12 PAGES The 1 Rn i i mn ---- YEAR 84, NO. 8 » EE ------ KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 1917 Jaily British Whig AES 2 SECOND SECTION TS THE WEST WANTS STRONGER PREMIER Sir Robert Borden Did Not Carry An In- on lo A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO BE WESTERN CANADA Conscription-- Going to See Agita- The Women Want Premier Norris is That the Anti-Recruiting tofs Are Silenced, Toronto World. . Winnipeg, Jan, 9.--Public feeling here ig strongly and emphatically n favor of a national government. This has been manifested on several regent occasions by a large audiences | gag which greeted Ian Hay, Rev. CW, Gordon and other speakers. When- ever any reference was made to the so-called Lloyd George dictatorship id the efficiency of the new national government in London there was a remarkable manifestgtion of enthus- iastic approval and applause. Rev. jer day in favor of conscription. { motion was made by Mrs. C. W ley, the wife of C. W. Rowley, man- ager of the Bank of Commerce, Grain growers are stromgly in | favor of a motion to thay effect that will be presepted to their provincial | convention at Brandon, on Wednes- day. They no doubt feel, however, i that the western farmers should be | represented by ome or more of their {own namber in the government, | Much interest attaches to the re- +, port from Ottawa that cabinet re- constraction is already under way and that a number of their present ministers are willing to retire so as to permit representative business men being placed in charge of sev- eral portfolios. Local Conservative FAVORED IN | party workers are anxiously asking wether Hon. Mr. Rogers is to re- main. Stop the Agitators, Premier Norris announced yesteér- day that the agitators who were in- terfering with recruiting and nation- al service would be summarily dealt with, He also declares that alien labor will not be allowed to make profit out of the war by holding up Manitoba farmfers for excessive was Just what legislation he has in | view is not known, but it is hoped that the Dominion Government may soon so conscript the manhood of the country as to. place aliens at work on the land who cannot be trusted to serve in the trenches. Some here advocate closing the uni- versities, and the army and navy has Dr, Salem Bland said to a reporter for the World today that Winnipeg | and the west were a unit in demand- ing the formation of a strong gov- ernment for the war and reconstruc- | tion period which would include leading business men without regard to politics and representatives of the| farming and laboring classes, Norris Can't Attend, There was some disappointment at | the announcement that Premier Nurs ris would be unable to attend the | conference of provincial premiers) called by Sir Robert Borden, It is | hoped that the conférence may re- commend to the prime minister the formation of a national government, | and it is felt that the provincial minister should speak for Manitoba. | Mr. Norris has greatly strengthened himself by his declaration . against the agitators who are interfering with the national service = registra- tion, The premier, however, feels that he should be here for the epen- ing of the legislature on Thursday und Attorney-General Hudson has therefore gone to Ottawa in his "stead. Women Want €onscription. The feeling for a national govern- ment is strongly interlaced with the almost unanimous feeling in favor of conscription: Omen"s Cana- petitioned the beachers of law so- ciety to call no one to the bar who is physically fit to serve at the front. Oife of the most prominent bus- inesg men of Winnipeg and a life long Conservative said this after- noon: "I was disappointed that Sir Robert Borden, upon his recent tour, | did not bring a more inspiring mes- sage (0 the west, He must have seen in Winnipeg how anxious the people were for strong leadership. If he does not give us soon a national government and couseript the man power and wealth of the country, people will assert themselves in a way that cannot be mjsunderstood. ENFORCE MILITIA ACT Judge Says Slothfulness of Govern ment Should be Quickened. St. Catharines, Jan. 10.--Judge J. 8. Campbell, in speaking before a large assembly of citizens at ing in< augurdl meeting of the City Cofincil urged that the civic rulers pass a strong resolution calling upon the Federal Government to enforce the militia act at once. Judge Campbell said that the voluntary system had 'been playéd out, and the slothfulness of the Government should be quick- ened by pronouncements of municip- al Executives. 'The time has come,' Bald, "when action should be dian Club of Winnipeg, by practically an unanimous vote declared the oth- h aged by governing bodies all ove: the country." y No Change In Price, Quality Or Size of Package regardless of rising prices on other food, commodities. Row- | The | | { i 1 inces. INDIANS ARE FIGHTING. The Redmen Have Proved Loyalty to Our Cause. That about 1,200 full-blooded In- dians have enlisted for overseas ser vice since the war commenced, that at least one has received the Military Medal for bravery, that the various reserves have contributed more than $6,000 towards various patriotic funds, and that altogether the Indian population has evinced a gratifying spirit of loyalty, are the most inter- esting features of the annual report of the Indian Department, just pub- lished. It is also interesting to note that the Indian population has in- creased from 103,531 in 1915 to 105,561 in 1916. It is stated ' in the report that nearly one-half of the total strength of the 14th Battalion, Haldimand Rifles, has been recruited from the reserves of Eastern Ontario. There are 65 Indian members of the 52nd (Ontario), commonly known as the "Bull Moose Battalion." The Bruce Battalion has 65 Indians from the Cape Croker Reserve, where the total population between twenty-one and sixty-five is only 108. Eighty In- dians were recruited from the remote region of the Hudson Bay. In all about 1,200 Indians have enlisted. They are distributed by Provinces as follows: Ontario, 862; , 101; Manitoba, 89; Saskat- 57; Prince Edward Island, 24; British Columbia, 17; Nova Scotia, 14; New Brunswick, 12; Al- berta, 9, and Yukon, 2. Of the number eight are commis- sioned officers, as follows: Capt. George Smith, 4th Battalion; Capt. Ormond Picard, 12th Battalion; Capt. Charles Smith, 114th Battal- ion; Lieut. Cameron D. Brant, 4th Battalion (killed at Ypres); Lieuts. Millon Martin, James D. Moses, John R.)Steacy, and C, A. Cooke of 114th, ion. A nota demonstration of the traditional loyalty of so distinguish- ed an Indian family was the death in action at Langemarck of Lieut. Brant, who was a great-great grand- son of the famous Captain Joseph Brant, who rendered such valuable service to the Britisn cause in 1776. Two other lineal descendants of the great Chieftain, Corporal Albert W. | L. Cain, 4th Battalion, and Private » Montreal, were severely in- Jured at Ypres. * Private Belanger, an Indian of the 52nd Battalion, has won the high honor of the Military Medal for bravery. His brother was severely wounded. Private' W. F. Lickles, a Six Na- tions Indian of the 48th Highlanders, is a prisoner war at Gottingen Camp. Private Alex. Moore of the 28th Battalion, a nephew of the Chief of the Norway House Band, is Their From left to right: Major E. Grothe, the LEADERS OF CANADIAN "BONNE ENTENTE'" MOVEMENT Touring the country to bring about a more cordial understanding between the Province of of Montreal (wounded in Flanders) ; John M. Godfrey, Garneau, LL.D., mayor of Quebec City, and Lieut.-Col. R. de la Girouard {wbunded in Flanders). At A lA ltl nn, mm, ---- Ted their land of black slavery. The fate of the American negroes how ever, was immeasurably less pitifu Ll Y than that of the Frenchmen and Be EE THE BELGIANS FROM | gians taken from their 'bomes anc GERMAN SLAVERY { families into bondage and made to re ee | work for their enemies. There ar A Belgian Writer Suggests That Am- | few more unselfish traits in the ericans Cross to Canada to Form | World's history i than the origin 2 y | motive of the American Civi Jar Anti-Slavery Corps. l : 3 | pi ¥ . » iB {Do not past noble deeds oblige thos aris, Jan, 0.--Gerar arry.{ who accomplished them to repeat editor of the Independence Belge, in| jem I a arises? Speat an article on the Belgian deporta-|induced. as the spokesman of many tions, compares to the conditions ol! Belgians, boldly to ask the American the flave Market as Jsserived ta | people: You who freed the blacks r ¢ om's C4 ' e als tat so great a cost, what are you go- the American public in the name of | ing to do for the enfranchisement of its past fight to rid the world of the white slaves? For Europe? Fo slavery to take a similar stand ré-|{the citizens whom the Kaiser - is garding his tompatrias. he | Chaining to his war chariot, who are "Fifty years ago," he says, "t '€ | suffering three times the moral tor- American people nobly inflicted upon ! 4, re of the former black slaves? themselves the terrible evil of nearly | «qq ig the duty of anyone address- five years of civil war in order to, rid {ing you on such a poignant theme tc en warn you that remonstrances to the Kaiser and his people are doomed tc A CHILD DOESN'T failure if they are not translated into action, Is there any American law | which would prevent private citizens If Peevish, FeveriSh and Sick, Give "California Syrup of Pigs." TO FR | from crossing the Atlantic ' or the Canadian border and congregating under what might be called the anti- slavery flag to assist in fighting the white slave raiders of Europe? Such an anti-slavery corps would not break the rules of neutrality or. take sides with France, Great Britain and Belgium against Germany. It would ' resemble a body sof crusaders, with the difference that instead of at- tempting to rescue a handful of cold ashes from unbelievers, its object would be to rescue thousands of martyrs from their torturers." M. Harry has dedicated a long ar- ticle on the subject to ex-President Roosevelt. Mother! Your child isn't natural- ly cross and peévish. See if tongue is coated; this is a sure sign its little stomach, liver and bowels need a cleansing at once. : When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat. sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach ache, diarrhoea remem- | ber, a gentle liver and bowel cieans- ing should always Le the first treat- | | BRITISH FOOD PRICES FIXED, ment given. Nothing equals "California Syrup cf Figs" fer children's ills: give aje teaspoonful, and in a few hours all | ¢ {the foul waste, sour bile and fer- lip menting food which is clogged in the + | Lowels passes out of the system, and! + you have u well and playful chiid'¢ again. All children love this harm-!¢ less, delicions "fruit laxative," and !% it never fails (0 effect a gy | "inside" '& | cleansing. Jdirections for babies, ! + under the defence of the realm {children of xii ages aad ATOWE-ups #+ act, has forbidden any manufae- {are plainly cn tha bettie. i® turer or assembling of internal Keep it handy in your home. A ,# combustion engines except un- {lite @ given today saves a sick child [# der Government permit. {tumorrow, bur get the genuine. Ask |® | your drugeist Yor a 50-cent bottle of {*"California Syrup of Pigs," then ns {100% and see that it is made by the Although the gas meter never fails "sliforma F.x Syrup Company." to register is isn't allowed to vote. London, Jan. 10. -- Baron Devonport, the Food Controller, has fixed the following prices which home growers may charge for their 1917 crops¥ Wheat, sixty shillings per 504 pounds; oats," thirty-eight shill- ings six pence per 336 pounds, and potatoes a varying price of 115 to 130 shillings per ton. The Minister of Munitions, + + » * + + PERE P PLP B PISS PP Ot a® Cee also a prisoner of war in Germany. ! The Indians who have gone to the | front, the report states, have dis played qualities of courage, ance, and intelligence that have placed them among the most valued members of the Canadian tionary Forces. They excel as sharp- '| shooters. provides the rich nourishment of wheat and barley at the same price at which it has always been sold. The King of The Indian women have also given evidence of patriotism in a more They knit socks and supply comforts for the soldiers. Toward the Patriotic, Red Cross, and Belgian Réllef Funds the In- dians have supplied $5,890. In addition to that 'amount the Ghippewss-of Caradoc offered $200, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte $100, the Obtidgewong $200, and the Rice Lake Indians $100. It is a touching testimony to the loyalty of the ne and it ia ined that "the department was una 40 accept as the bands in question vould not the expenditure," endur- | Expedi- } 1 i 3 Quebec and the other prov- of Toronto; Sir George -- NI i i HAD INDIGESTION Could Keep : Nothing on Stomach Indigestion is one of the worst orms of stomach trouble. The stom. «ch becomes upset and you have a 'aw, debilitated feeling in it. After a meal you feel that you nust get rid of that nasty, bilious urning sensation; that souring and rising of the food which is so unpleas- int and in many cases very painful. It is not necessary for you to be roubled with indigestion when Bur- lock Blood Bitters may be so easily btained. = This old and well-known emedy, which is a combination of lature's best roots, herbs, barks and rerries, will cure indigestion and all itomach troubles. _ Mr. Lazare Savoy, Pokemouche, N.B., writes: "About two years ago [ was troubled with indigestion that bad I could keep nothing on my stom- wh. I was sorely disappointed in everything I tried to relieve me. At last a friend advised me to try Bur- dock Blood Bitters. I took four bot- tles and can now eat anything that is set in front of me." That grand old medicine, B.B.B has been on the market for the past forty years, and we claim, without any fear of contradiction, that it is the best cure for all stomach trou- bles. Manufactured by the T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Deh nn eC RAE GERMAN DESERTERS Ara Entoring Holland in Increasing Numbers, Washington, Jan. 10.--Dispatéches received in Washington state that the number of deserters entering Holland from the German army is increasing. A year ago, an author- ity =aid, there were only a compar- atively few stragglers fleetig Ger- many's war camps. It was said the present number of desertions, while not serious, was indicative of an increasing tinrest among the German troops. Reporis from Germany reveal a serious shortage of food. Diplomatic advices assert that the grain and other food supplies included in the Rumanian gpoils afforded appreciable relief to the situation, but that these supplies are being quickly consumed and that hunger among the civilian population promises to become acute. Even an amateur organist can play a wedding march that is entirely sat- isfactory to the female in the case. Stays are supposed to brace a girl up, but the stays of some young amen are apt to make her weary. 1 A married man says the jaws of death not to be compared with the jaws fe. It is folly Arry a grass widow for the purpose of having your grave kept green, EXCEEDED LIMITS IN HIS SPEECH Ambassador Gerard In Trouble Over Ad: dress at Berlin Dinner. STATE. DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR EXACT WORDS USED A EX. CEPTION IS TAKEN No Change in Peace Situation--Wil- son Shuts Down Lid Hard; Com- plains Against So Much Comment. Washington, Jan, 10.--The En- tente answer to President Wilson's suggestions in his identical note of December 18th addressed to all the belligerent governments, is still mis- sing. That is to say, it has mot been received "at the State Department. The delay is not causing any worry, however, among those in Washington who are hopeful of the success of the President's effort to find a common basis™of- understanding among the twa groups of fighting nations that will lead them to see the way to dis- cuss peace terms. Those of this turn of mind are going on the principle that "No news is good news." Meanwhile there is every indica io; that hereafter the moves of the Un. ted States Government in ccna io with the President's effort will be conducted with the greatest suer.c, Signs are already apparent that the lid is to be kept down on news of the moves made or to be made. Pres dent_Wilson let. it be known toda) that he was provoked over the char- acter of the speculation that is beine indulged in by the press as to thi or that phase of the peace effort, and particularly as to the measures he is credited with having in view to keep the peace movement alive, According to the expressed opinion of the President, this speculation is dangerous not only to the success of the peace effort, but to the safety cf the United States. What he said on the subject is interpreted to mean that such speculation over the situ- ation is likely to lead\to misunder- stahding aad misjnterpretation in Europe, and on that acdount may in fluence in an undesirable way the at- titude that European governmen's may be disposed to assum. The administration seems to be convinced that the peace movement can best be furthered by peace gu th part of the American press as it wus Supposed to be contemplated by the United States with respect to i: course, the administration will not be di - posed to make any statement con- cerning the peace movemeni--or more properly the President's at- tempt to ascertain whether a basis of J understanding for the discussion of Peace terms can be reached--unti! something definite has been accom plished or the movement has resul ed futilely. Want Gerard's Speech. The State Department has cabled to James W. Gerard the American ambassador at Berlin, directing him to report exactly what he said in an after-dinner speech on January 6th, at a banquet of the American Asso- ciation 'of Commerce and Trade of Berlin, It was sald at the depart- ment that whatever Mr. Gerard's words may have been, he talked en- tirely on his own responsibility. The department is keenly interested in learning precisely what was said by the Ambassador. Officials appeared unwilling today to accept as correct the version of his remarks made public in this country through the Overseag News Agency, a German news service, Mr, rard's alleged reference to the continuance &f certain German officials in office were regarded as going beyond the limits of the lati. tude allowed an ambassador. Noth- ing occurred today, however, to show that the administration was espec- fally displeased with Mr. Gerard or displeased at all. The desire is to suspend judgment until he has made his report of the remarks credited to him in the Overseas Agency dispaten, Had Fainting Spells Nerves Completely ~~ Exhausted There Is every prospect thut--