The Quebec chronicle, 24 septembre 1917, lundi 24 septembre 1917

[" FINE AND COOL.ESTABLISHED 1764.\u2018 MOME HAS NOW SETTLED UP THE BATTLE - oo The Weather ARE F.* eo 7 2\u201c + tbe Duke of Conraught Special Sale of Hot House Grapes Mr.Godirey Rhodes, has generousiy consented to donate the total proceeds of the sale of the entire production of his Vine and has placed the Grapes on sale in our Store.We will take orders for same, and deliver them + J Patronised by H.R.H.{ te the RED CROSS SOCIETY, free of charge.] Phones: 1967 and 1968 A GRENIER 06 and 06 ST.JOHN ST.\u201cON CERMANS EXPLOITED - UNITED STATES LÉGATION QUANTITIES OF DEADLY EXPLOSIVES AND DEADLY MICROBES WERE SECRETED IN THE LEGA- Washington, Sept.23\u2014How GCer- many \u201cshamefully abused and ex- pioited\u201d the protection of the Unned States by secreting in the German legation at Bucharest, after the American government had taken gharge of Germany's affairs at the Rumantan capitol, quantities of powerful explosives for bomb plots md deadly microbes.with instrue- tions for their use in destroying horses and cattle, was revealed today by Secretary of State Lansing.Nt was another of the series of Mr.Emmiing\u2019s disclosures of German intrigue.made public without eom- ment in the same manner as the Von Luxburg telegrams, which have prought Argentina on the verge of war with Germany, the Von Eckbardt letter from Mexico City and the Von Bernstorff telegram asking t the German Foreign Office for authorization to spend $40,000 to influ- face Congress- The latest story is told in a report to the State Department from Willgn Whiting Andrews, secretary of the legation at Bucharest, and à let- Der from Foreign Minister Porum- Bare, ef Rumenis.Pareels und boxes taken into the German consulate at Bucharest with splay of great precantion aroused the suspicions of the Rumanian government.On August 27, 1916, the evening prior to the date of Rumamis's declaration of war.some of the cases were taken to the German legation, located in a different build ing from the consulate.Convinced that the boxes were not taken away from the legation by the German diplomatic mission on its departure from Bucharest, the Rumanian au- fhorities later ordered the police 0 find and examine their contents.The olice communicated with American binister Vopicka, then in charge oi the German interests, who reluctant- fy assigned Seretary Andrews to od- perve the search.The boxes were found buried in the garden of the German legation.Mr.Andgws te port says:\u2014\"\u201cUpon my retutn iron the examination which resulted in the discovery of the explosives and of the box of microbes, both of which the legation servants arimiited having placed in the garden, the former confidentiul avent of the German minister, Dr.Bernhardt.who had been left with the jegation at the German minister's request to assist in the care of Geran interests, admitted his knowledge of the explosives placed in the garden: told me that more vere in the garden than had been found: that | larger quantity had been burin tie house ofthe legation: snd that still worse things than this box ti microbes were contained in the (ration, and inasmuen that they wonld have been found even in the ¢'aatg of Dossiers, which 1 had scaled.\u201cDr.Bernhardt alto stated that all TION GROUNDS AT BUCHAREST.a .IBATISH MD FOF TRENCHES MANY CASUALTIES INFLICTED ON ENEMY AND DUGOUTS DESTROYED.0 < Coeidetable activity was shown last night by German artillery in the Ypres sector of the Belgian front, where the British have been conduet- ing an offensive, it was announced today.On the Somme sector, British troops raided the Teuton trenches near Goureaucourt, destroying dugouts and killing many of the occupants.The text of the British communication says: \u201cGlasgow troops carried om a suc- oessful raid last night norch-east of Gouresucourt and captured several prisoners.\u201cMany casualties were inflicted on the enemy and his dugouts were dee stroyed.\u201cThe enemy's artillery: has shown considerable activity during the night in the Ypres sector.\u201d _\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014_._ these objects had been brought to the German legation after our legation had accepted the protection of German interests, wihch agreed witn the statement of the servants.A similar confession was made to the minister by this man.\u201cThe production of the i'mited States was in this manner shamefully abused and exploited.In this n.- stance, at least, the German government cannot have recourse to its usual system of denial.\u201d Fifty one boxes were taken irom the ground in the garden.Fifty oi them contained each a cartridge hiled with trinitroluene saturated with mononitritoluene, among live most powerful explosives known, one fifth of each of one being sufficient to tear up 2 railroad teacl.in the other box were bottles of liquid found to be cu:tivations of the microbes of anthrax and glanders.It bore a seal showing it came from the German consulate at Kronstadt.Hungary, and inside was found a gpewritten note in German saying: \u201cEnclosed four phials for horses and for cattle.To be employed as formerly arranged.Each phial is sufti- cient for two hundred head.To be introduced, if possible, directly into the animals throats: if not.into their fodder.Please make a little report on the success obtained there: in case of good results the presence of Mr.Kostoff for one day here wouid be desirable.\u201d ry JUTE WALKER LARC Scotch Whisky WHITE LABEL © years old BLACK LABEL 14 years old THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF QUALITY LABEL 10 years old \u201c he Quebec Chro NTARY LULL APPARENTLY ON ALL + AREAS OF CROWN PRINCE RUPPRECHT DESISTS FROM INEFFECTUAL ATTACKS AGAINST BRITISH\u2014ARTIL- LERY ACTIVITY IS VIOLENT ALONG AISNE FRONT\u2014ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRO-HUNGAR- ; IAN ATTACKS \u2014ARGENTINA RECEIVES APOLOGY FROM BERLIN.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 In none of tic battle areas of Europe has there besa any marked activity in the past twenty-four hours.A momentary lell sppears to have settled upon the fighting operations in Flanders, on the Aisne and at Verdun, in the Rigs region and along the Isonse.Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, finding his efforts to dislodge the British from their recent gains in the Ypres salient ineffectus] has ceased his infantry attacks and resorted to his artillery.The British are resting after their effort of Thursday, having gained all but a few minor posts wv.the objectives desired and having taen 3,943 prisoners, but their big guns otill hammer the German positions and their avistors still harracs the sirdromes, dumps, cantonments and other military points behind the German lines.North-east of Gouseaucourt, between Arras and 8t.Quentin, the British carried out a successful raid into the German trenches.On the rest of the western front the French and Germans have been content to bombard each other.The artillery activity is reported violent along the Aisne front and north-west of Verdun in the region of Hill 304.Berlin reports reconnoitring engagements où this portion of the front, but no action of moment.Having captured the Jacobstadt bridgehead south of Riga, and forced the Russians to retire to the right bank of the Dvima for some distance north and south of the bridgehesd, the Germans have halted their advance here.Petrograd reports the Russians entrenched on the right bank of the Dvina and bombarding the Germans in their new positions.Toward Riga, the Russians in fighting on Saturday advanced and drove back German advance guards near the village of Rudna.General Cadorna in his report on operations in the region north-east of Gorisis, chronicles the repulse of additional Austro-Hungarian sttacks on the Bainsisza plateau.In the region of Monte Marmolado, northwest of Trent, the Italians, after exploding a mine, captured two advanced positions from the Austro-Hungarians.\u2018The loss of a British destroyer, torpedoed and.sunk by a2 German submarine, is announced by the Britith Admiralty.Fifty members of the crew were rescued.-, Argentina probably will not declare war on Germishy at this tiewe, al- ! though no decisien has yet been reached.Action by the Argentina Chami ber of Deputies was halted early Sunday Uy the announcement that an Déficial communication had been received from the Bertin Foreign Office disapproving of the ideas expressed by Count Von Luxburg, the German Minister to Argentina, in the telegrams he sent to Berlin through the Swedish Minister at Buenos Ayres.\u2018 1 i \u2014 BRITISH DESTROYER TORPEDOED.London, Sept.33.\u2014A British destroyer has been torpedoed and sunk dy « German submarine in the approaches to tbe channel, according to an Admiralty announcement, There were fifty survivors.BRAVE OFFICERS ON MINNEHAHA BIG TRANSPORT WENT DOWN IN FOUR MINUTES WHEN TORPEDOED, BATTLE SLACKENS I YPRES SECTOR BRITISH CAPTURE 3248 PRISONERS IN RECENT OPERA- TIONS\u2014ARTILLERY ACTIVE.London.Sept.23\u2014The official report from British Headquarters in France tonight indicates a great slackening in the fighting in Flanders, Although mention is made of one hostile attack, which was repulsed.So far in the recent operations in the Ypres sector the British have captured 3,243 prisoners.The text oi the statement reads: \u201cThe infantry action has been confined to patrol en:ounters, resulting in the capture of a few prisoners.Our artillery aciivity continues.\u201cAnother hostile attack was launched early this morning against the positions we recently captured east of Villepet, but was repulsed with enemy losses.Our casualties were light.An Atlantic Port, Sept.22\u2014The big Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha, which was sunk by a German | submarine Sept.7.went down in four minutes after being torpedou, according to Harry Clarke, à veterinary surgeon, who arrived here today on an American steamship from a British port.Mr.Clark said cie sinking occurred in Bantry Bay a few minutes after noon according to information given to him by à number of the survivors immediately after landing.Numerous tales of heroism on the part of the captain, Frank Claret, commander of the Minnehaha, and survivors.Mr.Clark said Chief survivors, Mr.Clark said.Chief QUEBEC, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917.Officer Albany lost his life awling members of the crew struggling in the water.after he had given his own lifebelt to à disabled freman.C.A.Will's, the purser, was crushed to death between one of the lifeboats and the side of the ship as the boat was being launched.Captain Claret, Mr.Clark said.rsonally rescued sevreal of his men plunging overboard from a life- bost and swimming with them te safety.He nly desisted In his st- forts when overcome by exhaustion And he himself was pulled form tne water.As a mark of app eciation for his bravery the survivors of the ship bought and presented to iin à handosme clock.Mr.Clark confirmed cable repors of loss of life, stat- Ing that the namber of deaths were °.ISLAND OF JAMAICA STRUCK BY HURRICANE.Kingston, Jamaies, Sept.28.\u2014The Loland of Jamaica wee struck by a burricane today for the third time in many years.The gals wes net of .\u201cSince the opening of our attack on September 20th.we have captured on the Ypres battle front 3.243 prisoners, including 80 officers.\u201cThe tnisty w-ath:r Saturday resulted in a decided decrease in our recent great aerial activity.Our air- plahes none the less.carried out sue- cessful bombing raids, and dropped during the day 134 bombs on hostile billets, huts, tents and aerodromes.In the course of the aight three tons of bombs were dropped on the Rou- lers-Menin and Wercicq railway ota.tions.The enemy dropped a few bormba at mid-day, doing little damage.\u201cPour of the ensmy airplanes were brought down in air Aghting and five were driven dawn out of control; two of ours are missing.\u201d exceppive violence in Kingston and so damage was done to buildings.No detmils are available from the inter lor of the island as all the telephone and telegraph wires are down.It is feared that the hanans erop has been contouaip, -\u2014 aw TITI CITES re EE EE ° .+ EUROPE REVELATION OF GERMAN INTRIGUE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN NEW YORK AMONG THOSE INVOLVED.Washington, Sept.33\u2014 The most startling revelation of German intrigue in the United States that has been made since the war began, implicating well-known m:n who claim American citizenship and involving a Supreme Court Justice in New York City was made last night by the government committee on public information.! The expose is a part of systematic i plan decided upon by the government | to put befor: the public the evidence , of plots und intrigue against the ia-| terests of the United States which have been traced to the German Em- Lassy.Those named in the information : given out last mght as being con- me Temperstures : Minimum, 30.Maximum, 36.] ONE CENT.Furriers to By HM Appoistmen: the King.For Men and Women-\u2014- The finest Tailors in the world have driven unsuccessfully to emulate these The Burburry Coat is conceded to be the best and finest tailored English Coat to be had.The full roomy body, generous sleeves and confortable coller make them splendid Motoring Coats.Greys, Browns, Mixtures, Blues, Blacks.We are the sole agents for these Coats in Quebec.Hrs nected with the plots include: Supreme Court Justice Daniel F.Cohalan.who is known as au ardem champion of the Irish cause.9 John Devol, editor of the Gaelic- ; American, a violent anti-British paper ; À published in New York.8 Dr.Theo Otto, of Allentown, Pawho is atill practising and claims, to | § be an Americen citizen.George Silvestor Viereck, editor of i Viereck's Weekly.; Mareus Brun, editor of \u201cFair Play\u201d and a political leader among the Hungarians of l.wer Second Avenue, New York.| Edwin Edson, magazine writer.said - to be in Afriea.' In this expose the government offi- .cials make public letters.telegrams.bank cheques, receipts for cash paid and a weakh of memoranda i back to 1914, showing that the Ger man Imperial government was concerned, through its representatives ! dere in violation of th: laws of this: and.' ADMIRAL KEPPEL DEAD.London, Sept.23\u2014The death is announced of Rear-Admiral Leicester .Chantrey Keppel, retired.! Admiral Keppel commanded many British warships, being engaged in many campaigns, and accompanied .Dr.Livingstone on an expedition up | the Ambesi.i i ! | The Weather | Don't leave the Snapshots you have collected during your VALIQUET'S RESTAURANT THE SELECT RESTAURANT A LA CARTE, ice Cream Parlor For Your Summer Snaps Summer vacation lie around until they are soiled or destroyed.Take them NOW, and put them in Snapshot Albums We have a large display of these, varrying in size, style and price, at: JOHN E.WALSH'S Reg\u2019d.u ST.JOHN STRRET.(Formerly of Boston.) City Hall Square WHERE THE BEST MEAL 18 SERVED Breakfast - - - - 7:00 to 10:00 o'clock Lunch - - - - =~ - 11:30 to 3:00 o'clock Dinner » - 5:00 to 8:00 o'clock \u20acoda Fountain Confectioneries Candies Lunch Baskets Toronto, Sept.23\u2014The ather has | \u2014 been fine today throughout the Dom-; Porecaste: Lower lakes and Georgian Bay: + Moderat: to fresh easterly to south erly winds; Ane: stationary or a little higher temperature.Ottawa, Valley and St.Lawrence River, Gulf, North Shore and the Maritime Provinces: Moderate winds: fine: stationary or a little higher temperature.Lake Supericr Region: Moderate to fresh south-east to south winds: fair and à little warmer.Manitoba: A few loca! showers, but for the mos pert fair: warm today, cooler on Tuesday.Saskatchewan: A few scattued chowers, but generally fair and comparatively cool.Alberta: Fair and comparatively cool.RUSSIAN MILITARY CHANGE.Petrograd, Sept.83-\u2014General Doeckonine, chief of staff to the com.wander on the western front, has been appointed chief of staff to the commander-in-chief of tbe Russian À vrmie inion.Decidedly warm in Saskatel- : wan and Manitoba: ehewhere com- : ESTABLISHED - 1875 paratively cool.Temperatures: D Min.Max.- awloR .,.32 a8 .Victor L000 se se OF CANADA - Vancouver .1?se CAPITAL PAID UP $ 2000.000 RESERVE FUND $7000000 Snmioops 15 ees .- u 0 PELEG HOWLAND, PRESIDENT, E.HAY, CENERAL MANAGER.algary ioe.ss Battleford .ee MW 3 HEAD OFFICE : TORONTO Prince Albert .ss Te Saskatoon .48 7% .Raina Cee ea \u201coom Careful attention to Current accounts and Me > 8 efficient service in the making of collections Winnipeg .\u2018a are assured to Merchants and Manufacturers.Port Acthur Wo 7% 8 Parry Sound as 6 ' London .3 50 : Toronto .an ue QUEBEC BRANCH: Ningston .A764 [ G.F.C.LOVE, * : © ° ° Manager Otawa .az sa \u2014 Montreal sa se Quebee .0 se Halifax .42 sa Out of Sight Just because you can't ses your battery is no reason you should for- getit.Itneedsattention and we know how.LOUIS LAVOIE, Telephone 4002.1844 Queen Street Free inspection ef any battery at any time The Quebec Chronicle Printed and published by The Chronicle Prin Company, D Watson, General a the building of the » Busde Street, Quebes.QUEBEC, SEPTEMBER 34, 1917.* THANKFULNESS : To the ordinary lay mind it ap- ~\u2018pears strange that yesterday was not .set apart by the various churches 23 \"a special day of Thankagiving in commemoration of the successful consummation of thst marvellous engineering feat, the raising of the centre span of the Quebec Bridge.Twice before have the people of Quebec seen the cup of happiness and contentment dashed from thelr tips just as their dreams appesred on the eve of realisation.Asd these facts cantributed in large measure to the undeniable misgiving and anxiety with which so many awaited this last venture.Many, indeed, were the doubting Thomases who prophesied that the span could not be ralsed successfully and even among the bridge.builders themselves there was con siderable apprehension.All these things should combine to accentuate and enhance our joy aad thankfulness over this happy event which is so auspicious for the foture of Quebec.To what extent the bridge will benefit this city and district it is impossible to estimate at this day but we can be quite sure that realization will far outrun expectation.We hope, therefore, that this important event will be fttingly ob served by the churches and that there will be a special observation of it.7 GERMANY'S NEW FOES Thoughtful persons in Germany and Austria-Hungary are beginning to experience concern at the incress- ing number of their enemies, At first when these small and comparatively insignificant states in Central America and the Far Fast declared war against Germany the German press made fight of the whole matter, treating it as a subject for feeble witticiems and sarcastic comments, as to the new enemy\u2019s military strength.But even then a few people who saw further than the chauvinist nespapers, warned the public of the later disagreeable results which might arise {rom the entry into the war of these apparently trifling foes.Even though they were without military importance and could send neither troops to fight agaïost the Central Powers in Europe, nor warships te attack and destroy German submarines, from the industrial and commercial side their inflaence, it was pointed out, was considerable.It must be remembered too that all these additional foes will have to be reckoned with when peace negotiations begin.each of them representing one or more votes against the Central Powers.As time goes on the number of neutrals is fast diminish.ing\u2014one state after another coming into the field against Germany.It is estimated already that the Entente countries and their supporters include something like 1,850,000,000 of people against the 150,000,000 of the Central Powers and their allies.A proportion of 13.8 to 1.8\u2014very dis agreeable odds.Austria, perlaps because le fe less linmediately affected\u2014most of the re- cont declarations of war having been lirected primarily against Germenyseems to realize much more than Germany the dangers and ultimate injuries likely to arise from this To intercede for them Smothered the Smothered the s Damped then al Wetted rka?Of Manhocd'y eWtN00D0O0U00GND00GU0000000060040U 0000GGG0000 CUROONSNUSSSNOSOSHOUNSAGEDSSCINOCUNCES ON SEEING A POSY OF FLOWERS.Not two months gone, I stood In sflent wonder side dy side With those who worshipped at the shrine Of Bonne Saint Anne; whom they, In deep devotion ealied upon With Blessed Mary, mother of Gnd No deep emotion .Stirred my riven soul, Old reason, Trenched in years of \"open mind\u201d sparks, faint kindled At the sight of those devout And envied Soul's, whose simple falth Wrought of itself, Divine Sought save one; but that by grace of Bonne Saint Anne along through space Until this day; when, chancing On « bed of Virgin flowers, + Beckoned my wondering eye, and spake these words, \u201c~ \u201cBehold in me the spark of Love Divine \u2018That through all Ages keeps alight the fires Ideals, ¢'en when minds incline Te other Gode er Fagan taught desires\u2014~ Go place me on the altar of thy Dreams, dant do J El St em, whose simple re, it seems, Are anowered dy the Saints in donation, steady increase in the aumbers of the tos.Neutrals arriving De Switzeriand from Viesns say that the people there were tremendousty affected by the entry of America into the wan They did uot es vo meay Germans did, express contempt for the new fos.They were quive aware that It might be à long thme before Amen les's military forces could reach Ew rope in sufficient strength te exert say grest influence on the battlefield.But they reafized much more the moral, financial and industrial forces which America\u2019s action represented Cooservative business men in both Germany and Austria bad long hop: ed thet, come what might, Germany would never provoke America to war, as when pence came, the Uahed States would bave been the oaly great wealthy nation left, whieh could begin to satisfy Germany's ine tense needs for money and raw me- terials, Nowhere else could Germany hope of expect to get the assistance so imperatively necessary for the reestablishment of her position as a world nation.They have not yet re covered from the shock of America\u2019s determined action and do not hide thelr apprehensions that this will probably prove the knock-out blow for them in the whole world war.+ Another thing which irritates and secretly worries the Germans greatly is that, in declaring war against them, countries like China and Siam, for in- stanee, had readily mo specific grounds for such action.There are no conflicting interests at stake\u2014 hardly any points of contact, indeed, between these countries where the least friction could be occasioned Hence the Cemral Powers are forced to see that the diplomatic influence of the Entente Is much more power ful than thelr own\u2014and also they cannot help feeling thet these far distant countries must have comelud- ed that the final victory woulé certainly be with the Entente, otherwise they would never have gene over to that side.But more than all Germany has come to realise how seriously her foreign trade will suffer from all these new enmities, and the Germea papers are now declaring that business rivalry is behind them afl.It Is certaln that each new hostile land will increase the difficulties of Gere many\u2019s attempts to regain her export trade after the war.For, almost more than any other European nation, Germany Is dependent upon other countries for raw materials, and especially for tropical products, Cotton and copper, eoconnuts sad rubber cannot be got in Europe, and of such things Germany Is one of the greatest consumers.But if all the chief producing lands are among her enemies, and this is actually the case, then Germany wilt find it very hard to buy these most mecessary articles, on even reasonable, to say nothing of advantageous terms.It is this knowledge which ls making her | Ÿ commercial circles so bitter against the Entente, and also causing them, in their anger, to say many unpleasant things against the shortsightedness and incapacity of their own government.One prominent German newspaper recently declared that the diplomacy of the Entente was infinitely superior to that of Germany, that English diplomacy bad got practically everything ft tried for, and its greatest success of all was bringing America into the war.AIDING THE ENEMY.\u201cWe condemn sH sttempts in Congress and owt of It, to hinder and embarrass the government of the United States in carrying on the war with vigor ard effectiveness.Under intercession.Aye\u2014 GOCCUOOGORODAGACO LOdNOCRAUED ~TRORNTON PURKIS.Certain members of the Opposition in the House of Commons would do wall to carefully peruse the above resolution sad by so doing might de brought te 8 realization of the grest barm they are working In persisting in impending the war work of the country, No doubt these men believe they are quite as loyal as thelr neighbors and would indignantly repudiate any suggestion that they were pro- German.But the Government be- Neves it Is carrying omt the will of the people and the res! sentiment of the nation la its implacable resolve that Canada do its utmost in the war.In such circumstances, insolent, mal- felows and destructive obstruction of the war work of the Government cannot be anything but a domestiz ally of Germany in this country.\u201cDark forces,\u201d no matter under what guise, have been performing their work with impunity too long Canada must protect herself from her enemies at home.CANADA'S EFFORT.Figures up to August 31, 1917, show that 431,435 Canadians had ea- listed in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.Canada is represented on many fields.From inland transport workers, of whom one thousand are Canadians and who, amongst other things, help to take supply barges up the rivers of the Far East, to aviators fying over the battle fronts, the North Ses sod the Mediterranean, of whom upwards of 1,800 are Canadians, this country has contributed au important part of the Allied war ef- tort.As to the work woman is doing, it is interesting to mote that 1,801 Cazadian nurses have gone overseas in the Camdisn Army Medical Corps service and 314 in Queen Alexandra\u2019s Imperial Military Nursing Service.This, of course, is apart from the enormous accomplishments of women's patriotic and social service societies all over the country.Canada\u2019s strength as n belligerent nation is shown rather strikingly in the reaim of finance.Whereas Great Britain has loaned millions to s number of Allied nations, she has received from Canada $100,000,000 more than she has been asked to sive.Canadians returning from abroad report a widespread recognition in other countries of Canada's importance and value to the Allies as the final stages of the war seem to approach.Ÿ 0 ¥ PRESS COMMENT.; RHR IY OF I NR Dr.Lyttieton bas provided the Nineteenth Century with personal experiences of \u201cSome Humors of Boyhood,\u201d and a very entertaining paper it is.There is something of the nature of deliberate opinion in the account of the three ereeds given by the boy of Shrewsbury school: \u201cA long time ago they wrote the Apostles\u2019 Creed.Nobody believed it.So they waited a bit, snd wrote the Nicene Creed.8till nobody believed it.Be they waited a bit and wrote the Athanasian Creed; and they had to believe that\u201d Then there is the youth of seventeen, who, after referring to Dean Stanley's writings, explained the origin of the Septuagint thus: \u201cA long time sgo Thucydides, Lord Clarendon, and Sir W.Raleigh sat down at à table: and the result of their laborious toil was the Septuagint\u201d Dr.Lyttleton gives some other instances of \u2018howlers\u201d of which he has heard, but which he thinks are too clever not to have been touched up.For instance, the answer to: \u201cTrace the growth of the power of Parlinment during the reign of the Tudors.\u201d \u201cIn the reign of Elizabeth the Commons were always petitioning the Sovereign to marry: à thing they would not have dreamt of doing in the time of Henry the Bighth™ But unquestionably genuine was the reply of the body in class to the question concerning two lines In the poem \u2018fo Akhes: from Prison.\u201d Dr.Lyttle ton explained to the boys that the lover prisoner, when he had sight of his lady, Pérgot his captivity.Then he asked b.what the lines meant: Enlarged winds that curl the food Know no such liberty.the youth, after a great deal of thought and some confusion, grave fy sald: \u201cSuch lberty es his when he'd got rid of her \u2014 Christian souusa > UVRAGDOHU Science Monitor, .Such TMberty ao what or whose?and- pan Latest and designs.soon wear.MILLINERY\u2014A choice T.DRESSES\u2014Serge and Silk Dresses comprising the newest ideas for street and after- 188 & 194 St.> Xe ow?Fashionable Store T.D.DUBUC Formerly Donohue\u2019s Store 188-194 S JOHN RES Models in Ready to Wear Apparel COATS\u2014New Fall and Winter Coats in all the very latest models and.shades of heavy Velours Cloths, colored and black plush and tweed mixtures.SUITS\u2014Distinctive models in Suits of Broadcloth and Cheviot in exclusive shades BLOUSES\u2014Crepe de Chine and Georgette Blouses in shades to match costumes and for more dressy wear.SKIRTS\u2014Scparate Skirts in Fancy and Plain Woolens and Silksof Trimmed Fall Hats, DUBUC John Street De collection of the very latest models D.GRAVE AND GAY.Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.It is easy to see deep mystery in your faith where there is only mistiness.He that will lose his friends for a jest deserves to die à beggar by the bargain.A froward retention of custom is as turbulent à thing as an insovation,\u2014 Bacon Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.\u2014Lord Chesterfield.If you are determined to live and die a slave to custom, see that it is at least a good one.If you go through the world stooping a little (says Benjamin Franklin) you will save yourself many a rough blew.Blessed is the man wilo, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact \u2014 George Eliot.There is nothing that weighs more heavily upon a right-minded man than the slow progress he makes in overcoming his faults.*T make it a rule,\u201d he said.\u201cnever to tefl quite all I know.\u201d \u201cT have often wondered,\u201d she replied, \u201cwhat made you 30 awfully quiet.\u201d All transitions are dangerous; and the most dangerous is the transition from the restraint of the family circle Herbert Spencer, TE T ean live that when I must depart some one \u2018may miss me for a kindly word, a loving look, a smile of helpfulness, T shall not live in vain.~Ernest Radford.NEVER AGAIN.\u201cDoes your wife ever make you exchange goods she buys and doesn\u2019t 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Sion, may take & purchased home.| stead in certain districts.Price $3.08 per acre, Must reside six months in ! each of thres years, cultivate 50 acres \"ang erect a house worth $300.00, olders of entcies may count time of employment ss farm laborers in i Canada during, 1917, as residence du- { ties under certain conditions.i When Dominion Lands are adver- | tised or posted for entry.retérned | soldiers who have served Oversens | and have been honorably diseharged, | receive one day priority in spine for entry st loeal Apts Ofties (but fiot ub-Agency) .Incharge papers e presented to must be prergoics \u2018UE, Deputy Minister of the Interior.N.B\u2014Unauthorised publication of \"this advertisement wi aot be paid 1 100 -\u2014 - .- ne bai BRITISH VICTORY WELL PREPARED apurman.ff STAPF WORK DISTINGUISHED IT \u2014 AUSTRALIANS ARE PLEASED.Leadon, Sept.2\u2014(Vis Reutcr's Ottawa Agency)\u2014Telegraphing today from \u2018British headquarters in France, Reuter's correspondent says: \u201cThe situation is unchanged upon the new front crested by Thursday's great victory.This most satisfactory news means that the Germans costly efforts have been in vain.Wast we have we hold.\u201cOne now begins to hear some: thing of the features of the battle from participants in it.It consisted entirely of open fighting on our side against concealed fighting on the part of the euemy.Apart from the admirable staff work, which co-vr- dinated all the infantry movements snd the artillery work, there was little of s distinctive tactical character.le fntantez hd 0 attack visible tions and to deal with hertofore undisclosed ones as they went forward, and the initiative of the regimental officers was one of the great tory causes of the success.Ocmsionat opportunities for display genius were always gras ed lu the ablest manner, ve oa \u201cThe Australians are in extraerdi- Per had arpa oa anticipated « very much higher ratio of casualties than they suffered, knowing full well the tongh task set them.It is no more Egure of speech to say these splendid fellows are thirsting to be at the Huns again.It is the literal touts, as expressed in terms of unmistakable sincerity by an enemy prison- tr, who asked \u201cwhat can the Geimans hope to do as man to man against such troops.\u201d \u201cThe almost ghastly pallor of the German prisoners appears to indicate that short rations are doing their work in the German army.The dememMor of practically all officer orisoners strikingly illustrates the changed spirit of the enemy.Their vititude is that of men who have lost all confidence in the future.As \u201c«ual.the prisoners belonging tu the Sifferent arme are indulging in mu- tial recrimination, while all unite in Jderiding the Germah airmen.\u201d Counter Attacks Fail.Telegraphing last night, the core «éspondent said: \u201cThe Germans are doing just what was expected of them, and for which we were fully prepared, naturally vounter attacking in great focre.The first began at 6.80 last night against a wide front held by British and Australian troops.The night being wood for serial co-operation, our artillery did gregt work: the attackers were fresh troops brought up from reserves.\u201cThe attackers, despite the intense artillery fire aud heavy losses.pressed on with great determination, actually penetrating on a front of three fhundred ards.where desperate Sand-to-liand fighting ensued.Our supports, however, took up the struggle, and the enuny wavered, they being enfiladed from a number of pill boxes , and concreted sheil holes which we had recently taken.\u201cTwo very heavy counter attacks followed\u2019 further south which were also beaten «ff, and though others followed each on a formidable scale, sll were repulsed with great losses.\u201cQuer casualties have been relative.iy tight, many of them being walking cases.\u201cThe weather is inclined to be misty, but we have been lucky, un the whole, in this respect.\u201d vén00000=3 9 v 9 *° 9 .9 y 0 Am 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and Friday from the extreme discouragement which prevailed earlier in the week, tt is perfectly natural that the mas- ket should be quieter for a time, un- tit it can digest the changed state of affaire, and perhaps even the di- stinetly reactionary.The news over night contained nothing that was liisely, to have a direct, important bearing on values, excepting perhaps the mexican petroleum dividend which disappointed many who had that a higher rate would be established About the only feature has been a moderate selling movement in this stock, also in Betihehem B, in the latter \u2018instance, the weakness probably reflects continuation of the belief that the companys financing nas been badly managed, and that in view of the new stock put out, there is apt to be a plentiful supply for some time to come.With the stupendous task direcaiy shead in the Hoation of the new government loan, bankers and large financial interests gentrally naturally teel most conservative and not at ail inclined to encourage large market operations., Total Sales, Stocks 411.700, (By Breen & Gouracau).New York, Sept.23\u2014The Teutonic acceptance of the Pope's pea.c proposal, published over night, was utis- ized by the bears as a basis for spil- ing and despite the fact that a number of industrials, whose future earnings will largely depend upon the duration of the war, ware included in the stocke that declines no definite change of sentiment on peace manifested itself.We have not changed our opinion.We still regard it as à two-sided trading, market for the time being, at least.Sales, stocks, 411,700; Bonds, $1.- 569,000.Yusgogoagaogangaga o .; CUCADASANSANGOOAG 29 PRODULS MARKET 4 Wheat: Ontario, No.8 winter new $2.22 car lots outside, according to location.Wheat: Manitoba, No.1 northern $2.20 1-2 fob.Goderich, No.9 nor thern $327 1-2; No.3 northern $3.2¢ 1.2.Oats: Canada western No.2 66 5-4 in store Fort Wiliam.Ontario: No.8 white 60c outside, No.3 white dic nominal, out:ide.Barley: new $1.18 to $1.20 outside for malting.Rye: $1.70 for feed, Flour: Manitobs.Listed quotation at Toronto are: First patents $11.50 second patents, $11.00$ strong bakers $10.60.Flour: Ontario, Winter flour, 80 per cent patents $10.10 Montreal.In second hand bags.Millfeed: Manitoba hran $33.00 per fon; bhorts $42.00 per ton on track, Togonto.SEALED TENDERS addressed to the Postmaster-General, will be re- celved at Ottawa until noon, on Frie day, the 2nd November, 1917, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails, ! on a proposed contract for four years, ! six times per week on the rural mail delivery route, \u201cTrois Rivieres, No.1,\" to begin from the Postmaster General's pleasure.Printed notices containing further information as to conditions of proposed contract may be seen and blank forms of tender may be obtained at the Post Cflices of Trois Rivieres and Pointe du Lac, and at the office of the Post Office Inspector.Post Office Inspector's Office, Quebec, Sept.15th, 1917.8.TANNER GREEN, Post Office Inspector.S.17xtaw, mnxzw MAIL CONTRACT.SEALRD TENDERS addressed to the Postmaster.General, will be received at Onawa un'll noon, on Fre day, the 8nd, November, 194%, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails, on a proposed contract for four years, forty times per week between Trois Pistoles and Intercolonial Railway \u2014\u2014 Tel.185 © ST.PETER STREET.and § SAULT-AU-MATELOT STREET Private Wire Connections: Molson & members Mouweal Stock Esshange, fente = New Yorn Seosh Euthenge 1 | Post Office Inspector's Office, and 14.88¢; December, 84.07¢c; January, and 24.30c; March, 24.86\u20ac; May, 94.00.Spot closed steady.Middling up- Talon, 250 Years Ago, Recognized The Advantage of Beer To offset the havoc which strong drink was causing among the settlers 250 years ago, Talon decided to build a brewery in in the vaults of ebec.He says, more scandal by reason of the whereof rarely deprive men of those days the benefits of drinking beer were Kenness would cause no cold nature of beer, the vapours the use of judgment.\u201d Even in ized.It is this brewery, hewn out of solid rock, that the \u2018famous Boswell's Ale and Porter are aged.SOLD EVERYWHERE.BOSWELL BREWERY QUEBEC.The National Breweries, Limited.Station, to begin from the Postmas- ter-General's pleasure.Printed notices, containing further information as to conditions ef proposed contract may be seen and blaok forms of tender may be obtained at the Post Office of Trois Pistoles, and at the office of the Post Office Inspector.Quebec, Sept.14, 1917.S.TANNER GREEN, v Post Office Inspector.> S.17x1aw,mnx3w BRUNEAU & DUPUIS (Memoers Montreal Stock Exchange) STOCK BROKERS \u2018Phose 1596 11-13-15 Banlt-au-Matelot Street Direct Private Wire with: POST & FLAGG.19 Wall Street, New York A.A.GINGRAS FIRE COMMITTEE.CITY OF QUEBEC.CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CITY HALL.TENDERS FOR FIREMEN'S WINTER UNIFORMS.Quebec, 15th September, ar! PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given | that the Fire Depart:nent will receive sealed tenders until, Tuesdaythe 25th instant, 1917, at 4.00 o'clock p.m.for the supply of one hundred and forty-five winter coats (more or: less) \u201cold pattern\u201d in dark grey cloth \u201cIrish Fry\u201d of thirty-six ounces 19 the yard, and one hundred and forty- PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BONDS To Yield 6% and Over Send For A List Dominion SECURITIES CORPORATION LIMITED CANADA LIFE BLDG.MONTREAL BITABLISIED 1901 LONBON, ENG.five pairs of Winter Pants (more or, less), in dark grey cloth \u201cIrish Fey,\" ! thirty-two ounces to the yard.The\u2019 tenderer must send a sample of cloth of 1-8 of a yard of each cloth, so that it can be weighed before allowing the sontract.The buttons for Coats shall be supplied to the contractor, who shall place them according to instructions from the Chief of the Fire Brigade.The Fire Committee does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any of the tenders.The Committee reserves the right of exacting securities.The contractor shall pay the notary the cost of drafting a contrast and shall provide the Fire Committer with a copy of same.7 All the uniforms shall have to be delivered for the 18tk November next, (1017) and if the contractor has not fulfilled that condition, there shall be retained five dollars a day for each day of delav after said date unti! the last uniform shall have been delivered.Tenderers are requested to send only one sampie of each cloth with their tender.Tenderers shall see a sample of the enat at the Chief of the Fire Departments Office.For further information rag 4 the office of the Chief of the Fi Brigade.(Signed) AUG.MALOUIN, Secretary Fire Committee.EE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 a \u2014 PORE YOOONOODO NY .COTTON MARKETA 0 ToQUoOOUDQOOANG New York, Sept, 88-Cotton futures closed steady.Closing bids: October, to re.lands, 23.708 .PURE JJEGER WOOL THE WORLD'S STANDARD FOR CLOTHING AND BEDDING.JAB GER Stands for [a UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY, FANCY KNIT GOODS FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN: and FOR COUNTLESS LINES OF WOLLEN GOODS YOU WONDER WHERE TO GET 1: 8 8 8 i 8 34 JEBEGER KNITTING YARN 18 pees CAMEL HAIP KHAKI, NATURAL, , as WHITE, GREY, NAVY.Darlington re Agents for JBOBR Pure Weel : John Buade and Du Fort Sts, Coebec.Phone 086 8 Gétse Hours: Office, 0008; 1 se tem, S% Ipm, tpn Dr.EUGENE BEAULIEU SUROBONOENTIES, T7 2 OT.JORN STRENT, a quasse Those contemplating or installation of a Heating System INVARIABLY THINK FIRST \u201cDAISY\u201d Boiler] | of the sais and rightly so.Over 80,0C0 users can | the alteration | tell the reason why.j AGENTS | Mechanios Supply Co.Limited ; MAY BE BUYING MATCHES Mover Birwek You ss Doing an Dmperwt.fob.But It Is! Be is important that you buy acwe but EDDYS AT THE THEATRES OPERA SEASON OPENS - TONIGHT WITH \u201cGIOCONDA' QUEBECERS ARE ASSURED OF ONE OF THE FINEST OPERATIC TREATS EVER OFFERED HERE.opera at the Auditorium are com-| all-star cast.plete.Representatives of the San Carlo Grand Opera Company (rom New York have been in the city last week, and perfected with the loca! management, the caste for each opera, reserved hotel quarters for the leading artists, arranged for the transfer of the immense volume of scenic and other stage effects from the railroad to the theatre and all of that.The New York engagement of the San Carlo Company.which closed on Saturday night, is said to have proven the most successful ever enjoyed ia the metropolis by a visiting organ- bation.Twenty-four performances, covering a repertoire of fifteen different operas, were given, each one to 8 sold-out house, and upon many oc- pear during the week is as follows: vige Vaccari.Mezzo Soprani: Mette, Marta Melis, Alice Homer, Frances Morosini.So Tenori: Messrs.Manuel Salazar, Spanish artist; Giuseppe Agostini, Girolamo Ingar, Luciano Rossini.Baritoni: Messrs.Angelo.Antola, Joseph Royer, Luigi Dellemolle, Pietro Canova.Bassi: Messrs.Pietro DeBiasi, Natale Cervi, Antonio Canova.Musics! Directors: Messrs.Carlo Peroni, Giovanni Barducei.Seats are on sale for all praduc- tions.The company will visit for a All details for week's repertoire of * day Evening: \u201cI} Yrovatore,\u201d with an The complete list of notalies to ap Soprani: Mmes.Elizabeth Amsden, Lusia Darcles, Mary Kaestner, Ed- Mmes, Stella De | \u201cPOOR LITTLE mic GIRLY HAS PARTICULAR HEART APPEAL hag tripled ia the last em years.Mr.Chas.F.Libby, substitute of the Attorney-General in Maine, from 1813 to 1878, afterwards Maysr of New York, and presently Batonnier i ot the American Bar, I think, writes | that during that interval he took one thousand actions for violation of the law\u2014the largest number cf which were taken in Portland and the fines collected amounted to $60,008.And, he adds: \u201cI discovered that by closing the saloons I was driviug that trate in the humble habitations where that frightful traffic was continwed under the eyes of childrem, who, otherwise would have been sheltered against the pernicious influences of such a degrading sight.\u201d These are the scandals, the dis orders which wi!l repest themselves here if we commit the folly ty vote in favor of prohibition; my obiect in fighting such a measure, enlightened of temperance in Europe, is to prevent them.Who would dare t» pretend that the men amongst us who preach temperance have tite vast experience of such authorities as Cardinal Gibbons and the \u201cCommittee of Fifty\"?\u2018Beside such high authorities we have the report of the Royal Commission of 1913, appointed by Sir Lomer Gouin's Government, said Commission compused of the Hanorable Judges Carrol, Cross snd Tessier.After a long investigation they say at page 19: \u201cIn so far as we are concerned, we are not prepared to say that such > measure woulé be in the interest of the Province.Experience, the great teacher, has convinced us that pro- Beginning today, the Olympis theatre will present the world\u2019s most popular screen star, Mary Pickford, in her latest subject for Artcraft Pictures, \u201cA Poor Little Rich Girl,\u201d ad- spted from the well-known Eleanor Gates\u2019 story and play of the same came, A tale of particular heart appeal throughout, offering many smiles aud situations of humane charm, \u201cA Poor Little Rich Girl\u201d affords the incomparable Mary Pickford a screen play which allows the foremost motion picture favorite ample opportunity to portray touching sit uations as only she can.Gwendolyn, the \u201cpoor li.tle rich girl,\u201d is so called for her wealth anl by the experience of the bLeit friends Chemically Self-Extinguishing Silent 500s The Matches with \u201cne after glow.\u201d EDDY is the only Comadian maker of these Matches, every stick of which has been dipped in a chemical solution which positively ensures the Match becoming DEAD wood once it has been lighted and blown out.Look for the words, \u201cChemically Self-Extinguishing\u201d on the box.LADIES BOOTS, IN ALL THE LATEST STYLES BROWN and CHAMPAGNE COMBINATIONS, also BLACK and GREY, and BLACK and WHITE, Two-Color Effects.Be PA.$5.00 39.00 ar wns roo.$5.50 $3.00 Leggins, Polishires, Brushes.A full assortment of Ladies Over Gaiters.WM.JACQUES & SONS, casions hundreds were turned away.New York opera devotees are wondering how it all came about.The tions et prices that enable all company's New York engagement \u2014 it's premiere in that city\u2014thousands of music students who had never heard grand opera because of the inflated prices charged by that city's own arganization, became acquainted with and interested in the masterworks of song, and they gathered in great numbers.night after night, at the beautiful Forty Fourth Street Theatre\u2014just off Broadway\u2014in such masses that it was impossible for the playhouse to hold them all.The company arrives in Quebec by special train this morning direct from New York\u2014one hundred members \u2014 with four cars of special scenery and other splendid stage effects for the presentation of the eight operas selected for this city, A week of great song that should prove of widespread interest is promised.and this, together with the highly favor- | able impression created by the San Carlo stars upon their initial visits here last season, will no doubt be the cause of capacity audiences throughout the weck at the Auditorsum.This is the repertoire: Tonight, Ponchielli's splendid four-act work, \u201cLa Gioconds\u201d, one of the extraordinary successes of the recent New York engagement.The cast will be quite as extensive as the stage requirements of this noted scenic work, and will include Mmes.Elizabeth Amsden, dramatic soprano; Stella DeMette and Marta Melis, contraltos; Messrs.Manuel Salazar, the Spanish tenor; Mons.Joseph Royerbaritone; Pietro DeBiasi and Natale Cervi, bassos.Signor Carlo Peroni, chief musical director, will conduct.Tuesday: Verdi's three-act \u201cRigoletto\u201d, which will bring forward two of the principal artists in their very best roles\u2014Mme.Rdvige Vacearicoloraturs, as \u201cGilda.\u201d and Angelo Antola, thet splendid singing actor.in the title part\u2014a character whereia he has won world-wide fame and in- divideality.The \u201cGildas\u201d part affords Mme.Vaccar! unusual opportunity for displaying her wonderful bird like notes in the third octave.Wednesday Matinee: The heauti- | fut light opera, \u201cMartha\u201d, with Vaccarl again, surrounded by a notable cast.suswer is simple: Splendid produe- t> share in their pleasures, During the week at Montrea! following the local engagement, and after that will start upon it's trans-continental tour, covering some 30,000 miles.CARLYLE BLACKWELL AT THE EMPIRE \u201cThe Page Mystery\u201d\u2014A Buper-festure, on the Bill Today\u2014 WHY DID THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL WANT TO.COMMIT SUICIDE?Why was there a secret bedroom in Sylvis lodge?Who shot Col.Page and why?These are some of the mysteries that are solved under strange circumstances in \u201cThe Page Mystery,\u201d the striking and remarkable new Worid-Picture Brady-Made which will be scen at the Empire theatre today.All film fans of the city will be interested in knowing that, Carlyle Blackwell heads the cast in this production and that he is seen in an especially pleasing and powerful role and they will also be interested to know that June Eividge, popular and beautiful, plays opposite him while Arthur Ashley is also a member of the excellent cast and has a particularly effective role.\u201cThe Page Mystery\u201d has been staged on a lavish scale.See this splendid feature by aff means.Matinee: 10c.Evenings 18¢.material comforts and her poverty in the happiness and affection she craves.She is a full-blooded little girl, but as is often the case in rea! life, ia denied the actual pleasures of childhood through her selfish parents who are too busy with their own ambitions to realize that their child is unhappy.A tragic incident brings realization to the parents and the doc tor\u2019s prescription of plenty of play, to be taken in a gingham dress is immediately acted upon, and love, as we know him with quiver and bow, leads three loving hearts aver the hill of shadow into the valley of sunshine.In addition to its other merits, \u201cA Poor Little Rich Girl\u201d offers rare vpportunities for sg tistic effects.The limitations of visualizing the story, which were placed on the stage production and which are readily evi- ! dent te the many thousands who ! have read the novel or seen the play.have heen removed through the possibilities oj the screen, and it is generally felt that although the success of both the book and the play has (Continued from Page Three) Hobson also made the unfounded statement that alcohol caused three thousand American men to murder their wives each year and 3.500 to kill their children.The truth is that in nine prohibition states *welve persons in one hundred thousard population were convicted of murder and in the twelve licensed states 3.6 in nne hundred thousand were so convicted.Georgia, a prohibition state, had 718 ers condemned for murder and ew York only forty-two, and Georgia has earned an unenviable reputation for cruel lynching.\u201d Who is going to pretend tial pms.Baruch\u2019s figures?No one endeavers with exegara- ties lies to make the public believe that prohibition is the remedy to ali the evils caused by intemperance.Why should not we discuss the question fairly on its own merit?heen grest, the subiect as presented | on the screen with Mary Pickford in the title role.will only now actually come into îts own.hibition prevents crimes in face of Dr, | hibition in populous towns would not succeed here more than it has done elsewhere.\u201d \u201cTotal prohibition in town: of any considerable extent is an iy\u201d And, the same report, at page 20, cites the following words of Cardinal Gibbons: \u201cWe might profitably learn a leison from the old cities of Europe, which for two thousand years hav: been | agitating the question.There is not! a single city in Great Britain or on! the Continent, which attempts to prohibit by law the saie of liquors.They have learned from a long experience that the best method of regula\u2018i this article of commerce is t) impose licences, to maintain good order ior the protection of the citizens, and to punish the violators of the law.\u201d The venerable prelate has not since changed his mind seeing that on the 25th June last he said in an interview: \u201cProhibition in large towns is a bad thing and cannot be put i+ force what i may be the efforts made.\u201d The Protestant clergy in the United States entertains the same opinion.Here is what said on the subject the famous Anglican Bishop Potter od ! New York: \u201cOur prohibition laws whether they \"are applied one day or all tlic time are 1s stupid as they are ineffective!\u201d At the investigation made by the Royal Commission, what said Mr.John Roberts, the fetich oi tlie prohibitionists?He declared: \u201cI must say that the united forces of temperance don\u2019t ask the Conumizsion to recommend total prohibition of the liquor traffic.\u201d Sir Francois Lemieux himseli, p.128 declared himself satisfied with our Licence Law which had reduced to to tire number of bars in our city.Since that time the law has bcen amended at the request of tie Anu- Alcoholic League at lease 0 per cent 1 MONA, SEPTEMBER 24/1049!) ! more.Why hea sk they now change.towards the unkuown.full perils for the cause of temperance and good order?The Courrier du Canada, then edit ed by Hon.Thos.Chapais, while fighting the Laurier plebiscite on pro i hibition in 1898 said: i \u201cThe Semaine Roligieuse (at that | time the organ of the Archbishop) j ask to all those against prohibition to work in order to prevent the alec.torate ts accept such an utopia.\u201d Moreover, he quoted the folly signed by Canon D.Goisclin: \u201c\u2019Fotal prohibition of liquors would - involve a loss of revenue of meny millions which will have to be recoup- ; ed by direct taxation.\u201d { Ani.in the Courrier uf the ud \u2019 * August, 1898, Mr.Chapais wrote that.it the breweries and bars were to Le closed \u201cwe would fan cistilleries in ail the cellars.His prediction has beer: realized; it is well known that all the lower part \"of the St.Lawrence has adopted prohibition and since that tia: what has | been the result?We are informed by | the excise office here that the Juties | collected upon Canadian whiskies are $200,000 more than before Here are ti-e figures obtained from the excise: In 1014-15.they collected $443,951.39 while in 1916-17 the ci'lection was $600,464.09.an increase of J24£.513.001 Beside that they have cunfisgated O78 clandestine alambics.That is the great «ictary nf probi- bition! 1 have always Leen and 1 am still a devoted partisun of temperance well understood: I deplore the disorders anybody, but [ do proclaan that prohibition is not the remety t> stop them, and that we will wituess here what has happened elsewhere as I have just demonstrated.Is it opportune to deprive out city of an important trade and to make her lose an annual revenue nf $130,- 000?1 say no.A last word: Let us suppose for a moment that | prohibition is voted here, will that suppress the liquor traffici Decidedly no, and | am going to prove it with the law.{ In 1916 our Legi-lature.in virtue of the Statute 6, George V., chap.61, has incorporated the \u201cTown of Quebec West\u201d which is now organized, having a Mayor and a Council; that town won't be affected by the prohibition voted in Quebec.The T.icence Law, section 943, fixes the nnmber of licences which all the cities and towns of the Province are authorized to grant; the Town of Quebec West is | not mentioned in the nomenclature; | consequently that town will have power to grant an unlimited number : of licences.The liquor merchanis | will have only to go over the Scout's , Bridge to reach the Litile River and i e-tablish their business.And Quehes ! will be deprived of a large revenus; hundreds of people will lunse ther | livings and the liquors wili continus to be sold as before.\u201d Mr.Wiggs would be very much ap- ; preciated if he would throw his ligh:s upon that black spot and put it clear.| Yours truly, i CHS.LANGELIER, N.B.\u2014Mr.Wiggs says that asyluius , are full with lunatics made: so by alcohol; he is entirely wrone.Di ha will consult the last report cf the Provincial Secretary at pazes 31 ard 103, he will find out that the number of patients in Beaupor: and St.Jean de Dieu is 4038, Ths number of patients for alcoholic insanity is only 13 altogether, caused by the abuses of alcohol as.Bishop's College School PQ HEAD MASTER \u2014J.TYSON WILLIAMS, fi, A.EMMANUEL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.Well-known Boarding School for Boys.Preparation for Universities, - Quebec Bridge 424 Fabrique Si- - To 42 Wednesday | Night: \u201cCarmen\u201d; Thursday: \"Alda\": Pelday: \u201cLa Trav fata\u201d; Saturday Matinee: \u201cJewels of the Madonna,\u201d with Mme.Elizabeth Amsden, the former Chicago Grand Opera star and great favorite with Canadian opera enthusiasts; Satur.Post Cards SIX REAL PHOTO VIEWS of the QUEBEC BRIDGE, taken on the 17th, 16th, 10th and 30th September, 1917, showing the CENTRAL SPAN in various stages of its ascension, and when finally placed in position Remember, these Post Cards are real Photos, on esnsitised paper.& Note our Price:\u2014 SIX VIEWS 25 G For.PR \u2014By mail.30¢ 3 set.T.H.O'NEILL, se ST.JOHN STREET.~ BERTH ROY BEs-Pupli of the Paris and New York Conservatories.\u2018 fu PIANO and VOICE CULTURE.LINDSAY BUILDING.\u2018Phone 1166.DESKS Roll and Flat Top Desks Superior Hand Carved Mahogany Chairs Baby Carriages in Variety D.S.RICKABY Cabinet Maker and Undertaker General Valuator s.L Bocter À.Marois Phone 1810.| 81 8%.LOUIS 8%.fel Dies Surpnn GENERAL SURGERE.1 Osesous Delormities of ERTIES or 289 Se.Joha Street, QUEaRC.AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE FOUR BIG DAYS COMMENCING TODAY \u2014 DO NOT FAIL TO SEE ne REDEMPTION EVELYN NESBIT ( D lle And her © B ?mw 4 1 (5 RUSSELL THAW The central and most enigmatic character in the most sensational newspaper story this countey has ever known, Evelyn NesbR has at last come to the screen with her son.Rusbefl Thaw.Ft ts a drama, drawing much of its inspiration from the events in har own lie, yet in no way capitalizing cheaply the notoriety of the murder eape.Critics of the fim praise It not becilice Evelyn Nesbit is featured, but because Keelyn Nesbit has proven herself an actresy of remarkable aoû \"\u201cMétsive technique.and because the piay in wh ih oh suspiciously males het | screen debut ly big and convincing 4 trclievily tree.: Patrons 4 visit the matine k ncey im order to.re the pntlelpated extra heavy attendance im the evenings.Gus to the ¢ enrly in order to secure good seats.Note hours Metis nee, 3.00 pm, 3.30 p.m.; Evenings, 7.15 pm.and 099 pm Admission; Matinee, 10cts.and Evening, 3 ete.ee a abe, \u2014 I am now to explain what is going | en in the State of Maine so Jear to i prahibitionists; ! am taking my in- | formation from à book entitled \u201cThe liquor problem under ita logal ase} pect,\u201d That book has been publishea in the United States by ihe \"Committee of Fifty,\u201d a well-known tem- R.M.C.Kingston, or for business life, Fine Bulidings, Beautiful Situation, Separate Frsparatory ngs in course of construction.For illustra and information apply to the Headmaster.Schoolcalendar ê ee perance association composed of most distinguished men like Chas.W, Elliott, Seth Low ani James C.Carterfter having made an investigation ere is what they say abou! the towa of Portland: \u201cThe clandestine traffic of liquors is made by peddiars wha 3a azound the wharves and the working wards where they sell to their clients out at the bottle itself a horrible mixture of inferior liqwors and sometimes even wood alcohol\u2014of water and vf colored matters aromatized with just a taste of rhum.That beverage commonly called \u201csplit\u201d produces a wie lent intoxication extremely danger ous.\u201d Speaking of South Carolina: \u201cDreskenness in that county (Chacleston); the clandestine totall shops of liquors are found a every croes-roed; the deliverers of whiskey are doing s prosperous busl- ness.\u201d And now for Massachusetts: \u201cIhe number of arrests for drunk is always progressing in spite pf the law against bars.The villages where the abofition of licences should have produced better results cre n eption; they sol like the town er portidn to that increase.Ii éhort, érunkenness in public does seem to decrease in proportion to the of licences.\u201d e \u201cbook alvo quotes wiar Hoa.WL.Davis, Senator, of Maine, Result of BEEN RAISED DOUBLE, BOUGHT THEM AT 000 Farde of Extea ifeke Paul.hn BEN , a IN EVERY CASE THE PRICE OF E:H:5 GGODR HAS \u2014\u2014 BIGHT HUNDRED VARDS \u2014\u2014\u2014 been bought at a job price, by : P.J.COTE, 29 & 31 Bt, Jehn St will be sold at half (hole value, vis.$3.25) yurd worl $6.50 fy pre ges SOMEOEICICINOEONEALIEILILIEIENIEI1S 115315002 130000 KD 1 The War ÿ QUE CASE WE HAVÉ ABO 3 HALE PRICE Super WILTON has Oppesite Paiaed Hill asovacsocc0 R IMPORTED CON- HEE a ENCH ew i "]