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tazra's Return from Babylon.--Itara
8: 15-30.
Oonitinintery.-1, Preparationa for
the return (vs. 15-20. The first ten
'Minim of the preceding chapter give an
outline of the return to Jerusalem of
exiles from Babylon with Ezra ae their
leader. This algnificant record is
made: "For Ezra had prepared ais
heart to seek tae law of the Lord, and
te do tt, and to teacit in Lintel sta•
tutes and judgments." We have In the
Verses pre:letting the lesson a partial
cetalogue of those who weut with
Hun from Babylou to Jerusalem. The
Place Of assenebly was probably aot
far from Babylon, uear one at the
cenala counected wita Eupitra,tes River
Rt Ahava, though eome think the
people gathered near the Euphratea
When Ezra found that there were none
of the Levites present to make the
journey to Jerusalem, he sent for some
of them in order that the temple ser -
Vice might be provided with minIstere
of thfs rank, literaai call met with a
ready respouse and a considerable
number of Levites became membert
of the expedition.
11. Prayer for protection (vs. 21-23t
21. I -Ezra speaks in the first person
itt giving the account of his great
undertaking. Proelaimed a fast -Fast
Ing was recognized sea a means of suc-
cessfully approaching God in prayer
Jehoshaphat proclaimed a fast whet:
threatened by his enemies (2 Coron.
20: II), Jeholakini proclaimed a fast
(Jer. 36: 9), and Esther ordered the
observance of a. fast that she might
Approach the king on behalt of her
lie-ople (Path. 4: 16). Fasting indicates
aubzniesion to God's will and humility,
and is an expression of dependence
lePon God and faith in him, By fast-
ing one places spiritual good above
temporal. That we might afflict our.
selves -"That we might tumble our.
selves." -R. V. To seek a right
Way -This was an acknowledgmea.
that Ezra felt his insufficiency rot
ete important an undertaking, and an
expression of his confidence in Gotta
power and willingness to render aid.
Our substance -Goods or property.
2.2. Ashamed to require soldiere
--Ezra had expressed to the Iclng his
confidence in God's proteeting care
over those who trust him, and it
would be inconsistent to ask for n
band of soldiers to ward off the at.
tacks of enemies. The enemy-Tbe
route to Jerusalem lay through re
glens infested with bawls of robbers
ready to fail upon unprotected travel -
tors. Dzra recognized the danger, but
be was determined to depend upon the
protecting hand of Jehovah, wives:,
eervants he and his companions were
Hand of oar God -A symbol of the
aivine.power, protection and love, 23
latreated-True prayer is never offer
ed in vain. The company gathered al
"the river of Ahava." believed in tht
importance of their divinely -appointed
mission, recognized the dangers ot tits
aeurney and offered the prayer of
faith.
III. Precautions taken (vs. 24-30), 24.
Separated -Set apart for a particular
and important service. Chief of the
priests -Those among the priests who
were leading men on 'account of their
ability and perhaps because of their
mature age. Sherebiah, Hashabiah,
and ten of their brethren -According
te vs. 15-19 these were Levites. The
passage, "Besides Sherebiah, Hasha-
biah and ten of their brethren with
them" (R. V., margin), indicates that
in addition to the twelve priests,
twelve Levites were appointed to have
the charge of the treasures. See v. 30.
25. The offering for the house of our
God (R. V.) -'A dedicatory offering.
Which the king. .had offered --The
king and the chief men in his king-
dom were deeply impressed with the
power of the God of Israel and with
the sacredness of worship offered to
hirn, and were ready to contribute lib-
etally to that worship. They joined
with the Jews in their offerings for
the temple service. 26. Weighed -
Money was mostly reckoned by weight.
their hand -The treasures were
carefully weighed and a strict account'
was kept of the amount in order that
there might be no joss.. They must
deliver in Jerusalem the exact amount
that was weighed into "their hand" in
Babylon. Six hundred and fifty tal-
ents of silver -At $1,600 to the talent.,
the silver would amount to more their
$1,000,000, and the silver vessels
000. Of gold an hundred talents --
The talent of gold was worth upward •
ett $25,000, and the value of one hund:
red talents was at least $2,500,000. 27.
A. thousand darks (It, V.) --The cleric
Ives a coin worth about five dollar,
Fine copper -A kind of brass in which
was possibly a mixture of gold. This
was an alloy highly prized by the anc-
ients on account of the difficulty of its
production and betause of the high
polish which it was capable ot taking
The total value of the treasures has
been placed at from $4,000,000 to $5,-
000,000. Ye are holy unto the Lord.
-The priests and Levites had been set
apart and consecrated to the service of
the Lord. The vessels. are holy al-
so -They were separated from profane
uaes and were set apart for the temple
service. A freewill offering -It is not
the abundance of the gifts that affords
satisfactiou to the giver, but the spirit
or devotion With Which he makes the
offering. 29. Watch ye tend keep them
---A. soared trust Was committed to
them for watch they must give account
and they were eghorted to exercise the
utmost diligence. Until ye weigh
them before the chief of the priests..
et Jerusalem -There could be no ces-
sation et 'watchfulness until they had
•depcielted the treasuries intact with the
proper officers at the house of Sehov-
eh, Chambers-Roorns in the temple
nevi sie store -roots and as Dimes of
meeting for the priests. 80. So the
prirAts and the Levites reeelved (R.
V,) -From this it is reaeonably certain
that the treasures were committed to
twelve priests and an equal number of
Leeites,
nE. A prosperous journey (vs. 31-
Va. Si. first month -This was the
jewielt month Ablb, or Nisan, eorree-
pOnditig neatly with April Of our year.
The tompeny arrived in Jeresalem
attend the first of July. The distanee
at a direet tine is five handled
tett It le probable that Ezra and hie
tompaily went nearly nine hundred
Miles to avoid difficult deitert Marches,
deliVetted us from,. -the enenty-They
Were sated train the Weeks of Hume
whO Would naturally have fallen upon
theta or the intreenee wealth they'
es tee eateeet e 11 it th Mil meal ee
ley in weilt-It le net stetted Whether
AeY atattek Was made upon the emu -
;lazy or not, but in either case iho
lord nroteeted thsra, to in causing
their defeat if they tried td plunder
the returning exiia5. 32. eboae there
three di -.Thu aflowing title for
,
i
?est ana tor meltinit plans for tant
. e . Ni. composoN is poss1BLE
;„..B. 3S-30. The next step wait to f
deliver the treasures to the priesta . .
and Losates anthorittea to receive
them of the weigat of the silver amt BETKEN cHARITy AND spyirop
them at the temple. A.Ti 0.ccotint was
the gold, as well as the number of the 1110
sacred vessels, which would corret-
pond with the inventory wliieh wee
mule before leaviug Bat/Iota tTules Cambon Crushes Hun+
Queqtionsi.---Whim ho was Ezra? WIlat Attempt to Compare Oa-
atd was gven by the king of Per -
*n.nte •Pa•
set? flow long bed it, been ranee tie veil and Mata-Eari 'Oases
first return from captivity under Zer,
ubbabel? How nunty accompanied
Ezzn front Babylon to Jerusalem'?
What Was the value or the treasttree
carried with them? What was the oc-
casion for a call to fasting and prayer?
How was the taitte ot irera shown?
How long were the people in malting
the joUreeY
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Topice-Arntea faith.
1. Exalted. Clod before the heathen.
11. Directed the pent° to seek God.
111. Prepared agalust misfortune.
1.-Exe1ted God before the heathen.
Ezra wan about to conduct his bretla
ren on a perilous journey to Jerusa-
lem, He Ma not wout Artaxerxes to
take the place in his plans which be-
longed to God, Ile wanted to show
that God was the object of his Su-
preme confidence. \alien making re-
quest of the king for autiaority to
maim his propeeed journey, be decler-
ed his faith in God and his providence
to promote the interests ot nis peo-
ple. Ezra knew that he bad. but to
ask an meet from the king, 14e bad
int:tuella enough at court to have pro-
-cured such help _His faith impellea
nim to fore) the protection of a
Babylon guard. He considered that to
reveal any anxiety would appear to
a heathen king like a practical denial
ot the overahaclowing providence of
Jehovah. A band of soldiers would
Dave hidden the "Shepherd or Israel."
With the spiritual perception Ezra
saw that his declining the escort
would leave open to view Clad and his
gracious and glorioue g•overnment.
II.Directed the people to seek God.
Ezra was accompanied to Jerusalem
by members of tae same families as
Zerubbabel had taken with him They
were on their way from captivity to
liberty, from exile to their ancestral
home, from the land of idolatry to
the scene of true wortship. They were
•in a position of great responalbility,
belng entrustea with tho care of
many treasures for God's house. They
were in danger of being attaelted.
They were not organized for defence.
Ezra was not indifferent to the dan-
gereto which he might be expoeed in
marching without a band of solders.
'They trusted in the God of infinite
power, who governs the world and
can dispose al) things in it to such
ends as are agreeable to hie will. Ma
joarney from Babylon to Jerusalem
under the guidance and protection of
Jehovah was somewhat temperable
to the journey of their forefathers in
their exodus from Egypt under the
Eery, .eloudy pillar as they journeyed
to Canaan. Not by presumption, but
by faeting and prayer they obtained
the assurance that Goca.vould honor
their faith and preserve them. Their
fasting was to express their humilia-
tion. By prayer they committed
themselves to the guidance and pee-
teetion of God. It might be expeered
that under such a leader as Ezra with
such encouragements all the remain-
ing Rave would have joined the re-
turning company. Fteraa plane were
examples of -courage and caution.
III. Prepared againet misfortune,
Ezra was zealous for the honor of
God, courageous in sacred toil, devout
In daily life, and eould act alone
when necessary. He traveled unat-
tended in an important crisis rather
than compromise divine truth in the
estimation of the king. He would not
substitute a carnal expedient for ' a
spiritual preparation. The hearts of
the people were strengthened to fol-
low his leadership with true faith in
God. Ezra took particular care of the
treaGures of God' a Ganctuary. After
fasting and prayer, before the cara-
van melted from Abase., Ezra made
arrangements for the euetody of the
offerings with which he was entrust-
ed. It waa fitting that the priests
should carry the things that belonged
to the temple. "To no other guar-
dianship but that of the poseee.Gors of
a symbolic and ceremonial purity
could the veceels of a symbolic and
ceremonial worship be entrueted."
With exactnese Ezra charged them
with their trust. The safety of the
treaeure meant much to him. In ans-
wer to the humble prayers of Ezra
and hie .company, God gave them gui-
dance and guardian -ship all along the
journey to Jerusalem. They reached
their destination with joy and with
out m!sfortune. It was the end of a
toilsome march. It brought the satis-
faction of a long- ,cherished hope of
re -union with their own people te. the
true worship ot Jehovah. Their faith
was rewarded. Ezra and hie company
Were just such characters as were
needed in jertlealem at that time T.
R. A.
WARN AGAINST
PRO -HUMS
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Columbia University Head
Talks Plainly.
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Cotton Scarcity Worse Than
Food Lack to Hun.
Springfield, Mass., report: A sol-
emn warning to pay more attention te,
these influeaces in this country work.
consefously or unconsciously, for
German interests, was given by Nich-
olas :Murray Butler. President of Co -
rumble University, at the banquet of
the National Asseciation of Cotton
Mattufactarers here last night. He said
that we should keep otir eyes on the
Lafollettes. "We should keep our
eyes on the individuals Bad speak their
names, A. little More courage, a little
mote speeificness in pointing our fin-
gers, will shorten the war," be said.
When Germany's supply and source
of supply of cotton is exhattsted, then
peace Unquestionably will be near, de-
clared Prantis 11, Sisset, Vice -Presi-
dent of the Guaranty Trust, CO.. ef New
York. Ile pointed out that Germany
was the first country to rotate°. the
Valet) of eaten in intinitien work.
"Whea Britain established her cotton
ernbarg•o, Germany registered a Mere
vigorous protest thali even over the
food eta:barge. Germany can produce
food, but is unable to raise cotton."
The eoriventiot runs Omagh, to -day,
When the dye situation will be at the
fore,
lilobbs-,Longwind is sub a tire.
sante story -teller. lie always Makes
ine yawn, SlobbeatTaatill Why, say,
he's the guy that made the neIaware
Water Gap.
Paris cable: The Associated Press
to -day asked Jules Gambian, °mere'
Secretary to the Afitastry of Foreign
Arfaire, if he had seen the attempts
at the German press to paha out simt-
laritiett between the executions of
Alata-Iferi and Edith Cavell. M. Gam -
boa replied:
"The german audacity in attempting
to compare Mata -}art with Edith
Cavell surpasses better. Mies Cavell
was it woman reimeetable and aesPeat-
al, and devoted te- charitable work.
She was shot for aiding Belgian, sol.
cliers to escape to Holland, This, in
German eyes, may be a crime, but not
one that endangered their arnlY.
"Meta -Hari was a courtesan. It was
proved she was a spy, and the centre
of a &Dying system. Her correspond-
ence showed that tete received money
from Berlin. She herself admitted that
she was one of Germany's chief spies
in Prance, who used the relations she
had been eble to make by her male
of life. She merited no indulgence.
No comparison is posaible between
charity and spying,"
SUB'S LONG TRIP,
From Italian Port to Arch-
angel.
Waehington report; One of the
longest submarine voyages on record
has just been completed by a submar-
ine of the Royal Italian Navy, which
has gone under its own power from an
Italian port in the Mediterranean to
the Russian port of Archangel, or the
Arctic coast of Russia. Word reached
Washington to -day that Le Temps, of
Paris, had announced that the Russian
Minister of the Navy had allowed the
publication of news that this Italian
submarine, a small one, had reached
Archangel safely. What this submar-
ine was sent to the far northern Rus-
sian port for has not men disclosed.
It is eurmised in naval circles that the
submarine is to be taken apart at Ar-
changel and trans -shipped overland to
the Baltic or the Black Sea to be re-
assembled against the German or
Turkish navies.
HAIG PREPARING
FOR NEW DRIVE
Big Guns and Airmen Are
Very Busy.
Heavy Artillery Duels On
French Front.
On the Flanders battlefront the
British aerial anti artillery activity
continues intense, probably in pre-
paration for another stroke against
the German positions east of Ypres
within the next few days. The Brit-
ish airmen have been favored withfine
weather in the last two day•s, and
have carried out much photographic
work, as well as bombing raids
against German supply depots.
Field alarshal_Halg's artillery has
been shelling the Zonnebeke sector
and other points northeast of Ypres
heavily. His official statement ot
Friday night declared that the artin
tery was carrying on a concentrated
bombardment of the enemy's positions.
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING.
Paris cable: Heavy artillery fighting
ing ie itt progress on the Aisne and
Verdun fronts, says to -day's official
communication, "On the Aisne front
there were violent artillery actions, es-
pecially in the sector of efennejean
Farm," says the statemeut, "Strong
enemy patrols which attempted to ap-
proach our lines in this region were
repulsed The enemy :eft prisoners in
our hands, and suttered appreciable
losses.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) , the artillery fighting
was spirited north of Bezonvaux and
in the Curlers wood.
"There is nothing to report from the
remainder Of the trout."
alA.RSHAL HAIG'S REPORT.
London eable: "The enemy's
artillery showed ,great activity yester-
day evening and in the early part of
the night north of Lens and on the
battlefront between Tower Hamlets
and the Ypree-Roulers Railway," says
to -doer's official statement from the
War Office.
"There was also considerable recap
rocal artillery activity during the
night northeast of Ypres."
ITALIAN FRONT.
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Teutons Won, but Were
Soon Driven Out.
1••••••mmiLmmagio,•••••••*,
Rome eablet The Haien War
Department to -day issued the follow-
ing statement:
"During the night of Wednesday
there was a renewal of local fighting
bn the Trentino and Cattle fronts.
The enemy's activity was particularly
directed against our line between Po -
sine, and the Rio Freddo Valleys,
where, after repeated attacks in force
and several concentrations in fire, he
eueceeded In occupying one of our
advanced posts north of Monte Maio
and breaking into another east of Cat-
gut. We dislodged hint from the
tenter post with an energetic eon.
ter -attack and drove him from the
latter pest with fire, oapturing forty
soldiers and three offieere. Large en.
enty patrols were driven baelt at vari.
one Places before they Count reach our
positionta
"On the Julian front an enemy at-
tack on the northern slopes Of San
Gabriele, with hand grenades, ittan
assault by companies, Was Crushed by
Our fire,"
as11.1t.
SWIMS -„way do you think ah e is
la 10Vo with hint? Her tone is abet).
Welt, dietatoriat alyalette-ally dear
felloW, the Minute a Wallin retains
she loves a Man sheeonsidere it her
priVilege to boas WM.
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TEIEHE COMES A TIME.
There comes a time itt the brigh.-eet
day
When clouds seem gathering la the
alfY;
There conies a time When the gayest
laugh
Will break and end in a weary sigh.
There comes a time when the bravest
eyes
Must fill and gleam through unshed
tears;
There comes a time when the bravest
heart •
Must tremble beneath oppreseing
fears,
Then there COMco a time when tho
clouds are past,
And the sun shines forth in our
hearts again;
And thus through 'our lives it will
ever be,
Joy comes after grief as the sun after
rain.
REJOICE IN THE LORI),
The joy of the Lord is your strength
-The kingdom of God is not meat an
drink; but righteousness, and peace
and joy in the Holy Ghost,: -Be filled
with the Spirit; speaking to your-
selves in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making
ntelody in your heart to the Lord;
giving thanas always for all thins
unto God and the Father in the name
or our Lord Jesus Christ.
By him let us offer the sacra
flee of praise to God continually, that
Is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks
to his name.
Although the fig tree shall not blos.
sone neither shalt truit be in the vines;
the labor of the olive shall fail, and
the fields shall yield no meat; the
flock shall be cut all from the fold,
and there Oen be no herd in the
stalls; yet f will rejoice in the Lord,
I will joy iu the God of me salvation.
-Sorrowful, yet alv.ny rejoicing.- We
glory in tribulations also.
THE KINGDOM.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and its righteousness, and all things
shall be auded unto you."
Let the kingdom be first in dignity,
beauty, power, in excellence, majesty,
and mignt; in rank, supremacy and
durability; in time, in value, in intlu-
ence; seek it first because it is here,
and near, and cheap; because it is easy,
and pleasant, and glorious. And its
righteousness, it is right! in heaven
and earth and hell! It is right in all
time, all circumstances, in every clime.
We look forward when the right, and
the might, and the truth shall be, and
come what there may, to stand in the
way, that day our world shall see.
All these things shall be added. Atter
all these things do the Gentiles seek.
Are you a Gentile? Are you after
riches, honors, rewards? Remember,
the same only "added." What is added
may be subtracted. Can you add to
the stature of God? Can you add to
the stature of man? Man is a spirit,
and it is perfect. a perfect sphere, it
perfect world. A spirit has no pookets,
YOU cannot splice tbe riches of the
world on to the spirit of man, you
may as well try to find a mouth in 4
cannon ball. You may draw off the
love of the spirit to the things of the
world. but you make man an idolater,
the most undeefoot, downtrodden vas-
sal cf perdition. Here I get a glimpse
of the greatness of man. If Cod so
cane tie emets cf tte 1iqd, here
much more shall He clothe you, alt, yo
of little faith? Ye are of more valuo
than many sparrows, how much more?
How much better is a man than a
sheep? We aslahow "much," and we
stretch away into the infinite! The
glory of this lower world is all for
man; this glory coneists of "things,"
and they are added.
Martha was troubled about many
things, but one thing was needful. The
Master made a cat-o'nine-talls and
drove out the hucksters from the
temple court, and with frowning itt.
dignation eald: "Take the thinge
hence; make not my Father's house
a home of merchandise." Have you
a ship on the ocean? She is only a'
"thing." Have you a farm? it is only
a "thing." You think well of your
body as you look in the glass, for no
man ever hated his own flesh; but
your body is only a "thing"; it in tite
house you live in for the present; it
is made of mudi and is bound to the
earth. Paul left his body and went up
to the third heaven and came down
again. We dwell in tabernacles of
clay, we are crushed beneath the moth.
What is your life? It is more than
meat and the body more than raiment.
"Seek nirst the kingdoth." Ah! let nie
tea you a secret. Seeking is never
single, it is always double. You seek
the kingdom, the kingdom seeketh
you.
Employers of labor are always on
the lookout for capable men, and they
are always short, so great is the de-
mand for "men." My working bre-
they, you found a job the other day,
and you are proud of your ability;
that is only half the transaction, the
job was seeking you, and the thing
is eomplete. "I was found of theln
that sought me not, that asked not
after me," said the Lord. There is
always a double find, you sought the
Lord, but tho Lord sought you and
found you. That was a 'find,' indeed,"
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SPY ARRESTED
In Connection With Plot to
Kill Atholstan,
rm. wila...1r1
Montreal report: Charles Desiar-
din, Who Was employed by the Federal
authoritlem to obtain evidence Oit the
tlynatialting of the country home of
Lord Atholetaii, was placed under are
reet yesterday at Three Rivers, end
brought to Montreal this Morning. He
will face a charge of eettepiring with
Others to etatunit Murder. Tbe
plainant iit the case is Paul Mail Le-
marche, 1, 0.
Evidottee submitted at tha Prelintin-
hry trial of the eight inert arrested for
the dynairliting retrpOrtect tO show that
Ittesitirditi, who coll8Otted With thetts,
aave one luau a useless panel end
money, and promised rifles.
FIGHT BETWEEN CIVILIZATION
AND THE FIENDS OF HELL
------- +Harry Lauder Tells U. S.
GERMAN "NEVER" Troops What This War is
--:Sways Wall Street.
IS A BLUNDER
New York report: A despateh to
the Herald from Camp Upton, YAP -
hank, Long Island. says;
Jules Combon Points His-
toric Moral
To Kuehlmann's Talk On
Alsace.
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Paris cable: Jules Cambon, gen-
eral Seeretury to the Ministry or Foie
eign .Affairs, expressed surprise that
no Preach commeatators had recalled
the historic "never" of Premier Rouher
iz connectioa with that uttered in the
german ReiChstAg by Foreign Secre-
tary von Kuehlenann. Fifty years ago
XL Hotelier, a Prime Minister under the
French Emplre, declared equally em.
Phatically ail Von Kuehlinann, M. Cam -
bon said, that never would Rome cease
to belong to the Pope, and that never
would Rome be the capital of the King
or Italy. The statement of M. Rouher
justlfied the truth of the French pro-
verb wanting against using "either
never or always."
ary von Ktiehimann's impru-
decTtecieevter," continued M. Cambon.
"was intended to encourage Germany,
It reveals moral confusion in that
country, to which also the troublee in
the German navy testify. Those trot'.
bles, so contrary to the disciplined
German spirit, are far greater than the
same symptoms would be in free demo -
of Emperor William to
cr,a7clieise. trip
Sofia had the clouble object of satisfy-
ing and reassuring King Ferdinand
and ot restraining his ambitions some-
what, The Kaiser's voyage to Con.
etantinople bas been a theatrical man!.
festation intended to revive the pres-
tige ofthe Turkish Government, which
is drooping among the Turkish
people."
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MEXICO FOR ALLIES.
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Pro -Entente Speech Cheer-
ed by Parliament,
Mexico City report: General Gar-
cia Vigil, leader or the Liberal Gar-
stitutional Party, in a speech in the
Chamber or Deputies yesterday, de-
clared it was the duty of alexica to
take sides against Germany. The
speech was applauded by the great
majority of the •members, and the gal:-
ler:ea.
The general declared he could not
explain now Mexico, a country with
democratic ideals, could stand impas-
sive before the crimes committed
against Belgium. He asked if it were
possible that Mexicans had forgotten
their Latin ideals, or 'whether they do
not care abouttimefate Of France.
"I will continue," he stated, "to pro-
claim in Congress that Mexico should
unite frankly with the countries who
are defending democratic principles,
which are the same Mexico fought
for during the revolution, and which
Meek() will continue to fight for."
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TO THE BITTER END.
France Will Fight for Lost
Provinces.-
Cable.--(Delayed)-In the discus-
sion preceding the passing of a vote of
confidence in the Government by a great
majority in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day sevtral members criticised the
policy of the Ministry as being incoher-
ent, and lacking energy.
"Before a gathering 01 American of-
ficere anti enlieted mere. Who heard
hint in almost awe-strieltext
Harry Lauder yesterday afternoou al-
ternopt stripped the glamOr pf To-
Illanke from the we:: and cbaraeterized
it as "A contest between civilization,
and the fiends ot hell." declaring tbat
the United States had undertaken the
biggest task in her history.
His appeal to stamp out the fine
of militarisnt aud relight the lamps at
civilization came as a climax to a ser-
ies of Scotch ballads. He made no
mention of his son, who met death in
France, but a slight tremor in hie
voice frequently betrayed the meniorY
ef his boy.
Mr. Lauder had just flnisited a lively
ballad, when front the rear of the tent
came the cry: "Sing 'The Wee Iloose
Among th' Heather'!"
"Aye, I'll sing it: but it's no song
to me now; It's a hem'. I sang It to
the boys just before the battle of
Arras. There were fitteen thousand
Scots there then. Many of them are
gene now."
He sang the song, The two, thou-
sand officers, their wives aaul enlisted
men, joined with him in the choruses.
Then he began to speak of the war.
"I would like to impress upon you
that Was war is eerious liminess -
that it is no picnice" he said. "We are
tighting the most dnibolleal foe that
ever trod civilization into the earth.
"When you boys go Over there; you
will find the brawny hand of Great
Britain stretched out to meet you,
and you will get a warm reception.
Thio war has made the civilized world
a great melting pot. We are in it to-
day; you are in it to -day, and out of
the melting pot Will come a better and
W:Ser civilization,
"The world is on fire and you have
been called upon to extinguish it -to
extinguish it to the last spark."
IN WALL S'PREET.
Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch
comedian, disorganized the machinery
of Wall street for half an hour yes-
terday, when, ire all impassioned ap-
peal for subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan, he addreeeea a crowd too great
tor the police to handle, As, etanding
on the steps of the Sub -Treasury,
Lauder told of his pride in his son,
Captain Jack Lauder, who "went over
the top," and never came back, the
great crowd Wes moved to tears, and
more than five thousand dollars wae
deposited in his hands from neighbor-
ing office buildings in less than five
mteutes. Reports from all parts of the
Loan has paesed the two -'billion mark.
Treasury officials are jubilant, and
predict that the loan will be oversub-
seribed next _ week.
RUSSIAN FLEET
PROVES VALOR
MAIM HUN
Went Out, Outnumbered and
Outranged, to Meet
the Foe.
MAIN FORCE SAFE
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Is Not Hemmed in, but Still
"I have already said when expound-
ing our war aims," Premier Painlesye re- Remains in Finland
plied, "that it is the restitution of Al-
sace-Lorraine that we are determined up-
on. There must be restitution, whatever
may be the fate of battles. For this ve
ShOuld push the War to the bitter end,"
The Premier denied acting as a jurist
In the Intudet-IvIa.lvy affair. The ac-
cusations of M. Daudet were outside the
judicial Investigations now going on, so
the Government Wo.e abie to take them
up and reduce them to nothing.
"We are disarmed against calumny,"
he said, that the Government had un-
dertaken to employ the decree of Aug.
4, 1914, which gives the Government the
widest powers to prevent attacks on the
repubtic regime or on the nation's
morale.
HONOR GUYNEMER.
.•••••
Pantheon to Hold Memorial
to Great "Ace."
Paris, Cable. -The Chamber of Dep -
titles silently listened to -day to proposal of
Deputy Liastes that memory of Captain
Georg Guyemer, the famous French
aviator, be commemorated by placing an
inscription in the Panthoen. The pro-
posal was adopted unanimously, every
member of the House rising as the vote
wits taken.
Jacques Dumesnil, Under-Secretary for
Aviation, announced that every avia-
tion school to -morrow will hold a cere-
mony In honor of Guynemer.
USE GERMAN SHIPS.
Chile's Plan to Increase
Ocean Service.
1.••••••.•••••*...*/
Santiago, Chile, eable: With the
intention of utilizing six German
steamete interned in the Ports of this
country, the Chilean Government ap-
plied to Germany for permission to use
the vessels. Germany has replied with
her authorization of the plan.
The Chilean Goverment also has
asked Great Britain to authorize this
use of the German idling, but so far
has hot received a reply.
In the meantime, the Government ia
endeavoring to obta.ih the tatthoriza-
floe of the Iltited States to use the
interned vessels.
HER CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE,
London, Ont., report: Mts. Rut-
ledge, wife of Et. S. CI. Rutledge, den-
tist, was seriously burned at her
home in Elizabeth street this mornittg
when her kimono caught fire over a
gas stove at whieh she was prepar-
ing a meal. Mrs. Rutledge's screams
attracted her husbehd from an ad -
Joining room, aftd, rushing to her res.
cue, he tore off the kimota ttrid put
out the flanitte With Itis bare hat&
The doctor guttered painful burns,
by Mrs, Ruiledge's tondition is the
tnest setioutt,
Gulf.
Petrograd cable: Zeppelin air -
&hilts appearee in the Gulf of Riga
and the Gulf of Finland Thursday
night, according to an official com-
munication ts.etted to -day. Twenty
bombs e ere dropped au Persian, on
the western hore of the Gulf of Riga.
Ten persons were killed.
London, Oct. 19, -'While the small
fleet the Ruesians had in Riga waters
apparently has been penned in by the
Germane as a result of their land op-
erations on Oesel and Moon Ielancis
and the disposition of their superior
uaval forces at strategic points off
the gull, the main :Russian fleet re -
maims in the Gulf or Finland through
which rum the water route to Petro-
grad.
Two Ruseian,regimenes ,totalling 5,-
000 men, were captured by the enemy
on Moon Island.
Time 'Germans an Wednesday began
to land troops on Dago Island, sontl:
of the entrance to the 'Gulf of Fla -
land.
In the naval battle of Wednesatry,
In whieh the Ithesien battleehip Slava
wae sunk, two German trawlers were
seat to the bottont and hits were ob-
tained by Rilselan battleships on Ger-
man dreadnoughts. The ettiteatent
says that not leaf thah ten enemy
dreadnoughta ef the newest lasater
and Koenig types took Dart m
battle.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
The text of the Petrograd co/am-mit
eaten follows:
"In the tank Sea, during the
battle ot Wednesday at the so ith-
ern entrance to itrloott Sound late were
obtained by our battleGhles an enemy
dreadnoughte. Tete trawlers were
gunk by our fire Thumdata in thd
Moon &And region, two enemy tor.
Tiede htiate tan into our mite fields,
where they blew up and sank. Ad-
miral litAlthireff, who eemmanded
our naval aquadron in the battle, tes-
titles to the gallantry of the crews
who took part in the eneageratia.
"The German ntivai unite which
Partieipated in the operation are re.
Ported as being not less than ten
dreadnoughts of the neweet Kaleer
and Koenig types, about ten cettleere
ttrid not leee than fifty destroyer,
whteli about twenty were of the t ean
est Inovik type ,and bet;veen tight
atd ten subiriarinea. WWI these
trines there are operating a vetY
large number of trawie,,s and oft et
including itansoor.o, 17-
tiroaeroplaties and raft,
"baring the evening Yestertlatt
definitely established that at noon
WednesdaY, after •a preliminary bont-
Ibarduieut, the enemy began to laud
L!,.00 on Dago Island near the village
of Sett°.
"Reports are current that about
Olen ene;xiy ships, probably torpedo
Inate passed during tbo nigitt of
Wednesday off lculwag, on the east-
ern coast of Mon Iarand."
DOW MOON ISLAND WAS TAKEN.
The German, official report Of isridaY
said;
"Under command if LiellteGene
von Rsteroff ear treops', crossing
through the sound in boats and by
way of the Mole an the western cLei
of Moon island, made it rapid ita
vance against the Russians, Th.
enealy offered resistance, but wat
overcome, and by midday the whole
isbnd was In our posseesion, Nava
lauding attachmerits, attaekiug froni
the north and the south and th
guns of eur ships appreciably contri
ha& to this rapid sitcom.
Two Russian infantry regiments
totalling 5,000 men, were taken pris
oner, and the booty captured on Oese
toed Moon Wands is cousiderable. On
member of the d1vielona.1 stall an(
three members of the brigade staff fel
into our hands,
"Our naval squadrons operatin
erolene Moon Island and several en
gagements with enemy warships, Th
laucislan battleship Slava was set air
by our shell) and afterwards sant
between Moon Isiancl and the adjaeen
island of Shilalatt. Our military an
naval airmen kept our commander
well informed of the whereabouts o
the enemy forces, both on land an
sea, They several times attacked th
enemy with perceptible success, uslnui
bombs and Mechine-gun fire,"
SUNK I3Y HER OWN CREW.
"The Slava was unable to follow
the other Russian ships retiring
northward and was sunk by her ow
crew iu order to bar the way to theu
enemy vessels," said Minieter 0
Marine Verdervski, just before starting
to -day to join the Baltic fleet.
The Minister said he considered th
action ot the Russian form in. goin
oelta,
out to meet the German fleet of great
valor, far each German dreadnought 0
tho
fouelnigthatnYPetheWas
Rtiachrlanr?
we
tquadron.
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Riau win
TORONTO MA RKE TS
Dairy Produce -
Butter, choice, dairy ....$ 0 45 $ 048
Eggs, new -laid, dozen... 0 45 0 50
Cheese, lb.. ......
Dressed Poultry -
Turkeys, lb 0 28 0 30
... • 0 30
Do.. fancy, lb. ....
• • a • 0 25
Fowl, lb. ...... 0 25 0 28
Spring chickens 0 30 0 35
Fruits -
Apples, basket ..„ 0 50 0 65
Do., Ma. .
. 3 00 6 00
Grapes, 6 -qt. basket 0 30 0 60
Do., 11 -qt. bkt.. 0 60 0 65
Peaches, Can., bkt 0 65 1 25
Pears. basket ..... 50 0 75
Plums. basket. .. . . • , 0 80 1 25
Canataloupes, basket 0 40 0 60
Vegetables -
Beans. small measure 0 20
Beets. basket 0 35 0 40
Doe bag .. .. 1 00
Cucumbers, dozen 0 20 0 30
Cauliflower, each .. 0 15 0 9-
ae
Corn, dozen . 0 20 0 30
Carrots, peck 0 20
Do., bag .. 0 75
Celery, per head .. 0 05 0 07
Cabbages, each ... 0 05 0 10
Gherkins. basket .. 1 00 1 75
Egg Plant, basket 0 65 0 75
Lettuce, doz.. bunches0 20 0 30
Vegetable marrow. each0 05 0 10
Onions, 75-1b. bag 2 00 2 50
Do.. small basket 0 50
Do., pickling, bteketa .... 0 75
Do., silver skins. bkt.... .. 1 00
Potatoes, bag .. 1 60 1 75
Do., peck 0 30
Pumpkins. each ..,. „ . 0 10 0 25
Parsley, bunch .. 0 10
Radishes. 3 bunches 0 10
Peppers, red. dozen .. 0 40
Do., green. dozen 0 15 0 40
Sage, bunch 0 03 0 10
Squash, each ...... 0 10 0 25
Savory,o„babgunch 0 05, 00 1100
D
Turelps peck
• 0 65
Tomatoes. 11 -qt. bkt..., 0 40 0 50
Do., green, 11 -qt. bkt., ,... 0.25
MEATS, WHOLESALE.
Beef, forequarters... $13 00 $15 00
Do., hindquarters... ., 17 00 19 00
Carcases, choice.. 16 00 18 00
do., common ...„.., 13 00 14 00
Veal, choice .. ..., 20 00 22 00
do., hogso.,,ineam iu12 00 14 00
lie
18 00 20 00
Shop hogs .. 23 00 24 00
Mutton, light . 16 00 18 00
Do., heavy 12 00 16 00
Lambs. yearling .. 20 00 22 00
Spring Iambs 24 00 26 00
T HER, MAR.ICEITS
aVsI:NNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE.
Fluctuation on Saturday were se fol.
low
Oats,- Open High. Low, Close.
Oct.. . 0 67t4 0 6814 0 67v, 0 671/4
Nov. .. 0 66% 0 66% 0 661/4 0 66ait
Dee ..x0 641/4 0 643 0 63Th 0 64
May .. 0 67 0 671/s 0 661/4 0 61atii
Flax -
Oct. .. 2 95 2 95 2 931/. 2 08ee
Nov. .. 2 87% 2 87% 2 8614 2 87tat
Dec, .. 2 Si 2 81 2 78 2 191/4
2 84 2 84 2 83 2 8314
x.To 64 c sold.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET.
Minneapolis, Oct, 20. -Corn -No.
yellow, $1,88 to $1.90. Oats -No. 3
white, 57% to 5914c. Flour-tinehang-,
ed. Bran -$30 to $30.50.
DULUTH GRAIN NLARKET.
Dual al -Linseed -MOS % to $8.1014
to arrive, $3,08 to $3.0814; Getober,
as$3k.Oieida.e bid; November, $3.08
asked; December, $3.03; May, *2.06¼
CIIE.ESE MARKETS,
iraquOle-At the regular meeting of
the Iroquois Meets° Board 720 boxes
Were boarded, The anal buyer?: were
present. 3ohheten bid 21140 and ceettre
ed 456 boxes. The balance sold cot the
curb at the sathe prke.
Vanieek Hill -At the regular meet-
ing of the Clime beard 1,296 boxes
were boarded, All cold at 21%e. Four
buyere were preemie,. Fraser opened
bidding at 2114e; Adult raised it te
5-16thi Wiltzie raised it to z; railed
three tiniest theu all bityere bid the
nettle, Wiltzte getting 312. Adult 364,
Fraser 295, and Welsh 125 boxes,
Cernwall-At the regular meeting
Of the Cornwall Cheat!, Board 1,S5I1
white and 252 boxes of eolored were
Offered, All sold at 211,ce,
to -day's cheese board
1,152 'white And 75 tolared Were of.
feted: 1,156 White gold at 21 S -16e, titul
75 tot:wed at 21 3-10e.
London, Ont. -No cheese hoarded
today, AtiSeurned for two \wets, to
meet again 110r, 2nd,
Wolitn,gton Mutual 1
Fire Ins, Co.
ilietitbilsited
Heed Offios, OVEL4iit Offr,
Moho taken on all cteseetoZ teettP4
IAN ProgertY on the cash Or Pr.rattalli
PM* system,
t;1'# 4,101EN 3:447P0OX
irreeidenIteerotasi
Waits 00141441,
Wtoghea1/4 Oist
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pucliey Holmes
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R. Ironstone
imartwria Atilo IrOvel,Yeilt.
Sew to leen Wrest Wes,
, nt
WitiattAM.
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Arthur J. Irwin
D.D.S., 1.3".).8.,
Doetor of Dental Surgery of the Penn-
sylvania College and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery of Ontario.
' Closed every Wednesday Afternoon,
Office In Macdonald Block,
--.
F. M. DEANS
D.D,S., L.D.S.
Honor Graduate of the Iloyal College el
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, lionor
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty ok Denistry.
Closed every Wednesday Afternoon,
Office Over H. E. Isard ite Co.'s Store
In the Dental Parlors, formerly ()cen-
t -ilea by Dr. 0. IL Ross.
--.-,...----..--.,,
W. R. Hamblky
6.8.., M.D. C,M,
spatial attettion paid to disease*
of WOULOI and Children, having
taken postgraduate work In Sur.
gem 13.teteriology and Etcientifie
Medicine,
Office In the Kerr reeidence, be.
Moen the queen's Hotel sad the
Baptist Oltureh,
Ali Witness given careful attention.
Phone 14. P. O. Sox US
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
24.R.40,8, (Eng.)
L.R.C.P, (L•ond.)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr, ChIsholm's old stand).
_
DR. R. 1 STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontaria College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF •
ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHENE ST. PRONE 29
OSTWPARVIC PHYSIaAN
Wt. P. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy builds vitality end
. strength. Adiustment of the spine and
OtbAn' tissues Is gently secured, there-
by removing the predisposing causes
et disease.
Tigeod pressure and other examina-
tions made. Trusses selentifically fit-
ted.
0IFFICE °VIER CHRISTIE'S SMELT...
itettre-TeesdaYs and r edam, 9 Wm.
to $ pm.: Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.
Othir days by appolnUstenk
--GenekaI "Hospital -
(Under Government Inspection).
reesentlY situated, beautifully fur.
nis/ded. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. Rates for patients (which
include board and nursing) --$4.90 to
$15.00 per week, according to location
of room. For further infortnation--.
Address MISS L MATHEWS,
Superintendent,
Dox 223, Winghern, Ont.,
..
i sELL
Town and Farm propertlee, Call and
is my list and get my price.. 1 have
*ems excellent values.
J G. STEWART
WM:MAK
Phone 114. Office In Town Halt,
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AIIME.1.1...11.1101.110.
J. W. DODD
(suce.or to J. 0. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEALTH INSURANCE,
P, 0. Box 866, Phone 198
WINGIIAM, ONT.
womimormonavemawasietsimmen./:,....kamewareiw.-......m.
John F. Grow a
Issuer of
MARRIAGE LICENSEs
TOWN HALL W1NGHAM
Phones--Offito 24; Residence 168.
WE WANT CREAM
We want cream and will pro. the
Veest prices for good cream. ,WhY
p your cream away, a long ditriane4
w n you can receive as good prices
at botnk and In sending your orearn
will halt* a hornis industry. We
tell two cane to each shipper and
Sow all axpress charges and asenre
MI an bottest beet:tem Cheese few -
SS patrons having Cream during the
Jzrter tven)41 de well to ell D to us.
writ. for furthet particulars to
,
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TROOPS ACROSS,
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Another Batch of Canadians
Reach England.
Ottawa, Oct. 21. --It is officially an
-
flounced through the Older Press eensor's
office, that the undernion.Inentioned
troons hare arrived safely in lIngland:
fast Ilattalion, Winnipeg; 255t1i
(French-Caniullars), MOuntreal; Drafts,
Infantry, from Western Ontario.,
tre,it 'Highlanders, infantry for P. r. 0,
T,. T., Cavalry for C. 11, 11., Newfounde
land troops. imperial reernite, Canadian
officials' training corps Candidates for
Imperial enntiniSsiona, Candidates for
Itoval laigitteerse commission, Royal
eating Cot•pe pilots. Detente
"1)6 you shave up or ilOwn?"
"Down." "It feels Bite down," -liar.
yard Lampoon.