¥ PAGE FOUR 'THE BRITISH WHIG 86TH YEAR. A -------- NY - wn SE ty snd Semi: Weeki by H WHIG PUBLISHING w LIMITED. .. President esse... Editor and Managing-Director. Pu ) of Telephones: siness 1 Baitorial Roo Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dadly Edition) year, deltvered in city ....... year, If paid in advance ..... year by mail to rural offic year, to Un Semi- 0 | shot and three months pro rata. MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 123 St, Peter Bt. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE F.C. Hoy .... 1005 Traders Bank Bldg. rwrmen STATRS REPRESENTATIVE: PF.R Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave. New York ¥.R Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg., Chicago Letters to the Editor are published gniy over the actual name of the writer. Y Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. The elreulation of THR BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the = ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. The presence of one more hour of daylight"wiNaid the cause of greater production. i Germany has taken a ninety year lease of the Rumanian eil fields. The party of the first part is likely to be evicted any day. : Returned soldiers are unanimous in demanding that the alien neutral and the alien enemy should do their} full duty or return to their native land. And ouF boys are quite right. 'A neutral report places German: losses in the present battle at 526,~ 000. That is a fearful price to pay for the occupation of a few square miles of devastated territory. er The long-range bombardment of 'Paris has been renewed, the Ger- mans having been encouraged by the fact that they destroyed a church and killed some' seventy-five wor- shippers the first time. Montreal had hoped that on Mon- day a step in the direction of better city government would be taken, but on the contrary Mayor Martin was elected by over 7,000 majority. The city's desperate "financial position will not be improved during his regime. "To do the work of true patriot- ism." says Dean Pakenham, of To- ronto, "allied democratic peoples must place greater stress upon the duties of citizenship and less upon the privileges of citizenship. True patriotism consists in a sane and non-aggressive pride of race. This the schools must help to give." » -- "Exports fromthe port of Kingstan "for the first three 'months of this year veached the grand total of $1,- 140,600.92, as compared "with $603,303.28 last year. One doesn't any longer hear Kingston referred to a8 a slow old town. On the con- trary, it is a pretty lively burgh. The Whig has received many com- pliments upon the large automobile -section it published lasts Saturday. "On the same date a newspaper in a city twice the size of Kingston Issued a sifilar edition, but not nearly as complete as the Whig"s. The enter- prise of looal dealefs and agents, which makes possible sucli records, is most commendable. , : It is to be hoped that G. IH. 'Bovin, M.P., deputy speaker of the House of Commons, interpreted the correct attitude of the people of his pro- vince when, durigg an address at To- ronto on (Monday fight. he said: "Our province as a whole deeply de- plores the conduct of those who set law at defiance. . . . 1 appeal to our English-speaking fellow-Can- adians in Ontario to remember that a mob of irresponsible young men representing one sectioh of one city does not ropresefit the sentiment of - Quebec province." : x th rr THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS | With Paris admitting that it is be- © ing shelled by German _ guris at a range of over seventy miles, scepti- elsm in this country can easily be overdone. The Paris newspapers cheerfully discuss this latest mani- festation of Teutonic fngepuity, most of them remarking upon ifs, expen siveness and futility and one of them cooly dismissing it as a French in- ' up to this cause. vation. discarded by the French be: real' military valge r-to-be-dismayed! mile bombard- cement of which the great surprises of the stirred the French nation' tias other Allied circles which find it hard to believe. Weapon though the seventy-mile may he, half a dozen of its type pumping shells in- to Paris at two-minute intervals sug- | of destruction ecaleul- the imagination of i F feanse i { Paris as proved one o war, has less 'than it only of terr gest a carnd ated to even a German sSuch a piece of ordnance is bound to be recognized as gne of the most astounding products of the war. It would be foolish to belittle it until it made clear how far the Germans are prepared to maké practical use of it, A range of seventy odd miles! And we told that at the battle of Waterloo the opposing armies, at first only 1,200 yards apart, ap- proached to within 200 or 300 yards "without suffering serious loss from either musketry or gun fire." Half satisfy are of 1,000 yards at sea was looked upon as the limit ok distance at which 30 segage an enemy ship. When harles VIII. invaded [Italy , a French. authority relates, the guns were so unwieldy and the firing 50 slow that "the damage caused by oné could be repaired the next could he fired." * Impracticable, the seventy-mile gun? Who'll guarantee its imprac- ticability? before OUR RETAIL MERCHANTS. At the last ,monthly. meeting of the Kingston Retail Merchants' As-' sociation, held on Tuesday evening last, it, was reported that fifty-eight new members had been enrolled, thereby bringing the membership up to 101. In view of the fact that this organization is only a few weeks old® such rapid growth is something to be proud of. 'It shows that Kingston merchants are a live and progressive bunch, and that when they go 'over the top" they mean to attain their objective. A strong, healthy and vigorous association, such as they are building up, poss- esses the capacity of rendering real and effective service to the mercan- tile trade, as well as being of great benefit to the city as a whole. The association is active along many lines. Its members have pledged their support to the Kings- ton Industrial [Exhibition.. They realize the good work that Manager Bushell has done, and heartily en- dorse his plans-to make this fair one of the best in Ontario. 'As a result of their co-operation the City. Coun- cil may be induced tb expend some the ings'in a decent state of repair. For the past few years they have been an admitted disgrace to Kingston. The Retail Merchants have also pledged themselves to assist in the campaign for greater production. A portion of their advertising spade in the daily newspapers has been given They have also agreed to utilize their show windows for displays calculated to encourage all ,classes of citizens to produce more food this year. Last year many Kingston merchants devoted every spare moment to the cultiva- tion of vacant lots, and the Whig can bear testimony to the fact that President Rodgers and many of his fellows accomplished spléndid re- sults along this line. Their pro gramme for this year is still more ambitious. The association is also interesting itself in the fuel probleni. Prompted, no doubt, by the experiences of the past winter, it is anxious to know what provision is being made to en- sure -an adequate supply of coal for next winter. A strong eommittee has been appointed to confer with the fuel commissioner on this im- portant subject. These are only a few items in the diversified programme of the Re- tail Merchants. They are display- ing a laudable ambition to grapple with fhe serious problems of the day in a.business-like manner. Their experience, their time and their money are being cheerfully devoted to the caus of the public weal; such patriotic endeavors are deserving Jf every success. RINGSTON'S CIVIC UTILITIES The delay in placing before the City Council the Civig Utilities Com- mission report gor 1917, and rumors Of the cause thereof, affbrded an op- portunity for chronic eritics and ever busy faunitfinders to wield the ham- mer. it was not & part of their pro gramme to wait antil" all the Tacis werv made public. ; Commission government is on trial In the court of publip opinion, and weak and unconvincing, The mem- bers of the commission are axperi- the welfure of the city and the promo- tion of its interests. They are the choseii representatives of the peo- ple, and in close and intimate touch with all the intricate problems effect- large property holders themselves, 'may be safely trusted to conserve and progect the interests of the city. The fact that they have asked for legislation to gnable them to raise by a-century after Nelson's time a range | money to put the fair grounds build- { LL 4 nounce this world a clinker and life as slick as grease. 80 far thé arguments against it are] enced business men, having at heart] ing the public utilities, and, being| "THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, ABRIL 4, 1918. T 1 sake of the future profits he That, in brief, is sition of the Civie Utilities to-| way of loans sufficient funds to unin | for the terruptedly and expeditiously is--sure to realize. on their legitimate business has been | th p made the t day. : {the Commission was secking the pow-| The power sought by the Com- | er to mortgage the physical assets of lmission to raise money on the secur. the plant--a power swhich rests solel y of its must at least in the City Council. Buch a statement [stand in abeyance until the next ses of the Legislature. There re- mission 'asks only for power to boi therefore, plenty of time to! row money fdr necessary and unfore In the mean- seen expenditure, and for the security | time attention has been called to one} of which it proposes to pledge only object which the Commission has in of 'the| view, and which has been the cause T nublic comment. Other matters relating to Commission. government will be reviewed in future articles, | PBC ommON A Point go Remember. (Torunto News) The 'Allied cause is that of just- fee; mercy and humanity, and it will prevail. It will prevail despite the blasphemous telegrams and har- angues-in which the Kaiser links his fcrtunes with the purposes of the Diety." carry excuse for declarin revenusgs is far removed from fart, The Com-|sion Hams, {discuss the subject. the forthcoming revenues plant. Fas T position, with which every merchant and business man is familiar. Supposing, of example, that the Portsmouth Penitentiary should ask the Utilities' Commission to supply" 200 h p. As a matter of | business the Department Justice | would want to know at once what the! cost would be and just when the Commission could start the work of Installing the service. The accept- ance of this order would necessitate the expenditure of, perhaps, several thousand dollars in plant and equip- ment: At the present time the Com- mission has no power to accept a con- | TESS pYOe by way of Quite Cheerfully. (Ottawa Journai-Press) : One doubts if the Federal income til it has explained all the details to | tax will ever top now---and why Council and obtained its consent, | should it? And the municipalities Ris means valuable time lost, anq | 09d Possibly thé provinces are going hava i | to develop public gold-mines along perhaps the a8 the same line. The crowd has the well, | most cotes, and the smallest in- It is in the interests of the Com-| tomes, and is going to operate cheer- tani Hv aac » mission that fully accordingly. every tract involving sueh expenditure un-| losing of the order and means in the in- eitizen--that = the service of the plant should be extend- | ed whenever and | The Commission terests 0 Winning the War, (Buffalo News) If we don't win this war, nothing | else matters. That thought should be written {across the sky in letters of fire, so that we might never .lose sight of them. And this war will be won by us only as we realize that it is a per- sonal matter, and that unless -we give to the task the last iota of our energy and power we are slackers. wherever possible is obligated to pay s0 much for Hydro service, whether It is the duty of the Commission to mar- ket all its available power. expenditure, this object in legiti- mate, The "peak load" determines | the cost of to the| city. But there are times in the day | when the requirements fall far below the peak it uses all this service or not, Capital therefore, having view, is sound and The Only Recourse. (London Free 8s) The thing 'that matters most is that our armies are killing Ger- | mans. Again and again it has been repeated that this is the only re- course of the Allies--to kill Ger- mans. [There must be inflicted up- on the enemy such a destruction of human life as will appall' the Ger- man people 'and mltimately ' cause } them to turn from the teachings of Bernhardt. 2 Peace Terms. (Philadelphia Record) Chancellor Hertling says: '"There is. nothing disgraceful in the peace terms Gérmany has imposed upon Russid." Perhaps not----at least, where all ethical standards seem to have been removed. But how the terms of the peace can escape the | ethiepl shabbiness of, even the | thought of a peace with Germany, in the 'Russian' mind, is the question which lies back of any inquiry as to the honorable, or dishonorable cha- racter of thdse terms. electric service Any additional power that | can be sold during this period brings | a handsome profit. Such revenue is all "to the good," and the Commis: sion is quite justified in seeking to market every bit of the power at its disposat, To supply power to the various in« dustries requesting it involves a con- siderable ouffay, and electrical equip- ment to-day has advanced markedly in. price. This accounts in great measure for the Commission's inability to profits. Evary busine 'man knows that he cannot use his revenues to enlarge and ex- tend his plant and at the same time show profits, But if he is a capable and far-sighted business maw, he will gladly incur such expenditure fact show TTT -------- | FINE CLOTHES FOR ~ MEN AND BOYS Dignity Due Style : Our Society Brand Clothes will solve your clothes problem. They lead to exclusiveness. They are stylish, yet conservative, and we have a model to satisfy the tastes of men of every age and proportion. ASK TO SEE ASK TO SEE OUR ASK TO SEE OUR OUR YOUNG MEN"S YOUNG MEN'S STOUT MEN'S BELTER SUITS SUITS--The Banker ~ SUITS The Derby The Broker $22.50. 4 $20.00 $27.50 Youth's First Long Pant Suits .. .. $12.50, $15.00, $16.50 Bibbys - Style Headquarters Belter Style. Sizes 33 to 39. .. . We have just received a camplete line of MceClary's GAS RANGES No better finished Ranges on the market, either American or Canadian, and are as good as they look. Sold Only By BUNT?'S Phone 388 Hardware Staftord's Annihilator For Removing Ink Ahaha A ry yyy King St. From paper, wood, white or colored materials, et A A tt A A NAA Rippling Rhymes WORRIED FARMERS dhe farmers were complaining, the weather was} 80'dry; and then it started raining from out a leaky | sky; the rain came down in billows, mixed up with | snow and hail; and by the weeping willows the farm-! ers raised a wail. "The farmers are allowing the] ground is now 'so wet, they £annot do their plowing' which is their one best bet. They're beefing and they're roaring, they cannot sow their beans, they have to do their choring in-boats and submarines. I've' never known a granger who wasn't feeling sick, who was to griel a stranger, who didn't file a kick. The! banker and the baker are smiling, cheerful men, and! e'en the uadgrtaker will gambol now and then. The! butcher. and the grocer will raise a glad hooray, when | spring is drawing closer, and like the lambkins play. The sexton and the pastor find life is full of plums,! .and they'll forget disaster until disaster comes. -The lawyer and the tinker, the justice of the peace, pro- But always and for-; ever the farmer's face is grim; the gods all make endeavor to put a crimp in him, A song of woe, untiring, is.coming from his throat; the planets arg conspiring to-gather in his goat. To him there's nothing charming be-| neath the sullen sky--and if you've followed farming, you'll know the rea-! ig --WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN By GENE BYRNES 25¢ Box. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE Phono 843 Save Your + Coal THE SOWARDS Celery! THOMPSON'S COAL CO. GROCERY 185 Princess St. auth diedhtdh dh oh A AA A ARATE A es 204 Princess Street. Phone 387. Phone 155. ET ESA CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, por tin . Corn, per tin "ah ewes Standard Peas, per fin... Karly June Peas, per tin Wax Beans, per tin Green Beans, per tin ,.. 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