THURSDAY, M THE DAILY BRITISH AY 30, 1918. WHIG, a PAGE ELEVEN ™ Leiters to the Editor | Canada: Food Board Order. Bolingbrook, May 27.----(To Editor) --Here are some facts and figures concerning the recent order of the Canadian Food Board, relat: ing to the staff of life in Canada. I do not Believe in Kicking unless therd it good reason, and I have agreed with every move that the govern- ment and the food board has made for any possible advantage, either to help win the war or to economize, but T have viewed this measure *r every way and fail to see'any advan- tage or benefit to anyone except the Germans. This is the way it hits me. Being a poor man with a large fam- ily and Nving a goad ten miles from where I do my shopping. I am not a armer and have no way of convey- ance of my own. So if I dq not get a chance, which does not occur very often in my experience, I have to walk to the tuwn, pay forty cents for my dinner, 'hire a livery to take-me and my groceries home. This is the way 1 have been doing and I know others who are farther from town that I am, and whe use more flour than I do, but I am giving my own experience as a sample of how this measure will affect the farmer and other people-iiving in the coun- try. To sum up the situation, it is like this: Meat that we could buy some years ago for five cents a pound has risen to forty-eight now, and oatmeal has gone up from two and a half to eight; corn meal from. one-fifty to over nine. Flour has risen from two, dollars to over six a bag, and now comes the order that no house- holder can have in his possession more than twenty-five pounds. Now if little dabs is going to save, better buy it by the ounce It's not the amount of flour saved or wasted by dabbling that's going to help the brains is a bitter pill. They are in- |enemy, but the time that the farmer tense patriots, but desire that Bri-|is going to lose runnidg to the store tain's salvation comes from a Stan- | gery few days for something he loy. 3 a Howard Sader han from jcan't do without, no: matter how his suuport Asquith, they detest Lioyd- | ¥OTX = pressing: him, Time 3 i George. Ulsterites are bitter, but | MOREY. and flour is the staff of life. while the Ulster representatives may {NO in my experience, the more I condemn the Government they wii] Can buy of anything the less waste, support a patriotic administraion {8nd there is nothing so wasteful as even if it gives Ireland Home Rule, dabbling. Anyway, twenty-five rpther than have Germany win. In |pounds of flour will not feed my fam- ily a week if I bought it by the the aggregate the Opposition is formidable at present, but to-mor-|ounce. So here is the sum, as far as | am concerned: Lost two days Pow its various factions may be rending each other. each week; paid eighty cents for meals, six dollars for livery; multi Women Vote Unknown. ply it by fifty-two and you have just what the staff of life is going to cost e Protection and Profit When money is in a Savings Account in The Merchants Bank, it is absolutely safe from loss, as far as you .re concerned: All the time it is here, it is earning interest --s0 that the bank actually pays you to let it take care of your money. Don't carry "unneeded sums on your person or hide them at home, Protect them against loss, theft and fire by opening a savingsaccount, THE MERCHANTS BANK Head Office: Montreal, OF CANADA Established 1864. KINGSTON BRANCH, ! Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. Sn NLY COURSE WAS TO RETIRE In Face of Such Overwhelming Odds in New Gorman Drive. BEAT HS ADVANTAGES Fon rr a great part, He is prac ft al, indefatigable worker, and a keen judge of men and public senthnent In event of an appeal to the country his power of organi zation - will be inv#luable fo coalition. sive aud offensive, Lihat are a is] old-fashioned to 1h { us who have NEEDED watched these blood-soaked hills and gullies for nearly four years, through J ------ heart-rending viciseitudes; whe re- member Haig's and Smith-Dorrion's first attejupts to scale what seemed an impregnable fortress, who saw the French blue-coats rush forward last summer. till at. length they stood firm' on the cluffs: of Craonne and Hurteboise, who explored the Drag- on's Cave, Malmaison Fort, and the Yast Mont Parnassse, when they still stank of rotting flesh. It is not a light thing that ground so full of tra- gle memories should be lost, It seems the only the other day that 1 was adventuring along the Aflette by Anizy-le-Chateau, sleeping in a dug- out in Piron Porest and eéxamining the outposts that then held the north- ern edge of the hills, War pays little regard to sentiment and it Is not any spectacular stroke or sentimental score that will restore the falling fortunes of the Hohenzol- lerns. No doubt the French com- mand found it grievous yesterday to order a retreat to the Aisne. Feeb- ler men might have lost many good lives which, afer all, are more sacred than the most sacred earth. Paid a Big Price. The attack could not be anticipa- ted. It was far beyond the powers of our small forces to ward it off. With sound sense the heaviest assault was directed toward the eastern of the Aisne hills at Craonne. Soon it became evident that the corner could not be held, and that from here the whole line was in danger of being turned, The German forces included some of the specially trained units that fought in von Hutier's army in the March attack, two divisions of the Prussian Guard and other crack divis- fons, It was only at heavy cost that they got forward so quickly, Our men rétired from position to GREAT BRITAIN TO CLEAR THE ATMOSPHERE J IN the Might of Press. Lord Northeliffe eemtrols a mighty press. Rumor i8 rife with reports of a breach between he and the Prime Minister, but let Lord North- cliffe be forced to make a decision between a patriotic and a pacifist Government, and his influence will not be for a premature peace. The indlusion of Austen Chamberlain in the Government was a surprise. He is the son of his father, but to wear his father's clothes he mu tighten the hat band and have a double roll ont the trousers. He presents sentiment in the Midlands, and may be a greater political factor than he has been an administrator. Lord Rhonda and Sir Eric Geddes 'have brought to the administration prac- tical business ability, and have sse- cured for it greater confidence of the business interests In opposition te the coalition are the die-hard Tories, many of Mr. Asquith's followers, socialists, some labor representatives, pacifists, na- tionalists and Ulsterites, a motley aggregation with only one common object, the destruction of the coali- tion, They make an opposition, they could never make a Govern- ment. Mr. Asquith is not factions in his opposition to the Government nor is he generous in his support. He is not distrusted by the pecple as much as they distrust his supports ers. Sir Edward Carson, Lord Hugh Cecil, Sir John Simon, are among the chief snipers. Among the Nationalists, the steadying hand of | the patriotic Redmond has been re- | moved and John Dillon can never | hold in check his turbulent follow: ers. 'And Give Government Strength--- the Get Rid of Sunipers--loyd-George Stands Out as Great Leader of the People. Correspondence. : London, May 16.---¥n the present period, that after the Introduction of the measure bringing Ireland under econseription and before the terms of the Home Rule Bill are known, the political conditions in Britain closely resemble those in Canada on Sir Robert Borden's ar rival from the last Imperial Conter- ence, Britain has a moribund Pardament, ' unrepresentative or niisrepresentative, and so had Can- ada. The Government is subjected to guerilla warfare from friend and foe. Nothing but a genera] elee- tion will clear the political atmos- phere by ridding Parliament of political snipers, adding to its viril- ity and above all give the Govern- ment that popular endorsation that is the chief requisite of vigorous administration. Many hope and some believe that in an appeal tothe elec- torate the present administration would be defeated, but omce let the British people be compelled to make a decision and the coalition admin- istration pledged to destroy German autoeracy, preserve British nation- ality, Hberty and in gddition fo make every part of the country share in the burden, the result will never be in doubt. The Government would win and with such an emphatic en- dorsation as wou'd give to it a force and power that it does not at present possess. Providing, however, that the British line holds in France; if it breaks, it matters little who rules in Britain. -- PAID A BIG PRICE QUICK ADVANCE, The Division of the Crown Prince's Forces Over Three Fields of Offen- sive A Serious Thing For the Germans, } London, May 30.--G. H. Perris, with the French armies writes: In the circumstances an attempt to retain the line of the Chemin des Dames would have meant that our troops would be massacred before re- gérves could reach them, and there was nothing for it but to fall back steadily and in good order, using successive lines of trenches and deep folds of ground to punish the enemy for every forward step he made, The method of the first phase of the German offensive was again em- ployed, with some improvements. This method rests, as 1 have shown, upon two main elements-prodigal expenditure of large reserves obtain- ed by the collapse of Russia and Ru- mania, and skilful use of the great advantage of what are calied interjor lines 'of communication to throw a mass of attack. suddenly upon a chosen sector, and %0- to gain a far- ther advantage of surprise. | BUT G. BE. HAGUE, Lo. Manager, Wer Why Pay 10c for Outside Brands, When You Can Get MILO 3 for 25¢ Stand by Your Local Manufacturer. without econfusion, firing continuously. The fact that our los- ses are small In comparison with those of the enemy is the essential point. What, then, has the Crown Prince gained? A showy advertise- ment to set off against his long list of fallures, as the position, whether for defence or offence, on the Aisne Hue 18 for him no stronger than that of the Ailette, with the Laon hills behind it. Looking beyond the Crown Prince to the German effort as a whole, how does the account stand? This success does strengthen and protest its southern flank, but against this slight or theoretical benefit must be counted a serious dispersal of forces ovér three large fields of offensive which have been successfully open- ed extending beyond Ypres to near Rheims. None of them can be neg- lected; all of them must be fed un- der a system entailing a ratio of loss constantly higher than that of the allied defenders. RE The Cause of Indigestion position a Hard to Restrain. The die-hard Tories do not know | what they want except the destruc. tion of the Government. To them the drift of power from blood to - Subject of Attack. Premier Lloyd+«George is the sub- ject of bitter attacks, but he relishes a fight and in his counter-attacks generally 'gains ground.' The Asquith IAberals hate him, the old Tory element have no greater af- fection for the Walsh schoolmaster, but neither of these classes repre- sent British thought or desire. Ask those of the masses who criticize him who they would put in his place. In nearly every instance they will admit there is no one else, and when the day of decision comes the Bri- tisher will give effect to that opin- jon. The Prime Minister typifies vigor, force and fight, and the Bri- tain of to-day wants vigorous, force- ful measures in this time of strife. The Britain of to-day is militant and practical, pre-war Britain was peaceful and theoretical. Britain has & vital object to attain and will not replace in leadership one who would reach the objective by most direct way, by one who would wander in the country lines to pluck daffo- dils or halt to consider whether it Division of Foe Armies, The front now chosen was held until a day or two age by parts of two armies belonging to a group of which the German Crown Prince is the titular Chief. Gemeral von Boe- hm's army, extending from the Oise at Noyon to east of Craonne, num- hered nine divisions in the sector. That of General Fritz von Below, ex- tending across the Rheims front to Buippe, near Auberive, numbered eight divisions. The whole twenty- five miles attacked yesterday had been held until the eve of the battle by seven or eight dlyisions, The exact number of divisions en- gaged yesterday is not. known, but it seéms to have been about twenty. five, oF over a quarter of a million combatants, There 1s here a curious | difference and a lkeness, as compar- ed with the first phase of the offen- sive. On' Maréh "16th 10 the seven divisions already there there were added another seventeen. This time the same number has been added where there were only eight holding The Prime Minister will have the support of commercial England, the army and many of the great famil- ies. The women vcte is an unknown factor, but British women are as patriotic as their Canadian sisters, and will vote to continue the fight until victory is obtained. There will bé but two issues in the coming contest whether in June or October ~--the war and Ireland. Ireland is the Quebec of Britain. Already the issue is apparent. The same un- fortunate racial and religious issues will obtain here us in Canada, and the result will ba the same. Withdut the Government is challenged to an appeal to the electorate, there ecan- not he a general election hefore October owing to the new Franchise Act, but it weuld not be a surprise if conditions develop that may force a contest in June. The sooner the better for effective administration in Britain, What about the farmer who uses one hundred pounds a week? What's the sense in this? A farmer has a ton of flour at home, say his year's supply, as lots of farmers do. He is compelled to take it, say, ten miles to the store where he deals, and then he must buy it back twenty-five Ibs. at a time. How much is going to be saved, and at what expense, and again when every means are being uged to raise money to carry on the wi What about the expense? A man is being employed in every township in the Dominion to énforce this act. They should receive about five dollars per day, and the Food Board uses up about fifteen or twenty thousand a year. All this the ratepayer will have to pay. It is cer- tainly necessary to send men to the front, but it is not necessary to send the remaining farmers on the road. when they are needed so badly on the farms. But it will certainly tie- kle the Germans, and it looks like a bad German plot from my point of view, Here is the way I look at the food situation outside of Europe. Crops last year were a good average. In some places more was produced than RE x The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of / ATT and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. , Allow no one to deceive you in All Counterfeits, Imitations and * Just-asegrod ¥ are but Experiments that trifle with and Infants and at is CAS endanger the health of e aiust |] rimeat. What is AS TORIA Castoria~is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, y Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea: allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea--The Mother's nd. GENUINE CASTORIA awways Bears the Signature of : AN people "generally have stomach trouble. But they sel- dom recognize the fact that thin blood is the cause of their indiges- tion, but it is. ¢ Thin blood is one of the most | Vas worth the while to go on to the common causes of stomach trouble; end. \ it affects the digestion very quickly. The glands that furnish the diges- the Hone, Two months ago the front|tive fluids are diminished in their of attack was about forty miles long. jactivity, the stomach muscles are This time a rather denser -was tweakened and there is a loss of nerve employed, perhaps because the Aisueiforce. in this state of health noth- heights constituted a formidable po- ing will more quickly restore the ap- sition and it was intended to carry petite, digestion and normal nutri i atn-simgle rush, tion than good, rich, red blood. To » Dr. Williams' Pink Pills act direct- Advantages, German Advi ly on the blood, making it rich and While the front keeps its present| aq and this enriched blood strengths shape the German Stall has neces- éns weak nerves, stimulates tired sarily' a great adyant of the slides, In that It age over that. iouies and awakens to normal ae- the.S M allies | Thin blooded .. Has Virile Forces. In his administration, whatever may be its shortcomings, the Prime Minister has the most virile forces in Parliament. but it is a Parliament that has in a great measure gst its viraMty. The Hon. Bonar Law has the confidence of the people. He is honest, safe and sincere, and in many respects occupies the place in 'Britain held by Sir Robert Borden in Canada. His supporters trust 'him, his opponents do not distrust him. jLerd Milner is not a political force but a great administrator and wise in council. Then come the men who must never be without their steel helmets or gas masks---Church- ill, Beaverbrook, Northeliffe and Chamberlain. Churchill's strength is not apparent. He has proven "» 3 The' Land Where I Was Born. Canadian Gazette, London. I have walked in crowded cities == With their glamor and their glare, Where the hearts of men are hidden And an honest smile is rare; I have made the rounds of pleasure, Glorious night and drowsy morn, Yet my heart cries out within me is acting from tivity the glands that supply the di- gestive fluids. The first sign of re- {turning health is an improved appe- tite, and soon. the effect of these blood-making pills is evident throughout the whole system. You the enemy to secure "and utmost speed of shock to its points. © H enough time can be given to preparation, and as my | last message showed the pause had heen abnormal, they must gain cer- tain benefits of surprise, and with find that what you eat does not dis- tress you, and that you are strong and vigorous instead of irritable and listless. You are on the road to good sound health, and care in your diet is all you need. If your appetite is a vigorous administrator as Minister of Munitions, but to many he is responsible for all. the failings of the administration. Although a 'Canadian, } cannot speak of Lond Beaverbrook from personal know- ledge, but Canadians in Britain have I have worshipped at the churches I have wandered o'er the hillsides For the land where I was born. n I With their peaceful, kindly reat, all When Old England's at her best. thi any previous year. There is good prospect of a bumper crop this year. the Food Board does not drive the remaining farmers off their farms, there will be more produced Ss year than eyer hefore. Then, In, 0% For Over 30 Tans THE CENTAUR COMM © this ben such a mass of shock must win a certain depth of ground. it is ont of the guestion at JFresent for the allies to hold all possible sec- Of attack strongly enough to lem pe ly secure, and in- deed -3f we had men enough that is not the way fi which they would be i : } Lm BR ee Not Easy to Lose. Nothing is more difficult for the layman to seize, and yet nothing is more certain than the change of values as the war evolves. Our only notions of Chemin des Dames were ined in a time very different from EB it emergency, at a time of 'and of methods, defen- Yet 1 weary for the prairies, Where the steadfast shines, For the grandeur of the Rockies And the perfume of the pines. fickle, if you have any of the dis- tressing pains and symptoms of in- digsstion you should begin to cure yourself at once by taking Dr. Wil- Hams' Pink Pills. These pills are sold by all dealers in medicine or you can get them by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. looking on the other side, if there are seven millions or more starved to death in Europe and seven mil- lions more killed, there is fourteen millions less to feed, and the same with the Allies. We have lost mil- lions of men in the last four years, and it takes a lot to feed a million men; but to hear some people talk |g EB you would naturally suppose that it|gs costs more to feed soldiers than eiv- ilans, but it does not. Our boys in the trenches do not get as mich to eat as they did at home. Now 1 don't believe the Belgians ate one whit better than the Armenians, or Serbians or any other people that are suffering in Europe and Asia. One|ps thing I notice is that the Sermans in this country contribute more. to the Belzian relief fund than td a other, and 1 believe there's a wy son. The Russian peasants destroy- ed their food rather than let the enemy have it. The Belgians let the Germans take -all they have while they depend on the Allies for sup-| js port. There's mice in the corn crib. |p Now, it's all right to save and econ- omize and produce and do all we oan in a common sense way, but be- cause people are starving to death in Europe is son the greatest confidence in his judg- ment and patriotism. He has made enemies, but no man could attain his position in such a brief period without making enemies. Beaver. brook ig. helieved to be responsible for thé lithon, and in the preser- vation of the power of his creation daylight I have roamed in English valleys "Mid the charm of many flowers, I have spent in joy and gladness Golden days in leafy bowers, I have loved the sylvan beauty In the first sweet flush of morn: But | missed the little wild flower Of the land where 1 was born. EREBRRRuReEER Brown ONE UNION EXPRESS COMPANY Adams, American, Wells Fargo and Southern Concerns Merged. Washington, May 30.--One union express company for the United States was created hy agreemeiit he. tween Director-General McAdoo and the Adams, Americans, Wells-Fargo and Southern companies, whose transportation business will be merg- ed under a new private corporation with capital of more than ,000,~ 000, to be known probably as the Federal Express . George €.\ Taylor, of the Am- 1 am sick for creek and muskeg, I just long for home today, Anil the charm of England's glories Cannot chase the ache away. Oh, the dear olft apple blossoms And the maples that adorn Are calling from the hom d Of the land where 1 was born. You can have your "Blighty," , now president Though it's vi J i» ! I ery nice, 1 know; erican will be head of the new ¢on And its men were heroes always o| "AT Jul 21st when the bin- there, From the days of long ago t - will also ! % ation hecomtes Toetiv abigpers wll) drive on this side of the Jocean, | But when this war is over dear old For Street Wear Are the Popular Shoes. | Brows Kid Oxfords with. So oe $7.00 effective, I'll go back to wheat and corn, To the glist'ning snow and sunshine to al Dames : Of the land where I was born. the separy rn Panes will Depa fo | Tiny § : : : J. MeLETCHIB. [should Women's Women's Brown Calf Oxfords with out th the in