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in a notable speech delivered in London the other day,Premier|tering north and south of the if jt
Borden,after reviewing the part Canada has played in the war,and| Arras - Cambrai highroad, ~ At .

detailing some of the achievements of the Dominion and her army, 7

Monchy -le-Preux and around

“For the health of Germany’s soul, the people must be taught | Bullecourt the British have thrust
before the end of the war that military aggressiveness is neither |forward two formidable wedges. Se poate ee ye
legitimate nor profitable—that world domination is impossible; that| Throughout yesterday the Ger- . , 7 srs ars a
treaties sacred to a public conscience would not permit the rape of | mang shelled Vimy ridge’ vizor-|{f we
small, weak nations, nor the horrible methods of barbarity which THE C AN ADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND it BB!
characterized the passage of the German armies and their occupancy honorain astormingadvancesouth -
of conquered territory, . ; |

'Binally there ig. a world conscience which commands and ean |Of Vimy ridge. Dashing forward jj “Whieki assists the wives and families of: Canada’ 8, allan
arouse force sufficient to subdue a nation that runs amuck. This jimpetuously they took nearly a; soldiers, Fequires millions of dollars to’. keep, the: ‘soldiers’ :
lesson must be thoroughly learned by the Germans, or the Allied |mile of German trenches,running as ‘home fires burning. ie: |e
nations will have taken up me in vain, ’ Let Germany ve ied her eouth from the German comman- | District Treasurer: Stephen H. Hoskins, Goverment Agent :

ouse in order that a change of ideals and purpose can be ‘| dant's house t Farbus wood. |™ ee ay i
Let her make reparation for the evil she has wrought, Let” her “The Brits chm d vayreay po ~ Hazelton Committee: , :

give adequate guarantees for the future. Thus, but not otherwise; eh - 1 be made an n . J. ED Kirby; R. E, Allen; J. K. ‘Frost, : “dy R. “Barker?
ean she have peace. For this, but not to crush her, the Allied along the Sear e river. even i

nations are fighting. more guns were Captured between and J. G. Powell. _ Monthly Subsetiptions are Solicited &

‘We have gathered together from the ends of the earth to take Croisilles and Roeux.
counsel with you of the motherland upon the needs of. the situation General Maurice predicts the i

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so as to better co-ordinate our common efforts to communicate our greatest battle of the war. Ger-I#@
common purpose, *

“Except with regard to India the summoning of this conference | M2"¥ has her reserve about ready |

does not mark a new stage of constitutional development. Its to hurl in full force against the

general ‘questions of common concern, which, in‘some cases, have a The Hazelton. “Binh requests the 5 suppért ot. ‘all in n its
intimate relation to the war and conditions afterward. Paris: In an attack last night efforts to assist in ‘the noble work: of this great bumanitariag
“I address myself to a position which has arisen from the on the new front: below St.|t _Stwanization. a
summoning of the war cabinet. v | % :
“The British Constitution is the most flexible instrument’ of Queer between Couey and) “Hojorary Presidents: Mrs. (Rby
uincy the French drove the ae
government ever devised. The office of Prime Minister is invested Serene :
with @ power, and authority which under new. conditions and ‘new Germans ‘back to the southwent- |i. .
developments are of inestimable value. ‘The recent exercise of that |ern edge of Upper Couey forest. |if} :
great authority has brought about the advance which may contain rr | |e
the germ and define the method of constitutional development i in| Washington: A colossal cam- ||
_the immediate future. ‘paign to break the German sub- Y
“It is only within the past few days the full measure of that! marine blockade and keep the En-.
advance has been consummated. For the first time in the Empire's tente plentifully supplied with =

present duty is to consider and, where necessary, to. determine | Allied line on the western front. iG
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history there are sitting. in London two cabinets, both properly vat eae ie
constituted, both exercising well-defined powers, munitions, food and clothing has q
“Over each the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom presides. | Deen decided upon as.a first stroke | jf

To its deliberations have been summoned the representatives of the |#gainst theenemy, To smash the||
’ Empire’s self-governed dominions” We meet there on terms of U-boat blockade the U.S. will vir- i
equality under the presidency of the first minister of the United tually bridge the Atlantic, Planalit
Kingdom. We meet there as equals, although Great Britain presides forthe construction of 3000.small si
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primus inter pares, ~ Ministers from nations sit around the council oy are
board,all of them responsible to their respective parliaments and to wooden eargo boats have been
the people they represent, Each nation has ‘its voice upon questions approved, Goethals, builder of
of common concern and of the highest importance... Each preserves |the Pahaina canal, will supervise
unimpaired perfect autonomy, self-government, ‘and responsibility the conatruetion program.
of ita ministers to their own electorate, - i.
“For many years the thought of statesmen and students’ in every |: San. ‘Francisco; Warnings of
part of the Empire has been centered around the question of the|the presence of German’ submar-
future constitutional relations. It may be that now,as in the past,
the necessity imposed by great events has given the answer. |
“The Imperial war cabinet as constituted: today has been i
summoned for the definite and specific purposes. publicly stated, Jie C0, - 0 eration,
‘which involve questions of; vital concern to the .whole. Empire. - Loadot: Reports: coming from . = *
’. With the constitution of that.cabinet a new r era has dawned, a new. néutral countries say impending. a aon
page of history has been written. {food restrietjons i in Géimany are |
; “It is not for me to prophesy. as to the future significance of | viewed with’ alarm by the people. a a
these pregnant events, . But those who have.given thought and: Tension i is: becoming: greater each|im ©
energy to every effort for the full constitutional development of the. day; the bearabletimits have ‘been |
overseas nations may be pardoned for believing that ‘they’ “discern h d by the famiahed h id
therein the birth of anew and greater Imperial commonwealth,’ | reache y the fantished hordes,
_ :Jand’ ‘the ' war ig ‘almost: forgotten.:

‘ The report of the Federal Departinent of Trade and’ Commerce . A Swiss despatch saya the eal | I.
Just issued contains some interesting features, ‘The first paragraph | Rarian ‘minister ‘at’ ‘Berne ' has
of the report deals with the general effects of the war, and points | made overtures to. the Entente
out that the closing’ up of all aveniés of trade between the Allies ininisters for’ rs Separate peace,

. -and thelr enemies opened up new. channels. for : ‘Canadian: trade) !
iy “within the Empire’ and with all friendly and neutral’ count ies, This |:
” resulted in ‘such enormous d demand dor raw material and manufactured)

ppl ‘soldiers: “from Haielton! district with
and! neeessitied aa can fiat fi red ‘obtained , f 1 . ff

ines in ‘the Pacific have beén wire-
lessed by the ‘navy | “department.,

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“Rome: “Austria i is pressing the ‘
Pope to1 move for peace, but he. de-
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of’ ‘various ‘plants?
these demands was one from’ South
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