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lings. Corn Chop :ed Chicken Corn )ed Oats for Horses v and Wheat Chop l Chop .ndiWholeEG rains Feed in Quantities 3elebrated for Gas Shor woooooooomw acturefithe standthe Pumping 0n the ld bv U m z 53 z ’ COMPAN <51 FOOOOOOM .ooooo++¢§9¢9+§§§§¢ '9 Q 8 'ooooooo¢¢¢o++9§§+++ Connor finada (‘3 LIuLv 5th. 1917. toour Mills Ht M All kinds 1. including an ac. )roston, actmg as fur $212.60 for ser- Ontario mmitteé expenses sented bnsider hole I'P anerty of ' 0f Refuge, f adopted. 'PDOI'ted on mts and it H muse t list of 1nd jus. 1 11.30 1111’. possible consumption of perishable foodstuffs in order to liberate the stor- able foods for transportation. 3) The prevention of food w.aste (4) The utilization and creation. of organized volunteer bodies to assist the food controller in increasing and conserv- ing the food supplies. at home imperative if the more easily- transported commodities are to be re- leased for eXpOl't. The food problem of the Dominion is not measured by the domestic market, but by the needs of the allied armies and nations. They require tremendous supplies of wheat, meats. fish, cheese, beans, canned and evaporated foods and other com- modities. They cannot be rationed unless the Dominion saves such food- stuffs for export. Additional produc- tion of perishable products will be necessary to fill domestic wants. These can be met and waste prevented by national consumption of perishable foodstuffs. Fruits and vegetables in their seasons should be the coun- try’s foods to the greatest possible ex- tent." David Lloyd George, the Prime Min- ister, de‘ivered a stirring and char- acteristic speech before the burgesses off Glasgow. Scotland, on the occasion of his being made a freeman of the city in St. Andrew's Hall last Friday. The Premier declared that if peace came an hour before the objects for which Great Britain entered the war had been achieved it would be a ca- lamity for EurOpe. Germany, he said, wanted peace, but a peace which would make the countries she invaded subject nations. “(5) The resfriction of ocean ton- nage makes increased production and consumption of perishable foodstuffs Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that no German statesman had promised the restoration of Belgium, and said that the Entente allies could enter into a conference with a democratized Germany in a different spirit than they would deal with the Prussian autocracy. Great Britain, said Lloyd George, could hold out if Germany’s submarine war was kept in bounds and the people practised frugality. Canadians Shouid Eat Maximum of Perishable Foods in Order to Ratior Canadian Soldiers and Ailies Lloyd-George Says Frugal Britain Can Hold Out that we ask that they be adopted at once and that the men and women of the Dominion pledge themselves to their observance. They include: (1) Maximum production. (2) The largest Attempt Believed Deliberateâ€"Nobody Injured in Great Smash In a statement issued last week Hon. W. J. Hanna, the newly~appoint- ed Food Controller, reviews the food situation in Canada, emphasizes the need of the allies, urges economy and the prevention of waste in food, and bespeaks wholehearted public co-Oper' ntion. Mr. Hanna’s statement reads in part: “The outstanding fact of the food situation, which it is imperative that every citizen of Canada should realize at once, is that Great Britain. France, Italy, Belgium and European allies are wholly unable to supply the iliied armies at the front and on the way. HANNAS APPEAL IN FOOD CAMPAIGN "Time and investigation will be re- quired to determine the best means of issuring adequate rations for the Canadian divisions and the allied na- Lions and armies. But these are some measures that are so obviously right OTTAWA TRAIN WRECKED Buckled up in a series of V’s, with the engine hanging half way over in- to a swamp. the tender and two bag- gage cars minus their trucks, the day coach nosed down into a marsh, and two Pullmans off the track, the C.N.R. train from Ottawa came to a sudden stop just east of Thurlow at 3.35 am. Saturday. PeOple who have seen many wrecks declare that this was one of the worst in their experience, yet not a soul was injured. There is evidence that the smash was the re. sult of a deliberate attempt to ditch the train. Special despatches from Rotterdam last Friday said it is inferred there, in view of the gagging of the German press that something dramatic has happened or is about to happen in Germany. They quote the Frankfurt- er Zeitung, complaining that it was compelled to issue its political section until further notice without an inde- pendent expression of opinion, and say the censorship now far exceeds anything previous. The press is de- clared to be completely muzzled. The belief is expressed in Holland that next week‘s meeting of the Reichstag may produce startling developments. A despatch from Rio Janiero on Thursday said: Brazil has revokeg her decree of neutrality in the war between the Entente’allies and Ger. many. Although no announcement has been vouchsafed as to whether the South American republic will ac. tually enter into hostilities by its re- vocation of neutrality it definitely aligns itself formally on the side of the United States and the Entente. U â€"' 'I"- v"..- The torpedoing and sinking of four large British cargo-carrying steamers was announced in advices to Boston Insurance offices last Friday. The steamers were the Ultonia of the Cun- ard Line, 6, 593 tons; Haverford of the American Line, 7,493 tons; Buflalo, Wilson Liner.2 .583 tons, and the Man- iatee, another Cunard. tion. Count The Central News COI'I‘GSDOndent a Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, says 500 mtgnujymeq with_ machine guns have PEACE MUST BE SURE German Press Muzzled Four British Liners Sunk Brazil Quits Neutrality Machine Guns in Clay. July 5th, 1917. The rush of members out of town for the holiday left the house of com- mons without a quorum at 11 o’clock Friday night and brought the conscrip- tion debate for the week to a some- what lame and impotent conclusion. A feature of the day was the able speech of A. Claude Macdonell of South Toronto in favor of the conscrip- tion bill. William Clark, Conservative member for North Wellington, made a brief and vigorous speech in sup- port of conscription, while arguments on the other side were presented by Messrs. Boivin (Shefford), Carroll (South Cape Breton), Et‘iiier (Two Mountains) and Achim (Labelle). Mr. Achim announced that he was leaving the Conservative party on the issue of conscription and would withdraw as the Conservative candidate in the County of Labelle. A further phase of the long struggle for the reco ery of Lens, the centre of :he richest coal mining region of France, from the German invader, was reached early Thursday morning, when the enemy’s front line protecting. Avion, a suburb of the city, was cap- tured by storming waves of Canadians who went forward under the protec- tion of a concentration of artillery fire on that part of Avion immediately be- hind the German line. Saturday afternoon's official an- nouncement follows in part: “Addi- tional information now available con- firms the success of our recent opera- tions in the neighborhood of Lens. Besides the capture of prisoners and machine guns already reported, an important advance has been made on a total front of about four miles to a depth of over a mile.” The sensation of the Thursday ses- sion of the Ottawa House was the de- claration of~A. Verville, Maisonneuve’s Labor member, that enforcement of the compulsion measure would mean the inauguration of a general strike in Canada. On the same day came a declaration by Mayor Mederic Mar- tin of Montreal, tha’t conscription Will bring Canada to the verge of civil war. Steady Advances Around Lens Valuable Coal Mines Reviewing last week's operations, the Canadian Press observer says: Success, uneXpectedly great and com~ plete, at a cost in casualties far less than in some recent unimportant en- gagements, has attended the drive of the Canadians along the valley of the Souchez toward Lens during the past week. The gain of ground is greater than in any action since the capture of Vimy Ridge, and the land restored to Fran 3 includes some of her most productive coal mines. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France, dated June 28, says: Fighting their way forward, amid a labyrinth of ruined houses, over which the smoke of battle hung densely, the Canadians at sundown to-night were more than half-way through Avion. The attack, which was the second in 24 hours, was made in conjunction with the British troops, all of whom reached their objectives. On the north our hold upon Reservoir Hill was made absolute by the gallant advance of the British soldiers, who went forward without check, despite heavy enemy shelling. Ottawa House Without Quorumâ€" Threats by Verville and Martin RHONDDA: REAL DICTATOR Can Requisition Output of Any Fac~ tory and Fix Prices The London Official Gazette publish- ed last week an order-in-council con- ferring upon Baron Rhondda, the Food Controller, identical powers under the Defence of the Realm Act with those already possessed by the admiralty and army council and the ministry of munitions for requisitioning supplies and controlling prices. Baron Rhond- da will now be able to requisition the whole or part of the output of any factory, paying prices therefor based on the cost of production with the ad- dition of a reasonable pre-war rate of profit. “While we should not be too Opti- mistic regarding the food situation, there is no fear at present that the Germans will force England to adopt compulsory rationing because of their submarine campaign,” said Baron Rhondda. He added that the volun- tary rationing system was working ad- mirably, and the cr0ps were doing well. Near Oppy last Friday Field Mar- shal Haig struck a sudden and tre- mendous blow at the German lines, capturing the enemy’s forward posi- tions over a front of 2,000 yards and gaining the whole objective sought. The victory was reported in the field marshal's official statement: “South and southwest of Oppy last night and early this morning we attacked and captured the enemy’s forward posi- tion along a front of 2,000 yards,” he asserted. “Our whole objective was gained. South of the Sonchez River we continue to gain ground on a wide front. We entered Avion, taking fur- ther prisoners and six machine guns.” A Copenhagen despatch on Friday said: For the first time during the war the weekly report of the Imperial Bank of Germany shqws a decrease in its gold reserve, which this week is 76,500,000 marks below the preced- ing week. Increments for a long time have been steadily declining, despite energetic propaganda appeals to sur- render jewelry. The bank heretofore, however, has been able, though often by the scantiest of margins, to avoid --‘__-__1_J__ the humiliating acknowledgement that the growth paused entirely. That all grain crops in Saskatche- wan are making rapid progress and prospects are very encouraging is the sum 9414 hence of reports receiv- ed by the“ . 911.29?! mm CONSCRIPTION DEBATE CANADIANS PROGRESS Hun Gold Reserve Decreases Good Saskatchewan Crops Surprise Drive at Oppy i’REMIER’S MESSAGE 0N CANADA’S RECORD Appeal for Present Sacrificeâ€"Country Comes to Clear Consciousness of Its National Purpose “Let us, with resolute spirit, so maintain our purpose and our effort that in this last and greatest chapter of humanity’s striving and triumph. it shall be recorded of Canada that, as at the first, she never hesitated. so to the end she never faltered.” With the above words Sir Robert Borden con- cluded a message to the people of the Dominion of Canada on the occasion of its semi-centennial. The Premier’s message reads: “Amid the welter and horror of a war which devastates civil- ization, we pause for a moment to con- sider the Canada of half a century ago and the Canada of to-day. Much has been added to us; our boundaries have been vastly extended so as to embrace half a continent; our poplfla- tion has nearly trebled; there has been a measurable development of our resources; we have grown enormous- iv in production, commerce and wealth; facilities of communication and transportation have been provided beyond all anticipation; the general conditions of life and the standards at living have been conspicuously rais- Confidence in Destiny “All this is impressive; but still more inspiring is the thought that iuring the half century which now draws to a close, Canada has come to a fuller knowledge of‘ her heritage and of the responsibility which it en- tails; to a clearer consciousness of na- tional purpose; to a firmer confidence in her destiny. The greatness of any nation rests in the last analysis upon the character of its peOple as exempli- fied in their ideals and by their capacity for science and devotion in fulfilling the national purpose. Judged by this unfailing test, Canada stands un- ashamed before the world. The Growing Menace Met “In 1866, the year before our confed- eration was born, Prussia snatched from Austria the German states and took her first step along the awful path that has led her to the relentless issue which she forced upon humanity three years ago. Her challenge to civilization and human freedom is be- ing answered beyond the seas by the free democracies of the world. Among them Canada has worthily taken her place and proudly borne her part. Thus would' they have wished it, who in 1867 laid the foundation of our lib- erties. Let us with resolute spirit, so maintain our purpose and our effort that in this last and greatest chapter of. humanity’s striving and triumph, it shall be recorded of Canada that as at the first she never hesitated, so to the end she never faltered.” ed; educational facilities have been greatly enlarged. In all these and many other incidents of the world’s progress Canada has more than held her own. Official announcement was made last week that General Sir Edmund H. H. Allenby had arrived in Egypt and taken command of the expedition- ary force. He replaces General Mur- ray. General Allenby went to France with the British Expeditionary Forces at the eginning of the war, and had since then served on the Western front. He was recently in command of the British troops on the Northern Somme front. He is 56 years old. Succeeds to Egyptian Commandâ€"Sit- uation in Palestine An official report on the situation with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force was issued Friday evening as follows: “The general situation is un- changed. There has been consider- able patrol activity, in which we have secured prisoners. Successful air raids haVe been carried out. Six hun- dred and fifty pounds of bombs were dropped on a supply depot at Tul Keranon June 23, severely damaging the buildings. Bombs weighing 1,180 pounds were drOpped on the airdrome at Ramles. On June 26 fifty bombs were dropped on military establish ments near Jerusalem.” Assaults at Verdun Picked German troops made a heavy attack last Thursday night on the Ver- dun front near Hill 304 and Avocourt Wood, after especially severe shelling. The official statement says the attack was disorganized by the sharp reply of the French artillery and that the Germans obtained a footing at only a few points in the first line. Next morning the Germans made another violent effort east of Hill 304. It fail- ed completely. The Germans were ac- tive on the Aisne front also. All their attacks were repulsed. The entire Aisne front between Soissons, Rheims, and the west bank of the Meuse. in the Verdun sector, saw terrific German attacks Friday night, all of which were shattered by French gunfire and the “poilus’ ” bay- on’ets. HOpe that President Wilson’s call for the filling up of the regular army and its reserves by enlisting 70.000 men in a week before June 30 could be realized, was abandoned when fig ures for recruiting Thursday showed that only 1,313 men had been accepted for service throughout the United States. The Petrograd oflicial statement last Thursday said: “On the Cauca- sian front we dislodged the enemy in the direction of Serbecht on Tuesday and captured the town of Serbecht. We repulsed Turkish attacks east of Bustan. Aviator Lehman shot down a German airplane in the re on of Flumac. A hostile air squadro drop- ped about 25 bombs in the region of Kozofl.“ A despatch from.Boston on Friday said: More than three million pounds of fish have been shipped from this. city to the British Government, for consumption by the soldiers in France. This is part of an order of fourteen million pounds. , -r --- .â€"¢..â€"-â€"-- - ALLENBY’S BIG POST Huge Fish Order for Tommy Need Conscription There Russ. Take Turk Town THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. There was sincere regret express- ed by many friends of Mrs. Thomas Armour when they learned that she had died. She had been ill with stomach trouble for a long time, but it was not until ten days be- fore she died that she was confined to her bed. During all her illness she was bright and uncomplaining and bore up well in spite of her-adâ€" vanced age. she being in her 85th year. The deceased’s maiden name was. Miss Jane McDonald. and she was a native of the Island of Mull. in Scotland. She came to Canada when 12 years of age, and with her parents lived at Little York. now ’l‘oronto, later living in Durham. She and her husband and family came to Owen Sound over 45 years ago and have been residents here ever since. The late. Mrs. Armour is survived by her husband. Mr. '1‘. Armour, and txvo sons. Mr. W. T. Armour. of Toronto, and Mr. John Armimr, merchant, of Owen Sound. The. deceased was a kindly. Christ- ian woman. a Presbyterian.in reli- gion. and the funeral services will be. crmducted by the, Rev. W. T. Pil- key. of Knox church. The services DEATH 01‘ MRS. THOS. ARMOUR at. the, house will be held at, 2 pm. nu Saturday, and tho funnml will take place at 2.30 o‘clock to Green- wood cemeteryâ€"Owen Sound Sun. Wrs. Armour will be remembered hero by many of the older rosidcnia. She was (‘unnrctm with the Law- sun. Aljoo and Muffat, families, and lived in upper tuwn some years ago. Mr. Chas. lVquTaL and father, Mrs" Jnlm lVlclr‘adyen, Mr. and Mrs. T1105. Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Aljoe, Mr. and Mrs. Dan. McArthur, and Mr. and Mrs. Angus McArthur were among those from here who attended the f11nural.â€"-Editur Cl'lt'oniclOJ SOUTH-EAST BENTINCK Miss Marian Potty loft last Thurs- day for two weeks," ViSit- with re1a~ lives at \Vilson, NY. Her sister, Miss Agnes. accompanied her from THI‘UHU'. Mr. and Mrs. \V. Vollett received anetlnâ€"rr cablegram last. Wednesday stating: that. their son, PLO. Earl Vel- 1elt, had been missing since June- 31‘d. He was Wt'mnded en May 11th, but had recovered sulliciently, it seems, to be back at the firing line. We all hope that more definite news will come to the saddened family. Our annual picnic has again pass- ed ever for another year. Although the fore part of the day gave a ‘ather unl'axx'erahle prospect. the af- terneen brigl‘ltened up a little, and hm'ere ewming, Old. Sel shene out enee more. Quite a large crowd assembled and spent the evening plez‘lsz‘mtly tngether. A lengthy pro- gram had been prepared, but owing in a misunderstanding in securing an nrgan, many of the numbers had to he withd‘awn. Rev. Mr. Dy- mend was chairman. and game a. very . much appreciated address. Anether number which was much enjoyed by all \ 'as a flag drill given by the. sevl‘ieel girls. Much credit. is giVen to Miss Burns, their teacher, as this drill was one of her own composition". In the evening. a hasehall game was played hetmaen Knex and Hutton Hill, ending in fa- VHF of the latter. The total preâ€" eeeds of the day amounted to $26, to be equally divided between the two Red Cross societies of the. see- tien. ’ Indifference. Success is only doing well. And with a master touch, The little tasks that others think Do not amount to much. lnditl‘-.~rm:cn makes mnre failures than All other weaknesses of man. Miss. Grace Potty 1th Monday for Tornnto, where she will spend six weeks at 1110 summer school there. Continued from page 2. tices of the peace. Then the bylaw for the adoption of the County Roads Scheme was presented for a second reading. Dr. Mearns proâ€" posed an amendment nominating a committee to suggest the roads to be taken over by the county, and Mr. Boyd of Markdale made a sug- gestion, afterwards adopted, that the committee be comprised of the Warden, the chairman of the roads and bridges committee and the reeves of all rural municipalities. Mr; McQuaker was in the chair during the discussion and had con«- siderable discussion to regulate. Mr. McCuaig, Glenelg, wanted ' to know if the roads would be built on the GO‘JIltY equalization or the township assessment. Mr. Squire We congratulate Mr. George Lan- grill on taking out a diploma (:25 stemgrupllcr. at the Mt. Forest Businvss Colh‘rg'o, A number of pimple from this: burg took in the Bunessan picnic on Monday, and report a good time. GREY COUNTY COUNCIL :WNONNOQOQOQ 090069 O§OMOO““OW““””: The third reading of the bylaw naming Mr. Wright as School Inâ€" spector was given after an amendâ€" ment by Mr. Calder that the inspec- tor must maintain an office in the centre of the Inslmctorate (mean- ing Durham, although he did nit say so). Considerable discussion took place in reference to the mat- ter and the yeas and nays were de- manded by Mr. Calder, resulting in his amendment being defeated by 31 to 8. He then produced another YOU WILL NEED ROUTE CARDS SOON, AND NOW 18 THE TIIE TO LOOK AMER THEM...GET TERI PRINTED 11' THE CHRONICLE OP- PIGB. DURHAI...OUR SERVICE IS THE BEST, AND OUR PRICES AS REASOIABLB AS IS GONSISTBNT WITH GOOD WORK. “as again called on in clear iipiamendment asking that the name of some things \RhiCh were not at alliMr. Smith 1.0 substituted in place of clear to all the mombers and suc- ceeded in convincing every one but Mr. McCuaig of the justice which would govern the choice and ex-- tent of roads to be included. MISSES TRUAX = Durham YOU ARE WELCOME ANY DAY TO com: AND SEE OUR DISPLAY i; ‘ WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW SPRING MODELS ARE NOW READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION. EASTER ORDERS ATTENDED TO PROMPTLY CHILDREN'S HATS A SPECIALTY MILLINERY HORSEMEN! Mr. Wright thanked the council for their appointment. He had been pitted against most able men. men whnm he knew as capable, and tho honur was all the mere on that ac- count. His ideal, he stated, was “Do right for its own sake and not for future aggrandizement.” and he intended to live up to this ideal in his new position. Mr. Robert. Wright, which also was defeated 31 m 3 amid loud applause.- Thc bylaw was then voted on, and carried by 34 to 5. Dr. Mearns then proposed that Mr \\-’right, who was in the room, should be asked for a few words. Council then adjourned. Page 3. 25c.