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Exeter Times, 1916-8-31, Page 5r, 'I'L C'RS 7A C, -AUGUST filet, 11;10, Greenway'. ' AMIu%s 'lents eekliven hats gone :i o. London 4 ilia. Sitbourne English wen .henna ;over Sunday. nines Lots ilarown has returned from ti few weeks visit in 'Clinton: 11Ir. John Wilson, iMior,gan, Ilaroltt and Marvin of A irony were nic st's of 'Mr. Edwards Miss Vera ,13iliinp;s and Miss Maggie sHotson are visiting friends in (Detroit :for a few weeks, I Miss Edna iT3elt and Masher Mom Welt left :tor their new .home. in De- emit_nnturday . ncns. Wilson Hicks and son J3illie %have joined lair, 'Hicks in London ;1w1:ere he leas aecured a good position. The• ice cream 'social given bey the arts klub last Friday was a splendid %success. Weather, refreshments and +good crowd all helped , ?Next Sunday Rev, H. Williams% will ?again occupy his pulpit after his preachvac- special her- ;ia't;ion and will a six. i 1 mon to the 12 ,geraduatos of the teach- ;en training class and will 'present the diplomas to them , Hensall 1Lrs. F. (Carlin its visiting friends wear Lacan, 3. Lamer has purchased a Ford car :nor his mail :mute, ,Mies Ezra of ;CSrediton is visiting ,dss Gladys TIardie . Miss Flo. Cudmore of Toronto, is some visiting her patentee Er. John (Buchanan of New Yark ns home venting his parents . Mrs. J. M. ILal.l of P:ittebul!g is vis- iting Cher sister Mrs. Jas. Bonthron. Mns. Geo: Lodge of Cleveland Ohio. e visiting 'her sister, hers. Drake , Mans. Alex Thompson of Toronto Ls wlsitin;g 1.er sister, Mrs. Jas. Sparks. Mir. Alvin alit:chell of Atwood spent rpt few days will Mus. W. J, hiller. sti sten . Coy Bell, ;on of Mre J. A. ;,T33ei1, London '(food. is ill with the .pneumonia Men Ben Caldwell of Car'harry, Man 3g vesiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. G. Joynt %tins Hattie .McQueen left to spend' Ler. holidays with Mns. 1'epler of Han- over . Mr. and Mrs. Jo'teph Oase motored from Toronto Saturday and spent the week -end K Were. :[:11th and daughter Mattie ve returned from a pleasant trip Alrqtr 't . I)t. of end .Paledo Mrs. R. Cud/mare returned Tuesday neneeni.n.g •from Toronto, where she has Iveear visiting several of iter childrext tLhe past couple of weeks , • Jas, Clarke spent a few days in Bel - grave last week, returning Friday, His 'daughter Mris. John Mason, and infant child returned with him. Mrs. Carl Wil::ori of Superior, •for- .snerly Miss Sarah Caldwell, Is here •rat present visiting' her 'arotters John and W,; (Caldwell . Miss Alice llobkirk and; her bousin ;Margaret have returned ,from 33ad *Lie, Ills}(., where they have been svisiting their uncle. Their couten Isabelle Ilobkirk returned with them .to visit friends and relatives , Miss Mabel ;Oudmore who has been lea Stratford training for a nurse, left to visit friends in Toronto, ;Berlin,. and ' Cleveland. She is on her way to New York Where she will take a post egraduate ,course at the Polyclinic .11oa-' • J)itn.l there. Shipka Mr. 'Charlie Finkbehner of London as virstting at his home lee. Mr. Sandie Webster of Detroit ss et•:he gutest of Mr. S. 11:e.IGethin. Miss Nora I%oogh of Detroit is visit - Ing her brother, Bir. Thos. Keogh. Messrs. Hebert and John Lynch and £Lisses Agnes, Ella and Wilma tegan and Etnel Lynch visited friends in Mt. Carmel on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm..Regan and• dau- ghter 'hose have returned to Cadillac .latish., after spending a week with the .former's 'sister, Mrs: John Lynch. Zurich Aire. Norman Rupp and children of lietnoit vis:ted relative's here . • etre. J3oeae, of Berlin, is visiting . at the home oe Ltev. and ants, areYeele .M',stes V. Siebert and L. Geiser at- tended the eaiil.htery openings in Lon-. dt sa. illi..). .i'atterfaou of Caro, ensile, rained •at the ,home of Mr. W. La- n -ant • .111r, and ales. John 1.[oltner of Ger- lias, are alelatives in Zurich and chie llin, are visiting relatives in Zurich ani Lh:.s vicinity . 1\flr. Wilfred ,.Brown and sister refer- etnda, of I!1lnttxa are visiting ace inn: *Intl friends Mr. and ere. Sam ITolt^,man, of .fcr lin. visited at the hocne of the for'- mer's father, Mr, G. lioltzrnan: , Mr. and Mrs. ,Alf Moritz o` Guelph sl v,.ted relatives Mee. Mrs. 'Berlin, who 'leas been visiting her another, 1Mtrs. llauch, returned home nate. titan .After. 'fitness lasting many ;ion- -i.hs. Mrs. Henry OrLwein, passed away .rat her home here on Aug. 19 in lee r n7th year. For about a year deceased then been in ,(noir ig health. She, here alter +sufteritags with .Christian emir - age and. fortitude. '(Ler hnsb}tnd pre - !deceased her about ,five yeitl•Is ago. "interment teak place in the lllrooson Rev, t+'. r3. • Illeyera • L•:tnc, Cemetery,his ocn,lueted the services and was as t • x1 ted: to ureh by RanRan Mir MeVgar ' f Dashwood and Mr. II" Troyer or Toroizto. :id ' •Deceased . ways twicetwiceMttarried n t r( ,n;m.bar of children by the Ctrs tntarriagc still (survive ler . THE EXETER' TIM S1 Whalen TWO Menn d.34 itNS STRUCK • LN TUE VICINITY OF WIl1ALE i • Mats. Nathaniel 'Ogden its Ili in bed at her 'home and under the nuance care , ; , ; .i i Mas. Sttthenbrylute fnetu•ned home From London aceompained by her dau ghter Ml's, E. Johnston. Quite Ei ''number from around here attended the funeral or Mrs, Ephraim Dern of Zion on Monday. Mr. 'George Squire and David John- ston left Tuesday of this 'week to visit friends iri the west for a months, ' Mr. Martin MoGloughlin and dau- nater Mary visited his daughter Mar- tha of Toronto in. Stratford on hien- flay . ID. A. Johnston, Sr. took charge of the 'services here on Sunday, Mr, Ar- thur d3akeae Will conduct them next Sunday . • Tho ;grad,; tend corn and ;root crop have taken on a healthy ,look sin'ee the heavy rain on Tuesday and the tarmacs are all into the plowing and getting ready ear the fail wheat. Jeseph Mc.(srty who card his 50 ,'tare Catrin here a few years sago; and hougle 100 koros five mites 'hest of (here near Mooresville harvested 50 toads cct wheat off 15 area, and thresh ed ti 'whole ds,y on it. He has a ,straw stack. 30 ft. wide and 60ft, long witch 600 busheiis. of No. 1 wheat In his granary A heavy !electrical storm pa'_Ised aver this election 'of the counties( lust Wednesday evening, accompanied by torrents of. again. There wars some learns •struck, but 'tittle :damage was done. At George 'Squire's on the 10th line of lBlansl acrd, the roof walestrn'ek and partly ripped of'f, the bolt, pass ing down a strip of gaivan'.zed iron' that joined. the two barns and, then down the Lightning rod. A machine had just 'pulled into the barn to thresh and the mon were rail there ars the storm 'carne on. Mir. 'Squire and. James Stipmy received 'shooks. anchard 1Lodgins barn was also streak and. the ,gabn end driven in ==fore and nil. Thea been was 'Tall of grain but no fine resulted , HO'W APPENDUCITIS CAN BE PREVENTED • Exeter Iaeople ishould know that rt few dosed of simple buckthorn baric, glycerine, etc., as mixed in AdIe'r-i-ka often tnelieve or prevent appendicitis This wimple mixture removes such sarprieing foul matter that ONB SI'OO'NFUL relieves almost ANY CASE constipation, (sour stomach or gas. A (short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble.. ,S filer-i=ka has can-: 1c est and most thorough action of any - Centralia Kathleen flicks is visiting in Tome, 'to , Quite 'e number from here, arego- ing to Toronto fair. , M1,6* Iva ,Essery spent last week visiting friends In llersall , llbisis Webb ear London is visiting her 'enter Mrs, ,T, J, Colwell. Mrs, Bowles' and (laughter of Tic r- lint spent several days visiting acts, Maguire. Mrs. !Bos- 1aagh entertained a few friends on (Tuesday in horo.r oJi ilIrs. Luke's 'birthday LO, THE POOR, EDITOR Ori.11ie Packet.—The Stratford :Bea- con says the (editors of this counbry "are worikin,g (Tor a the public, not for thci profit" Editors are tso much giv- en to 'making their lot a (natter of pleasantry that perhaps people gen- erally take that (sort or (statement ne a joke, Rut it is the literal truth. Doctors, iawyens, 'merchants, farmers, and people of 'praotioally every other calling have a chance to make some- thing more than n living, but the newspaper pubiisi±er, Oras not. There' [s no money in tne business. When You find a newspaper (man who has been labne 'to lay by a few thousands you will almost invariably find that the money has been made through some fortunate investment outside his regular business. It is also true that to no •eniaelrprise i(s any town so indebted (for it progress end perity as to .its. newspapers. So the 'Beacon's istatement s the sobern an - exaggerated truth. 'Editor'sare work- ing for the 'public, not for themselves, and precious little thanks, as a rule they get for it. WESTERN ONTARIO FALL FAIRS 191 6. Ailsa Craig II31ytl' ' lBrusseis Exeter i , , 1 • Forest, Goderich liirkton Lombardy if CadDON, Western Fair Seaforth Lucknow Milverton alitcl eti Mount Forest Parkhill Slrathroy ,r` Sept 20-27 Oct 3•h Oct 5-f6 Sept.18-19 Sept 26- 27 Sept. 27-29 Sept. 28-29 Sept. 9 Sept 8-10 Sept. 21-22 Sept 28-29 Sept 28-29 Sept 20-27 Sept. 20.21 Sept. 19-20 Sept.18 2) Serious Oversight. "Yes," remarked Farmer Corntossel, "Josh know:, a heap. Ile can tell me all the scientific names of what I'm ti' in' t8 1'a'ISF a I y n �vlra injures thsng we ever sold. t Ju es the crops. But there`s •one thing he never — investigated. If he bad studied a lft- ile deeper Joss wouldn't have got all mussed • up :sidle out welkin in his Sunday clothes.." "What dill he onrft "II' never investigated tbe psycho- Iogicxal effect of a reg 3teek.tie on a Thames Road Mr. Chas F.nkbeiner of Crediton visited friends here on Sunday. Mr. John Francis and daughterllar jory of London spent a few days' ie this vicinity recently , Miss Zetta and Master Carl Pass- more of Ifiensall were holidaying in tri s vicinity recently . Mr. and Mrs. 'Demon Williams spent Sunday asthe,gae'sts of Mr. and llirs, 'Will Horney of Kippen . M'.r. and Mrs. Herald Lawrence o1, Seaforth ane visiting the latter'spar- ents, Mr. and lMns Henry Francis' on Sunday . ,ltrs. Robt, Heath end sister, Miss. Nellie Clarke spent a few days re- newing acquaintacccs in this neigh- borhood last week. ; ( • Mr. J. T. Morgan shipped 'i load of cattle to Toronto last week and he and `Mrs. Morgan are enjoyicg a few days at the Fair this week,, , Dr. A. Meldrum of .Cleveland preagh ed a splendid iaermon in the 1'resiay-( terian •church on Sunday. moreing. He was the guest of Dr. Fletcher for a few days. inc anniversary 'services of the ,Bethany eburoh will be held one Sept. 10th afternoon and evoring. Rev. Knight of Hensel! has been secured for the occasion. Special music is be- ing prepared. Freewill offering will the tiene,n ! ' i1 r' ; • The Drain St. ,church Exeter, con- gregation had a bee on Tuesday to draw home Cement blocks from Mr, P. Whitlock for their new shed which is 'being ;erected to replace the frame one which was destroyed by 'fire soine time ago,, Dashwood Mr. Ezra rieman 'spent Sunday ir. London , Mr. and Mrs. G. Kook left for the West ruiciiday . Mr. .Czar Kellerman visited in Guel- ph a few` days this week, Mr, and Mrs.'. D. Leman and £amity spent Sunday in Medford. Mins G. Reid of Lucknos'• spent the week end with friends here. Mr. H. 'Welert shptod a wizened of e,attie to (euffalo, Saturday, Mies Marie Schroeder of Maehell visited irelad ves here last week. Mrs. A. Birk and daughter Verna are visit•ug in Londor. a.t present. Miss I. 1am.say of Hyde Park is vis- iting friends around tv2re It present ,idr. end Attn. le. Witwer off Exeter sprn.' Sunday with Mr. and lbes. Wm. TI d 1 e • ' ,1.1Lr. and Mrs. tiermau Zimmer left Fr:d.'a.y for Stratford 'where they will reside Rev. andL p Mrs. CJ.rau ner returned 1!riday after emending their vacation in b't, Wayne Dr. and Mrs. N. V. Soiara'n and fam- i.ly of London spent the weak etc) with (mends heere. nine. I'. lInm ne ion Sarnia "r!s visit- ixig her parents, bbr. and Mus. C, Fiinkbeincr• at present . ,chis, fa. `Rttlpp and daughter of Detroit visited with 1MCis. Bred'ttink- er lc: a tew xl;t•ys Rust ween. -w� Diplomacy. "It takes diplomacy to get on with a husbautl:," said the woman who speaks lier .hind freely. "I believe it sloes," replied Bliss Cay- enne. "As I understnud it. diplomacy :•onsfsts inrgely in seeming to be de- ceived whether you are or not." , No Easy Chair. "Ilewanted to go west anti start a cactus farm." " W'by didn't he?" "Ills father sat down on It." "Our 13:" Sure of Another. "Is she n good cook?" ..Yes." "'3'ben if she is dissatisfied 1 do awl wonder site is getting a di- e• ecce," "•inlay? What has that to do with -•.i n y wonm .who ran took can marry." COOK PERT PARAGRAPHS. Being pleased with wlant we bare is nut a bad prescription for insomnia. We rebel against good babits simply becnuse they are habits .perhaps end not because we are vicious. Desiring inorclisnateiy what yen can by no menus afford is an excellent way of cultivating pessimism. A ratan isn't innocent merely because he is a bystander. Being good to Limself is the spe- cialty of the ordinary man. elasculine inituence is generally too strong to permit a pretty woman to be n sensible woman. Courage is purely a physical thing and Is dependent, more or less, on what you had, or did not have for din- ner last nigbt—that is, moral Courage: Many a shaft lit random sent had its target broadly ticketed long before the bow was drawn. When , troth Is stretched too far the reaetiofi is sometimes sudden, Swift and surprising. SHERIFFS' Sn'.CCF1NGE SEIZURE'S. 'rains :Chained to the Dine, and Workhouses "dull TJp," Sheriff's officers la Britain occas- ionally make strange seizures, as evi- denced by their once taking posses- sion of a railway -engine at Preston. On one occasion a workhouse -am- bulance, with its horse and driver, was seized by the slimed at Kilrush, in Ireland. The vehiele had left the institution to call for a patient, when it was pounced on by the sheriff's officer and his merry men, and horse, driver, and all were conveyed to the local pound, There it was detained until an offi- cial from the workhouse arrived on the scene and by payment of 210 re- leased the ambulance, horse, and driver. For this amount a decree had been obtained in the local court, but the unprecedented seizure amazed the +.,chole town. But even that performance was eclipsed on one occasion at Kenmare, where the sheriff's men actually seiz- ed the workhouse itself. A judg- ment for udg-mentfor £89 8s 3d and £13 13s 4d costs had been obtained against the guardians by a Belfast firm of seed merchants. This not having been satisfied, the sheriff's men entered into possession of the workhouse and the premises thereunto belonging. There they re- mained until the natter was arrang- ed, the townspeople meanwhile being much amused at the workhouse be- ing in possession o.; bailiffs. A chapel has shared the same fate. Some time ago the warrant -officer of the Wandsworth County Court was called on to .take possession of such a place in his district. This was at the instance of the London, Chatham, & Dover Railway, to whom a debt was owing. To satisfy the judgment they car- ried off the contents of the building, which were sold by auction in due course. Included were the pews, farms, preacher's platform, Bibles, hymn -books, Communion -plate, tea- services used for tea -meetings, and a number of banners bearing more or less interesting pictures. Then there was the sheriff's officer, who seized a baIIoon. The owner was much chagrined at this action, for he was relying on the balloon to Iift him beyond the reach of the sheriff's ofii- vers and court baili€fs, As the balloon was worth a good deal more than the amount for which it had been seized, the debtor raised enough money among Lis friends to meet the claim. There was an amusing sequel to a no Iess amusing seizure at Wood Green. A bailiff was summoned for detaining a walking -stick under the following circumstances: For sev- eral days he had been endeavoring to enter the complainant's house, but found it too well barricaded. The besieged debtor amused him- self by climbing out through an up- per window and Iaughing defiance at the baffled officer. It was during one such incident that the stick was captured, on hear- ing which the magistrates dismissed the ease. Icing Doesn't Sign - Most people will tell you that the Ring must sign every Act of Parlia- ment before it becomes law. It will astonish these people to know that Acts of Parliament are never signed by King George. When. Parliament passes an Act as, for example, the recent Military Ser- vice Act, which conscripted all the single men, a copy on vellum is placed in safe custody in the House of Lords and endorsed by the C!er•k of Parliament. If tbe Act is one con- cerning money, as, for instance, the Budget, tbe vellum copy is also en- dorsed by the Speaker. How does the King give his con- sent to an Act of Parliament then? Well, he gives it by what is known as a Royal Commission. ATI the various Acts that are passed at about the same time are named in this commis- sion and the Ring signs this. The Ring must actually sign this commission, but should he, for any reason, not be able to do so, the Royal signature may be specially stamped upon the paper. But ac- cording to the Taw this stamp can only be used "in his Majesty's pres- ence and by his Majesty's command given by word of mouth." A stamp of the Ring's signature is always kept ready for this purpose. He "Asked" For It. More stories are told about Sir Herbert Tree, who is having so triumphal a tour in the United States, than about almost any other public man. Here is a good one, exemplifying the ready answer for which he is so justly famed. One day when he was coming out of the Garrick Club a man, whom he did not know from Adam, approach- ed, and, with a sweeping bow, said in a Yankee twang: "Ex-euse me, sir, but they tell me' some pretty well-known folk belong to this club. Are you anyone of im- portance?" m-portance? Sir Herbert Tree looked the ques- tioner coldly up and down. "I don't really think I wan be, or I wouldn't be seen talking to you," he said icily. Devised New Poster: Sergeant Dan Gilchrist, of the 12th Brigade, Headquarters Staff at ]:'eta- wawa, is the originator of a most successful poster to impress those who are reihaining at home, stow vital a necessity it is that they put into practice the principles of conser- vation of energy and resources, and in every way give their moral and physical support to the men at the trout. Sergt,`Gilebrist is the father of the slogan, "The man behind the than behind the gun," which has rutting up a bluff ie tiothitrg to the been widelyused in post Work. task of snaking it std$ `111).,( poster w I k. Serge. Gilchrist is a native of Scot- _ - land, but has resided. in Canada. for the Past seven bears. BUI.CARS SEIZE KAVALA. Greek Post Ort Aegean Sea in Hands of (:Helms, LONDON, .Aug, 28. ---Bulgarian forces have seized the Greek pert of Kavala ori the .Aegean Sea and all but one of its defending forts. An oflieial eonilljunieation from Siderite• announces that they already Lava been brought under the are 01 allletl warships, two monitors and a intit- islr cruiser taking part in the, eora- bar•dment, The Greek fort of Startila also leas been seized by the invadern, ar:eord- ing to a despatch to the Pais Matin. The garrison is said to have been wiped out. This and the other 13u1- garian incursions is reported to bav:t so aroused the Greek populace tia•i the Government feels uneasy.' T'te Government is also much worries Iabout a meeting of Venizeiists sen('d- uled to be held in Athens Monday. Demonstrations in favor of Veni- zelos are being hold in :many parts of the country. It is reported, and the: ranks of the Liberal party are acing swelled by many persons who, until the invasion of Greece by her heredit- ary enemies, the Bulgarians, were supporters of the Gover'nment's poet - time Extending their seizures along the coast, the Rulgars, a.eot-deer to a re- port from Sofia, are closing in on Or - fano ,extreme tip of the allied eigt:t wing. British advanced forces have. been pressed in towards the town, and the invaders have reached the Lakovitza-Dedebali - Arksali - Mente- ebil line. The Bulgarian advance in the val- 1.y of the Stroma also continues, aC- .:ording to an official statement from Berlin. _ r� a d Ir,ring ., ll.. n the invaders are u' , the mouth of the river, at tbe Gulf of Orfano. The opposition so far to the Bulgarians in this region has not been marked. On the other wing,. however, in the Ostrava region, one of the most :van- guinary campaigns of the war is be- itr waged between Bulgars and Serbs. While in some sectors the in- vadere report gains, on the front as a whole, Ge'ner-aI Seaman, commander- in-chief of the Allied armies, an- nounces they are suffering sanguin- ary repulses. In the Vardar region also, heavy Iosses ha,ve been inflicted on the invaders by the Serbian artil- lery. -Despite German assurances to Greece that Seres, Drama, ani Kavaia would not be, occupied by the Bulgarians," says Neuter's SaIonica oorrespondent, "aa order sent Iast Tuesday to the commander of the forts at laavala said if the Bulgars advanced tlxe forts were to be handed over to then. Friday the Bulgars entered the town and took possession of the forts. British warships in the harbor tben opened fire on the forts, but detail's of the results of the fight- ing are not permitted to be sent." The French and British Ministers Sunday evening- asked Premier ZaT- mis how far the Greek Government purposed to countenance the Bulgar- ian advance without resistance, pointing out that it would be of no military interest to the Entente pow- ers to defend Central Thessaly from invasion, as 'Salonica was supplied from the sea, and could not be cut off by land. Tem embarrassment of the Greek Government grows hourly in the face of popu`la'r resentment against the Bulgarian invasion. ITALY TAKES BIG STEP -CANADIAN NATIONAL Asplg. �e;�lto She Is Row C7- w ._te�( r(��I 31 r efts at War �� �/����� 1 �Ui� With Germany. Germany's Aid to Austria Forced Italy to Declare Hostilities•.- .tial �t nouncexuent Causes Groat De-. lronstratlons in Rome --Baron Sonnino Delivers the Message Through Switzerland. ROME, Aug. 29, --Yesterday Italy started war against Germany. The declaration of hostilities was Sumade by Itafy, I! informs.- Following fn'm- tion that it had reached the of orri ;l zeriand, announcement of German Government through Swit- tbe Gov- ernment's action was made here late nday. The intolerable situation created by the fact that Italy was at war wit'' Germany's ally and the fact that Ger- many loaned all possiele support to that ally, A atria -Hungary, against Italians and their interests, led th• Government to its decision. That de- cision was made public in the follow- ig anouncement: "Tbe Italian Government declares in the name of the King that Italy considers herself to be in a state of war with Germany as from August 28, and begs the Swiss Government to convey this information to the Im- perial German Government." The complete cessation of aIi com- munication beweeu Italy and Ger- many brought about by the Austro - Italian war, made it necessary for Italy to convey through Switzerland her declaration of war to Germany, It is believed here that Roumania, with which nation Italy long has had an entente, will follow the Italian. Government in a declaration of war against the Central Empires and their allies. The Giornale D'Italia, commenting on the declaration of war on Ger- many, says: "Public opinion has been long pa- tiently awaiting war against Ger- many, and is now fully satisfied. The declaration constitutes an act of sin- cerity an 1 loyalty towards the Allies and a proof of our deep faith in their final victory." Idea Nationale says: "Italy re- joices over the end of an equivocal and humiliating situation, and is welcoming the opportunity openly to fight the common enemy to the fin- isb." Following a meeting of the Cab- inet the official announcement of a state of war between Italy and Ger- many was made. A statement, giv- ing the reasons for the action of the Italian Government, also was given out by Baron Sonnino, Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is in the form of a communication -Co Switzerland, a neutral, and was transmitted through the Italian Minister at Berne. It says: "The hostile acts of Germany to- ward Italy have become more fre- quent. Suffice it to mention the per- sistent military aid rendered to Aus- tria, and the constant participation of German officers, soldiers, and sail- ors in the war against Italy. "Owing to German help Austria- Hungary was enabled to concentrate her maximum efforts against Italy. Germany gave up Italian prisoners who had escaped from Austrian con- centration camps into German terri- tory. The Imperial Government in- structed the banks to consider Ital- ians as enemies, stopping payments and also stopping pension due Ita'- ian workmn, violating the law openly and revealing systematic hostility. "This state of tbings was intoler- able, aggravating and wholly to Italy's detriment, the situating re- sulting from the fact that Italy and Germany are allied to different groups of States at war. "For these reasons the Italian Government declared in the name of the Ring that Italy considers herself in a state of war with Germany from August 28, requesting the Swiss Government to inform Germany." The announcement of war with Germany had the most cheering ef- fect possible on the people. Great crowds formed in the streets imme- diately the news became public and processions were started in many sections of Rome. R -ports from the provincial cities tell of equal rejoic- ing throughout the nation. ROUlMANIA NEAR WAR. Entry Into the Conflict on Side of Allies. Now at and LONDON, Aug. 28.—The entry of Roumania into the, world conflict, long forecasted, is now believed to be actually at hand. In Rome diploma- tic circles it is stated that Rou- mania's entry' is a question of hours. According to aBucharest despatch the King of Roumania has convened a conference of representatives of all the political parties, former premiers, former presidents of the Legislative Chambers, Ministers and Government representatives with the idea of as- certaining the views of al1 sections of public opinion on the present sit- uation: The Roumanian Crown Council, which had beenconvened for 10 o'clock Monday morning, has been postponed until 5 o'clock in the af- ternoon, according to a Bucharest de- spatch received in Amsterdam. A new army credit of $40,000,000 has been decreed by the Council of Ministers, increasing the credit since mobilization to $120,000,000. The post of director of munitions, needed only_in time of war, has been created, and Gen. Paraskivescai bias been appointed to all it. Gen. Popo- eine Inspector -General of tete_ Rou- manian cavalry, bas been appointed to command the First Army Corps, to succeed General 4, Avereseu, former Minister of War. King Ferdinand of Roumania is reported in a wireless despatch from. Berne to have snubbed the Kaiser whew the Emperon wrote that he was sending Duke Albrecht of Mecklen- burg to Bucharest on a special mis- sion about Rounaania's position in the war. The Kaiser's message, Ring Ferdinand is said to have written, had better be sent through the re- gular diplomatic channels, as be would be obliged to refer the Duke Albrecht to his Ministers. The developments iu the Balkans appear to be causing perturbation in Austria-Hungary, according to ad- vices receivhere from Berne, Swit- zerland. These advices say there is a serious political crisis in Hungary, the Opposition leaders having de- manded a coalition Cabinet, which demand the Emperor has refused to comply with. In addition to alt -night sittings of the Hungarian C9latnber, the de- spatches add, an Austrian Cabinet Oouncii sat for eight hours Thursday and six hours Friday, and the Hun- garian Cabinet for nine hours intim- day and ten hours Friday. General Smuts reported further Ilritisb progress ill Carman nut Africa, MITCH TERRITORY GALNED. Grand Duke's Troops Have Made a Further Advance. LONDON, Aug. 29. The official statement from Petrograd of the Russian operations on the Caucasus front announces that a very consider- able amount of territory has been re- captured from the Turks as a result of the recently inaugurated offensive which was begun by the forces of the Grand Duke, and a further advance has been made. In the direction of Diarbekr stubborn eghting contin- ues, the report states. The Russian columns have readied the Maslada- rasi River, which flows into the Eu- phrates east of the village of Nurik. New Zealand's War Tax. OTTAWA, Aug. 29.—A radical scheme of war taxation is outlined in the second war budget, which Sas been presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives, acoording to a report presented to the Tracie and Commerce Department by Com- missioner Beddoe, of Auckland. An income tax and .a 45 per rent. tax on all profits realized from war con- ditions are among the measures pro- posed. KentGoodRoads I'oar a rt:tns. CHATHAM, Aug. 2.9.---A special roads committee o;l the Comity Council has returned from Wayne 'County, Michigan, where concrete highways were inspected. The com- mittee gained valuable information and will report at the Deceml r ses- sion, It is expected that soave de- finite aetion will be taken at that time by the Council tow arde adopt- ing a good rows same iau Kent Celletr. l � .. !':I. 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