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COMMISSION REPORTS my TE? EMF WQUIRY .__._‘_.___. .- up“ 3L3 No Cnmration of Sir Sam Hughes B;:‘ 0:80:23! Allison is Criticized â€"Carnegie Overburdened The report of Sir William Meredith and Justice Duff on the fuse contracts which has been awaited with consider- able interest since the conclusion of the inquiry in June, was made public last Fri-Lay by Sir Robert Borden. The report covers thirty printed pages. The report takes the form of a re- cital of the evidence adduced at the inquiry, with an occasional expression of Opinion by the commissioners. There is no condemnation of the Minis- ter of Militia, who is absolved from any intention to do wrong, and the action of the Shell Committee in let- ting contracts for time fuses is gener- ally upheld. The commissioners are more inclined to be critical when deal- ing with the graze fuses contract, and express the opinion that these could have been made in Canada. Tney are more inclined to place the blame on Col. Carnegie, however, than on the committee which they say was bound to accept 1:1 advice. Carnegie Was Too Busy They are inclined to excuse Col. Carnegie, however. on the score that he was a. very busy man. Col. John Wesley Allison comes in for more criticism than anyone else connected ..'ith the {use contracts. This is shown by a coznt-mnt which the commission ers make in dealing with Allison’s in- troduction of the Yoaku .i-Craven- ‘ up into the contract for Lb the AXHIQI‘iLan ;.m'1| The commission- a I. ‘e -‘r. ' "WU/N lysulrtik-oh DL\J grnrc LRSbo h: n;:.::l.i;.. ...,...,,..i.;.'. ers in. this crumrction remark “’l‘he trai';,,:_:._:io - .*.;:.-: ig. substance. but the ca;.';ff ,_ \.".;at is a common practice or pi‘onzotcrs who have ac- quired :1 SORCOLLAQ’J or contract and to ....’-‘-':,cnr;e a company to bring lg. ' which it 15 tL‘azts'c-rred. But for Alli- smn's (':Ox=.':<n‘ii<)li with 'i'oakum and bkr brmg 2;:io um: which it is trar son's COIIIILULiC BULL D 5‘11... l. ,-n.__ the position Allison occupied in re- lation Lo «11:6-.ch Hughes and the Shell Committee. the transaction would have been a matter which concerned only the parties to it and persons who should become shareholders in the company.” The foregoing reference of course relates to the agreement Ulu\ov Caldwell xing one million as a com- mission for procuring the contract, Allison ulxzequently being allowed a portion 0" the commission received Criticism of Allison Towards the conclusion of their report the commissioners again refer to this transaction at greater length. “After having given the matter the gravest consideration.” they say, “we are compelled to the conclusion that are compelled to the concmsmn mm. Allison's explanation cannot be ac- his serx * -illison was instrumental in bnngv. about a contract in which through hi: agreement with Yoakum of Fe? :try. 1915, he was pecuniarily interesud .ith the knowledge that he would be entitled to share equally with Yoakuni in any benefit that Yoakuml might receive either by commission or' otherwise. We have only to add that if we lit-id come to a different con- clusion and had accepted Allison’s statement, we would have been bound' to say that his conduct in taking the benefit of the agreement'as to the commission and accepting the right to share in it equally with Yoakum, without informing General Hughes and the Shell Committee, and obtaining their consent. could not be either justi- rna. - -Am'm‘aa‘nnnffl fled or amused." fled or excused." Luv cummlww..v-_| w add that their remarks apply with n a1 force to the commissions to e u winch Allison would have been em to titled l'roni the Edward Valve and fianut‘acturiug Company, had the con- tract with that. company been carried 3: out on the terms arranged by him. ‘ Nc‘: influenced by Sir Sam I The commission find that they do: ot agree with the argument advanced ! P y the counsel for Mr. Kyte, that in? the placing and awarding of contracts! 0 Shell Committee was influenced y General Hughes. They are of the , :1 opinion that this contention is not\ t well founded. They decline to believe i t' that letters written by Sir Sam Hughes 3 0 :0 General i‘iertrani which were pro-E t uced. were of an improper character.: 2 In reunrd to the contract with their International Fuse Company for time" , fuses at $4.31". the commissioners say; , that the valence establishes that no1 commission was paid to anyone in 1‘ connection. with this contract. They , ink that. the company was wrongly -' escribed as a “mushroom" company, because x-r'rile it was a newlyorganâ€" ized company which failed to make deliveries 02‘. time, it was brought into existence by a group of businessl men of high standing. ‘ Excessive Price For Graze Fuses ‘ contract with the American Ammuni- tion Co. for graze ms at $4 which the big feature 0 the inquiry.’; it was his contract. It was, y find. the contract of the Shell Committee. The price paid to the company for time fuses is found to be ‘ masonable. but in the Opinion of the ssioners the price paid for graze was excessive. The re at length with the charge 0 o. discrimination against manufacturers. While upholding the actions of the Shell Committee in re- to the letting of contracts for e fuses, the commissioners add: 'twe havesaidastotimetm does not apply to graze fuses.” LU Luz, v E: fuses. the commissioners add'} Th ° . . - e Admu'alty announced that there ”What Vxe hawe said as to time msea' was an engagement in the North Sea n‘ V ” Ices not any.) to graze fuses. : Iv: Sunday between British and Ger- Qan light cruiser fleets, in which the _____.__.__.__.â€"â€"â€" . Smaller Wheat' Acreag; . A bulletin issued by the census and! enemy was chased back to the 0081“. statistics eifice estimates finally the Great Scientist Dead area sown to wheat in Canada . , 11,517,600 acres, which is 1,368.80 Sufiwmlm M'W- eminent as a chemlst, dled Sunday at Beochaott, acres, or 11.3 cer cent. below the h ‘ ‘ ‘ ~ ~ --â€" mhnn 19°“hfifi‘ Easemere, 311938, ‘8“- 62. record ot iasi year, when 12 986 400 acres were harvested, but 1323:700 acres, or 11.9 per cent. above the har- vested area of 1914, which was 10,- 293,900 acres. British troops have occupied the whole Usambara railway, in German ”Atria; The commissiongrs I THIRTY-Milli GAP Srashing Blow": séans cn 9’: Russian troops have torn open 1116' German front for a distance of thirty miles in the Riga sector for gains of twelve miles... according to a despatch received at London. This sudden ad- vance followed four days of severe fighting from the Gulf of Riga to kaul. The seriousness of the situa- tion for the forces of. Field Marshal von Hindeninurg is emphasized by the . official announcement in Berlin that the Kaiser and his General Stafi have left the western front for the head- quarters in the east. ‘ Heavy Foe Losses A despatch to the Reuter Telegraph Company from Petrcgrad says: “Gen- eral von Linsingen’s recent losses on the Styr and Lipa Rivers are com- puted at least at 50,000 men out of the three corps engaged. The Rus- sians are on the point of, entering the northeast corner of Galicia, Gen- eral Boehm-Ermolli and General Count von Bothmer being outflanked both 0. north and south. Farther south Russian trcops have fought their way to within four miles of the summit of the Carpathians. This advance in- dicates an invasion of Hungary through Jahlonitza Pass is near. _ h 1.... “union pn_ through Jahlonitza Pass is near. Several days ago Cossacks were re- ported to have slipped through the Carpathians at several points into Hungary.” ' v +r3v""?h For Sakharoff \ Another despatch from Petrograd says: “Th: forces unde: ea. Sak- haroff havc taken the offensive ener- getically, and their victory in. the sa» lient formed by the junction of the Lipa and the -Styr, southwest of Lutsk, appears to be much more im- portant than either the official reports from Petroa'txzd or the Austro-German admissions of yesterday indicated. Gen. Sakharoff has the Teutons re. treating in disorderly flight before his forces. Having forced the pas- sages of the Styr and the Lipa, the Russian troops are already beyond Berestechk. By his success in driving the Austro-Germans from the Styr-i 4â€"- q 1 __ -1” 1..-“ AG- QOOQQQOOOQQOOOQQ‘ >§¢§§Q§¢§ LL10 ‘Luuu- u v-.. _ Lipa salien; Gen. Sakharoff has es-? tablished his forces twenty kilo-i metres (about thirte_en miles) above; IL‘CL‘MU \uuvvâ€"v v..-â€" its confluence with the Styr. n Indications of the failure of the '; negotiations on the Irish settlement 5 initiated by Lloyd-George and that the I tentative home rule measure has been ' dropped for a time at least, were given in Monday’s debate in the House ‘= of Commons. Premier Asquith, reply- ‘ ing to John Redmond, Nationalist 1 leader, who charged that modification 7 substantial agreement among all ar- ties. He made no secret of the t that the Cabinet is not in accord on the course to. be followed. The rock L116 UUuLDV \ -vâ€"â€"' upon whirl negotiations have been! wrecked is the retention in the Im-L perial Parliament of Nationalist mem-‘i bars in unreduced numbers. Lloyd-' Fort Garry H‘orse Gen. Seely has received a letter[ from the general omeer commanding ' the oavalry brigade, which carried through the operations on the 14th, of July, when the British cavalry got to work as cavalry for the first time since Mons. The Fort Garry Horse had the honor of supplying the ad- vance guards for both brigades. The whole regiment came into action for (:0 first time. although they had been up to the line before, but were not used. They were fortunate to get ofi ‘ iightly. losing only five men wounded and eleven horses. The troops of each side, though, suffered severely. The Fort Currys were the first cavalry . through the line. EM Canadian Rescue Ship 'T‘he British Government is sending :' Antarctic ship Discovery to the relief of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s men on Elephant Island. The Discovery vx 15 1)}.in Ct at the Government’s dis- posal is? the Huds 11 Bay Company free of cost. mile Ad'vance Made CANADIANS IN CHARGE Miss Katharine Horan. formerly of Kincardine. 2W1 Mr. Tantztan O’Lee, a your: 7? mun ;.:-::e "fare drowned near Kenora on Sunday. Miss Horan got out of her depth While bathing and Mr. Lee lost his life trying to save he EE RULE DEBATE Infantile paralysis has invaded On- tario, three cases being reported in Toronto and three in the neighbop hood of Windsor. James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet, died from the heat at Indian- mans rm Saturday night. Tue Drowned at Kenora ’y Horse First Through Line in Cavalry Charge El-fiq-‘y’s Ficet Chased 9,»! five red by RUS- U. 5:: 3*3“T‘~e!ve- Reuter Telegraph :grad says: “Gen- ; recent losses on Rivers are com- 0,000 men out of paged- The Rus- nooigti-unulzoi!‘ v o .... Lloyd. George J. ess Geor e . ’ g. Wallace, dame: Eccles, Boy ngargs’ filmo Lake, Y‘gflhid N’ewell LeW1s War 5, van 4 Lake m. ‘. ’ W ,- .. Elvidge. Vernon Laidl’aw, A. N. NEW”, thnp. will: in“ ' 1 Ewen, Robt Llovd J. A thd’ Wlund ’Weir, John ‘ Llo'vd, Ansen NiChOI’ C W' 1 White Alex: 1 F Laddér,'w..A. ““0150” Noel White, ‘3' II ‘ Lauder, T. A. Willis; Stanley Falkingham, Wm. Lindsay, R G. O Willis, B. H. Fluker, Ray Legge, C L. Wolfe, Capt. C. E. Findlay, Alex Leeson. Fred. Wright. J Findlay, Murray Lucas. J N. Ovns, C H Wylie, W. J. ¢¢o¢¢e¢¢e¢¢¢§¢§§§§§§§§§¢99964eééoo AUSTRM The-y With Britich Territorials Made Series of Emportant Gainsâ€"â€" Pierced Third Line i l ‘veterans of a hundred battlefields in i The latest word from Sir Douglas 1} Haig tells of continued successes of ;‘ the British arms. His report speaks % of further heavy artillery actions, ap- '3 parently in preparation for a nc'v3 general assault, while meantime the ‘3 infantry has made additional progress '. in Pozieres. where, beyond the Ger-; man third line, the British straddle 3 the Mportant Bapaume high road; 'The heaviest fighting on Monday was 3 borne by the Australian division, Europe and Galipoli. During the} night they inflicted severe losses on the Germans, who dclivered counter- attacks on numer its sections of the front, their blows being especially between G-"illemont and the .CV‘.‘"' '3 11km, : ,‘f \gi‘ i wood. Despite these attacks the stndicrs firm the Antipodes made 3" r ss near the forest and most extensie gain, .. .. one won against the \riziss. den ..:nined resistance, was I r a me R. ..V. «we. .:\,1 w .1 .. .3‘ .IA ‘ _ f O ‘7‘ 1.1 Pozieres. where house- :-.-‘,_)1~.;\. ,;g_.;i;;.;.; is going on; the "\ \‘r'v -“r\ ‘_.v‘ ‘I 2 I,» hold 1 .1 largest part or L;‘»V '1"? i: is oi-Telz-zlly announced. ..;_: in the course oi the fighting a " "‘ 7:111: and some . m Adair, John Adair, Robin Allan, Lieut T. Allen, Johnston Ayott, Bert Catton, Victor Campbell, W A Campbell, G W. Carey, James Chislett, CharleB Clark, Campbell Colville, John Cove, A. Corkill. Joseph Connollyl/Arthur - ¢ .1 -~ - 7 7 c 0 -‘ffl:,L ‘1‘7.':C:f on G f-.O:.I' ‘ ‘ ‘0 Q ‘ I ‘,..-,..'~. . . fl . â€"..d . .3 b“ t- -.-A 11-:- L L' . -.L_, 5.. front of e33". i'. miles between Thiepvai 1 and Guiiieniont, carried the German‘ outer works tor 3 Stretch of five miles. penetrated into Pozieres, and, Wheel- ing around the village, have driven a wedge across the Bapaume high road, between Pozieres and Bapaume. The German defence line between P0- zieres and Guillemont bore the brunt of the attack, and it was here that the British registered their largest gains. More important than the seiz- ure of terrain, however, is the fact that Gen. Haig has forestalled the German counter-stroke which was in process of preparation, and for which _ . _.__n-_---.An§a Baa Man from of eiglt and Guillemot outer works :Eo Davis, Ijgrcy Darby, WID- Daniel, Percy Davis, J A. Darling, C. H- Derby, JOhD Dewar, A. C- Dodsworth. H V Donaldson: Alex. Drumm, H G' Dunbar, 14331113” Dyre, A “1“! UV“. .â€"â€"â€"_U German counter-stroke which was in I 1 process of preparation, and for which 1 largeTeuton reinforcements had been 1 gathered behind the front. The in- . ltistive is still firmly in the hands . of the British. and it is theirs to say ,. when the next move shall be made. l That the British gains were attended with heavy losses is indicated in ‘ reports from the German Grand Head . quarters and correspondents’ despa’b‘ choc from the front. British Past Third Line ’ In one place to the right of P0- dates the artillery failed to completeâ€" ly level the wire entanglements erect- 1 ad by the Germans, and the British} troops attacking on that front“ were - treated to a furious machine gun which cost them heavily. De- ipite this they succeeded in penetrat- tnt into Guillemont, and now hold $118 of the outskirts. In addition, 0 tish for a time regained com- ‘ ' control of Longueval, where erehas been heavy fighting for the ‘Aâ€" A-‘n Eccles, BOY Edwards: Elmo Edwards, Ivan Elvidge. Vernon Ewen, Robt :.uu.u . wee K'Latgfflfig Email remrts pasta .5 LII... THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. '11 Trenches 03* the G The aptured. on the eiglt ‘f‘icardy front ) men, accord- :‘2’ L118 Gertifiuns ‘li This list is intended to contain Durham and vicinity, also thos ditions Will be made from week please assist in keeping the 13 names of any who may have errors in spelling or otherwise states. Lin,» ground in gw ; village be*. 0 :2 a ter- attaCri. A “C the Bllubu L-:\/u1 third line. They of the 11111;” ts crest of 11:: 3)] statement ogys were mcb ‘1‘.1"“ 0 the enhancing t losses. L. ...... c; LGreat 11:...w;;:.s kin the at’.;.1‘.:, .g; T quarters, and the ‘mensurate is t 'ES' eciall" 1‘1 " ment says, t lzieres,i:1 “.0 :around LC"..U'J;:'~. 5â€". An vu Glover: E Goleby, m. Grig‘SbYa rank Gringyv Gray, H Gun, Dr. A. Gun, Gorgon huge on the 214.: ghas been 113:2:31‘: f‘â€".1-,-. iFederal .11-; '1. “.1. 3 Ontario 1-1) 6-: _ (Q for a1 11:... has 'on powe :' ;;: itfllttd S _.._.1 ;;; iing 311012.911 to s :their An1::..;._ :1 1' Gan; Cecil Hazen, G. Fazen, R. Havens, Ed- Havens, Chas. Hamlet, Joseph Hartforda 5- J- Hazen, Wm- Hillis, Sam. Hoy, Murray Hopkins, W J- Hunt, R. Hughes, Jesse g “The en .' 0; power to we sup- 5 9 plied, the t:.: ’.‘ it ;_‘_:all be supplied, and the price. 12:: 3.7.7. been agreed upon," Ideclarea.’ 3' Harvard Ferguson, lwith I‘CfCT'CrllCG to_the agreement be-l l tween the F'jfr‘. ' 3 "';‘.'::nis;’;lon and the l Power Company, ‘ l l Canadian i whereby the former will secure all the ipower it will need for its future re- gquiremenis. The Canadian Niagara. §Power (3012:1432: was given a choice 1 between this modified form of embar- ‘30, to meet the needs of the Hydro, ‘and prohibition of export entirely. “Negotiatioz‘e are proceeding satisfac- torily to provide an adequate supply pot power to meet all demands upon ' § the Hydro-electric Power Commission, ' and I am assured there need be no L cause for further anxiety on the part 1 of customers oi the Commission,” said ° l Premier Hearst in a statement given ' out to the press. Irwin, Duncan Kelly, Fred Keith, Robert Kress, George Kress, Lieut. I Big Bag For Three Weeks The Central News makes the state- ment, “from authoritative informa- tion,” that the British and french in the three- =.'eelr.s of their offensive , have taken reissue? 26,223 Germans, ;. I and that 1-10 heavy 31.115, 40 bomb-I thhrowers 22:" several gmndred ma- “ _ Ih‘hlo mum have: boon (-anrurml Using Youthful Soldiers The Germans are now employing boys of from 17 to 20 years in their main operations, according to de- spatches from Paris. A number of these youths are among the prisoners taken in the Somme fighting. They included a force which had been re- moved from the Fort Vaux sector of the Verdun front, despite German denials that men have been taken from that region to Withstand the al- lied offensive. “Wlxy do you always have to be exammed by a doctor before you can get like insurance ?” “I presume the company wants to know whethe; or not ye} are fifl’flOi‘ K0 3 l "t‘ Martinpuich, the' ,_° v‘ 4L LIAM :LS J. plateau. The Berlin! we “we ‘British attacks! bu V 0 LA; 6' 1mavy fire, and that '= - ".IHLA - LAM ' icing troops sufiered severe, *“" """Medes no retirement. ‘ r " British took part . V, ‘vn ‘ . - t .~~ADJ'.4- A) 0A- ;ys the German Head- ruA-U--, I-J and the casualties were com- the forces engaged. L 9 L3 '; heavy fighting, the state- 'r's, took place west of P0- w. the T‘nureaux Woods and ”.vbhl by“. ”1' amounts to an em- avyl‘u;-AJ 1* o ‘ of Niagar: power AV V-“4VAL4 13:236. :.po:1 botxxeen the‘ “.5; C‘:‘.’¢t.:'lo Gmorernments, the £36- Commission now and ,. has been given first call .-:;;:11t exported to the " 1. aid. 1.11:1 companies be ed to sell the remainder to 1 . :1 1'11“ “corners. .1: C 3' 0: :0‘VCI. to be sup' 1:11: i. . 12.11 be supplied, and i .11; been agreed upon’ _‘ ‘1 L. L enough to carry OF COURSE. b 3d FIFSL xncr‘gy With 30m week to We up: the list co 1v have been rrect by ek and our rea furnis omitted or advising of â€"-f0râ€" the namgs of recrglicgn frAOAuE Marshall, C. A. Mountain, Lorne Munroe, Wm- Morton, Wesley Mather, T L. Matheson, L Mort. A Murray, George McAlister, T. W. McAlister, W. W. McAsey, F M. McComb, Archie McComb, Alex. McConnell, Harold McDonald, John C. McDonald. John McDonald. Thos McDonald, Norman McFarlane, David B. McFadden, J R. McGirr, Wm. McGirr, E J. M:Gillivray, Neil McGirr, Lance . McIlraith. Frank Mcllraith, J. H. MacKay, Frank McMillan, N J. McKinnon, Hector McKechnie. H C. McMahon, J McNally, Stanley McNally. Cecil DATES 0F FELL}, FAIRS 1916 Ness. George Nichol, Wilfrid Nichol, C W. Nicholson. Noel Arthur, October 3 and 4. .toâ€"iron them. Blyth, October 3 and 4' 2 Orange salad is delicious served Bolton, October 2 and 3. 'With roast chicken. Chatsworth, September 9-8 and 29. W'hite lace should be laid away Chesley, September 19 and 20. in blue or yellow paper. Clarksburg, September 19 and 20. Alcohol will remove ink stains Brayétfirlii, (S)ept%mber 12dand 13. from light wool materials. un» a ’ cto er 5 an 6- Alwavs thoroughlv scrub a piece DURHAM: September 28 33d '39- of bacon before it is sliced. Feversham, October 3 an 4’ Stewed rhubarb is said to be Flesherton, September 28 and 29. valuable £91. rheumatic troubles. H nove , Se te be 14 d 15. v , , . a r p m r an Before belting IS sewed in 3 IN 7+ _ . d 27. HOLSTE ’ Septcmber 26 an wash skirt it should be shrunk. Owen Sound, September 12 to 14. Paisley, September 26 and 27. Never keep paraffine in an un- Palmerston, September 14 and 15. covered receptacle. . It gathers PRICEVILLE. October 5 and 6. dust. A tin box Wlth a tight- Shelburne, September 21 and 22. fitting: cover is best for the our- Walkerton, September 12 and 13. 0000. ____._.._-._â€"-â€"â€"fl rooms. Q##9#09900009000909099096 90§O§§§§Q§§§O§§§§§§§§§§§§OO . â€" "‘"V â€" _ Drop in some time soon and hear about McClary’s special installation service that gets out of every ton of coal all the heat there is in it. .0, V9? 175171.303 13d» Petty, PGttY! wm Pilgrim. Chas Pinkerton, F- Pinkerton. John Pollock, H Pust, J A. Ramage, Chas. Robb. Robert Ross‘ Clarence Ross, John Ross, Percy Saunders, Mack Saunders, Allister Scheuermann. V Stedman, John Stewart. Thos. Stewart, Corp St anden, S. Torry, Fred Thompson, David Thompsoq. Walter Thomas. VOlletts Vollett, Vollett, It is harmful to silk stockmgs to iron them. Orange salad is delicious served with roast chicken. White lace should be laid away in blue or yellow paper. Alcohol will _remove i‘nk stains Warmington, Joseph Wall, James Watson, Ferguson . Watson, J Wallace, James Wells, Alex. Weir, J Weir, John White, Alex White, B J. Willis, Stanley Willis, B. H. Wolfe, Capt. C. E. Wright, J Wylie, W. J. H. Handing HOUSEHOLD HELPS. James Harold Harry PAGE FIVE. to silk stockings bag but little there’s no telli D}: The to assume great higher insumnu NELa'O A 11. PM Rtbcf The question " mt reprcscx preaque Isle dis liegLSLdLUix' lb Lit the big questiu mg things (1' ltudy is the gw precincts rallyi: of county trcaaL of this QlSLl'lC Ian, apgi one ' MOD, was bu Nontmorex 1c y of 22 he WA: of township c [or tWo tu'm.~ ”If and {U h“: [all Of 1912 he [or the office and. was cl incumbent. Although v Office hL’ \V .1? I! .Farricr 1‘ most able at tips county his brief of Mt, unvn: method 5 many I 1‘] 1 Isle d15t1‘1c". The R6111; .lC 3 tiontion 1U 11 the [0110111144 1 “That Wu 1110 the candidm: < Is Represemut tialature f1 11 Di5trict, a1 ‘1 Import to 112 11: the reason E11111 muship. I111 spent h1s flistrict. He 1 Quainted With matriCt d hi every H e Hv “ted to L1 1 lies, Whero he finaintance. :11 nation that q l"fl'ht class 01 this district i tar 1108 he has :2 ”081: EffiCiv] . .393:- Mr. I mild during ‘flnpse bPIOY‘I inb‘his recon IRWIN» Editor ER FIRE NEE? aI‘I‘lL’ ary pr: alwavs tello apt 1 only