) PAGE EIGHT Founded 1347. Right od If you will drop in we can show you how you would look in one of our handsome spring suits or overcoats. The garments of your choice, and it will require but a moment. We are ready to dress every man that comes to us as he should be dress- ed. Here you can "try on" dozens of suits and overcoats until you find the fabric, pattern and cut that precisely suits your taste, type, and temperament. Suits, $15.00 up to $25.00 Top Coats, $12.00 up to $22.00 Livingston's, BROCK STREET If Off Your Route, It Pays To Walk. SPECIAL SALE SATURDAY 53 HAD TO BE DISCHARGED AF- TER BEING OUTFITTED. OF EIGHTY-NINE oS THEATRICAL NEWS. Medical Practitioners Will Not Ad- here to the Regulations--Return of a Week. Due t cal qua ber of such as | that nm viransferred { Conipany | great n®nber of men who ¢ lost to the i medically ur number is d { The explanation, of course, is that in spite of constant urgi on the part of Headquarters here there aré medi- { cal practitioners throughout the dis- trict who persist in passing men who should not be taken on the strength of any unit, These men are outfitted and put on pay, but when re-examined here are found unfit and discharged Friday last and not including to-day (Friday), there ! have been eighty-nine men discharg- ed---a high percentage when com- pared with the number of recruits se- cured, Of there cally unfit, | been taken on | who were med was under size t- special physi- ; a great num- battalions and reeas the lac There 1evertl a 1» being i y day a certain *harged for this reason Since the eighty-nine discharged were fifty three who were medi- These should never have Besides the fifty-threns ally unfit, one man ven were under 3 | eigh ere s ial g, four one died, two ok commis | sions, and one discharged by | purchase. i ] | ! { WE } | absent was | LIEUT-COL. W. Y. MILLS | COMMANDS THE 14TH {| Announcement Made of Of- ficers to Command Militia Units in C. D. F. Col W, Y Licu | Kingston Major D. E. O'Flvnu, ville . Major J. Powers, 41st, eut.-Col R J | 43rd, Ottawa Lieut.-Col. D boro { The above appointments as officers | to command militia units for { new Canadian Defence Force authorized The officers have | been ordered to proceed immediate-% {lv and recommend thé names of of-| for. their staff and to com- mence recruiting No. delay of three | four weeks for "organization" | will be allowed, as Mmmediate action {1s necessary. Mills, 14th, 15th, Bell Brockville Bird whist! Walker, 57th, Peter the have been ficers or | | | | } ee | The Late Frederick Osborn, Frederick Osborn died at his resi- | dence 399 Mackay street, Montreal, on March 28th. He was an account- ant for Walter H. Barry & Co. fcr] many years a member of the Royal Arcuum, and a member of Alivet Church, He is survived by five sons Harry N. and Herbert N., Montreal; Clarence V., Toronto; Russel G. and | Frederick G., Winnipeg Deceased | was a brother of Mrs. John Driver. | Georgo street. Local Notes and Items of General | Interest. i wi 50 SPECIAL SUITS in gaberdines, serges, tweeds, poplins, and other new materi- als, smartly designed and properly made and finished. All sizes in the lot, but not all sizes in every style; a large variety of colors including blacks. Pric- ed regular up to $32.50. Saturday Special for $12.98 ' 42 NEW COATS, just the thing for spring and summer wear. Fancy tweeds with the new broadcloth collar, in contrast- ing colors. Regular prices are $12.00 and $15.00. Saturday Special for $798 ~ SEE CORNER WINDOW DISPLAY ~ | cogs iis obviously an exponent of that com- {and {of wholesome and unalloyed delight i Jimthy. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917 Ee -- -- - } i a = i At the Grand. | An unsurpassed programme of photoplay and refined vaudeville aif tertainment pleased a full house ati the Grand last night Edmund | Breese, the noted actor, appeared in ap oplay "version of the famous' dramatic success, "The Walls of Jeri- | cho." This virile of English | social life is a message--a warning to modern civilization against the de- cadence of it's very foundations, It is Story being' a clarion blast against gambling, dis-43 complete unit sipation and tendenci just #% in- jurious to our socia] heips" Other] films were: '"The Rants Valley," | and "The Romance at Random," two | very interesting one-reel features. | Ti comedy, "Windward and An-| " furnished a thousand laughs. | chor," ] The Pathe Naws was also shown.! Miss Phyllis Devlin, Kingston's favor- i ite and accomplished vocal enter-; tainer, delighted all her Oakes and Dunn, a pair singers and dancers, sang old fash- foned numbers and a typical song.! This bill will be offered to-night. | "The Girl Who Smiles." After all ig said and done, the; average theatre-goer =®ems to be in a receptive mood for entertainment which afford: the greatest and most dive: ied pleasure And it i that reason, no comediez seefn to be in the asc ancy wherever rings presented. "The a demonstrated vond any question, th highly comedy accentuated being considerably nventlona to this eit t the Mareh nm will no doubt be more hearers. of clever doubt, stage offe Who this and Smiles" fac t be Girl est | al} VY reason « ts sycee : } emoved from Hence, it Grand on and that rdially welcomed. If elaboration startlin costumes, atmosphere of brill ne value of a musical comedy be said is indeed the inten remems- cenic det and a ncy sene enhance pro-! thai! al ' § factory in , of ordel Besides ered that this mu its wealth of genuine 5 en-! joyed a 1 200 perforn at Longacre Theatre, in New York | where it was hailed, not alone 1 unqualified succads, but a real delightful innovation "In Walked Jimmy." Founded cn the old but healthy idea that "nothing succeeds like suc- "In Walked Jimmy," which is described as 'a comedy with a seri- ous purpose," .comes to the Grand Opera House on Tuesday evening, April 8rd, with George Summers, a comedian of distinction in the prin- cipal role. The play reflects the efficacy of optimism-and the utter futility of abandoning the ship when it's sinking simply because the rats are inclined that way. The author 1 comedy with | song, hit Ances and ] | psychic "New must hours sense clt knownu philosophic circles Thought," and . to this audiences attribute their mon in as fact two the acquaintance of The thing into which Jimmy walked was a broken down oe factory, when the clerks had all just been fired, when objection was imminent, and when the proprietor had a pistol at his head in serious contemplation of suicide. Jimmy, nothing else but plain Jimmy, would have been a mysterious figure had it not been for his matter-of-fact man- ner, his smile and his everlasting umanness He didn't tell! who he 3; in fact it didn't matter. He put the shoe business on its feet, or rather on the feet of several hundred won the while making of heart | vet. Been produced } 5 who une | were played, songs were sung and a | | enjoyment to everybody M | and bones' The vaudeville portion of the bill proved to be very entertaining, and the clever sketch work shown by the two artists, Bert and Sabel Marion, was highly ciated by the audience 4 3 bill will be repeated again this even- ing, and to-morrow afternoon and evening, ; | ohn Laidlaw & Son) | MLTARY ROLES. | : JUST OPENED __ TODAY It has been found . A Number of Women's turned to Canada if his services are i Stylish "ine | Spring Suits went overseas with the 69th Battalion, apd invalided died suddenly Pte Frederick's heart had been affected by the and had troubled him since his turn from France. The dead was born in' Campbeliford seven years ago No more pavmasters will be taken AAA AAA overseas unless they are attached to tuat there are surpius paymasters in England and in the field, owing to reorganizations Hence, no more will be allowed to go abroad, unless they are included in an overseas bat- talion which is at full strength. Even in this case the paymaster will be re- Pte. was hone, gas re- soldier thirty- These are new models just brought out, and are ex: ceptional values. YOU MAY SELECT ANY SUIT YOU WISH AND HAVE IT READY FOR EASTER \ At Omemee, Wednesday evening, a public reception was given to 1 Rev. J. P. McInnes, returned fror the front in an incapacitated cond tion. Rev. Mr. McInnes was once Liberal eandidate in Frontenae Federal House to his energy the ranks of the were filled by men ship and community. the due An unusually good time wag spent at the Military Y.M.C.A hall last evening. Over 150 soldiers were in attendance The affair was a gen- "free and easy' night. Games short programme interspersed, gave Simp- son accompanied the soldiers in a good sing-song. Piper Dewar, 3rd, gave a couple of selections, and Ptes. 3Janbou and Earl rendered accordeon duets Besides these-in teresting number a fine selection of Grafonola records, which had becn loaned for the occasion by Mrs. W. 8 Eilis, were played. At the close of the close of the programme refreshments were served by Mrs. W. S, Ellis and a committee of ladies. Pte, Earle, on behalf of the soldiers, moved a vote of thanks to the ladies and the men responded by giving three rousing British cheers. Saturday evening at Military Y.M. C.A.. Big social and concert Re- freshments. All soldiers are welcome. Major J. A. Cameron, 253rd' Q. U. H., has secured 17¢ men in the Corn- wall district, and is most enthusiastic in speaking of the splendid class en- listed. He returned to Cornwall} from the eity on Friday. - "A" Company and "C" Company, | 253rd Q. U. H., will be paid on Sat- urday. EY Stylish Spring Coats -Lance-Corp. J. Liss, 253rd Q. U H., has drawn a very clever cartoon | of the Kaiser. It is on exhibition at the chief recruiting office. A large number of wo! men's stylish spring coats just opened and ready for your selection tomorrow. Black and White Check Coat with wide flare back, patch pockets, trimmed with braid and fancy but- tons on large square col- Lieut. J. E. Freeman enlisted five! recruits on Thursday for the For- eéstry Company. Their nanres are Thomas Burns, Manchester; Thomas Kinney, Kingston; George and Frank | Loyce, Arden, and Harry Myers, city. He also secured Allan J. Mad-{ dock, Napanee, for the 14th; Ches-! les Dennison, Napanee, for the 2563rd. During the month hé seécur- ed thirty-seven for the Forestry. | Twelve were found unfit, five men | cream | thousand babies, {the zirl elerk, saved the er ring bro- ther from jail, escaped that place as a permanent boarding house hiniself, Neilsgn's celebrateil jce bricks at Austin's on Saturday. Clarence Shangraw, Brownville, N native of Colebrook, took out transferred and two were secured for | the 8. R. E. section and the 14th, lar and on cuffs. $9.50. English Sports Coat 'Y.. a {his frst naturalization papers in| Watertown, N. Y., on Monday. | R, Chas. Bell, real estate and in- | surance agent, has removed to 1281 Clarence street, building formerly occupied by the Canadian Freeman. | Cornwall's Thousand Island Real | Estate Agency is the assumed name | under which citizens of Alexandria| Bay, N. Y., will do a general real, estate husiness from now on. Good evening. Have you cdom-! menced your seeding yet? 'This in| now the question of the hour ! Mrs. Quick, Elginburg, was re- moved the General Hospital on | Thursday in James Reid's ambui-| ance,. suffering from pleuro-pneu-| monia. i Page & Shaw chocolates at Aus-| tin's Red Cross drug store. 1 Prof. Waddell, of Queen's Univer | sity, will make a test of the Chinese wine confiscated ty the police on! Wednesday night at a Drock street! Chinese store. A woman named Boyle, found guiity of shocting her sweetheart at Montreal, and who was sentenced to seven year: in the penitegtiary, ar- | rived at the iastitution on Thurs- day. S. W. Gay on the sixth ballot was chosen clerk of the village of 'Clay- ton, N. Y. Eugene Farrell was en- gaged as engineer, C. W. Bertrand, street commissioner, and Clarence Rickett, policeman. : To introduce Palmolive goods we are giving for a limited time only: 1 cake of soap free with one tin tal- cum or shaving stick; 2 cakes of soap free with one bottle of sham- poo or cold cream. Austin's Red Cross drug store. 5 For Easter Trade, ! A large shipment of mew spring hats arrived here a few days ago for George Mills & Co. It left Manches- ter on February 20th on S.8. North- land of the Manchester Liners Co. | who have so far had three boats tor- ; pedoed by the Germans. to That New Easter Hat, Buy it early--buy to-morrow at "the Hat Store." The Rome Tribuna says Britain and France should have . 200.000 men ready to help Italy in the Germans direct their chief blow against her, e cream bricks at Austin's drug ou Saturday. sto { hours, George Mills & Co. and foiled the villain, all in two At the Strand. A large and appreciative audience witnessed a bill of exceptional merit at the popular playhouse last even- ing. Robert Harron, who will be re- membered as co-star in "Intoler- ance' was seen at bis best in the new- est Triangle play, entitled "The Bad Boy." The play is a comedy drama of life in an American town, Two of the youngest actresses At the Tri- angle studios appear in support of Mr. Harron, Mildred Harris and Cal- leun Moore, this being the latter's first appearance. Other reels and Jockey McDowell with his educated dog were well received. This pro- gramme will be repeated tonight and ; Saturday. Universal Screen Magazine, The King Edward Theatre has so- cured the latest in screen photogra- phy for every Friday and Saturday, consisting of New Inventions, Domes- tic Science, Science and Art. Mrs.' Louise Andrea, gold medal winner in cooking competition at the Panama Pacific Exposition, gives -a motion picture lesson in pastry cooking, how to make a pie, something that "Hub- by" will rave over." Also Helen Gib- son in a thrilling railway drama, "The Broken Brake." At Griffin's, Last evening a large audience wit- nessed the attractive programme at Griffin's and were highly pleased with the bill presented. Louise Huff and Jack Pickford, who created such a tremendous success in the Famous Players adaptation of Booth Tarking- tons celebrated novel "Seventeen," ve been starred by the same com- pany in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' wonderful work "Great Ex- pectations," and this charming pic- ture is the headline attraction at point it is quite a backward step from Tarkington to Dickens, all who have peceations ard 12th The. N.C.O.'s and men.of the 2 are holding a dance on April Probationers '. W. Chamberlain, 253rd Q. U, qualified as sergeants In fancy tweed, } langth, Raglan sleeve, 'wide belt, high ar low large collar. $18.95. Stylish Spring Coats in many other makes, from $5, $7.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50, $15.00. Miller and G. H., have left on! military | Barrager Licat.-Col. Bx y Ottawa on for duty. Lieut. G. C. Cameron, 23rd, has been appointed to the T4th Battery, and Lieut. R. W. Savage, 5th, has been appointed to the 73rd. i The 14th Regiment guard at Fort Henry is "on the warpath" for re- | cruits. The guard has to be kept up | to full strength and many men will have to be secured to take the places | of many who have volunteered to go north with the German prisoners. | John Laidlaw & Sen > Capt. Fraser, of the Instructional | Staff, is instructing the men of the Fort Henry guard in the use of the Lewis machine gun. mm, ~~, 4 [2 A Substitute for Leather We are showing shoes for men and "women with NEOLIN SOLES. This sole has proved very satisfactory and is ABSO- LUTELY WATERPROOF. Te P.S.-- We have a splendid cleaner for colored kid. i] w ll - Pe . ft CEERI