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YBQUIUS uuu J.'CLILFl|.'DV"L7L1aIU cuu Uu nu had: on .apphoat`1'0on to -the Publica- ti-ons Brancih, Depantmenrt; of `Agriculture, Ort/oawa, -`will .gneat1y'- IL ._.1 __ . ` .001. .s; B. Slteele, of W'innipeg," who was born in -Medoilbe and` is: rwell-knotw'n_ in -Barrie, been raised tb the `rank of general and created .insrpecsbovr~gvenevai1` for "west-, ernj Canadja at a salary Of $6,000, .per~ye21r. . V p i -11 -0 0 41.- __-.....a. N... I ` 'Gwen.=S*tee|13ekis one of the most eavp-fl able zoicers of` the Cranadtian militia ` and one of the most prominent - gtu-rest in `Canadian rwesmern life. _ He . raised and comm-a-ndedl the, `S-tnatshieona H-ourse during the South "do A'fri'ean War land is at present in of commnmcl of military ' dn'st:i'et`- Na. d` 10. In {his new eapaei-ty he will th have miilitaary varuthority extending from Winnipeg to the Pacic `coast 1 and it is- now houghrt rohait Adietrict f` 10 will made a divisional one. a; Gen. IStee11'e his -one of .the most ex- 0] pervierneed '-0a.nadJi;an ofeers, {having '0 served} in the Fenian -Reid -of 1866,; L and was `with Wolseley i-n 17he'b Red` River of 1870 and '0 onganizer orf uthe -Royal Northwest 1] Mounted] Police, which he j-oine as 0 sergeant-major, , mamchinxg; to the to Rocky Mountains in 1874.: He was 1. met inspector, later supeninrbendemt, I and -`nally commissioner of mount- 1 ed police anti commander} the eavvaI- It 9 `ry and the "scouts of Gen. lS_tran'g~e sH edlumn in '1885Ud4um'in\g the Nm-th_-`.1 `west Rebellion. He present air! the actions of` F=renohma.n s Bu-tte amt "in -ooummalnd` of the force in pursuit -A of Big Bear s -band and the .Wood Crees anti was in who *g`Iht wt Lake "in .whisdh etihe lg eIn_d-iaans. were He -com- ` mended `the ` expedition into the .9 Koqtenay ' district "d`u1_1ing , the -miners rush in. 1898 `and was, '1 COL `STEELE PROMOTED n 7.7. `Bl-I118. Gen. Steele wits. _yureened wih the Kings dolbrs. and! medals by his Majesty vin_persi?1i _for Xlisting-S` uiishet! iuservices_j1 Sbuh ' _Nfri-.: % He is _ of `the `Cbmadian I South V tea-ans" =A-`ssocias tion and? is one the {best gmost Awadmia-e& . soldiers in U-P ocRiBUs'r UP?- ` .-.-v 11 LA. -__ {I1 THE NORTI-IER%N% ADVANCE M-EN`- =_S ugxhii "live-r<-3-e(-ls, small checks, -plairn goods. Well`. made, =b:est . _ ' pr-iioecl cto suit you. 0 V I -' $18.00, $17.00, $16.00" $15.00, 3 $10.00, $9.00, $8.50, $8.00 (l LlL.l`\J.L!|1U\L 'vvuuu. 'vua-v . ~ _ . . __ of either sihutbting down or breaking The hotels seem tbo `be -abourt; the only businesses that are Tbonib-3 pwof against the 'f~a:kisr, for when a ....... .1..:m nnxf. wihhnun-. `navinz his BOYS" -EASTER AS.UlI\.TuS Wi-t11B1-oom-er Pankhsgwelxl _ made, rst c1ass,trimmings, sizes 27` to 34. - Priced ` V ~ `$3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, ?$6.50, $7.00, V _ $7.75 ` H proof Iagamst 1;-ne 'I`u:1s;m`, 11.11 m.:,... .. guy skips` soum wibhowt `paying .-boajrd blil he can Ibe proceeded against for fraud, while the mer- ohianxt `W010 ntruxsts and gets stung has I worhlws crediiibor. Why it shoul be a "crib e ibo cheat an` _ho13e1man out .. `ll 1-3.1:` .-.'....J'. 'v\l\9'.c(if]`,- `ppactioably {no recpu\r9e ag1ainst. ~a M-EN .S 'R1AI`NClOlATS--Those ha.nd:y, depel grments hat are always ready when `want them. Quality is ' their strong P.ri~ced, V ' 0 - _ $15.00, $12.00, $10.00, $9.00, $7.50, $7.00, MIEN ~S F'IN|E SHIRTS F-OR EA-`STE5R:--Made by '01 -uett~Pealbody Co. and} h-e 'Rega1I.Sihir:t`Co., Limited. `Handsome Shirts at small pruices. $2.00, $1.50, $1.25, $1.00, 750 - See our. Men s Black Cashmere sizes 99; to 111}, Price 25c,_ 35, or 3 -for $1.00; 50c, or We give y redeemable at our chase, ou a 5c. Coupon'.',with evc Premium SPRING STALLIQN `sggw MarketIS:1'uare, Barrie, Thursday, April 1 5th ` . AficltreI.Seciety s Rule; to Govern. - 1 e Entrance Fee NEA!r EASTER `rSU-I DS--_In worstect Tweegls, 531" gfnall checks, stripes _and ` --L A-C utsozvvsvnanwi. Section ` ` _ 1--Heavy Draught Stallion, Clydesdale, registered,'any `ae on line ................................................... .. . 2-Heavy Draught Stallion, Percheron, registered.....,. 3'--Heavyi Draught Stallion`, Shire, registered .......... .. 4-R'o_adster`Stalliou on line, registered, any age ....... .. ` 5--I-Iackney Stallion on line`, registered, any `age .... 1 %'--flfhpronghbred " St,allipi1,,;;egi;qtEered;A any age ..... . -.`i -T~\7'*{H3VY Dr32h5-Zfalffjc, .'_df-to` `vir.'go';:g=; . . L .". 3:**H.aVY Dfaughfti:Mi'10f;G1ii!?3 I`S- 0r7\1PW'ir'd$.: Single D;iver,. attached ..to yehicle (stallions 3: _ S. ~ ........ ...... .. guuunu vu.-.1; -u .. _In Gvocl we trust, a-11* gtligrs LTS--Th`ose depndable ' you Quality point. $13.00, $19.50, $11.00, 5.50, $8.00, $7.50 .108 _ - 3 pairs for $1.35 KRKETS A Socks, Penman s, 53 UL L.-V`./\J sun-`- of trimmings, PIOOL LIOENISIE CASE 5 OF GENERAL INT-EBaE__ST 1 ACROSS in Sound a peculiai-_:`| position has arisen in respect` to `the `billiard and pool rooms which in- volves the right of m-unicipalitiesg `()0 license or control such places of enteijbairnment. `As in most other Ontario towns, indeed as -is the general prgctioe, -Owen -Sounsdl has` `r pool men has sougnt -Iulugc Ll11\l.DL| ` the . joint stock companies `Audt -o general pracwce, -uweu w....u u... `been exacting an annual license fee, and has a11`so passed 13y-laws and is- sued certain reguiations. The li- cense fee? is $475 per annum for at meast one of the rooms, and while it is felt that this is high the '-most serious objection appears ~-'L AA #1. .-. .-na-nnv\.'I-:no+n1! ann- `H1050 U1`1ULl3 'U||JJ\;\JuAv;.- -rr--,, to -be to what the -proprietors eon- - sider 19. too strict `enforcement of the -rufles and Seeing no hope of any relaxartiiotn, one of the pool `has sought refuge under 141.... .`.,.:...+ d+nn1z' x.-nmnanms of Better }Tliis`Store offers you an Vgexceptionajlly `ne. chance to_,,__outiit yourself for Easter with the best to be had in1NEW`-TOGS` at prices you will not nd excelled anywhere. Assortinents are now at their best and by best we mean so very complete A that every man, no matter what his taste or desires, will nd something that will please and satisfy him. L50 L00 $5.00 MlEN uS ODD P-ANTS in Tcweed and Worsted, -choice patterns, well made, priced to suit you.. $5.00,` $4.50, $4.00, $3.75, $3.50, $3.00, $2.50, 0 $2.00, $1.50 0 V BOYS BLOOM-E-R PANTS in Worsteclf or Trweed*,_ ni-oe pastterrns, well made, sizes 26 -"to n A 13, . _ _ B'OY`:S" RAlN\COATS-Up-to-date styles, to fit - . ages 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8, 6. The small sizes have _'hats to_ match. Pnice . . . . . . $5.09 M~EN S' PATENT LEATHECR BO OT.S--Du1i rtop, made by McPherson 00., Limited, and the Aylmer Shoe Co. Slpeciz value . . $5.00 We have other lines of Men s Fine -Boots in A Dongola, Gun Metal, Box Calf. Extra values at , $4.50, $4.25, $4.00, $3.50, $3.25, $3.00, $2.50, $2.00 Wefhvave other good makes at $2.75, $2.50, $ . $2.00, $1.75 $1.59. Bows FINE BO`0'DS--Gun Metal Burnton Boots, sizes 1 `to 5. nSpeci- 2_11 price . .. . $3.00 If you are well dressed for Easter J. vv\..\/um , ;gns.\.. 34. Prices Hist $1.50, $1.25, $1.00 $5-oo $3-oo g- 6t\l\ znci 3rd 4th ary dollar pur- ;C_ounter. See A lces. - _ the Provincial Legislatu-re. He has converted his `business into a joint stock company and now is said to I-take (the position that the munici- pal authorities haveno control. On ltzhe '-other hand the police announce -`their determination to enforce the -by-la-W as promulgated by the mun- icipal aurbhorirties, Which, if they do, Awill prdhtalbly bring the concrete question of municipal versus pro- _ vinlcial. rights !before the courts. : Sound only, but to the province generally. `It. will `be interesting not to Owen `xiv: 9? A8 | Uuxuuabu player. 445 Ag.- -Study "your history, my boy. -What for? ? I `-See if you can ii i` a _ mar} who -attained 116: any mention fame - A 1. VA` 1 A.-. Hymn`! 95 Entra n $1.00 VHO `Ugh D31 UULI .I.`l11l\J a -great vKe11ey rpool I2-15 i 275": L125: 35 . ' `-V--'--V " . ." A V`_~ . 3900900099oOQ9Q:; . `T1 ursday nig;-ht is ? "t}_`1e'--7 .L Mrs. Rzoubtu Czinnon, .`a`1."_ Mr. and vis-iting rel-atl-ves 1n Tonont-9, . Mrs. Chgs. B~ui?ton 5pent -iV>1A1e. 1a_1_;i. tel part oi the Week 1n '_Uoronsto.__ zSICC.I``3t3`I'y Clarke of _17he I 'l.n~r-nnutn on F1`1d'aZV' on "b'11si-',\ 0 -daVte_ ian E: T house uuuuv ~ R_ H. II11~1p11reys (farhher `of `A -J B. Humphrey-S of C'00ik'svti`1`e, and famerly of Aillandae) `dIied' in -110. 1`_O11t!J on March 171:h. * ' - O11 Thursdxaiy of -last week Mr, Henry Bogard-is !ande_dT a large dog, sh near the wnarf._. It weighed 18 Lbs. and was two feet, eight `inch- es: in length. . ' Mr. Shea. of Simcoe Hall, who has been one of `the attendants since its inception. 1-eft 1as-t week to ad-' oept :1 g;m'e1'111ne11t puosion at Kings- TOIL ~ A_ Mr. J ames Morrow of Hamilton anxll Mr. Phil McDonald, of U01_-1`ii1g- wood. both old railway employees, `attended rthe .funeral of the late_ J no". Lit`-tle, S12, last Week. . _ 1 ' "' (N 1 - I _1_ L ` _.r `L, V 1:-rly. cJ.l1U. 44n,;., ./-.,V ~_V , . ,- ,' i. The Railway Store, Whlch been closed ior two weeks, 1s `bemg-I Iakoll over a.t the -`beginning of next wook by a i'1n in Bracebridge, who: will `ca;'1'y on athe. :bus1ness_ as` :Borm-._ '1!` T` 'T`| (Liv. The ma1'1*ia`ge of Mr. Jna. Brown of the local G.'T.R. shops, and Mxs`. 'I`a1'1a~11>;]1. formerly of Angus, vtodk plane at 5 o clock `on Saturday a.ftorno011 at Barrie. After _a Short }1m1ey1n0011 Mr. and! . B1-own_ wi=1`1 take up residence on -Cumber-I lmul Sit. ' _ : A i -Mr. G. H. E-sten is,goi_r1gA`e1'-edt n 1-.11'.11'0 cement` ~boa'thouis "Bi? his ]1'up<->1*t,V. - just east of the. railway .~`4}1u})v.~`. -`wk-ic-h will add to -the appear- .1: 4.1'\r\ .~:L:nu.n 11-V]-nova .~`11U1)v>'. -\\'u'1L"u VV1-11 auu uu -uuu ,u,yyuu... nuce of the shiorve when mshedl The work will the commenced, this; .1. An\., \\`0e'k. 2 O0 75 16 30 30 14 T13 3 \I r.T W. B. ~A-ikin was on .F1fida'y` 121% do ama.t.e.ur. checker eham-` piuu of %Simc0-e.C`ou11ty at the rst annual -tournamuen-t lhelfl at" _ the -Y..\I.(`.A.. A=1-1-andale, `There were .~ix <:Q11tGsta.11ts, al `being local men, vxuopt W. Dillzanve T of Tobtenhlam.` This to1L1'nament will the an annua'1' `-n r fz1i1' and it will grow in interest <'z1('11 year. The `following are the` ]mi11 1s sec-med in the-.pre1imina 1'.y 1'<.~un- . U) J. (`][21x'k .. .. 0 0 0,1 0 1~ A; R. \Va1ke1'. 2 _1 . 1 O 1 '5. I TVVA. Dillane 2 1` 2 0 2 7 A. A. Ga1'vi11.. 2 1 0 ` O 2 5 W. B. A-iken... 1 2 '2 2 138 N. .\IcVicar 2 1 0 O 1' 4` .-\.i-`kmx L1-efeated` Dimane by =OnQ . };im; in the prrelimiuarry round, and? wh<-.11 ,th_ two met . in Ithe n-ai-S A-il;(1.11 won 3 out of 4 '-games play-_ - x ed.` 611. W. Dillane of Tott_enh-am was one of the 'c011.tes.bar_1ts` In the D0` minion `(J-h'aJnp10nsh1p four years ag*<.,'.\v11en Mr. J. L. Gvarv-in =brQu8`h`tT the championship cup 150 B31'1'ie- I _..,L.__.__ n'I,._.1- ,....] arid-prod -1'10 Irs. J. D._ Wisdom is, c$onr;1`'ad4L:to; house with a -bad attack. of thy The (1I1aUlp1OIlS'Illp cup W -lJW.--**V- Secretary Clark only entered -to ` ll up the conteset at the 185`? 1110'` meant. and although {he came 0111: low man, he in bmakig. em/1-1 -with Aiken, each winning it gaxmz. Mr. Clarke says h`e_T `has the n 41%- [rs-. D. J. 1VIcDo,gaJ1 Amme a iness trip to Toronto during th ' 6 er -part of the_ .week_ - Ir. Bent Firman of ? Express? C10,, is, conrmed gang? se \V'lt.h an attack. of mumgs e (`.II E CKER TOU.RN:AgMENT' IN THE MATTER of the Estate of Joseph Sproule, late" of the ZAU_l1A)fz39h'irp of Essa, O'arp'ent4er, `def .\ .OTI!CfE is `hereby ' ha:t_' all :1 persons having any 'c1`aimS 3891139`? 1 the estate of tl1e1ataeJ0saephSP'1'0`_ 1'vA who died On the `fth day 0f M"31`h9` 1915, are required to send to ` undersigned, .S'01ici.'t'/or for 1316.9/d` ministrafmix of `the est9.te-` 075 said deoeasetl, .-their names gnd dresses and full particulars 1n `Wr1'. ing of their qliaims vaxnd '*9tatem_B,'9 _ of their accounts and 1?h6_'3I1'9t ." the securities, if any, held by '.hm"` mm) TAKE -Nao1`IsQE .' -*c;ha Vvv ms A A A 3&0 CREDITORS .c1-aim she shall not__' A V nati`ce.~ T\ . YILLVLIJ J.`;IX.I"J '.LV'Ll'J.1J\J`..I-'1 " ""' " fer the Seventeenth day f_ 6 1915, the said administratnx '_ I>1`0ceed to distriibue ~ the V` the said amqmg. V1`,Pe,`e` sons entitled thereto, E18V111_'8,A V -. 1 V 1 only to the fshe V` shaill then _ have had name said -Adlministratx-ix_A noti;e:b9ee liable -ibr the said. part thereof to any persons.;0f%eW.h5f%. 1 . ` -I-[9 "-"T11- `_" _a . 2 "1'. W. An-dvnews resumed _ w0rl;' Divi-sio-na1 Oices on Mondia . - , .,\.. +7k.a .a:.n-:12 1-:a"l', .5. vvvlvulv ceased. ights, 35 ..Ma1~ch, 19 5.. '_ V 110'b1'ce. ` Dated at Br1;ie '.1?19Vh-.;`.291.`h% id? the T-oronvto on Friday. I Uzllkhl Uluuca -Uu. .u.I.uu.1..uug,. on thga ~si-ck 1,is 1,: for I "90i1s.<.)l*o..tio;1_of} Aeing 1:A17v1e=; -_ -.Dl'IT7'l II1l0Y? - bw:i`1'1g'tO iFlness, Me9s'rs.`7 jld-ns;on <;a;nd` A`. Marshall - were un- able` to compete; - .,_and " there were several from Collingwood who were prevented? 1 {mm coming at A ohe'1=ast mormen;t._ - _iA:r-t..Gr'arvin, wI16- played a.-c';`1-_. sistent T game `throughout, is a. broth-T er of Inspector, J._ -L. ._Garv~in, who is -known -far -and wide -as a checker ..j...__L ; {Neil McVir did not` play 111 tb- his usual zform. LA1though Russel} Wcwlker has nod: _Incwdle a study `of. checkers,` `he in gain- ve points against some of the l Juas. `G3; Keenai1,'rwt11d refeieeci the match-, will play six of A1]ian_dia1\e s foremost `players T shortly. - TL- ........4...L ..1.......L-.'| -1. -1 _- __ ..__.J .LI`J.l\/A.ll\IJIl \./L D LI`JL'V1J I The match started at 1 p.m.. and the final was `not concluded dunti-1 nearly 11 .p.m. ' VIVL... .!....~.L .__2..,. s 2.. ._V `l...__'.2l-..L_..... County. taxman. -I 1.5.]. T1113 . 1$rize' Aism :3; handsome `mantel clock, suitsaibly e1`_1g1-aved nto mark `the rst amateur champion- shitp "checker match " of `S-imcoe u. Tlhe *C'~o1l\ingwoo nS-atu~rda:y- News says:--'M-r. J. `L. -_'Garvin will be g~la(l `rto meet all chedker eiithusiests. next Tuesday evening at the Y.*M.C.A. buiil-ding,` where he Willll give (3.. _adh~ecke_r exhibition. Last `year when he was here -he -gave . a at one `time. He is wi_11*in_g to meet as many, if not more, this coining Tuesday. `It is hopecl- every `cheek- er player will lbringy this board and thus help to V make an `interesting evening. `Al cordial -in'vi.tati~o.n -is exe . I I 1 `similar exhilbiution, p1a.yi'n:g*, 22 men irtendfed to the men of the town to this exhibition. Dr. J . "M. Mitchell . _an R. W. '-Greighmare making [all the arrazngements. `There has .``1:een __some `interest lately in check- ~ ers and it is` hoped -that - a -town ~.l_ ah'a1npion'ShiAp tournament -can :be `ar:1'~ang`ed- at this `exhibition. .*.be present (both to play aml witness- K L G."I`.R. W-A\G'~_E_ :S-C1HE(DtULE A 'A- despuateh from '.M4ontreal, dated i March 22nd, says 2-`--R: epresentativesC of rbhe `Grand: Trunk iRai1iWay en- gineers and remen have presented [the company with a new Wage and. time `schedule to replace _the one. under which the men -have operated )for several` years past, - and which ' -termin-ates on April 1. No details -:of the `new rscthedtu-lie have been given out for pufblication, but it is ;said it requests air, increase in wages of about 5. per -cent. and `-sets the maximum inumxber of hours to be tworkedy c.on1:inuou*s1y at four- !teeTn. . 14 . .1 - --._.`l__,..A.2,.-- 1.. I DUU11. ' } __ In r1egard3 to _the ._redu _,in| gwaiges w*11i,e}1 Mr. Kelley recently suggested to the trai11me11, the Vice-President has issued _ the fol- il-owing -stafoementz ' can- .c-_.'_--LL:..... 1-nna |u;an `Anna `Inn H1-U-Wlug bucwcuxcuu. . - `.So f2urV11othing has been `done in` the matter of the redrutcation apart `from correspondence. A T -Oirillia. Puacket--T'he Signal `Hill Sage says: If you have -anybody lworking for you. and he lies down on his job; don rt re him at onoe- ,just call him in and` ~ tell this . -1. Amati n ;story;-- A _ ` Down in Virgima -a `farmer had an ox a-nd3_ a mule that he hitched - L,.'I.-.....'.L upfno OX ~a-no; 2:l. 1I1u'1\: uuow no uxvuu -together to a ?p1oug'-h. One nigh`; `after several days" of 'oon oinu0us_ ploughing, and 'a:f`rere the ox and.` the mule had been sitalbled` *-and! pro- vensdiered "for the night, the ox said No the mule: We ve lbeen ' worrki-ng Ipre-tzty hard; :let s play off sick to- ---~--nm nu;-`I -`I-in `here in the stalls "pretty hard; :1et's play on saw. .,u- 'mornow and lie here in the a-1'1 Idnay. A .~ You can if you want to, re- turnedi 'b'he mule, Ibut I believe I ll go to work. . ` So the -nex1t_morni-ng when the famner came Out the ox played o sick; the farmer bedded! `hlim dlotwn yvi17h`o1ea'n straw, gave him fresh .'Iv__ -.1_..L A3 .n.n.I>g ,0;-1, A'1il than`. day the ox lay in V his staill, chewed `his cud: nodidjedg s'1'mv- wly `bdinklin-g his eyes and} gently swishing hiss -t1a:i1. T-hat n_'ight, when the muile came in, the ox asked} how 3 they got -along _ -all day. Wdl, _` No, said the -`mule. V Weld, then, went on the ox, . I ' 1 lbelievel I ll play o a1gai~n.1_5o-mor- Vj `3 row; id; was certainly ",1,-Tune lying said the mte, _- .'pi'oug|h. ` I ` day tthe Ox 'p1`ayed! ` EXH1B1%rI0N_ "., `BU LILLI-IIV Vwun-u .... the ox` asked again {how along without him. .A .-- .,....+....1..w_n ,6, UW UL-IV`, Bvv .A'bou.t 11119` replied`. -the ;3f;'f;rater arid j `oked. 13- .8; _'I.`h9Lt?s.. gueeri said a: ~smar~t; I - -I 61".: 1,` ;_}'A. ='~ . v1v~1%1vH THE. BU TC`H\E*R ~l.0CAL0RPSTO BE '. INSPECTED SATURDAY; . j(Q J\Ll1~tini'1ti pag e. 0ne) `. men of " this: oo1'1ntry-caI'1noft.-bu't hlb ~_1\ea`1~ize -that ' it is up to us `to! .2 ...'`..L A_...-....... --..-u Ann -n>nn*In$ 1'n1'\.n HUN}! 'l_.`Ual.1JU 'Ul.lil\Iv|l Lu -LO up uv uv ,uv ght. Among us are many who have no premcing responsibilities `in the life of our "community. Are `we not the ones who shnuld . .- -no `.-I` . ~ ' 1 _____ shouldi go to the war , as that son.` has his. &uty' to this -parehts, which if-`-he does not 1"-ulrl will cause-~-the future family life -of this =i_ooun1 ary -and indirectly cause -the n-a:1;i0n`.co suelt more than it would `beneit `by "his: presence at sthe front. V, V ,, SAIL __ _ .4,` fnott vbeiieve that an only soul It is the young man with I110. r`e-| sponsibilities who must glhrt. And the parent who has a son that can realize rbhiis should. not -feel grieved but should- feel a glow of -pride, and 3191; accuse `him of lack -of `1o've.for` his -parents. BRITAIN -S H-EJ`R1CULE'A-`N `TASCKI Tihe Oicial Eye -Witness` with the] British Army` has issued. a -Wamin-gv against the suggestion that. the Germans are a beaten nation. -`He! says that they are still well organ- ized, have abundant resources, are` fed up -with illusions, and} are still condent of ulutima-to success. Nol intimation was needed of the mag.-! nitude of the "task that is_ before} the Allies, but, if there were, this` surrely i supplies it. In addition there is also vivid indication -that the `area of the war will spread in the near_ furture, and that couiitries now experiencing unrest in yrbhetirr "attitude of neutrality will break in on one side or the other. This, of ' course, means further withdrawals :from agnicultilral and industrial activity. It also indicates greater shortage 'in Europe of all kinsds of foo1dstuis,. giravivn, vegetables and live stock,` and of `horses. This de-i -pletio-n .wri1~l `have to be made up from countries -that are .njoying`_ the jlblessings of peace.` One of these -is Canada. It is our hounden duty to see that Britain shall not, ` as far as -prevent-aible, suffers -from ah ladk of foodstus for of -such other; useful m.-aterilal -as this country can produce. In other words, both men and women. are called upon -to `put forth their `Host efforts so, that when the time arrives any deciency can: readily he met. The -accomplish-I merit` -of this does not neeessani'l'y'; imply extra. laibor, but it -does pi-ar-1 . rtieuarly suggest more care in pre-\ parastion of the soil and in the sel- 0 ection .of;_seedl, and in attention to` .........-...... .A Hun UUla.l`Ul1.U.l 'acUu\, auu {L1 uruuL.Aa.I.uv;; uvl `the breed-isrrg and; rearing of live- stock. Towards this end the con- ferenoe promoted` in connection wirth . ;'I 11_L__2_J._`.._.. .\....'h 1)..A`.-].nnA~.:nn no-rn-'. l1U1't711`UU '1J'1'\I'1L|\l'lJ\4\.l.` x:1 \,uu.;u,-uu.-.u-.v the ePatrio`uism'?ancT Production c$;:" paiagn and the bu11e.bin=s, pamphlets, recomis and reports are "to `be! ...___1 : A\.r\ J-.:'r\--. Ln 4-1: n .-D11|\1:fhO - Mfg. r than urday