Ee --_---- ES "A GREAT CHANCE FOR YOU TO SAVE MONEY AT 1 Livingston's January | Clearance Sale | " THE DAILY "MILTARY CIRCLES | , Albert 8B. Skaling, i (Queen's) Battery, was operated "on | for appendicitis at the Ongwanada Hospital on Saturday afternoon, and is reported gs doing nicely. Lieut, Johnson, infantry school staff, was on duty on Tuesday morn: ing, after being confin®d to the Gene- ral Hospita) During stormy weather {he armour- fes floor is in great demand for H training purposes. > There is great speculation as to fl} whether this district will continue to! hold the 'wonderful recruiting record li made during the first two weeks of the year, Corpl. E. J. C. Schmidlip, with the fl Royal Engineers, has been promoted to major. He is a graduate of the Hil Ro¢a) Military College. iil company. 20 PER CENT. DISCOUNT OFF. All ready to wear clothing and furnishings for men and boys; "(blue and black suits excepted). Think of what you save by buying now. You can have any suit or overcoat with above exception at one-fifth off. Ohly a short time left to buy clothes and furnishings at cat ' prices. Sale positively ends this month. 3 ivingston's, : : BROCK STREET A Little Out of the Way, But It Will Pay , You To Walk. a ET Sets of a Table cloths and napkins in a large viiety "of patterns, warranted all pure linen, at less than present manufacture price. % aid iis : Beautiful patterns in foral, spot, stripes, | plai re and other designs suitable r round 'or square tables, sizes are % 2 x2 3 2 3 X21 yards ais talion at the front. li monia. Ralph E. Pocock, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Pocock, Brockville, is in Kingston, where he enlisted in the 72nd Battery. It is expected-that the Special Ser vice Company hockey team will play in Brockville about the end of the week. pele Capt. 8.-N. Daney, formerly: of Belleville and Picton, is in the city to take command of a draft to cross to England on March 1st, where it will train and later join the 2nd Bat- The draft will be raised hereabouts, and the men will be located in the Artillery bar- racks along with the Special Service Capt. Darcy has been in the Imperial service for some Years, land after the battle of Mons spent four months In Germany. He has done splendid recruiting service in Canada during the past ten months. Capt. Glencoe Hulme is en route to England with a draft from the west. i} The captain id a former Belleville re- il! sident. ! The death occurred Sunday at the Brockville Hospital of Pte. James Millar, 230th Forestry Battalion. He had been ill for a few days ot pneu- He was 38 years of age. He came to 'Brockville from 'Winnipeg on Dec. 16th last. He was a married man and his wife is living in "U Peg. Lieut. Bward P. Ryan, son of Dr. E. Ryan, Rockwood Hospital, is now in France. He completed a course of fnstruction in England before being sent to the front. Lieut. Ryan is a graduate of the Royal Military Col- lege and an officer of the Royal Field Artillery. 2 C. V. Hepburn, Brockville, G. A. Groomes, Windsor, and C. J. Blom- bery, Niagara Falls, liave been taken on the strength of Queen's University Highlanders and are now on recruit- ing duty dt their homes. Brig-Gen. T. D. R. Hemming, G.0. C., ana Capt. T Ashmore Kidd, A.D. C., left on Tuesday for Peterbgro and Lindsay on inspection luty. Col. G. Hunter Oglivie, AAG, commands the district in the absence of the E6.0.C. Lieut.<«Cok\ G. H. Gillespie left on Monday for duty at Port Hope, Mill- Brook, Bowmanville -- and other places in the district, . Capt, 1. 8. Wotherspoon, 'paymas- ter St. Lawrence Canals Guard, was at headquarters on"Tnesday morning. Lieuf-Col. W. J. Brown, G.S.0, announced on Tuesday morning that arrangements are being made for a demonstration of bayonet fighting and physical training together with that of machine gun demonstration in the Armouries on the evening of E| January 30th. ~ Five officers and twelve N.C.O.'s from this district will take an ad- vanced course in B.F. and P17. at &=! Toronto beginning February 5th. The following men have been tak- Eien on the Strength of the Queen's University Highlanders; C. T. W. Ross, F. D. Lonsdale, O. J. A, Ren- -aud, W. E. Bayne, O. B. Thompson, M. F. Ringrose, J. B. Black, J Tick- mer, R. Muir, J. Watkins, S. O, Riv- jer, CH. Weegar, S. Ledue, A, Mak yon, W. Bradley and J. Brisson, -------------- PURCHASED NINETHEN HORSES. They Will be Used by the French Government, ; . ndsor Hotel stables, on BRITISH WHIG, KILLED IN ACTION, | SAID THE MESSAGE Received at the House of Pte. Oliver Harold Allen, Ord= nance Street. On Tuesday a telegram {rom the Records Office, Ottawa, annpunced to Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, 119 Ordnance street, that her sen, Oliver Harold Allen, with the Machine Gun Section of 21st Battalion, has been killed jn action on January 13th. He was a fine man, strong and capable, and had rendgred vallant = service for King am eountry. Two brothers, George and William, live in Kingston. A Queen's Man Killed. -, $ aii LATE LIEUT. J. BE. MUCKLE Lieut. "John Ernest Muckle, who went from Ottawa "with an infantry unit, is reported killed in action. His mother, Mrs. Will J. Sterling, resides at Blenheim, Ont. Tle brave lieu- tenant was a student of Queen's Uni- versity, and while here boarded with Mrs. Johnston, 330 Brock street, He was a splendid man, Has Wound in Shoulder, Corp, "Jack" Mills on Jan. Sth wrote a letter to his parents op/Uni- versity avenue, which arr ed on Tuesday morning, explaining the na- eure of his recent wounds. He is now in -a hospital in France and rapidly recovering from bullet wounds in the right shoulder. - <'Jack" went over- seas with the P. PoC. L. I, THE We IN BRIEF FORM. Tidings From All Over Told In a Pithy and Pointed It was announced that 500,000 wo- en are working in British munition actories. A Notable progress is being made in the effort to sarround the enemy forces in German East Africa. Senator Davis, still at Prince Al- bert, Sask., following an operation on the skull, is repgried to be dying. George Mahon, 1 inspector on the Grand Trunk, was instantly killed at Chatham when caught between two freight cars. 22} William Ellsworth, Sarnia, has been appointed mandger of the new refinery of the Imperial Oil Company at "Dartmouth, N. 8, French restaurants will be obliged to serve only two dishes to a eustom- er at each meal. The dishes will be exclusive of hors d'oeuvres and des- sert: The Canadian Pacific Railway has lifted the embargo on all freight ex- cept perishable foodstuffs which has been on'since January 1st from points west of Fort William, a G. A. Warburton has resigned as chairman of the sub-executive of the Dominion-wide prohibition movement, and Miles Vokes has been chosen in his placer oth are, of Toronto. * Herbert J Breckon, Niagara Falls, Ont., engineer on the Lake Shore Railroad for more than twenty years, collapsed on boarding his engine at Erie, Pa., and died as a' result of a fractured sku!l sustained in a fall the day before. A Canadian trade total of $1,700, 568,263 for the nine months ending with the mew year is shown in the monthly statement issued by Hon. Dr. Reld, Minister of Customs. For the corresponding months of 1915 the talal Canadian trade was $1,012,486,- i , J. D. Flavelle, chairman of the On- tario License Board, states that it has been definitely decided that 'draft legislation, providing for the prohibi- tion of the use of mails for liquor ad- vertising, would be submitted to the Federal Parliament for gonsideration this session. New Factory for Pembroke, Pembroke, Jan. 23.--A large new industry is in prospect for Pembroke be ca out; itis likely the factory |: defunct Lee Manufactur-} # will be purchased ls $100,000, of the h At the Grand: "An exhibition of the better class of interesting photodramas and polite variety entertainment has been arranged for to-night and Wed nesday. Af exceedingly fine five-ree}-feature has been ed for this engagement--"Life's Shawdow," with Irene Hawléy and William Nigh in the leading roles, Miss Billie Burke will appear in the fourth chapter of "Gloria's Ro- mance," the epoch-making ser. fal which the Grand is offering for the first half of each week. A two- reel Universal photoplay, a comedy, and the Pathe News will also be shown. 'An unusual vaudeville bill will be shown. Billy and Eva Me- Clintocx will present thelr comedy singing and dancidg specialty, Guy Bates Post, Richard Walton Tully, appreciat- ing the fact that this city has always demonstrated in a substantial way its recognition of the very fine talents _ Guy Bates Post, has decided to ve bur theatregoers an opportunity for seeing his new play, "The Mas- querader," prior to its presentation in 'New York City. Mr. Post will come to the Grand Opera House for one night only, on Thursday, Jan. 25th. . "The Masquerader" is a dramatiza- tion by John Russell Booth of the novel known in its English form as John Chilcote, M.P.,' which was writ- ten by Katherine Cecil Thurston, For" dramatic purposes it has been modernized. v At the Stran Capacity business and every pleased with the elaborate grampe given was the order things at this play-house last even- ing. WHf Lucas and Constance Golmadge "webe seen at their best in the latest Triangle play, "The Miscrd- scope Mystery." The fun and tragedy that grow out of an invasion of a small town by a group of medical swindlers lend unsual punch to the plot. Charley Chaplin in "The Floor- walker," and Mack Swain, in a two- part Keystone comedy, "Safety irst Ambrose," are seen in twQ of the greatest comedies of fun and frolic. Other good reels and polite- vaude- ville complete a very entertaining bill. Shown again to-night. At Griffins. Full to overflowing was the order of things at Griffin's last evening to see Louise Huff and Jack Pickford ia a picturization of Booth Tarkington's famous novel, 'Seventeen.' There is no doubt but what every one who attended were more than satisfied; in fact, highly delighted with this hum- orous masterpiece, Both Miss Huff and Mr. Pickford fully sustained their very high reputation as stars, and were ably assisted in doing so by a cast of exceptionally well qualjfied screen artists. Clematgs, the hbuse dog, and Genesis, the falily servant, are a whole show in themselves. The production is beyond a question of dobt the best Jumorous screen drama that has ever Deen put together, The same wonder picture, with other ex- ebtlent offerings; 'will be presented to-day and to-morrow. One cannat afford to miss this very unusual bi of real entertainment. - Sm-------- ~ The Girl From Frisco, Has érrived at the King Edward Theatre and will be there to-night and every Monday and Toesdayal, ternoons and evenings for the fiext fourteen weeks. This is the new serial that hag ereated so much in- terest in the larger cities throughout America. "Social Pirates," Wednes- day and Thursday. Usual admission, NO ONE REQUIRED & TO DRINK RU It is Issued to Troops at the Discretion of the Com= mander. Ottawa, Jan. 23.--Id reply to en- quiries made by Sir Robert Borden as to the rum issued to the troops at the front, the following statement 'has been received from Sir George Perley, overseas minister of militia: "The War Office definitely informs me that rum is only issued to troops |S at the discretion of the general offi- cer commanding on the recommen- dation of the medical officer; and that whén an issue of rum is ordered for the troops, individual soldiers who have an objection to the spirits, may De 230ilieq with cocoa or chocolate n lien." to Griffin's. 'The incomparable Mary Pickford in "Less Than the Dust." A ottons Longcloth, Nainsook, Bridal Cloth, - Madapolams. ot Because we made our purchase for this spring's business nearly a year ago, when cotton was at its lowest, we are able to- quote most-reasonable prices on all lines of cotton material, from the sheerest wea- ves of nainsook to the heavier grades of cotton. "French Finish Nainsook Fine in weave and finish, - for trous- - seaux; six grades to choose from, 15¢, 20c, 25¢, 30c, 35¢, 40c yard. § Spanish Longcloth Medium weight soft finish, 42 inches wide, 20¢, 25¢, 30c, 35c¢. " Laidlaw's near-linen brand--a fine cot- ton for men's shirts and ladies' and child- rén's lingeries. It irons like linen. Horrockses' Ori- ental Longcloth 1 40 pieces of fine longcloth. We con- sider ourselves very fortunate to have this delivered at the old price. It's a yard wide. The value is 25¢c a yard. Tomorrow 20c yd. SRENEER ERENCE NER RRR EERE RE Special Tomorrow One thousand yards. White cotton, imported English manufacture. Three dif- ferent makes to choose from. Today's = price for this cotton is |2{c. Tomorrow, 10¢ yard. : ul = i M