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0f the many mysteries about the European war so abhorrent to sen- timent and lxaffling to reason, not the least inexplicable is the ground upon whiz. the German Mperor took offense with such hot passion and thunderbolt ac- tion. He held that for Russia to ma:- bjlize and for France to think «.- mobilizing was equivalent to a stroke of war. He insisted thaL unless they would make a formal declaration that they would not mobiiixe they would be guilty of F.) destroying the "peace of Eur So far as the record is known. direct. immediate, and only c of this War. which thrcu greater and more lasting harr civilization than ever yet come from war, was the wron‘ mobilizzttion. . And yet it is seen from what has; since happened that all the While“ the Emperor‘s own forces were mobilized and had been for some time. They were so, completely mobilized and their plan of action Was so thoroughly arranged that like a clap out Of the sky he was able to strike at the same instant Russia on one frontier and France on the other, the two so far‘apart. What WAS the cause of this conflict so hateful to all humanity? {HE DURHAM CHRONICLE MOBILIZATION CAUSE AND EFFECT JAPAN. RUSSIA. BRITAINâ€"WHY AND WHEREFORE From The New York Press- Younger people will be unable to realize, and older ones will have difficulty to recall how far British foreign policy was en- grossed twenty }‘ears ago with the problem of -‘ keeping Russia from sweeping down upon India. Not Germany, as now, but the Bear of the North, Was the sceptre which made British statesmansLip anxious. The complete efficacy of this al-‘ liance as a safeguard of British interests in the Orient was estab- lished by the Russo-Japanese war. ’From .that time forth the occasion for the ancient antagonisms be- tween RuSSia and England was re- moved, Russia saw the road to India closed against her. Adven- ture in that direction no longer held golden promise. She must turn elsewhere in her centuries- long quest of a window on the India was very far away from England. The arm): of occupation was small. There were constant stories, whose acceptance despite their utter weinlness proved the measure of the British alarm. about Russian intrigue with the natiVes of India. aimed to wean Crown. Russian policy in the East was constantly to press upon Persia and Afghanistan. with India nearer at every forward step. That was what made Britain buy the control of the Suez canal. It, Was what made even the humane Gladstone support Turkey. lest it be converted into a Russian base in the Mediterranean. It was what sent a British fleet to Constanrtinonle to warn the Rus- sians back when. in 1878. they were within sight of the dome of St. Sofia. Russia must not be' per- mitted to threaten the sea route to India. as she was ever press- ing to control a land route. away the loyalty of the native sol- diery and people from the British Then the scene changed. Japan. after the year of 1894 with China, rose to the proportions of a con- siderable Power. She had a Splendid army, and was building a navy. Britain and Japan had a bond .in their mutual fear of Russian aggression. Japan feared the loss of Corea’s field of Opportunitv and of Manchuria back of it; Britain wanted to safeguard India. The result was the Anglo-Japanese al- liance. which hound each to sup- port the other if the ot 181‘ should be attacked by two powers. It as- sured that in case of need to proâ€" tect India Japan would place an army at Britain‘s dispasal for ser- vice in India. warm seas: and from the day she ceased to menace England in the East it became apparent that rapproachment between her and England was natural, even inev- itable. The industrial and maritime rise of Germany, moreover, added to the necessity for such a commun- ity of interest between Britain and Russia. Germany. reStricted in area, her population and commerce growing by leaps and bounds, wanted the mouth of the Rhine; DURHAM. AUGUST 13, 1914. FOUR. 'f war. He lDSlSLE£ 19y would make a 1 .on that they would the-v would be gui (IO which threatens e lasting harm to ever yet has was the wrong of 1nd Dronne to I Lain and in the township of Egremont. She ted in Was 73 years'of age and ‘died on .mmeroe Friday last. About 50 or 55 years bounds, 380‘ she married the Pate John Rhine; Cameron, who joined Wm. Ross in Without mercantile business and kept 1115i: grave concern permit her to overrun the low countries of H01- eland and Belgium. That would miake Germanx a first-class mari-g ltime Power. and next-door neigh-g :bor to England. Half the value of? Britains insularitx \1 on ‘d be- ties-- ltloped. | At the same time Germany, with a huge army and growing navy. was a barrier against Russian ex- ,pansion westWard. Allied with Austria, Germany’s purpose Was :the consolidation of the whole. gGermanic power of the Continent. Ethe opening of the way to the ;-\driatic and Aegean. and the es- !tablishment of Constantinople as a :German. not a Russian possession. ] So naturally came aboutfihe new Qalignment which brought Britain Iinto sympathy with Russia and France; and the lripie Entenu .was form-ed as the answer to the During the we ent discussions 0f European politics in theix 101:1- tionship to the crisis on the D1111- ube, little has been heard of the bearings of all these things m1 the possible future of Holland and “as forme d as lriple Aliiance Belgium. Let it re recalled. then. that at the time of the Fran’W) German War Great Britain came forward as the sponsor for Beigiz‘. integrity, and serv :1 notice on the two cantestants that. \"h 19 British arms won! ‘1 ie neutral :zs'; betueen Germany and Franco? British power would array itself: against whichever of them should? Violate Belgian. soil. That served; its purpose. ' '1 i -1 e", “I i 1 When the Red River Rebellion of Mr. Cameron, she has lived in broke out the subject of this Toronto. sketch enlisted under General We will the community in ex- \\'oisele3' and went to Fort Gar- tending OUI‘ sympathy to the 13'. now Winnipeg. On the '11'ay bereaved 111embers of the family.l there he had been given charge of _.__....,___. i I the supplies. and his duties under ‘ .1 1 ’the difficulties of the time pr'o1 ed AFVIER 8T1 “u." RS A(‘\[\ {110 new task. At the close of the: For the second time this year ‘ ) r t A." o 3 ‘ 5"". 1ebellion he returned to (Ilenelg thi b111tendtis 0f thIC‘t :lmonto . steamers are to appear 111 the :and later bought a farm 1n police couxt 0111 (”11:11ges of selling iPentinck on Which he lived until liquor 11ithout licenses. 'lhe sell- he came to this town about 17 in" is alleged to ha1e taken place 1ez1rs ago. Since then his chief on August 31d A re“ “991‘s ago | 1 the bartenders of se1en steamers *employment was bu11n0' and Ship‘in Toronto weie each fined $200 ,mng cattle and costs. In other years it has 1 He 11 as t11 ice married, first to:been the custom to summon the I " . parties once and put on a heavv iM188 Mary Patty, to “hom Was :fine. That the bartenders should {born one daughter Margaret. b'e brought up t11ice in one season istill 111; the home here, and second-! is a ne11 move on the part of the 313' to )1:113’ Young.'11ido11' of the' uprovmmal license department AC” 1 , :cording to the Liquor License Act latc “ 111mm D11Wson, and Sign? (f: a second offence calls for inpris- 1“- J- Young, Of this tmkn. fonmen-t without the option at the i Though formerly of the Episcomdiscretiuon of the magistrate. Thus have the complications of Old-World problems brought us down to the present with all its stupendmns possibilities. OBlTUARY Continued from page 1. procured homes for themselves. Though formerly of the Episco- pal faith, Mr. Robson has for some years been identified with the Presbyterian church. He was a Conservatixe in politics and a member of the Orange organiza- tion. under \\ hose auspices his remains were laid at rest in Trin- itv church cemetery on Saturday afternoon, Rev.'Mr. Hartley offi- ciating in the absence of Rev. Mr. Whaley. , Personally we have known the deceased for a number of years. and we always found him honest and honorable in his every word and action. He was an exemplary character, and we never knew him to utter a word that could be considered in any way impr0per. Two or three years ago we had him tell us the story of his life. but unfortunately the greater part of it has been mislaid or destroy- ed. From a sheet of the story still in our possession we learn of the big pines of the early days. one of which was the largest thati ever left Canada. It contained 760' cubic feet, was cut from the farm! of John Clement of Beverley.~ a‘ short distance from Rockton. The price paid for the tree was $100 in gold. It measured 6ft. 1in. on the stump ‘and at a height of 94ft. was 3ft. 1in., and in the centre 3ft. 6in. It was drawn 13 miles to Dundas Station to be shipped to Boston by rail, but the company refused to haul it because it was Eso long and cumbersome, and it 'was subsequently sent with a raft of timber from Hamilton to Os- wego. We had many other interesting incidents in manuscript, but we fear they are forever lost. MERS. JOHN CAMERON. The remains of Mrs. John Camâ€" eron were brought here Monday for interment in Durham cemetery beside those of her husband, Who died five or six years ago. The deceased, whose maiden name was Henrietta Henry, was born in Nottingham, England, but came to this country when young and lived for a number of years stm-e iv Pricoviile for some vears under the f1! m name of Came Ion Ross. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Cameron moved to Durham and again engaged in store- keeping. which was discontinued over 20 years ago. Of a family of six children, two sons are deceased. While James. Henry. Kate and Belle are still living and were 1.;1'esent at --the funeral. The deceased was an ardent Presbyterian and always showed a deep interest in church and tem- perance «vork. Since the death of Mr. Cameron, she has lived in Toronto. BWES HER [le10 “leJlI-A-IIVES” physicians and have been paying doctor’s bills. I was so sick and worn out that people on the street often asked me if I thought I could get along without help. The same Old Stmxmch Trouble and distressing Headaches nearly drove me Wild. Sometime ago. I got a box of “Fnut- a-tives” and the first box did me good. My husband was delighted and advi- sed a continuation of their use. PAIN'KRSTO) \' ,ONT., JUNE 20th. 1913. “I n ally believe that I owe my life to “Fruit- a-tixes”. Ever since child- hood, I have been unde_r the care; of Today, I am feeling fine, and a physician meeting me on the street, notzced my improved appearance and asked the reason. I replied, “I am taking Fruit-a-tives”. He said, “Well, if F'rutt-a-tives are making you look so well, go ahead and take them. They are doing more for you than I can”. MRS. H. S. \VILLI.~‘ MS. “ Fruit-a-tives ” are sold by all dealers at soc. a box. 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. or sent postpaid on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. Buaed Bum Stomach Trouble and Headaches There’is more moral support. more reâ€"enforcement of character. in a starched collar than can he had in any other form for the same money. The starched collar is the badge of Euronean civiliza~ tion. Asia never deveIOped it. Neither did Africa. The Chinese have had civilization for 1.000 years. but no starched collar. Where is their civilization now? It has gone to the 1aundry.--Life. CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED by local applications. as they can- not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood, or constitu- tional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direct- ly on the blood and mucous sur- faces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.\It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a re-gu- lar prescription. .It is composed of the best tonics known. combined with the best blood purifiers, act- ing directly on the mucous sur- faces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is What pro- duces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi- monials free. F.J. CHENEY Co.. Props, Tol- edo’I. 0. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation DURHAM TULYLL". 1914 Fall Wheat, . .. ..$1 10 to $1 10 Swing Wheat .......... l 10 to 1 10 Milling Oats ...... 50 to 50 Feed Oats ............... 45 to 45 Peas............... 85to 100 Barley .................. 55 to 58 Hay ................... 1-1 00 to 15 00 Butter. ................ 16 to 16 'gurkeys ......... ' . . Ducks ............. I Chickens. . . . . . ....... Hens. . . . ............. IN DEFENCE OF COLLAHS. MARKET REPORT LIVE POULTRY MARKET THE ‘ DURHAM CHRONICLE. 13to b t {’0 lease hirri ~ but nothini 0 1% seegms topsatisfy hix’n.” g f | | u I 3 “Is his condition critical ‘2” 8 “It’s worse than critical,” she ' 4 answered, with a sigh, “it’s 1” 5 ' abusive.”â€"Occident. TM \. â€"â€"â€"_‘ 5555625 Down :nes the greatei‘ part. of the harvest this Week. the earliest in yeflrs. .- . ‘ ‘- - The fierce Windstorm on Smndm af- ternoon knocked a lot of oats down. The field mop competition is Icing judged at the dose and first -f the week by 311. l)>1vis.whn has a bean ' task a~ 1111919. me Lxu-ntv- fisc Cumpet- imp: He, is \e1v thmuub-h in his weik. -5 J9 DHPt L‘ xingston 0f (fiascott he gstl uf \liss \Iax V P6. u c the f the ueek. M'emhuls of he Kénny. Ru lnr apd Timmins families Lunk a humid} [11 J m Eugenia 1.1118 mw (Lt) lust. Week und \liss 1311-4 \\ alnlngut \ mdvlvm ;[c((u|jpiiultd lwr ‘1‘l9", \115. V‘ II; liumms hack. Thvy had :1. jmly (m5. Miss Jessie. Pvters and her (.n 0 mm;- ins, the Mimes Lahrmx. (mlnr Upfxmu 'l‘nrmlto me days Ag“ to IM- Martin hullws-ead. The latter l't‘HEI‘l) m the city m: Saturday. Miss, vaie is re maining :11, thv old hunw. A Mr A. (1}. Blair sold sewn {Wu .\’¢_-nl‘- nld steers and tau) swing mnxs In M 1'. Everett Henry uf 1’1. Hum-ten um» dd} um, nvvk. Mr :L mu“ Ilmt \Vuuld $0 Everett Henry (of 1“]..5‘1911111 ”we dd) last, \u‘ek. fur :1 M1!“ Ilmt \Vuuld ‘0 cnnsidm'vd H Um m. -L \euix suimv 1m- 1 (umpvtwm M). k km pm. Hwy \\ 1c :1 [inc Hum h thlgl'ElllllnLiUlls haw bmm pnmidg in «m Mr. JUL“ O’Neil ”v.4“ tine. lerttvss' of his Lug-hf var tv‘mn at. Pniu'YiHL’. He gives all the credit I.) the nwn of his team. N ‘ Mix: ersie Mr} M'lmw Hf Hamilton ls hu1idaÂ¥ing ths \Ve‘ek with her «1.: H» in. Miss Myrtle Mt-(‘lm-Ll n (m 'l'hlu'sdzty m lust. “wk M13 A. J Uni-hell of MuunL I’m-es: t-rmzze-d handsome Vurwvgizm ggnim m: nu- nwm, fm Um I. J. Ueu'is in the fun: ily plot at Ziun. ' The harvest which has been coming in unusually fast. due tn the excessive hot, dry weather. has been somewhat: stayed by the very fine and welcome wins on Sunday evening and Monday, which will greatly help the. root and corn crop. . u 0 .0 ‘ . ‘~ \1‘ u.‘. The mat crop in this sectinn, which 13 faix 1v well 11p to :m axer: we crap for st1 aw is very pbadly smitten with 19d 1 ust. L Miss Grace Hope Noble, of the vi- cinity of Guelph. came Up on Friday last to spend a month‘s holidays with her cousins. at; the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. McIlvride. Mr. \Villie \Vatson of Detroit, who spent a. week’s vacation with his pn- rents. Mr. and Mrs. J. \Vacson and brothér Bert and family. returned on Saturday last to resume his duties again. Miss Maud Thompson, who graduat- ed recently as a trained and skilled nurse. is taking a fmv weeks Well earned holidays at _t_h.e purential borne. Cal 11"?“ IIVIluI-IJ v wâ€" v-â€" We congratulate Miss Mmd on her enterprising spirit and success. Dr. Jamieson and son, Dr. Brad. passed along the line in their auto to- day. We can hardly conceive of the trip being for votes this time, as 1s a. trifle too soon._ ‘ lab-15v \I‘v vvvâ€"â€"' Big expectations are being drawn to the big annual event of the C. B. So- ciety, to be {held in the school yard of S. S. No. 1. on Friday7 evening next, August 14. Durham Brass Band will be in attendance to enliven the time. Refreshments served. Admission l5 and 10 cents. Everyone cordially in- vited to attend. “Your husband has been ill,” said the caller. “Yes,” replied the little, wor- fled-looking woman, “he has been feeling very bggly, I . do .. .my. BIQYTH’S CORNERS. TRAVERSTON. IN THE CRISIS. do §++M+++++++++%+++§+++é°é++i~+++++++++++++++++++++I’ ****** z O§§§¢§§§§§§O§§§Q§§§§§N§§§ ooo+¢oo+o¢oooo¢oo¢+oowm OOOOOOOOOOOQOOQOQOQO0000+QOOOQOEzzOOOOOQQQOOOO #6 00009900909 §§§+§§§§§§§§§§§WWOOWOMOOOQQ Does This Concern You Mr. Reader ? DURHAM FLOUR MILLS 50 Tons Barley and Com Chop, at $24.00 must go within the next. tvm weeks. l‘his is. what you want. In finish off \ U’UI MW 8. Sptwiu} P Get our prices on a. ton of this before buying elsewhere. We are in the feed business. and want your trade. It will pay; you to call and see Hive, ROSr s Flour - Pine Tree Flour Purity Flour Milverton Jewel McGovan’s Eclipse Chesley Flour Bring- us your Butter and Eggs, we want them. We wish to remind you that our stock of Flours and Feeds were' newr any better or larger than at pres- ent. and our 1')1°ices consistent with the quality of our goods. ‘ (‘nstmn Chopping. ' of Shorts and Feed Flour coins to have a Sale. let The Chronicle rim is tullyeq nipped for executing this '51:. m m FRED J. WELSH A CAR LOAD 1-ice(-)n 5 Ton Lots BINDER T“'IXE PHONE 58 Oat Crushing“. . HM