined to his bed with tonsilitis, but is again around. Farmers in this éection are still ploughing. The annual tea meeting of the Methodist Church will be held in Wesley Hall on Wednes. day evening, November 2lst. A splendid programme is being pres pared, Several local citizens have returned from herring fishing with small catches, and they report the run to be short this year. Miss Muriel Stew art, of Harrowsmith, who has been at- tending Sydenham High School, left on Monday to attend Albert Ladies' College at Belleville. She will spe- cialize in elocution. Wesley Sills is again very poorly, and is confined to his bed, Methodist Church met at the parson age on Tuesday evening. "Jack" Freeman, Miss Moon, Blake Merriman and Miss Millicent Free. man, of Forfar, motored to the village on Sunday, and spent the day as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Sills: 1] | The Quarterly Board of the | board VILLAGE OF LANSDOWNE. Miss Boyd of Kingston, School Prin cipal, IIL Lansdowne, Nov. 14.--The funeral of Mrs. Mulvaugh, mother of Henry Mulvaugh, was held at Athens on Tuesday. The evening service of St. John's Anglican church is to be held at 7 o'clock instead of 7.30 during the winter months. Dr. Stevens, Kingston, was a recent visitor in the village. : Mrs, Tackaberry had the misfor- tune to get a wrist sprained on Sun- day by being thrown out of a rig. Miss Doley, New York, was a guest of Mrs. Shannon Saturday. Mrs. Shaw returned on Tuesday from a months' visit with friends in Roch- ester, N.Y., and other points. The donations asked for to send to Miss Nunn were liberally respond- ed to and the parcels were sent off on Tuesday to the hospital where she is engaged, Miss Sara Stunden, Gananoque, spent Saturday and Sunday with her aunts, Miss Mitchell and Mrs. Doug- lass, Miss Muriel Churchill and George Easton were quietly married at the Methodist parsonage. Mr. Easton has employment with tke C.N.R. and will Itve in Kingston, The funeral of the late Mra. Collin Landon of Wells Island, N.Y., took place on Tuesday last. A large num- ber of relatives were taken across the river-in Mr, Truesdell's launé - Miss. Boyd, prineipal of the schapl, was obliged to return to her home inj Kingston, on account of illness. Her placé will be occupied in the school by James McCormick, pro. tem. The marriage of Miss Annie Pa- tience; daughter of Mrs. Susan Pa- tience, Dulcemaine, to M. Hogan of Kingston, took place on Wednesday morning, Nov. 14th. Mrs. (Dr.) Campbell and Mrs. L. D. Johnston, spent. Monday in Kingston. Mr. George Potter, who spent the week- end with his family here, returned to Montreal on Tuesday. An interesting meeting was held in the Town Hall Tuesday evening in connection with thé Victory War y Loan. There were speakers from Brockville and Gananoque, besides Lansdowne. A musical programme | was contributed by Miss Gladys Mooney, Mrs. Winter, and Mrs, Fred Mitchell, Merrick and Hugh McKay, have purchased seventy-five acres of land from Charles Kape. ES -- TEA MEETING AT BLGINBURG Happenings at the Village the Past Week. Elginburg, Nov. 17.--A very suc- cessful tea-meeting was held here on Wednesday evening, One hundred and twenty-four dollars was taken in. Rev. Mr. Codling, Battersea, oc- cupied the chair. The programme was provided by talent from King: ston and Cataraqui. Mrs. H. Johnston ds visiting friends in Kingsion, Miss Marjorie Silver has returned after spending a 'week with her grandmother, Mrs, Pixley, Kingston. A wee baby girl has come to Thomas Allison's home and & boy to Charles Cunningham's. Mrs, Walker,- Yarker, is visiting at E. Stover's." Miss Hull purposes hav- ing a school concert on Friday night. Mrs. Earl Smith's many friends sympathize with her in the death of her mother, Mrs. Chrisley, Inverary, Mrs. Ewing visited her mother at Westport recently. The Young La- dies Patriotic Club and a few friends, surprised the president, Mrs. Joseph Hawkey on Friday evening. A very pleasant evening was spent, lunch was served and the president was voted w jolly hostess, Lorng Tolles is spending a few days with his cousin, Eujean Gra- ham. Mrs, Bedore, Kingston, spent the last week with Mrs, 8. Knight. Arthur Porter, Rochester, called on his parents here before going to To- ronto Aviation School. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett, Kingston, are visiting at Thomas Allison's, "No Fixing of Higher Price. Brockville, Nov. '17.--Secretary Wilson of the Cheese Board here has received word from the Minister of Agriculture, in reply to the 's request to fix the price of cheese at an advance of four cents] per pound, stating' that there is no hoje of the request being complied with. During i WOUNDED A THIRD TIME Pte. Walter Heap Receives Gunshot In His Chest. PTE. WALTER HBAP.. Mrs. Maria Heap, Cataraqui street, received word that her husband, Pte. Walter Heap, infantry was admitted to 1st Field Ambulance depot on Nov. 7th with a gunshot wound in the chest, Pte. Heap left with the 38th Battalion and this is the third time he has been Wounded, the other dates being in February and Septem- ber 1916. After convalescing in Eng- land for nine months, he was seat back to Francé in July last. Kingston Soldier Wounded. Word was received in the city of a Kingston goldier being wounded at the front, in the person of Matthew Bateson, a son of Matthew Bateson, who has been wounded in both arms. He is about eighteen years of age. -- G. R. WARBURTON WAS IN RAILROAD WRECK Train Hit Freight Cars Near Whitby On Sunday Morn- ing. "hey tried to Put me out of bus- iness," said G. R. Warburton, local Victory Loan organizer, to the Whig on Monday morning. - On enquiry it was found that Mr. Warburton was on the train bound for Toronto on Sunday morning which ran into a freight train that had jumped the tracks near Whitby, "It was 85.20 on Sunday morning when I felt the bump as our engine crashed into the freight, In a few minutes the conductor came in, and asked if any of us Were hurt, When he received the reply in.the negna- tive he felt very happy, and we went out to see what the trouble was. The engine had been smashed and the freight cars were piled up high on the tracks. We were transferred to another tarin and arrived in Toron- to several hours late. Only the fire- man was hurt as the engineer had time to jump," In Toronto Mr. Warburton at- tended a meeting of Victory. Loan workers, and was warmly congratu- lated on the organization and re- sults of the local Victory Loan can- vassens, who have Brought Frontenac district to the top of the list in the Eastern division. - . Quotations Furnished by Tongard, Ryerson & Co., 44 Clarence St., Howard 8. Folger, Manager, New York Stocks, Open---2.45 p.m. Am. Smelters .. 2% 72% Atchison .. . 84 84% B.&O, .. vo... 00 51% C- POR, 132% Brie ..'........ HM Marine .. ... ..: Marine pfd. .. N.-X..0... 'Reading an Southern Pac .. . Union Pac .. . . . "Alcohol .. 'Am. Loco .. Anaconda .. ... . Beth. Steel "b" . Crucible ..' ... nter. Nickel ennicott .. Mexican Pet Rep. Steel .. , U. 8. Steel .. . Utah .. ie Midvale 'When the boss is away the clerks get gay. BREEN a Atlantic Guif .. Am. Sugar ... F378 F518 in Ladies' | Ready-to-wearValuesforTuesday Dresses In colored poplins, - $15.00 for . . .. In colored y serges, 13185050 $16.50 for . . . . In taffeta, crepe $20 for . . In $11.50 regular . $11.50 $11.50 | In frieze and. In C * » ha - SES0, Sass sie and $18.00 to $25.00. er. . $1495 {In 5 11 SKIRTS -- In sport styles and plain styles, serges, tw $12.75 .. .. $13.75 aw THINGS FOR OUR READERS The Whig's Daily Comdémsation of the News of the World From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Ex- change. The Germans are carrying om & policy of bluff in the matter of food supplies, 3 In the Dominion the $100,000,000 mark has been passed in the Victory Loan campaign, Canadian Pacific Railway earnings for week ending Nov. 14th, 1917, $3,575,000, ihcrease $684,000. Grand Trunk earnings November Sth to 14th, 1917, $1,305,511; 1916, $1,283,901; increase, $21.610. Martial law has been declared in Petrograd. A telegram says Mos- cow is the scene of great disorder. A large force is approaching Pet- rograd and another force is ap- proaching Moscow. Their purpose is unknown. William Henry, manager of the Ontario Mutual Life Insurance Co. (now the Mutual Life of Canada) from 'its organization till 1897, died at his homie in Kitchener, in his eighty-fourth year. SEPP EEP RII IOP PPP PENe > % A BRITISH VICTORY * IN THE NORTH SEA » -- 4 (Canadian Press Despatch.) + London, Nov, 19.--The Ad- 4 miralty report says that in a #% battle in the North Sea on Sat- % turday morning one enemy light # cruiser was seen on fire. An- ++ other appeared damaged in her 4 machinery, and a mine sweeper % was sunk. *00 ede db bb bb bend | | ------ y May Adopt Selective Conscription. St. John's, Nfid.,, Nov, 19. --Se- lective conscription may be adopted in Newfoundland as in Canada in order to maintain the strength of the colony's overseas forces, in the opinion of Government officials here. The Colonial Government has been advised that the Newfoundland regi- ment, which 'has figured conspicu- ously in official statements, both at Gallipoli and on the western front, must soon be withdrawn nnless more men are forthcoming. Why She Sobbed. The man had been sentenced quite deservedly t6 three years' penal servi- tude, In her poor little home that night his wife sat alone, sobbing so bitterly that at last a kindly neighbor ventured to go in, . # * Knowing that the erring man had not only often beaten his wife, but sponged considerably on her small earnings as a charwonfan, the neigh- bor was at a loss to understand the tears, "Don't take on so," she pleaded, gently stroking the weeper's tousled |! hair. "Three years seems a long time, but probably your husband will come back before then. _ Prisopers &ah reduce their sentences, you know, by good behavior." Pausing a moment to swallow her sobs, the weeping wife replied, "That's just it. An'-my-'ushand can be a perfect hangel when he likes." o Canadian Casualties, Wounded--W. R. Meaher, Smith's Falls; R. F. Fitchett, Belleville; Lieut, V. Eastwood, Lieut. W. H. Hall, Pe terboro; W. J. ONeill, Omemee; W G. Matico, Plum Hollow; R. O. KR laub, Magnetawan; A. M. Parks, Lindsay; W. P. Hogan, Belleville; F. Jamieson, W. C. Joyce, Port Hope; J. M. Mortan, Ameliasburg; E. G. Mur- dock, South Mountain; E. Barrett, Chesterville; F. S. Devine, Carleton Place; ¥ E. Eastwood, Gananoque; LL .W, Todd, Cardinal; H. Davidson, Beechburg; J. L. Perry, Franktown. I1--M. J. Brennan, Pembroke; W. K. Gilbert, Delta. ach Gassed--Lieut. G. N. Phillips, Corn- wall. Frank Maguire in England. Frank Maguire, a brother of Fred- erick Maguire, 13 Raglin Road, for- merly a Chicago electrician, is now with the Canadian Signal Corps at Shornecliffe Camp, and expects to be in France in a short time. Mr, Ma- guire enlisted with the American Le- gion soon after the war began, and was later transferred to the 133rd Battalion in Hamilton. He is thirty- one years of age and a native of 80 PER CENT. PROFIT WAS MADE ON BACON By the' Davies Company--Re- port of the Commission Ap= pointed to Investigate. Ottawa, Nov. 19.--That the pro- fits made by the William Davies Company, Limited; and Matthews- Blackwell, Limited, more particular- ly the former, were exceptionally high during the war period and yielded "an extraordinary return up. on the capital invested" is the most important statement made in the re- port of the commission appointed to investigate further the businesses of these two companies. The commission, which consisted of G. F. Henderson, K.C., chairman, and Messrs. A. B. Brodie and G. F. Clarkson, has made a unanimous re- port to Hon. T. W. Crothers, Mini. ster of Labor. ImcMentally it is pointed out that owing to the action taken by the Government receitly, it will be impossible in the future for packing companies to make ex- cessive profits." Under the terms of the order-in-council packers in fut. ure ean make by way of profit a maximum of 11 per cent. only. They oan retain 7 per cent. clear and one- halt of their earnings on the money invested between 7 and 15 per cent. Above 15 per cent. all profits are confiscated. : . Profits made, according to report of the commission, high as eighty per cent. on the money invested.. This profit was made by the William Davies Com. pany during the year 1916. the ran as Killed in Palestine. London, Nov. 19.--The Evening Standard reponts that Hon. Neil Primsose, M.P,, youngest son of the Earl of Rosebery, has been killed in Palestine. He was a lieutenant in the Buckseye Yeomanry. In the pre- sent Government he had been Par- tiamentary Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, and Parliamentary Mil- itary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions. He was born in 1892. Sir William Meredith Appointed, Ottawa, Nov. 19.--It is understood that a meeting of the Cabinet Coun- ¢il held on Saturday, Sir William Meredith, Chief Justice of Ontario, was formally appointed as the Gov- ernment representative on the board ef arbitration which will fix the value f the 600,000 shares of C.N.R. stock S---- SEPP "ee THE TURKS SURRENDER a PALESTINE TO BRITISH. ¢ = * Rome, Nov. 19.--The belief ¢ is strongly held at the Vatican + that the Crescent no longer flies 4 over the Holy Land. The Pope ¢ is eagerly awaiting confirma- ¢ tion of news to that gffect which + has been received. He considers ¢ + the recovery of the Holy Land # 4 one of the greatest trumphs of ¢ + Christianity, * * + FERRER RRR RRR RARER TORONTO STAR GIVES LAURIER 89 SEATS Says the Best He Can Hope For Is About One Hundred. -- Toronto, * Nov. 19.--The Star (Liberal Unionist) reviews the prospects for straight Laurier candi- dates in Ontario as follows: "Out of Ontario's 82 constituen- cles there are only 41, exactly half, in which candidates who can definite ly be described as Laurier men are running, In many of the others there will be lest minute nomina- tions but nothing could better ilusl- trate the hopelessness of Sir Wil frid's cause than the situation thus outlined. He is sure of only three seats in the province and if he gets ten altogeher he will be doing well. "With a dozen more from the west, a Gozen from the Maritime provinces and perhaps 55 from Que- bec he would only have 89 members in a house of 235 and Sir Robert Borden's majority would stand at "Probably this is underestimating Sir Wilfrid's strength but the very best he can hope to do is a hua- dred seats and that leaves a Union- ist majority of 35. It will run any- where from 45 to 50. "Overmuch attention has been paid lately to the Ontario seats where the Unionists are quarreling among themselves. The generally satiéfaoc- tory situation and- the certainty of a big soldier vote for Union candidates overshadows the bickerings in a few counties." | I 4 ted b ebb re Rev. Gilbert Wilton, Ph.D., of High Park Presbyterian Church, To- ronto, has under consideration two to be taken by the Government, Eyesight WE ARE EYESIGHT SPECIAL 182 Princess Street, RECT GLASSES. calls from important United States churches, ® ® IS YOUR GREATEST POSSESSION. TAKE CARE OF IT. ISTS AND MAKERS OF COR- R. J. 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