ht THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918. THE BRITISH WHIG! g 85TH YEAR. Published Daily and Sem!-Weekly by THE BRITIS WHIG PUBLISHING ©€0., LIMITED. : a. Blott ... ., President A. Guild ........ Editor and Managing-Director. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dafly Edition) mi One year, by ie One year, if not pald in advance Ome year, to United States ...... dix and three months pro rata. MONTREAL/REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 123 St. Peter St, TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE F.C. Hoy .... 1005 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R.Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Letters to the Editor are" published only over the actual name of the w er, Attached Is one of the best job pHinting offices In Canada The elreulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the . AB Audit Burean of Cirenlations ---- By the time we learn what Japan intends to do in Siberia she will have most of it done. Edison says that four hours' sleep | is enough for any man. to he the av That seems | age baby's idea, too. "The North Sea is commanded by the German navy,' says the Frank- furter Zeitung. Absent treatment, as it were. Infantile paralysis has almost dis- appeared {rom Ontario; only four cases and two deaths having oecur- red during the [past year Why discourage the Japanese and the Chinese from getting into this war if they are that way inclined? The more, the merrier. And "the sooner it's over the sooner to sleep." Foreigners are making a good Hv- ing in this country and they should be willing to fight for the country. If they are not, then they should be sent back to the land they came from. } The campaign to secure city and town boys for work on the farms promises to be even a greater sue- cess in 1918 than it was last year, In Ontario alone some 15,000 boys are available, We are passing through days when great events are taking place rapidly in the world and mighty changes are being effected with al- most no blare of trumpets. Who so bold as to prophesy what the out- come may be? There were 8 people who took up dand dn Northern Ontario last year, as compared with 641 the yea» before. This is encouraging, con- sidering the retarding influences of the war and the absence of emigra- tion from Europe. na ( Hydro .water-power development WOrk' 48 "to be [prosecuted with vigor this year. This is evidenced by the amount of something over $9,000,- 000 which appears "in the Ontario egtimates. In view of the fuel situa- tion, it is an emergency necessity and a good investment . By a recent act it is estimated that 6,000,000 women voters in Great Britain will henceforth help to sway the destinies of the British Empire. What that may mean can- not be clearly foretold. It may Possibly result in a social revolution of the first magnitude, . . The ewperience w©f this country during the past three or four months "because of the lack of coal must set every nian thinking, even though he be the most ordinary layman; on the necessifix of developing our water- Powers 8o ms to 'make ourselves in- dependent of coal as far as possible. ----------n Now that Ontario is soon 'to be: come "Hone-diy" the license com- mission and its many inspectors should be abolished. On the con trary we read that the provincial legislature 'has asked for an appro- priation of $205,000 for its license department. This is an example of wasteful and ridiculous excess. te a tC FE The annual report of he &¢ Thomas Hydro-Bleotrie Commission shows al total revenue for 1917 of | 398.393. Of this amount $22.620 | comparative scarcity' of corn, | meals, 'was der'ved from residence lighting, $14,843 fron ymmercial lighting, $14,633 from street lighting, and sales of power, merchandise, £5.000 tonians are the batance f charging atteries ete A was xlously rplus of { K over nel realized an- waiting to learn. what the local Con m's surplus may be We eeling publica dustry necessary secution of war gratifying 10 ment to that effe draft board.-- Standard. Tt casioned by the exemption of a news- paper réporter. In Canada they take a different viewsof the matter. With over six acres al ready prepared seeding, Sas- katchewan expects to seed down two million acres more than in 1917, providing the spring season is rea- sonably favorable If the other prairie provinces do well, the Canadian west may year pro- duce a crop that will strengthen the Dominion's economic position, and at the same time be of great value to the Allies in ensuring them an ade- quate supply of food. the in- o the effective pro-~ that is an ad a newspapers None the less it ie an official state- t from the district N.Y., Post- remarks 'were oc- have Syracuse, ese million for as nis CONDITIONS ON THE FARM. Agricultural conditions in Ontario are in a fairly satisfactory statd, and the outlook encouraging The provincial Department of Agriculture reports that live stock generally are in good condition. 'While there comiplaints of dairymen some of their animals the scarcity and high cost of there are several mileh from is are rid to getting of ov feeds, instances of realizing $195, gri cows ang $120 prices ing t1 to Owing to the ete, there is an on the part of some swine owners to market .thelr animals rather on the lean side. For this reason also there is a danger of tho slowing up in some hog campaign quarters, pofts concerning this enterprise i show a strong determination on the | part of Ontario farmers to see the matter through to a successful. issue. In Northern Ontario a splendid spirit is being manifested in this regard. Kenora reports: 'Have raised $1,100 by carload of to be distri- buted to farmers and others"; while in Porth Arthur, Gananoque and other towns municipal piggeries are being established. ©Oats have been disposed of more freely than any of the other cereals at prices running from 83c¢ to '$1.10 a bushel, Hay is seljing at from $10 to $12 in the barn, and at $13 to $17 on the track or in town markets. A considerabla quantity of surplus hay is still in the barn or in stacks. Straw brings $5 a ton in the stack, and is retailed at $7. Though the farmer is obliged to pay more for 'his raw material, he is receiving very remunerative prices for all he has to sell. - LACKING IN LEADERSHIP, At a time when great, outstanding leaders are urgently required to direct the forces of democracy, there is a singular dearth of them. Why is the world so barren of leaders of conceded eminence in this most critical hour in human 'history? Un- less we rank President Wilsen amd Premier Lloyd-George as towering figures of the highest type, where on earth to-day are to be found in con- trol of national destinies great men who by common consent are the peers of the epoch-making leaders and statesmen of the past? In dis- cussing this subject the 'Rochester Post Express points out that the out- break of the war found everywhere in Europe mediocrities gn thrones. Nor was it different in the democra- ces. According to Ralph Adams Cram, who has given consideration to the matter, the world was so rie: iy Teadership in 1880 that sixty men can be named who were then accept- ed, and would be now, as great cap- tains and léadeérs of mien. Mr. Cram contends that the tendency of de- mocracy is to enthrone its medioeri- ties. Others suggest that the strong men and natural leaders of the peoples have turned from public af- fairs to seek material ends. The question affords food for thought. If; as Mr. Cram believes, democracies do not produce great leaders when a orisis arises, then democracy may bring inevitable ruin in its train. To make democracy safe for the world, to invert President Wilson's well- known phrase, may be a problem we 'will soon have to solve, brood sows NO WAR-WEARINESS WANTED. War-weariness had much to do with the collapse of Russia, It is a condition of mind superinduced by the strain of 4 long and terrible struggle, = There is. a danger of its spreading to other Allied nations, and, of course, German propaganda is ever busy fostering the insidious evil. It is now known:that the the atre and vaudeville stage is being used for such'a purpose. Songs la- menting the long absence of the:sol- dier boys and expressing the hope that they Will soon return ténd to provoke a spirit of unrest and a de- sire'that the war may soon be over. The Canadian authorities are 'cogniz- 3 ant of this movement, and are taking steps to counteract it. The Dominion Government, der, not only in to provide against a pos~ to bring home to our people the serl- ousness of the situation and the ne- ity of putting forth our utmost effort, has inaugurated a war publi- At a meeting in the ce city propaganda Board evening formed WOrK, on Monday was of Trade rooms organization on important outlined "in the Wikig's news columns. The making of a premature peace with Germany would be one of the worst disasters local to carry this ali ady as de | peas, | inclination | al- | though the general nature of the re- | public subscription to finance a| that could befall the world to-day, in- {asmueh as it would afford the Hun {a breathing spell to recuperate and { plan another war more terrible and perhaps more disastrous to the Allie this The military ardor of world's democracies must be kept a. the determination to fight on till the Hun is beaten to his knees must never relax. Our forefathers never compromis ed with an insolent foe, They fought it to a finish, no matter how cruel and costly the price they had to | pay. That was the spirit that made { Britain Listen to the unfal- | tering determination expressed some | six score years agy bly William Pitt, England's prime than one, the out great, one of greatest | ministers I see no i | o ment of | | y at this mo- concluding such a peace justify that liberal the essence of real {amity; no chance of terminating the as would inter- course which is expense or anxieties of war, or of re- {storing to us any of the advantages {of established tranquility. As a lover { of peace, 1 will not sacrifice it by grasping at the shadow, when the reality is not substantially within my Why, o Iirefuse peace? Because it is deceptive, because it is { réach then, d perilous, because it cannot exist." There wisdom racked the declares "Show spoke high courage and fine Premier | Lloyd-George, war with responsibility, rises to same splendid height, when he me any way by whieh we can make peace without betraying the great and sacred {trust for which we lentered the war. 1 will listen gladly, thank God for the of that, mere peace talk is undermining the fibre and morale : gratefully, and {light given me, Sh of the nation." the world must not weaken; Though weary, it Pitt did not Lloyd George will not weaken, The peoples in the Allied countries may be war weaken. should stand resolutely shoulder to shoulder until "the mili- tary domination of Prussia is wholly and finally destroyed." Canada has her part to play in this great war drama. 'That her spirit may be sus- tained and strengthened, that no dan- A NA A at sens atin, or-| sible war-weariness here, but also] | gerous propaganda may lessen hier | military activity, but that she may encouraged this war [through to the end, is the laudable objeet which the ation eeks 10 serve, be to s¢ © LEAVE OF ABSENCE BOARD AND HOWARD PRICE FOLGER. Public confidence the military administration Di No 3 ceived quite a shoek yesterday when it was announced P. Folger thad granted exemption until June 1st for the purpose of pursuing {his medical studies, The record {shows such a deliberate evasion of the Act that some public explanation must be given, if the public is not to {believe that the Leave of Absence | Board was constituted for the pur- !pose of aiding and abetting slackers. The Military Service Act came into force on the 29th of August, 1917. This young man at once claimed ex- 'emption on the ground that he was an American citizen, although both he and his father before him were born in the city of Kingston, where they had always resided. The Ex- emption Tribunal and later the Ap- peal Tribunal disallowed the claim, and a further appeal was taken to the Central Tribunal at Ottawa, of re- strict that H heen which appeal was afterwards aban-} doned. By reason of these appeals Mr. Folger was enabled to postone joining the colors for many months In the meantime for the purpose of evading military service he entered the Medical College, registering as a second improperly year student, When he found that he could no lon. ger evade signing up in the battalion by: his im the Medical taining leave of absence from the officer command- ing the battalion. the facts were leave of he did so, and by proper reason registration College succeeded in ol at Later when made known his absence was cancelled, Yesterday the Leave of Absence Board granted him leave of absence until the first of June. We must con- fess that we are unable to conjecture! of the| the for the board, especially as the case had al- ready occupied reason action a large place in public mind New Bankruptcy Law Needed. (Toronto News) As soon as the Union Government can spare the time it should draw up an improved bankruptey act for the; Dominion. It has a majority from both the old parties which will enable it to pass legislation removing ex'st- ing weakenesses in practices and virtual defalcations by uhserupulous | merchants, | Fourteen commissioned officers in , the British and Canadian army arriv- ed Tuesday at an Atlantic port aboard one of , the largest vessels in the Trans-Atlantic service. them are wounded. ~ that are wonderfully A number of | SEE BIBBYS FANCY P.K. SHIRTS .. SEE BIBBYS RUSSIAN CALF SHOES, DARK TANS .. . $8.00 attractive. Style Headquarters for Men and Boys Society Brand Clothes Always represent the highest standards of quality, style and tailor- | ing maintained by the world's foremost clothes makers. rivals of suits and overcoats illustrate the latest style and patterns Young Men's Suits $12.50 up See Bibbys $25.00 Belmont Suits---Real Beauties aw ae vane 32.00 | --_-- I Recent ar- ar. 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Old Winter's slipped his unpolished weather will soon be gone Now bring from dusty garrets the seed of beans and carrots and squash and things like those; mower, the drill and patent sower, and end hoes. Now pawn your winter a raiment; the coin you get in payment invest in lines and poles; far from the strife and jangle you soon may sit and let rolls. "Hitch up old trusty Dobbin,' up your wasteful lawn; raise corn instead of grasses, and when the sum- mer passes you may wax fat thereon!" angle where some bright stream- ' pipes forth the early robin, "plow --+WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN $3 IF r : x Small PUR, Small Samal] Price, Bat Geert In Every Other ~ a coodiiion which As Age Advances the Liver Requires occasional slight stimulation. LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION. Genuine bears signature Color' 285 or Pale Faces usually indicate the absence of Iron in the blood, CARTER'S LITTLE Cool Carter's Iron Pills will be greatly helped by MORE RETURNED SOLDIERS ARRIVED BY C.1 TUESDAY AT 6 O'CLOCK ENING. Crowd Waited Three Hours at the Station ---- Confusion With Regard fo the Trains, With continued confusion in re- gard to information about the arrival of returning soldiers, hundreds of citizens stood around the local C. P. R, station from 3 p.m. Tuesday until exactly 6 o'clock. During that time officers were absolutely unable to find out the time of the arrival and as a ro 't the relatives and friends of the .. 'urning heroes were sub- jected to a three-hour wait, The R.C.H.A. band was present up to five minutes befor 8 the train arriv- ed, but it then disappeared. The Continues Arrival of the "official" statements of the arriv- al of trains could not be depénded on and when one considers that through this same lack of system the band was at the C.P.R. station before § a.m. the bandsmen can hardly be blamed if they left the station after another three hours of wait, Finally the train pulled in and the soldiers to the mumber of 125 disen- trained. They lined on the station platform and were given sandwiches and coffee by the Ladies' Aid of the Army and Navy Veterans. Acting on behalf of the mayor, Ald. H. W. New- nan gave -a speech extending a wel- come to the returning mer, who were then marched to the Old Collegiate building to be issued with passes and transportation to their homes. 7 Sergt. O. ¥. Hansen, Yarker, who it will be pemembered drove a mo- tor stage from Yarker to the city, was in the party. He went overseas with the 32nd Battery from Kingston, The third party of returned sol- diers to arrive in the city came at 11:46 p.m. following an announce ment that they would coms at eight o'clock. As before, there was a large crowd at the station of relatives and friends, who waited for almost three hours before the train 10 arrive. The men were treate} a% were those who arrived before and allowed 'to pro- ceed 10 their various homes on the first train. "Dry" Policy Killed Till 1919! Albdny, N.Y., March 26.--The As sembly voted yesterday afternoon to put over imdefinitely all further con- sideration of the MeNab referesdum prohibition bil. This has the effect of killing 'Yve prohibition lezisia- tion in the Assembly for the rest of the year and puts the question up bandsmen evidently concluded that! io: Insomnia Cured Without Drugs v Internal Bathing Relieves the Cause. book ¥y my before as a God-sen The "J. 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You can get this at any Farug store, and a- few ounces will 4 last the whole family for months, Simply moisten the hair with wa- ter and rub it in, about 4 teaspoonful is ail that is required, It makes an. abundanée 'or rich, creamy lather, cléanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh-leoking, bright, fully, wavy and easy to han. dle. Besides, it loogens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dand- lo the Legislature of 1919. rufl. 3 b , p ; b b b p b > b p mises sis. i a. an rat I er---- Stafford's Annihilator : For Removing Ink rn Ahaha From paper, or colored wood, white materials, on 25¢ Box. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 183 Princess St. dure dh Phone 343 dual tha CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, per tin ... Corn, per tin . x Standard Peas, per tin Early June Peas, per tin Wax Beans, per tin... Green Deans, per tin ... Lima Beans, per tin Spinach, per tin .., Succotush, per tin ,.. | , Asparagus, per tin « 20¢ 200 17e 20¢ vs R0¢ «os 200 . 2Be 25¢ 200 rs ses BOE Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 900. yy yy yy yyy Wi WATCH YOUR: FURNACE. ECONOMIZE IN COAL DO NOT WASTE CRAWFORD Foot of Queen St Phone 9. hahahaha dh ddd