ae ‘What the World

7 tives homeless,

“cA foviee of 50,000. women’ will

quirements for nurses,

<2: Paul Cinquevalli, the world-

- Nie inthe Canadian forces being wos . Bent to Siberia. |

‘Forest fires raging west of St, | gums

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_. Is‘Doing and Saying

- Snappy Briefa from all Quarters

The Royal North West Mount-

_ ed Police is calling for'recruits to . be went with the Canadian forces ‘to Siberia, ;

- An explosion in a shell depot

killed over one hundred persons:

7 at Vaslui, Rumania?

- Ex-governor George. Black ‘of Yukon bas been slightly wounded ~ at the front, .

~ Floods on the Tong Kiang riv- ‘er in China have left 6,000 na-

. It is officially announced that . : 16,000 additional Canadian troops _ have arrived safely in England.

. A plight fire occurred in No. 1

' - hold of the G.T.P steamer Prince|

- George on Saturday,

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_ ' Japanese rice riots are reported "to be growing more violent and _. incendiarism and pillaging have " . been resorted to by’ large mobs of natives, ,

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> Street cars have stopped "un- - ning in Vienna on account’ of the _. ‘shortage of men, fuel and other necessities, .

_ >. Lieut,-Col, W. -W.. Foster, -D. .“$.0., formerly deputy minister > .0f public works for British Col-. _\Ambia, -has been decorated with

the Croix de Guerre by. the King]:

"of the Belgians,

it .., Nearly. all able-bodied Jews in

a Palestine are endéavoring to en-| .. list in the British Jewish forces

in Palestine,

aes

- have'to be raised by the U.S, by » "next July in order to fill: the: re-

ee

= famous juggler, has died in Lon-

Over 200 Russian officers have

ibeen shot in Moscow and Petro-.

_ grad’ because of their counter- “revolutionary tendencies,

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Many returned soldiers in Van-|.

““eouver are volunteerifig. for ser-

‘Thomas,'Ont., are endangering

.sthousands-‘of dollars worth of; . " .. grops pnd property,

eet

>. Postal -elerks of Winnipeg are|

| disatished with. the recent salary

ie

government,

ete,

Owing tra large Influx of pop-

-|Hazelton Hospital .

“y dneveages granted them by. the}

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- PROC

GEORGE the FIFTH, by

‘wise concern,—GREETING :

A Proclamation of conditional amnesty respecting men belonging to

Class 1 under the Military Service / 1917, or their orders to report for duty,. or are deserters or absent without leave from the Canadian Expedi-

Proclamation of 13th October,

‘* tionary Force,

~ CANADA. |

LAMAT

by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions Seas, KING, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

To all to whom these presents shall come or whom the same may in any

ION

beyond the.

Act, 1917, who have disobeyed our

} able numbers of men belonging to Class I under our Military Ser- vice Act; 1917, called out on active service. in our Canadian Expeditionary Force for the defence of Canada, under Our Proclamation of 13th October, 1917, although they have thus

Deputy’ Ministar at Jurtics, ‘Canada,

_ become by law soldiers enlisted in the Military

Service of Canada,

Have failed to report for duty as lawfully required of them under the said Military Ser-

vice Act and the regulations thereunder, in-

cluding the Order in Council duly passed on

-April. 20 last,

Or have deserted, . . ; ' Or absented themselves without. leave from our Canadian Expeditionary Force,

" _ . And it is represented, that the very serious

and unfortunate situation in which these men find ‘themselves is due in many cases to the fact that, notwithstanding the information and warning -contained in Our Proclamation afore- said, they have misunderstood their duty or obligation, or have been misled by the advice of ill-disposed, disloyal or seditious persons,

AND WHEREAS we desire, if possible, to

. avoid the infliction of the heavy penalties which.

the law imposes for the offences of which these soldiers have thus been guilty, and to afford

‘them an ‘opportunity within a limited ‘time to report and make their services available in Our :

Canadian Expeditionary .Force . aa is by law their bounden duty, and as is necessary for the

_ defence of Our Dominion of Canada.

NOW KNOW YE that we in the exercise - “ot Our powers, and, of Our ‘good -will and

- pleasure in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and ~ declare and cause to be published and made:

known THAT THE PENALTIES OF THE

LAW WILL NOT BE IMPOSED OR |

EXACTED os against the men who. belong to’ Claga 1.uinder Our Military: Service Act,, 1917, and who have disobeyed Our Proctani-

_ ation aforesaid ; or who have. received notice - \ from‘any of Our régistrare or deputy registrars. ‘to report for duty. on a day now past and have

failed so to report ; or who, having reported and obtained leave‘of absence, have failed to

_feport at the expiry of their leave, or have “become . desérters.from ‘Forcé,.PROVIDED THEY. REPORT FOR ©. DUTY ON OR. BEFORE THE TWENTY -

FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST 1018." a Da ee oa an wo:

WHEREAS consider

. THE JUDGMENT OF OUR COURTS.

. said offence,

_ themselves accordingly.

‘' -,Grand Cross of Gur Royal Victudtan Order; Gov.

Qur | Expeditionary .

- AND WE DO HEREBY STRICTLY WARN AND SOLEMNLY IMPRESS UPON ALL SUCH MEN, and as well those » who employ, harbour, conceal or assist. them~ in their disobedience, that, if they persist in. |] their fallure to’ report, absence or desertion -

until the expiry of the last mentioned day, . they will be pursued and punished with all the - . Tigour and severity of the law, SUBJECT TO.

MARTIAL WHICH WILL BE CON- VENED TO -TRY SUCH CASES or other competent tribunals: and also that those who” ‘employ, harbour, conceal or assist such mon: |]. - will be held strictly accountable as offenders - |||

and subject to the pains, ‘penalties and forfei- ‘tures in that behalf by law provided for their

Provided however that nothing contained in this Gur Proclamation is intended to release the men aforesaid from ‘their’ obligation to — report for duty a9 soon at possible or.to-grant . them immunity from arrest or deténtion in the meantime for the purpose of compelling them to perform'their military. duty; Our. intentions. being merely to forego or remit the penalties - heretofore incurred for failure to. report; absence without leave or desertion incurred by those men of the description aforesaid: who | shall be in the proper discharge of their Military. duties on or before the said twenty-fourth day of August, 1918. ~ ;. ; :

Of all of which Our loving subjects and all. othera whom these presents. may concern are hereby required to take notice. and govern: IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these.

Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal: ‘of Canada to be herennto affixed. Witness: Our Right Trusty end Right Entirely Beloved Cousin - and Counsellor, Victor Christian William, Duke, of Devonshire, Marquess of Hartimgton, Earl. of, - . Devonshire; Earl _of -Burlington; Baron Cavendish, -H] of Hardwicke, Baron: Cavendish of Keighley” Knight of Qurc Most Noble Order of. the Garter. “One of Our: Most Honourable” Privy. Council ; : Enight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished :: Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; “Knight '

| Dominion of Cariada. . — OLE ‘At Que Government House, in Our City of OTTAWA, _».. thia FIRST day of AUGUST, In the: year“of ‘Our - >>) Lord one thousand nine hundred and tighteen, .) din the ninth year of Our Reign. oe “By Gommendy eae

emnot General and Commander-in-Chl or otlOu

and: