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fVr r v HEW YORK it NOW i I FEELS SPLENDID It for your r cut flret cad It will coUf that buoyant done tan 1-7- lean til helped to fctp- Mr Geo Dixon of Hew York Oily ICQ How OUT doubled with ay kidney I wamended by w to try a box at nearby to I eta inUbfully tun effcetiye ud now If you owe aoy of kidney or today for free of or buy frora your druUt a bo or for National Co of Limited Toronto I- Furnace Work Plumbing Boo Llio Bathroom Outfit at llio Toronto Star- of It of fllqrivbf may iriducolGgrfllatiriiojToguldio cold of to libpUyMuirfoipal it appears nearly one mil lion and oyor of bo Nearly worth lot go bad through unreasohablo greed of dealers enormous llio Toronto Rtar wore J In crematory I during and taking dozen on of lio worth eggs when in good amounted to 4V640 During last year there wore also pounds over toua of potatoes de stroyed faking as the prleo of a bag of potatoes a cash value of Just think of It these- two commodities would represent a lolul valuo of nearly fifty thous and dollars and would re lieved the of of families but and dealers in in tholr struggle made this tro- sacrifice doubt the Government will now stop in and prevent a repetition of this ter rible waste According to the Public Act not later than Monday next names and addresses of pub lic trustees and teachers of Township municipalities must bo sent to Township Clerks and the Inspector last day of January is fixed by law for all Councils to make returns to of Industries of the debts of their respective corporations Editorial Notes THE LEADING TINSMITH UIWIIUU NEXT TO SMITHS welding On liottoo Maohlnory for Bale DAVIS Eaet of Dank of Toronto WINTER TOURS Fares now in effect to resorts in Florida Georgia North and South Carolina Louisiana and other Southern States and to Bermuda and West Indies Return Limit hlay LIBERAL ALLOW ED full information write to P A Union Station Toronto J Depot Agent Phone J Phone 14 Agent I Verm Nov Open In Shaws Toronto ENTER AMY TIME I HO VACATIONS Positions Assured to Gradu ates FREE CATALOGUE WHITE- FOR IT I SHAW Pros Franco lias taken prohibition action All slocks of alcohol above gallons been re quisitioned throughout that country by Government So says a cablegram on Wednesday On Tuesday evening last the Lib or ale of North West Toronto nominated Mr Jas Grose to Hon W Molhcr- son at approaching Tho meeting was enthusias tic and West byelection to tins Ontario Legislature is causing some considerable political spec ulation contest appears to be a warm one Mr WT Allan is Government candidalo and is opposed by Mr Isaac Scott the Liberal Polling day next Mon day a question in re gard to Statute Labor by soldiers the Municipal World for January says ICvcry person in His Majestys Naval and Military Ser vice or on full pay on actual service is exempt from statute labor this includes statute la bor on their properly In an address on Saturday last at Calgary Mr W F MasLean M P for South York ad vocated a National Government for Canada Political reforms nationalization of our railways national currency and banking and other reforms were the sub ject of his theme At lite close of his address many questions were asked by those who heard him A National Government would help in Ibis war SAFEGUARD YOUR Attend In the last issue of the Muni cipal World the following ques tion is asked Local Option baa been in force here five years the first of May last Under the Pro hibition Act now in force docs the hotel have the benefit of its business assessment off and a reduction of the properly if approved by the Council in office Hero is the given Only holders of tavern licenses cancelled by the Ontario Temperance Act arc en titled to exemption from tax on business assessment for Charles fits Toronto WOMAN LEADS SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING BOOKKEEPING BANKING HIGHER ACCOUNTING PEN MANSHIP Etc and OUR GRADUATES IN- KEEN DEMAND I Enter Any Time Write for W J ELLIOTT NOTICE Cross In- II lb best way to raise money Society is by means of Popular Illustrated Leo- given by theHev Alfred of Newmarket For terms vacant dates apply to IN London Jan Irau German woman is lead ing black troops In Gorman East Africa against the ac cording to from Her husband was killed in TOiS after- being bullet proof by the natives After his death his wife exhorted the Askaris to avenge him and kill ail English officers who toll into their hands Thrilling stories of guerillawarfare by this andoi her strange life followers are told all over South Africa i I i There no or any at P09o Rov for Mod- orator Toronto and York rioUqFUhdrAesobiaUon Dee 9t5 numbered and total families had roaoher ovor The a year now- of whom arc young A physician in of- Walter J1 posabd oh Friday Many years ago fosvion at Aurora Deceased was widely known- and respected Tho new of Holy Trinity Church Rbvl arrived in Toronto on At Hie annual kneeling of Elisabeth Nurses few Jays ago fipcretary reported that the visits lb patriotic cases averaged 1 a month In a address Hon Mr the statement- that women could make per cent ofthc munitions Hoy Dr Chowhj of Methodist was a sailors official R his firstsnnnons at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday to fine con gregations Some Iwcnly members of tho M A are now training twelve boys each for Canadian Standard Test It is that llio Uni versity- of Toronto will confer honorary of on of Devonshire Controller has been chairman of llio York County Railroad Commission for IN MUNITION PLANT l J Jan An explosion of Ions of dyna mite this in the plant of the Canadian Car and Found ry Company which engaged in the manufacture of munitions for the entente armies completely wrecked the main building of company and threatens to destroy other structures Many men who were at work in plant when tho first explo sion look place shortly after A oclock Ibis escaped but many are missing and it is thought that list of dead will reach twenty Ten are known to bo dead and three are in the Kearny and Passaic Hospitals suffering from burns which will probably provo fatal resulted from a fire started in the room near the magazine A spark ig nited alcohol with which a man was a lathe and the flames spread quickly causing the first The ten buildings of plant which cover a square are in flames and the inhabitants of towns of and Lyndhurst been forced to leave their homes The de partments of and two miles from the scene answered llio call for help and the entire forces of the three towns arc engaged in work of salvage damage to the plant is more than Most of this value was In threeinch shells which were destined for use by the Russian armies The Canadian Car and Foundry Company is the largest muni- lions plant in for the manufacture of explosives for the Russian Government There were1500 men work at the of the explosion but most of these POWDER PLANT WRECKED New York Jan hun dred thousand pounds of powder was destroyed by fire and explo sion at the Haskell J the Powder Co at oclock tonight Officials of company declared after checking up the members of the night shift at the works that only two men were missing Twelve others were flying debris but not one of them was seriously hurt No estimate of the loss was ob tainable The explosions were of terrific force and were fell for many miles in all directions The de tonations wore followoo almost immediately fire which could bo seen as far away us Yonkers and distant pojntsin New Jer sey The plant covers is one of companys largest There were two distinct explo sions Buildings were shaken and windows shattered far out on Long Island anti the Hudson loPotigljkcbpsie was in what Biasing barrel resulted spread bouse and there to magazines One of magazines blow up but the powder In the others was con sumed by the flames The blazing set fire to the screening- house from which the flames leaped and consumed three drying houses on the other side At this point fire was by the efforts of Iho companys employes Other buildings in the plant and many village which was built in around the works were shattered by the force of the concussion was by far the ever experienced at Haskell Hall Monday Jan las year subscribed to the necessary declarations The Council having declared Ihe to of Whole ills and Mr Iho the following bills wore passed and ordered paid re Con Reps to Street Lamps J A- WatsonDrafting and Inspecting Culvert Gamble Patrick Cannon Gravel ihl Reps to Burling Cedar Posts Milton Andrews Lumber Thos yds Gravel Roofer Reps to Dam at John yds J Gravel Grant Davis- Cleaning Gravel Pit J Elliott Rent of Hall re Nomination That a grant of bo given to Hos pital for Sick Children lo That Treasur er bo authorized to pay Deputy Returning Officers ro Mu nicipal Election in accordance with governing said pay ments That Clerk bo authorized to ask for for the Printing Etc for the current year MoCutchconCampbeil That the Clerk bo instructed lo order six copies of the Municipal World for the of IhcCounoll- That Council offer for sale all the tim ber except Cedar- on sideroad the and Con op posite west half of Lots and by Tender all brush to be piled In workmanlike manner Parlies wishing to purchase the said Timber will tho same and apply to DeputyReeve McCabo of Council or McCut- on or before Feb McCabcKnake That this Council make the following- gravel grants on Con op Lot Dlackburn and Crecdon 8125 on op Lot McCallum and Sinclsor on Town- line between 4th and Con I J Webster and on Con 3 op Lot Wells and W Lloyd on side road Lots and and 11 Davis and A Thompson on side road east and west of Con Lots and Arthur Hill That the Clerk be instructed lo a DyLaw loathjnd re scale of wages and present same at next meeting of Counoil That the Clerk bo instructed to with the Dominion Railvay re overhead roadway on St South of Aurora ByLaws were passed appoint ing and place for subsequent meetings of Council and appoint ing Webb as Assessor for North Division and Wilfrid Sni der for South Division and A and A as Auditors and Coffey as a member of the- Board of Health On motion Council adjourned lo meet at Arrhslrongs Hotel in King City on Saturday Feb tanner tbvv Standard Bank Of Canada to pay Township by m USi Con respectively Spaulding arid- LN 5th Lino ByLaws wore passed J Assessor J A Clarke Collector Bleckley at sal ary of fti73v Med Officer of L Board of Health P Smith Sanitary Inspectors Haines and Barnes On motion Council adjourned to meet at same place at 10 am Feb VIOTOhY Victory at on the southern frontier of Pales tine on Tuesday which resulted in capture of Iho town after six lines of Turkish trenches had been stormed by Australasian and Imperial mounted- troops opens the way for a serious invasion of- Palestine Tho garrison of Rafahas not only been wiped out but a relief forccdcspatcliQd to its aid has been utterly destroy ed The known losses of the enemy consist of killed or wounded and unwounded prisoners i Eldotrio Hoot Efficient on Electric awarded A a price Guaranteed FOR A ALFRED STARR Contractor BUILDING EL Vioh qui pi Or of la or Sis ileal AUTniAU Rome Jan The capture of two submarines is reported in the War Office The statement follows enemy submarine which the German navy ceded to AustriaHungary has fallen in to our hands and become a unit of our torpedo squadrons An other enemy submarine Lite VT12 belonging to the Austrio-Hungar- navy also is in our posses sion Italian and French hydro planes on Friday dropped bombs on Pola Enemy aeroplanes made a counterattack but were repulsed of our hydro planes successfully fought three enemy aeroplanes ooo A government inspector kill ed two brood sows and pigs belonging to R D at hog cholera having vclopcd in these animals which valued at HURON NEWMARKET hi To HOME Every Lover of MADE BAKING TRY Our Favorite arid- Five Rose FEED GOOD ANTHRACITE Prices Right I jive Us a OLIVER DIKE Flour COM Call Phono el A Com Whitchurch According to statute Council elect for the year met at Vandorf Jan and after subscribing to Declara tions of and Office took their seats at the Board as follows Reeve TJ DeputyReeve Thos Moor- head Councillors A and Baker The Minutes of last meeting wore road and confirmed Communications were present ed from Button on behalf of Ralph Connor re al leged promise of a grant by for mer for grave on Tenth Con and from Dr Ira Free re questing the Council to provide for care of Mrs Fisher and her daughter at both be ing ill and in need Tenders for Printing Contract were presented by Jackson and J A Mahley claimed dam age for one sheep killed by dogs The Treasurer presented Statement of Finances for past year The following bills wpro pre sented Bishop yds gravel for yds Gravel of Canada Guarantee- Accident Co on Bond J The Treasurer was instructed lo pay the sheep claim and Iho bills presented Resolutions were passed Instructing the Clerk to order six copies of Municipal World for of Clerk and Coun cil Accepting the Tender of to provide usual Town ship Printing and Advertising for the sum of Appointing Councillor and Baker a Committee to inves tigate the case of Mrs Fisher and provide assistance if deem- advisable InatrtijiiBg Councillor RusneU to kale claim of Every mar ried man in the ranks of Canadas sol diers means that his wife gave her con sept His the sacrifice danger yes but his also the interest of a new ex perience the companion ship of comrades the in- spiration of action the thrill of the advance and the glory of victory the pitiful part the weary waiting the fevered watching for the dreaded message the gruelling grind of daily responsibility for those dependent upon her and her alone No No not alone Not alone as long as the people whose battles her husband is fighting have a heart in their bosoms or a dollar in their pockets Not alone as long as Canadian manhood and womanhood knows the the word trusts Not alone as long as Generosity is the hand- maiden of Duty and Privilege Only an appreciation of the need is required by thpseof us who here at- home keep the hearth fires burning Not for some of us the supreme sacrifice but for one and all of us at least that wholehearted answer to the cry of patri otism that never yet has failed to go ringing around the world When the call has come GIVE GIVE GIVE as your own heart prompts you give to the Canadian Patriotic 6000000 must in Ontario for the vital necessities of the great work of caring for the needy families of Ontarios men Every case is carefully investigated everything humanly possible is clone to eliminate mistakes and prevent imposition but to the needy is held out a helping hand without but with the determination to see no real want uusupplied You are again offered the great privilege not of charity but of recognition of the magnificence of Canadian Wifehood if the Man is a Hero the Woman is a Martyr She hath done what she could VlitoUUvilOtU- At Ca cut Kept m 1 Cll AH Dealt HO no yoct i or OwU 9BM TORONTO