and Semi-Weekly by WHIG PUBLISHING LIMITED. RR ad Gh BIOS ore rion ..... President man A. Guild ... Managing Director » and Sec.-Treas. Telephones: Business Office Edttoria Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally Edition) Le yared in eity One year, pa n advance ... One year, by mall to rural office One year, to United States Ha Semi-Weekly Edition) - Ome year, by mail, cash 1.0 One year, if not paid in advance i zh One A United States __.. . ..5L aie Rnd three months pro rata, Attached is one of the best job pfinting offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG I» auwthehtionicd by the Audit Burean of Circulat fons AEE TS HONORING THE LAW. At Sarnia, after the Prohibition Act had come into force, there was so much drunkenness on the part of thosé who visited and loaded up at Port Huron that radical steps had to be taken to suppress it. One course was for the police and customs offi- cials to meet each incoming steamer from across the river, closely inspect the pockets and pouches of the pas- sengers, confiscate the liquor found upon them, and exact the last farth- ing of duty. When individuals were] found to be in a boozy condition they were put intb the lock-up. Confine- ment in the cells for a night, and heavy fines the next day, worked a powerful cure, Port Huron, opposite Sarnia, lost its attraction for the bibulists. The experience of Sarnia will be the experience of Kingston when it undertakes the extirpation of an evil with the same vigor and de- termination. Let the incdming steam- ers from the ican side be met by customs officials and police; let there be an exacting search for contraband goods; let there be a confiscation of these and the arrest and fining of the inebriates, and the liquor excursions will lose their favor. The men who represent constituted authority must soe to it that there is no deliberate and persistent violation of the law, and the honor and credit of the city will be preserved. . pS It has'been suggested that the wil son government summon to Washing- ton the representatives of the Neutral "powers in order to consult with them and have a clearer definition of sub- ' marine law. What if these represent- atives rule against Wilson and his esteemed secretary of state? What a humiliation that would be. POLICING THE OCEANS, The Allies have put in a protest against the interpretation which the United States government has given the submaribes.. They hold that, _. when armed, as the U-63 has been, : and for the pufpose of war, the sub- / marine should not be allowed the favors a protection of a neutral port. One gah allord to wait the probable outcome in view of what may happen at any time on this side The Allies have announced that they will take care of their own 'shipping, to the extent, If necessary, ; mying the ships which are ee ---- : WOMEN iN : The women of Canada, like the wo- men of Britain, are gradually finding room in the occupations, which, be- fore the war, were either largely or wholly reserved for the men. Long | since girls, bright, alert and intelli- gent, served in the stores. In the selling departments they became quite a& skillful and successful as the men. Indeed, in ibe course of time, and in view of their suitability, the wonder grew that they had been overlooked so long or debarred from the service into. which they fitted so well ¥ . The women next 'entered' the banks. They were slower in their .| conquests in this direction because in the financial houses there was an ex- clusiveness which operated against them, But once they got into the banks they literally stormed them, and to-day they are in almost abso- lute control. For a season it was agreed that they could be very good junior clerks, but a@"the young men became scarcer through being drafted into the army, the girls became ledger keepers and accountants, and in some centres of activity they have invaded the tellers' cages. Nor are the banks the only places where female help is conspicuous. The women have taken up work side by side with the men in" the factory, and report. has it that they are be- coming remarkably efficient. There is really no limit to their accomplish~ ments. The war has demonstrated, as perhaps nothing else could do, their fitness for all the tasks of the day, and they are doing their work so well that the future will see them exercising even greater influence and power. Moreover they are studiously minded, and their study will qualify for any office of trust and responsi- bility. Because so few mgd do this; the majority preferring to' spénd their time in idleness, they will be rapidly out-distanced and replaced in the race of life, mr---------- The Board of Health owes it to its members and the city fo 'visit the Victoria and Central schools and pass upon their sanitary condition. .. The health of the public school pupils is being threatened. The Whig says this advisedly. Y A BIG MAN'S FALL. The member of the Saskatchewan legislature, who, upon conviction, was sentenced to over two years of penal | servitude for his political crimes, de- serves the punishment. ' It came swiftly and surely, and no one who appreciates honesty in public life will offer the convict any sympathy. If the courts of Ontario had 'been ap- pealed to for a correction of the po- litical irregularities into which Judge Davidson has been peering, and not would be something like-a_ clearing of the political atmosphere. or the undertow of society, may be pitied and allowed to escape heavy punishment when his guilt has been revealed, or his sins may be con- doned. But a member of parliament, a man of presumably large vision, and assumed to have some knowledge of public righteousness, cannot offer any apology or explanation for his fall, and he goes down in a heap, not usually to rise again, MOWAT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. The Hospital Commission has taken over the cofitrol and manage- ment of the Mowat Memorial Hos- pital, "and under conditions which (property and the : good work in which 'the hospital is engaged. Under the terms of the agreement the buildings and their contents will be maintained for three years after the close of the war, and the additional accommodation, and for at least a hundred patients, will be handed over. to the directors in lieu of rent. At the present time the property and plant are valued at over $35,000. 'This value will be increased by several thousand dol- lars more by the time the hospital reverts to the management. The benefactors of the institution cor- dially endorse, we believe, the pro ®lceedings of the board. Oue thing they will be delighted to learn .namely, that the institution, when reporting, tor a couple of years, there|' | guarantee the improvement of. the y-and the Sontinuance of the) i} the BFS toronies (0 the Nout wary; {of many journals. | Hon. Mr. Hearst kmows nothing, }it is said, of a cabinet shuffle. Prob- {ably not. It was discussed during his| absence from -the country. There] | were many little conspiracies which | | seem to kave been snuffed out. i { The National Service Commission | candidly admit that they have no | | power to force recruiting. They can! | ascertain the claims of industry upon | [the individual, and can advise and| | persuade. Only this and nothing | | more. Will'it succeed? { | ---------- The- people who think, the news-| papers are making money out of the| war are suffering from a great des) lusion. All the expenses are up, and | going dp, like the expenses of the| ing and subscription are not going up| with them. | a i -------------- i | jams EVENTS], | 25 veaRs Ao | On the market to-day butter sold | at twenty-four cents per pound and | eggs at twenty-one cents per dozen.' Pate sold at forty-five cents a| g. : A relay bicycle race is being ar-| ranged, the route being between | Kingston and London. K+toad was liberated in one of the | classrooms at the Collegiate Institute | to-day, and caused a panic among, the young ladies. CANADA'S NEW PLANS FOR EXTENSION Providence, R.I., Journal ». There is a movement on foot in Canada having for its objective the inclusion of the Bermudas and the; British West Indies ip the Dominion, | The inspirers of the movement in- clude a number of prominent Can- adians, who have banded themselves together as the Canadian West In- dian league. The proposition has not as yet passed beyond the em- bryotlic stage, but it is believed that the people of the islands would gen- erally welcome the change. If the proposed union should be effected, British Honduras and British Guiana --and possibly the far away Falk- land Islands might also be included in the consolidation. Newfoundland, whieh hag hitherto persistently re- fused to become part of the Domiu- fon, would probably relent and thus complete the unification of British America, if the rest of Britain's colonies in the Western Hemisphere should get together. Newfoundland has a population of about 250,000, and the other British American colonies have altogether rather more than two million people. The white inhabitants of the Ber- mudas constitute about two-fifths of their population, but the whites in | treasury, but would result in a pro- hardly exceed 2 per cent. of the in- habitants. The majority of thg col- ored inhabitants the hardly capable of self-government," and because 'of the latter faet the Canadians would hardly be willing to accord the pegp- ple of the new accessions full elector- al and representative rights. The proposed. aunnexations would prove '4 drain upen the Dominion fitable trade between Canada and its tropical friends. The great prosper- ity which has come to Porto Rico since the Stars and Stripes were rals- ed over it would, although in a lesser measure, be experienced by the Brit- ish American tropies under a free in- terchange of products with Canada. Their prosperity might be greater|}i were they annexed to thik country, but the Canadian market itself is a great one, and Canada can consume all the sugar, tobacco and other pro- ducts thi pics have to sell. household, and the rates of 'advertis- b oe |e RUSSIANS AND THEIR SUCCESSES -d Montreal - Star. The Russians report gains -along their battle front from Volhynia to the Dniester. would be serious to the Central Empires who. apparently would far rather retire on the Somme. Russians have also inflicted = serious defeat on the Turks who have been watching Trebizond. This is prob- ably with a view of recalling the Turkish troops who are off playing Quixotic roles in Galicia. The Grand {|i Duke Nicholas is reported to have|j been given command of the whole Russo-Rumanian campaign for Con- stantinople. This will give the con- queror of Erzerum a chance to win new laurels. An offensive directed Constantinople through Rumania, is | s0 obvious a method of securing what |} Russia most desires from this war, of {opening the Straits and cutting the|jH Turkish Empire in two, that com-|} menters on the war unite in suggest- ing it... It was its obviousness which led Mackensen to try to provide against it by driving up into the Do- the British American tro-|ig® A further loss herel} The} toward THIRTY-FIVE MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SAMPLE OV.- ERCOATS, all new models. Chinchillas, vicunas, Scotch kerseys, etc. Sizes 34, 35, 36, 37 to 40. Regular, $18.50, ments for $20 and $22 gar- ee brudja and capturing the Danube} bridge-hedds. come a problem for next spring. Win- ter in the Balkan range would hards ly be an enemy that the Russians would lightly challenge. Fhe genius of the Turk for defensive warfare has heen proven from Plevna to Gal- ) lipoli, and the Entente will not pre- sent him with so able an ally as the grim forces commanded by Generals December and January» Historically these are Russian generals in any case. Injuries Were Fatal. Ogdensburg, N.Y., Oct. 12,-- Mrs, William Bridges, Aultsville, Ont. died yesterday at the City Hospital of injuries received early . Sunday morning in Reine hurled from a cor- clage near a, when the horse her husband was driving bolted. Potatoes age retailing im Stirling at $2 per dagmnd cheaper if taken in larger quantities, . Random Reels "Ot Shoes and Ships, and Seall sg Wax ,of Cabbages and Kings." - THE DROUTH The Drouth is a long, dry spell, followed by a series of sharp explos- ions in the wheat pit. It is also. fol- lowed by the agonized accents of the rural speculator who invested some- body else's money and was promptly punctured while reading up on the Sunday-school lesson, The Drouth is caused by a total absenéa of rain in places where a little would go a lung way. the strange and inscrutable myster- ies of this fleeting life below is why the rain should fall with such fervor andl exuberance in the spring of the year, when everybody wants to plant i -out x new automobile, and then as soon as summer opens up withdraw from the immediate vic- inity and allow everything to dry up but the po itis er to head off a soaking rain than it is to discourage a visiting clergyman who is accustomed to speak without notesf@r mercy, but just as soon as hot her sets in and large, luminous blisters on the common people not enough rain will fall to properly water one perspiring citizen. red A Drouth which has not been ad- vertised in advance is a big asset to successful gambling on the price of 'December corn, wheat and other breakfast foods. Many a man has bought a few million bushels of No. 1 Wheat lqng, Before it began to peep shyly from ground, in the hope that a dou ble-geared Drouth would Ore of litical orator. In the spring - cause it to wither from the ankles up, and has been gratified tp such an extent that he could pay his barber bill for the first time since his mar- riage. Thousands of men whe bet Not_enough rain will fall to properly perspiring water one citizen. on the price of wheat, however, are now living in peaceful seclusion at the expense of an industrious father- in-law, the ratio of plungers who beat the gamé being about the same as that which holds good in buck- ing a slot machine. y The Drouth is a very uncomfért- able article to live with, but it is easiér to get than some people, for which Jet us give thanks. | § But whether or not itj}§ will be seriously pressed, has now be- {Ij Hot Water for Sick Headaches || Tells why everyone should. drink hot water with phosphate in it before breakfast. 2 Headache of any kind is caused by auto-intoxication---which means selfs poisoning. Liver and bowel poisons called toxins, sucked into the blood, through the lymph ducts, excite the heart which pumps the blood so fast that "it congests in the smaller ar- teries and veins of the head, produc- ing violent, throbbing pain and dis- tress, called headache. You be- come nervous, despondent, sick, fev- erish and miserable, your meals sour and almost nauseate you. Then you 'resort to acetanilide, aspirin or the bromides which temporarily relieve but do not rid the blood of these ir- ritating toxins. . A glass of hot water, with a tea- spoonful of limestone phosphate in it, drank before breakfast for awhile, will not only wash these poisons from your system and cure you of head- ache but will cleanse, purify and freshen the entire alimentary canal. Ask your pharmacist for & quar. ter pound of limestone phosphate. It is inexpensive, harmless as sugar, and almost tasteless, except for a sourish twinge which is not unpleas- ant. If you aren't feeling your best, if tongue is coated or you wake up witlf bad taste, foul breath or have colds, indigestion, biliousness, constipation or sour, acid stomach, begin - the hosphated hot water cure to rid ur system of toxins and poisons. Results are quick and it is claim~ ed that those who continue to flush out the stomach, liver and bowels every morning never have any head- ache or know a miseratlie moment. The man who has the least to di- vide is usually the one most in favor of equal + Try Bibbys for Men's Underwear Try Bibhys for Your Shoes The best $4.00 and $5.00 Shoe Values. in Canada: - --. serviceable and still date. £ ; Geok's Cotton Root Compound. A Ne a 0 . We are prepared to sell you footwear that is the last word in style and we know the quality is the best money will buy. Ss : { J.H Sutherland &Bro. The Home of Good Shoes SI This is the season when you must have your feet well shod, your shoes must be be stylish and up-to- IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR SACOAL? ir WN tree