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THE SIGNAL - GODERICH, ONTARIO
aralialicPud I I Impressons of au Onlooker. lusttfied their doubts and their hesitation'
It would take too kxng w deal ruh it in
detail. but take. for a few inatancea,;the
erenuer Horden and
the Union Governmeit.
Signs have been increasing lately that
there is trouble ahead for Premier Borden
and has colleagues. and it will not Ile sur
prising. indeed, if before Parliarmen
meets attain some changes are made in
the Cabinet, in the hope of strengthening
the aambination and warding off attacks
And yet could any thoughtful observer
reviewing the Premier's previous record,
and the circumstances under which the
present so-called Union Government wa
formed, have expected that everythin
would run smoothly and result satisfac
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THURSDAY. AUG Si 1918
EDITORIAL 1401 ES.
Are we downhearted ? NO.
We rather fancy General Foch as a
map -maker.
The Canada Food Board is removing
the restrictions upon the consumption of
pork. But what's the difference. with
poi k prices soaring in the empyrean
Britain has made loans to her allies
totalling £1.610.500,000 (pounds not
dollars). Not so had for a little country
that. at -cording to some people, was ruin-
ing itself by free trade.
The Canadian Railway War Board after
investigation declares that manufacturers
have increased their profits out of all
proportion to the increase in their cost of
production. Some people have had sus
picion of this for a long time.
The fifth innings of the war finds
Foch's team at bat and hitting strong.
while the Crown Prince's pitchers have
lost control and are receiving poor sup-
port in the held. It is not likely the
C. P.'s will finish nine innings.
It is estimated by experts that the coal
resources of the United States and Canada
amount to' _.6:16000.000,000 tons. Must
be something wrong about the figures.
Right here is Goderich there are more
than nine coalbins with 0 in them.
The Great War Veterans tri convention
at Toronto decided that at meetings of
the Association the singing of the Na-
tional Anthem should be preceded by "O
Canada." Now watch The Toronto Tele-
gram take a fit --not to mention The
Orillia Packet.
Talk of Imperial preference is being re-
vived Canadians cannot object if Great
Britain gives their products preferential
treatment. but when. in return, Bntain
asks for lower Canadian duties on British
manufactures what will the protectli
interests of Canada say
The Collingwoud Bulletin is receiving
felicitations upon having entered upon its
forty-ninth year of publication. The
Signal -in its seventy-first year- has
had so many anniversaries that it lets
them slip by unheeded. but to a young
chap in his forties a birthday is still a
birthday. We sish The Bulletin -many
happy returns."
Dr. Henri Sebald. formerly a member
of the Laurier Government. who had been
a prisoner in the hands of the Germans
since the early days of the war, 'anded at
New York on Saturday, and left at once
for his old home at Beauce, Quebec.
where he had a great reception. Efforts
are being made to induce him to enter
the Unionist Goventment, but so far he
has not accepted the overtures made to
him.
The Simcoe Reformer has a mysterious
reference to "the cotton lords of Man-
chester and their organ. which is The
Guardian, having brought poor old Eng-
land within an eyelash of utter damna-
tion." The Reformer should lift the lid a
little further; it seems to have something
big under cover which the world ought to
know about. Or is the editor only exer-
cising his inalienable right of talking
through his hat?
In a letter to The Globe Mr. Hartley
Dewart points out that, according to an
Act passed by the Legislature fourteen
years ago and never repealed. a writ for a
bye -election must be issued within three
months after a seat becomes vacant. This
applies to North Hui on and also to North
Oxford, where the vacancies have con-
tinued much over the three months. and
Mr. Dewart asks if the Hearst Govern-
ment considers itself above the law.
A committee of the Great War Veter-
ans Association. having investigated the
grievances laid against the Y. M. C. A.
by returned soldiers, brings in a report
which may be summed up in the state-
ment that. "while certain individual
criticisms have been justified. the work
done by the Y. M. ,C . A. is beneficial
to the soldier." 'rhe committee points
out that the value of the Y. M. C. A.
would be realized if it ceased to perform
its work among the soldiers.
That the submarine menace was very
serious a year ago was admitted by Sir
Eric Geddes, head of the British Admir-
alty, in addressing the Houle of Com-
mons last week. Ships were being sunk
at a rate which soon would have made
it an impossibility to continue the war.
During the year a gradual improvement
has been effected by greater success in
combatting the submarines and by an in-
creased output of new shipping. so that
now the dangerpoint seems to be
past. The Allied world was very far from
realizing the peril which confronted it a
year ago.
A crowd of returned soldiers rut eons
at Toronto last Friday night and wrecked
a number of restaurants, doing damage
estimated at nearly, The cause
•f the trouble. it is was that a re-
issued soldier had been ejected from a
Greek restaurant. which was the first to
of events for the last six months amply
slipsbd and unsatisfactory way in which
very important matters involving very
large expenditures were rushed through
Parliament. the confusing and contra-
dictory orders and statements issued by
.11 Government officials, the trrucrastination
t and shillyshallying in dealing with labor
arvj bther troubles. the bad feeling stirred
up throughout the country. and
lastly the scandal of the Premier and
five or six -of his ✓colleagues being absent
for weeks, some of them for months in-
' deed. neglecting their official duties at
Ottawa and suing sights and attending
banquets in Britain.
Meantime dissatisfaction sxet1s ani
g is Idling freely expresard even by such
good loyalists las The Toronto Telegram
and World and Mayor Church. Of course
there are a few devoted admirers of Pre-
mier Borden who would have us believe
- that his continued presence in Britain is
well nigh indispensable to the safety of
- the Empire and the success of The Allied
- cause. Indeed. if we are to believe the
Toronto News and such ardent Imperial-
ists as Sir John Willison and
Col. J. B. McLean, he and Premier
Hughes of Australia are the Aaron and
Nur who are holding up the hands of the
British Moses, Lloyd George, who is
struggling not only against the Amale-
kite Huns abroad. but against the inef-
ficiency and disloyalty of his own col-
leagues.
Most sensible Canadians. however. will
require more reliable testimony to induce
them to acc.pt such an expianatipn of
the Premier's continued absence froth his
proper post of duty.
ONLOOKER.
torily'
Premier Borden, to give him his dues,
is a gentleman of expellant character. con
siderable ability, high ideals. and the
best of intentions. and well fitted in ap
pearance, manner, and speech to repre
sent the Domtnion with credit on any
public occasion. Unfortunately, however,
these virtues are more than counter
balanced by serious defects.
He has made it painfully evident on
many occasions that he lacks the courage.
decision and firmness necessary for a
strong and successful leader. At times. too.
he has shown a pettiness and selfishness
unworthy of him, and an overweening
sense of his importance to his party and to
the country. which has made him tall an
easier victim to flattery.
Not only has he never given any
special evidence of cdnatructive ability
as a statesman, but from the time he be-
came Premier in 1911 he proved himself
to be deficient alike in backbone and in
directing and controlling power. As a
consequence time and again. no doubt of-
ten against his better impulses and iudg•
ment, he yielded to the pressure of the
stronger wills of unprincipled advisers as
in the case of the Nationalist leaders and
Mr. Rogers. When he had formed hisCabi-
net, instead of controlling it. he followed
the easter plan of practically allowing each
member to manage his own department
pretty much as he liked. If trouble arose
and something had to be done to meet it.
he appointed a commission. not so much
apparently to remedy the grievance as to
gain time and to smooth the matter over
as quietly as possible. and incidentally to
dispense Government favors to influential
supporters. Witness the dozens of white-
washing and useless commissions ap-
pointed during the last six or seven years.
and the scandalous waste of public funds
in paying their expenses!
The only cases in which he showed. any
special firmness were those in which his
own dignity or his position as Premier
was involved. The Allison and other
military scandals did not seem to worry
him particularly. but when Sir Sam
Hughes signally failed to show him the
respect due to his position be promptly
`and very properly, asked him to resign.
Last session he was firm (stubborn rather.
like a spoiled child) in insisting that he
must have his own way in dealing with
the question of British titles for Cana-
dians. but when the next list of such
honors was published the personal reason
for his determination was evident. He
was firm. too, in insisting that th. Con-
scription Act and the infamous War Elec-
tion Act must ',.be forced through Parlia-
mens before M selected Liberal inetnbsra
fur bis prOposed coal i tin because he
knew that without these two acts and
Liberal colleagues be could not possibl y
win the election, and he wanted to hav e
the tongues and hands of these colleagues
tied in advance. so that if they -did not
defend him they could not well assail
him.
Had he been the unselfish patriot that
some of his admirers would have us be- 1
lieve, his first step when hr had returned •
to Canada from Britain in the spring of
1917, a convert to the necessity as well as
the wisdom of conscription, would have
been to have an interview with Sir Wil
frid Laurier, to tell him what he had
learned in Britain, and to appeal to him to
join with him on an equal tooting in a real •
coalition government under a new premier
-an outsider of recognized character,
y'
abilitanexperience-in carrying out
coned iption and a more vt;orouw and effici-
ent war policy. i do not know that sir Wil-
frid would have a cepted such an offer.
but at least it was due to his
character. position. and past services to
his country that it should have been made
to him. and it would have redounded
greatly to Sir Robert Borden's credit,
whatever had been the outcoms Instead
of such a course Sir Robert assumed
throughout the negotiations that he was
to remain Premier, and was practically to
dictate the policy to be pursued, though
he was graciously willing to make certain'
concessions in regard to Government
patronage and civil service reform, etc., in
order to secure desirable Liberal members
for his Cabinet. Under these circumstances
when the Government finally faced the
electors it is not strange that many good '
Literals found themselves in a dilemma.
They had been forced to the conclusion
that. whether conscription in itself was a
good thing or not. it had, in consequence
of the inefficiency and mismanagement
of the Government. became necessary.
They telt. too, that the honor and good
faith of the Dominion were at stake. that
it was of the utmost importance that
there should be no doubt that Canada
was prepared and resolved to do her full
duty in carrying on the war to a trium-
phant conclusion. and they knew that a
victory for Sir Wilfrid in the electoral con-
test would to widely misunderstoxxd and
grossly misrepresented. At the sant
time how could they bring themselves
to seem to endorse the Premier's past re-
cord by voting for a Government of
which he was still the head. and how ,
could they expect that if he were given a
fresh lease of power there would be any
marked improvement in the management
of public affairs with his lack of leader-
ship and control and the temporary union
of such discordant elements, except in
so far as the new members of the Cabinet
were men of greater ability and More
principle? And has not the public record
be raided. The next evening there was a
series of street fights between the police
and the voters, the damage being mainly
in broken heads. Such occurrences are
very unfortunate. as they tend to discred-
it the returned soldiers as Scions, although
doubtless many of them, perhaps the
great majority. are thoroughly opposed
to such lawlessness, and resent the action
of the noters as much se anybody. The
Great War Veterans Association, which
was in ereston at Toronto last week,
passed a resolution condemning the riots.
IN THE COUNTY COURT.
Judgments Delivered in Several Caen by
Judge Dickson.
His Honor Judge Dickson has given
judgment in a number of County Court
cafes. as follows:
Aldridge v. Merner.-Thr plaintiff,
Joseph H. Aldridge. of Thedford. in 1917
purcnased from the defendant. Edward
F. Merner, of Hayfield. a fishing tug with
nets and other material for the price of
12,500, and his claim was that defendant
had not delivered certain of the articles
covered by the agreement and had also
incurred a debt toe repairs to the engine
which plaintiff had to pay. Plaintiff sued
for 1404.50 and interest. The defendant
entered a countrrciaim of 1472.58 and
interest for certain material which he
alleged the plaintiff had agreed to pay
for. Judgment was that the defendant
pay the plaintiff $29 and costs and that
on the counterclaim the plaintiff pay de-
fendant $594.90 and costs. •
Rennie v. Standard MacKintosh Co.,
Limited. -The plaintiff. Milne R. Rennie,
merchant, of Hensall, purchased from
the defendant company. manuuacturers at
London. Ont., a consignment of raincoats,
with the alleged stipulation that any re-
maining unsold could be returned to the
manufacturers. Raincoats to the value of
1215 were returned, but the manufactur-
ers refused to refund the value of same.
Judgment was for plaintiff for $215, and
costs.
Naegele v. Logan. -This action was to
recover the sum of 1217.47 paid by the
plaintiff, F. J. Naegele, fax the defendant,
2Logan, both having been partners
e muting business at Brussels. The
nt Maimed was one-half of the wages
of Clarence Naegele. son of the plaintiff.
alleged to have been paid by the plaintiff
for services rendered to the firm. Judg-
ment was fax plaintiff for the amount
claimed, with costs.
Brown v. Wotsh.-The plaintiff, Harry
Brown. of Winggham, and the defendant,
Max %Vol h. of Blyth are both junk deal-
ers. The plaintiff claimed that he had
set the defendant up in business on the
agreement that the latter would sell to
the pia ntiff all the junk he collected fax
one year. The agreement, according to
the plaintiff's claim. the defendant had
not carried out. Thr defendant claimed
that the plaintiff would not pay him a tau
price for the goods which he was prepared
to sell to him. Judgment was for plaintiff
fax 89.83 and Dtvis, >n Court coats.
THIS POSTMASTER
FOUND THEM GOOu.
Dada's' Kidney Pills Cu ed His Chronic
Sore Back.
Tarbot Vale. Victoria Co., N. S.. Aug.
5 (Special.) -Those who have not used
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and who would like
to enquire as to their value as a kidney
remedy, can get valuab a information
from H. J. Morrison, the postmaster
here.
"i had been suffering from sore back
for over thirty-five years, but after taking
the first box of Dodd's Kidney Pills I
have never had a moment's pain in my
hack. Dodd's kidney Pills are an in-
valuable remedy for sore hack, especially
if the kidneys are affect»d."
It is -because his kidneys were affected
that the postmaster got such prompt and
permanent relief by using Dodd's Kidney
Pills. They are a kidney remedy. Act-
ing directly on the kidneys, they put
those important organs in condition to do
their tull work of straining all the impuri-
ties, all the seeds of disease out of the
blood.
RED CROSS NOTES.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Red (roes Society was held in the jury
room of the court house on July 22nd.
The most important business was the
discussion of the wool situation. Mr.
Hodgen• read a letter fnain the "Bonner-.
worth" wool manufacturers, telling of the
difficulty in supplyingwool fax socks.
A shipment is on orer, but cannot be
secured. Mr. Hodgen will continue to
do his best to obtain a supply for the
Goderich branch. It was moved by Mrs.
McKim. seconded by Mr. Field. that Mr.
Porter and Mr. Robertson act as a com-
mittee to find out more about money
being sent to the Prisoners of War So-
ciety. The financial report was as follows:
Sewing committee --expenditure. 1151.49.
Balance from last report. 1153.04.
Receipts --county grant, $331.30; Christ
church. Port Albert, 152; Victoria street
Testament League, 110; Mrs. Horton
(garage rent i, 64; Miss Sarah Morri.on,
81; ward collections, 1702.70 (St. Georges
152.51. St. Patrick's $ti4 $5 St. And-
rew's 165.49, St. Davide 829.85). making
total receiptsM)01. Expenditures, $151 49.
Balance available for next month.
1902.15. Expenditures to the following
amounts wen then authorised: Sewing
committee, 8230; yarn conmittee, $300.
A vola of thanks was passed to the
donators of the r' --•.ti menti mom anantnta
The meeting titin adtourned.
HUNS EVACUATE LINES.
Unexpected Withdrawal In Region
of Albert.
LONDON, Aug. 6. -Advanced lines
on a sector nearly halt a wile Ions
north of la Basses Canal have been
evacuated by they Germans and the
British have pushed forward and oc-
cupied this ground.
Following the withdrawal of the
Germans In the region of Albert, all
the bridges across the Ancre river
In the region covered by the retire-
ment have been destroyed. The Ger-
mans are still holding the river cross -
lag in the village of Albert, South
of, the town the line now rugs from
Dernancourt to Meaulte, about two
miles to the northeast and thence to'
Albert. This new line is under heavy
artillery ere from the enemy guns.
Further south, along the Avre riv-
er, where the Germans retired from
their positions on the west bank on
Saturday, all the bridges scrota the
river have been destroyed and the
roads leading to them have been
dynamited.
French troops have reached the
railroad line between Montdidier and
Amiens over otrtually Its entire
length. They occupy all the hills
dominating the valley of the,Avre.
The towns of Morisel and Moreuil,
on opposite sides of the Avre about
ten miles north of Montdidler, are
still In the hands of the Germans.
During the retiretwent of the enemy
from the hills on the west bank of
the Avre a few prisoners were cap-
tured by the French.
It 14 reported that there is fighting
in Hargicourt, on the left bank of the
river. where the Germans hold the
railroad station. The enemy is still
In Morlsel.
The German withdrawal on the
Aver extended to Fontaine-soua-
Montdldler and Meenll9t. Georges,
which 1s two miles straight west ut
Montdidler itself. The enemy 11
abandoning the whole western bank
of the river. South of Aubvlllers and
along the line of heitthte captured In
the French attack of July 23, and the
French line has been advanced 600
yards east of Griveanea, including
Hill 116, overlooking Grivesnee, and
the same distance east .ot La Capelle
and St. Aignan, to thelh. Thence
It runs along the 1ft� `d eights 37.
60 and 38, northeast of Meanll-St.
Georges.
The Germans are now engaged In
three retirements, one involuntary
and two voluntary. Aa usual they are
retreating slowly and in good order,
withdrawing In alternate sections
flanked by centres of resistance,
which always are able to pour a
cross -ere on troops advancing over
hastily.
HOSPITAL SnIP SUNK. .
•
Number of Wounded Men Murdered
by Germans.
LONDON. Aug. 6. - The British
ambulance transport Warilda, en
route from France for a British port
with wounded men, was torpedoed
and sunk oil Aug. 3, and l!!3 of the
760 en board perished.
The ship was tearing home from
Prance whoa else waa struck is the
after part of the engin•-room. Three
members of the staff were killed here
and the dynamos were destroyed,
plunging the vessel tato darkness.
Just over the dynamo was the
wardroom, containing more than 100
patleats, Most of these were killed
outright by the explosion. The oth-
ers, injured by the explosion, were
trapped and perished, except for a
few who. jumped overboard and were
picked up.
After being torpedoed the ship re-
mained afloat for two hours and a
quarter. Immediately after the ex-
plosion eve boats were !attached, but
before they could be cleared they
were smashed and many of their oc-
cupants were drowned.
Destroyers rushed to the spot
where the •ubmartne was seen to
submerge and dropped depth charges.
More than 650 survivors have been
landed at a British pert.
The Admiralty last evening Issued
she following cosamualeation con-
cerning the torpedoing and sinking
of the steamer Warilda:
"The homeward -bound ambulance
transport Warilda was torpedoed and
sunk on Aug. 3."
The Warilda was built at Glasgow
in 1912. She was 411 feet long, had
a beam of 60 feet and • depth of 34
feet. Her registered tonnage eras
7.713. She was owned by the Ade-
laide Steamship Co., of Poet Ade-
laide,
do-lalde, Australia.
Plot Against Lorene.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6. - A plot
against Nlkolat Lenlae, the Boleshe-
vik Premier of Russia. and Leon
Trotsky. the Minister of War and
Marine, has been discovered, accord-
ing to a Moscow telegram printed by
the Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin, on
Sunday. Both of these officials have
therefore doubled their precaution-
ary measures.
Lenine, 1t Is stated, appears in pub-
lic only with a strong guard. He
visited Dr. Karl Helfferlcb, the Ger-
man Ambassador at Moscow, on Fri-
day. passing through streetss which
had beep closed to the public by a
cordon of troops.
May Declare War.
LONDON, Aug. 6r -The semiom-
elal Russian newspapers Uravda and
leveed* declare that the Provisional
Government of Siberia intends for-
mally to declare war on the Soviet
Government within a few days, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph,
despatch from Copenhagen. The
Omsk (Siberia) Government, it Is
added. has informed all neutral and
Allied powers of a establishment
of an independent Siberian Govern-
ment.
twat Meaaage ni Rs-4Isar.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 6. - What
seem to have been the last words of
Nicholaa Rontanoff, former Rif Mtn■
gni peror, were:
"Spare my wite and my Innocent.
4nnbsp y lhildree. May of brood pra-
earra j'Wg."
et ria "9'rt M
the Menet just lisfOre he I
Was ghot by the •ring squad.
W. Acheson & Son
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42 to 46 finches wide, all pure wool Tress or Suiting
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Coating Serges -
54 -inch all -wool French Coating or Suit-
ing Serges; still a large choice, at per yard
$2.00 and $2.50
Silk Poplins
36 inches wide, beautiful quality and in
every color; without doubt our best value and
handsomest goods, a; per yard ...
$1.25 and $1.50
Wash Skirts
Dozens of pretty Wash Skirts for misses
and ladies, colored or white piques, etc., at...
$1.50, $2.00 and $2.50
Silk Hose
Adanac Silk Hose are recommended for
service and wear; all silk with lisle tops, 3 -ply
heels and toes; browns, black, white and grey;
at per pair $1.00
s
Corsets
A la Grace Corsets are moderate in
price. The new correct athletic corset for
easy movement, all sizes, at per pair.....$I.50
Gossard Corsets
They lace is Groat We sell every pair of
Gossard Corsets with the highest guarantee
for satisfaction. The corset will retain its
original shape till worn out. Priced
$3.00, $4.00. $5.00, $6.50 and up
Dress Voiles
40 to 44inches wide, fancy Voiles for
waists or dresses. They are crisp new and in
all colors, dark and midground with neat pat-
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CANADA.
PROCLAMATION
GEORGE the FIFTH, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the
Seas, KING, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.
To all to whom these presents shall come or whom the same may in any
wise concern, GREETING :
A Proclamation of conditional amnesty respecting men belonging to
Class 1 under the Military Service Act, 1917, who have disobeyed our
Proclamation of 13th October, 1917, or their orders to report for duty,
or are deserters or absent without leave from the Canadian Expedi-
tionary Force.
E. L. NEWCOMBE, 1 WHEREAS consider-
eieyecr Mini nand` .wa.+, r able numbers. of men
belonging to Class I under our Military Ser-
vice Act, 1917, called out on active service in
our Canadian Expeditionary Force for the
defence of Canada under Our Proclamation
of 13th October, 1917, although they have thus
become by law soldiers enlisted in the Military
Service of Canada.
Have failed to report for duty as lawfully
required of them under the said Military Ser-
vice Act and the regulations thereunder, in-
cluding the Order in Council duly passed on
April 20 last.
Or have deserted.
Or absented themselves without leave
from our Canadian Expeditionary Force,
• And it is represented that the very serious
and unfortunate situation in which these men
find themselves is due in many cases to the
fact that, notwithstanding the information and
warning contained in Our Proclamation afore-
said, they have misunderstood their duty or
obligation, or have been misled by the advice
of ill-disposed, disloyal or seditious persons.
AND WHEREAS we desire, if possible, to
avoid the infliction of the heavy penalties which
the law imposes for the offences of which these
soldiers have thus been guilty, and to afford
them an opportunity within a limited time to
report and make their services available in Our
Canadian Expeditionary Force as is by law
their bounden duty, and as is necessary for the
defence of Our Dominion of Canada.
NOW KNOW YE that we in the exercise
of Our powers, and of Our good will and,
pleasure in that behalf, do hereby proclaim mind
declare and cause to be published and made
known THAT THE PENALTiF,S OP THE
LAW WILL NOT BE IMPOSED OR
EXACTED as against the men who; belong
to Class 1 under Our Military Servtoe, /fs t,
1917, and who have disobeyed Our Prt1Cl a
ation aforesaid ; or who have received notice
from any of Our registrars or deputy regiatasce ,
to report for duty on a day now poll and have
failed so to report ; or who, haylgg repo
and obtained leave of absence, have failed to
report at the expiry of their leave, or (?grit,
`lecome .tesertenl from 0.i• Expedttinnary
Fcrce, PROVIDED THEY REPORTeOR
DUTY ON 01 asFOMtE THE TWENTY
^C" -ST DAV 07 ALIO:;:;„ 1911
AND WE DO HEREBY STRICTLY
WARN AND SOLEMNLY IMPRESS
UPON ALL SUCH MEN, and as well thecae
who employ, harbour, conceal or assist them
in their disobedience, that, if they persist in
their failure to report, absence or desertion
until the expiry of the last mentioned day,
they will be pursued and punished with all the
rigour and severity of the law, SUBJECT TO
THE JUDGMENT OF OUR COURTS
MARTIAL WHICH WILL BE CON-
VENED TO TRY SUCH CASES or other
competent tribunals: and also that those who
employ, harbour, conceal or anist such men
will be held strictly accountable as offenders
and subject to the pains, penalties and forfei-
tures in that behalf by law provided for their
said offence. •
Provided however that nothing contained
in this Our Proclamation is intended to release
the men aforesaid from their obligation to
report for duty as soon as possible or to grant
them immunity from arrest or detention in the
meantime for the purpose of compelling them
to perform their military duty; Our intention
being merely to forego or remit the penalties
heretofore incurred for failure to report,
absence without leave or desertion incurred by
those men of the description aforesaid who
shall be in the proper discharge of their military
duties on or before the said twenty-fourth day
of August, 1918.
Of all of which Our loving subjects and all
others whom these presents may concern are
hereby requiried to take„ notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. We have caused these
Our Letters to be [Wade Patent; and the Great Sal
of Canada to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Our
Right Trusty and Right Entirety r4eloved Conic
and Ce*Uiselhx. Victor Christian William. Dube of
Devonshire, Morgue*, of Hartington, Karl of
Devonshiyrte�. Ears of Burlington, Beta Cavendish
of Hare}wlete. Barth Cavent111t' eI Iite+iMFq.
Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter
One of Off Woes Honourable Privy Council ;
Knight Grand Cross of Our Most D1stinguhthed
Order of Saint hiktrgei and statist dee rte Knight
Grafi if Cm Of Otto Reyd.Vidnrian Ovdd Gov
ernor beneral end Commander in -Chief of Our
Doepinipstof Canada.
At Our Goweesewea! Hamm, M Our City of OTTAWA.
this FIRST dyi( AUGUST in the yew at Oa
Lord etit11itoale nbee blierise fad stoma s, dud
in the ninth sed of Our Reitn
By Cesna,snd,
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