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Music 16 PAGES YEAR B5. NO. 128 EEE Public Library Bulletin Some Books for Heys nnd Girls for June «= Juvenile Cards, 20e, Island of Appledor--A. Aldon. Stéphen's Last Chance--M. Ashman, Great Shous Chief. A¥tsheler Keeping His Course--R. HH. Barbour. Ravel Patrol of Hob's HIF-C. P. Bur ton. Beppo--C, BE. Collodi. i Don Strong, Patroj Leader--W tiger, . King Long Beard-B, MacGregor, 4. M. Mullins, Ollivant, Oxenham, Oh! Money, Mones i. H. Porter, The Divers--iiume Nesbit, 2 Deccan Nursery Tales, A. Kineaid. Topaz Story Books--A. BE. Skinner. Russian Story Bouk--R. Wilson, The Golden CGoose--E. M. Tappan. Tales from the Scottish Balads--BE. Grierson, Joanne IYAre---Derey Mackaye, Mechanienl Drawing, ©. Leeds, ---- CHEETA ECAR MAY FLOWERS 'and the DIAMOND AMBEROLA This world would be a dull place to Mve in if the flowers did not appear each spring in their beauty and with their message of good sheer. Music fills the air. It is the best kind | of tonic and the more you take the more you will Sant. Have music every night on your porch or in your yard or any place in the open and let Thomas A. Edison' DIAMOND AMBEROLA prove to you that music is the "Fourth Essential of Life." Outdoors gives a wonderful enchantment to music and your neighbors will never tire of hearing your Amberola. We will bring an instrument. to your home for a trial without obligating you in any way. The J. M. Greene Hey- Cor. Princess and Sydénham ) We are Ready for the Co., Ltd {| The Han on Watch The Lonely Soldier | A Story of the Intelligence Corps. (Written exclusively for the- Whig by AML) Life at the G. H. Q. office at Rouen was proceeding very much as usual, when a newcomer appeared in our midst. He came to us very uncon- ventionally, appearing suddenly at the sergeants' mess one evening. His sponsor. was the colonel. Nobody ever asked the colonel "why" or "wherefore." Somehow his face did not encourage enquiry. The new- comer was mtroduced as Sergeant Dodds, and we understood that he wis ettached for duty. He had blick hair, with somewhat clear-cut features, His chevrons and badges told us he was a sergeant of the First Canadian Division, It was no use asking what was his job or work, be- cause he offered no sexplanation. Jones, the colonel's private secretary, who knows everything. could not help us out very much either. All that he could say was that Dodds had done duty at the front: and had been wounded. His record form gave no further 'information. On question- ing the Orderly Room clerk we found that hé never had a récord form until he became wounded. and that it was only a temporary one We were absolutely at sea, Even the officers held him in awe To us, anyone who had been at the front snice the beginning appeared as a superhuman. Though we had all done our little bit, still we were proud to have one of the old boys with us Anyway, Sergeant Dodds did not show any Signs of brilliance His promotion had been held up for almost a year, but this did not worry him in the least, He was an all- round sportsman, and a great foot baller The first Sunday! he helped the boys against No. 8 General Hos- pital, which had a crack team. The c¢afous thing about him was that, al- though he was not communicative, he had a trick of eliciting the commu- nications of others That he should get young Sergeant Berry to talk about himself was inevitable. Berry talked about himself because he was the most interesting person in the world---to Berry, And there was some excuse, for Berry was the crack bombing N. C. O. (on paper) in the Canadian. Corps. He knew a great deal more about pushing a pen than the average infantry sergeant Dodds came into the room one day when Berry was hard at work, and for once he was talkative. He him- self was excused duty, for some un- known reason, so he used to kill tjme around Berry's desk. "You have a big correspondence," he said, with a smile, f Berry blushed. "Oh, yes," he said, with a fine air of nonchalance. "A bit of a sport with the girls." said Dodds, dropping his hand on the oth- er's shoulders, and Berry blushed again, Most of Berry's correspondents were ladies, and he had. a somewhat big mail. He used to carry on with some lady in Paris, and now and again with a preacher's daughter in Eng- land In other words he was a regu. lar "fellow." There the matter end- ed, though we all thought the new- comer had a great deal of nerve to show up poor Berry on so short an acquaintance, It was Sanday afternoon, the lisual hali day off, when Berry strolled into the office all dressed up. It was rather early, so that we were sur- prised to sée him all toeged up at such an hour. He called me aside. "Mac." he said, #€riously, "I want to tonsult you Can you spare me a few minutes?" We went into my room, and he started. "Did you no- tice I had a lot of mail this morn- ing?" ? I nodded. "That's nothing usual. Berry" I said. "I will tell vou what is unusual," he continued. "Somebody has seen my mail and read' my letters." "What. on earth do you mean?" I asked in astonishment, He explained that he wd placed his letters in one of the fI& boxes at Tanch time, and when he returned he discovered that the boxes had been un- changed about and that some one had presumably read his letters, "1 hap- pened to know the order of them," he said. "I have rather a methodical mind." "Do you think it was your assis- tant?" 1 asked. He shook his head. "No," he said, "Rigby would not do such a thing." "This is the strange thing about it. I took the most important letter and placed it under my blotter. When | returned the blotter was still there, but the letter was gone. The fact 15," he said with a burst of confi dence, 'I have been rather an ass. 1 put an advertisement in La Vie Pa- risienne as a lonely soldier." "A what?" | exclaimed "Don't you know, he went on a lit- tle impatiently, "those fellows who put ads. in the paper for girls to cor- respond, ber of nice ones to write to me, and I have kept up some correspondence." He was really a little ashamed of him- S87, "These were the letters," he said, "that came to me to-day, and there was one. nobody" He stopped. "To tell the truth, Mac. | was to see her to-day. She just came up from Paris to see me, and we were going ! to have dinner together at the Opera, and then perhaps take in the show at the Omnia. You know the usual procedure. She is a real beauty." He took from his pocket a little lea- ther case and opened it ,agd showed me a face of surprising beauty,*broad forehead, straight, thin nose; lips like a-cupid's bow, and great liquid eyes that seemed alive even on the photo\ graph. "You have no idea of her," he said a little incoherently. "Sort of kin dred soul. --keen on the things I am keen on, don't you know, Mac? She took degrées in arts and sciences at Paris I'd hate anybody to see the last letter she wrote me." "Full of love and high explosives," said a quiet voice behind! us." Berry jumped arpund, Dodds, with his hands behind him, was all smiles, "What do you mean?" jerry. "All love and high explosives." re- pedted Dodds quietly "You had the' inestimable advantage reading your lefters." "You?" gasped Berry, and the oth- er nodded. " "his lonely soldier business is very dangerons," said Dodds in the same Quiet tane, "especially when you have a susceptible young sergeant who compares notes with a scientific beauty on thé composition of--shall we say the Mills bomb? You under- stand that Such hapfienings off. the enemy excellent opportunities for get- ting information. For 'example, she wrote you on the 25th of October about her degree in science, and said that she had a great idea for a new explosive. Curiously © ¢nongh, she sent you the formula, and you sug- gested corrections 'which bore some resemblance to the formula which our Government has - adopted. What was more natural than that you should tell her there were certain in- accuracies in her calculations? What more natural, indeed, than that she should come to see you, and passibly under the geniality which she would certainly inspire, you should not only correct her errors, but give away the formula of this bomb?" Berry was now white and trem- bling. "My lad," said Dodds, kindly "you are very young and you talk too much and write too much. have saved yourself a trip down town. I should advise you to forget it all, and go off to the football game in. stead." "But what about Miss mered Berry. "You mean Madame Aquine?" smiled Dodds. "We arrested her this morning at the station, and she is now in comfortable surroundings. You see." he said, half apologetically. "we people of the Intelligence Department cannot afford to take any chances" demanded see 1 of P" stam- ----- » Many automobile drivers in Kings- ton are daily playing with death--not risking their own necks but those of others. There are some people in Kingston who profess to be charitable Chris- tians and still uphold the doctrine of Where have the tulip thieves gone this spring? the colors? to be thriving this month. ere appear ta be some Mercer with time on their as it is reported that the wash" has been stolen. i Kingston's Cothcil is as 'charitable § 2s societies of that nature. Its latest deed is to refuse to hold "an eye for an eye" in small matters. } Have they all joined The tulip beds appear] is it any wonder that Principal Bruce Taylor is going to keep Queen's sci- ence school open for fifty young stu- dents? That Daughters of the Empire con- vention in Toront6 was 3 corker, with the dear ladies accusing each other of this and that and shouting "How dare you!" And it was the titled dames who were doing all the loud and bitter talking. was surely no place for Kingston ladies, Booze is not the only thing that is heing cut of The authorities are even cutting syllables. stancei it is no "educational For in- sa and Well, 1 got quite a num-' You! Jonger necessary to | Shakespeare. It'sitoo bad that Dinny | Branigan does not.invite Tom to play Kingston for a week. --THE TOWN WATCHMAN. Canadian Olob's Appeal. New York, May 31---The Cana- dian Club of New York, whose head- quarters are at the Hotel Baltimore, issues another appeal for $100,000 to carry ion relief work among de- pendents of Americans in the Can- adian army. These men, it is said, enlisted with the definite assurance that thelr dependents would be cared for. As the Canadian Patriotic Fund cannot be applied for the bene- fit of persons outside the Dominion, ; it is necessary that provision for the women and children of the soldiers be provided in the United States. | @ Faith. : Willie, on a visit to his uncle's in the country, admired a fine colt. "Uncle, give me that colt, will you?" he asked. ° i "Why, mo, Wille," saéd his uncie. , "That's a very valuable colt, and I couldn't afford togive him to you. Do you want a 'colt'so very badly?" "I'd rather havea colt than any- thing else in the world," said Willie. "Then," said his uaocle, "I'll teil you jwhiat you ought to do. Since you want a colt that much you ought to pray for one. Whenever I want a thing I always pray for it, and then it is sure to come to me," "Is that so, unele?" said Wilile, eagerly. '""Won't you please give me this colt, then, and pray for one for Yourself?" | An Acrobat in the Squad. Sergeant (driliing awkward squad): "Company, atiention com- pany, life up your left leg and hold dt straight out in front of you." One of the squad held up this right leg by~mistake. This brought his righ-hand companion's left leg and his own right leg wclose together The officer seeing this, exclaimed {angrily: | "And who is the blooming galoot over there holding out both legs?" i r-------------- | If you and I are dll the time harp- ing about the faults'of others, we will get to a place some day where there are no harps. * | HUNS ROASTED SOUTH AFRICAN SOLDIER An Prisoner Describes bed | Cruelty of the German Guards. London, May 31.-----In an inter- view, IC. J. Seitz, a South African in- fantryman from Kimberley who has just escaped from (Germany, describ- es the diabolical cruelty of the Ger- man guards. iE Because he refused "to work on munitions, he was knocked uncon- scious with a belt buckle, then kicked mercilessly, and tied to Qa furnace door and partiddly roasted, the skin ow his arms, body and face coming off in ribbons. Next he was placed in a cold chamber, where he suffered agony, Subsequently he was placed in nu coal mine, where he collapsed through lack of nour- ishment. i . Phe Germans turned the fire hose on him while prostrate, buffeting him about until he was nearly kill- ed. He was then left lying in the open, the pold wind piercing hs saturated and scanty clothing. Seitz asserts he was at death's door on six occasions from semi-starvation and hand labor. His bones are still almost protruding through his skin. He Nis made a prisoner in July, 1916. THREATS WON'T PETER HIM De, M., Steele, M.P., Writes Letter to Farmer Coustituents, Stratford, May 31.-- Replying to a letter from the Cromarty Farmers' Club in respect to supporting exemp- tion for farmers under the Military Service Act, Dr. M. Steele, Unionist M.P. for South Perth wrote: "My duty, as I see it, in the situ- ation is perfectly clear. 1 intend to continue to do my duty and I will not be' deterred from that course even by your threat that my resigna- tion will be requested. The man who would refuse further reinforce- ments to our gallant boys at this time is not worthy to represent any British constituency." In the good time coming tire boot- black will be able to esteem even the man who wears canvas shoes. pring Overcoats $15.00 To $28.00 Tweed Rain Coats. Large stock of all wool and worsted suitings, Indigo blue serge. JOHN TWEDDELL Civil and Military Tailor. 131 Princess Street Boyd's Garage Tires Tires Tires Free Air Service With Tires, Agents for Gray Dort and Reo Cars. Geo. W. Boyd 129 Brock St. Phone 201 ---- yO { (rh 0 ' \ One under the Act. NOTICE is hereby given by whom or on whose behalf, i wife is living; or or. Vice-Con ty tary Service Act, 1917, who for an Order in Council (P.C. 1013), of the 20th April, 1918, upon and after the 1st day of June, 1918, every male person who is not on active service in any of His Majesty's Naval or Military Forces, or in the Naval or Military Forces of His Majesty's Allies, and who apparently may be, or is reasonably suspected to be, within the description of Class One under the Military Service Act, 1917, or alleged that he is not, whether by reason of age, status, nation- ality, exception or otherwise, within Class One under the Military Service Act, 1917, as defined for the time being or that, althongh within the said Class, he is exempted from or not liable to mili- tary service; shall have with him upon his person at all times or in or upon any building or premises where he at any time is, Age «= If it be claimed that he is not within the class by reason of age, an official certificate of the date of his birth, or a certificate of his age signed by two reputable citizens residing in the com- munity in which he lives, and having knowledge of the fact; or . Marriage If it be claimed that he is not within the Class by. reason of marriage, a certificate, either official, or signed by two reputable citizens ens residing in the community in which he lives and having ] knowledge of the facts, certifying to his marriage and that his . 11 it be claimed that he is not within the Class by reason of nationality, a certificate of his nationality signed by a Consul . of the foreign State or Country to which he claims is dues or a passport issued by the Government of v, b! { A UBLIC ' by every male person who is not on active service in an Forces, or in the Naval or Military Forces of any of His may be, or is reasonably suspected to be, within the description of Class One under the Mili-- y reason may have claimed that he is not within Class that, under the provisions of an it is at any time affirmed, claimed ' NOTICE DOCUMENTS TO BE CARRIED . fine not exceeding $50 or to - of His Majesty's Naval or Military ajesty's Allies, and who apparently on 29th August, 1917, or as being a member of any other society or body, a certificate of the fact signed by an office-holder compe- tent so to certify under the regulations of the church, order or denomination, society or body, to which he belongs; or Exemption M it be claimed that he is exempted from or not lable to military service by reason of any exemption granted or clatmed or application pending under the Military Service Act, 1917, or the regulations thereunder, his exemption papers, or a certificate of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the district belongs evidencing the fact; oo 4 10 which ha Other Class If it be claimed that he is not withil the Class, of that he is exempted, not liable or excepted upon any other ground, a certificate of two reputable citizens residing in the community where he lives having knowledge of the fact upon which the claim is founded and certifying thereto; * - Failure to Carry Requisite Evidence Ir apon or aner the ist day of June; 1918, any such male person ound without the requisite evidence or certificate pon is Bufson or in or wu y ; @ is, he shall thereupon be presumed to be a person at liable for military service and to be a deserter or defaulter out leave; Penalty And he shall also be lable upon summary moregter. say sug , or to Both such fine and. shall be required,