KINGSTON, O ( | Some Ottawa Glimpses Special Correspondence by H. F. Gadsby. Ottawa, Nov. 11.#£ Some people might call it cynical effrontery, others callous indifference, others again a sardonic sense of At all events the 'Borden Government has the laugh on the public. It has been a grim practical joker ever since the war started and for some time before that. Perhaps the grimmest joke of all has been the war profiteering, In- stead of putting the manufacture of munitions on a national bagis, as suggested by Lloyd-George's com- missioner, Mr. Thomas, the Porden Government preferred to hafid out tremendous fortunes to their party friends, So far as the Border Gov- ernment jis concerned, this has been a Tory war from start to finish--a special opportunity sent by Provi- dence to shake the plum tree to a finish, "We pass this way only once,' ong imagines the Borden Gov- ernment saying. "It's our last chance for a long time. Go to it, Eat 'em alive." And go to it the profiteers did. Profits anywhere from one hundred to five hundred per cent. Poor qual- ity at that, Paper shoes. Shoddy uniforms, Defective shells. Spa- vined chargers--and so forth and so on. Get as much for as little as possible. All the traffic could bear and then some, In pursuance of this policy of handing it to their friends, millions of dollars were spent in equipment that had to be discarded as sap as our soldiers reached England, rom five to #ix million dollars was spent on Ross rifles aftér the British War Office had reported against them, Worse than that these rifles, by jam- ming when in action have been re- sponsible for the loss of many Can- adian lives. Another Kuge joke has been Hon- orary-Lieutenant General Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, "the man who did things." What Sam did is now all too plain, One thing he did was to inflict on the country Honor- ar el John hose lo was to ; ish pire Ww iff contracts that should have gone to good Canadians to A u- facturing firms on a commission of ten per cent. and up. Ultimately a Royal Commission was found neces- 'sary to pregent Sir Sam's friend from saving all the money in the British Empire--for himself and his side- partners. Another thing Sir Sam did was to stick Canada for $40,000 for a load of shovels with a hole in the middle. These shovels, called by the soldiers "Hughes' spoons," were found to be good neither for digging nor defend- ing, the hole being just big enough for the sand to run through, not big enough to shoot through and a tol- erable bull's-eye for a Hun marks- men, However; that was only a little Joke--something to keep his hand in «not a big joke like the Bertram Shell Committee, --- Another thing Sir Sam did was to load up the Canadian Staff in Eng- land with friends of his own, who seem content to view the war from that distance, At any rate no at- tempt has been made to send them to the front or to supply their places with disabled officers who have done | in their bit in the field. The condition of the Canadian Army Medical Ser- vice in England, infested, as Dr. YOURE BILIOUS! Good Laugh on Public. humor. | party supporters, J Bruce reports, with incompetents, drug fiends and booze fighters, who get their jobs because they were is another prime example of Sir Sam's method of doing things. Not to go into trite details of old scandals, the biggest joke Sir Sam has perpetrated on the public is him- self. Sam is really the Gypsy's Curse on the Borden Government, but he doesn't realize this. He thinks he is Joan of Arc, Another lugubrious joke by the Borden Government was the appoin'- ment of R. B. Bennett, M. P,, as chairman of a "non-partisan" Nat- lonal Service Commission. Non-par- tisanl!! Why, R. B. never thinks of 'the Almighty save as a Tory, and an imperial Federationalist of the Lional Curtis type. An integral part of this Joke was the attempt to hand Sir Wilfrid Laurier a lemon--that is to say, offering Sir Wilfrid a full share of the blame for the Government's ineffective recruiting methods, waile refusing to give him a look-in on army contracts and matters like 'rat. On this point Toronto Saturday Night, an Independent Conservative Journal, has this to say: "The mismanagement »f our man power in connection with :he war has been such that nothiag that can be done will ever repair the damage. Muzzling Bourassa would probably be the most effective method of still accomplishing a little something, but, of course, this will not !e done. But asking the Liberal Leader to share the responsibiiities of Conser- vative mismanagement was rather a good idea, the only trouble is the Old Man saw the point of the hook and concluded not to bite." ~ Still another joke is the tariff-- a cruel joke. It was twenty-five per cent. tariff when the ° Liberals went out of office in 1911. It is a forty per cent. tariff now---a veritable Rake's Progress, War or no war, it would have been a forty per cent. tariff because the Borden Govern- its bargain to their ten- "well have they done it---so0 well that in another year, that is to say at the end of the war, the food profiteers will have about all the money there is ia the country. Trust them to keep a good lap ahead of the purchasing value of the dollar, Trust them to lick up all the benefits of high wages to the worker. Trust them to get all there is ou: of the goose short of actually killing it! The situation of the worker with a trades union at his back is bad enough, but consider the situa ion of the/ unorganized worker, the school teacher, the clerk, the parson, the innumerable wage slaves of desk aud counter who are not able : gain their ends by striking and must take what they get or leave it. II the Cold Storage Kings and the other food brigands are allowed to go un- checked these poor fellows will soon be in sight of starvation . The grimmest joke of all is when a deputation goes "to Ottawa to ask the Borden Government for measures of relief against the High Cost of Living, and the Government suggests that the municipalities shall conduct vestigations of their own and when they have found the witch the Gov- ernment will consider what ough: to be done, if anything. The Govern- ment has or should have four re- ports on this subject in hand right now, Consequently any proposal to investigate is a stand-off, pure and chase yourself--that is what thé Government says to the BOWELS TONIGHT |". Don't Stay Headachy, Sick, or Have similarily impeded in '| plus flour to the There must be combines about. Why | nott get after 'em? | H. F. Gadsby. OPERATION BLUNDER FAFAL. | Surgeon Left Forceps in Incision and Complications Ensued. | St. Catharines, Ont, Nov. 10.-- { Mra. Aggy Levina Moir, wife of Rev. {D. A. Moir, pastor of the Methodist |ehurch, Thorold, died at St. Cath- larines General 'Hospital yesterday as the result of a surgical oversight. Two years ago Mrs. Moir underwent an operation at Hamilton for appen- dicitis, which was apparently success- { ful, outside the fact that a pair of { forceps were left within her body af- ter the incision was wended. The presence of the forceps was made known by excruciating pain. They were removed in a second operation The instrument, however, had work- ed its way into the intestines, which I had became seriously decayed. Mrs, Moir had been in the hospital here, awaiting a favorable opportunity for a third operation, this time to remove the decayed portions of the intestine, but she was too weak. Mrs. Moir was a daughter of Rev. Dr. J. G. Adams, of 86 Hazelton av- THE DOOR 10 HEALTH Is Through the Rich, Red Blood Dr. Wi- Bi ane. is responsible for the health of the body. If it is good, dis- ease cannot exist. If it is bad, the door is shut against good health, dis- ease is bound to appear in one form or another. One person may be seized with rheumatism or sciatica, another with anaemia, indigestion, heart pal- pitation, headaches or backaches, un- strung nerves, or any of the many other forms of ailment that comes when the blood is weak and watery. There is just one certain, speedy cure ~-Dr. Williams Pink Pills, They make new, rich blood and this good blood brings good health and happl- ness, Thousands owe their present good health, some, life itself, to the pills. Miss Devina Laliberti, St. Jer- ome, Que, says:--"Last year I seem- ed gradually to grow weak and run down. I did not sleep well, had a poor appetite, and grew pale and generally languid. I consulted a doe- tor who told me I was anaemic, and gave me a toniec. This I took faith- fully for some time, but it did not help me, and I appeared to be grow- ing worse, and finally I was hardly hile t0.go about the house and almost wholly tated for work. While in this condition a friend advised me to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills, and I got several boxes. It was not long after I began their use whén I could see an improvement, which just manifested itself in an improved ap- petite-and better rest at night. From this on the improvement was rapid and I was not long in regaining per- fect health. I think Dr. Williams Pink Pills are a real blessing for all weak girls." Yon can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont. WON'T SIT BEFORE JANUARY May Be Early in February Before Ottawa, Nov. 10.--The session of Parliament will not be called until the latter part of January or per- haps the early part of February. The date will not be fixed for some weeks, although the matter will come up for consideration on the return of Sir Thomas White from England in December. The Finance Minister's budget and measures of war finance will be, as usual, an important fea- ture of the Government's legislative programme. speakers of both Houses, Hon, Joseph Bolduc of-the Senate and Hon. Albert Sevigny of the Commons, were in Ottawa today. The blood WILL HAVE T0 ASK GERMANY When the War Will Made WG LU} HOW MUCH CANSHE STAND THAT IS THE QUESTION BRITISH CANNOT ANSWER And Upon it Depends Peace--Ger- mans so Tighly Held in West That They Cannot Retreat in Any Great Number. London, Nov. 10.--*""You will have to ask Germany." 4 This was the answer of a distin- guised English officer recemtly back from the front wheh the familiar query was put to him: "When will the war end?" "We know what we ean give them," he continued, 'but we do not know as yet just how much they are prepared to stand, or are; willing to stand. In the meantime we will in- crease the pressure more and more until] the break comes." With the turning of the tide on the western battlefields there was naturally. a disposition here to feel that hostilities soon would be over. The officers and men of the army do not share these views, however, and are constantly cautioning the people at home against the idea that the is- sue will be settled within the next few months. From conversations with scores of officers familiar with the situation at the front it can be stated that they do not expect the war to end at the earliest before next autumn. There are many who believe there are two more years of fighting before the Al- lied nations. Long Way to Go. "We have got a long way to go," said General Sir William Robertsen, Kitchener's successor, a few days ago. "And we must. be ready to go all the way," he added. "Fight to a finish is the order: There must be no slackening off. On the contrary, there must be a great tightening up." No good soldier will make a defi- nite prediction as to the end of the "We must be prepared to go on for a period of time which it is impossi- ble to estimate," said Sir William And that qQxpresses the opinion of the army. There may be various infiu- ences at work which they know noth- ing of, there is the constant talk heard here of internal troubles. in Germany, but the army officer only "looks at the map." He still sees a long road ahead before the victory he has in mind can become a reality. The military defeat of Germany, and that is the only defeat the army looks forward to, means an invasion of the German Empire. Gen. Sir O'Moore Creagh, the distinguished Irish "V. C.," has saig: Not to Berlin. "The Indian Lancers may never ride through the Bradenburg gates, but the end of the war will not come until 'it is possible for them to do 80." Things are going so well at the western front that it is difficult even for any words of warning to dull the spirit of elation in London. With Germany on the defensive it is felt here that the enemy is no longer fighting to retain all he seized in the first great onslaught of the war, but is rather struggling to hold as much as possible until peace shall come. There is the predicted "shortening of the western line," which London- ers confidently look for from day té day. On the other hand, is the state- ment of Gen. Foch, the French com- mander, who declares the Germans are so tightly held in the it is impossible for them to ei ad- vance or retreat in any great num- ber. 'We are on them." he sald, "like a corrosive acid. - We have eaten in- to their flanks and they can't throw us off. You cannot always see acid at work, but the disin dust. It is a confession by the enemy that his infantry is of poor quality." This fling at the infantry, accord- ing to British officers, is merely put in to cover up the real tribute to the artillery of the allies. The military authorities here have been somewhat surprised at the deep impression the artillery has made in Germany. They were quite delighted with a report by a German military expert as hav- ing said: Infantry of No Value? "British infantry never had any value. The French infantry now is only a miserable shadow of what it was two years ago. fantry nowadays attacks only when the artillery has done its work so perfectly that they have only to oc- cupy the shattered trenches." Those officers who believe the war will go on for two years longer say it has taken two years to put QGer- many really on the defensive and they anticipate it will take two more years to make her acknowledge the defeat which the allies believe is in- evitable. As to internal conditions, the army man takes it into considera- tion only as to its effect upon the morale of the fighting men, A It is undeniable that great gacri- fices are being demanded of the eivil- fan population in Germafy aud it is contended no army long remains wholly superior to home influences, Those who believe in an earlier ending of the war base their bellef-- > perhaps their hope--upon the iflitary assumption that an army cannot offer the same resistance in third or fourth or fifth line trenches that it did in the first line. - They de- clare that when the French and Brg- lish were retreating at the beginning of the war it was a retreat of unpro- paredndss. The German retreat, they assert, is a retreat of exhaustion. These, they say, are the vital phys!- 'cal and moral facts of the laws of War. An army driven froin one strong position cannot fall back un- shaken upon another, TO HIT BOOSTERS OF FOOD PRICES Drastic Measures Are to Be Taken by the Dominion Government. Ottawa, Nov. 10.--The Goverh- ment for some time has had under consideration an Order-in-Couficil with regard tp the high cost of liv- ing and the remedial steps which are necessary to meet the situation, The order has been redrafted and its final form is expected tq pass the Cabinet Council immediately. It' is proposed that the remedy shall be placed in 'the hands of the Pedeoral 0 rent Minister of Labor an : ities. Any combination or ag to enhance the price of a necessity of life will be-classified as & eriminal offence punishable by a fine of 5,000 or imprisonment for two years. Under the Combines Act it is al- ready criminal to combine unduly to. enhance prices, In the new Order-in- Council the word "unduly" is left out as regards the price of food and and agreement to enhance prices to any extent is made an offence, The Department of Labor, as well as the municipalities, will be vested with wide powers to ascertain con- ditions of food supply and the rea- sons which underlie abnormal prices. If the situation can be traced to any combinations or agreements, rather than to general conditions of supply and demand, the machinery provid- od by the Order-in-Council will be quite adequate to meet the situation, In their final form the new regu- lations are more drastic than at first foreshadowed. The Order-in-Cauncil was passed to-day. The death occurved on Thursday at Black River, N. Y., of a resident of Elizabethtown. Reference is made to Mrs. James Plunkett, On Friday last she left for a visit to her daugh- ter, Mrs. J. Hanson, at Black Lake, and her illness proved fatal. She leaves one daughter and four sons. Well-known Women, Ont.--*1 sick for about am, Got very weak, could pot The French in-|- Frm ei gi _Ahe--usual amount of butter and cheese for a If Britain has not produced any strategists in this war, the same can- not be charged against Kingston af- ter the strategy used the other day in capturing the Children's Aid Society. And the offensive move cost only $69. The Lord loveth the éheertul giver, | Those profiting by the war are par- | ticularly invited to take notice. The Collins Bay prophet has the Portsmouth philosopher beaten in discussing the war in the light of prophecy. However, the Portsmouth wise man claims that he discusses the war In the light of facts, The Children's Aid Society will surely thrive now that so many lead- ing men bave joined its ranks. Bu® the men who have been replaced de- serve the thanks of the people for carrying on the work so well with little money. \ -- \ The Wolfe Island municipal hall is within a few years of icing as progressive as {ingaton's. "Doe" Spankie has thrown out the wood stoves and replaced thew with onns that burn coal. Woila Island is cer- tainly taking oa airs, ie The town councilmen will be look- | ing for iron crosses for they have | been very active this week. First | they stop the butchering of the trees on the streets, and next day they buy | ' out the Children's Aid Society to run as a side issue, Did it ever occur to the town council that about one-half the trees on the streets should be remov- ed entirely.. Trees are all right in| their place, but they are all wrong | when allowed to smother the houses. "The Lampman is asked'if it would | be theft to take the confiscated lig- | uor in the office of the chief of police, which is destined for the gutter. The | best way to get an answer to that question is to take the liquor and then argue the pros and cons before the police magistrate. ~ 'As Wolfe Islanders are getting he highest prices for their produce which they sell here, the Lampman cannot see any reason why Kingston should build them a new wharf, par- ticularly on property that belongs to some one else. The dairymen say they are going to fight any scheme to make their products cheaper. Well, the house- wives ean trim the dairymen by month. Supply and demand' will then be on more intimate terms. ~--THE TOWN WATCHMAN. CANADIAN SOLDIER IS WELL BEHAVED Conduct of Fighting Men in . London Is Beyond Criticism. London; Nov, 10.--Sir William Ro- bertson Nicolls' journal, the British Weekly, reiterates as sober Canadian judgment the astonishing libel upon the morality and temperance of Can- adian troops here which appeared in a leading Toronto journal on October 16 and 21, There is much indignation in Can- adian circles--especially among the Canadian boys in khaki, who are seen everywhere in London streets to-day enjoying the Lord Mayor's show-- that Canada should be made ridi- culous in the eyes of Englishmen by this description of England as a land where the Canadian youth is being debauched by drink and vice under the guidance of "distillery interests, | tippling ecclesiastics, and a silent press." Tveryone here knows how Judi- crously distorted all this is, as the rarest of all London sights is & drunken man. Never has the drink evil been less than now, under severe war restrictions respecting b®urs and treating which are rigorously en- forced upon all public houses and clubs. 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