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---- ! oy 2 rE panyswimss whic, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, tors THE NSH. CONTROVERSY INCIDEKJS OF THE. DAY i i - GENERAL INTEREST. Read The Literary Digest of This Week - WHY GERMANY "LOST. IN WORLD'S GREATEST BATTLE "We are at the decisive moment of the war," declared the Kaiser. on March 21st he launched his tremendons armies against fifty miles of the Allied front in France in the greatest battle of this or any. war; and on the same dav he declared that "the prize of victory gust not and will not fail us," and announced warningly kt this prize "was no soft peace but quid which cor responds with Germany's interests." A week later, when the first impetus of the colossal onslaught had made a dent twenty-five miles deep in the bending but unbrokén battle-line of the Allies, Gen: eral von Ludendorf, who 'is said to be the brains of the Gérman General Staff, announced "that FINE FURS MADE TO ORDER Safe Fur Storage ||". Our Receipt guarantees you against loss by { \ FIRE, MOTH and THEFT ALL Castomers' th goods insured while in our carve. \ | PRESENTED IN LAX TURE LINDSAY CRAWFORD, TORONTO. | -- { Who Spoke in Notre Dame ( ouvent | Happenings In the City and Vicinity Hall on Thursday Evening Under! What the Merchants Offer to the of the A.0.H. Keaders of the Whig. . large gathering under| Pianos to rent, C. W. Lindsay, O.H. in the | Ltd. 1a +| W..Swaine, piano tuner, 100 Cler- To-| gy street west. Orders left at Mc- gy an Auley's, or 'phéne 564. \ a, et ata a a Pal at a east Addi Machines $14.50 Will add up to ten million, ' either from left to right, or up and down columns -- will also multiply and subtract, quickly and easily, \ Guaranteed for five years. J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. . 41 Clarence Street, . Telephone 810. Kingston's Largest Hat Dealers VN Rhea ] f Have Your Car Over- hauled. and Stored for the Winter AT CENTRAL GARAGE 235 King St, ED WALSH - - Proprietor. THE Sharer dh UNITED GROCERY 138 Princess St. New Maple Syrup All kinds of Garden Seeds and Seed Onions We Sell Oleomargarine » UNITED GROCERY 188 Princess Street. BEN LEE, Mgr. NEW FRAME DWELLING Raglan Road Near Redan St, 7 rooms, all modern improvements, © $2400 New Brick, Beverly Street. ® rooms, furnace, hardwood floors, nice lot. Leased for a year at $360, $4100 See complete gist at office, 'McCann's Real Estate 826 or 621 86 Broek St. st BE P te 1c ca th er te al F ce Ww er w T er 1 8] al gi M BC tl Ev Ev Belonged te Kingston But and he came he departed b3 dently Col. amount of produc wy Sweet Cider W.R McRae AGED MAN HAD DREAM, Told Po- lice-He Came From Brockville. The 0-i8 a cripple, ' 'police ation ent back from the p ¥ the authorities he rovidence that the n > that institution y be brought back The unfortun been ame to the re officers a fair ossed the ice erritory and land tified of were ne House 1 belonged Now he will from Brockville 1 had éy police station he told t hgving Sam's 1 Brockville "LABOR ON THE FARM, Has Not Received Applications, Hunter Great Many George H farm la stated that had s for men far » fa ask ituation not Col when out riday, rived many appli ork on tl are do the that there ill" be a 1 5 year he farmers 'y nowadays and t 1 the Anson Ay yectors are shortage lesworth, immig ion on one Ottawa hiirsday and Hunter district Of Ol asin the city 1 interviéw ith Col arding cond ns in r. Alyesworth arcity help irough Eastern Ontario tat states of general A NN . TOMORROW WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO HAVE YOUR EYES FIT- TED WITH GLASSES, BUT TODAY IS BETTER. Why put off eyes nroperly tested? having your and carefully Why put off the impor- tunce of bettering your eye sight. We are fully equipped to render you all the aid that glasses will give, Come in TODAY. J.S.Asselstine D.0.S | Registered. Optometrist. 342 King St. The Busy Optical Store. At the Golden Lion Grocery Fancy Clover HONEY one pound sections, 25 cents each. 25 Fresh California Prunes, nice and Juicy 10¢, raporated Peaches, raporated Apricots |. 12%e¢, 13¢ 1b. 2 Ibs for 25¢ 15¢ 1b, . 40¢ gal. &Co Golden Lion Grocery have| an when he machin Bl Rey | vi Orangeism."' Ister fighting. vgs of prejudice light of Irish nationa had ring one joi or' th 4s an of th ng ti Iy asked, What ind?" Mr. Craw- the on key 18 the history of-the had been made to- 1 of Irish ' forms, social and Lo 8 1 brought about as | and he consider- were a complete sdom of €ntrust- control their ft-repeated assér ere unfitted ent was falsified by legislation since the 1ad secured an effect- on in the British ons. Most of the re- were ca xl out too opportu of enlisting and s apt the n lost. Church reform and to which 1ed the rull ded after years on, of for flecte jen the atitude tion had be shment, land important me statesmen ¢l » only cone in Ireland. e speaker paid a warm » late John Redmond, who 1 to the Imperial idea during the his life, and drew at- tention t eat, work. in securing the pas of the Parliament Bill by { the British House of Commons res, as {later yedrs of The principle of this bill destroyed the old Unionist principle that Ireland must never be governed according to Irish ideas." With the assertion of t prin- ciple of democratic rule in England the demand of the Irish people for the {application of that same principle for the government of Ireland was irre- sistible "Have we forgotten," exclaimed Mr. Crawford, '"'the support given to Carson's onganized revolt by Milners and Curzons who sit in the present Cabinet?' 'Mr. Crawford ex- plained - the position of the Parlia | ment Bill at the present time, and {thou it should be adopted, as we jare fighting for the great principle { of democracy as represented by the | Anglo-Saxon world against autoeratic {rule as répresented by Ge | concluded by saying that he looked forward to government on a broad platfornt of sane social democracy in | {which the people might build the sure | foundation of permanent peace and {human progress Father Casey presided, and in introducing the speaker sald that { Mr. Crawford's presence on that plat- i rm was a refutation of two very an- { cient fables that stilbdid duty at the old stand." "I, a Roman Catholic priest, an Irish Nationalist born and bred, introduce to you as the speaker {of this evening a .Protestant gentle- [man who was born and brought up in { the most exclusive circles of Ulster That fact, he said, was | an answer at once to the charge that {the Irish national movement was a sectarian movement and that the Roman Cathélic church was the en- jemy of democracy and the foe of { freedom. "There was a- time," said | the chairman, "when this young | Ulsterman believed these 'things. But he was too brainy of intellect and too | big of heart to continue to drink in | the poison of sectarian bigotry that is | distilled in the ducal halls of the as- {cendancy for the debauching of his | native Ulster. .s it possible to think | that TT he stil had any lingering {doubts that Home Rule would mean Rome Rule?--that is, the interfer- ence of the Roman Catholic chureh in j civil affairs and the ostracism of all who worshipped at altars other than the Roman Catholic---is it possible, I ask, that he could have pleaded the | cause of Ireland a nation in the press {and on the platform of two. contin- ents? Hisspresence here to-night is | the proof that he has learned thatthe | {Irish movement is neither Roman | Catholic nor Protestant, but national, {and that the Roman Catholic church has not a curse. but a blessing for | every movement that makes for the | betterment of humanity." { 'A plano solo was given by Miss O'- | Reilly, and songs were rendered by | Miss Phyllis Devlin and Master Em- jmerson O'Connor. A vote of thanks, moved by T. J. } O'Connor, co-president of the A.O.H., | seconded by 71. J. Behan, president of the Y.1.C.B.A., and supported by J. J. Cleary, president of division No. 1, A OH. 'Present on the platform were Rev. J. P. Kehoe, Gananoque; Rev. D. A. Cullinane, Ballycanoe; Rev. P. K. Kearney, Kingston; Ald. N. E. 0'Cén- nor, Dr. Robert Hanley, J. J. Behan. T, J. O'Connor, Willlam James, J. J. Cleary and others. wis » who | f Pro-| | his | i Irish FPro-! the | tribute | the | many. He | 3! Hear Dr A 8 evangelist, | "YY" to-night. Mrs. Clay, wife of Sergt { has returned after spending weeks with her sister in Ottawa. A Kingston lady who had two j cases of whiskey in her cellar suffered the loss of the twenty-four bottles, Everything was very quiet in po- lioe circles on Friday morning. There {was no session of the Police Conrt | Now is the time to have--ur i piano tuned. We carry two expert | tuners and will assure entire satis- | faction. . C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. { Miss Marquerite Brown, Belleville, | was in Kingston to take part in the I children's 'francy dress fete in the {City Hall yesterday. z | Go to the City H#ll to-night and { hear Dr. Sinclair and see moving pic- tures which will show you how home gardens should be worked. : We will rent you a plano, and at {end of six months if you feel like | purehasing instrument we will al- {low the six months' rental on pur- | E.R. Forsythe, t Military Clay, three i chase price, and arrange easy terms on balance, C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. Prevost, Brock street, has an ex- {tra fine assortment of tweeds, | : { cheviots and blue and black serges for his order clothing department His ready-made _clothing aand gent's | furnishing department are well as- sorted with new goods at low prices. Will all the children who took part in the children's fete in the City Hall on Thursday, meet in' costume at Mackenzie's photography studio at ! eleven o'clock Saturday morning to have thair photos taken We will rent you a plano, and at tend of six months if you feel like { purchasing instrument we will al- low the six months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms jon balance. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. A COMPARISON MADE, Toronto Cannot Compete With Mont. real's Labor Supply, wanted a certain order for 3 filled as rapidly as possible," id a local shoe-man to the Whig on Thursday. "I wired Toronto ask- | ing how long it would take. The re- { ply was that it would take at least (two weeks, I wired Montreal. The | reply was that the work would be jcompleted in four days. This anti { war feeling in the provinee of Que- { bee would appear to he a paying pro- | position to the manufacturers." Strawberries And Rhubarb, New green cabbage, cucumbers, asparagus, cauliffower, spring onions, radishes, sweet peppers and ripe to- matoes, ete, at Carnovsky"s, - After "Blind Piggers." Now that the Dominion law has gone into effect, the Ontario License Board is céfiducting a vigilant watch for 'blind piggers" and "bootleg- ' alleged to be selling liquor and other intoxicants illicitly. Chair- man Flavelle, of the board, has issu- ed strict instructions _ to provincial license officers to make a thoreugh investigation. A ------------------ Homo Gardening. The free lecture in the City Hall to-night on "Home Gardening." by Dr. Sinclair, of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture, should be large- ly attended. There will be helpful illustrations and moving pictures of the work, All citizens are cordial- ly invited. gers,' Now is the time 0 have your plano' tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire satis faction. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. At the bank you are taken for what you are worth, and no ques- tions are asked as to whether you move in the "best society" or not. = Have a wheatless meal _each day; use:something else instead of bread«--Canada Food Board. sm "The Hat Store" THIS IS SPRING HAT TIME. . . We're all "wound up" about victory has been won," int decisively," ington ments that are raging on the We ters on the results to date and on A full page map of the Phone 919 i 4 4 1 yy at taupe, sand, urday . . gundy grounds ~ black: sizes 9 and A pgfan Newman ' THE ALWAYS Yaa hari THE RUSSIAN SITUATION, Employers of This Labor Find bn culty in Securing It, That the employment of aliens in! certain lines of inddstry in the city | and district it a paying proposition | is shown by the continued efforts be- | inb made to secure the foreigners. | There are certain lines of work which | are not very appealing to Canadians | because of the hard labor, long| hours and the low pay. The foreign-! ers- such as Russians take to this| work aand make good for fhe em- | ployers, 2 I In securing such men now there is { the greatest difficulty. The supply | has decreased and the general short-{ age Of labor has made a greater de-| mand on the Tew available men left, 4 ! The story is told that one industry | has a man constantly on the road se- curing: such men. He goes all over I the country, and brimgs them back | to Kingston. Trouble had been ex- | perienced since then by other em-| The leading article in THE LITERARY DIGE The test of a good housewife -- can she really control? -- Canada Food Board. SATURDAY BUYS 200 Yards Natural Shantung Silk, 34 in- ches wide. Saturday special . . The Only All Pure Wool Serge in the trade Ver sens LL S28 a yard Nhvy, copen, old rose, reseda, amethyst, nigger brown, green, seal brown, 38 inches wide. Sat- 150 yards of Fancy Stripe Silks for Skirt- ing. 36 inches wide, in green, blue, bur- 10 dozen Boys' Ribbed Cotton Hose, fast SUITS AND COATS To suit the hard to be suited. Popular priced. | goose BUILDERS SUPPLIES esa stern front in France, the ultimate outcome. . Germany and added signjficantly "but nobody can see. what will result from it." But victory was not won, as the best informed war-writers everywhere remind him as the battle ends, as there si every prospect that it sill end with our armies and those and in a position as strong as they have ever occupied, declares Major-General McLachlan, Military Attache to.the British Embassy at Wash- will [ for April 6th deals with the terrific engage- It summarizes public opinion from an quar- "So long of our Allies and failed have failed western front and an unusually fine collection 4f illustrations: Open Nights 50c Russian ix. 3025 with fancy stripes co... $2.25 a yard. 9} only. Saturday i 28e & Shaw BUSY STORE . 1 Arriva ak ait era Arhraiadh CORDWOOD ! Just received several cars of good, solid, mixed cordwood. De- livery in quarter and half cord lots. 3. ANGLIN & CO. Woodworking Factory, Lum. ? Yards. Bay 8 allington Streets, Factory Phone 14185, | The College Book Store: Phone 919 LADIES' WRIST ® 15% Discount . . During April Some of our import orders for Swiss. wrist watches, due 8 months ago, have just come to. hand. As a' result we have a large surplus stock and can 2Tord to offer. this genuine bargs n. ¢ eae Smith Bros. Jewelers and Opticians. Issuers of Marriage Licenses. WE BUY Raw Fu W. F. Gourdier Phone 700. 78-80 Brock Street. ployers in mines and elsewhere of- fering still more money. The mine- owner has his troubles, too; because many of the foreigners come back to the city to a third industry where still higher wages prevail. wr bese Lumber, Conl and Wood seed : b p yyy RR oo oo Wy YY NYRR | ) 3 E. W. Mullin & Son | On Victoria 8t., a detached frame dwelling, with stable, and large lot, for $2000, . A small dwelling on Russel St., for $825, A brick dwelling on Union St. with hot water heating and all conveniences and stable, £4000, On Livingston Avenue, a frame dwelling with - garden and stable, $3500, On Raglan Road, a new frame dwelling, furnace, light, B. and C., $2400." On Barrie Street, a frame dwel- ling and extra lot, $2350, Oer. Johnson and Division Sta, Phones 06390 and 1456, will prove a handsome and lasting réminder of the day, and most acceptably satisfy the desire for something new for the great feast day. See our ruf er and we feel sure its beauty, variety and reasonableness of 'prices will make you an Easter rug pur- - a Use léss cream, then children ma whole milk. -- Canada Food Board. Week End ¢ Special i 30c Full Lb. Page & Shaw Chocolates, fresh every. "week, $1.00a Pound. , MAHOOD'S DRUG STORE Weather Notes. The low pressure which was near the middie Atlantic codst yesterday } moved north-eastward and caus- ed a snow fall in Nova Scotia. The high pressure which was approach- ing from the west now covers the great lakes and the weather is fine from Québec westward to the Pacific coast. i -- 3 our great stock of spring hats. You will be too when you see them. All the best makes are here ~ Khox. Borsalino, Hawes, Piccadilly and Others, Automobile Owners Believe There Would be Money In It. . That many taxi-drivers and other owiiers of automobiles may start a Jitney service In Kingston in the near 'future is the statement made to the Whig by a éar-owner. The citizens are demanding a more improved transportation service, Lately The understanding is to make the Hitneys not run in competition with the streét cars, but to better aceomo- date the public. On such streets as Division, north of Princess, and inl} other outlying parts the people wait ||] for the twenty-minute street car ser-|} vice and then have to walk severall] blocks to their home. The Locomo-i} tive Works and the downtown busi} ness district ! + WE HAT EVERYBODY. HATS FOR MEN. HATS FOR LADIES. HATS FOR BOYS. : ~ HATS FOR GIRLS. ? G.W. V. A, Dance. The Great War Veterans' Associa- tion will hold 'their semi-monthly dance on Friday, April 5th, in their club rooms, on Princess street. Crosby's orchestra will be in attend-| ance. Admission, 50c. Ladies free, ~ "Spovoners" in the Parks. 2 A sure sign of spring Is the fact that "spooners" have taker possess-| ion of the city parks. The parks are free {rom Snow and the grounds are being put iato shape bj the park men' ber & JITNEY SERVICE COMING? Come to "the Hat Store" for your new hat, "We save you something on every hat you buy." * 0 best stréets and in the most direct route. : ¥ LE §| Jitneys in some cities have {succesies and in others have or @ past few days. guite a nun- of "'apooners" have made thir