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The cradle was newly occupied . at "Thir home on the 28th. London, April 5.â€"A war office comâ€", munication this evening dealing with the fighting off the western front savs: London, April 0.â€"Pv¢mtg Lioyd | ing for liberty, Lioyd George deciared, George told the House of Commons toâ€" . it was not possible to exclude ireland day that when the battle on the |from conscription by a ParlKiament in Nomme front commenced the total| which Ireland was represented ane combatant strength of the German‘! which had committed the country to arms on the western front was apâ€"| war without a dissenting voice. proximately equal to the total of the The premier said the fight might Entente Allies. Mr. Lioydâ€"George said| continue for seven or cight months. his manâ€"power proposals would inâ€"| For the British army and navy, he volve anextreme sacrifice by all parts | stated, almost 6,100,000 men had been &f the population of Great Britain. The | raised already. A Combrai battle, he said, was a very‘ jRISH WON‘T HAVE CONSCRIPâ€" trivial event when compared with Cho} TION recent battle and until the strain hcd relaxed it would be difficult to find| wnigh tng epuntry was engaged,‘ tha out exactly what had happened. Y aget. premier said, was as much Irish as CONSCRIPTION FOR IRELAND. | English. Aifred Byrne, Nationalist When an emergency had arisen| member from Dublin said, "We won‘t which made it necessary to put monl have conscription in Ireland." An upâ€" of fifty and boys of eighteen into fightâ€" roar followed. "Since dawn tnis morning the Gerâ€" mans have delivered heavy attacks north and south of Dernancourt, southâ€" west of Abbert and in the region of Moyennevilie. "At Dernancourt and southwest of Albert they succeeded in getting a foothold in our defences. The situa: tion in Albert was restored by a counâ€" terâ€"attack. Prisoners Taken "In the region of Mesnil and Beanâ€" montâ€"Hamel our line has been heavily abelled and some infantry fighting has taken place near Mesnil, but withâ€" out advantage to the enemy. Enemy attacks, on Moyenneville were repulâ€" ged. "An attack carried out _ by our {rotps southeast of Gommecourt _ reâ€" sulted in the capture of 120 prisoners. d Ee e e t t t t t t t n e t td "On the British front south of the Somme the situation has been quiet." Strong attacks by the German inâ€" funtry between the Somme and the viâ€" cinitv of Bucquoy were delivered . toâ€" day but met with virtually no success, eccording to the British official comâ€" munication issneu this evening. Heaâ€" Â¥y casualties were inflicted on the Ottawa, April 4.â€"Drastic new regulations, effective from to: day, are announced by the Canada Food Board, in an endeavor to climinate the speculative element from the Canadian produce busiâ€" ness. Monthly reports of all supplies on hand are required from all dealers. â€" No person or company shall hold meats, lard or oleoâ€" margarine in quantities larger than enough to supply his Canadian trade for sixty days. Butter and eggs must not be stocked on De eember first, larger than enough to supply customers until Ma; fst. Restrictions are also placed on poultry, cheese and othe produce. For infringement of the regulations fines up to $1,000 and imprisonment for three months are provided for, also cancellaâ€" tion of license. We had quite a few â€" snow _ and wind storms Rain on four days. Heard robins en the 26th. Thawing very fast on the 23rd and 24th. â€" The sleighing about gone. The New York, April 8. â€"According to a cable received here twenâ€" tyâ€"five divisions, (280,000 men) of the ever decreasing Teuton ene my forces, have been sacrificed since Thursday, on the French porâ€" tion of the battle front alone, in attempting to reach Amiens. Ar American officer with the French army has estimated that there have been at least 300,000 in the German army on the western front killed, wounded and missing in the present new drive. #1 on the 24th. _ Had quite a fall of snow on the 3uth but about all gome by night. > Mra. Wm. Moyer on the 30th. ereeka very high. _ Grand River open Noteâ€" Mre. Knechtcl. nee Susannah Toman. is still hale and hearty, _ but Mr. Knechtel died in July 1913 They were therefore not privileged to have a golden wedding. 25th Mr. and Mr#. Daniel Knechtel cele hested their silver â€" wedding on the Irish Nationalist From Dublin Cries, ‘"‘"We Won‘t Have Conscription In Ireland‘‘ and Uptoar Follows; 6,000â€" 000 Men Raised for Arm y and Navy. AGE LIMIT FOR SERVICE IS 18 TO 50 YEARS URASTIG REGULATIONS ANNOUNGED BY GANADAFOOD BOARD; WILL STOP SPEGULATIVE ELEMENT IN PRODUGE hur home on the 28th. | Wheat .. â€"â€"â€"_â€" | Oata \r. John Schaefer celebrated his : Potatoes 51at birthday on the 28th, | Pork ... Noteâ€" At present he is living on > Butter . Rrubacher St.. Kitchener. and just Erge ... passed his Toth birthday. Wood .. ENEMY SUFFERGS TERRIBLE LOSSES FOR VIRTUALLY NO GAIN FROM THE BRITISH SOUTHWEST OF ALBERT i MARCH 1893, Aenemmnrenmmermmmemmmmnmemnmmmrnnny» From Peter Shupe‘s Diary IYD GEORGE WANTS IRELAND ( CONSCRIPTED: AS MUCH TMISH wAR As ENGuiSH, sivs PrEMitR MONTHLY BUDGET OF OLD NEWS Weather Ey quite sick 25 Years Ago l E* *O00POROUOTECOOOOONVOUTNRONODUOOOARTRORDN DN . > ~lr. Samue!l Toman celebrated tis _ 6)th hirthday on the 28th. | _ Mrs. Peter Erh ‘Clemens. aged 77 1 afr. Henry P | years. ‘Fuller details _ reveal that the cnemy‘s thrust between the _ Somme and the Avre was a formidable effort. The premier said the fight might continue for seven or cight. months. For the British army and navy, he stated, almost 6,100,000 men had been raised already. . IRISH WON‘T HAVE CONSCRIPâ€" TION The character of the quarre! in which the country was engaged, the premier said, was as much Irish as English. Alfred Byrne, Nationalist member from Dublin said, "We won‘t have conscription in Ireland." An upâ€" Germans It aimed at getting as:ride the Parisâ€" Aimiens railway and developing (um thrust against Amlens. ‘Thanks to the stubboruness of the resistance the enamy success was limited to the creation of a salient on a front _ of 7,000 yards to an extreme depth of 2.000 yards. ~ ‘‘There is reason to believe that the enemy threw in fourteen divisions of fresh troops. The fifth German divi sion, which bore a large sharo of the offensive and was withdrawn to refit and rest. was again (‘ghting. It is ca timated that practically a hundred German divisions have been used in the present fighting." The official statement reads: "This morning the activity of the enemy‘s artillery and trench mortar batteries © increased north of the Somm®é and wes followed by a series of strong infantry attacks along all of that portion of the battlefront whict lies between the Somme and Bucglo The latest reports inulcate these atâ€" tacks met with virtually no succese anywhere, and have resulted in ver; heavy casualtics to the enemy." Note â€"Mr. Toman lives in Blenheim. four .miles from New Dundece, and was 85 on the 38th, and feels his age conâ€" siderable. Mr. Geo. Harlock â€" was 39th. Noteâ€"This gentleman lives on Elien St.. Kitchener, and celebrated his 60th birthday on Good Friday. Mrs_ Ussiah Snider. nee Lydian Betzner, aged 27 years, Breslau, was buried on Mat 3ist, being Good Friâ€" dav. ® Peter Erb, Jr., nee Mary A s. agod 77 years. Henry _ Brubacher, aged 65 Market Prices The Grave 1893 7.00 .20 $5 $12 to $20 * 42. 5 28 15 on _ the 1918. 212 41 42 ‘elivery wagon became Srightened "hile standing near the car barus in ‘ing St.. Kitchener, Tuesday . at bout 10.16 an: macge a cash west on Cing Street. By the time the anima} reached the post office he was making wplendid hoadway and continued his *un turning out fon all obstacles that blocked his way. The borse contin ned its mad race right through to Waâ€" terloo where it was brought to a halt one mile above the post office by P.C. Blevins who followed it in a motor ANNUAL MEETING OF KITCHENER BOWLING CLUB car. There was no damage done to the wagon and with (he excention‘ 6t being winded the horse was none the worse for his run The Kitchener Bowling Club showed ‘ts appreciation of the splendid . serâ€" vices of the soldiers of this city who have served their King and country ind have returned, by unanimously naking them honorary imembers | of the Club and offering the war veterans ‘he free use of the privileges of the greens and clubâ€"house. The matter the landing of Japanese soldiers at paiq in 191617 customs duties on farm Viadivostok. implements. The election of officers resuited as ollows : â€" Honorary president. D. 8. Bowlby. President, J. P. Scully. Viceâ€"President. C. 8. Kerr. f Secrotaryâ€"treasurer, J. J. A. Weir. Auditor, P. 8. Pearce. A horse, attached to Heipel‘s meat Moscow is greatly agitated over ‘ CaAVGHT AFTER > A LONG RUN : _ of the C. W. Hagen $15,000 Stock _ Now being sold out by the W. W. Johnson Company .0 i Our orders are: " Close the Stock out quick and stop expense." It‘s all got to go, no matler _ what it cost or how great the loss. We have closed our eyes to costs and values. The prices are marked down again so as to make short work of every pair of Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Etc. . The store to be cleared by Wednesday, April 17th. oi Follow the Crowd You all remember the great rush at the opening of this sale. 1 prices cut down again will bring such crowds as were never seen the city before. _A sale never to be forgotten. Don‘t fool yourself or get any wrong notion about this sale. The W. W. Johnson Co. are in charge are determined to sell every pair of shoes at some price. You can‘t afford to miss this opportunity, Remember the Closing dates of this great Sale, Fri., Sat., Mon., Tues., April 12, 13, 1§, 16 STORE OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 12th, at 1 p.m. Cc >e®t)cO@CCOO EJ >;>0O0000OOO¢ Lc 3LCO0OCOO0O0OOC(Eramad) hebigstemaor _ C. W. HAGEN "[Toist" Big Lot of MEN‘S LIGHT WORK BOOTS, 1 B.;x Lot of > BOYS‘ BROWN CALF BOOTS, TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH No refunds and no approvals. No exchanges Big lot of Men‘s _ Light DKESS BOOTS, lEnglish Last, Patent, Dull and Tan Value $6.00, while they last, Value $5.00; while they last Big Lot of Men‘s Dress and Work Boots, Value $5.50, go at Big Lot of MEN‘S WORK BOOTS, Value $3.50, go at These Prices Will Make You Sit Up and Take Notice $1.95 $2.45 Value $5.50, Go Out At $3.45 $2.95 $3.145 ) 21 were passed for payment. $1,.00] . hiths sentetetzediiectatiihe turs.. dnvints ntndt was received a# @unual fee, also one aâ€"_â€"_iâ€" n.."".-o-bor was received, Mrs. J. D.\ While riding on the back oi a movâ€" . Ing van in which he was moving his 'Wm:l« a "'m“u::"w ';l household effects from 122 Ahreus | Bowlby, Mrs. O. Rumpel, Mr. A. G.| 8t West, to 48 Weber St. east, John ; Bchreiter, Mr. J.l:l‘::,ct". m.q-n.l D. Kuntz, fell to the pavement at the jand the Elmira Al‘.(g.z worner of .Victoria and Weber streets 'doutlou to buy hot water plate tâ€"| and sustained a double fracture of the ors. i skull. He never regained consciousâ€" Tlon.du..ltll’.uthgdtb.? Ladies AusiMery of the K. & W. Hos pital was held Monday afternoon at the Hospital The president, Mro. J. B. Weaver presided. ‘The minutes of the previous meeling were read and THE W. W. JOHNSON CO. approved. After communications had been read accounts amounting to $53.â€" The date for the annual Hospital ness and passed away at the KW :‘u‘:-day ‘h‘:- ::: set, the event to ho!Houlld Tuesday afternoon. eld on May s The accident uappened at 5.30 o‘ Mrs. C. Boehmer, and the pm“oll? clock Monday ufternoon. As soon as "U‘I‘O appointed the buying co-nluoel the man was picked up in an unconâ€" m‘u this month. _i scious condition he was taken in G belnbonn ’c':“l:.:, were ;l.e-d‘ln-; Schroeder‘s Shoe Shop on Weber St D;)e"pn . C. Ruby, L. Sattier, I'_.lnd Dr. Gordon HMagmeter was sumn Joering, E. Bricker, J. Holtze, H. W.| moned. He found the man to be sufâ€" Chisholm, D. A. MacMillar, H. H.; fering from a fracture at the base of Gray, J. D. Miller, C. Boehmer, llld‘thc skull and also a fracture in the Miss Weaver. back of the skull. Mrs. C. Boehmer, and the president were appointed the buying committee for this month. Members present were Mesdames: (i. Lippert, C. Ruby, L. Sattier, F. Doering, E. Bricker, J. Holtze, H. W Chisholm, D. A. MacMillas, H. H. Gray, J. D. Miller, C. Boehmer, and Miss Weaver. New York, April 5.â€"The Cunard line steamship Valeria, 5865 tons, has been sunk in the Irish sea according to word received here by insurance inâ€" terests. The Valeria left here March 4th Z'.".' a cargo for a British port. More than two million dollars was TAG DAY FIXED FOR MAY 18TH CUNARD LINER FPUNK t 1 Big Lot ot > .BOXYXS & YOUTHS‘ RUBBERS, k Value: 90¢ WOMEN‘S CANVAS BOOTS, LUMBERMAN‘S RUBBERS, Regular $3.65, Go Out At â€"____ 1 Big Lo# of MEN‘S RUBBER BOOTS, Value $5.75, Go Out At While they last. 1 Big Lot of CHILDREN‘S WHITE RUBBERS, Value 75¢, Go Out At Regular $4.00 Values, Go Out At 19¢ (High Laced). $2.98 $1.98 $2.39 39¢ HIGCH GRADE advertised makes of BOOTS and SHOES gning at BANKRUPT PRICES John D. Kuntz Falls From Moving Van and Sucâ€" cumbs to Injuries. PAIR. Mr. Kuntz was in his 49th year and was employed af laborer in Kitchener Park, since April ist. He was mov ing from a house which he has occuâ€" pied on Ahrens street west to a house which he had just rented on Weber Street east. When the load left the Ahrens street house Mr. Kuntz seated himself on a chair at the back of the wagon. At the corner of Victoria and Weber street the wagon jolted and Mr. Kuntz fell off the chair strikâ€" Ing the back of his head on the paveâ€" ment. The deceased formerly lived in For sA y y aC P n C m X yeos! & Dlij io ?QV‘-V":M;L% ::- - &* stt ipni * * a PWÂ¥ stahecmcit t !!! TURES SKULL _ ON PAVEMENT Tlge The Store will be closed Friday morning and up until 1 O‘Clock. n in Tl;his will give us a chance to mark the goods down and rearrarge them. Big Lot of MEN‘S VICI KID and CALF, MEDIUM BROAD TOE, COMFORT SHOE, Value $6.00, while they last, Big Lot of MEN‘S DRESS BOOTS, Tan, Button, and Patent, Value $6.00, while they last, Big Lot of LADIES‘ VICI KID BOOTS, high and low heels, Value $3.50, while they last, ~s Lot of MEN‘S DRESS BOOTS, in Dull Calf Vici, all shapes, Value $5.50, while they last, Big Lot of MEN‘S HOUSE SLIPPERS, Value $2.00, go at To The Great American Made. $3.145 $3.95 §$2.95 $1.95 95¢ mosa and Walkerton and came to Kitâ€" CELEBRATE VEAR OF W. chener a few years ago. He is surâ€" iirartecven ie vived by his wife, four daughters, and two sons. The funeral will take place Washington, A"'" 6.â€"This on Friday morning from 48 Weber st. first anniversary of the entry east, to St. Mary‘s R. C. Church and United States into the war &n from thence to Mount Hope Cemetery. AUthorities here have reason The sympathy of the community will lieve that the United States tro be extended to the family in their taking a big part in the presen sudden bereavement. battle in Picardy in France. should please you. It excells in every particular makes for satisfaction and economy in baking, Try L 7/ If so, there is every reason why OCEKAN Shoe Sale We have provided ample FITTING ROOM for all Don‘t wait until your size is gone Big Lot of LA DIES‘ and GROWâ€" ING (GIRLS‘ Patent and Leathcr, Nursery make, Value $5.00, go at 2 Big Lot of LADIES‘ DRESS BOOTS, patent and dufl.Nl?t-, ton and lace, American de, Value to $5.00, while they last, Big Lot of BOYS‘ SCHOOL SHOES, 12%; to 6; Value $4.00, go at Big Lot of LA DIES‘ VICI CLOTH TOP BUTTON BO _____ Big Lot of _ _ CHILDREN‘S SHOES, _____ Big Lot of CHILDREN‘S BOOTS, Va‘lE {2.0& go at Value $5.50. go at Washington, April 6.â€"This is / tirst anniversary of the entry of United States into the war and d authorities here have reason‘ to _ lieve that the United States troops taking a big part in the present J battle in Picardy in France.‘" t $2.95 $2.39 $1.29 $3.29 to zo at ! ET dc‘ 1!