roa PAGE FOUR * THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1918. AN AIR SERVICE. shown themselves of flying. A men. inthe Canadians, Em THE BRITISH WHIG! S5TH YEAR. ! i art the ps are andy the proposal has been put for- a Canadian Flying Corps nized as a distinct unit divisions in the | ward that should be orga and attacked, to gur field. At jada would then have the la permanent air service In this connection it Is interesting Ito note that the Aero Club of Canada i has petitioned Dominion govern- to the Bri- two squad- would be a show our nucleus of the I ment to present tish ron gracious act apprecidtion of the immense expendi- ture which Great Britain' has made in A || J . government is | | it I " I FS PR a aeroplanes. = would and this country in the cause of military aviation, A conference has been ar- ranged at Ottawa for Tuesday after- noon ) Hon. N. W. Rowell, l. G. Elott ... ..... ... ., President chairman of the war committee, and Ac Guiig .. Snagnaitor ang a the Aero Telephones: ----2=<Club ' who support their «« 343 | proposition. . 32% endorse. the proposal; airplanes are| urgently required at the front, and we Dally aad Semi-Weekly by BRITIS WHIG PUBLISHING ©€0,, LIMITED, between deputation representing those | The government should] and SUBSCRIPTION RATES £ ly Edition) year, delivered in city ....... year, if paid in advance * year by mail to rural officeg year, to United States .... (Bemi-W, One year, b 1, eash One year, if not' paid in One year, to United Stat dix and three months MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen 23 St. Pete TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE: F.C. Hoy .... 1005 Traders Bank Bldg. UNI D 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 must make a start some day to build | fis up a purely Canadian air service.| 2.50 2.60 | Both of these requirements can bel EB met by adopting the plan now urged] by the Aero Club i PEAK LOAD AND THE TERWORKS -#UMPS, It is right that the public should the that moved Commission to stall THE WA- understand reasons the Utilities the new electric pumps for the water- works department, Their reason was that by so doing .the cost of operation of "the pumps would be reduced to a minimam, instead of spending thou- sands of dollars for operating the pumps by steam. These pumps will now be operated by the Hydro-Elec- tric current practically without cost to the commission, This may appear to be a remark- able statément, but if it {s examined it will be found to be true. At the present time the city is paying' for and must pay for a load of 900 h.p. The amount of the load is determined] by the highest 20 minutes peak in the course of 24 hours. The cost is based on the highest 2 minutes the 24 hours in which the city uses the 900 h.p. Therefore, it must pay for that amount for the whole 24 hours; but, during the greater part of the 24 hours, the city is using less than half of 900 h.p. The electric eur- rent will hereafter be turned on the pumps during the slack period, and the pumps will be operated, as we said before, practically" without ex- pense to the commission, i The secret of cheap power' in 'thé city of Kingston, or in any other place, lies in the ability of the Com- missioners to fill up the valleys and to build the normal load to approach the amount of the peak load. When we bear in mind that in ad- dition to achieving the above results the Utilities Commission. will save] some 1,200 tons of coal, annually, we| are of the opinion that the City of Kingston should be showering hou- quets rather than abuse on the mem- bers of the commission, © If it were not for the fact that the Fire Underwriters' Association re« quires steam to be kept up on the steam pumps to provide for failure in the event of a break in the Hydro-| Electric current, the eity could save 300 tons of coal additional, sr GERMANY'S GAINS. The people of Canada 'have. not yet awakened tod full realization of the crisis that confronts this coun- try and the whole civilized world. Most of us still go our way, intent on acquiring wealth or avid in the pursuit of pleasure. A | stranger strolling up and down the, streets of Kingston would never, suspect that we regarded the war as anything but a'side issue. What sacrifices are we making in keeping with the mighty issues involved in this conflict? What are we doing to prove worthy of our gallant boys who are suffer- ing and dying that we may renrain secure at home? "The Whig believes that a responsibility--and not a light one at that--rests upon the press of Canada. A clarion eall to duty and sacrifice should be sound- ed. The gravity of the situation should be brought home to the thoughtless and careless elements of our population. The Allied armies have recognized the necessity of un- Hed action. But more than that is required if this war' is to be won. Our Allies and our armies must be fed and munitioned'¥ they are to keep up the fight. The cause de mands the unstinted help of all. We at home must learn to do without many things we have always been accustomed to if the boys at the front are not to suffer. | In a recent issue of the London Mail, Lovat Fraser, a well-known writer and critic, calls attention to the serfousuess of the pres¢nt situa- tion. During February and the first two weeks in March. he points out, Germany Attached 1s one. of t printing offices in Canada. The eirculation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the * ABC Audit Bureau of Oirculations. he best job if it was a choice between O'- Connor and Crothers, the Govern- ment might far better have let Crothers go. What precautions are we, as a na- tion, taking in order to keep warm next winter? Now the time 0 perfect our plans. It took Germany forty years to build up her mighty military ma- chine., But it won't take the Allies that long to smash it, thank heaven. is 0 in "We exploded a magazine behind the American line," says a German despatch, Hope~ this particular magazine didn't have much "Life" oF "Puneh'" in it. ------------------ Out in Nebraska a man is on trial for the murder of his mother-in- law. Some may believe that this is carrying he mother-in-law joke just a little bit too Tar. Lord Beaverbrook says he longs for his native Canada and would dearly love to come back here and enter public life. But would public life, back home, be benefitted by his services? In Illinois last week a German sympathizer was 'hanged by a mob. A convenient tree was used, one of Ambassador's Gerard's "40,000 lamy posts" not shaving been avail able at the moment. German foresight and organiza- tion are always more dreaded than are Lrerman arms, says Col. Reping- ton... Her intensive preparition and her genius for organization are re- sponsible for the progress her armies have made. The Government has wisely de- cided to punish idiers in Canada. Let the street corner and poolroom loafs ers beware. There is no room in this country to-day for the drone; what we want are workers and more of them. 5 Believing that gardens are more important than dogs, the City Coun- cil of Niagara Falls," Ont., has de- cided that ull dogs there must be chained up from. May to October. Many people in Kingston have been discouraged in their efforts for greater production because of the dog nuisance. : In an address in Toronto, follow- "ing his visit to the United States; the Archbishop of York said: "It is one thing to be made at home by kind- ness, and another thing to be at home by right of blood and citizen- ship. . The blood In our veins is one, 'our hearts to-day are as one, and England ouf'mother of old--blessed name--is mother and comrade for- ever." ne . The Montreal Star, in announcing an increase In Subscription rates, says: "Steadily all over the world | every month since the declaration ef war the cost of publishing news- papers has risen rapidly, forcing the entire suspension of thousands of "journals and resulting in an increase of 104 to 300- per vent. in the selling price of the survivors. . . The increased cost ip the publication of the Star occasioned by the war falls little short of $300,000 per annum." There remain those, however, who and in resources: He adds: "She has undergone a. transformation such 4s the world has not witnessed. for the last 500 years. . Germany is making new kingdoms every day. ide seas, close of the war Cans] vEmpire Food substitutes for eggs. the last week in| doubled herselt in size, in influence ] avs, illimitable fo bande, inexhaustit petroleum, the rol © the railways, wat ests, stores vast of cont undisputed mastery of ancient trade Toutes between west and east, city after ci manus ing .cenfres. mi new these are slaves--all into her hands." are facts of and of. serious They that Germany dominions greater than the Roman possessed at Hs utmost period of expansion. To-day she b> strides Europe like a Colossus, and is reaching ferth to grasp the riches and the resources of Asia. The dream of a Bagdad railway has been rapid 'advance of Palestine and These' grave import, worthy .attention show controls shattered by the the British armies im Mesopotamia; but Germany, no long- er needs the Bagdad railway, for she now possesses ai routes to India the enemy is broken, Ri- her sword; tion of the strength of Russia th yield dangerous is mania has had the map Germany is more vie- There is reason that the in- Germany are use by torious than ever to believe, ternal conditions however, in cannot such that make the opportunities which the sword gine has won for her. She is, far too weak to exploit her gains in abundance in byt the transporta- may exist southern Russia, so badly disorganized that cannot be moved in any appreciable quantity In however, this difficulty may be over come if the ( lines on the tion systen supplies rermans can hold their western front. The whole outcome seems to hinge upon the western front Since the beginning of the war military ex- perts have reepatedly stated that ioe war will be decided on this front. If the power of Germany can be broke here, then tpe pire 8 collapse the risked in a supreme effort to British in the strike such a blow at break -the spirit and the, resistance of this hereditary foe. So far their efforts have fallen farvshort of suec- The British armies have par- ried the thrust with splendid skill. So strong and effective, in fact, has been their resistance that the army of reserve has not been required; it is still intact, awaiting the psycho- logical moment when it can be used to .best advantage. The day must be ¢lose at hand when this mass of manoeuvre will' bé used remorseless- iy, and. on that day we expect to see the beginning of the end of German power. If this alone does not suf- fice, then the naval supremacy of the Allies must be put to the utmost great ramshackle em- built up will swifily During the past two weeks their all destroy the field and France she he Germans have armies as to Cess., " A es [| has not Any, under-estima- | of | we believe, | : i time, | to | [rest. "and Angi dhitltary prowess and jy ficiency of Japan---an. ally" which part watchful | aiting so far-----must be used to re-; trieve all that has been Jost. Mean- { while the battle on the western front been concluded, It is still with unprecedented played the of being waged ---- ---------------- ---- BIBBYS jfury Soon or later the German of- | fensive must spend i{self, and the | Allied counter-attack take place. The [Tighte usness of our cause and the 1 uneonquerable spirit of the British soldier and of those who are fighting : his side, justify the belief that 4 the ultimate result of the struggle-on ~ Men's and Boys' Wear {the- western front will -sound the | death. kneel of Germany's ambition [to dominaje the world. J : THE STORE THAT KEEPS | PUBLIC OPINION Think of the Compensation. (Providence Jourial | It may be a little har jto get up ap hour ea: morning, to save daylig {to bed an hour earlier at night. But {there will be no difficulty at all [about knocking off work an hour {earlier in the afternoon. first, ar in the , and to go Too Long On One Job. (Montreal Gazette) Mederic Martin, just elected mayor of Montreal for the third time, is talk- {ing for publication as if + a fourth {term bee was buzzing about his bon- | net Has he not been reading in the papers about what happened to la czar at Petrograd who stayed too Nong at one job? TRY BIBBYS - SPECIAL 50¢ BOYS A Hopeful Sign. (Ottawa Journal-Pre | It is a hopeful sign in Hur public {life when. cabinet ministers stand in he Commons, as Hon. 'F. B: Carvell land Hon. C. C. Ballantyne stood on | Monday and frankly and flatly 'tell SUITS -- NEW members of Parliament that they do se to spend a cent upon public works while the nd that they will have ab- thing to do with patron- | not $16.50. lage | Patronage of this kind; what the { Yankees call the "pork-barrel," has been the bane of Canadian politics; | it has wound a slimy trail all through jour political history, enervating Gov- ernments, polluting Parliament, and bringing our professed ideals of democracy into world disrepute; and there is no greater promise of future political progress and democratic en- lightment in this Dominion 'than the spectacle of the present Govern- ment throwing off the fetters of such an evil and attempting to ad- minister the country, not in the in terests of a few political parasites and leeches, but for all the people irrespective of parties, sections, or classes. nn The Cornwall young woman, miss- ing from her home, and who was be- lieved to be in Kingston, has left for other parts. The mother is very anxious to locate her and fis keeping up the chase, Travel on the n heavy on Saturday] A The country weeded rain very much. ' No better finished Ranges jlroads. was very Phone 388 STOCKINGS FOR YOUNG MEN'S * TRENCH MODELS | SPECIAL VALUES LE NR TT ASIEN We have just received a complete line of MeClary's GAS RANGES on the market, either American or Canadian, and are as good as they look. Sold Only By BUNT?'S Hardware King St. Rippling The. Salmon Fisheries, 3 Some disappointment will inevit- ably be felt at the report of the spe- cial commission appointed te invest!- : ort gate the fishing industry. The recom- SPRING -IN In German springtime ditti harrow, and clouds, for "on cows go reeling substitute Since Germans ~-and they are somewhat bored- ki ¢ none kdiser's needing all the horses, which should be plow- ing up the loam, to gather in his crop of corpses ----| a ghastly sort of Harvest Home. fields are seeded, though spuds and prunes are need-; ed much, for all the men and spades are needed for digging trenches, graves and such. cheer thé German farmer, he has no eye for sun or the price of biers and shrouds. the" rawhoned hogs are always squealing, and sip al! for swill. the eating, there is no kraut or wurst in ke hungry calves and lambs are bleating, the he théy can't make wiener res, or carve good pretzels with a sw ding, a time of stress and want ang groans; so, Kaiser Wilhelm, dding, and harvest hay instead of bones; mendations made are all right as far GERMANY y the wren and sparrow are singing es now; but no man plies the drill or gets husy with the plaw. The found of lowering the price to the consumer, and especially to the Brit- ish Columbia consumer, The com- { missioners may have found this phase of the subject too difficult for them and passed it along to the Food Con- troller. If so, there may yet be some- thing done, although the chances are not particularly bright. Meantime, if the individual citizen is not to receive the benefit of lower prices, the Government at any rate is to derive a substantial increase of n | revenue, Heretofore, the annual li- There is no grub that's worth | cense fee of the canneries has been the| $50. 'In future, they are to pay a 8 lay| tax based on the profits and on the abors.they've found| number of fish handled, and the mini- e wurst with sab-| mum apparently is to be $1,000 a Oh, spring in Germany's forbid- year for each cannery. As partial quit your| compensation to the ecanners, the > campetition is to be restricted by the lesue of no more licenses fn Northern British Columbia 'for the next five By stalwart men no| The rains don't with Gott" he goes in armor, to boost The starving German down to the brook to drink their fill; took up warlike 1 ord. --WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN years. If it ba true that the existing canneries are working to only 17 per cent, of their possible capacity during their two months of operation, it is obvious that the investment of fur- still think thet publishing a mews y great Ko . 5 ' - WAR BULLETINS 106,92 24RUSSIANI PRISONERS TAKEN TT = FRENGH RETAKE 3 TRENCHES AFTER OESPERATE, FIGHTING 3 "TROOPSHIPS "TORPEDOED . BY GERMANS Lo ENGLISH PUSH GERMANS ate of McMaster Diversity, Toranty. BACK MILES : : ther capital in the industry is not desirable. - The salmon pack for last season was the largest on record and, de- , Spite the Increased cost of labor and materials, there is a widespread pub- He suspicion that the profits were in proportion *to the size of the pack. The statement has been freely made that the sockeye brand which was sold to wholesalers ot $12.50 a case, was put up by the canners at $9 a PASC, the profi} therefore being $3.50, or Sichtly nore than 38 per cent. If this fa so, the ranners will be able te stand a pretty fair tax without any danger of being rednced to poverty, A Canadian Helps. Rev, Dr. Charles A. Eaton, a grad- and. formerly pastor 'of a Baptist Church in that eity, has pointed chalrmgn of the National Ser- -¥ice Esctioh of the United States Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation, In this capacity Dr. Baton will visit every shipbulld- ing plant in the republic where Gov. ernment work is in progress or in '{ contemplation] and endeavor tn arause a spirit of patrietism, thri®! and industry among ths workmen. A Googl Job, A dashing lieutenant-colonel, ex- | member of the General Siaff, was ap- proached by a recently drafted man. "What might your name be? De you belong to. this bunch?" "I'm thé colonel in charge." "Wal. 1 see the balance of 'em busy around bere. and { don't see you doin' J 2thing. How does a fellow go about been ap- els pour goprr © TL as they go, but there was a general hope that some method would be | The Martin Farm Sold. Renfrew, April 8.--The James Mar- tin farm in Horton township, a short distance from Renfrew, has been sold by Mrs. Martin to Alex. Jamies- on, who resides in the Russell section | farm there are! jof Hotton, In the 50 acres, and Mr. Jamieson paid 25.000 for it, which is at the rate of $100 per acre, Mrs, Martin has also considerable other [to about one thousand acres--but she will probably retain it until at least next fall as pasture for the consider- able number of cattle belonging to the estate. Ernest Decarie, M.P., Robert A. Ross, C.E., Hon. Chas, Marcil, M.P., Alphonse Verville, M.P., and Mr. Arnoldi, City Treasurer, have been appointed by the Provincial Cabinet Commissioners for the City of Mont- real. ~» The Kaiser, in a personal lefter to the Swiss ! for the killing of the secretary of the Swiss Legation in the bombardment of Paris. . - Steadily improvment is being made by John MeMartin, M.P. for Glengarry and Stormont, who has been ill for some time alt his resi- dence in Montreal. The Provincial dairy conference at Guelph unanimously passed a reso- lution looking to the formatio Provincial Dairy Committee, -- SUFFERED WITH NERVES ki Nor KBEP QUIET. Diseases "of the nervouss system are very common, / All the organs of the body may be sound while the nerve centres may be affected, . Many women become run dawn never ending, and sooner or later find themselves with = their nerves shattered, and the - heart action weakened. : On the first.sign of any weakness of either the heart or nerves, flag- ging energy, or physical breakdown, dd not wait until your case becomes hopeless. ¥ Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills will at once quieten the shaking nerves, strengthen the weak heart and build up the entire systom, Mrs. F. Balley, 221 Earl St, Kingston, Ont.,, writes: "I wag suf- [fering very mueh with my nerves, so much that I could not kecp myself quiet at all. 1 was recommended to try Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills 80 I bought three : say | have derived much them, so much so have 'all noticed the change fn. Milburn's Heart 3 are r box mailed direct on The T. Milburn Co., Oat. BE SUITS -- GENUINE INDIGO BLUE. SIZES 35 TO 42 SPECIAL VALUE SEE BIBBYS $7.50 SIZES 28 TO 34. Na sam -------------------- ENGLISH RAINCOATS AT SPECIAL VALUES .. .. ... $8.00, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 land to sell--the; late Mr. Martin's holding amounting! President, apologized |' Roof al and worn out by household duties. THE PRICES DOWN -/ Don't be frightned by "talked of high prices. Early and judi- 'cious buying means that you will not see any marked increase in the price of our men's and boys' clothing. MEN'S BLUE ~$18.00., BOYS' SUITS , $18.00. in yyy F resh Garden Seeds From reliable seed houses, in package and bulk. Also a few Dutch bulbs, spring blossoming. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess St., Phone 343 daha Ahad dh dh for CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, per tin ... Corn. por th... ... 'v.us Standard Peas, per fin ,.., Early June Peaws, per tin .. Wax Beans, per tin ... Green Beans, r tin Lima Beans, rte... Spinach, per /tin . Suceotanh, pér tin tana Asparagus, per tin ... ,. Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 990. ' > WEHAVE A Lim ITED SUPPLY OF 4 4 5 4 Sawed into Stove Lengths 4 | Crawford sefeseeacmanas |. Foot of Queen St. 3