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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-09-20, Page 2LESSON XIII. Sept. 23, 1917.
Daniel an the Ltons' Dein-Daniel 6;
1-28.
COMMENTARY. --1. A cruel plot tan
1-91. To hold a high and hienoretble
position is to be exposed to the shat
ot envy and calumny. David found
htmselt beset by those who won't' be
glad to destroy him, The place of
/aeries in this history is not cleaely
understood, but it is supposed that lie
was a ruler under Cyrus. Daniel's
ability and integritY won tor 4ini a k.g)*
eaten, a trust and Immix'. He was
Made the chief a the three presidents
who were in charge ot the wee hand. -
red and tWentY Prince% or eatraps, ot
.as many provinces. Not only thla,
but the king had it ire mind to place
him over the entire realm, that he
himself might be the further relieved
of the duties of government. This
Preference shown to Daniel aroused
tho enVy of the other etficea's of to
king to such an extent that they de-
termined to have him removed, They
confessed his excellence in their inabil-
ity to accuse.him of remissness in his
personal or official acts. It is verY
probable that he was valuable to the
king becaese of Ins careful oversight
of the royal revenues, thus preventing
and other officers from enriching them
selves at the king's expense. There
Was but one ground upon which they
could bring an accusation against
Daniel, and that was concerning his
religion, This was comeilimentary to
him.
U. Daniel cast to Dee Bons (vs. 10-
17, 10. Daniel knew that the writ-
ing was signed -He knew what the
)dng's decree was and that according
to the custom of the nation it could not
be changed. Ho knew that death was
the penalty fore violating the decree.
Windows -We must bear in mind that
windows, such as we have, were then
unknown. Those of that time were
ply openings in the walls, either with
permanent bars as a protection, or
with lattice -work doors that could be
opened or closed. Chamber -This
was an apartment built upon the flat
roof of the Oriental house, usually ' at
one corner. Being thus.' el.:tented,
there wouldbe free circulation of air
through the winddws. Toward Jerus-
alem -Solomon in his prayer at the
dedication of the temple had asked the
Lord to hear the prayers of his people
when in captivity or in strange lands,
if they should pray with their faces to-
wards Jerusalem. The Jew was ac-
eustomed to pray with his face toward
the temple. Kneeled -An attitude in-
dicating humility and earnestness.
Three times a day -At nine, twelve
and three o'clock.
The first and last were the hours
of the daily sacrificee. Gave thanks -
There were faith, courage and sub-
mission in Daniel's heart as a basis
for thankfulnccs under such circum-
stances. As ho' did aforetime- He
made no display of his piety, He did
exactly as he had done coustantiy. To
have ceased to pray or to have hidden
lihnself in prayer would show disloy-
alty to God. 11. These men Resembled
--They flocked together tumultuously,
as the word signifies. They knew
Daniel's hours .of prayer, and eagerlY
came together to discover him in the
act forbidden by the king's decree.
32. Spake before the king -Daniel's
enemies wlehed to secure the king's
confirmation of the decree before
they brought their charge against his
highly respeeted officer. According to
the law., .. which altereth not -The
theory was that the king -could Melte
no mistake, and hence ins decrees
could not consistently 'be changed. 13.
Regardeth not thee....nor the decree
-For thirty days, according to the
decree,the king, mho waa looked up-
on as a god, was to be the only one
of whom any petition should he made.
Daniel in making "Ins petition • three
tiraes a day" was disregarding both
the king and his decree, He acknow-
ledged a higher law than that of man.
He eerved the true God, and hence to
refrain from praying to Him, se the
decree provided, would be ne violate
hs conscience. 14. Sore despleaeed
with himself -He diecovertal too tate
the trap that was set for him. He
had foollsbly allowed hia vanity to as-
sert itself in his cementing to be
the only object of worship for e
Month. Set his heart on Daniel to de-
liver him -However much Darius may
have desired to eave Daniel from be-
ing thrown te the lions, be saw no
way to do it without altering his de-
cree. He might have anterted himself
and cot himeelf right when he saw the
unwise and wicked step he had taken;
or he might have adopted a Tian simi-
lar to that formed by Ahasuerus under
conditions somewhat like thee (Esth-
er 8. 11). 15. Know, 0 king -There
was a strong determination that the
king should not tail to carry out the
edict. 16. The king commanded -A
strong exhibition of the authority of
a king and a god. While King Dariue
was betng worshiped as a god he wee •
at the mercy of conscienceleee sub-
Jecte, and compelled to do their bid-
ding. Clest him into the den of lions
-4t is probable that the lions were
kept for the purpose of executing
eriminals.
ITT. A great dellverantie (ve. 18-20).
18. Fasting -Darius; had no deeire for
food. for his grlef was great, Musick
-tinder these conditions none of his
suatoniary pleasures appealed to him.
Ile spent a sleepless night. 19. Went
in haste -The king had some hope
that his beloved Daniel was still
alive, 20. With a lamentable voice
Melte showed his distress of mind in
e the tone of hie voice. Ile hoped Daniel
would hear him, but feared he would
not. Servant of the living God- The
heathen king recognized the God
of Daniel. Is thy God -able -In v. 16.
E s the king's statement that Darnel's
God would deliver him from the lions.
but here he tapresees a doebt as to
the outesme. Z. 0 icing, live for ever
-The 40MM Salutation in addree-
sing a. king. Daniel might have spok-
en in reproof to the king, but did not.
Die sole thouglit Was that God's glory
had Ism eet forth Ili his deliverance.
22, Sent itie a:eget-Dade had cent-
eany in the den of Ilene. There was
no mete nor eminence In the palace.
but celestite' Joy in the intereourse
beta eerl Daniel sed the angel in the
dela-Taylor. 28. Exceeding glad -130 -
Cause ,the purpose Of the deerce had
been thwarted.
Questiolue-What king followed Me
buchadnezzar n tibylon? Of what
nation. wee Darters king? What offiee
did Daniel hold? Who plotted against
Deniers- lifet What florae did thee
neesetede the king to make? What was
etietom as to, prayer? MY
did he pray With his windows deen
towerd jerusalete? Wliat effeet did
Daniel* eentenee and Intnisbnieni hand
neon the king? What falth did the
king have? Dencribe Dontein deliver -
'nee. "What new &erect did ine 'dna
PRACTICAL SIIIVEY.
l'opie.-Dardente loyalty to Gee,
1. An canaelon for MurderOtet Clive.
66.
II.A model for study and huitatien.
I. An oceasien for murderoae envy.
Darius found in Daniel the beet and
Moot competent man in Babylon, to
serve him aohk3 pritne minteter. The
favor ehown to him, a foreigner and
a atm, soon excited an envioue spirit
among the other courtiers. The mors
convinced those men were of Danielle
unItupeachablenees, the more desper.
ate they became in their determina-
tion to eleotroy bini. There was an
underhanded, jealone and envious hos.
tility that could not bear to deo vir-
tue rewarded. Daniens conduct bore
the scrutiny ot ins enemies, In his in-
tegrity, sincerity, simplicity and faith
he awned them all. They sought in
vain for any fault at hie character or
administration. To get rid of Wee re-
quired ant. Hie eneadee know him
well enough to -be assured that on no
eonsideraton would he forsake or neg-
lect his religion, They planued to
frame a taw that his conscience would
not pernlit him tO obey. They were
convinced that Daniel so valued hie
omens and devotion°, that he would
endure any loos or plinasitment ra-
ther than discontinue them, even for
a time. They calculated on leis obecla
enee to God, They could make itie fre-
quent prayers to God a sure basis of
calculation in farming their scheme
Lor his overthrow. They entirely con-
cealed from the king their designs
tegainet Daniel. They gave him no
time to deliberate, no opportunity of
consulting with Dente]. Tbeire was a
scheme of cold-blooded murder to
destroy the greateet, best and purest
man in the kingdom, to put out of
the world the king's most faithful
friend.
11. A model for atudy and Imitation.
Faithful as Daniel was to the king and
attentive as he was to his interests,
there was a point at which obedience
stopped, He would .not even seem to
be obedient to a wicked law which
robbed the God of -heaven of the wor-
ship due to him, He acted the part
of a loyal subject of the Most High.
He set at naught the imperious man-
date and punctually performed his
accustomed devotions with fearless-
ness. He could risk the peril of the
lion's den, but he could not forego
conversing with Ged, That was the
secret of his strength, his habit of
daily earnest prayer. IIe furnishes an
example of well -principled and
regulated devotion. The wise and di-
plomatic statesman, tho far-sighted
Daniel calmly continued his religious
habit t precisely as "aforetime." There
was no. balancing of consequences, no
thoughten compromise, Daniel's deep-
est purnose was that of loyalty to God,
expressed in separation from the cor-
rupting influences of his position. His
public life was upright and beautiful
because his inner life wee devout and
prayerful. His princely spirits shone
In his 'captivity. He was not hardened
by his captivity nor exalted 1»- his
tumor. From early youth, through
manifold perils, Daniel had trusted in
his God: His religion was a part of
his life. The secret (et his faithfulness
was that piety through which his foes
sought to assail and take his life. Dan-
iel did not go out of his way to show
his determination to honor his Clod be-
fore his King. Ile served his God
without ostentation or coacealments
While he did not omit anything from
fear of danger, he added nothing by
way of insult to his persecutors; nor
defiance toward his sovereign. He
honored God at a time when the world -
power was denying and deriding him.
A life of devotion was not to be.aban-
doned by any proclamation from men.
He appears from first to last to have
kept innocent and to have done what
was rigbt before God, Piety wrought
in Daniel an integrity of life and char-
acter on which the most envious ton-
gues could lay no hold. He was a
man of purpose, perception, prayei and
power. He prayed with a sense of per-
sonal limitation, with a profound -con-
viction of divine sufficiency.,He never
distrusted his Lord's purposes, plans or
power. His thanksgivings were not in-
terrupted by any et the calamities he
met. Though he was persecuted for
righteousness' sake, he was delivered
from the handa of his persecutorsmid
upheld hi his tribulation. His deliver-
ance was as complete and glorious as
his obedience and faitb. His integrity
and uprightness gave him supremacy.
T. R. A.
• 4.
PLOTTED DEATH
OF LEADING MEN
-----
Tremblay Confession in
Dynamiting Case,
Detective Said to Have Been
Involved.
Montreal Report, -The dynamitere
charged with attempting the murder
of Lout Aiiceistaii proposed to extenel
theie ectivities ie Toronto, accorlIng
to a confetenon el' one of the aceuseil,
Joseph Tremblay. which was read in
he Enquete Court hater° Judge Saint
Cys to -day. The Ann implicated in
the plot hed, according to Tremblesee
confession, Mimed in kill Sir Robert
Borden, Sir Jogeph Flavelle,- Sir Wit -
Ilam Mackenzie, Sir Donald Maan,
General Wileoe, of Montreal; Hoe. Al.
bert Seviguy ane lion. la E. Blenilin.
Tremblay's confession describes in de.
tali the attempt to blow up Lord
Atholstan's residence, and Tremblay
plaeed the dynarnite. HeAlt:obeyed
liandneld's instructions, placing it
three feet from the corner of the
house. If it had been placed as the
others had desired the entire building
would have been .destroyed.
The confession reveals that one of
the Men present when the dynamite
plot was hatched, was a detective
named, Desjardins. On ons occasion
at Elio Lalumierene house the men
discussed the necessity of nioneY to
carry out their plots, and Dosjardias
contributed $21 Laluntiere indleitted
that he tould secure considerable
funds from a person to whom he re-
ferred as the "Cure" (French for par
ish priest).
The confeeelon also tells in detail
of the theft of the dynamite from the
Martineau quarries. Handfield, it de-
clares, obtained an automobile by the
simple expedient of shooting a chauf.
feur, and tlie theft was eommitted by
Ilandfield, Lalumiere, WIsintainen
Charbonneau, Larose, Tremblay and
Monette, who is still ttt large.
Tremblay refitsed again to -day to
testify and was once more eonneitted
for contempt of Court.
Natt.--4 wonder if Mr, Loitgloeka is
I catty a true poet, I know he nays the
odor of violets drams hiip irresistibly,
but Faiteellttt What Nan -But
nnottee that It takes the bouquet of it
boiled dinner to make hini conic run.
CABINET CRISIS IN RUSSIA
STILL STANDS UNSETTLED
Cause is the Struggle of the Various Parties
For the Controlling Pcwer.
Korniloff Headquarters in State of Siege -
People Awake to Luger.
Pe.trograd Cable. --The political
equilibrium, which tin country bad ex-
pected as a result of the collapse of
the rebellion, bas not yet been reaclin
ed. The Cabinet crisis continued all
day. The evening newspapers agree
that Premier Kerensky is in a very
difficult position, the 131rjeviya declar-
ing that his resignation is not yet ex'
eluded from the possibilities.
The cause of the trouble is an acute
revival of the old etruggle for power.
Premier Kerensky persists that the en-
try of four constitutional Democrats
into the Cabinet is indispensable, but
opposition to this is growing among
members of the left. Kerensky might
give way to this point, but he also Is
negotiating through Minister of the In-
terior Kishlrin for the entry into the
Cabinet of representatives of the Mos-
cow industrial Workers, and time de-
clare that they will not accept port-
folios if the Constitutional Democrats
are expelled.
The Social Democrats and the Social
Revolutioniste, while continuing to op-
pose the Constitutional Democrats, de-
clared they are also against the forma-
tion of a purely Socialist Cabinet.
The problem is complieated by the
attitude of the Petrograd Council of
Deputies, in which at last night's
meeting the Bolshevikis for the first
time gained an overwhelming majority
of 279 against 115 in favor of an ex-
tremely Radical programme. This
programme declares that not only the
Constitutional Democrats, but also re-
presentatives of propertied classes,
must be excluded from power; that the
policy of emnpromise must be aban-
doned, as it is merely a cause of conn -
ter -revolutionary plotting , and that
exceptional powers of repression
claimed by the Government must be
relinquished.
lt also demands the immediate de-
claration of a democrats° republic, the
abolition of private property and land,
with the transfer to peasants of all
stock and machinery on estates, con-
trol by the *Working classes over pro-
duction, the na,tionalization of the
!icier branches of industry, "mereiless
taxation" of capital, and the confine•
tion of war profits.
The resolution demands further the
publication of secret treaties, an Inv
mediate invitation to the warring
states to conclude peace, the expul-
sion of counter-revolutionaries from
commands in the army; the satisfac-
tion of the demands of 'Ukraine and
Finland, the dissolution of the Duma,
and the Council of Empire, the im.
mediate summoning of 5 constituent
assembly, and the abolition of the
privileges of nobles.
M. Tseretelli, former Minister of
the Interior, vainly warned the meet
Mg against extremists, declaring that
reactionaries awyait with impatience
the transfer of power into the hands
of the C,ouncil of Workmen's and Sol-
diers' Deputies, which will give them
excuse for a new attack on the revolu.
tine, The Bolshevikis retorted that
only the proletariat could save the
revolution.
Premier Kerensky was engaged in
negotiations all day Friday, but a set-
tlement of the difficulties is not yet
in sight.
RUSSIA. AWAKENING?
Petrgorad Cable. -Judging from
the tone of press comments, party and
Individual expressions of opinion
which are raining in, the Kornileff
episode has had the effect of quicken-
ing interest la the war and convincing
the public that only a well -disciplined
army with a vigorous fighting pro-
gramme can save Russia. General Pal-
chinsky, the new commender of the
troops in the Petrograd district, in an
interview, assures the public that the
revolution "has not had the slightest
unfavorable influence on the fighting
capacity of our troops."
Telegrams from the front announce
that the spirit of the soldiers is good,
while art official despatch refers to
the devoted bravery displayed by the
soldiers fighting at Okla. It is stated
that the revolting troops everywhere
are returning to their positions.
General St. Charbatcheff, the com-
mander on the Roumanian treat, has
Issued a stirring appeal declaring that
it is the attpreme duty of the soldiers
to defend the Fatherland against the
foreign foe,
FATE, Ole KORNILOFF.
P otrogra Cable. -The question
of the probable fate of General Komi -
toff is exciting public opinion. Incia
cadent are neat the Government must
face serious difficulties over the mat-
ter.
A feature of the conflict is the cred-
itable absence of bitter feeling and
clamor for vengeance. Having re-es-
tablished capital punishment at the
front, however, the GoVernment. if it
spares the rebel cenunander. must face
the reproach that it executed cOmmon
soldiers for less Serious offetnes. apd
It would be virtually impossible to
-impose the death penalty ie the future.
Against this are the facts of General
Koriailofts •brilliant service, his chiv-
alrous and personal character. and the
happy circumstance that there has
been no bloodshed so far.
, There are indicatios that the Gov -
There are indications 'Mat the Gov -
instance, M, Kishkin, the new Minister
of the Ieterior, declares that the Gov-
ernment has decided not to take ex-
treme measures against Korniloff, tis it
does not wish to ginner reveteenail.
"The story," M. Kishitin mad, "13 au
tangled that only an inquiry by a
commission can elucidate the truth.
Meantime, we have reason to believe
that the revolt was due to q. misund-
erstanding with Aeration's emissary
to Iteretisky, Vladimir Lyon, who has
not the reputation of being a ra ton.
sible man.
OF MGM.
Petrograd Cabie.-----Moltilev, the
staff headquarters. has been deelared
by General ICornileff in a state of
siege, according to infortuation re.
ceived here. Orshidav junction, a
point eighty nines to the northward,
has been oecupied by Governtrient
troops, and all officers and soldiers al'.
riving there bound for the north are
being interested.
A requeet by Kortilloff to seria prce
visions to Malley has been refused,
and en effort by Korniloff to commun-
icate by telephone with Moscow has
been frustrated. One of Korniloine
staff officers arrested at Orsha, said
Korniloff daily was expecting the an
rival of General Alexierf for a confer-
ence,
Psneff is in the hands of the Gov-
ernment troops,
AID FOR CHINA,
Entente Offers to Waive
Boxer Indemnity.
Peking Cable. -(Delayed).- Min-
isters of the Entente powers have
advieed the Chinese Foreign Office
that their Governmente are willing to
waive the Boxer indemnity premiuma
for five years. Russia waives only
one.third of the first portion of the
indemnity, requiring the remainder
because ofher financial straits.
The lentente countries will also
grant to China the privilege of -in-
creasing her tariff to an effective 5
per cent., which will represent some-
thing like a 2 per cent. rise. They will
also concede to China the right to
send troops through the foreign con-
cessions at Tien Tsin, if necessary,
It is believed in well-informed cir-
cles that China probably will agree
to intern Germans and Austro-Hungar_
tans, place enemy ships in the hands
of the Entente Allies for the duration
of the war, enact a higher tariff
against tile central powers, and offer
laborers or soldiers if• they aro de-
sired.
it • •
CANADA MUST
NOT DESERT
Must Save Food to Send to
Allies,
Their Need is Our Great
Opportunity.
The Allied Armies must have men,
but the armies must have food. It is
still true that an army fights upon its
stomach. Victory will eventually go
to the array that can hold out the
longeet; holding oUt depends entirely
upon food. The Allied Armies have
established a supremacy over the Ar-
mies of the Central Powers. Germany
Is now fighting a defensive war on
land in the hope that her submarines .
will reduce Great Britain and France
and Italy to starvation and submis-
sion, before the collapse ofher own
armies.
Germany knows there is a world
famine in wheat; Germany knows
there is a wend shortage of beet; Ger-
many knows the world's supply of
bacon is font deereasing; Germany
knows that if she can prevent wheat,
beef and ba.s.on from reaching the
leuropean Allies she has a gambler's
chance of snetehing victory from the
Allies, or of negotiating a compromise,
and to her, an advanageous peace.
Tha countries to whom the European
Allies look for the minimum supplies
of food to keep them going are Canada
and the United States. While it is
true that Australia produces more
food there sh.e needs, anti while New
Zealand, the Argentine and India have
exportable supplies of foodstuffs, these
Weds are not readily available to thei
Allies because of the lack of shipping.
A ship can make nearly three round
trips between leritiah and Canadian
ports in the time that it takes to make
a round trip to Australia, New Zea-
land or India. She can make two
trips in the thno It would take to go
Le the Argentine. Moreover, the ha -
Lead of bringing food from the Argon -
time is very great; and as far as
wheat ie coacerned, there is none now
to be had because their last crop Was
failure.
What Canadians and people in the
United Status are asked to do is, oat
lose white bread, less beef, and less
bacon; and in addition, to stop wast-
ing food, Every Canadian household
is to be asked to sign a Food Service
Pledge. This pledge involves the sol-
emn obligation to substitute other
foods for 26 per cent. of the white
bread, beef and baton they now con-
eume.
it is to be hoped that Canada will
not fail in this service, Canad5 must
pot desert her men en the firing line,
nor those of her Allies, to whom the
war is a more terrible reality than it
has .so far been to us.
CHECK EXPORT
OF COAL HERE
II.S..0ontroller Fears North. -
west States Suffer.
114i.*4••••
License fox. Certain Food
Exports, Also.
oWeembmaori..*•••...
. 'Washington Report, ----Continued
export of coal to Canada in large
amounts through Great Lakes ports
at the etcpenee of the northeweetern
Oates wilt be checked immediately by
the fuel administration,
Br, II, A. Gerfield, the fuel admin.
istrator, to -day requested the EXporte
AdMinietretive I3oard to permit no
more coal to be shipped trent the
country egeept ender licenee reetric-
Bone, and asked that no Iteenees be
grantee uniere they are approved by
the fuel administration. Coal hereto -
fora along with other American pro.
dtiets has gone to Canada under Wane
net lIcenetee leStleel by cellectors Of
custoleis.
"The fuel adininistration," tient Dr.
Garfield to -night, "(Mee not intend to
cut oft Canadlau caporte, but with
this eupervision it will be able to
equalize the distribution of coal and
ewe that the itorthweat and Canada
both get their fair share,"
Complain•te comiiig to Dr. Garfield
that much of the coal going to the
lakes was not- reaching the north-
weetern stateprompted an invoati-
gatioa, which revealed that a great /11
part of it was reaching Canada, la
the period between Aug. 24 end Sept.
8, it was found, out of a total of
1,705,812 tone of coal that reached
lake ports, 030,973 tone went into
Canada. This is far in metes of the
proportioe of Canadian shipments be
lake boate in norraa,1 times, While
Canada has been !Wine a reserve
store ot coal the Nortaweet ia three -
tolled With a ellertage title Winter,
Which, it be declared, may force in-
dustriee to cease down.
At present the Government is eon.
eidering seriously cutting off coat that
is, going te German-ownea pub:e
utility concerns in South America,
which thState Department auspecte
of furnishing much of the money that
Is being spent fox propaganda. on the
North and nouth American contin-
ents.
If shipmenta to these concerns are
stopped, it is declared the 'South Am-
erieen Governmente will be forced to
take over the utilities, which would
put an end in large measure to the
expenditure of their profits for pro-
paganda.
KERENSKY MAY
ALSO OEM= IPOOD BXPORT.
Shipment of certain foods to Can-
ada and Newfoundland under a rul-
ing to -night by the xports Ad-
ministrative Board. hereafter will
require the same form of license
demanded their export to other coma
trice. Heretofore they have gone for-
ward under blanket license heeued by
collectors of customs.
The purpose of the order, it, was
explained, is to provide means of
closer co-operation between the Amer-
ican and Canadian food administra-
tore, and to put the United States in
pcaltion to conserve its suppliee if
shortages appear likely. The foods
named are wheat, wheat flour, butter
and sugar. Licensing, it was said, will
permit the food administratorto
keep a closer cheek on supplies In
each country.
For the present, it is understood,
there is no intention to restrict food
shipments to Canada to any marked
extent. It may be necessary later on,
however, to regulate expellee some-
what.
Shipments now in transit are ex-
cepted in the order, which also
makes provieione for small ship-
ments by producere and dealers liv-
ing close to the border, Collectora
or customs are directed to permit
shipments to go through without
license -when not in excees a the fol-
lowing quantities:
Wheat, 125 bushele; flour, 25
barrels; butter, 125 pounds; sugar,
25 barrels.
TO AIDFRANCE.
U. S. Red Cross to Serve
Thus This Winter.
Paris Cable -The French Gov-
ernment has been officially notified
through General Petain that the Red
Cross organization is willing to sup-
ply funds amounting to several mil-
lion dollars for relief work among the
French civilian population during the
coming winter.
Tim plan is the culmination of a
scheme previously • outlined by Major-
General Pershing, commander of the
American expeditionary force, where-
by the Red Cross shall specialize dur-
ing the -coming winter in ameliorat-
ing the condition of civilians, rather
than devoting its chief energies to the
American soldiers, whose relatively
email wants will be cared for by the
-Young Merin Chrietian Association,
rhe basis of the whole plan is that
Ainerica's best help for the present
I s to do it utmost to keep the French
soldiers in a good state of mind by
helping keep theie families physically
and morally in good shape.
NO MORAL DANGER.
Dr. Chown's Charge as to
London Denied.
• London Cable.- (Via Reuter's
Ottawa Agency.)-.-ek. representative of
Reuter's enquired at Canadian head-
quarters in London as to the founda.
non for the stetement of Rev. Dr.
Chown, made in Toronto, that Cana-
dian soldiers were submitted to
greater temptation in London than
they should be called on to bear, and
that the matter called for action by
the British 'Government. A responsi-
ble Canadian officer eaid:
"The statement Is absolutely ale
surd. Canadian eoldiers in EngItuiti
would indignantly deny it. They have
been exceedingly wen treated and
looked after by people who have
guctrder them from evil as if they
had been their own children. • As a
matter of fact, London is no worse
thati other of the large cities. 'Wi
have had the kindly paternal interest
of the British Gevernment, who have
given our men every possible glint
mice and warning. It is the first time
that this matter has been brought up,
and it reflects unworthily entoor feel-
ings of gratitude to the Britian
People."
POSTPONED.,
Ally Military Conference
Off Till October.'
Washingten Despatch - The pro-
jected Ientertte military Conference,
which Was achecluled. to. be lield in
Paris this mouth, has been postponed
until October. A poetponement will
furnish a larger opportunity for the
war offices of the Entente Powers to
assemble data and consider plane for
minor operations to be conducted dun
Ing the winter, tend for big drives te
be undertaken next spring.
During the past two weeks inter -An
ly naval conferehces have boon hi
progress in Paris for the dismission
of titer shipping probleila end Valle:AM
aspects of the tleboat campaign. Alt
the Entente Allies are making a care.
ful CallVaSS of the world'savitilable
tonnage, neutral and belligerent, and
and this 'inform/thee will be utilited
in the consideration of future War
plans during the coming tortforences.
Aniong the tragedies of elfe. . is the
etecel wife who lute juet obseived he
twenty-tfth wedding anniversary, but
la still hoping for a set ot silver
rpoona.---Washington Post,
Iday had a long conference with Lord
Robert Cecil, tne British linder-Gecre-
On the subject of nwedielleArgetitinian
litaiarestiof0Our::oreige Affaire, Presumably
BE .FORCID TO W. P. Botitroeln, ceunsellor et the
. P.wedish Legation here, vill take
QuiT His post 1.,..h:erg.e during Count Wrangel's ab.
a Difficult Position Ow-
ing to Russ Cabinet
Crisis.
RADICALS GAIN
Baishevilxis Favor Them in
an Extravagant
Programme.
•••••••••••.••••••,..
Petrograd Cable. -The Cabinet
erisia continued ail day. 'rhe evening
newspapers assert that Premier Ker-
ensky is in a very difficult positive,
and that his resignation is not exe
eluded fro:n the possibility.
Thesituation is complicated by the
attitude of tbe Petrograd Couneil of
Deputies, in which, at last night's
meeting, the -Bolshevikie for the first
nine gained an overwhehning major-
ey or 270, against 150, in tavor of the
extreme Radical position, which de -
claret] that not only the Social Demos
crats. but all the representatives vf
Property -owning elasses must be ex -
chided from power.
This programme also demanded an
immediate declaration. of a Demo-
cratic republic, the abolition of pri-
vate property. working-class control
over production, ccnfiscation of war
profits. the "merciless taxation" or
capital, an immediate invitation to
the warring States to conclude
peace, etc.
General Kryteoff, commander ot
the Amelia of General Itorniloff sent
to attack Petrograd, the Official News
ag,ency, announces, succumbed to
wounds he inflicted upon himself last
night. after an interview With Premier
Iterensky.
KILLED THEIR OFFICERS.
General Orawavski, chief of the
ifith Russian Division, Gen. Stefavov
emr mender et Viborg, Finland, and
feat other officers wig) joined the
Iforniloff movement have been kill-
ed by their soldiers, says a despateh
from . Viborg. The officers were
arrested and taken to the town hall
to appear before the Council of
Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates.
Several thousand soldiers stormed
the building, took the officers from
their guards and killed atom. Cap-
tain Jehsanov has been appointed
to succeed Gen. Orawavski.
SPECIAL WAR COMMITTEE.
A special war committee presided
over by Premier Kerensky and .1n -
eluding Generals Alexiefe "auszky
and Dragomiroff and the Ministers of
War and Marine, .w111 assemble Im-
mediately to discuss thc. entire mili-
tary situation as affected by the Ger-
man operations at Riga and the
leornticiff adventure. The committee
will draft plans for reorganizing the
army, the Rueekitia Volta says, with
a view to miming the agitation
among the Cossacks, which Gen. Kale -
dines has been exploiting. A spenial
Ministry for Cossack aftairs will be
created. •
It has been settled virtually, the
Bourse Gazette says, that one oi the
first acts of the reconstituted Govern-
ment will be to dissolve the fourth
Dunn.
CONSPIRATORS RELEASED.
Premier Kerensky and General
Mexieff, chief of staff, the Officiel
News Agency announces, have re-
ceived a delegation from the "Say -
eget Division," whose commander
sent a resolution declaring the fidel-
ity to the Goverment of all the
regiments belonging to the division,
which was regarded as the mainstey
of the Korniloff• forces. The Central
Committee et the Baltic Fleet has
telegraphed Premier Kerensky as-
ruring him of the unanimous deci-
sion. of all the crows to support the
eovernment.
The Government has dismissed
General Kaledines, Ifetman of the
Don CoSSaeltri, who tried to pro -
Heine himself dictator of li'outnern
Russia, according to the latest in-
formation. General Kaledines WaS
arrested near Rostov on the Don.
Alexander J Gualikoff, out of the
leaders of the Ortoberist party and
former Miniatee of War and Marina
1,4 Interim, Who was arrested sev-
eral days ago on suspicion of cont.
plicity in tho cohnter-revolutionary
plot, has been released from cus-
tody. Members of the staff of the
aewspaper Novoe Vrernya, under ars
reset, also have been released.
VON ECKHARDT
MAKES DENIAL
Of U S Charges of Treach%
ery in Mexico.
Swedish Minister to London
Goes Home.
Mexico Cable. -Heinrich von Bat-
liardt, the Gernlan MiniSter to Mexico,
last night made a statement denying
everything in connection'avith the dis-
closures of Washinbton that he had
been employing a former Swedish
Charge d'Affaires to convey inform -
nen to the Berlin Foreign Office. Von
Eckhardt deelared that he had never
sent any communication through Polka
Cronholm, and that he never wrote
any 'communication eccontMeriding him
for a decoration for his services to
Germany.
Von Eckhardt furttier declared that
he aid not lettaiV CronhOhn pernoneliv,
only having met hitti at diplomatic re-
eeptiolls or through the &flees of the
introducers of ambaseadort, or seme
Such forinal Means. ' Von Ikeardt
makes a Omelet() denial of everything
In connection with the Washita:On
disclosures, and' in reply to all to:.
sertion that 'Washington had full
proof 'of Itts coMplicity dellarea that
this Was merely eit eteneelee.1 Itteinue
for the purpoae of casting diseredit en
the kepreteentittivea of Genitally'.
GOING HOME.
London Cable. ---Count A. 'Wran-
gel, the Swedish Minister 10 Great lart.
lain, and ihe Con n tee, a Wrangel,
left London to day for the eon-
tintent on a few weeks' Iteve
et absence, Count Wrang01 Yester.
1
IlltANTING 20011ES LOEWEINI,
Stockholm, Cable. - Molnar
Branting, the Socialist leader, writes
in the Socialist Demokraten that
Baron I.Oewen, the Swedish Minister
In Buenoe Aires, will be grauted a holi-
day because of sieltneas,
"This official," be ands, "Who acted
as a telegraph agent at Stockholm
from thulium Aires without coUsiden
ing the contents of messages, is re
moved, but tine is insufficient."
The newspaper announc,es that a
meeting or Pretest against the secret
diplomacy responsible for the scandal
will ,be held On Sunday.
FRANCE DEMANDS 11XPLANATI0N
Stockholm Cable, (Delayed) says, -
French Alinister, E. Thiebaut, called
upon Foreign Minister Lindnian to
day with a forinal request for an
explanation .of the Argentina incident
on behalf of the Government. The
other representatives of Entente
nations are expected to follow Minister
Thiebaut's initiative. The British,
French, American and Russian Min.
Istere held a meeting to -day, at Which
the situation was thoroughly can.
vassed.
The Argentina Minister as yet has
taken no ,formal steps iu connection
with the affair, Newspapers of pro.
flounced German leanings urged the
Government to adopt a vigorous atti-
tude toward the country whose prac-
tices, they declared, in abusing the
confidence of the Swedtsh Govern-
ment, and involving a friendly nation
in a highly embarrassing predicament
ars unpardonable.
GERAIAN COMMENT,
Amsterdam The three
cablegrams -sent by Count Luxburg,
German Minister at Argentina, to the
German Foreign Office through the
Swedish Legation, have finally been
Permitted to be published in the
German press,.
The Koelnische Zeitung, regarding
nee phrase in one of Count Luxburg's
despatches about sinking steamships
without leaving a trace, lamely argue.]
that the expression does not mean
sinking a ship with all hands, but so
sinking her that military mishaps
might be avoided, as for examen:, con-
cealing the fact from other ships that
she wae sunk by a submarine and not
by a mine.
The Tageblatt says: "(lount Lux -
burg should not haft forgotten the
lesson of the intercepted Mexican
despatch. It is to be hoped that the
incident will in a measure resolve
itself into a personal affair of
burg. and and not create a disturbance in
German -Argentine relations."
"The grave disappointments which
our foreign diplomacy has occasioned
us in the course or this war are meas.
urabiy surpassed by this newest seri.
eation," says Vorwaerts. "No word of
rebuke or condemnation is strong
enough for the man who, in a respon-
sible position forwards such irrespea.
sible despatches to his Government.
Energetic, forceful and shrewd men.
have been excluded from Germany's
foreign representation on suspicion
that they did not possess the needed
social manners, sufficient tact and
polish to represent 'Germany at fol.-
eign -courts. And now behold one ,sf
those society men.'
TOIONTO MARKETS.
FARMERS' MARKET.
1)alry Produce-.
Butter, choice dairy .. 30 42
Eggs, new -laid, doe .. 0 45
ellei..$0, lb, 0 00
Do., fancy, lb. .. ..„ , 0 00
Drcseed Poultry-
IT,uomritleyjah,. lb. • 0 28
Sp;irnugchickens 0 30
Ducks, Spring, lb 0 00
. 0 25
Apples, bkt. . ... . . 0 40
Blueberries, 11 -qt. bkt. 1 75
Thhnbleberries, box 0 is
1 hubarb, doz. .... 0 25
Peaches, Can., bid.. 0 80
Pears, bkt. 0 50
Plums, bid.. . 0 65
Cantaloupes, bkt, .. 0 76
Vegetables -
Beans, small measure.. 0 00
Beets, doz. behs. 0 20
Cucumbers, doz. .. 0 20
Cauliflower, each .. .. 0.10
Com, doz, .... 0 00
Carrots, doz. bells. 0 00
Celery, per head.. 0 00
Cabbages, cach 0 00
ns, bkt. 1 50
Eggs Plant, Wet, •. .. 0 00
Lettuce. doe. bchs. 0 20
Do., head, doz,. 0 50
Vegetable marrow, each .. 0 05
Onions, bundles 0 00
Do., small 0 00
DP00..; sl)illevlecirinstinbititbla. 7. 03 71
Potatoes, bag .. 2 00
Do., peck .. 0 00
1)o., small measure .. 0 00
Radishes, 3 bunches... 0 00
Sage, um. ............005
Squash. each .. 0 10
Slivery, buneh 0 05
Turnips, peek .
.. 0 00
Tomatoes, 11 -qt. bkt. .. 0 00
MEATS-1VH0UISALE.
Beef, forequarters, cwt. .. 312 00
Do., hindquarters.. 18 00
Carcases, choice 16 50
Veal, common, cwt. 0 50
Shop hogs ...
Do., common ... ..... 1233 (0100 ,
Do., prime ,.. 19 00
Do., medium .. 12 50
IHItetattvoYn,liGhge:C • ..... .. • 1109 0000
.Abattoir hogs ... ..• ... 24 00
Dma oy.,Ight .„ 17 00
ocOtts-
Lambs, SrIng, lb. . 0 25
Nov. .
n.eWINNTVEO (RAIN EXCHANGE.
c.7127Zit MARICETS.
0 am 6914 o o os%
... GI 0 6,qfi 0 631, 0 51:1§3
. ee 0 68 0 67 0 671.11
Open. High. Low. Close.
e et
0 fail 0 0711I 0 667A 0 06.14
6L:r7 212 : 22 : : 22
Dee.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAM MAREET,
Minnespolis.-.Corn-No. 3 yellow, 32.20
to 32.22. Oats -No. 2 white, 69 3-1 to 61e,
Fleur and bran uitcluttlged. --
DCLUTII GRAIN MARKET.
Duluth. -Linseed, 33.40; September, 33.40
bid; October, 33.41 1-2 asked; November,
33.41 1.2 asked; December, 33.26 3-4 bid.
CHEESE. isfAttEETS,
ListoWel,-At the ListOwel Dairymen's
Exchange to -day nine factories boarded
1,850 Meese, soros saleS were made et
11 1-8c, ancl balance held.
Perth, Ont. -There were 1,000 boxes on
the market here to -day; ail sold at st
1-4e.
Pitton.-mAt te-day's cheese beard 17
factories Offered 1,215 boxes; all sold at
21 5-16e.
Iroquois., Ont. --At the regular meeting
of the Irequeim Cheese Board 800 bnxes
Were offered; 790 colored and white.
Price hitt on the board was 21 1.8e, and
53:464a6iti. -11.111ellorifTrings -on the Corn.
wall -Ones° Board to -day Were 2,311
hoses; L956 white sold at 81 1-40 and 325
e°1•TineadttAtet.-21A3t-Stehe regular board meet-
ing here to -day there were SO white and
$10 tolored bearded; all sold at 21 lain
45
50
30
35
30
28
33
25
. 60
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18
30
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60
50
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$1.1 00
20 00
17 10
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11 50
14 50
20 00
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25 90
25 00
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...
WelIbigton Mutthol 1
Are Ins, CA). I
fogibliso4
B$4 onto, ow" orrr.
Vats Oka oa all caused at isoi
011 proportr on tho Cash o prigal,wW
WA. AMR;
OWLPiltalarAN, MRS DOLDOOlt
reok104 Poolitorr
arratiat 4 Q0404,
Amt.! Wto05400 0$11)
DUthel H010200
1,404071104 114:44011'00. ir70,
WOW Moyer Pk* W1140040.
•Ita••ds.•mw•t....•odras•ao.p.miors,...•pmrmfaar...r.p..e."idl
yiustone
AO *soma
pieset wimpt Kw.
witiasAm.
Arthur J. Irwin
D.D.S., L.D.S. •
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Penn-
sylvania College and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery pi' Ontario.
Closed everWednesday Afternoon.
Office in Macdonald Block.
F. M. DEANS -
D.D.s., .L.D.S.
Honor Graduate of the Royal College of
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor
Draduate et University of Toronto.
Faculty of Dentistry.
Closed every Wednesday Afternoon.
Office Over H. E. Isard ne Co.'s Store
In tho Dente ParlDiS, formerly map.
Med bY Dr: G. It. Ross.
W. R. Hamby
me*, M.D., O.M.
TeObration paid te dheases
SildS* sad Children, havini
n pentgraduate work la Sur-
gery, Raatariology and Scientific
Itedicias.
Moo ths Kerr residence, bs.
twee* the Queen's Hotel sad tu
inuoin:as paitvisetn
carefulATh °bumh'attention.
54.
F. O. Box 1.11
Dr. Robt,. C. Redmond
(Png.)
(Lond.)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr„ Chisholm's end stand).
111•M
DR. R. 1 STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Outer].) College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSE/TIME ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
DR. P. A. PARK.Eel.
Outeepathy builds vitality and
Wenith. AdJustment of the spice and
other ttuue li gently secured, them
Otiioving the prediaposing causes
in
T Graeae& .
Blood pressure and other erataine•
!Ions made. Trusses scientifically 113.
Ortricti OVER CeintISTI re STORK.
11aurs--Tuesday2 and Fridays, 3cm,
te1 pail.: Wednesday's, it to 11 A.=
Other days by appoiatinenk
-Gene-kW liospftal
(Under Government Inspection).
PhaaantlY situated, beautifully fur.
Wished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. Rates for patients (whieb
include board and nurs1ng)-$4.90 te
1116.00 per week, according to location
Of room. For further information -
Address MISS L. MATHEWS,
Superintendent,
Box 223, Wingham, Ont.
1 SELL
Town and Farm properties. Call and
see my Ilat and get my prices. I have
mime expellent values.
.1 G. STEWART
WHO/HAM.
Phone 1111. Mc, In Town Hafts
J. W. DODD
(Successor to J. G. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEALTH INSURANCE,
P. 0. Box 366. Phone 198
WINGHAM, ONT.
John F. Grow e
Issuer cd
MARRIAGE LICENSES
TOWN HALL. WINOHAM
phones -OM. 24; Reeldenoo 1138.
WE WANT CREAM
'Pt, want Cte1.34, and wni ply the
hiii.eeltlrgr°1geletn
py ugia1var, ong;istane
when rot eats r ceive u gOod Pr1eee
atter hem*, *tad lit sending your create
to us Will holt, * hose* Industry. We
ftithisis two eau te oath shipper and
MY all **press ehargos e.ad assure
i% IMO honeat bv.e'r..i. Cheese, (SA-
Yt Petrone anvil* Cream during the
bar would do well. to sift to us. ,
* fat further 'artist:biro to
TR! SEAFTITR CREAMERY
SEAPORT/4 - ONTARIO
asle.rnairowl. "
AUTO ilANDITS ROB BANK.
Battle Creek, Mich., Sept, 13. -Six nu.
tonsobile 'quanta drove into the town of
about 12 miles south of 135ttlq
Creek, rally t0 -day. Cut 011 wires, hold
tp the villagers and blew open the safe
at the State Bank. They get away with
37,e00. It took four charges of expiosives
and an hour's time to accoMplish the
Work,
own:wens IN ARGENTINE.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 17.- Railroad
strike disorders are spreading. A
aridge fifty y nee long hes hem total.
ly wrecked, tying up two lines and
preventing the movement of troop
trains. Heavy roinforcements of na-
*Mimi troops have ;Arm sent to TtoS.
ario.
"I wish you mere like 'Afro. Ureett's
husband." 'Why?" "Ito's so good
to her. 11e buys her everything
want,"-DOtroit, 1rce Prose.