THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. PAGE EIGHT = 4 The British Whig Johnston was not without great hope. | raised, and the bi-lingual difficulty | "SCRATCH A CANADIAN 84TH YEAR He was not an optimist, as some will settled. AND FIND A SAVAGE" w= | regard him, lut he was not a pessi- Th ---------- | -------- 'ine urray government {f New . Ma iment, of New| geplin Paper Repeats False As AES . WW a a PE VA < Ee 4 Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO. LIMITED. J. G EIMOIt c.ovnnvcrrnnscas President . {ld ... Managing Director weuas a. Guid snd Sec.-Treas. Telephones! Business Office Editorial Rooms ...s Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition), One year, delivered in city . $6.00 One Joar it paid in advance ..$5.00 One year, by mail t@ rural offices $a One year, to United States .....$2.5 (Semi-Weekly Edition) One year, by mail, esh :....... 1.00 One year, if not pald in advance 34 One vear, to United States ...... Le Six and three months pro rata, MONTRPAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen ..... 123 Bt. Peler St. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE F. C. Hoy, ... 1006 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.IUNorthrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.N®rthrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Attached Is one of the best job printing ofMces in Canada, The eirenintion of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. It does not matter very much what the scheme is Which is projected in the interest there 'is sure to be around those who differ with the majority, who question the bona fides or the faith of their fellows, and knock the movement in every way. Not that they are unfriendly to the scheme Oh, no; they would not hurt it for the world! They are in perfect sympathy with it. That fis what they want their frignds to un- derstand They would be glad to sea it succeed. But--and here's the public rub--they have heard something about it that is inappropriate and discouraging, and if this thing he true it means that some men are spending their time to no purpose. For instance, half a hundred of the busiest p#en in Kingston are just now concerned about the Greatér Produc- V They must be per- suaded that it is founded on facts and sound judgment. Yet it is put under suspicion by certain unctious critics. The mayor of the city deals witly some: phases of the movement in.a letter which he has addressed to the press. It appears in to-day's Whig. Read this letter very carefully. It is forceful and convincing. It is based upon information which is re- garded as reliable, It ought to end the croaking. But will it? The militia department must have been under a strange spell when it assumed that the men who would not 'enlist with the overseas' forces would line up for service with the Home Guard, at lower pay. The militia department suddenly has be- come very economical, FUTURE OF CANADA. The Canadian Ciudb had a great treat when its members listened to iE. F. B. Johnston, K. C., of Toronto, as he discessed "Gerniany Before and Canada After the JVar." The purpose of the club is being advanc- ed when it sits under the spell of those whose thoughts, brilliantly ex- pressed, carry them over ground that seemed familiar, but made most interesting as new visions are open- ed up and one sees things they did not see before. ; Mr. Johnston's verbal portrait of the Kaiser was most striking. The Whig has read 'many sketches of the Emperor, igcluding Gardener's "Prophets, Priests and Kings," but Mr. Johnston's -is- more illuminating. The defeat of one whose blood-lust was so clearly established becomes the duty of every fighting Canadian, not' because the Mother Country is at war, but because his own country has been m by the most de- structive power the world has ever seen. : 4 The future of Canada came in for a_passing consideration. Mr. John- stop did not sh the opinions of tion Movement. ly to be over in a few months. The change of fromntier---the advance or the retreat of the forces by a few | miles or by m#ny--was at the pres- ent rate not likely to lead to a de- cisive victory. The empire that had worked for a specific purpose, which had appropriated so much money, so | should be read in every church and | the federal government in orderito th who thought the war was Hke- pave the way, if it can, for a party No liberal objects. [to its great mist. He expected the Allies to win the war, and he expected Canada to prove true to British traditions, to rally with the other overseas' dom- inions to the support of the Mother Country, and to give such an account of themselves as would make their's a glorified record 4@f national ac- complishments. The addross was in- teresting throughout. It was mark- ed by rare touches of humor. The presentation was most eloquent. Lieut. Forneri, like a hero, falls. He had been in the thick of the fight again and again. Three times he had been wounded. At last he suec- cumbed. But his will be a name that will stand high on Canada's honor roll, and his must be an im- perishable memory. MORE FOOD NECESSARY. To-day the Whig publishes the first of the announcements to the people of Canada made by the Or- ganfzation of Resources Committee. It is an appeal that should have the careful attention of every man, wo- man and child in this broad Domin- ion. When one considers the mil- lions of men who have been drawn into the front lines of battle in Europe, in Asia and in Africa, and the millions more required behind the lines to sustain those in front, one can see at a glance what a great loss to the productive activity of the nation this means. Hitherto a large proportion of these great masse were engaged in tilling the soil and feeding the population of the world. To-day their services are { Brunswick, ha {held office .nea last resigned It six weeks after if sertions of lll-Treatment of Bernstorff. {bad been ingloriously defeated or | 184 b le it re} RTI | Comaeimned 2 i pean: on "| london, March 30.--"Scratch a| at last only to save itself from | Canadian and you find a savage." [a humiliating dismissal. | This. is the opening phrase of a bit- | i v mn ter article in the Berlin Journal. i Britain is resorting to drastic |Zeitungammittag, making astound- | measures in order to fill up her mili- | ing charges against the Canadian {tary ranks re is to be a new | inspectors who handled tha belong- {eombing of population of the | IN8S of Bernstorff's party at Halifax. British Isles There cannot be ttl is alleged tha the _napectors . | cleared thé pockets of every German tingland, as there is in Canada, a!pasenger and drank so freely of dodging of duty by any man. | milk whiskey at the Anglo-American | | bar that some ** had to be carred off Mr. Johnston, K.C., made it clear the ship like so many inert masses of that Canada will have something to Stupid human flesh." It is stated that | other inspectors were not 'quite so ava SY : + drunk, but sang and danced, and in- the days of reconstruction, after the| rioteq all manner of indignities upon war, The conditions that prevailed | the lady passengers, including the lit- before 'the war are not going tobe |tle daughter of the Princess Hatz- restored without a great deal of/|feldt. : thought and service and economy | Several passages and thrift. © | were struck out of : | prints as unprintable. The article « | cOncivdes: * These will be all the | better for the German polish they {are doomed to receive before our | field-greys are done with them." WINDERMERE. think about and something to do in of the article the English re- | ancsToR EVENTS 26 YEARS ACO | On March 13th the official censor |at Ottawa issued .an emphatic de- | nial to similar statements made by {an American journalist, Arthur F. Work Was tolilmenced in the new { Mann. The examination, they said, Y.M.CLA. Hall. | was thorough, but absolutely no in- The city druggists held a meeting dignity was offered any of the pas- | sengers, the examination of the to fix the prices of goods. | : James Gallaway, jr, after fifteen | COUntess Bernstorff taking less than threo minutes, years service as leader of Chalmer's Church choir, has resigned. The schooner Singapore made a trip around the harbor to-day. --_-- |HEAVY GUNS WILL RESCUE OF HOLY LAND | TEST NEW FRONT Britain Enthusiastic at Success in| Attack will 'Demonstrate Palestine, Whether or Not it is Hin- London, March 31.--The news- papers comment enthusiastically on | denburg Line. the British victory near Gaza, Paies- | a ' y r Gaza, Pales- | London, March 20 The Germans requiged elsewhere and a great shortage in te food supply must be the natural re-| sult, é Again, other millions who might] have been available for work on the| farm have been drawn into the towns | and cities in order to make| munitions and perform other duties necessary to the prosecution of the war. Even the women who might have helped in seed-time and harvest, have also been requisitioned for war duties, and thus their services are not available. One, therefore, sees how few indeed are left to raise food for the teeming millions that must be fed. In order to avert a famine in Canada, in common with the rest of the world, every possible source of production must be used, every available man, woman and child must exert his or her utmost ef- fort ¥n the production of faod if a fearful calamity is not to overtake our coygtry before another winter shall Wve arrived. All of this and more the Resources Committee points out. The Ontario Department of Agriculture, after in- vestigating the problem, states that Ontario's farm stand in dire need of labor at this seeding time. Only about one man per hundred acres is left on the farms, and unless ad- ditional labor is forthcoming in thou- sands, not even a normal harvest can possibly be sown, much idss the in- creased harvest which the Mother Land expects Ofitario to produce. ' - Canada being nearest to the Mother Country can greatly assist the Allies by increasing the harvest of 1917 to the utmost limit. will she méasure up to the requirements? To-day throughout the whole pro- vince goes forth a summons for pa- triotic service. The appeal of the Or- ganization of Resources Committee school. Ontario has the land, She has the money. The demand is now for more men and these the cities and towns alone can supply. | | EDITORIAL NOTES. The publicity committee of the 'Greater Production Movement is at work. See the evidence of this in to-day's public announcements. Get after the knocker. Make him 'realize how disagreeable is his busi- 'ness: If he cannot do any good in the community see that he cannot do any harm. Above all, see that he | does not become a general nuisance. All the soldiers now under enlist- ment, in Camada, are expected to be sent out of the country by May. { Their places are not being taken in the home defence by the militia un- der the voluntary system. What a mournful failure it has been any- way. 3 On dit that the Ontario legislature will be dissolved during the summer, and that the Hearst government will run an election in advance of that of Success. The local government wil point, | erence and comparison. tine, which natur pens Bp way | ¢ aturally opens the way are now entrenched along the front for ue ice g ig {es i 3 , oF Wuch Misieal am historical Jet lover which 'the French and Brit'sh 4 e ne have been advancing, according to a Prdtade and. raEm for the Holy |statement to-day by Maj.-Gen. F. D ig Jerusalem is assumed in some quar- |operations at the War Office, He ters to be the immediate objective lgaid that whether the positions tak- of the invaders, Other commenta- op up by the Germans formed the tors, however, think the British aim 'much advertised Hindenburg line first at securing the whole coast oi would net be revealed until the Palestine, . French and British armies had In any case the newspapers con- brought up their heavy artillery. sider that the blow dealt the Turks| 'Our advance has slackened, ow- near Gaza will seriously cripple the ing to the difficulty of feeding the effacts of Emperor William's visit to (troops in the devastated country," Palestine and hig entry into Jeru-|said Gen. Maurice. "We are also salem nineteen years ago. Of this suffering from the fact that we must the Times says: "The political cover the Somme battlefield, while dreams which led to that visit are jour Allies have clearer ground. They now in the process of being shatterad. [also have the advantage of not com- The Holy Land, it would seem, is on |INg into touch with the enemy in the eve of being rescued from, the 28 short a distance as our forces, regime which through centuries has (for in making a straight line the held it in bondage." | Germans had to withdraw to a great- The mannar in which the British |€T depth on the French front than | ours. , . on have pushed railroads across the de- |". 0 Lo are still engaging the s considered a remarkable ach- G ans in th ther S no levement. Apparently hundreds of | seHnans oy ae open, Ro : miles Of railroads have: been con- doubt they have reached a trench structed across the desert since last line Jom. WHiCK inst are uot. likely ' 5 bie " . © H3% {0 withdraw until we bring up our August. {treuch-destroying guns. Hence we are hardly likely to know' whether this forms the much-advertised His Er -------- denburg line until we are prepared Britain to Provide Creches for Muni- (, assault it. In the meantime our tion Workers' Children, forces are not great eaough nor have London, March 31,--Lord Rhond- they had time enough to build an da announces that he will suggest opposing line of trenches." Pegislation to authorize local auth-| orities to provide creches for the Praises Canadian Train. care of bables of munition werkers.| @Toondon, March 30.--Gen. Haig, af- All marriage license offices report ter inspecting the Canadian division- a great increase in the number of li- [al train, remarked it was the finest censes issued. Special privileges re-| he had seen in France. The horses garding registration have been given | and waggons reminded him of the to naval and military men. Royal Horse Artillery in peace time. Random Reels "Of Shoes and Shipe and Sealing Wax, of Cabhages and Kings." NATION TO CARE FOR BABIES prietor can always waltz up to the telephone and order a dray full of provender from a green clerk who is anx'ous to oblige, The only way to avoid this is to kill the clerk. The cash customer is looked upon as preferred stock and is always given the fresh celery and late model eggs. It is a soul-satisfying sight to see a brisk patron come in and THE CASH CUSTOMER. The cash cutomer is a two-legged ray of sunshine with ready money in his pocket and real religion in his soul. There are two things which cause the retail merchant to grow old be- fore his time and go down to work in a pair of shiny, buttonless pants. headlines. | Maurice, chief director of military: One of these is the credit system and the other is the telephone, The cre dit system is an amicable arrange- ment whereby people can buy out the entire contents of a grocery store, down to the cash register, without paying anything down except long- winded promises, It is great solace to people who move into town with- out anything in the form of credit except a cast-iron cook stove, and enables the merchant to support a large number of families in first-class shape. the merchant, as the customer can stand at the farther end of it and order enough' goods to stock up an orphan's home, People who have exhausted their credit with the pro- The telephone is another boon to carry off $18.75 worth of store goods after paying for the frame with a crinkly $20 bill . Such a man should never be served with musty oysters or stale soda crackers, but should be allowed to paw over the grape- fruit and garden truck without in- terruption, ' If there were more cash customers in existence, it would be easier to stay in the retail business without borrowing money on the home" farm. The man who pays cash is a greater public benefactor than the inventor of the cheeseless mouse trap or the air-tight inner tube, and yet who ever hears of any medals being hung around his neck? This teaches us that justice should be more evenly distributed than it is. tr - bright he starts in the next n, close at h Had it not for the splendid' leadership of ti liberals on every question, blazing the way as it were, one can imagine much energy, and so much resources towards military supremacy, was not its spirit and power had been OMe better pletely 'broken. According to present 'indications and present progress'eq A big man is Tle Berlin would not be reached in 8ev-|one who is several sizes bigger ¢ |Dr. eral vears, .While this was the outlook Mr. what the government's record would ren seemin 6 Bi-IIRgual- Pyne, in order that the eff of the Education Department ma The man who owns a motor car * ith briny tears bedews the land; he dwells where tribulations are, and walks with sorrow hand in hand. When skies are to roam, to view some sweet. attrac- . tive scene, and when he's nineteen mies from home, he finds he's out of gasoline. The grievous mishaps always chance when he's remote from all repairs, to : Jubapny circumstance he owes the whiteness ¥ > $s dry as dust, in some drear ; and for a well, in deep disgust, bleak . And when tube is sure'to split, weeps and Bibbys Spring At actions | The Count $15.00. The Chester $18.00 The Duke $18.00 The Pinch Back Suit $15, $18, $20, $22. The Poole $15.00 The Lanark $18.00 The Biltmore $22.00 BIBBYS noi. 14 RCA RO y {EY HE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, « THERAPION Msi No.3. cur 8 YITAL WERKNIRS SOLD BY LEADING CHEMISTS PRICEIN ENGLAND, Send stamp address envelope, age & symptoms for FR vide on suitability in your c se. No follow up' cirpulars, R. LECLERC M&A. Co. HAVERSTOCK RH. NW, LONDUN, BRIT, GOVT. STAMP AFFIXED TO ALL GENUINE PACKET I ---------------------- ES ABA Dyola | Straw Hat ~ Colors Green, A A A Al Pl i A We appreciate your custom and try our best to retain it. Young Men's Overcoat f The Harvard ! $15.00 \ } The Earl ; $15.00 : The Aviator { $20.00 : \ The Broker $18.00 The Pinch $15.00 The Gloster $20.00 Young Men's Suits The object of this store of Good Clothes is to sell the best clothes it is possible to secure in this'day and generation at popular prices. The Claude $18.00 § The Regent $20.00 | The Monarch $22.00 | The Acton $15.00 The Avon $18.00 A Pt Pt Pg Pi Auto Tire and Vulcanizing Next to Moore's Electric Shop. EOE OOOO FOR SALE "2=--Frame, 7 rooms, Patrick St., Price $1225, |B 2--Double frame, 6 rooms each, BEE THAT TRADE MARKED WORD ' THEKAPION ' 1S ON | Raglan Rd. Price $1550. 8---~Frame, 7 rooms, Quebec St., Price $2000, | 4--Frame, 7 rooms, Plum St, §' $2000. New York, March 30.--More than 4,000 packages of the finest sheet rubber was found hidden in trunks S000 OL AUTOMOBILE OWNERS STOP - LOOK - LISTEN To Good Advice Don't throw away your old tires before you consult us, If they are beyond repair we will frankly tell you. If they can be repaired 'we can do it, as we have the plant and expert tire repair men. We are here to serve you. 3 The Milton $15.00 Your New Hat The King Hat $2.50 The Borsalino $4.50 See Bibbys English Raincoats -- Good rain or shine, $15.00 Beauties LIMITED Cr ---------------------------------- | \ Co. 206; Wellington St. P cart, emory. Prive $1 per for One siz will cure. Bold by Se a pitan. iz will yurs. Sula €0. aon, lt Wing J 3 the same kind of rubber, and ¢va. | tour men, Including the steward of : TA talking ma- chine also contained a large quantity the steamship which was to carry the rubber. The trunks were 8 d to contain only RE 00000