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"One year, née Year, nc sar, + b * he Bru i He ih i 4 od i i - those who created peculiar conditions i Lg 6 I M0 i § "War was announced, PEE Semi- Weekly Edition) $ by mail, cash ..........J1.00 id ot pald in vance. .$1.60 to Unifed Sta cessees 0 end three month pro rata. Attached Is one of "the best job printing offices in Canada. RONTO REPRESENTATIVE H & Siagiiveics ises0:-+ 32 Church Bt. L 8 RESENTATIVES New York Office .+.226 Fifth Ave Frank R. No up, Manager. CRICARO .:.o.0ise-+4...+ Tribune Bldg Frank R. Northr fanager. THE RECRUITING GOES ON. Advices from Ottawa are to the ef- fect that many more have offered to military service emlist for active abroad than dontingent of 21,0 --many of them--and -the recruiting will go on. .With some definite aim, of are wanted for. the first thousands still The men in Toronto who are go to "the 18 required conse. anxious front cagunot learn what of them, purpose is not thie officers say. men, experienced in the naval applied for assignments in the presented and willing to and recruiting without a all inspiring In Kingston at So two ser- ac public advertise papers, cordance © with ments. One showing a former connection tae payy. They left the employ ment "in which they were. Not ting (the information they desired here they went to Montreal, and there cafe back to Kingston, when last' heard of were ticketed the mayer: for Ottawa in order that irom the headgparters of the militia department they might get, if pos sible, some information as to their movements. © The surrend- ered his papers wanted to get them back at least. In Hamilton the doc- tors are kept rejecting men Only. the choicest will be taken. "En erything," says the voice at Ottawa, "must be sacrificed to fitness." ' So far so good. Bat the men who have been accepted should he told is expected of them heir goes on from the time they pass the doc tor. That wuthce for the time being. Wi ---- Russian troops, millions of are moving towards Austria begun" an his with get- from and by one who busy what pay is the latest, and it may them, and Ger many, and when they in vasion of hostile territory it will sur pass in effects anything that is.on re cord. The new army worm is very voracious It everything that lies within its path eats up GOSPEL OF HELPFULNESS Montreal i= exhibit i Ihe mayor of ng unusual prudence; for Mederier Mar- tin, in issuing a public letter in which he admonishes the people of the city to live plainly inexpensively in meet the and the war conditions | he of any order to super- induced by such as any oan ehdorse with every justification. Our Rive has oaused it to be announced that bis table expenses, and the table or maintenance expenses of his staff. have been out about one-half. He has permitted the publication of his daily menu, and it is surly plain enough and shorn of all 'extravagances. There S power in example, and that of his majesty is gvorthy of imitation. In ad- dition td the domestic which one can practice there is the ~self-denial' that some people are not inclined to practice. In Englaud, when there was a gush of the selfish folk to the stores where they bought stocks of provisions, in quantity sufficient to. keep them for many wodths.' 'In Canada the same spirit was exhibited, and there have Seen plaring instances of it in Kings ton. Now it is said that with the : routes. open the necessaries of 'may not be so scarce, and not so ligh as some persons expected. This mot mitigate the Sean of counsel 18 mayor, city, and for the time being acted in a very heariless way. What the times de mand is the helpful feeling that' our king and queen 'have suggested by Rindly and considerate acts. There is 0 Ig to be Hardship and poverty and » because of the dislocation of business and industry, on account of the war, and the people of the city must op-operate to the end that the comnon lot of all may be bearable. The gospel of helpfulness is the gospel ) gospel that every GERMAN FIGHTING MACHINE There cannot anything but ad miration for the German soldiers who, day after day, in accordance with the and approved been marching be geveral plan, devised before 'the war, have right up into the jaws of death, as it at Officers and faced the deadly fire. They represent that perfect lighting machine of which the German has been so Apparently it is not for the Its duty were, Liege men emperor proud army to question anything is to fight, to sulier if need be annihi- lation, "in fulfillment of the geueral plan." Une was recalls the exposure that made at a court trial in Berlin in July, of the manner in which the Ger converted into the This Luxemburg, a social man recruit was perfect made by ist, whom the minister of war prose cuted for libel. She had charged that a recruit in Metz had been shamefully ill-treated, and had repeated the al- legation. The war posed to make her prove her state ments, and she fyled the names over nine hundred witnesses. These were socialists, and former members of the army, whe; in affidavits, cited the abuse and violence that recruits had suffered at the hands of officers. These recruits had been kicked, beaten with sheathed and bayonets, and with riding whips and harness straps, had their helmets jammed over their soldier exposure was Rosa minister of pro- of sabres eves, had been cast into ice-cold baths and scrubbed with coarse brushes un- til the bloGd ran, had been drilled un- til they collapsed, exhausted. the exhibit grew during a couple of the witnesses numbered over a' thousand that the days until There were so many minister did not want to hear He promised to examine into the fdcts, with that undes- standing had the case adjourned. It Meanwhile but 13 'under that Germany them and not be reopened Rosa ? to say may No one knows, that somewhere, where is it is safe she surveillance her mouth is closed In every must do some drill or military He. is in the regular army, that he acts just like a machine he will walk, if told cannon's man duty so thoroughly subdued, In a war right He may He surrenders it, how- to do so up to the mouth not value his life ever, without murmur or protest EDITORIAL NOTES. I'he battery band went off with troops. Why the front need the spiration of good music far more than the not ? The boys at comfort and in the stay-at-homes. The majority for the government in the legislature and so the seat, of the leader has attacked charges are alleged, and one And Mr "abohsh the is not big enough, opposition The of been usual them the is "treating." Rowell champion of bar." Princess street west is littered with waste paper, and has been for weeks Would it pick up this waste paper once a week ? nto cost much to have a map Or can the people be educated the use of waste paper boxes at the street corners ? . the water tastes Fhe these chlorine in Well, may better than the attack of typhoid a vaccination seman against typhoid Would the use of it indefinite use of chlorine ? days the commissioners say, the taste oi chlorine I'here is be cheaper than the Many men, anxious to go abroad, to fight for the-empire, declined because their teeth bad The weeth are too often neglected. The home, who cammot masticate but in have been are man at his food, may get along, he would have a hard time of it campaign I'he lesson of the look after vour teeth, hour Great Britain took from States 200,000,000 bushels 88,000,000 of question 1s, last year the United bushels How The much can the wheat and The Britain take this ; How of corn much will car? ans Uni- up trade wer may be, coals the ted 'States expect when she their best to interfere with cruisers. that dhe German doing 0% fconomies routes papers have of the splendid bat tleships which fly the German colours. No one questions the quality of the one who reads quality of Ise fleet in Ihe American printing pictures been ships, but- aay she papers would question the the men 'who man them, the North Sea has not since Britain declared war on many. y The Germans of New York have been protesting against the alleged unfair comment of the press. And 'the press--the Post, the Tribune, the Times, and the World--have replicd that in the war there js no hardness against the German people. The feel ing is against the 'kaiser, who has been acting as a bully and a boss, and will have to he cured of his dis-* temper. & f s-------- Some people are very impatient this war. They expeet to kmow battles and British victories every been seen Ger m of day. They forget that the biggest armies the world has ever heard oi are in the field, and the biggest nav- ies, that large bodies and p WHIG, SATU but when they Peo to ships move slowly, meet they do dreadful damage. ple out of the war can afford wait the time for heroic deeds vn the battle part of those who are in the live. Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. Cheesw sold on Frontenac board at Sic. to Sic. a peund. J. Tweddell purchased stock of Dorland estate. Blueberries selling at 65c. a pail Big rain caused flooding oi police station, in basement of city build ings. tailoring CANADA'S STORE OF COAL Greatest Deposits World in West. Should the most unlooked for con- tingency arise and Nova Scotia coal as well as that from the United States be unobtainable for eastern Canada, this country would not be without the carboniferous fuel. Al- berta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia embrace what is said by experfs to be the largest coal field in the whole world There are mines at Lethbridge, in the Crow's Nest Pass, in the mountains beyond Calgary, and various small workings some operated by ranchers and farmers, scattered all over the western prairie. It is all soft coal, but much of it is of good steaming quality. The long haul prevents the pro- ducts of these mines being shipped to eastern Canada, and the supply is .consumed locally and across the border. QCuriously enough, there is very little coal in the western states, but the duty on the Canadian article necessitates all but a small quantity being brought from the Pennsylvania fields, cond affords Canada not much benefit. British Columbia has workings in the Nicola Valley and on Vancouver Island fromeswhich large source of supply' most of the fuel used on vessels operating on the Pacific coast is mined. NORDICA'S WILL BESTOWS FORTUNE UPON SISTERS Singer's Last Testament Claims Husband Already Received More Than $400,000 New York, Aug. 15.--A copy of the will of Lillian Nordica, the sin- ger, who died in Batavia, Java, last May, filed in. the Surrogate's Court to-day, provides that her entire es- tate, with the exception of specific bequests aggregating $36,000, be di- vided among her three sisters, Imo- gene Castillo of Les Angeles, Annie Baldwin of Boston and Ione Walker, also of Boston. The vatue of the es- tate was not disclosed. To Marie Masino, named in the will as a faith- ful servant, the singer bequeathed $5,000, and to E. Romayne Simmons described as '"having been with me for a period of sixteen years," Ouvy With the copy of the will was filed a petition by Robert S. Baldwin, as executor, which states that George W. Young, Nordica"s husband, has ihe original will, but declines to sur- render or fire it. The petition prays that he be compelled to do so. "In the distributign" of my proper= ty" reads the will, "I .am not for getful of my husband. Georgé W Young, to whom I have advanced over $400,000 ip cash, which I es timate as the full, or more than full, share to which he might be entitlec in my estate. It is, however, my des ire that my husband, George W Young, shall receive his legal por- tion." Possesses in ACTION OF LORDS WISE Declaration of London Would Have Benefitted Germany London, Aug. 15.--There is gen eral satisfaction in naval circles over the fact that the declaration of Loii- don, to which the present govern- ment assented in 1911, was prevent- ed by the House of Lords, from be coming law, as it would have surren dered a formidable weapon against | Germany, and imperilled Britain' food supplies. Under the déclaration, German suplies, if discharged at a neutral port, would have been im mune from naval capture, while now | with the German flag chased from the sea, the North Sea is closed to supplies and, owing to the declara- tion of war on Austria, the Medites ranean is also closed, all within week, thus shutting off Germany hope of obtaining food from abroad Gibson Bowles, naval expert, and the Globe, both demand that the gov ernment denounce the treaty of Par- : British $30 - (of war conditions WAR APPROPRIATION IS LIKELY TO BE FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. ---- No War Tax At Present--Recourse to Issue of Dominion Bonds and Loans From Canadian Banks -- Control of Food Supplies Will be Secured. Ottawa, Aug. 14.--Financial legis- lation to meet war conditions is be- Ing prepared by the finance minister, but no definite announcement as to the details will be forthcoming until parliament meets next week. There will be an amendment to the bank act to ratify the action al- ready taken by the minister of finan- Ce lr announcing emergency provis- ions that might be taken to insure the stability and to meet emergent conditions in regard to high rates of exchange. There will be an appropriation of probably $50,000,000 for war pur- poses. It is thought that this sum will be sufficient to cover all possible drafts until parliament meets again In January. The big problem confronting the finance minister is as to where the money is to come from. Cus- toms business has dropped to & minimum since the war began and revenues are not at present nearly sufficient to meet the ordinary cost of administration. The London mar- ket for loans is practically closed. The New York market is still avail- able, but interest rates are, of course high It is probable that recourse will be had to an issue of dominion bonds, to be taken up in Canada, and an effort will also be made to secure large temporary loans, from Canad- ian banks, which, fortunately, have now large surpluses on hand. War Tax Not Likely. There has been some talk of a special war tax, but this will probab- ly not be imposed, unless the. war is prolonged and all other means of raising money by way of loan have been exhausted. If the war lasts for a year or so, however, a war tax is almost certain Other legislation next session will be amendments to the criminal code, giving the crown more detailed pow- er in regard to securing order amd safety under war conditions The government will introduce le- gislation in parliament next week giving the executive authority to control food supplies and prices charged to consumers during the war. 'The bill, which now being drafted by the minister of labor, Hon. T. W. Crothers, is modeled on the legislation just passed' by the parliament, In case it is found necessary. the government may exercise the right under the bill to expropriate food supplies, and to determine at what price the neces- saries of life shall be sold to ¢on- sumers. The medium of determining prices will probably be exercised throu the judiciary, with provis- fon also for its exercise through of- ficers specially appointed by the crown. There is ne intention of exercising the authority conferred under the act unless it is found that wholesal- ers_or retailers are taking advantage to unduly raise prices. Many complaints of this na- ture have been received during the past few days by the government and-it is apparent that with a num- ber of business firms greed over-bal- ances patriotistn. The government hopes that these conditions will Speedily be remedied in the normal course of events, without the neces- sity of the drastic action contempla- ted in the bill, but at the same time it is determined to summarily sup- press any attempt at extortion. Se- vere penalties will be imposed upon anyone who takes advantage of. lo- cal conditions to secure undue pro fits on commodities sold to the pub- lie Appeal To Employers. The minister of labor has issued an appeal to employers in Canada not to unnecessarily add to a gener- al distress during the war by dis- missing employees or by cutung wages At the militia department this af- ternoon it was stated that attempts had been made at many points to hold the government up for unduly high prices for the horses required for the artillery and' other branches of the expeditionary force. The de- partment would like t¢ make the purchases at the local points where the military units require horses, but if it is found that prices asked are too high the supply will be secured elsewhere. Altogether about 5,000 horses are required. When the local military authori- ties attempted to buy horses at Lans- down farm for the local unit to be attached to the overseas contingent, dealers asked such prices that the purchasing committee threatened to is, under which the right to captura!| an enemy's property on neutral shios was surrendered. It is possible lol take this step without a hreach of | faith, the validity of the treaty de-, ' pending on the inviolability of all it principles, of which the renuncia- | tion of privateering is one, and Cer i many contravened this latter princi- ple by converting her merchantmen into armed cruisers to prey upon the British , seaboard commerce. The Globe urges that "the greater the| strain exerted upon the enemy's pow- er of endurance, the shorter the war is likely to be." Died From Accident ! Cornwall, Aug. 15.--Gilhert Fuge: ton, son of Thomas Edgerton, Lan- caster, died in the general hospital as! the result of an accident he met with | while driving home from a social. The ! shaft of his buggy fell and the hors | ran away, pulling him dyer the dash-' board injuring him internally. was brought to Cornwall for treat-, ment, but was too weak to undergo an operation. The remains willbe taken to Lancaster for interment. Teacher--What is the most vic- fous animal? "Lion." Wrong. Try again. "Bengal Tiger." Once more." Little Johnny "Belgian Hare." "Go uh head, Johnny." . ~ a ' commandeer the required number of animals at a price to be fixea by a military veterinary. No horses were bought The prices asked ranged from $250 to $350 each. Suicided af Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y." Aug. 15.--Fila Bo- ehm, of Thousand Island Park, died here yesterday from the effects of swal- lowing twenty grains of bi-chloride ol mercury on Sunday afternoon. The poison was taken,with suicidal intent iollowing 'a quarrel on Sunday with her husband. Charles Boehm, a barber. Mrs. Boehm is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Kemp, of Thousand Island Park. The Very Latest. What is a Moratorium? American equivalent for "Nothing doing." --------------------. John W. Turley, Chicago, a former Picton boy, was married in Chicago, August Ist, to a Chicago lady. Miss Nellie Taggart, Westport, will attend the Kingston model school, which opens next.sveek. Renfrew's rate of taxation will be twenty-one mills, a reduction of four ovér last year. David Maybee has Mrs. Paul, her houte Lanark village rate of taxation for Men's Fine Negligee Shirts atl69c. 50 dozen of men's brand new shirts in al very newest and neatest patterns from one o Canada. , Every shirt guaranteed regular price of $1.00, $1.25 or you like, but dealers in shirts 1 sizes from 14 to 18, f the best makers in Just the same as if you paid the $1.50. You can buy as many as we will not supply. Also at the same time and. place 100 Men's & Young Men's Summer and Early Fall Suits at $10.00 Samples in our window and we wi much you think the actual val this sale is ue should be. ¥ lI leave it to you to say how Our price for i OUR FRESH GROUND COF- i FEE AT 40c. CAN'T BE BEAT. | a sample order and be convinced, NOLAN'S GROCERY Princess St. Phone 720. Prompt Delivery Thomas Copl Telephone 7 y Drop a card to 13 Pine street when wanting anything done in the carpen- tery line. Estimates given on all kinds of repairs and new work; also hard. wood floors of all kinés. will receive prompt attention. 10 Queen Street. All orders Shop, AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE Jack Stansbury HOUSE PAONE 708 OR BRITISH AMERICAN HOTEL 734 Special rates to afternoon or evening driving parties Train Calls ulries for A large list of farm proper ties for sale. Some good bargains in A good grocery store a loca~ Sr oioad Have a Large Amount of Money To make a profitable Real Es- tate Juvestment. A very mod. erate sum will start you. Easy monthly installments never missed from an income. Six roomed frame house on Redan street, improvements, $1800.00. Solid brick house on Syden- ham street, $3400.00, Solid brick house on John street, improvements, $2850.00 HORACE F. NORMAN 1914, will be 26 mills. - ut Ford size 30 x 3 1-* guaranteed 3500, Gasoline 20¢ per gal, Bibby's Phone 201 Garage, 917 FLOUR Our Robin Hood Brand of flour has a guarantee in every bag for good quality. ANDREW MACLEAN, Ontario Street.