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BRachelor Girls challenge the Married ledies to a game of Dack Pins at King‘s Amusement Parlours on the evening of I"nd'hy, June h. With this issue of The Advance a nimmnber of subscriptions expire, notice of subseribers is again ealled to the fact that all subseriptions to the a noteworthy coâ€"operative organizaâ€" tion. HMe believes the real people of Finland will yet triumph and find free dom. He asks the people of this cenâ€" tinént to be patient and to have faith. In neither Britain, nor France, nor the United States was freedom achievâ€" ed, without some disorder. He believes 1 love of freedom and the right 0 e people of Finland. ‘""*PAY UP ! PAY UP ! AND PLAY THE GAME!*‘ The Republic‘s Representaiive points out the high standard of literacy in Finland. Nineiyâ€"eight per cent. of the population ean read and write. _A popular culture has grown up as part of the labor movement, together with ning ol the war tor this purpose by the ‘* White Guards,"" it is said. _ In any event, the White Guards secured the Aid of the Germans and 40,000 Hun troops defeated the ‘‘Red Guards of Finland,"‘ and put Finland under German tyranny. Today the ** White Guards*‘ are giving the German ofliâ€" eers lists of their political opponents, and the latter are being slaughtered wholesale. men‘t in labor, and the inherited Swedâ€" ishâ€"speaking aristocracy, with fenudal eclass privileges, continued many old forms of oppression. The revolution of 1905 seeured a form of parliament for Finland, progressive legislaâ€" tion was practically always vetoed by the Czar, under the evil bureaucratic influences surrounding him, _ There was a clause in the Constitution grant ed Finland in 1905, providing for the aindependence of the country shouald the Czar‘s Government cease. Acâ€" cordingly, Finland declared its indeâ€" pendence at the downfal of the Czar, and the new Russian Repwblie fir:t reâ€" cognized this as the correct procedure, but, later, under_ German â€" influence vetoed it and provided a new soâ€"called Government. This angered the Finnish people and last Januwary an uprising took place, beginning in a general strike. The * White Guard Governâ€" ment‘‘ fled to the north and a People‘s Republic was declared. _ The letter claims that the White Guards are ‘*composed mostly of hired thugs and strikeâ€"breakers, armed with German weapons and oflicered by Germans."‘ Thousands of young men were traioed in the German Army from the beginâ€" ning of the war for this purpose by "The letter points out that it is imâ€" possible to understand present events in Finland without considering the social and political backgrounds. _ Up to 1905 the great mass of the people of Finland were totally without poliâ€" tical rights. _ Under the old feudal system most of the produceing popwaâ€" tion were in a state of virtnal serfâ€" dom. ~Tenant farmers were compelled to yield the waalthy overlords payâ€" in general should be known here a\ this time, and The Advance has been asked in ‘this connection to give a brief review of a letter written to the ress by Santeri Nuorteva, Represen‘tâ€" tive in the United States of the Peoâ€" e‘s Republic of Finland. Tlus letter deals at much length with the position of the Finlanders in general regarding the war and the world. One of lus first striking paragraphs summarizes hiis views. ‘‘Our government,"‘ he says, ‘‘has been tcmpnmnlv defeated by the Finnish aristocracy in conjuncâ€" ‘ion with the German army. But the light is not ended.. ‘The great majorâ€" ity of the Finnish people awaits the flirst opportunity to dmive out the Gerâ€" man invaders, and the day of reckonâ€" ing will soon come.‘‘ Many people in Timmins of Finnish lrirth or deseent are anxious that the true position of the people of Finland +n gencral should be known here a; Explanation of Representative in Aâ€" merica of Finnish Republic. FNNIGH PEOPLE ABE AGAINST THE GERMARS ITIHnE PORCUPINE ADVANCE by the _ rocently organized Women‘s Auxiliary of the Miners‘ Union will be held in the Uuion Hall, Timmins, on the evening of Friday, June 28th. The event is to be a Pie Social and Dance, and the capable women in charge may be trusted to give a pleaâ€" sant evening‘s enjoyment to all atâ€" tending. *‘‘Come and enjoy a gond time‘‘ is the invitation on the and all who enjoy dancing, good music ar good t‘hmgs to eat should remember Friday evening‘s treat. ° / * and suceessfully. Thore was no rush on Saturday and all coming for regisâ€" tration were handled quickly andâ€"with out hurry or difficalty. a few neglected the duty, but they are an inconsiderable proportion. â€" On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday reâ€" Astering was done at the Town Offices There was a big crowd in line each day from 9 a.m. to closing time. On Thursday the cerowd was so large that in trying to press forward they broke the plate glass window. â€" On Saturday the work was taken up at the public school, and with a large staff of assistâ€" ants everything went very_ smoothly The work of registering for national purposes Jast week was cearried out smoothly, quietly and successfully in Timmins last week,. The deputy reâ€" gistrars and assistants handled the work effectively. The eards are not totalled yet, but it is estimated that about 3000 registered. As some in town registered at other centres, and particularly at Mattagami HMeights and other neighboring points, it is beâ€" Heved <that practically everybody reâ€" gistered as required by faw. Of course Work Carried Out Successfully and With Coâ€"operation cf Public. ABOUT 3000 REGISTERED IN TIMMIN§ LAST WFEFK Mr. Morgan was educated in the Hamilion Public Schools and ColHlegiâ€" When pressed by The Advance for particulars as to his inner life history, Mr. Morgan said:â€"*‘"In politics I am an Anglican, and in religion 1 am a Conservative."" He also confessed to being very religious in that way. â€" Ail of which sounds as if he might be Irish. Buthe was born in Ihxmltun; Ontario, Canada. Also the year of lus hbirth was 1872, so he is"Old enough to know better than to lay himself open unnecessarily to the charge of being Irish these days, but younrg enâ€" ouzh, perhaps, to live it down. (That sentence ought to liven things up in the Camp). Mr. C. B. Morgan is entitled to the honor of being ealled one of the oldâ€" timers of the North Land. He came to Cobalt in 1909, and to the Poreuâ€" pine in 1911, about three months beâ€" fore the Big Fire. He has always taken an active and intelligent interest in the progress of the distriet and is ever ready to lend a hand for the adâ€" vancement of any .and every good cause. lHe has been president of the Board of Trade, a member of the exâ€" ecutive of the Poreupine Consolidated Patriotic Clutb, active in the Canadian Club cireles, and a willing worker with the Patmotie Society. This year he is a member of the Township of Tisdale Councall and is giving earnest and capâ€" able municipal service. T‘he first Prominent in the Porcupine soO0ci2 ent to be given inized Women‘s rers‘ Union will â€"HMall, Timmins, C. B. MORGAN Councillor, Township of Tisdale, 1918. On Sunday, June 30th, the Steamer Agnes will leave for Wawaitin Falls at 10 a.m., returning at 7 p.m. There will also be a two hours‘ evening sail at 8 o"clock. ltey. Albbert Marchant, formerly of Ssouth Poreupine, hut now rector of Iroquois Falls Anglican Church, was united in marriage at Cochrane on Wednesday last to Miss Mary Alice Switzer, of Hunta, Ont. The cereâ€" mony took place in the Proâ€"Cathedral, the Right Rev. Bishop Anderson officiâ€" ating. The, bride‘s dress wasâ€" a beâ€" coming navy blue serge travelling cosâ€" tume, and she carrmed a boquet of carâ€" nations and sweet peas. Miss Irene Anderson, the bridesmaid, wore a neat eostume and also earried a boquet. Rev. Godfrey Knox, one of the groom‘s college friends, was groomsâ€" man. After the ceremony there was an informal reception at the redtory. where. over 30 guests were present. Mrs. R. C. Pitts served a dainty bouffet * luneh, and ('un"ratulatur\! speeches and good wishes were giv en b\ Biskop Anderson and others. His many friends in the Poreapine will extend sincere best wishes to Rev. Mr. 1 Marehant and his bride. | b ate Institute, with a Business College course in Hamilton as an addition. He also took a course in MeGill Uniâ€" versity, graduating in Mining Engiâ€" neering in 1899 with honors. He fought in South Afriea for the Empire and on his return to Canada took postâ€"graduate courses im Civil Fngiâ€" neetring and Analytical Chemistry. Then for two or three years he was Chemist and Chemieal Supcrintendent for the Nickelâ€"Copper Co. of Ontario at Hamilton. After the discontinuâ€" ance of the Nickelâ€"Copper Co., he took a posttion in the work of erection of the Portland Cement Works atâ€"Blue Lake, Ont., where he also was the chief Chemist. Next he went West, and followed the mimmning game in Idaâ€" ho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Artizona, Mexico, Japan, Onâ€" tario, Nova Sceotia and Cape Breton. In these places he had. a diversity of positions,â€"in some as mine superinâ€" tendent, in others as mill mpcrinteml- ent, in still others as mining engineer, | surveyor or assayer. â€" He also assisted | in the erection of mills and other minâ€" ing and metallurgical works. _ Thus \he travelled widely and saw much of men and life, and gained a varied and |unustral experience. His knowledge and experience toâ€"day are at the pubâ€" ‘lic service of the people of the Poreuâ€" épine Here he is ever ready to help in any good pu‘bhv cause from patrioâ€" tic endeavor to municipal enterprise. A sad and unusual accident occurâ€" red on Saturday last at Moneta when Mrs. Furlan Onecleto was fatally burned while working around a stove. She had a light silk dress on, and it is thought that in some way the dress took fire and before help could reach her she was so seriously burned that she died within twelve hours, passing away at the Cottage Hospital early Sunday morning. _ Among the particuâ€" larly sad features of the acceident is the fact that Mrs. Onecletoâ€"was only twenty years of age and had only been married a few months. REV. ALBERT MARCHANT MABRRIED AT COCHRANE. YOUNG WOMAN DIES FROM BURNS RECEIVED. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26th., 1918 With the end of this month, the stockbroking oflice of Homer L. Gibâ€" son Co. in Timmins will be closed. Gibson‘s office was one of the first gtockbroker‘s offices in the Camp, and it has always been a centre of interest to the people here, upâ€"toâ€"date methods and courtesy being features of its service. Recently, however, the conâ€" dition of the markets and business in general has made its continuance unâ€" profitable, and so Mr. Gibson decided to elose it down for the present. With the raturn of more normal conditions later on, however, this office will no doubt be reâ€"opened. Division Counrt will sit in Timmins toâ€"morrow (Thursday), June 2ith. The Timmins man had delightful visions for a minute, and he could not decide whether to say *‘*Whiskâ€" ey, or _ ‘‘* Rhunm,‘" *or ‘*‘Gin,‘‘â€"for particular brands need not be mentioned in ‘these drear, dry times. At last; in a soft voiee, he asked : **What have: you got?" ** Whiat "will you have?""‘ repeated the South End friend, as he produced two bottlesafrom a mysterious hiding what will you have, friend,â€" ‘"‘beef, iron and wine,‘â€"or ‘painkillâ€" HOMER L. GIBSON CO. DISCONTINUING HERE. cy, OC not be times. asked : When they reached the treasure room, the South End man had another luscious question. ** What would you like nomw ?"‘ he asked. Vould I1? O. mother!‘‘ says the Timmins man, as he hurried breathâ€" lessly and ‘beanmn«y after his South End friend. A Timmins man visiting in South End last week met a friend. *‘*Would: you like a little drink?" asks the kindly South Ender. O0, BROTHER, THE TIMES ARE SAD INDEED. _ **Everything is in fine shape for : big day here on July Ist.‘‘ said Fire ( hiet A. Borland this week. “\\ e are in splendid shape financially,"‘ he. conâ€" tinued, ‘‘"and we have the programme all planned and prepared for, and have made arrangements to handle the crowds.‘‘ Speaking ‘of the excellent support given the event from all quarâ€" ters, the Fire Chief said:â€"‘""I could not ask for anything more from the citizens in general in the way of supâ€" port and â€" encouragementâ€" for the event."â€" Then he hesitated a minute. ‘*There is one uther thing I would like to suggest,""‘ heâ€"eancluded,; ‘*and that is that the citizens wencrally do a little decorating of stores and house for the ecceasion. In these days noth- ing expensive or extravagant in this line is neeessary or desirable, but some buntingâ€"and British flags would help to give the town the right sort of holiâ€" day look. If all citizens would »do a little in this line the visitors would feel it was the right kind of welcome for theny on Dominion Dav."‘ The Advance passes on the Fire Chiet‘s suggestion, **Decorate, Decorâ€" ate, Decorate!" Te management of the Thompsonâ€" Krist has been in very© conservative hands, and under the present plans of development ore is heing developed on the yein at the 400â€"foot level at very small eost. The property was quite extensively diamond driled Jdast wintâ€" er, and while gopd values were indicatâ€" ed in the diamond drill holes, they were not as highâ€"as.â€"subseqiutent develâ€" opment work h4Â¥ proven. ‘‘*DECORATE FOR JULY FIRST,‘‘ SAYS FIRE CHIEF. wecks, A few days ago, lrowever, the deâ€" velopment had reached the Thompsonâ€" Krist line at which point the ore is sauid to have been running around $30 and $40 to the ton.,The last day or so much higher values have been obtainâ€" ed, and we understana the vein now on the Thompsonâ€"Krist shows four feet ore running around $150 a ton. Tlus would appear to be one of the rrchest veins in the Camp. Tluis property is hbeing _ developed through the underground workings of the Poreupine V. N. T. to the north, the Thompsonâ€"Krist Co. arranging to use the V.N.T. plant and shaft. They have been drifting south on the vein through the V.N.T. property for some It is understood that there have been some striking developments on the Thompsonâ€"Krist property recently. Vein Showing Four Fect Wide Runâ€" ning $150 to Ton. RIGHA ORE AT THE THOMPSONâ€"KRIST MINF Mr. Hamilton B. Wills has opened a stockâ€"brokerage office in Cobalt, with Mr. A. A. Amos in charge. Mr. Amos, who was the junior partner in the firm of Kiely, Smith Amos, has severed his connections with that firm. Mr. David Sloan is the new manager of the Davidson Mine. A larger minâ€" ing plant, to include a 12â€"drill comâ€" pressor, is heing installed, and electric power is being secured by a connectâ€" ing line from South End. This latter connection will save the Davidsom aâ€" bout $1000 perâ€"month in the fuel bill. The Lake Shore Mine at Kirkland Lake shipped two gold bricks valued at $45,000, last week, this representâ€" ing the output for the month of â€"May. Since the mill started in March of this year, the Lake Shore has produced over $100,000 in gold. A large foree of men are at work on the Newray, and results are said ‘to be very encouraging. The mill has been overhauled, and the outlook is for enâ€" ergetic and effective production under the working option held by the Melnâ€" tyreâ€"Poreupine Mines. Vn on aBe on on on arte on on wl ols To uis oln aze ate whe ole on ohe ops olte ote aBe oze o) oZe ols ols aZn oo ofe ols uon ohe oge ho ce Operations have hbeen â€" suspended|_â€" Report has it that the V.N.T. is getâ€" temporarily on the Canadian Kirkland| ting ready to close down general minâ€" at Kirkland Lake, the cause for this|ing and milling operations, while conâ€" being the wellâ€"known laibor, materials| tinuing and extending the work of and general conditions. development, ete. ’lhe lahor market and the high costs of materials, toâ€" The following is the lineâ€"up of the Timmins football team to play here .n July 1st at the Big Tournament:â€" Goal, Cousins ; right back, H, Henderâ€" son; left back, C. W. Trunble centre “alt W. Field; right half, D. I\elth léft half, J. White; forward centre A. Hoberts; inside right, R. Mullen; utside right, Grew; inside left, Geo. Dewar; outside left, C. O‘Connor; spares, E. Bridger, C. Wainwright, C. Patterson. Notes, Comments and Opmmns Of Inferest To Mining World e e ste ts ie ote c LINEâ€"UP OF FOOTBALL TEAM FOR JULY ist. o fa ols se on vie ATu sle ie vige vie yis oi s oi hi ate o run:â€"22, 20, 19, â€"1§8, 15, 14. 183. L. ~10. 8. and 35 years, respectively... ‘They do itheir bit on the farm and are helping to make it the success it unâ€" doubtedly is as a North Land farm. Mr. Chtarron has solved the farm help problem. He has a round dozen of interested and capable helpers,â€" six boxvs and six girls.. Their ages Mr. Charron was the first man to Inuld a house in Golden City in the arly days, so he is one of the genuine oldâ€"timers of the country. About seven years ago he moved here, and this will be his fifth summer on the fhirm in Mountjoy Township. â€"He has now about 35 acres all cleared, with close to 25 acres in erop. He has 2 teams of horses, 13 head of cattle, and other. farm stock, and has also a thrasher for his He is running his farm on the principle of using both hard work and good sense, and is progressing accordingly. cated what an industrious farmer can produce in this country. The oats were of fine type, wellâ€"headed, and were between three and a half and four feet high. Mr. Charron put in about 4 acres of oats and reaped a fine harvest. From 12 bushels put in seed be garnered over 108 bushels. â€" With harleéey he was equally successful, one bushel of seed increasing in harvest to 15 bushels of grain. â€" From 15 bags of seed potatoes, Mr. Charron last year harvested over 200 bags of potatoes. In addition to these, Mr. Charron had asbout 18 tons of hay on his farm las! vear. cross the river, on the new Governâ€" ment Road. Both The house and the farm buldings would do credit to any of the smaller Southern Ontario farms The other picture showed a fine field of oats bheing harvested, and it indiâ€" ®J Mr. J. D. Charron Making Excellent Pregress on Farm Across the River. ONE OF MOUNTJOY‘S oUCGESSFUL FARMERS rie on se oie on ie dn din ois in ie ie se ho ie ie ds e t a ce i 4 oo 4 p 4n Among the little rushes these diys that would be a big rush in days gone by for the present, may be mentioned the rush to Powell and Cairo Townâ€" ships in the Matatehewan area. There rl}e Dunbar claims are said to be panâ€" mng free gold freely. There is free gold in temptingy asbundanee on the Otisse property. Over a hundred men are at work in the loeality, 35 on the Otigse claitms, 20 on the Davidson, and 20 on thc,F. C. Sutherland claims. A number of spectacular samples were brougist out last week from the Shinningtree gold district. If times were normal there would be a regular rush to this gold district. But, then, if times were normal (there would be a halfâ€"aâ€"dozen different rushes to gold areas in theâ€"North Land these days. At the Gold Banner property at Shinâ€" ningtree, 44 yeins are said to be stripâ€" ped. Two shatks are down about 60 feet, and drifting is being done under unusually promising ore conditions. gether with the other handicaps under which all gold mines labor at present, mustbear the blame for any t emporary suspensions of prmlm-tlon at this or any other gold mine. . Timmins L.0.L. will hold their anâ€" nual church parade on Sunday, June 30th., to the Baptist chureh, held in the Old Empire Theatre. The first official Royal Air Mail service in Canada was inaugurated on Sunday between Montreal and Toronâ€" to, when Capt. Bryan Heck, of the Royal Air Foree, took a batch of mail on his return tup from Montreal. ~He made the trip in about five hours. The regular mail service ~takes ncarly dourble that time, and Capt. Heek was not a‘ttempting to make record time, but rather giving attention to doing the trip in a way that could be easily maintained under ordinary conditions in fu‘tlure. As for the people of the town and immediate. distriect, few will miss the event, for the general feeling is tha: it is poing to be one of the biggest Days ever held in the North Land. FIRST AEROPLANE MAIL .BERVICE FOR CANADA 81 Arrangemen‘is are now ceompleted for the Dominion Day event in Timâ€" mins under the auspices of the Temisâ€" kaming Volunteer Fire Brigade. Timâ€" mins Fire Brigade hbas prepared an unusually good programme. _ This proâ€" gramme was pwbBshed in fall in the [HE TMMINS, JULY ist. Monster Programme of Events Pleasurse and Interest for Every Minute. Single Copies 5 Cents