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Cotton, 5 A ons, wo1jt11 12% to ; o'some` mill elgis ' 415 59 4.5 35 46' 55 29 na .'$2.S7 .s7.51 .63.74 ' 45.34 35 J57 2'6 30 32 35 31 40 30 3'2. 30 3'2 42- rn V 35 ii 37 . 33 -28 nun . 40 LILL-III ' SMITH-In Collingwood, on Satur- day, November llth, 1916, Char- lotte Hodge, beloved wife of John H. Smith, McDonald street, Bar-! rie, in her 67th year. . McLARTY--On Monday, Nov.,13th, 1916, Peter Ernest McLarty, son of. . Mr. and Mrs. Peter McLarty, aged ` :25 years and 4 months. n - COOK--At the residence` of her _ father, Mr. Robt. Buchanan, on` Wednesday, .November 8th; 191% -' .. `Lillie _ May,-2 wife . `bf Mr; _ . . L C601? 7.EligabethT :St1_'_ee"t,' -5a`ge&- 5 I AVLUAIIALIJ u A private servi(e was held at the! [home on VVednesday evening and Thursday 111o1'ni11g the remains were taken to Oshawa for interment. Mr. H. A. Crooks, in whose store deceas- ed- was employed in Paris came up on Wednesday for the funeral. I I It was with genuine regret the: news was received in town on Tues-I day of the death at Gravenhurst of` Peter McLarty, third son of Mr. and` -Mrs. Peter McLa1't_V. e The_voun9,'3 man was one of the most popular young men in town, and since leav- itlg: town his visits home were always: welcomed by his friends. .He was ai graduate of the Robertson dru5_;' store and has been employed in Hailey- bury} Toronto and Paris. For `some seven months he had been in delicate ! hea'lt h but there was no expectation. of _the sudden ending which came on Monday. A . ~.-n...,~n+n nnnct-:}:n ......,. l.-1,1 ..L 4.1.. ......-...,,.,...v, ,11yAauA1uA, a.u_uuuiau`u.uvt: or constitutional, as to occasion sur- prise that the `forbearance of the` Prime Minister endured so long. The .dif_l`iculties appear to have been suc- cessive and numerous, a1'isi11g' in ev~ cry, or nearly every, instance from an a_rbitra1'_V assumption of author- Iiity on the part of-the Minister 01: I l'Militia.V The situation in this re- lspeet was such `as to have provoked nally from Sir Robert Borden, in the course of his dismissory letter, the cl1a1'ge that Sir Sam Hu}.,-`hes was attempting` to administer the'Militial Department as as separate Govern- ment. V ' vux J. \.uat1uuuC11UC c ' Ottawa, Nov. 14,-The correspond- uance. leading up. to the dismissal of {Sir Sam Hughes from the Govern- `ment a11d, made public to-day, is in many respects the most renlarkable ever [recorded between two members of the same Governmnt. It reveals a "situation so _intoIera'ble from any standpoint, ,p_e1-sonal, adAn1inist1'ative nu nnncul-;4-J-~in.\1 ..,. J... -A--- pire of \VedneVsdayA had the follow-` ing introduction to its report of the correspondence : {\l-4-nuns \Y.u- 1 4 rnl ` DEATH or PETER McLARTY VV `J1 RIFICI Ftfure Store. With every ldoari purchase we give Sale REMNAN man ery dollar give you a _c: Coupon redeemable at our Premium Counter. See the nice gods at small prices. fof lmprtance to I Eonomical' Buyers is this i I'Ee1;.': -i- I l -In 1915 and 1916 Ontario contrib4 uted more to the Canadian Patriotic Fund than she drew from it, the s111'pl11s goi11g' to assist" those western provinces` whose contributions. j al- tho11g'l1Vexc'eedingly liberal, did not I equal the heavy demands c au_sed by lt-he large enlistment `from . these eprovinces.- ` For 1917 the situation will change. The degnands from this: Province on the Fundaieestiinated to reach six million dollars, and the Committee has decided to ask On- tario to raise that amount--'in other words, to` make provision only for its own people. ' ' I Vmu; 4..4.-`l` -....\-...........;..'v ' -L-,,L I Am: U" 11 lJCUlJlCn The total represents about one million doj1la1'sTabo've the contribu- tions for._,1916,_ apd th_e._'r_eforeth_e_re can be ,;,'(i,3weness' in well-doing" on `the of Ontario s -j3affi5iB[ "id ` pebplgsovfar as .t}_1e Fgnd is con- `Ann-sun u;uu5.',uu IJ_y bill: . ,\uCL`ll 4`1l.\'a.l](lC1' Sanitarium, \Ve'ston, against Barrie ' and Vespra. It will be renieniberecl that last year a child named Olive Thomas was committed to the Child- 1'en s Shelter and later- sent. to_ the `above named institution, As the child was.sent fifom Barrie the cost of inainteiianee was e-har_e'e(l to the jtown for the simple reason that the leolmty institution was in Barrie. It was nally a1'rang`ed that a friendly ;suit _be entered to settle the liability. {The case coming` up at O.-3L"OO(l0 Hall {this "week. Mr. W. A. Boy`. K.C., `is the town s'le5:al re_p1'esentati\'e. I fu1'nit1'&E _1-epair- n+ uu V In the lot are cioths, etc. You w want to save a lot 0 LADIES WRAPPERETTEELOUS ES, 12,.`-V (Ivan Inn... .1 Ladies Goats Mayor Craig`. 1'(`}')1'(`S(`llt-i112,` Barrie and A. B. Coutts for Vespra are in Toronto, looking'oafte1'i the interests `of their municipalities in an action lb1'ou;:;l1t by the ,Queen. Alexander .QcIni+n1-i~nn1 `K7n':~4-nu n........,.L 'D._-._.: - While, the quality i so many odd lots, to sell them on Sat -I.adie.~: Tea` Apr Value 2.:- for... . . A nice line rof fil Fauc-_v.Lawn Tea med with frills. 4 CHILDREN S PLANNEL Din n..:n n_n, ' iWHO PAYS ron CHILD'S KEEP Included are ort lengths and odd pieces left from selling. . T 9 clear se out, we are willirig to sell them at TT T q- ---- -~ our busy fcnzn PRESL uu ual/u.I.ua._y, .LIL'l:l:HlUt`1' LHU. ' Gordo11 Myers and Stanley Parker [represented Collier Street Church Young` People at the Big `Boys C011-vl vention held irf the Metropolitan Church, Toronto,A the latter part of lastrweek. ' Iv \\l\n Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Shannon an- nounce the erxgagenlent of their only daughter, Irene Isabelle, to Mr. Charles S. `Foster of To1'onto,A the 111a1'1'iag'e to take place very quietly on Saturday, December 2nd. (1.-nail... 1I'....-.~ ....,1 cu.__.1_-- `rs 1 isocuu. AND Pznsonij Ladies Fancy Colo Boudoir Caps, choic Special values 25:-, 1.1 for 356, and 15c. . Mr. mm Mrs. A. U. (ia1'den_. Ham-i ilton spent a few days in: town last week. T 1 my --_ _ COATS Mr. and Mrs. A. C. G._a1'den_. Ham-l fnn ennui n 43`... ...-.~ _.- I .....-u IV xunx I nnab J.'".l.'.l:i_ Brown, Grey ,lon;_=' sl collars, sizes 34 to T4 1.nUU,b'.l:iS, nice dark colors, Navy I _ ves and button down_ the front, with Special value 750. Ladies Coats, i`lT\i'ee(l and Beaver Cloth, oolors, Black, Grey, Red; sizes 34 to The prices were $15.00, $12.00, $10.00. Not this seaso1'1_ s style, ut. they are a 5_:'oo(l warm coat, and there are only 14 in the lot. , ou do not want to lose any time if you want tocut down `the ll 1 eositof living. ' ' uu1f.1iN S FLANNEL TE DRESSES, lig'l1tMst1'ipcs, trimmed with - Blue Drill Collars a `downthe front, t ages 2, 4, 6 yrs. Big; val- ue 690. ' ` . S `GHT GOWNS. g5, and $1.40 ldtidnsiwi `1`stVt'1fied on crim- . `success-vin`1721.V . WE GIVE, WE GET WHITE AND CK THREAD,` SPECIAL PRICE .5c + Bust as good as ever, it is impossible for us to carry ce they have been cut to HALF PRICE in order day `Morning, November 18th. 'ss Goods, Prints, Shakers, Ginghams. Table Oil,- to get here early on Saturday morning if you money. % Clear at `$3.95 1n:.Twood an .1 Rm.-m. m-n. Special Lines, suitable for the Christmas 3, just in from New York: F7 9 a o u I wk .qual1ty. gens, trim- Muslin E1);1tte1'11s, ` `I Q- 6')` I.-five lru. u u:.1 11.3, 18C, 2 re_;".1la1' ...19c -..L'L,_ [TE DR ESSES; [ ,],,..... L `L - I` ' ratsj new T. Q i Barley, malting .. . Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy, new, No. Mixed and clover . . . Straw, .bun__dled . . . ._ I -Strdw,. loose . . . . Straw, Rye .1... Dea-Iers were paying to- the farm- ers at St. Lawr,e'nee Market, Tues- -day, the; following figures for their oeringf :- Butter, choice dairy . . . . . . . .36-38e > new-laid, doz. . . . . . .45-48c Turkeys Tb, dressed . . . . . . . .18-200 I Turkeys, spring - . ._ . . . . . .20-22c ' Fowl '_ . , . . . . .v.1'1-14c Geese, ' spring '_ . . . . . . . .12-14c V Ducklings A . . . . . . . .16-18c Spring chickens . . . . . . . .17-19c Squabs per doz. . . . . . . . . . . ..$3.50 Fall Wheat, new . . . . . . . .$1.90 - Fall wheat, old . .- . . . . . L. .$1.87' Goose Wheat .. .. . . .'. . . . .$1.80 lOats, old bush... ..';.74- iinim mm-v ' "" 1?RIC5'l' 11./-:JIILlll/D U1. LIIU \\d.1`u. This is the side as presented by the members of the b1'i}.,rade `in the south end of the town." If the ease is as stated, and we have no doubt of its acc111'ae_\'. theFi1'e and Police. |com1nittee should see to it that this I section of the brigade is properly lequipped. ` ' V In last week s issue of The Ads- lvance, the news man from the rail- way Ward made comment on the state of the re brigade, pointing; out that a re-organization was need- ed, basing the claim on the fact that but one rema_n, Mr. V. Knight, re- sponded to the call for the Carriage" factory re. hlembers of the brig- ade have called to the attention of v The Advance that this wasan uncal- led for assertion. It so happened thatithe chief and at least one mem- ber were off on their annual holidays when the occasion arose of their be- ing` called to a re outside their. , only member to respond. On the l I boundaries and Mr.,Knight was the other hand, alarms in their ward are always promptly answered. That the biizade is not as enthusiastic as it should be, is admitted, and the reason for this is shown` in the poor support given their requests for equipment, As a11 example of their preparedness for duty, the bri5_radc spent a great deal of time the past _sumn1er grlitiiig grass res, un- known to the great majorityof the residents of the ward. VI"`I.I,_ 1. LL. -"` -u . ( S, mce [Navy Blue, dO7n flit`: fvnnf ur;+1- -~-5` Ladibs"A1l _Ovoi14 Print Aprons, good quality of Print. worth to- day 69c., special p1-ice'5`6c. borders. in Sale ' 2' for 250 Lad:ies .aud Child1'eu s Heavy Ribbed Black \Vool Hose, sizes 6, 7, 8, 9, l0._ Very special `value. Ann .. -\-:-. V '7 7 " "`` 'A 400 3 pair. ALLANDALE FIREMEN TORONTO MARKETS ' light : .:"$i.'1`6 -1'.f`8" . . . . . .$1.3o 11 ..$13-$15 . ..$1o-$12 _ . .~ . .A.$14.-as - `Pro 5 5$1 9 . 36-380 . 18-200 . 20-22c .11-14c . 12-14c . 17 -19c . . $3.50. . .-$1.90 . .$1.so ; .720 1349.1 11`) ....74c' nice Fall I GOATS,'made. Le `$18.00. Sale CD-HA1? best ices, priced away border, 1'cg'u1aLr. d . . . . . . . V. 140 irh. PRICED AT pys 'c-}:,'111a1' value $8.95 88-V8 avsaard, Wlhll Sale `price :21 1 oz ".`$7i' I] 4.75 11.` V17 inchs wide, der, 1'eg111a1' val-V ..._ ..._]_[1c ,uU q7.au.UU.` $17.50 V Citizens are reminded that it will not be well to delaylater than .this week for the sending` of parcels to soldiers in France andvto ensure par- cels arriving` by Christmas for th_e boys in England, next week.is about the latest in which parcelsshould be mailed. A few suggestiolls are here offered as suitable gifts for over-I seas; the sending` of a parcel of! eats, as the boys say, comes' lfxiurst and is prepared at ;.home, `but anv W110 Wtch fn 1-ovvInn \]'\nv A "A1 WHAT TO SEND uio, LU VVGDII ,lI1UIIll3o Shower. of Xmas gifts for V. soldiers, 87 packages tobacco, 35 boxcswrit-, ing paper, 25 packages gum, 21 cakes chocolate ,' 18 cans cocoa, 18 pack- ages Oxo cubes, 14 packages cig- arettes`, 8 packages cigarette papers, 21 bars soap, 15 boxes candy, 5 cans] sardines .9 Am: Inna ~nnnn:]o ....I,.... -4 'uu1D away, .Lq UUACS uuuuy, 0 (311115 sardines,2 doz. lead pencils, cakes, chiclets, shaving soap, shaving brush, hooks, towels, socks, handkerchiefs, tooth paste, buttons, M. Wallace, Secretary. T T ' , , "Financial report for Aug.,' Sept.` and Oct.: J_ul balance $54.15; Mrs. "T. Hastings, 1.; Mr. T. White $5.; Mrs. J. C. Baker (Ba.ke1:..'concert) $10.00; Red Cross Tea, $4.61; Red` Cross Jars, $2.75; Smaller sums $1.10--.Total $78.61. Supplies $47.86, Balance:-on hand $30.75. - - uT....I-~.J....... .J.--.:--._ A-_... 0--.; - L1 :JuAuuUU:U11 uauu. t`p)U.lU. Work`done' during Aug., Sept. and Oct., 16 pairs socks, 20` suits pyjam-. , as, 155 property bags, 3 doz. band- ages, 15 wash cloths. T Qlxnvuvnu -41` \'.....v.. .-.:.m_ L`--. __1,12, 1 ov1:RcoA'1's,i Ilas, made with r _va1ue $20.00.- $13211 LEFRQY RED cnoss SOGIEIX a.`1uvuIuu\:1 ..I..L|.-ll, I.p.1.J..UU. " 7 Members of So1d1ers_ Aid are re- minded that there W111 be a meeting [for se\ving on Tuesday, November 21st, in Red Cross Rooms from 2.30 to 5.00 p.111. The help of every mem- ber is needed. to make this work` a `success. ;; uavuwwav vv' vuv VI VIEW UL '\lHIlluIu.av-`_ The Executive Committee of the Canadian Red Cr_o.ss Society havingl taken in review the amount of stores now- in hand in England, France and Canada, and the great demands on A ther supplies of roller bandages and "Committee calls upon all RedVCross the Society for itsown undertakings, surgical dressings are not needed at present, yet, the demand for `socks, shirts, pyjamas, dressing gowns, hos- pital suits. etc., is urgent and prac- tically unlimited, and the Executive and for the assistanceof our Allies, assures the women of Canada that,_ although the latest information from France_and England states that fur- Branches and Auxiliary Societies to continue or increase their efforts for the Society s work. Further infor- mation as to the Society's needs, and directions for making garmetns required niay be obtained from all Red Cross Branche.s, or fifom the Do-. minion Headquarters,_ 77 King St.,- East, Toronto. . ` ' 4 I 1 ARecTcipts `from 1u1ich,V' S.turda7, November 11th," $11.60. " `rnmulnncum -4.` C`..I,)1.._.._! A3,`! , --. Q4/LJ\l AL`! ,uuya.n;u au_.uuu1L', `nun nany who wish to remembcla sol- uluu u \/ll\|J.\.JLll` Shop committee this v:ekv:--.V[1's. A Walker, 4\I1's. Payne. Nxt. week, Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Kin,9:. - V A Message to- the Women of Canada; Vl"`l.n 'L`\-nnu4~.'n.. f`....-__..`.|.A.__ ,0 1: 7 receipts . $70.27. . Saturday, Novernbei 18th, St." -the following` In meet_in'g i'~.of Barrie Branchj C.R.C.'S. W111 be held on ' Mon. Nov. 20th at 4 pm. Contributions, . Saturday,` `Novem- ber 11th: Utopia 1 loaf bread, 1115 -butter; 12th line Innisl, -2 chickens, 21b butter, 5 baskets potatoes, 2 loaves bread, 1%, doz. eggs, 1 qt. milk, 1 basket apples, .8 bunches tape; Dalston 1 basket_ apples, Zlbbutter; Painswick, 1% doz. eggs, 2 doz.`. bis- cuits; Grenfel, 2 doz. eggs; Holly, 1th butter; Shanty Bay, 2 loaves bread; Mr. Wisdom, Allandale, 5113, honey; Mr. Bothwell, Allandale,-10l`o honey. ' . ' - - Trinity Church had cl1a1'g'e of the shop Saturday, November 11th. Net Mary s Church will have charge and Saturday, St.-. An- drew s Church. . H . v:e_ek:-~M1's. King. A Meggaan 1-.n.1-.'na Wnmnn .-.4` n.;....`..:... I i'f-I-`tl1_ere-`_is nothing -faction to a tired V --H-_+ eaaaawuuei-e -. . - _ i-F0l)i`1i2_9C;!,d.aill',;kinds _c'igaret te:s; pipe gives `more =satis__-A Tommy - than _a pull at his pipepior ciga'rette-'-`-chew- mg, gum, preferably spearmint; bar -chocolates, any . kind - of hard ` candy, pepper-`mints, maple sugar, table raisins, I tooth brushes _with medium -Chard bristles, antiseptic tooth paste, safe- _ty.razor, shaving soap, -liquid court- plaster, toilet soap suitable for use in hard water, healing Vaseline in tubes,` Oxo `cubes, solided soup squares, malted milk, tea in tabloid ._form`, arrowroot biscuits, etc., Scotch short bread, mixed biscuits in tins, pocketash light standard make, fountain pen, stout leather shoe shelled - nuts, ~' laces, sleeping hood, socks, n1e_nding ~ `outts, mitts, mirror. Ointnients of various kinds are an absolute necess- ity. in this connection those at the front in writing' home have,sugg'est- ed .camphor, sulphur and iodine as necessities at the front. A sleeping _ pillow filled with air makes a con1- - fortable rest for the .-.n1.....-. ---_ -- -. head while I I r.lL'l}t'll1l qu u..'.u . Mary _therf'olIow,ing' drw Church . R.COATS',: with 0.1,. "S-gldiers Aid` OpejiHo1 1se, Barrie; '%%R`:b loves :* : L Tbv nRsnAs BOYS! -`Batt. Band _ n Quartette Vocal and :iolin Selections i)`i31 3"'rounas-Ge. W. Bclf1'oy, , Bradford.: ` ` ' 1101 cu. CCU- France on Nov. 4th. He-went to _ France/in November, 1914, and hav- ing been'_ wounded at Festubert, was lidnvalided; home on leave for a short time in the summer of 1915. On his Ireturni to service. he was sent "to `Egypt, and after several" months returned to France, and received command of a reg'_ular battery-. He was educated at Trinity College School. Port Hope, and `graduated from the Royal Military: College at Kin,9:sto11[in June 1914. At_ the time of his death he was in his t`wenty- fourth year. V Capt. Ince was killed i1'1"action'in' Dear Mrs. \Velline;ton-Tl1e com- manding` oicer desires n1e to con- vey`_his sincere -`sympathy on tl1e_ death of your husband, 199354 Pri_v-. ate A. W. Wellington, who was killed in action on September 27th. - Death was instantaneous, a piece of shell penetratinghis body. He was v buried near" Courcelette. ` the strenuous g'l1tin,q' takin5_1' place - around that quarter, it is impossible , at `present to -erect a cross. Owing` to _ He _al- ways showed himself.to"'be_`a brave soldier, and was very popular amongst h_is comra'des.- His loss to the battalion, and especially to his platoon, is keenly felt--S. A. Hope`, Captain and Adjutant, 16th battal- ion, the Canadian Scottish, B.E.F. Oct. 7, 1916. . I ' he dead soldier left Barrie three or four years ago, he was a conduct- or running "out of Allandale. ' I V Capt. Hugh Ince `Killed ` The name of a young; soldier a '- "peared in_ the casualtylists last week that will be recalled by the older generation of Barrie" people, that of Capt. Hugh McCarthy Ince, only son ` of` Mr. Janies Ince, of'60 _Dunve_an Road, Toronto and grandson of the I and grand`-ne her street. f1-__L 7,, late D Alton McCarthy, K.C_.,` M.P., phew of Miss Lally, Col- :11- I I I il Fort - 'V'Vil'l-ienl Times-Journal- Mrs. A. W. Wellington, this `city, has `received the following letter from Captain and Adjutant S. A. Hope, of the Canadian Scottish, in connec- tion with the death of her husband, who was killed in action September 27th: c T ur 1:-v I`! . .-. 1'cg'11la1' value !|$l\? This Week it is` n. relief to report .110 casualties-`as far as Barrie is `concerned although there are two, `one fatal, the other. wounded of for: mer' and one-time resident of the town. `;\.uuu5.uL: Ital: .l,UJ' UH: neau \Vl1ll(;" gasleep; when not in use can be -fold- }'ed up and putin thepoeket; These are but a few of the jmany articles that may be given the soldiers at any time- while they a.1'e_on"active' service. ' ' ' J qlin It Bea'1:o11-, -V~()~1-`E-izi. G. D. Burgess, Orillia; John Cook, Coulson. "k1i`ei~-"fi*i`e1i" i;:`:i::5`i ..1;(>"t';_'~"`l 1 a&1V?f$7flfgiliii ties,1 therfore the `following list may be of assistance: ' " Y'I"...L____ `,1: 1- 1` I SIMCO}: GASUALTIBS - Pte, Wellington Kied IJULUUII U11 J.'1lLlG4_) UJ Luvuun. The withdrawal of Sir Sam Hughes from the Government has been con- sidered, a possibility, if not a prob- ability, ever since his retur11 from England, and particularly since the recent announcement by the Prime Minister that Sir George Perley had been appointed Minister.of the Over- seas Forces; With Sir George Per- ley administering the affairs s of the -armyvoverseas `and Mr.` F. B. Mc- Cnrdy, {handling the departmeiital 1routi_ne" here "as Parliamentary Sec- fretary there has been little left for [the Minister of` Militia, ~ `. R. Ross, Baljrie. gnes Turley. 1 buyers through 2.00 per bag. round is covered does not set in nt the week end. Miss Euphemia. at Brentwood. . f Grenfel ' spent. potatoes and are. ks * quite winteryv On Tuesday the _c'orres'pon(TlenceT be.- twgen. the LA .Pr,em_ier -and. `S_il'_S8.n1f` ' ' 'I'_:_w;y_&;e_,;pu1;lig., @;[aj>lfa'nd Em-H U11'ofial`information is to the of-I Feet that the 1'esig'11ation of Sir -Sam Hughes was asked` for by Sir Robert -Borden on Friday by letter. TF1... ...$L`l..J...uun'I A-C3 Q:-Q. Qnun T-Trnn-`anc u.L LIAIAUAI In .1.u may D u eWith reference to the r-umor that Sir Robert Bor(len intends to-give up lie life; the announcement was- made .to-day that all sileli rumors are "ah- the Premiership and retire from pub: solutely destituteeof foundation. The `Prime Minister deems it his duty to remain_ at his post, till the -close of the war, "and he will so re1na.in.so long` as he has the. mandate of the people. . So [far as he is coiicerned th_ere has been no thought of accept- ing` any judicial or other position` either. here or in Great. Britain. All such rumors are purely `imaginat- ivef ` ' .nnw"'I" n 1' ', 1. LL- -1.` \.uu v \/L Al\J1 \.l\;Al\;J an. A second memorandum gives an authoritative denial to the [rumors which have been in circulation rela-. tive,to the possibility of Sir`Rob`e1't Borden s reti_rementi from the Gov-- ernment. It says: A HKITH-1. ....L'.........,'.. L.` um .........;. 4.1...4-i "Governor_-General. A 1 _It.is announced that-the Prime Minister has requested and has re-' ceived the rcsignationof the'Minister of Militia and Defence. The retire- me_nt of Sir Sam Hughes is, in part, the outcome of the esta'b1ishn1ent .in the Ministry of Overseas Forces and A in part is due to assumption by Sir Sam of powers which in the j11dg'- ment of` the Prime` Minister can be exercised only by the Gov.ernment as], a. whole. It is anticipated that the; correspondence which brou_r__-"ht. about` the" request for the Minister s 1'esi5_r- nation will be made public immediate- ly. It must first be submitted to the 1 = Ottawa, Nov. .13--I4'ieut.v-`General Sir Sa.m Hughes has resigned as Min- ister of Militia and Defence at the request of the Prime Minister. His, resignation has been accepted. A: vbr`ief,oicial communication was is-' sued to` the effect to-night` as fol- lows: ' ",7, . -u .. . .. _ . 4_auuu vvcuu, \7_/\;u. J.U,>J..'u 56123.; 30, 10 secs. - ` Central school, Oct.` 2, 58 secs. West ward, Oct. 19,-59 secs. ' "Burton Ave, Oce. 31, 48 secs. - Minister of Militia Resigns ~-Portfolioil T .a.t`Premier s.,Req11est T T I I Burton Ave. . . .J. VII East VVa1'd_ . . . Central School West Ward . . .. gun vunn ALV on .. . . . . .. ...._..-:u.0'1~ ` _ V _.I`ire Drill . ` East `ward, Oct. 16,12` secs.; Oct. an 1" cane ~ th, the Sixth for the .Red as follows, one pound of butter, 1|)\J|I`L'.lIl D East Ward J. E. Carson T, Burton Ave. E. Shear | Miss Mingay U0 JJo Miss Central Schodl Jas. Marlin J. O. Matson ,.. Miss `Booth . McColl '. . - Longman .. . MacMillan . ~ Livi11g'st-one Clutt_on . T Martin . . . A . McRobie T . Rodg'ers . _ . - V . I The school-attendlance rport f0]'| October as presented to the Board of Education on Monday .'eve'11i11g' `show- `cd 1064 scholars. n11_;olledn. A W. f Ri-ddell, j Tottenham. . `M; G.` Bernhardt, Midland. _ S. Hollergson, Orillia. . Corp. R. E. Whitney, Orillia. . ' . `Colin: Shant, Collingwood. i .eC.7R;.:Mfa{,'i>;1Zi;ng. 1 I I W. C. Newbury, Orillia. F. M. Williams, Orillia. J. F. Dale, Alliston.` ; V . Ptc. Charles W. Brown, brother-oifi Mr. James A. Brown, district man- ager of the Bell Tel. Co., has been dangerously Woundedin France. He 'enlisted with the machine gun sec- tion of the 58th. battalion. _Beforc enlisting he `was employed with the, Bell Telephone Co., here. Another brother, Barclay, has" Been missing j since the middle of October. - f SCHOOL ATTENDANCE- `I'If\'I'\ '1 vsm SAM` HUGZHES R}.`.SIGNS- H. =Ho*dgs&in , biiiat; `Iva ` `rt` r": particulars in Craighurst news. ~. - J ' _Wounded A. ._ __ considerable un- as to _the result; elections ill the daily papers of" week indicated. foated President nouncemcnt W issue. Now toe-' e U. S. elecfion to Wilson by a. the electoral col 69 and H11g;l1es tftil. Two hun-.. nfe necessary -to. IIUCIJ. I Ir! J Mmgay . V Marshall Kennedy Collins . . . Meston. . . Rodg'e1's . 'II T-...l r. uynvs . Morrison Billingsley Henry" . . Moorq . . .=MorrAiso11 . Kearns Sproule m . . 38 .Penny Bank vllJ`J1lC\lo Reg`. 1 for `Average month for month ',I"3i" OCTOBER 29 33 35 as 36 68 48 43 32 35 '36 37 45 67 Tluidc, good `size, . 2 for 250."